You can hold tighter.

Lin Nanyan didn't answer, but just knocked her forehead with the knuckle of his index finger.

"Hmm."

Jiang Qing covered her head as she watched him disappear into the hallway. Without time to complain, she quickly threw herself back into bed and tried to soothe herself. She had to get up early tomorrow, and after staying up so late tonight, she hadn't gotten enough sleep. If she was late tomorrow, she'd be a laughingstock.

When Jiang Qing regained consciousness, her head was filled with the piercing ringing of alarm clocks, dazed and stunned. She frantically turned off eighteen alarms, quickly got up, dressed, and washed up, finishing her battle and heading downstairs at an unprecedented speed.

"Ahem."

The sound came from above without warning. The little head that was clinging to the door raised up and looked upwards in the direction of the sound. All he saw was a piece of fair skin with a slightly convex part in the middle rolling up and down.

When Lin Nanyan walked to the door of his house, he saw a furtive figure standing on tiptoe and peeking inside.

He stood behind her, hunched over and imitated her in looking through the peephole.

"What are you looking at?"

The boy was tall and cast a shadow. Even though he was so close to her, she could still smell the cool minty scent coming from him. It was the smell of laundry detergent that remained on the clothes and evaporated under the sunlight. It was faint and seemed to be there and not there, surrounding her.

In order to escape this damn feeling of oppression, Jiang Qing took a deep breath, straightened her back, and tried to squeeze into a flat pancake against the wall.

"Look at you," she said, squeezing out from the side gap left by the person behind her, "to check if you've been staying in bed."

Lin Nanyan stood there motionless, seemingly oblivious to her small movements. Seeing her struggling to move away from under his nose, he chuckled softly, "Really?"

Jiang Qing could tell he didn't seem to believe her, so she asked, "How else could I tell if you were home?"

Lin Nanyan: "Well, I haven't left yet."

Who wants to know if you left early? Jiang Qing muttered secretly.

But then again, she looked at the boy and said, "You got up so early, is it..."

"It's getting late," Lin Nanyan raised the bag in his hand and gestured for her to see it. "I'm going shopping."

"Have you taken your medicine this morning?" he asked, staring at her.

Looking at the large bag of things the boy was carrying, Jiang Qing tactfully stepped back and made way for the door. "Of course, you put your things down first, and then we'll leave."

She waited outside the door, watching Lin Nanyan enter the password neatly, and then she grabbed her small bag for a final check.

In the past, she always lost things, and Lin Nanyan followed her to pick them up. Later, after they stopped contacting each other, no one would pick up her lost things anymore. So she learned her lesson and learned to check her cell phone and keys before going out.

Anything can be missing, but missing these two things will cause big trouble.

I looked through the bag, and sure enough, everything was there.

At the moment when she lowered her head to work, a big hand pressed the white hat on her head. She couldn't help but sway slightly with the force. She held up the hat and raised her head. Someone had already passed her, leaving only her with a back view.

"Leave."

Jiang Qing quickly zipped up her bag, stepped up to follow, and complained, "You messed up my hair."

Lin Nanyan glanced sideways: "No."

Nothing? No hairstyle or mess?

Jiang Qing adjusted her hair, trying to maintain the image of a beautiful girl.

She sat on the back of the bicycle, tugging at the corner of Lin Nanyue's clothes, and slowly swinging her feet.

It's been a while since I've relaxed this much. Ever since I grew up, I've been constantly busy, working and living. Once you leave school, it seems like you're automatically deeming yourself incapable of stopping. You're forced to keep moving forward, forward, and forward, fearing that if you stop, you'll fall behind.

The morning air was filled with the fragrance of grass, fresh and natural. She closed her eyes and felt the freedom of the wind. Just as she was feeling contented, her body stumbled and she was caught off guard and hugged the waist of the person in front of her.

Lin Nanyan looked at the kitten that suddenly jumped out on the road and braked suddenly. As his body shook, he felt a clear warm touch on his back and was hit hard.

"Can you do it? If not, let me come. I'll take you."

Hearing the doubts from the people behind him, he said, "If you hadn't suddenly jumped out, I wouldn't have braked so suddenly."

"Me?" Jiang Qing was very confused, as she was clearly behind him.

When the vehicle restarted, she saw a chubby, hairy calico cat squatting on the road like a tyrant, acting as a roadblock, staring fiercely at the two-legged beast in front of it that almost hit it, one of its claws was rubbing on the ground, ready to make a move.

Jiang Qing: ...

The claws are very sharp, shining with a sharp light. This cat is so arrogant and looks very ferocious. It is impossible to beat it.

However, she turned her head, twisted the side of the person in front of her hard, and vented: "You are the cat!"

Lin Nanyan felt an itch on his waist, and the bicycle soon began to tilt again. The claws of the person behind him immediately became obedient and held him tightly.

"You can hold me tighter." A slow and leisurely voice came from the front.

???

"This way, the two of us can go down and fight the cat." The person behind him hugged him too tightly, his hands tightly gripping him. He felt suffocated and thought he could hardly breathe.

Jiang Qing looked at the cat trying to chase after her, and belatedly realized what the man was talking about, and immediately loosened her arm.

"Hurry up, it looks like it's going to tickle us."

Lin Nan let out a long breath, turned the front of the car casually, and the car body quickly returned to normal and disappeared at the end of the road.

The fierce eyes of Lord Meow reflected the figures of the two bipeds walking away. He half-closed his eyes, thinking and weighing things.

Suddenly, a sweet cry woke it up.

"Meimei, where are you?"

"I brought your favorite dried fish, freshly baked, fragrant and delicious. Come quickly, beautiful cat."

Upon hearing this, Lord Meow's bully eyes suddenly turned into stars.

"Meow-meow--" it responded in a sweet tone and ran towards another street.

Looking at the beautiful cat running towards her, Ye Meiyan squatted down and handed it some dried fish. Watching it eat without raising its head, she scratched its neck with her hand, and her fingers instantly sank into the soft clouds.

"Mei Miao, don't run around. There are so many cars on this road. What if someone bumps into you?"

In a corner of the street, under a green pine tree, a girl in a blue dress gently taught her greedy little fat cat a lesson.

"If you do it again, I'll punish you by not letting you eat any dried fish."

Mr. Meow ate without even raising his head, making snoring sounds.

What else to say? I can't hear you.

Looking at Mei Miao's soft fur, chubby belly, and long tail swinging back and forth, Ye Meiyan was so adorable that she couldn't say anything. She picked up Mei Miao, buried her face in its chubby and furry belly, and took a deep breath.

"Let's go home."

A man and a cat were strolling along the street, looking very leisurely.

The bikes were very fast and they arrived at their destination in less than half an hour.

Jiang Qing jumped out of the car and found herself in the familiar hypermarket. This place was the largest vegetable market in their area. It was only open for half a day in the morning, and the freshest vegetables were delivered every day. However, with so many vegetable vendors, there was a mix of good and bad vendors, which was a great test of one's eyesight and bargaining skills.

Since she started working, she either ate home-cooked meals or ordered takeout. She hasn't been here for a long time. Now, at first glance, she feels it is particularly familiar.

After Lin Nanyan locked the car, he interrupted Jiang Qing's memories and said, "Let's go."

Jiang Qing followed behind Lin Nanyan and asked a difficult question: "Let me test you. What was the first ingredient I mentioned yesterday?"

“Live shrimp.”

"What about the second one?"

"Green pepper."

"No...."

"lettuce."

She was interrupted before she could finish her words. He tilted his face slightly and asked, "Do you have any more questions?"

"Well..."

No, no, no, who can compare to you?

Jiang Qing muttered, as they were about to pass by a mushroom stall. Net bags of mushrooms were neatly stacked. She hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Here, let's buy this."

"This... doesn't seem to be in your plan yesterday." Lin Nanyan confirmed with her.

"Why do you care so much? I want this. I want to eat it." Jiang Qing was very stubborn. When she was about to argue a few more words, Lin Nanyan had already squatted down and asked the price.

Why doesn't he play by the rules at all?

She was just thinking about it when she heard him ask, "How much?"

Jiang Qing pondered for a moment how many mushrooms would be needed for a barbecue meal, but after a fruitless thought, she waved her hand and said, "Two bags."

"Are you planning a mushroom feast?"

He shook his head helplessly and made his own decision: "Boss, two pounds, please." In fact, two pounds was too much, just to try something new, but it is better to be prepared.

After weighing, the two began to bargain.

One said, "Boss, give me a small change."

One said, "Just buy this little bit, there's no way to wipe it off."

Another one advised: "Little by little, it adds up to a lot, boss. How about this, if you eat well here, I'll spread the word about it."

One said helplessly: "Young people nowadays are all so capable."

The boss said as he handed over the mushrooms, "Come back next time."

Lin Nanyan swiftly handed over the money and the bag, and did not forget to agree: "Okay, thank you, boss."

Jiang Qing watched the two people's back-and-forth confrontation and couldn't help laughing. Bargaining, such a down-to-earth activity, was completely different from the fair-skinned Lin Nanyan. It looked inexplicably strange and harmonious.

In fact, since Lin Nanyan can't cook, he probably doesn't know how to bargain when buying vegetables, but he has no choice. Influenced by Ms. Wang, he has become very good at bargaining.

She still remembered the first time Lin Nanyan went to bargain. She and her mother stood behind him, watching him, his face flushed red as he stood in front of the vendor's stall, holding the clothes and the money tightly in one hand, refusing to let go. It wasn't until the vendor's face looked puzzled, wondering if he had changed his mind, that he stammered, "Boss, just... give me a discount."

That time, Lin Nanyan went out cautiously and happily won the first piece of clothing in his life that he had bargained for at a 99% discount. From then on, he started his life journey of bargaining with sparks and lightning.

In her mother's words, although Lin Nanyan's family is not short of money, they cannot be taken advantage of, and they have to cut what is needed.

The two of them shopped and chopped their way through the market, and then came to the gray market area, where large lobsters in transparent fiberglass were swimming around, looking overly lively.

Jiang Qing pointed at a huge lobster in the fish tank that was using its claws to pinch another lobster's butt. She watched as the pinched lobster struggled and couldn't escape no matter how hard it tried.

She glanced over, conspicuous package, that you.

"That's it, pick it up first."

How lively, how energetic, what a great ingredient.

Lin Nanyan took the tongs from the side and, following Jiang Qing's instructions, quickly picked up the sexy shrimp that was fighting fiercely with great accuracy.

However, the lobster that was caught was still full of energy and perseverance. It brought its pet into the net with it and carried its own goods.

Lin Nanyan shook the clamp. The big lobster bit stubbornly, determined to protect its little pet to the death, while the clamped lobster struggled tirelessly, trying to escape from the clutches.

"Look how pitifully it's struggling. Let's not separate them. Let's put them in the pot together." Jiang Qing said regretfully.

Lin Nanyan: ...

He agreed silently and continued picking shrimps.

"My dad said that when choosing a lobster, you should first check whether the back is bright red, the shell should be tough, the size should be uniform, and there should be no missing parts. You should also turn it over to see if the hair on the abdomen and claws is clean."

Jiang Qing spoke eloquently, repeating her father's experience.

"Little girl, you're very knowledgeable," the boss said cheerfully. "Take your time to choose. The lobsters here are all fresh, from clean waters. They are absolutely tender and have a rich taste."

"Okay, thank you, boss. We'll pick the ones. You don't have to worry about us." Jiang Qing thanked him politely.

Would she let her guard down because of what her boss said? Hilariously, no, she chose to transfer the pressure to Lin Nanyan.

Jiang Qing poked Lin Nanyan. As for the theory, everyone can recite it, but as for the specific practice, "Whether you can pick high-quality lobsters depends on your understanding."

"I believe you." She cheered Lin Nanyan up.

The two of them circled around the water tank, trying to see every lobster clearly. Lin Nanyan looked even more carefully, and from time to time he would fish one out, look at it for a few seconds, and then put it back. As soon as the caught lobsters touched the water surface, they could not wait to find a hiding place and quickly escaped into the distance.

In the midst of busyness, I happened to glance at the boss here: ...

It seems that he doesn't really understand.

Jiang Qing looked at it from across the water tank. Due to the ripples in the water, the shadow reflected in the water appeared and disappeared, blurry and distorted.

She opened her eyes wide and brightly, hey, I'm good at hide-and-seek.

Lin Nanyan was selecting a lobster with long whiskers and big eyes to judge, strictly following Jiang Qing's instructions in three steps: first, look at the color, then the shape, and finally the fluff. At this time, he was doing the second step, knocking on the shrimp shell with his knuckles, wondering whether it was tough or not.

Just then, the corner of his clothes was tugged, and he heard the hesitant voice of the person next to him: "Look at that! Our bike... is running?"

Jiang Qing stared at the opposite side through the fish tank. Although the image was distorted by the water light and could not be seen straight, the more she looked, the more it resembled her.

Lin Nanyue stopped what he was doing, looked in the direction she pointed, and was suddenly shocked.

Jiang Qing stood up and raised her head to Lin Nanyue's chest. The two of them stood still, one in front of the other.

Without the obstruction of water, she could see more clearly. She immediately cursed, "Oh my god, that's it."