It was still early when Xiao Feng and Hu Zi arrived at the restaurant. Seeing Wang Shuxiu and Yi Hang busy in the kitchen, he washed his hands and started to help. His movements were natural, so Wang Shuxiu couldn't say anything. She just gave way a little and got used to it.
Seeing Xiao Feng picking vegetables, Erfei rolled up his sleeves and wanted to help, but was stopped by Huzi, who cursed Erfei in his heart. With a turn of his eyes, Huzi calmly found an excuse to pull Yihang out. The group squeezed together and sat on the steps in front of the small restaurant like last time.
Xiao Feng looked at the empty little restaurant, his face was expressionless as usual, but a smile flashed across his eyes. Elder Ding praised Hu Zi in front of him, saying that Hu Zi knew how to read the expressions, and it was not in vain. Without stopping, Xiao Feng put the washed rice aside and said casually, "The chess and card room is closed, I plan to take Hu Zi and the others to do something else."
Wang Shuxiu paused and said nothing. The closure of Brother Feng's chess and card room was not a small matter. Almost everyone in the neighborhood knew about it. In addition to those who gamble excessively, there were also many guests in the chess and card room who liked to gamble and went there occasionally for entertainment. People around had been talking about it for a while, wondering what happened to make Brother Feng close the chess and card room. Wang Shuxiu was old, so of course she didn't think that Brother Feng closed the chess and card room because of what he said last time, but after hearing the news, she couldn't help but feel a little complicated.
Now that Xiao Feng had said this personally, as if he was reporting to her specifically, Wang Shuxiu couldn't tell what she felt. She didn't say anything, and Xiao Feng didn't say anything either, and the kitchen fell silent for a moment. Both of them lowered their heads to work, and it didn't seem awkward. Instead, there was a sense of tranquility, just like in thousands of ordinary families.
Hu Zi and his friends sat outside for a while, thinking that it was time to finish what was going on inside. They had been hiding outside for a while, so they pretended to be calm and walked in. Wang Shuxiu was cooking, and Xiao Feng stood by to help pass the seasonings. Hu Zi couldn't tell anything from Brother Feng's face, but seeing how well Feng and the boss lady Xiaohua cooperated, they must be in a good mood. The eldest brother and his wife were working, so Hu Zi and his friends couldn't just sit there and started moving tables, setting up dishes, etc.
This was the lively scene in the small restaurant that Lu Lingxi saw when he arrived. Today, he wanted to thank Brother Feng for taking care of him these days, so Lu Lingxi naturally couldn't be absent. He originally wanted to close the store early, but two regular customers happened to come to Micro Gardening, so he kept delaying until now.
"Xiaoxi is here." Wang Shuxiu asked while cooking.
Lu Lingxi agreed, washed his hands and wanted to help, but found that Xiao Feng had done all the work he could do, and he couldn't help at all. After a moment of hesitation, he had to go find Yi Hang and sit in the corner with Yi Hang to peel garlic.
"Why is Brother Feng helping in the kitchen?" Lu Lingxi asked in a low voice.
Yi Hang smiled mischievously and lowered his voice to say, "I want to be your dad."
Lu Lingxi: “…”
He was in a mixed mood at this moment. He didn't hear much about the showdown between Wang Shuxiu and Brother Feng last time, but he roughly understood the meaning. Wang Shuxiu couldn't accept Brother Feng's industry, which was considered to have cut off Brother Feng's thoughts. But he didn't expect Brother Feng to close the chess and card room. At first, he didn't react. It was only after a few days that he realized it and connected it to the conversation between Wang Shuxiu and Brother Feng. Lu Lingxi felt a little awkward, but he felt that Brother Feng's behavior was sincere. Anyway, for him, as long as Wang Shuxiu was happy, it didn't matter who was the father.
After trying hard to prepare himself mentally that Xiao Feng might be his stepfather, Lu Lingxi began to peel garlic seriously. Before he could peel it twice, the cell phone on the table rang. The unique ringtone made his eyes light up. "Brother Yan?" It had been half a month since Yan Yue came back to see him.
The young man's voice sounded with a hint of urgency, and Yan Yue couldn't help but soften his expression. "I'm back." He said softly into the phone: "Xiao Xi, where are you? I want to see you."
"I'm at the restaurant." Lu Lingxi seemed very happy, "But..." He hesitated and said, "Mom is treating Brother Feng to dinner today. Brother Yan, do you want to come over?"
Yan Yue came back this time with the intention of meeting Xiao Feng, but today's occasion was not very suitable. Suppressing the thought of meeting Lu Lingxi immediately, Yan Yue changed his mind and said, "Then Brother Yan will go back to the hotel first. I will come to see you in the evening."
"Yeah." Lu Lingxi agreed, but didn't dare to say anything in front of Yi Hang, and quickly hung up the phone.
"Brother Yan is back?" Yi Hang asked after listening.
Lu Lingxi nodded, thinking about what Yan Yue said about not leaving this time, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
"Are you so happy?" Yi Hang looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Lu Lingxi didn't say anything. He tried hard to control his emotions, but he couldn't lower his upturned mouth. Even until everyone had dinner, Lu Lingxi's smile remained unchanged. Wang Shuxiu saw this and inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone enjoyed the meal together. After the meal, Hu Zi called for singing. Wang Shuxiu had a rare day off and had already asked Lin Mei to go out for a walk. Lu Lingxi was thinking about Yan Yue's request to find him, so he declined the offer to sing and went home alone.
Yan Yue hadn't come yet, and Lu Lingxi didn't urge Yan Yue. The house next door was almost cleaned up, and the fence between the courtyards was also opened up by the workers, and the entire backyard was completely connected. Wang Shuxiu had some concerns at first, thinking that no matter how familiar Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue were, they were still two families, and it was not good to connect them like this. Later, when she heard that it was Yan Yue's idea, she thought that Yan Yue didn't care, and there was nothing for Yan Yue to worry about in their family, so she didn't say anything. During this period when Yan Yue was away, Lu Lingxi went to clean up next door at night when he had nothing to do. He grew six or seven pots of spider plants and hung them all over the next door to ensure that the formaldehyde in the house was absorbed cleanly.
The one who was most happy after the courtyard was opened up was Dahei. Before, Dahei's activity range was limited to the backyard, but now the backyard has doubled in size. Dahei is obviously very excited and often runs around in the backyard by himself.
"Dahei, come here." After watering the tomatoes, Lu Lingxi washed a tomato and called Dahei.
The big black horse ran back happily, squatted on the ground, and wagged its tail slightly at Lu Lingxi.
Lu Lingxi smiled and handed the tomato to Dahei. Dahei was about to eat it when a white kitten jumped onto the fence and meowed in Dahei's direction. Lu Lingxi laughed. He knew this cat. It was a kitten born to the big cat in Grandma Yang's house upstairs. It was only two months old. Although it was small, it was very courageous and often jumped to the first floor to provoke Dahei.
Hearing the cat's cry, Dahei turned his head to look and then turned back. The kitten meowed softly again. Seeing that Dahei didn't respond this time, the kitten jumped into the yard and took a few tentative steps in the direction of Lu Lingxi. The sapphire blue eyes were wet, and it looked at Lu Lingxi innocently, meowing softly.
Lu Lingxi likes small animals very much, and it seems that small animals like him too. Whenever they meet dogs and cats on the road, they are willing to surround him and call out to him. He touched Dahei's head soothingly and waved to the kitten. The kitten seemed to understand his actions, and it jumped lightly, stepped on Dahei's head with its little paws, and used Dahei as a springboard to get into Lu Lingxi's arms.
"Meow."
Lu Lingxi held back his laughter and stretched out a finger to scratch the kitten's chin. The kitten meowed comfortably, looked down at Dahei, and waved its paw provocatively.
Lu Lingxi: “…”
Dahei always ignored the provocation of the kitten and squatted on the ground calmly to continue eating his tomatoes. The kitten cried out in dissatisfaction, quickly jumped out of Lu Lingxi's arms, waved away the tomatoes with one claw, jumped onto the fence and ran away before Dahei could react.
Lu Lingxi almost died of laughter. He didn't know what was wrong with this little kitten, but he liked to tease Dahei from time to time. But when talking about this, Lu Lingxi's smile disappeared and he frowned slightly. This little kitten seemed to be a little too smart and a little too healthy. It was only two months old and could jump up and down. It was very clever.
He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't hear the door closing. After a while, Yan Yue appeared on the balcony. Yan Yue looked at Lu Lingxi's back with some greed, and the longing in his eyes almost became real. After not seeing him for half a month, Yan Yue always felt that the boy seemed to have lost some weight. He didn't know what the boy was thinking, and he didn't even notice his movements.
"Xiao Xi." Yan Yue suppressed his emotions and spoke as calmly as possible.
The familiar voice brought Lu Lingxi back to his senses. He turned around and looked at Yan Yue with sparkling eyes, "Brother Yan, you're back?"
Yan Yue raised the corner of his mouth, resisted the urge to walk to Lu Lingxi, waved to the boy, and went into the house first. Lu Lingxi didn't think anything else, and followed Yan Yue. As soon as he entered the house, Yan Yue hugged him tightly in his arms and kissed him eagerly on the lips. The long thoughts were all condensed into a kiss, and Yan Yue was reluctant to let go of Lu Lingxi. The burning desire rose in his body, Yan Yue endured the desire for the boy, and held him tightly in his arms, kissing Lu Lingxi until he was dizzy and couldn't recover for a long time.
After the lingering kiss, Yan Yue hugged Lu Lingxi and sat on the sofa. Lu Lingxi changed his position a little uncomfortable, leaning on Yan Yue and breathing slowly. Yan Yue hugged him contentedly, one hand gently touching Lu Lingxi's face, and whispered: "What were you thinking about in the yard just now?"
Lu Lingxi's brain was still a little short of oxygen at this time, and it took him a few seconds to realize what Yan Yue was asking. He looked up at Yan Yue hesitantly, "Brother Yan, you said that plants can evolve, will animals also evolve?"
Yan Yue was stunned, "Why did you think of this?"
Lu Lingxi told the story of the kitten provoking Dahei, and was a little worried that the kitten was too smart. Of course, Dahei was the smartest. Sometimes he felt that Dahei was just like a human except that he couldn't talk.
Yan Yue had never raised a pet, but he was used to Dahei's intelligence, so he didn't think much of the kitten's reaction. He lowered his head and kissed Lu Lingxi on the forehead in a soothing manner, knowing that Lu Lingxi was worried about the changes caused by the panel. "Xiao Xi, you're overthinking it." Yan Yue said patiently, "You also said that the kitten was born after the soil was purified, the environment is good, the air is good, and the kitten's range of activities is around the community. It's normal that the kitten is healthier than other kittens. As for intelligence, cats have high IQs, so it shouldn't be considered abnormal."
Lu Lingxi thought about it and felt that he might be overthinking.
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