Chapter 86
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In the darkness, Lu Zhiqiao stared at the phone screen, curling the corners of her mouth.
Yan Yan hasn't slept yet.
LInsomnia?
Is she thinking about her?
In the dream, Qi Yan walked away from her with a cold face. She chased desperately but couldn't catch the other's hand, so she could only watch helplessly as the woman disappeared before her eyes, and then she was startled awake.
After waking up, she clicked on WeChat with fear, thinking that she could get some comfort even by looking at the head of the orange cat, so she didn't have to bother Qi Yan, she didn't expect to get a surprise.
Like a fluffy feather, it safely supported her sinking heart.
Dreams are the opposite of reality.
Lu Zhiqiao stared at the four words, took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to send a message, locked the screen, and put the phone on the bedside table.
The night is long, and a "good night" is her tranquilizer.
At the end of the dress show, the two parties signed a long-term cooperation agreement. Jiang Yu sent more than a dozen sets of underwear to Lu Zhiqiao, and also said that the dresses for her important occasions will be covered by the brand in the future, and she is welcome to go to Italy and France when she is free.
A group of people chartered a flight back home. Originally, Jiang Yu was sitting next to Lu Zhiqiao, and Qi Yan was sitting next to Assistant Feng, but Jiang Yu changed places with Qi Yan on the grounds that she needed the assistant for something.
Qi Yan: "???"
Lu Zhiqiao looked calm.
Although the two sat next to each other, there was no communication whatsoever.
During the flight, the attendant brought fruit, Lu Zhiqiao stared down for a moment, then forked all the mangoes on her plate onto Qi Yan's plate.
Qi Yan glanced at her, said nothing, forked a piece into hernmouth, and chewed slowly.
It's pretty sweet.
She likes to eat mangoes.
"Is it delicious?" Lu Zhiqiao tilted her head slightly, and asked softly with restraint.
Qi Yan hummed and ate another piece.
It didn't take long to eat everything.
Lu Zhiqiao turned her face away and looked out the window, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Arriving at Jiangcheng Airport in the afternoon, the two parties parted ways. Before getting into the car, Qi Yan glanced at Lu Zhiqiao. The latter just happened to look in her direction, and their eyes met briefly. She smiled lightly, looked away, and got in the car.
Going back to attending meetings, finishing them, and being busy for two or three days.
When there are no large-scale events, Qi Yan only occasionally goes to the company to participate in the theme planning of magazines and filming selection. She doesn't talk much, and only communicates with colleagues on professional content, and never goes to group activities. Everyone is used to her like this, her proficiency is convincing and over time, they no longer criticize her.
Jiang Yu is very busy and is often away from the company. Even if she is, it is mostly because of work needs, so she basically ignores her when she has nothing to do.
Qi Yan could vaguely guess the reason, and her heart relaxed. She was happy and at ease, and didn't have so many scruples when working. Everyone is busy and keeping a distance in private, which made her feel very comfortable.
Her travel plans began to be put on the agenda.
When she came home in the evening, the nanny had already prepared the meals, and her parents were there. Qi Yan chatted with the elders as usual. Although her old father and Ms. Lin were both happy, the atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit strange, and she felt that something was wrong.
Ms. Lin didn't seem to want to talk to her old father very much.
"I plan to go from south to north, and the first stop is South Africa. Hey, maybe I can dig up some diamonds and bring them back, hahaha..." Speaking of her travel plans, she made a joke, secretly observing the reactions of both parents.
Dad Qi grinned and nodded again and again: "As long as you can dig it, Dad will find someone to send it to be processed. You can make whatever you want."
"A ring, too?"
"Of course."
Qi Yan raised her eyebrows: "Then you have to put it on for my mom yourself~"
After finishing speaking, the father and daughter looked at Ms. Lin at the same time.
Ms. Lin smiled faintly, without even giving Dad Qi a look. She reached out and picked up a spoonful of yellow clam meat and put it into her daughter's bowl, saying, "Yan Yan, eat more vegetables and eat less, otherwise you will only grow fat and lack nutrition
The father and daughter looked at each other.
Qi Yan: Did you make my mother angry?
Dad Qi: Cough cough cough...
Qi Yan: Hehe, man
Dad Qi: It's hard to say.
"..."
After dinner, Ms. Lin went upstairs alone, while Dad Qi sat in the living room making tea and drinking. The two separated for a long time without a word of exchange.
Qi Yan finally realized that something was wrong.
She doesn't know how other people's families are. But she knows if her parents haven't spoken in the house for more than an hour, something must be wrong.
She didn't understand when she was a child, because her parents never quarreled in front of her. She was cheerful to whomever she approached alone and they never showed faces with her. After growing up, she understood "emotions" and began to understand that it wasn't that her parents didn't know how to quarrel, but they just kept their temper out of her sight.
Qi Yan thought about it for a while, and decided to coax her mother first, so she walked up to the third floor.
"Mom~"
She knocked on the door of the master bedroom and got in.
Ms. Lin was sitting on the balcony with Tuanzi in her arms, and the warm wind was blowing comfortably at night. The chubby orange cat drooped its tail and swish it away, feeling very comfortable. When it saw her coming in, it gave a "meow" and stretched out its paw at her.
"What's the matter, Yan Yan?"
Qi Yan sat beside her with a smile, slapped off the orange cat's paw, and hugged her affectionately: "Aren't you happy?"
Tuanzi was dissatisfied and kept meowing.
Nobody paid any attention to it.
"No way." Ms. Lin was used to acting, she raised her eyebrows and laughed. "Have you packed your luggage yet? Mom will take you to the airport tomorrow, call me when you arrive, and send a location message every time you go..."
She started nagging again.
"By the way, you mustn't go to those war-torn countries, such as Syria and Iraq...bombers are on top of your head every day, and bullets don't have eyes, you know."
"I see, it's nice to have a mother." Qi Yan leaned over and kissed her on the face.
Ms. Lin is in her fifties and almost sixty years old. Her face is maintained as if she were in her forties, delicate and shiny. Only when she gets closer can she see faint wrinkles. Due to her healthy diet and year-round fitness, her figure is still slim and graceful, exuding a temperament of going through a thousand sails from head to toe.
From the outside, she looks serious and dignified, but privately she is a funny old lady at home.
In fact, she doesn't really want her daughter to go to Africa to play. In her impression, the place is not peaceful. There are wars or infectious diseases every three days, and there are such things as insufficient food, unclean water, and extremely poor sanitation. Just the thought makes her feel afraid
But the child is grown up and has her own ideas, can she forcefully stop her?
"Mom--"
"Huh?" Ms. Lin came back to her senses.
Qi Yan raised her brow at her: "Did you argue with my dad?"
"..."
"Hmm?"
Ms. Lin was startled, sighed, and nodded helplessly: "Your father wanted to pay for some orchards for his relatives in the countryside. I advised him not to, but he said I'm small-minded so we had a fight."
Qi Yan was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly became interested, pretending to be listening to the story.
Dad Qi has an old problem, that is, he likes to help his relatives in the countryside to save face, he pays for building a house and helps arrange work, he is busy and thoughtful. But those people didn't say a word of gratitude, and didn't think well of him, secretly thinking that he is supposed to.
He believes that it is normal for relatives to take care of each other in the same family, but Ms. Lin is very disgusted with this kind of "blood-sucking" behavior.
In the past two years, Dad Qi has restrained himself, and Ms. Lin did not care about it deliberately, and each took a step back, and their relationship was not affected.
"You guys won't get divorced..." Qi Yan's expression changed when she heard this, and she couldn't help but think the worst.
In her opinion, this is a very serious problem. It is best for the husband and wife to have the same concept, otherwise there will be differences, and the relationship will easily break down after a long time.
"Huh? Divorce?" Ms. Lin let out a chuckle, "Impossible, your father is just as virtuous as he is, and he will be fine tomorrow, don't worry."
"But it's obviously dad's fault." Qi Yan frowned.
"Haayo——" Ms. Lin grabbed her daughter's hand and patted it lightly, "You treat it as a math problem, who is right and who is wrong. There are endless emotional disputes everyday, if you take it as who is right and who is wrong, won't it be tiring?"
"..."
Seems to make sense.
"Then do you often quarrel?"
"A small argument every two to three months doesn't count, does it?"
Qi Yan opened her eyes wide and looked at her in disbelief.
Ms. Lin let go of the orange cat in her arms, reached out and hugged her daughter, jokingly comforting her, saying, "Silly child, there's no such thing as an old husband and wife not arguing. A quarrel at the head of the bed and a quarrel at the end of the bed, it's not just three days of small quarrels and five days of big quarrels. If our personality really doesn't match, where did you come from? Alright, don't worry anymore."
No one is petting Tuanzi anymore, it is very unhappy. It was lying on Ms. Lin, meowing and pawing her arm.
It is hot in July, and the wind at night is still dry. There are insects and birds singing all around, and there is a faint smell of green grass in the air. The night is silent, and the crescent moon has not yet climbed the branches.
Qi Yan leaned her head on her mother's shoulder, pondered for a moment, and thought of Lu Zhiqiao for some reason, and felt sadness in her heart.
"If the two people aren't together yet and quarrel, does it mean that they're actually incompatible..." She seemed to be talking to herself.
"Meow--"
Tuanzi climbed onto Qi Yan's lap and kept patting her hand with its paws, as if to say: Quick, pet my fur!
Ms. Lin lowered her head and glanced at the orange cat, stroked the fur on its back, and put her other hand around her daughter. She spoke softly, "It's only after they've been together that they will know if they're compatible or not. If they're not together, will they know what conflict is? Life just needs to be adjusted, and gradually know whether to continue or not."
"And as long as it is not a matter of principle, there is no need to argue about who is right and who is wrong. Occasional quarrels can also enhance the relationship. Whether a relationship can last for a long time depends not on passion, but on management."
After speaking, the surrounding quieted down.
A passenger plane flew across the night sky, and the roar of the engine pierced through the clouds, faintly, like rolling thunder.
Qi Yan listened to her mother's words silently, feeling as if she understood something, but at the same time, she still didn't fully understand it. There was a cloud of emotions wrapped in chaos in her heart, which were about to come out.
A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts.
The door of the room opened a crack, and Dad Qi peaked in, smiling at the mother and daughter.
Ms. Lin raised her eyebrows and turned her face away.
"Dad."
"Yan Yan—"
The girl called him, now he could enter the room confidently. "Dad thought about it for a while, I still have to let you bring bodyguards, let me tell you..."
Qi Yan straightened up immediately, raised her hand and said, "Stop! I'll go there to play, not to fight."
The old father frowned worriedly, but he kept looking at his daughter and persuaded her nicely: "The bodyguards are used to protect flowers. You see, you and your mother are the big and small flowers in our family. Isn't it just right to take good care of you?
Ms. Lin snorted softly.
"Coax your big flower first." Qi Yan smelled the scent of dog food*, stood up awkwardly, and disappeared quickly.
*pda
Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=3975255
This translation is originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com please read it there. and check out other stories too.
This summer is extremely hot, and the temperature has risen again and again, breaking through 38 degrees early.
In the afternoon, the sun scorched the ground, and the outdoors were like a stove, and the dazzling light was reflected on it and there was no wind at all. The neighborhood was silent, the potted leaves on the balcony were scorched brightly, and the floors moved like ripples.
The air-conditioning in the room is cool and shady. Lu Zhiqiao is sitting in the living room with a laptop and working. There are a few folders scattered on the table, looking a bit messy.
This weekend, she had some temporary matters to deal with, and she didn't want to run to the company under the sun. She thought it was not a big deal, so she resolved it remotely at home. In the middle of her work, Wen Zilong dropped by to look for her, but she couldn't deal with him immediately.
Not long after, Lu Zhiqiao turned off her laptop and cleared the coffee table. Wen Zilong took out something like a photo album and handed it over: "Look at this, and help me refer to it."
"What's this?"
"Information on adopting a child."
Lu Zhiqiao was stunned: "You want to adopt a child?"
"A little boy." Wen Zilong smiled and explained: "No girls, there must be a difference of forty years, and I'm not that old yet."
He recovered somewhat, much better than in May, not so haggard, but there was always a little loneliness in his smile.
Lu Zhiqiao stared at him for a while, then sighed suddenly, lowered her head and silently opened the photo album, browsing page by page, "I think...the younger the better, with few memories, easy to get close to you."
"The minimum age is five. I'm too young and I don't have much experience. If I don't take care of him properly..."
"You can hire a babysitter."
Wen Zilong was startled, then laughed dumbly: "Why did I forget?"
As soon as the words fell, the second bedroom door opened, and the little girl's voice came from inside: "Mom, where did you put my white dress?"
"The second grid on the left." Lu Zhiqiao didn't lift her head.
The average age of the little boys in the photo album is between two and seven years old, and the youngest is fifteen months old. Most of them have congenital disabilities, some are serious, some are not very serious. But if it was her, looking at those disabilities, she would have no desire to adopt at all.
Who doesn't like a healthy child? Even if it's not that good looking.
"Mom, where did you take my little blue bag last time?" the daughter called her again.
Lu Zhiqiao paused, then looked up: "The bottom of the cabinet."
There was a rustle in the second bedroom. Lu Wei came out wearing a white dress, went into the bathroom, picked up the eyebrow pencil that Lu Zhiqiao bought, brushed her eyebrows a few times, drew a rough shape, loosened her hair, and combed carefully.
Sister Yaoyao asked her to go out to play, saying that there was something very interesting, and she had never played it before.
On a hot day, staying at home and not going out suffocated her.
The little girl looked at herself in the mirror, came out humming a song, greeted Wen Zilong with a smile, and opened the shoe cabinet.
"Mom, where are my strappy sandals?"
"On the balcony."
Lu Wei rushed to the balcony, brought the shoes in, and then ran back to the door, quickly put on the shoes, "Sister Yaoyao asked me to go out to play, I'm leaving."
"Stop!" Lu Zhiqiao finally raised her head, "Where are you going to play?"
"Her home."
Lu Zhiqiao's slightly frowned, her eyebrows loosened, and said lightly, "You must go home before seven o'clock."
"I know, I know, so naggy ." Lu Wei waved her hand, opened the door, and rushed out like a gust of wind.
--boom
The door closed behind her, and she immediately took out the elderly phone and sent a text message to Qi Yan:
[Mom is doing well today.]
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
In the darkness, Lu Zhiqiao stared at the phone screen, curling the corners of her mouth.
Yan Yan hasn't slept yet.
LInsomnia?
Is she thinking about her?
In the dream, Qi Yan walked away from her with a cold face. She chased desperately but couldn't catch the other's hand, so she could only watch helplessly as the woman disappeared before her eyes, and then she was startled awake.
After waking up, she clicked on WeChat with fear, thinking that she could get some comfort even by looking at the head of the orange cat, so she didn't have to bother Qi Yan, she didn't expect to get a surprise.
Like a fluffy feather, it safely supported her sinking heart.
Dreams are the opposite of reality.
Lu Zhiqiao stared at the four words, took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to send a message, locked the screen, and put the phone on the bedside table.
The night is long, and a "good night" is her tranquilizer.
At the end of the dress show, the two parties signed a long-term cooperation agreement. Jiang Yu sent more than a dozen sets of underwear to Lu Zhiqiao, and also said that the dresses for her important occasions will be covered by the brand in the future, and she is welcome to go to Italy and France when she is free.
A group of people chartered a flight back home. Originally, Jiang Yu was sitting next to Lu Zhiqiao, and Qi Yan was sitting next to Assistant Feng, but Jiang Yu changed places with Qi Yan on the grounds that she needed the assistant for something.
Qi Yan: "???"
Lu Zhiqiao looked calm.
Although the two sat next to each other, there was no communication whatsoever.
During the flight, the attendant brought fruit, Lu Zhiqiao stared down for a moment, then forked all the mangoes on her plate onto Qi Yan's plate.
Qi Yan glanced at her, said nothing, forked a piece into hernmouth, and chewed slowly.
It's pretty sweet.
She likes to eat mangoes.
"Is it delicious?" Lu Zhiqiao tilted her head slightly, and asked softly with restraint.
Qi Yan hummed and ate another piece.
It didn't take long to eat everything.
Lu Zhiqiao turned her face away and looked out the window, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Arriving at Jiangcheng Airport in the afternoon, the two parties parted ways. Before getting into the car, Qi Yan glanced at Lu Zhiqiao. The latter just happened to look in her direction, and their eyes met briefly. She smiled lightly, looked away, and got in the car.
Going back to attending meetings, finishing them, and being busy for two or three days.
When there are no large-scale events, Qi Yan only occasionally goes to the company to participate in the theme planning of magazines and filming selection. She doesn't talk much, and only communicates with colleagues on professional content, and never goes to group activities. Everyone is used to her like this, her proficiency is convincing and over time, they no longer criticize her.
Jiang Yu is very busy and is often away from the company. Even if she is, it is mostly because of work needs, so she basically ignores her when she has nothing to do.
Qi Yan could vaguely guess the reason, and her heart relaxed. She was happy and at ease, and didn't have so many scruples when working. Everyone is busy and keeping a distance in private, which made her feel very comfortable.
Her travel plans began to be put on the agenda.
When she came home in the evening, the nanny had already prepared the meals, and her parents were there. Qi Yan chatted with the elders as usual. Although her old father and Ms. Lin were both happy, the atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit strange, and she felt that something was wrong.
Ms. Lin didn't seem to want to talk to her old father very much.
"I plan to go from south to north, and the first stop is South Africa. Hey, maybe I can dig up some diamonds and bring them back, hahaha..." Speaking of her travel plans, she made a joke, secretly observing the reactions of both parents.
Dad Qi grinned and nodded again and again: "As long as you can dig it, Dad will find someone to send it to be processed. You can make whatever you want."
"A ring, too?"
"Of course."
Qi Yan raised her eyebrows: "Then you have to put it on for my mom yourself~"
After finishing speaking, the father and daughter looked at Ms. Lin at the same time.
Ms. Lin smiled faintly, without even giving Dad Qi a look. She reached out and picked up a spoonful of yellow clam meat and put it into her daughter's bowl, saying, "Yan Yan, eat more vegetables and eat less, otherwise you will only grow fat and lack nutrition
The father and daughter looked at each other.
Qi Yan: Did you make my mother angry?
Dad Qi: Cough cough cough...
Qi Yan: Hehe, man
Dad Qi: It's hard to say.
"..."
After dinner, Ms. Lin went upstairs alone, while Dad Qi sat in the living room making tea and drinking. The two separated for a long time without a word of exchange.
Qi Yan finally realized that something was wrong.
She doesn't know how other people's families are. But she knows if her parents haven't spoken in the house for more than an hour, something must be wrong.
She didn't understand when she was a child, because her parents never quarreled in front of her. She was cheerful to whomever she approached alone and they never showed faces with her. After growing up, she understood "emotions" and began to understand that it wasn't that her parents didn't know how to quarrel, but they just kept their temper out of her sight.
Qi Yan thought about it for a while, and decided to coax her mother first, so she walked up to the third floor.
"Mom~"
She knocked on the door of the master bedroom and got in.
Ms. Lin was sitting on the balcony with Tuanzi in her arms, and the warm wind was blowing comfortably at night. The chubby orange cat drooped its tail and swish it away, feeling very comfortable. When it saw her coming in, it gave a "meow" and stretched out its paw at her.
"What's the matter, Yan Yan?"
Qi Yan sat beside her with a smile, slapped off the orange cat's paw, and hugged her affectionately: "Aren't you happy?"
Tuanzi was dissatisfied and kept meowing.
Nobody paid any attention to it.
"No way." Ms. Lin was used to acting, she raised her eyebrows and laughed. "Have you packed your luggage yet? Mom will take you to the airport tomorrow, call me when you arrive, and send a location message every time you go..."
She started nagging again.
"By the way, you mustn't go to those war-torn countries, such as Syria and Iraq...bombers are on top of your head every day, and bullets don't have eyes, you know."
"I see, it's nice to have a mother." Qi Yan leaned over and kissed her on the face.
Ms. Lin is in her fifties and almost sixty years old. Her face is maintained as if she were in her forties, delicate and shiny. Only when she gets closer can she see faint wrinkles. Due to her healthy diet and year-round fitness, her figure is still slim and graceful, exuding a temperament of going through a thousand sails from head to toe.
From the outside, she looks serious and dignified, but privately she is a funny old lady at home.
In fact, she doesn't really want her daughter to go to Africa to play. In her impression, the place is not peaceful. There are wars or infectious diseases every three days, and there are such things as insufficient food, unclean water, and extremely poor sanitation. Just the thought makes her feel afraid
But the child is grown up and has her own ideas, can she forcefully stop her?
"Mom--"
"Huh?" Ms. Lin came back to her senses.
Qi Yan raised her brow at her: "Did you argue with my dad?"
"..."
"Hmm?"
Ms. Lin was startled, sighed, and nodded helplessly: "Your father wanted to pay for some orchards for his relatives in the countryside. I advised him not to, but he said I'm small-minded so we had a fight."
Qi Yan was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly became interested, pretending to be listening to the story.
Dad Qi has an old problem, that is, he likes to help his relatives in the countryside to save face, he pays for building a house and helps arrange work, he is busy and thoughtful. But those people didn't say a word of gratitude, and didn't think well of him, secretly thinking that he is supposed to.
He believes that it is normal for relatives to take care of each other in the same family, but Ms. Lin is very disgusted with this kind of "blood-sucking" behavior.
In the past two years, Dad Qi has restrained himself, and Ms. Lin did not care about it deliberately, and each took a step back, and their relationship was not affected.
"You guys won't get divorced..." Qi Yan's expression changed when she heard this, and she couldn't help but think the worst.
In her opinion, this is a very serious problem. It is best for the husband and wife to have the same concept, otherwise there will be differences, and the relationship will easily break down after a long time.
"Huh? Divorce?" Ms. Lin let out a chuckle, "Impossible, your father is just as virtuous as he is, and he will be fine tomorrow, don't worry."
"But it's obviously dad's fault." Qi Yan frowned.
"Haayo——" Ms. Lin grabbed her daughter's hand and patted it lightly, "You treat it as a math problem, who is right and who is wrong. There are endless emotional disputes everyday, if you take it as who is right and who is wrong, won't it be tiring?"
"..."
Seems to make sense.
"Then do you often quarrel?"
"A small argument every two to three months doesn't count, does it?"
Qi Yan opened her eyes wide and looked at her in disbelief.
Ms. Lin let go of the orange cat in her arms, reached out and hugged her daughter, jokingly comforting her, saying, "Silly child, there's no such thing as an old husband and wife not arguing. A quarrel at the head of the bed and a quarrel at the end of the bed, it's not just three days of small quarrels and five days of big quarrels. If our personality really doesn't match, where did you come from? Alright, don't worry anymore."
No one is petting Tuanzi anymore, it is very unhappy. It was lying on Ms. Lin, meowing and pawing her arm.
It is hot in July, and the wind at night is still dry. There are insects and birds singing all around, and there is a faint smell of green grass in the air. The night is silent, and the crescent moon has not yet climbed the branches.
Qi Yan leaned her head on her mother's shoulder, pondered for a moment, and thought of Lu Zhiqiao for some reason, and felt sadness in her heart.
"If the two people aren't together yet and quarrel, does it mean that they're actually incompatible..." She seemed to be talking to herself.
"Meow--"
Tuanzi climbed onto Qi Yan's lap and kept patting her hand with its paws, as if to say: Quick, pet my fur!
Ms. Lin lowered her head and glanced at the orange cat, stroked the fur on its back, and put her other hand around her daughter. She spoke softly, "It's only after they've been together that they will know if they're compatible or not. If they're not together, will they know what conflict is? Life just needs to be adjusted, and gradually know whether to continue or not."
"And as long as it is not a matter of principle, there is no need to argue about who is right and who is wrong. Occasional quarrels can also enhance the relationship. Whether a relationship can last for a long time depends not on passion, but on management."
After speaking, the surrounding quieted down.
A passenger plane flew across the night sky, and the roar of the engine pierced through the clouds, faintly, like rolling thunder.
Qi Yan listened to her mother's words silently, feeling as if she understood something, but at the same time, she still didn't fully understand it. There was a cloud of emotions wrapped in chaos in her heart, which were about to come out.
A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts.
The door of the room opened a crack, and Dad Qi peaked in, smiling at the mother and daughter.
Ms. Lin raised her eyebrows and turned her face away.
"Dad."
"Yan Yan—"
The girl called him, now he could enter the room confidently. "Dad thought about it for a while, I still have to let you bring bodyguards, let me tell you..."
Qi Yan straightened up immediately, raised her hand and said, "Stop! I'll go there to play, not to fight."
The old father frowned worriedly, but he kept looking at his daughter and persuaded her nicely: "The bodyguards are used to protect flowers. You see, you and your mother are the big and small flowers in our family. Isn't it just right to take good care of you?
Ms. Lin snorted softly.
"Coax your big flower first." Qi Yan smelled the scent of dog food*, stood up awkwardly, and disappeared quickly.
*pda
Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=3975255
This translation is originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com please read it there. and check out other stories too.
This summer is extremely hot, and the temperature has risen again and again, breaking through 38 degrees early.
In the afternoon, the sun scorched the ground, and the outdoors were like a stove, and the dazzling light was reflected on it and there was no wind at all. The neighborhood was silent, the potted leaves on the balcony were scorched brightly, and the floors moved like ripples.
The air-conditioning in the room is cool and shady. Lu Zhiqiao is sitting in the living room with a laptop and working. There are a few folders scattered on the table, looking a bit messy.
This weekend, she had some temporary matters to deal with, and she didn't want to run to the company under the sun. She thought it was not a big deal, so she resolved it remotely at home. In the middle of her work, Wen Zilong dropped by to look for her, but she couldn't deal with him immediately.
Not long after, Lu Zhiqiao turned off her laptop and cleared the coffee table. Wen Zilong took out something like a photo album and handed it over: "Look at this, and help me refer to it."
"What's this?"
"Information on adopting a child."
Lu Zhiqiao was stunned: "You want to adopt a child?"
"A little boy." Wen Zilong smiled and explained: "No girls, there must be a difference of forty years, and I'm not that old yet."
He recovered somewhat, much better than in May, not so haggard, but there was always a little loneliness in his smile.
Lu Zhiqiao stared at him for a while, then sighed suddenly, lowered her head and silently opened the photo album, browsing page by page, "I think...the younger the better, with few memories, easy to get close to you."
"The minimum age is five. I'm too young and I don't have much experience. If I don't take care of him properly..."
"You can hire a babysitter."
Wen Zilong was startled, then laughed dumbly: "Why did I forget?"
As soon as the words fell, the second bedroom door opened, and the little girl's voice came from inside: "Mom, where did you put my white dress?"
"The second grid on the left." Lu Zhiqiao didn't lift her head.
The average age of the little boys in the photo album is between two and seven years old, and the youngest is fifteen months old. Most of them have congenital disabilities, some are serious, some are not very serious. But if it was her, looking at those disabilities, she would have no desire to adopt at all.
Who doesn't like a healthy child? Even if it's not that good looking.
"Mom, where did you take my little blue bag last time?" the daughter called her again.
Lu Zhiqiao paused, then looked up: "The bottom of the cabinet."
There was a rustle in the second bedroom. Lu Wei came out wearing a white dress, went into the bathroom, picked up the eyebrow pencil that Lu Zhiqiao bought, brushed her eyebrows a few times, drew a rough shape, loosened her hair, and combed carefully.
Sister Yaoyao asked her to go out to play, saying that there was something very interesting, and she had never played it before.
On a hot day, staying at home and not going out suffocated her.
The little girl looked at herself in the mirror, came out humming a song, greeted Wen Zilong with a smile, and opened the shoe cabinet.
"Mom, where are my strappy sandals?"
"On the balcony."
Lu Wei rushed to the balcony, brought the shoes in, and then ran back to the door, quickly put on the shoes, "Sister Yaoyao asked me to go out to play, I'm leaving."
"Stop!" Lu Zhiqiao finally raised her head, "Where are you going to play?"
"Her home."
Lu Zhiqiao's slightly frowned, her eyebrows loosened, and said lightly, "You must go home before seven o'clock."
"I know, I know, so naggy ." Lu Wei waved her hand, opened the door, and rushed out like a gust of wind.
--boom
The door closed behind her, and she immediately took out the elderly phone and sent a text message to Qi Yan:
[Mom is doing well today.]
In the darkness, Lu Zhiqiao stared at the phone screen, curling the corners of her mouth.Yan Yan hasn't slept yet.LInsomnia?Is she thinking about her?In the dream, Qi Yan walked away from her with a cold face. She chased desperately but couldn't catch the other's hand, so she could only watch helplessly as the woman disappeared before her eyes, and then she was startled awake.After waking up, she clicked on WeChat with fear, thinking that she could get some comfort even by looking at the head of the orange cat, so she didn't have to bother Qi Yan, she didn't expect to get a surprise.Like a fluffy feather, it safely supported her sinking heart.Dreams are the opposite of reality.Lu Zhiqiao stared at the four words, took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to send a message, locked the screen, and put the phone on the bedside table.The night is long, and a "good night" is her tranquilizer.At the end of the dress show, the two parties signed a long-term cooperation agreement. Jiang Yu sent more than a dozen sets of underwear to Lu Zhiqiao, and also said that the dresses for her important occasions will be covered by the brand in the future, and she is welcome to go to Italy and France when she is free.A group of people chartered a flight back home. Originally, Jiang Yu was sitting next to Lu Zhiqiao, and Qi Yan was sitting next to Assistant Feng, but Jiang Yu changed places with Qi Yan on the grounds that she needed the assistant for something.Qi Yan: "???"Lu Zhiqiao looked calm.Although the two sat next to each other, there was no communication whatsoever.During the flight, the attendant brought fruit, Lu Zhiqiao stared down for a moment, then forked all the mangoes on her plate onto Qi Yan's plate.Qi Yan glanced at her, said nothing, forked a piece into hernmouth, and chewed slowly.It's pretty sweet.She likes to eat mangoes."Is it delicious?" Lu Zhiqiao tilted her head slightly, and asked softly with restraint.Qi Yan hummed and ate another piece.It didn't take long to eat everything.Lu Zhiqiao turned her face away and looked out the window, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.Arriving at Jiangcheng Airport in the afternoon, the two parties parted ways. Before getting into the car, Qi Yan glanced at Lu Zhiqiao. The latter just happened to look in her direction, and their eyes met briefly. She smiled lightly, looked away, and got in the car.Going back to attending meetings, finishing them, and being busy for two or three days.When there are no large-scale events, Qi Yan only occasionally goes to the company to participate in the theme planning of magazines and filming selection. She doesn't talk much, and only communicates with colleagues on professional content, and never goes to group activities. Everyone is used to her like this, her proficiency is convincing and over time, they no longer criticize her.Jiang Yu is very busy and is often away from the company. Even if she is, it is mostly because of work needs, so she basically ignores her when she has nothing to do.Qi Yan could vaguely guess the reason, and her heart relaxed. She was happy and at ease, and didn't have so many scruples when working. Everyone is busy and keeping a distance in private, which made her feel very comfortable.Her travel plans began to be put on the agenda.When she came home in the evening, the nanny had already prepared the meals, and her parents were there. Qi Yan chatted with the elders as usual. Although her old father and Ms. Lin were both happy, the atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit strange, and she felt that something was wrong.Ms. Lin didn't seem to want to talk to her old father very much."I plan to go from south to north, and the first stop is South Africa. Hey, maybe I can dig up some diamonds and bring them back, hahaha..." Speaking of her travel plans, she made a joke, secretly observing the reactions of both parents.Dad Qi grinned and nodded again and again: "As long as you can dig it, Dad will find someone to send it to be processed. You can make whatever you want.""A ring, too?""Of course."Qi Yan raised her eyebrows: "Then you have to put it on for my mom yourself~"After finishing speaking, the father and daughter looked at Ms. Lin at the same time.Ms. Lin smiled faintly, without even giving Dad Qi a look. She reached out and picked up a spoonful of yellow clam meat and put it into her daughter's bowl, saying, "Yan Yan, eat more vegetables and eat less, otherwise you will only grow fat and lack nutritionThe father and daughter looked at each other.Qi Yan: Did you make my mother angry?Dad Qi: Cough cough cough...Qi Yan: Hehe, manDad Qi: It's hard to say."..."After dinner, Ms. Lin went upstairs alone, while Dad Qi sat in the living room making tea and drinking. The two separated for a long time without a word of exchange.Qi Yan finally realized that something was wrong.She doesn't know how other people's families are. But she knows if her parents haven't spoken in the house for more than an hour, something must be wrong.She didn't understand when she was a child, because her parents never quarreled in front of her. She was cheerful to whomever she approached alone and they never showed faces with her. After growing up, she understood "emotions" and began to understand that it wasn't that her parents didn't know how to quarrel, but they just kept their temper out of her sight.Qi Yan thought about it for a while, and decided to coax her mother first, so she walked up to the third floor."Mom~"She knocked on the door of the master bedroom and got in.Ms. Lin was sitting on the balcony with Tuanzi in her arms, and the warm wind was blowing comfortably at night. The chubby orange cat drooped its tail and swish it away, feeling very comfortable. When it saw her coming in, it gave a "meow" and stretched out its paw at her."What's the matter, Yan Yan?"Qi Yan sat beside her with a smile, slapped off the orange cat's paw, and hugged her affectionately: "Aren't you happy?"Tuanzi was dissatisfied and kept meowing.Nobody paid any attention to it."No way." Ms. Lin was used to acting, she raised her eyebrows and laughed. "Have you packed your luggage yet? Mom will take you to the airport tomorrow, call me when you arrive, and send a location message every time you go..."She started nagging again."By the way, you mustn't go to those war-torn countries, such as Syria and Iraq...bombers are on top of your head every day, and bullets don't have eyes, you know.""I see, it's nice to have a mother." Qi Yan leaned over and kissed her on the face.Ms. Lin is in her fifties and almost sixty years old. Her face is maintained as if she were in her forties, delicate and shiny. Only when she gets closer can she see faint wrinkles. Due to her healthy diet and year-round fitness, her figure is still slim and graceful, exuding a temperament of going through a thousand sails from head to toe.From the outside, she looks serious and dignified, but privately she is a funny old lady at home.In fact, she doesn't really want her daughter to go to Africa to play. In her impression, the place is not peaceful. There are wars or infectious diseases every three days, and there are such things as insufficient food, unclean water, and extremely poor sanitation. Just the thought makes her feel afraidBut the child is grown up and has her own ideas, can she forcefully stop her?"Mom--""Huh?" Ms. Lin came back to her senses.Qi Yan raised her brow at her: "Did you argue with my dad?""...""Hmm?"Ms. Lin was startled, sighed, and nodded helplessly: "Your father wanted to pay for some orchards for his relatives in the countryside. I advised him not to, but he said I'm small-minded so we had a fight."Qi Yan was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly became interested, pretending to be listening to the story.Dad Qi has an old problem, that is, he likes to help his relatives in the countryside to save face, he pays for building a house and helps arrange work, he is busy and thoughtful. But those people didn't say a word of gratitude, and didn't think well of him, secretly thinking that he is supposed to.He believes that it is normal for relatives to take care of each other in the same family, but Ms. Lin is very disgusted with this kind of "blood-sucking" behavior.In the past two years, Dad Qi has restrained himself, and Ms. Lin did not care about it deliberately, and each took a step back, and their relationship was not affected."You guys won't get divorced..." Qi Yan's expression changed when she heard this, and she couldn't help but think the worst.In her opinion, this is a very serious problem. It is best for the husband and wife to have the same concept, otherwise there will be differences, and the relationship will easily break down after a long time."Huh? Divorce?" Ms. Lin let out a chuckle, "Impossible, your father is just as virtuous as he is, and he will be fine tomorrow, don't worry.""But it's obviously dad's fault." Qi Yan frowned."Haayo" Ms. Lin grabbed her daughter's hand and patted it lightly, "You treat it as a math problem, who is right and who is wrong. There are endless emotional disputes everyday, if you take it as who is right and who is wrong, won't it be tiring?""..."Seems to make sense."Then do you often quarrel?""A small argument every two to three months doesn't count, does it?"Qi Yan opened her eyes wide and looked at her in disbelief.Ms. Lin let go of the orange cat in her arms, reached out and hugged her daughter, jokingly comforting her, saying, "Silly child, there's no such thing as an old husband and wife not arguing. A quarrel at the head of the bed and a quarrel at the end of the bed, it's not just three days of small quarrels and five days of big quarrels. If our personality really doesn't match, where did you come from? Alright, don't worry anymore."No one is petting Tuanzi anymore, it is very unhappy. It was lying on Ms. Lin, meowing and pawing her arm.It is hot in July, and the wind at night is still dry. There are insects and birds singing all around, and there is a faint smell of green grass in the air. The night is silent, and the crescent moon has not yet climbed the branches.Qi Yan leaned her head on her mother's shoulder, pondered for a moment, and thought of Lu Zhiqiao for some reason, and felt sadness in her heart."If the two people aren't together yet and quarrel, does it mean that they're actually incompatible..." She seemed to be talking to herself."Meow--"Tuanzi climbed onto Qi Yan's lap and kept patting her hand with its paws, as if to say: Quick, pet my fur!Ms. Lin lowered her head and glanced at the orange cat, stroked the fur on its back, and put her other hand around her daughter. She spoke softly, "It's only after they've been together that they will know if they're compatible or not. If they're not together, will they know what conflict is? Life just needs to be adjusted, and gradually know whether to continue or not.""And as long as it is not a matter of principle, there is no need to argue about who is right and who is wrong. Occasional quarrels can also enhance the relationship. Whether a relationship can last for a long time depends not on passion, but on management."After speaking, the surrounding quieted down.A passenger plane flew across the night sky, and the roar of the engine pierced through the clouds, faintly, like rolling thunder.Qi Yan listened to her mother's words silently, feeling as if she understood something, but at the same time, she still didn't fully understand it. There was a cloud of emotions wrapped in chaos in her heart, which were about to come out.A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts.The door of the room opened a crack, and Dad Qi peaked in, smiling at the mother and daughter.Ms. Lin raised her eyebrows and turned her face away."Dad.""Yan Yan"The girl called him, now he could enter the room confidently. "Dad thought about it for a while, I still have to let you bring bodyguards, let me tell you..."Qi Yan straightened up immediately, raised her hand and said, "Stop! I'll go there to play, not to fight."The old father frowned worriedly, but he kept looking at his daughter and persuaded her nicely: "The bodyguards are used to protect flowers. You see, you and your mother are the big and small flowers in our family. Isn't it just right to take good care of you?Ms. Lin snorted softly."Coax your big flower first." Qi Yan smelled the scent of dog food*, stood up awkwardly, and disappeared quickly.*pdaSource: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=3975255This translation is originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com please read it there. and check out other stories too.This summer is extremely hot, and the temperature has risen again and again, breaking through 38 degrees early.In the afternoon, the sun scorched the ground, and the outdoors were like a stove, and the dazzling light was reflected on it and there was no wind at all. The neighborhood was silent, the potted leaves on the balcony were scorched brightly, and the floors moved like ripples.The air-conditioning in the room is cool and shady. Lu Zhiqiao is sitting in the living room with a laptop and working. There are a few folders scattered on the table, looking a bit messy.This weekend, she had some temporary matters to deal with, and she didn't want to run to the company under the sun. She thought it was not a big deal, so she resolved it remotely at home. In the middle of her work, Wen Zilong dropped by to look for her, but she couldn't deal with him immediately.Not long after, Lu Zhiqiao turned off her laptop and cleared the coffee table. Wen Zilong took out something like a photo album and handed it over: "Look at this, and help me refer to it.""What's this?""Information on adopting a child."Lu Zhiqiao was stunned: "You want to adopt a child?""A little boy." Wen Zilong smiled and explained: "No girls, there must be a difference of forty years, and I'm not that old yet."He recovered somewhat, much better than in May, not so haggard, but there was always a little loneliness in his smile.Lu Zhiqiao stared at him for a while, then sighed suddenly, lowered her head and silently opened the photo album, browsing page by page, "I think...the younger the better, with few memories, easy to get close to you.""The minimum age is five. I'm too young and I don't have much experience. If I don't take care of him properly...""You can hire a babysitter."Wen Zilong was startled, then laughed dumbly: "Why did I forget?"As soon as the words fell, the second bedroom door opened, and the little girl's voice came from inside: "Mom, where did you put my white dress?""The second grid on the left." Lu Zhiqiao didn't lift her head.The average age of the little boys in the photo album is between two and seven years old, and the youngest is fifteen months old. Most of them have congenital disabilities, some are serious, some are not very serious. But if it was her, looking at those disabilities, she would have no desire to adopt at all.Who doesn't like a healthy child? Even if it's not that good looking."Mom, where did you take my little blue bag last time?" the daughter called her again.Lu Zhiqiao paused, then looked up: "The bottom of the cabinet."There was a rustle in the second bedroom. Lu Wei came out wearing a white dress, went into the bathroom, picked up the eyebrow pencil that Lu Zhiqiao bought, brushed her eyebrows a few times, drew a rough shape, loosened her hair, and combed carefully.Sister Yaoyao asked her to go out to play, saying that there was something very interesting, and she had never played it before.On a hot day, staying at home and not going out suffocated her.The little girl looked at herself in the mirror, came out humming a song, greeted Wen Zilong with a smile, and opened the shoe cabinet."Mom, where are my strappy sandals?""On the balcony."Lu Wei rushed to the balcony, brought the shoes in, and then ran back to the door, quickly put on the shoes, "Sister Yaoyao asked me to go out to play, I'm leaving.""Stop!" Lu Zhiqiao finally raised her head, "Where are you going to play?""Her home."Lu Zhiqiao's slightly frowned, her eyebrows loosened, and said lightly, "You must go home before seven o'clock.""I know, I know, so naggy ." Lu Wei waved her hand, opened the door, and rushed out like a gust of wind.--boomThe door closed behind her, and she immediately took out the elderly phone and sent a text message to Qi Yan:Mom is doing well today.
