883 Confession of Courage
A bowl of chicken soup longevity noodles is not a delicacies from the mountains and seas, nor is it a delicacies, it is simple, packed in a large bowl of blue and white porcelain, but it faintly reveals the taste of home. The simplest yet most beautiful taste in the world.
Lu Ke picked up the bowl and drank a big mouthful of piping hot chicken soup, the mellow and rich taste penetrated into the pores, those troubles, those pressures, and those sorrows, slowly relaxed in the dense mist, the warmth extended from the chest to the limbs, the whole person relaxed, and a faint happiness swirled on the tip of the tongue.
Because Lu Ke knows that he has the strongest and most determined backing in the world, he can run wildly and charge in front without any scruples, and he never needs to worry about his rear, even if he fails and is injured, even if he encounters a setback, he can still regain his strength and make a comeback.
Inexplicably, his nose became sore, and his eyes were filled with warm tears.
"Xiao Ke, what's wrong?" Jiang Youning stared at her son intently, she was the most sensitive/sensitive, and she noticed her son's strangeness at the first time, "Don't worry, I communicated with Judy in advance to confirm, in the chicken soup, I just put a few grains of salt, nothing else, there will be no problem." I know you're eating a nutritious meal right now, and it's okay to taste a little bit of something else once in a while. ”
Jiang Youning's associative ability made Lu Ke burst into tears, put down the blue and white bowl, shook his head slightly, and then raised his head, looking at his parents with slightly reddened eyes, those words of thanks had already come to his mouth, but after all, he still lacked a little courage.
In Eastern culture, "thank you" and "love" are not always used to being on the lips, hiding all emotions in the depths of the heart, and more often than not, they still hope to be able to express them with their own actions.
Lu Ke immigrated to the United States since he was a child, on the one hand, he was influenced by oriental culture; On the other hand, he also experienced the patterns of Western culture, which also formed his unique pattern of thought, which became the reason for his unique position in the locker room. Still, those emotional expressions are seldom expressed directly.
But today, Lu Ke wanted to say it.
It wasn't easy, but he wished he could say sincerely, "Dad." Mother. The words paused slightly, and they plucked up a little courage, "I love you." ”
The moment he blurted out, he was a little shy and embarrassed, but that kind of happiness and satisfaction was difficult to describe in words, Lu Ke's smile bloomed again, looked at his parents who were slightly stunned, and said again, "I'm serious, I love you." ”
On the contrary, Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning are not very adaptable.
Jiang Youning chuckled awkwardly, "You kid, this ...... ...... well It's not ...... This ......" she raised her right hand stiffly, pinned the fallen strands of hair behind her ears, and bowed her head slightly, trying to hide her unnaturalness, but to no avail, "What's wrong?" This...... Hurry, hurry, hurry up and eat the noodles, if you don't eat them, the noodles will be mushy. ”
After looking at him, Jiang Youning stood up, turned around and quickly fled to the kitchen. The thin back was bathed in the milky yellow light, and it was vaguely visible that she was secretly wiping her eyes, trying her best to hide her emotions, but her shrugged shoulders still revealed the surging emotions in her heart.
Lu Zhengze was still sitting in place, but he looked away awkwardly and awkwardly, pretending to be looking at the side, but he was still faintly uncomfortable, coughed lightly twice, looked at Lu Ke again, and was about to say something, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only change the topic, "I know, I know, hurry up and see your mother." ”
The appearance of wanting to cover up made Lu Ke laugh dumbly, but he didn't break his father's posture, stood up obediently, walked into the kitchen, and said with a smile, "Mom, you've all been here for more than ten years, aren't you used to the way you speak here?" I'm just telling the truth. ”
"Of course I do." Jiang Youning quickly rubbed his eyes, pretending not to care, turned around, and said stiffly, "I'm sad because you never said it." ”
Lu Ke obediently raised his hands and made a gesture of surrender, "I'm sorry." Without any quibbles, he simply admitted his mistake neatly, "Today is my birthday, but it is also my mother's Good Friday." So, this should be your holiday. How about it, would you like to have a bowl of chicken noodle soup with me? Let your son cook for you and cook a bowl? ”
Cooking?
Now that all the materials and all the key points, Jiang Youning has already packed them up, even if he makes another bowl, Lu Ke only needs to boil the water, scoop up a handful of clear soup noodles, and then pour the noodles into the chicken soup, without any technical content at all.
But it's not the cooking that matters, it's the mind.
Jiang Youning burst into tears and laughed, but still pretended to have a straight face, "It's just that you have a poor mouth." No, I'm not unfamiliar with your cooking. You're in the kitchen and you're going to call 911 for the fire brigade if you're not careful, so I think it's better to forget it. ”
Lu Ke knew that his mother was duplicitous, so he walked around behind Jiang Youning and pushed her back to the restaurant, "I finally have the opportunity, let my son make a show, and I can also show off to my teammates in the future, I am also a person who has cooked for my mother." The joking words made Jiang Youning sneer.
Lu Ke nodded to Jiang Youning, and then shook his fist at Lu Zhengze to express his determination, and turned around and walked into the kitchen with a tragic face.
Lu Zhengze looked over with a worried face, "...... Is it okay? ”
Jiang Youning couldn't answer, a contradictory look appeared on his face, full of anticipation and worry, and then he turned his head and watched Lu Ke's every move in the kitchen intently, once there was any mistake, she could also remedy it in time; Lu Zhengze is no exception.
"Mom, Dad, are you spying on me?" Lu Ke didn't need to turn around to notice the burning gaze, "Give me a little bit of trust, otherwise, I could have done a good job, but I will also mess up." Please, just wait quietly for a while, make a bowl of noodles, that's a three-minute thing, right? ”
Jiang Youning wanted to speak and stopped: This is not instant noodles.
But after all, he closed his mouth, turned secretly, looked at the worried Lu Zhengze, and said with great interest, "Let's see what your son can toss." ”
Three-minute ...... To be precise, it should have been five minutes later, Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning looked at the bowl of chicken soup longevity noodles in front of them, but they didn't know what to say:
All the noodles have been mushed into lumps of gnocchi; The rich chicken soup also became cloudy, and the orange soup was now unclear what color it was, with a thick layer of grease floating on it, dotted with a few small black dots, etc., why did black spots appear in the noodle soup?
What's even more amazing is that there is a spoiled green vegetable leaf floating on the surface of the noodle soup, as if Xiao Qiang, who has an extremely strong desire to survive, is swimming, and it is impossible to tell how it was cooked.
Looking at Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning's embarrassed expressions, Lu Ke raised his right hand, "Dislike is not allowed, this is already my best performance in the kitchen!" ”
Jiang Youning looked at his kitchen full of doubts, full of question marks: Who can answer how Lu Ke made this bowl of noodles? Obviously, you just need to scald it with water, but this bowl in front of you ...... And what about gnocchi?
Lu Zhengze stirred the bowl of chicken noodle soup in front of him with a spoon, "I'm glad now, fortunately, you didn't dream of becoming a chef in the first place." ”
"Hahahaha." Jiang Youning laughed out loud without giving any face.
Lu Ke stood beside him, his face full of sadness.
In the end, for the sake of the health of the second elder, the two bowls of noodles were finally thrown away, and Jiang Youning cooked it himself, but in just a few minutes, the crystal clear chicken noodle soup was served on the table again, and the family of three sat around the table like this, chatting while eating chicken noodle soup.
Although there is no birthday cake, it is the happiest birthday party.
……
"No need to send it, it's not a child anymore. I just hailed a taxi and there are three streets to go, so I'll just go back by myself. Facing his parents who were about to come out to see him off, Lu Ke waved his hand and said, "By the way, the package sent over the past two days has my name written on it, and it is for my mother, you can just open it directly." ”
After finishing speaking, Lu Ke pushed the door and walked out, disappearing into the night.
Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning exchanged glances, and Jiang Youning said hesitantly, "Is Xiao Ke talking about the package that went up and sent it today?" The one we delivered before we went out hadn't had time to open it yet. ”
"I guess so." Lu Zhengze was also a little unsure, he turned around and found the box in the corner of the kitchen, after opening it, it was actually a large round cake, which looked like an enlarged version of the discus, "This is ...... Sweeping robots? Xiao Ke gave you a cleaning robot? ”
Therefore, Lu Ke still thought of Jiang Youning and prepared a gift early to thank his mother on his birthday.
Jiang Youning leaned over curiously, "This is the one you talked about last time, the robot that can complete the cleaning by itself?" More convenient than a vacuum cleaner? ”
"Yes. I've seen it in the company, but I don't know what brand or model it is. Lu Zhengze also began to study, and the two husbands and wives were like old children, opened the manual, got together and studied it seriously, and then ...... And then they left their son behind completely.
At the same time, Lu Ke left the house, took out his mobile phone, and was checking the time, it was dark all around, and the faint light was not enough to support the weight of the entire night, but he could still perceive the peace and comfort of the neighbors, and then, in the darkness next to him, there was an abrupt shout, "Bambi!" ”
Without warning, Lu Ke was startled, raised his head suddenly, and then the light in the room, looking for the source of the sound in the darkness, and then saw Julia Newman standing not far from him. 2k reading web