The day soon came to the day before Lin Dacheng's wedding. Zhao Xihua delivered the bicycle to Lin Xiaoxiao's house as agreed with Lin Rui.
It’s hard to explain why, but since hearing Lin Rui mention borrowing a car, Zhao Xihua suddenly felt like he was looking forward to something, so much so that he offered to deliver the car himself.
When Lin Xiaoxiao saw Zhao Xihua coming, she went into the house and made room for Lin Rui and Zhao Xihua to talk.
Zhao Xihua was unhappy when he saw Lin Xiaoxiao hiding when she saw him. "Does your sister still have something against me?"
"What opinion could Xiaoxiao have of you?" Lin Rui felt that Zhao Xihua was overthinking it. "When I was angry with you, it was Xiaoxiao who advised me to be more magnanimous."
Is he overthinking it?
Zhao Xihua had some uncertain guesses.
Lin Rui patted his shoulder and said, "Don't think too much. Let's have dinner at my house tonight. I don't have to sell snails tomorrow anyway. I have some wine at home. Let's sit down and have a couple of drinks. After dinner, I'll take you home."
It’s not far at all, and it only takes about ten minutes to get there by bike.
In the past, Zhao Xihua would not agree, as he did not like eating out. But this time, he didn't know what he was thinking, and he agreed for some unknown reason.
"Come to think of it, we've known each other for all these years, but I've never had a meal at your house."
In the past, Lin Rui always ate at his house, or ate dumplings or noodles outside. The two of them had never sat together to have a good meal, let alone drink.
Lin Rui said with some sadness, "It's not that I'm stingy. My family used to be so poor that we couldn't even afford to eat. You know that."
Zhao Xihua raised his hand and patted Lin Rui's shoulder to comfort him.
The two chatted for a while, and then Lin Rui stood up and said, "Please sit for a while. I'm going to cook. My eldest brother is watering the fields and will be back soon."
Hearing this, Lin Rui subconsciously looked at Lin Xiaoxiao's room again. He wanted to say something, but held back.
He thought that washing clothes and cooking were women's jobs, but Lin Rui had different ideas. If they talked too much, they would quarrel again, so it was better not to say anything.
Lin Rui thought that Zhao Xihua had never eaten fried snails, so he went to Li Kuaizui's house and got some fried snails.
Zhao Xihua was standing alone in the main room, feeling a little embarrassed. When he heard the sound of a sewing machine coming from Lin Xiaoxiao's room, he subconsciously wanted to go to the door to take a look.
At this moment, a slightly surprised voice suddenly came from the door, "Brother Xihua, you are here too!"
Zhao Xihua turned around and saw Lin Nuo standing at the door. He called softly, "Nunuo."
"Aren't my eldest brother and second brother at home?" Lin Nuo walked into the house and looked around. He called them eldest brother and second brother in a very intimate tone, as if they had never had any conflicts.
"Lin Rui is out and will be back soon." Zhao Xihua pointed to Lin Xiaoxiao's room, "Your cousin is here."
"Only Xiaoxiao is here?" Lin Nuo's eyes flashed with displeasure, but his face pretended to be a little scared.
It seems like he wants to go in, but doesn't dare to go in.
Seeing her like this, Zhao Xihua's masculine desire to protect her suddenly emerged.
He felt that Lin Xiaoxiao must have bullied Lin Nuo a lot, otherwise why would Lin Nuo not dare to enter the house when he heard that Lin Xiaoxiao was home alone?
He took a deep breath and said, "Is there something wrong with you? Otherwise, I can help you go in and talk to her."
Lin Nuo gently pulled his sleeve and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Brother Xihua, Xiaoxiao has been a bit irritable lately. I'd better wait for my second and eldest brothers to come back before I talk to them!"
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