Difficult To Raise Chapter 46
byChapter 46 Hot Pot In the next few days, Jiang Ran was always inexplicable…
In the next few days, Jiang Ran would always think of Jiang Jin’s cat for no reason, and the way he teased the kitten with a slight smile on his face.
I think about it during class and before going to bed at night.As if possessed, no matter how he diverted his attention, the image could not be taken away.
After finally getting to the end of class, Jiang Ran went to the cafeteria to get some food. Just as he moved his chopsticks, the cell phone on the table suddenly rang.He picked it up and saw that it was a message from Jiang Jin.
RJ: [Brother, have you eaten?I just ordered rice noodles, which were not as delicious as yours.】
The accompanying picture is a photo of a bowl of rice noodles. The clear soup is watery, with scattered bits of coriander and green onion floating on top. It looks bland.
Jiang Ran stared at the message for a while and then sent it out of nowhere.
R: [Have you fed the cat?】
The moment the message was successfully sent, he reacted belatedly and hurriedly clicked to withdraw it.But it was obviously too late, Jiang Jin had already seen it.
It quickly showed that it was inputting. After a few seconds, a new message popped up.
RJ: [Hey, brother, do you want to see Fat Orange?】
Jiang Ran gritted his teeth and replied: [I don’t want to.】
But a video has already played directly.He pursed his lips and hesitated for a while with his fingertips hovering above the screen. Finally, he couldn’t hold back and clicked.
The video begins with a section of the afterglow, with orange-red glow coming in from the window and shining on the empty corridor.
After only a few seconds, a kitten suddenly jumped out of the room next to it. The light hit it and dyed its white fur into light gold.
The kitten opened its big ignorant eyes and meowed as it ran forward. When it got closer, a hand with sharp bones suddenly appeared in the camera. The hand picked up the kitten and held it in its arms.
The man flexed his knuckles to smooth the hair, gently and patiently.
The kitten meowed twice like a baby, lay lazily in his arms, and nuzzled him with its head from time to time.The person in the video lowered his head and looked at it eye to eye. After watching it for two seconds, he smiled softly.
Then, both the person and the cat turned their heads and looked in the direction of the camera.The smile in his eyes has not yet gone away, and his whole person seems to be illuminated by a layer of warmth, a little gentler than usual.
At that moment, Jiang Ran felt that his heartbeat was abnormally fast.
He had a cold face and typed on the keyboard.
It’s not pretty at all. Don’t send it to me next time.
Delete…
Don’t post it next time.
Delete…
Stop posting it. I told you I don’t want to read it.
After deleting and deleting, he finally made the changes to his satisfaction, but before Jiang Ran could send the edited words, the news from the other side came over first.
RJ: [How is it?Isn’t it cute?Brother, do you like it?】
Jiang Ran lowered his eyes, moved his fingers slightly, deleted all his previous words, and typed a few words on the screen.
R: [Cats are pretty but people are ugly, please don’t show up next time.】
After a few seconds, Jiang Jin replied:
RJ: [Got it.】
RJ: [I thought my brother wouldn’t watch the video.】
RJ: [It seems that I admitted it right. The person who paid attention to me that day was you, right?】
Jiang Ran: “…”
He suddenly remembered something. Jiang Jin had never told him that he had a cat, nor had he posted it on Moments. If he suddenly asked, wouldn’t it reveal that he had seen his account?
Damn it?I must be a fucking fool. Jiang Ran covered his face with his hands, feeling so regretful that his intestines were turning green. He wished he could go back in time a few minutes ago and give himself a big ear-scratching.
After a long while, Jiang Ran poked the screen hard with his finger and replied word by word:
R: [Don’t talk nonsense!!It was my roommate who swiped you and I accidentally saw it!!】
On the other side of the screen, Jiang Jin put his hand on his lips and laughed muffledly before typing slowly.
RJ: [Got it, brother.】
After waiting for a while, there was no reply from the other party. Guessing that Jiang Ran would not reply again, Jiang Jin put away the phone.
Turning around, he saw He Siyu looking at him expressionlessly.
Jiang Jin was startled, raised his eyebrows and asked, “Why are you looking at me like that?”
He Siyu was silent for a while, “Do you know what you were smiling like just now?”
Jiang Jin was slightly startled and asked subconsciously: “What?”
“Like Li Yunzhou who threw 20,000 to a female anchor and finally got her WeChat ID.” He Siyu emphasized slowly: “Exactly the same.”
“Get lost!” Jiang Jin said angrily, “I’m not that stupid.”
He Siyu stared at him and sneered.
Jiang Jin was quiet for a while, but finally couldn’t hold it back anymore, and whispered: “My brother, he followed my account, watched my videos, and cared about whether my cat is hungry…”
He turned to look at He Siyu expectantly, “Little Fatty, tell me, is he…”
“No.” He Siyu interrupted him ruthlessly, “He just thinks cats are cute and has nothing to do with you.”
Jiang Jin took a deep breath and asked sincerely: “Little Fatty, you actually want to fight with me, right?”
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Jiang Jin said he was busy, and he was really busy. He didn’t come to Jiang Ran for a long time, but he sent messages every day. I don’t know if it was intentional, but he would take a few photos of kittens and send them to him every one or two days.
Jiang Ran didn’t want to talk to him at first, but he hadn’t seen Jiang Jin for more than half a month, and he was a little worried about it. During this period, he awkwardly opened the video software and found that Jiang Jin’s account had not been updated.
Jiang Ran endured it again and again. Just when he was thinking about making a video call to Jiang Jin, he saw Jiang Haodong posting a message in the group.
Jiang Haodong: [@R@ Your uncle, come to my place for hot pot tomorrow. You haven’t come here to play before, right?】
Tang Qin: [Okay, will you cook?】
Jiang Haodong: [What if?Do you still want my wife to cook for you?You are so beautiful.】
Tang Qin: [Hahahahaha, how dare I trouble my sister-in-law.】
Jiang Haodong: [@R, Ran’er, what about you?Nothing else to do tomorrow?】
Jiang Ran paused, closed Jiang Jin’s chat box, switched to the group chat, and typed:
R: [Nothing, I can come.】
Jiang Haodong: [Sure, let me know in advance what you want to eat. My wife and I are going to the supermarket today, so we can buy some together.】
Tang Qin replied unceremoniously in the group: “I want to eat beef, shrimp slippery, tripe, ribs… hurry up and arrange them all for me.”】
Jiang Haodong: [Don’t worry, I can’t live without you. Tomorrow you will open your stomach for me to eat. You can eat as much as you want. I won’t be able to feed you, Brother Dong.】
Jiang Haodong: [What does Ran’er want to eat?】
Jiang Ran didn’t care about any of this. He casually reported a few dishes, and after thinking about whether he was visiting someone else’s house, he asked:
[Sister-in-law, is there anything you like?】
They always feel bad about eating and drinking for free without buying anything.
Jiang Haodong said: “It’s not that particular. Just bring someone with you. If she wants something, will I not buy it for her?”】
Jiang Ran stopped asking, and instead went online to search for gifts that girls would like, and made an appointment with Tang Qin to go out and pick them out together.
Just come and have a meal, no need to buy anything expensive, just have that intention.The two of them bought some fruits, desserts, snacks, and some wine, and then returned to the dormitory.
The next afternoon, Jiang Ran and Tang Qin carried their things to the house rented by Jiang Haodong. They stood at the door and knocked twice. The door was opened, revealing the pretty face of Jiang Haodong’s girlfriend Li Yan.
Li Yan smiled shyly at them and said, “Come in quickly.”
Jiang Ran and Tang Qin handed the things over and asked, “Where is Hao’er?”
Li Yan replied: “I ran out of sesame oil at home. He went downstairs to the convenience store to buy some. He will be back soon.”
She said and looked at the things in their hands, “Why did you take so many things? You are too polite.”
“They’re just food, not worth much.” Tang Qin said with a smile, “Are the dishes ready? Do you want us to help?”
Li Yan led them into the room and asked them to put things on the table. He turned around and replied: “No need, it was ready early in the morning. You guys sit down for a while, and I will wash some fruits for you.”
Jiang Ran quickly thanked you: “Sorry to trouble you.”
After a while, Jiang Haodong came back, holding an unopened bottle of sesame oil in his hand.When he saw the things on the table, he inevitably scolded the two of them with a straight face.
While he was talking, Li Yan brought the fruits and asked Jiang Haodong to serve the dishes. Jiang Ran and Tang Qin also helped. Several people brought a pot of red soup and other hot pot ingredients to the table, and mixed the dipping sauce, and then they sat together in a lively manner.
The ingredients prepared by Jiang Haodong and Li Yan were very rich, including meat and vegetables, and they were all suitable for hot pot.
A few people were chatting while eating. Tang Qin opened a bottle of wine and asked, “Want something to drink?”
Jiang Haodong glanced at Li Yan, who was sitting next to him. Li Yan laughed and said, “What do you want me to do? You can drink if you want. I can still stop you.”
Jiang Haodong smiled and said, “How can I do that? How virtuous my darling is.”
Jiang Ran’s teeth turned sore and he quickly took a sip of wine.
As long as a man drinks alcohol, he will inevitably talk more.Tang Qin was a little envious when he saw the loving look of the two of them, “How did you two get in touch? You are so envious.”
Jiang Haodong drank too much, his face was flushed, and he looked at his girlfriend with a disgusting look, “She and I are childhood sweethearts, you know that, right? I thought of her as my sister from the beginning, and didn’t think much of it at all. Who knew this girl was so brave, she confessed to me directly, which scared me at the time.”
When he said this, Jiang Ran was pouring wine from a bottle to Tang Qin. His hand shook and he almost poured it onto Tang Qin’s pants.
Tang Qin suddenly jumped up and shouted: “Fuck you.”
Jiang Ran quickly took out the paper and wiped it for him.
After a period of chaos, Tang Qin sat down and said with lingering fear: “Ran’er, what are you doing? Even if you pour wine, it will turn like this.”
Jiang Ran plucked his hair and said vaguely, “I’m a little drunk.”
“Sure.” Tang Qin said, “Then you can just eat the vegetables.”
He brought a plate of beef in front of Jiang Ran and said to Jiang Haodong, “Come on, mouse, keep going. What happens next?”
Jiang Haodong coughed, “Later, I decided to reject her. But this girl kept stalking me and sent me her dog all day long. Not to mention looking at her, one day I suddenly lost sight, and I was still thinking strangely.”
Jiang Ran boiled a piece of beef and ate it without saying a word.
Tang Qin said in disbelief: “We are together just because of dogs?”
“That’s not possible.” Jiang Haodong said, “Later, there was a boy in their school who stuffed her with love letters all day long. I saw that boy who was aggrieved, not to mention how uncomfortable he was. Just thinking about her spending her whole life with someone else made me very irritable. After thinking about it, I realized that we are not biological sisters anyway, so what can we do together? I agreed as soon as I gritted my teeth.”
Li Yan pushed him and said, “Stop talking. You are the only one who talks a lot. Even so much food can’t shut your mouth.”
Jiang Haodong smiled and rubbed her head.
Jiang Ran lowered his eyes silently, and inexplicably thought of the photo of Chen Qing that he had searched for before. The girl had exquisite makeup on her face and a slender figure. Standing next to Jiang Jin, she looked like an indescribable match.
He couldn’t help but think about what Jiang Haodong said. If Jiang Jin and Chen Qing were really in love, would they get married and have children in the future…
Just thinking about it made him feel depressed.
It’s really stupid.
Jiang Ran came to his senses, grabbed the wine bottle on the table, and blew on the bottle.
Tang Qin: “…”
Jiang Haodong: “…”
Li Yan: “…”
“Damn it, didn’t you say you were drunk?” Tang Qin quickly stopped him.
Jiang Ran placed the empty wine bottle heavily on the table and said in a low voice, “I just… suddenly felt a little thirsty.”