"It's getting dark now," she said softly, lowering her eyes. "I'm a little scared walking alone at night."

She raised her eyes and looked at Fu Zhewei: "If...if after dinner, you take me to the educated youth point, I will stay and have dinner with Aunt Dong before leaving."

dinner?

Send her away?

Fu Zhawei's heart skipped a beat.

He said without hesitation: "Then I'll take you there."

"Tsk." Lin Jianxue curled up the corners of his mouth.

After getting a positive answer, Fu Zhewei could no longer tolerate the smell of sweat and dirt on his body.

He didn't want to stay in front of her like this for even one more second.

He didn't even bother to say hello to his mother. He turned around and rushed into the kitchen, picked up the wooden basin and gourd ladle in the corner, and started scooping hot water into the basin.

Only Lin Jianxue and Dong Yulan were left in the yard.

Dong Yulan looked at her son's almost "fleeing" back and shook her head with helplessness and a smile.

This silly boy...

The topic of divorce that I was discussing with Lin Jianxue just now was interrupted, so I won’t continue it now.

Now that my son is here, it’s time to prepare dinner.

She walked up to Lin Jianxue and held her wrist affectionately.

"Xiaoxue, let's make a deal. Let's have dinner at Auntie's house tonight. Just don't mind my crude cooking skills."

"Why would I dislike it?" Lin Jianxue agreed readily, "I'm so happy to be able to taste Aunt Dong's cooking. Sorry to bother you, Aunt Dong."

"Don't disturb me, don't disturb me!" Dong Yulan felt relieved when she saw her agree. She turned happily and went into the kitchen to start preparing dinner.

At this moment, the gate of the courtyard was pushed open again with a creaky sound.

A girl with two pigtails and a light figure ran in like a whirlwind.

It was Fu Qingqing.

She had been out all day, her face still flushed from playing around, and she was holding two small paper bags. It was at noon that Lin Jianxue gave her some crispy candies and walnut crisps. It looked like she couldn't bear to eat them, so she packed them up completely.

"Mom! I'm here! I'm hungry..."

Fu Qingqing's voice stopped abruptly when she saw Lin Jianxue standing in the yard, and then she let out a scream of surprise:

"Sister Xiaoxue!!"

Like a happy little bird, she suddenly pounced over and hugged Lin Jianxue's arm affectionately, tilting her little face up, her eyes sparkling, "Sister Xiaoxue, why are you here?"

Lin Jianxue stumbled after being bumped by her. She smiled and reached out to steady her. She also reached out and hugged the enthusiastic girl: "I came to see Aunt Dong and have dinner with you."

"Free dinner?" Fu Qingqing's eyes lit up even more. "That's too much! Sister Xiaoxue, are you really going to stay at our house for dinner?"

"Well, I've told your brother, and he'll take me there later." Lin Jianxue nodded.

"Welcome! You're so welcome!" Fu Qingqing was so happy that she almost jumped up. She let go of Lin Jianxue and waved the oil-paper bag tightly in her hand like a baby. "Look, Sister Xiaoxue! You gave me some walnut cakes at noon, and I'm saving them! We'll eat them together later!"

The paper package was a little deformed by her holding it tightly, but it was obvious that she cherished it very much.

Lin Jianxue: "Ah."

"Then wait here for me! I'll put my things inside and be right out!"

After saying that, she rushed into the house like a gust of wind.

She rushed into the side room and ran into Fu Zhawei who had just dried his hair and was about to put on clean clothes.

Seeing her brother dilly-dallying, Fu Qingqing immediately started yelling in dissatisfaction:

"Brother! Brother! What are you still dawdling about in there?"

"Sister Xiaoxue is standing alone in the yard! How lonely she is!"

"You're still washing? What are you washing for? It's taking so long! What the hell!!"

"Hurry up and go out and talk to Sister Xiaoxue! You're so stupid!"