Grocery Store No.514

of the sofa.
Jiang Chengyan, who had planned to get up, sat back bitterly.
Looking at the tacit understanding between them, he felt more and more unhappy.

“If I were an employee of your company and had a boss like you who didn’t care.
I would definitely have to consider whether I want to follow you.”

Yan Yu didn’t speak, he walked straight to the kitchen and a rushing sound of water can be heard. 

Ling Hua’an looked at Jiang Chengyan and said, “sorry, I slept all afternoon.”

The polite tone made Jiang Chengyan’s heart sour.
He smiled and said, “It’s okay, I didn’t think you were on the night shift.
You only slept for three hours today, can you hold it up?”

“Only occasionally, it’s okay.
”

While the two were talking, Yan Yu came out of the kitchen, holding a tray in his hand with a teapot and a teacup on it.
Pushed the cup and poured the tea in front of Jiang Chengyan.
Yan Yu picked up another cup of plain water and handed it to Ling Hua’an’s hand saying, “you just woke up and your stomach is empty.
Drink some water first.”

Ling Hua’an smiled, held the cup, and drank half of it.
Just when he wanted to put it down, it was picked up by Yan Yu.
The action is skilled, and at first, glance looks like he often did this.
Jiang Chengyan didn’t feel good when he saw it.
He took a sip from the teacup.
The tea tasted clearly in the mouth, but he felt it was bitter.

Ling Hua’an asked casually, “What would Chengyan want for dinner?

“I’ve eaten too much at noon, and I’m not hungry now.
I’ll eat whatever you eat.” Putting down the teacup, Jiang Chengyan pretended to be nonchalant.

Ling Hua’an looked at Yan Yu and asked, “What about Yan Yu?”

“Eat what’s in the fridge.”

After listening to the two people’s answers, Ling Hua’an said, dumbfounded, “You two are good to be served.
Okay, if you don’t say it, then I’ll decide.
Four dishes for three people should be enough.
Chengyan bought beef, let’s make stir-fried beef with green peppers.
Then a diced grape chicken scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, and boiled a pot of mushroom soup.
It should be enough.

“Okay, you listen to the news for a while, I’ll make it.”  Yan Yu always obeyed Ling Hua’an’s words unconditionally.
He turned on the TV, adjusted the news channel, and put the remote control in Ling Hua’an’s hands.
Then walked to the kitchen.

Seeing this, Jiang Chengyan also got up, “Then I’ll give him a hand.”

Looking in the direction of the kitchen, Ling Hua’an hooked the corners of his lips.
Yan Yu treated him so well.
Even too good.
Ling Hua’an once doubted Yan Yu’s intentions toward him.
He had also tested it, but Yan Yu never gave him an answer and Ling Hua’an slowly felt relieved.
He felt that Yan Yu was only dependent on him like a family member, just like Lu Hao.
But Jiang Chengyan didn’t know it.
He hoped that Yan Yu’s arrival would stimulate that fool and make his emotional intelligence a little bit higher.

Although the TV was on, Ling Hua’an focused his attention on the kitchen.
But after listening for a long time, except for the sound of water, and the collision of pots and pans, he could not hear any human communication at all.
Thinking of Yan Yu’s indifferent temperament, Ling Hua’an was relieved.
Instead of paying attention to the kitchen, he focused on the news.

There is no small talk, and the work collaboration is strange.
But, the four dishes and one soup are completed in an hour.
The three sat around the table to eat, but the atmosphere was a little subtle.

“Hua’an, try this beef, I thought it was quite cheap when I bought it, but I didn’t expect it to be so tender.” Jiang Chengyan put a piece of beef into Ling Hua’an’s bowl.

Before Ling Hua’an could eat it, Yan Yu put the beef into his bowl and said, “Today’s green peppers are too spicy, your stomach can’t handle it.”

Jiang Chengyan’s face stiffened, and then asked with concern,”Hua’an, is your stomach not good?”

“No, Yan Yu is too tense.” Ling Hua’an reluctantly kicked Yanyu’s foot.

“He was hospitalized not long ago because of stomach problems.” Yan Yu said, ignoring Ling Hua’an’s warning.

“Hospitalized? Jiang Chengyan frowned subconsciously, he thought for a while, and asked, “The grocery store didn’t open for a few days last month because you were hospitalized?”

“It’s nothing, old problems.
In fact, there is no need to be hospitalized at all.
They just make a fuss.
”

“You have been hospitalized, how can it be okay?”
Thinking of the pickled fish at noon, Ling Hua’an specially put a lot of pepper to cater to his taste.
Jiang Chengyan couldn’t help but feel annoyed and asked worriedly, “The lunch meal… Hua’an, is your stomach okay?”

Yan Yu stopped his movements, looked at Ling Hua’an, and asked with a frown, “What did you eat for lunch?”

“Nothing, just pickled fish.
I’m fine, don’t make a fuss, okay?”

Yan Yu looked at Jiang Chengyan and asked, “Who made the pickled fish at noon? What’s wrong with it?”

Concerning Ling Hua’an’s health, Jiang Chengyan didn’t intend to hide it and said honestly, “I made it.
I like spicy food, and I put a lot of pepper in the pickled fish.”

“Hua’an.”

Yan Yu’s tone was light, but Ling Hua’an could hear the dissatisfaction in his words, and smiled helplessly and said, “I understand.
I won’t do it next time.”

Yan Yu looked at Jiang Chengyan again, with complicated and inexplicable emotions in his eyes, he was silent for a while.
“His stomach is not good, he can’t eat too spicy, too oily, or too salty.
If I’m not here, you supervise him for me.”

Jiang Chengyan was taken aback.
He didn’t expect Yan Yu, who had been hostile to him before, to react like this now.
Jiang Chengyan’s expression changed when he looked at Yan Yu, and he smiled and said, “Okay.
”

When Ling Hua’an heard this, he didn’t whether he should cry or laugh, “No, since when did you two become allies? So I’m not trusted by you guys?”

Yan Yu picked up a piece of chicken and put it in Ling Hua’an’s bowl, and said lightly, “You have a criminal record.”

“Yes, and the evidence is solid.” Jiang Chengyan echoed with a smile.

 “Well, you guys are singing the same thing, I admit defeat.”

Although Ling Hua’an wanted to use Yan Yu to stimulate Jiang Chengyan’s emotional intelligence, after looking at the two could get along well, it’s what Ling Hua’an looked forward to seeing.
After all, they were both close and important people to him.

Footnotes:

 to begin to stir / to get restless / to become threatening.
Or It can be  an analogy of the enemy preparing to attack or the bad guys plotting to make trouble ↺ slow-witted/blockhead ↺