Bayberry popping beads

The last subway came to the station outside Wen Yu's house, and the street after coming out was even quieter.

The southern district is busy and bustling during the day, but after nightfall, there are not thousands of lights.Many people cannot afford the high housing prices of real estate in the new district, so that the number of residents living in it has not reached the expected number, and the major shops are closed again, which is a completely cold scene.

Wen Yu seldom stayed on the street so late at night, but he wasn't used to anything, he just muttered how cold he was when he walked out of the subway entrance.Cui Shican turned to look at him when he heard the words, but didn't say anything.

On nights in May, the city cannot see the sky full of stars.

Only convenience stores and scattered small supermarkets were still open, and the light from them mixed with the street lights, making the surrounding fields even more lonely.He took two steps forward and took a sip of water.

"Did you come home so late every day when you...was at work?" Wen Yu asked suddenly.

Perhaps the empty and lonely environment allowed people to put down their guard for a while, Shi Can thought for a while, and answered irrelevantly: "It's even later, every day there are no people on the street, and they don't even sell midnight snacks."

Wen Yu trotted a few steps to catch up with him: "Then what should I do if I'm hungry?"

Shi Can didn't expect him to say this, so he smiled: "Go back to sleep, you won't be hungry when you sleep."

Wen Yu paused, did not speak, and walked side by side with Shi Can.Those past days might be really sad, Shi Can was reluctant, he was concerned but couldn't help asking, the other party pretended to be relaxed, but the more he thought about it, the more he blamed himself.

Immersed in self-reflection, Wen Yu didn't notice that Shi Can in front of him suddenly ran forward a few steps.There was no one in his field of vision, he was startled, and instinctively shouted: "Shi Can?"

"Here." He squatted beside the bushes on the street, beckoned to Wen Yu, and said in a low voice, "Come here lightly."

"What..." Wen Yu whispered, walking lightly.

The weather after the rain is very refreshing. The leaves and grass on the street are drenched by rain. Because there is no sunlight to dry them at night, there is a smell of earth and the fragrance of grass everywhere.

Cui Shican squatted, his knees were a little wet from the accumulated water, but he didn't care at all, and whistled when he stretched out his hand.

Wen Yu stood behind him with a puzzled face, and was about to ask what you were doing, when suddenly a group of yellow hairs appeared in the low bushes.Immediately afterwards, a small black nose approached Shican's hand to sniff, and poked his head out, revealing a pair of round black eyes, looking around vigilantly.

"Can you buy me a ham sausage?" Shi Can said without looking back, pointing to the convenience store next to him.

He couldn't walk when he saw cats and dogs, and he always insisted that he didn't like them.Wen Yu laughed, and after agreeing, he walked to the convenience store over there, and when he finished shopping quickly, the puppy had come out completely, circling around Shi Can's hand, the tail long by the little finger turned into a circle, two fleshy The paws fluttered back and forth.

This time it was a puppy, and it looked a little fat. It should not be long after the full moon, and it stumbled when walking.It is covered in yellow and white mixed hair, and its ears are lying on its back, so it can't tell the breed.

Wen Yu unwrapped the sausage and handed it over: "Here."

Shi Can said thank you, broke it into small pieces, spread them out in the palm of his hand, and brought them to the puppy's mouth.The dog is probably born with low vigilance, silly and sweet, it only sniffed, and then happily licked and ate.

While the puppy was eating, Cui Shican patted its back, and nodded its head without noticing any resistance.The puppy snored contentedly, turned over after eating the ham sausage, and lay down on the ground to play with Shi Can.

"So cute!" Shi Can laughed, stroked the puppy's belly, and was held and licked by its fingers, not too dirty at all.

The surroundings are quiet and the lighting is gentle.

Wen Yu looked at it for a while, then suddenly said, "Will you take me back?"

As soon as Shi Can's movements stopped, the smile on his face hadn't faded when he turned his head—that expression really looked like he was 17 years old, half-hidden into the darkness, which made Wen Yu's heart beat hard for no reason.

He seemed to hesitate, looked at the dog, then at Wen Yu again, hesitating in words: "Not too good... What if it is..."

Wen Yu: "This spot is still outside. It's either lost or abandoned, or it's the offspring of stray dogs. I don't mind. If you like it, we'll raise it."

The puppy was acting like a spoiled child, licking and wagging its tail.He was sure that Cui Shican was reluctant to leave the dog here, and when the other party didn't speak, he said, "You can... forget it, I want to keep it too."

Cui Shican smiled, pinched the fat front paw and talked to it: "Do you want to go home with me? If you want, you can lick your nose, huh? Okay?"

Maybe it's a coincidence, or maybe the puppy has human nature, just as Shi Can's inductive voice fell, the little pink tongue quickly licked, the tip of the nose was wet, and the eyes were also wet.Then Wen Yu also laughed out loud, the puppy flipped over and walked two steps straight, fearing that Shi Can would regret it, he desperately licked it a few more times.

"No way." Wen Yu suppressed his smile, "It also wants to go home with us."

Cui Shican picked up the puppy, ignoring that the mud on its body stained his clothes, he and Wen Yu walked back, muttering: "Little poor, doesn't mom want you? I can't find the way back... Look at you, it's so dirty, how long have you been outside? It's shaking... Wen Yu, is it cold?"

"If you say a few more words, no one wants it. I think it will cry." Wen Yu said, stroking the dog's head with his warm palm.

The corners of Shi Can's eyes curled up, so he didn't say any more.

Wen Yu pinched the puppy's ears: "You're so cute, so cute."

"Hey, if we take it back, will my sister be unhappy?" Shi Can suddenly remembered that there was still a cat at home, and asked Wen Yu worriedly, "What if we fight?"

Wen Yu: "Whatever, I think my sister is a cat with only love."

Shi Can's black line: "Look at what it has caught you in, won't your conscience hurt if you say this..."

Wen Yu: "Hahahaha!"

When they returned home with the dog in their arms, as expected, the coquettish Sanhuamao, who was always the first to get close to him, noticed something unusual. Its tail stood up, and the fur on its back exploded in a large area.Wen Yusheng was afraid that it had the intention of attacking the puppy—even though they were all from homeless backgrounds, and her younger sister had been well-clothed for half a year, she obviously didn't feel that they were sympathetic to each other.

Shi Can "shh", took a hot towel to wipe off the rain and dew on the dog's body, cleaned the four little paws, and put them on the carpet.When he turned to put the towel, Sanhua sniffed the puppy.

Wen Yu next to him became nervous, but he couldn't handle Sister Cat, and just about to call Cui Shican, the puppy nimbly bit Sanhua's tail.The stinky cat that had bullied Wen Yu so helplessly jumped up onto the cat climbing frame in an instant, and had no intention of coming down again.

Looking at the shivering cat, and at the dog rolling innocently on the ground, Wen Yu showed a knowing smile.

"Baby, I really picked you up right..."

While muttering, Wen Yu squatted down and snapped his fingers at the puppy.The dog heard the movement, and ran over quickly with its tongue out. Because it was still young, it ran unsteadily, like a ball of fur rolling on the ground.

Wen Yu picked it up and kissed it resoundingly.

Cui Shican, who washed the veil clean, came back to the living room from the bathroom, and saw Wen Yu holding the dog with both hands, approaching the cat climbing frame, while Sanhua's younger sister huddled into a small ball, pitifully weak and helpless.

As soon as Wen Yu approached, it meowed heart-piercingly.

He has seen dogs who are afraid of cats, but he has never seen a local cat who is afraid of even a puppy.Seeing that Sanhua, who was usually so arrogant that she wanted to walk sideways, curled up, her face full of horror, Shi Can couldn't help thinking, maybe this is just one thing dropping one thing.

And Wen Yu, who was oppressed in the past, was yelling at the cat very frantically: "You have today too! Come on! Bite me again?!"

Cui Shican: "...can you not be so childish?"

As he spoke, he couldn't help laughing.

The puppy that was brought back was sent to the pet hospital the next day, and the breed was identified as the Chinese Garden Dog, with a maximum of two months.Then dewormed, bought the vaccine and waited three months before vaccinating. Shi Can listened to the precautions, and bought puppy food and some utensils for the newly named meat floss.

Wen Yu had to go to work, so he took a short break at noon to do these things.After everything was done, Shi Can put the floss at home, taught it not to defecate everywhere, and recorded a video for Wen Yu.

Wen Yu: "You seriously look like the film under the flyover."

Shi Can: "The baby should be grasped from a young age."

Wen Yu: "Okay, congratulations to Cui's father for having both sons and daughters."

The word he used is very common in the pet world, but it can be said through Wen Yu's dialog box, which somehow made Cui Shican's ears blush.He leaned back on the couch, watching the cats on alert and the dogs running around, and thought this was a bit of a mess.

Both children?Barely.

Cui Shican's life gradually got on the right track, and he smiled more and more, but he didn't realize it yet.

"Have you encountered any happy things recently?" During the lunch break, Shang Qiu took a bowl of red bayberries for the nurses in the acupuncture department, and handed them a few to Shi Can, "Take a paper towel as a pad, and dye your hands later."

Shi Can said "Oh", and took it slowly: "No fun, just a normal life."

Shang Qiu smiled: "Then you look happy every day."

Rubbing the fruit's finger on the stalk, Cui Shican said, "Really?" He picked up one and tasted it.As soon as it was bitten, the plump juice overflowed the lips and tongue, and the sour taste prevailed before it was fully ripe, but it made people unable to stop, Shi Can held the fruit pit in his mouth, and carefully sucked up the last bit of juice against the base of his tongue .

"Is it the season to eat bayberry now?" he asked Shang Qiu.

The white coat who divided the fruit turned around: "Almost, it's almost June! This batch is from Lao He's father's orchard, just a few bayberry trees, no pesticides, all natural. Salted bayberry cures the stomach Soak in shochu wine to prevent heat stroke, soak in sorghum wine to cure diarrhea, and also cure dysentery, good stuff—he picked these last night and sent them to our house, and when they are ripe, the rest will be picked. Who wants it? Give you some more."

The previous content was all memorized, and when Cui Shican, who was eating fruit, was shown a face for no reason when Shang Qiu changed the subject later, his teeth became more sour.

The other little nurses moaned and coaxed, saying that Dr. Shang should shut up, everyone knows that brother Yunchuan treats you well.Shi Can didn't mingle with them, he glanced at the remaining ones, then stood up suddenly: "Are there any left?"

"Yes!" Shang Qiu came over with a bowl in his hands, "Xiao Tan doesn't like it sour, there are so many."

"Give it all to me, take it home and give it to the family to try." Shi Can said, and couldn't help smiling, "Thank you."

Xiao Tan, who was disliked, knocked sideways: "Hey, Shi Can, isn't your mother in Qingzhou? Then who else is in the family—wow, you can't be—"

The aftertaste is long, but the rest of the meaning is very clear, causing the other nurses to be surprised.

Cui Shican took the bowl from Shang Qiu, only lowered his head to count how many bowls were left, and then left the rest room.He didn't admit it, but he didn't look like he was in a hurry to get rid of it. Several colleagues concluded that this kid must be in love.

Summer is also a good season, thriving and lush.

When he got off work, Cui Shican went to the small restaurant next door and asked for a disposable packing box, and put the washed red bayberry in it.He went to a nearby market to buy vegetables, and took the subway back to his place of residence.

The housekeeper happened to be here that day, and the house was kept spotless, even the cat litter was changed.Shi Can coaxed the cat and the dog one by one, and waited for them to take turns playing coquettishly before going to wash their hands and wash the rice.After cooking the rice, he checked the time. It was already past 06:30, but Wen Yu hadn't sent a message on his phone yet.

It's rare, Cui Shican stood by the stove and waited for a while, and ran his fingers along the frame of the phone: "...Tsk."

He played Wen Yu's call, but didn't press the call button, unable to tell what mood he was in.

In this somewhat deformed ambiguous relationship, Wen Yu has always taken the initiative.

He proposed to live together, he kissed Shi Can, and wanted to sleep with him, and then he decided to adopt the meat floss, and asked Shi Can to cook... Even if it seemed that Shi Can offered to bring him meals, Wen Yu acquiesced.

Beyond this range, Cui Shican seldom interfered with Wen Yu's life.

At least compared to Wen Yu's chat box full of nonsense from morning to night, he seldom takes the initiative to say anything.

Cui Shican finally realized that something was wrong, and their roles were reversed—in high school, Wen Yu was slow-tempered, spoke softly, did things in a calm manner, and seldom participated in classmates' activities, so he pulled Wen Yu, no matter what Whether to go out to play during the holidays or let him watch him play basketball, he forcefully asked Wen Yu to accompany him.

But why can't he do it now?

Cui Shican stood quietly and sighed for a long time.

What a simple truth.

It was possible before, why not now?He wanted to take this step but kept his thoughts in check. He was just not sure if Wen Yu would pamper him, and whether he could accept a bad Cui Shican who was different from what he imagined.

Is it too capricious?

But anyway, I've been thinking about it, give it a try.

This idea gradually took shape, Cui Shican hesitated for a long time, and finally pressed the phone number.He put the phone close to his ear to listen, and turned the faucet on and off with his fingers.

"Hello?" Wen Yu sounded a little tired when the phone was connected, but maybe because it was his call, Wen Yuqiang cheered up and remembered what they had agreed upon, "Shi Can? It's so late already, I'm sorry, I I forgot to check the time during the meeting. I have to work overtime tonight, maybe..."

"It's okay, you can rest at the company for a while." Shi Can said softly, "I'll deliver food and fruit."

"Okay." Wen Yu laughed, "What fruit?"

"It's just a few red bayberries, which Shang Qiu's family planted by themselves, I think it's not bad..." he said.

Wen Yu didn't like to laugh that much in the past, is it out of politeness in words, or has it become a habit?Shi Can suddenly felt distressed for no reason, turned off the water flow and added, "It's just a little sour."

Wen Yu paused: "The sour ones are also quite good."

Shi Can asked, "Are you tired?"

Wen Yu: "A little bit."

No one hung up the phone, but Shi Can gradually couldn't find an excuse.He turned on the speakerphone and put it on the sink, listening to the intermittent breathing of warm fish over there seemed to make him feel more at ease. He looked at the fruit on the other side, and his heart suddenly softened. There should be nothing wrong with giving up persistence.

After a few minutes of silence, he listened to Wen Yu's breathing, and Wen Yu listened to him tossing the vegetables he bought. The sound of the knife touching the cutting board was dull. After a while, Wen Yu said, "Come here soon, okay?"

The tail is drawn out and the tone is dull.

Shi Can's forehead twitched, and Wen Yu had a hunch that something had happened.

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