Yan Zheng smiled without saying anything. No matter how Sang Tianen asked, he never answered the question. He hoped to keep this secret, which no one knew, in his heart forever.
Soon, the driver drove the car to a pond and stopped. The photographer and makeup artist moved things out of the car one after another.
Sang Tianen looked at the surrounding scenery. Beautiful and smooth stones surrounded the pool. Opposite was a lush green bamboo forest. The early autumn wind blew past, and the bamboo leaves made a rustling sound.
She was very familiar with this place. She went to elementary school for six years, and the school organized two outdoor sports activities a year. She had been here at least five times. The school also organized hiking trips for her in junior high school, and she had been here twice in high school.
In short, it is a nightmare-like existence.
However, compared with the dirty pond covered with weeds and dead leaves in my memory, this place now looks like a standard tourist attraction, very clean and tidy.
Because it was a holiday, there were quite a few tourists around, including young couples sitting on the rocks and cuddling each other, elderly people walking their dogs, and children running around and playing. Everyone looked relaxed.
Sang Tianen's heart also became calm, just like the windless and cloudless sky.
Two little girls saw the makeup artist retouching Yan Zheng's makeup and ran over curiously. The older one exclaimed, "Wow, brother is so handsome."
The younger one's expression was even more exaggerated, her round eyes seemed to be about to pop out, and her chubby little hand pulled the older one: "Sister, can this brother marry me?"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone present started laughing.
"I'm sorry, my child is ignorant and said something wrong. Please don't be offended." The child's father ran over, took the two children's hands and scolded them breathlessly, "You just run around all day. What if you get kidnapped?"
As he spoke, he pulled the child to the left.
"Okay, Mr. Yan." The makeup artist put away her lipstick and held a mirror in front of Yan Zheng. "What do you think?"
Yan Zheng looked around and smiled with satisfaction: "It's pretty good."
Since the two of them had already changed into dresses from the wedding shop before coming out, the photographer started taking pictures right after Sang Tianen finished putting on her makeup.
I changed several sets of clothes in the public restroom on the way, and when I got home after all the trouble, the sun was setting.
Sang Tianen and Yan Zheng were so tired that they didn't want to move a finger, so they ordered takeout online. After taking a shower, they lay on the sofa, each browsing their phones while waiting for dinner.
Sang Tianen's index finger slid upwards quickly, and a piece of local news suddenly popped up. This was a function on the paper plane. You could select the area and then push local news every day.
"On the evening of September 10th, the xx Police Department received a call from Mr. W asking for help. Someone had robbed his pharmacy at knifepoint and fled."
"Police quickly arrived at the scene. Upon investigation, they discovered a middle-aged woman in a white short-sleeved shirt approached Mr. Gao under the pretext of buying fever-reducing medication. She then threatened him with a knife while he was off guard and stole all the cash and disposable syringes in the store."
"Through investigation, the police quickly identified the suspect, Zhang, but when they arrived at his home, he had already committed suicide out of fear of being convicted."
"It has been determined that the suspect, Zhang (female, 31 years old, from Jinming District), committed suicide after robbing Gao's pharmacy with a knife due to a huge gambling debt. The case is currently under further investigation."
Below is some more detailed information.
This country is not big, but it has a large population. This kind of thing is on the news every now and then. Sang Tianen has long been accustomed to it and just ignores it after he passes it by.
"Ding Dong, Ding Dong!" There was a ringing sound from the door. Sang Tianen put down his phone and got up to get the takeaway.
The moment she opened the door, she was overwhelmed by the aroma of food. A pair of innocent eyes appeared in front of her: "My friend sent me some swimming crabs. There are too many for me to eat by myself, so I'm giving some to my brother and sister."
It's the new neighbor.
Sang Tianen's eyes fell on the plate, a large piece of pure white bone china, filled with red spicy swimming crabs that were so appetizing that just looking at them could whet one's appetite.
Although they were neighbors and had met and talked a few times, the relationship was far from that of sending food.
However, in relationships between people, someone always has to take the first step. Sang Tianen has always believed that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. What's more, people have put food in front of her, and if she refuses, she will seem too cold.
"Why don't you come over? I'm almost starving." Yan Zheng's urging voice came from behind.
The boy winked at her again: "Sister, my cooking skills are very good. I believe brother will like it very much."
Sang Tianen took the heavy plate from the boy's hand and said with a smile, "Thank you very much."
"You're welcome. My brother gave me paper to wipe my face last time." The boy pouted, looking very childish.
Before Sang Tianen could answer, the boy suddenly smiled cunningly and waved at her: "I'm leaving."
After closing the door, Yan Zheng was stunned when he saw the plate in her hand and asked, "Where did you get the spicy crab?"
"It's given by our new neighbor. It's still warm. Come and eat it quickly." Sang Tianen took out two pairs of disposable gloves. "The boy is really sweet. He keeps calling us brother and sister."
Yan Zheng walked over, took a look at the spicy crab, and his Adam's apple moved.
He didn't start eating, but looked at Sang Tianen, smiled meaningfully and said, "Should I call you Brother Tian or Sister Tian?"
Sang Tianen raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Who's jealous? Why are you so sour?"
Yan Zheng rolled his eyes at her, picked up the disposable gloves on the table and put them on: "Yours."
"Ding Dong, Ding Dong." The doorbell rang again, and Sang Tianen's takeaway finally arrived.
The two began to feast on the food. The new neighbor's cooking skills were very good. Sang Tianen almost ate his tongue. He praised the food while eating, which made Yan Zheng glare at him in anger.
"Since you like his cooking so much, go chase him. But you're too old, he might not be interested in you." Yan Zheng snorted, "That boy is only twenty years old at most, maybe he's just come of age."
"You're so jealous! Do you have to chase someone just because you like their cooking? Can't I hire them as our family's chef?" Sang Tianen gasped from the spicy peppers. "The food he cooks is really delicious, that's a fact, and you don't even say a word."
Yan Zheng poured her a glass of warm water: "It's so spicy that it'll kill you."
Sang Tianen smiled and took a sip of water and said, "Of course, yours tastes better. It's colorful, fragrant and delicious, and more importantly, it's full of love."
Yan Zheng couldn't stand her corny love talk, so he took a spicy crab and stuffed it into her mouth and said, "Even food can't stop your mouth."
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