Chapter 015

Zhen Zhen wore new clothes today.

Polka dot ruffled blouse, slightly pinched out waist, fresh and fashionable.

The two braids were curled and folded into a palm length behind her ears, still tied with a large butterfly-like hair tie.

Two large butterflies trailing behind the ears, lining the face is only the size of a palm, delicate and bright.

Zhen Zhen sat on the back of the bicycle, carefully looking at all the sights on the roadside.

When she saw a store sign with a simple word on it, she would ask Shui Huaiming, “Third Brother, what is that word, that red sign, the third word on it.”

Squire Huaiming looked over at her and told her, “That’s called Ri, the Ri of daily necessities.”

Zhen Zhen made a mental note of it, and after a short walk asked the next one, “What about that one?”

Squire Hueming: “That one is heart, heart of love.”

……

The bicycles traveled through the streets.

He took Zhen Zhen to visit several busy places in Xicheng.

There is nothing else to do, except eat, but to walk around, see the scenery and experience the local customs.

Serving Huai Ming took Zhen Zhen to Xicheng’s special snacks have eaten a bit, each kind of food is not much, taste a taste.

In addition to savoring the various snacks in Xicheng to satisfy the mouth and stomach, he also bought Zhen Zhen a red cloth tiger.

Cloth tigers are tilted tail pressure front legs prostrate posture, let Zhen Zhen thought of the big white, very cute.

Originally Zhen Zhen did not want, after all, this thing is not useful, can only look at, spend money to buy not worth it.

But on second thought, this is the service Huai Ming bought her, for her that is a gift, she took back in the room, put on the pillow at night or directly put in the quilt, it will be a happy thing, she will have to come down.

After buying the cloth tiger, the sun fell in the west, the service Huai Ming rode on the car to take Zhen Zhen home.

Zhen Zhen sat in the back seat of the car, one hand holding the cloth tiger, one hand grasping the clothes in the waist of the service Huai Ming.

She was very happy today, she ate and played happily, many times happier than last Sunday when she went to the big fair in Xiewan.

The happiest thing was receiving this cute cloth tiger in her arms.

This way not much more than a while.

Shi Huai Ming suddenly turned around and asked Zhen Zhen, “Do you want to learn how to ride a bike?”

Learn to ride a bike?

Her?

Zhen Zhen froze slightly.

Servant Huai Ming pinched the brakes to stop the car, landed on one foot and stabilized the bike, looked back at Zhen Zhen and asked again, “Do you want to learn, if you want to learn now I can teach you.”

Zhen Zhen had no idea, “Can I?”

She had only sat on a bicycle twice, can she ride it now?

Servant Huai Ming said, “Of course you can, riding a bicycle is very simple, you’ll learn after practicing.”

Since Servant Huai Ming said so.

Although he was still quite unsure in his heart.

But Zhen Zhen still nodded, “Then I’ll try.”

With this agreement, both of them got off the bike.

Servant Huai Ming took the cloth tiger from Zhen Zhen’s hand and reached out to hold the bike.

Zhen Zhen stood beside the bike, her hands gripping the handlebars, her heart pounding like a drum.

Mr. Huai Ming told her, “Just get on the bike, I’ll hold it up, it won’t fall down.”

Hearing this, Zhen Zhen gently breathed in and summoned up the courage to step on the pedals and get on the bike.

The car was supported by Mr. Huai Ming and stood steadily.

Zhen Zhen sat on the car seat, holding the handlebars in her hands, and lowered her head to find the pedals and put her feet in place.

After stepping on the pedal steadily, she raised her head to look ahead, and before stepping on the pedal, she exhaled heavily to adjust her heartbeat.

When she was ready, she stepped on the pedal.

Mr. Huai Ming helped her hold the back seat of the car and told her, “Don’t think too much, just ride forward boldly.”

Knowing that the car would not fall down with Shui Huai Ming holding it up, Zhen Zhen boldly pedaled faster.

In this era, there were few bicycles, and there were not many of them on the road.

The main road was all Zhen Zhen’s, so she didn’t feel any pressure to ride.

Zhen Zhen was very nervous when she started to ride, and the front end of the car kept swaying from side to side.

But after four or five minutes of riding, she seemed to be getting the hang of it, and the front of the bike didn’t wobble so much.

Encouraged by Mr. Huai Ming, she slowly picked up speed again.

The car ran steadily on the road.

The tension in Zhen Zhen’s heart was slowly blown away by the wind, and turned into a little burst of freshness, excitement and joy.

It was the excitement of opening up a new world, being exposed to new things, and gaining new skills.

It was impossible to truly describe, only bursting with joy.

Servant Huai Ming did what he said he would do, and kept holding her up behind the bike.

He told her that he wouldn’t let go, letting her ride with confidence, but in fact, after she found the feeling and rode steadily, he let go of his hand. If the bike was going to fall over, he would immediately hold it up, and if it didn’t fall over, he would wait a little longer.

Zhen Zhen didn’t know that he had let go of her hand in the middle of the ride, and rode happily and relieved.

Servant Huai Ming felt that she should have found that feeling of balance, so he said to her, “I’m ready to let go now, but I’ll still follow you, so you don’t have to be afraid to ride a little bit and see for yourself.”

Hearing him say that, Zhen Zhen instantly became nervous.

She squeezed her fingers tightly on the handlebars and asked Shi Huai Ming confirmatively, “Can I?”

Servant Huai Ming told her, “You can, I’ve just let go for several minutes.”

Jen couldn’t believe it, “Really?”

Squire Huai Ming: “It’s true, I just didn’t tell you, I was afraid you’d be scared.”

Zhen Zhen was a bit energized by his words, thinking that he was following alongside and wouldn’t fall anyway, so she responded, “Then let go of your hand and see, I’ll try riding by myself.”

Servant Huai Ming didn’t let go immediately either, but waited for Zhen Zhen to stabilize the car and ride evenly.

Feeling that she had found her balance, he let go of his hand.

Zhen Zhen didn’t know if she had let go, and asked him out loud, “Did you let go?”

Servant Huai Ming ran alongside, “Uh, let go, rode quite well.”

Zhen Zhen also felt that she rode quite well, but suddenly she couldn’t help but be nervous in her heart.

Nervous about her body, her balance was out of whack, and the car was about to fall straight down.

Shi Huai Ming reached out and caught it, righting it.

Zhen Zhen turned back in embarrassment, “I still can’t seem to do it.”

Shi Huaiming: “It’s okay, keep riding forward, this is where practice makes perfect, the more you ride, the more stable you will be.”

Seeing Shi Huai Ming say this, Zhen Zhen was energized again and continued to ride forward.

She then rode forward on her own when she was stable, and when she was about to fall down, Shi Huai Ming would help her.

By the time she reached home, she was able to ride by herself for three or four minutes.

After entering the compound, she rode by herself.

Just as Wu Dafeng was standing outside her house, she saw Zhen Zhen riding back, her eyes lit up and said, “Yo, my goodness, Zhen Zhen, how can you ride this thing?”

Being able to ride a bike is already exciting, being asked with such surprise is even more exciting.

The smile on Zhen Zhen’s face couldn’t be hidden at all, she replied crisply, “Sister-in-law, I just learned how to do it.”

However, one mind cannot be used for two purposes, just after she finished speaking, the car immediately became unstable.

But there were no surprises, Squire Huai Ming still reached out and easily held it up.

Zhen Zhen got down from the car.

This just learned, heart actually still itching, want to ride a little more.

However, she had already arrived home, and the sky was getting a little dark, so she gave the car to Shui Huaiming.

Servant Huai Ming pushed the bike to the front of the house and said to Zhen Zhen, “I’ll go in and take a shower.”

Hearing this, and watching Shi Huai Ming open the door and enter the house, Zhen Zhen remembered – he had followed her all the way back.

Imagining the way he protected her from falling on the way, Zhen Zhen couldn’t help but feel a little warm and sweet.

Her heart couldn’t help but feel a little warm and sweet, Zhen Zhen said, “Then I’ll go to sister-in-law’s house first.”

Servant Huai Ming responded, “Uh-huh, I’ll come over after I finish washing.”

Zhen Zhen went to Wu Dafeng’s house, and Wu Dafeng was cooking in the kitchen.

Zhen Zhen entered the kitchen and asked her, “Sister-in-law, what do you have to do, I’ll help you.”

Wu Dafeng looked at the new clothes she was wearing, as well as the big silk flower butterflies behind her ears, and said, “You don’t need to help, you’ll get your clothes dirty later, you can just wait and eat, there aren’t many dishes left.”

Said she also muttered: “I do not know Li Shuang family of three do not come, do not come to me this dish will do more.”

Li Shuang’s family went back to his parents’ home early in the morning.

Zhen Zhen said to Wu Dafeng, “I’ve talked to Mr. He, so I’m sure he’ll come.”

Wu Dafeng said, “It’s good that we don’t have to come, we can eat more meat, and I don’t want to see Li Shuang, I always feel that when she looks at us, her eyes are full of dislike.”

Zhen Zhen said, “Sister-in-law, you are thinking too much.”

Wu Dafeng: “Definitely not.”

Zhen Zhen doesn’t like to tell right from wrong and badmouth people behind their backs, especially those who are good friends with her.

She and Wu Dafeng said a few more words, and then left the topic without talking about Li Shuang.

Looking at the contents of the pot, Zhen Zhen asked, “Is this braised pork?”

Wu Dafeng smiled and said, “This is handlebar pork, I simmered it for a long time, it’s delicious.”

Zhen Zhen smiles back, “I’m going to try it later.”

***

Servant Huai Ming took a shower at home and changed his clothes.

When he got dressed and came out, He Shuo Li Shuang happened to bring He Ziran back.

After bumping into each other and saying hello, Servant Huai Ming asked He Shuo, “Should I wait for you guys to go over there together?”

He Shuo said, “You go first, we’ll be right there.”

Servant Huai Ming didn’t say anything else and headed for Old Zhou’s house.

He Shuo and Li Shuang opened the door and entered the house.

Li Shuang said, “I’m feeling a bit sick and don’t want to go to Old Zhou’s house, you take He Ziran with you.”

He Shuo naturally felt that this was not good, not going even if he was fine was not giving Old Zhou face.

He softened his voice and advised Li Shuang, “We have to give Old Zhou face, just go over and have a simple meal, and come back afterward.”

Li Shuang thought for a while, “Then I’ll come back after I’m full.”

He Shuo: “Okay, you bring Zi Ran back to sleep first.”

Saying so, He Shuo Li Shuang cleaned up a bit at home, then he took He Zi Ran to Old Zhou’s house.

When he knocked on the door and went in, Wu Dafeng just happened to have made all the dishes.

This will be hot and lively on the table, sit down to eat.

Li Shuang is naturally aware of the big picture, polite and courteous as much.

She is intended to eat and go, but after greeting at the table after sitting down, she looked at the table of those dishes, and then smelled the smell of the dishes, instantly a little appetite is no longer. Not only no appetite, but also a little nausea.

Of course she didn’t show it, just after everyone moved their chopsticks to eat, she just stretched out her chopsticks to symbolically clip a little bit of food, to take care of the etiquette, but didn’t eat.

She thought that it would be fine to muddle through this meal, but who knows, she didn’t muddle through.

If it was a person with eyesight, they would only slander in their hearts and pretend they didn’t see it.

But Wu Dafeng is not such a person, she found that Li Shuang did not eat a bite, directly staring at Li Shuang and asked: “Aigoo, Li Shuang why do not you eat ah? I’ve worked hard all night, and you won’t eat a single bite? Don’t look at my gray head and face, I do things are also washed clean, I’m not that scruffy person, will not eat you bad, you can rest assured to eat.”

Li Shuang smiled awkwardly, “Sister-in-law, I ate it.”

Wu Dafeng pointed at the bowl in front of her, “What did you eat? You just chucked in a few bean sprouts, they’re all there.”

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to get awkward, Lao Zhou used his arm to dislike Wu Dafeng, “People can eat whatever they want, as much as they want, why do you care so much? This is not the countryside, we don’t practise that kind of thing in the countryside.”

Wu Dafeng didn’t buy it, “What’s wrong with the city and the countryside, and what’s wrong with me? What’s wrong with me? All the food on this table is good, some of it is not even available in the countryside, so I’m letting her eat more or less out of good will, am I still wrong?”

She spent money and time to do so many delicious, Li Shuang sat there a bite not to eat, Li Shuang is right, she is wrong?

Since she has already come to the door as a guest, where is this kind of guest, is not diaphragm people?

He Shuo didn’t want them to spoil the atmosphere of the meal.

He signaled Lao Zhou to stop, and reached out his chopsticks to give a piece of meat to Li Shuang, saying, “Try a piece of this meat, it’s quite tasty.”

Li Shuang looked at the slices of meat in the bowl, and really didn’t have much of an appetite.

But if she really didn’t eat a single bite, she would be giving face to Old Zhou and his family.

She also didn’t want to put He Shuo on the spot, so she picked up her chopsticks and picked up the meat, bringing it to her mouth and taking a bite.

Wu Dafeng seemed to be satisfied, and said, “That’s right, you can at least taste it, my cooking isn’t difficult to eat.”

Ran her words just fell, Li Shuang suddenly put down the chopsticks in her hand, covered her mouth and got up in a hurry, then turned around and ran into the bathroom, followed by a sound heard from the restroom – vomit!

“……”

The air in the room froze.

It was Wu Dafeng who reacted first.

She glanced at the restroom with rounded eyes, then looked back and said to He Shuo, “What does this mean?”

“Sorry.” He Shuo got up awkwardly and busied himself with going to the restroom to see Li Shuang.

Zhen Zhen was also concerned about Li Shuang and got up to follow He Shuo over to see.

Li Shuang had spit the bite of meat in his mouth into the trash can.

Now lying down next to the sink, she dry-heaved two more times.

He Shuo reached out to smooth her back and asked her with concern, “What’s wrong?”

Zhen Zhen stood next to her and also asked Li Shuang with concern, “Sister-in-law, are you okay?”

Having just dry-heaved and felt a bit uncomfortable, Li Shuang spoke weakly, “I told you before I came, I don’t feel well.”

He Shuo continued to smooth her back, “Then I’ll take you to the health center to take a look.”

Coming out of the restroom, He Shuo apologetically said to Lao Zhou and Wu Dafeng, “I’m sorry, my wife’s body is a bit uncomfortable, I’ll take her to the health room first, you guys eat.”

Li Shuang tightened his brows and also said, “Sorry.”

Wu Dafeng directly snorted coldly.

Old Zhou disliked her with his arm again, then said to He Shuo, “The body is important, so hurry up and go.”

He Shuo and Li Shuang then didn’t stay and didn’t care much about Wu Dafeng, taking He Ziran with them.

Zhen Zhen watched them go out and returned to the table to sit down herself.

After leaving the front door, He Shuo said, “I’m going to ride my bike.”

Li Shuang pulled him back, “Forget it, I don’t want to go to the health center, I’m just a little nauseous, go home and lie down for a while first.”

He Shuo looked at Li Shuang and asked, “Are you sure there’s nothing else that’s difficult?”

Li Shuang nodded, “Go home and rest.”

So the three mouths did not go to the health center, but returned home.

Fourth child lying on the window saw, turned back to Wu Dafeng said, “Mother, they went home.”

Wu Dafeng looked at her with a black face, “She’s just pretending! She’s here to bring bad luck to my house!”

She said in an agitated tone, “If you despise us, then don’t come, it’s not like you have to ask her to come and eat this meal. Oh, people come, at the dinner table came up with such a show, disgusting not disgusting ah? Disgusting!”

Old Zhou originally did not have a black face, see WuDaFeng so say he black face.

He looked at Wu Dafeng and said in a bad mood, “What are you farting about? Can’t you see that people are not feeling well.”

Wu Dafeng’s voice was loud, “I don’t see it! That looks like a fake!”

Fearing that Wu Dafeng and Lao Zhou would argue, Zhen Zhen was too busy to speak up again, “Sister-in-law Li Shuang should really be unwell, don’t get upset over this, there are so many dishes, they’ll get cold if you don’t eat them, let’s hurry up and eat.”

Serving Huai Ming also said, “Let’s eat.”

Wu Dafeng then didn’t say anything else.

Although she was still angry in her heart, she couldn’t wait to have a fight with Li Shuang.

But when she saw Zhen Zhen’s face and was happier, she put away her temper and greeted Zhen Zhen and Shui Huai Ming.

***

After eating from the old Zhou’s house.

Zhen Zhen took a look at Li Shuang’s house, turned her head and said to Shui Huai Ming, “Li Shuang’s sister-in-law shouldn’t be pretending.”

Servant Huai Ming let out a hmm, “She wouldn’t do such a classless thing.”

Zhen Zhen sighed, “But from the looks of it, we’ve got a problem.”

Serving Huai Ming’s long legs, his steps were slow, “It’s not a big deal, He Shuo will make it clear to Lao Zhou, as for the relationship between Li Shuang and Wu Dafeng, you don’t want to get involved in it, you’ll get into trouble later on.”

Even without today’s incident, the two people seem to be at odds with each other.

Zhen Zhen looked at Servant Huai Ming and nodded, “I won’t get involved.”

Shi Huai Ming turned his head to look at her, suddenly smiled and said, “You’re fine, you get along well with Li Shuang, and Wu Dafeng, both of them treat you well.”

Zhen Zhen also smiled a little, “Because I have a good personality everyone likes.”

After saying this, the two of them locked eyes.

Seeing the smile in each other’s eyes, both of them were subconsciously stunned for a moment.

The shallow glow of the moonlight sprinkled on the two people, coloring a circle of haziness in the dusky night.

The moonlight flickered in Zhen Zhen’s eyes.

Servant Huai Ming quickly returned to his senses and continued to walk forward, “There are still things to do tomorrow, go home early and sleep.”