Xia Guopeng smiled and said, "Grandpa has neglected you. I'll cut one for you right away."
He said, and immediately took action.
Shen Min said: "No need, just give this to Dabai."
Xia Guopeng was picking the second mango, and was slightly startled when he heard this. He looked up at Shen Min with some disappointment. Shen Min handed the fork to Xia Dabai and said, "I haven't eaten mangoes for a long time, and I don't have the habit of eating them now."
Xia Guopeng was very disappointed.
Time always changes too many things, and many things cannot be reversed.
It's like...
emotion.
Xia Dabai could also sense that the atmosphere was a little off. He took the mango handed over by his grandmother, but he didn't know whether to eat it or not. He looked at his Dabao with a pair of big eyes. Xia Xingchen looked at this and that, and finally, without replying to the child, he just said, "Dad, Mom, you guys chat first. I just ate too much for dinner, so I'll take Dabai out for a walk."
The two elders nodded.
Xia Dabai was still staring at Mango eagerly, but the next moment Xia Xingchen had already carried the man out.
The old lady also went upstairs silently.
After a while, Xia Guopeng and Shen Min were the only ones left in the hall.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Xia Guopeng spoke first: "Since you don't want to eat mangoes, drink some tea. Sister Wang, make two cups of tea."
After giving the order, Sister Wang responded from the kitchen.
"Actually, I came here today to make things clear with you."
"Minmin..." Xia Guopeng seemed to know what she wanted to say, and took the lead in taking over her words. He had a lot to say, but after he spoke, only these two words came out. Shen Min's heart ached when she was called, and she clenched her hands on her knees. After a long while, she looked up at Xia Guopeng, "I know what you think, but we are not young after all. You and Li Lingyi still have a child, and you and I..."
At this point, she smiled bitterly, "Xingchen is not our child, there is really no fate between us, so don't force it... After a while, when Xingchen and Ye Qing's wedding is over, I will return to Liangcheng. In the future, I hope you won't come to Liangcheng to find me again. I'm used to living alone and have no plans to find someone to live with. Of course, if I really have this plan one day... the person will definitely not be you."
Shen Min had actually said this several times before. However, this time, it was the first time that she said it to Xia Guopeng so calmly.
I felt much relieved.
However, seeing Xia Guopeng's devastated look, his heart still ached. Xia Guopeng sat there dejectedly, wanting to say something several times, but in the end, he said nothing.
Shen Min stood up and said, "Now that we have finished talking and eating, I think I should leave now."
"Minmin!" Hearing that she was leaving, Xia Guopeng stood up suddenly. He didn't notice Sister Wang who was carrying tea over, and his shoulder bumped into the plate in Sister Wang's hand.
"Ah!" Sister Wang screamed, but she didn't have time to dodge. The teacup was knocked over, and the boiling hot tea in it all spilled onto Xia Guopeng's shirt.
The hot water penetrated the thin cloth and scalded the skin in an instant.
He snorted and frowned.
"Master, are you okay?" Sister Wang was extremely worried.
The water was just boiled, scalding hot. Even through his shirt, Xia Guopeng knew he had burned his skin. He waved his hands, frowning, "It's okay..."
Shen Min has come over, frowning, "Let me see."
Xia Guopeng lowered his eyes to look at her.
For the first time in so many years, I was so close to Shen Min. She had her hair tied up, and her facial features were clear. Perhaps it was because of the beautiful scenery of Liangcheng that her skin was still so shiny, and there were no fine lines under the light.
"What are you looking at?" Shen Min raised her head and met his gaze. Her heart skipped a beat when she met his burning and deep gaze, but she remained calm on the surface and said, "Let me look at your injury, not me."
Xia Guopeng felt like there was no pain at all.
"Wait a minute, you have to unbutton your shirt." He reluctantly looked away and unbuttoned his shirt with his fingers.
Although they were such a loving couple, it had been so many years since they last met, and Shen Min still felt a little embarrassed. She lowered her head and didn't look at him. When he unbuttoned three buttons of his shirt, revealing his burned shoulders, she didn't raise her head.
Xia Guopeng looked at her with a hint of smile in his eyes.
"You've always wanted to see my wound, why don't you want to see it now?"
Shen Min raised her eyes and saw the mischievous smile in his eyes, which made her feel even more embarrassed. She didn't respond to his words, but just tried to look at the wound on his shoulder calmly. To be honest, Xia Guopeng is still in good shape now that he is middle-aged.
But the next moment, she immediately shook off the thought and told Sister Wang, "Go get some sugar and make some sugar water. Just warm water will do."
"syrup?"
"Yeah. Sugar water can relieve the burn."
When Sister Wang heard this, she did not dare to delay and went there quickly.
Xia Guopeng, who had been disheartened and depressed before, suddenly felt a surge of hope when he saw Shen Min's worried look.
Shen Min knew he was looking at her, so she stopped looking back at him and squatted down to pick up the broken pieces of the cup and put them away neatly.
… … … … …
Outside.
Xia Xingchen took Xia Dabai for a walk outside.
Xia Dabai had been playing for most of the afternoon, and he was tired of it and wanted to go back. Xia Xingchen was trying to comfort him. At this moment, two beams of strong light shone straight down the originally quiet road, breaking the dark night.
Xia Xingchen and Xia Dabai narrowed their eyes instinctively, and she subconsciously moved to the side of the road holding the child.
Then, the car drove over and suddenly stopped beside them.
The driver's window slowly rolled down. Xia Dabai's eyes lit up, "Xiaobai?!"
surprise.
Xia Xingchen was also quite surprised. He put the child on the ground, leaned over and spoke to him, "Didn't you say you had a schedule today? Why are you here?"
"Come and get you."
Xia Dabai had already opened the passenger seat. Bai Yeqing nodded and said to him, "Sit in the back. The passenger seat is for your Dabao."
Xia Dabai pouted unhappily.
Hum hum!
After getting married, they become less and less cute!
Take a shower without him!
Sleep without him!
Don't take him on a date!
Marry without him!
Now even riding in the car seems redundant!
Xia Dabai slid down from the car with a groan and climbed to the back seat dejectedly. Xia Xingchen touched the back of his round head soothingly, and he felt better.
Xia Xingchen sat in the passenger seat and drove her back to Xia's house. "Why are you walking outside?"