20demayo Chapter 1879 Happiness in My Dreams
Chapter 1879 Happiness in My Dreams
Gong Qiang was watching a football game on the sofa when he saw Shen Xi come over. He winked at her and said, "Want some beer?"
"That wouldn't be good, my teacher's wife might scold me later..."
"No, she loves you so much."
Row.
Shen Xi opened the refrigerator to get a beer. Lin Xiangxue peeked out, saw it was Shen Xi, and then shrank back in, without saying a word.
Gong Qiang grinned triumphantly. When Shen Xi popped the bottle cap off with her bare hand, he clicked his tongue in amazement and exclaimed, "How come I can never learn your trick?"
"What's the big deal? We've got plenty of tricks up our sleeves. Old man, just watch!"
Shen Xi rubbed the wine bottle against the edge of the coffee table and opened another bottle with a "snap".
"Look, they all open the same way."
Gong Qiang still can't figure out how his apprentice, who doesn't like drinking, managed to open a bottle with his bare hands.
I want to learn, but I can't.
The teacher had one bottle, and she had one. After taking a sip, Shen Xi watched the game and drank, but felt like something was missing.
"Madam, is the beef ready yet?"
"Here they come, one or two of you. You're all lazy and good-for-nothing, waiting for me to serve you. I'm your old maid."
Although Lin Xiangxue complained, she cut a large plate of beef for the father and daughter and brought it over, adding with concern, "I'll cook two more dishes before we eat, so you two should drink less."
"Alright, don't worry, Madam."
Unable to relax even a little, Lin Xiangxue muttered to herself as she went into the kitchen, but the smile on her face never faded.
This is the family life she dreamed of, with a daughter and a husband.
While her daughter watched the game with her husband, she cooked delicious food for them in the kitchen. After the meal, she handed the kitchen over to Gong Qiang and her daughter accompanied her downstairs for a walk.
What is an ordinary life for many people is a scene she has longed for for a long time.
In the past, Shen Xi was so busy that she would only have time to come over for a meal and ask a few questions before she had to go back to training.
Now it's all good, my wish has finally come true.
As expected, daughters are their parents' little angels. Although they may occasionally let the wind through, they are still heartwarming overall.
Unlike Gong Jin'an...
Lin Xiangxue kicked that person out of her mind and waved the spatula to make Shen Xi's favorite crispy shrimp and boiled pork slices.
When the food was served, there were four dishes and a soup: crispy prawns, boiled sliced pork, poached chicken, braised beef, garlic lettuce, and yam and pork rib soup. There were three hot dishes and two cold dishes. Shen Xi and Gong Qiang both had good appetites, and there weren't enough dishes to satisfy them.
Before the dishes were even served, Shen Xi showered Lin Xiangxue with compliments until she was beaming from ear to ear. Once the family sat down, it was another harmonious and warm mealtime.
Lin Xiangxue sighed and said, "It's been so long since we ate together. Xiaoxi, eat more."
"Okay, teacher and teacher's wife, you should eat more too."
After a lively meal, Shen Xi left the dishes and kitchen stove to Gong Qiang to clean up, and then accompanied his teacher's wife downstairs for a walk.
Everyone I met in the neighborhood was an old neighbor, and they all knew Shen Xi.
"Little Creek is back."
"Yes, Aunt Zhang, how come you seem to be getting younger and younger? Do you have any secrets? Don't keep it a secret, tell me!"
"Aunt Zhao, long time no see! Look at you, you look even more energetic! Who would believe you're fifty? What, you're sixty? No way... You must be lying to me!"
"Aunt Yang, I heard your granddaughter got into a top university! Congratulations! I knew it! Your Qianqian is so smart, she's bound to have a bright future. You can just wait to enjoy life."
……
After a few words, the old neighbors in the community were all smiles, holding Shen Xi's hands and reluctant to let go.
Lin Xiangxue rubbed her eyes with satisfaction as she watched her daughter chatting animatedly with the crowd.
Xiaoxi has had a knack for making people happy since she was little. No matter who she meets, she can start a conversation with them and say a few words that touch their hearts, making them feel especially comfortable.
So Xiaoxi was the most popular girl here. When she went to university in another city, the neighbors in the community would ask Lin Xiangxue every day, "Where did Xiaoxi go? Why did she go to Haicheng instead of Hecheng for university?"
Every winter and summer vacation, I looked forward to her coming back. Unfortunately, Shen Xi became too busy and came back less and less often. Who would have thought that today, when we met, the sound of waves was still the same.
Lin Xiangxue watched Xiaoxi chatting with her neighbors with a smile, her heart filled with happiness.
If this really is her daughter, how happy she would be.
Why can't Xiaoxi come out of her belly? But even if she's not her biological child, she's better than one.
In her heart, Xiaoxi was her own daughter.
After chatting for almost half an hour, they finally managed to say goodbye to the reluctant neighbors. Shen Xi then took Lin Xiangxue's hand and continued to accompany her on her walk.
Shen Xi glanced at Lin Xiangxue several times, but Lin Xiangxue said expressionlessly, "Stop looking. We've already cut ties with Gong Jin'an."
Shen Xi's heart sank: "What happened?"
"It's nothing, he just called us asking for money and urging us to sell the house. We didn't agree, so he got angry and said he wouldn't take care of us in our old age."
Lin Xiangxue spoke calmly, but Shen Xi knew that she must be very sad inside.
She took Lin Xiangxue's arm and said, "It's alright, Madam, you still have me."
“Yes, I know.” She patted her hand. “Sometimes, I think about what your teacher and I did wrong that caused his teaching to go wrong.”
Mingming, when he was a child, was a well-behaved, sensible, and filial child.
Why does going to university change everything?
In fact, Lin Xiangxue also sensed the changes in her son.
During my four years of university, I gradually went home less often. I said I wanted to work during the holidays, but I never asked them for less money.
I call them less and less often, sometimes not even once a week.
When I send him messages, he either doesn't reply or only replies after three to five days.
They're only enthusiastic when they need money; otherwise, they're indifferent.
Lin Xiangxue initially thought that their relationship had faded because they lived too far apart, and she thought it would be fine once he graduated and returned to Hecheng. Who would have thought that her son would return to his hometown with his girlfriend as soon as he graduated, and now he has settled down there and probably will never come back in this lifetime.
“He blames us.” Lin Xiangxue smiled bitterly. “He said that he has been arguing with Guan Yongyan every day recently, and the Guan couple are also giving him the cold shoulder. He’s having a hard time.”
He was having a hard time, but he never considered that it was someone else's problem, or that he should simply leave the place that was making him unhappy.
Gong Jin'an blamed all her misfortunes on her parents.
"Other people's parents give their all to their children and support them with all their might, but what about you? You wish I would stay single for life! I've already worked hard to find a good job, and all I want to do is buy a house here and get married. What's wrong with that?"
"Are you so jealous of me? Are you even my real parents? How can you be such selfish parents!"