Chapter 38： Compete for favor

Before he went out, he had been worried about what Gu Lang and Xueqiu would do for lunch, and now that he finally came back, he was relieved.

Chen Xing took a deep breath and slowly opened the door of Gu Mansion, the yard was unexpectedly empty. He greeted Qiu Jiu and asked him to push the wheelbarrow to the kitchen to leave it, and then went to the dining hall by himself. He felt that Gu Lang should be there now.

Thinking like this, Chen Xing's pace quickened a bit, and when he came to the main hall where he was eating, and saw the situation inside, he burst out laughing.

In the spacious living room, Gu Lang was sitting at the dining table, slowly eating the porridge he left in the morning, while Xueqiu, not far away, was also eating his cat food. . I just don't know if the distance between one person and one cat is too far, or if the aura is too clear, the two seem to be separated by a clear line, as if they are in two places that do not intersect.

At the same time when Chen Xing came in, Gu Lang raised his head and looked in his direction accurately. After seeing that the person who came here was cured by him, a shallow smile appeared on his face, and he said warmly, "Are you back?"

Chen Xing strode in, glanced at the untouched food on the table, and thought that Gu Lang had just eaten it not long ago. There is still time, he can fry two more dishes, and they eat together, and he said it directly after thinking about it.

Gu Lang had no objection to Chen Xing's opinion. After listening to his words, he nodded directly, "Well, I happen to be not very hungry. I'll wait for you to eat together."

After finishing speaking, Gu Lang put down the chopsticks in his hand and put his hands on his knees, sitting well, looking at Chen Xing with anticipation.

Chen Xing looked at Gu Lang like this, and suddenly felt a little cute, Gu Lang is like a precious cat on weekdays, although he doesn't deliberately despise you, he always exudes a There is an air of 'you are all mortals, stay away from me', and now it's that beautiful kitten that puts away her claws, looks up at you obediently, and exudes a gentle aura all over her body .

Finger grasped for a long time, Chen Xing finally restrained the urge to rub his head in the past, he felt that if he really went to rub, it is estimated that what greeted him would not be Gu Lang’s kind gaze, but death ray.

"What's wrong with you?" Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing's changing face and the eyes that gave him goosebumps. He always felt that Chen Xing was thinking about something he couldn't let him know. .

Chen Xing looked away with a guilty conscience, and said without a trace: "It's okay, I'm just a little distracted."

After finishing speaking, Chen Xing wanted to leave the kitchen to cook, but he heard a thin cat meow 'meow', he turned his head to look at the snowball that was still some distance away, It looked at itself with its big blue eyes open, and there was some inexplicable grievance hidden in it.

Chen Xing looked at it like this, and his heart melted. He felt that Xueqiu must have not seen him all morning and felt wronged. He opened his hands and walked forward to hug it, As a result, a few mild coughs were heard.

Chen Xing turned his head subconsciously, only to see Gu Lang covering his mouth, as if the coughs just now came from his mouth. The cough on this hot day, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't care about going over to hold the snowball, he walked in front of Gu Lang a few steps, and asked with concern: "What's the matter with you, are you uncomfortable there, do you want to hire a doctor? come and see?"

Gu Lang glanced at the mournful meowing kitten beside him, and then put his eyes on Chen Xing's worried face again, and a faint arc was drawn around his lips, " It's okay, just a gust of wind just now. Didn't you say you're going to cook? Go ahead, and you can rest for a while when you're done eating."

"Ah, well, you're right. You wait here, I'll be ready soon."

After finishing speaking, Chen Xing left in a hurry.

After Chen Xing's back disappeared in the corner and could no longer be seen, Gu Lang slowly retracted his gaze and focused on the kitten not far away , said softly, "Don't stick to him all the time."

The kitten, who was still in high spirits and humming just now, the fur on his body exploded in the next second, while watching him vigilantly, he retreated behind the pillar and hid, from time to time secretly Looking at him twice, after realizing that he had no intention of the past, the hair that had blown up on his body was smoothed out again.

Gu Lang looked at his cowardly look, raised his eyebrows, retracted his gaze, and sneered softly.

Chen Xing said that he cooks very quickly, and in less than half an hour, he and Qiu Jiu came back with three dishes and one soup, a total of four dishes. Seeing that Gu Lang was still sitting there quietly without any impatient expression on his face, he took a long breath and said with a smile, "The meal is ready, let's eat!"

There are only Chen Xing and the others in the Gu Mansion, and naturally there is no rule that they should not eat or sleep, so eating is usually the time for them to communicate. It's just that usually Chen Xing is talking, Gu Lang responds from time to time, and Qiu Jiu listens silently.

The same is true today, Chen Xing ate two bites of food, thinking of those who came today, he directly talked to Gu Lang, and finally said something incomprehensible: "You said that Mr. Fu's My friend, why did he act so strangely, why is he not as easy-going as Mr. Fu at all? Moreover, when he finally sold things and left, he acted awkwardly and strangely, does he still want to buy it back and pay attention to it? Detailed research, and then come back to find my fault?"

Speaking of this, Chen Xing's face changed suddenly, he put down his chopsticks, looked at Gu Lang in horror, and said in disbelief, "He wouldn't really do that, would he?"

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing with a confident look, and then thought about what he said just now, and shook his head helplessly, "I don't think he will."

Hearing this, Chen Xing breathed a sigh of relief, but followed by a deep puzzlement, "Why?"

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing's face even if he went out early and returned late, after being exposed to the wind and the sun, he was still able to see the face that would be seen standing in the crowd, and pursed his lips lightly .

Gu Lang suddenly wanted to tell Chen Xing that if he encounters that man next time, he should remember to avoid him. But soon after coming into contact with Chen Xing's slightly confused eyes, he swallowed all these words on the tip of his tongue, and said lightly:

"He is a friend of Mr. Fu. With this rudeness, there should be no second time, otherwise his classmates should say he is stingy."

Chen Xing felt that what Gu Lang said made sense, and more than half of the stones in his heart fell, but he quickly and strangely muttered: "Then why did he look at me so strangely when he left?"

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing who was puzzled, put a chopstick and put it in his bowl, and said softly: "Maybe he is just distressed for money, after all his classmates bought it, he If you don’t buy it, you may not be able to save face. If you buy it, you may not have any money left in your pocket.”

Hearing Gu Lang say this, Chen Xing felt a little guilty. If he knew he was so poor, he shouldn't have asked the last sentence. If he didn't ask the last sentence, the boy would not have bought it.

Gu Lang, as if he knew what he was thinking, gently comforted: "There is no need to worry too much, since he is a swollen face and a fat man. Even if you don't ask the last In a word, he will also buy it together, and people like this should not be able to stand the strange eyes of others. Therefore, it is the same with or without what you said. "

"Oh." Chen Xing nodded obediently, obviously listening to Gu Lang's words.

After smearing a potential rival without a trace, the corner of Gu Lang's mouth quietly raised an inconspicuous arc, feeling that the weather was very good today.

Since Mr. Fu brought his classmates to buy jelly once that day, several people came to buy jelly at Chen Xing’s booth the next day, and no one bought one The above, thus gradually caused him to buy less things, and more people to buy, and he was almost out of work.

"Little boss, today I want six, two of the same taste." The little maid in a red dress and a single ponytail looked at Chen Xing and said excitedly.

Chen Xing nodded and took out two wooden boxes, ready to pack for her.

Only when he rummaged through the ice bucket and only found five jelly in it, a bit of embarrassment appeared on his face, looking at the little maid with a smile on his face Apologetically, "Sorry, I only have five left here."

already."

"Good."

Hearing this, Chen Xing responded, quickly took out the remaining bamboo tubes and packed them for her, and said politely, "Your five jellies."

The little girl first gave Chen Xing the amount of money she brought, and then happily carried the box back.

When the little girl left, another servant came and asked Chen Xing eagerly: "Little boss, do you still have jelly here?"

"Sorry, it's sold out." Chen Xing looked at him with a slightly apologetic smile.

The man slapped his thigh, and seemed to be in a hurry, and said, "Boss, your jelly sells so well, why don't you make a little more, and you can't make a little more. How about it! You saved your leisure time, but we servants are unlucky!"

Chen Xing frowned when he heard what he said. Although he would be complained about the fast selling of things on weekdays, he was complained frankly and maliciously by the people in front of him. At the time, Chen Xing was still a little uncomfortable.

Just when Chen Xing wanted to respond, a bohemian voice suddenly interjected, "You are so ridiculous, you are late and you can't buy things yourself, for fear of being your master Scolding, I'm just here to find fault with this little boss, does your master know that you look like this outside on weekdays? If you know, do you think he will drive you out?"

The person who was originally angry, immediately became angry when he heard these words, turned his head and wanted to teach the person a lesson, who knows that after seeing the person's face clearly, he suddenly became miserable , said dully: "Shen, Young Master Shen."

Sir, am I wrong?"

Seeing that the person in front of him was about to cry, Shen He raised his chin slightly, pointed in the direction of Chen Xing, and said lightly: "The person you should apologize is there."