Bai Luochuan first took him to see Old Bai. Mi Yang stood at the door and greeted him. Old Bai was sitting in the study, fiddling with a sand table. The study was antique and the sand table on the large sandalwood table was a bit awkward, but the old man didn't care at all. He waved for the two children to come over, took a closer look, and then smiled and said, "Yangyang, why do you feel strange to grandpa after not seeing him for a while?"
Mi Yang shook his head. He was still in mourning. Children were not so strictly prohibited from visiting other people's homes, but Mr. Bai was an old man after all, and some old people still had taboos about these things.
Old Master Bai also noticed the black veil on his arm and said to him, "It's okay. Grandpa crawled out of a pile of dead bodies back then, so he doesn't mind these things."
He asked Mi Yang to come over and asked about his family situation. Mi Yang answered one by one. Bai Lao sighed and opened the drawer of the heavy sandalwood table. He gave him and Bai Luochuan a long red velvet box each and said to them, "Take it. Go and play by yourselves. Luochuan, take good care of your brother."
Bai Luochuan nodded in agreement and took Mi Yang out.
They opened the box in the corridor and took a look at the contents. They were two Parker pens, which must have been gifts prepared early in the morning.
Bai Luochuan was quite satisfied with using the same things as Mi Yang. He saw that some families with brothers always wore the same clothes and used the same things, which he found very interesting. He and Mi Yang were both only children, but Master Bai felt that he was Mi Yang's brother. When the two of them wore the same clothes, they seemed more intimate and had a better brotherly relationship.
Mrs. Bai also cleaned up a bedroom for them. The old house was too big and seemed empty. She was afraid that the two children would be scared by the sudden change of environment, so they continued to live together.
Before coming here, she had prepared double sets of children's supplies. Everything was the same except for the colors, and she placed them in the bedroom for them to use together.
After seeing this, Bai Luochuan asked curiously, "Why are there two blue toothbrushes?"
Mrs. Bai said, "You are dark blue, and Xiaoguai is light blue. You have both grown up, and Xiaoguai is a boy, so he will look better in blue."
Bai Luochuan touched it and said with satisfaction: "Yes, the blue one looks better." It was also more like his.
Mi Yang didn't care, but Mrs. Bai took good care of him and he still felt warm inside.
When going to bed at night, Mi Yang suddenly remembered something very important.
He lay there and rolled over and over for a few times, and finally couldn't stand it anymore and sat up, saying distressedly: "Oh no, I forgot to bring my little pillow."
Bai Luochuan was tired from the journey during the day, so he reached out and touched it when he heard him say that. He frowned and said, "This one is made of buckwheat husks, and it's not soft enough. Try this one of mine..."
Mi Yang was also sleepy, but he couldn't sleep without a pillow, "Your soft one won't work, it's not the one I use."
Bai Luochuan pulled him to lie down next to him, and the two of them rested on the same soft pillow. Bai Luochuan closed his eyes and hugged him, patting his back twice as if to comfort him, and said vaguely: "Try it, I think this is very similar to what I use at home. When you went to bed before, you slept next to me many times, and you fell asleep there too, didn't you?"
Mi Yang lay there unwillingly. Every time he wanted to turn over, Master Bai would hook his shoulders and bring him back a little, coaxing him: "Close your eyes first, this is really as soft as the pillow we use at home."
I don’t know if it was the comforting effect or if he was too tired after a busy day, but Mi Yang felt sleepy. As the little hand on his shoulder gently patted him one after another, he slowly fell asleep with even breathing.
When Mi Yang woke up the next day, he was still a little confused about where he slept. When he turned around with squinted eyes, his head bumped with the child next to him. Both of them snorted, looked at each other with wide eyes, and laughed together.
Bai Luochuan looked fine, and he got up and put on his clothes in high spirits. Mi Yang's head still hurt a little, so he touched it and muttered, "It's really hard."
Bai Luochuan heard it, turned around and asked him: "What?"
Mi Yang shook his head and said, "Nothing, I want to go home first."
Bai Luochuan immediately said: "No."
Mi Yang said: "I'll just get something. I'll be back with the pillow."
Bai Luochuan was a little hesitant and frowned, "Can't you sleep on my pillow? Didn't you use it yesterday? I saw you slept well. How about I get a few more and you try again?"
Mi Yang looked at him and said nothing.
Bai Luochuan said reluctantly: "Okay, I'll go back with you later."
On the way back, Bai Luochuan repeatedly emphasized that it was very far and would take a long time to get to Mi Yang's house. It was not easy to make a trip out, so he asked Mi Yang to grab his things and go back with him quickly.
Mi Yang: “…”
That’s not what you said yesterday. You said it was very close, just a few steps away, and I could go home anytime!
Bai Luochuan ignored Mi Yang's look and kept talking to him in the car: "You don't know how hard it is for me to come here. I talked to my mother about the conditions for a long time and even went to Shanghai to study for two weeks!"
Mi Yang asked curiously: "Going to Shanghai? Do you want to transfer schools?"
Bai Luochuan was upset when he talked about this, frowning and saying, "I don't know. My mom really wants me to go there to study, but I have to listen to my grandpa. Anyway, I've been busy for half of the summer vacation to come to you. I went to class during the vacation. I think you almost forgot about me."
Mi Yang asked: "How come?"
Young Master Bai looked unhappy.
Mi Yang couldn't move his hand as he was held by him. He could only stretch out a finger and move it in his palm.
Bai Luochuan turned his head to look at him, and saw the child looking at him with those slightly droopy puppy eyes in a flattering manner, pitiful and cute, and the little flame in his heart was immediately extinguished. He liked Mi Yang's obedient appearance the most, especially when his eyes were only looking at him. He stretched out his hand and pinched Mi Yang's cheek, snorting: "You don't even remember what day it was a few days ago."
Mi Yang's heart moved, he looked at him and said: "Remember, your birthday, we celebrate it together every year."
Bai Luochuan felt relieved at this moment, and raised the corners of his mouth a little, "What are you giving me?"
Mi Yang was actually not ready yet, so he said with a stiff upper lip: "Well, let's keep it a secret for now, I'll give you a surprise."
Young Master Bai was cheered up by the word "surprise", his eyes were bright all the way.
After returning to Grandpa Mi Yang's house, Mi Yang pushed the door open, took his little pillow first, then carried it to say hello to Cheng Qing. By the way, he also wanted to get some pocket money to buy something to make a small handicraft for the young master to make him happy.
Bai Luochuan followed the whole time, while Mi Yang secretly asked Cheng Qing for money.
Cheng Qing was busy in the kitchen and couldn't hear what he said. He lifted the lid of the pot and said, "What? Yangyang, speak louder!"
Mi Yang: "... Nothing much."
Cheng Qing had just put the steamed fish in the pot and after opening it, she remembered to add some fermented black beans, which Mi Zehai usually liked. As soon as she opened it, the smell of undercooked fish mixed with water mist rose up, which made her face change. She hurriedly dropped the lid and ran out to retch twice.
Mi Yang was startled and quickly chased after her, saying, "Mom, are you okay?"
Cheng Qing waved his hands, but was still too sick to speak.
Mi Yang went to pour her a glass of water. Seeing Cheng Qing's face slightly relieved after rinsing her mouth, he felt relieved. He took the cup and asked worriedly, "Mom, are you sick? Why don't we go to the hospital?"
Cheng Qing said: "It's okay, I'm just too tired these days, and I didn't sleep well last night. I will be fine in two days."
Mi Yang was still very worried and wanted to tell Mi Zehai, but Cheng Qing grabbed his arm. Cheng Qing said helplessly: "Really, no need, Mom will be fine after a rest. Wait a few days, Mom will go to the hospital for a check-up, okay?"
Mi Yang agreed reluctantly.
Cheng Qing smiled and touched his head.
The author has something to say: I have a headache due to poor sleep and rest for several days.
This is an extra chapter. There will be another chapter later. Update it early so we can have a rest together~=3=