Lin Kuisheng was very pleased to get a positive answer. He left here with a brisk pace, saying that he was going to find Lao Lu to have a chat. Before leaving, he didn't even glance at Shi Rui.
But Shi Rui’s mind was entirely occupied by the girl in front of him, and he didn’t care whether he was ignored by the teacher or not.
On this point, the two of them can be said to be in sync with each other.
He walked forward and handed the biscuits in his hand to Yu Zhi.
The little girl took it. She actually looked very pretty when eating, and her elegance could not be concealed in her every move. But in Shi Rui's eyes, she looked even more adorable, like a little hamster, and people couldn't help but pinch her cheeks.
The two did not discuss the topic too much, perhaps because it was not yet completely finalized and it was too late to talk about it now, or perhaps, they already had enough tacit understanding with each other and knew what the other was thinking even without saying it.
After eating the last piece of biscuit, Yu Zhi took the tissue handed to her by the man and wiped the corners of her mouth with satisfaction.
Just as she was about to say something, she heard Shi Rui casually ask, "Did the teacher say anything to you just now?"
It wasn't that he was talkative, but this old man, who was over fifty years old, always liked to tell his embarrassing stories in public, such as when he had a snot bubble while crying in a crying scene when he was young. He was afraid that his image in front of the little girl would be ruined, so he pretended not to care and asked.
Yu Zhi retracted her right foot that was about to step forward, and moved her whole body slightly to the right, just enough to block the position of her masterpiece. She even kicked her foot backwards, hoping that the surrounding soil would completely bury it.
"It's okay." She touched her nose and answered without any guilt.
Seeing that he wanted to ask more questions, Yu Zhi immediately grabbed his arm and pulled him into the yard, accusing him as she pulled him harder: "Didn't you say you were taking me to town? Why are you still dawdling?"
Shi Rui had no choice but to retract his gaze and lost the opportunity to face his own portrait.
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Unlike what Yu Zhi had imagined, the town was very lively, with grandparents setting up stalls everywhere, and children running around playing hide-and-seek and other games.
Young people are rarely seen. Because of this, even if the two of them do not take any measures to prevent being secretly photographed, they probably will not be recognized.
There is a simple and honest atmosphere everywhere here, which makes people feel relaxed involuntarily, as if all the shackles have been removed.
Shi Rui stretched out his arm to protect the girl who was looking around to prevent her from being hit by passers-by.
Unexpectedly, because of his action, Yu Zhi really felt relieved. She didn't even look at the road under her feet. Her eyes were completely attracted by the vendors on the street.
Shi Rui was almost laughing out of anger. He tapped her forehead with his index finger and asked worriedly, "You didn't even look at the road when I was gone?"
Being interrupted for no apparent reason, the little girl glared at him.
Am I stupid? How could I be so unscrupulous without anyone protecting me?
Shi Rui miraculously understood the meaning in her eyes. It felt good to be so dependent on her. The man raised the corners of his lips and continued to work as a bodyguard.
The simple folk customs, the quaint buildings, and the familiar people brought back some of the feelings of strolling around the market with her senior brother. So she poked Shi Rui's arm, and when the man looked over, she asked, "Do you like candied haws?"
No matter how simple the question is, as long as it is asked by the person in front of him, Shi Rui will think carefully before giving an answer.
This time was the same. He thought for more than ten seconds before shaking his head and saying, "I don't like it. It's too sweet."
Unexpectedly, when the little girl heard this, she seemed to have thought of something. She smiled and the corners of her eyes turned up slightly.
Shi Rui's curiosity was piqued, and he asked her, "What did you think of? Is it related to me?"
Yu Zhi nodded and said to him in a cheerful tone, "In the past, you often took me to the market."
After hearing this beginning, Shi Rui immediately understood who the protagonist of the story was.
That was him nearly a hundred years ago, and Yu Zhi at that time.
The two of them walked slowly on the small street, and the girl's voice slowly sounded, gradually filling in the missing memories of the past for him.
When I was a child, my master always told me that you go on stage to perform as people, but if you don’t understand people, how can you perform well?
So Xiao Yuzhi always likes to visit lively places like lantern festivals or markets, just to observe all kinds of people, their body language, and even their emotions.
At that time, she was a person who would take advantage of others and still act ungratefully. Specifically, if someone pampered her, she would unscrupulously make the next and further request until she completely possessed everything from that person.
Obviously, the person who was deceived by the child's well-behaved appearance, and who gradually fell into it and enjoyed it, was naturally Yu Rui.
So every time at this time, there is always a person who is much taller than her beside her, holding her hand tightly to protect her from being squeezed by the crowd.
I remember one day, the little girl who used to just watch with her eyes at the party suddenly had the urge to try some of the various kinds of food.
She would not eat these on weekdays because her master always said that if she got fat, she would not be able to wear her costumes. For a little girl at that time, the meaning of this sentence was very important.
But precisely because I have never tried it before, now that I have started, I feel like I can’t stop.
Within half an hour, the two people who came with empty hands were holding all kinds of food in their arms, most of which were sweet, and there were more than three or four kinds of candied haws alone.
After returning to the house with a full load of spoils, Yu Zhi felt a little worried.
After all, she was only about twelve or thirteen years old at the time, how could she eat all these? What's more, there were no refrigerators at that time, and many pastries might go bad if left overnight.
Perhaps because of what her mother taught her since she was a child, even though she had no worries about food and clothing, she still attached great importance to food and had never done anything wasteful. Now it was inevitable that she felt some regret for her recklessness.
Yu Rui just went out to wash his hands, but when he returned to the house, he saw that the little girl who was cheerful just now now had a distressed look on her face.
He walked up and ruffled the other person's hair, patiently asking what happened.
After hearing the reason clearly, the man couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, and made a decision that he would regret deeply an hour later.
He said, "If you can't finish it, I'll help you."
Xiao Yuzhi was immediately happy, praising her senior brother for being so nice while opening one bag after another.
In fact, these were nothing to Yu Rui, who was still in adolescence and needed to grow. Boys tend to eat much more.
But unfortunately, most of the things Yu Zhi bought were sweets, and he was not a person who loved sweets too much.
So in the end, he could only fulfill his promise while sipping water and eating candied haws under the eager gaze of his junior sister.
After finishing the story, Yu Zhi's eyes sparkled.
She is very different now than before. She will no longer be trapped in memories. Instead, she will treat them all as a storybook and narrate them to the other person page by page.
Unexpectedly, the man next to him seemed to be stunned and even stopped.
Yu Zhi turned around without knowing why, and saw the man looking at her with excitement in his eyes.
Shi Rui felt that his voice was trembling, but it was obviously not something he could control at the moment.
"Zhizhi, I seem to remember it." he said.
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