On the day of the winter solstice, Yan Yunkai got up early to wash up, and went into the kitchen in his home clothes to make sandwiches for breakfast. At this point in time, Zhao has not yet gotten up, and since the beginning of winter, he seems to have begun to lie in bed, and he usually can't see him at all until noon.

Yan Yunkai usually gets up late when he has nothing to do, usually in his early eleven years, he lazily goes into the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face, and then Zhao steals the machine to pinch his end time and comes out of the bedroom to use the bathroom.

I got up early today, Yan Yunkai was still yawning, and habitually made breakfast for two, leaving one in the pot, and sitting at the dining table alone to finish the sandwich.

He went back to his room and changed his shirt, put a sleeveless cardigan on the outside, and turned the collar of his shirt out, and was very angry. When he took off his coat from the hanger, Yan Yunkai remembered that he hadn't bought a winter coat for Zhao Thief.

During this time, I rarely go out, at most I go back and forth between the unit and home, although the big demon is not afraid of the cold, but it is more comfortable to be warm, isn't it? That's it, return the salary card to him another day, and let him buy it himself if he needs anything.

The old monster of more than 1,000 years old, it is already very good to manage food and housing, and if you continue to manage it, will you raise people into thousand-year-old giant babies......

Yan Yunkai, as the chief steward of the unit, loves to worry about everything when he has nothing to do, and this habit has also been brought to life. He made up for a moment, shook his head with a self-deprecating smile, pulled out his car keys and went out.

The winter in Beijing is still very cold, Yan Yunkai went downstairs, and the oncoming wind blew his face numb. Groped out a mask from the coat pocket and put it on, Yan Yunkai put on the flat glasses again, there was no scarf when he went out today, and his neck was also frozen, but he was always unwilling to put the collar of the coat up, disgusted that this style was too rustic, typical for the sake of demeanor and not temperature.

Driving home, the tree in the courtyard was already bare, and the husky squatted under the tree stupidly, and when he saw Yan Yunkai coming back, he wagged his tail happily and screamed.

"Zixin, be good." Yan Yunkai leaned over and rubbed his head.

Ms. You heard the dog barking, opened the door, and urged: "What are you doing standing stupidly, come in, it's windy outside." Hey, you kid, why are you dressed so thinly, and you don't know how to wear more! ”

Yan Yunkai took off his mask, smiled and put his arm around his mother's shoulder, gently pushed her into the house, and said, "It's not in the way, there is heating when driving, it's not cold when you enter the house, and there are not a few steps left and right." ”

The floor heating in the house was sufficient, Yan Yunkai took off his coat, and his mother took it and hung it up for him. My father has not come back from the company, my grandfather is sitting in the living room reading the newspaper, the old man does not like to use electronic products, and he still insists on the habit of reading books and newspapers.

In addition to a son, grandfather Yan Chongshan also has a daughter. Yan Yunkai's aunt is a soldier, she is away from home all the year round, and her temperament is very hard, and it is said that she will take home leave these days and come back to see her family.

"Grandpa, I'm back." Yan Yunkai was very obedient in front of the elders, sat down and knelt on the carpet, a complete set of tea sets resting on the low table, and the water in the kettle next to him had just boiled. He folded his sleeves in two and began to make tea slowly.

Yan Chongshan shook the newspaper and asked casually, "How is your work lately?" ”

"It went well."

"Well, don't fall behind in your cultivation."

"Yes, don't worry." Yan Yunkai lowered his head and smiled.

When it was about to lunch, Yan Yunkai's father, Yan Qing, was a very elegant man, who did not look like a businessman, but like a university professor who read poetry and books. Yan Yunkai's appearance and temperament are somewhat similar to his father.

"Dad, I'm back. My little sister hasn't arrived home yet? As soon as Yan Qing returned home, he also informed his father first.

Yan Yunkai said: "I'm going to call my sister-in-law?" ”

"Let's hit one. Hey, no. "Father waved his hand," Zixin called out in the courtyard. ”

A woman in a military uniform opened the door in a hurry, threw her luggage in the hallway, and heard her voice before she saw anyone: "Hey, how can the king of our family scream stupidly when he sees someone, what a stupid dog." ”

Yan Yunkai went out to greet her, smiled and hugged her: "Auntie, you can count yourself back." ”

"You kid gets more and more handsome." Yan Qiang patted her nephew on the back and shouted at the top of her voice, "Dad, brother, sister-in-law, I'm back!" ”

Yan Yunkai was shocked by this loud voice, and was quite helpless: "Go home for a few days this time?" ”

"Took a week off." Yan Qiang is stationed in the northeast of the mountain, and it is not easy to go back to the capital.

Ms. You shouted in the kitchen, "It's time for lunch, son, come and serve the food." ”

Ms. You is very skilled, and she also went to a class to learn cooking, although she can afford to hire a cook at home, she still enjoys the feeling of cooking.

Yan Yunkai washed his hands and helped serve the food, and after everyone was on the table, he took a photo and sent it to the circle of friends, colleagues praised it, and Zhao Thief of Wannian Diving also praised it. He pursed his lips and smiled, clicked on the private chat box, and asked, "Have you eaten?" At home or at work?

"What do you use on your phone while eating? Outrageous. Yan Chongshan said.

Yan Yunkai raised his head, put his phone aside in a hurry, and obediently gave his grandfather a chopstick of green vegetables.

"I'm young." Ms. You expressed her understanding, "It's normal to be greasy and crooked. ”

Yan Yunkai: "...... Let's eat, Mom. ”

"Oh, Yunkai has found a partner? Why don't you bring it home? Yan Qiang was curious, "What kind of person is it?" ”

How do you feel a little ashamed of this topic? Yan Yunkai took a sip of soup, quickly sorted out his mood, smiled gently, and said in a very plain tone: "He worked overtime today and couldn't come over." It's just an ordinary person, but he's pretty good. ”

"The young man is quite handsome, a few years older than Yun Kai." Ms. You said.

"A few years older is better, a few years older will hurt people." Yan Qiang said.

Not to mention a few years older, my age is estimated to be only a fraction of the others. Yan Yunkai took chopsticks in his mouth, he had calmed down, and complained in his heart very leisurely, who does it hurt, thank God if he doesn't make trouble.

Yan Yunkai couldn't think of what Ms. You and Zhao Pirate talked about on the day they met, so he had to ask Zhao Pirate when he turned around.

"Speaking of which, it's time for my aunt to think about herself." Yan Qiang has Chinese New Year's Eve several times today, and she is going to run for four, and she hasn't found a partner yet. He changed the topic, and the family finally stopped discussing himself, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly took the phone to look at it, and Zhao replied: At home.

After lunch, Yan Yun drove back to his bedroom for a lunch break, since moving to the apartment, he only went home to live for a few days during the New Year's holidays. But the house is still cleaned every day, the sheets and quilts are dried, and it is fluffy and warm to sleep.

He slept until about four o'clock in the afternoon before he washed his face and went out. The elders were busy preparing the sacrificial things, and the mother was chopping the meat filling, and when she saw him coming out, she said, "Eat dumplings tonight, come and help." ”

Yan Yunkai leaned over to take a look and was surprised: "So much meat? ”

"I also bought a lot of dumpling wrappers, wrap a little more, you take them back as a supper, and put the rest in the freezer layer of the refrigerator, just take them out and steam them if you want to eat them."

"Eh, if you have extra stuffing and dumpling wrappers, I'll just take it back and wrap it." Yan Yun moved happily.

Ms. You casually asked, "What are you spending all this effort for?" ”

"Anyway, I don't have anything to do when I go back and be idle. Yan Yunkai said lightly.

In the evening, a table of eight immortals is set up in front of the shrine in the house, on which are placed various offerings and a row of small cups. Yan Chongshan poured red wine into a row of small glasses, lit three incense sticks and a pair of red candles.

After doing this, the family made dumplings around the dining table, serving them warmly and calmly. Yan Yunkai cooked some dumplings and finished eating, and saw that the sky was already dark, and the hour hand on the wall pointed to eight o'clock.

"I'll go first." He stood up and said.

"Aren't you going to sleep at home tonight?" Yan Qiang asked.

"No, I have to go to work tomorrow."

Yan Chongshan glanced at him, his eyes were clear: "Your unit, go to two ends once every three days, are you in a hurry at this time?" ”

"I haven't been there for a few days, so I'll have to go tomorrow." Yan Yunkai picked up his coat and put it on, "Let's go, I'll come back in two days." ”

"Be careful when driving at night." Mother instructed.

Yan Yunkai smiled and waved his hand, and after going out, he rubbed Zixin's dog head squatting at the entrance, and drove back to his small apartment.

He parked his car downstairs and looked up at the floor where his home was, where the living room was lit up. A throbbing suddenly rose in his heart.

went up from the elevator, took out the key to open the door, Yan Yunkai carried the meat filling and dumpling wrappers that his mother had packed for him, and casually put the key on the shoe cabinet. Looking around, there are no packing boxes in the kitchen, dining room, and living room, and the kitchen doesn't look like it's overfired.

"You haven't eaten in a day?"

Zhao came out of the study with a book in his hand, which was a middle school textbook that Wang Zhi had found for him, and he had been frantically absorbing knowledge recently. Hearing this, he said calmly: "I'm not hungry. ”

"I sometimes wonder why you monsters don't lose weight if you don't eat for days without being hungry?" Yan Yunkai raised his hand and motioned for him to look at the things he was carrying, "Today's winter solstice, although today is almost over, let's let you feel the atmosphere of the festival." Do you know how to make dumplings? ”

Zhao was stunned for a moment.

"Forget it, you go wash your hands, I'll teach you." Yan Yunkai said, "I know you're not hungry, so you should accompany me for supper." ”

Zhao put down the textbook, went to wash his hands and came out. Yan Yunkai also washed his hands, took out the crisper box containing the meat filling, and took a dumpling wrapper and put it in the palm of his hand.

"Look at it." As he spoke, he sandwiched a ball of stuffing with chopsticks and placed it in the middle of the dumpling skin, then put down the chopsticks, closed the dumpling skin, and folded neatly folded around the edges little by little, "I will only wrap the most ordinary one, hmm, do you see clearly?" ”

"Hmm." Zhao Thief nodded, picked up a dumpling wrapper in a similar way, and sandwiched a ball of meat filling, but because the force in his hand was too great, the dumpling wrapper was twisted to pieces.

Yan Yunkai: "...... Well, it's okay, try again. This time, be a little lighter, treat the dumpling skin like a lover, and soothe it gently and carefully. But don't be too light, or the skin will open when cooking. ”

Zhao glanced at him delicately.

"What's wrong?" Yan Yunkai noticed his gaze and looked at him.

The orange light of the dining room fell on the eyes of the two of them, and it was faintly lit.

Zhao turned around as if nothing happened, lowered his head and concentrated on making dumplings.

Half an hour later, Yan Yunkai put the wrapped plate into the pot to cook, and the water in the pot was boiling, and the white heat was bubbling with a puff. He stood in the kitchen, with his back to the dining room, and when he lowered his head to scoop dumplings, he showed a white and delicate neck.

Zhao sat at the dining table, feeling hungry for the first time.