sleepy tiger

"If I put the fish in directly, will oil splash all over my body?" Qi Yan asked pitifully, holding both ends of the sea bass that had been shaved with a knife, "We're all docked, so can't we find a chef?"

"The chef doesn't have the heart to make it by himself." Cao Hanyang said.

"Hurry up and get off the pot." Chi Juntao stood aside with a spatula in his hand, frowning, "It's easier to burn you if the oil is overheated immediately."

"Sanhuo, hurry up." Ye Rencheng stood at the outermost edge and stretched his neck to urge, "Later, Young Master Chi will put your head in the frying pan."

Qi Yan closed his eyes, heaved his heart, and let go of his hand, only to hear a "crash", the fish slipped into the pot, and he backed away again and again, for fear of being scalded by the splashing oil stars.

"Forget it." Chi Juntao took a step forward and turned the fish over with a spatula.

"In our group, only Mr. Mu caught a big fish." Cao Hanyang said, "Sanhuo also wasted a bucket of bait."

"I didn't do it on purpose." Qi Yan whispered.

Mu Xu heard the commotion in the kitchen, and was about to walk over to have a look, but was stopped by Lan Jinbao: "Mr. Mu, just chat for a few words?"

Mu Xu glanced at the kitchen worriedly, Lan Jinbao understood, and said, "It's okay, Boss Cao cleaned up after the kitchen exploded."

After hearing this, Mu Xu nodded, and walked out of the living room with Lan Jinbao to the side deck.

The cruise ship has landed, moored in the quiet waters, the guests who walked around during the day have left one after another, leaving only a couple of newlyweds and a group of noisy second-generations on board.There are no stars in the northern winter, and a hazy crescent moon hangs in the sky. The evening wind blows the broken hair on Mu Xu's forehead, adding two points of softness and tranquility to his alienated and indifferent expression.

Lan Jinbao put his forearm on the side of the boat and said, "Mr. Mu, how do you feel today?"

"That's right." Mu Xu said, the most valuable part was Chi Juntao's description of Joaquin in Chi Yan's plan to him. The young man's bright eyes stayed in his mind for a long time, and he was too beautiful.

"We used to chat at gatherings, and we often joked that everyone here would have to be single until retirement." Lan Jinbao said, "I didn't expect that Young Master Chi would be the first to find a partner."

"Everyone has his own destiny." Mu Xu said, "I didn't expect to get married at the age of 30."

"I don't really know Young Master Chi very well. He's really tight-lipped." Lan Jinbao said, "I'm a little curious how you two see each other."

Mu Xu glanced at Lan Jinbao in surprise. Birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups. This bright and intelligent young master of the Lan family is as pure and honest as Young Master Chi. He said, "I picked him up from Jinshui KTV."

"I heard Han Yang mention this, you threatened Young Master Chi, saying that he has no home." Lan Jinbao said.

"...I didn't say he doesn't have a home, I mean he has nowhere to go, why not go to mine." Mu Xu corrected Lan Jinbao's words.

Lan Jinbao shrugged: "One meaning. Then you forced him to write papers and resumes."

"I asked him to write a thesis and resume," Mu Xu said.

"If he doesn't write you, he will go to the gate of the government to put up big-character posters." Lan Jinbao said.

"That sentence was a joke." Mu Xu said.

"He is like Cinderella, he has to go home on time and learn to cook." Lan Jinbao said.

"..." Mu Xu was silent for a moment, he was too lazy to correct, and said, "Yes, yes, I did it all."

Lan Jinbao smiled and knocked on the side of the boat: "You guys are really interesting."

Mu Xu looked at Lan Jinbao and smiled speechlessly. He straightened his hair at the temples, turned around and saw Chi Juntao walking towards him.

Young Master Chi said: "The fish is stewing in the pot, what are you talking about?"

"Talk about how we met." Mu Xu said.

"He went to Jinshui to find me, and asked me to live at his house." Chi Juntao put his arms around Mu Xu's waist, and said to Lan Jinbao, "When I came out of Jinshui, I saw a fried skewer stall on the side of the road, and bought a bag of fried skewers. Chuan, I thought he wouldn't eat it, so I asked casually, but I didn't expect him to eat it."

Mu Xu listened to Chi Juntao's narration, and the other party asked Lan Jinbao: "What do you want to know?"

"It's too difficult to find the right person." Lan Jinbao said, "I talked about five or six times back and forth. If I don't have that kind of heart-wrenching feeling, it's very boring."

"I can't help you." Chi Juntao said, "You have to find the most special person."

"How do you define 'special'?" Lan Jinbao asked.

Chi Juntao led Mu Xu into the cabin, he said, "I thought he didn't eat fried skewers, but I didn't expect him to."

Mu Xu said, "I'm a devil image in your friend's heart."

Chi Juntao got stuck, he gave Lan Jinbao who was spreading the gossip a hard look, and leaned into Mu Xu's ear and said, "Don't listen to their nonsense, I know you're doing it for my own good."

"Now I sound like your stepmother." Mu Xu said.

"..." Chi Juntao couldn't think of words to justify, he jumped on the spot twice, and Ye Rencheng in the kitchen raised his voice and shouted: "Juntao, come here to see if the fish is ready to be stewed?"

As soon as the words fell, Chi Juntao trotted into the kitchen and slapped Ye Rencheng on the shoulder vigorously: "My good brother, save me from the fire and water."

Ye Rencheng: "Huh?"

Mu Xu looked at the back of Chi Juntao running away with guilt, chuckled, pulled the chair by the dining table and sat down, rolled up his shirt sleeves, and waited for dinner.

Lan Jinbao had a panoramic view of the scene where the two were fighting. Originally, he thought that Chi Juntao was hot-headed and dragging Mu Xu to get married. Looking at it this way, it was obvious that one of them was deeply troubled, the other wanted to refuse but also welcomed, and the two You advance and I retreat in a tacit understanding, but it makes him meddle in his own business.

Cao Hanyang walked out of the kitchen, saw Lan Jinbao's thoughtful appearance, and asked softly, "What are you thinking about?"

"Xinghe said that he was afraid that Young Master Chi would suffer, so I had a casual chat with Mu Xu." Lan Jinbao said, "Xinghe's poverty alleviation has something wrong, and I worry about it every day."

"Young Master Chi can suffer?" Cao Hanyang said, "Although he has an infatuated father, he also has a ruthless grandfather. He can't suffer even if he eats people."

"Tsk." Lan Jinbao said, "I haven't played with Young Master Chi for a long time."

"What are you talking about together, let me listen." Qin Xinghe stepped down the stairs, "There is a PS5 upstairs, do you want to play together?"

"Let's play after dinner." Cao Hanyang said, "Let's go, try the fish stewed by Young Master Chi himself."

"Dinner is ready." Ye Rencheng brought a large pot of milky white fish soup to the table, which was so delicious that it made people move their index fingers.

"Young Master Chi, what State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission is your exam? You should be taking the New Oriental exam." Qi Yan said.

Chi Juntao squeezed to Mu Xu's side, and gave him a small bowl, which contained a large piece of tender fish and rich soup: "I'll put it out to dry for a while, it's not hot, you can taste it .”

No one doesn't like to be treated specially, and Mu Xu is the same. He pursed his lips, suppressed the corners of his lips that were almost raised, lowered his head, took a sip of fish soup, savored it for a while, and said, "You don't need to take the New Oriental exam, you have already graduated."

Chi Juntao gleefully looked at the group of boys waiting for him to announce the meal, and said, "Use your chopsticks."

Qi Yan was the first to pick up the chopsticks and take away the fish head: "I want this, do you have any objections?"

"If you have an opinion, let me put it down." Tan Xinghe said.

"It's late, first come, first served." Qi Yan hastily licked the fish's eyes.

"Did Mr. Qi keep you in a pigsty? You're so hungry." Qin Xinghe didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Cao Hanyang and Ye Rencheng buried their heads in eating, and Lan Jinbao thoughtfully filled a bowl of fish soup for Qin Xinghe.

"Our Jinbao is still sensible." Tan Xinghe said.

"How old is Jin Bao?" Mu Xu asked.

"Twenty." Lan Jinbao said.

"Jin Bao is the smallest among us." Chi Juntao said, "Lao Ye is the biggest."

"You are at the right age." Mu Xu said.

"If you see no old leaves, you will be the first to find a partner who can cook." Tan Xinghe said.

"I will." Ye Rencheng put a piece of fish into the bowl.

"What do you know? Boiling water doesn't count." Qi Yan said.

"Come on, you can't even fry eggs." Chi Juntao said.

"I taught Juntao how to fry eggs." Qin Xinghe raised his hand, and he looked at Mu Xu, "How is he cooking?"

"It's not good." Mu Xu said, "I fell down."

"Hahahahahahahahaha." Qi Yan gloated at the side, "Chi Juntao is self-reliant and doesn't need you to teach him."

"What are you kidding, do you know how to cook?" Tan Xinghe was about to fight Qi Yan again, Ye Rencheng fought: "Forget it, forget it, it's not worth it."

"Are they too noisy?" Chi Juntao whispered in Mu Xu's ear.

"It's good, I don't have so many friends." Mu Xu said.

Chi Juntao's heart suddenly softened. He squeezed Mu Xu's hand and then Mu Xu's waist. Mu Xu patted him: "Calm down."

When Cao Hanyang was full, he put down the bowl, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and said, "Juntao cooks, let's wash the dishes."

"Okay, no problem." Qin Xinghe said, "I just went upstairs to look around. There is a game room and two guest rooms on the second floor, and a guest room and an observation deck on the third floor."

"The third floor is ours." Chi Juntao said.

"Let's go play games later." Tan Xinghe said.

"I've already arranged it." Cao Hanyang took the attitude of the master, "Games are enough, wine is enough."

"Hanyang is reliable." Tan Xinghe seal applauded.

"Which mountain were you assigned to become the king of the mountain?" Ye Rencheng said, "I am so happy to see you."

"Hey, don't mention it." Qin Xinghe said, "The house I live in leaks, and the warmth of my quilt is not as good as straw."

"No wonder it's so tan." Qi Yan said.

"I'm not as lucky as Young Master Chi. I was directly admitted to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission to sit in the office." Tan Xinghe said sourly, "I'm thankful that my office doesn't leak from the rain."

"People are more angry than people." Ye Rencheng said, "If you can choose in reincarnation, my surname will be Xie."

"Okay, I want to tell your dad that you don't want the surname Ye." Qi Yan fanned the flames.

Unlike Tan Xinghe, Ye Rencheng was engaged in civilian work. He grew up in the army when he was young. He picked up chopsticks and wiped Qi Yan's ears and inserted them into the soil of the flower pot in the corner.

Qi Yan immediately turned off the ignition, covered his head and said, "You can't afford it."

"Awesome." Cao Hanyang applauded, "As expected of Battalion Commander Yang Ye."