Zhou Qi was about to pull the quilt down a little, but Lu Xiaoqiao held on to it tightly and refused to let go.
"Don't be depressed!" Seeing that she didn't move, Zhou Qizheng continued: "If you don't come out, then I can only lie down on the bed too!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he actually got on the bed and was ready to get under the quilt.
Lu Xiaoqiao was so scared that she pulled the quilt down a little, leaving only her eyes exposed, and said coquettishly, "Why are you like this?"
Zhou Qi was quietly looking at the still shy Lu Xiaoqiao, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Then he lay down opposite her, turned sideways with his head supported by his hands, and looked at her with tender eyes.
"Does it still hurt?" Zhou Qizhen asked softly.
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaoqiao's cheeks flushed again and she just shook her head.
Zhou Qizheng stroked her head and said, "Do you still want to sleep? Do you want to get up and eat something before going back to sleep?"
Lu Xiaoqiao said in a soft voice, "I'm not going to sleep anymore. What time is it now? Where's my phone?"
Zhou Qi was handing her the phone, and Lu Xiaoqiao was about to take it when she suddenly remembered that she was not dressed yet.
He just stretched out his hand slightly and took his phone.
I touched the screen of my phone and was stunned when I saw the time. It was already past 1pm?!
Looking at WeChat again, it shows several messages sent by Lin Lin.
Nine o'clock in the morning.
Lin Lin: [My grandpa said that you and uncle will go back to the old house today? ]
Ten o'clock in the morning.
Lin Lin: [Have you set out? Where are you going?]
Ten twenty in the morning.
Lin Lin: [I know you like to eat pickled fish. Grandma said that the family specially hired a chef who can make delicious pickled fish. I am borrowing the face of my sister-in-law! /snickering/]
11:30 AM.
Lin Lin: [What are you doing? You're not replying to my message. My little aunt, are you coming today?]
It's already past one in the afternoon, and it's been an hour and a half since Lin Lin's last message.
Lu Xiaoqiao no longer cared about being shy, she looked at Zhou Qizheng and asked in a low voice: "Where are my clothes?"
Zhou Qizhen awkwardly shifted his gaze to the crumpled cartoon puppy pajamas on the sofa beside the bed.
Then he stood up and said, "I'll get you another set. The buttons on your set are broken."
I don’t know if it was because the buttons of his pajamas were buttoned too tightly yesterday or because he was too nervous and excited, but he couldn’t unbutton them. In his panic, he tore them all apart!
Zhou Qizhen took out a goose yellow suspender two-piece suit from the cloakroom. It was a suspender skirt inside and a long-sleeved coat outside.
It was better to have it than not to have it. Lu Xiaoqiao reached out and took it: "You get out."
Zhou Qi was just about to speak when his cell phone rang.
When Lu Xiaoqiao saw him go out to answer the phone and closed the bedroom door for her, she felt relieved and crawled out of the quilt to put on her pajamas.
The moment I got out of bed and stood up, my legs were shaking so much that I almost fell down. It took me a long time to adjust myself and finally I endured the discomfort and walked to the bathroom.
While washing up, she brushed her teeth while looking at herself in the mirror. Her eyes seemed to contain a pool of spring water, and her eyes were as charming as silk. Her hair was hanging down a little messily, which added a bit of charm to her. Below the neck, spreading along the skin, there were traces of ambiguity.
Looking at these, she suddenly thought of the unexpected moment when he said he liked her last night. Lu Xiaoqiao covered her face and blushed again because of thinking about herself.
Lu Xiaoqiao tidied herself up and went to the cloakroom to find a piece of clothing with a higher collar to change into.
Just after I changed, Zhou Qizhen, who had been missing in the bathroom, came in.
"Qiao Qiao, my dad just called and asked if we were still going to the old house today. Are we still going?"
Lu Xiaoqiao hung up her pajamas and said, "Of course I have to go. Why didn't you wake me up this morning? Lin Lin has asked me several times on WeChat. I don't know how to explain it to her later."
Zhou Qizheng walked behind her and hugged her waist: "You seemed too tired last night, so I wanted you to sleep a little longer."
Lu Xiaoqiao ignored his thoughtfulness and muttered, "I'm not tired."
When I realized what I had said, I felt so regretful that I wanted to slap myself.
But before she could open her mouth to explain, Zhou Qizheng's slow voice came from above her head, and his tone was half-smiley: "Is that so! It seems that I didn't work hard enough last night. I'll try harder tonight, okay, honey, huh?"
Lu Xiaoqiao was stunned when she heard this. What a joke! Last night's experience had already left her with an unforgettable memory. Wouldn't trying any harder be just sending her to death?
I was so scared that I stuttered: "No, no, you worked really hard last night, really!"
Zhou Qizheng turned her around, lowered his eyes to look at her, and smiled playfully: "Really? I'm glad my wife isn't tired."
Lu Xiaoqiao felt uneasy at his smile, but felt relieved after hearing his last words.
But this time of peace of mind made Lu Xiaoqiao feel so regretful that she wanted to cry every time she thought about it many years later.
…
It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived at the Zhou family's old house.
As soon as the car drove into the yard, we saw Zhou's father and Zhao Yaqin waiting there with smiles in their eyes.
Lu Xiaoqiao quickly opened the car door and got out: "Uncle, aunt, Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year."
The two old men looked at Lu Xiaoqiao with loving eyes.
After a few people went in, Zhao Yaqin hurried to the kitchen and brought out a small stew pot with a lid.
Zhao Yaqin had long felt that Lu Xiaoqiao was her lucky star, but she never thought it was true. Just after noon today, Zhou Qizhen took the initiative to send her a message, saying that Xiaoqiao had not eaten yet and asked her to prepare some supplements. He called her aunt again, and because of the word "aunt", she cried for more than half an hour.
"Xiao Qiao, come and drink it quickly. Qi Zheng said that you ate breakfast too early. You didn't eat lunch because you weren't hungry at noon. You must be hungry now. Auntie specially stewed bird's nest for you."
Hearing this, Lu Xiaoqiao looked at Zhou Qizhen. She hadn't thought that he was so considerate. She had been complaining about him in her heart on the way here. Now, less than a week after registering with him, she had gone hungry twice.
Now looking at the bird's nest in front of me, my heart feels sweet.
The latter looked away feeling guilty. He only sent a message to Zhao Yaqin. Perhaps because he was afraid that the girl would be shy, the aunt made up such an excuse.
It was the first time that Lu Xiaoqiao ate bird's nest and she thought it was quite delicious. She ate up a whole pot of it.
Lin Lin watched her exaggerated eating style and asked in confusion, "What did you do last night? I sent you messages all morning but you didn't reply. You got up late, ate late, and now you're so hungry again?"
"Go, Lin Lin, go play over there and let Xiaoqiao eat quickly." Zhao Yaqin looked at Lu Xiaoqiao's unnatural expression. How could she not know what was going on?
Lin Lin curled her lips and said, "I'll go upstairs to get Xiao Qiao's gift."
"Then hurry up and come back slowly. I have something to say to Xiao Qiao."
Lin Lin: “…”
After Lin Lin left, Zhao Yaqin sat on the chair next to Lu Xiaoqiao and looked at her lovingly.
"Are you still hungry, Xiao Qiao? Do you want the kitchen to make you something else?"
Lu Xiaoqiao shook her head and said with a smile: "Thank you, auntie, I've almost finished eating, and I need to save some space for the pickled fish in the evening."
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