Chapter 351, Roasted Sweet Potatoes in the Snow
"You're the eldest lady." Lin Xiuche looked at Chi Qing's eyes and replied, "The pearl of the Chi family couple." β
"So what?"
"It's because you're naughty and you're locked out?"
Lin Xiuche thought that Chi Qing grew up in such a good environment, it should be a naughty child, and the Chi family and his wife should punish him.
"Maybe." Chi Qing sighed and said, "My parents love me very much, but when I was young, only the nanny took me, and the nanny hated me." β
"...... babysitter?"
"That's right." Chi Qing talked about the bad experience in her childhood, "He was originally the younger sister of my mother's distant cousin, and my mother asked her to take care of me. β
"Mom and Dad were very busy during that time, and they only came back almost once in a few months." Chi Qing shook her head slightly helplessly, "I'm about ...... I guess I was bullied by her for a year and a half, and then I had mental and physical problems. β
"Since then, my mother has stopped going out to work, and my father has taken a year off to spend time with me." Chi Qing smiled with relief, "But the trauma I had in my childhood is still there, but the older I get, the more I think about it." Slowly, I stopped thinking about it when I was busy. β
Listening to what Chi Qing said, Lin Xiuche's eyes crossed with a touch of special emotion.
He originally thought that Chi Qing was the flower of Kaolin in the distance, and she was the eldest lady who was well protected and had a clear and simple mind.
I didn't expect that there would be such an experience.
"Now it's just the snow that looks good." Lin Xiuche looked at Chi Qing's eyes and said, "In the future, I will never be thrown on a snowy night again." β
"Hmm!" Facing Lin Xiuche's enlightenment, Chi Qing nodded and smiled.
"I don't like snow either." For a long time, Lin Xiuche said absentmindedly.
And the second she heard Lin Xiuche say this, Chi Qing subconsciously asked.
"Why?"
Maybe Lin Xiuche was drunk, or maybe he wanted to talk to Chi Qing about his heart.
"I'm an orphan." Lin Xiuche looked into Chi Qing's eyes and replied, "I've lived a life of exile for two years. No money, no home, no one hurts. A full meal is a luxury. β
Listening to Lin Xiuche's extremely serious answer, Chi Qing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and tears welled up in her eyes, but they didn't fall for a long time.
"Scared?" Looking at Chi Qing's expression that he expected, Lin Xiuche just chuckled lightly at this and pretended to be relaxed, "It doesn't matter, it's all ......."
"Winters in S City are cold." Chi Qing interrupted Lin Xiuche's words, "Although you are ...... now, There's a home to go back to. But if you feel cold, you can come to me. β
"Everyone in our team says...... I am, Little Sun. She looked into Lin Xiuche's eyes and said sincerely, "I can also drink, and the amount of alcohol is no worse than my father!" β
"A little girl." After a long time, Lin Xiuche said with a stingy smile on the corner of his lips.
"I'm the same age as Wanwan!" Chi Qing said negatively, "It's not a little girl." β
At the second when Chi Qing's words fell, the car braked quickly, which made Chi Qing's uncontrollable body lean forward, but Lin Xiuche quickly grabbed his shoulder and brought it back.
Chi Qing felt the warmth of the man's close-up breathing, and she subconsciously raised her head to look at Lin Xiuche's eyes.
One second, two seconds......
Lin Xiuche hurriedly retracted his gaze, and then looked at the driver.
"It's snowing too much, I'll go down and take a look." The driver pushed the door open.
"I'm with me, too." Lin Xiuche said a word to Chi Qing, and then got out of the car with the driver.
Chi Qing also followed in their footsteps, standing in front of the car door and watching Lin Xiuche's movements.
"Can you fix cars?" Chi Qing said and took a few steps forward to ask.
"A little." Lin Xiuche turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone after answering, and then looked at it carefully.
"Ah, there's something wrong here." The driver's brow furrowed, "Oops...... I reported it early in the morning for someone to fix it, why didn't anyone fix it? β
"It's time-consuming to repair now, it's cold, and it's not convenient here." Lin Xiuche said and turned on his phone, "I'll have someone come and pick us up." β
"Hmm...... It's good. The driver nodded, "It looks like the car can't be ignited, miss, I'll give you the coat, right?" β
"Uncle, I'm not cold, don't need it." Ji Qing said and wrapped her clothes tightly, and then looked around.
"Hey, blame me, I deliberately took this road, thinking that it would be faster to let Mr. Lin rest early." The driver sighed helplessly, "I didn't expect the car to have a problem, and there is no store here......"
"It's okay, people are already on their way." Lin Xiuche said and gave the cigarette case in his trouser pocket to the driver. "Let's smoke a cigarette."
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Lin."
Lin Xiuche looked around, and after thinking of something, he walked towards the other side of the road.
"Where are you going......?" Before Lin Xiuche could answer, Chi Qing spoke again. "I'll go too!"
"We'll be back soon."
"Good!" The driver said and lit a cigarette again.
Snowflakes drift under the dim street lamps, dappled with light and shadow.
Chi Qing grabbed Lin Xiuche's arm and followed him, and the only sound in the air was the creaking of stepping on the snow and the breathing of the two of them.
"Che Che, look at our shadow!"
Lin Xiuche lowered his gaze when he heard this, and then took off his scarf and wrapped it around Chi Qing's neck.
"It's going to be warmer."
"I'll still give you ......"
"I'm not cold." Lin Xiuche interrupted Chi Qing's words, and then said, "It's almost there." β
On the scarf, there is the unique fragrance of plum blossoms on Lin Xiuche's body, which is also mixed with the taste of aging, which is intoxicating.
After about ten minutes, the two of them stopped in front of a large old-fashioned iron stove.
"Little couple, are you buying roasted sweet potatoes?" Sitting in front of the oven was an old woman, who asked with a smile.
Listening to the old grandmother's address to them, Lin Xiuche's fingertips tightened, and when he wanted to explain, he heard Chi Qing's voice.
"Uh-huh!" Chi Qing smiled and said, "Grandma, we want the biggest!" β
"Okay, you wait a minute, I'll get it for you!"
The old lady smiled enthusiastically, and then stepped on a small chair and took out the hot roasted sweet potato, which was in stark contrast to the cold day with white snow.
"Grandma, sell them all to me." Lin Xiuche stepped forward and said, "I'll pack it myself, it's cold, you go back and rest early." β
"Oh boy, you couple can't eat so much!" The old grandmother shook her head slightly, "You don't have to buy it all, I'm ......"
"The people in the family also like to eat baked sweet potatoes, and they won't waste it."
"Yes, grandma rest assured!" Chi Qing also agreed.
"Ah...... Is it that my parents-in-law are still waiting at home, right? The old grandmother's eyebrows were full of tenderness, "The young man is really blessed to have such a beautiful daughter-in-law!" β
Listening to the old grandmother's misunderstanding, Chi Qing's cheeks couldn't help but turn a little red, she coughed lightly, and her eyes wandered over Lin Xiuche.
"We're not married." Lin Xiuche said and put the wrapped roasted sweet potato in Chi Qing's hand.
"Oh...... That's the fiancΓ©. The old grandmother nodded, "I wish you a happy wedding in advance!" β