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    busy

    The night he came back from the country park, Xu Baiyan squatted on the sofa with his camera in his hand to retouch pictures, his fingertips tapping on the screen, and humming tunes from time to time.Song Xu was sitting on the single sofa nearby, flipping through a financial magazine in his hand, but his eyes fell on Xu Baiyan from time to time. Seeing that he was about to slip off with his legs curled up, he stretched out his hand to support his waist.

    Xu Baiyan didn’t notice it and muttered without raising his head: “Song Xu, please don’t touch me. This picture of mine will be repaired soon. The look of Mr. Qing Fengan and Jin Xianling sitting in the hammock is simply a fairy scene.”

    Song Xu took back his hand and said a faint “hmm”, but a hint of smile flashed in his eyes.

    Jin Xianling was accompanying Qing Fengan on the balcony to watch the moon. The evening breeze blew by, bringing with it a bit of coolness.Qing Feng’an folded his clothes, and Jin Xianling noticed it immediately, stretched out his hands to pull him into his arms, and put his chin on the top of his hair: “Master, it’s cold at night, go back to the house.”

    Qing Feng’an nodded and let him lead her towards the house.When passing by the living room, I saw Xu Baiyan still busy, so he said, “It’s getting late, go to bed early.”

    Xu Baiyan then raised his head, rubbed his sore neck, and said with a smile: “It’ll be fine soon! By the way, I want to go to the vegetable market tomorrow. I heard that the ingredients there are very fresh. I’ll show you my skills!”

    Hearing this, Jin Xianling’s eyes lit up, and she whispered into Qing Feng’an’s ear: “Master, the snacks made by Mr. Xu are quite delicious, and the dishes he cooks should also be good.”

    Qing Feng’an glanced at him and said nothing, but she didn’t object either.

    Song Xu closed the book at this time, stood up and said, “I’ll go with you. You can’t recognize all the ingredients.”

    Xu Baiyan immediately protested: “Why can’t I recognize it completely! I just… just occasionally mistake ginger for bamboo shoots!”

    As soon as these words came out, Jin Xianling couldn’t help laughing.Song Xu shook his head helplessly and did not refute. He just said, “I’ll call you at seven o’clock tomorrow morning.”

    Xu Baiyan wailed, slumped on the sofa and pretended to be dead: “Seven o’clock is too early!”

    Song Xu ignored him and turned around and entered the kitchen.Not long after, the sound of pots and pans came from the kitchen.Jin Xianling looked over curiously and saw that Song Xu was making soup. The heat in the pot was rising, bringing with it a rich aroma.

    “Mr. Song can also make soup?” Jin Xianling was a little surprised.

    Song Xu glanced at him and said calmly: “Xu Baiyan has a bad stomach. Drink some hot soup to feel better.”

    Jin Xianling nodded thoughtfully, turned to look at Qing Feng’an, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes: “Master, I will also learn to make soup for you another day.”

    Qing Feng’an looked at him, with a faint smile on her lips: “Okay.”

    Early the next morning, Xu Baiyan was lifted out of bed by Song Xu.With his messy hair, he sat at the dining table and yawned, holding a bun in his hand and almost unable to open his eyes.

    Qing Fengan and Jin Xianling got up early. They were wearing modern clothes that Xu Baiyan had found. Qing Fengan wore a white sweater and Jin Xianling wore a black sweater, which made the two of them look more outstanding.

    “Let’s go, let’s go!” Xu Baiyan finished eating the last bite of the bun, then rushed out carrying the vegetable basket.

    The vegetable market was bustling with people, and the sounds of hawking and bargaining came and went.Qing Fengan was a little uncomfortable with such hustle and bustle, and subconsciously leaned closer to Jin Xianling.Jin Xianling held his hand tightly and scanned the surroundings with vigilance, trying to ward off the crowd for him.

    Xu Baiyan felt like a fish in water, running to the vegetable stall to pick and choose, and then running to the meat stall to bargain with the boss.Song Xu followed him, holding the ingredients he had selected in his hands, and occasionally reminding him: “That’s enough, I can’t finish it.”

    Xu Baiyan turned a deaf ear and picked up a handful of vegetables and stuffed them into the basket: “It’s good to eat more vegetables!”

    When passing by the aquatic products stall, Xu Baiyan looked at the lively shrimps in the water tank, his eyes lit up: “Song Xu, let’s buy shrimps! The stir-fried shrimps are super delicious!”

    Before Song Xu could say anything, Jin Xianling suddenly spoke: “Master doesn’t like to eat fishy food.”

    Xu Baiyan was stunned for a moment, then patted his head: “Look at my memory! Then let’s buy fish. Steamed fish doesn’t have any fishy smell.”

    Song Xu nodded, bent down and picked out a fresh seabass. The boss handled it quickly and handed it over.

    When he went to the fruit stall, Xu Baiyan bought a bunch of grapes. Just as he was about to peel them and eat them, Song Xu stopped him: “They’re not washed, they’re dirty.”

    Xu Baiyan curled his lips, but still obediently put the grapes into the basket.He turned to look at Qing Feng’an and saw that Qing Feng’an was looking at the oranges on the stall, so he smiled and said: “Does Xiao Feng’an like to eat oranges? I’ll buy some!”

    Just as Qing Feng’an was about to shake his head, Jin Xianling said first, “Master likes to eat sugar oranges. These ordinary oranges are too sour.”

    Xu Baiyan suddenly understood and immediately asked the boss to weigh several kilograms of sugar oranges and stuff them into the basket.

    On the way back, Xu Baiyan was carrying a light vegetable basket, while Song Xu was walking in front carrying heavy ingredients.Jin Xianling held Qing Fengan’s hand and walked behind. Qing Fengan held a sugar orange in her hand and peeled it slowly. The sweetness of the orange petals filled the air.

    “Master, is it sweet?” Jin Xianling leaned over and asked.

    Qing Feng’an handed him a petal and nodded: “Sweet.”

    Jin Xianling bit off the orange segment and arched her eyebrows: “It’s much sweeter than the oranges from the teacher’s sect.”

    After lunch, Xu Baiyan went to edit pictures with his camera again, while Song Xu was doing work in the study.Qing Fengan and Jin Xianling were sitting on the wicker chairs on the balcony, basking in the sun and chatting.

    Jin Xianling leaned on Qing Fengan’s shoulder, playing with a leaf in her hand, and suddenly said: “Master, I think Mr. Song is very good to Mr. Xu.”

    Qing Feng’an raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the study. The door there was ajar, and she could vaguely see Song Xu working at his desk.He nodded: “Yes, I can see that.”

    “But Mr. Xu didn’t seem to notice it at all.” Jin Xianling was a little confused, “Mr. Song obviously cares about him so much.”

    Qing Feng’an smiled and said nothing.He thought of Song Xu fending off the crowds for Xu Baiyan at the vegetable market, of Song Xu remembering that he had a bad stomach and making soup specially, of Song Xu always catching him in time when he was about to get into trouble.Maybe Xu Baiyan really didn’t notice these subtle concerns, or maybe he was just used to it.

    In the evening, Xu Baiyan finally finished retouching the picture. He happily ran to the balcony and handed the camera to Qing Fengan and Jin Xianling: “Look! I have retouched the photo. It looks great!”

    On the camera screen were photos of them in a country park.There are scenes of Qing Feng’an and Jin Xianling sitting in the hammock, Xu Baiyan holding up candied haws, and Song Xu’s profile with his head down as he packs his backpack.The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the four of them, warm and beautiful.

    Jin Xianling looked at herself and her master in the photo, unable to hide the smile on her lips.

    Song Xu also came over at this time, stood behind Xu Baiyan, and looked down at the camera screen.Xu Baiyan noticed his approach, turned around and smiled: “Song Xu, look at this, the way you lower your head is so handsome!”

    Song Xu glanced at it and said calmly: “General.”

    Xu Baiyan was reluctant: “How ordinary! He is obviously very handsome! I want to develop this photo and hang it in the studio!”

    Song Xu didn’t speak, but stretched out his hand to rub his hair, with an imperceptible tenderness in his eyes.

    As night falls, moonlight shines into the apartment through the windows.The four of them were sitting in the living room, watching the program on the TV, occasionally bickering, and occasionally looking at each other and smiling.

    Jin Xianling held Qing Fengan’s hand, and their fingertips touched each other, feeling warm.He turned to look at the moon outside the window, and suddenly felt that such a day might not be bad.

    Xu Baiyan leaned on the sofa and yawned. Seeing this, Song Xu picked up a blanket and covered him.Xu Baiyan said “thank you” drowsily and fell asleep.

    Song Xu leaned down and then left

    Qing Feng’an looked at this scene with a faint smile on his lips.

    The moonlight is gentle and the night is quiet.Four people from different worlds gradually became each other’s warmest support in this night in a foreign land.

    Banxia novel, a lot of fun

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