Chapter 87 Ends "I love you."
Whether this can be done or not needs to be discussed later.
Tan Du spotted a scratch on the side of Qiao Zhuo's neck. He touched it, his fingertips stained with blood. He frowned and asked, "How did you get it? Does it hurt?"
"It's a little itchy," Qiao Zhuo said nonchalantly, "I wouldn't have noticed until you told me."
"Let's go back first," Tan Du said, "I brought a medical kit."
While applying the medicine, Qiao Zhuo couldn't stand his questioning and told him about how he almost slipped.
Tan Du's face was gloomy.
Qiao Zhuoyi kicked him lightly: "Don't be so rude, it's just a slip. There's grass piled below, it's not dangerous."
"I didn't turn my back on you." Tan Du said, "I'll go with you tomorrow."
Qiao Zhuoyi refused: "You are interfering with my progress."
Boss Tan pursed his lips.
Qiao Zhuo pretended not to see it, packed up his things and went to take a shower.
Seeing that pretending to be pitiful didn't work, Boss Tan used his beauty to win over the man.
When Qiao Zhuo came back from taking a shower, he saw a tall and handsome man in a suit smiling at him in the shabby house. He was not wearing a shirt underneath, and his waist belt was tightly attached to his waist and abdomen, revealing his muscles. Boss Qiao swallowed, and a certain unspeakable part of his body immediately became hot.
"Don't come over here!" He didn't want to have a fight happen in this situation, so he compromised with a hoarse voice, "Go away!"
Tan Du responded with a smile.
Qiao Zhuo turned around to take another shower, and Boss Tan slowly untied his waist belt: "Let me help you."
"No, no need!" Qiao Zhuo turned around and glared, "If you dare to come over, get out of here tomorrow!"
Tan Du raised his eyebrows, raised his hands, took a half step back, and laughed for a long time after the people left.
The next day, Tan Du was sent to the foot of the slope and stopped obediently.
"You go back first." Qiao Zhuoyi said as he squatted on the slope.
"I'll pick you up here at five o'clock." Tan Duhui.
"Tsk, it's like picking up a kid from school."
Although Qiao Zhuo said he was disgusted, he had a clue in his heart and frowned the whole day.
Grandpa saw through it all and said, half in dialect and half with body language, "Good news?"
Qiao Zhuo replied openly, "Yes, my partner is here."
Grandpa understood and stuffed him with two cakes with the word "囍" on them.
Qiao Zhuo carefully put them in his pocket, and when Tan Du came to take them, he stuffed one into his mouth and threw the other directly into his own mouth.
Tan Du took it and took a look: "What is this?"
"Grandpa gave it to me and my girlfriend." Qiao Zhuo finished the meal in a few bites and glared at him, "You don't want to eat it?"
"Partner." Tan Du repeated these two words several times.
"Silly boy, do you want to eat it or not?" Qiao Zhuo's ears turned a little red.
Tan Du smiled and bit it back, swallowing it without even chewing.
"No one's competing with you." Qiao Zhuoyi smoothed it out for him. "What are you having for dinner?"
He was shocked when he saw Tan Du opening the box last night. This man actually brought a pot.
Tan Du held his hand and walked back slowly: "I bought some spare ribs from the landlord, and he also gave me some corn."
"Corn and pork rib soup?"
"Well, it's simmering on the stove. It's just right for us to eat when we get home."
"Boss Tan, can you use a stove?"
"...Hmm." This sound was very suspicious.
When Boss Qiao returned home, he realized that he had been disheveled the whole afternoon. In the end, it was the landlord who came to help him, otherwise the two of them would have had to starve to death that night.
Two more days of seclusion passed. On the third day, Qiao Zhuoyi's studies at his grandfather's place were completely over. He did not tell Tan Du and came back at noon, hurriedly pulling Tan Du away.
Boss Tan had just successfully started a fire and was reluctant to leave the stove: "How about we leave tomorrow? If we go to town and then downtown now, there's no way back."
Qiao Zhuo packed up his things and said, "If you don't leave, I will."
"Come on, come on," Tan Du said with a smile, "I'll clean up."
The two hurriedly said goodbye to the landlord. Qiao Zhuoyi stuffed some extra money into his pocket and asked him to visit Grandpa more often when he had time.
At around seven o'clock, the two arrived in the city. Looking at the bustling crowds and bright lights on the streets, they felt as if they were in another world.
They found a hotel, and Qiao Zhuoyi asked Tan Du to take a shower first while he ordered some takeout.
Two takeouts arrived, but Boss Joe refused to show the other one.
"Let's eat first." Qiao Zhuoyi ordered.
"Okay, boss." Tan Du replied.
It was as if Qiao Zhuo pressed the fast-forward button, and the food in his mouth went into his stomach without even a few chews.
"Eat slowly." Tan Du said.
"Eat quickly." Qiao Zhuo glanced at him.
At the end of the day, Boss Tan guessed that he had something to do and obediently sped up his work.
"Okay, stop eating and sit down." Qiao Zhuo stood up and took another takeout bag.
Tan Du looked over and saw some disinfectants.
"What are you doing?" Tan Du asked.
"Do what you want." Qiao Zhuo said, "Tsk, put that idea away."
"I have no idea." Tan Duhui.
"Just pretend." Qiao Zhuoyi walked past him and took out a portable tattoo machine from the box.
"Want to tattoo me?" Tan Du asked.
"Don't want it anymore?" Qiao Zhuo asked.
"Of course." Tan Du found a comfortable sitting position and waited.
Qiao Zhuo pulled over his scar-free arm to disinfect it, but the other arm belonged to Tan Du's past, to him and his brother who had shared life and death with him. Boss Qiao didn't bother with that.
Tan Du looked at his serious expression and couldn't help but touch it.
"Don't move." Qiao Zhuo glared at him. "It's not too late to regret now."
"No regrets, Boss Qiao, let's get started."
Qiao Zhuo took a deep breath. He practiced this tattoo several times. It was a line version of a hedgehog and did not require coloring.
Boss Qiao didn't need to transfer and just started directly.
Tan Du didn't say a word from beginning to end, and the only sound in the room was the machine.
The breathing of the two people gradually merged into one rhythm.
Qiao Zhuo only dared to look at him after he finished. Tan Du's face was sweaty, his eyes were soft, and the corners of his eyes were a little red, but the corners of his mouth were still smiling: "Thank you for your hard work, Boss Qiao."
"Let's see what happens." Qiao Zhuoyi said.
"I like it very much." Tan Du pointed at a symbol on the hedgehog's back. "What does this mean?"
Qiao Zhuo turned his face away: "Grandpa taught me this, I hope you're safe."
Tan Du leaned over and kissed the corner of his mouth: "Thank you, An An."
Qiao Zhuo's ears turned red. "What are you yelling about? Sit down!"
Tan Du leaned back, watching Qiao Zhuoyi lower his head to apply the cream on him, and said in a low voice, "An An's hands are so beautiful."
Qiao Zhuo's hand trembled again.
"An An?" Tan Du continued to tease him with a smile.
Qiao Zhuo glared at him, wrapped himself in plastic wrap, stood up, and pointed at the bed: "Go lie down."
"Yes, sir."
Tan Du leaned against the headboard of the bed, took a picture and set it as his profile picture, staring at the tattoo and unwilling to take his eyes off it.
The sound of water in the bathroom stopped. Qiao Zhuo wrapped a bath towel around his waist and walked to the bed.
Tan Du raised his eyes, and Qiao Zhuoyi leaned down to kiss him, but suddenly pulled away at the last moment, snorted with a smile, and looked down at him condescendingly: "The first rule of post-tattoo maintenance is no exercise."
"...Okay," Tan Du smiled and lifted the quilt, saying, "I'd like to invite Boss Qiao to just sleep."
"There's one more thing I haven't said." After turning off the lights, Qiao Zhuo turned over and hugged him.
"Um?"
"Happy birthday." Qiao Zhuoyi groped and placed a kiss on his lips, "Be happy from now on."
Tan Du hadn't celebrated his birthday in three years and had deliberately forgotten this day. In the darkness, he replied in a hoarse voice, "I'll definitely be happy by your side."
The old street is still the same as before I left, occasionally noisy but generally peaceful.
As soon as Qiao Zhuo came back, he went to Grandma Xu and Grandpa Guan's house with bags of gifts. Logically, the two elders should be happy to see someone come back, but Xiao Lu noticed that Grandpa Guan had a strange expression on his face, shocked, puzzled, and hesitant to speak. Grandma Xu seemed okay and seemed relieved.
"Grandpa, do you have anything else to say?" Qiao Zhuoyi asked while standing at the door.
"What did I say!" Grandpa Guan snorted heavily, "What do you care what I say?"
"Why are you shouting so loudly!" Grandma Xu glared at him, pulled Qiao Zhuoyi to the side, patted him gently on the back of his hand, and gave him a few more instructions.
"What is this talking about?" Xiao Lu muttered.
"I can't hear clearly." Zhou Jue replied.
Xiao Lu caught a glimpse of Tan Du moving a box from the warehouse and hurriedly opened the door to help.
"Brother, I'll do it."
As soon as he finished speaking, a shadow fell beside him.
Qiao Zhuo said with a straight face, "Grandma Xu wants you to come over."
"Me, me?" Xiao Lu swallowed.
"It's none of your business." Tan Du said, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the opposite side with a serious expression.
Why do these two people look unfriendly? Xiao Lu glanced at Qiao Zhuoyi and slowed down his breathing.
Qiao Zhuo glanced at the box and asked, "Is this coffee bean selling well?"
"Ah? Yes," Xiao Lu cautiously probed, "Boss Qiao, would you like a drink?"
"What you cooked isn't tasty." Qiao Zhuo turned around and went upstairs.
Xiao Lu went into the store, put down the box and whispered, "Oh my god, could it be that Boss Qiao is going to complain to Master Guan and teach Brother Tan a lesson?"
"No—I won't." Zhou Jue sighed.
"He said the coffee I made wasn't tasty!" Xiao Lu analyzed seriously, "He's never said that before!"
"I didn't say TD's doesn't taste good." Zhou Jue replied.
"That's what I mean!" Xiao Lu also sighed, his face full of worry. "It seems a new conflict has begun."
Zhou Jue glanced at him and saw that he was chatting with the "think tank" again. He sneered, shook his head and went back to his own business.
Tan Du returned over half an hour later, sat in a corner, and sent a message: [We're done talking. The elders love you very much. They made me decide, so don't go back on your word. I'll treat you well for the rest of my life.]
Not Xiao Qiao: [Didn’t the old man beat you?]
ATZ: [Said you would beat me up if I treated you badly.]
Qiao Zhuo let out a breath, feeling relieved.
It was not easy for the old people to accept that he liked the same sex, but he did not want his parents to know about it from other people.
He also took the initiative to tell the two people in the store. After he finished speaking, Si Mo didn't react much and said frankly that he had seen it a long time ago.
Xiao Luo seemed to be possessed by a ghost and has not yet recovered from the shock.
Not long after lunch, Boss Joe swaggered into TD and chose the most eye-catching seat to sit down.
When the neighbors passing by saw it, they were stunned for a few seconds and then ran away, probably to tell others.
Tan Du stopped Zhou Jue who was about to place an order and said, "No need."
He glanced in Xiao Lu's direction and winked: "I'll go later. Wait a little longer."
"I understand." Zhou Jue replied.
After a while, all the people who loved to watch the fun in the old street crowded into TD.
"How come you all have time to come here today?" Zhou Jue asked with a smile.
"There aren't many customers here, so we're temporarily closed..."
Zhou Jue smiled and ordered for the group of people: "Find a seat for yourselves."
A few people pushed and shoved each other and chose a seat with a good view - they could see both Joe Hedgehog and Tan Rabbit at the bar.
Qiao Zhuo's face was sore from tenseness. After they were seated, he stood up and walked to the bar: "Talk about the boss."
Zhou Jue pulled Xiao Lu away and made room for him.
"Yes," Tan Du said with a smile, "What would you like, Boss Qiao?"
Qiao Zhuo glanced behind him and saw a group of people with their ears stretched wide. A figure flashed by the door, and a Xiao Fan came in. He was probably rushing over from the unit to watch the fun. He was still angry and froze when he met his eyes.
"You come first?" Qiao Zhuo asked.
"Xiao Fan! Here, here!" A Feng waved hurriedly.
"No, no, they should have ordered for me." Xiao Fan hunched over and rushed over quickly.
Qiao Zhuo turned around and said, "Give me a cup of Mr. Tan's best drink."
"No problem, I'll send it to you later." Tan Du replied with a smile.
"Okay." Qiao Zhuoyi deliberately did not return to his original seat, but found a seat nearby and sat down.
Sure enough, there was a rustling sound behind him.
A group of people also moved.
Xiao Lu handed the coffee over and said through gritted teeth, "Don't be so ostentatious!"
"Are you talking about me?" Qiao Zhuo turned around with a fierce look on his face.
"No, no." Xiao Lu forced a smile and walked quickly back to the bar.
Tan Du passed him by and walked over to sit opposite Qiao Zhuoyi with coffee in his hand.
"Boss Qiao, please."
"What pattern is Boss Tan drawing?" someone asked in a low voice.
As Qiao Zhuo picked up the cup, his wrist casually rested on the edge of the table.
"hedgehog!"
"Ouch, you're messing with Tai Sui!"
"That hedgehog is going to splash all over Boss Tan's face!"
A group of people stretched their necks, waiting eagerly.
"Is it fun?" Tan Du asked silently.
Qiao Zhuo raised an eyebrow and said, "How about I splash it on your face and try it?"
Tan Du held his chin in his hand and leaned forward: "I'm very happy to do that."
Qiao Zhuo glared at him, withdrew his hand, and slowly brought the cup to his lips.
"Drink it!"
"He must be preparing to drink it and spray it over!"
"Anyone raise the stakes?"
No one answered, their eyes fixed on Qiao Zhuoyi.
Unexpectedly, he finished drinking quietly and nothing happened.
“That shouldn’t be the case!”
Qiao Zhuo deliberately put the cup down heavily, his expression changing slightly.
"Here it comes! Hedgehog Joe wants to curse!"
Tan Du held his forehead and laughed, pushing a small piece of cake over to Qiao Zhuo, who opened his mouth.
"What the hell is this?! Hedgehog Joe wants someone to talk about the boss... Fuck!"
"Hey, grass? Hedgehog Qiao is not a vegetarian...Fuck!"
"Damn! Boss Tan is feeding that hedgehog cake!"
"He even wipes people's mouths!"
Tan Du curled his lips and inadvertently revealed his forearm.
"Damn! What's that in Boss Tan's hand?!"
"The tattoo! It's a hedgehog!"
"Is this what I thought it meant?"
A strange silence spread among the group of people.
The time had come. Qiao Zhuo stood up and walked straight towards the group of onlookers. After scanning the crowd, his eyes fell on Xiao Fan's face. He said expressionlessly, "Pass. Kill."
After saying this, Boss Qiao left in a casual manner, and it was Boss Tan who opened the door himself.
"What did he he he he mean by that just now?" The remaining people roared in shock.
"Holy crap! Hedgehogs... rabbits... are from the same family?!"
Xiao Fan murmured, "No wonder he wants to be the banker."
Joe Hedgehog and Tan Rabbit are from the same family!
This headline is like a flower in spring, mixed with various fragrances and drifting into every household.
TD's business suddenly became much quieter.
Rumors would occasionally creep into the building, but the two owners acted as if nothing had happened, each opening their own shop, which looked no different than before.
The only difference is that the two of them came and left in one car, clearly adding to the headlines - "we are one family."
The happiest people are the guests who have returned.
In the past, if you wanted to order a drink, you had to hide it. Now you can just order it on TD before going upstairs and wait for it to be brought up.
The posters at the entrance of TD were also torn down, saying things like 20% and 50% off, and that as long as you are a customer, it will be free.
"If that's the case, Boss Tan must have suffered a huge loss, right?" Qiao Zhuoyi lay on the client's lap and spoke with his mouth open.
Tan Duwang fed him the peeled orange and said with a smile, "It's okay. If I lose everything, I still have Boss Qiao to support me."
Qiao Zhuo narrowed his eyes, touched his face, and pinched his waist as he landed: "She's pretty, so I think it's not too much to keep."
Tan Du threw away the orange peel, wiped his hands clean and rubbed them, then grabbed his right hand and rubbed it gently: "Boss Qiao is generous."
Boss Qiao smiled, called out his name, grabbed his forearm, poked the small symbol on the hedgehog's back, and said, "This has another meaning."
"What?" Tan Du leaned down.
"I love you." Qiao Zhuo kissed him.
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