half water half salt

Chapter 31

Cheng Jia raised her head: there were a few pure white clouds floating in the blue sky, it was so blue that day and the clouds were so white, after looking at them for a long time, I had an illusion, as if I could pick them off just by stretching out my hand.There is a blue lake under the blue sky, and the edge of the lake is a patch of emerald green, with a white pagoda standing majestically inside.

There are no bustling crowds like those in other scenic spots. People are in groups of three or four, whispering in low voices. Occasionally, a few children play and run past, which adds a bit of fireworks to this Buddhist sanctuary.

"Go! Let's go rowing!" Gao Zhan stood up.

Their boat was not big, Gao Zhan and Cheng Jia sat side by side, Cheng Jia was so nervous that he didn't even dare to turn his head.

Gao Zhan laughed at her, "Isn't it? Miss! That's all you have to offer! What are you afraid of?"

"The water is quite deep! I can't swim, what if I fall?"

"I can swim! Can you relax? I saw you like being caught by a scorpion!"

"Nonsense!" Cheng Jia shouted angrily.

Gao Zhan shook his body playfully, his tall body made the boat swing from side to side, Cheng Jia screamed in fright and hugged his arm tightly.

"Don't shake! Don't shake! I'm afraid..."

Gao Zhan laughed, and Cheng Jia angrily hammered him...

Teased by Gao Zhan, Cheng Jia gradually became less nervous. She stretched her hands into the water to feel the waves. Gao Zhan had been pedaling something like a propeller with his feet, and now he was bowing his head to seriously study the structure of the ship.

"I used to row a boat when I was a child. At that time it was work, but now it is entertainment?" Gao Zhan sighed.

"What did you do as a child?"

"Planting rice seedlings, cutting pigweed, herding cattle...sometimes I just leave it alone and go to the river to take a bath, and then I can't find the cattle. When I go home, the cattle have already returned, and my mother beats me." Gao Zhan remembered the past and smiled unconsciously.

Cheng Jia also laughed.Gao Zhan went on to say: "That's when I practiced swimming! I went to school later, and I didn't have much chance to play. Others went to school when they were seven or eight years old. I didn't go until I was ten years old! I was the only one in the class. maximum!"

"Why did you go so late?" Cheng Jia asked him.

"My father died when I was very young, and my mother took me and my two sisters alone. It was very hard! At first we had no money to go to school. Later, my sisters all went out to work, so I went to school!"

Cheng Jia had never asked about Gao Zhan's family, so she suddenly became curious.

"Then where is your mother now? Is she still in her hometown?"

Gao Zhan's expression was gloomy, "My mother passed away more than ten years ago. At that time, I was busy every day and didn't take care of her at all. When I knew she was dying and it was too late, she waited to see me for the last time and saw me die. After two lines of tears, I died."

Gao Zhan turned his head to the distance after speaking, tears filled his eyes, and Cheng Jia cried when he heard it.

Gao Zhan went on to say: "My two sisters, the eldest sister also died of breast cancer a few years ago, and now I have only one sister left, in my hometown!"

Gao Zhan lowered his head and continued to pedal the boat, "No one can resist birth, old age, illness and death, but there is one hurdle that I can't overcome in my heart. My mother really wants to have a grandson, but a year before her death, I not only didn't let her have a grandson, but also divorced She beat me as hard as she did when she was a child, and then I gradually stopped going home, who knows..."

Cheng Jia held Gao Zhan's hand, "Your mother won't blame you, she just wishes you well, and your good life is the best reward for her."

Gao Zhan nodded and looked at Cheng Jia.

"My secret is worth a thousand gold, you are the first to hear it!"

"What about your ex-wife? Didn't you tell her?" Cheng Jia asked.

Gao Zhan replied: "I said part of it! We were too young at that time, she was an intellectual family, we were together, she always had an innate sense of superiority, so I didn't like to talk to her about my childhood I don’t like her looking at him from a high place with such scrutiny and curiosity. Besides, when I married him, it was the stage when I was ambitious and starting a business, and I didn’t have much time to talk about it.”

Gao Zhan spoke in a very flat manner.

"Can I ask how you met?"

"Why can't you ask? You can ask anything you want!" Gao Zhan looked at Cheng Jia and continued, "We met through a friend's introduction! I was very poor at the time, and I managed to persist until I graduated from college, thinking about earning my living. Qian, I’m in my thirties and haven’t gotten married yet. My friend told me to introduce someone to me. The other person is a teacher. I want to see it! Then I thought it was good, so I got along for a while, and then I got married like most people! Said It seems that she has helped me a lot, and it was their family who introduced me when I first started doing foreign trade!"

Gao Zhan raised his head and looked at the White Tower in the distance.Continued: "I never thought I would get divorced. I just wanted to earn money at the time. I guess I was afraid of poverty. I didn't take care of my family very much. It seems to be a habit after being alone for a long time, and I don't know that I should take care of my family. Outside Seeing everyone, she couldn't accept it, we quarreled, and I didn't go home when we got annoyed, and divorced after going back and forth."

After Gao Zhan finished speaking, he said to Cheng Jia with a guilty conscience: "You probably know what happened later!"

Cheng Jia didn't speak.

Gao Zhan suddenly panicked, he looked at Cheng Jia: "Why don't you talk?"

"I'm thinking, it's not easy for you, I can imagine how hard you were at that time!"

A warm current gushed out of Gao Zhan's heart, he looked at Cheng Jia tenderly, and smiled with the corners of his mouth curled up.

After being silent for a while, Gao Zhan said, "What do you want for lunch?"

"Anything is fine, I ate too many buns in the morning, and I'm not hungry yet!"

"I'll take you to the farmyard here!"

"Hurrah!"

The propellers were stirring the lake water, just like the hearts of the two people at this moment, the surface was calm and calm, but the water inside was slowly surging.

After eating, they came to the hotel they had booked, which was still a suite.

As soon as Cheng Jia entered the door, she collapsed on the bed, Gao Zhan smiled and went back to her room.

It's been a long time since he thought about the past, and he felt that his mood swings were also a little tired, so he lay on the bed and went to take a nap.

The two slept for a long time.Cheng Jia opened her eyes: the room is so quiet!

She got up from the bed and went to Gao Zhan's room to see that he was still asleep, thinking:
He looks so powerful every day, so he must be tired!

She called softly: "Gao Zhan!"

Gao Zhan didn't move.

She walked over and called again: "Gao Zhan!"

Gao Zhan hasn't woken up yet.Cheng Jia walked to his side and reached out to push him.Gao Zhan suddenly said "ah" to her, and Cheng Jia jumped up in fright.

Looking at Gao Zhan who was laughing loudly, he shouted: "How old are you, and you still play tricks like children!"

Then she feigned anger and stomped out of the room.

Gao Zhan smiled dotingly: "I apologize, I apologize!", while talking, he caught up with Cheng Jia.

They came to the "Sand Wave Playing Area".Cheng Jia was determined not to go into the water, Gao Zhan took her to wash the sand, Cheng Jia screamed with her mouth open, and ate a mouth full of sand.They rode beach motorcycles together. Gao Zhan deliberately frightened Cheng Jia and rode very fast, but Cheng Jia was not afraid and wanted to ride by himself.As a result, as soon as it started, it ran down in fear...

In the evening, they fried a few farm side dishes at the farmhouse.Then they participated in the bonfire party together, Cheng Jia was very happy, the silver bell-like laughter infected Gao Zhan and they writhed happily.

Gao Zhan danced for a while, then sat beside him smilingly watching Cheng Jia play.The bonfire at night shone with dim light, reflecting Cheng Jia's beautiful eyes like stars. A playful elf.

On the way back to the hotel, Gao Zhan saw that Cheng Jia, who was walking heavily, was a little tired, so he carried her on his back. Cheng Jia lay on Gao Zhan's back and murmured:
"Dad carried me like this when I was young. I was very fat at that time. Whenever it rained, my father would carry me after school. My classmates and teachers laughed at me."

Gao Zhan said: "At that time, you must be very proud!"

"how do you know?"

"I saw it! I saw a chubby little Cheng Jia lying on Dad's back, smiling smugly, showing a gaping tooth!"

Hahaha, Cheng Jia laughed.

"Gao Zhan, look!" Cheng Jia suddenly stood up and patted Gao Zhan to signal him to let her down.

Following Cheng Jia's finger, Gao Zhan looked up and saw the sky full of stars.

The dark blue night sky is full of twinkling little stars, as if they had just been fished out of the water, shining brightly.Cheng Jia and Gao Zhan were lying on the grass. Cheng Jia stretched out his hands and made a scratching motion.

"Gao Zhan!"

"Um"

"I felt like I grabbed and squeezed them and they fell off!"

"Then catch it!"

"Did you find it? If you look at it carefully, it will disappear, and if you look elsewhere, it will come out again!" Cheng Jia said excitedly as if he had discovered a new world.

"It seems to be true!" Gao Zhan's deep voice came.

"Let's sleep here tonight! Let the sky be our house and the earth our bed!" Cheng Jia was a little carried away.

Gao Zhan got up immediately, "Cheng Jia, it's cold here at night, we can just lie down, get up quickly! It's cold." Cheng Jia was still sick a few months ago!

Gao Zhan pulled Cheng Jia, but Cheng Jia couldn't get up, and Gao Zhan fell on Cheng Jia without paying attention.

Cheng Jia felt Gao Zhan's strong heartbeat, and they looked at each other, but they didn't speak.The moment Gao Zhan was about to get up, Cheng Jia put his arms around his neck and closed his eyes.

Gao Zhan held his breath, excited like an indifferent child, he kissed her gently and carefully.

Cheng Jia's lips were soft and sweet, touching her so sweetly, Gao Zhan kissed her deeply, hot and lingering...

There is a kind of longing, like a spark of fire;

There is a kind of torture called unspeakable;
There is a kind of love, tender like water;

There is a confession, needless to say...

The stars in the sky blinked their eyes shyly, and the moon hurriedly passed over a layer of floating clouds, so as not to disturb the two people on the ground...

(End of this chapter)