134 When they came out, the middle-aged woman was looking into the orphanage.
"Lin Chu is outstanding and gets along well with his colleagues." Wei Zilin said lukewarmly.
"Anyway, I don't have anything to do now. Sister-in-law, I'll stop by to see you if I have nothing to do." Yan Zhiqing looked at Lin Chu again.
Lin Chu paused, and seeing the impatient look on Wei Zilin's face, he quickly said: "It's almost time, Shitou, Jinxi, can you help close the curtains?"
Shitou and Mo Jinxi nodded and obediently went to the window to draw the curtains. Yan Huaian also took a lighter to light birthday candles.
Everyone took the opportunity to change the topic, pretending not to have heard what Yan Zhiqing just said.
Yan Zhiqing was so angry that she glared at Lin Chu fiercely while the curtains were closed and the room was as dark as evening.
If it were Lu Weining, he would definitely speak for her. How could he deliberately change the subject like Lin Chu
But now everyone's eyes are focused on Yan Ningbai, the birthday girl, and no one notices Yan Zhiqing's strangeness.
Yan Ningbai put her two fat little hands together in front of her chest and made a wish. She puffed up her little cheeks and made a wish. Yu Zi went to turn on the light.
Everyone began to share the cake and eat it.
Yan Beicheng held the fork in his left hand and was about to eat when he heard Han Zhuoli's startled voice, "Cheng'er, why do you have an extra ring on your hand?"
Yan Beicheng had an expression on his face that said, "I originally wanted to keep a low profile, but you insisted on asking me." He put the fork into the plate holding the cake, stretched out his left hand and raised it in front of Han Zhuoli, and then said with a proud face: "It's Lin Chu self-made."
Han Zhuoli was surprised, "Did you do it yourself?" Don't be ridiculous!
Yan Beicheng nodded sheepishly, "Well, for my birthday, she went to a handmade ring shop and made a ring for me. Her fingers were swollen because of it."
Han Zhuoli: "..."
Seeing the shy look on Yan Beicheng's face, I wanted to hit him!
Yan Beicheng patted Han Zhuoli on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you will be able to find a wife one day. Of course, you may not be as willing to make a ring as my Lin Chu, but it would be nice to buy you one."
Han Zhuoli: "..."
Why can’t his future wife-in-law make him a ring with her own hands
Unexpectedly, Yan Beicheng wasn't done yet, so he took off the ring and pointed to the inside of the ring to Han Zhuoli, "Look, these are the words Lin Chu carved on them with his own hands. They are all about his love for me!"
Han Zhuoli wanted to take it over and get closer to see what was engraved on it, but Yan Beicheng took it back and put it back on his hand.
Lin Chu: “…”
Listening to Yan Beicheng's showy words, she felt her face was running out!
He was too embarrassed to look at Yan Beicheng, but when he looked away, he met the teasing smiling faces of Yan Huaian and Yu Zi, and his face turned even redder.
"There's no more cake?" Chu Zhaoyang, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.
Everyone looked over and realized that the plate in his hand was empty, with some cream still on it.
"Yes, it's only enough for one person." Lin Chu nodded and said.
The cake was quite big, but it couldn't hold the crowd.
If you eat too much cake, you will get tired of it. Besides, except for a few children, no one here will take a piece of cake seriously. Children can't eat many large pieces.
Chu Zhaoyang nodded and silently took the cake from Yan Beicheng's hand.
Yan Beicheng didn't check for a moment and looked over in surprise. He saw Chu Zhaoyang slowly taking a bite of cake and stuffing it into his mouth. Yan Beicheng looked over and sneered: "Haha!"
Show off again!
Isn’t it great to have a ring
You can’t even eat one bite of the cake Lin Chu made!
Yan Beicheng: "..."
Wei Zhiqian also ate a piece of cake and said with a smile: "The price of abusing a dog."
Chu Zhaoyang and Han Zhuoli both stared at each other, saying who was the dog!
Wei Zhiqian: "..."
As the protagonist, Yan Ningbai was afraid that her eldest nephew would steal her cake, so she ate it with wide eyes, her mouth full of cream, and it stuck to her cheeks.
Yan Beicheng twitched his lips when he saw Yan Ningbai's useless appearance.
Lin Chu would cook it for him anytime he wanted, so why should he snatch it from them here
Besides, he's been eating cake for a week!
Yan Beicheng snorted and didn't agree with them.
Yan Ningbai licked the cream off her mouth. Yu Zi couldn't stand the cream on her cheeks, so she took a tissue and wiped her son's beautiful face clean.
Yan Ningbai took the opportunity to ask in a low voice: "Mom, when are you going to give me a birthday gift?"
"..." Yu Zi saw Yan Ningbai's expectant eyes, so he pulled Yan Huai'an, and the two of them took out the birthday gift prepared for him.
Yan Huaian bought an Xbox One for Yan Ningbai. When Yan Ningbai saw the packaging box, her mouth opened into a "0" in surprise and she couldn't close it.
"Dad... Dad, why are you... so generous this year?" Yan Ningbai hugged Xbox One, and what she asked made Yan Huaian want to take back the gift.
Yu Zi also had to admit that his naughty son's words were really irritating many times. Before he made Yan Huai'an angry, Yu Zi quickly took out his own gift, "This is a game for Xbox One."
Yu Zi picked a sports game, thinking that while Yan Ning was playing it, she could exercise more and lose weight. Secondly, the focus was on physical exercise, health was important.
Yan Ningbai didn't notice her mother's secret thoughts. She was quite happy when she received the game. She said to Mo Jinxi and his friends, "Let's play together later!"
Lin Chu took out the Pikachu schoolbag she bought for Yan Ningbai. The cute little yellow mouse looked so fat and plump. Putting it together with Yan Ningbai, it looked like a cute pair.
"Thank you, nephew and wife!" Yan Ningbai happily put the Xbox One and games she had just received into Pikachu's school bag.
Then, he looked at Yan Beicheng with expectant eyes, "Eldest nephew, what did you buy for your uncle?"
"..." Yan Beicheng suddenly didn't want to give him the gift.
Lin Chu was quite worried, fearing that Yan Beicheng would really give Yan Ningbai an Oxford Dictionary.
After hearing Yan Beicheng say "wait", he went out.
After a while, I saw him coming in carrying a children's mountain bike and a bag from Xinhua Bookstore in his left hand.
Lin Chu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Yan Beicheng didn't plan to actually give him a dictionary. But he didn't know that Yan Beicheng would give this to him because Lin Chu didn't forget his birthday. When he was happy, he wouldn't be angry with Yan Ningbai.
However, because Yan Ningbai was guilty again just now, Yan Beicheng also handed the bag with Xinhua Bookstore printed on it to Yan Ningbai, "This is for you too."
Yan Ningbai took it, Ke Shen opened the bag and took a look.
Yan Ningbai: "..."
"This is all because of your eldest nephew's affection for you." Yan Beicheng curled his lips and raised his eyebrows at Yan Ningbai proudly.
Yan Ningbai: "..."
What should he do if he has a nephew who doesn't know how to be filial to his elders and only knows how to make trouble for them all day long
…
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the children were all tired from playing and all sat on the sofa and fell asleep.
On New Year's Eve, she lay on Mo Jinxi and Yan Ningbai's lap, sleeping soundly with her paws facing the sky, kicking her paws from time to time. New Year's Eve's head was pressed against Qi Youxuan's head, and his hind paws were stepping on Wei Muche's bear head. A group of children and a dog were all sleeping together in a mess.
When everyone saw this, they felt that the birthday celebration was almost over, so they all left.
Yan Zhiqing looked at Wei Zilin reluctantly, but unfortunately Wei Zilin didn't pay her any attention.
Yan Zhiqing wanted to shamelessly follow Wei Zilin's car, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she heard Mrs. Yan say coldly: "Zhiqing, come with us."
Yan Zhiqing's mouth that she just opened could only be closed again.
As the two elders got into the car, Mrs. Yan did not shy away from Xiao Deng, and said directly to Yan Zhiqing: "Zhiqing, you are still young, it is impossible for you to follow Zilin. For your brother's sake, he will not treat you badly." You're polite, but you should stop it in moderation and don't embarrass your brother."
"Grandma, what are you talking about? I'm not young anymore!" Yan Zhiqing glanced at Xiao Deng who was driving in front, feeling ashamed.
Mrs. Yan said that to her in front of outsiders without even thinking about her!
Mrs. Yan knew what Yan Zhiqing was thinking just by looking at her face. But she did it on purpose. Just now, Yan Zhiqing showed her kindness to Wei Zilin frequently in front of so many people. She didn't show any restraint of a girl. It embarrassed them all, so she let him go. Yan Zhiqing had a taste of this and experienced how embarrassed they were at that time.
Although women are attracted to men's veils, if the other person clearly has no intention of her, then sticking them up like that is annoying.
Just because Wei Zilin couldn't say anything to hinder Yan Beicheng, it didn't mean that they had to pretend not to know and make things difficult for him.
"No matter what, you are still a student and a child, so don't think about those messy things all day long." Mrs. Yan said sternly.
Yan Zhiqing wanted to say more, but under the stern gaze of Mrs. Yan, she did not dare to speak out.
…
Lin Chu and Yu Zi did not leave, but stayed behind to clean up the house with the old dean.
Even Yan Beicheng and Yan Huai'an rolled up their sleeves and stepped on the ladder to take off the ribbons and other items.
After cleaning up, Lin Chu shook New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve woke up with a confused look on his face. He completely forgot where he was and rolled over subconsciously. As a result, he fell to the ground with a "pop". He was completely stunned. He raised his head innocently and looked at the sofa, as if he didn't understand why he fell off.
Then he shook his head, shaking off the dog hair and flying in the air.
Lin Chu smiled and tied the leash on New Year's Eve, and Yan Huaian also came over and hugged Yan Ningbai.
Yan Ning's white and round face lay on Yan Huaian's shoulder. She opened her sleepy eyes while half asleep and half awake. She saw that her friends were gone and the living room was clean. It was not as messy and lively as before. .
"Are we leaving?" Yan Ningbai said in a daze and closed her eyes again, lying on Yan Huai'an's shoulder and almost fell asleep again.
"Yes." Yan Huaian hugged him and walked out.
Lin Chu also held New Year's Eve, said goodbye to the old dean and the children, and left with Yan Beicheng.
The old dean took several children with him and was particularly reluctant to leave them, and sent them to the door of the orphanage.
Yan Ningbai was almost sober when she came out, and was put down by Yan Huaian.
"I'm leaving." Yan Ningbai waved to them.
Mo Jinxi awkwardly clasped her hands behind her back, wringing her soft white fingers behind her back, "You... even if you don't come, I won't miss you."
Yan Ningbai didn't understand it at first. She rolled her eyes before she realized it, and she grinned in a way that was different from Mo Jinxi's.
Obviously Mo Jinxi is the kind of person that her father said before, she says no but is honest with her body!
"I'll call you when I get home." Yan Ningbai said happily.
Mo Jinxi blushed slightly and looked up at the sky, "Then I'll reluctantly tell you that the phone call will take 1... no, it will be 10... 20 minutes!"
Yan Ningbai blinked and said innocently, "I just wanted to talk to you for a minute."
Mo Jinxi: "..."
Looking at Mo Jinxi's flushed face, Yu Zi rubbed Yan Ningbai's head. Her hair had grown long and had been cut several times. The old man's gray hair dyed during the New Year had long since disappeared. It was replaced by his original hair. Brownish color.
"Stop teasing Jin Xi." Yu Zi chuckled.
Yan Ningbai chuckled twice and said to Mo Jinxi, "I'm just teasing you, let's talk on the phone for half an hour, ah!"
Mo Jinxi blushed slightly and said "hmm" in embarrassment.
"You should take the children back and have a good rest. They are all exhausted after a day of trouble." Lin Chu saw that the old dean also had a tired look on his face.
It's just that it's rare for today to be so lively. The old dean is happy from the bottom of his heart, so he doesn't even feel tired.
At this moment, Jing Lin Chuyi said that he really felt tired, so he did not refuse.
The children said goodbye to them one after another, even on New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve wagged its tail and "woofed" one by one to say goodbye to them.
After the old dean took the children back, Yan Beicheng and Lin Chu turned around and left. As a result, when I walked out of the door, I saw a middle-aged woman standing at the door.
It is already the end of April and approaching May, which is the time when the weather is neither too cold nor too hot and the climate is most pleasant.
But the middle-aged woman standing at the door was dressed very simply. Her clothes looked a lot older, and she was wearing a pair of sneakers of an unknown brand. Although clean, one can see the embarrassment in her life.
The black hair has three to four centimeters of white at the roots, which is extremely eye-catching. The hair is dry and looks like it has no nutrition.
The wrinkles on her dry, dark yellow skin seemed to be deeply rooted, and they were obvious even when she wasn't smiling. It was like dry land, making it impossible to tell her true age. Just looking at him like this, he looks like he is in his fifties or sixties.
When they came out, the middle-aged woman was looking into the orphanage.
Lin Chu looked over strangely, and the woman immediately withdrew her gaze, flinched, lowered her head, and pretended to look away.
But such a reaction was even more suspicious. Not only Lin Chu, but also Yan Beicheng and Yan Huaian looked over.
Two men with similar faces and unparalleled aura looked over at the same time, with serious faces. The middle-aged woman's face turned pale with fright. She subconsciously took two steps back, looked at them in surprise, and then immediately averted her eyes. open.
Lin Chu frowned and looked at the middle-aged woman. Thinking of her visit to the orphanage just now, he asked, "Are you looking for someone or -"
The middle-aged woman shook her head vigorously, but hesitated for half a second and nodded again.
"Girl, are you... familiar with the people in the orphanage?" the middle-aged woman asked with a timid attitude.
Lin Chu nodded, confirming that the other party was coming to the orphanage.
"I..." The middle-aged woman wanted to say something, but immediately shook her head, "It's okay, I'm sorry to disturb you."
After saying that, the middle-aged woman turned around and ran away.
"Wait a moment!" Lin Chu shouted, but the other person ran faster and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Yan Beicheng frowned slightly, and when he looked away, he saw Lin Chu's lowered eyebrows in thought.
"What's wrong?" Yan Beicheng lowered his head and asked, holding Lin Chu's hand.
New Year's Eve lowered his head and sniffed around, twisting the traction rope into sections, and then under a tree nearby, a handful of yellowing grass was pitifully exposed on the bare soil. I squatted down and peed, then stood up and smelled for a long time. I memorized the smell of this place. I sat on the ground with satisfaction, stuck out my tongue and pretended to be a queen.
"No, I just felt that the person just now looked a bit familiar." Lin Chu said.
Yan Beicheng turned his head and looked at the direction where the middle-aged woman disappeared just now, but she was no longer there. It was another chance encounter. She didn't even know her name, and there was nothing she could do if she wanted to find out.
"Eldest nephew, eldest nephew and wife, let's go!" Yan Ningbai's voice sounded, making them look over.
They saw Yan Ningbai holding Yu Zi's hand and waving enthusiastically towards them.
Yan Beicheng gave him a cold look, but Yan Ningbai didn't mind. He said goodbye to Lin Chu warmly, lowered his head and said to New Year's Eve: "New Year's Eve, I'll see you another day!"
New Year’s Eve: “Woof!”
Yan Ningbai got into the car, and Lin Chu and Yan Beicheng also returned to the car.
The car drove for a while, and when the light turned red, Lin Chu grabbed Yan Beicheng's arm and said, "I remembered why that person looked familiar just now."
She remembered it when Yan Beicheng was driving before, just because she was afraid that she would scare Yan Beicheng and cause another accident. She finally waited until the red light, but it suffocated her to death.
This is the first time I look forward to a red light so much.
Seeing Yan Beicheng looking over and asking with dark eyes, Lin Chu immediately said: "Didn't you discover New Year's Eve on New Year's Eve? I took it to see a doctor, and when I came back, I met him at the entrance of the orphanage. It seemed to be the one just now Human. It was just that it was dark and winter, and I was wearing thick clothes, so I didn’t recognize it for a moment. I had been thinking just now that the voice sounded very familiar, so I remembered it based on the voice. "
"She has been here before." Yan Beicheng frowned.
When Lin Chu saw the green light turn on, he reminded Yan Beicheng and stepped on the accelerator.
"Don't think about it." Yan Beicheng said, "I'll ask someone to pay more attention to the orphanage later. Since she has been there twice, she must want to do something, or know something. She must I will go again. When the time comes, I’ll ask you questions.”
Lin Chu nodded, that was all he could do.
…
At noon the next day, Lin Chu and Zheng Yuntong were going to have dinner. When they walked to the door of the office building, Lin Chu had a meal.
Zheng Yuntong didn't find anything unusual, so he asked, "What's wrong?"
Lin Chu looked at Yan Zhiqing, who was standing in the lobby and looking in, and really didn't know how to explain it to her.
After all, it was the Yan family's matter. Even if we didn't go into details, it would not be appropriate to just say that she and Yan Zhiqing were at odds.
She just didn't know if Yan Zhiqing came to see her, but Lin Chu felt that Yan Zhiqing probably came to see Wei Zilin.