"Brother Yan?" Lu Lingxi saw Yan Yue coming in and smiled at him, his eyes falling on the geranium in Yan Yue's hand. "Is there something wrong with this geranium again?"
Ever since Yan Yue bought this pot of geranium from Wei Yuanting three days ago, he has appeared in front of Lu Lingxi from time to time, holding the geranium.
“How often does this geranium need watering?”
"Should I put it by the bed or by the window at night?"
"I watered the geraniums too much last night. Will the roots of the geraniums rot?"
Lu Lingxi didn't think of anything else, just regarded Yan Yue as a gardening enthusiast. He sometimes met customers like Yan Yue in the store, because they just started to grow flowers, they inevitably paid too much attention. Some customers even recorded how many leaves their flowers fell in a day, and came to the store nervously to ask if there was anything wrong with the flowers. Lu Lingxi himself was also a novice in growing flowers, and his only advantage was the white panel. In order not to show his timidity, he made up for the relevant knowledge during this period. The process of explaining doubts to customers was actually a process of consolidating and reviewing his knowledge.
When Lu Lingxi saw Yan Yue coming in, the first thing he saw was the geranium in Yan Yue's hand. Accustomed to Yan Yue's nervousness towards him, Lu Lingxi knew without asking that it must be about the geranium again. He looked at Yan Yue and couldn't help thinking that the other party must be a gentle person at heart. Yan Yue would rescue the injured Dahei on a rainy night, would be nervous about a pot of geraniums he had just planted, and would give money to Lu Yishui, a stranger. Although he looked cold on the outside, he was actually not the way he appeared to be.
Lu Lingxi was looking at the geranium, but Yan Yue's eyes fell on his face. Yan Yue did not answer Lu Lingxi's question immediately. Under normal circumstances, he would respond seriously to whatever Lu Lingxi said to him. As long as he could find an excuse to get close to the boy, repeating these seemingly stupid questions would not be an obstacle for him at all. But today was different. Realizing that the boy was worried, Yan Yue was unable to calm down. He looked at the boy's smiling face, and couldn't help wondering what the boy was thinking before he came? Did he encounter any problems? Or was it about Lu Yishui? Was the smile on the boy's face really happy at this moment?
Yan Yue thought too much, and his face unconsciously darkened. Lu Lingxi looked up at him and blinked in confusion.
Noticing Lu Lingxi's gaze, Yan Yue came back to his senses and said casually, "Didn't you sleep well last night? You don't look very energetic?"
Although he really wanted to ask the boy directly if he had anything on his mind, he was worried that asking directly would make the boy feel strange, so he had to ask indirectly.
Lu Lingxi was stunned for a moment, then he curled his eyes and shook his head, "Not bad."
His words blocked Yan Yue's possibility of continuing to ask. Yan Yue's eyes darkened, and he felt more and more anxious. He just wanted to know what had happened to Lu Lingxi.
Lu Lingxi didn't know what Yan Yue was thinking, and his attention was focused on the geranium again. He lowered his head and looked at the leaves of the geranium seriously. Yan Yue stood beside him, staring at the boy's white neck with burning eyes, and finally couldn't help asking, "Did you encounter any problems?"
Lu Lingxi looked at Yan Yue in surprise, but still shook his head to indicate that it was okay. He didn't know why he had a feeling that if he said he was short of money, Yan Yue would definitely lend it to him. But that was why he didn't want to mention micro-gardening in front of Yan Yue. He already owed Yan Yue 400,000 yuan, and he couldn't keep relying on Yan Yue's money just because Yan Yue was a good person.
Lu Lingxi refused to say anything. Yan Yue was a little anxious, but he couldn't show it. He almost got hurt. Until he left, he didn't ask what problem the boy had encountered.
Sitting back in the car, Yan Yue's expression darkened and looked a little ugly. He was not angry with Lu Lingxi, but realized that Lu Lingxi still treated him like a stranger. At best, he was just a familiar stranger in Lu Lingxi's eyes. The boy did not classify him as someone he could talk to, and this realization made him a little frustrated.
Yan Yue knocked on the steering wheel out of habit and made a phone call. The last time he investigated Lu Yishui, Ye Kang's third brother Ye Cheng heard that Yan Yue was in Fengcheng, so he left a phone number for him and told him to just call him if he had any questions. Ye Cheng watched Yan Yue grow up, and sympathized with his situation, always treating him like a younger brother. In the past, Yan Yue had been abroad and refused to return to China, and Ye Cheng was busy working hard for his future, so the two did not have much contact. Now that Yan Yue has returned to China, Ye Cheng is willing to help Yan Yue wherever he can.
Yan Yue hung up the phone and lowered his eyes. He knew that this behavior was inappropriate and the boy would be angry if he knew. But when he thought of the boy's worried look, he couldn't control his behavior. He just wanted to know what happened to the boy?
By the time Lu Lingxi got off work, he had already figured out the micro gardening thing. Du Lin meant well, and he also liked micro gardening, but for him now, it was simply unrealistic to come up with two hundred thousand yuan at once. He didn't want to touch Wang Shuxiu's savings, and hoped that she could save some money for herself, and he didn't want Wang Shuxiu to go out and borrow money for him. Anyway, he was still young, and if Du Lin transferred the gardening shop to someone else, he would stay and work hard. If he couldn't stay, he would find another related job, work hard for a few years to save some money, and work hard to open his own gardening shop. Besides, he still had the white panel, and as long as he worked hard, he would definitely be fine in the future.
Lu Lingxi trotted back home holding Dahei's hand. Wang Shuxiu was resting and didn't go out at that time, so the mother and son had a rare chance to get together and have dinner.
"Go, wash your hands quickly."
Wang Shuxiu calculated the time and waited for Lu Lingxi to come home before cooking the dish. At this time, the eggs and tomatoes she fried had just come out of the pan, and a sweet and sour aroma could be smelled from a distance. The tomatoes in this dish were picked by Wang Shuxiu from the backyard. Originally, Lu Lingxi said he wanted to grow tomatoes, and she just thought Lu Lingxi was joking. Unexpectedly, the little bastard really grew them, and the taste was quite good. In just a few days, Wang Shuxiu watched the tomatoes in the backyard grow from the size of a thumb to the size of two fists. The color was bright red, and it looked plump and pleasing, and it was heavy on the branches.
Hearing Wang Shuxiu's instructions, Lu Lingxi agreed obediently. He first squatted on the ground to wipe Dahei's paws, then washed his hands and helped Wang Shuxiu set the dishes.
The mother and son's dinner was not complicated. Wang Shuxiu fried an egg and tomato, bought half a roast chicken, mixed a cold dish, and cooked some white porridge. It was a simple home-cooked meal, but it was mouth-watering when made by Wang Shuxiu. Especially her fried egg and tomato, which was very sweet and sour. Lu Lingxi drank three bowls of porridge in one breath with tomatoes.
"The tomatoes planted in the backyard are growing really well. Next time you meet someone who gives you seeds, remember to thank them."
Wang Shuxiu mentioned this while serving porridge to Lu Lingxi. She saw that the tomatoes were almost red that day, so she washed one and ate it. Unexpectedly, the tomato tasted sweet and juicy in her mouth. After she finished eating, she couldn't help but eat another one. The taste of tomato lingered in her mouth until she went to work. Later, whenever she was at home, she would wash and eat tomatoes, and even used all kinds of tomatoes in her cooking.
Yesterday, she went to work and specially picked a few tomatoes to eat in the evening, but they were snatched up as soon as she took them out. After eating, her colleagues asked Wang Shuxiu where she bought them. These tomatoes tasted really good, so they were eaten as fruits. Wang Shuxiu was very proud to show off for a long time that her son planted them himself. Not surprisingly, her colleagues envied her and praised her for having a good son. Thinking of this, Wang Shuxiu felt that since the little bastard lost his memory, life has become more comfortable and more enjoyable than before.
Lu Lingxi took the bowl from Wang Shuxiu and smiled without saying anything.
Wang Shuxiu glanced at him and suddenly thought of something. She said casually, "The old bastard lost again in gambling. This time he owed a lot, so Xiao Feng sent him to the northwest to dig coal."
Lu Lingxi: "…Is it okay?"
Wang Shuxiu sneered, "What's the big deal? The old bastard has nothing to do with us anymore, and the divorce certificate is not for a white-collar worker. Besides, I heard that the mine in Xiao Feng's hometown is quite formal, with insurance and everything. They are well fed and well cared for, and they won't get tired even if they do some work."
Last time Lu Yishui owed money, he yelled that Brother Feng was going to send him to dig coal and force him to death. He had been raised by Wang Shuxiu for so many years, and being lazy and gluttonous had become a habit. Maybe in his eyes, digging coal was worse than death. Lu Lingxi actually didn't understand Lu Yishui's mentality. Is gambling so fun? Does he like gambling so much that he would rather abandon his wife and children and cheat everywhere? Lu Lingxi didn't know what to say, so he lowered his head and didn't say anything.
After Wang Shuxiu had eaten her fill, she left the table and cleaned up the kitchen. Lu Lingxi secretly gave the uneaten chicken leg to Dahei. Dahei took a quick look at the kitchen, biting the chicken leg and ran to the backyard.
Yi Hang climbed over the wall and saw Dahei chewing on a chicken drumstick. He picked a tomato and bit it while shouting to Lu Lingxi, "Old Third, your dog has a really good life. He eats chicken drumsticks for every meal."
Lu Lingxi: “…”
Wang Shuxiu heard it and poked her head out of the kitchen to glare at Lu Lingxi. She pouted at Lu Lingxi's embarrassed expression and said, "If you don't want to eat the chicken, give it to Dahei. You little bastard is playing tricks on me, your mother."
Lu Lingxi gave Wang Shuxiu a big smile to please her. Wang Shuxiu couldn't do anything with him. She glared at him and went back to clean up the kitchen.
When he was about to clean up the dishes after dinner, Wang Shuxiu stopped him and said, "I'll do it, you and Yi Hang can go play." She felt sorry for Lu Lingxi. Yi Hang was older than Lu Lingxi, and he would just hang out every day. Lu Lingxi had been working for more than half a month, and he would come back to read at night. I heard that he often read until midnight. When the little bastard was hanging out with Yi Hang, she thought he was not doing well. Now that he is doing well, she feels sorry for him again.
Wang Shuxiu drove the two out of the kitchen. Lu Lingxi sat on the steps with her long legs hanging down, watching Dahei eat chicken. Yi Hang washed another tomato, bit it and asked vaguely, "Did my cousin look for you? What happened to the micro-gardening?"
"Yes, Sister Du wants me to take over the store, but I don't have the money."
Yi Hang felt a little regretful, "How much?"
"Two hundred thousand, maybe."
Yi Hang felt his pockets. He only had a few hundred yuan on him. He was too embarrassed to ask for money to help Lu Lingxi. "You didn't tell your aunt...sister?"
Lu Lingxi couldn't help but laugh when he heard Yi Hang change his words midway.
"My mom doesn't have much money left. It's not easy for her to save some money, and she has to keep it for emergencies. Don't tell my mom about this."
"I know." Yi Hang grabbed Lu Lingxi's neck, squeezed next to him and said casually: "It would be great if there was a way to make money quickly."
Lu Lingxi thought of the spring orchid and planned to go to the flower market tomorrow.
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