Brother, I want to move out, too.Yingying's words made me feel a little overwhelmed.
What are you talking about... Yingying, stop making trouble, okay?I thought Yingying was just playing tricks, but when I saw her firm eyes, I realized that she was serious.
are you serious?I asked.
Yingying nodded.
What happened to my family these days?When Yingying heard me ask this question, she showed a look of wanting to speak but stopping.
But I've guessed what she wanted to say.Is it because of my dad?
Yingying was slightly surprised when she heard me mentioning the person so bluntly, but nodded.
She hesitated for a while before hesitating: Yesterday, Uncle Gao... came back with a woman I didn't know.My breathing suddenly became heavy.
Yingying lowered her head and continued to whisper: He was very drunk last night, as if he was sent back by a woman.The two of them stayed at home for a long time, and the woman left just after dawn.
I didn't know what to say, and I didn't even feel surprised. I probably expected this day since I heard my father's abuse at Sister Juan.
Thinking of Sister Juan, my heart moved. Yingying seemed to have never mentioned Sister Juan's reaction to her father since she had just done this.
I asked Yingying: Where is your mother... Aunt Chen, what's wrong with her?
Yingying said: My mother was not at home yesterday.
well?
Brother, after you left, my mother and Uncle Gao slept in separate rooms. Now she lives in your original room, and I have never seen her talk to Uncle Gao.
I was a little silenced. I had never heard Sister Juan mention these words.
If it is really as Yingying said, Sister Juan has been sleeping in separate rooms with her father since I left, then why didn’t she mention a word when Sister Juan came to see me off a month ago?
No, I took it too much.
What reason does Sister Juan want to tell me...
Sister Juan’s will is very clear, and she doesn’t want to continue our relationship anymore.
The connection between us was not completely cut off, but since the confession that day, she and I were left with the stepmother and stepson.
As for whether Sister Juan’s relationship with that person is alienated or intimate… these have nothing to do with me and I cannot interfere with it.
And looking back, Sister Juan’s alienation from that person is not a bad thing for her. This can be regarded as a struggle made by Sister Juan…although it is still a small struggle.
But Yingying didn't think so about Sister Juan. After she started talking, all her complaints about Sister Juan were poured out to me.
I can't see her during the day now. She goes out to work early in the morning and does not come back until very late every day.Now the family is just like me alone, I have to cook the food myself.
Yingying seemed very dissatisfied with Sister Juan's busy work and ignoring her feelings.
But I know that Yingying's complaints are just verbal. She is a very sensible girl, and she can say these words to me just because she feels lonely.
That's why I came to see me?
Sister Juan has always opposed Yingying and I going to the company to find her. She felt that this would only cause trouble for her, and even scolded Yingying for crying because of this incident.
My view on Sister Juan’s focus on work is completely different from Yingying.
During the months I left home, I have not just been devoted to my livelihood. Through a few elderly people in my father's company I have come into contact with, I learned that the company is now completely supported by Sister Juan.
Sister Juan has changed from an outsider to a backbone of the company. On the contrary, her father's influence has been greatly reduced because she has not shown her face in the company for a long time. Some new employees don't even know that the actual controller of the company is the father, not the General Manager Shen in their mouths.
Sister Juan now has her own support, and at least the possibility of being abandoned no longer exists for her.
But in contrast, Sister Juan has always maintained her father's prestige in the company. Some of the measures that brought positive significance to the company were obviously made by Sister Juan alone, but she must promote it as her father's name.
In Sister Juan's opinion, she was just managing the company for her father, and she still regarded herself and her father as a whole and as a part of that person.
Speaking of which, Sister Juan originally wanted Yingying to apply for the full boarding system city key, but Yingying's grades were still a little worse in the end. Yingying herself didn't want to live in the school, so she changed to the current high school.
But I always feel that Yingying has some other purpose. The focus of applying for the city with her grades is that she is a little bit worse, but it is far beyond the current high school admission score. She can go to another school not far from home and has better conditions.
But she still chose the current high school, this alma mater where I just graduated.
Yingying, have you discussed this with Sister Juan?As expected, Yingying shook her head.
I sighed and advised her: At least you should tell her, if she doesn't agree, you will definitely not be able to move out.
But I don't think Sister Juan would agree.
Yingying's situation is different from mine. She is in high school and is still a girl. My alma mater is only a regional middle school, so there is no accommodation. If Yingying wants to move out, she can only rent a house or find a place to live.
But the next sentence Yingying said exceeded my understanding.
Brother, I want to live with you.
I looked at her blankly and asked subconsciously: What were you saying?
I... want to live with you.As if I was afraid that I wouldn't hear it clearly, Yingying repeated it word by word.
What are you talking nonsense... Yingying, I live in the dormitory now, this is the boys' dormitory!
Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered a question that I have always forgotten. By the way, how did you come in?Before, our class monitor didn’t let him go upstairs because he was a girl. Will the dormitory manager let you in?
Yingying curled her lips and said: "Who are you talking about that aunt?"While she was watching a TV series, I bent down and crawled in through her window.
You... I thought Yingying had revealed her sister's identity, or convinced the dormitory manager to come in openly, but she didn't expect that she actually sneaked in!
But this is right... With Yingying's personality, this simple, straightforward and even somewhat extreme approach is like her choice.
Anyway, this is impossible. It would be nice if you can come in today. If the aunt sees me later, I will be miserable... Okay, it's not too early now, I'll take you home.
But Yingying looked reluctant. She looked at me and suddenly said: Why can't I live with you?Brother, where is the house my mom prepared for you?Why don't you live there?
Well... I was speechless for a moment. I couldn't say that I chose to live on campus just because I wanted to avoid Sister Juan.
I don’t care, I just live there. Anyway, it’s empty and is closer to my school than home. Why can’t I move in?
Yingying said willfully, when I got home, I told my mother, "Brother, if you don't live, I will live alone."
You...ah, do you think your mother can agree?I couldn't stop her, so I could only move out Sister Juan's banner.
What's wrong with her disagreement?Have she still cared about me now... Yingying said in a low voice, making me sigh again.
Then she spread her hand at me.
What to do?key.Yingying said briefly.
What key?But I was confused.
The key to that house.Brother, do you have it in your hands?Give me the key and I will move in tonight.
You... don't mess around, okay?I know Yingying is serious, and she can really do this with her personality, such as the first and then the last thing.
Why am I making a fool of myself?
Yingying's tone suddenly rose and she suddenly cried. Anyway, you don't care about me anymore... Brother, you left, and you left without saying anything. My mother is not at home every day. When she comes back every night, she will only let me study hard and eat well... Then she cooks for me to eat Ah!If she doesn’t do it, I can do it. Why doesn’t she go home and eat it!
The sound of Yingying sobbing made me feel particularly distressed.
She continued to cry and said: Anyway, you all leave and don’t want to stay at home.You are leaving, why am I still staying at that "home"?Without you, it wouldn't be my home... She sniffed, suppressed her crying, and said in a cold voice: Anyway, Uncle Gao has begun to think that I'm in the way, so why don't I leave?I'm leaving, aren't you all relaxed?
Don't say stupid things.I touched Yingying's head, but this time Yingying didn't appreciate it and even turned her head directly.
Oh well.I had to compromise. Go back and discuss with your mother. If she agrees, I don’t object.
Yingying looked at me with the light of her eyes and said: Brother, you said you don’t object...will you live with me?.
Uh... I scratched my head. I didn't refuse to live under the same roof as Yingying, but in this way, all my efforts to avoid Sister Juan were wasted.
My hesitation also made Yingying feel depressed. She murmured to herself: If both you and mom are willing to move in, we can change back to what we were like...
Did it look like it is...
I recall those days that seemed to have been a long time ago, those beautiful and happy old times...
But I can no longer go back, and nothing can be done.
Yingying finally went back reluctantly.
When I was sending her out of the dormitory building, I was caught by the dormitory manager standing at the door.It seemed that the commotion caused by Yingying had already reached my aunt's ears, so Yingying and I were waiting for the rabbit.
Auntie, she is my sister, just want to come and see me... However, my defense was ineffective in front of the dormitory manager: Everyone who sneaked in told me this way, don’t you young people know how to make up other interfaces?You said she is your sister, right? Take out your ID card and show it to me!
I was speechless. Yingying and I had different surnames. Even if we took them out, we couldn't explain the relationship between us.
Just when I was in a dilemma, Yingying stood up to help me relieve the situation.
She leaned over to the aunt and begged for mercy in a coquettish tone: Auntie, I brought him something. When I came in, I didn’t tell you that it was my bad thing, but we didn’t do anything bad. You can forgive us this time, and I apologize to you.
I have to say that a young and beautiful girl is more famous than a big man with a bad beard like me.
The dormitory manager's stern face soon softened under Yingying's coquettish attack, but she still said to me: I will have a partner in the future!We will also take care of your affairs in the dormitory, so why bother us to save this effort?If the teachers in the school knew about it, they would not be as easy as me!
I know this aunt must have misunderstood, but she could only lower her head, smile foolishly, and apologize if she imitated Yingying.
When we walked out of the dormitory, Yingying suddenly patted her chest and said: Oh, I was so scared. Just now, I was afraid that the aunt asked me if I was from this school, so that I would be exposed!
I said on the side: You might as well just say that you are my sister?
But Yingying shook her head firmly: No!I won't say that.
Why Ah?
The situation in our family is so complicated, and my surname and I are different, so it’s so troublesome to explain.It's better not to say it, it's easier.
I shook my head and said: I'm afraid I'll be misunderstood again. Look at the aunt just now, she misunderstood.
Um?What did she misunderstand?
She misunderstood you as my girlfriend...
Oh, if you misunderstand it, you will be misunderstood.
I looked at Yingying, and she also looked at me seriously, not as if she was joking.
What are you talking nonsense? I beat him up, but I found that Yingying stopped and was looking at me with that serious look.
elder brother.
Um?Why don't you leave? Go back quickly, otherwise your mother will...
Do you have a girlfriend?
The remaining half of my sentence stuck in my throat.
You... suddenly asked what you did?
I stood there and asked back, but Yingying took a step and said casually as she walked: It's nothing, I just asked, you can do it without telling me.
Eh?Then what did you ask?
Because I already know the answer.
No, Yingying, wait for me...
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I never knew what method Yingying used to convince Sister Juan in the end.
Anyway, one night two days later, I suddenly received a call from Yingying.
Hello, who?Brother, are you okay now? Come and help me move things.Only then did I realize that Sister Juan had agreed to her move out, but there was another thing that surprised me even more at that time.
How did you know my number?
In order to try my best to cut off my contact with Sister Juan, I specially changed my mobile phone number. Although I still kept the old number in the past, the contact information I usually call and leave in college are the new number.
But Yingying called the phone directly to this new number.
Yingying did not answer my question. She just repeated her request and then hung up the phone.I had no choice but to go to the place she designated from the dormitory alone.
Brother Yingying, who was standing next to the car, waved at me.
Only then did I realize one thing.
It is impossible for Yingying, who has no driver's license, to drive here by herself.
Next to Yingying, Sister Juan stood.
I have always been hiding from Sister Juan, whom I don’t want to see again.
Sister Juan and I were collide in the air, and we were both afraid to look at each other's eyes.
But Yingying didn't notice the embarrassment between me and Sister Juan at all. He took my hand and took me to the open trunk, pointed to the luggage inside and said: Brother, hurry up and start moving.
So much Ah… I looked at the stuff that almost filled the entire trunk and felt a little numb.
In fact, they are basically all for clothes, shoes, a few books I like, and some essential skin care products... Brother, you don’t know!My mother was very stingy and didn't let me bring cosmetics at all. I took these things and she had to nag for a long time!
Sister Juan, who was standing aside, couldn't help but say: What are you talking nonsense about, am I stingy?Stingy, will I buy you these things?You are here to go to school, not to be a beauty pageant, why are you bringing so many cosmetics?
But those are not many at all!
It's nonsense, and I don't let you take any of it.
Humph, I didn’t even let me bring the toner, and I said, ‘I don’t want to take any of them’, Humph…
What are you muttering about?Stop for me!
Sister Juan was trying to beat her, but Yingying had already been ready. She flashed and hid behind me, playing hide-and-seek with Sister Juan who had already raised her slap around me.
OK OK OK, stop making trouble.I stopped Yingying running around me, but it also aroused her dissatisfaction.
Brother, you are biased!Ah?
Why do you want to help my mom not help me Ah?Oh, mom, I was wrong
I pretended not to hear Yingying's accusations.I was indeed a little biased just now, and I only grabbed Yingying. Now she is being grabbed by Sister Juan and taught her a lesson.
Yingying's luggage only looked a lot, but in fact it was all light and fluttering. I ran back and forth three or four times before emptiing the trunk.
But when I was about to leave, Yingying stood in front of me, and took out two heavy plastic bags from behind like magic.
Brother, stay!Yingying's words were forced, but her eyes were looking at me with a pity and asking for my consent.
I had nodded, and Yingying immediately cheered and turned around and entered the kitchen.
At some point, Sister Juan stood beside me and said softly: She has been preparing for this day for a long time. You eat what she cooks in a while, but don’t spit it out.
I asked in surprise: Is there anything so exaggerated?I remember Yingying still knows how to cook some simple meals.
Sister Juan whispered and said: The simple one is not a big problem, but the complicated one is... This child has been tossing those particularly complicated dishes recently, and I don’t know what she is fighting for. I have been a guinea pig for three days.
puff!I couldn't help laughing, and I didn't expect that Sister Juan, who has always been serious, would even make such jokes.
But after laughing, I felt like I was completely different.
How long has it been since Sister Juan and I ever talked and laughed like this?
I glanced at Sister Juan with my eyes, but found that Sister Juan was also looking at me.
We are relatively speechless.
That person, he didn't treat you anymore, right?I carefully used the words and selected the only topic I could use to open the show.
Sister Juan smiled and said: He and I have been separated for several months... He is tired of me now. Except when he asks me for money, he will not come to me to take the initiative.
oh.I responded and pressed the inexplicable joy in my heart.
Sister Juan…
Um?
Can't you move here too?We can change to a big house so that the three of us can be together again. I, you and Yingying, we can go back to what we used to be.
I finally said this sentence and said to Sister Juan to listen to this sentence from Yingying's mouth but also expressed my feelings.
Sister Juan looked at me.
She did not express her rejection, but said: Go back to what she used to be... But what was she like before?What about our relationship?Do you want Yingying to continue calling you brother, or do you want her to call you dad?
Sister Juan's eyes turned to the direction of the kitchen. She looked at Yingying who was busy inside and continued to ask: If we were really together, what do you think Yingying would think?Can she accept it?
I can't answer Sister Juan's question.
I know that even if we do not have the barrier of the relationship between our father, there are age barriers.
Yingying is a hurdle that I can't get around no matter what. I really can't imagine him calling me stepfather, but I can't ignore her feelings and pursue the happiness I think.
That's it, Xiaoyu, stop thinking about the past.We are still a family, so that's enough.I could only remain silent and unwilling to give my own answer.
Family?Of course we are a family, and Sister Juan and Yingying will always be the closest relatives.
But what I really want in my heart is not just the relationship between relatives.
Afterwards, Sister Juan left me with the excuse of helping Yingying.I could only stand alone outside the kitchen door, watching their busy and happy backs.
Are I really too greedy?I asked myself.
But where can we tell whether it is greed or restrained in such things?
I may never find my own answer, but there is only one thing I am sure of.
Looking at the backs of Yingying and Sister Juan, I vowed to protect them for my whole life.
Protecting their happiness is my happiness.
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The supper was extremely rich, but the worst case that Sister Juan was worried about did not happen.
It turned out that most of the big and small bags that Yingying brought into the kitchen were all kinds of semi-finished products. In less than an hour, Yingying brought the rich six dishes and one soup to the table.
However, while eating, Sister Juan, who saw clearly what the dishes on the table was, accidentally said, "You are quite self-aware"!
As a result, Yingying was so angry that she almost burst into tears when she heard this sentence. Sister Juan and I coaxed her for a long time before we persuaded this little ancestor who thought we did not respect the fruits of her labor.
However, Yingying's breath is not so easy to disappear.
Brother, if you eat this, you can’t pick this dish!
Yingying directly pushed a whole plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes in front of me, and then she did not forget to stare at Sister Juan, who was amused and crying with a vicious look.
OK, I'll try Ah.The only hot dish on the table was also the simplest dish among the dishes. I reached out to pick up an egg and put it in my mouth.
Well, it's OK, it's just salty... isn't it a little heavier?However, this is not a disadvantage. For a meal like this, the seasoning is still on the passing line.
Yingying paid attention to my expression from the beginning when I stretched out her chopsticks. After seeing me eating, she couldn't wait to ask: How about it?Is it delicious?
Not bad Ah.
I used a more pertinent evaluation. Actually, I wanted to tell the salty thing, but when I saw Yingying's expectant expression, I automatically forgot all the shortcomings of this dish.
Yes, Yingying cheered with a V-shaped gesture, and then pushed the plate closer to me. Then, brother, you can eat more Ah!This was done by myself!
Ah, OK, it's done pretty well.I continued to praise Yingying, then picked up the water cup beside me and quickly drank two sips of water.
Sister Juan, who was standing by, also brought the chopsticks over at some point. She took away an egg while Yingying was not paying attention, chewed it in her mouth with confidence, and then frowned: It's a bit too salty.
Yingying's face instantly turned from sunny to dark, and I quickly inserted it between them and said: It's okay, I have a strong taste, I think it's good.Why do you feel that Sister Juan is very targeting Yingying Ah today?
I looked at Sister Juan, who was calm but specialized in picking up other dishes and Yingying, who had a tomato and egg on her face, but almost vomited out, and was a little amused.
This is not finished yet. After a while, Sister Juan said lightly: I put too much Ah in this cold dish vinegar, and I remember to release the air soy sauce next time, this is not how dark soy sauce is used.
Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo...I get it.Yingying had completely admitted defeat and didn't even have the courage to talk back.
After dinner, Sister Juan proposed to go back. She was going to take Yingying with her, but Yingying insisted on staying here.
Brother, you can't leave either!
But Yingying, my things are still in the dormitory. If I leave, where will I sleep tonight?
Simple Ah, can we just sleep in a bed?
I subconsciously glanced at Sister Juan, and Sister Juan's expression also changed. She raised a serious expression and called Yingying.
Sakurako, you are so old that you still have to squeeze into a bed with your brother, whether it is shameful or not.Xiaoyu, don’t listen to her, you should go back to the dormitory first.
don't want!I am afraid of sleeping alone, so I just want my brother to accompany me!
If you are afraid, go home with me!Don't show off your temper!
Sister Juan and Yingying were quarreling again, and in the end I was caught between me and I was able to calm down, so that two women, one big and one small, were calmed down.
The final compromise plan was: I promised Yingying to stay, and Sister Juan would no longer force her to take Yingying away, but I couldn't sleep in Yingying's bed.
As for where I slept?
Look, it’s the sofa sitting under my butt. It’s strange. Every time the mother and mother quarrel, I will come to smooth things over, and it will eventually turn out to be like this. Sacrifice me and fulfill them. Did the mother and daughter discuss from the beginning that they wanted to mess with me?
But I can only say these words in my stomach. If they really hear them, then this will not be just my assumption but a fact.
It was 8 pm, and Sister Juan had to leave.I sent Sister Juan downstairs, but just as I was about to turn back, Sister Juan suddenly stopped me.
Xiaoyu, tell me the truth, how do you feel about Yingying?
I felt a little confused and replied without thinking: What does it mean and feel?Yingying is my sister Ah, she is what I saw since I was a child, and I have always treated her as my own sister.
Sister Juan was a little meaningful and asked again: Do you really just treat her as your sister?Don't you have any other thoughts in your mind?
Sister Juan, what exactly do you want to say?
Sister Juan looked into my eyes, as if she was confirming whether I had told the truth.
Then, she sighed and said: Some words I shouldn't have said too plainly, but you... forget it, I'll tell you directly.
Then, Sister Juan said something that shocked me: Yingying likes you.
What are you talking about... Yingying, stop making trouble, okay?I thought Yingying was just playing tricks, but when I saw her firm eyes, I realized that she was serious.
are you serious?I asked.
Yingying nodded.
What happened to my family these days?When Yingying heard me ask this question, she showed a look of wanting to speak but stopping.
But I've guessed what she wanted to say.Is it because of my dad?
Yingying was slightly surprised when she heard me mentioning the person so bluntly, but nodded.
She hesitated for a while before hesitating: Yesterday, Uncle Gao... came back with a woman I didn't know.My breathing suddenly became heavy.
Yingying lowered her head and continued to whisper: He was very drunk last night, as if he was sent back by a woman.The two of them stayed at home for a long time, and the woman left just after dawn.
I didn't know what to say, and I didn't even feel surprised. I probably expected this day since I heard my father's abuse at Sister Juan.
Thinking of Sister Juan, my heart moved. Yingying seemed to have never mentioned Sister Juan's reaction to her father since she had just done this.
I asked Yingying: Where is your mother... Aunt Chen, what's wrong with her?
Yingying said: My mother was not at home yesterday.
well?
Brother, after you left, my mother and Uncle Gao slept in separate rooms. Now she lives in your original room, and I have never seen her talk to Uncle Gao.
I was a little silenced. I had never heard Sister Juan mention these words.
If it is really as Yingying said, Sister Juan has been sleeping in separate rooms with her father since I left, then why didn’t she mention a word when Sister Juan came to see me off a month ago?
No, I took it too much.
What reason does Sister Juan want to tell me...
Sister Juan’s will is very clear, and she doesn’t want to continue our relationship anymore.
The connection between us was not completely cut off, but since the confession that day, she and I were left with the stepmother and stepson.
As for whether Sister Juan’s relationship with that person is alienated or intimate… these have nothing to do with me and I cannot interfere with it.
And looking back, Sister Juan’s alienation from that person is not a bad thing for her. This can be regarded as a struggle made by Sister Juan…although it is still a small struggle.
But Yingying didn't think so about Sister Juan. After she started talking, all her complaints about Sister Juan were poured out to me.
I can't see her during the day now. She goes out to work early in the morning and does not come back until very late every day.Now the family is just like me alone, I have to cook the food myself.
Yingying seemed very dissatisfied with Sister Juan's busy work and ignoring her feelings.
But I know that Yingying's complaints are just verbal. She is a very sensible girl, and she can say these words to me just because she feels lonely.
That's why I came to see me?
Sister Juan has always opposed Yingying and I going to the company to find her. She felt that this would only cause trouble for her, and even scolded Yingying for crying because of this incident.
My view on Sister Juan’s focus on work is completely different from Yingying.
During the months I left home, I have not just been devoted to my livelihood. Through a few elderly people in my father's company I have come into contact with, I learned that the company is now completely supported by Sister Juan.
Sister Juan has changed from an outsider to a backbone of the company. On the contrary, her father's influence has been greatly reduced because she has not shown her face in the company for a long time. Some new employees don't even know that the actual controller of the company is the father, not the General Manager Shen in their mouths.
Sister Juan now has her own support, and at least the possibility of being abandoned no longer exists for her.
But in contrast, Sister Juan has always maintained her father's prestige in the company. Some of the measures that brought positive significance to the company were obviously made by Sister Juan alone, but she must promote it as her father's name.
In Sister Juan's opinion, she was just managing the company for her father, and she still regarded herself and her father as a whole and as a part of that person.
Speaking of which, Sister Juan originally wanted Yingying to apply for the full boarding system city key, but Yingying's grades were still a little worse in the end. Yingying herself didn't want to live in the school, so she changed to the current high school.
But I always feel that Yingying has some other purpose. The focus of applying for the city with her grades is that she is a little bit worse, but it is far beyond the current high school admission score. She can go to another school not far from home and has better conditions.
But she still chose the current high school, this alma mater where I just graduated.
Yingying, have you discussed this with Sister Juan?As expected, Yingying shook her head.
I sighed and advised her: At least you should tell her, if she doesn't agree, you will definitely not be able to move out.
But I don't think Sister Juan would agree.
Yingying's situation is different from mine. She is in high school and is still a girl. My alma mater is only a regional middle school, so there is no accommodation. If Yingying wants to move out, she can only rent a house or find a place to live.
But the next sentence Yingying said exceeded my understanding.
Brother, I want to live with you.
I looked at her blankly and asked subconsciously: What were you saying?
I... want to live with you.As if I was afraid that I wouldn't hear it clearly, Yingying repeated it word by word.
What are you talking nonsense... Yingying, I live in the dormitory now, this is the boys' dormitory!
Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered a question that I have always forgotten. By the way, how did you come in?Before, our class monitor didn’t let him go upstairs because he was a girl. Will the dormitory manager let you in?
Yingying curled her lips and said: "Who are you talking about that aunt?"While she was watching a TV series, I bent down and crawled in through her window.
You... I thought Yingying had revealed her sister's identity, or convinced the dormitory manager to come in openly, but she didn't expect that she actually sneaked in!
But this is right... With Yingying's personality, this simple, straightforward and even somewhat extreme approach is like her choice.
Anyway, this is impossible. It would be nice if you can come in today. If the aunt sees me later, I will be miserable... Okay, it's not too early now, I'll take you home.
But Yingying looked reluctant. She looked at me and suddenly said: Why can't I live with you?Brother, where is the house my mom prepared for you?Why don't you live there?
Well... I was speechless for a moment. I couldn't say that I chose to live on campus just because I wanted to avoid Sister Juan.
I don’t care, I just live there. Anyway, it’s empty and is closer to my school than home. Why can’t I move in?
Yingying said willfully, when I got home, I told my mother, "Brother, if you don't live, I will live alone."
You...ah, do you think your mother can agree?I couldn't stop her, so I could only move out Sister Juan's banner.
What's wrong with her disagreement?Have she still cared about me now... Yingying said in a low voice, making me sigh again.
Then she spread her hand at me.
What to do?key.Yingying said briefly.
What key?But I was confused.
The key to that house.Brother, do you have it in your hands?Give me the key and I will move in tonight.
You... don't mess around, okay?I know Yingying is serious, and she can really do this with her personality, such as the first and then the last thing.
Why am I making a fool of myself?
Yingying's tone suddenly rose and she suddenly cried. Anyway, you don't care about me anymore... Brother, you left, and you left without saying anything. My mother is not at home every day. When she comes back every night, she will only let me study hard and eat well... Then she cooks for me to eat Ah!If she doesn’t do it, I can do it. Why doesn’t she go home and eat it!
The sound of Yingying sobbing made me feel particularly distressed.
She continued to cry and said: Anyway, you all leave and don’t want to stay at home.You are leaving, why am I still staying at that "home"?Without you, it wouldn't be my home... She sniffed, suppressed her crying, and said in a cold voice: Anyway, Uncle Gao has begun to think that I'm in the way, so why don't I leave?I'm leaving, aren't you all relaxed?
Don't say stupid things.I touched Yingying's head, but this time Yingying didn't appreciate it and even turned her head directly.
Oh well.I had to compromise. Go back and discuss with your mother. If she agrees, I don’t object.
Yingying looked at me with the light of her eyes and said: Brother, you said you don’t object...will you live with me?.
Uh... I scratched my head. I didn't refuse to live under the same roof as Yingying, but in this way, all my efforts to avoid Sister Juan were wasted.
My hesitation also made Yingying feel depressed. She murmured to herself: If both you and mom are willing to move in, we can change back to what we were like...
Did it look like it is...
I recall those days that seemed to have been a long time ago, those beautiful and happy old times...
But I can no longer go back, and nothing can be done.
Yingying finally went back reluctantly.
When I was sending her out of the dormitory building, I was caught by the dormitory manager standing at the door.It seemed that the commotion caused by Yingying had already reached my aunt's ears, so Yingying and I were waiting for the rabbit.
Auntie, she is my sister, just want to come and see me... However, my defense was ineffective in front of the dormitory manager: Everyone who sneaked in told me this way, don’t you young people know how to make up other interfaces?You said she is your sister, right? Take out your ID card and show it to me!
I was speechless. Yingying and I had different surnames. Even if we took them out, we couldn't explain the relationship between us.
Just when I was in a dilemma, Yingying stood up to help me relieve the situation.
She leaned over to the aunt and begged for mercy in a coquettish tone: Auntie, I brought him something. When I came in, I didn’t tell you that it was my bad thing, but we didn’t do anything bad. You can forgive us this time, and I apologize to you.
I have to say that a young and beautiful girl is more famous than a big man with a bad beard like me.
The dormitory manager's stern face soon softened under Yingying's coquettish attack, but she still said to me: I will have a partner in the future!We will also take care of your affairs in the dormitory, so why bother us to save this effort?If the teachers in the school knew about it, they would not be as easy as me!
I know this aunt must have misunderstood, but she could only lower her head, smile foolishly, and apologize if she imitated Yingying.
When we walked out of the dormitory, Yingying suddenly patted her chest and said: Oh, I was so scared. Just now, I was afraid that the aunt asked me if I was from this school, so that I would be exposed!
I said on the side: You might as well just say that you are my sister?
But Yingying shook her head firmly: No!I won't say that.
Why Ah?
The situation in our family is so complicated, and my surname and I are different, so it’s so troublesome to explain.It's better not to say it, it's easier.
I shook my head and said: I'm afraid I'll be misunderstood again. Look at the aunt just now, she misunderstood.
Um?What did she misunderstand?
She misunderstood you as my girlfriend...
Oh, if you misunderstand it, you will be misunderstood.
I looked at Yingying, and she also looked at me seriously, not as if she was joking.
What are you talking nonsense? I beat him up, but I found that Yingying stopped and was looking at me with that serious look.
elder brother.
Um?Why don't you leave? Go back quickly, otherwise your mother will...
Do you have a girlfriend?
The remaining half of my sentence stuck in my throat.
You... suddenly asked what you did?
I stood there and asked back, but Yingying took a step and said casually as she walked: It's nothing, I just asked, you can do it without telling me.
Eh?Then what did you ask?
Because I already know the answer.
No, Yingying, wait for me...
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I never knew what method Yingying used to convince Sister Juan in the end.
Anyway, one night two days later, I suddenly received a call from Yingying.
Hello, who?Brother, are you okay now? Come and help me move things.Only then did I realize that Sister Juan had agreed to her move out, but there was another thing that surprised me even more at that time.
How did you know my number?
In order to try my best to cut off my contact with Sister Juan, I specially changed my mobile phone number. Although I still kept the old number in the past, the contact information I usually call and leave in college are the new number.
But Yingying called the phone directly to this new number.
Yingying did not answer my question. She just repeated her request and then hung up the phone.I had no choice but to go to the place she designated from the dormitory alone.
Brother Yingying, who was standing next to the car, waved at me.
Only then did I realize one thing.
It is impossible for Yingying, who has no driver's license, to drive here by herself.
Next to Yingying, Sister Juan stood.
I have always been hiding from Sister Juan, whom I don’t want to see again.
Sister Juan and I were collide in the air, and we were both afraid to look at each other's eyes.
But Yingying didn't notice the embarrassment between me and Sister Juan at all. He took my hand and took me to the open trunk, pointed to the luggage inside and said: Brother, hurry up and start moving.
So much Ah… I looked at the stuff that almost filled the entire trunk and felt a little numb.
In fact, they are basically all for clothes, shoes, a few books I like, and some essential skin care products... Brother, you don’t know!My mother was very stingy and didn't let me bring cosmetics at all. I took these things and she had to nag for a long time!
Sister Juan, who was standing aside, couldn't help but say: What are you talking nonsense about, am I stingy?Stingy, will I buy you these things?You are here to go to school, not to be a beauty pageant, why are you bringing so many cosmetics?
But those are not many at all!
It's nonsense, and I don't let you take any of it.
Humph, I didn’t even let me bring the toner, and I said, ‘I don’t want to take any of them’, Humph…
What are you muttering about?Stop for me!
Sister Juan was trying to beat her, but Yingying had already been ready. She flashed and hid behind me, playing hide-and-seek with Sister Juan who had already raised her slap around me.
OK OK OK, stop making trouble.I stopped Yingying running around me, but it also aroused her dissatisfaction.
Brother, you are biased!Ah?
Why do you want to help my mom not help me Ah?Oh, mom, I was wrong
I pretended not to hear Yingying's accusations.I was indeed a little biased just now, and I only grabbed Yingying. Now she is being grabbed by Sister Juan and taught her a lesson.
Yingying's luggage only looked a lot, but in fact it was all light and fluttering. I ran back and forth three or four times before emptiing the trunk.
But when I was about to leave, Yingying stood in front of me, and took out two heavy plastic bags from behind like magic.
Brother, stay!Yingying's words were forced, but her eyes were looking at me with a pity and asking for my consent.
I had nodded, and Yingying immediately cheered and turned around and entered the kitchen.
At some point, Sister Juan stood beside me and said softly: She has been preparing for this day for a long time. You eat what she cooks in a while, but don’t spit it out.
I asked in surprise: Is there anything so exaggerated?I remember Yingying still knows how to cook some simple meals.
Sister Juan whispered and said: The simple one is not a big problem, but the complicated one is... This child has been tossing those particularly complicated dishes recently, and I don’t know what she is fighting for. I have been a guinea pig for three days.
puff!I couldn't help laughing, and I didn't expect that Sister Juan, who has always been serious, would even make such jokes.
But after laughing, I felt like I was completely different.
How long has it been since Sister Juan and I ever talked and laughed like this?
I glanced at Sister Juan with my eyes, but found that Sister Juan was also looking at me.
We are relatively speechless.
That person, he didn't treat you anymore, right?I carefully used the words and selected the only topic I could use to open the show.
Sister Juan smiled and said: He and I have been separated for several months... He is tired of me now. Except when he asks me for money, he will not come to me to take the initiative.
oh.I responded and pressed the inexplicable joy in my heart.
Sister Juan…
Um?
Can't you move here too?We can change to a big house so that the three of us can be together again. I, you and Yingying, we can go back to what we used to be.
I finally said this sentence and said to Sister Juan to listen to this sentence from Yingying's mouth but also expressed my feelings.
Sister Juan looked at me.
She did not express her rejection, but said: Go back to what she used to be... But what was she like before?What about our relationship?Do you want Yingying to continue calling you brother, or do you want her to call you dad?
Sister Juan's eyes turned to the direction of the kitchen. She looked at Yingying who was busy inside and continued to ask: If we were really together, what do you think Yingying would think?Can she accept it?
I can't answer Sister Juan's question.
I know that even if we do not have the barrier of the relationship between our father, there are age barriers.
Yingying is a hurdle that I can't get around no matter what. I really can't imagine him calling me stepfather, but I can't ignore her feelings and pursue the happiness I think.
That's it, Xiaoyu, stop thinking about the past.We are still a family, so that's enough.I could only remain silent and unwilling to give my own answer.
Family?Of course we are a family, and Sister Juan and Yingying will always be the closest relatives.
But what I really want in my heart is not just the relationship between relatives.
Afterwards, Sister Juan left me with the excuse of helping Yingying.I could only stand alone outside the kitchen door, watching their busy and happy backs.
Are I really too greedy?I asked myself.
But where can we tell whether it is greed or restrained in such things?
I may never find my own answer, but there is only one thing I am sure of.
Looking at the backs of Yingying and Sister Juan, I vowed to protect them for my whole life.
Protecting their happiness is my happiness.
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The supper was extremely rich, but the worst case that Sister Juan was worried about did not happen.
It turned out that most of the big and small bags that Yingying brought into the kitchen were all kinds of semi-finished products. In less than an hour, Yingying brought the rich six dishes and one soup to the table.
However, while eating, Sister Juan, who saw clearly what the dishes on the table was, accidentally said, "You are quite self-aware"!
As a result, Yingying was so angry that she almost burst into tears when she heard this sentence. Sister Juan and I coaxed her for a long time before we persuaded this little ancestor who thought we did not respect the fruits of her labor.
However, Yingying's breath is not so easy to disappear.
Brother, if you eat this, you can’t pick this dish!
Yingying directly pushed a whole plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes in front of me, and then she did not forget to stare at Sister Juan, who was amused and crying with a vicious look.
OK, I'll try Ah.The only hot dish on the table was also the simplest dish among the dishes. I reached out to pick up an egg and put it in my mouth.
Well, it's OK, it's just salty... isn't it a little heavier?However, this is not a disadvantage. For a meal like this, the seasoning is still on the passing line.
Yingying paid attention to my expression from the beginning when I stretched out her chopsticks. After seeing me eating, she couldn't wait to ask: How about it?Is it delicious?
Not bad Ah.
I used a more pertinent evaluation. Actually, I wanted to tell the salty thing, but when I saw Yingying's expectant expression, I automatically forgot all the shortcomings of this dish.
Yes, Yingying cheered with a V-shaped gesture, and then pushed the plate closer to me. Then, brother, you can eat more Ah!This was done by myself!
Ah, OK, it's done pretty well.I continued to praise Yingying, then picked up the water cup beside me and quickly drank two sips of water.
Sister Juan, who was standing by, also brought the chopsticks over at some point. She took away an egg while Yingying was not paying attention, chewed it in her mouth with confidence, and then frowned: It's a bit too salty.
Yingying's face instantly turned from sunny to dark, and I quickly inserted it between them and said: It's okay, I have a strong taste, I think it's good.Why do you feel that Sister Juan is very targeting Yingying Ah today?
I looked at Sister Juan, who was calm but specialized in picking up other dishes and Yingying, who had a tomato and egg on her face, but almost vomited out, and was a little amused.
This is not finished yet. After a while, Sister Juan said lightly: I put too much Ah in this cold dish vinegar, and I remember to release the air soy sauce next time, this is not how dark soy sauce is used.
Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo...I get it.Yingying had completely admitted defeat and didn't even have the courage to talk back.
After dinner, Sister Juan proposed to go back. She was going to take Yingying with her, but Yingying insisted on staying here.
Brother, you can't leave either!
But Yingying, my things are still in the dormitory. If I leave, where will I sleep tonight?
Simple Ah, can we just sleep in a bed?
I subconsciously glanced at Sister Juan, and Sister Juan's expression also changed. She raised a serious expression and called Yingying.
Sakurako, you are so old that you still have to squeeze into a bed with your brother, whether it is shameful or not.Xiaoyu, don’t listen to her, you should go back to the dormitory first.
don't want!I am afraid of sleeping alone, so I just want my brother to accompany me!
If you are afraid, go home with me!Don't show off your temper!
Sister Juan and Yingying were quarreling again, and in the end I was caught between me and I was able to calm down, so that two women, one big and one small, were calmed down.
The final compromise plan was: I promised Yingying to stay, and Sister Juan would no longer force her to take Yingying away, but I couldn't sleep in Yingying's bed.
As for where I slept?
Look, it’s the sofa sitting under my butt. It’s strange. Every time the mother and mother quarrel, I will come to smooth things over, and it will eventually turn out to be like this. Sacrifice me and fulfill them. Did the mother and daughter discuss from the beginning that they wanted to mess with me?
But I can only say these words in my stomach. If they really hear them, then this will not be just my assumption but a fact.
It was 8 pm, and Sister Juan had to leave.I sent Sister Juan downstairs, but just as I was about to turn back, Sister Juan suddenly stopped me.
Xiaoyu, tell me the truth, how do you feel about Yingying?
I felt a little confused and replied without thinking: What does it mean and feel?Yingying is my sister Ah, she is what I saw since I was a child, and I have always treated her as my own sister.
Sister Juan was a little meaningful and asked again: Do you really just treat her as your sister?Don't you have any other thoughts in your mind?
Sister Juan, what exactly do you want to say?
Sister Juan looked into my eyes, as if she was confirming whether I had told the truth.
Then, she sighed and said: Some words I shouldn't have said too plainly, but you... forget it, I'll tell you directly.
Then, Sister Juan said something that shocked me: Yingying likes you.