34 Chapter 34

◎Can’t you just be a human being? ◎

Sneaking out, I actually don’t know what to do.

Chen Jing'an was still thinking about whether it would be bad if he left the meeting in the middle of the meeting, when a phone call came, probably asking where he was going and why he left so early. Shen Lie dealt with it in a few words.

"Go back to the hotel?" Chen Jing'an asked.

"Tired?"

Chen Jing'an shook his head. Shen Lie held her hand, looked into the distance and said, "Let's take a walk."

This place is indeed very close to Chen Jing'an's hometown of Yicheng. The language systems of the two cities are very similar. She felt very friendly listening to the chatter of passers-by. Like Yicheng, there is also a river that runs through the entire city. The river flow is not very fast. , reflecting the colorful scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

There are many people on the river bank, and those who are enjoying the breeze can go down the stone stairs and play in the water with their trouser legs rolled up. You will also meet children holding small fishing nets and red buckets to catch shrimps.

At home, Chen Jing'an often walks in the water with her parents in the afternoon.

On a whim, I took off my high heels, put them together, and lifted up my overly long skirt. The water on the river bank was not deep and just barely covered my insteps. It was cool and comfortable.

"Would you like to try it too?" Chen Jing'an sincerely invited Shen Lie to join.

"No," Shen Lie thanked Bu Min, and said that if she fell, he would not go into the water to fish for her.

Chen Jing'an lowered her head and stepped into the water, smiling: "I can swim. In the past summer, my dad would take me to the river, and I could swim quite well."

She had grown up soaking in the river since she was a child, and Chen's mother didn't want to. They felt that it was dangerous and easy to tan. They thought that girls were still fair and beautiful, so they could only sneak out while Chen's mother returned to school, and then go back as soon as possible. But it was not easy to deceive, so they hung it on the balcony. The swimsuit is the irrefutable proof that it can never be hidden.

It's really too eye-catching for two people to dress like this.

Especially Shen Lie, standing in the distance, his shiny shoes were clean and not stained by any water stains. Where he stood, people around him consciously avoided going around, so he went out alone. In a world where his eyes couldn't help but look curiously, he was incompatible with his surroundings.

Compared to his expressionless face, Chen Jing'an seemed to have a much better personality, and his appearance was gentle, so some people couldn't help but talk to him.

At first, she used Mandarin with a strong local accent, but Chen Jing'an responded in her hometown dialect. The other party was a little surprised, thinking she was a local girl, so they started chatting enthusiastically in her hometown dialect.

Chen Jing'an has a nice voice, and when talking about Wu Nong's soft words, she speaks slowly, and her eyebrows are lowered and she smiles, which is lively and lively.

Shen Lie didn't understand. After the others left, he asked them what they were talking about.

Chen Jing'an said nothing: "Just a greeting, saying that the weather is very good today, and the night breeze is suitable for a walk..."

In fact, what the other party asked was:

"Sister, are you boyfriend and girlfriend?"

"...Yeah." She thought about it and replied in the affirmative.

"Oh, you two are so perfect for each other. I thought you were making a movie at first. He likes you very much. He didn't take his eyes away from you all night long. Oh, you are so crazy." "

..."

"Li... Tosui..." ...You." Shen Lie tried to say it, but the pronunciation was really difficult to understand, and he stuttered every word. "What do you mean?"

Chen Jing'an blinked and said, "It means we can have fun here.

"Four words mean so much?" She

could only bite the bullet and say nonsense: "Our words are very concise."

To avoid being asked more, Chen Jing'an proposed to move forward and change the topic, and met a few children along the way. Running over, she wanted to avoid it, but before she could move away, Shen Lie fished her out first. Suddenly, she was in the water again. In a panic, she lost a high-heeled shoe, and a small splash made a splash. It sank to the bottom and disappeared.

"Why are you running?" Shen Lie held Chen Jing'an's arm tightly, looked over with a frown, and his tone was not good.

The children also knew that they were in trouble, and stood there dumbly holding plastic buckets. There were adults behind them who hurriedly followed to apologize. The children, one large and one small, stood side by side, looking at her with blank eyes, and then shrank when they came into contact with Shen Lie's gaze. After a while, I finally listened to my parents and said I was sorry with drooping eyebrows.

"I'm so sorry, you only have one shoe left..." He didn't look cheap, he hesitated, feeling a little embarrassed for a moment.

"Sister, can I compensate you for the fish? I just caught a big one today, and there are also shrimps. Can I give them all to you?" The older child stretched out his hand and showed her the plastic bucket. Hope she can accept it.

"No, no need." Chen Jing'an waved his hand.

"They are really cute." The child thought she was disgusted and came over to show her. There were several small fish in the bucket, the largest of which was no more than the size of a little finger, swimming around. There were a few small shrimps on the side of the bucket. Looking at the new world.

"Wow, there are so many, you are so awesome." Chen Jing'an smiled and praised.

"I caught them. They like to stay in the aquatic plants. When they were sleeping, I picked them up in one handful. Sister, I will give you the small fish as compensation. We can catch them next time!"

A few pairs of eyes looked forward to it . Stare at her.

The adult touched the child's head and said, "Take it, teach them a lesson, your shoes...we will pay you a new pair, and we will deduct it from their pocket money."

Several children opened their mouths and started to look pitiful.

"It's okay... I'm not sure." Chen Jing'an looked at Shen Lie, the shoes belonged to him, and asked in a questioning tone, "How about we keep these fish?"

she said to us.

Shen Lie's eyes wandered over her face, his Adam's apple rolled over, and then he said: "Well, you decide."

Finally, the small plastic bucket was transferred to Chen Jing'an's hand. Before the child left, he told Chen Jing'an to raise the little fish and make it bigger. Come be a fish mother and give birth to more little fishes.

Shen Lie was amused by the innocent remarks and twitched the corners of his lips, causing dissatisfaction among the children.

Chen Jing'an had no choice but to explain: "He thinks you are cute, yes, cute."

"..."

How could he believe it.

After handing over the fish, the children politely said goodbye to Chen Jing'an, who waved while carrying the plastic bucket.

There was only one high-heeled shoe left, so how to get back to the hotel became a problem.

When she was in trouble, she looked at Shen Lie. He stood beside her. His facial features became more three-dimensional and superior in the night. He lazily lowered his eyelids to see what she was thinking.

"If I remember correctly, there is also this river behind the hotel?"

"It seems." Chen Jing'an remembered that she could see the river view from the window of the room, but she didn't know for a moment what the purpose of his sudden mention of this was. What.

"You can try to swim back."

Shen Lie said leisurely: "I can lift the fish for you."

"?"

"After all, you are a good swimmer." There was a smile in his voice.

Chen Jing'an frowned when she heard this, and she couldn't help but ask: "Shen Lie, can't you just be a human being?"

"I've helped you carry fish, so why don't

you count as a human being?" "Thank you!"

Chen Jing'an Holding the hem of the skirt, she walked downstream.

"Come here." The voice was low.

Chen Jing'an turned around, and Shen Lie took a step closer to her. The water submerged the soles of her shoes. He wrapped his arms around his back and easily picked her up from the water. She hooked her around his neck with one hand and held the baby with the other hand, which was swaying with the sound of water. The small plastic bucket shocked her so much that her breathing slowed down and became shallow. Her heart shrank in an instant, and then relaxed in an instant.

As she took a step, her forehead bumped into his mandible lightly, and she had no choice but to hug him tighter, pressing against his shoulder.

Chen Jing'an closed her eyes, and there was always the sound of conversation in her ears, but suddenly it was blurry. She could only hear the sound, but she didn't know what was said specifically. The feeling of dryness never goes away.

-The

fish in the plastic bucket was finally handed over to Ji Hong. Ji Hong looked at a few small river fish and shrimps in the bucket. He took them out and fried them, but he couldn't make a plate. In doubt, he heard Shen Lie say: "Look for it." Raise things."

Huh?

"This kind of small river fish is different from artificially bred ornamental fish." Ji Hong reminded tactfully that this kind of fish lives in the wild. It has no ornamental value and is delicate and easy to die. There is really no need to raise it.

Shen Lie casually flipped through a few pages of documents without raising his head: "It's up to you to die."

It was a flat sentence without any emotion.

Ji Hong immediately understood that the people in this bucket were all ancestors. If one of them died in the middle, he could get out and leave. The posture of carrying the bucket became pious, and he immediately asked someone to put the ancestors in place.

After solving it, go back and report today's itinerary.

The schedule was very tight and there was almost no time. Shen Lie thought for a few seconds and turned down the dinner party in the evening. However, the other party was considered Shen Lie's elder. Ji Hong was worried that this would not be a good idea. Shen Lie had made up his mind. But they are all false and condescending, and really lackluster.

"It's not interesting." Shen Lie said.

Ji Hong raised his eyes, a little surprised. Shen Lie had never said such words before. The thing in front of him was boring, so what could be called interesting?

Shen Lie had a job, so Chen Jing'an traveled alone. She made a temporary guide and finally took a bus to the ancient city. Because of the weekend, there were many tourists, most of whom traveled in groups. It was rare to see someone like her alone. She felt at ease, and after following the guide around the ancient city, she didn't miss anything she needed to eat or drink.

Finally, tired from shopping, I sat down to drink water. Shen Lie received a call saying that work was over and asked her where to pick him up. She sent her the location.

After replying to the message, I discovered that the two people had more direct contact instead of relaying it through Ji Hong.

Chen Jing sat quietly for a while, and when she was about to walk to the exit of the ancient city, she saw an old lady selling flower bouquets in the shadow of the wall. She had short silver hair and tied it back neatly with a black hairband. She smiled and squinted at the passersby, handing her a I offered my own flower string, saying it only cost five yuan and it was delicious.

Grandma easily reminded her of her grandma, who was also the same age. She would pick a handful of jasmine in the yard and put it in the closet, pressing it under her skirt. The next day, all the clothes would be stained with the quiet fragrance of flowers.

Chen Jing'an walked over, knelt down and paid for a bunch.

"For such a pretty little girl, she must choose the most beautiful ones." Grandma smiled, uncovered the wet cloth covering the bamboo basket, picked out the plump jasmine flowers, and then carefully strung them together.

Two people chatting.

Grandma talked about her little granddaughter, who was younger than Chen Jing'an and also looked quiet and delicate. Because she was studying, she hadn't seen her granddaughter for a month.

"When I save some money, I can buy a nice skirt for our little girl. She is just the right age to be beautiful."

"..."

Shen Lie got off the car and saw Chen Jing'an squatting by the wall to buy something. Wearing a long skirt made of light material, the hem of the skirt was well gathered around her legs. Her skin was fair, like a freshly peeled lotus root. When soaked in water, it was white and translucent. She was talking to her grandma, with overflowing tenderness between her brows and eyes. .

After Grandma strung the bracelets together, Chen Jing'an raised her arm and handed her wrist over.

As grandma spoke, she tightened the red string, put it on, and pressed it lightly, "Bless the little girl to be safe and smooth."

A shadow pressed down.

Before Chen Jing'an tilted her head, she smelled the familiar aroma of wood and met Shen Lie's eyes.

Grandma still smiled and asked: "Sir, fresh flower bouquets only cost five yuan. Do you want to buy a bunch? It will look good for your girlfriend."

"I already have a girlfriend." Shen Lie said.

Only then did the grandma realize that the two were lovers, she pursed her lips and smiled: "So this lady is your girlfriend, would you like to buy a bunch for yourself?"

Grandma enthusiastically promoted.

"He doesn't want it." Chen Jing'an expected that Shen Lie would refuse. She was afraid of the embarrassment and took the initiative to hold his arm. "I'm done. Let's go."

Shen Lie said yes.

Grandma was overjoyed and went to pick jasmine flowers again.

Chen Jing'an looked at him in surprise, always feeling that the person in front of him was not Shen Lie, but rather as if he had been pierced by a spirit.

The hand on his arm was pressed down. Shen Lie frowned slightly, and his tone was particularly exaggerated. He asked, "Chen Jing'an, are you too overbearing?"

as if complaining.

"?"

Chen Jing'an felt that he was wronged. Who is the domineering one?

Grandma didn't know how the two were getting along, so she smiled when she heard this and said: "It's not a bad thing for a girl to be domineering. Sir, you have to let her have a girlfriend."

Shen Lie also smiled: "Well, I will let her live my whole life."

No. The word was light or not, and the tone was clearly light, but the three words "lifetime" seemed to hit him hard, and Chen Jing'an was a little lost.

I couldn't tell for a moment who was not clear-headed. Maybe they were just talking casually, pretending to be an ordinary couple to grandma.

Grandma has strung the flower string again and put it on Shen Lie.

The joints on his wrist are distinct and the lines are cold and hard. It is different from Chen Jing'an's when it is worn on his hand, but one is hard and the other is soft, but there is a wonderful harmony.

Grandma pressed the petals lightly with her palms and still said the blessing.

"Smooth and safe."

When paying the bill, grandma listened to the payment language on the mobile phone and said in surprise: "Wrong, wrong, five yuan a bunch. This lady has already paid. Did you press too much?" How many zeros?"

Chen Jing'an was also a little stunned.

Shen Lie held her hand, and the two people's flower strings touched together, as if they should fit together.

"That's right, we bought the remaining flowers. You should go back and rest early."

"How can this be done?" Grandma wanted to withdraw, but didn't know how. After shedding the blame, she could only hand over all the flowers.

Grandma pressed the bouquet of flowers between the two of them again, and said with a smile: "Grandma doesn't read much, and I don't know what to say. Grandma just wishes you..."

"I miss you so much, and we will grow old together."

This basket of jasmine flowers , and eventually fell into Ji Hong's hands.

Yesterday it was a bucket of small river fish, today it was a basket of jasmine flowers. Ji Hong fell into deep thought, wondering what would be there tomorrow.

He didn't dare to ask any more questions, and he held the bamboo basket conscientiously in the passenger seat.

Chen Jing'an actually wanted to ask something, but her mind was confused as to what to ask, so she didn't say anything in the end.

After dinner, back to the hotel, Ji Hong and Chen Jing'an got along briefly.

Chen Jing'an saw the basket of flowers again.

Ji Hong took the initiative to chat with Chen Jing'an and found out that the basket of flowers and the bunch in the boss's hand were bought from an old lady, and the price was five figures.

"Has he been like this before?" The philanthropy of rich people?

Ji Hong shook his head and answered decisively: "Never."

The two looked at each other. Ji Hong thought for a while and hesitated. Later, when he saw Shen Lie walking towards him, he whispered and spoke very fast: "Miss Chen , do you think Mr. Shen is doing this... to make you happy?"