Chapter 174
Tao Xingjian looked at the two men and saw that their hands were full of stuff, which showed that they had obviously gone out for a shopping spree.
"You are preparing..."
Cheng Yu even put down what he was holding and said impatiently, "We want to eat hot pot."
Tao Xingjian: "There is only a copper pot at home, but no charcoal."
No charcoal!
Only then did Jian Li remember what she had forgotten.
How to heat up the pot for hot pot without an induction cooker?
Cheng Yu was dumbfounded when he saw the two heavy bags of food. "What should I do?"
Jian Li was just about to say that it was okay not to eat, as she was planning to go out for a meal to thank Cheng Yu’s brother for the comics and gifts he had given her.
Tao Xingjian: "Eat something else. I'll cook."
Cheng Yu unceremoniously pushed all the things to him: "Okay, you do it. Xiaoli, let's go watch TV."
Jian Li: ...
She whispered to Cheng Yu, "Just let your brother cook by himself?"
Cheng Yu also whispered: "Let's go..."
Before he could finish his words, Tao Xingjian's voice was heard.
"Xiaoyu, come and help."
Cheng Yu looked resentful: "I am here."
Jian Li has no brothers or sisters, so she can't understand the love-hate relationship between Cheng Yu and her brother.
As soon as Cheng Yu went to the kitchen, she felt embarrassed to sit alone in the living room, so she had to go to the kitchen as well.
Tao Xingjian had taken off his coat and was wearing a gray shirt with his sleeves unbuttoned. Only then did Jian Li have time to look at this legendary "Brother Cheng Yu".
There is no doubt that Cheng Yu's brother looks a lot like Cheng Yu, but this resemblance is limited to the lower half of the face. Cheng Yu has a pair of gentle almond eyes, but Cheng Yu's brother's eyebrows are sharp. The brow arch is long enough, and the dark eyebrows are like a sword. The pupils of his eyes are relatively large, and when he looks at people, he just glances at them lightly, as if he is questioning them.
Jian Li put herself in Cheng Yu's brother's shoes and couldn't help feeling jealous.
This kind of proud son of heaven has an enviable face.
Living like this, what hardships can there be in life!
Damn it, I'll learn from Miyamizu Mitsuha in my next life and be reborn as a handsome guy in Beijing...
Tao Xingjian couldn't help but worry.
The biological sister was selecting vegetables with great resentment, while the adopted sister was quietly... glaring at her at the door?
Tao Xingjian, who had never doubted himself, could not help but examine himself.
What I'm wearing today is a bit formal, but it should be okay, right?
Why is Jian Li still staring at me like that?
Tao Xingjian couldn't help but cough, and Jian Li came back to her senses.
After such a period of self-criticism, Jian Li has adjusted her mentality and put on a good face.
"Brother Cheng, how can I help you?"
Tao Xingjian: "...you can peel the shrimps."
Jian Licui agreed and then washed and peeled the shrimps at the sink.
Tao Xingjian occupied another sink and washed the pots and bowls at home that had not been used for a long time one by one.
Cheng Yu sat alone on a small stool, choosing vegetables, looking at the backs of Jian Li and his brother, smacking his lips.
Not to mention, Jian Li and her brother...seem to be quite a good match.
Before Cheng Yu had time to think about it, Jian Li came and sat next to her with a bowl of shrimps.
"…Aren't you peeling shrimps?"
Jian Li whispered, "Your brother is too tall. If I stand next to him, I feel like he will step on me. It's better for me to come over."
"Your brother is so tall, why didn't you inherit his height?"
Cheng Yusheng has nothing to be attached to, and here he comes again.
Everyone who has seen them as siblings would ask this question. After all, her brother is 1.88 meters tall, which makes him very conspicuous in a crowd, while Cheng Yu is only just over 1.6 meters tall. When the two of them stand together, they really don't look like siblings.
"Gene mutation."
Apart from this explanation, there is really no other explanation.
Tao Hanjin and Cheng Song are both tall people, only Cheng Yu inherited her grandmother's height, and her grandmother is only about 1.5 meters tall.
The two of them were talking in a low voice, head to head.
Tao Xingjian seemed to be reminding them that there were only three people here and there was no need to regard him as a monster.
But when he thought about how hard it was for his sister to have such a good friend, Tao Xingjian was afraid of scaring the other party, so he could only pretend to be a wooden stake.
The lunch was ready very quickly. Tao Xingjian’s cooking skills were pretty good. It took him more than an hour to prepare four dishes and a soup.
Jian Li is a person who doesn't put much into her talk. After eating just a few bites, she started praising Brother Cheng Yu for his cooking, calling him Brother Cheng all the time.
Cheng Yu poked her: "My brother took my mother's last name, Tao."
Jian Li was a little surprised. It was rare to have two children with different surnames these days.
"Then...Brother Tao..."
Tao Xingjian: "It's nothing. You don't have to be so reserved. Just call me Cheng Yu as you do."
Before he had taken a few bites of his meal, the pager on his waist rang. Tao Xingjian took a look, stood up, picked up his coat and left.
"Take your time to eat. I'm going back to work now."
As soon as he left, Jian Li's shoulders slumped, and Cheng Yu looked at her in confusion: "Don't you always call me brother? Why are you so nervous?"
Jian Li said unhappily, "I was just saying that. Your brother looks really serious. He doesn't look like he's here to give me something. You said he went to teach in rural areas, but I can't imagine what he looks like in that situation."
Such a serious face would scare the students.
Cheng Yu chewed his food and said unhappily, "You don't have to pay attention to him. He has been like this since he was a child. My parents said that he would quarrel with teachers when he was just a few years old. Otherwise, he could study political science and law now. It's okay if he doesn't talk, but when he does, he can be very irritating."
Cheng Yu complained to Jian Li about a series of Tao Xingjian's "evil deeds", and finally summarized Chen Ci from the perspective of a younger sister.
"He will never find a wife in his lifetime."
This kind of personality is too difficult to deal with.
After dinner, Jian Li didn't stay in Cheng Yu's house for long. She said she wanted to go back to school first.
"I'm going to go play with my sister tomorrow."
Jian Li returned to school and had just returned to the dormitory when Gu Hong came back from the library.
As soon as he opened the door, he said in surprise: "You're back? Someone was looking for you yesterday."
Jian Li: "Ah? Someone is looking for me? Maybe it's my sister."
But she was also puzzled. She and Wang Yunyun had agreed to meet on October 3rd, and she had agreed to go find Wang Yunyun.
Gu Hong: "What do you mean your sister is a boy?"
When it comes to boys, Jian Li is even more confused.
"From our school?"
Gu Hong: "No, it should be from another school. Seeing that you were not there, I asked him if he wanted to leave a message, and he said no."
Jian Li shrugged: "Then I don't know. Oh, love whoever you want. Anyway, I will definitely come back if there is anything."
She was the type who didn't take it to heart, and she put the little thing behind her in a blink of an eye.
And the other side.
Kong Fei returned to the dormitory with his head down and depressed.
Kong Fei's roommate poked his head out from the upper bunk and asked, "What? No one's here?"
Kong Fei sat on the stool without saying a word.
His roommates looked at each other and started asking for details.
After Kong Fei understood what was going on, he realized that he had not seen the person at all, but was just sent away by the other party's roommate.
One by one, they began to detect possession.
"Dude, even though it may sound harsh, it's very possible that this girl just isn't interested in you. You said it was the National Day holiday, so how could you be away from the dormitory for two consecutive days?"
"Yes, if she was away for two days in a row, then she didn't go home last night..."
"…There is always a better place to live."
"It's easy for a man like you to find a partner."
"Maybe... they'll start dating when school starts. You're just one step behind."
"Get up, we are still good men."
…
A few people were making jokes, which made Kong Fei feel confused.
My mind started to wander.
It had only been a month since school started, and he had finally managed to find time to meet Jian Li.
His mother gave him Jian Li's pager number last month, but Kong Fei never contacted Jian Li. He thought that if the two of them wanted to be together, it should be a more appropriate occasion.
Especially, after he worked hard for more than a year and got admitted to a key university, he hoped that Jian Li would see a better side of him, instead of the idiot who would just stand at the school gate when he encountered problems.
only……
Does Jian Li really have a partner?
Kong Fei felt uncomfortable just thinking about this possibility.
My roommate was still testing me when he asked, "What's up, brother? Are you going again tomorrow?"
Kong Fei said nothing.
Roommate 2 took the opportunity to say, "Well, we're in the same city, and we still have four years to go. Why are you in such a hurry? I'm going to play billiard tomorrow. Do you want to come?"
Roommate 3 received the hint from the other two and immediately chimed in, "That's right, let's take a break tomorrow and talk about it later. She might just be busy recently. In a few days, on a weekend, we brothers will go with you. We'll put some candles downstairs for your sweetheart and create a nice atmosphere. If you also bring a bouquet of flowers, I guarantee you'll get her even if she's a beauty."
Roommate No. 3's suggestion gave Kong Fei an idea. Just an idea made Kong Fei couldn't help but think of that scene in his mind.
Amidst everyone's blessings, Jian Li nodded shyly...
"Are you serious? Is this really possible?"
Roommate 3 patted his chest and promised: "It will definitely work. Let me tell you, there was something like this in our high school. The girl was moved to tears before she even got to the stage of confessing her true feelings. We are so sincere, it's only a matter of time!"
Kong Fei's mood gradually calmed down with his roommate's comfort.
Roommates 1 and 2 came up and put their arms around his shoulders: "That's the way it should be. A real man should have great ambitions. You can't always be worried about your children and daughters. I've taught you all the tricks. With our conditions, we can still do it. Okay, don't go tomorrow, let's go to the billiard room."
Kong Fei hummed.
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The next day, Jian Li waited in the dormitory for a long time. Although she said that it was nothing, she was always wondering if some classmate or someone else wanted to talk to her about something.
But after waiting for a whole morning, the person still didn't come.
Jian Li simply stopped waiting and rode her bike to find Wang Yunyun in the afternoon.
Wang Yunyun's school was much better than Cheng Yu's, but neither of them had any desire to wander around the campus.
After meeting, Wang Yunyun and Jian Li started thinking about where to go to look for houses.
Jian Li: "Let's go to Wangfujing. I saw an agency there yesterday. Let's go check out the properties first."
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