Chapter 348: The Heart Is Alive
Qixi saw that her father took the wine, but she didn't want to refuse, but she felt that it was a little bad to drink so much without food in her stomach, so she took the wine and said with a smile: "Dad, you eat something first, I'll go warm the wine." β
Saying that, he turned around and went out, the brothers at this table didn't know why they didn't squeak, plus Shen Chengcai was attracted by the aroma of food, but he was really hungry, his brain was mixed all day, where did he have the appetite to eat, it was when he came in with the warm wine again on Qixi Festival, he found that he had really eaten a lot, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, which made him seem to really come to have a meal.
"The wine was brought. Tanabata smiled and put the wine down.
Then she sat down and ate quietly by herself, without raising her head, and she did not drink, so she did not follow the mixture.
That brother obviously has something on his mind, especially Shen Chengcai later, Shen Chengcai rarely has such a time, he has always been a good man, and he has always had a smile on his face, but now he has not said anything since he came in, and only when he saw the wine did he show a smile on his face.
Qixi also silently accompanied aside, and replied with the same puzzled expression to her uncle's gaze of inquiry, but she could understand the depression in Shen Chengcai's heart, outsiders, including her, saw that Shen Chengcai and his wife were extremely tactful, and they could protect themselves in such a quagmire in the Shen family.
But what is behind these, is that the couple behind them don't know how much bitter water they swallowed silently, many times when the Shen family was restless, Qixi noticed that it was the couple who took over the Shen family's work. Even if you want to be a peacemaker. That's tiring, too. It's not that they don't have feelings, this is a scripture that is difficult to read.
Qixi is not fast, but she doesn't plan to eat more at night, because she is almost full after a few drinks silently from those people, but she hasn't put down the dishes and chopsticks yet, she always feels that Shen Chengcai won't run over for no reason today, and it doesn't look like he's going to vomit bitter water, looking at the silent appearance of him drinking. It's like you're cheering yourself up.
Finally, when another bowl of soup was filled with Qixi and slowly drank it, Shen Chengcai spoke.
He was afraid that he was a little drunk, drinking stuffy wine is actually the easiest to get drunk, the Shen family brothers didn't have much alcohol to see, Qixi felt that if she really wanted to drink, she could put down this table with one person, but unfortunately no one gave her a chance to show it.
"Fifth brother, second brother really envy you. Shen Chengcai's eyes were not very clear, and he looked at Shen Chengan in a daze.
"Second brother. Have you drunk too much?" Shen Chengan said with a frown.
He drank relatively little, don't look at him as the youngest of the Shen family's brothers. But in terms of a certain Cheng dΓΉ, he is the most spectrum, and he keeps controlling the quantity, watching the third brother drink cup after cup, and thinking about whether to send him back later.
Shen Chengcai waved his hand when he heard this, and said what drunk people say most often: "I didn't drink too much." β
Qixi held the soup bowl and drank it in small sips, and raised her eyes to look at him when she heard the words, she believed Shen Chengcai's words at this time, or his eyes were a little red and his head was a little dizzy, but Qixi felt that his thinking was clear at this time, and he knew what he was doing and what he was saying, probably because she felt that Shen Chengcai had always been the most rational person in life.
Shen Chengan was also helpless, he thought that his second brother had really drunk too much, so he didn't argue with him about whether he was drunk or not, but reached over to take down his wine glass: "Second brother, it's not good to drink too much, don't drink it yet." β
Shen Chenghou was also a little drunk, but he was not as good as Shen Chengcai because he was depressed and easy to get drunk, at this time his mind was still very clear, he nodded when he heard the words, put down the wine glass and persuaded: "Yes, second brother, don't drink." β
Shen Chengcai seemed to think for a while, then looked up at the two younger brothers, and then put down the wine very obediently, but sighed regretfully, and said, "It turns out that I still want to have a good drink, why can't I." β
He glanced at the wine cup twice, then pushed it farther away, as if he was afraid that he couldn't help but drink it again, and said, "I'll have to go back later." β
Qixi understands that this is really a person who collects it, and it will not be too wanton at any time, even if there is a little indulgence and drinking just now, in the end I still think that I will have to go back later, and I will face the old Shen Tou when I go back, and I will forget if I am half drunk and not drunk, and the wind blows the wine away, if I am really drunk, I am afraid that it will be difficult to clean up.
Thinking of this, it's a little pitiful Shen Chengcai, this person lives smartly, but he is too restrained, because he has too many worries and thinks too much, he is afraid that he never dares to act casually, and he is afraid that he will turn in his stomach countless times before saying a word every time he does something, so he is not tired?
But then again, living in a place like the old Shen family, who is not tired, she is very glad that her family was separated early, and even if there are some entanglements from now on, she is confident that she can get rid of it with her own ability, instead of being stuck in that quagmire for the rest of her life, and sooner or later she will drag people out of breath.
Because she didn't know what Shen Chengcai was going to do, the two brothers also sat silently with them, neither of them spoke, and Qixi also put down the bowl, she felt that this meal was very depressing, and it seemed that she was slightly affected by Shen Chengcai's feelings, and the helplessness and boredom on his face when they met him last few times flashed, and Qixi felt as if he had caught something for a moment.
Just when she hadn't thought clearly, Shen Chengcai, who had dipped one hand in the cup and swiped a sip of wine on the table, suddenly raised his head, and after a while, his mind became clearer, this time he looked at Shen Chenghou, and said with a smile: "Actually, I envy you more than the fifth." β
Shen Chenghou and Shen Chengan were all surprised, but Shen Chengcai continued: "How difficult it was to separate at the beginning, seeing that your family was kicked out, I was afraid that you would not be able to live at that time, but now...... I didn't actually want to ask for anything, I didn't think about a big business like your family, I just wanted to be able to save some money for my son to study well in the future, but why ...... Is it so hard?"
Shen Chengcai's voice was a little choked as he spoke, and he looked up at what he didn't know, and he seemed to want to force back his tears, and his body trembled.
Qixi was surprised, and then subconsciously stood up and looked in front of Shen Chengcai, and sure enough, the words he wrote on the table with wine just now were what she thought: Splitting up.
Although I don't know if Shen Chengcai is really drunk at this time, she can't help but say it, but it is undeniable that what she thinks of at this moment is "spitting the truth after drinking", about the old Shen Tou would think so if he knew, who would have thought that Shen Chengcai, who had always been the most obedient in the Shen family, would have such an idea, it turned out that he also wanted to be separated from that family.
But she probably knows why, Qixi has always known that Shen Chengcai and his wife value their son's studies the most, no matter how they tossed at the beginning, no matter whether her family was out of the house or fought hard for six acres of land at that time, in fact, it didn't have much impact on the old Shen family, but now it's different, three tosses and two tosses, the old Shen family is no longer as good as in the past, the couple can't sit still, I'm afraid that it will continue like this, and finally when they want to act, they can't even fight for the money for their son's study, so, anxious?
Did Shen Chengcai have this idea in his heart a long time ago, a long time ago, or when Shen Chenghou's family was separated and slowly lived his life, he had such an idea at that time?
After such a while, Shen Chengcai had already staggered to his feet, and Shen Chengan hurriedly reached out to help him: "Third brother, be careful." β
"I'm really going to trouble you to send me back. Shen Chengcai stood up straight, first paused for a moment as if to make himself sober up, and then did not continue his previous words, but said with a smile.
Qixi didn't know what he was going to do once, Shen Chengcai didn't seem to want to get any response, he had a meal and drank a lot of wine before, as if it was just to say such a sentence, and he let out a long breath when he said it.
"Second brother, why don't you stay here for one night, there is a place to sleep at home. Shen Chenghou actually reacted quite a lot to what he said just now, people who have not experienced it can't understand what happened at the beginning, and he came back to his senses and said with some worry.
"No, I have to go back. Shen Chengcai waved his hand, smiled at them, and then said, "Wait for the future, come back when the time is right." β
can't refuse, Shen Chengcai didn't say anything, just said goodbye to everyone and walked out, Shen Chengan drank less, so he sent it out.
Leaving Shen Chenghou and the two looking at each other, then Qixi shook his head, asked her father to go back to the house to rest, picked up all the dishes and chopsticks by herself, and cooked a sobering soup and sent it to her father and uncle to drink later.
Shen Chengan sent someone back that night, and the masters didn't say anything, they all went back to the house to wash and sleep.
Qixi didn't know if her father and uncle fell asleep soon, she didn't feel sleepy for a while, her mind kept thinking of Shen Chengcai's words just now, a little sympathetic for a while, a little helpless for a while, and finally laughed, because she thought of Shen Chengcai's words that she didn't say, even if it was envy of her family, and this was what she cherished.
Actually, she has a lot, doesn't she?
So I don't want to think about it so much, just like her family, if you really care about it, you can fight for it yourself.
The corners of her mouth fell asleep with a smile, and when she got up the next day, her father and uncle were not at home, and I heard the little guy say that he went out with Lin Qinian early in the morning.
Qixi pondered for a while, then packed up and went out, and told the young man that he might not come back at noon, and they would take care of themselves at home.
"Rongyou?" Qixi glanced at the carriage parked in front of the restaurant, and felt that he should have read the person sitting inside. (To be continued......)