Siheyuan: Cooking journey

Qin Jingru and He Yuzhu have been together for a long time, so she naturally understands his habits better.

Just like she knew what time He Yuzhu would come home and would always make tea for him in advance.

If I hadn't accidentally drunk that cup of tea, I would never have noticed this.

Understanding the other person's habits can help you deal with them better.

You Fengxia decided to get along well with Qin Jingru so that she could get more valuable information from her.

Even though he knew that Qin Jingru didn't like him, he might not be willing to share these details.

But it doesn’t matter. As long as I stay with Qin Jingru, like today, I will slowly learn a lot of things.

You Fengxia took out a pack of instant noodles from the bedside table and accidentally bumped into a lunch box and heard a noise from inside.

I opened it curiously and took a look, and found that it was a pair of stainless steel chopsticks and a stainless steel spoon.

This is much more convenient, and there is no need to go to the broadcasting room to get a lunch box.

After cleaning the lunch box, You Fengxia left the room carrying the instant noodles and lunch box.

In the office,

Qin Jingru was sitting on the sofa stirring a bowl of instant noodles.

Seeing You Fengxia following suit,

I rolled my eyes in my heart, thinking that this person was so annoying that even the delicious noodles in front of me lost their flavor.

But You Fengxia ignored all this and still made her own instant noodles at her desk.

When adding water, You Fengxia noticed something small: the water in the cup that He Yuzhu had just used was already very low.

Now it's full again.

There was no one else in the room, so it must have been Qin Jingru who filled the glass.

From this, it can be inferred that He Yuzhu should be back soon.

"Sister Jingru, you said you didn't know when He Yuzhu would come back!"

You Fengxia walked up to Qin Jingru with the freshly brewed instant noodles in her hand and said with a smile, "I think you calculated the timing to fill him with hot water so that the water temperature would be just right for drinking. You were waiting for him to come back, right?"

Faced with the questioning, Qin Jingru originally planned not to respond.

But seeing the other party's smug look, as if he had guessed everything, he couldn't help but sarcastically said:

"You really think too much. I don't know when he will come. I actually wanted to drink the water myself. I thought the cup you used before was dirty, so I made a new one."

"Uh……"

These words startled You Fengxia slightly and her face turned red, but she tried to remain calm.

"Okay, Sister Jingru, I know you don't want to admit it. But I think you deliberately seized the opportunity to make the water for He Yuzhu to drink, which also means that he will appear soon. Am I right?"

Seeing this, Qin Jingru couldn't help but laugh out loud, and with another look of contempt, she replied coldly:

"Think what you will. The fact is that He Yuzhu doesn't like warm water at all. He only likes the steaming hot water of freshly brewed tea leaves. Especially the feeling of blowing open the surface of the tea soup and taking a sip carefully, which satisfies him."

After hearing this, You Fengxia frowned slightly. She couldn't tell the truth from the false for a moment, so she pretended to be enlightened and thanked him: "So that's how it is. Thanks to Sister Jingru for telling me this."

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known he preferred hot tea."

"Now that I know, when I'm with him next time, I'll make him some tea and help him cool it down little by little. I'm sure he'll be very happy."

Taking a deep breath, Qin Jingru propped up her head with her hands and said angrily, "You Fengxia, you are too shameless!"

"Can you please disappear from my sight and never let me see you again!"

Look at her angry look.

You Fengxia laughed secretly, thinking that what Qin Jingru said must be true.

Now that I have obtained the information I wanted, I plan to get along well with Qin Jingru in the future.

So You Fengxia didn't say anything more, just waited quietly for the instant noodles to be ready, and by the way, saw if He Yuzhu would come back.

......

In the Beijing Hotel.

The morning light shines in and spreads all over the ground.

When Yukiko Nakamori just woke up, she felt a little uncomfortable because of the glaring light. She instinctively closed her eyes and shrank to the side. Suddenly, she felt something was wrong.

There was no one around. Did he leave?

Feeling suddenly lost, Yukiko Nakamori quickly got up, put on her clothes, and opened the door.

Outside in the living room,

Ye Ying was sitting cross-legged on the sofa watching TV. When she saw her come out, she greeted her, "Hey, it's almost noon. Did you just wake up? Are you hungry? Is the other guy here? I have something to talk to him about..."

Yukiko Nakamori leaned against the door frame, looking very depressed.

Everyone who heard what Ye Ying said knew who she was referring to.

Although I haven't seen that person in person, judging from the fact that he left so early, he should have left a long time ago.

"The person you are talking about has already left..."

Seeing Yukiko Nakamori's sad look, Ye Ying frowned. She stayed up very late last night and didn't pay attention to this at all. She thought that guy was still sleeping.

"Um……"

Yukiko Nakamori nodded, a look of loss on her face.

Ye Ying patted her forehead lightly. It was really a headache.

It would have been better if I had informed that person earlier about my return to Japan.

In this situation, should I leave or stay here?

If she left, it would definitely not be appropriate to leave Yukiko Nakamori alone in the hotel;

Stay, how long will this situation last?

"Did he mention when he would come again?"

After thinking for a while, Ye Ying asked again: "What is his plan for you? When will he pick you up?"

"He said he had to go take care of something and asked me to stay here first. He didn't say when he would come or when he would take me away..."

There was a sense of loss in Yukiko Nakamori's tone, her eyes were red and tears were welling up in them.

I haven't seen my beloved for three days. I finally got to see him/her. I was so happy and blessed.

But he left again without saying a word.

I thought about how he didn't make any plans after he came here. He stayed in the hotel and still had no plans. It was as if he didn't care about me at all.

The wonderful life that I longed for in my heart now seems like a castle in the air, out of reach.

Yukiko Nakamori was filled with sadness and fear. She couldn't understand what he was busy with and why he didn't even have time to look at her.

She was worried that he was a liar and was just making up an excuse to fool her.

She didn't want to think like this, but she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.

In contrast, Kana came to this country with her, and Kana's boyfriend arranged accommodation for her and found her a job. Everything was arranged in an orderly manner. This is real care and concern.

And what about yourself?

She also had a boyfriend. For him, she left all her relatives and friends behind and came to this strange place without hesitation, but in the end, she did not live the good life she wanted.

She never dreamed of being rich and powerful, she just wanted to live a simple life together, every day together. But now it seems that these have become extravagant wishes.

"Don't overthink it. He might really be busy with something important..." Seeing her crying so sadly, Ye Ying cursed the irresponsible man in her heart and comforted her, "You know, Japanese people are not welcome here."

"He might want to convince his family to accept you first before taking you home. Otherwise, it would be a very ugly scene if he took you back directly."

"Maybe he didn't want you to worry too much so he didn't explain in detail."

Ye Ying knew that this didn't sound very convincing, and she couldn't make it up any more. After a brief pause, she continued, "If you feel uncomfortable here and want to go back to Japan, I can go back with you then."

"no need……"

Nakamori Yukiko wiped her tears, forced a smile and said, "I'm fine, I'm just a little sad that I have to wait so long to see him again."

“This place is nice, I don’t feel any discomfort.”

"Although I don't know exactly what he is busy with, I believe it must be something very important."

"He must be working hard for our future."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have come and gone in such a hurry, and would have stayed here to accompany me."

Yes, that's definitely the case.

Yukiko Nakamori once again strengthened her faith in her heart.

Although she felt that her lover's behavior was a little strange, she didn't want to think the worst.

The two had a very good relationship when they were in Japan before, and they hardly ever had any disagreements or quarrels.

How could it be possible that after arriving here and just when their beautiful life had begun, he changed his mind and ignored her?

If they really wanted to abandon me, they would have let me return to Japan long ago, and would never come back, let alone try to bring me here.

Yukiko Nakamori felt a little better and told herself not to think too much and just wait patiently.

"Hey, it's already noon, have you had lunch?"

Yukiko Nakamori asked, changing the subject.

Ye Ying looked at her, thinking that the guy was really unreliable, but seeing Nakamori Yukiko's look, she didn't say anything, just shook her head and said, "Not yet, I just got up not long ago."

"Oh……"

Yukiko Nakamori nodded and said, "I'm going to wash my face. We'll go find Kana later and go out to eat something together."

Ten minutes later.

Yukiko Nakamori and Sakura knocked on the door of Kana's room.

It was Keiko who opened the door.

"Is Kana here?"

Yukiko Nakamori walked in and didn't see Kana in the living room, so she asked curiously.

"She hasn't gotten up yet..."

Jingzi looked embarrassed and pointed to the next room. Thinking of what happened last night, her face turned red.

"It's already this late, and you still can't afford it..."

Yukiko Nakamori laughed and walked straight into the room.

She saw Kana still sleeping in the quilt, so she sat down beside the bed and pushed her gently.

"Kana, Kana, wake up."

"Don't bother me, I'm still sleepy..."

Kana's voice sounded muffled.

In fact, she had woken up a long time ago. When she woke up, she found that the person she missed was gone. She felt very lost and didn't want to move at all. She just wanted to continue to enjoy the feeling of attachment for a while longer.

"Don't sleep any more, it's time for dinner, aren't you hungry? Get up and eat."

Yukiko Nakamori pushed her again, but seeing no response, she wanted to tease her, so she playfully pulled open the quilt.

As the quilt was lifted, Kana's smooth hair was revealed, and a special scent wafted out.

When she smelled the scent, Yukiko Nakamori was stunned.

The smell was a little strange yet extremely familiar - as if it was the breath that had just tightly surrounded her.