Friends, have you heard of bitter melon?

A group photo of Xia Mi in high school.Compared with now, Bai Xiami, who was a little greener than now, was surrounded by everyone. Lu Qing recognized a few classmates he knew, and realized that this was a group photo of the third-year student union. He felt that Bai Xiami was so nostalgic. , and I found it in the corner of the photo - because the tall man was standing in the last row, only showing half of his face with a slightly dull face.

Lu Qing was a little embarrassed.He remembered that it happened to be the rehearsal of the swearing-in meeting, and all the staff were pulled together for a group photo.But Lu Qing didn't like this kind of group photo very much. Even if he stood in the last row, he deliberately stood behind a boy who was only a little shorter than him.

——I didn’t expect this effect to be shot.

At that time, he didn't go to get the photo, but now he actually saw it at Bai Xia Mi's place.He felt a little guilty and wanted to put the photo back to its original position, when Bai Xia Mi called out.

"Lu Qing—"

Lu Qing's hands trembled, and he dropped the photo frame to the ground. With a bang, the glass sheet pressing the photo instantly shattered a flower from the lower right corner.

"what happened?"

Bai Xiami hurried to the scene of the crime, looked at the photo frame on the ground, rolled his eyes, and asked knowingly.

Lu Qing quickly apologized. "I'm sorry." He looked at Bai Xia Mi helplessly, but found that he was wearing an apron and looked a little funny.Lu Qing wanted to laugh but didn't dare, and continued to apologize in a steady voice. "I'll buy you a new picture frame to pay you back."

It was literally the longest sentence he had ever said tonight.Bai Xia Mi looked at him amusedly. "That's not necessary, it's just that if you don't say that the food in the meeting is delicious, you should pay me today."

Unexpectedly, Lu Qing shook his head and said seriously: "This is not acceptable. If you can't make bitter gourd well, I will fight you hard."

Bai Xiami was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Well, well, I will definitely treat it well."

Lu Qing nodded appreciatively, "Don't waste any bitter gourd." After he finished speaking, he laughed too, and Bai Xiami realized that he was joking, and the two laughed together.

Lu Qing didn't realize that besides Fan Shuang, he could joke with other people.

Bai Xiami walked back to the kitchen while smiling.He happily recalled Lu Qing's brows and eyes that had just curled up with a smile. He had clearly walked out of the campus and still retained that innocence.No matter how you look at it, this person is cute.

But after a while, two dishes and one soup were already on the table. In addition to scrambled eggs with bitter gourd, there was also braised short ribs, and the soup was chicken soup—according to Bai Xiami, it had been stewed since morning.

The two of them sat down at the table, Bai Xiami handed him the chopsticks, and put the bowl in front of him after filling half a bowl of soup. "Drink some soup to warm your stomach first." Bai Xiami said.Lu Qing picked up the bowl, first took a sip, and then drank it all in one gulp. "Very good." He praised. "Light and delicious." Because he also cooks, Lu Qing's praise seems to carry more weight.This bowl of soup made him look forward to the scrambled eggs with bitter gourd that was full of richness under the warm light.

"Try." Bai Xia Mi put a pinch of bitter melon into the bowl for him.

Lu Qing put it in his mouth and chewed.Bai Xiami stared at him nervously and expectantly.Lu Qing thought to himself, although he really likes bitter gourd, this person's reaction is too exaggerated.He purposely kept silent and kept Bai Xiami waiting for a long time childishly.

After a long while, he said lightly, "It's delicious."

Bai Xiami breathed a sigh of relief without showing any trace, and joked with him with a smile: "Eat more if it tastes good, you don't have to pay me tonight."

Lu Qing just buried his head in eating, Bai Xiami cooked really well, although he deliberately kept his tone flat in order to bully Bai Xiami, but the hunger surged, and the more he ate, the more greedy he became. Be delicious.

Bai Xiami looked at him, his whole body softened.

In the end, Lu Qing almost finished half of the plate of bitter gourd scrambled eggs, and the short ribs were almost left with bones after the two of them worked hard.

Bai Xiami went to the sink to clean up the leftovers, while Lu Qing stood in front of the French window in the living room to digest.He thought to himself that Bai Xiami was a really good friend, much more reliable than Fan Shuang, who would only eat free food.I'm afraid Fan Shuang will cry and call him a heartbreaker after hearing this.

After standing for a while, Lu Qing checked the time, it was almost ten o'clock.

He went to ask the busy man at the kitchen door. "Is there any subway station or bus station near here?" Bai Xiami didn't turn his head, still focusing on his cleaning work. "It's too late, it's better to stay here. I still have a spare room here."

Lu Qing was in a dilemma. "It's not good."

Bai Xiami put the last plate into the disinfection cabinet and turned to look at him. "What's the relationship between two big men?"

Lu Qing lowered his eyes, as if he was embarrassed to look at him. "But I accept the bed."

Bai Xiami remembered it in his heart, but continued to coax him calmly. "There is a first time for everything, maybe you will get used to it soon after sleeping with me. Besides," Bai Xiami walked up to him and looked at him pitifully, "If you want to go back, I will definitely drive you Yours, gas is expensive."

Lu Qing thought to himself, how can you, a rich boss, be afraid of gas costs?Lu Qing asked: "How about a change of clothes? I have to go to work tomorrow morning."

Bai Xiami didn't care at all: "I just returned to China, all the clothes are newly purchased, if you don't mind, I can borrow them from you; tomorrow morning, I'm going to the company too, so I'll pick you up along the way."

Having said this, Lu Qing couldn't hold back anymore, so he nodded.

Bai Xiami pushed his shoulders and turned him around. "Go pick a room."

Lu Qing chose one at random, and Bai Xiami brought him a change of underwear, told him where the washing machine and dryer were, and said good night and left.Each room has a bathroom, which is convenient.Lu Qing lay down on the bed after taking a shower and washing his clothes.

He gradually sank into a dreamland in the silent darkness, and the worrying sleep did not happen.

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chap08

Chap08

This week was still busy and ordinary. After three days of work, the final plan was finally finalized at the last minute.This proves that Lu Qing no longer needs to work overtime.He was in a relaxed mood when he left the conference room, but when he returned to the office and saw the schedule on the table, he realized that tomorrow was the day to make an appointment with Fan Siqi.

Lu Qing rubbed his temples.In the past few days, whenever he has free time, he has been thinking about how to discuss this matter in his mind. This situation seems to be participating in some business negotiations.The timing and tone of his proposal to break up before were too hasty and casual, no wonder Fan Siqi continued to be persistent with dissatisfaction.Maybe it's a good way to explain directly, simply and neatly, and it's good for both of you.

Fan Siqi is a good person - after thinking about it, Lu Qing sent her a card.

The next day came quickly.

The place Lu Qing booked was in a Japanese restaurant that Fan Siqi likes to eat.He arrived 10 minutes earlier, only to find that Fan Siqi had already sat at the reserved seat.In all fairness, Fan Siqi is also very outstanding among the crowd, with a sweet face, long soft hair, and a tall figure. She was considered a flower in their family back then—but a flower grew on Lu Qing's bitter melon.

She saw Lu Qing and waved to him.Lu Qing sat down opposite Fan Siqi, and said, "Sorry for keeping you waiting." Fan Siqi shook her head, "It's okay, it's not been a long time." Her dress today can be seen to be well-groomed, even more beautiful than the previous few times. exquisite.Lu Qing picked up the menu on the table and handed her a copy.

"Point." Lu Qing said concisely.

Fan Siqi was amused by the richness and grandeur unconsciously revealed in his words, took the menu and looked through it carefully, and ordered in a short while.While waiting for the food to be served, both of them were silent in tacit understanding, Lu Qing didn't know how to speak, and Fan Siqi didn't want to talk about today's topic.

Until the brightly colored sushi and sashimi filled the table, the two of them just said "eat" to you and "yes" to me.The atmosphere was too dignified, but the two of them didn't move much.Lu Qing sighed in his heart, but opened his mouth anyway.

"Siqi, we are not suitable."

Fan Siqi trembled when she heard this.

Lu Qing continued: "The last time I broke up was too hasty, I apologize. But I really thought about the breakup." His tone couldn't help becoming soft. "I don't like you, and I don't want to delay you, so let's break up."

Fan Siqi already had tears in her eyes, but she didn't let the tears fall, she just took a deep breath and tried to show a smile.She said softly: "I understand. I have liked you since my sophomore year. You have never had a girlfriend. I thought I still had a chance."

Lu Qing listened quietly.They both knew it was the last moment.Fan Siqi continued: "Maybe in the end, I just couldn't be reconciled why you didn't like me. So when you agreed to give it a try, I was happy and thought I had finally succeeded. But it's not like that. You mentioned I have been trying to get you back to me since the breakup, even just now I still have this idea."

There was still love in Fan Siqi's eyes when she looked at him, but she firmly occupied most of it.

"Although I don't want to admit it, although you remember what I like, it's only because of your boyfriend's obligation, not because you like me, so you remember everything I like." Ending, "I don't regret this month, thank you."

Lu Qing said softly: "Me too."

He really has no regrets.He has been waiting for this kind of feeling to come, although this attempt with Fan Siqi ended in failure, it gave him the patience to continue.Fan Siqi is a good girl, she deserves an equal amount of love.Lu Qing can't give it, so someone else will.

"You will find someone who will make sushi for you." Lu Qing said sincerely.He recalled that on the first day he met Fan Siqi, she stood in front of him generously and introduced himself: "I am Fan Siqi, and I like you very much." His confident appearance impressed him deeply.

Fan Siqi had already calmed down her emotions, and she just smiled slightly when she heard this. "Of course." The tone was exactly the same as the confidence at that time. "I also hope you can find someone who can learn how to make bitter melon for you." When she mentioned bitter melon, she wrinkled her face, "I really don't like bitter melon, maybe that's why we have no fate."

Lu Qing smiled lightly.Maybe?

It took a lot of time to complain to each other, and the restaurant was sparsely populated. Fan Siqi called the clerk to pack the leftover sushi. Lu Qing proposed to send Fan Siqi home, but she refused because it was inconvenient.Lu Qing saw that although she tried her best to be open-minded, she still hid her heartache, so she stopped pushing.

The two broke up in front of the sushi restaurant. Lu Qing looked at Fan Siqi's back and thought that this was the last time he would meet her.People live in this world, it is very rare to meet each other. If you want to know each other in the vast sea of ​​people, you can't cultivate it if you don't have any fate. Especially for a person like him who has always been reserved and coquettish, there are even fewer acquaintances. There are very few of them.

It was rare for Lu Qing to feel sad for spring and autumn, but he didn't realize that his standing still had been seen by someone in the distance.

Lu Qing, who was single again, returned to the previous regular life of two points and one line between home and company.Occasionally, he would be disturbed by Fan Shuang, who was on vacation, and would occasionally have a meal with Bai Xiami. Other than that, he really lived like a kaolin balsam pear, hanging alone on the edge of a cliff.Fan Shuang occasionally thinks that he is too homely and encourages him to go out for more activities.But Lu Qing doesn't have much interest in himself. If he doesn't work overtime, he will go out to play ball occasionally on the two-day rest day, and he will go back to his parents' house for dinner on the remaining day.Lu Qing didn't think this kind of life was boring, ever since he was enlightened by Fan Shuang and figured out that emotional matters couldn't be rushed, he became more open-minded.

A few months passed slowly, and the days when Bai Xiami met him were much less recently. Lu Qing knew that the company was on the right track and he was busy, so he didn't care, but Bai Xiami didn't care. So I was a little lost, and I would send him text messages every day, calling it a relationship relationship, and I was very persistent.Lu Qing didn't like to send text messages, and only replied one or two occasionally, but Bai Xiami didn't mind.

No, it was still working hours, and Bai Xiami sent another text message.It just so happened that Lu Qing had already finished the picture he was going to draw this afternoon, so he had a little leisure time to read the information, and when he turned on the phone, there were only symbols.

-^^

Lu Qing was helpless, Bai Xiami liked to send this expression the most, it always reminded him of Bai Xiami smiling but not knowing what to do in his stomach.Lu Qing moved his fingers.

- something?

The reply came quickly.

- it's all right ^^

Lu Qing paused to calm down, so as not to let himself lose his face in public.

-oh.

This time, it was still within seconds, and the speed was so fast that Lu Qing felt that he had edited and sent them one by one.

- Ah Qing, come to my house to make dumplings on weekends^^

Make dumplings……?Before Lu Qing finished reading it, a new text message came again.

-Bitter melon filling ^^

-it is good.

Bai Xia Mi on the other end couldn't help laughing at the rapid appearance of this text message.I know that bitter gourd is the most effective.

And Lu Qing felt guilty for some reason after the text message was successfully sent. He made an innocent expression that I didn't know anything, which made the opposite colleague confused.

After returning home from get off work, before Lu Qing approached the door downstairs, he saw a familiar figure swaying back and forth in front of the door from a distance, his head still looking around.Before Lu Qing could call out his name, he yelled from afar. "Ah Qing—" who is not Fan Shuang who is so bold and unrestrained?

Lu Qing quickened his pace, and when he got closer, he realized that Fan Shuang was still holding something in his arms.

"Aren't you going to work today?" Lu Qing asked.

Fan Shuang looked miserable, and lifted the thing in his arms, it turned out to be a kitten. "It's not because of this ancestor." He explained, "A friend of the veterinarian is looking for someone to adopt. The loving animal hospital next to ours happens to be close to our hospital. I am only on duty in the afternoon and evening, and I can find someone to take over. He threw it over to me."

Lu Qing took a closer look. The little milk cat was a very common three-color cat, white and yellow with gray, lying in Fan's hands clingingly, with his thumb still holding his paws.Lu Qing knew that Fan Shuang had always liked small animals, so he could understand his intentions without thinking deeply. "Are you going to adopt?" Lu Qing asked.Fan Shuang nodded, "Look how cute our Mi Qiu is."

Miqiu—the name has already been chosen.Fan Shuang snorted the cat's head affectionately again, and Lu Qing couldn't help but get goose bumps from that loving look. "Let's put it here for a while. It just so happens that my house has been found, and it's near your place. I'll pick up the rice ball and go back after I pack it up."

Lu Qing felt that he was a little hasty in this matter, and was about to persuade them, but found that they were still standing at the gate, so he asked Fan Shuang to go upstairs, while he went to a nearby supermarket to buy some food.

The cat kept meowing by their legs during the meal, and wanted to eat their meal. Fan Shuang picked up a vegetable and hung it in front of it to tease it. The kitten stood up tremblingly and wanted to pounce. Too much to fall down.Fan Shuang laughed, Lu Qing looked amusing, but had to remind Fan Shuang.

"You can't even take care of yourself during your working hours. Can you really take care of the cat?"

Fan Shuang was taken aback for a moment, apparently not thinking of this.Lu Qing shook his head. "If there's no way to take care of it, don't raise it, so as not to be sad." Fan Shuang took the cat into his arms, thinking about it while smoothing its hair, and after a while, he still firmly assured him: "I have a way. During this time, you Just help me look at it first. The insects have been dewormed inside and out, and cat litter and cat food have been bought for you, and I will pick it up in a month at most."

Seeing his solemn swearing, Lu Qing said no more. Although Fan Shuang was not serious on weekdays, he was very serious when he really did things.

"I'm OK."

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chap09

Chap09

When Fan Shuang left, he reluctantly licked and licked the cat. His appearance was comparable to that of a left-behind child—although strictly speaking, Mi Qiu was the left-behind cat child.Lu Qing had no choice but to agree to send him cat pictures every day to meet his lovesickness request, and Fan Shuang left without hesitation.

Lu Qing dug out the cardboard box at home, cut open the side to make a door, put a few pieces of his own clothes inside, and made a nest for the milk cat.This cat is not afraid of people. My own cat slithers around nimbly and has a great time playing. Occasionally, it will dash to Lu Qing's feet and gently stretch out its paws to scratch him.Lu Qing had no special liking for animals, and was amused by its naivety, making him chuckle.After a while, he received a text message from Fan Shuang, reminding him to take Miqiu to identify the location of the cat litter, so as not to suddenly produce more cat feces and have to feed it.

Lu Qing's head is getting bigger, raising a cat is like entering the daddy mode in advance.He sighed leisurely, and suddenly felt that there was a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

After finally settling everything, Lu Qing, who was confused by the cat, stuffed the cat into the cat's litter, watched it play with its tail for a while, then slowly calmed down until it fell asleep, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

After taking a shower and lying on the bed, it was already late at night.Lu Qing has a healthy schedule, and almost always goes to bed early on weekdays, and is often teased by Fan Shuang for being an old man, so he is already sleepy.

Drowsy, but the phone rings suddenly in the empty and quiet night.

Lu Qing was startled, but he didn't want to open his eyes and got up to turn on the light. He just reached out and groped for the phone to his ear, with his eyes still closed.

"..." The sleepiness and anger of being woken up made him just answer the phone without saying a word.

On the other end of the phone, there was a voice with a smile on his own. "have you slept?"

This voice is so familiar - Lu Qing thought in a daze.

The other end was quiet for a while, as if waiting for his reply, but Lu Qing's consciousness became more and more blurred, and he gradually sank into a dream.

In the bedroom, apart from his long breathing, there were only whispers from the phone. "...Did you fall asleep? Oops—what should I do?"

Lu Qing was eating bitter gourd, and while he was eating, suddenly a huge mountain shaped like a cat's claw pressed towards him, crushing him so that he couldn't move, unable to breathe, Lu Qing wanted to raise his hand to push it, but found that his arm weighed a thousand catties. It's easy to lift but feels like a hairy hand...

Frightened, Lu Qing opened his eyes suddenly, and there was still the plain ceiling in front of him, but there was something pressing on his chest, which made him unable to breathe. The chest moved back and forth, pressing against the palm of his chest.

It turned out to be Kitty.

Lu Qing, who was quite angry about getting up, squinted his eyes, pinched the back of the cat's neck with only his index finger and thumb, and carried it under the bed.Lu Qing really woke up after being dazed again.He reckoned that his alarm clock didn't go off, it should be earlier than his usual wake-up time, so he slowed down his movements with confidence.

After washing, he remembered the phone call before going to bed last night.

At this moment, he was refreshed, and with a clear mind, Lu Qing immediately guessed that it was Bai Xiami who called. ——Only this person would do such a thing.Lu Qing was a little upset, but after he dug out the phone from the corner of the bed, it turned into shock.

——The call lasted 55 minutes.

Are rich second generations burning money like this?

There is also a text message that appears to have been sent at one o'clock in the morning.

- good night ^^

Lu Qing stood silently on the spot holding his mobile phone, wondering whether Bai Xiami forgot to hang up the phone last night or what, he was obsessed with imagination for a while, and it was the mi ball flopping and meowing at his feet that made him He came to his senses.

In the end, Lu Qing decided to write him a letter, telling him not to waste it.

-Good morning.Don't forget to hang up the phone next time, it's a waste.

After posting, Lu Qing saw that it was almost time for him to go out, so he speeded up his packing and went to work.It wasn't until he entered the company and sat at his exclusive desk that Lu Qing felt relieved and took out his mobile phone.There was already a text message waiting for him in the inbox.

- got it ^^ good morning

Lu Qing nodded, a child can be taught.It just so happened that I was used to teasing cats last night, and Lu Qing, who was in a happy mood, replied a word.

-good.

But Bai Xiami, who was always unwilling to be the last one to reply, did not reply again.Lu Qing thought that he might be busy with work, so he also put away his mobile phone and devoted himself to his own affairs.

The weekend is fast approaching.Bai Xiami made an appointment with Lu Qing at 04:30 in the afternoon, and it is only two o'clock now. Lu Qing saw that Bai Xiami, who was squatting on the ground teasing the cat, had come to him several times earlier, I don't know what to say.

I haven't seen him for a few days, but Bai Xiami still looks the same. On his day off, he wears casual clothes and smiles gently. He doesn't look like the boss of the company who is in the upper class.

Bai Xiami was scratching the belly of the cat lying on the ground with his fingers, turned his head inadvertently, caught a glimpse of Lu Qing looking at him with a complicated face, and raised his eyebrows and smiled. "What's the matter? I'm not welcome?"

Lu Qing shook his head.

Bai Xiami didn't care, and asked, "When did you get a cat? Don't tell me." He looked at Lu Qing, "Otherwise I can bring it some gifts today."

His appearance reminded Lu Qing that when he just returned to China, he was also so courteous, but Lu Qing felt that he was exaggerating too much.Lu Qing's thoughts turned around, but he didn't show it at all on his face, he just said lightly: "You're welcome, it's just a friend's foster care."

Bai Xiami got up and sat on the end of the L-shaped sofa in Lu Qing's house. He came a few times, and this has become his exclusive territory.Even so, his eyes were still on the kittens that were romping around on the floor. "Do you have a name?" Bai Xiami asked with interest.

"Miqiu." Lu Qing replied.

At this moment, Miqiu just rolled over on the ground, lying on its side and bowing, scratching its slender tail with its front paws, it looked really round like a furball.

"Very vivid." Bai Xiami was amused by it, and stared at it intently. "I haven't been in close contact with pets yet, but when I saw them today, I want to raise one." His tone revealed eagerness.

Lu Qing was serious, didn't realize that Bai Xia Mi was just joking, and persuaded him like Fan Shuang. "You're busy with work, and you can't take care of her, so be careful."

Bai Xiami pretended to be troubled: "What you said is, why not..." He changed his tone, "I'll be fostered with you too."

It turned out to be teasing him again.After Lu Qing realized it, he didn't expose it, and answered the mistake: "My family's foster care fee is very expensive." He looked at Bai Xiami who was full of expectations, and said seriously, "One hundred bitter melon coins per day."

Bai Xia Mi was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing. "What are bitter melon coins?" He asked with a smile.

Bitter melon coins are actually the content of Lu Qing’s composition in elementary school. At that time, the teacher asked them to write a fairy tale. He scratched his head and scratched his cheeks and made up a story about the bitter melon kingdom. The background of the story is that only the bitter melon kingdom can grow bitter melon in the world. However, people in this world are crazy about bitter melon, so in order to buy the monopolized bitter melon, everyone ran to exchange bitter melon coins, and one hundred bitter melon coins can be exchanged for one bitter melon.

In fact, Lu Qing hadn't thought of the fairy tale he made up indiscriminately for a long time, and he couldn't help but regret the moment he blurted it out.Hearing that Bai Xiami really asked a question, he had to rack his brains to recall, try his best to piece together the story, and tell him.

"...It's probably like this." Lu Qing pretended to be calm, and after he finished speaking expressionlessly, he felt guilty for no reason, pretended to be thirsty, and got up to get water from the water dispenser.He bent down in front of the water dispenser, turning over bubbles in the bucket, but he didn't hear Bai Xiami's answer for a long time. He turned his head quietly, wanting to see if Bai Xiami was laughing at himself, but accidentally met the His black eyes, which had always been smiling, were caught straight.

Bai Xiami had been staring at his every move, and now he noticed this little movement, and his heart softened, and he said softly: "It's so cute."

Lu Qing was only concerned with embarrassment, and almost spilled the water, but didn't hear his whisper.

Sitting back on the sofa with water in hand, Lu Qing coughed and tried to get the topic back on track: "So, be careful about keeping pets."

Bai Xia Mi followed his topic, nodded and said, "You are right."

Lu Qing signaled Bai Xiami to look at Miqiu, who was lying on the carpet under the coffee table after playing tired, and continued his efforts: "Fall asleep."

Bai Xiami nodded: "It's so cute."

The two of them sang together, as if nothing happened just now.After that, the topic returned to daily life.Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, thinking that Bai Xiami would save face, and Fan Shuang would definitely ridicule him to death.Bai Xiami took the initiative to bring up the topic as always, but when Lu Qing was answering, he looked at him quietly, very focused.

After chatting for a while, seeing that the time was approaching 04:30, the two immediately decided to set off.

Before leaving, Lu Qing added some cat food to Miqiu.

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chap10

Chap10

As soon as he entered the entrance of Bai Xiami's house, before he changed his shoes, Lu Qing saw that he had placed plastic bags of all sizes on the table in the dining room, and it seemed that he had purchased them in advance.

Lu Qing sighed: "It seems that we can have a good meal today." Bai Xiami spread his hands at him: "Before eating, try to wrap all the dumplings." Lu Qing nodded, followed behind him, and entered together. out of the kitchen.

The two quickly discussed their respective tasks and cooperated with each other.Naturally, Lu Qing handled his favorite bitter gourd with his own hands, while Bai Xiami rolled the dumpling wrappers.Peel and slice, rub with salt to remove the bitterness. Lu Qing likes this process most. He is very skillful and can remove the bitterness without breaking the bitter gourd slices every time.Then it is mixed with minced meat and seasoned.

"Or fry it before wrapping it?" Lu Qing asked Bai Xiami before adding the minced meat.Bai Xiami said honestly and innocently: "Actually, I don't know what the difference is. It's up to you to decide." Lu Qing was speechless and could only say "Oh".Bai Xiami saw his deflated appearance, and left the kitchen in a happy mood.At this moment, he just needs to wait, the dough has already been made and sealed in a bowl in advance, and Bai Xiami needs to roll the wrappers only when Lu Qing makes the fillings and officially makes the dumplings.

Lu Qing decided to make raw stuffing, which tastes more delicious.After everything was ready, he moved the stuffing in a sea bowl to the dining table, and called Bai Xiami to start.

Bai Xiami responded, stood up straight in front of the table, and put the dough on the prepared wooden cutting board.Lu Qing sat across from him and waited for his action, while Bai Xiami rolled up his sleeves, looking confident and confident, as if he was going to do something big.He kneaded the dough vigorously with both hands, pulled the dough into a long strip with the palm of his hand and put it aside, sprinkled some flour with his left hand, pinched a small piece, and took the rolling pin to roll out the dough into a round dough, a set of movements Flowing clouds and flowing water.

Lu Qing stretched out his hand to take it, and the dough was just right in size, neither thin nor thick, he nodded and said that Bai Xia Mi really had a way, so he spooned a spoonful of stuffing into the center of the skin, pinched the edge of the skin with his long and slender fingers, opened and closed. , quickly made a beautifully shaped dumpling.

"Excellent." Bai Xiami immediately praised him, and Lu Qing nodded reservedly, but the stretched brows had already betrayed him.Lu Qing looked up at him and said, "You are fine too."

While these two people praised each other hypocritically and happily, they didn't stop working on their hands. One rolled the skin and the other filled the stuffing. They had a very good understanding. If they participated in a variety show that competed in making dumplings, it is estimated that No.1 would be in the bag .

It was the junction of the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. They started working in the bright evening until they had made a whole hundred dumplings, and the tail of the setting sun was still there. The colorful lights of the city are lit up, and the sky above the head gradually changes from dark blue to warm yellow on the distant horizon.

The dumplings were placed on a large tray, and Lu Qing commented: "Terracotta Warriors and Horses." Bai Xiami heard the words and took a closer look, and the dumplings were indeed arranged neatly, horizontally and vertically, with equal spacing, like soldiers standing guard.This galloping imagination is also a powerful and unconstrained style.

Bai Xiami looked at his handsome side, and sighed with a smile: "You've worked hard today, you should rest, I'll go make dumplings."

Today he was mixing stuffing and wrapping again, really tired.Lu Qing said: "Oh, good. My fingers hurt." He said this lightly and softly, as if coquettish, and Bai Xiami was palpitating when he heard it, but he didn't realize it, so he got up and left after speaking , leaving Bai Xiami to order dumplings helplessly.

The dumplings were cooked, and a full plate was placed in the center of the table. The two sat down opposite each other with a plate in front of them.

Bai Xiami said, "Fifty for each person, that's just right." He teased Lu Qing with a worried look, "It doesn't matter if you can't finish it, just tell me, Don'tbeshy, I'll help you eat."

Lu Qing didn't change his face: "It's okay." Obviously he wasn't teased

Bai Xiami was a little disappointed that the fish didn't take the bait.Somehow, those who are close to Lu Qing will devote themselves to the great cause of teasing him, as if they made an appointment in advance.Putting aside his emotions, Bai Xiami handed the chopsticks to Lu Qing, and both of them picked up a dumpling and began to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

The bitter gourd dumplings were a bit more astringent than the usual bitter gourd dishes, but both enjoyed it with gusto.In the midst of his busy schedule, Bai Xia Mi asked, "Is it delicious?"

Lu Qing replied vaguely: "Hoo times."

In the end, the big plate of dumplings was wiped out, leaving no skin left.It is a well-deserved reputation that two men can eat a cow.

After satisfying his appetite, Lu Qing leaned lazily on the back of the chair, not wanting to move a finger.I have eaten at Bai Xiami's house a few times, and this time was the most full. He patted his belly, and the sound was crisp and loud.

"Full." Lu Qing summed up tonight.

Bai Xiami couldn't agree more, tonight's meal was considered overeating for him, and at this time he also gave up the temperament he usually maintained, and sat with his back hunched.Bai Xiami narrowed his eyes and looked at the person opposite, in fact, as long as he was with this person, he was willing to do anything.The company was busy during this period, and he hadn't seen Lu Qing for a long time. The harassing calls he made in the early morning were actually because of his sudden lovesickness in the middle of the night. half an hour.However, there was another matter that weighed heavily in his mind. Bai Xiami was thinking about his usual negotiating skills with partners, and how to bring out the topic.But after thinking about it a thousand times, he couldn't think of a decent way to hide it, so it might as well——

"Would you like some wine? I still have some red wine here." Bai Xiami asked.

Hearing this, Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh in his heart. As an ordinary person, he drank beer most of the time, and occasionally had some white wine with a bad friend like Fan Shuang. Sure enough, a wealthy person like Bai Xiami would have red wine. What a class distinct.

He shook his head: "I won't drink anymore, I have to go back to feed the cat later."

Bai Xiami was taken aback, "Aren't you going to stay overnight? Everything is ready."

Lu Qing was also stunned: "This is not good."

Bai Xiami insisted: "Everyone is here, stay here."

When he came for the first time, Lu Qing slept in the guest room for one night, but he didn't sleep there after that, but now the scene reappeared.Lu Qing has a casual attitude towards staying overnight, and staying at a friend's house for one night is not worth making a fuss about, but he remembered that there was a cat at home that needed to be taken care of, and he hadn't taken a cat photo for Fan Shuang today, so he hesitated.

"There is a cat at home." Lu Qing looked at Bai Xiami in embarrassment.Bai Xiami recalled that he had persuaded himself to be cautious about raising cats. "No wonder you asked me to be cautious. But didn't you add cat food before going out in the afternoon? It should be enough."

Seeing that Lu Qing was still hesitating, Bai Xiami had no choice but to play the sympathy card, "I'm the only one here, it's rare to see you, can you stay with me for a while?" Grabbing the ground was exaggerated and pretentious, but Bai Xiami lowered his head, like frost beating cabbage, with a lonely look, and the number of paragraphs was much higher.Lu Qing, who is easy to soften his heart, likes this set the most, so he reluctantly agrees.

Taking advantage of the victory, Bai Xiami got up and took out a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet next to the dining table. Before Lu Qing could speak, he opened it with a "boo" sound from the bottle opener, and the aroma of the wine immediately overflowed.He took out two cups and smiled slyly.