On Friday, Nan Sheng didn't go to school. She wanted to see Yin Han, but she wasn't fully recovered and the weather outside was still cold, so she stayed home.
She really missed Yin Han and wanted to send him a message, but then she remembered that he didn't have a cell phone.
On a sudden impulse, she thought, "Why don't I go to his house and wait for him?"
Upon thinking about it, Nan Sheng immediately got up, tidied herself up, called her driver, and ordered him to go to the mall to buy a lot of things, put them in the car, and then told him to come to Yin Han's house.
Knowing that he hadn't returned from school yet, Nan Sheng knocked on the door of Grandma Li's house next door. After knocking for a long time without any response, she told the driver to go back first.
The driver went downstairs and returned to the car. Looking at the dilapidated building, he shook his head helplessly, then made a phone call: "Hello, Mr. Su, Miss Nan..."
The person on the other end of the phone took a deep breath after hanging up. "That little brat, she's always up to no good."
Nan Sheng leaned against the door, idly playing with her phone, and somehow accidentally clicked on Yin Han's old WeChat account.
Her profile picture was completely black. Her last message with him was on July 8, 2020. There had been no chat messages for the next two years, and no further contact with him now.
She remembered that his profile picture used to be her photo. But ever since she hated Yin Han, she forced him to change it and delete all information about her. His Moments were now completely blank.
My fingers swiped through old chat logs.
[Calling for Yin Han!]
【I am here】
Today I'm craving stuffed green peppers with meat, stir-fried pork ribs with pineapple, steamed egg with shrimp paste...
【good】
......
[Calling for Yin Han!]
【exist】
I'm in the piano room on the third floor, and I really, really want a glass of ice-cold juice.
【good】
......
[Calling for Yin Han!]
【I am here】
[Quick! The dog's poop smells awful, I can't stand it!]
【Um】
......
[Calling for Yin Han!]
【1】
It's past 3 a.m. now. If I say I suddenly have a craving for grilled skewers and durian milk tea, can I get some?
【Uh-huh】
I scrolled through a very long list, and without exception, he was always there. He never initiated any messages to her from France, but he always replied to her messages instantly.
Until one day, when she stopped sending him messages, he took the initiative to send her one.
【Sheng Sheng, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to.】
【Sheng Sheng, are you still angry? You can ask me to do anything, you can be angry with me, but can you please stop ignoring me?】
[Sheng Sheng, I've come up with so many new menus, can you talk to me? I'll make them all for you, even just a word.]
【Sheng Sheng, I'm so sorry! I want to talk to you...】
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps interrupted Nan Sheng's thoughts.
"Grandma, you're back?! I've come to help you." Nan Sheng saw Li Xiaomei walking up the stairs, carrying things on her back in a snakeskin bag.
"Sheng Sheng, what brings you here?" Li Xiaomei beamed with joy when she saw Nan Sheng, but dodged away when Nan Sheng came over to help: "No need, no need, this is an empty bottle, it's not heavy. Move to the side, so you don't bump into it."
Li Xiaomei was worried about touching the little girl's clothes.
"Oh, Grandma, it's alright. Don't let my small size fool you, I'm actually quite strong." Without saying a word, Nan Sheng lifted the bag off Li Xiaomei's back and placed it on the ground.
"Thank you, Sheng Sheng. Did you bring all these things?" With her back feeling lighter, Li Xiaomei noticed the large and small bags on the ground by the door.
Nan Sheng smiled and said, "Yes, Grandma, open the door and I'll bring them in. These are for you and Yin Han."
Li Xiaomei was startled by what was brought in; it wasn't a lot, but it filled up all the empty space in the room.
"Sheng Sheng, you're still a student. Buying these things is too expensive. Grandma has everything we need. Just come in person next time."
"Okay, I won't bring it next time I come. I just hope Grandma won't mind, hehe." It has to be said that Nan Sheng is very good at talking. She didn't say anything to refuse. With her well-behaved little face and sunny smile, it's hard not to like her.
Li Xiaomei greeted Nan Sheng, and with her legs a little unsteady, she walked to the drawer of the table next to her, took out a new water cup, unpacked it, washed it, and poured a cup of water for her.
Nan Sheng was about to say she would do it herself, but her grandmother refused, so she squatted down and opened the things her grandmother had brought.
"Grandma, I bought a lot of groceries. Can we cook together later?"
"Grandma, this is a down jacket I bought for you. It's very warm to wear."
"Grandma, this is a hot water bottle and a massage pillow I bought for you. Do you like them?"
"grandmother......"
As the girl introduced each item, and the repeated calls of "Grandma" echoed in the small but cozy little house, warming her heart, Li Xiaomei suddenly smiled and said, "Okay, okay, thank you, Shengsheng."
An old man and a young man chatted happily, and before they knew it, it was already five o'clock.
Then the two of them took the groceries Nan Sheng had bought into the kitchen. The kitchen wasn't big; it was just the right size for the two of them.
Nan Sheng couldn't cook, so she could only help out and watch Li Xiaomei do the cooking.
Hearing Li Xiaomei say that Yin Han always appreciates her cooking and finishes everything, and that Yin Han's favorite dish is scrambled eggs with tomatoes, especially without sugar, he was amazed.
Nan Sheng was stunned when she heard this. She had known Yin Han for so long, and this was the first time she knew that he liked tomato and egg stir-fry.
She had asked him countless times what he liked to eat, and he always said anything was fine, so she thought he wasn't picky. A boy who learned to cook for her didn't have any dishes he liked, simply because she didn't like scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Nan Sheng felt that tomatoes were neither sour nor sweet, and had a strange taste that she didn't like. Therefore, tomatoes never appeared on the Nan family's dining table.
"Grandma, how did you know Yin Han likes to eat tomatoes?"
"This is interesting. When I first brought him back here, he didn't say a word and only ate white rice. I thought this wouldn't do. I bought all kinds of fish and meat, but he just wouldn't eat them. Then one day, the downstairs neighbor said that her grandson ate scrambled eggs with tomatoes every day and never got tired of it. I heard that and thought that maybe Xiaohan would like it too. And it really did. He actually ate it and the first thing he said was, 'Don't put sugar in it.'"
"Okay, I'll remember."
Seeing that Nan Sheng's eyes were fixed on the tomatoes she had just taken out of the food cabinet, Li Xiaomei thought of something and said, "Sheng Sheng, why don't you try it? Grandma will teach you."
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Nan Sheng asked eagerly, "Really?!"
Li Xiaomei nodded.
At six o'clock.
Nan Sheng carefully carried the food to the table outside, while Li Xiaomei was still cooking soup in the kitchen.
Nan Sheng looked at the food on the table, or more accurately, at the tomato and egg stir-fry, and smiled foolishly. The moment she heard the door open, she ran to the door without even taking off her apron.
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