"Meng Xiao!"
When Ye Mingchuan saw Meng Xiao coming out of the house, he no longer cared about that man and walked towards him quickly.
"What's going on?" He turned his head to look in the direction the girl left and raised his chin.
"I don't know. I must have found the wrong person. Let's talk about it later. I need to go check the information." Meng Xiao was a little anxious. This matter had to be resolved quickly. If it got to Shen Qingli's ears, it might be another misunderstanding. She would feel uncomfortable.
Without bothering to explain further to Ye Mingchuan, he turned around and walked away quickly.
Ye Mingchuan stood there and looked at his back with narrowed eyes. It seemed like he had found the wrong person. Although he believed in Meng Xiao's character, he cared more about Shen Qingli's feelings.
So he better not have done such a thing.
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"You're a little late today."
Meng Kexin was sitting in the corner of the bookstore. When she heard footsteps, she looked up and smiled at Jiang Chengyu.
Although it is called the corner, it is actually the location with the best sunlight, ventilation and light. Not only are there cushions on the chairs, but there are also prepared paper and pens on the table.
This was where Jiang Chengyu was alone before, but now Meng Kexin comes here to read with him every day.
"I made something delicious at home. I waited until it was fresh out of the pot and brought it to you. Come and try it."
Jiang Chengyu opened the bags of snacks and placed them in front of her. He sat there with his chin in his hand and looked at her with his head tilted, waiting for her to taste them.
Meng Kexin raised her eyes and met his hopeful gaze. She bit her lower lip and said, "Didn't I tell you that you don't have to bring me food every day?"
In the past few days, the two of them met here to read books every day. Not only did she read many out-of-print books that she had never read before, but she also received tea and snacks and greetings from the shopkeeper. She received all kinds of good treatment, all thanks to him. Jiang Chengyu himself also fed her in various ways.
"There's only me and my grandma at home. She's too old to eat all this, so this is all made for me. I can't finish it all, so could you please take the trouble to help me out? Okay?"
Jiang Chengyu blinked his beautiful eyes innocently.
Meng Kexin was addicted to reading and remained unmoved.
He picked up a piece of cat ears and put it to Meng Kexin's mouth: "Try it. Eat these and don't bring them tomorrow, okay? Otherwise, I'll bring them tomorrow!"
This is cat ears, five-spice and spicy flavor, so delicious, and that is dragon beard cake, osmanthus cake, and peach cake."
In fact, he lied to her. As a grown man, he didn't like to eat these snacks and desserts. He begged his grandmother to recall the ones he loved to eat when he was young, and then asked the aunt at home to make them for him.
Meng Kexin closed the book helplessly and reached out to take the thing from his hand. If she ignored him, the thing would be right in front of her mouth.
She knew Jiang Chengyu meant well, and she was not an ungrateful person.
"Here, let's exchange. This is the rice cake made by my mother, and these are the nuts given by my sister-in-law." As she spoke, she took out these things from the small bag she was carrying and handed them to Jiang Chengyu.
"Wow, nuts! I haven't eaten them in a long time. There are so many kinds. I won't be polite then. You should eat up all the ones I brought."
The types of nuts Jiang Chengyu had eaten were limited to hazelnuts and walnuts. Meng Kexin's small bag had so many varieties and they were complete. They tasted delicious and were completely different from what he had eaten before.
The rice cake tasted like ordinary rice cake, but maybe because it was given by Meng Kexin, it tasted particularly sweet and delicious to him.
"Delicious! Kexin, you have a brother and sister-in-law? That's great. Unlike me, my parents only have me."
Meng Kexin was eating and reading, her eyes not looking at him:
"The sister-in-law I'm talking about is my cousin's wife. She's very kind to me. I do have a brother who's from the same mother. He's a soldier in the south and isn't married yet."
"What a coincidence?" Jiang Chengyu smiled.
"What do you mean?" Meng Kexin finally turned her gaze to him after hearing that.
"My parents are also in the South, but they're engaged in military research. Sometimes I don't see them for several years. Let me think about it, the last time we met was... um... probably four years ago."
Although his tone was cheerful, it was somewhat lonely.
Meng Kexin didn't expect him to tell her so casually. You know, research workers are scarce nowadays, and most of their identities are kept secret.
She was a little stunned, then she thought that it might be the nature of the work that was unimportant and did not need to be kept confidential.
However, it is not convenient to meddle in other people's family affairs.
She smiled and said, "Those uncles and aunts are really great. They must love you too."
Jiang Chengyu pursed his lips and smiled without saying anything.
The two of them were reading books while enjoying the breeze of a fan. There were snacks and a pot of tea in front of them. They would occasionally look up to discuss something together, as if they were enjoying a peaceful and tranquil life.
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"Aunt Liu, why do I feel like everyone is looking at me in a strange way today?"
The two of them gently put the baby who fell asleep after taking a walk to the bed and began to prepare dinner. As Shen Qingli was cutting the watermelon, he felt more and more that something was wrong.
"No? I didn't notice."
Shen Qingli thought about it again, but couldn't remember anything.
"Maybe I'm overthinking it." She always felt that there was sympathy and gloating in the eyes of the women in the small square today.
She shook the mess of thoughts in her head
"Aunt Liu, do you want anything for dinner?"
"I'm fine with anything. I can eat anything." Aunt Liu is cheerful all day long. She was born with a smiling round face and looks very kind.
"Then let's make some porridge. I'll stir-fry two hot dishes. It's hot, so you can mix two cold dishes. Aunt Liu, your cold dishes are better than mine."
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