Zhou Yanqing left Qiao Mingjin's flower hall and went to visit Mr. Lan and Qiao's father and mother.
Qiao's father and Qiao's mother were very happy to see him.
It was rare to see someone from his hometown. He was very kind. Moreover, because he was the one who arranged the marriage of his second daughter, and Zhou's son-in-law was his clan brother, he was even closer to Zhou Yanqing.
Father Qiao and Mother Qiao held him and talked for a long time.
Before leaving, Zhou Yanqing asked to leave a meal, but Zhou Yanqing declined. He only said that he still had something to do.
After seeing him, Mrs. Lan stared blankly at Qiao Mingjin, who was lost in thought.
And Qiao Mingjin didn't seem to have come out of the encounter in the flower hall just now. She just stared blankly at the blue brick floor under her feet.
Seeing her like this, Lan felt very distressed.
"Jin Niang..."
Qiao Mingjin didn't hear it.
Lan sighed and called again: "Jin Niang."
Qiao Mingjin looked up blankly.
"Come, come to grandma." Lan waved to her.
Qiao Mingjin stood up after hearing this.
Sitting on Lan's large couch, he turned around and smiled at Lan. Lan looked sad and put her head on his shoulder.
Qiao Mingjin slowly closed her eyes and relaxed.
Lan patted her for a long time. Fang said, "He likes my Jin Niang, right?"
Qiao Mingjin moved her fingers.
Just a slight hum.
Lan sighed again after hearing this.
She turned her head slightly to look at her granddaughter nestled in her arms, caressed her head, and after a long time she asked: "Where is Jin Niang? Are you like him?"
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin snuggled into Lan's arms.
Lan thought she wouldn't be able to wait for an answer, but unexpectedly she heard Qiao Mingjin whisper: "He's very good... I just didn't meet him at the right time."
Lan Shi sounded a little confused, but also seemed to understand a little.
"What about Jin Niang? You don't want to fight? There is a grandmother here."
Qiao Mingjin shook her head in Lan's arms: "No one loves Jin Niang as much as grandma."
Lan became even more sad after hearing this. She touched Qiao Mingjin's long hair, which was as thick as black satin, and said slowly: "I don't want to live with his mother... I think he can't let go."
Qiao Mingjin's eyes welled up with tears, and she shook her head slightly: "I'll be tired."
It will be tiring. This is not good. Life is short, why bother yourself.
Mrs. Lan patted her granddaughter: "Okay. If it hurts my Jin Niang, then don't do it...it's just that my grandmother is a little reluctant to bear it."
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin buried her head in her arms.
Lan held her in his arms and patted her gently. He lowered his head and glanced at her granddaughter again, and asked: "What about Zhongyao..."
Qiao Mingjin looked at the pomegranate flowers embroidered one after another on Lan's chest, and gently touched it with her hand: "He is very good... very suitable."
After hearing this, Lan sighed again.
"Okay. Whatever Jin Niang says is suitable for him. Just follow Jin Niang's advice. If he doesn't do well in the future, it depends on whether grandma can let him go!"
Lan sighed endlessly. Fortunately, Yue Zhongyao was single-minded. If the person who came today was not single-minded, maybe she wouldn't be so reluctant to give up.
Grandfather and grandson cuddled together quietly.
Holding her granddaughter in her arms, Mrs. Lan felt distressed and thought about her lonely marriage... If she could meet the right person at the right time, would she still stick to her hopeless marriage?
She has been alone all her life, and the granddaughter she brought out with her own hands must be happy no matter what, even with her share.
Lan patted Qiao Mingjin again and again: "It will pass. Life is like this. Only by giving up can you gain. My Jinniang must be well. She must be happy..."
Qiao Mingjin nodded heavily in Lan's arms. She will definitely do it...
Speaking of Zhou Yanqing, when she came out of Qiao's house, she didn't know where she was going.
The streets and alleys of Yizhou were bustling with people, shops lined up, and flags waving. He was among them, front, back, left, and right. Pedestrians passed him from time to time, but he felt extremely lonely. The invisible streets were like his unknown life.
Taking a step back, you can see the loneliness and loneliness. But taking a step forward, begging for help, there will be no chance until you pay. Maybe from now on, the sea and the sky will be brighter, and flowers will lure butterflies to them.
Jinniang's tears hitting the bluestone floor shocked him and made him heartbroken.
How to let go so that he can be willing to do it?
Zhou Yanqing stayed in Yizhou for more than ten days, lingering on the streets of Yizhou every day. The city of Yizhou was still prosperous and full of people. But he was neither oversighted nor too careless.
Deep in his heart, there were only a few tears that burned his internal organs...
After a few days, Zhou Yanqing sent a message inviting Qiao Mingjin to travel with him.
After Qiao's father and Qiao's mother learned about it, they called Mingjue and Mingheng together to keep them company. Lan waved her hands and told her two grandsons to do whatever they had to do. She knew that her granddaughter had a world inside her and knew how to measure.
Then he let Qiao Mingjin go out alone. However, Qiao Mingjin still called Mingyu and Mingqi to go with him.
There is a large rapeseed field outside Chengen Temple in Yizhou. At this time, dense clusters of yellow flowers are blooming, attracting tourists to watch.
Zhou Yanqing and Qiao Mingjin sat down on a flat rock. Before sitting down, he dusted her carefully.
When Qiao Mingjin saw him, she raised her lips at him. Zhou Yanqing felt as if he had drank honey.
The rapeseed field in front of them was like a painting, stretching endlessly. Mingyu and Mingqi could not help themselves when they saw it, and they had already left the two of them and swooped in like bees gathering honey.
Qiao Mingjin looked at it with a smile, as if she was the one running.
"Why don't you bring Wan'er with you?" Zhou Yanqing turned to look at Qiao Mingjin, who was sitting next to her.
"Grandma is taking her to Lan's house." Qiao Mingjin did not turn to look at him.
"I like her very much." Zhou Yanqing added.
"I know." I know everything.
The two fell silent as they spoke.
After a long time, Zhou Yanqing also followed Qiao Mingjin's gaze to look at the two sisters throwing themselves in the sea of flowers, and said with a smile: "You two sisters have found a good marriage..."
Qiao Mingjin looked at him sideways: "I'm not that bad, right?"
Zhou Yanqing looked at her intently, feeling a little painful in her heart: "He... I heard that he came here during the year?"
"Um."
Zhou Yanqing fell silent after hearing this.
After a long while, he asked again: "Is he...is he okay?"
Qiao Mingjin looked at the endless sea of flowers and whispered, "Okay."
Zhou Yanqing closed her eyes after hearing this.
After a while, I saw the two sisters dancing happily in the sea of flowers getting further away. I turned around and asked with a smile: "Are you afraid that I will eat you, do you still need someone to accompany you?"
Qiao Mingjin also looked at him with a smile, "Can you?"
Zhou Yanqing looked at the face in front of her that fell asleep every night and nodded.
She didn't need to speak, he knew everything.
He will, he will hug her tightly in his arms. No matter how strong the wind blows, he will never let her go.
Just, will you give me a chance?
Qiao Mingjin looked at him, with caution, expectation and pleading in her eyes.
Qiao Mingjin turned her head and moved her gaze to the sea of flowers. She was afraid that she would fall in if she looked at it for too long.
"Where else are we going? Back to Qingchuan?"
Zhou Yanqing closed her eyes hard and missed it.
He was too confident, gave her too much time, and sent her away alive. Like the sand in his hand, the tighter he held it, the harder it became to hold it.
Jin'er... do you know that I regret it? I hate myself for letting you go for so long.
"Go back to Qingchuan...I'll go back tomorrow."
After Qiao Mingjin heard this, her heart felt as if she had been hit hard... She leaned forward.
Zhou Yanqing grabbed him and held him tightly in his arms.
At this time, the heaven and earth are closed and time stands still.
There was only him and her in his arms.
"Follow me..."
Come with me. Please come with me. I will protect you and pamper you. I will never let go of your hand. There are only two of us, and we will be happy until dusk.
Qiao Mingjin's tears rolled down and disappeared into his gorgeous clothes...
She raised her hands gently and hugged him. Just like him, tightly. Just for this moment. Let it be like this, don't think about anything else.
Zhou Yanqing couldn't help but be happy when she responded.
He hugged the person in his arms even tighter. The person he missed so much. It was so nice.
Qiao Mingjin was hugged by him so much that she could hardly breathe. She struggled slightly but failed.
"Will you come with me?" Zhou Yanqing asked softly, with a bit of hope.
Qiao Mingjin closed her eyes and slowly shook her head on his shoulder.
Zhou Yanqing could only hear the sound of heartbreak.
He tightened his hands and buried his head on her shoulders and neck. The man's tears rolled down. They rolled down her collar.
Qiao Mingjin only felt that her body was stiff, as if someone was holding her in place.
"Why? Let's go to the southwest, just the two of us..." Zhou Yanqing shook her.
"Are you going to drop everything?"
"I will make a comeback." There was determination in his tone.
“I don’t want my family anymore? I don’t want my mother anymore? I don’t want anything anymore?”
"Jin'er..."
The weight on his shoulders made him feel uncomfortable. It was an indescribable helplessness and sadness...
When Qiao Mingjin returned home, the sun was already fading.
After having dinner calmly with her parents and family, she returned to the yard, checked Wan'er's homework again, and then went into the inner room. She went to bed early, but she was not sleepy at all. Her eyes were full of the sight of that person walking away.
The back view of the past, loneliness, sadness...
On the other hand, Zhou Yanqing returned to the inn and asked for several jars of good wine. He drank several jars of wine and finally poured it on the floor of the inn...
It's best not to wake up again... otherwise his heart will hurt...
The next day, I was woken up by a boy. I was in a daze and didn't know where I was.
It took a long time to remember yesterday's scenes. It seemed that the person's body temperature was still in my arms. When I lowered my head and smelled it, I seemed to be able to smell the person's faint body fragrance...
Zhou Yanqing felt that her eyes were extremely sore, whether it was because she drank too much wine or something else.
Not wanting to stay any longer, he ordered his servants to pay the bill and leave in a hurry...
The next day, Qiao Mingjin woke up and felt that something was leaving her. It felt empty and uncomfortable. She sent someone to ask, and it turned out that the person had indeed left.
Qiao Mingjin sat alone for a long time before getting up and going to Lan's yard. Tears rolled down her face when she saw Lan...
Lan patted her gently and listened to her talk about yesterday's events word for word. After listening, she sighed heavily.
Neither she nor Jin Niang could escape the worldly ethics, nor could they achieve the perfection they wanted, nor could they escape too many worries...
"It will be fine, it will be over soon...it will be fine, right?"
"Um."
"When your grandfather's filial piety period is over in July, will your grandma send you to Beijing?"
"Okay..." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
