Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Daibao
"I'll go back and kill a chicken. Ningning, Jingqun, come and have some chicken soup. Our hens are over three or four years old, so you two must eat them all today..."
Tao Yuan held an insulated box and some spare clothes in his left hand, and came in holding Xiao Meng's hand with his right hand.
Zhao Jingqun quickly distanced himself from the person under him and pretended to tuck the quilt in. As a result, the person under him opened his eyes and happened to meet his eyes.
“…”
The man looked away, feeling somewhat guilty, until Xiao Meng came running over. "Uncle!" He slipped under Zhao Jingqun and ran to Tao Ning, his eyes filled with tears as he asked, "Uncle! Mom is a big liar. She didn't even tell me you were sick."
He pouted, and Tao Yuan divided the chicken soup into three portions and scolded him, "Shut your mouth, you little bastard, and don't disturb your uncle's meal."
Xiao Meng looked at Tao Ning's almost pale face and felt so distressed that he stopped talking immediately. He glared at Zhao Jingqun, who was helping Tao Yuan serve the dishes, and said in a very low voice, "You are not allowed to bully your uncle!"
Zhao Jingqun filled a bowl of chicken soup and felt happy. This little nephew is good and is good at protecting the fool.
He placed the pillow behind Tao Ning, picked up the chicken soup, scooped a few times with a spoon, blew it cool for a while, and when he was about to feed Tao Ning the soup, three pairs of eyes looked at him at the same time.
Tao Yuan sighed: She was right about the guy. Look at how kind-hearted Xiao Zhao is. He is even willing to feed Ningning soup himself.
Xiao Meng: What the hell is this jerk doing? Uncle won’t drink anything he feeds!
Tao Ning: "...Thank you, but my hand is not injured."
Zhao Jingqun realized later that he had gone too far and that it would be easy for others to notice their unusual relationship. He pretended to be calm, put the soup on the table, drank his own portion of chicken soup in one gulp, and went outside to smoke.
He needs to calm down for a while.
When Tao Ning was concentrating on drinking soup, Tao Yuan sat beside him, smiling like a flower, "Ningning, Jingqun is really good to you. At that time, I thought he was a gangster from somewhere! I didn't expect that he cares about you more than me, his sister. Look, he takes good care of you in every way. You should thank him. After you go to the city, make sure to get along well with Jingqun..."
Tao Ning nodded, and then heard Tao Yuan sighing: "Oh, now that I think about it, Jingqun looks more and more like a good kid. He's handsome and kind. I wonder which girl will be lucky enough to marry him in the future..."
Tao Ning silently put down her bowl and chopsticks, "Sister, I'm full."
"How can you only eat this little? No, no, you have to eat another bowl. I've been through a whole day."
Tao Ning shook her head, lowered her head, and said nothing, leaving only her soft head exposed.
Seeing his silent and stubborn expression, Tao Yuan got angry. "You little brat, you only eat so little every time. No wonder you're as skinny as a sugarcane. What will you do if you can't even hold a girl who marries you? You'll make my Tao family look bad!"
Tao Ning retorted softly, "I can hold you."
"Hey—you dare to talk back, huh…"
As Tao Yuan was scolding Tao Ning, Zhao Jingqun came in. In the past, when he saw Tao Yuan scolding Tao Ning, he would think that the two siblings were quite interesting, but now he felt a little uncomfortable.
He stood between the two of them, "What's wrong?"
"This brat just drank a little chicken soup and then refused to drink it. He eats less than an ant. How can he gain weight? How can he stay healthy? He even talks back when I say that."
"Let me do it here. It's too late now. You guys go back first."
Xiao Meng was unhappy. He still wanted to stay with Tao Ning, but the next second he heard Zhao Jingqun say with a half-smile: "Xiao Meng, at this age, if you don't go to bed early, you won't grow tall."
Xiao Meng immediately jumped up and took Tao Yuan's hand, "You are the one who won't grow taller. I will definitely grow taller than you! Mom, let's go home and sleep!" Then she reluctantly said to Tao Ning, "Uncle, I will come to see you tomorrow."
"Okay, don't watch TV when you get home."
Tao Yuan was now completely relieved about Zhao Jingqun. Seeing that it was time to go back, he gave Zhao Jingqun a few more instructions before leaving, asking him to kill another duck tomorrow, and then he took Xiao Meng's hand and left.
As soon as they left, Zhao Jingqun immediately returned to his original state. He took the soup bowl and blew on it with a spoon to cool it down. The tenderness in his eyes almost overflowed, but his tone was commanding, "Be obedient and eat some more."
Tao Ning blinked and said, "I don't want to eat anymore. It's too greasy."
The boy's voice was light and soft, like a soft feather, which tickled his heart neither lightly nor heavily. Zhao Jingqun's hand holding the spoon trembled, but there was no expression on his face.
He put down the soup bowl, his voice slightly doting, "So what do you want to eat?"
Tao Ning said, "I want to drink vegetable porridge."
Zhao Jingqun took note. He poured the chicken soup back into the thermos and wiped his hands. "Wait."
Tao Ning watched him leave quietly. After the door closed, pain and sleepiness suddenly came over him like a tide, but he did not turn off the bedside lamp and fell asleep directly.
The clock on the wall pointed to nine o'clock. About an hour later, Tao Ning was awakened by a rustling noise. He opened his eyes in a daze and saw a man with sweat on his forehead, bending over to take something out of the thermal box.
Seeing that he woke up, the man unfolded the bedside table and placed all the dishes he had just taken out of the thermos box in front of him. Tao Ning looked over and was stunned.
Steaming vegetable porridge, stir-fried shredded potatoes, and pork ribs stewed with kelp.
...are all his favorite foods.
Zhao Jingqun placed the porridge in front of him and said, "Eat it while it's hot."
Tao Ning took small sips of the drink and looked over, only to find the man staring at her. When she met his gaze, she looked away again.
"Did you buy all these?"
Zhao Jingqun hummed faintly, his face showing fatigue under the incandescent light. "Eat slowly, I'm going outside to smoke a cigarette." He walked to the door, and the young man's soft voice came from behind him, "You should smoke less, it's not good for your health."
Tao Ning saw the man's body stiffen for a moment, and after a while, he said in a low, hoarse voice, "Okay... I'll quit smoking."
After Tao Ning finished eating, Zhao Jingqun happened to come back. He came over to clean up the thermal box and heard the boy whisper, "Zhao Jingqun, I want to take a shower."
Zhao Jingqun turned around and looked at him with raised eyebrows, "Just call me brother and I'll take you there."
Tao Ning was stunned. He stared at Zhao Jingqun and found that he had taken off the earrings on both ears, but his face still had a bit of ruffian look, especially his red hair, which was as flamboyant as fire.
So Tao Ning slowly lowered her head and called out obediently, "Brother Jingqun."
After calling him "brother", Tao Ning lowered his head and did not respond for a long time. He raised his head in confusion, only to see the man staring at him with deep eyes, like a vicious beast, which was a bit scary.
But after a few seconds, the man's dark gaze disappeared completely, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he turned his back again and bent down towards him.
"Come up."
Tao Ning didn't understand why, but still went up.
It wasn't until Zhao Jingqun gave him a change of clothes and carried him out of the clinic that he realized something was wrong. "Where are we going?"
He heard the man carrying him chuckle and say, "Let's go to the hotel."
Tao Ning was stunned. "Why go to the hotel?"
Zhao Jingqun pushed his cheek, but didn't say the two words in the end. He weighed him and held the person on his back more steadily to prevent him from falling.
"Go take a shower."
"...Would that be bad?"
"I say yes."
"oh."
People in the small town go to bed early. It was nearly eleven o'clock and many shops had closed. Under the dim street lights, there were only a few people in groups of three or four.
The man carried him on his back without even breathing heavily. Instead, he agreed more and more with what Tao Yuan said. This baby was too thin, and he had to feed him some fatter in the future.
When the two passed by a store, the owner inside said in surprise: "Brother, is that you? Our kitchen is clean, right? Next time, remember to bring your food over, and we'll charge you less."
Tao Ning remembered that she had just asked the man if the food was bought, and he said "hmm" coldly. Now she realized that it was not, but he cooked it himself in his home kitchen.
The person carrying him was a little stiff. After a long time, Zhao Jingqun heard a very shallow breathing sound in his ear, "Thank you." The sweet lemon scent also penetrated his nose.
It smells so good. After a tiring day, my body finally feels completely relaxed.
When they arrived at the hotel, Zhao Jingqun directly booked a room with a bathtub, asked the front desk for a waterproof stool, and then carried the boy into the bathroom.
Zhao Jingqun prepared the bath water and finally waited for him outside the door.
Time passed slowly, until the bathroom door opened and the boy came out after changing his clothes. Zhao Jingqun frowned, "Why did you come out by yourself?"
Tao Ning lowered his head and said, "I can walk..."
Zhao Jingqun frowned even more tightly, "Did it get wet?"
Tao Ning remained silent. Zhao Jingqun frowned slightly, picked him up without giving him a chance to refuse, put him on the edge of the bed, squatted down, carefully lifted up his pants, and took out a roll of gauze from his pants pocket.
Tao Ning lowered her head and saw the man frowning. His sharp features were tense, but he was very skilled in changing the gauze, as if he had done this thousands of times.
"Have you ever been injured... often?"
The man lowered his head and wrapped gauze around his leg. After a moment, he said "hmm" lightly.
"Why?"
Zhao Jingqun bandaged him carefully, raised his eyelids, and looked at the curious boy with his dark eyes. The corners of his mouth rose, and he just looked at him without saying a word.
After a long moment, the boy's pretty face was filled with curiosity, and then a bit of confusion when he saw him staring at her like that. "What's wrong?"
Zhao Jingqun sighed in his heart. This living darling was indeed a fool. He pointed to his lips and said, "Kiss me."
The boy's moist eyes were like lustrous pearls. He stared at the man's dry lips, closed his eyes, and lowered his head to kiss him.
However, just as her rosy lips touched, a broad, rough hand clasped the back of her head, and the lips, dry and cracked, with a faint smell of tobacco and a strong masculine scent, kissed her hard.
The man kissed him passionately, unable to restrain himself from plundering the oxygen and sweetness in the boy's mouth, biting his soft and tender tongue, and the room was filled with an ambiguous and sticky sound of water.
A full five minutes passed, and in the end, the person in his arms couldn't bear it anymore. The boy could hardly breathe, and used his hands to push away the man who was kissing him like a possessed man.
This little bit of strength was equivalent to nothing for the man, just like interest, but the man still stopped plundering her lips.
The man sighed contentedly, his wolf-like eyes fixed on the boy's watery pupils. His rough thumb wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, then he hugged him tightly in his arms and whispered in a deep voice, "Daibao..."
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