CHAPTER XVII

As soon as she got home, Qiao Jinghui quickly went into a dormant state, and when she arrived home, it was exactly 11 o'clock time for lunch, and she rolled into bed after a hurried lunch.

slept until six o'clock in the afternoon, Qiao's father made dinner, Qiao Jinghui woke up for a while and heard Qiao's father call her to come down to eat, slowly got up and went into the kitchen to serve food, and when she came out, she sat on the bench and didn't want to move.

Qiao's father asked, "Have you washed your face?" ”

Qiao Jinghui shook her head, and Qiao's father said, "Then go wash it and come back." ”

Qiao Jinghui shook her head and left the bench, then went to the toilet to wash her face, go to the toilet, and then sat back on the bench.

After eating, Qiao Jinghui accompanied Qiao's father for a walk, I still remember when she was a child, she walked with Qiao's father and Qiao's mother, Qiao Jinghui happily ran in front with her little short legs, and looked back and asked, "Why are you walking so slowly?" ”

Qiao's father said, "Walking slowly is called walking." ”

"But I just can't go slowly."

Later, Qiao Jinghui grew older, and finally was able to slow down, and only then did she understand how comfortable this style of slow life is, many times although she will urge her roommates to go out quickly and eat quickly, but most of the time when she walks is not fast, and walking slowly has gradually become her habit.

Her roommates would sometimes say, and she would reply, "People are getting old, and they can't go fast." ”

Early the next morning, Qiao Jinghui was pulled up by Qiao's mother and said that she was going to buy clothes for her, even though Qiao Jinghui repeatedly emphasized that she didn't need to buy any more clothes, but Qiao's mother didn't plan to let her go.

The elderly generally have the habit of waking up early, but this is not reflected in her, so she thinks she is not yet old.

Maybe shopping is really a woman's nature, running to two or three department stores, Qiao Jinghui has not chosen a satisfactory dress in various picks and turns, Qiao's mother can't help but wonder if this child has seen more things in Chengdu, otherwise why is he becoming more and more picky?

It doesn't matter if she doesn't wear a skirt, she doesn't even like super shorts, and only wears shorts up to her knees, oh my God, how hot is that! Chengdu is too cold to be cold, and hot is too hot, especially in summer, the sun is still hot and rolling in the last minute, and the next minute it may rain heavily, making everyone in shorts and skirts shiver with cold.

But a girl her age has to look good in a skirt! Qiao's mother didn't understand the reason why Qiao Jinghui insisted on being a female man.

Qiao Jinghui cut her short hair when she was in her sophomore year of high school, and she cut it when she went home just after her freshman year of high school, so everyone was stunned when they saw her short hair style at the beginning of her sophomore year. When people asked her why, she said, "Convenient." Then the mode of the path to the female man began.

In fact, she is to cut off the entanglement of idleness, I heard that he likes quiet girls with long hair, so Qiao Jinghui decided to be an indifferent girl with short hair - to change for a person, it sounds very attentive, but in reality it is not so romantic, she just thinks that she can take this opportunity to break the thoughts of other boys, there should be very few people who have the courage to like a female man like her, and she can save a lot of trouble.

Her guess was correct, except that Xian really had less contact with her, there were one or two boys in the class who had thoughts about her before, and later they all became brothers because of her changes.

It's hard to keep it again if you cut it short, and Qiao Jinghui doesn't plan to keep it anymore, she doesn't plan to find a boyfriend in college.

Some people say that the male student in the university is the best, because he has the characteristics of both a man and a boy, and he is not blinded by the miasma of society, he also believes in the world, and believes that the company of female students is long-term and persistent.

As long as the girl is willing to accompany him through the trough period before he finds a suitable job, you can basically have a real future, because it lays a solid spiritual foundation for you.

Qiao Jinghui didn't believe it, she felt that most of the boys in the university were naΓ―ve and impetuous, and even if they could do it, they couldn't absolutely cherish it. She prefers to believe that happiness is given by herself, she is lazy, stupid and willful, yes, but at least she is working hard for her dreams, and she is trying to do what she likes to do.

The so-called female men are not only "they can do what men can do, and they can still do what men can't do", but they also have a strong and self-reliant heart like a man.

Qiao Jinghui knew that if she confessed to Cai Hefeng, and then tried to make him accept herself, and the two became lovers, then she would get a lot of things that others admired and needed, and she could even rely on this man to live for a lifetime - effortlessly.

But she doesn't want to, she is a complete individual, she doesn't need to rely on men to gain the favor of life, even if her dream can't be realized in the end, she will still live well in another way that she doesn't dislike.

Walking through the women's clothing area, most of the eyes are skirts, long skirts, short skirts, skirts, in fact, Qiao Jinghui doesn't dislike skirts, but she doesn't want to make herself look so weak, her face is feminine enough, and if she dresses like an ordinary girl, she is afraid that she will attract peach blossoms - not narcissism, but in science and engineering universities, this is the status quo.

There was her favorite dress, but she still pretended to glance at it, and calmly walked to the men's section to pick out a shirt, and the waiters sometimes encountered such customers, and they were not surprised by this, and helped to give advice on which one was handsome and which one was sunny.

After choosing a gray shirt, Qiao Jinghui and Qiao's mother were about to leave the department store when they received a call from Hua Wen on the elevator.

Hua Wen: "What are you doing?" ”

Qiao Jinghui: "Buy clothes, with my mother." ”

Hua Wen: "Have you had lunch?" ”

Qiao Jinghui: "Not yet, (glanced at my watch, it's past 11 o'clock) I'm going to go soon." ”

Hua Wen: "So early. ”

Qiao Jinghui: "My family always eats early, and if I eat outside, it will be very crowded if I don't go to the restaurant. ”

Hua Wen: "Okay, where are you now?" ”

Qiao Jinghui wondered why she asked this, but she still answered where she was, and Hua Wen seemed to smile over there, and then said goodbye to her.

hung up the phone, Qiao's mother asked who called, Qiao Jinghui said that it was Hua Wen, Qiao's mother immediately understood, and often heard Qiao Jinghui say that it was her best friend, while still regretting in her heart, why has no boy called her for almost a year in college?

Taking the elevator from the fourth floor to the third floor, from the third floor to the second floor, and from the second floor to the first floor, the mother and daughter finally arrived at the door of the department store, but Qiao Jinghui was stunned when she saw the person at the door.

The man was looking at her with a smile and said politely, "Hello Auntie!" ”

"Good, good." Qiao's mother immediately greeted her with a smile, and Qiao Jinghui walked over in a daze and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

Hua Wen was wearing a sky blue dress, the hair on her forehead was divided into two bundles and curled at the back of her head and tied up with yellow and white ribbons, and the hair from her ears was brushed behind her ears, and the whole person was very goddess-like.

Qiao's mother glanced back at Qiao Jinghui, and the subtext was: Look at how beautiful people are, you are not ugly, why don't you know how to dress yourself well? If you can clean up like someone else's Hua Wen, you will also have a chance to turn back!

Qiao Jinghui deliberately ignored Qiao's mother's gaze, only looked at Hua Wen, thinking that there was nothing wrong with herself like this, it was okay to bear the eyes of men all day long like Hua Wen, and she also had to bear the eyes of women who were probing, she didn't like it, so it was better to keep a low profile.

But with Hua Wen here today, I'm afraid I can't keep a low profile if I want to.

Hua Wen naturally walked over and grabbed Qiao's mother's arm, and answered Qiao Jinghui's question: "I came to my uncle's house to play, and I came to look for you as soon as I got off the train." ”

Qiao's mother asked, "Where does your uncle's family live?" Or stay at our house at night. ”

Qiao Jinghui grabbed Qiao's mother: "People are coming to my uncle's house to play, not our family, what are you anxious about?" ”

"Hey, you baby-"

"My uncle's family lives near here, I haven't been here before, this is the first time I've been here, do you still go shopping after lunch and afternoon?" Hua Wen interrupted Qiao's mother in time.

Qiao's mother looked at Qiao Jinghui with hatred, and said, "Shopping, she only chose a shirt after a morning of shopping, and it was still men's!" Come with us in the afternoon, and get acquainted with the surroundings anyway. ”

Hua Wen smiled: "Then show her the skirt in the afternoon, right?" ”

Qiao's mother smiled: "Of course it's good!" ”

"Don't!" Qiao Jinghui refused.

However, the refusal was invalid, Qiao's mother had been pulled away by Hua Wen, and the two went straight to lunch, regardless of whether Qiao Jinghui could follow or not. Qiao Jinghui couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar, Mom, who is your daughter!

With a big beauty by her side, Qiao's mother finally felt that she had more face, so she decided to eat steak, so as to fit the dress of Goddess Huawen! Qiao Jinghui felt troublesome, she didn't like to eat steak very much, she was easy to have diarrhea if she ate it if it was uncooked, and it was difficult to cut it when it was fully cooked, and she couldn't chew it.

It's a pity that since Hua Wen came, her words didn't work at all, Qiao's mother said that there were other snacks and fruits in it, and if you can't eat steak, you can fill your stomach with those things!

Qiao Jinghui deeply felt that she had fallen out of favor, and Hua Wen snickered beside her.

After entering the Western restaurant, Hua Wen first asked Qiao's mother and Qiao Jinghui what they were eating, and then skillfully ordered, and asked the waiter to serve pastries such as small bread and cut into pieces of watermelon, mango, papaya and other fruits.

Qiao's mother couldn't help complaining: "Look at how elegant Hua Wen is, how do you see and eat like a hungry tiger?" ”

Qiao Jinghui was accustomed to Qiao's mother's complaints, especially today, and replied calmly: "Where do you see anything to eat, you see, I didn't eat mangoes." ”

Hua Wen smiled: "Jinghui is still quite 'elegant' when she eats at school. ”

Qiao's mother scoffed: "She just dislikes the food in school." ”

Hua Wen: "Auntie, you really understand her so well." ”

Qiao Jinghui stroked her forehead silently, are these two going to form a "spit Qiao Jinghui alliance" today?

The sun at noon is the most poisonous, the three of them hid in the western restaurant and slowly enjoyed the air-conditioning service, anyway, the steak came up slowly, they also ate slowly, and they didn't go out until 2 o'clock, and the three of them continued to visit the clothing store.

Hua Wen and Qiao's mother walked in front to choose clothes, and sometimes they bought them when they met two people who suited them, Qiao Jinghui walked behind and carried the bag, while complaining in her heart, who are you here to buy clothes for?

But it doesn't matter, she just needs to rest on the side, and don't think about buying her a dress.

Qiao Jinghui sat on the sofa in the store and read a magazine, like a man who had no choice but to accompany his mother and girlfriend to go shopping, Qiao's mother went in to change clothes, Hua Wen walked up to Qiao Jinghui with a skirt, took the book in her hand, handed her the skirt, and said, "Go and change it." ”

Qiao Jinghui's eyes widened: "Are you sure you're not joking?!" "Such a tender color, such a short skirt, such an exposed collar, and a lot of exposure at the back! If she really wore it, the tattoo on her back would be exposed......

Hua Wen thought for a while and said, "This one doesn't work, then this one." As he spoke, he handed her the skirt in his other hand.

This skirt is black and white, except that the sleeves are a little short, there is no big problem, Qiao Jinghui had to obediently enter the fitting room.

It's really troublesome to try on clothes, all kinds of off, all kinds of wear, and when she came out, Qiao's mother had already changed two skirts, Hua Wen pulled her to the mirror and said, "It's very beautiful!" Don't you think? ”

"I don't think it's ......"

The waiter on the side came over and said, "It's beautiful, and it looks smart like this!" ”

Qiao Jinghui smiled reluctantly, in fact, she wanted to say that wearing it like this would not affect her revealing her true colors as a woman, right?

Qiao's mother also said: "It's beautiful! It's so nice to wear it, and it's cool, and it's easy for you to get up in the morning, and it's easy to wear it, unlike when you usually wear shirts, jeans, and so many buttons. ”

Hua Wen gave a thumbs up to Qiao's mother, and the corners of Qiao Jinghui's mouth twitched: "What you said seems to make sense......"

"It's really okay, you can see that this color is what you like, and it's not revealing, how good!" Hua Wen tried to convince her, "If you still don't like it, we will continue to pick it for you." ”

"But I really don't want to wear a dress......"

Hua Wen suddenly remembered, turned to Qiao's mother and said, "Does Jinghui have a necklace?" ”

Qiao's mother shook her head, and Qiao Jinghui said, "Cheng Yang gave me one before, and I rarely wear it." ”

"Then go buy one." Since Qiao Jinghui is wearing the skirt she chose, then she should also wear the necklace she chose, "And you should buy a pair of sandals, which fit this skirt." ”

"Still want to buy necklaces and shoes?" Qiao Jinghui was about to cry.

Qiao's mother was very appreciative: "Buy, buy, buy, anyway, it's not you who give money, why do you feel heartache?" It's cool to wear sandals in the summer, and it's a waste for you to wear a pair of sneakers with this skirt. Seeing that Qiao Jinghui wanted to refute, Qiao's mother hurriedly added, "It's good that I didn't let you buy high heels to wear!" ”

So under the double bombardment of Hua Wen and Qiao's mother, Qiao Jinghui bought a "complete set of ladies", and quickly packed it and handed it to Hua Wen, asking her to help bring it to school, so as not to have any ghost idea to leave this set at home after taking it home. Qiao Jinghui couldn't cry about this.

After shopping, Qiao Jinghui invited Hua Wen to her house for dinner, and Hua Wen readily agreed.

The dinner was cooked by Qiao's mother herself, Qiao's father was sent out to buy materials and drinks, and Qiao Jinghui couldn't help much, but Hua Wen helped Qiao's mother from time to time, which made Qiao's mother's complaints about Qiao Jinghui rise to a new level, and Qiao Jinghui and Qiao's father could only sit silently on the sofa and watch TV, their expressions synchronized with their movements.

With Qiao's mother's voice: "The meal is ready!" Come on! Qiao's father and Qiao Jinghui rushed into the kitchen and began to serve food, because once the action slowed down, Qiao's mother would bombard them, and it was better to be bombarded less in front of Hua Wen......

Qiao's father stared at Qiao Jinghui while serving food, and the subtext was: You are so familiar with your classmates, even if you lose a little more face, it's nothing!

Qiao Jinghui: What's the matter! My image of a wise and martial artist!

Qiao's father: I'm your father, can't you let me order?

Qiao Jinghui: Who should let whom......

Daddy Qiao: No matter, you have to let me go first!

Qiao Jinghui: ...... Okay, good, you first!

Daddy Qiao: That's like a word!

At the dinner table, Hua Wen praised Qiao's mother for her fast movements and very good skills, Qiao's mother said that Hua Wen was very sensible and very skilled in cutting vegetables, Qiao's father said that Jinghui would eat more, and Qiao Jinghui said, Well, I'm eating.

After dinner, it was already dark, under the attention of Qiao's father and Qiao's mother, Qiao Jinghui and Hua Wen went out, and the two of them coincidentally chose to walk, and by the way, they could also see the night scene.

The two walked along the Fujiang River, the night breeze was not strong, blowing on Hua Wen's skirt, and the long hair was flowing behind her head, Qiao Jinghui felt that she really didn't like to live like a woman at all, but fortunately, she didn't like to hit herself, she was always optimistic, so she could be happy with such a big beauty around her.

It's just that most people can't do this, if the friends around them are more beautiful and better than themselves, they will always feel that they have endured the strange eyes of others, and after a long time, they will even accumulate a lot of deep resentment, resentment that they are not excellent, and resentment that the people around them are too good.

Qiao Jinghui has always felt that others are others, she is herself, no matter how beautiful Hua Wen is, it will not affect herself, on the other hand, if the excellent side is herself, she also hopes that Hua Wen will not be affected by herself. Everyone has their own way of living, everyone has their own wonderful, there is no need to compare, there is no need to catch up.

Hua Wen has been openly and secretly jealous of others for many years, and Qiao Jinghui is the first person who really doesn't care about her appearance, figure, and family.

And Qiao Jinghui thought that if there was such a dazzling girl around her, it would be difficult for her to be noticed.

So Hua Wen and Qiao Jinghui almost hit it off at first sight, and quickly became a "room pair" - a pair in the bedroom, so that in the years that followed, the two still maintained their original friendship for a long time, even if the two were not together at all times.

"Jinghui."

Hua Wen suddenly called Qiao Jinghui's name, Qiao Jinghui was stunned for a moment, and replied dumbly: "Huh? ”

"Why do you want to be a woman?"

This is really a complicated question, but Qiao Jinghui replied without hesitation: "Convenient, wolf-proof." ”

"But although you are very good at taking care of people, your self-living ability is really poor."

"What the hell did my mom tell you......"

Hua Wen smiled: "I said a lot, including the first time you liked everyone when you were a child." ”

"What, this one doesn't even know my mom knows, right?"

Hua Wen held the skirt and shoes she bought for Qiao Jinghui today with one hand, and grabbed Qiao Jinghui's face with the other: "You really have it?" ”

Qiao Jinghui held Hua Wen's arm and shouted softly: "Oh, it's all old, and I don't remember what he looks like!" ”

Hua Wen let go of Qiao Jinghui at this time: "Hmph, fortunately, you have a bad memory." ”

Qiao Jinghui: "......"

"Will we ever be like this in the future?"

The topic suddenly became serious and sad, Qiao Jinghui turned to hold her hand and said with a smile, "As long as you want, you can." ”

"Of course I do."

"But I can't even take care of you, I'm so lazy." Qiao Jinghui said.

"There's me." Hua Wen said, "If I can't do it, I can still hire a nanny." ”

Qiao Jinghui laughed: "Okay, good, please babysitter!" ”

"You remember you can't let go of my hand......"

"Hmm."

Sometimes a promise doesn't need to be long, it doesn't need to be sweet, it just needs an "um".

Uncle Hua Wen's family lives on the 9th floor, Qiao Jinghui has been sending her to the door, watching her go in and then turning to leave, on the bus home, I also met a high school classmate, the two talked a few words casually, and after a while, the classmate got off.

It seems that until now, she has not taken the initiative to contact any of her high school classmates, and she has cut off contact with her former high school classmates. She had just given Hua Wen a promise, and she believed that she would be able to sit down, because Hua Wen was different, unlike anyone she had ever met before.

After graduation, they may have different jobs, may be in different places, and may have their own lives, but Qiao Jinghui believes that as long as Hua Wen is still willing, she will always treat Hua Wen as she is now.

Back at home, Qiao Jinghui went into the toilet to take a bath, closed the window, turned on the faucet, the water vapor soon filled the entire toilet, and the mirror was blurred, Qiao Jinghui sat on the small bench, with her eyes closed and her back against the wall, her expression was tinged with a touch of sadness.

Does Hua Wen really like Cai Hefeng? Why has it been so long, and is there any news from the two of them? So, Cai Hefeng, do you like Hua Wen?

Qiao Jinghui had to admit that she still liked Cai Hefeng, but she thought that she might not have a chance to be with him, because of Hua Wen, and because she was not good - whether it was her appearance, height, or study, and what he liked should not be a female man like her......

Qiao Jinghui began to take a bath, and when she looked at the mirror, she turned around slowly, and a cyan butterfly appeared in the mirror, as if flying on her shoulder, especially in such a blurry situation, it looked lifelike.

She gently stroked the butterfly and couldn't help but think about it.

The shape and size of this butterfly are all designed by herself, and the position is five centimeters behind the left shoulder, which is easy to see if the neckline of the dress is slightly larger, so Qiao Jinghui has never worn clothes with a large neckline. She has long forgotten what kind of mood she felt when she decided to get a tattoo, but she remembers the dissuasion of her friends and the anger and incomprehension of her parents after Wen.

Maybe I was really too rebellious at that time, and I could even do such a non-mainstream thing.

I heard that tattoos have an impact on joining the army, taking civil service exams, and finding a job, but under such conditions, she still went to get tattoos, and she must have been in an extremely bad mood at the time.

But it doesn't matter, she likes it.

Life is so short, as long as it is not a morally corrupt thing such as murder, arson, and robbery, you should think of what you want and do what you like, don't be afraid, look forward and backward, and rush forward bravely, even if it is a bloody experience. She vowed: to spend a lifetime to be happy!

Cai Hefeng's incident was different, if she really wanted to rob Hua Wen, she wouldn't be happy.

So I wish them good results, and I wish you can find someone you like more!