Chen Xingling smiled and urged: "What's the matter, tell me now!"
Gu Qi coughed uncomfortably and said, "Yes... Dali has a crush on someone, so he asked Xiaohuzi to help him... deliver a love letter."
Wow!
Love letter?? !!
Chen Xingling's eyes widened in surprise, he was both shocked and happy.
"Really? Dali has a crush on someone? Good boy! You hid it well enough! He told you? You knew about it too? Even Xiaohuzi knew about it? Haha! Am I the only one who didn't know?"
Gu Qi laughed dumbly: "He comes over to play chess almost every night and talks to me about everything, but the only thing we talked about was our relationship for the first time last night."
"Last night?" Chen Xingling asked curiously, "Are you kidding?"
Gu Qi shook his head: "This is not a joke. He said he has a crush on someone, but unfortunately he feels that he is not worthy of her. However, he is not the kind of person who is inferior and timid. He will not give up until he tries and takes a step forward. So, he asked Xiao Huzi to deliver a love letter to the other party for him to express his love."
"Eh?" Chen Xingling asked suspiciously, "Who does he like? The girl in the factory?"
Gu Qi replied: "...you know him."
Chen Xingling rolled his eyes and exclaimed: "夌霓尚?!!!"
"Yeah." Gu Qi whispered, "Da Li was serious. He even whispered something like 'I don't know where my love comes from', which shows that he is deeply in love."
Chen Xingling laughed bitterly: "This is too-too-too-I don't know how to describe it."
He actually fell in love with that gorgeous, proud and stunning beauty!
It is not so easy to pick the most gorgeous rose, not to mention that it has many "tsundere" thorns on its body, plus various "big thorns" on its branches.
Gu Qi explained: "Xiao Huzi said he would do what he wanted, so he went to deliver the love letter after lunch. Nishang even gave him a few cookies, so he earned a favor and a sweet reward."
"What happens next?" Chen Xingling asked.
Gu Qi was slightly stunned and asked, "What queen?"
Chen Xingling asked in a low voice: "What did Nishang say? Did you believe anything?"
"No." Gu Qi replied.
As soon as Chen Xingling heard this, he knew there was no hope. While picking vegetables, he secretly felt sorry for his friend.
"Some people, especially those who seem to be sullen, tend to be more persistent in their feelings than ordinary people. To put it bluntly, they are infatuated. Once they identify someone or fall in love with someone, they may be much more passionate than others. I hope he won't fall too deeply and lose his mind."
Gu Qi didn't know much about Nishang. He only heard them say from time to time that she had very high standards and her requirements for choosing the right person were as high as the sky.
"Da Li also understood that the other party had high standards, but he said he would not give up until he tried. He would rather get a clear rejection than let himself hesitate in anxiety."
"That...that's good." Chen Xingling said.
After all, Gu Qi is a science man who analyzes everything rationally, so he didn't quite agree with what she said.
"It's probably a no-go. But you still say it's good? What's good about it?"
Chen Xingling chuckled and put the cabbages into the basket.
"The fact that he can say this proves that he already has the answer in his heart, but he is unwilling to give up and must give himself a clear answer. The fact that he can handle the problem so calmly proves that he has not lost his mind. Isn't this a good thing?"
"Yeah." Gu Qi nodded in agreement: "That makes sense."
Chen Xingling was about to go to the kitchen with the basket of vegetables, but was stopped by Gu Qi.
"The temperature has dropped and the water is too cold. I'll just go wash." After saying that, he snatched the basket and left.
Chen Xingling chuckled and turned around to clean the floor.
At this time, little Huzi came with a wet rag and stood on tiptoe to wipe the dining table.
"Mom, Auntie said the mutton is almost done and she's increasing the heat to cook it. Uncle hasn't come yet. Auntie said he couldn't find her in the rental house, so he came here to look for her."
Chen Xingling smiled jokingly and asked, "Son, how did it feel to be a matchmaker for the first time? I heard that the results were pretty good. You got a small cookie for running errands, right?"
Little Tiger smiled and replied, "I feel pretty good. Mom, don't be angry! Uncle Dali said I can't tell anyone. Dad also said it's someone else's private matter, so I just need to help quietly and don't say anything."
"I'm your mother!" Chen Xingling flicked his little face and scolded him with a smile: "You can't even tell me! You are so bold!"
Little Tiger kept smiling apologetically.
Chen Xingling did not "question" his concealment any further, and asked curiously: "When you gave the love letter to Auntie, did she open it and read it? Did she ask anything?"
"She didn't look at it." Little Tiger replied: "She just threw it aside, then asked me if I had eaten, touched my head, and then took out a cookie from the drawer and gave it to me. I said thank you and went back to my dad."
"Oh." Chen Xingling's eyes flickered, and he whispered, "If Uncle Dali asks, just tell him the truth, just as you did just now."
Little Tiger nodded obediently.
At this time, Gu Yi came holding an umbrella. He was still wearing his usual factory uniform, but he had put on a cotton coat on the outside and was holding a large flowered jacket in his arms, which was obviously for Zhao Xiaoxing.
"Sister-in-law, it was raining heavily just now! When did you come here? Are you not wet?"
Chen Xingling shook his head: "No, we came here early. Xiao Xing is in the kitchen, and your brother is there too. Come in and have some hot soup. I'll set the table and we can eat hot pot soon."
"Wow! Hot pot!" Gu Yi happily went to the kitchen.
After a while, several people sat in the warm small living room, eating hot pot around the dining table and chatting happily.
Suddenly, "Bang, bang!" There was a knock on the door outside, which seemed to be impatient and quite loud.
Gu Yi asked in surprise: "Who is it? It's so cold and it's raining!"
Little Tiger answered immediately: "It should be Uncle Ma."
"Not necessarily." Chen Xingling guessed: "The accounts have been entered in the past few days. Recently, we are rushing to make the kitchen and dining table. The weather is bad tonight, so Dali will probably work overtime at the construction site."
After she finished speaking, she stood up and was about to go out to see—but was stopped by Gu Qi.
He pushed her to sit down and said, "There is still a little drizzle, it's better for me to go."
Gu Qi walked down to the yard with an umbrella and quickly opened the door.
Gu Xuan was seen standing at the door, shivering, his hair was messy and wet, and most of his clothes were wet. He had a military-colored schoolbag across his shoulders, and he was breathing slightly and staring at Gu Qi.
“Brother…”
Gu Qi frowned and quickly moved aside.
"Come in quickly. Why don't you come over with an umbrella? Come in quickly!"
Gu Xuan didn't move, and his lips kept trembling, not sure if it was because of fear or because it was too cold.
"Brother...someone just came to my doorstep to collect a debt. They were very aggressive...they blocked the door and wouldn't let me in. There were three of them..."
What? ! ! !
Gu Qi frowned and asked suspiciously, "Collecting debts? Who is coming to collect? Who owes the debt? Could it be that - I went to the wrong place?"
Gu Xuan lowered his head stiffly and whispered, "...It seems to be my mother. They are ruffians and threatened me viciously...They said that if I don't pay back the money within three days, they will break down the door and take away my things...and even sell me."
Gu Qi stared in surprise, his face turned pale, and he leaned out to look.
"Where are the people? Where are they? Who are they?"
Gu Xuan's face was as pale as paper. With trembling hands, he took out a piece of rough brown paper from his pocket. There were a few crooked lines of words written on it.
It was too dark outside and I couldn't see what was written on it.
Gu Qi took it quickly, calmly handed the umbrella in his hand to his sister, turned around and closed the door.
"Ah Xuan, don't be afraid. Let's go inside first."
Seeing that Gu Xuan's coat was wet, Chen Xingling quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks, hurriedly climbed upstairs to get a new coat and a thick jacket, and quickly ran downstairs.
Zhao Xiaoxing had already taken the bowl and chopsticks, and scooped half a bowl of hot soup for Gu Xuan to drink first.
Chen Xingling stuffed the clothes into her hands and pushed her behind the screen to change.
Gu Xuan whispered: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Chen Xingling reminded: "There is a towel behind the screen, wipe your hair with it, don't catch a cold."
Zhao Xiaoxing turned around and took out a pair of cloth shoes, saying softly, "Ah Xuan, sister-in-law, I made these for my sister-in-law. Your feet are about the same size as hers, so I'll give them to you to try on first, and I'll buy another pair for my sister-in-law later."
"Thank you, second sister-in-law." Gu Xuan hugged them both in his arms and went behind the screen.
At this time, the brothers Gu Qi and Gu Yi finally recognized the words on the paper that were crooked and distorted like ghost paintings. The two brothers looked at each other, and their faces were not very good.
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