novelraw Chapter 33 [33]
Chapter 33 [33]
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Qiao Sheng almost never took the initiative to mention the woman who brought him into this world to his son - because even he didn't know how to speak.
When she left him, she took everything that could prove her existence, photos, jewelry, clothing, images, handwriting... except for her son.He used to frantically search through his private optical computer, electronic photo album, and photos taken by friends at gatherings... There was no her, and he couldn't find her.He suffered for several years, and then he thought, maybe this is fine, as long as he doesn’t think about it, he won’t feel uncomfortable; however, when his son grows up, there are some familiar descriptions in his eyes that make his heart ache. Only then did he helplessly discover that she had never left his heart at all—his lover, who had only been with him for a short period of more than 1000 days; however, he alone had missed her with despair for more than [-] years.
The first acquaintance was only because of a cheerful recommendation from a subordinate after work: "Sir, didn't you say that you haven't eaten authentic dumplings for a long time? Hehe, I discovered a good restaurant yesterday, and that dumpling is delicious. Yes, and authentic rice vinegar! My son is usually reluctant to let him have a meal, but yesterday he didn’t even need to feed him, so he ate a big plate of dumplings by himself!”
At that time, Qiao Sheng had just been released from the imperial capital to Planet Aquamarine not long ago. He was used to eating food from the imperial capital since he was a child. To be honest, the abundant seafood here on Aquamarine Star did not suit his taste. Nothing was particularly delicious, so that he lost interest in eating even more, and almost became anorexic.
After hearing the recommendation from his subordinates, Qiao Sheng was really interested.He had seen the other party's son before, a eccentric little guy who always tried to bully his father in different ways, but he really liked snacks and didn't like to eat, which made this honest subordinate feel really sad.It can make this kid eat it obediently... He really wants to taste it.
According to the address given by his subordinates, he found the store later in the day, and he liked it at first sight—it was just a small restaurant, but the decoration was even for a person like him who is familiar with the history of ancient buildings. No one can go wrong with the antique style, the carved beams and painted buildings are exquisite, simple and dignified everywhere, the old blue bricks and glazed tiles, the small lanterns hanging from the eaves, and a sandalwood woodcut plaque hanging on the door, the characters are beautiful and elegant. Without losing the atmosphere that can be retracted freely, there are four big characters written: "Eat to know the taste".
Interesting——Qiao Sheng couldn't help smiling and raising his eyebrows, so he went in to see what the room looked like.
The tables and chairs are all wooden antique style, but the imitation is fine, or inlaid with mother-of-pearl or carved landscape, and the tableware is a set of fine bone china, or looks like Qiongjiu or cinnabar, or depicts flowers and birds or blue and white hooks, and even the lighting matches The ground turned into a warm halo.Maybe it's because it's not time for dinner yet, and there aren't many people in the store at this time... Qiao Sheng walked around the tables, sighing in his heart, even in the Imperial City, such an exquisite antique-style store is too expensive. It's rare, but the boss's thoughts are well used.
"What would you like to eat, sir?" Someone turned out from what was probably the kitchen and asked him with a smile.
The clothes she was wearing made Qiao Sheng stunned for a moment. There was a bright red jacquard satin jacket with pipa sleeves, a black gold horse-face skirt embroidered with fish leaping over dragon gates, her hair was pulled into a neat bun, and two wooden hairpins were inserted obliquely.When Qiao Sheng was at home, he also saw his mother and sisters of the same generation dressed up for themed dinners, and some of them imitated the ancient Chinese costumes of the ancient earth thousands of years ago. At that time, he couldn't help but feel that women were troublesome , There are so many tricks in wearing a dress, why don't you think it's cumbersome?But this woman stood in front of him with a smile in such clothes, but he couldn't say a word, only subconsciously thought she looked good.
Of course, he quickly realized that this was just a dress to match the interior decoration theme, so he hid his momentary stupefaction, took the electronic menu, and ordered a signature dish and a dumpling with vegetarian fillings.After a while, a teapot matching the tableware was placed in front of him. He poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and frowned slightly: "It's too sweet, what kind of tea is this? It contains... ginger? Malt?"
The woman had already sat back behind the counter, and said with a smile when she heard the words: "The appetizing tea made by myself is mainly made of ginger and malt, and there are some other medicinal materials. His face looks like he has a poor appetite. When ordering food just now, you just skipped any seafood. It must be because you are not used to eating raw or cold food, and you must not be able to adapt to the cold and humid weather here, so I decided on my own. I pour you this tea."
——It was all right.Qiao Sheng couldn't help but glanced at her again, thanked her softly, took another sip from the teacup, this time he didn't dislike the sweet taste at all, he just felt that the plain porcelain snow color was fragrant, and it was nothing like Zhu Xianqiongrui juice ... When the dishes and dumplings he ordered came out, Qiao Sheng picked up a dumpling first, then silently picked up chopsticks and vegetables after eating, then looked up at the proprietress: "Is the door open in the morning and at noon?"
One dumpling established the position of this restaurant in Qiao Sheng's heart. It's like...even at home, he has never eaten such delicious vegetarian three fresh dumplings!
From that day on, Qiao Sheng became the only regular customer of the restaurant who came to report almost every day, and he soon became a regular customer, regardless of the weather.He soon found out that her name was Wei Young. According to ancient poems, there are thousands of oranges in the wild pavilions in autumn, and the jade pan brocade seats are high and cool.He Zuo Zuo, the host who sees off guests, drinking and composing poems to Wei Young... Usually he will stagger the meal time and choose to come when there are not many guests, so that he can basically have a lot of time to chat with Wei Young. Once he was caught by a subordinate, The other party was stunned. The always serious boss would talk so much to others? ! ——Sometimes they just discuss whether to improve a certain dish, and sometimes they talk about other more personal topics. She knows where to buy a book he has always wanted to read. When he comes again, he will bring his mother Delicious snacks from home, the kind she likes.In a blink of an eye, it was already the third year he had been here, and his father sent a message, and it was time for him to go back.That day, for the first time ever, he came to her restaurant when it was about to close, with the best ring he could find in such a short time and a bouquet of flowers he picked out by himself: "Would you like to come with me to the Imperial City, To be my wife?"
He was nervous when he asked this question.He told Wei Young about his family. Although the family didn't seem to mind whether his wife came from a famous family or not, the main house was not a place where she could do whatever she wanted freely. He could only do his best for her. the best.But she agreed with a smile, closed the shop, packed her bags, followed him on the spaceship back to the Imperial Star, chose a real estate with him to decorate their new home, and was led into the wedding ceremony by his hand. holy temple.She was not very happy to mention her family, and she did not invite others to their wedding. When he asked her, she just smiled and replied: "From now on, you are my family."
He looked at her somewhat gloomy but still forced smile, leaned forward and kissed her: "No, my position should be that of a lover first, and then a family member."
The natural fertility rate of the Utopian Empire is very low, so Qiao Sheng never expected that Wei Young would be pregnant with a baby less than half a year after their marriage.Pregnancy brought some burdens to her body, but it also made her smile more; she quietly read many books on physical and mental cultivation, and she made many cute little clothes for the unborn baby with her own hands. He discussed with him what kind of name to give to the baby, and he thought of it almost immediately, taking his and her names together, Zuo Ri You Yang, is exactly the same word, whether it is a boy or a girl It can be used, so she wrote it down for her to read; when she saw the word, she blushed, punched him twice, scolded him for being unreasonable, and scolded him for no reason. It was not until the next day that she suddenly figured it out. Self-consciously burst out laughing...
When we first got married, Wei Young was in charge of cooking, and Qiao Sheng loved to eat no matter what he cooked; but when Wei Young became pregnant, it was the turn of the foolish father-to-be to scramble through the recipes.Learning to cook is not as difficult as imagined, and with a professional wife who guides him with a smile, he will soon be able to cook delicious and nutritious meals, which she loves, but he still feels that his cooking skills are not as good as hers .In addition, she suffered from severe morning sickness later, and her taste in food suddenly changed. She likes to eat sour food. No matter what she eats, she can only eat it with sour plum sauce and vinegar. Qiao Sheng tried his best to get her to eat, but he himself During that time I lost a lot of weight.When Wei Young's appetite got better, her mood changed again. She always had a lot of weird thoughts. In the winter, she wanted to go out to play in the snow. Qiao Sheng was afraid that she would fall, so naturally she didn't allow her. In the end, she watched with teary eyes. The only way is to take a step back, take a basin and bucket to the garden to get a lot of snow, and then sit with her on the terrace and make little snowmen to play with. Two big ones and a small one, it is self-evident what they symbolize.Outside the glass window, it was snowing heavily, and inside the glass window, the two cuddled together.Under the warm room temperature, the snowmen gradually melted, but the one representing Wei Young was faster, and soon there were only two snowmen left on the ground, one big and one small.Wei Young suddenly whispered in his ear: "If one day I'm not at home, can you take care of the baby?"
At that time, Qiao Sheng didn't think too much, scratched his head and said uncertainly: "Should...it's okay? I'm also reading the parenting books you read." It's just that the words were too emboldened, Wei Young smiled and said: "Then I have no choice but to Teach you to be a qualified father as soon as possible!"
It wasn't until she finally withdrew from his life that Qiao Sheng remembered this conversation vaguely.At that time, he couldn't even shed tears, just thinking wildly, if I have never learned to take care of my son, if I am still the stupid dad who is so clumsy that he will make the child cry when he changes the diaper, will you feel worried? Will you be reluctant to leave this home?
There was no answer, and no one could answer him.