Bitter Tea [101 Mei Xuan]

Chapter 21

I dyed my hair back to black, and followed Wu Xuanyi back to the class. After she finished confirming the number of people and information, the sky was already dyed orange.

"It's been too long." Meng Meiqi rubbed her hair, and the unique fragrance of shampoo in the barber shop immediately dissipated.

Wu Xuanyi walked side by side with her, smelling the strong fragrance, the corners of his eyes twitched: "This smell..."

Meng Meiqi sniffled her nose and frowned, "Maybe it's because the guests are almost all older, so they use this kind. I don't know if it works well. The fragrance can really float ten miles away, but I heard they really like it."

Wu Xuanyi smiled lightly: "The old people really like it."

Meng Meiqi scratched her hair again and continued to spread the bad fragrance. Wu Xuanyi was shaking her head helplessly when she suddenly remembered something and patted her on the shoulder: "Oh, that's right, the barber shop boy wants your WeChat. You also asked me if you have a boyfriend, guess how I replied."

Wu Xuanyi turned her head sideways, with a smile on her lips: "Why?"

Meng Meiqi got excited: "Do you still remember that time when we went to the food court for dinner, didn't a little girl ask for my WeChat, and then she always sent me messages during military training to disturb my sleep. Her WeChat account was given to that little brother, and it may have been added by now, so the two of them will probably have a fight, hahaha."

Wu Xuanyi's slender eyelashes moved, and said, "It's not this."

"what?"

Wu Xuanyi said slowly: "What I want to ask is, how do you answer the question of whether I have a boyfriend?"

Wu Xuanyi's eyes were very bright, like the sparkling lake water under the warm sun. Meng Meiqi met these eyes suddenly, and the words in her mouth suddenly got stuck.

Why was it so hot in my head at that time, and I replied that she has a boyfriend?This matter can be said to be big or small, if Wu Xuanyi doesn't mind, it is at most a joke among friends, if Wu Xuanyi is not close to himself, I don't know what he will think.

Meng Meiqi was stuck for a long time, rolled her eyes, and was about to panic when the phone in her pocket rang.

Subconsciously relieved, Meng Meiqi grinned at Wu Xuanyi, took out the phone from her pocket, and took two steps back politely.

Originally, she was still thanking the phone call for saving herself, but when she saw the big character on the phone's display, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Hesitation is useless, Meng Meiqi took a deep breath, and pressed the connect button: "Hello...Mom."

"Her name is Xiaonian, and she is almost three years old this year."

"I'll get your rent back for you, and it's not a lot."

"I've packed your suitcase for you."

"Your black hair is really beautiful..."

"Xuanyi."

"Ah."

"Xuanyi, can I call you that?"

"Ah."

"Xuanyi, don't wipe it, I'm not crying."

"Ah."

"Haha, what's the matter with you, why is your face so ugly."

"..."

She and her mother hadn't been in touch for a long time.

I vaguely remember the last call, when the results of the college entrance examination had just come out, and I had just searched for my results from the Internet, and the call came in.When I was in high school, I didn't use all my strength to study, but because I was smart and the teacher was willing to take care of me, my grades were pretty good, and I was able to perform normally in the college entrance examination.It was a very happy thing at first, but not long after they got better, they quarreled again.

The reason for the quarrel was related to filling in the application form. At that time, she was only thinking about coming to Beicheng University, but her mother wanted her to live together in another city. For this reason, she used all kinds of good talk and coercion. Meng Meiqi was as stubborn as a bull. I just didn't let go, but my mother said harsh words, so don't contact me again.

In fact, I can understand why she was so angry. In the first year of high school, she chose to drop out of school because she felt uncomfortable. She had a falling out at that time, and was persuaded to come back to another high school to re-enroll in the first year of high school. After three years of heartbreak, the contact between the two is even rarer, and there is almost no communication except for necessary words. Presumably, the mother is also a little bit annoyed at this "cold-blooded" daughter.

But it's not that Meng Meiqi doesn't want to say it, but that she doesn't know how to say it.

From a very early age, she had completely lost the ability to communicate with her parents.

For as long as she can remember, her parents have had a bad relationship.

My mother works in a factory and has a strong personality. She has always wanted to bring up Meng Meiqi. She doesn't want to be very promising, but at least she can live as she pleases. So caring about her life can be said to be meticulous, and she has to do homework. examine.My father is the complete opposite. He doesn't care about anything except going to work, and he is indifferent by nature.

In my impression, her parents didn't have a good day, either quarreling or ignoring each other. Meng Meiqi has always been trembling in this regard. She often needs to think for a long time before saying a simple sentence, because she is troubled by many problems.What should I say?To what extent?What should be said and what should not be said?What kind of tone should I use to say it?How can I express it so that they don't get angry?

It's been so long, things that used to be simple and natural, but later made her think twice and couldn't find a way out.

She also thought about whether it was her fault that the relationship between her parents broke up, and if she could correct something or do something, would the result be different.

But one night later, amidst the smog, what her mother said made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

"Don't talk, don't show your feelings, don't even cheat, you don't even know how to scold, you might as well die."

It turned out that the relationship between them was not broken, but never existed.

Things that you know are about to happen and that you can never undo with your own abilities are so hopeless.

Many times, she stayed in the home of three people, but felt that she was the only one.

Not without reason.

"You're unhappy...I don't know what to do anymore."

The author has something to say:

Smoke - Maki Matsumoto

It's a good song, a little bit of letting go of hopelessness and acknowledging how vulnerable I feel.