Chapter 524: The Gift of Reconciliation
It snowed heavily on the first night, and in the early morning, Lin Qing pushed open the window, the sky was full of snow white, and the ground was boundless, and his eyes were full of comfort and tranquility.
She looked at the sky in the distance for a moment, and when she looked down, she saw two familiar figures.
Orange Orange was running in the snow, his feet were buried as deep as his calves, and only his irregular footprints were left in the snow, as if he had drawn a mysterious map. At the end of the footprints, the man was half-crouched on the ground, holding a yeti in his hand.
He held the snowman's body with one hand, which had begun to take shape, and with the other hand he grabbed the snow to fill it, and with the movement of his hand, the silhouette of the snowman gradually appeared. The man's appearance at the moment is quite serious, his whole face is distinct, and Orange Orange is tired of running, so he also squats down and grabs the snow and wipes it up.
When the man said something, Orange grinned and slapped it up again at the snowman.
Lin Qing added a piece of down, walked downstairs, and a snow-white and crystalline parabola cut through the cold air and flew towards her.
Lin Qing didn't have time to dodge, and the snowball exploded at her feet.
"Mommy," Orange beckoned to her, twisting her little body, "Come on." ”
"When did you come down?"
"It's six or seven o'clock, Daddy woke me up."
Lin Qing walked into the snow, her feet creaking, as if all the cold air was gathering towards her in an instant. She tightened her neckline, the cold wind still couldn't stop pouring in, Lin Qing stepped forward, the man was still half-squatting and didn't finish his masterpiece, and when he raised his head, Lin Qing was looking at him with a smile.
"You like to stare at me so much," the man laughed, turning his head to continue building snow, "Do you love me more?" ”
Lin Qing smiled and corrected his statement: "I'm looking at a snowman. ”
"Look at it?" The man obviously didn't believe it, and his eyebrows were very clear under the reflection of Bai Xue, "Is it good to look good with me?" ”
Orange Orange pressed a lump of snow on the snowman's body, a big bag suddenly rose on his stomach, he shook his head, and happily dismantled his father's platform: "Yes." ”
Lin Qing couldn't help laughing, looking at this snowman intently, seeing that it was missing something, it didn't even have a nose and mouth, only two eyes that had been temporarily added were staring at her intently.
Orange Cheng was tired of squatting, stood up, grabbed the snow casually and rubbed it twice in his palm, he saw that there was no one around, stood on tiptoe and looked left and right, and finally made a wave of his arms, and smashed the snowball out.
Another parabola, someone behind the rockery made a sound, as if he was frightened by something, and then there was a sound of footsteps coming slowly, stepping on the snow, breaking the quiet atmosphere, Lin Qing thought it was Shen Yuhe coming back from outside: "Mom? ”
Shen Yuhe was walking out of the living room, and when she saw the figure facing the door opposite, it was so cold outside that she could even spit out white mist when she said a word, she frowned: "You guys are really, what are you doing outside freezing early in the morning?" ”
Lin Qing had already stood up, and looked back when he heard the voice: "Mom, Mu Li is building a snowman for Orange Orange, just wait a while." Before she could finish speaking, she remembered something, turned around, and saw two uninvited guests appear behind the rockery.
Xu Lixin and Xu Yuan walked one after the other, approached, and saw that the family of three was building snowmen, such a harmonious atmosphere, their appearance was obviously very abrupt.
Xu Yuan followed behind her mother, and there was a very incongruous mark on her shoulder, which seemed to be the one that Orange Cheng threw at her, and unfortunately hit her.
"Build a snowman?" Xu Lixin looked at them, "It's good." ”
Shen Yuhe's face turned cold, she didn't even bother to say anything, she gave Mu Li a look, and then turned around and went back to the house.
Xu Lixin didn't see it, took out a red envelope from his bag and beckoned to Orange Orange: "Orange Orange, this is the New Year's money that Grandma gave you, come and take it." ”
This self-proclaimed grandmother, there is another meaning in it, Lin Qing's face couldn't help but sink. She pulled Orange Orange to her, and Orange breathed in the palm of her hand, and she bent down to pat the snow on his clothes, not speaking.
When the clothes were clean, Orange Orange smiled, turned to look at Xu Lixin: "Thank you, mother-in-law, but Orange Orange can't just take other people's things." ”
Xu Lixin stretched out his hand: "This is specially for you, you can take it." ”
Orange Orange's eyes seemed to shine into his heart, but he still smiled and shook his head: "No need, thank you, mother-in-law." ”
Xu Lixin had no choice, she couldn't force it, she withdrew her hand in embarrassment, but found that no one paid attention to her.
She turned her head to stare at Xu Yuan, Xu Yuan's expression was tangled, and after thinking about it, she still didn't speak.
Mu Li's snowman in his hand was finished, he flicked his trouser leg and stood up, looking at his masterpiece, originally this moment was to share the joy, but the uninvited guest made the man lose the interest of staying.
He looked sideways, and saw that Lin Qing was also excited, he took off his gloves and put his hand into her pocket: "It's so cold." ”
Lin Qing could also feel a cold air rushing to his whole body through the down jacket: "How can it be cold like this." ”
"I also want to know, why is it cold as soon as I get in your pocket, cover it quickly."
"Nonsense."
Hearing him say this, Lin Qing couldn't laugh, and the man looked across her shoulder and looked at the other side, not taking the person over there in his eyes.
"Something?"
"What's the matter, it's not welcome to come to pay a New Year's greeting?"
The man didn't raise his eyes, the sky began to snow again, and the fine snowflakes came unexpectedly, Mu Li flicked away the crumbs on Lin Qing's shoulder, and took her somewhat cold hand: "Go back." ”
He pulled Lin Qing back, and Orange Cheng took the opportunity to add some material to the snowman's face, and then looked up to see them walking away, and quickly followed.
Xu Lixin's face stiffened, Xu Yuan held her arm, hesitated and opened her mouth: "Mom, let's go first, otherwise we'll come back another day." ”
Xu Yuan was particularly silent today, it seemed that something was wrong, Xu Li looked at her with displeasure in his eyes: "Are you afraid?" ”
"It's still the New Year, so it's ......"
Xu Lixin interrupted her coldly: "I just want to give her an unforgettable New Year." ”
Xu Yuan's lips twitched, but she didn't say anything in the end, she looked up at the courtyard and followed Xu Lixin in.
Shen Yuhe sat at the dining table eating breakfast, Mu Li took the two of them to take a seat, Cheng Cheng reached out to get the bread slice, and was patted by Lin Qing on the back of his hand: "Wash your hands." ”
Orange pouted, jumped out of her chair and ran to the sink with a cigarette.
Mu Li spread jam on the bread slices and handed it to Lin Qing, she tasted it: "It's too sweet." ”
He painted another: "How?" ”
"Not bad." Lin Qing nodded and began to wipe his hands.
The man continued to talk to Shen Yuhe, chatting about some light topics, and they all automatically glanced at the two guests, as if they were not in the air.
Orange returned to the table after washing her hands, saw the slices of bread on the plate coated with jam, picked it up and took a bite.
Xu Yuan watched this scene from a distance, the tip of his nose was sour, he was someone else's man, and he was considerate to others that he didn't have for her, and even a pampered look was stingy.
Lin Qing inadvertently turned her head, and saw Xu Yuan's indescribable eyes at this time, which were mixed with too many complications, she withdrew her gaze, drank porridge, and occasionally exchanged a few words with them.
After eating, Shen Yuhe remembered the two guests who had been left out, and she walked to the living room and saw that they were also very comfortable. Shen Yuhe's face was a little cold, and he sat down opposite, and Mu Li also came over after changing his clothes and going out.
"Mom, let's go first."
Shen Yuhe nodded, knowing that they were going to the Lin family early this morning, but she didn't keep it, but it was Xu Lixin who opened her mouth: "Mu Li, wait a minute." ”
The man stopped: "I thought you came to find my mother today." ”
"There's something I want to tell you, it's best for you to listen to it."
"Is there not much that comes out of your mouth?"
Xu Lixin heard that it was sarcasm, but he was not angry: "We will be neighbors in the future, let's live in peace." ”
With such abrupt words, Shen Yuhe immediately thought of the house he saw that day, and they were the ones who bought it next door?
She and the man looked at each other, listening to the meaning of those words, did she really want to live in peace?
Shen Yuhe stood up: "Let's be straight, do you still want this house?" ”
"Don't, I figured out some things after that day, now that all these years have passed, I don't want to go against you again in the future." There are some goals that cannot be achieved in a single way.
As if there was something in the words, as soon as Shen Yuhe lowered his eyes, his eyes fell on Xu Lixin's half-concealed wrist: "You." ”
Xu Lixin said calmly: "It's all in the past." ”
Shen Yuhe's face tightened, but he didn't expect it to be true, Xu Lixin tried to commit suicide because he couldn't get the house back?
But if the knife cuts it, how much blood is shed, and whether it is really going to break the idea of life, they will not know.
Xu Lixin covered her wrist with her sleeve, as if she had accidentally revealed it, the expression on her face was nothing special from beginning to end, and there was a gift of reconciliation that she brought next to the coffee table.
Mu Li obviously noticed the scar as well, and he glanced at it, if Xu Lixin had the determination to die at the beginning, would someone who had died once still be so arrogant today?
He felt that Shen Yuhe could handle this matter, so he turned around, and seeing that he was leaving, Xu Yuan couldn't help but call him: "Mu Li, no matter what, I'm your sister now." ”
The man turned around and stared at him, the "sister" who had been killed halfway, and Lin Qing walked down the stairs with Orange Orange.
After listening to Xu Yuan's words, she asked Cheng Cheng to go down by herself, she turned upstairs, and came back soon after, with something in her hand, looking closely, it was a very delicate gift box.
Everyone else had puzzled faces on their faces, only Mu Li, who frowned slightly when he saw the box clearly, he stared at Lin Qing's movements, but he didn't interrupt in the end.
Lin Qing took out the necklace in the box and displayed it in the open palm, under the light, he could see that the diamonds inlaid on the chain were dazzling, and he could see at a glance that it was worth a lot.
Lin Qing walked up to Xu Yuan: "This is what my father left me before his death, because it is too precious to wear it, I will give it to you now." ”
"Send me?" Xu Yuan didn't know what to do for a while, and subconsciously glanced at Xu Lixin a few times, she retracted her gaze, and Lin Qing sat down next to her.
"Can I put it on for you?" Lin Qing lifted the necklace, and the chain was as soft as flowing water.
Xu Yuan had doubts, Xu Lixin gave her a look, and she was relieved: "Yes." ”
Lin Qing nodded, the chain in his hand lightly bypassed Xu Yuan's neck, and he skillfully buckled the necklace, and at the end, Lin Qing looked at it carefully: "It's beautiful, this necklace is very suitable for you." ”
"Are you really going to give it to me?" Xu Yuan was still puzzled.
"Yes." Lin Qing suddenly leaned over and hugged Xu Yuan, she said calmly and naturally, "This should be regarded as a gift of our reconciliation." ”