Chapter 27 Twenty-six

He Tianliang was awakened by the cold water.He opened his eyes with a headache as if he had just been hit by a sap.The dim light from the bulb made the room look like an old photo without color aberration.He was in a daze, unable to figure out where he was or what time it was for a moment.There was a smell of food in the room, and the sound of cars passing by was faintly heard from the street outside. "Woke up?" Xiaocao's question made him recover from the chaotic state, and he lay on his bed.At this time, he also saw Xiaocao, who was putting a watering can for flowers on the table. The dripping water stains from the watering can extended from his pillow to the table. He judged that he was used by Xiaocao. This wakes up the water in the kettle.

"What time is it?" He Tianliang asked Xiaocao lazily with a splitting headache and his body limp as if he had lost all his muscles and bones.He felt that his mood was like the lights in this room, dim and gloomy, but he couldn't figure out why he was so depressed. "How much did you drink? It's past twelve o'clock in the evening." Only then did He Tianliang remember that he probably had a bottle of Erguotou in the morning, and he didn't know how much he drank. Anyway, he didn't know anything while drinking.He estimated that he might have drank more than one bottle, because he had experience in the past, and he would not be put down if he drank a bottle of Erguotou alone.

"Drink some tea first, wake up before eating." Xiaocao handed him a cup of strong tea. The temperature of the tea was just right, neither too cold nor too hot. He Tianliang drank a few sips of the tea and felt much refreshed.Suddenly remembered what happened with Sanli Baoya, and asked Xiaocao: "Is the matter over?" Xiaocao said: "The amount withdrawn at one time is too large, the bank is now adjusting the funds, and the processing will not be completed until the afternoon. When I came back, I saw you sleeping like a dead pig with your arms around the wine bottle."

He Tianliang said: "Is there a need for cash transfers with just a few dollars? This bank is too bad." He Tianliang got up from the bed and comforted himself: "It seems that I don't drink much, and I still know how to sleep on the bed. How many people drink too much and drink where." Xiaocao let out a "bah": "I still have the face to say it. When I came back, you were lying on the ground with one leg on the chair. At first I thought you were murdered. Later, Lao Wang and I The one who moved you to the bed." Lao Wang was their cook. He Tianliang sat down at the table, laughed and laughed at himself: "Man, it's rare to be drunk, and it's not good to be sober." He picked up his chopsticks while talking, and he felt really hungry just now.

Xiaocao sat across from her and also picked up her chopsticks. He Tianliang asked strangely, "You haven't eaten yet?" Xiaocao picked up a chopstick of minced garlic and water spinach and put it in his bowl: "I've been waiting for you, if I wasn't too hungry, I wouldn't have woken you up, and just let you fall asleep." He Tianliang felt ashamed, and gave her a chopstick: "What are you waiting for me? Eat first when you're hungry." Xiaocao didn't make a sound, and ate with big mouthfuls, it seemed that she was really hungry.Sanli Baoya finally broke up with them, He Tianliang couldn't help sighing when he thought of this.Xiaocao said: "Do you feel that you are not happy about breaking up with the couple because of the money?"

He Tianliang ate with a sullen head and didn't make a sound. Xiaocao said: "Let me tell you one thing, and you will understand a lot of truths. According to the rules of the bank, if you withdraw more than 40,000 yuan in cash at a time, you must give notice one day in advance. Today we have to withdraw more than a hundred thousand yuan at once, and the bank will of course do so." Can't come out. Guess where Sanli and the others transferred the money? They have opened the account a long time ago. I checked and found that the account belongs to Baoli Store. They have planned to break up with us a long time ago. The formalities have been completed, so today's event has been planned long ago, and we are still in the dark."

When He Tianliang heard this, his heart was cold. He really didn't expect that Baoya and Sanli would play such a trick with him. They were friends who grew up together and knew everything. "That's why, people nowadays don't recognize anything except money. Don't think about the friendship between friends and the loyalty of buddies. It's all good-sounding, useless nonsense." He Tianliang was extremely depressed, he had nothing to say, and pretended to be immersed in eating, but he didn't know what the food was. Xiaocao was silent for a while, then suddenly asked him: "You said this morning that you wanted to marry me, and I agreed, and you are financially capable now, so tell me, when will you marry me, and how will you marry me?"

He Tianliang looked up at her and saw that she didn't look like she was joking, so he said, "Are you really willing to follow me?" Xiaocao blushed, but still said firmly: "Is it true that I can say that? How can I say such things casually!" He Tianliang stretched out his right hand, Xiaocao hesitated for a moment, understood what he meant, stretched out his hand too, and put it on his hand.He Tianliang held her hand and said: "I swear to God, as long as Lu Xiaocao is willing to marry me, everything about me will belong to her. To die in the same year, same month, and same day."

Xiaocao said: "What are you doing? Are you begging me? Nonsense. Listen to me, I swear to God, He Tianliang married me, I will treat him wholeheartedly, share joys and sorrows with him, grow old forever, this life, this life and forever No separation. I have absolutely no second thoughts about him. If he betrays me, I will kill him and commit suicide. If I betray him, he will kill me and find someone better than me." He Tianliang said: "This condition is quite favorable to me. Just tell me, when and how to do it, I will listen to you." Xiaocao said: "Okay, wait until I think it over before I tell you, let's eat first."

He Tianliang was in a good mood, got up and found a bottle of Moutai from the counter, and said, "If you don't drink something today, it will be meaningless to drink any wine in this life." Xiaocao snatched the Moutai wine with her hands: "This is fake wine, is it auspicious to drink fake wine today?" He said and took out a bottle of red wine from the counter, "This is Qingdao fine wine red wine, you should drink this kind of wine today. "As he spoke, he uncorked the bottle, found two goblets, and poured a glass of red wine for each of them. He Tianliang raised his glass and said, "Cheers to our future."

Xiaocao also raised his wine glass to clink with him and said, "Cheers to the future as well as the present." The two of you came and went, and drank a bottle of wine in a while.Xiaocao took out two more bottles, and the two continued to drink.He Tianliang said: "Think about that matter quickly, and do it as soon as you have money when you think about it, but don't wait until you have no money to do things again, and don't blame me if you are wronged by then." Xiaocao said: "I've thought about it a long time ago, and I'll tell you later. Come on, drink first, I'll drink enough with you today." He Tianliang said: "This wine is very sweet, it's good for women, but not enough for men." Xiaocao blushed and said, "Okay, you can't drink anymore, forget about how drunk you are today." He Tianliang said: "A thousand cups of wine is less than a bosom friend, you are my bosom friend, no matter how much you drink, you won't get drunk." Xiaocao said: "Your tongue is already big, and you still say you can't get drunk." He Tianliang said: "It's not my tongue that's getting bigger, it's your tongue that's getting bigger. If you don't believe me, look, where is my tongue getting bigger?" He stretched out his tongue for Xiaocao to see. Xiaocao also stuck out her tongue and said, "Look, is my tongue too big?" He Tianliang got up and went over, held her head and said: "Let me look carefully, is it too big or not." He put Xiaocao's tongue in his mouth.Xiaocao's tongue has the mellow aroma of wine, and He Tianliang feels that the best wine in the world is not as good as this taste.Xiaocao groaned, trying to push him away, but instead connected him more closely. He Tianliang picked up Xiaocao, and Xiaocao's arms hung around his neck. He Tianliang felt her softness and warmth, his blood was flooding, his head was swollen, and he was drowsy and erratic. Xiaocao lay on the bed like a He Tianliang realized that this boat would be his home and his destination from now on.He embraced his new home with all his strength, embraced his future, and wished he could put everything he had into this home.The strong wind set off huge waves one after another, and the boat drifted in the wind and waves, as if unable to withstand the ravages of the storm, the small boat began to moan in pain, as if it was about to be smashed to pieces in the strong wind and waves and sink into the depths of the sea. The storm gradually calmed down, Xiaocao cried, He Tianliang panicked, hugged Xiaocao tightly in his arms, kissed her hair bun and comforted her softly: "Don't blame me, I really love you so much." Xiaocao said softly, "You hurt me." He Tianliang felt that the bottom was wet, and when he stood up, he saw the bright red blood stains like blossoming rhododendrons.He licked the tear stains on Xiaocao's face, his heart was soft and sour, and he couldn't help crying, his tears melted with Xiaocao's tears, salty. The sky dawned quietly, and the window seeped into the hazy milky white.Xiaocao was sleeping soundly on his arm, her hair was a little messy, her face was flushed, and beads of sweat were slightly oozing from her delicate nose.He Tianliang stayed up almost all night, his arms were sore, he didn't dare to move for fear of waking Xiaocao. "Boss, boss, can you open today?" Chef Lao Wang was calling outside.He Tianliang was afraid of waking Xiaocao up, so he didn't dare to respond, but Xiaocao was awakened, and instinctively pulled the quilt to cover his body.He Tianliang was so angry that he wanted to scold Lao Wang, but Xiaocao pressed his mouth and whispered into his ear: "Tell him I'm going home, we won't be open today, let's take a day off." He Tianliang yelled outside: "Xiaocao has gone home, I still have something to do today, I have a day off today, and my salary is still paid." When Lao Wang heard that today was a holiday and the salary was paid, he happily agreed and left, and the courtyard door closed with a bang.Xiaocao followed suit and found that He Tianliang was looking at her, blushing and ordered: "Turn around, don't look at her wickedly." He Tianliang turned his head obediently, when Xiaocao's voice of putting on clothes came from behind.After a while, Xiaocao said, "That's enough." He Tianliang turned around, and Xiaocao was already fully dressed. "Get up too." He Tianliang barely slept last night, but this time he felt sleepy and wanted to sleep again.Xiaocao pulled back the quilt on him, and looked at him with a giggle.He Tianliang pretended to be aggrieved and protested: "Don't let me see you, just look at me?" Xiaocao plausibly said: "I just want to take a good look at you, who made you so bad." He Tianliang salivated and spread his limbs: "Anyway, it's all yours, you can see as much as you want." Xiaocao glanced at his crotch, blushed like a persimmon in autumn, and cursed: "You bastard is really bad," and then covered him with a quilt, "If you are sleepy, go to sleep, I will Go wash up." He Tianliang got up from the bed and began to put on his clothes. Xiaocao asked strangely, "Why didn't you sleep?" He Tianliang said: "I suddenly remembered that I still have important things to do today, so I can't sleep." Xiaocao said, "What's the matter?" He Tianliang said: "It's all about the two of us, I'll tell you slowly in a while." After getting dressed and washing up, she saw Xiaocao closed the door in her own room and didn't know what she was doing. He Tianliang knocked on the door: "Xiaocao, what are you doing?" Xiaocao said, "Wait a minute, it will be fine in a while." He Tianliang waited a little anxiously, but he didn't dare to press any more. He was so uncomfortable waiting outside, so he went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.He fried four eggs in oil, sprinkled them with castor sugar, and divided them between two plates.I fried a few more slices of steamed buns, thinking that Xiaocao loves to drink millet porridge, so I wanted to make some porridge, but I couldn’t find millet after searching everywhere. I was searching inside and out, but Xiaocao came out and called him: "Dawn, what are you doing?" When He Tianliang heard her calling "Tianliang" instead of calling him "Brother He", he was taken aback at first, but then he was relieved, and he truly felt that they were no longer the vague relationship between friends and lovers that they used to have. . He Tianliang responded, "I'll get you something to eat, and you'll be ready soon." Xiaocao followed the sound to the kitchen and saw that he had already prepared fried eggs and steamed buns, so she said, "You go and wait, I will make it." When He Tianliang turned his head, he felt a bright light in front of his eyes, like a ray of sunlight shining into the kitchen and directly melting into his heart.Xiaocao has been groomed and dressed. In the early summer, she wore a lake blue dress that reminded me of the blue and refreshing sky. Her hair was fluffed over her shoulders like a starry waterfall, and her face was lightly applied with makeup, like pear blossoms in spring. , the light behind her outlined a golden outline for her slim figure. "Hey, I thought the fairy had come down to earth." He Tianliang praised sincerely. "Okay, stop being silly, what are you doing? Make the kitchen look like a devil has entered the village." Xiaocao was a little shy, but she couldn't escape her true colors as a housewife and restaurant proprietress, watching in amazement being tossed by He Tianliang A messy kitchen. "I want to cook some millet porridge for you, but I can't find any rice." Xiaocao pushed him outside: "Forget it, you'd better save it for later performance, let's do nothing today, rest and play for a day." He Tianliang was reluctant to part with the fried eggs and steamed buns he made: "I've almost made it, let's talk about it after eating." Xiaocao said: "Don't eat it, eat it outside, and put it in the refrigerator for supper." He Tianliang had no choice but to obey her.Back in the house, Xiaocao frantically picked out clothes for He Tianliang that could match her attire. He Tianliang said, "Today, let's get down to business first. I'll play with you for a day when we're done going up the mountain and down the river." Xiaocao picked out the suit that He Tianliang wore when he opened the business, and when he heard that he wanted to do something serious, he stopped and asked, "What serious business do you want to do?" He Tianliang said, "Go and register." Xiaocao silently adjusted the slightly crumpled suit, but did not show due enthusiasm.Her performance made He Tianliang uneasy, and he suddenly found that he couldn't guess Xiaocao's mind with his own intelligence.He had no choice but to ask stupidly: "Did you hear what I said? Do you have any thoughts? What do you mean..." Xiaocao said softly: "Do you feel that you did what I did to you last night? If you don't register with me, you won't be able to live with your conscience? If so, there is no need to rush to register. I am responsible for what I have done. I never do what I don't want to do." He Tianliang listened carefully to what she said, and thought for a while before he roughly understood what she meant. He grabbed her shoulders and explained: "Look where you thought, I sincerely want to give you the rest of my life. If you don't dislike me, follow me to register, if you think that I have been in prison, and I am married again, and I am not worthy of you, then I have nothing to say." Xiaocao pursed her lips and said happily: "Don't talk so badly, act like it's true, if I dislike you, you can still take advantage of me? Don't even think about it. Don't think about it, hurry up and wear it. Good clothes, what to do." He Tianliang changed into his suit obediently, and when Xiaocao adjusted his collar, he continued to ask: "Then when will you register with me?" Xiaocao said, "It's up to you, whenever you want." He Tianliang said, "Then I said I will go today." Xiaocao said casually, "Is this matter so important to you?" He Tianliang thought to himself, this matter is not only important to me, but it is also important to you, but when Xiaocao asked him a question, he felt a kind of carelessness, which chilled his enthusiasm, and he lost his relationship with her. Interest in discussing this topic further. Xiaocao saw that he was a little embarrassed, put on a flat suit for him, and said, "Don't worry, I already belong to you. As long as you don't change your mind, I can still run away? The registration will wait later. Can't you wait?" He Tianliang said: "Wait, of course. You can do whatever you want. I have no other intentions. From now on, I have a responsibility to you. I will never let you down." Xiaocao pushed him to go out: "Okay, you only think about responsibility. I will take responsibility for mine. You don't owe me anything. I'm not your creditor. Let's go, I'm hungry." When he arrived in the yard, He Tianliang asked in confusion, "Do you have any other ideas? Otherwise, why don't you want to register with me?" Xiaocao turned around and locked the door, and said, "Don't you even understand this? Loving someone is not the same thing as marrying someone." He Tianliang asked nervously: "Then you mean you can't marry me?" Xiaocao said: "Didn't you just say that you will be responsible for me in the future? Tell you, I am afraid that you will be responsible for me, so I can't register with you now. When the conditions are ripe, I can't forgive you if you don't register. " He Tianliang made her speak ignorantly, and stood there in a daze.Xiaocao pulled him out of the courtyard, locked the courtyard door again, and saw him standing in a daze when he turned around, took his arm and dragged him away: "Let's go, my good brother, come with me to Yuquan Mountain to offer incense today. I have to burn a few sticks of incense for Lafayette, and beg him to bless us with happiness in this life."