Sweetness

Uncle Mai came home from work, missed his son, and had just coaxed the little Huzi away.

Tian Tian looked at the words sent by Xu Qingning on the screen, it was very inexplicable, she thought she should explain.

But when I picked up my phone, I didn't know where to start.

She didn't have the speed of Xiao Huzi, and she couldn't explain this matter clearly in one or two words. Tian Tian wanted to call to explain, but Xu Qingning was still in training. After thinking about it, she simply put down the phone.

Let's wait until she finishes training.

Tian Tian put her mobile phone on the small bench and continued to organize the pile of books in the corner.

Xu Qingning waited for this reply until the end of the afternoon training.

Unfortunately, did not wait!

She was waiting for the news as soon as it was sent, and she was also thinking when her fingertips brushed the seam of her trousers when she was doing the movements, but the mobile phone in her trouser pocket remained silent.

During the training, Xu Qingning couldn't help but take out her phone several times to check whether she had turned off the vibration, but when she took out her phone during the break, there was really not a single message.

From anticipation to disappointment, Xu Qingning held back his breath and wanted to ask more questions, but finally held back and didn't say anything.

She wants to see when Tian Tian can reply to her!

This wait, until now.

Military training is over.

Groups of first-year freshmen ventured outside the playground, looking around the green area, the road to the cafeteria was very crowded, and the road to the dormitory was even more crowded.

The night before yesterday's dormitory meeting, it was decided that the four of them would go out for dinner tonight, saying that they wanted to get to know each other better at the dinner table.Xu Qingning had no problem with this kind of activity, and agreed without much thought.

The four of them went back to the dormitory to change their clothes and pack up before going out.

Xu Qingning couldn't bear the sticky feeling of sweat on her body, so she quickly took a shower and changed her clothes, and when the four of them set off again, it was already past seven o'clock.

The street lights are on, and Tianjin University is still lively at seven o'clock.

Walking on the boulevard, Zhou Qi and Kang Qian were excitedly discussing the handsome guys from other classes. Song Ci was listening, and Xu Qingning was walking on the far right when the phone rang suddenly.

She took out her phone and looked at it, raising her eyebrows unexpectedly.

Tian Tian called.

When Xu Qingning picked it up, there was a lot of noise around her, but the other end of the phone was very quiet. She said softly, "Hello."

Xu Qingning responded quickly: "Yes."

As if she didn't know where to start, she was quiet for a while, and then asked: "Have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet, I'm going," Xu Qingning glanced at the gossiping roommate, and lowered her voice, "What's the matter?"

"That's right," Tian Tian hesitated, "Didn't you ask me today, who took the photo for me? It's the youngest son of the neighbor's aunt."

Xu Qingning realized: "Is he at your house?"

"Yeah." Tian Tian was still explaining, "He wanted to chat with her sister, who was Sister Mai, so he played with his phone for a while."

Xu Qingning didn't understand why Tian Tian wanted to explain this to her for a while, but a series of strange love hearts suddenly flashed in her mind.

A possibility broke out of her mind, and she couldn't tell whether it was anger or anger, Xu Qingning asked angrily, "So I've been chatting with him all afternoon?"

"That's right," Tian Tian heard that her voice was not right, and asked uncertainly, "Are you angry?"

Xu Qingning smiled inexplicably: "Why am I angry?"

The roommate looked over again and again, her expression clearly said that she was just angry.

Xu Qingning simply took a step back and walked behind them, listening to the silence on the other end of the phone, her chest seemed to be stuffed with rotten cotton, it was tight, very tight.

Xu Qingning even felt that her various struggles this day had become ridiculous, very ridiculous.

Tian Tian's voice sounded after a while: "It's like this, because I type slowly, and it takes a long time to reply to the message. He can't read it, so he wants to help me. There is no other meaning, he just helps me type, every time I send He always asks me before news, so it can be regarded as I am talking." Not sure why she was angry, Tian Tian could only explain.

"Don't be angry?" Her soft ending voice gradually expanded in her ears.

Xu Qingning avoided the classmates passing by on bicycles in time, and asked over there: "Where is it slow? Didn't you have a good chat with others a few days ago?"

As soon as the words fell, Xu Qingning suddenly remembered that every time she received her reply, it was at night.

"There is no one else, I only chatted with you." Tian Tian was still explaining, "I am busy during the day and have no time. I usually reply to messages at night, and each time it takes a long time. How can I have time to chat with others."

The ball of rotten cotton stuffed in his chest suddenly disappeared.Even the whole person became light and ethereal.

Xu Qingning paused, and asked, "Then why...forget it."

Xu Qingning wanted to ask why she didn't call directly, but then remembered that she was the one who took the initiative to send messages every day!She also blamed Tian Tian for not responding positively, so what is this all about?

Xu Qingning suddenly wanted to laugh.

"What?" Tian Tian was puzzled.

"It's okay," Xu Qingning said softly, "Then I won't send you messages in the future, just call if I have something to do?" Her voice was like a spring breeze.

"can."

Without further words, Xu Qingning waited for Tian Tian to say goodbye, put away her phone, looked at the location, and arrived at the boiled fish shop outside the school before she knew it.

The four of them picked a table against the wall and sat down, and soon a waiter came up to order. Although Xu Qingning was picky eater, she always turned away from the shopkeeper when eating out, and just said "casual" before looking down at her phone.

After the waiter walked away, the table became lively again.

Sitting next to her, Zhou Qi gossiped and asked, "The guy who called just now, boyfriend?"

Xu Qingning raised her head, froze for a moment, then shook her head: "No."

"Is that a girlfriend?"

Xu Qingning smiled: "No. Why, can't I be single?"

Sitting opposite Xu Qingning, Kang Qian looked excited: "Didn't we see your indifferent posture of rejecting the second class today, and thought you were in charge?"

"Class two, class grass?" Xu Qingning was a little confused, "Isn't it just a few days since school started and the class grass has come out?"

"Didn't you hear this all night when we went to bed?" Kang Qian pulled Song Ci, "She knew it even though she didn't listen much!"

Xu Qingning thought about it that night, she was still wondering why Tian Tian's reply was so short, and she laughed after thinking about it: "You guys don't have good taste, so can you call it class grass?"

Although she didn't look at the boy very much, she couldn't remember the face at a glance, so why couldn't she be selected as a class grass?

"You have high vision!"

Xu Qingning smiled and said nothing, and then heard Zhou Qi mention: "You have a red string hanging around your neck, and you still have a date?"

She looked at the other two for approval: "Things like red strings are the same style for couples, am I right?"

The two people on the opposite side nodded in unison: "No!"

Xu Qingning also looked down. Although she couldn't even catch a glimpse of the red rope, she felt a lot better when she saw it.

It seems that Tian Tian's cutting sentence left a big shadow on her, she would reach out and touch it from time to time to feel the existence of the ring, worrying about gains and losses.

This feeling has existed since the day Tian Tian left.

Tian Tian left, but didn't take away the ring that she said she would go back after breaking up the engagement. Now it was safely worn on Xu Qingning's neck, but it always gave her the feeling of wearing someone else's things, which was unreal.

Xu Qingning thought about the reason why Tian Tian didn't want to go back afterwards.

Forget it, but can Tian Tian forget such an important thing?Not very realistic.

Deliberately, deliberately left things to her, after all, I still couldn't bear to cut them off, so I simply kept her and left them as a thought for each other.

Xu Qingning could only think so.

Seeing that the roommates tended to chat around the red string, Xu Qingning stopped it in time: "If you think too much, just wear it for fun."

The waiter happened to be serving the food, Xu Qingning took the chopsticks and said first: "I'm hungry, I'll eat first."

**

Halfway through the military training, it was Xu Qingning's 19th birthday.

Although Xu Qingning and Pan Chen said that it is okay not to get together, how could this group of people miss this rare opportunity to get together, even though they are all in military training, they still run faster than anyone else, Qu Yiming came here early , I also asked the instructor for a two-hour leave.

When Xu Qingning finished the day's military training and walked out of the playground, she saw the group of people blocking her outside the playground, each of them looked like a dog, and they had a good posture.

Xu Qingning talked to her roommates and walked towards them.

"I wonder if you are here for the catwalk?"

Pan Chen was amused by her words, and took a step forward: "This is not a military training uniform after wearing it for a long time, it is a rare time to dress up."

"Are you handsome? I'll ask you if you're handsome?" Qu Yiming looked proud.

Xu Qingning glanced at it, and made a brief comment: "Sao Bao."

"Okay, you are the birthday star and you are the oldest. Where are you going to go tonight? I wondered why I would have to stay up all night to be worthy of the great 19-year-old Ah Shui."

"What the hell," Xu Qingning and Pan Chen walked in front, not very polite, "I've been practicing all night until I'm almost dead in training these days? If you want to go to the playground to pick me up tomorrow, just stay overnight."

"No, can you still do this?" Qu Yiming caught up with two steps, "Who used to say that it's funny to play outside all night?"

Xu Qingning asked Pan Chen, "Did I say such flirtatious words?"

Pan Chen smiled: "Ah."

"Sure enough." Xu Qingning looked at Qu Yiming, "That's all I said, and you just listen to it. Don't take it too seriously."

Qu Yiming didn't take it seriously. Seeing Xu Qingning walking outside the school, he asked again: "Then where are we going next? Ah Suan has arrangements?"

"Go home. My mother arranged a table for me. You guys just go to eat. I'll go home and take a shower."

"?" Qu Yiming was not happy, "Is this how it is?"

"Then tell me how you want to live? I'll make troubles for you after your birthday." Xu Qingning glanced at the people behind her, and sighed, "No, look at all of you with sleep deprivation, why? Are you still thinking about it?"

Qu Yiming took a breather.

But when Xu Qingning led them to the off-campus bus stop, she suddenly got up again: "We're driving here!"

Xu Qingning smiled while waiting for the car: "Who said that there are only two stops, and I can run there in time?"

"If you are told to take the bus, you can just sit. If you are not asked to run, it is good for you." Xu Qingning got on the bus and swiped the bus card skillfully.

A group of people occupied the back row of the bus. After Xu Qingning sat down, she heard Pan Chen say, "You've been keeping a low profile recently."

Xu Qingning talked nonsense in a serious manner: "I don't have money, so I don't speak hard."

Pan Chen believed it, and was a little surprised: "Grandpa Xu has suspended your bank card again?"

Xu Qingning smiled: "No, just kidding. I have enough money in this card to buy a car, don't worry."

Sure enough, a table of food was set up in the apartment, and there was cake next to it. Xu Qingning took a few photos of them hungry and sent them to Chai Peiyun, and went into the bedroom to get clothes for a bath.

After taking a shower, Xu Qingning went straight to the dining table. The dishes were moved a lot, but the cake was not moved at all, and candles were put on. Pan Chen looked at her: "Blow out the candles?"

"Forget it, just eat, I really don't want to move a finger anymore." Xu Qingning picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

Cen Xi shouted, "Don't, you still have to receive gifts later."

They were all empty-handed, and Xu Qingning knew what the gift was after guessing it, and quickly waved her hand: "Don't give out any more red envelopes, I'm so tired of receiving red envelopes today, I really don't want to order any more."

"Fuck!" Qu Yiming said angrily.

Pan Chen also smiled: "No, the presents are all in the car, so I didn't bring them down."

"So you have to go back to school later?"

"Otherwise, are you going to live here?"

Xu Qingning really planned this way at the beginning, watch a movie, eat something to talk, and the birthday will be over, but this group of people came here like dogs, probably not too satisfied with this arrangement, Xu Qingning thought about it, and asked: "Go to the ktv near the school and sing a song?"

"Okay! It's better to go anywhere than to stay at home!"

Xu Qingning mocked lightly: "It's really wronged you for your nickname to be squatting at home."

"..."

After eating, perhaps to digest food, a group of people didn't even take the bus, so they just moved to the KTV outside the school.

Xu Qingning ordered a big bag when eating, and vaccinated the group in advance: "The boxes near the school are not that good, so don't pick them there."

"What do you choose, what do you choose," Qu Yiming said with dissatisfaction, "It's hard to come out to let the wind go, and you should be satisfied if you can sing a song. How dare you choose? Like me, as long as I'm not allowed to go to the overpass Sing below, let me sing anywhere!"

Xu Qingning smiled.

She didn't actually say this to them, the main reason was that there were two boys whom Qu Feng brought today that she didn't know, she was afraid of spoiling the fun.

As soon as she arrived at the box, Xu Qingning completely acted as a hands-off shopkeeper, letting the group of people cry and howl, she stood still and chatted with Pan Chenwo in the corner.

Just before talking a few words, the phone rang.

Xu Qingning thought someone was going to say happy birthday again, and was about to put it aside, but when she saw the caller ID, she stood up again.

"I'm going out to answer the phone."

"Okay." Pan Chen turned his legs and let Xu Qingning, who was sitting on the inside, go out.

Fearing that someone would hang up, Xu Qingning answered the phone before leaving the box: "Hello."

The deafening music hit my ears, and then it became very small again. Tian Tian asked, "Sour?"

Xu Qingning closed the door, walked towards the window, and replied, "Yes."

"I heard today is your birthday, happy birthday!"

Xu Qingning guessed that she was calling to say this, but she was curious: "How do you know that today is my birthday?"

"Sister Xu said that she celebrated her birthday a few days ago, and she mentioned it to me."

Xu Qingning smiled: "Well, thank you."

After a few moments of silence, Xu Qingning pushed open the glass window, let the outside wind scatter on her face, and waited for the other end to speak.

Xu Qingning felt that she didn't want to hang up.

Even the moment she received Tian Tian's call, she had the feeling of 'she finally called'.She didn't know where her confidence came from, but she thought Tian Tian would call.

Since the last incident, the two have not been in touch.

Occasionally, Xu Qingning also thought about sending a message to Tian Tian when there was something funny, but when she thought of her slow typing, she gave up on sending messages with her fingertips.

Although these fun things are fun, they are not at the level of talking on the phone.

I can't make phone calls, I can't send messages, and I'm completely disconnected.

In fact, she must have been waiting for this call for a long time.Xu Qingning thought to herself.

"Have you eaten longevity noodles?" asked the other side again.

"Longevity noodles?"

"Well, I eat longevity noodles every birthday."

Xu Qingning smiled: "Don't you want to eat cake?"

Tian Tian reacted and smiled: "Ah, you guys are used to eating cakes for your birthday, and I am used to eating longevity noodles for my birthday."

For some reason, Xu Qingning inexplicably came to the conclusion that 'Tian Tian didn't eat cake for her birthday' from these irrelevant words.

She felt slightly stagnant, and the next moment, she heard herself asking, "When is your birthday?"

"what?"

"Your birthday."

"November 11."

"Okay." Xu Qingning replied.She didn't know what she was responding to either.

Tian Tian: "Are you playing outside?"

Xu Qingning responded lightly: "Well, they are singing."

"Then you have fun, I'm going to take a bath."

"Okay." Xu Qingning reached out to close the window and walked towards the box, "You are busy."

Back in the box, Xu Qingning sat back beside Pan Chen again without saying a word.

Seeing her enter the door as if in a state of tranquility, Pan Chen waved his hand in front of her, a little worried: "What's wrong? Who's calling?"

Xu Qingning glanced at Pan Chen, and suddenly said, "Pan Chen, take my hand and have a look."

"What are you doing?" Although Pan Chen was laughing, he still obeyed.

After about a few seconds, she heard Xu Qingning ask, "Have you held me?"

"I'm holding it!" Pan Chen simply raised the hands that they were clasping, "I have interlocked my fingers!"

Xu Qingning looked at the clasped hands of the two, and was speechless for a moment like an old monk in sedation.

Is it too familiar?

Why didn't Pan Chen feel like his heart was pounding when he held her hand?