Dazed

Cao Jingxing stood at the entrance of the restaurant for a while, it was still early, then he turned to the milk tea shop next to him and ordered a cup of hot milk tea to take away.

The waiter was a young girl, who enthusiastically recommended: "Hot chocolate melted milk is a new product in our store. It is the most comfortable to drink a hot cup in winter. It is the best choice for girlfriends."

Cao Jingxing stood in front of the counter and thought for a while, and seemed to have no reason to refuse, so he smiled and said, "Then change it to hot chocolate milk."

The waiter looked at this gentle and handsome guy, showed a satisfied smile, and sincerely praised: "I should be very happy to be your girlfriend, so please wait a moment."

Cao Jingxing smiled without saying a word. After a while, he walked out of the milk tea shop with the cup of drink in the pink packaging in his hand, and walked to the construction site not far away in a good mood. When he got there, it was already 04:30 in the afternoon.

Qi Zheng had been working for nearly a day, and his thin work clothes were covered with cement, and even his hands were covered with mud, and he could barely wipe off the sweat with the back of his hands, rubbing his wheat-colored neck and face. Also a scratch or two.

Cao Jingxing saw it not far away, walked over, raised the drink in his hand, shook it lightly, and said, "Let's rest for a while, drink some water."

Qi Zheng had been working since lunch, and his waist was indeed aching, so he greeted the people next to him and went there to rest for a while.

Cao Jingxing followed behind him, watching Qi Zheng go to the washbasin outside to wash his hands with tap water, and after he finished washing, he handed over a pack of tissues thoughtfully, and reminded: "Your neck and face are still a little dirty. .”

Qi Zheng dried his hands, then wiped his neck and face casually with a tissue, and said, "It's okay, anyway, I will continue to work later."

When the two came to the simple rest shed, Qi Zheng sat casually on the wooden board, took a breath, then took out a cigarette case from his pocket, smoked a cigarette, and lit it up. He looked up at Cao Jingxing, and said: "Do you want it?"

Cao Jingxing quickly refused, saying: "I don't smoke."

"It's a good habit." Qi Zheng said after taking a breath of the cigarette and exhaling it.

"I brought you a cup of milk tea, do you want to drink it?" Cao Jingxing inserted the paper cup into the straw and placed it on the table in front of Qi Zheng.

Qi Zheng glanced at him, lowered his head and took two puffs, then put the cigarette in his hand, and took the cup of milk tea with the other hand. He looked down at the straw for some reason, opened his mouth to hold it, and then took a strong puff. His face suddenly became a little ugly, and he couldn't speak for a while with his tongue in his mouth.

Seeing Qi Zheng's sudden change of expression, Cao Jingxing asked with some surprise, "You don't think it's cold, do you?"

Qi Zheng reluctantly swallowed the sweet and greasy liquid that was so hot that his tongue was almost ripe. He felt his tongue numb, and cursed: "Why is it so hot when I wipe it!"

Although Cao Jingxing didn't burst out laughing, the uncontrollable smile was still obvious. Seeing his distressed look, he said with some distress: "Put out your tongue, let me see if it's burnt."

Qi Zheng licked the palate with his tongue, and there was unavoidable pain, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "It should be fine, isn't it just a burn."

"It's all right, you're talking with your tongue out." Cao Jingxing calmly reminded, and then said without hesitation: "Put it out."

Qi Zheng was a little awkward, pinching the paper cup involuntarily in his hand, with a struggling look on his face, and then slowly stuck out his tongue, holding his tongue in his mouth and saying inarticulately: "My tongue is not good. It will be useless."

Cao Jingxing stared at the scene in front of him intently. Qi Zheng stuck out his tongue like a puppy sticking out a wound to its owner. It seemed that even his eyes became wet, so he swallowed unbearably, and then forced himself When he came back to his senses, he focused his attention on Qi Zheng's injury.

The poor tongue had been scalded until it turned white on the surface, Cao Jingxing frowned and said, "It's swollen."

Qi Zheng retracted his tongue, frowned and said, "No wonder."

"Go to the hospital now." Cao Jingxing suggested.

Qi Zheng frowned, feeling that it was too much of a fuss, and said speechlessly: "If I go to the hospital like this, I will lose all face, just rinse with cold water."

Cao Jingxing disagreed, and said, "I think you have blisters."

Qi Zheng curled his tongue in his mouth, and said, "Who did this to him?"

"It was indeed my fault. I will remind you next time. Wait for me, and I'll get you a glass of ice water." Cao Jingxing admitted his mistake with a good temper, then stood up, and ran out like never before .

Qi Zheng didn't refuse. After a while, Cao Jingxing came back, filled a glass full of ice water with ice cubes in it, and he didn't know where he got it. He probably asked Zhou Tao for it. Qi Zheng took a big mouthful, The burning tongue immediately calmed down, and the pain eased a lot.

Cao Jingxing watched with concern, and said, "Rest here now, don't go back to work, let me tell Uncle Zhou, don't eat dinner at the construction site, go to my house for dinner."

Qi Zheng took a few mouthfuls of ice water, and the discomfort on his tongue eased a lot, and said, "No need, my arms and legs are fine."

Cao Jingxing's expression turned cold, and he called out in disapproval, "Qi Zheng."

"Huh?" Qi Zheng put the cold water aside, turned his head and saw that his cigarette had burned down to a few puffs, then stuffed it into his mouth, took a few puffs, then extinguished the cigarette butt in a short while, and threw it on the ground. Said: "I'm going to work now."

Cao Jingxing couldn't do anything about Qi Zheng, so he didn't force him. He just followed him and watched, and felt uncomfortable looking at Qi Zheng. Several workers around him stared at him curiously, but he was a relative of the boss. , Even Zhou Tao didn't dare to chase after him, Qi Zheng couldn't help but dislike him for being in the way, and said, "Can you stop occupying the ground here."

Cao Jingxing moved a few steps, not caring that his shoes were stained with mud, he looked at his watch on his wrist, and asked, "What time do you leave work? Do you still have to go to work at night?"

Qi Zheng glanced at him suspiciously, and said, "Get off work at six o'clock, go to work at seven o'clock in the evening, what's the matter?"

Go to work at seven o'clock...

Cao Jingxing thought about it in his mind, and said again: "Don't be in a hurry to eat later, wait for me to come back."

"What are you doing?"

"Just wait for me, I'll go now."

Qi Zheng looked at Cao Jingxing who turned around and left, like a monk Erzhang who couldn't figure it out. After wondering for a while, he soon returned to work. The pain on his tongue was still faint, and Qi Zheng didn't have much thought to think about Cao Jingxing's intention.

At six o'clock, the bell rang on time, and a group of workers who were so hungry that their stomachs were beating drums stopped their work one after another, and walked towards the place to cook like hungry wolves.

Qi Zheng frowned and looked outside, but he didn't even see Cao Jingxing's shadow. Fatty Zhou was calling Qi Zheng again, saying, "Come here quickly, or the food will be gone."

"You guys eat first, I'll wait for someone." Qi Zheng turned his head back, not knowing what Cao Jingxing wanted him to do, so he had to sit in the rest shed next to him, his stomach was beating drums, and he looked at the food not far away. Everyone eating.

What kind of medicine is sold in Cao Jingxing's gourd, Qi Zheng thought impatiently, smelling the faint smell of rice, all internal organs were mobilized, so he sat on the chair, put another cigarette in his mouth, Air pressure looks very low.

Fortunately, when Qi Zheng was feeling extremely unhappy, the figure of Cao Jingxing finally appeared in front of him.

Qi Zheng stood up involuntarily and asked, "Why do you ask me to wait for you?"

Cao Jingxing lifted the things in his hand and said, "I brought you dinner."

As he spoke, he walked in, and put the things he bought in a hurry on the rough template table one by one. The three dishes, shredded potatoes, tofu, and lotus root stew, were placed on the table, and they looked good instantly.

"Your tongue is hurt, eat carefully, I have carefully selected these, eat quickly, I'm afraid it will delay your work." Cao Jingxing greeted.

Qi Zheng frowned. He didn't expect that Cao Jingxing left suddenly just to get him such a thing. Looking at the man's warm and expectant eyes, and it was difficult to refuse, he scratched his head in embarrassment, and said: "Thanks."

Cao Jingxing turned his head to look at him, and said, "I didn't do it, I have to pay for it."

Qi Zheng was really hungry, and it wasn't the first time he ate the food brought by Cao Jingxing. He quickly broke open two pairs of chopsticks, handed a pair to Cao Jingxing, lowered his head for a moment, and said, "Why is there only one meal?"

Cao Jingxing took the chopsticks and said, "I've just eaten and I'm still not hungry, just order something."

Qi Zheng nodded when he heard the words, and said nothing, he picked up a chopstick of potato shreds and stuffed them into his mouth, saying: "You are too troublesome, and you even bought it on purpose, my tongue is not so precious."

"What do you think of the taste?" Cao Jingxing was noncommittal, but just looked at him, expecting his evaluation.

It's really delicious, Qi Zheng couldn't stop eating, just nodded again and again, taking the time to say: "Why do I think this dish looks familiar, what's the name of this restaurant?"

Cao Jingxing had a relieved look on his face when he heard the words, and said with satisfaction: "Fortunately, I didn't invite you for nothing before, this is my skill."

Qi Zheng opened his eyes wide when he heard this, and said, "Where did you get it?"

"I found a restaurant nearby, and asked them to borrow a site, and I made the raw materials myself." Cao Jingxing said lightly, and then said earnestly, "Just as long as you like it."

When Qi Zheng heard this, he immediately felt that the food was stuck in his throat, and his brows were tangled together solemnly, so he couldn't eat so neatly. Cao Jingxing's behavior was so fucking obvious. It's a long experience. It's the first time I see someone chasing a man so unpretentiously, and treat him like a little girl with emotion?

But now that layer of veil has not been torn, he can't say anything, but the speed of eating has slowed down, and the taste of eating is like chewing wax.

Cao Jingxing could tell what Qi Zheng was thinking by looking at his expression, and quickly persuaded him: "I'm not apologizing, the milk tea in the afternoon caused you to suffer, good intentions turned into bad intentions, I have to take it easy."

Hearing this explanation, Qi Zheng scoffed in his heart: Now there is still such a way of apologizing, and he cooks directly with his own hands. Although he has never chased girls seriously, he also knows how heavy the food is. Does Cao Jingxing think he is stupid? Pretty funny?

However, after thinking about it, the other party didn't know that the drunk sneak attack was discovered, and Qi Zheng felt that this was really tricky.

With a cold face, Qi Zheng rejected his kindness coldly, saying: "From now on, there is no need to do this. I can eat with the workers. If you always eat a single portion, you will be excluded."

Cao Jingxing smiled, and apologized in a good-tempered manner: "I'm sorry, I didn't think about it."

Qi Zheng picked up food and ate silently, and didn't reply. Cao Jingxing was so gentle, courteous and frugal, why he didn't like women, he was really jealous of talents, Cao Jingxing didn't change the subject, and the scene immediately cooled down.

After eating, Cao Jingxing tidied up the rubbish neatly and said, "I'll go back first, see you tomorrow."

"En." Qi Zheng agreed, and they parted.