Chapter 19: Fireflies and Endless Summer (1)
When the summer vacation began to come, Qianqiu was already able to speak without any obstacles, the endless summer on the roof was in full bloom, red and blue, but Zhao Qianqiu's favorite was the pot of flowers called the bride that Qinghe bought casually, pure white and flawless, as if he was really wearing a wedding dress. She loved the flower and always spent hours under the trellis.
"Why did you sleep under the grape trellis again?" Kiyowa didn't see anyone when she came back from work, and when she saw Chiaki, she was squinting her eyes, staring at the freshly ripe grapes on the grape trellis in a daze.
"It's so hot in the house, and it's so stuffy to stay, it's not comfortable here......" Zhao Qianqiu looked tired, stretched out a hand and grabbed the corner of Qinghe's clothes, "Is it hot?" I still have a cut watermelon here, do you want a piece?"
"Hmm......" Qinghe nodded, moved a small stool out of the corner, put it down next to Qianqiu's chaise longue, and then picked up the watermelon on the low table and ate it, "What have you been doing at home today, have you drunk all the soup?"
"Drink it...... You don't see that I even washed the pot. Zhao Qianqiu shook her head, after what happened last time, she has learned a lot, Qinghe is even more delicate than she imagined, even if she has lost her sense of taste recently, she will still eat all those things. But it's also thanks to this, she seems to recover a little faster than others, and it must not be long before she is no different from a normal person.
"Hey, why don't you put salt?" she remembered that she had just been able to eat when she went downstairs to drink soup, and made a joke, obviously everyone thought that the soup that day was too salty, so she felt that Qinghe had forgotten to put salt, and it was only when she tasted other dishes that she realized that there was not something wrong with the dishes, but something wrong with her taste buds. That being said, she could feel the sweetness, so eating some fruit didn't make a big difference to her.
"Well, this watermelon is really good, I will buy it from their house next time......" Qinghe took a bite of the watermelon in his hand, and couldn't help but feel that this watermelon was very sweet and tasted quite good. When he used to be at home, his appetite was always poor, he was full after a few bites, and he didn't even want to look at fruits like watermelon. Now he is not a picky eater when he is taken by Zhao Qianqiu, and even the nasty green peppers and fungus can be eaten normally.
"You don't have to think about buying watermelons for the time being, your dad didn't know where to move a dozen big watermelons over today, it seems that they were sent by a friend, enough for us to eat for a while. When Qinghe said these words, Qianqiu hurriedly waved his hand and reminded Qinghe not to buy watermelons again, otherwise the family would have to vacate an empty room for watermelons.
"Dad, when has he been here? Why haven't you heard him talk about it?" Qinghe frowned, took out his mobile phone and made a call to the other party.
"Hey, Dad, have you been here today?" asked Kiyowa straight to the point after the phone was connected.
"Well, I came by the way when I was on duty today, anyway, Qianqiu was at home, so I didn't say hello to you, your brother said that you love watermelon recently, and you must let me send a little more. At this point, Chen Yue seemed to be working overtime, and Qinghe heard him
The words were mixed with the sound of fingers tapping on the keyboard, and it was obviously dinner time.
"What has my brother been busy with lately, why haven't you seen others?" Chen Yu used to come here every few days to eat, like now, it is quite rare to not even have a phone call for half a month, and Qinghe is also a little neglected to contact because he is busy dealing with the backlog of work.
"He's been sent to study now, and he won't be back for about two months, and he's been complaining all the time......" Chen Yue on the other side of the phone first smiled, and then paused, "He's quite worried about you, saying that your recent state is not very good, if you have any difficulties, you have to tell us, Dad is just your two sons, but I can't see you suffering." ”
"Well, got it......" Kiyowa agreed, "When are you going to come over for dinner, don't you always say that it's lonely to eat alone......"
"Since my baby son has said so, then I must be here, I'm still busy now, so I won't talk to you. I'll call you before I come and I'll make my favorite sweet and sour fish!"
"Well, that's ......"
"It's done so quickly?" Qianqiu pulled a piece of paper and wiped his hands for Qinghe, "Did your dad say when he was coming to dinner?" Wan Li Wanyu always called him uncle, and he seemed to be very happy. ”
"Is it? It's not too much to call him grandpa at that age, and everyone is happy to be called so young. After Qinghe finished eating, he cleaned up the watermelon peel on the table by the way, "Lie down for a while and go downstairs to eat, the watermelon will be confiscated first, otherwise you won't be able to eat." The bridge we designed will open to traffic tomorrow, and everyone will be at home anyway, so let's go and see it together. ”
"I've been looking forward to it since last year, and now it's finally going to open to traffic?" Zhao Qianqiu was obviously very happy when he heard the news, and the corners of his mouth grinned behind his ears.
"Well, there is a celebration party tomorrow night, you can bring your family, and then you can let go of your belly and eat there. Qinghe nodded, he didn't want to participate in that kind of celebration, but the leader said that he could bring his family, and the personnel could go when they were confirmed, so he agreed, "I booked the names of my father and brother, I forgot to say it just now, and I will call again later to tell me ......."
"Is it okay?, we are such a big family, there are seven people in four plus three, and it seems a little bad to occupy a table in other people's houses......" Zhao Qianqiu hesitated when he said this, although Wanli Wanyu would not run around and would be more well-behaved when going out, but there would always be inconvenience when taking children to the celebration.
"It's okay, there is a colleague with a family of more than a dozen people, even friends, and our boss has approved it...... Anyway, it's our bonus that eats, and if you don't go more, you probably won't be able to get it back......" Qinghe smiled, took the tray downstairs, and didn't forget to call Chen Yu during the period.
"Tomorrow night, I can barely make it back, by the way, I can take some materials, there shouldn't be a big problem......" After hearing Qinghe's words, Chen Yu agreed without thinking about it, after all, this time Qinghe also made a contribution, and his family was very proud of it.
Qiandai's results are out, and she is stable and provincial, and in the past few days, she is also happy when she speaks, and her sister's treatment is over, and she has returned to her previous expression. Every day at home, in addition to helping to take care of the grocery store, he supervises Wan Wanyu to write his summer homework, and occasionally helps Qinghe do housework during the period.
Like tonight's cold kelp and cucumber fried duck eggs, Qiandai recently learned from Qinghe, of course, because Qinghe himself is not very good at cooking, and the apprentices he taught must not be very good.
"After eating today, Qinghe brother has good news to tell everyone......" Qianqiu looked mysterious before taking a seat.
"Are you finally going to get married?" Qiandai looked at her sister with an expectant look, "I became a bridesmaid so soon, and I was suddenly a little nervous......"
"Ahem...... Zhao Qiandai, are you thinking too much?" Zhao Qianqiu almost choked when he drank the soup, gave Qiandai a blank look, and then pretended to be nothing, and continued to eat the dishes on the table.
"Then if that's not the case, what is it?" Qian Dai put down the chopsticks in her hand and looked at Qinghe with a blank eye, trying to extract some information from his mouth.
"I'll talk about it after eating...... "Qinghe was relatively calm, and in order not to destroy the mystery that Chiaki had just created, he began to eat with his head down.
"Are you going to take us out to play? You don't seem to have to go to work tomorrow......" Wan Li guessed a thing or two from their eyes, and after saying this, Qinghe's expression changed slightly, which made him very sure that this was the case.
"Uh...... I'll say after dinner, you eat first...... "Wanli is so smart, which makes Qianqiu very embarrassed."
"yes, I'm going out to play, I'm so happy......" Wan Yu immediately raised his hands after listening to their conversation, as if the news had been announced.
"Eh, the little ghosts are really getting more and more difficult to manage, I'm so tired!" After dinner, Zhao Qianqiu lay under the grape trellis again, and let the evening breeze blow across her face, because Wanli Wanyu They had a TV show they wanted to watch, so she was the only one lying on the rooftop.
"Why don't you cover a quilt? It's not good if you catch a cold......" When Kiyowa came up from downstairs, he took a small blanket from his hand and put it on Chiaki's stomach, he opened another chaise longue and lay down beside her.
"Why don't you cover the quilt?" Chiaki twisted her head.
"I'm afraid of the heat......"
"Actually, I'm also afraid of the heat......"
"You cover the ......" just these three words, it sounds a bit overbearing, but when you think about it, I think it's a little cute.
“…… Oh......" Chiaki puffed out her face, and then nodded, although she was afraid of heat, but now this body couldn't blow the wind at all, and it was natural for Seiwa to be worried.
"The opening ceremony will start tomorrow at eight o'clock, and it should be able to open smoothly around nine o'clock, because it is the internal staff, we can drive a little earlier than others, although I have been there countless times before the facilities were installed, but this is the first time I have gone with you. Qinghe is unhurried every time she speaks, but it always sounds very nice to Qianqiu, and it makes her constantly fantasize that Qinghe has always been by her side.
"Eun ......" Chiaki nodded, "Then do you want to bring a camera then, but we don't have that kind of thing at home......"
"You don't have to worry about this, my dad has a ...... with him When the time comes, just let him take a picture for you......" Qinghe turned his face around, and found that Qianqiu was about to scratch her neck, he reached out and grabbed her hand, "It's normal to have an itch on your neck, don't try to scratch it with your hands, if you leave a scar in the future, it will be troublesome...... Didn't I tell you to put on some ointment, did you forget it again, it's really ......" When she said this, Qinghe got up and planned to go downstairs, and warned her before leaving, "Don't catch it, wait here for me to come back." ”
"Got it, it's okay to listen to you?" Zhao Qianqiu looked at Qinghe's departing back, and his heart suddenly fluttered violently again, "Oops, am I becoming strange, he was obviously teaching me a lesson just now, why did my heart suddenly beat so fast, did I have sequelae because of treatment......?"
Qinghe held each other's hands when he folded back, obviously he was just going to get the ointment, why did he have to be mysterious, seeing Qianqiu looking at him, he immediately beckoned Qianqiu to come over, "Qianqiu, come here......"
"What's the matter, I can see it here......" Chiaki lifted the small blanket and sat up, and when he approached Kiyowa, he found that he opened his hand, and there was a small black bug flickering inside.
"Hey, fireflies?" Qianqiu cried out in surprise, the surrounding environment has been very polluted in recent years, especially in the river, and it has been a long time since I have seen fireflies.
"Well, I stopped by the window of your room just now, and I caught the ...... to show you," he let go of the firefly in his hand and let it fly away on its own.
"I haven't seen it for several years, and a while ago I saw on the Internet where there is a firefly exhibition, and I was very worried, I didn't think that there were still surviving fireflies here, which is really good. "To be honest, Qianqiu is a little excited, Qinghe can always change ways to make himself happy, just using a small bug to make himself so happy, it seems that he is really sick.
"Adults like this generally have a very short lifespan, only about a week, and it takes a year to go from eggs to adults...... Qinghe shook his head and sat back on his recliner, "Because of their short lifespan, they will always try their best to prove that they exist, and I have loved this kind of bug since I was very young." In the clean rivers and streams in the countryside, especially in the dead of night, if you throw a small pebble into the grass, there will always be a lot of fireflies flying out, and my brother often takes me to see it at that time, and the scene is simply shocking!"
"Ah, so envious...... Because I have type O blood and I am especially bitten by insects, I don't dare to go to the haystack, and I would like to see that natural phenomenon with my own eyes at any time. Zhao Qianqiu looked envious and swayed around on the rooftop, "If we have money in the future, let's live in the kind of house in the countryside, the surrounding environment is better, maybe we can see that scene in our lifetime." ”
"Well, there is also your little garden, pavilion, small bridge, flowing water, ......" Qinghe nodded, Zhao Qianqiu's dream residence did not know when it became his ideal, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, away from the world in that quiet place, it might as well be a comfortable life.