Walking downstairs to the apartment, Jingzhi took out the key from her bag, opened the door downstairs of the apartment, and said weakly: "You have a lot of things, I'll hold the door for you, you go first." ”

Qi'er didn't hesitate at all, and immediately rushed into the door of the apartment and walked up the stairs quickly. Jingzhi followed Qi'er closely behind, staggering up the stairs with her shopping bag in hand.

Qi'er opened the door with the new key that Jingzhi had prepared for her earlier, and she didn't close the door immediately after entering the house. Jingzhi followed Qi'er to the door, and when she saw that the door was open, she didn't take out the key again, but walked directly into the house and closed the door.

Qi'er entered the house and walked directly into the kitchen. She opened the refrigerator door and put in all the things she had just bought that needed to be refrigerated. Jingzhi saw that Qi'er was almost cleaned up, and also went into the kitchen and put the fruits and vegetables she bought into the refrigerator.

Jingzhi saw Qi'er cleaning the cod they had just bought with the faucet, and thought that Qi'er might need help for a while, so she said to her, "Chef, do you want me to help you cook for a while?" ”

"Ah, no......" Qi'er said as she shook her head, "I'll just come by myself." I like to work alone, hehe," Qi'er grimaced, "Chef's recipe can't be plagiarized......"

"Huh? Secret recipe? Jingzhi became interested for a while, "Your family heirloom?" Or is it your own? ”

"Of course I created it myself!" Qi'er almost flew into the sky proudly, "Otherwise, how can you call it a secret recipe!" ”

"Really? Terrible! Jingzhi stood beside Qi'er and gave a thumbs up. Chef is indeed a chef! ”

"Haha......" Qi'er laughed out loud, "Sister Jingzhi, you're tired too, let's rest first." Don't worry, I'll call you to dinner when I'm ready! ”

Jingzhi couldn't bear to disturb her anymore when she saw Qi'er's focused appearance. She left the kitchen quietly alone, closing the kitchen door by the way.

Qi'er was busy in the kitchen alone. She cleaned the rice cooker first, scooped up the rice, and then put the rice in the rice cooker and pressed the switch. She thought that boiling fish was the most troublesome, so she quickly cut the fish she bought into matchbox-sized pieces, and marinated them in a large bowl with cooking wine and a little salt. Immediately afterward, she prepared all the ingredients needed for cooking: washing what should be washed, cutting what should be cut, flattening it and placing it next to the stove.

Qi'er is quick with her hands and feet, and puts the marinated fish in a small pot and boils it over low heat; Then use a wok to stir-fry the minced meat, add the tofu and the prepared sauce. The fragrance of mapo tofu instantly wafted in the entire kitchen, making Jingzhi in the bedroom easily smell it.

"Ah, it smells so good!" Jingzhi, who smelled the fragrance, couldn't wait to rush into the kitchen and saw Qi'er making tomato scrambled eggs, and the mapo tofu that had just come out of the pot was already lying peacefully on a clean large plate.

Qi'er was busy with work in her hands, and she didn't care about being polite or impolite, so she turned her back to Jingzhi and said, "Huh? How did you get in? Surprise me! ”

"I smell the scent, so I come and have a look." Jingzhi approvingly, "Your chef is really powerful, and now our room is full of the fragrance of mapo tofu you made!" ”

"Oh? Is it? I didn't feel wow! Qi'er fiddled with the kitchen utensils in her hand intently and said, "Since you're here, let's take it away." I'll be able to call it a day soon. In a few minutes, we'll be ready to eat. ”

"Oh, that......'s good," Jingzhi said, picking up the hot plate full of tofu, "I'll take it to the living room." With that, she turned and left the kitchen, safely transferred the plates to the table, and walked back to close the kitchen door for Qi'er.

A few days ago, in order to welcome Qi'er into her "new home", Jingzhi went to a good department store and bought a white tablecloth with pink flowers, which just covered the entire dining table, which matched the impressionist oil paintings on the wall.

"Qi'er will love it!" Thinking of this, Jingzhi felt happy in her heart.

Not long after Jingzhi sat alone on the sofa in the living room, Qi'er recklessly barged in, holding a large bowl of boiled fish in her hand.

Jingzhi was about to step forward to take a hand, only to hear Qi'er shake her head and say, "It's okay!" I'll just do it myself! As she spoke, she cautiously moved a few steps forward, placed the large bowl in her hand in the center of the dining table steadily, gently wiped a few beads of sweat on her forehead with her right hand, took a deep breath, and said, "There are two more dishes in the back......"

The two of them walked into the kitchen together, each carrying a plate to the living room.

"Hah! It's going down! I'm going to serve dinner! Qi'er pinched her waist and asked, "Sister Jingzhi, how much rice do you eat?" “

"I don't eat much, a small bowl is enough." Jingzhi replied very simply.

"Okay!" After saying that, Qi'er jumped into the kitchen, still humming a little tune in her mouth. After a while, she came over with two small porcelain bowls filled with rice.

"Hey, hey, hey, it's all here!" Qi'er placed the two small porcelain bowls at each end of the dining table and made them on the chair with his back to the door, and smiled very proudly, showing two rows of white teeth.

"Sure enough, it's Chef!" Jingzhi raised her forearm and reached out in front of Qi'er and gave a thumbs up.

"Hahaha, it's nothing!" Qi'er smiled even more proudly, "I'll do something else for you another day, anyway, we have time!" ”

"Oh? Then I'm really lucky! Jingzhi was very excited, and this old apartment, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly felt like home.

"Oh, yes!" Qi'er seemed to suddenly think of something, stood up and rushed into the kitchen. It didn't take long for him to walk back briskly, a wine bottle and two empty glasses in his hand.

"How? Want some? Qi'er asked Jingzhi as she put a glass in front of her.

"Alas......" Jingzhi lowered her head and sighed, "I'm so sorry, I don't know how to drink." I...... Alas...... I'm allergic to alcohol. ”

"Oh, that's ......" Qi'er sat down, put another empty glass in front of her, poured herself half a glass of red wine, and said in a regretful tone, "Anyway, there isn't much wine, I guess two glasses are not enough." “

"Wait a minute, I'll go get the juice." Jingzhi got up and went to the refrigerator to get a box of juice and filled the glass that Qi'er had left for herself. She found that there were no chopsticks or spoons on the table, so she folded back and took two pairs of chopsticks and two spoons. She handed one pair of chopsticks and a spoon to Qi'er, and kept the other set for herself.

"Haha, it can't be perfect!" Qi'er spoke loudly, but fortunately she wasn't outside now, and no one looked at her strangely.

After a busy afternoon, the two of them were tired and hungry. Qi'er gently picked up the wine glass and said to Jingzhi in a crisp voice, "Sister Jingzhi, let's have a drink!" Even if it's a celebration that we have officially become roommates, we are a 'family'! ”

Jingzhi heard Qi'er's words, picked up her juice, and said happily: "Mmmm, welcome to the apartment and become my roommate!" Please take care of it in the future! ”

The two of them lightly touched the glass in their hands, making a crisp sound. Jingzhi immediately took a few sips of juice, and Qi'er only took a sip of red wine.

"Sister Jingzhi, try my craft!"

"Good!" Jingzhi said as she picked up the chopsticks, "Which one to taste first?" Jingzhi hesitated for a few seconds, and finally reached for her favorite boiled fish, "Hmm...... Let's try our chef's signature dish, boiled fish fillet! ”

"Haha! All right! Qi'er smiled happily, "Then I'm going to start too!" ”

Jingzhi had just chewed and swallowed the fish meat in her mouth, and she couldn't help but admire Qi'er's craftsmanship: "Oh my God! Jingzhi sighed, "It's really a chef!" This taste...... Oh, my God...... I've never had such delicious boiled fish! It's better than the one in the restaurant! ”

At this time, Qi'er's mouth was stuffed with rice, and it was inconvenient to speak, but she just blinked her big eyes and shook her little head, more smug than before.

Jingzhi carefully scoops up a whole piece of tofu with a spoon and puts it in her mouth. This originally white tofu was dyed red by blood-red chili peppers, as if the originally white and chubby girl had just put on a wedding dress and was ready to get married, and it tasted spicy and numb, full of deliciousness.

Jingzhi asked Qi'er curiously: "This mapo tofu tastes so delicious, did you put any special ingredients?" ”

Qi'er swallowed the rice in her mouth at once, and said, "Hehe, this one, I'm here today, let's sell it first." The next time I cook this dish, I'll show it to you! ”

"Okay, then I need to learn more from you! Our chef in the house! Jingzhi made a gesture of apprenticeship in ancient times.

"Haha!" Qi'er laughed out loud again, "Try other dishes, they must be just as delicious!" ”

Seeing that Qi'er was quite confident, Jingzhi ate a bite of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and oyster sauce lettuce without thinking, and found that Qi'er only had confidence in her own cooking skills, and had no conceit, because these dishes not only looked good, smelled good, and tasted delicious.

"Delicious! Delicious! Jingzhi applauded.

Qi'er ate vigorously and didn't speak again, just smiled and tilted her head to freeze there for a few seconds, indicating that she gladly accepted the heartfelt compliment from her new roommate.

The two of them didn't speak again, both intently eating the dishes on their plates and the rice in their bowls. Although Qi'er makes a lot of cauliflowers, the amount is very small. It didn't take long for the plates and bowls on the table to be almost empty, except for the vegetable soup and a few grains of rice that could only be found after careful searching.

"Oops, eat so fast!" Qi'er drank the red wine from the glass and said proudly.

"It's delicious! When did you learn to cook so many dishes? It looks good and tastes delicious! Jingzhi leaned back and said softly against the back of her chair.

"Me? Ha ha! Well, my dad taught me! Qi'er blinked, and at this moment, Qi'er's eyes were bright and radiant, exuding a charming brilliance.

Jingzhi, who was originally calm, was shocked by Qi'er's answer. She immediately sat up straight and asked excitedly, "Your father?" Could he be a chef? ”

"Aha! That's right! Qi'er put down her chopsticks, put her two little hands flat on her legs, and asked curiously, "Hey, how did you find out?" ”

"Me? Honestly, I ate it! Jingzhi put on a pang of a master chef and nodded very affirmatively.

"Eat...... Eaten? Now it was Qi'er's turn to be surprised.

"Yes, eat it!" Jingzhi smiled and said, "Such a good craft, it must not be learned in a day or two, it must have been learned by you since childhood." Extrapolating from this logic, it's likely that someone in your family is a good cook in their own right. ”

"Oh, I see!" Qi'er nodded in agreement.

"Yes! But ......," Jingzhi continued, "there is another reason besides this! Jingzhi narrowed her pair of Danfeng eyes that could "hook people's souls", "That's me, a female doctor of science, who especially likes to read mystery novels." Over time, my reasoning skills have also improved......"

"Huh? Mystery novels? Qi'er's eyes were wider than they had just been, and a pair of eyeballs were about to fall out of their sockets, "For example?" ”

"For example, Sherlock Holmes." After saying that, Jingzhi once again spread her body flat on the linen chair, which she felt would better relax the sore muscles in her body.

"Sherlock Holmes? Complete set? So many copies! You...... Have you seen them all? Qi'er blinked a few times and froze there, waiting for Jingzhi's answer.

"yes, it's all over." Jingzhi nodded slightly calmly.

"Wow! Chinese version? Or is it in English? Qi'er looked at Jingzhi intently, waiting intently for her answer.

"When I was a child, I watched the Chinese version. As I grew up, I gradually became more English vocabulary, and I was able to read the English version completely. Jingzhi's tone was still calm like water, without any waves, and it didn't look like she was making up a lie at all.

"That must be a fan! I confirmed! Iron powder! Qi'er finally relaxed, apparently taking a lot of her brain cells away from a moment of concentrated thinking, forcing her to take a break for a while.

"Well, that's right, it's an iron fan!" Jingzhi nodded and replied, "This is one of the reasons why I chose to study in the UK. Sometimes we ignore the impact of literature on people; However, many times we have to admit that literature is indeed influential. ”

"Okay...... That's it......" Qi'er finally lowered her head and spoke much quieter. At this time, Jingzhi noticed that Qi'er looked very tired now. This afternoon, I came back to cook after shopping, and I consumed a lot of energy. The smug look just now is just a reflection of the light before exhaustion.

"Tired, aren't you?" Jingzhi asked with concern, "I'll 'clean up the mess', you go and rest first, chef!" After speaking, Jingzhi sat up straight, ready to get up and clean up the dishes and chopsticks.

"Yes, yes." Suddenly realizing that she didn't have to wash the dishes and dishes, Qi'er agreed very happily.

Jingzhi put away the tableware on the table alone and brought it to the kitchen in several trips. Qi'er was afraid that she would get in the way of sitting there, so she moved to the sofa and lay down, not moving.

After a while, Jingzhi finished tidying up the dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen. When she returned, she found Qi'er on the couch with her eyes closed.

Jingzhi walked over, patted Qi'er on the shoulder, and asked softly, "Hey, are you going to sleep now?" ”

"No, I'm just sitting here for a while." Qi'er opened her hazy eyes, and although she was tired, she spoke clearly and spoke at a normal pace, not at all like she was ready to sleep.

"Then you rest here for a while, and I'll make you a cup of tea. How do you feel about the Tieguanyin you drank this morning? Jingzhi stood beside Qi'er and asked in an extremely gentle tone.

"Tieguanyin? All right! Qi'er was overjoyed when she heard that she was about to drink the green tea prepared by Jingzhi, shaking her little feet, "I just ate so much and drank a glass of red wine, and now I'm thirsty!" ”。

"Then you wait a minute, I'll be back right away." Jingzhi turned around and went into the kitchen after speaking, leaving Qi'er alone on the sofa to continue to close her eyes and recuperate.

Jingzhi boiled a pot of boiling water in the kitchen alone, made tea, and made herself a cup of hot chocolate. She walked into the living room with two cups, sat back in the linen chair, and said softly, "Here, this is for you." ”

When Qi'er heard the voice, she immediately opened her eyes, looked around a few times, sat up, and slowly took the cup.

Jingzhi carefully took a sip of the hot chocolate and asked, "Do you have any other plans for tonight?" ”

"Me? Plan? Packing things, does it count? ”

"Yes, of course. Do you need my help packing so many things? Jingzhi put the cup in her hand on the dining table, crossed Erlang's legs, and looked very leisurely.

"No, I'll clean up my own things." Qi'er shook her little head slightly.

"Well, I have some things to pack too. If you go out tomorrow, it's better to get ready early. ”

"Yes, you're going to see your friend tomorrow, so of course you have to prepare early."

"Well, I guess it'll still be dark when I leave tomorrow. You," Jingzhi said with a sly smile, "must still be asleep." I won't say hello to you, and we'll talk back in the evening. With that, Jingzhi took another sip of hot chocolate.

"So early?" Qi'er was a little surprised, holding the cup and not drinking tea, waiting for Jingzhi to speak.

"Hmm." Jingzhi nodded very affirmatively, "Because I will be back that day, and the distance is not close, I can only leave early tomorrow morning." ”

"Oh well. Don't disturb me while you're gone! I'm going to get a good night's sleep! Qi'er's eyes were calm, as if she was going to carry out some long-planned plan.

"Yes, yes, don't bother you, don't bother you, Chef!" Jingzhi took two more sips of hot chocolate and said with a smile, "Don't worry, in order to increase the total appearance of our family, I will definitely not disturb your beauty sleep!" ”

"Haha, it's good to know! The total appearance depends on me! Qi'er was so happy that her cheeks were flushed, like ripe apples in autumn. Immediately afterwards, she added unashamedly: "A girl like me who is as beautiful as a flower, that raises the appearance of the whole street!" ”

Jingzhi's lips just touched the cup, and she was about to take a sip of the hot chocolate in the cup, when she heard what Qi'er said, she almost couldn't straighten her waist with laughter, the cup was not stable, and the hot chocolate almost spilled.

"Haha!" Jingzhi burst out laughing.

As for Qi'er, she blushed and continued to say unashamedly: "Don't laugh! Be serious! I'm telling the truth! ”

"Well, the facts...... Facts ......" Jingzhi stammered, held the cup steady, and carefully took a sip of hot chocolate for fear of spilling.

When Qi'er saw Jingzhi's embarrassed appearance, she immediately comforted her and said, "Sister Jingzhi, you have worked so hard to recruit me to live in this house with you." You have made a 'significant contribution' to improving the appearance of the whole street! ”

When Qi'er said the last four words "major contribution", her tone was aggravated and she squeezed her eyebrows twice. Jingzhi was also very cooperative, rolled her upper eyelids twice, was stunned for a second, as if she suddenly realized, and exclaimed: "Oh! So that's it! ”

At this time, Qi'er's expression suddenly became serious, like a judge announcing the verdict, and said in an extremely firm tone: "Yes! That's it! ”

"Hahaha......" The laughter of two people came from the room, which lasted for a long time, until it drowned out the dark cold night......