Chapter 60 – Making Noodles for You to Eat
A warm yellow light illuminated the kitchen. The sound of sharp kitchen knives on a chopping board continued to strike, making "dada" sounds.
Rong Xu didn't really know how to cook much, so he didn't cut the vegetables quickly. His skills could only be said to be ordinary, and he was careful not to hurt his hands. He used a hair tie to tie his lengthy hair back, but on his forehead there were some strands of hair that couldn't be tied back, swaying back and forth with his motions and blocking half his face.
However, at this moment, the vegetables were all washed and cut, and two eggs were also beaten. Crispy, fresh vegetable leaves were thrown into an oiled pan.
First, stir-fry for a brief moment. When the vegetable leaves were slightly soft and the aroma steamed out, pour water into the pot and then drop in the noodles.
Rong Xu bowed his head and worked seriously. What was obviously an extremely simple task, he still undertook very seriously.
Qin Cheng then stood to the side and looked up at the young man carefully dropping in the noodles. His eyes flicked across those slender and beautiful phoenix eyes, his tall nose bridge and soft lips before finally landing on his white and fragile collarbones.
At this time, Rong Xu suddenly raised his hand and brushed back the scattered hairs on his forehead. Turning to Qin Cheng, he smiled and said: "Do you eat vinegar?"[1]
Unable to suddenly react to the situation, Qin Cheng quickly looked away and subconsciously asked: "Eat vinegar?"
The smile on the youth's face grew even brighter: "If you enjoy eating vinegar, I can help you add more vinegar and less soy sauce."
Qin Cheng: "… En, I like eating vinegar."
Not long after, two bowls of steaming vegetable egg noodles were presented on the table. The green vegetables and yellow-orange eggs really stimulated one's appetite. Rong Xu originally didn't feel much, but as he was cooking and cooking, he actually became a little hungry and added some more noodles for himself.
Because he had discovered early on that Qin Cheng seemed to have the habit of "not speaking while eating," Rong Xu concentrated on eating his noodles the entire time. Thus, he naturally didn't realize that the man sitting opposite him had picked up his chopsticks and only taken one bite of noodles before slowly staring at the bowl in front of him, hesitating for a long time before taking a second bite, and then a third bite extremely slowly.
... He couldn't bear it, it had been many months since he'd eaten food personally prepared by the youth. How could he bear to eat it!
So, after Rong Xu finished his meal, he looked up and found that Qin Cheng had only eaten half of his. There was a trace of surprise in his eyes, and Rong Xu scrunched up his forehead slightly and asked: "Why don't you eat? Didn't you not eat dinner? Is there something about the noodle's flavor that I didn't control well?"
After a pause, Rong Xu asked: "Are you picky about cleanliness?"
Qin Cheng was currently picking up a treasured vegetable to admire. Hearing this so suddenly, he reflexively answered: "No."
Then at the next moment, he saw a pair of chopsticks reaching into his bowl and gently picking up a broken noodle strand!
Qin Cheng: "! ! !"
With eyes wide open, Qin Cheng immediately looked up at the youth in shock. Unexpectedly, the latter did not notice his shook expression at all, but instead chewed the noodle carefully, and after a while, he smiled and said: "It does seem to be slightly more sour than mine, but I remember that you said you enjoy eating vinegar."[2]
Qing Cheng acknowledged in a low voice: "En, I... enjoy eating vinegar."
Rong Xu turned his head slightly, and the strands of hair that had not been tied up slipped to the side of his cheek. He said smilingly: "I will pay more attention tomorrow. I coincidentally saw that there were still some vegetables in the fridge. Right, I remember that you don't have anything scheduled for tomorrow, do you want to go watch a movie together?"
Qin Cheng nodded: You will still cook tomorrow?!
"Then I will go choose a film first."
Rong Xu carried the bowl and got up to walk into the kitchen. Behind him, a certain man picked up the chopsticks once again and stared at the noodles in front of him, no longer hesitating like before. They say that when eating noodles, it is difficult to ensure looking good while eating. Especially after eating fast, it was even easier to appear sloppy.
However, when Rong Xu came out of the kitchen, he just happened to see Qin Cheng finishing his last bite of noodles. His posture was elegant and peaceful, as if sitting in a fine dining restaurant. Just fifteen minutes ago, this man only ate less than half the bowl, but now only three minutes passed but he finished all of it.
At a glance, Rong Xu was slightly surprised. He looked around, and subconsciously glanced into the trash can beside the dining table: Yi, no noodles. Could it be that he really ate it all? Didn't you feel it was a bit too sour before and was not to your tastes?
Bearing this confused mood, Rong Xu asked: "Ready?"
Qin Cheng looked at him deeply and nodded meaningfully: "En."
The two put the bowls into the dishwasher, and after waiting for it to wash a while, Qin Cheng entered the movie room. As soon as he walked through the door, he saw the beautiful and handsome youth standing on tiptoes and extending his arms out, seemingly trying to get a DVD from the top shelf.
Although his height was 185 cm, the highest cabinet shelf with the DVD was more than two meters high. Rong Xu could only see a name, but it was difficult to grab the disc. It was only the day before yesterday that he had seen the introduction of this movie, which was a bit similar to the script that Luo Zhentao had sent him. Thus, he really wanted to take a look at it.
This was the first time he felt his height was not enough. Rong Xu tiptoed a little higher, and his fingertips were about to touch the DVD. But, suddenly, a tall shadow was reflected on the cabinet in front of him.
The light was completely blocked by the other party. Rong Xu turned to look slightly in surprise, but he saw that Qin Cheng had already picked up the DVD on tiptoes and was looking down at him: "Did you want to watch this?"
The distance between the two was only a short ten centimeters, and a strong and powerful male scent drifted to his nose. Rong Xu looked up slightly and could see the condensed dark coloration of the man's eyes. A movie fan once said that Qin Cheng's most outstanding aspect was his temperament, and his best physical feature was his eyes. His eyes were not the same as most Huaxia people's light brown or amber eyes. His was a pure black, deep enough to draw people in.
From some angles, you could also see a little azure which was inherited from his grandmother.
While watching, Rong Xu subconsciously moved backwards to give way, and his back was close to colliding with the DVD cabinet. Qin Cheng furrowed his brows and quickly reacted, reaching out a hand behind Rong Xu's back. As a result, the back of his hand collided with the cabinet and caused a loud sound.
Rong Xu immediately recovered and asked: "What's wrong, where did you hit just now, are you alright?"
The man's fingers were slender and straight, but there was a red mark on the back of his hand. The skin wasn't broken nor bleeding; it was only red from impact. Qin Cheng shook his head gently: "It's nothing, were you going to watch this movie?"
Rong Xu calmed down. He looked up at the other party and smiled with curved eyes: "En, Let's watch this one."
This movie was an American film that was released eight years ago and told the story of a police officer and a kidnapper contending against each other. As a large-scale commercial film with double male leads, this movie had, at the time, swept through the box offices around the world with tens of billions. Both of the lead actors were first-tier American big-shots and became classics in many people's hearts
Able to become a classic movie, the film's quality was bound to be guaranteed. Before long, Rong Xu was immersed in the scenario of the movie and slowly forgot about the other party's scent which had drifted into his nose. On the other side, Qin Cheng had already watched this movie long ago. At this moment, even if the plot was intense and exciting, he was only looking at the screen absentmindedly, and simultaneously sneakingly glances at the youth beside him.
While Rong Xu was not paying attention, he quietly sent a text message: [I want to film more movies.]
Seeing the text message, Xu Jin's mouth twitched and directly replied: [Ha? Didn't I just help you pick up a movie by Director Zhao last week? You are entering the cast from next month, still not enough?]
Qin Cheng glanced down at the phone screen and lightly accused: [You have to be more self-motivated, don't simply be satisfied with the current.]
The angry-till-he-almost-smashed-his-phone Xu Jin: "..."
Exactly who doesn't have motivation, who was satisfied with the current !!!
Naturally, Xu Jin did not understand what this Young Master under his management was plotting, inexplicably becoming proactive. Of course, he also didn't know that at this moment, that man's gaze was floating to the DVD cabinet in the center of the movie room-
If all the works in here were all his ... En, it should be that way.
Two hours passed in a flurry. After watching this movie, Rong Xu couldn't help feeling a sense of loss. When the closing credits appeared, he did not immediately stop the DVD, but quietly read through all the cast members before turning to Qin Cheng, smiling: "I think Jennifer's acting is really quite good. Although she was very young at the time, and her acting skills were not as good as it is now, the female lead she played in this film had a wonderful presence."
With the topic turned to work, Qin Cheng also became serious and nodded: "En, Jennifer made her debut with this film, and her acting skills have always been good."
The two chatted for a while, discussing some details about the movie and issues in the actors' expressions before finally returning to their respective bedrooms.
Rong Xu waved his hand with a smile. Most of his hands were hidden in his sleeves, like a cute little kitten: "Good night."
Qin Cheng was hit with a blow to his heart. His eyes darkened as he waved gravely: "En... Goodnight."
After returning to the bedroom, Rong Xu began to carefully read through the several scripts sent by Luo Zhentao, whereas Qin Cheng covered his face with one hand and leaned against the door panel for a while to calm down. Then, he lifted his paralyzed face and expressionlessly took out another phone from his pocket, turning it on silently.
And then... it froze.
Thousands of comments and retweets made this newly purchased Apple cell phone freeze. After three minutes, Qin Cheng finally clicked open his Weibo. Once confirming that it was not his personal professional handle, he clicked on the homepage and looked at his recent Weibo post.
[Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing: #BlackClouds##QinCheng##RongXu##ChengRong# It looks so nice that I looked at it again, RongRong Kiss Kiss Kiss =3= [picture]]
Qin Cheng: "..."
There was no problem with the content, but how come the picture was Rong Xu's sleeping face! ! !
Obviously, it should have been the 100 Black Clouds tickets he told Xu Jin to secretly buy yesterday, carefully arranged into a heart shape and using the best quality SLR camera and photoshopping to create the image of a 100 tickets heart!!!
But, in this picture, the youth was curled up tightly on the chair, his head tilted to the side, as he slept quietly. His soft hair was draped around his forehead. His eyelashes were long and dense. Unknowing how long he slept, there was a slight pink tinge on his cheeks. Fair-skinned, peaceful and beautiful, at a glance you'd know that it was a sneak shot, and it was a sneak shot done at close range!
After opening the comment section below, Qin Cheng looked at it for a while before suddenly realizing something was wrong.
He immediately opened his own Ali Mama account and inquired about it: The store quickly replied: [Dear, You purchased the most VIP 38888 "Net Star Becoming a Dragon" large gift package, oh~ comes with high quality large scale water army, high quality water army comments, high quality water army sharing and reposting options, etc. We have already helped dear customer push your post to the Weibo headlines of the fans' section. If you are satisfied, dear customer, please give a five-star rating. Kiss, kiss. Looking forward to the next cooperation with dear customer =3= Fuwa Water Army Brand. You deserve it ~\\(≧▽≦)/~]
Qin Cheng: "..."
Bad Review !!!
However, no matter how bad a review was given, things have already happened more than two hours in the past, and no matter what was done, it would not help the situation.
But, what Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing didn't know was that this was just the beginning of his popularity. In the future, there would not be the most popular, only More popular...
The author has something to say:
Qin Cheng Cheng: Baby only really wanted to low-key flaunt his 100 tickets heart for a bit (T?T)
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[1]"Eat vinegar" can be interpreted as "being jealous" but here, RX was literally asking QC if he would be okay with vinegar in the noodles
[2] LOL RX making QC 'eat vinegar', and continuously reminding QC to eat vinegar