Careful thinking: one thing can defeat another (edited)
Shi Mingzhu's birthday is on the second day of New Year's Day every year.
Shi Mingzhu was curious all night about what gift Huo Chengfeng bought her. When she really saw it, she was stunned.
"How much did it cost?" Huo Chengfeng actually bought her a car.
Shi Mingzhu smacked her lips, a look of disbelief on her face.
"It cost more than 50,000 yuan, and it has air conditioning. I bought it and installed it in the car myself." A car with air conditioning cost an extra 30,000 yuan, which he couldn't afford for the time being, so he had to install it himself.
Huo Chengfeng's nonchalant tone was like a bomb to Shi Mingzhu, exploding in her ears with a bang.
Even she doesn't have that much money.
Shi Mingzhu looked at Huo Chengfeng, "More than 80,000? Did you pay for it in full?"
The latter nodded, opened the car door, and motioned for her to get in. "I'll take you and Yangyang for a ride. Do you want to get in and sit for a while?"
"Is it really for me?" Shi Mingzhu was more concerned about this. Huo Chengfeng nodded, "It's for you, a birthday present."
"I don't have the money to pay you back." Shi Mingzhu took a step back and shook her head in refusal. Last time he gave her ten thousand yuan, she intended to return it to him, but he didn't want it. She had no choice but to use the money to offset his monthly child support for Yangyang. Ten thousand yuan, 300 yuan a month, was all used up in more than two years.
Huo Chengfeng looked helpless, "I gave it to you as a birthday present. You don't have to pay me back."
"If someone is too attentive to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief," Shi Mingzhu curled her lips, "Don't forget that we have no relationship now."
Although she said that, she still liked the car very much. She really couldn't get 50,000 yuan in a short time. "Where did you get so much money?" She really cared about it. Her total savings were only more than 30,000 yuan! Huo Chengfeng surpassed her again, which really made her angry.
Huo Chengfeng only told Shi Mingzhu that he was acting as a translator.
He used his rest time to work as an interpreter for foreign friends, and together with the royalties he earned from translating for magazines, the total amount was more than 40,000 yuan, and the rest was some salary income.
So actually, after buying the car, he doesn't have much money left, only one month's living expenses. But he still has the skills, so he is not afraid of having no money. Although he doesn't have big money, he definitely has small money. In another four or five days, he will be able to get another 300 yuan in translation fees.
"How come ex-husband and ex-wife have no relationship? And aren't we Yangyang's parents? How come there is no relationship?" Huo Chengfeng asked back, stepping closer to her. "If you think the above relationship is not deep enough, then we can expand it in depth, such as boyfriend and girlfriend? Or remarry?"
Shi Mingzhu's pupils shrank slightly. Before she could speak, Huo Chengfeng spoke first, "I know you don't mean that. Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's try the car."
Huo Chengfeng half-pushed Shi Mingzhu into the car and said, "The Huiming Shopping Mall will open next month. Aren't you going to Wancheng? It's just right to drive this car. It's very convenient to go back and forth."
Shi Mingzhu had a lot to say, but when she heard this, her originally resistant expression changed.
Huo Chengfeng placed his hand on her shoulder. He was clearly aware of her attitude. He curled his lips and smiled, saying that it was fine as long as she could accept it.
He took her and Yangyang for a ride around Pengcheng.
The scenery changes along the way, from high-rise buildings to abandoned farmland.
Yangyang sat alone in the back seat, holding on to the window with his little hands, crying all the way. Everything he passed by was a surprise to him.
"Quack, quack, quack"
The car passed a flock of ducks and Yangyang shouted excitedly, "Duck! Daddy!"
"Do you want to eat?" Huo Chengfeng asked him.
"think!"
"Then Dad will take you and Mom to eat, okay?" Although he was asking Yangyang, his eyes were looking at Shi Mingzhu.
Shi Mingzhu turned her head and looked at Huo Chengfeng, their eyes met. "I'll take you to a fellow villager's shop to eat duck, do you want to go? They can make duck in many flavors, such as beer duck, salted duck, pepper duck, tangerine peel duck, bean curd braised duck, etc. They all taste very good."
"Mom!" Yangyang called Shi Mingzhu, "Eat!"
Shi Mingzhu looked at the duck outside the car window, which was still quacking happily, "You brought me here, how can I refuse? Now that I'm here, let's go."
Huo Chengfeng hummed, and it was not difficult to hear the joy in his words.
After turning into a small street, the car stopped in front of a small restaurant called Ahua Gourmet Restaurant.
"Where is this?"
"This is a small town in Dongguan, Dale Town, which is the closest town to Shenzhen. My colleagues and I have been here several times on business trips before. The owner of this store, Ahua, has been doing a booming business after the reform and opening up." Huo Chengfeng said.
He carried Yangyang and Shi Mingzhu into the store. When the store owner Ah Hua saw him coming, he came up to greet him, "Brother Huo is here, what do you want to eat this time?"
"Bring me the menu first."
Ah Hua glanced at Shi Mingzhu, smiled and greeted her, "Hello, sister-in-law. Wait a moment, I'll go get the menu."
Shi Mingzhu nodded calmly, found a seat and sat down. Then she saw Huo Chengfeng was still standing there holding Yangyang.
"Come and sit down!"
Huo Chengfeng came back to his senses, walked over quickly and sat down, looking excited, "You just nodded!"
"Is there any problem?" Shi Mingzhu poured herself a cup of tea. "It's just a meal, why do you need to explain so much? Anyway, it's enough for the two of us to know what our relationship is."
Huo Chengfeng raised the corner of his mouth, he felt that it was still different. Because he noticed that Shi Mingzhu's attitude had softened.
The dishes in this restaurant are basically duck. Shi Mingzhu ordered three dishes: pepper duck, braised duck, and old duck soup. It can be called a whole duck feast.
Yangyang and she both received two big duck legs as gifts from the boss Ahua.
"Brother Huo, you haven't been here for a long time. I'll give each of you a pair of big duck legs." Ahua smiled shrewdly.
"Ahua's family has a duck farm, and he also grows citrus fruits in the farm. Do you want to go take a look later? They should be ready to pick now." Huo Chengfeng asked as he helped Yangyang tear the duck leg meat into pieces.
It’s too big for Yangyang to eat.
"Dad!" Yangyang frowned, turned his face to the side, and motioned his father to help him.
Huo Chengfeng's eyes fell on his face. There was a spot of oil on his right cheek, probably left when he was gnawing on the duck leg.
He wiped it off with a tissue.
"Thank you, Dad!" Yangyang gave him a big smile, and not long after, he called Huo Chengfeng again.
He pointed at Shi Mingzhu and shouted, "Dad!" Then he stretched out his little finger and pointed at Shi Mingzhu's face.
"take!"
Huo Chengfeng looked at Shi Mingzhu. Some of her hair was scattered on her cheeks and was about to be eaten into his mouth.
Shi Mingzhu used the back of her hand to push her hair back, but it didn't have much effect. Soon it fell down again, sticking to her cheeks, and some of her hair even touched her greasy lips.
She paused, put down the big duck leg, and was about to wipe her hands when Huo Chengfeng reached out and helped her tuck her hair behind her ears.
The hair slid gently across her cheek, bringing with it a sense of oxygen. Shi Mingzhu couldn't help but move her neck, and the next second Huo Chengfeng held her face.
Huo Chengfeng took a tissue and wiped her face, then held her face and looked at it carefully for a moment, "There is no oil on your face."
Shi Mingzhu moved her greasy hands, touched his hand, and motioned him to take his hand away.
"Mouth!"
Yangyang's voice rang out, and they both looked at Yangyang.
The child sitting alone pointed at his mouth with his little finger, and his mouth was covered with oil. Huo Chengfeng felt that Yangyang wanted him to wipe his mouth.
But now his gaze shifted to Shi Mingzhu's face, and gradually fell on her mouth. Like Yangyang, her lips were covered in oil.
He knew she was not happy about it, but he still pretended to be stupid and reached out to help her wipe the oil off her lips. It seems that this way I can gain some hidden happiness.
Shi Mingzhu was stunned and watched his actions.
He gently wiped off the oil stains with a tissue. After wiping, he touched his lips lightly with his slightly rough fingertips to make sure it was clean before nervously letting go of his hand.
Shi Mingzhu opened her mouth slightly and stared at Huo Chengfeng. There was still traces of Huo Chengfeng's pressure on her lips, not light or heavy, but the presence was very strong. She always felt that his hand was still on her mouth, or even inside her mouth.
She pursed her lips and looked at him again, definitely on purpose.
Huo Chengfeng didn't dare to look at her, he looked at Yangyang.
Yangyang was dissatisfied that he only wiped his mother's mouth but not his.
He clearly asked his father to wipe his mouth at the beginning. He didn’t understand why his father wiped his mother’s mouth. He couldn’t help but complain to his father, “It’s me!” I’m the one who needs to wipe his mouth!
Huo Chengfeng looked confused, "What?"
Yangyang looked at his mother, then at his father, and was so anxious that he spoke out a long sentence, "It's not mom, it's me!"
Huo Chengfeng suddenly realized, "Yangyang wants daddy to wipe your mouth, right?"
Yangyang looked relieved, and hummed happily and obediently, and raised his head to signal his father to wipe it quickly, "Quick!"
"You did it on purpose!" Shi Mingzhu was so angry watching from the side.
Huo Chengfeng shivered as he wiped Yangyang's mouth and played dumb, "What?"
Shi Mingzhu snorted coldly, glanced at his hand, picked up the duck leg and continued eating.
Halfway through eating, she suddenly said, "Wipe my mouth for me."
Huo Chengfeng reflexively took a tissue and reached out.
When he stretched out his hand halfway, he saw Shi Mingzhu's gaze, which seemed to see through him.
Huo Chengfeng: "..."
"Wipe it off." Shi Mingzhu had a mouth full of oil and was not used to it, so she urged him to wipe it off quickly.
"...Okay." Huo Chengfeng responded, holding a tissue in his hand and placing it on her lips, gently wiping off the oil stains. After wiping, he was about to take his hand away.
Shi Mingzhu opened her mouth and bit his hand. Huo Chengfeng's hands trembled and he looked at Shi Mingzhu in disbelief.
The fingertips were warm, and Huo Chengfeng couldn't help but bend his fingers, but he felt that he touched something soft.
His heart skipped a beat and he wanted to withdraw his hand, but Shi Mingzhu would not let him do so and clenched her teeth even tighter.
She looked defiantly.
“…”
"Mingzhu..." Huo Chengfeng begged for mercy. If he continued playing, he would definitely not be able to control the situation. Facing the teasing of the woman he liked, he had no confidence in himself.
He looked at Shi Mingzhu with burning eyes. They had been divorced for almost a year. They haven’t had… for almost a year.
Shi Mingzhu flicked her tongue, and the wet tip of her tongue wrapped around his fingertips. In the shocked gaze of Huo Chengfeng, she let go of his hand.
"Put away your little thoughts, otherwise I have plenty of ways to deal with you." Shi Mingzhu warned him.
Huo Chengfeng moved his fingers and couldn't help asking, but his voice was not loud, "Actually, you don't mind it, right?"
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