"You don't need to do anything. You don't need my trust because my trust is worthless. However, you don't have to pay attention to me anymore.”She quickly finished speaking, turned around, and walked away without looking back.
Chi Shengrui didn't stop her, but watched her stubbornly turn around and leave without hesitation. An inexplicable sense of defeat suddenly rose in his heart. This was the first time he felt so helpless towards a girl.
The first winter vacation of the university arrived as scheduled. Lin Xinlan packed her luggage and went to the train station alone. Just like every time she went home, she didn't call Du Qinru before she went home. After she went to university, she would only call home occasionally. She only reported the good news and not the bad news.
After more than 20 hours of train travel, Lin Xinlan finally arrived at the train station in town at dawn. Returning to a familiar place, she felt that everything had changed. Every time she went home, her mood was different. Every time she went home, she would feel a sense of familiarity.
The air and ground of the fog-covered town were wet. It was a little cold, but it made people feel relaxed. He pushed open the iron gate of the small courtyard and walked along the path that led directly to the door of the house. On both sides of the path were the desolate scenery that was unique to winter. There were lampstand trees with only branches left, grape racks with only withered vines, and a barren vegetable field with a few green onions.
Lin Xinlan walked to the door and pressed the doorbell, but there was no response for a long time. She thought that her mother was probably not at home. She took out the key from her backpack and inserted it into the lock. The door opened gently, and what greeted her eyes was everything that could not be more familiar. The furniture in the house would never change, the decorations would never change, and even the position of the vase was the same. This family would always be the same, just like her relationship with Du Qinru.
She walked into her room. It was as spotless as ever. The only difference was that the sheets on the bed had been changed by Du Qinru. It was the warm pink color that girls preferred. The originally light blue sticker on the wall had been replaced by pink sticker. Lin Xinlan liked blue, and her room was decorated according to her preferences. In the past, it was a light blue color. It felt refreshing in summer, but it always gave people a cold feeling in winter. But because she liked it, Du Qinru had never changed it for her.
Pink was not Lin Xinlan's favorite color, but when she pushed open the door to the room and saw the changes, her eyes were instantly filled with warm liquid. The cold air that came in from outside the room instantly disappeared. She wanted to cry, but it was a very warm and blissful feeling. This winter, because of the pink, the small room became very warm.
When Du Qinru came back, Lin Xinlan was sleeping soundly in her room because she had been on the train all night. She pushed open the door of her room and saw that she was sleeping soundly, so she did not disturb her. She was very happy in her heart. Although her daughter was always indifferent to her, as long as she was safe and happy, she did not have any more extravagant hopes.
A mother's love for her children was like this. Even if she didn't seem to care much on the surface and didn't do her best, she treated her children as her whole life. The happiness of her children was her own happiness. This was probably Du Qinru's love for Lin Xinlan, even though this kind of love was never expressed in words.
"Auntie, I heard that Xin Lan is back?”
"Yes, she's sleeping in the room."
Lin Xinlan had just woken up when she heard Zhou Zhiwei's voice from outside the room.
He's back too? Lin Xinlan was puzzled. When she was in school, Zhou Zhiwei would call her occasionally to talk about university life. When the holidays were coming, he also called her to ask when she would be home, but she was not sure at that time, nor did she ask when he would be on vacation. Unexpectedly, he had already reached home before her.
When Lin Xinlan walked out of the room, Du Qinru had already finished cooking. The table was filled with her favorite dishes. She looked at Du Qinru who was looking at her gently and went forward to gently hug her. Such a hug should have been a long time late. The unexplainable estrangement between her and her mother should have been completely eliminated with a hug. However, after so many years, she never had the courage or consciousness to take that step.
"Mom, thank you. Also, I love you, Mom. I love you very, very much. You've always been the best mother in the world.”Perhaps, she should have said what was on her mind earlier. The most intimate relationship in the world should be with her mother, because they used to be one. No matter what happened later, there should not be any estrangement or estrangement.
"Xinlan, my good child. Mommy has always loved you. Mommy did not do well. Mommy always ignored you in the past.”Finally, there was a day when she could say the words in her heart to her daughter so calmly. Some words had been buried in her heart for a long time, almost moldy and rotten, but once they were said, there would always be a magic power that swept away all the unhappiness and gloom.
After experiencing so many gains and losses, Lin Xinlan seemed to have finally understood the importance of cherishing everything she had in the most painful experience. It was because the past could not be returned, and what was lost could not be found again. There were so many uncertainties in the future that no one could predict what would happen. Therefore, the only thing that people could do was to cherish the present and cherish everyone who loved them.
Zhou Zhiwei looked at the touching scene in front of him. He was so touched by the mother and daughter's release that tears welled up in his eyes. However, he was a man after all. How could he cry so easily? He smiled gratefully, then sat down, picked up the bowl and chopsticks and began to eat heartily. He had never been polite in Lin Xinlan's house, and Du Qinru treated him like her own child. Before Lin Xinlan came back, he had already had several meals here, causing his mother to say that he was a bit of a traitor.
Realizing that there were other people in the room, Du Qinru and Lin Xinlan released each other's hands. Lin Xinlan thought that she would feel awkward when she saw Zhou Zhiwei, but when she saw that he was completely focused on her favorite dish on the table, she had a feeling that she had to take back her favorite thing immediately after it was stolen by someone else. She no longer called him "Brother Zhiwei" politely, but shouted with all her might,"Zhou Zhiwei!"
"Ah?" Zhou Zhiwei still had a big mouthful of rice in his mouth. He opened his mouth and replied to her exaggeratedly.
"Are you a hungry ghost?" Lin Xinlan's heart ached as she looked at the Red Braised Meat that he had already destroyed by more than half, and she grumbled rudely.
"Xin Lan, how can you say that?”Du Qinru didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She knew that Zhou Zhiwei and Lin Xinlan had a good relationship, more than siblings, but Lin Xinlan was a girl after all, so she had to pay attention to her words.
"Mom, look at him. He only picks my favorite dishes.”Lin Xinlan pouted and said coquettishly.
It had probably been a long time since they had seen Lin Xinlan like this. Du Qinru and Zhou Zhiwei could not help but be stunned for a moment. Then, they looked at each other and smiled. Something that had been accumulating in their hearts for a long time was finally released at that moment.
In this world, love and friendship could be abandoned and disappear. Only kinship, which was thicker than water, would be able to stay by your side and accompany you through all the good and bad luck, happiness and sadness, and ups and downs, no matter how helpless you felt.
In the evening, Zhou Zhiwei dragged Lin Xinlan to the streets to relax. The weather was a little cold. Zhou Zhiwei took off the scarf around his neck and wrapped it around Lin Xinlan's neck, pulling her woolen coat tighter. He was very close to her, and he could touch her smooth forehead as soon as he lowered his head. The carbon dioxide exhaled from his mouth turned into a white mist when it met the cold air, and it blew on her face.
She took a step back uncomfortably and put some distance between them. She awkwardly touched the scarf around her neck." Brother Zhiwei, thank you for the scarf."”
He smiled gently. He knew what her distance meant, but even so, he couldn't stop being nice to her. Growing up with her, although he did not know what kind of girl she had become, the indifference in her eyes and the stubbornness in her bones made him understand that he could only treat her well as an older brother.
"Xin Lan, you're my little sister. A brother treats his little sister well, and a little sister shouldn't thank him.”
She raised her head, and her indifferent expression finally turned into a smile." Brother Zhiwei, you're not allowed to bully me anymore!”
He scratched his head in confusion. He had always held her in his hands and protected her carefully. When did he bully her?
"You ate my favorite red braised pork that my mother made for me today. I'm not happy and I'm not full!”She accused him of his crimes, like a little girl who had her candy snatched by a neighbor's child and complained to her father. However, the person who snatched her candy was the person in front of her who said that he would treat her well. This scene really made people laugh.
"Hahaha, Sister Xin Lan, don't be sad. I was wrong. I'll bring you to eat something good now.”
Zhou Zhiwei brought her through all kinds of streets and alleys. It had been a long time since she had a good look at the town. It turned out that the town had changed so much in the years she had left her hometown. The previously messy alley was now paved with bluestone, and the wet floor was so clean that there was no dirt or trash to be seen. The small store that she and Zhou Zhiwei used to love had now become a very large supermarket. On the large LED screen, all kinds of commercial advertisements were playing. There was also the originally quiet and remote side street. Now, the street was filled with an endless stream of pedestrians because all kinds of branded clothing stores and high-end fashion stores were located on both sides of the street.
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