I am reborn without a pattern

"Xiao Jiang won't be back at night?"

"I live on campus. I won't come back until I have rehearsals and performances, and I have weekends off."

In the kitchen, the two of them prepared dinner together.

The leaves of Chinese cabbage were broken off, washed and left to dry. Zhang Haonan was quick with his hands and feet, cutting off the cabbage stalks and frying the hot and sour cabbage stalks separately.

It is mainly used for meals and is easy to make.

Save the leaves to make a tofu soup, add some soaked kelp and a little dried shrimps, it tastes pretty good. Shen Jinman likes to eat carrots, so he cuts them into hob pieces, stir-fries them first, then adds water, then cuts some ham into them when he is happy, and a pot of soup is almost ready.

One and a half kilograms of pork ribs were weighed, blanched and left to dry, then stir-fried to a sugary color. It was not braised in soy sauce, but sweet and sour pork ribs, which is also a relatively quick dish to prepare.

But after finishing it, Shen Jinman was a little depressed, wringing his hands and saying, "Should I still cook in the future?"

"What? It doesn't taste good?"

Zhang Haonan took a bite of the ribs, then looked at Shen Jinman, "Is it okay?"

"No, it's just... Oops..."

She picked up her rice bowl to cover up her embarrassment, but her neck to the tips of her ears were as red as dripping water, which made Zhang Haonan understand immediately.

"Hahahaha, you don't have to at all."

Zhang Haonan smiled and said, "Let me tell you, Feiyan was just like you a few times before she was pregnant. She felt that she was useless even if she didn't even cook her own meals. She was watching TV and buying recipes, and finally made a few After the meal, I made her figure it out with just one sentence."

"Huh? What did you say?"

"I said, Jin Lian, Erlang is coming back soon, please let me go..."

"..."

Shen Jinman was stunned for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, he immediately covered his mouth and laughed.

"So there's no need to worry about it. If you told me you were going to do it, I would just wash the cabbage and finish it."

"I just didn't expect that a grown man like you could cook..."

"Children in our village usually have to master two skills at the age of seven. One, cooking; two, swimming. If they are two years older, they have to learn to ride a bicycle."

"Why?"

Shen Jinman was a little surprised and didn't quite understand.

"You are a typical city girl."

Zhang Haonan scooped up a bowl of soup, took a sip and said, "All the adults in the village are trying to find a job, so if their parents go to work, they will inevitably not be able to take care of their children. It's okay that the grandparents are still alive. If there are more cousins, Grandparents cannot do everything. If they meet filial parents, they will let their children learn to cook. Even if they fry eggs and vegetables, they can save a lot of trouble."

"When we were young, we would put a small bench in front of the stove and stand on the stove to cook."

"It's not easy."

"That's what poor places are like."

While chatting about old things, Shen Jinman suddenly asked curiously: "What about your parents? I've never seen you mention them before."

"They and I have separated and are not on the same household register."

"..."

"It's a long story, hard to put into words. Let's talk when we have time."

"Um."

Although Zhang Haonan was very calm, Shen Jinman was careful and did not continue to ask further questions.

She just wanted to get to know this man, but didn't want to cause any trouble for him.

It got dark before the meal was finished. The two of them changed their coats and walked outside the community for a while. When they were approaching the park, they saw a blaze of lights and knew they were preparing to celebrate New Year's Day.

However, Christmas-related small items have begun to be sold outside the park, such as toy lanterns that glow when you put dry batteries on your head.

There were also hydrogen balloons and marshmallows for sale, as well as a stall that shot balloon hoops. In the end, I didn’t buy anything but two sets of roasted sweet potatoes and two sticks of roasted corn.

After walking for a while and eating something, the cold night breeze comes occasionally, and I eat warm roasted sweet potatoes, which makes me feel full of happiness.

When I got home, I washed my hands before turning on the TV, and saw Shen Jinman running to the second bedroom to re-lay the sheets.

After putting Zhang Haonan into warm slippers, she went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

After washing for a while, Zhang Haonan hugged him from behind. He rubbed his cheek against his cheek for a while. Zhang Haonan, who didn't stop his hand, asked curiously: "How could you dance before when you are so big?"

"I used a corset at first, but then it grew bigger and bigger, and the corset became uncomfortable. Sometimes after practicing, the shapes on both sides are different, which is really worrying."

"There is actually a second development..."

Zhang Haonan was a little surprised, and then asked, "Have you been to the hospital for a checkup?"

"I checked several times and everything is normal. I'm also worried that there is something wrong, and it turns out that I have gained weight."

Feeling that Zhang Haonan's fingers were dishonest, she scolded: "I'm washing the dishes, don't tease me yet."

"I'm watching you wash up."

"How can you ask me to wash it like this..."

Shen Jinman, whose ears were completely red, also had a trembling breath.

"What's your nickname?"

"I won't tell you."

"Say or not?"

Zhang Haonan pinched his fingers and threatened.

"You are so bad, you..." Shen Jinman was silent for a moment, holding his hands on the pool, and then whispered, "When I was young, I called me Xiaoman, or Manman."

The fingers still pinched, and Shen Jinman hummed softly, looking sideways at Zhang Haonan, his big watery eyes full of love.

"It's just for a while. Just run it through clean water. Wait a moment, okay?"

"don't want."

"You are so evil!"

She scolded, but in desperation, Shen Jinman had no choice but to flush his hands, quickly wiped them dry on his apron, took off his apron, turned around, put his arms around Zhang Haonan's neck and asked in a low voice: "How many days will you stay?"

"Stay here until New Year's Day."

"What if I get pregnant?"

"What do you think?"

The two of them just hugged each other, and then slowly moved around in circles. They didn't pay attention to what was playing on the TV in the living room, and just moved back to the room.

After getting into bed, Shen Jinman rubbed his hands excitedly and said with a smile, "Oh, it's so cold."

Then Bingbing's palms rubbed against Zhang Haonan's body, and after hugging each other, they waited for the air conditioner to blow warm air. They just lay there doing nothing and dazed silently for a while.

Lying on Zhang Haonan's chest, Shen Jinman raised the tip of his chin, pressed it against his chest and asked curiously: "Am I also pregnant with twins?"

"Are the twins viruses or bacteria? Are they still contagious?"

"Do you prefer a son or a daughter?"

"It's all the same, it makes no difference to me."

"I like my son anyway."

"Then you still let Xiao Jiang call you mom?"

"It's different."

Embarrassed, Shen Jinman quickly shrank down and covered his head with the quilt.

"What do you mean? So are you playing house?"

"Then let me tell you, don't laugh at me."

"Unless I can't help it."

"snort."

The angry Shen Jinman was also a little vindictive, so he stuck out his tongue and licked it, which made him shiver and made Shen Jinman laugh.

"Okay, okay, hurry up and say it, I'm listening."

Feeling Shen Jinman's presence, his palms unconsciously rubbed it.

Lying on Zhang Haonan, Shen Jinman told the inside story. Only then did Zhang Haonan realize that when Su Jiang was younger, she would cry when she fell asleep when she was tired, and would call her mother when she cried.

Later, Shen Jinman was with her more often. Su Jiang saw Shen Jinman as soon as he woke up. As time went by, he called Shen Jinman "Mother Shen", and later, he just called her mother.

However, when there are outsiders, they still call Teacher Shen Jinman. Apparently Su Jiang also knows how to behave.

"It's not easy."

"Yes."

His fingers drew circles on Zhang Haonan's shoulders, "Day by day, the days just pass by. Although it is not easy, I can hold on."

Zhang Haonan thought thoughtfully. He originally thought that Su Jiang's words of mother were just her weakness and helplessness, but Shen Jinman's tolerance and generosity.

But now it seems that not only that, Su Jiang's existence is also the driving force for Shen Jinman to support his life alone.

Her stubbornness, her fragility, even her tolerance and motherly love, and Su Jiang support each other and need each other.

She is Su Jiang's harbor, and Su Jiang is her stubborn last line of defense.

In troubled times, two lonely souls meet, and then...

Depend on each other for life.