coronation of stars

Chapter 62
And Qiao Yan's mother obviously needed a period of time to buffer, the two sat for a while relatively silent, the elegant woman finally put down the teacup and looked up at Mu Ting.

"We only heard about Qiao Xue's return. It's my turn to visit Qiao Xue this year, but her father didn't come over... If I knew that Qiao Yan was back, I should ask him to come and see her too."

"Of course, I didn't expect that she brought you back... Are you together?"

Parents, after knowing that their daughter is back, they actually have to come to see each other in order once a year?Mu Ting raised his head to take a look, then lowered his head calmly, and put the teacup on the coffee table, making a soft knock.

"Hi Auntie, what's your name?" He asked calmly and politely, and nodded in response to her answer, "Well, we're together, I thought I should meet you, and I just mentioned it to Qiao Yan a few days ago, so I came in a hurry , forgive me, maybe Qiao Xue forgot to mention it too."

"My surname is Zhao, you can just call me Aunt Zhao." Zhao Danfeng nodded, glanced at him, and shook his head slightly sighing, "To be honest, I'm a little surprised... Qiao Yan has been quiet since he was a child. I thought she would find a more stable person in the future, when I heard about your scandal before, I thought it was hype, but I didn't expect it to be true."

How much do you think it's worth?
"After so many years, Aunt Zhao can't always look at people with old eyes." Mu Ting took a deep breath, smiled standardly and sincerely, and replied in a neutral manner, "Qiao Yan actually has a very lively side, maybe you didn't notice it before. Bar."

Qiao Yan in the room over there had already finished the video conference with Kai Xing. Hearing voices in the living room, while turning off the computer, he raised his voice and asked in doubt, "Mu Ting? Xiaoxue is back?"

"I'll ask her to come over." The two people in the living room looked at each other, Mu Ting stood up, walked over and opened the door of Qiao Yan's room, and turned around to close it after entering.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Yan noticed that his expression was not right, and asked him with some doubts.

"Aunt Zhao is here."

Qiao Yan was stunned for a moment, then nodded her head to express her understanding, turned off the computer and stood up: "She has a relatively reserved personality, so it may not be that she doesn't like you, so don't think too much... huh?"

She stopped in the middle of speaking, and stretched out her hand in doubt to pat Mu Ting who suddenly stepped forward to hug her into his arms: "...wronged?"

"No." Mu Ting shook his head in denial, but hugged her tightly again, "Suddenly want to hug you."

"Didn't you dimple when you were hugged? I saw it when I flipped through the photos." He poked Qiao Yan's face, "Do you still have it now?"

Qiao Yan was startled, and then couldn't help laughing, revealing a dimple.

"That was a long time ago," she said softly.

"But it's true...it will still be very happy."

After all, there were still people waiting in the living room that could not be ignored, and the two didn't delay for long, and walked out together after a brief exchange.Qiao Yan seldom came back after entering university, and the only few times she went home was for Qiao Xue, and she never took the initiative to contact her parents.

If she doesn't contact her, no one in her parents will think to ask her a few words. After all, she and Zhao Danfeng haven't seen each other for four or five years. I don't know if the pale blood is thicker than water. a bit.

A few years later, Zhao Danfeng is still elegant and beautiful. The years don't seem to have left obvious traces of weather on her face. It seems that the past few years have been really comfortable.Compared with the 17-year-old girl back then, Qiao Yan has changed too much. Zhao Danfeng's eyes flicked across Qiao Yan's face, and he even went into a slight trance.

Although I have seen Qiao Yan on TV a lot this year, the people on the screen are not realistic, and I always feel that they are far away from me. It is difficult to connect the radiant star with the daughter I have not cared for for a long time. .

Now the two of them are looking at each other with a distance of two tea tables, and she seems to have just realized that this daughter who has never been close to her has transformed from the gentle and quiet girl in her memory to a free and confident big girl with picturesque features. Although the smiling face at this moment can still find the shadow of the past, it has overlapped more with the big star on the screen.

They didn't speak for a while, each with a decent smile on their faces, and looked at each other silently. Mu Ting took a look at the situation in front of him, didn't say much, sat in the position just now, made a cup of hot tea, and put it next to his teacup. After a while, he touched the wall of the cup and called Qiao Yan to come over.

"Neither cold nor hot, this temperature is just right for your mouth." He picked up the teacup and signaled to Qiao Yan, "I don't understand this at all, the half can of tea I found in the kitchen just now feels good to drink, try it look?"

"Found it in the kitchen? I left it before. Qiao Xue didn't like to drink tea, so she probably left it there untouched." Qiao Yan turned her head when she heard the sound, and looked at Mu Ting. Go over and sit down next to him.

"As a novice... the brew is not bad? It's delicious." She tasted it twice, felt the taste between her lips and teeth, and held the teacup to evaluate seriously.Zhao Danfeng on the opposite side saw her movement, just picked up the tea that Mu Ting made for her just now, and took a sip slowly.

With just this one mouthful, she frowned slightly.Qiao Yan saw it, smiled at her friendlyly, and greeted her with a calm, polite manner, as if she had no grudges against her sudden appearance or her uncertain expression at the moment.

She said: "Mom, this tea has been placed for a long time, and the tide is very strong. I can drink it, so don't force it."

Zhao Danfeng put down his teacup, looked at her deeply, and didn't answer.

Seeing that the situation was about to fall into embarrassment again, Qiao Xue's appearance broke the deadlock in time.Although Qiao Yan and Mu Ting were at home, in the past few years, when she returned to this deserted home, no one would come out to open the door for her, so she developed the habit of bringing her own keys when she went out.

When she came in with her hands full of things, her mouth was so heavy and exhausted that she chanted non-stop. When she looked up, she saw the three people in the living room all turned to look at her. She was shocked for a moment and almost bit her. Tongue: "...Mom, are you here? Why didn't you call me in advance?"

"Come here to do something nearby. I remembered that you should be back at this time, so I came to see you."

When facing Qiao Xue, Zhao Danfeng's expression was obviously much softer.Qiao Xue put the things into the kitchen, hummed a song, jumped up and sat down beside her, and stretched out her hand to her with great interest.

"I went shopping just now! I bought a lot, and I'm exhausted when I bring it back!" She said briskly, turning her hands upside down to show Zhao Danfeng, "I've got red marks, and my hands are so sore now..."

"Why do you mention so much?" Zhao Danfeng said to her gently, then glanced at Qiao Yan indifferently, "Why did you send you out to buy things?"

Mu Ting frowned immediately, and after being patted by Qiao Yan calmly, he turned his head away for a few seconds, and then bowed his head to drink tea without saying a word.

"... What order?" Qiao Xue paused a little stiffly, and then managed to show a lively smile, "Our division of labor is very clear, I go shopping, my sister cooks at home, and my brother-in-law is in charge of all other hard work... ah , no I mean... well, that's it."

As soon as Qiao Xue said the words, she immediately realized that it was easy for Mu Ting to call her brother-in-law during this time, but she really shouldn't be so careless in front of her mother who met Mu Ting for the first time.But the words have already been said, and it would be even more awkward to correct them, so they simply mentioned them vaguely.Instead, he began to chatter about the daily life of the past year, with the interaction with Qiao Yanmuting in the middle, and with her bonding plan, the four of them actually continued chatting like this.

And after she spent about [-] minutes detailing how she once repaired her eyebrows and said that the questions she reviewed during the final exam were not written, Zhao Danfeng nodded and turned to look at Qiao Yan.

"What about you?" she asked. "How have you been?"

Qiao Yan didn't know her latest, whether it was these few months, this whole year, or the entire time since they last met.

In the past few years, she declined the financial support of her parents when she became an adult, and worked part-time with Qiao Xue to find a job. With a little savings and a scholarship, she lived in trivial roles in various film crews, and her life was trivial. And difficult.

In the past year, she has experienced overnight popularity, and also experienced a sudden fall to the bottom. She has become a habit of being surrounded by reporters' microphones and cameras. lawsuit.

Even in the past few months, she has experienced the failure of "Meeting for the First Time" and failed to be selected for the Golden Tan Award. She has picked up the trophy after the Zhuyu Award and held the heart of the man who has been walking side by side with her. Hand, is now leading him to sit in front of his parents, accepting the vague resistance from his mother.

However, the excitement, sadness, sadness, grievance, tension, anticipation, happiness, sorrow, and the passage of time that I once felt at the beginning no longer have the original state of mind. The clouds are calm and the wind is light.So Qiao Yan blinked, and smiled relaxedly and indifferently.

"It's all fine," she said, "don't worry."

After Zhao Danfeng paused, he still nodded.

"You're always so reassuring," she said.

Zhao Danfeng was called away by a phone call, and it seemed that he had received a call from his youngest son. The other three people in the living room saw Zhao Danfeng showing a patient and gentle smile when they heard the voice on the phone. sigh.

Some people don't know how to laugh, they just don't want to laugh at you.

And just before receiving this call, she asked Qiao Xue about her plans for this year's Chinese New Year, euphemistically saying that she would go to her in-laws' house with her husband and son to celebrate the New Year. There are two fathers.Qiao Xue naturally declined with a smile, saying that she would go back with Qiao Yan and not stay until New Year's Eve, in exchange for a nod of relief from the other party.

Mu Ting didn't know if Qiao Yan and Qiao Xue were used to this kind of situation. He had been quite silent since Zhao Danfeng came. Even going outside didn't cheer him up.Qiao Yan understood how he felt, touched his arm, and smiled at him.

"Cheer up, I didn't bring you back to meet her, I wanted to take you to meet another person, let's go there...don't be so listless," she said easily, "I'm used to it ...In fact, this is also quite good, without interfering with each other?"

"What non-interference." Mu Ting snorted, and gave her a look of resentment, "Have you ever heard of candy for a crying child? Don't you act like a baby and try to please yourself?!"

"I'm really not very good at it..." Qiao Yan laughed, took Mu Ting's arm and approached him, "How about you teach me?"

"I don't teach." Mu Ting vetoed it quickly, and seemed to be a little angry. He clasped her waist with his backhand and was silent for a moment before answering in a low voice.

"You don't have to act like a baby with me to curry favor with me... I'll just stay by your side all the time. I'll be the first to know what's going on with you. I don't need you to ask, I know what to do."

Qiao Yan smiled, and the two of them walked a few steps forward before hearing her soft reply.

"Trust me once...don't lie to me."

Armed with hats, scarves and eyes, they came out of their homes and walked in the small square of the community.This is a high-end residential area with good security and quietness. The southern city already had such a bright and sunny weather in early February. The two walked in the residential area for a while, and finally arrived at Qiao Yan's destination.

It's a small supermarket.

When they just walked over, they passed another supermarket in the community. It was much bigger than this one, and the business was much better. There were almost no people in front of this small supermarket, only an old man was outside basking in the sun with his eyes closed. His hair is already half a hundred, but he still looks healthy.

Qiao Yan let go of Mu Ting, went to squat down in front of the old man, and called him with a smile: "Abbot."

"...Huh?" The old man's eyelids moved, he opened his eyes in doubt, and faced Qiao Yan's smiling face, he was startled for a moment and almost didn't jump up, "Oh! Who is this! What are you talking about?" When will you be back?!"

He shouted very loudly, halfway through the shouting he suddenly realized something, his voice suddenly lowered, and he looked around vigilantly, "Oh, I can't shout loudly, Xiao Qiao is a big star now, isn't he? I'm on TV I've seen it... Hey, it's not that who!"

He saw Mu Ting standing behind Qiao Yan in a blink of an eye, and looked at him critically, "It's that young man...you brought him back? Did he treat you well? You've lost weight." -"

"I just came back." Qiao Yan helped him with a smile, and squatted beside him with a crooked smile, "I'm not so thin, the last time Uncle saw me was several years ago, I must be fatter than that time ah."

"How is it possible! How can you gain weight after suffering outside!" The old man was dissatisfied, and his voice became louder unconsciously.They spoke the local dialect, and Mu Ting could only vaguely understand it, but he could see the old man talking all the time, while Qiao Yan responded with a nod and a smile.

This should be what Qiao Yan said, the shop owner she would come to help when she was a child.Mu Ting thought silently, but suddenly heard a sentence that he could almost understand.

"Tell Uncle that you really like a young boy?"

Mu Ting was stunned for a moment, and quickly turned his head to look at Qiao Yan, only to see her gently pull a shallow smile, lowered her brows and eyes, and responded with a smile.

"I like it."

(End of this chapter)