It started to snow in A City in January. The snow was not heavy, so it did not affect the travel. After the snow, children were often seen building snowmen in the open space of the community. The snow that accumulated for two or three days was made into strange animals by the children. Although they did not look good, the children were happy to play, fight, and chase. The weather was negative 8 degrees Celsius, and the New Year was getting more and more intense. There was still a month before the New Year. The children had winter vacation, and Xiao Yuan had sick leave.
After staying at Li Haiya's house for two weeks, the two of them had become more and more familiar with each other. It was warm when they returned home from work. There was also the food prepared by Xiao Yuan. It was necessary to have bone soup every day. Even Li Haiya was tired of drinking it. Fortunately, Xiao Yuan had been making different kinds of bone soup these few days, so it was still acceptable. The two of them had a pot of bone and sweet potato soup and a plate of stir-fried vegetables. If it wasn't vegetables, it would be other vegetarian dishes. Li Haiya also had the same view of Xiao Yuan's thrifty and frugal way of managing the household. It was a waste for the two of them to cook too much. A soup and a dish were even rarer in the cold winter.
As usual, when Li Haiya returned home today, Xiao Yuan said," Go change your clothes and get rid of the cold. I'll cook for five minutes."”Xiao Yuan had finished his preparation work before Li Haiya came back. His right hand had also recovered well. It was not convenient for his left hand to peel potatoes. Usually, the chef who sold vegetables in the market would peel them and shred them. It was convenient and fast. If he wanted to buy corn, he would buy it peeled. If his right hand was not injured, Xiao Yuan would usually come back and deal with it himself.
Li Haiya smiled and went back to change into casual clothes. She came out to help with the cutlery and scooped the soup out of the clay pot. A trace of steam began to rise into the pot. Xiao Yuan used his left hand to slowly stir-fry the shredded potatoes. After Li Haiya scooped the soup, it was done. He put the shredded potatoes into a plate and put them out of the pot.
Li Haiya felt that she was the one who took care of Xiao Yuan in the beginning, and now Xiao Yuan was taking care of her. There was no need to apply medicine anymore. The bruises on Xiao Yuan's back had faded two days ago, and it did not hurt anymore. Now, Xiao Yuan went to the market to buy groceries by himself. At six o'clock in the evening, the two of them ate hot food. Such days were very peaceful and warm.
"By the way, I'm going out to meet a friend tonight. I'll be back before 12 o'clock. I won't be watching TV with you.”Xiao Yuan said while eating.
"Okay, do you want to drive there? You should take a taxi. Your right hand hasn't recovered yet.”Li Haiya was not used to being alone at home. In less than half a month, she had gotten used to Xiao Yuan's company. They would watch TV together at night. It would be boring to watch the finale alone without her at home tonight.
"I'll just take a taxi. You can rest tomorrow weekend. How about we go to the zoo? I haven't been to the zoo since I came to A City two years ago.”Li Haiya agreed to Xiao Yuan's suggestion. She hadn't been to the zoo for a long time. It had been seven or eight years since she last went to the zoo. At that time, her mother's health was deteriorating, so she took her to see her. He had no time after work, and no one to accompany him. Even though he had a boyfriend, Fang Wei, the places he went to the most were the art gallery and nature. Li Haiya would naturally accompany him to the zoo because he wanted to sketch for inspiration.
"Why are you thinking of going to the zoo?" Li Haiya didn't think that Xiao Yuan would like to go to the zoo. "Yaya, did you see the animals piled up by the children downstairs? They looked strange, but when he saw them piled up, he suddenly remembered that he had never been to a zoo before. Take it as accompanying me to take a look. It's good to walk.”"Alright, Yuanyuan, if you want to go see the animals, I'll definitely accompany you.”Li Haiya herself didn't realize how doting she sounded when she said that.
"I wrote calligraphy for an hour today. It seems like I've improved. At least I can see that it's a character.”Xiao Yuan said happily. There was no other way. There was no one who would be happy to see a word like Xiao Yuan.
"Is that so? Then continue to work hard. It can't be that you can tell it's a word from just one or two words, right? Yaya, don't you feel guilty making fun of a young man who works hard every day?”Xiao Yuan said unhappily, looking aggrieved.
"No, I just wanted to spur you on, afraid that you would be arrogant and complacent.”"Am I that kind of person? Your handwriting is so good, I have to study hard too. I'm punishing you to wash the dishes. Who told you to make fun of me?”The two of them chatted and laughed for more than an hour before Xiao Yuan was ready to go out. Li Haiya stopped Xiao Yuan at the door.
"Did you realize that you forgot to bring something with you?”Xiao Yuan thought for a while and realized that he didn't forget anything. There were keys, cell phone, tissues, and wallet in the bag. Xiao Yuan looked at Li Haiya with a blank face. Suddenly, she felt a warmth on her neck. It was a scarf, the scarf that Li Haiya had brought home earlier. Nowadays, many girls liked scarves. Woolen scarves were slowly becoming less popular. The scarf that Li Haiya had wrapped around herself was knitted by herself. According to Li Haiya, she grew up in a single-parent family and had learned everything. She had learned how to cook by helping her mother since she was young. Why did she know how to knit scarves? Because her mother's eyesight was not good, she wanted to share the burden with her mother, so she learned how to knit. However, it was only a simple plain needle. She did not know how to knit complicated ones. Even this simple plain needle shocked Xiao Yuan, because Xiao Yuan didn't know anyone who knew how to knit.
" Take it with you. It's cold outside, so come back early." Xiao Yuan quickly nodded in agreement. Li Haiya had planned to knit this scarf for Fang Wei last year, but unfortunately, he didn't deserve it, so she shortened the length. The red scarf could be worn by both men and women. Seeing Xiao Yuan wearing the scarf she had knitted, Li Haiya felt that it suited Xiao Yuan's outfit very well.
Xiao Yuan took a taxi to the mall where Qin Fei had arranged to meet him. He arrived at the cafe. It was still five minutes to eight o'clock. Xiao Yuan found a seat. The waiter asked what kind of coffee he wanted. Xiao Yuan said that he would order it when his friend came. After the waiter left, he sent a message to Qin Fei with his booth number. Then, he looked at the scarf around his neck and carefully took it off. He gently folded it and placed it beside him. Wearing it, he could still feel a faint fragrance.
"Little friend, long time no see. How is your hand recovering?”Qin Fei asked with concern as soon as she sat down. Needless to say, after going on a trip, she felt that Qin Fei's mental outlook was different. She looked very energetic. "It's been half a month. I've recovered well. I can take off the cast next Sunday. What about you? You've been back for two days and you're only looking for me now. Are you afraid to look for me because you didn't bring a gift?”Xiao Yuan also asked Qin Fei teasingly.
"I did. Let's see if you like it.”Qin Fei had brought some flower cakes for Xiao Yuan. Due to the cold weather, they would not go bad even after four days. She had bought three flavors, and there should be one that she liked. There was also a box of Pu 'er tea. Xiao Yuan would probably like it.
"What a beautiful box. I can tell at a glance that it's high-end and high-grade. It's Pu Er tea. I didn't like drinking tea in the past, but I started to like drinking tea after coming to A. Although I couldn't taste anything, the refreshing effect is obvious. I haven't eaten the flower cake yet. I like these two things very much. Thank you.”Xiao Yuan looked at the box and knew that it was a good thing. He worked so hard and only slept for five hours a day. Drinking tea was inevitable. In the past, he didn't like to drink it because he felt that it was bitter. Now, he liked to drink it because there were nine out of ten unhappy things in life. No matter how bitter it was, he had to face it. Tea was the same as the state of mind. Whether it was bitter or not was determined by the state of mind.
"I thought you'd like it. I'll give you some photos. I've developed them and see if they're beautiful.”It was really beautiful. The photos showed the beauty and cleanliness of Yunnan. There were also seagulls flying high in the sky. The ancient city of Lijiang was very simple and elegant, and the snow scenery of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain was also very attractive.
She did not expect Qin Fei's photography skills to be so good. She even developed it. Nowadays, people took photos and saved them on their computers. Qin Fei was really different. Xiao Yuan asked Qin Fei about the places she had been to and listened very seriously. It would be great if he had the chance to travel with the person he liked next time.
"By the way, are you going home for the New Year?" Qin Fei felt that Xiao Yuan might not necessarily go home for the New Year. She had three jobs and should be short of money. He shouldn't have asked Xiao Yuan, but he thought that Xiao Yuan might want to make money. When she told him that she could beat a man, she probably wasn't lying.
"No, I don't have a home. What do you want to do during the new year? Do you need my help?”Xiao Yuan knew that Qin Fei wouldn't simply ask him if he was going home for the New Year. "It's not that I need your help, but I think you should be short of money. There's a competition during the New Year at First-grade Restaurant. But your hand is still injured? There was probably no chance. However, it would be embarrassing not to tell you this news.”Qin Fei thought of Xiao Yuan's hand injury. It took him 100 days to recover from the injury. How could he recover in less than two months?
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