Perfect match.

"Thank you."

He An held the cup with both hands, and pressed his palm against the wall of the cup, feeling the hot but not hot temperature, but he didn't take it up to drink.

Instead, Ling Lan came over first, and opened her mouth: "Ah——"

Little greedy cat.

What can be put into the mouth is the same as not willing to drop.

He An looked around and saw a round wooden barrel on the bar counter, with dozens of disposable plastic spoons in the barrel and a tissue box next to it, so he took a spoonful of hot cocoa, blew it cold, and fed it to Lily of the Valley , and wipe her mouth clean with a tissue.

Inadvertently, his eyes fell on the price list behind Zheng Feiluan.

It was a rectangular blackboard about three meters long and one meter wide. The names, sizes, and prices of drinks and pastries were written in chalk, accompanied by cute cartoon diagrams, as well as drawings of the big family of red berries, and decorative spotlights. After a dozen squares, three groups of bright arc-shaped spots overlap each other on the blackboard, which looks quite artistic.

However, at the bottom right of the price list, there is such a line: For guests of Qingguo Inn, breakfast is free and [-]% off on weekdays.A pair of red strawberries and green apples with stalks are also drawn next to them, both of which have cute character faces.

"Uh...what does that mean?"

He An pointed to the blackboard.

Zheng Feiluan turned his head to look, with a calm expression: "When opening a new store, we must always find a way to attract customers. There is an inn just opposite the door, of course we must make good use of it. We are mutually beneficial, don't you object?"

"To attract customers...then why not add the two nearby inns?" He An asked back.

Zheng Feiluan was taken aback for a moment, with a slightly embarrassed look on his face: "...it makes sense."

He An sat there and stared at him, waiting for him to add the Magpie Bridge Inn on the left and the Yuzhile Inn on the right.

After a while, Zheng Feiluan still didn't move, and He An's heart became clear, but he pretended not to know, and continued: "Besides, it's hard to make a profit like this. People who travel will not eat twice in the same restaurant in the same day. How do we make money when we give our guests free breakfast and they don’t come for lunch and dinner?”

Zheng Feiluan nodded, expressing that he was open-minded to be taught.

He An then waited for a while, and seeing that he still didn't move, he almost laughed: "Furthermore, don't worry about scarcity but inequality. You only give discounts to Qingguo Inn, and the guests of the two neighbors are unbalanced, and they don't care about it." Will visit, right?"

"Correct."

Zheng Feiluan's facial muscles twitched slightly.

"...So, if you calculate the expected value, not only will you not be able to attract business, but you may also lose money." Holding the mug, He An came to the final conclusion.

Zheng Feiluan was helplessly defeated, bowed his head and laughed until his shoulders trembled: "He An, my ability is limited, and I can't make up a second reason for now, can you just let it go?"

"No."

He An shook his head with a smile, and put his face close to the sweet heat: "I don't want to take advantage of you."

Zheng Feiluan had no choice but to pick up the blackboard eraser, turned around and erased the half sentence of "free breakfast, [-]% off on weekdays", then picked up a piece of chalk, and twirled it twice with his fingertips thinking: "Let you rent an advertising space at the front desk." Post flyers and give you a [-]% discount, is that okay?"

"can."

This is a fair deal, and He An happily agreed.

Zheng Feiluan quickly added the second half of the sentence. The font is strong and unrestrained, and the style of the pen is smooth, which makes the font written by the clerk next to him extremely soft and cute.He An lowered his head, put his lips against the rim of the cup, and drank the piece of melted heart-shaped chocolate.

When the store was full, Zheng Feiluan raised his hand and clapped loudly three times.

When the customers heard it, they cast their eyes over.

Zheng Feiluan supported the bar with both arms, announcing loudly that the store manager's precious daughter is celebrating her first birthday today. To express her congratulations, each customer will be given a piece of the giant birthday cake in the center for free.

As soon as he finished his words, the background music matched it quite well, cutting from the lazy bossa nova to a happy birthday song, followed by a few "bangs" and "snaps", the shop assistants held up the firework tubes and sprayed out colorful ribbons with sequins.

The guests cheered one after another, and the lively atmosphere suddenly rose to a higher level.

Lily of the Land was taken aback, looked left and right, couldn't figure out what happened, but it's always right to have fun with everyone, so she clapped her hands vigorously, and tried her best to catch the ribbons dancing in the air , Grabbed one, held it in the palm of the hand and fiddled with it happily.

No one knew that the little girl by the bar was today's birthday star, not even herself.

He An looked at Ling Lan's radiant eyebrows and smiled lightly - it was the first time she had seen such a grand and fancy scene from birth to now.

For the first two months after she was born, Lily of the Valley lived in the hospital, where she could only see the snow-white ceiling, blue and white striped sheets, and the ubiquitous cold instruments every day.In the last ten months, they moved to a remote southern town and lived in the Qingguo Inn.The inn is deserted, there is only a narrow street, Shouhe River, and there are no more than a dozen people who welcome and send them off every day.

Apart from Liuliu, Lily of the Valley's biggest hobby is watching ducks.

A chance to be hilarious like this... also good.

He An raised his head and said to Zheng Feiluan with his lips: Thank you.

However, this gorgeous birthday party may arouse a ripple in He An's heart, but it can't leave too much weight, and it can't replace Lily's real birthday party.

That night, Qingguo Inn held a warm family party.

Only four people and a cat participated.

Cheng Xiu and Dai Xiao ordered the baby cake three days in advance, and today they made a special trip to the east of the town to fetch it, and put a birthday candle on it.The three adults sang happy birthday to Lily of the Valley in the dancing firelight, and Liubailiu lay on the cat's bed, flicking his tail to beat the rhythm.

Lily of the Valley sat at the table, blinking her eyes obediently, her thick eyelashes trembling -- the concept of "birthday" is still vague to children who have just turned one year old, but the sincere kindness and blessings of the fathers , she can feel it.

Moreover, the lily of the valley tonight is particularly beautiful.

She wore a crown of green leaves and white flowers, and her soft hair was not tied into a braid as usual, but was put down and combed smoothly, covering the ears on both sides, and curled, very playful and lovely.She also put on the princess dress given by Cheng Xiu. When choosing the dress, Dai Xiao disliked Cheng Xiu's taste 1 times. As soon as Lily of the Valley put it on, Dai Xiao immediately burst into love with her father. It was just a loud compliment, and Cheng Xiu was stunned by the speed at which his face changed.

In addition to the dress from Cheng Xiu and the flower crown from Dai Xiao, Lily of the Valley also received a third gift: a toy piano from He An, which can play seven notes.

This is enough.

They are children of ordinary people, so there is no need to waste extravagance, just keep it simple.

Without the noisy bars, Yawen Street was quiet just after nightfall.The closed shops turned off their lights and closed, and the shops that were still open lit up red lanterns.

In the middle of the night, people are quiet, and the sound of insects is quiet.

Ling Lan went to bed early as usual, He An settled her down, and sat alone under the lamp to read for a while.It was ten o'clock in the blink of an eye, and most of the guests had returned. He thought about checking the courtyard, doors and windows before going to sleep, to see if everything that needed to be packed had been packed, so he put on his coat and went out.

As soon as he walked to the atrium, Zheng Feiluan happened to come in from outside.

He An's footsteps stopped, and he stood there upright, not knowing whether to advance or retreat.After hesitating for a few seconds, he went up to greet him, and said politely, "Is it closed? Is the store busy today?"

"Not busy, it's almost like a vacation." Zheng Feiluan replied in a gentle voice.

He noticed that He An was only wearing pajamas again, and the thin clothes were flapping in the night wind, so he frowned, strode forward, grabbed He An's shoulders, and tried to push him into the bedroom: "It's cold outside, Go in and talk."

Unexpectedly, he was grabbed by the wrist: "Wait, let's talk outside, it's...not convenient inside."

Ling Lan is too sensitive to Zheng Feiluan's breath, if she smells it in her sleep, she might have nightmares.

Zheng Feiluan froze, and let go of his hand in embarrassment: "Sorry, I didn't think of this."

He completely misunderstood what He An said, and thought that the phrase "inconvenient" referred to Dai Xiao——

In order to get rid of his entanglement, He An lied and said that he was with Dai Xiao.It's like a thorn that aimed at Zheng Feiluan's heart and pierced it deeply. It couldn't be pulled out, and it kept breaking. The surrounding flesh and blood festered, and it came out every moment to force him to hurt. It's no wonder that this vague "inconvenience" He didn't even think about the three words, and pressed them directly on Dai Xiao's head.

Seeing that his expression was not right, He An thought that he was hit by Lily of the Valley's repulsion, and quickly found a gentler reason: "She has always been a light sleeper, and she wakes up easily when there is any movement. I usually have to turn over by myself very quickly." Be careful, so..."

"Stop talking!"

Zheng Feiluan's jealousy soared, and he interrupted He An with a dark face—he didn't want to care about Dai Xiao's sleep well.

Impulsively, these few words are really not very polite.He An was taken aback by that lecturing tone, took half a step back in astonishment, clenched his palms, and stopped talking.

Zheng Feiluan felt that he had slipped his words, and was so annoyed that he just wanted to slap himself.

The night's cold wind picked up again, blowing the swing in the atrium, and a vine of bougainvillea flowers and leaves trembled on the shelf, floating dark red all over the ground.

He An felt cold, so he avoided the corner of the corridor, his paper-thin body fell into the moonlight, his cheeks and neck were terribly pale, like a patient who hadn't seen the sun for several years.Zheng Feiluan chased a few steps closer, using his body to shield him from the wind, and the shadow cast almost covered He An's entire body.

too skinny.

How can an adult Omega be so thin?

When they first met, He An still had the appearance of a young man just out of school, with piercing eyes, plump cheeks, and playful dimples when he smiled.

How long did it take, how did the good Omega wither into this appearance?

"He An."

Zheng Feiluan called him in a low voice.

He An caught a cold and covered his mouth and coughed.Zheng Feiluan was moved, reached out to hold his arm, and slowly moved his chest closer. Seeing that he had no intention of resisting, he gently hugged him into his arms, warming him with the scorching body temperature.

This is the first time Zheng Feiluan has embraced her Omega in a sober and calm state.

He put his nose close to the back of He An's neck, took a few deep breaths, and the faint lily-of-the-valley fragrance swam into his lungs, soothing his already overwhelmed spirit.

"Today, our daughter is one year old." He tightened his arms, "Did she have a good time at the birthday party tonight?"

"happy."

"Did you get the gift?"

"Got it." The answer was short.

"...That's good, just be happy." Zheng Feiluan paused, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry, I haven't been able to take good care of you in the past year."

He An lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

Zheng Feiluan felt sore, and said again: "I talked to Cheng Xiu a few days ago, and he told me everything that happened last year. He said, on the day you gave birth to Lily of the Valley, you bled a lot and almost died In the hospital. After giving birth, she was in a coma for five days and woke up on New Year's Day.

"He An, I know my apology is meaningless, if you really had an accident that day, no matter how much I say now, you won't be able to hear it... But I still want to say, I'm sorry.

"What I did to you that night was indeed worse than a beast."

Zheng Feiluan held his breath, hoping to get some response from He An, even a single word, but the person in his arms just trembled silently.

He suddenly regretted it.

On such a happy day today, the last thing should be brought up again.

Zheng Feiluan hugged Omega's thin shoulders, turned his head, and kissed his cold hair: "He An, thank you for coming here, thank you for still being willing to listen to me say these words."

Then, he let go of his arms and took a step back.

There was an uneasy silence in the air. After a long time, He An looked at the tree shadows on the ground and said softly, "Good night."

He didn't look up at Zheng Feiluan again, leaning on the wall, backed up to the door, unscrewed the handle, turned around and flashed into the bedroom, and closed the door.

The wind died down, and there was no sound in the courtyard.There is a long and narrow section of snow-white moonlight on the edge of the corridor, which is divided into blocks by the shadow of the railing, reflecting the mottled tree shadows.

Zheng Feiluan sat on the railing, looked at the closed door, and sighed weakly.