Berry Muffins

21

Perhaps it was because Tao Lan's secret smile was too obvious, Lu Yuqing couldn't help but leaned over to read it. When he saw the horse monkey shochu manga in Tao Lan's hand, he was all over the place. I was startled.

Obviously Tao Lan hadn't asked anything yet, so he started to explain.

"This book belongs to my sister." Lu Yuqing coughed lightly, "She definitely put it here after reading it."

Tao Lan pursed her lips and smiled lightly: "Oh..."

Lu Yuqing narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Tao Lan for a while, then quickly took the book from his hand and put it back in its original place, and then stretched out his hand to pinch his cheek.

"you should go to bed."

He obviously changed the subject.

Tao Lan rubbed his cheeks and nodded obediently.

Lu Yuqing's bedroom was unexpectedly bright and warm, and it was obvious at a glance that it was definitely not designed by him.The house he rented in S city is obviously industrial cold...

But Tao Lan really liked it, and felt that the person who designed this bedroom must have put his heart into it.

Lu Yuqing seemed to see the doubt in Tao Lan's eyes, rubbed his hair and started talking to himself.

"My sister later rebuilt the bedroom for me. She learned this herself."

Tao Lan pursed her lips and smiled, echoing, "Very beautiful."

"Don't you think it's naive?" Lu Yuqing rarely showed a look of disgust.

"How naive." Tao Lan retorted, "It's very warm. It feels like a lot of oranges..."

Lu Yuqing smiled and said, "How can you describe it like that."

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Tao Lan has always been a person who doesn't recognize the bed. After all, he has slept on that small broken wooden bed for so many years, and he is basically a guy who can fall asleep when he touches the pillow.

The mattress in the guest room is made of Simmons, which is soft. After lying down, the whole person feels like sinking.Tao Lan soon fell asleep sleepily.

Tao Lan doesn't have the habit of turning off his phone when he sleeps. He has replaced his previous 6s, which always had a black screen and automatically shuts down, and replaced it with a new phone with a higher price-performance ratio.He obviously didn't have the habit of sleeping in late, but he didn't know why he unexpectedly slept until almost noon on the first night of staying at Lu Yuqing's house.

If it wasn't for the incessant ringing of the phone that woke him up, he might have been able to sleep until noon.

Tao Lan was still comfortably nestled in the bed, reaching out to the bedside table for a while to find his mobile phone.He was so dazed that he pressed the answer button without seeing who was calling him.

"Hello..." Tao Lan felt his voice floating in the air.

"Morning." It was Zhou Linchuan's voice.

Tao Lan lay back on the bed with the phone in hand, rubbed his eyes subconsciously: "Zhou Linchuan?"

"Hmm." Zhou Linchuan's voice sounded slightly distorted on the phone, "Are you still sleeping?"

Tao Lan: "Ah, yes... I just woke up."

"Oh." Zhou Linchuan was silent for a while, and then said, "Are you at home now? My mother made some more dumplings. If you don't mind, I'll bring them over for you."

He paused, and added: "It's quite delicious."

"Ah..." Tao Lan regained consciousness at this moment, "Thank you."

Zhou Linchuan had met Tao Lan near his aunt's house before, so when the place was about to be demolished, he specifically asked Tao Lan about the house.

Tao Lan didn't hide it from him, he just said that he was kicked out by his uncle, and now he is staying at a friend's house.Tao Lan didn't intend to tell him that he lived in Lu Yuqing's house, but Zhou Linchuan guessed it somehow.

As for the exact address, Zhou Linchuan only knew it because he wanted to mail something to him.

In fact, the contact between them has not been frequent in the past six months. The university that Zhou Linchuan attended said it was not close or far, but it still required a high-speed train to go back and forth.Moreover, he is not a person who talks a lot, and every time he says a few words of greeting, there will be no further text.

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"But no need, I'm not at home now." Tao Lan yawned slowly, with some physiological tears oozing from the end of his eyes.

Zhou Linchuan: "It's the same if I bring it over at night."

Tao Lan: "That's not what I mean. I mean I won't be here during the Chinese New Year."

"?" Zhou Linchuan was silent for a while before asking uncertainly, "Have you returned to your hometown?"

Tao Lan thought for a while and decided to tell the truth: "I'm at Brother Lu's house now, and he said that it's too deserted for me to celebrate the New Year alone."

Zhou Linchuan was silent for a longer time, so long that Tao Lan wondered if he hung up the phone before hearing his voice again.

Zhou Linchuan: "If you stay in S City, it won't be deserted."

Tao Lan was puzzled: "Huh?"

"You can also come to my house to celebrate the New Year." Zhou Linchuan said suddenly, "In that case, you can also taste the dumplings made by my mother."

Tao Lan smiled softly when he heard this, and expressed his thanks again.

"That would be too troublesome for you." In fact, he is not used to celebrating the New Year alone...

"If you're at his house, do you want to share a room with him?" Zhou Linchuan asked suddenly.Although he didn't name him, he knew that he was referring to Lu Yuqing.

"No need." Tao Lan stretched slightly, eyes sleepy, "I live in the guest room."

Zhou Linchuan: "Oh."

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Unexpectedly, Lu Yuqing's sister returned home in a hurry the next afternoon.She is tall and beautiful, her facial features are somewhat similar to Lu Yuqing's but softer, and her lively eyes add a bit of cunning to her.

Lu Mowei seemed to have brought gifts for everyone, and was enjoying themselves in the living room. When she raised her eyes and saw Tao Lan who was following Lu Yuqing downstairs, she was surprised at first, but then became a little happy in a moment.

When I got closer, I realized that she was feeling sorry for buying an extra gift.

In this way, Tao Lan was stuffed with a beautifully packaged gift that didn't look cheap, and he thanked him nervously.

Lu Mowei looked at Tao Lan with a smile, and then went to harass her younger brother.

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"Where did you abduct this little cutie? You just brought it home like this? Tsk tsk tsk who said that you don't fall in love and just be single..." Her voice was very low, probably only Lu Yuqing and her can hear.

Although Tao Lan was a little curious, he was also embarrassed to eavesdrop. He held a frozen pear handed to him by Lu's mother and slowly gnawed on it, looking a little absent-minded.

Lu Yuqing just smiled and didn't explain too much. He only said that Lu Mowei had misunderstood. He took Tao Lan home for the New Year because he didn't want to see the child stay alone in S City.

Lu Mowei raised her delicate eyebrows, and said in a sad tone, "It's not like that."

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Later, Tao Lan finally met Lu Yuqing's elder brother Lu Mingzhi who was much older than him.The two brothers don't look very much alike. To be precise, Lu Mingzhi looks more like Lu's father, while Lu Yuqing and Lu Mowei look more like Lu's mother.But if they stand together, they can still be seen as brothers at a glance.

Compared with the gentle Lu Yuqing and the eccentric Lu Mowei, Lu Mingzhi is much more serious, perhaps because he became a family, he looks very cold.

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The Lu family did not have a tradition of visiting relatives and friends for dinner, they just set up a date to entertain relatives and friends at the hotel and it was over.Lu Yuqing wanted to ask Tao Lan to go with him, but Tao Lan was a little embarrassed.After all, those tables were all relatives of the Lu family, it would be even more strange if he sat at the main table...

Lu Yuqing didn't want to force him, but just rubbed Tao Lan's hair, and said in a warm voice, "Then ask Aunt Chen to cook something delicious for you. If you're tired, go to bed first. We might not know when we finish eating." .”

Tao Lan nodded sensibly, saying it was okay.

Aunt Chen cooked dumplings for Tao Lan that night, and Tao Lan couldn't resist eating more.

The small gift that Lu Mowei gave him was actually a very expensive perfume. Its sweet taste is more suitable for girls, and it has a light and pleasant citrus fragrance.Would it be too extravagant if it was used to spray the wardrobe, Tao Lan thought silently in his heart.

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Although Tao Lan is a reserved guest, he is still very polite, and the Lu family is indeed easy to get along with.Even Lu Mingzhi, the eldest brother of the Lu family who looks the most serious, is actually quite talkative inside.

Compared with Tao Lan's leisurely and happy vacation with nothing to do, Lu Yuqing's itinerary is actually quite a lot.

After all, he studied in City F from kindergarten to high school. Even though his old classmates and friends went all over the place for the university exams, they would take the time to get together in the past few days after returning home for the Chinese New Year.

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"Barbecue?" Tao Lan put down the comic book in his hand and looked at Lu Yuqing curiously.

"Yes, we have dinner with old friends, you can go with me, and I will show you to try the barbecue at my house." Lu Yuqing said with a smile, "They are all young people, so you don't have to be nervous."

"Is it okay if I take care of the food?" Tao Lan blinked and asked seriously.

Lu Yuqing nodded: "Of course."

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Although it was really cold outside, I got into the car as soon as I went out and drove all the way to the door of the barbecue shop. When I entered, it was warm and warm.Tao Lan felt that the down jacket she was wearing was a bit redundant...

After entering the store, he took off his coat like Lu Yuqing, revealing the light-colored round-neck sweater inside.The sweater inside was chosen by Lu Yuqing with him, at least he is no longer so childish.

Although Tao Lan is a little taller than when he was in high school, he still can't get rid of the childishness on his body, and his face is round and always too small.

The decoration of this barbecue restaurant looks ordinary, but it is said that the taste is very good. Lu Yuqing and his group of friends are used to eating here.They booked a small box in the store, and they walked all the way in and almost reached the end.

When Lu Yuqing pushed open the door of the box, the people inside looked out in unison.Tao Lan silently counted and found that there were quite a lot of people...