Chapter 51: Traces of the Heart
Lin Miaoxiang untied the strap on her body and hugged Zhang Xiaohun in her arms. Since Lin Miaoxiang took Zhang Xiaohun to work together, Zhang Xiaohun seems to have become a lot more well-behaved and rarely cries. Lin Miaoxiang looked down at Zhang Xiaohun's flushed face, and couldn't help but feel an inexplicable feeling in her heart.
"Little girl, what are you thinking? Look at you like this, do you miss your mother or your father? ”
Zhang Xiaohun listened to Lin Miaoxiang's voice and seemed to be extremely excited. He kept glaring at his feet, waving his chubby little hands wildly, and his mouth was still making "oh oh" calls from time to time.
Lin Miaoxiang hugged Zhang Xiaohun in her arms and walked straight to the small garden in the factory. Who knows, before Lin Miaoxiang walked into the small garden, Lin Miaoxiang heard a burst of laughter in front of her. Lin Miaoxiang felt that this voice was very familiar, and couldn't help but prick up her ears.
"Let me tell you, this widow has a lot of right and wrong at the door. In my opinion, it won't be long before she has to marry someone else. At this time, Lin Miaoxiang had already heard that this voice was Zhang Yi in her workshop. Zhang Yi is over half a hundred years old, but his mouth is very neat, and his ability to catch wind and shadows is always superior.
Lin Miaoxiang stood on the edge of the tall bushes and listened quietly for a while, her face had turned pale. She couldn't stand the bad words in Zhang Yi's mouth, and turned around and left the small garden suddenly.
Liu Zhengyang was walking towards him with a few male colleagues, talking and laughing. Lin Miaoxiang saw Liu Zhengyang's figure at a glance, and hurriedly turned around and walked to the side path.
Liu Zhengyang also seemed to notice Lin Miaoxiang's abnormality. He glanced up at Lin Miaoxiang's figure, hesitated slightly, and finally withdrew his gaze, followed the footsteps of those male colleagues, and continued to walk towards the small garden.
When she got off work in the afternoon, Lin Miaoxiang deliberately rubbed in the workshop for a while, and then left Lemin Garment Factory with Zhang Xiaohun on her back. In this way, Lin Miaoxiang felt that she might have avoided Liu Zhengyang on the way home.
Who knows, after Lin Miaoxiang picked up Zhang Xichun from Hexia Kindergarten, when she just rode a tricycle onto the road, she saw Liu Zhengyang standing on the side of the road not far ahead.
Lin Miaoxiang couldn't help but "chuckle" in her heart, but she had to ride forward hard, but secretly prayed in her heart that Liu Zhengyang would not talk to her.
"Sister Miaoxiang......" Liu Zhengyang finally opened his mouth.
Lin Miaoxiang's heart sank suddenly, so she had to respond politely and gently put the brakes down. "Why are you here? Wait for someone? ”
"Hmm...... I'll ......" Liu Zhengyang nodded slightly. He was about to say something more, but Lin Miaoxiang preemptively said, "That's okay, Brother Zhengyang, see you later." Saying that, Lin Miaoxiang didn't wait for Liu Zhengyang to respond, so she stepped on her feet vigorously and prepared to move forward.
"Goodbye, Uncle Liu." Zhang Xichun waved his little hand at Liu Zhengyang.
Liu Zhengyang reluctantly squeezed out some embarrassed smiles and muttered goodbye to Xiao Xichun.
For several days in a row, Lin Miaoxiang consciously avoided Liu Zhengyang in the factory. Liu Zhengyang also seemed to be aware of Lin Miaoxiang's thoughts, and took the initiative to keep a distance from Lin Miaoxiang.
This afternoon, Lin Miaoxiang finished her work early. She turned off the motor, packed up her workstation, and stood up and walked into the director's office.
The office was quiet, and Wu Ting was lying on the desk, as if taking a nap.
"Director......" Lin Miaoxiang called softly.
After a while, Wu Ting raised her head leisurely. "Oh...... Is there anything wrong with you? ”
Lin Miaoxiang only found that Wu Ting's eyes were red and slightly swollen. Lin Miaoxiang saw at a glance that Wu Ting was obviously overly sad, but she didn't want to ask too much, so she had to say softly: "That, director, I have finished the work at hand, and the workstation has been cleaned up." I want to take a leave of absence and go to Taiping to see my sister. ”
"Oh...... Then there you go. With that, Wu Ting bowed her head faintly again.
Seeing this, Lin Miaoxiang had no choice but to respond softly, then turned around and walked out.
From Hexia Town to Taiping Town, it takes about 20 minutes in total. Lin Miaoxiang carried Zhang Xiaohun on her back, pedaled the tricycle all the way, and hurried to the gate of Lin Miaofeng's house.
The large dark red iron door was tightly closed, giving people the feeling of being thousands of miles away. Lin Miaoxiang pushed the tricycle to the edge of the courtyard wall and put it away, and then walked over and knocked on the big iron gate.
After a while, Lin Miaoxiang heard a rush of footsteps from the courtyard. The sound of footsteps disappeared behind the big iron gate for a while, and the big iron gate was opened a crack.
"Sister, what are you doing? Take a nap? Lin Miaoxiang saw that Lin Miaofeng's hair was messy and her face was crimson, thinking that she was arguing for her nap.
Lin Miaofeng was wearing a floral dress, but there was a little panic in his eyes, and he raised his hand to arrange his hair from time to time. She seemed to breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that it was her sister knocking on the door.
"Why are you here?" With that, Lin Miaofeng opened the iron door and let Lin Miaoxiang's mother and son in.
"I'm fine in the factory in the afternoon, I'll come to see you. Well, is my brother-in-law at home? Lin Miaoxiang glanced around and asked casually.
"No, he hasn't been back for many days, saying that the construction schedule over there in Huaxi is tight and he doesn't have time to come back." As he spoke, Lin Miaofeng reached out and took Zhang Xiaohun from Lin Miaoxiang's back and happily hugged him in his arms.
"Little girl, are you good? Did you make a fuss about your mother? You've got to blame it. Lin Miaofeng reached out and pinched Zhang Xiaohun fleshy face.
"Xiao Hun is good. Since I went to work, I fell asleep when I arrived at the factory, not making any noise at all, and being very low. As she spoke, Lin Miaoxiang looked around. She saw that the small door on the side of Lin Miaofeng's villa was open, so she asked curiously: "Sister, you are alone at home, remember to close that small door." ”
Lin Miaofeng raised his eyes and looked at the small door, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes. She was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "It's okay, I forgot to turn it off." With that, Lin Miaofeng walked over with Zhang Xiaohun in his arms and stretched out his hand to close the small door.
Lin Miaoxiang followed Lin Miaofeng into the living room, and when she saw the tea leaves brewing in the cup on the coffee table, she asked curiously, "Sister, when did you drink tea too?" ”
Lin Miaofeng was slightly stunned, and then said with a smile: "I haven't slept well recently, and drinking some tea can lift my spirits." ”
"Oh......" Lin Miaoxiang replied softly, and then walked to the edge of the sofa and sat down.
Lin Miaofeng also sat down on the side with Zhang Xiaohun in his arms, and his heart was still "banging". She finally knows what it feels like to be a thief.
"Sister, are Jiaojiao okay?" Lin Miaoxiang suddenly asked casually.
"She's so good. Since she won the hip-hop championship, she seems to be full of self-confidence, and her status in their class seems to have risen a lot, and many classmates are clamoring to learn to dance with her. ”
"That's a good thing."
"yes. So I now send her to the Red Shoes Art School every weekend and never fall behind. Hearing the Red Shoes Art School, Lin Miaofeng's eyes suddenly flashed with a strange look.
"Jiaojiao, this can be regarded as a young fame, exactly the same as you used to be." Lin Miaoxiang said with a smile.
"How can I compare with Jiaojiao, today's children, have more thoughts." Lin Miaofeng responded with a smile.
"Ah...... What are the careful thoughts of that Jiaojiao? Lin Miaoxiang asked cautiously.
mentioned Wei Jiaojiao, Lin Miaofeng seemed to be interested. "Hey, you don't know, our family is Jiaojiao, I heard Xiao Ye say that Jiaojiao would argue with that group of girls from time to time that the boy in their class was more handsome."
"Who is Xiao Ye?" Lin Miaoxiang asked curiously.
Lin Miaofeng was slightly stunned, and suddenly realized that he had made a mistake. She hurriedly smiled and said, "Xiao Ye is the delicate dance teacher. ”
Fortunately, Lin Miaoxiang did not continue to ask, and Lin Miaofeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She tried to put Zhang Xiaohun on her lap and made Zhang Xiaohun laugh.
Zhang Xiaohun's little feet stared back and forth on Lin Miaofeng's round thighs, almost lifting Lin Miaofeng's skirt. Lin Miaofeng's face suddenly turned slightly red, and he realized that he was in a hurry just now, just wearing a dress. was tossed by Zhang Xiaohun like this, and he almost leaked his spring.
Lin Miaofeng stretched out his hand and pulled the corner of his skirt, and hugged Zhang Xiaohun in his arms. "Miaoxiang, why do I look at Xiaohun looking a little like his uncle?"
"You say it's like Feiling?"
"Yes, don't they all say that nephews are like uncles." Lin Miaofeng said with a smile.
Lin Miaoxiang chuckled, poked her head over and looked at Zhang Xiaohun. "Really? I hadn't noticed it before, but when you say that, I think it's a bit like that. ”
"Yes, you can see that his eyebrows and the expression between his eyebrows are exactly the same as when Feiling was a child." As he spoke, Lin Miaofeng reached out and stroked Zhang Xiaohun's eyebrows.
Zhang Xiaohun thought that Lin Miaofeng was teasing him, so he danced happily, and his mouth was babbling. When Lin Miaofeng and the two sisters saw it, they also giggled happily.
At this time, Lin Miaoxiang suddenly stopped laughing, raised her eyes to look at Lin Miaofeng and said, "Sister, you said that my dad will celebrate his birthday in a few days, will Feiling come back?" ”
When Lin Miaofeng heard this, his face suddenly turned cold. "Hey...... Feiling, this kid doesn't know what to think, and he hasn't contacted his family for so long, it's really sad. ”
Lin Miaoxiang frowned, pondered for a moment before she spoke: "Sister, in fact, for so many years, there is a question that I have never been able to understand. ”
"What's the problem?"
"You said that our younger brother has been smooth sailing since he was a child, he has no shortage of food or drink, and nothing is worse than others, why did he go to college as if he had changed as a person?"
"Yes......" Lin Miaofeng sighed faintly. I couldn't figure it out before, but then I seemed to figure it out. Feiling's child has been docile and well-behaved since he was a child, but that's all thanks to my mother's strict discipline. What he said, how he did it, even when he filled in the college entrance examination, he had to listen to my mother. I remember Feiling told me before that he wanted to be a writer and that he liked to write novels, but my mother insisted that he should apply for a foreign language major, saying that foreign language was a popular major and that he could find a very good job in the future. ”
"Do you mean that our brother was controlled too strictly by his mother, which caused him to finally cut off contact with the family?" Lin Miaoxiang's brows furrowed even tighter.