Solitary

He Jiqing gave the gift Lin Shu brought to Sun Xiang: "A little thought from Lin Shu, Dad's favorite Tieguanyin, brought from Fujian, and seafood specialties from their hometown!"

Sun Xiang accepted the gift with a smile on his face: "Oh, Xiao Lin, what are you bringing?"

Lin Shu hurriedly bowed and nodded, "Be a little bit careful, a little bit careful."

Sun Xiang saw how well-behaved he was, and the more he watched, the more he liked him.She carried the tea leaves to offer treasures to He Xiatian in the kitchen: "That child brought you tea, the serious Anxi Tieguanyin."

He Xiatian kept shouting in the kitchen: "Okay, okay, okay."

Lin Shu's heart was pounding non-stop, he was sitting next to He Jiqing, his palms were sweating from nervousness.He Jiqing grabbed his hand, saw his face flushed to the neck, and rubbed his palm comfortingly.

Seeing this, He Annian asked the two of them, "Do you want to watch TV?"

But before anyone could answer, he had already turned on the TV.There were other voices in the living room, and Lin Shu slowly relaxed.He Jiqing squeezed his palm and asked, "Would you like something to drink?"

He Annian got up quickly: "I'm going to boil water and make tea." He ran to the kitchen and asked He Xiatian loudly: "Dad, where did you hide the good tea from last time?"

"Study, the second shelf from the left on the third floor of the bookcase." He Xiatian said.

He Annian complained about him: "Hiding so deep? Are you guarding against thieves!"

"It's not to guard against you, I always make my tea blindly." He Xiatian scolded him while cooking.

He Annian frantically went to the study to look for tea.

He Jiqing joked with Lin Shu: "My younger brother, born an optimist, has a nickname, He Ersha."

Lin Shu listened and smiled: "Your brother is very sunny."

He Jiqing pinched his nose: "Do you like sunshine?"

Lin Shu shook his head quickly, and He Jiqing smiled triumphantly: "My brother and I, according to family members, one is like fire and the other is like ice."

Lin Shu said: "You are not ice!"

"Then what am I?" He Jiqing rubbed his hair.

"You are also a fire, but your fire is hidden." Lin Shu replied seriously.In his eyes, He Jiqing was very gentle!A gentle person is not ice.

He Jiqing hugged him and lowered his head to kiss him.Sun Xiang came back from the kitchen and washed a bunch of fruits.Lin Shu quickly pushed him away.

Sun Xiang put the washed cherries, strawberries, lotus mist apples and pears in front of him: "Eat, eat, order as you like, Xiao Lin, don't be restrained, just like at home."

Lin Shu said gratefully, "Thank you."

Lin Shu envied He Jiqing's family.He couldn't believe that such a family really existed.He Jiqing's mother is cheerful and kind, his father looks gentle and polite, his younger brother is sunny and generous, and he himself is personable.

Everyone gets along like friends, which makes people feel at ease.He Jiqing's family did not show any dissatisfaction or disgust because he was a man.They welcomed him very much and showed affection to him, because he was the one He Jiqing brought home.

Lin Shu leaned closer to He Jiqing, his He Jiqing was really good in everything.Compared with him, he is really nothing.Such a perfect person, he didn't want to grab it firmly, but planned to leave all the time.He is really a cocooning fool.

He Annian brought tea, which is said to be the top cinnamon in Wuyi Mountain, and he asked Lin Shu, "Why don't you brew it?"

After all, he is from Fujian, and He Annian heard that three-year-olds there can make tea.

Lin Shu shook his head and waved his hands: "Also, you should go clubbing!"

He Annian said: "I'm a sucker for tea. Don't you see that my dad guards me like he guards against thieves? He's afraid that I'll spoil his good tea!"

He Jiqing pushed him: "You go make some tea, I haven't drunk the tea you made yet!"

Sun Xiang also echoed: "That's right, Xiao Lin, go clubbing, you must be better at clubbing than us!"

Lin Shu reluctantly sat down at the main seat, and He Annian handed him the boiled kettle.His hands were shaking as he cut open the tea bag.

He Jiqing sat beside him and put his hands on his lap.

Lin Shu is calm and calm. His father, Lin Jian, loves tea very much. He has studied all kinds of tea in Fujian. He drank tea and made tea with him since he was a child.Drinking tea is not just a matter of familiarity, but has become a daily habit.Even, for many teas, he only needs to smell the aroma to know whether they are good or bad.

He brews and washes the tea in a smooth and smooth way, and he is skilled and experienced.

He Jiqing was pleasing to the eye.

Put boiling water into the tea, the aroma of tea lingers around the nose, and the fragrance of orchids is hidden in it, but it is not obvious.Based on experience, Lin Shu judged that this is the flower-scented cinnamon from Mount Wuyi, roasted on a light fire, but the roasting is not good, resulting in the orchid fragrance not being high enough.

He asked He Annian: "Did my uncle spend a lot of money to buy this?"

He Annian said, "That's right, it costs one thousand and two catties."

"In Fujian, three hundred teas like this are enough," Lin Shu said.

He Annian immediately yelled at He Xiatian in the kitchen, "Father, you've been lied to again. Lin Shu said that three hundred tea is enough for you!"

He Xiatian rushed out holding the spatula, and asked Lin Shu, "Can you drink it?"

Lin Shu handed him a cup of brewed tea, took a small sip and explained: "The fragrance of orchids is not high enough, the taste is a bit punchy, and the aftertaste is not sweet enough."

He Xiatian put down his teacup after drinking, and said, "There is someone in this family who knows how to drink tea!" After finishing speaking, he hurried back to the kitchen, where braised pork was stewed, ready to put away the pot.

He Annian also followed his example, took a drink, smashed it, couldn't taste it.

He Jiqing laughed at him: "You are a fool!"

He has no research on tea, so he doesn't add lies.Watching Lin Shu make tea is already a kind of enjoyment.

Sun Xiang smiled and said to Lin Shu, "You two brothers always like to bicker like this."

He Annian looked at He Jiqing's excuse in a low voice: "No way!"

It's rare for his elder brother to be kind to him like today, and even take the initiative to tease him.His brother, from childhood to adulthood, never beat him or scolded him, unlike his classmates who always bullied them.When he was young, He Jiqing treated him neither salty nor cold, but when he grew up, he was alienated and indifferent.He is afraid of him.

Lin Shu smiled shyly and filled the teacups put back for everyone.He thought about asking Lin Jian another day, asking some reliable tea merchants for He Jiqing's father, so that he wouldn't have to waste such unreasonable money.

After all, tea is something that Lin Shu is familiar with, and He Annian is very good at answering conversations. After talking in a few words, he also relaxes and chats with everyone.

He Xiatian's last braised pork was ready and ready for dinner.

Lin Shu watched everyone busily serving dishes and rice, and wanted to help.Stopped by Sun Xiang: "Just sit and wait to eat!"

He was very embarrassed, He Jiqing, who was busy looking for a wine glass, passed by and rubbed his head: "It's okay!"

Finally, the meal is served, a table of dishes, delicious in color and fragrance.He Annian said: "My dad is a chef, the kind who can open a restaurant!"

He Xiatian scolded him: "Don't brag."

Sun Xiang asked Lin Shu, "Can I drink?"

Lin Shu nodded, Sun Xiang poured him wine, and he got up to pick it up.Sun Xiang said: "You sit and you sit, you just sit."

He Jiqing was under the table, pinching his knee.He grabbed his hand and they held hands under the table.Spotted by the sharp-eyed He Annian, he said loudly, "You two can't do this, you have to concentrate on eating!"

As soon as these words came out, Lin Shu quickly let go of He Jiqing, his face flushed.

Sun Xiang glared at He Annian: "Is your brain broken!"

He Annian looked at He Jiqing and smiled meanly, not wanting to get He Jiqing's cold eyes, he immediately sat upright, drinking and eating obediently.

For the first glass of wine, everyone clinks glasses.

He Xiatian said, "Welcome Xiao Lin to our home!"

Sun Xiang said: "I hope Xiao Lin will come here often in the future!"

He Annian said: "May you grow old together!"

He Jiqing looked at Lin Shu and smiled, Lin Shu blushed for a long time, and said two words: "Thank you." After speaking, his eyes were red, and He Jiqing took his hand: "Come on, let's finish the first cup!"

The family clinked glasses, and the sound of the glass was crisp.

Lin Shu finished drinking with his head up, tears did not fall down. "Growing old together", what a luxury.

He Jiqing pressed his leg, took the initiative to stir up the topic, and asked He Annian: "Why didn't you call your girlfriend over today?"

"She has to go to work." He Annian replied with a smile.

"Isn't she working at Xinjiekou? It's very close." Sun Xiang asked.

"She went to Shanghai on a business trip." He Annian explained.

"That girl is not bad, you have to take good care of it." He Jiqing said.

He Annian looked at him and nodded seriously: "I will."

This was the first time He Jiqing commented on his feelings.In the past, even if he took the initiative to ask him, he would turn a blind eye.

Sun Xiang answered: "Yes, take care of it." After she finished speaking, she glanced at Lin Shu, saw that there was no food in his bowl, and brought some food for him.Lin Shu quickly said, "Thank you, thank you."

He Xiatian said, "Xiao Lin, eat whatever you want."

He Jiqing also helped Lin Shu pick up vegetables: "My dad is very good at cooking."

Lin Shu ate hard.

Under He Jiqing's active guidance, the topic continued to revolve around He Annian, from his relationship to work, the conversation got deeper and deeper.He Annian couldn't resist, begging his brother for mercy: "Let me go!"

He Jiqing turned a blind eye.

After the meal was over, He Annian's hair was almost turning gray when he was questioned. He understood that Lin Shu was He Jiqing's weakness, and teasing him would not end well.

Lin Shu'an ate a lot quietly, Sun Xiang picked up vegetables, He Xiatian picked up vegetables, He Jiqing picked up vegetables, treated him like a child, and never stopped.I also drank some wine, and my face was flushed from drinking.

After the meal, everyone sat around making tea and chatting. In order to avoid the limelight, He Annian was afraid that he would offend He Jiqing if he didn't pay attention.He said he wanted to make a video with his girlfriend, and hid back in the room.

Without He Annian, the atmosphere in the living room became much duller.Fortunately, He Xiatian can chat with Lin Shu about tea,

From Anxi Tieguanyin to Wuyishan Dahongpao.Lin Shu knew everything and told him how to distinguish the quality of different teas from bad ones, as well as how to bargain, and sincerely hoped that he would not be cheated again.

He Jiqing was listening and watching, his boy was very organized and eloquent in what he was good at.stunning.

Sun Xiang asked him rightly: "Your father loves tea very much. What about your mother, does she also like tea?"

Lin Shu didn't doubt him, and answered honestly: "My mother doesn't like drinking tea."

"Your mother should be very young!" Sun Xiang said.

He Jiqing glanced at her, then turned to look at Lin Shu again.

Lin Shu was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized.He replied to her: "My mother is 73 years old, and my father is 70 years old."

"That's really young, a little younger than us." Sun Xiang said to He Jiqing.

He Jiqing smiled and didn't speak.Lin Shu had already started biting his lower lip, and he became nervous again.

"Are there many brothers and sisters in your family?" Sun Xiang asked again.

"It's just me." Lin Shu lowered his head and pinched his fingers, as if he had done something wrong.He used to imagine that if he had more sisters or younger brothers, would he be more courageous, firmly hold on to He Jiqing, and come out bravely.The identity of the only child obliterates many possibilities.

He Jiqing grabbed his hand and signaled Sun Xiang with his eyes not to ask any more questions.

But when Sun Xiang heard that he was the only son in the family, his heart sank.She turned a blind eye to He Jiqing's warning, and continued to ask: "Then, have you told your family about the matter between you and Ji Qing?"