Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

"Can't I buy some back for my family to eat?" Su Qing didn't quite understand the other party's train of thought and asked puzzledly.

"Are your family members coming here to study in college?" Now it was the boss' turn to be confused.

"No, I just asked." Su Qing explained.

"Oh, that's fine. I just thought you were one of those big-baby college students on TikTok, the kind who goes to a university in another city and needs your parents to take care of you."

Is there such a person? Su Qing didn't have any parents, so he didn't quite understand, but he said...

Well, Su Qing expressed that he didn’t understand.

The stinky tofu owner fiddled with it while saying, "Don't be shy, bro. There are many people living together after college these days. I've seen a lot of them. It's pretty good, isn't it?

Let me tell you, college is the best time of your life. Once you enter the society, you won’t have such good days anymore.

But you young people must exercise moderation, otherwise when you reach my age... Oh, forget it, people in middle age have no control over their own behavior. "

No, how can you be “helpless”?

Su Qing smiled and explained, "She's not my girlfriend. I just gave her to my neighbor to try. She usually takes care of me a lot, so I just want to return the favor."

Neighbors? Keyword detected, melon radar activated!

"Brother, your neighbor, could it be a woman?"

"Well, what happened?"

"Oh, nothing, nothing. The woman is nice, nice woman." The boss originally wanted to ask if the woman was a married woman, but he restrained himself.

But with my years of experience in reading a lot of books, I can just fill in the blanks on my own.

Neighbor+woman+care+reciprocity=?

There must be a welcoming ceremony, and we will go straight to Huanglong!

Thinking of this, the boss looked at Su Qing with admiration, as if he was impressed that the other party had discovered the treasure of the world at such a young age, and as if he was impressed that the legacy of Wei Wu was still thriving after a thousand years.

It’s no wonder the boss was overthinking. Who would exchange gifts with their neighbors by buying a portion of stinky tofu on the road?

Well, speaking of it, the comic "Neighbor's Wife" is really good.

Even though I have many years of experience in midnight reading, I was amazed by its excellent painting style, unexpected plot, and outstanding character creation when I read it for the first time. Even when I read it again some time ago, I could still feel the author's intentions after careful savoring.

A masterpiece of craftsmanship! A masterpiece of craftsmanship!

How about watching it for three more minutes tonight? Just watch it for three minutes, not one more minute.

Well, I can definitely control myself!

Su Qing knew that the boss probably misunderstood something, but he didn't explain it. After all, the two of them just met by chance, so there was no need to explain.

"Alright, little brother, take both."

"Okay, thank you. I've given you the money."

"Okay, okay." After the boss said that, he started to pack up his stall quickly.

"Boss, are you closing up the stall now?" Su Qing hesitated. Normally, it would be time for office workers to get off work soon, and the flow of people would be relatively large. Many vendors would take advantage of this time period to open for business.

"Okay, I have something urgent to do so I will stop working now. See you again if we have the chance." The boss continued to clean up without even raising his head, as if he really had something urgent to do.

"Row."

Su Qing also left the stall and passed by a small supermarket on the way. He thought about it and went in to buy something, then came out quickly and went back to the apartment.

When he arrived at the apartment, it was already getting dark. Su Qing gently opened the door and walked in, then saw the warm lights in the living room. Su Qing certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to turn on the lights and forget to turn them off when he went out during the day. After all, there was no need to turn on the lights during the day.

But if it was a dark and gloomy house with the curtains drawn, Su Qing wouldn't say anything.

Well, today is also a rigorous day.

So, is it Shiina? Since he had given the key to the other party last time, Su Qing immediately thought of the other party. When did the other party come? Was he waiting for him?

……

This feeling is amazing.

Some people say that love should be passionate and should let everyone in the world know that I love you.

Some people also say that love does not need to be earth-shattering, it just needs to be ordinary and plain. When you go home from get off work at night, you just need to know that among thousands of lights, there is one that is on for you.

As for Su Qing, he is still a single dog and it is difficult to evaluate him.

However, this feeling is indeed good. According to the customs of the islanders, should I say something?

"I am back."

"Welcome back." The girl's voice came softly, but Su Qing found this voice unexpectedly wonderful at this moment, even though he heard it so often in daily life.

Su Qing walked into the living room and saw Shiina sitting at the table completing today's homework. Feeling a pair of eyes staring at him, Shiina explained in a low voice.

"Because it's troublesome to run back and forth, I just brought my homework and borrowed a table to do it for a while."

The reason why Su Qing kept staring at Shiina was naturally not because of this, and it was not because his college roommate studied late into the night.

"Why isn't someone hiding from me today?" Su Qing put down his schoolbag, sat down, and asked with a smile.

"No, I'm not hiding from you." Shiina didn't dare to look up, and didn't write with the pen in his hand, but just waved it irregularly in the air.

"Oh? So someone knows that I have been avoiding me these days?" Su Qing pretended to be enlightened and continued.

Yes, since the power outage that day, Shiina had left in a hurry after eating and washing the dishes. Of course, this was normal, after all, the two had only agreed to share the dinner money, and they were not really living together, but this did not prevent Su Qing from deceiving Shiina.

"Sorry... I'm sorry." Shiina raised her head and apologized solemnly. She had indeed been avoiding Su Qing these past few days, because for some reason she could not look directly at Su Qing's face. Every time she looked at him a few more times, her heartbeat seemed to speed up a little.

"Idiot, I was just kidding."

Su Qing took out the stinky tofu he had bought and pushed out the box of non-spicy dry stinky tofu.

"Would you like to give it a try? This is a local specialty snack from the mainland. I've eaten it a few times before and I think it's pretty good."

"This...?" Shiina pinched her cute little nose. The smell was indeed quite shocking.

"Well, this is actually similar to durian. Although it smells bad, it tastes delicious. Try it and see if it tastes good." Su Qing picked up a piece with a skewer and swallowed it.

The wet stinky tofu tastes really moist.

After seeing Su Qing eat a piece, Shiina followed suit, picked up a piece with a skewer and put it into her cherry mouth. As she continued chewing until she swallowed it, Shiina's eyes lit up instantly.

"Mmm, it's delicious."

"Right." While Su Qing was talking, he ate a few more pieces.

"But dinner is coming up soon. If you eat these now, won't you be unable to finish them later?" Shiina prepared dinner like an old nanny, but her unruly son ate some strange things again. Shiina asked helplessly.

"Well... I'm sorry, I didn't think it through. I just wanted to bring it to you." Su Qing really didn't realize this. His meal time has never been regular, and he usually just eats a little bit.

"… specially brought for me?"

"Well, it's just a thank you. After all, cooking is hard work."

Even though the cost of ingredients had been shared and the electricity bill was charged to her, given her cooking level it was normal for someone to pay her to cook. Su Qing would not take it for granted that she had already paid so this was what the other party should do. There was no such thing.

"...Thank you." Shiina lowered his head and picked up another piece and started eating.

"Yeah." Does this mean I have escaped verbal punishment?

"Well, I have something else for you." Su Qing took out a brown keychain from his pocket with a cute Eevee hanging on it.

"Take it. It will be more convenient to have this."

"Is this also a thank you?" Shiina took the key chain, stared at it for a while, then looked into Su Qing's eyes and asked.

"Well... let's put it that way. Don't you like it?"

"No, I like it very much. Then I will accept it with gratitude."

"Also, I will keep it well."

Shiina held the key chain in both hands and placed it in front of his chest. He tilted his little head slightly and looked at Su Qing with a smile on his face.

Unlike her usual helplessness or pure joy, Shiina's smile at this moment was upright and sweet, retaining a bit of immaturity, yet exuding feminine charm, which was both elegant and alluring enough to make Su Qing's eyes unable to help but be attracted by it.

"Yeah, okay." Su Qing didn't look at Shiina again. For some reason, his heartbeat inexplicably quickened.

After swallowing another piece of stinky tofu, Su Qing thought about it.

Suddenly I felt that today's stinky tofu seemed to be more delicious than any I had eaten before.