Chapter 30: Years
Five delicious dishes were served, and the smell made people's appetites whet, but no one at the table picked up their chopsticks, and their eyes were all looking at Chen Zhuyi.
Chen Zhuyi knew that everyone was worried about her, so she calmed down her thoughts, smiled faintly, and picked up the chopsticks.
"Eat."
Huo Jinzhi is really good at cooking. The stir-fried squid is spicy and flavorful, the clams are fresh and delicious, and every bite of crab is covered with sauce. Every dish makes you want to eat the next one after taking a bite.
Chen Zhuyi didn't have much appetite at first, but after eating, he couldn't help but eat a few more bites. However, he had something hidden in his heart, so he put down his chopsticks after eating half a bowl.
Huo Jinzhi's food was finally eaten up, and Ye Xumei took the initiative to take on the task of washing the dishes.
Huo Jinzhi pulled Ma Yang aside and understood the reason for Chen Zhuyi's mood change.
After finishing his meal, Chen Zhu sat in the yard holding Sui Sui, staring at the osmanthus tree that had not yet bloomed.
"Huang Cuicui is dead. Do you think you killed her?"
Huo Jinzhi moved a stool and sat next to Shen Zhuyi.
Chen Zhu turned his head to meet Huo Jinzhi's gaze, his eyes somewhat puzzled.
"Why would I think that? She was the one who tried to kill me first. Now she's just bringing it upon herself. Besides, she didn't have to die. She could have just been demoted or imprisoned. She chose to die on her own. What does that have to do with me?"
Huo Jinzhi didn't know what to say for a moment. After a long while, he looked at Chen Zhuyi in surprise.
"You have the right idea."
Chen Zhu rolled his eyes.
"I'm not a saint, but I'm not a heartless person either. A life is gone, and I just can't understand and accept it."
Chen Zhuyi couldn't understand why Huang Cuicui chose to die.
Even when Zhao Anche used banned drugs on her in her previous life and she was in so much pain that she resorted to self-harm, she never thought of committing suicide.
As long as you are alive, there is hope.
Huo Jinzhi didn't expect that Chen Zhuyi, who was only in his teens, could see so clearly.
"I wish I had thought as clearly as you did back then." When Huo Jinzhi said this, his eyes dimmed a little, and a hint of bitterness appeared in his eyes.
Chen Zhu's eyes flashed slightly, but if the other party didn't say anything, she wouldn't ask.
Who doesn’t have a past and a secret?
The two of them tacitly stopped talking, looked up at the sun, and no one knew what they were thinking.
Ma Yang and Ye Xumei, who were squatting and observing not far away: (′_`)o(′^｀)o
"Why don't they talk anymore?"
"I don't know, but it looks very deep."
"Um."
The two watched for a while and felt that there shouldn't be any big problem.
Ye Xumei has to go to work tomorrow. This place is far from the fields, so she will not stay here overnight. Now there is nothing to do, so she prepares to go back.
Ma Yang offered to send her off, but Ye Xumei refused.
"No, it's not night now. It's broad daylight and there are a lot of people on the road. I can go back by myself. You can make a nest for Sui Sui. Bye."
Ye Xumei waved his hand and left casually.
When Ye Xumei left, she saw Chen Zhuyi still in a daze, so she left without telling her. After Chen Zhuyi calmed down and turned around and didn't see her, Ma Yang told her that she had left.
"We've been walking for an hour." Ma Yang looked at the two of them admiringly: "Brother Huo, Shen Zhiqing, don't your necks get tired from keeping your heads tilted back for so long?"
After hearing what he said, Chen Zhuyi actually felt a little sore in his neck.
Ma Yang showed Chen Zhu the fruits of his labor.
Chen Zhu hugged Sui Sui and wanted to say something but stopped himself. Huo Jinzhi beside him couldn't help but speak.
"Is your doghouse too big?"
Even for an adult wolfhound, the size made by Ma Yang is big enough for a family of wolfhounds to live in.
Chen Zhuyi agreed: "Yes, a little bit, and isn't the door a bit too big? It can't withstand the wind, right?"
After listening to what the two said, Ma Yang looked at the work he was originally very satisfied with with suspicion.
"Really? ...It seems so."
Ma Yang wilted.
"Then I'll revise it for you."
Wouldn't it be necessary to tear it down and rebuild it if it were smaller? Chen Zhu quickly stopped him, "Just add two wooden boards to the door to make it smaller. It doesn't matter if it's a little bigger. When Sui Sui grows up, if she has puppies, we can raise them together."
She just saw that Sui Sui is a female dog. When she grows up and is in estrus, she will definitely look for a male dog.
Later generations advocated the sterilization of dogs, but there is no formal profession like veterinarian now, and no doctor can sterilize Sui Sui, so there is a high probability that Sui Sui will give birth to puppies when she grows up.
"That's easy."
Ma Yang found two wooden boards and quickly made the door nails smaller, but still large enough for an adult wolfhound to pass through.
Chen Zhu gave a thumbs up without hesitation.
"Very good! Thank you on behalf of Sui Sui!"
Ma Yang laughed happily.
After eating and setting up the doghouse, Huo Jinzhi stood up.
"We're leaving."
Chen Zhuyi sent the two to the door, then thought of something. He ran back to the bedroom, took out two bags of honey from the space, and handed them to the two.
"Take it back and eat it." Chen Zhu handed it to the two of them, and without waiting for their reaction, he took a step back and closed the door: "I'm going to rest."
Huo Jinzhi and Ma Yang: (⊙…⊙)(⊙…⊙)
Chen Zhuyi covered his mouth and laughed secretly through the door.
I learned this trick from An Yu.
Hearing the footsteps leaving outside the door, Chen Zhuyi returned to his bedroom.
Everything in the bedroom has been arranged.
The bed and cabinet were originally there, but they were probably too heavy to be moved. The carved step-out bed and the four-corner cabinet, although very old, but looking at the exquisite carvings on the bedposts, you can tell that the previous landlord was very wealthy.
There is no offspring to inherit.
What a pity.
Chen Zhuyi lay on the bed. There was a nest made of blankets on the floor beside the bed, and Sui Sui was lying in it.
Suisui is too young now, and Chen Zhu feels uneasy about leaving him in such a big doghouse outside, so he puts him next to himself so that he can have company.
Looking at the puppy sideways, Chen Zhuyi stretched out his fingertips.
Sui Sui had fallen asleep. It was sleeping soundly after having eaten and drunk its fill. It didn't wake up even when Chen Zhuyi touched its hand with his fingers.
Chen Zhuyi smiled as he felt Sui Sui's breathing.
Why did she blame herself and burn herself out? She didn't cherish her own life and wanted to kill her. Just because she died, could what she had done before be erased?
Being alive is the most precious thing in this world. Not wanting to accept the choice of ending one's life is the most stupid and sad thing.
Chen Zhu fell asleep while thinking, and when he woke up, he found that it was already dark.
I had a good sleep, but now I couldn’t fall asleep again, so I got up and read a teacher’s book.
After lighting a candle, Chen Zhuyi put on his coat and began to read by lamplight at night.
When the sky was slightly brighter and the sound of roosters crowing could be heard, Chen Zhu closed the book and took out a meat bun from the space.
Time in space is still. Whatever you put in will be what you come out of it.
A steaming bun appears in the palm of your hand, and you don’t even need to heat it up. Then have a glass of milk.
She had a cup, and Suisui had a small bowl of heated tea. It was so comfortable for the person and the dog.
It’s so comfortable to live outside!
Chen Zhuyi's happy mood continued until he went out to work.
It was still dark outside, and there were few people living around. It was so quiet that only the sound of the wind could be heard. It would probably take half an hour to walk from here to the workplace.
Chen Zhu gritted his teeth.
Just be patient, once you pass the teacher exam you won’t have to get up so early. Then you can buy a bicycle to go to work, and your life will become more and more promising.
PUAing himself, Chen Zhu took a big step towards the outside.
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