C85 Make Dumplings
Zhu Ruiyan did not answer him. She sat in the corner of the sofa and curled up her legs. She buried her head into the sofa and stared at her toes. She touched her toes and did not make a sound.
Her expression was very calm. She was not as absent-minded as before, but it seemed that the world had left her behind. Her fine hair was hanging down and her delicate face looked especially pale.
Qin Yizhao felt that the current Zhu Ruiyan was like a porcelain doll that would break at a touch.
Qin Yizhao frowned slightly. He sat beside her and said in an unfriendly tone, "Don't meet him in private anymore. That kind of person is not worth your attention."
Zhu Ruiyan did not care about Zhang Shuai anymore. She was just a little sad about her abandoned youth. It was the most beautiful time of her life. She did not recognize a person and felt helpless towards herself.
Qin Yizhao still did not let her go. He said fiercely to her, "Tell me that you will not meet again."
Zhu Ruiyan obediently said, "We will not see each other again."
"I repeat, you will never have anything to do with that kind of beast again."
"I will never have anything to do with that kind of beast again."
Qin Yizhao continued to stare at her without saying anything.
After a long time, he asked, "Your mother went back?"
"Yes." Zhu Ruiyan answered honestly.
"Zhang Shuai, that scum, you almost got married?" Qin Yizhao asked again.
Zhu Ruiyan did not know how to answer. It was only when she was about to get married that she realized the nature of that person. It could be said that she met someone who was not right in love.
"Did you meet the wrong person?" Qin Yizhao seemed to know what she was thinking.
Zhu Ruiyan looked up at him, but Qin Yizhao did not look at her anymore. He looked outside.
After that, he turned around and looked at Zhu Ruiyan again. "People are young. It's normal to meet someone who makes mistakes. It's not easy to see through people's hearts. However, you have to learn from your mistakes. You cannot make mistakes again and again."
Zhu Ruiyan looked at Qin Yizhao who was beside her. She did not know whether what Qin Yizhao said was comforting her or talking about his past.
Zhu Ruiyan replied obediently, "I understand."
After that, Zhu Ruiyan went into the kitchen and busied herself. It was almost time for lunch. She needed to prepare lunch.
Zhu Ruiyan had finished making the noodles and started to make dumplings. Qin Yizhao's voice came in, "I think I heard you say that your father drank alcohol because he didn't have a job?"
Zhu Ruiyan replied, "Yes."
"How long has it been since he last worked?"
"About seven years." Zhu Ruiyan replied softly.
Qin Yizhao walked over and saw that she was busy. "Are you making dumplings?" He sounded very surprised.
"Yes, New Year's Day is also considered as New Year's Day. There is a custom to eat dumplings during New Year's Day." Zhu Ruiyan said softly.
Qin Yizhao nodded when he heard that. He felt that Zhu Ruiyan's hands were really coincidental. She knew how to make everything. Zhu Ruiyan skillfully pinched and a bulging dumpling took shape. Qin Yizhao felt that it was very interesting. He washed his hands clean and said, "I will help you."
"You've done it before?"
"No," ___ said. Qin Yizhao answered honestly.
"Alright." Zhu Ruiyan handed the roll of dough and stuffing to him. His hands were wider and the dumpling skin was narrow. Qin Yizhao placed the dough in his palm. He was clumsy. Zhu Ruiyan felt that it was too funny and did not dare to laugh out loud. She did not want to be caught by him.
Qin Yizhao first looked at Zhu Ruiyan's movements and then drew a ladle by himself. He scooped up the stuffing and put it on the face, then started to close the dumplings. A dumpling also took shape, but that dumpling looked disabled. The side was not closed yet, so it was easy to boil it and scatter it.
Zhu Ruiyan looked at Qin Yizhao's work and felt a little happy in her heart. This person knew everything and was stronger than her in everything. Now, she finally found a one that was weaker than her, even though this matter was related to the kitchen.
"It's so ugly." Qin Yizhao looked at his own work and rarely spoke the truth. "Alright, I'll roll the skin."
"This is not bad. Look, at least it's wrapped in the stuffing. You can also recognize that it's a dumpling. Although it's a bit small, just close it." Zhu Ruiyan took it over and looked at it carefully. She picked up some good words to encourage him.
"Fine. If you want to laugh, then laugh. It looks awkward like this." Qin Yizhao glanced at Zhu Ruiyan.
"Hahaha..." Zhu Ruiyan laughed obediently, "This is not a failure."
"You, this woman, really dare to make fun of me." At this time, she was really obedient.
"Okay, I won't make fun of you anymore. Don't make the rolling skin too thick." Zhu Ruiyan did not stop laughing.
Qin Yizhao could still make the rolling dough. He used to cook in the past. He had cooked himself for several years, but he had never made dumplings himself.
"Hey, so it's your dad's job." Qin Yizhao continued to talk. The two of them worked together and chatted. The atmosphere was good.
"It turns out to be the tobacco factory staff of our place. The factory is closed. He will be fired. I don't know what he can do anymore. If I want to be abandoned by this world, people will start to change. I'm starting to take drugs, I'm starting to gamble, I'm starting to drink. In any case, I'm starting to change. " Zhu Ruiyan's tone was relaxed.
Qin Yizhao could understand that people who lived at the bottom of society could not accept the circumstances of life arrangements after they did not have a job. Before, they had a stable income, but after they did not have a job, they became disheartened.
"What is your hometown?"
"Chuan County. I grew up there. It should be my hometown. "
Qin Yizhao thought for a moment. "Write your parents' names and your family's current situation to me later."
"What are you doing?" Zhu Ruiyan asked.
"You don't need to know." Qin Yizhao said lightly.
"You are investigating me." Zhu Ruiyan did not want to say all of this out loud, "If you don't tell me, then I won't write."
"I will find a job for your father to control his emotions." Qin Yizhao told her, "We can't do anything to him. Let's start from here. Let him feel like he has a job. Maybe his temper will get better."
"Really?" Zhu Ruiyan was stunned. She had never thought that Qin Yizhao would help Zhu Jianjun find a job.
"Does what I say not count?" Qin Yizhao looked at Zhu Ruiyan's stunned silly look and could not help but tease her.
Zhu Ruiyan's heart was filled with warmth. She fixed her gaze on Qin Yizhao and was moved to the point that her eyes were filled with watery mist. "Zhao, don't treat me so well."
"It's nothing. There's someone I know over there." Qin Yizhao smiled lightly and said, "Give your father a job, and he will restrain himself a little. He will not hit your mother. More importantly... You won't come to see me with wounds all over your body. "
"Zhao." Zhu Ruiyan hurriedly lowered her head, not wanting him to see the watery mist in her eyes. She lowered her head and said, "You don't have to be busy anymore. He's not worth helping. He has already changed. He's no longer that person."
"There will be arrangements after the New Year. This kind of small matter is very easy to settle." Recently, she was too busy and could not spare any time. After the Spring Festival, it would be easy to settle it. In any case, he was not in a hurry. As a man, he did not do proper business all day long. He would beat up his wife and daughter like a drunkard. That was nothing.
Zhu Ruiyan wiped away her moved tears and looked firmly at Qin Yizhao. "Zhao, I thank you, but you don't have to be like this. I'm worried that he won't advance. When the time comes, I'll make things difficult for you in front of acquaintances."
"Be obedient and consider it as thanks to me." Qin Yizhao said as he busied himself.
"Yes, I will be obedient." Deep in her heart, she was touched. This person was really good to her. It was not the kind of favour a normal man would give to an underground lover. But she had nothing to repay him.
"These faces aren't bad, right?" Qin Yizhao was a little proud and looked forward to Zhu Ruiyan's praise.
"Yes, they are not bad. They are much more successful than that dumpling of yours."
Probably because she was moved by the arrangement of work for Zhu Jianjun, Zhu Ruiyan's heart was filled with warmth. Her voice also carried tenderness.1
Everything was prepared. During the cooking process, Zhu Ruiyan thought of the shirt and tie she bought at the shopping mall. She happily rushed to the door and handed the gift to Qin Yizhao. "Zhao."
"What is this?!" Qin Yizhao came out to receive it.
Zhu Ruiyan opened the packaging and said, "I bought you clothes." Zhu Ruiyan lowered her head. She did not know if Qin Yizhao was interested in the things she bought.
Qin Yizhao was a little surprised. "You bought them for me?" He was stunned.
Zhu Ruiyan showed him the clothes, "I don't know if it suits you."
Qin Yizhao's expression could not be seen. "Let me see."
Zhu Ruiyan unfolded the clothes and stared at Qin Yizhao's face. "It's pure white. I saw that you used to wear this color before. That's why..."
"It's pretty good." Qin Yizhao looked and nodded. "That box is a tie?"
Zhu Ruiyan nodded in embarrassment. He had guessed correctly. She opened the packaging and showed it to him.
"Then after you go into the water later, you will wear these tomorrow."
"Are you willing to wear them?" Zhu Ruiyan saw that he answered too readily.
"If I buy it, I won't wear it. Why would I keep it?" Qin Yizhao asked back, "This kind of clothing is easy to match. It's also good to wear it with color. Yes, it's not cheap. Next time, I'll buy it cheaper. "
"Not cheap?" Zhu Ruiyan thought she heard it wrong. This shirt was only a few hundred dollars. Of course, if she bought it for herself, she definitely felt that it was not cheap, but Qin Yizhao usually wore a world-class brand. He still felt that it was expensive? She was afraid that this person would think it was cheap and would not be able to take it out.
"Qing County is so poor. As the county head, I dress so well. What kind of eyes will others look at me with? Although I have done a good job, all the money comes from a clean source and never does anything illegal. But others might not think so. As a county head, you still have to pay attention to your image. In the future, you just have to buy clothes and cotton fabric for me. A shirt and tie cost a few hundred dollars. "
Zhu Ruiyan listened in a daze, "I will prepare it for you later. I will let you wear it tomorrow. Are you going to Qing County tomorrow?"
Qin Yizhao replied, "Yes."
Soon, another day passed. Qin Yizhao rushed to Qing County in the morning. Before he left, he said to Zhu Ruiyan, "If I am not here this week, you go to my place. Remember to bring the key."
"Okay."
"Then you can go there yourself. " Just like that, Zhu Ruiyan also went to the office.
It was the weekend and Zhu Ruiyan went to Qing County. The two of them spent the weekend together. On Monday, Qin Yizhao sent Zhu Ruiyan back to the city.
It was probably because she had taken too many emergency contraceptives and Zhu Ruiyan's period was irregular. Her period was brought forward by more than a week.
Tuesday was the first day of the cycle. Qin Yizhao was in Qing County. Zhu Ruiyan remembered the incident at the hospital last time, so she took a leave of absence and went to the hospital to look for Duan Yu.
Zhu Ruiyan was really embarrassed to say anything, but she did not want to take any more medicine. That medicine was too harmful to her body.
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