Even though we had gathered for hot pot, everyone finished their lunch around 1:30. The men cleaned up in the kitchen while the women huddled on the sofa, playing games.
Around two o'clock, a group of seven or eight cars drove out of Bishui Jiayuan. Wang Cancan hitched a ride with Xiao Bo and, upon boarding, took the passenger seat. While she was Xie Jing's classmate, she also had the tact to avoid interrupting Xie Jing and Zhou Jiyun's time together.
Moreover, Xiao Bo is her father's colleague, and Xiao Bo brought her in in the morning, so it was particularly natural for Wang Cancan to get into Xiao Bo's car.
Yun Xu whistled: "Xiao Bo, is there something going on?"
Zhou Jiyun laughed: "Xiao Bo seems to be a colleague of Wang Cancan's father. Wasn't it Xiao Bo who brought Wang Cancan in this morning?"
Yun Xu was skeptical: "Am I really being too suspicious? Seeing a man and a woman together, I thought about that?"
Xie Jing coughed lightly: "Brother Xu, it's not that exaggerated. This is the first time they have met..."
Yun Xu chuckled: "You and Ji Yun got married after meeting twice."
Xie Jing touched her forehead: "We are a special case. We got married first and fell in love later. It's different."
Every strand of Zhou Jiyun's hair seemed to be filled with joy. He liked the phrase "marriage first, love later". He thought it was really good to fall in love after getting married.
Yun Xu's eyes hurt. "According to the time, my uncle and aunt should have left. I really need to go to worship today. I can't let you abuse me. I also want to find a sweetheart."
Xie Jing laughed: "Okay, then Brother Xu will have a good worship this afternoon."
It was already three in the afternoon when they arrived at Haihui Temple, but the crowds were still pouring in. After everyone gathered, Cheng Shuying first took a look at Xie Jing's face and said, "You look a little haggard."
Xie Jing: "I'm actually fine. I slept for three hours this morning. Jiyun, Zhao Ge, and Xu Ge didn't get a good rest."
She walked beside Cheng Shuying: "Are you tired at home today? Did a lot of people come to visit your home?"
Cheng Shuying smiled and said, "Indeed, there are quite a few people. People have asked about you too. I told them that everyone would be able to see you on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year."
Xie Jing was amused: "I'm sorry to have troubled you."
"I'm not tired at all. Thinking of you by my side, I feel so at ease. I've never felt so peaceful before." Cheng Shuying looked up at the stone steps in front of her: "The steps are still the same, but my mood has changed, and everything looks different."
Zhou Jiyun and Yun Lan walked up side by side. Looking at Xie Jing and Cheng Shuying in the background, Yun Lan couldn't help but lower his eyes and smile: "She obviously didn't grow up in front of us, and she doesn't even look like Shuying at all. But it's strange that even looking at their backs, their inner aura is very similar."
Zhou Jiyun stared at Xie Jing's back: "Because Jingjing and Mom seem cold and aloof, but only when you delve into their hearts, you will know that they are full of tenderness."
Yun Xu twisted his lips and said, "No wonder Jingjing values you so much. You two really can see each other's deepest parts."
Zhou Jiyun was reluctant to bring the topic more towards Xie Jing. Xie Jing's good qualities did not need to be known to everyone. He just wanted to keep this side of Xie Jing to himself forever.
"Brother Xu, you must pray well today and ask Yue Lao to arrange a happy marriage for you."
Yun Xu took a deep breath and said, "Of course. I'm really scared about what happened with the Yao family."
This was the first time Yun Zhao had heard about the Yun family. After all, Xie Jing had been in the army when she last came to the capital. He had been on leave since then, and since the incident was already in the past, no one had told him about it.
Therefore, when Yun Xu mentioned the Yao family, Yun Zhao was a little confused: "Yao family? What Yao family?"
Yun Xu became interested and vividly recounted what happened that day. Yun Zhao frowned, "That's too one-sided. Just because a girl goes out with a few boys doesn't mean she has no self-respect?"
"You're right, there are people who think that way." Yun Xu took a breath. "Jingjing is the most unlucky, and I'm the second most unlucky. I was favored by someone like that. Fortunately, I discovered it in time."
Zhu Li scratched Yun Zhao's palm: "So you are still... a popular person?"
Yun Zhao clenched Zhu Li's rebellious fingers: "How can I be considered a popular commodity? Yun Xu is. Don't you see that everyone is going for Yun Xu?"
"And them...they too." He dragged all of Yun Xu's friends into this. To be honest, all of Yun Xu's friends were single.
The friends who were indiscriminately shot by Yun Zhao protested in unison: "Brother Zhao, what are we worth?"
"That's right. In order to please his fiancée, Brother Zhao pushed his brothers out without hesitation."
"Let's have a good worship today! Who can't find a girlfriend?"
A group of young men, no matter where they go, are very eye-catching. Wang Cancan just blended in with them and gradually fell to the end, listening to their conversation all the way while struggling to climb up.
Xiao Bo walked beside Wang Cancan easily, and would lend a hand when Wang Cancan was about to give up. The so-called lending a hand meant carrying Wang Cancan up a few steps like carrying a chicken.
Wang Cancan was panting heavily. "I'm so tired. I'll be at the main hall soon. I have to kowtow a few more times. I can't go up the mountain with so much effort only to be down the mountain in a flash."
Xiao Bo said calmly, "Your physique is too poor. Didn't Wang Zhi ask you to exercise?"
Wang Cancan tried to move her calves: "Of course, but when I get to school, he can't control me. Graduate students don't have to exercise and clock in, so he relaxes invisibly."
"Brother Xiao, Second Brother Yun is going to ask for a marriage sign, why don't you ask for one? It's New Year's Day and we're here."
Xiao Bo took the backpack from Wang Cancan and said, "You're quite a worrywart. Take care of yourself first."
Wang Cancan said, "Brother Xiao, don't you have a girlfriend too?"
Xiao Bo glanced at her with a half-smile: "If you still have the mind to gossip, then hurry up and move forward. We are already at the end."
Wang Cancan immediately admitted his mistake: "I... I can't walk anymore, let me rest for a while, rest for a while."
Xiao Bo had a stern face, but his eyes were full of smiles: "Since entering the temple, you have rested three times and drank water twice, not counting the time you took selfies."
Wang Cancan blinked: "Really? Am I such a loser?"
Xiao Bo took the lead and said, "Go up, keep a steady pace, don't go up a few steps faster and slower, that will make you more tired."
Wang Cancan clasped his hands together and bowed to Xiao Bo: "Thank you, Brother Xiao, you have helped me a lot! Brother Xiao, wait for me! Go slowly!"
With Xiao Bo's help, Wang Cancan finally climbed the hundreds of steps. She hugged the pillar at the entrance of the hall without any image: "I need to rest for a while and catch my breath. I'm really tired."
Xiao Bo unscrewed her thermos and handed it to her: "Drink some water and calm down."
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