The sunshine after the rain is particularly clear.
There is some reflection when it falls on the spotless floor.
Because there was enough brightness, the long strips of white floor beside the dining table clearly recorded the scene of Bai Zhi's bare feet kicking Chen Xiaoshi's leg.
Feeling the pain, Chen Zui squeezed his legs and said, "Ah, yes, yes, yes."
The force is mutual. Bai Zhi, who was still a little sore after kicking Chen Zui, put her feet back into her slippers and dug at the ground unconsciously, feeling very social.
Of course, Chen Zui never told Bai Zhi about the first cup of milk tea in autumn.
There were three cups of milk tea on the table today, and after hearing from Bai Ma that there were more than a dozen cups in the refrigerator, Chen most thought there were two possibilities.
One was given by the male licking dogs in Songdali who were pursuing Bai Zhi. Bai Zhi took it back home after she couldn't drink it anymore.
But it is definitely not ruled out that after she learned that she had done a milk tea event, she used her little pocket money to queue up to support herself.
Of these two possibilities, Chen actually prefers the latter.
Based on understanding, based on narcissism, or he hopes it is like this from the bottom of his heart.
Those who are favored are confident
No one likes to be favored by others
Even if Chen Zui does have a sister, he will never have the idea of being in two different boats, but he also hopes that this kind of preference belongs to him.
This has nothing to do with being a scumbag or not, it's just due to selfishness in human nature.
so
Did she really queue up to buy milk tea by herself after learning about the milk tea event?
So after saying yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, Chen Zui looked at Bai Zhi, and saw her cheeks were redder than the flaming clouds that for some reason appeared after the rain outside the window.
Bai Zhi also felt that her face was too hot. After covering it with her long and slender hands, Bai Ma teased her with a smile: "This is the first time I have seen your face so red."
"Mom~"
Hearing this coquettish voice, Bai Ma smiled even more.
However, Lao Bai was a father after all, and his perspective was different from that of a mother. He took a sip of beer and felt that the beer was not bitter at all. Why was it so sour, like drinking vinegar?
"No more, no more"
Bai Zhi sighed, not daring to look at Chen Zui anymore, holding up her chopsticks and saying, "Eat, eat."
Then she took a bite of the fish, and when she put it to her mouth, she found that the other three people on the table didn't move their chopsticks, but were all looking at her.
"you"
"Eat, eat."
Chen Zui raised his chopsticks and quickly took a bite of food.
The Bai family's parents looked at each other and smiled, making some perfunctory remarks.
The topic changed back, and Lao Bai asked: "By the way, I heard Bai Zhi say you were running a small shop before, but why did you start a milk tea business as soon as you turned around?"
Chen Zui blinked and looked at Bai Zhi.
Bai Zhi has almost stuffed her face into the small rice bowl, but no matter how small her face is, it is still bigger than the rice bowl. It can be seen that the white face on her unobstructed face is rosy and delicate.
Chen most wanted to ask: "Did your parents know what I did?"
But of course he still had to answer Lao Bai's question first at the dinner table: "Well, the small shop has been doing it, and the milk tea business is just a one-time event."
"How is it? How is business?"
Chen Zui nodded: "Very good."
After all, Bai Ma is a woman and emotional.
Thinking that Chen Zui had such a hard time going to college must be because of his poor family conditions, the more he looked at this child, the more sensible he felt, and he said: "Chen Zui, aunt knows that you may really want to make money, but don't
Putting too much pressure on yourself, you know?”
[I will be a good mother-in-law in the future, right?]
【I cried, what about you?】
[Why does my future mother-in-law ask me if she has a car, a house and savings as soon as we meet her?]
Chen Zhi smiled: "I know."
As soon as the order was placed, Bai Ma did not continue the conversation. After all, in her opinion, this was her first time eating, and there would be many opportunities to chat in the future.
The reason why she had the illusion that there would be plenty of opportunities in the future was, of course, the wrong perception that Bai Zhi instilled in her, and she passed this wrong perception to Lao Bai.
So much so that when they saw Chen Zui sending their daughter home today, the couple certainly felt that even if they had not yet confirmed their relationship, they were already at the same level.
That's why I invited him home for dinner.
Only then did the couple want to know more about Chen Zui.
With Bai Zhi, I now feel like I have entered the world of "Cruise of Terror", except that the heroine is in a non-stop cycle of death, while she is in a non-stop cycle of social death.
When I feel so hungry, I put rice on my face.
From the corner of her eye, she saw Chen Zui looking at her.
I don't know if she was angry or not, but she kicked Chen Zui under the table again.
But as soon as this kick was kicked out, Chen Bingfeng seemed to have been prepared for it, and the kick was accurately missed by her.
The force was a little too strong, so that the body leaned forward without being kicked. The rice bowl that was already on the face finally came into close contact with the pretty face, and the white rice at the bottom of the bowl was finally pressed on the face.
…
episode
All are interludes
When Bai Ma took a tissue and took off the rice grains on Bai Zhi's face with a smile on her face.
Bai Zhi already doesn't want to face the world
So she quickly excused herself to wash her face, fled into the bathroom, and never came out again.
The meal was almost done by now. After finishing the last glass of wine, Lao Bai hurriedly packed up, and Chen Zui naturally followed suit with discernment.
In the crack of the bathroom door, seeing Chen Zui wearing his own slippers and following his father back and forth between the dining table and the kitchen, Bai Zhi, who originally felt that she had become extremely social, sighed.
If it's true
How nice
Then she no longer felt social, so she opened the door and sat generously on the sofa. While watching TV with her mother, she occasionally looked at the two men in the kitchen who were washing dishes.
But after all, there were only four pairs of bowls, chopsticks and a few plates.
Not long after, Lao Bai and Chen Zui, an old man and a young man, came out.
At this time, Chen Zhi said naturally: "Uncle and aunt, I will leave first."
Of course, Lao Bai and Bai Ma would not stop him, and said some polite words that elders must say.
After Chen Zui put on his shoes, Bai Ma looked at Bai Zhi: "Chen Zui always gives it to you, how about you give it to him today?"
Bai Zhi, who had struggled back from the edge of social death, stood up: "Okay."
…
From the familiar corridor to the outside world.
The old city washed by heavy rain came into view, giving it a clean but old beauty.
The fresh air blew towards my face, and the moist breeze after the rain slightly blew Bai Zhi's short hair.
Chen Zui looked at her and suddenly noticed that her hair seemed to be a little longer than before and she seemed to be a little taller.
Bai Zhi was also looking at Chen Zui, feeling that his clothes looked much better than before, his whole person was less childish, more mature, and his skin was a little darker.
The two smiled and felt that the previous barrier on the bus no longer existed.
Perhaps it was because of this meal that he happened to have it by chance, but the attitude and words of Bai Zhi's parents made Chen most understand how deeply the girl in front of him loved him.
And now that it has been revealed, Bai Zhi will certainly not continue to cover it up.
That being the case
That's it
So, when Chen Zui said: "That's it."
Bai Zhi shook her head firmly and stubbornly: "I'll take you home."
Chen Zui was silent for a moment, feeling her firm attitude and understanding that this might be the last time the two of them would be alone together, so he nodded.
But he added: "My home is three stops away from here."
"Then let's take a walk. The weather is so nice anyway."
As she spoke, Bai Zhi's bright eyes glanced at the clear blue sky after the rain, and then added: "It seems that I haven't really sent you home, right?"
Chen Zui: "I passed by."
"Then give it away today."
"OK."
After speaking, the two of them took steps, and the frequency gradually began to become the same.
At five o'clock, the streets were bustling with people. The vendors who had just opened their stalls were shouting, and the students after school were playing and jumping around with their schoolbags on their backs.
Some people are riding bicycles with the fruits and vegetables in the front frame, while others are walking sadly, not knowing whether they have just lost love or have suffered setbacks in career or family.
Among all living beings, Chen Zui and Bai Zhi are certainly one of them.
Bai Zhi spoke first: "Today"
"fine."
"Something's wrong."
Chen Zui turned his head in astonishment and looked at Bai Zhi, who had curved eyelashes, and found that she was also looking at him.
"you say."
"Well, my parents thought that we, you know,"
"Understand."
"I will find an opportunity to make it clear to them in the future."
Chen Zui: "Okay."
"But it may be a long time later"
"ah?"
Bai Zhi smiled playfully: "I don't want them to comfort me. Let's wait until they can hardly remember who you are."
Looking at her now, anyone would feel distressed.
Chen Zui is no exception. Regardless of whether he likes her or not, whether he loves her or not, no one who stands in his current perspective will remain unmoved when he discovers that a girl has actually been giving her wholeheartedly.
Especially since this girl is your childhood sweetheart, you two have an extremely deep emotional foundation.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Zui felt that since everything had been said here, there were no taboo topics between the two of them.
So he wanted to ask before, but now he asked: "What about milk tea?"
Bai Zhi pursed her lips: "I bought it myself."
After that:
"The event was very well done. Almost all of my classmates have bought it."
"By the way, did you know that your roommate Shen Fei also gave Xu Meng a cup?"
"Qingya received so many cups, we drank milk tea in the dormitory those days until we vomited."
"But Panpan didn't receive a cup. She drinks free milk tea every day while cursing. It's funny."
Chen Zui: "What about you?"
Bai Zhi blinked: "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"I want to hear it all."
"good."
"Then you should say so."
Bai Zhi: "Just wait while I think about it. You know I'm not very good at telling lies."
"Then tell the truth first."
Bai Zhi shook her head: "It's better to tell lies first."
"good"
"The lie is, I never received a drink."
"What's the truth?"
The two of them came to an intersection and stood there, looking at the red light on the other side of the road. Bai Zhi lowered her head slightly, her short hair covering the side of her face, but not covering her voice:
"I was hurt too deeply by you, and I probably won't be able to recover for a while, so I refused."
The naughty barrage in front of Chen Zui's eyes suddenly cleared at this moment, as if pressing his temples.
Tucking her hair behind her ears, Bai Zhi turned her head and showed a youthful smile: "Isn't it too straightforward?"
"It's good to be straightforward."
"The light is green."
"Walk."
The two of them moved their left legs together first, crossed the intersection from the zebra crossing, and then continued to move forward on the street while maintaining a consistent pace.
"Chen Zui."
"Um?"
"Did you know that I changed the photos of you in my dormitory?"
"Replaced with what?"
"It changed to the one we took during the debate, the one where we were standing together but far apart."
"What about the previous one?"
"I won't tell you."
…
Walking past the familiar shops on the street.
The outline of the direction home gradually became clearer.
Chen Zui and Bai Zhi did not slow down, but continued walking, watching and chatting.
Their topics are simple, straightforward and candid.
"Do you know what I regret most now?"
"When I confessed my love to you in the first year of high school, you didn't agree to it."
"Well, I didn't like you that much at that time. How could I promise you?"
Chen Zui coughed.
Bai Zhi looked forward: "It seems we're almost there."
"Um."
"I remember there was an ice cream machine in front of the supermarket opposite your house."
"do you want to eat?"
"Um."
"Walk."
The two of them quickened their pace and arrived in front of the supermarket. However, the ice cream machine was no longer there, the supermarket had also changed its sign, and the boss inside had also changed.
Bai Zhi was not disappointed.
Chen Zui didn't insist on buying another ice cream stick that he had bought for her before.
The two of them came to the downstairs of the red brick building together, and finally reached the end of the trip.
Under the breeze, under the glow.
Bai Zhi raised her head and looked at the window belonging to Chen Zui's house: "That's it."
Chen Zui nodded: "Well, that's it."
Then Chen Zui moved forward and Bai Zhi turned around.
Just two steps later, Chen Zui turned around, looked at Bai Zhi, who was walking away with her hands in her pockets, and shouted: "I'm here!"
Bai Zhi turned around: "What's wrong?"
Chen Zui opened his arms: "Give me a hug."
The corners of Bai Zhi's mouth turned up slightly against the glow of the glow, then she also opened her arms and walked up to him and got into his arms.
The hug wasn't tight, but she put her chin on his shoulder and he put his hand behind his head.
They felt each other's warmth for three seconds.
Chen Zui: "Bai Bai."
"Um?"
"Bye-Bye."
"good."
The hug ended and the two separated.
Chen Zui moved forward again, and Bai Zhi turned around again.
This time, neither of them looked back and took steps in different directions.
It's just that Chen Zui's steps were difficult. When he walked into the corridor, his legs seemed to weigh tens of millions of pounds.
Bai Zhi's steps were brisk, but after turning a street corner, she bit her lower lip. It had been wet by the rain not long ago, but now the street was dry, and a series of small but small tears were shed by her falling tears.