Chapter 12
Chapter 12
On this day, Liu Cheng received the news of Yan Qing's joining the group.
[See you in the laboratory after the eighth class]
Liu Cheng read the eight characters all morning, and was very happy all morning.Liu Cheng knew very well that she was letting her emotions go.
Since entering school, every meeting, every conversation, those experiences of self-driving, those little accidents, made her admire, appreciate, be curious about, and even like Yan Qing.
Liu Cheng didn't sort out this emotion before, and didn't dare to face up to this fact, but after the conversation in Fang Yu's rental house, after the insomnia that night, Liu Cheng seemed to have broken a barrier.
Liu Cheng didn't agonize over this matter for a long time, and soon, she didn't want to be satisfied with just one class a week, one entry into the group, and at most two meetings with Yan Qing.Liu Cheng secretly checked the class schedule of the undergraduates, and increased the communication with the seniors, and Yan Qing's trajectory records increased.
This day, Yan Qing finished class 10 minutes earlier, and went to the second floor to communicate with the logistics teacher about the equipment problems in the multimedia classroom on the first floor. From the corner of her eye, she saw Liu Cheng silently reading a book at the stairs on the second floor.
Liu Cheng leaned against the window sill at the entrance of the stairs, watching seriously, occasionally stretching her legs, it seemed that she had been here for a while.
Yan Qing didn't go forward, and returned to the multimedia classroom on the first floor to get books from the other side of the stairs.
The bell rang for the end of get out of class, Yan Qing was holding the book and was about to go back. Just as she walked out of the classroom, she happened to meet Liu Cheng who was walking down the stairs.
"Teacher Yan!" Liu Cheng sounded in a good mood, "Teacher, you just finished class, what a coincidence."
Yan Qing looked at her with a smile.
"I... I just went to attend an undergraduate basic class and just finished class." Liu Cheng explained with a guilty conscience.
"Yeah. Make good use of your time." Yan Qing said, stretching out her hand to straighten Liu Cheng's schoolbag strap that had been turned over on Liu Cheng's left shoulder.
"Mmm...Ming...Understood, thank you teacher." Liu Cheng felt even more guilty.
"Then I'm going to the library. Goodbye, teacher."
"Well, let's go."
Looking at the back of Liu Cheng running away quickly, Yan Qing slightly closed his eyelids.
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The weather turned cold quickly, and in early November, Binhai began to heat up.Entering December, it's okay to stay indoors, but it's completely winter outside.
There is a big difference from inland winters. Winters in coastal cities are neither dry and cold nor wet and cold in southern winters, but full of wind.
Although the temperature difference in coastal cities is not large, and there is no scene of cotton clothes in the morning and shirts at noon, the wind makes the whole person's body temperature drop a lot, and the actual temperature is much colder than the forecast.
After listening to the progress of the project shared by the seniors, Yan Qing kept Liu Cheng.
There are only two people left in the laboratory.Yan Qing sorted and sorted the materials in front of the computer, while Liu Cheng raced horses and trains several times in his mind, thinking about them.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Liu Cheng was in a daze, Yan Qing reached out and waved her hand in front of Liu Cheng's eyes. "What are you thinking?"
"No... didn't think about anything." Liu Cheng came back to her senses.
"Wait for me." Yan Qing packed up the materials on the table, opened the cabinet, and took out a large luggage bag.
"Binhai is too cold and the wind is still strong. Although you spend most of your time indoors, you have to go outside every day when you go to class or to the library. I have some sweaters and cotton coats that I used to wear. If you don't mind, take them Put it on." Yan Qing unzipped the luggage bag and asked tentatively, "Are you okay?"
Yan Qing probably has some understanding of Liu Cheng's character, on the one hand, through the past few months of getting along, and on the other hand, Yan Qing also asked Gu Shortan from the side.With Liu Cheng's background, she has low self-esteem and sensitivity, Yan Qing wanted her to accept it, but was afraid of hurting her self-esteem and misleading her.The weather is getting colder and colder these days, looking at Liu Cheng's zipper pulled up, her neck constricted, her cheeks flushed from the cold, and her hands curled up in her sleeves, Yan Qing thought about how to tell her many times, but couldn't. It made her feel disgusted, but in the end she still felt that it was better to speak directly.
But the tone of Yan Qing's voice when speaking, especially the last sentence "Is it okay", is extremely light, three words, full of respect, full of doting, full of begging, and a little coquettish.
"Huh~?" Seeing that Liu Cheng hadn't spoken for a long time, Yan Qing asked softly again.
"Hmm..." Liu Cheng nodded, then lowered her head and turned her face to the side to digest the joy in her heart.
"Thank you, teacher!"
Yan Qing smiled with satisfaction, and took out a gray-blue padded jacket from the luggage bag.
"You are much thinner than me at that time, we are about the same height, you can definitely wear it, come on, try on me." Then he opened the zipper and helped Liu Cheng put on the clothes.
Liu Cheng obediently cooperated with Yan Qing's movements, put on the sleeves and zipped them up.
Yan Qing adjusted the collar of the cotton coat, took a few steps back, tilted her head and looked at Liu Cheng: "Mmm, perfect!"
Liu Cheng took out the clothes one by one from the luggage bag and hung them in the closet. The empty closet was quickly filled with Yan Qing's colors.
Liu Cheng held an off-white sweater in her hands. The soft texture of the sweater warmed her hands. Although the clothes hadn't been worn for a few years, it was obvious that Yan Qing had remade them, and they had a fluffy, sunny feel.
Liu Cheng buried her face in the clothes, and sniffed vigorously, there must be the smell of Yan Qing in it, the clothes must have the touch of Yan Qing, Liu Cheng hugged the clothes tightly in her arms.
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As Christmas approached, the school became lively. Boys and girls began to prepare gifts for each other. Every day at the entrance of the dormitory cafeteria, there were stalls selling beautifully packaged Ping An fruits.
Yan Qing, who had been on a business trip for a week, returned to the laboratory, and there was an elegantly packaged box on the table.Yan Qing asked Gao Tiejun and Song Qing who sent it, and they shook their heads like rattles.
Yan Qing unwrapped the package, and the veined specimen of the maple leaf appeared in front of her eyes. It was light red with clear veins, different from the extreme bright red in its heyday. The mesophyll of the leaf was washed away, leaving behind a permanent dry bone.
While looking at the specimen, Yan Qing stroked her beautiful long hair with her hands, a happy smile bloomed on her face.
On the last day of the year, Liu Cheng sent Gu Short and Dong Fei to the bullet train to Bingcheng, and walked silently to the station.
Although the weather is much colder than that in the south, the winter in Binhai is still warmer than other cities in the north. The snow that just fell a few days ago disappeared overnight. In the words of the northerners, this kind of snow can’t stand up at all. live.
It was the first time for Liu Cheng to see snow, so let alone a snow addiction, she didn't even take a good look at what snow looks like.
Winter in the north is always dry and dusty.The leaves have long since fallen, leaving only dry branches on the tree.Without green plants, the color of the city is much darker, and there is no vitality.As the cold north wind blew, people clutched their coats one by one and walked quickly. The usual bustle was gone on the road.
Liu Cheng was waiting for the bus at the station, she kicked the rocks under her feet, and the mobile phone rang in the pocket of the cotton coat.
"Teacher Yan?" Liu Cheng picked it up.
Yan Qing: "Well, what are you doing?"
"I just went to Bingcheng with my boyfriend, and I just put them on the bus." Liu Cheng looked in the direction the bus came from, but the bus was still missing. "I'm waiting for the bus at the station now, and I'm going back to school."
"Oh." Yan Qing responded lightly. "Do you have something to do tonight? Come to my house for the New Year's Eve?"
Liu Cheng: "Huh?"
This is completely outside Liu Cheng's script.
Yan Qing: "I'll take you to eat delicious food. My dad cooks very well, much better than the cafeteria." Yan Qing's tone was relaxed and cheerful.
Liu Cheng's instinct is to refuse, but this is Yan Qing, everything Yan Qing said, Liu Cheng just wants to agree.
Liu Cheng: "Then, well, I have caused you trouble, teacher."
Yan Qing: "Don't be polite, go back to school and pack up. I'll pick you up in an hour."
After getting in the car, Liucheng knew that she was going to take her to Yan Qing's parents' house. Liucheng wanted to buy some gifts, but Yan Qing insisted on refusing, and finally froze, so Liucheng had to give up.
Yan Qing's parents' house is in a new residential area, and the elevator enters the house. Obviously, the elevator room was purchased for the convenience of the elderly.
After entering the elevator, Liu Cheng clenched her fists tightly, and pressed her arms to her sides.
"take it easy."
Yan Qing pulled Liu Cheng's fist over, wrapped her tightly clenched fist with his own hand, the warmth spread from Yan Qing's palm, Liu Cheng's fist seemed to be warmed, and her body relaxed accordingly .Liu Cheng curled the corners of her mouth vigorously, and smiled at Yan Qing.
"Come in, this is Liucheng." The door opened, and a kind old lady came out.
"Hello, auntie, hello uncle." Liu Cheng called out obediently.
"Hello~ Come in, come in, it's cold outside." Saying that, Mama Yan took Liu Cheng to change her shoes and entered the room.
Yan's father went back to the kitchen to cook, and Yan's mother took Liu Cheng to give a brief introduction at home, and returned to the sofa to chat while eating fruit.
Yan Qing went back to the house and changed his clothes. He came out from the back room wearing light yellow velveteen loose home clothes. The clothes were worn down, but Yan Qing didn't look too slack, but looked relaxed and lively.
"Qingqing, bring some green onions from the balcony." Yan Qing took the green onions and gave them to Papa Yan in the kitchen.
"Qingqing, look at the water tank in the bathroom, it's not getting water again." Yan Qing listened to what Yan's mother said, and went to the bathroom to fiddle with the water tank.
"Qingqing, choose the vegetables."
Liu Cheng watched Yan Qing busy, trying to help, but was pinned down on the sofa by Yan's mother.
"You sit, you sit, let Qingqing do it."
Yan Qing who passed by the living room winked at Liu Cheng, and carried the vegetables into the kitchen.Occasionally, Mama Yan called Yan Qing to get something, or went into the kitchen to talk to Papa Yan.
It turned out that this was a family of three.Liu Cheng watched their communication and thought to herself.
And this is Yan Qing who Liu Cheng has never seen before, so she is like this at home.
As long as she wasn't talking to Yan's mother, Liu Cheng's gaze would always be on Yan Qing, following her from inside to outside, from house to house.
After New Year's Eve, why didn't Teacher Yan's husband and children come home?Liu Cheng thought again.But watching Yan Qing help Yan's father cook, help Yan's mother with work, and the family is in full swing, Liu Cheng felt that she was worrying too much.
Yan's father's cooking is really delicious, and Yan's mother is very enthusiastic. She said that Liu Cheng is too thin, and kept adding vegetables to Liu Cheng, while Yan Qing just watched and laughed, and did not stop Yan's mother. The orange can only be eaten stiffly.After this meal, Liu Cheng felt that he had eaten a month's worth.
After the meal, Liu Cheng took the initiative to help clean up the dishes.And Yan's mother called Yan Qing and entered the study.
Mama Yan: "Last week, Chu Cheng's people came."
Yan Qing hummed lightly, and scratched casually with her fingers on the backs of the books on the bookshelf.
"He sent some aquatic products and supplements." Mama Yan said again. "Your father and I confiscated it, and sent that man away without saying anything."
"Yeah." Yan Qing's tone was still calm, he took out a book and flipped through it absent-mindedly.
"Qingqing, what's the relationship between the two of you now?" Yan's mother asked impatiently seeing that Yan Qing hadn't said anything.
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