Chapter 179 Sister-in-law

In June, cicadas began to appear among the tree trunks. The morning sun shone into the trees, and the cicadas' chirping sounds alternated among the mottled green shadows.

Just running outside in the early morning of the first frost makes me feel that summer has come. When I was a child, summer loved catching cicadas. She could play with one cicada all day long.

Those childhood summers are so warm just by looking back at my memory, and the joy of my childhood is so vivid.

It's almost time for another lively season.

When Chu Shuang returned, Sheng Ting was reading a book on the sofa wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with a kitten lying beside him. He was wearing light gray home clothes, which made him look less stern and serious in the workplace.

When her eyes touched his thin, pale red lips and she thought of something that happened last night, Chu Shuang's heart skipped a beat and she quickly looked away.

Just as I was about to go upstairs to change clothes, the man stopped me.

"Back from running?"

"Um."

"There are bananas in the refrigerator, go get them."

Hatsushimo: "Okay, I don't want to eat it now. Go get it when you want."

"I want to eat now. Can you bring one to me?"

After the man finished speaking, his eyes returned to the book, looking busy and focused.

Chu Shuang paused and said, "Okay."

She walked straight to the refrigerator, opened the door, and was shocked by the sudden scene in front of her.

There were no bananas in the refrigerator. Instead, it was filled with all kinds of beautiful flowers. The refrigerator was decorated with layers of flowers of various colors, which was incredibly beautiful.

Chu Shuang was stunned for a moment, then slowly turned her head. The man was still sitting on the sofa, smiling with a gentle look in his eyes.

Chu Shuang looked back at the flowers in the refrigerator and stared at them for a long time before returning to the sofa.

"No more bananas," she said.

Sheng Ting raised his lips slightly, "Really? I must have remembered it wrongly. What's in the refrigerator?"

“Lots of tomatoes.”

Sheng Ting glanced at her and chuckled.

He continued reading. Hatsushimo came over to him and asked, "What are you reading?"

The man uttered two words softly, "Read a book."

Chu Shuang smiled, moved closer to him, and leaned over, "Let me see it."

Sheng Ting held her in his arms and read the book with her.

After five minutes, the person in his arms suddenly came up and kissed him.

Looking down, I saw her clear smile and sparkling eyes.

“Why did you send flowers suddenly?”

"It's not sudden. I was originally prepared to welcome you home in this way, but I didn't expect you to come back early."

Hatsushimo stared at him for a long time, then leaned her head against his chest and said in a low voice, "Don't quarrel again in the future."

Sheng Ting kissed her on the top of her head and said softly, "I will never quarrel with you."

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It was Mr. Shen's 80th birthday, and teachers, friends and students from all over the world came to celebrate his birthday. The Shen family's door was almost broken down, and the Shen family was bustling for a while.

July is another person's birthday.

On July 18th, Chu Shuang and Sheng Ting bought flowers and fine wine and went to the Mid-Mountain Cemetery early in the morning.

When a person is alive, he celebrates his birthday, but when he dies, he only has his death anniversary. But every year Chushuang can't let go of this day and wants to come and see his brother.

There was some mist lingering in the mountains in the early morning, and the air was damp and cold. As we went up, the cemetery was so quiet that it was a bit depressing.

The bluestone road was a bit slippery, and Chu Shuang took an unsteady step. Sheng Ting quickly grabbed her elbow and said, "Be careful."

Chu Shuang was about to stand firm, but he was stunned, staring at one place without moving.

Sheng Ting followed his gaze and saw a person standing in front of a tombstone in the distance.

The man was tall and straight, holding a bunch of chrysanthemums in his arms and a black umbrella on the ground.

Even if they are far away, familiar people can recognize you just by looking at your back.

That's Chao Yu.

In my sight, she placed the chrysanthemums and slowly squatted down, saying something to the tomb owner. There was a cake with burning candles in front of the tomb.

Chu Shuang stared for a long time, her eyes moist, "Someone still remembers my brother."

"It turns out that every June, the flowers in front of my parents and brother's graves are placed by Sister Chao Yu," tears rolled down her eyes, and she choked a little, "How much does she love me..."

Chao Yu stood guard in front of the tomb for a long time. When she was about to turn around and leave, two people appeared in her sight.

She paused and looked at Chu Shuang in a daze.

Chu Shuang caught a glimpse of the tears that had not yet dried at the corners of her eyes, and her nose felt sore. Whenever she thought of Chao Yu walking alone for so many years, she could empathize with her.

Just thinking about it makes me feel suffocated.

She was her brother's lover, the one who was supposed to be her sister-in-law.

After looking at each other for a moment, Chu Shuang spoke first.

"Sister-in-law."

Chao Yu was stunned at first, then her eyes turned from shock to sadness, and her tears almost fell without stopping.