Chew Slowly Chapter 75

Chapter 75 Chapter 75

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The temperature has dropped and it rained today. The sky and the earth have been changed again. Those buildings look particularly new and unfamiliar in the deserted atmosphere.Xu Qiaochuan was stunned for a while. He didn’t recognize where this place was and subconsciously looked at Chen Zongqian.

“You agreed to come back with me, don’t you remember?” Seeing his confusion, Chen Zongqian felt helpless again.If it wasn’t raining, they didn’t have an umbrella and walked in the cold moisture.Xu Qiaochuan’s face was very pale and he looked like he had been frozen. But when Chen Zongqian tucked his hat and scarf on him, he found that he was not cold at all and his face was warm.

The touch made people’s hearts skip a beat, and they quickly retracted their hands. Chen Zongqian was afraid of overstepping his bounds, so he didn’t dare to touch it again for a while.Half of Xu Qiaochuan’s face was buried in a pure blue scarf, which turned out to be the color of the scarf. Chen Zongqian saw that he was sparkling white.

As soon as the thought came out, Chen Zongqian suddenly paused.Why didn’t he feel sexual disgust towards his brother who was of the same blood?Because he thinks Xiaoqiao is very beautiful, never feels ugly, and does not reject her dependence and closeness to him, and even has a vague hope.Chen Zongqian felt guilty again and hated that such despicable thoughts had returned to his old ways.

After a long silence, he said: “Today is the winter solstice. Come back with me to have dinner.”

The one who needed special inquiry and reminder was naturally not an ordinary place. Xu Qiaochuan thought about it and realized that he would have dinner with his family during the winter solstice this year.

Xinhe District has the most schools. On the winter solstice, school ends early, and there are students of all ages on the roadside.Xu Qiaochuan watched them pass by him, and suddenly his head hurt, and he remembered some old things without any end.

The Winter Solstice is not a special holiday, but due to customs, I have dinner with my family on this day and eat glutinous rice balls.Their family doesn’t eat glutinous rice balls.

Xu Jian hated him, and later he got involved in gambling. He would come to Lu Xiaoyun every now and then to ask for money. If he didn’t give it, he would act recklessly. He would be affected by Xu Jian’s anger.He first lived with Lu Xiaoyun in an old house in Guantang Village, renting a house for a year, and later lived in a dormitory for female workers in a clothing and hat factory.As a person grew older, it was difficult for him to continue living there, so he lived on campus when he was in junior high school.

He remembered that there were very few people in school on the night of the winter solstice, and the regular soup in the cafeteria would be replaced by glutinous rice balls. He could not remember the taste.

When the two arrived home, Chen Simin had just returned from the hospital.Du Hongwei had just finished a round of chemotherapy and his appetite was not very good. He ate a little with him and then Du Hongwei urged him to go home and eat.

Du Hongwei proposed this meal, and Chen Simin asked his brother to ask about it several days ago.Since my brother agreed, I have to pay attention to dinner no matter what.

There was a naughty gourmet in their courtyard. His knowledge could almost be learned in a wine jar and a rice cooker. He could tell which chef made which good dish.Chen Simin hired someone to cook his best Cantonese dishes on the winter solstice.

Everyone is here and the food is ready.The cook greeted everyone with a smile and walked very quickly. He did not interfere with other people’s family banquets and hurriedly ate his own glutinous rice balls.

“Wash your hands.” Chen Simin was serving rice and glanced at the two brothers.

They sat around the table, Xu Qiaochuan was looking at the dishes, and the other two were looking at him.Someone called out “Xiaoqiao”. He looked up and saw that it was not Chen Zongqian. He was stunned for a while.Chen Simin served him soup, stewed pork bones with watercress, but he responded slowly and didn’t take it. He just looked at Chen Zongqian again.

“Let Xiaoqiao do it by himself.” Chen Zongqian took the bowl of soup and placed it in front of Xu Qiaochuan. He smiled and said, “The ribs are delicious. I ordered soy sauce. It’s not very salty. Do you want to try it?”

Xu Qiaochuan hesitantly picked up a piece of pork ribs, lowered his head and ate it with rice. Chen Simin sighed secretly and said nothing more.He doesn’t like to talk, and his brother said he has always been like this.The food is good, but the atmosphere at the dinner table is a bit stiff and the food always tastes bad.

Chen Zongqian kept his peripheral vision on Xu Qiaochuan, seeing that he only had the cabbage sum and barbecued pork in front of him and was almost finishing a bowl of rice.”The roasted goose is also delicious.” Chen Zongqian just said and did not take the initiative to pick it up for him.

After the meal, Chen Simin asked them if they wanted to eat small glutinous rice balls with red bean filling as a small dessert. If they wanted to eat, he would cook them.Chen Zongqian didn’t want to eat something too sweet at night, but he didn’t say anything. He first asked Xu Qiaochuan who was watching TV and got a negative answer.

Chen Simin put the dumplings back in the refrigerator and said to Chen Zongqian who was helping next to him: “Let’s stay at home tonight.”

He glanced at the person sitting on the sofa again, his head tilted as if he had fallen asleep.Xu Qiaochuan was always not in good spirits after treatment and could not read or watch TV for a long time.Chen Zongqian took down a ceramic cup and put it back without knowing what to do with it. Finally he asked: “Where is Xiaoran sleeping?”

Xu Qiaochuan can’t sleep with him, and they haven’t slept together for a long time.

Chen Simin turned her head and looked at him seriously, half-smiling: “My mother asked me to clean up the study room. She said there must be a room for my brother in the house.”

If you are a scholar, there is nothing you can do without books at home.Chen Simin rented the house opposite and placed the books he and Du Hongwei had left over the years.The study room was rearranged, a new bed was bought, and the bedding was replaced with new ones.

Chen Zongqian had no objections, and neither did Xu Qiaochuan. He seemed to have no idea about these matters and accepted the arrangement obediently.After taking medicine and washing up, he was led into the room by Chen Zongqian.It took Xu Qiaochuan some time to get familiar with the living room. He had to get familiar with it again from the living room to the bedroom. He hesitated by the door.

This room smells old and not new. Even though the window is open to let in the wind, there is still a heavy atmosphere lingering here.A pile of books?Or old ink?Xu Qiaochuan couldn’t tell the difference. The quilt had been washed once and the smell of new cloth remained, while the smell of bed wood was slightly pungent. He thought of it as Chen Zongqian’s, but it wasn’t at all.

He was here, an alienated guest, and there was always a gap between him and the host, and this emotion was hidden in his eyes.When he turned around, Chen Zongqian reached out and touched his head, “Call me if you need anything, okay? I’m next door.”

With a finger, the two rooms were not far apart. Chen Zongqian looked at him, demanding an answer.

Xu Qiaochuan nodded, paused for a while and then said “Okay”, that’s all.He felt Chen Zongqian take a deep breath and lean forward, pretending not to know at all.Chen Zongqian himself didn’t know whether he wanted to hug or kiss. He only knew that this kind of polite silence was depressing, like falling into the abyss of sadness, and he felt very uncomfortable.So close, and so many taboos.

Someone called in the living room, and Chen Zongqian immediately came to his senses. He neither hugged nor kissed him, but only said good night to him.

Xu Qiaochuan thought he had taken medicine and could fall asleep anywhere, but no matter how dizzy he felt tonight, he didn’t feel sleepy at all.He was lying there with his hands and feet feeling cold and extremely uncomfortable. He took out his cell phone and found that it was not yet twelve o’clock.He drew back, and the smell of quilt and bed filled the tip of his nose again, making his throat itchy.

Unable to sleep, Xu Qiaochuan remembered that the homework given by Lilian had not yet been completed.There were several pages written in that notebook. He looked through his handwriting and connected a memory from the clues.He wanted to write down today, but he couldn’t find a pen at hand or even in the whole room.

The obsession came from nowhere. He must write something tonight. Xu Qiaochuan stood up and opened the door.

The signboard of U’s convenience store is very obvious, with orange lights on, and the letters look like a smiley face.Xu Qiaochuan felt that the arc was very familiar. He must have seen it somewhere.With this thought in mind, he walked in.

U’s is a chain, and the store layouts are all similar.In winter, oden and tea eggs are added next to the sausage roaster, and a self-service coffee machine is on the other side.He suddenly remembered that instant hot drinks costing 10 yuan a cup were not very popular.

“Welcome.” Someone said lazily.Xu Qiaochuan ignored everyone. When he entered the door, he saw a gap in the instant noodles shelf. He subconsciously felt that it needed to be filled.”Need anything?”

It was a girl. Xu Qiaochuan shook his hand and accidentally dropped the thing on the ground.He picked it up immediately. The salesperson frowned and moved from the sausage machine to the cashier: “Three yuan for the pen.”

Just as Xu Qiaochuan was about to scan the code, his brain throbbed and hurt again. He lost his grip on the phone and dropped it on the table.The sound in the quiet night startled people, and Xu Qiaochuan was also stunned. He felt weird and failed to scan the code.

“Do you want anything else?” She said, but she was actually a little worried. She was afraid of meeting strange people when working the night shift.

Xu Qiaochuan tried his best to be normal and looked to the side following the words. He didn’t want chewing gum or tissues… He took a box of condoms.