As night falls, the scorching heat of summer still lingers, and it's hot everywhere.
The only shady place is the back garden. From time to time, a breeze blows, which dissipates the heat and brings a bit of coolness to those who are cooling under the trees.
Xue Ling accompanied several elderly people to enjoy the cool under the trees in the back garden while eating fruit.
Liu Ying frowned and asked in disgust: "Where did this apple come from?
Why is it so sour?"
"It's normal for new apples to be a little sour."
Xue Ling smiled and said: "Mom, why don't you eat a small banana."
Liu Ying shook her head: "No, I get diarrhea easily after eating bananas.
As people get older, even sweet fruits will feel sour, and if they eat a little too much, they will immediately feel sick."
"Yes, that's the case."
Mother Xue agreed.
Father Xue looked at the dragon fruit beside him in a daze and explained: "I heard that this thing can only bloom, and the fruit it produces is tasteless... and not delicious."
"yes."
Xue Ling replied: "This is a tropical fruit, and we don't grow it very much here.
It’s good enough to have a few beautiful flowers blooming for us to enjoy.”
Mother Xue laughed and praised: "The flowers are quite beautiful, very similar to night-blooming cereus."
"Yes! So beautiful!"
Liu Ying gave a thumbs up and laughed: "It's a pity that it only lasts for a short time and won't last long.
In my opinion, orchids are better, they bloom for several days or even a month."
Xue Ling looked forward and found that the third and fourth children were still eating dinner, with their heads buried as if looking at their mobile phones.
"These two guys have been eating for more than half an hour! Why don't you just eat your mobile phone instead of eating?"
The three old men laughed.
"Don't worry about them! Finally, the college entrance examination is over. You can have fun as you like and let them go."
"Yes, yes! When school starts, I'll have to get busy again!"
Liu Ying blinked her presbyopic eyes and asked: "Ling, earlier I seemed to have heard that the third child said that he wanted to major in art... to be a painter, right?"
"yes."
Xue Ling replied: "He took the art exam before and his score was quite high.
It's just that the teachers think that his grades are very good and he can apply for other majors.
Don’t be in a hurry, let him make his own choice when his results come out.”
"He loves to draw, let him choose what he likes."
Xue's father said sincerely: "The study tasks in the past two years have been heavy, and he is reluctant to give up. Such a deep love can allow a child to persist silently for so long."
Xue Ling was embarrassed and whispered: "A Yuan said...if you choose art, you won't have much choice in future employment.
However, I am open to it."
"What are you afraid of!"
Xue’s mother said angrily: “I haven’t studied yet, so why are I worried about getting a job?
If our children still have to worry about employment, then what's the use of you and A Yuan struggling for most of your life?
With assets of two to three billion to his name, he still needs to worry about being unable to find a job?
If you don’t have money and can’t choose your favorite major or get a job, you’re definitely helpless, right?
But he’s not short of money, so he can’t do something he likes?
What’s the point!”
"Yes Yes Yes."
Xue Ling said with a smile: "You are right, you are right.
I don’t have any objection, since he’s already so old anyway, it’s up to them to choose their own major.”
"What about Xiaoxin?"
Father Xue asked: "She studied liberal arts, right?
Has she already chosen?"
Xue Ling shook his head: "She was still hesitating. One moment she said she wanted to major in archeology, and the next she wanted to major in Chinese language.
I ignored her and let her choose carefully.
I originally wanted her to study business administration, but she didn't seem to like it.
There are so many majors now and there are so many choices to choose from, let her choose."
"Are the results coming out soon?"
Dad Xue rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "...I'm so nervous."
Mother Xue rolled her eyes: "Both of them are top students in Imperial No. 1 Middle School.
Let's not talk about extraordinary performance. Just pass the exam normally and it will be enough to get into the best university in God.
What are you nervous about?
What's there to be nervous about?"
Everyone laughed.
At this moment, the back door opened - Ah Hu led Wang Qing and walked in one after another.
Everyone greeted them and asked them to sit down and enjoy the cool air together.
"No..." Ahu laughed awkwardly, pointed at Xue Ling and explained: "We, husband and wife, are here to ask Ling Ling something.
Wait a minute, after we finish talking, we will come back to enjoy the cool breeze and drink tea with you."
"go Go!"
Xue Ling led the couple to the study room and turned on the air conditioner.
"Do you want lemonade or plain water?
Tea is also available.”
Wang Qing stopped and explained with a sigh: "Drinking lemonade will make you feel nauseated. If you are a little older, you won't dare to drink anything except boiled water."
"Then just boil water."
Xue Ling poured a cup for each person and asked: "Where is the little tiger?
Were you taken out to play by your little aunt?"
Ahu replied: "Yes, Xiaoyun took him out for a ride on a bicycle.
Xiao Huzi took Shan You for a walk and was not at home.
The two of us sneaked out."
Xue Ling asked funnyly: "Slip away?
how?
What needs to be sneaky about?”
Wang Qing and Ahu looked at each other and sighed one after another.
"Ling Ling, you have met Xiaoyun's boyfriend before... right?
Ahu drove him away, but he never gave up. In the past few days, he has been quietly pestering Xiaoyun to get back together.
Xiaoyun is a soft-hearted girl who doesn't know how to refuse, so she definitely can't stand his soft-spoken love.
Xiaoyun even asked for leave this afternoon and secretly went out with him.
Xiao Huzi was very angry when he found out, but he didn't dare to tell her face to face. He went home and secretly discussed with us what to do."
"oh?"
Xue Ling asked in surprise: "Does he still have the guts to come to the door again?"
Ahu snorted coldly: "The thief is so brave!"
Wang Qing smiled bitterly: "What I'm most afraid of is that thieves will miss me! I don't have to see that kid, just listening to Xiaoyun and some of your stories, I'm already half angry! He's convinced that our Xiaoyun is too honest, so he dares to do this
He is too arrogant! Xiaoyun is young and this is her first love. She has always been weak-tempered. We are worried that he will be too tight and Xiaoyun may really get back together with him."
Xue Ling asked: "Didn't you stop me?
Didn’t you advise Xiaoyun?”
"How not!"
Ahu said in a deep voice: "I have said it hundreds of times! But every time she said that we had broken up, so let's not be nagging.
If she has an idea, we don't have to worry.
But she’s not at all!”
Wang Qing was embarrassed and whispered: "That man kept saying he wanted to get back together with her, and today... today he seemed to have proposed to her with a rose.
Although Xiaoyun didn't answer, she was obviously shaken."
Xue Ling frowned and explained: "That man is very good at coaxing girls. He is typically a man who only talks sweet words and has no sense of responsibility at all.
What's even more frightening is that he is a mama's boy with high ambitions and low abilities.
Xiaoyun is just a girlfriend, but his mother dares to say cold words to her. Then won’t she be allowed to go to heaven after getting married?
According to Xiaoyun's temperament, marrying him will only lead to suffering and injustice."
Ahu and Wang Qing shook their heads firmly: "Marriage is definitely not possible!"