Xin Gan corrected him without smiling: "Don't give me a nickname, I have a name." After a pause, he continued, "Before marriage, I didn't approve of X's behavior. ”

So he wanted to drive without a license in vain.

Impossible.

Cheng Ji didn't play tricks with her, took a cigarette and lit it, didn't hurry to smoke, and said: "Then back to the topic just now, did you have someone in your heart, so you rejected me." ”

Xingan fell into deep thought, paused for a few minutes, and said, "No. ”

"No?"

"Hmm."

Cheng asked: "Truth or falsehood?" ”

"Truth." "I've lived in Lundun for eleven years, but I know I'm not an outgoing person, and I haven't found a boyfriend in the years I've been abroad. ”

She also confessed her past frankly, in fact, during the time when she was studying abroad, she was not unchased, but she was not moved, it may be an aesthetic difference, and her parents had high hopes for her, let her go abroad to study, not let her fall in love, she could distinguish the primary and secondary relationship.

Xin Gan does not lack the love of her family, she has her own ideas, she will not be coaxed by a few words of love from boys, and some female classmates around her have asked her, she looks so beautiful and studies well, why not find a boyfriend?

Of course, there are also some classmates who privately discuss whether she is pretending to be high, otherwise why she keeps rejecting the pursuit of boys.

Malevolence between girls often comes inexplicably, and they can have a strong antipathy and malice towards the same sex because of all kinds of trivial things, when Xin Gan went to high school, lived in a boarding school, and also encountered cold violence on campus, which is something that almost everyone will experience, of course, there are exceptions.

And Xingan seems lucky, but he is not so lucky.

And the reason is also because a boy fell in love with her, and chased her for a week to no avail, so he joined other classmates to carry out cold violence against her, so that he didn't do it directly, but the shadow brought to her by cold violence was not small.

After that, she didn't dare to get too close to boys, let alone fall in love.

She didn't lie to Cheng Jiu, and there was no need.

Cheng Ji is interesting to her, she knows it in her heart, but the shadow in her heart is still very big, and she wants to immigrate, she can't marry him, and if she gets married, she can't go abroad.

She negotiated with Cheng Yan about the conditions, and she didn't get married first, also because of immigration.

Of course, the matter of immigration cannot be told to others for the time being, especially Cheng Ji.

Xin Gan's little abacus was meticulous, and he took his time step by step.

She was silent and pondered for a long time, but Cheng Zhen called her back, the cigarette between his fingers burned more than half, the ash fell to the ground, and was blown away by the wind, he didn't realize it, and asked: "Xin Gan, have you ever been in love?" ”

"No," Singan said. ”

It was Cheng Cheng's turn to be silent, he faintly didn't believe it, because the relationship between He Cheng and her was unclear, she said that she had never been in love, so He Cheng and her were not that kind of relationship? So is it a unilateral entanglement of He Cheng?

It's not unreasonable.

If He Cheng really talked to her, it would be impossible for the wind to come out, there would be more or less rumors, but there were no rumors about the two of them, if it was because they hid deeply, it was not impossible.

Cheng Yan resisted the urge to ask her, but in the end he didn't ask.

Xingan said: "If you can agree to my preconditions, I can cooperate with you, and when the time comes, we will have a showdown with both families, and then we will see what happens." ”

Cheng Zhen said: "Then what if I don't agree to your two preconditions? ”

"Then I can only have a showdown with Uncle Cheng first, and then go home to have a showdown with my family, whether it is dead or alive, I have to give it a try."

Cheng Ji was angry and helpless, and said to her: "So I can only agree, maybe there is still a chance." ”

Xingan shrugged, noncommittal.

And whether there is a chance or not, his life and death are all in her thoughts.

Singan forgot to see a phrase in a book that said: Easy happiness cannot last, and this experience is more from lesson than experience.

She was afraid of making a wrong step, a wrong step, and a wrong payment, so she was very cautious at first.

This is settled, Cheng Zhen paid and took her to the nearest nearby scenic spots, considering the weather, they were in the car, and did not get out of the car to go deep into the scenic spot.

Aside from other reasons, Xingan still likes the natural scenery here, with a vast skyline, animals that can be seen everywhere in the wild, such as herds of cattle and sheep, or grazing with their heads down, or groups of three, living in harmony with nature, blending into one, and if you are lucky, you can also encounter rare wild animals.

It's a sight that you won't find in the city.

She likes the pristine and natural environment that allows her to forget about her thoughts for a while.

Around the summer, the scenic spot tourism is booming, and the tourists are also increasing, and the tourist buses with various logos and logos are parked in the parking lot on the edge of the entrance of the scenic spot, and the crowd is gathered at the door, so it is not lively.

Cheng Ji paid attention to avoiding pedestrians, slowing down the speed of the car, and also allowing Xin Gan to look at the scenery outside the window.

Xin Gan traveled by car with his family, and he had never followed a group, so he thought that many of them were a bit interesting to follow the tour guide holding the flag.

Cheng Yan said: "Haven't seen this kind of scene? ”

"No, I went out with my family to travel in the off-season, and I didn't go with the group, my parents are old, and they said that it is better to drive by themselves with the group."

"What about going abroad?"

"I also buy my own air tickets, if I don't know the place, I can check the information online."

Their family has no problem with foreign languages, and the economic conditions are good, so it is generally no problem to go wherever they want.

Cheng Yan said: "Joining a group also means following a group, which is different from driving or traveling by yourself. ”

"Have you followed?"

"Well, I used to travel with my classmates in college."

Xin Gan nodded, and when the car drove away and left the sight of the scenic spot, she withdrew her gaze and looked ahead.

They can only look at the surrounding grassland from the national highway, which will be a big sun, and the sunlight will reflect one after another on the turquoise grass, and the lining grass will be full of life.

drove until there was no one in the place, Xingan saw a wolf standing at the foot of the mountain in the distance, a flock of sheep standing nearby, this scene was rare, Xingan couldn't help but want to see it, so he pointed to the direction of the foot of the mountain and asked Cheng Jiu: "Is that a wolf?" ”

"Hmm." Cheng Yan looked over and nodded.

The car came to a stop, and the two of them sat in the car and did not get out.

Xingan took the mobile phone and took a few photos of the wolf in the distance, but the mobile phone has limited pixels, and the photos taken by the zoomed-in lens are very mushy and have no texture.

Cheng Yan said: "What are you doing with that wolf? ”

"It's the first time I've seen a real wolf, and I want to take a closer look." Xingan was a little excited.

Cheng Ji couldn't help but tease her: "Who was scared when they heard the wolf howl that night?" ”

"I can't see it at night, and of course I'm scared. It would be in a safe place, I'm not that scared. "And, he's there, too.

But she didn't say it.

Cheng Zhen said: "If you stay here for a long time, you can not only see wolves, but also other rare wild animals, and those who are on the verge of extinction will go to the deep mountains where no one lives. ”

Singan knew very little about his life, and what he said was only reported in documentaries or on the news.

Especially the third kind of person he speaks of, the thief.

Xingan: "Who are the people we met before?" ”

"A bunch of criminals." Cheng Zhen furrowed his brows, "A group of criminals who are doing evil in this area. ”

But this has nothing to do with Xingan, so Cheng Zhen didn't say much, started the engine again, and continued to drive forward.

In the afternoon, as dusk progressed, the sun gradually set, and a vast gray feeling arose.

They went to another small town, and before getting out of the car, Cheng Ji didn't know where to take out a clean mask from the car and put it on her, she blinked as if asking why.

Cheng Yan said: "Don't ask, just wear it." ”

Don't forget to put a hat on her.

Xingan followed him to a house with a grape trellis in the yard and a shady place under the shelf.

Cheng Yan walked in, the other hand gently held her wrist, just entered the house, saw that there was a kang in the house, a layer of crimson embroidered blanket was spread on the kang, there was a faint smell of Chinese herbs in the house, Xin Gan didn't have time to speak, a young man wearing local clothes came out of it, saw Cheng Jiu, immediately smiled and came over and shook hands with him to say hello.

Both of them spoke in the local dialect, and she couldn't understand it, so she obediently stood beside Cheng Jiu.

Cheng Yan introduced her to the man and pointed, but because Xin Gan couldn't understand it, he didn't know what they were saying.

The man was warmly welcomed, invited Cheng Zhen to eat local food, and specially prepared fresh melons and fruits, but he was alone at home, and he stayed for a long time, and there was no one else.

The man answered the phone halfway and walked away for a while, Cheng Ji took half a piece of melon for her to eat, Xin Gan pointed to the mask, he nodded, she took it off, spit out, and said, "Why can't I take off the mask?" ”

Cheng Zhen said: "I'm afraid that you are too beautiful, attracting bees and butterflies." ”

"You speak human words."

"There's a lot of dust here, your face is already allergic, keep out the dust."

Xingan felt that he was full of nonsense and stopped listening, but she was also thirsty, and when she saw the freshly cut melon, she took it and thanked her.

Cheng Yan said: "His name is Wamu, my friend, he used to be my colleague, but then he was injured and retired. ”

Xin Gan said awkwardly: "Then it's not inconvenient for you to bring me." ”

Cheng Zhen smiled and said nothing, without explaining.

If she can understand, she can actually hear Cheng Zhen use the word fiancée when she introduced her identity to Wa's mother, and there is also this custom in the local area, so Wa's mother can also understand who Cheng Ju is.

Wa Mu came back, had an extra bottle of ointment in her hand, handed it to Cheng Jiu, and said, "This is the ointment you want, wash your face and apply it once or twice a day." ”

Cheng Yan took it and put it away and said thank you.

Wamu touched her head: "You're welcome, Brother Jiu, this is a trivial matter, it's nothing." ”

Cheng Yan said: "It's not too early, next time I'll bring Xiao Shi over to see you." ”

"Okay, then I won't keep you, goodbye Brother Jiu."

Walking out of Wamu's house, a few barefoot and dark-skinned children immediately ran away from the side of the off-road vehicle, Wamu realized something, and immediately ran over to call those children back, but none of them came back, the child ran fast, and soon rushed into the corner and disappeared.

Cheng Ji was not in a hurry, when Wa Mu stepped forward to check the tires, they had already deflated, and he was annoyed and said sorry to Cheng Ji, "Those naughty children popped your tires." ”

Cheng Zhen's face darkened and said, "Is there a car repair nearby?" ”

"No, I'm going to the next town." "Those children are notoriously naughty in our place, and they will do bad things whenever a foreign car or stranger comes, and the reputation of our town has been ruined by these children. ”

Cheng Yan said: "How long does it take to get to the next town? ”

"It will take at least two hours, and there will be no trailer to pass, and now the car can't drive, so tomorrow morning I can borrow the villager's car and go next door to ask someone to come and repair it."

Xin Gan didn't know what was going on at all, standing behind Cheng Ji, and observing that Wa Mu's face was wrong, she couldn't help but ask Cheng Ji, "What's wrong?" What happened? ”

Cheng Yan said: "The tires were punctured by the little hairy boys. ”

Xingan was dumbfounded: "What should I do then?" ”

"What the mother means is that you can only go to the next town tomorrow to ask the master to come over to repair the fetus, and now it's getting dark."

Xin Gan tugged at the hem of his clothes: "We're going to spend the night here tonight?" ”

"As things stand, that's true."

……

As the sun sets, the sky gets darker and the sky is dyed red with orange-red clouds.

There were dogs barking around and it was noisy.

There was no hotel in the town to stay overnight, so Wamu proposed to let them stay at his house for one night, and there was no way, and they couldn't spend the night in the car, but Wamu's family was small, there were only two rooms, he lived in one by himself, and one put some sundries, he cleaned up, vacated it, and let them live.

In Wamu's view, the two of them are unmarried couples, that is, they can live in one room.

But the language barrier, Xin Gan didn't know what was going on at all, she sat on the edge of the kang, drank boiled water in small sips, and the milk tea given by Wa Mu was replaced by ordinary water by Cheng Jiu.

Wa Mu made beef noodles at home, cooked three people's portions, and beckoned the two of them to come over to eat when they were cooked, Xin Gan didn't say anything, sat on the chair obediently, and said thank you to Wa Mu in the local dialect.

Wamu was a little embarrassed and waved her hand and said no.

She would say a word, or Cheng Jiu, who secretly asked a few minutes ago, and asked him to teach.

While talking to Wamu, Cheng Yan picked out the beef in the bowl and gave it to her, as if it was an inadvertent move.

He was talking to Wamu, and Xin Gan was not easy to interrupt, so he secretly glanced at her, lowered his head and ate silently.

But a big bowl of noodles, she can't finish it, she can't eat a quarter of it, and her tutor doesn't allow her to have a surplus in other people's homes, especially in this kind of place, where the food is poor, the economy is backward, and everywhere she goes is shocking desolation.

The two men ate quickly, but Cheng Ji noticed her expression and asked her softly, "Are you full?" ”

She nodded.

Cheng Zhen understood her appetite, so he exchanged bowls with her, and he didn't dislike what she had eaten, so he ate it.

Xin Gan's face was red, and it was too late to stop it.

She raised her eyes and glanced at the mother in the kitchen, and whispered, "I've eaten." ”

Although Cheng Zhen eats quickly, he doesn't gobble up and can't make a sound, as if it is a good habit he has developed since childhood, and he has all the etiquette he should have, which does not make people feel disgusted, but appreciates the shining points in him more.

Life is made up of countless details. If a woman is attracted to a man, most of them are caused by details, and Xingan is no exception, it is precisely because of these details that Xingan has a slightly different view of him at this moment, even if it is just for a moment.

After the meal, Wa's mother came over with fruit again, and Cheng Zhen called Cheng's father and told him that the two of them couldn't go back tonight for the time being, and there was a problem with the car.

After Cheng's father asked about the situation, he was relieved and said, "Take care of Xin Gan." ”

"I know."

Spending the night at someone else's house is actually very inconvenient, Cheng Ji thought that Xin Gan would be unhappy, or would have opinions, but she was normal all night, and there was nothing unhappy.

Wa Mu asked about Xiao Shi's current situation, and then asked about the fish head, and said, "Have all the fish head's subordinates been caught?" ”

"No, there are still some fugitives."

"I hope to catch them quickly, they have killed too many people and are homeless, my cousin's family of three has been cheated out of their savings by them, and my little sister has no money to go to high school, so she can only drop out of school to work."

When Wamu talked about this, her eyes were filled with tears, which showed how much she hated the fish head.

There are no longer a few people who harm the fish head, it is already a major case, Cheng Zhen has always attached great importance to it, he has not given up for so many years, and finally succeeded in capturing the fish head, but his subordinates who committed the crime have not been caught, and the responsibility on his shoulders cannot be let go, and this matter is not over.

Wamu raised the back of her hand to wipe away her tears and said, "I believe that you will be able to arrest all those people, they will have to pay the price, they can't be at ease, you must give us an explanation!" ”

Cheng Yan handed him a cigarette and said, "Definitely." ”

……

It wasn't too early, and after Wamu's mood calmed down, she urged them to hurry up and go to sleep, and he was going to sleep too.

Cheng Yan dragged Xin Gan into the room, closed the door, Xin Gan didn't speak, Cheng Yan said: "You sleep in the bed, I lie outside, I won't do anything to you, wear clothes and sleep." ”

Xingan's face turned red again and again, and he said, "I know. ”

Cheng Yan looked at her face again and said, "Wait." ”

He opened the door and went out, said a few words to Wamu, and then entered the room, with an extra hot towel in his hand, he handed over the towel and said, "Wipe your face." ”

In fact, she didn't take a bath, just wiped her face, she was still very uncomfortable.

But this is in someone's house, she is embarrassed to make so many requests, and asks if they can take a bath.

And Wamu doesn't seem to be taking a bath either-

It may be that people here are not used to bathing every day.

Xin Gan sighed inwardly.

She wiped her face, handed the towel to Cheng Jiu, he hung it aside, took out the ointment given to him by Wamu during the day, and said: "Wamu's mother used to be a local barefoot doctor, and she also made some ointment, this medicine should be useful for your skin, you can apply it." ”

"But I'm sensitive, so I can't just apply it."

"Sensitive skin? What kind of muscle is that? ”

Xin Gan smiled: "It's just that you can't casually apply skin care products or ointments on your face, if it's not suitable, it's easy to be allergic." ”

"You're already allergic, and it's okay if you're allergic."

He had a lot of point.