What do you want in life

Chapter 51 Don't Want to Lose Your Smile (2)
Xiaozhi felt a little timid at first about this aunt who didn't see each other several times a year but often heard voices on the phone, but after a while, he became familiar with Guo Jia, and while the two adults were talking, he Take out the grapes from the plate one by one, tilt the plate at an angle, and then let the grapes stand on the highest point and slide down the slide. One person can have fun.

"By the way, can you and Xiaoyu still see each other now?" Xiaoying suddenly asked a question.

Guo Jia's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, but he stabilized quickly, shook his head and said, "No."

It's true that she hasn't seen Xiaoyu for a long time. The last time she saw him was on TV. He and his singing group were on a variety show on a local station.

Xiaoying sighed, "This guy, ever since he signed with that entertainment company, he has been so busy that he doesn't even have time to call me. Sometimes I call him, but he may not be able to answer. Got it, it feels like I sold it to that company."

Guo Jia pretended not to care and asked, "Is he doing well there?"

"Who knows!" Xiaoying shook her head and said, "He has always been too lazy to tell others about his own affairs, but occasionally I hear him say it's annoying. When I called him last month, I heard him nagging In a word, I said that I want to switch careers to arrange music, and I don’t want to dance in front of the stage, and I don’t know how it’s going.”

Guo Jiaqiang smiled, and slapped his hands on the sofa, "Anyway, he finally fulfilled his wish, and he is considered a celebrity now."

"Ha!" Xiaoying was peeling the grape skins, while making a frown at Xiaozhi, "What's so good about being a celebrity, the more famous you are, the more restrictions you have, I advise him to get out early and find a good girl to take care of him." It’s the best policy to solve lifelong major issues, and the truth is to be ordinary! Don’t you think so?”

"How did he say?"

"Him?" Xiaoying frowned, not caring about Guo Jia's nervousness at all. She regarded Guo Jia as her sister, and habitually thought that Guo Jia's concern for Xiaoyu was just the same as her own—from her sister. Just caring about my brother.

"He said that he doesn't like the person who wants to marry him, and the person he wants to marry may not be willing to marry him, so he is destined to be celibate in this life! Are you angry when you say this?"

Guo Jia lowered her head, playing with an orange upside down in her palm, but she refused to peel it and eat it.

"My aunt calls me now every three days, and asks me to persuade him to change to a more stable job. Personal problems can also be considered, but you also know that he is a person with a stubborn temper. It doesn't matter what others say. Well, it’s really worrying—let’s not talk about him, how about you? How are you doing? Has the blind date paid off? "

Guo Jia lazily leaned back on the sofa, "Don't mention it, I'm almost discouraged after repeated defeats and repeated defeats!" She tilted her head and looked at Xiaoying, "I even doubt that I will marry you in this life. Don't go out!"

Xiaoying pushed her, "Don't talk nonsense! Why are you talking to Xiaoyu!"

"Suddenly", a peeled wet grape suddenly rolled onto the hem of Guo Jia's clothes. The two looked over at the same time. Xiaozhi was kneeling at the opposite coffee table. It has been upgraded to a game of firing cannonballs.

"Xiaozhi!" Xiaoying couldn't bear to call out to him, "You dirty Auntie's clothes!"

"It's okay, it's okay!" Guo Jia hurried out to smooth things over, "There must be no one to play with Xiaozhi, he's bored! Come on, Xiaozhi, auntie will play with you, okay?"

Xiaozhi avoided his mother's condemning eyes, ran to Guo Jia, and nodded vigorously to her. He knew that if he didn't find a good backer at this time, his mother would definitely teach him a lesson. Although she usually loves him very much, if he makes a major mistake , she will still spank his little butt without mercy, it hurts, and he still remembers the feeling to this day.

When Xiaoying was preparing dinner, Guo Jia played with Xiaozhi in the living room, and the sound of laughter was everywhere.Xiaoying thinks that Guo Jia really likes children, which is quite similar to Xiaoyu. Every time he comes, he always circles around Xiaozhi, and when it's time to say goodbye, it's hard to leave.

On the eve of dinner, Li Zhen arrived home on time.Guo Jia had already learned from Xiaoying that he was promoted to director, and when they met, they would inevitably compliment him.

Li Zhen said with a smile: "Guo Jia is getting more and more talkative now, I remember you used to only tease me."

Guo Jia hurriedly waved his hands, "Don't dare, you are the director now! I'm teasing you? Just kidding, who would lend me the courage!"

"I can tell, you are still teasing me!" Li Zhen replied cheerfully.

Xiaoying put the food on the table, called everyone over to eat, then brought Xiaozhi to her side, and said softly, "We have guests here today, if you behave better, mom will take you out to play tomorrow, okay? "

Xiaozhi's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice.

Li Zhen also specially brought back a bottle of high-quality red wine, poured a little into each person's glass, and drank slowly with the food. I spit it all out, shook my head and yelled, "Bitter, bitter!"

Everyone laughed.

"You see, a child's curiosity will disappear only after he has experienced it for himself. Unfortunately, Xiaoying doesn't understand this truth. She tries to reason it out with him every time. It may not be useful after telling him hundreds of times." Li Zhen took this opportunity " Education" Xiaoying.

Xiaoying smiled and gave him a blank look.Guo Jia gave a thumbs up and said: "As expected of the director, even educating children is so unique!"

While eating, Li Zhen got a phone call. He took out his phone to check it, and immediately got up and walked towards the balcony, "Excuse me, I'm going to answer the phone."

Xiaoying didn't care, but Guo Jia stared furtively at Li Zhen's back and pondered for a while.

After dinner, Li Zhen took the initiative to take the responsibility of cleaning the dishes, and asked Xiaoying to chat with Guo Jia in the living room.Guo Jia stuck out her tongue at Xiaoying, "You are really well-trained with your husband, you don't even need to look at him, he knows what to do."

Xiaoying smiled and said nothing. Li Zhen doesn't wash dishes at home more than three times a year, basically when there are guests.

When Li Zhen came out after washing the dishes, he happened to see Guo Jia standing in front of the sofa, chatting with Xiaoying while twisting his waist, and receiving harassment from Xiaozhi from time to time.

Seeing Li Zhen looking at him with strange eyes, Guo Jia quickly explained: "I'm too full to sit down. I'm going to exercise to help me digest my food."

Li Zhen smiled and said: "Then why not go downstairs and take a walk in the community, the air outside is fresher than at home."

"Good idea!" Guo Jia stared at Xiaoying and said, "How about it, should we go?"

Xiaoying smiled and stood up.

"I'm going too!" Seeing the two adults walking towards the door in high spirits, Xiaozhi immediately became anxious, not caring about his intentions.

Li Zhen picked up his son, "Let mom go shopping with auntie, can we play together?"

"No, no, I want my mother!" Xiaozhi pouted.

"Mom and aunt are girls, but you and I are men! We can play handjob games, and mom won't play this with you." Li Zhen seduced his son.

Xiaozhi's heart was moved when he heard it, and he looked at the mother who was already opening the door and warmly holding Guo Jia's arm, and then at his father who was hugging him and waiting for him wholeheartedly, the balance finally tilted, "Okay then , I'll get the gun!" As he spoke, he slipped away from Li Zhen's arms.

Guo Jia, who walked down the stairs, smiled and said to Xiaoying: "I can't tell that Li Zhen is very patient with his son. I used to think that he was more serious. He should be a strict father when he has a child in the future!"

"He usually doesn't spend much time with Xiaozhi, and occasionally we get together, it's too late to please Xiaozhi, how can he be serious." Xiaoying sighed, "I can't be hard-hearted to children, we There is only a loving father and a loving mother in the family, and there is no parent who can erect majesty. When Xiaozhi grows up, I am afraid it will become more and more difficult to manage."

Talking and walking along the way, gradually leaving the community, the street outside is spacious, with few pedestrians, the two of them walked slowly side by side, very comfortable.

Guo Jia suddenly laughed and said, "Don't think I'm talkative, I guess, the phone call that Li Zhen answered when we were eating just now, most likely a woman called him."

Xiaoying froze for a moment, "How do you know?"

"You can tell by his face!" Guo Jia blinked his eyes, "The moment he saw the number, his whole face moved slightly. That feeling, how should I put it, is unusual anyway." She leaned closer to Xiao Xiao Ying whispered: "I advise you to be more careful. Li Zhen is considered a successful person now, and he holds a high position in the company. It is hard to guarantee that he will not be targeted by others. I have seen this kind of thing too much."

Xiaoying smiled, but didn't take it seriously, "I don't know about others, but Li Zhen definitely won't, I believe him."

Guo Jia clicked his tongue in surprise, "I really don't understand where your self-confidence came from. Miss, the times are different, and there is no one-and-done thing in this world. Even if you trust him emotionally, I advise you Mentally, we still need to maintain a high level of vigilance, if there is something, change it, and if there is nothing, we will encourage it. Be careful, there is no bad thing!"

"Okay, listen to you, I will listen to you." Xiaoying couldn't talk to her, so she had to smile perfunctorily.

Guo Jia carefully studied her expression, and muttered for a long time, "You just say what you mean." Then he persuaded her earnestly, "Hey, let me give you a piece of advice, take care of your husband, and ah, you have more Care about him!"

"Don't I care about him?" Xiaoying frowned, "I'm not worried about anything at home, he just needs to do well in class, isn't that enough?"

"Of course not enough!" Guo Jia rolled her eyes, "Do you know what he usually thinks? Do you know how many friends he has?"

Xiaoying curled her lips with a wry smile, "He is so busy at work, he leaves early and returns late every day, and he doesn't have a chance to say a few words a day. Besides, you know his temper, he doesn't like to talk too much, and when he has free time, he can talk a lot. It’s for reading or something. He doesn’t seem to have much idea, we’re just living a normal life when we’re together.”

Guo Jia was thoughtful, "But why do I always feel that there is something wrong with him!"

Seeing that Xiaoying's expression became tense, she immediately explained: "Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he's really a philanderer! In fact, I feel the same way as you, he really doesn't look like the kind who would take the initiative to cheat. People, but you have to know that if you don’t provoke others, they might even take the initiative to provoke you! As the saying goes, 'the tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps on'!"

After pausing for a moment, she thought about it again: "The reason why I feel that something is wrong with him is because he often gives me different impressions, sometimes it is very simple, and sometimes it seems...complicated."

Guo Jia has actually been thinking about this question for a long time. She still can't remember Li Zhen and Xiaoying's wedding. When she found Xiaoying bleeding and went to find Li Zhen, she saw him walking away from a small private room with a livid face. Although the scene that came out was only a few seconds, she still remembers that extremely gloomy face, which completely overturned her good impression of Li Zhen's gentleness and friendliness.

"By the way, how much does he know about the matter between you and Shen, cough, Shen Juncheng?" Guo Jia asked again.

Xiaoying's eyebrows twitched, "Shen Juncheng" hadn't sounded in her ears for a long time.

"I don't know either. Before I got married, I wanted to tell him, but he said he didn't want to hear anything."

"This is even more strange." Guo Jia bit her fingernails, which is a symbolic gesture she felt confused, "When you and Shen Juncheng were in Nanxiang, there were rumors in the company, but fortunately you resigned later , the rumors will be nothing. But Li Zhen cares about you so much, it is impossible not to have heard of it! I really don’t understand, is he being too generous? Or is he afraid of something.”

Xiaoying became very preoccupied after being analyzed by her. This was indeed an unresolved knot between her and Li Zhen. After a long time, the knot was covered with dust, as if it had been covered up, but as long as the rope was pulled a little, She knew that the knot was still there.

The two walked in silence for a while, Guo Jia suddenly shrugged and smiled and said: "Never mind it! It seems that you are very happy now, and that is enough! The past is the past. Maybe we are here to do a guilty conscience analysis. He, Li Zhen lived comfortably and happily, and didn't think about it at all, haha!"

She knocked herself hard on the head, "Don't be surprised! Me, I'm just full!"

Xiaoying forced herself to laugh along with her.

"By the way, I heard some news." Guo Jiafei quickly glanced at Xiaoying, "I heard that the Shen family plans to come to H City to invest and build a factory. Shen Juncheng will personally take charge of this project."

Xiaoying, who was still distracted just now, all of a sudden returned to her body, and asked extremely uncomfortable: "Is it true?"

"It should be true, it's all in the newspapers. Nanxiang has had a lot of staff turnover in the past two years. The old employees I knew before have all quit, but there are still two or three. I heard them mention it first. I saw it on the news later, it must not be fake." She lowered her head to check Xiaoying's expression, "Hey, this matter doesn't affect you, does it?"

"What influence can it have?" Having said that, Xiaoying smiled weakly, "H City is so big, it may not be possible to touch it."

Guo Jia laughed jokingly, "You never thought about it, maybe he came to H City just for you? I heard that in recent years, the girlfriends around him have been changing like horses and flowers, but none of them last long. So far He's not married yet, maybe he still..."

"Don't talk nonsense! It has nothing to do with me whether he gets married or not!" Xiaoying quickly interrupted her with a long face. She couldn't laugh anymore, and her heart was suddenly in a mess.

Guo Jia grinned, and sure enough she stopped talking, but she knew from the expression on Xiaoying's face that she still cared so much about Shen Juncheng.

What a crime!Guo Jia sighed in his heart.

Guo Jia lingered in City H for a week, and after pouring out all her complaints to Xiaoying, her mood improved a lot. On Sunday night, she set off on her return journey with ease.

Li Zhen drove Guo Jia to the train station, and when he got home, Xiaoying had already gone to bed with her son, and Xiaozhi was sleeping solidly and peacefully beside her.

After taking a bath, Li Zhen entered the room, stood by the bed and looked at Xiaozhi for a while, then leaned down slightly with a smile on his face, caressed his little face fondly, and sighed to Xiaoying in a low voice: "The longer he is, the better he is." More like you."

Xiaoying put down the book in her hand, moved into the bed a few times, let Li Zhen also come to bed, and leaned on the pillow with her.

Li Zhen put his arms around her shoulders, and the two snuggled up to each other quietly. It seemed that they rarely had such a harmonious and beautiful time since they had a child.

"Xiaoying, do you feel... happy to be with me?"

Xiaoying was startled by his abrupt question, then leaned closer to him, closed her eyes and smiled, "Of course."

Li Zhen turned her face and looked at her quietly. Xiaoying felt his gaze, opened her eyes and looked back, then reached out to touch his refreshing chin, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing." A smile slowly spread on Li Zhen's lips, and he bowed his head and kissed Xiaoying's cheek tenderly.

Xiaoying said: "In two days, the Miao Miao class in the community kindergarten can sign up, and I plan to report to Xiaozhi."

This time, Li Zhen didn't raise any objection, but just asked her lightly, "Have you already decided?"

"Well, when he enters Miao Miao's class, I plan to go out and find something to do, and I have already found the grandmother who will pick up Xiaozhi."

Li Zhen let out a heavy breath and did not express his opinion. After a long time, he withdrew Xiaoying's hand, patted her on the shoulder, and said expressionlessly, "Go to sleep."

Xiaoying's heart was covered with a veil of melancholy, and Li Zhen's attitude of neither approving nor disapproving made her feel very uncomfortable, because it meant that he reserved his opinions.

In fact, many times, he likes to use this method to deal with the differences between the two. He never gets angry or protests loudly at Xiaoying, but sometimes, Xiaoying prefers that he put everything on the surface. Come out, instead of silently and without a problem like now.

At the hazy moment when she was about to fall asleep, Xiaoying suddenly thought of Guo Jia's evaluation of Li Zhen, "He...is very complicated." She suddenly woke up as if she had been clicked by something. Horrified.

She turned around secretly, and looked at Li Zhen in the dim light. He turned his back to her, motionless, as if he had already fallen asleep.

More than a month later, Xiaozhi officially became a member of the kindergarten Miaomiao class.

Without Xiaozhi by her side, Xiaoying finally had time to organize her thoughts and prepare for finding a job.

She spent the afternoon sorting out her resume, and then browsed the relevant company information in City H on the Internet, and tried to apply for a few.

Before three o'clock in the afternoon, she was already waiting at the gate of the kindergarten - before she found a job, she could pick her son up from school in person.

This is Xiaozhi's first day in the kindergarten. As soon as the gate opened, Xiaoying rushed in with all the parents. Hearing someone beside him muttering, he felt very upset. He didn't know that Xiaozhi couldn't adapt to the kindergarten. life.

Finally arrived at the door of Xiaozhi's class, looked in through the window, and saw more than [-] children lined up in two lines, waiting for their parents to pick them up.Whoever is called by the teacher can come out.Xiaoying stretched her neck to look for Xiaozhi in the line.

Finally, Xiaozhi's name was also called. He first walked out slowly, and when he saw his mother's familiar face, he immediately flew towards her like a bird just released from the cage!
"Mother--"

Xiaoying also opened her arms and hugged him eagerly, but she soon realized that something was wrong, and quickly pulled Xiaozhi off her shoulders to examine carefully. His eyes were wet, obviously he had been crying.

"Xiaozhi, what's wrong with you?" Xiaoying anxiously raised her hand to wipe his tears.

Hearing his mother's inquiry, Xiaozhi burst into tears again, extremely wronged, "They, they bullied me..."

Hearing the crying, the young class teacher Mr. Qin came over and explained, "That's right, Mother Li Zhi, he and the children fought for a toy today."

Teacher Qin knelt down and said kindly to Xiaozhi, "Li Zhi, you must know how to share in kindergarten. You don't play with toys alone. Everyone should play together, right?"

"But, he, he hit me." Xiaozhi complained violently.

"Xiaozhi is a boy, and a boy should be brave. How can he cry whenever something happens?" Teacher Qin continued to enlighten patiently.

Teacher Qin stood up and said bluntly, "Mother Li Zhi, Li Zhi of your family is too fragile, isn't he too precious at home? You have to let him exercise in the future! It's not good for a child to be spoiled too much." .”

(End of this chapter)