taste of honey

Chapter 10

On a rainy day, the wind blows with coolness, and the air seems to be moist. Jiang Yi wears less clothes, and raises her hands to wrap up a thin coat tightly.

She didn't dodge and walked straight forward.

Duan Qingxu stood there, waiting for her to approach.

I don't know why, but I felt depressed for no reason. Halfway through the walk, Jiang Yidun stopped on the spot for half a minute, staring at the people under the streetlights, dawdling and unwilling to leave.

After a while, he raised his legs and walked in small steps.

Duan Qingxu just stood there motionless, his eyes calm like water without ripples.

As she got closer, Jiang Yi stopped, the wind suddenly became stronger, and it blew on her face, the coldness almost penetrated into her bones.

She looked at the taciturn Duan Qingxu, and finally couldn't hold back, and asked bluntly, "What are you doing here?"

Duan Qingxu muttered, his mouth turned pale.On a rainy day, she came out wearing only a thin short-sleeve, so it's not cold.

Seeing that she was about to say something, Jiang Yi felt irritable, so she turned around and said, "It's a bit cold outside, let's go first."

Duan Qingxu blocked it immediately.

It just so happened that Uncle Qi came out from the corner, with a kind smile on his face, and caught Jiang Yi: "It's cold outside, come in and have a seat, come, come here, I'll take you there later."

With that said, La Jiangyi walked into Duan's house.Duan Qingxu followed.

It's not good to save Uncle Qi's face, so Jiang Yi had to go to Duan's house to sit for a while. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Duan Dongcheng in a wheelchair in the living room.It seems that this is the first time that Jiang Yi has officially met him. She can't stay at home for a few days a month, so even if Duan Dongcheng has been to the next door, she still can't see him.

Different from Chen Yuqiu's bookishness, Duan Dongcheng revealed a strong sense of seriousness, and his unsmiling expression intimidated people. Although he was in a wheelchair, it could be seen that he should be very tall, at least 1.8 meters.Duan Qingxu really inherited his genes perfectly, regardless of height, appearance or temperament.

Seeing Jiang Yi, he seemed a little surprised, glanced at Duan Qingxu who was following him, and asked, "Jiang Yi?"

Jiang Yi was stunned, and politely called: "Uncle Duan."

Uncle Qi needs no introduction.

The indifference on Duan Dongcheng's face disappeared a lot. After all, he is the stepdaughter of his best friend, so he should be more polite. He raised his hand and said, "Come and sit here, Uncle Qi, bring some drinks."

Ask Jiang Yi again: "Will you drink tea or juice?"

The sudden acquaintance made Jiang Yi extremely uncomfortable, she replied: "It's fine to leave it cold, thank you."

Uncle Qi went down to prepare, and really brought three cups of cold water to boil.

Duan Qingxu sat down next to her, with only a palm's width between them.Jiang Yi moved, accidentally bumped into the other party, and immediately withdrew her hand, pretending nothing happened.

Duan Dongcheng didn't see the small movements between the two, so he came over and chatted with Jiang Yi as an elder. It was nothing more than those words, whether they fit in, what he was doing recently, and so on.Duan Qingxu drank cold water beside him, he had nothing to say from the beginning to the end, and was too quiet.

When the time was almost up, Uncle Qi sent Jiang Yi out.

Duan Qingxu got up, but was stopped by Duan Dongcheng: "Qingxu, come to the study."

Jiang Yi turned around curiously, and saw this man and Duan Dongcheng walking upstairs.Uncle Qi explained: "There are a lot of things recently. Dong Cheng injured his foot, and some things can only be handed over to Qing Xu."

That's why Duan Qingxu went home early last week, one came back to see Duan Dongcheng, and the other had something to do.Jiang Yi didn't know what else to do. A college student, should she be allowed to manage the company?Is it too strict?But she only thinks about it in her heart, she is witty and doesn't talk too much.

I went back to the house next door, went upstairs and entered the room, and washed up.

Chen Yuqiu and Zheng Yun didn't come back until 10:30 after taking a walk outside. They talked and laughed as they walked along the road between Chen's and his family.Jiang Yi heard the sound and looked outside, but the two of you and I didn't notice her.

She was funny, she turned her gaze away, and unintentionally glanced diagonally across, the room that was supposed to be lit was now completely dark - Duan Qingxu was not in the room, he should be busy.

Go to bed at [-] o'clock, it's cool tonight, there is no need to turn on the air conditioner, before going to bed, she looked diagonally opposite, it was still dark there.

I'm going back to my grandma's house in the county seat tomorrow. I stood by the window for a while, turned off the lights and went to sleep.

When she was about to fall asleep, she thought that at the fork in the road, Duan Qingxu seemed to have something to say, and she didn't know what this person was going to say.

A stuffy gourd that can't pry its mouth open.

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The next day was cloudy, but it didn't rain, the sky was gray, with dark clouds churning, and it looked like heavy rain would come at any time.

The family drove to the county seat by themselves.Jiang Yi leaned on the car window and went to look out. The door of Duan's house was closed and there was no one in sight.

It took more than three hours to drive from the urban area to the county seat, and I arrived at my grandma's house just in time for lunch.Grandma and grandpa are strong and strong, and they smiled when they saw a family of four. Grandma especially likes Jiang Yi, she is sweet-mouthed and will please others.

Earlier, Niang Saner would come back almost every month, and the frequency was gradually reduced until Jiang Yi went to college. The two children in the family were studying and did not have so much free time.

Because of their arrival, the uncle's family celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival earlier, and the day was full of excitement.In the afternoon, Zheng Yun took Chen Yuqiu to visit the water town and came back around dark.

Water Town is a scenic spot in the county seat, half an hour's drive away from grandma's house. Jiang Yi, Jiang Ning and her brother grew up here when they were young, and they often went there to play. They don't think there is anything unusual about it.But Chen Yuqiu found it strange. He liked this kind of natural scenery very much, and he talked about it all night.

Jiang Yi didn't pay much attention to these, and stayed with her grandma all the time.Grandma quietly asked: "Is he treating you well?"

"It's fine, don't worry." Jiang Yi reassured her.

Grandma grabbed her hand and patted it, "That's fine, I'm afraid your mother misjudged the person, she is stubborn and won't listen to me."

Jiang Yi smiled and said a few words of comfort.

The second day of the small long holiday is the autumnal equinox. As the saying goes, "The heat recedes and the autumn clears and the air turns cooler, and the daylight and night are both long." It means that this day the heat recedes and the coolness arrives. Autumn has officially entered, and the days and nights will be longer and cooler in the days to come.According to the plan, they were supposed to go back to the city that day, but the couple changed their minds temporarily and decided to go to the water village to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they notified the Duan family three to come over last night.

A group of people directly booked a two-story wooden building with a characteristic homestay. The homestay only had five rooms, one for the couple, one for Jiang Yi and Duan Qingxu, and one for the rest.Zheng Yun didn't know something about his daughter, so he felt that this arrangement was very reasonable, and it would allow two girls of the same age to communicate more.

Jiang Yi remained silent, subconsciously looking at Duan Qingxu who was pushing the wheelchair.

The other party didn't respond.

The decoration of the B&B is full of natural scenery. There are flowers, plants and trees inside and out, both in the front yard and backyard. There are deck chairs and pools in the front yard, while the backyard is relatively empty.Zheng Yun said that he would barbecue here at night, and Uncle Qi and Chen Yuqiu went out to buy goods.

At dusk, the sky is full of clouds and clouds, dyeing the earth into a piece of gold, soft and peaceful.The environment in the county is good, and birds fly by from time to time, Jiang Yi nests on the recliner with her eyes closed and rests, the fallen leaves of the white elm swirl in the wind, fluttering and falling on her body.

There are white elms planted everywhere in Jinming's mansion, but they are not as lush and tall as in this courtyard.She stood up and brushed off the leaves, turned her head occasionally, and saw Duan Qingxu pushing Duan Dongcheng, who had hurt his leg, around. The father and daughter talked from time to time, and they talked about very serious topics, not warm at all.

Xu sensed something, Duan Qingxu turned his head to look.

Jiang Yi avoided it as if nothing had happened, and pretended to look at the phone seriously, but the phone screen didn't turn on.

Uncle Qi and Chen Yuqiu came back after sunset. They must have traveled a long way and brought back a large box of seafood, as well as beef and mutton.Jiang Yi went to the backyard to help, and Zheng Yun asked her to arrange things.

Duan Qingxu is also there, and has come here.

The previous anger had dissipated long ago, but Jiang Yi didn't want to talk to her, but as a result, the man stood beside him and didn't move. She held back her anger for a while, and finally said first: "Come and help."

Duan Qingxu stepped forward to help arrange drinks.The red wine was placed on the side, and it was easy to fall off. Jiang Yi went to take it preconditionally. It happened that Duan Qingxu was about to push the things in, and their hands touched together.Duan Qingxu twisted his knuckles, avoiding without a trace.

The anger in her heart rose again, Jiang Yi looked at her and asked, "What are you hiding?"

Duan Qingxu's expression moved slightly, and he said in a low voice: "No."

No wonder.

Jiang Yi didn't bother to say anything, she cleared the table by herself, and planned to stay away from her, but when she saw someone, she didn't hold back her words, and shouted: "Duan Qingxu."

The other party was silent for a while, and then replied softly: "Yes."

"Which school did you go to for graduate school?"

Duan Qingxu pondered, and said truthfully: "I haven't thought about it yet."

Jiang Yi asked again: "H big?"

"No." The answer was straightforward.

Jiang Yi was stunned and fell silent.

Zheng Yun called for someone to help her, and she went straight away.

During the barbecue at night, the two families sat together, and the autumn evening breeze was blowing slowly, making people want to sleep.Chen Yuqiu has always been good at reconciling the atmosphere, chatting with Uncle Qi all over the place, from more than ten years ago to now, and then talking about the three juniors.

Uncle Qi took a sip of wine, recalled it for a while, and said with a smile: "I remember that you and Dong Cheng were very lawless when they were teenagers. They went out every day to cause trouble and became lawless. At that time, Ada was still worried, afraid that you would not learn well. The result is not good yet.”

Ah Da, Duan Qingxu's grandfather, died three years ago.

Chen Yuqiu also smiled and said, "At that time, I was young and ignorant."

The wine was good, and Uncle Qi clicked his tongue twice, probably because he was drinking, so he was a little out of choice, chatting and bringing up the past, "When Dong Cheng got married, you still said that you would marry him in the future, who knows Qing Xu You didn't get married until you were this old."

It is impossible for Jiang Ning to match Duan Qingxu. A 17-year-old child has no hair yet. Duan Dongcheng's ideal son-in-law is definitely not him. Moreover, Zheng Yun is not willing.Some things are good and bad, and the Duan family's son-in-law is hard to be.

Chen Yuqiu laughed and toasted quickly without mentioning these things.

The speaker has no intention but the listener does, Jiang Yi drooped her thick eyelashes.She likes to eat shrimp, so she grilled a few big ones, which were delicious and fragrant.

Duan Qingxu drank two glasses, but in fact she didn't drink, but Uncle Qi insisted on persuading her, since she will take over the company in the future, the wine table culture cannot be avoided.Duan Dongcheng acquiesced, so she drank it. The baijiu was spicy and strong, and she couldn't help coughing twice when the wine entered her throat.

The breezy wind made my head dizzy.

The barbecue ended at 11:30, and then they went back to their rooms to wash and sleep.

Jiang Yi went to Zheng Yun's place, and when she entered the room on the second floor, Duan Qingxu had just come out of the shower.

Duan Qingxu didn't look good after drinking, and couldn't see any changes, but she was obviously a little uncomfortable. She rested on the head of the bed and took a nap when she heard the sound coming from the door.

Jiang Yi shuddered for no reason, closed the door and pretended not to see it.

"Would you like some water?" she asked, walking over to the table to pour a glass.

Duan Qingxu closed his eyes again, and did not whisper until she approached, "Thank you."

She responded, put the water glass on the bedside table, and went into the bathroom to take a shower.

I planned to stay in the county for only one day before, so I didn't bring my pajamas, so now I can only make do with ordinary clothes.She was wearing a white loose mid-length T-shirt with hot pants underneath, but because the T-shirt was too long, it completely covered it up, which became a popular way to wear missing bottoms.

After washing, Duan Qingxu still maintained that appearance, feeling a little decadent for no reason.

The glass didn't move.

Thinking she was asleep, Jiang Yi wiped her hair, loosened it, and casually draped it behind her shoulders.

I have to blow my hair, otherwise I won't be able to sleep.

After hesitating for a while, she went over to pat Duan Qingxu, and wanted to call out to this person, but just as he approached, Duan Qingxu opened his eyes first.

"Jiang Yi—" she shouted, her voice hoarse from the burning wine.