cast a peach

Tan Mingli couldn't help laughing.

So cute.

"Well, is that so? Isn't it normal now? It's a special situation?" She deliberately teased Zhao Guangshui.

Zhao Guangshui lowered his eyes, didn't realize that she was teasing him for a while, thought for a while, and said seriously: "Yes."

He raised his face and looked at her blankly: "I... am afraid that my sister will be angry."

Never been so scared.

Tan Mingli was startled when he heard the words, and tightened his fingers slightly.

The young girl didn't know how to hide her sincerity, she was frank and sincere to her, without reservation or defense, and confessed her feelings almost as if leading her into the room.She wanted to dilute Xiao Shui's emotions just now with a joke, but instead she seemed too adult-like tactful and contemptuous.

But she laughed again, very naturally: "Really? Then why is there a word for water in the name?"

He quietly changed the topic.

Tan Mingli was keenly aware of the danger.Xiao Shui is a very good child, and she really likes Xiao Shui very much.But... In the past month, the relationship between her and Xiao Shui seemed to be going too fast, and she instinctively felt uneasy.

"Ah, this is because," Zhao Guangshui regained his strength, and when she talked about serious matters, her expression would always be gentle and serious, "When I was just born, grandpa asked someone to read the horoscope for me, It was named because of the lack of water.”

"The word "light" is arranged according to seniority. For children of our generation, the second letter of the name is "light."

"Well," Tan Mingli smiled, leaned back, raised her head lazily, and looked at her with a smile: "Does Grandpa Zhao still believe this?"

"Actually, I don't really believe it." Zhao Guangshui recalled it for a while, raised his face and said obediently: "The older generation seems to be more particular about this. It's like hanging a longevity lock, and it's just for luck."

She asked again: "Sister Li, do you believe it?"

"I do not believe."

Tan Mingli smiled and shook her head, suddenly thought of something again, unbuttoned a few clothes buttons, revealing a slender neck and a little delicate collarbone, picked out a thin silver necklace with her fingertips, and a small necklace dangled underneath. Cross: "But my grandmother is a Christian, and she gave it to me."

She untied the necklace and put it in the girl's palm for her to see: "I am an atheist. But because I was not in China when I was a child, I am more or less... influenced by Christian culture."

He joked again, "I can also recite the Bible."

Zhao Guangshui held the necklace carefully and looked at it.The necklace looks very old, with exquisite patterns engraved, and the silver is bright and clean. It can be seen that the person who wears it is well maintained.

... even with Tan Mingli's body temperature.

Thinking of this, Zhao Guangshui felt embarrassed. She pursed her lips and said to Tan Mingli, "Very beautiful, sister Li."

She had heard a little about Tan Mingli's experience, but she didn't know much, and she only had a vague impression.Grandpa doesn't talk much, and mother doesn't know her very well. Both of them talk very tightly, and rarely talk about acquaintances with her.Although she was curious, her upbringing made it difficult for her to ask about Sister Li's past.

All I know is that Sister Li's grandmother seems to be British. She lived abroad with her parents until she was a teenager, and then returned to China.I don't know much about anything else.

She thought of the many original English books in Tan Mingli's study, and was a little distracted.

Sister Li speaks Mandarin very well, and her pronunciation is very clear and clean, without any southern accent.

The tone and setbacks are also well grasped.She has always felt that Sister Li is a person who is very good at expressing words. If the same thing is said, Sister Li will say it differently.

Warm but not revealing, soft and affectionate, persuasive and seductive.

Speaking of which, is sister Li's mother tongue English or Chinese?

The girl looked very obedient when she was thinking, Tan Mingli unconsciously softened her eyes, and gently squeezed her fingers.

The touch of the girl's earlobe just now seemed to be still on the fingertips.

What is Xiao Shui thinking?She is curious.

Xiao Shui always made her curious.She can accurately discern the girl's emotions, but she often can't guess what Xiaoshui is thinking.

Very novel experience.Tan Mingli felt it quietly, but it wasn't annoying.

She likes it.

Tan Mingli tapped her fingers one after another, with a gentle expression on her face, but she didn't intend to ask as usual.

She was waiting for Xiao Shui to ask her.

Will the guidance just now have any effect on Xiao Shui?

Zhao Guangshui raised his eyes as if he heard her voice, a little embarrassed, but asked her obediently: "Sister Li, are you more used to speaking English or Chinese?"

Tan Mingli froze for a moment, then shook his head and smiled softly and brightly.

God, she just guessed a lot of answers in her heart, but she really didn't expect Xiao Shui to... think about this.

Xiao Shui always surprised her.Tan Mingli said in a relaxed and gentle voice, "I don't know either."

"Although I grew up in a foreign country, my parents never let go of teaching me Chinese and traditional culture." She also answered seriously, and said slowly while recalling, "But after all, the learning conditions in foreign countries are not very good. Well... I may be more influenced by Western culture."

She teased very gently: "You don't know, when I first returned to China, I spoke Mandarin very badly, and I was afraid to speak all day long, and then I corrected it bit by bit."

"To this day, I still sometimes feel a little... out of words."

Tan Mingli was a little embarrassed, she raised her hand and rubbed her face, "I don't know much about traditional culture. I have a headache reading ancient Chinese, like the poem you read that day, I have never heard of it." .”

Zhao Guangshui retorted softly: "But I think Sister Li speaks Chinese very well."

"Really, many native Chinese may not have a sister who speaks well." She looked at Tan Mingli seriously, "Just listening to your speech, it is impossible to tell that you grew up abroad."

Tan Mingli looked at her with a smile: "Really?"

Zhao Guangshui nodded quickly.

If sister Li can't speak Chinese well, then how high is the evaluation standard... Not everyone is at the level of a news network host.

"Sister Li," she asked after thinking about it, "then why haven't I heard you speak English?"

"I don't talk much in China." Tan Mingli said very gently, "I don't like the kind that mixes Chinese and English."

Zhao Guangshui answered with bright eyes: "Can you tell me something?"

After saying that, she suddenly felt abrupt, and her cheeks turned pink all of a sudden: "Ah... no, I mean..."

"Do you want to hear it?" Tan Mingli asked her with a smile.

"..."

Zhao Guangshui was overwhelmed by her persuasive question in a low voice. After a moment of silence, he replied in a low voice, "Think."

The girl's hair is soft, her cheeks are pink, and her pupils are crystal clear.Tan Mingli's heart skipped a beat.

So cute.Like a little peach.

The eyes are very clear, like stars brimming with water.

She glanced at the girl softly, leaned slightly closer, and said softly:

"Did you know you ook sweet?"

The woman's voice was warm and clear, with a calm and sexy articulation, as soft as a sigh.The tail tune is slightly evoked, with a lingering breath.

"...My little shining star."

Zhao Guangshui was stunned for a moment, a wave of heat steamed from his heart to the top of his head, and he covered his face with a groan.

My face is so hot... my whole face must be red.

This is too foul... How can, how can you just casually...

Tan Mingli subconsciously supported Zhao Guangshui's shoulder, and asked softly, "Xiao Shui?"

"No, it's fine..."

Zhao Guangshui tried his best to calm down his heartbeat, raised his face, and still didn't dare to meet Tan Mingli's eyes, so he lowered his eyes to look at other places: "I'm just...just..."

"I'm a little embarrassed..."

Tan Mingli was also stunned.

The girl was so shy that she huddled up like a peach petal soaked in wine, sweet and moving, but she tried very hard to pretend nothing happened, and looked at her calmly as much as possible, only glanced away and then looked away in a panic.

Her heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.

The atmosphere is a bit strange.The air seemed to suddenly become quiet, and neither of them spoke for a while.

Tan Mingli exhaled lightly, withdrew her hand and slowly leaned back on the sofa, twisting her fingers one after another.

Zhao Guangshui secretly looked at her.

Sister Li seemed to be thinking about something... She looked a little pale, lowered her eyelashes, and gently supported her forehead.

She suddenly panicked, and gently grabbed Tan Mingli's clothes: "Sister Li?"

"Huh?" Tan Mingli responded quickly, looked down at her, and the indifference in her expression melted away again.The woman raised a gentle smile: "What's the matter, Xiao Shui?"

Very gentle tone.

Zhao Guangshui was a little relieved, but still inexplicably uneasy.She reached out her hand hesitantly, and gently held Tan Mingli's fingers.

Sister Li has cold hands.She took a deep breath and held on tighter.

——What is my sister thinking?she wanted to ask.

"Sister Li," Zhao Guangshui raised his face obediently, "Do you know other languages?"

"I know a little German." Tan Mingli replied warmly.

"At that time, I was studying in school. If I studied deeper, I had to read some foreign books. But I only knew a little bit."

Tan Mingli understood a little bit, but of course he didn't really understand a little bit.

"Amazing!"

Zhao Guangshui boasted sincerely.

She learned to speak very late when she was a child, and there were few people in the family to chat with her. Later, when she was shy when she changed her teeth, she talked even less.Language needs practice to some extent, so she is always a little clumsy in speaking.Until now, she still feels nervous when she talks about something, deliberately slows down her speech, and speaks slowly and clearly.

Zhao Guangshui asked again: "Sister, what is the origin of your name?"

She had really wanted to ask this question for a long time.Families like theirs don't name their children casually. She has always been curious about the meaning of Tan Mingli's name.Just now Tan Mingli was so quiet that she flustered, she instinctively wanted to say a few more words to brighten up the atmosphere.

Just like... what Elder Sister Pear usually does.