Chapter 23 You took the initiative
Xia Mi took Fu Ming home.
"There are melon seeds, peanuts and fruits on the table. Just help yourself to whatever you want to eat. Don't be polite."
Xia Mi was going to change her clothes as it was inconvenient to cook in them. Although her low-heeled shoes were not high, her feet would suffer from walking on the uneven road.
Fu Ming sat stiffly in the main room, his thoughts drifting away.
After Xia Mi changed her clothes and came out, she saw Fu Ming in a daze, "What's wrong? Have you been thinking about it all night and still haven't figured out what to say?"
Fu Ming came back to his senses and shook his head to deny, "No, I was just thinking about going to Qingcheng."
"By the way, Sister Xia Mi, you are from the city. Are schools in the city the kind where each student has a separate desk and the blackboard is two or three meters long?"
The boy's eyes are full of anticipation for his future life.
Xia Mi nodded, "I don't know about high school, I graduated from a technical secondary school, and that's how it is in our school."
The original owner had good grades since childhood and was initially planning to go to high school, but due to the delay in the college entrance examination and his family background, he ended up going to a technical secondary school.
After graduation, I was assigned to a textile factory. After working there for two years, Xia Yaoyao came to me.
"It's impressive to graduate from a technical secondary school." Fu Ming's eyes lit up. He didn't expect Xia Mi to have such a high academic degree.
"It's great to graduate from university. If you go to the city, study hard and try to get into university. In my hometown, the number of people going to technical secondary schools has gradually decreased. In university, you can not only learn more, but also broaden your horizons and gain more knowledge."
Actually, no. There are still a lot of people in technical secondary schools.
It was not until the mid-1980s, when the profits of state-owned factories declined and the factories cut costs and no longer recruited children of technical secondary school students, that people gradually broke away from the idea of a "iron rice bowl".
Xia Mi said this to encourage Fu Ming.
Fu Ming affirmed, "Don't worry, I will study hard and get into a good university!"
"Getting into a good university is not just talk, it depends on actual action." Huo Jingchen's voice came from the door.
When Fu Ming saw Huo Jingchen, he suddenly became nervous, and his arrogance was greatly weakened.
"Brother Huo."
"I'll go in and cook you some noodles while you guys chat."
Huo Jingchen walked in drunk, with two collars undone and a cold expression on his face.
"Your sister-in-law is getting married today, and you want her to cook for you?" Huo Jingchen had a blank expression on his face, but his tone was inexplicably harsh.
Fu Ming stood up awkwardly, almost begging, "Sister-in-law, I'm really not hungry, please stop busying yourself."
Xia Mi pondered: "..."
She turned and went back to the house to give the two of them some space.
The room fell silent. Huo Jingchen opened a candy and put it in his mouth. The sweet milky aroma spread on his tongue, and his mood suddenly became less bad.
"Go to the city and study hard. Don't worry about living expenses. If you need anything, tell Uncle Lin and he will buy it for you. You are an adult now, so don't be shy to be thick-skinned."
Huo Jingchen's voice softened, like an older brother instructing his younger brother.
"Don't tell others about the pension. It's a good thing to pretend to be poor."
Fu Ming nodded obediently and mustered up the courage to speak, "Brother Huo, I came here today to apologize to you. I apologize for being ignorant and careless with my words and for accidentally hurting you. I'm sorry!"
After speaking, Fu Ming bowed deeply towards Huo Jingchen.
Huo Jingchen's eyes flickered as he fell into memories, remembering Fu Ming's hysterical demands that he die and pay for Captain Fu's life, saying that he was a relative of someone who was just here to gild himself and get a job at the grassroots level, and that he was climbing up the ladder by stepping on Captain Fu's life.
In fact, those words did not hurt Huo Jingchen at all.
Huo Jingchen has heard these words too many times since he was a child and has become immune to them. Since he was born, people have said that he is lucky and has everything without doing anything.
So when he graduated from the military academy and was assigned to a unit, he had a big quarrel with his father and came to Zhuifeng Island alone, regardless of everything.
He was holding his breath in his heart and just wanted to use military achievements to stop all the rumors.
"Get up. You've been arguing with me for a year just because of this?"
Fu Ming was stunned, "Aren't you the same?"
"During that time, you went crazy when you saw me. I'm not a fool, so why should I rush to be scolded by you? I feel uncomfortable listening to it, and it will also irritate you.
If something happens to you, I will really become a sinner of your Fu family. I cannot bear the responsibility of having two lives with the surname Fu on my shoulders. "
Huo Jingchen's throat was dry, and his words were filled with sadness and guilt.
Fu Ming thought of his past self and felt regretful, his face flushed.
"Brother Huo, I'm sorry..."
"Okay, go to the cafeteria and eat. I asked them to save a separate meal for you. If you don't go now, it will get cold. I will personally take you to the city tomorrow morning."
This topic was too heavy for both Fu Ming and Huo Jingchen.
Just stop at the right time. Constantly worrying about who is right and who is wrong will only bind people.
"Can I still write to you later?"
Huo Jingchen laughed angrily, his laughter was low and pleasant, "Okay."
After the two talked it out, Fu Ming suddenly became cheerful and agreed with a smile, "Okay, I'll go eat then."
After saying that, the boy walked away with brisk steps.
Xia Mi sat in front of the dressing mirror, untied her ponytail, took off her hairpin, and her scalp instantly relaxed.
Slowly, she smelled a hint of alcohol in the air. She turned around and saw Huo Jingchen standing at the door, looking at her.
He had a pair of beautiful eyes, thick eyebrows, and deep eyes, with dark pupils containing a faint smile.
Xia Mi felt that Huo Jingchen's eyes were so affectionate that he could even look at dogs.
"How much wine did you spill on yourself?" Xia Mi frowned, her delicate features showing dissatisfaction.
"How do you know I wasn't drunk? In order to come back, I forced myself to drink six glasses of wine before escaping from them."
Xia Mi didn't want to talk, so she put her hands behind her head and prepared to tie a looser braid.
Huo Jingchen watched quietly as the woman's slender white fingers shuttled through her black hair. Her fingers were nimble, and her white neck was exposed when she stroked her hair.
A strand of hair was left alone, which was very abrupt.
Huo Jingchen walked over, stretched out his index finger to hook out the strand of hair, and his rough fingertips rubbed against the woman's delicate skin.
Xia Mi felt like she had been electrocuted. Her back straightened and became stiff. She turned around and glared at the man, thinking he was playing a prank.
"What are you doing?"
"Be a good person and help you catch the fish that slipped through the net."
Xia Mi reached out and touched the strand of hair that was left alone, and looked at Huo Jingchen with a wary look on her face, "Just tell me."
"Do you listen to me?"
Xia Mi hummed, untied her hair and prepared to braid it again.
"I said I have nothing to do with Jing Xiaoran and I didn't know she was coming. Did you listen?"
Xia Mi slowed down her movements, "She is the childhood friend you mentioned?"
Huo Jingchen's Adam's apple rolled as he admitted generously, "Well, I can't say she's my childhood friend. She's five years younger than me. I should say she's more like my neighbor's sister."
"Yes, they are all sisters." Xia Mi snorted lightly, with a hint of sarcasm, "Then how do you plan to arrange her?"
No one would be in a good mood if their wedding was ruined by uninvited guests.
"Of course we should go back to where we came from." Huo Jingchen felt hot, so he took off his coat, revealing a white shirt underneath.
"Since she's your sister, why don't you keep her around for a few more days?"
Xia Mi blurted out some sour words, and when she realized something was wrong, the man opposite her was already staring at her with a smile on his face.
"I didn't expect you to have masochistic tendencies, and your taste is so strong?"
After only two seconds of being serious, Xia Mi stood up and left, went out to get a broom and put it in his hand, "Go and sweep the floor when you have time."
Huo Jingchen let go of the broom, beckoned, and took the person who came to his door into his arms.
"You came here on your own initiative."
Xia Mi met the man's lustful eyes and panicked, "Huo Jingchen, are you crazy? I took the initiative to bring you a broom."
She bit the word "send the broom" repeatedly in an attempt to wake the man up.
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