Childhood sweetheart if4

The young man was very thin, and the collarbone pillow felt a little uncomfortable, but his chest was warm like a stove.

As soon as Lin Qiao got close to him, she felt less cold. She instinctively grabbed the other person's arm and squeezed into his arms.

In a daze, she even thought that the person holding her was the familiar Ji Duo, and she called out softly, "Ji Duo."

"You don't even call me brother anymore?" There was dissatisfaction in the boy's sleepy voice.

Lin Qiao didn't hear it clearly, and felt that the other party didn't respond to him, so he called out again: "Ji Duo."

"Yeah, I'm here." The boy still responded impatiently.

This time Lin Qiao felt relieved. She arched her body in his arms and gave him a kiss on his still green chin.

Last time it was just a touch, but this time it was a deep kiss. The girl's lips were soft, and her little body was even softer against his chest.

Ji Duo froze. He pulled up the quilt and pushed the person in. "Go to sleep."

Fortunately, his mother didn't give him a little sister. Raising a sister is really too troublesome.

Thanks to the human-shaped heater, the troublesome little sister no longer felt cold in the second half of the night and slept until dawn.

Ji Duo also stayed in bed on that winter morning, hugging a soft and warm little pillow. Xu Li went to check on them twice but didn't wake them up.

As a result, when they woke up completely, they found that Lin Qiao had also quietly developed chickenpox on her face.

Of course, it was Ji Duo who noticed it first. The boy stared at her face with a frown for a long time, and couldn't help but smiled. Lin Qiao felt something was wrong and wanted to reach out to touch it, but the boy pinched her wrists again, "Don't scratch it, it will leave scars and you will have pockmarks all over your face in the future."

Having pockmarks on the face is definitely one of the common tricks used to scare children. This is what Lin Qiao's neighbor's grandmother used to scare her grandson into not leaving any food on the table.

Unexpectedly, the young Ji Duo would use this trick to scare her, and he just laughed, right?

This old cadre had lived with her for so many years and they had never laughed at each other, but when she got chickenpox, he actually laughed at her...

Lin Qiao looked up at the boy with a sincere look in his eyes, "Brother, let go, I won't dig."

"Then I'll let go." Ji Duo didn't think much about it. As soon as he let go of his hand, the little girl rushed over and lifted up his shirt, "I'll pick yours!"

Ji Duo wore a pure cotton sweater to sleep. It was fine when it was just washed, but it became loose after wearing it for a while. Lin Qiao didn't spend much effort to open the sweater, revealing the white and slender waist inside, and pinched it with her little hand.

It's really thin. Not to mention the abdominal muscles, even the ribs can be clearly seen at the edges.

Ji Duo had never expected her sudden movement. The cold air gave him goose bumps all over his body, and when the little hand pinched him, he felt itchy again.

"What are you doing?" He hurriedly tried to pull his clothes, but Lin Qiao's little hand reached under his armpit and tickled his itchy flesh.

This time, Ji Duo couldn't help laughing out loud. While laughing, he grabbed her little body and pushed her out, "I'll be angry if you make trouble again."

There was no intimidation at all. The big and the small were in a mess on the bed, and their giggles could be heard in the yard.

When they came out of the room that day, Ji Duo had a fierce look on his face, while Lin Qiao had a sweet smile, but there was clearly a chickenpox on her little face.

Chickenpox can also grow, and it happened to appear between her eyebrows. If the surface of the skin wasn't a little shiny, at first glance, one would have thought it was deliberately put there.

When Xu Li saw this, she reminded Lin Qiao not to pick it, otherwise it would leave a scar on her face that would look ugly.

Lin Qiao nodded and couldn't help but glance at Ji Duo beside him.

Ji Duo probably also remembered what happened in the morning. He looked at her and then glared at her with a cold face.

Even if the adult Ji Duo doesn't glare at people, his aura is strong enough. Even if the teenage Ji Duo glared at people, Lin Qiao just thought he was cute.

She split the boiled egg that Xu Li had peeled for her in half and put the egg white directly into Ji Duo's porridge bowl, "Brother, eat."

"Don't think I don't know that you don't like egg white." Ji Duo snorted and didn't buy it, nor did he return the egg white that fell into the bowl to her.

Then not long after, Lin Qiao was drinking porridge with a spoon when an egg yolk fell from the sky and landed in her bowl.

Without looking up, she smiled and used a spoon to crush the egg yolk and mixed it with the millet porridge.

After dinner, Ji Duo put the dishes into the kitchen and prepared to go back to his room to finish his work from the previous few days.

The old cadre was so powerful and powerful later on, and he was obviously very self-disciplined when he was young. Lin Qiao never saw him skipping homework or doing it late just to go out and play. On the other hand, Su Zheng was often pulled back by his mother to do his homework, and Lin Qiao had encountered this several times.

Lin Qiao didn't make a fuss. She picked up the pencil case that Ji Duo had changed, which was filled with small toys like marbles and cards, and sat on Ji Duo's bed to play with it.

Ji Duo raised his head when he was halfway through writing. The little girl's short legs were stretched out in the shape of a big eight, and she lowered her head to play marbles in her pencil case.

When she looked again a little later, the old homework book that Ji Duo threw to her was folded into a paper airplane.

After a while, the paper airplane and pencil case were thrown aside, and the little butt in thick cotton pants was sticking up, and the person had fallen asleep.

"You don't mind the cold." He went over, took the cards from the little girl's hand, and patted her little butt.

Although he was taking pictures, he still pulled the quilt over her and covered her tightly.

Just after the construction was completed, there was movement in the yard. It was Mr. Lin who was discharged from the hospital and came with Liu Yulan to say goodbye to them and go home.

As soon as Ji Duo picked up the pen, his body suddenly froze and his lips gradually pursed.

That was the first time he realized that the little sister in the bed might leave.

However, it was not a good time for Grandpa Lin to be discharged from the hospital. Lin Qiao was ill and could not go back with Grandpa Lin and Liu Yulan. As the New Year was approaching, Grandpa Lin and Liu Yulan had to go back. Finally, the two families discussed and decided to leave Lin Qiao behind and wait until after the New Year to discuss the rest.

Lin Qiao didn't know whether she didn't understand or was slow to react due to her illness, but when Ji Duo carried her on his back to send someone away, she didn't cry for her mother.

However, Liu Yulan knew that after she left, she would be further away from the child, so she held her for a long time and didn't want to let go.

Finally, it was Grandpa Lin who patted her head and said, "Qiaoqiao is still running a fever. Go back and don't freeze her."

Lin Qiao raised her little hand and touched the back of his dry and skinny hand, "Grandpa, you have to be well too."

This is the truth. If Mr. Lin had not fallen ill earlier and had not been hospitalized here, he would have fallen ill when he returned. And he would have passed away the next year due to lack of medical care and medicine, and he did not even live to see the Spring Festival of 1968.

But it was precisely because she was so sincere that when he was looked at by those clear eyes, Mr. Lin felt particularly sad. He hugged her silently for a long time before leaving.

Watching the car arranged by Master Ji take the people away, Ji Duo looked up at the little girl and said, "Go back."

Lin Qiao nodded and was carried back to her room by him. She took off her hat and scarf, and also took off the thick cotton coat she was wearing.

Just as he was about to hang it up, Lin Qiao grabbed his hand, or to be more exact, his fingers.

The little girl's hands were so soft that she could only hold two of his fingers. She looked up and said, "Brother Ji Duo, you have to be nice to me."

Ji Duo wanted to put down the small cotton-padded jacket in his hand at that moment, "I have to wash your feet and dress you, isn't that good enough for you?"

"But you are mean to me." Lin Qiao said righteously.

This time Ji Duo really put down his cotton coat.

But before he could say anything, the little girl said in a childish voice, "Now you are mean to me again."

Ji Duo was really choked. Facing such a delicate and soft girl, he couldn't be as cruel to her as he wanted like he did outside.

Seeing that he was silent, Lin Qiao shook his finger and said, "Grandpa and mom are gone, brother, please be nice to me, okay?"

Ji Duo glared at her for a long while, and finally resigned himself to picking up the coat again, "If I had known, I would have let you go with me."

"What did you say?" The mumbling voice was too soft for Lin Qiao to hear clearly.

"Nothing." Ji Duo flicked her forehead with his hand. "I really owe you. Fortunately, my mother didn't give me a little sister."

Lin Qiao covered the place where she was hit with her little hand and just smiled, "I knew that brother Ji Duo is the best."

The grown-up veteran cadres are not as easy to please as he is, and certainly not as lovable as they were when they were young.

By the time Lin Qiao's chickenpox had completely healed, it was already the end of the year, and Grandpa Ji also received a letter from Grandpa Lin after he returned home.

Along with the letter were clothes made for Lin Qiao and twenty yuan tucked inside the letter paper. It was obvious that Ji didn't want Lin Qiao to live and eat for free at Ji's house.

"This Old Lin." Old Master Ji glared at the two big heads.

It is difficult to make money in the countryside, and not much can be earned throughout the year. It is estimated that these twenty yuan have even taken out Lin Shouren’s martyr’s allowance.

"If he wasn't like this, would you be so nice to him and even arrange a marriage for him?"

Xu Li stacked up the small clothes sent by the Lin family and said, "Since the Lin family has made them, let Qiao Qiao wear the ones her mother sewed. I will prepare the one for her after the Chinese New Year."

Wearing something sewn by your mother is at least a token of your thoughtfulness, and it also saves you from having people say gossip behind your back.

Some things need no saying, and Master Ji also knows that. He put down the two big knots and said, "Let's talk about the money as well."

At first he felt that there was a big difference in generation between the two, but now it seems that it is a good thing that the marriage is destined for the second brother.

Early in the morning on New Year's Eve, Lin Qiao changed into the new clothes made by Liu Yulan.

A red floral top and blue cloth trousers, with an inch left at the cuffs and legs so that I can still wear them when I grow taller next year.

After changing, Lin Qiao stood on the bed, raised her head and asked Ji Duo: "Does Brother Ji Duo look good?"

Ji Duo was helping her put insoles into her shoes and hummed casually when he heard this.

Did he read it? Just "yeah".

Lin Qiao was speechless.

But thinking about the aesthetics of the old cadre in the future, she decided not to ask and sat down on the bed to put on her shoes.

There is nothing to ask about the styles and fabrics of clothes in this era, and the same goes for shoes.

However, Xu Li started to praise Lin Qiao as soon as she saw Lin Qiao coming out with Ji Duo.

It was cold in winter, and after Lin Qiao moved into Ji Duo's room, she didn't mention it, and Ji Duo didn't mention it either, so the old couple didn't ask her to move out, even though her chickenpox had already healed.

After praising her beauty, Xu Li also took out a two-finger-wide red ribbon, tied her hair into a sky-high bun, and tied a beautiful bow.

Finally, a red dot was put on the center of the forehead, and the person hugged the mirror, just like a New Year picture doll pasted on the wall.

Lin Qiao suddenly remembered the photo in Ji Duo's cardboard box, which was kept in his office together with the suicide note.

Unexpectedly, after Xu Li dressed her up, she actually carried her to the door and took a photo of her.

She was dressed the same as in the photo of her, but with the same background as in the photo of Ji Ze, except that she didn’t take the photo by herself, there was Ji Duo beside her.

In the first photo, she is standing in front, and Ji Duo is squatting behind her with his long arms and legs.

In the second photo, Ji Duo simply picked her up, and she stretched out her little hand to touch the tassels hanging from the big red lantern at the door.

The little girl's eyes were crooked, and her face was illuminated by the lantern, turning it into a festive red. As for the boy, although his eyebrows and eyes were cold, his lips and feet were curved, and even if it was captured on black and white film, it was still possible to see that he was in a good mood.

This time there were no coincidences and they didn't need to exchange photos. The first photo they left for each other was a group photo.

Lin Qiao shook her short legs and said, "Can you give me one after you print it out?"

"Well, send one to Qiao Qiao, and also to Qiao Qiao's mother and grandpa and grandma." Xu Li couldn't help but kiss her little face.

"And me, and me." Ji Ze, who came back with his parents to celebrate the New Year, also raised his hands while jumping, "Take a picture of me and Qiao Qiao as well."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Duo and Lin Qiao in his arms looked over at the same time.

Lin Qiao really didn't know what to say to this nephew, who was always testing the waters to the point of getting beaten. Ji Duo also felt that his nephew was a bit noisy.

However, Ji Ze was only seven years old after the Chinese New Year, and it was the age when he admired older children. He thought that since Ji Duo had taken a picture, he had to take one too.

But he didn't know that Lin Qiao's marriage was originally arranged for him. How could Ye Minshu not know?

Before Xu Li could say anything, she quickly stepped forward and took her son away. "Don't you usually take enough photos?"

Of course, this photo was taken in the end. Grandpa Ji gave the order and the whole family took the photo together.

The next day, Lin Qiao followed Ji Duo to pay New Year's greetings to Mr. Gu, and took a photo with the Gu siblings and Su Zheng.

After the filming, Gu Shaozhen showed Lin Qiao the new whip her brother had braided for her. The two little girls held hands and ran outside to play for a while.

As a result, as soon as I went out, I ran into those naughty kids from before, holding incense sticks and setting off unpacked firecrackers and double-kick firecrackers on the snow.

These children from the compound have enjoyed better material conditions than others since they were young. They can afford to play football and basketball, and wear sweaters and woolen fabrics that ordinary people can't afford. Naturally, they are less afraid than others. They actually lit firecrackers and threw them at the feet of passers-by.

Some people were startled, some glared at them, and they laughed and didn't take it seriously at all.

Lin Qiao subconsciously looked at Gu Shaozhen beside her, afraid that she would be frightened again.

However, Gu Shaozhen tightly grasped the whip in his hand, pulled her, and walked past them.

Lin Qiao was a little surprised, and looked up. The little girl walked until she could no longer hear the laughter behind her, and then she slowed down and breathed a sigh of relief.

This was so adorable that Lin Qiao smiled and said, "Sister, aren't you afraid now?"

Unexpectedly, Gu Shaozhen blushed when he heard this, "They scared me the day before yesterday, and I, I sat down too."

"You sat down too?" This time Lin Qiao was really surprised and a little delighted.

Gu Shaozhen nodded shyly, "I'll learn from you. When they threw firecrackers at my feet, I sat down and started crying."

In fact, she was also afraid at first, but then she thought that Qiao Qiao was not afraid, and she was her sister after all...

As a result, she sat on the ground. The other party was stunned and asked her: "Are you going to learn from that bastard?"

Gu Shaozhen didn't dare to say anything. She opened her mouth and pretended to cry, but the other party left in anger.

She sat on the ground for a long time that day, until everyone had left. Then she stood up and brushed off the snow and dust on her body. Suddenly, she felt that those people who had surrounded her and bullied her all day long were not so afraid of nothing.

Lin Qiao held her hand and said, "Sister is awesome. You can learn anything."

It was still that soft baby voice, and still that look full of admiration. As Gu Shaozhen listened, his face turned even redder.

After Lin Qiao returned, she was in a very good mood. When she saw Ji Duo, she rushed over and hugged the boy's thighs, "Brother Ji Duo~"

Ji Duo's reaction has become a conditioned one. "Are you thirsty, hungry, or do you want to go home?"

"Tsk tsk, people with child brides are just different." Su Zheng was grinning at him.

Ji Duo glared at him, and Lin Qiao poked his head out from behind his legs, "Why do you always talk about this? Are you jealous that Brother Ji Duo has it and you don't?"

"Why should I be jealous of him? Who wants a child bride?" Su Zheng was furious.

"you!"

"you."

Lin Qiao and Ji Duo said exactly the same thing.

This is even more infuriating than if it were said by one person alone, and Su Zheng became even more furious.

As for Gu Shaoping, he just stood there with a gentle smile, and there was also Gu Shaozhen, who also pursed his lips and had a frown on his face.

On the way back, Lin Qiao lay on Ji Duo's back and hummed the song "Childhood".

She was so happy. Gu Shaozhen's change made her see another possibility, a possibility that fate could be reversed and tragedy would not happen again.

"What are you singing?" There was a crunching sound as his feet stepped on the snow, but Ji Duo didn't hear clearly.

Lin Qiao naturally wouldn't say anything. Seeing him enter the Ji family's old house, she raised her cotton hand and pointed at the eaves, "Brother Ji Duo, I want to hear the bell."

"Why do you do whatever you want?" Ji Duo's tone was not very good.

But Lin Qiao now had some understanding of him, and as expected, he put Lin Qiao to the ground, then found the right angle to take a run-up and kicked off the wall, just like what Lin Qiao had seen that time.

As a result, he wore too many clothes in winter and there was still snow on the soles of his shoes, so he slipped and couldn't reach them.

Not only was it not enough, the boy also fell to the ground in a not very handsome posture. His face immediately froze and he looked at her.

Lin Qiao clearly read from his eyes that "she probably didn't see it" and couldn't help but laughed out loud.