Chapter 35 The Beginning of the Heartbeat
When it was time for dinner, Annette Mu found that the atmosphere at the dinner table was a little strange.
Qin Huai, who usually eats deliciously with a bowl, actually took a small bite of rice today for the first time. And Chen Youyi, who usually likes to pick up vegetables for Qin Huai, has been eating by herself, and she didn't go to Qin Huai's side after a meal.
Only Qin Ziheng's performance was still the same as usual, eating silently, but because they were all silent, even if there was something wrong, they couldn't see that something was wrong.
After eating, Qin Ziheng sent Chen Youyi back, and while there was no one at home, Mu Xiulian went to Qin Huai's side to probe the situation. But the boy's mouth was like a closed mussel shell, and he couldn't ask anything.
"Am I mistaken?" Mu Xiulian, who didn't find anything abnormal, thought that she was suspicious and complicated things.
The next morning, when she saw Chen Youyi and Qin Ziheng going up the mountain to hunt as if nothing had happened, she was even more sure that she was thinking too much.
Isn't that exactly the same as usual?
On the surface, it's really the same as usual.
On the way up the mountain, Chen Youyi still had nothing to say, and he could open his mouth to say two sentences when he grabbed flowers, trees, and stones. Qin Ziheng also has questions to answer, and his attitude is not enthusiastic, but he is very serious. If outsiders see it, they will only feel that the atmosphere between the two is very harmonious.
Only two of the parties themselves knew in their hearts that the reason why they had to say more than usual today was to cover up the embarrassment that once they were silent, they could no longer be relieved.
Especially Chen Youyi, she feels that this endless talk can't fill the gap between them.
Today's luck was as bad as ever, as few traps failed to catch game, not even a single lame rabbit.
This made Chen Youyi's mood even more depressed.
She stood on the side, waiting for Qin Ziheng to change the beast trap. The snow scene on this mountain was originally what she had been looking forward to for a long time, but now she only glanced at it curbly twice and was not interested.
Last night, she lay on the bed and tossed and turned, and as soon as she closed her eyes, she recalled what she had done in the Qin family these days. She has been an orphan since she was a child, and she has only seen the concept of family in others.
She hadn't experienced it before, and she lived a leisurely life alone. After this period of time, she gradually got used to this life with her 'family', but it was about to come to an end.
I'll still have to be alone in the future.
There is nothing wrong with being alone, you can feed your own family and not go hungry, and you can do whatever you want. Chen Youyi comforted herself, trying to ignore the sorrow that swelled up in her heart.
If it weren't for today's conflict, she almost forgot that she was just replacing the original owner to make up for the Qin family, and sometimes she really thought that she was a part of living in that family.
When she went down the mountain, Chen Youyi's mood was not high, and she didn't speak again before Qin Ziheng spoke.
"If you don't go home first, go and beat the grass." Qin Ziheng stood on the path leading to the suburbs, and Chen Youyi realized that he had a sickle pinned to his waist, which was obviously decided from the beginning.
Unexpectedly, there were two scythes.
"Are you going too?" Chen Youyi asked, before they said that it was the first time that Qin Ziheng would lead the way, and then Chen Youyi would go by himself.
Wrong. Chen Youyi thought about it carefully, this idea was just her own idea, from beginning to end, Qin Ziheng didn't say anything.
And the fact is that Qin Ziheng has already taken the lead and walked to the suburbs, and directly answered her questions with actions.
Chen Youyi's mood is a little complicated, and she can't say it herself. Except for being a little cold, there is nothing else difficult to do, and it is not a problem for her to do it alone.
But being taken care of for granted in this way made her feel a little more awkward, but also a little more indescribable.
They didn't cut much fresh grass last time, and the whole meadow still looked like a large and complete patch. In the cold wind, there is no green vitality in summer, but after the frost, even the yellowing of the edges of the leaves has added a little more perseverance.
What was the scene when this grassland grew in the desert?
While mowing the grass, Chen Youyi couldn't help but start imagining. In front of her, where her eyes touched, was Qin Ziheng's bent back.
For some reason, she seemed to see Qin Ziheng in military uniform standing in the middle of a large desert. The evening primrose under his feet, which could not grow in patches because of lack of water, was sparsely clustered in the east and west, but it still survived tenaciously.
She was thinking about it, but she saw Qin Ziheng suddenly turn around, and her eyes just collided.
When Qin Ziheng was mowing the grass, he noticed the sight behind him. Years in the army gave him a wary instinct to think that something was going on. When he turned around, he found that it was just Chen Youyi staring at him, looking like he was still in a daze.
"What's wrong?" Qin Ziheng asked puzzledly and walked in the direction of Chen Youyi.
Chen Youyi seemed to be taken aback, subconsciously took two steps back, and said in a loud voice: "It's okay, it's okay." She looked a little flustered, and after seeing the evening grass on the ground, she calmed down a little: "I think it's almost over, can I go back?" ”】
Qin Ziheng felt that she was a little strange, and looked around for a week, but did not find anything unusual, so he suppressed this wonder from the bottom of his heart: "It's enough for three days, go back." ”
"I'll come, I'll come." Seeing that Qin Ziheng naturally wanted to carry the bundled hay behind him, Chen Youyi hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the grass first.
No matter what Qin Ziheng said this time, she would not let him carry things for herself again.
This is Qin Ziheng's gentleness, but with her identity, she has not been able to enjoy this gentle power, because it is not for her, but belongs to the original owner.
Qin Ziheng watched Chen Youyi walk quickly in front of him, and once again confirmed that she was really a little strange. But he just asked, and Chen Youyi only said that it was okay, so he didn't know whether to ask again.
The two returned to the Qin family in half the time, and met the Zhao family mother and daughter not far from the door, and the two seemed to have just walked out of the Qin family's courtyard.
It's just that it seems that there is something wrong with the expressions of the two of them, and it seems that they can't vent their anger with a stomach. Especially when he saw Chen Youyi and Qin Ziheng coming back together, and they dealt with them perfunctorily and left on their own, they were even more angry that Zhao's mother and daughter's faces turned pale again.
"I'll just say that this woman is scheming, and she is pretending." Zhao gritted his teeth and said: "It's only been a few days, and as soon as I pulled the Qin family's heart a little, the fox's tail was revealed, and I learned to put on music!" ”
He Miaomiao's eyes were still glued to Qin Ziheng's back, her face was full of sadness and loneliness, and she said negatively: "What can be done about this, the building near the water will get the moon first, who made her the wife of Brother Qin, they get along day and night, of course, they have a deep relationship." ”
"Whew!"
Zhao took a sip and said hatefully: "What is she, how can she compare with you?" Daughter, don't worry, my mother will let you get your wish and marry Qin Ziheng. ”