"I won't go over, you can eat."
The old lady was unhappy: "You don't take me seriously now. You all bully me because I'm old."
Lin Yuxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why did I bully you? Don't be so shameless."
"You said you were going to work overtime yesterday. If you don't work overtime today, or don't come back, you will treat me badly."
Lin Yuxi had no choice but to tell the truth: "Zhou Yanjing and I are getting divorced. It's not appropriate for me to go back now."
"It's none of my business if you divorce him." Grandma's logic was very clear. "If you divorce, just divorce. From now on, this is not your husband's family, this is your mother's family. What's wrong with going back to your mother's house for dinner?"
The old lady was very sharp-tongued, and Lin Yuxi was stunned that she couldn't speak well of her.
"Can I go out with you for a walk tomorrow?"
"I won't go shopping with you anymore." The old lady said, feeling aggrieved. "You won't come back to see me during the Chinese New Year. You don't have me in your heart."
"..." Lin Yuxi scratched her eyebrows in distress.
At this moment, Zhou Qizhen took the phone and a serious voice came from the phone.
"Xiao Xi, you grew up here, this is your home. It's Chinese New Year, come back for a meal."
Twenty minutes later, Lin Yuxi finished washing, changed her clothes, went downstairs, and got in the car back to the Zhou family's old house.
On the way, messages in the group buzzed.
Because Yu Jiaxiao couldn't buy a return ticket at the moment, she stayed in her hometown angrily. Her mother actually arranged a blind date on the first day of the new year and directly called the man to her door.
At the moment she is going crazy in the group.
Tan Xingchen is very qualified as a bestie with a crooked butt, and he immediately criticized her:
[We went on a blind date on the first day of the new year. Your mother is really amazing. She dares to introduce you to any crooked melons and dates. You are a new urban beauty! 】
Yu Jiaxiao took a photo of the other party and sent it over.
Tan Xingchen: [. 】
[Saori, it’s too early to scold him, you are not worthy of him]
Lin Yuxi was surprised: [Chu Weidong? Why is he in your hometown? 】
Yu Jiaxiao: [How do I know! He said he had an aunt who lived here, and he and his friends came over to play and stay for two days. Unexpectedly, his aunt invited him on a blind date]
Lin Yuxi: [So destined? 】
Yu Jiaxiao: [There is a fart fate! I was wearing big floral pajamas and I hadn’t washed my face or combed my hair. When I heard that my mother was going on a blind date, I quickly chewed three cloves of garlic to kill him. Now I’ve been sitting here smiling without showing my teeth for half an hour. He Dad has never been so ladylike in his life! 】
Lin Yuxi was happy for a long time.
[Thank you for giving me the first joke of the year]
Tan Xingchen, who didn't know Chu Weidong at all, was anxious: [Who, who, who? Why am I the only one who doesn’t know? 】
Lin Yuxi spoke concisely and to the point: [her boss]
Tan Xingchen directly sent a long string of voice messages. When he clicked on it, he only heard her crazy laughter: "Hahahaha..."
Haha for 60 seconds.
Lin Yuxi didn't understand why she wasted these precious 60 seconds.
【Your lungs are good】
With Yu Jiaxiao's jokes as company, the journey became very fast.
It was also a coincidence that Lin Yuxi had just arrived at Zhou's house, got out of the car and was about to close the car door when another car drove into the yard.
It's Zhou Sheng'an's car.
So Lin Yuxi stood aside and waited for a while out of politeness. When Zhou Shengan got off the car, she called out: "Brother, happy New Year."
Zhou Sheng'an nodded gently: "Happy New Year, Xiaoxi."
It was nothing at first, but something clicked in Lin Yuxi's mind, and she suddenly remembered Zhou Yanjing's nonsense before.
The belated embarrassment came to her mind, and she didn't know whether she should explain it to her elder brother.
Afraid of not explaining his misunderstanding, and afraid of explaining, but the picture becomes darker and darker.
So he scolded Zhou Yanjing a few more times in his heart.
Zhou Sheng'an had already walked to her side and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, today is your birthday. I have already bought a gift. I have been so busy recently that I forgot to give it to you."
"It doesn't matter." Lin Yuxi said hurriedly.
Nothing he is busy with every day is more important than his birthday.
"Yan Jing used to remind me every year, but this year he didn't remind me and I almost forgot." Zhou Sheng'an mentioned seemingly unintentionally, "He has been more careful than me since he was a child. He remembers to buy you a cake every year."
Lin Yuxi was slightly startled.
Zhou Yanjing said before that he bought birthday cakes when she was a child. She was angry at the time and didn't believe it.
"Then why didn't he bring it to me himself?"
Zhou Sheng'an smiled: "That day you were angry with him and refused to open the door for him, so he had no choice but to come to me and ask me to help get it to you."
Get angry? Why Qi? Lin Yuxi recalled it.
That was her first year in the Zhou family and also her first birthday.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, many guests came to pay New Year's greetings. She was an "adopted daughter", so no one cared about her. When preparing red envelopes, only the Zhou brothers had their share.
But out of etiquette, Lin Yuxi had to stand aside and greet the guests one by one, and then was ignored when they handed out red envelopes.
It was already an embarrassing situation. She was very introverted at the time and just wanted to get through the New Year greetings as soon as possible and be by herself.
But Zhou Yanjing held the red envelope, raised his eyebrows, and said to her in public: "Come here. Call me brother, and I will give you the red envelope."
After he said that, naturally, everyone's attention was drawn to Lin Yuxi.
The guests who handed out the red envelopes also felt uncomfortable on their faces. Some things were better not exposed, but if they were exposed, everyone would be embarrassed.
For Lin Yuxi, who was young and sensitive and had to rely on others, all these embarrassments were ultimately imposed on her.
At that moment, she felt her face was hot and ashamed.
So after New Year's greetings, she hid in her room alone. When Zhou Yanjing knocked on the door, she covered herself in the quilt and didn't want to pay attention.
Later, she heard her eldest brother's voice and opened the door.
I was young and didn't understand at the time, so I just thought Zhou Yanjing was teasing her on purpose. Thinking about it now, it was not a subtle yet public statement.
The hypocrisy and snobbery of those adults were exposed, and it was also exposed in public that no matter what, she was still the nominal adopted daughter of the Zhou family.
Starting from the second year, when guests come to pay New Year greetings, three red envelopes will be prepared.
Lin Yuxi walked in the door with Zhou Sheng'an, and the elders were already waiting in the living room.
Before Lin Yuxi could say hello, she caught a glimpse of Zhou Yanjing standing on the stairs.
He was at home today, dressed more casually, in a light gray and blue sweater, and beige home pants. He looked like he had just woken up. The broken hair on his forehead was slightly messy and fell on his eyebrows, and his bones showed laziness.
He put his hands in his trouser pockets and stood on the wooden steps with his slippers on. He glanced over at her and walked back and forth between her and Zhou Sheng'an.
Another back and forth.
He seemed to want to say something, but didn't.
He walked down the stairs with careless steps, walked over, and took the bag from Lin Yuxi's hand very naturally.
Shifenfen asked naturally: "Did we meet at the door?"
Just as Lin Yuxi was about to answer, Zhou Sheng'an said, "Guess."
"..."
The eldest brother in Lin Yuxi's impression would not make such a joke, so she looked at Zhou Sheng'an in confusion.
The latter still looked calm and calm, changed his shoes, took off his coat and went straight into the living room.
