Chapter 59: Mother's Cross-examination
She picked up the lilac hairpin, raised her eyes to look in the direction where Zhang Xiao left, gently closed the lid, and the corners of her lips that were pursed into a line unconsciously raised.
Pine needles fell on the bluestone brick surface, dots of light scattered on the ground, in the autumn, the weather was not as hot as before, she put the wooden box into her bag, sat on the back of the bicycle and looked at the station door, sorting out what had happened in recent days.
Waiting until half past eleven, when I saw Yang Zhen appear at the gate of the station, her eyes lit up, and she waved at her, "Mom!
Gan Luo trotted forward and lifted the things Yang Zhen was carrying, as soon as she took it, her hands were struggling, and her body was staggered, "What is this?" ”
"The souvenirs brought by your second aunt's family are half a bag. ”
"Where's your brother? Why did you get to pick up this whole bunch of stuff. Yang Zhen tied a sack of things to the side of the bicycle and hung it, "Look at your thin arms and thin legs, mom will ride, you go and sit in the back." ”
She helped tie the sack, caught a glimpse of her mother's hand, there was a black patch on the thumb and fingernails, the nail cover should have been injured, her hands were covered with calluses, she stared, her eyes were hot and she didn't say a word, looked up at her, and grinned: "Where are the thin arms and thin legs, I have the strength, I will ride." ”
She jumped up, avoided Yang Zhen and grabbed the front of the car, turned her head and patted the back seat of the bicycle, "Now just give me two hundred pounds, and I will carry the same thing." ”
"Oh, the cowhide is going to blow to the sky...... Be careful, don't fall. Yang Zhen sat up, the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes became deeper because of the smile, and she sat down and patted Gan Luo on the shoulder, "You can go." ”
"Okay. ”
Ganluo tightened his grip on the front of the car, stepped on the pedal with one foot and pushed down hard, the other foot off the ground, and began to sway a little, and the wheel turned four or five times until it was stable.
Mom sat in the back seat and glanced at Ganluo, the little girl has grown a lot taller, and she has grown up in the past few years, sensible, and has good grades, and she doesn't worry about it from childhood to adulthood.
It's just that she has been staying at home alone for a long time, and her personality is a little withdrawn, and she is distressed as a mother, but she can't do it.
Seeing that she still had short chin-length hair, "Don't plan to extend your long hair?"
"I like short hair, it's very energetic, and long hair is not easy to take care of, and it's troublesome to tie my hair every day. Ganluo said, continuing, "How long will you stay this time?"
"After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I have to leave tomorrow afternoon. ”
"Hmm. She raised her eyes and glanced at the ridge from afar, and avoided the topic, "How is the second aunt's house now? ”
"Hmm. She also told me to bring you something and give it back to you. Seeing that Ganluo's neck was sweating, her mother rolled up her sleeves and wiped her, "The next semester will be the third year of junior high school." Have you decided which high school to get into?"
"The first middle school in S City, the teacher said that I had no problem taking the exam. ”
"No. 1 is good. Does the girl have a boy you like?"
"Ah?!" Ganluo's front tilted slightly, and suddenly remembered that the story of her and Zhou Jingrui was spreading on the Internet, but when she thought that her mother was not on the Internet, her heart was a little more stable, and if her mother found out, she couldn't tell it with a hundred mouths.
But it was something that came out of nowhere, and she was also calm, "No, those in school are not my dishes." ”
"Yo, does that mean you're in school?" Mom listened to Ganluo's words and glanced at the back of her head with a smile.
Yang Hui told her everything about Zhou Jingrui, thinking about the character of her own girl, she didn't believe it at the time, but looking at the girl to show her the photos, she had to believe it if she didn't believe it.
Ganluo's face turned red inexplicably, outside the school, the picture in her head flickered inexplicably, it was the person standing in the sun this morning, how could she be blind! cough cough cough, she choked on the wind in her throat, the front of the car almost didn't steady, and tears were held back.
Steady the front of the car and continue to ride, thinking in my heart: It's just because it's too good-looking, yes, because it's so good-looking, it's too impressive to think of it for a while, coincidences, it's all coincidences.
"Xiao Luo?" Yang Zhen saw that she was silent, "Is there really something outside the school?
"If you don't have it in school, you have to be outside the school? Ganluo quickly changed the subject, "Why did Mom suddenly ask me this today?"
The school and other parents use various means to cut off the budding of children's love, but in the Gan family, parents will not interfere too much in children's love problems, but no matter what the relationship is, they must have self-respect and self-love.
If you lose your proportions, the whip at home is also serving.
"Just ask, you know the severity yourself, and your mother doesn't say much. But if you really meet someone you like, get along well, and if you don't like it, don't delay yourself and don't delay others. ”
"Yes, yes. ”
Gan Luo nodded in agreement, very serious and teachable.
Yang Zhen raised her hand and slapped her on the back, gently reprimanded, looking at her daughter's back, she was a little serious, "Girl, no matter who you are, the most important thing is to be suitable for yourself, my mother didn't say that you can't talk about it, but you have to know how important it is, don't delay yourself and study." You know?"
"Hmm. ”
She snorted, waited for a while and didn't see her mother again, raised her eyebrows and said, "Why don't you ask my brother?
"What suspicion can your brother have?"
"A senior sister asked me to deliver a love letter to my brother. "Ganluo is a little demon in his heart, and he dug up Ganluo's old bottom.
"Boy, if he doesn't get well in high school, I'll have to persuade him to be smarter. ”
"Mom, you're treating you differently. Ganluo pouted, turning his head in displeasure.
"You're a girl, of course you have to nag you more, your brother is more sensible than you. ”
"Gotta get it, I'm not as sensible as him...... Hum. ”
"You girl!"
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The mother and daughter walked all the way home, and before they could get close to the house, they could smell the smell of the food, and the curling smoke drifted from the chimney outside the kitchen to the outside of the house, and some of them were carried by the wind, and they could float directly above the pond.
In terms of cooking, Gan Luo can throw her a few streets, and he can cook the dishes that his mother can cook.
"Brother, is the meal ready?" Gan Luo was untying the sack tied to the side of the bicycle, and the pocket was broken with a small hole, and he was half-squatting on the ground and pulling the small hole to look inside, which was round, like a green-skinned walnut.
"What are you looking at?" Zhou Jingrui walked to the corridor between the two houses with the wooden box in his hand, and saw Gan Luo squatting there and pulling it, tilting his head and glancing forward, one side of his head facing Gan Luo's dark eyes.
"Walnuts. Ganluo turned his head and saw that it was him, and got up with the sack, "This thing can't be put aside, it can be opened and dried." ”
"Anyway, are you free? Today's Mid-Autumn Festival, are there no guests at home?"
Gan Luo was busy, turned his head and was about to cut open the pocket with scissors, but saw his mother standing on the side walking towards Zhou Jingrui.
"Are you?" Although Yang Zhen said while looking at Zhou Jingrui, she stared at her daughter out of the corner of her eye.
"Hello Auntie, I am from the Zhou family next door, today in the Mid-Autumn Festival, grandma made moon cakes, let me bring some for you to try. The corners of Zhou Jingrui's lips raised, smiled politely and decently, and handed the wooden box to Yang Zhen.
"Thank you. She took it, stared at Ganluo impartially, and beckoned, "The young man is so good-looking, come and sit down for a while." Girl, go to the house and get a basket and give him some walnuts in the bag. ”
"Hmm. Ganluo didn't see anything unusual, and took the basket and picked up the good-looking and round big one, until he heard his mother's words and felt that the momentum was wrong.
"Why haven't I seen your family before, and I moved here?"
"My grandparents are here, and this time I am going back to my hometown for a while. ”
"What's the boy's name?"
"Zhou Jingrui. Zhou Jingrui replied, glancing at Gan Luo who was looking at him from the corner of his eye, and the corners of his mouth naturally rose.
"It's such a nice name, what do you usually like?"
"Look at the book, practice the piano or something. Zhou Jingrui smiled awkwardly, "I also paint occasionally." ”
"How old are you this year?" Yang Zhen glanced at Gan Luo, who was obediently cleaning up the walnuts, and smiled in her eyes, dead girl, hiding deep enough.
"Fifteen. ”
"My girl is a year old, and she just turned fourteen some time ago. ”
"Some time ago? She said thirteen was coming. Zhou Jingrui turned his head and glanced at Ganluo, since it was some time ago, why hadn't he heard her mention it?
"It's ...... last month"
"Mom, my brother just called you. ”
When Gan Luo heard this, she couldn't help it, her brows turned into pimples, and if she continued to talk, her birthday would be exposed!
Carrying the walnuts in the basket, he walked to the two of them, handed them to Zhou Jingrui, turned his back to Yang Zhen, pointed to the alleyway and motioned to him to leave quickly, "Walnuts, green skin, very crisp, you take them back and compensate grandma." ”
"Thank you. ”
Zhou Jingrui took it, he knew about the things on the Internet, but he didn't want to, the other party's mother came to interrogate him, this sudden attack, if he had known about it, he could have prepared.
"What are you doing driving people away?" Yang Zhen saw Zhou Jingrui turn around and said with a smile: "Come here next time to play." ”
"Okay. ”
"Mom, listen to me. Gan Luo saw Zhou Jingrui walking away and felt the need to explain.
Today, the next time she sees Zhou Jingrui, how embarrassed she is!
"Finally willing to admit it?" Yang Zhen looked at her, "Say it, I'll listen." ”
"I was friends with him, and that time was purely accidental, not as it was said on the Internet, and he was very innocent. ”
"Oh. ”
"Oh?!" Ganluo suddenly felt that Jiang was still old and spicy.
"You're my daughter, and if you say no, it's not. Yang Zhen patted her shoulder and glanced in the direction where Zhou Jingrui left, "But, girl, I don't know what it means for the three of them to become tigers." ”
"I know. ”
Ganluo lowered his eyes, it would be best if this matter could be self-defeating. At present, her life has not had much impact, her life is separated from the Internet, and those public opinions have nothing to do with her, besides, a village girl, a new entertainment star, the hot spots have passed the momentum, and there should be no wind and waves.
However, at this moment, Ganluo underestimated the power of online public opinion.