“……”

Qin Yu's words blocked Lin Xi for a while, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

But it's also true.

The elders came to their minds after seeing this scene, but in fact, what they thought of was not entirely just imagination.

It is a fact that Qin Yu's bracelet was given to her, it is a fact that she liked him before, and he had the same idea about himself, which is also a fact.

The hot water is not yet boiling.

Lin Xi hung his head, looking at the rising temperature numbers in a daze.

Qin Yu hadn't left yet, picking tea leaves in the cabinet. The old men are picky, the pot of tea just now is not good, and they need to be replaced.

Time passed silently, Lin Xi thought about it and said, "Third brother, this ......"

The man took some tea and interrupted her softly: "If you want to return the bracelet, then you don't need to open this mouth." ”

“……”

Lin Xi coughed, "No." I mean, I'll find you a string of similar ones another day. ”

"No, you don't."

"It's okay, I'll keep an eye on it first. If not, then say it. She didn't know much about this, so she had to ask someone to inquire about it when she went back.

Qin Yu went with her.

"Are there any wishes for this year?"

He asked.

Except for the seven years of separation, the past years, he would ask about this every year.

When he asked before, Lin Xi was not polite to him, and he would help her achieve it one by one.

But now......

Lin Xi paused and said, "This year's wish must be kept secret. ”

When her grandmother asked her in the morning, she hadn't thought about it yet.

Now, she probably has an accurate target.

"What exactly?" Qin Yu is not a person who is easy to deal with, and not asking questions at other times is to leave enough space for her.

"Work?"

He kindly gave directions.

If he lied, Lin Xi could have followed his words. This is also the answer she gave to her grandmother in the morning.

But she didn't.

"It's not." She shook her head slightly, "It's feelings." ”

"......" Qin Yu's hand stopped. He thought about many of the answers she might answer.

The only thing I haven't thought about in this direction.

The man's jaw tightened, and he put the tea in his hand back into the cabinet on the high place without changing his face.

The sound of the cabinet door closing was accompanied by the sound of boiling hot water. Lin Xi was in a trance, and his heart jumped violently because of this movement.

"Xixi?"

"Xixi!"

Outside, the eldest aunt is urging.

Lin Xi got up, "It's troublesome for the third brother to make tea, I'll go out first." ”

"Hmm."

Qin Yu obviously had something to ask, but he also knew that this occasion was inappropriate, and finally swallowed back all the words in his mouth with restraint.

——

Today's birthday cake was prepared by Cheng Si.

The top layer of the five-layer cake was bigger than Lin Xi's face.

It doesn't look like a cake.

It's still princess style.

Cheng Si saw her stunned when he looked at the cake, stepped forward to put his arm on her shoulder, and asked for credit: "How is it, beautiful, right?" ”

"......" Lin Xi gave him a look that you would experience for yourself.

"Isn't that pretty?" According to Cheng Si's aesthetics, there is nothing wrong with this cake. "I asked when I bought it, and they said the little girl likes it now."

"Yes." Lin Xi nodded, she agreed with this. "But I'm not a little girl anymore."

After this birthday, she will be twenty-five years old, rounded up to no longer be twenty, but thirty.

It's really not close to the little girl.

Lin Xi hasn't had many birthdays in recent years, at most, her uncle prepared a gift for her. But not so grand.

In addition, she has never been out of school, so she has not been very sensitive to her age in recent years. At least in her own perception, she was still a student.

"Who said that?!" When Cheng Si heard what she said, he raised the hand on her shoulder and patted her on the back of the head, "Who are you not?" ”

"If I had been a few years ago, I might have been able to fit this style." Lin Xi smiled.

"Okay, it's still good-looking."

How to say it, it is also a piece of Cheng Si's heart.

"Hey, what just happened?" Cheng Si turned his head and whispered to her.

Outsiders were not allowed to enter, and he had just gone to the door to wait for the cake.

As soon as he came back, he found that the old men were very happy, and even the grandfather of the Qin family, who was not smiling on weekdays, had a smile on his face just now.

It is obvious that there is a situation.

On this occasion, it is not good for him to ask his grandfather directly. He didn't find Lin Xi and Qin Yu, and the second brother hadn't arrived yet. I can only ask Bai Xu, but Bai Xu's kid deliberately sells Guan Zi.

"Nope." How could Lin Xi possibly say.

Cheng Si glanced at her with disdain, "You treat your brother like this?" ”

"Fourth brother is so smart, think for yourself." Lin Xi smiled and waved his hand away and went to the other side.

Cheng Si: "......"

Zhou Jingheng arrived ten minutes later, "I was on vacation, but I had a more important meeting temporarily, so I went back to the unit." ”

He did not forget to explain.

It stands to reason that it is indeed unreasonable to let so many people, especially the elders, wait for him to be a junior together.

But Zhou Jingheng's work is special, and the elders can understand. After all, his work is really not easy to push.

It's not like Qin Yu Chengsi, they can make their own decisions.

After everyone arrived, Lin Xi was pushed in front of the cake. Cheng Si diligently helped her light the candles, and Bai Xu turned off the lights.

In the silence, Lin Xi slowly closed his eyes.

What wish did seventeen-year-old Lin Xi make back then?

I hope my brother will go well and return safely. I hope I can get better soon. I hope Qin Yu will always be there.

What wish did twenty-five-year-old Lin Xi make?

I hope Qin Yu will always be there.

This is the only one of the seventeen-year-old Lin Xi's three wishes that has not yet been fulfilled and can still be realized.

——

Recently, the courtyard has been so busy that I can see that the elders are very happy.

Taking advantage of Lin Xi's birthday, Grandpa Bai coaxed and opened a bottle of liquor. Today, Lin Xi is the protagonist, and he got up and toasted one by one.

At first, she didn't want to drink that much.

The elders are all in the way.

But after a glass of white wine, the whole body began to heat up.

She took a deep breath and poured a second cup of the ghost. She moves hard, and no one can stop her.

"Oops. Alright, alright. Seeing that she drank four or five glasses in a row, Grandpa Bai was so frightened that he didn't know where to put it.

After all, he opened the wine, if something went wrong with Lin Xi, he, an old man, would become the "culprit".

"It's fine." Lin Xi coughed, except for getting hotter and hotter, there was no other discomfort.

Seeing that she was still walking steadily, Qin Yu sat back silently.

Lin Xi finished toasting, returned to his place and began to eat. She is quiet when she eats and does not like to talk. It is in stark contrast to the noise of the elders opposite.

The eldest aunt asked in a low voice, "Are you uncomfortable?" ”

I'm afraid she'll get drunk.

Lin Xi still shook his head, "I really don't feel anything." ”

(End of chapter)