dhibooks Chapter 21
Chapter 21
[Guo Jia's Notes P21: Advance in a proper way, retreat in a certain way, and you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. 】
The grievance and loss in Xun Yu's heart that Guo Jia and Wen Ji ignored before finally dissipated without a trace in Guo Jia's bright and warm smile.
He took Guo Jia's gift: "Thank you, I will cherish it. Guo Jia, Merry Christmas."
Wen Ruo looked at Guo Jia with unprecedented concentration, and Guo Jia was warmed from head to toe by him.
After a while, Xun Yu said, "Sorry, I didn't have time to prepare any present for you..."
"I gave you a gift just because I wanted to give it to you, and I didn't want you to give me a gift in return." Guo Jia took a deep breath and said with emotion: "Seeing you on Christmas morning is already a very good gift."
Xun Yu said helplessly: "Your mouth is so sweet, I'm beginning to understand why Wen Ji was also coaxed by you."
When Guo Jia came to his mouth, "What about you?" He held back and didn't say it.
It makes sense to take two steps forward and one step back.Push too hard, lest there will be counterproductive effects.
Guo Jia didn't ask him where he had been these few days, or why he didn't turn on his cell phone.He didn't ask anything, but made Wen Ruo feel uneasy.
Xun Yu temporarily put down his ups and downs, and asked considerately: "It's almost five o'clock now, do you want to take a taxi back? ... No, you come in with me? The guest room at home is very clean, you should have a good sleep before going back."
Guo Jia's eyes lit up, but he restrained the urge to agree, and politely refused: "Thank you brother, you look very tired, I don't bother you anymore, you have a good rest, I'll go back first."
Xun Yu immediately said after hearing the words: "At this time, there is no taxi outside, I will take you back..."
He was interrupted before he finished speaking, because Guo Jia's cold fingertips tapped under his eyes.
"Wen Ruo... Brother, go back and look in the mirror first, then you will understand why I don't want to bother you. It is more important than anything else that you have a good sleep." Guo Jia laughed at himself: "Stop talking, I'll go back first gone."
"...Guo Jia." Xun Yu softly called his name behind him.
Guo Jia turned around.
The way Xun Yu looked at him seemed to be different from usual.He looked at Guo Jia, and after a moment of silence, he asked softly, "Lotus cake...does that still count?"
Guo Jia laughed and said, "Of course. I thought you...forgot about it long ago."
"No, I never forgot... In two days, let's go together."
The faint smile on Xun Yu's face at this moment is like a scroll of painting, Guo Jia remembers his appearance at this moment with all his heart.Then the two turned around, said goodbye, and left.
Guo Jia didn't ask why Xun Yu suddenly disappeared and lost contact.
Because he knew that even if he asked, Xun Yu would not tell him what happened.Guo Jia couldn't bear to see such a tired Wen Ruo, and had to deal with his own problems.
This was also the first time he felt that Wen Ruo, Wen Ji, and Cao Cao lived in a circle completely different from his own.If they didn't tell him, even if Guo Jia went to ask, he still wouldn't get any truth.
Guo Jia walked on the cold and empty street, and it took a long time before he stopped a taxi.When he got home, the sun hadn't risen yet.
He only squinted in front of Xun Yu's door for a while, but at this moment he cheered up, turned on his laptop, and began to seriously study and study the latest information technology that he had acquired in the past few months.
You must always have skills to be able to be confident and confident, and to have your own place.
Only then can he have enough strength to stand beside Wen Ruo grandly, instead of being powerless and passively excluded from his world like now.
Wen Ruo's disappearance was just an episode. After he returned to campus, both Wen Ji and Guo Jia never mentioned it again.It was business as usual, as if nothing had changed.
However, the faint worry on Wen Ji's eyebrows, and Guo Jia, who had been silent for a long time, showed it all the time that something had changed.
After Christmas, on New Year's Day, Xun Yu did what he said before, and invited Guo Jia out for dinner.At noon, Xun Yu drove to Guo Jia's residence, picked him up and went to the old shop selling lotus cakes in the south of the city.
Guo Jia ran down the stairs, sat in Xun Yu's co-pilot seat, and looked him up and down with a smile.
Xun Yu didn't wear glasses today, and wore a new scarf around his neck. The navy blue color was very pure. Taking advantage of his fair skin and black hair, he was beautiful and eye-catching.He touched his scarf with a smile, and praised: "You have a good eye, I like this scarf very much, thank you."
Guo Jia smiled smugly.This scarf was the style and color that he selected for the male god after careful selection for a week. Seeing him wearing it now, the effect was exactly as expected, and he felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment in his heart.Guo Jia put on his seat belt in a good mood, watched Xun Yu start the car smoothly, and stared at the male god unabashedly all the way.
He noticed Guo Jia's gaze and couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?"
"Brother Wen Ruo didn't wear glasses today, is it okay?"
"I wear contact lenses, so I won't lose sight of the front of the car, don't worry."
"Ha... I'm not worried about this, I was just thinking..." Guo Jia deliberately kept it a secret.
"What do you want?" Xun Yu asked further.
"I just think..." Guo Jia said slowly, "Brother without glasses... really handsome."
This sentence successfully made Wen Ruo laugh.
The two drove to the south of the city talking and laughing all the way, Xun Yu followed the road pointed by Guo Jia, drove the car all the way into a small alley, and parked beside an inconspicuous shop.
There are two big red lanterns hanging in the small shop, and a painted plaque with three big characters "Zheng Wang's family" written on it.
"Brother Wen Ruo, don't look at the small size of this shop. It has a history of decades. The treasure inside the shop, Grandma Wang, has nothing to say about her craftsmanship." Guo Jia opened the door curtain and signaled Xun Yu to go in.
There were only a few tables in the small shop, but it was filled with noisy people. There was an old man sitting at the cash register, and when he saw Guo Jia, he immediately laughed: "Xiao Guo, I haven't been here for a long time."
"Uncle Zheng, are you still in good health?" Guo Jia greeted readily, and said with a smile, "I called before, do you have a seat reserved for me today?"
"Hush, don't let the other guests hear. Your mother-in-law Wang has been thinking about you for a long time. When she heard that you were coming, she seemed happy. Come, come, go this way."
Guo Jia gently squeezed a corner of Xun Yu's sleeve, shuttled through the crowded aisle, and led him into a small private room.There is a low table and two small wooden stools inside, which are very simple.Guo Jia thanked the old man, turned his head to Xun Yu and said, "The place is small, so I'll make it up to you if you feel wronged."
Xun Yu happily took his seat: "Why, this place is quite interesting."
Guo Jia got into the kitchen familiarly, exchanged a few words of affection with Granny Wang inside, heard a series of loud laughter from her, and then saw Guo Jia holding a plate of angelica that was supposed to be served to other guests Duck slipped back.
Xun Yu looked at him dumbfounded, while Guo Jia smiled and said that it was okay to eat.
The dishes of "Zheng Wang's House" are very distinctive, and Guo Jia is a regular customer here, and all the dishes ordered are full of color, fragrance and taste, which attracts the index finger.Wen Ruo, who has always stopped chopsticks when she is [-]% full, broke her usual habit on a rare occasion.
The last dish is the special skill brought by Grandma Wang herself - lotus flower cake.
On a small water-blue plate with lotus leaves painted on it, there are several pieces of extremely exquisite lotus flower crisps. The petals are crisp and the pink color is perfectly smudged, just like life.
In addition to the exquisite workmanship, what's more difficult is the aroma, which makes people feel appetizing.
The two each took a piece, and Wen Ruo just took a bite, before he had time to praise, he held the piece of lotus cake and stopped moving.
He saw Guo Jia carefully holding the piece of lotus flower cake in his hand, first he sniffed it around, let out a breath of satisfaction, then squinted his eyes, and carefully moved over to it, licking a piece of petal with the tip of his tongue, like that It seems to be very happy, and I don't know whether he likes the eating part or the playing part more.Guo Jia patiently licked the crisp layer of the petal into his mouth bit by bit, and then ate it in small bites.
This project took a lot of time, and it took a long time for Guo Jia to eat a petal. He raised his head full of joy, but found Xun Yu staring at him blankly.
"What's the matter?" Guo Jia asked in a good mood.
Xun Yu smiled at him, and ate half of the lotus cake with a normal face.However, when his hand was put down, it trembled imperceptibly.
Guo Jia didn't notice the abnormality on the other side of Wen Ruo's table. He happily ate all the remaining lotus cakes—Wen Ruo said he was full and left the rest of the snacks for Guo. Chia.
Guo Crow ate very happily, and didn't notice that there was a large circle of flour slag on his mouth. He ate the last piece, and just clapped his hands when he saw the male god handing over a napkin and beckoning him to wipe his face .
Only then did Guo Jia realize that he just had an embarrassment, and hurriedly wiped his mouth and face clean, trying to restore his image.
However, Xun Yu suddenly became silent, he seemed a little absent-minded, and when chatting with Guo Jia, he suddenly became inconsistent.
Guo Jia, who had always been very concerned about Xun Yu, immediately noticed his silence, and said strangely, "Oh, Brother Wen Ruo, are you a little tired?"
Xun Yu smiled lightly and shook his head.
Obviously it was fine before, but Guo Jia was at a loss and really couldn't figure it out.
Xun Yu sent Guo Jia back to his residence on Bidong Street silently. Just before Guo Jia got off the car, he suddenly asked without thinking: "Guo Jia, have you been growing up here?"
Guo Jia blinked and said innocently, "Yes, what's wrong?"
Xun Yu shook his head and smiled: "It's nothing. The final exam is coming soon, please study hard."
"Well, thank you, brother, and you should work hard too."
As soon as Xun Yu drove the car out of a street, it stopped at the side of the road.He took out his mobile phone, found Xun You's contact information, hesitated for a few moments, and then pressed the call button.
"Hello? Uncle?"
Xun Yu cut to the chase and said, "Gongda, can you...help me investigate someone."
"You said."
Xun Yu closed his eyes and let out a heavy breath: "His name is... Guo Jia."