The old house is no longer rented out, and after being idle for a long time, there is a musty smell inside.
Jiang He took the time to go back to the old house to tidy up, tidy up the kitchen, clean the bedroom, and open the windows for two days to let in the wind.
Standing in the house, looking at the familiar room, she smiled, it was here before, that guy Xu Qing tried every means to trick her into holding her little hand, hugging, and then living together, for this reason, he stayed in the utility room to warm up in the summer. with.
He also claims to be smart.
Xu Qing and Xu Wenbin were busy with the transfer of ownership, and when helping the child find a kindergarten, they considered many aspects. The two found that the old house still needed to be used. It is not practical to take the children to and from school and cook by themselves.
Kindergarten and elementary school are near here, not far from the flower shop, the old house is used, Xu Qing can stay in the shop at noon, Jiang He comes here to cook, and when the children go to elementary school, they come directly to the old house after school at noon Eat and rest, or go to the store to play, and go home after school at night to do homework, without delay.
I originally wanted to come here to go to school, compared to going around half the city every day at noon to go home for a lunch break and then go to school, I just stayed here in the old house, which is fine.
As the saying goes, people become smart when they get old, and cats can also become smart when they are old. When they lie down there, they become more stable, like a wily man, indifferent to everything, and vigilantly paying attention to all movements.
The two human cubs could already run and jump when they were over two years old. They were not as cute as before, and they didn’t have to look at them all the time, and they even had to avoid them a little. It exploded, and I stayed away from this little bastard ever since.
The personalities of Xu Jin and Xu Shi'an seem to be taking turns. Xu Jin, who was originally dishonest, became more and more stable as he grew up, but Xu Shi'an became more and more restless. His curiosity was heavier than that of a cat, and he wanted to stuff everything into his mouth.
"Watch mom show you eating a big bun in one bite!"
When Xu Qing came back after finishing the ownership transfer, Xu Jin was sitting on the side playing with a car, and Jiang He sat in front of Xu Shian with a big bun, shook the bun in his hand, and swallowed it whole, Xu Shian was surprised to see Eyes wide open.
The steamed buns are steamed by themselves, not small steamed buns that can fit three in one mouthful, they have to be the size of a fist, and make Jiang He's cheeks bulge up, even Xu Qing can't help but admire him, he can't do this unique skill .
It was even more impossible for Xu Shi'an to do it. After being surprised for a moment, he was about to eat his buns, and lowered his head for a moment.
Eh? Where is my bun
Looking at Jiang He's mouth which was chewing vigorously, he realized that it was his own steamed stuffed bun, and when his little mouth deflated, he was ready to cry.
"You're teasing him again!"
Xu Qing looked angrily at Jiang He coaxing there, this man can do anything in his spare time, make the child cry, and coax him when he's done.
It seems that this is what a guy does to pass the time. When he has nothing to do, he scolds his girlfriend a few words, makes her cry, and then coaxes her well, and the day passes.
"My son, who am I not to tease?"
Jiang He didn't take it seriously, and said plausibly, "If you don't hurry up and tease me when you grow up, it won't be as fun as it is now."
"Then make another one and continue playing."
"I think you're out of sorts."
Xu Jin tooted the car to Xu Qing's feet and asked him to make way.
"You are a girl, you should play with dolls..."
"No, I want to play with cars!"
Seeing that his father refused to move, Xu Jin hit his shoe with the car, and then the car overturned.
The two farts are getting bigger and bigger, and the house is no longer quiet as before, but lively.
Winter Melon hides from the two of them as long as he can, and follows Jiang He to the store when he has nothing to do, and acts as a mascot to attract money and attract traffic.
night.
Xu Qing pulled the two dolls in front of her very seriously, and told them to sleep in separate rooms.
"Are you siblings together, or are you separated? Anyway, you can't sleep with your parents anymore. The bed is so small that it can't fit you."
The two children were dazed, and before they could react, Xu Qing took it for granted that they agreed, "Okay, then it's a happy decision, you live separately, and whoever sleeps with us, don't play tricks."
"I sleep with my mother." Xu Jin quit.
"me… "
When Xu Shian saw her sister say this, she subconsciously wanted to sleep with her father, but she didn't want to, so she got bored for a while, and said loudly, "I sleep with my mother too!"
"No, I'm the only one who can sleep with my mother, you have to sleep by yourself."
"No, I want to sleep with my mother!"
"You have to sleep by yourself."
"I do not!"
"Then let's let mom decide who she wants to sleep with." Xu Qing pulled Jiang He over who was drying his hair after taking a shower.
"You sleep with Shi'an, Xu Jin sleeps by himself, and I sleep by myself."
Jiang He said simply and neatly.
"..."
"..."
The father, son and daughter were all dumbfounded.
"Any opinion?" Jiang He looked at Xu Qing.
"Of course I don't have any objections... It's just Shi'an, cough, Shi'an, do you want to sleep with Dad? Dad can snore at night, he can cry~ like a wolf, he can... ah!"
Xu Qing stood up and touched his waist, suddenly felt that this was really great.
"Shi'an, let's go, let's go to sleep."
Xu Shi'an turned his head three times at a time, was taken back to the room by Xu Qing and closed the door, one big and one small went into the second bedroom to rest, Jiang He helped Xu Jin make the bedroom quilt, watched her lie down, closed her eyes, closed the door and came out of the living room , continue to sit in front of the computer and surf the Internet.
Late at night, she turned off the computer, and when she turned around, Xu Jin stood at the door of the room and stared at her.
"Why are you not sleeping?"
"I want to sleep with my mother."
"Ok… "
Looking at his daughter's small face, Jiang He's heart softened, he picked up Xu Jin and kissed her, and led her to turn off the light in the living room and go back to the bedroom.
…
In the morning, just after dawn, Jiang He got up, made breakfast for the family of four, knocked on the door and called the father and son in the house, then went downstairs with winter melon, and went to the flower shop to open the door.
There are only a few of them left at home.
At noon, Xu Qing took the child to Zhou Suzhi's place. She wanted to order takeaway by herself.
A side dish of diced carrots, served with pork ribs and potatoes, only cost more than 20 yuan in red envelopes, and it looks very good.
Jiang He, who was about to feast, put a chopstick into his mouth, and his expression changed immediately.
"Did Xu Qing bring you food today?" Gong Ping wore a white casual outfit today, and she was still so young and beautiful.
For some reason, her dress has become more and more simple in the past two years. The black and red skirts she liked before appear less and less frequently, but neat sportswear often appear.
Maybe it's because I'm older, so I look younger.
"The familiar taste is the same as that made by my family, it's hard to eat"
Jiang He put down his phone and said casually, "I took the child to grandma's place."
"Winter melon is so good." Gong Ping hugged the winter melon and rubbed it, "You seem to be very old, right?"
Winter Melon doesn't dislike her now, she doesn't have that nasty perfume and other smells on her body, and the smell of laundry detergent is very clean, similar to that of Jiang He, so she doesn't struggle, and stays peacefully beside her, squints her eyes and enjoys it Voice.
"On the Internet, it is said that cats can live to be seventeen or eighteen years old, which is roughly equivalent to a human being in his forties, which is almost halfway through."
After being raised for a long time, cats are like family members. They can even understand human nature, and they can understand what they say.
Occasionally, I would lie there and not listen to people's speeches, either because I didn't understand, or because I was too lazy to answer and pretended to be stupid.
"How about I open a branch? Sometimes I envy you, and I want to open a small shop, raise a cat, and just wait for people to come to me every day."
"Okay, learn from me. When the time comes, you can quit this place and drive it yourself, or we can invest money for you and continue to co-operate together. It's all fine." Jiang He said without thinking, paused and then Said: "At that time, you can also move the guzheng into the store. Flowers and music go well together."
"But it's hard to think about it." Gong Ping took Jiang He's hand and looked at it. The hand that took care of the flowers and plants for a long time was not the kind of hand that didn't touch the spring water as imagined.
"It's not hard when you actually do it."
Jiang He felt a little helpless towards this best friend, "Don't even think about opening a store, you have a boyfriend?"
"Don't rush, take your time, I haven't found a suitable one yet."
"My Xu Jin is almost three years old and is going to kindergarten."
"Ah... What's the comparison? Song Hui's going to elementary school... Everyone has their own destiny. Don't be in a hurry. If you don't look forward to getting married in a hurry, you have to leave later. Look, I have a friend who is , who is one year younger than me, and has been divorced twice so far."
I don't know if it will be like this when I get older. My thoughts change every day. Last week I was in a hurry to marry myself, but today I said I am not in a hurry.
"How can you raise your children and open a small shop with such peace of mind, as if you are not in a hurry? I think Song Hui is almost going to menopause because of her children." Gong Ping was very puzzled by Jiang He's life. How is the status maintained.
I can’t put it into words. Anyway, since we met, she has always been in that unhurried manner. She used to fish, go shopping, and skateboard. Now she grows flowers, plays with cats, and takes care of children. She has never changed. I've seen her worry.
The better the city develops, the faster the pace of life. Now it’s no different than a few years ago. A few years ago, takeaways cost about ten yuan. Breakfast can be full for only three or four yuan. Now it’s never the same as before. .
"What's there to panic about?" Jiang He asked back.
"Is there nothing to worry about?"
"At first, it was there, but then it disappeared. I suspect that guy Xu Qing used to engage in pyramid schemes."
Jiang He was fiddling with the flower branches, and when he saw someone staying outside the door, he stopped talking, went to the door to say hello, and asked if he needed anything.
The other party just looked at it casually, nodded politely, looked at it for a while, and then left.
Seeing the person leaving, Jiang He turned back again, and continued the conversation: "What's the trouble, as long as you ask him, he can make fun of you.
"... You have found a treasure."
Gong Ping touched the soft fur of the wax gourd and smiled. There seemed to be something wrong with her words. With a woman like Jiang He, she always felt that Xu Qing had picked up the treasure.
…
Xu Qing was being dragged and nagged by Zhou Suzhi.
"I heard from Shi'an that the two of you can fight. Be careful, you are both grown-ups, don't let the children see everything. They are not young anymore, they are sensible..."
"??!"
"Mom, don't think too much about it, we're...that's...really doing it." Xu Qing couldn't help but interrupted. Hearing this tone, there was a big misunderstanding, and he wanted to take the two children home.
"Really do it?"
"Really do it, the kind of life and death."
"Nonsense, anyway, you pay attention to me, take the two of them to see if I don't break your legs, and let you go in a wheelchair with that prince... the prince."
Zhou Suzhi couldn't remember Wang Zijun's name for a while, but only remembered his nickname. She was sitting in a wheelchair at a young age, so she was naturally regarded as a negative example.
"The eldest is not young anymore. The father is still old and unruly. Let the children see... Where is Jiang He? Jiang He, come here and let me talk about her!" Zhou Suzhi was still whispering. The two children are only so young. Do personnel.
"Don't, don't, Mom, we really fight, with swords."
Xu Qing dug his ears, if Jiang He came over and was read, no matter if he became angry or angry, he would have to discuss and discuss again when he went back.
Xu Wenbin was wearing glasses, reading comic books with Xu Jin, and Shi'an was sitting on the floor playing with his little jiujiu. Zhou Suzhi just gave Xu Qing a look, ended the conversation, and went to stop the unlucky kid from messing around.
"Be careful that he pees all over you."
Xu Qing said.
"What happened to my grandson peeing all over me?"
"… nothing."
Good guy, the old lady is possessed, her son picked it up, and her grandchildren are her own.
…
Gong Ping came out of the flower shop, carrying a bouquet of purple roses, which she twirled between her fingers.
Crossing the road and walking leisurely on the street, she looked up at the sky, the sky was blue and the white clouds were misty.
Alone, relaxed and happy.
Walking around a few corners, and returning to the community where I lived, Uncle Zhao was smoking a cigarette at the gate, his gray temples showed that he should retire, but he was still sitting here for cigarette money, tired to say the least He won't get tired, he's already used to it, and for him, sitting here probably isn't working, but a part of his life.
In him, Gong Ping saw Jiang He's shadow... or Xu Qing's shadow, Jiang He was influenced by Xu Qing, and Xu Qing got along very well with him.
I still remember the way Xu Qing sat at the gate and smoked clouds with this old man.
Gong Ping walked to the door. She has lived here for several years, and she and Uncle Zhao have known each other for a long time, and they nodded to each other as greetings.
She slowed down and took a closer look at Uncle Zhao. The old man's face was full of relaxation and contentment, as if nothing would affect him. Sitting at this door was his paradise, without the attendance attire of those new communities. and so on, and there is no mandatory greeting, but he has always been conscientious, and he has almost never seen him coming late or leaving early, and he will ask strangers who come alone.
"Being able to live a stable life for decades, without major ups and downs, with a happy family, healthy parents, and harmonious children is something most people can't even hope for. Why do you want to mess around?"
This is what Uncle Zhao told Xu Qing, pointing to the buildings in the community behind him. Xu Qing told it to Jiang He, and now she heard it from Jiang He.
Gong Ping looked at the unit building in the distance, and then at the old man who was leaning back on the chair enjoying tobacco comfortably, tilted his head, and Qiangwei twirled half a circle on his fingertips.
"Uncle, I'll give you a flower."
"Ok?"
Uncle Zhao took a puff of smoke from his nostrils and looked up in surprise.
Gong Ping smiled and turned around.
Qingli's figure receded into the distance, and she tiptoed lightly with her hands behind her back, as if she was dancing.
It's good to be healthy and healthy now, half of happiness is enough, why think so much.
"This girl..." Uncle Zhao picked up a flower and laughed, and brought it back to the old woman in a while.