Chen Xia

Chapter 17 Jiang Chen's New Home
Ye Haisheng first took out a jewelry box from his briefcase and put it on the table. When he opened it, there was a necklace inlaid with small diamonds lying inside.

Diamonds are small, but bright.

"Dad saw this necklace in Beicheng shopping mall, and thought it was very beautiful. It just matched the little skirt that Dad brought back for you."

He pushed the necklace in front of Ye Mian, took out a half-new notebook from his bag, thought for a while before saying, "This seems to be a study note given to you by your classmate, you are quite a good classmate, Sleep is also good, love to study is a good thing."

Ye Mian's eyes didn't stay on the necklace, but only focused on the notebook. She paused for a while before asking, "Is it a tall boy?"

Ye Haisheng smiled and nodded, his eyes were almost too crowded to see, "Yeah, I look familiar, the young man is gentle and well-behaved, is he your classmate? Dad, right?"

"..." Ye Mian blinked.

Looking at his father's sincere eyebrows, he unconsciously thought of Jiang Chen's appearance in his mind.

good?
Well, that's hard to judge.

Her father must have been deceived by Jiang Chen.

She stood up, opened the note, saw the clear and beautiful handwriting on it, and asked hurriedly: "Dad, is he gone?"

"Let's go."

Ye Haisheng stood up and moved his wrists. After carrying so many large boxes for a long distance, his hands were extremely sore.

"Okay, dad is going to cook for you. After dinner, let's go out for a stroll."

"Okay, Dad." Ye Mian lowered her head and answered, holding the notebook, paused, then picked up the phone to confirm that Jiang Chen really didn't reply to her message.

A slight sense of loss spread in my heart.

is he busy

If she was really that busy, why did she send her study notes?

If you're not busy, why don't you reply to her message.

Ye Mian didn't know where this feeling of entanglement came from, and it made her feel a lot more depressed.

"..."

The outline of the moon appeared in the west, the sound of hot oil came from the kitchen of Ye Mian's house, and there was a sound of "sizzling", and the whole house was filled with the long-lost smoke.

Ye Haisheng's workmanship is very good, but a little slow, Ye Mian didn't rush him, and quietly looked through the study notes.

It wasn't until it was getting dark that Ye Haisheng brought out a few dishes, "Mianmian, it's time to eat."

"Here we come!" Ye Mian came out of the living room when he smelled the fragrance.

There are three dishes and one soup on the table, braised prawns in oil, garlic chicken wings, fried cabbage, and a lotus root stewed chicken soup.

The aroma is overflowing and whets the appetite.

Ye Mian sniffed it, and teased: "Father, you can earn money even if you are a cook with this skill."

Pulling open the small stool, she couldn't wait to sit on it.

Ye Haisheng brought out two bowls of rice, and put the first bowl in front of Ye Mian's table, "Okay, I'll be a cook when Dad retires, and I'll buy you a beautiful little dress."

Ye Mian took the rice and said with a smile, "That's something else, it seems that I'm not filial."

I tasted a bite of garlic chicken wings, the crispy chicken skin was cracked, and the inside was tender chicken with a strong aroma of garlic.

"It's delicious." Ye Mian narrowed her eyes happily, and smiled again: "It's not bad, it's a benefit to everyone."

She ate and didn't notice anything unusual.

Ye Hai smiled silently, picked up the wet rag next to him and wiped his hands. He felt filled with emotion and felt terribly uncomfortable.

Hearing the word filial piety come out of his daughter's mouth, he really didn't know how to respond.

Nor has he been with his daughter much since his wife left, and the child was looked after by a nanny until he was 16.

He undoubtedly felt indebted to his daughter.

But if he gave up this job, he would have no other ability to give his daughter a good life. He could only make up for his daughter's lack of company by unconditionally meeting her needs.

Fortunately, my daughter is becoming more and more sensible and is not a bad learner.

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After dinner, the hot temperature has not gone away, but the night has brought a cool breeze. Many people choose to go out for a walk after dinner.

Ye Mian also followed Ye Haisheng out and walked slowly in the old alley in slippers.

Ye Haisheng watched her daughter getting taller and taller, she was at the youngest age, with black eyebrows and apricot eyes, she was generous and cute, and couldn't help but smile on her always serious face.

There are old neighbors on both sides of the street. Everyone greeted Ye Haisheng when they saw Ye Haisheng came back, and Ye Haisheng responded enthusiastically.

As we walked, we came to the far west alley.

Old man Zhong, who lived at the entrance of the alley, was eating with his son in the yard, talking about so-and-so's previous college entrance examination results.

His son is a famous college student, and this is what old man Zhong is most proud of in his life.

Seeing Ye Haisheng and his daughter passing by, he raised his cigarette stick and knocked it on the table. His voice was old but still lively, "Hey, Haisheng is back?"

Ye Mian and Ye Haisheng walked away after hearing the news. Ye Haisheng smiled and said, "Uncle Zhong is eating."

Looking at old man Zhong and his son, Ye Mian somehow felt uncomfortable.

This feeling forced her to stop, instead of following Ye Haisheng into the courtyard of Old Man Zhong's house, she just stood outside the courtyard and listened quietly.

After the greetings were over, after walking behind Ye Haisheng, the pain in my heart was relieved a lot, so I didn't take it too seriously.

The street on the side of West Alley is not as wide as that of Ye Mian's house, it is so narrow that only two or three people can pass through it, and there are not many street lights.

Ye Mian had never walked this way before.

Firstly, there is no business district here, only a few pubs and Internet cafes.

Secondly, the streets here are complicated and there are no acquaintances.

Therefore, she was not familiar with the road conditions here.

It's just that Ye Mian was stunned after he didn't go far.

The evening wind blew slowly across the street, and under the streetlight ahead, Jiang Chen, who hadn't gone to school, appeared in her sight.

He was facing her sideways, with a tall figure, carrying a box in his hand.

Gauze was still wrapped around his arms, and his eyes had the same indifference as on the day of the fire.

That was Ye Mian's incomprehensible eyes.

Ye Mian looked at her father beside her. After all, she had restrained the urge to call Jiang Chen, but her steps were much faster.

She thought about going over to see why he appeared here.

It's a pity that Jiang Chen left too fast.

She could only watch helplessly as the boy walked into a courtyard, closed the door, and disappeared.

From a distance, the courtyard is not particularly dilapidated, but it is smaller than the small building where Jiang Chen used to live, and there are some vines crawling on the walls.

Ye Mian knew in her heart that this might be Jiang Chen's new home.

"Mianmian, we're far away, let's go back."

Ye Haisheng didn't notice Ye Mian's strangeness, he looked at his daughter who was walking farther and farther away, and called softly, "Go back in a while, Dad, let's see how your homework is doing."

"Oh, okay, right away." Ye Mian was stunned for a moment, turned around and carefully memorized the address of this small courtyard, and then ran back to Ye Haisheng's side.

Along the way, Ye Mian was in a particularly comfortable mood, with her big eyes smiling like the crescent moon hanging in the sky.

This sudden joy is quite subtle.

Well, Jiang Chen just needs to find a place to live.

Not too far away...

That's great.

(End of this chapter)