Garden of Time and Space

Chapter 175 The Third Time and Space 21
Xie Jiao held her breath, looked at the phone in Zeng Li's hand, and quietly waited for the other party's answer.

Soon, Zhang Xiao spoke, "Ah, come on, then mom will serve an extra bowl of rice."

Didn't expect it to be that simple?Xie Jiao looked at Zeng Li suspiciously, and mouthed to him, "I thought she would disagree." Zeng Li raised an eyebrow at her, said a few words to Zhang Xiao, and hung up the phone.

After that, the two continued to go to Zhang Xiao's house.

Zeng Li and Xie Jiao had never been to this neighborhood before, it was an old neighborhood, they searched half a circle before they found an entrance to the neighborhood.

Standing at the gate of the community, Xie Jiao let go of Zeng Li's hand, "Don't let the neighbors see me. My identity is enough to block Zhang Xiao. If she thinks that we two have a puppy love, then I guess this task needs to be completed. Wait until you finish your college entrance exams."

Zeng Li smiled, he looked at Xie Jiao, "Then we are always in this illusory world, isn't it good?"

Xie Jiao kicked him, "What's the matter, you have been living in a dream, after a long time, you will die."

On the opposite side, Zeng Li just smiled nonchalantly. After that, he looked at Xie Jiao, and after a long time, he said, "I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to see you again after death."

At this time, Xie Jiao saw a complex emotion in Zeng Li's eyes, maybe it was the illusion of lush trees and dim street lights in the community.

When she was about to take a closer look, Zeng Li looked away and started talking to her about something else.The two walked all the way to find the unit number, Xie Jiao also forgot the strange expression that Zeng Li showed just now.

After that, they found the building of Zhang Xiao's house, rang the doorbell, and went upstairs.The old house has a total of 7 floors and there is no elevator. Zhang Xiao’s house is on the 4th floor. Xie Jiao followed behind Zeng Li. It reached the throat, but looking at Zeng Li in front of him, looking at his tall figure, thinking of every imaginary world, the companionship along the way, thinking of the sentence Zeng Li said just now when he held her hand, "Don't be afraid, I am here."

Xie Jiao's mood suddenly settled down, because she has a reliable partner.

On the 4th floor, Zhang Xiao had already opened the door. Zeng Li walked in front, opened the door, and greeted warmly, "Mom, we're back."

That voice and tone were nothing like the usual Zeng Li.

Xie Jiao guessed that this should be what Chen Shuo looked like.

Zhang Xiao came out of the kitchen with a spatula in her hand. Seeing them coming in, Zhang Xiao greeted Zeng Li warmly first, and then pinched Zeng Li's face happily and affectionately. After that, she looked at Zeng Li. Xie Jiao, who was behind Li, smiled at Xie Jiao with a stiff expression, and then told Zeng Li, "Help Xie Jiao get the slippers. Mom, go to the kitchen first. The dishes will be ready soon. You can eat after washing your hands."

After that, she went back to the kitchen.

Once again only she and Zeng Li were left in the living room, Xie Jiao breathed a sigh of relief.This is the first time she has seen Zhang Xiao in person at close range. She is a very simple woman. It can be seen that she must have been beautiful when she was young, but she has experienced the baptism of years after marriage, and she doesn't pay much attention to maintenance , now his face is covered with wrinkles, and there are still some chloasma. Although he is not a few years older than Xie Ting, he is already two generations away from Xie Ting.

Zeng Li looked at the shoe rack next to him and opened it. There were not many slippers inside. He took out a pair of gray ones according to the color Chen Shuo liked, and then picked out a pair of smaller ones and handed them to Xie Jiao.

The two changed into slippers and entered the house. Zeng Li quickly looked around the house. In the morning, he asked Zhang Xiao for the specific house number. During the lunch break, he searched the Internet for a nearby second-hand housing agency, and then contacted the agency on QQ, saying: He wanted to buy a house in this building in Zhang Xiao's community, and after that, he successfully got the floor plan of this building.

Standing in the living room, thinking about the location of the floor plan, he immediately identified Zhang Xiao's room, Chen Shuo's room, and the guest room, and then took Xie Jiao to the guest bathroom to wash his hands.

After washing his hands, he took Xie Jiao to the restaurant again.

On the dining table, three dishes were already set up, one fish, one broccoli with garlic, one hot tofu with meatballs, three bowls of rice, and three pairs of chopsticks.

Just as Zeng Li and Xie Jiao sat down, the sound of the exhaust hood in the kitchen disappeared, and then there were a few footsteps inside, the door was opened from the inside, and Zhang Xiao came out with the last dish.

She put the last sliced ​​boiled pork on the table, "Xiao Shuo's favorite sliced ​​boiled pork is ready." After finishing speaking, she looked at the two people opposite who hadn't moved their chopsticks, "You can start eating, why didn't you move?" Woolen cloth?"

Xie Jiao picked up the chopsticks in response, and then she ate the peppers filled with boiled pork slices, she looked at Zeng Li worriedly, Chen Shuo likes spicy food, but Zeng Li doesn't eat spicy food.

She didn't know how Zeng Li knew the layout of Zhang Xiao's house well after entering the house just now, anyway, he always has a way, but things like appetite and preferences...

On the opposite side, Zeng Li didn't change much on his face, he just looked at Zhang Xiao with a smile, "Wait for you to eat together."

With this sentence, Zhang Xiao's eyes immediately turned red, she sniffed, and Xie Jiao immediately picked up the paper on the dining table and took out two toilet papers and handed them to her, "Auntie."

Zhang Xiao took the toilet paper, "Auntie is fine, but it's the first time I'm separated from Xiaoshuo, and I feel a little uncomfortable." After she finished speaking, she wiped her tears and sat down opposite them, "It's okay, eat quickly."

Zhang Xiao picked up a piece of broccoli for Xie Jiao, "Try Auntie's cooking, the boiled pork slices are also delicious, but I don't know if you like spicy food, if you like it, pick it up yourself, don't be too polite. "

Surprisingly, Zhang Xiao didn't have the kind of hostility towards Xie Jiao that she had imagined before, even a little too intimate, Xie Jiao looked at Zhang Xiao with a smile, and said: "Thank you, auntie." After that, she began to concentrate on eating.

While eating, she thought about how she should understand Zhang Xiao and what she should ask her. Right now, she only knows that Zhang Xiao doesn’t want a divorce, but if she suddenly cuts to the chase and asks her why she doesn’t want a divorce, will Zhang Xiao mistakenly think that she is Asking for Xie Ting?
Xie Jiao was thinking, when she saw the opposite, Zhang Xiao put some boiled pork slices for Zeng Li, Xie Jiao herself could eat a little spicy food, she felt stomach ache when she saw it, let alone Zeng Li, who doesn't eat spicy food, she Looking over worried, Zeng Li's face remained unchanged, but he naturally put the red piece of meat into his mouth, chewed and swallowed naturally, and then told Zhang Xiao without changing his face, "Don't patronize Take care of me, you can eat too." After speaking, he took another slice for himself.

Xie Jiao couldn't help admiring Zeng Li secretly, on the opposite side, after Zhang Xiao took care of Zeng Li, she looked at Xie Jiao, she seemed to hesitate, but she said, "Xie Jiao, your mother, she's pretty good, isn't she? "

Xie Jiao didn't know what Zhang Xiao meant by saying "very good". She probably hated Xie Ting to death, and she was very kind and warm to her just now. This does not rule out that Zhang Xiao is a kind and sensible person, but She shouldn't be passionate about Xie Ting, otherwise she wouldn't disagree with the divorce.

So this sentence is pretty good, right?Is it a woman who habitually seeks abuse by herself, knowing that it will be uncomfortable to ask, but still can't help but want to ask about her rival?

It should be like this, so what she wants to hear should be about Xie Ting and Chen Ming. Xie Jiao looked at Zhang Xiao, but she didn't mention Chen Ming. She didn't want to add trouble to Zhang Xiao at night. Sensible, but she is sane.

Xie Jiao: "That's it, it's still the same. I've been busy all day long, just like before. I left on a business trip after saying that I was left behind. I didn't call for a few days."

On the opposite side, Zhang Xiao had a mouthful of rice, but she didn't hear what she wanted to hear, so she asked tentatively, "She is with Chen Ming, so she should have a lot of money, right? Does she need to be so busy?" She seemed to be asking casually, as if she was chatting about family affairs, but Xie Jiao noticed that her hand holding the chopsticks was unconsciously tightened.

And obviously, she treats Xie Jiao like a child, and she was nice to her just now, but now she is talking about her.This is a common trick used by adults. They think that children are ignorant and easy to deceive. As long as they say a few nice words, they will be coaxed by adults. Even in junior high school, you will be able to react.

Xie Jiao: "I don't know much about this. Every time I ask her why she is so busy, she always says that children should study hard and don't care about adults' affairs. After asking a few times, she didn't say anything, so I didn't ask her gone."

On the opposite side, Zhang Xiao said "Oh", after that, the dining table fell into silence, and the three of them began to bow their heads to eat.Xie Jiao didn't know what Zeng Li was thinking, maybe he was trying hard to fight against the hotness, Zhang Xiao must still be thinking about Xie Ting, and what Xie Jiao was thinking was how to avoid Xie Ting and let Zhang Xiao say something about her. own business.

Xie Jiao looked at the rice in the bowl, seeing that the bowl of rice was about to bottom out, and, the point is, she is already full now, if this meal is over, she and Zeng Li will go back to their rooms to study, she It was the first time I met Zhang Xiao, so it was not good to stay and chat with her, as if she was an undercover agent sent by Xie Ting.

Xie Jiao slowed down her eating speed, and then secretly looked at Zeng Li to see how he was eating. Although there was no change in his face after eating spicy food, he usually only had two bowls of rice, and he had already eaten today. It's the third bowl, and the speed is much faster than usual.

Just when Xie Jiao was hesitating what to say, Zhang Xiao's voice came from the opposite side, "Xie Jiao."

Xie Jiao put down the bowl and chopsticks, "What's the matter, Auntie?"

Zhang Xiao hesitated for a while, then lowered his head to eat, and then said, "Auntie knows, I shouldn't tell you these things, but Auntie thinks you should be a sensible child."

Xie Jiao looked at Zhang Xiao, waiting for her to continue.

(End of this chapter)