I am a cripple in the Siheyuan. Who am I afraid of?

Chapter 557 Can I visit your house?

Jia Geng's answer surprised Su Xue. While she was still stunned, Jia Geng had already left the classroom with his schoolbag on his back.

Su Xue came to her senses, quickly packed up her things and chased after him.

She is from Shanghai, and Beijing feels completely different from her hometown. She has just adapted to life in Beijing and knows very little about it. She is also curious about this city, but has not found a good opportunity to get to know it.

"Hey, Jia Geng, are you going home?"

"Yes, tomorrow is Sunday. I'm going home for the weekend."

"Where does your family live?"

Jia Geng stopped, turned around and looked at Su Xue, who was following him. Her cheeks were slightly red because she was walking too fast. He smiled and said, "I live in Nanluoguxiang."

Su Xue had actually heard of Nanluoguxiang. She knew that it was the old city area and not too far from the Forbidden City.

She asked curiously, "Are there a lot of old alleys and old houses there?"

Jia Geng smiled and nodded: "The compound where we live is a very old house. It is said that it was once the residence of a high-ranking official or a prince. But there is no definite statement."

Su Xue tilted her head and thought for a while, then smiled and said, "We live in Shanghai, and we also live in an old Shikumen house. Just like you said, many families are crowded in one house, and the alley is very busy every day. But life is indeed not very convenient, it's too crowded."

Jia Geng said, "The courtyard we live in is fine. It's spacious and the yard is big, so the residents are not too crowded. Only during the earthquake two years ago, some residents took the opportunity to build a few small houses privately, but later Uncle Song Wu came forward and asked them to demolish them all. It can be said that the courtyard we live in is the cleanest and most stylish courtyard in the whole alley. Because the house is often renovated, it is completely different from the other courtyards that are dilapidated. I live in three rooms in the west wing, which is quite spacious."

Jia Geng definitely didn't dislike the pretty classmate Su Xue. He was just not very good at dealing with people because of his personality. If he was interested in a topic or liked to talk about it, he would also be willing to say a few more words.

Su Xue suddenly asked, "Can I visit your house? I have never seen a courtyard house. Sometimes I only take a look inside when I pass by the alley, but I really don't know what the courtyard and the house look like?"

Bang Geng raised his wrist to look at his watch, estimated the time, and then nodded.

He was wearing a beautiful American pilot watch on his wrist. Su Xue had noticed it a long time ago, but she didn't dare to ask more questions.

At this time, she couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Your watch looks very unique, what's special about it?"

Jia Geng was stunned for a moment, but soon showed his wrist with a watch. He pointed at the watch on his wrist and said, "This is a pilot's watch with 24-hour dial numbers and can automatically adjust the time zone. But for me, it's just for telling time. I think it looks good and cool. If you want to visit my home, I welcome you. Today is a good time for you to taste my mother's cooking. She cooks very deliciously. I can make you a dish made with Adler cheese. She learned it from Aunt Xia, but she has already made it better than Aunt Xia."

Jia Geng was riding a bicycle, so the two of them pushed the bicycles out of the school gate first, walked for a distance before getting on the bicycles and taking Su Xue with them to ride towards Nanluoguxiang.

Su Xue also discovered today that as long as she talked to Jia Geng about topics that interested him, he was very talkative and enthusiastic. Only then did she realize that the reason she couldn't communicate well was because she hadn't found the right topic. For example, now, when Su Xue asked about the origin of the alley names and stories along the way, Jia Geng would happily tell her. He was very patient and what he said was very interesting.

Jia Geng was particularly eloquent when talking about various courtyards of different sizes. Su Xue was very interested and asked, "Are there any small courtyards that we can visit? Those are the courtyards described by writers in literary works, such as fish tanks, pomegranate trees, and fat girls."

Jia Geng laughed. "Yes. Uncle Song Wu has several neat and elegant small courtyards. They are all very beautiful. They are much more beautiful than the pomegranate tree and fish tank."

When Jia Geng and Su Xue were almost home, Song Wu happened to see Qin Huairu who was returning from get off work.

Qin Huairu knew something was wrong when she saw the expression on Song Wu's face. Seeing that he hurriedly pulled her into the house, she thought he was up to something bad. Her face flushed with shame, and she angrily scolded him, "How old are you? Why are you so anxious in broad daylight?"

Song Wu had just closed the door and was about to speak when he turned around and was stunned for a moment. However, when he saw the blush and expression on Qin Huairu's face, as well as her watery eyes, he immediately realized that she might have misunderstood.

But he couldn't help but joked, "I think you're more anxious than I am."

He simply sat on the sofa, put Qin Huairu on his lap, and hugged her in his arms, but he did not touch her as Qin Huairu imagined. Instead, he whispered to her, "I just remembered something and wanted to tell you quickly. I suddenly knew the big joke. Why haven't you been in a hurry to find a partner in all these years?"

Qin Huairu, who was in the midst of a passionate mood, suddenly lost interest. She sat up straight and looked at Song Wu anxiously and asked, "What's the reason? Tell me quickly."

Song Wu looked at Qin Huairu's anxious expression, reached out to help her smooth the hair around her ears, looked into her eyes seriously, and asked, "Do you think it's possible that Banggeng has Gao Xiaomiao in his heart?"

"What?" Qin Huairu jumped out of Song Wu's arms as if she was bitten by a snake.

She looked at Song Wu in disbelief, but soon, her expression began to change dramatically. Song Wu's statement seemed incredible at first, but it could not withstand recollection or scrutiny. When you didn't pay attention to it, you might have regarded it as a normal relationship in the family.

But when I recall the details and scenes one by one, I feel that the more I think about it, the more I think about it.

"No way? How can this be possible, this child. Oh, what should I do? This child..."

When Song Wu saw the contrast between Qin Huairu's tone and expression before and after, he knew that she was the same as him. After thinking about it for a while, he also had a definite idea.

Just when Qin Huairu was anxious and eager to continue talking to Song Wu, Song Wu suddenly waved his hand at her with a strange expression on his face, muttering, "The old tree with a stick stalk has blossomed, and it's starting to bring home beautiful girls."

Qin Huairu heard him mumbling quietly and swallowed back the words she was about to say. Curiously, she asked, "What are you talking about? What old tree blooming? When has Banggeng ever brought a beautiful girl home?"

She did think about it, but she had never seen it before, so she found Song Wu's inexplicable words very strange.

(End of this chapter)