137. Footsteps
Huo Ying herself may not have noticed it, but Jiang Huai saw the nostalgia in her eyes clearly. He couldn't move in an instant.
Just when Jiang Huai was thinking about the probability of going into Huo Mansion to rub rice and not being driven out, he heard footsteps from his side, and the next second, the man coughed.
Jiang Huai and Huo Ying looked in the direction of the voice at the same time. Only then did the two find out that that person was Huo Yuanzheng!
Jiang Huai: β―β‘β°
Huo Ying: γγ
"Father." In front of her father, Huo Ying quickly put away her emotions and took her head seriously.
"Uncle Huo." Jiang Huai saluted unhurriedly, as if he was a polite junior, and he couldn't see at all that he was still thinking about going to someone else's house to eat just now.
Huo Yuanzheng walked over slowly with his hands behind his back: "Hmm." β
He looked at Jiang Huai: "How did my daughter meet Jiang Shizi?" β
In front of Huo Yuanzheng, Jiang Huai automatically regained his calm appearance. He was calm: "I went out for a walk today, but I didn't expect to meet Miss Huo by chance." β
He still used the previous excuse. In fact, it wasn't that he didn't want to use a better excuse to deceive Huo Yuanzheng, but he knew that he couldn't deceive him at all. Huo Yuanzheng has seen more people than he is.
But he can't say it calmly: because I want to hook up with your daughter. Jiang Huai felt that if he really said this today, let alone having dinner in Huo Mansion, he might not be able to eat today's food in Xuanping Houfu.
Therefore, it is better to say an excuse that is okay on the surface, but everyone can see it. At least in Huo Yuanzheng's heart, he can be regarded as honest.
"Uh-huh." Huo Yuanzheng was noncommittal. Can you take a walk to the countryside? Just like Jiang Huai thought, Huo Yuanzheng could see his careful thoughts at a glance, so the enthusiasm that he used to see Jiang Huai was gone, and he only hummed from his nose.
Jiang Huai: ......
Jiang Huai looked at his nose and nose and didn't dare to speak.
No matter whether this kid is honest or disguised, he can't hide his heart of wanting to hook up with his daughter. Thinking of this, Huo Yuanzheng glanced at Jiang Huai coldly: "Jiang Shizi has also been delivered, go back quickly." Otherwise, it's going to get dark. β
Jiang Huai: !
He knew that Huo Yuanzheng should be cold to him, so he only responded with a smile: "Uncle is right, I'll go first." Facing Huo Ying's gaze, Jiang Huai instantly changed his face and became pitiful.
Huo Ying was helpless. She herself felt that today was too out of line, and she wasn't sure how long her father had been watching them. After all, Huo Ying knew that the expression on her face when she said goodbye to Jiang Huai just now was ...... She was weak-hearted, so she could only smile at Jiang Huai soothingly and wave her hand at him.
Jiang Huai was satisfied.
He politely said goodbye to Huo Yuanzheng: "It's not early, I'll come to visit Uncle Huo another day." β
When Jiang Huai's back gradually walked away, Huo Yuanzheng snorted, glanced at Huo Ying resentfully, and entered the mansion.
Huo Ying: ......
Huo Ying could only rejoice that the traces on her mouth and earlobes should be gone. Otherwise...... Huo Ying didn't dare to imagine.
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When they first spent a while underground, they felt fine. Slowly, they couldn't stay any longer.
Here, there is nothing to entertain. And the most terrifying thing is that this is underground, and they can't feel the passage of the underground at all.
On that day, a few little girls couldn't stand it and started crying. Green Wind and Bai Churan sat together and listened in silence.
To prevent boredom, the two of them each talked about their experiences.
Bai Churan's experience was nothing to talk about, she finished narrating it in a few simple words, looked at Lu Feng and said, "It's very clichΓ©, right?" You've probably heard stories like this? β
Green Wind looked at Bai Churan's smiling face, and didn't know what to say for a while. The person in front of him was obviously smiling, but his eyes were full of sadness, as if he was about to cry in the next second.
It's not clichΓ©. Her father is a typical backward family person, so ambitious, unwilling to face reality, always thinking of taking shortcuts to restore the previous life. Such a person is said to be high-spirited if it sounds good, but it is difficult to hear it, but he can't see the reality clearly.
However, it was obviously his fault, but he let his daughter bear it all.
She struggled for a moment, but still gently reached out and stroked the top of Bai Churan's head. The force of the green wind was very gentle, as if it was afraid of disturbing something. Unfortunately, the fragile butterfly was still alarmed.
Bai Churan blinked, his eyelids like the gently fluttering wings of a butterfly. The next second, a string of tears suddenly slipped down her face.
Green Wind sighed lightly and comforted: "It's okay, they're all crying, cry if you feel uncomfortable, don't be ashamed." β
Bai Churan was blinking hard, wanting to blink back his tears. Hearing Green Wind's words, tears finally fell from her eyes, and she threw herself on Green Wind and cried.
"I ......," Bai Churan choked up, "I'm obviously working hard to make money." That night, I was about to finish a large embroidery, a lot of silver. He couldn't even wait for a little time like that. β
She also vividly remembers that at that time she was using gold thread and was inlaying the embroidered pattern with gold as required. When her father said that he was going to sell her, the needle in her hand fell off and pierced the embroidered mandarin duck pattern.
From that moment on, she never had a father again.
Green Wind's hand hung in the air, and she wanted to put it down but couldn't, she struggled for a long time, seeing that she was crying more and more, then she put down her hand and gently patted Bai Churan's back.
She didn't know how to comfort people, so she could only repeat over and over again: "Cry, it's okay." "Crying is catharsis. Many times, it is easier to let go when it is vented.
Just as Bai Churan was crying, the two suddenly heard footsteps outside. Green Wind held his breath alertly. Bai Churan looked up a little confused, thinking that he was hallucinating, but he didn't expect that in the next moment, he heard obvious laughter. The most important thing is that it is the voice of a man.
Green Wind frowned. It stands to reason that this day has not yet passed, and now it is at most dusk. According to the usual custom of this store, there should be another movement tomorrow?
One after another, other people heard the voice, and for a while, the woman's crying stopped.
Green Wind didn't dare to make a rash move, she pulled Bai Churan tight and listened quietly.
There were men outside, and there was more than one man.
Green Wind heard someone ask, "Didn't you just open the door tomorrow, why did you allow me to come in today?" β
It seemed to be the second child who explained next to him: "Today's situation is special. Besides, what is the identity of others, and what is your identity as an adult? If you want, how can we not agree. β
The man was satisfied, "You know each other." Then he laughed twice, and seemed to be happy.
"Your Excellency, you choose."
"Okay, then you're welcome."
The footsteps were approaching, and Bai Churan was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out. Then they heard the footsteps stop in the next room.
(End of chapter)