Chapter 144 Companion

Lin Jiahuan stretched out his hand towards the courtyard door, then retracted it, and asked softly: "Tell me the truth, was Brother Xiaoqia the one who asked you to come?"

"Yeah. Is this important?"

"Very important. "

Gu Huai misunderstood. Normally he is slow and slow, but at this time, a sudden flash of inspiration occurred and he misunderstood beautifully.

Lin Jiahuan is also 16 years old. When he was in the third grade of junior high school, there were two pairs of students in the class. So Gu Huai thought that Lin Jiahuan was in love with Gu Qia, so he said this.

He suddenly became a little nervous and wanted to clear the air for his younger brother. In desperation, he reached out to hold his glasses...

but they were empty again.

He smiled awkwardly and said, "Lin Siwei was afraid that something would happen to you, so he asked Xiao Qia to pay attention to you. However, Xiao Qia went to the provincial capital yesterday, so this task was given to me."

Lin Jiahuan nodded, his eyes finally not blank. She murmured: "There are still people who think about me."

"Of course. You see, we are all neighbors, and we all think about you." Gu Huai felt that he had guessed Lin Jiahuan's heart, and he hated himself There are too many blind spots, his mouth is as stupid as his body, and only his brain is good for him.

"I know. Thank you, Brother Xiaohuai."

Lin Jiahuan pushed open the courtyard door, stepped in, and closed it again.

Gu Huai stood outside, watching the moment the two doors closed, Lin Jiahuan looked at him deeply.

The look in his eyes was complicated, not entirely grateful. There seems to be a hint of distrust.

This confused Gu Huai.

But he thought about what he had said, and he had to watch Lin Jiahuan enter the house before he could feel relieved. He listened to the sounds in the courtyard, but didn't seem to hear Lin Jiahuan opening the door.

Gu Huai did not dare to leave and stood outside for a long time. The night wind was still very cold, and his clothes were soaked and he was shivering from the cold.

He didn't know that Lin Jiahuan was looking at him from the crack in the door.

Lin Jiahuan couldn't believe what Gu Huai said. They all thought about her and cared about her. Even if Lin Siwei still has some blood relationship with her, what does Gu Huai have?

Gu Huai was even just a spiritual idol for the children in their Fishbone Alley, an outstanding big brother she looked up to when she was a child.

Gu Huai was not very familiar with her. Even before that, he couldn't even tell the difference between Lin Jiahuan and Lin Jiale.

He just comforted himself.

He must have just completed the task assigned by Brother Xiaoqia.

Thinking of this, Lin Jiahuan felt sad again. Brother Xiao Qia really cares about Lin Siwei. If he can't do anything that Lin Siwei takes care of himself, he will let Brother Xiao Huai do it.

Who cares about themselves so much?

So Lin Jiahuan was watching through the crack in the door. She was afraid that what Gu Huai said was a lie. In fact, no one cares about her, right?

But Brother Xiaohuai really didn’t leave.

Brother Xiao Huai was so cold that he sneezed twice more and even hugged himself, but he didn't leave.

Lin Jiahuan covered her mouth and burst into tears.

When Gu Huai heard some movement, he knew that Lin Jiahuan was still in the yard and had not entered the house.

He pressed against the courtyard door and whispered: "Lin Jiahuan, go home quickly. Do you want me to stand here all night?"

There was no words inside.

But he heard slight footsteps going up the steps, and then there was a slight sound of the door opening, followed by the lock.

Gu Huai finally breathed a sigh of relief and sneezed back home.

…

Early the next morning, Gu Huai lived up to expectations—he caught a cold.

He stood at the second-floor window, wiping his nose and observing the courtyard of No. 43 from a high position.

He lost his glasses when he fell into the water last night. He took out his junior high school glasses and put them on. The prescription was not enough, so he could only squint.

From a distance, I saw Lin Zhengqing and Liu Yuxiu going to the yard to collect water, brushing their teeth and washing their faces. They also saw the twins wearing the same tops, one pink and one green, walking out front and back.

Breathe a sigh of relief, the Lin family is at peace tonight.

Just as he was about to retreat into the house, one of the twins suddenly raised his head and looked towards him. Their eyes met and Gu Huai was startled.

There is an embarrassment of being caught while peeping.

Although the other party also knew that this was a well-intentioned peeping, Gu Huai was still embarrassed. He covered his nose with a handkerchief and shrank back into the room. I thought to myself that it was not all without gain, at least I was sure that the person wearing the green top was Lin Jiahuan.

During breakfast, Zhang Xiuqin saw that he kept wiping his nose and couldn't help but reach out and touch his forehead.

"No fever. Be careful. It's easy to catch a cold now that the season has changed." Zhang Xiuqin filled a bowl of hot porridge, "Drink it while it's hot and take a shower."

"Thank you, grandma."

Gu Mingde said from the side: "Xiao Huai has a day off today . Come on, come with me to the park in the middle of the street to bask in the sun. It’ll be better soon.”

“Get more rest,” Zhang Xiuqin emphasized.

"Get more sun." Gu Mingde emphasized.

Afraid that the two of them would quarrel again, Gu Huai said quickly: "I have something to do. I have to go out today."

"Can't you take a leave? You have a cold." Zhang Xiuqin had an objection.

"I'm not serious. I'm in a hurry with my research. I can't rest today."

Zhang Xiuqin didn't know much about scientific research, so she had to say: "Okay, I'll get you a pot of hot water and you can take it with you. Drink more hot water. He healed quickly."

Unexpectedly, when she went to pour water, someone spoke in the alley outside.

"The graduation exam is today, right?"

"Yes." The voice was clear and crisp, and it sounded like Lin Jiale's tone.

"Come on, two female champions."

Neighbors congratulated them one after another.

Upon hearing this, Gu Huai realized that he was about to go out and there was no time to get a kettle. He poured the rest of the porridge into his mouth, grinning from the heat, and ran out.

The twins had already passed by the door of Gu's house.

Poor Gu Huai's eyesight is not that good today. Fortunately, the pink and the green are eye-catching enough, and he can still distinguish them clearly.

Quickly taking three steps and two steps to catch up, she saw that she was only about ten meters away from the twins -

"Xiao Huai - Xiao Huai -" Zhang Xiuqin shouted the name of her precious grandson, holding a green military kettle high, and rushed with a revolutionary spirit. come over.

"You don't even bring a kettle, you're going to die!" she yelled.

The twins in front heard the sound, turned around curiously, and found Gu Huai following behind.

Being discovered again, Gu Huai was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole in the ground. But no.

Fortunately, Zhang Xiuqin did not notice the embarrassment of her precious grandson. As long as the other person doesn't notice your embarrassment, you may be able to crawl out of the embarrassing hole.

"I have a cold, and I don't know how to pay attention to my health. I really can't let me feel at ease for a whole day!" Zhang Xiuqin said bitterly, and the general put a kettle on his neck with a heavy hand.

"Thank you, grandma." Gu Huai thanked him, not daring to look at the twins.

Lin Jiale, on the other hand, smiled and asked, "Brother Xiao Huai, are you going out?"

"Well, let's go to the Chemical Engineering Research Institute." Gu Huai deliberately mentioned a place that coincided with the Experimental Junior High School.

"Then let's go together. Let's go to school. Today's graduation exam will let us enjoy Brother Xiao Huai's good fortune as the number one scholar."

That was what he wanted. Gu Huai could openly "follow" Lin Jiahuan to the exam room.

He followed the twins without saying a word.

When crossing the road, Lin Jiale walked a little faster. Lin Jiahuan fell behind intentionally or unintentionally, and whispered: "I'm sorry."

Gu Huai didn't understand what he meant, and couldn't help but be stunned: "What?"

"I gave you a cold." The Lin family Huan said.

Gu Huai blushed and said, "It's nothing, it's not serious."

But before he could finish his words, a stream of mucus slipped into the man's face. Poor Gu Huai, the cold made his nose numb and he couldn't feel the mucus flowing out of his nose, but he was not numb among people.

By the time he realized he had runny nose, he couldn't breathe anymore.

Having a runny nose in front of girls has never been so embarrassing even in kindergarten. Gu Huai lowered his head and quickly took out his handkerchief and wiped it.

Then he never dared to raise his head again.

Fortunately, Lin Jiale was chirping, asking Gu Huai if he still remembered the essay questions he had in the exam, and how many big questions he had in his graduation exam in mathematics. They were all Gu Huai's strengths. He asked and answered, and he finally made it this way. It's not embarrassing.

The urban area of ​​Jinling is not that big, and the Experimental Junior High School is not far from Yugu Alley. About ten minutes later, Gu Huai watched them enter the school and shouted "Come on".

Lin Jiale said happily: "Thank you, Brother Xiaohuai."

Lin Jiahuan said nothing and just nodded to him.

There were students coming from all directions, and Lin Jiale said loudly as if he was offering a treasure: "Look, this is what the teachers said. Gu Huai, the number one scholar in our school, is my brother Xiao Huai who sent us to take the exam."

She was bragging. But it actually hit the mark. Gu Huai sent them to take the exam.

Not only delivering, but also picking up.

He asked at the door when the exam would be finished in the morning, showed up at the school gate early, and then stood far away. Shortly after the twins left school, he pretended to have met them by chance and went home with them.

He also asked with concern whether it was difficult and whether it could be made.

As usual, Lin Jiale was still chirping, but Gu Huai actually didn't listen much. He only heard Lin Jiahuan say: "It's all done."

Gu Huai breathed a sigh of relief.

To be precise, he was more relieved in the past two days than he had been in the past two years.

There is another exam in the afternoon. He had already made up his mind to be as thick-skinned as possible anyway. He had already laid an ambush on his way back in the morning, saying that he would go home for lunch at noon and would go to the research institute at one o'clock in the afternoon. This way, walking together in the afternoon doesn't seem so stiff.

Just as he was about to "encounter" at the door, someone shouted at the door: "Brother Xiao Huai, let's go."

The voice was calm, and it turned out to be Lin Jiahuan.

Gu Huai is so happy. Lin Jiahuan actually took the initiative to call him, which showed that the little girl was in good condition.

Lin Jiahuan knew that Gu Huai was ordered to protect him, and Gu Huai also knew that Lin Jiahuan knew that this invitation was actually tacit.

He responded loudly: "Here we come!"

Then he said to Zhang Xiuqin: "Grandma, where's the kettle?"

Zhang Xiuqin was overjoyed and put the kettle on his precious grandson's neck as hard as ever. Then he reached out and took out the dirty handkerchief from his pocket. Stuffed two clean handkerchiefs into it.

To be honest, Gu Huai's living ability is relatively poor. If Gu Qia catches a cold, he will not only take good care of himself, but also arrange Zhang Xiuqin to be happy.

Lin Jiale felt that he had performed well in the morning, and he must have had the care of a master like Gu Huai, so he very much welcomed Gu Huai to continue accompanying him in the afternoon.

But Lin Jiahuan took the initiative to shout, which was a bit beyond her expectation.

After all, Lin Jiahuan has been depressed for a long time, which is contrary to her name "Jia Huan".

However, she thought that Lin Jiahuan had the same mentality as her and wanted to get the good luck of the master. After all, Lin Jiahuan cared about the graduation exam the most.