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    Ji Ning has been holding her phone in a daze for a while. On the interface is the chat window between she and Yan Qiao, and the sentence “You have added Yan Qiao, you can start chatting now” after adding friends is still there.

    The input box was opened and deleted, and she didn’t know how to speak more naturally.

    After the two exchanged mobile phone numbers during the last Chinese Valentine’s Day, Yan Qiao applied to add her WeChat account.However, after becoming friends, the other person didn’t speak, so she didn’t speak either, for fear of delaying he’s study and life, which was just in his senior year of high school.

    After more than a month, this chat box has long been submerged in she’s list, and I only found it after searching for the name.

    Yan Qiao’s avatar and friend circle were completely black, with no content. Just like this empty chat box, Ji Ning felt that he was a lot stranger.

    If she sends a message to he, will it be abrupt?

    “Do you have a Mid-Autumn Festival holiday?”

    It’s too familiar, delete it.

    Ji Ning looked at the empty chat box again and fell into deep thought.She, a college student, why is she so cautious in front of a high school student?

    “Buzz” – a message suddenly popped up on the window, appearing out of nowhere, like an illusion.

    Yan Qiao: Are you writing any books?I have been typing, but no message has been sent.

    Lemon Trifle: How do you know…

    Yan Qiao sent a screenshot. In the entire WeChat chat list, there are only “Ji Ning”, “Ji Cheng”, “Boss Du” and “File Transfer Assistant”. As long as he clicks in, he can see at the top that the other party is typing.

    The last sentence he chatted with Ah Cheng was “Thank you, Brother Qiao, for teaching me how to do the questions. Come to my grandpa’s house to play during the Mid-Autumn Festival. My sister is also…” The following content was not displayed due to the word limit, but it was obviously “My sister is back too.”

    Ji Ning is so funny. When did this Ah Cheng and Yan Qiao become brothers?

    However, he and he go to the same school, and Yan Qiao is willing to take care of them, which is Ah Cheng’s blessing.

    Yan Qiao: Your brother invited me to play at home. What do you mean?

    Yan Qiao: Do ​​you want me to go?

    Lemon cake: I want it too.

    She impulsively sent these three words, and the more she read, the more ashamed she became.

    Yan Qiao: See you tomorrow morning. You took me there last time. I know the place.

    Lemon Cake: Okay, see you tomorrow.

    The Mid-Autumn Festival was the day after the meeting. Ji Ning returned to her home after the high-speed train she took arrived at the station, and drove back to her hometown with her parents.

    As a result, when she arrived, Yan Qiao was already here, sitting and playing in the yard with Ah Cheng.He was wearing a baseball jacket and hat. When he lowered his head, he could only see his tall nose and narrow chin.

    Ah Cheng stood up and called: “Second uncle, second aunt, sister.”

    Yan Qiao stood up with he, took off his hat and said hello to the elders, his usually cold voice became clearer and clearer: “Hello, uncle and aunt.”

    Zhang Manzhi looked at this unfamiliar young man and asked casually: “A Cheng, is this your classmate?”

    Just when Ji Cheng was about to deny it, he rolled his eyes and said smartly: “Yes, Second Aunt, this is my classmate, named Yan Qiao. I invited him to come and celebrate the festival together. He is very good at studying. He is the first in the senior high school in our school. He also works to earn tuition fees, which is amazing.”

    “Really? The young man is really good.” Zhang Manzhi and her husband complimented her a few times and let Ji Ning play by herself while the adults went in first.

    Ji Ning looked at each other with the two boys, but actually she mainly looked at Yan Qiao.

    After not seeing each other for a month, I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but she actually feels that he has grown a little taller.

    “Sister, why are you dressed so nicely today? These are new clothes, I haven’t seen you wear them before. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival and not the Chinese New Year. Why is that?” Ji Cheng asked knowingly, which made Ji Ning feel embarrassed and chased after He to hit him.

    Yan Qiao smiled slightly: “She looks good in anything she wears.”

    “Tsk, tsk, tsk…” Ji Cheng felt deeply hurt.He doesn’t understand the world of adults, and he doesn’t understand the world of older children either.

    “Okay, I’m going to help make mooncakes. You two can play.” Ji Ning heard that the house was busy and knew that the mooncakes must be made fresh and they would still be hot when baked.

    Yan Qiao walked towards her and said silently: “I’ll go too.”

    Ji Cheng saw that everyone was gone, so he decided to join in the fun.

    Ji Ning felt that wherever she went, they would follow her. Originally the room was empty, but after the three children came in, it seemed crowded.

    Zhang Manzhi thought they were in trouble because of their poor hands and feet, so he gave them materials alone and put them on the coffee table to play with.

    Ji Ning sat in the middle, Yan Qiao and Ji Cheng sat on her left and right, and then her nightmare began.

    A round moon cake skin, after two men flattened it, it was actually able to shape into strange shapes.

    She taught Yan Qiao to take another ball, and held He’s hands to press it out into a flat and round shape, but when He pressed it by himself, it turned into an ellipse with wavy edges.

    Ji Ning had a ball of lotus paste and egg yolk wrapped tightly, and it was very beautiful when pressed out with a mold. The mooncakes on both sides seemed to be suffering from malnutrition, the fillings were bursting out, and I didn’t know if they could be baked.

    Yan Qiao’s beautiful fingers were empty and she was a little at a loss: “I won’t make any more trouble. I’ll help you divide the fillings.”

    Ji Ning laughed: “I didn’t expect that you are so good at studying and can repair computers, but you don’t have the skills to cook.”

    Yan Qiao lowered his eyes to look at the moon cake and slowly raised his eyelids to look at her: “How do you know I can repair computers?”

    “Well…last time I went to peek at you outside the shop where you worked.” Ji Ning confessed in a low voice.

    A young man whom he had only met twice left a deep impression on Ji Ning.It seems that she and he are not the same as ordinary acquaintances just by standing together or looking at each other.

    Yan Qiao didn’t respond to her words. He was silent for a while, then reached for the mold and stamped another mark on the edge of the mooncake Ji Ning made.

    “Make a mark. I’ll eat this when it’s baked.” He explained.

    “Then…then I’ll eat this one you made.” Ji Ning took the mooncakes made by Yan Qiao and marked them too.

    Ji Cheng looked at the results of the exchange between the two of them. He acted like an outsider and couldn’t get in the conversation. He shrugged, “Then I’ll eat the ugly mooncake I made myself.”

    The moon cakes are baked and lunch is prepared. Ji Ning’s family usually has eight people during the festival. Today, with the addition of Yan Qiao during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the round table is finally filled with nine people.

    Ji’s family was warm and hospitable. Seeing that he was too thin, they brought a large bowl for him to serve rice. When Ji Cheng said that he was earning money to support himself at such a young age, they felt very distressed. The bowls were piled high for him to pick up vegetables, and the white rice was not exposed.

    Yan Qiao finished eating the mooncakes made by Ji Ning, and ate all the dishes brought by her elders.

    Ji Ning was afraid that he would fill up his stomach, so he found stomach and digestive tablets for him to take. Yan Qiao said that it was okay, but he still took the four pills that she handed over.

    The senior year of high school only had one day off. After lunch, Yan Qiao had to go to work. He waved goodbye to everyone in the warm greetings of the Ji family who often came to play.

    He took one last look at Ji Ning in the crowd and walked out of the courtyard door carrying a large bag of moon cakes and food.

    After nineteen years of living, the first time he felt the warmth of home was through casual acquaintances, classmates from the same school, and a group of uncles, aunts, grandparents, and grandparents he had never met before.

    “This child has to work part-time during his senior year of high school. Will it affect his studies?” Zhang Manzhi had experienced the tense period of her daughter’s senior year of high school and couldn’t stand hearing about this kind of thing.After Yan Qiao left, he couldn’t help but ask, “What’s going on with his family? Are his parents gone?”

    “Second aunt, don’t worry, I can definitely balance things out. It seems to be a single-parent family.” Ji Cheng only heard Yan Qiao say that he had a father, but never heard him say a mother.

    After getting to know her idol through her sister’s relationship, Ji Cheng followed him intentionally or unintentionally, eating and playing basketball together at school, becoming a lifelong friend across three grades.

    So now he and Yan Qiao are the most familiar with him in the family.

    Adults can’t help but sigh when they hear about single-parent families and work-study programs.

    Ji Cheng asked pointedly: “Mom, second aunt, do you have any objections to single-parent families? If I want to marry a wife in the future, it will be a single-parent family. Will you not let people in?”

    He’s mother slapped her on the back of the head: “You are only in the second grade of junior high school, why are you talking about getting a wife?”

    Anyway, he is not his own son. Zhang Manzhi stayed away from the incident and watched the heartwarming moment between mother and son, and replied cheerfully: “You can’t choose where you are born, as long as the child is a good child.”

    Ji Cheng blocked his head and gave Ji Ning a hint with a wink, which made Ji Ning’s face get hot because of the trouble.

    At this time, the phone in her pocket buzzed and vibrated. She took it out and saw that it was a WeChat message sent to her by Yan Qiao.

    Yan Qiao: The mooncakes you make are the most delicious.

    Ji Ning: Your buns are also very delicious, with a different taste.

    Yan Qiao: Just wait while I work hard to make money.

    This sentence he seems to be a promise with some hidden meaning.Ji Ning’s heart was beating wildly and she didn’t know what to say.

    Ji Ning: What then?

    Yan Qiao: Only when I am worthy of you will I be qualified to pursue you.

    Ji Ning: Then we won’t talk before then, right?

    Is it like being two strangers after adding friends and then laying down each other’s lists?

    Although she doesn’t care whether he is worthy or not, she respects Yan Qiao’s self-esteem and will not force anything. However, if there is no contact, she can’t help but worry.

    Yan Qiao: It’s my fault. I was afraid of disturbing you.I’ll send you a message when I’m free in the future, okay?

    Ji Ning: OK~

    Obviously Yan Qiao is one year younger than her, but he makes her feel like he is being held in the palm of his hand, cherished and cared for.

    My mother said that I don’t care about my origin or condition, as long as I am good personally.When Yan Qiao graduates from university and starts his own career, he will definitely be recognized and loved by his elders.

    If everyone remembers that Yan Qiao was the young man who had dinner at home, what will the elders’ expressions be like?

    Ji Ning imagined that she was already looking forward to that scene.

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