Chapter Twenty-Three: A Visit to an Old Friend
A few days later, Shen Yin was drawing comics at home, her grandmother was basking in the sun in the yard, Su Yuqian came to her house, and there was a man standing next to her.
Shen Yin came out when she heard her grandmother's voice, and just happened to see Su Yuqian greeting her grandmother. She warmly invited them in, she was wearing pajamas at the time, with a hair ring on her head, Su Yuqian smiled at her, took her hand and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't tell you in advance, this is my boyfriend introduced to me by my mother - Song Yixi." β
Shen Yin smiled at Song Yixi, "Hello, I'm Shen Yin." β
"Well, I've often heard Xiao Su mention you." Song Yijun smiled politely.
They sat in the living room chatting, Shen Yin turned on the TV, Song Yixi sat opposite them, Su Yuqian smiled and said, "Isn't your boyfriend there?" I'm still thinking about getting together. β
Shen Yin touched the broken hair on his sideburns, changed the topic, and said, "It's okay to get together at my house today, how about calling Xue Ting by the way?" β
"Okay, I'll call her now." Su Yuqian had already taken out her mobile phone and dialed Xue Ting's number.
Shen Yin took a sip of water and found that Song Yixi's eyes were always on Su Yuqian, and she felt that she was now a "light bulb with the highest wattage".
Su Yuqian told her that Xue Ting was at home, and she said that she would come in a while. She squeezed her eyes at Shen Yin, "Is your boyfriend coming?" β
Shen Yin was hesitating, Su Yuqian had already picked up Shen Yin's mobile phone from the sofa and dialed Wang Mengliang's mobile phone number, she could clearly hear his voice coming from the mobile phone, "Hey, Shen Yin!" Su Yuqian turned on the speakerphone, "I'm Su Yuqian, we want to get together at Shen Yin's house today, can you come?" β
"Okay, I'll be right here." Wang Mengliang didn't answer immediately, and hesitated for five seconds before answering.
"Okay, we'll see you soon, bye-bye!" Su Yuqian hung up the phone.
Shen Yin went back to the room to change clothes, cleaned up the living room at home, and moved out a large table. Then after looking at the ingredients in the refrigerator, Su Yuqian leaned into her ear and said, "Why is there no beer?" She turned her head and shouted to Song Yijun, who was busy wiping the table, "Shen Yin doesn't have beer at home, can you go buy some beer?" β
Song Yixi readily agreed, put down the rag in his hand and left.
Now there are only two of them in the house, and Su Yuqian finished wiping the table. Shen Yin prepared her grandmother's medicine, brought a glass of water, and asked her grandmother to take the medicine.
They stood beside their grandmother, who looked at Su Yuqian and smiled happily, "Xiaoqian has grown so big, seeing that the relationship between the two of you is so good, I remembered what happened when you were a child." Time flies! β
"Grandma, you've always been in good health." Su Yuqian smiled on the side and sat beside her grandmother, "I was taken care of by my grandmother a lot when I was a child, thank you grandma." β
Grandma shook their hands and smiled with relief.
Shen Yin remembered that when she was a child, Su Yuqian's mother worked in a cake shop in the town, and sometimes she needed to work overtime, her mother would entrust Su Yuqian to her grandmother, and Su Yuqian would often come to Shen Yin's house for dinner, and sometimes Su Yuqian's mother came back too late, so she slept directly at Shen Yin's house.
They were chatting in the yard, and Zhao Ming came with Xue Ting on an electric car. Ten minutes later, Song Yixi came back in a car, he took a large plastic bag from the car, and Zhao Ming also helped him carry a box.
Su Yuqian introduced Xue Ting and Zhao Ming to Song Yixi, and the four of them sat happily in the living room chatting. Shen Yin had already moved out of the stereo at home, pop music was playing in it, and the living room was full of joy.
They sat around the couch and chatted happily. Shen Yin looked at the time, it was already ten o'clock. She prepared juice, wine and beer and was ready to wash some fruit. Xue Ting walked into the kitchen with her and helped her wash the fruit.
Xue Ting smiled and whispered in her ear: "I didn't expect Su Yuqian to be so attractive, Song Yixi's eyes never left her." β
"It can be seen that Song Yixi likes Yuqian very much, and hopes that 'a lover will eventually become a family'." Shen Yin lowered his head and said.
Xue Ting pushed Shen Yin with her elbow and pouted, "That's not necessarily, I think Su Yuqian is average to him." β
Shen Yin hurriedly coughed, and when she saw Su Yuqian also walking in, Su Yuqian asked curiously: "Seeing that they are chatting so happily, I feel that I am superfluous, what are you talking about?" β
"Let's say the water is a little cold, and we're afraid that the apples won't be clean." Xue Ting smiled at Su Yuqian.
Shen Yin took out an apple from the basket and handed it to Su Yuqian, "Eat an apple!" β
Su Yuqian shook her head, "I don't want to eat it now, I'll eat it later." She glanced at her phone, looked at Shen Yin and said, "Shen Yin, why hasn't your boyfriend come yet, why don't you call and urge?" β
Xue Ting looked surprised, patted Shen Yin's shoulder and said, "What? Shen Yin, you also have a boyfriend, why don't you tell me? You're too bad a friend. β
Shen Yin smiled apologetically, "I'...... Isn't this just the beginning? "Her face was a little hot.
Xue Tingnunu mouthed, "Haha, I'm kidding you." She took a bite of an apple.
Shen Yin put the basket on the table and saw Song Yixi and Zhao Ming chatting and drinking.
At this time, Shen Yin's mobile phone rang, and she just put her mobile phone on the sofa, just next to Zhao Ming.
Zhao Ming held up the mobile phone, and was about to shout, when Shen Yin stretched out her hand and signaled that this was her mobile phone. She saw that the caller ID was Xue Yufan, and she smiled at Xue Ting beside her, "I'm sorry, I'll go out and answer the phone." β
She walked to the courtyard and pressed answer, and Xue Yufan's deep voice came from the phone, "Shen Yin, you didn't say goodbye that day, I thought you wouldn't pay attention to me anymore, I'm sorry!" β
Shen Yin lied and said, "I happened to have something to do that day, so I didn't have time to say goodbye to you, I'm very sorry." β
"Actually, you don't need to explain, I already know it." He hesitated for five seconds and said, "You're still the same as before, haven't changed at all." β
Shen Yin didn't speak.
"I'm discharged in two days, can you do it again? I think it's better to say some things in person. Xue Yufan said slowly.
"How is your body now?" Shen Yin changed the subject.
"It's not a big deal, now it's just a matter of taking your medicine on time. You're still going to ......," Xue Yufan said hesitantly.
Shen Yin interrupted him, "I'll come." β
"Okay, that's a deal." Xue Yufan's voice was a little joyful.
"Hmm." Shen Yin hung up the phone, her heart was very complicated, she was deeply sympathetic to Xue Yufan's situation, and she was also full of guilt, she regretted that when she was in junior high school, when she saw Xue Yufan suffering from campus violence, she didn't stand up to help him, causing him to drop out of school in the second year of junior high school, and it was because of this that Xue Yufan had worked so hard for so many years. However, she didn't want to hurt Wang Mengliang and didn't want to see him sad.
Shen Yin rubbed his temples and told himself not to think too much about it, and to deal with the current matter first. She walked into the house and saw Su Yuqian and Xue Ting also sitting with Zhao Ming, drinking and chatting.
Shen Yin heard the sound of a car in the yard, and it was estimated that Wang Mengliang was coming. She walked out to see him coming out of the car, he was wearing a brown woolen coat, dark gray sweater, black trousers, and a pair of black sneakers.
He walked up to Shen Yin and saw his grandmother sitting next to him, so he greeted his grandmother, who looked at him and said with a smile, "Young man, haven't your parents come back yet?" β
Shen Yin immediately stood in front of grandma and Wang Mengliang, holding grandma's hand, "Grandma, his parents haven't come back yet, and it's estimated that they will come back in the afternoon." β
"Oh, Yin'er, you have to take care of people." Grandma's eyes turned into the distance and said expressionlessly.
"Don't worry, grandma, I will." She took Wang Mengliang's hand and entered the house.
"Has Grandma's illness always been like this?" Wang Mengliang looked at her and asked worriedly.
"Well, grandma will be conscious for a while, and she will not be clear for a while. That's all I had to say to her, just in case. Shen Yin looked at him apologetically.
"Well, I hope Grandma's illness can be controlled." He took her hand and comforted.
When they came to the living room, Xue Ting stood up first, Shen Yin could see a trace of surprise flashing on her face, Shen Yin immediately let go of his hand, Xue Ting walked to Wang Mengliang's side, and laughed: "It turned out to be you, I haven't seen you for a long time!" β
Wang Mengliang looked at the woman in front of him with a confused face, and stretched out his hand to her, "Hello, I'm Wang Mengliang." β
Xue Ting looked at Shen Yin, "Why don't you remember me?" Shen Yin and I were junior high school classmates, and I knew ...... at the time" Xue Ting suddenly stopped talking, held Wang Mengliang's hand, and smiled: "Hello, I'm Xue Ting, long time no see!" β
Wang Mengliang smiled at her, Yu Guang glanced at everyone, and when he saw Zhao Ming, he smiled at him slightly: "Zhao Ming, long time no see." β
Su Yuqian also came over and whispered to Wang Mengliang: "Long time no see!" β
Wang Mengliang smiled at her.
Zhao Ming walked up to him and stretched out his hand, "Thank you so much last time, it's my honor to meet again." β
"Everyone is a friend, don't be so polite." Wang Mengliang took off his coat, hung it on a hanger, and sat on the sofa and had a drink with them.
Shen Yin helped her grandmother back to the room, looked at her watch, and it was almost time to make lunch. She came to the kitchen and was thinking about what to cook today, when someone suddenly pressed her forehead, she came back to her senses and saw that Wang Mengliang was already standing beside her at some point.
"What do you think? Thinking so distractedly. He stroked her hair.
Shen Yin pouted, "What are you trying to do?" β
"Leave these things to me, you better chat with your friends." He took a serious look at the ingredients.
"No, I'm the owner today, and you're a guest."
He grabbed Shen Yin's left hand, looked at her fingers and said, "Look, the wound is not yet healed, you can still sit obediently." β
"This little injury has long been healed, and it won't get in the way." She withdrew the hand he was holding.
"Wait a minute, I bought some more ingredients in my car, you and I go get them." He said softly to Shen Yin.
They walked out of the kitchen, he opened the trunk, took out some vegetables, and put them in Shen Yin's hands. Su Yuqian walked up to Shen Yin and said with a smile, "Shen Yin, I'll help you get some." β
"No, I'll do that." Su Yuqian still took the plastic bag from Shen Yin's hand and held it in her hand.
Wang Mengliang took Shen Yin's hand and said, "I bought beef, and you can make your favorite 'West Lake beef soup'." β
"There's still some beef in the fridge, could it be too much?" Shen Yin said when he saw the pound of beef he was holding in his hand.
Wang Mengliang poked her forehead and said with disgust: "Stupid, you can make other dishes with more meat." β
"Okay, I'll take it and wash it first." She took the bag in Wang Mengliang's hand and went into the kitchen.
Wang Mengliang took the plastic bag in Su Yuqian's hand and said, "Just leave the kitchen to us." β
"I can cook too, I'll stay and help." Su Yuqian said enthusiastically.
Shen Yin walked out, Xue Ting grabbed her, pulled her to the sofa and sat down, "Shen Yin, you've been busy for a while, sit down and rest for a while." Xue Ting handed her a beer.
Shen Yin shook his head, picked up the water cup on the table, and took a sip of water. She looked at Xue Ting and asked, "When are you two going to get your certificate?" β
Xue Ting waved her hand and smiled: "How can it be so fast, I haven't had enough of my single life." Xue Ting glanced at Zhao Ming, who was still drinking beer.
"Uh, what did you say about your mother's side?" Shen Yin smiled.
"Anyway, I still have to hide it, so I can only push it back slowly." Xue Ting shrugged and said. She pushed Shen Yin's shoulder and asked curiously, "Hey, when did you get together?" β
Shen Yin raised his eyes to look at her, and said with a blank expression, "Who?" β
Xue Ting gently pinched her shoulder, "Wang Mengliang, don't pretend to understand." β
Shen Yin supported his chin with his hand, thought for a while and said, "About five months ago." β
"Oh." Xue Ting replied disappointedly, she thought Shen Yin would tell the story of their encounter. Xue Ting turned the spearhead of the topic to Song Yisheng again, she first toasted him, and said with a smile: "Su Yuqian was our school's 'scholar' and 'goddess' when she was in junior high school, how did you catch her?" β
Song Yixi put down the wine glass, rubbed his hands together with each other, and said with a smile: "We met on a blind date." β
"Really? Why don't I look like it? Xue Ting seemed to have something to say, and she smiled at Song Yixi.
"To be honest, I did know him on a blind date, but I had an internship with Su Yuqian in the same school before, I knew her, and after graduation, we had no contact. A year ago, I was assigned to work as a teacher in a junior high school in the county, and we met again, but by then Su Yuqian was already married. He took a sip of beer and continued: "Half a year ago, my mother urged me to go on a blind date, and the only time I went there did I find out that the blind date was her, and then we got to know each other. β
"You and Su Yuqian met half a year ago?" Shen Yin asked Song Yixi.
"yes, what's wrong?" Song Yixi replied for some reason.
"Nothing, just feel like you're lucky." Shen Yin smiled.
Song Yixi's face flushed slightly.
"Alright, you talk slowly, it's time for me to help out in the kitchen." Shen Yin stood up and said. Xue Ting also followed behind Shen Yin, "I'll go to the kitchen to see, what are the dishes today?" β
They walked towards the kitchen together, but Shen Yin saw Wang Mengliang walking out.
"Why did you get out?" Shen Yin asked.
"Uh, I'm going to get some garlic." Wang Mengliang lied.
"I remember there was one in the kitchen, right where the spices were placed." Shen Yin said.
Wang Mengliang took Shen Yin's hand and said gently: "There are too many things in the kitchen, can you help me find them?" β
The three of them walked into the kitchen, and Shen Yin saw Su Yuqian frying green peppers.
Su Yuqian saw them coming in, brought the plate to them, and said embarrassedly: "The green pepper seems to be fried, can you take a look?" β
Xue Ting leaned over to the plate and sniffed, "Well, there does smell of burning." β
Wang Mengliang directly brought the plate over and poured it into the trash can.
Xue Ting said hesitantly: "Actually, if you just look at the color, you can still eat it." She thought that she had just said the wrong thing, which made Wang Mengliang angry.
"If you feel bad, you should throw it away." Wang Mengliang glanced at Su Yuqian and said expressionlessly.
Shen Yin was holding two heads of garlic in her hands, and she felt that Wang Mengliang was a little weird now.
"Shen Yin, help me peel the garlic." He was still busy with the things in his hands, and he didn't raise his head to speak.
Shen Yin whispered to Xue Ting, "You accompany Su Yuqian to the living room first." β
Xue Ting pulled Su Yuqian out of the kitchen. Shen Yin stood by the pool, concentrating on what he was doing.
Wang Mengliang recalled the scene just now, and a wave of anger surged into his heart. At that time, he was cutting minced beef, and Su Yuqian was frying green peppers. Originally, the distance between the two people was one meter away, but Su Yuqian walked to his side.
"Isn't it time to put salt? I think the dish is about to be fried. Su Yuqian said softly, and put a green pepper in front of Wang Mengliang's eyes, "Let's see if it's mushy?" β
Wang Mengliang took a step back, but Su Yuqian took a step forward, and he said calmly, "Aren't you good at cooking?" β
"Just because I know how to cook doesn't mean I can cook." Su Yuqian held the green pepper in front of his eyes.
He grabbed Su Yuqian's arm, lowered his voice and said, "Su Yuqian, what do you want?" β
Su Yuqian put down her chopsticks and smiled softly: "I just want Shen Yin to see that you are not worthy of being with her." β
"Su Yuqian, why is this woman of yours so vicious?" He suppressed the anger in his heart and let go of Su Yuqian's arm.
"Anyway, what I can't get, Shen Yin can't think of it, why is Shen Yin, who is not as beautiful and talented as me, but she can get all your love for him, what is it?" Su Yuqian also whispered, she rubbed her already red arm.
"Su Yuqian, you are really hopeless!" He turned and left the kitchen.
Wang Mengliang rubbed his eyebrows, and when he saw Shen Yin standing quietly beside him, he hugged her waist and rested his head on her shoulder.
"Are you tired?" Shen Yin asked with concern.
"No, I miss you." He whispered softly in her ear.
"Let me go so that no one else will see me." Shen Yin was shy, she said embarrassedly.
"If you see it, you see it, you're my 'fiancΓ©e' anyway." He was still holding her.
Shen Yin was held by him like this, and after peeling two heads of garlic, there was a smell of garlic in his hands.
He smeared a little hand sanitizer on her hands, and Shen Yin felt that the smell was not big after washing.
Shen Yin gave him a hand, and they made a hearty meal together.