Rite of passage.

Jin Yan's eighteenth birthday was celebrated in Lanzhen, and her parents carefully planned a coming-of-age ceremony for her, and in addition to the villagers, only some relatives and friends who had a good relationship with her were invited to attend.

On this day, Xie Jing, who had taken over the family affairs and was usually too busy, and Zhou He, who was about to graduate from the military academy, also came to Lanzhen.

Obviously, many years have passed, and everyone has grown up, but when they meet, it is still like when they are children.

On the surface, brothers and sisters are courteous, polite, and one is more gentleman than the other.

In private, he is still naively arguing about a question that has not changed for more than ten years and has not been answered.

Only this time it's a little different.

When Jin Yan was trying on the dress, Zhou He and Xie Jing had a mountain climbing competition.

Zhou He is tall and big, a little taller than Xie Jing, and he is training at high intensity every day, and his physical strength is better than ordinary people.

Before running, he thought he had won, so he said defiantly: "It's hard to say anything else, but I won this game!" ”

Xie Jing's face was expressionless, occasionally showing a little look, and he was also dissatisfied and disgusted with Zhou He, as if he was saying that more than ten years have passed, how can this person still be alive.

It's ghostly.

Zhou He didn't care about Xie Jing's expression at all.

The two of them have been fighting openly and secretly for many years, and he is used to Xie Jing's eyes.

He first made a few simple movements to warm his body, and when he got up, he said: "Let's make a bet, and those who lose will take the initiative to withdraw." ”

Xie Jing's expression finally changed a little.

He said coldly: "No one has the right to bet on Jinyan. ”

The corners of Zhou He's lips twitched, "You're wrong, I never bet, and I won't bet on Jinyan." It's between me and you, and I bet that I just want the person I hate the most to disappear, or you'd better be a little self-aware and get out of the way before it's too late. ”

Xie Jing suddenly showed a sarcastic look, "Are you sure that the person you hate the most is me?" ”

Zhou He's face changed.

Xie Jing put away his mocking gaze and said in a calm tone, "Then let's take a look." ”

Zhou He raised his eyebrows, sneered, and after looking at his watch, he began to count down: three, two, one......

At the end of the countdown, two young men of more than 1.8 meters suddenly turned into cheetahs, and they both ran like the top of the mountain at a very fast speed.

Zhou He, who thought he had won the game, knew that he was inferior to his enemy when he found that no matter how he ran, Xie Jing could keep a distance of one meter from him, and the other party's breath sounded calmer and more uniform than him.

Obviously, Xie Jing wanted to tell him in this way that winning or losing was only up to him whether he wanted to or not.

But Zhou He's mentality is strong, and he has not been affected by this, but has been in full swing, and the momentum is a little stronger than before.

Seeing Zhou He suddenly speed up, Xie Jing didn't react, but a gloom flashed in his eyes, and there was an indescribable irritability in his heart.

Zhou He was no threat to him.

But the other person, he didn't know how to defend himself at all.

……

Home.

Jin Yan tried on a dress, and his parents were very satisfied with it, but Jin Yan didn't like it too much, and it felt a little cumbersome.

She doesn't like it, just a look, the family can feel it.

So my mother took out another green princess dress, with a minimalist design, gorgeous embroidery, and a unique style, like a dream, anyone who sees it will be dazzled and relaxed.

Jin Yan recognized it at first sight, "I chose this layer of yarn with my grandmother, and she said that a very important person ordered a dress from her, and later I saw her embroider on the yarn......"

"Grandma said that the very important person, am I?"

Jin Yan's heart was full of emotion, at that time she deliberately coquetted with her grandmother, saying that she was not the most important person?

Grandma said dotingly, yes, she is grandma's most important baby.

But she has grown up, her grandmother is also old, her eyesight and energy are not as good as before, in order not to make her grandmother work too hard, she rarely takes the initiative to ask for anything.

"Who else but you?" Mu Yu looked at her daughter gently.

The years have left a shallow fine line in the corner of her eyes, and their love for their daughter has precipitated in that fine line bit by bit.

Her daughter is so beautiful, she should naturally wear the most beautiful dress with the best embroidery craftsmanship.

It's just that she is not interested in embroidery, although she has learned some by ear and eye, and it is okay to fool laymen with her skills, but in front of a master like her mother, her skills are not enough at all.

Yu Sheng stood on the other side, he was used to touching his daughter's hair, but now that Jin Yan's hair has been styled and wreathed, if he puts his hand down, his wife will be able to chase him all over the yard with a broom for a while.

After thinking about it in many ways, he just gently stroked Jin Yan's cheek, "Your grandmother is talking to the old man in the courtyard, and after a while, you change your clothes, and then wear them out to show her, you choose this skirt, she will be very happy." ”

Jin Yan said: "I have no reason not to choose 'her'. ”

Yu Sheng and Mu Yu glanced at each other and laughed.

"Okay, it's not too early, let Mom change clothes with you, and Dad will go see the other guests." Yu Sheng said.

Jin Yan nodded.

Before he went out, Jin Yan was still staring at his back, she seemed to have something to say, Yu Sheng also slowed down, as if waiting for his daughter to speak.

But in the end, nothing happened.

……

Medicine Mountain, when Zhou He ran to the highest place with a sweat, Xie Jing was already standing there, and the other party was looking at the scenery under the mountain calmly, and it seemed that he didn't notice him at all.

On the other hand, after running this uphill road, the hot sweat had already wet all the white shirts, and the wet shirts were too uncomfortable to stick to his body, so he had to take off his coat and take it in his hands, looking a little embarrassed.

He had good physical strength and was already fast, but he was still a step too late.

Exercise!

This man is quite well hidden.

Zhou He walked over and stood side by side with Xie Jing, and found that the direction Xie Jing was looking at was where the He family and the Yu family were.

Uncle Yu and his daughter love each other, although they did not hold a grand coming-of-age ceremony in a big hotel or other places at the request of Jin Yan, they put a lot of thought into other places.

Some of the big trees around the two houses are hung with Chinese-style lanterns, the style is changeable, especially festive, looking from a distance, like a huge persimmon.

But it's not yet the season for persimmons to ripen.

Zhou He glanced at it a few times and then withdrew his gaze, he glanced at Xie Jing, the other party's brows were furrowed, his lips were pursed into a line, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Could it be the Xie family's business?

Zhou He didn't think much about it, he pretended to be casual and said: "The previous bet doesn't count, I lost this game, but I won't quit." ”

He accentuated his tone, "Death will not retreat." ”

At this time, Xie Jing gave Zhou He a very subtle look.

It's like pity, it's like sympathy, and it's mixed with a lot of irritability and dullness of sympathy.

Zhou He: "......"

What the does this mean?

Is he pitiful to his rival?

Depend on!

(End of chapter)