Stringy Wind in the Ear - Chap 48
Song Yang was very excited about the move and couldn’t sleep. He couldn’t help wondering whether the relationship between him and Li Xun would become closer with this invitation.
How could he have imagined that, when he first went to meet his idol just with the intention of shaking hands, he would now be living with him.
To round it off, it means getting married!
He couldn’t help but pick up the photo on the bedside table and kiss it hard.
At two o’clock in the morning, he performed a stand-up comedy in the dormitory group. No one paid attention to him, so he posted on WeChat Moments and Weibo, a string of “Hahahaha, I’m so happy!”
Still no one paid attention to him, except Li Xun who gave him a thumbs up for the first time.
Song Yang didn’t sleep all night, but he was still full of energy when he woke up in the morning. While having breakfast, he told his parents about this matter.
Li Huiying finally digested the fact that her son wanted to pursue a career in sports last night. She agreed with Song Yang moving out of the dormitory, but did not agree with moving to Li Xun’s place.
On the one hand, the other party is a coach and a teacher, and it would not be appropriate to let the classmates know about it. On the other hand, Li Xun only has one bedroom where he lives. If Song Yang goes there, Li Xun will have no private space, and it will be very inconvenient for him to date his girlfriend.
When Song Yang heard this, he was a little proud: “He doesn’t have a girlfriend yet!”
“You can’t be sure that they will be dating the next day,” Li Huiying said, “They are just being polite to you, you can’t keep bothering them like this.”
Song Yang thought she was just making a big deal out of nothing.
“Why would he invite me if he was being polite to me?”
Li Huiying couldn’t think of any rebuttal words for a moment, so she kicked her husband under the table and said, “What do you think? Is it appropriate for our son to move in with his teacher?”
“They are all boys, and he is not a child anymore…” Song Jingshan’s thigh was pinched, “But I think it is not appropriate for him to live with a teacher!”
“…” Song Yang was already used to his father’s fence-sitting behavior, and drank the porridge in big gulps.
He is relatively optimistic by nature. At least in this matter, his attitude is firm and no one can stop him.
The next day after submitting the application for withdrawal from the dormitory, the counselor and the leader approved it, but the moving date was still set on the weekend. Song Yang took a morning to pack his luggage, and his roommates also helped enthusiastically.
Of course, the main purpose was to “inherit” his shampoo, shower gel and a series of clothes and snacks that he was too lazy to take with him, so that in the end, his luggage was only two suitcases and one bag.
Before leaving, Zhou Junlin dragged him to the bathroom and mysteriously stuffed an unopened express box into his hand.
Song Yang shook the weight and felt it was a bit heavy.
“What the hell is this?”
Zhou Junlin stopped him from opening the box and said with a lewd smile: “Good stuff.”
In a flash, Song Yang’s nerves were touched by Zhou Junlin. He also smiled insincerely and lowered his voice: “What is it?”
Zhou Junlin said: “I won a prize on Weibo a few days ago. I already have a lot of prizes. I’ll give you this set. It’s a man’s little secret to happiness.”
Song Yang could probably guess what the item was, so he thanked him and stuffed the item into his backpack.
After going downstairs, Song Yang called a car and stuffed all his luggage into it. In order to avoid suspicion, he did not tell any classmates that he was moving in with Li Xun. He just said that he was sharing the house with his high school classmates, and no one suspected anything.
Li Xun originally lived in the school staff apartment. Half a year ago, due to the renovation and expansion of the apartment building, many faculty and staff rented houses near the school.
Song Yang only knew the approximate location of the community, but had never been inside. Seeing the two dots on the shared location getting closer and closer, his heart surged and he couldn’t stop smiling. Although he was dragging a heavy luggage in his hands, his steps became lighter and lighter.
The floors here are not high, and the walls are painted in bright rainbow colors. Each building is different, and the walls are decorated with fresh green plants, giving it a bit of the flavor of an Austrian small town.
The security room was set up in the middle of the gate, with an entrance on one side and an exit on the other. One had to swipe a card to enter. Just as he was about to call Li Xun, a familiar car body slowly stopped beside him, with the driver’s window mostly lowered.
“Why so early? Didn’t I say I would pick you up in the afternoon?”
Song Yang scratched the back of his head, looking shy: “I can’t wait any longer.”
“Really?” Li Xun looked at him with interest, “What can’t you wait for?”
“I just, just…” Song Yang was lost in thought, and after a long pause, his ears were tanned red by the sun. He changed the subject, “Where have you been?”
“Buying groceries, and seeing if there’s anything you need.” Li Xun said with a smile, “You came a little early, and the house isn’t cleaned up yet, so it’s a little messy.”
“It’s okay! I’m here just in time to help you clean up!”
This residential complex is a bit old, with only four floors up and no elevator. The corridor was crowded with several dusty bicycles. Li Xun was carrying a suitcase in one hand, with Song Yang following closely behind him. His heartbeat had never been steady since last night, and it reached its peak again at this moment.
Li Xun lived on the third floor, with a long corridor in the middle. Before Song Yang had time to see how many residents there were on the first floor, Li Xun had already opened the door.
“come in.”
Song Yang saw a pile of wooden boards leaning against the entrance: “What is this?”
“Bed, there was originally only a single bed here, which was definitely not enough for the two of us, so I bought another one, but I haven’t had time to assemble it yet.”
“Ah…” Song Yang was flattered, “That must be very expensive, I’ll transfer the money to you!”
“No need.” Li Xun pushed a pile of things into the living room and said nonchalantly, “The bed board is very cheap. I bought it on Xianyu for just over 300 yuan. And the seller is from the same city, so the shipping fee was also paid by the seller.”
The price is not expensive, but Li Xun can’t pay for it. Song Yang thought about it and said, “Then I will take care of our food expenses this month.”
“Okay,” Li Xun thought of something and smiled evilly, “But I have a big appetite, can you feed me enough?”
Song Yang lowered her head, like a young bride on her wedding night, her face flushed: “I’ll try my best.”
The area of ​​the house is a little bigger than Song Yang imagined. On the right side of the entrance is an open kitchen. It looks like it is used frequently. The countertop is spotlessly clean, and there are all kinds of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. In the storage basket next to the chopping board are ginger, garlic, chili peppers, tomatoes and half an onion wrapped in plastic wrap.
Directly in front is the living room and balcony. The floor-to-ceiling windows and curtains are open, and the sunlight illuminates the dust in the air clearly. There is a half-open door on the left side of the living room.
Song Yang put down his things and said with anticipation: “I went in to have a look. There shouldn’t be anything I can’t see, right?”
“No, you can look around.” Li Xun turned around to wash his hands, then put his apron around his neck. “I’ll get something to eat first. Have you had lunch?”
“Not yet.” Song Yang rushed into the house like a puppy, impatiently.
Li Xun turned around and raised his voice: “What do you want to eat? Pasta or rice?”
A cheerful voice came from inside: “Whatever you make, I love it!”
The bedroom is as spacious as the living room. It is obvious that two bedrooms are connected. One side is used for office and dressing, and near the window are the bed and various fitness equipment.
Song Yang drew open the curtains and the scene was beyond his expectations. There were many glass bottles on the bay window, containing hydroponic green plants of various shapes, including spring rain, spider plants, lucky bamboo, arrowroot, Ruyi Queen, and many other plants he couldn’t name. Their roots and stems absorbed water to supply the leaves, and they bathed in the sun, their colors were bright and healthy.
I didn’t expect Li Xun to have such a soft side.
The bottle was painted with acrylic paint, but the painting technique was a bit difficult to describe. It was colorful and very abstract, and it was impossible to tell what was painted. But Song Yang recognized these bottles. They were the glass bottles for drinking sour plum juice.
Song Yang thought it was cute, so he sorted them by color and arranged them into square formations, and finally took a beautiful family photo.
Compared to other places, the desk looked a little messy. His notebook was not closed, and the right side was piled with professional books on sports and psychology. There was also a stack of documents on the printer, which were papers related to improving archery technology and enhancing the psychological quality of athletes. One of them was all in English. He was curious, picked it up, read a few lines, and quickly put it down.
It was too professional and he couldn’t understand it at all, but from some English words he could roughly judge that it was a document related to post-match psychological counseling for athletes.
It turns out that Li Xun has been silently contributing in a corner that they cannot see, just so that they can go further on the path of their passion.
The noise of pots and pans in the kitchen drifted into the room, and Song Yang trotted out to see Li Xun chopping half an onion. His fingers were slender, and his knife was extremely fast, so he didn’t even need to use his eyes to cut the onion into even strands, and then he diced it with a “swish”.
Song Yang was stunned: “Wow, you are so good, aren’t you afraid of cutting your hand like this?”
Li Xun held out the finger that had just touched the onion to scare Song Yang: “It’s very flexible.”
Unexpectedly, Song Yang not only did not dodge, but also raised his hand to face his palm, exclaiming: “Your fingers are so long.”
Li Xun blurted out: “I have a good figure.”
Song Yang asked: “What’s the connection between having a good figure and long fingers?”
Li Xun choked and lowered his head to cook. Song Yang stared at him. He reacted after three seconds and his forehead was smoking with embarrassment.
The blade slid across the cutting board, and onions, carrots, mushrooms and shrimps were thrown into the pot, immediately emitting a strong sweet aroma. Li Xun had no intention of showing off his skills, but after being praised by the children, he felt extremely satisfied and happy. He also performed flipping the wok, with the food scattering in the air like fireworks and then falling steadily back into the pot.
Song Yang applauded: “With your skills, you can even shoot commercials for New Oriental.”
After the meat sauce boiled, Li Xun poured a pot of freshly boiled pasta into it and stirred it evenly. He waited until the noodles absorbed the soup and turned into a bright orange-red before scooping them out in batches, a total of five servings. He then fried two steaks.
Song Yang took photos to record the dish before picking up the fork. Perhaps due to his job, the pork in the sauce was replaced by diced beef.
Li Xun stared at his bulging mouth for a while and asked, “Does it taste okay?”
Song Yang gave a thumbs up: “Great!”
Li Xun was very satisfied and ate noodles with big mouthfuls.
Song Yang usually only had one portion, but today he ate two portions, plus a steak. They rested in the living room for a while and started to make the bed.
“Would you rather sleep in the bedroom or the living room?” Li Xun asked.
There was a reason why he asked this, because the lazy sofa in the living room was very small and could be moved away at any time to free up a lot of space. He also thought that Song Yang had to draw the bed curtains in the dormitory, probably because he needed private space. As for him, it didn’t matter where he slept.
Song Yang showed a puzzled expression: “Are these the only two options?”
Li Xun was stunned. He had a good feeling in his mind, but he tried to keep his face natural: “Not really, you can sleep anywhere you want. From now on, this is also your dormitory.”
Song Yang felt warm in his heart, and he whispered softly, “Can I sleep in the bedroom with you? Because I’m a little afraid of the dark.”
Li Xun took a deep breath. His age and experience forced him to calm down. He nodded and squeezed out a word: “Okay.”
