Lovely Allergen - Chap 20
“Me?” Le Zhishi blinked slowly, “I’m waiting for Song Yu.”
The girl’s eyes were full of curiosity, “Are you guys really brothers? Do you live together too? ”
“We’re not brothers.” Le Zhishi only answered the first question before looking down. He flipped open his workbook and said softly, “Let’s hurry up and study …”
“Oh, right, right.” The girl seemed to have realized something. She turned her head and looked at the girl who was reciting in the corner. She turned back and whispered, “I won’t disturb you anymore. I’m going back. Talk to you next time! ”
Does next time mean I can study here every day?
After thinking for two seconds, Le Zhishi opened the new study area with a little envy. He tried to focus, but studying here was too different from studying in the classroom. He did his homework in the classroom, paced the corridor, and waited until the end of the third year. No matter what he did, it was all one-sided. He didn’t even wait. After all, waiting for someone and being waited for was a two-way street.
This time was different. He wasn’t waiting without permission.
Le Zhishi looked up and saw the girl who was chatting on her phone not far away. She had a sweet smile on her face. She was probably chatting with her boyfriend. When he thought about it, he subconsciously wanted to bite the end of his pen. However, when he thought about Song Yu’s face, he stopped himself.
Seems like … I’m still different from them.
After finishing the last question, the bell rang. Le Zhishi was afraid to wake up Song Yu, so he packed his bag as fast as he could. However, there was no one at the door. It seemed like the class next door was delayed again. Le Zhishi stood at the back door of the third year (5) class and looked inside. He saw Song Yu reading with his head lowered and a pair of silver-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. He was slightly nearsighted and didn’t usually need glasses. He only wore them when he needed to use them for a long time.
Le Zhishi liked the slight squinting and frowning that occasionally appeared when he wasn’t wearing glasses. He didn’t know why, but he liked it.
The students in the back row seemed to have noticed a junior high student standing at the back door. They whispered to each other and turned around. At first, Le Zhishi didn’t feel anything wrong until he heard someone whisper, “Isn’t that Song Yu’s brother?” He felt as if he had been pricked by something. He immediately covered his eye that had been hit. Feeling that it was strange to cover it, he hid to the side.
“Why are you even more guilty than me?” The girl was still standing outside the classroom. She did not seem to be afraid that her girlfriend would be caught by the teacher or her classmates. “This is Peiya’s place, and I’m Peiya’s student. It’s reasonable for me to stand here.”
Le Zhishi thought for a moment. “That’s true.” Therefore, he also stood beside the girl. In less than two seconds, he took another step to the right, increasing the distance between them.
Finally, the class was over. The teacher walked out and took a second look at Le Zhishi’s face. The other students in the classroom were very active after school, but Song Yu was unhurriedly tidying up. A few female seniors came out with their hands linked and surrounded Le Zhishi.
“You must be the little brother of Song Yu’s family.”
“Are you a mixed-race? You’re so cute. ”
“Are these eyelashes real?”
Le Zhishi was used to being surrounded and did not think much of it. Instead, he answered their questions one by one. “Yes. Yes, these are real eyelashes.”
There was a big circle outside the window. Qin Yan was watching intently and began to tease Song Yu again. “Your little brother is as popular as you are. He’s popular with both seniors and juniors.”
Song Yu did not say anything. He picked up his bag and walked out. Le Zhishi saw him coming out from the window and immediately waved. His eyes lit up as he squeezed through the crowd. “I’m sorry, senior. I have to go home.”
Unknowingly, it was already late autumn. The cold wind was like a little monster that was close to people. It drilled straight into their necks and ankles. It was impossible to avoid it. When he went downstairs, Le Zhishi noticed that the girl from the next class was walking side by side with a third-year senior who was not very tall. They leaned against each other in the crowded and dim staircase. They even secretly held hands and quickly let go.
After leaving the school building, he glanced at Song Yu beside him. He wanted to say something. It was very strange, but he could not think of what to say. In the end, he just asked, “Are my eyes still very ugly?”
Song Yu stared at him and remained silent. He covered his right eye because of the stare. Then, he heard Song Yu chuckle.
It was very strange.
There were a lot of people at the school. They went to the bicycle parking lot in front of the school gate to look for their own cars. Le Zhishi took out his keys to unlock the bike but found that something was wrong. Song Yu walked over while holding the bike. He was not surprised to see him squatting there and fiddling with the bike. “Is it broken?”
“It’s a flat tire.” Le Zhishi squatted on the ground and poked the flat tire a few times with his fingers. He looked up at Song Yu. “Although it’s very dark to guess, I have a reasonable suspicion that it was Wang Jie and the others who did it.”
It was obvious. There was nothing dark about it. Song Yu got on the bike. “Get on.”
“What about my bike?” Although he asked this, Le Zhishi had already locked his bike.
“We’ll talk about it during the day.”
Le Zhishi sat on the back seat obediently and offered to help Song Yu carry his bag. He did not expect the bag to be heavier than expected. It was heavy enough to break a rock with his thigh. Maybe in a while, his legs would be completely numb. When he walked, he would fall into Song Yu’s arms. Then, Song Yu would carry him on his back just like when he was young.
Riding the bike out of the school, Le Zhishi hid behind Song Yu and laughed.
The various snack stalls in front of the school gate almost turned into a small night market. The stoves were set up to warm up the wet and cold autumn night. The big brother of the fried rice stall had a cigarette in his mouth. He shook the handle of the pot back and forth. The fried rice flew, and the rice grains rose and fell. The aroma went straight into people’s noses. The duck neck was cooked in the stew. It was then skewered and rolled over an open flame. It was brushed with chili oil and sprinkled with spices. The spirit was there. There was also a pot of three delicacies and vermicelli stewing in the clay pot. When the lid was lifted, the fresh fragrance filled the air.
Sitting in the back seat, Le Zhishi thought of something. He turned his head and asked, “Brother Song Yu, have you finished today’s fried chestnuts?”
Song Yu casually grunted in acknowledgment.
“Actually, if you can’t finish them, you can give them to Brother Qin Yan.” Le Zhishi heard the sound of knocking on the board. He glanced at a new target and said while walking, “He often gives me snacks to eat.”
Song Yu didn’t respond.
Le Zhishi found something. “Top cake!” He excitedly patted Song Yu’s back several times and asked him to stop the bike.
Song Yu pressed the brake and stopped in front of a very simple stall according to his request. On top of a square big steamer, there was an exquisite wooden device made of two parts. The bottom part was an ordinary cylindrical shape, and on top of it was a wooden lid with a hollow long handle that was shaped like a lotus. The old stall owner greeted them warmly, “Are you here to eat steamed cakes? Three yuan for two. It’s pretty sweet. ”
Le Zhishi nodded, “I want two. Can I put more brown sugar? ”
“Yes, why not?” The old man quickly scooped out a large spoonful of pastry powder mixed with glutinous rice flour, glutinous rice flour, and sugar powder from the box, spread it into the cylinder as a base, and sprinkled a thick layer of brown sugar. He stacked two layers like this, closed the lid, and put it on top of the steamer to steam.
While waiting, Le Zhishi heard Song Yu say, “The first time you ate this, you were almost burned.”
“Really?” He turned his head. He had no impression of it at all. “I don’t remember.”
“What do you remember?” Song Yu looked down at the mold. The warm yellow lights of the night market and the steaming steam made his silhouette look particularly soft. “At that time, Dad was holding you. You said that this toy was fun and reached out to touch it. You were burned by the steam and cried.”
He seemed to have some recollection of it. “Then what were you doing at that time?”
While they were talking, the cake was steamed. The old man opened the wooden pot and poked the cylinder with the long handle. The hot top cake couldn’t stand it anymore. It popped out and was put into the bag.
“Me?” Song Yu took the cake. “I’m laughing at you.”
Le Zhishi was annoyed and said seriously, “If you were the one crying because of the heat, I wouldn’t laugh at you.”
Song Yu passed the cake to him. “You will cry.” He then walked towards the bicycle.
“I won’t cry now.” Le Zhishi followed behind him. He thought of what happened at noon and said, “… Unless you want to tease me.”
“I don’t have such a hobby.”
Then there must be a reason why he always cried when he was young.
Anyway, he blamed Song Yu in his heart.
The cake in the bag was hot, and Le Zhishi wanted to eat it while it was hot. He opened the bag and saw that the brown sugar was really thick. It was heart-shaped. He took a bite and almost spat it out. But he couldn’t resist the temptation. He quickly chewed a few times. It was soft and glutinous. The brown sugar inside was half-melted, and it had a kind of simple and thick sweetness. In Le Zhishi’s heart, the melted sugar was like the dew on a lotus leaf. When he was young, he thought that the transparent and beautiful dew must be sweet. The brown sugar could be compared to the sticky layer of honey on a roasted sweet potato. It tasted twice as good when eaten in cold weather.
Song Yu saw that he couldn’t catch up with him for a long time. He turned around and saw him standing there with his mouth open. White steam was coming out of his mouth. He looked like a happy human humidifier.
“Is it good?”
Le Zhishi nodded and ran over. He stuffed another cake into Song Yu’s hand and said vaguely, “You should eat it too.”
Song Yu took a bite and found it too sweet. He threw it to Le Zhishi and rode home with him.
“Can I still study in your activity room tomorrow?”
“Go if you want.”
“Will the teacher come and check?” Le Zhishi remembered and grabbed Song Yu’s clothes. “There’s a girl in the next class. She’s the girlfriend of a boy in your class. She’s in a relationship.”
“They won’t be able to catch you.”
“That’s true.” But he was still a little scared. “Can I say that I’m your brother? If someone asks, I’ll tell them. ”
Song Yu didn’t reply. He only made a sound of acknowledgment when they were about to enter the neighborhood. The two went upstairs together. Lin Rong and Song Jin hadn’t returned yet. Le Zhishi changed his shoes and lay on the sofa. He grabbed the cat and put it on his lap. He flipped open its belly and rubbed it until it closed its eyes. “Tangerine, are you sleepy?”
Tangerine in his arms made a comfortable sound. Le Zhishi continued rubbing it. “I ate too much. I’m so full that I’m not sleepy anymore. Song Yu -gege, can I watch two episodes of One Piece before I go to bed? ”
Song Yu picked up the little Pomeranian who was scratching its legs crazily and carried it to the second floor. “Wake up 15 minutes earlier tomorrow. I’ll take you to school.”
Le Zhishi got up and didn’t care about the cat. “Then I’ll take a shower and go to bed now.”
Meow!
The abandoned cat stretched out its claws and scratched Le Zhishi’s back to show its authority.
