After Fu Heng left, Chu Ci accompanied Grandpa Fu to play chess in the living room.

Fu Lao fell a son, and the black chess pieces suddenly occupied most of the country.

Chu Ci covered his face in annoyance, "Hey, I'm going to lose again, grandpa, your chess skills are so good, I'm willing to bow down." ”

Old Fu put away the white child on the chessboard and smiled gently at her, "You are too anxious." ”

"Take your time in everything you do. Fu Lao seemed to mean something, "Especially when getting along with people, it is safe to keep a long stream of water." ”

Chu Ci was silent.

"Fu Heng, that kid is cold-faced and hot-hearted. Elder Fu sighed, "When I was a child, I disciplined him strictly, and then his parents had accidents one after another, and it was not easy to stay abroad alone for four years. ”

Chu Ci sat opposite Fu Lao and silently put away the chess pieces on the chessboard one by one.

In the end, I felt a little uncomfortable, and finally couldn't help asking, "Grandpa, why did you choose me?"

There are so many good women in this world, and there are many celebrities who are better than her.

What's more, she is no longer the delicate daughter she used to be.

Fu Lao picked up the teacup that was placed aside and blew it, "Naturally, because you are the most suitable." ”

Chu Ci has a lively personality, and Fu Heng is cold, which just complements each other.

And Wen's lofty and selfish personality is naturally not suitable for Fu Heng, and he will never allow Fu Heng to take a lifetime of happiness in order to repay his kindness.

"You're a good boy. Grandpa Fu smiled kindly, "I can see that Fu Heng likes you very much." ”

Chu Ci's hand paused, thinking to himself, grandpa, just open your eyes and talk nonsense!

After lunch, Fu Lao went upstairs to take a nap, and Chu Ci looked at the good autumn weather outside, so he prepared to go out to eliminate food.

When she came by car, she found a few orange trees planted in the courtyard of the villa over there.

The sweet aroma tickled her heart.

So she took advantage of her lunch break to sneak over and watch.

In the past, there were many fruit trees planted in her yard, and she climbed trees to pick fruits when she was a child, and fell down.

A shadow was formed in her heart, and later she instructed Chu Xuan to climb a tree to pick fruits for her.

Well, her sister is actually quite unqualified.

Chu Ci stood in front of the door of the villa, it seemed that there was no one inside, she picked up the stone, weighed it in her hand, and saw what kind of posture she could smash an orange down.

It turned out that it was not done yet.

The iron door of the villa opened at once.

A gentle female voice came, "You want oranges from the tree?"

Chu Ci turned his face away, and the face of a woman who was a little old but still very beautiful.

In fact, she is not old, the skin on the woman's face is still faintly shiny, and her figure is also thin and tall.

The words are clear, not the muddy, muffled voice of an old man.

It's just that the silver hair on his head made Chu Ci stunned all of a sudden.

Is it early hair, or is it green silk into snow.

Seeing that Chu Ci didn't speak, the woman repeated again, "Do you want oranges from the tree?"

Chu Ci took a step back and smiled dryly, "Ah, I just looked, this tree grows very well." ”

The woman smiled softly and beckoned to her, "Come in, there are oranges in the house, I had a few picked last time." ”

Her smile was so gentle and kind, and she had the feeling of a mother, ah no, grandma.

Chu Ci's heart skipped a beat.

She didn't have a mother since she was a child, and Chu Tianhua picked her up on the way home on a snowy day and let her mother bring her up.

It's a pity that grandma left early too.

Chu Ci walked over, raised his face and smiled gently, "Grandma, are you alone at home?"

"Grandma, hahaha!" the woman was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then laughed irrepressibly.

Seeing her smiling like this, Chu Ci felt a little worried in her heart, and stood there embarrassed and at a loss.

She scratched her hair, "I'm sorry, what should I call you?"

The woman smiled and waved her hand, "Grandma, grandma, it's okay, you come in!"

Although this courtyard does not have the retro atmosphere of Old Man Fu's villa, it is also chic, and the garden is planted with osmanthus flowers, which is fragrant for a while.

Chu Ci walked into the courtyard, and the woman beckoned her to sit down on a wicker chair in the middle of the garden, and then went into the house and brought out a pot of tea and a stack of pastries.

The tea has a good color, poured into a porcelain white teacup, and the aroma is refreshing.

Chu Ci took a sip slightly and nodded, "It's so fragrant." ”

The woman smiled and put the teapot away, "This is Biluochun in Dongting." ”

Only then did Chu Ci notice that her hand, the color of green and white jade, was not as old and dry as that of ordinary old people.

This made her can't help but look at the somewhat strange woman in front of her again.

"Try this pastry. The beautiful woman pointed to the plate in front of her, "Osmanthus cake made of fresh osmanthus this year." ”

Chu Ci was a little defensive and vigilant.

You can't really blame her, anyone who meets someone who is suddenly attentive to themselves will be a little wary, okay?

Seeing Chu Ci's hesitation, the woman smiled, "I don't mean anything else, it's just that no one has been talking to me for too long." ”

Chu Ci was stunned for a moment and blurted out, "Do you live here alone?"

"There's one more. The woman poured herself a cup of tea, "but she couldn't speak." ”

Chu porcelain, "......"

"Where are you?" the woman frowned, a smile on her lips, "I've lived here for a long time, but I don't know who lives around me. ”

"Fu Mingchuan, do you know?" Chu Ci asked tentatively.

"Oh, relatives of the Fu family. The woman smiled and asked no more.

Chu Ci did it here, and after drinking a cup of tea, he wanted to get up and say goodbye.

The beautiful woman saw what she meant, and did not force her to stay, but shouted: "Ah Fang, send off the guest for me." ”

This posture is like a pampered lady.

Soon, a woman about fifty years old walked out of the house and made a gesture of please to Chu Ci.

Chu Ci walked to the door and waved goodbye to the woman who was standing under the wisteria trellis and smiled at her gently.

Ah Fong bowed his head at her, but grabbed her as she turned to leave, and handed her a flaxen-colored cloth bag.

Then he was dumb to her.

Chu Ci took it and saw that there were a few oranges inside.

She held the orange in her hand, bowed slightly to the woman inside, said thank you, and then turned and ran.

It's weird.

When she returned to Fu's house, Aunt Rong was cleaning the living room, and she was surprised to see Chu Ci come back, "Little lady, where have you been?"

Chu Ci put the cloth bag on the coffee table in the living room, and his face was not calm, "I met a strange person over there just now. ”

After speaking, he felt that it was not good to say this, so he hurriedly changed his words, "It's not strange, it's just that it feels very ...... Ah, I don't know how to describe it. ”

Aunt Rong put down the mop, "What's the matter, where did you go just now?"

Chu Ci hurriedly pulled Aunt Rong over and sat down, "Aunt Rong, are you familiar with the people who live in this area?"

Aunt Rong looked suspicious, but still nodded, "A little bit of a general impression." ”

After all, all the aunts have to buy vegetables together, and when they meet, they will chat a few words.

"Do you know who the one with the orange tree in front of the door is?"

Aunt Rong immediately covered her mouth and looked at Chu Ci in surprise, "That crazy woman?"

The corners of Chu Ci's mouth twitched.

She was a strange woman.

When she arrived at Aunt Rong, she became a crazy woman.

"Is she crazy?" Chu Ci looked incredulous, "I was at her door just now, and then she beckoned me in for tea." ”

Aunt Rong immediately grabbed Chu Ci's hand and looked her up and down, "She didn't do anything to you, did she?"

"Nope. Chu Ci picked up the oranges that were placed aside, "You see she also gave me a bag of oranges." ”

Aunt Rong slowly put her mind at ease, but she still looked worried, leaned over and lowered her voice, "Little lady, don't go over in the future, that woman is a crazy person and her mind is not normal." ”

"Huh?" Chu Ci raised his eyebrows, "I think she's in good spirits." ”

Aunt Rong squeezed her hand, "That's when she wasn't sick." ”

When she said this, Chu Ci suddenly felt a little like the rest of his life.

She forced a smile, "Okay, I know, I'll take a detour in the future." ”

"That's good. Aunt Rong looked mysterious, "Little lady, let me tell you, that woman is said to be the young lady of the Sheng family in the past, do you know the Sheng family?"

Chu Ci shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"Sheng Bainian is the one in the news broadcast. ”

Chu Ci nodded, understood, the number one in the military and political circles.

But then her child died or lost when she came out, and then her spirit was not normal, and she moved here about ten years ago, and she never came out to see anyone. ”

Chu Ci was stunned by Aunt Rong's words, and her face was full of curiosity.

"Aunt Rong, are you telling the truth?"

"I also listen to what others say, just listen to it, don't take it to heart. ”

With that, she stood up and began to drag the ground again.

Chu Ci was said by Aunt Rong, and eating oranges is not a taste.

…………

In the evening of the next day, Fu Heng actually came to pick her up in person.

This made Chu Ci a little flattered.

After dinner, Chu Ci said goodbye to his grandfather, and then got into Fu Heng's car and went back.

It was a little dark in autumn, and when he passed by that beautiful small courtyard, Chu Ci couldn't help but take a second look.

There is a dim light in the courtyard, and it looks particularly lonely on this lonely autumn night.

Chu Ci sighed in his heart, and then withdrew his gaze.

I probably understood why I called her grandma, and she would smile like that.

Her real age should not be very old, looking at the maintenance state of her face and hands seems to be about forty years old, but at this age, she is green and snowy.

Thinking of this, Chu Ci couldn't help but sigh again.

Fu Heng held his hands on the steering wheel, his eyes looked straight ahead, and when he heard her lamentation, he turned his face sideways to look at her, but saw that her face was full of loneliness.

He raised his eyebrows, "What kind of sigh?"

Chu Ci adjusted his seat belt, "It's nothing, it's just a little sad to think of leaving so soon." ”

Soon, the car drove into the city, which was different from the road when he went, this time Fu Heng changed to another road and did not take the highway.

When Chu Ci saw some familiar street scenes, he was a little surprised, "Hey, I saw my alma mater." ”

Fu Heng glanced at it lightly, and his voice didn't have much emotion, "Well, Yicheng No. 1 Middle School." ”

Chu Ci saw that his attitude was not too enthusiastic, and there were no alumni to see the alumni, so he was excited with tears in his eyes, so he suppressed what he wanted to say.

Don't talk too much if you have nothing to do, it's usually a disaster that comes from the mouth.

After driving some distance, Fu Heng suddenly spoke, "There used to be a game hall here. ”

Chu Ci sat up straight and looked out the window, "Yes, I don't remember much." ”

There wasn't much fluctuation on her face, just curious why Fu Heng would tell her this.

Her reaction made the candle flame that was originally lit in Fu Heng's heart seem to have entered a closed cellar, and it was extinguished in an instant, and there was no spark left.

At this moment, Chu Ci's mobile phone in the bag rang.

She picked it up and saw that it was Chu Xuan's phone.

Press the answer button, and Chu Xuan's voice came from there.

"Chu Ci, do you have any money, borrow me, I have an urgent need. ”