Chapter 22: WiFi Signal
Translator: マイ
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Ti Xiao went home after recovering.
“Xiao Xiao, have you gotten fatter?” Asked Ti Xiao’s mother. She squeezed the flesh on Ti Xiao’s face left and right, saying, “There is more meat on your face.”
“It can’t be.” Ti Xiao spit out the orange core, stretched out his hand and squeezed his face, feeling that there was indeed a little more flesh.
Xiao Yao remained firm and unshakable about accompanying him to see a doctor in the past few days. Moreover, he was able to eat a loving breakfast on consecutive days, with this happy life, it was natural to get fat.
And Xiao Yao’s cooking was really delicious.
Ti Xiao felt that he could add, “I want to eat Xiao Yao’s cooking every day” right beside I want to see Xiao Yao everyday in his collections.
If I get fat, you will have to blame your future daughter-in-law.
Towards the end of the semester, Ti Nanyi was busy with her make up classes at school. Without this chirping little monster at home, the air seemed a lot quieter.
“About your Aunt Li’s son ah, I heard that he has found a suitable person for a blind date.” After the meal, Ti Xiao’s mother began to ask daily questions.
Ti Xiao’s hand shook as soon as he heard his mother’s words and unintentionally squeezed the orange in his hand with so much force it might have turned into jelly. His brother smiled secretly beside him.
“Look at you again. You’re still single even now. When I was your age, your brother was already two years old.” Ti Xiao’s mother said again
This statement wasn’t funny.
“I have someone I like.” Ti Xiao thought for a while. “After the New Year, I will definitely say farewell to this single life…yeah, definitely… after the New Year.”
Ti Xiao couldn’t be 100% sure, but after the previous incidents in the past few days, he felt that Xiao Yao seemed to have that kind of good feeling toward him, just faintly…just a little bit. After all, no one would be so idle with nothing to do and would accompany an unrelated person to see a doctor, and even cook him breakfast.
No matter how he thought about it, the gay feeling was spreading in the air.
However, because of this uncertainty, Ti Xiao could only be happy in his heart and continue to be a little goldfish.
After leaving his parents’ house, Ti Xiao went straight to the nearby bookstore. He originally planned to go there to buy books, which he could us as reference.
After scouring the bookstore for a number of books and comics about the anatomy of the human body, Ti Xiao went home. As soon as he put the books down, someone knocked on the door.
Only two knocks sounded from behind the door; both were soft and polite, and not the slightest bit impatient nor irritable.
Ti Xiao didn’t rush to open the door. Instead, he took his time in changing into his slippers, and he waited a while before asking aloud, “Who is it?”
“It’s me, Xiao Yao.”
After hearing this reply, Ti Xiao jumped up with a “swish” and immediately hurried to open the door, a little annoyed that he was lazy just now.
His attitude had also did a complete 180.
“Yeah, please come in. I didn’t know that it was you knocking on the door.” Ti Xiao quickly glanced at his reflection in the mirror next to him.
The hair is not greasy, the clothes are not messy, the complexion is very good, very nice.
Then he kicked the book he just bought from the bookstore a little farther, after all, the book he bought was a bit…emmm…
“What’s the matter?” Ti Xiao asked while preparing to get slippers for Xiao Yao.
Xiao Yao’s gaze stopped for a few seconds on the books that were kicked open, and then moved to Ti Xiao. He looked at Ti Xiao as if he was going to stare through him. “I won’t come in today. Let me borrow a pot. Do you have a pressure cooker?”
In fact, when he visited Ti Xiao’s house last time, he saw a pressure cooker on the open shelving in the kitchen.
Ti Xiao’s mother bought him all of the pots and pans in his apartment, but because Ti Xiao couldn’t cook, he never used it, not even once, and only kept them as decorations.
“Pot?” Ti Xiao himself didn’t know that he had a pressure cooker at home.
“Yeah, a pressure cooker, I want to stew soup.” Xiao Yao smiled. “I can share some with you once it’s cooked. It’ll only take a while.”
After a loving breakfast, there was an extra supper at night.
“Yes, you can!” Ti Xiao was so happy that he could fly. “I’ll look for it for you. Please wait a bit.”
After watching Ti Xiao walk into the kitchen, Xiao Yao then looked around Ti Xiao’s living room again.
The smell of oil-based paint lingered everywhere, but the book 《Male CP’s 100 Types of Positions》 that he saw that day was not for oil painting.
Xiao Yao, who was very curious, also went to consult with Li Yi, who worked as an editor on a comic website.
“One of the authors I’m in charge of also has one copy of this book. Your neighbor must be drawing a book; or nine out of ten he is a manga artist. Why are you interested in our business? Do you want me to give you some resources hehehe?” These were Li Yi’s original words.
Ti Xiao also kicked a book just now. If he saw it correctly, the cover displayed two human bodies in ambiguous poses.
As Xiao Yao narrowed his eyes as he looked in the direction where the book was, Ti Xiao came out with a pot. “Is it this one?”
Xiao Yao took the pot and asked, “Do you like corn?”
“I like it.” Ti Xiao said, no matter what you put in your stew, I like it.
“Okay.” Xiao Yao nodded. “Wait for a while, I’ll get the stew ready for you soon.”
After Xiao Yao left, Ti Xiao opened the live broadcast as he prepared to draw. He was sick a few days ago and hadn’t been able to broadcast anything at all. It just so happened that the serialization platform recently caught up with the Christmas and New Year’s Day activities, and the authors had to submit a color picture for the holiday event.
Ti Xiao scrolled through Weibo for a while before officially starting on his drawing.
Xiao Yao also scanned Weibo while standing in the kitchen, waiting for the soup to cook. He heard the sound of bubbles softly popping in the background after refreshing the page – a notification came up.
Wise and Courageous, Big A’Ti: Hum, to all of the little goblins, see how much trouble I have gone through for your high-speed car【picture】
The foreground of the photo showed a couple of books withe stickers hiding the actual covers, behind that was a brightly lit computer screen, and the background looked like a bedroom.
Xiao Yao also recognized at a glance that the above book in the photo was just like the one he saw in Little Bunny’s room – the cover was two human bodies entangled in an ambiguous pose.
The scent of the stew slowly emerged, and the steam valve on the cover of the pressure cooker hissed tirelessly.
Xiao Yao looked at the photo on the screen, frowned, and realized that things were not that simple.
He felt that he found out something extraordinary.
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【t’s been a long time since I saw you on the broadcast! I thought you wouldn’t broadcast QAQ anymore】
【A’Ti didn’t do any broadcasting because of his illness a few days ago】
【A’Ti, is your health getting better now?】
【Do you still have to draw the back oranges today, hhhh?】
Ti Xiao hadn’t done any broadcast for a long time, but his popularity in the live broadcast room hadn’t declined at all. Fans sent him their greetings and asked about his physical condition. They also had a thorough understanding of what he wanted to draw.
“I was sick with a fever a few days ago, but I’m all better now, thank you.” As he turned up the volume of his voice, he said, “As smart as you are, but I won’t draw any back today. Hahaha, I have to submit the manuscript on the platform. Do you want to see something with a Christmas theme or a New Year’s Day theme?”
After he finished talking about his recent illness, a group of barrages telling him to pay attention to his body swiped through the screen, and fans smashed him some small gifts. His heart melted, and felt all warm because of all their concerns and good intentions.
It seems that there was something wrong with his microphone today. Because although Ti Xiao didn’t turn on the voice changer, his voice sounded much thinner than usual.
“The mic is not very good today, so I won’t talk for a while. Just watch me draw.” As soon as Ti Xiao created a new file, a knock sounded from the door.
Thinking that it might be Xiao Yao bringing over the soup, Ti Xiao hurriedly said, “Hehehe you guys wait a minute, I’ll go get the food first.”
There was a hint of joy in his tone.
“If it is not enough, I still have more.” Xiao Yao directly gave him a thermos. “If you can’t finish it today, you can keep it in the refrigerator. I will bring you the pot later.”
“Oh no, no need.” Ti Xiao took the loving midnight supper happily. “Just leave the pot at your place, I don’t usually use it anyway. Just remember to share some with me when you stew soup again.”
Ti Xiao didn’t want to keep meeting Xiao Yao by chance. He must create a connection, even if he had to force Xiao Yao to keep the pot in his house.
After all, there was a saying that neighbors were meant to borrow things from each other, and good feelings would be born through borrowing.
Ti Xiao had been anxious just now, and forgot to put down the pressure-sensitive pen in his hand when he came out of the bedroom. This attracted Xiao Yao’s attention. No matter how you look at it, this is not for painting.
Xiaoyao asked, “You said that you were doing oil paintings? I have a ticket for an oil painting exhibition. Would you like to have them?”
The invitation wasn’t for the sake of being polite; Xiao Yao really did have tickets, which were given by his grandfather.
After all, his grandfather’s life hobbies were oil painting and going to oil painting exhibitions.
Therefore, at that time, Xiao Yao’s astonishment when he heard Ti Xiao say that he was an oil painter was reasonable.
But in this situation, these words were still a bit suspicious.
“It’s okay, but when?” Ti Xiao put the pressure-sensitive pen in his pocket, trying to conceal any evidence.
Xiao Yao discovered this little action. He smiled and said, “The exhibition is still a month away. Don’t mind me. Go back in. I won’t bother you any longer.”
【A’Ti, why did you just run away in a such a hurry just now?】
【He hurried to see the delivery little brother who brought his meal 23333】
【The only person who calls me everyday is also the delivery brother…】
“Heihei, it’s my supper, but it’s not from the delivery brother.” Ti Xiao placed his nose in front of the bowl and sniffed the scent greedily.
The ribs were stewed until they were soft, but the lotus root still had a crunchy texture. The golden yellow corn pieces floated on the surface, making his mouth water and exciting his little appetite just by looking at it.
【I remember A’Ti lives alone, right? Who is that? How suspicious.】
【Um, un, un, boyfriend?】
The word “boyfriend” caught him off guard. He was happy in his heart and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but rise.
Meanwhile, his next-door neighbor Xiao Yao swiped out of the author Da A’Ti’s information on Weibo and entered his live broadcast room, and heard something very interesting the moment he put on his earphones——
“It’s the soup made by someone I like. Wait for me to show you.”
Next update Fri, 25th Sept
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