Chapter 160
When Chu Liqiang saw her running in, he thought she came to comfort him, but who would have thought that Chu Jiujiu ran so fast without even glancing at him.
Chu Liqiang: "..."
The little girl has grown wings.
Chu Jiujiu didn't care about Chu Liqiang's mood. Her heart was pounding. She quickly opened the lid and took out the necklace that she had kept well. Chu Jiujiu stared at the gap on it, motionless.
In fact, Chu Yue was not that close to her just now. Logically, she could not see it so clearly, but this necklace has been in her hands for so many years. Every now and then, she would take it out and touch it. Chu Jiujiu knew everything about the material, shape, and even the details inside the gap of the necklace.
Therefore, she was absolutely certain that the small piece of wood that was either glued or inlaid on Chu Yue's ring was the missing piece of the necklace.
Even if it had been polished, she would have recognized it.
Staring blankly at the necklace, Chu Jiujiu's thoughts suddenly surged.
She recalled many details that she had not paid much attention to before, such as Chu Yue's reputation as a talented girl when she was a child but which has gradually faded now, such as the look that Chu Yue occasionally showed that was inconsistent with her actual age, and such as her relationship with Ding Boyun.
Chu Yue had the ring, and Ding Boyun, coincidentally, predicted several major events.
At this moment, Chu Jiujiu was at a loss.
Could it be...could it be that Chu Yue also traveled through time?!
Chu Jiujiu locked herself in the room and didn't come out for a long time. Chu Liqiang was so disturbed by Chu Lijun that he didn't even want to eat dinner, but the two guards were there, and Chu Liqiang had promised to treat them to dinner. He was a man of his word, so even if he was unhappy, he had to put on a smile.
In the end, they didn't go out to eat, but they didn't go to Han's house either. As a compromise, Chu Liqiang asked Han Shengyi to go out and buy some dishes, and then invited everyone to the Chu's house for dinner.
Ever since the relationship between Chu Jiujiu and Han Shengyi became ambiguous, Chu Liqiang rarely went to the Han family for dinner. The relationship between the two families did not become estranged. Chu Liqiang changed his previous schedule of going to the Han family for dinner to having it at his own home. Whenever he had something to do, he would invite the three members of the Han family to come over.
Chu Jiujiu knew what he meant. Her relationship with Han Shengyi had changed, so Chu Liqiang changed his identity from Comrade Chu in the eyes of Grandpa Han and Grandma Han to Chu Jiujiu's father.
Since they haven't gotten married yet, he doesn't want Chu Jiujiu to always come to the Han family, making it seem like they are trying to be the one paying for her.
Chu Jiujiu actually thought he was making a big deal out of nothing, but she never expected that she was the only one unwilling to follow such a rule. Chu Shao and Wen Xiuwei shared the same idea as Chu Liqiang, and even Grandma Han, Grandpa Han, and even Han Shengyi felt that this was the right thing to do.
Everyone thought so, so Chu Jiujiu had no choice but to go along with the crowd. However, sometimes, she would feel very embarrassed.
The only people who can cook in her family are Chu Shao and Wen Xiuwei. Now that they are not around, it's just her and Chu Liqiang left. She's better and can make desserts, snacks, etc., but Chu Liqiang can't cook anything except scrambled eggs.
Every time I go out to buy food, or ask the guards to help.
Fortunately, there were no outsiders here, and fortunately, she and Han Shengyi had known each other for a long time. Otherwise, even if no one gossiped, she would still feel embarrassed.
Because of what happened in the evening, the two guards left after dinner. Grandpa Han and Grandma Han went out hand in hand to digest their food. It was now six o'clock in the evening and it was getting dark outside. Chu Jiujiu stood up and walked to Han Shengyi, "Brother Shengyi, let's go for a walk in the park."
Han Shengyi was clearing the table. Hearing this, he glanced at Chu Jiujiu and nodded at her, "Wait a minute, I'll get all this done."
Chu Liqiang couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Okay, I'll do it. You two can go out and play. Wear more clothes. It's still cold at night."
The benefit of the two families being familiar with each other was reflected at this time. Han Shengyi smiled at Chu Liqiang, thanked him, and then walked towards the door. He first took off his coat, and then put Chu Jiujiu's coat on her.
He lifted his left sleeve, and Chu Jiujiu also put his left arm in tacitly.
Chu Liqiang looked at him with a complicated expression.
Han Shengyi was nice to Chu Jiujiu, and of course he was happy to see it, but he wouldn't treat Chu Jiujiu like a child, helping her put on her coat and gloves. Fortunately, Chu Jiujiu was wearing small leather shoes today. If she had changed into a pair of sneakers, Han Shengyi would definitely have squatted down to help her tie her shoelaces.
Chu Liqiang felt that this was not appropriate, but he just watched without saying anything. The two people had no self-awareness at all. They dressed up and went out as usual. Even if they saw his gaze, they were unaware of it.
Chu Jiujiu was truly unaware of anything, and as for Han Shengyi, he was pretending to be deaf and dumb.
Looking at the closed door, Chu Liqiang hummed and looked unhappy, but when he stood up to clean up the dishes, he began to hum unconsciously again.
He was humming the military song he was most familiar with.
…
The park is not like the street, the street lights are spaced far apart. After walking a few hundred meters, Chu Jiujiu didn't want to move anymore. When she was tired, she wanted to sit down immediately. There was a seat made of polished stone by the river. Just as she was about to sit down, she was pulled up by Han Shengyi and taken to a wooden chair more than ten meters away.
Chu Jiujiu: “…”
Girls should not catch cold, Han Shengyi remembers this sentence even more than she does.
Sitting on a wooden chair, Chu Jiujiu looked around and found that apart from the elderly who were out for a walk, there were basically no residents of other age groups.
Over the years, Chu Jiujiu has formed a fixed mindset: if she doesn't understand something, she asks Han Shengyi.
"Why is the park so deserted?"
Han Shengyi readily answered for her: "It's always like this after dark. In two months, it will be bustling here. It's still cold now."
Chu Jiujiu said "oh".
In the cold wind, both of them fell silent for a short time. Chu Jiujiu's eyes were rolling around, and Han Shengyi was standing beside her, enduring the cold while waiting for her to speak.
Chu Jiujiu was absent-minded during dinner. Han Shengyi guessed that she was worried about something. Later, when she pulled her out of it, Han Shengyi became even more certain.
Finally, Chu Jiujiu's voice rang out.
"Brother Shengyi."
Han Shengyi turned his head gently and encouraged her with his eyes: "Hmm?"
Chu Jiujiu was silent for a second. "I saw Chu Yue today. She's different now. Didn't you say she and Ding Boyun were going to get married? Are they already married now?"
Han Shengyi was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Chu Jiujiu suddenly mentioned these two people, but he still recalled, "It seems... not yet. Someone told me before that it would be done in the summer, and it's just spring now."
Seeing Chu Jiujiu looking thoughtful, he couldn't help but ask, "Why did you suddenly think of this?"
Chu Jiujiu raised her eyes and looked at him. "I just felt like saying this. She is about the same age as me. I'm still in school now, and she's about to get married. Maybe by next year, she'll be a mother."
Han Shengyi smiled, "Feeling unbalanced? That's okay. If you're willing, we can get married tomorrow."
Chu Jiujiu: “…”
Chu Jiujiu kicked him and said in feigned anger, "I'm being serious!"
Han Shengyi sighed, "I'm being serious."
"In my heart, nothing is more important or serious than this."
He lowered his eyes. Chu Jiujiu looked at him and felt that he was really a little lost. After a moment of silence, she said, "It's not good to get married too early. Besides, we are both in school. Even if we get married, it won't be any different from now. I still want to focus on the exams. After I pass the graduate school entrance exam, I will also work hard to get a doctorate. But when you are by my side, I always can't concentrate."
At this point, her voice softened considerably. "It's all your fault. You always distract me."
She was scolding Han Shengyi, but Han Shengyi felt like he was soaking in sweet water. The corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up. He happily admitted his guilt: "Well, it's all my fault."
Chu Jiujiu: “…”
She also discovered that Han Shengyi was particularly easy to coax. As long as she said a nice word, Han Shengyi would be extremely happy. The image of him as steady and reliable as a mountain in her mind had now collapsed.
With her hands in her pockets, Chu Jiujiu tilted her head and looked at him leisurely: "Have you ever thought about what will happen after marriage?"
Unlike other girls, Chu Jiujiu was particularly frank when talking about marriage. Wen Xiuwei and Chu Shao had been engaged for several years, but they had never talked about their plans after marriage. It was not that Chu Shao was unwilling to talk about it, he had imagined it countless times in his mind. The problem was that Wen Xiuwei was unwilling to talk about it because she would blush when she talked about it.
When it comes to Chu Jiujiu and Han Shengyi, blushing? Not at all.
Han Shengyi nodded. "I've discussed with grandpa and grandma about renovating the entire house. The room on the second floor where you used to live will be our wedding room. As for my room on the third floor, it will be for the children. Grandma is old, so I won't let her cook anymore. We can hire a nanny to help with the housework and cooking. If one is not enough, we can hire a few more. I estimate that by the time we are ready to get married, grandpa will be almost retired. I want to send him and grandma to live in the warm south for a few months, travel and relax. That way, we can also have some time in the world of two people you mentioned."
"Grandpa has heard me say that he wants to go to Jiangsu, but grandma doesn't want to. She still wants to go to a place with a sea. I told them that they can stay in one place for a while, but they don't want to. They are worried if we stay away for too long."
Chu Jiujiu was stunned when she heard this. This was not just a thought, she had already thought through it all.
Han Shengyi looked at her face and found that she was not very happy. He thought: "You don't like this? Don't you want to live in the old house?"
At this point, Han Shengyi laughed again, "Then let's go buy a new house."
Chu Jiujiu was speechless: "Not really..."
Han Shengyi pursed his lips and smiled. He put his hand into Chu Jiujiu's pocket, found her hand, and held it tightly. Han Shengyi's voice softened a lot: "It doesn't matter where we live. After all, we are still young and can go anywhere to make a living. It's good to travel more while we are young. When we are in our thirties or forties, we won't be able to do whatever we want."
Chu Jiujiu thought about what he said. When she was in her thirties or forties, she should still be working in the research institute, but with a higher position. And Han Shengyi, with his financial acumen, must be a big boss managing a lot of employees.
If you climb too high, you can no longer go far. If you gain wealth and power, you will naturally have to give up some freedom.
But there's nothing wrong with this. As long as they are together all the time, nothing else matters.
Their lives are lived step by step. No matter how the world changes, no matter how strong the undercurrents outside are, they will not affect their small home. It will always be warm and peaceful.
Chu Jiujiu suddenly laughed.
Han Shengyi heard it and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Lifting her head, Chu Jiujiu looked at Han Shengyi: "Brother Shengyi, I suddenly discovered something today."
"What's up?"
Chu Jiujiu laughed again: "I found that I am not unique in this world."
Han Shengyi: “…”
The topic jumped around a bit too quickly, and why was I laughing so happily after discovering that I wasn't unique?
Han Shengyi's question was written in his eyes. Chu Jiujiu saw it and laughed even more: "Oh, you won't understand even if I tell you. I'd better say something you can understand."
"When I graduate, I want to raise a cat, a dog, a rabbit, and two chickens at home!"
Chu Jiujiu said confidently, "But I don't know how to raise them. When the time comes, you will take care of them."
Han Shengyi didn't agree immediately. "Wait until you graduate, but where do you want to graduate from?"
Chu Jiujiu replied, "After I graduate from graduate school and pass the doctoral exam, I won't have to stay in school every day and can come home."
Han Shengyi asked again: "Which home are you referring to?"
Chu Jiujiu understood what he meant. She kept her mouth shut and waited for several seconds. Seeing Han Shengyi's expression of wanting to know but not daring to ask, she finally spoke: "Raise it in our home."
For a while, Han Shengyi's mind was blank. He looked at Chu Jiujiu, who clearly saw the change in his expression, from stunned to surprised.
And the strength with which he held his hand suddenly increased a lot.
"Okay!" Even his tone was clearly filled with emotion. He made a promise to Chu Jiujiu, "You can raise anything you want, whether it's a small animal or a person. I will take good care of it and won't let you feel tired at all!"
Chu Jiujiu: “…”
She quickly pulled her hand away and slapped Han Shengyi again in the moonlight, "You rascal!"
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