coobybook Chapter 197 70s 25
Chapter 197 70s 25
“I’m not drunk,” He Shen retorted.
"Then walk a few steps," Xie Qingyu said.
He Shen wasn't fooled. "Black."
Got it!
He's quite clever even when he's drunk.
Xie Qingyu was no longer flustered. She put her hands behind her back, moved closer to He Shen, and looked up at him.
He Shen's gaze remained fixed on Xie Qingyu's face, and when she leaned closer, his gaze became even more focused.
"Those two people only had a little over a dollar, and you gave me so much. Where did the rest come from?" Xie Qingyu asked directly.
"Here you go," He Shen replied earnestly.
"Who gave it to me?" Xie Qingyu pressed.
"I."
"You?" Xie Qingyu's tone carried the surprise she should have. "Why are you giving me so much money?"
"I wanted to give it to you." He Shen answered every question at this moment, being almost too obedient.
Xie Qingyu remained silent, seemingly puzzled.
She didn't speak, and neither did He Shen.
"Then you..." Although Xie Qingyu was pampered by her family, she would not take other people's kindness for granted.
Faced with He Shen's answer, she didn't know what to say.
After hesitating for a moment, Xie Qingyu asked softly, "Do you also spend money on other people?"
"No!" He Shen answered quickly.
But Xie Qingyu didn't seem to care about his reply. She reached into her pocket and took out a stack of money and bills. "Here you go. I can't just spend other people's money. My family will give it to me."
Xie Qingyu reached out and handed over the money, but He Shen did not reach out to take it.
Xie Qingyu reached out to grab He Shen's hand, but she couldn't get the money into his hand no matter what she did.
Drunk people are unreasonable, so Xie Qingyu simply stuffed the money into his pocket.
Summer clothes are thin, and only pants have pockets.
Xie Qingyu reached out and touched He Shen's pocket, but he grabbed her hand and pressed it down. Xie Qingyu was already leaning forward, and when he pulled her, she lost her balance and fell forward.
......
"Let go," Xie Qingyu said.
The person with her arms around her didn't answer, but didn't let go either.
"He Shen?" Xie Qingyu asked.
“You spent it, but didn’t give it to anyone else,” He Shen suddenly spoke, then repeated, “You didn’t give it to anyone else.”
Xie Qingyu remained silent, only realizing his focus from his emphasis.
"So you didn't give money to anyone else but only to me?" Xie Qingyu felt that her words were a bit narcissistic.
Unexpectedly, the person above me hummed in agreement.
"You don't like me, do you?" Xie Qingyu asked bluntly.
If He Shen were fully conscious here, he would definitely change the subject first.
But He Shen wasn't fully conscious, so he nodded, not caring whether Xie Qingyu in his arms felt it or not.
He Shen remained silent, as did Xie Qingyu.
After a while, she asked again, "So, do you have a relationship with Liu Zhiqing?"
If Xie Qingyu weren't being held in He Shen's arms right now, she would definitely see He Shen's furrowed brows.
"She's no good, don't associate with her."
"Then you'll play with her?"
"I don't play with her."
Listening to the conversation between the two, which sounded like that of elementary school students, Xie Qingyu realized that even the drunken He Shen couldn't get any information out of her.
"Let go of me, and I'll take you home," Xie Qingyu said.
She was certain He Shen had heard her, but he didn't react.
"It's too late, I'm scared," Xie Qingyu said.
"It's free," He Shen emphasized.
"Row."
He Shen was finally satisfied when he saw Xie Qingyu put the money back into her pocket.
"Let's go." Xie Qingyu turned around with He Shen. She had originally brought him this way to ask him about money, but now that he was drunk, she couldn't explain herself at all.
Xie Qingyu simply took him back with her.
Who knew he wouldn't leave even after we got back?
"Aren't you afraid of the dark?" Xie Qingyu pointed to the road ahead and said, "If we take a road with more people, we won't be afraid of the dark."
He Shen shook his head. "You're afraid of the dark."
It turned out to be the case.
Xie Qingyu didn't want to get entangled with the drunkard. "I'm afraid of the dark. Aren't you afraid? Then can you take me with you?"
He Shen held Xie Qingyu's hand and walked the rest of the way until they reached the vicinity of the educated youth settlement, where Xie Qingyu finally stopped.
"The educated youth settlement is just ahead. Go back and get ready to go to sleep."
He Shen was still looking at her.
Xie Qingyu understood the meaning behind his look and pointed to another main road, saying, "I'll take this road back. There are many people there, so I'm not afraid of the dark."
He Shen stubbornly watched Xie Qingyu leave first.
Even Xie Qingyu didn't know that he had followed her until she met her older brother and went back alone.
When Xie Qingyu lay in bed that night, she had only one thought: she wondered if He Shen, who was drunk, had any memory of the incident.
There is hope.
Xie Qingyu knew the next morning that He Shen must have memories.
Because the task progress has increased to 60%.
After washing up and having breakfast, Xie Qingyu met someone she didn't expect.
He Shen came to borrow the phone.
The telephone was at the brigade headquarters, and each of the four villages had its own key.
There are always people on duty, but anyone who wants to make a phone call needs approval from their respective village.
He Shen just said yesterday that he would come to see Secretary Xie for approval today.
Secretary Xie would definitely not hold him back; he was very easy to talk to and wrote three days' worth of papers for him right away.
There's absolutely no problem with that. Making a phone call costs money, and Secretary Xie was just issuing a written approval.
When Xie Qingyu went out, He Shen was talking to Secretary Xie in the courtyard. He Shen was holding a note that Secretary Xie had already approved.
From the moment Xie Qingyu came out, his gaze fell upon her.
Xie Qingyu didn't even glance at him, and went straight behind Secretary Xie into the main room to eat.
He Shen's gaze followed her inside, then withdrew somewhat disappointed.
Secretary Xie hadn't noticed his absent-mindedness and was telling him the good method for converting work points that they hadn't finished talking about yesterday.
Every year, the amount of coarse and refined grains harvested in the village varies, as does the distribution of meat. Each time, when it is distributed according to a certain ratio, there are always people who are unwilling, so we have to do the statistics.
He had tried several different methods over the years, and what He Shen said yesterday really interested him.
While He Shen was talking about the good methods he had heard about from other communes, all he could think about was Xie Qingyu's figure from earlier.
He was indeed a little drunk yesterday.
But he remembered everything that happened very clearly.
Even things I didn't notice when I was drunk are now remembered in greater detail.
For example, Xie Qingyu's two-minute silence, and the feeling of her being so soft and gentle when you hugged her that you didn't dare to use too much force.
So He Shen disregarded the impoliteness of his visit in the morning, ate a few bites of food at the educated youth settlement, and then came over.
After Secretary Xie approved the note, he casually brought up a topic that had interested him yesterday.
I just wanted to stay a little longer so I could see Xie Qingyu.
But thinking about Xie Qingyu's attitude just now, his heart sank.
It’s over.
He Shen's heart skipped a beat; he had long forgotten the words of advice he had given himself that morning.
I just want to talk to Xie Qingyu.