The ginger soup was poured into the bowl, making a sound like running water. As the ginger soup was poured in, the spicy taste of the ginger soup became crowded and rich in the narrow space of the small kitchen.
The ginger soup was good. He Xiao turned around and said to Tang Miao, "It's ready."
After finishing speaking, He Xiao retracted his gaze, took the small soup pot and left the small kitchen. Tang Miao stood at the kitchen door, and He Xiao flashed past her, bringing with him the smell of ginger soup. He just walked past her, and when he left, the spicy smell dissipated, and Tang Miao came back to her senses from the scene just now.
She stood at the kitchen door and turned to look. He Xiao took the small soup pot and went to the sink. He would clean up everything he had used.
The clothes in the washing machine were still tumbling, and the wind made a rustling sound on He Xiao's coat that had been hung out to dry. Water poured down from the faucet on the sink and landed on the small soup pot that needed to be cleaned. There was spicy ginger soup in the kitchen. Tang Miao looked at He Xiao's back as he cleaned the small soup pot. She was basking in the warm sun, and her body became warm as the smell of the ginger soup entered her body with her breath.
Her skin, her body, was hot.
But there was a place in her chest that the warmth could not reach. The cold and hard thing was stuck in her chest.
Everything He Xiao did was obviously warm and melting. But in the context of their current relationship and everything that had happened between them before, everything he did now made the pain in her chest even more immobile.
Tang Miao looked at He Xiao for a while, then got up and went in, sat at the dining table with the ginger soup, and drank it.
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After drinking the ginger soup, Tang Miao felt warm all over.
When people are warm, they tend to become lazy. After she finished drinking, she sat in the small kitchen without moving, not even wanting to wash the dishes beside her.
She sat at the dining table, not moving, but her mind was not idle. It was already eleven o'clock in the morning, and it was almost time to prepare lunch.
She had a simple breakfast and planned to make a richer lunch. Today was also the weekend, and she had already prepared all the ingredients for today's meal yesterday. She only needed to cook it later.
After cooking, she prepared to get some more hot water and take a bath while it was hot. Although the water in the mountains was not dirty, she still had to use hot water to clean it up.
While thinking this, He Xiao came in with a washed soup pot. Tang Miao was brought back to her senses by the tall figure at the door. She turned back and looked at He Xiao. Seeing the soup pot in He Xiao's hand, Tang Miao's eyes moved, and she looked up at him.
"Would you like to have a drink too?"
After Tang Miao finished speaking, He Xiao went over, put down the soup pot, and looked back at her.
"It's still quite cold on the mountain. You didn't wear a coat later." Tang Miao sat at the dining table and said while looking into his eyes.
After He Xiao gave her his coat, he walked the rest of the mountain road wearing only a white T-shirt. His shoes and pants were also wet, so he had to be careful to prevent the cold from entering his feet.
After she said this, He Xiao said, "No need."
Tang Miao: “…”
He Xiao said no, so Tang Miao didn't insist. In fact, He Xiao was different from her. After all, he was young and strong, and he wouldn't catch a cold even if he took a cold shower at night.
After this brief chat, Tang Miao regained her spirits. She stood up from the table, smiled at He Xiao, and said.
"Okay. I'll cook then."
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After Tang Miao finished talking to He Xiao, she started to make lunch. After she said she was going to cook, He Xiao did not leave. He stayed in the kitchen and occasionally helped Tang Miao.
Everything He Xiao was doing now was actually similar to what he had done in Huaicheng before. It was just that at that time, the two were lovers, and his help was due to their deep affection. Now He Xiao was helping out purely out of a desire to be a companion and not let her make the only effort.
After all, no one can always feel at ease eating the meals carefully prepared by colleagues.
Tang Miao was already used to this mentality. With the help of He Xiao, she cooked the lunch she had thought of the recipe for yesterday.
The lunch was very rich, which was the best nutritional supplement for them after climbing the mountain all morning. The two of them quickly sat in the kitchen and finished their lunch. After lunch, they washed the dishes and cleaned the kitchen. After doing all this, Tang Miao took the kettle and started to boil water.
Taking a shower in school was still very inconvenient. I could only boil water and then go to the dormitory to wash in a basin. This was a very primitive way of taking a shower, but it was better than not taking a shower at all. Tang Miao came here in the winter, and the heater had to be turned on in the room, otherwise it would be torture every time he took a shower.
At that time, the principal knew that it was difficult for her to clean herself, so he suggested cleaning up a utility room and building a bathroom for her. There was nothing needed in it, just a drain and a water heater.
But Tang Miao felt that it was a bit of a waste to occupy a room just for her. Now Tang Miao was washing herself in the room, thinking that He Xiao next door also lived in the school, so if there were two of them, they could have a bathroom.
But Tang Miao didn't know whether He Xiao came here on a whim or for some other purpose. She also didn't know whether He Xiao was going to stay here for a long time or leave immediately.
She didn't know and didn't ask.
If He Xiao was only going to stay here for a few days and then leave, it wouldn't be worth it to build a bathroom.
Let's wait and see.
Thinking of this, Tang Miao washed his body clean.
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Taking a shower in the dormitory is extremely troublesome.
Tang Miao boiled six thermoses of water and filled two large basins of cold water. It took him more than an hour to finish taking a bath.
After taking a shower, Tang Miao poured out the water in the dormitory and cleaned up the dormitory full of water stains. After cleaning, Tang Miao blew his hair and hung his clothes to dry. After doing all this, it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon.
Climbing in the morning, going into the water in the morning, and taking a bath at noon, Tang Miao had a very fulfilling day. Human energy and physical strength are really limited, and Tang Miao had used up all his energy by 3 pm.
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