Fix fixed point

Adam's work at Alimentum has changed to Lunch Market again.Under normal circumstances, Ting Nuo and Xiao Jian would leave work after having dinner at Alimentum.Since Adam moved to work upstairs, he no longer cooks staff meals.Ting Nuo was too lazy to have dinner in the store, so he went home directly after get off work.

The upstairs job is nine to five, and Adam can still make it back to open the evening market in time.Carla was fine with that.

Compared with the downstairs, the upstairs is almost a laboratory, without the sense of urgency of the downstairs.When Adam passed the first day, he felt uneasy, afraid that he would make a mistake in front of Hong Rui.

But he soon discovered that he was worrying too much.Tinuo enthusiastically introduced the equipment to him, and Jane encouraged Adam to ask more questions, and she would answer all Adam's questions kindly and in detail.Hongrui never chatted, and when he spoke, he either explained the task or answered it, maintaining his usual concise and efficient style.

Generally, after Hongrui assigns tasks, he sits on the sofa where Adam used to lie overnight, reading a book or watching the computer. There is often a cup of Americano coffee or Earl Gray tea in front of him.The task of making coffee is usually on Ting Nuo's head, and occasionally Hong Rui will make tea by himself.Ting Nuo doesn't drink tea, sometimes Xiao Jian will make some fruit tea for everyone with the water that Hong Rui has already boiled.

During the breaks between work, Adam would secretly glance at a corner to see Hong Rui's profile with his head bowed.

Ting Nuo is a very troublesome person, he would chat or joke with little Jane at work.Occasionally, Ting Nuo spoke too loudly, and Adam could see Hong Rui's slightly frowning brows, but Hong Rui never interrupted or reprimanded Ting Nuo.Adam subconsciously looked in which direction when they talked about their happy place on the countertop.That corner is a closed isolated island, and the cheers outside may not be able to reach the island.

Adam couldn't see it.

Adam felt that he was also very inexplicable.When he first discovered the secret, he was too embarrassed to face Hong Rui.But now that the secret is no longer a secret, when Hong Rui stated that there would be no affair between them, he couldn't help but want to get close to Hong Rui.

At first, Adam felt satisfied with sneaking a few glances, but later, he wanted to talk to him.

Adam took a plate of mashed potatoes, and boldly walked over to Hong Rui, "I have a question, may I bother you, Dr. Dukas."

Hong Rui pressed the pages of the book with his fingers.He raised his head, leaned on the sofa and raised his head, his eyes were cold, "You say."

Their experiment today was to cook mashed potatoes differently.They used Russet potatoes, starchy varieties like Meris Pipers, compared to waxy potatoes like Yukon Gold or Fingers.They also compared the results obtained using a food processor set and a pureeer.

But what Adam didn't understand was that these experiments all had one thing in common, that is, all the potatoes were packed in vacuum bags and cooked in a constant temperature water bath at 70 degrees for half an hour.Adam didn't understand the principle, and Hong Rui hadn't compiled the conclusions into the notebook yet.

Adam stood in front of Hong Rui, looking at Hong Rui's eyes with anticipation that he didn't realize.

Hongrui thought for a while and replied: "That's because the starch in the potato will start to absorb water when it is heated. Under high temperature, the starch will break and release a viscose composed of amylose. These amylose will Makes mashed potatoes gooey. A good mashed potato dish should be crisp and fluffy. Precooking ahead of time stabilizes the starch and prevents a lot of stickiness from later warming. A masher is better than a food processor The same is true for the effect of the clay, because the mud press will cause less damage to the cells. Joel Hobuchon invented the technique of pressing the mud through a fine mesh sieve, which reduces the damage to the cells caused by cooking to a minimum (* Note [-])."

“What about Aligot? That dish requires stirring to make the potatoes elastic—I guess the stirring itself breaks down the cell walls, so it sounds like this recipe needs to use those glues. So what is the best way to deal with it?"

Hong Rui rolled his eyes, and suddenly smiled with drooping eyes. When he laughed, his whole body softened.But Hongrui seemed to have thought of something, and quickly withdrew his smile. He said, "That's right, Adam. This dish is indeed the opposite of ordinary mashed potatoes. You don't have to worry about precooking, and you can use a food processor to cook Mashed potatoes are mashed. But the key to this recipe is that the proteins in the cheese are positively charged, and they bind to the negatively charged starch molecules. The link between the two makes the mashed potatoes malleable and elastic. If you are going to For this dish, do not stir for too long, 3-5 minutes is just right. Too long will turn the mashed potatoes into rubber. (*Note [-])”

In fact, Adam didn't hear Hong Rui's explanation later, he was reminiscing about Hong Rui's smile at that moment.His heart seemed to fill the room with a smile.But Hongrui put away his smile, and the whole room suddenly dimmed.Adam's chest was blocked, and he was so stuffy that he couldn't speak.It took him a while to realize that the feeling was sour.

"Did you understand?" Seeing that Adam didn't respond, Hong Rui asked again.

Adam has already learned the lesson that he must answer as soon as possible in front of Hong Rui.He nodded and forced himself to reply in a normal voice, "Dr. Dukas, I see."

Hong Rui lowered his head, his eyes returned to the book, and ignored Adam.He treated Adam as if Adam was just an ordinary employee under him, and he didn't bother after answering questions dutifully.Adam stood there for a second, then turned and walked towards Tinno.

If it was Adam in the past, he would feel that Hong Rui turned his face as quickly as a book, but now, he has realized the reason for Hong Rui's change.And Adam didn't want that at all.

Where Adam couldn't see, Hong Rui sighed softly.

He could feel Adam's gaze shining on him frequently, and he could feel that Adam hesitated to speak again and again.When you like someone, your senses will be infinitely magnified, just like a radar, you will continue to accept every emotion shown by the other person.Every feeling of the other party will arouse a greater response in oneself.

He caught his own smile in Adam's joy.He also saw Adam's disappointment at putting on the mask himself.He wants to laugh more, but Adam likes him to laugh, so he has to smile less - less.Hong Rui lowered his head and tried hard to read. Twenty minutes later, he found himself still staring at the same page.

Putting Adam to work here made his life harder than he could have imagined.What a torture.

Hong Rui even had the idea of ​​simply taking a vacation for himself so as to stay away from Adam.Preferably a month long vacation, then when he returns the game is over and Adam will never be in his sights again.

Vacationing is a luxury for Hong Rui now, and Hong Rui needs Ting Nuo to design the menu of the new store as soon as possible, so as to satisfy the investors who are staring at his back.

But on the bright side, it will be a daily holiday on Monday soon, Hong Rui said to himself.For at least one day, he could be free from Adam's influence.

Hong Rui took out his mobile phone and found out Lu Di's number.

[H: Are you free on Monday?Sunday night is fine too. ]

[R: I have a shift on Monday afternoon, but I'm fine on Sunday.Your home or my home? ]

[H: My home.Unless you give away cats with allergies. ]

[R: I'll text you as soon as I get out of the shaving shop. ]

Hong Rui took a deep breath, put down the phone and felt a little comforted.

Adam stood in front of the mirror, stroking his damp stubble from the shower.There was a freshly unpacked manual razor by the sink.Adam spread the shaving foam on his face, and the whole chin was wrapped in white foam.Adam held the razor and couldn't get rid of it.

Maybe because he stayed in the bathroom for a long time, Kara knocked on the door and asked, "Can I come in and get a cotton swab?"

Carla took the cotton swabs and was about to turn around and leave. She saw the foam on Adam's face, "I thought you swore you would never use this stuff again after you got cut the first time you shave."

Adam tilted his chin, and the razor slid down the first trace on his chin. He said vaguely: "You have to try again to see if it fits."

The first stroke went well, and he took a second stroke, and this time he was not so lucky.There was a hot burn on the skin, and a stream of blood seeped into the white shaving foam.

Adam hissed, but he was ready to ignore it and continue scraping.

"Wait." Carla said, "I can't believe I'm here to tell you how to use a razor. Adam, your neck is raised and your skin is tense. If you put more pressure on your hand, it just slides gently. Don't push too hard."

Adam followed Carla's advice for a third shave, and he cut himself again.

"You're really clumsy."

Adam put down the razor in his hand and glared at Carla angrily: "Can you get out, please? I was already very nervous, and you were still talking, which made me even more nervous."

Carla shrugged and walked out of the bathroom: "There's no need to be nervous about shaving. I have to shave every two days. Things that can be done by humming a song are made like a matter of life and death by you."

Adam immediately shut Kara out.He sighed, looked at the sharp blade, gritted his teeth and held the blade against his face again.After he washed off the foam on his face, he saw a few fresh bloodstains on his face as expected.

Adam opened the door to see Kara standing outside, holding some bottles and cans in her hands.Carla swept over his face, put those small jars into Adam's hands and said, "I don't have aftershave here, but I have toner, and patting the toner on my face can shrink pores. If the skin is itchy, please Use some moisturizer. I brought you the most refreshing one, don't worry about it being too greasy. If you want a Band-Aid, there are also here."

Adam wanted to decline Kara's kindness, but Kara's gaze made Adam shut up obediently, and silently smeared the product Kara gave him.The moisturizer scented his skin with the scent of orange blossom, and it did feel smoother than with an electric razor.Carla touched his side face a few times with satisfaction and said, "It's so good, it's soft and slippery."

Adam felt that Cara's expression was like scratching a pet's jaw.But Kara's touch suddenly reminded Adam of Hong Rui brushing his chin and side face with his fingertips that night.Smooth, slender fingers touched it carefully, and finally scraped the skin with the fingertips, wandering repeatedly, as if patrolling the territory.There was a thick itching on his freshly shaved skin.

Adam fended off Kara's hand, "It's such a waste of time. I used to only need 20 minutes, but now it takes me an hour to get out."

"Girls spend more time than you on getting ready to go out every day. And it's not that exaggerated. It will only take 10 minutes after you get used to it." Cara was not angry when her hands were opened. She looked at Adam's face and said: "When a guy picks up a razor, then loses his virginity - I know it's gone. But are you dating someone? Someone must be super important and change you for so many years habit."

"No, I just want to try a manual razor and see if it's as difficult to use as I thought." Adam returned the bottles and jars to Kara: "Thank you, I'm leaving, it's going to be late .”

"Let's put it there." Carla said, "Take what you save."

Adam wanted to say that he would never use a manual razor again.But when he saw the manual razor next to the sink the next day, he picked it up again by accident.

That night he had a dream.

He closed his eyes, and his entire profile was wrapped in palms.The heat from his face made him feel lazy, lying there comfortably and motionless.Someone stroked his neck gently with fingers, tracing the outline of Adam's face, touching his chin all the way to his ears.The man's fingertips were hot but dry.Adam felt like a cat being scratched, squinting his eyes, smiling and letting the man's fingers move.He tilted his head, exposing more of his skin.

The strength of the man's fingers increased, and the fingertips sank slightly into the skin, more like holding his chin than holding it.He felt the corners of his finger bones.His chin was pressed against the hot palm, and the man's thumb ran back and forth across his freshly shaved cheek.The strength was neither light nor heavy, and the speed was neither urgent nor slow, causing waves of itchy ripples.Even his heart trembled at such a touch.

Adam's eyes were still closed, he couldn't see, and he didn't want to see.He vaguely knew what was going to happen, but it all made him feel comfortable and safe, why not continue?He heard his own murmur indistinctly.

A low, hoarse laughter came from the darkness.His heart is a sailboat tossed on the waves of laughter.He turned his head blankly, looking for more voices.Then a kiss landed on his neck.

Adam finally opened his eyes.He slapped his upper and lower jaws, which was where Hong Rui's last kiss landed.

"Oh my God." The skin under Adam's palm was burning hot.His cheeks were so hot that he was about to steam, and the heat radiated all the way to his whole body.In the darkness, he curled up awkwardly.Hong Rui's breath, the warmth of his fingers, and the profile of his face in the dark were all remembered by Adam.

*Note [-]: From "Modernist Cuisine. "

*Note [-]: From "The Science of Cooking. "