The closer it gets to the end of the year, the busier it gets. As a boss, Mei Fang now fully understands this truth. In addition to looking back at the past, grasping the present and looking forward to the future at work, he also has to negotiate cooperation matters with many bigwigs from the capital side.
After all, his uncle is just his top employee. If he wants to make some decisions involving large amounts of money, Mei Fang, the senior boy, has to talk to him in person over the phone.
In addition to work matters, Mei Fang also cannot be vague about many things in life. Visits from his own relatives are secondary. The Xia family's parents who he did not entertain well last time and the Lin family couple who he has not seen for a long time are both people that Mei Fang needs to warm up and get close to when he returns to Baimei County.
By the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, which was Mei Fang's actual birthday, Mei Fang, Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan had been spending less time together than together (meaning the time they spent together was shorter than the time they didn't), but they finally finished all their work before his birthday.
January 29, 2014.
The twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Because he thought about too many things last night, Mei Fang did not sleep very well and felt a little tired when he woke up in the morning.
"Brother, brother! Get up! The sun is shining on your butt! Today is your birthday!"
Compared to the Frankenstein Mei Xiaoya in the past, the way Mei Xiaoya wakes up her brother now is obviously much gentler—
She simply and quickly lifted the quilt, and Mei Fang immediately jumped up and complained to her sister, "Let me sleep a little longer!"
"Brother is really afraid of the cold now. You weren't so weak before."
Mei Ya put her hands on her waist and tilted her head, humming, "Brother, it's your birthday today. Have you bought your birthday cake?"
"I don't know... Yuanyuan and Youxi told me not to worry about my birthday and said they would take care of it for me."
“So that’s how it is!”
Meiya scratched her head, "There must be a lot of delicious food today!"
"Ah, we don't have that."
Mei Fang said while putting on her cotton jacket, "Don't come to my birthday party today."
"Why is this happening? Are you three going to eat alone? I will be the quiet light bulb. You won't give me any food!"
"This time... this time is special."
Mei Fang touched Mei Ya's head and said, "It's her 18th birthday after all. They might have some special preparations."
"I understand. Brother, you need to do some adult things!" Meiya frowned and tilted her head. "I thought you and your sisters have lived together for so long, and you have done everything you should do."
"How old are you to know so much?"
"What do I know? Xiaoya knows nothing and didn't say anything!"
Mei Fang held his sister in his arms and bullied her for a while. After the commotion, Mei Ya jumped in front of her brother, patted his head, and smiled brightly:
"Anyway, happy birthday, Onii-chan!"
Mei Fang: "? Don't call me that, it's disgusting."
"Ah! Don't you 2D people really like your sister to yell like that? As the webmaster of C Station, you don't care about this at all. You must be a fake webmaster! I'm going to cry in front of you!"
“Haha… Just kidding.”
Mei Fang gently rubbed Mei Ya's cheek, "Brother is just a tsundere, how could he directly admit that he likes to be called that."
"If I post my brother's comments on Station C, will I also get 1 million followers immediately?"
"You wish... But, have you started playing Station C too?"
"I play, of course I play."
Meiya said seriously, "But I didn't reveal my identity, because it would be boring if I did that. I want to become a UP master with millions of fans through my own efforts, not a C-station idol supported by my brother."
"That's up to you... I don't support you playing around here and there, but don't forget your dream of space travel."
"Hehe, to tell you the truth, my ID on C-site is [Space Girl Mei Xiaoya]. I am not the kind of girl who will forget my original intention!"
Don't forget your original intention...
After saying goodbye to his family and going out, Mei Fang was about to ride his electric scooter to look for Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi, but he received a call from Xia Yuan downstairs.
"Hey, Ah Fang, are you up?"
"I'm up. I was just about to contact you. Are you home? I'll ride my bike to find you."
"At home, but you don't have to ride a bike, just walk over here."
Xia Yuan said softly on the other end of the phone, "I'm with Youxi now. We're both in my hometown, which is across from your house."
"Oh... Are you still living here?"
"I cleaned the house a while ago and I want to bring grandma back to live with me after the New Year. Anyway, come over soon!"
"oh oh."
Mei Fang said this and walked towards Xia Yuan's happy hometown.
This small villa was considered a very high-end private residence in its day, but now it looks a bit outdated from the outside and the iron gate is covered with rust.
Mei Fang couldn't help but recall the first time he came to play with Xia Yuan and listened to Xia Yuan playing the piano.
Twelve years really passed in the blink of an eye...
By the way, I can also write the lyrics for this song by Brother Hao and help Yuanyuan release an album later!
This little brat is on the road to bald idols and there is no turning back.
Mei Fang entered the yard and knocked on the door. It was Xia Yuan who opened the door to greet him.
Unlike usual, she put on makeup today, which was rare. Her eyes were charming and the bright red on her lips was attractive and sweet.
"… "
"W-Why... Do I look weird like this?"
"No... it's very beautiful."
Mei Fang smiled slightly and said, "It's a great birthday present."
"Who, who said I was going to give me to you? I'm just trying to put on some makeup. It's not a finished product yet. Come in quickly!"
No matter how mature Yuanyuan's makeup is, it will become a cute and sweet girl style because of Mei Fang's words.
When Xia Yuan pulled Lin Youxi in, she was preparing the birthday meal for today in the dining room.
It seems that the hotel we had planned to go to was temporarily changed to Yuanyuan’s former home.
Hmm... not bad.
"You have to start preparing so early in the morning. Are you going to have breakfast?"
Lin Youxi nodded, "Because I have to go home at night."
"Ah... do you want to go back?"
Lin Youxi held his chin up and looked a little curious, "So, you want me to stay tonight?"
"Um, let's talk about it later..."
"Not that long, Ah Fang. Haha."
Xia Yuan's teasing made Mei Fang couldn't help but pinch her cheeks, "I'm usually afraid that you'll be tired... Don't you know how considerate I am if I don't tell you?"
"Is this so..." Xia Yuan seemed a little shocked, "Why do you have to give in to me even for this? I just found out the truth."
"So, Ah Fang is really considerate..."
Lin Youxi said as she held a bottle of red wine in her arms, "This is the red wine that Yuanyuan brought from home. I heard it costs tens of thousands... Let's try it together before we rest."
Mei Fang thought for a moment and said, "We two can, but Yuanyuan is not allowed to drink."
"I brought the red wine, why can't I drink it?"
Xia Yuan angrily retorted, "Are you thinking about what happened last time? I've become stronger!"
"It would be strange if you could become stronger..."
Mei Fang frowned and sighed, "I don't want to risk being done this or that by you again."
"I am actually very interested in Yuanyuan's attitude..."
Lin Youxi smiled and put the red wine aside, "Anyway, let's eat together first."
“I haven’t eaten here for a long time.”
The three people, who are now turning 18, opened their hearts to each other at Mei Fang's birthday party and talked about every detail of the past twelve years.
As to whether they have really grown up...
Indeed, the setbacks they once experienced are nothing compared to the success they are achieving now.
But does it have to be setbacks that make people grow
Perhaps for them, the constant companionship between each other is the cornerstone of their growth.
After the three of them finished their meal and cleaned up, they all stayed in Xia Yuan's hometown.
They played games together for a while and watched a horror movie which they hadn't seen in a long time. Then Xia Yuan took Mei Fang and Lin Youxi to her small room, took out her treasured friendship album, and shared many group photos of the three of them that had been taken in the past.
"It turns out Ah Fang was really that short back then!"
"Wow, Youxi was so cute at that time!"
"A photo of the three of us attending the sports meet together?"
"This is an arts festival! The first and only time three of us will be on stage! From now on it'll just be Alfang and me."
"Yuanyuan hasn't changed much from the past... except—"
Mei Fang would occasionally look at Xia Yuan with a bitter look, but Xia Yuan was not angry when Mei Fang looked at him. He just pouted and muttered with a smile, "Besides what, Ah Fang, you coward, you are too embarrassed to say it."
"Okay... I've seen enough of this."
Lin Youxi said in a gentle voice: "Can we open the red wine now? I want to taste it now."
"I'll get the bottle opener!"
Just as Xia Yuan was about to stand up, Lin Youxi grabbed her and said, "Let Ah Fang get it. We'll wait here."
"OK."
Mei Fang went to the kitchen to get a bottle opener and returned to Xia Yuan's room, but the two of them were nowhere to be seen.
This is playing hide and seek, right? I get it!
Mei Fang came to Xia Yuan's closet and gently pushed open Xia Yuan's closet.
There was no trace of Xia Yuanlin Youxi hiding inside.
Mei Fang moved closer to the bed, but he didn't see the two people.
Did he hide outside? He was really good at hiding.
Let me think...
Mei Fang came out of Xia Yuan's room and searched around for a while. He heard Xia Yuan talking in one of the closed rooms. He immediately opened the door and cried out. What he saw was Xia Yuan taking off her underwear and getting ready to change clothes.
That, that can't really be the legendary—
"Woo, woooo!"
Mei Fang, who was at a loss, had his eyes covered by Lin Youxi behind him.
"The birthday present isn't ready yet, it's not nice to peek."
"S-Sorry... I thought you were playing hide-and-seek with me."
"Go take a shower first, Fang."
Lin Youxi leaned close to Mei Fang's ear and said, "Then, wait for us on Yuanyuan's bed."
After agreeing to Lin Youxi's request, Mei Fang walked out of the room and stood against the door for a while.
call…
It turns out I really want to package myself as a gift!
It’s fate that makes the most of the fun.
Or... maybe Youxi did it
call…
Two girls, anyone could be it.
After taking a shower at Xia Yuan's house, Mei Fang suddenly realized that she didn't bring any clean clothes. Fortunately, there was a bathrobe hanging in the bathroom.
Well... that's it.
Mei Fang returned to Xia Yuan's room.
This room is still furnished with Xia Yuan's furnishings as a junior high school student, including old cartoon ornaments, anime posters on the wall, and an old wooden guitar by the wall. Although only three years have passed, it is already filled with the atmosphere of youth and memories.
Mei Fang took off her shoes and lay on Xia Yuan's princess bed, feeling as if she were sinking into it.
Does Yuanyuan usually sleep in such a soft position
No wonder your body is so soft, hehe.
Mei Fang closed his eyes and thought about his past.
In the past, he used to be afraid of waking up.
He was afraid that if he woke up one day, he would find that all the good times he had experienced in the past 12 years were just his pathetic fantasies before his sudden death. It was a very sad thing to think about.
If that were the case—
If this is a dream, please don't let me wake up!
As Mei Fangzheng was sighing, he suddenly felt a little cold.
When he went to the bedside table to get tissues, he opened the drawer, and the full drawer of items inside made Mei Fang's health bar fill up instantly.
When Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi, wearing sexy black and red strapless dresses, appeared at the door of the room, pushing and shoving each other, they found Mei Fang already lying on the bed and snoring.
"You go to bed so early. You don't care about us at all, do you?"
Xia Yuan muttered angrily, "He should know that we have been looking forward to it for a long time."
"So have you really thought about it today? Don't you need to think about it again..."
Xia Yuan nodded, "It has come to this... I am the only one who is afraid, why should I be afraid? I have prepared so much..."
"You really did buy too many. There are so many toys for poor students. Ah Fang will be scared to death when he sees them."
As she spoke, she walked forward and touched Mei Fang's cheek, and her tone became much softer.
"It's okay to let Ah Fang sleep for a while. Just think of it as a rest first, right?"
"That's true... We played for a long time this afternoon, so we can drink some red wine during the intermission."
Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan lay down beside Mei Fang with their clothes on, and each of them placed a hand on one side of Mei Fang's chest.
They all held their chins in their hands, and looked at the boy they had loved for many years with great tenderness.
However, after tonight, he should grow into the man they like.
"Happy birthday, 18-year-old Afang."
"Happy birthday, 18-year-old Afang."
Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan kissed Mei Fang on both cheeks at the same time, then leaned on Mei Fang's shoulders and fell into a deep sleep.
… …
Baimei County is not a county town that can be called beautiful.
Its spring is short and ephemeral;
Its summers are long and hot;
Its autumn is lonely and bleak;
Its winter days are cold and lonely;
This small county town has carried and witnessed too many breakups and reunions.
But at least one thing is certain: this night is not a story of farewell.
The boys and girls who knew each other, became familiar with each other and fell in love finally ended a youthful journey and opened a new chapter in their lives together.
And in the long-term relationship between him and them that spanned the beautiful years, ten years was just the beginning...
I haven't updated today.
But my friends will have
(End of this chapter)