The cold wind is blowing. For Chengdu, winter has begun after the National Day.
Qin Ren carried the lunch box and looked at the growing number of fallen leaves in the courtyard of the community. He zipped up his coat and walked out of the community. He saw that the pedestrians on the road were also walking in a hurry. You could judge the weather conditions just by looking at their clothes.
Especially women's clothing.
Women love to wear boots in cold weather. Long boots, short boots, and Martin boots. Windbreakers are also essential autumn and winter items. Qin Ren looked at the women who were the first to put on seasonal clothes and walked in the slightly bleak street.
On the street, what I thought about was not their swaying legs under the hem of their windbreakers, but Yu Ling'er, who sneezed from time to time during this period.
Although the weather got warmer during the National Day, Qin Ren couldn't help but worry every time Da Sheer sneezed in the days before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
After all, it is so frequent that using "snake sensing" seems a little unreasonable.
"Ling'er."
"Ah, come on...ahju!"
"..."
The more he worried, the more he got worried. As soon as Qin Ren walked into the convenience store, he heard cute noises at the front desk.
…
"Brother Qin is here?"
At this time, another clerk was sitting at the table by the window, eating a bowl of oden for lunch. When he saw Qin Ren come in, he immediately wiped his mouth and said hello cheerfully:
"What delicious food will you bring to Sister Ling'er today?"
“There are sweet and sour pork loin, cold loofah tips, and mixed mushroom soup.”
"Wow."
The clerk was obviously a foodie, and little stars appeared in his eyes at that time:
"Brother Qin, your skills are so good~"
"It's not me, my family made it. Let's eat some together?"
"No, no, no."
Although he was a little greedy, the clerk still waved his hands knowingly and pointed at Yu Ling'er, who was helping customers check out in front of the counter and peeking over here from time to time:
"You'd better go to the lounge with Sister Ling'er to eat quickly. I'm just full."
The clerk said and ran to the counter to take over. Yu Ling'er entered the lounge with Qin Ren as usual and closed the door. Qin Ren put the lunch box on the table. As soon as he sat on the chair, his butt was kicked by his girlfriend.
A kick.
"?"
"It's such a big lump, I can't even get through it."
Yu Ling'er caressed his temples gently and said to him playfully:
"Go, sit over there."
The lounge area is not spacious, which is a disadvantage if you have a tall and big boyfriend.
Of course, there are many benefits. Yu Ling'er still likes the feeling of being hugged by the bad guy's strong arms...
…
"It's cold today. Let's drink some hot soup to warm our stomach."
"You drink first, I'm fine."
"I heard you sneezing as soon as I came in. Are you okay? By the way, why don't you turn on the air conditioner in your store?"
"The store manager refused, saying it was only October and there was no need."
"Whether you need it or not depends on the situation. Our company is open. You are standing there in the cold weather. Every time a customer comes in, a cold wind blows in your face when you open the door. What should you do if you catch a cold?"
"I talked about the cold again... I told you not to worry, we snakes won't get sick..."
That being said, which woman in first love wouldn't like the feeling of being cared about by her boyfriend.
But I like it anyway. After Yu Ling'er took a small sip, he held the soup bowl in his left hand and tapped the edge of the bowl with his right index finger while raising his bright almond eyes to look at Qin Ren:
"Hey, let me tell you..."
"Huh? What?"
"It's nothing."
Yu Ling'er lowered her eyelids, stared into the bowl, and blew on the chopped green onions in the soup noodles:
"I just want to say, that Xiao Yang."
"who?"
"It's the young girl outside who often talks to you..."
"Oh, her name is Xiao Yang."
Qin Ren nodded, then shook his head:
"What's wrong with that girl? It's good to be familiar with it. Working in a convenience store is better than being introverted."
"What's so good..."
He actually helped Xiao Yang to speak. Yu Ling'er put down the bowl, rested his elbows on the table, and held his soft face in his palms:
"She is very bad. She calls other people's boyfriends Brother Qin and so on..."
"?"
Qin Ren didn't get it for a while. After thinking about it for a while, it seemed that everyone around him called him "Brother Qin". Only a certain rabbit in At Cui who had been in the sunny period for a long time would say "Brother Qin" every time.
Ground fever.
"All right."
Qin Ren chuckled, moved his chair over, held Da Snake in his arms and sat there, rubbing her ears with the tip of his nose:
"I've been jealous again for a long time."
"Not jealous."
Yu Ling'er sat sideways on his legs, twisting and refusing to admit it, her eyes suddenly became more worried:
"Qin Ren, I'm not the kind of petty girlfriend mentioned on the Internet, like Xiao Yang... I'm just complaining. Even if she calls you that again in the future, I won't cause trouble for her, let alone you.
…”
Yu Ling'er pursed her lips and raised her head seriously:
"I'll be good."
"Hahaha…"
Seeing her carefully explaining for a long time, Qin Ren finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"why are you laughing."
Doesn't he still believe it? Yu Ling'er frowned dissatisfied and puffed out her chest:
"Maybe it happens occasionally. After all, it's my first time being a girlfriend... But no matter what, as the leader of a sect, I still have a lot of ambition."
"oh?"
Qin Ren stopped smiling when he heard this:
"really?"
"really!"
"Okay, let's check it first."
"Eh? How do I check...ah~!"
As soon as Yu Ling'er finished speaking, she felt a cold wind blowing into her collar. Just as she was wondering, another wave of warmth began to spread from her collarbone. Then she lowered her head and discovered that a big hand was secretly pushing into her collar.
"lecher!"
Yu Ling'er's voice trembled slightly, her pretty face turned red instantly, and her ears were as hot as fire:
"You...you are so bad!"
She'er, who has been practicing for thousands of years, has never experienced this. The kiss between the Taoist couple already made Yu Ling'er feel that she had taken a huge step.
Who would have thought that Qin Ren was much faster than her and suddenly started to do those embarrassing things that Yu Ling'er had only read about in books before.
"As expected of the sect master, he has a broad mind."
The red-faced Yu Ling'er's eyes were filled with waves, she bit her lip and glared at him:
"Is this how you check..."
"There is no way, the sect master's mind is really not serious, so..."
"Pooh!"
Being beaten down by the most dishonest person, Yu Ling'er was so embarrassed that he could not speak. He glanced at the door of the lounge and said angrily:
"If you want to cause trouble... why don't you change the place?"
"Don't worry, the door is locked."
"No, you...hey~"
"Since you said you would be good, then you must be good. Please keep your word..."
…
"Good Ling'er, I like you."
"Qin Ren..."
"..."
"~~!~~!…"
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Outside the window, it started to rain again.
The lounge of the convenience store is as warm as spring.
The reason is, of course, that some people are bad and some snakes are good.
However, compared to the snake tribe, some other creatures are not so well-behaved.
Such as fox.
…
"Phew! Go away!"
"Meow!"
"Disobedient! Go away!"
"Meow..."
…
When my brother is away, my master is away, and Sister Qing'er is away, lunch at home will always be eaten relatively quickly.
After all, there was no one to chat with, and a certain spirit beast was a ruthless food machine.
So after finishing lunch early, classmate Yu Yourong was ready to reveal the little secret that he had hidden for a long time, and to confirm it before the special day tomorrow.
However, when Yu Yourong dug out the storage box with a small lock from under the sofa, he saw a furry ball lying on it, and the fabric storage box had been used as a cat scratching post at some point.
A lot of tatters appeared.
"Yao Yao!"
"What's wrong?"
"Shut Tuantuan to the balcony!"
"Okay~"
"Meow?"
It's been a long time since I've watched Tuan Tuan get punished, and I just feel that this guy has been quite arrogant recently. As an early enemy of the Qin family, the current Master Shangxian still enjoys watching Tuan Tuan get punished occasionally.
Ever since, the drama of Pixiu vs Nine-Tails started with a flurry of excitement.
Little Snake'er naturally didn't care much about the battle situation, but after checking the storage box immediately, he stroked his chest and let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it has not been caught, and the little secret inside that I have been working on for a long time is naturally intact.
All that's left is to wait.
…
"Okay, the stupid fox has been suppressed by me."
The spirit beast clapped its little hands and showed off its power when it came back from the balcony. When it saw Yu Yourong sitting on the sofa, staring blankly at the clock on the wall with a rare silly look, it sat next to her and pinched her chest:
"Xiaoyu, what are you doing? Are you suffering from food poisoning?"
"I'm waiting for tomorrow."
"What is there to wait for tomorrow? Qin Ren said, tomorrow will be tomorrow, day after day, and there will be endless descendants."
"..."
What a mess, Yu Yourong shook his head:
"Actually, tomorrow is an important...um...holiday."
"What holiday is it?"
"It's...Qin Ren..."
"Valentine's Day?"
"...No, it's nothing, I remembered it wrong."
Classmate Yu Yourong finally decided not to reveal it to others for the time being. So far, she and Sister Qing'er were the only ones who knew that tomorrow was Qin Ren's birthday. In order to "grab the spotlight" smoothly, she had better keep a low profile for the time being.
…
Looking at the hands on the wall clock, Little Snake's complex emotions were throbbing. He was not very focused on anything for the rest of the day. He also made dinner relatively simple, a pot of polenta and a plate of tiger.
Peel green peppers and a plate of fried peanuts.
Although it was a simple meal, the taste was still praised by my brother.
Yourong is very happy, after all, she is a snake that is easily satisfied.
"Brother, when will Master get off work?"
"Oh, I can't get off."
While Qin Ren played rock, paper, scissors with Luo Yao, he looked worriedly at the rain outside:
"It's said that a colleague who was changing shifts collided with a delivery battery. Not to mention leaving get off work, he may have to work night shift."
"ah…"
The apprentice still felt sorry for the master. When he worked overtime during the Mid-Autumn Festival and was wronged by customers, Yu Yourong privately tried to persuade the master to stop working.
However, Master is very determined. The long-term goal is to take care of the family, and the short-term goal is to earn money to buy a mobile phone.
"But in this case, the store manager will definitely have to pay more, that's okay."
Those who don't have money are fine, but the main reason is that the darker the sky, the colder it is outside. At 11 o'clock in the evening, Qin Ren feels cold even while sitting on the sofa watching TV.
Especially when the cold-blooded Pixiu is still in his arms.
"Xiao Bingtuozi, get down here."
"Qin Ren, you dislike me again."
"I want you to go down and close the balcony door."
After closing the sliding door, even if Pixiu sat on it again, he would feel much better. This shows how much the temperature dropped tonight.
"By the way, change the white pantyhose you are wearing into black ones."
"Why."
Has Qin Ren changed the taste? Is he going to eat chocolate flavor tonight when he pretends to dream about eating her feet?
"Black absorbs heat and can keep you warm. Go quickly."
"oh…"
Luo Yao went down again, while Qin Ren went to his sister's bedroom, chose a windbreaker from her closet, then made some gestures on her chest, and chose a looser one.
"Yourong, let me go to the store and take a look. I will send some clothes to your master by the way."
"Hmm, I just made soy milk. You can send it to Master as well."
"You are still careful."
Qin Ren gave a thumbs up, filled a thermos cup with soy milk, and went out with his clothes and umbrella.
"Brother, it's cold outside. Come back as soon as you leave." The worried little Snake'er leaned against the door frame like a watchful stone and told Qin Ren.
"Oh, I see."
Qin Ren said that he knew, and Yu Yourong felt relieved. He returned to the room and sat on the sofa obediently, watching the TV absentmindedly, but his eyes were more frequent than during the day, and he was also paying attention to the clock on the wall more nervously and nervously.
Tick tock…
Tick tock…
Time passed so slowly. Classmate Yu Yourong waited and waited anxiously. It was 11:30 and his brother was not back yet.
Estimate the distance. If it rains, it's normal to go slower.
So classmate Yu Yourong suppressed a little excitement and nervousness and continued to wait.
Tick tock…
Tick tock…
11:35.
11:38.
11:40.
He hasn't come back yet.
Classmate Yu Yourong couldn't sit still. From this time, Qin Ren must have set off from the convenience store before he had the chance to rush home at 12 o'clock, which was his birthday.
After realizing such a strict time requirement, Yu Yourong naturally couldn't take the risk. He licked his lips helplessly, gritted his teeth, and finally decided to go to the convenience store on his own initiative.
As long as she runs faster, she can definitely make it there.
Of course, if you are lucky and can "go in both directions" with your brother, it will be no problem.
The consequence of doing this is nothing more than feeling a little embarrassed in front of Master.
After all, for a practitioner who has no idea about age, Xiao Snake'er has never paid so much attention to a person's birthday, including himself and his master.
But it didn't matter now. Classmate Yu Yourong just did what she said, pulled out the storage box from under the sofa bed, stuffed the "little secret" she had prepared for a long time into her arms, and ran out.
As the saying goes, you make a mistake while you are busy. When you run downstairs, you suddenly remember that it is still raining. Yu Yourong has no choice but to admit that he is unlucky. It takes a lot of time to go up and down the elevator.
Fortunately, no matter how heavy the rain is this season, it won't be too heavy. The little snake hugged the things in his arms a little tighter, and then ran straight to the convenience store, counting the time while running, his little head excited.
What emerged were the various possible expressions that her brother would show when she said "Happy Birthday".
surprise.
stunned.
Or he might tease her as expected.
Or simply look blank without regaining consciousness.
…
Little Snake's heart was pounding, and the corners of her lips could not help but rise. She imagined a lot, but she never thought that when she actually ran to the convenience store, what she saw on her brother's face from a distance was
An expression she couldn't understand.
I can't understand his gentle smile.
I can't understand the love in his eyes.
I can't understand his passionate kiss.
What he couldn't understand the most was the figure he was holding in his arms, the figure he was most familiar with but who was now so unfamiliar.