cast a peach

By the time Tan Mingli arrived at the small village under the snow-capped mountain in western Sichuan, it was already the next morning.

She put down all her work, boarded the plane in a hurry without even changing her clothes, and took nothing but her computer and mobile phone. After getting off the plane, she changed trains. Get up and get to work.

That village is a bit remote, and you have to transfer to a bus after taking the train, but there are a lot of people going there, and all the tourists in the bus are wearing big-brimmed hats and carrying hiking bags, and it looks like Tan Mingli is wearing a suit and skirt Very out of place.

Her temperament and appearance are so outstanding, the whole person looks dignified and elegant, as if she was born to sit in the first class of an airplane, but at this moment she is calmly squeezed into the dusty bus with the tourists.

After getting off the bus, Zhao Guangshui picked her up at the station.

The girl was wearing an orange jacket, with a small snow-white face under the hat, she saw her figure at a glance, and reached out to pick her up:

"Sister Pear, this way!"

Tan Mingli took a careful look at her, and the hand that helped her got out of the car, staggered a bit as soon as she got out of the car, and almost fell, but fortunately, Zhao Guangshui held her firmly so that she would not fall down.

The ground here is very uneven, with sand, gravel and debris everywhere, and weeds growing entangled together. It is not easy to walk wearing special hiking shoes, not to mention that Tan Mingli came in such a hurry that he didn't even change his high heels. .

"elder sister……"

Zhao Guangshui squatted down and checked her ankle nervously to see if she had sprained her ankle. After confirming that it was not, she felt relieved and stood up again, "Why did you come in such a hurry..."

I didn't even change my clothes at work.

She wanted Sister Li not to come over yesterday, but she couldn't resist her at all. Sister Li was as gentle and patient with her as usual, but she was so firm yesterday. Although her tone was still soft, she had clearly made a decision.

Her last words before hanging up the phone yesterday were:

"Xiao Shui, I bought the plane ticket for the latest flight, and I should arrive at your place tomorrow morning. Wait a little longer, and I'll see you right away."

Then she really came to see her right away, so busy and so careless.

Zhao Guangshui was so distressed that he took off his hat and put it on her head. He stood on tiptoe and fastened the tether on her chin, blaming her in a low voice while doing it:

"Why don't you wear a hat... The radiation here is very strong, you can easily get sunburned, ah, you didn't even wear sunglasses..."

"Still wearing high heels."

Zhao Guangshui thought for a while, then raised his face to look at her, "Sister, you won't be able to walk into the village wearing this at all, shall I carry you there?"

Tan Mingli stared at her quietly, without saying a word, just raised her chin and kissed her deeply.

This kiss didn't have any erotic elements in it, but it also contained intense and lingering emotions. The pain, longing and worry that cannot be expressed in words can be well conveyed through physical contact.

Tan Mingli's fingers repeatedly stroked the girl's ears and neck, hooked her lips and teeth and refused to separate, and sucked the girl's tongue heavily before the long kiss was over, then slowly let go of Zhao Guangshui and pressed against her He said in a low voice, "Xiao Shui, I miss you very much."

"I miss you too……"

Zhao Guangshui hugged her tightly, leaning against her neck, feeling at ease for the first time, "It's good to have you here."

The tourists who got off the bus with her were stunned and looked at them in amazement. It was already very strange to meet an overly beautiful and delicate woman on the bus, but the young girl who came to pick her up was also equally beautiful. .

Then they hugged and kissed, and the camera was as beautiful as some literary movie.

A man dressed as a photographer has even picked up his camera and started filming.

Tan Mingli glanced at the group of people lightly, did not speak, but lowered his head and kissed Zhao Guangshui again, then walked over calmly, and tapped the man's camera:

"Please delete the photo you just took of us, please?"

The man knew he was in the wrong, so he smiled embarrassingly, and just about to delete it, Tan Mingli suddenly changed his mind again, and said softly, "Send me a copy of the photo before you delete it, I will pay you a suitable reward. "

"Let's go, Xiao Shui."

After negotiating, she carefully buttoned the hat on the jacket for Zhao Guangshui, "Let's go back and bring your things, and then I'll take you home."

Zhao Guangshui nodded slightly.

She was carefully supporting Tan Mingli all the way, leaning most of the weight of the woman's body on her, fearing that she might not be able to step on it and fall.Walking in this way exhausted her a lot of energy. After a while, Zhao Guangshui's lips turned white, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

"Little water..."

Tan Mingli called her softly, wanting her to relax a little and let her go by herself, but the girl just pursed her lips and shook her head, and continued to support her and continue walking without saying a word.

The sun on the plateau in western Sichuan was dazzling, Tan Mingli's eyes became sore, and she stopped talking, just wiped the corners of her eyes quietly.

Zhao Guangshui's luggage had already been packed, and the village party secretary specially drove them in a Wuling Hongguang and sent them all the way to the county town at the foot of the mountain, making their journey back much easier than when they came here.

When leaving the village, there was a person stumbling along with their car. Tan Mingli subconsciously glanced back, then was startled by that person's face, and turned around to observe Zhao Guangshui's expression.

Zhao Guangshui's condition didn't look very good, his face was pale and he was very tired.

She noticed that Tan Mingli was looking at her, she gently took the woman's hand and kissed her, closed her eyes and nodded, expressing that she was exactly what she thought.

Tan Mingli has a delicate heart, she doesn't need to say any more, just glanced at that person, and she already understood everything.

She felt sad and didn't know how to comfort the injured and tired girl at the moment, so she just held her hand tightly.

"Where do you want to go, Xiao Shui? Let's go home, shall we?"

Tan Mingli asked her opinion softly.

"I want to go to my mother's."

Zhao Guangshui opened his eyes, they were still clear and bright, and their brilliance was not damaged by sadness.She held Tan Mingli's hand back, "We'll go home after that."

"..."

Tan Mingli stared at her for a long time, and didn't ask her why she was going, nor what she planned to do after she went, but nodded quietly, and bought a ticket to Meishi.

She leaned down, kissed the girl's soft hair, and whispered, "Xiao Shui, don't forget what you told me before."

"We are in a relationship now, I am your girlfriend, you can trust me and rely on me, right?"

Tan Mingli looked at her softly, "If there is anything, we will take care of it together."

"I will always be your retreat."

"So, whatever you want to do, do it boldly..."

She lowered her neck and kissed the girl's cheek, "With me, you always have an alliance and confidence, Xiao Shui."

Zhao Guangshui quickly wiped away his tears, nodded, and agreed softly.

It was evening when we arrived in Meishi, and the night was falling. Tan Mingli had booked a restaurant and a hotel, and went to the restaurant with Zhao Guangshui first, and waited for Zhao Zhihua by the way.

She told Miss Zhihua that Xiaoshui wanted to see her, but didn't say much else.

Zhao Zhihua came after a while.

She was wearing a simple black long dress and diamond earrings. The fierce and unstoppable aura before was melted by the subtle warmth at the corners of her eyebrows and eyes. She was still beautiful, but her temperament was much softer and more cordial.

She was obviously in a good mood, and even had a little smile in her eyes. She was a little surprised to see Zhao Guangshui and Tan Mingli sitting together - she still didn't know that Zhao Guangshui had moved back to Tan Mingli's house.

On the one hand, it was because Lian Keqin had done a good job of keeping secrets, and on the other hand, it was because she was in a passionate relationship and almost forgot about her daughter. She couldn't remember that there was another Zhao Guangshui in Jiangcheng.

But she didn't care too much, after all, she knew that Xiaoshui and Mingli had always had a good relationship, and it was normal for Mingli to accompany Xiaoshui to see her.

She smiled, took a sip of the mellow red wine, and then said, "Mingli, Xiao Shui, why did you suddenly think of coming to see me?"

"Mother."

Zhao Guangshui called her in a low voice, took a breath, and tried to raise the volume to make himself look more formal, "I have something to tell you."

Tan Mingli was very close to her, and could notice that she was trembling slightly.

She lowered her eyes and quietly held the girl's cold hand under the table.

Zhao Guangshui's expression moved slightly, he held her hand back, and nodded slightly to her, expressing that he was fine and told her not to worry.

Zhao Zhihua frowned, her sharp eyes swept over Zhao Guangshui's pale face, and then over Tan Mingli's calm and peaceful face, the strange feeling from before resurfaced in her heart again:

She felt that there was a subtle tacit understanding and intimacy between her daughter and Mingli that no one else could interfere with.And this kind of atmosphere seems to appear more between lovers, rather than——

"I'm with Sister Pear, Mom."

Zhao Guangshui raised his face, his voice was very soft.She is as thin as a gust of wind, as if she could be blown away at any time, but she has a special firmness, "It's the one you are with Runyue. We are in love now."

Her eyes were as clear as spring water, and her voice was pleasant, bright only for young girls, but Zhao Zhihua's ears felt like a blow to the head.

"..."

For a while, Zhao Zhihua could hardly react, she just pondered over the girl's words in her heart almost blankly, thinking word by word, chewing on Zhao Guangshui's words repeatedly like playing with a string of pearl necklaces, unraveling them and stringing them together Get up, wondering if there is any deep meaning she hasn't finished.

"We've been together for over two months."

Zhao Guangshui continued to add very quietly, "I'm not here to ask you for your opinion this time, Mom. I'm just here to inform you."

Zhao Zhihua remained silent, lowered his head to search for the cigarette case in his bag, took out a cigarette and bit it to his lips, but he couldn't find the lighter, and when he was about to get angry, he suddenly remembered that in order to supervise her to quit smoking, Runyue put All her lighters were taken away.

She sighed, unable to get angry anymore, took off the cigarette, held it in her hand, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, raised her eyes, "Where's Lian Keqin?"

It's ridiculous, Xiaoshui and Mingli have been in a relationship for two months, and she is near Meishi, and she even sent people around to take care of Xiaoshui, but she doesn't know anything.

Why didn't Lian Keqin tell her such a big matter?She has always been her most loyal and capable assistant, how could she not tell her?

"I asked Special Assistant Lian not to tell you. Don't blame her."

Zhao Guangshui said softly.

"……Ah."

Zhao Zhihua almost sneered.

The anger of being betrayed and deceived gnawed at her heart like a poisonous snake, stirring up bad memories from many years ago, making her even more angry.

Her most trusted assistant, Lian Keqin, betrayed her, and her only daughter, Zhao Guangshui, cheated on her. Now she dares to intercede with her, saying "don't blame her"?

It's as if she, Zhao Zhihua, is some kind of heinous villain, and it's an obstacle in the way of her love with Tan Mingli.

"You don't have to tell me, you can be with whomever you like, understand? Zhao Guangshui. I won't stop you."

She snorted coldly, "You are really from the Zhao family. As expected of a good granddaughter taught by my father, she is born to kill first and play later, right? Why don't you tell me when you and Tan Mingli get married?"

Tan Mingli couldn't listen to her harsh sarcasm, so she frowned and said in a low voice, "Sister Zhihua..."

"Tan Mingli, shut up."

Zhao Zhihua pressed the cigarette on the table, "Why do you still have the face to call me sister?"

"I gave Xiaoshui to you to let you take care of her for a while, not to sleep with her! I trust you and treat you as a friend. Is this how you repay me?"

Zhao Zhihua stared at her with a sneer, leaned back on the back of the chair, his bright red lips and raised eyebrows were not as sharp as her words at the moment:

"Don't you like men? Huh? Why did you suddenly pick up a girl ten years younger than you? Is the position of Zhao's son-in-law so enticing?"

"What a daughter of the Tan family, Tan's Mingyue..."

She laughed mockingly, "So it's all just pretending, isn't it, Mingli? How does it feel to fall in love with my daughter? ——Oh, do you have to call me mom now, or mother-in-law?"

"mom!"

Zhao Guangshui stood up, her face was pale, her lips were pursed, trembling all over, "You are not allowed to say that about her."

When Zhao Zhihua taunted her just now, she just kept silent and endured it silently, but she couldn't listen to her taunting Tan Mingli at all.She couldn't help herself not to contradict her.

But the more she defended Tan Mingli in front of Zhao Zhihua, the more she made Zhao Zhihua angry.

"Oh, it's protected."

Zhao Zhihua was even more annoyed, but she often didn't show her anger on the surface, and the angrier she was, the softer her expression became.

She propped her chin, with a lazy expression, "Isn't it natural for a mother-in-law to discipline her son-in-law—or a mother-in-law to discipline her daughter-in-law? What's the rush, Xiao Shui, you're really useless."

She suddenly seemed to remember something, showing a bit of disgust, sat up straight, took out a wet towel to wipe her fingers, and said in a low voice:

"Don't look at me like that, Zhao Guangshui, you look like..."

"I look just like my dad, don't I?"

Zhao Guangshui completed her words.

The wet towel in Zhao Zhihua's hand fell to the ground.

Her face sank in an instant, "What did you just say?"

She has been ups and downs in shopping malls for several years, and when she squints her eyes just a little bit, she is already so imposing that people dare not look directly at her.

But Zhao Guangshui was not afraid of her, she just sat down quietly again, looked at Tan Mingli next to her worriedly, and got a gentle nod of approval from the woman, indicating that she was fine, then she relaxed a little, turned around and followed Zhao Zhihua looked at each other calmly.

"I saw him, Mom. Just yesterday."

Zhao Zhihua's face was extremely ugly, Zhao Guangshui couldn't bear to reopen her scar, but he still had to say:

"He is now in a small village in western Sichuan. I only met him when I went to do research during the summer vacation. He is not doing well now, and his spirit seems to be abnormal. I am going to ask a doctor to help him..."

"What to do with a doctor for him, he deserves it."

Zhao Zhihua said something in a low voice with a stiff face.

"..."

Zhao Guangshui shook his head and said, "I know. But he is still my father...mother after all."

"After meeting him, I found out that he looks a lot like me."

Zhao Guangshui raised her hand and gently touched her face. She pointed at her facial features, "Nose, lips, lying silkworm, chin...everywhere is very similar."

"But the most similar place is the eyes."

She said softly, "That's why you hate me, don't you, Mom?"

Zhao Zhihua was just silent and didn't speak.

All of the fierce aura she had just now suddenly disappeared, leaving only the faint warmth of the charcoal flickering with sparks after the flames were extinguished.

"Actually, I found out that you don't like me a long time ago. Probably when I was seven years old and you just came back? I don't know."

Zhao Guangshui's eyes were red, but he smiled softly, "You told me not to curry favor with you, not to look at you with such eyes, and to keep me away from you, do you remember? Mom?"

"I think you forgot. You were drunk."

Tears fell, Zhao Guangshui lowered his head and wiped them off, then smiled hard, "You seem to be drinking all the time, Mom."

"Alcohol makes people suffer, but it also makes people forget the pain. Is that so, Mom?"

Zhao Guangshui's tears kept falling, but she still smiled softly, "I don't hate you, Mom, I just think I was very pitiful when I was young, very pitiful."

"I really want you to love me, I don't ask you to treat me well, I just hope you can hug me, let me act like a baby, remember when my birthday is, what I like, what I hate, don't push me away, just like me a little A little bit of me. But even these, I never got."

With tears in her eyes, she said softly, "Do you remember, Mom? One year during Chinese New Year, you made ginger candy for me. I was so happy. I thought you knew that I love candies, so you hid them and almost didn't want to eat them. But I only found out later that you made it for your lover at the time. I don’t eat onions, ginger and garlic, you don’t know, but you just gave me a piece of ginger candy to pass me off, but I treasured it very much.”

"When I was young, I always tried very hard to make you like me. I thought that I was not good enough, good enough, or obedient enough, so you didn't like me, so I always wanted to make myself better. Endorsement, study, exam No .1, do your best in everything you do, and drink the soup you are most afraid of drinking obediently."

"But I realized later that love is not something you can ask for, Mom. You still hate me. No matter how hard I try, you will still look at me like a disgusted person, push me away, and call me Don't bother you."

She sobbed softly, pinched her hand again, tried to calm herself down, and continued talking.

"But then I thought about it too, Mom."

She raised her face and said softly:

"It is said in the book that parents are born to love their children. I want to say, that is not the case. Children are born to love their parents, but not every parent loves their own children. It is a pity that you don't love me, but it is not true. It's a matter of method. As long as I don't continue to expect from you, I won't be disappointed."

"But I didn't understand why you hate me so much until yesterday."

Zhao Guangshui laughed at himself, "It's because I look like my father, isn't it? Mom?"

"This is ridiculous, Mom. I think all my trying to make you like me is a joke, because no matter how hard I try, I can't change what I look like—unless I get plastic surgery."

"I don't want to look like him either...but that's not up to me, Mom."

She shed tears big and big, and she was so wronged that she could hardly cry, "What do you want me to do? What can I do? Tell me to scratch my face with a knife so that you won't be upset when you see it, yeah ?"

Tan Mingli was also crying. She barely restrained her emotions, went to break the girl's clenched hand, and pleaded softly:

"Xiao Shui... don't pinch yourself, don't pinch yourself, okay? Can you pinch me? Xiao Shui?"

Zhao Guangshui looked at her vacantly, as if lost, and it took a while to recognize her, and slowly let go of her hand obediently.

Her palm had already been pinched with blood marks unconsciously.

Tan Mingli was heartbroken, hating himself for not being able to bear all the pain for her, she held the girl's hand gently with tears in her eyes, and breathed on the wound at a loss, trying to make her feel less pain.

The three of them were silent for a long time, no one said a word, only the sound of silent tears.

Zhao Zhihua leaned on the back of the chair, closed his eyes weakly, his chest heaved and fluctuated.

After being quiet for a long time, Zhao Guangshui finally recovered. She lowered her eyes and continued softly:

"Actually, I came to see you today and told you these words, not to provoke you or ridicule you as you thought... I just want to tell you clearly what I have said all these years."

"Mom, you have your own difficulties. I understand you, but I cannot forgive you; if I forgive you, then I am sorry for myself."

Zhao Guangshui looked directly at her, with sentimental and sad eyes, and she said softly:

"I really love you... But in the future, I don't want to continue to invest in this hopeless love for you. I have found the most worthy of my love in this world. You should be happy for me, mother. "

"Sister Li is very good. I like her, love her, and want to be with her forever. I like her just like you like Runyue."

She wiped her face with a tissue, and said firmly, "You also know what kind of person Sister Li is, so you don't have to worry about me, we will be together well."

"Sister Li, let's go, shall we? I want to go home."

She took one last look at Zhao Zhihua, turned around, pulled Tan Mingli's sleeve, and begged her softly.

Tan Mingli had already burst into tears, and when Xiao Shui spoke, she was almost heartbroken, and couldn't believe that the girl she loved and cherished the most had come here since she was a child.

She held Zhao Guangshui's hand, embraced her shoulders, and agreed in a low voice, "Okay, let's go home."

"Sister Zhihua, goodbye."

When she came to Zhao Zhihua's side, she bowed slightly and nodded to her.

She has mixed feelings for her, ranging from warm friendship to resentment—she really isn't a good mother.

But in the final analysis, she thinks she is still grateful to her: thank her for bringing Xiaoshui into this world and by her side.

Zhao Zhihua closed his eyes and did not speak.

When we walked out of the restaurant, it was completely dark.Meishi is still busy at night, and the traffic on the roadway seems to never stop.

Zhao Guangshui hadn't recovered from the intense emotions just now, she was sobbing one after another, her shoulders trembled slightly, Tan Mingli held her in his arms, stroked her back gently, and kissed the top of her hair comfortingly , Waiting patiently for her to calm down.

"Sister Li, did I cry ugly just now?"

After a while, Zhao Guangshui raised his face from her arms.The tip of her nose and her eyes were red, and her eyelashes were stained with tears, "Are my eyes swollen?"

"No."

Tan Mingli was heartbroken, and was almost moved to tears by her words, but his tone was still gentle and gentle, he lowered his head and kissed the girl's forehead, "Our Xiaoshui has always been beautiful, you are the most beautiful and lovely little girl in the world ...Do you know? Last time I went abroad, I saw them officially announce the certification with my own eyes, and the certificate is still displayed in the museum."

"you're lying……"

Zhao Guangshui was amused by her, rubbed against her neck, and hugged her tightly, "No one looks good when you cry."

"Don't believe it?"

Tan Mingli also smiled, and gently rubbed her ears, "Really, I never lie, I assure you as the chairman of the Tan Corporation. If you don't believe me, I will take you next time Go and see."

"Okay," Zhao Guangshui hugged her, and flirted with her softly, "Then I will go to your home before you returned to China, and see what the place you grew up in was like."

"Okay, yes."

Of course, Tan Mingli had nothing to say no to. She smiled and kissed the tip of Zhao Guangshui's nose, and said softly, "Shall I take you to see my grandma? She likes a pretty girl like you. Ah, yes, she The little cakes you made are delicious, you will definitely like them."

This is considered to be meeting the parents.Zhao Guangshui was a little embarrassed, but he still responded in a low voice.

The two quietly cuddled and hugged each other in a strange city.

The summer night wind in Meishi blows moistly and softly.

"Sister Pear."

Zhao Guangshui suddenly called her.

"Well, I'm here."

The current atmosphere is so good, Tan Mingli closed her eyes and responded softly, still touching her ears with her fingers, "What's the matter, Xiao Shui?"

"If you want to lie to me, just lie to me for the rest of your life, okay?"

Zhao Guangshui gently kissed her neck, "I think I may not be very smart, as long as you say you like me, no matter if it is true or not, I will believe it. It doesn't matter even if you hate me in your heart, as long as you say , I will believe it. Please lie to me, okay, Sister Li?"

"..."

It was a plea that was too soft and too low-key.

Tan Mingli felt distressed, how could she let Xiao Shui say such things to her?Is it because she hasn't given her enough love and security?

Sister Zhihua's influence on Xiaoshui is too deep...

But fortunately, she still has a lifetime to heal those uneasiness and pain.Tan Mingli has always been very patient, and she believes that she can do this.

She let go of the girl a little, and looked at her softly.

"I won't lie to you, Xiao Shui."

She caressed Zhao Guangshui's face and whispered, "I assure you."

"As long as I live in this world for a second, I will still love you, Xiao Shui. You can trust me."

Tan Mingli suddenly smiled, and said warmly, "Xiao Shui, let me ask you, does the sun still come out from the east?"

Zhao Guangshui replied in a daze, "Yes."

"Then I love you."

Tan Mingli lowered her neck and kissed her, "Let's go home, shall we? It's getting late."

Zhao Guangshui looked at her, smiled softly, and nodded in agreement.