Why are you in such a hurry

Zhong Xuan hadn't seen Chen Jing much since returning from the carambola forest.Although the village is small, if the other party avoids seeing each other, there is still a way not to communicate with each other.

Wei Zhaoyu left after staying for two days, and was urged by Chen's mother to book a ticket and drive a car.When Chen Jing saw Zhong Xuan appearing in the village, she vaguely understood what happened. She was also surprised that her parents softened their attitude towards Zhong Xuan. Unfortunately, the softening was not at the right time. Now she no longer wants to have any entanglements with Zhong Xuan. Well, after Zhong Xuan bumped into a wall a few more times, made fun of himself and finally gave up, they will at best be just a pair of ordinary friends who invite out for a meal and a drink in their spare time.

Goodbye is also a friend, there is no more harmonious breakup than this.

There are still two days until New Year's Eve, and every household is busy cleaning the room and washing things.Chen Jing packed the clothes wrung out of the water into a bucket, and carried them to the roof to dry. Her eyes inadvertently fell on an open window on the second floor of the opposite house. From this height, she could clearly see most of the room, including the wardrobe and desk. , chairs, half of the bed, and people sitting cross-legged on the ground with their backs leaning against the wardrobe and smoking.

The winter sun was actually very bright, falling on the concrete floor of the room, reflecting a large bright spot.The man seemed to be afraid of bright little animals, avoiding the sun, wearing a heavy overcoat, and smoking a cigarette greedily.

Chen Jing held the clothes hanger, but forgot to hang the shaken clothes on it. She was thinking, is the smell of cigarettes really so good? Why did that person smoke so hard like an addiction?

Shaking the ashes to the ground, Zhong Xuan, who almost burned her fingers, raised her head and looked out the window. There were many things drying on the roof of the opposite building, including floral bedsheets, floral bedspreads, floral pillow covers, and floral pajamas.Zhong Xuan squinted her eyes for a long time, and a few birds flew past the window and made a "chirp", and she felt in a daze that the footsteps of spring were approaching.In a few days, it will be the beginning of spring, and today's sunshine seems to be extraordinarily bright.

Chen Jing, who was hiding behind the sheets, took a long time to poke her head out, and found that Zhong Xuan had already changed her clothes and seemed to be going out.Chen Jing didn't understand why she wanted to dodge when Zhong Xuan looked up, so what if she was seen?

Probably because she knew that Zhong Xuan's eyes were hotter than the sun when he looked at her. She obviously didn't want to care about it, but she would still get burned.

Didn't she bring up the breakup by herself? Why did she chase her to the village now?It wasn't that she wasn't given a chance to redeem herself back then, but she just apologized blindly.This person always does inappropriate things at inappropriate times.

Zhong Xuan went to the town for a while, and when she came back, she was already surrounded by stars. When she passed by the door of Chen Jing's house, she found that Chen Ma was about to lock the door, so she hurriedly greeted her with a smile.

"Good evening, Auntie."

Chen Ma gave her a cold look, and said coldly: "It's almost thirty years old, and I still stay in this dilapidated village and don't go home. I really don't know what I'm trying to do."

Isn't the picture of the daughter of the Lingfu?

Zhong Xuan got used to Mama Chen's cold attitude, and her smile continued: "I called my parents and told them that I will go back to see them in the next year."

Chen Ma pushed the two doors and slammed them shut, and a cold voice came from the crack of the door: "Most people eat more lively."

Zhong Xuan was stunned for a moment, then she understood, her brows brows were brimming with joy, and her walking pace was much lighter.

With Chen Ma's cold and cryptic invitation, Zhong Xuan came to visit early on New Year's Eve.

Chen Jing was still sleeping in the room. She couldn't sleep at night, so she stayed on the bed during the day to catch up on sleep. Although she usually couldn't sleep, it was still very comfortable to lie under the blanket in the cold weather.When she heard the knocking and opening of the door, she just thought it was some relative or neighbor who came to visit, she didn't think too much, and continued to daydream hard.

Near noon, Chen's mother knocked on the door and came in to wake her up. Chen Jing lazily lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and then washed slowly.Chen Ma went back downstairs again, and when she left, she habitually urged, "Be quicker, the breakfast should be cold."

Chen Jing looked at the alarm clock on the bedside table, it was time for lunch.For some unknown reason, she walked to the window sill with her toothbrush in her mouth, and glanced at the opposite window.

The opposite window was closed.

Chen Jing walked back to the bathroom, spit out the foam in her mouth, and rinsed her mouth with clean water several times.

Dinner on New Year's Eve is always rich, so lunch is usually very simple, and it has always been like this.Chen Jing had already smelled the scent of pancakes or fried dumplings before she walked downstairs, so she quickened her pace.

A family of three happily sat around the round table, waiting for dinner.Wait... Chen Jing rubbed her eyes, a family of three?She hasn't even sat down yet.

The person with his back to her suddenly turned his head, with a smile on his lips, looking at her tenderly.

Chen Jing was taken aback, frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"

A gloomy look flashed across Zhong Xuan's eyes, but her smile remained the same. She didn't answer Chen Jing's words, but said softly: "The egg pancakes won't taste good when they're cold, come and eat them."

Chen Jing then ignored her and turned to look at Chen Ma: "Mom, why is she here?"

Chen's mother looked at Chen's father with a sullen face: "Yes, why is she here?"

Father Chen had no choice but to turn around and ask Zhong Xuan, "Yes, why are you here?"

Chen Jing: "..."

Zhong Xuan: "..."

"I'm here to help cook the New Year's Eve dinner. Auntie will definitely not be able to do it alone." What Zhong Xuan said is also true. Father Chen has never been a gentleman and cooks. He only sits on the sofa with a remote control and watches TV. Chen does all the housework. It's a bit overwhelming for my mother to do it by herself.

Chen Jing didn't say anything, and sat down to eat breakfast.

It was obviously an ordinary-looking omelette, but Zhong Xuan had the ability to make it crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, smooth and delicious. Chen Jing ate three pieces in a row before putting down her chopsticks.

It's hard to drive people away after eating their food, so Chen Jing had no choice but to let Zhong Xuan do whatever he wanted at home.Zhong Xuan was not idle for a quarter of an hour. After cleaning up the dishes, she followed Dad Chen to the field to pick vegetables, and then went around to catch fish in the fish pond of the aunt next door.Zhong Xuan is the teacher of the big girl and the little girl. As soon as the aunt saw her, she rushed to give her fish to eat. The most vigorous and fat crucian carp was chosen, which had high nutritional value.After returning home, Zhong Xuan wore Mama Chen's apron to butcher chickens and ducks, fry and cook. All the processes were orderly without any chaos, which was amazing.

Chen Ma was happy and at ease, making a pot of Pu'er tea, sitting in the living room with Chen Pa, watching TV and eating melon seeds.

Chen Jing couldn't help asking Chen Ma: "Mom, does she come here often?"

Chen Ma snorted coldly, and said with a straight face, "She thinks beautifully!"

Father Chen said, "Yes, she is only allowed to come three times a week."

Chen Ma glared at him, and Chen Dad immediately picked up the teacup and drank it without making a sound.

Chen Jing: "..." No wonder Zhong Xuan is so clear about the arrangement of pots, pans, soy sauce, vinegar and salt.

Chen Jing couldn't stay any longer, she went back to her room and changed clothes to go out for a walk, but Chen's mother told her behind her: "Remember to come back early for dinner."

The village is different from the city. The smell is very strong. The old people sit at the door of the house peeling edamame, the children hide in the corner and set off firecrackers, and the young people come back from the town with big bags and small bags of New Year’s goods. Greeting loudly, talking and laughing one after another.

It didn't take too long to get from the village head to the village tail. Chen Jing stopped and walked, and didn't return until sunset.

When Chen Jing came home, she only saw a table of fresh cooked dishes, with an induction cooker and a pot in the middle, and Chen's parents and mothers salivating around the table, but she couldn't see the person cooking.

"...Where are the people?" Chen Jing swallowed her saliva looking at the table full of feasts, and then looked into the kitchen.

Chen Ma said, "Who is it? Isn't our whole family here?"

Father Chen couldn't help sighing: "The birds are all hidden, and the rabbits are dead."

Chen Jing: "..."

Chen Ma said: "The most important thing to be a human being is to have self-knowledge."

Chen Jing was confused when she heard that, she turned her head to look at Dad Chen, who put a chopstick of food into her mouth, and said slowly: "Someone is not very happy to see her, she is worried that it will affect his appetite, so she left gone."

Chen Jing was taken aback, the scene of that man leaning against the closet smoking a cigarette flashed through his mind for some reason.The lips opened and closed, the smoke was lingering, and the loneliness in the man's eyes could still be seen from a long distance away.So lonely, I no longer see the high-spirited look at the beginning.

I shouldn't have any emotions for that person anymore, she has already hurt for her once, she doesn't owe her anything, and she also proposed the separation, all she did was let go.

Spreading five fingers, feeling the cold wind passing through the fingers, it is only then that I truly understand that I have nothing.

The lost time cannot be traced back, and of course it is impossible for two separated people to return to the beginning.

Chen Jing said "eat", then picked up the bowls and chopsticks, first picked up a piece of chicken for Chen's mother and Chen's father, and then she was herself.

"It's a pity that I forgot to buy a drink when I came back just now." Chen Jing smiled.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Father Chen stood up and went to open the door. He saw Zhong Xuan standing outside the door holding a case of beer.

Father Chen said, "Here comes the drink."

Chen Jing looked at Father Chen, didn't she say she was leaving?

"Going to buy beer." Father Chen laughed.

Seeing that everyone had moved their chopsticks, Zhong Xuan asked with a smile, "How does it taste? Is it too bland?" While talking, he opened the box, opened a bottle of beer, and filled it up for everyone present.

The soup in the hot pot was boiling, Zhong Xuan put vegetables and mushrooms first, and after they had eaten for a round, they added chicken, duck and meatballs.

After the meal, Chen Jing didn't speak much, she kept her head buried in the food, but Zhong Xuan talked about interesting things about the school vividly, and kept clinking glasses with Chen's father.

When a box of beer was about to be drunk, Chen Jing glanced at Dad Chen who was blushing from drinking, and said flatly, "Dad, control yourself, don't get drunk."

Father Chen has always been a good drinker, and was about to refute how it is possible to be drunk, when he caught a glimpse of Zhong Xuan, who had blurred eyes out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly realized, and nodded repeatedly: "Well, okay, I will listen to my daughter and drink less."

Zhong Xuan put his chin on one hand and looked over with a smile: "It's rare to be happy today, it doesn't matter if you drink more."

Chen Jing lowered her eyes, avoiding her gaze, and said indifferently: "Enough is enough, don't drink anymore."

Chen's mother looked at Zhong Xuan and then at Chen Jing, pouted and said: "I think she is drunk, you see her off."

"It's okay, she can still go." Chen Jing was not very happy to see her off.

Zhong Xuan stood up with both hands supporting the table, her body shook slightly unconsciously, and said with a silly smile: "I can walk, then I will go back to the dormitory to watch the Spring Festival Gala." After finishing speaking, her feet staggered, Almost fell.

Chen's mother said to Chen's father: "Get her out quickly, if she vomits later, the house will be dirty, just get out of the door, remember to lock the door."

Father Chen readily agreed: "Okay, but it's such a cold day, if she falls asleep on the way, will she freeze to death?"

Chen Ma said seriously: "It's none of our business to freeze to death, it's up to the village committee to deal with it."

Chen Jing: "..."

Two minutes later, Chen Jing helped Zhong Xuan out of the house and walked to the opposite school dormitory building.