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It was almost seven o'clock when the four of them returned to Wen Yu's house.
In order to have dinner earlier, Wen Yu assigned tasks to everyone in an orderly manner to avoid another explosion in the kitchen.
Chen Xing and Shi Nannan took a few basins and placed the purchased vegetables on the coffee table. They sat on small stools and picked the vegetables.
Shen Xuyang was preparing the seasonings next to Wen Yu, and from time to time he would ask everyone about their dietary restrictions.
Wen Yu took out the pot he was going to use, prepared the hot pot base, moved the chairs over, and prepared the dishes and chopsticks.
After Chen Xing and Shi Nannan finished picking the vegetables, Wen Yu put the mutton rolls and beef rolls on the table.
Wen Yu said, "Okay, you guys sit down first. Once the pot boils, you can put the meatballs in."
Wen Yu washed the picked vegetables and placed them on a plate. Looking at the table full of ingredients, he confirmed that there was nothing missing before sitting down.
The four of them were already starving. After Shi Nannan ate the candied haws, her appetite was whetted. She could even swallow a cow now.
When the pot boiled, Wen Yu was afraid that they would be scalded, so he lifted the lid towards himself.
As soon as the lid of the pot was lifted, the whole house was filled with fragrance. The aroma of chili mixed with the deliciousness of mushrooms made my mouth water.
Wen Yu said, "You can add the ingredients now. Just put in whatever you want to eat."
Shi Nannan couldn't wait any longer and picked up a piece of meat roll with chopsticks and put it in the pot.
The meat rolls changed color quickly after being put into the pot. Wait another minute and they will be fully cooked.
Shi Nannan put the meat into her bowl, dipped it in the seasoning, and when she put it in her mouth, she was scalded.
Even though Shi Nannan burned her tongue, she didn't spit it out. The piece of meat in her mouth was like a firecracker.
Shen Xuyang was sitting next to Shi Nan. Shi Nannan suddenly pinched his clothes. He turned around and saw Shi Nannan struggling.
Shen Xuyang quickly handed Shi Nannan a glass of ice water, his brows full of worry, but his tone was reproachful: "Shi Nannan! Can't you be more careful? Spit it out quickly."
Shi Nannan looked at Shen Xuyang, but did not take the glass of ice water. She just tightly grasped the corner of his clothes, then adapted to the temperature of the meat roll, chewed it and swallowed it.
Shi Nannan opened her mouth and said, "No more."
Shen Xuyang was almost scared to death when he saw Shi Nannan struggling just now. Now that Shi Nannan looked fine, he was so angry that he laughed.
Shen Xuyang placed the glass of ice water next to Shi Nannan's right hand and said, "Just in case of emergency."
Shi Nannan asked, "Do you think I can get burned a second time?"
Shen Xuyang didn't say anything. If it were someone else, he might have believed it, but Shi Nannan's careless look made him have to be on guard.
Chen Xing's right hand was injured and wrapped in thick gauze and bandages. She had no strength to hold the chopsticks and couldn't use any strength.
Chen Xing had almost forgotten the wound on the palm of his hand. As long as he didn't clench his fist, he wouldn't feel the pain.
It was fine when I was playing games in the afternoon, but when I held the chopsticks, the burning pain was so severe that it was hard to ignore.
Wen Yu thoughtfully handed Chen Xing a spoon and asked her, "What do you want to eat? I'll pick it up for you."
Shi Nannan was eating with great relish, and Chen Xingli and Shen Xuyang were between her and Shi Nannan, so she had no choice but to trouble Wen Yu.
Chen Xing said, "I want fish balls and shrimp balls, and some lettuce."
After hearing this, Wen Yu wanted to put the fish balls in her bowl, but thinking that Chen Xing would use too much force when using the spoon and might touch the wound on the palm of her hand, he put the fish balls directly on the spoon in Chen Xing's hand.
This way Chen Xing won’t look for anything in the bowl.
Chen Xing held the spoon with his thumb and index finger, just enough to avoid touching the wound on his palm and middle finger.
Wen Yu said softly, "Be careful, it's hot. Blow on it before eating."
Chen Xing lowered his head and heard Wen Yu's voice. Suddenly, his face turned red. He felt that the atmosphere seemed a little too ambiguous.
Chen Xing didn't dare to raise her head. After a while, she took a tentative bite of the fish ball. When it was no longer hot, she ate it with confidence.
Chen Xing had just finished eating all the fish balls, and before she could say anything, Wen Yu suddenly put a piece of shrimp paste on the spoon.
Chen Xing subconsciously looked up at Wen Yu.
Wen Yu said in a gentle tone: "It's still a little hot, wait a while before eating."
Chen Xing lowered her head shyly. Although she couldn't pick up the food herself, she could eat everything she wanted.
Chen Xing's spoon was never empty. After she finished one, Wen Yu would immediately bring her the next one.
I would also ask her in advance from time to time what she wanted to eat next.
During this hotpot meal, Chen Xing didn't even use his chopsticks. He was filled up by Wen Yu with just a spoon.
It was not until Chen Xing finished her meal and took a sip of her drink that she suddenly discovered a problem.
Chen Xing said: "I seem to be able to hold the spoon without using my right hand."
Chen Xing put down his left hand that was holding the drink cup, waved it in front of Wen Yu, and said, "My hand is not injured, I can hold the spoon."
After Chen Xing had eaten his fill and had a drink, he remembered that he still had his left hand to use.
Why didn't she think about it at all when she was eating just now? She just waited for Wen Yu to put it on the spoon for her.
She can just put it in her bowl and it won't hurt when she uses her left hand.
Wen Yu was not surprised at all and said seriously, "I know, I thought you were not used to holding a spoon with your left hand."
Chen Xing thought Wen Yu had forgotten about this matter just like her, but she didn't expect him to say seriously that he had known it all along.
Chen Xing looked at Wen Yu's face and she couldn't vent her anger at all.
Chen Xing said: "You have to remind me next time."
Wen Yu smiled and said nothing, eating the food in the bowl by himself.
Chen Xing just didn't want to delay Wen Yu's meal. She already felt that it was quite troublesome for Wen Yu.
He fed her, and Shi Nannan and Shen Xuyang also ate their fill. Only Wen Yu was still sitting at the dining table, eating happily and not feeling lonely at all.
All three of them left the table. Shi Nannan and Shen Xuyang were obviously full. One of them lay on the side of the sofa, not wanting to move at all.
Chen Xing was sitting on a single sofa, and he could see Wen Yu eating alone across from him, with a smile on his face.
After Wen Yu finished his meal, several people helped clean up the table and the kitchen.
Wen Yu likes cleanliness. He lives alone and keeps his house clean and tidy so that they, as guests, don't want to mess it up.
Shi Nannan and Shen Xuyang argued and washed all the dishes.
Wen Yu glanced at the neatly arranged dishes in the cupboard, feeling somewhat relieved that all the dishes in his house were still in good condition.
But it’s hard to say about the water on the kitchen floor.
Shi Nannan and Shen Xuyang stood side by side by the wall. Wen Yu folded his arms and held his forehead with a helpless look on his face. "I shouldn't have assigned you two such an important task. Luckily the bowls are fine and no one was hurt."
Shi Nannan glanced at the water on the ground and said a little embarrassedly: "Wen Yu, I didn't mean to do that. It was all the splashing caused by Shen Xuyang."
Shen Xuyang said: “Shi Nannan, you are immoral, who told you to splash water on my face first?”
Shi Nannan said: "I only touched you once, but you touched me many times. My shirt is wet, and the back of my neck is still wet."
Shen Xuyang said, "How good do you think I can be? My hair is dripping with water."
When Shi Nannan and Shen Xuyang were playing, they didn't think the consequences would be so serious. It was only after they were caught by Wen Yu that they realized how embarrassed they were.
Wen Yu was getting so upset when he saw the two naughty kids in front of him shirking responsibility and arguing with each other again.
Wen Yu said, "Alright, be quiet! You two clean up the water on the kitchen floor for me, or don't come out."
After Wen Yu handed them the mop, he ruthlessly locked them in the kitchen.
Chen Xing came over and said with a smile: "Are you angry?"
Wen Yu sighed and said, "That's not the case. If I were so easily angered, I would have been pissed off countless times by Shen Xuyang."
Shen Xuyang had gotten into as much trouble as he did when he was little. He was simply the little bully in the family and no one could do anything to him. Wen Yu had ten thousand ways to torture him, but Shen Xuyang didn't restrain his temper and would still make trouble when he needed to.
Shi Nannan and Shen Xuyang wiped the water off the kitchen floor while shouting.
After this incident, the two of them felt their bloated stomachs became normal again, and it was much easier for them to work than taking digestive tablets.
After all this trouble, it was almost ten o'clock.
Originally, the four of them planned to watch the Spring Festival Gala replay together, but they were exhausted. They hardly slept last night and were so sleepy that they couldn't open their eyes.
Wen Yu's house has three rooms. One is his bedroom, another is his father's bedroom, but his father rarely comes back to live there. The other is a guest room. No one has ever slept in it, but Wen Yu cleans it regularly.
Wen Yu gave his room to Chen Xing and Shi Nannan. He changed the bed sheets and quilt covers and got two new pillows.
Wen Yu said, "You two girls sleep here. Turn left and you'll find the bathroom. The toiletries are all disposable and are placed in the cabinet. Call me if you can't find them."
Shi Nannan was already sleepy, so she went to the bathroom to wash up first.
Chen Xing said: "Yes, I understand."
Wen Yu nodded, closed the door for them and left.
After Wen Yu left, Chen Xing sat by the bed for a while and looked around the layout of the room. It was very similar to Wen Yu himself, pursuing simplicity.
Chen Xing saw several photo frames on Wen Yu's desk.
The first thing I noticed was the photo of the four of them and the snowman. It was the first photo of the four of them together.
A lot of interesting things happened before the photo shoot. Shen Xuyang was almost caught by the dean of studies for secretly bringing in his cell phone.
Thinking about it now, this photo seems hard to come by, but seeing it is like finding back the joy I had at that time.
All the moments of the four of them being together were stored in their minds, but as time passed, the pictures would only become more and more blurred, but the photos would not.
Chen Xing sat in the chair and watched for a long time. He also saw the photos they took at the foot of the mountain when they were climbing the mountain together and preparing to set off, as well as the New Year's Eve photos on the mountain. Each photo was placed in a photo frame by Wen Yu.
He put the photos of them where he could see them every day. To him, they must be the most precious memories.
Chen Xing smiled from the bottom of her heart. Wen Yu was really a person that she couldn't understand. He looked rational, but was actually very emotional.
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