"Is that so?" Chen Lu's playful nature was aroused, and he followed the girl like a silly deer.
Both of them walked with light steps, clearly cherishing the moment.
At first, Liang Zhirou was a little scared. She was worried that Chen Lu would regret coming here or wouldn't like to hear her talk about her childhood.
Fortunately, it seems that Chen Lu really likes this place and is in high spirits.
As for whether she liked being here or just being with herself, the girl wasn't so sure.
She was still somewhat insecure, but seeing Chen Lu looking around with curiosity, she put the question out of her mind.
As long as Chen Lu is happy, nothing else matters.
Looking at the lush greenery around him, Chen Lu felt for a moment that living here was actually quite nice.
After realizing that there was no takeout available here, and that there might even be all sorts of insects, he quickly dismissed the idea.
Soon, he followed Liang Zhirou to a lake surrounded by mountains. The area was quieter, with a cool breeze blowing from time to time.
Across the lake was a small village, and everything seemed so peaceful and serene.
"What a great place," Chen Lu exclaimed from the bottom of his heart as he sat on a large rock.
Do you really like this kind of place?
Liang Zhirou obediently sat down next to Chen Lu, resting her head on his shoulder. She felt that Chen Lu seemed to really like all kinds of lakes and seas.
Now Chen Lu felt more like a tourist.
"How did you know?" he asked curiously.
“When you were in the school pavilion, you would often look at the lake next to it.” Liang Zhirou’s tone was a little proud, and she sounded a little silly. “You could always look at it quietly for a long time.”
She would always watch him quietly from the side.
With a slight smile, Chen Lu gently pulled the girl into his arms, stroked her soft, long hair, and said softly, "Sometimes you're not so silly after all."
Liang Zhirou didn't care whether Chen Lu was bullying her or not. She was happy to be praised and snuggled in his arms like a cat.
“When I was a child, I often spent half a day here. The bracelet I gave you was made here.”
Chen Lu nodded slightly. "When you were little, did you ever imagine that you would be sitting here with your boyfriend someday?"
"I have thought about it."
Liang Zhirou rarely took the initiative to hold his hand. "When I was little, I thought that after I had a boyfriend, I would bring him to see my favorite place. After all, I have never had many friends, and this is the place where I have spent the most time alone."
"that is......"
"What is it?" Chen Lu looked down at the girl in his arms and asked curiously.
Liang Zhirou buried her face in his clothes, a little embarrassed. "I just didn't expect my boyfriend to be so good."
"A simpleton is a simpleton." Chen Lu said with a smile, poking the girl's cheek.
He looked up at the small village in the distance. "Did you live there back then?"
“Yes, we might have to stay here tonight.” Liang Zhirou glanced at him briefly before turning her gaze back to Chen Lu. “Grandma will give us a place to stay. We just need to not talk to anyone else.”
Chen Lu was speechless for a moment, and the scene of Liang Zhirou returning alone a few years ago vaguely appeared in his mind.
"You don't like it there?"
Liang Zhirou nodded in his arms, "I don't like them."
"We'll leave as soon as we're done, we won't stay here." He gently stroked the girl in his arms, and the more he looked at her, the more he felt that Liang Zhirou must have been a cat in her past life.
Who wouldn't love to be so well-behaved and cuddly?
The girl looked up at him in surprise, "You must be very tired..."
She was halfway through her sentence when she saw Chen Lu put his index finger to his lips and smile at her, saying, "Why do you think I had to come with you?"
He squinted, looking thoughtfully at the small village in the distance. "You said it yourself, this isn't your home. From now on, I'll make a special trip for you every year, and you don't need to have any further contact with them."
"It's not good for you to let them see me. You can't let them know you're doing well, and you don't need them to know."
Such short-sighted relatives, who only care about their own interests, are best kept at a distance.
Putting that aside for now, if Liang Zhirou really does become a wealthy woman in the future, it will be troublesome if these people stick to her again.
It would be better to cut off all contact from now on, since these people don't care whether Xiao Xunfang and Liang Zhirou live or die anyway.
The bond of blood ties only has value when both parties are willing to give. When one party only wants to take, it becomes a "tissue" that sucks the other's nourishment, serving no purpose whatsoever.
He and the girl in his arms, who seemed to understand but not quite, gazed at each other quietly. "Anyway, I don't need their approval to marry you, as long as Auntie agrees."
"Um......"
After a long while, Liang Zhirou hugged Chen Lu tightly around the waist and let out a soft "hmm" that was barely audible.
......
How much do you remember about your uncle?
Chen Lu walked beside Liang Zhirou and asked softly.
"I remember quite a lot." Liang Zhirou recalled earnestly. What impressed her most was actually the way her father looked at her back then.
Before that, she found it hard to believe that human eyes could simultaneously contain so many emotions.
Love, longing, resentment, unforgettable memories, and more...
fear.
That was the last time she saw her father. After the white cloth was placed over his head, Xiao Xunfang refused to let her see him no matter what.
“When I was little, my dad often went to work in other places, but every time he came back he would bring me lots of delicious food and little dresses.”
Liang Zhirou smiled and spoke softly.
“I didn’t know how much these things were worth at the time. But I knew that none of the other children in the village had them, nor did the children of those who went out to work with my father. Only my father was willing to buy these things.”
“My mom always says he wastes money, and then she sighs while praising how pretty I look in a dress.”
She took Chen Lu's arm gently halfway through her sentence.
In all her years, only two people have ever bought dresses for Liang Zhirou. Besides her father, it was only Chen Lu.
So when she first wore the dress Chen Lu bought for her, she really held back her tears for a long time.
“He and you would definitely get along well...if he were still here,” Liang Zhirou said earnestly. “Dad would love you just as much as Mom does.”
"Cry if you want to, I'm here." Chen Lu patted the girl's head; he could hear her voice trembling slightly.
"Your boyfriend is wiping away your tears for free. You won't get this opportunity again."
"No, you can't be a good girlfriend if you only know how to cry." Liang Zhirou hugged Chen Lu's arm even tighter.
"I want to become stronger so that I can be your support in the future."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
