Bite Your Fingertips

the time, but his family didn’t agree?

“Then?”

Zhao Zhifang grabbed a handful of melon seeds with her hand, and continued while nibbling.
“As far as I heard, there were several quarrels, and once the quarrel was so bad, the son of the family ran away and didn’t come home for a long time, there was also no news of him.”

“I listened to the gossip in the kitchen, and they said that the man had a decisive plan and had already gone through the marriage formalities outside.”

“Not long after, the son returned, saying his wife was pregnant.
We all believed that they’d probably let the matter go because of the pregnancy, otherwise, would the child not be allowed to recognize its ancestors? Unexpectedly, the old man was very stubborn! A lot of things were smashed once again, but nothing really worked out in the end.”

“The old man also threatened that he’d cut off his son’s money, saying he was a man, so he should support his wife and child by himself.”

Zhao Zhifang narrated with excitement.
She took a sip of tea, and continued cracking melon seeds.
The melon seed peels fell to the ground not long after.

“I watched quietly.
The son didn’t come home, but the old man was the same as ever without his child; quite the rigid heart he had.
If it were me, and my son was so mad at me, I definitely wouldn’t be able to eat! After that… I can’t remember what happened after that, anyway, let’s move on from the quarrels.
In the end, in a little over half a year, the son came back, alone, without his wife.
As soon as he entered the door, he knelt down to his father, saying that he shouldn’t have, that he was wrong.”

Zhao Zhifang clicked her tongue and sighed.
“I’ve also heard the son say before that the girl he liked didn’t even know the scale of the Lu family’s business, nor did she know that he was from the Lu family, in short, it wasn’t for his money! So, ah, really, it’s a pity.
That girl was kept in the dark from beginning to end, ignorant of everything.
She was pregnant at the time too.
I don’t know what happened next.”

After slapping her apron clean of the melon seed peels, Zhao Zhifang spoke, “It didn’t take long before I switched to another family as a housekeeper, so I don’t know what happened after I left.
Do you want to hear anything else? I can tell you everything I can recall.”

After she finished speaking, she stared at the stack of money in Lu Shi’s hand.

“No need.”

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Lu Shi handed over the money.
“Treat it as if this money was picked up from the ground.”

The perceptive Zhao Zhifang counted the money twice with a ‘huahua’.
After counting, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes deepened.
“Alright, I hope you had a good meal!”

Exiting the store, the blowing cold wind made people shiver.
The sun outside had long been covered by clouds, resulting in a dim sky.

Chu Yu followed behind Lu Shi as they walked down the narrow street.

There were few people coming and going on the street, and many storefronts had already closed their shutters.
A few of the colorful neon lights were lit, reflecting against the dirty, rusted steel frame behind them.

Lu Shi bought mint candy at a snack kiosk by the road, tore the wrapping paper, and put it in his mouth.

The two walked along the road.

Chu Yu wanted to speak several times, but didn’t know what to say.
Finally, in silence, they walked through the desolate streets to the long-distance bus station and bought tickets for the last bus.

The bus home was driving on the road with no lights in the passenger’s compartment.
Only the street lamps standing on both sides of the road shed orange light.

Noise sounded beside the ears as the cold wind blew against the glass.

Chu Yu turned his face sideways and observed Lu Shi.

Light and shadow alternated on his face.
In between the flicker of bright and dark, what was in his eyes couldn’t be seen clearly, whether it was anger, sadness, or nothing at all.

Chu Yu stretched out his hand, gently hooked Lu Shi’s fingers, and finally intertwined them.

Lu Shi’s hands were cold, like they’d been dipped in snow.

Chu Yu slightly tightened his grip.

The people around had their eyes closed as they dozed off.
It was silent.

As if on this moving vehicle, only the two of them snuggled together.

In that shaking space, Chu Yu’s thinking swayed into disorder.
He thought a lot, but it seemed like he couldn’t think of anything at all.

He turned his head again and looked at Lu Shi.

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Without rhyme or reason, Chu Yu suddenly approached, leaned in, and quickly kissed Lu Shi’s lips.

Like a dragonfly that lightly grazed the water.

Inside the narrow space enclosed by the seats, the two fit very closely.

Chu Yu was so nervous that his palms were hot.

He felt that Lu Shi’s lips were cold.
Those lips obviously appeared thin and frigid, but they were unexpectedly soft.

The orange light of the streetlamp cast in again and drifted over the two of them.

Chu Yu avoided Lu Shi’s eyes, lowered his eyelashes, clasped his hands, then leaned over once more and kissed him on the lips.

 

 

 

 

 

The author has something to say: Here’s a mint-flavored heart~

I wrote more today, so it’s a little later than the expected update time~ You’ve waited a long time la~

 

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