Chapter 1 Fried Rice

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After days of rain in the skyscrapers, the seemingly heavy clouds that lingered above finally cracked a tiny gap, and a ray of sunlight slipped out of the gap, and this ray of sunlight fell lightly on the platform as lightly as a veil of light on the pedestrians hurrying on the platform.

He Shenge, who had just gotten off the train, stepped on the spot of light on the ground, pulled his suitcase, and entered the exit of Guangzhou South Railway Station.

At the entrance of the subway, He Shenge saw a man beckoning to her not far away.

This man is wearing a blue T-shirt and black sweatpants, with a very short haircut, obviously a southerner, but his face is very tough, his eyes are clear and pure, he is smiling at the moment, and he is as scorching as the sun in the non-stop flow of people.

He is Gu Lance, the boyfriend who has been in a long-distance relationship with He Shenge for two years, he is a person who is always full of sunny smiles, and it is precisely because of his warmth that he Shenge was attracted to He Shenge, who was falling out of love at that time.

In contrast, He Shenge, who was wearing apricot-colored wide-leg pants and a white shirt at this time, had a rushing tiredness on his face, and he looked a little dull.

He walked quickly and naturally grabbed the lever of He Shenge's suitcase, but did not reach out to take He Shenge's hand.

He Shenge saw him helping to pull the suitcase, and he was relieved, and smiled with relief: "Thank you." ”

"Are you hungry?" he asked, smiling

He Shenge touched his shriveled stomach: "A little." ”

He laughed heartily: "Let's go, uncle will take you to a big dinner." ”

The so-called big meal is actually a meal cooked by Gu Lance himself.

He Shenge came to Gu Li's rented house for the first time, and while Gu Li was preparing dinner in the kitchen, she visited his house curiously.

The decoration style of the house is biased towards literary and artistic youth, the corners and walls and balconies are all raised with all kinds of green plants, all kinds of cabinets will be placed on the surface of the strange handicrafts, the lamp in the living room is covered with a bamboo cage, the carpet is the kind of carpet that only Tibetan people with complex patterns have, the light brown sofa has three paintings hanging on it, all of which are oil paintings, the sea at sunrise, the street of the blue house, and the aurora at midnight.

He Shenge looked at the paintings and asked him, "Did you buy these paintings when you were on a business trip?"

Through the gap in the bookcase, you can see the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Gu Lance was cutting bell peppers, and he replied, "No, I painted it." ”

"You painted it?" He Shenge was slightly surprised.

"When I was in college, I went to oil painting classes with others and learned a little bit about it. ”

"Oh, where are you drawing? The blue house, I think it's Morocco, right?"

"Well, the old town of Chefchaouen in Morocco, the houses there are all painted blue, different shades of blue, as blue as the sea next to it. ”

"It must be beautiful, right?" she was envious and a little yearning: "The one with the aurora is in Iceland?"

"You know a lot about that, too. ”

"I saw on Instagram that those travel experts also posted similar pictures. ”

"Oh, you play that too. ”

"Yes, I still play Weibo, Douban. ”

Sure enough, the teacher's life is relatively leisurely. His words also revealed a kind of envy.

He Shenge replied lightly: "I'm not a teacher anymore, so I've resigned." ”

The sound of chopping vegetables over there was suddenly cut off, and there was a hint of doubt in his voice: "Then what do you think about next?"

He Shenge looked at the sunrise sea, his eyes revealing confusion: "It's not clear for the time being." ”

"You're too impulsive. Gu Lance continued to chop vegetables, and the strength was heavier than just now.

He Shenge didn't answer, and continued to observe his rent, above the TV was a huge map of the world and a map of China, she took a closer look before leaving, some country names were marked with a five-pointed star with a red pen, and some country names were circled with a black pen, except for New York, which was drawn with a yellow highlighter, and the map of China, almost all of which were five-pointed stars, only Guangzhou and Shenzhen were drawn with a green highlighter.

She was curious: "What do you mean by the different colored pens on the map?"

Gu Lance seemed to be frying rice, and he was busy for a while before replying: "The red pen has been there, the black pen is going to go, and the green is an important place." ”

"Guangzhou is an important place, I can understand, what is Shenzhen?" He Shenge asked a little knowingly, but she still wanted a clear answer in her heart.

"Shenzhen is where you are, so it's important. ”

The corners of He Shenge's mouth curled slightly: "What about yellow?"

After waiting for a while, he didn't hear an echo, He Shenge looked at the kitchen, where Gu Lance was seriously arranging the dishes.

He Shenge thought to himself, maybe he didn't hear it, so he stepped forward and asked, "Do you need help?"

Gu Lance looked up at her, and then buried himself in chopping vegetables: "No, the remote control of the TV is under the coffee table, there are books on the shelves, if you are too hungry, there is fruit here." ”

"Well, good. She sat back on the couch with some restraint and flipped through a travel magazine on the coffee table.

After a while, Gu Lance unbuttoned his apron and smiled at He Shenge: "Shenge, you can have dinner!"

She put down the magazine, walked to the dining table with great interest, and saw that it was actually the most ordinary fried rice, about a bowl or so, the fried rice was buckled on a white porcelain plate, and the crystal full rice grains were mixed with green snow peas, green peppers, yellow peppers, pink and tender ham, Dark brown and black shiitake mushrooms and other toppings form a colorful castle, and there is a steaming heat and a slight aroma of rice, a slightly browned scrambled egg on top of the fried rice, a few tender green broccoli and small rolls of water spinach on the side of the plate, and a plate of fruit salad in the middle of the square table.

"What do you want to drink?" Gu Lance opened the refrigerator door, "Beer, juice, or soda?"

"Everything. ”

He pulled out two cans of Budweiser from the fridge.

"It looks good, it feels delicious, it's too much trouble for you. He Shenge smiled solemnly.

"Thanks for the compliment. After Gu Lance opened the ring of the can, he handed it to He Shenge, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "However, the Gu family chef is absolutely delicious, I guarantee that if you eat it, you will follow me for the rest of your life." ”

He Shenge lowered his head, tasted the fried rice disappreciatively, chewed it twice, and frowned without a trace.

The oil seems to be put in too much, the time of fried rice may be a little short, the snow peas are a little stiff, the rice is a little sticky, the scrambled eggs are charred on the outside and tender on the inside, the outside is charred with bitterness, and the egg yolk liquid inside is a little fishy. However, she kept a polite smile and swallowed the scrambled eggs with the fried rice.

Under the expectant gaze of Gu Lance, she tried the side dishes and salads.

The side dishes are basically taken from the boiling water, and the salad dressing is too little to make the taste lighter, at this time, it may be better if there are some heavy dishes with it.

Suddenly, He Shenge put down the spoon: "I brought Sichuan kimchi over, you can wait." ”

After speaking, she opened the suitcase and took out three jars of glass bottles, which were soaked in green pickled peppers, red carrots, green cowpeas, crimson peppercorns, white radish, and yellow ginger.

He Shenge opened the cap of the bottle, and a sweet and sour smell instantly drifted to the tip of Gu Li's nose.

Gu Lance watched He Shenge carefully use chopsticks to pick out the radishes, cowpeas and mustard in the jar and put them on a clean plate, during which He Shenge still had a sweet smile on the corner of his mouth, and inexplicably, his heart was slightly touched.

"What are you looking at me for? He Shenge pushed the plate containing kimchi in front of Gu Li.

He picked up a small piece of carrot and put it in his mouth, and before he chewed it, he tasted a hint of sweetness on the tip of his tongue, and when he bit it gently, he choked on a sour and spicy mouth, and he raised his eyebrows slightly.

He Shenge looked at him nervously: "Do you think the taste is very crispy, is it a little sour, spicy?"

"Well, authentic. The spear quickly picked up the cowpeas and carrots again.

"This kimchi is," He Shenge wanted to tell the origin of this kimchi, but he estimated that Gu Qi would not want to hear it, so he hid it in his heart: "My classmates in Sichuan brewed it at home." ”

"Well, very appetizing. "Gu Lance only feels that he has a good appetite.

"Then you can eat more, I'll bring you two more cans. ”

"Thank you. ”

This polite sentence ended the conversation, He Shenge lowered his head to pick up the rice in order to avoid embarrassment, but the fried rice really couldn't be eaten, and he was embarrassed to brush the enthusiasm of the ancient lance to invite him to eat, so he still chose to swallow it silently.

Gu Lance tasted the kimchi comfortably, but when he tasted his fried rice with a smug face, his face immediately turned red, and he looked at He Shenge opposite him quite embarrassedly, seeing that she didn't react, he thought that He Shenge's taste was more special, so he pretended to be delicious.

Soon, they finished their dinner in silence.

He Shenge took the lead in standing up and cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, Gu Yan snatched the dishes and chopsticks in her hand, and said in a deep voice: "You go to the sofa and sit, you are a guest, how can I let you come." ”

She was stunned, and the fluttering word "guest" made her chest sour.

She put down the dishes and chopsticks in a daze, sat on the sofa nervously, browsed WeChat for a while, and found that the parents were no longer looking for her, with a slight sense of loss in her heart, turned on the TV for a while, pretended to be choosing a TV program, and looked at the well-defined side face between the bookcase lattices.

About a cup of tea, Gu Lance wiped his hands with a towel, walked out of the kitchen, looked at He Shenge who was watching TV, looked at the suitcase at the door, and asked, "This time, you came over with your suitcase, and you plan to come to Guangzhou to play with your girlfriend?"

The light of the TV screen reflected on her expressionless face, and she seemed to be sunk into the sofa with the remote control.

Her hand holding the remote control was oozing a little sweat, and she didn't know how to speak.

"I'll call a taxi and take you to your girlfriend later. Gu Lance put down the towel and picked up the phone.

Although the two of them have been talking about the object for two years, they don't have much time together because they are in a long-term distance, often He Shenge comes to Guangzhou to live with his girlfriend, and he will not live with him, and Gu Li went to Shenzhen to find her, and also lived in the hotel.

Therefore, this time, Gu Lance also took it for granted that He Shenge resigned and came to Guangzhou to live with his girlfriend.

Gu Lance looked at his phone and asked, "I made a reservation for a car at eight o'clock in the evening, how about it?"

"No, let's go now. He Shenge put down the remote control with an indifferent face, got up and closed the open suitcase.

Gu Lance hurriedly took away a can of kimchi on the dining table: "Take a can for your girlfriend." ”

He Shenge, who was putting on his shoes, raised his eyes and glanced at it: "Here you go, you just take it." ”

As he spoke, He Shenge dragged his suitcase and was about to open the door to leave, but Gu Lance followed closely, still holding the can of kimchi.

Entering the elevator, Gu Yan reached out and held the trunk lever and wanted to put the kimchi into the suitcase, but He Shenge clenched the lever and didn't say a word.

Seeing her depressed expression, Gu Qi let go of his hand, hugged the pickles, and watched the number of elevator floors gradually shrink, he finally sighed and asked, "Why did you suddenly resign?"

"Uncle, my classmate brought her son to Shenzhen to play, and she knew that I loved Sichuan kimchi, so she brought kimchi when she came. He Shenge told unhurriedly: "That day, she came to my house and made me sour and spicy kimchi fish, and her son pleaded her to eat ice cream, I looked at it and envied it." ”

Under the bright light, He Shenge's face was soft, her eyes were clear and melancholy, like a green and unfathomable pool of water, and her body was like a faint fragrance like an epiphany in the middle of the night, and she exuded a reassuring charm at this moment.

Gu Lance's fingers holding the kimchi jar moved invisibly.

Ding, the elevator arrived.

Just as he took a step forward, He Shenge suddenly stepped forward and pressed the close button.

Gu Lance looked at her puzzled.

He Shenge looked up at him with a fixed gaze: "Uncle, I envy others for getting married, and I want to get married too, can we get along well and seriously?" I resigned, just to shorten the distance between us, anyway, it is okay to work in any city, and it is also okay to come to Guangzhou to teach, so, tonight, can I stay with you?"

Her heart was thundering as she waited for his response, her hand holding the trunk handle sweaty.

Gu Lance suddenly felt that the elevator space was too narrow, he felt that the elevator floor he was standing on was very hot, which made him want to leave, and the air was very stuffy, what made him feel suffocated was that He Shenge's fearless and brave eyes were so hot that he didn't dare to look directly at the countless scenery in the world.

He thought for a moment and looked serious: "That day, your classmate made kimchi fish, did you steal the teacher?"

Seeing Gu Xing change the topic, He Shenge felt a sense of loss in his heart, hung his head listlessly, and said in a sullen tone: "Don't steal the teacher, I have already learned." ”

Gu Lance suddenly stuffed the kimchi jar into her arms and smiled: "Make a meal of kimchi fish for me to taste tomorrow?"

He Shenge hugged the kimchi jar, raised his head and smiled at Gu Qi: "Okay." ”

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