Chapter 117
Chapter 117: Recite Recite Recite
In the morning, Mother Wen finished washing the pots and pans but still wasn’t satisfied, so in the afternoon, she set her sights on Banben.
The custom in Jiangcheng is that baths cannot be taken after the New Year, so baths must be taken care of before the New Year, with New Year’s Eve being the last day.
So after dinner, she kept trying to catch Banben to bathe.
“This cat rolls on the ground every day, it needs a bath!”
Banben seemed to understand and fled in all directions, while Mother Wen chased after, shouting, “Mi Mi, Mi Mi, just wash a little, rinse with hot water!”
Wen Yu felt helpless, “Cats can bathe themselves, it’s winter, it might die if it catches a cold.”
“It’s so dirty without washing with water.”
As soon as Wen Yu finished speaking, Banben became even more unwilling after understanding.
It darted left and right, scaring the chickens on the balcony.
Mother Wen finally gave up.
He didn’t bother to look anymore and went back to his room to tidy up his winter vacation homework.
Suddenly, there was the sound of gongs and drums outside. Wen Yu stretched his neck to look, but didn’t see anything. Instead, he saw Fu Chengque across from him, also bent over the desk, writing something.
Wen Yu shouted, “Fu, are you doing homework?”
Fu Chengque looked up with a pitiful expression, imitating someone’s tone, “Reading requires hard work, hard work, oh.”
Wen Yu burst into laughter, pushed aside his homework, and started doing it too.
When the drumming stopped, Fu Chengque initiated a conversation across the room.
“Wen, what subject are you doing?”
“Chinese.”
“Oh, start with math.”
“Why?”
“Lend me your answers to copy.”
“Hard work, you have to put in the hard work.”
“I’m already working so hard…” Fu Chengque exclaimed sadly, “It’s the New Year, and I have to do homework!”
The girl got excited, slapped the table, and said angrily, “I want to have sweet days!”
She stormed out of the bedroom, then returned moments later, holding a handful of candies.
With a satisfied expression, she peeled one and popped it into her mouth, saying, “So sweet~” Fu Chengque recited a line, then looked at Wen Yu, “Wen, want some candy?”
“Throw one.”
The candy flew out the window and into the other room.
Wen Yu unwrapped the fruit-flavored hard candy, its pink wrapper enclosing a translucent orange candy. As it melted in his mouth, a faint lemony sourness mingled with sweetness.
Fu Chengque leaned on her hand, gazing at the sky, sighing, “Life is like this candy, seems sweet on the surface, but it’s sour when you taste it, deceiving.”
“You’ve been speaking sadly a lot lately.”
“Oh, it’s just the atmosphere, haha.”
“What atmosphere?”
“The atmosphere of adults, feeling like we’re growing up, overnight, in the second half of the year, before and after the university entrance exam.”
“That’s true.”
“I didn’t ask you yesterday, do you have any thoughts about dating in university?”
Fu Chengque’s hand nearly hit the table as she panickedly responded, “Why are you suddenly asking that?”
“We’re all adults now, shouldn’t we face this kind of question easily?”
“Well, that’s a different matter!”
“So, do you or don’t you?”
“…”
“Hmm?”
“Depends… depends on the situation.”
“What situation?”
“Don’t know.”
Fu Chengque propped up her chin again, the candy rolling slightly on her cheek. She blew her bangs, making a strange “plucking” sound.
It was quite cute.
Wen Yu watched for a while, his gaze catching Fu Chengque’s attention.
“What are you looking at?” she asked.
“I’m looking at you, Fu.”
The only other person here is petting the cat, and anyone with eyes can see Wen Yu is looking at her!
Fu Chengque glanced at him, avoiding eye contact, feeling a slight ripple in her heart.
Recently, Wen Yu had become a bit bold, speaking straightforwardly. She felt like a fish being baited!
Different from the other boys who had approached her before, this person—
Firm yet gentle, very direct, and quite faithful.
He’s a bit fierce!
***
In the evening, Wen Yu finished his writing.
Fu Chengque stood up at the same time, their eyes meeting.
“When are you leaving tomorrow? In the morning?”
“Don’t know, probably in the afternoon.”
Wen Yu sighed, “Departing before the New Year, meeting after, hmm.”
Fu Chengque immediately perked up, acting, “Wen, this journey is long, and we won’t see each other for a whole year!”
Wen Yu smiled and responded, “Yes, Fu, take care of yourself!”
“Don’t worry, Wen!”
“No, Fu, I’ll definitely miss you.”
“…”
Wen Yu pretended to be disappointed, “Fu, you’re not going to miss me?”
Fu Chengque took a deep breath, “Miss, miss, miss.”
“Haha…”
“Stop laughing!” the girl scolded, shaking her fist at a distance, “I’ll beat you!”
Today is the eve of the Lunar New Year.
In the distance, fireworks were already rising, turning tonight into a festival of flames. The lights of countless households seemed brighter than usual, and the lanterns swayed in the wind.
Fu Chengque shifted her gaze from the lanterns back, feeling a bit regretful. They should have bought some small lanterns at the little market that day, they could hang them in many places today, shining brightly. They could even pull a long string of lanterns from Wen Yu’s place, it would look so beautiful.
It was supposed to be the most important night of the year, yet tomorrow, there would only be Wen Yu standing here, enjoying the scenery.
Would Wen Yu feel lonely?
Would he feel uncomfortable?
Without seeing himself, would he feel that something was missing from the New Year?
I really want to ask, but I dare not.
It feels like being overly presumptuous.
I dare not ask these strange questions, let alone hear Wen Yu’s answer, whether it’s good or bad.
In that case, should I say “Happy New Year” earlier?
“Wen Yu!” Fu Chengque called softly.
“Speak.”
“Happy New Year! Happy New Year’s Eve!”
Her sweet voice carried a hint of joy. Wen Yu momentarily paused, then returned a smile. “You too, Happy Spring Festival, Happy New Year’s Eve!”
“I’m the first!”
“Coincidentally, I’m also the first.”
“Haha. Although it’s a bit of cheating, there’s no other way. We can’t say it face to face tomorrow, so we’ll say it today.”
“No problem, my ears heard it but my brain hasn’t, it’ll probably be delayed by a day, and my brain will react tomorrow.”
“Wow! You’re indeed the strategist!”
“It’s just a trivial skill.”
“I’ve learned! My brain will react tomorrow too!”
“Fu Chengque is truly talented!”
“Wen Yu’s teaching is excellent!”
With that, they both laughed together. “Hahaha—”
On New Year’s Eve, when Wen Yu woke up in the morning, the curtains across were already open, and Fu Chengque was gone.
But there were messages on his phone from her:
【Fu Chengque】: I’ve left in the morning, see you next year!
【Fu Chengque】: [Mischievous cat emoji]
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