Chapter 45: Love is useless
Ye Xiaomei unconsciously moved the bench, trying to stay as far away from Ma Qijun as possible.
Ma Qijun saw this and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to go back?"
I thought to myself: Didn't you come all the way here to see me because you were worried about me? You don't know that when I saw you just now, my happy heartbeat disappeared.
Ye Xiaomei pursed her lips, and when she raised her eyes, stars twinkled in her eyes: "I...I miss my mother."
"..." Ma Qijun's scalp tingled. She was about to marry him, why was she still thinking about her mother? Like a child:
"Oh, no wonder. You've never been far away from home. How about we go back after dinner?"
Ye Xiaomei frowned, and Ma Qijun's distressed look appeared on her pretty face.
"Then we won't eat and we'll leave now." Ma Qijun immediately changed his words, his moral integrity shattered to pieces. In front of this girl, the words he spoke were like farts, which could change in any moment.
Ye Xiaomei's frown finally relaxed. She was really worried that her mother would bear some responsibility for her. The villagers would definitely gossip about it, and then her grandmother would feel embarrassed and scold her mother. These were all very familiar things.
Ma Qijun's heart warmed when he saw this: "Then let's go. Heizi is having fun in the head nurse's office. I'll go call him and we'll drive back. We'll be home tonight."
Ye Xiaomei's heart was warm and burning. She looked at Ma Qijun gratefully and said, "Thank you."
“…” Ma Qijun was stunned: “Don’t be polite, we are all family.” He thought to himself – why does this girl still treat me as an outsider?
Ye Xiaomei held the cloth bag tightly and waited for news.
Who would have thought that after the door was opened with a whoosh, a deafening voice came out: "Heizi, stop talking nonsense and come here to die."
Ye Xiaomei's back stiffened and she turned around to look through the crack of the door at the man standing in the corridor. Oh my god, he's so fierce!
The door was opened suddenly, and Ma Qijun said with a smile: "Let's go wait at the door." His voice was particularly gentle.
Ye Xiaomei nodded and followed Ye Qijun out awkwardly.
Looking at his back, which was changing from deep to shallow, Ye Xiaomei really wanted to go over and help him, but she didn't dare to. What if he had another attack?
The man would look back every few steps from time to time, like a father taking his child for a walk, afraid that the child would be lost if he didn't keep up with him.
Ye Xiaomei quickly lowered her head to avoid that gaze and subconsciously quickened her pace.
At the entrance of the Military General Hospital, the young couple stood two meters apart. The woman lowered her head while holding a cloth bag. The man carefully moved a few steps towards her: "Ahem! That..."
Ye Xiaomei took two steps away cautiously: "Brother Ma, just say whatever you want to say."
Ma Qijun's face darkened: "Nothing."
With a whoosh, a military jeep stopped in front of Ye Xiaomei. Without thinking, she opened the door and got into the back seat.
Ma Qijun was stunned for a moment before he opened the passenger seat and got into the car.
"Boss, didn't you promise to have dinner with Mr. Liao? I was planning to have a good meal." Heizi muttered reluctantly.
Ye Xiaomei's heart sank. She was only thinking about her own affairs, but for a moment she didn't consider that Brother Ma had an appointment with someone, and there was also Aunt Wang. Wouldn't this make people say that he was not trustworthy?
Ye Xiaomei opened her mouth and was about to say that she would go back after finishing her meal, but Ma Qijun spoke first.
"Xiao Mei, let's take a detour to the Sixi Hotel. I'll say hello to Uncle Liao and pick up my mother to go back with me."
"Okay." Ye Xiaomei felt warm in her heart. He was still very thoughtful.
Sixi Restaurant.
Ma Qijun originally wanted Ye Xiaomei to wait in the car, but as soon as Ma Qijun left, Heizi said slyly:
"Sister-in-law, I calculated that Mr. Liao has already ordered the dishes. The dishes at the Sixi Restaurant are absolutely amazing. I'm going to go in for a walk. Do you want to come?"
Ye Xiaomei was of course curious and everything she saw was interesting. She had never dreamed that a restaurant would have three floors.
How did you get up there?
She nodded and followed Heizi in. This was the first time Ye Xiaomei saw a staircase.
Heizi ran fast and went to the second floor in a flash, leaving Ye Xiaomei on the first floor.
The round tables were covered with beautiful, sparkling fabrics, and there were also many pure white tea bowls and plates. Wherever her eyes looked, they were clean and tidy beyond Ye Xiaomei's imagination. Such beautiful fabrics were actually used as tablecloths.
The people having dinner were also dressed so gorgeously, especially the couple sitting by the window. The girl had fashionable curly hair and big sparkling earrings on her ears, and the man was wearing a suit.
This kind of attire has never been seen in the village. After all, you can't go out to work in the fields.
"Hey, are you here to look for someone?"
Ye Xiaomei turned around and saw the girl at the cashier desk coming towards her, looking her up and down.
In fact, when Ye Xiaomei just came in, she found that she was looking at her: "Sorry, I'm waiting for someone."
"Waiting for someone?" The girl had a high ponytail and looked very dignified. There was a mole on the corner of her mouth. Her overall image was tall and clean.
"I was saying that you can't afford to eat at our Si Xi Restaurant. You have to wait for someone to go out and wait."
Ye Xiaomei's back stiffened. Do all the people in the city talk like this?
Even a girl from the countryside like her wouldn't dare to insult others like that.
"What are you looking at? Go out and wait."
Ye Xiaomei suddenly felt a pain in her heart. She came to the city today and found it very prosperous, but why are people's hearts...
"Okay, but sister, please don't look down on me. Life is like the tide, rising and falling. How can you be so sure that I can't afford it today and tomorrow?"
Ye Xiaomei felt sad. If she had had the opportunity to study since she was young, she would have left the mountains long ago and would not be looked down upon by others.
"I don't care about tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Anyway, your standing here will damage the image of our hotel." The girl rolled her eyes at Ye Xiaomei, turned around and went about her business.
Ye Xiaomei stood at the door and clenched her fists consciously. The first time she entered the city was a shock to her heart. It was the first time she had the idea of changing her destiny.
Ye Xiaomei opened the car door and got in, her mind full of her grandmother's scolding face and the waiter's contemptuous look just now.
"Hey, is that car hers?" In the hotel lobby, the waiter took a look through the glass door, then turned and looked towards the second floor. Could it be that the guest was invited by the retired veteran?
Then, isn't she a soldier? The girl suddenly felt a little guilty.
Ye Xiaomei stretched her head and took a look. It was already dark today. If she didn't leave now, she might not be able to get home until tomorrow.
Click! The door opened, and Heizi wiped his mouth and passed the stacked lunch boxes to the back seat with a satisfied look on his face:
"Sister-in-law, eat something first. The boss said that it would be a waste if you don't eat the dishes that Uncle Liao has ordered, so I poured them all for you."
"..." Ye Xiaomei took it and put it aside. She opened the first lunch box. It contained a bright red fish with crystal clear soup. The color looked appetizing and there was a sweet and sour smell coming out: "What is this?"
"Sister-in-law, that's squirrel fish, sweet and sour. The boss didn't let me pick up my chopsticks because he said you would definitely like it." Heizi picked his teeth, took a look at the shredded meat on his fingers, and decisively stuffed it back into his mouth.
Ye Xiaomei's heart was beating wildly and her face turned red to her neck. Apart from her mother, Brother Ma was the first person she met who was so kind to her.
Sometimes, Ye Xiaomei didn’t understand why her cousin didn’t cherish such a good man.
"You go sit in the back, I'll sit in the front." Outside the window, Wang Lan took the initiative to open the passenger seat, winked at the "silly son", and scolded him in a low voice:
"We are all family, why are you still so dull? Don't miss any opportunity to foster affection. You are so tall for nothing, stupid!"
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