timeless

Chapter 21 Winter (2)
It's not interlocking fingers, but simply overlapping palms.

It seems that the elder brother is holding the younger sister, or it is the only sustenance for each other.

The first snow in ten years in memory.

Walking past the window of the store with Qi Xian, Jiang Wei touched the glass covered with water vapor with his fingers, and the touched place quickly melted away, leaving a long water stain.

Like tears.

tears of winter.

I saw him in person at the friend's house that Qi Xian was talking about. He was a young man named Tang Xia, 26 and seven years old.According to Qi Xian's introduction, he is planning to open a coffee shop and wants to buy Jiang Wei's entries, frame them and hang them in the shop as decorations.

"My girlfriend." This is how Qi Xian introduced Jiang Wei, "Jiang Wei."

"Ah? Girlfriend?" The other party seemed surprised, "Isn't it Xia Zhize?"

"No." Qi Xian smiled calmly.

In the end, the price was negotiated, because it was introduced by Qi Xian, so the final negotiation result was 500 yuan, as long as the painting was received, the payment would be made.

The other party politely asked them to stay for dinner, Jiang Wei and Qi Xian thanked them and left.

Walking on the street, I folded my palms as before, but this time it was already very natural, without the awkwardness and stiffness just now.

It turns out that the skeleton of the boy's hand is so big that it can cover the girl's hand.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wei couldn't help laughing at himself for being stupid.Didn't you know it all along?After painting for so many years, I should have understood the difference in the skeletal structure of men and women.

But still can't stop being surprised.

"thank you."

"Don't always say nasty things."

"You obviously don't like me."

"You are my girlfriend, and I am responsible."

"Everyone says you and Xia Zhize are compatible, why aren't you together?" It seemed like she was repeating the silly question again.

But he was still moved by his words.

If you observe carefully, you will find that the fingers of the painters are very slender and have a clear skeleton.Jiang Wei's fingers are soft and long, and Qi Xian's fingers are longer than Jiang Wei's as a boy.

He could cover his entire hand with his outstretched hand.

"Xiao Wei." Qi Xian called her that suddenly, and stopped in a cautious tone. Jiang Wei also stopped to look at him.

It's the first time I've been called that by someone other than my family.

Xiaowei.

They are right, Qi Xian looks better than Yu Xinye.His hair color was originally light, and it was dyed some light wine red, with deep-set eye sockets and clear facial features, a bit like a mixed race.Because of his seniority, he is taller than Yu Xinye.Even Jiang Wei has a so-called "husband and wife look" in terms of lips-the lips are pale, almost flesh-colored.

but……

"If it were you, I think you would be the same as me."

He is Qi Xian, not Yu Xinye.

"I would rather look at her from afar and be a special existence beside her and in my heart, than to get close to her and become a lover who will change when she gets tired of it."

He can never replace Yu Xinye.

"Be the special person in her heart, a position that no one can replace, so that she will never forget you for the rest of her life."

It cannot be replaced.

Let her never forget you for a lifetime.

Scattered snow particles brushed Qi Xian's hair and fell leisurely, falling to the ground in the direction of the wind.

Fall to your feet.

with his voice--

Fall to heart.

The boy suddenly lowered his head, his long eyelashes hanging down like a thick brush.His face was so close to Jiang Wei's that girls could almost hear his slow breathing.

In the next second, along with the sound of the boy's breathing, what covered the girl's lips was the same icy coldness.

Jiang Wei hardly dared to breathe, straightened his body, fixed his eyes on the boy, and let him suck her lips lightly.

After a while, the boy moved a little away from her, sighed lightly, and gently brushed the hair from the girl's ears with his fingers, and stroked them behind the girl's ears.

Qi Xian took off the scarf around her neck and helped Jiang Wei tie it around her neck: "Let's go, I'll take you to eat."

It's hard to find a noodle shop that isn't full in this snowy weather.The two walked for a long time before they stopped at a small noodle shop.

Although the noodle shop is small, the heating is fully turned on.When he opened the store door, there was a rush of heat, but fortunately, Qi Xian was wearing a black frame without lenses, so there was no need to worry about the lenses of the glasses being fogged up.

The two sat down in the corner seats.

Qi Xian helped Jiang Wei take off the scarf, put it on the chair next to him, and then gave her chocolates from his coat pocket.

"It's not Dove this time, it's changed to Meiji Snow Kiss?" Jiang Wei looked at him with a smile, which meant that he had chocolates with him and was always ready to coax girls.

"That guy has recently become obsessed with Meiji. He is more expensive than Dove. What a prodigal."

Jiang Wei understood the incoherent answers, this should be Xia Zhize's habit again.

"Don't take good care of everything, as if I were your sister." He was helpless at his behavior of treating himself like a child, after all, Jiang Wei had a strong sense of independence.

"Older than you is your brother." The boy said, beckoning to the waiter, "This way!"

The waiter came over with the menu.Qi Xian ordered beef noodles for Jiang Wei, and then ordered three fresh noodles for himself.

"What's in the three fresh noodles?" Jiang Wei asked him, "I haven't eaten it."

"Hmm... Shrimp, cuttlefish, bamboo shoots, and sea cucumber." Qi Xian pondered for a while, "There should be so many. It's usually like this. If you want to eat, I'll give you mine later."

"Oh...no need." Jiang Wei smiled at him, "I'm just curious, I don't like San Xian."

"Do you like beef noodles?" From time to time, waiters and customers walked back and forth behind the chair, Qi Xian moved the chair to Jiang Wei's side, "Why?"

"Brought by Yu Xinye." He gave this answer without thinking carefully.

"Oh, he likes it?"

"Well, it seems that I like beef very much." Jiang Wei unconsciously talked more when he mentioned Yu Xinye, "I remember once before he and his friends used free coupons to eat at the buffet, and then someone asked Whether I will go or not, I say no, but the guy immediately said after hearing this: "If Jiang Wei is not going, then I am not going either." He looked unreasonable. Later, others had no choice but to come to me . After I promised, he was willing to go.”

"It's really like a child acting like a baby."

"Acting like a baby?" Jiang Wei looked at him a little strangely, "I think it's unreasonable."

"Don't you think so?" Qi Xian smiled.At this time the waiter came with the noodles they ordered, Qi Xian stood up and helped the waiter take off the soup bowl, brought Jiang Wei's beef noodles in front of her, then brought his own, and then sat down again, "I'm acting like a baby Ah, in another way, it’s not easy to be seen.”

Jiang Wei almost hesitated for a moment: Acting like a baby?
She didn't see it.

"Oh, by the way, I remember you are a Scorpio, right? When is your birthday? Let's celebrate." Qi Xian suddenly mentioned.

"Oh... this is too early, last week." She didn't care.

"Huh?" Qi Xian seemed a little surprised, "Why didn't I hear you mention it?"

"You didn't ask."

did not ask……

So she didn't say anything and just missed her birthday.

"You don't say anything, and you are always bored by yourself. It's not good." Qi Xian sighed, picked up the chopsticks and picked up the noodles, the noodles were steaming, "Hurry up, or they will soak up in a while."

"Oh..." Jiang Wei also picked up his chopsticks.

The dark chopsticks held between the fingers are smooth and round because they are often used by people.Looking at the chopsticks, Jiang Wei thought of something and was fascinated.

It seems that after she became estranged from Zhao Mengfan, she didn't have much communication and contact with others.On the contrary, after she became estranged from Yu Xinye, she gradually began to have more or less contact with other people.

The period of time they brought her was like a lingering dream, seeing light and seeing darkness.These things settled in her dreams, sleeping beside her.

Wherever you go, there is a dream.

Sometimes people have an illusion that it seems that they will never wake up.

Just an illusion.

Qi Xian didn't see any movement from the girl next to him for a long time, so he stopped eating noodles to look at her, only to find that the beef noodles in front of her hadn't moved at all, and had already swelled.He was about to speak, but Jiang Wei spoke first: "Brother Qi Xian."

Qi Xian raised his eyes to look at her.

Jiang Wei didn't realize it, and stared blankly at the beef noodles in front of him, his vision seemed to be glued.The steaming steam from the soup bowl blurred her face: "I plan to drop out of school."

Qi Xian was stunned for a while: "Why?"

"Tuition fees are so miscellaneous, why bother." Jiang Wei ate his noodles casually, "If you stop studying, you can save at least 800 yuan in book fees, class fees, tuition fees, and other messy fees. "

"But it's not necessary." Qi Xian looked at her hesitantly, "Is this okay?"

"It doesn't matter whether it's good or not." Jiang Wei didn't look up at him, and continued, "Oh, by the way, you can give me any part-time jobs."

"Well... okay." After a while, Qi Xian asked again, "Does your mother know? She agrees?"

"She doesn't know that I'm secretly saving money." Jiang Wei took out a napkin and wiped his mouth, "I didn't tell her, and she has to agree if she doesn't agree."

There is simply no other way.

Or Jiang Wei's sense of independence is too strong, she doesn't think it is necessary to let others know.Maybe it's the pride and self-esteem in her heart that makes her unable to let go. No matter what she does, she doesn't want to tell others before she succeeds, because she is afraid of seeing other people's disappointed faces after failure.

"Oh, that's right." Before leaving the store, the girl seemed to suddenly think of something, "When get out of class is over on Monday, accompany me to the art group office to pick up the paintings."

"OK, all right."

In the past, I always complained about my mother’s bad behavior. Only when I grew up did I understand the hardships of single mothers, and I can probably understand the hardship of raising a family.

I didn't understand it before.

But now racking his brains for the family's livelihood and compensation, he stepped on his so-called dream and went to paint a picture for 30 yuan to help others with their homework.

A dream that cannot be woken up, stuck in the swamp, unable to get out for a long time.

None of this was originally intended.

When Jiang Wei and Qi Xian entered the office of the art group on Monday, they saw the same teacher in charge last time.

The teacher frowned when he saw them: "What are you doing here again?"

"Teacher, I want to return my participating painting." Jiang Wei said concisely.

Sure enough, the teacher even wrinkled his face: "The results of the competition are almost finalized, and the awards are short of being issued. What are you going to do when you go back?"

"I abstain."

"Tsk!" A trace of impatience and disgust flashed clearly in the teacher's eyes, "You guys are really annoying! I wanted to abstain at the beginning, but I abstained at this time, what do you want me to do? How can I help you get rid of that?" Bring back the painting?"

"Anyway, you said that I painted like that..." Jiang Wei looked at her calmly, "I don't expect to win an award."

"Jiang Wei, your mentality is too narrow. The teacher said a few words about you casually, and you clamored to abstain from voting? How can you get along in society after this continues? The ability to bear and the psychological quality are too poor! "The particle at the end of the sentence expresses the mood of estimation and conjecture, but the tone is affirmative.

Jiang Wei had no expression on his face, nor did he answer.

The female teacher babbled and satirized again.

After hearing what she had said, Jiang Wei added another sentence: "If someone wants to buy my painting, even if it wins, it's just a piece of paper."

It's just a piece of paper.

How many certificates can you buy for 500 yuan?

A certificate can be exchanged for 500 yuan, why doesn't she do it?
"Jiang Wei, let me tell you..." The female teacher put down what she was doing, raised her eyebrows in displeasure, and put on the airs of a teacher, "This kind of painting is not for you to say 'I won't participate, I want my painting back' You can get it back. You are not a child anymore, so why don’t adults understand? Besides, this is about the honor of the school, not just your personal gain, you..."

"Teacher, I don't care about the school's honor." Jiang Wei interrupted her calmly, and added another sentence when the bored expression in the teacher's eyes was added, "Anyway, I will suspend school next week."

(End of this chapter)