Frowning fiercely and silently reciting a heart-clearing mantra in his heart, Yan Chi secretly warned himself not to forget what he was here for, but he must guard his heart and not enter the magic barrier!

The days were spent in Yan Chi once every two days to bring the ingredients to the small courtyard, and Chu Yixian cooked for him alone, and the two slowly slipped away together in lunch.

In a blink of an eye, it was the end of June, the hottest day in Yanjing City this year, and you could sweat like rain without moving.

The pond of lotus in Fan Ji Restaurant has been replanted with Chu Yixian's favorite variety, and the florist who spent a lot of money to invite has good craftsmanship, I don't know what method was used, but it made the flower a kind of life, and also rushed to the last wave of midsummer, and opened a pond of evening lotus.

Other places are also being renovated, and in a few days, the restaurant will open.

The sky was pure blue, with only a few thin wisps of clouds floating, and it was another sunny day.

It was only a moment later, but it was already too hot, and the leaves of the locust trees on both sides of the street were curled up, and the steaming heat on the ground made people feel as if they were in a cage, and it was uncomfortable.

Two horses came running from outside the city, galloped through the streets, and when they came to an interface, the first one stopped the horse with a pull on the reins, and after a little hesitation, he suddenly turned the horse's head and went to the right, "Go to Jinjue Street!" ”

Guan He was so hot that he couldn't stand it, but when he heard this, he immediately came to his senses, answered loudly "yes", and whistled while riding his horse to follow.

In such weather, there were very few pedestrians on the street, and it was even more rare to be quiet all around, and when they arrived at the gate of the yard, which they were accustomed to, the gate was closed, and they only heard the branches screaming one after another, as if they had not heard the slightest human voice.

The two jumped off the horse, Yan Chi handed the reins to Guan He, Guan He led the horse, followed Yan Chi to the gate of the courtyard, but saw that Yan Chi didn't know what he was thinking, he was stunned at the door of the courtyard, and he didn't raise his hand to knock on the door, nor did he make a sound.

After thinking about it for a while, except for the first time, every time he came later, the door of this courtyard was open, Guan He thought that he had figured out the trick, so he leaned into Yan Chi's ear and whispered, "Before I came, my subordinates had already asked people to send a message to Miss Chu, and Miss Chu would always come over in a while." Also, the subordinates have asked people to send some fresh ingredients over in a while. There is still a long time before lunch time, and it will be too late. ”

They had something to do in Beijing a few days ago, and before going out, they deliberately asked Guan Shan to inform Miss Chu, but they did not inform the return date.

But after listening to Guan He's words, the expression on Yan Chi's face not only did not ease, but his face darkened by two points, frowning and thinking for a moment, he turned around......

Guan He was taken aback, what's wrong? Why do you have to leave? He didn't say anything wrong, did he?

Guan He was shocked and stunned, and subconsciously turned around to follow.

At this moment, the courtyard gate behind it suddenly opened. The old man guarding the door poked his head out from behind the door, with a wrinkled smiling face, "Yan Ye is back?" It was a very surprised tone, and then he hurriedly retreated and led the person inside, "Hurry up, please come in!" ”

Yan Chi hesitated for a moment, but finally took a step.

Uncle Tian said with a smile while guiding them, "Master Yan is back, this is a good feeling, and our girl will not wait in vain today." ”

This sigh-like sentence fell on Yan Chi's ears, but it made him feel shocked, and his footsteps paused slightly, before he stepped away as if nothing happened, and asked casually, "Is Miss Chu already here?" ”

"Yes! Every day when Yan Ye is coming, our girl always comes early. It's the same if Yan Ye is not in Beijing these days, the girl still comes early every day, and she has to wait until the afternoon to make sure that Yan Ye will not come, and then she will go home. I'm afraid that if Yan Ye comes, he won't have a hot meal to eat, which is good, Yan Ye is back, and the girl will not wait in vain today, she must be happy. ”

"You stinky old man, and let you talk a lot, so that the girl can hear, but you have a good look!" Aunt Tian heard it on the side, and hurriedly rushed up to grab Uncle Tian's ears and scolded in a low voice.

Uncle Tian muttered two sentences, saying "It's the truth, and it's not wrong" or something like that, but he lowered his voice in the end.

In a blink of an eye, the two of them were led to the gate of the second courtyard, and Uncle Tian and Aunt Tian bowed and bowed, and retreated.

Yan Chi paused for a moment at the doorway before walking inside.

One step over the threshold, looking up, there are two pomegranate trees with a few flowers blooming on the top, warm and bright red, and then a grapevine at the back, with dense branches and leaves, climbing on the bamboo frame above, and the various flowers and trees on the top of the weaving into a natural pergola.

There are two Taishi chairs under the shed, and one side is a bamboo table. Among them, a girl in a plain dress half-lying on a Taishi chair was looking at some piece of paper in her hand, looking intent.

Yan Chi paused outside the shed, just looked at it, and all kinds of complicated emotions surged in his eyes in an instant.

Maybe it was because the gaze was like substance, maybe Chu Yixian was too keen, obviously in such a focused state, but he suddenly noticed his existence and raised his head suddenly.

Looking at each other, Yan Chi's pupils subconsciously shrank, and all kinds of emotions under his eyes instantly receded like a tide, and the corners of his mouth habitually pulled up.

Chu Yixian was stunned for a moment, but he smiled happily, "Are you back?" ”

The joy in her eyes was undisguised, so pure and rich, and wisps overflowed from the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.

Yan Chi couldn't say what he felt in his heart for a moment, but his eyes darkened, and he let out a faint "um".

Chu Yixian had already gotten up from the Taishi's chair, "Look at the dust on your body, I'm afraid you just returned to the city, it's hot this day, come and drink a cup of herbal tea to slow down!" As he spoke, he raised his hand and took the teapot on the bamboo table, poured a cup of herbal tea and handed it over.

In an instant, Yan Chi had returned to normal, and he stepped forward to take the cup of herbal tea with a calm expression, and drank it all, the coolness poured from his throat into his lungs, and most of the summer heat disappeared, and it was really ironed so much that people couldn't help but want to sigh.

Chu Yixian looked at him drinking tea, his eyes were full of smiles, and when he finished drinking, he poured him another cup with a smile and said, "You sit down and rest for a while, I'll go and see what dishes are in the kitchen!" ”

"Don't worry, it's still early at noon! Besides, I'll ask them to bring the ingredients over later, and I'll talk about it when they do! Yan Chi said.

Chu Yixian turned his head and caught a glimpse of the tiredness that appeared between his eyebrows, and with an "oh" sound, he sat down again.

There was a bamboo table between the two, each half lying on the Taishi chair, but Chu Yixian didn't quarrel with him, reached out and picked up the notes that he had put aside at random when he came, and looked through them one by one in front of him.

The wind was blowing, and all I could hear was the rustle of the leaves and the faint and almost silent sound of turning the pages.