Xia You Arbor: Looking to Heaven

Chapter 52 Love and Hate Forever (3)
"It's good that the child is back, stop nagging, go home quickly." Dad Shu stood at the door of the house and looked down, "Xia Mu, come quickly and show uncle."

Xia Mu squeezed past Shu's mother and daughter who were blocking the middle of the corridor, walked up to Shu's father and called out: "Uncle Shu."

Father Shu patted Xia Mu who was already taller than him, and said with emotion: "Not bad, I have grown taller, stronger, and handsome, better than when I was a child, when I was a child, I looked like a girl."

Xia Mu squinted his eyes, pursed his mouth, and looked gentle. Shu's father turned to Shu's mother and called, "Hurry up and get something to eat, and catch the two children."

"Okay, mom won't talk anymore, baby, go home, mom will cook something delicious for you." Shu's mother tightly led Shu Yawang upstairs, as if she was afraid that she would run away.

Shu Ya smiled: "Mom, don't be busy, I'm not hungry."

Shu's mother pushed Shu Yawang into the house with a stiff face: "You go back and sit in the house. How long has it been since you ate the food that mother cooked? Sit for me."

"Okay, okay, I'll sit." Shu Yawang smiled and sat on the sofa, Xia Mu sat on her left, and Shu Dad sat on her right.Shu Yawang looked at his father. Compared with six years ago, his father was much older. Maybe people at this age will age quickly. Shu Yawang especially wanted to reach out to smooth the wrinkles on his father's forehead. Sweetly call him Papa.

But in the end, she just sat closer, licked the corners of her mouth, and called softly: "Dad."

Father Shu opened his coat, took out a cigarette, lit it, turned to look at his daughter and asked softly, "What time did you come back last night?"

"I arrived at more than three o'clock in the morning last night. I thought it was too late, so I didn't let him disturb you."

Father Shu took a puff of cigarette, looked at Xia Mu again and said, "If it wasn't for the meeting in the province yesterday, I would have picked you up too. I have suffered a lot for you these few years."

Xia Mu shook his head: "It's okay, in fact, the prison is not as bitter as you think."

Shu Yawang pursed her lips and didn't answer, feeling sore in her heart.

Shu's father smoked a cigarette and asked, and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Shu's mother who came out of the kitchen: "Come, come, let's chat while eating."

The three got up and sat down, Shu's mother sat next to Shu Yawang and picked up vegetables for her from time to time, Shu Yawang looked at the dishes piled up like hills in the bowl, and said with a smile: "Mom, I'm not a guest."

"You are not a guest, you are more difficult to invite than a guest, every year when you are called home during the Chinese New Year, you will not come back." Mama Shu was about to shed tears as she spoke.

"Mom, it's okay if I'm wrong." Shu Yawang wiped tears for her mother distressedly.

Shu's mother turned her head and grabbed the apron to wipe away her tears. She raised her eyes and stared at her: "Now that Xia Mu has come out, you will have a good life in the future. Don't do your job in W City. Come home quickly."

Shu Yawang shook her head: "That's not okay, I have to go back in two days, and I'm doing my job smoothly."

"Do you want to die? How old are you, and you are still messing around, come back quickly and get married, and stay at home with peace of mind."

Shu Yawang asked embarrassingly, "Who am I dating?"

Shu Ma said: "Tang Xiaotian!"

Xia Mu paused for a moment, looked up at her, Shu Yawang didn't dare to look at him, turned to look at Shu Ma and said in a deep voice, "Why are you mentioning him?"

"Why mention him? He has been waiting for you. If you still like him, Mom will tell you. There is nowhere to find such a good man who treats you wholeheartedly."

Shu Yawang lowered her head and picked up her meal without saying a word.

"Speak up." Mama Shu urged.

Shu Yawang raised her head and glanced at Xia Mu, Xia Mu was also looking at her silently, she pursed her lips and said: "Mom, there is no possibility for me and him."

Shu's mother was anxious: "Why?"

Shu Yawang glanced at Xia Mu, Xia Mu was eating with a bowl of expression expressionlessly, but Shu Yawang could tell that he was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.Shu Yawang frowned, and her tone was a little anxious: "Impossible is impossible, there are so many reasons."

Shu's mother wanted to persuade her again, but was interrupted by Shu's father: "Okay, the child just came back, let her have a meal in peace."

Shu's mother sighed and didn't speak any more, she just kept picking up food for Shu Yawang. After Shu Yawang had a bite of food, he glanced carefully at Xia Mu, who was eating silently with his eyes down.

The originally lively dinner table became silent because of this topic, only Shu's father's occasional question and Xia Mu's short answer.

After dinner, Xia Mu got up to say goodbye, Shu Yawang sent him out, and the two walked silently in the familiar military compound.Shu Yawang turned to look at Xia Mu, Xia Mu walked with his head down, Jun's face remained expressionless as usual.

She knew that he was a little upset, Shu Yawang pursed her lower lip, and casually searched for a topic: "What are your future plans?"

Xia Mu replied flatly: "Grandpa asked me to study in the United States, but I haven't decided whether to go or not."

"If there is anything to consider, of course I will go. American schools are very good."

Xia Mu stopped silently, turned his head, looked straight into her eyes and asked, "You want me to go?"

Shu Yawang looked up at him strangely, he seemed a little angry, every time he got angry, he would look at her like this without blinking, making her wonder what she said was wrong.

But Shu Yawang didn't think she was wrong. She habitually put her hands in her coat pockets, looked at him seriously and said, "Of course I want you to go, why not? You can receive the best education in America, Is it not good to get the highest degree?"

Xia Mu turned his head away fiercely, bit his lips, and said in a deep voice: "You are right, I misunderstood."

"Misunderstanding what?"

Xia Mu shook his head: "Nothing? You go back, don't send me off just this short distance."

Shu Yawang sighed, he was always like this, he didn't tell her why when he was angry, if she went back now, he would be sad.

Shu Yawang shook her head and smiled and said to him: "It's okay, I want to walk more. I used to walk this road three or four times a day, and it didn't feel far at all. Now it feels quite far."

"It's been a long time since I left, so I think it's far away." Xia Mu raised his eyes and said lightly.

"may be."

The two stopped talking, and walked forward step by step.There was a fork in the road not far away, and she clenched her hand in her pocket slightly. This road has not changed at all for so many years. Going forward, it is Xia Mu's house, and going back, it leads to her house and the university. The entrance of the courtyard, to the left, leads to the playground of the compound, and to the right... is Tang Xiaotian's home.

Shu Yawang stopped and turned to look to the right. The two sides of the road were full of sycamore trees. In my memory, the branches and leaves of the sycamore trees were always so dense. On the ground; at the end of the sycamore tree, there will be a handsome boy riding his bicycle fast, and his oversized school uniform will be blown up by the wind; he will turn here and stop at the building not far ahead , The sound of his brakes is always very loud, the girl upstairs will stick her head out of the window when she hears the sound of the brakes, the boy will raise his head at this time, smile brightly at the girl upstairs, and call her name loudly : "Yawang——Shu Yawang."

Shu Yawang closed her eyes and tried her best to erase the voice in her mind, but the voice seemed to be right next to her ears, calling her in a low voice.

"Yawang."

She opened her eyes, looking a little confused.Xia Mu stood a few steps away from her, looked at her and asked, "Why don't you leave?"

Shu Yawang came back to her senses, smiled awkwardly, and hurried to catch up: "Here we are."

Xia Mu turned around, looked to the right inadvertently, then looked at her, lowered his head and asked in a deep voice: "Since you are thinking about him, why don't you go back and find him?"

"Huh?" Shu Yawang was stunned, and quickly denied, "I didn't think about him."

"Lie." Xia Mu turned his face in a bit of embarrassment, her appearance just now had already betrayed her, "You were obviously thinking about him just now."

Shu Yawang lowered her head, Xia Mu saw that she didn't speak, and held her hands tightly, a little regretful about mentioning that person, he clearly knew, knew that she loved him so much, how could she not miss him?
Is he too greedy?Greedily wanting her to love him completely, the more greedy, the more dissatisfied and hurt... In the end, she will be in pain, right?

Xia Mu turned around and wanted to leave, but Shu Yawang held him tightly.With his back turned to her, he heard her say behind him: "Xia Mu, let's get married."

Xia Mu stopped in his tracks, turned around in disbelief, Shu Yawang let out a breath, raised the corner of his mouth and walked forward: "I admit, I still remember him, I may not be able to quickly remove him from my memory Erase everything, but as long as I am with you, I will forget him, I will definitely forget him, I will put you in my heart, I will only love you, only think of you, only for you It's good to be alone. So, Xia Mu, shall we get married?"

Xia Mu didn't expect her to talk about marriage, he didn't even dare to think about it.He asked in disbelief, "But, you just let me go to America?"

"It's because I didn't express clearly just now." Shu Yawang smiled lightly and held his hand, "What I mean is, let's go to the United States together. I will accompany you and will not leave you alone."

Shu Yawang's hand was very warm, when she stroked his cold hand, it seemed as if the ice in his whole body was melted instantly.Xia Mu's hands trembled slightly, he was very excited, but he didn't know how to express his excitement, he was afraid that he would scare her away and wake up from this sweet dream if he did anything casually.

Shu Yawang let go of his hand, walked forward, hugged him tenderly, and leaned her head on his chest: "Xia Mu, if you love me, just promise me."

Xia Mu couldn't hold back anymore, he hugged her back hard, rubbed her into his arms tightly, buried his face in her hair, his lips against her ear, he hugged her He whispered affectionately in his ear: "I love you, I love you, Yawang, I have always loved you."

Shu Ya looked in his arms, with her slightly sideways face facing the right, her faint eyes looking towards the end of the plane tree.She turned around, buried her face in Xia Mu's arms, closed her eyes and said, "I know."

(End of this chapter)