Lin Zhan greeted Xiao Wanqing to sit down on the sofa in the living room, Zhou Qin brought them cut fruits, then turned and went into the kitchen to prepare noodles and lunch. Xiao Wanqing was embarrassed to keep Zhou Qin busy alone, and wanted to get up and go to the kitchen to help, but was pressed by Lin Zhan: "Sit down, Xiao Wan, I prepared it for you, how can I let you do it yourself."
He aimed at Lin Xian who was sitting next to Xiao Wanqing, fearing that Xiao Wanqing would be too polite to eat, so he graciously forked two pieces of fruit and handed them to Xiao Wanqing, changed the subject, and ordered: "Xianxian, go and call your mother." Let's do it."
Lin Zhan didn't really need Lin Xian to help Zhou Qin, he just wanted to have a few private chats with Xiao Wanqing. The second reason is that Lin Zhan wanted to create some time for Lin Xian and Zhou Qin to be alone.
In these years, the relationship between Lin Xian and Zhou Qin has been too rigid, and the number of times the mother and daughter have been alone can be counted on the fingers. Lin Zhan was caught in the middle, his palms and backs were full of flesh, and he was in a dilemma. He knew that his daughter had a heart knot, but seeing his wife depressed, he couldn't help feeling distressed. He didn't say much in the past, but now, everything has finally turned for the better. No matter what, it's still a family that cares about each other.
Although Lin Xian doesn't have much contact with Zhou Qin on weekdays, among the things he has handed over over the years, various supplements and health care products for Zhou Qin's body have never left behind. Her intentions can be seen in all the souvenirs brought back from business trips. Some rifts cannot be completely healed once they have occurred. Lin Zhan does not expect their mother and daughter to return to their previous intimacy, but he still hopes that Lin Xian can ease the relationship with Zhou Qin.
Lin Xian didn't act immediately when he heard his father's dismissal, but asked Xiao Wanqing's opinion silently with his eyes sideways.
She couldn't hear the implication behind her father's words, she knew that Xiao Panpan must also understand. It's just Lin Zhan's attitude over the years that made her trust that he would not hurt Xiao Wanqing again, so she can rest assured to let the two of them be alone. But she still needs to wait for Xiao Panpan to instruct her personally before she can be completely relieved.
Xiao Wanqing smiled slightly at Lin Xian, and expressed her agreement with a joke: "Could you pick a smaller bowl for me when the noodles are served later?"
Lin Xian and Lin Zhan were baffled when they heard the words, and when they realized it, they laughed in unison.
"Xianxian, here you are Xiao..." Lin Zhan wanted to say "Here you are, Aunt Xiao", but when the words came to his lips, he caught sight of Lin Xian's intimacy around Xiao Wanqing's neck, smiling and bending over, and he immediately sensed something was wrong. , Changed his mouth and said: "Xiao...cough, I will pick the biggest bowl for you Xiao Panpan, she has boasted about Haikou, and she will definitely finish it."
This sentence "You Xiao Panpan" from Lin Zhankou made Xiao Wanqing and Lin Xian stunned for a moment. The next second, Xiao Wanqing bit her lip, lowered her eyes embarrassedly, and honestly exposed her red ears. The shyness and sweetness in her heart.
Lin Xian was not in such a shy mood when facing his father. She smiled carelessly and bent her eyebrows, reached out and touched her sweetheart's poor little ear sweetly with her cold hands, and said to protect her wife: "Father, I can't promise you. I."
Lin Zhan was stunned, and laughed dumbly: "The old saying is indeed true, women's colleges can't help themselves, they don't give your father and me any face, that's all, but I see you through, and I am sad."
Lin Xian ignored Lin Zhan's grievances at all, stuck out his tongue at Lin Zhan childishly with a playful smile, turned around and signaled to Xiao Wanqing who was smiling, "Then I'll go help my mother."
Xiao Wanqing nodded.
Zhou Qin in the kitchen, looking at the boiling hot water in the pot, listening to the laughter and laughter from time to time, lowered his eyelids to hide his sadness. She was so engrossed in thinking about things that when Lin Xian stood at the kitchen door and knocked, she moved her hand reflexively, and the lid of the pot she was holding was removed a little bit, and the boiling water vapor suffocated all of a sudden. It touched her raised wrist, causing her to hiss in pain.
Lin Xian was stunned for a moment, and immediately rushed in three steps at a time, took her by the hand and led her to the sink next to the cooking counter, and turned on cold water to wash her arms. She frowned tightly, and her hands moved thoughtfully to help Zhou Qin pull up her sleeves. Her tone of voice was a little bad because of her anxiety, and she blamed Zhou Qin: "It's boiling water, what are you thinking, you're so careless."
Zhou Qin glanced sideways at Lin Xian, saw the concern clearly visible on her daughter's face, felt a bit shy, and quickly looked away quietly. She didn't answer Lin Xian's question, turned off the water, withdrew her hand, and asked awkwardly, "I have just stewed mutton soup and duck soup at home, do you know which kind of instant noodles Xiao Wan prefers?"
Lin Xian said without hesitation: "Duck meat, she doesn't like too much flavor. Besides, there will be lunch in a while, and the noodles will be fine, you don't need to eat too much noodles." After thinking about it, she was not at ease. He reminded him, "Don't cook it, I'll wipe it with scalding ointment for you, and I'll cook the noodles."
Zhou Qin looked at Lin Xian's slender figure leaving, feeling lost in his heart. Lin Xian came out very stable and excellent, and can be alone. But growing up from a naive and proud little girl to what she is today, she knows the price and the hardships she has endured better than anyone else. In these years, she was angry and distressed, and later, she regretted and felt guilty. But she has been proud for too long, and she has been a mother, an elder, and an adult who can't make mistakes for too long. She can't bow her head to her daughter, and she can't express her regret and guilt.
Every time Lin Xian goes to look for someone, she suffers from nervous insomnia, tossing and turning, Lin Zhan always sighs and scolds her, trying to save face and suffer. She knew that she was such a person, so she deserved what she was suffering now.
In the living room, Lin Zhan was talking about Zhou Qin after carefully caring about Xiao Wanqing's life in the past few years. Speaking of Zhou Qin's ass temper, he sincerely apologized: "Xiao Wan, I apologize to you for myself and your sister for what you did back then. It was never our intention to force you to leave Anjiang City. , but this result was caused by us alone. After we calmed down and reflected on ourselves, we realized how excessive things we had done, what terrible decisions we had made, and we were ashamed. This sorry is too light to say, But apart from sorry, there is no other word that can truly express our guilt and remorse for you. Your sister may have seemed a little unenthusiastic just now, but you must not worry too much, she is too awkward , I didn’t know how to face you for a while. Frankly speaking, she really blamed you, but later, she really blamed herself for doing something wrong. In these years, she has not had a good day. But she is too strong After a long time, I can't lower my head, I don't know how to show weakness and submit to weakness, and I will suffer for my face."
Xiao Wanqing shook her head magnanimously, expressing her understanding: "Brother, you don't have to say sorry, I was also at fault for what happened back then, and I understand your feelings as parents. It's over, let it pass, I never blamed you You, my sister's temper and character, how can I not know about her for so many years, don't worry, I understand everything. "
She paused, and when she talked about the past, a confusion that had been forgotten in the chaos of the war and horses suddenly appeared in her mind: "I suddenly remembered and wanted to ask, why did my sister suddenly go to Beijing so early on the first day of the new year? To my house?" And, with the spare key? She added it in her heart.
Lin Zhan's eyes darkened for a moment, and he sighed and replied: "After midnight that night, she received an anonymous email with intimate photos of you and Xianxian, pointing out that your relationship is unusual. She was puzzled, It was unbelievable, so I drove over overnight to verify." Seeing Xiao Wanqing's doubts, he added: "I found out when she was hospitalized, the email was sent by a male classmate of Xianxian School, you should also I know, it is the one who reported Xianxian before. It turned out that he was sitting on the bench of the counselor because of the previous report, and inadvertently competed with Xianxian, and Xianxian won many honors and opportunities. Unwilling, with a grudge in his heart, he did this kind of thing to get revenge on Xianxian. Probably because he knew that the teacher didn't believe what he said, and the parents would never sit idly by, so he deliberately didn't want to make Xianxian feel better."
Xiao Wanqing's face was serious and cold, her eyebrows frowned slightly, and she asked in a cold voice: "What about this boy?" It was rare for her to get really angry like this, and her hands on her knees couldn't help clenching into fists, so angry that she wanted to let this insidious and despicable man Most boys also feel the feeling of being ruined and betrayed.
If, without his interference, she and Xianxian had prepared and planned well according to the plan, maybe, maybe they wouldn't have to endure so many years of being apart, and her Xianxian wouldn't have suffered so much and suffered so much. hurt.
Lin Zhan obviously hated the person who hurt his daughter, and said in a deep voice, "Because we were afraid of Xianxian being retaliated against again, we kept quiet about this matter. We got the information that Xianxian's friend helped to find out from Xianxian. As for the evidence of this boy's moral corruption, Wen Tong, me and Qinqin and some students who are engaged in media work helped to make this matter anonymous on the Internet. He was expelled from the school. Except for all the positions in the school. In the academic circle, no professor would be willing to accept such a tainted student. There are too many people pointing fingers in the school. He probably couldn't stand this kind of atmosphere, and later dropped out of school .”
The price he paid for his mistakes was his life. Hearing this result, Xiao Wanqing's anger slowly calmed down, but she didn't feel happy either. She didn't have the virginity to sympathize with him. After all, she and Lin Xian were almost changed for the rest of their lives. She just felt a little embarrassed. For the first time, she and Lin Xian softened their hearts and gave him a chance...
She took a deep breath, and promised Lin Zhan: "In the future, I will not let others have such a chance to hurt Xianxian again."
Lin Zhan shook his head with a smile, and comforted her: "It's okay, Xiao Wan. In the future, no one will be able to use us to hurt you like this. You don't care, and Xian Xian doesn't care, and her mother and I also care about it." I want to open my mind. Life is my own, and you and Xianxian are both strong enough, as long as our own family lives happily, with harmony and beauty, we don't care what those insignificant people say or do."
To get the understanding and support of her closest relatives and the family members of the person she loves the most is Xiao Wanqing's most longed-for but farthest dream in the first half of her life. She stared at Lin Zhan's gentle and loving face, her eyes flushed involuntarily, and water began to appear in her bright eyes.
Xiao Wanqing is a person who looks weak but is actually strong. Lin Zhan rarely sees her showing such a fragile and emotional expression when she grows up, and she is a little at a loss for a while, not knowing how to comfort her.
After Lin Xian cooked the noodles, she came out to greet Xiao Wanqing to eat noodles at the restaurant, and what she saw was her Xiao Panpan looking like she was about to cry. Her heart tightened immediately, she trotted to Xiao Wanqing's side, stretched out her hand to wrap her shoulders in a protective gesture, raised her head and exploded, Hengmei coldly said to Lin Zhan, "Dad, what did you say?!"
Before Lin Zhan could answer, she lowered her head and changed her tone to coax Xiao Wanqing softly: "Panpan, we don't want to eat, let's go home." As if to take Xiao Wanqing away.
Xiao Wanqing was stunned for a moment, stopped the agitation in her heart, immediately pulled Lin Xian's skirt and explained in embarrassment: "No, no, Xianxian, you misunderstood. It was your father's support and understanding that made me feel emotional for a while. , that's... that's how it is."
Lin Zhan looked at his daughter's completely different attitude from Xiao Wanqing's when facing him, and was angry and funny. He stood up, let out a cold "hum" sound from his nasal cavity, and said dissatisfiedly: "Is this the image I have in your heart anyway? I really love you for nothing." After finishing speaking, he waved his sleeves and left in displeasure .
Lin Xian froze for a moment, showing Hao Ran on his face.
Xiao Wanqing frowned and smiled, patted her hand, and asked her, "Is the noodle ready?"
Lin Xian nodded.
"Then I'm going to eat noodles, go and coax your father quickly, don't make him sad."
Lin Xian was worried and hesitated, "My mother is also in the restaurant..."
Xiao Wanqing smiled disapprovingly, and said briskly: "I am here, your mother is not a tiger, and I am not a rabbit. Don't worry, you can go, I happen to have something to say to your mother."
Lin Xian was still hesitating, but Xiao Wanqing stood up straight, took her hand, pushed her away childishly, and urged: "Go quickly..."
Lin Xian chuckled lightly, after all, he followed her.
Xiao Wanqing stopped to watch Lin Xian enter the study, and then looked away. She stood still and restrained her smile slightly. After a few seconds, she smiled again with relief, and then turned and entered the restaurant beside her.
In the dining room, Zhou Qin was sitting in the middle of the long table wearing an apron. Hearing the sound of footsteps, she followed the sound and looked straight at Xiao Wanqing.
Looking at each other, Xiao Wanqing pursed her lips sincerely and smiled softly, and called out the phrase she had been afraid to say just now: "Sister."
Zhou Qin looked at Xiao Wanqing who had been away for a long time because of his persecution, choked his throat, and his nose suddenly became sore. She murmured her lips for a long time, and finally answered her calmly: "Xiao Wan, come in and have some noodles."
"Okay." Xiao Wanqing responded obediently. She pulled the chair out and sat down, and said with a smile, "Let me see if your skills have deteriorated." Zhou Qin's familiar tone was familiar.
Zhou Qin looked at her like she was when she was a child. When eating noodles, she still liked to take a sip of soup with both hands holding the bowl, and her nose was a little stuffy. With a nasal voice, she smiled back and said: "I'm afraid I can't compare to Xianxian, she is better than blue now."
Xiao Wanqing took a sip of the soup, said with a sweet smile, "It's still so delicious. Sis, your noodles are a treasure, and they are the ones that taste good in my memory. They are incomparable." While speaking, she picked up the noodles with a small chopstick , flicked the broken hair of the earphones, lowered his head and sucked gracefully.
Zhou Qin watched her movements, saw her soft side face, and her exposed white ears, and suddenly felt like being stabbed in the heart.
"Ear, are you okay?" She asked suddenly.
Xiao Wanqing paused with her chopsticks and thought for a few seconds before realizing what Zhou Qin was asking. She rubbed her ears nonchalantly and said, "It's okay, Wen Tong was too nervous. It was only a small problem at the time, but after taking the medicine, it gradually healed itself."
She remembered that Lin Xian asked her this question nervously after the reunion.
At that time, she told Lin Xian that it was fine, but Lin Xian was skeptical. The girl covered her uninjured ear, and insisted on whispering in her other ear, and then asked her to repeat the verification. Later, after it was confirmed that her ears were really fine, Lin Xian had a quarrel happily for a while, but turned around, and tricked himself into repeating many love words to her. Poor her stupidity, it took her a long time to realize that she had fallen into this little clever ghost's trap.
Thinking of the scene at that time, the curve of Xiao Wanqing's lips became deeper and deeper.
Zhou Qin didn't know what Xiao Wanqing was thinking, she looked at Xiao Wanqing's sincere and tolerant smile, and unconsciously twisted and twisted her hands on the apron. After all, guilt overwhelmed her pride, she said with difficulty: "Xiao Wan, I..."
Before she finished speaking, Xiao Wanqing seemed to see her embarrassment, and thoughtfully interrupted her: "Sister, the previous things are over, let's forget about them, and we will not mention them in the future, and we will all go Is it good to look ahead?"
Xiao Wanqing's generosity and thoughtfulness made Zhou Qin feel even more sour. She slid her throat up and down, shook her head, and said seriously: "It's over, but I still have to say what I owe you."
"I was too arbitrary back then, and my accusation against you was too unfair, and what I said to you was even more mean and vicious. It was useless for you to call me sister." She seemed ashamed, and her voice became hoarse after speaking difficult. But she still looked at Xiao Wanqing, and said every word clearly and solemnly.
"Xiao Wan, I apologize to you. I'm sorry. I don't ask for your forgiveness. I just hope that you and Lin Xian will live a good and happy life together in the future."
Xiao Wanqing once thought that she really let go and really didn't care, so that when Lin Xian and Lin Zhan apologized, she could deal with it calmly, considerately and relieved. But when Zhou Qin really said the word "I'm sorry", a childlike grievance suddenly set off in her heart. Tears suddenly flowed from the eye sockets and slid down, making Xiao Wanqing choke up her voice uncontrollably.
It turned out that she still deeply remembered the pain and grievance that engulfed her heart and almost suffocated when Zhou Qin questioned herself coldly, as well as the inextricable despair. That is one of the closest people in the world she thinks in her heart, that is the person she has known and loved as a sister since she was a child. The knife fell, mercilessly gouging out her heart one knife after another...
The harm from someone close to you, the more you value it, the more it hurts.
However, to hear Zhou Qin's sincere apology, and to receive Zhou Qin's sincere blessing, it seemed that her grievances had finally been appeased. Her turmoil gradually subsided, she was satisfied, and had nothing else to ask for. She raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her cheeks. The pear blossoms were raining, and she was crying faintly. She said in a low hoarse voice: "It's okay, sister, I admit that I have been wronged, but I really understand you. In my heart, you Has always been my closest sister, and that has never changed."
Tears also fell in Zhou Qin's eyes, and he was choked up and couldn't speak for a while. After she showed weakness, she was a little embarrassed, wiped her tears with drooping eyes, changed the subject stiffly and reminded: "Hurry up and eat the noodles, the noodles are going to be cold."
Xiao Wanqing answered "Yes" softly and understandingly, wiped away her tears with a paper towel, and lowered her head to eat the noodles earnestly.
After a long while, Zhou Qin adjusted his mood, smiled for the first time since the reunion, and said, "I'm afraid I can't be your closest sister forever."
Xiao Wanqing paused her chopsticks and raised her head, looking at Zhou Qin inexplicably.
She watched as Zhou Qin took out a small piece of red cloth from his coat and placed it on the table. The red cloth was unfolded, and what was wrapped inside was a emerald green jadeite bracelet.
Zhou Qin stretched out his hand to take Xiao Wanqing's left hand by the bowl, and put the bracelet on her wrist lightly, and said softly: "It's not a valuable thing, but it can be regarded as a family heirloom. When I married in, Grandma Xianxian passed it on to me, saying it was passed down to her by her mother-in-law when she married in. I don’t know how many generations it has been passed down. I planned to give it to Xianxian as a dowry in the future.” She smiled helplessly and amusingly , continued: "Unexpectedly, I gave birth to a daughter, but I still became a mother-in-law."
Xiao Wanqing's face blushed completely, and the jade bracelet was attached to her skin, which should be cold to the touch, but Xiao Wanqing felt hot all over her body.
She touched the bracelet and murmured: "Sister..." She stammered inexplicably, the title "Sister" suddenly seemed really strange and inappropriate: "Cough, I..."
Zhou Qin saw through her embarrassment, but still cared seriously: "It may be that my thinking is still old-fashioned, and I always feel that since you have already recognized each other and have reached the age for starting a family and starting a business, although you can't get a certificate, you can't do it arbitrarily." Wedding, but there should still be some sense of ceremony. Even if it is just a simple setting of two tables, it is good to invite some close and trustworthy relatives and friends. Under the witness and blessing of everyone, solemnly make a promise, start a family, and understand each other, to each other The responsibility of this family, from now on, working together and supporting each other, may feel a little different."
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime event. I still don't want you to have any regrets. I have prepared everything that should be prepared for you and Xianxian. For some things that need our old people's help, you can just ask."
The motherly heart in the words is self-evident, and Xiao Wanqing is a little moved. She put down her chopsticks, showed a gentle smile, and said solemnly: "Sister, don't worry, I won't feel wronged and Xianxian followed me like this. Yes, it only happens once in a lifetime, and I don't want Xianxian either. Sorry. I want to give Xianxian an unforgettable memory."
For Lin Xian, it's not that she doesn't want to give or want, but she always wants to give the best within her ability.
She told Zhou Qin the plan in her heart: "I plan to go to Northern Europe with Xianxian during the spring break. When I come back, I will ask you to help us prepare a wedding banquet together on a small scale."
Zhou Qin felt relieved when he heard the words, his eyes narrowed into smile lines, and he responded three times with a smile on his face: "Okay, okay, okay. You just need to have an idea in your heart."
At the right time, Lin Xian coaxed Lin Zhan well. He was worried that Zhou Qin and Xiao Wanqing would be alone for too long, and the voice came before they arrived: "Mom, Panpan, what are you talking about?"
Xiao Wanqing and Zhou Qin glanced at each other, but neither answered. Turning around, Lin Xian had already arrived.
Xiao Wanqing rested her chin, tilted her head to look at Lin Xian, raised the tail of her eyes, showing some charm, and whispered: "Secret."
Lin Xian restrained herself a little in front of Zhou Qin, and made trouble with Xiao Wanqing relentlessly, only sneered slightly, raised her hand and scratched her nose, petting and helplessly said: "Xiao Panpan, you can't do this! , I have my own little secret so soon."
Xiao Wanqing was still not used to being intimate with Lin Xian in front of Zhou Qin, she touched her nose embarrassedly, but smiled silently.
Zhou Qin watched their interaction quietly, with a little smile in his eyes.