Chapter 60 Cute - There is always someone in this world who will accompany you in your weird ways,...
After two weeks of roadshows in various cities, Qiao Zhizheng no longer needs "artificial assistance" to fall asleep like in the beginning. After attending an event in one city, he rushes to the next city without stopping. He can't sleep well on the plane, so he takes a shower in the hotel and falls asleep in bed.
The last round of the roadshow returned to Huadu. Qiao Zhizheng finished the event and returned home with Qiao Zheng. The first thing he did was hug his grandmother and yell, "I missed you so much!"
Grandma patted her shoulder lovingly and said happily, "Good child, grandma misses you too."
Qiao Zheng, standing at the door, looked tired, and watched the harmonious scene with a faint smile on her face.
Grandma waved, "Zhizhi, come here too. I haven't seen you in a long time. Let me give you a hug."
Qiao Zheng was stunned for a moment, then slowly walked forward and opened her arms to hug the two of them.
Her arms felt full, and the warm breeze coming in from the window brought with it the scent of crape myrtle flowers. The faint sweet fragrance gently surrounded her, making the already tired Qiao Zheng and Qiao Zhizheng drowsy.
Grandma let them go and urged them softly, "Look how tired you all are. Go back to your rooms and get some sleep."
It would have been fine if they hadn't heard the word "sleep". As soon as they heard it, the feeling of fatigue was suddenly awakened and flowed through their limbs. Qiao Zheng and Qiao Zhizheng yawned uncontrollably, their eyes filled with sleepy tears.
Qiao Zheng and Qiao Zhizheng went into the bathroom to take a shower like two wandering souls. When they lay on the bed, they stared at each other's numb faces that were too sleepy to make any expression. They reached out and pinched each other's face at the same time, blinked, and dropped their hands at the same time. They closed their eyes and fell asleep.
I slept from day to night, until I was hungry, until the night wind shook the fireflies, and now the stars were hanging low outside the window.
The babysitter had already gone to bed late at night, so there was no need to wake her up.
Qiao Zhizheng asked Qiao Zheng to wait on the bed and volunteered to go downstairs.
Qiao Zheng wanted to say something but stopped herself. If it were her old self, she would have sneered without hesitation and told Qiao Zhizheng to give up. But looking at Qiao Zhizheng's excited back, Qiao Zheng closed her eyes and lay back in the soft bed. It's okay, everyone has a first time, right? It's better not to discourage her. At worst... at worst, I'll just have to praise her.
Qiao Zheng was too self-aware of her cooking skills and acted as if she was ready to die. When she ate the noodles that tasted pretty normal, she said "Huh?" in surprise.
Qiao Zhizheng was a little nervous when she heard that. "What's wrong? Is it not tasty?"
The bowl of noodles in front of Qiao Zhizheng was made by her first. She didn't taste it, but she didn't feel very good about it, so she thought she would just eat it when the time comes. The bowl in front of Qiao Zheng was the one Qiao Zhizheng had some experience with, so she tried her best to control herself and not perform poorly. She thought the second bowl should be better than the previous one, so she put it in front of Qiao Zheng.
Qiao Zhizheng thought, could it be that both bowls failed?
Qiao Zheng replied, "Not bad."
Qiao Zhizheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Qiao Zheng looked down at the bowl. The white and smooth noodles were soaked in amber soup. The eggs with browned edges lay on the distinct noodles. Finely chopped sour beans and chopped green onions were dotted around. It looked good and tasted sour and appetizing.
Qiao Zheng was about to look up to praise her, but she saw Qiao Zhizheng taking a mouthful of noodles with chopsticks, closing her eyes and looking ready to die.
Qiao Zheng's hands were quicker than her brain. She reached out and grabbed her wrist, biting down. That bite, how could one describe it? It was sweet and sour, with a hint of greasiness. It reminded Qiao Zheng of that time filming in the Northwest desert, starving to the point of slumping. She took a bite of a mooncake given to her by a fellow crew member. It had a salty, spicy fermented bean curd filling in the middle and a cloying sweetness on the outside. It was so greasy, sweet, and salty that it felt like a greasy sensation running through her mouth and stomach. It made her want to hang herself. Even more terrifying, there was no water to drink at the time. Okay, now she wanted to hang herself even more.
Qiao Zheng was now relived in that moment. Her first thought was to tear the paper and spit out the contents of her mouth. Suddenly, a pair of hands appeared before her, their white palms facing upwards. Qiao Zhizheng said, "Quick, Qiao Zheng! Spit it out!"
Qiao Zheng opened her eyes wide, didn't say anything, and just stared at Qiao Zhizheng blankly.
The dim light illuminated the fluffy hair on Qiao Zhizheng's head, reflecting the concern and eagerness in her eyes. Her hand stretched out in front of Qiao Zheng's face. The words and actions Qiao Zhizheng said subconsciously directly broke down the high wall in Qiao Zheng's heart, leaving no resistance. Between one breath and another, the chaotic thoughts in Qiao Zheng's mind were stripped of the messy branches, leaving only one thought - a selfish person like me, if it is for her, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, I am willing to cut through thorns and go through the raging fire.
Qiao Zhizheng thought she didn't hear clearly, so she said it again, "Spit on my hand."
When Qiao Zheng heard her words, she came back to her senses, her throat rolled, and she swallowed subconsciously.
Qiao Zhizheng was anxious, "If it tastes bad, then don't eat it. Why did you swallow it?"
Qiao Zheng waved her hands and drank water frantically. After the sweet and sour taste in her mouth was suppressed, the greasy taste in her stomach came back.
Qiao Zheng leaned back in her chair, looking hopeless.
Qiao Zhizheng stammered, "I wanted to try it myself first. I knew it wouldn't taste good, but I didn't expect it to be this bad."
Qiao Zheng looked at her pitiful appearance, raised her hand and touched her head, ruffling her soft hair. The greasy feeling in her heart also eased a little. "My bowl is not bad, do you want to try it?"
Qiao Zhizheng didn't move, staring at Qiao Zheng eagerly, "Qiao Zheng, are you feeling unwell? Do you want to eat something else?"
Qiao Zheng shook her head, "I have no appetite."
Qiao Zhizheng was very worried. "You haven't eaten anything. Is that noodles too greasy for you? I'll find you something to eat."
Qiao Zhizheng walked to the refrigerator and looked around. Qiao Zheng tilted her head to look at her back. Qiao Zhizheng was holding a lemon in her left hand and a passion fruit in her right hand. She looked left and right, with visible hesitation. After a while, Qiao Zhizheng slumped her shoulders, stuffed the fruit in her hand into the refrigerator, turned around and strode towards Qiao Zheng.
It was obvious that Qiao Zhizheng hesitated and did not dare to make any more dark dishes to attack her fragile stomach.
Qiao Zhizheng squatted beside the chair, looked up at Qiao Zheng, tugged at her clothes and said, "Let's go out to eat."
Qiao Zheng looked at her like this, blinking her eyes, her eyes full of worry, like a little puppy worried about its owner. If Qiao Zhizheng had a tail, it would probably be drooping dejectedly on the ground now.
Qiao Zheng found her own idea amusing. Meeting Qiao Zhizheng's puzzled gaze, Qiao Zheng's eyes curved and she raised her hand to gently scratch her chin. "Well, I'll do as you say."
A good owner will satisfy all the dog's needs.
Qiao Zheng walked in front, and Qiao Zhizheng followed behind her. Looking at Qiao Zheng's back, she felt comfortable. She felt like a kitten in a good mood, stretching her fur warmed by the sun, walking forward with graceful steps and swinging her tail that looked like a small question mark.
A good owner will do his best to make his cat happy.
The most important thing is to feed your cat delicious food.
Unfortunately, the places to go out at this late hour are all barbecue stalls. The sizzling aroma of oil from the charcoal fire filled the air, which was not suitable for Qiao Zheng, who became listless after getting in the car.
Qiao Zhizheng drove around and finally stopped in front of an old porridge shop.
The shop owner was a woman in her forties named Xu. She was sitting behind the counter. She was startled to see two people wearing sunglasses, hats and masks come in. But when she saw the two men find a seat in a corner and take off their sunglasses, hats and masks, she was immediately delighted.
Boss Xu muttered quietly, "These two girls are so pretty! If my daughter hadn't been asleep, I'd really have to let her see them. They're no worse than the stars on TV."
The store provides self-service ordering by scanning the code. Qiao Zheng chose a simple vegetable porridge, and Qiao Zhizheng chose a scallop casserole porridge. They both skipped the sweet porridge and chose salty porridge.
While waiting, Qiao Zheng ran her fingers through the gaps between Qiao Zhizheng's fingers on the table, pinching her fingertips and covering the back of her hand. Maybe she was tired after playing for a while, so she supported her head with one hand and interlocked her fingers with the other hand. She half-closed her eyes lazily, and her peripheral vision was full of the person beside her.
Boss Xu served them porridge with a smile on his face, and said as he put it in the pot, "Girls, be careful, don't touch the edge of the casserole, it's hot."
The two girls in front of her looked up at her at the same time, their eyes curved and their mouths turned up, and they said in unison: "Thank you, we will pay attention."
After delivering the porridge, Boss Xu returned to the counter, lost in thought as he peeled pine nuts. The two girls looked alike up close, yet different from afar. Could they be sisters? What kind of sisters would hold hands so affectionately? A couple? Yeah! I'm getting that feeling.
Boss Xu looked at the girl with a more mature temperament and after she took a sip of porridge, his eyes widened instantly, full of surprise, and he drank the porridge faster. The girl with a more lively temperament next to her looked at the people around her eating happily, and she had a satisfied smile on her face before she even started eating. He was happier to see her enjoying the food than if she had eaten it herself.
Boss Xu concluded in his heart that these two girls must be a couple.
By the way, it seems that my daughter also likes a same-sex couple. She also said something like "I'm touched, I'm touched", but I don't know what she's touched about, and she won't tell me when I ask.
Boss Xu didn't believe it was such a coincidence that the couple who came were his daughter's fans, but he still walked over after Qiao Zheng and Qiao Zhizheng had almost finished eating.
"Ladies, are you satisfied with the meal?"
Qiao Zheng and Qiao Zhizheng nodded in unison.
"satisfy!"
"tasty!"
“It smells just right!”
“It tastes great!”
Hearing their praise, Boss Xu felt their recognition and smiled with satisfaction.
"Excuse me, are you celebrities?"
Qiao Zhizheng and Qiao Zheng exchanged a glance. Was he recognized? Judging from the boss's expression, it didn't look like it.
Qiao Zhizheng said modestly, "A little celebrity with a little fame."
Boss Xu said enthusiastically, "Would you like to take a photo with me? My daughter is also a fan. She seems to be chasing some very popular big star and shipping couples. I don't understand her stuff. I'm busy at the shop and don't have much time to spend with her. But after chasing stars, she's become more motivated to study. She said she wants to get good grades and show her idol her admission letter from a prestigious university. Seeing her like this makes me happy."
Boss Xu suddenly stopped talking. "Ah, ah, ah? Am I being too talkative? I'm sorry for making you listen to all this nonsense. Can I take a picture with you two? I can show it to my daughter later so she knows that I've met celebrities and even been praised for the delicious food I cook."
"sure."
A photo of three people was captured on Boss Xu's mobile phone. As for how excited Boss Xu's daughter was after seeing the photo and how she jumped for joy, that is a story for later and will not be mentioned here.
When I walked out of the store, the moonlight covered the ground like frost.
Qiao Zhizheng looked at the moon in the sky and suddenly had an idea, "Why don't we go watch the sunrise?"
Qiao Zheng agreed without hesitation, "Go!"
——There is always someone in this world who accompanies you in some weird ways, and you always think she is cute.
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The author has something to say: I have actually eaten this oily, salty and sweet mooncake. Hey! Guess what happened to me at the time? I drank a lot of water and my mouth was filled with this strange taste. Maybe this kind of cake is suitable for chewing slowly, not for people like me who chew peony like a cow hahahahaha
Second editor: Some young readers said that they didn’t understand why Qiao Mei’s noodles were unpalatable, but Qiao Jie’s noodles were okay. I added some content to the article. I’m sorry, dears, because I have a God’s perspective when writing. The plot went through my mind, I saw the process, and wrote the result. I naturally think you can understand it. If you find any incomprehensible or confusing places in the reading process, you are welcome to point them out at any time. I will try my best to correct them. Finally, today is still a day of love for you [kiss][kiss][kiss]
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