Eyes gradually darken
On the fifth day when Fan Yanxing was recuperating in the hospital, the raindrops gradually became sparse, and finally stopped quietly. The dark clouds dispersed, and the sun shone through the gaps in the clouds, illuminating the long-wet earth.
"The rain has finally stopped."
Someone in the cafeteria said that, and Liang Qingqing, who was waiting in line, hurriedly looked outside. Sure enough, she saw a ray of sunshine, and the people who just walked out of the door were rare without umbrellas.
Yes, the rain has finally stopped.
"Comrade, what do you want?"
The staff member interrupted Liang Qingqing's thoughts. She turned around and smiled at the person in the window, "Three bowls of Yangchun noodles, no meat, no eggs, thank you!"
This was the first time the staff member heard such a shabby way of buying. People in the countryside would not buy Yangchun noodles to eat, and people in the city would not only buy Yangchun noodles to eat, so he couldn't help but look up at Liang Qingqing, and he almost couldn't move away after just one glance.
She was wearing an indigo top and black trousers, and her black hair was braided into a loose braid and hung on her shoulders, adding a bit of casualness and laziness. Her delicate and bright facial features were softened by the smile.
He had worked in the cafeteria for so long, and had never seen such a pretty female comrade. He couldn't help but take a few more glances at her. Then, when he put a few more noodles into the pot, he smiled and said, "Comrade, please wait a moment. The noodles will be served to you only after they are cooked."
"Okay." Liang Qingqing didn't mind the trouble. After handing over the bills and lunch boxes, he stood aside to make room for the people behind.
The cafeteria was not big, with only two or three windows. There were a few tables in the lobby for people to eat, and there was nothing else worth seeing. Liang Qingqing withdrew his gaze and continued to look out the window, but he didn't notice that most of the eyes in the cafeteria were attracted by her.
The rest in the past few days made her cold completely healed, and she had been bored in the ward for a long time, so today she took over Liang Junqiang's job and ran to the hospital cafeteria to get food. In fact, the reason was not so obvious... Of
course, their family did not have the food coupons to buy noodles. This was stuffed by Fan Yanxing before she left, so that she could buy some delicious food.
Fan Yanxing had stuffed Liang Junqiang with money these days, but Liang Junqiang was unwilling to take advantage of others, so he would never accept it. He also felt that Chu Qi came to visit him as a friend last time, and it was already a great thing for her to bring those things, so why would he give Fan Yanxing more money? Even if he did, he would have to pay it back in the future.
So he was afraid that Fan Yanxing would spend all the limited money and not be able to pay it back later, so he kindly took him to eat the food that Ma Xiuzhi asked someone to bring, and even went to the cafeteria less often.
It was a good intention, but the fear was that good intentions would lead to bad results!
Even her mouth was dry after eating sweet potatoes, let alone Fan Yanxing. Even if he didn't show it on his face, she felt that he must have scolded Liang Junqiang for being tactless in his heart.
In this world, no one is without money, and Fan Yanxing is not without money!
Liang Qingqing touched the pocket full of money and couldn't help but sigh, God is so unfair!
Thinking of this, she looked back at the Yangchun noodles that had been cooked in the window, and suddenly she regretted why she came here to buy things with the words "virtuous and prudent" in mind!
Fan Yanxing's money would be wasted if she had known earlier. She would have gone to the state-owned hotel instead. The sweet and sour pork ribs she ate that day, now make her mouth water when she thinks of them, and she can't wait to eat two more pieces.
Besides, although Fan Yanxing is in good health and his injuries are healing quickly, he is still a patient, and as a patient, how can he not have oil and water in his stomach!
Liang Qingqing suddenly smiled, and it happened that everyone queuing at the window had bought their food and left. She bent down and asked, "Comrade, do you have any chicken soup?"
Upon hearing this, the staff who had been surprised at Liang Qingqing's poor appearance widened their eyes and said blankly, "Yes."
"Then I want one."
After thinking for a moment, she added, "Add an egg to the noodles."
Not long after, Liang Qingqing walked back contentedly with her lunch box. The food sold at this time was very large in portion, and it was a bit heavy for her to hold. Her arms soon became sore, and she could only walk for a while and rest for a while.
When she returned to the ward, she saw Liang Junqiang and Fan Yanxing sitting together and talking. They didn't know what they were talking about, but they both had smiles on their faces. Hearing the noise, the former took the lunch box from her hand and saw her panting and rubbing her arms. The curve of her lips pressed down and her brows wrinkled.
"I'll buy it next time."
"You're still sick, why are you running outside?"
Liang Qingqing curled her lips and glanced at Fan Yanxing suspiciously. She didn't see any expression on his face blaming her for doing something unnecessary. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time she felt a little regretful. I really don't know if it's better to stay comfortably in the ward? Why did she have to run outside this time.
Fan Yanxing met her gaze and raised his eyebrows, saying, "You're almost well now. Have you forgotten? The doctor said yesterday that you'll be discharged in two days."
"How could I forget?" Liang Qingqing's voice rose slightly, and her eyes rolled around guiltily. She really didn't remember it the first time, but could she say that in front of Fan Yanxing? Of course not.
So she changed the subject and asked, "What were you two talking about just now? You were laughing so happily."
Fan Yanxing took the lunch box that had troubled Liang Qingqing for a long time with one hand, and pushed her back with the other hand, motioning her to go into the ward.
Through a thin layer of cloth, the heat from his big palm made her shiver, and she grabbed his hand uncomfortably, then walked towards the table obediently.
Fan Yanxing's lips were straight, but his eyes were getting darker.
This series of small movements happened to be in Liang Junqiang's blind spot. He didn't notice anything wrong, and was still explaining to Liang Qingqing excitedly: "We are saying that the rain has stopped, and the village must resume work."
During this period, except for those who participated in the rescue work in the village, others could not get any work points. This worried many people, but there was no other way. Whoever let the heavy rain prevent work, naturally could not get work points if he did not work.
Now that the rain has stopped, there must be a lot of work to do in the fields. We also need to dredge the floodwaters and replant crops... The workload is huge, and in order to appease the villagers, the commune will definitely issue a document instructing the team leader to increase everyone's work points.
This is undoubtedly a good thing for the villagers who rely on work points for their livelihood. No wonder Liang Junqiang is so happy.
But Liang Qingqing couldn't be happy. She had finally been able to escape these rainy days, but she had to go to work as soon as the rain stopped. Isn't this embarrassing? She still remembers that after a day of work in the pumpkin field, she was sore all over and it took her several days to fully recover.
Biting her lip, she still asked unwillingly: "Are we going to work?"
"Yes."
After getting a positive answer, Liang Qingqing became depressed, took the lunch box from Fan Yanxing without saying a word, and opened the lids one by one with him.
Fan Yanxing looked at Liang Qingqing, and noticed that she was in a bad mood. Thinking of the conversation between her and Liang Junqiang just now, he immediately understood the reason, "Don't you like working?"
"Who can like working? Besides, I haven't done much work before, I'm not used to it, it's tiring and hard, and the key is that it's easy to get tanned and ugly, which worries me to death." Liang Qingqing did not hide her thoughts, and at the end she reached out and touched her face, her eyes full of worry.
Seeing this, Fan Yanxing's mind suddenly emerged with a similar question that the other party had asked him when he was in the educated youth point. At that time, he understood a truth, that is, beautiful people always care more about appearance than others.
He didn't think there was anything cowardly about this, and he thought it made sense.
Thinking of the letters that were delayed by the sudden plunder and rain and were not sent out, Fan Yanxing's eyes darkened a little, but in the end he still didn't tell Liang Qingqing anything, fearing that she would wait for too long and her expectations would turn into disappointment. It would be better to give her a surprise directly when the time comes.
But seeing her absent-minded and pitiful appearance, he still spoke to reassure her, "I'll help you with the work when we get back."
He spoke loudly, not only Liang Qingqing heard it, but also Liang Junqiang. He stared at the two people huddled at the table with complicated eyes, and felt that something was gradually out of control.
"Really? But you have to earn work points yourself, isn't it too much trouble?" Liang Qingqing's eyes lit up. She didn't expect such a good thing to happen to her, but she didn't agree to it right away. She asked a few tentative questions to see if he really wanted to help.
If he didn't really want to help, she might as well do it herself, so as not to have to look at his face.
Fan Yanxing raised his eyebrows and held his forehead helplessly. Liang Qingqing's little thoughts were too easy to guess, because when she didn't want to deliberately hide it, what she was thinking in her heart was all on her face. I really don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
But she didn't believe him on this point, which made his voice a little deeper: "How can it be fake? When have I ever lied to you?"
This is true.
Liang Qingqing pursed her lips, then laughed twice: "Of course I haven't lied."
Just know! Fan Yanxing snorted coldly, pursed his lips, and suddenly turned his body to approach her. His cold and low voice was almost close to her ear, "Your affairs have never been a problem for me."
This sentence added a layer of ambiguity to the atmosphere. Liang Qingqing was almost scolded. She coughed twice, tucked the broken hair around her ears to hide the bright red on her earlobes, and then reached out to push him away.
Just talk, why are you so close?
She quickly turned her head to look at Liang Junqiang behind her, and saw him quickly move away, as if he didn't see or hear anything, but Liang Qingqing knew that he must have noticed the abnormality between her and Fan Yanxing, after all, neither of them had the intention to cover it up.
But for some reason, he let them develop, and even did not intervene when their behavior was slightly beyond the line.
Liang Qingqing's eyes flashed with doubt, which was very different from Liang Junqiang's previous style of protecting his sister.
How could she know that Liang Junqiang did not want to intervene, but felt that it was better not to intervene. He originally wanted to match Xiaomei and Chu Qi, but who knew that not long after this idea came up, he noticed the discord between Fan Yanxing and Xiaomei.
After thinking about it, he gave up the idea and instead voted for Fan Yanxing as the candidate for brother-in-law.