What do you want in life

Chapter 9 Young Love Is Like Fireworks Are Cold (3)
Aunt Wang's face changed slightly when she heard the words, but then she sighed again, "Oh, I can only tell you quietly, you must never mention it in front of the Wu family, especially in front of grandma, this is a taboo for their whole family. ah!"

What she said made Xiaoying nervous and curious, she nodded in agreement.

Aunt Wang sighed heavily again, "A Fang is Grandma Wu's oldest granddaughter. She grew up with her, and she has a different relationship. It's a pity that life is good, but life is thinner than paper. Just the year before last, it was also In a summer like this, Ah Fang was just in her first year of college, and she went out to play with a few classmates during the summer vacation, but she didn’t expect to have an accident on the way, fell off the mountain, and just disappeared..."

Aunt Wang had a look of sadness on her face, "I don't believe that the old lady has some kind of dementia! She was simply confused about A Fang's matter."

Xiaoying walked into the yard with the book that Grandma Wu asked for, and saw her sitting alone in the wicker chair, her right hand was slowly tapping her knee, her eyes were looking straight at the vines in the distance.

"Grandma, does it hurt? I'll help you beat it." Xiaoying walked over, squatted down beside Grandma Wu, and raised her fist to beat her lightly, with an unusually gentle manner.

"So good!" Grandma Wu's eyes sparkled with love, and she looked at Xiaoying with drooping eyes contentedly. After a while, she suddenly asked, "Ah Fang, the exam is the day after tomorrow. How is your study going?"

Xiaoying's heart trembled slightly, she didn't dare to raise her head, and replied in a low voice, "It's okay."

"Well, you've been working hard, I don't worry about you." Grandma Wu said with a smile, and then looked at the door, "Xiaocheng won't come today?"

Xiaoying was taken aback, and answered vaguely, "Not necessarily."

Shen Juncheng came very casually, no one could tell when he would come, but one thing was for sure, every time he came to grandma's house, he picked the afternoon.

Xiaoying took the time to go to the kitchen to bring Grandma Wu the decoction warmed in the casserole.The kitchen is close to the back door, and you can go straight to the station through the back door, which is more convenient than going through the main door. With the medicine in hand, she couldn't help but glance back at the wooden door.

As if there was a tacit understanding, there was a slight sound of metal colliding outside the door, and then the wooden door creaked, and Shen Juncheng's figure flashed in quickly, with the backpack on his back as always.

Probably because he didn't expect to run into Xiaoying directly as soon as he entered the door, he staggered back exaggeratedly, as if he was afraid of bumping into her, and then he grinned at her, revealing two rows of neatly arranged faces. white teeth.

"Hi!" He greeted Xiaoying with a high air.

Xiaoying was also caught off guard, thinking to herself why she was so powerful, so she came to the kitchen at this juncture, just glanced at the door, and he came in.

Before he could sort out what was in his head, Shen Juncheng almost put his nose into the bowl in her hand.A scent of medicine came into his nostrils impressively, he sniffed hard a few times, and asked Xiaoying, "What is this?"

"The medicine given to Grandma Wu made her legs suffer from rheumatism again." Xiaoying didn't dare to delay any longer, and walked outside as soon as she finished speaking.

"Oh." Shen Juncheng walked behind her. He knew that grandma's rheumatism was a long-standing problem. When it was extremely cold or extremely hot, he would have to decoct medicine to take it, so he didn't worry about it. Instead, he chased after her with great interest. Xiaoying asked, "Guess what I brought you today?"

"I can't guess." Xiaoying simply blocked him. He always liked to use this method to tease himself. Xiaoying had been fooled by him several times, and he had experience.

"Hey, you didn't guess at all!" Shen Juncheng muttered dissatisfiedly, with a slight tilt of his shoulders, the backpack slipped smoothly into his hands.

He stopped Xiaoying who was about to step into the yard, "Hey, don't rush away! Look, what is this!"

He took out the heavy things in the bag as if offering a treasure.

Xiaoying carefully looked at the medicine bowl, fearing that it would spill out, but she couldn't help being curious, she glanced at Shen Juncheng's hand out of the corner of her eye.

What he took out from his backpack turned out to be a thick stack of books, and he proudly displayed them one by one in front of her, "See, "Seven Swords Under the Tianshan Mountains"! "Footprints"! "Yi Tian Shou Long Ji"!" And this one—"Love Through Time and Space", "How Many Times the Sunset Is Red"... How about it, do you want to see it? If you want to see it, I can lend it to you!"

Xiaoying looked at the book, then at Shen Juncheng, "These are the books you usually read?"

The weirdness in her eyes made Shen Juncheng suddenly feel overwhelmed, and he quickly argued: "Of course not, I... borrowed this from someone else." He quickly glanced at her, a little unsympathetic Confess willingly, "I borrowed it from you."

Xiaoying was stunned for a few seconds before slowly saying, "I don't want it."

She turned around and walked out with the medicine bowl in hand.

Shen Juncheng was in a hurry, "It's really for you to borrow! Don't keep reading those books on my grandma's bookshelf, the ones that don't suit you, the more you look at them, the more old-fashioned you will be!"

It's a pity that his "golden and good words" did not impress Xiaoying. The latter had already walked under the locust tree and handed the bowl of traditional Chinese medicine that hadn't been spilled to Grandma Wu.

Grandma Wu frowned after taking a sip, shaking her head like a child, "It's so bitter! I don't want to drink it."

"Drink, grandma, your legs won't hurt after drinking it." Xiaoying persuaded her in a slow voice.

Gradually, Grandma Wu's hazy eyes became softer, and her eyes staring at Xiaoying became more and more hazy.She really drank the medicine obediently, then stared at Xiaoying without blinking, as if she was not looking at her, but saw something else existing through her body.

Xiaoying was nervous about being looked at by her, and she was really worried that she would call herself "Afang" again. After learning the truth from Aunt Wang, every time Xiaoying heard Grandma Wu mention this name, she felt sad for a while.

Not knowing what to do, Shen Juncheng ran out of the house with nothing in his hands, and those books that he was about to forcefully sell to Xiaoying were hidden somewhere.

When he got close, Shen Juncheng sat down on the bamboo chair opposite grandma carelessly as usual, "Grandma, are your legs better?"

Grandma Wu stared at him in a daze for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "Is it Xiaocheng? The school is on summer vacation?"

Xiaoying and Shen Juncheng looked at each other, they were shocked by Grandma Wu's sudden loss of memory.But Shen Juncheng quickly leaned over, approached Grandma Wu, forced a smile and said, "Yes, grandma, I will come to see you every day."

"Xiaocheng is really good, just as good as Ah Fang." Grandma Wu sighed contentedly.

Xiaoying's heart suddenly became heavy.

After serving Grandma Wu to sleep, Xiaoying went to the yard to weed a pot of plants. When she came here today, she saw grandma squatting on the edge of the flower bed and pulling weeds by hand, but the discomfort in her legs prevented her from persisting. at last.

Grandma Wu didn't want others to do the weeding work. This is one of the only pastimes she can have at present. The doctor once told the family members that it is good for the body to let the elderly move their meridians properly.

Shen Juncheng squatted not far from Xiaoying, tilted his head to look at the gloomy sky, and sighed, "Oh, I never thought that grandma's illness would strike again."

"Maybe it'll be all right after I wake up from sleep." It was rare for Xiaoying to comfort him with such a good attitude.

At this time, she was lowering her head, carefully digging out the small weeds among the plants with a small shovel, then shaking off the soil on the green grass with her hands, and throwing the weeds into the small bamboo basket beside her.

She likes the small shovel and the bamboo basket very much. When she was a child, every spring, when the flowers bloomed, her mother would take her to the field to dig wild vegetables. Her eyes were sharp, and her mother's hands were nimble. They worked together for a long time and could always dig wild vegetables. A whole basket full.There is nothing more delicious than wontons stuffed with wild vegetables and meat.

However, those days are gone forever.

Shen Juncheng looked at her, "Do you know who Ah Fang is?"

Xiaoying paused for a while while holding the small shovel, and then resumed without saying a word.

"A Fang is my eldest cousin." Shen Juncheng seemed to have expected her reaction, and continued without waiting for her to speak, "Her grades are a bit better than mine, whether it's family members or teachers. , there is no one who doesn't like her. Although grandma will say a few clever words to everyone she meets, we all know that in her heart, no one can compare with Sister Afang. It's a pity that she was born in the first year of college. Accidentally...died."

"Auntie said that God would be jealous of people who are too smart, and now it seems that it is really the case." Shen Juncheng shook his head and laughed coldly, as if mocking the injustice of God.

Xiaoying didn't know what to say. She didn't feel sad, but she had experienced deep pain herself. Therefore, other people's sad things could cause ripples of sadness in her heart, but they couldn't shock her.

"You are the weirdest girl I've ever seen." Shen Juncheng stared at her calm face and murmured, "Is there nothing that can touch your heart? Are you sure you're only in the first year of high school?"

Xiaoying turned to look at him, at some time, Shen Juncheng was already sitting on a row of raised green bricks beside the flower bed, and he was not afraid that the dust on the bricks would stain his beautiful clothes and pants.

"What do you want me to do?" she asked him back, a little curtly. "That's your cousin, and if you're really upset, don't talk about it. Because—" She took a deep breath, " The pain that can be said is not the deepest pain for you."

Shen Juncheng was stunned.

Xiaoying had already continued to immerse herself in the unfinished work, but the few words she said kept ringing in Shen Juncheng's ears as if there were echoes.He felt that the girl in front of him made him more and more elusive.

When Xiaoying was about to leave Wu's house, Aunt Wang came back on time to take her place, so Xiaoying reported the details to her one by one, and finally said worryingly: "Auntie, I think Grandma Wu has been confused recently like More than when I first came, do you think it matters?"

Aunt Wang also frowned, "I'll tell their family members, they're supposed to be taking medicine, how could it be... well, I'm getting older, I just can't do it."

Xiaoying saw that she had nothing else to do, so she carried the small bag on her back, "Then I'll leave first, and come back tomorrow."

"Hey, good."

Just after saying goodbye, Shen Juncheng dashed down the wooden stairs before he stepped out the door, "Han Xiaoying, wait a minute, I'll walk with you!"

Aunt Wang asked him in surprise, "Juncheng, why don't you leave without dinner?"

"No, I have something to do today." Shen Juncheng waved to her, "Goodbye, Aunt Wang."

After finishing speaking, she chased Xiaoying and ran out, not forgetting to turn her head and tell Aunt Wang, "Grandma is in the study!"

Shen Juncheng and Xiaoying walked side by side towards the station. He was not used to Xiaoying's silence, but the heavy backpack on his shoulder reminded him that he had to speak clearly to her.

He entrusted a few good buddies to help collect these books. When they heard that he had such a need, especially with a few romance novels in it, they were very surprised and excited, and everyone looked like a villain. With a naive expression, he repeatedly asked him if he wanted to pick up girls?
Fortunately, he stuck to the bottom line and insisted that he borrowed it from his cousin, so he reluctantly dismissed those gossip faces that were not much better than girls.But now, when he thinks about having to return these hard-fought borrowed books intact, he is so depressed that he wants to yell at the sky. At that time, he thought he could "save" Han Xiaoying, but he didn't expect that Not appreciative at all.

"These books," he patted his backpack vigorously without giving up, hoping to attract Xiaoying's attention, "Are you really not going to read it?"

Xiaoying glanced at his backpack, and then said the truth, "I've seen it a long time ago."

"Eh?" Shen Juncheng's heart relaxed and tightened, and he asked angrily, "Then why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Is there any difference between what you said just now and what you said now?" Xiaoying blinked her eyes and asked him back, her mood suddenly lightened up. After being with him for a long time, she also learned to play tricks on him, and it feels pretty good.

Shen Juncheng was choked, as if there was no difference.

"Okay, let me meddle in my own business!" He said bitterly.

Seeing his dejected expression, Xiaoying suddenly couldn't bear it, the corners of her mouth moved, and said softly, "Thank you."

She is not a person who doesn't know what to do. From the moment Shen Juncheng said that these books were borrowed specially for herself, she felt the long-lost emotion in her heart, but she didn't know how to express it to him.

Hearing her rare words of thanks, Shen Juncheng immediately vibrated, even his eyes lit up a lot, but pretending not to understand, he leaned over and asked, "I didn't hear what you just said clearly."

Looking at the expression on his face, Xiaoying knew that there was deceit, she was secretly amused, her steps lightly accelerated, and she passed him and walked forward. I!"

After catching up with Xiaoying again, Shen Juncheng had already put aside the trivial "setback" just now, and asked her happily, "Han Xiaoying, what kind of sports do you like? Swimming? Running? Or volleyball?" Or basketball? Oh, your body is probably enough to play basketball! By the way, does your school have a basketball team? If so, maybe I played against them in the city league in June! Hey, it seems that you haven’t told What kind of middle school did you go to, which school did you go to?"

Xiaoying's ears rang a little from his series of questions, she frowned and asked, "Shen Juncheng, are you also chattering like this at school?"

Shen Juncheng was obviously taken aback, "No!"

God knows how much he likes to pretend to be cool at school. Those girls always stare at him with admiring eyes and talk about him secretly when they see him. Of course he knows what they are talking about, although his pride is not based on these decorations. But vanity will inevitably inflate further.

But the Han Xiaoying in front of him was different from any other girl in the school, she couldn't see him at all, which made him feel sour from time to time, and at the same time he felt a little bit unwilling.

"When two people are together, we have to talk. Since you don't talk, I have to talk all by myself!"

Xiaoying couldn't help but laugh at his explanation.

"However, even if you don't tell me, I still know which school you are from!" Xiaoying admired Shen Juncheng's perseverance.

"You are from Fifth Middle School, right? Hehe!" Shen Juncheng continued to be proud, "I found out as soon as I asked my aunt."

His face was full of brilliance, "I heard from my aunt that you live with your uncle and aunt, what's the matter? Where are your parents?"

Xiaoying only listened to his complacency with a half-smile, and was completely unaware that he would suddenly bring up this topic, her heart suddenly contracted and ached.She bit her lip for a while, then suddenly her feet stopped, "Didn't your aunt tell you?"

Shen Juncheng didn't expect her expression to be so serious at this time, and he felt uneasy in his heart. Her inexplicable sullen face a few days ago was still fresh in his memory, but his young heart couldn't help being curious, "No, she told me not to inquire. "

"If that's the case, what are you asking for?" Xiaoying said coldly, turned around and left.

Shen Juncheng was stunned on the spot. He had never seen Xiaoying's face so pale. He was a little at a loss for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and hurriedly chased after her. This time he didn't dare to joke with her carelessly, so he softened his tone and said: "Well, since you don't want to say it, I don't want to ask."

After walking a few more steps, you can see the station, and the car that Shen Juncheng is going to take is on the opposite side, Xiaoying also knows this, she noticed it twice when he came out with her.But now, he was still foolishly following him, his eyes glanced at him from time to time, and there was a lot of anxiety in his eyes.

Xiaoying took a breath and felt that her gaffe just now was unfair to him. After thinking about it, she turned around and said apologetically to Shen Juncheng, "I'm sorry, I had a bad attitude just now."

Shen Juncheng saw that she apologized to him in turn, and the sullen expression on her face had long since disappeared. He suddenly felt that the sky was full of clouds and the sky was replaced by colorful clouds. He was relieved and smiled happily: "It's nothing, I won't take it to heart Up."

Seeing him showing his white teeth and smiling brighter than the sun above his head, Xiaoying's mood improved for no reason, and unconsciously, she also smiled at him.

It was the first time for Shen Juncheng to see her smiling to him in such a friendly way, and her smile was indescribably pure and bright. He only felt that there was a bright halo shaking slightly before his eyes, and his mind was suddenly in a trance. stand up.

While she was flickeringly intoxicated, Xiaoying suddenly pointed to the bus coming not far from the opposite side, "Ah! Your car is here!"

Shen Juncheng's home is in Nanshi District, and there is only one bus from there to the vicinity of his grandmother's house, and it takes about half an hour for one bus to come. An impatient person like him can wait like a tornado.

After being reminded by Xiaoying, he came back to his senses as if he had woken up suddenly, and ran to the opposite platform in a panic. As soon as he landed, the car pulled into the station.

He was the last one to get on the car, and the driver was already preparing to move forward. As soon as Shen Juncheng stepped on the car, he suddenly remembered something. Chu stuck his head out and shouted to Xiaoying who was opposite: "Han Xiaoying, I'm going swimming today! If you like it, I'll take you with me next time!"

Xiaoying was dumbfounded when she heard that, the driver on the other side was almost furious, and yelled something at Shen Juncheng, but the latter only had eyes on the girl in the white dress on the opposite side.

Xiaoying nodded to him indiscriminately, then waved to him as if begging, he made a face at her, and happily jumped into the car.

The car drove away quickly, and Xiaoying stared blankly at the car carrying Shen Juncheng away, feeling a strange feeling slowly rising in her heart.

She suddenly envied Shen Juncheng, because only a cheerful and lively boy like him could make such a reckless move.

It was a rare day that Liu Juan bought vegetables and returned home early. Seeing her beaming face, she seemed to have something good to say, and her attitude when talking to Xiaoying was different from her usual indifferent attitude, and she was much softer.

Even so, when Xiaoying saw her aunt throwing the vegetables in the kitchen sink, she immediately ran over to wash the rice and vegetables.Normally, my uncle is busy with business, and my aunt is busy with work. Xiaoyu is a boy, and he only knows how to reach out for clothes and open his mouth for food, so cooking, laundry, and cleaning are almost all done by Xiaoying. Nothing is wrong, but it can offset some of the discomfort of living here.

(End of this chapter)