The performance at the livehouse for the first time was not satisfactory, which was expected in the band’s performance. After all, everyone still needed to hone their skills.
But what bothers Xia Yuan the most now is Liu Xiaoyu's personal condition.
Liu Xiaoyu, who thought he had performed poorly, was hit hard by his debut performance and refused to continue to be the lead singer no matter what.
"Xiaoyu, really... It's okay, I don't think there's any problem! Can you think about it again... Yeah... I'll wait for you to take a rest these few days, there's no rush for band practice."
Xia Yuan hung up the phone, then threw herself on the bed in her bedroom, shaking her feet. At this moment, Mei Fang knocked gently on the door and asked Xia Yuan, "Yuanyuan, I've boiled hot water for you. Do you want to soak your feet now?"
"Yeah... I'll be right there."
Xia Yuan rolled over and got off the bed, wearing her pink bunny cotton shoes and followed Mei Fang to the living room.
It is now late autumn of 2015, and even in the southern city of Shenzhen, there is a hint of coolness. Liang Meijuan, who is concerned about the health of the three giants, specially sent dried mugwort leaves from her hometown to Mei Fang and the others.
The three little ones have been enjoying this ritual-filled foot bath since they were little, so naturally they are very attached to and accustomed to this feeling.
In the living room, Lin Youxi was fiddling with a new toy - a foot bath bucket. After tidying up, she arranged a seat for Xia Yuan.
"Yuanyuan, come and sit here and try this."
"Ah... When did you buy the footbath? How come I didn't even know about it..."
Xia Yuan sat in the middle of the sofa and was about to roll up his trouser legs and take off his socks. Mei Fang beside him quickly squatted down and assisted him.
"Ah Fang, please don't serve me every time... It's quite embarrassing."
"He is serving you, isn't he enjoying the ritual..."
Lin Youxi on the side connected the plug and socket of the footbath tub and began to debug the function.
"This footbath looks much more advanced than the ones I saw online. It must have cost a lot of money, right?"
Xia Yuan's feet were being massaged by Mei Fang. She endured it with her eyes half closed while asking Lin Youxi curiously, "Youxi, did you only buy one?"
Lin Youxi nodded: "Well, buy one to test the waters first."
"I feel that it is unsafe to connect this kind of water-collecting equipment to electricity..."
"So I'll let you test the waters first." Lin Youxi smiled.
"Okay, so Youxi, you actually want to electrocute me and have Ah Fang all to yourself, right?"
"No, you are my sweetheart, how can I bear to shock you?"
Lin Youxi pinched Xia Yuan's cheek to tease her, while Mei Fang explained, "Youxi and I feel that Yuanyuan has been very busy recently, whether it's running back and forth for band training or working on team relationships, so we hope that Yuanyuan can have a good rest at home—"
"Ah, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, Ah Fang."
"How dare you pinch our Yuanyuan and hurt her?"
As Lin Youxi spoke, he stepped on Mei Fang's face and taught him a lesson.
Xia Yuan's feet were soaked in the foot bath, and were immediately softened by the massage components at the bottom of the tub. Her whole body became soft and enjoyed.
"Huh... soaking moxa leaves in cold weather is really comfortable. Aunt Liang is really thoughtful."
"Come to think of it, it seems that Yuanyuan and I are still calling each other's mother "Auntie"?"
Lin Youxi thought for a moment and said, "I think we can't just focus on maintaining our relationship with Xiang's mother. We should also maintain the relationship with each other's mothers. That is, we should strengthen the connection between our parents and not always revolve around Afang's family."
“There is indeed such a problem…”
"Woo, woo, are you going to abandon me and not play with me anymore?"
Mei Fang, who was carrying a wooden barrel, was shocked to hear the bad news and immediately let out a "wow" and started pretending to cry.
"It's not that I don't want to play with you, I just think we should have some fun here..."
Lin Youxi asked Mei Fang to put the wooden barrel in front of her, and then asked Mei Fang to hand her the phone. Lin Youxi stepped on both sides of the wooden barrel, then picked up the phone and made a video call.
"Do you want to video chat with Aunt Liang—Mother Liang?"
"Yeah, I call my family once a week."
Lin Youxi asked in surprise, "Yuanyuan, aren't you the same?"
"I... usually it's my dad who calls."
"Won't it be awkward if we wait for our family to call? For example, when we're chatting with Ah Fang, suddenly my dad calls—"
"Ah? My dad usually video chats quite early, usually around the time after dinner, so it's okay then—"
Xia Yuan was talking when she realized that Lin Youxi's video call was connected, so she quickly shut up. Lin Youxi's mother Liang Meijuan's face appeared on the other side:
"Ah... Yes."
"mom."
Lin Youxi smiled at Liang Meijuan in the video, "Have you eaten?"
"I've eaten, how about you guys?"
“We’ve eaten it, too.”
As Lin Youxi spoke, he moved the camera of his mobile phone to Mei Fang who was standing beside him. Mei Fang greeted Liang Meijuan calmly:
"Hello, Aunt Liang."
"Afang is here... Did you receive the mugwort leaves I sent you?"
"Got it! Youxi and Yuanyuan are taking a bath."
Mei Fang moved the camera towards Xia Yuan. Xia Yuan took the phone and greeted Liang Meijuan nervously:
"Hello, Madam Liang! I'm soaking right here."
Xia Yuan felt a little embarrassed when he changed his words. Liang Meijuan was also slightly stunned after hearing it, so Xia Yuan began to explain why he called her that.
"Ah, can I call you Mama Liang? I suddenly feel a little strange calling you Auntie. We have known each other for so many years..."
"Of course, I'd love for Yuanyuan to be my daughter."
At this moment, Mei Fang suddenly had an idea and lay over Lin Youxi, poking his head out and appearing in the video of Xia Yuan and Liang Meijuan—
"Then can I call you mom too? Aunt Liang, do you want a son? I'll give it to you as a son for free."
"Ah? Haha..."
"Stinky Ah Fang, get out of here! You are such a dog!"
Xia Yuan pushed Mei Fang away from the camera with a red face, and then Mei Fang could only lie on Lin Youxi's thighs, while Lin Youxi helped Mei Fang comb her hair as if she was combing a dog.
Liang Meijuan, who was outside the camera, naturally could not see the intimate scene between her daughter and Mei Fang. Now she still felt that Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi were making love.
Although she is happy that the relationship between the three of them is still close, she is also worried about whether she will be able to hold her grandchild one day.
Xia Yuan chatted with Liang Meijuan for a while and then gave the phone to Lin Youxi. Mei Fang then obediently got off Lin Youxi, squatted down and started to soak Youxi's wife's feet.
While enjoying the imperial service provided by the president of Station C, Lin Youxi chatted with her mother.
"How's Dad's health lately?"
"It's the same as always. Apart from being a little breathless, everything else is fine."
"He's getting old now, and he still can't do too much heavy work. It's the same for you, mom. If you need it, I'll hire a confinement nanny to take care of you."
"Hey, please don't make trouble for us. Your father and I have our own hands and feet. We are not old enough to hire a confinement nanny. You are such a joker."
"Isn't it nice to have someone to take care of you? It will save you a lot of worry. Both of you are not in good health and need someone to take care of you. I am too busy here to stay with you."
As Lin Youxi was talking, Mei Fang had almost finished washing her feet. Lin Youxi lifted her legs and asked Mei Fang to wipe her feet dry. Xia Yuan, who was standing by, was just in a daze. At this moment, she was immersed in the massage of the foot bath and couldn't extricate herself.
Liang Meijuan seemed helpless about Lin Youxi's remarks.
"What are you talking about? You are just a sophomore, where does it need you to take care of me?"
Liang Meijuan shook her head and said, "Even if we get old, we don't need you to take care of us. Just live your life well and don't get into trouble with Ah Fang Yuanyuan."
"No, they all love me very much."
As Lin Youxi spoke, she showed a slightly patient expression, and a slight blush appeared on her face, because Mei Fang was now kneading the soles of her feet after soaking them.
"What's wrong with you, Youxi? Are you feeling unwell?"
Liang Meijuan on the other end of the video showed a somewhat concerned expression, and Lin Youxi just waved his hand to explain:
"It's okay, it's okay... it's just that the water is a little hot."
"You should soak your feet more often in hot water in autumn. You are weak to begin with, and your hands and feet are always cold. Soaking your feet more often can promote your blood circulation, and it won't hurt so much when you have your period."
"Yeah... I know."
Lin Youxi nodded, and now she lay down on the sofa and asked Liang Meijuan, "What is Dad doing now?"
"I'm watching TV right now... I'll call him on my cell phone."
Lin Youxi watched Liang Meijuan stand up and point her phone towards her father Lin Guochuan who was watching TV.
"Lao Lin, take a look, your daughter is video chatting with you."
"Uh... Yeah."
Lin Guochuan glanced at Lin Youxi in the video and couldn't help but frown:
"Are you lying down or sitting up now?"
"Lie down."
"How can you soak your feet while lying down? It doesn't look good. Sit up."
"I don't."
I was clearly watching TV, but I heard everything about the foot soaking clearly.
Maybe this is dad
While wiping Lin Youxi's feet, Mei Fang was thinking about something.
Facing Lin Youxi's coquettish behavior, Lin Guochuan seemed to have no way to deal with her. After a pause, he said, "How are you doing in Pengcheng recently?"
"Same as before."
"Are you getting along well with Yuanyuan and Ah Fang?"
“It’s just as good as before.”
"Well, that's good."
"How are you? Do many people in your family ask you to borrow money?"
"What are you saying..."
"You must have lent money to your relatives again, right? Let me think... Third uncle's family? Or your eldest uncle? You wouldn't have lent money to You Xiaobing again..."
"No… "
"So how is he? Has he been gambling recently?"
"I work in a car repair shop now. I think my life is OK. I haven't heard of any gambling."
"At least I didn't ask you to borrow money."
“No more.”
"Well, it's good that I didn't borrow it."
After hearing her father's statement, Lin Youxi's tone softened a little.
"You can spend the winter in some southern cities. Sanya and other places are very comfortable and suitable for your body to recover."
"I'm in good health, please take care of yourself."
After Lin Guochuan finished speaking, he thought for a while and looked as if he wanted to talk but hesitated.
"Anything else?"
"I want to ask if you have enough money to spend. Anyway... don't be stingy with your money and don't treat yourself badly."
Lin Youxi suddenly burst out laughing when he heard this.
"Okay... I understand. Even if I don't spend money, Ah Fang will still take care of me. Okay, that's it."
"Well... hang up now."
"I'm hanging up?"
"Um."
Lin Youxi hung up the video call and put the phone aside. At this moment, Mei Fang picked up the basin and prepared to pour water, and Lin Youxi stopped Mei Fang.
"Wait a minute, Ah Fang, please sit down and I'll pour some water."
"Oh... OK."
Mei Fang sat on the sofa, looking at Yuanyuan who was enjoying herself.
"Is this footbath so comfortable? Don't soak in it for too long."
"Hmm... Got it! Ah Fang, wipe it."
As Xia Yuan spoke, he lifted his feet out of the foot bath, and then asked Mei Fang to help him wipe his feet with a dry towel.
"Yuanyuan, Xiaoyu still refuses to return to being the lead singer?"
"Well... she said she would think about it again... If she's totally unsuitable, then that's fine, but I think she's putting too much pressure on herself, just like me who didn't want to disappoint you. It was you and Youxi who helped me to untie the knot in my heart, but I don't want her to have any regrets either."
"This is a good idea, but you should also be careful not to just push her to the front. Knowing the reason is one thing, and knowing how to help her overcome it is another."
"Actually, I have an idea... I want Xiaoyu to—"
Xia Yuan and Mei Fang were talking halfway when Lin Youxi came into the living room carrying a steaming wooden barrel and placed it in front of Mei Fang.
"Come... Ah Fang, it's your turn to soak your feet."
"Um... I, I can do it myself."
As Mei Fang was about to reach out to take the barrel, Lin Youxi dodged her in disgust.
"Why do you act like I'm taking special care of you today? Didn't I even wash your hair before?"
"That's true..."
Lin Youxi carried a small stool and sat down next to Mei Fang. Xia Yuan, who was sitting next to her, crossed her legs and watched Lin Youxi helping Mei Fang soak her feet. She was so bored that she suddenly felt that she should do something. Then she stood up, supported by Mei Fang's shoulders, lowered the sofa, sat astride the back, let Mei Fang lie in her arms, and helped Mei Fang press her head.
"Come to think of it, Youxi and your dad's relationship is quite interesting."
"What do you mean?" Lin Youxi tilted his head.
Xia Yuan thought for a moment, "Although there's nothing nutritious to talk about when you two are together, you guys still like to talk to each other like this."
"Well... With my dad's personality, you see he won't say anything interesting."
"That being said, this is also a way for you and your father to bond."
Mei Fang chimed in, "I can feel the warm relationship between father and daughter. You Youxi is a very filial child."
"My dad and I were just having a quick video chat, and I'm still here to help you soak your feet."
Lin Youxi helped Mei Fang massage her calves, unable to stop the seductive smile on her face: "Then am I more filial to you? Ah. Fang. Dad. Dad?"
"Ah, no, no... Don't do this, Youxi, today is a day off!"
"Okay, okay, I won't provoke you anymore."
Lin Youxi said in a gentle voice, "But my father is indeed a very boring person. He is far inferior to Mei's father."
"Dad Mei... That's a weird way to call him."
Lin Youxi nodded, "I also think it's weird, so it's easier to call him Uncle Mei, otherwise there are really too many dads to call."
"Indeed, indeed. If that's the case, there will be four fathers."
Xia Yuan said with emotion: "However, among these fathers, Ah Fang's father is really the most interesting one. He usually dotes on Mom so much... Ah Fang had a really happy childhood."
"You are a young lady who is immersed in the honey pot. Do you still have the nerve to say that to me?"
Mei Fang leaned back as he spoke. "I am a man who has been educated in frustration since childhood. My parents are only like that in front of you. They are not as good as you think."
"Parents are like this, it's nothing... My parents are the same. My dad seems to be very elegant on the surface, but he actually likes to fuss over trivial matters; my mom... has been more pampered than me recently, not acting like an adult—"
As Xia Yuan spoke, he pinched Mei Fang's cheek, with an angry expression on his face:
"Hey, Fang, stop rubbing like that. It's so annoying. You even said you were taking a break today. You're really not a good kid!"
Xia Yuan originally wanted to give him a good beating, but Mei Fang grabbed his right hand and rubbed it against his face again.
"Today is such a relaxing day. I can sleep with my little childhood sweethearts and absorb the energy of my wife!"
"Just continue to be beautiful, you..."
Xia Yuan leaned slightly to the side, held Mei Fang in his arms, and hummed a gentle tune softly, while Lin Youxi continued to sit on the small stool, helping Mei Fang to loosen her legs and massage them.
It was indeed a relaxing day.
At this moment, Mei Gou’s inner thoughts are: I am working so hard on the if line, so can’t I enjoy myself on the main line
(End of this chapter)