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Qin Yizhao walked straight to the door of a seafood restaurant, and went inside the live fish area. The fishmonger welcomed him with a smile. "What do you want to buy?"

Qin Yizhao looked at the fish tank, pointed to the crabs and said, "Give me four of these, and also one Freshwater Pomfret."

Zhu Ruiyan nervously scratched the corner of Qin Yizhao's clothes: Don't buy so much, how can you all finish it. Also, this season, buying this is very expensive. "

Qin Yizhao did not care about Zhu Ruiyan, and only rolled his eyes disdainfully. Zhu Ruiyan could only shut his mouth sensibly. Since Qin Yizhao wanted to eat it, then let him buy it.

Zhu Ruiyan took out his wallet in pain. When Qin Yizhao turned around, he noticed that Zhu Ruiyan's wallet was in his pocket. Zhu Ruiyan didn't even have time to react before she seriously said to the stall owner, "Crab packing is tighter."

"Alright, I will make you satisfied." The stall owner looked at Qin Yizhao with a smile, as if he had met a big buyer. The stall owner quickly finished the crab and fish and handed them over to Qin Yizhao. Qin Yizhao didn't extend his hand but looked at Zhu Ruiyan behind him.

Zhu Ruiyan couldn't help but begin to mutter to herself, what kind of man saw herself adding so much more to his workload? The vendor also understood what Qin Yizhao meant, so he passed the items over to Zhu Ruiyan and said with a smile: "A total of one hundred and ninety-six."

Zhu Ruiyan's heart couldn't help but thump when she heard the price. This kind of thing is too expensive. However, Qin Yizhao straightforwardly gave his two hundred yuan. He also didn't need to find change for the stall owner.

Zhu Ruiyan shook her head helplessly. The big boss was so generous that he did not forget to give Qin Yizhao a tip when he was buying vegetables, but when it wasn't snow yet, Zhu Ruiyan hoped to save some money on the dishes.

"Do you want to buy more?" Qin Yizhao turned his head and looked at Zhu Ruiyan.

Zhu Ruiyan was muttering in her heart about that expensive crab directly shaking his head, but then she suddenly thought of something and looked at Qin Yizhao, then shook his head.

"If you need anything, just say it." Qin Yizhao's voice became somewhat gloomy.

"Oh, I still want to buy a bag of 10 Jin rice to go back, but I can't take it." Zhu Ruiyan looked at Qin Yizhao with a sad expression, although she knew that Qin Yizhao would not help her carry anything. Zhu Ruiyan said helplessly: "I'll take it back first, I'll buy the rice when I get out later."

"You go back first."

"Fine." Zhu Ruiyan obediently walked in the direction of her house. After walking a distance, she turned around and saw that Qin Yizhao had gone into the grain store.

Zhu Ruiyan stood in a daze on the spot. She had never thought that Qin Yizhao would actually buy rice. Although Zhu Ruiyan was a little surprised, she unconsciously lifted up the corner of her mouth. She happily carried her things and headed back home.

When she went back home to pack everything up and put it in the refrigerator, Qin Yizhao had already returned with rice and some special fruits. Zhu Ruiyan could not help but pout her lips and think how expensive these fruits were.

Zhu Ruiyan suddenly thought about it. She didn't even buy fruits normally, it wasn't because she didn't want to eat them but because they were too expensive. But Qin Yizhao bought so much in one breath, Zhu Ruiyan stood there in a daze.

Qin Yizhao said unhappily: "What are you standing there for, come and pick me up." Only then did Zhu Ruiyan react and took the fruit from Qin Yizhao's hands. Qin Yizhao carried the rice into the kitchen and put it away.

He said contemptuously, "A woman doesn't know how to eat more fruits to keep her skin healthy, but it's really strange that it's not bad."

Zhu Ruiyan muttered: "Eating vegetables can also nourish the skin." However, she still went to the kitchen to wash the fruits. When she came out with the fruits, she saw Qin Yizhao standing on the balcony.

Zhu Ruiyan walked over with some doubts. She was surprised to find that it was snowing, and the snowflakes were falling unrestrainedly from the sky. Qin Yizhao's back was very tall, and standing on the balcony, he looked cool and lonely.

There was no heating on the balcony, so it was exceptionally cold. Qin Yizhao only wore a sweater as he stood there smoking.

"It's cold out. Why don't you wear a coat?" Zhu Ruiyan stood beside him and looked down to the flower beds below. The flowers on the flowerbed had long since withered away, and the leaves beside them had long since become bare.

After Qin Yizhao took a deep breath of the cigarette, he stroked his chin and said thoughtfully: "Although it's old, it has an ancient kind of beauty."

Qin Yizhao pondered for a while, and his thoughts seemed to drift off to a far distance. He said coldly: "I remember that there are also these kinds of flower beds and trees in the big courtyard of the provincial government. When I was young, I often liked to play here."

Zhu Ruiyan said in surprise, "Are you thinking about what happened to you when you were young?"

Qin Yizhao nodded slightly, thinking back to the nostalgic look in his eyes when he was young.

"What did you look like when you were a kid?" Are you going to be so naughty? " Zhu Ruiyan asked casually.

Qin Yizhao did not answer directly, but raised his eyebrows with interest. "Then, what did you look like when you were young? "Naughty?"

Zhu Ruiyan stuck out her tongue helplessly. "When I was young, I knew how to listen to my mother's words foolishly, being a good child."

"Oh? "Like what?" Qin Yizhao frowned, puzzled.

"If Mom has something to do, she'll draw a circle at home, and I'll stay inside." The corner of Zhu Ruiyan's mouth rose involuntarily. She also felt that she was very adorable at that time.

"That's really silly." The corner of Qin Yizhao's mouth raised into a smile, he then took a deep breath and looked into the distance, no one knew what he was thinking.

"Who did you learn your opera from?" Qin Yizhao asked again.

"I learned it from my neighbors' grandparents."

Qin Yizhao's words recalled Zhu Ruiyan's childhood memories, and her thoughts drifted back to his past: "When we were young, our family's conditions were not good, so Mother had to go out during lessons and at night to sell things to make up for our family. Since no one could look after me, my mother always put me in a basket woven from thin strips of bamboo, and I just stood there. Later, when I was older, I promised my mother that I wouldn't run around, so she replaced the basket with a circle. I obediently stood there and didn't want to go out. Mom would come over every once in a while to look at me. We lived in a small dormitory in the school, and the neighbors were all the cultural group's retired grandparents. "

After Zhu Ruiyan said all this in one go, she looked at Qin Yizhao apologetically. She was worried that he wouldn't like her words, so she stopped.

Qin Yizhao turned his head and frowned: "Continue."

"At that time, Mom didn't have the money to buy me toys, and she didn't have any friends my age. The grandparents next door would gather from time to time to sing a play or listen to music. Ever since I was young, I have been indulging myself a little and started to imitate and learn when I felt it was fun. I remember that when I was almost three years old, I could sing some simple operas. "

Zhu Ruiyan paused for a while before continuing, "From then on, grandparents paid extra attention to me. They wanted to teach me what they knew, and when I learned to sing to them, they would laugh. After that, mother said she was going to send me to learn how to sing, but … "

"But what?"

"It's nothing, it's just that my mom and I moved, but we didn't forget a single song about the scenes we learned together with our grandparents." Zhu Ruiyan forced out a smile on her face.

Qin Yizhao's eyes became a little gentler as he looked at Zhu Ruiyan. Zhu Ruiyan touched his face awkwardly, "Is there something on my face?"

Qin Yizhao shook his head and said unhappily: "Then why are you staring at me all the time?" Qin Yizhao smiled faintly and did not speak, but his eyes were unusually gentle.

Zhu Ruiyan was a little surprised. It was just a trade between him and her, such a gaze shouldn't appear. Zhu Ruiyan's heart felt a little sour, and she once again swallowed the words that could overturn seas and rivers.

"Didn't you feel lonely when you were a child and had no friends?" Qin Yizhao approached Zhu Ruiyan and placed his hand on her shoulder gently.

Although Zhu Ruiyan felt very bitter in her heart, her face still carried a slight smile. "However, my grandparents really liked a foolish and obedient child like me."

"Then I'm sure they don't like it." Qin Yizhao said lightly, but Zhu Ruiyan smiled and did not speak.

Qin Yizhao took a deep breath and said, "I will be returning to the Qing County tomorrow. It will probably take a few weeks before I can return this time, can you stay obediently?"

Zhu Ruiyan was stunned by Qin Yizhao's words. Qin Yizhao wanted to leave but asked her to stay obediently. Did this mean that Qin Yizhao was going to interfere in her private life?

Zhu Ruiyan uneasily glanced at Qin Yizhao. This kind of feeling made her feel very uncomfortable. Zhu Ruiyan said in shock, "Sure. But I don't want to mess up my old life because of our deal, and I have my own social circle, so you can't deprive me of my right to a normal life. "

"I didn't say that you can't socialize on your own?" Zhu Ruiyan did not speak. Qin Yizhao said playfully: "Zhu Ruiyan, you were very obedient when you were young. How about I draw a circle for you.

"But do I have to eat or go to the bathroom when I'm hungry?" Zhu Ruiyan stuck her tongue out in disdain.

"Hur hur." Qin Yizhao was amused by Zhu Ruiyan's expression and laughed heartily. Zhu Ruiyan rolled her eyes as she turned around and entered the room. What does he being cold have to do with him, and why did she come out to ask him?

In the evening, Zhu Ruiyan was in the kitchen steaming the crab she bought in the morning. Qin Yizhao sat on the sofa and answered the call. He tried to avoid Zhu Ruiyan in the slightest: "I'm not going. It's so cold outside, I need to rest."

The person on the other side of the phone continued to say something, seemingly asking Qin Yizhao to go out for dinner.

"I've already eaten, so I won't go. I like to eat every day at five o'clock, mind you. Make an offer to wait for me to return to Qing County, I'll treat you. "

"Yes, it's a big steamed bun from the Qing County canteen. I'll pay a hundred dollars on Monday.

"Hehe, I can't even see where the perverts are. Introduce the two perverts to me and serve." I really need to get some rest, so don't call again. If I don't spend all my money, I'll go to the Qing County to donate two Hope Elementary Schools. This can be considered my political achievement. "

Qin Yizhao decisively hung up the phone. From his words, Zhu Ruiyan could tell that the person making the call was his good friend. Otherwise, he wouldn't have used such a casual tone of voice.