cast a peach

Chapter 17 Good Night

"Well, you're quite right."

The woman seemed to have also entered the state, and said softly:

"I know that traditional concepts and education in China are relatively repressive. As women, perhaps we are more restrained in this regard."

"But there's no need to be ashamed."

Tan Mingli smiled, and lightly stroked the girl's shoulder, "On the premise of safety and health, there is nothing wrong with pleasing yourself through sex."

"You are also a big child. When you become an adult next year, you can make your own choices and decisions."

Tan Mingli looked at Zhao Guangshui softly, with frank and sincere eyes, "If one day you want to try... I hope that your contact with sex is because you really love each other, not out of curiosity."

Listening to the woman's gentle teaching, Zhao Guangshui nodded in a daze.

So charming.

Sister Li sometimes unconsciously reveals this kind of elder attitude, which is persuasive, inclusive and considerate, without being abrupt at all, like a night light in the vast road ahead, exuding a kind of gentle and determined female power, which is reassuring and fascinating. She could hardly take her eyes off it.

Zhao Guangshui is firm in his heart and doesn't feel that he needs other people's guidance, but Tan Mingli seems to be her home.

A woman like water, a woman who flows quietly and seems to be able to catch everything.

"But if possible, it's better to wait a few years."

Tan Mingli smiled and blinked, "Our Xiaoshui is still a little young, and it will not be too late to fall in love in a few years."

Zhao Guangshui was teased by her wink, and his heart was pounding.

She clenched her palms and took a light breath, raised her face and said softly, "I won't fall in love."

"Just stay with my sister and accompany you, okay?"

She stared at the woman seriously.

The girl hadn't fully grown up yet, her childish face hadn't faded, only her eyes were too clear, and Tan Mingli could even see her own reflection in them.She was a little dazed for a moment, and wanted to calmly dismiss the girl's words as a joke, but she couldn't—

Xiao Shui is serious.She clearly felt this way.

Tan Mingli sighed softly, and finally obeyed her heart, and promised in a low voice:

"As long as you are willing to."

Xiao Shui, as long as you want, I will always reserve a place for you here.

September in Jiangcheng was hot and scorching, but fortunately, the greening of Jiangcheng University of Science and Technology was well done, with lush trees, which brought a lot of coolness to the university town.

Zhao Guangshui really likes the vegetation in the south, and finds it very novel, and he has never seen it before in the capital.In addition to attending classes and going to the library, her leisure activities on campus are to identify the types of flowers and trees one by one.The courses in the first semester of the freshman year were not too busy, and she didn't join any clubs, so she had a lot of free time.

She would bring something to Tan Mingli every day, often a few beautiful leaves or petals, sometimes a beautiful stone, or even a complete cicada slough.

She liked to collect these messy little things since she was a child. When she was free, she liked to pick up some stones and grind them for fun. She even used small stones to make quite beautiful ornaments before.

This requires patience, but fortunately, what Zhao Guangshui lacks most is patience.But in the past in the capital, grandpa didn't allow her to do whatever she wanted.

At first, Zhao Guangshui was a little apprehensive, wondering if Tan Mingli would dislike him.After all, I have never seen anything good about Sister Li's background, and her temperament is too gentle and dignified—like a bright moon——Zhao Guangshui used this metaphor in his heart.

A person as bright as the moon, with a rose pinned on his chest, looks elegant, as if he was born to have the best things in the world, and it doesn't seem to match the messy leaves and stones she collected.

But Tan Mingli was always gentle and patient.

When she received Zhao Guangshui's small gifts, she always thanked Zhao Guangshui softly with a smile on her face, and then carefully packed these small things, as if she had received some rare treasures.

Sister Li is always so gentle...

Zhao Guangshui wrote this in his diary.She was a little distracted, unconsciously pinching the pen lightly.

Is Sister Pear treating everyone like this?

Is she treating me so well because she likes me, or is it just out of self-cultivation?

Zhao Guangshui has heard a saying before that if you are always comfortable with someone, it means that this person's dual quotient, depth and breadth are much higher than yours, and getting along and chatting with you is a kind of direction. Compatible with the next, always tolerant and guided, so you will feel so comfortable.

Sister Pear.

Zhao Guangshui pressed his chest in confusion and bewilderment.

She doesn't understand Sister Pear.

For the first time, the young heart tasted the feeling of worrying about gains and losses for a person, and he didn't even realize what kind of emotion it was, but his heart was full of youthful sadness and confusion.

Zhao Guangshui was silent for a long time, and sighed softly.

No matter what, she likes Sister Pear.

She turned off the light, hugged the quilt and stared at the dark ceiling.

Good night, sister.

With the bright moon hanging high outside the window and the cool evening breeze, Tan Mingli poured himself some wine and drank it slowly with a calm expression.After drinking a glass of wine, she went out lightly, and first looked at Zhao Guangshui's door.

There was still a faint light in the crack of the door.

Is Xiao Shui still asleep?She frowned slightly, a little worried.

Xiaoshui seldom does not rest at a fixed time.

Tan Mingli glanced at his watch, it was already past the time to go to bed at the primary level.

Xiao Shui seems to be very insecure. Every day when he sleeps, he will lock the door and draw the curtains tightly. The room is dark, and he curls up in a small ball on the bed, occupying only a little space.Every night before going to bed, Tan Mingli would quietly come to her door to see if she had turned off the lights, and made sure that Xiao Shui was asleep before going back to her room with peace of mind.

She is a meticulous and introverted person. Although she is good at words, she is more used to acting silently than putting warmth into words.She didn't want Xiao Shui to know about these trivial matters, which would add to the girl's psychological burden.

The lights in the room went out.

Xiao Shui is still very obedient and never stays up late.Tan Mingli smiled softly, waited quietly for a while, and then went back to the room.

Back in the room and getting ready to rest, Tan Mingli suddenly saw the leaves on the table, and his gaze paused slightly.

Tan Mingli stepped forward, and under the dim light, the woman's expression was as soft as a sparkling lake.She gently caressed these sorted little gifts, unconsciously showing a little smile.

Xiao Shui brought her a flower today, and a stone tomorrow, taking her seriously, really cute.

What is it like?Ah, yes, the game that was very popular a few years ago, Traveling Frog.I go to school with my schoolbag on my back every day, and when I come back, I obediently bring back some souvenirs for my master.

She recalled the girl's soft cheeks and smiled.

Little water is much cuter than that little frog.

She carefully picked up a leaf, it was a green magnolia leaf, she soaked it in alkali during the day and brushed off the mesophyll, and made a transparent leaf vein specimen, and added another layer of color, with a little delicate prototype.

I'll fix it tomorrow and write a few words, it should be like a bookmark.

Will Xiao Shui like it then?You should like it.

Tan Mingli imagined the happy and embarrassed girl with sparkling eyes when she received the gift, and couldn't help but smile.

Good night, Xiao Shui.

Turn off the light, the woman whispered in her heart.

Jiangcheng University of Science and Technology is very large, and students basically need bicycles for transportation. Zhao Guangshui also has one, which she used to ride to and from school when she was in high school in Beijing, and her mother brought it here for her a few days ago.

She was a little flattered.

Her mother never cared much about her, and she was used to it long ago. She didn't have any extra expectations for her mother. Suddenly, her mother devoted all her attention to such trivial matters for her, and she was a little at a loss.

Mom seems to want to have a good relationship with her, Zhao Guangshui thought.

It's kind of weird, and kind of abrupt.Did Grandpa teach Mommy again?No, it shouldn't be. Grandpa has long been unable to control mother.

What is that for?

Zhao Guangshui thought about it for a while, but couldn't figure out the reason, so he didn't think about it at all, and just pretended that his mother suddenly got up and played with his bicycle happily.

She is a nostalgic person, not only for people, but also for things.Grandpa taught her to cherish material resources since she was a child, to make her own things last longer, and not to be greedy for temporary novelties, and she has always done so.

Tan Mingli saw her polishing her bicycle so lovingly, she couldn't help but smile and watch from the sidelines.

Xiaoshui is really cute sometimes, with a kind of clear and pure childishness.Looking at the desolate face and demeanor, it seems that he is not pretending to see anything, but it is actually very coaxing.

Tan Mingli thought of those proud and expensive ladies in her family, who were exquisite and decent at a young age. When they received expensive gifts during the Chinese New Year, they smirked sweetly and lazily threw things aside when they turned their heads. Not trendy enough.They were born in a golden house made of honey and candy since they were young. They have tasted all the sweetness in the world, but they don't understand the suffering in the world.

Compared with them, Xiao Shui was so easy to talk to.

Before Xiaoshui came, she was a little worried that her simple and boring lifestyle would annoy the children born after 00.

What's more, Xiaoshui is a child of the Zhao family, and has a special status, so he has to be taken seriously.Although she met Xiao Shui many years ago and thought he was a very good and cute child, but time has passed, who knows what the child looks like now?

Fortunately, Xiao Shui is so pure, kind, sincere and soft.

Tan Mingli thought silently in her heart.

Living with Xiao Shui is not only not a burden to think about everywhere, but more... It is a kind of warm bond.

Tan Mingli was almost worried.

What if some little boy coaxes Xiao Shui away?There are not a few cases where young girls who are so well protected by their families are naive and ignorant of the world, but are deceived by men with ulterior motives and run away without hesitation. Sister Zhihua—

No, Xiao Shui is a smart child...she won't...

Just thinking about it, Zhao Guangshui happily pushed the car and walked towards her: "Sister Li!"

The girl's cheeks were flushed because of happiness, and she looked at her with shining eyes, looking forward to and feeling uneasy:

"I'll give you a ride outside, okay?"