Chapter 116
Qi Baozhu's question was so sudden. Chu Jiujiu had never thought about it in this way before, so she was particularly uncomfortable when she heard it suddenly. She still felt weird in her heart until she walked out of the courtyard.
She told herself in her heart that it was not the same thing at all. The fate of Chu Shao and Wen Xiuwei was destined by heaven. She had always wanted to bring them together, but if they did not like each other, she would not succeed no matter how much she tried.
So, everything depends on fate and aura. Chu Shao and Wen Xiuwei are so compatible in every aspect. It is natural for them to be together.
Qi Baozhu said that she and Han Shengyi were a match made in heaven. In her heart, Han Shengyi was her brother, her friend, and one of her closest family members.
How can you insult your family!!!
Chu Jiujiu was filled with righteous indignation and righteousness, and had no awareness at all that she was setting a flag.
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Four days passed and Chu Jiujiu returned to the Han family. In the evening, she sat in front of the TV. The news was broadcasting flood prevention knowledge. Chu Jiujiu didn't pay much attention to this kind of news, but thinking of the rainy season that lasted for almost a month and the rising Hulong River, she couldn't help but ask others.
"Shouldn't there be a flood here?"
Grandpa Han shook his head. "No, the capital is blessed with good weather. We're not threatened by floods here. Even in history, only the Yongding River has ever flooded here, and that was far from us."
Chu Jiujiu was still a little worried. "There wasn't so much flood prevention information on TV before. This year, it started being broadcast in April, and so did the radio. I've turned on the radio 246 times in total, and I've heard flood prevention information a full 28 times!"
Grandpa Han: “…”
If you think about it carefully, it seems that this year there is extra emphasis on flood prevention. I heard that the water conservancy department received a petition for flood prevention. The details and measures in it were written very well. After seeing it, the higher-ups thought it could be promoted, so there were more news of this kind broadcast this year.
Grandpa Han said to Chu Jiujiu cheerfully, "Don't worry. The rain this year...is indeed not very good, but no matter what, where we live is still safe. It's the south that needs to be more careful."
Weather and people's livelihood are not within the jurisdiction of Grandpa Han, so he can't do anything except worrying about it. As for Chu Jiujiu, after she said that, she never thought about it again. Counting the days, Chu Shao should be back in a few days. This is the first time they have been separated for such a long time. To be honest, Chu Jiujiu missed him a lot.
When they returned to the Chu family, Chu Liqiang also came back and chatted with Chu Jiujiu, mainly about her affairs in the Qi family. Chu Jiujiu knew what he was worried about. She praised the Qi family like flowers, but the previous impression was already preconceived. No matter what Chu Jiujiu said, he just couldn't like the Qi family.
Chu Jiujiu had no choice but to stick out her tongue and go upstairs.
The next day was Sunday. The research institute was closed today and Chu Liqiang was out. She was the only one left at home. After being busy for six days, Chu Jiujiu was ready to take a day off. She picked up the novella she had written a few days ago and began to proofread it word by word.
Chu Jiujiu didn't even realize how dedicated she was now. Her rest was to proofread without using her brain but only her eyes.
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Proofreading is quite tiring for the eyes. Not long after, Chu Jiujiu felt her eyes were sore. She went to the kitchen and made a bowl of tomato and egg noodles. After eating, she spread a blanket on the sofa, took out the tiger-head pillow sewn by Grandma Han, lay down on it, turned on the electric fan, and had a sound sleep.
Taking a nap has always been a pleasure for Chu Jiujiu, but today is an exception because she dreamed of something that happened a long time ago.
In the dream, she was smaller and her hair was not as neat and delicate as it is now. If you look closely, you can see that the ends of her hair are split.
She stood by the window. It was spring and the windows at home could be opened, but they were too high. Every time, Chu Jiujiu had to bring a small stool and stand on it to open the entire floor-to-ceiling window.
The open floor-to-ceiling window could only hide half of Chu Jiujiu's body. She didn't dare to take another step forward, nor did she dare to step back too much. Otherwise, she would not be able to hear the voices of the people downstairs.
The three men were strong and muscular, looking like gangsters. If Chu Jiujiu saw them in TV dramas, she would admire them very much. But when she saw them in real life, especially next to her own home, she just felt scared.
"Is it here?"
"I asked around, and it's right here. That security guard is really shady. I gave him two thousand before he told me the surname Chu. But the grass in the yard is so tall. Fuck, are you sure someone lives here?"
“…Go and tell them.”
“Damn it, I…”
They walked away, and their voices became louder and softer. Chu Jiujiu couldn't hear clearly, so she leaned against the window, put her ear close to the screen, and stared at them intently.
She didn't hear a word of what was said afterwards until one of the men took out his cell phone. Perhaps because of the poor signal, he suddenly spoke in a louder voice, "Hello? Is this Aunt Wanhe? Oh yes, we're here, but no one lives here."
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There is actually a difference between dreams and memories. If she were awake, Chu Jiujiu would have finished her memories and that would have been the end. But in the dream, Chu Jiujiu looked at the men downstairs. After they all left, she still didn't dare to move. After a long time, she suddenly squatted down under the window. Chu Jiujiu looked at the slippers she had worn for a year, which had now become a little small, and suddenly sniffed.
Tears fell to the ground, but Chu Jiujiu still didn't dare to cry out loud. When she found that tears were falling, she tried her best to wipe the corners of her eyes, but it was no use. The more she wiped, the more tears came, and the more aggrieved she felt in her heart. She sat on the ground and curled up into a ball in the empty house.
Chu Jiujiu was crying in the dream, and in reality, her eyes were also filled with tears. She didn't even know she was crying, but her brows were tightly furrowed. Han Shengyi came to her for dinner and found that she was asleep, so he went upstairs to get a thin blanket. But when he came down, he saw Chu Jiujiu's eyelids trembling rapidly and tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.
Han Shengyi was stunned for a moment, then threw away the thin blanket in his hand. He quickly ran over and just as he knelt beside Chu Jiujiu, he heard Chu Jiujiu's vague and aggrieved voice: "Dad, Mom..."
Her voice was filled with tears, and the sadness and grief in it were something Han Shengyi had never heard before, and it was what moved him the most.
Chu Jiujiu's father is Chu Liqiang, but the way she calls him dad now is really heartbreaking, and it even makes people wonder if something has happened to Chu Liqiang. Han Shengyi slowly pursed his lips, and after two seconds, he gently pushed Chu Jiujiu: "Jiujiu, wake up, you're having a nightmare."
He pushed several times before Chu Jiujiu finally opened her eyes with difficulty. As soon as her eyelids opened, more tears rushed down. The extremely aggrieved feeling she had just felt receded like a tide after she woke up. It was very fast, just a few seconds, and then Chu Jiujiu's mood returned to normal.
She was stunned for a moment, touching the water stains on her face. Chu Jiujiu was a little surprised, "I cried?"
"Not only did she cry, but she cried very sadly." Han Shengyi looked at her face and found that she was fine, so he sat down next to Chu Jiujiu.
He asked Chu Jiujiu: "What did you dream about?"
Dreams are different from reality. Chu Jiujiu does have a photographic memory, but dreams are subconscious. Even Chu Jiujiu will not remember every one of her dreams. Many times, she forgets her dreams as soon as she opens her eyes.
This time she did remember it. Lifting her hair, Chu Jiujiu rubbed her neck, which was a little stiff from sleeping. "It seems...it seems like it happened in the past."
She had never dreamed about her childhood before, and this was the first time. Chu Jiujiu thought of the people in the dream and what they said, and she felt a little dazed.
Strange, had she heard it so clearly before? She had seen these men then, but when she heard them talking, it seemed... not so clear.
Because she didn't know who they were and what their purpose was, Chu Jiujiu went to call the police. However, when the police asked her questions, she didn't know the answer to any of their questions. The police were very angry and thought she was wasting their time, so they waved their hands and sent her away.
For the first time, Chu Jiujiu's memory was distorted. She looked bewildered. Han Shengyi watched for a moment and interrupted her thoughts, "Okay, it was just a dream, wasn't it? It's been so long. Don't think about it. Grandma made lunch and asked if you'd like to come over for some."
Chu Jiujiu had clearly already eaten, but when Han Shengyi asked her this, she subconsciously stood up with him. After she was full, Chu Jiujiu completely forgot about the dream. At the same time, she did not pay attention to the words Han Shengyi used.
She only answered that she dreamed about something in the past, but Han Shengyi directly said that it happened a long time ago and there was no need to think about it anymore.
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The capital is calm and the sun is shining brightly in Luoyang.
After staying here for two weeks, it was time to go back. Wen Xiuwei asked the director for leave and came out to see Chu Shao off.
She wanted to send Chu Shao to the train station, but he was worried about Wen Xiuwei going back alone, so she sent him to the nearest bus station.
Wen Xiuwei whispered to him, "Tell Jiujiu when you get back that she shouldn't try to stay cool even when it's hot. She finally managed to cure her problem with Chinese medicine, but now she's constantly eating popsicles and staying in front of a fan, and that's ruining everything."
"And Grandma Han, you're so old, so don't cook anymore. There's people at home who can do it. You can go back and help her. If that doesn't work out, we can hire an aunt. Doesn't Grandpa Wang have one? She's very good at cooking and can chat with Grandpa Wang."
"Alas, I've been out for too long. Shengyi has already started working. There's nothing for me to worry about him. Of all these people, Shengyi is the least worrying."
"Grandpa Han and Uncle Chu, do they still like drinking so much? You should persuade them, alcohol is not a good thing."
Chu Shao had been listening the entire time. When almost everyone had finished speaking, Chu Shao hummed, "Anything else?"
Knowing what he was waiting for, Wen Xiuwei suddenly stopped talking and looked into Chu Shao's eyes for several seconds. Suddenly, Wen Xiuwei laughed out loud, "Look at you, it's okay, I know you can take good care of yourself."
Having said this, she took another step towards Chu Shao, and the distance between them became closer. Wen Xiuwei lowered her head and lowered her voice: "I will be back soon, take care of yourself, and remember to pick me up when the time comes."
Whenever Wen Xiuwei was shy, Chu Shao would become shy too, and his way of being shy was to keep his mouth shut and not speak. The bus station was full of people about to travel far away, including many young couples, so no one thought there was anything wrong with them doing this. At most, they just looked at Wen Xiuwei a few more times because she was pretty.
It would only take her half an hour to get back from the train station, so Guan Jinqiao followed her out. Chu Shao didn't have to worry about her going back alone, so he quickly waved to Wen Xiuwei with relief.
When they were about to get in the car, Wen Xiuwei remembered something and shouted to him, "Don't forget your raincoat. The weather forecast says there will be heavy rain in the next two days. Be careful!"
Chu Shao nodded to her from a distance. Only after the bus left did Wen Xiuwei turn around and walk out of the bus station.
Guan Jinqiao was standing at the entrance to the bus station. She had been going in and out with Wen Xiuwei for a while now, so close that she had naturally noticed something unusual about her relationship with Chu Shao. She was a little surprised at first, but then she got used to it and even joked about it now.
"Sending my lover off for ten miles~"
And sang.
Wen Xiuwei glanced at her and scolded her with a smile: "Go, don't mess with me, I'm in a bad mood now."
Guan Jinqiao didn't leave, but clung back, "Look at you, you're such a loser. There are only three months left, right? Oh, you can't even endure this little time. You're no longer the Wen Xiuwei in my heart."
The two of them laughed and joked, and Wen Xiuwei's initial reluctance to leave was now gone, and they returned to the crew together. Chu Shao, on the other hand, had to take another four hours on the bus.
The weather forecast said there would be heavy rain the day after tomorrow, but as soon as Chu Shao arrived at the train station and stood in the square outside, looking at the sky covered with dark clouds, he felt that the rain was going to be quite heavy.
Feeling vaguely uneasy, Chu Shao held the train ticket in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally walked into the waiting hall.
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