After Song Shishi finished speaking, she felt her nose bleeding still flowing, so she tilted her head back and leaned back on the chair.
But the next moment, Meng Xunzhou supported her back, forcing her to lean forward with her head slightly lowered.
Without waiting for Song Shishi to ask, Meng Xunzhou pinched the sides of her nose.
Song Shishi wanted to hide backwards, but Meng Xunzhou held her neck tightly, making her unable to move.
"Don't move. This is the only way to stop the bleeding. Just wait quietly for five minutes."
Meng Xunzhou's dull voice sounded above her head.
Although his voice did not contain any emotion, Song Shishi could feel the aura emanating from him.
He seemed to be blaming himself.
"Meng Xunzhou, this was my own carelessness."
...
...
After she finished speaking, Meng Xunzhou replied with a "hmm" after a long while.
Song Shishi kept her head down, and she didn't know if her nose was still bleeding, but Meng Xunzhou's hand on the back of her neck was really warm.
Neither of them spoke again.
After an unknown amount of time, Meng Xunzhou let go of her hand, helped her lean against the back of the chair, and looked at her nose.
He then quietly took out a kettle from the back seat of the car, pulled out a dark blue handkerchief, wet it, and wiped the blood stains on Song Shishi's face bit by bit.
"alright."
After saying that, Meng Xunzhou closed the door on her side and walked around to the driver's seat.
Song Shishi looked at him silently the whole time.
"Give me a key to your house, and don't go there today. I'll take you back first."
Seeing Meng Xunzhou fastening his seat belt, Song Shishi said calmly, "What are you going to do? I don't have the money to redecorate the house right now. Wait until the holiday, and Lili and I can move the things over there together."
Meng Xunzhou held the steering wheel and turned to look at her.
“There’s no furniture in that house, how are you two going to live?
And last time I told the homeowner that the smoke was really leaking into the house and it had to be fixed.
If you don't want to spend my money, just think of it as a loan from me. You can pay me back when you have money in the future."
Song Shishi kept looking at him.
What Meng Xunzhou said was indeed correct.
She had used all her money to buy a house, and now she had no extra money to renovate it.
Not to mention the smoke, at least she had to get a bed, otherwise where would she and Xu Li sleep?
"Okay, then you do it first, and then make a list for me and I'll write you an IOU."
Song Shishi didn't want to owe anyone anything. Even though she already owed a lot, she didn't want to be indebted at least financially.
No matter what kind of feelings Meng Xunzhou has for her, she must not take advantage of his feelings for her.
Meng Xunzhou did not drive the car into the compound, but parked it at the gate of the military compound.
"Then I'll go back first."
After Song Shishi finished speaking, she looked at the sky outside and saw that it was already dark.
"It's too late today. Why don't you go another day? You've been busy in the army all day and must be tired. You should go back and rest early."
"Okay." Meng Xunzhou nodded with a slight smile on his face.
Song Shishi put her hand on the door handle and just opened the car door a crack when Meng Xunzhou suddenly called her.
"Well... the day after tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. Then... um, call my sister and Xu Li, and we'll go to the street to visit the lantern festival together, okay?"
Song Shishi turned around and met his gaze, her eyes full of anticipation and nervousness.
"If you don't have time, actually..."
Meng Xunzhou thought that this request made Song Shishi very embarrassed, so he opened his mouth to find an excuse for Song Shishi.
"I should still have to work that day, so you have to wait until I get off work to go to the Lantern Festival."
Unexpectedly, Song Shishi actually agreed, and Meng Xunzhou couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.
"Okay, I...we'll wait for you."
Song Shishi nodded and got out of the car.
When she walked into the compound, she turned around to see if Meng Xunzhou had left, but happened to meet his gaze towards her.
Meng Xunzhou raised his hand and waved at her, signaling her to go back quickly.
It was not until she reached the corner, out of Meng Xunzhou's sight, that she heard the sound of a car starting outside the gate.
She let out a long breath, and the cool breeze blowing on her face made Song Shishi's messy mind clear up a lot.
The most important thing now is to work hard and find ways to make money. As for other things, don’t think about them for now.
…
The wind was still quite strong in the morning, so Song Shishi wrapped herself in her cotton coat.
"Shishi, wait a moment."
As soon as Song Shishi walked to the gate of the compound, she heard Fu Shuxian's voice behind her.
Fu Shuxian came to Song Shishi trotting with a basket in her hand.
"What's wrong, Aunt Fu?"
"Didn't you tell me about Xu Li last time?"
As Fu Shuxian spoke, she raised her chin towards Song Shishi's family.
Song Shishi immediately understood what Fu Shuxian was talking about.
She came back late yesterday, so she didn't go to Fu Shuxian to ask about the result.
I was thinking of asking after get off work today, but I didn't expect to meet you by chance.
"Any news? What did Miss Qiao say?"
At this time, someone in the yard went out on a bicycle.
Fu Shuxian grabbed Song Shishi's arm and pulled her to the side road, whispering, "Yesterday I went to my sister's place to ask Qiao Yanxin, and she said she was in need of help right now, but whether to accept her or not would depend on meeting in person."
Song Shishi nodded, "What Miss Qiao said makes sense. After all, we are not familiar with her."
“Yeah, what I mean is that for things like this, it’s best to strike while the iron is hot, before others find out and take advantage of the situation.
Ask Xu Li when she is free and go with me to meet Qiao Yanxin.
I was going to get the address yesterday."
As Fu Shuxian spoke, she gently nudged Song Shishi with her body, suggesting that she had to make a decision quickly.
"Are you free today? I'll go back and call her and ask her to go with you."
Since Qiao Yanxin agreed to meet with Xu Li, it means there is still a chance for this matter.
"Okay, I'm just going to buy groceries. I'll take her there after I'm done, so we don't have to run back again."
As they talked, they walked towards Song Shishi's house arm in arm.
Zheng Peilan knew about this and was very supportive. She even gave money to Xu Li and asked her to buy something when she came to visit.
Xu Li didn't take Zheng Peilan's money.
She was living and eating for free at Zheng Peilan's place, and was just doing some housework within her ability. She felt already very embarrassed, so how could she ask Zheng Peilan for more money?
Song Shishi was in a hurry to go to work, so she simply said a few words and left.
Xu Li followed Fu Shuxian out of the door.
Just now, Fu Shuxian and Song Shishi were standing at the gate of the compound and talking, and many people saw it.
Fang Hui's mother, carrying a basket of vegetables, stood beside Chen Jiahe's mother, staring at Fu Shuxian's back as she walked away, muttering softly:
"This Mrs. Fu and the girl from Chief Song's family have a very good relationship. I just saw them walking hand in hand."
"That's the future daughter-in-law of his Meng family. They were engaged since childhood." Wang Qian's mother clicked her tongue twice, and her words were full of sourness.
Chen Jiahe's mother snorted disdainfully.
"Have you ever seen a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law with such a good relationship? I think most of them are just pretending. Just wait and see when Chief Song's daughter gets married."
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