Chapter 53(1/3)
It's snowing.
As the footsteps of the Muzhai Creek were paused, other passers-by on the street stopped and looked up at the first snow this winter. The crowd whispered in a row and burst into low voices. Some people took out their cell phones and started taking photos.
On the eve of New Year, this timely snow brought a breath of joy in advance.
Mu Zixi unzipped the zipper of the bag, took out an umbrella from it, opened it, held the handle of the umbrella and supported it on the top of his head, and walked out more and walked easily on the way home.
Yin Xiaoli felt that she was cold and cold at home for New Year's Eve, and invited her to her house for the New Year every year, but for Muzhengxi, there was nothing that she could not get used to. The New Year was just a long holiday for her.
On the way home, she went to the supermarket and bought some frozen dumplings, noodles and eggs to prepare for the holidays that were too lazy to go out, and did not want to cook or eat takeout. After entering the community, she habitually looked at the direction of Building 2 on the right. Xiao Jin should have celebrated the New Year with her parents in another city. Before leaving, they met her in a cafe. Xiao Jin greeted her in advance.
Xiao Jin also asked her what she had plans. Mu Zhenxi said she had no plans and would sleep at home during the Chinese New Year, and would go back to work after she had enough holidays.
What was Xiao Jin's expression at that time?
Mu Zixi couldn't describe it accurately. It seemed sad, but it seemed to be heartbroken. It tried its best to hide it and maintain peace.
Mu Zhenxi wanted to comfort her, but she didn't say anything until later.
She felt that she was in a good state, she lived a fulfilling life every day and had new expectations.
The elevator door opened, Mu Zixi walked to the door, poured the plastic pockets on one hand, and opened the lock of the door with the other hand. The indicator light changed from red to green. She stretched out her legs to the door, stepped in sideways, closed the door, changed shoes, organized the refrigerator in an orderly manner, put the newly bought things in, clapped her hands, poured herself a glass of warm water, and slapped her head and drank it all.
After everything was done, she looked down at her empty hands and the extremely empty house, and she was not afraid of hearing it and sighed softly.
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"Old Xiao, come to the kitchen to help you." Lu Xiaojun tied his apron, opened the gap wide in the kitchen, and shouted to the outside.
"Here's here." He wandered around in the living room, glanced at Xiao Jin's father who was sitting on the sofa watching TV from time to time, and responded, and quickly walked into the kitchen, "I want me to help you do something?"
The oil in the pot was hot, and Lu Xiaojun poured a plate of okra. He didn't both hands idle. He held the spatula in one hand and put the seasonings in the other hand. He heard this and said, "Wash the vegetables and cut them."
"Okay."
Xiao's father unscrewed the faucet, adjusted the water flow, rolled up his cuffs, and grabbed a few green vegetables underwater.
Lu Xiaojun turned the fire down and looked back. Even if he couldn't see the scene in the living room, he asked in a low voice: "What is our daughter doing?"
Xiao’s father had been observing secretly for a long time and reported: “I’m watching TV.”
Lu Xiaojun asked: "What kind of TV?"
Xiao’s father replied: “The Prince Turns into a Frog.”
Lu Xiaojun frowned: "What are you talking about?"
Xiao’s father said: “I checked it out and it was an idol drama of a domineering president. It was more than ten years ago. The domineering president had an engagement with the second female second female, and then lost his memory and fell in love with the first female first female first female, and finally lived happily with the first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female first female
Lu Xiaojun put the okra from the pot into the plate and pondered: "Do you think she has any deep meaning to watch this TV series? Did she like to watch this before?"
Xiao's father shook his head: "I haven't noticed it before."
Lu Xiaojun's brows were calm and said, "You wash these dishes first, and then go outside to explore."
Xiao's father nodded: "Okay."
Xiao Jin was scrolling Mu Zixi's Weibo homepage back and forth in the background of the TV. Today is New Year's Eve. Mu Zixi's Weibo has not been moved at all from yesterday to today, without new pictures or posting texts. Is she in a bad mood now? I think she knows that no one is with her during the New Year. Even if she is not in a bad mood, how good can she be?
She clicked Yin Xiaoli's circle of friends again. Reporter Yin posted several circles of friends, showing her relatives' children and the dumplings she made in her hometown, and she was having a lot of fun wandering in her hometown, and there was no news about Muzhenxi.
She put her phone upside down on the sofa, pinched her eyebrows and sighed heavily.
Xiao’s father just poked his head out and went back, reporting to Lu Xiaojun truthfully.
Lu Xiaojun asked: "She is in a bad mood?"
Father Xiao said, "Yes, it seems that he is troublesome."
Lu Xiaojun seemed to be thinking.
According to the general situation, Xiao Jin was neither lukewarm towards them. As long as he did not mention it, everyone could pretend that nothing had happened and rarely showed obvious emotional fluctuations.
Lu Xiaojun: "Will something happen?" She looked at her husband, "Go and ask?"
Xiao's father shrugged and said, "I dare not."
Lu Xiaojun said: "I went back to Lincheng a while ago and had a fight with her."
Father Xiao: “…”
Lu Xiaojun's tone was in a straightforward and seductive tone: "Go and touch it, it's okay. Look at how many times she has laughed at you in the past two days."
Father Xiao: “…”
Five minutes later, Xiao's father, who was mentally prepared, cheered up his spirits and sat calmly on a sofa next to Xiao Jin. Xiao Jin turned his head and looked at him: "Dad."
A gentle smile appeared at the corner of Xiao’s father’s mouth: “Watch TV.”
Xiao Jin: "..."
The facts proved that this way of speaking was not suitable for Xiao’s father. Xiao Jin straightened his waist, sat up straight, and said seriously: “Dad, do you have something to say to me?”
Xiao's father fell down for a second, laughed dryly, rubbed his soft-drooping trousers with his hands, and said without saying a word: "Don't be so serious, I'm just watching you watch this TV with relish, and then take a look."
Xiao Jin looked at him suspiciously, and said, "...Oh."
Xiao’s father stared at the TV, watched it for a few minutes, and praised according to Xiao Jin’s sexual orientation: “This heroine is quite good-looking.”
Xiao Jin said: "I like the male protagonist."
Father Xiao said embarrassedly.
Xiao Jin smiled.
Xiao's father was shocked to see her smile, and even breathed lightly, for fear that Xiao Jin would disappear at this moment.
Xiao Jin laughed silently for a while before slowly retracting the corners of his grinning mouth, but the corners of his lips were raised and he could see that he was in a happy mood.
This kind of pleasure came after more than ten minutes. She turned over the phone that was upside down on the sofa, took it in her hand and brushed it for a few minutes before rising to the top. Xiao Jin seemed to have seen something, like a treasure, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were filled with tenderness and sweetness that could not be concealed.
Yin Xiaoli posted a message on Moments.
[There are close friends in the sea, and the world is like neighbors. Happy New Year's Eve [Picture][Picture][Picture]]
With three pictures, the first is a comparison picture of the meal, the left is a sumptuous New Year's Eve banquet, but the right is not rich, but the best is exquisite, three dishes and one soup, which looks full of color, fragrance and flavor; the second is Yin Xiaoli's back to Biye; the third is another woman's back, but in the same posture, it is in the snow.
It snowed heavily in Lincheng yesterday, and Xiao Jin's circle of friends was blown away by the snow, which shows that this photo of Muzhenxi was a recent photo and it is very likely that it was taken today.
Xiao Jin kept it for a long time and felt quite sorry for Mu Zhixi not showing her face. But then he thought, it would be better not showing her face. Yin Xiaoli had everyone in his circle of friends, and when someone saw Mu Zhixi's appearance, he had a bad idea.
She could keep her mood rising for a long time with this photo.
After observing her for a while, a bold idea came to her heart, and she quietly left the sofa and entered the kitchen.
Father Xiao looked solemn.
Lu Xiaojun: "???"
Xiao's father said seriously: "I think..."
Uneasy rushed into Lu Xiaojun's heart, and she turned off the fire.
"Our daughter seems to be in love." Xiao's father threw a bombshell.
Lu Xiaojun said firmly: "Impossible." Xiao Jin still showed that last time the quarrel was like that. If he could really fall in love with others, would it be like this?
Xiao’s father said: “If you don’t believe me, go out and see it yourself.”
Lu Xiaojun went out to take a look, Xiao Jin was still staring at the phone. Lu Xiaojun came back and said, "I must be looking at that photo, she has always been like this."
Father Xiao frowned and said, "Is that true?"
"Yes." Lu Xiaojun said, "Don't talk nonsense about things that have no evidence next time, as I'm just happy."
Father Xiao said, "Don't you believe it?"
Lu Xiaojun glanced at him again: "I don't believe what others say, but I always believe it in my heart."
Xiao's father wrapped his arms around his wife's waist, and his forehead was touched affectionately to her forehead, and he smiled and said, "Okay, I was wrong."
Lu Xiaojun: "Hmph." She stayed in her husband's arms for a while, patted his hand lightly, and said angrily, "Let go, I'm going to continue cooking."
"Hold me for a while, don't worry." Xiao's father tightened his arms.
Someone knocked on the glass door of the kitchen outside.
The two of them bounced away like an electric shock. Lu Xiaojun made a stir-frying action in the air in the pot. Xiao’s father cleared his throat and opened the kitchen door. Xiao Jin appeared behind the door, looking at his nose and his heart: “I’ll boil some water.”
Xiao’s father: “Have you finished drinking the coffee table?”
Xiao Jin nodded softly.
Xiao’s father said, “I’ll do it, you can continue to go back and watch TV.”
Xiao Jin nodded again, turned around and walked out, stopped a few steps later, turned his back to his parents, and said with a faint smile: "You... can continue to hug for a while, I won't come over suddenly."
Lu Xiaojun turned around and raised her hand to twitch Xiao's arm.
Father Xiao whispered: "Why are you hitting me? I'm wronged."
Xiao Jin smiled slightly.
She sent Yin Xiaoli a WeChat message: [Is the table of dishes in your circle of friends Muzhenxi today's dinner?]
To be continued...