Chapter 9: More Than Years Old (6)
The New Year is approaching, Chen Yue and Chen Yu plan to take the time to go back to their hometown, but Qinghe didn't go back with them because he wanted to stay with the children. The construction site also began to have a holiday, and when he was idle at home, he began to clean the house. This old house has three floors, and the top half is a balcony, where some shallots and garlic are planted, there is a grape trellis, and there is an old vine that has survived for many years, and under the grape trellis is planted some plants that he can't name, only that some of them will bloom small pink flowers, after Chiaki got sick, he didn't take much care of these flowers and plants, but these little things are quite tenacious, and they are still living well.
There are two small rooms on the third floor, which are usually used to pile up sundries, where there are piles of old clothes that they don't usually wear, as well as some idle items that are not used, and there is a lot of dust, and there is no way to start. Qinghe was not a diligent person originally, so he came out after entering the house with a broom and sweeping it casually.
After going out, he always felt that something was wrong, thinking that his mother didn't seem to clean the utility room like this when she was cleaning before, and opened the door again, and spent most of the day sorting things and putting them in bags, and then cleaning out some of the garbage mixed in it, and after all it was done, he closed the door satisfied.
A feather duster is a must-have tool for removing cobwebs and dirt from the ceiling, that is, you have to wear a hat when cleaning, otherwise it is easy to be blinded by the ashes, and it is easy to feel sour when you tilt your head and neck. Chiaki originally wanted to help, but he didn't let her touch it, and after grinding hard for a while, she went back to her room to watch TV.
Wan Li and Wan Yu helped clean the handrails, Wan Li was slightly better, at least the towel was wrung out, and Wan Yu was directly shaking the wet towel, making water everywhere. Qinghe watched the two little things keep fighting, and demonstrated it himself several times before they stopped and worked obediently.
When this man pretends to be angry, he is like a dark witch in a fairy tale, scaring the elves into scurrying, and God knows how gentle his heart is......
It took three days before and after, and the house finally became clean, and there will be more people who come to buy groceries during the Chinese New Year, and Qiandai is mainly responsible for looking after the store, and Qianqiu said that if it sells well, she can get extra pocket money, so she seems to be selling very energetically, and she is also very enthusiastic about the customers who come. Of course, more of them are the neighbors who come here to take care of their business.
Wu Linge rarely came to the store, and that day, he was holding a strange box, and when he saw that there was only Qian Dai in the store, he carefully put the box on the cash register.
"What is this?" Qiandai's curiosity was heavy, and she wanted to open the box immediately, but the person in front of her was always weird, and she felt that she shouldn't take care of him.
"My mother bought it for herself, but it turned out to be too small to wear, let me take it over and see if you can wear it......" When Wu Linge said these words, he was still as expressionless as ever, of course, Qiandai had already gotten used to it.
"Isn't it possible to return it if it's small......" Qiandai hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't resist her curiosity and opened the box. It was filled with the natural ruffled skirt that she looked at the mall several times that day and felt that she couldn't afford it, not only the skirt, but even a shiny charm, which looked very good. When she knew that it was this skirt, she suddenly regretted what she had just said, and if it was a skirt that she didn't want to give to herself, it didn't seem too much to wear it herself.
"She is too lazy to go out, thinking that it is a waste to put it at home, it is better to give it away, you go and try it on, if it is just enough to wear it, take it and wear it, if you can't wear it, you can give it to others. He seemed to speak in a softer tone now than just now, but Qian Dai felt for a moment that it was just her own delusion.
"Then I'll try it on and see ......" After Qian Dai heard this, her eyes were straight, and she immediately hugged her skirt and was about to run upstairs, but she folded back halfway through, "You help me look at the store, if someone comes to buy something, you tell him to wait a while." ”
"Let's go!" Wu Linge shook his hand and motioned for her to hurry up.
"Sister, sister, don't you think this skirt is beautiful?" Qiandai took the natural color skirt and shook it in Qianqiu's room. Judging by what she likes, even if the skirt doesn't fit, she will definitely say that it fits perfectly.
"Where did the skirt come from?" At this time, Qianqiu was lying on the bed, looking at Qiandai who came in, smiling like a flower, and didn't know how to speak.
"Wu Linge just brought it, saying that his mother bought it and couldn't wear it, and asked me if I wanted to ......" Qiandai took the skirt and compared it on herself, and even turned it around.
"Mother Wu didn't want to buy a small one?" Qianqiu frowned, what kind of shrewd person is Mother Wu, how could she not know, how could someone like her buy a smaller skirt, it seems that Wu Linge is lying, the skirt has not been worn once, and it still has a tag, it is very likely that they specially bought it for Qiandai. Seeing Qiandai so happy, she felt that she couldn't bear to break it, so she should owe their family a little more favor.
"En......" Qiandai nodded violently, "Do you think she is very wasteful, what a waste it is to put this dress without it......" said and took the dress to her room to try it on.
This natural-colored skirt is very much her skin, the style is cute and generous, she doesn't understand why people of Wu Linge's age like to wear this kind of skirt that little girls like to wear, but because she is so happy, she doesn't even dare to think in other directions.
"How's it going, isn't it pretty?" she shook in front of Chiaki again in her beautiful dress, and even spun in circles, humming an unknown tune in her mouth, and her mouth was almost unable to close.
"Well, it's good-looking, and the size is also appropriate...... Qianqiu nodded, "It's still a little cold now, it's just right to wear it out when it's warmer after a while." The skirt is just right, and you should say thank you when you go down. ”
"Got it, he's a nerd anyway......" She just muttered a little in the second half of the sentence, and quickly withdrew from the room, and then she was heard coming downstairs and making a staggering sound.
"This skirt, it's just right, hehehe......" Qianqiu couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh again when she spoke, it seemed that she really liked this skirt.
"En......" Wu Linge nodded, as if he was very satisfied, and handed over the charm that she didn't have time to bring just now, "Since you can wear it, then wear it, I'll go back first......"
"That...... Thank you......" Qian Dai was stunned for a few seconds, looked at Wu Linge and said a little stiffly.
"En......" Wu Linge patted Qiandai's little head with his hand, and there was a hint of doting in his eyes.
"Bye-bye......" Qiandai wanted to slap her hand away directly, but she still held back. This brother always admits death, so she should treat him as her own brother.
When Qinghe was collecting quilts on the balcony, he saw Wu Linge coming out of the store, but he didn't have anything in his hand, thinking about whether he had come to collect debts a year ago, and hurriedly ran down from upstairs.
"What, are you here to collect usury interest?" Qinghe ran down in one breath, because he usually lacked exercise, and he was out of breath after only a few steps.
"No, no, it's the ......clothes that came to me," said Qiandai, showing Kiyowa the new dress she was wearing.
"Specially bought for you?" Qinghe recognized this skirt, when they went shopping together, Qiandai always looked at the skirt hanging on the window from time to time, and when he took the time to go over to look at it, he found that the skirt had been bought, and he had some small regrets in his heart, but he found that it appeared here.
"How is it possible...... Qian Dai hurriedly waved her hand, "That's it, Mother Wu originally bought it for herself, but the size was too small, and she was too lazy to change it, so she gave it to me." ”
"Oh......" Kiyowa nodded, thinking about who should have bought it on purpose, and didn't continue like Chiaki.
"Brother Qinghe, you help me take a look at the store, and I'll go change the skirt back. Even though the grocery store had just been cleaned, she still didn't want to stain her new dress and thought about taking it out when she needed it.
"En......" Because there was no business, Qinghe found a place near the door and sat down, Wu Linge obviously walked away, but he felt the abnormal gaze behind him and turned his face. Seeing Qinghe looking at him, he glared at him fiercely, and then left satisfied.
"Eh, he glared at me just now...... Qinghe wanted to glare back at her, but he didn't expect the other party to quickly turn his head, "Eh...... What a strange person...... But it seems to be dangerous......" Looking at his departing back, Qinghe seemed to think of something, but felt that he might just be overthinking.
"You can see that, too?" Chiaki didn't know when she appeared next to Qinghe, she walked with a very soft voice, and even Qinghe, who had always been sensitive to sound, didn't notice it.
"What?" he asked, tilting his head slightly and looking at him with doubtful eyes.
"Ah, nothing...... I thought you could see it too. Chiaki shook her head, trying her best to save her current situation.
"Are you talking about skirts?" Kiyowa quickly understood what Chiaki was talking about, after all, he thought so too.
"The skirt that Qiandai liked very much at that time, I later folded it and looked at it, and found that it had been bought, and I guess when he saw it and bought it back. Chiaki smiled, it turned out that she had done a stupid thing like Qinghe, and it turned out that after getting along with a person for a long time, it would be very similar in some behaviors.
"You noticed it at the time?" Qinghe smiled, "It turns out that you said that something fell off at that time, and you came back to buy a dress......
"So you said you came to see it when you went to the toilet?" Qianqiu glanced at him, and he didn't expect that Qinghe, who is usually very dull, would have such a careful time.
"Well, sort of...... It's just a step late...... "Qinghe was a little embarrassed when he said this, after all, his little caution was discovered.
"Wu Linge should be a good person to some extent...... "After all, they have grown up together, Qianqiu still knows a little about him, his bad personality and ferocity are super famous in this area, of course, he is a first-class good for Qiandai, which is obvious to everyone."
"Only to a certain extent?" Kiyowa quickly understood what Chiaki meant.
"Yes, only to some extent......"
"Well, I probably have a deep understanding...... Qinghe recalled that Wu Linge glared at him and suddenly gasped, it seems that when he meets this plague god in the future, he will have to take a detour.