There is a sick beauty in my family

The winter in City C is extremely cold this year.Unlike previous years, it was only January and there were already several heavy snowfalls.

The white snow has accumulated a thick layer, and it is white as far as the eye can see.

There are very few pedestrians on the street, all wrapped up like rice dumplings, with umbrellas on their heads.Hats, masks, and scarves, nothing that can keep out the cold is left behind.

In a hurry.

City C is a southern city, and it snows in winter.However, the number of snowfalls is very small, and the winters of previous years are not as cold as this year.

Not to mention, there has been heavy snowfall like in recent days.

Meng Manni got off work a little early today, and as soon as she got home, when she was standing at the entrance, she smelled the rich aroma of chicken soup wafting from the kitchen.

It is the aroma of chestnut chicken soup, and it is also Meng Manni's favorite soup.

Qin Shuyi only knows how to cook this soup, but the taste is really good, even better than the ones he drank in those five-star restaurants.

It was only later that I found out that it was Qin Shuyi who specifically asked Professor Lu for advice on how to make this chestnut chicken soup.

But Meng Manni will never know, in order to be able to make this chestnut chicken soup well, Qin Shuyi was so embarrassed when he made the soup for the first time.Not only broke the casserole, but also burned my hands.

I have been busy all afternoon, just to make this chestnut chicken soup.

The big daughter who doesn't touch the spring water with ten fingers, the world-class famous designer standing at the top of the fashion pyramid, at this moment is just a little girl who wants to please her sweetheart.

As a result, Meng Manni came home very late that night, and Qin Shu was too sleepy to go back to her room to sleep.

The bowl of chicken soup on the table has completely cooled down, and there is a note under the white porcelain bowl containing the chicken soup, which is Qin Shuyi's notes.

[I cooked your favorite chestnut chicken soup for you, remember to drink it. 】

Meng Manni stared blankly at the note in her hand, the corners of her mouth curled slightly, but her eyes were moist.

During this period of time, Qin Shu has been living in his own house and sleeping in the next room.During the day, Meng Manni went to work in the company.When I got home from get off work, the nanny had already prepared all the meals.

Sometimes I get off work late, and it's already past nine o'clock when I get home.And every time Qin Shuyi would sit on the sofa and wait for him to go home, then heat up the already cold food, and then eat together.

Meng Manni said several times, don't wait for her to get off work, eat it while it's hot.However, Qin Shuyi smiled and said yes every time, but obediently waited for Meng Manni to come home every time.

Meng Manni really had nothing to do with this person, so she stopped emphasizing it.

It has been three months since he came back from France in mid-October, and Qin Shu also has no plans to return to France.

On the way, Qin Shuyi still flew to France a few times, but only stayed for two or three days, and then returned home immediately.

"I'm back." Hearing the sound, Qin Shuyi, who was wearing an apron around his waist, walked out of the kitchen quickly, looking at the entrance.

"Eaten dinner yet?"

"No, but I have a dinner, so I won't be eating at home today." Meng Manni raised her head and smiled at Qin Shuyi.

"Leave me a bowl of soup, I'll drink it when I come back, thank you."

Meng Manni knew that the other party cooked this soup specially for her, so no matter what, she had to empty her stomach for the soup.

"Well, good." Although Qin Shuyi was a little disappointed, there was still a smile on his mouth.

It's not in vain to cook soup for an afternoon.

When facing Meng Manni, Qin Shu also put away his bad temper, and unreservedly showed his patience and gentleness in front of the other party.

"Then I... will pick you up later." Qin Shuyi took a few steps forward and watched Meng Manni go upstairs.

"No need, Secretary Song is with me." Meng Manni walked up the spiral staircase as she spoke, her pace was a little fast.

"You don't have to wait for me, go to bed early." Meng Manni stopped suddenly, turned slightly, and looked at Qin Shuyi who was not far away.

Qin Shu also stood there, holding a white porcelain spoon in his hand, looking up at Meng Manni, "Okay."

Although she promised Meng Manni to go to bed first, Qin Shuyi suffered from insomnia, lying on the bed and tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.In the end, he just got up and didn't sleep.

The windows of the bedroom were closed tightly, and the heavy light gray curtains on both sides were seamlessly closed together, so that it was impossible to know when it was snowing outside again.

With a "swipe", the curtain in front of her was pulled back by Qin Shuyi.

Standing in front of the window, looking at the goose-feather-like snowflakes in the sky, Qin Shuyi's first thought was whether Meng Manni was dressed a little lightly when she went out, and whether she would be frozen.

The heating in the house is very good, and Qin Shuyi, who is only wearing pure cotton pajamas, doesn't feel cold at all.

He strode back to the head of the bed, bent down to pick up the mobile phone on the bedside table, and turned on the mobile phone to see that it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening.

Opening the call log, he directly dialed Meng Manni's number.After only two rings, the phone was connected.

"Manni, when are you coming back?"

"I'll be home soon, in the garage."

"Okay, let's hang up first."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Shuyi went downstairs with her slippers and went straight to the kitchen.Put a bowl of chicken soup in the microwave and let it sit for 2 minutes.

A moment later, the rich chicken soup filled the entire kitchen.

Therefore, the moment Meng Manni opened the living room, smelling of alcohol, she smelled the aroma of chicken soup floating in the air.

"It smells so good!" Meng Manni sniffed with her eyes half closed.

Leaning against the light-colored wall covering behind her, she took off her high-heeled shoes that ached her toes and put on soft cotton slippers.

Hearing the sound, Qin Shuyi quickly came out of the kitchen and strode towards the entrance.He quickly put his arms around Meng Manni's slender waist, and took the bag in the other's hand with one hand.

"Have you been drinking?" Qin Shuyi frowned and asked bluntly.

The alcohol smell on this person is a bit heavy, and you can smell it as soon as you get close.

"Not much, just two or three cups." Meng Manni put her arms around the other's neck, and hung her whole body on Qin Shuyi's body.

Qin Shu was also startled, then paused, "Then don't drink chicken soup, I'll make you a cup of hangover tea."

"Okay." Meng Manni smiled, and then let Qin Shuyi help herself to sit on the sofa.

Seeing that the other party was about to leave, he immediately sat up straight and grabbed Qin Shuyi's cuff.

"Don't go!"

Qin Shu also turned sideways, and said patiently, "I'll make you a cup of hangover tea, it'll be ready soon."

"I'm not drunk."

"Okay, I know you're not drunk."

"I bought you delicious food." Meng Manni said, and her other hand also grabbed the other's cuff.

"Sit down."

Qin Shuyi was very happy in his heart, a smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and sat obediently on the sofa, "Mystery."

Meng Manni leaned forward, took the large white Hermes handbag that was thrown on the sofa just now, and took out a bunch of candied haws wrapped tightly in kraft paper from the bag.

"Didn't you say you want to eat the candied haws at the school gate, but that store has long since closed. I also searched for several places before I found this time-honored brand." A bunch of bright candied haws.

"It's quite similar to the store in front of the school. His candied haws are also pure hawthorn candied haws. He even said that they are authentic Beijing candied haws." After finishing speaking, Meng Manni handed over the candied haws and sent them to Qin Shuyi. before.

Qin Shuyi was stunned, unable to speak for a while, and a thin layer of mist gradually formed around his eyes.

"You braved the snow just to buy me a bunch of candied haws?"

Meng Manni squinted her eyes and nodded her chin, "Isn't Secretary Song driving the car?"

Although Secretary Song was driving the car, every time he went to a small shop selling candied haws.Meng Manni would get out of the car to see it in person, stepping on the snow step by step.

But I passed several shops, either they were closed, or there were only some fruit candied haws left.Fortunately, Meng Manni finally found a time-honored brand that only sells this kind of candied hawthorn with pure hawthorn.

"Here, let's try it." Meng Manni smiled slightly, and pointed to the bunch of candied haws on her hand with her chin.

Qin Shu lowered his eyes, and quickly took the candied haws with both hands, "Thank you."

The icing on the outside melted a bit, but it didn't affect the taste.A hint of sweet and sour blooms on the taste buds, which is very authentic Beijing candied haws.

"what about the taste?"

"Well, it's delicious."

"Then I'll buy it for you next time."

"You're so kind to me, I'm going to think wildly." Qin Shuyi held candied haws in his hand, and his eyes became moist.

"......" Meng Manni's heart was pounding, waiting for the other party to continue talking.

"You can feel it, right?" Qin Shu also summoned up his courage and said, "I feel that I love you."

"Yes, I feel it." Meng Manni suddenly twitched her thick eyelashes, not surprised.

Through this period of getting along day and night, Meng Manni realized that the other party's feelings for her were not as simple as a simple childhood friendship.Before that, Meng Manni had always thought that Qin Shuyi had the same feelings for him as he did for Shu Jiaoruo.

"Then are you willing to be my girlfriend?" Qin Shuyi squeezed Meng Manni's hand tightly and said excitedly.

"We can try to date first, and if you think we are not suitable, you can stop at any time." The tone of the exit sounded a little humble, as if begging for the love of the other party.

"I am willing to stay in China for your development, so that I can be with you every day."

"..." Meng Manni looked at the other party quietly, without making a sound.In fact, he was thinking carefully, asking his own mind over and over again.

The living room was very quiet, the floor-to-ceiling windows were closed tightly, Haoxue crushed the branches, and the branches lay low.

"It's okay, if you don't want to, just pretend I didn't say anything." Seeing that the other party didn't make a sound, Qin Shuyi finally withdrew his hand dully.

Seeing the lonely and disappointed eyes of the other party, Meng Manni's heart couldn't help but throbbing, and he hesitated to speak.

"I'll make you a cup of hangover tea." Qin Shuyi stood up slowly, turned her back, and hurriedly packed up her disappointment.

Meng Manni silently looked at Qin Shuyi's back, feeling her beating heart, and called out to that tall back.

"Shu Yi!"

Qin Shu also stopped suddenly, and turned around slowly.

"Shu Yi, I like you too." Meng Manni smiled softly, tears rolling down her face.

"There is no need to try to date, let's formally date."

This smile instantly healed Qin Shuyi's bleeding heart.

"...Okay!" Qin Shuyi was stunned for a while, then nodded emphatically.

Meng Manni stepped towards Qin Shuyi, then buried her head in the opponent's arms, and wrapped her arms around the opponent's waist.

"It's a bit cold for me to sleep alone."

Qin Shu also hooked her lips into a smile, straightened Meng Manni's body, tilted her head and kissed her on the lips, "I'll accompany you."

***

The snow outside the car window was getting bigger and bigger, and Mu Wan hadn't closed the car window after she rolled it down. Although the air conditioner was turned on in the car, it couldn't resist the "whirring" cold wind pouring into the car.

Mu Wan's alcohol capacity is very good, and she only drank two glasses at the dinner table just now.At this moment, being blown by the cold wind like this, the little smell of alcohol on his body was also blown away.

I don't know how long I stayed in the car, until the time-honored candied haws shop across the road closed, and Mu Wan realized that it was already very late.

time to go.

Tomorrow, Mu Wan will leave City C, where she has lived for nearly 30 years, and go to Lijiang.

Just last month, Mu Wan made two important decisions in her life: one was to resign, and the other was to sell the house.

The money from selling the house plus the savings I have accumulated over the years of work are enough for Mu Wan to set up a smaller homestay in Lijiang.

From then on, Mu Wan planned to settle down in Lijiang.

Such a decision may seem rash to outsiders, even a bit of a joke, but Mu Wan has already made sufficient preparations for it.Besides, this was also Mu Wangang's wish when he graduated from university, and now he finally has the opportunity to realize it.

The whole company was shocked by Mu Wan's voluntary resignation.After working for the company for so many years, he finally became a department manager, which is the rising period of his career.

With such a bright future, he gave up on his own initiative!This is not like Mu Wan's behavior at all.

Before leaving, Mu Wan wanted to have a meal with Meng Manni and say goodbye.Originally, she thought that the other party would reject her, but she didn't expect Meng Manni to agree very readily.

"Man Ni, do we still have a chance to reconcile?" Looking at Meng Man Ni sitting across from the dining table, Mu Wan mustered up her courage.

In fact, Mu Wan was still very reluctant.He was reluctant to leave the city where he had lived for decades, and the woman in front of him.

Meng Manni suddenly raised her eyes, holding a goblet with only a sip of red wine in her hand.

"No, because I already have someone I like." She shrugged and hooked her lips wet with red wine.

At first, Mu Wan thought that this person was deliberately saying such things to perfuse herself, but when she saw Meng Manni braving the heavy snow, she went from shop to shop looking for the candied haws.

Mu Wan had no choice but to accept this fact.

What Meng Manni said to herself just now came to mind again.

"You don't actually like me very much. The person you love the most is always yourself. Your reluctance is just your attachment to the past. It's a pity to let go because you have paid too much for it. You long for You want something in return and feel like it's not fair."

"There is no reward or fairness for emotional matters."

After a while, Mu Wan stretched out her hand out of the window, palm facing up.As the snowflakes fell on my palm, the clear coolness moistened the lifeline.

At this moment, Mu Wan really understood what she really wanted.

Let go of the past and welcome a new beginning.