Qi Siling walked into the state-owned restaurant from outside. He and Xiao Hai had just picked up his sister from the train station. Xiao Hai suggested that they come over to have lunch together.
He glanced around the empty hall. It wasn't dinner time yet, so there were only two or three scattered tables of people. He didn't pay much attention at first, but then he heard a man roar with laughter, and he couldn't help but look over.
I just took one look and couldn't take my eyes off her. It was that little girl!
Today, Xia Youyou was wearing a emerald green jacket, resembling newly sprouted grass in spring. Her hair was a little disheveled, and she lowered her head to spit something into the trash can. Her bright face was wrinkled, as if she was in great discomfort.
A strange man in a police uniform was laughing nearby; it seemed he had made the noise just now. Cao An poured a glass of water for the delicate little girl.
"Come, rinse your mouth."
Qi Siling stood up and walked over. "Cao An, Xia Youyou! I didn't expect to see you here." When did they come? Ever since that day when he braved the snow and returned to the capital overnight, he hadn't had the chance to go to Baoshi again. During the New Year holidays, he had been running around with Xiao Haidong and hadn't had the chance to go again. He was surprised to see them in the capital.
Cao An looked up and saw Qi Siling's eyebrows raised in surprise. "What a coincidence. We just arrived!"
Xia Youyou heard the familiar voice and looked up at him with a wrinkled face. Tsk, why is he so tall for no reason! She sat at the table, looking like a child of a few years old. She had to tilt her head up to see his face. Looking at the cold and handsome man in front of her, Xia Youyou was also surprised, "Why are you here?" She saw Xiao Hai coming over behind him, accompanied by the strange woman she met on the train. "Brother Xiao Hai."
Xiao Meili was filled with indignation. How could she have run into them again? And they were calling her brother so intimately! Did they know each other?
Qi Siling glanced at Xiao Hai with cold eyes, a hint of dissatisfaction flashing across his face. He turned back and bent down, his hands resting on his knees. "Why don't you call me brother?"
Xia Youyou looked very embarrassed. Seeing that he was so much taller than her when he bent down, she was a little at a loss as to what to say. "Brother Qi?"
Xiao Hai was glared at by him, and seeing the little girl's embarrassed face, he laughed and patted Qi Siling. "Hahaha, Brother Qi, don't embarrass the girl, she doesn't even want to call you!"
Huang Run rubbed his shoulder against Cao An and asked, "Do you know each other?" He was wondering how they knew someone from the capital when it was their first time here.
"We met by chance in Bao City." The matter of exchanging grains could not be known to outsiders, so he glossed over it vaguely.
Seeing the girl's embarrassment, Qi Siling couldn't help but stroke her head. It must have felt good, no wonder Cao An liked it.
Xia Youyou was caught off guard and was touched by him. She quickly turned her head to hide towards Cao An. "Don't touch my head!" Only my brother can do that!
Qi Siling couldn't express the disappointment in her heart. She didn't expect her to resist. "Sorry, you're so cute, I couldn't help it."
She was inexplicably praised, but she wasn't so angry. "I forgive you. Why are you here?" She glanced at the girl behind him, puzzled. Why was this strange woman looking at her like that? It seemed filled with anger, jealousy. She hadn't offended her on the train, so why was she treating her like this here?
Qi Siling then stood up and pointed at the girl casually, "She is Xiao Meili, Xiao Hai's sister."
Cao An raised his eyebrows, it's true that enemies often meet on a narrow road.
Qi Siling noticed that there was something wrong with the expressions of the two people, "Do you know each other?" He turned to look at Xiao Meili. Why did they seem to have a grudge against each other?
Cao An snorted coldly, "I don't know him. I just met him on the train."
Feeling Cao An's disdainful tone, Qi Siling became even more curious about what happened on the train.
But now is not the time to ask this. If they don’t eat now, the food will get cold.
"Then you guys eat first, and we'll talk after you finish eating." After saying that, he stopped disturbing them, nodded to the strange man in police uniform, and returned to his own dining table.
Xia Youyou didn't dare to try the soy milk, and didn't care whether the other dishes tasted good or not. She stuffed a mouthful of braised pork into her mouth, just wanting to suppress the strange taste in her mouth.
When the strange taste in her mouth finally subsided, she looked at the dishes on the table. The braised beef was a bit fishy, the braised pork was too oily, and the cabbage tasted a bit rotten. It was probably because it was difficult to store in winter and had started to rot after being left out for a long time. Or maybe they had eaten all the fresh vegetables in the greenhouse, and she felt a little uncomfortable eating stored vegetables all at once.
After eating a little, Xia Youyou lost her appetite. She put down her chopsticks and listened to Cao An and Huang Run talking about greenhouse vegetables.
Cao An has thoroughly read the planting book that Xia Youyou gave her, and he talks about planting with great ease. Unlike his usual dull demeanor in front of outsiders, he now looks more like a professional expert.
Bored, Xia Youyou glanced around the state-owned restaurant. Unwittingly, she met those dark eyes. Her heart tightened, and she felt a little nervous.
Qi Siling smiled, but his face remained expressionless. Xia Youyou's innocent eyes revealed a hint of doubt as she tilted her head to look at him.
Unlike his usual black attire, today he was wearing a blue Lenin suit, his white Dacron shirt peeking out from the collar. He looked energetic and vibrant. There was a woolen coat on a chair beside him, which he must have taken off when he came in. Winter in Beijing was still a bit chilly, and the state-owned restaurants had firewalls, so anyone entering would feel the temperature rise, so taking off clothes was normal.
Seeing that she was looking at him, Qi Siling stood up and waved to her, indicating that she should go to the side to talk.
Xiao Meili had been paying attention to him. She saw that Qi Siling had not looked at her since he came in, and now he stood up to go find that girl. She couldn't help but call him, "Brother Qi, where are you going?"
Qi Siling ignored her and walked away. He was only familiar with Xiao Hai, and he had only met Xiao Meili a few times when they were children.
Xiao Meili stood up and stopped him, "Brother Qi, how did you two know each other?"
"Ask your brother." He walked around her and didn't answer.
She stamped her feet fiercely. She had liked Qi Siling since she was a child. Every time her grandfather wanted her brother to deliver something, she would go along. But her grandfather never let her, and her brother didn't like her to go along. Later, she went to the countryside as an educated youth. This time, she finally came back and saw him again, but he didn't even look at her.
Xia Youyou saw him stand up straight away. She didn't want to go, but seeing that he was already waiting there, she had no choice but to say to Cao An, "Brother, I'm going to go talk to him for a while." She pointed at Qi Siling and called to Huang Run, "Brother Huang Run, you guys take your time eating. I'm going to go chat with my friends for a while."
Huang Run nodded, but Cao An didn't agree immediately. He just said, "Don't run around. Don't let him get out of my sight." What good intentions could someone outside have? Don't kidnap her!
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