The next morning, Lin Xinlan woke up early to help her mother with the housework, sweeping the floor, mopping the floor, and preparing breakfast. Du Qinru didn't say anything, but she was very happy in her heart. After breakfast, Du Qinru went to the Zhou family's house next door. Lin Xinlan was sitting on the sofa watching TV. After a while, she felt bored again, so she got up and put on a cotton coat before going out. She walked into the field. The cold air kept assaulting her face, but she didn't care. She walked slowly forward and stopped when she reached a bare piece of dry land. This piece of land belonged to her family. She remembered that when she was young, Du Qinru had asked her to help her remove the grass in the field when she came back from school. In the end, she had destroyed all the seedlings that had just grown. At that time, Du Qinru was so angry that she scolded her and almost hit her. However, she did not dare to ask her to do anything else later. She did not even dare to let her touch the vegetable garden in the courtyard. Now that she thought of the past, Lin Xinlan only smiled lightly. Although she had done something wrong at that time, she felt wronged and Du Qinru still mercilessly controlled her. But now, her mother would never treat her like that again, even if she scolded her or hit her.
"Lin Xinlan!" A surprised voice suddenly came from behind.
Lin Xinlan turned around and saw Zhou Zhiwei smiling brightly." It's you."”
"Hey! We haven't seen each other for so many years. Now that you've finally seen me, this is your reaction?”Zhou Zhiwei pretended to be hurt and frowned, but he was really a little disappointed.
"Then how should I react?"
"Shouldn't you be smiling and jumping into my arms as fast as you could and shouting,'Brother Zhiwei, you're finally back!'”Zhou Zhiwei's self-indulgent self-directed performance finally made Lin Xinlan burst out laughing.
" Hahaha..." Lin Xinlan held her stomach and slowly stood up straight." Zhou Zhiwei, you haven't changed at all. You still like to make people happy as before!"”
"Hey, I'm serious! At the very least, you shouldn't have just said 'it's you'. We haven't seen each other for so many years. Don't you miss me at all?”
"Of course I do! Brother Zhiwei, you're finally back. I've waited so long for you!”Lin Xinlan imitated Zhou Zhiwei and could not help but laugh.
Zhou Zhiwei was not in the mood to play with her anymore. He quickly walked in front of her and held her shoulders with both hands. He said seriously,"Lin Xinlan, are you done laughing? Let me ask you seriously now. After so many years, aren't you excited to see me at all?”
"I'm so excited. Otherwise, why would I be laughing so hard that I can't stop?”Lin Xinlan was confused by Zhou Zhiwei's question, but she did not want to know what was hidden in the question.
"Lin Xinlan, you haven't changed at all. You're still as heartless as before!”Knowing that he couldn't get the answer he wanted from her, Zhou Zhiwei let go of her and said angrily.
"If I was heartless, how could I have lived for so long?”Heartless, Lin Xinlan suddenly remembered that she had scolded someone like this before. The face that had turned silent into indifference flashed across her mind.
"You're so heartless!”
"Zhou Zhiwei, you're deliberately making things difficult for me. It was the same in the past, and it's still the same now!”
"I like it!"
"You…are unreasonable!" Lin Xinlan turned around and left.
"I'm still the same as you!" Zhou Zhiwei quickly followed her.
"How did you know I was here?”
"Aunt Du was at my house. I knew that you must be bored at home alone, so I went to your house to look for you.”
"And then you followed me?"
"I wanted to call you at first, but I was a little curious about where you wanted to go, so I followed. I saw you standing there for a long time, so I called you. Oh right, what were you thinking about just now?”
"It has nothing to do with you!"
"It doesn't matter, as long as it has something to do with you.”
Lin Xinlan suddenly stopped in her tracks. She felt that Zhou Zhiwei was acting a little strange today. She looked at his expectant eyes in confusion. She hoped that she was overthinking things." Zhou Zhiwei, I didn't expect to see you again. We've all grown up.”
"Lin Xinlan, what are you trying to say?"
"I want to say, can we still be like when we were young?”
Zhou Zhiwei was shocked. He did not quite understand what Lin Xinlan meant. When they were young, she would often chase after him and call him Brother Zhiwei. She would often take him to her yard to catch dragonflies, and he would often take her to the fields to catch small fish. They were in the same primary school, but when he was in third grade and she was in first grade, he had graduated from primary school. Then, their family moved out of town. His parents only came back to this town after he was in his third year of high school, so he only came back here during the holidays. When he graduated from junior high school, he came back with his father once. But at that time, Lin Xinlan was not on vacation yet, so they missed each other. For the past five years, he had always wanted to come back, but his parents were doing business outside, so he could only follow them.
"When I was young? We were childhood sweethearts!”
"Zhou Zhiwei, who's your childhood sweetheart? I mean, can we still be good buddies like when we were young?”When she was young, she would often complain to him when she was scolded by her mother. If someone bullied her in school, she would also tell him. He would help her teach the person who bullied her a lesson and help her hide it from her mother. She would snatch his toys and say that he was his brother and should give in to her. Whether she was happy or unhappy, she would look for him. It was such a distant memory. They had all grown up and changed in five years.
"Xin Lan, I'm still the same Zhou Zhiwei. I'm willing to listen to all your confidences and be your punching bag.”
"You should be my Brother Zhiwei. I don't have so much to vent my anger on, and I don't have so much trash to fill you up.”
"Alright, call me Brother Zhiwei like before.”Although he knew very well that he did not want to be her brother. She was only in her first year of high school. He would tell her after she graduated.
"Brother Zhiwei, welcome home!"
"Yes, so obedient! However, in order to express his welcome, should he give her a welcoming hug?”Zhou Zhiwei moved his face closer to Lin Xinlan. Lin Xinlan smiled lightly and opened her arms, saying again,""Brother Zhiwei, welcome home!"
Zhou Zhiwei hugged her tightly. The five years of longing had already tormented him. Now that she was finally standing in front of him, he could finally hug her, even if he couldn't tell her that he missed her very much. However, he was already very satisfied. Thank you, Xin Lan!
"Hey, Zhou Zhiwei, let go of me. How long are you going to hold me?”Lin Xinlan was suffocated by Zhou Zhiwei's embrace. Five years had turned him from a little boy into a big boy. He was really strong.
"It's only been a while, and you've changed from Brother Zhiwei to Zhou Zhiwei? Lin Xinlan, you changed too quickly!”Zhou Zhiwei let go of her, but he hoped that she would call him by his full name.
"Didn't you also call me by my full name?”Lin Xinlan retorted unwillingly.
"Alright then, we're even!"
"We should go back."
"Okay, I want to go to your house. I told my mother that I was eating at your house. I've been away for five years, and I miss Auntie Du's cooking very much.”
"Then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. I told my mom that I'll be cooking lunch today, and she'll be cooking dinner because my dad will be home tonight. Why don't you come over tonight?"
"You're making lunch?"
"Is there a problem?"
"No problem, that's even better. I haven't eaten your cooking yet. After so many years, I didn't know that my sister Xin Lan could cook. You really made me look at you in a new light!”
"Don't you know that there are many things? Today, I'll let you taste my cooking. Treat it as a welcome dinner for you!”
"Then I'll wait and see!"
When Lin Xinlan and Zhou Zhiwei returned home, Du Qinru had already prepared dinner.
"Mom, didn't I say that I'll make lunch?”
"Zhiwei wants to stay for dinner. Can you cook enough to entertain guests?”
" Mom, I..." Lin Xinlan wanted to say something but stopped. In front of others, her mother actually said that her cooking was not presentable.
"Auntie, it's okay. You don't have to treat me as a guest. Didn't I come to your house every day to freeload when I was young? However, I haven't eaten Auntie's cooking for a long time. I miss it very much. I won't stand on ceremony today!”
"Okay, then sit down. Auntie will serve you rice.”
"Thank you, Auntie!" Zhou Zhiwei sat down unceremoniously. Although he didn't get to eat Lin Xinlan's cooking personally, Aunt Du's cooking had whetted his appetite.
"Xin Lan, why aren't you sitting down and eating?”Du Qinru looked at her daughter, who was standing still, and reminded her softly.
"Oh!" Lin Xinlan looked at Du Qinru's enthusiasm towards Zhou Zhiwei and felt uncomfortable. Her mother could be so enthusiastic towards an outsider, but she was always lukewarm towards her.
Zhou Zhiwei wolfed down the food like he hadn't eaten for days. Lin Xinlan glared at him. Did he have such a bad image when he ate? Zhou Zhiwei seemed to have noticed Lin Xinlan's puzzled and unhappy gaze. He turned sideways and lowered his head to whisper to Lin Xinlan," You didn't eat breakfast this morning!”Lin Xinlan rolled her eyes at him and continued eating.
"Zhiwei, eat more!" Du Qinru kept putting food into Zhou Zhiwei's bowl, making Lin Xinlan feel even more aggrieved.
"I'm full. You guys eat slowly!”Lin Xinlan put down her bowl and chopsticks, then left that sentence and went back to her room, leaving behind a confused Zhou Zhiwei and an indifferent Du Qinru.
"Don't worry about her. Let's continue eating!”Du Qinru smiled awkwardly and put a piece of braised pork into Zhou Zhiwei's bowl.
"Auntie, is Xin Lan unhappy today?”Zhou Zhiwei remembered that she was standing alone by the field in a daze. When she was eating, she was also full of worries. Now, she suddenly went back to her room for no reason.
"Why do you ask?"
"I feel like she's always unhappy.”
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