After walking for about fifteen minutes, we arrived at where Mr. Zhong lived.
He Xianqiu held the wild flowers in one hand and knocked on the door with the other. After a while, Mr. Zhong opened the door.
Mr. Zhong looked a little surprised when he saw them, but then he became happy.
"I haven't seen you guys here for many days."
Thinking that He Xianqiu must have been abducted by that brat Ji Chenzhou, which is why he hadn't come to see this old man for so many days, he glared at Ji Chenzhou, thinking that this kid was trying to take advantage of Qiuqiu, this juicy cabbage.
Ji Chenzhou felt as if he was suddenly glared at by Mr. Zhong. He was a little confused as he didn't do anything.
He Xianqiu thought that he had not been to Grandpa Zhong's place for some time, and had been staying in the old house with Ji Chenzhou. He Xianqiu touched his nose and felt a little guilty.
"I have too many things to do recently, so I haven't come here, but I still miss your Grandpa Zhong very much."
Hearing what He Xianqiu said, Mr. Zhong smiled and nodded.
"Okay, I'm cooking now. You probably haven't eaten yet. Come in and eat with us."
Although He Xianqiu had eaten some purple sweet potato cakes, he had not yet had his main meal, so he did not hesitate to follow Mr. Zhong in, with Ji Chenzhou following closely behind.
Mr. Zhong had already cooked the dishes, but was afraid that the steamed buns would not be enough, so he ordered three more bowls of noodles.
After the noodles were cooked, He Xianqiu and Ji Chenzhou went in to help bring out the vegetables and noodles.
He Xianqiu looked at the steaming noodles and sniffed them. They smelled so good.
But before eating the noodles, He Xianqiu pointed at the camellia oil on the ground and said to Grandpa Zhong: "Grandpa Zhong, this is the camellia oil that Chen Zhou and I squeezed, so I brought some over to you."
Mr. Zhong looked at the beautiful camellia oil and was a little surprised. Did he squeeze it himself? This camellia oil is a rare thing. He hasn't eaten camellia oil for many years.
"There are also some purple sweet potato cakes made today." Ji Chenzhou took out a piece of purple sweet potato cake from the basket and placed it on the table.
There were thirty purple potato cakes in total. They were very soft and sticky, especially suitable for the elderly to eat. He Xianqiu gave fifteen of them to Grandpa Zhong.
There were fifteen purple potato cakes left, two of which were intended for Zhang Zhijuan to try. After all, she was very nice to He Xianqiu and took good care of him.
She took two of the remaining thirteen to eat tomorrow, and left the rest for Ji Chenzhou as breakfast. After all, He Xianqiu still had a lot of food at the educated youth site.
Old Master Zhong looked at the sweet potato cakes in the bag. The surface was golden and beautiful. He picked one up and took a bite. Then his eyes lit up.
"This purple potato cake is really delicious, soft, sweet and not sticky."
As he said this, he picked up another purple potato cake and started eating it, as if the other food on the table could no longer attract him.
He finished the second one and wanted to reach out for the third one, but was stopped by He Xianqiu.
"Grandpa Zhong, you're still eating. You'll be full if you eat more. This is not a staple food." He Xianqiu said helplessly.
Hearing what He Xianqiu said, Mr. Zhong's face turned red. He stiffened his neck and said, "I'm giving it to Ji, but now it's time to eat, so I won't give it to him."
Ji Chenzhou: “…”
It was obviously you, old man, who wanted to eat it, but you want to take the blame on him.
However, seeing that the old man was just like a child and refused to admit that he wanted to eat it, he finally did not expose him and just let the old man be called a naughty boy.
He Xianqiu saw that Mr. Zhong was like a child. She wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, for fear that the arrogant old man would get angry, so she could only hold back her laughter.
When Ji Chenzhou saw He Xianqiu trying to hold back his laughter, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, and the two smiled at each other, but tacitly did not laugh out loud.
After Mr. Zhong stopped eating the purple potato cakes, he started eating noodles.
The elder started eating, and then He Xianqiu and Ji Chenzhou started eating the noodles.
He Xianqiu ate the noodles slowly. The noodles cooked by Grandpa Zhong were very fresh and fragrant, the noodles were chewy, the soup was delicious, and there were some pakchoy on top.
This Chinese cabbage is a purely natural farm vegetable, very sweet and juicy.
He Xianqiu ate slowly. While she was still eating, the other two had already finished.
Seeing this, He Xianqiu sped up. Ji Chenzhou felt helpless and a little amused.
"Eat slowly, don't eat so fast to avoid choking."
"Yes, yes, girl, go slower." Mr. Zhong agreed.
He Xianqiu nodded and finally ate noodles slower.
When she finished eating, Mr. Zhong next to her looked up and signaled: "You go wash it, you little brat. I'm tired of cooking."
He Xianqiu thought about it and realized that she had done nothing, so she stood up and followed Ji Chenzhou into the kitchen.
But he was stopped by Mr. Zhong: "Qiuqiu, you just sit and chat with me, let him do it."
"Yes, Xianqiu, you sit down and I will do it." Ji Chenzhou nodded and said in a gentle voice.
Seeing how understanding Ji Chenzhou was, Mr. Zhong nodded with satisfaction. This boy was not bad. He knew how to take the initiative to help girls with work instead of thinking that this kind of work should only be done by women. He was quite like his old man.
From the first time Mr. Zhong saw Ji Chenzhou, he always believed that Ji Chenzhou would not be an ordinary person and would not be a peasant all his life.
Ji Chenzhou is a very smart person. He masters everything he learns. He is very determined and calm. He will not be defeated or depressed by difficulties.
Instead, he is like a young poplar, which would rather break than bend, and difficulties will only turn into his motivation.
But Mr. Zhong felt it was a pity. This kid was quite good at studying medicine, but his ambition was not in this area, so Mr. Zhong often disliked him.
This kid has no ambition at all. It would be much better for him to study medicine. Humph.
Mr. Zhong suddenly had an idea. Qiuqiu was also very smart. He wondered if she would be willing to study medicine with this old man.
Thinking of this, Mr. Zhong asked He Xianqiu with a smile.
"Qiuqiu, what do you think about being a doctor?"
He Xianqiu thought for a moment and said, "The doctor is very good, saving lives and healing the wounded."
"Then Qiuqiu, how about you study medicine with me?" Old Master Zhong's eyes lit up.
He Xianqiu was confused: "Study medicine?"
Mr. Zhong: “Yes.”
Mr. Zhong felt hopeful and he began to talk endlessly about the benefits of being a doctor.
"It would be great to be a doctor, saving lives and healing the wounded... and also benefiting the people around you... or beautifying your skin..."
He Xianqiu listened to Mr. Zhong chattering on and on about the benefits of being a doctor. She considered herself a poor student and couldn't learn this, so she wasn't very interested. But when she heard about beauty and skin care, she became interested.
"Grandpa Zhong, do you know anything about beauty and skin care?" He Xianqiu asked.
Mr. Zhong nodded modestly: "That's right, old man, I know a lot, I know everything from astronomy to geography."
He Xianqiu thought for a moment and said, "What if I just learn cosmetology from you?" He then explained, "After all, studying medicine is really too difficult. I'm afraid I can't learn so much."
Mr. Zhong sighed, wondering why the talents he liked didn't have ambitions in this area. However, learning beauty and skin care was also good, and he had always been good at this.
"That's fine, but you're just starting out, so you need to read books first." As he spoke, Mr. Zhong walked into the room, took out a few books and handed them to He Xianqiu, "Also, if you don't understand something, come and ask me."
He Xianqiu took the three books with both hands: "Yeah, I got it, Grandpa Zhong."
Ji Chenzhou saw this scene when he came out after washing the dishes.
When Mr. Zhong saw him, he just glanced at him lightly and turned to talk to He Xianqiu.
"Qiuqiu, it's getting late. Let Ji take you back to the educated youth point."
"I understand, Grandpa Zhong. I'll leave first." Seeing that it was indeed getting late, He Xianqiu stood up with the book in his arms.
Ji Chenzhou glanced at Mr. Zhong and said, "Then Old Man Zhong, let's go back first."
Mr. Zhong nodded: "Go ahead."
He Xianqiu stood at the door and waved to Mr. Zhong. Ji Chenzhou nodded in acknowledgement, and then the two of them left Mr. Zhong's house.
It is already past six o'clock and the sun has set. The red light of the sunset shines on the earth, making the earth seem to be covered with a golden coat.
Ji Chenzhou secretly looked at He Xianqiu beside him.
The golden light sprinkled on He Xianqiu's body, and the warm wind blew her hair, making her hair slightly messy, but it still did not affect her beauty.
Maybe Ji Chenzhou's eyes were too hot, He Xianqiu noticed it, she turned her head and smiled at Ji Chenzhou.
A breeze blew, and her hair gently brushed her bright face, making her lips look pink and shiny as if they were stained with rouge.
The scene was so beautiful. As the sun set, the beauty looked back and smiled, which was imprinted in Ji Chenzhou's mind like an oil painting.
Ji Chenzhou stared at her standing there gracefully, his heart pounding violently and it seemed as if fireworks were exploding in his head.
How could he bear to give up such a beautiful girl? He would not just guard her silently and wait for others to pick her.
Instead, they will act like wolves, using ferocious eyes to prevent others from approaching their prey.
He is still the mud in the ground now, and he knows that he is not worthy of her, but he does not want to give up the chance to have her, no matter how small it is, he is not willing to give up.
Because giving up is not in his dictionary, the more he wants to get it, the harder he will try.
Thinking about it, Ji Chenzhou felt that he was indeed despicable and shameless. How could he like someone like that? But this was his nature. How could he give up the person he loved the most?
Seeing He Xianqiu looking at him, Ji Chenzhou looked very natural even though he had a lot on his mind: "Let's go Xianqiu, it's getting late."
He Xianqiu nodded: "Okay."
He Xianqiu took a step forward. Ji Chenzhou looked at her for a few seconds, then took a step forward and came to He Xianqiu's side.
The road to the educated youth point was not far and they arrived there in a short while. Even though Ji Chenzhou was reluctant, he had no choice but to let He Xianqiu go back.
Ever since he knew that he liked He Xianqiu, Ji Chenzhou felt that he spent very little time with He Xianqiu every day.
Although they had spent almost several hours together, Ji Chenzhou felt that this was far from enough and the time passed in the blink of an eye.
He Xianqiu took the basket from Ji Chenzhou's hand and waved goodbye to Ji Chenzhou.
"Chen Zhou, I'm going back first."
Just as she turned to leave, Ji Chenzhou called her, "Xian Qiu."
He Xianqiu paused, turned his head and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Chen Zhou."
Ji Chenzhou stared at He Xianqiu and asked softly, "Can I call you Qiuqiu?"
The sound was so light that it floated away with the gentle wind.
But He Xianqiu had very good hearing and heard what Ji Chenzhou said, and he heard it very clearly.
"Sure, you can call me whatever you want." He Xianqiu chuckled.
Ji Chenzhou raised the corner of his mouth: "Qiuqiu."
"Yeah." He Xianqiu responded.
Ji Chenzhou called out "Qiuqiu" again, with a smile in his eyes and a low and pleasant voice.
He Xianqiu's ears turned red at his magnetic voice, which sounded like a lover's whisper.
"Okay, I'm leaving." He Xianqiu coughed.
Ji Chenzhou said with a smile: "Go, Qiuqiu."
When He Xianqiu heard him calling her Qiuqiu, her heart inexplicably skipped a beat, but it was so fast that He Xianqiu herself didn't even notice it.
Seeing Ji Chenzhou calling him "Qiuqiu" so many times, He Xianqiu walked a meter or two away, then suddenly turned around and shouted to Ji Chenzhou: "Zhouzhou, go back quickly."
She called out "Zhou Zhou" in such a naughty way that after she finished calling out, she smiled and trotted back to the educated youth point without even looking back at Ji Chenzhou.
Ji Chenzhou was a little stunned by her behavior. Looking at her cheerful figure, he chuckled.
So his name is Zhou Zhou, that’s a nice and unique nickname that belongs to him.
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