Met You in the Most Beautiful Years【47】Your Little Girlfriend's Temperament
"Zhong Xiao, is this your niece?"
The other party said that she was Yu Zhongxiao's niece, not any other speculation, and even the look in her eyes showed the kindness of an elder.
This should be a dinner party for old friends. At least the people present seemed to be very familiar with Yu Zhongxiao.
He brought him to meet his friends, but Ye Hehuan was not happy at all.
Ye Hehuan looked at the man next to him. He was tall and straight, like a pine tree rising from the ground, with a faint smile on his face. Sure enough, she heard Yu Zhongxiao say: "At home
One of our juniors is going back to city B today, and we came here together before we even had dinner."
When he said this, his tone was very natural, and he explained the cause and effect in a concise sentence.
"He Huan?" Jiang Hui recognized her at a glance.
Ye Hehuan twitched the corners of his lips and called out "Aunt Jiang", then stood obediently next to Yu Zhongxiao, holding on to his small bag without saying a word.
"Why are you standing at the door stupidly? Come and sit down -" At this moment, someone had already called the waiter to add two pairs of bowls and chopsticks.
Jiang Hui also pulled away the chair on her right: "He Huan, come and sit."
Ye Hehuan didn't know how she got to the empty seat next to Jiang Hui and sat down. When she reacted, Jiang Hui and another woman were talking softly in her ears: "Little girl got separated from someone on the train last night."
, and encountered a pickpocket, so he got off the bus with us in Fengcheng."
"The same thing happened to me last time. When I took my baby back to my parents' home, I found that my wallet was missing when I got off the train."
"When a woman goes out alone, she should really be careful and don't look any bigger than the men..."
In the midst of whispers, Ye Hehuan raised his head, and Yu Zhongxiao happened to be sitting opposite. He leaned back on the chair, with his crisp shirt sleeves rolled up, and lit a cigarette, but he did not smoke. In the thin smoke, he
He was talking to a man in his forties and wearing a casual coat with his head tilted sideways.
As for the topics they talked about, they were all related to work. However, Ye Hehuan found that some of the words they mentioned were not very understandable to him.
His left hand was lightly touched. Ye Hehuan turned his head and saw Jiang Hui's kind smile.
"Why are you so lost in thought?" Jiang Hui brought a bottle of milk over and said in a joking tone, "You should be able to drink this, kid?"
"I'm not a kid." Ye Hehuan retorted subconsciously.
Jiang Hui paused as she poured the milk for her.
Ye Hehuan's voice was not soft, and it was particularly clear in the small and cramped box. Others heard the words and looked over here...including Yu Zhongxiao.
The temperature on her face instantly rose.
The whole box was a little quiet for a while, but the atmosphere was soon broken by another woman holding a child: "Children nowadays like to pretend to be mature. My Lulu just went to the police station to take an ID photo not long ago.
, I always say that I am an adult, but in fact, I am a little kid who doesn’t understand anything.”
"The people born in the 1990s are so amazing now. Do you think they are still the same as we were back then?" Jiang Hui answered with a smile.
"That's true."
The woman nodded seriously and turned her attention back to Ye Hehuan: "Zhongxiao, is your niece fifteen years old?" After that, she asked Ye Hehuan again: "
Little girl, the high school entrance examination is coming in June, are you ready?"
"I'm already eighteen years old."
In the past, Ye Hehuan might have been happy if she had been recognized as a few years younger, but today she really didn't like the feeling of being treated as a child by everyone at the table.
She stared at the man opposite her and said a bit stubbornly: "I have an ID card and am an adult."
Yu Zhongxiao seemed to be aware of her burning gaze, and raised his eyes to look at her. His eyes were very dark, as heavy as the deep sea on a winter night. This confrontation seemed familiar, but it was different from last night's slamming the door and leaving. This time he
He turned his head to look at the comrade next to him, with a slight smile in his voice: "Like Jialu, I will take the college entrance examination this year."
His understatement once again classified her as a 'child'.
"That's really as old as Lulu." The comrade smiled heartily: "Nowadays, the children are very smart, and they even blackmailed me and her mother about the college entrance examination, saying that if she gets admitted to the best in the province,
University, let us pay for her to go to Thailand."
When the children were mentioned, the others also laughed, and the topics became more and more interesting, starting from the daughter of this family to the son of that family.
Ye Hehuan looked to the opposite side again. Yu Zhongxiao was drinking tea from a cup, with his eyelids lowered. She could not see the expression on his face clearly at the moment due to the smoke in the air, but she already vaguely understood that he had brought her here to eat.
intention.
Facing a table full of food, Ye Hehuan had no appetite at all, and only felt a tightness in his chest.
Jiang Hui seemed to notice her low mood, put a chopstick of food on Ye Hehuan's plate, and asked softly: "Where are you, Hehuan? Where are you planning to go on your graduation trip?"
Ye Hehuan glanced at Yu Zhongxiao again, not wanting to be confused with the person named Jiajia or Lulu: "It's not going to Thailand anyway."
"I don't think there is any need to go abroad."
The woman holding the child, who was also Jialu's mother, looked at Ye Hehuan in a friendly manner: "I think the two of you can go on a free trip together. Girls of the same age generally have many topics in common, more so than with us.
These old guys are a lot more fun together."
"Yes, my son always says there is a generation gap between him and us, saying that his father and I can't understand his world."
Another woman at the table also echoed: "We are only in our thirties, how can we become the old people they say are old-fashioned?"
Jiang Hui smiled and glanced at Ye Hehuan who was quiet beside her from the corner of her eye. She found that she had not touched the food on the plate and asked with concern: "Is the food not to your liking?"
"Maybe I ate too much for breakfast and I'm a little tired." As he said that, Ye Hehuan pretended to pick up a piece of chrysanthemum and took a small bite.
The man sitting on the other side of Yu Zhongxiao suddenly said: "It is rare to see such a quiet girl nowadays. Have you thought about which university you will go to in the future?"
Now Ye Hehuan was not in the slightest mood to talk, but he still replied out of politeness: "I should apply for the university in city b."
Yu Zhongxiao suddenly raised his head, his deep gaze falling on her face.
Ye Hehuan lowered her head after replying, using chopsticks after chopsticks, and quickly finished the food on the plate. Perhaps because the food was cold, the greasy feeling left in her mouth made her feel uncomfortable, so she simply backed away from the chair and stood up.
: "I'm going to the bathroom."
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The bathroom in Yufulou is very clean, the scent of freshener still lingers in the air, and the sound insulation effect is good so you can't hear the noise outside.
Ye Hehuan sat on the toilet in the cubicle for a while, opened the door and came out, and saw Jiang Hui standing in front of the mirror applying makeup.
"Come out?" Jiang Hui stopped what she was doing and smiled at the girl in the mirror.
Ye Hehuan hummed softly and walked to the sink to wash his hands. Jiang Hui turned sideways and looked at her with gentle eyes: "Unhappy?"
"No."
Ye Hehuan's answer was obviously duplicitous, but Jiang Hui didn't press him and just said: "I'm going back to City B today? Why don't you stay here for two more days?"
"I have to go to school tomorrow. Now is the sprint stage. I can't fall behind."
Jiang Hui nodded, reached out and patted her shoulder: "Go back to the box. I just ordered macarons. My niece likes this very much. I think you will also like it. If you really don't want to eat those dishes,
, let’s have some more desserts later.”
Ye Hehuan observed Jiang Hui's expression and behavior when he spoke. It was undeniable that from last night to this moment, Jiang Hui had always given her a very good feeling. In addition to being generous, intellectual and considerate, she couldn't help but ask when she walked to the door: "Those
Are you my uncle's friend?"
"I used to be his comrade in the army, but later I became a professional in the local unit. Be careful——"
A dining cart pushed over from the side, Jiang Hui hurriedly pulled Ye Hehuan over, looked at the girl's clean eyebrows, and smiled: "Isn't it boring to eat with people like us?"
"Actually, it's not bad." Of course, if we don't keep saying that she is a child, we can still have a pleasant meal together.
Ye Hehuan said the second half of the sentence silently in his heart.
Jiang Hui smiled and couldn't help but sigh: "I really want to go back to your age. At that time, my family was poor. In order to support my brother's schooling, I went out to work early. Later, I opened my own store and became even busier. I didn't even have regular work.
You should read more books."
"Aunt Jiang, why didn't your child come to Fengcheng with you?" Ye Hehuan asked pretending to be casual.
"I don't have children yet."
"You and your husband are from a DINK family?"
Ye Hehuan thought that his temptation was very tactful. Judging from Jiang Hui's appearance, she was also in her twenties. Generally, women of this age have children. If they don't have children, there are only a few possibilities. If they don't want to have children, they can't.
, and the other thing is - the relationship between husband and wife is not good.
I don’t know which category Jiang Hui belongs to...
——
Jiang Hui's smile was a little thin, and she rolled up the corners of her lips, revealing her shallow dimples: "My husband passed away five years ago."
"..."
Ye Hehuan didn't expect to get such an answer. He didn't know how to answer the question for a while, and he felt guilty because his little thoughts had touched her wounds.
She apologized softly: "Aunt Jiang, I'm sorry, I didn't know..."
"It doesn't matter." The smile returned to Jiang Hui's face and she changed the topic without leaving a trace: "Are you on the afternoon train?"
Ye Hehuan told her that it was at night, but Jiang Hui seemed worried: "Doesn't it take midnight to get to city B? Then you have to call in advance and ask your family to pick you up at the station. As for here, let your uncle take you to the bus.
train."
"I heard from my uncle just now that he seems to have an appointment with you. Would it be inconvenient for him to see me off?"
After learning that Jiang Hui lost her husband, Ye Hehuan couldn't help but think about something wrong, but Jiang Hui's expression was calm and generous. She said, "I just want to go to the cemetery. He said he also wanted to see Jianqiang.
So I asked him to give me a ride on the way. In that case, I can just take a taxi there myself."
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Ye Hehuan followed Jiang Hui back to the private room. The meal was almost finished, and the waiter started to serve desserts.
Returning to her seat, Ye Hehuan heard the person next to her asking Yu Zhongxiao when he planned to have a child. She looked at him unconsciously. Yu Zhongxiao's expression was as usual, his voice was still low, but his answer seemed perfunctory. He didn't seem to care.
I don't want to talk too much about my personal affairs.
"I used to think work was more important, but then I had children, and all I thought about every day was my wife. The children are heating up the pit. You are not young anymore. Find an opportunity to be transferred back. It's not a problem for husband and wife to be separated in two places all year round."
Method."
Yu Zhongxiao lowered his head slightly, flicked the cigarette with his slender fingers, and the blue-gray ashes fell into the ashtray. He said nothing more.
Ye Hehuan, who was sitting opposite, heard those words of advice clearly.
She stared intently at the silent man, remembering the scene of Han Jingqiu hugging other men at the airport, and the quarrels she had witnessed with her own eyes. She wondered if Yu Zhongxiao was really feeling after hearing these words.
I will reconcile with Han Jingqiu again.
But in life, many couples will also argue, and even get serious enough to divorce, but in the end, don't they still stay together till the end of their lives?
…
When we walked out of Yufu Tower, it was already past one in the afternoon.
Yu Zhongxiao said goodbye to his comrade-in-arms and his family at the door. At this time, Jiang Hui also said goodbye, glanced at Ye Hehuan who was like a little tail tied behind Yu Zhongxiao and said: "My mother-in-law called me just now. I have something to do today.
I won’t go to the cemetery to see Jianqiang.”
"Then I'll take you back." Yu Zhongxiao had already taken out the car keys.
"Don't bother. I'll just take a taxi at the station in front. You can take He Huan to the station. The little girl is unfamiliar with the place here. Take good care of her. Let's make an appointment again."
Yu Zhongxiao looked at Jiang Hui and frowned slightly. Jiang Hui didn't understand why he was unhappy, but she still smiled and said hello to Ye Hehuan and prepared to leave first.
But Ye Hehuan suddenly said: "Aunt Jiang, let my uncle see you off."
…
When getting in the car, Ye Hehuan consciously gave up the passenger seat to Jiang Hui.
When she was fastening her seat belt, Jiang Hui found a plastic record on the instrument panel. She took it and looked at it, then turned to Yu Zhongxiao and asked: "Does anyone still use a gramophone in your home now?"
"Shuyuan should have left it in the car." Yu Zhongxiao replied.
"Have your brothers returned to China?"
"I came back a few days ago to celebrate the old man's birthday."
Ye Hehuan was sitting alone in the back seat. Looking at the two people chatting in front of him, he suddenly realized that he really didn't understand Yu Zhongxiao. At least she had to go through them to find out who that 'Shuyuan' was.
Guessing from the conversation, this strange feeling kept her in a low mood all the way.
…
Jiang Hui got out of the car at the gate of the community. After saying goodbye, she walked into the gate with her baby on her arm.
The black car stopped on the side of the road. Yu Zhongxiao did not start the car immediately. The air pressure in the car was a bit low. It was so quiet that Ye Hehuan did not dare to take a big breath. She looked in the rearview mirror, but only saw a part of his collar, and
My chest rises slightly due to breathing.
When her mood changed a thousand times, he shifted the gear and when the engine started, Ye Hehuan said: "Wait a minute!"
Then she got out of the car, opened the passenger door and got in: "Let's drive!"
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The car stopped outside a mobile phone store. Yu Zhongxiao turned off the engine, asked Ye Hehuan to get out of the car, and then took her in to buy a mobile phone.
As soon as he entered the door, a clerk came to greet him. Yu Zhongxiao got straight to the point: "Do you have any cell phone styles for girls?"
"There are some." The clerk quickly took out several mobile phones and pushed them forward: "These mobile phones sell well among students. You-" She paused, looking for the right words: "You
Sister, you can take a look."
"I'm not his sister."
Ye Hehuan spoke rudely, put down his mobile phone, and simply said: "I want to buy a 6610i, do you have one here?"
The clerk was stunned, looked at Ye Hehuan and Yu Zhongxiao up and down, and then nodded hurriedly: "Yes, please wait a moment, I will get it right away."
"No, we'll just buy this one."
Yu Zhongxiao stopped the clerk, picked up a pink mobile phone and handed it to her: "Let's issue an invoice."
Ye Hehuan raised his head and glared at him. Yu Zhongxiao didn't even look at her and went directly to the cashier to pay. Whether she liked it or not didn't seem to matter to him.
The clerk took out a pot and said, "Classmate, this is a gift. Take it."
"There is no shortage of pots in my house." Ye Hehuan looked at the pot with disdain and was unhappy. She suddenly caught a glimpse of a pair of mobile phone pendants on the shelf next to her. She pointed at the two wooden dolls: "I want that, take it."
Replace this pot with that pendant!”
When Yu Zhongxiao came back after paying the money, Ye Hehuan was standing there holding the mobile phone box and staring at him, as if she was angry. When he approached, she turned around and walked straight out the door.
"Your little girlfriend has quite a bad temper," the clerk joked.
