Baby

Tang Li's words of "delivering food" made Jiang Ye's heart itch, and he couldn't concentrate at work.

Jiang Ye stared blankly at the computer screen for half a minute, and a colleague walked towards him with a work report in his hand: "Director Jiang, the report is ready, take a look... Director Jiang?"

The colleague called him three times before Jiang Ye came back to his senses.

"Director Jiang, I put the watch here."

"Ah, oh..." Jiang Ye coughed lightly, reached out and took the report, "Well, okay, let's go."

Before the colleague left, there was a faint teasing in his eyes.Jiang Ye blushed all of a sudden, feeling like a brat who couldn't laugh or cry, just now he was distracted and fantasized about what delicious dishes would be served at noon!

It's not easy for Tang Li either, this is the first time he personally made bento for his brother, and he still has to send it to his company, which is a lot of psychological burden.Tang Li looked at a pile of ingredients, racking his brains to make delicate and delicious meals.

Three rice balls, two fried eggs, cauliflower, carrots, beef cubes and some fruits are arranged into a cute little tiger.Worried that Jiang Ye would not be full, Tang Li made another small box of omelet rice with a small piece of barbecue dipping sauce.In my impression, this is my brother's favorite taste.

Thinking about delivering food to Jiang Ye, Tang Li didn't bother to eat a few mouthfuls of his own lunch.Tang Daihe was still drinking the seafood soup lukewarmly, Tang Li couldn't sit still and put the bento box in an insulated bag and wanted to go out.Jiang Shaohui smiled and told him to be careful on the road, Tang Li nodded, took the bag and set off.

The address Jiang Ye gave was not too far from home, it was only four stops by subway.Tang Li stared intently at the station on the subway, pulling himself together, for fear that he might miss a station and let the meal get cold.He had never taken this line before. In fact, strictly speaking, since he came to this city, he seldom even went to the city center.The noodle shop he used to stay in was outside the Fourth Ring Road, which was half a suburb.The pace of life in that old alley is slow. He usually goes out, that is, occasionally takes a bus or rides a bicycle, and rarely goes to the city.

Tang Li soon arrived at Jiang Ye's company.It was a tall office building, and there were several business districts nearby, making it the most prosperous area in the city.Tang Li was carrying a thermos bag, standing in the endless stream of people, looking up at this high-end building soaring into the sky, a little envy suddenly rose in his heart.

If I can study hard and graduate, maybe I can work in such a building now.

Sometimes when walking on the road, seeing those office workers in bright clothes and carrying briefcases, Tang Li always feels very far away, as if they are two kinds of people, not in the same world.

The joy of the reunion dazzled Tang Li's head, leaving Tang Li with no time to think about other things for a while.But now life is gradually calming down, and gradually getting on the right track, Tang Li also slowly sees everything in front of him clearly.Behind the ecstasy, there was an unavoidable gap.Now, he finally realized this slowly: in fact, his elder brother was also one of the group of people that he admired so much.In his memory, he and his elder brother were still ignorant teenagers who made an appointment hand in hand to go to college. It turned out that the gap between them had widened so much before they knew it.

His older brother had a successful career as a department head in a large multinational corporation.And he... is just an apprentice in a little-known noodle shop.

Fate made a joke and made their life trajectories run in opposite directions... But maybe, this distance itself has always existed in the bones of the two people, but now it is gradually becoming more and more obvious.

In any case, such a gap feels uncomfortable.

But what can I do to get closer to him?

The expected lunch break time is coming soon, Jiang Ye was worried at first that Tang Li would not find his way here, but it seems that his worries are unnecessary, Tang Li is much more reliable than he imagined.As soon as he got off work, Jiang Ye saw Tang Li appearing at the elevator entrance, looking around in confusion.Jiang Ye immediately greeted him with a happy smile: "Tang Li, here it is!"

Tang Li saw Jiang Ye, and immediately showed a sweet smile on his face, followed by a hint of embarrassment: "The building is too big... I almost lost my way. Brother, have you been waiting for a long time?"

"It's nothing." Jiang Ye generously took Tang Li's shoulders and took him to the lounge. "Tang Li, have you eaten yet? Let's go together?"

Tang Li shook his head, "I've already eaten, just watch my brother eat."

Jiang Ye opened the bento box, and his eyes were dazzled by the beautiful and delicate arrangement. "Such a cute little tiger... I can't bear to speak."

Tang Li smiled shyly, Jiang Ye removed the chopsticks, carefully pinched off the tiger's carrot tail, put it in his mouth and chewed it twice, the refreshing and sweet taste made people feel refreshed.Jiang Ye then ate another rice ball next to him before he was willing to put the tiger's head in his mouth.

In the end, Jiang Ye ate without a single grain of rice left, and made a general comment: "It's delicious!"

After eating Tang Li's love bento, Jiang Ye has been relying on it ever since.Not only because he can't forget the delicious food, but also because it shows his younger brother cares about him.Tang Li sent Jiang Ye lunch boxes for more than a week. After Jiang Ye was busy with the project at hand, the lunch break had just returned to normal, and he immediately started to take time to go home every lunch break, just to have a delicious meal with Tang Li. Lunch.Tang Li's cooking techniques are exquisite, and his cooking skills are even better than the nanny hired by the family before.Jiang Ye likes to eat sweet and greasy food, so Tang Li cooks Cantonese food for him in different ways, and the dishes are not the same every day.Jiang Ye was fed by Tang Li for half a month, and a thin layer of fat began to grow on his lower abdomen.Jiang Ye pinched the soft flesh and said with a helpless smile, "Why don't I go to the gym to get a card after work today?"

"I think my brother is in good shape now." Tang Li smiled as he was washing vegetables in the kitchen wearing an apron.

"Really?" Jiang Ye patted his belly contentedly, stood up with a smile and leaned over, "What are you washing? I'm craving seafood a bit today. Is there any leftover lobster I bought last time?"

"It's gone," Tang Li thought for a while, "It's okay, I'll go to the seafood market to buy some later."

The younger brother is too used to himself, saying that he wants to eat seafood and prepares it immediately.Such a pampering attitude made Jiang Ye a little embarrassed.But to be honest, he was quite happy, even a little proud.

"Little carrot," Jiang Ye reached out and touched Tang Li's head after a long absence, "Why are you so virtuous?"

Tang Li blushed, feeling a little shy about the long-standing title of "Little Carrot", but he didn't push Jiang Ye's hand away.

Tang Li's virtuousness made Jiang Ye feel as if he had degenerated into the state of a child.When I go home every day, I no longer have to worry about unwashed dirty laundry, forgotten to buy the new bed sheets I promised my mother, unfed the goats for dinner, and forgotten to fix an electrical appliance that broke down... Other than that , Tang Li will also help take care of Jiang's father and Tang's mother's food and daily life, so that Jiang Ye does not have to worry about the two places of work and home.After more than a month of enjoying the fairy days of stretching out his hands for clothes and opening his mouth for food, Jiang Ye was completely reduced to Tang Li's servant.He hadn't been treated like a child in a long time since his father's illness and he was forced to grow up overnight.

The younger brother has become capable and hardworking, and the older brother cannot be too happy.

Especially when he unintentionally mentioned his younger brother to others.

It was raining heavily that day, and Jiang Ye was too busy working overtime in the company, only then remembered that he forgot to bring an umbrella, and was worrying about how to get home later, Tang Li walked out of the elevator with two umbrellas out of breath up.

"Hey, Director Jiang, your brother is looking for you again," a male colleague said with a smile, "It seems that he brought you an umbrella."

Jiang Ye was both surprised and delighted: "Really?"

Jiang Ye hurried out of the office and saw Tang Li in the corridor.He waved vigorously at his younger brother, and then stood at the entrance of the corridor and talked and laughed with Tang Li for a few days.When I came back to the office, I had a silly happy smile on my face.

The male colleague just now smiled and sighed to Jiang Ye: "Director Jiang, the relationship between you brothers is really good."

"Yes," a female colleague raised her eyes and looked at Tang Li, who was quietly sitting on the sofa chair in the corridor with two umbrellas, obediently waiting for Jiang Ye to get off work, and joked with a smile, "Director Jiang is with his brother." , it seems that he has become very fond of laughing! He usually has a straight face with us, so serious~”

"What are you talking about?" Jiang Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Having such a gentle and considerate younger brother, I have to wake up from my dreams!" Another female colleague also joked with a smile, "I see the delicious food he usually sends, but we are so envious! His cooking skills must be Not bad, hehe, you think so, Director Jiang."

The female colleague on the side was even more excited: "Yes, yes, I saw it too. Boys who can cook well are so precious now! And Director Jiang's younger brother is quite handsome, which is really a bonus! Wow, Director , can you give me your brother's WeChat ID, so we can make friends?"

"The more you talk, the more nonsense," Jiang Ye put on a serious face, "Okay, let's stop here, go to work, don't work overtime until night again."

His brother is still waiting for him to come home with him.

So everyone returned to their respective jobs one after another, stopped gossiping, and continued to work overtime with their faces buried.Only the innocent female colleague muttered in a low voice: What's the matter, I'm serious... This brother is too possessive, bad review!

Speaking of WeChat, Jiang Ye remembered that the mobile phone used by Tang Li seemed to be an old-fashioned one from a long time ago, half-smart and half-old. Although it was a touch-screen phone, the main interface was like a key-press phone.It looks like a cheap mobile phone bought on TV shopping.There is no problem with surfing the Internet, but the versions of QQ and WeChat seem to be quite low, so Tang Li himself rarely uses them, mainly for making calls and sending text messages.

This day, Jiang Ye accidentally ran into Tang Li taking out his mobile phone and texting someone. There seemed to be something "Yi" written on the screen. Jiang Ye immediately thought of Fang Yangyi, who was the son of Tang Li's former cooking master.In my impression, it seems that I have a good relationship with Tang Li.

Jiang Ye inadvertently asked, "What are you talking about?"

A person suddenly appeared behind him, Tang Li was taken aback with his mobile phone.Meeting Jiang Ye's curious eyes, he smiled helplessly, and said flatly, "It's nothing serious to chat with friends."

Jiang Ye was still a little curious, so Tang Li simply gave him the phone.Jiang Ye generously took his younger brother's cell phone without feeling guilty and looked through it, only to find that the contents of the text messages were all non-nutritious daily greetings: Have you eaten yet?What are you doing?I met a little green bird on the road today... Tang Li was also very patient, replying to every one.

However, when looking through the text messages, Jiang Ye found that the operation of Tang Li's mobile phone page was a bit clumsy, and the exit and opening of the software were a bit slow.Jiang Ye returned the phone to Tang Li, and said to him seriously: "Tang Li, why don't I get you a new phone."

Speaking of which, after the reunion, Jiang Ye never found a chance to give Tang Li any presents, and Tang Li never took the initiative to say what he wanted.However, now is a good time.

Tang Li lowered his head and thought for a while, then shook his head hesitantly.

"No need, I'm used to this phone. I usually just make calls and send text messages, so I don't need to buy a new one."

"Don't worry," Jiang Ye fought anxiously, "Mobile phones are not expensive now. Buying a new smart phone will make life much more convenient. You can use your mobile phone to take taxis, navigate, pay utility bills, etc. Come."

Tang Li thought for a while, and finally said with a smile: "Thank you brother, but I probably don't need these at the moment. I will buy a new mobile phone when I need it."

Jiang Ye sighed, and he began to realize slowly that his younger brother didn't seem to like to act like a baby to him very much.