"Hurry up... come here."
Mei Fang pulled Lin Youxi to a small wooden shed at the entrance of the cemetery to shelter from the rain. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the continuous thunder was deafening.
"This day is really strange. It's almost autumn, and it's still raining..."
Mei Fang saw Lin Youxi hugging her arms and shivering with cold, so he took off his coat and helped her put it on.
"Aren't you cold?"
Lin Youxi raised her head and looked at Mei Fang.
Because she had just cried, her eyes were still red and swollen.
It's really heartbreaking.
"I'm fine..." Mei Fang patted his chest and said, "I'm a man, I'm not afraid of the cold—"
Just after he finished saying those cool words, Mei Fang sneezed loudly.
Lin Youxi smiled, then moved closer to Mei Fang.
"Let's sit closer together so we won't feel cold."
"Um."
Lin Youxi took off Mei Fang's coat, put it on both of their heads, and then became close to Mei Fang.
Mei Fang felt the warmth coming from Lin Youxi's skin, and finally couldn't help but speak:
"You're really cold."
"I can make it even colder!"
As Lin Youxi spoke, she reached her hand around Mei Fang's waist, freezing him so much that he almost jumped up and down, and he kept dodging.
"Alright, alright, stop it!"
Mei Fang is very sensitive.
Lin Youxi was laughing until she suddenly had a big snot bubble. She covered her nose and turned around in embarrassment.
Compared to the clueless girl in kindergarten, Lin Youxi is now a little girl who starts to care about her image.
"Do you have any tissues with you?"
"Oh, yes, touch my coat pocket - wait, your hands are covered with snot, let me do it!"
Lin Youxi has suffered from rhinitis since childhood. If she catches a cold, her nose will keep running.
Therefore, Xia Yuan and Mei Fang developed the habit of bringing tissues when going out since they were very young.
After Lin Youxi wiped her nose, her nose was still red.
"You look much better now..."
Lin Youxi nodded, "But it's still very cold now."
Seeing that Lin Youxi was still rubbing her hands, Mei Fang unconsciously suggested to her:
"Let me help you."
Mei Fang held Lin Youxi's hands, just enough to cover both of her hands, and then rubbed them gently.
Lin Youxi's little hands were cold from the back of her hands to her palms, but Mei Fang's palms were always warm.
"Should it be warmer now?"
Mei Fang turned his head to look at Lin Youxi, only to see that Lin Youxi had her head shrunk, as if into her collar, and nodded shyly with her chin tucked in.
This special reaction made Mei Fang hesitate for a moment.
The rain gradually subsided, and Lin Youxi spoke to Mei Fang.
"Mei Fang, I cried today thinking about my mother. You must not tell anyone."
Mei Fang smiled helplessly, "Who else can I tell besides Xia Yuan?"
"That is to say, you can't tell Xia Yuan."
Mei Fang thought for a while and said, "Although I won't tell Xia Yuan this, I'm just curious about the reason for doing this."
Lin Youxi pursed her lips and thought for a while, "I'm not too sure... Anyway, I feel like she would be unhappy if she knew about this."
"Because I'm obviously her best friend, but I only cried in front of you."
Lin Youxi fiddled with his fingers nervously.
"She always cares about this... It was the same when we were secretly playing computer games. Do you remember how long she was angry?"
Looking at Lin Youxi's embarrassed expression, Mei Fang gradually understood one thing.
That is how important Xia Yuan is to Lin Youxi.
In the world of her previous life, Xia Yuan was the only light Lin Youxi saw during her childhood.
So she has always been Xia Yuan's little follower.
Until the tragedy happened in Xia Yuan's family.
He is aloof and indifferent, but also has his own pride and never relies on others.
Now Mei Fang has changed the timeline of the past, resulting in Lin Youxi still being Xia Yuan's little follower, and listening to Xia Yuan in everything.
If this pleasing personality does not change, it will be a big problem for her future growth and character development.
At least not an independent personality of his own.
So Mei Fang said to Lin Youxi seriously, "You can't just rely on pleasing Xia Yuan to maintain your friendship with her. Such a friendship will not last long..."
Lin Youxi did not agree with Mei Fang's words.
"I'm not trying to please her. I just care about her feelings."
"Besides, she has always cared about my feelings. I have always known that she regards me as her best friend, and I cannot let her down."
"You care about her and she cares about you, which is of course good."
Mei Fang said earnestly, "But one day, you two will definitely encounter something very precious to each of you. If that happens to be something that both of you want very much, are you willing to give it to her?"
Lin Youxi said without hesitation, "If Xia Yuan really wants it, I will give it to her!"
"What about you? The premise is that you want it too, okay?"
Lin Youxi thought about it and gave her a firm answer, "Then I will give it to her too! She has given me so many things."
From this perspective, it seems a bit early to talk to Lin Youxi about this now...
Hey, why should I make myself miserable by asking a young Lin Youxi to understand the troubles of adults
At this time, the rain gradually stopped. Mei Fang and Lin Youxi went to the station platform to wait for the bus. By the time they got on the bus and arrived at the bus stop near their home, it was already time to watch the news broadcast.
"You're coming home so late. I'm sure you'll get scolded when you get home."
Just when he was worried, Lin Youxi took Mei Fang's hand and said:
"Would you like to come to my house tonight? You can call Uncle Mei at my house and tell them you're having dinner at my house, that way they won't blame you."
"Well, this isn't a good idea... After all, it's a lie, and your father wouldn't agree to it."
"Dad said he'll be staying at the construction site tonight, so we should make ourselves something to eat."
"Can you already cook?"
"Why are you so surprised!"
Lin Youxi hit Mei Fang and said, "I will be angry!"
"After all, you are not good at taking care of yourself, and you suddenly tell me that you can cook... Who would believe it?"
"Don't look down on me! I'll take this opportunity to show you my cooking skills!"
Lin Youxi seemed very confident.
It is said that children from poor families have to grow up early. Lin Youxi has no mother and her father is busy with work, so she will definitely learn the skill of cooking sooner or later.
Well... maybe—
Mei Fang followed Lin Youxi to her home. Lin Youxi changed her clothes and started cooking.
She skillfully opened the refrigerator and took out today's ingredients from the refrigerator.
Frozen dumplings!
What am I expecting...
Lin Youxi carefully added water to the pot. After making sure the water level was appropriate, Lin Youxi laboriously placed the pot on the stove, carefully opened the gas valve switch of the liquefied petroleum gas, and then lit the fire to start cooking dumplings.
The fire in the stove is lit!
After Mei Fang finished her phone call with her family, she continued to watch Lin Youxi's operations.
Although she still seemed to be clumsy in doing things, it could be heard that she was very familiar with these steps.
"Mei Fang, you need to learn carefully. This is how to cook dumplings. First, press the frozen dumplings out, then start boiling water."
"Don't put the dumplings in the water after it's boiled. First add a small bowl of cold water, a drop of sesame oil, and some salt."
"And then..."
Mei Fang leaned against the side of the stove, patiently listening to Lin Youxi's teaching instructions, and occasionally went up to help a little.
The two ate dumplings while watching cartoons on the local satellite TV.
The autumn rain brings a cooler temperature.
As the weather turns cooler, the sky becomes clear after the rain.
There are no stars tonight.
Fortunately, the moonlight was beautiful.
(End of this chapter)