Yue Xingwen and Jiang Pingce came to the supermarket near the community together.
The supermarket was crowded with young couples shopping with their children on the weekend. They were the only two boys who came together.
Jiang Pingce’s consideration was thoughtful.
Living far away from the school had many advantages: you don’t have to worry about being recognized by your acquaintances when you buy groceries or eat around the community, and you don’t have to be afraid of the neighbors gossiping about them.
Jiang Pingce pushed the shopping cart and walked forward side by side with Yue Xingwen, and whispered, “You can put whatever you like to eat in the shopping cart.”
Yue Xingwen looked back at him with a smile. “Do you know how to cook?”
“If we can’t, just go to the Internet to search. Don’t you believe in my ability to learn?”
“Of course, I believe you. You learn everything fast.” Yue Xingwen scooped up two fresh eggplants, picked seven or eight kinds of vegetarian dishes such as shredded potatoes, Chinese cabbage, mushrooms, and bamboo shoots, and then came to the meat area, weighed some pork ribs, chicken thighs, and pork belly. He asked, “Is this meat enough for us to eat for three days?”
“En. It’s enough.” Jiang Pingce went back and bought a few fruits. They returned to the daily necessities area and bought new towels, toothbrushes, and slippers. They also picked the same couple’s suit of different colors to buy.
They filled the huge shopping cart in an instant.
When passing by the snack area, Jiang Pingce picked up two bags of potato chips. “You can’t miss your favorite potato chips.”
Remembering that when they went to the underground shopping plaza in the Library, Jiang Pingce would use his points to buy potato chips for him every time. Pingce always remembered his preferences, and only if he took a person to heart he would care about these details. Yue Xingwen’s heart warmed, and he took a bottle of lemon-flavored soda. “I remember that you love to drink this.”
Jiang Pingce smiled and said, “Yes.”
Yue Xingwen simply carried over a box of soda.
Jiang Pingce: “… You don’t have to buy so much.”
“It’s cheaper to buy a box, put it in the fridge, and drink it slowly.” Yue Xingwen put the box into the shopping cart and rubbed his hands together satisfactorily. “You bought everything, right? Go, go to the checkout counter!”
There was a code-scanning automatic checkout at the entrance of the supermarket. Jiang Pingce took the initiative to take out his mobile phone to pay.
Yue Xingwen failed to pay first, so he simply transferred his 50,000 balance directly to him, and said, “This is the next living expense. In the future, I will transfer the money to you when I earn it. Since we’re both living together, there’s no need to split it, so please, you’ll manage the accounts.”
“Okay.” Jiang Pingce was not polite and accepted the money transferred by Yue Xingwen.
In the future, since they would live together, they would always argue about who should pay the bills whenever they went out to buy something. To make things easier, they decided to centralize their funds and manage them together. This way, they could also plan for the future more conveniently.
Xingwen was not good at this, but Jiang Pingce was good at it. He was also willing to be this ‘housekeeper’.
After returning home, Jiang Pingce and Yue Xingwen put things together, filled the refrigerator to the brim, and arranged all the toiletries with new ones.
Yue Xingwen looked at the new home that gradually had the breath of life and was in a cheerful mood. “This is like living at home!”
Jiang Pingce changed into pajamas and put on an apron to prepare for cooking. Yue Xingwen gave him a hand and helped wash and cut the vegetables. They lived together for the first time today, but their cooperation was tacit, like an old married couple.
Jiang Pingce worked in an orderly manner. He had both sides of the stove working, with steamed fish on one side and fried vegetables on the other. In less than half an hour, he had prepared four dishes and a soup, which he neatly placed on the table.
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Jiang Pingce said, “Eat first. Drinking on an empty stomach will hurt your stomach.” He handed the chopsticks to Yue Xingwen, followed by picking up a piece of braised pork ribs and putting it in Xingwen’s bowl. “Try it.”
Yue Xingwen tasted it and immediately praised him. “Delicious! Your craft is good. Who taught you?”
Jiang Pingce: “Self-taught.”
Yue Xingwen gave a thumbs up in admiration and continued to taste the steamed fish. In the afternoon, he was busy moving and buying food. He was hungry, and after tasting all the four dishes made by Jiang Pingce, he found that each of them was particularly good.
Unexpectedly, Pingce’s cooking skills were so good. I picked up a treasure.
Yue Xingwen unceremoniously feasted, and Jiang Pingce also began to eat. The dining room’s warm light shone on them, and they didn’t notice when it got dark outside.
After eating, Yue Xingwen picked up the red wineglass and said, “Come and have a drink. Congratulations to Jiang Pingce and Yue Xingwen for having their own small home and finding a good job in advance.”
Jiang Pingce gently clinked glasses with him and raised his head to drink it all.
Not to be outdone, Yue Xingwen drank his glass of red wine in one gulp. He rarely drank alcohol, and when he drank half a glass at once, the taste was still a little rushing. His cheeks felt like they were on fire.
However, drinking with Pingce, with the warm light of the dining room overhead, and seeing the garden landscape from the floor-to-ceiling windows next to him, Yue Xingwen felt warm and didn’t want to end like this. So he boldly picked up the wine bottle and poured half a glass for the two of them. “The second glass. Count me in as a toast to you.”
Jiang Pingce was puzzled. “Why do you suddenly toasting me?”
Yue Xingwen said, “It must have been quite hard for you to crush on me for so long. Thank you for your hard work in the past few years.”
Jiang Pingce: “…”
Can this also be a reason?
Shouldn’t it be that the red wine I bought is very delicious, and you still want to drink it with excuses?
Of course, Jiang Pingce would not say it to Xingwen. He cooperatively clinked glasses with him and said, “It’s okay. I was only 16 years old when I liked you. It’s not appropriate to confess.”
Yue Xingwen poured another half glass for both of them. “You’ve known that you liked me at 16. So, this glass is for your precociousness?”
Jiang Pingce stifled a laugh. “Are you planning to drink the entire bottle?”
Yue Xingwen said calmly, “This wine is quite good. Did Uncle Jiang give it to you?”
Jiang Pingce nodded. “En. I bought it during the Lunar New Year, and I brought a bottle from home.”
Yue Xingwen picked up the wine bottle and examined it. “Let’s see… This wine, the degree, is not too high. I’m happy today, it’s okay to drink a little more, just don’t get drunk. One more!”
Jiang Pingce naturally followed him and drank a few glasses while chatting.
Yue Xingwen gradually felt drowsy, probably because the alcohol was starting to go to his head. He was worried that he could not hold it if he drank more, so he went to the bathroom to take a shower early, intending to go to bed early.
The sheets and bedding were all bought and brought by Jiang Pingce in advance, and they were very clean. It was just that the color was gray tones, and there was a kind of cold style.
After taking a shower, Yue Xingwen lay on the bed and closed his eyes to recuperate.
In a daze, he heard the sound of rushing water in the bathroom. After an unknown amount of time, a body with a hint of heat approached the bedside, and the familiar temperature and smell of the other man’s body made him especially at ease.
Suddenly, he heard a low and gentle voice coming from the top of his head. “Xingwen, are you asleep?”
Yue Xingwen opened his eyes and said in a daze, “I haven’t slept yet. What’s wrong?”
The next moment, Jiang Pingce suddenly knelt on one knee in front of him and took out a delicate velvet box as if a magic trick. Yue Xingwen felt confused and didn’t know what he was doing.
Jiang Pingce’s expression was gentle. He took his hand and said, “I want to propose to you formally.”
“…” Yue Xingwen’s mind was completely messy now. He never dreamed that Jiang Pingce would suddenly propose to him?! They were only 21 years old, and they were still juniors, so wouldn’t it be too early? He liked a person at the age of 16 and proposed marriage at the age of 21. Jiang Pingce, you are not precocious, you’re too advanced in thinking ah!
Jiang Pingce seemed to see through his thoughts, and said in a low voice, “It’s not too early. I’ve liked you for five years, and I’ve thought about it. I’m not going to marry anyone but you in my life. Moving to a new home to live with you. I don’t have the idea of dating casually, but I want to be with you for the rest of my life.”
Yue Xingwen: “…”
Meeting Jiang Pingce’s gentle gaze, he only felt as if a pair of hands had gently held his heart. How much does the person in front of him value him that he’s willing to say the promise of ‘a lifetime’?
A lifetime was a long time. There were also many uncertainties.
However, if he was with Pingce, he felt that a lifetime was not enough.
A person like Pingce, who loved him wholeheartedly and still had a tacit understanding with him, could not be found twice in this world.
Jiang Pingce whispered, “I didn’t mean to force you. I just told you what I thought, that I’m ready to be with you for a lifetime. You can think about it slowly…”
Yue Xingwen interrupted him with a smile. “No need to think about it. I accept it.”
Under Jiang Pingce’s surprise gaze, Yue Xingwen took the box and opened it. He looked at it and said, “When did you buy the ring ah? It’s pretty good.”
Inside the box were two platinum rings, simple and stylish, with the words ‘Xingwen & Pingce’ engraved on the inner ring, and a necklace strung together the rings. Jiang Pingce was thoughtful. They were still students, and it was too flashy to wear an engagement ring to school. He turned it into a necklace, making it hidden under clothing.
Jiang Pingce’s hands trembled slightly as he picked up the necklace and carefully placed it around Yue Xingwen’s neck as if he were performing a sacred ceremony. Yue Xingwen took the initiative to put the necklace on him as well. They looked at the same engagement necklace on each other’s chests and smiled at each other.
Yue Xingwen wondered. “Why did you suddenly propose on the first day of moving?”
Jiang Pingce replied, “In this way, our cohabitation can be regarded as justifiable.”
Yue Xingwen: “…”
Pingce unexpectedly adhered to traditional values, insisting on completing everything step by step and following procedures. Falling in love with Yue Xingwen, who was also a man, was probably his most deviant decision.
Yue Xingwen couldn’t help but laugh when he thought of this. He deliberately leaned into Jiang Pingce’s ear and whispered, “I have agreed to your marriage proposal. According to your logic, what should be the next step? Wedding night?”
The hot air blowing in his ears made Jiang Pingce’s back stiffen slightly.
Yue Xingwen thought that the serious classmate Jiang Pingce would calmly say, go to bed first, and get up early tomorrow.
As a result, Jiang Pingce suddenly leaned over and pressed him down on the bed, kissing him deeply.
The kiss surprised Yue Xingwen, and his mind went blank in an instant.
He had already drunk wine, and his head was a little dizzy. Yue Xingwen was dizzier after Jiang Pingce’s marriage proposal and this deep kiss. He stretched out his hand to push the other party away, but found that his entire body was soft and had no strength. Jiang Pingce’s hand had taken off his clothes decisively and quickly…
This is simply digging a pit for yourself and burying it with soil yourself!
Yue Xingwen couldn’t cry or laugh. The kiss had disorganized his breath as he said with a slight tremor voice, “Ping–Pingce… I’m… just kidding… wu…”
The unfinished words were all blocked back into his mouth.
Jiang Pingce’s kiss was gentle yet possessive and forceful, as hot as if he was going to eat Yue Xingwen. Yue Xingwen’s body grew weak as he was passionately kissed, his hands weakly clutching the bedsheet.
Yue Xingwen didn’t know how long it took, as he was about to suffocate before Jiang Pingce let him go.
There was a hint of madness in the boy’s eyes. He said with a hoarse voice, “That’s right, there’s a wedding night.”
It was the first time Yue Xingwen saw Jiang Pingce lose his calm. While secretly scolding himself for seeking death, he said softly, “I–I’m not fully prepared, and I drank wine. Another day, how about it? Can I do it another day?” He was in such a hurry to move that he forgot to bring the lubricating ointment he bought last time!
Jiang Pingce pressed his lips and said, “I’m well prepared. Just leave it to me.”
Looking at the same ointment he took out from the drawer like a magic trick, Yue Xingwen was speechless.
He seriously suspected that the sharp-eyed Jiang Pingce saw the ointment that fell to the ground during the last trip!
Otherwise, why did he buy the same one?
He didn’t know whether it was because of the wine or shyness. When Yue Xingwen saw the familiar ointment, his cheeks turned instantly red and his ears became as red as if they were going to bleed.
But his mouth was still unconvinced. He said with a big grin, “I can’t hold my liquor, and my head is a little dizzy. I don’t have much strength. Tonight, you have to…”
Jiang Pingce told him the answer with the opened ointment—— It’s no longer possible to stop it.
Yue Xingwen covered his eyes in embarrassment. “Then.. be gentle.”
Jiang Pingce leaned over and kissed his forehead. “Don’t worry. I’ll be gentle.”
The hoarse voice was expressing the owner’s emotions that were on the verge of losing control.
Yue Xingwen simply closed his eyes, reached out, and hugged Jiang Pingce’s shoulder. He completely handed himself over to the other party.
Oh, real wedding night
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