Mei Fang woke up from a warm and beautiful dream. It was already daybreak. He hurriedly got up to look at Lin Youxi, but found that the girl was no longer by his side. However, he could hear the sound of Lin Youxi and Xiang Xiaoxia talking and laughing from the kitchen.
When Xiang Xiaoxia came out of the kitchen, she saw Mei Fang looking confused as if he had just woken up, and quickly scolded him, "Why are you still sleeping at this time? Youxi got up a long time ago to help me prepare breakfast, and you didn't even look at her."
"Aunt Xiang, Ah Fang helped me so much yesterday, it's okay if you let him sleep a little longer..."
Lin Youxi was talking to Mei Fang on the side, so Xiang Xiaoxia couldn't continue to scold Mei Fang in front of her.
"I don't expect her to be smart or anything like that. If our Xiaoya can grow up to be half as sensible and obedient as you, I, as a mother, will be satisfied."
"With Xiaoya's character, we might as well hope that she can become an astronaut soon."
"Why are you saying bad things about me so early in the morning... I heard it all."
Xiaoya came out of the bathroom rubbing her eyes. When she saw Lin Youxi, she suddenly became excited. "Sister Youxi, do you know that I had a dream last night that you suddenly disappeared?"
"What do you mean by disappear..."
"It just means that he disappeared suddenly. Then I went to ask my brother, and he asked me to pinch him, but it didn't hurt at all. Then I realized that I was dreaming..."
Xiaoya, who was half asleep, had lost her usual alertness. Xiang Xiaoxia sorted out her things while listening to Meiya's talk. She immediately frowned and continued to ask, "And then, do you remember?"
Lin Youxi and Mei Fang realized the seriousness of the matter almost at the same time, but their mother's attack was a little unexpected. The two could only pretend nothing had happened and turned their eyes to Mei Ya.
"Then... I returned to my room, and I remembered that the Earth had blown up, and I was alone on a spaceship, wandering alone in the galaxy..."
"It's New Year's Day, what nonsense are you talking about? Wipe your mouth on the wall."
"I'm not wiping it on the wall! The wall is so dirty! Lulululu!"
Mei Ya stuck out her tongue at her mother, then ran back to her room while being chased by Xiang Xiaoxia.
The first thing Mei Fang did after getting up was to fold the quilt and put it on one side of the sofa before asking Xiang Xiaoxia:
"Mom, where is the quilt?"
"Come and have breakfast with Youxi first. I'll fold the quilt."
"oh."
Mei Fang came to the dining table at his mother's call, and Lin Youxi served him a bowl of mung bean porridge.
"Chow mein or fried dumplings?"
“Why are there so many high-carb foods… I’m working out now.”
"Do you want to eat?"
Lin Youxi glanced at Mei Fang and said, "I also prepared boiled eggs."
"Give me some boiled eggs. Did you make the fried noodles or did my mom?"
“I fried it.”
"Then I'll have some too."
Lin Youxi served Mei Fang a small bowl of fried noodles, then sat there and watched him without moving his chopsticks.
"Um... did you make the fried dumplings too?"
Lin Youxi nodded.
"Then I'll try one..."
Lin Youxi picked up a fried dumpling and was about to put it in Mei Fang's bowl. Seeing Xiang Xiaoxia tidying up the quilt with her back to them, she picked up the fried dumpling and wanted to feed it to Mei Fang. The cowardly Mei Fang had no vision and was worried that her mother would gank her, so she quickly ate the dumpling in one gulp.
"Hmm... delicious."
“It tastes good, right?”
Lin Youxi smiled and said, "However, these dumplings are made by your family. They are delicious because Aunt Xiang made them well."
"Oh, then I also made dumplings, so I also contributed..."
Lin Youxi and Mei Fang were chatting animatedly while Xiang Xiaoxia took the quilt to the balcony as if to dry it in the sun, but she first sniffed the quilt hard.
There wasn't much expression on her face, but she picked up a strand of hair from the quilt.
The length of this hair...
A complicated expression flashed across Xiang Xiaoxia's face. After brushing her hair away, she said nothing and went to bed with peace of mind.
Lin Youxi took the spring rolls, dumplings, meatballs, radish meatballs and some braised beef that she had made from Xiang Xiaoxia. Mei Fang, as a flower protector and coolie, went home with Lin Youxi.
The first time they kissed, things were not as subtle as when they were with Yuanyuan. Youxi did not ask Mei Fang if it was their first time. Mei Fang also did not know whether Lin Youxi had read the chat history between him and Xia Yuan. After all, one look at the dialogue revealed what the secret training was all about.
Mei Fang sent Lin Youxi home. At that time, Lin Guochuan was pasting couplets outside the door, and Liang Meijuan was helping him hold the bamboo ladder.
"Hello, Uncle Lin, Aunt Liang."
"Dad, Mom, I'm back."
"You're back so early, have you had breakfast?"
Liang Meijuan saw Lin Youxi coming home and seemed to be more affectionate than before, "It's okay if you don't have any food."
"I ate at Ah Fang's house. By the way... Aunt Xiang brought me a lot of New Year's goods..."
Lin Youxi asked the coolie Mei Fang to show her parents what Xiang Xiaoxia brought.
"Oh my... Xiaoxia is such a fool... Why did she bring so many things here? She is so polite."
"It's also a token of my love for Auntie, so just accept it, Mom?"
"You kid..."
Liang Meijuan has now been elevated to the status of a mother in Lin Youxi's heart, and Mei Fang's attitude is not just to see her as a friend of Lin Youxi.
She grabbed Mei Fang's hand, and her face was full of joy.
"Ah Fang, it was really thanks to you and Yuanyuan that we were here yesterday, otherwise we really don't know what to do."
"You're welcome... This is what Yuanyuan and I should do."
Mei Fang and Liang Meijuan were chatting. Lin Youxi saw his father Lin Guochuan resting on the ladder while rubbing his waist, so he asked him, "Dad, is your old backache coming back? Do you want to come down and rest first?"
"Um... No, I have to finish putting up the couplets."
"Why don't you just ask Ah Fang to post it?"
As soon as Lin Youxi finished speaking, he glanced at Mei Fang, who also actively raised his hand to greet him, "Uncle Lin, can I help you?"
Lin Guochuan shook his head and declined Mei Fang's offer, "No, couplets should be posted by men in the family..."
Upon hearing this, Liang Meijuan patted Lin Guochuan's calf with a little force, "What's the matter with male offspring? It's already 2012, why are you still sticking to those useless traditions? Besides, Ah Fang is not an outsider, it's okay for you to let him stick to you."
Lin Guochuan was persuaded by Liang Meijuan to get down the ladder, and then handed the couplet to Mei Fang.
He is not a person who is good at expressing himself. Mei Fang helped his family a lot yesterday and let Lin Youxi stay overnight at his house last night, but he seemed to have just remembered to say thank you now.
"By the way, Ah Fang, regarding what happened yesterday... Thank you so much."
"Uncle Lin, we have known each other for many years. You don't have to be so polite to me."
"Yes, it's been many years."
Lin Guochuan smiled at Mei Fang and said, "To Youxi, I must be a useless father, but fortunately you have been helping me take care of her..."
No one expected that Lin Guochuan would suddenly say such words at this time, as if entrusting his daughter with something, which made Lin Youxi embarrassed and slapped her father Lin Guochuan.
"Dad, what are you talking about! I never thought you were useless. You worked so hard to raise me. In my heart, you have always been great..."
"I also think Uncle Lin is amazing."
Mei Fang followed suit with a smile.
Mei Fang chatted with the Lin family at the door for a while, and then Lin Guochuan went home to rest with the help of Liang Meijuan. Under the guidance of Lin Youxi, Mei Fang posted all the couplets in the house.
When Mei Fang finished helping and was about to go home, Liang Meijuan called Mei Fang again, "This is the cured fish and meat that someone from my hometown brought over, and the sausages that I specially made at the Dongmen Vegetable Market. Take some back..."
“This is too much... We definitely can’t finish it.”
"We can finish it. There are so many people in your family. You can share it with your uncle and his family. There are not many of us here."
It was hard to refuse Liang Meijuan's kindness, and Mei Fang had no choice but to bite the bullet and take all the New Year's goods back with her.
Mei Fang carried things and did hard labor both times. When he returned home, he found Xia Yuan sitting on the sofa in their house, holding Mei Ya in his arms, and chatting animatedly with Mei Lijun.
Seeing Mei Fang coming home, Xia Yuan immediately greeted him with a smile: "Ah Fang, you're back?"
Xia Yuan was wearing an embroidered red cape and a long tasseled skirt, which gave her a red Hanfu look, and there was a special heroic air between her brows.
"You look so pretty today, are these your new clothes for the New Year?"
"Yeah, yes... My mom said this suits me better... But wearing it makes me feel like I'm in a movie. There are a lot of people staring at me just when I leave the neighborhood. To be honest, it's a bit embarrassing, haha."
"What's so embarrassing about this? It's because you're pretty, Yuanyuan!"
Mei Lijun clapped his thigh and said happily, "When Yuanyuan came to my house, she was just a short kid. Now she has really changed a lot and become a tall and graceful young lady, hahahaha!"
"Uncle Mei, please stop making fun of me..."
Xia Yuan blushed as she hugged Mei Ya and said, "I wanted to come and see You Xi... Now that she's gone, I'll go back first..."
Xia Yuan made a special trip to Xiang Xiaoxia who was busy in the kitchen, "Goodbye, Aunt Xiang!"
"Yeah... See you Yuanyuan, come and play when you have time."
"Yeah! I'll come over after lunch. I've made an appointment with Ah Fang, You Xi, and Xiao Ya to set off fireworks together."
"Oh, so that's it..."
"Ah Fang, please send Yuan Yuan home."
"Oh ok."
"I want to go down and get some fresh air, too!"
Xia Yuan, Mei Fang and Mei Ya went downstairs together.
Mei Lijun helped to close the door, and waited until the three of them got off the elevator before he slapped his forehead and said, "Yuanyuan's father sent such an expensive bottle of famous wine, why don't we give a gift in return?"
"They have everything they need at home, so it wouldn't be appropriate to bring anything, right?"
"What are you talking about? Although Xia Xun's family is rich, they are not the kind of family that despises the poor and loves the rich. What's more, I, Deputy Director Mei, am doing pretty well, right?"
"What's the point of you fighting over this? It makes you look so capable..."
Xiang Xiaoxia chopped a few radishes. The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. Then she put down the work in her hands and sat next to Mei Lijun, who was happily watching TV.
"Did you notice?"
"What did you find?" Meilijun frowned and asked, "You look so serious."
"Of course we're talking about serious matters." Xiang Xiaoxia hesitated for a while before she said to Mei Lijun, "Our son is... probably dating Youxi now."
Little Meiya was skipping along the road in the community, holding Xia Yuan in her left hand and Mei Fang in her right hand.
"Xiaoya, be careful, don't fall."
"Sis Yuanyuan and my elder brother are holding my hand, so I'm not afraid of falling!"
"What do you mean, old brother? Can you change your address?"
"Give me 10 yuan and I will call you dear brother or little brother."
"You stupid girl, all you know how to do is ask for money every day."
"It's New Year's Day and you're still talking nonsense! Brother, you just love to act good in front of mom. You really should let mom hear you talking and rub your face against the wall."
"Hahahaha! What does rubbing against the wall mean?"
"Our old lady has a unique skill." Mei Ya greeted, "She is very particular about this, especially during the Chinese New Year, she always tells me and my brother not to talk nonsense."
"That's what the elders are like. Or, mothers just want their children to be safe and happy."
"But if Sister Yuanyuan becomes a mother in the future, she will definitely not be so annoying." Mei Ya muttered, "Sister Yuanyuan will definitely dress up her daughter beautifully and her son handsomely, and she will never have to return the New Year's money to her family, unlike me, who can only live in poverty every day."
"Hahaha... Xiaoya, you are so cute... By the way, today is New Year's Eve, and as your older sister, I should show some appreciation."
Xia Yuan took out five 100-yuan bills from her wallet and said, "Here, Xiaoya will give you New Year's money. Sister Yuanyuan doesn't have any red envelopes, so you can take them like this first."
"Great! Thank you, Sister Yuanyuan! You will be a really good mother in the future. I wish you and Brother Afang will be together forever and have a baby soon!"
"What are you talking about, you!"
Before Mei Fang could knock on Mei Ya's head, the other party had already run away with a grimace on her face. Xia Yuan watched Mei Ya run away with a red face.
"Your sister is really interesting! You guys have such a happy family."
"You can't spoil her too much like this. If you just give her 500 yuan, she will definitely spend it on things like model airplanes."
"Isn't it a good thing for a child to have his or her own hobbies? I envy her for being able to pursue her dreams so early..."
"Speaking of which, how is the album progressing now? I haven't asked you and Liu Xiaoyu about this for a long time."
"I almost finished recording the vocal part before the New Year, and now it's about 90% done. I'll fine-tune the rest after the New Year..."
While Xia Yuan was talking to Mei Fang, he was staring at Mei Fang's mouth.
When Mei Fang looked over, Xia Yuan looked away embarrassedly.
"Do you want to walk around the neighborhood a few more times before going back?"
Xia Yuan nodded, "There are quite a lot of people at home, and I can't help..."
"Then walk a few more laps."
"good."
What to do! What to do!
I am such a bad woman who goes back on my word!
We agreed that we would only do a secret special training once, why are you having dirty thoughts about Afang now
If I continue like this... I will be caught by Youxi sooner or later!
How should I face her then
So I can't... I can't... It's only been a few days... I can't want that thing again...
Mei Fang saw that Xia Yuan looked very anxious, so he asked her gently, "Do you want to add something—"
"No secret training! No secret training! We did it last night, no need to do it again!"
Mei Fang looked at Xia Yuan and shook his head and laughed, "I was talking about super energy. When did you say secret training?"
"Woo..."
After Xia Yuan's intention was exposed by Mei Fang, she felt ashamed and immediately grabbed Mei Fang's hand angrily and gently bit the back of his hand.
Mei Fang cried out in pain, and she gently rubbed the back of her hand again.
"There are a lot of people during the New Year, don't stay here, go to the pavilion."
"Uh-huh… "
Xia Yuan took Mei Fang's hand and strode into the pavilion, then she sat on Mei Fang.
It was the same posture as the secret training the day before yesterday.
"How do you replenish your energy like this?"
Mei Fang spread his hands.
"Yes... it's OK."
Xia Yuan untied his red cloak and put it on Mei Fang, and the two of them hugged each other affectionately on the winter New Year's Eve.
While holding Xia Yuan, he slowly raised his head and looked at his sweetheart with tenderness in his eyes.
…
…
Noticing Xia Yuan's eager gaze, Mei Fang smiled and shook his head. Then he gently lifted Xia Yuan's chin and gave her a light kiss.
The two of them once again naturally carried out Afang's secret special training.
This time the intimacy lasted longer than the last time. After little Meiya bought the toy she wanted, she jumped around looking for her brother and sister Yuanyuan.
She looked around the pavilion and saw her brother and sister under the red cloak.
"I'm so... This isn't something I should be watching at my age!"
Meiya imitated her brother's usual strange accent, covered her eyes and trotted away.
That's weird. Let me take another look.
Mei Ya ran to see her brother and sister Yuanyuan.
"No! It's too scary. Brother is going to eat Sister Yuanyuan."
Meiya trotted away.
Then I couldn't help but run over to take a look.
This should be the last look -
Before little Meiya had the time to run and see, she was picked up by Sister Yueyue who suddenly appeared - they were coming over to have New Year's dinner together.
"What are you doing here girl?"
"I'm... I'm..."
Meiya put her hands behind her back and said seriously, "I am learning about the future!"
"This is not something you should learn at your age."
Mei Yue gently woke Mei Ya's sleeping heart, "Go and play with firecrackers, kid, don't disturb the couple's intimacy here."
"Okay, okay..."
After Mei Yue drove Mei Ya away, she looked at the boy and girl in the pavilion from afar across the flower bed.
Oh, youth is so beautiful!
But my youth is gone forever—
Since the previous experience of being cheated, Mei Yue went on blind dates with several people at the urging of her parents before the New Year, but the final results were all inconclusive.
Obviously, it is very difficult for Mei Yue to be single now...
Sorry everyone, I broke the FJ key on my cherrymx8.0 keyboard, and now I'm in an emo state, so the update is a bit late. I recommend a work by an old author, "I Don't Want to Do Multiple Choice Questions After Rebirth", I don't need to say much about the subject matter! This is an ancient giant, the writing style is guaranteed, the content is worth reading, everyone who goes to read it will say that it is a rebirth of childhood sweetheart, so that I can also save face, thank you everyone!
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