It rains frequently in autumn, and the sticky water soaks the entire town. The temperature is getting lower and lower. It is coolest in the morning and evening, with cold winds howling. You even have to wear gloves when riding a bicycle.

It was around half past five, and the brightest ray of afterglow between heaven and earth was slowly extinguishing.

In the west room, Fang Youwei, his mother and his grandmother were having dinner, just two simple vegetarian dishes and a pile of pickled vegetables, with a large bowl of steamed buns. It wasn't very delicious, but it filled their stomachs.

"You'll be going to college the day after tomorrow. You should break up with that...that girl who runs a stall. You won't be able to find any outstanding girl when you go to college." Liu Xiaohong suddenly said this while eating.

Fang Youwei said nothing, just chewed his food silently.

It's a bit hard and a bit astringent. It seems that the steamed buns today were not fermented well.

"I'm talking to you, Youwei, do you hear me?" She tapped the edge of the bowl with her chopsticks in dissatisfaction to remind him.

Coming back to his senses from his wild thoughts, Fang Youwei subconsciously replied, "Yeah, I know."

"I'm glad to know." Seeing that her son is obedient and has had many happy events recently, Liu Xiaohong is still in a very good mood.

Liu Xiaohong smiled and picked up a piece of shredded cabbage for her mother-in-law. "Mom, we will be able to enjoy a peaceful life in a few years. Didn't you hear Qiao Lu say that working in an office for a month is equivalent to working for two or three months? Our Youwei's art performance ranks 98th in the province, which is amazing."

Grandma Feng is old and her teeth are not working well, so she simply had them all knocked out and got dentures. Now the vegetable veins were stuck in her teeth and she couldn't see or feel them, so she had to take them out, go out to the well to press water to wash them, then put them back in and go back to the house to continue eating.

As he walked, he said, "Youwei has made it big. Your father, your grandfather, your uncles...they didn't die in vain."

After taking a breath, Grandma Feng looked at her grandson and continued, "I don't have much hope. I just want you to get married and have a baby, then I can go down to the underworld to find your father with peace of mind..."

Liu Xiaohong glanced at her unhappily and said, "Mom, what are you talking about? You are destined to live a long life, don't say anything unlucky."

Grandma Feng smiled and said nothing more.

In the past, Fang Youwei loved listening to his mother and grandmother chatting about family matters, but now he just felt annoyed when he heard them.

He finished his meal quickly, got up and left the house, so fast that Liu Xiaohong didn't even have time to call him.

He kept jogging out of the alley, walking aimlessly like a zombie.

"What?"

Fang Youwei raised his head and saw Yu Fan at a glance.

"Why are you here?" He just came out, what a coincidence.

The setting sun cast an orange glow on Yu Fan's face.

As she walked towards him, the light seemed to become the last ray of light, and finally entered the shadow under the eaves and disappeared completely.

Yu Fan was obviously happy to see him, and a little excited.

Except in front of Fang Youwei, she had never laughed so happily before.

"Hey! I was just thinking about how to get you out, but I didn't expect you to come to me on your own."

There was a teasing smile on her face and her beautiful eyebrows and eyes, which made his eyelashes blink twice uncontrollably.

Yu Fan was in a good mood and didn't notice that Fang Youwei was in a bad mood. He just kept smiling.

One hand held a heavy plastic bag, as if it contained countless things. The other hand was free, and she poked his face: "Are you stupid? Take it quickly, I bought these for you."

Fang Youwei realized belatedly that she was holding a large bag in her hand and took it stupidly.

He was caught off guard, and the heavy bag, as if he was carrying a bag of twenty kilograms of rocks, fell from his hands and hit the ground.

"Hahahaha——" Yu Fan laughed cheerfully, his laughter was like the sound of a bell, and teased him: "It's time to exercise. You can't even lift such a small thing, tsk."

"Bought it for me? What is it?" He felt it was too heavy and just put it on the ground.

Yu Fan still spoke in a joking tone, the street lights making her eyes sparkle: "You're a college student, you're going to college soon, I bought you some daily necessities."

To be honest, this was the first time Fang Youwei had seen such a huge plastic bag in his 18 years of life. It felt like it was big enough to fit Qiao Lu's cute little baby in it.

While thinking wildly, Yu Fan did not mind the trouble and took out the things in the plastic bag one by one. There were so many things that Fang Youwei didn't know where to look.

"Here, shampoo, Wellabo, I always use this brand, it's good."

"Two towels, pure cotton, one for wiping your body after bathing, one for your face. Don't mix them up, be clean."

"Here, slippers, one pair of cotton sandals and one pair of sandals. Two toothbrushes, change them every half term, don't skimp on hygiene. Oh, and this."

"I bought you two sets of pajamas for your underwear. Although I haven't measured your exact height and weight, I can tell by eye that they are about right." He spread out the pajamas and put them on Fang Youwei, "Not bad. No matter if they are too big or too small, you must wear them for me."

"Well, food, cookies, snacks, candies... I bought everything you like. The only downside is that it's a bit heavy, but it doesn't matter, it's just exercise."

Yu Fan usually doesn't talk much, and one could even say he's a bit "aloof", but now he's nagging like an old mother.

"That's enough. You bought too much." After he said this, his eyes were already filled with tears.

Fortunately, it is still dark, otherwise, it would be really embarrassing.

Yu Fan still didn't hear the sullenness in his tone: "Is it a lot? I bought it on the spur of the moment. If you prepare it a few days in advance, I can prepare another bag for you."

Fang Youwei stretched out his arm and picked up a bottle of shampoo. Although he was a man and didn't know much about toiletries, he could tell from the packaging and the name that the shampoo was expensive.

I looked at it over and over again, stroking the bottle carefully, with all kinds of feelings in my heart.

"It's very expensive, right?" His tone was filled with pity.

The money for these things was all earned by her hard work in setting up the stall. She has always been like this and very generous to him.

"It's expensive, but you know I never buy cheap things." Seeing that there was no one around, Yu Fan stepped on his feet, pulled down his neck, and gently kissed the corner of his mouth, "I like you, so I want to treat you well and buy you expensive things. Is that not okay?"

The fresh scent of gardenia lingered in his nose, and Fang Youwei's cheeks felt slightly hot.

Since taking the art exam, the two of them have rarely seen each other, let alone being so intimate.

And she has always taken the initiative in such matters.

"Okay, as long as you like it, but..." He sighed, "You should be more frugal when spending money. If you get sick or need to be hospitalized in the future, it will cost a lot of money."

"Okay, I just don't like to hear you say these sad words." Waving his hand, Yu Fan bit his cheek hard.

Occasionally, a few people would pass by in the alley, and Fang Youwei's heart would beat fast at the sight of such bold behavior.

"You know, I never like to think about the future. No matter what happens, I just want to be happy now, and I can worry about the future later."

He was silent for a long time and still didn't say anything, just looked at her quietly.

Yu Fan finally realized that something was wrong with him: "Are you free now? I haven't eaten yet."

"I just ate." Fang Youwei said.

Yu Fan's smile froze at the corner of his mouth: "It's okay, I'll go eat by myself later."

Seeing that he was still indifferent, she curled her lips and said, "Boyfriend, you have nothing to say? If you have nothing to say, I'm leaving?"

Yu Fan turned around and took two steps, but the young man didn't move. After taking another four or five steps, he finally got anxious.

"Yu Fan!"

He seemed to be thinking about his words, but stopped talking. After a long while, his face became serious: "My mother knows about our relationship."

Yu Fan was stunned. She had never expected this. "When did you know? And then, what did you say?"

Fang Youwei: "I knew about it last year. I changed my art exam because of this incident... Anyway, it was a bit complicated. In the end, I didn't tell her who you were."

Yu Fan bit his lip, his eyebrows twisted into a knot: "It's better not to tell whose mother can accept me like this... Well, let's not talk about it for now."

"Okay." He nodded, still hesitant to speak.

"What's your expression? Is there anything else you want to say?" Because she was close to him, she could still see the sadness on his face.

After staring at her for a long time, Fang Youwei smiled bitterly: "My mother told me to break up with you and go to university to find a college student as a partner."

Just one sentence ruined Yu Fan's good mood.

He sneered and crossed his arms: "So? You want to break up with me?"

The tone was cold as ice.

"No." Fang Youwei panicked, holding her shoulders, his eyes firm: "What I want to say is that although I may meet better female classmates in college, I only like you."

"Yu Fan, wait for me. When I finish my studies and find a job, we can... formally introduce you to my mom and grandma."

The further he spoke, the more uncertain Fang Youwei's tone became.

Yu Fan's eyes were as deep as the sea as he stared at him intently.

"Youwei, I just want to ask you one question."

The two looked at each other in silence, and finally Yu Fan asked a question.

Fang Youwei: "You ask."

"Have you ever thought about our future since the first day you started dating me?"

Fang Youwei's eyes sparkled, and he pursed his lips: "I haven't thought about it much. I sometimes think about it, but... I can't figure out the result. However... I want to be with you well."

"Okay, I got it." Yu Fan smiled and pointed to the dark alley behind him: "It's getting dark, go back, wait for me to work harder to make money in the next few days, and when I save some money I'll buy a train ticket to visit you at your university."

Fang Youwei was in a mixed mood and said in a hoarse voice: "Yu Fan, I really like you."

"I understand. Let's go back quickly." Yu Fan smiled and urged him.

A crow glided across the treetops, and the young man's thin and slender figure gradually faded into the darkness until it disappeared.

…

Some are happy and some are sad.

After the hard decoration of the new house in Nanhu Garden was completed, the couple brought An An to see the new house every Sunday.

Watching the new house gradually become what they liked, they were so excited that they couldn't sleep.

Creamy white walls, light wood floors, and a small area of ​​spring green as a streamlined wall decoration. The kitchen is separated by a glass door, which is definitely the most fashionable design in this year.

Glass sliding doors were still very expensive in the 1980s, but the maker put a lot of effort into it and the result was much better than Qiao Lu had expected.

A neighbor happened to pass by and looked into the house. He was immediately attracted by the unique design.

The neighbors upstairs passed by to take a look, and later, somehow, the neighbors downstairs also came to take a look. Qiao Lu thought for a moment that her home had become a model room.

There were advantages to this, as I got to know all the neighbors in the entire building in just two weeks. Even though their houses had already been renovated, I could still find plenty of topics to talk about with Qiao Lu about decoration.

For example, which furniture would look best in which place, whether to plant flowers or vegetables on the balcony... There were also several old ladies who liked Qiaoan, who discussed parenting with Qiaolu.

It's really funny that I've become a familiar face among my neighbors even though I haven't moved in yet.

At the beginning of October, all the hard decoration was completed. Qiaolu and her family brought mops and brooms to the new house to clean the house and then prepared to move in the furniture.

After a while, the decoration team came with a camera.