Gu Mingxi looked at her and shook her head, letting her sleep for a while before waking her up. Pang Qian rubbed her eyes and said, "I think these high-math problems are much more annoying than those reports when I was working."

Gu Mingxi couldn't help but show a bitter face: "Then you try doing high school physics questions."

Pang Qian laughed happily: "Gu Mingxi, you have today too!"

They recited English together and agreed to a time to compete. When the time came, they would recite it to the other party. Those who lost would be punished. Pang Qian would have to help Gu Mingxi do a massage if she lost. Gu Mingxi would have to sing a song for Pang Qian.

Most of the time, Pang Qian lost, and she willingly patted his legs and pressed his back. Gu Mingxi has not practiced painting with such high intensity for a long time, and it is purely for the test. Every day when he goes home, he feels soreness in his waist, his legs hurt, and his muscles are stiff, and even his toes are a little numb. Pang Qian puts his feet on his legs, kneading and massage one toe and the other toe.

"Have you ever had foot cramps these days?" she asked, "Don't lie!"

Gu Mingxi was stunned for a moment, lowered his eyes and nodded: "I have it, but there is nothing I can do about it."

"You can take a break after drawing for a while."

"There are regulations on the exam time, where can I rest at will?" He smiled, "Pangpang, it will be over as soon as I can. I have a clear idea of ​​my body, don't worry."

Every night, they stayed in Pang Qian's room. Pang Qian sat in front of the desk, and Gu Mingxi sat on a chair, and in front of him was a low coffee table. The room was very quiet, and only the rustling of the pen and the sound of turning the pages were heard. Sometimes, Gu Mingxi would stop and rest for a while, looking at Pang Qian's silhouette, she held her cheek with her left hand and held a pen with her right hand to calculate on paper. Sometimes she seemed to encounter a difficult problem. She would bite the pen's hair for a while, then flip through the textbook and continue to do it.

She was wearing loose home pajamas, with long hair tied with a messy braid. The light of the desk lamp reflected her face without makeup. Gu Mingxi saw her slender and smooth neck, her long eyelashes, her raised little nose, and her slightly pouted lips, and her heart felt illusion in an instant.

How much like the scene when they did their homework together every day many years ago.

Pang Qian seemed to feel his gaze, turned her head and smiled slightly, then put her pen and walked over. When her kiss fell on his lips and her arms around his neck, Gu Mingxi realized that she was no longer the silly little girl she used to be.

The Chinese Valentine's Day this year was Gu Mingxi's 27th birthday. The birthday boy didn't want to go out for dinner and volunteered to cook a meal for Pang Qian's parents. Jin Aihua expressed doubts, and Pang Qian put her shoulders on her and said, "Mom, just let it go, he can do it."

Pang Qian accompanied Gu Mingxi to buy vegetables, went to the supermarket, and then to the vegetable market. Finally, she went to the aquatic products wholesale market quite far away. Gu Mingxi carefully selected many ingredients, and Pang Qian smiled secretly on the side, thinking that this fancy son-in-law wanted to "show her kick" in front of her father-in-law and mother-in-law.

While Gu Mingxi was busy in the kitchen, Pang Qian kept helping him. Jin Aihua was really worried and came over to see him secretly. Seeing Gu Mingxi sitting on a chair with the chopping board on the ground, he lowered his head and held a kitchen knife in his right foot to concentrate on cutting vegetables. Jin Aihua was so scared that he was about to have a heart attack.

She scolded her daughter: "Qianqian, you didn't help me! What if Mingxi cut her toes? You usually ask you to learn cooking and you said you are busy with work, but now you're always easy to learn after quitting!"

Gu Mingxi smiled and said, "Auntie, it's okay, I can make it. I'll be worried if I ask Pangpang to cut vegetables."

With the help of Pang Qian, Gu Mingxi made six dishes and soup - steamed swift crab, fried breaded butterfly shrimp, fried onion beef, sausage, diced edamame, dried bamboo shoots, roasted eggplant, tomato tofu soup. Jin Aihua and Pang Shuisheng were really shocked when they looked at the dazzling table.

Jin Aihua looked at the bowl of fried dough and asked, "Mingxi, did you cut these?"

"Yeah." Gu Mingxi was still a little shy. Pang Qian helped him take off his apron. He smiled shyly, "Auntie, I'm not doing well, don't joke with you and uncle."

"Where is not good to cook!" Jin Aihua took a bite of eggplant, the sauce smelled strong, and another piece of beef, which was smooth and tender, and couldn't help but praise, "It's delicious, it's really delicious than Qianqian's father."

Pang Shuisheng drank a small wine and frowned and said to Pang Qian: "Qianqian, dad told you that when you get married in the future, you have to learn to do something, and you can't let Mingxi do it alone. The couple should bear the family affairs together. You and Mingxi are together, and you must support and take care of each other. You cannot be a maid or bully him." He faced Gu Mingxi again, "And, Mingxi, I also want to talk about you, you spoiled Qianqian too much, you used to be even more amazing now. You are a big man, and you have to treat women."

Pang Qian and Gu Mingxi nodded humbly together. After a while, she said in his ear: "My dad drinks too much when he is happy, and he talks too much when he drinks too much. Don't worry about him."

He also said in her ear: "Actually, I think my uncle's words make sense. I seem to spoil you too much."

Pang Qian glared at him: "Do you regret it?"

"A little bit." He smiled, "I really didn't expect that when I helped you grab the braised eggs, this little fat girl just leaned on me."

Several months have passed, and the days have been calm. On the Double Ninth Festival in 2011, Jincai Company held an event for retired employees and booked a teahouse to hold a tea party. Jin Aihua dressed up beautifully to attend. When she met her former old neighbors and colleagues, everyone immediately started chatting. The topic was nothing more than the children's work, studies, and marriage.

Jin Aihua is the envy of everyone every year because they live in a big house and buy a car. Pang Qian has a decent job and a high income.

Zhong Xiaolian asked Jin Aihua: "Do you Qianqian still work in that Hong Kong company?"

Jin Aihua didn't hide it: "I just resigned and am preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination."

"Oh, you Qianqian still want to take the postgraduate entrance examination?" A group of aunts shouted, "It is not good for girls to study so many books, be careful not to find a partner in the future!"

Jin Aihua said: "Don't talk nonsense, we Qianqian now have a boyfriend! We plan to get married next year!"

The aunts were even more excited and asked the young man how old he was, where he was, what job he was doing, what annual salary he was. The most important thing was whether he had a house. Jin Aihua was so confident: "The house has been bought, and we are in the same community as us, 138 square meters. The down payment paid by the boy was written with our Qianqian's name."

The aunts were envious and jealous, and Zhong Xiaolian suddenly sighed: "Oh... Qianqian is going to get married, and I don't know how Mingxi is now."

Someone poked her with his elbow, and Jin Aihua turned her head away and looked at the scenery outside the window in a good mood.

When everyone left, they all told Jin Aihua that when Pang Qian got married, don’t forget to invite everyone to have a wedding banquet. Jin Aihua responded happily. When he went to take the bus, Zhong Xiaolian walked to her side.

She whispered: "Aihua, have you heard that? Gu Guoxiang is divorced."

Kim Aihua was stunned and asked, "Did you get divorced? And what is now?"

"Well, this is half a year away. Lao Ma is still working in the factory and told me quietly that many people in the factory don't know, and I didn't say it just now."

Jin Aihua asked: "Why are you divorced? Who will the child be?"

"What else can I do? Gu Guoxiang's wife was only twenty-six when she married him, and now she was only thirty-four. Where is Gu Guoxiang? He is almost fifty-five! No woman in her thirties would be willing to accompany such a half-old man." Zhong Xiaolian looked at the show, "Of course the child belongs to Gu Guoxiang. Didn't he divorce Ahan just for a child? This time he gave the woman a sum of money and asked the woman to give up her custody."

Jin Aihua couldn't react: "Then he was just taking a child with him? How old is his child this year?"

"At eight years old, I'm only in the third grade." When talking about the child, Zhong Xiaolian sighed again, "You don't know that this child was spoiled by Gu Guoxiang. Lao Ma said that when people in the factory heard the little princess of Gu Guoxiang's family, they all shook their heads. They said that they were very willful, rude, ignorant, and had to follow her heart in everything. They would be trolls when they were not satisfied, and their grades were not good at studying. They knew to make some beautiful clothes and shoes all day long. This is probably like her mother."

“…”

"They all said that compared to Mingxi, this little ghost is like a heaven and a earth."

Jin Aihua returned home with a lot of thoughts. After dinner, she sent Pang Qian to wash dishes, and then called Pang Shuisheng to buy fruits. After finding an opportunity, she had a conversation with Gu Mingxi.

Jin Aihua said: "Mingxi, do you know? Your father is divorced."

Gu Mingxi's expression had not changed, and he was a little surprised.

He found an opportunity to call Gu Guoxiang, pretending not to know anything, but just told his father that he had returned to City E and planned to continue studying and was reviewing for the exam.

Gu Guoxiang never talked about his family situation and asked: "Mingxi, where do you live?"

Gu Mingxi told the truth: "I live in Pang Qian's house."

"Tsk!" Gu Guoxiang was a little unhappy, "What do you think! If someone finds out, you have to gossip! You are not without a home! Mingxi, you can live with your father."

Gu Mingxi refused: "Dad, no need, I live in Pang Qian's house very well."

Gu Guoxiang was silent for a while and said, "When will we have a meal together? You haven't seen your sister for a long time."

Gu Mingxi only saw Gu Ziyue once, but she couldn't remember her face at all. She said, "Dad, let's talk about it during the Spring Festival. I've been very busy with reviewing recently. I'll have to take the exam in two months. After the exam, I'll be free during the Spring Festival."

"Okay." Gu Guoxiang didn't force him, "Let's keep in touch with him by phone, Mingxi, you can take care of yourself."

Gu Mingxi nodded: "I know, dad, you should take care of yourself too."

In December, Gu Mingxi successfully registered for the college entrance examination. In January of the following year, the provincial art unified examination came. He had prepared very well. He walked to the entrance of the examination room with his painting tools and the drawing board. Pang Qian hugged him vigorously and said, "Gu Mingxi, come on! I'm waiting for your good news outside!"

Although almost all the candidates passing by were ten years younger than him, Gu Mingxi's eyes still had a glimmer of confidence, and he said, "Pangpang, I won't let you down."

January is an exam month. Gu Mingxi not only took the unified examination, but also took the school examinations of two schools. The top priority was to take the Shanghai Vision. Xu Shuanghua told him that he had already helped Gu Mingxi with work. As long as his professional and cultural courses could pass the score line, he would not have to worry about Shanghai Vision not admitting him because of his disability. His words made Gu Mingxi completely lose his worries. During the exam, he was focused, focused on his eyes, and flexibly changed his pen, washed his pen, and adjusted his colors with his feet... He was drawing a very simple color, but it may also be the most important color in his life.

At the end, he put down his pen, felt his legs a little sore, but his heart felt relaxed.

Pang Qian also took the first exam for the postgraduate exam and performed very well. She was already good at English, and she studied it with concentration for half a year and did countless real questions. After the exam, she felt great and just waited for the first exam results to be released after the New Year.

When she walked out of the examination room, she saw Gu Mingxi waiting. He stood quietly under the big tree on the side of the road. When he saw Pang Qian, he strode over. He did not ask her how she was doing in the exam, but just wrote a kiss on her forehead and said, "After the exam, let's have a big meal and celebrate, okay?"

"Okay!" She hugged his waist and replied happily with her face raised.
Chapter completed!