don't want to miss you

Chapter 8

Even if Shi Mochi's burn is not serious, because wearing shoes for a long time will affect the ventilation of the wound, it is not advisable to walk around before the scab has formed.So, he had to give up his travel plan and stay at home.

Jiang Qiaoan was unwilling to ask for leave, and even ordered him to clean up the room at home. Shi Mochi was in the right mood, and immediately agreed.

Sharing the housework was just a casual remark from her. Shi Mochi was taken care of by his mother since he was a child, and he never even took a broom. He was naturally very surprised to see him busy in the kitchen wearing an apron.

When she saw the clean and tidy house and the fresh roses everywhere, she was even more puzzled: "Did you hire a housekeeper?"

"No, the flowers were ordered the day before yesterday, and they were intended to be used for a marriage proposal. Who knows, I've already done it before they were delivered." He smiled very awkwardly, "Isn't it just a candlelight dinner with champagne and roses? What's the matter? It's hard, you are so regretful that you sighed all night and refused to give me a good face until you went out in the morning. I will make up for you today, the house I decorated with my own hands, and the cake I baked with my own hands, are you serious?"

Seeing the cake on the plate, Jiang Qiaoan couldn't believe his eyes: "You really made this?"

"Of course, it turns out that doing housework is so simple, and you don't have to be very tired. You can cook anything from the recipe. Thanks to you complaining to me every day in the past, it made me regret and blame myself for so many years."

She didn't want to bring it up again, so she put her arms around Shi Mo Chi's neck and kissed his cheek: "Those who are capable will do more work, and then you will do it all."

Shi Mo Chi was not fooled: "Okay, if you can support the family, I will stay at home and do housework."

Jiang Qiaoan knew that he had been joking about his inability to make money, so he couldn't help curling his lips: "Just wait and see!"

"I don't have time to wait for that." He came over and hugged her, and wrapped his right hand around her waist and pressed on her lower abdomen, "I'm still looking forward to this."

Shi Mochi has been refusing to use any contraceptive measures, let alone take medicine, how could Jiang Qiaoan not understand what he means?In fact, she hopes to have a baby earlier than he does. She needs a relative who is connected by blood. Besides, if she has a child, he may forgive himself more easily.

Seeing that she didn't object, Shi Mochi took advantage of the situation and said: "You've been so busy recently, and your work and rest are irregular, and you'll only get thinner and thinner. When will you have children? Women should have their own careers, but they can wait until they get married and have children." Wouldn't it be better for the children to concentrate on those things? You might as well quit your job and continue working after you get better. The house can be installed in a few months. I know you don't like to hold a grand wedding for others to see, my dad I will do the work on Mom's side, and your family has no relatives worth notifying, so let's just travel and get married, it's simple, no one calls, so as not to be hard."

Regarding the family, Jiang Qiaoan instinctively has no sense of security, so she is unwilling to stay at home and rely entirely on her husband to support her. Besides, in her memory, Zhou Yingrou loves to think about things because she has too much free time.

"Resigning at such a busy time, Zhou Wanyue will definitely eat me up. The house will take two to three months to be installed. After this period, it will be on the track and I will not be busy anymore. I only accept private orders, and I will have a lot of free time."

"It's a big deal not to do it with her. It's fine if you go back to Ruiqi. My mother just wants to take good care of my dad and watch me get married and have children. She doesn't care about that. It's just a name. If you like it, why not Take over."

"I'm not good at management, I'm only interested in design. As you know, being famous in our industry is the most important thing. For a newcomer like me, no matter which time-honored brand you go to, you have to be suppressed step by step by a well-known old designer. Take your time? This new brand created by Zhou Wanyue does not sell well-known designers, and most of the people who use it are newcomers. If you miss this opportunity, you will never find it again. One of the exhibits in this jewelry exhibition is all my works. , and Lan Yi also agreed to let me try the accessories of the next Republic of China drama."

Shi Mochi still didn't give up: "I can find such opportunities for you in the future, why bother."

"Obviously I can do it myself, but once you intervene, the taste will change. What's the point?" Jiang Qiaoan simply changed the subject, and pulled him to open champagne and cut the cake, "It looks good, but I don't know if it tastes good or not. .”

Although Shi Mochi said yes, he was not interested in it. He wanted to make Jiang Qiaoan happy and took the opportunity to persuade her to resign, find a Chinese medicine doctor for her to recuperate her body and have a child earlier, but she didn't expect her to agree at all.

If he had a child, not only would the resistance from his family disappear immediately, but he would also be able to feel completely at ease—her sudden departure four years ago still left him with lingering fears.

The matter of resigning, getting married, and having children didn't go his way, so Jiang Qiaoan had to make up for it in other ways. Shi Mochi seemed to be difficult to serve, but he was actually very easy to coax, but within 5 minutes he completely forgot that he was depressed, and the two were happy Excitedly ate up the cake, drank the champagne, went out for a walk and ate supper, and walked until I couldn't walk before I was willing to go home and sleep.

Just after midnight, Shi Mochi and Jiang Qiaoan were woken up by a rush of phone ringing at the same time. In the soft and quiet night, the ringtone was particularly sharp. Shi Mochi cursed in a low voice, and instinctively wanted to turn off the phone , After realizing that it was a landline, I hurriedly got up to pick it up - only my family members know the number of the landline.

Shi Mochi subconsciously glanced first to see that it was his mother, before he picked up the phone, his heart sank for no reason.

"Xiao Chi, can you come over immediately?"

Hearing his mother's calm voice, Shi Mo Chi felt relieved a little: "What's the matter? I'll go right away."

"It's nothing, you come here first, don't drive too fast, I'll wait for you." Yang Ruiqi didn't want to say more, and hung up the phone in a hurry.

According to Yang Ruiqi's personality, he would never toss him over for no reason, Shi Mochi suddenly felt no sleepiness, and said to Jiang Qiao'an while changing his clothes: "Go to sleep first, I'll go out for a while."

"what happened?"

Shi Mochi hesitated for a moment before saying, "My mother told me to go over, but she didn't say why."

The biggest possibility he could think of was for Jiang Qiaoan. Since Yang Jinghan already knew about his temper, he would never calm down and not tell his aunt.

Jiang Qiaoan also thought of this, paused, and immediately got up and got out of bed: "I'll go with you."

"It's too late, you have to go to work tomorrow, don't go there."

Before receiving the family's blessing, Shi Mochi didn't want her to meet her parents directly. After all, her mother still had prejudices against her. He only wanted to make Jiang Qiaoan's future life full of light and warmth.

"But I want to stay with you." After finishing speaking, Jiang Qiaoan added in a low voice, "I know it's inconvenient. I won't go up, so I'll wait for you in the car."

Shi Mochi felt distressed, so he rubbed her hair: "What's the inconvenience, I haven't told you many times? My mother is very talkative, and you love to think more. I'm not afraid that you will be sleepy." I'm afraid you'll be cold, so don't make trouble, go to bed quickly."

Jiang Qiaoan insisted on refusing, but Shi Mochi had no choice but to follow her.

The nursing home where Shi Tuo lived is far away from the urban area. Rao, there are few vehicles on the road, and it was already 02:30 in the morning when he arrived at the place. Shi Mochi gave Jiang Qiaoan a few words and then got out of the car and went in. Jiang Qiaoan had nothing to do , Looking around, he found three ambulances parked in the small yard, and couldn't help feeling puzzled. According to Shi Mochi, only his father lived in this yard, and his father just had chronic lung disease.

After waiting for almost an hour and not seeing him come down, Jiang Qiaoan finally couldn't bear it anymore, she thought, even if Yang Ruiqi had already told him the whole story, it would be better to go up and explain immediately than to wait for him to ask.

The small building on the third floor was brightly lit, and it was completely late at night, and there were occasional people passing by, but it was silent, so Yang Ruiqi could faintly hear Yang Ruiqi sobbing: "I didn't tell you just now because I was afraid that you would come over in a hurry Something happened... I didn't want to affect your work, and I didn't dare to affect your father's emotions, so I kept it a secret... I thought it would be fine now that medicine is so advanced, but it hasn't improved after so long. Your father just fainted from pain In the past, when the doctor said that, I really had no choice but to call you over overnight..."

"I'll ask the driver to take you home to rest first, and I'll arrange things here." After a long silence, Shi Mo Chi said this.

"I won't go. I have to stay here and wait for your father to wake up. It's just as uncomfortable to go back."

As long as he can remember, Shi Mochi has never seen such a haggard mother who has always been dignified and decent, and he inevitably blames himself even more: "Father...he will be fine. Since the effect of traditional Chinese medicine treatment is not good, let's follow the doctor's advice , When the situation stabilizes, transfer to the hospital."

"If you start chemotherapy, your father won't be able to hide it. I really don't know how to tell him. I can't say it." Yang Ruiqi endured it alone for too long. When she saw her son, she couldn't hold back her emotions anymore. I can't stop crying.

"I'll tell you." He patted his mother on the back as a comforting gesture, "I'll ask someone to clean up another room and come out. If you sleep for a while, you'll always get sick."

Jiang Qiaoan thought that Yang Ruiqi was her mother since she was a child, so she felt sad and distressed seeing this scene, so she went to help her to rest without thinking, but before she walked out of the corner, she saw Shi Mochi who was facing her sideways doing it secretly She made a stop gesture, she was startled, but finally stopped, and watched the mother and son go upstairs together.After standing there for a while, she turned and left.

Shi Mochi settled his mother, and after seeing his father, he returned to the original place to look for Jiang Qiaoan, but she was nowhere to be seen.

There was still nothing in the car, and his heart was heavy. When he wanted to make a call, he realized that the phone was not on him. Just as he was about to ask the guard, he saw Jiang Qiaoan sitting alone on a wooden chair on the east side of the yard.

He took off his coat and walked over to cover her body: "It's so cold outside, why don't you stay in the car."

"The air conditioner in the car is too stuffy." The temperature was too low, and her long and thick eyelashes seemed to have a layer of frost, which was crystal clear.

Shi Mochi sighed deeply: "I didn't know until now that my dad did not have an ordinary minor operation but an early lung cancer resection. He didn't know it himself. My mother didn't want us to worry. All the pressure I have to bear it all by myself. Originally, the operation was very successful, and I have been cooperating with Chinese medicine treatment, but recently the situation suddenly changed."

"The doctor suggested chemotherapy. In this way, not only can I not hide it from my father, but my grandparents will also know about it. The old man will definitely not be able to bear it..." He wanted to smoke a cigarette, but when he turned his pockets, he remembered that because he promised Jiang Qiaoan to quit smoking, The cigarette case and lighter have been thrown away together.

Jiang Qiaoan was afraid that Shi Mochi would catch the cold when he was only wearing a thin cashmere sweater, so he leaned towards him: "What can I do for you? Otherwise, tomorrow I will go to Zhou Wanyue's place to resign and come to help?"

"No." He blurted out first, and then slowed down his tone, "The most important thing here is nursing care. There are dedicated people to take care of food, clothing, housing and transportation, so you don't have to suffer from that."

Jiang Qiaoan lowered his head and didn't speak for a long time. After a while, he hummed.

Shi Mochi was afraid that she would be sensitive, so he rubbed her hair: "My father has such a serious illness, so we have to slow things down for a while. Now that I am telling my mother about getting married, she may not be in the mood to listen, let alone I can't leave either, I can't accompany you to watch wedding photos and travel, I don't want to wrong you for such a big event as marriage."

"I understand. I'm not a child. How can I be so ignorant? You might as well move back to your parents' house, so you can take care of them nearby." Jiang Qiaoan raised his head and smiled at him, his eyes full of warmth, "Wait for the house Put it on, let's get the certificate as scheduled, forget about the wedding trip or something, the days to come will be long, and when your father gets well, there will be a lot of time to make up for it."

Before meeting her, Shi Mochi never knew that someone could calm him down immediately with just one look. He lowered his head and kissed her forehead, and said very gently: "I have to see my dad off later." Go to the hospital, it's almost dawn, and you still have to go to work, can you send a driver to take you back first?"

Jiang Qiaoan didn't want to cause trouble for him, so he naturally nodded in agreement.

It wasn't until she sat back in the car that she finally couldn't continue to pretend. What could be more disappointing and embarrassing than not being recognized by her lover's parents?The bleak memories of childhood hit again, the boundless loneliness and anxiety, desperately trying to fit in but always being rejected by the family.

She didn't understand why Shi Mochi kept pushing himself out, and spared no effort to take care of him might be able to get Shi Tuojin's acquiescence. As long as Shi Tuojin didn't object, then everything shouldn't be a problem.But at a time like this, no matter how dissatisfied and puzzled she is, she can't blame him for making trouble for him.

Her husband's condition suddenly deteriorated, and Yang Ruiqi naturally couldn't sleep well. She got up and went to see Shi Tuojin, then returned to the room, and asked Aunt Sun who came in to deliver the porridge: "She left?"

"Hey, I've been walking for a while, and I took Xiaochi's car."

Yang Ruiqi pressed her eyebrows: "At this time, she ran back again! His father is sick, and he still has the time to tell me about Jiang Qiaoan. I really don't have the energy to tell him. You can count it When Xiao Chi grows up, you will definitely know how stubborn his temper is. If I hadn't lost half my life because of his father's illness, he would have to pester me to agree to their reunion. I really don't understand. It's good, if you don't like Xiaohan, you don't want someone as outstanding as Lan Yi."

Aunt Sun comforted Yang Ruiqi while serving dishes: "Eat as much as you want. I only ate one meal yesterday. What if you fall ill too! That girl came to my house a few days ago, and I think it's very good." Yes, it's not as unprincipled as I thought, it's just too thin, and doesn't like to talk and laugh very much, it doesn't look as festive as Lan Yi..."

"Did she come to the house? When?" Yang Ruiqi seldom interrupted others, but she made an exception when she heard this.

"On the snowy day, she fell ill and had no one to take care of her, so Xiao Chi brought her back. She lost her home at such a young age, which is quite pitiful."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"It's not that your precious son won't let me say, parents can't control their children's marriage, worrying about it is just worrying about it, it's useless, and you have to complain in the end. Isn't my daughter the best example..."

Yang Ruiqi interrupted Aunt Sun again: "You should have said earlier, ask Xiao Liu to bring my mobile phone, I have to see her as soon as possible."

For the convenience of taking care of him, Shi Mochi temporarily moved back to his parents' house.Handling company affairs, comforting his mother, discussing treatment plans with doctors, dealing with people from all walks of life, inquiring about news or visiting patients... He was so busy all day long that he naturally couldn't take care of Jiang Qiao'an.

For three days in a row, the two of them just talked on the phone for less than 2 minutes every day. Jiang Qiaoan never took the initiative to call, for fear of causing trouble to him, he only dared to send two or three text messages occasionally. It feels really bad to wait for the call and wait for a reply. , She gradually became uneasy, but after being rejected by Shi Mochi, because of her self-esteem, no matter how much she loved him, she would not say anything about sharing his worries.

Zhou Wanyue didn't know that Shi Mochi's father was ill. Seeing that Jiang Qiao'an, who was rarely distracted in the past, would check out her mobile phone from time to time even in meetings, and frowned secretly when she found no reply. She couldn't help laughing that she hasn't been in love for long , but learned the style of thinking about women and complaining about women.

This week was not busy, so she took her vacation early on Saturday. She woke up naturally after taking a shower, and was about to put on a mask, only to find that she in the mirror really looked sad, like an abandoned woman.

After hesitating for a moment, she still called Shi Mochi.

Shi Mochi didn't answer the call at first, and then called back after a while, with a relaxed and joyful voice that he didn't have in the past few days: "My father's re-examination results came out, and the situation is better than expected. I just sent my mother back to the hospital. Home, I’m going to the company now, I’ve been busy with a lot of things in the past few days, so I won’t live in the old house at night, and go back to our two homes.”

"Are you going back to the company now? Do you want me to bring you food at noon?"

"Of course, you do more, and we can eat together at the company."

Jiang Qiaoan also became happy, and his previous wild thoughts were instantly thrown aside, and he immediately went to the balcony to look at the jar of dried purple radish that was specially pickled for Shi Mochi a week ago.

Shi Mochi's favorite is dried purple radish fried with red hot pepper to serve with white porridge. She washed rice and soaked it in a casserole. She was about to go out to buy vegetables, but unexpectedly received a call from Yang Ruiqi.

"You want to see me? Can you go to the teahouse you often go to in the afternoon?"

"No need." Yang Ruiqi's voice was always soft, unable to hear any emotion or anger, only a little tiredness that was not there before, "You have lived in Xiaochi's place, are you at home now, I will go to find you, don't go out yet .”

Jiang Qiao settled down before saying, "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Within 10 minutes after putting down the phone, Yang Ruiqi knocked on the door of Shi Mochi's house, Jiang Qiaoan opened the door and invited her in, brought out the specially brewed pot of Pu'er rose milk tea, and poured a cup for her by himself.

"This is the best for nourishing the stomach and calming the nerves."

Yang Ruiqi picked it up and took a sip before asking leisurely, "Are you and Xiao Chi together again?"

After all, she is nearly sixty years old. Although she is good at maintenance, the days of worrying and worrying have made her look tired, and she is no longer as unpredictable as in the past.

Jiang Qiaoan hummed, and no longer concealed it: "We plan to get married in a few months."

"Married?" Upon hearing these two words, Yang Ruiqi couldn't hold back any longer, and immediately asked back, putting down the cup in her hand.

"I know that marriage is not a child's play. I should tell the elders in advance. I'm really sorry. I've been too busy recently and I didn't take care of it for a while. I was going to tell you and my uncle, but unfortunately, I know that my uncle is sick. If you need anything, I can do it Yes, I can drop my work at any time to help."

"When you and Xiao Chi came to the nursing home that day, he told us about your affairs. He only mentioned a reunion, but his father was very opposed to it. He was afraid of making his father angry, so he didn't dare to continue talking. So I didn't know you were going to get married."

Jiang Qiao'an's heart sank. She thought that Shi Mochi was not in the mood to mention this to her parents at such a time, so she was not allowed to show up. It turned out that she was afraid that she would know that they disagreed.

She was silent for a while before asking: "Uncle knows who my father is, and our relationship?"

Yang Ruiqi didn't answer directly, but said: "You are not suitable, your eyes can't be wrong, and I will never harm you in this. His father likes the daughter of the Lan family very much, and always hopes that they will be together."

Without waiting for Jiang Qiaoan to speak, she said: "I told you before, the reason why Xiaochi came to provoke you again after so many years was because he was holding his breath. Young people are impulsive, and marriage is a lifelong affair." The matter of love cannot be maintained for a long time by a momentary liking for a moment. And you may not really love him, in the past..."

"Aunt Yang." Jiang Qiaoan finally called out the title, "I love him, and he loves me too. Our reunion today is not because of impulsiveness or anger. We are no longer children. This is absolutely certain. You don't have to Worry, Shi Mochi and I will never do things that hurt each other. I don't know why you don't like us together, but this time I will never give up on him again. The breakup four years ago is what I have done in my life The worst decision I ever made, I will not make the same mistake again and again, otherwise the one who is most sorry will not be Shi Mochi, but myself."

Yang Ruiqi was very surprised by this answer. In her impression, Jiang Qiaoan was not only docile and obedient, but also arrogant. She originally thought that as long as she said "his father is firmly opposed, the Shi family wants to marry the Lan family", she Then he will retreat in the same way as the previous two times, and immediately turn around and leave.

Before she could think of words, she heard Jiang Qiao'an say again: "Aunt Yang, if you are afraid that Uncle Shi will mind my father's previous marriage with you, don't worry. I don't care about the form of the wedding. I can temporarily Don't show your face, don't offend him, and apologize when he recovers."

"His father doesn't like members of the Jiang family. I said you are not suitable for other reasons. The Shi family has many rules. Even if his father agrees, his grandparents will never want him to marry you. The Shi family is just like this." Grandson, his marriage is naturally highly valued, your father... the absurdity of your father's early years..." She hesitated to speak, "You may not know how bad the rumors are, I told you too, Because I was married to your father before, Xiao Chi's grandparents didn't approve of his father marrying me at first, and I have always been careful in Shi's family for so many years."

"You are different from me. At most I don't know people well, but you are his daughter, so people will always think... Maybe they would rather their grandson choose a girl with a clean background who is ordinary in all aspects than I would like you to be my granddaughter-in-law. You don’t know, the Zhou family hated your father because of their daughter’s death. Grandpa Xiaochi and Grandpa Zhou are old friends and have a very good relationship. After hearing too much scolding from Grandpa Zhou, Xiao Chi's grandparents may have a worse impression of you than ordinary people, not to mention that they misunderstood you because of your father's debts a few years ago... You really insist on being with him, and I don't know how much grievance you will suffer. I didn’t explain, because I was afraid of stabbing you.”

Jiang Qiaoan had never thought that in the eyes of others, she was actually "not innocent" or "badly educated". After slandering herself at 300 million, she gradually realized that Yang Ruiqi was not doing it for her own benefit, but she couldn't tell the truth, after all, she was Shi Mochi's mother, and if she wanted to be with him, she had to try her best not to be against her.

"The matter between me and him has nothing to do with his family. Aunt Yang, thank you for your kindness. You are already very tired because of Uncle Shi's illness. You don't have to worry about the matter between me and Mo Chi. Find the right way to find out the cause and effect of the year. When the time comes, I will tell him the truth, if he can forgive me for my past stupidity, no matter what, I will not feel wronged, I just want to be with him."

Yang Ruiqi never thought that Jiang Qiao'an would be so persistent this time. When she heard the last sentence, she was finally annoyed: "What do you mean? You want to tell him that I recognize you as my daughter and persuade you to leave? You want him to hate you?" I blame me?"

"Why do you think so?" Jiang Qiao'an was very surprised when he was used to Yang Ruiqi's calmness and gentleness, "If he wants to blame, he will only blame me, why would he hate you and blame you? You are his mother, he will understand you position."

"Yes, we are closer than a biological mother and child, and he will never turn against me for you." She almost blurted out, both warning Jiang Qiaoan and comforting herself.

"I didn't mean that at all. Why do you suddenly have such hostility towards me?" Jiang Qiaoan was really puzzled.

Only then did Yang Ruiqi come to her senses, secretly regretting that she shouldn't have lost her composure, and gradually regained her usual indifference: "Don't tell him these things, he explained to me the other day that you had to leave because of sudden family changes. Depression is because he didn’t take good care of you. Sometimes it’s not necessarily a bad thing to hide. If you feel bad, you might as well leave him earlier. Why tell him the truth to make him sad. With all due respect, he will live better without you. "

"Because I want to live with Shi Mochi for the rest of my life, so I must not lie to him. Even if he blames me, I don't want to lie to him anymore."

What made Jiang Qiaoan more unbearable than being said to be "unclean family background" and "bad family tradition" was Yang Ruiqi's attitude. She couldn't figure out why her mother, who always said she loved her, suddenly changed her appearance, and fell silent for a moment. She didn't hold back, and said what she wanted to say a long time ago.

"Because of pride and self-esteem, I never told you. In fact, I was with Shi Mochi at the beginning, just to get close to you."

"for me?"

"When I was young, Zhou Yingrou was always very bad to me. My father was not at home, and she bullied me whenever she was angry. You used to treat me so well, I thought you were my mother. Since you left, every day, every day I was looking forward to your coming back to pick me up. I even ran away from home looking for you, but I didn’t know where to go. I blamed you for more than ten years, until I found Mo Chi’s wallet and saw your photo. I know your whereabouts. I was too young at that time, I only cared about myself, and I didn't think that doing that would hurt Mo Chi. I only thought that he could take me home, and I only hoped that you would recognize me at a glance, and then Then I met you by pretending to meet him by chance, thinking that when I marry him, I can become a family with you again."

"I really didn't think that you would let me leave as soon as I met. I didn't think that I would be regarded as a burden by you. I was very sad at that time, and I left because I was discouraged. Until recently, I knew that you were not It wasn't my biological mother, I realized how ridiculous I was, and realized that I blamed you. For Mo Chi, I can only use my life to make up for it."

Hearing this, Yang Ruiqi was very shocked. For a moment, she almost felt compassion. It was not that she didn't understand Zhou Yingrou's character. She could guess how many grievances Jiang Qiaoan suffered in those years.

Yang Ruiqi still remembered Jiang Qiaoan's appearance when she was a child, she was very obedient and well-behaved, she seldom even cried, and never bothered her like Shi Mochi did.Occasionally she gets off work early, and goes to the kindergarten with the nanny to pick her up, and she can be seen waving happily to call her mother from a distance.

Her father had a bad temper at that time, even if he endured it again and again, when there were occasional quarrels, Jiang Qiaoan was only three or four years old, and he would coax her to be happy and protect her.

During those bleak and hopeless days, this child had indeed given her a lot of warmth and comfort, but how could some resentment be calmed down by a little warmth?Jiang Qiaoan's existence, to her, was an unspeakable stabbing wound.

She refused to be underestimated, tried her best to cover up the grievance in her heart, held back tears and forced a smile like a person, Yang Ruiqi thought, the blood relationship is really terrible, even Shi Yujie never took her daughter with her, Jiang Qiaoan's With every frown and smile, Jiang Qiaoan can even see the shadow of his mother in the design drawing drawn by Jiang Qiaoan.

So no matter what, she couldn't let Shi Tuojin or other Shi's elders see her.

Yang Ruiqi was still thinking about how to speak, and heard Jiang Qiaoan say: "I don't know what I did wrong to make you so unhappy. Even if my father doesn't take care of the family, he never did anything wrong. In the marriage with Zhou Yingrou, right and wrong cannot be easily distinguished at all, I don't think my family is disgraceful, Uncle Shi should not be unreasonable, and he will definitely not sacrifice his son's happiness for personal hatred."

After listening to this, Yang Ruiqi's heart softened a little and hardened again. Just as she was about to speak, the cell phone in her bag rang.

After hanging up the phone, she had no choice but to get up and say goodbye: "You did nothing wrong. As I said, I'm doing it for your own good. I'm not unhappy. The reason for this can't be explained for a while. Xiao Chi's grandparents just got off Airplane, you are in a hurry to find me. I will talk to you later. Don’t let Xiao Chi know that I came to you, let alone the cause and effect of the year. He is upset about his father’s illness and is under pressure from work. You are big, what can we say in private, don't make trouble for him at this time, can you?"

"Of course, I can distinguish between priorities, how can I be so ignorant."

Hearing this sentence, Yang Ruiqi was finally a little satisfied.

When Shi Mochi called, Jiang Qiaoan was sitting on the sofa in a daze. When he heard that she forgot to cook, he naturally complained: "You! did not do!"

"Wait a little longer, I'll start making it right away, and it will be delivered within an hour."

He heard that her voice was wrong, and immediately asked: "What's wrong with you, who wronged you?"

"No, I just watched a particularly sensational movie."

"What? You were so busy watching a movie that you forgot to deliver food. I knew you didn't take me seriously. Just wait and see how I deal with you when I go back!"

"If you can't wait, I'll buy ready-made ones and send them over. In the evening, when you come back from get off work, you can make a few more that you like."

"No, I'll ask the assistant to buy it later. It's almost one o'clock now. I have a meeting at two o'clock. You don't have to go back and forth." He snorted unhappily, "I asked you to deliver the meal early in the morning. The matter is shown off, now it’s all right, and Yong Ge will make fun of him and no one will see him.”

Jiang Qiaoan laughed: "Yong Ge is not as boring as you said. If he really laughs at you, next time we see him together, I will beat and scold you as you like, so that you can be in front of him in the future. Brag about how great you are."

How could Shi Mochi fail to hear her sarcasm: "You think I'm stupid? I'll try to go back as early as possible. If I can get off work at four o'clock, I'll go to the supermarket with you."

Putting down the phone, Jiang Qiaoan started to cook porridge. He had the most problems. If the business in the afternoon didn't go well, he would definitely talk about the lack of lunch, and he might torment her when he came back.

The rice had been soaked in advance, and in less than half an hour, the porridge and dried radish were ready to be cooked, and just after putting them in the lunch box, Mu Yin called.

After a few words of politeness, he got straight to the point: "I heard that Shi Tuojin is looking for you, is there something going on between you and Shi Mochi?"

"...No, what did he want me for?"

"I don't know, a friend came over on a business trip, and I went to pick him up. When we were eating together at noon, he suddenly asked me if I knew what Jiang Qiaoan from the Jiang family was doing now. He said that Shi Tuojin wanted to see you, and asked his father to find you. I haven't mentioned to him that we know each other very well, he probably asked because you have a good relationship with my sister."

"Thank you, don't tell him."

"..." Mu Yin didn't get to the bottom of it after all, he just said, "If you need help, please come to me anytime."

Jiang Qiaoan thought, so Yang Ruiqi didn't tell her husband that she came to talk to her. Maybe she didn't want to bother the patient with it. Since Shi Tuojin cared about her father so much, Yang Ruiqi didn't want him to know that she and her stepdaughter were still in private. It's normal to have a connection. Shi Tuojin was anxious to find him, probably because of her and Shi Mochi's reunion. He is still ill, so it's better for her to avoid seeing him.

When Jiang Qiaoan arrived at Shi Mochi's company, it was only half past two.She thought Shi Mo Chi was in a meeting, so she went to his office to wait, but she happened to meet his secretary.

"The boss answered the phone at noon and said he had something urgent to leave. He didn't even eat the food I bought. He just called back and asked me to tell President Yong that he couldn't leave because of something, so he didn't come here anymore. "

Jiang Qiaoan thanked him, turned around and walked out of Yongshi's office building, and was about to drive home when he remembered that there was a shop nearby that sold his favorite chestnut cakes, so he walked down again.

As soon as she entered the store, she saw Shi Mochi and Lan Yi sitting by the window drinking tea and chatting, and Lan Yi also saw her at the same time, and while smiling and greeting Shi Mo, her back was turned to Jiang Qiaoan. Chi.

When she first found out that Jiang Qiaoan was Shi Mochi's ex-girlfriend, Lan Yi also felt embarrassed when she saw her. After all, she had discussed him with Zhou Wanyue in front of Jiang Qiaoan, but they are both smart people, so they naturally understand that they are tacit , Never mentioning it is the best reason, just communicate as usual, as long as there is no such thing.

After chatting casually for a few words, Lan Yi got up and said goodbye with a smile: "I'm leaving first, and I will continue to be a light bulb. Shi Mo Chi must hate me to death."

"I was afraid that you might not have a good lunch, so I brought porridge over. Your secretary said that he left because of an emergency and didn't even eat lunch..."

Before Lan Yi could go out, Shi Mo Chi interrupted Jiang Qiaoan, and hurriedly explained: "I didn't mean Lan Yi when I said something urgent, my grandparents are here, and when I came home, I met her and her parents. Visiting..."

"At first, I didn't think there was anything wrong. It's normal for friends to drink tea and eat snacks together. I'm not someone whose mind is smaller than the tip of a needle. After you said that, I heard that there is no money here. .” Jiang Qiaoan burst out laughing and didn’t ask him to explain further.

"If you are small-minded, you are small-minded. Don't try to block me with this. Who says it's normal to drink tea and eat snacks together, especially that Mu Yin can't do it. Lan Yi said that he knew a famous doctor who knew folk remedies. If it wasn't for this, I wouldn't have Time to talk to her more."

Hearing this sentence, Jiang Qiaoan really started to mind. He can ask anyone for help, but she is the only one who can't. If he told Mu Yan about this, Mu Yan probably wouldn't believe it. In fact, she never did it before. She thought that she could be so humble because of a relationship. According to her personality, if the other party was not Shi Mochi, she might not be able to bear a word from someone else's elders, and she would not be wronged and hide in the dark in order not to break up. place, allowing his family to speculate maliciously.

Shi Mochi could naturally see her sudden depression, sighed, patted her head, and said in a coaxing tone: "I just came in to sit with Lan Yi just to ask for the doctor's contact information." I just sat there and didn't order anything for her, I will only buy things like cakes and snacks for you and our future sons and daughters."

Jiang Qiao gave an anxious voice: "Boring."

He immediately smiled and pinched her face: "I'm bored? Who made me promise to buy her desserts forever? I always keep my word, let alone Lan Yi, it's the three younger sisters, I promised You and I will never buy them."

"Then what does your mother want to eat?"

Shi Mochi laughed: "I thought you would never ask stupid questions like who to save first after falling into the river. Sure enough, women are the same regardless of their IQ."

"Just kidding." Jiang Qiaoan put away his smile, "I'm just afraid that you will be caught between me and my parents."

"Why would my parents make things difficult for me and you? Can you stop thinking about it, and you will be more beautiful when you are happy." Shi Mochi immediately denied, "You also know that I never listened to my father in the past. To fight against him, in my heart, he is synonymous with old-fashioned and stubborn. I just want to stay away from him, and it is best not to hear his lessons for the rest of my life. I never thought about life, old age, sickness and death. However, until I knew he was sick, I realized that he would be old too, and that he would leave me one day. I can’t bear to think about this these days. I can’t let him go, and I can’t let you go. I want you to stay with me for a long time, and I will make them like you too, and I will not let anyone misunderstand you and wrong you. It’s just that my father is ill, and I can’t let him worry about our marriage for the time being. I won’t let you Wait too long, you just need to stay by my side, without any burden or trouble."

Jiang Qiaoan nodded and agreed after a long time: "Got it."

Shi Mochi rubbed her hair, got up and asked for chestnut cakes and hot cocoa for her, the chestnut cakes were just out of the pan, sweet and soft, but he didn't eat them, he just sat quietly and looked at her, from time to time Helping her wipe the crumbs from the corners of her mouth.

The hot cocoa was so sweet that Jiang Qiaoan couldn't help but want to cry. Holding the paper cup in her hand, she finally warmed up gradually. The snacks are so delicious, the cocoa is so sweet, and this man is so good, how can she be unhappy?As for the grievance and unwillingness, I can only blame her for being too greedy and wanting to rely on this person forever.

She thought that being humble for a while is not the same as being humble, as long as you meet someone who is worth it.

When Mo Chi paid the bill and was about to go to the supermarket with Jiang Qiaoan to buy vegetables and cook at home, his family called again.

As soon as Yang Ruiqi got connected, she asked, "Is Lan Yi still with you? After she finishes her own business, you can bring her back with her. I left her parents to eat at home."

"She has already left. Where can I find her? If you want to ask her to eat, call her yourself."

"You child! You don't have any manners at all. Lan Yi is a girl who knows more than you. Before going out, your father clearly told you to send her somewhere! Don't be mad at me, it's your grandfather." Grandma asked you to come here together, they are sad, and they are holding back tears and dare not let your father see it, so don't go against them at this time."

"I have something to do and I can't leave, so I won't go back for dinner."

"Your grandparents came all the way here, and you don't even eat dinner with them? There are still guests at home, and they will lose face if they can't wait for you. Be obedient, I have something important to talk to you about."

Shi Mochi still wanted to refuse, but he heard grandma asking from the side: "When will Xiaochi come back? I soaked glutinous rice and made him his favorite sweet-scented osmanthus lotus root later. Didn't Lan Yi say that he wanted to eat it too. "

"He's coming over." Yang Ruiqi lied to her mother-in-law, and said to Shi Mochi in a lowered voice, "Did you hear that? Grandma doesn't cook easily now, and it's not because of you! Don't make trouble, hurry to find Lan Yi , bring her back together."

"..." Shi Mo Chi couldn't push it any further, so he could only say, "Understood, I'll go back right away, but if you want to find her, just call yourself, I don't have the time."

Putting down the phone, Shi Mochi discussed with Jiang Qiaoan: "There are guests at home, and grandparents just came over again. Maybe I have to go back for dinner. Otherwise, I will go back later and have some food outside with you first?"

Jiang Qiaoan pretended not to hear the conversation between him and Yang Ruiqi, raised his face and smiled at him: "I just ate three pieces of chestnut cakes and drank half a cup of hot cocoa, so there is no need for dinner, you go back to your parents It’s good to eat at home, and it saves me cooking.”

The more sensible she was, the more sad Shi Mochi felt, but he also didn't dare to show it, he just said: "I'll stay home any night, anyway, tomorrow is the weekend, don't go to bed too early and wait for me."

"Okay, go quickly, it's not good to keep the elders waiting for a long time." Jiang Qiaoan hurriedly urged him.

"There's no rush. I'll take you home first before going there."

"I drove here by myself. I've been too busy recently and haven't been shopping in a long time. Are you willing to pay?" Jiang Qiaoan smiled and reached out to ask him for money.

Shi Mochi also laughed, and directly took out the wallet and handed it to her: "Cash and cards are inside, you can buy whatever you want, and the passwords of all cards are the date of the day you confessed to me."

Jiang Qiaoan happily waved him away, visited two department stores and four flagship stores, and chose a lot of shoes, scarves, bags, and clothes. She didn't return to the car until her feet hurt.

On Saturday night, the streets were extremely crowded and lively, or parents took their children to play and dance in the square, or lovers took a walk holding hands. She didn't even eat lunch, but she was afraid that she could not find a place in the restaurant alone, afraid See other people's happiness and joy.

Jiang Qiaoan silently opened the porridge that Mo Chi didn't have time to taste, took only one bite, and burst into tears after enduring the whole afternoon. She remembered that when Mo Chi first met, he often made fun of her cooking It was really unpalatable, and he said that if there is a chance in the future, he must take her home to taste grandma's cooking skills. Unfortunately, even if his grandma came over in person, he would not invite her over.

She remembered a passage in a book she had read, to the effect that material things can warm people's hearts, but it turned out to be just a lie. She had never worried about food and clothing, but she had never obtained real warmth and peace of mind.

After dinner, when Lan Yi's family was sent away, Shi Mo Chi talked with his grandparents for a while, then found an excuse to go home early, and was about to go out, but Yang Ruiqi called him: "Xiao Chi, come to the study Now, mom has something to tell you."

Shi Mochi was a little impatient, and said as soon as he entered the door: "You know that Lan Yi and I have nothing to do, why don't you help me, and keep matching up according to their wishes."

"You are already 30 years old, and we are not for your own good, we care about you! You are not a child, and you can't tell the difference anyway. You just showed your disgust so clearly, how embarrassing for Lan Yi's family!"

"Didn't I have a girlfriend? They don't know, but you know, how can they just follow suit. I forgot to tell you, I'm going to get married soon, you promised me, as long as I don't get married with my father right now Mention, if you don't say that it makes him angry, you won't care about Jiang Qiaoan and me."

"That's what I want to tell you. I didn't go to see her until noon. I told her that Shi's family would not welcome her."

Shi Mo Chi was startled: "What?"

Yang Ruiqi sighed: "I'm afraid you'll be sad. There are some things I haven't dared to tell you. Now I can't. You know, I had a short marriage with your father before I got married. My ex-husband is Your girlfriend's father."

(End of this chapter)