Volume 2 Cold Dew Chapter 57: Fighting
Jiang You touched his cell phone.
There was only half battery left. He found the charger, plugged it in, and then plugged in the phone. After opening WeChat, he found that Zhang Lin had left him a message. He first switched to the Moments and looked at the likes and comments.
Tang Butian posted a photo of a baby carrot, liked the photo, and then went back to click on Zhang Lin’s message.
Zhang Lin asked him to have dinner together in the evening.
Jiang You refused and replied: I have plans in the evening, let’s make an appointment next time if we have the chance.
He stood up from the bed, stretched, opened the window, and took a deep breath of the cool mountain breeze.
I took my swimsuit and the hot spring ticket that came with my room card package, and took a casual walk on the mountain. When I felt I had digested most of the food, I headed to the hot spring area.
Take a shower.
Change into the same swimsuit.
When I walked out with Jiang Mo, Chen Nan was already waiting outside .
She was wearing a gray-blue swimsuit. The style was conservative.
Seeing the two of them, one big and one small, walking out in red swimming trunks, she couldn't help but smile.
"We can obviously be father and son."
"Yes, yes." Chen Nan agreed.
Lying in the main pool, the hot spring water warmed my body and a layer of fog covered my glasses.
Jiang You let out a long sigh, looked up at the mountains not far away, and said, "It's so comfortable."
Jiang Mo stood in the pool for a while, then sat down by the pool, kicking the water with his legs, and the water fell on Jiang Mo's body and face.
Jiang You grabbed Jiang Mo's ankle and pulled him down.
"Be careful not to choke on the water," Chen Nan sat next to Jiang You, "I met your friend again this morning."
"Didn't they go down the mountain?"
"I don't know either. Anyway, we started arguing again. I was afraid they would see me embarrassed, so I avoided them," Chen Nan turned around and lay down by the pool. "It's easy to quarrel when traveling."
"Who said that? Look, we won't argue," Jiang You watched Jiang Mo playing in the water. "That man sent me a WeChat message and asked us to have dinner, but I refused," he put his hand on the edge of the pool. "It's a rare opportunity to come out and relax. I don't want to have dinner with strange people."
Chen Nan turned around and pinched the flesh on his waist.
Jiang You raised his eyes and looked at her, "How does it feel?"
"fine."
Jiang You pinched her back.
After a while, Chen Nan saw Jiang Mo standing half a meter away watching them take a step back. Her face suddenly turned red. She stood up and whispered, "I'll go check out the other pools."
After watching Chen Nan walk away, Jiang You put his hands behind his ears and looked at his legs held up by the buoyancy of the water. "If I eat too many carrots, what if I turn into a rabbit?"
He thought for a moment and said, "Rabbit ears are cute." He turned to look at Jiang Mo and said, "How about we raise a rabbit?"
The water splashed on Jiang You's face.
"I won't keep it anymore..."
"What do you mean?"
Jiang You turned his head and saw Zhang Lin stepping into the hot spring pool.
"You're here so early, have you had lunch?"
"No, I saw in the guide that the beef noodles here are good. I'm almost done with soaking so I'll go to the rest area to have a bowl of noodles and some fruit."
"Wenxin Hotel is great. It's in a scenic area and convenient for hot springs. There's a pool in the hotel, right?"
“I think so.”
"The hotel I stayed in also has one, but the one in the scenic area is better. It's bigger and has more pools." Zhang Lin looked at Jiang Mo. "This is your son. How old is he?"
"Six years old."
"I also want to learn Go, but I don't know how to get started?"
"Let Elder Xu teach us," Jiang You stood up and picked up Jiang Mo. "Children can't stay in the water for too long. I'll take him for a walk."
He walked out of the pool without waiting for Zhang Lin's answer.
After walking forward a few quick steps, he looked at the surrounding pools. Not seeing Chen Nan, he found an empty small pool and sat in it with Jiang Mo.
Listen to the sound of water.
"If he comes over again, you'll eat him up, understand?"
The minced ginger turned over in the water.
Jiang You looked down at his stomach, "It seems to be a little flatter, right?"
He closed his eyes.
Chen Nan walked into a Chinese medicine pool and sat quietly for a while. Then she saw Xu Jiaqi walk into the pool.
She and Xu Jiaqi were both stunned.
"Are you here to take a hot spring bath too?" Xu Jiaqi asked.
Chen Nan nodded.
She noticed that Xu Jiaqi's expression was a little heavy.
She didn't ask and just soaked quietly.
"What about them?"
"Them? Jiang You and the others?"
"Yes, that's his son, right? I heard dad mention that he adopted a child."
"It's his son. I was worried that he, as a man, wouldn't be able to take care of a child, but I didn't expect that Jiang Mo was taken care of so well by him."
"Okay?"
"Very good. When Jiang Mo first came, he was even thinner than he is now. His yard was burned down, and he was injured. He had to take care of himself and Jiang Mo. I asked him if he should let Jiang Mo stay with me for a few days or send him back to the welfare home until he recovered. He said that Jiang Mo had finally let down his guard against him, and sending him away now would cause secondary trauma."
“That’s great.”
Chen Nan looked at Xu Jiaqi's expression and asked, "Where's your boyfriend?"
"Not a boyfriend yet."
A hint of doubt flashed across Chen Nan's eyes.
"He is my father's student."
Chen Nan nodded and didn't ask any further questions.
"You have a great figure." Xu Jiaqi looked at Chen Nan with some envy.
"You can only maintain it if you keep exercising," she glanced at Xu Jiaqi, "After giving birth, your organs sag. If you slack off, it won't work."
"Have you given birth to a child?" Xu Jiaqi was a little surprised.
Chen Nan laughed, "My daughter is already thirteen years old."
"ah?"
“I got married early.”
"What about you and Jiang You?"
"Friends."
Xu Jiaqi nodded. "I want to get married, and then divorce in a year or two. Let's make a promise before we get married."
"Why?" Chen Nan looked at her in confusion.
"I tried hard to get along with her, but it's still better for me to be alone," Xu Jiaqi shook her head. "When I was in my early twenties, my mother set a curfew for me and I had to be home before 10 p.m. When I was over 30, I went home as soon as I got off work every day. She felt very disappointed. When we were keeping vigil during the Chinese New Year this year, she quietly asked me if I liked women, and said that it was okay if I liked women..."
Chen Nan looked at her sympathetically.
"I think if I get a divorce, people outside won't think I'm abnormal and won't say anything nonsense in front of my parents."
Just as Chen Nan was about to say something, she heard Jiang You calling her.
Turning around, I saw Jiang You holding Jiang Mo standing not far behind him.
"I'll go over first." After saying something to Xu Jiaqi, she stepped out of the pool. She picked up the bath towel placed aside, wrapped it around her body, and walked to Jiang You.
"Done?"
"We found a small pond, just him and I, it was really comfortable."
They slowly walked to the rest area and found an empty seat to sit down.
Jiang You ordered three bowls of beef noodles.
He ate a piece of cantaloupe. "What did she say to you?"
After Chen Nan repeated the story, he said, "I originally thought she was the type who was more pretentious."
"The daughter of the old Xu couple may be spoiled, but she still has to be treated with reason," Jiang You stuffed a small tomato into Jiang Mo's mouth. He asked Chen Nan, "I want to eat ice cream. What flavor do you want?"
