jade carver

Cheng Ye added a base to the jade brave in the small box, and saw that the details were enriched.He discussed with Lao Xia a few times, the sapphire material was originally used to make thick jade carvings, so that it has a texture, but after the carving is thinner, it has a kind of luster that imitates white jade.After hearing Lao Xia's words, Cheng Ye deliberately made a base made of the same jade material and brought it here. This one is exquisitely made, and it complements the roundness of the jade brave.

Li Rui came from behind and saw Cheng Ye busy, so he sat and watched him play with the jade carving.Cheng Ye's hands were very beautiful, with slender fingers and well-proportioned flesh and bones. At first glance, it was a pair of nimble hands.Li Rui liked him more. He liked his serious appearance, his slightly lowered head, and his unblinking, focused eyes.Li Rui admired Cheng Ye's drive, and when he saw it, he felt that life was full of hope.

But Li Rui was a little unhappy that his stupid things hadn't seen him for too long.

"Cheng Ye, you haven't finished it yet? It's just such a small gadget, have you twisted it back and forth more than a dozen times?" Li Rui saw that the base was almost installed, moved the stool over and leaned against Cheng Ye complained.

"Ah? Oh, it's coming soon..." Cheng Ye adjusted it carefully. The base was made later, and he always felt that something was wrong.Before he could adjust it a few times, something weighed on his shoulders and he fell heavily, and there was a warm breath coming from his ear, "Don't keep looking at it, talk to me too."

Li Rui rubbed his shoulders on Cheng Ye's shoulder twice, revealing a rare gentleness in front of outsiders. "I've been out these days, what have you been doing? Is there anything interesting to do?"

Cheng Ye's ears were itchy from his blowing, and he hid aside, "It's nothing, but the master went to Yangzhou again and brought a large piece of lotus jade. He said it was a big ornament for Shanzi and put it in the yard to dry." Here it is, it's beautiful."

Li Rui snorted. Although he occasionally came into contact with jade materials when he accompanied Cheng Ye, he still made his wife understand these things. There were too many ways in it, and he didn't have the heart to remember them.Lao Xia's place was considered safe. Li Rui put more attention on Cheng Ye's school, pretending to be nonchalant and asked, "Oh, by the way, are you okay at school?"

Cheng Ye shook his head, "It's okay, the teacher took good care of me, and I can keep up with my studies."

Li Rui coughed, and asked him a little unnaturally, "You, did you get a new deskmate? How is that person? I heard that he would accompany you to review your homework every lunch break?"

When Li Rui reminded him, Cheng Ye remembered, "Oh, Brother Rui, you mean Wang Cheng, right? He's not my deskmate, but a new classmate, so he'll sit next to me for now. His Chinese isn't very good. , the teacher asked me to give him tutoring. He took good care of me, and sometimes helped me cook..."

Li Rui straightened up slightly, "Is that so, the food at school isn't good? I'll ask Huang Mao to bring you lunch later."

"Brother Rui doesn't need it, I can cook by myself. Even if Wang Cheng said that I would give him tutoring, he has to treat me to dinner, otherwise he will feel very sorry."

Li Rui was feeling awkward right now, thinking that Huang Mao would have to go to school and stare at Cheng Ye in the future. The little boys and girls now are not as reserved as they were two years ago.

"Brother Rui, how do you know?" Cheng Ye remembered to ask after he had finished answering. He didn't have enough time to meet Li Rui, so he didn't expect Li Rui to know about his situation in school.Cheng Ye was still a little happy. "Brother Rui, did you go to school to see me?"

Li Rui didn't admit it, "I just heard Uncle Xia talk about it, saying that you recently had a good classmate, and even took him to a jade shop once."

Cheng Ye put the jade brave on the table, stretched his waist, and leaned into Li Rui's arms, "That's right, the master was looking for me that day, and it happened to be raining again, so Wang Cheng only brought an umbrella, so I put the umbrella first." I sent it to the store."

"I'll buy more umbrellas later, and I'll put a few at home and school." Li Rui squeezed his shoulders and then his little neck. It felt like a thin hand could break, "Cheng Ye, don't be too tired." Got it, you know? Studying is a long-term job, you just learn something by yourself, don’t just focus on getting the first place.”

"Hey, I didn't take the first place. I am the tenth in the class this time."

After rubbing his shoulders for him, Li Rui knocked on the child's forehead, "Stupid thing, let me make an analogy."

Cheng Ye grabbed Li Rui's hand to play, and didn't care if he was knocked on the forehead, "Brother Rui, we will be divided into arts and sciences classes next semester, do you think I should study arts?"

Li Rui hummed, "Yes, with Uncle Xia here, your history is fine."

Cheng Ye smiled, "That's impossible, and the exam will not be based on Dong Appreciation." He lay in Li Rui's arms and couldn't get up, talking to Li Rui at random, "Brother Rui, how long will you be back this time?"

"Three days."

"Oh, leaving the day after tomorrow?" Cheng Ye's voice was obviously disappointed.

"Why, can't bear it?" Li Rui was amused by him, and stuck to him and kissed him. "Then I'll stay one more day."

Cheng Ye was a little surprised, his eyes were wide open, "Really? Can you stay one more day?" Seeing Li Rui nodding, he cheered again, hugged Li Rui and kissed him back. "Very good!"

Li Rui felt the heat from his lips spread all the way to his heart. It was warm and itchy, and his expression softened.He vigorously rubbed Cheng Ye's head a few times, "Little idiot."

Li Rui's vacation was very short, but he solved none of the problems Cheng Ye mentioned before.

First of all, there was the problem of lunch, which was solved by Master Du's direct disciple Huang Mao himself, and delivered meals to Cheng Ye on time every day at noon.Wang Cheng, who had been helping Cheng Ye with meals, saw Huang Mao once in a while and was glared at by Huang Mao. He no longer dared to drag Cheng Ye to study at noon.

Huang Mao followed what Li Rui taught, and explained to Cheng Ye in this way, "Cheng Ye, look, now is the most critical time to study, and if you waste other people's time, you are seeking money and killing your life! Cough, there is such a saying Famous quote, right? I don’t read much, so don’t make fun of me. And you have to go to Master Xia to study at night, and we have to get a good sleep at noon, right?”

Cheng Ye also felt a little tired recently. He studied at nearly twelve o'clock in the evening, and woke up before six o'clock the next morning. It was not enough to sleep for a day.

The second is the problem of rain gear.Li Rui prepared five raincoats for Cheng Ye.There are thin ones and thick ones, and there is also a rain poncho, which is reserved for him to wear when riding a bicycle.In short, there is no umbrella.Li Rui has his own idea. We can share an umbrella. Have you ever seen someone who wears a raincoat together?This fundamentally eliminated the possibility of other people getting close to Cheng Yetao.

He is stingy, and he also knows that Cheng Ye will be lonely if he does so.But he really didn't like to see Cheng Ye getting close to other people, even the slightest bit would make him feel uncomfortable.Cheng Ye was raised by him, and Cheng Ye's past, present, and future belong to him alone.If Cheng Ye has as few friends as possible, he will use his own method to compensate Cheng Ye in full, and it is enough for Cheng Ye to have him alone.

Li Rui's care for Cheng Ye was almost doting, even Huang Mao could see it.Huang Mao joked with Li Rui and said, "Brother Rui, you are raising a son, and other people's families may not be able to take care of them so well!"

Li Rui didn't refute this, and threw Huang Mao a few packs of good cigarettes as a favor, "Stop talking nonsense, write a good diary every day, I'll come back and check."

Huang Mao was holding a cigarette and frowning. He hadn't written since he graduated from elementary school. Li Rui asked him to record Cheng Ye's study and life every day, which was really torture.Huang Mao felt that this was harder than asking him to chop someone with a knife.

But keeping a diary is still beneficial. Huangmao has officially changed from Chinese characters plus pinyin to full Chinese characters.For example, in today's diary, Huang Mao recorded it like this:

On a certain day of a certain year and a certain month, it is sunny (a stick figure of the sun is also drawn here to show that the sun is shining).Cheng Ye goes to school at 6:30, runs and attends classes.At noon, I ate a bowl of vegetarian fried rice, fried bacon with vegetables and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.In the afternoon, I cleaned up with my classmates, left the school 20 minutes late, and then took the bus to Master Xia’s house.Did not return at night.

But later, Huang Mao's diary gradually developed into recipes, and Li Rui stopped reading it.Huang Mao himself likes to keep a diary. He writes down what dishes he cooks every day and Cheng Ye's comments, which greatly improves his enthusiasm for learning cooking.

Master Du was very happy about this, and he praised Huang Mao, his apprentice, whenever he met.

Huangmao and the others came to help, both good and bad for the small restaurant.The good thing is that no one dares to find fault. The bad thing is that the students who usually come to eat see the yellow hair from afar and they all hide away, and the business is much less than usual.However, it is not a problem to maintain the business of the small restaurant and provide food and accommodation for everyone.

Huang Mao also seemed to be aware of it, and seeing that there were fewer people at night, he brought his former brothers over for dinner.In the summer night market, I often eat barbecue and drink beer. Huang Mao learned a few hands from Master Du, and the grilled meat skewers are quite delicious.Li Rui sometimes came to join in the fun and drink with them.

Li Rui no longer lives in the small restaurant. He found another house to move out, next to Cheng Ye's school, which was also convenient for Cheng Ye to rest.But Master Du stayed in the small restaurant, taking care of him inside and out.He was relieved of Master Du, and he didn't care about the small money. He just took the engineering project that Brother Long ordered him to follow last time, and the red envelopes he distributed afterwards were more than the small restaurant earned in a year.

Li Rui didn't discriminate against people like Huang Mao. Sometimes he would think that if Cheng Ye hadn't been there, he might have been a member of this group.Because of Cheng Ye, he never gave up during his worst time, he couldn't give up on himself, because he didn't live only for himself.There is another person standing behind him, and this person will always be with him.

"Brother Rui, what are you thinking? Come on, I'll toast you!" A little gangster next to him came to toast with a flattering smile.

Sitting there, Li Rui clinked glasses with him, raised his head and drank a glass of beer, and a group of people laughed and shouted hello.Huang Mao took another wine bottle and served it to Li Ruiman, "Brother Rui, you have to drink my glass too, I have to thank you!"

Li Rui raised his eyebrows and smiled, shaking the wine in the glass and not rushing to drink, "Oh? Thank you for what?"

"Thank you, Rui Ge, for helping me." Huang Mao took out a cigarette and handed it to Li Rui. Now he had figured out Li Rui's habits. Li Rui was also a smoker when Cheng Ye was not around. "At the beginning, our group of people went crazy, but now that I think about it, it's quite boring. I live like this every day, I don't know what to do, and I haven't lived a peaceful life."

After Li Rui took the cigarette, Huang Mao hurriedly lit it for him again, "Brother Rui, you only need to say a word, and all of us will follow you wholeheartedly! Last time Brother Long also said that, we will have some kind of regular company in the future." , me and the brothers behind are counting on Rui Ge to make more suggestions!"

Li Rui held a cigarette between his fingers, glanced at Huang Mao, and drank the glass of wine.

Huang Mao's heart was put back in his stomach, and the group of people living in the stinking ditch also hoped to live a better life and look like a human being.Brother Long is a big tree that can provide shelter from the wind and rain. They are just weeds at the foot of the big tree. No one will care if there is one more tree or one less.They also want to live a good life and live under the sun. It is a good opportunity for Brother Long to set up a company in the provincial capital this time.

Li Rui also knew what Huangmao and the others were thinking. They were just afraid that he was still thinking about the fight between the two parties.He holds grudges, but he is not such a stingy person. Some things pass as soon as they are over. Brother Long told him that he will treat them equally and handle them well.

"Huangmao, don't worry, I won't treat my brothers badly. Brother Long told me specifically, who should be responsible for this matter, he can't run away. You should restrain yourself these days, don't make any moves to cause trouble, you know ?”

Huang Mao nodded again and again, "Hey, I know! I know!" He drank too much, and he was unhindered when he became happy. He rolled up his vest and patted his chest to assure Li Rui. "Brother Rui, don't worry! We will not embarrass you. I know that the lame San also ordered someone to open a nightclub. We must be better than them...Brother Rui, I know that you will be the one who will do big things in the future. Follow you for sure!"

Li Rui took a puff of his cigarette, and the red light of the cigarette butt flashed by, but he didn't refute Huang Mao's words.He really wanted "power", and he wanted Cheng Ye to grow steadily under his wings.This is the child he raised, and he doesn't need to go through wind and rain, as long as he does what he likes to do every day.

"Huangmao, you'd better have a good drink today. You'll have to start working tomorrow, so don't get drunk." Li Rui took a deep breath of the cigarette, threw the butt of the cigarette on the steps and twisted it a few times, picking smiled. "When the time comes, let me catch anyone who doesn't obey the rules, and slap his face first."

Huang Mao's group burst into laughter immediately. They felt reassured when they heard Li Rui's words, "Okay! We will all listen to Brother Rui when the time comes!"

The small shops on the street are full of people.Some people are drinking happily, celebrating their first job in their lives, and some people are thinking about things in silence. He needs to sort out everything he needs to do in the future, so that he can give himself and his family a good start.It is no longer the time to be young and ignorant, fists can no longer bring safety to a person, strength must be used in the right place.

Everyone lives differently, probably because they want different things.

The author has something to say:

Huang Mao and others: Brother Rui!How about we wear this to work in the future?Like working, right?

Li Rui: ...Very well, buy bigger sunglasses to cover your face, so don't let me recognize you.