When Micro Gardening was about to close, Lu Lingxi received a call from Yan Yue. This was the third call Yan Yue had made to Lu Lingxi. Yan Yue had nothing to do, but just reminded Lu Lingxi to be careful on the way home. As the year was coming to an end, the public security in Fengcheng had been somewhat chaotic recently, and there had been a lot of petty thefts. Near the community where Lu Lingxi lived, three robberies had occurred in just one week.
Lu Lingxi listened to Yan Yue's instructions obediently and said, "I know, Brother Yan, I have Dahei and Xiaohei, it's okay."
Hearing his own name, Dahei called out softly into the microphone. Xiaohei lazily poked his head out of Lu Lingxi's pocket and spit out his tongue, but Lu Lingxi had no idea what he said.
Yan Yue laughed on the other side of the phone. This time when he returned to Zhongjing, he left Xiao Hei with Lu Lingxi. Although Xiao Hei could not do anything except eat, he could still come out to scare people at critical moments. "Go home early. There is no need to guard the store if no one is there." He gave a few more instructions, and finally thought of something, "Don't give Xiao Hei sweets these days. Its teeth are really about to fall out." Yan Yue said it with some helplessness. As a snake that gets toothache from eating sweets, Xiao Hei really can't go on like this.
Lu Lingxi said "hmm", holding back his laughter and agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Lingxi poked Xiao Hei who was biting his sleeve. Xiao Hei slowly wrapped himself around Lu Lingxi's wrist and rubbed it affectionately.
Lu Lingxi smiled, knowing that Xiao Hei had heard what Brother Yan said and was deliberately acting like a spoiled child. But Brother Yan was right, Xiao Hei was already prone to tooth decay, and if he continued to eat sweets, he might become the first snake known to lose teeth from eating sweets. "Acting like a spoiled child won't work." Lu Lingxi whispered, "From today on, Xiao Hei, you can only drink sugar-free milk."
Xiao Hei spit out his tongue in grievance, but unfortunately his protest was completely ineffective.
As soon as six o'clock passed, Lu Lingxi packed up and prepared to close the store. Wang Shuxiu called him and told him to go home directly and not go to the restaurant. Xiao Hong and Zhou Xiaoman came over today, and Wang Shuxiu wanted to go home to cook. "What do you want to eat?" Wang Shuxiu asked on the phone. The restaurant has a rich variety of ingredients, and Wang Shuxiu prepared everything in advance.
"Coke chicken legs." Lu Lingxi said to Dahei.
Wang Shuxiu knew what was going on as soon as she heard it, "Okay, Dahei's chicken drumstick is a must."
Dahei's ears stood up, but his face was still calm. Lu Lingxi patted Dahei's head, put on his clothes, locked the door, and trotted back to the community. It was the time when office workers were getting off work, and there were many people on the street. Although it was a little dark, the street lights on both sides of the road were on, and it was not as unsafe as Yan Yue said. Besides, Dahei was by his side, and Lu Lingxi felt at ease. He always felt that the people around him still treated him as a child, Yan Yue, Wang Shuxiu, and even Dahei had this feeling.
When they got home, Xiao Hong and Zhou Xiaoman were already there, and there was another Xiao Baiwan making a fuss. The house was very lively. As soon as Lu Lingxi brought Dahei in, Xiao Baiwan rushed over. It looked a little aggrieved. Since Xiao Hong came back, Xiao Baiwan has started to eat vegetables again, and the double chin that Lu Lingxi fed it several times a day has disappeared.
"Our Xiao Baiwan is so attached to Xiaoxi now that he's about to change his name to Lu Baiwan." Xiao Hong laughed.
Lu Lingxi knew the reason and smiled with a guilty conscience. He had not dared to tell Uncle Xiao the truth about Xiao Baiwan's hair loss, so of course Xiao Hong did not know that during the days when Xiao Baiwan followed Lu Lingxi, he not only had meat for every meal, but also had midnight snacks.
"Xiaoxi, go wash your hands." Wang Shuxiu poked her head out of the kitchen and shouted, "Are you hungry? There is a cake your uncle brought on the table. Eat it first if you are hungry."
Lu Lingxi agreed, took off his coat and went to wash his hands. In his coat pocket, Xiao Hei stuck his head out blankly, staring at the cake on the table without blinking, drooling and wetting Lu Lingxi's clothes. When no one was paying attention, Xiao Hei swam towards the table along the corner of the wall.
"Come on, eat first, there are a few more dishes that will be ready soon."
As soon as Lu Lingxi washed his hands, Zhou Xiaoman brought out a bowl of chicken legs from the kitchen and placed it in the middle of the table. After a while, she and Wang Shuxiu had almost finished serving the dishes. The dinner prepared by the two sisters-in-law was very rich. Wang Shuxiu's cooking skills were already good, and she used all the ingredients provided by Xiao Feng's vegetable greenhouse, so the rice she cooked was even more delicious, and one bite was endless aftertaste.
Yongchun Vegetable Greenhouse has only been open for a month, but it has already become a dark horse and has taken up a quarter of the sales share of Fengcheng Vegetable Wholesale Market. Even though the supply price of Yongchun vegetables is a few cents higher than that of other vegetable greenhouses, they are still sold out every day when they are delivered. Xiao Feng is preparing to cooperate with several large supermarkets in the city these days to supply vegetables to these supermarkets in a long-term and stable manner. The problem he is facing now is that the scale of the vegetable greenhouse is a bit small, and there are not many types of vegetables.
At the dinner table, Xiao Feng wanted to persuade Xiao Hong to simply transfer the small coal mine in his hometown, and settle down in Fengcheng in the future, so that the two brothers could work together. Xiao Feng didn't think so before, but now that he has his own family, he feels that there are only a few relatives around him, and it would be best if they could live together. Besides, Xiao Hong is too tired to run the coal mine. There are many people he needs to deal with every day, and he has to take care of all aspects. He also has to worry about the safety of the coal mine all the time. If something happens, it will be a big deal.
Xiao Feng spoke sincerely, and Xiao Hong's heart was moved, and he had some idea. "I'll think about it." He didn't agree immediately. After all, it was years of hard work, and he couldn't just give up. But what Xiao Feng said was right. There were only two brothers left in their old Xiao family. It was not a good thing to be separated from each other for so many years. It was better to be together.
"But." Xiao Hong took advantage of Wang Shuxiu's inattention and whispered to Xiao Feng, "If I transfer the mine, what will happen to those people in the mine?" He spoke vaguely, but the two brothers knew he was referring to Lu Yishui.
Xiao Feng smiled indifferently, "Xiao Hua and I are married, and Xiao Xi is my son now. If he dares to come back and cause trouble, I will break his legs. As for the others, forget it. I will consider it as a good deed for Xiao Hua."
"Okay." Xiao Hong was quite satisfied. "A man must protect his wife and family. Our Xiao family doesn't have the tradition of letting wives suffer."
"What's good?" Zhou Xiaoman gave him a glare. "What are you two brothers mumbling about? Are you full?"
Xiao Hong immediately softened his temper towards Zhou Xiaoman and said patiently, "Nothing much has been said. We are almost done eating. Oh, bring the cake over and share it with everyone. It won't taste good tomorrow."
When they were eating, Xiao Feng placed the cake on the windowsill. Hearing this, he stood up and went to pick it up. As soon as he picked it up, he felt something was wrong. It was a little too light. When Xiao Feng turned around, he saw Xiao Hei, who was covered in cream, eating the cake happily. The whole cake was just an empty shell on the outside, and the inside was basically emptied by Xiao Hei.
Xiao Feng speechlessly grabbed Xiao Hei's tail and pulled it out of the cake. Xiao Hei struggled hard with cream all over his head.
Everyone: "..."
Xiao Hong laughed, "It's a good deal for the little snake. It also knows what is a good thing."
This cake is not cheap. It is said to be made of pure vegetable cream. The more than ten-inch cake cost Xiao Hongxiao a thousand yuan.
Lu Lingxi took Xiao Hei from Xiao Feng with a headache, and took him to the bathroom to wash for a long time before washing off all the cream on his body. He then opened Xiao Hei's mouth and looked at it, and stretched Xiao Hei's teeth. "Just eat it. If your teeth hurt again, I won't care about you." Lu Lingxi threatened, and was a little curious about where Xiao Hei had eaten everything. Although the cake was not big, it was enough for 4 or 5 people. Xiao Hei ate the cake into an empty shell by himself, but his stomach didn't seem to be bulging at all.
Little Black hissed and spit out his tongue, wagging his tail around Lu Lingxi in a flattering way. Lu Lingxi said sternly, "It's no use trying to imitate Big Black's tail wagging. We must tell Brother Yan about this."
Yan Yue has much more prestige in front of Xiao Hei than Lu Lingxi. As soon as Lu Lingxi finished speaking, Xiao Hei's body stiffened, and he quickly coiled up his tail and buried his head in it.
Lu Lingxi: “…”
Before going to bed at night, Yan Yue received a call from Lu Lingxi. On the phone, Lu Lingxi severely complained about the disobedient Xiao Hei. Yan Yue listened to Xiao Hei hiding on the windowsill, hollowing out the cake and then pretending to be dead, and laughed to himself.
"I'll punish it when I get back." Yan Yue's handling of the matter was simple and rough.
Lu Lingxi listened and spoke up for Xiao Hei again, "There's no need to punish him. He'll know how serious it is when his teeth hurt."
Yan Yue guessed that Lu Lingxi would be soft-hearted. Hearing this, a smile appeared in his eyes and he said softly, "Be good! Let's not talk about Xiaohei anymore. Xiaoxi, do you miss Brother Yan?"
Lu Lingxi paused and said honestly, "I thought about it."
He was used to being with Yan Yue every day. When Yan Yue suddenly left, Lu Lingxi felt like half of his side was empty. Although Dahei, Xiaohei, Wang Shuxiu and Xiao Feng were there, they were not Yan Yue and could not replace Yan Yue's existence.
Yan Yue's heart suddenly softened. He walked to the window holding the phone. The red lanterns under the eaves were already lit, and the courtyard was full of light. Yan Yue imagined the person on the other end of the phone, as if he was holding Lu Lingxi in his arms across the void. He softened his tone and whispered, "Brother Yan misses you too. Brother Yan will be back in a few days."
Lu Lingxi hesitated for a few seconds and whispered, "No hurry, Brother Yan, you have things to do first, so you don't have to rush back."
It's not that he doesn't know everything. When he was in the Lu family, the Lu family was the busiest every Chinese New Year. He remembered very clearly that from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, his grandfather had to take them to worship their ancestors, visit several old friends and attend banquets. Of course, apart from worshipping their ancestors, he didn't need to show up for anything else. But when he stayed in the ancestral home, he could see that several cousins were in a hurry every day, and there was no leisurely atmosphere of the Chinese New Year. He thought that the Yan family in Zhongjing was similar to the Lu family, and Brother Yan probably had to do these things too.
"Don't worry, Brother Yan is fine."
Hearing the worry in Lu Lingxi's words, Yan Yue smiled and comforted him. The Yan family was small, and he never acknowledged the existence of Yan Hai and Yin Ya. Apart from the necessary visits from the first to the third day of the new year, there was really nothing to do afterwards.
"Oh." Lu Lingxi agreed. He was very happy to see Yan Yue earlier.
Yan Yue smiled slightly and glanced at the time. Although he was reluctant to hang up the phone, it was already Lu Lingxi's usual bedtime. Yan Yue resisted the urge to continue chatting and said, "Xiaoxi, it's time to go to bed."
"Well, I'm going to sleep then. Brother Yan, you should go to bed early too."
"good."
Listening to the sound of the other end hanging up the phone, Yan Yue put away his phone but was not sleepy at all. After half a year, he suffered from insomnia again. Tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, Yan Yue lit a cigarette and stood in front of the window. He hadn't smoked for a long time. With Lu Lingxi taking care of him in Fengcheng, he had almost quit smoking. If the boy knew that he smoked behind his back, he would probably tell him seriously about the harm of cigarettes again. Thinking of the boy's serious expression, Yan Yue smiled silently and simply put out the cigarette in his hand.
There was a whistling sound of wind outside. What Ye Kang said in the afternoon flashed through his mind. Yan Yue didn't care about the illegitimate children of the Lu family. His attention was on his grandfather's wish for him to marry into the Lu family. Yan Yue understood what his grandfather meant. He wanted to use the power of the Lu family to consolidate his position as heir. Not to mention that he didn't need to rely on any marriage to consolidate his position, just saying that as long as Xiaoxi was there, he would not marry any woman. As for the Lu family... Yan Yue sneered. Although the Lu family had split up early and Lu Guangjing's family did not live in the Lu family's ancestral home, he didn't believe that the Lu family didn't know about Xiaoxi's situation. It was probably because Mr. Lu had many grandchildren, and it didn't matter if there was one more or one less.
Yan Yue knocked lightly on the windowsill. It was not difficult for him to reject this marriage, but it would be boring if he simply rejected it. Didn't Yin Ya always jump up and down to find a rich son-in-law? He thought Lu Weian was a good choice. Imagining the headache his father would have after the marriage between Yin and Lu, Yan Yue curled his lips and had an idea in mind.
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