cast a peach

Jiangcheng is located on the coast, the climate is mild and humid, and it rarely snows, but this year seems to be colder than usual, and the first snow has lasted intermittently for three days.Although it is not as snowy as in the north and requires a forklift to clear the way, it does not melt away immediately, and it is rare to cover the whole city with a thin layer of whiteness.

In the light snow, Jiangcheng and its people ushered in the long-awaited Christmas.

Snow certainly goes well with Christmas.

People in Jiangcheng rarely see snow. This precious first snow has undoubtedly increased the festive atmosphere and people's enthusiasm for the festival. Walking on the street, you can see excited pedestrians reaching out to catch snowflakes like children. The snowmen also piled up, wearing red Santa hats, wearing red and green plaid scarves, smiling and standing under the sycamore trees by the roadside with their hands in their hands.

Tan Mingli was also in a better mood than usual.

During the Chinese New Year, she needs to go back to Tan's house to socialize, and she also has to watch the New Year's Eve all night. After a few days of dealing with it, she is often very tired.For her, Christmas is even more intimate and relaxing than New Year's in a sense.

She prepared two cans of candy, and distributed one can to everyone she met in the company today, including the receptionists and cleaning staff. Everyone who met had a share.The other can was placed on the passenger side of the car, intending to take it home and give it to Xiao Shui.

Today, she deliberately pushed several public or private invitations and gatherings, and finally gave herself half a day off and left work early.At noon, I drove to my parents' house, and by the way, I brought the Christmas presents that I had prepared long ago.She left very early and wanted to come back early to spend Christmas with Xiao Shui.

Mom and Dad had already prepared meals and waited for her to come, and the Christmas tree at home was also decorated, which was much larger than hers and was almost as high as the ceiling.

Tan Mingli stood there and looked at it for a moment, then blinked, thinking that it would look better if he and Xiaoshui together.

"Mingli, come and eat quickly, you can only choose gifts after eating."

Dad greeted her with a smile while arranging the plate, "If you don't come again, you won't have your share!"

Tan Mingli hurried over to serve her father with a plate, and said with a smile:

"Oh, what are you talking about, how old am I, can I still think about your presents all day long? I just think that the Christmas tree you decorated is very beautiful."

Talking about the Christmas tree, Tan Mingli became excited. She took out her mobile phone and showed her father the Christmas tree she had taken: "Look, I decorated one myself this year, and I built it with Xiaoshui. How about it? Doesn't it look good? Is it not worse than yours?"

There was still a little pride in her expression, she frowned, trying to flirt with her parents.

Mom also came over to take a look: "Hey, it's not bad! It's pretty!"

She also smiled and teased her daughter: "Hey, Mingli, isn't your handwork the worst? When I was a child, I said that I would rather not decorate the Christmas tree during the holidays. Why do you suddenly feel like doing this this year?"

"Could it be Xiaoshui who did most of the work for you?"

Mom told the truth, with an expression that I knew it was.

Now it was Tan Mingli's turn to feel embarrassed.

Because this Christmas tree is indeed decorated with more than half of Xiaoshui, basically those complicated steps are all done by Xiaoshui.

"Then it's my job to have someone to help me," she refused to admit defeat, and returned to her mother with a smile, and bumped her father with her elbow as she said, "Dad, don't you think so?"

Dad just laughed and nodded yes.

The trouble was over, and the family began to eat lively.

There was beef in today's dish, and my father specially warmed glutinous rice wine to accompany it. Considering that Tan Mingli would have to drive when he went back, he poured orange juice into the glass for her.Tan Mingli picked up the wine glass, smiled and toasted to his parents, and then moved his chopsticks.

Everyone in their family can drink well, love wine, and can taste wine. Tan Mingli's drinking hobby was influenced by his father's subtle influence.

At the dinner table, my mother didn't talk about the blind date with Tan Mingli this time. Maybe it was because it was a holiday and she wanted to have fun, and she didn't want the two of them to be angry. Put out this thought.

If her mother didn't talk about it, Tan Mingli was naturally happy.

She just suddenly remembered that during the Mid-Autumn Festival last time, her mother asked her to consider girls. At that time, she couldn't laugh or cry, and wanted to say that she didn't like women, so she slapped herself in the face in the blink of an eye.Thinking about it now, I really feel a lot of emotion.

I don't know if this is a kind of wonderful fate.

While thinking this way, she smiled softly and helplessly, lowered her eyes, and took a sip of the juice lightly.

She is full of little water now.

She really didn't expect that she would like Xiao Shui.But when she really realized her own intentions, she also took it for granted, and there was nothing strange or unwilling about it.

Xiao Shui is so nice... Maybe it's strange not to like Xiao Shui?

Before she left, she put on her coat, and her mother gave her a groan, and stuffed her a gift box: "Xmas present, bring it to Xiao Shui."

She often heard Mingli mentioning that girl on the phone. At first, she was worried. After all, she was a child of the Zhao family. In the middle of the day, she found that she was indeed a very good child. Although she hadn't met Xiao Shui yet, she had already fallen in love with this girl.

And since Xiaoshui came to Mingli, Mingli has gradually become a lot more angry, even when joking, she even looks a bit like when she didn't return to China back then.She's not heartless, and she's grateful for that.

Mingli herself may not have realized how soft her expression was when she mentioned Xiao Shui.

"Get along well with Xiao Shui, huh?"

Mom patted the back of her hand, "During the Chinese New Year, when you have time to bring Xiaoshui over to play, your dad and I really want to see her."

"..."

Tan Mingli was stunned for a while, holding the gift box, and after a long time, she responded softly: "Okay."

The good mood just now dissipated suddenly, until she went downstairs and sat in the car, she was still a little dazed, stroking the steering wheel in a daze.

Do you bring Xiaoshui home...

Of course she really wanted and was willing.but--

Tan Mingli smiled lightly, her expression depressed.She stopped being distracted and started the car slowly.

I'm afraid there is no chance of that.

Now she just wants to cherish this last time with Xiao Shui, and try to treat her better in an appropriate manner, and even better.

When I got home, it was just evening, and many places in the community had already turned on the lights. Zhao Guangshui had been back for a while, and ran over to open the door for her when he heard the sound.

The girl took her bag familiarly, and was about to hang it on the coat rack. Tan Mingli looked at her with gentle eyes, and with a slight smile, he said softly, "Xiao Shui, open it and have a look?"

Zhao Guangshui was stunned for a moment, glanced at her hesitantly, opened her bag, and inside was a can of beautifully packaged candies.

Tan Mingli's tone was soft, his eyes fell softly on Zhao Guangshui's face, and he asked warmly, "It's sugar, does Xiao Shui like it?"

After finishing speaking, I felt that I seemed to be acting a little too intimate, so I hurriedly added a sentence:

"I used to have a custom abroad to give candy to children at Christmas."

Zhao Guangshui was quiet, looked at the jar of colorful candies in his hand, raised his face, and said quietly and obediently:

"Thank you sister, I like it very much."

really like.

Dinner is still very simple, there is no special grandeur to eat a whole chicken or something, the two of them don't eat much, and dinner is even less, usually only drink a little soup or eat some fruit.

It's just that today is still a holiday, so Tan Mingli made a special dish of duck meat, sliced ​​it thinly and put it on the plate, dipped it in tomato sauce, it was tender, sour and sweet, unexpectedly it tasted good, Tan Mingli smiled and called it " "Combination of Chinese and Western".

After eating and tidying up everything, Tan Mingli opened a bottle of red wine, took two glasses and took them to the living room, then turned on the stereo and played a song. It was a gentle English song with a mellow tune. Flowing quietly like wine, like a lover whispering in the ear:

"You are my everything, my everything..."

It's quite fitting.

Tan Mingli listened intently to the lyrics for a while, then smiled softly, and didn't change any other songs, letting the stereo play it by herself.

She walked up to Xiao Shui with the red wine in her hand, and asked her softly, "Would you like a little drink?"

He added: "This wine is sweet, not intoxicating."

Zhao Guangshui looked at her, took it, and obediently took a sip.

It really is sweet.The entrance is slightly sweet, with a bit of fruity and sour aftertaste.

Seeing that she had drunk it, Tan Mingli had a gentle smile in her eyes. She looked at Zhao Guangshui, raised her face slightly, and took a sip of the clear wine, revealing her slender and delicate neck, her gaze still on Zhao Guangshui's face.

She is wearing a slim concubine-colored dress today, with red lips and hair. She looks like a rich and bright rose. She has a gentle and clear temperament. She looks like a bright and unattainable person like the bright moon, but she is wearing such a gorgeous color. The color of her lips is also red, the wine she just drank is like a flowing ruby, not at all comparable to her good color, it only moisturizes and embellishes her lips.

Very beautiful.

Zhao Guangshui could hardly take his eyes off her face, she heard her own heartbeat in the soft and affectionate singing.

Didn't you say that this wine is not intoxicating?

Why is she already dizzy and breathing hot?

After barely calming down, she asked softly, "Sister, do you have any other wine?"

"For example, liquor or something." She looked up.

Tan Mingli was also slightly startled, and repeated her words: "White wine?"

Thinking of the agreement she made with Xiao Shui before, she was a little hesitant, and looked at the girl's expression carefully, and found nothing else except that her cheeks were puffy from drinking a little wine, Xiao Shui's eyes were still clear, sure Staring at her softly.

"...Okay, I'll go get it."

Tan Mingli felt a little uneasy in his heart.But she couldn't think of what Xiao Shui was going to do, although she was full of thoughts, she could only temporarily press down and agree to Xiao Shui's plea.

She doesn't have much baijiu at home, because baijiu is too spicy, burns people's stomach, and doesn't suit her taste, so there are only two or three bottles, which are opened occasionally when entertaining guests.

Fortunately, the degree is not high, and it is not impossible to drink only a little water... Tan Mingli thought this silently while taking the small wine cup.

When he came back, Zhao Guangshui was standing beside the Christmas tree, quietly staring at the sparkling tree.The golden stars on the top of the Christmas tree are lit brightly.

She is very thin, and she has only been raised by Tan Mingli in the past few months. Her chin is not as sharp as before. She is wearing a white shirt and plaid skirt, and her waist is like a flower branch.

Under the skirt is a slender and straight calf. The skin is porcelain white and delicate. It seems that if you pinch it with a little force, it will leave a mark. You can't help but have some fantasies, such as whether the girl will be flushed when the lips are printed on her leg. Biting his lip and trembling.

Tan Mingli was keenly aware of the ups and downs of the girl's mood at the moment, she hesitated for a moment, then walked over gently, put the wine glass on the table, and stroked the girl's thin shoulder:

"Xiao Shui, what are you thinking?"

It wasn't until she got closer that she realized that Xiao Shui was trembling slightly.

She is afraid.

—What is she afraid of?

Before she could ask this question, Zhao Guangshui turned around and said softly:

"Sister, I have something to tell you."

Her eyes were as dark as chess pieces and as moist as clear water.Tan Mingli felt that her eyes were like a pair of stars immersed in water a long time ago.

Now the star was trembling, flickering like a flickering candle, gazing at her fearfully, restlessly, yet firmly.

Tan Mingli's heart throbbed like light and shadow under the candlelight.

She suddenly knew what Xiao Shui was going to say.

She murmured: "Xiao Shui, don't..."

But Zhao Guangshui didn't listen to her for the first time, she stared at her and spoke softly.

"Sister, do you remember when we met for the first time? It was when I was seven years old. Grandpa held a birthday party for me, and you came to it. But you may also know that the party was not actually for me. , It was done for my mother, in order to tell everyone that Zhao Zhihua, the daughter of the Zhao family, has finally returned."

"However, these things are not important. I don't care much about them. Do you remember? It was the day I met you."

She lowered her eyes, recalled the past slowly, and quietly narrated the words that had been brewing in her heart for a long time.

"A lot of people came that day, and everyone came to pet me and say hello, but I didn't like any of them. They all thought of me as a beautiful kitten and puppy or something, and wanted to make me say something. Bottom line. I don't like them."

"But on that day, you came. You came here suddenly, and you were different from everyone else. You were so good, so beautiful, so beautiful, and shining, as if you turned around and appeared, squatting in front of me , smiled softly, looked at me, and asked my name, could you call me Xiaoshui."

Zhao Guangshui raised his face and looked at her, his eyes were as clear as the first snow.

"I said yes at the time. I don't think you may know that before you, only grandpa called me Xiaoshui. Apart from grandpa, you were the first person to call me Xiaoshui."

"I think I like you very much, and I want to be friends with you. But you have something to do, so you left soon. Before you left, you asked me to wait for you to come back. I believed in you, and I waited for you, but you never came back , I waited until dark and didn’t come back.”

"I was so angry and sad, I thought I would never play with you again, and never see you again. But I still hear from you every now and then. You are in college, you are excellent, You are the daughter of the Tan family, many people like you, you are married, you are divorced, and you suggested to your mother that I can temporarily live with you."

When the young girl said this, she had a lively smile in her eyes:

"Actually, I don't want to live in someone else's house, because I don't like the feeling of being dependent on others, but my mother said it was your suggestion, so I agreed. I think you may still remember me, and maybe we will get along well, You will like me a lot."

"And here I am. You're as good as I imagined you to be, if not better. I can't describe how good you are, but all I know is that I've never met anyone like you before, and probably never will." I will never meet again. You are like the moon...hanging in the sky, bright and brilliant, unreachable. Sister, do you know the ancient Greek myth? Endymion, who fell in love with the moon god and fell into eternal sleep Mortal, I feel like I am like him."

She laughed softly at herself.

"I don't think I'm very smart. I don't understand anything, I don't understand anything, I don't want to gamble, I don't want to calculate the gains and losses, I just know to do what I want, to learn if I don't know, to love someone and try my best to treat her , other than that, I don’t understand other reasons. Sister, I’m a dull person, I don’t understand complex and secret calculations, and I don’t understand the worldly ways of pecking and crushing each other. I only know how to follow my true heart and move forward , even if one day I will die for it, I am not unwilling at all."

After finishing this long confession, Zhao Guangshui paused for a while, panting lightly.She held the woman's hand tightly.Tan Mingli noticed that even her fingers were as cold as ice, and she was shivering slightly.

"But gradually I couldn't take it anymore, you made me greedy, sister. I started to think about things I shouldn't get, I started to be jealous, I started to be jealous, I became anxious and preoccupied, you are like my The independent variable, and my heart has become the dependent variable. I can't control my mood, let it not be happy or lost with your words, smiles, and eyes. Do you know? Every time you smile at me, you call I, Xiao Shui, when you hug me tenderly, I really want to kiss you."

Zhao Guangshui drank the white wine in the glass, stood on tiptoe, and kissed the corner of her lips lightly, and let go immediately.

"I'm sorry, sister pear, I like you."