The Starry Sky, The Starry Sea: Chapter 12 My Boyfriend

Chapter12 My Boyfriend

As long as you are in my heart for a day, I will be nervous for a day. I am nervous that you are hurt by others, nervous that I accidentally wronged you, and nervous that you are unhappy. These have nothing to do with your strength or fragility.

When I received a call from Zhou Buwen saying that he would come to stay for a few days, he was already on the boat to the island. Fortunately, no one has lived in the room, and it was cleaned very well. I just need to prepare clean bath towels and toiletries.

More than three hours later, there was a knock on the door, I went to open the door, and saw Zhou Buyan following behind Zhou Buwen. I was very surprised, after we broke up last time, I thought that with Zhou Buyan's daughter-in-law's temperament, she would never step into my place again, but I didn't expect that she would come with Zhou Buwen again.

Zhou Buyan smiled sweetly, and took the initiative to greet me: "Sister Shen, the four characters on the plaque are really well written. Which great calligrapher wrote it?" She took out her mobile phone while talking, Two photos were taken against the plaque.

Since she is able to hold no grudges at all and show kindness on her own initiative, I am not the one to hold grudges, so I smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, it was written by Wu Julan."

Both Zhou Buwen and Zhou Buyan looked at Wu Julan in amazement, as if they saw a poor boy who came out of a deep valley and could speak fluent English.

I suddenly felt uncomfortable, took two steps, blocked their eyes with my body, and said: "Wu Julan not only writes well, but also plays the guqin very well."

Zhou Buyan said in disbelief: "I have also watched those two videos circulating on the Internet. Grandpa is most interested in traditional Chinese culture. I wanted him to watch it, but those videos were all blocked. Deleted. Someone posted a post saying that it was all fake, it was just a hype for doing business.”

Zhou Buwen probably felt that Zhou Buyan's words were too blunt and sharp, so he hurriedly said: "Buyan means publicity and marketing methods, some exaggeration in business is very normal."

I asked puzzledly: "All the videos have been deleted? Some people say that we are a fake hype?" No wonder I haven't received a call to reserve a room recently. I thought it was because the enthusiasm of netizens had passed like the wind.

Zhou Buwen said in surprise: "Don't you know? I thought you asked the website to delete it!"

Just as I was about to open my mouth to defend myself, Wu Julan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interrupted and said, "I did it, Xiaoluo doesn't know."

Since it was done by Wu Julan, I don't bother to pursue it any further, and he has a special status, so he can really avoid the limelight, but I never thought that his attitude would suddenly change, and he would have the patience to negotiate with the website.

In a flash, I became calm, why should I care what Zhou Buyan thinks of Wu Julan? No matter how good my Wu Julan is, I don't need to prove it to her!

I smiled and said to Zhou Buwen and Zhou Buyan: "I will have time to chat in the future, let's go upstairs and see your room first!"

I took Zhou Buwen and Zhou Buyan upstairs, I thought that Zhou Buwen would live in the big suite where he lived before, and Zhou Buyan would live in his adjacent guest room. Unexpectedly, the two barely communicated, Zhou Buyan stayed in the suite, and Zhou Buwen lived in the adjacent guest room. Obviously, it has become a habit for Zhou Buwen to take care of Zhou Buyan, and Zhou Buyan has long been used to being taken care of. The small movements and eyes between the two are very tacit and very warm.

I stood aside, watching silently. After they had chosen their place of residence and made sure there was nothing missing, I asked them to rest first, then went downstairs and left by myself.

I walked into the kitchen, Wu Julan was standing in front of the sink washing vegetables, I hugged him from behind, put my face on his back, and said nothing.

Wu Julan jokingly said: "I was talking about warm welcome on the phone, why did this person really come and look unhappy? Could it be that Zhou Buyan is an eyesore?"

I said, "That's not it! I just think... there's something weird about it."

Wu Julan comforted: "The big brother who originally belonged to me was snatched away, it's normal to be jealous and sad!"

I got angry and opened my mouth to bite Wu Julan's shoulder.

Wu Julan said: "Be careful of toothache."

The muscles on his shoulders are so hard, they are really hard to bite! I hummed and said, "It won't hurt!"

"If you don't have a toothache, you should feel pain."

"Why does my heart hurt?"

"If your tooth doesn't hurt, it means I hurt. If I hurt, shouldn't you feel sorry for me?" Wu Julan said while picking up the vegetables into the basin and putting them away, she couldn't be more serious.

I'm stupid, am I being molested? what! what! what! My Bingshan Wu Julan actually teased me!

Wu Julan turned around and put two empty vegetable bowls in my hand, "There are chrysanthemum chrysanthemum, bean sprouts, spinach and lettuce under the eaves of the kitchen, and I washed them all for me. Let's have hot pot in the evening."

"Oh——" I was still in the overheating state of the motherboard, and I mechanically walked out of the kitchen with the dish basin.

I was sitting on a small bench, smiling silly and recalling Wu Julan's words just now, while holding a few chrysanthemum chrysanthemums and washing them under the tap. Rinse for a while, then put it in a clean basin, then pick up a few chrysanthemums from the bluestone ground, and then rinse.

Zhou Buwen's voice came from behind, "What are you doing?"

"Wash the vegetables!"

"Wash the vegetables? Can the vegetables be dry-cleaned too?" Zhou Buwen walked over and turned on the faucet.

The water splashed onto my hand, and I finally woke up, but the faucet was not turned on.

I looked at the dirty vegetables in the basin, and poured them back on the bluestone floor as if nothing had happened, and said calmly: "We have hot pot at night, what does Zhou Buyan like to eat? If you don't have any at home, give Jiang Yisheng a call. When you ask him to come, bring some with you."

It's a pity that Zhou Buwen has been with me day and night for more than three years, and he is too familiar with my tricks of empty city planning, encircling Wei and saving Zhao, "Not to mention I like to eat fish and vegetables, you should have prepared them."

Zhou Buwen took a small bench and sat beside me, and while helping me wash the vegetables, he asked, "What were you thinking just now?"

I said calmly: "I'm thinking about what those people really want."

Zhou Buwen asked with a smile: "Those people? Who are they?" He looked like he was waiting to see my making up.

"People who rob me of money, people who come to my house to steal things, people who attack me at night."

Zhou Buwen stopped smiling, and looked at me in surprise, "What do you mean?"

I compared myself to a pair of scissors in my heart, thinking proudly, he understands me, why don't I understand him? If you sincerely want to deceive, you can always deceive!

I smiled and told the recent events and my conjectures, and I also told Zhou Buwen about Jiang Yisheng's pursuit of the two thieves, and asked him to inquire again from the lawyer. Of course, I didn't tell him some things related to Wu Julan, it's not that I think Zhou Buwen is unreliable, it's just that the less people know about some things, the better.

Zhou Buwen said seriously: "Why didn't you tell me about such a big matter earlier?"

"It's not too late to tell you now!"

Zhou Buwen asked: "Have you thought about the reason?"

"No! So I'm still thinking hard!"

Zhou Buwen was silently washing the dishes, and as if I felt something, I quickly turned around and saw Zhou Buyan standing in front of the living room door, staring at me and Zhou Buwen.

Although she immediately said with a sweet smile: "Sister Shen, what do you want me to do? I can help too." But I was dependent on others since I was a child, and the extreme insecurity made me very sensitive to other people's likes and dislikes. I clearly felt Zhou Buyan's hostility towards me.

Zhou Buwen smiled, "Miss Zhou, you'd better sit down! You're not helping when you enter the kitchen." Zhou Buwen half-explained and half-complimented me, "It's not like three years old She started to practice piano and learn to paint, she is very talented, her aunt cares about her hands very much and never let her do housework, she knows nothing about kitchen work.”

Zhou did not say anything, and said coquettishly, "What? Once you were sick, I made you tomato and egg noodles."

Zhou Buwen suppressed a smile and said, "A few words are missing, tomato egg shells, half-cooked noodles."

Zhou Buyan acted a little coquettishly, and said arrogantly: "Anyway, you ate them all, which proves that my cooking is still delicious."

"Okay, it's delicious!" Zhou Buwen disarmed and surrendered.

It suddenly occurred to me that although one is called Zhou Buwen and the other is called Zhou Buyan, they are said to be cousins, but in fact they have no blood relationship at all. If Zhou Buyan likes Zhou Buwen, it is normal for him to misunderstand me and have hostility.

I stood up and gave my seat to Zhou Buyan: "If you have nothing else to do, just wash the vegetables for me!"

Zhou Buwen made a melancholy look, "Whose fault is it if we eat sand later?"

"Your!" Zhou Buyan and I said in unison, but the tone was different, one was firm and the other was soft.

Zhou Buwen looked at us amusedly, "Why should it be my fault?"

I said: "You don't talk about it, if the dishes are not washed, it must be your fault as a big brother."

Zhou Buyan nodded vigorously.

I don't care about their lawsuit anymore, and wandered to the kitchen.

Wu Julan was cooking the soup base of the hot pot, when he heard my footsteps, he looked back at me.

I don't know why, I felt a little shy for no reason, and lamented in my heart, the sequelae of being molested are only now appearing? My reflex arc won't be that long, will it?

Wu Julan said: "It's hot in the kitchen, don't stay here."

Both stoves were on high fire, one Wu Julan was frying the seasoning, the other was stewing the fish head, the kitchen was really steaming. That's why he threw me out just now! My heart was sweet and sour, and I asked, "Aren't you hot?"

Wu Julan said mockingly: "I have a unique physique and talent."

"Hmph! How much difference can carbon-based organisms make?"

I turned around and left the kitchen. After a while, I came in with a small electric fan. The stove was on, so it couldn't blow on the stove, so it was placed on the ground to speed up the air convection, and it was a little cooler than before.

Wu Julan said: "Go to the cupboard in the living room to see what wine is left. Jiang Yisheng said that he would bring a girlfriend and let us make the scene for him."

"He's on a date, and we contribute? When he shows off his piano, chess, calligraphy, calligraphy and painting, and his knowledge, we don't tear him down, but we just flatter him."

I muttered a few words, but obediently left the kitchen to prepare date props for Jiang Yisheng. It's not that they don't know Wu Julan's intentions, but they can only be tricked sweetly.

I have been influenced by Hollywood love movies and idol dramas from various countries all the year round. I still have a few tricks in exaggerating the mood.

In the middle of the courtyard, two square tables were put together to form a long table, covered with a white tablecloth and six rattan chairs, the first step was considered complete.

I took a pair of scissors and walked around in the yard, cutting a few bougainvillea and dragon boat flowers here, manjusri, five-color plums there, cardinal coral, mulberry... Anyway There are enough flowers and plants in the yard to let me toss around at will.

Zhou Buyan asked curiously: "Sister Shen, are you going to arrange flowers for the dining table?"

I slapped my forehead and said with a smile: "I even forgot that there is a master here! You can draw and understand design, please help me arrange flowers!"

Zhou Buyan said modestly: "It's different."

"Art is common, know everything! Don't say anything, help!"

Zhou Buwen said with a smile: "Arranging flowers is better than washing vegetables. Anyway, we are all acquaintances, so you can do whatever you want."

I said: "Yeah! If you just plug it in, it will definitely look better than mine."

Zhou Buyan no longer refused, walked over, flipped through the flowers and asked, "What kind of vases does Sister Shen have at home? Flower arrangement should not only be based on the color and shape of the flowers, but also the shape and material of the utensils."

I smiled mysteriously, "You wait."

I went to the study, and walked out with a half-meter-long brown conch, "use it."

"What a big conch!"

"This is called the snail of the king of heaven. It used to be a favorite of the Mayans. They used it to make horns and water pots. Today, we use it to make vases."

Zhou Buyan felt that it was very challenging, so he suddenly became excited, "It's very interesting!"

Heavenly King Scarlet Spiral is a predator in the sea, the Tyrannosaurus rex among conchs. When placed horizontally on the table, this Heavenly King Scarlet Helix was in the shape of a shuttle, more than 60 centimeters in length and 30 centimeters in height, with an irregular fan-shaped opening.

Zhou Buyan stared at the conch for a long time before starting to arrange flowers.

I knew it was slow work, so I stood aside and looked at it for a while, and when I was sure that Zhou Buyan didn't need my help, I went on with my own business.

Since it is dinner, of course candlelight is indispensable.

I pulled out a set of conch candles that I had been reluctant to sell. Conch candles are not difficult to make, but they are very beautiful. Choose conch shells with different postures and beautiful colors to make the shell, insert the candle wick, pour hot candle oil of the matching color, and wait for the candle oil to cool and solidify to become a candle. When in use, you can not only enjoy the beauty of candlelight jumping, but also the beauty of conch shells.

I placed a small conch candle in front of each seat and two large candles in the middle of the long table, just enough to use up the set of eight.

OK! There is candlelight! And...

From the giant clam shell collection at home, I picked three pairs of about the same size and put them next to the conch candles. Pour in clear water, cut green oranges into thin slices, put in two or three slices, and put a cluster of dragon boat flowers at one end of the clams. The crimson flowers are dotted on the white clams, very delicate and beautiful.

When I was done, Zhou Buyan was almost done.

As expected of a student of painting and design, she fully grasped the wildness and power of the Heavenly King Red Spiral, and also fully considered the surrounding colors. The Tianwang red spiral is placed in the middle of the long table. The long white tablecloth looks like boundless waves, the brown Tianwang conch looks like a cold cliff, and the uneven threads on the conch become a perfect natural decoration. Strips of green vines grow on the cliff, climbing or swaying, showing the vitality of life; all kinds of delicate flowers protrude from the cliff, vigorous and full of wind, showing the wanton and brilliant life.

I admired and said: "It's so beautiful!"

"Thank you!" Zhou Buyan was obviously satisfied with his work.

It was getting dark, Wu Julan saw that it was almost time, and started serving dishes.

Six small alcohol hot pots, one in front of each seat, and four seasoning dishes per person, with various seasonings, which can be used at will.

The ingredients are placed in the middle of the table, and there are ice cubes in the large white porcelain plate. On the ice cubes are lobster and various fish, which can be eaten raw or in hot pot. There are also fresh shrimps, cuttlefish **** and all kinds of green vegetables, which are neatly stacked on the white plate, very attractive.

I couldn't help applauding, "Our dinner is definitely higher than that of a high-end restaurant! You should charge that kid Jiang Yisheng!"

Said Cao Cao and Cao Cao would be there, Jiang Yisheng pushed open the gate of the courtyard and walked in with a woman, both of them were stunned when they met each other.

Jiang Yisheng was stunned because the long dining table in the middle of the courtyard was so beautiful and attractive. I was stunned because the woman next to Jiang Yisheng was so visually impressive. Wearing a slim V-neck rose red dress, her waist is full, but her chest is choppy. She should be about the same height as me, a little over 1.7 meters, but she wore a pair of 10 cm high heels, which made her legs look very slender. She has neat short hair, a set of diamond jewelry on her ears and neck, the dazzling light complements her bright and three-dimensional facial features, she is very beautiful and very queen.

Jiang Yisheng introduced the woman around him to us, "A doctor who came to our hospital from abroad, Wu Jingjing."

Wu Jingjing smiled and said: "You can call me Liangliang, don't be embarrassed, I like people to praise me for being beautiful as soon as they open their mouths."

Under Jiang Yisheng's introduction, everyone got to know each other soon after exchanging a few pleasantries.

I greeted everyone to sit down, the girls sat on one side, and the boys sat on the other side. Wu Julan sat at the front facing me; Zhou Buwen sat at the middle facing Zhou Buyan; Jiang Yisheng sat at the end facing Wu Jingjing. Because each person has a hot pot, Wu Julan prepared double servings of each ingredient, which is very convenient no matter where he sits.

It was already seven o'clock, and it was getting dark. I took a flint gun and lit the two big candles on the table first, and then lit a small candle in front of each person.

In the shadow of candlelight and flowers, the strong smell of fish head wafts from the boiling small hot pot, which is a perfect combination of beautiful scenery and delicious food.

After clinking glasses together, the six of them began to chat while eating.

Wu Jing asked with a smile, "Little Luo, what's in this giant clam shell?"

I said: "clear water. It's for washing hands. Eating seafood will inevitably require hands. Just wipe it with a paper towel, and it will still feel sticky. I put a few slices of green orange into the water, which can not only moisturize the skin, but also exfoliate the skin." Fishy smell."

Wu Jingjing said: "Very thoughtful and caring, the dinner tonight was too unexpected, thank you very much."

"You are a distinguished guest invited by Jiang Yisheng, you should." I smiled and glanced at Jiang Yisheng, and Jiang Yisheng quietly made a thank you gesture.

Wu Jingjing looked at the conch flower arrangement on the table and said, "This flower arrangement is very design-like, surely it wasn't made by a flower shop?"

I said: "It is not interjected."

"I don't know what kind of occupation..." Wu Jingjing asked with interest.

I see that Wu Jingjing and Zhou Buyan are having a good chat, so I don't need to say hello anymore, just hurry up and take care of my hungry Wu Zang Temple.

Wu Julan put a small plate of hot shrimp in front of me, which is my favorite shell-on shrimp. Throw the prawns with their heads removed, their threads removed, and still in their shells into the boiling soup, and cook until the prawns bend and their shells turn bright red. Pick them up immediately, and they are fresh and tender. It's just that the heat is not easy to control. If the time is short, it will be raw, and if the time is long, it will get old again. When you have guests, you have to talk to them from time to time, and it is easy to grow old.

I glanced at Wu Julan with a smile, put down my chopsticks, and directly peeled the prawns with my hands to eat. Sure enough, the heat was just right.

I was having a good time eating when I heard Wu Jingjing say, "Xiaoluo..."

I hastily put down the half-eaten shrimp, looked up at Wu Jingjing, smiled and waited for her to speak.

Wu Jingjing looked at Wu Julan, suddenly lost her mind, and forgot what to say.

I glanced at Wu Julan in confusion, but he didn't do anything weird, just stared at Wu Jingjing indifferently. I said: "Pretty pretty?"

Wu Jingjing came back to her senses and said with a smile, "You can continue to eat shrimp!"

What does this mean? I saw that the Queen of Witches had already picked up the red wine, toasted Jiang Yisheng, and decided to follow the good example and continue to eat shrimp.

After eating the shrimp, my eyes searched for the ingredients, what else do I want to eat?

Fish fillets, the fish fillets that are picked up from the pot, mixed with a little chili oil, are fresh and spicy, very stimulating and refreshing.

Just as I was going to pick up fish fillets, a plate of cooked white and tender fish fillets was placed in front of me, with a few drops of chili oil dripping on it, not too much and not too little, just the spiciness I wanted.

I looked at Zhou Buwen who gave me the fish fillets in embarrassment, what is he? Wu Julan and I sat face to face, it was convenient to pass things without attracting attention. Zhou Buwen sat diagonally opposite me, and he had to stand up to pass me something, and everyone at the table saw it.

Zhou Buwen glanced at Wu Julan, smiled and said, "You have loved fish fillets since you were a child."

Zhou Buwen did it on purpose, he must think that I will not refuse. Sweeping the face of old friends in front of so many people is definitely not my style of doing things. But if I accept it... I subconsciously went to see Wu Julan, Wu Julan put a slice of lobster into the pot as if nothing happened.

At this moment, if Wu Julan stares at me like Jiang Yisheng, Wu Jingjing, and Zhou Buyan, I will be very depressed, but Wu Julan doesn't look at me at all, and I seem to be even more depressed.

I smiled and said, "Thank you big head! However, I've been getting angry recently and can't eat spicy food. My boyfriend just likes spicy food very much. Let him eat it for me!"

I put the fish fillet dish in front of Wu Julan, then picked up the spoon with a smile, and thoughtfully added three spoonfuls of chili oil to the fish fillet. Let you stand by! Keep you out of it! Leave you indifferent!

The bright red chili oil is too eye-catching, and everyone at the table is staring at the plate of fish fillets completely soaked in chili oil. Under everyone's eyes, Wu Julan picked up the fish fillets, one piece after another, and ate them all calmly. However, after eating, he immediately picked up the ice lemonade and drank it one after another.

I immediately felt better and felt distressed, so I put my iced lemonade in front of Wu Julan.

Jiang Yisheng and Wu Jingjing both looked at me like monsters.

Zhou Buwen suddenly asked: "Xiaoluo, since when did Wu Julan become your boyfriend? Why have you never mentioned it before?"

Jiang Yisheng also came back to his senses, "That's right! Xiao Luo, when did you become Brother Ang's girlfriend?"

Wu Jingjing and Zhou Buyan both pricked up their ears and listened with interest.

I said: "On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. I didn't intend to hide it from you, but I just didn't have the right opportunity to say it."

Jiang Yisheng said something in his words: "Brother Wu, Xiaoluo didn't tease us, did he? We can't joke about this kind of thing, we will take it seriously!"

My heart was suspended, and I stared nervously at Wu Julan. Although he said "yes" that night, and he has been very kind to me these days, and has never said any hurtful words, but I suddenly declared on my own initiative that he is my boyfriend, will he accept it? Will you be unhappy, or even deny it?

Wu Julan silently put down the water glass in his hand, and glanced at the faces of several people on the table one by one. His indifference to the high-end species of the food chain overlooking the low-end species made everyone a little unbearable, subconsciously He lowered his head and avoided it.

Finally, he looked at Jiang Yisheng and said blankly: "I officially declare that Shen Luo is my woman. From now on, if anyone has any bad intentions against her, I will severely punish them. Please take Before acting, carefully consider whether you can bear my anger."

I half covered my face with my hands, and slid down bit by bit. A few minutes ago, I blamed Wu Julan for being indifferent and not "jealous" at all. A few minutes later, I was so embarrassed that I just wanted to get under the table. The others were probably also stunned, sitting stiffly, and no one made a sound.

Wu Julan didn't feel any bad feeling, she looked back calmly, picked up the ice water again, and drank gracefully one after another.

Jiang Yisheng was the first to come back to his senses, he laughed dryly a few times, but he couldn't find anything that could ease the atmosphere, he laughed dryly a few more times, but still couldn't find it. Just about to continue laughing, Wu Jingjing helped him out, picked up the wine glass, smiled and said to me: "Congratulations!"

Jiang Yisheng hastily raised his cup, "Let's toast! Bless Xiao Luo and Brother Ang."

Among the clinking glasses and blessings, the atmosphere finally returned from being weird to normal.

As the amount of food on the table decreases, everyone spends less time eating and more time chatting.

Wu Jingjing said: "If I'm not mistaken, the conch used for flower arrangement should be the Heavenly King Red Spiral, right?"

"Yes."

Wu Jingjing pointed to the large candles on both sides of the flower arrangement and said: "These two conch shells are magnificent in color and look like beautiful women with their sleeves loosened and dancing gracefully. They should be the queen's phoenix shell. Interesting! The queen stands next to the king of heaven. Like Ehuang Nvying and Shuangshu Banjun, but did you know that the Heavenly King Red Spiral only eats the Queen's Phoenix Conch?"

Zhou Buyan let out an "ah" in surprise, staring at the three conch shells on the table, it seemed hard to imagine that such a beautiful conch could be the relationship between a predator and a prey.

"I know." I asked with interest: "Can you recognize other conch?"

Wu Jingjing looked at the conch candles in front of everyone and said: "The conch in front of me and Dr. Jiang is so obvious, the color is white as snow, the bony spurs are slender and dense, it is easy to recognize, it is the Venus murex; The conch in front of Buyan and Buwen is crimson in color, with overlapping layers, like flowers blooming in full bloom, it is a rose conch; the conch in front of you and Angkor has twelve ribs, like the strings of a harp, it is a West African harp conch. .”

Wu Jingjing tapped the white shell on her hands with Dan Kou's red finger, "I've already said that, Tridacna."

I smiled and exclaimed: "That's right! Although these are not rare conch shells, it's not easy to name them one by one. I have heard a lot from my grandfather since I was a child, and I remembered it unconsciously. How about you? ?”

"Same as you, it's a family tradition. My grandma is a marine biologist. She has seen it a lot since she was a child, so she naturally remembers it." Wu Jingjing picked up the remaining fish tail on the plate and asked, shaking it : "Who wants to eat fish tail?"

Jiang Yisheng, Zhou Buyan, and Zhou Buwen all said no. I looked at the fish tail, my mind was in a trance, and I didn't answer for a while.

"Here you are!" Wu Jingjing stood up, smiled and put the fish tail into my hot pot.

The pot is not too big, and the tail of the fish is not too small. Half of it is immersed in the boiling soup, and half of it is still exposed. I don’t know why, it’s like I’ve been haunted by a nightmare, my whole body is stiff, I don’t even have the courage to stuff the fish tail into the pot with chopsticks, I just stare blankly at the fish tail sticking out of the water because of the boiling heat in front of me. trembling.

Fortunately, someone rescued me in time and clipped the fish tail away.

I just breathed a sigh of relief, but found that the person who took the fish tail was Wu Julan, and I immediately became nervous again, wishing I could **** it from his pot.

Wu Julan calmly cooked the fish tail and ate it slowly. Probably because there was nothing unusual about him, I gradually relaxed, and even felt ashamed of my reaction just now.

I had almost finished eating, but now that there was such a commotion, I no longer had any appetite, so I put down my chopsticks and said, "I'm full."

Everyone also expressed that they were full. Jiang Yisheng suggested that the ladies go to the living room to rest, and the gentlemen stayed to clean up the dishes, which received warm support from the ladies.

I invite Wu Jingjing and Zhou Buyan to sit in the living room.

Wu Jingjing saw that the living room and study room were decorated with conch shells in different poses, so she politely asked, "Mind if I take a look around?"

"Please feel free! Tell me if you like it, and I'll give it to you. However, some are my grandfather's favorites, and I want to keep them as souvenirs." I said with a smile.

Wu Jingjing paced slowly while watching carefully. I know that she is an expert, and I don't need others' introduction, I let her see.

I sat on the sofa with Zhou Buyan, talking while eating fruit.

Not long after, both Zhou Buwen and Jiang Yisheng came in. Jiang Yisheng said to me: "Everything else has been cleaned up, only the dishes are left. Brother Ang said that he can do it by himself."

"There are playing cards and mahjong cards in the drawer under the coffee table. If you want to play cards, take them yourself." I picked up a plate of fruit and went to the kitchen.

In front of the sink, Wu Julan was quietly washing the dishes in her grandfather's old apron. I stood at the kitchen door and watched him quietly. This person in this scene is the bond of love and the peace of mind. If he can live day and night, he will live a peaceful and happy life.

Wu Julan looked up at me, I smiled brightly and walked quickly into the kitchen.

I took a piece of watermelon with a fruit fork and wanted to feed it to him.

Wu Julan said: "Eat it yourself!"

I put the watermelon and the plate on the table next to me, and I mustered up the courage to ask, "Are you unhappy?"

"No."

I tentatively asked: "Aren't you angry that I publicly announced you as my boyfriend without asking your permission?"

"No."

"I, my reaction to... that fish tail... Are you disappointed?" I could barely hear myself saying anything by the end.

"No."

I bit my lip, not knowing what to do.

Wu Julan stopped washing the dishes, looked at me and said, "Your reaction to that fish tail is just because you love the house and the crow, why should I blame you?"

I am like a person who has been wronged and doesn't know how to defend himself, but the person who cares the most tells the truth. I am happy and sad at the same time, and my nose is astringent and my eyes are red. I know my reaction was inappropriate, but I really couldn't control it.

Wu Julan sighed softly, stretched out her hands full of foam, gently hugged me into her arms, and said gently: "Your reaction to the fish tail didn't hurt me. Don't be so nervous about me, I am I have lived for a long time, and things like sensitivity and fragility have been stripped away from me by time, and there are very few things that can hurt me."

I didn't think his words were comforting, but felt even more uncomfortable. Just now it was for myself, but now it's for Wu Julan. If being strong is the result of hard work, is it possible to ignore the painful process of hard work just because of the result?

I buried my head on his shoulder and said sullenly: "As long as you are in my heart for a day, I will be nervous all day, nervous that you are hurt by others, nervous that I accidentally wronged you, nervous that you are unhappy, None of this has anything to do with you being strong or weak."

Wu Julan hugged me without saying a word. After a while, he smiled and said: "Your boyfriend is at the top of the food chain in the sea, and all the fish are his food. If you eat fish in front of him in the future, you can eat fish as much as possible." Feel free to."

I was taken aback for a moment, and I repeated the words "your boyfriend" several times in my mind, then suddenly raised my head and looked at him in surprise. Although he publicly admitted our relationship during the meal just now, it was coerced by me. This is the first time that he clearly and actively expressed his intentions.

"My boyfriend?" I couldn't help but hook Wu Julan's neck tightly, and grinned silly.

"Ouch! I didn't see anything..." Jiang Yisheng just rushed into the kitchen, then ran out covering his eyes.

I hurriedly let go of Wu Julan, Wu Julan said: "Go and greet them, I will be fine soon."

"Yeah." I blushed and walked out of the kitchen.

Jiang Yisheng and Zhou Buwen stood under the Gongsun orange tree at the corner of the kitchen, one looked embarrassed and the other sullen.

I guessed that they had something to say, and when I slowly walked in front of them, my mood was completely calmed down.

Zhou Buwen said: "Xiao Luo, are you really planning to find a man who will eat soft food?"

Jiang Yisheng hurriedly said: "Big head, don't be like this! Brother Wu is not what you think."

"Are you addicted to calling 'Big Brother Ang'? You called him 'Big Brother Ang' because he lied to us that he is Xiaoluo's cousin. To put it bluntly, he is a wage earner working for Xiaoluo. He refuses to keep his own place and do things, but has ulterior motives to beat the little conch..."

I cut off Zhou Buwen's words, "Big head, why are you so sure that he has ulterior motives to attack me? The truth is, I have ulterior motives to attack him!"

Zhou Buwen sarcastically said: "How could it be possible with Wu Julan?"

"How is it impossible? How is Wu Julan worse than you...and Jiang Yisheng?" At the last moment, I still looked at my past friendship and didn't want Zhou Buwen to be too embarrassing, so I added "Jiang Yisheng" into it.

Knowing that Zhou Buwen touched my back, Jiang Yisheng hurriedly said comfortingly: "Brother Wu is better than us in every way! Xiao Luo, the big head just cares about you, and he is a bit unscrupulous when he speaks."

Zhou Buwen mocked coldly: "That's right! Wu Julan is prettier than us. If he doesn't look a little better, how can he make a living by selling his face?"

I also said coldly: "Anyway, I am happy to buy it! Can you control it?"

Jiang Yisheng became more and more unbearable when he heard what we were talking about, so he stood between Zhou Buwen and me, and pulled his face down, "Shut up, all of you!"

Zhou Buwen stared at me deeply, with a gloomy face, turned around and walked into the living room.

Jiang Yisheng said to me: "Although Datou's words are harsh, you should know that he also cares about you."

"If you care about me, can you insult the person I like wantonly?"

Jiang Yisheng fell silent.

I asked: "Did Zhou Buwen ask you about Wu Julan?"

Jiang Yisheng said: "I asked, but whether to say it or not is up to you, I will not help you decide. I just told him that Brother Angkor is your hired helper and he is very good at cooking."

"What are you whispering while hiding there?" Wu Jingjing asked with a smile while holding a glass of red wine while standing at the door of the living room.

I said to Jiang Yisheng: "Go in! Don't mess up your date because of me." I walked over with a smile and said to Wu Jingjing: "We are whispering about you."

"Say what?" Wu Jingjing looked very interested.

My gaze passed over the shiny jewelry on her neck, and I said casually: "Your jewelry is very beautiful, I asked Jiang Yisheng whether you are wearing diamonds or crystals."

Wu Jingjing smiled and asked, "What do you think?"

I'll be honest: "It looks like a diamond, but you wear it so much that it should be fake."

"It's all real, I never wear fake ones."

I was secretly surprised at Wu Jingjing's wealth, and gave Jiang Yisheng a sympathetic look, who smiled indifferently.

Wu Jingjing sat down gracefully on the sofa, caressing the diamond necklace, posed like a model in a fashion magazine, and asked with a smile, "Does it look good?"

I sat across from her and said sincerely: "It looks good!"

Wu Jingjing looked behind me and said, "Brother Ang, did you hear that? I have to hurry up and prepare jewelry for my girlfriend, and dress her up beautifully too!"

I turned around and saw Wu Julan walking over and standing behind me. I hurriedly said: "Everyone is here, let's play cards!" I didn't want to continue this topic related to money.

But Wu Jingliang still said: "Xiao Luo has a good face, no matter if Brother Ang gives you earrings or a necklace, it will look good on you."

I couldn't pretend I didn't hear it, and I was reluctant to let Wu Julan face such a thing, so I could only stop myself and said with a smile: "I don't like diamonds, the color is too clean, my mother gave me a diamond necklace , I have never worn it."

Jiang Yisheng held two decks of playing cards and said loudly: "The cards are played! The cards are played!" He wanted to divert everyone's attention from the topic of jewelry.

Zhou Buyan made him fail.

"You can choose colored diamonds." Zhou Buyan mentioned the necklace he was wearing and showed everyone the pear-shaped pendant, "This is a yellow diamond. If Sister Shen doesn't like yellow, blue diamonds and emeralds are both good. There are also pink diamonds, many girls like them, and they are the most suitable for marriage proposals."

Zhou Buyan stared at Wu Julan, with a sweet smile, and said with a sweet smile: "Wu Julan, what kind of engagement ring are you going to give to sister Shen? I know many jewelers, whether it's branded goods or private channels, It can help you get the lowest discount! This necklace of mine was 35% off, the original price was more than 500,000 yuan, and I bought it for more than 300,000 yuan."

I got angry for a moment, Zhou Buyan knew Wu Julan and I's financial situation, but said such a thing, it was obvious that he would disgust me and Wu Julan. I asked myself, since I met her, I have never done anything sorry for her, but she always has inexplicable hostility towards me.

Just as I was about to speak, Wu Julan put his hand on my shoulder and pressed it lightly, signaling me not to be impatient.

Wu Julan said to Zhou Buyan: "Thank you for your kindness, but I never buy discounted products."

Since I was young, I have always believed in repaying kindness with kindness, repaying grievances with grievances, and making up the knife immediately. "Really good things should never be discounted."

Zhou Buyan's face was ugly, his sweet smile couldn't hold back any longer, he almost said through gritted teeth: "Who can brag? It's like it's a discount, so you can afford it..."

"Shut up!" Zhou Buwen yelled, preventing Zhou Buyan from saying more ugly words, but what had been said could not be taken back.

I said calmly: "We can't afford..."

"Xiao Luo, stop pretending to be poor!"

In the tense atmosphere, Wu Jingjing's voice suddenly sounded, attracting everyone's attention.

Jiang Yisheng said to Wu Jingjing with a cold face, "Xiaoluo should not be familiar with you yet. If you drink too much, I will send you back right now."

Jiang Yisheng defended me without hesitation, making it clear that he values ​​friends but not sex, but I can't get angry with Wu Jingjing.

Jiang Yisheng's words were quite blunt, everyone was waiting for Wu Jingjing to turn her face, but Wu Jingjing smiled and didn't care at all, "I'm not familiar with Xiaoluo, but I do know these things!" Pointing to a gray stone in the living room used to place bonsai, he said: "Such a large piece of conch jade can be sold in the market, at least one million."

She patted the dusty stone affectionately, "If I am not mistaken, the snail jade contained in this coral reef should be from the Triassic era. It is not only of ornamental value, but also of research value. Get it Auction house, it is very possible to bid a sky-high price."

I looked at the unremarkable stone with a smile, and Jiang Yisheng also laughed, and squeezed and said: "What you said is true? Then we will sell it to you."

Wu Jingjing glared at Jiang Yisheng, "You can question my beauty, but never my mind!"

Wu Jingjing swayed and walked, pointing to the decorations placed around the room and said: "Sen wing snail, Venus eyeball shell, Tianwang baby, Lin's spindle snail, red rib calamus snail, tassel roll Vortex snails, Dragon Palace Weng Rong snails, high-waisted Weng Rong snails, and Belion Weng Rong snails... are all rare treasures!"

Wu Jingjing stopped in front of the ancient bookshelf in the study, bent down and stared at a calcified conch, and said: "During the Ordovician and Silurian periods, nautilus lived in the ocean, and there are already 400 million nautiluses. For many years, compared with our human evolution history of more than 7 million years, they are the aborigines of the earth. In 1954, the United States developed the world's first nuclear submarine based on the structure of the Nautilus, named 'Nautilus 'No. Because it is very rare, in the 1990s, a live nautilus was sold for $100,000, but there was still no market. In recent years, although due to the advancement of biotechnology, nautilus can be cultivated artificially, but the survival rate Very low. On the shell of the current Nautilus, there are 30 growth lines; on the Nautilus shell of the Cenozoic Oligocene, there are 26 growth lines; 22 in the Mesozoic Cretaceous; 18 in the Jurassic; Carboniferous is 15; Ordovician is 9. The growth lines on this nautilus shell are 18. I can judge with great confidence that this is a Jurassic nautilus. The price is..." Wu Jing Liang tilted her head and thought for a while, then shook her head, "I have no way to evaluate its value. In the eyes of some people, it is not a gem, not an antique, and worthless! But in the eyes of some people, it is a record of There are endless secrets waiting to be discovered in the heavenly book of the development of this planet, and they are priceless!"

Originally, everyone in the room took Wu Jingjing's words as jokes, but as familiar and unfamiliar professional terms popped out of Wu Jingjing's mouth smoothly, everyone thought that what Wu Jingjing said was Really.

Not only I was fooled, but Jiang Yisheng and Zhou Buwen were also fooled.

Wu Jingjing walked up to Jiang Yisheng, looked at him and asked, "I said that Xiaoluo pretends to be poor, am I wrong?"

Jiang Yisheng came back to his senses, and immediately admitted his mistake: "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. Xiaoluo is not pretending to be poor, but she doesn't know what she has at all."

Wu Jingjing raised her eyebrows, glanced past Wu Julan's face and landed on mine, and asked in surprise, "You don't know anything?"

"The conch shells you mentioned, I heard from my grandfather that they are rare, but I don't know anything about the Triassic conch jade and Jurassic nautilus fossils you mentioned."

Wu Jingjing smiled and said: "So that's the case! I thought you were rich and powerful, and didn't take these things seriously at all, which made me wonder how many treasures you have."

Zhou Buyan's face was ashen, without saying a word, he turned around and ran upstairs, the stairs were pounding, Zhou Buwen apologized to us and said, "Excuse me!" He immediately ran after us.

The atmosphere in the living room fell into an awkward silence.

Wu Jingjing smiled and said, "Tonight's dinner was great! Thank you and Brother Ang for your hospitality. It's getting late, and I will be on duty tomorrow, so I will leave first."

I sent her to the door, "Thank you, if I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have known there were these things at home."

Wu Jingjing smiled and said, "You're welcome!"

I pushed Jiang Yisheng hard, and Jiang Yisheng hurriedly said, "I'll see you off."

Wu Jingjing smiled generously and did not refuse.

Watching Jiang Yisheng and Wu Jingjing go away, I was about to lock the gate of the courtyard when I turned around and saw Zhou Buyan coming out with a suitcase, and Zhou Buwen also followed her anxiously with a suitcase .

I said nothing and stepped aside. Zhou Buyan didn't even look at me, he walked out of the yard quickly with his head held high.

Zhou Buwen looked at me apologetically, but stopped talking.

I said: "Hurry up and stay with Zhou Buyan, it's so late, it's always inconvenient for her to go to the inn by herself."

"Xiao Luo, don't take what happened today, I'll come back and apologize to you later." After Zhou Buwen finished speaking, he hurriedly chased after Zhou without saying a word.

I listened to the sound of his footsteps gradually going away, I was in a daze for a while, and closed the courtyard door.

In the living room, Wu Julan was cleaning, wrapping unfinished fruit and putting it in the refrigerator, resealing unfinished wine, cleaning the table, sweeping the floor... I squatted on the ground and looked at the snail for a long time After picking up the jade stone, he ran to the study and looked at the nautilus fossil for a while.

I said happily: "Wu Julan, I seem to have suddenly become a rich man, what do you think?"

Wu Julan asked: "What do you think?"

I can take care of you!

I've thought about it countless times, but I don't have the guts to say it, "I'm so happy! It's so cool that the pie suddenly fell from the sky!"

Wu Julan rubbed my head with a smile and said, "So it's so simple to make you happy."

Simple? How easy is it to drop money from the sky? How many people dream of it but can't realize it, okay?

I said: "A noble person like you will not understand the grand ambitions of a shallow person like me! Every time I was despised by Zhou Buyan for having no money, I acted very cold because there was really no one else. In fact, what I want to do the most is to take money and throw her back. Whatever the enemy is most proud of, revenge her with whatever is the most satisfying victory!"

Wu Julan looked at me speechlessly for a moment, and asked: "Do you think those three things are related to these things in the house?"

I said: "It must be related! Just like what Jiang Yisheng said, what do I have to make others go to war? The truth finally came out today."

"If so, who did it?"

I said: "It must be someone who knows the existence of these things. Could it be those photos I posted on the Internet, someone saw the way?"

Wu Julan said: "The photo was posted on the Internet after the renovation of the inn was completed, and the car robbery happened before the renovation."

I said hesitantly: "Maybe the incident of my being robbed is an independent incident, only the latter two are related. There are many people with black moles on their hands, maybe we just met two with black moles. bad guy."

Wu Julan stared at me, did not refute me, but said lightly: "I think it's not three things, but four things."

"Four pieces?"

"When Jiang Yisheng's father went for a walk on the mountain, he met a strange man and suddenly fell ill with fright. He rolled down the hill and broke his leg. This is also an unlucky thing related to you."

Affiliated with me? Yup! I borrowed money from Jiang Yisheng! Shocked, I murmured, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

At night, I lay in bed, unable to sleep.

I said "impossible" to Wu Julan, Wu Julan didn't say any more, as if it didn't matter whether I believed it or not, but I couldn't let go.

Two unlucky events and four unlucky events would have completely different explanations.

If the first robbery was accidental, it was just two unlucky things, and it happened after the inn opened. At that time, I have posted many photos on the Internet, and someone recognized it.

But if there are three or even four unlucky things, the person who wants to see the money must not only come here before the house is renovated, but also know the situation of Jiang Yisheng and me. The people who planned these actions obviously wanted to force me to give up the house, but unfortunately because of Wu Julan's help, the plan to force me to give up the house failed, so there was burglary. After the failed burglary, the other party took another action.

If it wasn't for Wu Julan's help in this plan after another, I should have to succumb to reality and rent out the house.

The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became. The first time Zhou Buyan saw me, she asked me for a house. After that, she even offered an exaggerated price. Zhou Buwen happened to know everything about me, and everything about Jiang Yisheng.

Thinking about it carefully, even his only confession to me was so appropriate, and was that really a confession? Zhou Buwen never said he liked me from the beginning to the end. Maybe that is also an action. If I accept his confession, naturally, I will leave the island with him and temporarily give up the house.

I was so uncomfortable that my entire chest seemed to be lacking in oxygen, I opened my mouth and inhaled forcefully.

The experience from childhood to adulthood has made me accustomed to any shock that life gives me, so whether it is being robbed, or being burglarized, or even when I find that all disasters are coming to me, I should Laugh when you laugh, and eat when you should. Anyway, life is full of troubles. Soldiers come to block them, and water comes to cover them up.

However, I have never been able to get used to being hurt by relatives and friends. Big head, did you really do all of this?