"Teacher, how can you not have confidence in yourself?" Chu Li threw away the kitchen knife, wiped her hands on her apron, and walked out behind the man. "According to the number of orders received in the past few days, including the stacking of seats at Jiuhua Bookstore, we have received nearly 130,000 from physical booksellers, and this number is still increasing. As long as we can get 80,000 or 90,000 from online pre-sales, then 350,000 is still possible."

Zhuchuan turned around and looked at the person who was trying to catch up with him and emphasize that "the book will definitely sell well". He was a little confused for the first time. The only thought in his mind was: Damn it, why is this girl so KY?

Can’t you see that I’m confused and don’t know what to do with this book?

Didn’t you notice that I looked confused and didn’t seem to think the hot sales of books were a good thing?

Can't you see that I'm confused and I don't understand why a book selling well can't be a good thing?

I have to catch up and ask!

What are you asking?

Zhuchuan looked at Chuli, and Chuli stood at the kitchen door looking at Zhuchuan.

The man was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke up: "…………Banana Man, are you so unhappy living here?"

"ah?"

"You only want to move out. You even sell books for me in order to get a generous bonus and move out. When you talk about moving out, your eyes sparkle!" The man stretched out two fingers and gestured at his eyes. The action was particularly childish. Chu Li couldn't help but tapped the corner of his lips. "You really want to move out! Have I abused you and made you lose weight? Have I not let you eat? Or have I let you take Ergou for a day trip around G City every day?!"

The corners of Chu Li's lips twitched, then flattened in the face of the man's sudden rage.

His face turned serious.

"Because we asked you to move in, we cleaned the upstairs and hired a decorator to repaint it! The bed, mattress, pillows, quilt, carpet, dressing table, and wardrobe! Everything is new!" Zhuo Chuan became angrier as he spoke. "Do you know how much money we spent? It's enough for you to rent a dog house outside for two years! You don't know what's good for you. You want to leave after living here for half a year!"

Zhuchuan paused, took a breath, and then roared: "Are you kidding me?"

Chu Li: “………………………………………………”

Chu Li looked at the man with a look of hesitation and confusion as he spoke at first, then became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and his facial expression became more determined as he spoke, and finally his brown eyes turned dark brown, as if his goal was finally clear: I am going to be extremely furious now!

All of this started simply because Chu Li mentioned that he might get a generous year-end bonus on the premise that "your book sells well".

First Li: “???”

What about Qimao?

This time it was Chu Li who looked puzzled—

On the contrary, Shi Chuan, the sullen-looking Chuan finally understood one thing -

It turns out that he was so angry because he was worried about the new furniture he bought!!

Yes, if the banana man moves out, the upstairs will be dusty because no one lives there. The furniture was originally bought in white according to the little girl's preference. It would be exhausting to keep it clean if it gets dusty...

This person left as soon as he said he would.

How can you be so irresponsible?

right!

That's it!

That's why I'm angry!

Thinking of this, Zhuo Chuan became more and more angry and righteous. He straightened his back and looked at Chu Li who was standing at the door of the kitchen: "If you sell books with such evil and impure purposes, then the books will not hear your response and will not sell well."

After saying that, he turned his head, rushed back to his study in his slippers, slammed the door, and left Chu Li standing at the kitchen door with a confused look on his face and a big "what are you talking about" in his eyes.

There was no movement after the study door was closed.

Chu Li thought about it and didn't quite understand what the elders were thinking, so he took out his phone and asked another elder what this situation was.

[The monkey's navy: They're coming out! They're coming out! The body is cool! ]

【The disappeared Mr. L:? 】

[The Monkey’s hired naval forces: How come even you are so indifferent? What day is today? “Men Must Be Indifferent Day”? ]

[The disappeared Mr. L: …]

【The disappeared Mr. L: What happened? 】

[The water army hired by Monkey: Let me ask you a question. Isn’t today the promotion day for “The Divine Book of Luo River”? You have also seen that the number of reposts is comparable to Yang Mi. Doesn’t such a strong number of reposts allow people to look forward to the future? Adding the number of physical booksellers, I think the first print run must be more than 300,000. Is that correct? ]

[The Monkey’s hired naval forces: There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. Then, based on that, I just mentioned that if the book sells well, I’ll get a generous year-end bonus next month. There’s nothing wrong with that either—but the tragedy is, as soon as I said that, Mr. Chu Chuan exploded!]

[The monkey's hired navy: He insisted that I was not pure. He helped him sell books just for money.]

[The water army hired by the monkey: Why am I not doing this for money? Isn’t selling books also for money? Otherwise, why not do some charity and give away books? ! ! ! ]

[The disappeared Mr. L: …]

[The monkey’s hired naval officer: Don’t just point fingers, give me some advice, is he being unreasonable? ]

[The disappeared Mr. L: Chu Chuan doesn’t look like the type of person who would say “I’m the only one making money, and I’d be so happy if I saw you starve to death.”]

[The missing Mr. L: What else did you say besides the generous bonus? Think about it carefully. ]

[The Monkey’s hired navy: ………………………How the hell did you predict that the scene would be exactly the same as the crime scene? ]

【The disappeared Mr. L: What else did you say? 】

[The water army hired by the monkey: I was told that I could change houses after receiving the bonus. The one I live in now is not bad, but I always feel that something is weird about it... The landlord is also very nice. In addition to letting me cook and walk the dog, he doesn't charge rent and bought me new furniture.]

[The Disappearing Mr. L: You must have saved the Milky Way in your last life, and you still get such a good thing - just letting you cook and walk the dog, giving you a place to live, buying you new furniture, even boyfriends are not so generous, and even couples who get married too early can go AA! ]

[The missing Mr. L: You are still thinking about moving away. 】

[The disappeared Mr. L: Don’t you have a conscience? ]

[The navy hired by the monkey: ………………………………]

【The disappeared Mr. L: an ungrateful person. 】

[The monkey’s hired navy: ………………………Did I ask you to teach me? ? ? ?]

【The disappeared Mr. L: I support Chuanchuan this time. 】

[The missing Mr. L: Your behavior is very bad. ]

[Disappeared Mr. L: No matter what, he is very angry now. There is only one possibility. For some reason, he doesn't want you to move out of your current house.]

【The disappeared Mr. L: Maybe he didn’t want an ungrateful person to write his book.】

Chu Li: "..."

Chu Li put down his phone and looked back at the closed study room.

…

He doesn't want you to move out of your current house.

He doesn't want you to move out of your current house.

He doesn't want you to move out of your current house.

…

Although it is late autumn and early winter in December, I can feel the temperature rising again.

Putting the phone into her apron pocket, she raised her hand and rubbed her face with the back of her hand.

Cooking, cooking.

…

——【There is only one possibility, for some reason, he doesn't want you to move out of your current house.】

Pour the oil into the pot and preheat it. Smash the garlic cloves and chop the dried chilies, then throw them into the boiling oil. You will hear a "sizzle" sound and the aroma will immediately come out.

——【Chu Li, if "Luohe Divine Book" sells well, you will get a year-end bonus next month. How long did it take you to find a house after you started working? If you have money, you can rent a bigger house next year.】

Throw the potatoes in and stir-fry. The spatula scrapes the edge of the pot, making a swishing sound. The smell of the chili becomes a little pungent.

——【Ah Xiang, have you ever suddenly realized that it is very uncomfortable to open the door and face the dark room after returning home alone from get off work?】

The originally tender yellow potato shreds turned golden yellow. Add a little vinegar and a little salt. When the garlic cloves are fried to a little golden brown, turn them over quickly...

——【Do you like your roommate? 】

The hand holding the spatula shook, and the stir-frying action was interrupted.

——【Oh my god! You would like a guy who only knows how to urge you to cook when he lies on the sofa. You are really not picky!】

I stood on tiptoe, opened the cupboard, took out a plate, scooped up the shredded potatoes, and the heat from the frying pan was transferred from the cold plate to my palms...

——【I admire his talent.】

——【I don’t like him!!!】

A drop of hot oil splashed from the pan onto the back of his hand. Chu Li shuddered violently and finally came to his senses with a cry of "Ah". He threw the spatula in his hand back into the pan with a loud "clang" as if by reflex, and also threw the plate in his hand back onto the cooking table.

"What's wrong?"

Chu Li did not respond to the low questioning voice, and then the sound of a man's footsteps was heard from outside - probably the person who had not left far in the first place came back again. Then Chu Li felt himself being pulled back by a strong force. The man reached out to turn off the fire and frowned: "Why didn't you turn off the fire before cooking? This black smoke makes people think you are burning down the house..."

Chu Li held the back of her red hand and stared at Zhuchuan in a daze.

"When did you come out of the study?"

"...I just went in to get something."

"I thought you were angry."

"Who are you angry with? You? If I were so angry, I would have died of anger."

The man took her hand, put her hand under the faucet and turned on the water to wash it - during this time, his hand was clasped on her wrist, and water drops flowed down from between their tightly intertwined wrists...

Chu Li saw the god.

About a minute later, her pupils shrank slightly, and she suddenly came to her senses and realized that her fingertips had been washed away by the water and had lost all their warmth. She then struggled and retracted her hands, and withdrew from the area that was originally surrounded by the man's breath. "It's okay, it's okay... It's just that the hot oil splashed on me, and I wasn't really burned. Which cook hasn't had this experience?"

"You're an editor, not a cook."

“…”

"I think you are - forget it!" Zhuo Chuan tore off the kitchen paper and used it to wipe his hands without any discomfort. He glared at Chu Li fiercely, "What are you thinking about? You look so lost!"

………………I’m thinking of you.

Chu Li lowered his head and said nothing.

Zhuchuan saw her suddenly lower her head and become as quiet as a mute. He didn't know what to say for a moment... He could only let her go back and continue to fry the remaining dishes and bring them to the table. The man also went into the kitchen and skillfully brought two bowls of rice to the table - one large bowl and one small bowl. He put the large bowl in front of him and the small bowl on the seat for Chuli. He pulled out a chair and sat down to eat. It was ten o'clock in the evening.

This is not dinner, this is a midnight snack.

Chu Li held up his left cheek with his left hand, watching Chu Chuan pick up shredded potatoes, and suddenly his heart became calm——

Yes, so she really did go from "admiring his talent" to "liking him a little bit"... Well, this should be liking. Even if she has seen all the bad sides of a person, she still accepts it calmly and wants to cook for him with the purpose of not poisoning him. This should be "liking".

Chu Li used his right hand to support his right cheek, watching Chu Chuan pick up beef, his heart remained calm, only a few bubbles quietly emerged from the deep sea and then "pop" burst on the surface of the water, causing ripples to spread out -

What is it like to like someone?

It can be summed up in five words: "For him, my heart is happy."

I wanted to beat him to death in the last second, but in the next second I thought, oh my god, how cute is this guy? Even the way he protects his food with his head down and not intending to leave a piece of meat for me is so cute.

Chu Li put down his right hand, picked up the bowl, and sighed——

It is always said that primary school students are most likely to fall in love with their deskmate. When they are together day and night, something bad is bound to happen.

"Why are you sighing?" A pair of chopsticks came over and tapped the edge of her bowl. "It affects people's mood for eating."

“…”

Forget it, who made me like you?

I'll just bear with it.

Chu Li looked at Zhu Chuan lovingly, his heart was filled with light and brightness.

She likes Chu Chuan, surprisingly.

After twenty-two years, my first love was given to such a strange creature, one that I couldn't even be sure was from Earth.

…life.

Wonderful.