Chapter 195
From late summer to early autumn, and from early autumn to late autumn, it seems to be a blink of an eye.

Shen Chen likes summer, but An Xiaoran likes autumn.

She is obsessed with autumn, especially when the leaves of the sycamore trees turn yellow and fall, spreading on the ground like a thick carpet.

An Xiaoran, who was wearing a red coat, was walking and stepping along the street. The crisp golden leaves made a creaking sound on the soles of her shoes, like singing in autumn. She could play this kind of childish thing for a long time and never get tired of it.

Not far from the curb.Someone was pushing a cart selling roasted sweet potatoes.

An Xiaoran stopped stepping on fallen leaves, raised her finger and said softly, "Shen Chen, I want to eat roasted sweet potatoes."

Chen Chen led her to walk over, and said to the sweet potato seller: "Here are two sweet potatoes, the roasted ones are a bit rotten."

The boss smiled: "Okay, you two wait a moment."

Soon, two sweet potatoes wrapped in oiled paper bags were handed over.

Shen Chen paid the money and opened the bag. The sweet potatoes inside were still steaming hot. Afraid that she would burn her hands, he picked one up and peeled off half of the skin for her, revealing the orange-red, soft, rotten meat inside, and the fragrance permeated accordingly.

Only then handed it to her: "Eat."

An Xiaoran took it in her hand and started to eat.

Shen Chen started to peel his own one again.

An Xiaoran had just taken two bites when she suddenly found that there were two little children beside her who were looking up at the roasted sweet potato in her hand with black eyes like black grapes, and they couldn't move their gazes. opened.

She licked the corner of her mouth and smiled obediently at them: "What's the matter, do you want to eat sweet potatoes too?"

The two little guys clicked their lips and didn't speak, but their longing eyes had already answered.

Shen Chen noticed it, turned to the boss and said, "Two more."

He squatted down, looked at the two little guys at the same level, raised the sweet potatoes in front of them one by one, and smiled gently: "Here, take it and eat it."

The two of them only hesitated for a second, then happily took the sweet potato over, and said crisply to Chen Chen, "Thank you brother!"

Shen Chen touched the head of one of them, and asked, "Where is your adult?"

The two little babies turned around at the same time, and pointed to the two women who were chatting not far away.

Shen Chen: "Well, go find your mother, don't run around."

The children held the sweet potatoes and went to find their mother happily.

Shen Chen took An Xiaoran by the hand and walked away unhurriedly.

On the way, An Xiaoran tilted her head and looked at him with crooked eyes: "Do you like children very much?"

Shen Chen said: "Yes, I really wanted to have a younger brother or younger sister when I was young."

Although he never lacked playmates since childhood, Dalong and the others are all one or two years older than him.

Therefore, I have always liked to play with children.

Unfortunately, the dream never came true.

A smile bloomed on An Xiaoran's fair face: "No wonder you asked me how many children you want to have."

Shen Chen smiled: "Do you still remember?"

She nodded.

"Then do you still remember how many children you said you wanted to have?"

"Of course I remember." Her eyes were shining, and she remembered everything related to him clearly. She raised three fingers and said softly, "Three, right?"

Looking at her sweet smile, Shen Chen suddenly couldn't help imagining in his head that three little An Xiaoran, or his little self, or a mixture of them, chasing after her, or running around Go, twitter, it feels so cute.

After fantasizing, I couldn't help but say, "Then when will we start having children?"

An Xiaoran blushed a bit: "Don't be so anxious, right?"

Shen Chen took her hand, rubbing her fingers back and forth, and said solemnly: "I didn't say to give birth now, but we can plan it first. After all, it will take a lot of energy to have three babies. Make arrangements first before you can give birth." Don't panic."

She pursed her lips in embarrassment: "Even if the plan...it doesn't have to be so early..."

After all, I am still studying, thinking about children, it seems too avant-garde.

"What's the matter?" Shen Chen teased her, "Without a condom tonight, maybe ten months later, we will have our first child."

Hearing this, An Xiaoran was embarrassed.

He reached out and gave him a hammer, and said softly: "I hate it, I hate it, I'm talking nonsense again!"

***
Autumn passed and winter came, and it didn't take long for the end of the year to come.

The sky was full of leaden clouds, dark and gloomy.

In a certain KFC, the door was closed. In the empty hall, more than a dozen employees in uniform were lowering their heads and packing their things. All of them were depressed and silent.

An Liangqing sat on a dining chair, buried his face in his hands, and didn't say a word for a while.

everything is over.

The foreign fast food restaurant he had put high hopes on couldn't hold on anymore.

During this period of time, he survived until the end of the year relying on more than 200 million yuan from the sale of villas.The limelight of bird flu has just passed, and the business situation has improved a little. Unexpectedly... Recently, another news broke out that Sudan red was found in KFC's New Orleans grilled wings and New Orleans chicken drumstick seasoning.

"Sudan Red" is a chemical dye, not a food additive.It contains a compound called naphthalene, which is carcinogenic and has obvious toxic effects on the liver and kidney organs of the human body.

This news is even scarier than bird flu.

It directly caused heavy damage to KFC.

An Liangqing's store was no exception. It managed to turn a profit for a short period of time, and then fell into a loss again.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and just half a month ago, a new wave of bird flu came again.

An Liangqing made every possible effort, but under the multiple blows, he still irretrievably moved towards the ending he least wanted to see.

Powerless...

This is God is against him...

Half an hour ago, An Liangqing used the most difficult mood to distribute three months' salary to all employees, and at the same time announced that the store would be closed.

The employees were silent, packed up their things, and left one after another.

Not long after, An Liangqing was the only one left in the huge dining room.

He stared dejectedly for a while, as if he had lost all energy, and finally walked to the gate, pulled down the shutter door, and pasted a slogan "Our shop is transferred" on it.

He turned around to leave, but after taking two steps, he stopped and looked back.

Let out a long sigh.

Turning around again, walked to the parking place, opened the door, and sat in the driver's seat.

He didn't know where to go, he just drove along the road aimlessly.

I don't know when, thin snow foam floated in the sky, flying with the cold wind.

Looking out of the window, An Liangqing was suddenly taken aback.

In front is... Ranran's school?

I don't know if she has class today, or if she is at school...

Just as he was thinking like this, he suddenly saw two familiar figures walking out of the gate.

An Liangqing hesitated for a moment, parked the car at an unobtrusive corner, got out of the car quietly, and followed the two figures slowly.

Under the dark sky, there are snowflakes flying all over the sky.

The cold wind blows in bursts.

An Liangqing followed them carefully, keeping a distance that was neither too far nor too close.

He saw Shen Chen carrying An Xiaoran and his own bag in one hand, and holding an umbrella in the other.

The umbrella obviously slanted towards An Xiaoran's side, so that the other half of his down jacket was exposed in the snow, covered with a thin layer of white.An Xiaoran held Shen Chen's arm, and she was walking and talking with Shen Chen.Compared with before, she seems to have a new hairstyle. The originally straight and long black hair has turned into a gentle honey brown, with slightly curly curves falling on her shoulders and back, and her small face is raised. What did she say that made her laugh until her eyes rolled.

Looking at her smile, An Liangqing's eyes suddenly blurred.

I don't remember how long it has been since I saw my daughter showing such a sincere and happy smile...

Only he himself knows that every night when the people are quiet, he misses An Xiaoran especially, when she was a child, he helped her toddler, and she hugged his leg for the first time, and called her daddy in a childish voice , I want her to smile at him, I want her to ask again, Dad, when will you come to see me...

He started to regret...

Why did you have to be tired of earning money in the first place, but spend less and less time with your family and children.

If time could go back, when An Xiaoran wanted him to be by her side, he would never let her down again and again.

Unfortunately, it's too late now...

Shen Chen walked to the car parked by the road, and stretched out his hand to help An Xiaoran open the passenger's door.

An Xiaoran was about to sit in, her eyes flicked to the rearview mirror, the smile on her face froze for a second, then she quickly turned her head and looked behind her.

The snowflakes wrapped in the cold wind mat hit her eyes directly, she closed them subconsciously, and when she opened them again, there was nothing in her field of vision.

"Look at what?" Shen Chen asked her.

She turned back with a frown and said in a low voice, "Just now, I thought I saw Dad... Maybe I was wrong."

An Liangqing?
Shen Chen also glanced over there a few times, but didn't find anything, so he raised his hand and rubbed her hair: "Let's go."

"Ah."

The car goes away quickly.

An Liangqing limped out from behind a big tree just now - just now, in order to avoid An Xiaoran's sight, he panicked and accidentally fell down.

He stared at the shadow of the car, which he could no longer see clearly, until it completely disappeared, and then slowly turned around.

He is not qualified to see her again. As a father, he can't give her anything now.

……

Not long after, the final exam was over.

As in previous years, Shen Chen and An Xiaoran returned to Chu City together to prepare for the new year.

At this time, there are still a few days before New Year's Eve, Shen Chen went to visit Wang Qiang and the others,
Led by the cadres of the past few classes, the high school classmates even held a party.

The place to eat is at the main store of Dahanbao. Shen Chen asked people to vacate the entire second floor. Everyone had a lively meal, with enough hamburgers, fries, and milk tea.

Holding a cup of milk tea, Luo Li chatted with a few girls, and couldn't help but look at Zhou Yuan quietly.

Occasionally, their eyes met him inadvertently, and they separated immediately like boiling oil and cold water.

At this time, Cai Bao came out from nowhere, and asked her with a playful smile: "Short, have you found a boyfriend who is 1.8 meters tall?"

Luo Li gave him a blank look: "I want you to take care of it!"

Cai Bao said hilariously, "I'm afraid that you will die alone in the future. After all, it's good to see you, not to mention you are 1.8 meters tall!"

Luo Li snorted when she heard this, "Don't worry, the person I like won't be so superficial!"

Cai Bao immediately caught the omission in her words, and asked winkingly, "Hey, do you have someone you like? Who is it?"

Luo Li felt a slip of the tongue, bit the straw, and pretended to drink milk tea: "No, you heard it wrong!"

Cai Bao was unhappy: "Hey, what's the relationship between us? After all, we were at the same table for two years. I didn't hide it from you when I made a girlfriend. Now it's too embarrassing for you to hide it from me!"

Luo Li rolled her eyes: "It's fine to tell you, you have to keep it a secret for me!"

Cai Bao nodded hurriedly: "Don't worry, I have the strictest mouth!"

Then, Luo Li stood on tiptoe and leaned close to his ear...

Suddenly shouted: "No!!!"

Cai Bao was almost scared to death by her, covered his ears and jumped aside: "If you don't have it, you don't have it, why are you shouting so loudly! Crazy! From now on, whoever likes you will be unlucky!"

Luo Li put her hands on her hips and said ferociously, "I told you to call me short! I deserve it!"

At this moment, Zhou Yuan saw Cai Bao and Luo Li, walked over and said, "You are here!"

Cai Bao was still rubbing his ears, when suddenly he saw that for a moment, the eyes of the fierce little man in front of him suddenly lit up, and the corners of his mouth also curled up, as bright as a sunflower suddenly bloomed on his face, slightly twisted Authentic: "Yes!"

Cai Bao looked at Luo Li and then at Zhou Yuan, as if he understood something.

The three chatted for a while, Xueba scratched his head embarrassingly: "I'll go to the toilet first, and we'll talk later."

Seeing the bully going to the bathroom, Cai Bao winked at Luo Li and said, "I see, the person you like is Zhou Yuan, right?"

Luo Li put away the smile on her face, and said angrily, "No!"

Cai Bao didn't take it to heart at all, and said directly: "Okay, since this is the case, I will tell Zhou Yuan that you don't like him at all!"

As he spoke, he raised his voice to Xueba: "Zhou Yuan, wait a minute, I still have something to say..."

Luo Li panicked, pulled him and shouted, "Don't say it! Don't say it!"

Zhou Yuan looked over: "What's the matter?"

Luo Li was so angry that she stepped on Cai Bao's instep with her feet in small boots, and looked at him threateningly: If you dare to say it, you will die!
Cai Bao endured the pain and said to Xueba, "It's okay, you can go to the bathroom first."

After Xueba left, he stared at Luo Li again: "You still don't admit it honestly!"

The tone is very decisive.

Luo Li reflexively wanted to deny it, swallowed the words again, and sighed, "Well, let me tell you, I really like Zhou Yuan!"

Although he had already expected it, Cai Bao still opened his mouth in disbelief when he heard the words, and after a few seconds of petrification, he asked, "Are you sure? It's not another Zhou Yuan with the same name and surname?"

Rollie nodded.

Cai Bao asked again: "Is that Zhou Yuan who went to the bathroom just now?"

Luo Li nodded again.

Cai Bao asked again: "Just in the same class as us, the top student Zhou Yuan who got fifth in the city in the college entrance examination and went to Tsinghua University?"

Luo Li became angry: "Are you annoying? How many times do you have to ask!"

(End of this chapter)

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