When facing someone else's wounds, words of comfort can only be given briefly. When Xu Shiqi finished his meal, she thanked him lightly and prepared to get up and leave.
Because it was obvious that the girl opposite me was silent for a while after hearing what I said, and then she returned to her expressionless face again. The fragrant food did not seem to attract her at all, and I was probably included in her list of people I resisted because of my talkative words. Some things are often like this, even if you know what you said is right, you will still close your eyes and cover your ears and insist on your persistence. This is called persistence.
Xu Shiqi actually understood this persistence, so she couldn't say anything more.
"May I have your name?"
When he stood up and heard this, Xu Shiqi wanted to laugh again. It was difficult to invite a woman whose name he didn't know to dinner and be forced to listen to some remarks he didn't want to hear.
"My name is Xu Shiqi. My grandmother told me that when I was born, the grass was lush and green."
After telling her name, Xu Shiqi left, very casually, after all, Wen Jialuo said she would treat them. But Xu Shiqi had not yet finished her self-introduction, and usually she would have to add something. She was originally named Xu Fangqi by her grandmother, but someone said that there were too many grasses on her head and she might not have a good life, so she only left the word "Qi". Grandma said that she hoped that she would be as tough as grass and survive anywhere. It's a very rural meaning, but it's good.
Wen Jialuo didn't follow him out. Looking back through the glass wall of the restaurant, the girl was still sitting there motionless. Xu Shiqi sighed and took out his cell phone to call Wen Baohua.
"Baohua, I seem to have offended your girl."
Wen Baohua was confused: "What, who did you offend?"
Wen Jialuo told her what happened as they walked, and finally asked, "Did I say too much?"
"No." Wen Baohua was silent for a while, "Someone should have told her those words long ago, but no one dared. You only saw how thin she is now, but you didn't see the process... Seventeen, when will you come back?"
"It may take a few days." Xu Shiqi looked up at the sky. "Why?"
"I just feel..." The voice on the other end of the phone hesitated for a moment before saying, "After hearing what you said, it seems like you've been hurt more seriously. Seventeen, is there anything you don't want us to know?"
Xu Shiqi smiled and said, "That's impossible. Don't you know that I'm good at speaking?"
"That's right," Wen Baohua thought for a moment. Wasn't Shiqi's thorough understanding of things the reason why he confided in her? "Call me when you come back and we can meet."
Wen Baohua said a few more words and hung up the phone, then sat there in a daze. She was mopping the floor at the time, Xia Bang had a social event outside and had not returned home yet, so the house was a little empty. She was thinking about whether to have a child to liven up the family, and as she thought about it, she stroked her belly, as if she was already pregnant with a baby.
Xu Shiqi returned home a few days later and brought back a lot of things, which made her mother have no time to lecture her. On the contrary, the person who ran away took the initiative to sit down and looked like he wanted to have a serious talk. Wang Yuan had no choice but to eat melon seeds while glancing at her out of the corner of her eye.
"Mom, I want to settle an account with you." Xu Shiqi said directly.
"Oh?" Wang Yuan was also curious and nodded. "You calculate, I'll listen."
"Since you gave birth to me, I have grown from a little girl who knew nothing to now. You and dad have always been the center of my life. You are my heaven and my earth."
Wang Yuan was very pleased with this, and she nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, we used to hold your hands, but when we get old, it will be your turn to hold our hands."
Xu Shiqi also nodded and began to count on his fingers: "Since junior high school, I have been sold to the school. Apart from the bed I slept on, I spent much more time in school than with you. At that time, I had almost no freedom. I was just a machine under the teacher's teaching. I could only answer 'yes' and dared not resist 'no'."
Wang Yuan's expression also showed some emotion. Who says students are not a group of very hard-working people
"When you go to college, from this small society to the big society after graduation, you will be like being caught in a wave, drifting with the current and losing yourself."
Wang Yuan frowned. To be honest, she hadn't asked her daughter why she resigned and went home. Was it really because she missed home too much, as she said
"After graduation, I have become an adult, which means my identity will continue to change. Just like you wish, I will get married and have children, and then revolve around my husband and children forever. Mom, at what stage did I have my true self?"
Wang Yuan was finally stumped by the question.
"It's not that I can't go on blind dates, or get married, but by then I'll be divided up. I want to be alone for a while, starting now, or just until I'm thirty. Mom, is that not possible?"
"You..." Wang Yuan sorted out her thoughts and came to her senses, "What you actually want to say is that I should not let you go on blind dates again in the future, right?"
Xu Shiqi smiled and moved to sit next to his mother. "Mom, in the past few years, besides me, you are the only ones who can occupy and share my life. Isn't that good? When I really get married, this place will become my mother's home, and there will really be no life for the three of us anymore."
Wang Yuan sighed: "Your dad also said that I worry too early, but it's really hard to say in today's society. Wouldn't it be better to have a stable home earlier? Forget it, young people have their own ideas, and I can't keep up. You still have to make your own decisions about your own life, and we can't interfere."
Seeing that his mother looked discouraged, Xu Shiqi said hurriedly, "Mom, it's hard to say what will happen in the future. Maybe I will suddenly want to get married, and I'm afraid you will be caught off guard and reluctant to let me go."
"That's enough," Wang Yuan patted her daughter's hand, "You don't have to comfort me. Just don't tell me you want to be single when you're thirty and learn some kind of single-mindedness."
Xu Shiqi was speechless for a moment. This seemed to be her ultimate goal. She had wanted to gradually instill this concept into her mother during the five years she had spent fighting for it, but she didn't expect that the older she got, the wiser she was.
Never mind. Five years is neither long nor short. Who knows what kind of changes will happen
I heard that Wen Jialuo's method of rejecting blind dates at home was extremely hurtful. In fact, if you change your tone and attitude, you can get the same result, right? Harmony! While Xu Shiqi was eating fragrant melon seeds, he started calling Wen Baohua.
In the evening, Wen Baohua invited Xu Shiqi to her house for dinner. Xu Shiqi thought there were other classmates, but when she arrived she found only her cold cousin sitting there.
The scene was still a little cold. Xu Shiqi looked for his host while greeting him awkwardly: "Hi, nice to see you again..."
Wen Jialuo sat on the sofa and looked up at her, looking like he was rolling his eyes in disdain. Wen Baohua had already arranged the dishes and was bringing a casserole of sour radish and duck soup to the table: "Shiqi, you've come just in time, it's time to eat."
"Ah," Xu Shiqi decisively ignored the girl on the sofa who seemed to be in a bad mood, and went over there following the smell. "You have learned how to cook Sichuan cuisine. This soup is so delicious."
"It's good to drink this in autumn. I just learned how to do it not long ago." Wen Baohua wiped the sweat from her forehead, looking like a good wife and mother.
Xu Shiqi looked around and asked, "Where's your husband?"
"He's on a business trip." Wen Baohua was busy getting drinks again. "He will be back in the evening. We don't have to wait for him. I left some soup for him." She turned around and glanced at the person who was still sitting stiffly on the sofa. "Jia Luo, come and eat."
Wen Jialuo stood up slowly. Today was the weekend, so she went back to the old house to accompany her grandparents, but was dragged to her house by her cousin. She didn't care at first, but she didn't expect that there would be a guest here today, and it was the one who was eating the meal she invited but talking about big principles.
The three of them sat down. Wen Baohua filled everyone's drinks first, then said with a smile: "I think there is no need for introductions between you two."
Xu Shiqi generously raised his glass and clinked it with the glass on Wen Jialuo's table: "I am offering this to you, thank you for treating me to dinner that day."
"You're welcome." Wen Jialuo picked up the cup and took a sip, saying in a low voice.
Wen Baohua stood up, winked at Xu Shiqi, and said, "Look at me smelling of cooking oil and smoke. I'm going to take a shower. You guys eat first, you don't have to wait for me."
Although they hadn't discussed it before, there was still a little tacit understanding. Xu Shiqi sighed in her heart. Could it be that what she said that day really worked, so Baohua took great pains to arrange a dinner for her to continue
Seeing that his master had already retreated to the bathroom, Xu Shiqi had no choice but to make himself a bowl of soup and then drink it slowly.
The matter is not his, and the one who is anxious is not him. If it is really useful, this Wen Jialuo will take the initiative to approach, but if it is not useful, then no matter how much you say, it will be useless.
The aroma of the soup lingered on the table. Xu Shiqi drank it with gusto, but Wen Jialuo had no intention of picking up her chopsticks. Xu Shiqi realized how stubborn this girl was. She was the soft-hearted one. She put down the soup bowl and said to Wen Jialuo with a smile, "Your cousin worked hard to prepare this table of dishes. Are you really not willing to show your gratitude at all?"
Wen Jialuo actually listened to what he said, slowly picked up the chopsticks and took a small bite of the food, then chewed for a long time before speaking: "Almost all of my relatives have come forward, now it's finally the turn of outsiders to ask about it?"
This girl seemed to have thorns all over her body, but Xu Shiqi was a very smooth person, and even thorns would slide off her body. She shrugged nonchalantly: "I was just curious that day, don't think you are the center of the world."
Wen Jialuo turned around and glared at him: "Your words are so rude."
Xu Shiqi smiled slightly: "No, people say that my voice is very nice."
This smile was obviously fake, making it difficult for Wen Jialuo to swallow the food she had just eaten. However, she had to admit in her heart that the woman's voice was indeed nice. However, her ears enjoyed it but her heart was blocked. She already had the idea of getting up and leaving.
"If you don't want to face it, just leave, or even close the door in front of others. This is the behavior of a child playing tricks." Xu Shiqi ate the food leisurely, and seemed to suddenly remember an important question, "Oh, by the way, how old are you this year?"
Wen Jialuo sat there with her teeth gritted and her face sullen, but she immediately thought that this would be in line with her wishes and would prove her words in reverse. For a moment, she was neither able to stand nor sit. She angrily picked up the chopsticks and poked at the dish that looked good on the plate, then stuffed it into her mouth to vent her anger, and she ate several mouthfuls in a row without realizing it.
Being able to eat and sleep is the greatest happiness. Xu Shiqi, whose family runs a restaurant business, has heard her father say this more than once. In addition, food is the most important thing for people, so she really can't think of anything that would go against her stomach.
Vaguely knowing that this girl rarely eats food with such big mouthfuls, Xu Shiqi did not dare to disturb her for a moment, and just sat there quietly. The funny thing was that last time he ate alone while she watched him, but this time it was the other way around.
Wen Jialuo finally put down his chopsticks and looked at Xu Shiqi coldly: "I'm full, can I leave now?"
"Please do as you please," Xu Shiqi smiled, "I'm not the master, so I won't mind."
The angry person then remembered that his cousin was still taking a bath, and the word "mind" was emphasized again, making him unable to move again. She knew that her family was doing this for her own good, but she had already built a wall in her heart, without doors or windows, and she had no intention of installing these things.
Once you have made a decision, just stick to it. You don't need any other reasons.
The sound of water in the bathroom finally stopped, the door was quickly opened, and Wen Baohua came out casually wrapped in a bath towel.
Wen Baohua undoubtedly had a good figure, but the bath towel was a little short, not covering her chest completely, and her thighs were exposed, unable to hide her graceful figure. When she came out, she was still wiping her wet hair, and the moment she stood up, the bath towel loosened and fell to the ground. Wen Baohua exclaimed and squatted down immediately, then she remembered that all the big curtains were drawn, and there were only two people of the same sex in front of her, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about, so she picked up the bath towel calmly and covered herself with it, and walked upstairs.
"You guys keep chatting, I forgot to take my clothes."
What happened at this moment was seen by the two people sitting at the dining table. The moment Wen Baohua's bath towel fell, neither of them exclaimed nor laughed, but turned their eyes away almost at the same time.
Their eyes happened to meet each other's and they were both slightly stunned.
Wen Baohua was already walking away while talking, but here we suddenly fell into an inexplicable silence.
Hearing the footsteps upstairs, Wen Jialuo finally stood up and whispered, "I have something to do and I'm leaving first. Please tell her for me."
Xu Shiqi didn't look up, but just hummed softly, then slowly turned his head to watch the thin figure hurried away.
Did I see it wrong? That look...
She slowly scooped another bowl of soup for herself, and then laughed at herself in her heart. Don't think that everyone is like you. Although the world is not big, it is not so small.