Chapter 99: The Wind and Rain Came Again Last Night (01)

  Today is August 11th, for Chen Haonan and his group, it's time to prepare for a new journey. Because tomorrow they will start school, entering their third year of high school, which means truly stepping into the dark path of senior three. It seems like everything has come so suddenly, yet so calmly.

  At noon, the scorching sun shone on this peaceful and quiet land of Shonan. Most people had retreated into their homes to cool off. However, two beautiful girls suddenly appeared at the village entrance leading to Midori-machi. It was clear that the two girls were twin sisters. In an instant, they caught the attention of several farmers who were idly chatting in a small shop at the crossroads...

  No need to guess, this pair of twin sisters is none other than Yu Fen and Duona, they came specifically to find Chen Haonan.

  Yu Fen and Yu Na had never been to Chen Haonan's home, but once when they were passing by the village entrance by bus, he pointed at them through the window, unexpectedly the two little girls actually remembered it. So, they just got off the bus not far from the village entrance.

  Standing at the village entrance, Yu Fen and Yu Na were a bit confused because they didn't know the specific location of Chen Haonan's home... "How do we get to Brother Haonan's house?" Yu Na muttered to herself, pouting her small mouth.

  "I'm also unclear about it..." Yu Fen shook her head and said.

  "If we had known this, we should have called Haonan first and asked him to pick us up!" Yu Na said, covering her eyes with her hand because the sun was too big and her eyes were a bit hard to open.

  "How can that be okay, didn't we agree on it?! If we call Haonan first, how can we surprise him?" Yu Fen softly scolded her sister. Immediately after, she looked around and proposed: "That side seems to be a small shop, let's go ask someone - I think Haonan's home is just nearby, there must be someone who knows..."

  "Alright," Yu Na nodded lightly, "then let's go ask, it's also a helpless measure!"

  "What's 'no way out'? We're not that desperate yet! — Stop chattering, let's go ask. With such a big sun, we're standing here like fools. Later, Hao Nan will think we just came back from hunting in Africa!" Yu Fen said with a smile. After a slight pause, she walked towards the small shop on this side, and Yu Na followed closely behind her sister...

  The area around Midori-machi is all hills and valleys, with bamboo forests stretching as far as the eye can see. The only connection to the outside world is a single asphalt road that runs through the county. As a result, Midori-machi is quite isolated. Most of the young people from the village have left to work or study in other places, leaving behind mostly elderly women and men, as well as children. In short, the village lacks vitality and energy! The only time the young people return is during holidays, so whenever someone appears at the entrance of the village, it's a big deal and attracts everyone's attention.

  Naturally, the appearance of Yu Fen and Yu Na soon caught the attention of the villagers, and the two of them were born with a special noble temperament, it would be strange if they didn't attract people's eyeballs.

  Yu Fen and Yu Na were both wearing white short-sleeved shirts, the kind that was very white; they were both wearing new jeans on their lower body, and white sports shoes on their feet. This outfit looked particularly fitting and suitable on the two sisters, and with their originally beautiful and delicate appearance, it gave people a particularly comfortable feeling. As soon as they walked into the small store, everyone stopped talking, even Liu Lao San, who was known for his loud voice and foul language, closed his mouth tightly - all eyes were fixed on Yu Fen and Yu Na.

  As soon as they walked into the small shop, Yu Fen and Yu Na smiled slightly and nodded to everyone, indicating a greeting. Everyone also responded with a silly smile... "Auntie, hello!" Yu Fen asked with a sweet smile on her face, greeting the aunt who was standing at the counter.

  The store owner's aunt, who was used to the local dialect, suddenly heard this standard Mandarin and became a bit flustered. She stuttered and said: "Y-you're... you're also good, yeah..."

  "Auntie, may I ask you something?" Yu Fen still smiled, her voice especially sweet.

  At this moment, the shopkeeper's aunt looked much better, she also smiled and said: "Girl, what's wrong? Just say it, see if I can help you..."

  "Auntie, do you know where Chen Haonan's home is? Can you show us the way?" It was still Yu Fen speaking, with Yu Na standing behind her carrying something.

  "You're asking about Qingtang's Chen Haonan, right?" The shopkeeper aunt asked back to confirm.

  "Ah, ah, yes, yes, yes......" At this time, Yu Fen and Yu Na nodded in unison.

  "Then you've asked the right person......" The shop owner, Aunt Deng, smiled again and raised her voice. She was the boss of this small store and had a close relationship with Chen Haonan's family. Seeing the little girl in front of her nodding happily, she immediately smiled and said: "Lüchūn is in the neighboring village, but it's very close——otherwise I'll make a phone call and ask Chen Haonan to come pick you two up?"

  "No need, Auntie, don't trouble yourself!" Yu Fen hastily declined, "Just give us directions and we can make our way there ourselves."

  "Alright, come on, I'll show you..." said the shopkeeper's aunt as she walked out from behind the counter and led Yu Fen and Yu Na to the door. She pointed down the road outside and said seriously: "You follow this tractor path for about two miles, and you will see a stone slab road leading into a bamboo forest on the side of the road, that is Lü Cun; if you continue along the stone slab road for a short distance, you will see Chen Haonan's house, it's the first one..."

  "Oh, thank you so much......" Yu Fen and Yu Na said "thank you" repeatedly.

  To show their gratitude, the two little girls bought a lot of drinks and snacks at a small store. The shopkeeper auntie sent them off with a smile, pointing out the direction to Green Town again and again.

  Originally, when transferring in the county town, Yu Fen and Yu Na had bought a big bag of fruit for Chen Haonan's mother and grandparents. Just now, to thank the shop owner aunt for helping to guide the way, they bought another bag of drinks and snacks. Although the two sisters were only carrying one bag each, it was still quite heavy for them as weak girls, and the scorching sun on their heads made them tired enough, walking and stopping four or five times, but they had not yet finished half of the journey.

  "Sister, how much further is it......" Yu Na stopped under a big tree, she put down the things in her hand and shouted again, "How far is Haonan's house? Why haven't we arrived yet after walking for so long?... It seems like we're on a Long March, having to go through mountains and rivers!"

  "Stop complaining, just take a break and it'll be fine!" Yu Fen also put down her bag, fanning herself with her hand as she laughed and said, "If the Red Army's Long March was just walking this little bit of road and carrying this little bit of stuff, would that even be called a 'Long March'? The Red Army uncles were being chased and bombed by Chiang Kai-shek's planes and artillery, if they weren't careful, their lives would be over..."

  "Haha... haha... haha...... Older sister, I didn't think you'd be so funny too......" Yu Na was made to laugh loudly by Yu Fen's few words, dancing with joy.

  Yu Fen and Yu Na were smiling happily, but unexpectedly a person suddenly turned from the corner of the road. He was tall and thin with long hair. Yu Na had sharp eyes and immediately saw that it was Chen Haonan. She excitedly jumped up and ran over to him. "Haonan brother, how did you come? Are you here to pick us up?" she asked with a smile as she reached his side.

  "With such a big sun, you're carrying so many things, won't the two of you exhaust yourselves?!" Chen Haonan didn't rush to answer Yu Na, he looked at his two younger sisters with some heartache and said, "Why didn't you call me in advance, so I could come pick you two up?! In this hot weather, if you get heatstroke, what would happen...?"

  "Hao Nan, don't worry about us, we're fine!" Yu Fen said with a smile. "Nana and I were originally planning to surprise you, so we didn't call you, but...but we didn't expect you to come pick us up after all!"

  "Hey, Haonan, how did you know we were coming? - You don't have a thousand-mile eye or a wind ear, do you?" Yu Na asked again, laughing and intentionally pouting her small mouth, looking very cute and lovely.

  "I'm not that formidable, am I? If I really were that formidable, wouldn't your brother Chen Haonan have already become a top-notch master of the country's highest special forces by now?" Chen Haonan slowly took over the bags from Yu Fen and Yu Na while saying, "Just now, Aunt Deng from the small shop at the village entrance called my home and said that two beautiful girls came to find me. I guessed it must be you two little girls, so...so I rushed out in a hurry!"

  "I really didn't expect the auntie from that store to be so enthusiastic!" Yu Fen said with a smile on her face.

  "Alright, alright, the sun is so poisonous, we three shouldn't just stand here like fools, or else we'll all become African roasted chicken..." As he spoke, Chen Haonan led Yu Fen and Yu Na in the direction of Green Town.

  Yu Fen and Yu Na followed behind Chen Haonan. The two of them looked at the tall bamboo and pine trees in Qingcun, as well as the unique bluestone road, and were particularly excited in their hearts. From time to time, they ran to the front of Chen Haonan, retreated with slow steps, asked this and that, chattered incessantly, like two happy little squirrels.