At five o'clock in the morning, Chen Xu woke up as usual. After changing into his sportswear, he gently opened the door so as not to wake up the rest of the family.
As soon as the door was opened and the flashlight of the mobile phone flickered, I saw the parents who were also light-hearted.
"Why are you so early?" Chen Xu was surprised. He had heard from them before that they had been going to exercise in the morning for the past two years, going for a walk or something. But I didn't expect it to be so early.
My mother made a silent gesture, signaling not to disturb Chen Ziqi.
After the three of them went out, they went down the stairs together. My mother said, "Now your dad and I go to exercise every morning, and I feel much better physically."
Chen Xu felt a little distressed, and said, "Then it doesn't have to be so early, it's such a cold day, it's okay to go after six o'clock."
My mother said, "We are all used to it, and we can't fall asleep at this point."
Chen Xu was silent. When he came back this time, he could clearly feel that his parents were older than before, the wrinkles on their faces had increased, and there was occasionally a sense of sluggishness in their movements and manners.
He knows that in the past two years, in order to pay off the debt, his parents have been worrying and working hard, and they have aged faster than before.
Next year, they will only be fifty, and in this era, this age is not considered old.
Be sure to pay off the debt as soon as possible so that they don't have to work so hard.
He thought silently in his heart.
When we got downstairs, the family of three walked to the riverside park. In the county town in the early morning, there were no people on the road, not even a few cars.
The three of them chatted while walking, mainly Chen Xu was chatting with his mother, and his father only said a word occasionally.
When we arrived at Jiangbian Park, we went our separate ways.
After six o'clock, his parents went back first, leaving Chen Xu to run by himself.
At seven o'clock, Chen Xu returned home after running, but Chen Ziqi was still sleeping, and his parents were not at home. There is freshly cooked porridge in the kitchen. On the dining table, the vegetable cover with a diameter of nearly one meter is uncovered. Inside are soy milk and fried dough sticks, and a bowl of salted and crispy peanuts.
He took a shower first and changed his clothes. After serving a bowl of porridge, I ate it with peanuts.
After breakfast, I saw my mother carrying vegetables into the door, stepped forward to help carry them, put them in the kitchen, and asked, "Where is Dad?"
"Go to work." My mother said after taking a breath.
"Why do you buy so many vegetables?" Chen Xu had already told them yesterday that they were going out today, so they didn't need to cook his meals.
Mom said, "That girl Ziqi said that she wants to eat some local dishes, so I want to make some more for her."
Well, I didn't buy it for myself.
Chen Xu was speechless, but he was very happy that his mother and Chen Ziqi hit it off so well.
...
After eight o'clock, Chen Ziqi was still sleeping. Chen Xu wanted to wake her up, but her mother refused to let her go, saying that it was rare for her to have a holiday when she was growing up, so she let her sleep again.
Chen Xu shook his head and said, "She lives here for a month, I don't know what she will be used to by you."
Mom gave him a blank look, "Nonsense, Ziqi is so sensible, when you were her age, you couldn't compare to her."
"..."
Chen Xu shut his mouth sensibly, and had to admire Chen Ziqi's ability to please the elders, no wonder she was able to eat her father to death.
At this moment, his cell phone rang, and he picked it up to see that it was Yang Jinxia calling. After connecting, he said, "Okay, I'll be down right away."
After hanging up the phone, he said, "Mom, then I'm leaving, and I won't be coming back at night." He went to the room and picked up the bag he had prepared earlier, and went downstairs.
"Be careful outside." My mother walked to the door and specially reminded me.
She walked around to the balcony again and looked downstairs. After a while, she saw her son appear and walked to a white car. Then, she saw a woman getting out of the car. Although she couldn't see clearly, But it feels young.
"Auntie, what are you looking at?"
The window next to the balcony was opened, Chen Ziqi rubbed her eyes and asked, obviously just woke up, saw her second aunt looking around on the balcony, curiously, she opened the window and asked.
"Quick, come out and take a look." Mother Chen waved to her.
Chen Ziqi put on her coat, ran out, and went to her side to watch.
Mother Chen asked, "The woman driving that white car is your brother's friend, do you know her?"
"I don't know." Chen Ziqi naturally recognized that it was the woman's car from yesterday, and shook her head.
Mother Chen muttered, "You look quite young, I don't know what it has to do with your brother."
"Don't look, the car is gone." Chen Ziqi took her hand and asked, "Auntie, what are you eating today?"
As expected, Mother Chen was distracted and said, "Today I'll make Yong Tau Foo and Braised Pork for you."
"Okay, I want to help." Chen Ziqi pulled her back to the living room.
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"I'm going to trouble you this time."
Chen Xu got into the car and said to Yang Jinxia. Last night, he wanted to find an online car-hailing car online, but no one took the order at all. Finally, I called her.
In fact, he has another choice, he can borrow from his uncle's house or his younger uncle's house, but compared to his third uncle, his relationship with his uncle and his younger uncle is a little less familiar. Still chose Yang Jinxia.
"I haven't gone shopping since I got here. I just happened to go for a walk." Yang Jinxia said, and started the car, "Is there anything interesting here?"
Chen Xu said, "There should be no famous scenic spots. Interesting places... Actually, I'm not familiar with them. When I was in school, I only cared about studying and didn't go out much. After I went to college, I came back once a year, and I didn't have time to go everywhere. .”
"Have you lived here since you were a child?"
"That's not true. Before elementary school, I lived at my grandmother's house in the country. After school, as long as I have a longer vacation, I will go to my grandmother's house for a few days."
"Then you can take me to your grandma's house for a few days. I've grown up and never lived in the country. It must be very interesting."
"Aren't you afraid that I'm a bad person? If I kidnap you, you won't have a place to cry."
"Are you willing?" Yang Jinxia turned her head and gave him a blank look.
Chen Xu's heart skipped a beat, he turned his head, looked out the window, and changed the subject.
Along the way, the two chatted, and time seemed to pass very quickly.
Since we met, it was the first time that Chen Xu chatted with her in such an atmosphere, and he felt very relaxed.
In fact, I didn't talk about any nutritious content, just talk about interesting things I encountered in my work and life, and complain about my wonderful colleagues.
You don't need to deliberately accommodate, sometimes, the topic of the conversation is also the wrong topic, you say Zhang San, I say Li Si. But it didn't hinder the conversation between the two at all.
At the last section of the road, the two of them complained together that it was really narrow, curved, and steep. Yang Jinxia drove carefully, but it took half an hour to drive for a ten-kilometer road.
During this period, Liu Xiaoshang made several phone calls to remind him that he was about to leave to pick up the bride.
Finally, when Chen Xu and the two arrived at their destination, the convoy was lined up.
"Why did you come here?" Liu Xiaoshang just came out of the house. He was wearing a particularly flamboyant red suit, complaining, and saw Yang Jinxia next to him, "You brought your family - I'll go!"
He was shocked when he saw Yang Jinxia's face clearly.
It was only then that Chen Xu remembered that the first time he saw Yang Jinxia, he was having dinner with Liu Xiaoshang, and Liu Xiaoshang had also seen her.
However, that was more than two months ago, this guy still remembers Yang Jinxia's appearance