"Sister, you come with me, we'll go home." Jing Yicheng's face became very bad, this time he left immediately at the beginning, as if the people behind were a flood.
Chu Chu couldn't do anything, so he stumbled and was pulled out. Before going out, he hurriedly made a gesture to Luo Ye, telling him to take it easy and she would solve it.
She didn't expect Cheng Cheng's reaction to be so big, or maybe it was because they hadn't seen each other for too long, it was too sudden for him, so she couldn't accept that she had a boyfriend for a while.
Jin Yu didn't leave after they came in, but stepped aside to deal with guild affairs. Seeing this scene, he pushed his glasses and analyzed rationally: "I think you may be in trouble."
Luo Ye was noncommittal, and methodically put the snacks on the table into his backpack.
Jin Yu's always gentle face seemed to show a smile of watching a good show: "Your future brother-in-law doesn't seem to like you very much."
Luo Ye threw the backpack on his back and raised his eyebrows at him: "Are you very experienced?"
"In fact, Xiaoxin has a ten-year-old younger brother, and he is a relative." Jin Yu shrugged helplessly.
Oh, it turned out to be the same people.
Jin Yu looked at him sympathetically: "Getting along with my brother-in-law is a skillful job, bless you."
Thinking that the first time he met Xiao Xin's younger brother, he was tossed by the bear children in every possible way, and finally cultivated some feelings and let him accept himself a little.
However, Xiaoxin's younger brother is young, and he can successfully pass the customs with a little more coaxing. In addition, there is a big age difference with Xiaoxin, and there is not much time for the siblings, so he does not need to meet often.
But Luo Ye's situation is much more difficult than him. The brother-in-law is not too old, he is past the age where he can be bribed with toys and snacks, and the two brothers and sisters are in a good relationship.
On the other hand, Chu Chu was quickly pulled out of the guild by his little cousin before he slowed down.
"Chengcheng, what's the matter with you?" Chu Chu broke off the thin body of the young man, saw his red eyes, and asked anxiously, why did he cry.
"Sister, don't be with him." The boy's voice was hoarse and choked, and he put down his arrogant words, "I earn money to support you, and it must be no worse than you are now."
Chu Chu was helpless: "Don't make trouble in the city."
She just thought it was her little cousin who still didn't understand Luo Ye, thinking that after getting along for a long time, he could always feel that Luo Ye was good.
She likes Ah Ye and will spend the rest of her life with him, and naturally hopes that her close relatives can accept him.
Jing Yicheng stomped his feet anxiously: "I'm not fooling around, I'm serious! Sister, I've grown up, you can't treat me like a child, I can take responsibility, make money to support my parents, and you."
Chu Chu knew that the younger cousin had always been impatient, and the more he talked, the more anxious he became. Maybe he would misunderstand Ah Ye more deeply, so he could only follow his words and temporarily change the subject: "Okay, let's not talk about this, take me there first. See your aunt and uncle."
Jing Yicheng had to swallow the remaining words in his heart, knowing that he wouldn't be able to convince his cousin to leave the man for a while, but it didn't matter, when he made enough money, he would naturally make the man stay away from his sister.
When he was very young, he promised to protect his cousin, no matter how difficult it was, he would not allow others to bully her.
The Jing family also lived in Dongcheng District, but the place where they lived was far away from their family home in Chuchao.
Jing Yicheng took Chu Nao to a very dilapidated old alley, and he went to the front of a small courtyard, pushing open the crumbling door.
"Mom, sister, come out and see who I brought back!"
Jing Yicheng has a sister who got married two years ago. I heard Chengcheng talk about their family at the beginning of the road. My cousin just took her husband back to her parents' house on the day of the natural disaster, so their family only lives now. together.
My uncle and cousin-in-law have regular jobs. They went out early in the morning. Only their aunt and cousin were at home. The two of them heard Jing Yicheng's voice and hurried out of the house. stunned.
Jing Yicheng repeated it loudly again: "Mom, sister, look, Sister Long is here to find us!"
Looking at the old and haggard aunt and cousin in front of the house, I have mixed feelings in my heart. My aunt has always been a very delicate person. In my first memory, my aunt has always been dressed in fashion clothes, famous brands, bags and jewelry. , Even the hair is meticulously handled by the stylist.
When was it like now, rough and cheap clothes, messy hair rolled up, a few wrinkles on the face, frostbite on the hands hidden in the big ill-fitting padded jacket, thin and yellow complexion.
And my cousin, not to mention, has been the jewel of my aunt's palm since I was a child. She has a good life and smooth sailing. She has been in good shape with her boyfriend who has been in love with her for many years. She has never suffered any setback. how old.
"Auntie, cousin." Chu Chuo shouted a little embarrassedly.
When she used to live at her uncle's house, apart from her good relationship with her little cousin, she got along with others in a normal way. Now that she is in this situation again, she doesn't know how to get along.
Afraid of being too enthusiastic, but also afraid of being too cold.
The two people in front of the house finally recovered. Like Chu Chu, they were also dumbfounded and didn't know how to face Chu Chu. Compared with Jing Yicheng's happiness, their emotions were much more complicated.
It is true that Chuchu is the only surviving relative of the Jing family, but in the past, when Chuchu lived in their house, they were not close, and now there is no way to get close at once.
Finally, Jingyicheng's mother Lan Hong answered dryly: "It's Xiaochu, why did you come to the capital."
Obvious embarrassment.
There is no joy in reuniting relatives, only the embarrassment of being seen by people who were not welcome when they were down.
However, Jing Yicheng didn't seem to be able to see it. He didn't mind their embarrassment or embarrassment at all. He excitedly dragged Chu Chu into the house, let her sit at the dilapidated wooden table the family used to eat, and poured her a glass of water. , and then chatted with her, asking her about this period of time, as if there were endless things to say.
The only one who was at ease was Jing Yicheng. Just like before, he was the only one who would bring Chu Tuo to play, talk to her, whether it was a family trip or a dinner party. The second shouted loudly: "Where's my sister? Sister, come quickly!"
She has a weak relationship in her life, but fortunately she still has a little cousin who cares about her.
At the beginning, in the chatter of the younger cousin Barbara, he unconsciously relaxed his mood, and was occasionally amused by his jokes.
No matter how much her aunt and aunt cared about her, she never felt that there was anything wrong with them. Now that she has Ah Ye, she has nothing to complain about. She has always been grateful to them. Gradually, she let go of the awkwardness and unnaturalness of facing her aunt , Luoluo generously and automatically asked them about their well-being.
Lan Hong was in a trance for a moment. She remembered that this daughter, who was fostered at their deceased aunt's house, was timid and shy since she was a child, and her voice was also small. Every time she saw her, she lowered her head. She never liked this child very much. .
But for their family, raising her is just an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks, and there is no conflict of interest, and Chengcheng likes to play with this cousin, and can have multiple playmates, so she doesn't like it or not, and she has never Sorry.
But for a warm-hearted family, her good-natured treatment is often just material, and she has never given one point if she has feelings.
When we first met, the girl who had been fostered in their house was obviously much more respectable than her own embarrassment. She thought that even if the girl didn't hate them, she would definitely have no good intentions, but the little girl who was always afraid of her, met her. Up to now, there is no meaning to look down on them at all, and every word is concerned about them.
Now that I think about it, she has always been a small belly and treated others with stereotypes. She has lived for half a century, and when a sudden change occurs, she finally understands a little bit of human affection.
Lan Hong's hand hidden in her sleeve shook lightly, she put down the burden in her heart a little, her tone was no longer as stiff as it was at the beginning, and she tried to talk like family: "Your uncle and I are both in good health, let you worry about it. ."
Chu Chu asked a few more questions, and Jing Yicheng dealt with it, and the atmosphere between them gradually improved.
"By the way, aunt, I have a good antifreeze ointment here. I remember that you used to be most afraid of the cold. The weather in the capital is so cold now, don't freeze your body."
Chu Chu naturally mentioned the frostbite on Lan Hong's hand, and turned around to get her schoolbag, only to remember that the schoolbag was not with her. Although she didn't hide the fact that she had space, she still liked to take things from the schoolbag, although schoolbags often Just a cover up.
She had to pretend to take out the antifreeze from her pocket and put it in Lan Hong's hand: "Use it first, and I'll send it to you when I'm done. I have a lot of it."
Lan Hong lowered her head and looked at the plaster in her hand. It was something that she might have thought cheap when she saw it in the past, because she only used big-brand skin care products, but now, a small plaster suddenly makes her eyes feel a little hot.
From being pampered to the point where her family could not eat enough, she has been working hard to straighten her back, not wanting to be looked down upon, but are these appearances really important?
She asked herself, no one ever looked down on anyone, only her vanity was at play.
She didn't say anything, but she closed her palms gently. Seeing this, Jing Yicheng next to her happily hugged her mother's shoulders: "Mom, sister, I'm going to cook today. Let's have a meal together as a family today?"
"If you cook, the dogs won't eat what you make." His sister Jing Yiran snorted, got up and walked towards the kitchen, tying up her hair, saying to Chu Chu, "Look at Chu Chu, Sister shows you both hands today."
Chu Chu smiled: "Okay."
Jing Yicheng ran to the kitchen to start a fight, only Chuchu and Lan Hong were left in the living room. The two sat opposite each other and fell into silence again, but soon Chuchu found a topic, sat next to Lan Hong, and said, "Auntie, I'll brush your hair."
Lan Hong was slightly startled, and after a while she nodded lightly.
Chu Chu had seen many times before a stylist made hairstyles for her aunt. Although she didn't have that skill, she barely remembered how to do the simplest hairstyle.
Her movements were a little rusty, and it took a while to clamp it with a clip. She looked left and right, and she was very satisfied, so she complacently took out a small mirror and showed it to Lan Hong: "Auntie, look at me, isn't it good-looking? "
Lan Hong saw her current hairstyle in the mirror. Although it was not very delicate, it was loosely sandwiched, but there was a natural lazy beauty in the simplicity. There was not much change, but she suddenly felt that she had aged a lot. became much younger again.
"Well, it's beautiful."
She thought, maybe it's not her appearance that's young, but her mentality is young, just like the little girl who never dared to talk to her loudly, now she has grown into a big girl who will playfully chat with her and comb her hair .
Chu Chu took the mirror and showed her left and right: "It's my aunt who looks good, so she looks good no matter how she dresses up."
Lan Hong looked at her helplessly: "Just your sweet mouth."
Sister Jing Yiran quickly prepared a simple dish and soup, "There are not many things, don't dislike it."
"How come, I'll try my cousin's craftsmanship." Chu Chu picked up a green vegetable that was slightly burnt and ate it, and then honestly said, "Um... Is there too much salt?"
"Is there, I'll try it... Bah, Bah, Jing Yicheng, I told you to make trouble, I just said that I put too much salt!" Jing Yiran caught Jing Yicheng and beat him up, and performed "Sister, Friends and Brother Gong" every day.
"Wow, you bastard, when I asked you if you still wanted to let it go, it was you who nodded!"
Lan Hong acts as a peacemaker: "Okay, just pay attention next time."
Although it has been a long time, their family is still not good at cooking, but it is cheaper to cook by yourself than to eat in the cafeteria.
Time has changed a lot, and the people who used to be rich in clothing and food have also learned to be diligent and thrifty, and have a rough meal.
Although the cooking failed, the four of them still enjoyed the meal. The fly in the ointment is that the uncle and brother-in-law will only come back at night, so there is no way to reunite for the time being.
After lunch, Chu Chuo said goodbye. Although they wanted to keep her, they had nowhere to stay.
Jing Yicheng escorted her out of the alley, kicking the stones on the side of the road with his head down as he walked, feeling a little gloomy.
"What's wrong?" Chu Tso asked him.
Jing Yicheng looked up at her, then turned away to look at the figure not far away, gritted his teeth and said firmly: "Sister, wait for me, wait for me to change to a bigger house, and let you come and live with us."
Although he really didn't want to send Chuchao back, he had to admit that at present he was not able to give his cousin a good life, nor could he persuade her to leave that man.
Chu Chu touched the top of his head: "Well, I believe you, I will send it here, I will walk the rest of the way by myself, you can go back quickly."
Jing Yicheng wanted to say something more, but after seeing Chu Tiao's soft gaze, he had to take it back, glared at the man in the distance, turned around and trot back.
He didn't want to witness the scene of his sister walking with other men.
Chu Tiao shook his head helplessly, and he didn't know where he was so hostile to Luo Ye. Obviously, his cousin got married before, and he was quite friendly to his cousin's husband.
She was thinking about how to eliminate her little cousin's hostility towards her boyfriend, when someone hugged her behind her, she leaned back relaxedly and approached his arms naturally.
"Aye, I'm very happy today." She climbed onto his back.
"Well." The man walked home with her legs supported, and listened silently.
Chu Chu shared today's joy with him: "I didn't dare to talk to my aunt before, but I feel very good today. Not only did I talk to my aunt a lot, but I also got closer to her."
"Um."
"In a few days, I'll take you to see them, okay?" Because the relationship with the only relative is a little closer, I also want to introduce him to her relatives.
"it is good."
Chuchu wrapped his arms around his neck, kissed his ear, and said, "But before that, I want to coax my unhappy husband."
Luo Ye flatly denied: "No."
"No?" Chu Chu kissed his other ear again.
"...only a little."
"Is that coaxing enough?"
She tilted her head, kissed the side of his neck, near the Adam's apple, and licked it.
The hand holding her thigh tightened suddenly, the man stopped and asked faintly, "Aren't you going out in the afternoon?"
Chu Chu: "…"
This question is a bit dangerous, can she refuse to answer it?
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