I heard you are a junior

The man-made scenic spots in City A are concentrated, and the center is a monument built around the city's river. Along the monument to the east is a mature commercial circle, and to the west is a riverside park.

Liu Jinya wanted to go to the park to have a look, but Zhong Yuxiao didn't like the sound of old people gathering and singing in the park, so she found a good excuse, "Let's buy some specialties and go home."

"Yeah, I heard that the white fungus here is good, buy some back for mom and auntie." Liu Jinya took Zhong Yuxiao to the supermarket and walked around, feeling that the clerks in the souvenir shop were too enthusiastic, she was shy, Zhong Yuxiao was indifferent, and would feel noisy and uncomfortable when he went in, so he decisively chose the big supermarket next to him.

The entrance of the supermarket is on the second floor. Liu Jinya thought that there were not many things, so she took a shopping basket. Zhong Baobao was not happy, saying that the shopping basket was dark and unclean, and she insisted on pushing a big cart, "The contact surface of the wire is relatively small. "

"Okay." Liu Jinya pretended not to see the cat stickers on the shopping cart for decoration.

On weekends, many locals also came to go shopping, and there were quite a number of them. Zhong Yuxiao and Liu Jinya tacitly avoided going to the special price area to join in the fun, and walked around the special product shelves that no one cared about.

Liu Jinya chose a few packages of special products, including dry goods and snacks. Looking at the portions, she thought it was intentional. After finishing her own home, she began to worry about Zhong Baobao's house, "What do your parents like? Why don't you buy some gifts to make them happy."

Zhong Yuxiao asked an embarrassing question, "Send it back?"

"What?" Liu Jinya couldn't figure out why a family in the same city would send gifts by mail, "You haven't been home for dinner for more than a month, should you visit your parents next week?"

Zhong Yuxiao said indifferently, "It's only been more than a month."

Liu Jinya was surprised, "Talent? You actually said 'talent' for more than a month?"

Zhong Yuxiao saw that her complexion was not good, so she changed her words, "I can see my dad at work."

Liu Jinya couldn't agree anymore, "What's the same? When you're at work, your uncle is your boss, so it's not convenient to say a lot of things. After you go home, the family sits down and eats together, which is the real meeting.

"Almost." Zhong Yuxiao lowered her eyes, grasped the push handle of the shopping cart, and lowered her voice a little aggrieved, "He also likes to scold me at home."

Surprised, Liu Jinya touched her head as if comforting a child, "Don't cry..."

"I didn't cry." Zhong Yuxiao dodged and said with a straight face, "I mean don't give them gifts."

"They? Mom doesn't like to scold you, right? You should go back and have a look after such a long time."

"You saw it for me last week."

Liu Jinya thought back along the date, and immediately remembered Gu Songxuan's awkward meeting, "Do you know what Auntie asked me for?"

Zhong Yuxiao snorted softly, "Yin Xinchang has a big mouth."

"Puchi." Liu Jinya wanted to teach Zhong Baobao a serious lesson and didn't go home. After a while, she was amused by the childish word "big mouth". She sighed and squeezed her face, "How can I see you for you?" Where is mother? You are a daughter, and I am..."

Speaking of which, she was stuck, not knowing how to describe her relationship with Zhong Yuxiao's mother.

Zhong Yuxiao helped answer, "Daughter-in-law?"

It was a very warm word. Liu Jinya recalled Zhong Yuxiao's mother's smiling face, and somehow she couldn't feel happy, only a long sigh remained.

"Jinya, be happy." Zhong Yuxiao raised the corner of her lips with her cool fingertips, "We are traveling."

Liu Jinya calmed down and pointed to the peanut crisps on the display shelf, "Shall we buy some and eat them in the car?"

"Yeah." Zhong Yuxiao pushed the cart over, picked up a bag and threw it away.

There was a muffled bang.

Liu Jinya was surprised when she heard it, picked it up and shook it gently, feeling that the peanuts inside were almost shattered, she sighed resignedly, and while turning over to look at the reverse side of the package, said to Zhong Yuxiao, "Handle such fragile things with care. Handle with care, it depends on the production date and expiration date..."

Zhong Yuxiao said "Oh", and her impatient fingertips tapped on the pushing hands.

Probably because the girls she met these days were all younger than herself. Liu Jinya deeply realized that the chatter was endless, so she shut her mouth and pulled Zhong Yuxiao away. Seeing the apple, she thought it was good, and suggested, "Do you want to buy some fruit?"

Zhong Yuxiao said yes, and carefully picked up the apple to look at it.

There was a student girl next to Zhong Yuxiao, who had the same way as Zhong Yuxiao. She was talking to her friend about how to choose. Later, she really had no choice but to ask Liu Jinya, who seemed to have quite a few, "Excuse me...do you know how to choose?"

"Look at the color and weigh it," Liu Jinya found two to demonstrate, "This one is better."

The girl learned it, and said happily, "Thank you, Auntie!"

The two girls looked to be college students. From their conversation, they could tell that they had been in college in city A for more than two years. Speaking of juniors, they were only a few years younger than her, and they actually called her an aunt?

Liu Jinya was speechless, and silently took a step away, picking apples dully.

"Don't worry about it." Zhong Yuxiao said, "I was also called auntie by an intern who just joined the company."

Liu Jinya was surprised, not because of what Zhong Yuxiao said, but because Zhong Yuxiao didn't have much patience for passers-by to accommodate and avoid them, so she stood not far from them and started talking at a normal volume.

The two girls had just learned how to pick apples and were picking them. When they heard this, they immediately felt embarrassed and muttered in a low voice, "Sister, we won't buy them, so I'll give you the ones I picked."

Before Liu Jinya could speak, the girl pushed the car and ran away in a hurry.

"Oh, they can yell if they want," Liu Jinya couldn't bear it anymore, "Don't be so cruel."

Zhong Yuxiao was puzzled, "You are already upset, why are you helping them speak?"

Liu Jinya was unable to support her forehead, "I don't know why I tend to soften my heart...it's the same with strangers, and it's the same with Xiao Yin and the others. You guys are younger than me, I don't feel comfortable if I don't take care of you..."

"What?" Zhong Yuxiao frowned, "You put me in the same category as them?"

"It's about the same age."

Zhong Yuxiao curled her lips, "I can't even understand what they are talking about."

"what?"

"They like to watch TV dramas and programs, but I don't watch them." Zhong Yuxiao counted with her fingers, "I don't even know the celebrities."

Liu Jinya saw that Zhong Yuxiao was complaining seriously, and smiled, "It's okay, everyone has their own hobbies."

"Well. They don't know the celebrities I'm talking about either."

"Who?"

"Liu Yongfang."

Liu Jinya was at a loss, "Who is this?"

"A opera star."

"... Where did you know that?" Liu Jinya really didn't understand how Zhong Baobao could understand an opera star.

Zhong Yuxiao said casually, "My mother likes to listen to operas, and she is the one I admire the most."

"Oh?" Liu Jinya became interested, "Then... what opera-related things should we buy for Auntie?"

Zhong Yuxiao didn't take it seriously, "She doesn't need anything. She went to see other people's performances when she was free. She bought a full set of equipment and out-of-print DVDs to practice at home. She hired a private teacher and bought a special outfit. After so much effort, she still sings badly. What I want most is a good voice, but we can’t give it.”

Hearing Zhong Yuxiao hurt her mother so much, Liu Jinya raised her hand and knocked on the unrestrained Zhong Baobao, "You can't say that, it's good to have hobbies."

"What can you give?"

"..." Liu Jinya really couldn't answer, bit her lip, and took out her mobile phone to check under Zhong Yuxiao's watching eyes.

Zhong Yuxiao didn't give her a chance. Seeing that there were more and more people at the cash register, she glanced at the time and said, "Check out and watch the sunset in advance."

"Okay." The matter of presents can be discussed in a long-term way. There are only a few hours of tight travel in City A. After weighing and comparing, Liu Jinya still puts the sight-seeing thing at the forefront.

After paying the bill, they walked back slowly hand in hand, Liu Jinya imagined happily - standing and chatting with Zhong Yuxiao by the river, watching the sunset, waiting for the night sky in city A, taking a photo and going back to the hotel to pack up, Tired and satisfied, they returned home.

She is too optimistic.

There is no sunshine today, and the wind that blows is bitingly cool, as if you have eyes, you are desperately trying to get into the sleeves of your collar. It is so cold that you have to shake for a long time before you can recover.The river is close to the water, the temperature is lower, and the wind is blowing, blowing away the tourists who stayed here to wait for the night scene.

Liu Jinya stood for a while, her cheeks stiffened by the cold, she stretched her sleeves to cover her face to keep warm, and squinted to look at the sky that became clearer after the dark clouds were blown away but without the sun showing her face.

The night view is hard to count on, and even the sunset is a luxury to imagine.

Zhong Yuxiao was not afraid of the cold, so she got up and stood in front of her to help rub her hands, and found a nearby coffee shop, "Shall we go have some hot drinks?"

Liu Jinya looked at Zhong Yuxiao's tousled hair and nodded.

Cafes near scenic spots have always had high prices and few people, and the waiters served drinks quickly. Liu Jinya didn't care who ordered what, so she held it in her hand to keep warm when she brought it, staring at the sky outside the window in a daze.

The surroundings were quiet, and with the tip of her ears, she heard the sound of the phone vibrating from Zhong Yuxiao's bag.

"Huh?" Liu Jinya reminded, "There is a phone call."

Zhong Yuxiao took a look, and without taking out the phone, he pressed it and threw it back into the bag, "Work is too annoying."

"Let's take it." Liu Jinya remembered that Zhong Yuxiao occasionally worked overtime on weekends, "I can't rush back in person, but I have to tell my subordinates what to do."

Zhong Yuxiao didn't answer her, and took a sip of honey tea from the cup.

The most important thing when going out to play is to have fun. Liu Jinya didn't mention the disappointing things. She also tasted the warm red dates and wolfberry tea, feeling the warmth from the tip of her tongue to her stomach, and asked with a smile, "This is very warm, do you want to try it?"

"No." Zhong Yuxiao frowned in disgust, "Too sweet."

"Okay." Liu Jinya drank her own drink silently. After taking the third sip, she felt the phone vibrate in her pocket. When she took it out, she saw a string of unfamiliar phone numbers showing where L City belonged. She cleared her throat and picked it up, "Hey, Hello."

Compared with the occasional loud laughter from the next table on her side, there was no noise in the background on the other side's side, and it seemed that the words she spoke were very clear, "Hello, I am Zhong Yuxiao's mother."

Liu Jinya was stunned, subconsciously withdrew her hands that were caressing the cup wall for warmth, held the phone in both hands and straightened her waist and replied respectfully, "Hello!"

The other party listened to her flustered voice, "Don't be nervous, I just ask you a question."

How could Liu Jinya believe it, if it wasn't too abrupt, she would have stood up to answer the phone, because she cared too much about her tone of voice, she jumped out word by word, with a slight trill, "Please speak."

Zhong Yuxiao's mother didn't appreciate it at all, and the voice of the question was very aggressive, close to questioning:

"Did you find a helper to cheat Yin Xinchang of money?"

helper?scam money?

Liu Jinya didn't understand anymore. Even if she was embarrassed by Zhong Yuxiao's mother, she had to ask her clearly, "What are you talking about? How could I cheat Xiao Yin of money?"

Zhong Yuxiao saw that she was trembling nervously when answering the phone, guessed something, and kept paying close attention. Hearing this sentence, she was absolutely sure that it was her mother's embarrassing trouble, so she reached out and asked her for the phone, "Let me tell you. "

It would be impolite to suddenly change someone to talk to, of course Liu Jinya would not give it up, she turned sideways to avoid it, saw Zhong Yuxiao standing up anxiously to grab it, and suddenly acted wisely at the critical moment - in the painting garden before, Zhong Yuxiao deliberately avoided her to pick her up. It wasn't a call from work at all, but a question from my mother, right?

"Why don't you just cheat money? I found a random painter from the street, boasting that there is nothing in the world, and it's fine to occupy Yin Xinchang's house, but I still have the courage to use a few paintings to cheat Feng Weize of [-] yuan!" Zhong Yu Xiao's mother was really angry. She didn't have the same composure as last time, and she accused her bluntly, "You are good enough. If you say you don't need Xiaoxiao's money for investment, you will turn around and use other methods to deceive Xiaoxiao's friends!"

Liu Jinya felt wronged, and explained seriously, "Auntie, listen to me, that painter is Yan Zinan, who has studied in XX Academy of Fine Arts and is really talented. Xiao Yin and Feng Weize also think so. Now we are helping her and need some Expenses are unavoidable, but this is for the appreciation of future works, and it is definitely not a waste of money."

Zhong Yuxiao's mother didn't believe it, "In the future? Okay, tell me clearly, how many years from now? How much will it appreciate in value?"

Liu Jinya didn't dare to be sure, and replied with a guilty conscience, "There should be progress in a few years..."

"I can't even tell the rate of return," Zhong Yuxiao's mother lost all trust in her, and said harshly, "What kind of calligraphy and painting investment are you doing? Is it a scam company? It costs 500 million?"

500?

Liu Jinya was dumbfounded, and asked Zhong Yuxiao cautiously while clutching her phone, "Xiao Yin asked her father for 500 million?"

Zhong Yuxiao took this opportunity to snatch the phone, and said coldly, "Mom, I made it clear to you before that Yin Xinchang only asked for money when he was confused. In fact, it only cost a few hundred, just to help Yan Zinan buy some food. .”

Liu Jinya couldn't grab it, so she just listened with her ears.

Zhong Yuxiao didn't want her to listen, so he made a ruthless move, reaching out from under the corner of his clothes to feel it.

With the cold spring, Liu Jinya finally went into the coffee shop to warm her body. When she was touched by the cold fingertips, she subconsciously avoided it. When she regained her senses, she saw Zhong Yuxiao saying "goodbye" and hanging up the phone.

"Xiaoxiao!" Liu Jinya was angry, "Why don't you let me talk!"

Not only did Zhong Yuxiao rush to answer the phone, but instead of returning the phone, he put it in his pocket, "I'll keep it for you."

Angry and anxious, Liu Jinya didn't care how pretty Zhong Yuxiao's face was at this moment, she was full of anger at being ignored, she reached out to beg her, her voice was much colder than usual, "Give it back to me!"

Zhong Yuxiao pretended not to hear, and picked up the cup to drink tea calmly.

Liu Jinya put in more effort, she stood on the spot and stretched out her hands, no matter how many looking eyes there were around, she didn't back down in the slightest.

They were deadlocked for half a minute, but it was embarrassingly long.

Seeing her like this, Zhong Yu finally knew that she was seriously angry, so she explained in a soft voice, "Jin Ya, my mother doesn't want to explain, she just wants to scold you."

"How do you know?" Liu Jinya didn't understand, "Even if she wanted to scold me, she was still talking to me. Why didn't you even let me answer the phone?"

Zhong Yuxiao has his own reasons, "There is no need for you to suffer this kind of grievance."

Liu Jinya was anxious, "You snatched my mobile phone, didn't you make me feel wronged? If it was the other way around, when you called my mother, I snatched and controlled your mobile phone, preventing you from contacting my family. Will you feel better?"

Zhong Yuxiao lowered her eyes and remained silent.

"Give it back to me." Liu Jinya became stubborn and stepped forward to take the phone from her pocket.

Zhong Yuxiao didn't stop her.

Liu Jinya felt better, and was about to call and explain to Zhong Yuxiao's mother clearly—it doesn't matter if the other party doesn't listen or not, she has to make a statement, what's the point of hiding behind Zhong Yuxiao all day?

She cut to the call record and didn't press dial, but saw Zhong Yuxiao open her mouth.

"This is the first time we've traveled since our relationship." Zhong Yuxiao said blankly, "Do I want to watch you and my mother quarrel in the last few hours?"

Liu Jinya's fingertips froze.

Zhong Yuxiao moved her chair to get closer, and carefully put her hand on her mobile phone, covering the screen, her voice was almost begging, "We'll talk about it when we go home, okay?"

Liu Jinya lowered her head and saw their couple rings on Zhong Yuxiao's shielded hands, which were still shining brightly after the quarrel, and the call interface, which had been left untouched for a long time, also dimmed in due course.

She has always been one-sided, and after she calmed down, she was still thinking about what she had just thought about: what would she say if she really got hit?What Zhong Yuxiao's mother wanted was a clear answer, and she was so angry that if she spoke louder, she would stutter in fright.

Liu Jinya didn't look at Zhong Yuxiao, asked about the details of Yan Zinan and Yin Xinchang, and slowly typed to explain Yan Zinan's affairs - the expenses she knew about. Si Yan is very likely to participate in the "Fenghua" group exhibition next month. There will be new works auctioned in the future, and I will inform you of the details.

Seeing that she still had a cold face, Zhong Yuxiao sat up silently without touching her, and the chair was still close to her position.

For the last message to be sent, Liu Jinya confirmed it several times before sending it out. After crossing out Yin Xinchang's constant apology messages, she rubbed her eyebrows and collapsed on the sofa in the booth.

A few minutes later, she received a reply from Zhong Yuxiao's mother, one word: "Oh."

Liu Jinya knew that it would be useless to talk too much, unless Yan Zinan really became famous, she would always be a liar in the eyes of Zhong Yuxiao's mother.

She couldn't be in a hurry for something that could only be proved by time, so she put down her phone and looked at the sky outside the window.

I was looking forward to waiting, but it was not dark. When I was typing and sending messages, the light dimmed a little bit at some point, and the dark clouds concealed the sound of thunder. After a while, there was a hazy light rain, and it was surprisingly cold with the wind.

Liu Jinya took a sip of the cold red date tea, suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart, raised a smile and said, "It seems that there is no sunset."

Zhong Yuxiao didn't cooperate, stared at her and apologized solemnly: "I'm sorry."

"Just like that... I don't like it." Liu Jinya said softly without commenting on right or wrong, "Xiaoxiao, I can handle these things well. Trust me?"

"Okay." Zhong Yuxiao turned around and hugged her. The sudden movement caused the simple coat to be caught by the armrest of the chair, showing a bit of embarrassment.

They had already attracted attention when they snatched the phone, and when others saw Zhong Yuxiao like this, they couldn't help but check it out.

No matter how thin-skinned Liu Jinya is, she can still grasp the crucial moment clearly. Only Zhong Yuxiao, who disregarded her image and admitted her mistake, helped to smooth her clothes, looked down carefully, and called out uncertainly, "Xiaoxiao?"

"Hey." Zhong Yu complied.

Without crying, Liu Jinya was relieved, seeing the bad weather outside, she didn't intend to wait, "Let's go back early, it's raining, it may be inconvenient to go to the station."

Zhong Yuxiao nodded obediently, went to check out very consciously, and picked up the things they bought from the supermarket.

Liu Jinya couldn't grab it, so she had no choice but to take a taxi.

After that, it finally went smoothly.

They knew that they had stayed in City A for a short time and had little luggage, so they packed up on purpose last night, putting away the last small things and it was almost enough.When I went to the station, I encountered a traffic jam. The extra time I reserved did not cause trouble. I didn’t wait long to get on the bus. On the way back, I couldn’t help being tired and closed my eyes to rest.

"Going home." Arriving at the station in L City, Liu Jinya heard the familiar accent of the people passing by, and felt inexplicably, "It seems to have been there for a long time."

Zhong Yuxiao responded, "Well, there are too many messes."

Breaking things?

Liu Jinya was startled by the words, "We went to City A to help Yan Zinan...how can it be a mess."

Zhong Yuxiao hummed dissatisfiedly, "You said travel."

"Okay." Liu Jinya bravely admitted her mistake, "I was wrong."

Zhong Yu said softly, "It's okay, the jacuzzi is okay."

Speaking of this at a bustling station, Liu Jinya was embarrassed, even though Zhong Yuxiao's voice was very low, she instinctively glanced around to see if anyone was listening.

Looking at it, she saw a familiar person at the pick-up gate.

"Xiaoxiao..." Liu Jinya's voice trembled, "Where is your mother?"

Zhong Yuxiao looked over and frowned.

Seeing them all, they couldn't ignore them and walked up to say hello.

Mom just said, "I'll talk about it after I send you home."

Zhong Yuxiao wanted to refuse, but Liu Jinya felt that she couldn't hide for a while, so she rushed to agree, "Thank you, auntie."

On the way back, my mother didn't speak, and neither did they.

When I got home, my mother's first action was to turn on the TV.

Liu Jinya didn't quite understand, watching the TV was tuned to a specific program during operation, accurate to the minute.

City TV's news line at 19 minutes and 23 seconds, the host's expression was serious, and his words were correct: "The Public Security Bureau of X District, L City issued a police report today. On the evening of the 5th, a case of intentional injury occurred in the Palace Hotel. One person died, and the suspect Xu Rongyuan was arrested on the spot. Currently, the case is being further processed.”

Liu Jinya looked at the host's mouth in a daze, and didn't listen to the word "Xu Rongyuan". Then, in the screen that was broadcast, there were too many places she was familiar with—the house of her mother's work unit, Xu Rongyuan's company, After the divorce, they were assigned to the community where the small house was located, and the neighbors who had a quick glance.

The reporter will not be satisfied with a simple police report, but will earnestly dig out the news in the place where she lived.

The Xu family did not suppress the case in the end.

And Zhong Yuxiao's mother showed her...

Liu Jinya looked at Zhong Yuxiao's mother's mocking eyes, and remembered the accusation of "liar" on the phone, and felt that her image was extremely poor, so she lowered her head and didn't speak, and stood at the entrance without daring to go in for a while.

"Mom!" Zhong Yuxiao rushed up and replaced the TV station.

Mom sat on the sofa and said slowly, "I'm bored, what's wrong with watching TV?"

"Look at this." Zhong Yuxiao pointed to the cartoon on the TV and said.

Mom sneered, "Do you like to watch?"

Zhong Yuxiao glanced at Liu Jinya at the door, and answered firmly:

"Yes, I like it!"

The author has something to say: there is baby Zhong, don’t be afraid~