Who knows! As soon as I returned to the mountains to farm, I encountered a natural disaster.

The advantage of height is now reflected.

Even though Zhao Yeqing thought he was moving very quickly, Mu Xi still caught a glimpse of him when he was two steps away from him.

His eyes were like stars lit up in the dark night.

The girl's face turned red, guessing that he didn't see it. She lowered her head and tried to find a topic to distract her attention.

Mu Xi knelt down, and she met his eyes unexpectedly. There seemed to be countless unspoken words in her eyes...

"What are you thinking about?" Mu Xi squatted down and was shorter than when she was sitting. He raised his head and looked at her. His Adam's apple was slightly squeezed when he raised his neck, and his voice was unusual.

With a magnetic voice, it sounded like he was talking close to his ear.

'boom'....

She felt like there was smoke coming out of her head, and her brain was so hot that she felt confused.

What are you thinking about? She thought nothing of it!

It may be that the Adam's apple is uncomfortable when speaking with one's neck raised. After speaking, one subconsciously swallows and the Adam's apple rolls up and down.

From her perspective, she could look down just enough to see through Mu Xi's collar and see the clear-cut lines inside...

Just like the first time she caught a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg in the small pool, she subconsciously reached out to push him away and retreat.

As soon as she stretched out her hand, a broad and warm palm suddenly grasped her hand.

Mu Xi frowned, a little annoyed that he had scared her, and pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Zhao Yeqing came back to his senses and realized that he was overreacting. If Mu Xi hadn't grabbed her hand just now, she would have leaned back and even the stool would have fallen down.

She breathed a sigh of relief and looked at him, but she saw a trace of self-blame between Mu Xi's eyebrows.

Zhao Yeqing seemed to be enlightened. Mu Xi's awkwardness and different behavior made her suddenly understand something.

For a moment, something seemed to change in her heart.

She looked at the person in front of her and suddenly spoke,

"Mu Xi, do you like me?"

The knitted brows instantly relaxed, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

The sudden question made him feel at a loss for a moment.

But Zhao Yeqing's face was puzzled and serious, and he looked at him without blinking.

"like you."

After Mu Xi admitted, he pursed his lips and stared at her face, not wanting to miss any of her expressions.

He didn't know what he should do if Zhao Yeqing showed embarrassment or disgust on his face.

Zhao Yeqing blinked and his face turned a little red, "When did it start?"

Mu Xi answered all questions and blurted out without hesitation, "Senior year."

Mu Xi was in her third year of high school, which was when she was in her first year of high school and was sixteen years old.

It was as if she had eaten something big, and her original embarrassment disappeared instantly.

"Nine years ago! Why didn't I know?"

Mu Xi's eyes suddenly became complicated, "I originally thought that if I didn't speak, you might not know about it for the rest of your life."

Zhao Yeqing knew that he was a bit slow in this regard, so he quickly raked it up.

"Who told you not to tell me earlier? You have been holding it back for so many years."

"Originally, I felt that I had nothing, and I thought I would come back to you when my development was better. In the past two years, I have slowly improved, and I plan to develop my career back this year. Who knows, a series of things happened, and after I found you, I I think it’s still a long time, and I don’t want to scare you.”

After saying this, Zhao Yeqing understood that he was afraid that she would resist because of her family's situation.

Zhao Yeqing had a look of realization on his face. Mu Xi knew that she had guessed part of it and said again,

"Actually, that's not entirely the case. I thought that if I spoke, you wouldn't like me, but in the current situation, you can't avoid facing me, and I can't leave you alone just because I'm afraid of embarrassing you."

He exhaled, with a cautious look on his face, "I'm afraid, too. You agreed to me because you felt embarrassed."

can you?

Zhao Yeqing carefully judged his emotions and whether he agreed to him because he was afraid of embarrassment.

But as soon as the thought came to her mind, she blushed.

She seemed to have chosen to agree to him subconsciously.

After an unknown amount of time of asking and answering questions, Zhao Yeqing found that his hand had never let go of hers from the beginning to the end.

What was originally warm has now become scalding hot.

Luohuo and Xuebing returned home early from outside, and when they entered the house, they saw two human beings facing each other without saying a word.

He tilted his head and meowed.

Mu Xi didn't even look, he just looked into Zhao Yeqing's eyes, his tightly pursed lips revealing the anxiety he was hiding.

Zhao Yeqing turned his head away, the blush on his face not fading, and took his hand out of the man's hand.

Before the eyes on the other side darkened, she heard her saying to the two little leopards,

"Where have you been playing? You are so dirty. Go find your Uncle Mu Xi to give you a bath."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out with his hands behind his back, slightly panicked.

The man behind him couldn't help but laugh softly. The warmth in his right hand had not receded yet. He squeezed the warmth and used his left hand to place a handful on the heads of the two little leopards.

"After you finish cooking for your mother, uncle will give you a bath."

Mu Xi walked out of the house and saw no girl outside, not even in the kitchen.

He walked into the kitchen and started cooking today's dinner.

Zhao Yeqing said he wanted to eat smoked fish two days ago, but he was too busy to go to the lake, so he never ate it.

Today after cutting the grass, he went to the lake and caught two fish. Both were naked carp. It seems that because of the recent improvement in the weather, he caught a few fish that were about to spawn.

He let go of all the ones that were about to spawn, but unexpectedly, one of the two remaining ones had its belly cut open, and there were still fish eggs inside.

Mu Xi took out all the fish offal from the fish's belly and put it in a bowl.

Wash the fish body and chop it into pieces, then marinate it with soy sauce, rice wine, rock sugar, five-spice powder... various seasonings.

The fish pieces had to be marinated for a while, so he chose to clean the fish offal.

The fishy smell of fish offal was difficult to remove, so he planned to make it spicy to cover up the smell.

Heat oil in the pan, add ginger slices and garlic sprouts and fry until lightly browned. Add a little chili sauce and stir-fry until red oil appears.

Zhao Yeqing especially likes spicy dishes. Maybe it was because he didn't dare to eat more due to the long-term high temperature, so he now craves this one bite every day.

Fry until the garlic leaves are slightly browned, then take out the vegetables.

While the fish is marinating, you have to make a pot of marinade first.

Add water to the spices and soy sauce, bring to a boil, and simmer for twenty minutes before turning off the heat and letting it cool.

The fish has been marinated for a while. Put the marinated fish into the hot oil pan and fry it until it is golden and crispy. Turn up the heat and fry it again before taking it out.

Because it has been re-fried and marinated in sugar and soy sauce, the fish pieces have turned into a deep brown color, making them very appetizing.

Mu Xi put most of the fried fish pieces into the marinade to soak.

Keep the rest for emergencies.