Wen Qizhou nodded in agreement.

He didn't expose the childlike Chi Yue, and bent his knuckles to scrape the tip of her nose: "What fish do you want to eat at night?" ”

"Steamed or braised?"

"I'll choose braised blood." Ming Zhang, who hadn't eaten braised fish for a while, couldn't help but interject when he heard the conversation between the two.

Yunqi: "I choose steaming." ”

Wen Yaxian: "It's also good to cook fish soup." "It's a pity they don't have tofu now, otherwise the soup would have tasted even better.

"Then you can just eat the whole fish feast." Ge Huai put on his shoes and socks, picked up a bucket full of stream water and followed them through the bamboo forest.

Chi Yue smiled: "It's not impossible. ”

She hooked Wen Qizhou's index finger and listened to them discuss the various ways to eat fish, and walked forward in the glow of the sun.

Walking on the path leading to the brick house, two children squatting in front of their yard and playing with crickets suddenly broke into view.

They looked like they were about five or six years old.

A boy in an Optimus Prime T-shirt had his back to them, and a girl in a pink princess dress played with the crickets crawling between them, sometimes bursting into laughter.

"Brother Yu, someone is coming......"

The girls were the first to notice them.

She tugged at the boy's sleeve, and when the boy looked back, his eyes fell on the faces of Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou, as if he felt familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

It was Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou who recognized him first.

"Jiayu?" Yuan Jiayu is Yuan Chuan's son, as soon as he saw him, Chi Yue stepped forward in three or two steps, squatted down and stroked the top of his hair, bent his eyes and asked, "Do you remember me?" ”

Yuan Jiayu racked his brains to think about it.

It was only when Chi Yue mentioned that they had been neighbors that a blurry picture appeared in his mind.

“…… Auntie? "I haven't seen him for nearly three years, and it's rare that he can still call his old name.

Chi Yue smiled even more: "Huh." She pinched Yuan Jiayu's face with little milk: "What about your father?" ”

"Daddy went abroad."

"What?"

Yuan Jiayu repeated: "Mom said that my dad was training abroad, and I couldn't see him until I grew up. ”

The words that coaxed the child came into the ears, and the smile that had just bloomed on Chi Yue's face disappeared in an instant.

Wen Qizhou also fell silent.

They recalled Yuan Chuan's smiling appearance, recalled the moment of advancing and retreating together in Yujingwan, and recalled the scene when he choked up and told them to "live well" on the eve of separation.

Everything seemed to happen yesterday, and the images that have always remained in their memories flashed through their minds like a horse, and they were also like a ball of cotton stuffed in their hearts, which made them extremely uncomfortable.

"Auntie?" Yuan Jiayu sensed Chi Yue's leaking emotions, blinked his eyes and asked, "Why are you unhappy?" ”

"Nope."

Chi Yue took a deep breath.

She lowered the sadness in her eyes, and her apricot eyes swept around the brick houses: "Jiayu, where do you live now?" ”

"There." He pointed to the brick house directly opposite them, which was Zheng Yuanyang's home.

"How many of you live?"

"Three, and Uncle Zheng."

Zheng Yuanyang told them not long ago that he fled to Honggou Village with his wife and children......

Chi Yue's mood was slightly complicated.

After thinking about it, she decided to pay a visit, at least to ask when Yuan Chuan had an accident.

"Xunsong." Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Xun Song, who had been staring at them, she beckoned someone to come over, and took out a handful of candy and stuffed it into his hand: "You and your younger brothers and sisters can share it." ”

Xun Song nodded: "Okay!" ”

It's rare to see his peers, and he can't wait to join the squatting team and give them candy in the role of a big brother.

Seeing that they were very receptive to their new partners, Chi Yue dismissed the idea of introducing them to each other, picked up the bucket at his feet, and didn't bother them again.

"Xiaoqi, do you want to play with them?" A bowl of flat water Chi Yue, stuffing him with two pieces of chocolate that he loves.

“…… I'm sixteen years old. ”

"Age is not an issue."

Yun Qi refused: "Forget it." He glanced at the three balls pouting and slipped away across the threshold of the courtyard gate.

Chi Yue shook her head and smiled.

She and Wen Qizhou followed, put down the bucket full of stream water, turned on tiptoes, and walked to the tiled house where Lu Hui lived.

The gate of the tiled house was open.

Zheng Yuanyang, who was sitting on the steps choosing vegetables, was slightly stunned for two seconds after listening to their intentions, and invited them into the living room to sit.

"Ah Hui, Ah Hui." He poured two glasses of water for Wen Qizhou and his wife, and while calling Lu Hui's name, he raised his feet and walked into the bedroom on the oblique side.

It didn't take long for the people they hadn't seen for nearly three years to slowly approach the square table they were sitting at with slow steps.

Lu Hui has not changed much.

Her complexion was ruddy, and her temperament was still as gentle as ever, mixed with tenacity that had been honed over the years.

The only difference is

She is expecting.

"Xiaoyue, pray for the boat." She sat on the chair with her back back, greeted them with a smile, and her eyes flashed with apprehension and nostalgia: "Yuan Yang said that you are here, I can't believe it, I didn't expect to see you here." ”

"We didn't expect that."

I didn't expect Yuan Chuan to become her past tense, and I didn't expect her to be pregnant with someone else's child.

Chi Yue rubbed the teacup, her eyes turned to her pregnant belly, and it was difficult to calm down: "Sister Hui, how are you doing?" ”

"Good." Lu Hui stroked her pregnant belly, and looked sideways at Zheng Yuanyang, who was sitting back on the steps to choose vegetables: "Yuanyang has a good temperament, treats me very gently, and treats Jiayu as his own child." ”

"How long have you been together?"

"A year and a half." She paused for two seconds and took the initiative to mention Yuan Chuan: "After Brother Chuan left, he has always taken care of me and Jiayu, and if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be alive today." ”

Yuan Chuan happened after the flood.

At that time, he and the men in the team went outside to look for supplies, but unfortunately encountered a mudslide, because they could not escape in time, he and two other people on the boat were drowned on the spot.

Out of guilt, the captain escorted the family to the Shangyang base to settle down, but the Yuan family and his wife, who had suffered the blow of losing their son, were not as healthy as before, and they followed after a long time.

It was a hard time.

If Zheng Yuanyang hadn't appeared in time and helped them unconditionally again and again, she probably wouldn't have lasted long.

"What about you...... Is it out of gratitude? Chi Yue refers to her acceptance of Zheng Yuanyang shortly after Yuan Chuan's death.

Lu Hui shook her head: "No." She doesn't intend to hide or make it up: "I can tell the difference between gratitude and love, and I am willing to accept him because I like it, and I don't mix it with anything else." ”

She's very open.

is so frank that it is difficult for Chi Yue to speak.

"Maybe you think it's too fast, but emotional things really don't make sense." Lu Hui didn't get a response from her, and continued: "If it were you, wouldn't you be tempted by someone who doesn't ask for anything in return and only loves you?" ”