Chapter 27.03 (1/2)
Chapter 27.3: A quiet life
On Zheng Xie’s birthday, Yang Wei Qi went over to his house really early.
She rang the doorbell and heard Zheng Xie said: “Come In.” After a while, there were no movement, so she rang the bell again. She heard him saying: “You have the keys to come in, right?”
The way she rang the bell frequency is very special, so Zheng Xie know from the doorbell that it is her.
She found her keys and open the door to a very funny scene. The cat, Xiao Bao is biting a slipper and had fled to the corner. Zheng Xie is on one foot confronting it.
Yang Wei Qi laughed: “Xiao Boa is naughtier than the last time I saw it.”
Zheng Xie saw her hang carrying something, so he left the cat. He took over the things in her hand and says: “This little guy is a big trouble. The house has been turned upside down this week. I had to pay three times the hourly wages to get it in order.”
Xiao Bao in order to prove that Zheng Xie is stating the truth, its voice fell with a small “Meow.”
Yang Wei Qi step into the kitchen while saying: “You really want to eat at home?”
“Don’t want to go out. It is cold outside.”
“Have you not taken your medicine? You still have not recovered from your cold?”
“What can I help you with?” Zheng Xie changed the topic.
“No need. I will be more nervous if you are around to help out. You just got and play with your cat, Xiao Bao.”
When Yang Wei Qi stepped out of the kitchen still wearing an ap.r.o.n to announced that dinner is ready, she saw the just now complaining about ‘troublesome guy’ Zheng Xie sitting on the floor while playing with the cat, Xiao Bao with a ball.
He was playing with a bunch of colorful plastic b.a.l.l.s rolling across the floor one by one while Xiao Bao pushed it back with his front paws.
Sometimes, Zheng Xie throw it high while Xiao Bao tried to make it stop. But Xiao Bao is trained, did not pounce instead hit the ball and let it elegantly fell to the ground. Then move towards Zheng Xie after he call.
Yang Wei Qi laughed out loud: “It seems that these days, you have got along very well with Xiao Bao.”
“You just said that Xiao Bao is now fat, so I am helping it to lose some weight.”
Zheng Xie threw the few b.a.l.l.s that were in his hands towards Xiao Bao. It then saw the b.a.l.l.s, and was afraid of being hit. Xiao Bao meow loudly and then hid under the sofa.
Zheng Xie got up from the ground, tidy up his clothes and wash his hands to get ready to eat.
From childhood days, Zheng Xie never had the birthday celebration tradition, even birthday gifts are spared. In addition, he recently caught a cold, so not much of an appet.i.te. So Yang Wei Wi in accordance to his request, cook very simple dinner of stewed pig trotters’ noodles.
Zheng Xie said while eating: “The noodle you cook is not bad.”
“Is it similar with what you have eaten in the past?”
“Ah. Where did you learned this? He He has always said that it is her secret recipe.”
Yang Wei Qi paused for a moment before saying: “He He shared the method to prepare this with me.”
Zheng Xie ‘Oh’ and then kept quiet. He buried his head and concentrated on his bowl. He finished the whole bowl of soup but did not touch the meat.
Yang Wei Qi refilled his bowl. Zheng Xie thanked her, and then suddenly casually asked: “Do you contact her often?”
“I met her the day before yesterday. Also helped her with some stuff.”