Chapter 149 Zhao Ran Confession
Eleven days later, Shi Qiu Shui and Shi Yue finally set foot on the territory of Sijiu City again.
After traveling for so many days, the father and daughter were really tired after returning with so many bags on their backs. When they came out of the airport terminal, they were too lazy to even wait for the bus and just took a taxi home.
Of course, the main reason is that they carry too much stuff and it is inconvenient for them to get on and off the bus.
This is not an exaggeration. When Shi Yue and Shi Qiu Shui left, they each took a large suitcase that was half a person's height. Later, when they went on a shopping spree in Hong Kong, they bought two more suitcases to pack their things. They also packed five or six suitcases with specialties bought in various cities and some miscellaneous things. It is more convenient to take a taxi with so many things.
Sitting in a taxi, Shi Qiushui rolled down the window, feeling the cool breeze. She squinted her eyes and sighed, "It's more comfortable to be back in our old city. Guangzhou is too hot, and Shanghai is too stuffy. Neither is as comfortable as our old city."
"That's right." Shi Yue also sighed: "They say the local climate and soil shape the local people. It rains every day over there, but people there don't feel the humidity, but we two can't stand it after staying there for two days."
"Hey, did you just come back from traveling?"
The taxi driver listened to the conversation between the father and daughter and interrupted.
Shi Yue: "Yeah, I just got back from traveling."
"Where did you travel? I heard you said you went to Guangzhou and Shanghai?"
Shi Yue: "Yes, I went to these two places."
"Oh, Shanghai? I'm familiar with it. I went there last year, and it was humid there, much humider than here. It's not the rainy season yet, so you're lucky to go now. If you go there just after the rainy season, then it's really humid. I went there during the rainy season last year, and it was so humid that my washed pants didn't dry even after hanging them out to dry for three days..."
The taxi driver also started talking. Shi Yue, a social butterfly, certainly wouldn't let anyone leave his words unanswered. He responded with cheers, "Really? So trendy?"
Driver: "That's right, my pants got moldy later..."
One talked and the other cooperated in cheering. In this way, the taxi driver and Shi Yue chatted all the way. When the car drove into Shi Qiu Shui's residential area, the two middle-aged men had already started to treat each other like brothers.
When Shi Yue finally got off the car, this old brother, whom he met for the first time, generously waived the ten yuan highway toll for Shi Yue.
Shi Qiushui: ...
Shi Yue: "What are you looking at? Are you looking at your father's charisma?"
Shi Qiushui curled his lips in disdain: "Your personal charm?"
Shi Yue shook his head: "Yes, my personality charm, look, I just chatted with him all the way, and I saved us ten yuan in highway tolls!"
In fact, it doesn’t matter whether there is money or not. What matters is that other people took the initiative to reduce or waive fees for him.
Shi Yue dared to say that this taxi driver definitely would not give toll reduction to everyone he picked up, but today he didn't ask him for it. What does this mean? It means that he has charisma!
Shi Yue was quite proud of himself. Shi Qiushui shook his head, pulled up the suitcase and said, "Dad, don't worry about your personality charm for now. Let's go home first."
Shi Yue: "Okay, let's go home."
He also pulled up his suitcase and said, "It's almost five o'clock now. Let's go back and pack up. It's time for dinner. Hey, girl, what do you say we're having dinner tonight?"
Shi Qiushui: "Anything is fine."
Shi Yue: "Then let's not eat at home. Cooking at home is tiring. So, let's put down our luggage and go out to eat. It seems that there is a new cold noodle shop here. It's just the right weather for them."
"OK."
Shi Qiu Shui and Shi Yue were pulling their suitcases towards their apartment building. When they reached the door, they bumped into Yao Dazui who was out dancing square dance.
"Ouch!" Yao Dazui bumped into Shi Qiu Shui hard. She screamed and was about to complain, but when she looked up and saw that the person she bumped into was Shi Qiu Shui, her face immediately changed to an expression of surprise.
"Oh my! I was wondering who it was, it's Xiaoqiu!" Yao Dazui said, "Hey, Xiaoqiu, are you and your dad back from your trip?"
Shi Qiushui: "Well, Grandma Yao, my dad and I are back from our trip."
Yao Dazui said, "How was it, Xiaoqiu, how was your outing this time?"
Shi Qiushui: "It was great! This time we went to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Shanghai!"
Yao Dazui: "Wow, you really have been to quite a few places!"
In fact, she really wanted to ask Shi Qiu Shui in detail about Shi Qiu Shui's experience of going out, but their square dance team would gather at 5:20, and the time was almost up, so she would be too late.
Yao Dazui pulled Shi Qiushui's arm and said, "Well, Xiaoqiu, it's too late for me to dance. I'm leaving now. You wait, wait until tomorrow. I'll come find you during the day. Tell me how your fun was this time~"
Shi Qiushui nodded: "Okay."
Yao Dazui walked out, blinking at Shi Qiushui as he said, "Just wait, I'll come find you tomorrow~"
Shi Qiushui waved her hand: "Don't worry, Grandma Yao, I will wait for you~"
After saying goodbye to Yao Dazui, Shi Qiu Shui and Shi Yue continued walking home. Shi Yue took the key to open the door of the room, and a smell of dust hit them in the face.
After all, Shi Yue and the others had been gone for more than ten days, so it was normal that the room smelled bad.
Shi Yue put down his luggage and opened the window. As the air circulated, the smell in the room became much better. He sat down on the sofa and said, "Oh, we're finally home. I'll take a break and then I'll pack my things. You should take a break too, my girl."
Shi Qiushui: "No, I need to go boil some water first. My mouth is dry and I need a drink."
Shi Yue lazily leaned on the sofa and said, "You want to boil some water? That's perfect. I want some water too. Can you make me some tea? I'll use the jasmine tea in the cupboard."
Shi Qiushui: "I know."
Shi Qiu Shui went into the kitchen to boil water. She rinsed the kettle, then filled it with half a pot of water and put it on the gas stove. Just as she lit the gas stove, she heard a knock on the door outside.
Shi Yue: "My daughter, my daughter—it seems like someone is knocking on the door, go and take a look."
Shi Qiu Shui frowned in surprise and went to open the door, thinking, she and her father just came back, and no one might know they are back, so why is someone knocking on the door?
Before opening the door, she looked out through the peephole cautiously, and then she felt relieved.
Standing outside was Zhao Ran.
Shi Qiushui opened the door: "Zhao Ran, why are you here?"
Zhao Ran: "I just ran into Grandma Yao downstairs. She said you and Uncle Shi are back, so I came over to see you."
Shi Qiushui raised the corner of his mouth, curved his eyes, and jokingly said, "You knew I was back and came here immediately. What's the matter? Did you miss me?"
To Shi Qiu Shui's surprise, Zhao Ran nodded.
Shi Qiushui was stunned: "Huh? You missed me?"
Zhao Ran: "Well, I haven't seen you for several days. I miss you."
Shi Qiushui's face flushed unconsciously. She laughed dryly and stammered, "Ah, you, don't joke with me. What do you mean by missing someone? That's weird. We haven't seen each other for only a few days, but you make it sound like it's been a long time."
Zhao Ran: "It's been eleven days since we last met. That's a long time."
Shi Qiu Shui's face turned redder, spreading from her face to her neck and ears.
Although Shi Qiushui didn't know how red her face was, she could feel the heat on her face. She rubbed her face and said angrily, "Zhao Ran, please don't say such things anymore. It's really weird! It's as if there's something going on between us!"
Zhao Ran: "It seems like there is something?"
Shi Qiushui: "Yeah, when you say that, it sounds like we're in love."
Zhao Ran: "Then are you willing to date me?"
Shi Qiu Shui was stunned again. She stared at Zhao Ran with wide eyes. Zhao Ran did not dodge and let Shi Qiu Shui look at him openly.
Shi Qiushui stared at Zhao Ran for a long while. Zhao Ran didn't feel embarrassed, but she felt embarrassed herself. She punched Zhao Ran in the chest and said, "Hey, kid, I told you, don't joke about this kind of thing!"
Zhao Ran blinked innocently: "I'm not kidding."
He said, "I'm serious. I like you. Do you want to date me?"
At this moment, Shi Qiu Shui was completely dumbfounded. It seemed as if her vocal cords were scared away by Zhao Ran. She stammered for a long time and couldn't utter a word.
Shi Yue, who was inside the room, couldn't hear the conversation between Shi Qiushui and Zhao Ran at the door, and didn't know what was going on. But seeing Shi Qiushui open the door for a long time but not come back, he felt strange. He shouted towards the door: "Xiao Qiu, who is it? Who is knocking on the door?"
Shi Qiushui: "Ah, no, no one, it's Zhao Ran."
Shi Yue: "Oh, it's Zhao Ran."
It turned out to be that little bastard Zhao Ran.
Shi Yue curled his lips. Is this little bastard Zhao Ran a dog? His nose is sharper than a dog's. He just came back with his daughter, and Zhao Ran came over here following the smell?
He slandered Zhao Ran in his heart, but still felt it was not enough.
The little bastard has been here for quite some time now, and I don't know what he said to his daughter. Even if he didn't say anything, it's been quite some time now, so he should leave, right?
Shi Yue stood up and walked towards the door while coughing twice. He said, "Xiao Qiu, what is Zhao Ran doing here? Is there something wrong? If there is something wrong, please bring him in. Don't let him stand at the door."
The subtext of his words was that if Zhao Ran was fine, he could just send him away.
However, the boy and girl standing at the door didn't understand his subtext at all.
When Shi Qiu Shui heard Shi Yue's footsteps approaching, he couldn't help but start to panic.
Although I don’t know why Zhao Ran suddenly said that inexplicably, this matter must not be discovered by her father, absolutely not!
Otherwise, who knows how furious her father would be.
Thinking of this, Shi Qiushui quickly reached out and nudged Zhao Ran, then turned to Shi Yue and said, "Nothing, Zhao Ran just heard from Grandma Yao that we are back, so he came to see us."
After saying that, she turned around and glared at Zhao Ran, implying that Zhao Ran should not say things that he shouldn't say.
Zhao Ran was glared at by Shi Qiu Shui, but instead of getting angry, he laughed.
Shi Qiu Shui pinched his waist and asked, "What are you laughing at? Is this the time to laugh?"
Zhao Ran covered his mouth, but a smile still appeared in his eyes.
"You..." Shi Qiu Shui increased the strength of her hands and pinched Zhao Ran viciously again. Seeing that Shi Yue had walked to her and Zhao Ran, she let go of her hands.
Shi Yue didn't notice anything unusual about the two children. He looked at Zhao Ran and said, "Hey, Zhao Ran, you came at the right time. Xiao Qiu and I bought some things for your dad and grandpa. You can take them back later."
Although he disliked Zhao Ran, the little bastard, Shi Yue still had a good relationship with the other members of the Zhao family. After all, the Zhao family had taken good care of them over the years. So during the days they went out to travel, Zhao Ran and Shi Qiu Shui bought a lot of things for the Zhao family.
"Hey, well, Xiaoqiu, go into the house now and find the things prepared for your Uncle Zhao and the others." Shi Yue was still trying to find space between Shi Qiu Shui and Zhao Ran.
After hearing Shi Yue's words, Shi Qiu Shui glanced at Zhao Ran, then went into the house to get something for Zhao Ran.
Seeing Shi Qiushui go in, Shi Yue lowered his voice and said to Zhao Ran, "Hey, kid, you really smelled something and came here because you knew Xiaoqiu and I were coming back, right?"
Zhao Ran smiled and said, "Uncle Shi, I just happened to hear Grandma Yao say you guys are back, so I came here."
Shi Yue: "Humph, you kid, you are lucky."
He rolled his eyes and said, "By the way, what were you talking about with our Xiaoqiu at the door just now?"
He didn't believe that Zhao Ran didn't say anything to his Xiaoqiu.
How could his Xiaoqiu have opened the door for so long and not said anything?
Zhao Ran: "Nothing."
Shi Yue: "You still don't want to tell me, right? Okay, if you don't want to tell me, then I won't ask you. When you leave later, I'll ask my Xiaoqiu. My Xiaoqiu won't hide it from me."
As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Ran smugly, as if he was showing off the father-daughter relationship between him and Shi Qiu Shui.
Zhao Ran: "Then ask Xiaoqiu."
Shi Yue: "Hey, you little bastard..."
He glared at Zhao Ran and began to grind his back teeth.
As soon as he touched Zhao Ran, Shi Yue would start to feel itchy passively.
After a while, Shi Qiu Shui came out with gifts prepared for the Zhao family.
There were quite a few things. Shi Qiushui had several bags in her hands. She stuffed them all at Zhao Ran and began to explain: "This big bag is the butterfly cakes I bought from Hong Kong. I also bought another box. I tried it myself and it was delicious, but it was a little sweet. Grandpa Zhao has bad teeth, so you have to be careful not to let him eat too much. And these two small bags are silk scarves my dad bought for Grandma Lu and Aunt Lu. The two bags over there were also bought by my dad. They are belts for Uncle Zhao and Grandpa Zhao. And this, these are the sneakers we bought in Hong Kong. I helped pick the color. I think you should like it..."
Before Shi Qiushui could finish her words, Zhao Ran interrupted her: "I like it. I'm sure I like what you picked."
Shi Qiu Shui immediately looked up and glared at Zhao Ran.
Damn it, didn’t she tell Zhao Ran everything? Stop saying weird things. Why is she still saying it? Her dad is still here!
She glared at Zhao Ran angrily, pretending not to hear what Zhao Ran had just said, and continued: "And this, this bag contains some skin care products. We heard that they are very useful over there, so we brought some back for Auntie and Grandma Lu. You can let them try them. And this..."
Shi Qiu Shui talked for a long time before he finished telling everything. Zhao Ran felt a little heavy holding such a pile of bags, so he raised his arms and tried to change to a slightly more relaxed posture.
Seeing this, Shi Yue took the opportunity to drive the man away: "Well, Zhao Ran, it's hard for you to carry so many things, right? How about this, I'll go with you to take the things to your house?"
Zhao Ran: "Uncle Shi, no need, I can do it myself."
Shi Yue: "Can you do it? Then I won't help you. So, you can take it back first."
Zhao Ran: "...Okay, I'll go back first."
Shi Yue: "Well, you go back first."
He waved his hand, making a gesture to send the person away, so Zhao Ran had no choice but to leave with his things.
Zhao Ran turned his toes and walked downstairs. He had just walked halfway down the stairs when he heard Shi Yue upstairs calling himself crickets loudly at the corner of the stairs.
"Look, my girl. Zhao Ran is such a young man, but his physical fitness is still not good enough. He can't even lift such a small thing. He's not as good as you. If you want to find a boyfriend in the future, you must not find someone like him. He's too weak."
Zhao Ran: ...
It’s not that he can’t lift it, it’s just that it’s difficult for him to lift it!
I'm holding a bunch of bags of different sizes in my arms and I can't move my hands!
Shi Qiu Shui was also a little speechless. Just because of this, Zhao Ran was said to be false. Wasn't it a bit unfair for Zhao Ran?
But looking for a boyfriend...
Hearing this, Shi Qiu Shui subconsciously thought of Zhao Ran's confession just now.
She is still a little dazed now.
Zhao Ran actually confessed to her.
She had never thought that Zhao Ran would be associated with the word confession, not to mention that the person being confessed to was her.
Shi Qiu Shui seemed to hear Zhao Ran's voice replaying in her ears, repeating once again, "I like you, do you want to date me?"
She shook her head to get rid of the voice from her mind, but her cheeks still began to turn red unconsciously.
Shi Yue turned his head and saw that Shi Qiu Shui's cheeks were red. He raised his hand and touched Shi Qiu Shui's forehead worriedly.
"Hey, girl, why is your face suddenly so red? Are you suffering from heatstroke? Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you have a headache? Do you feel like vomiting? Well, come in first. I'll find you a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi water. Try drinking one first. It's quite hot today, and we've been walking outside. Maybe you've got heatstroke."
Before Shi Qiu Shui had the time to explain, Shi Yue pulled him into the house and gave him a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi water.
Well, although Shi Qiu Shui didn’t suffer from heatstroke, after drinking a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi water, she felt like she was half dead.
This stuff tastes bitter and spicy. After drinking a whole bottle, I felt the base of my tongue was numb from the bitterness.
Shi Qiu Shui was so miserable that she burst into tears. She collapsed on the sofa, her eyes filled with despair.
Shi Yue sat next to her and asked with concern: "How are you, my daughter? Are you feeling better? Are you still feeling uncomfortable now?"
Shi Qiushui: “…”
She wasn't feeling uncomfortable at all!
She opened her mouth and was about to speak, but a bitter taste came up in her mouth and she immediately wrinkled her face. Now she didn't even want to say anything.
Shi Yue: "My daughter, please say something. How are you? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
Shi Qiu Shui waved his hands weakly.
Shi Yue: "You don't feel uncomfortable anymore? It's good that you don't feel uncomfortable anymore."
He muttered quietly, "Look at how listless he is. He must have had a heat stroke. Drink some Huoxiang Zhengqi water and he should be fine."
Shi Qiushui: ...
She didn't have heatstroke, she didn't have heatstroke!
Shi Qiu Shui felt wronged, but he couldn't say it.
Shi Yue saw that Shi Qiushui was fine, so he stood up and said, "My daughter, if you feel unwell, just take a rest. I'll go pack up. Yes, I'll buy you something to eat later."
Shi Qiu Shui raised his arm and shook his hand again.
She didn't want to eat anything until the smell of Huoxiang Zhengqi water wore off.
Shi Yue: "Don't you want to eat? Yeah, people with heatstroke just don't have much of an appetite. But not eating is not good either. Man is iron and rice is steel. If you don't eat for a meal, you'll be hungry. How about this, girl, I'll go out and buy you something easy to digest. You can just have a bite. Is that okay with you?"
Shi Qiu Shui knew he couldn't refuse, so he nodded slightly.
Shi Yue: "Okay, that's it. I'll be there in a minute. Hey, don't wait any longer. I'll go right away. I'll go out and see if there's anything I can buy to eat."
After saying that, he took the key and walked out the door.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Shi Qiu Shui immediately got up from the sofa.
It was so painful, so painful, it made her suffer so much.
How could the damn Huoxiang Zhengqi water be so bitter!
She stumbled to the kitchen, filled a glass of cold water from the tap and began to rinse her mouth. After rinsing for a long time, she still couldn't completely suppress the bitter taste in her mouth. She could only find a piece of rock sugar and hold it in her mouth to suppress the taste.
After finishing all this, Shi Qiu Shui lay back on the sofa. At this moment, the door of Shi's house was knocked again.
"Who is it?"
After shouting outside, Shi Qiu Shui got up from the sofa and went to open the door. The moment the door opened, she saw Zhao Ran again.
Shi Qiushui: "No, why are you here again?"
Zhao Ran: "My grandma said that you and Uncle Shi gave her so many gifts that she felt embarrassed to take them all, so she invited you to dinner at her house tonight."
Shi Qiushui: "Let's eat. I don't want to go. I have no appetite."
Zhao Ran: "Huh? What's wrong with you?"
The three words "no appetite" actually came out of Shi Qiu Shui's mouth.
It's really rare.
Shi Qiushui's face wrinkled as he said, "It's all because of you! Just now, my dad saw that I was blushing and thought I had a heat stroke, so he gave me a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi water, a whole bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi water! It's so bitter, I don't want to eat anything now!"
Zhao Ran chuckled, but was quite tactful not to ask what Shi Qiu Shui's blushing had to do with him.
But even so, Shi Qiu Shui was still dissatisfied. She reached out and twisted Zhao Ran's waist.
"You're still laughing at me, aren't you?"
Zhao Ran quickly waved his hands: "No, no, I'm not making fun of you. I just suddenly thought of a particularly funny joke."
Shi Qiushui: "Huh, it's a really funny joke, right? Fine, tell it to me, go ahead!"
Zhao Ran was silent now.
Shi Qiushui: "Huh, you have nothing to say now, right?"
Zhao Ran smiled good-temperedly and said, "Okay, I was wrong~"
Shi Qiushui: "Huh, that's pretty good."
Zhao Ran: "Then you won't come to my house for dinner today?"
Shi Qiushui: "No, go back and tell Grandma Lu that I'm not feeling well today and go another day."
Zhao Ran nodded: "Okay, I'll tell my grandma this when I get back."
After saying that, he thought of something, took out a piece of candy from his pocket, handed it to Shi Qiushui, and said, "Here you go."
"What is it?" Shi Qiushui took the candy he handed over and took a look at it, a little surprised: "It's my favorite strawberry flavor!"
Zhao Ran: "Yes, it's specially prepared for you."
He paused and said, "Also, think about what I just said."
Although he didn't specifically say what he wanted Shi Qiu Shui to consider, Shi Qiu Shui understood as soon as he heard it that he was referring to the confession.
Shi Qiushui pursed her lips, nodded slightly, and said, "I'll think about it carefully."
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