Chapter 408: He also said that he is not a coward (End)
The death anniversary of Grandma Xia Xi was January 15th. On the morning of the 14th, the family took the high-speed train to Qianlin.
This day happens to be Sunday.
The sky is clear and clear, it doesn't feel like winter.
Su Jinru looked at Xu Yanfeng who was accompanying him, and was a little surprised. After thinking about it carefully, she felt it was reasonable, but she still had to say what she should say: "Xiao Xu, you are busy with work, so you don't need to take time out to go on a trip with us."
Xu Yanfeng's eyebrows were gentle and he said seriously: "Xia Xi and I are getting married. We really should come over and tell my grandma in person."
While talking, Xu Yanfeng took Xia Xi's hand and squeezed it gently.
Su Jinru smiled, feeling very happy inside.
After having arranged their accommodation in advance and getting off the high-speed train, the person in charge of Xu Group's subsidiary here sent a car to pick them up and take them to their hotel.
Since returning to China, Xia Xi has been in a heavy mood every time she returns to her hometown. Once she came to visit the prison when Xia Yue was still in prison, once her grandmother passed away and she was sent back here for burial, and another time she came to pick up Xia Yue after she was released from prison. Yue came home... I should have been happy, but unfortunately because grandma couldn't wait for Xia Yue, she always felt more regretful.
This time I came here, but it was different.
My whole heart seems lighter.
It's like life has opened a new chapter.
Thinking of this, Xia Xi subconsciously looked at the man next to her with gentle eyes, and naturally took his arm.
Xu Yanfeng looked back at her, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked her with his eyes, "What are you doing?"
Xia Xi pursed her lips and smiled, but said nothing.
The next day, Xu Yanfeng and Xia Xi went out early in the morning and bought several bouquets of flowers and paper money in the store.
Xia Xi held a large handful of ping pong chrysanthemums and said, "After you finish paying homage to grandma, you can accompany me for a walk. I didn't go shopping well the last few times I came back."
Xu Yanfeng naturally agreed without thinking.
Xu Yanfeng had been to the cemetery where his grandmother was buried before and still remembered the road. He drove his own car and took his family there.
The Chinese New Year is relatively late this year. It won't be until February, and Ziheng and Youyou haven't taken winter vacation yet. They took a day off this time and had to rush back to Nancheng in the afternoon.
The car parked outside the cemetery and walked up the long steps to grandma's tombstone. None of the family acted too seriously. Grandma was a kind and open-minded old lady. She definitely didn't want her family to come visit her. With a sad face. They placed flowers in front of the tomb and wiped the dust off the tombstone with handkerchiefs.
Xu Yanfeng knelt down and stared at the photo above. The old lady had a kind face. He still clearly remembered the way she talked to him when he visited the old lady in the hospital.
He took Xia Xi's hand and said solemnly: "In the future, I will take care of Xia Xi and the family, so don't worry..."
Xia Xi's eyes were a little warm, and there was a warm smile in her eyes. She followed him and said, "We will be fine, grandma."
The temperature in the dry forest is lower than that in Nancheng, and the wind blows the remaining leaves flying in the air, which makes it a bit desolate, but the whole family is here and talking to each other, so they don't feel cold at all.
When we were going down the mountain, a ray of sunshine broke through the originally gloomy sky. Although it didn't feel warm when it shone on our face, our eyes were bright and our mood was broadened.
When they arrived in the city, Xu Yanfeng first sent Su Jinru and the others to the hotel: "Xia Xi and I will go out for a walk. If you want to go shopping too, I will send you another driver."
Su Jinru said: "You go and play and don't worry about us."
Zi Heng frowned: "Mom, Dad, what about me?" The subtext is, don't you take me with you?
Xu Yanfeng didn't intend to take him with him, so he touched his head and said, "Stay with grandma."
Zi Heng: "..."
Fortunately, Xu Yanfeng agreed to buy him a set of collector's edition adventure novels that he liked, and he smiled.
After breaking up with Zi Heng, Xia Xi immediately exposed Xu Yanfeng: "You are really good at lying to children. Didn't you buy that collection of novels a long time ago and prepare to give it to him?"
Xu Yanfeng said of course: "This is called making the best use of things."
The two of them said they were wandering aimlessly, but in fact they both had a place hidden in their hearts. When the car stopped at the entrance of the former Peishan Hotel, Xia Xi's originally calm expression changed. She looked at Xu Yanfeng in surprise: "How did you know I wanted to come here?"
Xu Yanfeng laughed and pinched her face: "How can I not know what you are thinking?"
It's a pity that there is a big lock on the door, so there is no way to go in and visit the old place again. Moreover, the signboard "Peishan Hotel" has been taken down and replaced by the four characters "Yongxin Supermarket".
In the past few years, Xia Xi has paid attention to the situation of the Peishan Hotel. It was bought by the boss named Wu, and the restaurant is still open. Even the employees in the store are still the same old guys who followed her grandma.
Boss Wu took a fancy to the reputation of the Peishan Hotel and wanted to copy it. However, each boss's business philosophy was different. As time went by, various problems were exposed. Those old employees could no longer work and resigned one after another. The business grew more and more. The worse. The restaurant eventually closed down and was transferred out, and another owner took over and opened a teahouse.
Now it is a supermarket.
Even if I revisit my old place, it will never be the same as before.
Xu Yanfeng pointed to the store transfer information posted on the wall next to it. The boss's phone number was left on it: "It shouldn't be open today."
Xia Xi was concentrating when he suddenly heard someone calling his name: "Xixi."
Thinking she heard it wrong, the other party called again. Xia Xi looked at the source of the sound and recognized the person at a glance. She laughed with some surprise in her eyes: "Uncle Cao."
Uncle Cao was the former chef of Peishan Hotel and lived nearby. It was normal for him to pass by here.
"It's really you." Uncle Cao's face was full of smiles, and he was very happy to see Xia Xi here. "I thought I was too old to see the wrong person."
"How old are you? You are still the same as before." Xia Xi said.
Uncle Cao had kind eyes and kind eyes, and smiled like Maitreya Buddha: "My granddaughter is already in elementary school, how can she not grow old? By the way, you came back this time..." Before Xia Xi could answer, he seemed to suddenly remember, " Oh yes, the old lady’s death anniversary.”
He stopped smiling and his expression became a little emotional, especially after he glanced at the Peishan Hotel, the nostalgia and regret in his eyes almost overflowed: "Time flies so fast, the hotel has not been there for many years, it seems... Things from a previous life.”
"Are you retired now?"
"I saved some money to open a breakfast shop before, but the business was not going well. I have recently decided to close it down." Uncle Cao said, "My skills have been passed on to my son. He is now working in the kitchen of a restaurant. Inherited my mantle.”
Xia Xi nodded: "I have a deep memory of your craftsmanship. Why don't you just open a small restaurant."
Uncle Cao waved his hand and pointed to his forehead: "I don't have the business acumen. You girl, you think everyone is your grandmother. I don't know a few characters." He glanced at the tall and handsome man beside Xia Xi. I am no stranger to him at all, smile at him He smiled and chatted with Xia Xi again, "I'm very impressed by your partner. He came to the hotel when you were in college. You even greeted the people in the store and asked us to call him uncle. Now he is a real uncle. ”
Xu Yanfeng curled his lips and smiled meaningfully.
Xia Xi's face was stunned. When she was young, she was really thick-skinned and dared to say anything.
*
Su Jinru met her former friend, who warmly invited her, so Su Jinru planned to stay in Qianlin for a few more days to get together with her friends. The rest returned to Nancheng and their lives were back on track. Xu Yanfeng arrived home very late after being busy. When he opened the door, he was greeted by Xia Xi's smiling face. She was standing just inside the door, with a strange smile on her face. Xu Yanfeng also smiled inexplicably: "You... have something to tell me?"
Xia Xi cleared her throat and tried to put on a serious expression: "Xu Yanfeng."
"Huh?"
"Husband."
"Huh?"
"I spent a lot of money today."
"Really?" Xu Yanfeng didn't care much about what she spent the money on, and slowly took off her coat.
Xia Xi took the coat from his hand and hung it on the hanger, announcing: "I bought the Peishan Hotel."
Xu Yanfeng looked blank, then pulled off his tie: "It turns out you bought it."
Xia Xi was confused: "What do you mean?"
Xu Yanfeng held her face in his hands, stared into her eyes, and couldn't help but kiss her: "If it weren't for the couple's mutual understanding, I sent someone to do this this afternoon, but was told that it had been sold. The contract was signed. I thought I was a little late and wanted to find out who the buyer was and whether he was willing to sell it. It turned out to be my wife.”
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Xia Xi's eyes brightened after hearing this. He didn't expect such a thing to happen.
"My mother happened to be in Qianlin, so I asked her to go through the formalities."
She also said that she had thought about saving up enough money to buy the Peishan Hotel back a long time ago. It was her grandmother's life-long effort and a regret before she left. It was also Su Jinru's heartache. Unfortunately, the previous boss probably saw her determination and repeatedly raised the price. She didn't want to be taken advantage of, so she could only wait patiently for the opportunity. Later, in order to repay the money Xu Guanshan gave her, she suddenly spent too much and didn't have enough savings, so she borrowed a sum from Zhou Du. Over time, the plan was temporarily shelved, but she never forgot it.
This time she returned to Qianlin to pay homage to her grandmother, and it happened that the store was in urgent need of transfer. She thought about it, and immediately remembered the boss's phone number and started to deal with the matter.
"I asked my eldest sister, she still prefers to work in a restaurant." Xia Xi said, "She used to help her grandmother and mother manage their own restaurant, and she is very familiar with the business aspect. Instead of working for others, it is better to bring Peishan to the restaurant." The restaurant reopened. She didn't speak for a long time and was so excited that she almost cried."
Xu Yanfeng: "Very good."
"I will take the time to draw the design drawings and renovate it. It is best to restore the hotel to its original appearance. Our Peishan Hotel has been operating for so many years, relying not only on word of mouth, but also on feelings." Xia Xi said this , with a look in his eyes, "This should be the easiest design I have ever drawn. I just need to restore it according to the appearance in my memory."
Xu Yanfeng looked at her and could feel her happiness and satisfaction, and he was also very happy.
Xia Xi hugged him and smiled up at him: "Sorry, I forgot to discuss it with you before I bought the hotel. I was too anxious."
"What's the point?" Xu Yanfeng grabbed her waist and pressed her tighter into his arms with a little force. "You can do whatever you want and spend whatever you want. I'll support you. You don't have to worry. .”
Xia Xi drawled: "How are you?"
"...Don't act like a baby now." Xu Yanfeng glanced at the living room, rubbed her waist with his fingers, and suddenly lowered his voice very low, "I'll do it later, my wife."
*
Walking the dog after meals is a daily routine.
A family of three, plus a half-grown Alaskan dog, walked out of the villa and walked in the cold wind. The temperature in Nancheng is very low today, so the dog is wearing clothes.
The leash was in Zi Heng's hand, and he was jumping and running ahead while holding the dog.
Xu Yanfeng held Xia Xi's hand, strode in twos and twos to catch up with Zi Heng, and put the hood of his down jacket on his head.
Suddenly, something cold fell on her forehead. Xia Xi raised her hand and rubbed it with her fingertips. Then she raised her neck and looked up at the sky. Small ice crystals hit her skin one by one.
"Xu Yanfeng, it seems to be snowing."
After hearing what she said, Xu Yanfeng stretched out his palm, and tiny snow particles fell down, like grains of salt, melting in his palm and turning into a drop of water: "Well, it's snowing."
As soon as he finished speaking, snow particles fell densely, hitting his down jacket and making a slight crackling sound.
After a while, the snow particles turned into light snowflakes, falling rustlingly, and the hair was dyed white.
Xu Yanfeng tugged on Zi Heng's hat: "Go home?"
Zi Heng twisted his neck to look at him, his mouth pouted, and there was a slight dissatisfaction in his tone: "It hasn't been long since I came out, and I haven't even had enough fun with the truck."
It's because you haven't had enough fun.
Xu Yanfeng didn't say anything and just let him.
Xia Xi looked at Xu Yanfeng. On such a snowy day, she remembered something from a long time ago, and asked him: "Xu Yanfeng, when was your first kiss?"
As if he didn't expect that she would suddenly ask this, Xu Yanfeng's expression froze.
Xia Xi said seriously: "When we kissed for the first time, I asked you if you had kissed anyone else, and you said you had. I asked you who you were, and you said it was me. Who are you lying to? I don't remember our relationship before that. Kissed.”
Why are old scores being brought up? Xu Yanfeng raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "It's really you."
After a pause, he decided to confess: "In the library, you called me a coward. To prove that I was not, I secretly kissed you while you were asleep. That was the first time I kissed you."
Xia Xi's eyes widened, no wonder she didn't know!
She was already asleep, how could she know!
Xia Xi raised the tip of her nose and said angrily: "You only dare to secretly kiss me and say that you are not a coward."
Xu Yanfeng stopped suddenly, followed by Xia Xi. The puppy was sniffing the green plants nearby, and Zi Heng also stopped. Suddenly, his eyes went dark, and it was Xu Yanfeng who covered his eyes with his broad palms.
"Dad, what are you doing..." Zi Heng struggled.
Taking this opportunity, Xu Yanfeng quickly lowered his head and brought his warm breath close to Xia Xi's cheek. The next second, his lips pressed against hers and kissed her hard: "Use this to make up for the one in the library, okay?" ?”
Xia Xi pursed her lips. The warmth of his lips was still on her lips. She turned her face and snickered.
Xu Yanfeng loosened his grip on Zi Heng. Zi Heng's head turned around, his eyes blank, not knowing what was going on.
The snow is getting heavier and it’s time to go home.
There was a layer of white and clean new snow on the ground, and a winding trace was left on the snow, which was two large and one small footprints. There were also plum blossoms printed by the puppy, which extended all the way to the door of the house.
——End——
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