I'm a world apart from you

Chapter 21 I want to be with you (5)
Aunt Xin followed his gaze, smiled, and entered the room with him: "If you have something to say, it's very cold outside."

Wen Shaoyuan nodded, letting Aunt Xin go ahead and follow behind: "Is Grandpa okay?"

"Don't worry, the old man is in good health, and he has fewer old problems. He listened to Jing Fan's advice and went out to exercise in the morning, and his mood improved a lot."

Wen Shaoyuan responded and smiled: "Aunt Lao Xin is worrying."

"Where is it?" Aunt Xin scolded him lightly on the face, but she was still happy that he was thinking about it.

When she was about to walk to the door, Aunt Xin smiled and said, "Xiao Ge'er has improved a lot this year, you can ask her in person later and let her tell you."

"I know about her." Wen Shaoyuan seemed to think of something and smiled.

At this time, the two had already walked outside the house, went to the entrance to change their shoes, and when they looked up, they saw Wen Ge sitting cross-legged on the carpet at the old man's feet in the living room, peeling an orange and handing it to the old man.The light from the crystal lamp shone down, and her eyes seemed to be coated with a layer of silver light, which was dazzling.

She was bending her eyes, not knowing what to say to the old man, her voice was low, and she looked very mysterious, which made the old man laugh.

I don't know that the old and the young are getting along like this now.

He tilted his head, and before he could open his mouth, Aunt Xin knew what he wanted to ask, and said with a smile: "Xiao Geer is a caring person. This year, he often comes back with Jingfan to water the flowers and practice calligraphy with the old man. Every time I come here, I can make the old man happy."

Before Aunt Xin came to open the door, she had just kneaded the flour to make dumplings.She knew that Wen Ge's adoptive mother was a person who didn't cook often, and originally thought that if Wen Ge didn't come today, she would have to trouble Wen Shaoyuan to come over later and help send a food box over for her to taste.She was here now, and she was not polite, she asked the old man to borrow him and went to help in the kitchen.

The old man was amused by Wen Ge, and when he saw Wen Shaoyuan approaching, the smile on his face remained undiminished, but his voice was dignified, and he asked him: "I heard He Xing said that you came back a few days ago, why didn't you go home first? "

Wen Shaoyuan sat down on the sofa, pressed the center of his eyebrows, and didn't bother to play sloppy with the old man, and replied directly: "I didn't sleep well, I slept for a few days when I came back."

The old man snorted coldly, and the smile on his face faded a bit: "Will you go see the little girl as soon as you get back?" Although it was a question, the tone was very certain.

Wen Shaoyuan laughed, but the old man knew him well, and he didn't deny it at the moment, he just replied perfunctorily: "The little girl has worked so hard to make you happy, why don't I go and see her first?"

After the old man let go of his prejudice against Wen Ge, he has seen her a lot. He already knew that she was clever and intelligent. After this year, he has treated her with sincerity.This girl lived up to his expectations, she came up with one ghostly idea after another, and there was no shortage of girl's care and consideration, which made this old man who had always raised a brat by his side unavoidably softened in his heart.

After a moment of silence, the old man changed the subject and asked about Wen Shaoyuan's hotel.

The old man started from scratch, and he has spent his whole life in the shopping mall, where there is no gunpowder smoke but fierce fighting.

Wen Shaoyuan's initial entrepreneurial idea was entirely dependent on the guidance of the old man, and then he gradually got on the right track. When he first started, the old man's advice was indispensable.

But Mr. Wen is a weird person. Even if he points to his grandson, he looks like he is arguing with others. That's why Wen Shaoyuan moved out and doesn't go home often.

After talking for a while, the doorbell rang.

Wen Jingfan said hello to Aunt Xin in the morning, saying that she forgot to bring the key. Now when she heard the doorbell, Aunt Xin sent Wen Ge to open the door.

Wen Ge ran to open the door, and when he rushed to the living room, he happened to meet Wen Shaoyuan who was walking over.

Wen Shaoyuan took a look at her right hand covered in flour, pointed to his nose solemnly, and signaled: "Dirty."

Wen Ge widened his eyes, rubbed them with his sleeves, and looked up at him after rubbing, "Is there any more?" Those eyes were as black as obsidian, like ink stains, and shimmered.

With a thought, Wen Shaoyuan stretched out his fingers and lightly scratched the tip of her nose, scraping off the layer of powder she had just rubbed on: "Okay, go and open the door."

Wen Ge glanced at him with a smile, and beckoned to him. Seeing him lower his head, he pulled his arm harder, pulling him down a little bit. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he quickly stretched out his hand and rubbed it against his lips. Twice, with a white mustache.

After the prank was done, she laughed herself first, and her eyes sparkled with a smile, as bright as stars.

Wen Shaoyuan was startled, knowing that he had been tricked by her, he frowned helplessly, although there was no reproach in his eyes, they were so clear that people dare not look directly at them.

Wen Ge was afraid that he would get angry, stuck out his tongue, and ran away quickly.

Because she ran in a hurry, she didn't see the smile in Wen Shaoyuan's eyes the moment she turned around - she was a lot more courageous.

When Wen Jingfan entered the room and saw the vertical streaks of flour on Wen Ge's face, before he had time to make fun of him, he caught sight of Wen Shaoyuan standing in the living room and laughed out loud.Afterwards, his eyes swept between the two of them, and he made a rough guess.

Being stared at by Wen Shaoyuan, he didn't dare to laugh blatantly, but he also laughed muffled.

Over there, Mr. Wen also curled his lips into a smile, and entered the kitchen with his hands behind his back, intending to remind Aunt Xin not to forget to stuff some "good things" into the dumplings.

After Wen Jing and Jiang Junyu passed away, the Wen family lost two people. Wen Jingran didn't come back for Chinese New Year this year, and Wen Shiqian was abroad. On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, only a few of them got together to eat dumplings.The old man was fine at first, but he didn't know which heartstring was touched, but suddenly his expression became gloomy, and he drank several glasses of wine in succession.

Thinking about it, Mr. Wen had been prosperous and rich in his life, with a house full of children and grandchildren. Unexpectedly, in his later years, there were only so few people left around him, so it was reasonable to be sad.

Wen Ge knew that this was old man Wen's heart knot.

That year, when she first arrived at Wen's house, old man Wen was seriously ill. She heard his sad voice at the door of the ward, filled with remorse, blaming her own fate for taking the life of her children and grandchildren, and living up to now.

Wen Ge can't remember many things, but the words the old man said and the tone of voice when he said these words seemed to be burnt into his heart, and he could remember them when he touched them occasionally, so even if the old man turned his anger on her and drove her away After leaving Wen's family, she never really resented him.

Aunt Xin paid attention to Mr. Wen for a while, and saw that he had had a few more drinks, so she stopped him and persuaded him in a low voice.

The old man's eyes flickered slightly, and he finally suppressed the melancholy mood.

Wen Shaoyuan made the excuse that he would send Wen Ge back later, only drank two cups, and then changed to Wen Ge's drink.

On the contrary, the old man got excited and took Wen Jingfan to drink with him. After a few rounds, the old man's face gradually became drunk.

Wen Ge didn't know whether she was lucky or not. Aunt Xin wrapped three coins in total, and she won all of them.She didn't know there was such a thing, and she bit it down, causing her teeth to ache.

After eating more than a dozen dumplings, Wen Ge was finally willing to put down his chopsticks.

Seeing that it was getting late, she was afraid that Wen Ge's family would be unhappy if Wen Ge went back late, and in addition to today's special day, he couldn't keep anyone, so Old Man Wen asked Wen Shaoyuan to send her back first.

Before leaving, Mr. Wen gave Wen Ge a red envelope, as a New Year's greeting.Knowing that she would definitely refuse, before she opened her mouth, Mr. Wen said, "You call me grandpa, and I won't take advantage of you. You must get the red envelope for the new year. Don't be polite to me." It was a bit of a joke, but not forced.

Wen Ge thought for a while, then glanced at Wen Shaoyuan quietly, saw him nod his head slightly, then happily took it over, and called "Grandpa" several times, coaxing the old man to be elated.

Aunt Xin also prepared a copy, fearing that she would not want it. When she went out, she carried a food box and asked her to take it home. Breakfast could be eaten hot, and she put the red envelope in her pocket by the way.

Wen Ge touched the smooth paper, but gave a wry smile: "It's almost clear."

Wen Shaoyuan only heard her mutter, but didn't hear clearly, glanced at her, saw that her expression was normal, looked at the brightly lit villa area from a distance, walked to her side, and said, "Walk with me .”

The snow is still falling, but the snowflakes are not big anymore, and the speed is slow. Occasionally, the wind will blow, and then disperse quickly.

Afraid that she would be cold, Wen Shaoyuan went to the car to get her a short coat of his own.Although it was short, she wore it on her body, but it also hung down to her thighs. Under the cover of the wide clothes, her figure was as thin as ever.

The night was cold, and the hot air he exhaled condensed into white mist in a second.There is a thick layer of snow under your feet, and when you step on it, there is a creaking sound.

Wen Ge rubbed his hands and looked at him with his head tilted: "Uncle, do you have something to tell me?"

Wen Shaoyuan was noncommittal.

Wen Ge had something to say, she paused and stopped.Behind her is a street lamp, and the light is projected down, shining brightly.

"Uncle."

Wen Shaoyuan's footsteps also paused, stopped, and looked at her quietly.

"I thought about it just now. I want to stay in A in high school. I think it's good to go directly to A. As long as my current grades remain stable, there should be no problem." This is something Wen Ge dared not say before, but now She forces herself to study every day, strongly urges herself not to relax, and has made it to today step by step.

Wen Shaoyuan's eyes flickered, knowing that she still had something to say later, so he didn't answer.

"But Aunt Xu wants me to be admitted to No. [-] Middle School..." At this point, she paused slightly, her eyebrows frowned slightly, and she felt a little bit of teenage troubles, "I don't want to let her down, but I also want to..." Follow yourself once.

Seeing that he still didn't speak, Wen Ge thought for a while, then stretched out his hand to hold his.The back of his hand was slightly cold, but his palm was warm.As soon as her fingertips warmed up, her heart seemed to be burned. When she spoke again, her voice trembled imperceptibly: "Uncle, I want to be with you."

He frowned slightly, and under the light, those black eyes that seemed to be stained with ink were shining brightly, a little scorchingly bright, as if they were real, which made Wen Ge feel that his gaze was warm.

He looked at her in silence for a long time.

This kind of silence made Wen Ge feel a little flustered, and she lost her courage little by little. She lowered her head, not daring to look at him again.

The snow fell more and more unknowingly. In the silent night, the sound of snow falling was clearly audible, making Wen Ge's ears feel a little chilled.

Wen Shaoyuan finally retracted his gaze, turned his head to look at the thin layer of snow falling on his shoulders, reached out to wipe it off, turned and walked forward.

Wen Ge stared at his back for a long time, bit her lip, and turned her head to follow.

"Uncle, I mean, I want to move out next semester..."

Before she finished speaking, she saw the person who was walking three steps away from her suddenly turn around and look over.

He didn't know how far he had traveled all the way, and Wen Ge didn't even bother to see where he went, only Wen Shaoyuan standing under the streetlight with his eyes as far away as a mountain in front of him.

When she saw the disapproval in his eyes, she bit her lip and lowered her head, knowing that she had said the wrong thing.

"Don't like Teacher Xu?" He asked.

The voice was gentle, neither fast nor slow, like the wind passing through the fields when spring returns to the earth, with a hint of warmth.

Wen Ge hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

Xu Liqing is undoubtedly very kind to her, but this kind of kindness vaguely makes Wen Ge feel that it is conditional. She has a delicate mind, and after many months of getting along, she gradually realized Xu Liqing's control, and she felt a little uncomfortable .In addition, the two people have different views, it is impossible for Wen Ge to talk back to her or resist her. This depressive atmosphere often makes her a little out of breath.

Another part of the reason was that Wen Shaoyuan came back. He said that he would never leave again except for business trips, so the restless seed buried deep in her heart germinated after a long period of dormancy.

Wen Ge knew that if Wen Shaoyuan hadn't come back, she would not have such thoughts, and would only follow the established path arranged by Xu Liqing - when there was no Wen Shaoyuan to rely on, she would never think of relying on others.

I haven't seen her in a year. Such time and distance made her feel a little flustered. She was afraid that Wen Shaoyuan was deliberately avoiding her, and even more afraid that Wen Shaoyuan would gradually alienate her like now. In the end, she was just a name he occasionally remembered , is just a name.

But she didn't explain any of these, Wen Shaoyuan knew her thoughts like the palm of his hand, she never lied in front of him, more words would only make more mistakes.

"It's impossible for me to bring you out without any reason." Wen Shaoyuan's eyes were cold, locking her, making her feel slightly suffocated.

However, he hadn't finished his sentence, and the next sentence made her heart that was only warm was completely chilled.

"Legally, you have nothing to do with me."

Wen Ge's New Year's is a bit gloomy, and he's listless.

Seeing that she looked like she was dying when she came back from Wen's house, Xu Liqing asked her a few times, but she kept silent.In order to make her happy, Xu Liqing gave her a big red envelope, fearing that she would be bored, so she even urged her to go out to play with her classmates.

When Bai Junyi received Wen Ge's phone call, he was very surprised. After going downstairs, he looked around and saw no sign of her. He thought he was being teased, and was about to go upstairs when he saw the cat greening the garden. Wen Ge in the belt walked over curiously.

Wen Ge was squatting on the ground, holding a branch to poke the snow - few people walked in the green belt, and she felt itchy to see the large white snow, so she took the branch and drew circles on it.

Bai Junyi stood behind her and looked at her for a long time before he realized that she was silently writing mathematical formulas.

"Hey!"

Wen Ge didn't notice that there was someone behind her at all, she was startled by the sudden sound, turned around and saw it was Bai Junyi, bent his elbow and lightly bumped his calf, then stood up muttering: "Why are you so slow?" Huh? When I walked over from home, you were still at home. "

Bai Junyi glanced at her: "Didn't you say something on the phone? There are guests at home, and I told you to wait when you arrive."

"Just waited?" She squatted here until her legs were numb.

Bai Junyi touched his nose, and changed the subject cleverly: "Why are you looking for me, copying your homework? Want an answer? Anyway, if you have nothing to do, you can go to the Three Treasures Hall."

Wen Ge rolled his eyes, and replied solemnly: "I originally wanted to play with Qing Wan, but she's not here, so it's your turn."

Dare to love him as a substitute.

Although he was a substitute, Bai Junyi took Wen Ge out for a round in large numbers.

The entire city of A is still immersed in the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year, and there is joy everywhere. Even the continuous cooling down in the past few days has not affected people's joyful mood.

On the way to send Wen Ge back, Bai Junyi asked her again without giving up: "You've been thinking about it for so long, tell me where to go to high school!"

Wen Ge was a little absent-minded, and looked up at him.

The young man had delicate features and handsome appearance. When he squinted his eyes slightly and looked at her flatteringly like a cat, she couldn't help shaking her head—why is he so good-looking?

Seeing that he was about to arrive at Wen Ge's house, Bai Junyi strode forward to block her way, relying on being taller than her, he looked down at her from above: "Don't you tell me?"

Wen Ge sighed helplessly, and asked him, "Why should I tell you?"

Bai Junyi snorted, confidently: "Of course it's the same school as you, so that I can continue to harm you."

Wen Ge: "..."

When Wen Ge returned home, Xu Liqing was arranging clothes in her room. Seeing her come back, she waved to her, took two sets of clothes and asked her, "Which one do you want to bring? I heard that city L is much warmer than city A." , a little thinner? Otherwise it’s too thick and you’ll be hot in it. Come here by yourself..."

Before she finished speaking, Wen Ge interrupted: "Auntie, I don't want to go."

Xu Liqing's hands froze, her eyes flickered slightly, and she gave her a complicated look. She put the clothes on the side of the bed, and asked her in a soft voice: "Did something unpleasant happen to you?"

Wen Ge shook his head and smiled at her: "I just don't want to go. You see, the vacation is so short, and the time to go back and forth is so short, it's time to delay your studies."

Xu Liqing was aware of her attachment to L City, and hearing that she had made such a poor excuse, she thought that what she said to Wen Shaoyuan had an effect, but she remained calm and tried to persuade her.

(End of this chapter)