The shepherd's mother still felt it wasn't enough: "Wenxi, lean your head a little closer."
Fu Yiwei couldn't help but smile when he saw that the old woman's thoughts were obvious.
The father, who was standing nearby, was very angry, but he didn't dare to stop the mother.
"Oh right, right, Yiwei, put your hand around Xixi's waist."
Fu Yiwei gently placed her hand on Wen Xi's waist. Wen Xi trembled slightly, feeling somewhat uncomfortable. Fu Yiwei noticed that her stiffness had receded a bit, and a hint of hurt appeared in her eyes.
For several days in a row, Wen Xi left early and returned late, and Fu Yiwei finally got her weekend off.
During dinner, Wen Xi revealed her plans: "Mom and Dad, I'm planning to move out."
Fu Yiwei was stunned, as if struck by lightning, and her chopsticks fell to the table with a clatter.
Mother Shepherd: "Why do you want to move out? Isn't it good to stay at home?"
Wen Xi: "Living at home is certainly good, but I'd like to move to a place closer to the school."
Seeing Fu Yiwei's distraught expression, Mu's father was in a good mood: "Children need their own private space as they grow up. Dad will find you a place that's close by."
Wen Xi: "No need, Dad, I've already found someone."
The father didn't say anything more: "Okay."
The shepherd's mother was a little reluctant to part with her child.
Fu Yiwei unexpectedly fell silent, no longer glancing at Wen Xi.
Wen Xi knocked on Fu Yiwei's door: "Brother, are you unhappy that I moved out?"
Fu Yiwei: "No, how could that be? As girls grow up, they always want some private space."
Wen Xi was very happy that her family supported her ideas, so she left without seeing Fu Yiwei's lonely lips and sad eyes as she turned around.
Wenxi started packing her things early Saturday morning, and by the afternoon she had almost finished.
Fu Yiwei made a special trip to help Mu Wenxi move.
Inside the car, the ornament hanging on the rearview mirror swung back and forth.
Wen Xi, sitting in the passenger seat, exclaimed, "Hey, isn't this my missing little koi fish? What are you doing here, bro?"
Fu Yiwei thought to himself, "Oh no!" He couldn't very well say that he went to Mu Wenxi's room to get the item while she was away teaching in a rural area to reminisce about her.
"I thought it was something you didn't want, so I hung it up."
Wen Xi: "Oh, then let's hang it up. It looks quite nice."
"arrive".
Fu Yiwei carried her things upstairs one trip after another.
"Thank you, brother."
He shook his head: "Xixi, you don't need to thank me, you never need to."
Wen Xi looked up but was met with the other person's deep gaze. The intense love in that gaze made her hesitate, and she suddenly looked away.
Fu Yiwei didn't want to run away anymore: "Xixi, do you remember what I wanted to say to you when you went to teach in a rural area before?"
Wen Xi paused and nodded: "Mm."
Fu Yiwei mustered her courage: "Xixi, I..."
Wen Xi, feeling a little flustered, interrupted him: "Brother, I'm tired, I won't see you off, take care."
Fu Yiwei paused, a hint of hurt in her eyes. She knew what he wanted to say, but she stopped him. Since she didn't want to hear it, he wouldn't force her: "Okay."
He turned and left, his back still straight, yet it conveyed an overwhelming sense of loneliness.
He returned to his apartment. He used to love going back to Xixi's house, but now that she doesn't live there anymore, he doesn't want to go back.
The cigarette butts scattered all over the ground could not ease his sorrow.
During the day, Mu Ma brought him chicken soup and shook her head: "Look at you, what a mess you've become. I don't understand you young people. It's such a small thing, you either succeed or you don't, and you all become so dejected."
Fu Yiwei shook his head: "Mom, forget it, I don't want to make things difficult for her."
Mother Shepherd: "Did you tell Xixi?"
He nodded and then shook his head.
Mother Shepherd: "Did you say it or not?"
Fu Yiwei: "She stopped me when I wanted to speak."
Mother: "Alright, give her some time. She might not be able to react right away. Leave it to me. You can eat and drink as usual."
The shepherd's mother brought chicken soup to Wenxi's new house: "The environment is not bad, and the security measures are also acceptable. How is it? It feels like you're away from your parents."
Wen Xi: "Mom."
Mother: "What's wrong with you and your brother lately? You two are acting really strange."
Wen Xi hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.
The shepherd's mother observed the other person for a while, then thought for a moment and asked, "You like your brother?"
Wen Xi was shocked, as if the other person had guessed correctly: "Mom!"
Mother Mu sighed: "You're my daughter, do you think I don't know what you're thinking? I bet you had this idea when you moved out."
Wen Xi nodded, her face grim.
Mother Mu sat down on the sofa and patted her hand: "What are you worried about? Are you afraid that your father and I will stop you? Are you afraid of other people's strange looks? After all, your brother is not our biological son, or are you afraid that you can't get over it yourself?"
Wen Xi remained silent, stunned.
After a while, she looked out the window and said, "I'm afraid you won't agree and that it will put you in a difficult position. I'm also afraid that after being siblings for so many years, if our relationship suddenly changes, I won't be able to adapt. I'm even more afraid that we won't have a good outcome in the future, and that we might not even be able to remain siblings."
Mother Mu gave her a deep look: "My dear child, your father and I have known for a long time. We've been through this before. Love is the most unpredictable thing, and it's beyond our control. You two are so outstanding and spend so much time together, not to mention you're not even blood relatives. It's possible."
Wen Xi: "I don't know either, that's how it is."
Mother Shepherd: "As long as you are strong, you don't need to care about what others say. If you are not strong, what others say will become a problem for you."
Wen Xi: "I think if I don't know the outcome, it's better to stay away."
Mother Mu stood up, picked up the family photo on the table, and said, "Well, you never know the outcome of many things before you do them, right? So you won't do them and won't dare to try? Don't think so much, just follow your heart."
After her mother left, she thought about it for a long time and realized that her timidity was just due to fear. But what did she have to be afraid of? She still had her father and mother, while her brother was always alone.
She laughed out loud, feeling like an idiot, not as smart as Xiao Hu and the others.
When she was teaching in the rural area, Fu Yiwei would come to see her from time to time. His feelings for her became more and more obvious. She felt like she had been hit by a pie from heaven. It turned out that the brother she had a crush on also liked her.
But then comes fear, worry, avoidance, and an inability to face it. All of this ultimately boils down to the fear of losing. Because of the fear of losing, one dares not possess. The fear of possessing and then losing is worse than never having had it at all.
When she was feeling down and depressed, Xiao Hu and the others came to comfort her.
Duoduo: "Teacher Xixi! Don't be upset. If the older brother is not nice to you, we will be nice to you."
Little Fatty: "Teacher Xixi, we will always like you."
Xiao Hu: "Teacher Xi Xi, if the older brother doesn't like you anymore, you can find another one. There are many older brothers in our village who like you."
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