ICY Chapter 22
by VolareThe end of class was still very early, and there was a shopping mall next to the school. Jiang Shi was experienced, and the two quickly bought a pot and ingredients.
There were too many things, so they summoned Chu Nan Du again, no need to waste free labor.
Chu Nan Du resentfully helped the two transport things back to the dormitory, and happily helped Jiang Shi wash the pot and prepare the vegetables.
Because he had annoyed Su Zhao Li in the morning, Jiang Shi made this meal with extra care, and didn’t finish all the dishes until almost one o’clock in the afternoon.
Knowing that Jiang Shi had annoyed Su Zhao Li, Chu Nan Du told Jiang Shi to leave a little of each dish for him after he finished, and they wouldn’t eat lunch together.
“Good luck,” Chu Nan Du said contentedly, carrying his share and leaving.
The people around him sincerely looked at Jiang Shi, no, stared at the food in his hand, unconsciously swallowed their saliva, and watched eagerly as Jiang Shi went upstairs.
What Jiang Shi didn’t know was that he had become popular in this dormitory building in one day.
Jiang Shi awkwardly carried the food into the room, put the dishes on the table on the balcony, invited Su Zhao Li out, lit incense, and closed the door.
“Hmph.”
“Still angry? How about eating?”
“Hmph,” Su Zhao Li crossed his arms, turned his head, and didn’t look at him.
“Be good,” Jiang Shi came behind Su Zhao Li, directly picked him up and put him on his lap.
“Hey, in broad daylight, will the stool be stable?”
“It’s very stable.”
“You’re getting forceful now.”
“But is A Li happy?”
Su Zhao Li was no longer angry. There was no need to be angry about this matter in the first place, but he just didn’t want to admit it so quickly.
“Hmph.”
“What do you want to eat? A Li.”
“Hot pot,” Su Zhao Li deliberately sang a different tune.
“Ah, hot pot, how about we go eat it tonight? Let’s eat first now.”
Su Zhao Li still understood the principle of knowing when to stop. Jiang Shi had been busy all morning and still had to coax him now, so Su Zhao Li knew his limits.
Besides, Jiang Shi made all his favorite foods, so Su Zhao Li couldn’t waste this kindness.
“Ah—” Su Zhao Li opened his mouth, waiting to be fed.
Jiang Shi smiled and happily obliged, feeding him.
It was another meal that lasted a very long time.
Because he ate too much at noon, Su Zhao Li couldn’t eat hot pot at all in the evening, and he had said he wanted to eat hot pot at noon on purpose, so the two just ate a simple meal in the cafeteria.
The sky gradually darkened, and the streetlights emitted a dim yellow light. Su Zhao Li pulled Jiang Shi around the campus to digest their food.
Time was stretched out at this moment.
When Su Zhao Li came out of the shower that night and saw Jiang Shi already lying in bed, leaving a space beside him, looking at him eagerly, he couldn’t forget what he had said in the morning.
In Jiang Shi’s sad gaze, Su Zhao Li proudly walked step by step towards his bed, and then, when Jiang Shi couldn’t help but want to come over, he hugged the doll on the bed and burrowed back into Jiang Shi’s quilt.
He wasn’t unhappy today either, maybe next time.
“Am I spoiling you too much~” Su Zhao Li said, like an ancient amorous young master, raising Jiang Shi’s chin.
“Yes, yes,” Jiang Shi burrowed in front of Su Zhao Li, put his head on Su Zhao Li’s chest, and hugged him tightly.
*
Since Jiang Shi’s reputation spread, many people would come to their dormitory building around meal times to see what was going on. Based on the portions, they also knew that Jiang Shi didn’t just cook for himself, and many people recognized him as one half of the well-known couple in the school.
Because Jiang Shi looked very serious when he was focused on doing things and didn’t talk, even though there were many people around him watching him cook at first, no one came up to talk to him. Later, after getting along for a long time, they also knew what kind of person Jiang Shi was, so the following scene would often appear in the kitchen.
“Daddy, hungry, food.”
“Mommy, hungry, food.”
“…”
After a while, Jiang Shi tried to make more food each time within his ability, leaving enough for himself, Su Zhao Li, and Chu Nan Du, and the rest would be decided by them.
Su Zhao Li was very unhappy at first, cooking for so many people was so tiring, and the key was that Jiang Shi gave the food he made for him to others. Later, after learning that they were contracted to wash the pots and dishes and replenish the ingredients, Su Zhao Li felt that it was acceptable.
It’s just that the workload was really large, and the studies became more numerous after the start of the semester, so Jiang Shi would only cook when he was free.
*
After the National Day holiday, the clubs started recruiting, and Jiang Shi naturally chose the football club.
In order not to affect the daily studies and to ensure that everyone could attend as much as possible, the football club’s training was mostly on weekends and in the early morning and evening.
Su Zhao Li would accompany him, but his physical strength wasn’t qualified to join the club.
Anyway, Su Zhao Li didn’t like to sleep in, and there was nothing wrong with getting up early, so he was happy to be with Jiang Shi.
Every time the football club’s morning training ended, Jiang Shi would go into the shower, and Su Zhao Li would wait outside. The sunlight wasn’t scorching at this time, and the moisture in the morning air was evaporated, making the whole person feel warm.
After Jiang Shi took a shower, the two would hold hands and eat breakfast together. If they had class, they would go to class. If they didn’t have class, they would have to plan the day’s itinerary separately.
Jiang Shi’s football skills were good, and he soon became the main force in the club’s football matches, and Su Zhao Li accompanied him to every game.
*
“A Shi, have you seen my burgundy jacket?” Su Zhao Li, who had just woken up and finished washing up, called Jiang Shi.
Su Zhao Li had been working on a group assignment until almost dawn last night. Jiang Shi had to go to another campus for class today, and Su Zhao Li hadn’t woken up when Jiang Shi got up in the morning. Now that he woke up, he couldn’t find his clothes. He felt that his brain wasn’t clear, and he sat blankly for ten minutes before calling Jiang Shi when it was almost time for Jiang Shi’s class to end.
Hearing Su Zhao Li’s lazy voice, as if he hadn’t woken up yet, Jiang Shi smiled and felt like he was the mother in the family now.
Because Jiang Shi always cleaned up after him, Su Zhao Li always lost things, and he could hear Su Zhao Li’s various cries for help every day, “A Shi…” “A Shi…”
“It’s on the door of the closet, take a look, I took out all your thick clothes last night and hung them on the door of the closet, how can you still not see it?” Jiang Shi rarely teased him.
On the door of the closet, Su Zhao Li looked along his line of sight and found it right in front of him. Su Zhao Li also found himself funny, what was wrong with his brain.
“It’s getting colder today, just wearing a thick coat is not enough, you have to wear something thicker inside too,” Jiang Shi told Su Zhao Li.
“Okay.”
The two chatted for a few more words, and the five-minute break between classes ended.
Su Zhao Li only had this one class in the morning. He held the clothes and opened the closet door, considering for a long time, but Su Zhao Li still didn’t wear anything thicker, anyway, it wouldn’t be too cold at noon.
Su Zhao Li: [Picture]
Su Zhao Li: I ran through all three cafeterias, and the sauerkraut fish and chicken stew with pepper didn’t open, I bought a spicy chicken after being tired for half a day, but it didn’t disappoint!
Jiang Shi: [Picture]
Jiang Shi: I heard from my classmates that the claypot rice here is very authentic, I just tried it, it’s delicious, I’ll take you to eat it next time.
Jiang Shi: Are you eating with your classmates?
Su Zhao Li: Yeah, I just ran into them, it’s the person from our group who invited me to eat last time, we agreed to treat him, but there wasn’t a suitable time, so I treated him this time.
“Are you chatting with your boyfriend?” Chen Jue, who was sitting across from him, asked.
“Yeah, this spicy chicken is pretty good, you can try it next time.”
“Okay,” Chen Jue looked at him.
Su Zhao Li no longer lingered on his phone, he couldn’t always look at his phone when eating with others.
“I looked at the PPT you made last night, there’s nothing to change, but I think we can add a little more things, do you want to come to our dormitory this afternoon to discuss it again?”
“Sure.”
Su Zhao Li was of course very willing to meet someone who was as meticulous as him.
“Can I treat you again tonight? Your boyfriend has class on another campus, to make up for last time?”
He had already refused last time, and it would be impolite to refuse again.
“Okay.”
After eating, Su Zhao Li didn’t go back to the dormitory and went directly to Chen Jue’s dormitory.
This was his second time here, there were only Chen Jue and Su Zhao Li in the dormitory, and the rest of the people hadn’t finished eating and returned yet.
Chen Jue’s ideas were good, very creative, but they still needed to do another field survey. Before long, Chen Jue’s two roommates returned. Only three people lived in the four-person room.
All four of them were very efficient, and they immediately contacted each other and started acting after confirming.
At six o’clock in the afternoon, the survey was basically over.
“Chen Jue and I are going to eat together, do you want to join us?” Su Zhao Li asked the other two members of the group.
“No, no, we’re not going, leave the dinner to you two to discuss your homework, we’ll have a nervous breakdown if we stay with you any longer.”
“Bye bye,” “Bye bye.”
“Is there anything you want to eat? I see that you seem to like spicy food, there’s a Sichuan hot pot over there, do you want to try it?”
“Sure.”
After ordering the food, Su Zhao Li repeatedly scrolled through the afternoon’s survey interviews, extracting some useful information.
“Look…” Su Zhao Li had just taken his phone to Chen Jue when he received a call from Jiang Shi, the words “Silly Guy” flashing on the screen.
“Sorry,” Su Zhao Li took back his phone and went outside to answer the call.
“A Shi…”
Chen Jue watched his departing figure, turned his head, and sat quietly in his seat.
“You’re back so soon?”
“Yeah, my boyfriend just asked if I had eaten.”
“Do you have to report to him every meal?”
“About the same, I’m always too lazy to eat when he’s not around, so he always calls to remind me.”
“Do you and your boyfriend have a good relationship?” Chen Jue asked him.
Su Zhao Li glanced at him, of course, can’t you tell? Su Zhao Li replied in his heart.
“Yeah,” Su Zhao Li answered him with a smile.
The dishes came up, and the two focused on eating. Su Zhao Li suddenly lost interest in discussing the homework.
“No, no, just eat yourself,” Chen Jue took good care of him when eating, and Su Zhao Li’s rice bowl was always full. Maybe Chen Jue was a very nice person, but Su Zhao Li felt a little uncomfortable.
“Should we go back to school?” Chen Jue asked Su Zhao Li after eating dinner and walking out of the hot pot restaurant.
“I’m not going back, it’s quite close to the school here, I’m going to find my boyfriend directly.”
A gust of cold wind blew, and Su Zhao Li sneezed. Seeing Chen Jue wanting to take off his coat, Su Zhao Li quickly stopped him, it was a bit too much.
“It’s not necessary, it’s not necessary.”
“It’s not close from here to that campus, you’ll catch a cold later.”
“No, my body isn’t that weak, my boyfriend has a good body, I’ll wrap myself in his clothes later,” Su Zhao Li said as if unintentionally.
“Okay, be careful on the way.”
“Yeah, goodbye.”
Su Zhao Li didn’t care about the person behind him anymore, and naturally didn’t know that the person behind him watched him disappear from sight before turning around and leaving.
…
“A Shi,” Su Zhao Li quietly entered the room and ran to Jiang Shi’s side.
He had been observing outside for a long time to make sure that Jiang Shi’s location was inconspicuous before he entered.
The electrical engineering practical course had one wiring board per person, enough to block the line of sight.
“Why are you here?” Jiang Shi was very surprised.
“It’s very cold, I came to your arms to warm up,” Su Zhao Li originally wanted to wait for him outside, but it was too cold outside, and the room had heating, the temptation was too great.
Jiang Shi put his hand into Su Zhao Li’s clothes and touched it inside, and quickly took off his coat and put it on him, and tapped his head, “You promised so well in the morning.”
“Hmph, believe it or not, I’ll put on your clothes and leave now, I won’t wait for you.”
“You’re so confident.”
“Hmph.”
“Please wait for me, we can leave after this circuit is connected and checked, are you really not waiting for me.”
“The teacher is coming, hurry up and do it.”
Su Zhao Li sat on the stool next to him like an ostrich.
…
Su Zhao Li got on Jiang Shi’s back again, the campus bus whizzed by beside them, and Jiang Shi jostled Su Zhao Li upwards.
“What did you eat tonight?”
“Hot pot.”
“…”
“It’s still better to eat with you,” Jiang Shi’s unspoken words were blocked by Su Zhao Li.
“That’s for sure.”
“You’re so proud.” Su Zhao Li patted his back.
“Yeah, who has my treatment.”
There were no stars in the sky, the cold wind rustled through the leaves, and warmth was in the heart under the dim yellow streetlights.