"The hand-rolled noodles are ready." Lin Yan was surprised for a few seconds, then stood up and followed him into the restaurant.
Lu Jinghuai hummed, and seemed to put down the noodles in his hand with some hesitation.
Only then did Lin Yan see clearly the hand-rolled noodles in the bowl, of varying thickness and length.
The noodles didn’t look very good, but the ingredients were quite complete, with a poached egg and some green vegetables on top of the noodles.
Although Lin Yan no longer had much of an appetite, she ate a large bowl of noodles clean. This was the most she had eaten that day.
Lu Jinghuai's frown had relaxed because of Lin Yan's appetite: "Let Aunt Liu make you hand-rolled noodles again tomorrow morning. Aunt Liu's is better than mine."
Lin Yan rubbed her bloated belly but shook her head: "No, your hand-rolled noodles are the best."
Lu Jinghuai's eyes softened: "Then I'll make it for you next time. If you want to eat it, I'll make it for you."
After eating hand-rolled noodles, the two went back to the living room to wait for the New Year's Eve. It was already eleven o'clock, less than an hour away from the New Year.
Lin Yan felt a little sleepy at first, but her sleepiness disappeared after she finished eating the hand-rolled noodles.
The New Year's Eve party on TV was gradually coming to an end, and as "Unforgettable Tonight" sounded, the clock struck midnight.
The sound of firecrackers could be heard outside. Lu Jinghuai held Lin Yan's hand and whispered, "Happy New Year."
Lin Yan also smiled and leaned against him and replied, "Happy New Year!"
After both sides exchanged blessings, Lu Jinghuai stood up and went to the door to set off a string of firecrackers.
At 12:15 am, Lu Yingqian was sent back by Liang Huo. Lu Jinghuai glanced outside the door and frowned slightly: "Liang Huo sent you back but you didn't even come in."
Lu Yingqian wrinkled her nose: "Brother, didn't you say you didn't welcome him? I asked him to go back first and come to our house on the second day of the New Year to pay New Year's greetings."
Lu Jinghuai didn't say anything else. It was getting late, so he went back to his room to take a shower and go to bed after staying up all night.
It was already past one o'clock when Lin Yan finished washing up and lay on the bed. She was checking her phone and sending "Happy New Year" greetings to her familiar friends while waiting for Lu Jinghuai in the bathroom.
I don’t know when it started, but Lin Yan has become accustomed to Lu Jinghuai’s presence. If Lu Jinghuai doesn’t go to bed, she can’t fall asleep no matter how sleepy she is.
Suddenly, I received a message on my cell phone.
"Lin Yan, I'm looking for a job in North City after the Lunar New Year. Could you take me in for a few days?" The message came from Li Xiaoyi.
Lin Yan hesitated for a few seconds. She still didn't want to have too close contact with the original owner's former friend.
She was worried that someone would find out about her abnormality again, and she was hesitating about how to start the conversation. Li Xiaoyi had a good relationship with the original owner, so it would be unkind of her to refuse directly.
Li Xiaoyi on the other side seemed to have sent a second message without waiting for her reply.
"I'm sorry, Lin Yan. I know it's presumptuous to ask this on New Year's Eve, but I really have no other choice. My parents arranged my marriage during the New Year and accepted a betrothal gift. I don't want this, so I ran away. I don't dare go back to my previous company. I really have nowhere else to go."
Lin Yan typed out the words of refusal but couldn't send them out. She frowned and sat up from under the quilt.
She thought of her past self, who was in a similar situation to Li Xiaoyi. At that time, she wished someone could help her.
But no, she had a very hard time during that period.
So at this time Lin Yan hesitated. She was thinking about whether to help Li Xiaoyi, which would also be considered helping her former self.
But…
Even if Li Xiaoyi was a stranger he didn't know at all, he would probably help without hesitation.
After all, she does have the ability now, but Li Xiaoyi was once the original owner's closest roommate.
Lin Yan frowned and didn't know how to reply to this message for a long time.
When Lu Jinghuai came out of the bathroom, he saw Lin Yan sitting on the bed with a frown on her face.
He was slightly stunned, but still asked: "What's wrong? Did you encounter something that you can't solve?"
Lin Yan hesitated for a moment, then nodded, remembering that Lu Jinghuai had never hidden anything from her. After thinking about it, she gave him a brief account of the situation.
After saying this, she looked at Lu Jinghuai with a confused and hesitant look, expecting Lu Jinghuai to help her come up with an idea.
Lu Jinghuai also frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "The Lu family has some vacant property that we can lend to her for a while."
"I don't really like strangers living in my private space for a long time."
Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Jinghuai had already thought of an excuse for him.
They didn't live together. Although Li Xiaoyi came to Beicheng, Beicheng was so big that if they didn't make an appointment, they probably wouldn't see each other once a year.
After Li Xiaoyi came to Beicheng, she must have been very busy with work. Most of the companies in Beicheng were closed, so it was not easy for Li Xiaoyi to take root in Beicheng.
After solving a difficult problem, Lin Yan's expression relaxed and she quickly replied to Li Xiaoyi.
Li Xiaoyi sent several messages of thanks, and Lin Yan simply replied a few words and said good night. She put her phone on the bedside table, turned over and rolled into Lu Jinghuai's arms.
Lin Yan stayed up all night on New Year's Eve, and as expected, she got up late on the morning of the first day of the new year. It was already past eleven when she got up.
When I got up, Aunt Liu was cleaning the living room and she took the opportunity to tell Lin Yan about what happened today.
The Lu family has no elders, but there are many people coming to pay New Year's greetings today. They are all from nearby families. Although these nearby families are not as wealthy as the Lu family, they are not to be underestimated. So Lu Jinghuai also took Lu Yingqian out for a walk and has not returned yet.
After Aunt Liu finished speaking, she immediately brought up another matter: "I heard from the young lady that Master Huo is coming to our house to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow. How should we entertain him?"
Lin Yan also hesitated for a moment. The situation between Lin Yan and Liang Huo could not be said to be settled, but only to be in talks.
But the two families did have an engagement in their early years, and they have always been in contact, even when Lu Yingqian disappeared.
However, Lin Yan thought again of Lu Jinghuai's attitude and the plan that Lu Yingqian had told her.
It is estimated that the two of them will not be able to settle down completely until Lu Yingqian goes to college. No one knows what will happen in the meantime.
After some thought, Lin Yan said, "For now, just treat her as an ordinary friend of Lu Jinghuai. Qianqian still needs to study, so there's no rush for marriage."
Aunt Liu also nodded. Lin Yan ate her apple and looked at WeChat, where she saw many more blessings. At the same time, she also found the message sent by Li Xiaoyi after she fell asleep at around 3 o'clock last night.
"Ayan, I left home overnight and bought a ticket for tomorrow. I'll be in Beicheng the day after tomorrow. Will this bother you? If so, I'll find a hotel first and contact you when you're done."
Lin Yan paused while eating the apple and frowned.
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