Volume 8: The Romantic Season (17)
It's winter.
The sky was a slightly darker orange-blue, with a faint hint of fish-belly white in between, and above it were dark clouds that obscured the entire sky.
It's not early in the morning, it's night, and it's 18 o'clock when night and white alternate.
Surprisingly, there was a completely different picture on the other end.
The eastern corner has long been dark. The remnants of the night in the west seem to be struggling for something, and the high-rise buildings that are lit up in the night form a very sharp contradictory contrast...
On the way home to pick up my daughter.
After the parent-teacher conference, the long time it took was a bit unexpected for Chen Zhao, but fortunately, it was estimated that he could catch up with Xia Qing when he went home. As for the content, it is also bland, there are some simple discussions, and the only joy is that it is full of good words about her daughter and some educational problems.
Xiaole, who was holding Chen Zhao's hand, was much more lively than usual, and Xu was in a good mood, not only because of the teacher's praise. This warm autumn breeze, or maybe this slightly drunk street lamp adds a lot of reasons...
The streets are a bit long, and it's unusual for this rare night scene to appear at the right time. Passers-by will always look at Chen Zhao, a loving father and daughter, even those two belated daters.
But it's a little cold, and the scattered crowd of people in twos and threes sets off the 'cold and deserted'.
I don't know why.
Chen Zhao was in a trance, he felt that something was about to come. I don't know what's going on, and I can't even perceive what it is, it's a very vague premonition.
"Dad... Uncle Zhang..."
Suddenly, Xiao Le's immature shout interrupted Chen Zhao's thoughts, and he subconsciously looked down at his daughter in astonishment, and then raised his head to look ahead. Under the street lamp, at the entrance of the street not far ahead, Zhang Jun seemed to have been waiting for a while with a smile.
"Zhang Jun..."
"I've found you. I went to your house to look for you, and you weren't there. Call Xia Qing and say you are going to pick up your daughter and have a parent-teacher conference. Zhang Jun smiled and chanted, "How was the parent-teacher meeting?" ”
As he spoke, he squatted down and touched Xiaole's head, "Xiaole is so powerful, I can see Uncle Zhang from such a distance." ”
Xiaole nodded obediently, and then slowly ate and laughed.
"The longer it gets, the cuter it gets." Zhang Jun added and said with a smile, "In the future, she will definitely be as beautiful as your mother and popular with boys." ”
"Go, go, kid, what are you talking about? Only a few years old. Chen Zhao rolled his eyes.
"What can't be said about this?"
“... It's because of parents like you that there are too many precocious now. Chen Zhao didn't bother to pull him down, and said, "What's the matter with looking for me?" ”
"Send Xiaole home first, let's talk, wait for the temperature to drop. I'm not in a hurry. Zhang Jun didn't answer.
....
The biting wind gently beat against the old wooden door, and a strange creaking sound poured into the hut. Accompanied by the sound of fried vegetables falling into the pan, the combined noise made this usually secluded cottage lively.
Xiao Le, who was next to the gas canister, grabbed the corner of Xia Qing's apron, raised his head, looked at the invisible black iron pot with big eyes, tilted his head, seemed to be a little incomprehensible, and shifted his gaze to Xia Qing, full of novelty.
"Well, go to Daddy." Seeing this, Xia Qing smiled dotingly, and shouted softly, "Chen Zhao, you take Xiaole first, wait until the oil is splashed." ”
"Ahh Got it. ”
Chen Zhao stopped chatting with Zhang Jun about trivial matters, walked over with a smile, hugged his daughter, and saw her reluctant appearance, Zhang Jun couldn't help but say, "Xiaole is very interested in cooking." ”
"Kid, it's too early to learn this." Chen Zhao pouted. He was obviously not very happy about his daughter's temporary exposure to these things.
Xiaole is sensible, she didn't lean over again, just sat obediently on the side, watching the TV playing.
"Actually, I'm looking for you..."
At this time, Zhang Jun's volume dropped a little subtly, and said, "It's because of Yazhi." ”
"She?"
Chen Zhao was stunned: "What's wrong with her?" ”
"Hmm... How to say it. Yesterday I went to dinner with her, and she asked me a very strange question, which I was a little concerned about. Zhang Jun looked at Chen Zhao, as if he himself was also a little concerned about this question.
"She asked me if you had any sudden strange changes after knowing you for so many years."
“....”
Chen Zhao's words made Chen Zhao dumbfounded.
"Strange change... What's the problem? He just wanted to laugh, but he was stunned for a moment, and his casual expression slowly stiffened.
Strange change...
This sentence made it difficult for Chen Zhao not to care. Because he came to this world suddenly, his personality immediately changed to be different from the original Chen Zhao. This change is known to Xia Qing and Zhang Jun.
But Yu Yazhi was known after the change.
How could she ask such a question?
This doesn't match her perception, does it?
Chen Zhao couldn't figure out too much for a while, and with a little panic in the accident, he quickly calmed down and said with a smile, "How did you answer?" ”
I answered truthfully. It's not something bad that can't be answered. I'm just weird, didn't you just know her after work? ”
Zhang Jun is not concerned about the problem itself.
It's Yu Yazhi.
This made Chen Zhao breathe a sigh of relief. But his heart was still full of doubts, and he smiled bitterly, "How do I know this, I guess it's a random question." ”
"Really... I thought you were talking to her about something. Zhang Jun no longer pursued this issue.
Suddenly, he thought of Chen Yi...
Chen Yi and Yu Yazhi met.
Don't... Chen Zhao and Chen Yi have met?
Thinking of this, Zhang Jun's face changed suddenly. But he only guessed that if he really met, Chen Zhao would not be so calm.
The clouds of suspicion also slowed down Zhang Jun's mind. Whether it is why Yu Yazhi asked, or whether Chen Yi said something to Yu Yazhi, it is also the contact between Chen Zhao and Chen Yi..... Moreover, Xia Qing is here, and he can't ask.
"Okay, I'm done, then I have to go back." Zhang Jun got up.
"Go back?" Xia Qing, who was cooking, turned his face sideways and said with a smile, "Let's stay and eat, the food is cooked, you haven't been a guest at our house for a long time." ”
Chen Zhao frowned, "Let's leave after eating, it's getting dark." ”
"I'm still having some documents to work on because of my work." Zhang Jun smiled bitterly, "Actually, when I came to find Chen Zhao, I have already taken a lot of time." ”
Zhang Jun really didn't handle it because of his work, and if he could, he also wanted to stay and have dinner at Chen Zhao's house.
And he was so decisive, the reasonable Xia Qing could naturally see that he glanced at Chen Zhao helplessly.
"Then I'll send you." Chen Zhaodao.
Zhang Jun refused, he rubbed Xiaole's hair, and left Chen Zhao's house.
This was a somewhat lively hut, but it seemed to be quiet again.
The crackling sound of frying stopped as the fire went out.
The creak of the door creaked in the small house.
"Let's eat."
Xia Qing broke the silence and said gently, "I thought Zhang Jun was going to stay at night, and I made a lot of dishes." It seems that I can't finish eating. ”
"I'll save it for tomorrow."
Chen Zhao hugged his daughter to the chair and put it down, and said with a smile, "There is fish that Xiaole likes to eat at night." ”
Looking at his daughter's sweet smile, Chen Zhao's sorrow caused by Zhang Jun also dissipated.
Looking at the father and daughter, Xia Qing, who was serving the meal, chuckled.
She heard what Chen Zhao and Zhang Jun were discussing.
As for the changes?
Compared with others, she is the most sensitive to Chen Zhao's changes. But that's the case, in the face of this change, she also feels happy and joyful.
She is different from Chen Zhao, she has accumulated feelings for many years, which cannot be shaken by overnight changes. Even if Chen Zhao was so depraved at the beginning, she didn't have the slightest idea of divorce.
Therefore, Chen Zhao's change only made her feelings for Chen Zhao deeper and more dependent. That's all.
As far as she is concerned, all she can't accept is that Chen Zhao made a mistake that he shouldn't have made.
The worlds of Xia Qing and Chen Zhao are different.
....
The evening breeze is gentle.
But it's cold.
Although the dress was a little warm, Xia Qing could feel it from some icy fingers that this was a season that was not very friendly to her.
But she still smiled softly.
For her, it's good to live a good life.
.........