Opposite shore

Chapter 18

1.

This is probably the coldest two days since the beginning of winter in Hecheng.

People on the road are in a hurry, probably wanting to get out of the freezing weather outside as soon as possible. Even if only a pair of eyes are left, it is not difficult to feel the chill brought by the biting cold wind.

Zhou Xuxing drove the car, stopped at the intersection and waited for the red light, turned up the temperature in the car, and then naturally went to hold the hand of Chen An, who was sitting in the co-pilot.

"Isn't it cold?"

Just as Chen An was about to speak, he suddenly heard Zhou Xuyin in the back seat speak abruptly, "Zhou Xuxing, drive hard."

"Sister, the red light is now..." Although Zhou Xuxing said so, he still put his hand back honestly.

Zhou Xuyin in the back row was silent, Zhou Xuxing couldn't figure out her state, and secretly gave Chen An a look with his eyes.

Chen An received the hint, and turned his head cautiously, "Sister Xiaoyin, don't be angry."

"Angry, why am I angry?" Zhou Xuyin raised her head angrily, "Isn't it because you two have been together in silence for more than two months and haven't told me? What a big deal."

Zhou Xuxing quickly explained, "Sister, we didn't deliberately hide it from you..."

"Of course, it wasn't on purpose, or it just didn't occur to me at all, did it?"

"No, no, no," Zhou Xuyin was full of arrogance, Zhou Xuxing was not her opponent, so she could only confess, "Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to explain to the organization?"

Zhou Xuyin glanced over, "It's easy to explain now? You are forcing me to betray the organization, do you know that?"

Seeing that Zhou Xuxing couldn't bear it anymore, Chen An hurriedly took the responsibility, "Sister Xiaoyin, it's actually my problem, I want to tell you when we stabilize..."

Zhou Xuxing continued, "And we'll tell you as soon as we stabilize, don't be angry."

Hearing this, Zhou Xuyin calmed down a little, looked up at the two of them, and sighed, "But I must remind you, our mother is an old man, you may not be able to hide it from me if you can hide it from her, if you think about it carefully After the year is over, you have to be honest, do you hear me?"

Zhou Xuxing swore, "Don't worry, sister, we have already prepared everything before we come, and we are sure nothing will go wrong."

Zhou Xuyin cast a half-believing glance at him, "You'd better be."

2.

Chen An's parents have their own families, and they seldom go home. After Chen An's grandmother passed away, Chen An was automatically included in the scope of their own children by the Zhou family. Xu Xing took Chen An home together.

However, it was the first time for the two to go home together for the New Year since they were together.If it weren't for the fact that it was an underground relationship, she would have somewhat thought of going home to meet her parents.

After arriving home, Zhou's father and Zhou's mother were already making dumplings. The three of them were not idle after packing their luggage. Each of them had an apron to help Zhou Jihai and Xu Xiaoxia.A large family gathered around the dining table, and the New Year's Eve related programs were broadcast on the TV. The streets outside the window were decorated with lights and festoons.

While rolling out the noodles, Xu Xiaoxia talked to them about her family's internal affairs, and then she talked about the upstairs neighbor's son, who just got married a few days ago, and the two of them went to attend the ceremony.

"That young man is not much different from your age. He has only been working for three to five years. Isn't this stable? The young couple will pay the down payment for the house during the New Year."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Zhou Xuxing resentfully, "You said there's nothing wrong with being married. Some people have to be alone to be happy."

Chen An paused for a moment, subconsciously suppressed his smile, and secretly watched Zhou Xuxing's reaction.

Zhou Xuxing, on the other hand, flirted with his tricks, "Did you hear me, sister, it's about you."

Zhou Xuyin smirked and continued making dumplings, but actually kicked her brother under the table.

It's okay if Zhou Xuxing didn't say anything, but when he said it, he got angry, Xu Xiaoxia pointed at him, "You're ashamed to say it," then turned to complain to Zhou Xuyin, "You know, your brother said he didn't plan to get married."

Zhou Xuyin secretly winked at him and pretended to be surprised, "Ah, why?"

"Who knows what you young people think. If you live a good life, you have to say that you are not married. Now it looks very chic. In the future, no one will care about you when you grow old alone."

Zhou Xuxing laughed and played sloppy, "I'll talk about it later, at worst, my sister and I will go to a nursing home."

Xu Xiaoxia stared, "Don't take your sister, she didn't say she won't get married, and your father and I will be buried by then, so you have to rely on her if you are alone."

Zhou Xuxing said casually, "Then I will go with Chen An, the two of us will be companions."

Chen An, who was watching the battle on the side, walked on thin ice, afraid of showing his feet, when he was mentioned suddenly, he immediately sat upright, and before he could answer, he saw Xu Xiaoxia slapping Zhou Xuxing's arm with two palms, "If you continue to bully others, I will now Just drive you out of the house, let you experience what it means to be homeless in advance."

After speaking, he looked at Chen An again, "Xiao An, don't listen to his nonsense, you should find someone to find someone, and no one should worry about him."

Chen An smiled, nodded unnaturally, secretly raised his eyes to see Zhou Xuxing's expression, and found that the other party was looking at him with a smile, without any panic, and even raised his eyebrows quietly at him.

3.

During the few days at home, in Zhou Xuyin's words, the two behaved fairly naturally. Zhou Xuxing's restraint and Chen An's caution, together with Zhou Xuyin's timely cover, seemed to show no clues.

Until the day the two left home, Zhou Xuyin was on duty and bought a ticket in advance to go home. Zhou Xuxing and Chen An packed up their things and put their luggage in the trunk. Xu Xiaoxia suddenly called Chen An to a stop and pulled him into the study. From the drawer of the cabinet, he took out a red velvet jewelry box and handed it to Chen An, saying it was a New Year's gift for him.

Chen An would receive a New Year's gift from Xu Xiaoxia almost every year. He took it and said "Thank you, auntie" obediently, and opened the box.

Inside is a silver bracelet with a port. The lines on the edge are smooth and delicate, and some incomprehensible words are engraved on the outside. The whole bracelet is round and shiny. It can be seen that it has been carefully maintained for a long time.The style is the simplest open bracelet design, which looks quite retro and classic.

Chen An just took a look and put it back, "Auntie, I can't take this..."

"Why can't you have it? Xiao Yin and Xiao Xing both have it, and you must have it too. This is our child's New Year's gift." Xu Xiaoxia was determined and put the box back into his hand.

Chen An had a troubled expression on his face.

Xu Xiaoxia looked at him and said with a smile, "It's not something expensive, it's just a silver bracelet that I found someone to make. If you're embarrassed, just come back with Xiaoxing to see me and your uncle more often."

The kindness was hard to turn down, Chen An couldn't resist Xu Xiaoxia, so he obediently accepted it.

After packing their luggage, the two of them bid farewell to Zhou's father and Zhou's mother and set off on their way home.

It was only when the car drove on the highway that Chen An suddenly remembered about the bracelet, and quickly took it out of his bag to show it to Zhou Xuxing, "Auntie gave me a New Year's gift."

Zhou Xuxing glanced at the box while driving the car, "My mother secretly gave you something nice again."

Chen An was stunned for a moment, "Don't you have any? Auntie said you and Sister Xiaoyin have both."

Zhou Xuxing smiled, "Is she doing this again?"

Seeing Chen An's dazed expression, he didn't say any more, "What is it, let me see."

Chen An opened the box and took out the bracelet, "It's a silver bracelet. Auntie said she asked someone to make it."

As soon as Zhou Xuxing glanced at it, his eyes widened in disbelief. He pulled over the car, took the bracelet and looked it over carefully.

"Depend on."

Chen An didn't know why, and asked him nervously, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Xuxing looked at Chen An and suddenly laughed.

"My sister is right. I really can't hide anything from my mother."

Chen An was a little anxious, frowned and asked, "Why can't you hide it, what do you mean?"

Zhou Xuxing took the bracelet and put it on Chen An's wrist unhurriedly, "My grandma asked the best teacher in their town to type this when they got married, and it was engraved with the Bodhisattva Heart Sutra, which blesses the person wearing the bracelet to live a safe life. well."

After wearing the bracelet, Zhou Xuxing took his hand, "Later, my grandma gave it to my mother when she got married, and another necklace for my sister."

"My mother said that I would give the bracelet to her daughter-in-law after I got married."

Chen An reacted slowly, and suddenly raised his head to look at Zhou Xuxing, feeling his heart stop beating for a moment.

Zhou Xuxing didn't speak, but still looked at him with a smile. After a while, he leaned forward and saw the red eyes of the person in front of him. He put his hand on the back of his neck comfortingly, and said softly, "So if you don't mind , just wear it all the time."