After get off work, Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue went to the flower garden to find Uncle Li.
When Ye Kang heard that they were going to the flower garden, he followed them into the car. Last time when they went to the flower garden to change pots, Grandpa Li specially treated them to a dinner. In order to let them taste something new, Grandma Li steamed a basket of corn steamed buns and mixed a pot of spinach grown in her yard. Ye Kang was full of praise for the sweet steamed buns and the refreshing spinach. When he left, he shamelessly took two steamed buns away.
In Ye Kang's eyes, going to the flower garden = Uncle Li = delicious dinner, especially since he doesn't have to work tonight, only a fool would not go.
Yan Yue looked at Ye Kang with some disdain. He was still thinking about finding something to do at night and staying overnight with Lu Lingxi like last time. He could tolerate the addition of Dahei, but what about the addition of Ye Kang?
Ye Kang pretended not to understand Yan Yue's eyes and shamelessly sat in the passenger seat.
Yan Yue knocked on the steering wheel and said in a low voice: "Didn't you make an appointment with Third Brother Ye to have dinner together tonight? Why aren't you going?"
Hearing Yan Yue's warning, Ye Kang pretended to be surprised and said, "I forgot to tell you that Third Brother has something to do tonight, so let me handle it myself." At this point, Ye Kang turned his head to look at Lu Lingxi behind the car, smiling warmly and amiably, "Xiaoxi, do you mind if I come along? I kind of miss Grandma Li's cooking skills."
Lu Lingxi shook his head. He liked Ye Kang very much, not only because it was easy to get along with Ye Kang, but also because Ye Kang was a good friend of Brother Yan.
With Lu Lingxi as his banner, Ye Kang happily had dinner at Uncle Li's house.
Hearing that they were coming, Grandma Li prepared early. Last time, Lu Lingxi casually mentioned that he liked to eat potatoes, so Grandma Li made potato pancakes for him tonight. The potatoes just dug out of the field were plump and fresh. They were peeled and shredded. Then some cornmeal and white flour were mixed together. A palm-sized pancake was pinched and fried in oil until both sides were golden brown. The potato was crispy and the cornmeal was soft. It was very delicious.
In addition to potato cakes, Grandma Li also cooked a pot of millet porridge. The yellow millet grains were cooked until soft, and a spoonful of it filled the nose with the rich aroma of rice. Grandma Li tore the steamed eggplant in the steamer into strips, smashed two cloves of garlic, added some vinegar and chili peppers, and mixed them together. The three of them ate until their bellies were full.
Grandpa Li looked at them with a smile. The food they ate at night was basically grown by the villagers themselves. Unlike the food sold in the market, the food grown at home was not sprayed with pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Although the harvest was not as good as that grown outside, the taste was much better than that grown outside.
"If you like it, eat more. Take some with you when you leave." Uncle Li kept giving Lu Lingxi potato pancakes. He just felt that the little kid was too thin and it would be better if he could gain some weight.
Lu Lingxi couldn't eat anymore, so he sat on the chair and rubbed his stomach. He used to do this to show that he was hungry, but today he was really full. Yan Yue was right next to Lu Lingxi, and seeing his movements, he couldn't help but reach out his hand and put it on the boy's stomach, whispering, "Are you full?"
When Yan Yue discovered his little action, Lu Lingxi nodded awkwardly. He was so embarrassed that he didn't notice that Yan Yue's action was a little too intimate.
Through the thin T-shirt, Yan Yue touched the bulging belly under his hand, and the white and tender belly exposed when the boy fell asleep last time flashed through his mind. He slowed down his strength and rubbed it gently, with a faint smile on his lips, and asked: "Are you still full?"
It was just an ordinary question, but Lu Lingxi inexplicably felt the tips of his ears getting hot. He quickly shook his head, indicating that he was not going to hold on any longer.
Yan Yue was disappointed and reluctantly let go of his hand, his face still serious. Ye Kang, who was sitting opposite him, could no longer look directly at Yan Yue. He was beginning to worry that Yan Yue might suffer from personality split if he continued like this.
After dinner, Lu Lingxi and Grandpa Li mentioned that they wanted to expand the scale of the flower garden. Grandpa Li was very happy. When he was with Du Lin, the business of the gardening store was good. When Lu Lingxi took over, the business was even better. Because he treated Lu Lingxi as his own child, the better the business of the gardening store, the happier the old man was, and the more energetic he was when working. Glancing at the beautiful moonlight outside, the old man simply invited a few people to take a walk and take a look at the fields.
The flower garden of Micro Garden is next to the road and covers only a few acres. Behind the flower garden is the village. If you want to expand the scale, you can only go to the left and right. Grandpa Li patiently introduced the situation on both sides to Lu Lingxi. He is an old man in the village, and he is of high generation. He knows all these things like the back of his hand.
At the end, Grandpa Li sighed. The few acres of land in the north belonged to the widow Yu in the village. Her husband died early, leaving behind an old and sick mother-in-law and a son who had just learned to walk. They all depended on her for survival. Farming didn't make much money, and she had no education, so she could only go to the city to wash dishes for restaurants day and night. Her life was hard.
When Lu Lingxi heard what Grandpa Li said, he thought of Wang Shuxiu and decided immediately: "If we want to expand the flower garden, we can rent these few acres of land in the north."
Uncle Li touched Lu Lingxi's head and sighed, "The little kid has a kind heart, and good things will come to him."
An old man and a young man walked in front, and Yan Yue and Ye Kang followed slowly behind. The frogs and insects in the fields kept croaking, and the gentle moonlight shone down. Even without street lights, the surroundings could be seen clearly.
Ye Kang closed his eyes in ecstasy and said leisurely, "How long has it been since we were so leisurely?"
Yan Yue didn't say anything, his eyes were always on Lu Lingxi in front of him.
Ye Kang glanced at him and said meaningfully: "As a psychologist, I must warn you that humans are social animals. You can't keep a person in captivity and prevent him from contacting his friends and society. The consequences of doing so are devastating and immoral."
Yan Yue understood what he meant and said slowly, "Do I look like a pervert?"
Ye Kang nodded jokingly, "It's not like, but you behave like a pervert in front of Xiaoxi. Brother, you must endure it, I don't want to see your name in the social news." Ye Kang patted Yan Yue earnestly.
"……roll!"
Ye Kang laughed out loud.
After they looked at the land, Lu Lingxi specifically mentioned to Yan Yue that he wanted to rent the acres of land on the left. In Yan Yue's eyes, there was no difference between left and right, as long as Lu Lingxi was happy. Speaking of which, Lu Lingxi felt a little sleepy. He had run to the flower garden several times in the morning and had not rested. He also ate too much at night, so he felt a little lazy and not very energetic. Uncle Li asked them if they wanted to live here, but Yan Yue declined. The flower garden is a bit far from the city, and it is not convenient to drive there in the morning. It is better to go back directly at night when there is no traffic jam, and take a shower. If only he and Lu Lingxi stayed, there would be no point in staying with Ye Kang as a big light bulb.
On the way back, Ye Kang took over the driving. Yan Yue directly pushed Dahei to the passenger seat, and he and Lu Lingxi sat in the back. After a while, Lu Lingxi was so sleepy that he closed his eyes and dozed off little by little. Yan Yue felt distressed, and gently put his arms around him, pressing the boy into his arms. Lu Lingxi called out "Brother Yan" in a daze, rubbed against him like a puppy, changed to a comfortable position, and fell asleep hugging Yan Yue's arm.
Ye Kang glanced at the two of them in the rearview mirror and smiled slightly. He was bored and had nothing to do, and he couldn't talk to Yan Yue for fear of waking up Lu Lingxi, so he simply took out Yan Yue's sunglasses with one hand and put them on the big black face beside him.
Dahei was squatting on the passenger seat, wearing sunglasses, leaning out to enjoy the breeze, looking very imposing. A car caught up with them on the roadside, and the child in the back seat exclaimed, "Look, the dog is wearing sunglasses." Dahei turned his head and looked at the curious child. The child suddenly burst into tears and shouted, "It, it, it's looking at me."
Ye Kang stepped on the accelerator and passed the car. He was almost laughing to death. He decided to get a dog as soon as he returned to Zhongjing. He would take it out at night to scare the little kids. It was so funny.
Relying on the navigation, Ye Kang drove all the way to the downstairs of Lu Lingxi's residential area. Yan Yue looked outside and frowned, "Someone is home."
Ye Kang immediately realized that the lights in Lu Lingxi's house were on. Logically, Lu Lingxi and his mother were the only ones at home. Lu Lingxi's mother was said to go out to work at night, so no one should be at home at this time. Ye Kang and Yan Yue looked at each other and said, "I'll go check it out."
Yan Yue nodded, and was very confident in Ye Kang's skills. Dahei nimbly jumped down with Ye Kang while he closed the door, and quietly followed Ye Kang. Ye Kang was a little surprised, and praised him in a low voice, "Good dog."
Yan Yue looked downcast as he watched Ye Kang enter the corridor. He actually suspected that Lu Yishui had come back, but he felt that it was unlikely. If Xiao Feng didn't even have the ability to keep an eye on people, he wouldn't have dared to send those gamblers to work in the coal mine.
He looked down at Lu Lingxi, the boy was sleeping soundly, with an innocent look like an angel. He was reluctant to wake the boy, but he couldn't sit in the car like this, so he could only pat the boy in his arms and coax him, "Xiaoxi, we're home."
Lu Lingxi rubbed his eyes with his hands, unconsciously nuzzled into Yan Yue's arms, and asked vaguely, "Is it dawn yet?"
Yan Yue chuckled, his chest vibrating. He supported Lu Lingxi with one hand and patted his back gently with the other hand. He hummed, "It's dawn."
"Oh!" Lu Lingxi hadn't come to his senses yet and responded stupidly.
Yan Yue was about to say something when Dahei in the corridor suddenly called out, and then he heard Wang Shuxiu screaming, "Dahei, let go."
Lu Lingxi was now completely awake, "What's wrong?"
Yan Yue shook his head, "It's okay, let's go take a look."
At the entrance of 101, Ye Kang looked a little embarrassed. Dahei squatted on the ground, baring his teeth and growling at the man opposite. Wang Shuxiu was protected by Dahei behind her, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She looked at the man opposite her apologetically, "Brother Feng, are you okay?"
Under the dim light, Xiao Feng stood there, looking inconspicuous, but he had an aura that even Ye Kang feared. After hearing what Wang Shuxiu said, he shook his head indifferently, "It's okay. The little guy protects his master, he's a good dog." While speaking, he squinted slightly and looked at Dahei with interest. He looked like an ordinary dog, but Dahei's reaction and cruelty were really not comparable to some specialized fighting dogs. His eyes fell on his legs, and there was a long tear in his pants. It was because he dodged in time, otherwise it would not be pants but calf meat.
When Lu Lingxi came in, he saw a scene of several people confronting each other. He was confused, "Mom, what happened to Dahei?"
Wang Shuxiu waved her hand and said, "It's okay. Brother Feng sent me back. Dahei mistook me for a thief and almost bit Brother Feng."
Lu Lingxi was impressed by Brother Feng and looked at him politely, "Brother Feng, are you okay?"
Xiao Feng glanced calmly at Yan Yue who was following closely beside Lu Lingxi, and nodded slightly, "It's okay, I'll go first to change my pants." He said it straightforwardly and turned around and left.
At this point, Yan Yue and Ye Kang didn't want to stay, so they followed and said goodbye and left.
After getting in the car, Ye Kang joked, "Is Xiaoxi going to have a new father?" He looked embarrassed before because he was worried that he might have disturbed Xiaoxi's mother's good thing, and he was afraid that Dahei would bite the wrong person.
Yan Yue stared at him speechlessly and said with certainty: "Impossible."
Ye Kang was a little curious, "Why? A man and a woman so alone at this late hour can't be just ordinary friends, right? If you ask me, it's good for Xiaoxi to have another father. That man doesn't look simple. He can support Xiaoxi if anything happens."
Yan Yue said calmly, "Xiaoxi's biological father is a gambler. He is addicted to gambling and has ruined Xiaoxi's mother's life. The man just now runs a casino. Do you think Xiaoxi's mother will like him?"
That certainly wouldn't happen, but Ye Kang was even more curious, "How do you know?"
"He did something for me." Yan Yue said lightly, "He set up a trap for Xiaoxi's gambling father and sent him to the northwest to dig coal. He can't expect to come back in his lifetime."
Ye Kang: “…”
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