When Xu Lian brought Xiang Nuan back home, Xiang Changkong had already put his lunch on the table and was waiting for them to come to eat.
Xiang Nuan followed Xu Lian, but still did not dare to face the sky. Xiang Changkong went to the kitchen to fill up the meal and put it on the table: "Eat first, it's easy to get cold in winter."
After being alone with Weng Shuli twice before, Xu Lian now faces much more naturally than when she first met. She pulled up the stool and sat down opposite Weng Shuli, smiled at her and said, "Auntie, I'm here again."
Weng Shuli, holding chopsticks in her hand, did not respond to her, but just picked it up and ate lunch quietly. Xiang Nuan sat opposite Xiang Changkong, and buried his head to eat, not speaking.
In the past, Xiang Nuan had the most words at the dinner table, and she would not feel embarrassed if she was there to adjust the atmosphere. Today, she has something in her heart, and like her mother, she only cares about eating, and the dinner table looks extraordinarily dull.
Xu Lian held the bowl and took the chopsticks to pick up the balls, but they did not pick it up after several times. Xiang Changkong laughed while watching, and stretched out his chopsticks to help her put the balls into the bowl.
"...Thank you." When the ball was in her bowl, Xu Lian forked it with chopsticks and took a bite. Xiang Zhangkong asked her, "How about I go get you a spoon, it's more convenient to use a spoon."
"Okay." Xu Lian watched him get up and went to the kitchen to get a spoon and put it next to her bowl. She scooped up a ball with a spoon, put it in the Xiang Changkong bowl, and said to him, "It's really convenient to use a spoon."
Xiang Nuan, who was silently cooking rice by the side, said, "…"
She's in such a bad mood that they have to stuff her with dog food.
After dinner, Weng Shuli routinely went to her room for a lunch break, and Xiang Changkong cleared the table in the living room, while Xu Lian helped him. Bringing the unfinished dishes into the kitchen, Xiang Changkong said to Xu Lian, "Go and take a nap too, I can come here."
Xu Lian is a little sleepy. On days when she doesn't catch up with orders, she usually takes a nap in the lounge for half an hour. She thought about it and said, "Then I'll go to the sofa and sleep for a while."
Xiang Changkong looked down at her, his eyes were beautiful and always deep, Xu Lian couldn't stand him looking at her like this. "What are you looking at me for?"
Xiang Changkong heard a hint of embarrassment in her tone, slightly raised the corner of his mouth, and smiled at her: "Go to my room and sleep."
He said this sentence in an absolutely serious manner, without deliberate hints and ambiguity, but it made people feel inexplicably bloody.
Xu Lian raised her eyes to look at him, if this was in her kitchen... She replied "yes" to Xiang Changkong and stepped on high heels to his room.
This is the third time he has entered the room in the sky. His room is still the same, small, simple, clean and tidy. The candle she gave him last time was half lit, and he put it next to the lamp. She walked over and glanced at it, then turned around, and her eyes fell on the bed facing the sky.
Because the room was too small, he also slept on a very narrow single bed with a complete set of pure white sheets, but it would not make people feel cold, but instead had the urge to lie down.
Xu Lian's hand slowly stroked the pillow and then landed on the quilt. The quilt was as soft as she imagined, and she thought it must be very warm.
She took off her shoes and coat, put on the blanket, and closed her eyes.
The smell of Xiang Changkong was all around, giving her the illusion of lying in Xiang Changkong's arms.
This feeling is addictive.
In the kitchen, Xiang Changkong was still washing dishes, and Xiang Nuan was in the room facing the exercise book for a long time, without writing a word, and finally couldn't help it, and went to the kitchen to find Xiang Changkong.
"Brother." She stood at the door and called to him. Xiang Zhangkong turned back and looked at her as usual: "What's wrong?"
When the words reached her lips, Xiang Nuan couldn't say anything. She stood there hesitating for a long time, and finally gathered up the courage to repeat what she said to Xu Lian in front of Xiang Changkong: "I-I don't want to go to college. already."
Xiang Zhangkong's hand under the faucet paused. After a while, he put down the bowl in his hand, turned off the faucet, and wiped the water droplets on his hands with a handkerchief.
Xiang Nuan was even more nervous than when the results were announced. She wasn't afraid that Xiang Changkong would beat her and scold her. In fact, Xiang Changkong had a good temper. From childhood to adulthood, she never even yelled at her.
She was just afraid that she would disappoint him.
After Xiang Changkong wiped the water off his hands, he stood facing Xiang Nuan, looked at her and asked, "Why?"
Xiang Nuan pursed his lips and said, "I, I just don't think it's interesting to go to university. Educational qualifications don't mean ability. Now that college students go out, aren't there many who can't find jobs? I think it's better to learn a craft. , it's better to make a living. Isn't it good to open a store and be the owner of your own like Sister Xu Lian?"
Xiang Changkong said, "Xu Lian only opened the store after graduating from university."
"Isn't that just studying for four years in vain? Originally, a lot of knowledge learned in the university would not be used at all when I came out to work."
Xiang Changkong was silent for a while, then raised his hand and touched Xiang Nuan's head: "University will not be free, maybe the knowledge learned in college will not be used in future work and life, but four years of college will not be used. The experience in itself is a kind of harvest. These four years will also be a very precious and beautiful memory for you in the future. Yes, education does not represent ability, but education is a stepping stone for you to enter many enterprises, and education is not enough. , you don't even have the qualifications to submit your resume."
Xiang Nuan knew that what he said was right, but she would soon be an adult, and she didn't want to be a burden to the family anymore.
"I… "
"You really don't want to go to college?"
Xiang Zhangkong's question interrupted Xiang Nuan's unspoken words. She stared at Xiang Changkong and was speechless for a long time.
Of course she wanted to go to university, if she didn't, why bother studying so hard. High school days are boring, heavy, and always overwhelming, but college is different, it's colorful and free.
At least in their eyes now, that's how it is. She has made an appointment with her friends in the group of best friends. After going to college, they will perm their hair, buy clothes, and do their nails. In short, they will be beautiful.
She was stared at by Xiang Changkong's eyes, and her nose was inexplicably sour: "I, I want to go out to work early, so..."
You don't have to work so hard. You can also do what you want.
Xiang Changkong rubbed her head again and said to her, "It's not too late to go to work after college."
"But, I didn't do well in the exam..."
"I've seen your grades, and they've improved from the last month's exam."
Xiang Nuan buried his head and didn't speak. What's the use of making progress, he still couldn't get on the line.
Xiang Changkong looked at her for a moment, and said, "Actually, there is one more thing I didn't tell you. I signed up for the postgraduate exam."
Xiang Nuan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised his head to look at him: "Really? Is it from Yifei Academy?"
"Well, although I haven't read the book for a long time, let's give it a try."
"Brother's words will definitely be fine!" Xiang Nuan could also be ranked first in terms of blind trust in Xiang Changkong. Great, my brother hasn't given up on his dream yet! Xiang Nuan was happy for a while, and then thought of her mother: "Mom, do you know about this?"
Mentioning Weng Shuli, Xiang Zhangkong's eyes also sank: "Not yet, I plan to tell her after the exam."
"En!" Xiang Nuan also meant the same thing. Mom must be worried about her father's death. She didn't agree with her brother taking the same path as her father. Now, I'm afraid she will only oppose it even more.
Although her condition is relatively stable now, they are still afraid that they will accidentally stimulate her and make her condition worse.
"If you figure it out, go back to study." Xiang Zhangkong turned on the faucet again and continued to wash the dishes.
Xiang Nuan was still standing in the kitchen and didn't leave, she thought of another question: "The money..." She and her brother both went to study, what about the tuition and living expenses
Xiang Changkong said: "Don't worry, I will find a way to make money, and I won't starve you."
Xiang Nuan pouted at him, she was not afraid of starving herself. However, she can try to apply for student loans, and she can also get scholarships and work-study programs... Thinking of this, she is relieved.
Seeing that she was finally gone, Xiang Changkong finally cleaned the remaining bowls. The house was very quiet, Weng Shuli took a nap in the room, Xiang Nuan was studying in the room, and Xiang Zhangkong also subconsciously walked back to her room.
In the room, Xu Lian was already asleep, and Xiang Zhangkong walked to her side and sat down, smiling unconsciously. She looked defenseless when she fell asleep, her hair was loose on the pillow, and she couldn't help but reach out to Chang Kong to touch it.
It feels good in the hand.
His hand ran down her hair and fell on her face, his fingertips gently rubbed her cheek, Xu Lian hummed twice, but did not open his hand.
Xiang Zhangkong looked at her for a while, then slowly bent down and kissed her lips.
Before he was with Xu Lian, he longed to kiss her, to hug her, to do everything intimate with her.
Xu Lian always took the initiative in their affairs, so she probably never knew how much he longed for her.
He wants nothing less than her.
Xu Lian woke up after he kissed her, and when her brain slowly realized what was going on, her hands slowly wrapped around his waist.
He pressed her uncontrollably to the sky, deepening the kiss while pulling down her loose shirt with ease.
Two buttons of his shirt were shattered, and no one cared. Xu Lian hugged the person on his body and felt his body temperature rising little by little.
When he kissed Zhang Kong on her collarbone, he gasped and stopped. He raised his eyes to look at Xu Lian, and his shallow glance made her heart burn.
She got closer to him again, hugged her back to Zhangkong, trying to calm down the restless factor in her body.
This is not a good place.
He exhaled in her ear and asked her softly, "I will take you back tonight?"