Absinthe

When Hao Ai woke up, the other side of the bed was cold, and there was no one beside him.

Hao Ai's whole body felt like being run over by a car, and it hurt even to move, and it was very difficult to even sit up.But he was afraid of leaving a bad impression on his grandfather, so he didn't want to stay on the bed any longer.

With a "squeak", the door was pushed open.

"When did you get up?" Hao Ai looked at Zhong Xiu who was neatly dressed at the door.

"Just got up." Zhong Xiu walked over and sat on the edge of the bed.

"No one warmed my bed, I froze to death!" Hao Ai was very dissatisfied.

Zhong Xiu stretched out his hand to put the messy hair on his cheeks behind his ears, and leaned over to kiss the corner of his mouth.

"I haven't even brushed my teeth yet!" Hao Ai struggled to push him away.

"Do you want to sleep a little longer?" Zhong Xiu ignored him and fell onto the bed with his arms around him.

"I can't sleep anymore." Hao Ai shook his head dully with half of his face pressed against the soft pillow.

Then he turned his face and looked at Zhong Xiu: "Has Grandpa woke up?"

"Get up." Zhong Xiu looked into his eyes and said.

"Why don't you call me!" Hao Ai complained.

Zhong Xiu pinched his face again: "Are you hungry? I fried an omelette, bring it to you."

"No, no, I'll go down and eat." Hao Ai grabbed the hem of his shirt and got up from the bed.

A corner of the quilt was lifted, Hao Ai was naked, his upper body was naked/naked, his neck was down, and there were dots of red marks everywhere.

"Where are my clothes?" Hao Ai turned the quilt upside down, but couldn't find his clothes, so he wrapped himself in the quilt again.

Zhong Xiu moved a bit and sat on the corner of the bed, watching Hao Ai's naked body being covered again.He pursed his lips and said, "You kicked all your clothes to the ground last night."

"Ah, it seems to be." Hao Ai remembered, and he hugged the quilt and looked under the bed again.

"I took it to the laundry just now, and I'll find you some more clothes." Zhong Xiu stood up, rummaged through the closet, and finally took out a cotton pajamas.

"You just let me wear this?" Hao Ai couldn't help laughing the first time he saw that pajamas.

Zhong Xiu held a one-piece pajamas in black and white spots of cows in his hand, and there was a white cow tail on the back, which was a fluffy ball.

"Your?" Hao Ai couldn't bear to look directly at him: "Why do you have such childish pajamas?"

"I lived here for a while when I was in junior high school, and I didn't wear pajamas, so my grandpa bought this for me." Zhong Xiu put the pajamas next to Hao Ai's pillow, and said, "I feel a little...so I didn't wear them. .”

"Then you still let me wear it! Uneasy and kind!" Hao Ai complained, and then said: "...Is this a bit small, your junior high school clothes, can I wear them?"

"Try it." Zhong Xiu stood in front of the bed, looking at him leisurely.

"I don't believe you don't have any other clothes!" Hao Ai said, but he still picked up the pajamas and unzipped the back. I need to find some underwear..."

Hao Ai poked his head out of the neckline, and saw Zhong Xiu's face turn red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Isn't it? I'm not even embarrassed, why are you blushing..."

Zhong Xiu ignored him and went to look for underwear in the closet.

"Pretending to be innocent..." Hao Ai muttered in a low voice.

Hao Ai is also very innocent. He has been seen all over his body, and he insists on covering himself with a quilt, hiding under the quilt and wearing underwear.

"Eh? I seem to be wearing it wrong. Should I put on my pants first and then stuff my head?" Hao Ai's pajamas were halfway through, and he felt something was wrong, so he took them off again.

Stuffing his head... Zhong Xiu was overjoyed, he bent down and said, "I don't know either, let me see."

Hao Ai finally put on the pajamas, which barely fit.

"Zhong Xiu, I can't find my little rubber band either."

There is a very narrow gap between the bed board and the head of the bed. Could it be that it fell into it?Hao Ai looked worriedly at the distance between the two sides, it was too narrow, and he definitely couldn't reach in.

"...It should have fallen in, don't have enough," Zhong Xiu paused, and said, "I have one."

He turned around and walked towards the corner, where there was a suitcase, which he brought with him when he came from Nanchuan.

Zhong Xiu laid the suitcase horizontally, opened it, and took out a small blue box the size of a palm from inside.

The box is simple, without any frills, except for a raised button on the side.

"Click", the box was pushed open.

Zhong Xiu stretched out his hand and handed the box to Hao Ai, in which lay a small rubber band quietly.

"This can't be the one I gave you before, right?" Hao Ai was surprised and speechless when he saw the familiar little dinosaur pendant on it.

"Well, I'm afraid it will be broken, and I don't wear it on my wrist, and I'm afraid of losing it, so I keep it with me all the time."

He actually kept it...

Hao Ai stared at the small rubber band in his hand, stared blankly for a while, then raised his head and smiled, "So precious?"

"Ah."

"I don't know how many I lost. I buy a bunch of them every year, and I end up throwing them all away. It's an unsolved mystery of mankind—where did my little rubber band go?" Hao Ai tried hard to find something to say, but the expression on his face remained the same. It's dumbfounded.

"Missing things and forgetting things." Zhong Xiu said.

"Hmph, I gave you this." Hao Ai grabbed the little dinosaur pendant. It was well preserved and looked like a new one. "Now it's returned to its original owner."

He tied his hair up casually.

"It was originally mine." Zhong Xiu looked at him and said.

"Your yours, let's do it!" Hao Ai pretended to be impatient.

The two went downstairs, and Hao Ai followed Zhong Xiu step by step.

Zhong Xiu suddenly looked back.

"It's pretty cute."

It had just snowed outside, and grandpa didn't go out for morning exercises and Tai Chi as usual.

When the two came down, grandpa was sitting at the dining table eating.

"Hey, isn't this the pajamas I bought for Zhong Xiu before?" Grandpa couldn't help being overjoyed when he saw the clothes on Hao Ai.

"Yes." Zhong Xiu said with a smile.

"You still think it's childish! Look at how good Ai Ai looks in it."

"..." Hao Ai rubbed his nose, looked at Zhong Xiu, and said, "Grandpa has a good eye."

"A sycophant." He saw Zhong Xiu lip-synch.

The snow has stopped, and the earth is covered with a layer of plain white.After breakfast, Hao Ai followed Zhong Xiu out to sweep the snow.

Hao Ai was wearing a cow pajamas, Zhong Xiu's thick coat, and a woolen hat.Zhong Xiu wore a camel long windbreaker.

Hao Ai looked at Zhong Xiu with star eyes: "You look so gentle today."

"You look so cute every day." Zhong Xiu imitated his sweet tone and said.

"Ouch!" Hao Ai wanted to snatch the broom in Zhong Xiu's hand: "Have you been possessed by a coquettish monster? Give me back my Zhong Xiu!"

Zhong Xiu didn't give him the broom, but pointed to the other side and said, "You can sit on it and play."

There is a wooden swing in the yard, covered by a shed, and no snow falls on the swing.

He thought for a while and said, "I'll go find a cushion for you in the room, it will be more comfortable for you to sit on."

This time Hao Ai easily snatched the broom from Zhong Xiu's hand.

"You put it there first, don't sweep it." Zhong Xiu said and went into the room to find the cushion.

Hao Ai couldn't exert all his strength, even holding a broom to sweep the snow.So he dragged his broom and played in circles in the yard. If it wasn't for the lack of snow, he would still want to build a snowman.

He suddenly heard footsteps approaching.Hao Ai raised his head and saw two people standing at the gate of the courtyard.

One of the shorter figures is very familiar, it is Yang Yingqiong.Next to her stood a tall man.

Hao Ai stood there in a daze for two seconds.

At this moment, Zhongxiu came out of the house. When he saw the person coming, he called, "Dad, Mom."

He walked over, took the broom in Hao Ai's hand with one hand, and held a square cushion in the other.

"Hello, Uncle and Auntie." Hao Ai finally came back to his senses and greeted her generously, but his palms were already sweating.

Yang Yingqiong held the arm of the man beside her, and the two walked over together. She smiled at Hao Ai, "Hao Ai, long time no see."

"Hello, Auntie." Hao Ai hurriedly greeted her awkwardly.

Hao Ai bowed to the man next to him again, "Hello, Uncle."

"My name is Hao Ai, and I'm Zhong Xiu's...friend."

The author says:

Here I come, there will be another chapter later!Don't wait, you can watch it tomorrow morning~