Chapter Eighty-Six: The Solution
At the end of January, there was heavy snow in Canada, and the weather was much colder than Yucheng. Maybe it's because I'm not used to the climate, but Zhou He has been suffering from a cold most of the time since he came here. It's not serious, so she keeps dragging it.
In the second month of her arrival in Toronto, Xu Yuanning also came. He had planned to go abroad, but for one reason or another, he put it off.
The situation in the country is tense, and there is open and secret fighting between factions. The Xu family was also involved. Afraid that he would have an accident, he hurriedly sent him out of the country.
He didn't go abroad alone, he got engaged just a month after Zhou He's departure. His fiancΓ©e is studying at the University of Victoria in Vancouver.
Although the two are married, Xu Yuanning is completely a candidate for the perfect fiancΓ©. I couldn't help but go to Vancouver every half a month to visit Miss Shen, whom Zhou He had never met. I will give the girl a favorite lipstick, perfume and some small gifts. Once Miss Shen said that she wanted to eat domestic hot pot, he also specially asked Zhou He how to make the bottom of the pot, and went to Vancouver on the weekend to make a hot pot for Miss Shen. It can be seen that he is doing his best to maintain this relationship.
I don't know if Miss Shen is too busy with her studies, or Xu Yuanning can't bear to let her run around, she will come to Toronto once. From time to time, I can hear her and Xu Yuanning talking on the phone, and their voices are sweet.
The place where the two live is that the Xu family bought a small apartment near the school. Zhou He moved here in December, and the security of the place she used to rent was not very good, and there were several robberies in a short period of time. Li Peiyuan didn't know where he found out, he was afraid that Zhou He would not be safe alone, so after greeting the Xu family, he asked Xu Yuanning to move things for her and move them to his apartment.
Although Li Peiyuan would email her from time to time, he would occasionally call. But moving was never talked about. And this time it was obviously compulsory, let Xu Yuanning tell her that if she refused to move, he would come over to move her in person.
Zhou He took a big advantage, and knew that Xu Yuanning would not ask for the rent, so he took care of all the sanitary housework in the apartment. In the morning, he even prepared breakfast for Xu Yuanning. When you are not too busy, you can go to the supermarket to buy groceries and cook your own meals to improve your life.
She came here as busy as she did when she was back home, and she worked several part-time jobs at the same time. They often sleep only four hours a day. Xu Yuanning asked her not to do so much, and he could clean or invite an aunt, but she didn't listen, saying that it was just a casual thing, and she still did her own.
In a few days, it will be the New Year, Xu Yuanning booked a ticket for Miss Shen and invited her to come here for the New Year. It was the first time she had come, and it was the Chinese New Year. A day in advance, Xu Yuanning drove Zhou He to the supermarket to purchase, planning to cook a hearty meal to entertain Miss Shen.
It's still snowing outside, but the road is passable. The next morning, Xu Yuanning drove to the airport to pick up people, while Zhou He was preparing ingredients at home and was busy.
It was snowing heavily, and the two of them didn't return until noon.
Miss Shen is very beautiful and speaks softly and gently. probably heard Xu Yuanning mention Zhou He a long time ago, and came over to bring her a lipstick as a gift.
Eating a small hot pot at noon, Shen Yue was full of praise for Zhou He's cooking skills, and asked Zhou He to teach her, saying that it was waiting for her parents to come to see her and show them a hand in the future.
Zhou Hecheng responded, and later wrote her the steps of the hot pot in detail. And I made it for her at dinner.
Shen Yue never went into the kitchen, and he was clumsy when he started things. But hot pot is not difficult, and she can barely make it.
Zhou He knew that he was a light bulb, and after dinner, he didn't care that it was still snowing outside, so he left the apartment under the pretext that he had to buy something.
She had nowhere to go, so she took her books to a nearby supermarket and picked them up in the corner of the supermarket. I saw that both of them were asleep, so I went back.
When he went back, there was still a lamp left in the living room, and Zhou He went in to find that the sofa in the living room was covered with a quilt. Xu Yuanning was coming out of the kitchen with water.
Seeing Zhou He, his brows furrowed, and he said, "Where did you go? β
Zhou He would tell him about his embarrassment, so he said that he went out to buy something and met a classmate, so he chatted for a while.
Her face was red from the cold when she came back, so Xu Yuanning asked her to go wash and sleep quickly, don't freeze and catch a cold.
Zhou Hecheng responded and quickly returned to the room.
After washing, she lay on the bed and couldn't fall asleep for a long time, thinking about how to tell Li Peiyuan to find a house and move out after the Chinese New Year. No one wants to see their boyfriend or fiancΓ© living with someone of the opposite sex.
Although she works multiple part-time jobs, every amount of money is planned. With the rent she can afford, it is impossible to find a good house unless she shares it with someone.
Since she came here, she has spent all her time working part-time, and her social circle is very small, so it is not easy to find a roommate......
Zhou He's mind was chaotic, and he fell asleep unconsciously.
She originally thought that Shen Yue would stay here for a few more days. But no, on the day of the New Year, I don't know who she received, and she was leaving.
Outside, the snow was heavy, and traffic was semi-paralyzed. Xu Yuanning asked her to stay, but she insisted on leaving, so he had to go downstairs to drive.
The car didn't dare to drive out like that, he put on the snow chains, and then set off.
I didn't come back until dark, and Zhou He couldn't get through on the phone, and the prepared dinner was hot several times. The sound of the door opening was heard.
Xu Yuanning's shoes, pants and clothes were already wet. The whole person was so cold that his face turned blue.
Zhou He hurriedly let him take a bath, and went to find the cold medicine. When Xu Yuanning washed and changed his clothes and came out, took cold medicine, and drank the ginger soup boiled by Zhou He to ease up, Zhou He knew that his car broke down on the way back.
There are very few vehicles passing by in heavy snowy weather, let alone finding someone to fix them. He couldn't get it done alone for a long time, so he had to leave the car and walk more than ten kilometers to catch the car back. The car had to wait for the snow to melt and then go for repairs and tow it back.
Although he took cold medicine, Xu Yuanning still started a fever. He had a menacing high fever, he didn't want to go to the hospital, Zhou He had to give him antipyretics and cold medicine.
This year was cold and there was no New Year's flavor, Xu Yuanning's high fever was terrible, and Zhou He's heart was uneasy. I didn't dare to sleep all the time. So much so that the next day, when Li Peiyuan flew over from China and appeared at the door, she went out to open the door with two black circles under her eyes.
She was surprised to see Li Peiyuan, he didn't say hello when he came. While letting him into the house, he said, "Little uncle, why are you here?"
After a long journey, Li Peiyuan's face was a little tired, he smiled slightly, and said, "I have something to do on a business trip, so I came to see you by the way." β
He looked around, but didn't see Xu Yuanning's figure, and asked, "Isn't Yuan Ning there?"
Zhou He put the suitcase for him and said, "Yes, he had a fever last night and is still resting." β
Li Peiyuan's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "Didn't you go to the hospital?"
He refused, did not go. The fever has subsided, so it should be fine. Zhou He replied.
Li Peiyuan must have not eaten yet, she went to the kitchen to cook noodles, remembered the heavy snow outside, and asked, "It's not good to take a taxi now, how did you come here, little uncle?"
Li Peiyuan sighed and said, "Together with a friend, someone picked him up and sent me over by the way." β
Zhou He sighed and got busy in the kitchen.
When a bowl of noodles was made and placed in front of Li Peiyuan, Li Peiyuan asked about his life here.
Zhou Yiyi replied, she didn't know if Shen Yue's sudden departure had anything to do with her, so she took this opportunity to be silent for a while and said, "Uncle, it's not convenient for me to live here, I want to move out." β
originally thought that Li Peiyuan would object, but he groaned slightly, and said: "I didn't think it through before, it's not safe for you to live alone, I know some friends here, and I'll ask if there are any girls sharing a house with me at the party." β
Zhou He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't bother you, I'll find it myself." The house here is easy to find. β
"Okay, you can ask too. Li Peiyuan replied.
This matter has been done for so long, Zhou He breathed a long sigh of relief, and then spoke a little briskly.
Li Peiyuan watched her busy making tea for him, and couldn't help but feel a little distracted. It's been half a year since she came here, and she looks the same as before, still thin and weak, and she still doesn't talk much.
He wanted to say something, but fell silent.
Li Peiyuan had only been here for a week, and the next day the snow on the road slowly melted, so Zhou He took him out for a walk, and he used New Year's gifts as an excuse to buy clothes for her for the new season. to ease her financial burden.
Zhou He also bought him a gift, a lighter that was not cheap.
The two were together, and no one talked about domestic affairs. However, when Xu Yuanning's illness was better, he talked with him for a long time in the small study, and he didn't know what he talked about, so Zhou Ji didn't ask.
Although it was only a week, Li Peiyuan obviously wanted to wait for Zhou He to find a good house before leaving, and he would not go wherever Zhou He took him in the next time, and accompanied her to see the house.
He is considerate and knows the financial ability of Zhou He, and he will consider it comprehensively when looking for a house.
It's just that a cheap and good house is not so easy to find, and the two have been running for two days and still haven't found a suitable one. He didn't want to let him follow him around to find a house, and he didn't let Li Peiyuan go again the next day, but he refused, saying that she was a girl and was easy to be fooled.
The two of them finally failed to find a house, but he didn't know who had entrusted it, and on the fourth day the news came that there was a girl who wanted to share a house, and the house was near the school, but the rent was slightly higher.
It's true that the rent is slightly higher than Zhouhe's budget, but it's not unacceptable. I was in a hurry to move out, so I made an appointment to see the house.
The one over there is also an apartment, but it is much smaller than Xu Yuanning's apartment. The rented bedroom only fits a wardrobe and a desk, but the sunlight is nice.
Zhou He asked a few questions and then decided, the girl is Zhou He's senior sister, very enthusiastic. She used to have a roommate here, but recently her roommate moved in with her boyfriend, and the rent was too high for her to live alone, so she planned to find a roommate again.
She was even happier when she heard that Zhou He could also cook, and after signing the contract with her, she gave her the key so that she could move over at any time. She also has a car, which she can lend to if she needs it.
Zhou He had never met such an enthusiastic compatriot, and thanked her again and again.
Li Peiyuan also changed his usual coldness, and invited her to a nearby restaurant very gently. And ask her to take care of Zhouhe.
The senior sister responded heartily and asked Zhou He to ask her if she didn't understand anything.
Although the house was found, Xu Yuanning had not yet been told about it. In the past few days, when he went out to look for a house, he only told him that he was taking Li Peiyuan out for a walk.
Zhou He planned to move tomorrow, and on the way back, he kept thinking about rhetoric.
In the end, she still couldn't open her mouth, it was Li Peiyuan who said it.
Xu Yuanning didn't expect that he would find a house in a short period of time, and was slightly stunned. Knowing that the house has been found, she must move. didn't say anything, and asked her where the house she was looking for, so that she could call him if she had something to do in the future.
Zhou Yiyi responded to it.
Li Peiyuan went back after moving her, and on the last night, Zhou He went to the supermarket to purchase ingredients and made a very hearty dinner.
Although Xu Yuanning's cold was just right, he also drank some wine with Li Peiyuan. Talking about academics. Domestic affairs, both of them tacitly did not mention it.
After Zhou He moved, Li Peiyuan left, and Xu Yuanning and Zhou He took him to the airport.
On the way back, Zhou He remembered that he didn't seem to have seen Xu Yuanning call in the past few days, hesitated for a moment, and still asked, "Senior brother, did Miss Shen call you after she went back?"
Xu Yuanning was slightly stunned, and then said, "I've beaten it." β
Zhou He nodded, looked up at his somewhat pale face, and said, "She was in a hurry that day, do you want to go over and have a look?"
Xu Yuanning smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine with her." It's been a bit of a matter these days, and I'll come back in a few days. β
He has always been very assertive, Zhou He nodded and didn't speak again.
Somehow, she was still a little uneasy. But she knew that it was not them who could call the shots in their marriage, and even if there was anything, he would not tell her.
I don't know what Li Peiyuan talked to him about, and whether the domestic situation is okay. Zhou He hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Senior Brother Xu, are you okay at home?"
He's been preoccupied these days.
Xu Yuanning nodded and said, "It's good." After a slight pause, he continued: "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with Uncle Ren." β
He was clearly misunderstood.
Zhou He smiled faintly and said, "I'm too busy to take care of myself, and I can't my heart so far." β
Her tone was understatement, Xu Yuanning wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say it.
The Tan family's affairs involve too much. Although Ren Yurong was fine, the Ren family could not escape. The only thing that is okay is Ren Yurong, who is far away from politics.
After experiencing this blow, the Ren family is down. fell from a height, I don't know if Ren Yurong and Tan Ziran, who have never suffered hardships, can survive it.
For the rest of the day, neither of them spoke again. Zhou merged and did not return to Xu Yuanning's side, but returned to a new home.
Xu Yuanning didn't send her up, smoked a cigarette in the car, and then went back to the apartment.
moved to a new home, Zhou He was already busy, and now he has even less contact with Xu Yuanning. Most of the time, he called her and asked how she was doing.
Zhou He has always reported good news and not bad news.
Time flies, and it's April in a flash. After class that day, Zhou He was about to leave, and her classmates called her, saying that someone was looking for her outside.
If it was Xu Yuanning or Li Peiyuan, they would call her. Zhou He couldn't think of anyone who would come to her, so he walked out quickly and saw a thin girl standing aside. When I heard the footsteps, I turned around, and it was Shen Yue.
This was something Zhou He didn't expect, she couldn't help but be stunned, and then politely shouted, "Miss Shen." β
Shen Yue's face was pale, and his spirit didn't look very good. I couldn't squeeze out a smile when I wanted to, so I lowered my head and said, "Can you sit with me?"
Her first reaction was that she had a quarrel with Xu Yuanning, and she agreed. He looked around and said, "You come with me." β
There was a small cafΓ© five or six minutes away from the school, Zhou He walked in with Shen Yue, and after sitting down, he asked Shen Yue what he wanted to drink.
Shen Yue shook his head and said that he was not thirsty and did not drink anything.
It's not good to order nothing, Zhou He ordered two cups of coffee, and asked the waiter to serve some small desserts. Only then did he cautiously ask, "What's the matter?" Sister Shen Yue, did you quarrel with Senior Brother Xu?"
Shen Yue didn't speak, and shook his head gently.
She was anxious like this, and Zhou He asked again, "What's the matter?"
She couldn't figure it out, if she hadn't quarreled, what would she come to her for?
Shen Yue still didn't speak. Zhou He restrained himself from being in a hurry, waiting for her to speak.
The waiter served coffee and dessert, but Shen Yue didn't move anything. After five or six minutes, he said in a low voice, "I'm pregnant." β
Zhou He couldn't help but be stunned at this moment, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay, you and Senior Brother Xu can go back to China to get married." Now there are many people who are married and take a leave of absence from school, and wait for the baby to be born and go to school. β
She and Xu Yuanning were originally going to get married, but now they are just advancing the time. It's not a big deal. In the future, the children can be sent back to China, and they are financially well-off, and they can also hire a nanny if they stay here.
Shen Yue's body didn't feel happy, and he fell silent again, and after a while, he said, "I haven't told Xu Yuanning yet." β
Zhou He smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, I'll call him now, go to his apartment, and surprise him." β
As she spoke, she took out her mobile phone and dialed Xu Yuanning's number. And Shen Yue sat quietly on the side, as if he was an outsider.
Xu Yuanning is not in the apartment now, but outside. Zhou Ji didn't tell her that Shen Yue was pregnant, but only said that she came over. Xu Yuanning was stunned on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then said that he would go back immediately.
This side is not far from Xu Yuanning's apartment, because Shen Yue is pregnant, and Zhou He is taking a taxi. Shen Yue didn't know if it was nervous or what, and her face kept pale. Zhou He racked his brains to find words to comfort her.
When the two arrived, Xu Yuanning hadn't come back, and Zhou He's key had already been returned to him, so he was waiting at the door.
Xu Yuanning came in a hurry after half an hour, opened the door and let the two of them into the house.
Shen Yue should have told Xu Yuanning about this, but she hadn't spoken since she saw Xu Yuanning. Zhou He was a little embarrassed, looked at Shen Yue, and finally said, "Senior Brother Xu, Sister Shen Yue has something to say to you." β
Xu Yuanning looked at Shen Yue at this time.
Shen Yue kept his head down and didn't speak.
Zhou He had to gently remind: "Sister Shen Yue, you speak." β
Her reminder was obviously useless, and Shen Yue was still holding her head down. She had no choice but to say, "Senior Brother Xu, Sister Shen Yue has a baby." β
She originally thought that Xu Yuanning would be surprised and happy. But it was not what she thought, Xu Yuanning was indeed surprised, but not happy.
The atmosphere froze all at once.
After a minute or two, Xu Yuanning said, "The refrigerator is empty, can Ah He trouble you to buy some things?"
This is to break her up.
Zhou He didn't know the current situation, but he quickly nodded and said, "Okay." β
She quickly left, and neither of the two men in the room spoke. Xu Yuanning was about to light the cigarette, but in the end, he restrained himself stiffly, and asked lightly, "What are you going to do?"
Only then did Shen Yue raise his head, pursed his lips slightly, and said, "I want to give birth." β
Xu Yuanning didn't speak, just sat like that.
Zhou He went to buy something, but he didn't go back immediately after buying it. It took about three hours before I went back.
When he went back, Shen Yue's figure was gone, Zhou He was slightly stunned, and asked, "Is Sister Shen Yue gone?"
There was a smell of smoke in the room, Xu Yuanning sat on the sofa and didn't move, and only said after a while: "She went back." β
She was a pregnant woman, and he was relieved that she would leave so late at night.
Zhou He knew that Xu Yuanning had always been measured in his work. There must be something wrong with Shen Yue leaving, she put her things down, sat on the sofa, and asked cautiously, "What's the matter?" Senior Brother Xu, did you quarrel with Sister Shen Yue?"
After a slight pause, she continued: "You were originally going to get married, Shen Yue can take a leave of absence from school and continue to study after the child." β
In her opinion, this is really not a problem, and I don't know why the two of them are unhappy.
Xu Yuanning didn't speak, took another puff of cigarette, the corners of his lips showed a sneer, and said lightly: "I have never touched her, where did the child come from?"
Zhou He didn't think of this stubble at all, and was stunned for a while.
Xu Yuanning stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry Ahe, I want to be alone, you can go back." β
Zhou He was still in shock, and it was impossible to leave at this time. He muttered, "Then what is she going to do?"
Things have happened, no matter how bad they are, and all that needs to be thought of now is a solution.