Fight the Landlord, Fall in Love

Tang Kai didn't know what he was thinking, but he felt that Sun Zinan's eyes seemed to dim a lot, as if his heart had been touched, recalling a certain unpleasant experience.

He secretly regretted that he shouldn't have mentioned it more, and wanted to make a diversion to bypass this paragraph. When he glanced around, he happened to see Sun Zinan took a glass bowl of flour, dug a hole in the middle, and poured a pinch of white flour. Powder goes in.

He became curious again: "What is this?"

While carefully dissolving the powder in the center with warm water, Sun Zinan said, "Yeast, you really don't have any common sense. Steamed buns and steamed buns are made of dough."

Tang Kai had an idea.

"Let me tell you a bedtime story," he said solemnly, "a fairy tale about yeast."

Sun Zinan couldn't help laughing, there were too many slots to vomit: "It's only a few hours before I tell a bedtime story, what if you really told me that I fell asleep?"

Tang Kai was like a shy little white flower: "Friend, have you heard of Sleeping Beauty?"

Sun Zinan: "...All right, tell me."

"Once upon a time, there was a small town. There was an old lady who opened a bakery in the town. She also raised a cat... Well, I forgot the name of the cat."

Tang Kai had long forgotten where he had heard this story, many details were vague, but fortunately he was able to retell the story in its entirety.

"It always rains in town, but this cat loves to play in the water. One day, he came back to the bakery wet and sneezed nine times."

Inexplicably, Sun Zinan was poked at the point of laughter, and spent a long time holding the pot music.

Tang Kai was very patient in telling stories, and continued to tell the story in a leisurely manner according to his own rhythm.

"The old lady looked at it very poorly, dried it with a towel, gave it a little milk mixed with yeast, and then hugged it to the warm stove to keep warm. After doing this, she took an umbrella and went to the store to buy something."

Sun Zinan gloated: "Is it burnt?"

Tang Kai said, "That's not true."

Sun Zinan: "You continue."

"Because the yeast will ferment in a warm place, the cat was fermented, and it grew bigger and bigger, and finally filled the whole house. It happened that the old lady came back, and when she saw this scene, she screamed in fright, and the cat woke up too. I stretched my waist, and the whole house collapsed with a 'boom'."

Sun Zinan: "Hahahahaha..."

Unexpectedly, Professor Tang looked serious and serious and looked like a dog, but he turned out to be full of these sand sculpture stories in his heart.

"The old lady was homeless, and the mayor was willing to take her in, but the cat grew bigger than the house. The residents in the town were afraid that it would hurt people, so they drove it to the mountain. The old lady was very sad, but she didn't The method. There is no one to feed the cat on the mountain, so I have to catch fish in the river every day.”

"Suddenly one day, people heard a rumbling sound, ran out to have a look, and found that it was rainy for days, and the flood broke out and rushed down from the mountain. The cat thought: 'If the flood comes up, the fish will be washed away.' So It sat down in the middle of the valley, keeping the floodwater behind."

Sun Zinan was fascinated by what he heard, and asked, "And then?"

"The residents of the town came to observe the situation and found that the cat blocked the flood, and there was a big lake behind. So the mayor said to the old lady that they were going to find a craftsman to repair a dam. Before that, can the cat stay where it is? Do not move?"

"The old lady said that he is a gentle cat, as long as he scratches his chin, he will be obedient."

"So the residents of the town took turns holding the hay rake to scratch the cat's chin, and fed it all kinds of delicious food. In the past few days, the artisans have repaired the dam, and the town is safe again."

"In the end, the residents agreed that the cat was the hero who saved them, so they awarded it a medal and let it live back in the town. Every morning when it goes to the lake to catch fish, the police will open the way for it alone."

……

Sun Zinan: "No more?"

Tang Kai: "It's gone."

What's the matter with this kind of magical feeling that is funny, emotional, and still a little bit unfinished... Tang Kai is really poisonous in his storytelling.

Sun Zinan was kneading the dough now, his mind was full of cats that had been fermented into big bread, and he was in a bad mood.Tang Kai was still staring at him earnestly, waiting for his post-reading feedback.

"It's very interesting..." Sun Zinan searched for words to praise him, "I didn't expect you, who is at the forefront of science, to have such a childlike innocence..."

Tang Kai asked: "Then are you happier now?"

Subconsciously, Sun Zinan wanted to ask him back, "When did I get upset?" But just as the words were on his lips, he suddenly came to his senses and stared at Tang Kai, stunned.

The human heart is such a subtle and unpredictable thing, it is not easy to accurately perceive other people's emotions, unless you are born with special sensitivity, or you have invested quite fine attention on a certain person.

He was a little depressed just now, but he shouldn't have shown it too obviously, and he didn't even take it to heart.But Tang Kai not only noticed it, but also told a long story, just to ease his little unhappiness.

It was the first time for him to face such sincerity. Someone frankly showed his love, like a bright flame, which made him approach involuntarily, but he was afraid of being burned, and he dared not reach out to touch it tremblingly.

"thanks……"

He said dully.

Tang Kai didn't understand how he was doing so well and was dumbfounded, but those twinkling eyes were full of light, looking at him quietly, there seemed to be tears in them.

The atmosphere is here, the mood is here, the timing is just right, no one needs to be reminded, Tang Kai is blessed in an instant, and he steps forward to hug Sun Zinan by the waist.

Sun Zinan trembled slightly, but did not speak.

"I was wrong just now," the man said with a smile in his eyes, lowered his head to touch the tip of his nose, and said affectionately, "Actually, there are more."

Sun Zinan's mind stopped turning: "What's the matter?"

Tang Kai: "After the bedtime story, there is another kiss."

The dry and lukewarm lips were pressed down, and the soft kiss was like a flower falling slowly, perched on his forehead for a moment, before turning into a butterfly and flying away.

Boom, boom, boom—

Every heartbeat seemed to be the sound of breaking out of a cocoon. Ten thousand butterflies fluttered in his chest at the same time, setting off a storm that no one knew about.

But there was no lightning and thunder, no destruction of the world, and all the imaginary collapses did not come.Only the butterflies followed the first one and flew away, and then turned into a rain of flowers scattered all over the sky.

Sun Zinan's hands were full of flour, and he did not dare to push him or hug him, but Tang Kai recklessly took advantage of him, hugging him tightly and not letting go: "I'm afraid you will get agitated, so I won't make big moves. .”

"But you have to get used to..."

"Next time I'm going to kiss here." He stretched out his hand to poke Sun Zinan's cheek, thought for a while, and then whispered into his ear, "When you are ready, you can let me tell "Sleeping Beauty". "

Sun Zinan finally came to his senses from that dreamy fugue: "You..."

As soon as he spoke, his voice suddenly became hoarse for some reason, but Tang Kai seemed to be burned by the sound, his whole body trembled violently, then he let go of him and ran away.

Sun Zinan, who stayed where he was, was at a loss: "Why are you running?"

Although he was confused, he was not stupid. Everyone was a man, so he figured it out after a second thought.

Sun Zinan lowered his head and looked at the chopping board. The white and fat dough was lying on the bottom of the basin. He wondered if he was bewitched by Tang Kai, but he looked a little naive like that.

He restrained again and again, but finally he couldn't hold back, his shoulders shrugged.

"Hahahahahaha..."

After the turmoil of the birthday banquet, the two had a rare period of silence.The cohabitation life has brought about the habitual running-in of each other, becoming more familiar and getting closer. The two are like a pair of gears. After experiencing the initial stagnation, the shape is gradually polished by the other party, and finally they bite tightly and run smoothly. .

The week that was promised at the beginning was forgotten long ago, and Tang Kai spent the whole summer vacation at Sun Zinan's house, eating his food and sleeping with him, and stealing sweets and begging for kisses from time to time. The extravagant life of nurturing.

In contrast, the big brother is very heartbroken. Other people's little white faces are gentle, considerate and decathlon. They let them go east and never go west, and they don't let dogs beat chickens. Their family will rely on their good looks to do whatever they want, He dared to wipe his glasses with the hem of his shirt, did not sell the results of his scientific research to him, and finally complained because he came home late after working overtime.

At the end of the summer vacation, Tang Kai was finally able to rest at home for a few days without going to the laboratory, so he volunteered to be a driver to take Sun Zinan to and from get off work.It just so happened that their company was in the city center and there was a large shopping mall next to it. Tang Kai calculated that Sun Zinan's birthday was coming soon, so he planned to choose a gift for him.

It was still too early to buy a ring, and cufflinks and wristwatches were still more suitable, but this did not prevent him from stopping at the ring counter and thinking ahead about what style he should order for his engagement ring.

The cabinet sister stood beside him and asked with a smile: "Hello, sir, are you picking out for your girlfriend, or are you going to buy a pair of rings?"

Tang Kai said, "It's a boyfriend."

Before the words fell, there was a "plop" sound from behind as a heavy object fell to the ground.

The two turned their heads together, and found that a woman behind her accidentally dropped her bag on the ground, and the male teller at the side hurriedly picked it up for her.The woman wore dark glasses and said nothing.Tang Kai felt that she seemed to be looking this way, but his mind was on the ring, he didn't observe carefully, and quickly turned his head away.

The cabinet sister took advantage of this moment to adjust her state, and said with a perfect smile: "The men's ring is here, sir, please follow me."

Tang Kai walked up to her and said casually, "By the way, I also want to check the cuff buttons."

In front of the necklace showcase.

The woman firmly grasped the handle of the purse, almost pinching fingernail marks on it.She seemed to be looking intently at the necklace pendant on the black velvet, but the conversations at the counter over there seemed to flow into her ears without interruption.

"He likes...simple styles, yes, no complicated inlays, a little low-key."

"Well, the fingers are very thin and the skin is fair...Platinum looks better."

"Wrap the cufflinks for me, thank you...Okay, I'll come back another day after I measure the size."

In the reflection of the window, the tall man swiped his card to pay the bill, and walked out of the store carrying a small delicate paper bag.She gritted her teeth, her heart froze, and Sui followed behind.

The author has something to say: *The story is "The Cat in the Bakery" by British writer Joan Aiken