Chapter 81: Meeting the Parents? (I) As expected, cooking alone is not possible...
Thanks to the unremitting efforts of Yu Xiang and Jiang Ci, the four of them finally had a decent dinner.
I can't say the taste is particularly good, it's just normal.
"Brother Yu, this soup seems a little salty." Zhang Miao commented after taking a sip from the soup bowl.
Jiang Ci glanced at him and said, "Because someone added salt based on their feelings."
Yu Xiang pretended not to understand: "It's not a big deal, just watch me."
He immediately put down his chopsticks and stood up after he finished speaking. He walked into the kitchen, got the boiling water that had been prepared long ago, and poured a little into the soup: "Just add some boiling water to neutralize it, and try it now."
Zhang Miao scooped a spoonful of the soup, which had been diluted with water, and took another sip. After carefully tasting it, he said flatteringly, "It's just right now. Brother Yu, you're a genius."
"Keep a low profile." Yu Xiang said this, but still couldn't help but raised his eyebrows proudly at Jiang Ci.
The latter silently said "childish", but his eyes were full of doting.
Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu swallowed this "dog food" tacitly and tried their best to pretend to be air.
After dinner, Jiang Ci took the initiative to take on the task of washing the dishes, while the others curled up on the sofa in the living room to choose the movie they wanted to watch.
"What is this? The rating is only 7.0? It's a terrible movie."
"This Sad Superman is pretty good. Want to watch Sad Superman?"
"How old are you and still watching cartoons?"
"You know shit! This cartoon is too childish for kids, but perfect for college students."
“…”
When Jiang Ci finished packing everything and came over, he found the three of them staring at the huge TV screen. "Haven't you decided what to watch yet?"
The three of them turned around at the sound and said in unison, "Yes."
Jiang Ci glanced at the dazzling array of covers on the screen and asked, "Can't find what you want to see, or are there differences of opinion?"
Yu Xiang pointed at Zhang Miao and said, "Sanshui wants to watch that kind of cheesy romance movie."
Zhang Miao pointed at Fang Chengyu again and said, "Old Fang wants to watch very childish cartoons."
Fang Chengyu pointed back at Yu Xiang and said, "Brother Yu wants to see a horror movie that's not a bad one."
Jiang Ci: "..."
"Brother Jiang, are there any types you're interested in?" Zhang Miao suddenly thought of something. "Then we can each get one. We can roll the dice and decide."
Yu Xiang: "He likes art films with all-English dialogue that can put him to sleep."
Jiang Ci nodded, but couldn't help but correct him, "If you concentrate on it, you won't fall asleep."
Zhang Miao suddenly had a look of deep regret: "The problem is that I can't get into it."
Fang Chengyu also said silently: "No wonder he is good at English. It would be unfair if he is not good at it."
"Let's roll the dice then." Yu Xiang had already pulled out his phone. "Everyone, give it your all! If Jiang Ci's art film is a huge success, we can all sleep well tonight."
Zhang Miao was already rubbing his hands in anticipation: "A good night's sleep is nice, but how can I fall asleep so early on such a beautiful night?"
Jiang Ci looked at them helplessly: "...I'm not deaf, I can hear."
"Ha ha ha ha!!!"
Fortunately, in the end, the winner was the horror film carefully selected by Yu Xiang with a score of 9.0.
This 9.0 rating is not in vain. Whether it is the plot, special effects or the overall atmosphere, it is worthy of this rating, but it also means...
Of the four people sitting on the sofa, except Jiang Ci, the others all held a pillow in their hands, and when they saw something scary, they would pick up the pillow to cover their eyes.
However, he was a little used to seeing Yu Xiang behind him, and Jiang Ci leaning next to him gave him a great sense of security, so he didn't feel it was that scary. Instead, he was curious about other people's reactions.
Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu are obviously the type of people who are both inexperienced and love to play. This is reflected in the fact that although they are so scared that they have to use pillows to block the view, the two of them are still glued to each other, but they can't help but stick their heads out and continue watching.
Yu Xiang turned his head to look at Jiang Ci again, and only then realized that this man seemed extremely calm on the surface, and didn't need any pillows or any small movements that could show that he was afraid, but if you look closely, you can see that -
His eyes are closed.
This was the first time in all these years that he learned the truth that Jiang Ci was never afraid of horror movies, and he felt a little emotional for a moment.
He wanted to make a joke to tease him, but then he thought that Jiang Ci, a big boy who loved art films, had pretended to be calm and accompanied him to watch so many horror movies since he was a child, and he felt a little sorry for it. So he gave up the idea and pretended that he didn't know.
After a while, he reached out his hand as if nothing had happened and groped for another bony hand.
The owner of the hand seemed stunned for a moment, and then held his hand almost without hesitation, with his warm and dry palm covering the back of his hand which was cold due to the excessive air conditioning.
No one spoke, just enjoyed it quietly.
It was nearly half past eleven when the movie ended. Yu Xiang pulled his hand back just in time before Zhang Miao went to turn on the lights in the living room and stretched himself.
"The whole movie was terrifying and even resulted in a death, but in the end, it was all just a dream the protagonist had." Zhang Miao, who had just turned on the lights, commented, "Isn't this a bit of a bad ending?"
"Not really. If it weren't for the fact that dreams don't pass muster, I think the ending would have been there before the last minute."
"No wonder that last monologue seemed so redundant." Zhang Miao nodded repeatedly, then turned his gaze to Jiang Ci, "But Brother Jiang is really a ruthless person. He didn't show any fear at all throughout the whole process, and didn't even need a pillow."
"Puchi." Yu Xiang couldn't help but let out a sneer when he heard this.
Zhang Miao couldn't help but wonder: "Brother Yu, what are you laughing at?"
"I'm not laughing. Maybe I forgot to turn on the humidifier. The air is a little dry and my nose is a little itchy, so I wanted to sneeze but held it in." Yu Xiang adjusted quickly and explained seriously.
The whole thing made perfect sense, so Zhang Miao had no doubts. "Yeah, the air conditioner is a bit dry after running for so long. How about turning it on now?"
"Go ahead."
Zhang Miao went there happily.
"Xiao Xiang." Jiang Ci suddenly called him, and when he turned around, the phone with the screen lit up was already in front of him, "Take a look."
"Hmm?" Yu Xiang looked down at what he said and saw that it was the chat history between Jiang Ci and Luo Fang. The time shown on the record showed that it was just sent two minutes ago. Jiang Ci did not respond when Zhang Miao and the others were commenting on the movie, so he must have been replying to the message.
—Xiao Ci, it's vacation time, right? If you're free tomorrow, remember to visit grandma. She hasn't seen you in a long time.
--good.
——Don’t go empty-handed, buy some milk or nutritional supplements and bring them with you. If you don’t have enough money, tell your mom.
--OK.
——Xiao Xiang isn't going home either, is he? Bring him over for dinner. Don't leave him home alone.
Jiang Ci hadn't replied to the latter sentence yet. It seemed that he wanted to seek his opinion - after all, Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu were also here.
"Hmm. That's your grandmother. Would it be inappropriate for me to go? How about you go by yourself, and then I'll accompany Sanshui and the others for a stroll, and then meet up with you later and come back together?"
Jiang Ci pursed his lips, his expression serious, and no one knew what he was thinking.
After a long while, he slowly uttered a few words: "But I want you to come with me."
Yu Xiang pointed innocently in the direction of Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu. "What should we do with them then? We can't just leave them there, right?"
Realizing that they were being called out, the two of them raised their heads together, blinking and looking over with a confused look on their faces.
Yu Xiang simply raised his hand and waved to them, motioning them to come over.
"Now I have a question." Yu Xiang folded his arms over his chest, "Jiang Ci is going to his grandmother's house tomorrow. Do you have any plans?"
"We?" Zhang Miao scratched his head, bewildered. "Of course we didn't make any plans at all. We just came here with our luggage. We didn't have any plans at all. We just went wherever you told us to go."
Fang Chengyu casually knocked him on the head: "What do you mean by 'shoot wherever you point'? We are here to travel, not to fight."
Zhang Miao deliberately hugged his head in an exaggerated manner: "A gentleman uses words, not fists! It hurts!"
Fang Chengyu knew he was pretending, "How could that be? Clearly, the force was just right. It's enough to make me feel dazed but not hurt my brain."
Yu Xiang suppressed a smile and turned to Jiang Ci, saying, "Look, they haven't made any strategy at all. They're unfamiliar with the place, and I feel like I still have to—"
Before Yu Xiang finished speaking, Jiang Ci interrupted him calmly and asked, "Are you ripe?"
"This..." Yu Xiang froze and was speechless for a moment.
Because he was really unfamiliar with the place, he had only been in the city for a month, and he had only been out of school a handful of times in that month.
His expression changed for a while, and finally he said, "Then what do you say we should do?"
Jiang Ci turned his gaze to Zhang Miao and the others: "Would you like to consider going to my grandmother's house together?"
Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu looked at each other for a second, looking conflicted.
"It's near the scenic area. There are three of the city's most famous attractions over there, as well as a specialty food street, a cross-sea bridge, and an undersea tunnel..."
Before Jiang Ci finished speaking, the two men's eyes lit up: "Go, go, go!!!"
The speed of this defection was so fast that even Yu Xiang was shocked: "What the hell?"
Jiang Ci turned back and raised his eyebrows at Yu Xiang: "What about you?"
This was a question he'd already given the answer to. Yu Xiang helplessly spread his hands and said, "What do you think?"
After Jiang Ci successfully "instigated rebellion", their itinerary for the first day of the holiday was confirmed.
The next morning, Jiang Ci patiently woke up the three lazy kids one by one and asked them to get up for breakfast.
The clean porcelain plates were filled with a variety of breakfasts, which were very colorful, fragrant and delicious, and could be said to be very sumptuous.
Zhang Miao, who was the first to finish washing up, couldn't wait to sit down. His eyes seemed to be shining as he looked at the food on the table. He picked up a steamed dumpling and put it in his mouth. While eating, he didn't forget to praise vaguely: "Brother Jiang, your cooking skills are really good. You made so many."
Fang Chengyu came out and just heard this. He immediately looked at the table in shock: "Brother Jiang, did all this?!"
Jiang Ci remained expressionless in the face of the compliment: "You're too kind, I bought them all."
Fang Chengyu: "..."
Zhang Miao: “…”
Sure enough, cooking alone doesn’t exist.
"You guys eat first, I'll go see him." Jiang Ci said to the two of them and walked towards the room.
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