Chapter 39: Mountains and Flowing Water I want to be his knight and protect his...
The next morning, Bai Ying got up early and washed up. She suddenly realized why girls always wanted to wash their hair before a date.
Because the fragrant and soft touch is so pleasing to the body and mind!
The girl stood in the room, blow-drying her hair and expertly braiding it. Her fingers danced through her hair, then paused mid-flight as she thought of Qin Yonglian, drunk.
She immediately covered her face and laughed. How could there be such a cute man?
After settling her grandfather last night, she was worried about another alcoholic.
I hurried downstairs and found Qin Yonglian sitting obediently on the stool, not moving.
He took advantage of her unpreparedness when she approached him quietly, hooked his hand around her waist, and brought her to him.
The boyfriend buried his head in her arms, and the strong smell of alcohol permeated their breath.
Bai Ying heard another humming.
Listening carefully again, it turned out to be the same Pingtan piece I had heard at dinner: "Sister, why do you come to see me with your sparkling eyes?"
It was so beautiful and the imitation was quite convincing. Bai Ying's lips curled up. "Do you know what you are singing?"
The only response she got was Qin Yonglian's heavy breathing.
The man's hair was softer than it actually looked. Bai Ying thought to herself that she had finally touched the head she had been longing for.
The large dog in his arms showed no reaction, and at this moment he seemed very confident in releasing his rare vulnerability.
The girl's long hair spread out, a few strands fell on Qin Yonglian's face. The man raised his hand and gestured in the air, but he didn't wave it away for a long time.
Bai Ying found it even more amusing, so she raised her fingers and carefully opened his eyes, her gaze meeting a pair of olive-green ambers.
She recalled the night when they first kissed. Qin Yonglian had also looked at her with a look of condescension, so devout that it made her heart tremble.
"Hmm."
Bai Ying looked at the wet eyes and moved slightly to block the orange light.
It must be the tenderness of that soft call that made her intoxicated and her heart felt full.
God, I want to be his knight and protect his thorn.
Her lips picked a peach blossom, lighting up the crescent moon in the night sky.
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After getting dressed and tidying up, the clock struck half past seven and Bai Ying received a good morning message from her boyfriend.
Seeing the picture, the girl happily raised her legs and ran towards the garden.
In the garden on the first floor, Qin Yonglian, dressed in casual sportswear, was holding a mobile phone and leaning over to take pictures of the magnolia and peony.
"Good morning, little girl."
"Good morning, Xiaogandu."
Bai Ying hopped a few steps closer to observe, and asked with a smile, "Are you awake?"
"Yeah." Qin Yonglian rubbed her head affectionately and tucked a few strands of fluffy hair back into her neat braid.
Bai Ying's appearance is like the morning sun, lively, bright and full of youth.
Especially those smiling lips, which are slightly upturned on both sides, making people who look at her smile involuntarily.
Qin Yonglian brought all the stories he heard and told before going to bed into his dreams.
It was around four in the morning, and the room was still dark. He sat up, sweating all over, his mouth dry from the alcohol.
I stayed up all night until five in the morning, when I heard the sound of water hitting the glass. I thought it was raining, so I got up and opened the curtains to see that it was the automatic irrigation device in the garden starting to water.
It was still dark when Qin Yonglian heard the sound of a car engine starting. He could no longer sleep, so he simply walked out of the house and wandered among the flowers.
Bai Ying asked, "Do you feel anything in your stomach?"
"Fortunately, before we drank yesterday, Mrs. Bai gave us some pills that would keep us from getting drunk." Qin Yonglian smiled and pretended to be mysterious.
"Huh? A thousand cups without getting drunk?" Why hadn't she heard her grandma talk about such a magical baby?
"Tell me what it is, I want it too."
Sure enough, Qin Yonglian's raised eyebrows aroused the girl's great interest.
"Here, this is it. It protects the gastric mucosa and promotes the breakdown of alcohol."
The man finished speaking, and his palm flashed in front of Bai Ying, keeping her in suspense, and then he put his hands behind his back.
"I want to see! Just let me see!" Someone circled around Qin Yonglian like a little tail.
Qin Yonglian's smile grew even wider, and he raised his fist above his head, "I'll give it to you if you can reach it."
"You're not just a little fool, you're a big bad guy."
Bai Ying pounded her chest with her little fists on the spot. Qin Yonglian smiled softly, neither retreating nor hiding, quite enjoying the energy brought by the girl in the morning.
Qu Chengyuan leaned against the window, looking out at a young couple soaking in a pot of honey in the garden, and sighed, "It's great to be young!"
Bai Xuan gently put his arm around her shoulders, "Really? I think having a partner is really great!"
"Love is actually the same, it has nothing to do with age." Qu Chengyuan leaned over and kissed her husband's eyes.
"You should feel more at ease when children are with each other."
"Let go, little girl, go out into the world. Now I just want to hold your hand and reminisce with you as we watch the sunset."
Noticing several exquisitely packaged takeout bags on the table, Bai Xuan asked, "Yuanyuan, did you go out to Meixin Dim Sum so early this morning?"
"Well, I want to buy some appetizers for the hungover father and son, and some Meixin glutinous rice balls for the kids. These days, it's hard to find some traditional food."
The handmade glutinous rice balls produced by Meixin Dim Sum are made with black sesame filling mixed with lard. This is a classic recipe that has remained unchanged for 90 years and is extremely popular.
It usually takes hours to queue up to buy a box, and it is even more difficult during holidays.
"Just let your secretary go next time. It's cold, and I'm worried about you going out alone."
"Don't worry, I informed Meixin Kitchen in advance and they helped me keep it for me." Qu Chengyuan began to open the takeaway packaging bag.
"Leon and Yingying have a flight this evening, so they won't be able to celebrate the Lantern Festival with us. We'll eat the tangyuan in advance."
"Look, I also bought canned yellow peaches." Qu Chengyuan held up the can and shook it proudly in front of his wife.
With the force, the yellow flesh swayed in the sweet syrup.
"Leon has definitely never eaten this before. Let him try it. When we were in Aral, whenever there was something happy at home, you would always buy a can of yellow peaches for the children to celebrate."
Bai Ying and Qin Yonglian came in together. Qu Chengyuan waved, "Kids, we have another treat to eat today!"
As soon as the girl saw Bai Xuan, she immediately moved closer to smell him, wrinkling her nose. "Grandpa, please don't drink so much next time. I can hardly hold you anymore."
Bai Ying whispered to Bai Xuan, "Leon, with his casual look today, looks even more handsome today, doesn't he?"
Bai Xuan responded gently, "Your grandmother is the honorary president of the Appearance Association, and you are the vice president."
"No wonder I like grandpa the most." Bai Ying continued and rubbed her head against Bai Xuan's shoulder.
"Oh, another sugar-coated bullet." The old man straightened his back and there was a smile in his voice.
Qu Chengyuan smiled when she heard this and met her husband's eyes.
Bai Xuan thought to himself, not only are they grandparents and grandchildren, but even their ways of coaxing people are exactly the same.
"Good morning, Professor Bai."
"Still calling me Professor Bai?" Bai Xuan rubbed his head. "Where's the friendship we built during the alcohol test last night?"
Bai Ying and Qu Chengyuan looked at Bai Xuan and then at Qin Yonglian.
Two pairs of bright, twinkling almond-shaped eyes conveyed the same message: [Hurry up! Hurry up! Change your words!]
Qin Yonglian was slightly stunned, then understood, "I see, thank you, Grandpa."
Bai Xuan coughed lightly and replied solemnly: "Yeah. The young man is quite alert."
"Grandma." Qin Yonglian nodded towards the kitchen and saluted like a gentleman.
"Hey! Be good!" Qu Chengyuan was very happy and responded loudly.
Bai Ying held Bai Xuan and Qu Chengyuan's arms, and they each took a kiss. "Thank you, Grandpa! Thank you, Grandma!"
That’s great! Her boyfriend now has two more relatives who care about him in this world.
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Bo Ying and Tan Yonglian took the evening flight back to Hong Kong.
After breakfast, Bai Ying followed Bai Xuan and took the time to help him proofread the materials for the new book.
"Students will sort these out, you can go pack your luggage." Bai Xuan said.
"It's okay. I'm most familiar with the content, and it will save the brothers and sisters some time. It will be quick, only half an hour."
Bai Ying flipped through the printed materials in her hand swiftly.
Turning to a photo that looked familiar, Bai Ying called Qin Yonglian to look at it together. "Look, there's also a photo of Coccus asteroids here. I told you that Grandpa studied biology for thirty years."
Hearing Bai Ying's voice, Bai Xuan also leaned over to take a look, his tone a little regretful, "This picture isn't clear enough, the magnification is too low, and it doesn't reflect the changes in the bacteria."
A seemingly simple photo embodies months of hard work by scientists.
From collecting the fungus, cultivating it, keeping it alive, and observing it, you can start shooting.
When it comes to the shooting stage, more technical barriers and unpredictable situations will arise, so the shooting success rate is generally less than 50%.
Qin Yonglian commented: "This photo was probably taken because the humidity was too low, so the fungi didn't expand enough."
"Oh?" Bai Xuan looked at Qin Yonglian with admiration again.
They felt that the young man in front of them was very capable and had great potential, and he immediately discovered the problem that had troubled them for a long time.
"I happen to have a super macro lens, and I took photos and videos of Coccus aeruginosa last year." Qin Yonglian opened his phone and logged into his database.
Even someone like Bai Xuan, who has been dealing with scientific research all his life, couldn't help but sigh when he saw the microscopic photography taken by Qin Yonglian.
"Leon, it seems like we have a new common hobby."
Bai Xuan patted him on the shoulder. "Few young people these days can dedicate themselves to studying the microscopic world. Why are you interested in it?"
Qin Yonglian replied, "I once read Einstein's Big Bang theory. He proposed that the universe was created by the explosion of a singularity. All matter in the universe today originated from this singularity. I wanted to explore, from a microscopic perspective, whether it was possible to glimpse mysterious organisms, higher-dimensional worlds, and the entire universe from a single singularity."
Bai Xuan nodded approvingly.
"For this Coccus asteroidea, I don't have a professional test petri dish, so I made one myself as an amateur. Therefore, I understand the importance of humidity adjustment. I still have a few questions about the reproduction period."
Hearing this, Bai Xuan turned and walked to the bookshelf, finding a few books for Qin Yonglian. "This is a book my teacher wrote about the world of fungi. It has the answers. It's in Russian. I'm giving it to you."
Qin Yonglian was overjoyed, and the old man and the young man instantly felt a sense of mutual appreciation.
Bai Ying leaned forward to take a look curiously. "Wow, this is not only a to-sign, but also contains Grandpa's notes. What a rare treasure."
"Next time we come back, we'll have another drink together." Bai Xuan laughed heartily.
*** ***
The Aihe Hotel in Shanghai sent a special car to pick up Qin Yonglian and Bai Ying. According to Bai Ying's considerations, she did not want the two elders to send them to the airport in person.
This will save Bai Xuan and Qu Chengyuan from being sad for a few days because of the farewell scene.
Qu Chengyuan gave Qin Yonglian a big red envelope and said, "Leon, this is your first time here, and grandpa and grandma are very happy. We prepared a small gift for you."
Qin Yonglian quickly went over the mind map he had drawn in his mind and realized that he could accept the gift from the elders to the younger ones.
The social etiquette outside is simple, and he has no practical experience in dealing with new relatives.
The man paused for a rare moment. This was the first red envelope he had ever received in his life, a blessing from an elder to a younger person.
"Just accept this gift from grandma."
Bai Ying thought he was embarrassed to accept it, so she showed up to help him at the right time.
Qin Yonglian did not refuse and took it generously, "Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma, you are so polite."
"You're too polite," Qu Chengyuan said, referring to the truckload of gifts that Qin Yonglian had delivered yesterday.
As soon as the young man got out of the car, she was shocked by his handsome appearance. When she opened the car, the old lady was shocked again by the gifts piled up like a mountain.
Bai Xuan seconded the suggestion, "You don't have to spend any money when you come home in the future. Just come and see us. The door of our home will always be open for you."
"My little girl is doing well out there." Qu Chengyuan hugged Bai Ying and kissed his granddaughter on the forehead, feeling reluctant to let her go.
Bai Ying gently stroked her grandmother's back and coaxed her: "My little girl is safe and sound, and my little brother is doing well in everything."
"What does xiaogandu mean?"
Qin Yonglian had heard Bai Ying call him that several times before, so he couldn't help but ask, "Just now?"
"It means to praise you as a little cutie and a little baby." Bai Ying remained calm.
Qu Chengyuan turned his head away, trying not to laugh.
Bai Xuan couldn't help but laughed out loud.
The former saw the joke in the reactions of the three people, was stunned, and then started laughing too.
Thank you for taking me in and protecting my thorns.
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The author has something to say: Qin Yonglian: Today is also a day when I want to be a little stupid.
PS Canned yellow peaches are really delicious (*￣︶￣)
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