42. Forty-two
We come from the sea, and when we return to the sea, whether we sail or look at it from afar, it is as if we have found a home in the dark.
Red jerked his head up, he opened his mouth slightly, and muttered incredulously, "That apartment building 23?" Is it true? You bought it? She nodded, and said happily, "This is a long-planned surprise!" It is the heart that I have accumulated through hard work to make potions, and it represents my most sincere and strongest love for you! So, Spencer, are you happy? ”
Red looked at Liu Fanxu in front of him with a smile and a look of praise and praise. It's rare for her to have such a childish side, which makes him reluctant to say the words out of his throat. Yes, he did think about the two-story apartment at No. 23 before he met her, but now it's different. Red smiled and lowered his eyes, he and Liu Fanxu met, met, knew each other, and fell in love in this house. Here witnessed all the bits and pieces between them, how could he be willing to leave this home that belongs to them. Liu Fanxu just smiled at him, without the joy of achieving her expected wish, she lowered her eyelashes in disappointment, rubbed her fingers, and pursed her lips, "Spencer, did I do something wrong?" ”
When Red heard her say this, he quickly looked up at her, and found that the bright smile on that pretty face had disappeared. She looked depressed and lost, her head hanging slightly, her thick and slender eyelashes casting a shadow under her eyes. Rhett secretly said damn it, how could he forget that his Aga was also a terrific micro-expression profiler, and with his reaction like that, she could naturally see his affection. Red quickly got up, walked quickly to her and squatted down, clasped his hands together and held her hands tightly, "Aga, I love you." Liu Fanxu was sad to himself, but he still didn't forget to respond with glutinousness, "I love you too, Spencer." Rhett looked down and kissed her hands, "That apartment building 23 is great, and I was always wondering when I would be able to move in until I met you." Liu Fanxu's eyelashes trembled slightly, "Before you met me?" Red nodded, simply knelt on his legs, his upper body lying on her lap, he tilted his head and stared at her slightly lowered cheeks, "Yes, after meeting you, I like it more here." A smile faded into her face, and her eyes sparkled with happiness, "Why, Spencer?" ”
"You already know why." Red chuckled twice, holding Liu Fanxu's hands and kissing the back of her hand, "I have bought this place in your name, this is our home." She blinked and muttered aggrievedly, "But I've already bought the house in your name, and you really don't want it?" The smile on Rhett's face was even sweeter, he raised his left hand and pressed the back of her head to bring her to him, he kissed her on the lips, "Okay, Aga, this proves our tacit understanding again, wedding gifts, isn't it?" She smiled and kissed him back, "Okay, we only need one room to live in, so that apartment building 23 is still rented out?" Red pressed his forehead against hers, "You have the word, Aga. ”
In the afternoon, Red sent Liu Fanxu downstairs to apartment 23, and when Mrs. Hudson greeted him, Red was about to leave. He politely nodded to Mrs. Hudson, but Liu Fanxu could see that he was a stranger to Mrs. Hudson, and Liu Fanxu guessed that when he came here to consult, it should have been Mrs. Hudson's husband who received him. Seeing Red leave until his back was out of sight, Liu Fanxu followed Mrs. Hudson into the apartment building. The formalities were handed over very quickly, and it could be seen that Mrs. Hudson was really anxious to return to England, and Liu Fanxu took all the property rights of the house and politely asked her if all the tenants in the building had moved out. Mrs. Hudson was ashamed to apologize to her, and the tenant she had promised to move out by noon needed her grace for another day because she could not find a suitable house for a while. She was about to discuss this matter with her, and if Liu Fanxu really couldn't forgive her for breach of contract, she was willing to pay compensation.
Liu Fanxu smiled and shook his head, "Mrs. Hudson, you don't have to rush to let them move out, they can continue to rent here." She looked at Mrs. Hudson's puzzled expression and explained, "I'm sorry, I think this house will continue to serve these graduate students, because my husband doesn't plan to move in." Mrs. Hudson's expression paused, and she opened her mouth a little embarrassed, and Liu Fanxu knew what she wanted to ask, so she continued, "Don't get me wrong, he didn't refuse to accept my gift because of his pride, but because," she smiled sweetly, "We tacitly prepared the same wedding gift for each other." Mrs. Hudson raised her hand to cover her slightly open mouth, her expression was surprised, and her eyes flashed with blessings: "Really? That's embarrassing. Sweet burden, huh? Liu Fanxu nodded, "Yes, this is the house that my husband has always liked, and now he lives in a house with our common memories." Eventually, though, we decided to live in our current home. So, I had to rent out the house again. ”
Mrs. Hudson smiled and hugged Liu Fanxu, she patted her on the shoulder, "You want to be happy, Liu." It is you who make me still believe in love, so I must make myself happier. Liu Fanxu nodded, "I will, Mrs. Hudson." Mrs. Hudson took her arm, "Honey, if that's the case, please wait a little longer, I need to let the tenants here meet their new landlords." Liu Fanxu nodded with a smile, "Okay, thank you." ”
As Mrs. Hudson has introduced, the six tenants here are all university students, either master's or doctorate, in short, they are all students' future elites. Liu Fanxu briefly stated that they don't have to move out and can continue to live here, and expressed his joy to be their new landlord and to be able to get along happily in the future. These young people all expressed a clear sigh of relief when they heard that they didn't have to look for a new place to live, they were the top students who gathered here from all over the world, and they rarely got distracted in their lives on weekdays, so they were used to the living environment here, and they were all unwilling to change the status quo.
Because the landlord has changed, the lease agreement needs to be re-signed. They insisted on extending the three-year deal to 10 years, and Mr. Liu cautiously advised them that if they could not work in Washington after graduation, the deal would likely cause them problems. They are very persistent, and make it clear that their lives for the next 10 years are already rooted in Washington, and the probability of change is very small. Hearing such an answer, Liu Fanxu was naturally happy to reduce each other's troubles. After they completed the new agreement, Liu Fanxu politely got up and said goodbye, and Mrs. Hudson sent her to the door, "Liu, I will leave the United States tonight." Liu Fanxu stepped forward and hugged her, "Good luck, Mrs. Hudson." May you be well in England. ”
"Thank you, Liu, you are a lovely girl, I am very happy to meet you, can we still keep in touch often?" Mrs. Hudson looked at Liu Fanxu with a loving face, "If I had a child, I would be as old as you, I'm sorry to make such an assumption, but I really like you." ”
"It's all right, Mrs. Hudson." Liu Fanxu looked at her with sad eyes, and his heart was soft, "Actually, what you said is right, if my mother is still here, then she and you are indeed close in age." Mrs. Hudson's eyes widened, and she stepped forward to hug Liu Fanxu excitedly, this time not a polite social hug, but a sincere pity, "Honey, I'm sorry." ”
Liu Fanxu reached out and patted her back, and said comfortingly, "It's okay, Mrs. Hudson, do you have a contact address in the UK?" We can communicate often. Mrs. Hudson quickly straightened up, lowered her head and found a note from her handbag, obviously she had been preparing for this idea for a long time, Liu Fanxu glanced at her slightly embarrassed expression, and naturally took it from her hand, "I am honored, Mrs. Hudson." She saw that Liu Fanxu didn't care about this matter, so she stepped forward and held Liu Fanxu's hands, "Please remember to correspond with me, I know it's presumptuous, but I" Liu Fanxu nodded understandingly, she understood, how could she not understand that a woman who is over half a hundred years old and has neither a husband nor children is lonely. If she hadn't met Red, she would have been like her, so she wouldn't be stingy to release her kindness to her.
After being separated from Mrs. Hudson, she did not go home, but strolled to the benches in the square and sat down. At half past five in the afternoon, the square was filled with people coming and going from work, children playing happily, and elderly people coming out for a walk. On their faces, there are irritability, melancholy, hesitation, calmness, joy, anxiety, sadness, memories, and all kinds of life at a glance. She sat here and watched their lives, just as Mrs. Hudson looked at the future she might have had had not met Red. However, this qiē came to an abrupt end from the moment he met Red. She has become compassionate because she has loved, and she has become tolerant because she has understood. She exhaled the sullen breath in her chest, and the fear of Mrs. Hudson gradually subsided. The glitz fades, and people are lonelier than fireworks, so we need someone who can accompany us through the ordeal and get through this short life.
"Aga, why are you sitting here?" Red's voice sounded in Liu Fanxu's ears so abruptly, she slowly raised her head and looked at the man standing in front of her, leaning down slightly, looking at her with a worried look on his face under the gray sky. She raised her right hand and stroked his cheek "Spencer"