Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Although there was an incident about the seats, at a young age one could always forget the unpleasantness soon and Liang Qian’er went to talk to Zhao Nan after a while.
There was a custom of toasting at wedding banquets. The newlyweds toasted the guests table by table. When it came to the children’s table, soft drinks could only be used instead of wine.
Chen Caiqiong held Mao Mazi’s hand and smiled for a moment when she saw Jiang Sui.
Chen Caiqiong had a plump figure and looked almost round in red clothes. She was not very good-looking. Mao Mazi was also an unattractive bachelor. He was thus very happy to marry Chen Caiqiong.
Chen Caiqiong was originally unwilling to marry Mao Mazi, as she preferred the simple and upright Jiang Shuisheng.
It was fine two years ago, but then suddenly Jiang Shuisheng’s attitude towards her became cold. When she called him “Brother Shuisheng”, Jiang Shuisheng responded perfunctorily, which made people in the courtyard laugh at her secretly many times saying she sent herself to his door. Chen Caiqiong felt a knot in her heart when she was rejected even when she wanted to be a stepmother.
At this time, Xiao Jiang Sui had poured the drink and stood up carefully to clink glasses with her and bless her.
Chen Caiqiong said: “Hey Jiang Sui, did you fall again recently? Look at this little face. I don’t know how it will be ruined in the future. It makes me feel bad just looking at it.”
Jiang Sui reacted slowly, tilted her head and looked at her for a moment, then nodded without caring, looking extremely well-behaved.
Chen Caiqiong glanced at Liang Qian’er and Zhao Nan who were standing aside and said with a smile: “Liang Qian’er is really a beauty, Zhao Nan is also good, Jiang Sui, you have to let your father take a good look at you, otherwise all the girls in the courtyard will get married in the future except you. What should you do then?”
Liang Qian’er smiled vaguely, while Zhao Nan raised her head in surprise – Zhao Nan had been told that she was ugly all year round, and this was the first time she was praised. If Jiang Shuisheng were here, he would probably be very angry at such vicious words.
This time, no matter how slowly Jiang Sui reacted, she still reacted. Chen Caiqiong was holding a grudge.
She didn’t want to argue with her, after all, Chen Caiqiong was the newlywed today. You only got married once in your life, and she didn’t know where Chen Caiqiong got the interest to make fun of her.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Chi Yiming’s eyes.
Chi Yan’s eyes were light and there was no expression visible. On the other hand, Sun Xiaowei looked around like a firecracker and said bluntly: “Aunt Chen, Liang Qian’er isn’t that good-looking either. While Zhao Nan is so ugly.”
Chen Caiqiong: “…”
Liang Qian’er’s face turned green and she glared at Sun Xiaowei.
Zhao Nan looked so ugly that Chi Yiming almost laughed out loud.
Sun Xiaowei had a venomous mouth and continued: “Anyway, none of the girls in our compound are good-looking.”
This sentence was extremely destructive. Chen Caiqiong looked at Jiang Sui. The little girl was sitting upright after toasting and looking back at her innocently. She didn’t get angry at all when people said she’s not pretty.
Chen Caiqiong was heartbroken on arguing with such a heartless girl. She was the angriest at herself, so she turned around and walked away.
Jiang Sui didn’t care about her. As long as Chen Caiqiong didn’t become her stepmother, that would be the best thing.
The drink was finally held in Liang Qian’er’s arms. She stood up and shared it with everyone one by one. This year was much worse than later. The children had very little pocket money, and only Sun Xiaowei could buy drinks regularly. Even Jiang Sui felt like there was a faint feeling in her mouth, and she wanted to drink something sour and sweet to satisfy her craving.
Liang Qian’er poured a circle of drinks, and when she finally poured it for Chi Yiming and Chi Yan, she deliberately poured only half a cup.
She really didn’t like how poor the two brothers were, especially Chi Yan, who had almost never been seen wearing clean clothes.
What future could a car repairman have?
Except for Chi Yiming and Chi Yan, no one noticed her deliberate movements.
Chi Yiming stared at Liang Qian’er and suddenly sneered.
Chi Yan’s face was expressionless, and he glanced at the drink in the glass with his narrow eyes, never raising his eyes to Liang Qian’er.
….
Before the Chinese New Year bustled in the courtyard, Jiang Shuisheng took Jiang Sui to City C. They stayed in City C for three weeks for treatment.
When Jiang Xue came back to pick them up at the train station, Jiang Xue was wrapped as thick as a ball.
She rushed over and hugged the petite Jiang Sui: “Oh, little cousin, I missed you so much.”
Jiang Sui was startled, then she hugged her sister and said softly and crisply: “Little cousin, I missed you too.”
Jiang Xue was very curious: “Hey, you have such a cute little voice, such a soft little body, such a cute look, tell me loudly whose sister you are?”
Jiang Sui couldn’t stop laughing: “Jiang Xue’s sister.”
Jiang Xue gently pinched her sister’s face: “Good girl, good girl!”
She asked Jiang Shuisheng: “Second uncle, Sui Sui’s illness is not cured yet. She still speaks slowly.”
Jiang Shuisheng said kindly and joyfully: “The doctor said that Sui Sui has a disease that is inherited from her mother, but it can be treated slowly, just like eczema. She will get better naturally when she grows up. Sui Sui will have to take some medicine, practice more balance, and after two years she will slowly return to a normal child. But there is nothing they can do about the speed of speech, so I can only look at it later.”
It was good news that walking could be restored. The family celebrated the New Year happily. Jiang Shuisheng said that he would send Jiang Sui to learn dancing.
The dancing he mentioned was not the ornamental dance, but more specifically, a balance exercise.
However, Jiang Xue was particularly excited. The eighteen-year-old Jiang Xue was still the love-minded Jiang Xue. She held her face and fantasized: “You have a peach-shaped face, a smile that is so sweet, and you walk gracefully and charmingly. Ah Sui Sui, you will be a little fairy in the future. When you walk in the school, the bullies will go crazy about you, they will hit a big wall for you, and then the school bully’s younger brother will fight for you and get jealous…”
Jiang Sui couldn’t help but laugh. Jiang Xue’s mind had gone so far that she couldn’t pull it back.
Life was going on in an orderly manner. After this new year, everyone knew that the little girl from the Jiang family who was wobbly was going to do balance exercises.
Liang Qian’er and Zhao Nan scoffed when they were dancing with rubber bands: “You can’t even walk stably then why do want to dance? Don’t fall in an even uglier manner.”
Zhao Nan was particularly sensitive to the word “ugly”, and as soon as Liang Qianer said it, she subconsciously felt that she was talking about her. When she reacted, she could only hesitate and not respond.
Sun Xiaowei also laughed, not daring to connect Jiang Sui with balancing exercises.
The clumsy little girl, the thought was so funny.
However, no matter how they laughed, Jiang Sui started learning balance exercises from the second semester of sixth grade.
The second semester of sixth grade was probably the year she suffered the most.
Once she came back from dancing with a bruise on her forehead.
Chi Yan passed by her on his client’s motorcycle and frowned as he braked. What kind of fall was this? It was better to just leave it as it is. However, this was none of his business in the end. To Jiang Sui, he was just the brother of his classmate and the farthest neighbor in the compound.
When the boy stopped the car and turned around, Jiang Sui let out a soft “Huh”. However, before she could walk up to him and say hello, she saw the boy turn his head, start his motorcycle and drive away.
Jiang Sui was at a loss for a moment. She thought Chi Yan didn’t hate her so much, but she didn’t expect that she would still not be treated well.
Fortunately, she was used to it and didn’t care much.
….
In May, there was a heavy rainfall in R City.
The city was in the midst of wind and rain, and the water on the ground soon grew to a high level.
At six o’clock in the afternoon, Chi Yan was called to repair a car that was stuck in the rain.
In 1999, not many people could own a car. Wen Lei asked several apprentices who wanted to go. The teenagers looked at each other and hesitated.
Chi Yan said: “I’ll go.”
He rolled up his trouser legs and put on his rain boots.
Wen Lei said: “Chi Yan, the price of that person’s car is not high, just like usual. You can’t ride a bike as well as the engine will be damaged.”
Chi Yan nodded: “Yes, I understand.”
However, the heavy rain still failed to stop him, and his height of 1.8 meters quickly disappeared under the Second Bridge.
Chi Yan held an umbrella at first, but then the wind became too strong and it became difficult to hold the umbrella. He put away his umbrella, wiped the rain off his face, and walked towards his destination.
After walking for about twenty minutes, he saw the sign.
On Changqing Road No. 18, a stylish white car was stuck in the rain.
Chi Yan squatted down and skillfully checked the fault under the eyes of the car owner. There was something wrong with the engine. No wonder it kept getting better and worse and never started.
The owner of the car was a middle-aged man, about forty years old. Seeing a young man coming, he was quite surprised: “Did you come from the car dealership?”
Chi Yan nodded: “The engine is aging, but it’s not broken. I can only repair it for a while. I suggest you get a new engine later.”
The young man’s black hair was all wet from the rain, and his body was completely wet.
The car owner looked at him and nodded: “Just take care of it for a while. I got it. Thank you, little brother. Just fix it. I’m in a hurry now.”
There was also an elegantly dressed woman sitting in the back seat of the car, who kept complaining about the weather.
Chi Yan didn’t squint his eyes and repaired it as quickly as possible.
The car owner handed out a one-hundred-dollar note from his wallet, but Chi Yan didn’t take it: “Fifty yuan, I don’t have any change.”
“Take it, it’s not easy to come through the heavy rain. He said fifty yuan. In such bad weather, we should pay more.”
Chi Yan said calmly: “Fifty yuan.”
The car owner looked at him carefully again and smiled: “My name is Duan Tianhai. If you have any questions in the future, you can contact me through your boss. You came to repair the car on a rainy day, I will remember this kindness.”
Chi Yan did not refuse this time and said: “Chi Yan.”
Duan Tianhai said: “Let me take you away.”
The woman in the back seat of the car looked at Chi Yan, who was covered in rain, with disgust. Chi Yan shook his head: “No need.”
Duan Tianhai saw that he was not declining politely, and he was indeed in a hurry, so he drove away.
Chi Yan picked up the tools and umbrella he brought and was about to leave when he saw a bright plaque on the opposite floor.
No. 19, Changqing Road, as the sound of rain fell.
The words “Morning Dew Dance Class” were written particularly prominently here.
A little girl with peach blossom eyes looked at him from a distance and blinked.
Chi Yan paused and walked back.
After walking a few steps, he looked back.
Chi Yan crossed the street and walked to the dance class. Several little girls looked at him curiously.
The heavy rain was still falling, and even the teacher didn’t come over today. Several little girls were trapped here, helpless.
Chi Yan shouted: “Jiang Sui.”
Jiang Sui, who was lying by the window and was called, slowly walked up to him: “Huh?” It turned out that Chi Yan knew her name, but he never called out to her. Jiang Sui always thought that he didn’t even know his name.
Seeing the little girl looking at him obediently, Chi Yan pursed his lips: “Are you going back?”
Jiang Sui shook her head honestly: “I can’t go back.”
Chi Yan was silent for a moment. He looked at her beautiful and soft dancing shoes and the clean light pink coat on her body.
Nowhere looked like it could survive heavy rain.
“I’ll carry you.” He said in a cold voice, “On the way.”
Jiang Sui hesitated for a long time, and finally lay gently on his back. The boy was soaked, so he let her hold the umbrella and lightly carried her through the streets.
Jiang Sui didn’t know what to say. He was carrying her, and she was carrying her small schoolbag.
A small arm was wrapped around his neck, and after a long time she said in a sweet voice that seemed to be fragrant: “Thank you, brother Chi Yan.”
Even though she was so close, she didn’t mind that he was dirty.
Chi Yan replied to her after a while: “Yeah.”
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