Trajectory 2: entangled curves

Zhuge Qinuo's peaceful "preparations for war" were disrupted by the illness of Zhuge's grandmother.

Zhuge Nan was going to take Zhuge's grandmother to see a doctor in another city, and asked Zhuge Qinuo to stay at Feng Ping's house for a few days. Although she had lived there for a semester before, that was more than two years ago. There were many twists and turns, and she didn't know how to face it. But she also understood that her father would not have chosen to let her live at Feng Ping's house if he had no other choice.

On Wednesday night, Feng Ping didn't know that Zhuge Qinuo had to attend an extra evening self-study class because of the competition, so she came to the school gate very early to wait. Zhuge Qinuo, because of his late school time and because he had to deliver something, might be even later than the last batch.

In order to get the job done without being too rude, she didn't care if anyone saw her or not, she quickly put the milk in Yan Zhengping's drawer and ran downstairs.

At the school gate, a dazzling black Mercedes Benz caught her eye. If Feng Ping hadn't stood by the car and waved to her, she would never have dared to recognize it.

Compared to the concerns he had before meeting her, Zhuge Qinuo felt relieved the moment he saw Feng Ping, because she was as enthusiastic as ever.

As for Feng Ping, she found that she was still familiar with her. Especially after the heart-to-heart talk with Zhuge Nan on that day in the fourth grade, when they met again two years later, she found that she actually had more affection for Feng Ping. She wanted to run over and hug her like she would her own mother, but in the end she didn't have the nerve to do it. When she was a child, she didn't know how to express herself, and now that she's older, she doesn't dare to do it anymore. She just jumped over like a sparrow and called her godmother obediently.

Feng Ping hugged Zhuge Qinuo tightly and said, "I miss you so much!"

Feng Ping's action, which Zhuge Qinuo wanted to do but did not dare to do, made her feel angry and her eyes sore.

"Get in the car quickly!"

At Feng Ping's signal, she quickly blocked the emotions that were about to burst out and got into the carriage, where there were many things.

Before I even sat down, Feng Ping started talking: "Your school is really terrible. It's too hard to study so late. Fortunately, I'm smart. Look, the bag next to it is food I bought for you. There is also a box of milk and yogurt below. It's been so long since we last met. I don't know if your taste has changed."

"Thank you, godmother!" Feng Ping was the first to give the hug. Zhuge Qinuo wanted to say a lot of cheesy words in response, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them.

Fortunately, Feng Ping has gotten used to it. She knows that Zhuge Qinuo is not a talkative kid, so as long as she is happy, that's all.

"Brother Cangran is still in school?" Zhuge Qinuo mustered up the courage to find a topic.

"Oh, don't mention it. I get angry just thinking about him. That silly boy, how can he concentrate on studying? He doesn't look stupid, but he just doesn't study hard. If he were half as serious as you, his grades would be half as good. It's really worrying." Feng Ping complained about Huang Cangran.

"Don't worry. As for boys, there are several boys in our class who didn't study well before, but they seem to have brightened up this semester and are very good. I feel it's very difficult for them to stay in the top three in the class now, let alone the top five in the whole grade. I feel tired even if they are in the top ten." Zhuge Qinuo comforted him with reason and evidence.

Feng Ping: "It would be great if your brother Cangran could really come to his senses. Don't let him fail to get into university."

Zhuge Qinuo: "No, just hurry up next time, there will be no problem at all."

"Then you should talk to him more. Let's say it goes in one ear and out the other. With you as a role model, it might stimulate him a little."

The two chatted about study problems all the way. The distance was not far, and it would only take ten minutes to get there if they took their time.

After getting out of the car, Feng Ping's husband was still in the office. Zhuge Qinuo went in and greeted him weakly. He responded politely, and the awkward encounter ended.

Feng Ping led Qinuo upstairs.

Her room was still the same as when she left, nothing had changed. It was still clean and tidy, and felt empty, but her pajamas and a set of obviously pink quilts and pillows were neatly folded on the bed.

If there was any major difference, it was that the three magic beans Huang Cangran gave her before she left had sprouted. Of course, that was her first reaction, as she knew that these could not be the same ones as before. Too much time had passed.

Feng Ping followed Zhuge Qinuo's gaze and discovered that she saw the only thing in the room that did not belong to her, and she was worried that she was overthinking it.

"Hey, this is your brother Cangran. I'll take him back to his room later." Feng Ping explained, "After you moved out, he asked me to move him into this room, saying that I was partial to you and gave you the big room and he had the small room. Now that you're gone, he's going to live in the big room too. I can't do anything to him. But don't worry, he didn't move the things you didn't take with you. He doesn't have much stuff. Knowing you were coming, I asked Auntie to move all his things away and clean the room inside and out. I'd better send him back. He's not allowed to live here anymore."

Zhuge Qinuo knew that Feng Ping was very upset about her misunderstanding, and she didn't want her to misunderstand. So, she walked to the desk, leaned over to the pot of beans and looked at it, and said in a high voice: "Wow, it's amazing. It turns out there are patterns on it. I couldn't grow them no matter how hard I tried."

"He treasures them so much that he even asks me to remember to water them." Feng Ping was relieved to see Zhuge Qinuo's reaction. "Then you should go to bed early. Nothing has changed anyway and you are familiar with everything. Hey, your school is really too busy. It's ok for the boarders to go to school for morning self-study at 6:30, but even the day students have to go that early. By the way, your dad has brought all your things and put them in their original places."

Zhuge Qinuo: "Yes, I understand, godmother."

"What do you want to eat tomorrow morning? I'll ask my aunt to get up early and prepare it." Feng Ping likes Zhuge Qinuo's obedience very much.

Zhuge Qinuo: "I don't need it. The school has morning self-study first, and then eat breakfast. I can eat at school."

"Okay, I'll bring some snacks tomorrow. You won't be afraid of sleeping alone, right?" Feng Ping wished she could do more for her.

Zhuge Qinuo replied: "No. No, godmother, I have grown up again!"

Feng Ping smiled and said, "Go to bed early and don't touch your cell phone. You have to get up early to go to school tomorrow. Good night!"

Zhuge Qinuo: "Good night!"

After Feng Ping left, Zhuge Qinuo really looked at the pot of beans on the table carefully. There were still patterns on the buds of the beans, one with a lion and the other with an Aries. If you look more carefully, you will find that there are not only two plants, but actually two more. The buds with the patterns on them are already very blurry. The patterns that can only be vaguely discerned are actually lions and Aries, but it is difficult to find them if you don't look carefully. After all, it is not an exaggeration to describe these two plants as "luxuriant".