The days passed. Qin Peng, Xia, and Lin Xi attended school from Monday to Friday. They went home together after school and studied together on weekends.
The two of them fought and quarreled as they reached the entrance of the neighborhood. They happened to bump into Xia Linxi's mother, who was walking upstairs alone with big and small bags.
Qin Peng was the first to react. He ran forward and picked up the two big shopping bags from Xia Linxi's mother's hands. He smiled and said,"Auntie, why did you buy so many things today? I didn't see Uncle Xia helping you.”
Xia Linxi's mother was shocked and thought that someone was snatching something at the door. When she saw that it was Qin Peng, the expression on her face instantly changed from shock to happiness. She smiled and said,"Your Uncle Xia is having dinner at work tonight. You're helping my Xiao Xi revise. I was just thinking of you coming over for dinner. I just went to the supermarket to buy some groceries.”
As he spoke, he reached out to take the shopping bag back. Qin Peng dodged." It's okay, Auntie. It's not heavy."”Xia Linxi's mother didn't insist anymore and let him take it. He kept praising," Pengpeng has grown up, unlike the one at home who only eats and sleeps…"
Xia Linxi had been speechless since the beginning. She had been talking to Qin Peng with her mother smiling like a flower. It was as if he was her mother's biological son and she was just a lost child picked up from the trash can.
She had wanted to maintain the posture of watching a good show. Seeing that Qin Peng was willing to be a coolie, who knew that her mother would suddenly talk about her? She felt that if she didn't stop her, she would expose the fact that she didn't even wash her own clothes at home. She reacted quickly and covered her mother's mouth.
"Mom, stop talking. You're not tired, but Qin Peng is.”
Xia Linxi's mother was just about to say something when her mouth was covered, which made her very unhappy. She raised her hand to slap away the hand covering her mouth and said with a look of disgust,"Did you wash your hands? It's so dirty.”
After saying that, he even spat twice as if Xia Linxi really had something dirty on his hand.
Perhaps she felt that Xia Linxi's words made sense, so Chen Qin put on a cheerful expression again. As she went upstairs, she smiled and said,"Aiyo, I almost forgot. Pengpeng is still carrying things. Let's go back soon. Auntie will continue talking to you when we get home.”
"It's okay, Auntie. It's not heavy." For a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, things were indeed not that heavy. Besides, he liked to hear about Xia Linxi's embarrassing childhood.
After Xia Linxi's mother heard this, the smile on her face deepened. She kept praising Qin Peng as she went upstairs.
Xia Linxi saw her mother smiling like a flower and couldn't help but remind her,""Mom, if you keep laughing, you'll get more crow's feet.”
After Chen Qin heard this, her kind face changed. She looked at Xia Linxi, who was walking side by side with Qin Peng empty-handed, with a face full of disdain. She complained,"Are you as sensible as Pengpeng? Look at all the things in Pengpeng. Don't you know how to help carry them? Tian Tian…"
Xia Linxi couldn't take it anymore. He reached out to take the shopping bag in Qin Peng's hand, but he accidentally touched Qin Peng's hand. Qin Peng's heart skipped a beat. He dodged for a moment and lowered his head."It's okay. We're almost there."
After saying that, she quickly caught up with Chen Qin and continued to listen to Mother Xia talk about her daily chores. However, her ears unconsciously turned red.
Xia Linxi didn't react in time. Looking at Qin Pengkuang and her mother laughing side by side, she felt a wave of frustration in her heart. She lowered her head and followed behind the two.
Qin Peng helped to pack the things and sat on the sofa in Xia Linxi's house. Suddenly, he saw a photo. He picked it up and saw that it was Xia Linxi. He immediately smiled.
Xia Linxi was confused at first, but when he saw the photo frame in his hand, he knew that something was wrong.
It was an artistic photo of her when she was one year old. She had red lips and a Nezha hairstyle. She was holding a big red carp in her hand and there was a big red dot on her forehead. Most importantly, she was only wearing a red dudou in the photo. She was smiling foolishly, like a New Year doll.
However, her mother treated her dark history as a treasure. She specially framed a picture frame and placed it on the television cabinet at home. She said that it was a joyous occasion and that she liked her the most back then, unlike now. She was not cute and always made her angry.
Xia Linxi rushed forward, wanting to steal his dark history.
Qin Peng was a step ahead of him. He used his height advantage to raise the photo frame with one hand to prevent Xia Linxi from snatching it away. He could not hide the smile on his face.
"Qin Peng, give it to me!" Xia Linxi stretched out her hand and jumped to reach for her " dark history ", but how could she reach it with her height? She jumped, and Qin Peng tiptoed.
"What's wrong? She's quite cute. She's fair and chubby, so she likes people.”Qin Peng raised the photo and provoked him.
After Xia Linxi heard this, he grabbed even tighter and leaned his entire body against Qin Peng. Qin Peng's ears unconsciously turned red.
Xia Linxi was still fighting for it with all his might. He looked up angrily. Before he could scold Qin Peng, his eyes met with his. They were clear and bright, and even the small mole at the corner of his right eye became obvious.
Time seemed to have stopped at this moment. Xia Linxi was still leaning on Qin Peng and had forgotten that Qin Peng's hand was still holding the photo frame high. The two of them looked at each other, and the blush on their faces unconsciously spread.
At this moment, Xia Linxi's mother suddenly said,""Xiao Xi, Peng Peng, go wash your hands. Dinner is almost ready.”
Xia Linxi and Qin Peng reacted and quickly separated.
Qin Peng's ears were red as he returned the photo frame to her. Xia Linxi snatched the photo frame and quickly put it in her room.
When Xia Linxi came out of the room, Chen Qin and Qin Peng had already brought out the dishes.
After Xia Linxi washed her hands, she shook the water off her hands and complained to her mother.
"Mom, didn't I put away the photos on the table? Why are you showing it again? It's not good to be seen by others."
"What's wrong? It's so festive to be fair and fat. Besides, so what if Peng Peng saw it? You guys grew up naked. Also, if you have water on your hands, don't throw it everywhere. Wipe it with a tissue.”
Chen Qin started to nag again. Xia Linxi had a long face and was about to wipe his hands on his clothes. Qin Peng handed him toilet paper at the side. Xia Linxi was about to take it and thank him when he saw Qin Peng turn his face away and tremble from holding back his laughter. Xia Linxi was speechless.
After dinner, Chen Qin warmly took out Xia Linxi's childhood photo album and sat on the sofa to admire it with Qin Peng. As she looked at it, she told the story behind the photo.
Xia Linxi was publicly executed, and her face turned green and white. What kind of social death scene was this? Moreover, why did her father even take pictures of her bathing in a basin when she was young? Not to mention, there was a photo of her peeing her pants while climbing a mountain, and she could only wear her father's clothes while waiting for her pants to dry.
Did she not care about her face when she was young?!
Her mother had told those stories countless times, and she had heard them until her ears were about to grow calluses. However, Qin Peng listened with great interest and even asked a few questions from time to time.
Xia Linxi sighed and resigned himself to his fate when he saw her mother happily recount her embarrassing childhood.
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