Solstice Secrets

After Huo Qing left, Ling Dongzhi didn't have the mood to paint anymore, so he put away his things and started to roll up his sleeves to tidy up the studio.

Ling Dongzhi's studio faces south, and there is a dense bamboo forest outside to block the wind. On sunny days, the sun shines very warmly, and the paints have a smell, so Ling Dongzhi keeps the windows open almost all year round.Looking out from the half-opened window, the sky was very gloomy, and the wind blowing in brought a hint of coolness. Ling Dongzhi guessed that there was probably a heavy snow in the sky above Binhai City.

In such weather, Ling Dongzhi was a little worried about Xiao Hui and Xiao Mian'er.After a heavy snowfall, there will always be cats and dogs that freeze to death in the corners of the roadside.A few days before the winter solstice, they were warned that the weather would change, and a thick blanket was added on top of the wool carpet on the balcony.The only thing to worry about now is whether they will not be able to come back in time, and will be trapped somewhere by the wind and snow, which will be more troublesome.

Ling Dongzhi thought about it, and his mood became more and more bad.Just as I was about to skip work and go home to have a look, the phone in my pocket rang.I took it out and saw that it was from Zhuang Zhou.

Ling Dongzhi clicked on the connection, and just put the phone to his ear when he heard Brown Tang's voice "Wooooooow" from the microphone twice, followed by Zhuangzhou's slightly vague voice, "Hey, here Daddy."

Midwinter Solstice, "..."

What's happening here? !

Ling Dongzhi cleared his throat, "Zhuang Zhou?"

Before Zhuang Zhou could speak, Brown Tang barked angrily, "Ling Dongzhi! I knew it was you!"

Ling Dongzhi said angrily: "You know what's so great about me?!"

Black Sugar asked him angrily, "Last time you clearly said that you don't want to be my mommy!"

"Who cares?" Ling Dongzhi was in a bad mood at first, and it was even more annoying to be disturbed by this bastard, "You snatched your dad's phone just to talk nonsense to me?!"

"What nonsense?!" Brown Tang was even more dissatisfied, "You cunning person still dare to quibble! My daddy confessed everything!"

Ling Dongzhi didn't know how to continue talking to this embarrassing guy, a cunning person?Still quibbling?Confess all of them?Damn it, it thought it was Bao Qingtian from Kaifeng?

"Go and do whatever you like." Ling Dongzhi was about to hang up the phone.What's the point of talking to a dog?

"Wait!" Brown Tang quit, "Do you still want to deny it? My daddy told me himself while sitting on the sofa just now, saying that he wanted to invite you to dinner, and that he didn't know how to say it before you agreed... Do you dare to say that the two of you are not going on a date?"

Ling Dong Zhi imagined Zhuang Zhou sitting on the sofa discussing with Brown Tang, and suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of joy.Was Zhuang Zhou ever so cute?

The corners of Ling Dongzhi's mouth curled up unconsciously.

Brown Tang was still complaining, "Hmph, he clearly agreed to accompany me to the shop with my uncle, but... Hmph, the words don't count, it's all your fault!"

Ling Dongzhi felt that there was something wrong with its brain, "Your father is going back on his word, what's wrong with me?!"

"You still don't admit it?!" Brown Sugar was angry, "Actually, you did it on purpose, deliberately flirting with my daddy, deliberately making him not accompany me! When you marry my daddy, you will abuse me openly Don't feed me, or call me gray boy, let me do your kid's laundry or something..."

"Show some face," Ling Dongzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "It's as if you really know how to do laundry."

The brown sugar was about to splash, but the voice suddenly changed, "Daddy! Daddy! I didn't mean it!"

Ling Dongzhi was wondering what the situation was, when he heard that the voice from the microphone had changed to Zhuangzhou's, and for some reason, his voice sounded a little panting, "Hello? Dongzhi? What are you doing? busy?"

Ling Dongzhi was depressed at first, but after being made a fuss by this embarrassing thing called brown sugar, it disappeared.Hearing Zhuang Zhou's voice now, thinking of the scene described by Brown Tang, he couldn't help laughing, "Not busy, I'm cleaning up the studio. Are you at home? Didn't you go to work?"

"I've got something to do, I'm back early." Zhuang Zhou hesitated, "Dining together tonight?"

Brown Sugar whined and whined twice.

Ling Dongzhi couldn't help laughing, "Okay."

Zhuang Zhou smiled and said, "It's still old time, I'll go pick you up."

When Ling Dongzhi came home, besides Xiao Hui, Xiao Xianger and his servant, there were a few little wild cats that Ling Dong Zhi was not very familiar with on the balcony, playing around under the blanket.Seeing Ling Dongzhi come back, those little fellows looked a little alarmed.

In such weather, there will be more young guests at home than usual.Ling Dongzhi didn't bother them, took out the small fish that was fried the night before from the refrigerator, heated it up in the microwave, and took it out on the balcony to serve the little ones as dinner.The little ones who were afraid of being born were a little uneasy at first, but after the dinner was served, they also huddled together with the little ones to grab food.

Ling Dong Zhi closed the balcony door, went back to the bedroom to take a shower and change clothes.

It was dark early in winter, and the sky was overcast again. The street lamps outside had already been turned on early, and the dark clouds seemed to be pressing down on the top of the head, rolling and surging quietly in the whistling wind.

Ling Dongzhi actually doesn't really want to go out.Although he is not afraid of the cold, he will become very lazy when the weather is bad.But he didn't want to stay at home alone on a night like this.Except for the sound of the wind and snow, everything was quiet, as if the whole world was cut off by the wind and snow, leaving him alone.Thinking about that scene will make people feel cold in the bone marrow.Therefore, when Zhuangzhou called to say that his car had arrived downstairs, he was still very happy.

Zhuangzhou's car was very warm, and there was a refreshing and pleasant lemon scent, and Ling Dongzhi felt that it was a very correct decision to come out with him.

"Where to eat?" Ling Dongzhi asked casually, and then added: "The prerequisite is not to go to your house."

"Did brown sugar make a fuss?" Zhuang Zhou said with a smile, "It doesn't have any evil intentions, it just likes to cling to people. Don't you like small animals very much? Why can't you get along with it?"

Ling Dong sincerely said that as far as your two dogs are concerned, except you, who is a father, who can get along with him.

"I really like small animals," Ling Dongzhi curled his lips, "but I don't like small animals that are always against me—I don't have the problem of self-torture."

Zhuang Zhou teased him with a smile, "Isn't it because the two of you quarreled on the phone again today?"

Ling Dongzhi's heart skipped a beat, and his gaze quickly swept across his face, "That... I haven't asked what's going on yet."

"What else can happen," Zhuang Zhou explained casually, "As soon as the call was made, Brown Tang was naughty and took him into his dog's kennel."

Ling Dongzhi is a bit embarrassing, does this mean that he snatched the phone back after getting into the kennel?

Zhuang Zhou saw what was going on in his heart, and said with a smile, "Laugh if you want."

Ling Dongzhi rubbed his nose.Who could laugh when he said that?

When the car stopped, Ling Dongzhi faintly felt that something was wrong.But he couldn't remember what was wrong for a while.After Zhuang Zhou parked the car, he saw that he was still standing there staring blankly at the signboard, so he explained: "This is the place He Kuan introduced. The boss knows him very well, and he said it's quite clean."

Ling Dongzhi didn't think about that, he is actually not a hypocritical person.A person who eats in the school cafeteria for more than half of the year, how particular can he be in his diet?I was really disgusted at the hot pot restaurant that day, that's why I had those cares about it later.Zhuang Zhou deliberately explained this way, and he himself felt a little embarrassed.

The two entered the restaurant and were ushered to the reserved seats by the waiter. Ling Dongzhi glanced around and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"Fu'anju, Bei'an Road?" Ling Dongzhi was a little dumbfounded, how did he realize that this is the place where Huo Qing and Zheng Ci made an appointment?

Zhuang Zhou was puzzled, "Didn't you stand there looking at the signboard for a long time before you came in?"

Ling Dongzhi patted his forehead, why did he react so slowly?He looked around, and if he remembered correctly, Huo Qing's appointment was around this time.Sure enough, when he glanced over, he saw a fashionable woman sitting on the seat next to the aquarium, applying her makeup in front of the small mirror.Ling Dongzhi secretly rejoiced that if she hadn't been busy making a fuss, she would have seen him and Zhuang Zhou as soon as they walked in.

Ling Dongzhi reached out and tugged at Zhuang Zhou's sleeve, "Hey, let's change seats."

There are two half-person-high green plants next to Zhuangzhou, which can just serve as a shelter.Unlike the thin-legged phoenix bamboo next to him, nothing can stop it.

Zhuang Zhou was looking at the menu, when he was dragged by him, he was taken aback for a moment before saying, "Okay."

Standing up to change seats, Ling Dongzhi was still a little uneasy after sitting down, so he bent down and moved the flowerpot again.Zhuang Zhou looked amused, looked in his direction and found nothing out of the ordinary, couldn't help asking him, "Who did you see?"

Ling Dongzhi lowered his voice and said, "Did you see that girl next to the aquarium? She's from our school."

Zhuang Zhou glanced at it and knew it in his heart, "Isn't this Vice President Huo?"

"you recognize?"

Zhuang Zhou nodded, "She spoke during the parent-teacher meeting."

Ling Dongzhi was surprised, "Have you held a parent meeting?!"

Zhuang Zhou was amused by his expression, "It's just me and Zhuang Lin at home, so why not let Uncle Qi go?"

Ling Dongzhi thought about Zhuang Lin's flirtatious appearance, and shook his head, "It seems that you are actually not bad as an older brother."

Zhuang Zhou glanced at him lightly, his eyes were quite meaningful, "I'm not only good to be someone's brother."

Ling Dongzhi's fingertips trembled slightly.

Zhuang Zhou handed the menu in front of him as if nothing had happened, "Let's see what dishes you like."

Ling Dongzhi took the menu, feeling a little complicated in his heart.

As soon as their table finished ordering, Ling Dongzhi noticed Huo Qing standing up from the corner of his eyes.Zheng Ci's expression could not be seen clearly from the gap between the green plants, but the two sat down after exchanging a few pleasantries.

"That person is Zheng Ci. The eldest grandson of the Zheng family." Zhuang Zhou couldn't figure out Ling Dongzhi's intentions, seeing him pay attention to the movement at that table, he took a second look, "It is said that he is quite capable."

Ling Dongzhi was noncommittal to this statement, but he could see the courteous and charming smile on Huo Qing's face, and couldn't help but feel a little sad for her.In fact, Huo Qing is a pretty good girl. She is capable of work and has a cheerful personality. If she likes her, she will chase after her. If she can't catch up, she won't turn against each other. It's just that she is a bit unlucky.

Just as he was thinking this way, the door of the restaurant was pushed open again, and a man walked in aggressively, his eyes swept roughly in the lobby, he pushed away the waiter who came forward to greet him, and walked straight towards Huo Qing's table past.