Although Ji Wanmei felt a little embarrassed, seeing that Uncle Wang Er had invited her to dinner as soon as Lei Tingjun returned, it was clear that he was indeed taking good care of Lei Tingjun. In short, he was better than her two uncles who only wanted to freeload off her.
Ji Wanmei then asked, "Every time you come back, do you always eat at Uncle Wang's house?"
Lei Tingjun nodded: "I usually only stay for a day when I come back. It's too much trouble for me to light the fire by myself, so I just have a simple meal at Uncle Wang's house."
“Okay, if you don’t think it will be too much trouble for them, let’s go over for dinner,” Ji Wanmei said.
Anyway, judging from the looks of it, there's nothing in his house. If they really had to cook for themselves, they'd probably have a hard time.
Lei Tingjun leaned out and replied to Uncle Wang, "Okay, we'll be there in a bit. Thanks, Uncle!"
"We're not strangers, no need to thank me. Just remember to come over soon." Uncle Wang walked away happily.
When they came back this time, they bought four sets of New Year's goods. Lei Ting said that although he didn't have any relatives in his hometown, he still had some close relatives and neighbors.
So this is what kind of close neighbors they are, Ji Wanmei thought.
They didn't stay upstairs for long before coming downstairs.
Ji Wanmei saw a ginkgo tree in front of the courtyard and asked, "Does this ginkgo tree bear fruit?"
“It doesn’t bear fruit,” Lei Tingjun said. “I’ve never seen it bear fruit. When I was a child, I was curious and asked my grandmother. She told me that ginkgo trees are also divided into male and female trees, and they only bear fruit when pollinated by a male and a female.”
He pointed to the straight ginkgo tree in front of the yard and said, "The one in front of my house is a male tree. It only blooms. Male trees bloom to pollinate female ginkgo trees. But there are no female ginkgo trees here, so it has been all alone here for so many years."
Ji Wanmei smiled and said, "I think this ginkgo tree looks a lot like you."
Lei Tingjun honestly replied, "This ginkgo tree is older than my grandmother."
“You’re so stupid.” Ji Wanmei shook her head. “I was using a metaphor to say that the way you’ve waited for someone all these years is like this male ginkgo tree standing alone in front of the yard, waiting for its female ginkgo tree.”
Lei Tingjun was taken aback: "How do you know I've been waiting for you for many years?"
Ji Wanmei was also stunned. She blinked mysteriously and turned around: "It's a secret. Anyway, I just know it."
Lei Tingjun belatedly realized what was happening and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind: "Meimei, when did you find out I liked you?"
"I won't tell you, but it'll definitely be earlier than you think," Ji Wanmei said, leaning on his shoulder with her eyebrows raised.
Lei Tingjun didn't ask any more questions. He just hugged her tightly and sighed contentedly, "Thank you for only making me wait three years. Originally, I was prepared to wait for you for ten or twenty years."
Ji Wanmei was indeed taken aback when she heard his subconscious sigh, and turned to stare at him: "What did you say?"
Lei Tingjun remained silent, looking at her without saying a word.
He just unintentionally blurted out what was on his mind.
That's right.
If it weren't for Ji Wanmei's words to him that day, "If you can get into university, I'll date you," Lei Tingjun would have been prepared to wait longer, for a better opportunity, or to become a better version of himself before he could get closer to the girl he secretly loved.
Perhaps he will never have that opportunity, perhaps he will never make a name for himself, which means he will never have the chance to express his feelings to her.
Lei Tingjun didn't know why Ji Wanmei was looking at him with tears in her eyes at this moment.
He was most afraid of seeing her cry.
"Meimei, what's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
Lei Tingjun carefully and clumsily wiped the corner of her eye.
"You said three years, but I was only sixteen years old three years ago. I didn't know you at all. Where did you see me?"
Two clear tears slid down her long, curled eyelashes. Ji Wanmei looked at him with teary eyes and asked, her eyes red.
"I didn't even know you back then, I didn't even know you existed, and you're going to wait for me for ten or twenty years? Are you stupid?"
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