Wei Xu wanted to ignore him, but in front of Wei You, he still replied with good temper: "Isn't my voice always like this?"
"Ah? Is that so?" Du Shao scratched the back of his head. "Then maybe I was wrong. After all, you don't usually like to talk."
Wei You took out the drink and put a straw in it. Hearing this, he looked at Du Shao and said, "Is Wei Xu quiet in school?"
"Yes, I sat behind him, and I saw that he and his deskmate had hardly spoken to each other for a week." Du Shao said, his eyes unconsciously falling on the can of fruit in Wei You's hand.
Wei You raised his eyebrows and looked at Wei Xu with a questioning look.
"I'm not familiar with you, nothing to say." Wei Xu explained and glared at Du Shao when Wei You wasn't paying attention.
The fat boy then realized that his behavior just now was a bit like complaining to his parents, and his face suddenly changed as he considered himself a man.
Damn it, it was all because Wei Xu’s brother looked too friendly, and he unconsciously ignored the identity of the other person’s parent!
"We changed classes in the second grade, and his deskmate was a girl. It was normal that he didn't talk at first." Du Shao immediately made up for it, blushing and looking a little embarrassed.
Wei You was amused by his appearance, and kindly changed the subject, asking, "What flavor do you want to drink? I bought two kinds of canned drinks, one with orange and one with yellow peach."
"Can I have one too?" Du Shao's eyes lit up. "I want the yellow peach one."
Wei Xu said expressionlessly: "I can do anything."
Wei You then handed the yellow peach cup to Du Shao and the orange cup to Wei Xu, and reminded them, "Drink slowly, it's still iced."
"Thank you, brother." After Du Shao thanked him loudly, he couldn't wait to lower his head and take a big sip of the cold drink, letting out a comfortable sigh.
Then he turned to Wei Xu and said, "Since your brother is here to pick you up, I will go first."
Wei Xu couldn't wait for him to leave, so he immediately nodded and said, "See you tomorrow."
Du Shao said "Goodbye, brother" to Wei You, and then happily went into the small shop at the door.
Seeing that the talkative classmate finally left, Wei Xu held the cup with both hands, took a sip of the sour and sweet iced orange juice through the straw, and then handed the cup to Wei You: "Brother, you drink it."
Wei You bought two cups because he was indeed thirsty, but Guazai's classmates were there, so he certainly couldn't ignore the child and eat alone.
Seeing that Guazi was so considerate, he was a little touched. He lowered his head and took two sips of the drink, then raised his hand to push the cup back in front of Wei Xu, stood up and said, "Let's go, we should go home, but before that we have to go to the vegetable market."
Wei Xu responded obediently, bit the straw that Wei You had used to drink, put it into his mouth, and sucked the orange pulp inside.
Wei You carried his schoolbag and bag in one hand, put his arm around his shoulder with the other, and walked through the crowd, asking, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
Wei Xu thought about it seriously, but couldn't figure it out, so he shook his head.
"How about braised pork?" Wei You asked, "Does Guazi like braised pork?"
"I like it." Wei Xu answered first. When they walked out of the crowded area, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Is my brother a relative of Guazi?"
"What?" Wei You heard his question clearly, but didn't react for a moment.
"Just now my brother said you are my relative."
"Oh, that, that was just a casual remark." Wei You thought it would be better not to let the child misunderstand such things, so he explained: "There is no blood relationship between the two of us, but you can still call me brother."
Wei Xu fell silent, and after a while he asked again: "Why is brother so kind to Guazi?"
"Well..." Wei You thought for a moment, then smiled: "Because the melon cubs are cute."
Wei Xu tilted his head back, opened his eyes wide and asked, "Am I cute?"
"Yes." Wei You lowered his eyes and met his gaze, and was once again touched by the cuteness of the child's big, confused eyes.
He ruffled Wei Xu's short hair and said gently, "In my eyes, Guazi is the cutest kid in the world."
Wei Xu stared at the smile on his face, feeling a little helpless.
He never thought he was cute, and no one had ever used this word to describe him, not even his mother in his memory.
The word he heard most was "pitiful".
"That poor little kid who is left unattended," he often heard his neighbor Grandma Li call him that to others, so when Wei You blurted out the word "cute", he felt a little bit unbelievable.
It must be his brother who coaxed him.
He thought, but if his brother liked cute kids, he wouldn't mind making himself cuter.
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After placing a full bag of food next to the kitchen sink, Wei You let out a breath and looked at his right hand. The red marks on the inside of his fingers that were deeply embedded in by the plastic bag were slowly fading.
Without taking too much rest, he opened the plastic bag, took out the ingredients he would use tonight, and sorted the rest and put them in the refrigerator.
He bought a lot of vegetables today, and he was really surprised by how low the prices were at the market.
It is true that ingredients that will be expensive in the future are also expensive now, but the prices of some cheap vegetables are so low that they are comparable to those of waste products, making him feel that he would miss an opportunity to get a great bargain if he did not buy them.
Although such prices are very normal for the current time and space, who can blame him for coming from the future?
The most expensive item he bought was fresh pork, the best pork belly, which cost only eight yuan per pound.
Wei You decided to make all of it into braised pork so that Guazai could enjoy meat to his heart's content tonight.
As soon as he entered the kitchen, Wei You started to work intently and didn't even notice when Guazai stood at the door.
It was not until he finished cutting the meat and soaked in the water that he turned around and noticed Wei Xu's motionless thin figure.
"What's wrong?" Wei You asked as he added cooking wine into the water.
"I want to help." Wei Xu replied.
"Aren't you doing your homework?"
"No hurry, tomorrow is Saturday."
"Tomorrow is Saturday..." Considering that Guazai was not much taller than the pool, Wei You wanted to refuse politely.
But then he thought, he is taking care of a child now, not raising a paper man, and it is very important to cultivate the child's hands-on ability.
So he said happily: "Then come and help me wash the vegetables."
He took out a handful of spinach and put it into a plastic basin filled with clean water, then put the basin on the ground, waved at Wei Xu, and then picked up a spinach to demonstrate under the child's gaze, "Like this, clean the dirt at the roots of the spinach, and pay attention to whether there are any small insects. Are you afraid of small insects, kid?"
Wei Xu shook his head seriously.
"Don't be afraid. I'll leave this to you. I'll go make you some braised pork."
Hearing the words 'braised pork', Wei Xu couldn't help but saliva began to secrete from his mouth. He nodded, squatted on the ground and began to wash the vegetable leaves more seriously.
Because stewing meat takes a little longer, the first thing Wei You started to make was braised pork.
It just so happened that Wei Xu's kitchen had two gas stoves, one for stewing meat and the other for cooking.
It didn't take much time to wash the vegetables. After washing the spinach, Wei Xu took the initiative to wash the greens and potatoes. After finishing all the work he could do, Wei You persuaded him to leave the kitchen and sit on the sofa to watch TV.
Doraemon is playing on TV.
He has always liked this cartoon. Nobita in the cartoon has a robot cat who can always take out magical props to help him. For the former Wei Xu, the invisible and transparent brother is his own omnipotent "Doraemon".
However, at this moment, he was distracted while watching his favorite animation.
I don't know since when, the air was filled with the aroma of food, the aroma of braised pork was particularly prominent. The rich aroma of meat and sauce made Wei Xu swallow his saliva several times.
He always watched animation for a while and couldn't help but shift his gaze to the kitchen. Once he caught sight of Wei You busying around inside, he felt unusually peaceful and warm in his heart.
I wish it could be like this forever.
Wei Xu secretly hoped in his heart that his brother could stay by his side forever.
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The braised pork took so long to cook that they didn't have dinner until the clock struck six.
Let alone Wei Xu at this time, Wei You was extremely hungry.
At noon, he only ate a sausage bread given to him by the proprietress. He had not been full all day. Now, smelling the fragrance of the food, he felt that he could finish two large bowls of white rice.
The dinner was a standard three-course meal and one soup. The meat dish was braised pork, the two vegetable dishes were stir-fried seasonal vegetables and shredded potatoes with vinegar, and the soup was spinach meatball soup.
The dishes are very homely, but go very well with rice. As for whether they taste good or not, you can tell by looking at the always stuffed mouth of the melon boy.
"Will your father come back tomorrow?" Wei You asked the question that concerned him at the dinner table.
Wei Xu swallowed the food in his mouth and replied: "He will come back to sleep very late."
Wei You nodded, thinking that he still had one day to buffer.
"When Dad comes back, brother can hide in the room." Wei Xu suggested, his tone a little cautious, as if he was afraid that he would disagree.
Wei You laughed and said, "Where can I hide at my age? Under the bed?"
Wei Xu: “Hidden in the closet.”
Wei You imagined the scene and sighed: "That's too weird, like being a... thief."
Wei Xu frowned and stuffed a piece of braised pork into his mouth in annoyance.
As for how to deal with the problem of Wei's father coming back, Wei You didn't come up with a good solution until he went to bed at night, so he habitually comforted himself to take it one step at a time. Maybe Wei's father would let him stay here because he had a kind face.
If it really doesn't work, the worst that can happen is to spend a few dozen dollars to stay in a hotel for one night. He and the supermarket owner have agreed to work as a promoter for another day tomorrow, and he should be able to earn enough to pay for the room.
After telling the bedtime story, Wei Xu began to feel sleepy and snuggled into the quilt, hugging Wei You's arm.
Wei You thought about going out to work tomorrow, so he said to Wei Xu: "When the alarm rings tomorrow morning, you can go back to sleep. I'll make breakfast and lunch for you and put them in the refrigerator. When it's time to eat, you can heat up the food like before, okay?"
Wei Xu raised his eyes and looked at him: "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to make money to raise melon cubs."
"Guazi will go with you."
"No, you stay home and I'll be back at five."
Wei Xu looked at him stubbornly: "You little idiot should go too."
Wei You had no choice but to reason with him: "Brother is going to work in a supermarket. You know, a place like a supermarket with a lot of people and a lot of noise, if you go with me, I will definitely be distracted to take care of you, and that will make me even more tired, right? Guazi is so smart, he will definitely know what to do to make brother feel more at ease."
Wei Xu pursed his lips, looking a little unhappy, but finally agreed.
Wei You rubbed his hair and said, "Good boy, go to sleep."
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The next morning, Wei You was awakened by the sudden ringing of the alarm clock. His heart felt like it had been frightened and it was shaking for a long time.
He opened his eyes with difficulty and stared at the white ceiling in confusion for a while.
Since he quit his job to make videos, he hasn't gotten up so early to work for a long time.
The alarm rang for a long time, and the kid who was nestled in his arm frowned and subconsciously pressed his head into his arms.
Wei You woke up, stretched out his hand to press the alarm clock, then pulled his arm out of the child's arms and got out of bed quietly.
Wei Xu couldn't grab anything to hold, so he opened his eyes in a daze, just in time to see him open the door and walk out of the room.
Wei Xu watched his movements quietly. The moment Wei You's back disappeared at the door, he suddenly felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart.
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