i loved you so much

Chapter 22
An Xiaoduo came out of the language school and saw the school bus slowly starting from a distance. She put the bag on her back and ran over at a speed of [-] meters, shouting loudly while running: "Master Wang, wait a minute!" I!"

The car had already driven a few meters away, but the driver saw her backing up for her.An Xiaoduo jumped into the car, thanked Lao Wang out of breath, and found a seat by the window to sit down.The car was full of teachers who worked at the language school. She glanced at them, recognized a few familiar faces, and smiled at them.

"Xiaoduo, is your father feeling better?" Wu Boxin, who was sitting in the back, taught the Japanese class, and she shared the same office with her, and would chat with her a bit between homework changes.

"It's much better. I just got out of the hospital yesterday."

In response, An Xiaoduo took off the scarf around her neck, took out the earphones from the side pocket of her bag and put them on to listen to the BBC news.She opened two training classes at the language school, teaching French and English. Every day during the commute to and from get out of class, she would listen to some news for teaching purposes.

It was rush hour, and there was a constant stream of traffic.

An Xiaoduo turned her head and looked out the window.The branches of the trees on the side of the road were bare, and the leaves were all gone.It's the end of January now, and it's been almost three months since she came to Lizhou in a blink of an eye.

Thinking of this, a trace of sadness appeared on her bright and clean face. The good news is that life is not as difficult as she imagined, and she is stronger than she imagined.

Under Mrs. Tang's arrangement, her father was transferred to the hospital in Lizhou. In order to take care of her father, An Xiaoduo rented a small apartment near the hospital. Although it was a bit rudimentary, the rent was cheap, and the home appliances were a bit outdated. But better than nothing.

She was very lucky. Within a few days of coming to Lizhou, she saw the advertisement of a language school recruiting teachers on TV. She immediately compiled a resume and went for an interview. As a result, she received the offer the next day.The school is small and there are not many teachers. She teaches two foreign languages ​​at the same time. The school arranges four classes for her every day, two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Sometimes she has to go to the hospital to accompany her father in the evening. Although it is hard, life is good It's hard, but she's content.

Her father's hospitalization costs a lot, as well as the usual medical expenses, nutrition expenses, and the living expenses of the two of them. This sum of expenses cannot be saved. She can save food and money, but she can't save too much, otherwise Father would ask her to reduce his medical bills and nutrition bills.If she refuses, he will secretly refuse to eat, which will only cause her more headaches, and she will have to plan carefully in other areas.

The bus stopped at the gate of a community, and two people got up and got off. She took off her earphones and stuffed them into her bag, put on her scarf and stood up.

"Where are you going? You haven't arrived yet." Wu Boxin asked.

"I'm going to the nearby supermarket to buy something."

After getting out of the car and walking to the supermarket for less than 10 minutes, she pushed a shopping cart in and grabbed a small notebook from her bag, which contained a shopping list accumulated for half a month.

She first went to the daily necessities area on the third floor and bought a heater.Lizhou's winter is damp and cold, there is no heating, and the small room she rents has no air-conditioning. My father has to wear a thick down jacket to keep out the cold at home, but he has difficulty moving and often sits for most of the day. Due to poor blood circulation in his feet, Frozen, she planned to buy a smaller heater and put it at his feet.

After picking out the heater, she went back to the food area on the second floor, looked down at the shopping list on the elevator, and suddenly heard an exclamation from above her head.She turned around and saw a shopping cart full of drinks rushing towards her out of control.She hesitated for a second, reached out and grabbed the elevator handrail, the car hit her and stopped.Even though she was prepared, she was still swayed by the thrust, and her lower back ached.The owner of the car ran down and kept apologizing. He was looking for something in his bag just now, but he didn't expect that the wheel of the car was broken and couldn't get stuck in the groove, so it just slipped down.

An Xiaoduo said: "It's okay, be more careful next time, it will be troublesome if you bump into old people and children."

After getting off the elevator, she was pushing the cart to leave when she suddenly heard a woman's voice: "You clearly saw it, why didn't you hide?"

She turned her head and saw a beautiful woman, about 30 years old, tall, thin and white, with shoulder-length hair, fresh and refined, she looked like a celebrity Gao Yuanyuan, but her complexion was not very good, and she looked a little sick.

An Xiaoduo pointed to herself: "Are you talking to me?"

The other party nodded.

An Xiaoduo hooked the corner of her mouth: "I think I should be able to stop it."

The other party laughed: "You are afraid of bumping into the pregnant woman in front of you, you are very kind."

She didn't speak a local accent, and An Xiaoduo also noticed that she was carrying a satchel on her shoulders, her hands were empty, she neither pushed a cart nor carried a shopping basket, she didn't look like she was here for shopping.

The two chatted casually. The food area on the second floor is not big, so they simply chatted and walked around.She accidentally found two old brands of sulfur soap in An Xiaoduo's shopping cart, and said, "Very few people buy this kind of soap now."

"My father is used to it, saying that hand washing is not harsh, and the taste is good, not too fragrant."

"What a coincidence, my mother also liked to use this soap to wash her hands before, can you share it with me? I save it."

"Okay, you can take it at the cashier later."

She thanked her and said, "By the way, I still want to buy a jar of face cream."

As if she just remembered, she looked at the skin care counter, but didn't go over.

"Is there no brand you want to buy?"

She nodded and said a sign.

"This brand of supermarket doesn't have a special counter. You can go to the opposite shopping mall and look for it. The skin care counters are all on the first floor, so it's easy to find."

"okay."

The two chatted one after another, and finally went to the cashier to pay. An Xiaoduo asked her to pay first, but she was not polite, took the piece of sulfur soap, paid and left.

An Xiaoduo walked out of the supermarket carrying a big bag and a heater, and couldn't help but glance at the opposite shopping mall, just in time to see her walking in through the main entrance.

An Xiaoduo returned home, opened the small refrigerator, and put the food in the bag into sections, and said to the person behind her: "Dad, I bought ribs and noodles, and I will cook ribs soup at night. I will boil more to keep fresh. Put it in a box and put it in the refrigerator for you, and you can cook your own noodles for lunch tomorrow.”

"Okay, Duo Duo, you've been busy all day, go and have a rest." An Zhengran leaned on a cane and stood up with difficulty, "I'll get those things."

"Dad, sit down quickly, I've finished everything." She didn't care about tidying up, she just put things in and closed the refrigerator door, and then sat beside her father.

An Zhengran smiled and pointed to the glass of water on the small table to signal her to drink.

She picked up the cup, lifted the lid, and saw a few white chrysanthemums and goji berries floating on the water. In fact, she didn't like to drink this, but it was her father's wish. She didn't say anything, and drank half of the cup in one go. Then he said: "It's delicious, but it's not sweet enough. Dad, remember to put more rock sugar next time."

"Okay." An Zhengran looked at his daughter with loving eyes.

"Oh, that's right." An Xiaoduo suddenly thought of something, picked up the backpack on one side, took out a mobile phone from it, and handed it to him, "Dad, you take this, there is a mobile phone card in it, and there is my number. Call me anytime you need anything."

"Why waste this money? I'm either at home or in the hospital. I don't need this thing. Besides, even if I have something urgent to ask you, I'll go to Sister Sun next door to borrow a phone..."

"Dad, just take it. This mobile phone is an old model. If you buy it for 200 yuan, you will get a card and free phone bill. I will feel at ease if I can find you at any time."

An Zhengran heard what his daughter said, so he had no choice but to accept it.

"Duoduo, you have suffered too much these years, it's all because of your father."

"Father, what are you talking about? I am living a good life with my hands and feet. I am not as bad as you think. After all, I also graduated from a prestigious university."

"You and Lawyer Li..."

"Father, let's not talk about what's there and what's not. It's more important for the two of us to live together safely now. If you really love me, just obey the doctor's orders, take medicine regularly, and take good care of your illness."

"Okay, okay, Dad listens to you, you have to take good care of yourself, don't work too hard..." An Zhengran muttered.

"I see." She reached out her hand to explore the hot water bottle in her father's arms. It had already cooled down. She took it to the kitchen to replace the hot water for him, then took out the newly bought heater and turned it on, and placed it at her father's feet. , and then she rolled up her sleeves to wash the rice and started preparing dinner.

Not long after, someone knocked on the door.

An Xiaoduo wiped her hands and went to open the door. She saw Aunt Sun standing at the door. She was both their neighbor and landlord.

"Aunt Sun, are you okay?"

"Xiaoduo, Auntie has something to go out for a while, and Qianqian is in the shop, I don't worry, can you help me look for a while? I'll be back in half an hour at most."

"Okay, no problem."

Aunt Sun thanked her and turned to leave.An Xiaoduo went back to the house and took a book, and said to An Zhengran: "Father, please watch TV for a while, the rice is already cooking, I'll come back later and cook."

An Xiaoduo walked into Aunt Sun's fruit shop, and saw Wang Qian sitting on a small stool doodling, but she didn't know what she was painting.

Wang Qian raised her head when she heard the movement, and grinned: "Xiaoduo, look, this is my husband."

An Xiaoduo took a closer look, and saw nothing on the white paper except the brightly colored balls, so she smiled and said, "It's very handsome, like Huang Xiaoming."

Wang Qian nodded with satisfaction: "No, he is really similar to Huang Xiaoming. When I met him, "The Son of Man" was on the air, and all my friends said that the two look very similar."

An Xiaoduo simply moved a small stool and sat beside her: "Qianqian, do you miss him?"

Wang Qian looked at her strangely: "He is with me every day, don't worry about it."

An Xiaoduo was speechless. She opened the book in her hand and looked. Seeing that she had stopped talking, Wang Qian grabbed the brush and started a new round of graffiti.

The fruit shop's business was mediocre, An Xiaoduo sat for more than half an hour before she came into a neighborhood and bought some bananas.An Xiaoduo checked the price list and weighed it on the electronic scale. After receiving the money, she continued to read her book.Auntie Sun came back half an hour later than she expected. As soon as she came in, she said, "Xiaoduo, you should wait a bit. Sorry, I ran into an acquaintance on the way and forced me to chat for a while."

"It's okay." An Xiaoduo closed the book and stood up.

Aunt Sun glanced at Wang Qian, lowered her voice and asked, "She didn't trouble you, did she?"

An Xiaoduo shook her head.

"That's good. In the past two days, something has gone wrong with her again. At night, she keeps muttering, and she doesn't know what to say."

"what did the doctor say?"

"What else can I say, there's something wrong here." Aunt Sun pointed her finger, "I prescribed a bunch of medicine, but I don't think it's useful. This girl is also stubborn, and she refuses to come out."

An Xiaoduo was silent for a moment, then said softly, "She just loves that person too much."

Aunt Sun sighed, "It's all fate."

The cold air moved southward, and the temperature in Lizhou dropped by five degrees overnight.

An Xiaoduo wrapped half of her face with a big scarf, and stood at the bus stop waiting for the bus. It was so cold, she couldn't help but stomped her feet on the spot, hoping for the bus to come, she hurried up and sat down I was nauseated by the heater in the car mixed with the smell of cheap perfume.

When she got into the office, she filled the drawer looking for plums to eat.

Liu Yang from the same office came in and called her, "Teacher An."

She glanced at him: "Miss Liu, what's the matter?"

"Mr. An, are you free this Saturday?"

An Xiaoduo thought he was talking about substituting for a class. The school has set up daytime classes, night classes, and weekend classes. It is common for teachers to switch classes when they have something to do.

"It's free, why?"

"There's a movie on Saturday night. I heard it's pretty good. I'd like to invite you to watch it."

An Xiaoduo looked at him in embarrassment, she had only come to school not long ago, she had received this kind of invitation many times, and she always declined it.But Mr. Liu didn't talk to her in the same office, and he took good care of her on weekdays. She really didn't know how to say no.Last month, An Zhengran suddenly fainted at home. She received a call from Aunt Sun in the office, and she was very anxious. Liu Yang listened to the general idea and offered to send her there. He stayed with her until very late to go through the hospitalization procedures.

Seeing An Xiaoduo's delay in replying, Liu Yang felt a little apprehensive, and said casually, "It's fine if you don't have time, I just ask casually..."

An Xiaoduo glanced at his hands shrunk in his pockets: "No, I'm free, I was wondering what kind of movie it is, Mr. Wu said that there is a Hong Kong movie just released, starring Gu Tianle."

"Yes, that's the one! Do you want to see it?"

An Xiaoduo nodded: "Okay, let's just watch that one."

Seeing his back leaving happily, a wry smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.She doesn't want to hurt others, but can her heart still live alone?
In any case, since she agreed, she was going to keep the appointment.Originally, Liu Yang asked her to have dinner outside and go to the movies directly after dinner, but she missed her father, so she said that they would meet at the entrance of the cinema after dinner.That night she cooked porridge early, fried two dishes, and steamed a fish. Because the porridge was still very hot, she went to the room to change clothes first.

An Zhengran asked her, "A date with a boy?"

An Xiaoduo said, "Dad, don't make wild guesses. They are colleagues from the school. We just went to watch a movie together."

"Isn't this a date?" An Zhengran said with a smile, "What kind of boy is he? How old is he? Is he from Lizhou?"

An Xiaoduo was combing her hair in front of the mirror. Hearing so many questions from her father, she said helplessly, "Maybe I am a year or two older than me. He is the one who visited you in the hospital last time. Dad, we are really just colleagues. You Don't think too much about it."

An Zhengran nodded with a smile: "Okay, Dad doesn't think too much, that boy is not bad, he is gentle and polite to others, if he is suitable, he will look around."

An Xiaoduo was silent.

"Duoduo, Dad knows that it's Dad's fault that you can't let go of Lawyer Li..."

"Oh, Dad, you're here again, how many times have I told you, I've been with him, your daughter is so beautiful, why don't you fall in love a few times?" An Xiaoduo ran over to hold An Zhengran in her arms arm, and said coquettishly, "Dad, don't have too many boys chasing me. If I want, there will be different boys queuing up to invite me to dinner and movies every day. Don't rush to marry me. I want to choose one carefully." pick."

"Good, good, good girl, pick slowly and choose the best one."

An Xiaoduo grinned, picked up her clothes and went to the bathroom.After closing the door, the smile on her face disappeared suddenly. After turning on the faucet, she slowly squatted down and buried her face in her knees.

The meeting place with Liu Yang was at the box office of Wanda Cinema. An Xiaoduo arrived there on time, but she couldn't find anyone after looking left and right. She was looking down for Liu Yang's mobile phone number and wanted to call him, but someone patted her shoulders.

When I looked up, it was the woman I met in the supermarket.Her clothes tonight were not as casual as they were that day, with light makeup applied on her face, her hair pulled up, and a slim cashmere coat made her tall and graceful figure even more eye-catching.

An Xiaoduo was surprised: "It's you!"

The other party said with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet here, did you come with your boyfriend?"

"No, with my colleagues." An Xiaoduo looked around, "Are you here alone?"

"Yeah, I'm bored, so let's watch a movie." She shook the ticket in her hand, ""Titanic"."

An Xiaoduo laughed: "I watched this movie ten years ago."

"Me too. The IMAX version came out this year. I'm not interested in other movies, so I just want to relive the feelings of the year. You know, I watched it with my boyfriend at the time ten years ago."

"The boyfriend at the time?"

"Well, it was also my husband later."

It turned out she was married.An Xiaoduo was thinking about it when Liu Yang hurried over and said, "I'm sorry, I'm going to buy food."

Seeing that he was carrying a KFC paper bag in his hand, An Xiaoduo asked him, "Have you had dinner yet?"

"I've eaten it, I brought it for you," Liu Yang was a little embarrassed, "I remember you said you liked KFC's chicken rolls."

The beautiful woman beside her laughed: "You are so careful."

Liu Yang looked at her embarrassingly: "You are?"

"My surname is Li." She didn't say her name directly, and she didn't ask An Xiaoduo's name at all.

An Xiaoduo was hesitating whether to declare herself or not. Ms. Li raised her wrist to look at the time and said, "I won't bother you anymore. My time is up. Let's go first."

"Okay, goodbye." An Xiaoduo said goodbye to her.

"Who is she?" Liu Yang was curious.

"I don't even know her, I just met her once before." After a pause, An Xiaoduo changed the subject, "Have you bought the ticket yet?"

"Buy it," Liu Yang looked at his phone, "It's eight o'clock, so we can go in."

"Let's go then."

An Xiaoduo didn't know it was a shootout movie before, she didn't like to watch this kind of movie, tried hard to watch it for half an hour but still didn't get it in, but it was not easy to spoil Liu Yang's interest.She remembered the chicken roll that Liu Yang bought, so she opened it and ate it.After eating, she became bored again, and said to herself: Why not watch "Titanic"!When the movie was first released ten years ago, Qiao Ke forced her to go to the cinema to watch it. At that time, both of them were students, and spending tens of dollars to watch a movie was quite a luxury.

She looked at the big screen absent-mindedly. Like her, Liu Yang was absent-minded, but he was distracted, always peeping at An Xiaoduo who was close at hand.

After watching the movie, An Xiaoduo saw that Miss Li again, she was standing alone in the cold wind waiting for the bus, holding a cup of hot coffee in her hand, slightly raised her chin, and focused on the large clothing poster at the entrance of Wanda Mall.The crowds around her were coming and going, the traffic was very busy, and it was extremely lively, but she exuded a deserted aura, which seemed to come from the bones.

There was a strange feeling in An Xiaoduo's heart, she suppressed this feeling, and followed the other person's gaze to look at the poster, and couldn't help showing a look of surprise, the person on the poster was actually Qin Zheng.

Liu Yang went to drive the car over. He bought this second-hand QQ from a friend for 3 yuan two months ago. Although the interior space of the car is a bit small, it is well cleaned and there is a deodorizer in front of the seat. A charcoal bag, a bag of tea leaves in the back, and two teddy bear pillows neatly placed on the rear seat.An Xiaoduo sat in the passenger seat, reached out to grab one and hugged it in her arms.

Liu Yang asked An Xiaoduo: "Do you want to give that Miss Li a lift?"

An Xiaoduo thought for a while and said, "Forget it, I'm not familiar with her either."

Liu Yang didn't say anything more.Before An Xiaoduo went to bed, that lonely face kept flashing in her mind. She didn't know what was wrong with her, she cared so much about a stranger.

Maybe it was because she didn't sleep well the night before, An Xiaoduo felt sleepy in the office after her morning class, so she had to ask Wu Boxin for two packs of instant coffee.

"What's the matter? Did you go skinning last night?" Wu Boxin teased her.

"I was dreaming last night."

"What are you dreaming about? A good dream or a nightmare?"

"I don't remember it when I wake up, but it seems like a nightmare."

"It's okay, it's the other way around in dreams, and having nightmares means that there are good things going on."

(End of this chapter)