Chapter 135 Two People More Childish Than Children
"Captain Huo!" Zhang Erqiao was standing at the door and saw Huo Jingchen and Xia Mi running over quickly.
"Sister-in-law, Doctor Xia." Zhang Erqiao saluted and looked at Xia Mi and Xia Jing with a much more relaxed look in his eyes. "Give me all the things."
Xia Mi gave half of the things to Zhang Erqiao.
"Can we take the boat? Is there any rain at sea?"
Huo Jingchen asked Zhang Erqiao.
"No, I've already bought the ticket, and the boat will leave in two hours."
Zhang Erqiao took out the boat tickets from his pocket, four in total including his.
Huo Jingchen couldn't spare his hands at the moment, so he nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard. I heard from the battalion commander that my sister-in-law brought me something."
On the way to Zhang Erqiao, I felt that the sea breeze was sweet. Thinking about the local specialties, the whole journey was sweet.
"It's not just you, it's you and Daqiang who should share it. I don't bring much."
Later, considering Shi Daqiang and Zhang Erqiao, Xia Mi and the others went back to buy some more things, which resulted in them having too much stuff to carry. Fortunately, summer clothes are thin and don't take up much space.
"That's enough. Sister-in-law, you are so nice. You still think about us when you go out."
Zhang Erqiao showed an honest smile on his face and raised his hand to scratch the back of his head embarrassedly.
Xia Mi smiled and said politely, "You guys often come to our house to help, it's mutual."
"I can't tell whether I'm leading soldiers or black carp." Huo Jingchen said sinisterly from the side.
Xia Jing was so amused that she couldn't help but burst out laughing, and even Xia Mi couldn't help laughing.
Zhang Erqiao was embarrassed and didn't dare to look Huo Jingchen in the eye.
The train station is some distance away from the pier, and it takes about 40 minutes to walk there. Unfortunately, there is no bus going there, so I can only walk there.
When they reached the dock, Xia Mi was badly sunburned, her cheeks were flushed and her forehead was covered with sweat.
Zhang Erqiao went to the grocery store, bought four popsicles, and shared them out one by one.
"Thank you." Xia Mi took the popsicle. The moment she touched it, the coolness went straight to her heart from her fingertips, and her whole body felt a lot cooler.
Take a bite of the popsicle and it tastes sweet, just like an old popsicle.
Sitting under the shed to enjoy the cool and eat popsicles, Xia Mi felt so comfortable. The heat that had just been burning in her heart under the scorching sun was now driven away.
Huo Jingchen handed the popsicle to Xia Mi, "You eat it, I'm not hot."
He had taken off his coat and was wearing only a short-sleeved shirt. His narrow eyes were focused on the person next to him.
"It's not good to eat too many popsicles at once. Just eat it." Xia Mi saw that the popsicle was about to melt, and urged Huo Jingchen, "Eat it quickly, or it will melt, and it will be a waste if it melts."
People of this era cannot bear to hear the word "waste".
Huo Jingchen hesitated for a moment, then quickly took off the packaging and finished the popsicle in less than a minute.
"The boat has set sail. Everyone going to Wind Chasing Island has boarded."
The captain walked forward while shouting, wearing a straw hat.
"Let's go." Xia Mi quickly ate the last two bites. She was so cold that she frowned and exhaled cold air.
Zhang Erqiao and Huo Jingchen took care of all the luggage, and Xia Jing and Xia Mi followed behind with ease.
Because the weather was too hot, even Xia Mi, who was seasick, had to go to the deck to get some fresh air after getting on board.
The cabin was too stuffy and the ceiling fan didn't work at all. The smell of sweat mixed with the smell of engine oil made Xia Mi want to vomit.
Huo Jingchen was worried, so he followed her out and held her wrist tightly the whole time, fearing that she would be knocked down by a few waves.
"You don't have to hold on so tightly, I'm holding on to the handrail."
Huo Jingchen then relaxed his grip a bit, "I'm afraid you'll be homesick. When the waves come, we can leave whenever we want."
“…”
Xia Mi narrowed her eyes and looked at Huo Jingchen, thinking of the first time she saw him on the deck, his mouth was still so poisonous.
"I can't." Xia Mi's tone was helpless, but there was a smile in her eyes.
"What do you think about your uncle's affairs?"
Huo Jingchen asked Xia Mi this question while the boat was sailing steadily and there was no one else here.
"What is there to think about? Maybe we don't have much fate. We are so far apart, and there is no need to recognize each other. It's too tiring to run back and forth every year. Let's just leave it at that. It's good not to bother each other."
Xia Mi felt the waves being stirred up, and the sea water hit her face in the sea breeze.
"Really? From what I see, Sanchi isn't someone who wants to give up."
"Who can say for sure?"
Xia Mi didn't have much emotion. When she saw Sangqi in person, she felt the same as when she saw the letter. She didn't feel too excited.
Probably because she is not the original owner, she does not have that kind of blood relationship.
For her, if Sang Qi had come to find her at the beginning, she would have probably recognized her. But he didn't even look for her and directly recognized Xia Yaoyao as his goddaughter, which made her feel uncomfortable.
Huo Jingchen understood Xia Mi's attitude, curled the corners of his lips and didn't say anything else.
"I went to your hometown this time. When are you going to the imperial capital? Didn't you say before that you wanted to go and take a look?"
Xia Mi opened her eyes, "Can you still take leave?"
"Not in a short time, but it should be possible after the Chinese New Year. If you want to go, I'll let you know earlier." Huo Jingchen looked at her and saw the light in her eyes, and he knew that she was interested.
Xia Mi nodded without hesitation, "Of course I want to go, so let's wait until the New Year."
"Oh, by the way, my second sister wrote to me last time, but I haven't written to her yet. I'll write to her when I go back this time."
I didn’t know what to write before, but now I can write about something about Suzhou. It’s a pity that the pastries probably can’t be sent over.
Shelf life is one aspect. It is common for items to be lost during logistics transportation nowadays, and it is not cost-effective to spend a lot of money to send something as fragile as pastries.
Besides, the imperial capital is so big, I think there should be a lot of pastries.
"You and her can get along well."
"Second sister is such a nice person, there is nothing she can't play with her?" Xia Mi said as the image of Zhuifeng Island gradually appeared in her sight.
After being on the Wind Chasing Island for so long, this was the first time she saw the island clearly. It was very big, much bigger than the small islands she had just passed by, and from her perspective, it was in the shape of an acute triangle.
"It's almost there, so fast."
Xia Mi felt like it was only a few days since she left Zhuifeng Island, but in the blink of an eye, she was back.
Before we even got close to the dock, we saw someone waving at the boat.
"Guess who it is?" Huo Jingchen asked Xia Mi.
Xia Mi squinted her eyes but couldn't see who the jumping little man was. "Did you see it clearly?"
"Apart from children who would be so excited, only Shi Daqiang could do this as an adult."
Xia Mi raised the corners of her lips, thinking about it.
Just as he finished speaking, another person jumped up next to Shi Daqiang, and the two of them waved.
"What about this?"
"The instructor's daughter who doesn't think before she speaks." Huo Jingchen gave the answer instantly, "I missed it just now. These two people on the island are more childish than children."
That makes sense. Xia Mi nodded and gave Huo Jingchen a thumbs up.
"As expected of someone who has been on the island for six years."
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