evening tide

After taking a bath, Xiang Wan curled up in Chao Xin's arms again, like many times before.

Chao Xin embraced her with his bare arms, listening to Xiang Wan talking to her at the collarbone.

"Teacher Chao."

"Yeah." Chao Xin played with her locks of hair.

"These days, it's like a dream." Xiang Wan said, "After reconciling with you, I still have time to be your...girlfriend."

When talking about "girlfriend", she was shy and asked her in a sweet voice: "Am I your girlfriend?"

The eyelashes flapped one by one on Chao Xin's skin.

"Yes." Chao Xin smiled.

"Girlfriend..." Xiang Wan drew several circles on her chest with his index finger.

"In the future, I still have a lot of time to be my girlfriend." Chao Xin said.

She also needs to learn how to be Xiang Wan's girlfriend well.

It seems that I really like it too much. Just thinking of these three words makes my heart surge.

"It's like a dream, I'm sorry," Xiang Wan said softly, "I'm just listening, I just feel distressed, I can't fully empathize with all your past, I also know that you don't want me to empathize , you don't want to."

"You told me you just wanted to open up to me, and you told me you wanted to lean on me."

Xiang Wan raised his head and said, "You can rely on me. If anything happens in the future, let's think about it together."

Chao Xin felt that the mist in his eyes was filling up again, and the former desert seemed to have turned into an oasis, so full, so rich, so able to accommodate the spring breeze and spring rain brought by Xiang Wan.

"Chao Xin," Xiang Wan said slowly, "I like your name very much."

Every day will be brand new.

"Wait." Chao Xin's nose was sour, he put his arms around her, and touched her forehead with his lips, not lusting for too long.

She hated this world very much before, because it was not kind at all. It brought countless girls into this world without expectations, and gave them the most sensitive and tender hearts, allowing them to perceive more quickly than anyone else. To their own unwelcome.

But just now, Xiang Wan didn't say much, just used his lips to lick the source that made her stare blankly over and over again, telling her that the water source here is a gift from the earth, and it will be held on the tip of the tongue by those who cherish it time and time again. , in a manner similar to prostration.

So it's not the fault of this piece of water, it's the fault of those who didn't face up to it.

Sometimes Chao Xin thinks that women in the mountains are like fields, being trampled and dug up, sacrificed and bred with their own bodies, but some farmers only care about the fruits and harvests squeezed from the fields, if it is not equal to the benefits, they will not give up again Take a look at the poor fields.

So she often hates, hates this environment, hates the exploitation wrapped in the sugar coating of "love", and for a long time, the thought of intimacy even makes her sick to her stomach.

However, when she was 33 years old, she met Xiang Wan.

It is as pure as an alien object, and as soft as a young animal that has just touched the hustle and bustle.

She told her the essence of true love in an unhurried way, which is respect, tolerance, giving and giving, freedom regardless of body and gender, and the stubbornness and pride of only one person out of thousands of people.

Because of meeting Xiang Wan, Chao Xin began to feel that maybe there is something in this world that favors him a bit.

"Ms. Chao," Xiang Wan knew she didn't want to sleep, so even though he was sleepy, he still talked to her, "When we go back, let's buy a cat, shall we?"

"Want to adopt a cat?"

"Well, I really want to. There used to be one in Yu Zhou's house. At first I didn't like it, I was afraid. Later, we two got along very well. It would sleep next to my pillow at night. It was called Wanwan."

"Hold on?"

"Bowls and chopsticks. Later, when I lived alone, I always wanted to have a cat, but I didn't dare to raise it, because I was afraid that the move would be unstable, and many landlords would not allow pets."

But now that Xiang Wan wants to raise her, her implication is very cryptic, she wants to settle down with Chao Xin.

"So what kind of cat do you want? Black, white?"

Chao Xin didn't know much about cat breeds, so he only mentioned the color.

Xiang Wan burst out laughing: "Anything is fine, as long as it's fun and interesting, if there's time to wait, let's pick one together, and let Pai Pai choose one she likes."

"it is good."

"I talk about the small treasury in the daytime, not to coax you. I have some announcement fees and some money I saved on weekdays when I am on the show. I originally wanted to buy some things for the godmother during the Chinese New Year, but let's focus on this first." I don't know how much Su Chang costs to repair the car, but from what she said to Sun Er, I'm afraid it won't be less."

"Don't worry, I can pay." Chao Xin said hoarsely.

"If that's not enough, tell me."

"it is good."

"Although I received the card this time, I couldn't rest assured. After returning to Jiangcheng, I will talk to the card player again. I must wait for the adults to pick it up at night. It is best to talk to the teacher. She is in the fifth grade. I'm afraid it's not good to change schools now, so let's keep an eye on it, after these two years, she will go to school, change schools, and that person will never be able to find her again."

Xiang Wan coughed twice.

Fearing that she would catch a cold, Chao Xin hurriedly wrapped her in another layer of quilt.

Then looked at her and smiled.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Laugh at what you said just now. You are old-fashioned. You are only in your early twenties. Wanwan, don't worry about these things, okay?"

Chao Xin can do it by herself, she really can.

"In my early twenties, in the Li Dynasty, if I am stronger, I can be the head of the house."

Xiang Wan disagrees.

"Then you also want to be my home?" Chao Xin smiled softly, looking at her.

"Do you want to?"

"Yes, I will give you all my cards."

Xiang Wan wanted to speak, but coughed a few times before he could speak.

"What's the matter? Is it cold?" Chao Xin patted her on the back, wanting to get up and pour water for her.

Xiang Wan shook his head and cleared his throat: "It's just that my throat is a little itchy."

While speaking, I heard the barking of dogs outside, and the crowing of cocks, and leaned forward to Wan, feeling fresh.

Chao Xin saw it and smiled: "Actually, the countryside is quite interesting. When I have time, I will take you to other villages, live in a stilted building, eat tiled tofu that is roasted on the outside and tender on the inside, and glutinous rice cakes, that soybean The powder is very fragrant, and you can’t get it in the city.”

Xiang Wan suddenly thought of something, and asked her, "Can you ride a horse?"

"meeting."

"You said yes, why are you blushing?"

"I'm afraid you will let me ride for you."

"What's so embarrassing about that?"

"I don't think I look good riding a horse."

"You always feel that you are not good at this and that is not good at all, but I look good at everything."

Xiang Wan smiled at her, with bright eyes and white teeth, clear and moving.

Chao Xin sighed inwardly, it was a solid one, with a head and a tail, and you could even hear the rushing sound of breath rushing between her ribs.

"You look good even in fights." Xiang Wan said again.Not a good fight though.

"you……"

"how?"

"Stop praising me."

"Oh."

The two of you talked to each other, obviously it was not nutritious, but they talked until dawn without feeling sleepy, so they simply got up and packed their things, and when Peng Houzhi and Su Changyuzhou woke up, they went downstairs and retreated. After buying a house, I only bought a few pancakes, and drove back to the city without any further delay in the town.

Afraid that Chao Xin would be tired from driving, Peng Houzhi offered to drive her car, so Chao Xin sat in the back seat with Xiang Wan and Paipai.

Peng Houzhi briefly familiarized himself with the situation inside the car, then turned on the lights and started off.

Chao Xin turned his head and looked at the town that hadn't fully woken up. It was the most docile when it was asleep, as if it never bullied anyone.

She left this place again, last time with scars all over her heart, this time with scars all over her body.

Papai lay on her lap and continued to sleep. She stroked the little girl's soft hair. In fact, she really wanted to say that in a sense, she saved Papai this time, and more or less saved a few years. The former self who didn't have time to come back.

She is no longer alone this time, she has Xiang Wan who will never leave, Peng Houzhi who volunteers to drive, and Yu Zhou and Su Chang who help negotiate.

In fact, I carefully thought about how to thank them when I go back, especially Su Chang. Without her, I might be able to deal with Sun Er, but not so quickly.

When Su Chang was negotiating, Chao Xin was very cooperative and looked on coldly, because Su Chang was the third person after all, and had nothing to do with Sun Er. Her car was damaged, and she was full of confidence in the recovery, and she didn't show any sympathy. Sun Er's deterrent power is much greater.

If it's Chao Xin, I'm afraid he will stage a farce of "relatives in the family" and may mention Chao Wang intentionally or unintentionally, so Chao Xin may not be able to control himself.

Because she has never settled with the Sun family.

All the efforts she has made, such as spending a lot of money to buy a house in the school district, and getting Papa to go to the best school, are all aimed at not repeating the same mistakes. If Papa can go to a more free place and live a carefree life, then her I don't want to take her back to the mud to wrestle again.

It was almost time to reach the city, and Chao Xin didn't sleep all the way, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Pa Pai's breathing has always been very even, and what's rare is that so does Xiang Wan.

She usually seldom sleeps when she is in the car, because she is not used to it, maybe she was tired last night, and she didn't say a few words after getting in the car today, half of the sidewalk leaned against the window, and she closed her eyes to rest.

Chao Xin saw her in this position for a long time, afraid that her neck would be sore, so he wanted to reach out to hug her and lean on him.

As soon as he touched her neck, Chao Xin frowned.

Take another look at her drooping face, her cheeks are slightly flushed, her lips are peeled, her chest heaves and falls, and she breathes heavily.

After getting off the expressway and turning into the ring road, the front is the toll gate where vehicles line up.

It was supposed to pass through directly, but Su Chang saw the silver car in front turned on its turn signal and slowly leaned against the side of the road.

Su Chang also stopped.

The two got out of the car and walked towards Chao Xin's car. They saw Chao Xin and Peng Yuzhi open the car door and bowed to check Xiang Wan in the back seat.

"What's wrong?" Yu Zhou ran over in three steps at a time, feeling uneasy.

Chao Xin didn't speak, and reached out to touch her forehead, it was still hot, a bit scary.

"What should I do? Can she go to the hospital?" Peng Houzhi stopped the car and waited for Yu Zhou to have a look. She remembered that Yu Zhou said that Xiang Wan had a fever once at her home.

"Wanwan, you have a fever." Chao Xin knelt down and gently touched her face, "Do you think you're okay? Shall we go home and take some medicine, or send you to the hospital?"

Xiang Wan breathed hard and didn't respond for ten seconds.

Then she stretched out her hand and held Chao Xin's hand with the remaining strength, lifted her eyelids, and said weakly and apologetically, "Teacher Chao."

"I'm afraid I'm going to be seriously ill."