Break Defense
Lin Nanyan: ...
Needless to say, as long as you think it tastes good, that's fine.
In fact, the dish we had for lunch today cannot be called spicy shrimp at all. It should be called hot pot boiled shrimp, because the hot pot base is the one that enhances the flavor throughout the whole process. I hope Uncle Jiang won’t get angry when he comes back and finds that the base is missing.
Lin Nanyan looked up at Jiang Qing. Her cheeks were puffed up from eating, and she didn't seem worried at all.
Well, I'm redundant.
He lowered his head and continued to peel shrimp. As long as Jiang Qing acted coquettishly to Uncle Jiang, everything would be fine. Uncle Jiang's bottom line was so low, not like him at all.
Jiang Qing ate with relish, feeling a special sense of accomplishment. She thought this was a good start for Lin Nanyan to learn cooking. After eating until her belly was full, she asked him, "What do you think of tomorrow's barbecue party?"
Lin Nanyue took off his plastic gloves, revealing his fair wrists with faint blue veins visible.
He was holding a bowl of rice and clearing the table. When he heard the question, he couldn't help but look up.
"You decide." He had no objection.
"Then let's go buy some prawns early tomorrow. We only have frozen shrimp tails at home, no fresh live shrimp." She planned happily in her mind, "We also need to buy some lotus root slices, as we are running low at home."
Lin Nanyan stacked the bowls together, looked up at her, then lowered his head to continue packing up his chopsticks.
He listened to her counting on her fingers beside him, "Buy some more lamb skewers, chicken breast, fish tofu, green peppers..."
Lin Nanyan thought that Jiang Qing's house was always full of the atmosphere of home and family. Uncle Jiang was like that, Aunt Wang was like that, and Jiang Qing was even more so. Even if he was alone with her, it would still be lively and bustling.
He didn't interrupt her and walked into the kitchen, leaving Jiang Qing muttering behind him while seriously planning tomorrow's party.
Jiang Qing followed Lin Nanyan in and out. He didn't find her annoying at all. On the contrary, he liked this feeling very much. It was very ordinary, but for him it was a rare happy time.
Thinking of the empty room called "home", he couldn't help but thank his childhood self, thanking him for being so persistent for the first time in his life, which allowed him to grow up healthy.
It’s also thanks to Uncle Jiang and his family.
As he thought about it, his hands moved faster. After washing the dishes and drying them, he turned to Jiang Qing and said, "Think carefully about the shopping list later."
Jiang Qing nodded. His memory was much better than hers. It was just right that she wouldn't have to worry about whether she had lost anything or not tomorrow, or whether she should buy something or not.
Lin Nanyan is always thoughtful and makes people feel at ease.
After everything was tidied, she took out a blue blanket from the closet in the room and handed it to Lin Nanyan.
He took it and lay on the sofa, covering his belly button with a blanket and closing his eyes. Noticing that Jiang Qing was still standing next to him, motionless, he opened his eyes again, looked at Jiang Qing, and said firmly: "The lunch break is half an hour, no longer."
Jiang Qing was speechless. Is this what you want to say?
She just thought Lin Nanyan was too self-conscious. He was 1.9 meters tall but didn't feel cramped on the small sofa. And it was quite funny to see him covering his belly button so seriously.
As expected, all Chinese people cannot escape the belly button curse and must cover it when sleeping.
I don't want to waste time talking to Lin Nanyan.
"Call me in half an hour and I'll be up. No need to extend." She turned and went back to her room.
Returning to high school, her foundation was actually very weak, and she was far behind others. If she wanted to catch up, she had to work twice as hard. She also wanted to step on Lin Nanyan, punch her teacher, and reach new heights in her life. She would never be defeated by a short nap.
Half an hour later, there was a knock on the door.
She felt like she was half asleep, as if she was cultivating immortality in a dream. Her eyelids were so heavy that she couldn't lift them up or open them.
Oh my God, why am I so unlucky? Why do I have to live such a miserable life again?
He climbed up from the bed with difficulty, opened the door with an expressionless face, sat at the table like a zombie, and mechanically opened the book.
Lin Nanyan was already sitting in another seat in high spirits.
He glanced at the person next to him who had difficulty getting up, took out a lemon candy from his schoolbag and handed it to Jiang Qing.
"Eat this to wake you up."
Jiang Qing reached out her hand to take the candy, peeled the skin and stuffed the candy in like a wandering soul. The series of movements were extremely smooth, relying entirely on her body's memory.
The sour taste in her mouth spread and slowly activated her brain.
That's right, I'm a high school student now. I want to fight, I want to struggle, I want to work hard, and I want to reach a new peak in my life. She silently encouraged herself in her heart and soon regained her energy.
Lin Nanyan just looked at the girl, and he seemed to come back to life. He also reached out and put a lemon candy in his mouth, and the sweet taste covered his entire mouth.
After eating and drinking their fill and resting for half an hour, the two men set out again, paddling their boat into the ocean of learning, rowing and digging, searching for treasures of knowledge.
The sun gradually set and the light was no longer scorching. Both of them were immersed in their studies, racing against time to not waste their time. There were more and more handwritings of various colors on the books.
After a long time, Jiang Qing put down her pen and stretched. She glanced at the person next to her who was still full of energy and couldn't help but admire him.
Academic masters are different. It seems that they never get tired. Studying is a hobby for people like them. Otherwise, she really can't understand how someone can be immersed in studying without feeling annoyed at all?
The girl next to him had a blazing gaze, making her presence particularly noticeable.
He turned around: "What's wrong?"
It’s nothing, just envy, jealousy and hatred.
Jiang Qing held her head with one hand and her face with the other, looking at him sideways. When he turned his head, she was caught off guard and didn't have time to look away. She suppressed the words that were about to come out of her heart: "I want to say...um——"
She was looking for a topic to talk about, "Aren't we having a parent-teacher meeting on Monday? Your family..." She stopped in time.
Upon hearing this, Lin Nanyan paused writing.
His slightly drooping eyelashes covered his eyes, and Jiang Qing couldn't see his expression. He looked very quiet, but he quickly returned to normal and continued to write fluently.
Jiang Qing could only see strings of characters sliding down from his pen tip. She wanted to slap herself, what a crap mouth I have.
Why bring up this when there are so many other things to bring up? It's really like bringing up something irrelevant.
"How about? I'll ask my mom to help you." She said to make amends.
"No need." Lin Nanyan's face emitted a dim light under the setting sun. The light seemed to pass through him and disappear into an empty corner.
He said, "I've already told the homeroom teacher that no one will come."
Jiang Qing wanted to say something, but didn't know how to start.
When it comes to topics like family, it seems like nothing outsiders can say is appropriate.
She could only pretend to smile and say, "If my mom went to your parent-teacher conference, she would be so happy."
"Because she is definitely the most popular person, and everyone will praise her for raising such a great and outstanding child." As she spoke, she patted Lin Nanyue's back.
"Honestly, I often feel like my mom really wants me to switch places with you. If you were her son, she would be so, so proud of you."
Lin Nanyan's eyes trembled twice, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The atmosphere had just become relaxed for two seconds, and Jiang Qing had just breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Lin Nanyue's cell phone, which was placed on the table, buzzing.
Lin Nanyan put away his smile and watched the phone screen light up and dim, dim and light up again, sitting there as if he saw nothing.
Jiang Qing could only see a string of numbers flickering on his phone, and finally falling silent.
What broke the eerie atmosphere was the sound of the doorknob turning.
"My parents are back."
Lin Nanyan stood up to greet her. He turned and walked out, but was suddenly grabbed by Jiang Qing's sleeve.
He stopped and turned around to look. Jiang Qing was sitting there with a sweet smile on her face. She stretched out a fist and slowly unfolded it.
It's a caterpillar candy.
"This is for you. I remember you loved eating this when you were a child." She pried open Lin Nanyan's hands, put the caterpillar candy into his hands and closed them.
"If you're unhappy, don't hold it in. Think about the good times of your childhood, think about how you're now the top student in your class, someone no one can catch up with, and think about your brother, Wang Huacheng."
"Look, you have so many things to be happy about. Even if you feel down occasionally, it shouldn't last more than ten minutes. In a few years, you'll find that those things that made you unhappy before were so trivial, and they will all pass." Jiang Qing looked at him eagerly, hoping that he could be happier.
Lin Nanyan looked at the girl in front of him who was pretending to be mature and preaching to him. He felt that she was inexplicably cute and funny at this moment, so he really laughed out loud.
Jiang Qing: Is he laughing at me?
But thinking about Lin Nanyan who had been silent just now, forget it, I'll endure it. She sighed in her heart that she was so kind-hearted. It was better for him to be laughed at than to be sad alone.
Alas, as an adult I have shouldered too much.
The two of them went out one after the other to greet the head of the family.
Jiang Shanhai saw the two children and said with a smile, "You've worked hard studying today. I bought you some small cakes as dessert. You can enjoy them later."
Jiang Qing was very surprised: "Wow."
She ran over to take it, handed it to Lin Nanyan, and said with a reluctant look on her face, holding back her heartache: "Since you have worked so hard to teach me today, I can give you half of the cake."
Wang Hong watched her daughter act cute and tried to turn a blind eye.
She called out to Lin Nanyan, "Nannan, ignore her. She's just a show-off."
Jiang Qing refused to give in. She ran over and grabbed Wang Hong's arm, "Mom, how can you say that to me? Am I still your most beloved treasure?"
Too greasy, too greasy.
Wang Hong refused: "It's never a yes or no."
She tore her daughter off her body and said: "And your clothes, what kind of combination is that? Look at how good this T-shirt looks on Nan Nan, and pair it with pajamas. Do you think it looks good on you?"
Jiang Qing lowered her head and looked at herself: "What's wrong? I think it looks pretty good."
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