Chapter 20 Section VIII

If Gu Xiaoying thinks that life is a tragedy, then for Xu Xin it should be a mix of joy and sorrow—on the morning of the weekend, when the phone rang, Xu Xin looked at the three words "Du Yibei" flashing on the screen, I thought to myself: Could it be that for me, under the shining of the beautiful spring, will peach blossoms bloom? After hesitating for a while, Xu Xin only picked up the phone after it rang for the first time and started to ring for the second time, trying to be kind and said, "Morning, Doctor Du." "Morning," Du Yibei said with a smile, "Are you free today?"

Xu Xin thought that the business would not be benevolent, and he would not offend Du Yibei, so he answered honestly, "Yes." "Then what are you going to do?" "House." Xu Xin said every word, cherishing words like gold. Du Yibei smiled: "Open the window, I'm downstairs from you." Xu Xin was shocked, opened the window and looked down, and really saw Du Yibei standing downstairs in her house! Then I heard Du Yibei's voice on the receiver of the mobile phone: "The medicine I prepared for your niece, you can go downstairs and get it."

"How do you know that I live here?" Xu Xin didn't come to his senses for a long time, and he was still lying on the window and asked the phone. "Jiang Yueyang said." Du Yibei raised his hand and shook the medicine bag in his hand from a distance, "Do you want more? Guoguo doesn't cough anymore?" Speaking of Guoguo, Xu Xin not only softened his heart, but also instantly felt that Du Yibei is really a good man who has nowhere to look for with a lantern!So without thinking too much, I turned around and prepared to go downstairs.It was only when I walked to the door that I realized that I was still in my pajamas. After a moment of hesitation, I decided to go all out—I didn’t plan to get along with him anyway, and it was useless to dress up so thoughtfully. On the contrary, it would be rude to let people wait too long downstairs. It doesn't matter if you change into a formal coat or not.

Once he figured it out, Xu Xin moved quickly, so Du Yibei didn't have to wait long to see a girl in floral pajamas running down the stairs, and she was panting a little when she ran up to him.Du Yibei looked down at her wearing Mickey Mouse slippers, and finally couldn't help laughing. When he smiled, the two dimples on his cheeks appeared, and Xu Xin was stunned for a moment—in the sun on the weekend morning, the whole community seemed to be very quiet, and Xu Xin wondered in a daze: Could it be that he really wanted to make a big dimple that fell from the sky? Throw out the pie again?

Du Yibei didn't know that he had become a big steaming pie in the eyes of others, so he just smiled and said, "You look a bit like the little nurse in our hospital now." Xu Xin swallowed, recovered a little sobriety, and changed the subject: "Little nurses... are all young, so we can't compare." Du Yibei actually nodded, thinking in a very difficult way: "But there is no comparison with the head nurse, she is already forty." Xu Xin rolled her eyes, not knowing why she stood here to discuss such a meaningless issue with him, so she simply took the Chinese medicine package and said, "Thank you, I will call Teacher Shangjiang another day, and have dinner together to express my gratitude."

Hearing this categorical expulsion order, Du Yibei sighed helplessly: "It's not fair, Xu Xin. If you say that I have a bad personality or have some flaws in my character, then I admit it. But you just because I am too wronged to be eliminated because of other people's faults." "Dr. Du, I'm actually really puzzled. Why do you think you fell in love with me?" Xu Xin was speaking from the bottom of his heart, with sincere eyes, "I am a person with no special features. I have an average job and am not pretty. Not a local, older, and not very proficient in housework... Maybe the limited advantage is that he treats people more sincerely and works hard, but this is nothing."

"Of course I fell in love with you because I admire you," Du Yibei didn't hide, "I never thought beauty was so important. Many nurses in our hospital are pretty, and they all studied medicine. According to your theory, there should be a common language. But in fact, at our age, finding a girlfriend also emphasizes eye relationship. I appreciate your temperament, your thoughts, and some good things you show in the details Quality, and, I think you are pretty." To be praised by such a high-quality young man, Xu Xin felt that she was really fulfilled this time.But her rationality is still tenaciously holding her ground: "Doctor Du, listen to me, I am actually of average quality - for example, if I tolerate to a certain extent, I will definitely rise up, so my temper is not very good. After all, I I grew up being held in the hands of my parents since I was a child, so I don't want to go to the gate of the mansion to wrong myself, can you understand?"

"The gate of the big mansion?" Du Yibei looked at Xu Xin wonderingly, "You said my house is the gate of the mansion? How could it be? We are just ordinary people!" "Ordinary?" Xu Xin smiled, "Even I, who only read fairy tale books on weekdays, know how popular your grandma's health-preserving books are all over the country! And your grandpa is an old expert who receives a State Council subsidy. The province is like a treasure. As for the officials of your family... Dr. Du, you should find a girl from a better family to be considered the right one!"

Du Yibei obviously didn't expect the simple exchange of greetings to go so far. He looked around, although it was May, but the wind was a bit strong that day. Xu Xin was standing in front of him wearing only a thin pajamas, with bright eyes. Bright, with a very serious expression, his arms unconsciously wrapped around himself.Du Yibei sighed, took off his coat, and stretched out his hand to put it on for Xu Xin.Xu Xin took a step back subconsciously, with obvious resistance.Du Yibei was stunned for a moment, looked up at Xu Xin's confused eyes, and simply kept on doing nothing, and decisively put his clothes on Xu Xin's back.Xu Xin tried to hide back, but Du Yibei pulled his clothes forward, but under the action of inertia, Xu Xin slammed into Du Yibei's arms!

Xu Xin was completely petrified... As a result, Xu Xin didn't even know when Du Yibei left that day, and she didn't even remember how long he held herself in his arms.Anyway, the blood vessels in her whole body were about to burst at that time, and she couldn't feel the cold.She only vaguely remembered what Du Yibei said: "Go and deliver the medicine, and I'll call you another day." That is to say, this thing is not over yet? In the spring breeze in the morning, Xu Xin looked down at the coat she was wearing dumbly, and then looked up at the direction Du Yibei was leaving. She hadn't recovered yet, and she still thought in disbelief: For the second time, did I really hit the big luck, or is this world fantasy?

Therefore, May of this year is really a season full of turning points-this month, the county magistrate realized for the first time that giving birth is not an easy matter; Dr. Du began to chase after him, using text messages, phone calls, etc. The form made it clear that he would not abandon or give up his firm position; even Meng Xu, the heartless man, had a conscience and wanted to regain the feeling of being a father... However, Jiang Yueyang was the one who surprised everyone the most. Because, this time, he was really, really tempted. The person who tempted him was Duan Fei. In fact, as long as the countdown is three months ahead, Jiang Yueyang still feels that it is impossible for him to like a divorced woman with a child - it's not that a divorced woman with a child is bad, but that there are so many choices, Why do you want to be a "stepdad" for others?Talk about occupation, appearance, education, personality, income, family background... I am not bad at all, as for helping others raise children? But you will know when you meet: often, what you fall in love with is not a divorced woman with a child, but only "this woman" - this one, not others; One. On Friday afternoon, Jiang Yueyang went to the University of Science and Technology to do business. He came out of the administration building near dusk. From a distance, he saw Duan Fei pushing a bicycle with two bags of rice on the back seat.When Jiang Yueyang wanted to say hello, she had already staggered on the bike and turned towards the teaching and staff dormitory area in the north. Jiang Yueyang paused, and started his newly bought "Focus" to catch up. It's not too far from the administrative building to the faculty dormitory area, but unfortunately some roads are too narrow, Duan Fei can pass through on a bicycle, but Jiang Yueyang has to drive around in circles to keep up.As a result, the four-wheeled car arrived at the door of the dormitory building one step later than the two-wheeled one. Jiang Yueyang's car hadn't parked yet, and Duan Fei had already gone upstairs with two bags of rice. Jiang Yueyang watched from behind dumbfounded: each bag of rice weighed 20 jins, Duan Fei had one bag in his left hand and one bag in his right hand, and walked upstairs vigorously.Jiang Yueyang managed to find a place that would not hinder pedestrians' walking, stopped the car, locked it, and hurried upstairs to catch up, but it was not until the fourth floor that he saw Duan Fei who temporarily put down the rice bag and was resting. Jiang Yueyang raised his head and shouted: "Duan Fei!" Duan Fei poked his head over while wiping his sweat, saw it was Jiang Yueyang, and smiled: "How can I meet you here? Are you looking for someone?" "I'm looking for you," Jiang Yueyang caught up with two steps in three steps, reaching out to take the rice bag, "Give it to me, I'll carry it for you." "No need," Duan Fei still grabbed the rice bag without letting go, "I have strength." "You don't need to practice with a rice bag even if you have the strength!" Jiang Yueyang sighed, "Can't you find a student to carry it up for you?" "No need, if you need three or four bags, ask someone to help... This is only two bags," Duan Fei shook his head, looked at Jiang Yueyang's posture, let go, and smiled, "The last time I painted the wall at home, thirty or forty I took two packs of putty at a time, and carried it up to the fifth floor without much rest." Jiang Yueyang looked at Duan Fei's red palm, feeling an indescribable ups and downs in his heart.In the past, like all those men who were more familiar with Meng Xu, he all understood the problem from Meng Xu's point of view - in their view, Duan Fei was too strong, firmly holding the right to speak in a family and not letting go.You must also be strong. When you are busy with work, you can't even take care of your own family. You can't really be regarded as a virtuous wife.Although the advantages are obvious, it is not the type that men like.After Meng Xu's divorce, he was one of the few people who knew the inside story, and gradually sympathized with Duan Fei, and gradually began to despise Meng Xu.But the vast majority of people other than him are still on Meng Xu's side. Occasionally, a male colleague would enviously say, "Meng Xu is a blessed man, he gets promoted and gets rich and dumps his wife"... In such a big environment, no matter how much he sympathizes with Duan Fei, no matter how much you despise Meng Xu, there are still some vague barriers in the end, making some feelings blurred and unclear. But today, looking at this Duan Fei, he felt a little sad - he didn't know, was it because of his personality all along, or because of his half-way divorce life, that such a hot and capable Duan Fei? Duan Fei on the side saw that Jiang Yueyang was in a daze, and he didn't know why he was in a daze, so he smiled and said: "What, are you scared? Go upstairs and have dinner at my house tonight." Jiang Yueyang came back to his senses, picked up two bags of rice and smiled as he went upstairs, "Okay!" This is actually Jiang Yueyang's first time entering Duan Fei's house. Although Meng Xu and I used to be colleagues in the same school, but the scope of work does not match the boundary, the meeting is just to say hello, and there is no need to visit.Later Meng Xu and Duan Fei divorced, although Jiang Yueyang did not rarely see Duan Fei, but most of them were at parties where Gu Xiaoying greeted him, either at a restaurant or at Gu Xiaoying's home.The first time he came to Duan Fei's house, Jiang Yueyang couldn't help sighing in his heart: Actually, this is really a virtuous woman... A woman with a child, the house is orderly and clean.The decoration style of the house is very simple, not fashionable and modern, but it has powerful practical functions - wall cabinets, corner cabinets, side cabinets, there is no wasted area, but it does not look cramped. There was a faint fragrance of traditional Chinese medicine in the room, Jiang Yueyang couldn't help but ask: "Who is sick and needs to boil medicine?" "Guoguo coughs, Dr. Du prescribed traditional Chinese medicine." Duan Fei came out from the kitchen with a teapot and cup, and greeted Jiang Yueyang, "Sit down for a while." "Where's Guoguo?" Jiang Yueyang couldn't see Guoguo, very puzzled. "What about the neighbor's house. The department notified me to pick up the rice. It was inconvenient for me to take her with me, so I kept it." Duan Fei smiled, "Wait a minute, I'll pick her up." Duan Fei walked towards the door while talking, Jiang Yueyang sat on the sofa and nodded, watching her go out.Not long after, the door next door rang, and Guo Guo followed Duan Fei in chattering all the way in: "What is 'Fairy Tale World', mom?" "You can't go, you're too young, only the little brother can go, he's an older boy," Duan Fei instructed Guoguo while closing the door, "Look over there, that's Uncle Jiang, go and say 'Hi Uncle. " Then Guoguo saw Jiang Yueyang in the living room, she tilted her head to look at Jiang Yueyang seriously, then looked up at her mother, without saying a word, she dodged and hid behind Duan Fei. Duan Fei was very helpless, and explained to Jiang Yueyang: "This kid has been with me and my parents since he was a child. He will be scared when he sees a gay man of your age, including seeing Meng Xu. Don't mind." Jiang Yueyang sighed in his heart, thought for a while before saying: "Actually, Guoguo should be allowed to get in touch with the outside world more..." "I think so too, but even if I want to 'be both a father and a mother', I can only be a woman after all, how many roles can I play?" Duan Fei led Guoguo to Jiang Yueyang, smiled wryly, "For the child Being a father is not just about carrying a few bags of rice and putty." Jiang Yueyang was heartbroken, and didn't know what to say. Seeing Guoguo staring at him with big eyes blinking, he waved at Guoguo: "Guoguo, what's wrong with 'Fairy Tale World'?" Guoguo didn't speak, Duan Fei explained: "The colleague next door wants to take her son to play in the newly built 'Fairy Tale World', a child is very curious, Guoguo also wants to go, but I think she is too young, so She can't play with multiple devices..." "What's the matter?" Jiang Yueyang looked at Guoguo, saw that she was looking up at his mother, holding the corner of her mother's clothes with her small hands, and said with a longing expression, "Since it is a fairy tale world, it will definitely If there are toys for young children, it’s good to go and have a look, children will be more lively and outgoing if they go out to see more.” "It's too far away," Duan Fei said awkwardly, "Isn't Fairy Tale World in Xiushan County? It's 40 to 50 kilometers away from the city, and you have to take a long-distance bus and then transfer to a bus. What do you need to bring when you take such a young child out? Also more..." "I'll go with you guys," Jiang Yueyang interrupted Duan Fei, "It happens to be fine on the weekend, so I'll take you there." "You?" Duan Fei looked at Jiang Yueyang in surprise. "I just bought a car, and it's time to take a long-distance ride to get used to it." Jiang Yueyang looked at Guoguo, "Guoguo, uncle took you and mom to 'Fairy Tale World' to play, do you want to go?" Guoguo's eyes lit up, and she looked up at Duan Fei again, as pitiful as a kitten, Duan Fei still hesitated: "This is not good, I will cause you trouble..." "No trouble," Jiang Yueyang shook his hand, "I happen to have a classmate who is in the Xiushan County Government. A few days ago, he said he had a coupon in his hand. Let me ask. If the coupon hasn't expired, we just happen to be free." "Is this appropriate..." Duan Fei continued to hesitate. "Why isn't it suitable?" Jiang Yueyang looked at Duan Fei and advised her, "Go ahead, I haven't traveled long distances since I bought the car, if you trust my skills, go and grind the car with me." After he said this, Duan Fei finally couldn't refuse anymore, so he nodded: "Then what time is convenient for you?" "Tomorrow, Saturday, don't go to work," Jiang Yueyang finally smiled, looked at Guoguo and asked, "Guoguo, let's go out to play tomorrow, to the 'Fairy Tale World', okay?" "En!" Guoguo replied timidly, raised her head and grinned, showing a bright smile. The moment they saw this smile, Jiang Yueyang and Duan Fei both laughed—although there were all kinds of feelings in their hearts, the smile instantly warmed the air in the room, filled with the fragrance of birdsong and flowers in spring.