Age: Passionate youth, starting from graduation assignment

Chapter 221 Xia Yingxue and Zhou Qingyu kill two birds with one stone

"It's just a fire. When the snow subsides later, I'll tell the logistics department to send some briquettes to the guest house."

Xu Jichang waved his hand and said indifferently.

Entering the living room, he put the firewood he had prepared in advance into the fireplace and arranged it, neither too dense nor too sparse, and then used two pieces of waste paper to ignite the firewood.

Zhou Qingyu stared at Xu Jichang's every move with curious eyes the whole time, until he successfully lit the firewood and sat down in front of the fireplace.

"What are you doing standing around? Come and sit in front of me."

Xu Jichang sat on a blanket made of wolf skin and said to the two of them.

"This is the fireplace."

Zhou Qingyu sighed with emotion, and together with Xia Yingxue, they stood up and sat down next to him according to Xu Jichang's instructions.

It's too warm, really too warm.

The two of them had just sat down in front of the fireplace, and they felt that the red flames had driven away all the accumulated coldness on their bodies, leaving only warmth and comfort.

Compared with the cold guest house room, this place is really like heaven and earth!
"Jichang, how much does it cost to build a fireplace like this?"

Xia Yingxue asked curiously.

Of course, she had no plans to install one in her own home, as it simply couldn't fit in the small tube room at her home.

"There was this fireplace when I came here. I asked the decorator later and it would cost about 60 yuan to install the same one."

Xu Jichang wrote lightly.

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Qingyu next to him trembled slightly: A fireplace alone costs 60 yuan.

So how much does it cost to build the entire house, including the yard outside?
Thinking of this, Zhou Qingyu had a new understanding of Xu Jichang's financial resources.

And she didn't know yet that in addition to the courtyard here, the two rooms next to it also belonged to Xu Jichang.

Xia Yingxue was not as surprised as Zhou Qingyu, but she was very envious of Xu Jichang's conditions: "It's really good. The house is open to the north and south."

“It’s cool in the summer and can be warmed by the fire in the winter.”

"Yes, I sometimes read in front of the fireplace while warming myself up."

Xu Jichang said with a smile.

"Reading by the fire? It feels so good."

Zhou Qingyu said with a longing expression on his face, "Where is your bookcase, Jichang? I want to get one right now."

"It's in my bedroom, go in and get it."

Xu Jichang pointed to the bedroom doorway, "Bring it here and look at it together."

"okay."

After hearing this, Zhou Qingyu immediately stood up and ran towards Xu Jichang's bedroom.

"Still a child at heart."

Xia Yingxue looked at her somewhat playful back and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Quite cute."

Xu Jichang gently hugged Xia Yingxue's shoulders and said.

This move was somewhat beyond Xia Yingxue's expectations. She blushed and quickly broke away, and looked at Xu Jichang angrily: "Be careful not to let others see it."

Although she was a little panicked, Xia Yingxue still felt a little sweet deep in her heart.

Originally, she thought Xu Jichang was just flirting with her and then ignored him.

As a result...he still took the initiative to make an intimate move towards himself today.

Xia Yingxue gained a sense of stability subconsciously.

Xu Jichang smiled when he saw her behavior but didn't answer, just waiting for Zhou Qingyu to come back later with the book.

At this moment, in the bedroom of Xu Jichang's house, Zhou Qingyu was wandering in the sea of ​​books, having already lost the concept of time.

Literary novels, poetry magazines, historical books...

Many books that have long since disappeared from the market are neatly placed in the bedroom bookcase, and each one is so fascinating to her.

It would be great if I had so many books.

Zhou Qingyu thought with envy, took out a favorite poetry book from the bookshelf, and returned to the living room.

In the living room, Xu Jichang and Xia Yingxue's faces were already glowing red in the firelight, and they had both taken off their jackets.

Zhou Qingyu also felt that the temperature was a bit high, so she took off her coat after sitting down, revealing her graceful figure wrapped in tight clothing.

"Did you get a poetry book?"

Xia Yingxue saw the book in Zhou Qingyu's hand and said with interest, then looked at Xu Jichang, "Do you still have such a book at home?"

"There are too many."

Xu Jichang said, taking the book from Zhou Qingyu's hand and spreading it on his knees.

Most of the books in his bookcase were sent by Su Jingshu from the capital, and he couldn't buy so many in the bookstore.

In fact, in this era, only people like Su Jingshu could have such a wide variety of books at home.

When Xu Jichang spread out the collection of poems, Xia Yingxue and Zhou Qingyu brought their faces close to each other at the same time, holding their breath and reading the contents carefully.

The 80s will be the age of poetry.And the seeds were planted at this time.

Although in the current social environment, everyone does not dare to write poetry easily for fear of being picked out.But in the hearts of most educated people, there is a yearning for poetry.

Because poetry collections are rare, they are extremely precious books and periodicals in everyone's mind. Anyone who gets them will treat them as a treasure.

Xia Yingxue and Zhou Qingyu were no exception. As they read, they almost put their faces on Xu Jichang's shoulders.

Xu Jichang turned over the pages of the book and felt very useful.

There are two beautiful women, one on the left and one on the right. They both smell so good.

Zhou Qingyu's body had the fragrance of a girl, while Xia Yingxue's body had a cold fragrance, both of which made Xu Jichang feel very comfortable.

At this moment, there is no doubt that Xu Jichang loves culture and poetry collections.

It was the collection of poems that gave him the treatment of being embraced by everyone.

The living room was extremely quiet, Xu Jichang and the two girls leaning against him remained silent.

Except for the occasional turning of books, there was no other sound.

"It's really well written."

After looking at it for a long time, Zhou Qingyu sighed with emotion, with a bit of disappointment in his eyes, "But what's the use of looking at this..."

Xia Yingxue looked at her and originally wanted to say that she was a disgrace to the scenery, but she couldn't speak after all.

Yes, what’s the use of reading this.

We can't make any changes to reality...

The depressed atmosphere began to spread, and then Xu Jichang spoke slowly: "The night gave me black eyes, but I used them to find the light."

! !
Xia Yingxue and Zhou Qingyu's hearts jumped at the same time, and they looked at each other with shock...

Before they had time to carefully appreciate the meaning of this poem, their hearts were already greatly impacted.

"Is this...a poem you wrote?"

Xia Yingxue asked in disbelief while savoring this poem carefully in her heart.

"How, how do you feel after hearing this?"

Xu Jichang smiled slightly and looked at her.

"Well...it's very well written. It's really great."

Xia Yingxue took a deep breath, nodded slightly in admiration, and said, "I never imagined that there could be such a meaningful sentence in the world."

"Thought-provoking."

Zhou Qingyu looked at Xu Jichang with admiration and said, "There are all kinds of unsatisfactory things in life, which paint our souls with a dark color."

"But we still look in the direction of the light, right?"

"This is also a perspective of understanding. I agree with your understanding." Xu Jichang nodded and said, "Look at the bright side of things. I believe the future will be better."

His tone when he spoke was very normal, but it still gave Xia Yingxue and Zhou Qingyu a lot of comfort.

One of them has just divorced, the other has just started working and has no money or house. They often feel depressed when they are alone.

With Xu Jichang's words, they can at least have a little more hope when looking at their future.

"You guys wait a moment, I'll pick someone up."

At this time, Xu Jichang saw the snow outside the window getting heavier and heavier, and Lan Qimei hadn't come back yet, so he said to Xia Yingxue and Zhou Qingyu.

The two girls agreed with admiration and stared at him as he stood up and walked towards the door.

When Xu Jichang walked away, the two of them let out sighs of admiration.

"He is so amazing, he can write such good poems."

"Yes, I feel that his poems are like a lighthouse, which can illuminate the way forward."

"He is definitely a talented person..."

……

Xia Yingxue and Zhou Qingyu rushed to express their feelings, not sparing the words of praise in their hearts.

There is no doubt that the two of them have completely become Xu Jichang's fans.

In the yard, Xu Jichang vaguely heard the compliments of the two beautiful girls and shrugged helplessly in his heart.

I didn't expect, I didn't expect...

A poem of his own could conquer two people so completely.

This is somewhat unexpected.

The difficulty of capturing them later should be reduced accordingly...

Xu Jichang patted the bicycle seat clean and murmured in his mind the snow on the back seat.

At this moment, the snow in the yard is very deep, enough to reach the knees.

This was also the reason why he set out to find Lan Qimei. With such heavy snow, he didn't want anything to happen on the road.

Fortunately, Xu Jichang's worries did not come true.

Not long after walking out of the yard, he saw Lan Qimei stepping in the snow, walking towards this side.

"Seventh Sister."

Xu Jichang shouted to her.

Lan Qimei raised her head, her face was red from the cold, and her voice was slightly coughing: "Cough... the wind is too strong, cough cough... I can't walk fast because of the wind."

"Stop talking, don't choke on the wind."

Xu Jichang said loudly, running to her as fast as possible through the snow, squatting down and saying, "Come up."

Lan Qimei quickly lay on Xu Jichang's strong and broad back and let him carry her back to the yard.

There is no doubt that Lan Qimei has a cold.

In this era of autumn and winter in the Northeast, colds are no joke. Once the fever becomes severe, it may be life-threatening.

After entering the house, Xu Jichang put Lan Qimei down from his back. Under the surprised eyes of Xia Yingxue and Zhou Qingyu, he helped her to the fireplace and wiped the snow off her body.

"Bring me a coat from my bedroom."

While Lan Qimei kept coughing, Xu Jichang said to Xia Yingxue and Zhou Qingyu.

Xia Yingxue quickly stood up, went into the bedroom, took out Xu Jichang's bearskin coat, and put it on Lan Qimei.

Zhou Qingyu also ran out of the house, went to the kitchen and brought back a cup of hot water, and handed it to Lan Qimei.

"Grumbling..."

Lan Qimei took the water glass and drank half of it in one breath.

Xu Jichang patted her back: "Slow down, don't choke."

Lan Qimei then slowed down and swallowed the hot water bit by bit.

"Well... I feel better."

After warming themselves in front of the fireplace for a while, Lan Qimei finally stopped shivering, but her voice was still a little weak.

"Stay warm by the fire and sleep in my room."

Seeing Lan Qimei stop coughing, Xu Jichang knew that it was nothing serious, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Xia Yingxue looked slightly stunned: the scene just now made her feel that the relationship between Xu Jichang and Lan Qimei seemed not that simple.

Zhou Qingyu, on the other hand, was completely unaware. After Xu Jichang finished caring about Lan Qimei, he continued to talk to him.

The fire danced in the fireplace, and the spring light inside the house was in sharp contrast to the ice and snow outside.

By the time Lan Qimei finished warming up the fire to drive away the chill and went to another bedroom to rest, Xia Yingxue and Zhou Qingyu had already warmed up enough to take off their sweaters, leaving only the shirts underneath. They were so comfortable that they squinted their eyes slightly.

"It's great to have a fireplace at home. If you're freezing outside, it's so comfortable to come back and have a fire."

Zhou Qingyu said with emotion.

Xia Yingxue did not answer her words, but turned her attention to Xu Jichang: "Jichang, you and Qimei..."

Zhou Qingyu trembled slightly: What did she mean by this...

However, Xu Jichang, the person involved, looked calmly: "Why, is the answer to this question important to you?"

Older gingers are more spicy.

Xia Yingxue asked this in front of others, which seemed to make him passive.

But as long as he asked this question, Xia Yingxue would be the passive one.

Xia Yingxue was silenced by his question, her eyes flickered for a moment, and then she lowered her pretty face: "It's okay, I'll just ask..."

Well, she is indeed a science and engineering girl with no scheming and no acting skills.

In just a few words, I betrayed my true inner thoughts.

But Xu Jichang still refused to give up and looked at Zhou Qingyu as if he was pursuing victory: "You have been looking at the two of us. Do you also want to know the answer?"

"me……"

Zhou Qingyu was completely entangled.

Unlike Xia Yingxue, Zhou Qingyu had already learned from Xu Jichang that he was dating Du Xiaojing.

If Xu Jichang really has anything to do with Lan Qimei, wouldn't she...

More extreme than normal penetration?
"Tell the truth, Qimei is my woman."

Xu Jichang lowered his voice to prevent Lan Qimei from hearing it and affecting her recuperation.

Xia Yingxue and Zhou Qingyu didn't expect Xu Jichang to be so straightforward, and they immediately looked at each other.

"Qingyu, you shouldn't have thought of this when you went to find me that night."

Xu Jichang continued to show off his cards, and Zhou Qingyu suddenly felt ashamed.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Zhou Qingyu covered her red face and said, not daring to look up at Xu Jichang and Xia Yingxue.

Oh my God, he actually said this in front of his leader.

How will I behave in the future?

Xia Yingxue was also very shocked: No wonder when she met Zhou Qingyu that night, she always felt that something was wrong with her...

It turns out she was going...

The two beautiful girls fell silent for a moment.

Only Xu Jichang remained calm and even stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around Zhou Qingyu's shoulders.

Then, he opened his other arm and hugged Xia Yingxue.

(End of this chapter)