Chapter 32: Indelible Hurricane【VIP】
Liking someone is like a butterfly gently flapping its wings, but it brings an indelible hurricane to my youth.
——"Chronological Diary"
"Yu Ling, you don't look like someone who would be so inconsiderate of her classmates," Shi Xu said in a slightly nonchalant tone. "Since Zhen Hao is a patient, we should let her go home and rest early, right?"
Yu Ling's face turned red and blue after hearing what he said, and she was speechless for a long time.
Finally, it was Lou Zhixia who spoke up: "Shixu is right. Let's not bother Zhenhao. Let's talk about it after school starts."
Yu Ling was already speechless after hearing what Shi Xu said, so upon hearing Lou Zhixia's words, she nodded repeatedly, "Then, deskmate, take care of your health first. We'll meet again later."
A conversation that was thought to last a long time was ended in just a few words by Shixu.
Zhen Hao looked at him gratefully, and finally decided to go to the school gate together before deciding other things.
Yan Yunshu definitely couldn't go with the three of them. As soon as he arrived at the school gate, he saw Uncle Zhang's car. He had to say goodbye reluctantly and got in the car.
She sat in the car, looking through the window at Zhen Hao and the other two standing there talking and laughing, and a huge sense of loss suddenly enveloped her whole body.
There was a breeze blowing outside the window. It was so light, but Yan Yunshu felt as if it was going to blow away her friendship with Zhen Hao and Zhou Chunrui.
The car started slowly and drove away quickly.
The figures of Zhen Hao and the other two, left far behind in the car, became smaller and smaller. Only when they were completely out of sight did Yan Yunshu withdraw his reluctant gaze.
Only after Zhen Hao watched Uncle Zhang's car completely disappear from his sight did he really focus on what Zhou Chunrui and the other man were discussing.
They were discussing where to go for lunch. Zhou Chunrui insisted on having hotpot, while Shi Xu wanted to eat Cantonese food. The two were at a stalemate.
Suddenly, Zhou Chunrui was the only one left in the argument, and the scene suddenly became quiet.
Zhen Hao subconsciously followed his gaze to the left and saw Pei Xiaohai walking towards them with a tall man.
She only took a quick glance before returning her gaze to Shi Xu, only to see that the young man had his hands clenched into fists and his eyes weren't particularly friendly.
Zhen Hao was feeling strange when he suddenly felt that the car not far away looked familiar.
She had seen Shixu go up there before.
The man walking towards them was...
Before she could think about it, Pei Xiaohai spoke first: "Brother Shixu, I didn't expect you to know my second uncle."
"Second uncle?" Shi Xu clenched his fists a little tighter and frowned unconsciously.
He had never associated Pei Xiaohai and Pei Yandong together, but he didn't expect that they were actually uncle and nephew.
"Yes, my second uncle is amazing." Pei Xiaohai talked about Pei Yandong non-stop, "When he was young, he traveled to almost every country in the world, and he was also a very cool war correspondent..."
Pei Yandong interrupted him at the right time: "Xiao Hai, aren't you going to buy some drinks?"
With just one sentence, he diverted Pei Xiaohai's attention elsewhere.
"Oh, yes." Pei Xiaohai slapped his head, "I almost forgot, I'm going to the store, Uncle, wait for me."
Before leaving, he asked the other three people present: "Brother Shixu, classmate Zhen, classmate Zhou, what would you like to drink?"
No one knew that he was just pretending to be good in front of adults.
Zhen Hao and Zhou Chunrui said almost in unison: "No, thank you."
Shi Xu didn't say a word, but just looked behind Pei Yandong with a vague gaze.
Is mother here too?
This is the clearest thought in Shixu's mind.
Pei Xiaohai shouted as he ran away, "Then I'll just buy whatever I want."
I didn't hear what he said about the timing.
"Xiao Xu, are you in the same class as Xiao Hai?" Pei Yandong's voice brought him back to his senses.
"Is my mother here too?" Shixu answered the question irrelevantly.
Zhen Hao and Shi Xu have been neighbors for so many years, but he has never seen this handsome and elegant uncle before. He can't help but guess the relationship between him and Shi Xu in his heart.
That's not accurate either.
Citong Village was so small that any small incident within the neighborhood would quickly spread to every household. The news that "Aunt Shi was dating a man" was no secret, and Zhen Hao had often heard He Yunlian yell at her, calling her "old-age coquettish," which was never a pleasant thing to say.
However, Zhen Hao had only heard the rumors and had never actually seen the man that Aunt Shi was dating.
Judging from the reaction of Shixu now, it must be the person in front of me.
Before Pei Yandong could answer, he saw Shi An, wearing a turquoise cheongsam, walking towards him.
"Xiao Xu, I'm sorry. I came in a hurry and was afraid of affecting your exam, so I didn't inform you in advance." Shi An's voice has become more gentle like water with the baptism of time, and people feel better when they hear it.
Shixu lowered his head and didn't look at her.
"Hello, Aunt Shi. My classmates and I have something to do, so we have to go home first. Goodbye, uncle and aunt." Zhou Chunrui took Zhen Hao's hand and said to Shi An with a smile on his face.
Zhen Hao also said goodbye to Auntie very quickly.
The two of them didn't even look at Shi Xu who lowered his head. Hurry.
Because of Shi An's arrival, Chun Rui and the others.
"Rui Rui, why don't we go home early?" She hesitated for a long time before saying this. She had wanted to say it since Yan Yunshu couldn't go with them. But considering the timing and Zhou Chunrui, she didn't want to disappoint them, so she kept it to herself. Until what happened just now, she finally found the opportunity.
If she came home late, He Yunlian would nag her.
She doesn't want to listen to nagging, she wants to have a peaceful study life as much as possible.
so……
She glanced at Zhou Chunrui, who was obviously a little lost, and felt extremely guilty.
Fortunately, Zhou Chunrui didn't object: "It's really not interesting just for the two of us. We can only see if there is a chance to go out together during the summer vacation."
"Yeah." Hearing her say that, Zhen Hao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
When Zhen Hao returned home, he was just in time for lunch, which was cooked by Zhen Dongcheng himself.
The table was full of dishes that were basically what Zhen Hao and her sister liked to eat, including braised fish, stir-fried pork with water bamboo shoots, stir-fried shrimps, and other home-cooked dishes such as water spinach with garlic.
Days with fish, meat and shrimp are rare in the Zhen family. Zhen Mei was drooling when she saw it. After waiting for a long time for her elder sister to come home, she waited expectantly for her father to announce that dinner was ready.
As she watched, she swallowed her saliva again and again, and couldn't help but secretly pick up a shrimp.
Since she didn't eat shrimp often, she was clumsy in peeling the shrimp and was discovered by Zhen Li before she put it in her mouth.
He clapped his hands and yelled, "Second sister is eating secretly, second sister is eating secretly, mom will beat her, mom will beat her..."
When He Yunlian heard his shouting, she thought something had happened and chased after him. She then realized that it was the second girl who was stealing the food on the table.
Just as she was about to lose her temper, Zhen Dongcheng came over with the last dish, a gentle smile on his face: "Xiaomei, is Daddy's cooking delicious?"
"It's delicious. Dad's cooking is the best." Although the shrimp had not been completely eaten yet, Zhen Mei could taste the flavor by slurping it. She had never eaten such delicious food before.
These two sentences made He Yunlian swallow the words she wanted to scold Zhen Mei. She had to suppress her anger and sit down to prepare to eat.
She didn't know what she was angry about. She was already furious when she saw her two daughters who had caused her so much trouble. When she saw the man who was obviously her husband but had left her helpless for half her life, she became even angrier.
"Eat!" He Yunlian poured herself a bowl of rice and placed it heavily on the table with a clanging sound.
Zhen Mei couldn't help but shrink her neck, and Zhen Hao also straightened his back slightly.
She is most afraid of sudden noises, which always remind her of her terrifying childhood experiences.
Only Zhen Li remained calm and continued to play with the toy in his hand.
Zhen Dongcheng's face darkened, and he said to Zhen Li in a stern voice, "Put down your toys while you eat."
Zhen Li stopped playing with the toy, but did not put it down immediately. Instead, she glanced at He Yunlian: "Mom——"
The little guy's voice was coquettish and aggrieved, and He Yunlian's heart softened immediately: "Li Li is still young, why do you ask for so many things?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Zhen Dongcheng.
Zhen Dongcheng was unmoved and put down his chopsticks directly. The force was neither light nor heavy, but enough to scare the little Zhen Li.
He just looked at his youngest son quietly, and his expression of majesty without anger made the Zhen Hao sisters tremble.
This time, Zhen Li finally put down his toy obediently, and for the first time, he ate a whole bowl of rice by himself without being fed.
He Yunlian was already angry, and when she saw that her beloved son was not only not being pampered by the father he hadn't seen for a long time, but was also given such a cold look, she immediately couldn't help but get angry and didn't eat many bites of the meal.
She waited until Zhen Li finished his meal before unleashing her anger: "Zhen Dongcheng, are you done yet? Can we still live like this? If we can, we can. If not, don't!"
They had been married for fifteen years, but there had never been a trace of sweetness. They couldn't even be considered respectful to each other. There was only indifference to continue the family line.
Although Zhen Dongcheng was alive and well, she was living like a widow!
This was the first time she had said something like she didn't want to live with him anymore. She had expected Zhen Dongcheng's expression to change, but he just said calmly, "Let's talk inside if you have anything to say. Don't scare the child."
Gentle and polite, even smiling slightly... This was the attitude Zhen Dongcheng had always had towards her. It was impossible to find fault with him, but it made her unbearable.
She is a living person, not a tool or a dead object.
After each of her hysterics was met with Zhen Dongcheng's indifference, she learned to be quiet and to be alone.
It was not until she gave birth to Zhen Li that her life began to get better, and she could finally glare back with a clear conscience when she was looked down upon.
In the millennium era, in the backward and poor village of Citong, everyone was proud to have a son, and without a son, they would not be able to hold their heads up for the rest of their lives.
Before giving birth to Zhen Li, she was only 29 years old.
Twenty-nine years old, so young, but she was like an old woman, ferocious and exhausted both physically and mentally.
The secular demands and expectations for women almost killed the young He Yunlian.
After hearing what Zhen Dongcheng said, she suddenly felt tired.
She could already imagine that even if they were in the same room, he would just let her vent her anger and then look at her in silence.
That look was like that of a compassionate god, and beneath that kindhearted face was a heart of compassion, but not towards her.
So, He Yunlian pulled Zhen Li out of the door and slammed it.
Meanwhile, Yu Ling posted a message on QQ: "I have a way to help you get the girl you like."
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