Chapter 50 Returning Home This year, we're going back to our hometown again...
Yu Kui was full of questions: "Who is Huang Qi?"
Shu Jia sent Yu Kui the forum address of the university across the street: "Take a look for yourself."
Yu Kui clicked on the link and read about the cause and course of events, leaving her completely bewildered.
I never expected that something like this would happen when I went to see Xie Xingzhi yesterday. No wonder it was so noisy on his end when I called him. Goodness, he was being confessed to in public.
It seems that the girl really likes Xie Xingzhi.
Besides discussions about Huang Qi, there were many posts about her on the forum, mostly praising her, which made Yu Kui a little embarrassed.
She messaged Xie Xingzhi, “I already know about Huang Qi’s situation. Why didn’t you tell me you were at the confession scene earlier? I wouldn’t have come to see you yesterday.”
Xie Xingzhi called back immediately, "I have nothing to do with her."
“I know,” Yu Kui said with a hint of helplessness, “but your forum is full of my posts, it’s a little embarrassing.”
"What's embarrassing?" Xie Xingzhi asked knowingly.
“They all suspect that there’s something going on between us,” Yu Kui said, “making it seem like we’ve done something wrong, it’s so annoying.”
“Ignore them,” Xie Xingzhi said. “We two are innocent, so we will clear our names.”
Yu Kui: "...How can you be so unreliable?" Of course, this kind of thing needs to be clarified.
“You’ve already given me all your New Year’s money,” Xie Xingzhi said. “You’re so good to me, it’s hard for them not to misunderstand.”
Yu Kui: "..."
“I will explain on the forum,” Xie Xingzhi said quickly. “Don’t worry, no one will mention this anymore in a couple of days.”
“Okay,” Yu Kui immediately changed the subject, “Then take good care of yourself, and call me if anything happens.”
"Um."
Just as Yu Kui was about to hang up the phone, Xie Xingzhi suddenly stopped her: "They suspect that I like you, are you feeling very upset?"
"Why do you feel bad?" Yu Kui asked back, "What they said isn't true."
"Even if it's not true, wouldn't you be very resistant to being liked by a thug like me?"
“You’re not a hoodlum,” Yu Kui corrected him righteously. “You’re my friend, don’t talk about yourself like that.”
"An irrelevant answer." Xie Xingzhi snorted lightly.
“I won’t object,” Yu Kui said. “I will thank you, but we are good friends, and you don’t really like me.”
Xie Xingzhi: "...You're right."
"Okay, my dad's here to pick me up. Talk to you later."
"Talk to you later."
After hanging up the phone, Yu Kui saw her father waiting for her in the crowd. She waved happily and ran over with her suitcase, calling out, "Dad!"
"Hey!" Mr. Yu took his daughter's luggage and said with a big smile, "You're finally back. If it weren't for the food being cooked at home and your mother coming to pick you up, she would have missed you terribly."
"Hehe." Yu Kui followed behind her father. "I missed you all too."
"Let's go, let's go," Mr. Yu put the luggage in the trunk. "Your mom made your favorite braised pork ribs and dry pot shrimp. Let's buy some fruit to take back with us."
"good."
When she got home, Yu Kui didn't even change her shoes before rushing to the kitchen to hug her mother. "Mom, I missed you so much!"
"Baby!" Yu's mother put down the spatula and hugged her tightly. "I've been missing you so much since I last saw you, my baby."
Mr. Yu walked in silently, picked up the spatula she had dropped, and buried himself in cooking.
The mother and daughter paid no attention to him and continued their mushy talk.
Mr. Yu: "..." I shouldn't be in the kitchen right now, I should be underground.
After lunch, Yu Kui and her mother sat in the living room watching TV, and she told her about her experiences at school.
"I've watched that video of you hosting hundreds of times. My darling daughter is so beautiful. I'm so happy."
Yu Kui was a little embarrassed, "It's because of the makeup."
“What’s wrong with makeup?” said Mrs. Yu. “My daughter is naturally beautiful.”
Yu Kui blushed.
Yu's mother held her daughter's hand tightly and gently pulled her into her arms, asking, "Do you have a crush on a boy at school?"
Yu Kui shook her head. "No."
"Is anyone pursuing you?"
Yu Kui nodded. She had many suitors, both from her own school and other schools. Every day, many people would add her on WeChat, sending her all sorts of selfies, hoping to develop a romantic relationship with her.
But Yu Kui refused them all.
She's not ready for a relationship yet and doesn't plan to accept another person into her life.
"I knew it!" Yu's mother said excitedly, "My baby is so cute, how could anyone not like you?"
Yu Kui: "..."
“Dating is not a bad thing,” Yu’s mother said. “If there is a suitable boy, you can try to get to know him and have a few relationships. Only then will you know what kind of person you really like. As long as you can protect yourself, Mom will support you in dating.”
Yu Kui's face turned even redder. "Not yet. I'll definitely tell you if I do."
"Mom is waiting for your good news."
Yu Kui: "..."
In the afternoon, Yu Kui and her mother went out to buy groceries hand in hand. They ran into Qin's mother downstairs. She looked exhausted as she came out of the house. When she saw Yu Kui, she was taken aback. "Kui Kui, you're on vacation?"
"Aunt Qin," Yu Kui greeted her politely.
"When did you get back?" Aunt Qin asked with a smile, following behind the mother and daughter. "Have you finished your exams?"
"I just got back at noon; I've already finished my exams," Yu's mother interjected. "Are you going to the company today?"
“Yes,” Qin’s mother said with a bitter expression, “There’s a project that needs my help, and there’s a promotion opportunity coming up, so I need to put in a lot of effort.”
Upon hearing this, Yu's mother felt a pang of sadness. Qin's mother had worked so hard. Although she now harbored some prejudice against Qin You, she deeply admired Qin's mother as a mother.
She raised Qin You alone, giving him the life he wanted as much as possible. Like an iron woman, she was both a father and a mother, hoping that Qin You could truly understand her hardships and be more considerate of her as a mother.
“It does require more effort,” Yu’s mother said with a smile. “We’re waiting for your good news about the promotion.”
"Okay." Seeing her like this, Qin's mother felt a little better. "You should be able to take a day off tomorrow. I'll cook at home, and you can bring Yu Kui over so we can have a good get-together."
Without answering, Yu's mother asked calmly, "Is Qin You coming back tomorrow too?"
“He’s not coming back. He has final exams coming up soon and needs to study at school.”
“Then I’ll come and help you,” looking at her weathered face, Yu’s mother finally softened. “I’ll have her dad buy some cold dishes later.”
"good."
Qin's mother watched the mother and daughter enter the supermarket before getting into her car and going to her company.
She knew in her heart that her relationship with Yu's mother could never be the same as before, but she had very few friends in her life, and Yu's mother was the only person who lent a helping hand to her and Qin You when she was at her lowest point, so she always kept her in her heart.
She used to even hope that Qin You and Yu Kui could have a good outcome and that the two families could become true relatives, but now she only hopes that she won't lose this friend.
The next afternoon, Yu Kui and her mother went downstairs to help Qin's mother, and the kitchen was filled with laughter.
In the evening, Mr. Yu brought over cold dishes and desserts, filling the table to the brim.
"I watched Yu Kui's video too. She's really grown up and become more and more beautiful." Qin's mother exclaimed, "The first time I saw her, she was a little girl in kindergarten. I never imagined that she would be in college in the blink of an eye."
“Of course,” Yu’s mother said happily when she mentioned her daughter. “Everyone at my workplace envies me.”
Yu Kui sat in the living room eating fruit, looking down to ask Xie Xingzhi about the situation.
"I have an exam tomorrow," Xie Xingzhi replied. "I'll go to my classmate's house after the exam."
"Which classmate is it? Have I seen them before?"
"Sun Chaoyang, do you remember him?"
Yu Kui looked blankly at him. "I don't know."
“My high school classmate, the first time I met you, he and I were punished by being made to go to the office to recite a text.”
Yu Kui frowned: "Is it the classmate who deleted my document?"
“No,” Xie Xingzhi said, “I’ll formally introduce you two when you come back.”
"Okay." Hearing that it wasn't the person who would delete her, Yu Kui secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She didn't want Xie Xingzhi to associate with people like that. Although the person hadn't completely deleted the document, it still frightened her quite a bit.
After preparing the meal, Qin's mother poured everyone a glass of juice, raised her glass and said, "Thank you for coming to visit, you three family members."
"I should thank you for the invitation," said Mrs. Yu. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to enjoy such wonderful cooking from you."
The four of them finished their meal happily and sat down to talk. Most of the time, Qin's mother and Yu's mother asked Yu Kui about her experiences at school, and Yu Kui shared some of the more interesting things with them.
"Has Yu Kui found a boyfriend?" Qin's mother asked softly.
"Not yet," said Yu's mother. "She hasn't met anyone she likes yet, but I approve of her dating. Once you leave school, you won't find pure love anymore."
“Isn’t our relationship just pure love?” Mr. Yu retorted.
When did you meet me?
Mr. Yu has given up; they were just having a campus romance.
“But you don’t have to be in a relationship,” Yu’s mother said with a relaxed attitude. “It depends on her own wishes. As long as she’s happy, that’s all that matters.”
"I really envy you two," Qin's mother said with a wry smile. "Kui Kui is so outstanding, and you are so open-minded. I'm just not like that."
Although she didn't mention Qin You, everyone knew that Qin You was her biggest concern.
When Yu's mother glanced at her daughter and saw that she didn't react at all when she heard Qin You's name, she realized that her daughter had completely let go.
She didn't ask Qin's mother about Qin You, but said, "Every family has its own problems. You see how happy we are, but we still have our own headaches. You have to live your own life to know its joys and sorrows."
“You’re right,” Qin’s mother smiled, then changed the subject, “Are you going back to your hometown this year?”
“Yes, he went back,” said Mrs. Yu. “His grandparents are too old to come all the way, so we younger generation naturally have to go back to see them.”
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