PDLP Chapter 197 Let me tell you a story
Chapter 197 Let me tell you a story
Chapter 197 Let me tell you a story
Qiu Huoming said silently in his heart, "Big family."
It's no wonder that Zhao Jiamin's temperament is very extreme. When she is indifferent, she is like frost, and when she is gentle, she is like a spring breeze blowing on her face. Perhaps because she has experienced unpleasant things, she is very defensive of strangers.
Big money is not a good synonym these days. Qiu Huoming looked at Lao Jin and then at Zhao Jiamin. He suddenly understood what Lao Jin had said before.
Having it and then losing it, falling from the cloud into the quagmire, impermanence is the ordinary thing.
Lao Pan smiled and said, "Let's go in and have a cup of tea. Lao Zhang has brought some refreshments. Let's all eat a little. At noon, we still have the same custom of having a cup of tea."
"Well, there's no one else with Lao Zhang's skills. There's a furnace on the east side of the mountain..." Master Xu praised.
Lao Zhang spat, "When you talk about food, you think of me!"
A few people walked in chatting and laughing, Qiu Huoming and Zhao Jiamin lagging behind, "Let's go to the front yard for a walk. There is a cat in Uncle Pan's house. Shall we look for it?"
Qiu Huoming suggested that instead of drinking tea with these old naughty boys, it would be better to walk around with Zhao Jiamin. He was full of questions and wanted to ask her.
"You're talking about Xiaobai, that greedy cat, okay, let's not go in then, you come with me."
Zhao Jiamin turned around and left, and Qiu Huoming quickly followed.
The two walked around to the front yard. There was a path here. Pan Jincheng had been looking for Xiaobai here last time. This place used to be a garden, but it had been neglected and had long been overgrown with weeds. The only place that had been cleared was this path.
"Don't go in here, there must be snakes." Zhao Jiamin said, "I will take you to a place."
There are two tall trees at the end of the path. There is a bench under the trees. The ground is paved with square tiles under the feet. Although there are weeds coming out of the cracks, it is possible to stand down.
"This is called the kapok tree. It's past its flowering season, otherwise the red color of the tree would be beautiful. The oil from its seeds can be used to make soap..."
Zhao Jiamin stood under the tree in a white dress. She looked back at Qiu Huoming, "These two trees were also grafted from my old house."
She stretched out her hand and caressed the rough bark of the big tree, "Actually, I don't blame my father. At that time, he kept himself safe, which was not wrong in itself. He was a poor boy with no problem with his own identity. He was implicated by my mother for no reason. Everyone will leave..."
"I just think that when my mother passed away, he couldn't even come over to take a look. It was too heartless..."
Zhao Jiamin pursed her lips and was silent for a while, then said: "After I returned to Yangcheng, I would occasionally come here with my uncle to visit. This is my favorite place to stay. Uncle Pan specially kept this building. They are all very fond of it." good person……"
"I'm also trying to reconcile with the past. People have to move forward after the passing of people...Okay, I've said everything I can say. Is there anything else you want to ask?"
The little girl stood under the tree, the sun shining through the gaps on her hair and skirt, Qiu Huoming's heart tightened.
The words he didn't ask were revealed one by one by the other party. This was probably the girl with the sharpest mind he had ever met. Or maybe she was cautious and observant. Before the big change, she should have lived like a princess. Under the care of parents.
"I..." His voice was a little hoarse. He, who was always eloquent, couldn't think of a word to reply.
"Now it's my turn to ask, why are you here?"
Zhao Jiamin asked with a slight hint of curiosity as he turned his head.
Qiu Huoming breathed a sigh of relief. He took a few steps forward and brushed off the fallen leaves on the bench, as if the speechless self just now had never appeared.
He said with a smile: "It's a long story. You are an illustrator, and I am a half-hearted writer..."
Zhao Jiamin looked like she was all ears.
Qiu Huoming sat down on the bench and pointed to the other side, "Sit down and I will give you a detailed report."
Zhao Jiamin sat down, the morning wind passed through the treetops, and fallen leaves were flying.
Qiu Huoming's voice was slow and steady, "I serialized martial arts novels on 'Wulin'..."
He told the story from beginning to end.
Zhao Jiamin was thoughtful, she looked at Qiu Huoming and joked: "Xinghuo? This is a good name. Have you read the latest issue of the magazine, Brother Xinghuo?"
Qiu Huoming shook his head and said, "No."
"Then wait until you see it." Zhao Jiamin leaned back on the chair and looked up at the front...
Qiu Huoming was thinking about what she meant when a furry thing suddenly appeared under her feet and rubbed against her ankle.
"Xiao Bai!" Qiu Huoming shouted. He bent down and looked at his feet. Xiao Bai could now be called Xiao Hui. His long gray hair looked extremely embarrassed, but only his blue eyes were still shining. Hui.
A fair and long finger from the side had already reached over. Zhao Jiamin touched Xiaobai's head, "Did you win or lose the fight?"
Xiaobai raised his head, rubbed her palm, and called out comfortably: "Meow~"
Qiu Huoming smiled and said, "It has long hair and other cats have nowhere to bite. This guy will most likely win."
Xiaobai seemed to agree with his words and shouted again.
After a moment, it suddenly rushed forward and disappeared into the grass in the blink of an eye.
In fact, in nature, life is difficult for white species. White cats and white dogs are both vulnerable groups. White cats in the wild have almost no hair intact. They have either been beaten by their own kind or their fur is sloppy. They can’t even talk to friends. Being disliked by other cats.
Xiaobai is domesticated, with good nutrition and strong body, so he can occupy this territory. Long-haired cats are not suitable for subtropical regions. Many long-haired cats have poor hygiene, and there are many skin diseases.
The two were chatting when they saw a slender figure appearing on the path not far away, and Lao Jin came over with an annoyed look on his face.
"Amin, there are a lot of mosquitoes outside, come in and talk." After saying that, he gave Qiu Huoming a hard look.
Originally, Lao Jin's attitude towards him was warm, but now he seemed to see an enemy.
"Uncle, when will we go back?" Zhao Jiamin asked as he walked.
Lao Jin's face turned pale, "I'll go back after dinner."
"Classmate Zhao, won't you come back to school with me?" Qiu Huoming felt a murderous aura coming out of his mouth as soon as he finished speaking.
"I want to go home with my uncle to bring something. You should go back first..." Zhao Jiamin explained.
"You are not from the same department, are you so familiar with each other?" Lao Jin couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Jiamin was stunned. She glanced at Qiu Huoming. She seemed to have known him for a long time without knowing it, but in fact, the two of them had only known each other for less than a month.
How did you meet? Start with running, or start with those math questions the other party asked at the freshman orientation ceremony?
The roots of her ears were slightly pink. Fortunately, she had entered the interior of the wooden building and the light was dim, so no one noticed.
"That classmate Zhao is well-developed morally, intellectually, physically, artistically and physically. We participated in some activities together, and we had a little more contact." Qiu Huoming explained quickly.
Zhao Jiamin glanced at Qiu Huoming, and his words were true.
"Amin, study hard and participate in fewer messy associations..." Lao Jin warned.
"Okay, I understand." Zhao Jiamin did not refute.
Lao Jin's expression recovered a little. In the tea room, a few people were still chatting. Seeing them coming over, Teacher Zhang smiled and said: "It's no wonder that Lao Jin is nervous. Who has such a beautiful daughter? That's all." nervous……"
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Jiamin's face turned red immediately.
Lao Pan was afraid that the little girl wouldn't be able to resist, so he quickly interrupted, "Hey, Lao Xu, what's the result of your apprentice's assessment today?"
Master Xu smiled and said, "Yes, it's better than I thought."
He pointed to the chair next to him, "Huo Ming, sit down."
Lao Jin took his niece and sat on the other side, maintaining an effective social distance from Qiu Huoming.
"My name is Xu Lang. From now on, you will officially be my disciple. You must clean yourself and respect yourself from now on, otherwise..." He stared at Qiu Huoming with his eyes clear.
Qiu Huoming felt as if he was being targeted by a giant beast, and his palms were sweating slightly. This old Xu had something up his sleeve. This was probably the so-called 'power' after having learned martial arts to a certain extent.
"Otherwise, I will clean up the door." Xu Lang said solemnly.
Qiu Huoming thought to himself, can he still quit?
He looked around, and several people looked at him. Everyone was waiting for his answer.
He smiled bitterly and said, "Master, what standard do you mean by being clean and self-respecting? If I fall in love normally, you won't interfere, right?"
Xu Lang laughed, "As long as you don't bully the weak, bully men and women..."
The examples he listed happened to be the behaviors that Qiu Huoming disdained. As long as they were not allowed to be friends, they could be tolerated. Qiu Huoming immediately responded, "I understand, master."
Xu Lang couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that his apprentice had listened to his teachings, "Come have a few drinks with me at noon..."
"okay."
Qiu Huoming agreed quickly and was let go by Xu Lang. He looked at Zhao Jiamin who was watching the excitement. The little girl was watching so enthusiastically that she didn't realize that Lao Jin beside her had already darkened her face.
"Um, Uncle Pan, are we going to buy groceries?"
Lao Pan shook his head, "You're a very diligent kid. Someone is here to deliver food today. Everyone is just waiting..."
"Oh, okay, I just saw Xiaobai. He was dirty. I'll go take a look at it..."
Qiu Huoming stood up in a flash.
"Wait a minute." Lao Pan took out two dried fish from under the coffee table and threw them to Qiu Huoming, "Take them and feed them."
"Okay." Qiu Huoming took the dried fish and walked out quickly.
Not long after he came out, Zhao Jiamin also came out. The topics discussed by the few people inside were not of interest to her, so she might as well follow Qiu Huoming to find the cat. She made a random excuse and got up and walked out without waiting for Lao Jin to refute.
Lao Jin endured it, but still didn't call her. Feeling angry, he simply drank a gulp of tea.
In the front yard, Qiu Huoming was holding a small dried fish, squatting on the ground and calling: "Mimi..."
Zhao Jiamin walked over and heard movement in the grass, "Xiaobai..." she called.
After a while, the grass undulated, and Xiaobai jumped out from it, walking straight towards Qiu Huoming. Behind it was a Sanhua. Sanhua stopped at the intersection of the grass and the path, and stopped moving forward, looking straight on his face. He looked at the two humans in front of him curiously.
"Hey, your wife?" Qiu Huoming threw a dried fish to Xiaobai, while looking at the timid Sanhua.
He threw the other dried fish in his hand, and Sanhua ran away without a trace.
Xiaobai slowly ate his share of dried fish, paying no attention to what was happening behind him.
"Your wife ran away, why don't you go and call her back..." Qiu Huoming educated him.
"Pfft, you think it understands." Zhao Jiamin said with a smile, "Wait a while, that three-flowered bird is still observing us. When it feels that there is no danger, it will come out."
Sure enough, after a while, Sanhua poked her head out of the grass again, trying to hook the dried fish on the ground into the grass with her front paws... The movements were so naive and really cute.
"Look at this situation, Xiaobai will be a father in autumn." Qiu Huoming glanced at Xiaobai's two furry bells.
"It's a pity that the school can't keep cats, otherwise we could take in a little cub." Zhao Jiamin straightened up.
"You come here often. Do you recognize Pan Jincheng?" Qiu Huoming asked: "This man is in our class now. He is very stubborn..."
Zhao Jiamin smiled and said: "Of course I know him. I have known him since he was a child. However, we have only met once when we grew up, so we are not very familiar with each other. He also has a twin sister named Luo Jinxiu. She is studying at CUHK. I have a close relationship with her. More closely, he sees his sister just like a mouse sees a cat. When we were young, we often teased him..."
"Don't they have the same last name?" Qiu Huoming asked.
"One has the father's surname and the other has the mother's surname." Zhao Jiamin explained: "There was a time when it was popular to name children like this, but now you can only have one child. I'm afraid you can't do this anymore..."
"With brothers and sisters, we can discuss things when we encounter them..." Zhao Jiamin smiled, "Strictly speaking, I have several younger brothers and sisters now, but they probably don't know that I exist."
Qiu Huo said secretly that when the policy is stabilized in the future, if many things from the Jin family can be taken back, the other party will probably come to curry favor with him. In this case, this person will have no limits.
"A gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain has a long-term relationship. It's because they are not magnanimous enough, and it has nothing to do with you. Your life will get better and better."
"For your good advice, when I was a child, whenever they returned to the countryside, they would send me away. I lived in many places, including my aunt's house... When I was a child, I didn't understand. I thought it was something I had done wrong... "
Qiuhuoming Cat lowered her waist and looked at the dried fish that was finally obtained by the calico cat, and suddenly said: "I will tell you a story, it is... the story of my cousin..."
"He has been placed in his hometown to live with his grandparents since he was born. This is a big family. He has uncles, uncles, and many cousins..."
"He didn't see his parents for the first time until he was 6 years old. They showed up because he almost died. Later, after he was rescued, they left again. They threw a lot of money to him. They said they had no money to work hard outside. It was for his own good, and he believed it.”
"He was called an unwanted child in his hometown, so he would fight with others. If he lost, he would be scolded when he returned home. If he won, he would not be much better, and his ears would be pulled to apologize."
"People in my hometown don't pay attention to education, especially for him. No one cares whether he studies well or not, so he works hard to discipline himself. He doesn't play games and reads books every day. He wants to get into a good university and make his parents proud of him. He wants to be in the future He gave his parents a lot of money so that they no longer had to leave their hometown. He was very smart and finally got into college..."
"He took the admission notice and went to see his parents for the first time..."
"My cousin... He later said that his parents had divorced a long time ago. They had married their own families and had lovely children. He had long been forgotten. Even if they met face to face, they did not recognize him... He pinched With the notice in hand... I turned around and went to college."
Qiu Huoming thought of his previous life, the sudden illness when he was 6 years old, and the feeling of being on the verge of death. It was almost the same as the feeling of holding the notice in a foreign land that day. To him, his previous home was his longing. , he never thought about it again...
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