"Yes." After a few seconds of silence, Wei You replied.
Then he saw baskets of golden oranges on the fruit stand next to him and said, "But I want to eat oranges. Stand there and don't move. I'll go buy some oranges."
Wei Xu really obediently stood there with the bag in her hand without moving until he finished his purchase and came over.
Carrying a bag of fresh oranges, he walked up to Wei Xu. When they walked side by side, Wei You realized that he was almost as tall as him.
She is only seventeen years old, and she probably still has a lot of room to grow.
He took out an orange and handed it to Wei Xu: "Want to eat it?"
Wei Xu lowered his eyes, glanced, and shook his head.
Wei You took back the orange, glanced at the milk tea and envelope in his hand, and said jokingly: "That's right, you already have milk tea given by a girl, how can you still look down on the orange given by your elder brother!"
After hearing this, Wei Xu realized that he had misunderstood something and held up the pink envelope: "What do you think this is?"
“Isn’t it a love letter?”
"Of course not." Wei Xu replied, but did not explain much, and then turned left into a dark residential building.
After not being here for a few years, the residential building looks even older, the stair railings are rusty, and the corner windows that no one has cleaned are covered with moss.
Seeing the stairs, Wei You couldn't help but recall the scene when his partner ran out of the door in the heavy rain before they parted last time.
For him, this happened just over half a month ago, and now, the young boy has grown up to be as tall as a pine tree.
Wei Xu didn't know if this memory was also evoked, as he was unusually silent while going upstairs.
When they reached the fourth floor, Wei You saw him walking towards the door on the left and asked, "Are you still renting this house?"
"Yeah." Wei Xu nodded in response, and while taking the key to open the door, he explained: "The door lock broke a few days ago, so I replaced it with a new one."
"I see. I noticed the locks were changed and no one was living over there, so I thought you were living on campus."
When mentioning the house opposite, Wei You's eyes unconsciously appeared with Wei Shaodong's posthumous portrait.
In fact, he had a lot to ask Wei Xu, about his parents, his school, rent, living expenses, and how he solved the secret love problem that had troubled him in the past.
There were many things he wanted to say, but in the end Wei You asked how he had been doing in the past few years.
Hearing his question, Wei Xu paused slightly, then took off his shoulder bag and put it on the sofa as if nothing had happened, turned back to the house, answered lightly, "It's okay", and then went into the house and closed the door.
Wei You heard the crisp sound of a lock being locked and felt very complicated.
This kid has really grown up and started to pay attention to privacy. Now he even locks the door before entering a room.
He had no idea what Wei Xu was doing in the room. After waiting for a while and not seeing him come out, he put down the orange and went into his room.
But when he went in and took a look, he was quite surprised by what he saw inside.
Although the bed was made, the quilt and pillow were messy. There was even a pair of boxer briefs hanging on the corner of the bed. I didn't know whether they were clean or worn.
Looking elsewhere, Wei You saw the high school reference books stacked on the table. He immediately understood something and opened the closet. Sure enough, the row of clothes hanging inside obviously did not belong to him.
Just when he wanted to find Wei Xu to ask about the situation, the other party walked out from the opposite side of the door.
Seeing Wei You in the room, Wei Xu seemed to know what he was going to ask, and spoke first: "Your room has good lighting. When you were not here, I slept here. Now that you are back, I will move back."
"No need, just continue sleeping if you want."
Wei You said indifferently, thinking that he didn't stay in the game world often anyway, so it would be a waste to occupy a good room.
What's more, Wei Xu is now in a critical period of high school, and he should be provided with an environment where he feels comfortable.
"How to sleep?" Wei Xu looked at him sideways, "With you?"
Wei You raised his chin towards the room next door: "I said I'll sleep over there."
"Then I'll move over." Wei Xu said without question, and then asked: "Have you had lunch?"
The topic changed so quickly that it took Wei You two seconds to react: "I've eaten."
Wei Xu nodded: "Then I will solve it myself."
"What do you eat?"
Wei You walked towards the kitchen as usual, wanting to get something to eat for Wei Xu. However, when he opened the refrigerator, he found only a few bottles of sauces: "No vegetables?"
"I eat all three meals at school and only buy some groceries on weekends."
"That's right, so how are you going to solve this problem now? How about going downstairs to buy some food?"
Wei Xu shook his head, took out a handful of dry rice noodles from a bag beside him, and said, "Just cook a bowl of vermicelli and an egg."
Wei You saw him skillfully boiling water to cook rice noodles, while pouring oil into another pan to fry eggs. For a moment, he felt that his presence was a bit redundant.
Just as I turned around and was about to walk out of the kitchen, I suddenly heard someone behind me calling "Brother".
He immediately stopped and looked back at him.
Wei Xu turned off the fire, put the eggs on the plate, and then turned around and said, "I have improved a lot in cooking now. I will make it for you tonight."
Wei You was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Okay, then I must enjoy it tonight."
Wei Xu responded with a hint of a smile on his lips.
Although the smile was not obvious, it gave Wei You a feeling as pure and refreshing as the morning sun, which made him feel relaxed all of a sudden.
In fact, ever since he saw Wei Xu on the street, Wei You always felt that there was a sense of strangeness in the other person's expression, attitude, words and deeds, so he didn't know how to get along with him.
In addition, he felt guilty for leaving without saying goodbye for three years, so he was always cautious towards Wei Xu when they met, wanting to take care of his feelings.
It was not until this moment, when he saw the other person's shy smile, that he realized that perhaps he was not the only one who was nervous about this reunion. In fact, Wei Xu wanted to restore their previous close relationship with him as soon as possible more than he did.
After a while, Wei Xu finished making a simple lunch, and sat at the dining table with a bowl of soup to eat rice noodles.
Although Wei You didn't want to eat, he still sat opposite him.
Watching him poke a fried egg with chopsticks and then pick up the rice noodles mixed with the egg liquid and sip them into his mouth in small and elegant sips, Wei You inexplicably felt a little hungry.
Of course he would never say "Give me a taste", so he shifted his gaze to his eyes.
Wei Xu's eyes are very beautiful, with graceful and smooth lines between his eyebrows and eyes, and his eyelashes are long and thick, which are the envy of all girls. They are like small fans, as if they can block the hot steam rising from the bowl.
He stared at the naturally drooping eyelashes and was unconsciously mesmerized.
Noticing Wei You's long gaze on him, Wei Xu raised his eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"
Wei You came back to his senses, shook his head and leaned back in his chair, sighing: "Men really change a lot when they grow up."
Wei Xu gave him a puzzled look.
Wei You said, "You only reached my thighs when you were a child, but in a few years you are as tall as me. And I remember that when you were a child, your eyes were big and round, like a kitten's eyes, but now..."
"It's smaller now, right?" Wei Xu continued.
"Not really. It's longer now." Wei You didn't know how to describe it, so he made a "one" gesture: "Stretched horizontally."
“It’s still big, actually.”
"Um?"
Wei Xu raised his face to face Wei You, and suddenly pried open his eyelids, and his eyes immediately became much more alert.
The shiny black round eyes neutralized the coldness brought by the thin facial features, and the feeling of the pitiful little kitten in childhood came back.
But then, Wei Xu's eyelids were half open again, and his expression became listless and a little unhappy.
Wei You was amused by his face-changing performance: "So you are usually too lazy to open your eyes?"
"Yeah, high school is too tiring and I don't get enough sleep every day." Wei Xu lowered his head and continued to eat noodles.
He seemed to have just complained casually, but Wei You felt an inexplicable pang in his heart.
After a moment of silence, he broke the silence and said, "I saw your father's portrait."
The atmosphere seemed to suddenly freeze.
Wei Xu paused while eating noodles, then lowered his head and said, "He died last year, in March last year."
"What's the reason?"
"Drunk driving, car accident," Wei Xu replied expressionlessly, "The truck flipped under the bridge, and the person was crushed when he was found."
Wei You was horrified when he heard this. He couldn't even imagine what the scene was like, let alone how the sixteen-year-old Wei Xu would feel when he saw his father's bloody body.
"My mother came back to host the funeral, and she also gave me three years of living expenses," Wei Xu continued, "So you don't have to worry, I'm actually doing OK. As for my dad, I don't have any feelings for him. It doesn't make much difference to me whether he's alive or dead."
"What about before that?" Wei You asked, "Before your mother came back, how did you solve your living expenses and high school tuition?"
"I ranked first in the city's high school entrance exam. Xiangfang High School waived my tuition for three years and also gave me subsidies and scholarships. The money is enough if I spend it frugally. As for further development..."
Wei Xu recalled slowly, "I remember that the savings you gave me supported me for a long time. Then during some holidays, I would go out to do odd jobs to earn some pocket money. Grandma Li was very kind. She knew that you couldn't come back because of something, but she didn't urge me to pay the rent. At least I could avoid a big expense. After graduating from junior high school, I started some small businesses and made some money..."
Wei You felt sad when he heard the first part, but he raised his eyebrows when he heard the latter part: "Small business?"
"Well, I found that I am quite good at handicrafts. I just happened to have studied painting for a few years. Sometimes I would take some orders online to help people make custom BJD dolls." Wei Xu said: "The woman just now is one of my customers. What she gave me was not a love letter, but a custom request."
Wei You was surprised: "How much do you usually charge for this kind of custom orders?"
"It depends on the size and difficulty. Basically, they cost thousands of dollars. If you want to make up, the price will be higher."
Wei You frowned: "It should take a lot of time to make something like this, right?"
Wei Xu nodded: "It's time-consuming and laborious, so I only take orders occasionally. It won't affect my studies, don't worry."
When he said this, he deliberately raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, so that Wei You would not worry.
But after hearing what he said, Wei You felt even more guilty.
If I hadn't been so careless and caused that accident, the other person wouldn't have to worry about how to earn living expenses at this age when he should be focusing on school without any worries.
He sighed: "This time it's really my fault. I'm ashamed that I didn't come back when you needed someone the most."
"You don't need to apologize. It's not your responsibility to take care of me," Wei Xu said casually. "Besides, I eat your food and live your house. If you blame me for not being with me all the time, then wouldn't that make me an ungrateful person?"
"That being said..."
Wei Xu shook his head and interrupted him, "Let's not talk about me, brother, what about you?"
"Me what?"
Wei Xu raised his eyes and asked casually, "What have you been busy with in the past three years? Are you healthy? Do you have someone you like?"
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