Chapter 85 Loss "This situation is generally called a saucy...
Lu Ziyang looked at Yu Xiang with burning eyes: "I'm counting on you, brother."
Yu Xiang pointed at himself uncertainly, trying to discuss the matter further: "It doesn't necessarily have to be me. Sanshui and Lao Fang can also go."
Lu Ziyang shook his head when he heard this: "No, they're not her type."
Yu Xiang was depressed: "I am it?"
Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu nodded with unwavering determination, "Of course."
"Brother Yu, think about it. Brother Jiang is probably in dire straits right now. Shouldn't you help him absorb some of the fire and give him a break?" Zhang Miao analyzed for him earnestly. "It's already unfair of us to leave him alone to face the girls. We have to think of a way to make amends."
Yu Xiang: “…”
Lu Ziyang: "As the saying goes, we share the good times and the bad times..."
"Okay, shut up. Just wait for me." Yu Xiang didn't want to listen to these two idiots nagging in his ears anymore. He stood up unable to bear it any longer and walked towards the kitchen with his long legs.
"Come on, Brother Yu!"
Yu Xiang pretended to be deaf, adjusted his facial expression, and opened the kitchen door: "Jiang Ci, let me help—"
Before he could finish his words, Qiu Lulu was standing next to Jiang Ci, asking him for help in a gentle voice: "Um, can you help me tuck my hair behind my ears? It's not convenient with my gloves on."
Yu Xiang’s expression froze: “…?”
Close to the face and open it wide?
Jiang Ci heard Yu Xiang's voice and subconsciously turned to look at him. However, he felt it would be inappropriate to leave the customer alone. After careful consideration, he said to Qiu Lulu, "Okay, wait a moment."
Yu Xiang's eyebrows twitched when he heard this: "?!"
He actually dared to agree? !
Although Qiu Lulu didn't quite understand why she had to "wait a moment", she was obviously very satisfied with the answer and nodded reservedly.
The two waited anxiously for Jiang Ci's next move, but Jiang Ci turned away and said calmly to the elderly woman cooking, "Grandma, please help her with her hair. I'll help you with the cooking."
This development was indeed somewhat unexpected, and they were shocked and their expressions were full of excitement.
And as if he would not allow his grandmother to refuse, Jiang Ci walked straight over and transferred the spatula to his own hands without saying a word.
"The girl asked you for help, and you ordered an old woman like me around?" Grandma grumbled in feigned dissatisfaction, but still moved in front of Qiu Lulu and tucked the troublesome tuft of hair behind her.
The latter's expression froze for a moment, but in the end he didn't say much and just said "thank you" with a stiff upper lip.
Yu Xiang was deeply impressed by this, thinking that it was true that the devil is always one step ahead of the saint.
"Xiao Ci, please adjust the flavor of the soup. I'll go pick some green onions at the door." Jiang Ci's grandmother didn't plan to "take" the spatula back, but found something else to do for herself.
"Okay." Jiang Ci responded, then lowered his head and began to study the capacity of the pot.
The aftermath of this scene is already extremely familiar - this guy is definitely going to bring out his theory of how many grams of salt should be added to how many liters of water.
Jiang Ci had never won at this point when cooking with Yu Xiang at home, and he had almost developed a sense of self-awareness. This time was no exception: "Xiao Xiang. How about you come?"
Yu Xiang curled the corners of his mouth in satisfaction, walked over, took the soup spoon and salt shaker handed to him by Jiang Ci, and began his visual inspection.
After successfully adjusting the flavor, Yu Xiang started working on other tasks. If it were just the two of them in the kitchen, the atmosphere would definitely be good, but unfortunately, there was also Qiu Lulu, who was constantly making her presence felt.
Ever since Yu Xiang came in, she no longer just looked for Jiang Ci, but treated everyone equally.
Yu Xiang was washing vegetables at the sink, so she came over and asked if she could wash a tomato.
At first, Yu Xiang didn't think much about it and just moved sideways to make some space for her to wash the tomatoes, but he soon realized something was wrong - Qiu Lulu had been rubbing his hand with the back of her hand intentionally or unintentionally while washing the tomatoes.
It was only at this time that Yu Xiang remembered the real purpose of his entering the kitchen. He tentatively moved a little to the side and pretended to be calm as he continued to pick vegetables.
Just as he expected, even though he had deliberately kept his distance, Qiu Lulu's hand still moved up to him.
"Let's wash this later. Come out with me." After reaching the conclusion, Yu Xiang was still thinking about how to get out of this situation. Suddenly, a bony hand stretched out and grabbed his wrist with a bit of force, followed by the cold voice of the hand's owner.
"What's wrong? Aren't you watching the pot? What if the water boils away?" Yu Xiang didn't react for a moment. He was still worried about the pot on the stove and blurted out subconsciously.
"Don't worry about that."
"ha?"
Yu Xiang only had time to utter a syllable before Jiang Ci took her out of the kitchen without any explanation, leaving Qiu Lulu alone, who was also startled by this sudden action.
"Coming out? So soon?" Several people outside heard the noise and leaned out to ask Yu Xiang what was going on inside. However, Jiang Ci pulled him away too fast, so he only had time to give them a look that said "talk to me later".
Jiang Ci didn't stop until he reached the yard outside, and then he stared at Yu Xiang without saying a word.
Based on his understanding of Jiang Ci, Yu Xiang accurately read three parts of anger, five parts of dissatisfaction and... seven parts of sourness from this expression?
Considering everything that had just happened, Yu Xiang asked cautiously, "Are you jealous?"
Jiang Ci: "How is that possible?"
Yu Xiang suppressed his laughter and teased him, "If you hadn't said that with such gritted teeth, I might have believed it."
For some reason, he seemed to hear Jiang Ci let out a very light "hum" from his nose.
Even funnier.
Yu Xiang laughed even more wildly. Finally, Jiang Ci couldn't hold it in any longer. He sighed and said helplessly, "Have you laughed enough?"
"Almost, almost." Yu Xiang calmed down a bit and said deliberately in a serious tone, "But you haven't been so unable to hide your emotions before?"
"You know it was in the past." Jiang Ci reached out and flicked Yu Xiang's forehead unhappily. "Don't you want to explain to me?"
Yu Xiang was stunned and said, "Explain...what?"
Jiang Ci crossed his arms over his chest and glanced leisurely towards the living room: "What are you planning with them?"
Yu Xiang finally realized what was happening and was shocked: "How did you know?"
"It's just a guess, but judging from your reaction, it seems that it is indeed the case?"
Yu Xiang was speechless for a moment: "..." It was just a cliché!
But it was too late to resort to deception now, so Yu Xiang had no choice but to explain the matter to Jiang Ci in a concise manner.
"Hmm..." Jiang Ci fell into a brief moment of thought, then raised his eyes to meet his gaze again, "I can only say that your guess is probably correct."
"So she really touched you in the kitchen?" Yu Xiang asked anxiously.
"She wants to, but she doesn't have the chance." Jiang Ci glanced meaningfully at Yu Xiang's hand as he said this, "At least she can't touch my hand."
Yu Xiang’s eyelids twitched: “…” After all this time, this guy was still dwelling on what happened just now!
Stingy!
"It was just a few touches of hands, it's normal, right? Shaking hands is a very common social etiquette. You can't be jealous of even this, right?" Yu Xiang's eyes were wandering, but he still spoke stubbornly.
"Shaking hands is indeed a very common social etiquette, but the contact time usually does not exceed five seconds. If it lasts too long, it goes beyond the scope of etiquette."
Jiang Ci spoke slowly, admiring Yu Xiang's increasingly guilty expression, and continued, "This kind of situation is generally called harassment."
Yu Xiang was speechless. After a moment's silence, he silently gave a thumbs-up. "You're a bit of a waste of talent for finance, given your eloquence. The law school next door should be very welcoming to you."
"It's also possible to get a double degree."
"Okay, okay, I got it. We'll talk about this later... Oh, I suddenly remembered..." Yu Xiang said this and remembered that when Jiang Ci first met Lu Ziyang today and was about to say hello, he seemed to want to say something, but he didn't have time. "What did you want to say when you tried to stop us?"
"I was trying to remind you not to be a third wheel," Jiang Ci said calmly, "but you didn't even give me a chance to finish my words."
"So if we had listened to you at the time, maybe there wouldn't be so many messes now, and Lu Ziyang wouldn't have to go through an emotional crisis." Yu Xiang was halfway through his analysis when he suddenly became annoyed.
"Actually, it's not entirely a bad thing. At least it helped him cut his losses in time." Jiang Ci comforted him.
Yu Xiang realized it belatedly: "That's true."
"But..." Jiang Ci changed the subject, "How are you going to compensate me for my losses?"
"What have you lost...? Well, I mean, this can't be called a loss, it's a necessary sacrifice for a friend."
Jiang Ci raised his eyebrows, as if to say "Say it again".
Yu Xiang felt a chill down his spine and quickly changed his words: "Let's go back. We'll discuss compensation when we get back! We have some important things to do now. Oh, if we don't go back soon, the pot will really run dry. Let's go, let's go—"
After saying that, he pulled him back to the kitchen just like Jiang Ci pulled him out just now.
In order to prevent someone from silently producing several tons of aged vinegar, Yu Xiang deliberately kept a distance from Qiu Lulu and did not give her any opportunity to take advantage of him.
Seeing that she couldn't get close to Yu Xiang, Qiu Lulu went back to Jiang Ci, but Jiang Ci "summoned" his grandmother to replace him for various reasons.
"You are so treasonous, Jiang Ci! How can you order your grandma around like that?" Yu Xiang took the opportunity to take something and whispered a teasing in Jiang Ci's ear.
However, the jobs that Jiang Ci asked his grandmother to take over were all very easy, while the jobs that she took over were more tiring. There was no such thing as "treason" at all.
Jiang Ci naturally knew that Yu Xiang was deliberately making fun of him, so he raised the corner of his mouth and splashed water on his face when he was not paying attention.
"Jiang Ci! Childish!"
"That's still slightly inferior to you."
"Are you not humble at a time like this?!"
Just after noon, a sumptuous lunch with excellent appearance, aroma and taste was finally served on the table.
Jiang Ci is a mysophobia person and is currently cleaning up the residue on the stove in the kitchen. The others are gathered around the round dining table, looking at each other in bewilderment.
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