Uncle Jiang Qitian's loud voice rang from the speaker of the mobile phone: "Come to my place for a meal sometime. Your cousin and his friends are planning to travel in the next two days. They said they were going to some Qindao Island to see the sea. You can go together and I won't let you pay a cent."
money."
After he finished speaking, his aunt's warm voice sounded from the phone speaker:
"That's right, Ning Ning, it won't bother you if you have one more person. Let's come together, it will be lively when there are so many people."
Jiang Ning was startled. In his previous life, so many times, every time he traveled, his aunt never invited him, but Shen Qing'e always accompanied her.
Every time someone comes back from traveling, my cousin-in-law, Shen Qing'e, and the others sit in the living room and talk about what they have seen along the way, including the scenery, food, and culture. How interesting it is.
Jiang Ning couldn't join in at all and could only laugh from the side.
Occasionally, Shen Qing'e would show him the photos she took outside and tell him how sorry it was that you didn't go.
Those memories came to mind involuntarily. Jiang Ning's expression did not change. He refused:
"No, I just came back from outside and plan to rest at home for a while."
After a few perfunctory words, Jiang Ning hung up the phone.
Perhaps if we had to do it again, our past experiences would not be worth referring to, but there are always some things that cannot be erased in a lifetime.
On the flat floor in the urban area, Shen Qing'e was listening to their phone calls. After hearing clearly Jiang Ning's words of rejection, she couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling.
A few days ago, my sister decided to travel to Qindao, and she was very interested in it, especially her family, who were also planning to invite Jiang Ning.
It made Shen Qing'e think a lot more.
If I could travel with Jiang Ning, maybe... maybe I could use this opportunity to ask Jiang Ning why there have been so many changes in the past year, and maybe it would be possible to repair the relationship.
Unfortunately, he didn't agree.
Shen Qing'e felt disappointed.
Some time ago, Jiang Ning climbed Mount Tai, and she used a few tricks to get a lot of information out of Yu Wen.
She rarely contacted Jiang Ning, but Shen Qing'e knew every move he made.
pity…
…
Jiang Ning did not waste his emotions. He sat in the room for a while and then got up to play with Xue Yuantong.
Jiang Ning found Xue Chuchu's bedroom and saw Tongtong lying on the desk writing something, and Chuchu sitting by the bed playing with her iPad.
He almost thought he had seen it wrong.
In the past, the positions of the two should obviously have been swapped.
Jiang Ning paused, then retreated to the door, deliberately looking at the sun in the sky.
He clicked his tongue and said in surprise: "Hey, that's strange, the sun doesn't come out in the west?"
Xue Yuantong's insight was astonishing. From a small detail, she could tell that Jiang Ning was mocking herself. She immediately unfolded the paper in her hand and said openly:
"I'm working on my future travel plans!"
Jiang Ning flicked his consciousness and saw the paper written: "Nanshi, Huangshan, Porcelain Capital, Grassland, Kanhai..."
Cities like this, or for travel purposes.
Xue Yuantong pouted and said dissatisfied: "I am making a guide for my future travels, and you actually ridiculed me!"
"Jiang Ning, our relationship has changed!"
As she spoke, she memorized the information on the paper, put her two little hands together in the middle, and fiddled with it twice. The white paper suddenly became wrinkled.
"The relationship between us is like this piece of paper. Once it is wrinkled, it can never be smoothed out!" Xue Yuantong wanted him to know the seriousness of the problem.
By the way, I used this as an excuse to blackmail Jiang Ning with a big watermelon, three peaches, a bunch of red grapes, and two tomatoes...
No, I can't think about it anymore, otherwise Xue Yuantong's face will become unbearable.
Xue Chuchu was reading quietly. On the surface, he didn't get involved in the struggle between the two of them at all, but in fact, he was extremely concerned about it from the inside.
Jiang Ning stretched out her hand, took the worn piece of paper, and looked at it. It was indeed very wrinkled.
Xue Yuantong crossed his arms and looked up at him confidently.
Jiang Ning: "It doesn't matter."
He took the water cup from the desk, poured the water down, soaked the white paper, and then threw it against the window. The white paper stuck to it with a "snap" and suddenly became smooth again.
Jiang Ning said: "Look, it's still the same as before."
Xue Yuantong was speechless.
Xue Chuchu covered her mouth and snickered.
Thanks to Jiang Ning's ability to confuse right and wrong, Xue Yuantong did not argue with Jiang Ning and continued to plan her summer vacation.
Today is the 19th and she is preparing to leave on the 22nd.
This time, she planned to play outside for a month, spend all the travel cards given by Changqingye Company, and wait until August 22 to come back.
At that time, it will be time for a flood.
She kept her promise and never forgot her agreement with Bai Yuxia and the twins.
"Chu Chu, let's go together?" Xue Yuantong purchased tickets online.
Xue Chuchu wanted to join them, but she had to go to class.
He shook his head helplessly and said forget it.
Xue Yuantong felt regretful at first, and then said expectantly: "After we graduate from high school and we have a long summer vacation, I will take you out to play again."
"Okay." Xue Chuchu agreed.
"Just agreeing is not enough, hook your fingers!" Xue Yuantong turned the chair and tried to turn his body around, but found that it couldn't be turned.
It turns out that Chu Chu’s chair is a wooden chair, not a high-end chair from Jiang Ning’s family.
She had no choice but to put down her feet and twist little by little.
The two girls hooked their little fingers, and Jiang Ning said from the side: "Childish."
Then Xue Yuantong pulled him over and stamped it.
…
afternoon.
A small truck drove to Heba Bungalow.
The driver opened the truck bed and found a wooden cabinet inside, used to store books and other sundries.
The driver helped move it down, asked Xue Chuchu to sign for it, and then left.
Zhang Ruyun, a college student next door, came around and looked at the heavy wooden cabinet. He put his phone next to it and said to Xue Chuchu:
"Let me help you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Ning picked up the cabinet with one hand and carried it to the house.
Xue Chuchu smiled back at Zhang Ruyun.
Xue Yuantong followed closely and ran into the yard.
Recently, as Hua Fengmei paid her salary, she used part of it to pay off foreign debts, and the remaining money was used to buy some furniture for her home.
From now on, the river dam will be their home, and they will probably live there for the rest of their lives, so they naturally take it very seriously.
The wooden cabinet was very new. It looked like it had been made not long ago. Xue Chuchu filled a basin of water with it, wiped it carefully, and then placed the cabinet in her bedroom.
'Let's ventilate it for a few days before moving.' She decided in her heart.
Xue Yuantong moved around the cabinet. After a while, she sighed: "I used to have a cabinet in my house that looked very similar."
Xue Chuchu's cold face moved and she wanted to speak.
Xue Yuantong quickly covered her mouth.
At that time, Xue Yuantong was very young, only a few years old. His favorite drink was a drink called "Wahaha".
There are four bottles of Wahaha on a plate, and she can easily drink them all in one go.
It is still a huge burden for her family.
Her mother was shocked by her and decided not to indulge her, so she hid Wahaha in the cupboard.
Every morning, my mother takes out a bottle of Wahaha from the locked cabinet on time, just like the little hen at home laying eggs on time.
The young Xue Yuantong was very ignorant. He once thought that the wooden cabinet at home would produce a bottle of Wahaha every day.
She looked forward to it every day, until one day, Xue Yuantong ran out of patience and went to Chu Chu's house to borrow a saw.
That day, Xue Yuantong's house was very noisy.
…
On July 20th, nothing happened.
July 21st, one day before the tour departure.
A few days before the last trip, Xue Yuantong was very panicked and confused about the outside world. He talked to Jiang Ning from time to time to seek a sense of security.
However, this time, she had grown up a lot, and she just took it as a way to relax and not panic at all.
In the early morning, Xue Chuchu started school today. She still got up early and cooked for Tongtong and Jiang Ning.
Breakfast was vegetables, tofu, and egg noodles. Xue Chuchu made a total of 6 poached eggs, 2 for each person.
In addition, I also stir-fried shredded kidney beans with sauce and served as a side dish with rice.
After serving the noodles, Xue Chuchu prepared to drip some sesame oil to enhance the flavor.
But the bottle of sesame oil has bottomed out. For Jiang Ning, noodles without sesame oil have no soul.
He tapped the edge of the bowl with his chopsticks and ordered: "Tongtong, go and get the oil bottle from home."
Xue Yuantong immediately glared at him, why would he exploit himself if he didn't go?
She doesn't agree, she should have a spirit of resistance!
The weaker you are, the more aggressive others will be!
"Go quickly, I'll take you to the city to eat ice cream in the afternoon." Jiang Ning offered inducements.
"Okay!" Xue Yuantong was so happy, like a small whirlwind.
As soon as she left, the atmosphere in the kitchen suddenly became cold.
Xue Chuchu responded with a polite smile. She and Jiang Ning were probably treating each other as if they were guests.
Jiang Ning also smiled. He picked up the chopsticks, moved it towards Tongtong's bowl, turned out her two poached eggs, and put them into his own bowl.
Xue Chuchu: "..."
She hesitated to speak.
Suddenly, Jiang Ning gave her a poached egg and dragged her onto the pirate ship.
Xue Chuchu quickly resisted, and Jiang Ning said: "Tongtong secretly ate your poached eggs last time, have you forgotten?"
Xue Chuchu said seriously: "It's okay with me."
She took two poached eggs from her bowl and filled them for Tongtong.
Jiang Ning: “…”
After working together for a long time, he ate Chu Chu's poached eggs.
…
11 am.
Something strange happened in the class. Guo Kunnan called him black in the group. In order to comfort him, Huang Yuzhu said he was even darker.
Cui Yu said that he was as thin as a monkey, and Shan Xiao said that he was called uncle.
Guo Kunnan was not convinced and pulled Shan Kaiquan to stand up for his ugliness.
Everyone actually started to look uglier and chatted happily.
Finally Pang Jiao jumped out and Cui Yu said that professional players were not allowed to participate.
While they were enjoying themselves, Lu Qiqi came out and cursed: "That's too much. I was having lunch at McDonald's just now, and there was a man smoking, smoking!"
"It smoked me to death. I asked the waiter to stop him, but he didn't listen! Oh my god! How can such a person exist? This kind of man deserves to die!"
Dong Qingfeng said: "Smoking in public places is really bad and the quality is very low."
Guo Kunnan: "Yes, I don't like the smell of cigarette smoke either."
Perhaps because of her empathy, Wang Yanyan jumped out and said: "Some men really deserve to die. I met a man sitting with his legs crossed on the train. Oh my god, I have no place at all."
Zhang Yifei jumped out: "Last time I went home at night, a drunk man followed me. Didn't he know how to keep his distance? There is too much malice towards women in this society!"
Initially it was only targeted at some boys, but gradually it was extended to all, and even Dong Qingfeng could no longer come forward to support it.
Cui Yu: "Are you sure he dares to have ill intentions towards you?"
Pang Jiao understood Cui Yu's meaning, and she said sarcastically: "Sisters, I don't understand where the shining point of men is. Why are the boys around me all a mess?"
Ma Shicheng: "I don't know what the shining point of boys is, but I discovered the shining point of women from you."
Wang Longlong: "Praise, repay evil with kindness!"
Pang Jiao banged the table angrily, making a huge noise and disturbing Pang Jiao's mother who was cooking outside.
Pang Jiao's mother yelled: "Since the holiday, you have been eating and sleeping all day long. Aren't you talking about losing weight? Why don't you go!"
"You have the strength to smash the table, why not get up and help me cook? How old are you and you can't even cook? Who can you marry?"
Pang Jiao yelled back: "Does a woman have to cook when she gets married? Why should a woman still cook when she has already given birth?"
"In this world, only men should cook! When I get married, I will never cook!"
The more Pang Jiao talked, the more energetic she became, crazily promoting her theory.
Pang Jiao's mother in the kitchen was moved, "Jiaojiao, you are right, why should I cook all these years? From now on, I won't cook anymore."
Pang Jiao's face dropped with her plate down: "If you don't cook, what will I eat?"
…
Six pm.
The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it’s almost dusk.
Zhang Ruyun, a college student next door, plays table tennis. There is no table tennis table in the bungalow, so he can only play against the wall.
Seemingly lonely, but also enjoying it.
However, whenever Zhang Ruyun turned around and saw Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong playing badminton nearby, he still showed a bit of yearning.
Jiang Ning didn't hold back and beat Xue Yuantong until he ran around and was so tired that he was sweating all over.
She gritted her teeth and persisted, never admitting defeat, and did not end the battle until Jiang Ning had tortured her enough.
Xue Yuantong slumped on the small chair and no longer had the strength to take a shower.
The badminton rackets were placed randomly. Jiang Ning also moved the small mat and sat at the door, looking to the west.
Without the obstruction of high-rise buildings, the line of sight extends to the setting sun above the vast land.
"Jiang Ning, are we not going to come home in the next month?" Xue Yuantong finally became worried.
The route she planned was thousands of miles long, and she had never traveled such a long distance before.
"Well, are you homesick?"
"I don't!"
"Call Aunt Gu when the time comes. Don't cry." Jiang Ning said.
Xue Yuantong: "Cut."
The sun in the west is about to set, the sky is darkening, the sun is sinking little by little in front of our eyes, and the last golden afterglow covers the earth.
Xue Yuantong's sweaty little face was stained with a layer of golden color, and she seemed to glow.
When Xue Yuantong was in junior high school, she often sat at the door like this, waiting for her mother to get off work, day after day, year after year.
However, I always wait until sunset, but I still can't wait to see my mother.
At this moment, she looked at Jiang Ning's back. His shadow was dragged very long by the setting sun.
Xue Yuantong felt very angry when he thought about how he had not allowed himself to play badminton just now.
She stretched out her hand, wanting to squeeze Jiang Ning's shadow.
In the blink of an eye, the sun was swallowed by the earth, the entire sky suddenly darkened, and Jiang Ning's shadow disappeared.
Xue Yuantong missed the point.
When she was melancholy, Jiang Ning reached out and turned on the light in front of the door, and his shadow appeared again.
Xue Yuantong laughed and touched his shadow easily.
