Chapter 31: Decision
When she woke up the next morning, Liu Xiaoqian felt a burst of dry mouth and dizziness. Her brain was groggy, as if there were tens of thousands of ants biting, and the pain made her uncomfortable.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Xu Mubai's voice came in from outside: "Xiaoqian! Are you awake? ”
Liu Xiaoqian took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down before replying, "I just woke up!" Is there anything wrong with you? ”
Xu Mubai's concerned voice came in: "Xiaoqian! You drank too much last night. I just cooked a bowl of sour plum soup to sober you up, you can drink it while it's hot! ”
"I drank?" After Liu Xiaoqian muttered to herself, she immediately responded: "It's here!" Here it comes! You wait a minute. With that, he hurriedly put on his shoes and ran over to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Liu Xiaoqian saw Xu Mubai dressed like a cook, surrounded by a white kitchen clothes, standing at the door, holding a bowl of sour plum soup with both hands.
Chen Yifan sniffed lightly, walked over and said, "Wow! Sure enough, it's the aroma of sour plum soup! Don't know what it tastes like? Why don't I give you a taste! "Then snatch the bowl from his hand.
Xu Mubai kicked him away and said, "Go, go!" This is a sobering soup cooked for your senior sister Xiaoqian, and I want to drink it and cook it in the kitchen. ”
"Humph! Eccentricity! Chen Yifan's mouth was curled, pouting like a willful child, and his face was unhappy.
Su Mu also smelled the fragrance at this time and walked over and said, "Old Xu! You've cooked sour plum soup! Is it equal between men and women, those who see it have a share! ”
Xu Mubai rolled his eyes directly at him and said, "Get out!" ”
Chen Yifan next to him pouted and said in a casual manner: "Senior! You think too much, it's a sobering soup boiled for Senior Sister Xiaoqian, you can save it. ”
"Xiao Qian! Did you drink? Su Mu looked at Liu Xiaoqian in surprise, with an incredible expression. And Chen Yifan leaned over, like a pug, sniffed at her for a while, covered his nose and said, "Senior sister!" You've really drunk! And it's the kind that doesn't take a shower after getting drunk. ”
When Liu Xiaoqian heard this, she was suddenly embarrassed! shook his hand and "touched" the ground directly, and rejected several bigwigs outside the door.
Chen Yifan blinked innocently, and said with a confused expression: "Senior! Am I saying something wrong again? ”
"Stupid!" After Su Mu and Xu Mubai glanced at him angrily, they turned around and left. Leaving Chen Yifan to stay where he was, scratching his head, a hundred "why?" flashed in his mind. ”。
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Liu Xiaoqian scrubbed in the bathroom for a while before slowly walking out of it. She walked to the dining table, sat down uneasily and asked, "Xu Mubai!" Did I drink a lot last night? ”
Xu Mubai handed the reheated sour plum soup to her, and said with a wry smile: "Not much!" It's only three bottles! Far worse than me! ”
Nani! Three bottles? Su Mu and Chen Yifan were shocked when they heard this. No way! A girl who looks so sven can drink three beers? You're not bragging, are you?
When Liu Xiaoqian heard this, her face turned red all of a sudden. She took Xu Mubai's sour plum soup and asked while eating, "Xu Mubai!" When I got drunk, what did I say and what did I do? ”
Xu Mubai shook his head and said, "I didn't say anything, at most you just told me a secret." ”
"What's the secret?" When Su Mu and Chen Yifan heard this, they were all interested. The two stared at him blankly, and the anticipation on their faces was self-evident.
"I'm sorry! Xiaoqian said that this secret only told me alone, and I had to keep it secret for her. Xu Mubai stood up, dropped a sentence and left, so angry that Su Mu and Chen Yifan grinded their teeth.
At this time, Teacher Li held two bowls of boiled wonton noodles, walked over and put them in front of them, and shouted, "Come on, come on!" The wonton noodles that have just come out of the pot and the authentic Sichuan cuisine flavor, everyone came to taste it and take a look. ”
When everyone heard his funny shouting, they burst into laughter.
Su Mu patted the table and said with a smile: "Teacher Li! I think if you're unemployed, you can open a noodle restaurant. With your voice, you are guaranteed to make a lot of money. ”
Teacher Li seemed to like his words very much, he patted Su Mu's shoulder, and laughed, "Do you know? My dream since I was a kid was to open a noodle shop with my own shop and staff. But my parents didn't let me, they said that the job was unproductive, and in the end I had to choose to study hard. ”
At this time, Xu Mubai also came over with two bowls of wonton noodles. One bowl was placed in front of Mr. Li, and the other bowl was kept for himself. At this moment, there was a bowl of wonton noodles in front of the four people, but Chen Yifan's table was empty.
Chen Yifan was surprised: "Hey! Senior! What about my noodles? ”
Xu Mubai glanced at him and said, "It's still in the pot?" Go to Sheng yourself. ”
Chen Yifan was suddenly unhappy, stretched his face, and said aggrievedly: "Senior! You're treating it differently! You like this, be careful of my diarrhea during the game! ”
Liu Xiaoqian snorted, pushed her bowl of noodles to Chen Yifan and said, "Who said that you were treated differently, Senior Mu Bai was just teasing you, eat it while it's hot!" ”
Chen Yifan said with a surprised face: "Senior sister! What about you? ”
Liu Xiaoqian smiled helplessly and said, "Didn't you see this bowl of sour plum soup in front of me?" Such a big bowl, it is estimated that it will kill me after eating, how can I still eat it? ”
Chen Yifan was so moved for a while that he couldn't help but say, "Thank you, senior sister!" Senior sister, you have such a good heart! From now on, the junior is willing to saddle your saddle before and after, and your liver and brain will be smeared ......"
When Chen Yifan wanted to say something sensational, Teacher Li interrupted him and said, "Don't mother-in-law, the noodles are cooked by the teacher, and the person you want to thank should also be the teacher!" Actually, the teacher doesn't need your thanks, as long as you give me a good performance during the competition, you know? ”
"Hmmm! Mission completion guaranteed! After Chen Yifan saluted Mr. Li, he ate it with a gulp.
Teacher Li said hello and said, "Let's eat quickly!" After eating, set off quickly. Today, our task is to make it to the final. ”
"Yes! Sir! Everyone collectively saluted a military salute, and after looking at each other for a while, they burst into laughter.
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That day, Su Mu and the others were like divine help, singing all the way and rushing directly to the finals on the third day. After the game, several people hugged each other, and they couldn't help themselves with excitement for a while.
Gu Xiaobei led his team and walked over to congratulate: "Congratulations! Brother Xu! Won the ticket for tomorrow's finals again! What a great way to do your group! ”
Xu Mubai shook his hand and said, "Tongxi!" Rejoice! Brother Gu has always been far ahead, which is really beyond our reach! ”
Gu Xiaobei shook his head and smiled: "Brother Xu is humble!" There are so many schools in City C, and now there are only two of us left, this is the obvious strength! It's rare for everyone to get together, so why don't we celebrate together tonight? ”
As soon as Chen Yifan heard that he was going to celebrate, he instantly became energetic. He leaned over and said impatiently, "Senior! Where are we going to dinner? ”
Gu Xiaobei smiled mysteriously and said, "Don't worry! To the place, you called knowing. ”
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Everyone took a taxi and arrived at the mysterious place that Gu Xiaobei said, only to find that it was a private villa. In front of the villa, there is a large front yard, planted with various trees, shrubs, and vegetation......
At this moment, in the middle of the open space in the front yard, an old man who is more than half a hundred years old is half-squatting next to a grill, constantly fiddling with a roasted whole sheep.
Gu Xiaobei was immediately happy when he saw it. He turned to the crowd and said, "You have a blessed mouth today." This authentic Mongolian roasted whole sheep is my grandfather's specialty. In the past few days in the provincial capital, I have been pestering him to bake one for me, but he refused to agree, but I didn't expect God to open his eyes today. ”
A girl spoke: "Xiaobei! How did your grandfather roast a whole lamb? ”
Gu Xiaobei hurriedly explained: "When my grandfather was young, he often did business in Mongolia. Because of his gluttony, he also learned to roast whole sheep from a local herdsman as a teacher. ”
"Oh!" Everyone collectively realized.
Gu Xiaobei ran towards the old man in three steps and two steps, "Grandpa! I am back! ”
The old man happily patted him on the shoulder and said, "Xiaobei! You're finally back! Come and help grandpa, the sheep are almost scorched. ”
When Gu Xiaobei heard this, he was speechless.
At this time, Su Mu and his people also followed. Gu Xiaobei hurriedly introduced them: "Hello everyone! This is my grandfather! ”
Everyone shouted in unison: "Hello Grandpa Gu!" ”
Gu Xiaobei opened his mouth again: "Grandpa! These are my classmates! ”
The old man turned his head, looked at them for a while, and said, "Hmm! Not bad! All good boys! It's a guest, let's come in and sit down! ”
"Nope! Grandfather! We want to see you roast whole lamb. A few girls looked at the roasted whole sheep that the old man was fiddling with, as if they saw something rare, and they didn't want to leave.
"Then you can do it yourself!" After the old man dropped a sentence, his work was not idle at all. It's oil brushing, it's adding ingredients or something...... That calm and calm style was admired by everyone.
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Half an hour later, a roasted whole lamb was finally finished. Gu Xiaobei and a boy carried the roasted whole sheep to the rooftop of the villa. On the rooftop, all the cutlery is available. In addition, a lot of side dishes are added to the table.
"Ah Fu! Help me bring a bottle of Moutai up. After Grandpa Gu gave an order to the old butler, he walked to a mahogany chair in front of the dining table and sat down. The old butler answered and went downstairs.
"Uncle! Wait a minute! Gu Xiaobei said and ran down as well. When I came up again, I saw him carrying a case of beer and smirking at his grandfather.
Grandpa Gu was so angry that his eyes widened, and he said sharply: "Boy! Who made you drink. ”
Gu Xiaobei smiled and said, "Grandpa! It was not easy for us classmates to get together, so it was only natural to have some wine! Besides, you are only allowed to "set fires", and we are not allowed to "light the lamps", which is too impersonal! ”
Grandpa Gu listened to his nonsense, so he simply opened one eye, closed one eye, and let them mess around.
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That night, they were in a state of excitement. On the entire rooftop, there was their laughter one after another. When it was nine o'clock in the evening, Xu Mubai suddenly saw Liu Xiaoqian leave her seat and walk to the railing in the distance, looking at the night scene in the distance alone.
The wind on the rooftop was so strong that it made people unable to open their eyes. Xu Mubai looked at her sprinkled in the night sky, her clothes and hair flying in the wind, and an indescribable discomfort suddenly surged in her heart.
Liu Xiaoqian is like a dandelion floating alone in the air, always wandering without a purpose, unable to find the direction to stay. No matter where she is, she can feel her inner loneliness and loneliness.
Xu Mubai suddenly stood up, walked to Liu Xiaoqian's side, and said softly: "Xiaoqian! Do you remember what that secret you told you last night was? ”
"What?" Liu Xiaoqian had obviously forgotten everything that happened last night, turned her head, and looked at him blankly.
Xu Mubai looked at her and said word by word: "You said, you want to find a relative!" And I'm more than happy to be your brother. ”
When Liu Xiaoqian heard this, she was instantly stunned. How long has it been? No one had ever mentioned such warm words to him. And Xu Mubai's promise is like an unattainable dream for her......