Chapter 29
The dance room is at the end of the third floor of the art building. The stairwell is two steps away from the door. Jiang Xu pulled He Jin to hide at the door of the stairwell, feeling a secret joy.
"Dancing?" He Jin leaned against the wall and looked at her sideways.
Jiang Xu shook his hand and replied, "I don't know how to do it. I came here to see."
"Yeah." He Jin responded and raised his hand to pinch her face.
The two stood against the wall in silence for a while. Thinking that He Jin would probably not participate in such an activity, Jiang Xu did not ask.
"Take you to meet someone tonight?" He Jin stroked Jiang Xu's fingers. He had actually thought about this question for a long time.
Jiang Xu raised his eyes, blinked, and said without hesitation, "Okay."
"Yeah." He Jin's eyes flashed, and he gently kissed Jiang Xu on the forehead. "I'll take you to the school gate later."
Jiang Xu nodded, "Okay."
This is the first time in such a long time that He Jin has such a little conflicted emotion, which makes Jiang Xu a little confused. Should he be meeting his parents?
Jiang Xu didn't think about it anymore. He said hello to them and went back to the classroom to pack his schoolbag, then jogged all the way to the school gate.
He Jin leaned against the car door, playing with the car keys in his hand, on which was hung the brown dough of the couple's style.
Seeing Jiang Xu coming out of the school gate, he took the bag very naturally, opened the car door for her, and put her favorite milk tea and cake on the seat.
Jiang Xu's eyes lit up. She held the small cake in her arms and placed the milk tea on the center console. As soon as He Jin got in the car, she rushed over and gave him a kiss on the cheek: "Brother Jin, I like you!"
He Jin smiled, hooked the girl's head, touched her lips, then pushed her back into her seat and fastened her seat belt.
Just now, Jiang Xu took a look at the back seat and saw it was full of things: a big cake, two bouquets of flowers, and a fruit basket, which further confirmed her guess.
Seeing the girl suddenly stop moving, he glanced in the rearview mirror and said, "Today is my mother's birthday."
"Should I buy something for Auntie?" Jiang Xu touched his chin and thought seriously, subconsciously feeling a little nervous about meeting the parents.
He Jin chuckled: "I've already bought it."
"Oh... okay, then tell me earlier next time so that I can have a good relationship with my future mother-in-law." Jiang Xu muttered seriously.
He Jin glanced at Jiang Xu who was secretly planning, "She will like you."
The journey was quite long and the car was warm. Jiang Xu was drowsy and about to fall asleep. She woke up a little when she saw the car driving into a villa.
There was someone waiting at the gate early, and when he saw the car driving in, he immediately came forward to greet it.
He Jin took Jiang Xu out of the car, and everyone else lowered their heads to carry things in the car.
"Ajin is back, and the meal is ready." When Aunt Yang saw He Jin bringing a girl back, she concealed the surprise in her eyes and was secretly happy. She walked up to him eagerly and said.
"Aunt Yang, she is Jiang Xu." He Jin brought the person in front of him and only said her name, but he also told her everything.
Jiang Xu obediently followed He Jin and called out, "Hello, Aunt Yang."
"Hey, hello." Seeing Jiang Xu being so polite, Aunt Yang smiled even more happily, "What a handsome child."
"My lady is in the back garden."
He Jin nodded: "Okay."
The backyard is covered with glass, so it's not cold, more like being indoors. Small warm yellow lights are hung on the walls all around, which is very cozy. It is filled with flowers. A person is squatting in the middle, wearing a white dress and a bun. Her hair is illuminated by the warm yellow light, making her look like a fairy, not from this world.
"Mom." He Jin pulled Jiang Xu over and shouted.
A very gentle female voice responded: "A Jin."
Jiang Xu was a little confused by the scene of the entire yard covered by the thermal greenhouse. She was still in a daze and subconsciously glanced at He Jin.
Seeing Zhuang Yun looking at him, He Jin thought Jiang Xu was a little nervous and rubbed her hand.
Zhuang Yun's gaze quickly turned to her. Her mind was spinning so many times that she felt dizzy. She immediately shouted, "Mom."
“…”
There was silence in the air for a moment, and He Jin and Zhuang Yun laughed out loud at the same time.
"Hey." Zhuang Yun responded with a smile, "Just chat, Ah Jin always talks about you every time he comes here."
Jiang Xu blushed when she realized what she had shouted. It was too late to change her words, so she could only nod repeatedly with a stern face.
"Come and have dinner." Zhuang Yun deliberately walked faster, leaving two people behind.
"Are you in such a hurry?" He Jin asked Jiang Xu with a smile on his face.
Jiang Xu shuddered when he felt the warm breath beside his ear. "I...I made a slip of the tongue!"
"Well, it's going to happen sooner or later anyway." He Jin said with a smile.
“…” It seems that what he said makes sense.
Although there wasn't much talk at the dinner table, it wasn't dull either. Jiang Xu answered every question, and the table was filled with her favorite dishes, which were not spicy.
He Jin picked up some food for her from time to time, and Zhuang Yun kept smiling. She liked Jiang Xu very much, and she was happy to see that the two children got along well.
She had heard of this girl from He Jin a long time ago and had always wanted to meet her. She was exactly as he described, and she liked her even more after meeting her.
After dinner, He Jin had someone bring cake and flowers and put them on the table. Jiang Xu always paid attention to the ceremonial sense of the plating.
Zhuang Yun sat aside, watching the two busy children, her eyes reddened. She secretly pulled He Jin over and said, "Ah Jin, did Xiao Xu tell you when she's going to marry you?"
He Jin sighed helplessly and said, "Mom, she's still studying."
"Let's plan ahead, just in case..." Zhuang Yun said hesitantly.
"No." He knew what she was thinking. "Don't worry, Mom, she won't."
"Be nicer to girls." Zhuang Yun choked and said.
He Jin agreed: "Yeah, I understand."
Jiang Xu, who was busy lighting candles, naturally didn't notice this side. He focused on lighting the candles. After lighting them, he reached into his pocket and found a star hidden in the corner. He had just folded it in the car and gently placed it next to the cake.
As I get older, I no longer like these forms of making wishes and simply eat the cake.
Zhuang Yun asked He Jin to take Jiang Xu for a walk in the backyard to help digest the food.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, they arrived at a darker place. He Jin pulled something on a tree, and colorful lights surrounding the tree lit up in circles, making the surroundings brighter.
I took advantage of the light to see clearly that there were swings and lounge chairs here, small but cozy.
He Jin took Jiang Xu to sit on the swing and gently pushed her from behind.
That night, Jiang Xu actually had a premonition that those secrets, or the pains of He Jin's growth, would be revealed one by one, and just as she expected, she heard a lot.
He Yaoguang, He Jin's father, met his mother Zhuang Yun at a social gathering. It wasn't during the gathering, but they met in a quick glance when passing by the hall after the gathering. They fell in love at first sight. After that, He Yaoguang came every day, and they became familiar with each other. Then it was natural for them to be together.
But the identities of the two men were very different. One was the eldest son of the He family and was in great glory. The other was an orphan and was called an actor at that time. He was sought after by many people, but also despised by even more people.
Zhuang Yun worked hard alone outside. Although she kept herself clean, she became a topic of gossip because of her identity. This was also the reason why she became even less liked after she got together with He Yaoguang.
The He family is a century-old family. How could Mr. He let his eldest son marry an actress? However, He Yaoguang disagreed and refused to give up.
So the old man found Zhuang Yun and forced her to go to a small county town to cut off their contact. But what the old man didn't know was that Zhuang Yun was already pregnant that year.
She didn't resist, because she had calculated that this day would come sooner or later. She was still full of hope, because He Yaoguang had promised her that he would only love her in this life.
Zhuang Yun believed it and waited day and night without any complaints, but what she finally got was the news that He Yaoguang had married someone else. At that moment, she woke up from her dream and shattered all her previous illusions. The He family was powerful and it was just a marriage.
She gave up, got pregnant alone, gave birth alone, raised He Jin alone, and gave him all her love.
But I don't know where the rumor came from, but the kids there all laughed at his father for not wanting him, saying that his mother was hooking up with other men everywhere and that he deserved to be unloved.
He didn't cry. He beat up those who talked about his mother. After that, the kids there didn't want to play with him and were afraid of him. But he didn't care. He grew up alone, so how could he be afraid of loneliness?
During those years, He Yaoguang had no choice but to marry the marriage partner arranged for him by the old man. They both got what they wanted. He made the He family bigger and held the power firmly in his hands. He had been looking for Zhuang Yun. When he found her, He Jin was already eight years old.
In order to protect the mother and daughter, He Yaoguang did not take them back to the city. It was safer for them to stay in this small county town.
But it seemed that God was not on their side. Less than three years passed and He Yaoguang had a car accident on his way to find them. His condition was so serious that he could not be saved.
When Zhuang Yun saw the news, she collapsed mentally. The only pillar that had supported her for so many years was broken. She became unconscious and committed self-harm in front of He Jin.
He Jin was only ten years old at that time, and he had no choice but to send his mother to the hospital.
These things must be very difficult for a teenager. He Jin studies at home and takes care of Zhuang Yun.
When Mr. He found the mother and son, He Jin was only sixteen years old. The white-haired old man's eyes were red. He said he was sorry to the mother and son, and also to his son, and he took them all back to the He family.
Zhuang Yun received treatment for several years, and perhaps for the sake of her son, her mental condition improved a lot, but she still suffered intermittent attacks, and her memories were stuck in the years when He Yaoguang was still alive.
He Jin knew that she didn't like living in the He family, nor did she like the smell of disinfectant in the hospital, so he bought a house in a quiet suburb and found someone to take care of Zhuang Yun.
Over the years, Zhuang Yun has become indifferent to the past and no longer thinks about it. She just wants to watch her son grow up well. She owed him too much when he was a child. She owed him a childhood and a teenage years. She took on so much when her peers were having fun.
She also never thought that there would be such a girl who could enter his heart and stay by his side. She had just mentioned it casually before, but she didn't expect He Jin's answer.
That night she took a lot of medicine in advance to keep herself awake. She hid in the distance and looked at the two children for a long time. She didn't know how many times she secretly wiped away her tears.
Zhuang Yun held the little light blue star in her hand, not knowing what she was thinking of. She looked up at the sky and saw a very bright star. She clasped her hands together and closed her eyes as if making a wish.
She made a wish for the rest of her life. After making the wish, she smiled, so happily, and let go of all her worries.
He Yaoguang, I don’t want to love you anymore, nor do I hate you anymore.
Did you see that? A Jin has grown up and has a girl he likes. That girl is very good and a good match for A Jin. They live a good life.
If you see this, please bless them, and may everything go well for them and they may be safe every year.
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