In order to warmly celebrate Minister Gong’s appointment, Lu Cijiu decided to add two dishes for Gong Xichao in the evening.
A lobster dish.
A dish of stir-fried river crab.
Lu Cijiu had originally simply cooked eight-treasure porridge with some side dishes, but when he saw Gong Xichao coming back, his heart suddenly relaxed, and he felt in a good mood, so he decided to cook more.
There are only two people in the kitchen.
Zhou Cheng was just helping out when he had something urgent to deal with and went back to his room.
"Brother Lu, this cabbage I picked is really good. Is it the one I planted last time? I remember it, and it's worthy of being planted by me. It's growing well—" Ling. Dou Qinglan came running over with a cabbage in his arms.
I didn't see anyone, but the noise was quite loud.
Lu Cijiu didn't know what to say, so he didn't say anything. Dou Qinglan, holding the cabbage, saw Gong Xichao at the kitchen door. His voice suddenly stopped and he said very obediently: "Brother Gong, you're back."
"What? I shouldn't come back?" Gong Xichao looked at him coldly with a frown.
Dou Qinglan hugged the cabbage and threw it: "No, no, no, I was just talking nonsense."
"Okay, give me the vegetables, and you go to the kindergarten to look after Zaizai." Lu Cijiu sent Dou Qinglan out. Dou Qinglan couldn't cook anyway, and it would be a waste to just pick some vegetables here.
Dou Qinglan got the pardon, and as soon as the cabbage was put down, he ran faster than a rabbit.
It feels like there is a big devil chasing after me.
Lu Cijiu noticed the way Gong Xichao stared at Dou Qinglan's back and deleted the word "like." There were only two people left in the kitchen, but the atmosphere wasn't awkward at all. This was mainly because Gong Xichao's temper was the same as before, his emotions clearly visible on his face. He could tell Gong Xichao was still angry.
But this anger is on the scale of "My cookie is broken and I'm so angry, come and comfort me."
"Brother Gong, you are awesome. You found a job so quickly, and you're even a department head."
Gong Xichao said coldly, "Lu Cijiu, the tone you used just now was like you were praising those four guys."
Lu Bijiu: ...
I can actually hear it!
"Are you secretly treating me as your son in your heart?" Gong Xichao said coldly.
Lu Cijiu: !!! Damn it, who betrayed me!!!
Why did Gong Xichao know this!
"……without--"
"Hmm?" Gong Xichao narrowed his eyes and glanced over, "Lu Cijiu, don't lie, I can see it."
After going out, Gong Xichao's IQ has increased! Why has it suddenly increased so much?
Being discovered was of course embarrassing, and a little embarrassed. Lu Cijiu apologized, "I'm sorry, I just said it casually. I have four cubs, so I'm used to it."
"You even secretly call me Boss Diao." Gong Xichao began to climb to the highest moral point.
"Sorry, I'll change it."
"Are you still calling me your eldest son in your heart?" This was Gong Xichao's guess. He couldn't be the youngest. He squinted his eyes and saw Lu Cijiu's evasive eyes. Okay, that's it.
At this moment, Gong Xichao reached the highest moral point.
Looking down at the road and saying goodbye.
Lu Cijiu was ashamed and reflected on himself seriously. He said, "I won't secretly ask you, Mr. Diao, and Daer to smash it in the future. I'm sorry to Gong Xichao. What happened yesterday——"
"What happened yesterday is over." Gong Xichao said with a cold, ruthless and domineering face.
Is it over just like that? So simple? Lu Cijiu was stunned.
Immediately after that, Gong Xichao said, "You have to treat me as an adult male demon from now on. Lu Cijiu, I will start pursuing you now."
ah?
Still chasing?
Can't we be buddies?
"No, give up." Gong Xichao saw what Lu Cijiu was thinking and snorted, giving him a moral blow: "You called me Boss Diao and eldest son, but I haven't settled the score with you yet."
Lu Cijiu's scalp tingled, "Okay, okay, go after me."
After saying this, Lu Bijiu said: ...
I don't know how other men and women, or men and men who have a crush on each other but are rejected, get along with each other. Anyway, Lu Cijiu feels that their relationship is unusual no matter how you look at it. You can say that she is a green tea, but Gong Xichao is so charming. It can only be said that Gong Xichao is different from ordinary people.
It is indeed the ancient divine Kunpeng.
"Call me whatever you want to call me." Gong Xichao's eyes were slightly cold. "Don't even think about it, eldest son."
Lu Cijiu: ...Alas.
"OK."
After a day of work, Gong Xichao looked like a transformed person from kindergarten. Lu Cijiu was not used to it, but he thought it would be better if he talked it out.
It’s better than Gong Xichao never coming back. Lu Cijiu felt much better when he thought so.
"You have to face the fact that I am an adult male demon. I am strong and handsome. I can make you happy and make you lay eggs." Gong Xichao started to become arrogant after standing on the moral high ground for too long.
Lu Bijiu: ...
I can't bear it anymore.
"That's enough, Brother Gong, don't push me."
Gong Xichao said indifferently, "Oh." He picked up the cabbage and asked, "Do you want to wash it?"
"Go ahead and wash." Lu Cijiu waved.
Although, they are still a family of 6. Lu Cijiu was in a good mood. Dou Qinglan came over with a lot of food, but didn't use much. Because of the secret crush incident, Gong Xichao ran away from home, and Lu Cijiu was in no mood to cook.
Now it’s all right, all fixed!
Zhou Cheng was about to help out after finishing his work, but once he saw Gong Xichao's back in the kitchen, he went back to his room to rest. As the aroma grew stronger and drifted out of the yard, Xiaohong clung to his legs, looking toward the door. Zhou Cheng then carried Xiaohong out to check.
Xiaolu and Gong Xichao should have reconciled.
"Xiaolu seems to be in a good mood, cooking so many dishes." Zhou Cheng said with a smile.
Gong Xichao immediately showed a hint of arrogance, and it was definitely because of his return that Lu Cijiu was in a better mood. But this confidence did not last for a second. Thinking of the previous misunderstanding of the passionate love, Gong Xichao immediately asked: "Lu Cijiu, are you happy to cook so many dishes just because I'm back?"
Lu Bijiu: ...
"yes."
"So you were even happier when you heard that I wanted to pursue you, so you added several of my favorite dishes?" Gong Xichao took the opportunity to attack.
Lu Cijiu waved his large spatula and looked over. Gong Xichao avoided him and said calmly, "I know, that's it."
…
So is this how you thought about it before?
Mistaking fatherly love for love.
And in your imagination, how much do I love you?
Lu Cijiu suddenly remembered that Gong Xichao refused to eat and turned around to give him a fried egg. He took a bite and Gong Xichao smiled happily?
Poached eggs, eggs, raw eggs——
Beep, beep, beep. Profanity blocked.
Don't be angry and say goodbye to the old.
The rectangular dining table in the main hall wasn't big enough for the crowd, so they decided to just sit in the yard. It was too cold now, and Lu Cijiu was thinking about lighting a charcoal fire when Gong Xichao casually pulled out a fiery red, folded blanket.
"This is woven from the feathers of the Bifang bird. I'm giving it to you to celebrate my first day at work."
Lu Cijiu: ??? That's the other way around, right? You're at work, so I should give you a gift.
But now it is urgent, Lu said goodbye to the old and thanked him, thinking that he would go to the city tomorrow to buy a gift for Gong Xichao to go to work. It has always been Gong Xichao who gave him things.
The Bifang bird, as recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, is said to be a sign of fire, and is actually of the fire element. Lu Cijiu had nearly torn his copy of the Classic of Mountains and Seas to pieces, and while he couldn't quite memorize it, he still had a rough idea of the familiar monsters in it.
Seeing it for the first time, Lu Cijiu was also curious. He took the thing and shook it. It was very big, at least three meters long.
"Did you pluck out all the Bifang?"
"No, leave some for each one." Gong Xichao said compassionately.
Each??? left a little???
"Who let them show off in front of me and flaunt their feathers? How could they be as pretty as me? They are defeated by me." Gong Xichao said proudly.
Lu Bijiu was speechless.
The surface on the hand is not feather-like, it should be forged from the feathers of the Bifang bird, so the overall texture is very shiny, shining with a fiery red luster. The overall texture is light and thin, not thick, and slippery. The fabric has a waterproof effect.
I don't know whether it is really waterproof or not.
Just holding it in his arms, he felt warm and cozy. After a while, Lu Cijiu felt hot and said quickly, "It's a pity to hang this jade bed there. Let's hang it for now. I'll buy a thick curtain later."
"No need, I have several more. Just hang them up. This is the only use they have." The boss Gong Xichao said.
Lu Cijiu:!!!
"Have you plucked out all the hair in your family?"
Wasn't he beaten to death?
Gong Xichao recalled it and said with a hint of boasting, "At first, a few wanted to compete with me, but of course they were embarrassed and I ripped them off. Then they kept coming to me, and I was so annoyed that I finally moved away."
Lu Bijiu: ...
Birds are really competitive.
Since it was not the only one, Lu Cijiu didn't hesitate and took it out to show it to others. Zhou Cheng happened to be there and lent a hand. He cut it in no time. Lu Cijiu sewed the laces and instructed Gong Xichao to nail the grape rack and hang it up first.
The grape trellis is rectangular and ventilated on all sides.
Now I have a piece of it hanging in the back, blocking half of it, and the same goes for the left and right sides. I don't block the area facing the kitchen at all. Because sitting inside like this, I can block the draft and stay warm.
Better than in the living room.
There is no heating in the house.
Lu Cijiu planned to replace the remaining curtains in the children's rooms.
Hu Sanniang and Dou Qinglan brought the cubs back. As soon as they entered the yard, they smelled the fragrance. The cubs jumped and put away their toys and washed their hands to help. When Dalong saw his uncle coming back, his eyes lit up and he ran to Gong Xichao.
"What for?" Gong Xichao was stared at by Dalong's sparkling eyes for a second, and casually stuffed the remaining cloth strips into Dalong's hands, "A gift."
Lu Bijiu: ...
Dalong said happily: "Thank you, uncle." Then he took the cloth strip and hid it in the room.
The children are so cute.
The jade table was filled with food and the yard lights were on.
Late autumn was about to turn into winter, but the mountains and seas were still full of life, not a single bleak sight. Adding to the aroma of food wafting from the courtyard and the children's laughter, Xiaohong even slept less and lay energetically at Zhou Cheng's feet.
Lu Cijiu lit incense for Hu Sanniang.
Hu Sanniang is a Hu fairy. The key is to eat fragrant food. She cannot eat grains all the time, as it will hinder her practice. The only way is to inhale the essence of the food.
Lu Cijiu also prepared some food and put it on the altar.
Everyone was eating and drinking when Gong Xichao suddenly asked, "Do you have any wine?"
"You drink?"
"I want to get you drunk." Gong Xichao said seriously.
Lu Cijiu:!!! I never expected that Gong Xichao, you look so sincere and innocent, but your mind is full of thoughts about drinking and that kind of thing. I was wrong about you.
"No." He was filled with indignation.
Gong Xichao was innocently puzzled. "Why are you so fierce? I left early last night and didn't hear what you said. Did you whisper that you loved me?"
Dalong's eyes lit up. His tail was the same, revealing a curious expression. Dudu and the kittens, not knowing what was going on, happily ate the meat.
Lu Cijiu: ??? He was the one who got angry.
sorry.
"You came back last night? Did you hear everything?" He said that as a son, how could Gong Xichao know.
Gong Xichao was never one to play it safe. He hummed and spoke frankly about eavesdropping, saying, "You're not very straight either."
Lu Bijiu: ...
"Let's eat. There's no wine. You have to go to work tomorrow, and I won't drink either."
Gong Xichao showed regret.
Lu Bijiu: ...
Dou Qinglan next to him suddenly realized, and he said that he was still alive, and Brother Gong didn’t beat him when he came back. He said a lot of good things about Brother Gong last night!
God is still open-minded, he is not destined to die. Haha.
A handful of pig's trotters and a mouthful of porridge, so delicious.
The pig's trotters were stewed in a pressure cooker. The skin and bones were loose and the soup was tasty. The kids like to mix the soup with rice, but there was no steamed rice today. Lu Cijiu made porridge in advance, so everyone drank some porridge to relieve the greasiness.
Gong Xichao ate the most ferociously on the table. Although ferocious, because of her beautiful appearance, it was still pleasing to the eye while eating. However, Lu Cijiu looked at her and asked, "Why do you look like you haven't eaten?"
"I haven't eaten all day."
Lu Cijiu suddenly couldn't help but shed love--
"Lu Cijiu, are you looking at me as if I were your son again?" Gong Xichao was very sensitive to this now, as if he had installed a radar.
Lu Cijiu: …look away.
"No, no, I already promised you, why would I continue? Come and have another piece."
"You don't have the same tone now?" Gong Xichao was suspicious.
Lu Cijiu began to wonder if he was short of children. He felt like an old father with such restless heart that he couldn't settle down. He turned around and put the meat into the big dragon bowl. He looked back and saw Gong Xichao squinting at him with a look of jealousy.
...What do you want me to do!!!
"Brother, please eat." Lu Cijiu finally compromised under Gong Xichao's gaze.
After all, I've been wandering around outside all day and didn't have a good meal. Thank you for your hard work. I still have to go to work tomorrow.
Gong Xichao nodded in satisfaction and started eating the meat that Lu Cijiu picked up.
This dinner lasted a long time, with everyone chatting and laughing. When the cubs got sleepy, they fell asleep on the jade bed, covered with a small blanket. Dalong's legs were still touching Gong Xichao's butt, and Gong Xichao looked at him several times before he gave up.
It looks like he endured it.
Lu Cijiu felt like laughing. Gong Xichao was quite cute.
"...The special department has been established. From now on, you'll be running back and forth. What will you eat for lunch? A work lunch?"
Gong Xichao wanted to say that he would come back to eat, but thinking of the distance, he held back and said with a pout, "Anyway, I won't die if I don't eat."
Lu Cijiu: ... "I'll bring you a lunch box."
Gong Xichao suddenly became proud, and Lu Cijiu could vaguely see from Gong Xichao's face that he was saying, "You still don't admit that you like me." Suddenly...
With the curtains forged from Bifang bird feathers, the jade bed has become a good place to rest again in autumn and winter.
It was late, and everyone cleaned up the dishes together. Lu Cijiu carried the child back to the bedroom, filled some hot water, and washed everyone. He took a shower himself and returned to the bedroom. Gong Xichao was staring at his bed with an unfriendly look, but he finally endured it and gave up.
There is also a hint of regret and sorrow, as if it cannot be destroyed.
Lu Cijiu: ...Thank you so much.
Gong Xichao replaced her bed sheets and quilt covers with the ones Lu Cijiu had bought before, and put away the bright red Mermaid bed.
I don't know when I can use it. I still feel a little regretful. After Lu Cijiu finished thinking, he was shocked by his own thoughts. Lying in bed, he tortured himself every day, wondering if he was really not straight?
Not really, he just felt that the fabric woven by the mermaid was really comfortable to sleep on.
Early the next morning.
Lu Cijiu got up early and made breakfast with full energy. He also prepared a lunch box for Gong Xichao. While he was eating breakfast, he said to the kids, "Uncle Gong has to start working today."
"Nine to five, two days off a week, a real civil servant." When Lu Cijiu said this, his face was full of jealousy.
"Is the rice sour?" Dudu pointed at the rice with a questioning look on his face.
Lu Cijiu: Lemony.
"No, the rice isn't sour. I just envy Uncle Gong."
Gong Xichao took the opportunity to say, "Minister Gong's wife is also a civil servant."
"..." Do you think I'm stupid? Do you really believe this? Does the country still assign positions to the spouses of civil servants? Lu Cijiu said sourly: "Should I go catch ghosts?"
Gong Xichao was clever: "So if I catch ghosts, will you agree to be my wife?"
Lu Cijiu: ...You old wife.
"No. And you guys eat." Lu Cijiu discovered that Dalong and the clever little tail were eavesdropping.
After the road was cleared, the cubs, led by Hu Sanniang, were going to play in the kindergarten. Dalongweiba muttered, "Dalong Jiujiu has become Uncle Gong's wife. Wow, you have to call Jiujiu Auntie from now on." "That's great! I like Jiujiu the most."
"..."Who did these two aunts learn this from? Lu Cijiu looked back at Gong Xichao.
Gong Xichao looked up at the sky calmly.
Lu Cijiu: angry. Hold back, hold back——
I can't help it.
"You idiot!"
"You can't call me Boss Diao, you promised."
"I promised you not to yell behind your back. Now I'm yelling openly." Lu Cijiu fought back.
Gong Xichao: "... Today is my second day at work, I won't bother with you."
He said he was going to work, but he was dawdling and refused to leave. Lu Cijiu prepared a lunch box for him, and when he saw the time, it was five minutes to nine, he urged him, "Don't be late for work the next day, boss. Set an example for your subordinates, or they won't obey you."
"Who dares to disobey me?" Gong Xichao asked back.
Lu Cijiu: ...cannot answer.
Anyway, Gong Xichao left on time, using teleportation.
Several large offices on the first floor of the Sanchi Office Building were seconded to a special department. Early that morning, civil servants arrived at work in their uniforms, energetic and ready to greet each other. Some, curiously, pointed upstairs, asking why the building was vacant.
"I heard that an airborne unit arrived. It's confidential."
The establishment of the special department has always been kept secret, and those working here are still unaware of it. Even if they find out what it does in the future, Gong Xichao's identity as Kunpeng will remain secret.
Everyone chatted for a while and was about to return to their posts when they noticed that there was an extra person at the gate. He was very tall, wearing casual clothes, and had long hair. Most importantly, he was a man.
This is something General Sang has never seen before.
"What are you doing?" someone asked.
The man was holding a lunch box with an indifferent expression and said, "My wife made me a lunch box."
It's completely irrelevant.
"Minister Gong is here." The temporary subordinate recognized him.
Gong Xichao glanced at the clock and said, "It's exactly nine o'clock. My wife made me a lunch box."
Repeat x2.
The subordinates are confused?
Unfortunately, these subordinates didn't get Gong Xichao's intention of showing off. Gong Xichao muttered "stupid" and went upstairs with his lunch box.
Then it was so boring.
I don’t know if Lu Cijiu misses him.
I should have thought about it.
I think I should go back. I have nothing to do anyway.
But there has to be distance—Gong Xichao glanced at his watch. Has it been ten minutes since they separated? Why did it feel like it had been a long time?
Inside the shelter.
Lu Cijiu wasn't idle. He'd borrowed Cheng's car and planned a trip to the city to buy Gong Xichao a work present and take Dou Qinglan to the airport. Meanwhile, Sang Jinghong was supposed to arrive today, but probably not until the evening. The furniture had been ordered in advance and was stored next to Dou Qinglan's bedroom.
The three rooms in the east wing are completely full.
We have vegetables and meat at home, and we need to replenish the rice and flour.
Zhou Cheng has something to do today and cannot accompany Lu Cijiu.
Dou Qinglan had been staying for several days, having been terrified by Gong Xichao's note in his notebook for his "kind gift." He hadn't dared to leave until the matter was resolved. Now that he saw that Brother Gong and Brother Lu were still well, he felt at ease.
The main reason is that his elder brother urged him, saying that he was still outside during his vacation. Did he recognize his elder brother?
Dou Qinglan didn't understand anything, as the younger brother ran back to flatter the older brother.
After staying at home for a few days, I will start to get busy again.
Lu Cijiu first sent Dou Qinglan to the airport. Dou Qinglan was wrapped like a rice dumpling, tightly wrapped in the winter, and everyone looked the same, so no one recognized him.
After leaving the airport, I didn't stop and went straight to the city. I found a shopping mall, parked the car and went upstairs.
On the way to the old man's house, Lu Cijiu had decided what gift to give him and planned to buy Gong Xichao a new watch. The one Gong Xichao was wearing was a plastic children's watch he had won at the amusement park.
…
I don’t know what Gong Xichao’s subordinates think.
Subordinate: I don’t even dare to look.
As for clothes, Lu Cijiu didn't buy any. The better formal men's suits in shopping malls are very expensive, and not as handsome as Gong Xichao's feathers transformed into formal suits.
That’s right, the suit Gong Xichao wore when he first came to visit was made of feathers.
Saved a lot of money on buying clothes.
The watch Lu Cijiu bought was an entry-level model from a Swiss brand, not cheap for him at 12,000 yuan. But when he paid for it, he didn't feel the slightest bit of reluctance. Lu Cijiu figured it was probably because Gong Xichao had given him so many gifts, so regardless of the number or the price, what he bought was nothing.
It was already past eleven when we got back.
Cheng made rice noodles, and the kids were slurping them up while holding their bowls. Lu Cijiu loved it, and Cheng's rice noodle topping was unique; I heard he learned it from his aunt.
Zhou Cheng's mother died of cancer early, and his father later found a woman with the same condition to marry.
At the same time in Kyoto.
It was just past midnight. Gong Xichao took out his lunch box and walked out of the office with great momentum. He had just asked his subordinates if there was a cafeteria in the building that had a microwave to heat up the food.
Gong Xichao took his lunch box and walked through the busy office building to the cafeteria.
Found the microwave.
Stop.
"Minister Gong, do you want to help?"
"No, I was wondering how many minutes it would take to heat up my wife's lunch box." Gong Xichao, the boss, said with a cold face.
I didn't know what to say for a moment.
Gong Xichao turned and stared. He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. Finally, human courtesy saved him, and he said, "You and your wife are so happy and loving. You even prepared the meal."
"Of course." Gong Xichao nodded with satisfaction and looked away.
Open the lunch box and put it in the microwave.
After it was heated up, he took a seat aside. Sang Qi arrived a short while later. Before he could ask Gong Xichao how he was doing today, he heard Gong Xichao say, "Did your wife prepare anything for you?"
Sang Qi looked at the fragrant braised pork he had just poured into his rice bowl and said, "No."
"How pitiful." Gong Xichao said with pity to Sang Qi for a second, "Lu Cijiu prepared a lunch box for me."
Sang Qi: ...The braised pork doesn’t seem to be fragrant anymore.
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