The daily life of the Analects and Tao Te Ching

April 6

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The few photos in the phone were just taken by me for fun, but when I was lying on the bed in the morning and flipped through the phone, the more I looked at it, the more beautiful I found it, and I couldn’t bear to delete it.

I suddenly regret not taking more pictures.

When I was taking pictures, I was afraid that Kong Lun would find out, so the few pictures I saved in my phone were all profile pictures.

It's not that the side face is not good-looking, but if there are other photos...

I suddenly felt a little heartbeat, which has never happened before.

I think I'm probably crazy.

Not only did he secretly take pictures of his roommate, but he actually thought about taking more pictures when he wasn't paying attention.

"Kong... Lun..." I repeated the name over and over in my mouth, feeling itchy in my heart.

He should also like me, right?

After all, he was the one who asked me to come to China for vacation together in the beginning, and he also gave me a copy of "The Analects of Confucius"...

I held the "Analects of Confucius" on the bedside in my hand, and gently stroked the cover of the book.

Even though the two books together only cost 30 yuan, they actually feel good to the touch.

For some reason, my cheeks suddenly felt hot.

Gently turning the first page of the book, my hands trembled slightly involuntarily.

For me, reading "The Analects of Confucius" is really too shameful!

It's a hundred times more shameful than not wearing underwear!

Speaking of which, what kind of mood did Confucius feel holding the "Tao Te Ching" in his hand?

I felt a little curious, so I tiptoed open the door, intending to sneak a peek at what Kong Lun was doing at this time.

But to my surprise, that guy actually locked the door? !

Why did he lock the door when there are only two of us in the house?

"Who?" Kong Lun asked.

His tone sounded a little flustered, but it didn't look like he was woken up.

"Hmm... I can't sleep, I want to talk to you." I said.

"Okay, wait for me." Kong Lun said.

There was a sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets in the room, and he opened the door for me after waiting for a long time.

What is this guy doing in the house?

I looked at it curiously, but everything was as usual.

A bold idea suddenly came to my mind.

This guy urges me to remember to wear underwear every day, maybe he doesn't wear them when he's alone.

I glanced at him with a half-smile, and the guy's face turned red all of a sudden.

"Well...you haven't slept so late." He said.

I subconsciously glanced at the time.

It's not yet midnight, why is it so late?

And didn't he sleep too?

"I... have insomnia." I tried to find an excuse for myself, "It's too noisy outside, it's all the sound of cars coming and going, I can't fall asleep at all."

"It's indeed a bit noisy." Kong Lun said.

The two of us fell silent at the same time, and the atmosphere became a little awkward.

"that" "that"

We both spoke at the same time.

What is he going to say to me?

"You speak first" "You speak first"

This unanimous tacit understanding made the two of us laugh unconsciously.

"You go ahead." I smiled.

Kong Lun didn't refuse anymore, and said: "It's not a problem to stand here all the time, let's sit in the living room."

Actually, I want to sit in his room...

I opened my mouth and was about to say something when this guy suddenly closed the door as if he had been touched by some mechanism, and pushed me towards the living room.

"I'm hungry, cook some instant noodles for me," he said.

Today's meal time is about the same as usual, why are you suddenly hungry?

But since he made such a request, I will naturally satisfy it.

"What kind of instant noodles do you want?" I asked.

There are not many other ingredients in our family, but instant noodles of various flavors are enough.

There is no other reason. When we first came here, neither of us knew how to cook, so we could only rely on this thing to continue our lives.

But now that I have learned to cook, the consumption rate of this thing has gradually slowed down, and it has become a snack to satisfy my hunger.

"For braised beef flavor, you need to add eggs and vegetables." Kong Lun said.

This guy really has a lot of requirements, why didn't he say that he wanted to match exactly the same as the picture?

"Because I know that adding eggs and vegetables is within your power, but it is beyond your reach to have instant noodles with the same style as the cover."

Kong Lun put his elbows on the table, propped his face with his hands, and kept looking in the direction of the kitchen.

"What can you see clearly from such a distance? Come in and see." I said, "In case I'm not at home one day, you won't even cook instant noodles for yourself."

"I can go out to eat." Kong Lun said, "And you are so housebound, how could you not be at home."

So I was born to cook for him?Anyway, I am also the book spirit of the dignified "Tao Te Ching"!

"Li Dao..."

I suddenly heard Kong Lun calling me, but the voice was very low, and I wasn't sure if he was really calling me.

"You called me?" I asked.

"Well... when will the noodles be ready?" He asked.

"Come on, be patient." I said.

"Oh." He responded.

But not long after, he called my name again.

"What's the matter?" I asked.

"What did you want to say to me when you were at the door just now?"

I didn't know what I wanted to say to him at that time, so I made up a reason and said, "What were you doing in the house just now? The movement was like moving."

"I... didn't do anything." Kong Lun said, "The room is too messy, clean it up."

Tidy up the house at night?

I really don't understand what people in their Confucian system think...

"It's best to choose during the day to clean up the house next time, or you can ask me to help." I said, "Anyway, I'm usually idle at home."

"Okay." Kong said.

The noodles were finally cooked, and I filled a bowl full and brought it to Kong Lun.

"Only one bowl? Don't you want to eat it?" he asked.

I told him I wasn't hungry, but he insisted on giving me half of it.

After finally dividing the noodles, Kong Lun lowered his head and ate two mouthfuls, then suddenly raised his head and called my name again.

"Li Dao."

"Why?" I asked.

"Why can't you sleep?" he asked.

I couldn't help frowning when I heard this.

If I remember correctly, I should have answered this question before.

"It's too noisy outside."

"But it's been very noisy outside, why can't I sleep today?" Kong Lun asked.

This guy always said that I like to fight, but now it seems that he is the one.

Can people with good sleep quality not suffer from insomnia occasionally?

What if it's extremely noisy outside today?

Seeing that I was silent, Kong Lun paused and asked, "The Analects...have you opened it and read it?"

The noodle in my mouth was sprayed out before I could swallow it.

Does this guy have to be so big when he comes up?

"Not yet." I said, "Have you read it?"

I just asked subconsciously, but Kong Lun nodded shyly.

He, he actually read it? !

I don't know how to describe my mood, but goosebumps all over my body instantly.

"I only watched... a little bit." He blushed and whispered.

I watched it a little bit!

Although there are not a few people who read the "Tao Te Ching" at ordinary times, it always feels a little subtle to be read by Confucius, who is also a book spirit.

"Don't you want me to read the content of "Tao Te Ching?" Kong Lun lowered his eyes, showing no emotion, "If you don't want to, I just don't read it."

I never said anything like that!

Moreover, there are so many people in the world who read the "Tao Te Ching", and he is not one of them.

"It's okay, you can read it." I pretended to be calm and said, "I will also read that "The Analects" after a while."

Say it!I actually said it!

I pretended to lower my head to eat the noodles, but actually carefully observed Kong Lun's expression.

He was also eating noodles with his head down, but he seemed to be in a good mood.

Thinking about it, it is true that "The Analects of Confucius" was stuffed into my arms by him, so of course he wouldn't mind me reading it.

Thinking of this, my mood is also inexplicably comfortable, and I feel that the instant noodles in the bowl are also delicious.

The next time Kong Lun goes to the supermarket, ask him to buy more instant noodles of this flavor.

As I was eating, I suddenly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere. When I looked up, I met Kong Lun's gaze.

"You don't want to eat noodles, why are you looking at me?" I asked.

"You just said that I can read "Tao Te Ching" casually." Kong Lun whispered.

"What?" I suspect I heard wrong.

Is this what Confucius, who has always regarded himself as a gentleman, would say?

"It's nothing."

After a pause, he said again: "Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"

My daily life is salted fish at home, except for the few times he took me out forcibly, when was there any arrangement?

But since he asked that, is there any place he wants me to accompany him?

"Staying at home is a bit boring, and I want to go out for a walk." I said, "Do you have any good places to recommend?"

When Kong Lun heard this, his eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "Have you heard of the game hall?"

Game hall... This word is very strange to me.

I shook my head slightly.

"What kind of place is that?" I asked, pretending to be very interested.

"I don't know too well, but it seems to be fun." Kong commented.

Fun?

To be honest, these three words uttered from Kong Lun's mouth are not convincing at all.

This guy thinks it's funny no matter what he sees, right?

But even so, I still followed him and said, "It sounds interesting, let's go together tomorrow."

"Ah?" Kong Lun was surprised this time.

"Don't you want to take me there?" For some reason, my tone sounded a little sour.

"No, no, I just didn't expect...that you would be in such a good mood." Kong Lun lowered his head and smiled slightly, "Usually it would take a long time to tell you to go out to throw garbage, but I didn't expect to suddenly say that I would take you to a place that never You have never heard of a place, but you agreed so readily."

"Then I don't need to be more cheerful." I cleared my throat and said, "A game hall? What kind of place? I've never heard of it! Don't go, don't go!"

"No, you have just agreed." Kong Lun laughed, "Once a gentleman speaks, it is hard to follow. Could it be that your dignified "Tao Te Ching" is planning to backtrack?"