Perhaps it was because she was gradually getting used to modern life, but the logic of Jiang He's behavior was getting easier to guess.
Seeing that she went to the bathroom, Xu Qing got up from the sofa and played a card at the last second before the end of the round. Then, he looked at the 'X' on the sound icon at the bottom right corner of the screen and moved the mouse to turn on the sound.
He clicked 'Start' and looked at the recently opened software. As expected, Xu Qing wasn't even surprised.
Young people would always be curious about these strange things, which was normal. If Jiang He was also very disgusted by these behaviors when she was alone, then she should be worried …
Well, now that there was no need to physically turn off the sound, it was also a big improvement.
"You can leave now."
When Jiang He came back from the bathroom, the blush on her face had faded a lot, leaving only a thin layer.
Xu Qing moved away from the throne and swept his eyes over Jiang He's face. When she was about to fly into a rage, he finally moved his eyes away and lay sideways on the sofa, waving at White Gourd.
"Food and mating are instincts that are engraved in the DNA of humans. In terms of needs, there is no difference between them. It is only the social nature of humans and their sense of shame that separates them … For example, when a winter melon is in heat, if there is a male cat around, it will run over and meow."
Xu Qing lowered his head and stroked White Gourd's fur, paused, and continued, "In a private space with only the two of us, you can rest assured that you can ruin … Ah!"
He suddenly sat up and rubbed his legs hard. "Ruin, not twist …"
"Say it again!" Jiang He was embarrassed into anger.
"Ancient people are so pretentious."
Xu Qing curled his lips and moved to the side to stay away from Jiang He. Otherwise, there might be some danger.
Regarding the matter of mating, everyone had their own opinions. Some people felt that it didn't matter, and that they should live and get drunk today. For example, Wang Zijun, who looked like a wretched person every day, but was already holding the wolfberries and red dates in his hands at such a young age. For example, Qin Hao, who was determined not to cause trouble until he got married.
Xu Qing didn't care. The rest of his life was so long. Comparing the time span to the whole life, it was really insignificant. Anyway, it was this person.
Moreover, what he enjoyed the most was the time he spent with Jiang He. Occasionally hugging and kissing her would also give him a great deal of satisfaction. If he really had to take the last step ….
The key was still Jiang He.
Now that there was no way to hold her and take advantage of her, Xu Qing retracted his gaze from Jiang He's blushing face and looked at his computer. He opened the video playback software, held the wax gourd in a comfortable position, and began to watch the movie.
A calm heart would naturally cool down. In this hot afternoon, even if there was no fan, he wouldn't sweat much. It just wouldn't be that cool.
The computer screen was playing "Manchester by the Sea." It was a very sad movie. In Xu Qing's opinion, watching a movie and experiencing countless people's joys and sorrows, birth, old age, sickness, and death was a kind of spiritual enjoyment. He could experience those things that didn't exist in his life and immerse himself in the movie. After watching it, he returned to his own life and did what he was supposed to do.
It would be too boring to watch a movie that was full of laughter.
Jiang He turned down the volume of his game, and the living room became quieter. Xu Qing, who was leaning on the sofa with the cat in his arms, felt in a trance that he had returned to the time when he was living alone.
It was the same at that time, hiding in his own time. On ordinary afternoons, he would cuddle with the cat on the sofa and watch some favorite movies, and no one would disturb him.
White Gourd didn't like this stupid movie and found an opportunity to sneak out. Seeing that it didn't run to the keyboard, and Xu Qing didn't move, he watched and watched. Jiang He's legs were stuffed into his arms. She didn't continue playing games and leaned on the other side of the sofa to accompany him.
"Not playing games anymore?"
"I'm pissed."
"You lose when you're angry."
Xu Qing smiled and shook his head. Games were meant to be enjoyable. It wasn't worth playing until you were angry.
From another perspective, for Jiang He … being angry was good. It showed that she had a sense of involvement in the game. She wasn't like when she first came, where she just lost and won.
Most people might not care about things that most people took for granted, but for Jiang He, it was a big improvement. She had already experienced the fun.
"What are you laughing at?"
"I remember when you watched the Spring Festival Gala with a straight face. It was like watching the news broadcast."
"Hmph."
"You've changed a lot." Xu Qing moved his eyes from the movie to her face. "It's been a year."
Last year, he was still guarding against the super development. He carefully helped Jiang He get through that period of time where she was not used to everything and tried his best to familiarize himself with this era.
Looking back at it now, the most dangerous stage had already passed at some point in time.
Almost a year had passed unknowingly … It was really fast. Jiang He's eyes were on his face. Her toes hooked around his fingers. She felt that time was a little short.
Only a year.
She was shamelessly lying on the same bed.
"Is this called a flash marriage?"
"Please note that we are not married yet."
"Oh."
Flash marriage … There was a word for marriage. Of course, it was called flash marriage after marriage. Jiang He reflected on herself.
She was already a scholar. She had to be careful with her words and actions. She couldn't be so stupid.
The movie was about a middle-aged man who did odd jobs in Boston. He did all kinds of chores. He was complained about by his clients and reprimanded by his boss. The protagonist, named "Lee," did not seem to care. He went to work and got off work with a numb expression. At night, he went to the bar to drink. However, he got into a fight because someone looked at him too much.
The overall tone was very gloomy and the pace was slow. Later, Lee received a letter from his hometown. Before his brother died, he had written a will to give him custody of his son. Unable to refuse, he had to return to his hometown. That was when the plot began to unfold.
Jiang He was gradually attracted by the plot. She did not speak anymore. She quietly put her leg on Xu Qing's body and watched the movie together with him.
The structure of the flashback revealed Lee's past in the middle of the movie. Originally, he had a happy family. However, due to his own negligence, he caused a fire. His three children did not manage to escape. His wife, who had escaped death, could not forgive him. The two divorced. Lee left his hometown alone to avoid contact with the outside world.
According to a typical movie, this kind of plot development would definitely be the protagonist returning to his hometown and experiencing some things with his nephew, whom his brother had entrusted to him before he died. Finally, they walked out of the shadow and the two of them healed each other …
Until the end, Jiang He did not see the scene she was looking forward to. That kind of indistinct sadness lingered around her. Lee entrusted his nephew to a couple in the small town and handed him over to them for adoption. Then, Lee left his hometown alone again, leaving the small town called Manchester.
Nothing changed, just like how the tragedy of the past could not be undone.
"A very heavy movie."
Xu Qing touched his leg and sighed. He squeezed it twice before letting go. He got up and took the computer over.
"…" Jiang He looked at him. She did not see any signs of heaviness on his face.
Instead, he kept holding on to her leg and didn't let go, touching it here and there.
"Life is short. Enjoy it while you can. If you … Forget it, I'll give you a kiss."
Out of habit, Xu Qing teased Jiang He a little. Seeing that she was not in a good mood and was still reminiscing about the story in the movie, he shrugged and did not say anything else. He kissed Jiang He on the cheek and started to organize his thoughts on the computer.
He did not have a job, or rather, he worked every day. Jiang He had long changed her perception of him. When she first came, she thought that Xu Qing was a rich man who did nothing every day. Now, she knew that Xu Qing was actually always busy.
It seemed like he played games every day, but he did many things every day. He was not like her, who played games for half the day and then turned off the computer and wasted the day.
"Those who can be healed are people who want to be healed. Some people are proactive, looking for things that can let them let go of the past. Some people are passive, meeting some people and things, and then walking out of the shadows. And some people, they refuse to be healed.
"Or you could say that he has a split personality. From the time Li tried to kill himself at the police station to the time he was stopped by the police, he was already divided into two people. One is Li who lives in sorrow and regret, and the other is me who looks at him with cold eyes. This is a kind of punishment. He does not allow himself to be freed, and he can only live in sorrow and pain in the future."
Watching Xu Qing typing on the keyboard, Jiang He came over and hugged his waist, watching quietly.
"… The ending has not changed. He refuses to accept the future. He says' I can't walk out of it 'because this is the consequence and punishment that he needs to bear. He does not allow himself to get rid of that part of the past because he has not atoned for his sin enough.
He refuses to reconcile with himself — he refuses to shake hands with the version of himself who made a big mistake. "
The movie review account was not very popular, and it was just nice for Xu Qing to write freely. He did not have to care too much about the genre and audience, nor did he have to weigh the hottest topics and the reading threshold. Regardless of the audience, as long as he liked it, he could write a long article about his experience of watching the movie.
Time passed quietly. Xu Qing wrote on the computer and paused, looking up from time to time to think.
"… From another perspective, this is his own way of redemption."
After typing the last line, he stretched and turned his head inadvertently. Jiang He was looking at him with sparkling eyes.
Their eyes met for a moment, and Jiang He lowered her head again. Her hand unconsciously grabbed and pinched his waist lightly.
It was just a movie, and she could only feel the sadness of the people inside, but Xu Qing could write a long article based on the behavior of the people inside.
This was her man … Jiang He's heart was thumping.
Second Mother, my husband is a super good scholar.
"Your eyes are almost sparkling like little stars." Xu Qing said as he uploaded the article he wrote.
Jiang He's gaze just now was too interesting. Some people worship the strong, and some like to suppress others.
Jiang He … Could it be that he likes to read?
That's such a coincidence.
Jiang He did not speak, but leaned her head on his shoulder. She was thinking about what Second Mother would do if she found out …
… Wait a minute.
From the looks of it, Xu Qing had already seen through her, so the two of them naturally lay on the same bed.
I'm done for.
Jiang He's breath stopped. She thought she was on the second floor, but now she suddenly realized that Xu Qing seemed to be on the third floor.
"Scholars are full of evil ideas. Second Mother is right."
"What the hell?"
The speed of his thoughts jumping caught Xu Qing off guard. She was just reading his movie review, how did he suddenly have a stomach full of evil ideas?
What was wrong?
"Don't lift my clothes." He stopped Jiang He's hand, but Jiang He still did not let him go. She lifted his shirt and put her hand on Xu Qing's stomach.
Xu Qing simply gave up, "I want it to be fair. If you do this, I will also lift you up."
"Sure enough, it's full of evil ideas. You seize the opportunity to take advantage of me."
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"Then what are you doing now?" Xu Qing lowered his head and looked at her poking his stomach with her finger.
"I'm exposing you."
Jiang He used her finger to poke Xu Qing's stomach. It was soft …
After poking a few times, she withdrew her hand. She really should not do this. She should wait until he fell asleep at night before poking him secretly.
Jiang He had already recovered from the emotional impact of the movie. He sat back on his throne and thought about how he could learn from Xu Qing to be a little smarter without having to do the questions. He wanted to become a scholar and sprinkle his ink.
"You still don't seem to make money doing this."
Jiang He counted with his fingers. He had been doing this for longer than his own live broadcast. "You have been doing this for a long time."
"It doesn't mean anything even if it's been a long time. Didn't I say it last time? Nothing is guaranteed to succeed. On the contrary, most things fail."
"Oh."
"Just like your martial arts practice, it is a matter of accumulation, but there is something different."
Xu Qing thought for a moment. Jiang He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He accumulated day by day. After coming here, he earned money by moving bricks with hard work. His live broadcast also went smoothly with his help, so his mentality might become complacent.
"Practicing martial arts is about making progress day by day. Your goal is to strengthen yourself, so you gain something with every sweat. Doing things is different. The goal is to get other people's approval. There are too many things that work hard for a long time without results."
He took out the exercise book from under the coffee table. When he saw the look in Jiang He's eyes, he suddenly remembered that today was the weekend, so he put it back.
"Don't think that it is easy to make money just because you made money in the live broadcast. In fact, it is very difficult to make money. Only two kinds of people have it easy. One is a smart person, and the other is a lucky person. You are the lucky one."
"No, I am a smart person."
"How are you smart?"
"There are two cans of Coke in the fridge. One is Coca-Cola, and the other is also Coca-Cola."
Damn …
Xu Qing looked at Jiang He's hopeful eyes, turned to the fridge, took out the Coke, put a straw in it, and handed it to her.
"There is another kind of person. Heaven rewards hard work, and hard work will reap rewards." Jiang He took a sip of the Coke happily. Although she did not work hard to get the Coke, she was smart.
She was a person who was smart, hardworking, and lucky.
"Second mother said so," she added.
"This is also the smart kind. Heaven rewards hard work for smart people, but not stupid people," Xu Qing said.
"Smart people will be cunning and play tricks," Jiang He said.
"From a certain point of view, it is also a successful process."
"In the end, you just want me to work overtime and study." Jiang He was angry. She turned her chair and ignored him. This person did not have good intentions and was full of evil tricks.
Scholars are all evil — Second mother's quote.
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