[Rat cat] Mirror City

The waterside at night was unbelievably quiet.The soft light of the street lamps spread across the water, and Bai Yutang was dragged by Zhan Zhao to walk up and down the river.

With his very good eyesight, Bai Yutang built a small pavilion by the river not far away, and he estimated that Zhan Zhao's target was there.

Except for the walkway connected to the river bank, there are no fences on three sides of this pavilion, but the floor extends a boxy space.

Zhan Zhao has a soft spot for this place.As soon as he walked onto the gazebo, he let go of Bai Yutang's hand, and squatted down while leaning on the pillars of the gazebo.

Bai Yutang sat on a chair, propped his head up and looked at Zhan Zhao's back.There is a white lamp in the center of the pavilion, the soft light, the dark water surface, Zhan Zhao is wearing light-colored clothes, the whole contrast makes Bai Yutang feel that this is like an ink painting, and for a moment he feels that the whole time is still down.

Seeing Zhan Zhao suddenly leaning forward, Bai Yutang rushed over in horror and pulled Zhan Zhao back, "Are you hungry and faint and want to throw yourself into the river?"

Zhan Zhao was taken aback by Bai Yutang's sudden action, but when he saw the worry in Bai Yutang's eyes and pulled him towards the center of the pavilion, Zhan Zhao understood Bai Yutang's worry and smiled clearly.

Bai Yutang was still thinking about adding a guardrail to the gazebo, but when he took it, he heard Zhan Zhao laugh heartlessly.Bai Yutang felt powerless for a moment, why was he worried about this person.

Zhan Zhao quickly patted Bai Yutang on the shoulder, "No, I didn't mean to fall in just now, I just wanted to see things underwater more clearly." Saying this, Zhan Zhao pulled Bai Yutang aside.

This time, due to Bai Yutang's insistence, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang squatted slightly back, and Bai Yutang directly squatted slightly behind Zhan Zhao in order to prevent Zhan Zhao from leaning forward again. , not only being able to see the surface of the water, but also quickly reaching out to pull Zhan Zhao back when the same situation happened again.

But this time Zhan Zhao did not appear as before, instead he focused on the water surface, "It's gone, I just saw it with great difficulty."

"What..." Bai Yutang wanted to ask Zhan Zhao what it was, but as soon as he said the words, Zhan Zhao rushed back and covered his mouth.

Zhan Zhao hooked Bai Yutang's neck, "Be quiet! You should keep quiet when fishing, you know?"

Bai Yutang grabbed Zhan Zhao's hand, but he didn't take Zhan Zhao's hand off. He just looked up to the sky helplessly, cooperating with Zhan Zhao and pulling him to squat here just for fish?

In other words, does this situation qualify for fishing? What about the fishing rod, fishing line, and bucket... Is Zhan Zhao trying to catch fish with his bare hands?Under the premise that dinner is about to start?

Besides this... If possible, Bai Yutang really wanted to tell Zhan Zhao that he was the one who had been talking since the beginning, okay?

But seeing Zhan Zhao's energetic appearance, Bai Yutang just let him go.Let him cover his mouth, the two of them waited quietly for a while, and there was another small ripple on the surface of the water.

Zhan Zhao tightened his arms excitedly, in order not to be strangled to death by Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang also moved forward a little bit, and then saw a few fish swimming around in the water.

Zhan Zhao didn't know when he broke off a small branch and played with fish in the water. Bai Yutang had never seen someone who played with cats and dogs before, and what surprised Bai Yutang the most was There really was a fish that just bit the branch just like that, and Zhan Zhao circled around to tease it.

Seeing that Zhan Zhao was stretching out his paws above the water, no matter how he looked at it, Bai Yutang felt like a cat trying to catch fish in the water, but this cat would not scream and jump up when it was splashed by water.

Bai Yutang didn't know what was wrong, anyway, he was standing behind Zhan Zhao, watching Zhan Zhao continue to tease the fish in silence, and then he heard Zhan Zhao murmuring, "It's a pity that I can't go down and catch it. Go to the river to catch and grill fish."

Bai Yutang decided to take back the label that he had just labeled Zhan Zhao as "love to play with fish" in his heart. He was obviously using a branch as a simple fishing rod. Only then did Bai Yutang notice that Zhan Zhao had been holding onto the branch to lift it up. Zhan Zhao must have lit a fire to grill fish.

Fortunately, conditions here do not allow ah.Bai Yutang silently sighed in his heart, then watched Zhan Zhao continue playing.Unknowingly, the waiting time quickly passed, Zhan Zhao seemed to have an alarm clock set in his body, and when the time came, he would automatically drag Bai Yutang to the farmyard.

Sure enough, as soon as he saw Zhan Zhao's food, he lost all energy to play around. That's because Zhan Zhao put all his attention on eating.

And looking at the dishes on the table, Bai Yutang had to admit that although the dishes here are not so delicate, but the appearance and smell will make people very appetizing, even though Bai Yutang is not used to eating after dinner Supper, but still couldn't bear to take the bowl and chopsticks that Zhan Zhao handed to him.

Looking at the dishes on the table, Bai Yutang was sure that the fish dish in the middle was Zhan Zhao's favorite.

The proprietress also told Bai Yutang with a smile that it was because Zhan Zhao ate this plate of braised fish that she made that he was overcome in an instant and came directly to learn from a teacher.

Bai Yutang wasn't that hungry in the first place, so he just planned to grab some food from time to time, but Zhan Zhao could still remember Bai Yutang when he was eating at a table after being hungry for seven or eight hours. He still didn't forget to add some food to Bai Yutang.

Smiling and looking at Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang couldn't help but reached out and patted his head, "I don't need so much, you can eat yours." The courtesy was foreign, and Bai Yutang also picked a lot of dishes for Zhan Zhao.

Of course Zhan Zhao took the order with a smile on his face, and Bai Yutang watched Zhan Zhao eat and ate all the dishes Zhan Zhao gave him at the same time.

"It's delicious." This guy Zhan Zhao couldn't even stop his mouth with food, even with the food stuffed in his mouth, he still raised his head to advertise to Bai Yutang, who couldn't help but pick up a piece of meat and went to Zhan Zhao Mouth stuffed.

A belated dinner was spent by the two of them eating hard and the occasional few words of ridicule. After bidding farewell to the proprietress, the two of them walked slowly towards Bai Yutang's car.

Zhan Zhao happily touched his stomach and finally felt full, sighed contentedly, and said with a bit of resentment: "I'm really satisfied today, but it's a pity that I didn't eat grilled fish..."

"You've eaten so much and don't you think it's not enough?" Bai Yutang opened the car door for Zhan Zhao with a smile on his face. Zhan Zhao sat in the passenger seat and said innocently, "It's one thing to be full, but it's another thing to be full." It's one thing."

"Why didn't you eat grilled fish? It's like a cat." Bai Yutang started the car and drove back slowly.Hearing Zhan Zhao muttering about today's regrets, Bai Yutang couldn't help but comfort him:

"Why don't I invite you to grill fish next time? My family usually goes mountaineering. The water on the mountain is quite shallow and there are a lot of fish in it. It's very convenient to catch and grill." Bai Yutang naturally initiated the invitation, thinking about the family members today. They seemed to be very interested, and if they brought Zhan Zhao with them when they went again someday, there would be no problem.

"You bake?" Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang suspiciously.

Bai Yutang has learned not to be helpless, "In your eyes, I look like a man who can cook?"

"Sure enough, you'll just sit on the sidelines and wait to eat..." Zhan Zhao expressed his disdain to Bai Yutang, but if he didn't touch Bai Yutang's fingers, if he was serious, he would lose.

Bai Yutang stopped the car at the red light indifferently, "It's my second brother's grilled fish. My second brother's grilled fish is delicious. This has become his special skill for chasing women."

"Your second brother coaxes girls with grilled fish?" Zhan Zhao's eyes widened curiously, as if he still couldn't imagine that scene.Bai Yutang nodded sympathetically, "You never imagined that I would soon have a second sister-in-law."

It turned out to be really successful.Zhan Zhao was dumbfounded, and it took a long time before he smiled and said, "Your second sister-in-law is so lucky, someone grilled fish for her."

"I said, besides eating grilled fish, can you think of anything else?" Bai Yutang gave Zhan Zhao a blank look, then started the car again, "How about it, are you going or not?"

"But it's inconvenient, isn't it? I don't know your brothers and sisters-in-law well." Zhan Zhao hesitated a little, it's not good to break into other people's family gatherings suddenly.

I don't know what to worry about, Bai Yutang glanced at Zhan Zhao, "My brother and sister-in-law are very nice, and you haven't met them before. If you don't know each other well, you can get to know each other first. You and I just met today, and then I will help you." After working hard for half a day, do you still come chasing you to eat at night?"

Zhan Zhao turned his gaze outside embarrassingly, which happened to be hit on the point by Bai Yutang and he said, "Then let's go later." Then Zhan Zhao saw the corner of Bai Yutang's mouth curl up.

Then he noticed something was wrong. Today, Bai Yutang helped him sort out the materials again, and came here specially to urge him to finish the meal. By the way, Bai Yutang was the one who paid for the meal just now, and now he proposes to bring himself to grill fish...

"There's a conspiracy..." Zhan Zhao suddenly moved closer to Bai Yutang, but Bai Yutang was unaware of Zhan Zhao's attack and almost missed the steering wheel.But Zhan Zhao just shook his head and retreated to his seat, "You can't seduce me anyway, and I don't have anything you want to covet."

"That's not necessarily true." Bai Yutang added later, and Zhan Zhao immediately pricked up his ears. For a moment, Bai Yutang felt that the cat was furious, "Who said I don't want anything from you?"

Zhan Zhao was laughed so hard that he looked at Bai Yutang vigilantly. Could this guy really find something interesting in him that he didn't even discover?

"Don't you know how to cook? Just let me have a meal sometime." Bai Yutang said as he said, with a generous expression on his face, thanking me.

Zhan Zhao wailed, regretting why he told Bai Yutang that he knew how to cook?Since Bai Yutang had already memorized the way when he came here, and the two of them were talking and laughing, they returned to the teaching building after a while.

In the middle of the journey, Zhan Zhao leaned against the car door and closed his eyes to rest for a while. In his original words, he will have to struggle again later, and now he must regain his energy.

After the car stopped, Bai Yutang didn't wake Zhan Zhao up immediately, but waited in the car for a while, not wanting to break Zhan Zhao's rest time.

On the other hand, Zhan Zhao himself opened his eyes shortly after the car stopped, looked around in a daze, "Here we are..."

Seeing Zhan Zhao's dazed look when he pushed the door and got off the car, Bai Yutang couldn't bear it, "Zhan Zhao, why don't I send you back today, since you yourself said that Professor Gongsun didn't leave you with too many tasks, and the time is not enough. urgent……"

"No!" Zhan Zhao came to his senses and waved his hands, "Seeing that there is only a little bit left, I feel uneasy if I don't finish it all."

Is it necessary for him to be entangled in this place?Bai Yutang even thought that if he hadn't come to drive him to dinner, Zhan Zhao was going to finish the rest of the work in a half-dream and half-awake state in the laboratory?

Calculating based on Zhan Zhao's previous speed because of the constant decrease in hunger... Bai Yutang came to the conclusion that Zhan Zhao might not be able to complete it even if he starved to death in the laboratory.

In order to avoid this state, Bai Yutang fulfilled his promise and helped Zhan Zhao make statistics when he was about to resume work.Zhan Zhao's name is "Grateful", neither of them spoke, they concentrated on their work.

Facts have proved that Zhan Zhao's work efficiency is extremely high after eating and drinking. When Bai Yutang cooperates with him, the two move quickly.But since it was past ten o'clock when the two of them came back, it took almost two hours no matter how fast they came.

When Bai Yutang finished the last part, he couldn't help yawning, and when he looked up, he found that Zhan Zhao had already fallen asleep on the table.

Maybe Zhan Zhao's sleeping position is nothing to him now, but he will definitely have a backache tomorrow morning.Bai Yutang rubbed his eyes, walked over and pushed Zhan Zhao, but the old man just snorted a couple of times impatiently, turned his head and continued to sleep.Do you really think this table is your home?

Bai Yutang cheered up, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, bent down and whispered in Zhan Zhao's ear, "Zhan Zhao, if you don't get up again, I will tear up all your files."

"Ah?" Zhan Zhao was silent for a while before answering in a daze, without even raising his head, "You won't..."

"Why?" Although Bai Yutang really didn't know how to do it.

"It's also the result of your work..." Zhan Zhao muttered, rubbing his arm again and preparing to go back to sleep.

Bai Yutang only felt that his only achievement was to summon Zhan Zhao from a state of sleeping to a state of dying of sleep, this somewhat awake state must not be wasted.

"Don't sleep here, I'll take you back, where do you live?" Bai Yutang felt that he was both a father and a mother at the same time, taking care of Zhan Zhao's meals and then letting him sleep.

But Zhan Zhao completely slumped on the seat, unable to sleep because of Bai Yutang's pull, he could only squint his eyes and say sadly: "It's too far away..."

"Why should I take you away..." Bai Yutang was almost depressed.

"I want to go downstairs... I want to go upstairs... I won't go. You go back, I'm sleeping on the recliner over there..." Zhan Zhao pointed in one of the directions, and Bai Yutang noticed the unsightly piece of paper in the corner. What a conspicuous recliner.

Bai Yutang originally wanted to persuade Zhan Zhao, but Zhan Zhao fell asleep again.Sighing, Bai Yutang still helped Zhan Zhao onto the reclining chair.

Zhan Zhao turned over and fell asleep. There was nothing covering his body, and Zhan Zhao unconsciously flinched while sleeping.Bai Yutang stared at him for a while, then covered Zhan Zhao's body with his windbreaker, something was better than nothing.

The lights in the research room were too bright, Zhan Zhao snorted uncomfortably, grabbed Bai Yutang's coat and covered his head.

I can't sleep well like this.Bai Yutang obviously didn't notice that he would also cover himself under the quilt because of the glare of the lights and the noise outside.

He walked over and turned off more than half of the lights in the research room, leaving only a small light at the door.Bai Yutang pulled down his coat so that Zhan Zhao's face could be exposed.

Without feeling the light, Zhan Zhao turned over comfortably, finally facing Bai Yutang face to face.Bai Yutang stood beside the reclining chair, blocking the faint light of the lamp at the door for Zhan Zhao.

At first glance, it seems that a small piece of the dark night has melted, and Zhan Zhao is lying there quietly, falling asleep.Zhan Zhao's eyelashes are thick, coupled with his wide eyes when he speaks, Bai Yutang always wants to reach out and pat him on the head.

"Sleeping so heartlessly." Bai Yutang moved his body, and his back really hurt. On the other hand, Zhan Zhao slept comfortably, he couldn't help laughing and cursing, and finally decided not to leave so easily.

Seeing his masterpiece on Zhan Zhao's face, Bai Yutang left satisfied.The campus in the middle of the night was quiet, even a little creepy, but Bai Yutang felt extremely relaxed.

After a night like this, when Zhan Zhao woke up the next morning, he realized belatedly that he was sleeping in the research room.Zhan Zhao examined the trench coat on his body, isn't this the one Bai Yutang is wearing?Thinking about it, I was afraid that he would catch a cold, so I left it to him.

Zhan Zhao dawdled to get up, felt itchy on his nose, and only then noticed that a note had been pasted on his forehead, his reaction was a little slow when he just woke up, and he only noticed it now.

Tear off the branch and look, on it are the big characters of Bai Yutang:

"Zhan Xiaomao, all the materials have been processed, and I have also organized them for you. Put the clothes here first. I have helped you with a day's work, how will I be paid? - Bai Wuye."

As soon as Zhan Zhao sees this, he's done his best, Zhan Xiaomao?Bai Wuye?This Fifth Lord Bai obviously looked like he was not close, but in fact he was very easy to get along with.

Glancing at the time on the phone, Zhan Zhao found that it was already past nine o'clock, and it was rare for him to get up late today, but Bai Yutang should be awake at this time, after all, it was around this time when he visited his house last time.

So Zhan Zhao directly dialed a phone number, and as soon as the call was connected, Zhan Zhao said, "How do you think it should be calculated?"

Bai Yutang's laughter came from the other end of the phone, "I'm awake, I'm in good spirits."

"That's right, when I woke up early in the morning, I found that someone had pasted a piece of paper on my forehead as a prank." Zhan Zhao stretched his muscles and then thought about where to have breakfast, "You haven't said how to get paid."

"I can't think of it." Bai Yutang replied very simply. At that time, the message was just on a whim, and he really didn't think about what Zhan Zhao would give him as a reward.

Zhan Zhao suddenly felt that he had nothing to say, and thought whether he should just give up this topic and let it drift away with the wind, but he still decided to make a final attempt, "Did you meet anyone who needs my help?"

It was only then that Bai Yutang remembered that incident, and told Zhan Zhao all the things that took him three hours to find the information on the phone.

Zhan Zhao thought for a while on the other end of the phone and said, "There is a book fair near the weekend, and there are books in it. How about we go find some ancient books?"

"That's good!" Bai Yutang replied happily, and made an appointment with Zhan Zhao to pick him up, then hung up the phone and asked Zhan Zhao to forage for food.After hanging up the phone, Bai Yutang still had a smile on his face.

He looked at the address book for a while, and finally changed Zhan Zhao's note name to Zhan Kitten.Yes, it's easier that way.