June Yellow
At seven o'clock in the evening, the streetlights came on. Fu Xingchuan walked aimlessly along Changlin Alley, even the smallest pebble on the roadside could make him irritated.
Zhu Sui'an sent him a message: [Where are you now? Grandpa said he went to Yuxi Mansion for dinner.]
[They have a new item, the Crab Feast. Don’t you like it?]
Fu Xingchuan didn't reply, so she started reading the menu: [There are crab roe noodles, crab roe soup dumplings, crispy rice and crab porridge, aged drunken crab, and various flavors such as home-cooked, braised, garlic-flavored, and steamed.]
[I know you saw the message, please reply quickly, otherwise I will be angry.]
She bombarded me with several angry emojis in a row.
Fu Xingchuan kicked a stone beside his feet and replied to her: [I suddenly don't like it anymore. You guys can go.]
[Didn't you say you wanted to eat it just two days ago? You're so fickle!]
She relayed what her grandparents had said: "Grandma told you not to go hungry. Grandpa said it's up to you to eat or not. If you don't want to eat, forget it."
"This is all I have, please go easy on me!" Fu Xingchuan looked up and saw three yellow-haired guys surrounding a short boy in a white school uniform in the opposite alley.
"You're giving this little money to a beggar!" One of the yellow-haired guys threw a few five-dollar bills he had robbed at the boy. The money landed on the boy's shoes. The thug noticed and said, "Your shoes are pretty good, they're a brand name!"
"Take it off."
The boy did as he was told, took off his shoes, and said tremblingly: "This is a fake. I really have no money on me. Let me go!"
The other yellow-haired man squatted down and examined the shoes, "Boss, they are really fake."
The leading thug kicked off his shoes and gave the boy several hard kicks on the knees. He said nonchalantly, "I'll teach you a lesson today. If you don't want to get beaten tomorrow, remember to bring more money."
The gangster put his hand on the back of his neck, "Got it? By the way, you still haven't apologized to me!"
Fu Xingchuan was extremely upset, but he did not act rashly and just watched silently.
The boy loosened his clenched teeth, lowered his head and said respectfully, "I'm...I'm sorry."
"That's right..." Before the gangster could finish his words, he was hit on the knee by a stone and almost fell to his knees.
"Who is it? How dare you hit me?" As he spoke, he saw a man walking towards him. There was no expression on his handsome face, but his black eyes were sinister and cold, and there was a strong aura of danger around him.
"Who is this?" he asked the yellow-haired guy next to him.
"I don't know him."
"A man without a name. Oh, I get it, he's pretending." The gangster grabbed the boy's neck and said to Fu Xingchuan, "Hey, get out of here right now, or don't blame me for being rude to you."
Seeing that he didn't stop, the gangster raised his hand and clenched it into a fist, "My fist is very hard, if you meddle in other people's business, I'll disfigure you."
Fu Xingchuan didn't waste any time talking to him and just went up and punched him.
The corner of his mouth was immediately broken and his teeth were stained with blood. The bullied boy was so scared that his legs went weak. He picked up his shoes on the ground and ran away while holding on to the wall.
"Boss, do you want to chase me?"
"It's bleeding."
Two yellow-haired men surrounded him, one on each side, and asked. The thug wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said angrily, "Come on, all of you! I don't believe that the three of us can't beat him."
Fu Xingchuan knew that they didn't even know him and were undoubtedly rookies. Originally, he disdained to fight with them, but since he was in a bad mood, he decided to play with them.
He deliberately did not use any ruthless force and rarely took the initiative to attack. The three of them were weak, so he had time to turn his attention elsewhere. As a result, he saw Lin Luo standing in the distance. She was holding a plastic bag with a bottle of soy sauce in it. She must have been out running errands.
She saw it.
Fu Xingchuan stopped. The gangster took out a knife from somewhere and stabbed at him. He reacted quickly and kicked the gangster away. He looked back at the place where he had just been. Lin Luo was gone.
The gangster fell to the ground, and the knife fell beside him. Fu Xingchuan picked it up. He was a little scared and used his hands to support his body to move back. He heard him say: "This is my territory. If I see you doing something wrong again, don't blame me for being rude to you."
The gangster nodded repeatedly.
Fu Xingchuan said with a bit of displeasure, "Get lost."
He was left alone in the alley again with the stone he had just thrown. He stared at the stone, which was neither big nor small, and curled his fingers.
*
When Aunt Li was cooking, she found that the soy sauce was gone. Ruan Ye had not returned home yet, so she had to watch the fire. Lin Luo took the initiative to run errands for her.
After buying soy sauce and coming out of the canteen, she saw a boy from the same school wearing white socks stepping on the ground, holding a pair of shoes in his arms, leaving in a hurry and embarrassed. She couldn't help but take a few more glances.
As a result, she saw the boy dropped his money, and she quickly picked up the money, but the boy was gone, so Lin Luo walked forward to look for him.
As she was walking, she heard a strange noise. When she looked closely, she saw Fu Xingchuan fighting again. There was blood on his hands and he seemed to be injured.
Lin Xiao had clearly decided not to like him anymore, but she was still worried. Seeing that there were not many people around, she thought Fu Xingchuan should be able to handle it, so she went to the pharmacy on the street across the alley.
"I need a Band-Aid and iodine."
She was in a hurry to go out, and the money she brought was only enough to buy soy sauce. She looked at the money dropped by the stranger in her hand and muttered quietly: "I'll borrow it first, it should be okay!"
"Fifteen in total, do you want one?"
"want."
Lin Luo returned to the path she had just taken. There was no one there. She looked at the bag in her hand and decided to put it in front of the door of the old house.
She hadn't seen the scarred man she met before for a long time, so she planned to take the stairs, which would be closer.
As soon as she reached the stairs, Lin Luo saw Fu Xingchuan sitting on the steps, holding a mobile phone in his hand and sighing deeply.
There were bruises on his face and even a wound on his neck. Lin Luo walked quickly to him with a frown on his face.
A shadow fell on Fu Xingchuan's face, and he noticed Lin Xiao and turned off his phone. "Why are you here?"
Lin Luo looked at his wound and became inexplicably angry. "I'm not here to gloat over your misfortune."
Fu Xingchuan saw that she had a bag in her hand, which contained Band-Aids and iodine.
"You just went to buy these," he said, curling his lips.
"You still have the heart to laugh?" Lin Luo looked at the blood still oozing from the corner of his mouth and handed him the bag. "Didn't I tell you not to fight?"
"Yes, but I haven't fought for a while. What just happened was an accident. Someone was being robbed and bullied, and I stood up for what was right." He took the bag and explained to her seriously.
"Except for just now, you haven't fought during this period of time." Lin Luo didn't quite believe it.
He nodded sincerely, not seeming to be lying. Lin Luo sat down next to him and murmured, "Last time, you were able to fight ten people alone! This time, you've been beaten like this by three people. It turns out that fighting can also be a step backward!"
It turned out that she was angry about this. Fu Xingchuan was amused by her and took out a cotton swab from the bag to apply medicine on himself. Lin Luo just watched from the side and had no intention of helping him.
He couldn't see, and the cotton swab hit the wound directly. He cried out in pain, "Hiss...ah..."
Lin Luo couldn't bear to watch any longer and asked, "Do you need my help?"
Fu Xingchuan immediately handed over the cotton swab and moved closer to her.
Lin Qi applied medicine to him. She was concentrating on the wound, and her eyes accidentally moved to meet his. She couldn't control her hand and used a little force. Fu Xingchuan frowned, grabbed her wrist and pulled her hand away, "You did it on purpose, didn't you?"
His hands were big, but his palms were pressed tightly against Lin Luo's wrists. She felt his warmth, and it was like being electrocuted. An electric current passed through her body, making it numb.
Lin Luo didn't answer, her eyes fixed on her hands. Fu Xingchuan looked over and then let go of her. "Sorry."
"I didn't mean it." Lin Luo said and continued to apply medicine to him.
After the session, Lin Luo lowered her head to clean up the used cotton swabs and Band-Aid packaging. Fu Xingchuan asked cautiously, "Are you still mad at me?"
"I know I was wrong. Please don't ignore me. I will be very sad." He said seriously.
Lin Qiao paused and asked, "Why?"
"Because we are..." Fu Xingchuan raised his eyebrows frivolously and continued, "We are friends! Besides Zhu Changyu, you are my only friend in No. 1 Middle School."
So that’s how it is!
"I've thought about it carefully. You didn't say anything wrong. I was just too extreme. Let's just put the matter behind us." Lin Luo said calmly.
It's good enough to be the friend he calls you, don't be greedy for more.
After Lin Lu finished packing, she saw a bag next to her. Then she remembered that she had come to run an errand for Aunt Li to buy soy sauce.
"Well, I'll be leaving first." She picked up the soy sauce and said goodbye to Fu Xingchuan.
"Bye!" he said calmly. Before Lin Luo had taken two steps, she heard his voice again, as if mumbling to himself, "Where should I go to eat alone?"
Lin Luo looked back and saw him sitting on the stairs, with a Band-Aid across the side of his neck, his head tilted back in thought.
"Is there no one at your home?" she couldn't help but ask. After that, she looked at the old villa in the distance. There was no light on.
"No." Fu Xingchuan didn't turn around. He opened his hands, which were covered with dust. He gently brushed off the dust and said with a wry smile, "They went out to eat."
She recalled Grandpa Fu Xingchuan's attitude towards him, which seemed not very good, but she couldn't leave him alone anyway!
"Hurry up and go! Aren't your family members still waiting for some soy sauce?" Fu Xingchuan turned around and looked at her, his eyes dimming slightly. He pursed his lips. Lin Luo actually felt a little sorry for him. "Do you want to go to my house for dinner?"
"I have a bad reputation, and your family probably won't welcome me." He stood up.
To be honest, she wasn't sure if Aunt Li would welcome Fu Xingchuan; he was indeed notorious in the alley. Regardless, Tang Heng had to work overtime, and no one was home. If Aunt Li didn't welcome him, she could just go home and make him a bowl of noodles.
"Come here quickly, or you'll scold me if I don't take the soy sauce out." She said so, and Fu Xingchuan couldn't refuse, so he followed her home.
Fu Xingchuan has long arms and legs, and the corridor is narrow so he has to bend down to walk, but he has no complaints.
Lin Xiao first brought him to Ruan Ye's home in Room 301. She knocked on the door, and Aunt Li quickly came to open it. "Xiaoxiao, what took you so long? If you hadn't come back, I was going to ask Ruan Ye to look for you... Who is this?"
She looked Fu Xingchuan up and down, as if he looked familiar but she couldn't remember his name.
"I'm sorry, Aunt Li. Something happened on the way and I was delayed." Lin Luo explained before introducing her: "This is Fu Xingchuan. His family lives in that old house."
"Oh." Aunt Li's eyes immediately became alert and she said to Fu Xingchuan, "What are you doing here?"
Seeing Aunt Li's reaction, Lin Qiao gave her the soy sauce and answered for Fu Xingchuan as she pulled him away, "There's no one at his home... We're leaving first."
Aunt Li pulled her back, distanced herself from Fu Xingchuan, and leaned closer to her, saying, "Didn't you agree to come to my house for dinner? Why are you picking someone up on the street? Don't you know he is..."
"Mom, he is my friend." Ruan Ye suddenly came out of the room and said loudly.
Aunt Li was stunned for a moment, then changed her expression and cordially invited Fu Xingchuan in. "Hey, why didn't you tell me earlier? Come in, our Xiaoye has never brought friends back. I thought he had no friends!"
"If you had told me you were coming earlier, I would have bought more dishes. I don't know what you like to eat, and whether you like what I cook." Aunt Li became flustered.
Ruan Ye reminded her, "There's still soup in the pot."
"It's time to turn off the fire." Aunt Li hurried to the kitchen.
Lin Luo closed the door and turned around to see Ruan Ye taking out a pair of new slippers from the shoe cabinet for Fu Xingchuan and placing them in front of him gently.
Fu Xingchuan crossed his arms and looked at him with disdain, "Have you done anything to offend me?"
"No."
"Then why did you do this to me?"
"I want to be friends with you."
Lin Luo walked over to them, and Fu Xingchuan asked her, "What do you think?"
After all, they were at Ruan Ye's house. Although Lin Luo also felt that Ruan Ye must have other motives, she still said, "I'm hungry. Let's talk after dinner."
"good."
Aunt Li prepared six dishes and a soup, each of which exuded an enticing aroma. The steamed crab was the most eye-catching, with the crab shell being a bright orange-red and the crab roe being bright yellow.
Carefully peel open the shell and place it in your mouth. The crab meat, with its subtle sweetness and tender texture, seems to dance on your tongue. The crab roe is rich and mellow, and the crab paste is chewy and dense, becoming more fragrant the more you chew it.
"Xingchuan, eat more and come to your aunt's house more often in the future."
"Um."
Aunt Li looked at Fu Xingchuan and Lin Qiao sitting opposite her and said contentedly, "That's great! Our Ruan Ye now has two friends."
"More than two." Ruan Ye put the peeled crab meat in the bowl and pushed the bowl to Fu Xingchuan.
Who else?
As Fu Xingchuan pondered, the phone on the table vibrated and the screen lit up. It was a message from Zhu Sui'an: [Should I bring you something to eat?]
He wiped his hands and replied to her: [No, I'm already eating with my friends.]
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