Seventy-six Mid-Autumn (Part 1)

  With Zhao Yang and Cao Jia's help, Chen Mei felt much more at ease.

  Small county towns are different from big cities; after 5 pm, there are fewer people around.

  Zhao Yang remembered when he was in high school, there weren't many people at night, so he took the opportunity to tidy up his clothes and said to Chen Mei: "Sister-in-law, there aren't many people tonight either, let's go home together!"

  The word "home" flashed through Chen Mei's mind, her hand paused for a moment before continuing to fold the dress, smiling: "Who said that? I'm busy until 8 or 9 o'clock at night!"

  Zhao Yang turned over the clothes that Gu Ke had hung upside down, and looked at Chen Mei bending down to tidy up her clothes, revealing her round buttocks and straight waist. He also squatted down, helping her take out the clothes from the wardrobe and handing them to her, saying: "Tomorrow you must go home! Tomorrow is the 15th, we have to spend the holiday together, right? Besides, others will also be going home for the holiday, who will still come to buy things?"

  Chen Mei felt that the two of them were too close, so she quickly took over the clothes and stood up. She glanced at the cashier's desk and saw Cao Jia lowering her head to calculate the bill, as if she hadn't seen anything.

  Zhao Yang also took a glance at Cao Jia, who winked at him and made a face at Chen Mei. Zhao Yang sighed inwardly, looking at Chen Mei's pale face and soft lips, he thought to himself! But without her consent, he didn't even dare hold hands! Thinking of the tears on her face last night, he was completely helpless!

  Chen Mei pushed Zhao Yang's arm and said: "Get out of the way, you're just causing trouble here if you can't even do your job!"

  Zhao Yang took two steps back and let Chen Mei hang up her clothes, continuing to say: "You can't spend the holiday in two different places with Xiao Xi, can you?"

  Chen Mei glared at Zhao Yang and said irritably, "I'm so annoyed. Can't I even go back?"

  Zhao Yang saw a hint of shyness and a bit of happiness on Chen Mei's face, and his heart suddenly felt extremely happy. Standing in front of her, he found that the more he looked at her, the more beautiful she became!

  Chen Mei turned her face and fiddled with her clothes, saying: "You go back with Xiao Jia, I can handle it here by myself!"

  Zhao Yang said: "Don't worry, we can leave after you finish dinner, it's not too late!"

  "Mei smiled and said, 'I brought too much food for lunch, I didn't finish it, reheating it will be enough for dinner, you all go back quickly!' She also said impatiently, 'Alright, hurry up and go back, don't dawdle, wasn't I fine on my own the past few days?'"

  Zhao Yang sighed and said: "You shouldn't eat too late, it's better to have some porridge... forget it, I'll go make some for you!"

  Just as he sat down on the couch, he received a call from his home, but it was Cao Jia's parents who had arrived at their house and asked them to hurry back.

  Zhao Yang continued to simmer the porridge and stir-fry the vegetables before going downstairs to remind someone of something, then took Cao Jia back home.

  On the way home, Cao Jia kept asking Zhao Yang and Chen Mei what they had said earlier. In fact, the store wasn't that big, and Cao Jia could definitely hear what they were saying, but she always thought there was something she hadn't heard.

  Cao Jia saw that Zhao Yang was ignoring her, so she leaned in and said: "Brother, I'm your sister, what can't you tell me? I can even help you come up with a plan!"

  Zhao Yang laughed and said: "What can we say that your ears won't catch? I think your neck is going to stretch into a giraffe's!"

  Cao Jia angrily said: "You're the one with a long neck!" She glanced at him again, touched her own neck, and smiled slyly: "Did you also notice that my neck has grown longer? Does it look good?"

  Cao Jia's personality is lively and optimistic, having a younger sister like her is truly a delightful thing!

  Zhao Yang smiled and praised: "Good-looking!" Then he stretched out his arms and hugged her.

  Cao Jia nodded like a little cat and became unusually honest for the rest of the way.

  Back home, Cao Jia's parents and Cao Huaxiang were both there.

  Cao Jia's mother, Han Feng, was a little younger than Sun Zhenxiang, and as a city dweller, she looked like she was only in her early thirties. However, after Zhao Yang's care, Sun Zhenxiang's skin tone and complexion were no worse than hers, and she even had a healthier beauty to her. So Han Feng was chatting with Sun Zhenxiang about some topics related to diet and skincare.

  Cao Wei Feng looks a bit older than he appears on TV, with white hair at his temples. He has a calm and magnanimous personality, and talking to him gives people a refreshing feeling.

  In the evening, they had dinner together and saw off Cao's family of five. Zhao Yang also returned to Guoyuan alone.

  Tonight's moon is round and bright, the moonlight spills on the ground, as if it has given the earth a layer of silver.

  The moonlight is already so beautiful today, and tomorrow night the plum blossoms will also return. What a scene it will be for them to sit together as a family, appreciating the moon and eating mooncakes?

  Just now on the road, Zhao Yang always felt that his feet had a kind of impulse to turn onto the main road. He thought that he was already in his thirties, but when facing love, he acted like a young whippersnapper!

  He played with his mobile phone, found that number and dialed it. No one answered. He didn't get frustrated at all, but instead felt very amused. He kept dialing, kept dialing, until Chen Mei picked up the phone.

  "Mei's helpless voice came over: 'What do you want to do? I'm calculating accounts!'"

  Zhao Yang held the phone tightly against his ear and said, "Have you eaten?"

  "Morning plum reluctantly said: 'Eat it!'"

  Zhao Yang smiled. He wasn't afraid of Chen Mei having an emotional reaction, because only then would it show that their relationship was different! If they still had the same relationship as before, would Chen Mei have reacted this way to these words?

  Zhaoyang continued to ask detailed questions such as "Is the porridge good?", "Has the dish gone bad?", "Have you finished eating?" and so on. Later, Chenmei stopped speaking in silent protest. He then changed the subject to tomorrow's preparations, including what dishes to make, making mooncakes, where to watch the moon together at night, and asked for her suggestions. He also asked about their local customs, talked about her childhood life, compared it with Chenxi's current life, and discussed his hopes for Chenxi...

  Before they knew it, the two of them had talked for over an hour and felt like there were still endless things to say until Chen Mei's phone suddenly reminded her that the battery was running out, only then did she realize how long they had been on the phone!

  "Let's stop here for today, my phone is out of battery!"

  Zhao Yang said somewhat reluctantly: "Let's chat for a bit longer? It's just past nine!"

  "Then I'll just charge up and play with you? I'm going back tomorrow, we can talk again when I get back, okay?"

  The mobile phone is charging and making a call with strong radiation, which is also a bit dangerous. Zhao Yang happily said: "Okay, when are you coming back tomorrow? At noon?"

  "Going back so early? You're the boss, don't you want to make more money? Ah, my phone is going to run out of battery, can't chat anymore!"

  Zhao Yang hurriedly said: "You'll be back at noon, no way I'll go pick you up!"

  The call was cut off, Zhao Yang stroked his mobile phone, and his mood couldn't calm down for a long time. Is this the legendary "cooking telephone porridge"? The voice is transmitted through radio waves, although we can't meet in person, it adds a bit of space for reverie, with a unique flavor!

  P.S. About the update, I'd like to say a couple of words here. Recently, I don't know what's going on, but I feel like I've forgotten how to write or something. Sometimes it takes a long time to type just two or three lines... This situation is definitely temporary and will get better later on.

  There are still four chapters owed, and it's been so long without making up for them. I'm really sorry! The monk is also very anxious!!!! Originally, I planned to add one more update under the condition of two updates per day as a makeup update, but now it seems a bit difficult. I think this way: first, I will update twice, with one update counting as a makeup chapter, and then resume to two updates later...

  The monks all said with a bad tone, reasonably speaking, two more would just barely pass...

  Please bear with me, this book and Shang don't ask for anything else, just want to slowly finish writing, accumulate experience, the next book will not be like this!

  Besides, don't worry, there's still a long story ahead of you.

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