Chapter 197: [Title Missing]

When Mai Sui walked into the kitchen, Li Heng had just lifted the lid of the pot, intending to fish out the pork belly.

He said to her, "For pork belly of this thickness, you generally boil it for about 20 minutes, then test it with chopsticks. If it can be easily pierced, it's about right. Fish it out, drain it, and let it cool."

"Mm."

Mai Sui learned very seriously. She even took the chopsticks and pierced the meat a few times, remembering the feeling of the chopstick tip entering the meat.

Next, the two prepared the ingredients. Mai Sui peeled the garlic cloves, and Li Heng cut the millet peppers, garlic sprouts, and meat slices.

He asked with concern, "Are your legs better? Are they still numb?"

"Much better."

"You can exercise more often in your spare time, do stretching exercises. By the way, it's best to practice yoga. Not only can it keep your figure, but long-term persistence can also make your external temperament more mellow." Li Heng nagged and nagged, finally nagging about yoga.

In his past life, Song Yu and Chen Zijin loved practicing yoga the most, doing it every day. The effect after years was surprisingly good, always looking 3 to 5 years younger than high-quality women of the same age. It truly made those women envious to death.

Of course, for men, women who practice yoga have another unspeakable wonderful benefit. Whoever tries it in bed knows.

Hearing this, Mai Sui took it to heart and silently remembered it.

While chatting, Li Heng didn't forget to continue teaching: "The most important step in making twice-cooked pork is stir-frying. You can't put oil in. Put the sliced pork belly in, turn the heat to low, and slowly bake and stir-fry until the surface is slightly charred and yellow, extracting the excess fat. Only then will it be fragrant and chewy, and the key is that it won't be greasy..."

In order to eat a few good bites during his university years, he had racked his brains and taught with extreme care, providing detailed analysis of the time and heat for each ingredient.

Fortunately, Mai Sui was genuinely wanting to learn. That pious appearance made him feel very happy, very gratified, and very cheerful.

Finally having a delicious dish to go with rice, the two ate very happily.

Mai Sui knew the gap between the two, so she only ate the twice-cooked pork he made, as if the four dishes next to her couldn't be seen, as if she had completely forgotten them.

After a bowl of rice, Li Heng asked, "Are you full?"

"Mm."

"How does it taste?"

"Delicious."

Li Heng said, "There are two pieces of meat left. Come, let's have one each."

Mai Sui put down her chopsticks, "I can't eat anymore, I've already eaten a lot today."

"You're not fat, what are you afraid of?" Li Heng scanned her from top to bottom.

Mai Sui shook her head, just refusing to eat.

"Fine, if you don't eat, you don't eat. It doesn't matter if I eat one more piece; I'm still on the thin side anyway." Li Heng didn't stand on ceremony and ate both pieces of meat in a row.

After the meal, Li Heng asked hypocritically, "Do you want me to help wash the dishes?"

"Sure, I just happen to need a rest." Mai Sui seemed to see through his thoughts, a meaningful smile appearing on her face.

Li Heng's face fell, and he slapped his thigh, "Ouch! I was just talking big just now. How about you wash the dishes and I keep you company?"

Seeing him soften, Mai Sui smiled tenderly, stood up, and said okay.

When washing dishes and wiping the kitchen, she asked, "Do you men not like washing dishes and clothes?"

Li Heng asked back, "Is your father the same?"

"About the same, but a bit better than you. Every time I see you washing clothes, it's always unwillingly, especially painful." Mai Sui commented without hesitation.

Li Heng leaned against the kitchen door and defended himself shamelessly, "The old saying goes, don't be constrained by small matters when doing big things. I was born to do big things. What's the point of thinking about washing clothes and cooking every day?"

Mai Sui looked back and smiled, but didn't refute.

Perhaps in her heart, the man in front of her was indeed a very powerful person.

After washing the dishes and chopsticks, Mai Sui started mopping the floor. Li Heng said, "I won't keep you company anymore. I'm going to take a shower. While there's still time, I have to hurry and write something."

"Mm, go ahead, don't worry about me." Mai Sui said softly.

Coming out of the bathroom, Li Heng didn't stop and dived into the study, continuing his unfinished writing career.

After cleaning the house, Mai Sui stood in the middle of the living room and pondered for a long time, then found a change of clothes and entered the shower room.

Around 11:30 at night, Mai Sui, who was fiddling with the astronomical telescope in the attic, suddenly stopped her movements and leaned out to check downstairs.

It turned out that Yu Laoshi from the 25th building across the street had returned, and she had quite a lot of things, she pondered in her heart.

At this time, Li Heng, who heard the movement outside, also put down his pen and walked out of the study.

Mai Sui asked in a low voice, "Going to find Yu Laoshi?"

Li Heng said, "Mm, I'm worried about the English teacher's health, so I'll go ask."

Mai Sui hesitated for a moment, "I won't go down."

Their eyes met, and Li Heng instantly understood her thoughts. Being in his house late at night, she was afraid of being misunderstood.

This was indeed the case. In order not to let Yu Shuheng discover her, Mai Sui even went into the room and turned off the lights in the second-floor living room, so that she wouldn't be so conspicuous staying in the attic.

Going down to the first floor, Li Heng hurriedly helped carry things, and at the same time didn't forget to greet, "Teacher, you're back."

Yu Shuheng glanced at the big door behind him, and then scanned the second-floor attic without a trace, nodding faintly at him.

After moving the things into the courtyard, Yu Laoshi spoke, "Just got back. I didn't boil water at home, so I won't pour you tea."

Hearing this, Li Heng immediately ran back to his house and brought over a thermos.

Yu Shuheng smiled when she saw it, but didn't stand on ceremony with him. After washing the teacup she usually used, she poured a cup of boiling water and put in a little tea, "Runwen's body is recovering well, you don't need to worry."

Li Heng felt relieved and asked, "Where is Teacher Wang now? In the hospital or?"

Yu Shuheng said, "Already returned to Shao City."

At this point, she found a note from her bag and handed it to him, "This is your second sister's contact information. She entrusted me to tell you to call back as soon as possible to discuss your father going to Beijing."

"Thank you." Li Heng took the note and glanced at it; it was a landline number.

After the business was finished, Yu Shuheng's gaze fell on the osmanthus tree in the courtyard. Under the thin starlight, she waited for the tea to cool while smelling the fragrance of the flowers.

Li Heng realized that she was invisibly sending him away, and he should withdraw.

"Teacher, then you rest early, I'm leaving."

Yu Shuheng seemed not to have heard his words and had no reaction. It wasn't until he was about to leave the courtyard that she remembered something and spoke elegantly, "Wait."

Li Heng stopped and half-turned to look at the figure in the house.

Her fair hand reached into her bag and took out an envelope, placing it on the corner of the table, "Runwen gave this to you."

Li Heng walked over and picked up the envelope, touching it. It was a bit thick; there were probably photos inside. Thanking her again, he left the 25th building.

Damn it!

It's really evil!

This Yu Laoshi is only 26, why is her aura so ridiculously strong? Without a word, she revealed the momentum of Mount Tai pressing down. Being alone with her, he was always uncomfortable.

Shaking his head, driving away all distracting thoughts, Li Heng couldn't wait to open the envelope when he returned home.

Sure enough, as expected, there was a stack of photos inside, a full 8 of them, all group photos of himself and the English teacher during the summer vacation.

There were some from Gansu in the Northwest, some from the streets of Chengdu, and some from the Three Gorges, Lushan, etc. Almost without thinking, he knew this was the work of that girl Li Ran.

Could it be that Li Ran and the English teacher still have contact?

"Is this the Three Gorges?"

Suddenly, a voice came from behind, and Mai Sui leaned over to ask.

"Mm, we went to the Three Gorges during the summer vacation." Seeing her curiosity, Li Heng handed her the photos he had finished looking at.

Mai Sui took them, appreciated them one by one several times, and later teased, "The English teacher has a really good figure, quite sexy. You'd better not let Xiao Han, Song Yu, and Zijin see them, otherwise it's easy to overthink."

Li Heng said, "As a woman, would you overthink when seeing these photos?"

Mai Sui answered, "No."

Li Heng asked, "Why?"

Mai Sui raised her head and blinked, "Because we are just friends."

Li Heng pondered for a while, took the photos again to browse for a while, and finally opened his mouth, "What you said makes sense. It's better not to let the three of them see them."

Hearing this, a strange smile flashed in Mai Sui's eyes, and then she changed the subject, "Is the English teacher's body better?"

"Yu Laoshi said she's recovering well and told me not to worry." Li Heng answered with her original words.

"That's good, that's good." Mai Sui also breathed a sigh of relief.

During high school, the English teacher was relatively good to them. If something really happened at a young age, they would be very sad.

They chatted for a while about the teacher's health, and later the two dispersed.

Mai Sui went to the attic, sat on the homemade swing, and looked across the space at the 25th building across the street. I don't know what she was thinking?

As for Li Heng, he entered the study again and continued writing.

He had only written 6000 words tonight. It was estimated that there were about 1300 words left in the 31st chapter. He had to hurry up and finish writing and revising the manuscript before he could rest.

With undivided attention, he kept working hard. His pen moved like a dragon, his inspiration exploded, and he quickly completed the final ending. Then he entered the revision stage.

In the gap of raising his head, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a dark shadow in the 24th building diagonally opposite. Looking closely, wasn't that the fake Daoist Fu Laoshi?

Damn it! What kind of meditation is he doing in the middle of the night? It's really scary!

He really wanted to howl with resentment: Fu Laoshi! Are you absorbing the essence of the sun and moon to become a zombie!

Yu Shuheng also came out. After drying her clothes, she actually picked up a cup of coffee and enjoyed the moon in the attic. Well, it's the end of the month, where is the moon? None of them are sleeping; they are all night owls, all becoming spirits.

He was here to do big things; he couldn't be as idle as them. Li Heng muttered with dissatisfaction, stretched, and began to revise word by word and paragraph by paragraph.

After three o'clock in the morning, he finally finished his work. He first stretched to relax himself, then put away his pen and closed the window.

Somewhat unexpectedly, Yu Laoshi across the street hadn't slept yet and was still in the attic.

Seeing him lean out of the window, her gaze moved over and stayed for two seconds, then moved away, focusing on the astronomical telescope.

Obviously, Yu Shuheng, who had drunk coffee, had no sleepiness, or rather, she had accompanied her best friend too much at night in Xiangnan, and her work and rest time was chaotic and hadn't been adjusted yet.

The next day, when Li Heng woke up, he happened to hear conversation downstairs.

Listening, it turned out to be the voices of Mai Sui and the fake Daoist, and they were chatting about the astronomical telescope.

The fake Daoist asked, "How much did it cost to buy? Where did you buy it?"

Mai Sui reported the address and told the other party the price in full.

Hearing that it cost 950 yuan, the fake Daoist smacked his lips, "Sigh! This thing costs 4 months' salary. You guys are really willing to spend."

Mai Sui just smiled and didn't say a word. After all, she wasn't the owner of the house, so it wasn't easy to invite the other party to try the telescope.

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