Li Daitao

The open fire in the pot had been extinguished, but the kitchen was already in a state of chaos. Yi Zhen was standing in front of the stove with a complicated expression in his hand, holding a spatula.Seeing Qin Shu coming, he became more and more flustered.He stammered a bit when he spoke: "Xiao, Xiao Shu, why are you here? You sit first, go sit outside."

Jian An timidly followed behind Qin Shu. Seeing that the kitchen was not on fire, he dared to follow in. He poked his head out to look at Yi Zhen and said, "Daddy, you want..." Qin Shu didn't finish speaking. Shu stretched out his hand and patted the top of his head lightly, and broke in the words: "I sat in the room for too long, and I was a little bored. I just walked around and looked around, and I came here."

Jian An was patted by him, and immediately stopped making a sound, biting his fingers and leaning against Qin Shu's leg, lowering his head and blinking at Yi Zhen.

Qin Shu also looked at Yi Zhen and stopped talking, with a smile in his eyes.In front of outsiders, both the big and the small gave him face, but Yi Zhen still sweated quietly on his forehead.

Ruozhao was honest, stood aside and hadn't made a sound yet, Ruohan stomped her feet a long time ago and couldn't stand it any longer, and when she came up to him, her tone of contempt was unavoidable: "My lord, the young master is waiting for the New Year's Eve dinner. If you can't do these things, don't make trouble here, just sit aside and let me do it."

Yi Zhen was annoyed that she spoke bluntly, and glared at Ruohan, but did not speak with a sullen face.

Qin Shu had already stepped aside to look at the two dishes he had prepared on the table. After looking at them, he looked up at him very sadly.Yi Zhen panicked immediately, and found himself speechless for a long time.In the end, I realized that I couldn't cook a decent New Year's Eve dinner, so I was discouraged, and discussed with Qin Shu in a low voice: "The restaurants are closed today. Why don't we go to Tianqi's house for dinner today? Anyway. It's not far, just go out."

"There's no reason to go to someone else's house for dinner. You'll be laughed at. I want you to go, but I won't!" Qin Shu turned his head and said.

"Then, Qinglan and the others got together, and we went to make a team, and no one would say anything."

"No." Qin Shu shook his head. "No, no, no."

Yi Zhen was stunned, watching Jian An blinking, gnawing his fist and swallowing saliva, he was helpless, after thinking about it, he finally decided: "Then I'll go, you wait at home, I'll bring it back to you Eat." Saying that he really wanted to leave, he cheekily went to the door to beg for food.

Seeing that he was serious, Qin Shu finally couldn't help laughing, so he really let him lose face, and pulled him away: "Isn't it just a meal? It's so embarrassing. I'll do it." Said Then he went to take off the fox fur he was wearing.Yi Zhen was taken aback, and quickly pressed his hand: "Don't take it off, be careful of catching a cold."

Qin Shu struggled and complained, "What if such expensive clothes get dirty after a while?"

"If it's dirty, it's dirty. It doesn't matter who is wearing a piece of clothing. Wear it well and don't take it off."

Qin Shu curled his lips. Although he was reluctant to part with the clothes on his body, he couldn't resist him.After thinking about it, he asked Yi Zhen to change the outfit on his body and give it to himself.He had gotten used to being served by Yi Zhen recently, so he didn't feel much at this moment, so he stood there with his hands raised a little higher, waiting for Yi Zhen to tie an apron on himself.Instead, Yi Zhen was slightly taken aback, until Qin Shu glanced at him reproachfully, and then hurried forward.

Doesn't he himself feel that this gesture is intimate and gentle, Yi Zhen is full of tenderness, and Jian An and Ruohan have a few candlesticks present, so he can't show his intimacy, so he can only lend Qin Shu to gently caress Qin Shu on his back when he is tying the belt After stroking it, he said worriedly: "Be careful, will you be tired?" What Qin Shu thought in his heart was that this person is really dishonest. These many children are watching, and they are still twitching, so they quickly get out of the way Going over to check the rest of the materials, he replied unconvinced: "It's so delicate there, if it's an ordinary family, it's not the same to work, it's just cooking a meal, it's okay."

Fortunately, the materials prepared were quite sufficient, part of which was ruined by Yi Zhen, and the rest was still enough. Qin Shu looked at it, discussed with Ruohan, and quickly decided on the dishes, and then the three of them set to work busy.

Yi Zhen was worried about him, so he kept his eyes on him, and saw that he behaved as usual, and there was nothing unusual about him, but the two little ones rushed to do the work that required a little bit of strength, which was not surprising. Nothing bothered him, so he felt a little relieved.As soon as he looked away, Jian An still lowered his head and looked at himself with blinking eyes.Yi Zhen felt that the two children acted in an orderly manner, and that he couldn't help much. He felt guilty at first, but when Jian An looked at him like this, he got up embarrassed and smiled embarrassingly: "Xiao Shu, Is there anything you want me to do?"

"It would be a waste of help if you don't help." Qin Shu poured cold water on him without looking back, waved his hand and said, "Go, sit at the table, and play with Jian An." As he spoke, he fried a small plate of meatballs for Mr. Jian An Pad the bottom.

Yi Zhen laughed dryly, but had nothing to say.When Jian An heard Qin Shu's knowledge, he stretched out his hand for Yi Zhen to hug.

The three of them moved very neatly, and finally it was time to have dinner at someone else's house, and a table was almost full.After putting the last dish of crucian carp tofu into the pot, after working for so long, I relaxed and looked at the table again.The materials are well prepared, and Qin Shu also contributed a lot.Ruohan smiled and said to Qin Shu: "The dishes you cook are all very authentic southern dishes. Is your home from the south?"

Qin Shu couldn't remember that he was from there.Yi Zhen seldom mentioned this aspect. Hearing Ruohan's question at this time, he shook his head and smiled, "I don't know where I am from, I don't even remember." Turning his head to look at Yi Zhen inquiringly , although he didn't go into it, but when someone mentioned it, he also wanted to know what Yi Zhen had to say.

Seeing that the radish carvings on the table are very delicate, Jian An couldn't help staring at them, and couldn't help but want to stretch out his hands to touch them. Yi Zhen was raising his hands to scare him in a low voice, when he suddenly heard the conversation between the two, his hands froze for a moment. Losing his sense of proportion, he hit Jian An's hand with a solid slap.

Jian An also knew that she was wrong, she lowered her head and rubbed the red back of her hands, not daring to cry.Yi Zhen didn't intend to hit him either. Although his heart hurts at this moment, he couldn't care less about coaxing him, so he turned his head and glared at Ruohan. What he fears most now is that Qin Shu will recall the past, but Ruohan still wants to use it. Which pot to open, at this moment, I can't wait to tear up this girl's film alive.Qin Shu turned around and saw him glaring at Ruohan, and Ruohan just happened to see the slap he slapped Jian An's hand, and also glared at him angrily.

Seeing the attitude of the two of them, Qin Shu had no choice but to take back what he had said, and interrupted the topic to Ruohan, "Take out the dishes, and put them in the next room, so you don't have to bother carrying them around. "Ruohan never had any objection to his words, and promised to get the bowls and chopsticks as soon as she called her younger brother.Qin Shu turned around to fill the fish soup in the pot. When he was carrying someone on his back, his hands paused slightly, and he was blocked by some inexplicable other thoughts in his heart.There is also a sacrifice before eating.There is no old man in this family now, both of them are still young, and they can't remember the many rules. Ruohan's two siblings don't even understand, so they just put some food on the desk to make offerings, and put incense sticks to worship, A few people also ate their own.

There were only these few people in the family. Ruohan and the two of them were going to take it down, but Qin Shu kept them, so they sat down carefully at the table. Yi Zhen was not happy, but he still left after a hasty meal, leaving them as a family to get along with each other.

Qin Shu asked them to bring some fireworks and firecrackers to play by themselves. After all, the two siblings are still children, and they also like fireworks and firecrackers, so they went there happily.Qin Shu may have been a little tired after smelling the oily smoke for so long, but lost his appetite for the table full of food.Ruohan was there just now, he was afraid that the two and a half older children would be restrained, so he drank a small bowl of soup with him, and took two or three meals. Now that they are together, he put down the bowls and chopsticks.Seeing that he had only eaten a few mouthfuls, Yi Zhen wanted to persuade him again, but he only said that he was full.Seeing him like this, Yi Zhen couldn't help feeling guilty and anxious, and he couldn't eat anymore.It is Jian An who really eats well.The little guy was hungry for a long time, ate two bowls of rice, and handed over the bowl for more.Qin Shu was afraid that he would spoil it, so he hiccupped unsatisfactorily.Wiping his mouth, he asked again: "Daddy, our family will not celebrate the New Year tomorrow?" The sentence made both of them laugh, no doubt they are still very sure of Qin Shu's craftsmanship.It made the atmosphere a little more relaxed, and immediately teased him a few more words, and asked Jian An to go out to find the two older children to play.Seeing that Qin Shu really didn't have an appetite, and the weather was cold, the food cooled quickly, and there was no heat left.Yi Zhen wisely got up to tidy up, thinking that he would add some supper when he was hungry at night, but Qin Shu was too lazy to move, so he let him go and told him one by one: "Put it in the kitchen and put it away. Okay, let someone else wash it tomorrow." Yi Zhen agreed, and said to Qin Shu: "It's not as warm as our room, you go back and have a seat first, and I'll be right over." But when he packed up the food and came back , but saw Qin Shu still sitting there, the winter was short, and the light in the main room was a little dark, he lit a candle, but saw Qin Shu was still in the same posture just now, with one hand holding the armrest of the chair, the other He touched his stomach with one hand, and he frowned and looked down at his stomach, with a strange expression on his face.

Yi Zhen was taken aback, and hurried forward to touch his stomach, "What's the matter, does your stomach hurt? Are you tired today?" His voice became sharp for a while.

Seeing that he was too nervous, Qin Shu couldn't help laughing.Shaking his head, he said, "That's not true." He didn't take his hand off his stomach, and touched it carefully for a long time. He looked a little uncertain, and said hesitantly, "Just now he seems to have moved a little..."

"It doesn't matter..." Yi Zhen felt like he was facing a big enemy, and he was afraid that he would say that his stomach hurts, but he didn't react all of a sudden, when he almost bit his own tongue, he jumped up: "What did you just say? Moved? He moved? Son?"

Qin Shu glanced at him reproachfully, pursed his lips and remained silent, while Yi Zhen was stunned on the spot. After a while, he slowly came back to his senses and laughed twice.Squatting down in front of Qin Shu, she reached out and touched his stomach back and forth.

Qin Shu was also a little dazed at the beginning. Before he figured out what was going on, Yi Zhen had been touching him up and down, left and right for a long time. At this moment, he felt a little embarrassed, and pushed Yi Zhen's hand and said, "Where is it through the clothes?" What can I touch, and now he is not moving again."

Hearing what he said, Yi Zhen looked at Qin Shu's body, and it was indeed covered with fur and silk jacket, wrapped up like a bear, and even the apron he had just hadn't taken off yet.Immediately, he tore off the apron first, and stretched his hands into Yi Zhen's little padded jacket.

Qin Shu was going to be surrounded by him in the chair, there was nowhere to hide, and he was no match for his strength, so he couldn't push away the wolf's claws that were sticking out of his clothes, so he simply ignored the claws and punched hard On his shoulder: "Your hands are so cold that you can freeze to death, take them out quickly."

It was rare for Yi Zhen to be tyrannical to him once, and he just let him beat him, and said in a daze: "Just bear with it, let me touch it, I want to touch my son. Son, come on, turn over... "

Qin Shu felt a little sore in his hands, but Yi Zhen's face was full of smiles, as if he didn't feel the slightest pain. It really made the beating man feel no sense of accomplishment, and Qin Shu didn't even think about beating him.

Yi Zhen also knew that his hands were much colder than his body, and they didn't extend directly to the innermost part, but covered his lower abdomen through a thin layer of inner clothes. His hands were already warming up.There are calluses on the palm of his hand left over from years of martial arts practice, but his movements are very careful and gentle, such a gentle touch, there is an indescribable comfort in the slight itching.

Qin Shu let him go, leaned back on the chair, and said lazily: "He must have fallen asleep, he just moved a little bit, and there is no movement now."

"It's still early, how can I sleep at this time." Yi Zhen retorted, even though there was no movement in Qin Shu's stomach, he was still in high spirits.

"Of course he is different from you." Qin Shu pouted. "You see, when Jian An was a child, she slept a lot all day long, so you don't understand anything."

Yi Zhen just smiled, and didn't argue with him, dragged a chair to sit next to him, still gently placed his hands on his stomach to caress, patiently talking to the fetus in his stomach nonsense.

Either the fetus really had a heart-to-heart connection, or he was very lucky at this time, and the palm moved slightly, as if water waves were gently blowing by the breeze.If it's not easy to concentrate, I'm afraid you won't be able to find it.

Of course, Qin Shu also felt it, and couldn't help but sit up straight, and everyone said "Huh" in unison.Yigui looked at each other with four eyes, and was even more surprised in the surprise.After all, he knew the existence of this child for a long time, but it was only then that he really felt that it was such a vivid life.

"Move, move." Yi Zhen stammered, first surprised, then inexplicably happy. "He's moving, he's moving! My son is moving!"

Qin Shu was infected by his emotions, and he couldn't help smiling. This little episode overwhelmed the inexplicably complicated thoughts that came to Cai Ruohan when he mentioned his hometown just now. Holding it on his stomach, he muttered softly: "You think it's beautiful, but it doesn't have to be a son, what if it's a daughter?"

"He is my son." Yi Zhen knew that it must be his son, so he didn't care what Qin Shu said at this time, just smirked in a dizzy manner.

The two of them were talking here, only loud crackling noises could be heard outside, it was Jian An and the others who set off the firecrackers, but the fireworks were still left, and it would be nice to see them set off after dark.The fetus seemed to know that today is a lively and festive day, but after a while, it moved quietly again.

Yi Zhen was naturally pleasantly surprised, but Qin Shu was caught off guard, holding his stomach and let out a low 'ah'.

Yi Zhen was already at war, and asked in surprise, "Does your stomach hurt?"

"It's not painful." Qin Shu leaned on his shoulder, a little embarrassed, buried his face and said in a low voice. "He moved again... the pain is not too painful, just, it just feels a little weird..."

Yi Zhen could only touch it through his belly, and naturally he couldn't understand it. Hearing what Qin Shu said, he was naturally puzzled, and after a while he said: "Didn't you say that he has been sleeping all day, so what is he doing today? So lively, is it because you ate too little and he was hungry?"

Qin Shu couldn't tell why, and after thinking about it, he was still unconvinced: "I don't feel hungry. He is so young, how does he know what hunger is?"

"Then you are the one who cooks for himself today, and you are tired of him." Yi Zhen couldn't help but feel distressed.

Qin Shu shook his head: "It's not that he wants to do it, and sleep in the stomach well. If I get tired, it's me. It's none of his business."

Both of them didn't feel that they were being silly with these questions, and after arguing, they had no clue at all, and Yi Zhen was waiting to say: "Then it's..."

Qin Shu was annoyed by the fight, he didn't have as much energy as Yi Zhen to imagine the various possibilities, so he simply grabbed Yi Zhen's arm and said, "I say no, it means no."

Yi Zhen didn't shrink back, he endured the pain and let him twist, he just looked at Qin Shu and couldn't help laughing, and said softly for a while, "Okay, if you say no, then you won't."

Qin Shu nodded and gave up.

The two talked about this time, and Qin Shu realized that Yi Zhen's hand was still stretched out in the padded jacket to touch his stomach. After thinking about it, it was fortunate that Jian An and the others didn't come back at this time. With such a scene... His face suddenly became hot, he pushed Yi Zhen's hand away, gathered his clothes in one hand, and said, "It's getting cold sitting here, let's go back to the room."

Yi Zhen said, "Okay."

Qin Shu pressed the chair and was about to get up.Unexpectedly, Yi Zhen withdrew his hand from him, but supported his arm, leaned over and hugged him up.

"What are you doing! Let me down." Qin Shu was taken aback, but his feet were off the ground, and he lost his balance immediately. His instinctive reaction was to stretch out his arms and hug Yi Zhen's neck tightly, fearing that he would fall to the ground.

Yi Zhen naturally hugged him firmly. Looking at him by the candlelight, Qin Shu's face was flushed, but there was an unconcealable joy between his brows, and his expression was gentle like a pool of spring water.

Yi Zhen suddenly wanted to kiss him at this moment, but he restrained himself, and only lowered his head to touch Qin Shu's red ears with his lips.He said softly: "No one else is here today, no one is lighting lanterns outside, it's dark and it's hard to go, I'll take you back."

After saying that, he lived outside the door, and there were no lights hanging on the eaves outside, and the corridor was dark.As soon as he went out of the house, he felt the bitter cold wind outside, Qin Shu couldn't help shrinking back, Yi Zhen immediately noticed it, and hugged him tightly again.

"It would be embarrassing for Jian An and the others to see it." Qin Shu leaned on his shoulder, his voice came through the fabric, and his voice was slightly hoarse. Although he said so, he didn't struggle to get down.

"They are all in the front yard. They must be having fun at this time, and they won't come over." Yi Zhen said softly, as if to verify his words, the air is full of the faint fragrance of gunpowder, revealing the unique festiveness of the New Year Atmosphere, a little light in the dark, originally a firecracker was thrown into the air, and then exploded with a bang, accompanied by Jian An's clapping and cheering from afar.

In the distance, there are also scattered firecrackers one after another, and some children can't wait to set off fireworks early.

Occasionally, one or two of them are particularly bright, lighting up the courtyard.

Qin Shu took a look and agreed with Yi Zhen's statement. He didn't have to worry that Jian An would suddenly come out in front of him, so he relaxed a lot and smiled softly: "Go slowly, be careful, don't fall gone."

"No." Yi Zhen walked steadily, paused and said, "I'm really going to fall, I'll cushion it underneath."

"You are full of hard bones, hard, and not soft when you use it as a cushion." Qin Shu said disgustedly, but quietly let go of the hand that was holding his belly tightly.There was a feeling of trance in my heart, as if such a scene seemed to have been experienced before, and the waiter had to think about it, but there was no trace.

He couldn't figure it out for a while, so he laughed secretly at himself for being suspicious, stopped thinking about it, and put his chin on Yi Zhen's shoulder.After only a few steps, the talking room arrived, Yi Zhen opened the door and put him on the bed.There were no servants on this day, and he had to do things like fetching water, making tea and adding charcoal to the stove by himself. Yi Zhen was busy for a while, unable to take care of himself, but finally asked Qin Shu to clean up and wash properly.

Even though the cold wind was blowing outside the room, the atmosphere inside was as warm as spring.Although both of them were a little emotional, they couldn't do anything in the current situation.He could only let Qin Shu lie down on the bed, and he sat on the side talking with him, but felt that they were much closer than usual.In the end, there was nothing to say, so the two of you looked at me and I looked at you, quietly listening to the sound of firecrackers that were far and near outside.

I don't know how long it took, Qin An stumbled into the room, he looked very excited, he circled around Yi Zhen who came up to meet him, his little face was flushed red: "Daddy, big daddy , it’s snowing! It’s snowing!”

Yi Zhen rubbed his face and said with a smile, "Really, no wonder I feel so cold."

Jian An looked around in the room, but saw Qin Shu half lying and half leaning on the bed. He ran over and grabbed the bed and said, "Daddy, are you going to sleep? It's snowing outside, why don't you come and see?" He turned his head again He looked at Yi Zhen: "Daddy, don't you want to watch the new year today?"

When Yi Zhen heard that it was snowing, he was afraid that Qin Shu would catch a cold, and he didn't want him to go out, so he walked over and patted Jian An's head: "Shou Sui means to sleep, isn't Daddy just staying here to watch Daddy sleep... Uh... ..." Qin Shu secretly twisted his arm twice, complaining that he taught the children indiscriminately. It's okay for Jian An to take it seriously. If Jian An goes out and talks nonsense like this, it will be shameless.

Jian An felt that something was wrong, looked around, and saw that the two fathers were smiling.After all, he was still a child at heart, so he forgot about it after a while, and danced and told them how beautiful fireworks are, how fun firecrackers are, etc. After talking for a while, he wanted to go out.

Yi Zhen had already been well-trained, and before Qin Shu could order, he had already brought a robe for Jian An to put outside.After thinking about it, he still pushed open the opposite window, turned around and said to Qin Shu, "This is not an example."

Looking back, seeing Qin Shu pulling up the quilt and covering his stomach, he was also very cautious, and smiled at him with the corners of his mouth pursed.

It is rare to see snow in the south, and it is also falling snow at this time. It is not clear from the window, but the sound is rustling, even if it is mixed with the sound of firecrackers, it still shows a bit of peace and tranquility.

After watching with the window open for a while, Qin Shu became tired, but the sound of firecrackers rang out from time to time, and he couldn't sleep well. He lay in Yi Zhen's arms and became dazed several times. Finally, at midnight, the little guy was very energetic. There was no sleepiness in one pair of eyes, and he came to call the two of them energetically.

This was the last time of the year to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and Yi Zhen came to order in person. At that moment, Qin Shu also got up, and stood at the door of the room with Jian An in his arms, watching him light a bunch of firecrackers and throw them into the courtyard.Although the snow was small, it covered the mud, and the ground was already white. Almost at the same moment, there were loud firecrackers from far and near, and the sound became one piece, as if the peaceful night was also boiling.

Yi Zhen put his arms around his wife and children, waited until the sound of firecrackers subsided, and dragged them back into the room.

The year of the past has passed, and I only hope that the family will be safe and happy in the coming year.