48 Soft and coquettish
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Song Shixi rushed forward with quick eyes and hands and tried to catch the cat, but the little cat was too agile and didn't let her get close to it. Fortunately, it was away from the flower pots.
Seeing that the risk was halved, Song Shixi breathed a sigh of relief, then half bent down and coaxed softly, "Come here, come to your sister."
She coaxed him for a long time, and was exhausted and out of breath, but she finally held him in her arms.
"Why are you here again? I'll take you home. Don't run around next time."
Song Shixi scratched its chubby chin and gave it a few stern warnings. Then, he walked towards the next door with the cat in one hand and a basket of vegetables in the other. As he approached the door, he heard a fierce quarrel.
"Lin Xiu'e! My eldest brother owns half of this house. Why are you so selfish and want to take it all?"
"You bitch, you jinx, you killed my son and grandson. How dare you still be alive? Die, die!"
"We're all relatives, why make such a fuss? We're not here to force you. We didn't argue with you when the two houses were returned to us. But now that Songjie is getting married and still hasn't found a house, we thought we'd borrow the one next door for now and return it to you when we find a suitable one."
It was called a quarrel, but in fact it was more like one-sided insults.
One plays the good cop, the other the bad cop, forcing them to lend their house. But even if it's just a loan, who knows when they'll be able to buy a suitable house? Besides, if they could afford it, would they be making such a scene?
As the saying goes, it is easy to invite a god but hard to send him away. If you really let such a scoundrel live in your house, you will never have a peaceful life in the future.
Song Shixi frowned when she heard this, but after all, this was someone else's family affair. As an outsider and a tenant, it was not easy for her to interfere, especially in such an embarrassing situation.
Just when she was holding the cat and was in a dilemma, Lin Xiu'e's cold laughter came from inside.
"Even if he's half as good as Zhiming, what does that have to do with you? You severed all ties with him long before we got into trouble."
"You old fool, how dare you say such things? When Zhiming had a high fever, I wrote to you and begged you to send us some medicine, but you refused. You are the one who killed your son!"
"You didn't argue with me? You're really old, aren't you crazy? Who was it that lost the lawsuit and begged me to settle out of court with tears in his eyes?"
"I don't have relatives as heartless as you! Get out of here right now!"
Lin Xiu'e was so angry that her eyes were bloodshot. When she thought of the past, her face turned red and then white. She pointed at the door and shouted angrily.
Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Song Shixi's eyes. He didn't expect that someone who usually looked so elegant could be so tough. After all, even a rabbit will bite if it is cornered, let alone facing such a group of robbers.
A trace of embarrassment and awkwardness flashed across those people's faces, but they still stiffened their necks and argued cunningly, "In that situation, if we didn't sever ties with your family, we would also be implicated. It was a helpless move. Otherwise, our Li family would be gone now!"
"Even if you had no choice then, what happened later? You wouldn't even send me a single pill, and now you have the nerve to come and rob me of my house? I think you're like dung beetles wearing masks, so shameless!"
"Get out of here! This house is in my name, Lin Xiu'e. It has nothing to do with your Li family. Even if the king of heaven comes today, I won't let you move in."
Lin Xiu'e was very clear-headed and was not affected by their pity at all. She picked up the broom beside her and drove them out.
The three of them were defeated step by step and were blocked and speechless.
"How can you be so cruel? You have no children now, so you're counting on Songjie to take care of you in your old age. You acted so ruthlessly today, so don't blame him for not collecting your body in the future!"
Tian Shuhong and Li Qiangbing looked at each other. They didn't expect that after not seeing Lin Xiu'e for a few years, she still had the same bad temper. They couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts, thinking that today's matter might be difficult to handle.
"Your whole family is full of ungrateful bastards, who cares about you! Get out of here right now, or don't blame me for being rude!"
Seeing that Lin Xiu'e was unmoved, Tian Shuhong immediately tugged at her mother-in-law's sleeve. The latter immediately understood and sat down on the ground, clapping her hands and saying, "I'm not leaving here today. Let me see what you're going to do with me, an old woman."
Who knew that just as she sat down, the big iron door behind her that was not closed tightly was pushed open by someone from the outside, almost hitting her back. Tian Shuhong used her hands and feet to crawl inside and barely avoided the big iron door.
If she really hits him, her old bones will be broken!
"Comrade Lin, when did such a big rat crawl into your house? Oh, I was mistaken, it turned out to be a person. I really couldn't tell if I didn't look carefully." Song Shixi stood at the door, deliberately raised his voice, and covered his lips exaggeratedly, as if he was frightened.
When Lin Xiu'e saw her, she looked surprised and uncomfortable for a moment, but then she realized that she was venting her anger, and a feeling of warmth and emotion surged in her chest.
"Who are you? How dare you talk like that?" Li Qiangbing pointed at Song Shixi and cursed loudly.
"What do you care who I am? Why are you making so much noise here in the middle of the day? You're keeping me awake. Are you trying to see who has the louder voice?" Song Shixi was not at all flustered. He stood at the door with his back straight, looked around coldly, and then deliberately revealed the expensive watch on his wrist by tucking the hair behind his ears.
"If I tell my dad, you'll be in for a treat!"
Li Qiangbing was shocked by her aura and subconsciously glanced at Tian Shuhong. The latter looked at Song Shixi calmly. Seeing that she was well-dressed, outstanding in appearance, and a stranger, she was a little unsure for a moment.
In Beijing, a stone thrown out may hit a "royal relative". If you don't get the house today and offend the wrong people, then you will end up losing more than you gain.
You can ask Lin Xiu'e for the house at any time, there is no need to worry about today.
Tian Shuhong's eyes rolled around, and after thinking for a moment, she tugged at Li Qiangbing's sleeve and shook her head at him.
Li Qiangbing understood and immediately grabbed his mother's arm, pulling her up from the ground. As he walked out, he didn't forget to threaten Lin Xiu'e, "Just wait, this matter is not over yet."
Lin Xiu'e stood there with an unmoved expression, "No matter how many times you come, the result will be the same."
"Okay, Qiangbing, how are you talking to your sister-in-law? We're all family, don't make things so awkward." Tian Shuhong stepped in to mediate, "Then we'll leave first, sister-in-law. We'll talk to you another day."
After saying that, the three of them walked past Song Shixi and went out.
"Who are these people?" Song Shixi rolled his eyes. He didn't walk towards Lin Xiu'e until he saw them leave from the corner of his eye. "Comrade Lin, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Lin Xiu'e forced a smile at Song Shixi, "I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself."
"It's not you who is embarrassing, it's them. This is the first time I've seen such shameless people in my life." Song Shixi thought of their conversation just now, and his chest felt like it was holding back his breath. He felt angry and unfair for Lin Xiu'e. It was really unlucky for her to have such a husband-in-law.
"Next time they dare to come, don't open the door and let them in. If that old woman really takes the opportunity and something happens to your house, you won't be able to explain it even if you have a hundred mouths."
Song Shixi frowned and couldn't help but make a suggestion.
Hearing her words, Lin Xiu'e was stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled: "Okay."
Seeing Lin Xiu'e smile, Song Shixi realized belatedly that he had been a little too excited. He coughed lightly in embarrassment, then thought of something. While opening the lid of the vegetable basket, he quickly changed the subject and said, "By the way, I'm here to return the cat to you."
"Dahuang ran away again?" Lin Xiu'e saw the orange cat in the vegetable basket, and immediately pulled it out in annoyance and slapped it twice.
Dahuang meowed a few times, obviously not taking her education seriously.
Lin Xiu'e felt quite helpless and could only hold the cat and say to Song Shixi, "Thank you so much."
"It's okay, it's in my yard and didn't run far. I was about to buy some fruit when I saw it." When Song Shixi heard that the orange cat was actually called Dahuang, he couldn't help laughing and his eyebrows curved.
"After Dahuang ran out last time, I was very careful, but I didn't expect it to take advantage of the opportunity." Lin Xiu'e lowered her eyes and sighed. Perhaps she was so busy arguing with the shameless people in the Li family that she didn't notice that the door was not closed tightly, so it ran out.
Song Shixi nodded, then asked, "Do you want to go to the vegetable market too?"
I just went through a bad thing, and going out for a walk is better than staying at home alone.
Lin Xiu'e hesitated for a moment, looked into Song Shixi's sincere eyes, and finally nodded as if possessed.
It was the first time the two went out together. They were a little uncomfortable at first, but the atmosphere became better and better. Through chatting, Song Shixi found that Lin Xiu'e was eloquent and spoke with ease. He couldn't help but ask her, and found out that she and her husband were both high school teachers before, but were later implicated in the movement and sent to the cowshed.
"That's all in the past."
When Lin Xiu'e said this, her expression was cold, as if she had looked down upon everything and didn't care about anything at all, but the melancholy that flashed across her eyes still exposed her true emotions.
Song Shixi pursed her lips, not knowing how to respond.
"I think the peaches they're selling over there are very fresh. Comrade Song, would you like to take a look?"
"good."
Neither of them mentioned the past again. After buying fruits and some vegetables, they went home. Invisibly, their relationship became much closer.
Song Shixi went home and rested for a while. Thinking it was about time, she started preparing dinner. She simply fried one meat dish and two vegetable dishes and cooked a pot of rice. Not long after the meal was ready, she saw Wu Qiuhong downstairs through the window.
Seeing the smile on her face, Song Shixi knew that today was a success! So he hurried out of the kitchen, opened the door, leaned on the railing on the second floor, and whistled at Wu Qiuhong who had just walked into the courtyard.
"Comrade Wu, what are you so happy about?"
Hearing the voice, Wu Qiuhong raised her head and met Song Shixi's smiling fox eyes. She immediately ignored everything else and ran upstairs, hugged Song Shixi in her arms, and shouted excitedly: "Shixi!"
"I'm here." Song Shixi patted Wu Qiuhong on the back, signaling her to calm down.
"Today at the company, no one was mean to me anymore. Two colleagues even praised my good looks and asked me where I bought the clothes." Wu Qiuhong took two deep breaths, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
"By the way, the sister who was in charge of the interns also took me out to meet clients."
This was treatment she had never received before.
"Really?" Song Shixi was also sincerely happy for Wu Qiuhong, and the two of them walked into the house chatting and laughing.
"Hurry up and wash your hands and eat. We can talk while we eat." Song Shixi pushed Wu Qiuhong to the kitchen to wash her hands, and she took out the dishes and chopsticks from the cupboard, preparing to serve the two of them.
Just after the two sat down at the table, Wu Qiuhong suddenly jumped up again, "Shi Xi, I remembered something else. I saw you at my colleague's place."
"See me?" Upon hearing this, Song Shixi paused in picking vegetables.
Wu Qiuhong nodded vigorously. "In newspapers and magazines."
"That should be the clothing factory's advertisement."
The newspaper and magazine shops nearby were some distance from her home, and the weather was hot, so Song Shixi didn't go to buy any.
The last time she went to the Red Sun Garment Factory to shoot, Zhang Sulan said that she would give her a few copies, but then she had to attend a meeting temporarily, and the matter was left unresolved. So until now, she has never seen what the finished film she shot looks like.
"I bought one specially when I got off work." Wu Qiuhong stood up, took out a newspaper from her bag and handed it to Song Shixi.
Song Shixi reached out to take it. She was not familiar with newspapers of that era. Wu Qiuhong said that this was a newspaper published by one of the top newspaper companies in Beijing. In addition, there were several fashion magazines with her photos and advertisements for her clothing factory posted on them.
"My colleagues all said they wanted to buy the same thing as yours, and they were even guessing if you were an actor or singer." Wu Qiuhong held her face proudly, and her eyes as she looked at Song Shixi seemed to be filled with stars.
Hearing this, Song Shixi smiled a little embarrassedly, "How can it be so exaggerated?"
After he finished speaking, his fingertips gripping the newspaper unconsciously increased their strength, and then he slowly turned the first page. He saw a large photo of her placed in the middle of the second page.
In the photo, she is wearing a halter-neck polka-dot long dress, a small hat on her head, high heels, long curly hair fluttering in the wind, delicate makeup, bright eyes, and a brilliant smile. She looks warm and generous, so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off her.
To be narcissistic, Song Shixi was amazed by himself for a moment.
"This is not an exaggeration. Come and see for yourself if it looks good."
Wu Qiuhong naturally noticed her absentmindedness and couldn't help but follow her gaze towards the newspaper, muttering, "I think it's absolutely beautiful! In fact, there are even more beautiful photos in the magazine. If I had so much money, I would definitely buy them all and show them to you. Then you'll know I'm not exaggerating."
"Don't spend money to buy it. Just wait until I go to the garment factory next time." Song Shixi knew that she was not well off, and it would be bad if she spent all her money on this.
Wu Qiuhong nodded.
The two chatted about this matter again before starting to eat. After the meal, Wu Qiuhong took the initiative to wash the dishes and helped water the flowers downstairs before going upstairs to look at the company's information.
Song Shixi was worried about something, so he took a shower early. He was afraid of disturbing Wu Qiuhong who was reading some materials, so he didn't watch TV. Instead, he curled up on the sofa and read a book. However, he read for a long time, but the number of pages did not increase much.
Finally, she simply closed the book, lay on the sofa and stared at something in a daze, wondering if her thoughts were heard by God. Not long after she lay down, the phone rang suddenly. Song Shixi's heartbeat suddenly quickened, and she quickly reached out to answer it without thinking.
"Hello."
Qin Yue leaned back in his office chair and rubbed his brows.
He had just driven back from Guangzhou. After reading the project plans and data along the way, he felt as if all his strength had been drained away, and his eyelids were heavy as lead. But the moment he heard her voice, all his fatigue seemed to disappear. He couldn't help but curl his lips, his voice a little hoarse.
"Are you awake?"
Hearing the familiar deep voice, Song Shixi couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips, and her tone unconsciously became much softer than usual. She hummed softly: "I woke up a long time ago, why didn't you call me then?"
"You're sleeping so soundly, I don't want to wake you up."
Qin Yue's fingers slid down, supporting the position of the temples, his eyes slightly closed, and his tone rose lazily with a hint of deliberate teasing.
Her heart felt like being brushed by a feather, causing a slight tingling sensation. Song Shixi's eyelashes trembled, and she was about to say something, but she soon noticed that something was wrong with him. She sat up straight and said with concern, "You sound very tired."
"Yeah, it's okay. I'll go back and take a nap after the meeting." Qin Yue's eyes curved when he heard her concern for him.
Song Shixi raised his eyebrows slightly, and his breathing stagnated. "We still have a meeting?"
"This meeting has been scheduled long ago, and I can't miss it."
This is a cooperative project between Qin and Gangcheng Jingxin, with huge investment. In addition, he plans to use it as a token of his loyalty to shut his father up, so there must be no mistakes.
"Then you should also pay attention to the balance between work and rest and take good care of yourself, otherwise I will be sad." Song Shixi subconsciously said the words that came to her lips. After she finished speaking, she realized what she had said, and two blushes instantly appeared on her cheeks.
Qin Yue was very pleased with it, and his tone sounded a lot more relaxed. "Okay, I'll do as you say."
"Then I'll hang up first. We'll talk again when you've rested."
"fine……"
"You just said you would listen to me, but it turns out you were lying to me." Song Shixi's cheeks puffed up. Her voice was soft to begin with, and the way she got angry, acting like a spoiled child, made people feel even more limp.
"I didn't lie to you." Qin Yue's words were filled with helplessness and doting.
"The meeting hasn't started yet, so you can take a nap." Song Shixi immediately climbed up the pole and interrupted him.
Qin Yue held his forehead and could only nod, "Okay."
"Yeah." Song Shixi pursed her lips and whispered a second before hanging up: "I will miss you."
After saying that, he hung up with a click.
Song Shixi patted his burning cheeks and felt like he was going crazy.
On the other side, Qin Yue listened to the noise coming from the receiver, his long eyelashes covering his narrow eyes. He chuckled unconsciously, his Adam's apple rolling again and again, and he barely suppressed his breathing which was becoming hot and chaotic.
*
For several days in a row, the two would talk on the phone in the evening, and the content of their conversations became more and more corny and trivial.
If they hadn't been in a relationship, Song Shixi would never have believed that someone would report everything he did from morning to night to another person in great detail, even talking for several minutes about when he drank a glass of water.
Is this what the saying "one love makes you stupid for three years" means?
She wasn't very clear about it, but she felt that this seemed to be a good idea.
On weekends, she and Wu Qiuhong stayed at home and helped her think through her makeup and outfit several times. They were relieved only when they saw that she looked pretty good.
Wu Qiuhong is a good cook. Whenever she has a holiday, she takes care of all the housework. Song Shixi knows that this is her way of thanking her to the best of her ability, so she lets her do it.
The two of them live together and go shopping for groceries or take a walk together when they have free time.
There was a small incident in the middle.
One day when they were taking a walk, they were surrounded by several young girls who chased Song Shixi for autographs. She was so scared that she thought it was some new type of scam. After asking, she found out that they recognized her from newspapers and magazines and thought she was a celebrity, so they came up to ask.
Song Shixi explained it once, but they still insisted on signing. She had no choice but to sign the fancy signature that she had someone design for her in her previous life.
After finally getting rid of the group of enthusiastic girls and returning home, Song Shixi realized belatedly that he might have become "a little famous", so he called the garment factory. The person who answered the phone was Zhang Sulan's assistant at first. When he heard it was her, he was so excited that he couldn't even speak clearly. Finally, he managed to utter a sentence asking her to wait a moment, and then disappeared.
While waiting, Song Shixi nervously clutched the corner of his clothes.
Not long after, it was Zhang Sulan who was on the other end. She was no better than her assistant. As soon as she answered, she shouted, "Oh my God of Wealth, you finally called me! Do you know that I've been waiting for you for so long that my hair is almost turning white? Seriously, if you don't contact me, I'm going to come to your house to look for you."
But this cannot be blamed on Song Shixi. These days, apart from cadres and leaders, few people would spend a lot of money to install a telephone in their home. Moreover, she lives in a private residence and does not have a unified telephone room like the company housing.
Apart from Song Shixi who took the initiative to contact the garment factory, they couldn't find her at all.
Hearing this, Song Shixi was stunned for a moment, then he laughed at Zhang Sulan's exaggerated words and tone, "Do you have something to talk to me about?"
"It's more than just something, I have great news to tell you!" When she said this, Zhang Sulan's breathing became much faster, but she still couldn't hide the excitement and joy in her tone. Even Song Shixi couldn't help but bite his lips tightly, waiting for her next words in anticipation.
"It's a huge hit. Our clothes are selling like hotcakes because of your photos! Hahahaha!"
Song Shixi's guess was confirmed, his eyes twinkled, and he said with a smile, "Congratulations!"
"Thanks to you, don't worry, we have prepared a big red envelope for you. When is it convenient for you to come and get it?" Zhang Sulan was excited, but she did not forget such an important thing. It was a good thing that the clothes sold well, which meant that everyone's efforts were rewarded, but for Song Shixi, the big red envelope was probably more practical.
"Thank you, Manager Zhang." Song Shixi smiled even more deeply. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Come and get it next time we come for the shoot."
Anyway, the red envelope won’t run away, and according to the date, the shooting will be the day after tomorrow, so these two days won’t make a difference.
"Okay." Zhang Sulan suppressed her emotions and brought up another matter.
【Author’s words】
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