Volume 3 Winter Solstice Chapter 14: Waking Up
I carried Jiang Mo back to the store and put him on a stool. "What do you want to eat?"
"Can you be a little more ambitious? Don't you get tired of drinking milk every day?" Jiang You said as he walked into the kitchen.
Two minutes later, he put the milk on the table in front of Jiang Mo.
The water level slowly dropped.
Jiang You lay on the table and looked at Jiang Mo, "I made a loss today."
The milk made small waves in the cup.
"Let's go out for some fun after the New Year. How about going to the beach ? Walk on the beach, play with the sand, get some sun, and toast my bones? How about a roast chicken for dinner?"
Jiang You took out his cell phone and ordered two cellar chickens and a box of salt-roasted quail eggs.
The milk is finished.
"Don't you like sea turtles? How about we go snorkeling and play with the big turtles?"
Jiang Mo turned around and went upstairs in a hopping manner.
The takeaway arrived promptly.
After tearing open the tin foil, the aroma of chicken came out with the heat. Jiang You tore off a piece with his hands and stuffed it into his mouth to chew. The meat of the young chicken was very tender, but not very tasty. It didn't go well with rice, but it was just right to eat on its own.
I connected my phone to Xiaoya, opened the reading app, found a book that I hadn't read for a hundred chapters, and chose the listening mode.
Listen to books while eating chicken.
Both chickens were quickly eaten, and half a box of quail eggs was left.
Jiang You put the quail eggs in the refrigerator, cleaned the table, washed his hands, and felt full, then he began to feel sleepy. He got up too early today, and his energy was very high. He climbed upstairs, took a hot bath, and snuggled into bed. After reading the chapter that Xiaoya hadn't finished, he felt so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes.
He threw his cell phone and glasses aside.
Fell into a deep sleep.
When he was about to wake up, all kinds of thoughts were jumping around in his mind. He wanted to eat braised pork belly, the fat that melted in his mouth mixed with rice, and a bowl of refreshing crucian carp soup. His slender white fingers, round nails, and healthy luster...
He opened his eyes.
The sky outside the window is very blue.
He touched his cell phone. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. He had slept soundly for nineteen hours.
Tang Butian sent him several WeChat messages.
I sat up and opened WeChat.
Tang Butian: Gu Lingke and her parents were appeased, and she was qualified to continue her studies.
Tang Butian: Wang Jie switched to the Art Department next semester.
Tang Butian: I signed a confidentiality agreement with the school.
Jiang You: I just woke up.
He walked out of the room .
After opening the shop door, the snow in the yard had almost melted, but the snowman was still there. He took the watering can off the snowman's head, walked to the pond, filled it with water, and then walked into the greenhouse.
There are more seeds sprouting in the seedling tray.
Watered the succulents.
Then he squatted on the ground, trying to identify the types of seeds in the seedling tray. After looking for a while, he felt dizzy, so he stood up while touching his stomach. From the corner of his eye, he saw a woman in a khaki coat walk in, push open the door of the flower room and walk out, "Sister Nan, you're here."
Hearing the voice, Chen Nan walked towards the greenhouse. She saw the blue plaid home clothes that Jiang You was wearing, "Just got up?"
"Yeah, I slept for a very long time." Jiang You noticed the gym bag in Chen Nan's hand and his slightly wet hair. "Just came back from the gym? Why did you go in such cold weather?"
"We were supposed to go yesterday, but it snowed so heavily yesterday. Today, my coach mentioned you to me, saying that she sent you a WeChat message but you didn't reply, so she asked me to urge you."
"So that's why you're here, right? Come in and sit inside the store. It's still cold outside."
Jiang You walked into the store, and Chen Nan saw the snowman by the steps, "The snowman is well made."
"It's made of minced ginger." Jiang You put the watering can back on the snowman's head. "It's probably piled tightly, so it hasn't melted yet."
They walked into the house.
"Haven't you eaten yet?"
"No," Jiang You closed the door of the shop, "I dreamed about the braised pork you made, Sister Nan. It was really delicious. Then I woke up, but it was too early. I didn't eat more..."
Chen Nan smiled and said, "Just make it up."
"Really," Jiang You said sincerely, "I really dreamed about it."
"You go buy the meat and I'll cook it. I'll make as much as you want and let you eat as much as you want."
"Really? I have to buy it quickly," Jiang You found his phone and started shopping, "After the Chinese New Year, I will officially start losing weight and exercising."
"I heard you say that last time, too." Chen Nan took off her coat, walked into the kitchen, found the tea can, and brewed two cups of black tea. "Black tea nourishes the stomach, don't drink too much coffee."
"This time it's real. I've been feeling anxious and my heart is beating fast lately. Should I go to the pharmacy and buy some quick-acting heart pills or something?"
"If you feel unwell, go to the hospital for a check-up."
"I'm afraid of my illness and I don't want to see a doctor. I think I'm just fat," Jiang You took a sip of tea, "I've made an agreement with Mr. Yin from the noodle shop next door. After the Chinese New Year, I'll start a catering business here. He will be in charge of displaying the Chinese dim sum in his shop in a grand manner for me to serve out."
"That's great, how do we split the profits?"
"We haven't discussed it yet. My marketing expenses have to go down a lot. The cost is actually not low." Jiang You thought for a while, "I think I can't completely rest before the New Year. I still have to treat some friends to dinner."
The food was delivered while we were talking.
Jiang You bought three boxes of black pork belly, two crucian carps, a box of silken tofu, and a portion of spinach.
Chen Nan took the shopping bag to the kitchen and put it in the sink. She looked at the things inside and said, "Fortunately, Yunyun went to her father's house today, otherwise I wouldn't have had time to make it."
"Then stay for one night?"
"Where's your son?"
"Upstairs."
Chen Nan turned and looked at Jiang You.
"Don't worry about him," Jiang You leaned against the kitchen door, "He goes to bed early, and children sleep soundly."
"Did he eat anything today?"
"have eaten."
Chen Nan washed the pork belly and cut it into pieces.
Pour cold water into the pot.
Chen Nan wiped his hands and said, "My bookstore has set up a public account. Xiao Liu is in charge of it. She told me that I should invite some best-selling authors to hold a book signing event or something."
"That's right. The Cultural Street Office's book signing event is quite suitable. We can ask the management office to provide some support."
"Try it first. It's okay to lose a little at the beginning. We'll see once we get a better understanding of it." The water boiled and Chen Nan fished out the meat. "Let's wait until after the New Year to see. Do you have rock sugar?"
"Yes, I'll give it to you." Jiang You opened the refrigerator and found the rock sugar . He walked over to Chen Nan and handed the sugar to him. He looked at the pork belly that was drained aside and swallowed his saliva. "It looks delicious."
"We haven't started yet. Go outside and don't block the way here."
Jiang You walked back to the door awkwardly, "How are you going to spend the New Year?"
"Yunyun is going to her grandparents' house for New Year's Eve dinner. After dinner, I will pick her up and let her stay at my parents' house. Then we will visit relatives. What about you?"
"As for me, I'm going to take Jiang Mo to ask for a red envelope."
