Chapter 88
A week later.
In the morning, after Shen Jiangfu picked up the express delivery, she rode her electric bike past Xie Jing's house and saw a brand new electric bike parked in front of his house. She must have just bought it.
In the afternoon, Shen Jiangfu went to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables. When she came back, she saw Xie Jing riding an electric bike out of the house, wobbling. When going downhill, the speed was too fast and he rushed down directly.
Shen Jiangfu was standing at the intersection. Seeing the panicked expression on Xie Jing's face, she couldn't help but say, "You have to brake when going downhill, otherwise you'll fall or hit someone."
Xie Jing didn't expect that he would ride his bike to the intersection so fast. Fortunately, he didn't hit anyone.
He recovered and saw Shen Jiangfu.
She was holding a vegetable basket filled with choy sum and a few eggplants. She was wearing black floral pants with one leg rolled up and a brown slim-fitting T-shirt.
He also saw that her eyes were full of surprise. He didn't know if he was seeing things, but he felt that there was a hint of watching a show in her eyes.
Shen Jiangfu had already gotten used to Xie Jing's silence, so she continued, "You know where to brake, right?"
She walked over, one arm around the basket, holding it close to her chest, and with her other hand pointed at the brake button. "Right here. Press it when you want to brake."
"Or you can drive slower when going downhill. Don't turn the screw too quickly and control your speed. You may not be used to it at first and won't have the feel for it, but you'll get it with more practice."
Xie Jing looked up at her, noticing beads of sweat on her forehead and the movement of her mouth. He listened to her words, his eyes following the movements of her hands. Her fingers were long and slender, with a scar running between the two joints of her index finger.
He drove forward as she instructed, pressed the brake button, and then drove forward at a steady speed, but he had a hard time controlling the car when turning.
Seeing Xie Jing's unfamiliar look, Shen Jiangfu couldn't help but start directing him, "Drive to that old house, then try to turn around and drive back. Practice turning."
Xie Jing looked back at her, seemingly confused.
They didn't seem to be very familiar with each other.
Seeing that she was very enthusiastic in teaching him, Xie Jing still did as she was told.
Xie Jing drove to the old house, stopped, and slowly turned the car. Then he heard someone say, "Is Afu teaching him how to drive?"
Shen Jiangfu turned her head and looked, "Aunt Dong."
I saw her carrying a bucket filled with pumpkin and water spinach.
"Your cauliflower looks good. Shall we have cauliflower and eggplant tonight?" Yang Dong asked casually when he saw the dishes in Shen Jiangfu's hand.
"Yes, cauliflower and eggplant tonight."
Yang Dong had just seen Shen Jiangfu talking to Xie Jing from a distance. Seeing Xie Jing's unskilled appearance, he guessed, "This is a new electric bike, right? Will you teach him how to ride it tonight?"
Shen Jiangfu glanced at Xie Jing and saw him slowly driving back. "I guess so. I saw him learning today, so I checked to see how he was doing. Anyway, I don't have anything to do."
"Okay, okay, you teach him slowly. I'm going home to cook."
“Hey.”
Yang Dong saw Xie Jing move the car to the side of the road and said with a smile: "Let Afu teach you today. It will be much more convenient to go to town in the future. You don't have to take other people's cars."
"Uh-huh."
Yang Dong was already used to his cold attitude, so he just smiled and left.
When Shen Jiangfu saw Xie Jing park his car, she thought he was done practicing and asked him, "Won't you practice for a while? If you practice back and forth a few times, you might be able to master it tonight and drive to town tomorrow."
After she finished speaking, she saw Xie Jing get out of the car, and it seemed that he was not going to practice driving anymore.
Shen Jiangfu was standing in the middle of the uphill road when she saw Xie Jing pushing the bike towards her. She then parked the bike next to her and said, "I'll practice tomorrow."
The tone was flat, and the voice was not as gloomy as she thought, but rather a bit lazy.
"ah?"
This was the first time she heard Xie Jing speak so many words.
It's been a week, and every time she talks to him, he just nods and says "hmm", and that's it.
Xie Jing was confused and looked down at her, as if asking her what was wrong.
Shen Jiangfu looked at him and laughed, "This is the first time I've heard you speak so many words. It's quite strange."
Xie Jing didn't expect this to be the reason, and didn't explain much, "Oh."
When Shen Jiangfu heard the "Oh", she smiled and said, "Not bad, besides being able to do um, you can also do oh."
It was a bit of a teasing to him.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, the two fell silent.
Xie Jing pushed the car to the middle, not to talk to Shen Jiangfu, but because he wanted to drive home. In the middle of the road, the road is wide, and it is not easy to turn the front of the car left or right to drive out and not to hit anything.
Seeing that Xie Jing was about to drive home, they didn't say anything.
Besides, since they had met each other so easily, Shen Jiangfu naturally didn't want to miss the opportunity to improve her favorability.
Actually, this mission didn't require her to improve Xie Jing's favorability; she only needed to lend a hand when Xie Jing encountered difficulties. However, after doing this mission for so long, she had formed a fixed mindset, and the strategy character had been completely integrated into her mind.
"By the way, we haven't even officially met yet. Do you know my name?"
Xie Jing looked at her, thought for a moment, and said, "Your last name is Shen, and your name is Afu?"
He really didn't know her name, and often heard many people call her Afu.
"My name is Shen Jiangfu, Jiang for river and Fu for hibiscus." When Shen Jiangfu heard him call her Afu, she continued, "Afu, you heard that from others, right? Of course, you can call me Afu from now on."
"I'm a Chinese teacher at Kuantang Primary School. I graduated last year. I've lived here since I was a child. Were you not in Kuantang when you were a child? I don't think I've seen you before."
She vaguely remembered that Xie Jing was adopted by Zuo Xiaolin when he was in junior high school. They attended boarding school in the town for junior high and high school. They were several years apart in age and in different grades, so they never met in school.
Xie Jing watched Shen Jiangfu talking enthusiastically, and suddenly felt that Chen Jiangfu was no different from the old ladies and aunts in the village. Even though they were not familiar with each other, they all liked to talk to people.
He was feeling a bit bored, and he didn't know why. The sudden feeling of boredom made him want to hide himself.
Shen Jiangfu noticed the dullness and impatience on Xie Jing's face. She was a little surprised. How could the situation change so quickly?
She didn't continue talking. She stopped while she was ahead. "Sorry, I'm a little happy today and have talked to you a lot. I'm going home first."
She almost overlooked the rumor in the village that he was autistic.
Because he didn't like going out, didn't study after being admitted to university, and rarely responded when others spoke to him, over time, people in the village said that Xie Jing was autistic.
He looks like a very strange person.
She speculated that Xie Jing's transformation might be related to the death of his adoptive father, Zuo Xiaolin, which had caused psychological trauma. His original personality was also cold and he didn't talk much, but he wasn't like this now, often replying with "hmm".
However, it seems that the treatment of the heroine will be different.
Liu Chanxin, deliberately led by her to the old house, got lost. Xie Jing, who happened to be collecting folk songs nearby, ran into Liu Chanxin and took her back. Along the way, Liu Chanxin chattered non-stop to Xie Jing, regardless of whether he responded or not. When Liu Chanxin learned that Xie Jing was a painter, and that he was her favorite, she began to talk even more enthusiastically.
Xie Jing rarely sold his paintings, and by chance, Liu Chanxin bought two of his paintings at an auction. On the way, Xie Jing kept listening to Liu Chanxin praising his paintings. She happened to say a few words that echoed what Zuo Xiaolin had said when he was alive. Xie Jing looked at her a few more times, thinking that his paintings would be a good place in her hands.
He rarely heard others comment on his paintings. Apart from Zuo Xiaolin and Li Qingsheng, Liu Chanxin was the first person to praise his paintings in person.
After the variety show aired, the two-minute clip of Xie Jing bringing Liu Chanxin back was edited in. Although Xie Jing's face was blurred, some netizens thought he and Liu Chanxin looked very attractive together because of his tall stature, considering the size difference and the Korean drama vibe. Some even commented that they were a perfect couple. Xie Jing's basic information was dug up online, revealing only a photo of him with ID, which made him a minor internet celebrity.
Later, Li Qingsheng accepted the invitation from the Young Painters Exhibition Hall without Xie Jing's permission, as the authors of the exhibited works had to be present to give on-site explanations.
Xie Jing met Liu Chanxin in the young painters' exhibition hall. Liu Chanxin attended the exhibition as a spectator. She didn't know whether Xie Jing would attend at that time. She wore a hat and a mask, covering her whole body tightly.
Reporters in the exhibition hall at the time captured a picture of the two of them together - Xie Jing was explaining on one side and Liu Chanxin was watching on the side.
In fact, there was a group of people surrounding Xie Jing. After netizens discovered that Liu Chanxin was there, they used their imagination and judgment, as if they only saw the two of them, and speculated that the two might be together. More and more people started to support their CP.
At that time, the male protagonist Fu Kuangqing thought that Liu Chanxin liked him, because Liu Chanxin liked to talk to him during filming, often gave him small gifts, and asked him out for dinner, although there was always a third person present every time.
But in fact, Liu Chanxin feels that no matter whether it is a man or a woman, she wants to have a good relationship and accumulate good popularity.
At this time, this incident came out on the Internet, which made Fu Kuangqing so angry that he started learning to paint.
In fact, the article does not specify what Xie Jing's feelings are towards Liu Chanxin, and Liu Chanxin also treats him as a connection.
In August, "Treasure Hunt" will be recorded. As long as she doesn't deliberately interfere, they may not meet at that time.
Xie Jing looked at Shen Jiangfu's receding back, seeing her walking up step by step. He thought that he had just ignored her, and she must have noticed it.
He didn't know if she was angry, but it seemed she wasn't.
Xie Jing was not in the mood to learn how to ride an electric bike, so he got off and pushed it home.
In this way, the two climbed the slope one after the other.
From a distance, there is a cement road at the foot of the mountain. There is a small hill beside the road. The green bamboo on the hillside creaks in the wind, and some yellow bamboo leaves fall from time to time.
Shen Jiangfu was holding a basket of vegetables in her arms. When the wind blew, her short hair was blown behind her forehead. Her black floral pants were tightly attached to her legs, and her legs were white and swaying against the black background.
Xie Jing pushed the black electric bike with steady steps, occasionally glancing at the slender figure in front of him, and silently kept a distance from Shen Jiangfu.
The two of them walked back to their home quietly.
After returning home and having dinner, Shen Jiangfu found that someone had @ed her in the village committee group. It was Aunt Dong’s voice message.
"Afu and Xiaojing are familiar with each other. I saw Afu teaching Xiaojing how to ride an electric bike at night. They must have WeChat and can invite Xiaojing to join the group."
There is also a voice message from Uncle Kun below, which roughly means that he has Xiaojing’s WeChat, but he doesn’t know how to invite people to join the group.
Shen Jiangfu looked at the chat records before and after the group. A new secretary was appointed yesterday. After the new secretary joined the group, he required that one person from each household must join the group.
Xie Jing hadn't been in the group before, it was Zuo Xiaolin who joined. After Zuo Xiaolin's death, Xie Jing didn't join the group either. Most of the village affairs involved fields and the like, and sometimes if there was something to be done, it was the secretary who would personally find someone to handle it.
This involves a census, and one person from each household is required to come in and fill out the questionnaire.
The new secretary also saw their chat and asked Shen Jiangfu to pull Xie Jing in in the group and fill out the questionnaire.
[Okay, I'll add him to the group and have him fill out the questionnaire.]
After replying, Shen Jiangfu looked at the clock and it was exactly half past seven.
She took the remaining red bean and water chestnut cake from the pot. She had made it at noon and had made a bit too much. She had originally planned to freeze it for breakfast tomorrow, but now that she had a chance to go to Xie Jing's house, she decided to bring some for him.
Shen Jiangfu took a disposable bowl, filled it with red bean and water chestnut cake, and went out.
On the way, Shen Jiangfu used the flashlight on her mobile phone to light her way to Xie Jing's door. She rang the doorbell and the door rang for a while, but no one came out.
She pressed the button a few more times, and the doorbell rang. The echo floated in the air and came back to her ears.
After a minute or two, the door opened. Xie Jing half-exposed himself, his hair dripping wet and his face stained with water, which trickled down to his neck and soaked a small area of his clothes on his chest.
His eyes showed confusion, as if asking her: Why are you here?
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