Chapter 43
When Lin Zhen was weighed on New Year's Eve, she had lost six kilograms.
From 110 a few months ago to 104 now, although there is not a big change, Lin Zhen is very happy.
"These dishes and chopsticks need to be replaced. Lao Lin, go to the supermarket and buy some new ones. Xiaojun, Xiaozhen, can one of you take out the trash?"
Seeing Shi Jinjun wiping the tables and chairs, Lin Zhen volunteered to do it.
"I'll go, you continue wiping."
It was drizzling on New Year's Eve this year, so Lin Zhen put on her shoes, took the garbage and umbrella and went downstairs.
When she saw the umbrella, Lin Zhen remembered that Fu Guannan had not returned it to her yet.
She lent her umbrella to Fu Guannan when it rained before, and since it didn't rain afterwards, and both of them had forgotten about the final exam.
"Did you say they arrived?"
Lin Zhen went downstairs and met two elderly people. They seemed very happy because their family was coming, and they were talking in the corridor at the main entrance.
"The phone call said it's almost here." Grandma Fu said excitedly.
"This year during the Chinese New Year, Jiaohua said that her family will stay here for a while." Grandpa Fu responded.
Lin Zhen held an umbrella and went to take out the trash. She saw two elderly people looking at her excitedly, "Nannan!"
Lin Zhen thought they were calling her granddaughter. After all, most girls' names were reduplicated.
"Nannan, hurry up."
Seeing that Fu Guannan had gone to the car to get something and had not come out yet, Fu's mother urged him.
"Grandpa and grandma are still waiting."
"Here it comes! Here it comes!" Fu Guannan ran back to the car and picked up a brown bag.
"Grandpa, grandma." Fu Guannan called out when he saw the two old people waiting for them.
"No, you can just wait for us at home, why are you waiting outside?" Father Fu saw that the two old people were waiting for them here.
Grandpa Fu took one or two bags from Father Fu's hands and replied, "I heard from Xiaonan that you brought a lot of things, so we came out to help."
The family came to the elevator talking and laughing.
On the other side, Lin Zhen heard Fu Guannan's voice while waiting for the elevator, and wondered what to do if she met Fu Guannan's family?
Seeing that the elevator was still on the sixth floor, Lin Zhen urged the elevator to come down quickly.
Five, four, three, two, one...
Lin Zhen went in, pressed the floor button, and the tense nerves in her head relaxed.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute!" Grandma Fu shouted hurriedly when she saw the elevator door closing.
Lin Zhen pressed it as if resigned to her fate.
"Thank you, little girl!"
Mr. Fu, who came in later, also nodded to Lin Zhen.
When Fu Guannan came in, he saw Lin Zhen standing in the corner with a stiff look on his face, and was stunned for a moment.
Mother Fu noticed that her son was stunned for a moment when he saw the girl, so she casually asked, "Do you know each other?"
Hearing this, the two looked at each other.
Hearing the voice, Lin Zhen looked at Fu's mother.
She was wearing a khaki windbreaker and had a faint smile on her face. She looked intellectual and elegant.
"Nannan, is this your classmate? He also lives here, what a coincidence!" Grandpa Fu looked at Lin Zhen after hearing what Mother Fu said.
In the elevator, Lin Zhen felt that everyone around her was staring at her, and suddenly felt a little creepy.
Lin Zhen gritted her teeth and greeted the Fu family.
"Hello, Auntie, Hello, Uncle, Hello, Grandpa, Hello, Grandma." Lin Zhen greeted everyone one by one. When it was Fu Guannan's turn, the "Hello" in his mouth seemed to have changed, and he said "Hello, everyone."
When Lin Zhen said "Hello, Grandpa", Grandpa Fu said "Hey" happily.
"I'm his classmate." Lin Zhen looked at the whole family and said with a wry smile.
"A high school sophomore?" Mr. Fu glanced at his son.
"Yes." Lin Zhen glanced at Fu's father and nodded.
"Her name is Lin Zhen, my current classmate. She lives on the 13th floor here," Fu Guannan introduced.
After hearing the last sentence, Fu's mother and father looked at each other tacitly.
Does my son even know where other people live?
Lin Zhen felt that this scene was a little bit strange.
As we were talking, the elevator arrived.
"You can come downstairs and visit us when you have time." Mother Fu said kindly.
"Okay. Thank you, Auntie." Lin Zhen responded politely.
Fu Guannan didn't expect that their meeting again would be so unexpected.
"Son, how is your relationship?" Fu's mother intuitively felt that this was the girl who asked Fu Guannan to spray perfume that night.
When Fu Guannan heard this question, alarm bells started to ring in his heart.
"She's just a classmate. She sometimes asks questions. I only found out she lives here when I ran into her the last time I came here. We don't have any other relationship, so don't think too much about it and don't gossip."
Fu Guannan put his things away and tried to avoid the question.
But his explanation had already made Fu's mother make some judgment.
Mother Fu didn't embarrass her son and replied tactfully, "Okay, we're just classmates for now."
Maybe she will be my girlfriend in the future.
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Lin Zhen returned home, feeling a little uneasy.
When I returned to the room and turned on my phone, I saw the WeChat message from Fu Guannan.
【It was just a coincidence that we ran into each other just now. 】
[Last time you borrowed my umbrella, I took it. I'm so sorry I only just remembered to return it to you.]
After reading it, Lin Zhen replied: [Yes, what a coincidence.]
The coincidence nearly scared her to death.
"It's okay. I didn't need it during that time. There's no difference between giving it to you and giving it to me."
Lin Zhen replied understandingly that she wanted Fu Guannan not to take it too seriously.
【OK】
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evening.
Every household hung spring couplets outside their doors, and some even hung red lanterns for decoration. Father Lin thought the bright red looked festive, so he bought one when he went to buy spring couplets.
Shi Jinjun was standing on a chair hanging lanterns, while Lin Zhen was standing beside him, holding the chair.
"Okay." Shi Jinjun got down from the chair and moved it into the house.
When we returned to the house, Shi's mother and Lin's father had already prepared the meal.
"Hurry up, come and eat." Father Lin brought out the dishes and called his two daughters over.
After the dishes were served, the family of four sat at the table and enjoyed themselves happily.
Outside the window, bursts of fireworks sounded, making the dinner seem particularly lively.
After dinner, Shi An gave two red envelopes to each of the two children, one of which was from Shi Jinjun's grandmother.
Lin Zhen felt the thickness of the red envelope and found that the amount was not small.
After putting the red envelope away, Lin Zhen checked WeChat.
Because it is New Year’s Eve, Mr. Zhang is exempted from doing homework or handing in photos today.
The group was filled with blessings, happy new year messages, and new year red envelopes. Suddenly, the class group was like a boiling pot, and it was extremely lively.
Lin Zhen smiled, exited the group chat, and opened the WeChat accounts of some of her closest classmates, sending New Year's greetings to each one. It seemed the only ones she was close to were Wang Huanxiao and the girl sitting in front of her, who was also familiar with Lin Zhen.
When opening Fu Guannan's chat interface, Lin Zhen thought for a long time about what to send.
Happy New Year! May you be healthy, happy, and have all your wishes come true!
In the end, I just sent some very ordinary blessings.
The person on the other end seemed to be looking at his phone as well, and replied very quickly.
Happy New Year! I wish you good health and happiness, and hope you get into Q University!
[Yes, thank you.]
Fu Guannan listened to the chatting outside the door and looked at the bag on the table, which still contained Lin Zhen's umbrella.
[Are you free? I want to return the umbrella to you.]
Lin Zhen saw it, opened the door, and looked into the living room. The lights were on, but no one was there.
It seems that Shi An and Lin Zhouxue went to the flower show. Lin Zhouxue mentioned it just now while we were eating.
It was a rare date between the two of them, so they were smart enough not to follow them.
【good. 】
Lin Zhen put on her clothes and shoes and went downstairs.
After entering the elevator, Lin Zhen looked at the neatly arranged buttons, wondering whether she should go directly to the first floor or press the ninth floor?
Lin Zhen was confused and pressed both buttons.
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"I'll be back soon."
When Fu's mother heard this, she quickly stopped him and said, "You don't have to come back so soon. Today is New Year's Eve, it doesn't matter if you come home late."
Without much thought, she knew who her son was looking for. Probably the girl.
And put on new clothes.
"I'll just return the umbrella." Fu Guannan felt that Fu's mother's expression of watching the show was too obvious.
"Son, do you still need to spray perfume? Today I'll give you a bottle that dad just bought. I won't give out red envelopes this year, so use this as a substitute." Dad Fu also teased his son.
"You even brought perfume with you? You're such a jerk. When you get home, take away all your perfumes. The whole cabinet is filled with stinky smells." Mother Fu couldn't stand the mixed scents anymore and looked at Father Fu with disgust.
"Your perfumes smell terrible." Fu Guannan added without mercy.
What a crappy perfume, what a 'kiss of love, a must for confession', the confession that night was a mess.
When Mr. Fu saw that he was disliked by the mother and son, he rolled his eyes in anger.
Fu Guannan put on his shoes, and Grandma Fu brought over a piece of clothing and a scarf.
"It's cold today, so just wear those one or two pieces. You'll be cold outside." Grandma Fu took the scarf and insisted on putting it into Fu Guannan's hand.
"Grandma, I'm not cold. Take these back."
"No, it just rained today, it's so damp and cold, it's freezing!"
Fu Guannan couldn't resist and took the scarf.
When we reached the ninth floor, the elevator door opened. Fu Guannan just came out, still mumbling something.
"I'll just take a scarf."
Lin Zhen heard the sound and kept pressing the button, and the elevator stopped on the ninth floor.
Fu Guannan, wearing a scarf, saw Lin Zhen standing in the elevator and looking at him with a smile.
Fu Guannan walked into the elevator and said, "Happy New Year, Lin Zhen."
"Fu Guannan, Happy New Year." Lin Zhen turned and smiled at him.
At this time, there were only two of them in the elevator, and they were only twenty centimeters apart.
Lin Zhen stared down at the numbers on the elevator wall, while Fu Guannan looked up at the floor the elevator had arrived at. Although neither of them spoke, their silence concealed an irrepressible smile.
When the elevator reached the first floor, the two heard the sound of fireworks.
"We're already downstairs. Do you want to go out for a walk?" Fu Guannan said. Worried that Lin Zhen might be cold, he added, "Are you cold?"
"It's okay, it's not cold." Lin Zhen shook her head. "Let me show you around here."
The two walked quietly and arrived at a park not far away.
There weren't many people in the park, as many had gone to the flower fair. Normally, there would be a lot of people walking around in the evening to digest their food, and occasionally square dancing.
Fireworks bloomed one after another in the night sky, red, green, purple and yellow, very beautiful.
Lin Zhen and Fu Guannan stood under a big tree in the park that was hung with red lanterns, looking at the light in the distance.
At this moment, no one spoke, but just quietly appreciated the beauty in the distance.
The fireworks were over and the sky returned to its original darkness, with only a brief glimmer of light.
If you want the light that you can retain in your life to last, you must find it by yourself and have the courage to grasp it.
Lin Zhen looked at him and mustered up her courage, "Fu Guannan, I want to go to Q University with you."
Fu Guannan couldn't help but hear the hidden meaning, so he smiled and replied, "Okay. We'll apply to the same university."
He naturally knew her hidden feelings and respected them.
The two of them smiled at each other under the tree. In the end, Fu Guannan shyly turned his head away. Seeing his shy look, Lin Zhen couldn't help laughing out loud.
I don’t know if we can still move forward together in the future, but at least we have each other on the road now.
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