Chapter 9: The Naughty Ghost (9)
Xu Bing was lying on Ye Shanlan's shoulder and sobbing silently, and after a while, she suddenly realized that something was wrong, sat up straight and said, "Ye Shanlan, are you comforting me?" ”
Ye Shanlan looked at Xu Bing, who still had tears in the corners of her eyes, and said seriously: "I am supporting you, if you want to go to the metropolis to pursue your dreams, I will support you." ”
Xu Binghu looked at her suspiciously and said, "Support me? Then why don't you go to the big city and run to such a remote place instead? ”
Ye Shanlan leaned on the back of the sofa and said: "Because the big city is not attractive to me, I only think that the prosperity you think is too noisy, I like to travel, I like to run around the world, and now I live the life I like." ”
Xu Bing asked a little stubbornly, "Then can't I be like you?" ”
Ye Shanlan smiled and said: "Yes, if you like it, you can also be like me, walking all over the earth, the Forbidden City, the pyramids, Babylon, the Acropolis...... Each place has its own unique and chilling charm that you will absolutely fall in love with. ”
Xu Bing said dissatisfiedly: "What's going on? What do I say? ”
Ye Shanlan said: "Of course, what you say is what, this is the path you choose, and you will have to finish it yourself in the future, all I can give you is spiritual support, by the way, you should think about it before choosing." ”
Xu Bing pouted and said, "You are very boring! ”
Ye Shanlan smiled and let Xu Bing lose his childish temper.
But obviously, Xu Bing is not a person with a good temper, seeing that she is really going to be angry, Ye Shanlan had to change the subject, she suddenly asked, "Do you know who the landlord here is?" I haven't met him yet? ”
Xu Bing was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why are you asking this?" ”
Ye Shanlan said: "I rented his house to live, I have to meet the landlord, in case something happens in the future, I can't even find someone." ”
"Uh......" Xu Bing didn't know how to answer.
Ye Shanlan asked curiously, "What, is there anything inconvenient?" ”
Xu Bing subconsciously said: "No, it's nothing." She regretted it after saying that, but the words had already been spoken, and there was no way to take it back, "Okay, when do you want to see it?" ”
Ye Shanlan looked at her watch and said, "It's too late today, so let's do it tomorrow." ”
Xu Bing nodded and said, "Okay, no problem." ”
Ye Shanlan drank the juice in the cup, stood up and yawned and said, "I've been running outside for a day today, I'm tired, I'll go rest first." ”
Xu Bing said strangely: "So early? It's not even eight o'clock, have you eaten? ”
Ye Shanlan waved his hand and said, "I've already eaten outside." With that, he walked towards his bedroom.
Walking into the bedroom, Ye Shanlan closed the door and breathed a long sigh of relief, it was too dangerous, there was almost a problem, and he was still a little careless.
Maybe she was really tired, Ye Shanlan fell asleep quickly while lying on the bed, although she had a lot of dreams in a mess, she could be regarded as sleeping until dawn.
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As I said before, today Xu Bing is going to take Ye Shanlan to meet the landlord, for which she also put on a little makeup, I heard Xu Bing say that the landlord is an elderly man, good manners, or it is better to behave solemnly.
When Ye Shanlan followed Xu Bing out of the taxi, she was glad that it was not useless that she had spent so long cleaning up.
This is a typical small garden in the south of the Yangtze River, the pavilions and pavilions in the garden, the carving beams and painting skills are extraordinary, the rockery flowers and stones, the clear stream and the green bamboo, the artistic conception is extraordinary, Ye Shanlan did not expect that there is such a place in this ancient town, with such a delicate and elegant, especially the wood carving, whether it is the beam window sill, the wardrobe table and chair, its exquisite craftsmanship is simply amazing to her.
Ye Shanlan followed Xu Bing through the zigzag corridor, walked for more than ten minutes, and came to a small pavilion in the middle of the lake, where an old man was sitting drinking tea. The old man is not young, his hair is gray, his eyes are slightly cloudy, he wears a navy blue plain Tang dress, the hot buttons are all buttoned, meticulous, with a sandalwood bracelet in his left hand, and the clothes are all precious objects. But the old man must have suffered a lot, his face was not ruddy and shiny, but looked a little dull and yellow, his knuckles were thick, and he had a lot of calluses, and it seems that he had been sold for a long time when he was young.
Seeing the two girls coming over, the old man slowly stood up with his hands on the table, and said to Ye Shanlan: "Hello, I am Xu Fanghuai, and I am the landlord of that house." ”
Ye Shanlan bowed slightly and said, "Uncle Xu is good." ”
Looking at the solemn conversation between the two of them in the same diplomatic terms, Xu Bing couldn't stand it, she walked over a few steps, hugged one of the old man's arms and shook it and said, "Dad, don't be so serious, this is my roommate and my good friend, Ye Shanlan, Shanlan, this is my father and your landlord." ”
When his daughter said this, Xu Fanghuai couldn't keep his face tight, he smiled a little jerky, pointed to the stool and said, "Sit down." ”
After the two girls sat down, Xu Bing began to ask about her father's recent situation, the father and daughter chatted for a while, Xu Fanghuai patted Xu Bing's hand and said: "Xiaoice, your Aunt Zhou has made you a few new clothes, go and see." ”
Hearing that there were new clothes to wear, Xu Bing's eyes finished the crescent moon with a smile, and she said, "Okay, I'll take a look." With that, he jumped away.
Xu Fanghuai looked at Xu Bing lovingly, until she walked around the corner before retracting her gaze, the smile on her face dissipated, turned into a trace of solemnity, and said: "I am also older than you, just call you a small mountain, I see that Xiaoice is not in a good mood, is something wrong?" ”
Ye Shanlan glanced at Xu Fanghuai suspiciously, maybe only parents have such a strong insight into their children, no matter how happy and laughing the children are, they can see the emotional twists and turns in their hearts.
Ye Shanlan organized the wording and said: "That's the case, we talked about work last night, and Xiaoice said that when she graduated, she actually had the idea of going to the big city in the past......"
Xu Fanghuai sighed and said, "I know about this matter, I know that Xiaoice wants to stay outside, but I know my own situation, she is really not suitable for ......"
Seeing that Xu Fanghuai's mood was a little low, Ye Shanlan hurriedly said: "Uncle Xu doesn't need to be too sad, it's been so long, Xiaoice has also adapted to the current life, she will get better and better." ”
Xu Fanghuai shook his head with a bitter smile and said: "It's not easy to say, this matter is a thorn in Xiaoice's heart, which has been piercing her heart, making her more and more rebellious, I know, she won't say anything in front of me, but behind the scenes, she has been competing with me, she is a naughty ghost." ”
Hearing this, a trace of anger rose in Ye Shanlan's heart, naughty ghost? Maybe in the eyes of parents, no matter how big a mistake a child makes, it can be forgiven, how great it is, and how lowly it is!
The two looked at each other speechlessly, the atmosphere was a little cold, Ye Shanlan wanted to slap his mouth, why did he go wrong again?! It just so happened that Xu Bing came back at this time, carrying a lot of things in large bags and small bags in both hands, and it didn't look heavy, maybe it was the so-called clothes.
Seeing that it was noon, Xu Fanghuai didn't leave them to eat, and Xu Bing didn't mean to continue chatting, so he left after saying a few words.
At this time, it was still quite hot at noon, Xu Fanghuai slowly paced out of the pavilion, probably feeling a little stuffy, and unbuttoned a button on his neckline, revealing a little empty chest cavity with only dry bones left.