cast a peach

When Zhao Guangshui came back, Tan Mingli had already been home for a while.

It's been a long time since I had this...the experience of having someone at home when I came back.

Zhao Guangshui pursed his lips, feeling a little sore in his heart, lowered his eyes, tucked his hair behind his ears, and said softly, "Sister Li, I'm back."

"Little water."

The woman turned her head when she heard the sound, her eyes lit up, then she quickly calmed down, and nodded to her: "You are back."

She stood up and walked towards Zhao Guangshui, with a gentle and quiet tone: "Are you hungry? Is it cold outside? I left rice for you and warmed it in the pot. You can eat it now. The temperature should be just right."

The woman's posture is calm and relaxed, her tone of voice and eyes are gentle, with the kind of care unique to elders, not affectionate, but not alienating, every inch from head to toe fits just right, it seems that even the strands of hair are well-groomed Retiring will be a man.

It was as if nothing had happened between them.

Zhao Guangshui's heart was even more sour, but Sister Li was so nonchalant, she was unwilling to reveal her true thoughts, and seemed to care too much.

She nodded and said, "Okay."

After eating, Zhao Guangshui came out of the kitchen after washing the dishes, and found that Tan Mingli was concentrating on playing with something in the living room. After hesitating for a long time, she walked over and asked softly:

"Sister, do you need help?"

Tan Mingli was decorating the Christmas tree. The floor was strewn with colored lights, ribbons, glittering little stars and bells, and many gift boxes that hadn't been wrapped in time.

She knelt on the floor, holding a ribbon in her hand, and was about to hang it on the Christmas tree. She seemed to be slightly taken aback when she heard this, and then smiled very gently. She didn't refuse, but just nodded and said:

"Then I will trouble you, Xiao Shui."

So Zhao Guangshui knelt down beside her, quietly picked up the lanterns and strung them carefully.

The headlights were turned on in the room, and it was a warm yellowish color, which made Tan Mingli feel warm when it hit Tan Mingli's body.Because indoors, she only wore a white cashmere sweater with a high collar, her hair was pulled up casually, and a pair of shallow pupils under her long eyelashes were clear and graceful. She knelt on the plush carpet, and she looked very... ...gentleness.

Under the dark brown skirt are naked calves, and the ankles are especially delicate and beautiful. When Zhao Guangshui lowers his head, he can even see the light blue blood vessels under the woman's snow-white skin.

Zhao Guangshui couldn't help but look a few more times, fearing that Tan Mingli would find out, he moved his eyes away in a panic, not daring to look again, so he had to force himself to concentrate and concentrate on dealing with the lantern in his hand.

Finally tied up the lanterns and trinkets, Tan Mingli carefully placed the star lights on the top of the Christmas tree, and smiled at Zhao Guangshui:

"It's ready."

She wrapped the gift boxes one by one with ribbons and stacked them under the Christmas tree, and this was completely finished.

Tan Mingli stood back and looked around the gleaming little tree carefully before showing a little satisfied expression.

This year's Christmas tree is not too bad, she thought.

Tan Mingli's handiwork has never been very good. When she was a child, her parents were responsible for the decorations. When she became an adult, she either didn't buy them and went directly to her parents' house for the holidays to rub their Christmas trees, or bought ready-made ones and shipped them home.

It's the first time to do it yourself like this year.In fact, she was quite nervous when she was decorating, a little afraid that she would make it look bad and lose face in front of Xiao Shui.

Fortunately, the finished product is beautiful.She couldn't help but put on a cheerful tone, turned around, and said softly to Zhao Guangshui:

"Xiao Shui, on Christmas day, you can choose any gift you like here."

Zhao Guangshui was stunned, and looked at those delicate and beautiful gift boxes.

Were these gifts originally for her?

She thought... It was for the children of the Tan family.

Maybe even mom won't be thinking about getting her a Christmas present.Zhao Guangshui whispered thank you.

The two moved the chopping board to the living room to make dumplings.

The skin and stuffing are ready-made, you just need to pack it, it is very simple.

Zhao Guangshui learned how to make dumplings from her nanny in the capital. She was dexterous and made the dumplings very quickly. After a few movements, the dumplings stood on the chopping board in a round shape, and soon stood in a row like soldiers with belly full.

It was the nth time that Tan Mingli broke the dumpling wrapper at the end.

In fact, she has never made dumplings very much, and even rarely eats dumplings in her daily life.However, based on the principle of not showing timidity in front of Xiao Shui, after receiving Xiao Shui's message that she was going to make dumplings in the car today, although she was a little flustered in her heart, she agreed calmly and opened it immediately after returning home. A certain cooking software started cramming and urgently learned how to make dumplings.

After watching the teaching video several times, Tan Mingli is full of confidence. She feels that making dumplings is very simple, and she can do it with her hands. But until she actually stands in front of the chopping board and puts it into practice, she feels a little...

How to put it, the hands cannot match the speed of the brain.

It's not that you can grab it with your hands, but it's that you can get dumplings at your hands.

Xiaoshui's side is progressing very well, a neat row has already been wrapped, and her side is not far behind, there is already - Tan Mingli looked down - there is a whole pile of rotten and strange-shaped noodles.

It shouldn't.

It seems so simple...

Tan Mingli pursed her lips, and without changing her expression, put the broken dumpling that she had just tortured on the pile of noodles, pretending that she hadn't done anything.

She decided to suspend her project for a while, and secretly see how Xiao Shui was doing.

Hmm... Put the dumpling wrapper in the palm of your hand, it's right; scoop a spoonful of filling, it's okay; then fold it in half and close it, that's what she does; finally pinch the edge of the dumpling, you can get a perfect...

Perfect broken dumplings.

Tan Mingli who copied and pasted step by step: ...

Zhao Guangshui, who had been quietly watching her progress, couldn't help laughing, took the dumpling that was leaking from all sides in her hand, and said, "Sister, you may have put too much stuffing..."

She mended a little dough, plugged the hole, and adjusted it again, so the dumpling stood up as vigorously as she had made it.

...it must be magic.

Tan Mingli watched the whole process from the sidelines, but before he could react, the face that had been pinched so wrong just now suddenly became obedient, and after Xiaoshui's hand subduedly brought him back to life, he could return to the team.

In disbelief, she picked up the dumpling and looked at it carefully, and found that it was indeed completely mended.

The girl smiled at her with her eyes bent, and there was a sense of ridicule and warmth in her eyes.

Being looked at by the young girl with such inclusive and gentle eyes, Tan Mingli couldn't help but her heart skipped a beat. She felt that she was not as capable and stable as an elder should be. pink.

"Sorry, Xiao Shui, I haven't actually made dumplings much before..." She explained in a low voice, trying to save face again.

"It's okay." Of course Zhao Guangshui didn't care, just shook his head and smiled, "Sister, let me make the bag, you can take a rest. The two of us can't eat much."

Her tone was soft, her eyes were soft, her sleeves were rolled up to make dumplings, her hands were stained with flour, and her apron was loosely tied around her body, her waist was thinner and her shoulders were thinner. But gentle and serious.

It almost looks like a virtuous and considerate little wife.

Tan Mingli couldn't help staring at her deeply, for a moment she was absorbed in it, and her heart was filled with unknown, watery warmth.

Xiao Shui's hair is already quite long, and it hangs softly on her shoulders. When she lowers her head and concentrates on making dumplings, a strand of black hair will fall out, covering her eyes somewhat.

I still remember that when I first met Xiao Shui this summer, her hair was just above her shoulders, and it had already grown so long in the blink of an eye.Tan Mingli felt a little emotional in his heart, and subconsciously approached the girl, without thinking too much, reached out and gently hooked the falling strand of hair behind her ear for her.

Zhao Guangshui's hands trembled and he crushed a dumpling in his hand.

"..."

The two were very close, and this instinctive trembling seemed particularly obvious.Tan Mingli was also stunned, and withdrew her hand in embarrassment, "...Sorry, Xiao Shui, I..."

"It's ok."

Zhao Guangshui said quickly, stopping the woman from apologizing to her.

She didn't say a word, just lowered her eyes silently and continued making dumplings.

The hand that wrapped the stuffing trembled a little from the panic.

For a long time, neither of the two spoke again.

The relaxed and warm atmosphere just now disappeared suddenly, like a dream blown by bubbles-suddenly burst.They returned to reality again, and returned to the strange and stiff atmosphere before.

Tan Mingli lowered her eyes, feeling a faint sourness in her heart.

It was because she was too relaxed that she couldn't hold back the warmth in her heart for a while.

She got up, pressed the center of her eyebrows, and wanted to pour herself a glass of water to calm herself down, but when she looked up, she saw a strange glove hanging on the coat rack.

Is it Xiaoshui's?

No... Xiao Shui doesn't seem to be used to wearing gloves. Before she saw the girl's hands were red from the cold, she wanted to buy a pair for her to wear, but Xiao Shui softly refused, saying that Jiangcheng was not so cold. In addition, she has to draw in class and do her homework every day, so it would be a bit inconvenient to wear gloves, so she has never seen Xiao Shui wearing gloves.

So this is...?

Tan Mingli turned around to look at the girl, hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't resist the faint curiosity and anxiety in his heart, and called the girl by name: "Xiao Shui."

Zhao Guangshui looked up at her in response.

She took her clothes off the coat rack naturally, and said, "I'm going to do the laundry, do you have anything you want me to wash for you?"

"Do you want to wash this glove?" She seemed to find a pair of gloves still hanging on the coat rack after taking out the clothes. She flipped it lightly, and said warmly, "Are you buying it new? It's pretty cute."

Zhao Guangshui was also taken aback for a moment, and suddenly remembered that these were Senior Xia's gloves, and she forgot to return them to her when she was leaving.

"No...it belongs to Senior Xia."

She suddenly became annoyed, Senior Xia was so afraid of the cold, why did she put her gloves back on so carelessly?The senior sister didn't have gloves, so she probably got frozen.

She has to apologize to her senior later.

Zhao Guangshui made a decision.

Miss Xia?

Tan Mingli thought of the young girl who came to deliver clothes to Xiaoshui on the day of the welcome party.She was so impressed with her that she remembered a little bit of wanting to give her her clothes back that day.

It's her gloves...

It seems that I have heard Xiaoshui mention this senior sister quite a few times.

Tan Mingli nodded, and smiled at Zhao Guangshui, her expression remained gentle and dignified:

"Really? She is afraid that you will be cold, so she will wear it for you for a while? Then she is very nice."

"Um……"

Zhao Guangshui blinked, sensitively feeling that her words were not as ordinary as they seemed, and concealed a little subtle emotion, for a moment he didn't know how to answer Sister Li's words.

I always feel that although sister Li speaks lightly, she doesn't seem to care at all, as if she just said it casually, but it is a bit strange...

But what was strange about it, she couldn't say.