Su Chen, who was far away in the army, just returned to the dormitory when his eyelids suddenly twitched.
It felt like a stone was weighing on my heart, so heavy that I couldn't breathe.
His steps paused.
"What's wrong, battalion commander? You're going home on vacation tomorrow. Are you reluctant to leave us?" The soldier following him joked at him.
Su Chen turned around and glanced at the soldier who was making fun of him. The look in his eyes made people feel terrified, "Haha, battalion commander, battalion commander, I was joking, I was joking."
Su Chen didn't take it seriously, turned around and continued walking to his dormitory.
Before dawn the next day, Su Chen boarded the train home.
At almost the same time, He Qingdong, who was far away in Rongcheng, was woken up by a knock on the door. He immediately looked at Su Xue beside him and saw her frowning, indicating that she wanted to wake up.
He Qingdong quickly patted her back gently and coaxed her to sleep.
When her brows relaxed, he pulled back the quilt, slowly got up and got out of bed, put on his slippers and went outside.
Jiang He stood at the door with sweat on his face. When he saw He Qingdong opening the door, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Brother, something happened. Mayor Luo is dead."
"Um?"
He Qingdong's expression changed slightly and his voice became louder: "What's going on?"
"According to people who saw it, Luo Xiaolin ran away from home and fell into the river last night. Mayor Luo was in a hurry to save people and couldn't come up after jumping..." Jiang He said in a low tone.
They completed two projects in the town in the first half of this year. Although they are not very close to Mayor Luo, they are relatively familiar with him.
When I suddenly heard the news that Mayor Luo had passed away, I was definitely not happy.
He Qingdong pursed his thin lips tightly and had a sullen face. It took a long time before he said, "Where is Luo Xiaolin? Have you found her?"
"No, I searched far along the river and couldn't find it..."
"Um……"
He Qingdong agreed: "Go back and find out why Luo Xiaolin ran away from home. I'll go back later."
"good."
Jiang He wiped the sweat from his head, turned around and ran away again.
The sky was not yet completely bright at the moment, and the sky in the distance was covered with a layer of dim fog, making it difficult to see clearly. Some of the nearby neighbors got up early to go to work, and bicycles made the sound of jingling bells as they crossed the street.
Same situation as yesterday.
However, it is a little different.
He Qingdong went back to the house to get a cigarette, then went out of the courtyard, lit the cigarette with a match, and leaned against the wall, looking up at the gray sky, smoking continuously.
How could such a good person say that he would be gone if he didn’t exist?
…………
When Su Xue woke up, it was already dark outside. She picked up the watch on the bedside and looked at it. The time was just about seven o'clock. There was no He Qingdong around, so she didn't think much about it, thinking that he was the same as usual.
Went to buy breakfast.
She pulled back the quilt and got out of bed, and when she went to put on her shoes, she suddenly felt some pain in her lower abdomen.
She couldn't help but frown slightly. Could it be that her menstrual period was coming soon?
Su Xue thought about it carefully, it seemed that it was not the past few days? She rubbed her belly, and the sound of He Qingdong's footsteps could be heard outside. She quickly put down her hand and walked out.
"What are you eating this morning?"
Su Xue's tone was brisk and her expression was very relaxed. She tilted her head and poked forward to check the contents of his bag.
Fried dough sticks, steamed buns, and soy milk, that's all for breakfast.
I used to like to eat, but today I feel like I can't bring myself to have any appetite.
"What's wrong?"
He Qingdong asked softly.
"It's okay, I just feel like I eat this every day..."
She is not a picky person, but this morning she really didn't want to eat the steamed buns and soy milk.
She wants to eat something spicy.
Strong flavor.
She completely forgot that yesterday she said she wanted to eat soy milk buns and fried dough sticks, and she also specified one of them.
He Qingdong went to buy it specially.
But He Qingdong was not angry with her.
"Then what does our baby want to eat?"
“Hot and sour noodles.”
Su Xue spoke.
He Qingdong raised his eyebrows slightly: "Little Moon, you have never eaten anything with such strong taste."
"I want to eat it right now. I really want to eat it." Su Xue doesn't think there is anything wrong with changing her taste. People always have to change, and there are so many delicious ones now, and she really wants to try some new things.
"Okay, let's go out to eat now?" Regarding those bad things, He Qingdong thought it would be better to wait until she was full before talking about them.
"Um."
Su Xue agreed, and He Qingdong destroyed the bought breakfast, and then went out together to eat the hot and sour noodles that Su Xue wanted to eat.
The hot and sour noodles that usually felt a bit sour and smelly were served to Su Xue this time. Su Xue found them very fragrant. She looked at the bowl in He Qingdong's hand longingly and swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva.
So hungry.
He Qingdong was amused by her expression, and his heavy heart relaxed a lot.
"Eat, little glutton."
"I'm not a glutton." Su Xue raised her head and retorted.
He Qingdong chuckled, ruffled her hair, and looked at her lovingly.
After asking He Qingdong if he wanted to eat, Su Xue picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
He Qingdong watched from the side, prepared that she would vomit if she couldn't bear the taste, but until Su Xue finished the bowl of noodles and even the soup, there was no sign of vomiting.
He Qingdong began to doubt his eyes.
Has his little fairy, Little Moon, become a mortal?
But his little moon looked so beautiful no matter how she looked at it, and the sour and spicy hot and sour noodles tasted like high-end ingredients to her.
This is probably because people are good-looking, so whatever they do is pleasing to the eye?
"What are you looking at? Do you want to eat too?"
Su Xue wiped the corners of her lips with a handkerchief, raised her head and saw the shocked look on He Qingdong's face. She thought he wanted to eat too, but she didn't leave it for him.
She was a little embarrassed.
"Sorry, I thought it was so delicious that I ate too much without realizing it..."
Su Xue was really ashamed.
I am going to order a bowl for He Qingdong as well.
He Qingdong held her hand: "I don't want to eat. Is Little Moon full? Let's go when we are full."
"Um."
He Qingdong paid the bill, and the two left the hot and sour noodle shop. Su Xue sat on the back seat of the bicycle, wrapped her hands around the man's waist, and pressed her face against his back.
"What happened to make you so upset? You're already smoking."
"Well, how did Little Moon know that I smoked? The smell is very strong?" He had already changed his clothes before going to buy breakfast. Unexpectedly, Su Xue still smelled the smell of smoke.
She hummed.
"It has a bit of a smell, not too heavy, but not light either." Mainly because her sense of smell is relatively sensitive, so she can feel it more keenly.
He Qingdong did not answer immediately.
Su Xue was not in a hurry to rush him.
When the two of them arrived at the riverside, He Qingdong stopped his bicycle, took the man off the back bench, and said word by word: "Something happened to Mayor Luo's family."