After Song Han returned, Xu Lai took the gift box. She had opened it when she got back to her room earlier that day. Inside was a diamond necklace. Her thought at the time was that she needed to buy a gift that would match the necklace he had given her.
When Zhao Qingyun opened the balcony door and saw it was her, he wasn't too surprised. The walls between the two houses were very close, and the balconies were also close together, so it was easy to climb over.
He pulled the person into the room and said, "I thought I wouldn't see you today, and I was just about to fall asleep alone."
Upon hearing this, Xu Lai patted him on the shoulder, "Are you stupid?"
She took out the gift box, opened it, and said, "If you're giving me a necklace, you should put it on me yourself."
Zhao Qingyun picked it up, went around to her, put it on her, and asked, "How is it? Do you like it?"
Xu Lai went to the bathroom to look in the mirror and said, "Not bad. Even if I don't like it, I have to say I do, after all, it's your kind gesture."
Zhao Qingyun was so angry she gritted her teeth: "You really know how to tease me."
The two were playfully bickering and somehow became inseparable. When they came to their senses, Xu Lai was already sitting on the washbasin.
She noticed that Zhao Qingyun particularly liked to touch her hair, with one hand supporting her waist and the other hand holding the back of her head, stroking her hair from time to time.
Later, both of them were panting. Zhao Qingyun carried her to the bed, pressed her against the pillow, and kissed her.
He lingered on her neck. Xu Lai smelled of flowers. Noticing that he was nibbling, Xu Lai quickly pushed his head away. "No, you can't leave marks on my neck."
Zhao Qingyun looked up. "But I want to kiss you."
He pointed to a spot and asked, "Is this place okay?"
Xu Lai turned her face away, covered her eyes, and said with some difficulty, "Mmm."
He unbuttoned her pajamas. Xu Lai didn't have the habit of wearing a bra to bed, which was a good thing for him.
After a while of playing around, both of them were itching to get back to their senses when Zhao Qingyun came to her senses in time. "No, we don't have any prepared at home."
Xu Lai looked at him resentfully, and he kissed her lips: "I'll buy it next time. This time, I'll take good care of you first."
After taking a shower in the bathroom, Xu Lai put on her pajamas and wanted to go back to her room, but her legs felt weak and she was afraid she wouldn't be able to roll over.
Zhao Qingyun stopped the person, saying, "Sleep here."
Xu Lai pointed over there and said, "To deceive myself, I didn't turn off the lights or lock the door."
Zhao Qingyun turned over, turned off the light, locked the door, and returned to his side. Xu Lai was already asleep on his bed, right in the middle of the bed.
Zhao Qingyun, hands on her hips, looked at the person sprawled out on the bed and said with a laugh, "You slept in my bed, where am I supposed to sleep?"
Xu Lai realized what had happened and quickly moved to the side: "I forgot, I'm used to sleeping like this."
He turned off the light, got into bed, and pulled her into his arms. Xu Lai felt uncomfortable, broke free from his embrace, and said, "Aren't you feeling too hot?"
Zhao Qingyun's lips drooped. "Isn't the air conditioning on? You're so stingy, you won't even let me hug you."
Xu Lai sat up. "Are you going to be another green tea bitch? Don't you know how hot you are inside?"
Zhao Qingyun indeed didn't touch her again. After Xu Lai fell asleep, he pulled her over.
At 5:30 in the morning, Zhao Qingyun's alarm clock rang. The person in his arms frowned and said, "The alarm clock rang."
He got up, turned off the alarm, and after washing up, he whispered in Xu Lai's ear, "I'm going for a run first, you can continue sleeping."
Xu Lai ignored him, turned over and went back to sleep. When Zhao Qingyun returned from his workout, she was still asleep.
She got up when she heard the sound of water in the bathroom, then realized that this was not her room. Just as she was about to go back, Zhao Qingyun opened the door and came out, still shirtless.
Xu Lai saw that he hadn't changed his expression at all, and even admired him for it, saying, "Not bad, the exercise is effective."
Before Song Han got up, she went to her room, changed her clothes, and went downstairs to make breakfast.
Not long after, Song Han came downstairs, and Xu Lai asked with a smile, "Going to the market?"
She nodded: "Okay, I haven't been to the market here before, I want to see how it's different from the one back home."
Xu Lai rode out on his electric scooter and offered her a ride. Since Song Han couldn't find a helmet at home, she didn't wear it.
Once on the street, as Xu Lai drove through an intersection, a large group of police officers stood there and told her to stop.
Xu Lai was a little confused. "What's going on?"
One of the auxiliary police officers said, "The person behind you isn't wearing a helmet; you need to get a ticket."
Xu Lai said somewhat helplessly, "Why don't we usually see you conducting these checks here?"
The man didn't explain, he just told her to come over. There was someone over there with a thick book of tickets, already filled with them. She guessed that he must have caught a lot of people this morning.
As she was thinking this, a few more people without helmets came by. Song Han made a face and said, "I wish I hadn't gone out today."
Xu Lai comforted her, "It's okay, it's not your fault. We weren't wearing helmets first, and they'll check us sooner or later."
The person issuing the ticket nodded: "Good awareness. Don't do it again next time. Pay the fine and take this helmet home."
Xu Lai gave her name and ID number, which was recorded. She then signed her name and was ready to leave.
She remained calm and continued shopping for groceries. Song Han felt somewhat guilty, but Xu Lai comforted her, "It's no big deal. Look, they caught us once, so we'll remember to wear helmets from now on. Besides, it's only thirty yuan, and we even got a helmet, saving us the trouble of buying one ourselves."
The two arrived early, and there were still pig trotters for sale at the meat stall. She bought one and made a braised pig trotter.
There was also a piece of pig intestines next to it, which Grandpa liked to eat. Xu Lai thought it looked quite fresh, so she asked the owner to weigh it as well.
Back home, Xu Lai emptied the pig intestines. Song Han frowned, then couldn't help but laugh: "Doesn't it smell a bit?"
Song Han nodded. It wasn't just a little smelly; she thought it smelled absolutely terrible.
As Xu Lai ran the water, she said, "I'll wash it all clean later, so you can eat without worry."
She first cleaned the fat off the pig intestines, then asked Song Han to bring some flour, poured some in, and kneaded it vigorously.
After washing it several times, turn it inside out, remove the grease, and rinse it several times with water.
Add water to a pot, pour in cooking wine, add scallions, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, star anise, and Sichuan peppercorns, then add the pig intestines.
After blanching for ten minutes, remove the blanched ...
She was cooking when Xu Shen came over. As soon as he entered, he couldn't help but cover his nose: "Xu Lai, did your toilet explode? What smells so bad?"
Xu Lai couldn't help but laugh, pointing at the pig intestines in the pot and saying, "The culprit should be the toilet, don't blame everything on it."
She asked, "What brings you here?"
Xu Shen took out an envelope. "Here's ten thousand yuan. Consider it a thank-you fee. The vineyard made a profit this year, and it's all thanks to you."
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