When Chu Xia woke up early in the morning, she found that she had already bought breakfast and boiled Chinese medicine on the stove.
Cen Zhengnian was looking at the stove. When he saw her get up, he smiled when he saw her: "It's time to eat."
He even connected the water, so he can pour hot water and use it directly. It's a comfortable day when someone waits on you .
Chu Xia noticed the blackness under his eyes, and she asked while washing up, "What time did you wake up? Didn't sleep well last night?" "
Six o'clock. No, I slept well."
Cen Zhengnian told the truth, His biological clock wakes him up at the right time, and he sleeps well at night, but he goes to bed late. For some data at work, he has to continue to calculate even after he comes back.
He wanted to spend more time with Chu Xia and An An, so he didn't get up to do work until late at night when they both fell asleep.
When he went back to sleep later, he found that his wife's sleeping position was a bit poor, occupying most of the bed, with one arm still on An An's body.
Looking at Chu Xia and An An sleeping soundly at that time, he couldn't help feeling warm in his heart. This is the meaning of their work. He hopes that every family in the country can sleep peacefully day and night and be happy.
Cen Zhengnian gently opened Chu Xia's arms into the quilt, and pulled the quilt for An Anla before he lay down on the bed, looked sideways at An An and Chu Xia, and slowly fell asleep.
This time Cen Zhengnian slept very contentedly. It seemed that he had a beautiful dream in his dream, but he couldn't remember it when he woke up.
Chu Xia still went to the ninth middle school exam by herself, and she didn't ride a bicycle. Taking the bus is fast and comfortable, and riding a bicycle also blows the cold wind in the morning. Of course she chose to take the bus.
During the exam, Luo Xiaomei didn't deliberately find trouble again, and even avoided Chu Xia.
Her face was bruised and swollen because of the fight at home yesterday. She was afraid that others would see her, so she wrapped herself tightly in a gauze, only her eyes were exposed, which made people look even weirder.
If she doesn't come to Chu Xia, Chu Xia won't talk to her either.
Chu Xia didn't hand in the test papers in advance this time, and she couldn't leave the school after handing in. Her homeroom teacher told her in advance that she had something to arrange after the test and told her not to leave, but to wait in the classroom.
It was the first time for her to enter the second (third) class of high school. The students in the class didn't know Chu Xia. When they saw a beautiful girl coming in, everyone in the classroom looked over.
"Who is this?"
"I don't know you?"
"It doesn't look like a student, so I guess they are looking for someone."
"Student, who are you looking for?"
After a few seconds, the monitor stood up, pretending to be calm and smiling Ask early summer. He had never talked to such a good-looking girl, and his face was a little red.
Chu Xia looked at the class monitor, "I'm not looking for anyone, I'm also a student in this class."
Then she walked to the last row, saw a vacant seat without books, and asked the class monitor, "Is there no one here?" "
No... ...No, you can sit down." The squad leader didn't react for a while, but when he heard her ask, he quickly replied, he didn't know what to reply.
"Thank you." Chu Xia smiled politely at him, wiped the table and stool with a handkerchief, took out the exercise book written by Cen Zhengnian, and concentrated on doing the questions.
She didn't pay attention, because of her arrival, the entire second (third) class was like a drop of water dripping into the oil pan, and it started to boil. Only her drop of water was quiet and free from any disturbance.
Because Chu Xia has been concentrating on doing the questions, the other students are too embarrassed to disturb her no matter how many questions they have, and they just look at her frequently.
At this time, some students in class three remembered that the head teacher had mentioned before that there was a transfer student in their class, but they would not attend class with them.
I didn't say much later, and everyone didn't care about a transfer student, they were all busy studying.
Now we are on the same page, but I didn't expect the transfer student who came to be so beautiful, his appearance was just like that of sister Lin in the Dream of the Red Chamber, Ruoliu Fufeng's brows and eyes were strong, and his demeanor was not like that of a small family. from.
But soon the head teacher came in, suppressing the curiosity and restlessness of the students.
She glanced back and saw Chu Xia obediently sitting at the back doing the questions, her eyes flashed with satisfaction.
She didn't introduce Chu Xia, but only arranged for the next thing.
The main thing is to assign homework. National Day is a two-day holiday. This is a statutory holiday, and students are also on holiday, so there must be homework.
The teacher in charge didn't let Chu Xia leave, but also asked her to take the test papers and go home to do it. In addition to the holiday papers, there are also papers made by previous students.
There is no class in the afternoon, so that students who are far away from home can go home by car. The class teacher finished speaking in class and called Chu Xia to the office.
"The paper hasn't been corrected yet, but I read the physics paper when you were doing it, and I still can't do it well, especially some knowledge points about strength, which are your weak points." Chu Xia and their exam invigilators changed every time
. When taking the physics test, her head teacher deliberately changed to her test room just to see how she was doing.
Sure enough, the old teacher is the old teacher, and she saw her problem at a glance, Chu Xia nodded: "I really don't have a good grasp here."
The head teacher frowned: "Then why don't you come to school?"
The head teacher is a good teacher, she only wants her as a student well, and Chu Xia appreciates it, but she can only refuse her again.
"Teacher, I have a job and a child. I really can't help it. You can wait for my grades to come out and find out. I'm really not trying to be arrogant." Of course the
head teacher knew, but she was just unwilling. I didn't expect to be able to persuade.
"These are left for you by the teachers of each subject. You can't relax and study at home. It's best to come to school once a week, hand in the test papers assigned by each subject, and ask the teacher to correct them for you." "Okay.
" There is no objection this early summer, the factory will be closed on Sunday, and you can come over then. But whether the school is also closed at this time, Chu Xia was not sure, so she asked the class teacher directly.
"Our school has a break every half a month. When you come, if the school is on holiday, you can put the papers at the doorman. I will get them when I come to class." After talking with the class teacher,
Chu Xia came out with a schoolbag full of test papers for each subject. Yes, they are all mimeographed test papers, with a strong fragrance of ink, and they are all the hard work of the teachers, which is very precious.
After visiting Factory Manager Zhang in the morning, Cen Zhengnian came to pick up Chu Xia at the gate of No. 9 Middle School as usual, riding the bicycle she wanted to return.
As soon as he saw her, he took the heavy schoolbag in her hand and carried it on his body without feeling awkward at all.
In fact, Chu Xia prefers to take the bus rather than take the bicycle that hurts her butt.
However, Cen Zhengnian obviously considered this problem, and tied a cotton cushion on the back seat of the car, making it much more comfortable to sit on.
"I said I can go home by myself, why are you here again?"
Cen Zhengnian was riding a bicycle, and his gentle voice mingled with the wind: "I want to come pick you up. I don't know how long I can stay at home. I hope I can do more things these days when I'm at home.
" The wind blows Chu Xia's hair, and the sun shines through the gaps in the leaves, mottled on the two of them.
Chu Xia leaned on the car seat with one hand, looked at Cen Zhengnian's broad and strong back, and as he rode the bike, he faintly revealed the tight lines inside, and a thought suddenly came to his mind: If life continues like this, it will actually be pretty good.
Suddenly, the car seemed to be crushed by a small stone, Chu Xia swayed behind her, and she was so frightened that she hugged Cen Zhengnian's waist in a panic.
When Chu Xia sat still, she realized that she was hugging Cen Zhengnian, her hands seemed to be scalded, and she immediately shrank back.
Cen Zheng smiled young, grabbed her hand suddenly, and put it on his waist again. Chu Xia frowned, and wanted to shrink his hands back, but he heard Cen Zhengnian say solemnly: "Hold tight, we're going downhill." As soon as the words fell, the
car went down the slope, and the whistling wind blew over in an instant , the heart followed suit.
Now Cen Zhengnian didn't need to say anything, she hugged his waist tightly and didn't move, anyway, it was quite comfortable to hold.
The rest of Lu Chuxia did not let go of Cen Zhengnian, she was afraid of another unexpected situation.
Cen Zhengnian just looked down at her hand, with a gentle smile on his face, and said nothing.
When he got home, Chu Xia immediately let go of Cen Zhengnian and jumped out of the car, urging him: "Give me the schoolbag, and you go pick up An An."
He didn't meet his eyes at all. Cen Zhengnian looked at her with a smile in his eyes, but he didn't say anything, he just said when he handed her the schoolbag: "There are the vegetables I bought today in the room, please see if I have any." Wrong purchase?"
After finishing speaking, he got on his bicycle and left. Chu Xia let out a sigh of relief and went into the house to see what Cen Zhengnian had bought.
Six crucian carp, swimming in the basin alive, and some home-cooked dishes such as tofu and spinach.
Chu Xia put down her bag and took a closer look at what Cen Zhengnian had bought.
How should I put it, there is no merit or demerit, I have picked it with my heart, but just looking at the appearance, I can't buy it often.
But it's okay, spinach and other vegetables that are not fresh can be removed, as long as the fish is fresh, the taste will be much worse if it is not fresh.
Fortunately, the six crucian carp are good, but I bought too much, let alone one meal, and I can't finish it in a day.
There is tofu. In early summer, I didn't bother to think about the dishes. I just made crucian carp tofu soup and added some spinach at the end. It was fresh and delicious.
In addition, she made a braised eggplant and warmed up a few steamed buns. This is today's lunch.
The meal was ready, and Cen Zhengnian and Cen Huaian just arrived home.
The crucian carp tofu soup is delicious, and the braised eggplant is fragrant. Cen Zhengnian and Cen Huaian ate it without looking up.
Chu Xia found out that both of them love sweets, and she put sugar in braised eggplants, and the two of them ate the most.
In the afternoon, when Cen Huaian went to school, Chu Xia and Cen Zhengnian took up a seat at the table. She was doing the questions, but he didn't know what he was writing.
However, whenever Chu Xia encountered a question that she didn't understand, as long as she asked, Cen Zhengnian would immediately put down the pen in his hand and come over to explain the question to her.
The arrival of the Luo family was within Chu Xia's expectation, and Xiaomei Luo picked her up after seeing Cen Zhengnian.
They couldn't get through with her, and the relationship with the secretary of the first factory was inexplicably broken. Now that Cen Zhengnian is back, he naturally wants to pick it up.
Except for Brother Luo's family who didn't come, Luo Dafu, Wang Yulan, Luo Xiaomei, and Luo Chuming all came.
Seeing Cen Zhengnian, Luo Dafu put on the airs of his father-in-law: "Zheng Nian, why didn't you even visit your father-in-law and parents when you came back? After working for several years, you even forgot the most basic etiquette?"
He put down his pen on the table and was about to speak when he heard Cen Zhengnian's cold voice: "I haven't forgotten. I just don't want to go." Luo Dafu's face turned red and white, and his eyes were horse-eyed .
Staring at Cen Zhengnian: "You are capable, aren't you? Your dad wouldn't even talk to me like that! Do you know that without me, your dad would have died a long time ago!" Chu Xia frowned, walked over, and took Cen Zhengnian Pushing aside: "Don't worry about it, this is between me and them, you go into the house."
Cen Zhengnian didn't move, but kept Chu Xia behind him, and said firmly, "Your business is my business." He didn't look back at Luo Dafu: "My father and I have not forgotten the grace of saving lives. My father will give you everything you want. But this is different from what happened to Chu Xia and An'an. You can ask for it." My dad and I repay the favor, we have no objection, but this is not the reason for you to discuss Chu Xia and An An."
Cen Zhengnian didn't have any expression on his face, his tone was not very angry, and his voice was not even high-pitched, unlike Luo Dafu, As soon as he speaks like thunder, the whole building can be heard.
But Luo Dafu was overwhelmed by him. Seeing Cen Zhengnian's eyes, he felt timid in his heart. He couldn't believe it, how could this be possible! "Zheng Nian, how do you say such a thing~" Wang Yulan suddenly spoke with a sobbing voice, leaning against Luo Dafu with a sad look on her face: "When you were not at home, I was the one who took care of Chu Xia's pregnancy and confinement. I helped Chu Xia bring An An.
You haven't come back in the past four years, and I often come to see them, because I'm afraid that someone will bully the two of them, and if you don't get a good word from you, let it be fine, and say that we are in trouble. Zheng Nian, you have to speak with conscience? "
Luo Chuming also immediately made a look of sighing: "I know, second brother-in-law, you have developed, and An An has also grown up. You don't need us anymore, so you can beat him back. But you have to act according to your conscience. This TV set and this refrigerator were sent by me and my eldest brother. My mother also gave my second sister five hundred dollars. If this is a grind in your mouth, I have nothing to say. I only blame my parents for being blind and seeing the wrong person. "
If Cen Zhengnian hadn't learned the truth of the matter in advance, he would never doubt Wang Yulan and Luo Chuming's appearance, and would even be very grateful to them.
Chu Xia saw these two people pretending to be pitiful, and only felt disgusted. It's thick enough. If they cry, won't she cry? "Zheng Nian, don't believe what they say..."
Chu Xia suddenly threw himself into Cen Zhengnian's arms. Cen Zhengnian's shirt was wet. Cen Zhengnian hugged her helplessly. Hearing her cry, he couldn't help reaching out and patting her on the back to comfort her.
With a twist, she looked at Luo's family even more coldly. "I gave birth to the hospital that Sister Li sent me to, and my mother didn't even know that I was going to give birth when she slept next to me. Confinement, she said she came to serve me..."
Chu Xia cried even more aggrieved: "But I do everything by myself, she just sits in the room, and the baby doesn't hug her when she cries, but I serve her delicious food Drink for a month. And she brought An An, but took all the food sent by Grandma An An to my elder brother and the others, and only fed rice soup to An An. And..."
Chu Xia had the memory of the original owner, and Chu Xia told Cen Zhengnian one by one about the things that the original owner took for granted. No one knew these details except the original owner and Wang Yulan.
Wang Yulan didn't expect that Chu Xia would not care about Cen Zhengnian's thoughts and shake them all out.
After all, she was not good enough to Cen Huai'an when she took the things back then, and her daughter agreed. If Cen Zhengnian found out, she would not have an easy life.
It was because of this that Wang Yulan dared to come to the house with her husband and children, and she just wanted to use this to control Chu Xia.
Who knew Chu Xia could be so open-minded.
Seeing Cen Zhengnian's complexion getting worse and worse, his eyes were so cold that he could freeze to death, and the veins in his hands were bulging.
Wang Yulan knew that her situation was over, and if she was here again, not only would Cen Zhengnian not remember the benefits of their love, but she would even hold grudges.
With a pale face, she held Luo Dafu, who was blushing with anger, and Luo Chuming, who still wanted to talk, and looked at Chu Xia with disappointment on her face: "Chu Xia, it seems that you are really planning to be an unfilial daughter, then Your father and I will not stop you."
After she finished speaking, she ran out crying, Luo Dafu felt sorry for his wife, and immediately ran out, threatening Chu Xia while running: "If anything happens to your mother, I can't spare you! "
Parents are gone, younger sister Luo is afraid of early summer, and younger brother Luo can only leave in silence.
Chu Xia wiped away tears, pushed Cen Zhengnian away, walked to the door sadly, showed a heartbroken expression to the neighbor who was watching the show, and then closed the door to completely cut off those curious eyes.
"Chu Xia..." Cen Zhengnian frowned and called her, looking at her worriedly.
But as soon as Chu Xia turned around, he wiped away all the tears, sat in front of the table as if nothing had happened, and looked up at Cen Zhengnian: "What's wrong?"
"You just..." Cen Zhengnian was bewildered.
Chu Xia smiled, she didn't have a bright face, but her smile was very beautiful, like a lotus flower blooming after the rain, beautiful and moving.
"What happened to me just now? If I don't do this, they will leave? Not only will they not leave, but they will also tarnish your and my reputation. And I'm telling the truth. I used to have a bad life with An'an. I said, then I was not clear-headed at the time, and I trusted my natal family. If you want to blame me, blame me."
Chu Xia didn't want to admit the past, but she took over the original owner's body, and the original owner's good or bad were all hers.
In the future, she can live according to her own ideas, and the former her will not deny it.
Cen Zhengnian said without hesitation: "I don't blame you."
Not only would he not blame her, but he would also feel sorry for her. It is not easy for a woman to raise a child by herself, and it is normal to want to rely on her mother's family.
It's just that Chu Xia's natal family is too disappointing. They only want benefits, and they make good words by turning black and white, but they don't do anything.
Chu Xia looked up at Cen Zhengnian, and felt the pain in his eyes. She didn't know what he was thinking, but she probably thought of her and An An as pitiful little things.
Later, the Luo family really didn't bother them anymore.
But even if they wanted to come, they didn't have time to come now, because their house was in a mess.
First, Luo Chuming's partner's father suddenly scolded him for being wicked and forced his partner to break up with him. Then he somehow made a mistake in a key part of the tractor while working, and was directly fired by the factory.
It was difficult to resign in a formal factory, after all, it was an iron job, but Luo Chuming was a temporary worker who was about to become a regular worker, so he resigned as soon as he said it, and he could immediately recruit someone to fill his vacancy.
Then brother Luo and sister-in-law Luo also felt uncomfortable at work. The team leader always found things with them, and they were criticized every day, and they had to rework their work.
Even Wang Yulan couldn't get enough of it in the factory, and Luo Dafu's pension position in the factory was not touched by anyone because he was a veteran.
But he can't help with the problems at home, he can't even talk softly when looking for a relationship, he is complained by his children every day at home, and his wife is not in the mood to comfort him, he can't get angry, he can only get angry at home, and then exacerbate the conflicts in the family .
The National Day was celebrated in October, and the whole Liangzhou City was full of joy. Chu Xia had already forgotten about the Luo family.
Today there are mass demonstrations in various factories. She knows best about this event prepared by the textile factory in early summer.
"An'an, there must be a lot of people on the street later, just hold on to me and your father's hand and don't let go."
Chu Xia was worried and told Cen Huai'an again.
On the day of national celebration, Chu Xia wanted Cen Huai'an to feel the atmosphere, so that when he grew up, he would have a good memory of his childhood.
In the future, it is destined that she and Cen Zhengnian will not have too many days to accompany him to participate in activities. Today is just a chance, and Chu Xia doesn't want Cen Huai'an to miss it.
When she asked Cen Huaian yesterday, although he said: "It's fine."
But when Chu Xia saw him sneak a look at Cen Zhengnian, it was obvious that he still wanted to go out with the family to watch the celebration parade.
"En." Cen Huai'an took his small flag and was ready to go there.
Cen Zhengnian noticed Chu Xia's nervousness, so he comforted her and said, "Don't worry if I'm here. We didn't go to the most lively Dragon and Phoenix Pagoda. There shouldn't be many people there." The most famous building in Liangzhou City is the City Hall
. The Dragon and Phoenix Pagoda in the center, next to the train station, is the most crowded place and the end of the parade.
The parade arrived at the Dragon and Phoenix Pagoda after half a circle around the city, and then circled back from the other side, making sure that everyone in Liangzhou could see the parade.
The street in front of their family's courtyard in early summer is the main road that the parade must pass through, so she told Cen Zhengnian and Cen Huaian yesterday that they would watch at the door of their house, it was safe.
The more grand the event, the more rampant those petty human traffickers will be. In addition, more people are prone to stampede accidents.
So to go to celebrate, Chu Xia was very worried about safety. Last night, she told Cen Zhengnian and Cen Huai'an a lot about how to protect themselves in case of emergencies.
Ask questions after the lecture, just make sure they keep it in mind.
Finally going out, Cen Huaian let out a breath, raised his head just in time to meet Cen Zhengnian's smiling eyes, his ears slowly turned red, and immediately turned his head in the direction of Chu Xia.
Cen Zhengnian couldn't help but reached out and touched his head, causing him to stare non-threateningly, which made the smile on his lips deepen.
After leaving the door, there were already many people waiting on the street outside.
At this time, there are not many entertainment items for everyone, and everyone likes to come out to watch activities, not to mention the National Day once a year.
Chu Xia felt that they had come out very early, but when they arrived, they realized that they couldn't even stand at the front.
"Auntie! Auntie! Here!"
Just as Chu Xia was looking to see where there were fewer people, he heard the sound of chopsticks.
His head stuck out from the crowd, his small size was about to be squeezed, Chu Xia's heart skipped a beat when he saw it, and he hurriedly dragged Cen Huaian and Cen Zhengnian over.
"What are you doing chopsticks, it's too dangerous!"
Chopsticks gave Chuxia a "hehe" smile, scratched his head and said, "It's okay, auntie, I'm small and they can't squeeze me in. We've got you a seat, come here quickly." He wiped his hands on himself, pulled Let her in in Chuxia's clothes.
Chu Xia watched his movements, feeling as if she had been stung by a bee, feeling sore and sore.
She stretched out her hand to hold the chopsticks, provoking disbelief on his face, Chu Xia didn't seem to see it, and said with a smile: "Let's go."
She told him with practical actions that there is no need to be so careful, she has never disliked it Pass him and Bangzi and the others.
The empty hands of the chopsticks curled up, and his eyes felt a little hot. He felt that An An's mother's hand was so warm. If his mother was still there, he would feel the same way when holding his hand.
Bangzi and the others were at the front, and as soon as the three of Chuxia passed by, they immediately moved away: "Auntie, we still have to sell something, please take a good look!" Then they quickly slipped into the crowd like monkeys, and soon Can't see it anymore.
"Are they the kids who did business with An An?"
Cen Zhengnian didn't speak when he was brought over. After the kids had left, he opened his mouth to ask Chu Xia, and looked at the kids who had left.
"Yes."
"They're all good kids." Cen Zhengnian was very accurate in judging people. Although these kids were a bit wild and had fierce eyes, their eyes were pure and devoid of human evil.
"Of course, the friends we make with An An, how can there be any bad ones!" "
Yes, An An is so good, so making friends is also great!"
He smiled, and lifted An An up. In his eyes, he put him on his neck.
An An sat on Cen Zhengnian's neck, and her heart quickly changed from disbelief to novelty and excitement. The smile on his face couldn't be suppressed at all, the corners of his mouth were pursed several times, and finally he turned it up, happily turning his head to look around.
so high!
It turns out that sitting on Dad's neck and riding a big horse is like this feeling, as if everyone has become smaller, and he has become the giant in the story told by his mother.
Chu Xia was also taken aback by Cen Zhengnian's actions, and was about to say that it was dangerous, but when she saw Cen Huaian's surprised and happy eyes, she swallowed the words.
Forget it, as long as they like it.
The parade came quickly, beating gongs and drums, singing and dancing, everyone had bright smiles on their faces, and people holding flowers and small flags kept waving at the people on both sides.
Even Chu Xia was infected with this enthusiastic atmosphere, and kept waving the small flag in his hand, laughing and cheering happily with everyone.
Cen Huai'an felt that he couldn't be happier than today.
Mom and Dad took him to see the National Day celebrations together, and his dad let him ride a horse. Before his dad didn't come back, he can forgive him a little more now.
On the way back, Cen Huai'an was still not finished, he raised his head and asked Chu Xia: "Mom, will there be National Day celebration tomorrow?" Chu
Xia: "No."
Cen Huai'an: "When will it be?"
Chu Xia: "Next year."
Cen Huai'an : "Then I will come to see you next year." Cen Zhengnian: "Okay."