Chapter 36: My heart is beating so fast, is my heart beating?
"Xu Jiangcuo?!"
Song Lehan's eyes flashed with surprise. He ignored the things in his hands and ran directly to him. He looked him up and down. Although he didn't see any injuries, he still asked worriedly: "When did you leave the hospital? Are you injured?"
"Who are you?" Xu Jiangcuo spoke in Tibetan, took a step back warily, with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.
Song Lehan was stunned, "You... don't remember me?"
"Brother Dajiang has lost his memory!" Little Sangzhu, who was held by Xu Jiangcuo, couldn't help but speak out. She tugged at Song Lehan's little finger and explained in a baby voice, "Brother Dajiang didn't remember us after he came back. Don't blame him."
Amnesia...
Song Lehan didn't encounter such a low-probability event, but Xu Jiangcuo did!
"No one remembers?" Song Lehan frowned and asked suspiciously.
Xu Jiangcuo nodded, then shook his head and switched to broken Mandarin, "I don't remember anything before I was 18."
Before the age of 18, that means before college.
Song Lehan smiled bitterly.
"I'm sorry." Seeing her like this, Xu Jiangcuo felt inexplicably guilty. "The doctor said it might be fine in a few days, so I just remembered it."
Song Lehan lowered his eyes, "Maybe it would be better if you don't remember me."
"Sister, do you know Brother Dajiang?" Little Sangzhu asked curiously with her head tilted.
Song Lehan squatted down, smiled and touched Xiao Sangzhu's head, "Yes, sister and brother are classmates."
"Then why have you never met each other?" She frowned, looking like a little adult.
Song Lehan was amused by her behavior and pinched her soft little hand, "Because I've never touched it before."
It was exactly as she said.
Song Lehan has come here to teach several times, but she has never met Xu Jiangcuo. Before each visit, she would imagine what she would do if she met Xu Jiangcuo.
Should I say hello or pretend not to know him?
Song Lehan was conflicted. Every time he was about to get here, he couldn't help but feel excited and nervous.
Her expectations were dashed so many times that she stopped expecting them.
The atmosphere quietly became awkward.
Xu Jiangcuo shook Xiao Sangzhu's hand and reminded her: "Hurry up and go. If you don't go over now, your mother will scold me."
"I still want to play with my sister." Little Sangzhu leaned into Song Lehan's arms, pouting, reluctant to leave. "My sister will distribute gifts later, I don't want to leave!"
"Which is more important, the gift or not getting beaten?" Xu Jiangcuo squatted down and reasoned, "You can wait for the gift, but if you're too late, you'll get the beating right away."
Little Sangzhu looked hesitant, but still refused to let go of Song Lehan.
Seeing this, Song Lehan took the initiative to suggest, "How about I go with you?"
She looked at Xu Jiangcuo with a hint of anticipation.
Xu Jiangcuo glanced at her. Although she said she was his classmate, he was still a little defensive.
"Oh! Brother Dajiang, let me go with us!" Little Sangzhu pouted and acted coquettishly towards him: "I haven't been to my house yet~~Brother Dajiang~~"
Unable to resist the cute voice of little Sangzhu, Xu Jiangcuo acquiesced.
Little Sangzhu held Xu Jiangcuo in one hand and Song Lehan in the other, shaking his little head happily, looking extremely happy.
"Sister, our house is right in front. Dad built a yard for me and I live there alone." Little Sangzhu proudly introduced, "Since you're here this time, I invite you to live with me."
For some reason, little Sangzhu liked Song Lehan very much. Ever since she came here, little Sangzhu had always stayed by her side, sticking to her and wanting to play with her all the time.
As time went by, she became more attached to Song Lehan.
Before Song Lehan could respond, Xu Jiangcuo beside him snorted coldly, his voice dissatisfied, "I've been so good to you, but you didn't even invite me to your little courtyard."
"You are not as good as Sister Lele!" Little Sangzhu raised his face in dissatisfaction, looking at Song Lehan with his big, round eyes, tears overflowing from his eyes.
"Sister Lele is just better than you!" she repeated.
Song Lehan couldn't stop smiling.
Xu Jiangcuo raised his eyes and glanced at her, paused for a second, then quickly looked away, his cheeks flushed.
This person is, quite good-looking.
On the way, Xiao Sangzhu kept talking to Song Lehan, and Xu Jiangcuo didn't say anything.
He even stopped looking at Song Lehan.
Xiao Sangzhu's home is in the southeast corner of the village, not far from the village entrance, and it takes about fifteen minutes to walk there.
"Mom!" Little Sangzhu let go of Xu Jiangcuo's hand and pulled Song Lehan into the house. "Look! Sister Lele is here!"
When Sang Zhu's mother heard this, she immediately smiled and welcomed him in accented Mandarin: "Teacher Song, we've finally had you here!"
"You don't know how much my daughter misses you!" She enthusiastically took Song Lehan's hand, "How long will you stay this time? Have you arranged a place to stay? If you really don't have a place to stay, you can stay at my house!"
Song Lehan couldn't stand such a warm welcome and pursed her lips embarrassedly, "I just got here and I don't know how to arrange it specifically."
"It's okay! Come in first, I'll get you some fruit."
Sang Zhu's mother hurried to the next room to get some fruit. She caught a glimpse of Xu Jiangcuo standing at the door and immediately called out to him, "What are you doing standing there? Come in and pour some tea for Teacher Song!"
"Hey!" Xu Jiangcuo responded and walked into the house reluctantly.
Sang Zhu's mother didn't treat him as a guest at all, but just as a family member to serve her.
It has always been like this.
Song Lehan sat on the kang, looking at the cakes on the table, and said, "Sang Zhu's mother, please stop working. I just got here and I can't eat anything."
"Okay, okay, okay." Although she said that, she grabbed a handful of melon seeds in her hand.
Little Sangzhu took his toys and happily shared them with Song Lehan. Xu Jiangcuo sat across from the two of them, watching their interaction without saying a word.
"Sister Lele, why are you leaving this time?" Little Sangzhu asked her.
Song Lehan pinched little Sangzhu's face lovingly, her voice unconsciously hushed, "Sister doesn't know either. How long do you want her to stay?"
"Hehehe, I want my sister to stay here forever." Little Sangzhu hugged Song Lehan's arm, turned her head, and asked Xu Jiangcuo: "Brother Dajiang, don't you want me to leave too?"
Xu Jiangcuo frowned in confusion at the inexplicable question.
He glanced at Song Lehan, then pretended to look away casually, and said uncomfortably: "What does this have to do with me?"
"Of course it matters!" Little Sangzhu said seriously, "If everyone doesn't want me to leave, I'll stay."
After she finished speaking, she turned back and tried to get Song Lehan to agree with her, "Am I right, sister?"
Song Lehan smiled but said nothing.
It was Xu Jiangcuo who took the initiative to refuse on her behalf: "She has her own life, how could she possibly stay because of you!"
"Little Sangzhu, don't take advantage of your youth to act lawless!"
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