our secret base

Chapter 84 "Should We Consider Marriage?"

"Where are you going?"

Yan Jingxing found that his voice was trembling slightly, he didn't know whether it was because of excitement or nervousness.

"Go to the secret base."

Miss Xie on the other side of the phone replied calmly.

"...Oh, the secret base."

He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the eldest lady should be talking to him about something serious.

"Okay, I'll come."

"See you tomorrow then."

"Well, see you tomorrow."

Yan Jingxing hung up the phone and saw that his uncle was looking at him with a gaze that seemed to be familiar to him for the first time, and he couldn't help feeling speechless.

"It's nothing, she just asked me to come out to play together tomorrow."

"Oh……"

"It's really nothing, Chunzao will come too."

He said.

"Uncle, you must have misunderstood. Do you...do you think that Xie Yuzhi and I are in a puppy relationship?"

Yan Jingxing still felt a little embarrassed when he said the word "puppy love".

"We are still junior high school students, we don't know how to fall in love. This is all in the future... the future, right?"

At this time, the uncle sighed slightly.

"When Boss Xie came that day, he specifically told me about the matter between you and classmate Xie Yuzhi. What do you think is the reason?"

"Because of... I don't know."

Seeing his nephew's bewildered face, Yan Yongzhi realized that although Jing Xing had changed a lot since he moved to this small town, and looked more mature than before, there were still things he didn't understand, such as Speaking of the relationship between men and women in the adult world, it is definitely different from that of children who are still in school.

"Boss Xie is the parent of that classmate Xie Yuzhi, and I am your guardian."

Yan Yongzhi and his nephew began to carefully discuss the possible doorways. He first pointed to his nephew, and then pointed to his own heart.

"When the two guardians are talking, under what circumstances will they mention their children? You are mentioned because you saved his life, so what is the reason for mentioning Xie Yuzhi?"

"..."

Yan Jingxing was silent for a while, he finally understood what his uncle meant.So he tentatively asked:

"Does Uncle Xie mean to bring it up?"

"He didn't say, I guessed."

"That……"

"What adults say is often listening to the subtext in other people's words."

"Subtext……"

Yan Jingxing held his forehead and suddenly remembered several words that Xie Yuzhi had said to him.

Is there some kind of subtext hidden in those words of the eldest lady?Although she is a junior high school student of the same age as her, she looks more like an adult no matter how she speaks or does things.

Seeing him frowning and covering his head with a tangled expression, Yan Yongzhi thought it was very funny.

"Don't have a headache. Wouldn't it be nice if you went to see that girl tomorrow? If she is really interesting, she should tell you straight."

"The problem is, the problem is..." Yan Jingxing still didn't let go of his hand on his forehead, "If——I just said it's possible, if she's really interesting, what should I do?"

"You still ask me? You have no idea?"

"Of course my thoughts are..."

Miss Xie's face flashed in front of his eyes, if she really said she liked that face, Yan Jingxing didn't doubt what he would choose at all.

Up to now, their relationship is already very close, they are very good, very good friends, what problems can there be if they go one step further?

Once he had this idea, his heart began to pound, and Xie Yuzhi's smiling face appeared in front of his eyes. The vivid memory picture made the girl's appearance seem to be coated with a layer of twilight light, and the beautiful facial features With white skin shining in the light...

In a trance, he found that she seemed to be very close to him in his imagination, and even the feeling of breathing and skin-to-skin contact was so clear.

In order not to show it in front of his uncle, Yan Jingxing had no choice but to forcibly suppress the throbbing in his heart and not let himself think about it.Then he heard his uncle say:
"I'm not your parents. If you really have plans, you'd better call your parents and ask them."

"That's fine."

Yan Jingxing couldn't help retorting.

"It doesn't matter whether they both remember having my son."

"You..."

Yan Yongzhi shook his head helplessly, but didn't say anything.In his opinion, his eldest brother and sister-in-law are really irresponsible in raising their children, otherwise they wouldn't be the shopkeeper and give him the custody right, and it's normal for his children to complain.

"Okay, let's not mention others. My idea is very simple. Just follow your wishes."

He said.

"I won't say much else. Everyone's young age is only once. You must grasp it well and don't let yourself regret it."

Yan Jingxing nodded silently, he already had a plan in mind.

*
the next day.

There is no cloud for thousands of miles, and under the clear sky is the endless ocean, and the bright sun shrouds the seaside town that smells like fish.

A mountain path winds and turns, beside the road is a green field; the forest on the mountain is tall, the shadows of the trees are whirling, and the breeze is blowing, making a rustling sound.

Yan Jingxing walked on this small road with a relaxed and apprehensive mood.

I feel relaxed because the final exam is over, and the biggest burden as a student has been let go, and the next step is to spend a pleasant summer vacation with my friends:

Anxiety is because of...

He was going to see Xie Yuzhi soon.

The conversation with his uncle last night was still playing out over and over in his mind.

……

The entrance to the secret base is still the same as before. The dense ivy grows wantonly to form a natural barrier and shelter, just like the cave discovered by Monkey Sun in "Journey to the West".

The wet stone walls are covered with traces of moss crawling, and it feels shady as soon as you approach; the sun's rays are blocked by the shadows cast by the raised ridge above.

Standing at the entrance of the quiet cave, you can hear the sound of waterfalls falling in the distance, and an invisible coolness comes to your heart.

Yan Jingxing was worried before whether this place would have been discovered by Wu Zhifei and the others. Now it seems that the group of people should have found the whereabouts of the body and did not continue to investigate; the former explorer is dead, and this place is still It is a "secret base" that only belongs to boys and girls.

He walked into the cave and saw that Miss Xie was squatting on the ground with her back to him, holding a rag and putting it into the bucket.

She heard footsteps behind her, turned her head and saw that it was Yan Jingxing, the corners of her mouth raised slightly unconsciously.

"You came."

"Hmm. What are you doing?"

"It's nothing. I got here first, and I just wanted to clean up here."

Yan Jingxing nodded, and saw the big dog with two heads lying lazily in the corner of the cave. After looking around, he didn't see the familiar figure of the curly-haired little girl.

"Where's the spring algae?"

"She's not here. I didn't tell her."

Xie Yuzhi stood up, the beads of sweat on her fair forehead shone in the midsummer sun, and she slowly approached herself.

"Now, it's just me and you here."

"It's just you and me...."

Xie Yuzhi was wearing a long chiffon dress with a big bow on the chest, and the skirt went all the way to the calf, revealing a large area of ​​skin on her arms and collarbone.When she approached him, Yan Jingxing could smell the elegant faint fragrance rushing towards him, surrounding him as if he was in a flower garden.

Yan Jingxing subconsciously lowered his eyebrows and stared at the ground, he was a little afraid to look up at her.

Since yesterday, when he was alone, he kept thinking of Xie Yuzhi's face; moreover, the two of them were already familiar with each other, so the image of her in the boy's mind was still quite specific and clear, and it was often when he came to his senses that he could see her. I found myself in a daze for quite a while.

Naturally, it is impossible to tell anyone about this kind of thing; and in front of the real person, the unreasonable fantasy brings only a sense of shame.

What if Yuzhi didn't mean that at all?Doesn't it seem that he is self-indulgent...

"Jing Xing, what's wrong?"

"Well, what's wrong?"

"Why don't you look up at me?"

Miss Xie's voice resounded close at hand, that soft tone seemed to have some kind of magical power, and it kept getting into his ears.

"Did I do something wrong?"

Xie Yuzhi felt troubled and asked with some concern.

"no!"

Yan Jingxing immediately raised his head and denied it. He scratched the back of his head and said embarrassedly:

"Uh, it's my problem, it has nothing to do with you."

"Your question? Oh..."

Xie Yuzhi nodded thoughtfully.

"Does it mean you have something on your mind?"

"almost……"

"What's on your mind? Can you share it with me? Maybe I can help you share your worries."

She moved herself closer, her whole face was almost pressed against his body, the breath from her lips was blowing on his neck, and goose bumps formed on her skin.

How can I tell you about this?It was about you...

Yan Jingxing's face was flushed red with anxiety, and he couldn't say a word.

But at this moment, he suddenly had a thought——

He raised his head and stared into Xie Yuzhi's eyes.

In the depths of those pupils as calm as the surface of a lake, he was sure that he saw some kind of uncertainty and hesitation, as well as a touch of shame.

It was not his eyes that were reflected, but the emotions surging in Xie Yuzhi's heart, which was exactly the same as her own.

"...you know that."

His mood suddenly became calm.

No matter how long you spend thinking about it alone, it is better to meet the person who is distressing you directly.

It wasn't until he and Xie Yuzhi stared face to face that Yan Jingxing clearly realized that it wasn't me or my uncle who was overthinking.

Because Yuzhi is very smart and will not do anything that will cause misunderstanding.In other words, once you notice it, it is no longer a misunderstanding——

The boy bravely stared into her eyes until the girl's cheeks flushed, and this time it was her turn to look away uncomfortably.

"You...why are you staring at me like that?"

"I'm waiting for you to speak, Yuzhi." He replied, "You called me here because you have something to say to me, right?"

"...Well, I have something to tell you."

I don't know how long it took, maybe half a minute, maybe half a century—the silence brewing between the two was stretched and extended in the summer sun, like a drop of water hanging from a stalactite at the entrance of a cave and falling to the ground.

Until Yan Jingxing heard Xie Yuzhi sniff his nose, and then said softly to himself:
"Yan Jingxing, shall we... want to consider getting married?"

(End of this chapter)