Extra 2 daily life
It was the New Year again. After waiting for a long time until the eighth day of the first lunar month, the breakfast shop that Ji Rongyu had wanted to eat for a long time finally opened. At 6:30 in the morning, he took Lu Xinyang downstairs and walked into the steam-filled small shop with incandescent lights in the cold wind.
"Happy New Year," he smiled at the boss and took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it over. "Two servings of chicken soup wontons. I've put the meal money in this."
"Oh, thank you so much!" The boss hadn't received a red envelope in years. He happily touched the festive blessing on the red envelope, looked at him and then at Lu Xinyang, "You brought your friends here to eat wontons so early in the morning. Are you hungry?"
Ji Rongyu hummed and introduced him as usual: "This is my boyfriend."
Lu Xinyang was no longer sleepy when he heard this. His eyes lit up and he said tenderly and positively, "Actually, we are already married. You can call me husband."
"Oh!" The boss has run a shop on this small street for more than ten years and is very familiar with the neighbors. In fact, he had heard something about the two of them before, but it was the first time he saw them in person, so he was not sure.
Now that it was confirmed, the boss also said with a smile: "Your boy is good-looking and energetic. I will give you both a braised egg later. Don't be polite to me, our eggs are very delicious."
"Thank you, boss!" Lu Xinyang picked up the wontons with a great appetite and turned to Ji Rongyu and said, "Look, the boss knows that we are married."
After he finished speaking, he waited for a while. Seeing that Ji Rongyu was concentrating on adding chopped green onions and chili peppers to the bowl, as if he hadn't heard anything at all, he said loudly again: "Thank you, husband, for buying me breakfast!"
Ji Rongyu: “…………”
The two found a small low table at the entrance of the store and sat down. They finished their steaming wontons and then slowly walked back home along the same route. They also bought two sausage breads for Ji Guanghui, which he had recently loved to eat.
"I'm going to the supermarket later to buy the freshest beef brisket, lamb, and lamb bones. We've finished our eggs, so I'm going to buy some soybeans, tomatoes, glutinous rice, and longans, as well as some fruit, yogurt, and vegetables." Lu Xinyang read the shopping list he had copied on a small piece of paper. Ji Rongyu asked, "Do you need to buy so much?"
Lu Xinyang pulled his hand out of his pocket and held it himself: "I just need to buy more. My birthday will be coming soon after the Chinese New Year."
"It's not almost there." Ji Rongyu said.
Lu Xinyang pretended not to hear. "After my birthday it's your birthday, and after your birthday it's our wedding anniversary. We have several wedding anniversaries. The day we first signed our marriage certificate was May 20th, and we officially got married on October 3rd. We want to make our wedding day known to the entire internet so we can commemorate it. That day is..."
Ji Rongyu took out a piece of bread and stuffed it into his mouth, and the world returned to silence.
Lu Xinyang: “…” I can eat it too. I can even eat another one.
Even chewing on the bread didn't stop him from harassing Ji Rongyu with his affectionate eyes. Cute, really cute, I want to celebrate our wedding anniversary according to the lunar calendar as well. New year, new atmosphere, and I should also take a new set of wedding photos!
Lu Xinyang tore off half a piece of bread and gave it to Ji Rongyu, and almost gave away the crispy and curled sausage slices. The cheese filling and the fresh fat seeped into the soft and stretchy bread. When he took a bite, the salty, milky and rich roasted wheat aroma blended harmoniously. The street was still cold and quiet, but they shared the same warmth and satisfaction.
The two first brought Ji Guanghui's breakfast home, then drove to the supermarket to buy some things. They sorted the meat and vegetables they bought into different categories. The mutton bone soup they would drink in the evening was now washed and simmered over low heat. The whole morning passed slowly like this.
Ji Rongyu picked up his cell phone to check the time, but found his own photo on the lit screen, so he put the phone down again.
It was easy to get confused when two people used the same phone, but Lu Xinyang didn't even let him buy a phone case, and he had so many requirements.
"Grandpa, it's almost twelve o'clock. We're getting ready to go out. You can have the chicken noodle soup for lunch. We'll come back and cook dinner in the evening."
"Got it, go play," Ji Guanghui responded, and walked out of the room, holding two woolen hats. "These are for you, wear them to keep warm."
Ji Rongyu took the hat and put it back into Lu Xinyang's hand. After they went out, Lu Xinyang asked him, "Aren't you going to wear it?" He shook his head. Lu Xinyang put both hats on his head and then held his hand warmly.
The two of them went downstairs and walked towards the parking lot on the roadside, but Xin Yang stopped halfway and said, "Teacher Ji, I suddenly remembered something."
Ji Rongyu took a step forward as if nothing had happened, but failed. When Lu Xinyang was playing tricks on him, he usually couldn't stop him, so he had to turn around cautiously: "What? Did I step on your tail again?"
"No, I mean, we don't seem to be going the same way."
"What's not on the way?"
Lu Xinyang said, "Didn't your friend ask you to attend a class reunion? He said that all the teachers and classmates finally came back and they wanted to see you or something."
"Oh, that," Ji Rongyu said, "You were looking at my phone again."
"I didn't look. I accidentally took the wrong one." Lu Xinyang hid his pigtail and continued to pull Ji Rongyu. "Where is your party? Do you want me to take you there?"
"I didn't know where it was. I told them I had plans with friends, so I wouldn't be going to the party."
Lu Xinyang occasionally did this, his heart blossoming again and again: "Is it just because you have an appointment with a friend?"
"I also made an appointment with my boyfriend." After saying that, Ji Rongyu pulled her boyfriend's hand, which was tightly holding hers, towards her. This time, he pulled him over easily, and their shoulders bumped against each other's.
"Let's go, don't be late and make them wait for us." Ji Rongyu casually supported him on the shoulder, his eyes swept over the two hats on Lu Xinyang's head, and before he could do anything, he was hugged by him with open arms.
"Oh, I haven't finished talking yet, don't touch me, don't act like a spoiled child," Lu Xinyang hung himself on Ji Rongyu, and in order to hang more firmly, he even tiptoed. Then he kept this posture and used his legs to push Ji Rongyu's legs to move forward. "Teacher Ji, this time you couldn't go to the class reunion because of me, so you suffered a loss. Then next time you have a reunion, I will also take the trouble to accompany you... Okay? Will you let me go? Teacher Ji, say something? Teacher Ji? Can you take me out to meet people?"
“………”The wedding was already held, and he really couldn’t understand why Lu Xinyang hadn’t met enough people.
Ji Rongyu couldn't speak or act like a spoiled child now. He couldn't do anything. Some people passing by were already looking over at him, but he just quietly quickened his pace and wouldn't utter a single word until he was safely in the car.
Lu Xinyang was driving again, and their destination was Yuntu Hotel. Not long after the two of them sat in the private room, Tang Lin and Wen Zhuo also arrived.
After a short period of unemployment, Tang Lin successfully became Wen Zhuo's assistant. He got along with his new boss in a warm and ordinary way. Although his salary did not increase much, he could get a few months of paid leave every year when Wen Zhuo went home to take care of the children, and his life was very comfortable.
This time, I met my old boss again after half a year. I looked him up and down and felt that he hadn't changed at all. The love in my sick brain was sticky, but he still showed some basic courtesy to old friends in the corners. The familiarity was reassuring.
Especially the two crooked woolen hats, one yellow and one blue, on Lu Xinyang’s head, which gave people a sense of tranquility and relaxation as if they were back in the children’s channel.
The few of them chatted casually for a while, and soon a large table of dishes was served in the private room with the heating turned on.
Crispy pork knuckle dipped in lemon sauce or salt and pepper powder quickly transforms into a fragrant gravy. Octopus in spicy and peppery sauce is crispy and chewy, leaving just the right amount of numbing and spicy after a roll on the tongue. Braised tiger skin chicken feet are drizzled with a special red oil broth and mixed with red and green chili rings, so sticky and soft that you can easily swallow it, bone in! There's also honey-glazed barbecued pork with a streak of shiny black and red caramel. Shredded beef sprinkled with sesame and chili powder becomes more fragrant with every chew. Pickled cabbage and bamboo shoot broth with just a hint of pepper enhances the flavor. Slices of golden mango are wrapped around sweet, shelled shrimp...
Lu Xinyang was enjoying his meal, even remarking on which dish was too expensive at the restaurant and how he could make it for Ji Rongyu back home. He had already retired from the entertainment industry and no longer needed to diet unhealthily for camera looks. As long as he didn't gain weight, he could eat as much as he wanted. Besides, with the amount of exercise he was doing, it was unlikely he'd gain weight anyway.
Mmm, the food is delicious! The entertainment industry is so bad!
He doubled up every dish he thought was delicious and gave it to Ji Rongyu. Ji Rongyu never put down his chopsticks the entire time. The two people next to him who were still in the entertainment industry thought, "These dishes are so delicious, they must be living a very happy life. They are in such a good mood, so let's eat, eat, eat, eat..."
Of course, they were not idle during the meal. They took the opportunity to speak ill of the entertainment industry. The two of them took turns talking for a long time without saying anything the same. Lu Xinyang felt extremely sympathetic towards them.
Lu Xinyang affectionately passed the dish in front of them and said, "You should eat more now. When you get tired of filming on your new set, go find an orchard and pick some mangoes to relax. Seeing the mangoes will remind you of our reunion today."
"Or we can go to the sea to catch small octopuses, or dig up bamboo shoots. As we harvest, memories come flooding back. It's like we're having dinner with you again. Although we can't meet in person, our friendship will always be with you!"
Wen Zhuo was fascinated by what he heard. He nodded and checked on his phone with great interest. He was planning to squeeze out two days of vacation to arrange a trip nearby.
Then they discovered that the place where they were going to be working for half a year had neither mangoes nor bitter bamboos, let alone the sea.
Wen Zhuo: “…”
He put his phone on the table with a click, and it spun around with the turntable. He then exchanged glances with Tang Lin, who nodded and said, "Yes, he's always been this funny."
Lu Xinyang calmly withdrew his gaze from the phone screen: "I can't hear what you are saying."
Tang Lin said: "Haha, he is not only funny but also deaf."
Lu Xinyang shouted, "I heard it!!!"
"It's too late to hear it now," Tang Lin retorted, "We have nothing to say to unrealistic people like you."
At this time, Ji Rongyu spoke slowly: "Bitter bamboo shoots are not tasty when they are directly dug out. Why don't we dig them ourselves, process them, and then send them to them. Haven't you been learning how to make ten-spice melon and eggplant with Xu Ma recently? You can send them together when you have made them."
"And the green tomatoes we planted on the balcony last time, but we didn't plant many and they were too soft, so they didn't get to eat them. Next time, plant more at your house, and plant some iron-skinned tomatoes as well. When they're ripe, pick a box and bring it to them for their visit."
Lu Xinyang hugged one of Ji Rongyu's arms and said, "You are right. Next year we should spend more time with them and visit them more often." After saying that, he bumped his head against Ji Rongyu's shoulder in a sticky way.
The collision might have healed his head. Lu Xinyang turned to Tang Lin and said, "You're right, huh."
Tang Lin: “…”
Oh my god, it's so scary. Fortunately, he met Ji Rongyu, otherwise, without the sticky love, he would have a sick brain. What kind of life would he live... The more I think about it, the more terrifying it becomes.
But thinking about it more carefully, I suddenly felt a little envious. Look at Lu Xinyang, he has a stable career (stable but not yet opened), a stable relationship, good looks, and a wealthy family. A man like him deserves to be crazy, otherwise wouldn't I fall into the abyss of jealousy?
So I feel quite balanced now, because I am smarter than him.
He and Wenzhuo looked at each other again, and Wenzhuo blinked, meaning that I am smarter than him.
You don't have to be too powerful to be a person. It's enough to be a little smarter than Lu Xinyang.
Then the two of them reached a consensus: Teacher Ji is indeed the most capable, he can even tolerate this kind of person!
Tang Lin and Wen Zhuo had come home for a rare visit, so they'd brought them some local specialties they'd found somewhere, stuffing them in the back seat of the car. Originally, they'd planned to drive them home and visit the elders upstairs, but after dinner, as they left the hotel, Wen Zhuo realized it was already late, and both he and Tang Lin had been drinking.
He paused and turned his gaze: "We can't drive after drinking, you..."
"I get carsick!" Lu Xinyang immediately leaned on Ji Rongyu. "I get carsick when I drive or ride in other people's cars. I can't be separated from Ji Rongyu!"
Wen Zhuo: "...I mean you guys go ahead and we'll call a designated driver. Don't send me off. Take your stuff too."
Lu Xinyang said, "Oh, thank you. You are so kind to give us so many gifts."
He unceremoniously took the gift in his arms. His hands were full and he had no space to hug Ji Rongyu. He put his face close to Ji Rongyu and whispered in his ear, "Don't worry, I'm acting. I'm afraid they want me to be a driver. You know, I can't bear to be separated from you."
Ji Rongyu sighed silently. Lu Xinyang put the things down. He looked at them and found that they were placed crookedly, which made it impossible to put the boxes of things at the back. He had to move them out and adjust them again.
Lu Xinyang had no self-awareness at all and was still standing by, getting in the way. This made Ji Rongyu kiss him impatiently: "Go away, you're blocking me."
"I just want to help you." Lu Xinyang lowered his head sweetly and saw a mark on the back of Ji Rongyu's neck left the day before yesterday.
Wen Zhuo and Tang Lin were waiting for the designated driver next door. When they accidentally glanced at them, Lu Xinyang immediately and sensitively reached out to cover the red mark on Ji Rongyu's neck, threatening them with his expression: "Don't look around, don't look around! My husband will be embarrassed if he sees us!"
The two people looked confused: "???"
I don’t understand what he means. Was he suddenly bitten by a dog?
Out of basic courtesy to old friends, Lu Xinyang and Ji Rongyu still sent the two to the high-speed rail station.
Before checking the tickets, Tang Lin looked back at the two of them. The feeling of being completely absorbed in their love life was too abrupt in the crowd, and the glittering light was impossible to ignore.
He was moved and waved goodbye with sincere blessings: "Brother Lu is still quite virtuous, and you, Teacher Ji... good people will be rewarded. I wish you all happiness every day. See you next time!"
Lu Xinyang stood by and watched them for a long time, and was in deep thought for a long time.
"Virgin? Who? Me?" Lu Xinyang said, "You got it wrong."
It is obvious that Ji Rongyu is the virtuous one. She loves him, cares for him, and is extremely gentle to him. He never has to work at home and can receive 3,000 yuan in living expenses every month!
Only a man who is cared for by his husband can live such a happy life!
Ji Rongyu thought for a moment: "Maybe he meant that you are special, different from other men, and very likable."
"So that's how it is," Lu Xinyang helped Ji Rongyu fasten his seat belt, then blew a kiss to the passenger seat from the driver's seat. "He even used the wrong words, but you still understood. You're so smart. I admire you so much. I'm so..."
Ji Rongyu stopped talking and just put his hand on his waist. Lu Xinyang immediately fell silent and blushed strangely.
This is in the car, in broad daylight...
The last time, it was also in the room during the day, he was held by that hand and was scolded in detail. As a result, for a long time, he couldn't help but feel a numbness on his back whenever Ji Rongyu touched him...
But, he liked it so much, Lu Xinyang stared at it intently, wishing that every finger he moved slowly would be regarded as his own privacy.
I really like it... I feel that Ji Rongyu has improved a lot and is not so shy anymore. He, he himself has also improved. Even in the punishment, he can accurately understand Ji Rongyu's love!
They are such a happy couple!
Lu Xinyang was immersed in a happiness that was too embarrassing to describe. He drove home happily and even stopped by Sister Fang to buy some octopus balls.
Last time they also took Yu Han and her agent to buy it, but Yu Han was recognized and caused a big siege. Even though the sound engineer and photographer who were traveling with them were extremely strong, they still had a hard time rescuing Yu Han, and they still didn't get to eat the Chibi Maruko that was praised so much.
The entertainment industry is indeed too dangerous.
This time, nothing unexpected happened and they bought the Chibi Maruko smoothly. After returning home, Ji Rongyu changed his clothes and went to bed for a nap, while Lu Xinyang quietly cleaned the room beside him. Because he was the one who made the mess.
The Rongxin Library they donated together is now complete. Lu Xinyang not only oversaw the purchase and storage of books, but also actively wrote many reading recommendations, especially for the book "A Study of One Hundred Fox Feces." His recommendation was a full 3,000 words! He even printed out the entire article and posted it next to the bookshelf!
He used his greatest enthusiasm to create the most moving advertisement, hoping that the villagers would join him in reading his favorite books!
The village chief's feedback was that everyone was very respectful of his advertisement, and that it was very effective. The reading atmosphere in the village was very high, and those children and adults who entered the library for the first time also picked up pens and clumsily wrote down their own reading reviews for the first time. In the evening, when they were having dinner and chatting at home, they would mention what books they had read that day.
This reading recommendation set a good start, and Lu Xinyang kept up the good work. Not only did his own reading time soar, he also mobilized his whole family and friends from the "Trapped in Color" crew to write book reviews together, and printed out all the reviews and posted them.
He even became more and more ambitious in his writing. He not only wrote, but also created art similar to painting. He accidentally messed up things in the room, and now he has to clean it up himself.
While packing, he pulled out a familiar notebook from a drawer. Thinking about it carefully, he thought, "Huh? This is what Ji Rongyu was holding when he first met him!"
Needless to say, this must be a record of our love at first sight!
Lu Xinyang's heart was pounding, and he looked back at Ji Rongyu who was sleeping soundly with affection. The heating in the room was on high, and Ji Rongyu stretched out his arm while he was sleeping. Lu Xinyang considerately took his hand and put it back into the quilt, then couldn't wait to open the notebook.
I flipped through the papers and saw that the front contained some interview preparation, actor requirements and role positioning. Many pages in the middle had been torn off for some reason, leaving only a bunch of furry white edges. I flipped through the papers again and found it was true!
The entire page was filled with Lu Xinyang's name and witty insults!
He read it from beginning to end, writing about Lu Xinyang and Lu Xinyang in great detail on every page, all the way until February, when filming was in the middle of the filming. Although he didn't write a single word about love, it was obvious that Ji Rongyu must have loved him terribly! A mere pen and paper couldn't express even a fraction of it!
Lu Xinyang happily accepted the scolding, put away the notebook and looked back again with affection, only to see the person on the bed reaching out his hand again. He stared at the collar of Ji Rongyu that had slipped down when he slept on his side for a while, and couldn't help but grab the quilt to cover him again.
Now the only thing left to be reorganized is the bookshelf. If he works quickly, he will have time to finish it and then rest for a while with Ji Rongyu.
The bookshelf that originally belonged to Ji Rongyu alone was now filled with all kinds of books bought by Lu Xinyang, which looked very noisy.
Only the books signed by [Rong Yu] were left alone, neatly arranged in a row, with only an iron box of fruit candies placed next to it as decoration.
Wait a minute, fruit candy? Lu Xinyang's gaze, which was about to turn away, turned back again. He suddenly remembered that he bought this box of candy half a year ago. If he didn't finish it, it would probably go bad.
Thinking of this, he took the box down. However, as soon as he got it in his hand, he knew it was not candy because of the weight and the sound of the thing shaking. He opened it by inertia and saw only some small pieces.
A perfume sample? Ji Rongyu never used perfume, so it might have been given as a gift with something he bought. There was also a smooth orange-yellow bottle cap, a tube of sodium hyaluronate eye drops, and a button battery… What were all these? Lu Xinyang was a little confused.
I took out all these little things, and at the bottom was half a piece of paper cut from a book and an old photo. There was half a poem on the paper, and the signature below was March 31st, ninety-three years ago.
Looking at the photo again, it was well preserved, but the slightly yellowed color still showed how long it had existed in the world. He could only recognize the people in it as Ji Rongyu when he was a child and his grandfather with black hair. The people next to him were probably Ji Rongyu's grandmother and parents.
Lu Xinyang's gaze shifted slightly downwards, and he saw the orange-red timestamp on the lower right corner of the photo. This line of numbers showed the time this old photo was taken twenty years ago, which happened to be March 31st of that year.
They are all his birthdays... Lu Xinyang was stunned and speechless. He turned the photo over and found that a Polaroid photo of two people was stuffed behind the re-laminated photo. He recognized it. It was the photo of a family of three that he took with Ji Rongyu after getting drunk on the Lantern Festival. The family was kind enough to take the photo of them.
In the photo, the two tall men's faces were expressionless, yet they didn't appear indifferent; rather, they looked a bit stunned. One was clearly surprised, having hastily entered the camera at a stranger, but his gaze was completely fixed on the other. He held his hand as if worried he might lose sight of the road and get into an accident, while at the same time quietly allowing an accident to happen to him.
This photo... After "The Trapped" was broadcast and became popular, the person who took the photo, who had met Ji Rongyu by chance, also became a fan of the show. After blurring Ji Rongyu's face, she shared the photo and the fate of that Lantern Festival night online. Lu Xinyang saw his stupid look of looking down on others after getting drunk, and reposted the Weibo with a laugh.
But he didn't know that Ji Rongyu was looking at him like this, and he didn't know that he had gone to the blogger to get this photo.
Lu Xinyang stared at Ji Rongyu's face for a long time. When he came to his senses, he checked the small parts one by one. Sure enough, he saw that the dates marked on the bottle caps, batteries, eye drops, etc. were all March 31 last year.
He put the things back as they were and put the lid back on. The iron box reflected light slightly as his fingers turned it. The silver-gray number printed on the side of the box was also March 31st of last year.
On the day they celebrated their birthday under the locust tree, these little things were each marked and shipped to warehouse shelves across the country, and then occasionally or inevitably came into Ji Rongyu's hands.
By chance or necessity, the two of them spent another happy day together.
It was so blissful that Lu Xinyang felt as if he was floating in a trance. However, also because of love, he was also very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared. He remembered every minute and every second of their close relationship, and the two short lines of poetry on the half-page of paper cut out from the small candy jar.
"From now on, we breathe equally."
"My heart beats right next to yours, unobstructed."
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