Chapter 109
Zhou Li opened the package and took out all the food.
She bought a lot of food without considering whether she could finish it.
Because the program crew's dormitory did not prepare any food, they had to order takeout themselves. Zhou Li felt that eating like this was not very healthy, so she bought a lot of food and planned to take it back with her.
There were more footsteps behind me, and I knew it was Shan Jia without having to guess.
Zhou Li felt embarrassed and didn't dare to look at Shan Jia.
A burst of fragrance came over, and Shan Jia's voice was flat, as if the suddenness just now did not affect her.
"Lots of stuff."
Shan Jia stood beside Zhou Li, picked up a steak and looked at it.
Zhou Li tried his best to keep his voice steady.
"Yeah, I'm going to take it to the dorm. I can cook something there. Eating takeout every day is not healthy."
Shan Jia helped sort the ingredients and put them in the refrigerator first.
Her hair was not dry yet and stuck to her cheeks wetly. She lowered her head and put the frozen food that Zhou Li had already divided into portions into the freezer.
Zhou Li was carrying food to be put into the fresh-keeping area, and only then did he dare to look at her.
Shan Jia is very thin and has fair skin, but not pale.
When she exerts force on her arms, you can see the slightly bulging muscles, and the fitness equipment placed around her home also tells others that she is not weak.
"Give it to me." Shan Jia stood up, took the bag from Zhou Li and put it in the fresh-keeping area.
Zhou Li bought a lot of fruits and put some of them in the kitchen to eat today. She had long noticed that Shan Jia didn't eat much but had a special preference for fruits.
"Do you want to fry steak?" Shan Jia asked. She just saw Zhou Li left two steaks and some vegetables.
Zhou Li nodded, Shan Jia stood up, and Zhou Li took a step back.
Shan Jia closed the refrigerator door and said, "I'll do it with you."
Zhou Li's heartbeat inexplicably quickened, and he felt a little sweet.
She swallowed and felt her throat was dry. She took a breath of air from her throat into her lungs. Zhou Li moved her tongue and slowly uttered a sentence.
"Is there anything else you want to eat?"
Shan Jia shook his head, "That's enough."
Zhou Li opened the vacuum packaging bag of the steak, and Dan Jia washed the fruit. The two had a clear division of labor. Zhou Li put the steak on the chopping board and absorbed the blood with toilet paper. The steak was very fresh, so she marinated it with black pepper and put it aside to prepare the vegetables.
Picking up the broccoli and bell peppers, Zhou Li put the peppers back.
Forget it, Shan Jia doesn’t like chili peppers.
Shan Jia washed the fruit and was looking for a plate. Zhou Li lowered her head to separate the broccoli. Shan Jia opened the cabinet door above Zhou Li's head and took down the fruit plate. Zhou Li could feel Shan Jia's arm gently touching her hair, and her scalp felt itchy.
Zhou Li shook his head slightly. Shan Jia put the fruit on a plate and suddenly called out.
"Zhou Li."
Zhou Li turned her head, and a round green grape was pressed between her lips. Shan Jia held it with the tips of his thumb and index finger. Zhou Li opened her mouth, and Shan Jia's fingers brushed the corners of her lips. The grape rolled into Zhou Li's mouth, and the sweet juice burst in her mouth.
"Is it sweet?" Shan Jia asked.
Zhou Li nodded, and Shan Jia's eyebrows curved slightly.
"I don't like sour food."
She carried the fruit plate into the living room, leaving Zhou Li in a daze.
Zhou Li realized later that Shan Jia wanted her to taste the sweetness and sourness of life.
But my heart couldn't stop beating.
Zhou Li's mouth was full of aftertaste. She turned on the fire, heated the pan, and started frying the steak.
First, fry all four sides until they are charred and seal the edges. Then fry two sides and the fat of the beef will be fried out with a sizzling sound. Zhou Li adds the rosemary and pours the fat onto the steak with a spoon. She likes it cooked medium-rare, and Shan Jia has the same taste as her.
He cooked some broccoli and added some salt and black pepper for seasoning. When serving the dish, Zhou Li did not forget to add a few cherry tomatoes as garnish.
Black, green, and red, if you add some bell peppers, it will be colorful.
"It's time to eat." Zhou Li called.
Shan Jia sat down and looked at the food on the plate and said with a smile: "I thought you couldn't cook."
Zhou Li handed the knife and fork to Shan Jia. She laughed and said, "I can't cook much, but I can make something for those who like to eat. After all, you can't let a living person starve to death."
Shan Jia raised her eyebrows and lowered her head to taste it.
The taste can't be called delicious, it can only be described as ordinary, just like home-cooked food, but she still gave it praise: "Well done."
"This is the first time you've praised me." Zhou Li said, and she counted them carefully: "Fair, acceptable, and OK are the words you often use."
Shan Jia was slightly surprised, and then Zhou Li continued, "I'm very happy that you praised me. I hope that Comrade Shan Jia will continue to work hard to be a good student who praises the school."
Shan Jia raised the corner of his lips, "Then I won't be able to graduate."
"Huh?" Zhou Li asked in confusion.
Shan Jia's smile deepened, "Because I have very high requirements."
Zhou Li looked at her, Shan Jia stared into her eyes, Zhou Li smiled helplessly, "You are... tall..."
"Let's eat." Zhou Li lowered his head and took a bite of steak.
Shan Jia felt that she had not finished speaking, so she waited for a while. Seeing that Zhou Li had no intention of communicating, she lowered her head to eat.
Zhou Li ate quickly and took a sip of Coke after she finished.
The red wine glass served with the steak on the table was filled with cola instead of red wine.
Zhou Li picked up the wine glass and shook it, watching the bubbles in the glass rising.
She really hadn't finished what she was saying.
Shan Jia is not good at speaking and has high demands, but so what? She likes him, so she spoils him.
In her eyes, Shan Jia is good in every way.
Maybe in the eyes of others, Shan Jia is demanding and a fussy person, but in Zhou Li's eyes, everything about Shan Jia is good. She has high demands on music because she has aspirations, and she doesn't talk because she devotes all her time to music. She is a true genius, and Zhou Li doesn't want to use worldly standards to demand her. Besides, Shan Jia is not bad at praising people.
The steak she cooked was obviously just average, but she said it was very good.
It's just that in her field, she is equally strict with everyone, including herself.
After eating, Shan Jia washed the dishes and Zhou Li collapsed on the sofa.
The two of them have a tacit understanding on this point. Usually, whoever cooks will do the dishes while the other one eats.
Zhou Li picked up his phone to check out the promotion for "Miracle of Joy". In the group chat of the program team, everyone was asked to forward the promotion because the program would be aired this week.
Zhou Li used to have her own Weibo account. The program's official Weibo account tagged all the contestants, and Zhou Li called out, "Dan Jia, remember to repost the Weibo later."
"Yeah, I know." Shan Jiaying said.
Zhou Li clicked on Shan Jia’s Weibo.
She hadn't followed Shan Jia yet and thought that Shan Jia's Weibo was also newly registered, because Shan Jia didn't look like she would use these apps. There were very few apps on her phone, not even a game.
But I found that Shan Jia had posted thousands of Weibo posts.
Zhou Li looked at them one by one.
Some people forwarded other people's bands, and Shan Jia commented that they were "very good."
Some are flop fans.
@Windmill Band Shan Jia, your songs are so beautiful! Tonight's performance was fantastic!
Shan Jia: Thank you.
Zhou Li stared at Shan Jia's repost and saw that Shan Jia's Weibo name had been changed to @重生联赛丹嘉 at some point.
Zhou Li was delighted when he saw it, and the more he stared, the happier he became.
She didn't ask Shan Jia to change her name. Shan Jia changed it himself.
Zhou Li bought a membership and changed his Weibo name from Little Frog to Rebirth Band Zhou Li.
Yes, they are all members of the band Rebirth.
Shan Jia came out of the kitchen and went into the bathroom to wash her hands. After finishing her work, she picked up her phone and slowly found the official message from the program team that tagged her, and clicked to forward it.
@Rebirth Band Shan Jia will be broadcasting on Orange Video at 8 o'clock this Saturday.
The language is still official.
Zhou Li also followed other people, except the members of the road band.
A message suddenly came on WeChat on my phone. It was Zhu Le shouting in the group:
"Old Hong, remember to watch our show on Saturday. I look so handsome on the show!"
Boss Hong found time to reply: "I heard you guys competed twice. What were your rankings? Didn't you embarrass me?"
Zhu Le: "That's definitely not the case! With me here, Rebirth will definitely overcome all obstacles and win first place!"
Boss Hong: "I never brag before I think about it."
Zhu Le: "Humph, you'll know if you watch the show!"
Boss Hong: "I've organized a bar and will be hosting a Miracle Joy event on Saturday. We'll all be watching your show together. Don't embarrass me then!"
Boss Hong: "Go ahead and say hello to me, Zhou Li, and Shan Jia. Do your best."
Zhou Li originally wanted to talk to Boss Hong, but after he left, she put down her phone, rubbed her eyes, and felt a little sleepy.
After Shan Jia finished what the program crew asked her to do, she looked at Zhou Li and said, "Do you want to sleep or listen to the song I wrote?"
Zhou Li sat up instantly, of course to listen to music!
Shan Jia was very inspired yesterday and had written half of the lyrics.
She has already chosen a title for her song: "Falling".
The content of the song is about a girl who falls to the bottom but stands up again. It begins with a light-hearted and humorous description of the girl's pain, then the chorus takes a turn and describes her pain, and at the end her suffering disappears with the waves.
Shan Jia simply hummed. Zhou Li was originally smiling, but finally restrained his smile.
She asked Shan Jia: "Have all the problems of the girl in the story really been solved?" Or did they disappear into the depths of the sea along with the waves...
Shan Jia did not answer.
She spoke a painful reality in a light-hearted tone.
The style of the music was obviously similar to that of the first game, but Zhou Li could sense that the core of the two songs was different. She couldn't help but admire Shan Jia's talent.
Shan Jia had obviously reached a bottleneck in writing the remaining lyrics and had not been able to write them for a long time. Zhou Li had been listening to Shan Jia's music over and over again in front of the computer, pushing Shan Jia to the corner. Turning around, he saw Shan Jia staring at the blank paper, and Zhou Li became interested.
"Otherwise, I'll write the rest of the words."
Shan Jia glanced at her and pushed the paper and pen over to her without hesitation.
Because Zhou Li had listened to the music composed by Shan Jia many times, even if he stopped listening, the music would still be playing in his mind. As the music went on, the lyrics came out naturally.
Today's understanding is different from last night's. Last night's music made Zhou Li feel relaxed and comfortable, but today's writing feels heavy. This is an open story that cannot be thought about too deeply.
After finishing writing, Zhou Li breathed a sigh of relief and pushed it to Shan Jia to read.
After reading it, Shan Jia only changed one word.
She told Zhou Li: "I hope this song can bring hope to people."
In the past, Shan Jia felt that death, failure, and setbacks were the nourishment for songs. But after meeting Zhou Li, her rainy days stopped in the past, and today, tomorrow, and the future will all be sunny.
It's going to rain here tomorrow. Please hurry up. It's so hot and stuffy.
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