"The past is gone, and your brother's death is not all your responsibility." Lu Qing patted him on the shoulder: "You should also come out, it has been more than ten years since you carried your brother's burden." And your father, who was only an unintentional mistake when he hurt you, and he has also suffered from the pain of losing his son and the guilt of hurting you for more than ten years. Now that you've been pulled into space again, it's time to look away. ”

"You know everything?" Dai Shikai put down the photo frame, his expression a little solemn. "Your mother told me that. She has been caught between your father and son all these years, and she is very embarrassed. Akai, haven't you forgiven your father yet? ”

"Actually, after entering the space, I already wanted to open it." Dai Shikai dragged a stool and sat down with his head down: "Over the years, he has ...... He's always tried to make it up to me, but I'm just on the tip of the horns. Actually, I know that he ...... My dad, he didn't mean to say that. ”

"So you've figured it out a long time ago." Lu Qing sat beside him with relief and rubbed Dai Shikai's hair: "It's a family, so you should sit down and make it clear." Yes, I grew up and became sensible. ”

"Of course, it didn't take long after I entered the space to open it. Instead of carrying so much and the heavy dying struggle, it is better to shake off all these burdens and travel lightly. Besides, my mother has really worked hard over the years, and has been careful to maintain the relationship between me and my dad, hey, I was too bastard in the past......" Dai Shikai let Lu Qing touch his head, like a docile kitten.

In fact, he was very disgusted with others touching him, but Lu Qing was an exception. The first time he saw him, Dai Shikai saw his brother's figure from the other party, and his every move was strikingly similar to his brother.

He is also the only one who does not dislike his eccentric temper and is willing to be close to him. Because of his appearance, Dai Shikai gradually opened his heart and slowly walked out of the shadow of the past. He knew that for Lu Qing, he always relied on his brother in his heart.

Five years ago.

Dai Shikai still remembers that one afternoon two months after the start of his freshman year, he was hungry and drank half a bowl of soup, and then lay on the table in a daze.

After the start of college, he never took a class, did not go back to the dormitory much, always stayed in Internet cafes at night on weekdays, played games all night, recharged the points card given by his family for living expenses, and invested a lot of money in virtual games. His parents didn't know about it until the school counselor called home to inform them. When his father learned all this, he was furious, but he couldn't find anyone else, so he cut off all his living expenses in a fit of anger, and wanted him to go home in desperation.

Dai Shikai naturally understood what the fate of going home was, coupled with his hatred for his father, he refused his mother's private help, and wandered around the school alone for several days, until he spent his last penny, and then returned to school in disgrace.

He hadn't eaten properly in a week, and the can of beer he had just drunk had cost him the last of his living expenses. At this time, Dai Shikai suddenly remembered that there was free soup to drink in the canteen, and he came to the canteen alone with his rumbling stomach.

However, it was not a coincidence that he came, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and he had already missed lunchtime, and the big bucket by the window had bottomed out, Dai Shikai reluctantly poured a small half bowl of cold seaweed soup, and after drinking it in one go, looking at the empty bowl, he couldn't help but frown.

In addition, when he drank a can of beer before and had nothing in his stomach, Dai Shikai suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach, so he lay on the table and prepared to take a nap.

After about ten minutes, he suddenly smelled a tempting fragrance. Dai Shikai subconsciously raised his head, but saw a boy about the same age as himself, holding two bowls of rice and an iron plate full of vegetables, sitting opposite him. The boy is tall, has handsome facial features, and smiles a little shyly. Dai Shikai noticed that he was wearing the clothes of a canteen staff and a blue apron on his chest, which should be the employee in charge of cooking at the window.

He frowned, and was just about to get up to leave, when the boy hurriedly got up and said a little awkwardly, "Classmate Dai, don't leave yet." "Huh? Do you recognize me? Dai Shikai was a little curious, he rarely showed up since the start of school, and he hadn't even been to the classroom, how could the canteen worker in front of him know his name?

The boy smiled happily when he saw that he had responded to him. When he smiled, he showed a mouthful of white teeth, and he could see two tiger teeth. This smile made Dai Shikai a little dazed, and from the other party, he seemed to see a familiar figure.

"My name is Lu Qing, and I'm your roommate." Seeing his curiosity, the boy suddenly took off the stained apron on his chest and continued: "It's normal for you not to remember me, after all, you almost never go back to the dormitory, and I usually work outside. No, the instructor found me a work-study job at school, and I worked in the cafeteria on weekdays to help. ”

"Oh, that's it. Then you eat, I'll go first. Dai Shikai himself is not good at talking to people, and the smell of the tempting food made his stomach can't help but rumble, and he felt a little embarrassed and wanted to end this awkward exchange quickly, so he got up and left the table.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Dai." At this time, Lu Qing spoke again: "I work in the cafeteria, and I can usually make some food in the back kitchen after work, and those masters don't care." No, I haven't eaten yet, so I made a plate of fish-flavored shredded pork, hehe, I made a little too much, and I couldn't eat it alone. Just look at you, have you eaten? If not, we can eat together. ”

"No," Dai Shikai was so hungry that he shook his head stubbornly for the sake of that bit of dignity. Who knows, Lu Qingjing walked up to him, pressed him to the table, and served rice at the same time: "Oh, you can help me eat something." After a while, the master saw that I had poured the leftovers, and it was time to scold me for wasting them. ”

"......" Dai Shikai wanted to open his mouth to refuse, but looking at the hot white rice in front of him and the fragrant fish-flavored shredded pork, he hesitated for a while. Lu Qing sat opposite him with a smile, added a chopstick dish to his bowl, and said, "You taste my skills, I won't tell you, I have been cooking by myself all these years, and my cooking skills should be quite passable." Anyway, I feel good eating it myself. ”

The boy was like a chatterbox, ignoring Dai Shikai's quietness, and spoke to himself. Dai Shikai saw that the other party was eating with relish, and after hesitating for a few seconds, it was still difficult to resist the temptation of the meal, so he picked up the chopsticks.

"Fish-flavored shredded pork?" He looked at the dish in the bowl and recalled the face again. He made this dish very realistically, the shredded meat was cut evenly in thickness, half of the shredded bamboo shoots and shredded carrots, and a lot of fungus was sprinkled, the whole dish had more meat and less vegetables, the taste was salty, and a little spicy, and it tasted very good. "You eat first." Lu Qing was very satisfied when he saw that he finally moved his chopsticks, as if he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly left his seat.

Dai Shikai was already hungry, but Lu Qing left and ate with his heart open. Before you know it, a few drops of warm liquid fall from the rice. Dai Shikai's eyes blurred instantly. This dish, my brother also used to make it for him. There are green peppers in the general fish-flavored shredded pork, but Akai didn't like to eat chili peppers since he was a child, but he likes spicy flavors, I don't know what method my brother used, without putting chili peppers, he still made this dish fragrant and spicy.

Since his brother's death, he has never eaten this kind of fish-flavored shredded pork without green peppers, but today, he has tasted the familiar taste again in the cafeteria.

And the boy named Lu Qing from before also came back, this time, he was holding rice in one hand and soup in the other. He walked very slowly, for fear that the soup in his hand would spill, and when he came to the table, he handed the rice and soup to Akai.

"I see that your food is quite fragrant, but the taste of the dishes I make is relatively heavy, and I am afraid that you will not be used to eating it, so I made a bowl of tomato and egg soup again. This soup is sour, especially for rice, do you want another bowl? He looked at the fish-flavored shredded meat that had almost been eaten, and the smile in his eyes became even stronger.

"I'm sorry." Dai Shikai realized that he had almost finished eating the dishes and didn't leave any of them for others. Looking at the bowl of rice in front of Lu Qing that was almost untouched, he was suddenly ashamed. "Haha, it's fine." Lu Qing waved his hand, supported his chin in a good mood, sat opposite him, and poured some tomato and egg soup on the rice: "I especially liked to eat this bibimbap when I was a child, and besides, I'm not very hungry today." You can try this way too. ”

Dai Shikai took the rice bowl embarrassedly, because he was not full, looking at the rice drenched in thick soup, the bright red and attractive tomatoes, and the golden eggs, he instantly moved his index finger and devoured it again. Lu Qing saw that the other party was eating very fragrantly, so he lowered his voice and said, "There are still a lot of leftover ingredients in the back kitchen, do you want to get some more fish-flavored shredded pork?" ”

"Really?" Dai Shikai raised his head in some surprise.

"Of course, when I went to the back kitchen to make soup just now, the master on duty went back in advance, and I will take you over to open a small stove in a while." Lu Qing's bright eyes flashed with brilliance.

"It won't bother you, will it?" Dai Shikai was a little hesitant.

"It's okay, you hurry up and eat, and we'll go over in a while." By the way, I didn't put green peppers in that dish just now, are you still used to eating them? Lu Qing asked.

"It's delicious, can you teach me how to make that dish?" Dai Shikai put down the bowl and said with a serious face.

"Hey, I don't have much capital to teach people in this craft. It's all done blindly! Lu Qing waved his hand, and seeing that the other party looked lost, he smiled and said, "However, if you like it, I can make it for you to eat in the future." ”

As early as more than half an hour ago, he saw the embarrassed Dai Shikai making soup on the edge of the canteen. Lu Qing, who had a good memory at the time, recognized at a glance that the other party was his roommate. He thought that Dai Shikai, like himself, was from a poor family and couldn't afford to eat, so he had an idea, went to the back kitchen to make a dish, pretending that he couldn't finish it and wanted to share it with him. He also did this to take care of the other party's self-esteem.

Lu Qing himself didn't expect that because of such a small move, he completely changed Dai Shikai's life that afternoon.