Sui Xia

Chapter 7 I'm 18 Years Old

"Xiamen." Lin Suixia knelt down and stroked the orange cat's head affectionately, the corners of her mouth subconsciously turned up.

This cat was picked up by the side of the road when Lin Suixia was in junior high school. It was also midsummer at that time.Lin Suixia took good care of her after picking it up and returning home.

Also gave it a name called Xia Tian.

But she is busy with school, especially after college.One year when she went home and didn't see Xia Tian, ​​she thought it was given away, but it turned out that Lin Tao brought it to the studio to raise.

It may be that it has not been kept for several years. At that time, Lin Suixia found that it was closer to Lin Tao.

She hadn't been back for several years, and she almost forgot about it.

"Did you miss me?" Lin Suixia teased it, and suddenly found that one of its feet seemed to be a little black, "Aren't you Xia Tian?"

Lin Suixia was talking when she saw another orange cat jumping down from the tree.

It was exactly the same as the one in her arms, but it seemed a little bigger.

The orange cat also jumped to Lin Suishia's feet and rubbed against her.

Looking at these two almost identical orange cats, Lin Suixia was a little confused.

Compared with the later one, the first one is more lively and active, calling constantly, as if in heat.

She seemed to have thought of something, and excitedly hugged the later orange cat.

"You are Xia Tian, ​​aren't you? Could this be your cub?"

She still remembered that the second year after she picked up Xia Tian, ​​it gave birth to seven kittens, all of which looked exactly like it, except that there were some stray hairs in some places, just like the kitten with black hair on its feet.

Lin Suixia picked up two orange cats at the same time, feeling an indescribable joy in her heart.

Looking at Xia Tian's child, Lin Sui Xia thought of Qin Xiao inexplicably.

For nothing else, they also mentioned their children when they were chatting recently, imagining whether they will have a boy or a girl in the future, and what name they will choose.

Now think about it... only two words - disgusting.

How could she fall in love with such a man.

Unexpectedly, the word "Qin Xiao" popped up on the phone in the next second.

Lin Suixia hung up Qin Xiao's call, and then blocked him without saying a word.

Qin Xiao's message popped up on WeChat again.

"Xiao Xia, happy birthday. I'm sorry for you, listen to me, I was really impulsive, can you give me another chance..."

There are probably a few hundred words left in the following words, but Lin Suixia didn't finish reading, so he also blocked his WeChat account.

Now seeing the word "Qin Xiao", Lin Suixia only felt unlucky.

Even worse than Zhao Junsheng.

When mentioning Zhao Junsheng, Lin Suixia almost forgot that she had blocked him before she came.

A second later, her phone was finally clean.

Just a cool breeze came, and Lin Suixia felt that the wind just blew into her heart.

She wandered around the town that day, and found that the town had hardly changed.

When I got home, I was surrounded by mountains in the distance, and the setting sun was hanging on the treetops.

As beautiful as a painting.

Pushing away from her small courtyard, Lin Suixia found that Lin Tao seemed to have just returned, with a cake in his hand.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Lin Tao also turned around and saw Lin Suishia.

Looking at each other, Lin Suixia's first reaction was embarrassment.

"Xiao Xia is back." Wu Ying just came out of the kitchen with food, "I was about to call you, come quickly, dinner is ready."

Lin Tao had already turned around and walked into the main room.

A table full of dishes, all of which Lin Suixia loves but hasn't eaten for many years.

"Mom, your craftsmanship is still so good."

Lin Suixia sat at the table and ate food regardless of her image.

"Slow down, no one will fight with you. Didn't you eat outside at noon?" Wu Ying looked at Lin Suishia kindly.

At noon she did just have a casual snack outside.

"The main reason is that your cooking is so delicious." Lin Suixia said sweetly.

"You should eat more if it's delicious." Wu Ying said as she kept picking up vegetables for Lin Suixia, "It's so fast, we Xiaoxia are already 26."

Hearing Wu Ying's words, Lin Suixia pretended to be unhappy and gave her a blank look, "What 26, I'm 18 years old!"

"That's right, our Xiao Xia will always be 18 years old." Wu Ying smiled.

Seeing Lin Suishia's appearance, Lin Tao also subconsciously glanced at her, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just lowered his head and took a sip of the wine by himself.

Noticing Lin Tao's gaze, Lin Suixia put down the chopsticks in his hand, stood up and found a wine glass as well.

"Dad, pour me a glass too."

Maybe he didn't expect that Lin Suixia would take the initiative to ask for a drink. Lin Tao was taken aback for a moment, but then quickly poured her a glass too.

Wu Ying smiled: "Yeah, I almost forgot, we Xiaoxia are all grown-ups. Pour me a cup too. It's been a few years since Xiaoxia's birthday, so we have a drink as a family."

Lin Suixia looked at Lin Tao while holding the wine glass, and finally her gaze stayed on Wu Ying.

"Dad, Mom, I've been away these few years. You have worked hard. I would like to offer you a toast." After Lin Suixia finished speaking, she raised her head and drank it down.

"Alright." Wu Ying smiled at Lin Tao, and took a sip with him.

"Dad, this morning...it's because of my bad tone, I'll apologize to you." Lin Suixia poured himself another glass, and drank it down again after speaking.

She couldn't say why she apologized to Lin Tao, maybe because of the cake Lin Tao brought back.

It's also possible that, thinking of what happened in the past few days, he just wanted to find an excuse to drink.

She couldn't tell.

Maybe he didn't expect Lin Suixia to apologize to him suddenly, Lin Tao was stunned, and then a smile appeared in his eyes.

"Xiao Xia, you don't have to say that." Lin Tao drank the wine in the glass in one gulp this time.

Lin Suixia picked up another full cup: "This third cup...well, wish me a happy 18th birthday!"

After finishing speaking, Lin Suixia finished drinking again.

But Wu Ying seemed to be aware of Lin Suixia's emotions, Wu Ying and Lin Taohe looked at each other, then looked at Lin Suishia with concern, and asked tentatively:
"Xiao Xia, don't drink so much, did something happen outside?"

Lin Suishia smiled at her:

"Mom, it's my birthday today, can't I be happy?"

"All right, all right, as long as Xiao Xia is happy."

***
When she was lying on the bed after eating the cake, the moonlight shone on Lin Suishia's body.

When I was in City A, I often had small gatherings with my friends and colleagues, and I had already developed my drinking capacity.

But today Lin Suixia didn't drink much, but she felt dizzy and even more uncomfortable than before she didn't drink.

What is she happy about?

The career I have struggled for several years is gone.

The boyfriend who has been dating for more than a year also scums her.

At the dinner table just now, Wu Ying seemed to want to ask about Qin Xiao's situation several times.Fortunately, she didn't open her mouth, otherwise she, who was drunk, wondered if she could hide it from them.

"I have nothing left." Lin Suixia reached out to touch the moonlight on her body, but she couldn't touch anything.

When she woke up the next day, Lin Suixia found that Lin Tao was no longer at home. She thought that Wu Ying had also gone to the noodle shop early in the morning, but Wu Ying came out of the kitchen and brought her a glass of water.

"You woke up, Xiao Xia, doesn't your head hurt?"

"Mom, why didn't you go to the noodle shop?" Lin Suixia shook her head, took a big sip from the water glass.

"Don't worry, I'm afraid you won't have breakfast when you wake up. I'll make it for you if you want to eat."

"You're the best, so let's have a bowl of noodles."

"Okay, just sit and wait, it will be fine in a while."

"Let me help you." Lin Suixia and Wu Ying went to the kitchen together.

Wu Ying looked at Lin Suishia while meeting each other, hesitated for a while, and still smiled at her.

"Xiao Xia, are you and Qin Xiao okay?"

In the end he still spoke.

Lin Suixia didn't even think about it: "It's okay."

"Okay." Wu Ying seemed relieved, "By the way, yesterday you took the initiative to drink with your dad. Although he didn't say anything, he went to the studio early in the morning humming a little song."

Lin Suixia didn't say a word.

"Xiao Xia, don't blame your dad, he just loves his purple clay pot too much. Now, he spends less time at home."

Lin Suixia also found out. "He's getting old too, you make him less busy."

"It's Xiao Chen, your father's former assistant. He stopped doing it some time ago and went to a big city to develop. He has been looking for it for several months, but he still hasn't found an assistant. He has to work alone."

"Oh." Lin Suixia remembered Xiao Chen, who was a few years older than her and also from the town.

"Young people nowadays, no one is willing to spend time learning this thing." Wu Ying muttered.

Lin Suixia remembered that she had quarreled with Lin Tao before, and Wu Ying also helped her speak up in this way.

Today's young people really don't want to spend time learning those "useless" crafts.

(End of this chapter)