Outside the window, the sky was dark, and it was raining non-stop. Bean-sized raindrops hit the glass with a pitter patter.
Xu Qing made a cup of hot coffee, put the cup on the windowsill, and picked up White Gourd, who was lying in its nest with its claws tucked in. Ignoring its resistance, Xu Qing held the chubby meatball on his lap and stroked it.
It was good to enjoy some leisure time by himself.
From last year to this year, almost a whole year, Jiang He gradually got used to this place. For him, living together had become a habit.
Different from a normal couple, their relationship was simple yet complicated. He was both an old father and a boyfriend, and he always had to pay attention to whether she was going astray. After all, no one could predict what an ancient person would become in modern times.
It was difficult to destroy and rebuild one's ideology, but it had to be experienced. Only by changing one's ideology could one keep up with the times.
In the past, the concepts, logic, and conclusions in one's mind were not in line with the operation of modern society. When one first came into contact with the colorful world beyond one's understanding, it was easy to get lost in it. Ignorance was bliss, but that was in the past. Ignorance meant that one had little knowledge and had never seen prosperity. Naturally, one would not force it.
In the current era of rapid development of information, one could connect with the world with just a phone. There was no need to deliberately understand the messy information. It would rush in wave after wave, and Jiang He would passively accept it.
Consumption, anxiety, comparison, injustice …
She did not have the ability to move forward, but she had a heart that was unwilling to be ordinary. She would only feel pain.
Contented with the status quo was not a derogatory term, at least that was what Xu Qing thought.
On the contrary, in the case of a correct understanding of one's own ability, this was a very rare advantage.
When one had ten thousand yuan, one would be satisfied with a standard of living of eight thousand yuan, and the extra two thousand was happiness. Of course, some people would say that a person who was satisfied with eight thousand yuan could not earn ten thousand yuan at all.
This was the difference between a wise person and an ordinary person. Xu Qing felt that he was a wise person, and he wanted to make Jiang He a wise person as well. It was not that she had the ability to earn ten thousand yuan but only wanted ten thousand yuan, but that she could choose whether to be satisfied with eight thousand or eighty thousand yuan based on her own ability.
It was far easier to control one's own desires than to control one's life. Adjusting both desires and life to the perfect ratio would naturally make one's life easier.
From the looks of it now, Jiang He had always been easily satisfied. He had thought too much, but it was better to be prepared than to be at a loss when the time came.
Xu Qing rubbed White Gourd's chubby body and looked at the curtain of rain outside. He wondered if another Zhao He or Zhou He would appear if he got up and opened the door …
Forget it, life is good now, it's better not to have strange things.
After finishing a cup of strong coffee, White Gourd stopped struggling and started snoring. This meant that it enjoyed being served by the two-legged beast very much and was in a good mood.
White Gourd was a Jiang He.
A smile appeared on Xu Qing's face. He lowered his head and scratched White Gourd's chin a few times. He felt that raising a cat was the same as raising Jiang He.
He was looking forward to the day Jiang He completed his transformation.
Just like when he was young, no matter what his mother did, he felt that it was only right and proper. She would mop the floor until there was not a speck of dust on it and then let him walk barefoot. He did not have the slightest thought of arguing.
Then there was the rebellious phase.
If it was now, he would definitely scoff at it and then persuade her not to do such messy things. Didn't she find it tiring?
This was the awakening of ideology, or the gap.
The rebellious phase in the middle was considered the transition of consciousness independence. At that time, ideas were not mature, and everything was self-centered. It seemed a little ridiculous now, but he had to admit that it was a stage that life had to go through.
If he survived it, he would become an adult. If he couldn't, he would become a mommy's baby, unable to train the ability to think independently. Of course, there were some people who were more talented. Before the rebellious phase was revealed, this stage had already ended.
Xu Qing went through his own growth again, like raising a child, looking forward to Jiang He's growth.
Jiang He should be the last one. There would not be any rebellious phase or anything like that … If there was, it would be good.
The rain hit the window strings. Xu Qing's thoughts spread out and finally gathered together. He suddenly realized that he had been affected by the mentality of an old father who raised people in ancient times.
In terms of relationship, they were boyfriend and girlfriend. It had been almost a year now, but they had not even touched Big Bear … Well, they had touched each other through several layers of clothes. That was why Jiang He held his arm later.
Although he didn't wear anything inside when he slept at night — because he didn't wear anything, he was afraid of being kicked out by Jiang He, so he didn't dare to move.
It would be fine if he wore it. Even if he couldn't accept it, at least there would be a buffer. At most, he would be held down by Jiang He again.
Xu Qing reflected on himself. When it was time to make a move, he should not indulge her.
When Jiang He came back, Xu Qing was still sitting in front of the window, stroking White Gourd.
She saw Xu Qing raise his head slightly. His side profile was very quiet. He looked up at the curtain of rain outside as if he was thinking about something. He was in his twenties, but he showed the calmness of an old man … or rather, lethargy.
"I'm back."
She shook the umbrella outside the door, then stepped into the house. She stuffed the umbrella into a small bucket next to her to let it dry, and then walked over while taking off her coat.
Xu Qing's thoughts were interrupted. He wanted to continue, but he couldn't remember what he was thinking about. Shaking his head, he put White Gourd on the ground and pushed it towards Jiang He. White Gourd ran over obediently.
"Have you fed it?" Jiang He picked it up.
"Not yet. I'll feed it when you come back."
"Do you want to buy an automatic feeding bucket for it? I think it's very convenient to see it on my mobile phone. "Jiang He had received the income from the live broadcast this month, so he always wanted to add something to the house.
Xu Qing's expression became very interesting when he heard that. His eyes fell on White Gourd's chubby body. "Why don't you guess how it became so fat?"
"Ah?"
Jiang He was stunned and looked at White Gourd with some confusion. "It's not its fault that it's fat …"
"It's its fault! I used to buy an automatic feeding machine for it to enjoy high-tech food … but it knew how to open the lid and eat buffets at home every day. "
Xu Qing looked at White Gourd's innocent big eyes and looked at it expressionlessly. "It's also very smart. It often steals food in the middle of the night. If I didn't catch it when it went to the toilet, it would have become a pig by now."
White Gourd looked away and no longer looked at the two-legged beast. It jumped down from Jiang He's hand and meowed around her feet.
Since Jiang He came, Jiang He had taken care of feeding. At first, he wanted to find as much work as possible to do, but now people and cats were used to it.
The automatic feeding machine plan was ruined. Jiang He was also afraid that White Gourd would eat buffets at home every day and become a real meatball. He even gave it less cat food today.
"I am teaching Pingping how to cook. I gave her my cooking notes."
Jiang He said, "If she can learn it, I have the confidence to teach others how to cook, just as planned."
"Why don't you just become a food blogger and let Gong Ping learn from your videos?" Xu Qing suggested.
He stood up and took the coffee cups to the kitchen to wash them. Jiang He brought them back from the lecture. There were three cups in a set, and they looked quite exquisite.
"Things have to be done one by one. My goal now is to save money, so everything has to be moved back."
"Why do you save so much money?"
"It's useful."
Jiang He paused and said, "Don't you want to buy a house?"
"I don't need your money to buy a house. Don't worry, your money is saved well."
"How can I not use my money?" Jiang He tilted her head when she heard that. Of course, the two of them had to buy a house together for it to belong to the two of them. Xu Qing was the only one who was excluded. She did not think that she could afford it on her own …
Even if she could afford it, it would be a long time later. Two people were always more relaxed than one. How could Xu Qing exclude her?
"Although we are not married yet, it is almost the same as being married." Xu Qing gestured around and explained, "After you came, the money I spent when I was single has been saved. Things like eating, going out, and the money you used to buy from the supermarket … From another perspective, part of the money I saved belongs to you. It belongs to both of us, so it doesn't make a difference whether I use your money or not. Of course, if you want to contribute it, that's fine too. We can see how much you have when the time comes, and we can use it to renovate."
"Oh …"
Jiang He understood after listening to his explanation. She suddenly fell into a dilemma.
She still had to save her dowry. If she contributed it, she would have the house, but not the dowry.
If she didn't contribute it, she would have the dowry, but the house … It didn't feel right.
It would be perfect if they got married first and then bought a house. The dowry and house could be settled with one share of the money.
Jiang He stretched her hand behind her and stroked her hair. She wanted to use her smart brain to think of a perfect plan.
The rain gradually lightened.
As she thought about it, Jiang He opened Mirror to play Anipop. At the same time, she turned down the sound. After all, the sound effects of this game were very annoying.
"It looks very strange for you to play this kind of game." Xu Qing moved a chair to the side and watched her play. A young couple playing Little Butter at home …
Well, it was quite normal.
But it was very abnormal that nothing had happened between the two of them so far.
For Jiang He, it was not that nothing had happened. Xu Qing had used her leg to do strange things.
"I am just playing Anipop." Jiang He wanted to take a piece of paper and paste the characters on the screen. There was only the image of Anipop left. She gestured to the side and said, "Can you go further away to read? It's strange for you to stay here. "
Xu Qing sat next to her and did not move. "Only you can play, but I can't watch?"
"Then I won't play."
Jiang He wanted to play Anipop to pass the time. Now that Xu Qing came over, it was very awkward for the two of them to play.
It was like Gong Ping practicing yoga at home. It was fine if she did it at home, but she always felt that something was wrong when she was next to her.
"You continue to play."
Xu Qing scratched his head and decided not to disturb her. It was normal for a young girl to play Anipop. It showed that she was becoming more and more like a modern person.
That Gong Ping probably had hundreds of gigabytes of torrents and all kinds of games on her computer. He guessed darkly. It would be great if Jiang He could cut it for her. At that time, he could remove the hard drive on Jiang He's computer and replace it with a new one. Perfect.
People always liked to fantasize. He sat on the sofa and wanted to play a movie with his laptop. There was a low hum coming from Jiang He's side. He looked at the screen and did not feel anything. It was just caused by the attack of Anipop. But he was not looking at the screen, and his mind would automatically wander.
"Do you want to watch a movie together?"
Xu Qing browsed through the network drive and watched the movie inside. He looked out the window and thought for a moment. He sent an invitation to Jiang He.
"What movie?"
"'Apple', a … human nature blockbuster."
"What's so good about 'Apple'?" Jiang He did not care.
"Then I'll watch it myself."
Bored, Xu Qing lay on the sofa and started to watch the movie. Jiang He was playing with Little Butter, and he was watching a movie that was banned because it was too graphic. It was as if they were competing to see who was more perverted.
But the relationship between the two of them was so pure.
Jiang He pricked up her ears to listen to the opening music of the movie on Xu Qing's side. She hesitated for a moment and did not want to watch it with him. Anyway, Xu Qing would write a movie review. When the time came, she could just watch what Xu Qing wrote. It was more interesting than watching the movie by herself.
"Apple" was an old movie. It was played by Bing Bing and Dawei. This was a couple who drifted to Beijing to work. Bing Bing was drunk by her boss, Jiahui, and was brought to bed. Dawei, who was cleaning the windows outside, happened to see it.
The worker said, "Bro, look inside."
Dawei said, "Damn, this is exciting … Eh? Why does the one inside look like my wife? "
The whole movie had been edited many times, but Xu Qing still watched it with relish. When he was young, he looked for this source for Dawei's butt and Bing Bing's back. Now, he was attracted by the story.
Behind the prosperity of the big city, there were many lost souls.
Bing Bing got pregnant at that time. Her boss, Jiahui, thought it was his child. Because his wife could not give birth, he was looking forward to this unexpected child. He surrounded her all day and asked about her well-being. Disgusted, he looked on helplessly. Later, he went to Jiahui's house and was humiliated by his wife, who was in her forties. It was revenge. The next day, when he came out, his legs were weak.
Bing Bing's belly grew bigger day by day. The boss promised that if the child was his, he would give the couple 120,000 yuan. At that time, it was a huge sum of money.
Later, when the child was born, Dawei's blood type was checked. Dawei shivered and bribed the doctor to change his blood type. He got the huge sum of money promised by the boss. He wanted to run away with Bing Bing and the child, but Bing Bing knocked him out and left him at the boss's house. Bing Bing ran away with the child and the money …
…
Halfway through the movie, Jiang He felt that something was wrong. He put down the keyboard and ran over. When he saw the screen on the computer, he held back for a long time before he could say the word 'pervert'.
"Let's watch it together?" Xu Qing generously invited him — this was a serious movie, so he did not feel guilty at all.
"You're a pervert!"
Jiang He still could not hold it in.
"You were playing that game just now, saying that I'm a pervert?" Xu Qing was very surprised. He did not understand why Little He Miao would have such double standards.
"I'm just playing Candy Crush!"
"I'm just watching a story."
"…"
"…"
Xu Qing pulled Jiang He to sit down and watch the movie together. He faintly felt that something was wrong.
Why were they watching this together?
"Watch it. This is a very serious movie. Those things can be seen as embellishments, not the main body."
"Then why are you still filming it?"
"Because it's necessary. It's like love. The main body is love, but it can't be without …"
"Hmm?" Jiang He's eyes became dangerous, reminding him to organize his words.
"…"
Alright, it's not bad to touch your belly and rub your legs.
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