Du Jiang was unable to respond to Qian Meili's words. After all, everyone saw how inseparable she and Chen Xiaozhen were. Even though they were not as close as they were before, it was normal for them to break up and get back together as friends.
So Du Jiang fell silent and continued to fiddle with the mushrooms in his hand, tearing them into small pieces with his fingers for easier cooking.
Although Du Jiang did not respond, Qian Meili continued to talk as if she had found a tree hole to vent, "You didn't see it, she looked really ugly when she stuck it on." When Qian Meili thought of the scene at that time, her face darkened. She had no doubt that if she had not been there, Chen Xiaozhen would still have set her sights on He Jiefang. This was also the reason why Qian Meili was anxious to get married. Although she usually said how unreliable He Jiefang was, she would be the first to be unhappy if someone else fell in love with He Jiefang.
He Jiefang was also happy to see this happen. After all, He Jiefang and Qian Meili were like the lid and the pot, a perfect match.
"Also, Du Jiang, you've been busy with the pigsty these days, so you probably don't know that Xiaozhen is actually making up stories about you and Huo Yang behind your back, saying that you rushed to help with the move that day. It's not a good thing anyway. If it weren't for Brother Huo's cold face, I'm afraid the rumors about you two would be all over the village."
Now it was Du Jiang's turn to be embarrassed. "No, I just thought we were all from the same educated youth camp, and Brother Huo was taking care of us, so I stepped forward to help."
"Yes, fortunately the aunties and sisters in the village know you well, otherwise... Alas, Xiaozhen was not like this before." Qian Meili was extremely confused about the change in her little friend. "Although Xiaozhen is a little temperamental, this is the first time she has thrown dirty water on someone like this. I really don't know what to say to her. Forget it, let's cook." Looking at the boiling water in the pot, Qian Meili put the ground vegetables that Du Jiang had washed into it to blanch them.
Du Jiang was helping out on the side, preparing the cold dishes. After she finished, Qian Meili put the cut fish into the pan and started frying it. After so much time practicing, Qian Meili's cooking skills had become even better. Looking at the golden fish on both sides being fried in the pan, Du Jiang's throat moved a few times. Not only her, but He Jiefang couldn't help but sniff and said, "This fried fish tastes really good."
"That's right, don't you see who did it?" Qian Meili raised her chin proudly, looking just like the big rooster patrolling its territory in the yard. Following Du Jiang's gaze, He Jiefang also saw the rooster, and immediately couldn't help laughing, which almost made Qian Meili go crazy.
So after He Jiefang was hit twice on the shoulder by Qian Meili and he kept begging for mercy, Qian Meili finally let him go. "Hmph, wait and see, I'll scoop out two pieces of fish meat for you later."
Although he said so, he still distributed the rice in the proper amounts. Because Qian Meili was his girlfriend, he couldn't help but add an extra spoonful of mushrooms. His blatant partiality made Xu Zhizhou and Bai Yongjun at the table teasing and envious. He Jiefang shamelessly accepted it all. There was nothing he could do about being so shameless that he didn't care about other people's teasing. Du Jiang was extremely envious of He Jiefang's strong mentality.
However, looking at everyone eating, Du Jiang felt that there were two people missing. After hesitating for a few seconds, he couldn't help but ask, "Shouldn't we wait for Sister Chen and Brother Li?"
Everyone paused, and finally Qian Meili came out to explain to Du Jiang, "As for your brother Li, his food has already been taken to Aunt Du's house. As for Xiaozhen, I'm afraid she has already eaten at Du Xiangqian's house. Du Jiang, don't worry about it. Let's eat. The fish soup tastes better when it's hot."
Hearing this, Du Jiang obediently closed her mouth. Smelling the delicious fish soup in the bowl, Du Jiang was a little tempted by what Qian Meili had just said about building a house. Perhaps it was the fact that Qian Meili had just mentioned that Chen Xiaozhen was having dinner at Du Xiangqian's house that made her a little uneasy. She always felt that this shouldn't be the case given Chen Xiaozhen's cleverness. This uneasiness made her want a safe home, and the idea of building a house for the first time came to her mind so urgently.
After dinner, Du Jiang lay on the bed reading the textbook as usual. Qian Meili sat on the bed combing her hair, but her eyes were always looking out the window. From her waiting look, Du Jiang knew who she was waiting for without having to think.
Looking at the gradually darkening sky outside the window, Du Jiang also sat up and asked, "Sister Qian, do you want to go pick it up?"
Qian Meili hesitated for a moment and then shook her head. "No, she scolded me the last time I went to pick her up. Forget it, I'd better leave her alone."
Although Qian Meili said she didn't care, she didn't stop combing her hair until Chen Xiaozhen entered the yard. Du Jiang looked at the figure outside the window, then looked at Qian Meili, and slowly turned a page.
In the past, when Chen Xiaozhen came back, Du Jiang had already gone to bed. Today, looking at Du Jiang who was still awake, Chen Xiaozhen was stunned for a moment, "You are not asleep yet."
Du Jiang flipped through the book in his hand and said without turning his head, "Well, hurry up and wash up. I want to close the door and go to bed."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaozhen looked back at the door, said nothing more, turned around, took the toothbrush holder and basin and walked out, without even looking at Qian Meili.
Looking at Qian Meili's ugly face, Du Jiang sighed quietly in his heart. It was obvious that she was worried about someone, but the other party didn't even say thank you. No wonder Qian Meili was full of complaints when she mentioned Chen Xiaozhen, and even He Jiefang's face looked bad when he heard Chen Xiaozhen's name. You know, they came from the same place, who would have thought that it would come to this point.
Du Jiang has always found relationships between people magical, because you can't predict what will happen in the next second, whether they will continue to be good or separate for unknown reasons. As for human nature, Du Jiang feels that this is an even more complicated issue. She looked at Qian Meili's gloomy face under the kerosene lamp, and felt that this pair of friends would most likely fall apart.
Chen Xiaozhen washed up quickly and came back soon. As the door closed, she still ignored Qian Meili and even ignored this person.
As Chen Xiaozhen lay down, Qian Meili finally couldn't help but speak first, "Xiaozhen, you have to understand, Du Xiangqian's family is one of the poorest families in the village. Do you really want to be like this?"
"Otherwise, why don't you give He Jiefang to me? If not, stop preaching to me." Chen Xiaozhen's tone was full of resentment, which made Du Jiang tremble. This resentful voice, coupled with the flickering kerosene lamp, gave people a creepy feeling.
Du Jiang rubbed his arm covered with goose bumps, not knowing why, closed the book and lay down, even turning his back because he didn't want to hear this slightly scary sound again.
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