Ling Rui was already asleep on the table, and Han Xianglei helped her husband to the bed while nagging, undressed him, and scrubbed him.

Ling Ai cleaned up the mess in the living room, and after the kitchen was cleaned, she was about to go back to the bedroom, Han Xianglei came over with a quilt, ready to squeeze a bed with her daughter. At this time, Zhuang Yan walked out of the bathroom.

"Auntie, I want to say a few words to Xiao Ai."

"Okay, you talk, I'll go to the house and watch Xiaoji." Han Xianglei pushed Ling Ai out, gave her a look, and closed the bedroom door.

"Shall we go downstairs?"

"Are you okay? After drinking so much, go to bed or go to bed. ”

"It's okay, this won't be sleepy, let's go out and talk."

Solemnly took off her coat, buttoned her and put on her hat and scarf, put on her own coat, and the two of them went downstairs to the small garden.

Winter in the north is white, and the gardens, paths, and branches are covered with snow, and the white patches are particularly dazzling in the moonlight at night.

"Is it cold or not?"

Solemnly took her hand and skillfully put it in his pocket, Ling Ai subconsciously wanted to withdraw it, but the man grabbed it tightly and couldn't help her.

"I'm not cold, I'm wearing more than you."

"Girl, I'm going home tomorrow, there are a lot of things to do during the New Year, I have to visit relatives at home, I have to visit teachers and my dad's friends, I may not have time to come over again." Solemnly pulled her to a small pavilion and stared at her.

"In this way, then you can be busy, don't worry, I have parents by my side now, not a person with children." Ling Ai reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said mischievously comforting him.

"You know that's not what I'm trying to say." solemnly took her hand, held it in his hand, and looked at her affectionately.

"Don't be so solemn, isn't it good for us to be like this?"

"I've been waiting for you for so many years, if it weren't for your ......, I wouldn't bother you for the rest of my life." solemnly paused and touched her head, "After so many years, I have never changed, girl, let me take care of you for the rest of your life." ”

Ling Ai's heart had already been moved, but she still had reason, not only that, she had just experienced the failure of a marriage, and she couldn't start the next relationship so quickly. She needs time to digest herself and find the reason for the failure, after all, marriage is not like shopping, and there are seven days to return and exchange goods for no reason, and she can't allow herself to experience another failure in marriage.

"Majestic, will you give me some more time?" She turned her back and looked at the sky, where the moon was so low and bright that it was too bright to ignore the starlight around her. "I know how good you are to me, even my parents can see it, and I can't say it if I don't feel it at all. But I'm not ready, to be honest, I have paid a lot of feelings in this marriage, it takes time to give up, I also have to adjust myself, live well, and find a new self, otherwise how can I face such a good you. ”

She turned around and looked up at the man, "I don't want to be a selfish person, solemn, give me a year, let me manage myself well, this year, I want to work, study, grow, you also find more beauty around you, if we all change after a year, then we will fulfill each other, if our minds have not changed, I will ......"

"What about you?"

"I'll give myself to you."

Hearing this, solemnly took the girl into his arms, put one big hand on her back, and gently rubbed her hair with the other big hand, Ling Ai listened to his powerful heartbeat, smelled the fresh smell on his body, and her heartbeat was empty, so warm that she didn't want to leave.

"I'm going back to Shanghai after the vacation, I don't know when I'll be able to come back to see you, girl, I'm already reluctant, what should I do?" He muttered to himself, hugging him tighter and tighter.

Ling Ai raised his hand and put his arm around his waist, "Solemn, spring will bloom when the snow stops, and the two of us will definitely be better next year." ”

Zhuang Zhuang said goodbye to Ling Rui and his wife after breakfast early the next morning, Ling Ai didn't come out of the bedroom, she woke up a long time ago, and when she went back to sleep at night, she couldn't sleep again and again, and shed a lot of tears. She didn't want to face separation, so she had already said hello to her mother. She had no shoes on, and stood quietly by the door, leaning on the door and eavesdropping.

"Xiao Yan, Xiao Ai, she ......" Han Xianglei looked at the closed bedroom door and sighed.

"It's okay aunt, I'm leaving, you and uncle take care of your health, you must call me if you have anything."

"Let's go, let's go, drive slowly on the road, and I'll drink with my uncle next time I come back, don't worry, I'll help you persuade her." Ling Rui hid his reluctance, put on his shoes and prepared to go down to see him off.

"Uncle and aunt, if Xiao Ai is willing to come back next time, I want to take her to meet my parents, for so many years, they only know that this girl exists, but they have never seen it once."

"Okay."

Hearing the sound of the door closing and people leaving, Ling Ai was already crying silently, she sat on the ground, her back to the door, this time of getting along made her inseparable from solemnity, from now on, they will be completely separated, I don't know how often they can see each other.

This year has been very lively, although there are not many relatives and friends on Ling Ai's side, but everyone heard about her, they all came to the house to care, and more came to see the children. Seeing the elders and childhood friends he hadn't seen for a long time, Ling Ai's mood was also released, and he felt more and more that it was a wise decision to return to Lucheng.

The days passed quickly, and soon it was the day when Zhuang Zheng returned to Shanghai, he didn't drive this time, he chose to fly back, Ling Ai didn't go to the airport, she knew that Zhuang Zheng's parents went back to see him, so she didn't go. She sent a message to the solemn one: Have a good trip, don't work too hard.

Zhuang Zhuang called her, "Girl, I'm about to board the plane, I don't have much time, I'll contact you when I land, you have to eat well, send me a message at any time, I'll get back to you when I see it." ”

After hanging up the phone, Ling Ai hesitated for a long time and dialed a familiar number. "Hey, I'm Ling Ai."

She explained her contact information and current living environment to Chen Ziting. "You think your child can make a video call to this number, as long as the child is not sleeping, you can watch it. If you want to see your children, contact me in advance, don't come directly, I don't want you to bother my parents all the time. ”

After calling Chen Ziting, she also breathed a sigh of relief, as if the burden in her heart was much less, and it was not a matter of hiding all the time.

"Mom, I want to go out and find a job after the New Year, and I have to trouble you to take care of the children."

"Xiaoji is so obedient, it's very simple to take him, but girl, the current job is not so easy to do, when your uncle came two days ago, he said that he could let you go to his unit for an internship first, what do you think?"