The flowers are still sweet in Pinellia

Chapter 44

After nearly ten hours of driving, the two finally returned to the familiar city.

Taking Mu Yan home was the result of Lin Xia's careful consideration.

Now that they are together again, it is necessary for his father to get to know Mu Yan again.Although in high school, his father already knew of her existence and clearly understood his relationship with Mu Yan.And finally came forward to ask the head teacher to separate the two.But now, after all, it is different from then, Lin Xia has his own plans.

He wants his father to accept her.Just like in the summer vacation of the second year of high school, he brought that woman back to let her take care of his life, just like when he graduated from the third year of high school, he forcefully stuffed that woman into this family and forced her to become his new mother.

He wanted his father to accept her completely without leaving any room for her.

Stepping into the Emerald Garden again, with deep emotion in her heart, Mu Yan grabbed Lin Xia's arm suddenly, "Your father...uncle, he won't hate me, after all, he will think that I made you become Be like that."

Seeing the worried look on her face, Lin Xia knew what she was worried about.In high school, the relationship between the two was known by his father.Because of this, his father also made a hindrance, so that the two finally faced the end of separation.

He smiled and comforted her, "I'm here, don't worry."

"En." She held his hand tightly, his words encouraged her, and she had to believe him.Otherwise, she wouldn't have followed him home.

Although he had been to his house before, Lin Xia was the only one at that time, and there were no two people, his father and his new mother.

new mother...

As soon as the door was pushed open, a gentle female voice came into Mu Yan's ears, "I'm back."

Lin Xia didn't respond, but said lightly, "This is Mu Yan."

"Hello, Uncle and Auntie." Standing behind him, she who had been silent all this time walked forward and greeted the two of them with a smile.

Lin Jianguo's attitude towards her was lukewarm, and he just nodded to indicate that he knew.On the contrary, Lin Xia's new mother cared a lot about her, held her hand and asked her how she was, and even prepared a room for her with brand new quilt sheets.

The woman smiled softly, took Mu Yan's hand, and asked softly, "Is it right for such a beautiful girl to learn Japanese?"

Staring at such a strange young face, Mu Yan could only smile in response to her question.

Lin Xia's parents divorced, and this new mother was ten years younger than his father, so Mu Yan still felt a little uncomfortable when facing her.Moreover, the relationship between Lin Xia and her has not been very good, and she can't be too warm.

After putting the simple luggage in the room specially prepared for her, Mu Yan walked out.

In the spacious dining room, Lin Xia took her hand and let her sit beside him, but she didn't expect that Lin Jianguo was sitting opposite her.

Nervousness was immediately written on her cheeks.

A sumptuous lunch, several people have their own concerns.

At the dinner table, Lin Xia's new mother kept serving her food and asking her some questions about her studies and life.Mu Yan considered her tone and words to deal with this seemingly gentle woman.

Suddenly, Lin Jianguo, who had been silent just now, suddenly said, "Mu Yan, since you are already with Lin Xia, then, take some time, the two families sit together and discuss the two of you."

Mu Yan was slightly startled, then raised her head and looked opposite.

Maybe it was because her eyes were too direct, Lin Jianguo put down his chopsticks and asked calmly, "Is there any problem?"

Mu Yan shook her head, but the tension just now became more and more intense.

Suddenly, Lin Xia's voice rang in her ears, "In a few days, I will go home with her to meet her mother, don't worry."

Lin Jianguo nodded and said nothing else.

Turning her head, Lin Xia gave her a reassuring smile, she nodded, she had to believe him.

After finishing the meal seemingly peacefully, Lin Xia was called to the study by his father.

Between choosing to continue to face his new mother and go back to the room to be alone, Mu Yan decisively chose the latter.

After closing the door, Mu Yan simply glanced around the decoration of the room, only then did she find an oil painting hanging on the wall.

Sitting by the bed, she quietly stared at the oil painting.Although she didn't know much about art appreciation, this painting still made her feel close unconsciously.

Under the blue sky, there is a sunflower field in full bloom, and the blossoming sunflowers are blooming with life like fire.The girl in the painting is wearing a long white dress and a simple straw hat covering her long ink-like hair. The breeze blows and the tip of her hair flutters. She is quietly gazing at the fiery flower field.

A very peaceful scene.

There is Suya's signature printed on the bottom of the oil painting. Take a closer look, Qin Yaxin...Mu Yan was slightly taken aback, this is Lin Xiasheng's mother's name.

It turned out that this painting was drawn by his mother...

But, what kind of woman should his mother be?

As soon as the door was opened, Lin Xia saw such a scene.

The sun shines on the girl who is sitting quietly by the bed and meditating, the light halo surrounds her, lightly, like a mist, making her look like a beautiful angel descending into the mortal world.Her pretty profile made his heart skip a beat.There is only one sentence in my mind that keeps turning, 'When you are quiet, you are like a delicate flower shining in the water, and when you are in action, it is like a weak willow supporting the wind. '

He has always known her beauty.

Quietly walking to Mu Yan's side, Lin Xia hugged her suddenly, and asked with a smile in his eyes, "What are you looking at, so serious."

Being hugged, she suddenly screamed out, rubbing her heart, she glared at him dissatisfied, "What are you doing, you startled me."

Lin Xia pampered the tip of her shiny nose, "Who told you to look so seriously, you didn't even hear me when I came in."

Looking at the oil painting calmly, Mu Yan smiled and asked, "You and your father are done talking."

"Well, it's all settled." Putting his head on her shoulder, he turned his eyes to look at the oil painting on the wall, and after a while, he whispered, "This painting was painted by my mother." have to."

His mother...Mu Yan was silent, and suddenly, she turned around and hugged him, and said in a muffled voice, "Lin Xia, your father...will he hate me?"

Lin Xia was startled, then smiled and stroked her long hair, "How could it be?"

Mu Yan raised her eyes, a trace of hesitation flashed in her eyes, "But, looking at his expression just now, I still feel that he can't let go of us being together. Does he..." He still resents her...

Her words were hesitant, but Lin Xia still understood what she meant.

Suddenly, he remembered the absurd time in his third year of high school, skipping school, playing basketball and drinking heavily, a ridiculous and absurd time.Originally, his decline in studies had nothing to do with Mu Yan, it was all due to the woman he brought back, in the name of taking care of his life, but in fact it was just his own selfishness.

After all the misunderstandings were resolved, he had hated his father for a while, hated him for breaking them up forcefully, hated him for bringing this woman back home, forcibly breaking the original balance.

Stuffed in his arms, Mu Yan whispered again, "Uncle, do you really not mind us being together?"

Lin Xia was silent, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Hugging his waist tightly, her mind was full of thoughts.She remembered Lin Jianguo's expression at the dinner table just now.He was the one who asked the head teacher to let them separate, but now they are together again.It was impossible for him not to mind.After all, his son had been decadent for quite a while because of her.

Patting her on the back lightly, Lin Xia comforted her with a slight smile, "Don't worry, I've already made an agreement with him, and he will never have any other opinions. Mu Yan, don't you believe me?"

Looking up, she stared at him quietly, "I believe you...just..."

A trace of worry came to her mind again, "Your mother wanted you to study abroad, but you refused her."

A few days ago, Lin Xia's mother called him, wanting him to continue his studies abroad after graduating from senior year.But Lin Xia refused, refused without hesitation, and refused without any room for negotiation.

Looking at those beautiful eyes full of water, Lin Xia suddenly suppressed the smile on his face, "Mu Yan, look into my eyes, don't you believe me now? It's my freedom to stay or not to study abroad. I have the right to refuse, even if I don’t study abroad, I will have many choices in the future.”

"But... I don't want to delay you, you have your own future, and going abroad is for your own good..."

Suddenly, he let go of her, and the sharp look in his eyes made her heart feel cold, "Four years ago, you were willing to separate from me for my future. Now, do you still have such thoughts?"

"No." She hugged him violently, and hurriedly argued, "I definitely don't have such thoughts."

She wanted to be with him, always together...

With a soft sigh, the frowning eyebrows gradually calmed down, and he gently embraced the charming girl in his arms, "Mu Yan, do you know why I asked you to choose Japanese? At that time, I hoped that you could be with me in the future." I went abroad to find my mother together. I just didn’t expect that you really learned Japanese. But I regret it now, if you didn’t learn Japanese, would there be another you?”

She also doesn't know, if she chooses her favorite history or literature instead of Japanese, will the future be different?

"Mu Yan..." Lin Xia smiled, "Everyone has their own way of life, no one can choose what for him, the right to decide is always in his own hands. It is I who want to give up this opportunity to study abroad, don't I feel guilty for this, okay? I don’t want to be separated from you anymore, even if I don’t study abroad, I still have a lot of choices.”

"Lin Xia..." She was still wondering, "Won't you regret it?"

"Since I gave up, I will never regret it."

Finally, his words cut off the last trace of hesitation in her heart.

She nodded slightly.She chooses to believe him, because this time it is his own choice.

……

After meeting Lin Xia's father, Lin Xia decided to take her to visit his cousin Lin Qiao, based on the principle that seeing a family member is also seeing him.

Although she had heard Lin Xia talk about his cousin Lin Qiao, she had never had the chance to meet him.

Lin Qiao, from Lin Xia's description, she can imagine that he is a very good character, even a character that can be called a legend.He is said to be legendary because he was and is still a strange person who is all-powerful. He used to be a high-achieving student in the High School Attached to W University, and was once the chairman of the Student Union of the College of Liberal Arts of C University.

Although there is nothing magical about the chairman of the student union, looking around, the chairman of the school caught a large area.However, the special thing is that he became the throne of power to control the life and death of the first hospital in just his sophomore year.I have to say, this is a strange person.

Came to the agreed coffee shop.Before approaching, Mu Yan saw the man sitting alone by the window drinking coffee quietly.

Lin Qiao turned around, and only then did she see his face clearly.An elegant and handsome man, like Zhilan Yushu, dignified and elegant, reminded her of an old saying, "You can only watch it from a distance but not play with it." '

Mu Yan was slightly startled, and then quickly reacted.Because Lin Xia took her hand and sat down opposite Lin Qiao.

Looking at Mu Yan as a whole, Lin Qiao smiled and nodded in praise, "It's really good."

Mu Yan smiled politely.

Originally thought that Lin Qiao's temper would be positively correlated with his appearance, but after chatting for a few words, she discovered that family inheritance is an eternal truth.Lin Qiao's temperament is not exactly the same as Lin Xia's, but there are seven or eight points of similarity.

The two brothers had the following conversation because of a disagreement over a topic.

"You boy, don't think that finding a girlfriend who is as beautiful as a flower is enough, so you can sit back and relax." Lin Qiao took the lead in attacking, "If you treat her badly, be careful of others coming to pry your corner."

Lin Xia smiled mockingly, "Thank you for your experience. My brother who has been poached several times."

"Fart, I just didn't pay close attention to her." With a slightly embarrassed expression, Lin Qiao gave Lin Xia a hard look with unclear eyes.

"Okay, if you have the ability to say this, wait for her to come, you can say it again." Not to be outdone, Lin Xia returned him with the same look.

"Okay, kid, you didn't treat me as an older brother since you were a child, and you always complained to me in front of my father." Lin Qiao had no choice but to throw out his trump card and play his childhood card.

"Who told you to always bully me at that time, there is no way." Lin Xia shrugged.

"You still have the nerve to say, whoever bullies the other first, the younger brother bullies the elder brother, is this what people do?"

Mu Yan watched Lin Xia and Lin Qiao's "quarreling endlessly" with a smile, and the two people who were both a little bit weak were bickering. This kind of spectacle is said to happen once in a thousand years.

Seeing that the two were about to escalate from a literary fight to a martial one, a beautiful woman came over at this moment, just in time to stop their quarrel.

The woman smiled and said, "I'm here."

Lin Qiao glanced at her, and said with some complaints, "Why are you here now?"

Having said that, a doting smile immediately showed on his handsome face.

The woman smiled softly, "You were stuck in traffic just now, what are you talking about? When you walk in and take a look, this table is full of joy. You two brothers have been arguing for a long time, why are you still arguing now?"

Lin Xia shook her head, smiled and called out, "Sister-in-law."

Only then did Mu Yan realize that the beautiful woman in front of her was Lin Qiao's girlfriend, the legendary Yang Zisu.

She is said to be legendary because she is a more legendary figure than Lin Qiao.Because she effortlessly captured Lin Qiao, who was famous and legendary at the time.

The story of the two was spread to the streets and alleys, and turned into a good story, and some good people even interpreted it into a legendary novel-"The Flowers Fall and Know the Spring and Half Dawn".

Yang Zisu smiled slightly. After seeing Mu Yan sitting opposite her, she couldn't help exclaiming, "What a beautiful girl. Although I've heard that Lin Xia's girlfriend is very beautiful, I didn't know until we met today. It turned out to be so beautiful."

Mu Yan smiled a little shyly, and called out, "Sister Yang."

But, what is Lin Xia talking about...

Just when she was about to turn her head and stare at him, she suddenly found that the two people who had just 'quarreled' had disappeared.Not only Lin Xia, but also Lin Qiao disappeared.

"If I were a boy, I would definitely chase you too." Yang Zisu continued to joke with a smile.

"Sister Yang is also very beautiful." Mu Yan looked up at the girl in front of her.Yang Zisu belongs to the kind of gentle and charming girl with a good temper. It is no wonder that Lin Qiao fell under her pomegranate skirt.

Yang Zisu shook her head, "Mu Yan, are you studying Japanese?"

Mu Yan nodded, "Sister is studying English, right?"

"Why are you still calling me sister? I'm going to change my name to sister-in-law soon."

sister in law?One sentence immediately made her completely blush.

Seeing her shy face, Yang Zisu couldn't help laughing softly.

Glancing at the two men who didn't know what they were doing in the distance, Yang Zisu moved his head closer, "Mu Yan, actually, I've heard of your name a long time ago. Lin Xia has been waiting for you all these years."

With those words, the bitterness and pain that had been suppressed in her heart suddenly gushed out.

He has been waiting for her.

He had been waiting for her in the best years of his life.

And she selfishly accepted another relationship and hurt another person.

"Mu Yan..." Suddenly, Yang Zisu came over, sat next to her, and gently took her hand, "Someone is hurt in the relationship, and someone is laughing, don't carry too much burden, okay? Just follow yourself Your heart is enough, think about who you want most. Feelings are different from other things, and their only characteristic is selfishness.”

"Actually, Lin Qiao and I are too." There was a glimmer of dark light in his eyes, and Yang Zisu said with emotion, "It should be said that we have gone through hardships."

She and Lin Qiao finally got together, so when she looked at the girl in front of her, she always had a feeling of sympathy and sympathy.

Mu Yan listened silently to Yang Zisu's words.

"Lin Xia, he is a very good boy."

She nodded, he was good, she always knew.

Whether in the past or now.

……

At the beginning of the night, after bidding farewell to Yang Zisu and Lin Qiao, the two embarked on their way home again.

Gently pulling his hand, Mu Yan said with a smile, "Lin Xia, your brother is really a very good person. Whether it is in terms of conversation or manner, of course his appearance is also first-class, no wonder Why are there so many girls admiring him?"

"A legendary figure from University C, I should have known that I would have applied for that school. If I were with such a character...Damn it, why couldn't I have met him earlier."

"What about me?" As soon as he was not mentioned in these compliments, someone immediately began to exude an aura called acid.

"You?" Glancing at him, Mu Yan said helplessly, "You can just forget about it."

"Mu Yan..." He stopped, pulled her into his arms suddenly, and said angrily, "How can you say that."

"What I'm talking about is the truth, do you have any advantages?" She joked with a smile all over her eyes, "Where, where, why didn't I see it."

"Mu Yan..." He stroked her long hair lovingly, "Don't talk about other boys' good points."

"You're jealous." She couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth amusedly, making him show an extremely funny smile, "That's your cousin."

"You can only be mine." He smiled lightly, "Don't even try to escape in this life."

Although it was a very arbitrary sentence, she still happily said "You too."

The sunshine boy who can only belong to me and will always belong to me.

As soon as the words fell, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Staring into his dark eyes, a warm current surged into her heart.

Finally with him again.No matter whether the road ahead is thorny or smooth, she will go hand in hand with him.

Suddenly, she thought of a question, "By the way, Sister Yang is from the same school as us."

"Yes, we all graduated from the High School Attached to W University. Lin Qiao is her senior, one level higher than her." Lin Xia asked, "Is there any question?"

"The High School Attached to W University really produces talents." Mu Yan sighed, "If I hadn't transferred schools, wouldn't I have met you?"

Suddenly, taking advantage of the cool night wind, his words penetrated into her ears and into her heart, "So, you transferred to another school just to meet me."

A word made her hug him tightly.

"By the way, do you want to hear their stories?"

Stuffed in his arms, she only whispered a word 'um'.

"You don't know, when her childhood sweetheart came to look for her, Lin Qiao was very jealous. That night, he asked me for a drink, but he only drank less than a bottle of beer, so he put it down , haha...it's so ridiculous."

Listening to classmate Lin laughing at other people's drinking capacity, she couldn't help but slander in her heart, you are ashamed to say that your drinking capacity is not very low.

However, after listening to his vivid description, she realized that Lin Qiao also had such a lovely side.

Both brothers are jealous.

"Mu Yan..."

With a soft call full of love, he slowly lowered his head.And she smiled and closed her eyes.He gently sucked her cherry lips, opened his white teeth lightly, from shallow to deep, lingering and entangled.

This moment alone has become eternity.

Finally, he let her go.Her long eyelashes were still trembling slightly, and her delicate face was blushing.

He pampered the tip of her nose, and teased, "Why are you still blushing...it's not the first time."

"Fuck you..." She punched him shyly, but was pulled into his arms by him.He smiled and hugged her, and she buried her head in his chest.

"Lin Xia, will we be happy?"

He didn't speak, just whispered a word 'um'.

They will be happy because four years of separation have matured each other.There is no more youthfulness, no more immaturity.But more tolerance, more understanding.

Suddenly, she broke free from his embrace and looked at him with a smile, "Lin Xia, carry me on your back."

Lin Xia was taken aback, "Now?"

Mu Yan pouted slightly, and said coquettishly, "Yeah, just like before, okay?"

With a light smile, he showed a hint of pampering, just like he did many years ago, bent down, and said to the girl behind him, "Cuilan, hurry up."

"Okay, Bajie..." She looked at him and smiled brightly, "I can't eat hot tofu..."

His back is still so wide, which brings her a sense of peace of mind.Gently approaching his ear, she smiled gently, "Thank you for waiting for me."

In the best years, I have been waiting for her...

Lin Xia didn't speak, just like a few years ago, he just quietly watched the street scene in the distance.

The neon lights in the distance were brilliant, just like his mood at the moment.

Although he couldn't see his expression, Mu Yan could imagine Lin Xia's expression at this moment, it should be very gentle.

Suddenly, she whispered again, "爱してるよ. (I love you)"

Time fell into a stagnation, and the flickering street lights scattered on the two of them, reflecting a brilliant and colorful scene.

Suddenly, he looked back and smiled softly, "Pu も. (Me too)"

"Do you know Japanese?" Mu Yan asked in a daze. He said the sentence just now, right? She didn't have auditory hallucinations.

"Lin Xia, did you speak Japanese just now?"

Lin Xia just smiled and said nothing.

Looking at this state, it really is what he said.However, what this guy said is too standard.Originally, he wanted to show off what she had learned, but who knew he could understand it.

"How do you know Japanese?" She smiled and pinched his cheek lightly, "Be honest about the situation."

"You are only allowed to learn by yourself, and no one else is allowed to learn by yourself." Lin Xia smiled softly, "I have been learning by myself since my freshman year."

She smiled maliciously, "Hmph, I wanted to show off to you."

"Red deer (ばか, commonly known as Baga, idiot)", a doting smile overflowed from the corner of his lips.

"Hey, you are scolding me, damn it, let me down quickly. Put me down, hurry up." One sentence made her face change instantly.Mu Yan was anxious to break free from his shackles, but this fellow dared to 'swear' at her.

"Don't let it go, don't let it go, don't let it go." As soon as he finished speaking, he deliberately turned around several times, causing her to hug his neck tightly in fear and scream.

"Ahem..." A certain person had tasted the bitterness of reaping the fruits of his own will, he coughed lightly, "Holding too tightly, I can't breathe."

"I told you to scare me..." She quickly let go of her arm, and asked softly, "Are you all right?"

He smiled slightly, "Mu Yan, when you're old...if I'm still around, I can still carry you to the ends of the earth like this."

When I get old, I will carry her on my back to the ends of the earth.

Suddenly, tears filled her eyes, one drop after another, falling on his neck.

From warm to cold.

Squeezing his cheek lightly, she said dissatisfiedly, "What are you talking about? You will definitely be here, don't say that..." She will be sad...

"Okay." He smiled and looked forward.

They will always, always be together until death do them part.

Staring at the brilliant lights in the distance, she smiled like a flower and whispered in her ear, "ずっと一旦にいるから. (Together forever)"

Suddenly, a bright smile bloomed on his handsome face, he nodded softly, and said, "ずっと. (Forever)"

(End of this chapter)