Chapter 11 Keeping the Lotus Blooming
Shoude opened the lotus to accompany him, and made an appointment to open the Ping Ye on the orchid boat.
When I came, Pukou clouds followed the river, and the moon was full of buildings by the river.
The flowers are silent, and the water is empty. Every year, I have to worry about flowers.
In the Ming Dynasty, if the west wind is strong, Zhu Yan is not tolerant of autumn.
"Yicheng, come and play with us!" Leaning on the bunk, his eyes looked out the window, and his thoughts drifted to the nine heavens outside the clouds. Jiang Tingting shouted to me, quietly stretched out her little hand, and pulled my arm.
When I came back to my senses, I found that the three of them had already gotten up and sat on Li Lingyu's bunk below. I was so distracted just now that I didn't even notice it.
"Boss, come and play poker together." Dake reached out and slapped my thigh hard with his big hand.
"What the hell, don't you see I'm in the middle of the game?" The train of thought was interrupted, rather reluctantly. But I can't break away from the organization, get up and join in.
After a few boring plays, it was difficult to get into the state, and the level of Jiang Tingting and Li Lingyu was too low, and everyone quickly lost interest in cooperation. Dake separated the two pokers and took a deck to play guessing cards with Li Lingyu.
Jiang Tingting looked at the two people who were hiding to the side, first pouted, and then smiled at me: "Come, ignore them, let's play." "I deliberately went to the other side of the bunk and distanced myself from them.
"I'll do a magic trick, you guess, okay?" Look at me and nod in agreement. She sat down cross-legged on the bunk, picked up another deck of poker, and inserted it in her hand, "Come on, see this card, I didn't peek, do you remember what it is?" Okay, now no matter how you shuffle the cards, I can figure out which one is just now. ”
He winked at me, his eyebrows curled up, and shoved the poker into my hand. This little trick has been played a long time ago, but seeing that her face is full of interest, she can't bear to refute her interest, and concentrates on playing with her.
"Huh." Jiang Tingting clapped her hands and laughed, "What's the matter, I guessed it again, it's amazing." ”
She was so startled that she attracted the attention of the two people next to her. Da Ke grinned, and just wanted to speak, Li Lingyu pulled him, and Da Ke quickly twisted his head back.
"You talk less and talk more." Lingyu whispered in her eldest brother's ear, but she couldn't help but smile at him. Her small movements did not land in my eyes at all, and although her voice was low, of course it was difficult to escape my ears.
Jiang Tingting was having fun, but she didn't pay attention at all. Her smug appearance, Li Lingyu's ambiguous expression, well, teasing her, when shuffling the cards, I deliberately made the same hand and foot on the other few cards according to her movements.
Handing the card back to her hand, Jiang Tingting touched it for a long time, tilted her head, "Hey, what's the matter, I can't find it, is my spell out of order?" ”
In a hurry, he said what he was thinking. Looking at her beautiful squinting eyes and an inexplicable look, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Jiang Tingting put down the cards in her hand, first she didn't know what was going on, she looked up and saw that I was snickering, very happy, and she understood when she thought about it. "I hate you, why are you playing tricks on people so much." He pushed me on the shoulder, and two red clouds flew to my cheeks.
"Hah, what's going on, magician, can't you find it?" Look at that is really cute, and tease her.
"You hate it!" Jiang Tingting couldn't be tricked, and stretched out a foot and kicked on my waist.
She had been sitting there barefoot, with a slip to cover. With this kick, a smooth and delicate little foot was fully exposed, white and tender and very cute.
Seeing that I didn't move, my little feet turned a few times, and my waist suddenly itched badly, "Help, the tigress is biting!" ”
Dake got Li Lingyu's instructions not to interfere with our side, but at this time, he couldn't hold it back, pretended to twist his head around, and lost no time in interjecting a sentence, and asked, "Boss, what are you yelling about?" Where, where, where are the tigers? How I didn't see it. ”
"Annoying, Da Ke, don't say a word, no one will sell you as a dumb person." Hearing Li Lingyu's criticism, I don't understand why I make a mistake when making a joke, "What's wrong with me?" ”
This scene aroused Jiang Tingting's shame: "I hate it, I hate it, I blame you." "With all the strength of my feet, I kicked my back, like a little girl kicking her feet.
I was so "humiliated", but no one came to administer justice for me. Li Lingyu pulled the big shot, and the two pretended to continue to play cards seriously, not knowing what was going on here.
It was unbearable, so he reached out and grabbed a small foot and held it in his hand. It feels slippery, because the weather is cold, and it is cold to start.
I just feel that Jiang Tingting is earning with her strength, and I have added some strength to my hands, and I want to toss me? See how I clean you up. But she suddenly didn't move, her face flushed, and she lowered her head, letting me hold on to her small ankles. The warmth from my hand made her head almost lower to the inside of her neck.
She suddenly didn't move, and I felt a little abrupt, and quickly let go of the little feet in my hand. The slippery feeling remained in my hand, and I couldn't help but gently twist a few fingers.
Jiang Tingting's feet slowly retracted, and they were covered by the list again. But his heart was like a deer, and when he spoke again, although he tried his best to suppress it, his voice still trembled a little.
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With these little episodes, the journey is no longer long, and time flies. Looking at the crowded crowd on the platform outside the train window, I couldn't help but want to shout: "The place where I was born and raised, I am back again!" ”
A few people got out of the car, and before they could walk a few steps, someone had already squeezed over and took over the luggage in the hands of Jiang Tingting and Li Lingyu. At first glance, they all knew that it was Director Jiang and the driver of the Li detachment.
Out of the station, the two daughters' bags had been stuffed into their respective trunks, Li Lingyu pulled Dake, and his luggage was also put in the detachment leader's car. It's still this military car and the police car, other cars have to park outside, but these two cars swaggered inside.
"Yicheng, put your things in my car, and I'll send you back in a while." Jiang Tingting looked at it and whispered to me.
"No, I'll just take a taxi back in a moment. Come back quickly, your family must be in a hurry to see you! ”
Jiang Tingting pushed me, "You are really, sitting in my father's car will ruin your face?" ”
"Don't, don't say that, I didn't mean that, maybe my dad is still waiting outside. Let's go, I'll have time to play with you when I get back. "Dad wouldn't come, and I told him he wasn't going to pick him up, and I didn't tell him which bus he was going to take.
Seeing that the driver had been standing next to her and waiting, she was also a little embarrassed, and when she heard me say this, she promised to play with her, pouted, and turned around and got into the car.
With a wave of his hand, both cars started and quickly disappeared from sight. Pick up your bag and walk slowly and leisurely, and you will almost reach the place where you can get a taxi.
I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, and I was about to reach out to stop the car, when I suddenly heard the horn of the car not far away, and turned my head to look, wow, what I was looking forward to was really right in front of me.
A red car reflected a dazzling light in the sunlight, and a person in the car poked his head out to look at me, smiling, who is not my cutest Sister Chen.
"Sister Chen." I exclaimed, and all the fatigue of the journey was thrown out of the clouds.
The car door opened, and Qi Chen, dressed in black leather clothes, stepped out of the car, with a graceful figure, the breeze blowing the long black shawl hair, reflecting the snow-white face, and the smile in the apricot eyes.
The smiling face like a flower made me have no other existence in my eyes, and I rushed over at once.
Throwing away the backpack in his hand, he couldn't help but say, and hugged the slender body: "Sister Chen, I miss you so much." ”
Listening to the short words, she didn't say anything, and let me take it in her arms.
Silence is better than sound at this point.
"Silly boy, put me down, everyone is watching us." An almost dreamlike voice rang in my ears.
I really wanted to melt her with myself, and hugged her tightly on the thin waist again, and then reluctantly put it down.
Reached out and brushed my messy hair, helped me straighten my somewhat messy collar, and said, "Look at you, you still look like a child." Grab your stuff, let's go. ”
Grab your backpack and throw it in the car, "Let's go." I'll drive. ”
When I got to the car, I turned my head to look at Sister Chen who was sitting next to her, after nearly half a year, her face seemed to have lost a little, but her body seemed to be plump. Noticing that I was paying attention to her, she raised her hand and straightened her hair.
Put your hand on the steering wheel, "Sister Chen, you have lost weight." ”
"Really? Why didn't I think so, it's good, haven't you seen me for half a year, have you forgotten what I am? But you seem to have grown taller again. I can't even get a picture of your head when you stand up. After saying that, with a naughty look, he pulled my hair and deliberately made a mess again.
This touch made my heart flutter, and she often appeared in my dreams, and it seemed to be like this. He grabbed her hand and kissed her on the lips.
Sister Chen glanced sideways and smiled sweetly: "Okay, let's drive." Will it be opened, please pay attention to safety. ”
The car started to drive, and with Sister Chen, everything became beautiful, and even the air I breathed seemed to have a sweet smell.
"Xiao Cheng, have you eaten breakfast?"
"Not yet."
"Then I'll accompany you to eat something first, and then I'll send you home."
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"Mom, I'm back." When I got home, I kicked the door hard with my foot.
There was a flurry of footsteps inside, and a trembling voice shouted, "Cheng'er? Don't tap, don't kick the door shut. "Keep complaining, who is the mother.
As soon as the door opened, I rushed in and hugged my mother who opened the door, "Mom, your son is back." ”
"I'm back, I'm back. Look at this child, the more he goes to college, the more he becomes a child. I muttered, but I didn't see any anger, and a hand went over my neck to wipe my eyes.
At this moment, over my shoulder, my mother saw a slim girl standing outside the door, with a black leather coat and a long hair shawl, which was really beautiful. I couldn't help but rub my eyes with my hands again.
Sister Chen was carrying my bag in her hand. When I got downstairs just now, I was so anxious that I forgot to mention my bag, so I ran up. She smiled as she watched our mother and son reunite, wondering if my impulsiveness reminded her of her own dead mother.
Seeing that her mother noticed her, she called sweetly: "Hello Auntie!" ”
The mother was stunned for a moment, her son would not bring a daughter-in-law back so soon.
"Go, go, go." My mother pulled me aside, "Don't say a word when you bring guests, why don't you invite other girls in." "I didn't recognize Sister Qi Chen.
Sister Chen smiled and didn't speak, and walked inside with my bag.
"Mom, don't you see who this is?"
The old mother looked at it carefully again, and patted her forehead with her hand, "Oh, it's Dr. Qi." Look at my eyes, it's really old and confused. ”
"Where, Auntie, I see that you are still very young. Don't be so polite, just call me Qi Chen. ”
"Come, Sister Chen, take a look at our little family."
While she was looking around, my mother pulled me aside and asked quietly, "How did you come back with Dr. Qi?" ”
"Sister Chen picked me up at the station." I replied casually.
My mother stared at me for a long time, but she still didn't understand it, and left me alone. She doesn't care about these anymore, anyway, she can't figure out a lot of things about her son.
poured a glass of water for Sister Chen, "Come to Doctor Qi, let's drink saliva." Ah Cheng is really, and he bothers you. Mom couldn't turn around, and she screamed one by one Dr. Qi.
"Auntie, don't be so polite, I'll just come by myself. And you don't have to call me Dr. Qi all the time, just call me by my name, my dad calls me Chenchen. He took the cup and put it on the coffee table, turned around and took a small bag, "This is a box of cosmetics brought to you, which is said to be anti-wrinkle and prevent skin aging." ”
Mom wiped her hands on her apron, "I'm so embarrassed to let you buy something." Hey, you're so old, what kind of cosmetics do you use? Having said that, he still took it embarrassedly, "You are so good to our Ah Cheng, and you spend money again, how can I be happy?" ”
"You have so good skin, you look so young. You can't go wrong with this, so you're not old, and now is the age when you should enjoy it. "Sister Chen is really good at talking, I didn't pay attention to when she prepared the gift, but she still came prepared.
When my mother heard the compliment, she couldn't close her mouth with joy, but all ladies, no matter how old they were, were excited to hear someone praising their youth.
"Ah Cheng, why don't you clean up the room and see what the mess looks like." He turned back to Sister Chen and said, "Doctor Qi, who is that, Qi Chen, you can sit casually, I still have something stewed on the stove." ”
"Auntie, leave me alone, go and get busy with you." After Sister Qi Chen finished speaking, she helped me clean up the house together.
After a while, my mother ran out again, looking at Sister Chen, who was busy with me, and the incomprehension in her eyes was even stronger: "Look at your child, you are really ignorant, why do you still let the guests help clean up." Qi, Qi Chen, sit down and rest. "It's really a little difficult for her not to call her Dr. Qi.
"Auntie, don't treat me as an outsider, it's not tiring."
"Okay, I don't care about you young people. Ah Cheng, I'll go out and buy something to eat later, and ask Dr. Qi to stay for a light meal, ah? "It's Dr. Qi again.
"No, Auntie, I'll go back in a while, your family is finally reunited, it's time to talk well, I'll come back another day."
"How does this work?"
As soon as my mother finished speaking, I took Sister Chen's hand, "Sister Chen, you can stay, my mother is also sincere." ”
"Yes, yes, stay." My mother's eyes widened as she watched me holding Sister Chen's hand. What's going on with these young people now?
Qi Chen saw that my mother was paying attention, and gently broke away from my hand, pretending not to care, but his face turned red.
While my mother was turning around, she pinched me the back. Although it hurt, I had to endure it and didn't dare to make a sound. When my mother went to the kitchen again, she asked aggrievedly, "What are you doing, Sister Chen?" ”
In exchange for a fierce glance.
It was very kind to sit down in my room, to be away for so long, and to come back. I introduced some of my collectibles to Sister Chen, talking casually, while my mother was busy in the kitchen, and Sister Chen tried to help several times, but she was pushed out.
"Come, boys, eat!" When I heard my mother's scream, I wanted to take Sister Chen's hand and go out, but she shook it lightly, leaving me in the air. Pushing me out, he deliberately slowed down half a step when he reached the door.
"Where's Dad?" Looking at the table full of dishes, I found that I hadn't seen my father come back yet.
"He's a busy man. I didn't see how much more money he was getting, so he didn't eat two meals a day at home. "With my filial piety from time to time, she pays less and less attention to my father, the head of the family, in words.
At the end of the year, my father and the people in the unit were busy checking everywhere, eating and drinking, which was really embarrassing for him. That's all they have to say, as long as they are well entertained, they are considered qualified. Every year, I have to toss like this, my son comes back, and he doesn't come home for dinner, and I complain about it.
Listening to my scratching words, my mother didn't say anything, maybe she still agreed with my idea. Instead, Sister Chen gave me a blank look:
"Xiao Cheng, why do you say that about Uncle Yu, he is also working." My mother thought she knew a lot about what she said, agreed, and said a few words to me.
The three of them set up the dishes and chopsticks, a little embarrassed, my mother always quietly looked at Sister Chen, she probably also thought Sister Chen was very beautiful. It seems that after eating, I have to think of escaping, otherwise my mother will definitely have to interrogate endlessly.
"Xiaocheng, you go and call Xiaowen over, I haven't seen her for a long time." Sister Chen said to me.
It's a good idea, and with this little treasure of the world, the atmosphere is bound to liven up.
stood up and was about to make a call, "Ah Cheng, don't call her, she's busy now." Your Aunt Wang will marry Teacher Xu in two days. The family is busy, and she keeps staring at the store to see the shop. ”
"Really, so fast."
"Of course it's true, it's not fast, it's not easy for your Aunt Wang to be alone, Teacher Xu is very good, the two of them arrived together early, so they can take care of it."
"And how is Xiaowen now?" Sister Chen asked. I heard her call me and tell me that after I left, Wenwen went to her a few times, and she felt uncomfortable, saying that her mother always ignored her.
"Much better, I was so happy to see her yesterday. When the child grows up, he slowly becomes sensible. It's a matter of time anyway. The expression on my mother's face looked quite gratifying.
I know Wenwen very well about this little girl, don't look at the usual laughter, as if she doesn't care about anything, in fact, her surname is strong, if she wants to change, she has to take a while. However, half a year should be about the same. But the longing for his deceased father and the hesitation of his son in the future are also inevitable, so I still have to enlighten her more.
During the meal, Sister Chen praised her mother's craftsmanship from time to time, which was good or that. My mother kept picking up vegetables for her, but she left my son out in the cold.
Finally, the meal was finished, Sister Chen wanted to go back, and her mother was already very interested in her, so she had to hold her to play for a while.
"Auntie, you mother and son haven't seen each other for a long time, there must be a lot to say, I'll come back later."
Mom couldn't keep it, so I asked me to send it downstairs.
"Sister Chen, shall I go back with you?" Holding her hand, a little reluctant.
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