What It’s Like Being a Vampire

In fact, before he sensed Xia Libing, Xiang Kun had already noticed that there were still a few people he knew in the supermarket. Some of them were friends of friends whom he had met a few times before, and some of them were meeting places in the same community. The neighbors below, and two former middle school classmates.

However, Xiang Kun didn't mean to say hello on his own initiative. One is that he didn't meet each other in the first place, so there's no need to go to other people to show his presence; Explaining verbally for a long time and chatting for a while is tantamount to wasting the time of the two parties; third, unless he has to, he doesn't want to have too many social activities when he returns home this time. During the time I’m back, I still want to spend more time with my parents. In the rest of the time, I can explore the “super sensory state”, deduce the derivative abilities of various contact items, and… cook five meals for Lao Xia meal.

Originally, the two middle school classmates had already paid their bills and walked out of the supermarket, while Xiang Kun and Xia Libing were still shopping, so they would not meet under normal circumstances.

But Xiang Kun didn't intend to say hello to those people he knew. When his multiple senses "subconsciously" collected various information, he would still pay attention to the location and condition of these people.

And those two middle school classmates, who were already husband and wife, had a quarrel when they finished checking out and walked out of the supermarket. They didn't notice that their son, who was by their side, walked to the side with a small ball in his arms. Unconsciously, I have come to the side of the road, and there is a tendency to continue walking towards the center of the road.

Xiang Kun didn't directly see this scene. When the child was walking on the road, he and Lao Xia pushed the trolley to queue up for the checkout. From their position, they couldn't pass through the gate of the supermarket to see the situation outside .

However, he basically judged the situation through a variety of perceptual information in the surrounding area, especially the sound.

Xiang Kun hesitated for a moment, because there is relatively little direct visual information on the outside of the supermarket and on the road, so he can't accurately infer the traffic flow for the time being, so as to judge the danger of the child walking on the road, whether his parents or someone next to him will respond in time Found out, bring the child here in advance.

Xiang Kun didn't regard himself as a superhero, nor did he regard helping others as his responsibility and obligation, but it was just like seeing the murderer who hurt the young couple with a knife downstairs in the rented house, like seeing the robbery and murderer on the road The most wanted criminal, just like when you find a trafficker in the car in front of you after an accidental rear-end collision, if you can do it as much as you can and if there is no harm to you, you can do it.

Otherwise, if something happens to the child, although other people or himself may not blame himself for it, but in the future there will always be occasional thoughts of "what if".

After weighing it up, Xiang Kun felt that the only possible impact of the current shot would be to make Lao Xia who was with him notice something abnormal.

This influence belongs to what he can accept - Lao Xia has noticed enough anomalies, not bad for this one.

So after Xiang Kun handed the trolley to Lao Xia, he walked out of the supermarket quickly. He seemed to have weighed and calculated many factors, but in fact it took less than half a second. After walking out of the gate, he saw the two The old classmates who were arguing were just blocked by a car parked on the side of the road. They didn't see their son standing in the middle of the road with a ball in his arms. On the opposite side of the road, there was a piece of grass. The place is a small park, where many children were brought by their parents to play ball.

Xiang Kun rushed over quickly, picked up the child and walked back.

Before he rushed into the road, a van stopped a few meters in front of the child.

The driver was also about to open the door and come down.

Farther away, a father who was holding his child saw this scene, raised his hand to stop the car behind him, and walked towards the child's location.

According to Xiang Kun's calculations, even if he didn't come out, the child would be safe and sound with the help of others.

Xiang Kun nodded to the van driver and the father who was holding the child, and then carried the child back to the side of the road. He had just stopped arguing and found that the child was not with the parents.

"If you want to quarrel, take care of the child first. The child is almost running to the middle of the road, and he is still arguing." Xiang Kun muttered a few words naturally while handing the child to his mother.

The child's father was also very scared, blaming himself again and again: "That's right, it's my fault, blame me, blame me, I shouldn't lose my temper."

The mother who was hugging the child tightly also whispered: "I should be holding my son, it's my fault..." She also thanked Xiang Kun, "Thank you so much."

Xiang Kun smiled and said, "Xiaojie, Wei Zhuo, you didn't recognize me, right? I am Xiang Kun."

It's normal for them not to recognize Xiang Kun now. After all, he has changed so much that his mother didn't even recognize them the first time they saw him, but it's impossible for Xiang Kun not to recognize them, because they only saw each other during the Spring Festival last year, and they basically didn't know each other. Variety.

Moreover, they will definitely meet again in a few days.

As early as more than half a month ago, Xiang Kun received a call from a classmate with a good relationship in middle school, inviting him to attend the wedding during the Spring Festival.

That classmate used to be his tablemate for two semesters before, and they had a good relationship. They would meet each other every year when they came back from vacation, and he was in Erythronia when the wedding was held.

At that time, Wei Zhuo and Xiaojie will definitely be there, so they will naturally see him.

"Which Xiang Kun..." Wei Zhuo said subconsciously, and then matched Xiang Kun's facial features with those of the old classmate in his impression, and said in surprise, "Damn! Xiang Kun!"

The three of them stood at the entrance of the supermarket and didn't chat for a few words. The couple suddenly found a tall and beautiful girl pushing a trolley and looking at them from a distance. It was a little strange.

Xiang Kun found out that the two classmates had noticed Lao Xia, so he beckoned Lao Xia to come over and introduced him: "This is my friend. We just went shopping together in the supermarket."

After a few simple greetings, the two sides bid farewell and separated.

Wei Zhuo and his wife took their children to the parking lot to drive, while Xiang Kun and Xia Libing returned the trolley, each of them carried a few bags and went to the side of the road to take a taxi.

"I'm sorry, I let you go to pay alone. I'll transfer the amount to you." Xiang Kun turned his head and said to Lao Xia who was standing beside him by the road.

"No, I treat you as a treat for two meals." Xia Libing said simply.

"That's it... okay. But two meals are too little, with so many ingredients, let's treat it as three meals."

"Just two meals." Xia Libing said firmly.

"Okay, two meals, just two meals, that is, there are three more meals." Xiang Kun immediately realized that although Lao Xia owed him five meals in name and wanted to "treat" him five meals, according to Lao Xia and his The actual operation is actually that he "cooks" five meals for Lao Xia.

This is really...you treat, I cook.

On New Year's Eve, there are still a lot of people like Xiang Kun and Xia Libing who come out to buy things, so it is difficult to hail taxis, and it is also difficult to hail taxis on the app. On the contrary, it seems that there are not many people on the bus. Xiang Kun and Xia Libing Xia Libing directly moved a few steps and boarded a bus.

When they got in the car, there happened to be an empty seat, so Xiang Kun asked Lao Xia to sit there, then piled up the plastic bags at her feet, and pulled the armrest to protect the plastic bags.

Xia Libing also helped to hold those plastic bags carefully with both feet. After all, there are noon, night, and some ingredients for a future meal...

After the bus started, Xiang Kun couldn't help but feel a little dazed. This scene is a bit familiar, right?

Then he immediately thought that the last time he went back to Erythronia and took Lao Xia to buy vegetables, the two of them also took the bus together.

The phone in Lao Xia's pocket vibrated, and Xiang Kun also looked over subconsciously, and saw Yang Zhen'er's profile picture on the screen of the phone Lao Xia picked up.

At this time, Yang Zhen'er sent a video request, and Xia Libing naturally guessed what the cousin's purpose was - she must be eating something delicious, deliberately trying to slander her.

Most of the time, Xia Libing would cruelly reject her cousin's showing off and would not connect to the video.

But this time, Xia Libing accepted it.

Sure enough, after Yang Zhener's face appeared on the screen, the next moment, it turned into a table of steaming dishes, and then Yang Zhener's crisp voice sounded outside the screen:

"My dear sister! Look, the dishes on the table are so delicious, so delicious! Look at the braised pig's trotters, full of collagen, um~~ it's so delicious! Just looking at it makes my mouth water! This is made by Nana's mother. With thirty years of cooking skills, I don't think it will be much worse than the crispy pork knuckle made by the chef! My dear sister! , who told you not to come back to accompany me during the Spring Festival, do you regret it now?"

From the screen, besides Yang Zhener, Tang Baona, Tang Baona's older sister Bao Ting, prospective brother-in-law Gao Yao, and Nana's father can be seen at the same table. Obviously, a real foodie, I went to Tang Baona's house for a meal at noon on New Year's Eve.

Xia Libing didn't answer, just turned the phone around, so that the camera was facing the plastic bags at the feet, then pointed at the plastic bags with his fingers, and introduced: "Pig trotters, pork ribs, pig ears, nine-section shrimp, chicken legs ,beef……"

After "ordering the soldiers" for the ingredients, Xia Libing moved the camera up again, and said to Xiang Kun, who was standing by the side holding the armrest, "Chef."

Xiang Kun showed a bright smile cooperatively, waved and said hello.

At this time, in the restaurant of the Tang family, Yang Zhener, who had finished the video with Xia Libing, looked at his phone, then at Tang Baona next to him, and said with a wry smile: "I thought I was the only one who would have the cheek to wait until the New Year's Eve. I didn't expect Lao Xia to go to the chef's house to eat at other people's house? Huh? The chicken soup in the bowl suddenly didn't taste so fragrant..."

Mother Tang, who was coming out of the kitchen with a bowl of vegetables, asked doubtfully, "Really, isn't the chicken soup delicious? Is it because I put too little salt and it's too bland? Oh, my Nana's taste is too light, I don't know. I'm used to it..."

Yang Zhen'er hurriedly waved her hand and said, "No! Auntie, the chicken soup you made is delicious! I mean... Nana's perfume smells too strong, but no matter how heavy it is, it can't overwhelm the smell of your chicken soup!"

"Pfft...cough!" Gao Yao, who was drinking soup with his head down, choked when he heard this, and the soup flowed out of his nose.

Bao Ting next to her reluctantly took out a tissue and handed it over.

Father Tang smiled and looked at his daughter who was bickering with Yang Zhener, and said, "I heard from Bao Ting earlier that one of your friends cooks delicious food. Is it the 'chef Xiang' that Zhener just said?"

"Yes, it's Chef Xiang, he's really good at cooking..." Yang Zhen'er said, and smiled at Tang's mother: "Of course, it's still not as good as Auntie's! The chicken soup made by Auntie is really good. It's so delicious!"

Tang's mother smiled and shook her head: "This is my home cooking skill, and I can't compare with a chef."

Tang Baona smiled and said, "Zhener, you are such a little sycophant!"

Gao Yao, who had just wiped his nose with a paper towel, also nodded and said, "Xiang Kun's dishes are really delicious, especially rabbit meat. The handling of ingredients, the control of the heat, and the seasoning are all the same. Absolutely, it will not be worse than the chefs of those high-end restaurants outside."

Both Tang's father and Tang's mother knew that the son-in-law-to-be was a "sincere man", so if they evaluated Xiang Kun's dishes so seriously, it proved that Xiang Kun's dishes were really delicious.

Tang's father narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I'm also curious about what I said, and I hope to eat the dishes made by that 'Chef Xiang' if I have the chance!"

Tang Baona smiled and said, "Okay, when Xiang Kun comes back after the Spring Festival, I'll invite him to our house as a guest and let him cook a few dishes to show off his skills. By the way, Dad, do you still remember that you said that you saw it at Grandpa's?" Is the canary wood carving I gave you interesting? Xiang Kun was also the one who made the canary wood carving."

Tang's mother was surprised: "I thought that 'Chef Xiang' opened a restaurant, but I didn't expect to be an artist?"

Yang Zhen'er laughed and said, "Uncle, auntie, why don't you guys guess what Chef Xiang's job is? If you guess wrong once, drink a glass of wine. Anyway, it's fruit wine, the alcohol content is low, hehe."

...

Erythronia City.

When Xiang Kun brought Lao Xia home, as expected, both parents couldn't hide their surprised expressions.

And from Lao Xia's appearance, it is easy to think of the "friend's sister" that my cousin said last night and discussed at the dinner table this morning.

"Mom, I told you this, my friend's sister, Doctor Xia Li Bingxia." Xiang Kun said to his mother.

"Welcome, welcome, Dr. Xia, come in quickly, no need to change shoes, no need to change shoes, oops, I didn't mop the floor either. Old Xiang! Come out quickly, a guest is coming!" Xiang's mother's eyes seemed to be glued to Xia Libing's body, He kept staring at her, grinning from ear to ear.

"Hello Auntie, Hello Uncle, Excuse me, you can call me Xiaoxia or Xiaobing." After Xia Libing changed her slippers, she greeted Xiang's mother and Xiang's father who came in from the balcony with a newspaper.

Xiang Kun next to him looked a little surprised, because at this time, Lao Xia's expression was different from before. The corners of his mouth, which were usually slightly turned up, were wider, his eyes were more smiling, and his tone of voice was slightly raised. A little bit, it makes people feel more gentle and... well-behaved?

But Xiang Kun could still see a trace of unnaturalness and unfamiliarity from her performance, obviously not as comfortable as her usual state.

"Dad, Mom, I happened to meet Dr. Xia when I was shopping in the supermarket, so I asked her to have dinner at our house at noon, and I'll cook right away. You can chat with her for a while?" Xiang Kun said, carrying the ingredients The bags went into the kitchen, most of them were put in the refrigerator, and a few things to be done at noon began to be processed temporarily.