Chapter 20

Yu Huai didn’t know that they were calling her at first. She still hasn’t gotten used to someone calling her “comrade” like that, not to mention that everyone walking on the street is gay.

This comrade and that comrade are just like this beauty and that beauty on the street in the future.

Yu Huai was sweating profusely, carrying things in both hands and rushing forward.

Seeing that she didn’t stop, Xu Jiangshu smiled, got off the bicycle, and pushed it around the crowd.

“Comrade Yu, what a coincidence.”

Yu Huai stopped and turned to look at him in surprise. He was speechless for a moment, “You…you…why are you here?”

She froze like a little opossum that was suddenly frightened, her eyes wide open, motionless, her face full of astonishment.

The corners of Xu Jiangshu’s lips curved even wider, his eyes fell on the things she was holding in her hands, he reached out to help take them and hung them on his handlebars.

Yu Huai reacted and let go, handing over the thing in his other hand as well.

“Xu Jiangshu!! What a fate! Lin’an City is so big that we can run into each other.”

Her voice is steady and powerful, which is totally inconsistent with her image of a little girl. Just looking at her appearance, you would think that she speaks timidly and softly, but there is no such thing in her tone. Her pronunciation is clear and her speaking rhythm is neither fast nor slow, like a sharp sword, piercing people’s hearts.

“Yes, it’s fate. But why are you in Lin’an City? Aren’t you looking for relatives in Yunzhou?”

Yu Huai tutted his words and waved his hands, “Stop talking. My uncle didn’t recognize me. I had no choice but to find a job and follow him to Lin’an.”

As he spoke, Yu Huai looked at the bicycle in Xu Jiangshu’s hand with great interest. The bicycle was really big. If he rode it to buy groceries in the future, it would definitely save him a lot of effort.

Yu Huai looked up at Xu Jiangshu twice. After meeting Chi Jiangshu again, Yu Huai thought that he had become much closer to Xu Jiangshu. They could be considered friends at least. Yu Huai was always casual when getting along with friends.

“Can you lend me your bike and let me try it out? I’ve never ridden one like this before.”

Ever since Xu Jiangshu met Yu Huai, he had always defined him as a pathetic, miserable, yet extremely gifted doctor. He smiled and nodded, “Okay.”

After parking the bicycle aside, Xu Jiangshu took off the things on his handlebars one by one and said worriedly, “There are a lot of people here, be careful. You can go to the alley next to it, there are fewer people there.”

Yu Huai made an OK gesture and pushed the bicycle into the alley next to him. Xu Jiangshu’s bicycle looked thick, but it was light to ride. The chain engaged smoothly and silently, and the pedals were so light that it felt like stepping on clouds. As soon as his legs exerted force, the wheels rolled forward happily.

But the seat was a bit high, so Yu Huai had to stand up to ride. After riding back and forth in a circle, Yu Huai stopped and returned the bicycle to him.

As soon as she tried it, she knew that Xu Jiangshu’s bicycle was not cheap. Yu Huai smacked her lips and decided that she would definitely not consider such a bicycle. She would just buy a similar one.

Her dark eyes rolled around, not knowing whether it was okay to ask Chi Xu to reimburse her or how to come up with a reasonable excuse.

Xu Jiangshu took the bicycle and asked her with a smile: “How is it? Does it fit well?”

Yu Huai nodded. “That’s great. Your bike is really easy to ride.”

“Then I’ll give it to you.”

Ah…this…

Yu Huai blinked twice, looked at Xu Jiangshu’s handsome face and smiled, saying such touching words while smiling.

This guy is handsome and polite, but how can he be so generous?

Comparing oneself to others is like comparing oneself to the dead.

Yu Huai looked at Xu Jiangshu’s sparkling eyes and shook his head. “Thank you, but this is too expensive. I can’t just take your things.”

As she spoke, Yu Huai’s face was filled with pain. Did she know what she was rejecting? It was a huge sum of money that fell from the sky.

The corners of Xu Jiangshu’s lips rose uncontrollably. He reached out and pressed his knuckles against the corners of his trembling eyes. His eyelashes fluttered and even his breathing became cautious, for fear of letting out a chuckle.

“Indeed, then I’ll take you home. Where do you live?”

Yu Huai scratched his face, and his gaze fell on him like small raindrops. It didn’t hurt, but the presence was very strong.

I thought Xu Jiangshu was an honest man, but it turns out he would make fun of her.

“No. 99 Pingjiang Road.”

Xu Jiangshu frowned slightly and asked again, “99 Pingjiang Road?”

“yes.”

Seeing his expression, Yu Huai suddenly understood. Xu Jiangshu was a local, and he must know where Pingjiang Road was.

She laughed, “Our boss lives there. I work as a nanny there. I was also surprised when I first arrived at this house on Pingjiang Road. The environment is good, the food is good, and the accommodation is good, but…”

“What is it?”

Yu Huai looked around, leaned in close and whispered, “It’s just that the boss is weird, with an unstable temper, sometimes good, sometimes bad, and hard to serve.”

Xu Jiangshu held backLai’s lips curled up, “Really? This guy has such a bad temper, so why are you still with him?”

Yu Huai shrugged his shoulders. “It can’t be helped. He offers a high salary.”

Xu Jiangshu understood.

Chi Xu’s yard is indeed big, but he has always disliked crowds of people. Since he returned to Lin’an, only Aunt He has been alone in the yard, and if there is any trouble, it is Uncle Wang, Uncle He and Uncle Li who come.

It’s indeed time to add another person.

But this world is too small. I didn’t expect it to be Comrade Yu.

But…although Chi Xu changes his female companions frequently and doesn’t care much about women, he is still gentlemanly and polite to women. How come he becomes the person with a weird temper as Comrade Yu said?

Xu Jiangshu patted the back seat and said, “I know this place. Come on up. I’ll take you back.”

Yu Huai didn’t bother to be polite with him. He climbed onto the back seat and the bicycle sped away.

Yu Huai held onto the back seat with his hands, squinting his eyes as he felt the gentle breeze, carrying the coolness of the fully blossomed magnolia, brushing against his cheeks.

In the right season, at the right temperature, you don’t have to worry about where to work to earn a living tomorrow, or whether the cases from the past few days have been figured out. You are just carried around, feeling the breeze, the warm sun, and the streets full of people.

Yu Huai actually felt unexpectedly satisfied at this moment.

“How is the old man’s health?”

“He’s taking medicine now. We went to the hospital for a comprehensive checkup right after we got back. Besides stomach inflammation, he also has gallbladder inflammation, gallstones, and fatty liver. We’ve banned him from eating any meat or fish. He’s still taking medicine and under observation.”

The wind brought Xu Jiangshu’s voice over, and at the same time blew his white shirt. As the corners of his clothes fluttered, a faint scent of cedar perfume wafted over. It was completely different from Chi Xu’s. One was gentle like a gurgling stream, and the other was oppressive like the sun at noon in midsummer.