If this is not love

Chapter 21 is still here (1)
In the following week, Ruxu had a small first-aid kit at home, complete with cold and cold medicines.The refrigerator in the kitchen is full every day, and the ingredients are fresh and high-quality. Who said that wasting food is reckless and will be struck by lightning?When will so many dishes be eaten?
Every night, two figures appear in Wang's kitchen.One is her and the other is Tan Shaojie.

She hurt her left hand, and it was inconvenient to cut vegetables, so he temporarily did the knife skills.Under his command, she was responsible for holding the spatula.

"Mix quickly, the meat is going to be mushy!"

"Put some water, good, good job!"

"Add salt now...Damn it! Do you want to pour the whole bag in? Dump it!...Why are you standing there? I said throw out all the vegetables in the pot. Do you want to eat the dishes with half a bag of salt added? "It turns out that no matter how patient the master is, there is still a moment to explode.Tan Shaojie grabbed the pot and dumped the vegetables into the trash can without hesitation, "Why are you so sad? You are the biggest culprit of waste. If you feel distressed, go squat in the corner and reflect on yourself!"

A good pot of boiled beef, it's no wonder if you don't feel bad...

Ruxu flattened his mouth: "I don't want it. It was a mistake just now. I forgot that the opening of the salt bag is so big. From now on, I must cheer up and strive for progress!"

Tan Shaojie sighed and shook his head, emphasizing loudly: "Very well, you'd better cheer up! You must be worthy of the hard teaching of the master."

She knew that the dishes she cooked were unpalatable, even though he directed the whole process, it was strange, as if under a spell, all the food she fried with a spatula, the meat and vegetables were the same, either mushy or mixed With uncooked raw slices.

When the dinner plate was on the table, she was already mentally prepared, lowered her head to express her shame, and hoped that he would save a little face when he reprimanded him.Sure enough, he tasted each dish slowly and made harsh comments.

"Oh my god! The sweet and sour fish is so sour? Did you pour half a bottle of vinegar like adding salt? It's hard to swallow."

"Look for yourself, the boiled beef looks so bad, you lose your appetite just by looking at it! Even if it is cooked well, people who eat it will give a discount first." He tasted a piece, "The meat is too hard , the cooking time is not enough, it seems that people without a bit of perseverance can't eat it!"

"What is this dish? Caixin? The bright green color can be cooked into yellow by you? It's all dry, like an overnight dish, Miss Wang, I really admire you!"

Ruxu took a deep breath, and finally couldn't hold it anymore: "You are deliberately picky! I think the taste of sweet and sour fish is just right, and boiled fish is just like this. I have tried my best, and there is Cai Xin—which one is yours?" Eyes see it is yellow? I think you are talking nonsense!"

"Okay, okay! Let me let you regain some confidence for the time being." Tan Shaojie piled the empty bowls in front of her, "Teaching a stupid student is really tiring, I hope the rice doesn't burn. Here, help the master fill up the bowl." Here comes the rice."

Ruxu angrily added more food for him, and muttered unconvinced: "This is not good, that is not good, why can't there be any food left on every plate? There is something wrong with my head!"

Tan Shaojie heard everything, "Treasure food is a traditional virtue in our country. I ate it all in order not to waste it!"

When Ruxu brought him the meal, her face turned calm and she smiled slightly.

"Tan Shaojie, has anyone told you that the most poisonous part of your body is your mouth, but most of the time it's a knife mouth and a tofu heart."

"Cough!" She really has a problem, he is criticizing her, but she can still laugh? "So far, you have only seen my mouth. It's not too late to express your opinion on other parts of my body after you understand it."

Meaningful, bad embryo!Ruxu was ashamed and blushed.

Like every night before, Tan Shaojie once again ate up the three tried dishes...

She is actually very smart. It is not difficult for her to learn cooking skills. Basically, she only needs to demonstrate the procedure of a dish once.The addition of condiments still needs to be explored, but she worked hard and made great progress.

Tan Shaojie is picky, because he doesn't pick, he feels sorry for himself.Every time I taste the dishes cooked by her own hands, I feel very uncomfortable.After all, he didn't like her being busy with other men, not at all!She made an appointment with Wang Yichen to meet tomorrow night, and seeing her look full of anticipation, excitement and shyness, he really, really wanted to say - is Wang Yichen that good?No matter how good or excellent you are, people don't like you at all!
"Hey, Tan Shaojie, accompany me to the supermarket after get off work!" So, he helped her choose the ingredients with a cold face.

"Please, can I borrow your knife skills, I hope that every dish tonight will look better!" Hypocrisy, why not just let him cook with his own hands?Depressed, depressed, he cut up the fish, meat and all the ingredients with a gloomy expression, and placed them on the plate one by one.

"Good man Tan." The old Tan Xiaoren has automatically upgraded, "The good thing is done to the end, I will be in charge, and you can give me pointers, okay?"

Can he say no?So, Tan Shaojie stood beside him expressionlessly, commanding every word with a firm voice.

Three dishes and one soup, a snow-white tablecloth, fragrant flowers, and the newly bought French red wine on the table. The transparent and bright goblet exudes an elegant color.

Ruxu was very satisfied with her masterpiece, and walked around the table happily: "GOOD! Tan Shaojie, these days, thank you very much."

For the first time, she thanked him so sincerely.

She had never shown such a bright smile for him.

She, the person whose eyes are full of waiting, can't see the sourness and loneliness in his eyes...

As usual, Tan Shaojie patted her on the cheek frivolously, "Don't forget the benefits I want, when you hit this south wall with a bloody head, you must come back to me."

Ruxu smiled: "I know, I know. I also said that if you try your best, you won't have that chance."

He rubbed her hair, "Stupid woman, you have to choose one that hurts you, and ask for trouble."

Ruxu straightened out the rumpled hair in a hurry, ran into the bathroom and looked in the mirror before running out.She pushed him towards the door, "Stop nagging, hurry up! I made an appointment with Yichen at seven o'clock, and he will be here soon."

She is a typical example of crossing rivers and destroying bridges.

Tan Shaojie glanced at the dining table one last time, pursed his thin lips, turned around and left.

Yichen was very punctual, stepped out of the elevator at seven o'clock, and rang the doorbell.

Ruxu held the heart that was about to pop out of her chest, raised a seemingly natural smile, and opened the door.They were so familiar that they could clearly describe each other's expressions when they closed their eyes, but she couldn't control her excitement about this date.

She thought, this is true love, and only the power of love can make people change so happily.

Yichen had been here before, looked around, and nodded appreciatively: "Xiao Xu, it seems that you understand life more and more."

"It's like I didn't know how to live before." Ruxu led him to the dining table with a bit of pride, "Although there are not many dishes, I made every dish myself."

"Yeah? When did you know how to cook?" No wonder he was surprised, she once made some quite individual remarks, probably like a career-oriented woman who loves work, for example, she - never enters the kitchen unless she is hungry .

"It's been a long time ago." It's just that it was made into a mess before, and no one dared to eat it.Ruxu hurriedly poured two glasses of red wine, and asked him to sit down, "I have nothing to do recently, and the weather is cold and I don't want to go out, so I simply learn to cook at home."

Yichen smelled the fragrance of the vegetables, and gave her a thumbs up, "It's really rare! If you don't tell me, Xinning and I would never have dreamed that you would be willing to cook one day."

"Heh..." She faced him face to face, they raised their glasses and touched each other lightly. "At this time, at that time, it's not that I hate cooking before, it's just that I haven't found the motivation to show my skills. Seriously, you are my first real diner, so hurry up and try it out. How does it taste?"

Yichen picked up a piece of sweet and sour fish, "Not bad, the color is attractive, the aroma is tangy, and the taste is tender...Xiao Xu, you are getting more and more capable."

"Really? Do you like to eat?" Ruxu's eyes were as bright as a glass of red wine.

"I like it." Yichen tasted the other two and was full of praise, "How long do you think you have learned? A week? Xiaoxu, I found that you are very talented in cooking!"

Ruxu's heart was sweet, and her smile never stopped from beginning to end.Her posture became more and more relaxed. What Yichen said was really pleasant, making people feel happy physically and mentally, unlike someone... who was clearly duplicity and mean words, as if he would suffer a big loss if he praised him.

The atmosphere was pleasant and the conversation was pleasant. The two of them had indeed undergone a subtle change in their relationship since Lingyun Mansion.They drank several glasses, and the three dishes were eaten before they knew it.

Ruxu deeply felt a sense of accomplishment. It turned out that someone who ate all the food he made was the greatest affirmation to the chef.No wonder every Chinese New Year holiday, my mother would have to work alone in the kitchen for hours, and she would smile proudly and happily as soon as she saw every plate was swept away.

After the meal, Yichen took the initiative to help Ruxu clean up the soup leftovers.

"The so-called famous teacher produces a high-level apprentice. I am curious which high-level person can train you to such a level within a week?"

Ruxu almost said Tan Shaojie, but then she thought, Yichen must not be misunderstood.She smiled mysteriously: "With a talent like mine, how can I need any expert? I made it according to the cookbook, isn't it good? Come back next week, and I can give you new surprises. "

His eyes fell on her slightly scarred fingers, "Patience and perseverance are needed!"

"Well, I finally realized how hard it is for my mother to cook every day." Tan Shaojie said that night...I felt the smell of my mother from her body.She shook her head, wondering why she suddenly thought of that guy.

Just as I was thinking, someone rang the doorbell.Tan Shaojie appeared at her door, her eyes widened in shock.

Not only did he enter the room, but he also greeted Yichen in the room generously. "Hi! Sorry to bother you, I forgot to take the key when I left just now."

"Hey, what are you talking about? Don't talk nonsense." Ruxu lowered her voice, blocked him at the entrance, and tightened his cuffs.

He knew she would react like this, the corner of her mouth twisted wickedly, and the loud voice was clearly heard by another person in the room. "When I was cooking just now, it seemed that I took out the key, did you see it?"

Ruxu was so angry that the corners of his eyes twitched, he said that, he wanted to make people misunderstand.She saw Yichen looking towards her, and hurriedly said: "I didn't see it, I didn't see it. What nonsense are you talking about, how come the key is with me?" Twist him secretly, dead guy, strangle you to death!
"It's impossible to leave it anywhere other than yours! I'll come back with you right after work today." The darker the drawing, the darker the face of a certain beauty, and the three black lines on the top of her head are about to smoke.She endured, she endured, she restrained herself from roaring.

He was her nemesis, absolutely!How could she trust him so easily?He kindly helped her teach her, so he was hiding a conspiracy!

"Oh, let me look for it for you." With effort to squeeze out a smile, Ruxu met Yichen's eyes full of curiosity and inquiry, a rush of blood rushed straight to his forehead, his face was flushed, and he couldn't care less about it. The sensible fellow entered the kitchen.

"It might be in the kitchen." Tan Shaojie grinned, his smile was as bright as a flower.

"Bad boy, you did it on purpose! You want to piss me off! Knowing how important this dinner is to me, you..." She gritted her teeth, with a cold light in her eyes, she really wanted to kill him with her eyes.

He pulled her to the wall, and reminded with a smile: "Keep your voice down, the decibels are too loud for people to hear."

"You...you..." She stammered.

"I really just came looking for the key. You think, how do I get home without the key? How do I get in the door?"

"Can't you come back later?"

"It's so cold outside, how can you have the heart to let a person who wholeheartedly helps you freeze? I just came in to find the key." After speaking, he really searched the kitchen, but found nothing.

"But, do you have to say that in front of Yichen?"

"What did I say?"

"You deliberately misunderstood him!"

"What did I deliberately misunderstand him?"

"Tan Shaojie!"

"Hush—" Tan Shaojie quickly covered her mouth, staring at her blinking eyes, "Keep your voice down, or you will be the one who misunderstood."

Yichen sat on the sofa, drinking tea slowly, while leisurely flipping through the newspapers beside the coffee table.Facing the two people who were whispering mysteriously in the kitchen, I glanced at them from time to time, with playful smiles on their handsome faces.He understood Ruxu's sudden intention to invite him. The reason why he agreed to come was because he had no reason to refuse, and because he couldn't stand Xinning's repeated persuasion, he also decided to give himself and Xiaoxu a chance.

Xiaoxu's feelings, he didn't know when, he gradually felt it, but he just pretended not to know it.Today, Xin Ning raised this topic with him in private, and he thought it over carefully...

Feelings cannot be forced, but the ardent hope of parents cannot be ignored.He is the only son in the family.His father used to hold an important position in the municipal party committee, his mother was able to socialize like a fish in water in the high society, and he himself was well-known in the piano circle when he was young. Such a happy family is envied by everyone.It's a pity that a series of changes happened later, and the father was imprisoned for taking bribes, and the happy family became fragmented.The mother moved to a remote town with her half-sister and completely quit the glitzy life. Her only wish was to see him get married and have children as soon as possible.

He is a traditional man. He loves Xin Ning deeply because of his emotional attachment. He knows that Xin Ning has become another woman, but he still can't let it go... If he is destined to spend the rest of his life with another woman, he feels that Xin Ning is right. Not without reason, Xiaoxu is the best target.That's why I went to Lingyun Mansion and got the invitation tonight.

As for how to develop with Xiaoxu in the future, I don't think much about it right now, it's best to let nature take its course.However, the muttering men and women in the kitchen really aroused his interest, and he was more convinced of his previous guess—the relationship between Tan Shaojie and Xiaoxu was extraordinary.

From Tan Shaojie entering the door, he greeted him generously, and when he spoke the first sentence, he completely understood that the man liked Xiao Xu, and he was determined to win.

But he also didn't understand, in this case, how could he be specially called to accompany Xiaoxu in Lingyun Building on Christmas night?
Ruxu came out of the kitchen and cleared her throat: "Just said, how could your key be with me? I didn't find it, so you can go?"

She was too merciless to drive people away, Tan Shaojie stroked his forehead and sighed, and walked in front of Yichen, "Brother, don't get me wrong. Although I have known Xiaoxu longer than you, it is purely a colleague relationship. She I happen to work in my law firm. For tonight's meal, you don't know how much Xiaoxu has spent, buying cookbooks, and humbly asking me for advice..."

"Master Tan -- have you finished?" Ruxu pulled out her voice and pushed him to the door, "Hurry up and find the key, maybe someone else will pick it up."

"I know, you don't need to urge me. I just explain to Brother Wang first, so as not to be misunderstood."

"I'll explain it myself, you hurry up and find a way to go home." She finally pushed him out of the door and exhaled.

Before the door was closed, Tan Shaojie and Wang Yichen's eyes met.It was at this moment of collision that the two men produced some kind of spark, an indescribable spark similar to a declaration of war.

Yichen put down the newspaper as if nothing had happened, and waited quietly for her to speak.

Ruxu sat down beside him in embarrassment, took a sip of tea, and then looked at him: "Tan Shaojie...he doesn't say a word seriously, he always likes to joke, don't take it seriously."

"Are you afraid that I will take it seriously?" Yichen saw her stunned, and couldn't help laughing, "Hehe, don't worry, I don't have to take it seriously, and it's not the first day we met. Besides, I remember you used ten The big word 'bad' has described him, this is what makes him special!"

"It's fine if you don't take it seriously. I'm honest. He taught me to cook this dinner. Although that person is hated in many ways, I really admire him in terms of cooking skills. Are you also surprised? Like It's a big surprise that someone like him who seems to only be able to eat, drink, and play can actually cook, and he can't find any dishes!"

Yichen silently stared into her eyes, he thought, she must not know that when Tan Shaojie was mentioned, those already beautiful eyes would sparkle and be extraordinarily moving...

"It was quite a surprise," he said.

"Isn't it!" Ruxu saw that he didn't care too much, his expression was calm as usual, and his heart hanging in mid-air fell back slightly. "Yichen, I remember you can also cook."

"Well, I only know simple dishes, not as good as Tan Shaojie."

"You underestimate yourself! Tan Shaojie's level may be mostly bragging. He said that he once saw the host teach a dish on a TV show, and he succeeded in the experiment the next day. He also said that his father thought it was a dish. A big meal ordered from the hotel. Do you believe it? Anyway, I don’t believe it.”

Yichen smiled, Thaksin.Some people are born with the ability to learn things very quickly. Tan Shaojie's talent should be of higher quality than the average person. Not to mention anything else, he can teach someone who doesn't know how to cook within a week. A teacher should not be underestimated.

"Yichen, when do you have time next time, let's study new dishes together!" When Ruxu said these words, her little heart was pounding hard, for fear of being rejected.

"Okay, you can come to my place when you are free." Yichen agreed, "I miss it very much. The last time you cooked with Xinning, I was attracted by the fragrance you made while playing the piano. thoughts."

"It's Xinning's credit. Why don't I ask Xinning out next weekend, and we, the Three Musketeers, will meet again."

"I'm afraid Shen Yitang won't agree."

"Then..." Ruxu thought for a while, "What if we invite Shen Yitang together? Are you willing to accept?"

Yichen looked at her, and the corners of his lips moved, "It's not a question of whether I accept it or not. Xinning has already accepted him, so I naturally welcome him."

Ruxu began to look forward to the early arrival of next weekend.

Time is the most wonderful thing in the world, sometimes it feels like it flies by, sometimes it feels like years.The days of waiting were the hardest. That night Ruxu had a dream, dreaming that she and Yichen walked into the wedding hall...

Tan Shaojie was going to show up at the office the next day. The young master is so kind. He can go to work if he wants to. If he doesn't want to come, he can just sleep at home.It's hard for Ruxu to turn a blind eye.However, in view of the "finding the key" incident last night, when she saw him, she couldn't look good.

In the morning, he invited her to his office with an excuse and personally delivered a cup of hot coffee. The real purpose was to spy on the military situation.

"Did Wang Yichen be satisfied with the dinner last time?" He seized the opportunity to ask.

"Very satisfied, and praised me as a genius." Ruxu handed him the information with a blank expression, "What about you? Did you find the key later?"

He grabbed the key on the table and shook it, pursing his lips: "Of course, otherwise how would you get in?"

The key is right?She was quite suspicious of fraud, but unfortunately there was no evidence.

"You talked for a long time? When did he go back?"

Ruxu pressed the document on the table with a "snap", leaned forward slightly, and aimed at his dark eyes. "Why should I tell you?"

"Because we are friends."

(End of this chapter)