Back in Jianghong City, near noon, Qiao Shu and Song Mingsu sent Wang Mushi and Qiao Shibin home first, and then rushed to Song's house non-stop.

Song's mother's impression of Qiao Shu is very vague, and she vaguely met a few times when she was in high school, but Song's father has no impression. It is said that Song's mother is the daughter of a down-and-out family, and her words and deeds are everyone's beautiful demeanor, and Song's father did a good job in the real estate industry, and Song's mother also lived the life of an eldest lady. The good times didn't last long, Song's father's company went bankrupt, Song's mother's family gradually declined, and the two parties failed to make a comeback several times, and finally the two made a small business, enough to support their families. Otherwise, Song Mingsu should also be a rich second generation.

"Did you tell your aunt that I was going there today?" Qiao Shu sat in the co-pilot, his hands clenched, slightly nervous.

"Got it." Song Mingsu glanced at Qiao Shu and said with a smile. "What's wrong? Are you nervous? ”

Qiao Shu shook his head, without the usual smile on his face. "Does my aunt know my actual situation? If she knew, wouldn't she think I wasn't worthy of you? ”

She had never been in a relationship, this was the first time, and she didn't want a second time, only the only one. Although she is usually confident and fearless, she is still afraid of this kind of thing, the older generation pays attention to the right family, although the Song family is not a rich man, but it was once brilliant, and Song's mother was also a famous family in the past, and the concept is always there. And herself, her family background is ordinary and ordinary, coupled with her own situation, the gap between her and Song Mingsu is probably heaven and earth.

Song Mingsu held the steering wheel with his left hand and Qiao Shu with his right hand. "She knows everything about you, I told her all your stories, and she said that she admires you very much and keeps urging me to take you home."

"Really?" Qiao Shu's eyes were full of expectation, she had already had no doubts about Song Mingsu's words.

"We're going to meet soon, if I lie to you, won't I be able to show my stuff? What's the point? ”

The Song family lives on the top floor in an upscale neighborhood in the city center. Qiao Shu and Song Mingsu carried many gifts bought in advance and entered the elevator.

Song Mingsu opened the door, the decoration of the whole house was simple and elegant, and there were all kinds of calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, and Qiao Shu couldn't tell whether it was genuine. A woman of about fifties walked in front of her, a head taller than Qiao Shu, with a bright red coat on her body, and a smile on her face, but she was an amiable and approachable mother.

"Hello aunt! I'm Mingsu's girlfriend, my name is Qiao Shu. "Her attitude is very respectful, and her every move is generous. Place the gift on the table next to you. "These are some small gifts that Mingsu and I bought for you and your uncle, not a tribute."

Mother Song immediately pulled Qiao Shu to the sofa and sat down, as if she had seen her own daughter. "I heard your name from Mingsu High School, and now I can be regarded as seeing a real person. Sure enough, she lives up to her reputation and is a good girl. What do you think? You're feeling better, right? ”

Hearing Song's mother's successive compliments, Qiao Shu was a little embarrassed, lowered his head slightly and smiled, and sometimes looked at Song Mingsu sitting next to him, and wanted to ask him what he said. I don't know how high my status is in Song Mingsu's heart, and he has reported to his family since his first year of high school. "Thank you aunt for your concern, I'm almost fine."

At this moment, the door of the study opened, and out came a man in his fifties or sixties wearing glasses, holding a book in his hand.

Qiao Shu stood up in surprise. "Uncle Song, why are you? Are you ......"

"It's really you! I can't think of a second Qiao Shu like you. Song Zhibai grinned, put the book on the table next to him, and strode to the sofa to sit down.

Song Mingsu was both surprised and delighted when he heard such a conversation between the two. "What, you know my dad?"

Qiao Shu smiled lightly: "Not only do I know, Uncle Song is also half of my teacher." If it weren't for Uncle Song's appreciation, I wouldn't have had a smooth ride on the road of literature and art. This is what I didn't expect, Uncle Song is your father, I only know that your father is in business, and Uncle Song is obsessed with literature and art, I never thought that this would be a person. ”

"Who said that those who do business can't go through literature and art." Song Zhibai picked up the teacup on the table and said with a smile. Suddenly put down the teacup and stood up. "You've just arrived, I've got a new painting, come and see it."

Qiao Shu agreed, and followed him into the study.

Seeing Qiao Shu enter the study, Mother Song called Song Mingsu into the bedroom.

"Did you recognize her?" Mother Song's expression was very solemn.

"Yes, I won't marry her in this life." Song Mingsu replied firmly, his mind full of Qiao Shu's smile.

Mother Song sighed deeply and frowned. "Xiao Shu is a good girl. But...... She's already relapsed once, what if there's a second or third time, what if it doesn't get better in the future? Do you raise her for the rest of your life? ”

Song Mingsu smiled lightly and shook his head. "No, even then, why should I raise her for the rest of my life. Willing. ”

"Our family is not the Song family before, and you can't be willful."

"It's not capricious. Don't worry, not a single cent of the money I spent on her was taken from the Song family, and it was definitely earned by my Song Mingsu himself. I won't use my parents' money to support my daughter-in-law, at least I'm still a man! Song Mingsu already understood what Mother Song meant, she didn't support their love, and then appreciated Qiao Shu's persistence, appreciated her perseverance, and many good things were also offset by her physical condition.

Just like Lin Daiyu in "Dream of Red Mansions", she has poetry books in her belly, and she and Jia Baoyu are also sincerely in love, but unfortunately Daiyu is sick and weak, so she lost to Xue Baochai at this point, and finally lost her future with Baoyu.

"You look at this painting first, and I'll go to the bathroom." Song Zhibai in the study was kind to Qiao Shu, and his friends may be like this.

Qiao Shu carefully observed the oil paintings on the table, looked up and smiled at Father Song and nodded.

Song Zhibai came out of the study and went straight to the bedroom, just in time to hear Song Mingsu's words.

"Okay, what family money, your money. Your mother is thinking about your future, is it possible that you will go bankrupt and take her to treat her in the future? Song Zhibai said as soon as he entered.

"Dad, why do you even say that?!" Song Mingsu heard what Song Zhibai said when he came in, looked out again, and saw that Qiao Shu was still in the study, so he hurriedly closed the door.

Song Mingsu was afraid that Qiao Shu would hear it, so he deliberately lowered his voice. "Don't you know Qiao Shu? You should know how nice she is, and it's a blessing for me to meet her. ”

"We didn't say she's bad! We are here for your good, our family has no money to build it for you now, can't you just find an ordinary girl to live in peace! Song Zhibai retorted.

Qiao Shu saw that Song Zhibai had not come back yet, so he walked out of the study, but heard some quarrels in the bedroom. When she got closer, she still heard vaguely, but she understood the general idea, and sure enough, she didn't agree with them being together. She has long been mentally prepared, this is something that will not be accepted by a pair of parents, maybe she and Song Mingsu are really inseparable.

Song Zhibai opened the door of the room, but saw Qiao Shuleng in front of him.

"Qiao Shu, you ......"

Song Mingsu also hurriedly ran out of the bedroom, and when he saw Qiao Shu's expression, he guessed that she should have heard something bad. "Shu'er, listen to me explain to you......"

Qiao Shu hurriedly came back to his senses, with a faint smile again. "I want to say that I suddenly have something to do and I may have to go first, so I won't accompany my uncle and aunt to dinner." With that, she grabbed her bag and left.

Song Mingsu rushed over and grabbed Qiao Shu. "Shu'er, listen to me explain to you."

Qiao Shu had already walked out of the Song family, and his pace was slightly faster. was held by Song Mingsu, but he shook it off. "Mingsu, what your parents said is right, such a result is also what I expected. I'm a ticking time bomb, and no one knows what will happen in the future. Perhaps, we really don't fit. Let's break up, thank you for this time. After saying that, he left without looking back.

Song Mingsu stood in place and didn't chase after him, he was stunned, his parents were so good to her, why didn't they approve of them being together? Qiao Shu is such a persistent person, why does she give up when she says to give up, is she so unconfident in the love between them?

On the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the streets were already bustling. Qiao Shu saw these people, almost in pairs, and she was the only one alone. Her eyes were already moist, and she looked up at the sky, hoping that the tears would not fall. She used to have hormones that exploded, and she had them in junior high school, but thinking about the teachings of her parents and the earnest teachings of Lin Yi and Jiang Xirong, she held back again and again. So much so that she missed Song Mingsu for three years and three years, and finally tasted the sweetness of love, but she didn't expect the bitterness to come so quickly.

She remembered the words she had said by the lake years ago.

"Whether you love me or not, I will always love you."

"I'll go with you."

She understands Song Mingsu's sincerity very well, and at this moment she really understands it, she finds that she is really in love with Song Mingsu now. The soreness and pain in my heart that cannot be described are the pain of losing love.

Walking and walking, Qiao Shu unconsciously entered Lin Yi's community, and then took the elevator up and rang the doorbell.

Lin Yi naturally didn't expect anyone to come on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and after opening the door, he saw Qiao Shu with ruddy eyes, and his brows immediately furrowed. "What's going on? Shouldn't you go to Xiao Song's house today? Why did you come here alone. As he spoke, he sat down in the living room with Joshura just now.

From the moment Qiao Shu entered the door, his eyes were blank, and he let Lin Yi pull him to sit down, not listening to his series of questions at all, and his mind was still thinking about the words of Song's father and Song's mother just now.

"Could it be that in the future, you will go bankrupt and take her to treat her illness?"

"Our family doesn't have the money to build it for you now, can't you just find an ordinary girl to live in peace!"

It was expected, but she couldn't accept it now, whether it was Song's mother's initial kindness that flattered her, or Song Zhibai's old acquaintance didn't approve of her after all, or she was reluctant to live with Song Mingsu. She didn't know it, she sat in her chair blankly.

Jiang Xirong heard the movement outside, and immediately came out of the study with a smile on his face. "Little Joe is here." saw her look sluggish, didn't say a word, her smile was lost, and she sat next to Qiao Shu and held her hand, cold. "What's going on?"

Qiao Shu came to his senses at this time, barely showed a smile, and shook his head. "I'm fine. …… Today, I came to say goodbye to the two teachers. ”

Lin Yi sat on the side, Qiao Shu's every move when he called in made him confused, he was still happily talking on the phone with himself yesterday, why did he become like this today? "Farewell? Where are you going? ”

Jiang Xirong just wanted to ask such a question, but Lin Yi had already asked, and she looked at Qiao Shu with concern. "Yes, you're in good health, where are you going? Going on a trip with Xiao Song? Speaking of which, she found out that Qiao Shu came alone. By the way, what about the little Song people? Why are you alone? ”

"I'm going to be 26 years old soon, I'm not too young, and I should go out and break through what I'm getting old at home." Qiao Shu struggled to hold back the tears in the corners of his eyes, and his nose was sore. "As for Song Mingsu, he won't come in the future."

"It was a quarrel." Lin Yi smiled, he thought it was just a little conflict between lovers, and he was just angry. "It's okay, you'll be fine in a few days. If you want to go out and do your own business, we will also support you, as long as you are good. But don't run away in anger just because you have a conflict. ”

Qiao Shu's smile became more and more bitter. "I've been delaying him for eight or nine years, and he and I are doomed to no result, I don't want to delay him for the rest of my life, and I don't want him to be embarrassed between me and my parents."

Lin Yi and Jiang Xirong glanced at each other, and they understood the meaning, it must be that the Song family did not bless their marriage, and they could see that Qiao Shu was really emotional. They didn't continue to ask, Lin Yi stood up and patted Qiao Shu's shoulder, sighed deeply, and asked Jiang Xirong to accompany her back to the bedroom to have a good rest, and went to the study by himself.

When night fell, Song Mingsu didn't even make a phone call, did he really believe Qiao Shu's words and give up this relationship? Doesn't he want to keep it? Perhaps, Qiao Shu is willing to ignore the world and his sea is rotten. These questions kept flashing through her mind, she stared blankly at her phone, at the phone number that she was reciting backwards, at the sweet messages, her angina, the tears in the corners of her eyes had dried up, and they no longer flowed down.

Qiao Shu didn't eat much dinner, so Lin Yi sent her home. In the past, the two of them had endless words, but today they are exceptionally quiet when they walk on the road. Still walking on the maple avenue, the leaves have fallen, these towering trees have all turned bald, the cold wind is constantly blowing, and there is no one else on such a spacious road except for their teachers and students.

Along the way, they could hear each other's breathing and heartbeat. And just like that, I walked home without saying a word.

Qiao Shibin and Wang Mushi were taken aback when they saw that it was Lin Yi who sent Qiao Shu home. Qiao Shu sat on the sofa, told everything that happened today, and told her parents that she was about to go out.

"I'll leave tomorrow." Qiao Shu said indifferently.

They knew that sooner or later there would be such a day, but they didn't expect it to be so soon, so suddenly, and they were not prepared at all. Regarding the matter of Qiao Shu and Song Mingsu, based on their understanding of her, she must be afraid that Song Mingsu would be embarrassed and took the initiative to break up, otherwise Song Mingsu, who had been insisting for eight years, would give up because of such a thing?

Qiao Shibin's face was full of seriousness, and the joy that the New Year should have was completely gone. "Not angry words?"

Qiao Shu tried to show a shallow smile, but the people watching felt extremely sad. "How could I be angry because of feelings? I still have my parents, I have teachers, I'm an adult, I know what I'm doing, and I'm doing it right. ”

The three of them glanced at each other, it was true, Qiao Shu was no longer the little girl she was back then, they couldn't make decisions for her anymore, and they couldn't say so many big truths. They want to believe that she is sober and not emotional.

Wang Mushi had no choice but to endure her sadness and pack her luggage for Qiao Shu.