Ever since she found out that Ren Qingzhou couldn't cook, following the principle that although takeout was convenient, home - cooked meals were cleaner and healthier, Su Tang took on the responsibility of cooking for him.
Ren Qingzhou said that the last woman who cooked for him was his mom.
The beginning of the story was touching, but its progress was tortuous.
Facts proved that there were still differences between the north and the south, and they were quite significant.
Since Ren Qingzhou had broken his leg, Su Tang decided to stew him some bone soup to nourish him, even though there was no scientific basis for this.
As a true northerner, in Su Tang's perception, when it came to bone soup, people actually ate the meat on the bones.
As for the soup, northerners rarely drank it.
But obviously, Ren Qingzhou didn't agree, especially after he took a sip of the soup Su Tang had stewed.
"Wifey, did you put too much salt? It's a bit salty." In fact, in Ren Qingzhou's perception, it wasn't just a bit salty; it was extremely salty. He had tried to put it as euphemistically as possible.
Hearing his words, Su Tang picked up a piece of sparerib and tasted it. "It's okay."
Ren Qingzhou's expression became even more exaggerated. "Take a sip of the soup. It's very salty."
Su Tang nodded. "The soup is supposed to be salty. Just eat the meat."
"Don't you drink the bone soup when you stew it?"
"No. The soup is really salty."
"The essence of bone soup is in the soup." Ren Qingzhou thought it was simply a puzzling act not to drink the stewed soup.
"Scientific research has shown that the nutrition is in the meat."
Northerners tend to have a heavier taste in cooking. As a southerner with a relatively light diet, Ren Qingzhou couldn't quite accept Su Tang's cooking.
In fact, Su Tang had already tried her best to cook lighter meals, but her cooking skills were really limited.
Su Tang decided to learn from online recipes and make some new dishes.
The first step in this attempt was to find a reliable food blogger.
Ren Qingzhou silently handed over his tablet, which had all kinds of recipes bookmarked.
He was truly a foodie, but unfortunately, he couldn't cook.
However, learning was still an option. Ren Qingzhou volunteered, "I'll go to the kitchen to help you."
Su Tang opened the fridge and looked at the ingredients Wei Guo had bought the day before. "Shall we still make sparerib soup?" There were still some spare ribs left from the day before.
Ren Qingzhou, who had been having spareribs in a row, was actually reluctant in his heart.
But looking at the ingredients, it seemed that sparerib soup was the easiest dish to succeed at.
Ren Qingzhou had no choice but to nod.
Facts proved that northerners were indeed not as gifted as southerners in making soup. The soup Su Tang had spent a few hours making still had a slight fishy smell.
Despite this, Ren Qingzhou still happily posted a Weibo: "Drink more bone soup."
He rarely updated his Weibo during his breaks, and even fewer were the ones sharing his daily life with his fans. His fans smelled something unusual.
Some sensitive fans even noticed a pink keychain in the lower - left corner of his photo.
Such a girly color clearly didn't belong to Ren Qingzhou.
The "Sugars" (Ren Qingzhou's fans) began to suspect for the first time that their idol had a girlfriend. This suspicion didn't spread widely, though. After all, Ren Qingzhou had been an insulator to female celebrities since his debut, and there had been basically no scandals about him.
But as one of his fans, Su Tang always received such news immediately. She clicked on Ren Qingzhou's Weibo and saw that the keychain in the lower - left corner was undeniably hers.
That keychain was a peripheral product of Ren Qingzhou that she had made herself. It was incredibly cute.
Su Tang immediately panicked and quickly called Ren Qingzhou. "Something's wrong! Something's wrong!"
Ren Qingzhou was changing clothes in the bedroom. Hearing Su Tang's call, thinking something serious had happened, and unable to get out for a moment, he just shouted, "What's going on?"
"You captured my keychain in your Weibo photo." Su Tang replied.
Ren Qingzhou took a look for himself and it was indeed the case.
It was all because he had been too excited and had posted the Weibo without looking carefully.
Ren Qingzhou finished changing his clothes and hopped out on his own.
Su Tang quickly went over to support him. "Why did you come out by yourself?"
"It's okay. Sitting in a wheelchair feels so strange." He casually ruffled Su Tang's hair. "It also feels strange to look up at you all the time."
"It doesn't matter. If we delete it now, they'll think more. Besides, we can't always date secretly like this."
They were bound to find out sooner or later.
Su Tang fell silent. Ren Qingzhou sat on the sofa in front of her and watched as she hung her head and remained silent.
Finally, she looked up and said, "It's fine for me to just stay behind you."
When she said this, no one knew how much determination she had mustered.
All along, she had yearned for an equal - footing love. But because of Ren Qingzhou, all those pre - established rules had suddenly changed, just because it was him.
Love was really something that made people act recklessly.
Ren Qingzhou grabbed her hand and gently hugged her. "You should stand side by side with me. You're not anyone's appendage."
He had no scandals because he had truly never been in a relationship. There were too many disturbances and gossips in the entertainment industry. If one wasn't strong enough, one couldn't protect the girl one loved.
Now that his career was on the rise and there were a group of people who truly liked his music, he thought they wouldn't care about these things. He suddenly gained the confidence that he might not have to be alone anymore. Maybe he could protect his girl.
Perhaps for Su Tang, loving someone meant being willing to change for him; while for Ren Qingzhou, loving someone meant being willing to give her a legitimate status.
For his profession, it wasn't easy, but he was willing to do it.