Rebirth of Private Chef Xiao Ai

Chapter 13

Laba is over, and the Lunar New Year is coming soon.

The restaurant was closed, and couplets were pasted on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, and it was closed for the New Year.Dou'er had already gone back to the old house. A few days ago, the Gu family and the Gong family made an appointment for their two children to get married.Although there is still more than a year left, some things are being prepared now, so Gu Changxin called Douer home to give some advice.

As the New Year approaches, there are no more customers in the restaurant every day, and every household is preparing for the New Year.The streets and alleys are filled with lanterns and festoons, the fiery red New Year pictures and the white snow complement each other, the common people carry the New Year’s goods to their homes, and the farmers save a sum of money at the market at the end of the year to celebrate the New Year, and everyone’s faces are full of embarrassment. Filled with New Year's excitement.

Dou'er has been told by Gu Lousheng that because he is about to get married, this year, he will not have his lucky money.When Dou'er and Gu Lousheng talked about this matter, they stared wide-eyed, and neither of them gave in.Dou'er felt that he couldn't beat Gu Lousheng, so he thought about it and came up with an idea, so he went home to please Gu Changxin, planning to earn a fortune from his big daddy and daddy!

"Song Cheng." Gu Lousheng squatted in the kitchen, his whole body was dirty, and he yelled in disgrace.As soon as he called out, he heard a rush of footsteps.Song Cheng leaned halfway into the kitchen, and was startled when he saw the dingy figure squatting by the stove.After taking a closer look, I realized it was Gu Lousheng.

Gu Lousheng's body was now covered with pieces of ashes, and he was holding a bamboo tube in his hand, the kind that blows air into the stove.Song Cheng walked over and pulled Gu Lousheng up to take a look, hey, what a guy, he has a big tabby face. "What are you doing? Why are you so disgraced." As he spoke, he wiped Gu Lousheng's face with his sleeve, and patted his robe, but he still looked dingy and embarrassed.

Before leaving, Song Cheng said that he would sacrifice to the Stove Lord, this is the rule.In fact, it is said to be a sacrifice to the Stove Lord, which means to clean the kitchen inside and out.He worked from morning to night, and he added Gu Lousheng's helper in the middle. Although this helper was always a disservice, it was almost finished when it was dark anyway.When Song Cheng walked out, straw was still burning in the stove, he was afraid that Gu Lou would be cold, so he didn't put out the fire.

He took a simple shower in the firewood room, and just after changing his clothes, he heard Gu Lousheng calling him in the kitchen, he hurried over to have a look, and burst out laughing. "I'll go home later, so I thought about putting out the fire." Gu Lousheng broke away from Song Cheng's hand that was supporting his arm, and wiped his face.It's okay if you don't wipe it, but it's even worse if you wipe it, your face will be black.

Song Cheng bent down and laughed, unable to stop.Gu Lousheng felt annoyed, and gave Song Cheng the ladle for scooping water that was placed by the stove. Song Cheng patted his chest, twitching the corners of his mouth, and finally suppressed his smile. "Forget it, forget it, I'll help you do what you want to do in the kitchen in the future." With Gu Lousheng making such a fuss, the kitchen would explode sooner or later.

"No, you guys, you look down on me too much!" Gu Lousheng was still very upset, it was fine before, but he was banned from the kitchen by Gu Changxin and Douer, and now even Song Cheng always laughed at him.He especially didn't want Song Cheng to look down on him in this regard, he always wanted to save some of his dignity related to the kitchen, so he said righteously: "You teach me, I'll do it." As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves earnestly, A serious look.

Song Cheng was stunned for a moment, thinking that Gu Lousheng didn't like the feeling of being dominated by others.So he nodded, feeling a little disappointed, but said nothing.Song Cheng thought that the reason he was able to stay with Gu Lousheng was because of his cooking skills.The kitchen is a space he dominates, but Gu Lousheng may not be satisfied with this situation.But what Song Cheng didn't know was that Gu Lousheng was actually thinking the opposite of him.Just because the world of the kitchen belonged to Song Cheng, Gu Lousheng didn't want to be unable to do things well.

"Are you going to turn off the fire just now?" Song Cheng walked around Gu Lousheng, walked to the stove, bent down and pulled out a small pile of unburned straw: "You watch me do it, and then you take care of the rest." Song Cheng Cheng pulled out a small stack of straw, and the fire was burning on top of the straw, but it didn't burn down to the bottom.He supported the wall with one hand and held the straw in the other, and hit the wall hard a few times, and the fire was extinguished.

"That's it? It's too simple..." Gu Lousheng was a little surprised. He almost poured water into it just now, but he remembered what Song Cheng said about straw getting wet and it would produce thick smoke. Choking to death, he didn't do that.Seeing Song Cheng doing it now, he muttered how easy it was, while walking over.Song Cheng stepped aside, and Gu Lousheng held the burning straw and beat it against the wall, and the fire was extinguished in a short while.

Song Cheng smiled: "It's not difficult for those who meet, but not for those who are difficult." That's what he said.

"Put the straw in after the fire is out, and it will still burn next time." After finishing speaking, Song Cheng squatted down and poked the fire inside the stove with a wooden stick. After knocking a few times, I made sure that there were no bright sparks, and then I threw the straw in my hand: "Go take a shower, change your clothes, and I can go back after I pack up."

Gu Lousheng nodded and happily left the kitchen.Song Cheng looked at the closed door in front of him, his head drooped slightly, but he was not happy.The past half a year of getting along has made him used to living with the Gu family.Everyone in the Gu family treats him very well and treats him like family members sincerely.

But when he received favors from others, he interfered in other people's lives.He has actually restrained himself recently, not to get too close to Gu Lousheng, but when Gu Lousheng's smiling face appeared in the kitchen, he couldn't help but want to do something for him.Gu Lousheng was delicious, so he tried different ways to make it for Gu Lousheng, but the more times he saw Gu Lousheng's smiling face, the more dissatisfied he became.

Song Cheng noticed that his feelings for Gu Lousheng were different. He didn't know whether it was the influence of things in his childhood, the result of getting along with him now, or the combination of the two.Gu Lousheng is the light in his life, warming him and shining on him.Then he thought of a way to make Gu Lousheng feel happier every day in terms of eating, that's all he could do.

They are all men, independent of each other, and do not need to depend on each other.Song Cheng felt sad when he remembered Gu Lousheng's joke last time. Gu Lousheng said that Song Cheng was old enough to get married, and if he fell in love with someone, he would be the matchmaker.It was just a moment of stupefaction at first, but now that I think about it, I feel that the sadness is like a snowball, getting bigger and heavier, and finally crushing him, causing some pain.

Song Cheng doesn't have any strong obsession with his offspring, they are all people who have died once, and there is nothing to care about descendants.But Gu Lousheng likes children, and it can be seen from his wholeheartedly pampering Douer that the current Douer has been pampered by a large family.Song Cheng felt that the more he thought about it, the worse he felt, so he went to the water tank and splashed cold water on his face, and then he calmed down.

"..." Gu Lousheng just opened the door and came in to call Song Cheng to leave, when he saw Song Cheng pouring cold water on his face with a sad face.Gu Lousheng walked over and put his hand on Song Cheng's forehead, he didn't have a fever, what's wrong?Song Cheng looked at Gu Lousheng's hand that poked his head and then retracted it, took two steps back, adjusted his facial expression, and said as naturally as possible: "It's packed, let's go back."

Although Gu Lousheng was puzzled, he didn't say anything. The two led the carriage and drove home.

When the two returned to the house, the food had just been served.Gu Changxin supported her waist with one hand, supported the table with the other, stood up with her stomach straight, and was about to move a stool for the two of them.Gu Linsheng quickly stood up to stop it, and went to move it himself.Several people sat down, added some wine, and ate happily.After drinking and eating, Song Cheng tidied up the kitchen and just returned to his room to close the door when he was disturbed by three polite knocks on the door.

"Who is it?" Song Cheng was just about to take off his clothes and go to bed, when he heard the knock on the door, he climbed down from the kang, put on his shoes, and went to open the door.When he opened the door, Song Cheng was stunned for a moment. Before he could ask further questions, he welcomed the other person in first—it was Gu Linsheng.

Gu Linsheng extinguished the lantern in his hand, found a bench and sat down, a little sorry for disturbing the other party's rest, and explained with a smile: "I was driven here by Chang Xin, he said that I must come and talk to you, otherwise today Don't let me into the room at night." Gu Linsheng said the last sentence, coughed, his voice was a little softer, but he pretended to have a serious face, which seemed a little uncoordinated.Song Cheng looked at Gu Linsheng's joyful face, and waved his hands to express his indifference.

"What's the matter?" Song Cheng's heart was pounding at the moment, and he couldn't guess what Gu Linsheng's reason for coming at this time was.Gu Linsheng signaled Song Cheng not to be nervous.The two added carbon to the brazier, sat and kept warm while talking.This guest room is basically the one that Song Cheng lives in every time he comes to the house. There are already traces of long-term life in the room, and many of his personal belongings are placed there.Gu Linsheng looked around for a while, and finally opened his mouth, revealing his reason for coming.

"Song Cheng... probably likes Lou Sheng from our family." Gu Linsheng's words were astonishing, causing Song Cheng to choke on his own saliva, and slapped his chest. "And Dou'er also mentioned that you are not so much being friends with Lou Sheng as pampering him. Even Dou'er can see it, how can we not see it?"

The Gu family once researched, if it is called Song Cheng.The last few people felt that it was inappropriate to call Chef Song, and it seemed strange to call Mr. Song, so except for Douer and Gong Ping who called him Big Brother Song, the rest of them just called him by his name.

Song Cheng listened, followed his breath, and opened his mouth, but he couldn't refute.He didn't want to deny this fact, because it really fell in love with Gu Lousheng, and he wouldn't deny it, but he didn't plan to take the initiative to say it for the time being.Originally, I thought that if people noticed slowly, I would just let nature take its course.As a result, at night, Gu Linsheng actually came looking for him with a lantern, maybe he was about to drive him away...

"It seems that what I said is right." Gu Linsheng rubbed his hands, moved a little closer to the brazier, and then waved his hands again: "Don't be nervous, I just came to talk to you about something, don't be nervous, we also I didn't want to drive you away... Oh, don't be nervous!" Gu Linsheng said three times in a row that you should not be nervous, because he saw that Song Cheng was really nervous—fidgeting, rubbing his hands and putting them somewhere.

Song Cheng didn't speak, but sat obediently, listening to Gu Linsheng. "Chang Xin and I both noticed it. A long time ago, I just felt that there seemed to be signs of it. But now, Chang Xin and I are sure. You, look at Lou Sheng's eyes, just like I saw Chang Xin back then. Same." Gu Linsheng was a little embarrassed as he spoke, he and Chang Xin had been together for decades, and now when he talked about the past, he felt a little relieved and ashamed: "Chang Xin is worried about you, but he is also worried about Lou Sheng, We grew up with Lou Sheng, so we feel the need to confirm with you about some things."

"I..." Song Cheng felt that he was about to stutter, and he organized his words for a long time: "I like... like him, but... I don't know what Lou Sheng is thinking. I came here suddenly, and I was caught by you Taking in is already a very lucky thing, I dare not expect you to accept that I like Lou Sheng, and I don't want to embarrass him."

"Hey, don't say that, we all regard you as family. And you also said that you don't expect us to accept this fact, but the implication is that you will not give up this idea. When Lou Sheng was young, he said that he would be with me and Chang He wants to live together for the rest of his life, as long as he has beans, he doesn’t want to start a family.” Gu Linsheng straightened up and looked at Song Cheng: “I’m talking to you as an elder, if you like Lou Sheng, you can continue until he also I like you, and we won't stop the two of us from being together. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Although I am Lou Sheng's elder brother, my elder brother is like a father. Naturally, I have to consider him. Our family is not poor. It’s not perfect to say that you are rich, but you two can have a stable life. We don’t ask much, and we are very practical. You just need to remember to be nice to Lou Sheng, otherwise, the first one will not let you go , it’s Dou’er!”

Gu Linsheng spoke a long list, and Song Cheng stared at him. After listening to his words, he still didn't regain his senses, as if he couldn't digest the other party's words.He was stunned for a long time before he realized, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he followed Gu Lousheng and called his elder brother: "Brother, you are..." This came so suddenly that he even doubted the authenticity of what his elder brother said.

"Haha, when we're done talking, I think you'll understand what we mean. I should go back to my room too. In a few months, I'll be a real father!" Gu Linsheng stood up, lit the lantern again, and said Say good night and leave.Song Cheng was left alone on the edge of the bed, lost in thought.

Song Cheng thought about it for half the night.