"Uh…Strawberries grow on the ground?" When they arrived at their destination, Xiamang was dumbfounded by the strawberries in the greenhouse.
"What else do you think?" Xiao Linghui had experienced Xia Mang's lack of diligence.
"Uh, shouldn't it grow on a tree, a short tree?”Xiamang couldn't believe that the strawberry tree was so small.
"Now you see? Hehe, let's go in and pluck them." As he spoke, Xiao Linghui had already handed a strawberry basket to Xiamang.
Xiamang quickly stopped in front of Xiao Linghui and took the basket from him. She shook it in her hand and smiled flatteringly."Doctor Xiao, it's your birthday today. Let's be coolies.”
After saying that, Xiamang walked toward the strawberry shed, but stopped after two steps. She turned around and shrugged. She loosened the backpack on her shoulder and turned around to face the birthday boy."Take my bag. There's food inside.”
Xiao Linghui took Xiamang's backpack and found a small chair for the fruit farmer. He sat in front of the strawberry shed and watched Xiamang enter the shed to pick strawberries.
"Wow…the strawberries are growing on the ground!”
"Uh…one can grow a lot…"
"Hui, is this edible? Do you want to shower?"
"Ah…this one is so big!"
"Ah Hui, it's so sweet. It seems to be more fragrant than the ones bought in the supermarket…"
"Aiya, this one is too ripe!"
"Eh, there are actually conjoined twins!”
"Ah…I stepped on one…"
……
A certain someone was able to have a good time by himself even after shouting for a long time. The strawberry shed was very big. There were rows of strawberries inside, and Xiamang was moving around. It was a typical Little Red Riding Hood. There was always better strawberries ahead, and the next strawberry was always better than this one.
Xiao Linghui sat in front of the strawberry shed and smiled at Xiamang's child-like excitement and novelty. If she could have Xiamang in her life, to be by her side and watch her laugh, to be by her side when she was sad, to be by her side, then she would have no regrets in her life.
"Hey, Hui, do you like the big one or the small one? Do you like it cooked or raw?" Xia Mang ate until his stomach was round. He finally remembered his mission.
"It's all good." As long as you plucked it.
"Uh…it's useless to say it!”Xiamang curled her lips and bent down to pluck.
Before the bottom of the small strawberry basket was fully covered, Xiamang carried the basket and walked towards Ah Hui. The ground in the shed was slightly wet, and the aisle between the two ridges was a little small. Xia Mang slipped and fell. Although it wasn't dangerous, Xiao Linghui, who was watching from the side, was terrified.
"Hui, eat a few first." Xia Mang staggered to Xiao Linghui and exchanged the strawberry basket in her hand with the empty basket in Xiao Linghui's hand. Then, she opened the backpack on Xiao Linghui's lap and took out a few snacks. She piled them on Xiao Linghui and smiled foolishly,"Don't just sit there. Eat something."”
She was still a child, just like when she was young! Xiao Linghui looked at Xiamang's slightly sweaty forehead. He didn't know if it was because the temperature in the shed was a little high or because Xiamang was a little hot from running around just now, but her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were especially bright because of excitement. It was as if they could light up the entire heart. There was a smear of strawberry juice on the corner of her mouth that hadn't been wiped clean. Coupled with the grayish-white checkered hoodie, she looked clean and sweet.
Xiao Linghui couldn't help but be a little absent-minded. When he came back to his senses, his hand had already reached out to Xiamang's lips, wanting to wipe the strawberry juice from the corner of her mouth.
In Xiamang's heart, Ah Hui was respectful and polite. The two of them were already too familiar with each other. Ah Hui allowed her to be willful and mischievous and was very tolerant of her. However, as he had mentioned before, although the two of them had physical contact, Xiamang was very open and never thought about men and women. However, this time, an ambiguous atmosphere rose between the two of them without warning, forcing Xia Mang, who had always been slow to react, to blush.
Xia Mang's words and Xiao Linghui's previous hints appeared in his mind. It suddenly had a different meaning. It made Xia Mang feel that he could no longer pretend to be ignorant and avoid certain problems.
"I'm going to pick strawberries." Xia Mang panicked and quickly turned to leave.
She was afraid, very afraid. To Xiamang, Xiao Linghui had always been a special existence. Just like how she had been heartbroken a while ago, no matter how painful her heart was, she knew that when she was sad, there was still someone she could rely on. She could vent her anger and let her have nothing to hide. In front of him, she didn't have to worry about her family's worries, nor did she have to worry about her friends being sad with her, nor did she have to worry about the sympathetic and happy eyes.
If her relationship with Xiao Linghui was no longer so simple, then would she lose him one day?
In his panic, Xia Mang slipped and fell backward. Xiao Linghui supported her without hesitation. Her backpack, snacks, and strawberries scattered all over the ground.
"Good, good. I was scared to death." With this sudden development, Xiamang was so nervous that he patted his chest to calm himself down. All his previous thoughts had disappeared.
"Let me pick it." Xiao Linghui simply carried Xiamang to sit on a chair. He picked up the things that had fallen from the ground and piled them one by one on another small stool. He took the strawberry basket and turned to pick the strawberries. He almost couldn't help but want to confess his feelings at this moment. He needed to calm down a little, and he really couldn't let Xiamang pick strawberries in the shed again.
The dozen strawberries were scattered on the ground. They were the fruits of Xiamang's labor. Xiao Linghui hadn't had time to eat them. Xia Mang felt that she always had the ability to mess things up. It was common for things to go wrong inadvertently. In the past, Xu Wenhao was completely tolerant, and now, the person bending over to pick strawberries was the same.
But what about Cheng Mo? Xiamang had no confidence in this.
After picking the strawberries, it was noon. Farm tourism was a new trend in the city. As more and more people owned cars, it was a good way to relax and relax by going to the suburbs on weekends to breathe in the fresh air, enjoy the atmosphere of the countryside, and enjoy the authentic farm dishes.
After eating, they went for a walk around the area. When they returned in the evening, there was only half a basket of strawberries left in Xiamang's basket.
"Longevity Lord, let me treat you to a meal." "Uh, did Father and Mother Xiao prepare a birthday dinner for you?"”
Xiamang wanted to treat him to a meal as compensation and also give him a birthday present. However, if Xiao Linghui's family arranged a meal, she didn't mind shamelessly eating with him. After all, she had done this kind of thing more than once or twice.
"Both of them are on duty tonight." He was on duty at the hospital. Father Xiao and Mother Xiao were both doctors.
"Ah Hui, it seems that you haven't celebrated your birthday at home since you went to university. It's been so many years, but I didn't expect that you wouldn't be able to get along with Father and Mother Xiao even after you came back.”"I still remember when you were young, Mother Xiao would cook you a bowl of eggs in syrup.”
It was rare to eat cake on one's birthday when one was young, and longevity noodles were not popular in the south.
"How about you cook a bowl for me this time, Sammy?”It seemed like an unintentional joke, but in fact, he was very concerned.
"Sure," It's just eggs in syrup. It's not difficult.
However, because they had to cook eggs in syrup, they had to eat at Xiao Linghui's house. Xiamang insisted on paying the bill. She took the strawberries and followed Xiao Linghui home.
"Come, come, come. Longevity Lord, leave tonight's dinner to me. Go out, go out.”Xiamang pushed Xiao Linghui out of the kitchen and smiled like an idiot.
It was a rare opportunity to cook. His mother was always cooking at home, and he would occasionally go to Ye 'zi's house. If Xia Mang wanted to cook, Ye' zi would definitely chase him out. In this world, if there was anyone who was willing to eat her cooking, it would be Xiao Linghui.
"Let me do it!" Xiao Linghui had a different feeling in his heart. He hoped that Xiamang would cook. To Xiao Linghui, it was undoubtedly the best birthday present. However, he knew that Xiamang didn't know how to cook. He was afraid that she would hurt her hands when she cut the vegetables or that the oil would splash when she cooked. In short, he couldn't bear to see Xiamang do this. His heart ached for her.
"What do you mean? I can't cook if you watch me die?" Xiamang was depressed. She had always thought of herself as a good wife and mother, but she had yet to be fully developed.
"Then I'll help you wash and cut the vegetables.”Xiao Linghui suddenly felt that the kitchen knives at home seemed to be too sharp.
"I'm going to be twenty-six soon, not six years old. Don't look down on my ability.”
Xiao Linghui was finally chased out of the kitchen. Xiamang closed the door.
The kitchen door was closed. Xiao Linghui sat in the living room and vaguely heard the sound of water flowing inside. Other than the sound of water, there seemed to be Xia Mang's voice just now. It should be Xia Mang on the phone.
Looking out from the living room to the balcony, the sky was already dark, and the clock on the living room clock pointed to seven o'clock. The sound of water in the kitchen finally stopped. Xiao Linghui leaned back on the sofa and couldn't help but find it funny. When he was buying vegetables at the supermarket, he had always picked vegetables that were easier to wash and cook. For example, prawns could be washed and cooked. He really did not understand why it took so long to wash vegetables.
When the hour hand pointed to 7:30, there seemed to be no movement inside.
When the hour hand pointed to eight, the kitchen door was still closed.
At 8:15 pm, Xiao Linghui finally couldn't help but knock on the kitchen door."Are you done, Sammy?"
"Soon, soon." The voice sounded a little strange.
"Are you alright, Sammy?" Xiao Linghui was a little anxious.
"It's okay, it'll be fine soon. If you're hungry, find something to eat first.”He sounded even more anxious than Xiao Linghui.
Xiao Linghui listened carefully outside the door. There had been no particularly strange sounds since he was pushed out of the kitchen. Sammy should be fine, right?
After a while, the kitchen door finally opened a small crack. Xiamang stuck his head out and asked weakly,""Hui, are you hungry?"
Usually, when Xiamang spoke to him in such a tone, it was not a good thing.
"It's alright." Xiao Linghui's words were very tactful.
"Um…you can take the dishes out first.”Xiamang's face turned red when she said that.
Reason told Xiao Linghui that he shouldn't have any hope, but emotionally, Xiao Linghui instinctively had hope. However, when he walked into the kitchen excitedly and looked at the scene in the kitchen, he couldn't say anything.
"I cooked the prawns first. When I added salt, I poured too much at once, so I added water. When I added water, it was like soup. I simply put the pound crab in as well. It was a little bland, but in the end, I added too much salt, so I had to add some water, so it was more like soup. In the end, I simply put all the other dishes in. Anyway, that's how hotpot is. I put them all together to cook.”In any case, what he should have seen and what he shouldn't have seen had already been seen by others. Xia Mang decided to be frank and spoke in a very reasonable manner." Take this dish and place it outside. I'll cook the eggs in syrup immediately.”
Xiao Linghui wanted to say that he could skip the eggs in syrup on his birthday, but he gave up.
He still hoped to eat Samantha's homemade eggs in syrup today. Not just today, he hoped that every birthday in the future would be like this.
The eggs in syrup were unbelievably crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and that pot of hodgepodge was even more indescribable. Looking at Xiamang's expectant eyes, Xiao Linghui tasted them one by one and gave them a look of approval. He was prepared to eat the eggs in syrup in one go.
"Uh, Ah Hui, the eggs don't seem to be cooked yet.”Xiamang covered her mouth in disbelief when she saw the white and yellow liquid flowing out of the remaining half of the egg. The outside was a little charred for some reason, but why was it still raw inside?
"It doesn't matter. The highest realm of boiled eggs is yellow.”Xiamang had already surpassed the highest realm. The eggs cooked in syrup were both yellow and white.
Thus, Xiamang was relieved and happily picked up the chopsticks to eat the pot of hodgepodge. She did not expect the taste to be so, uh, so unpalatable.
She only added salt and did not add any other seasoning in the cycle of adding salt and adding water.
"Actually, it's not good for the body to eat too much chicken essence.”The victim, in turn, comforted the perpetrator. He picked up a piece of green vegetable and ate it with relish to show the persuasiveness of his words.
"Hui, let's go out and eat.”Xiamang's love and pursuit of food made her unable to tolerate such unpalatable food. Moreover, she had made it herself. Today was Ah Hui's birthday, so she felt extremely ashamed.
"Why? Isn't it delicious?”
"Xiao Linghui, I'm serious!"
"I'm serious too. As long as Sammy makes it herself, it's delicious.”
These words were a little explicit, but it wasn't that Xiamang didn't understand. It seemed that after Xiao Linghui returned to the country, some things began to change.
"Then…eat." Xia Mang suddenly felt an ambiguous atmosphere between the two of them, and she lost her usual imposing manner in front of Xiao Linghui.
Xia Mang ate very little, but Xiao Linghui cooperated and cleaned up the mess. The more Xiao Linghui ate, the more guilty Xiamang felt. Other than guilt, she was also touched.
In the past, when she was with Xu Wenhao, she had never fought. Although Xia Mang had the desire to make a move several times, Xu Wenhao had never agreed. Every time, he would say," Xia Zi, don't learn those things if you never cook. I like you and don't care if you know how to cook. We can hire a nanny when we get married in the future."
After saying all this, he always thought for a moment and added, Besides, cooking will make your hands rough. It's better not to.
Xiamang hurriedly collected his thoughts and lowered his head. Even if they broke up and let go, she would still think of him sometimes and even compare him subconsciously.
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