My wife is in my arms

Chapter 350: Trivial Matters
Holding a wind chime strung together with a cross knot.

The crisp bell sound did not stop. This time the sound was not caused by the encounter between the wind chimes and the wind, but simply the collision caused by her pulling.

For some reason, the palm that was originally very powerful seemed to have lost all its strength at this moment.

An inexplicable feeling of powerlessness spread throughout my body.

Looking down at the wind chime in his palm, Xia Zhiqiu slowly squatted down to relieve the sudden feeling of powerlessness and sadness.

On the street not far away, several unknown birds landed under the big banyan tree. There was something she had brought from home that morning wrapped in a small piece of white paper and stuffed into her pocket and scattered under the tree.

At first there was only one.

Later, as time went by, the bird would bring its entire family over. After a while, it seemed as if it had formed a tacit understanding with Xia Zhiqiu. She would sprinkle a handful of rice in the morning, and in the afternoon the bird would fly over from afar with its entire family.

It is said that birds store food in autumn for the winter, but this bird is different. Earlier, Xia Zhiqiu saw it often appearing in the city, and occasionally resting on the branch of the thick banyan tree in front of the musical instrument shop.

At first, Xia Zhiqiu thought it was just a different species of bird, but the same bird song was so melodious and pleasant that she remembered it.

then.

I did it with some good intentions, and then the bird would always appear at some point in the afternoon.

It seems that people always have some fun that others may not like during their free time. Xia Zhiqiu is just like that. It is really boring to be alone in the musical instrument shop. Especially no matter how strong the wind is in the shop or how loud the wind chimes are, that figure still does not appear.

But that's life, waiting and expecting.

When people have this feeling, it seems that the passage of time will not seem so empty. On the contrary, it has a different meaning and a little pleasure.

But... after squatting for a while, the slightly larger bird that seemed to be foraging with its family under the banyan tree noticed that this woman, who would sprinkle a handful of food under the tree that was enough for its family to eat and could also take it back and store it, was different from the woman who usually stood at the door and watched. It looked over here while foraging.

Then it slowly walked along the road paved with large square bricks and tried to walk over.

Before it had taken a few steps, a passerby passed by and it flapped its wings and landed on a tree trunk. As the passerby walked away, it flew directly in front of Xia Zhiqiu, and a clear and melodious bird song rang out.

Xia Zhiqiu, holding a water cup in one hand and a wind chime in the other, turned her head slightly and looked at the bird that she had raised for a long time but had never had close contact with.

The westward sunlight lengthened the shadows of the birds. There was no wind in the city at that moment. A smile gradually formed at the corner of Xia Zhiqiu's mouth. It was not beautiful, but simply an expression, a little stiff and agitated.

"Are you comforting me!?"

Xia Zhiqiu asked.

She knew that she must be very strange at this moment, and perhaps even a little neurotic in the eyes of others, but she just had this feeling. She felt that this bird that she had raised for some time was comforting her.

So, she put down the water cup in her hand and slowly spread her hands towards the bird. The bird was slow to react at first, then turned its head and chirped a few words towards the three or four birds under the tree that were looking at it, as if explaining its last wishes. Then, just when Xia Zhiqiu was a little disappointed, it jumped onto her palm.

"hehe"

this moment.

Xia Zhiqiu smiled the happiest smile he had in a while.

As if realizing that Xia Zhiqiu had no intention of hurting it, the bird jumped along her arm and landed on her shoulder. Then it stayed there for a moment, spread its wings, and flew back to the tree trunk.

Just when Xia Zhiqiu thought the little guy was about to leave, it flew back and landed on her shoulder.

Suddenly.

After knowing that Li Zongsheng was Zhang You, when I saw him today and told him not to come again... this was not a joke.

But she no longer had the mood to continue running this unprofitable musical instrument shop. She had originally planned to wait for him to see her for the last time, confirm everything she wanted to confirm, and then close the shop.

But now... the bird's behavior suddenly made her give up such thoughts, because she had another friend who needed her. Maybe this friend, like Li Zongsheng, would not meet often, but it would also make her look forward to it.

“You should go home.”

Xia Zhiqiu turned around and whispered something to the bird still standing on her shoulder.

then.

The bird chirped a few times, and then the birds under the banyan tree and the one on her shoulder flapped their wings and flew away. In an instant, they turned into a few small black dots and disappeared. "Even birds know how to be grateful. I waived your fees several times, but you still lied to me."

A complaint came from Xia Zhiqiu's mouth.

She held the teacup and thought for a while, then she finally hung the wind chime back in its original place. She liked the sound of the wind chimes, liked the musical instrument shop she ran, and also liked...but this kind of liking no longer had any meaning.

At this time, Xia Zhiqiu felt a little lost, but this emotion only stayed in her heart for a moment. She thought of the new friend she had made not long ago, and she believed that this new friend was much better than the other friend.

At least she didn't need to understand what this new friend said, and she couldn't understand it, so she wouldn't be saying a single word of truth. Returning to the instrument, Xia Zhiqiu looked towards the second floor again.

She knew... even if she didn't say that, he would definitely not come over in the future. Compared to Tianyu Entertainment's top-notch recording studio, the equipment here can only be considered amateur.

The sunlight changed from its floating clarity to a warm yellow color without anyone noticing. Xia Zhiqiu looked at the time and it was already past four o'clock. She knew that the person on the second floor was about to come down.

He stood up and poured a cup of boiling water into a disposable cup and placed it on the cashier's counter to cool slowly. Just as Xia Zhiqiu thought, a few minutes later, footsteps were heard from the second floor.

"The water is ready, drink it before you go!"

Xia Zhiqiu lowered his head, put away the lyrics he had written, and spoke.

"what!"

Zhang You was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said "OK"

Walking to the cashier, Zhang You took out his phone and was about to scan the code to pay, but Xia Zhiqiu stopped him with his hand. Xia Zhiqiu smiled and said, "I told you, I'll treat you today."

“I’d be happy if you didn’t do that.”

Zhang You smiled and pulled away Xia Zhiqiu's hand that was blocking the payment code, and directly scanned the code to pay 20,000 yuan.

"Is being liked by others also such a troublesome thing?!"

Xia Zhiqiu tilted his head and asked with a smile.

"It's not that I'm distressed, but... I'm not worth it."

Zhang You picked up the disposable water cup and drank the remaining warm water directly. Then he smiled and said, "When you get married, don't forget to send an invitation to my friend."

“We are not friends”

Xia Zhiqiu said with a smile.

"All right!"

Hearing what Xia Zhiqiu said, Zhang You nodded helplessly, crushed the disposable cup he had used to drink water from and threw it into the trash can. Then he waved to Xia Zhiqiu and said, "I'm leaving first."

"Wait a moment"

When Zhang You was about to push open the glass door, Xia Zhiqiu subconsciously called out to him. Then, when Zhang You looked at her doubtfully, Xia Zhiqiu suddenly asked nervously, "If... I say if, if it were a different time, would it be possible?!"

"Miss"

Zhang You smiled bitterly and said, "Use your brain, please. You are 25 or 26 this year, and I am 34. There is a difference of eight or nine years. When I was mature, you were not yet fully developed. Maybe you have, but it is easy to go to jail. Let's go."

After saying that, Zhang You pushed the door open and walked out.

"puff"

Laughter emanated from the musical instrument shop, followed by a faint muttering to oneself, "Do you really have to be so cruel?"

The wind blew silently across the city, carrying the inexplicable sigh from the mouth of the woman who walked out of the musical instrument shop, and blending it into the world.

on the street.

The banyan tree leaves gradually turn yellow with the arrival of autumn, and the last few leaves fall off as deep winter is coming to an end.

(End of this chapter)