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Everyone is happy after a meal.The group of uncles and aunts rested on the chairs, and Cheng Xu was in charge of cleaning and washing dishes.Qiao An also helped Cheng Xu sweep the floor and wipe the table.

By the time Cheng Xu and the others finished cleaning, the group of uncles and aunts had already driven away with their fishhooks.

Qiao An sat on a chair and looked at Cheng Xu. Cheng Xu was looking at the weather, but Qiao An looked a little confused.

Cheng Xu raised his head and smiled at Qiao An, "What do you see me doing?"

"Well, I'm thinking back to when I was a child. I feel that you look very different from when you were a child."

"You remember?"

Joan shook her head: "It's just that the feeling is different. It's just that you didn't look so good when you were young."

Cheng Xu's face was full of question marks, and Qiao An found that he was chatting to death again.

"My mother has a photo album in their house, and there should be photos of the two of us when we were young."

"Really? I want to see."

"Wait a minute, I'll take it down."

Cheng Xu took down the photo album after a while.The photo album is quite thick, and it looks very old.

The first page in the album is a photo of Cheng Xu's mother, she is very beautiful, and the smile in the photo is full of innocence of a teenager.

"Auntie was so beautiful when she was young."

Cheng Xu smiled and didn't speak, and continued flipping through the photo album.At the end of the album are photos of Cheng Yun and Cheng Xu.

Cheng Yun is three years older than Cheng Xu, so in the photos there is an older child standing next to another child.

Qiao An found that Cheng Xu was very good-looking when he was a child, but his memory did not contain any content about Cheng Xu's appearance.

"You were so cute when you were young."

Cheng Xu rolled his eyes at Qiao An, did not speak, and flipped through the pages quickly, finally stopping at an old photo that had faded.

Joan recognized himself immediately.Sure enough, when he was a child, he was a younger brother in front of Cheng Xu.Qiao An felt that it wasn't that he was short, it was just that Cheng Xu grew up too fast, so he seemed a lot taller than him.

"You were cuter when you were young."

Cheng Xu, a childish ghost!

Cheng Xu was about to collect the photo album, but Qiao An snatched it up and said, "Don't collect it so quickly, let me see your future photos."

"Nothing to see."

"Let me see how the handsome guy grows up."

After Cheng Xu found out that Qiao An was familiar with him, he was very good at handling people.

"Did no one chase you when you were in high school? I feel that in my high school, I received many love letters from girls like you in my class."

"I beg you not to read it, save some face."

Qiao An handed the photo album back to Cheng Xu: "I won't read it because you want to help me clean up the house."

Cheng Xu didn't expect Qiao An to be quite obedient.

Cheng Xu's mother also went downstairs at this time, seeing the two chatting with a photo album, she also came over.

"I remember that there is a photo of the two of you together in this album."

"I just took it down to show him. Mom, wasn't An An very obedient when she was young?"

Cheng Xu's mother nodded: "Yes, An An and you were very good when they were young, but your brother was difficult to control at that time. But at that time, An An hid behind his grandma when she saw people, and later she hid behind you when she got to know you well."

Joan felt that he was too cowardly when he was a child.Anyway, in all descriptions, he is always behind others.

"Auntie, I'm going back to clean the room first."

"I have nothing to do, let me help you do it together, so it will be faster."

"No, brother Xu said to help me clean up."

"That's fine, Xiaoxu, you go with me."

Cheng Xu handed the photo album to his mother: "Mom, you see, I still need to spoil this little brother."

"You did this when you were a child. If you have experience, go son."

In fact, Joan doesn't need to clean the house much, after all, he lives alone, just tidy up a room that can be lived in.

Qiao An cleaned up the kitchen and the dining table, thinking that she would not be able to eat at Cheng Xu's house all day long.Cheng Xu helped clean the laundry room, and even cleaned up the top floor.

When Cheng Xu came down, he saw Qiao An cleaning the kitchen.

"Do you want to cook for yourself?"

Joan nodded.

"Go directly to my house to eat. It's troublesome to cook and wash the dishes by yourself. If you feel embarrassed, wash the dishes with me. I wash the dishes in our house every meal."

"I also wash dishes every day at home."

"But if I live for a long time, it will be really troublesome. Auntie is really warm."

"She really likes you. Your dad told her that you were coming back and she missed you all the time. She and your dad have always had a good relationship."

"Well, I heard what my aunt said."

"Do you want to clean up your yard?"

"I'm going to wait for the sun to lighten up in the evening before packing up."

The room Joan hasn't been to is his grandparents' room.It's like the nervous feeling before the secret is about to be revealed.

Joan opened the door, and the furnishings inside were not as mysterious as Joan had imagined.

Cheng Xu also followed in.

There is a photo wall in the room, and there are many photos of Joan's grandparents traveling around on the wall.

Next to the photo wall is a large map of China.The book has many circles and crosses.Joan found a notebook on the table under the map.

The notebook records when his grandparents started traveling and where they went.

August 2004, Xi'an, self-driving.It was hot, but saw a lot of historical buildings.

In September 2004, I drove to Inner Mongolia.The grass in Horqin is all withered.Yingyue didn't see the prairie, so she will bring her back next spring.

In October 2004, I went south to Gansu.It was already very cold in October, and Yueying felt that it was too cold, so she didn't stay for a few days, and she would come back in summer if she had the chance.

In November 2004, I walked and stopped along the road, eating and drinking, and I was quite happy.Yueying likes this kind of life very much, and will often take her on self-driving tours in the future.

In December 2004, Yueying prepared a lot of new products for her son, and we planned to go to Shanghai for the first time.My son is too busy, so we will drive there by ourselves to save him a trip during the Chinese New Year.

In January 2005, I finally arrived in Shanghai. The scenery along the Yangtze River was beautiful, and Yueying looked very happy.Originally, there were several places on the road that I wanted to play for a few more days, but I thought Yueying missed her son very much, so I didn't play much, and I will bring Yueying here later.

In February 2005, I was ready to go home after the Chinese New Year.An An is cute and Yueying seems to like him.I know Yueying still likes to celebrate the New Year at home, so I didn't stop much on the road and drove home directly. She was really happy when she got home.

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Joan discovered that this notebook had been kept for 19 years.I remember that it is relatively simple, and the time is only written in the year and month.But on the page Shan Qiao An read, Qiao An felt the love of grandpa for grandma.

"I went on a trip with them during the summer vacation after the college entrance examination."

"Really? Where did you go?"

"Over there in Yunnan. Grandpa Joe and the others were planning to go to Tibet, but they sent me back specially. They are very nice people."

Joan was a little depressed: "Hey, I have never traveled with my grandparents. I used to..." Joan thought that if he had found his grandparents so interesting before, he would definitely get along with them better.

"Did my grandma tell you the beginning of his and grandpa's story?"

"I don't know, but your dad should know."

"I'll let me find it myself. I guess he also felt that I didn't care about my grandparents before, so he wants me to get to know them well."

Cheng Xu expressed his understanding.Joan gave him the feeling that he was indeed a little emotionally dull.It is estimated that Joan's father has also discovered this, so he is trying to make Joan understand more.

But it's a pity that Joan's grandparents don't keep a diary. Joan searched the room for a long time but couldn't find any written descriptions.

"There should be nothing in the room. Your grandparents give me the feeling that they don't pay much attention to memories. These photos should be all of them. You can see that some of them were taken a long time ago."

Qiao An looked at the photos hanging on the photo wall. There were a lot of them, but they were not too many for the decades of love between grandparents and grandma.Indeed, as Cheng Xu said, many of the photos have faded, and there are still a few black and white photos.

"Are you thirsty? My mom just sent me a message asking us to eat watermelon."

"Ok."

"I grow the watermelon myself, it's very sweet."

"Are you still farming?"

"Not many people come here, and you can't make a lot of money doing a homestay. You must have a side job. Look, there are not many young people in the village."

"It's quite reasonable for you to say that. Do you also farm?"

Cheng Xu leaned into Qiao An's ear and whispered: "I secretly told you that our family has an orchard. If you want to pick it, do you want to do something for the master?"

Qiao An has always wanted to go to the orchard, but he really didn't expect Cheng Xu's family to have an orchard.

"Then what did you say to help you?"

"I'm thirsty, I'll tell you after I finish eating the watermelon." After finishing speaking, he walked towards his home.

Cheng Xu's mother put the watermelon on the first floor and went to watch TV on the second floor.

Sitting at the table, Cheng Xu ate watermelon and said, "I want to make a video to promote our orchard. Now I need a model."

Joan almost choked on a watermelon seed, and pointed to himself in surprise: "Me?"

"Is the watermelon sweet?"

Joan nodded.

"So you see I'm not a profiteer."

"But...you shouldn't have better results on your own, so don't waste your strengths."

"Who did the photographer take?"

Qiao An knew that Cheng Xu was bluffing: "That kind of promotional video will only appear for a short while, and you can shoot it after you set up the camera. You can pull your brother over if you don't want to. Your brother looks like He's more handsome than you."

"My brother is more handsome than me?"

"Don't pay attention to this, I mean why should I be your model?"

"Well, I don't know. As you said, it's only a few seconds anyway."

"Brother Xu, there is something wrong with you."

Cheng Xu called his mother upstairs: "Mom, come down and do me a favor."

Qiao An suddenly remembered that yesterday's Cheng Xu was not like this, he was obviously a warm man who was not good at talking.

Cheng Xu's mother came down wearing slippers.

"Mom, I want to shoot a promotional video for my orchard at home, and I want An An to be my model, but he doesn't want to."

"Don't drag Auntie into everything. You were obviously not like this yesterday."

"That's what he pretended. He's always like this. He said that the first impression is very important, and he also said that in case someone recalls it one day, they will only remember the way they met for the first time. Xiaoxu, don't bully An'an, I will won't be on your side."

Cheng Xu sighed and looked disappointed: "Okay."

"Don't pretend there, An'an doesn't want you to drag people to do it. Why don't you go yourself?"

"Oh, forget it. I'm just asking." After finishing speaking, he stopped eating the watermelon and went to watch TV.

I've been calling and calling, but I can't find a show I can watch.

"Cheng Xu, don't do that."

Qiao An looked at Cheng Xu, and felt that he was too heartless. Cheng Xu helped him so much, and he didn't want to help him take a few seconds of video.

Qiao An suddenly remembered the sweetness of watermelon, sat next to Cheng Xu and said, "Okay, I'll help you take pictures."

Cheng Xu hugged Qiao An and said to his mother, "Mom, An An agreed. I will make a big movie this time."

Qiao An pulled Cheng Xu down, feeling like she was being cheated.

"Cheng Xu, if you bully An An again, don't blame me for not recognizing your son."

"Mom, how could I bully An'an. I didn't protect him every time. How many fights did I have with my elder brother when I was young?"

"Your elder brother is also a disobedient person."

Joan felt a little unbelievable: "Did you fight for me when you were young?"

"He really didn't lie to you. His elder brother had that kind of bastard personality when he was a child, and he always liked to bully you. I taught him many times but it didn't work."

"At that time, you always came to me crying. I couldn't beat my brother, and I was afraid that you would look down on me. Fortunately, the elder brother didn't use his strength at that time. You see, An An, you made me have the courage to challenge the older children when I was young. .”

Joan felt that these experiences were quite miraculous.

"Mom, let's go to the orchard tomorrow. Take An'an to pick fruit."

"Oh, I'm so tired, you two go, I'm going to watch TV at home."

"OK then."