Chapter 91

  It turns out that the psychological shadow is called a shadow for no reason. The next day, Yu Cai went downstairs to eat breakfast with eyes more swollen than yesterday.

  Qishu Fan's heart ached as he asked, "Xiao Cai, didn't you sleep well again last night?"

  "It's okay, I wrote something a bit late," Of course, the actual situation is that Xiao Jie, who has a smaller gall than a grain of rice, woke up again in the middle of the night and was afraid of disturbing Qizhi's sleep. So she opened her computer to type, unexpectedly, her thoughts flowed like a spring, well, it seems that when people are in fear, they can indeed burst out with endless potential.

  "Let's sleep for a while and then go again."

  Yu Cai nodded, "Grandma Qi hasn't gotten out of bed yet?"

  "He left early in the morning."

  "Uh—" Yu Zai paused for a moment, wisely choosing to remain silent.

  "Want Yuyun to accompany you?"

  "Never mind, I have Ah Shi."

  "I'll call her and tell her not to come"

  。

  Yu Cai glanced at Qi Shi Zhi and said, "Hmph, whatever."

  Qishu patted her hair and said with a smile, "It's okay, there are too many people making noise, take a good rest for a few days."

  Considering Qi Xie's classmates had already reached the level of getting a driver's license, and considering Qi Shu Fan comrade had slightly taken a shortcut, Qi Xie also went to sign up, then just waited at home for the exam. Yu Cai thought about how she got up every day at 5 am to rush to driving school, afraid of being scolded by the instructor for being lazy, and began to regret her enthusiasm.

  When Qi Xizhe went to take the exam, Shi Chengyu visited his home. Shi Chengyu obviously had a sudden idea, calling early in the morning to ask if she was at home, and after getting a positive answer, arrived at the Qi's house in less than two hours, still holding a bouquet of lilies. Seeing Yu Cai, he handed over the flowers, pulled the corner of his mouth, "Yu Cai, I just heard Jian Xun mention your situation with Qi Xizhe last night, and I'm late to come see you, please forgive me."

  Yu Cai smiled and said, "Nonsense, I'm glad you're here, come on in quickly."

  After the two sat down, Shi Chengyu carefully looked at Yu Zai and asked with concern, "Your face doesn't look too good, were you scared?"

  "It's okay, it will get better slowly over time."

  Shi Chengyu nodded, "Get a good rest, by the way, what about Jixie?"

  "He has an exam today and is expected to return at noon."

  "Sorry, I should have asked clearly before I came."

  "Now that we've become like jade from stone, we're quite familiar friends, so don't be polite, if you're too polite I won't know how to treat you."

  Shi Chengyu smiled, "It's my fault, I heard from Jian Xun that it was very thrilling, so I just wanted to come and take a look at you, and in the rush, I didn't pay attention to anything else."

  Yu Cai was taken aback, but she didn't have a very close relationship with him anyway. However, Yu Cai, who had already refined her skills, cleverly concealed her surprise, "It wasn't anything dangerous, I didn't even break the skin, Jian Xun and the others acted quickly".

  "That's also you guys being fearless in the face of danger, it's not enough to just say that you're admirable, saying that you're like professionals who have received training, he couldn't do any better even if he was on the scene"

  "Is it really as good as he says? Isn't he exaggerating?"

  "How come? Uncle Zhang was just complaining a few days ago that you guys are too capable, not giving him any chance to show off, and it's affecting his promotion"

  。

  Yu Cai lost her smile, "Uncle Zhang? I think he looks like a man of few words, would he say something like that?"

  "Not just that? Jian Xun was also complaining, he had his gun loaded that day, waiting to get a second-class merit, but ended up only being in charge of the aftermath."

  Yu Cai Gege burst out laughing, "He still has the nerve to say that, holding a notebook and pen and telling me he's an intern inspector. Who does he think he is fooling? Who appointed him as an inspector?"

  Shi Chengyu was much more cheerful than before, and his tongue was hot, he was quite talkative. The two of them chatted non-stop, very harmonious. At 11 o'clock, Ji Shifang had not returned yet, Shi Chengyu stood up, "It's late, I'll go back first".

  "Eat first and then go."

  Shi Chengyu hesitated for a moment, "Forget it, let's talk about it next time".

  Yu Cai saw his determination and didn't try to persuade him anymore. "Then let's talk next time we have the chance, anyway it's not far."

  "By the way, did you write anything during this summer vacation?"

  "Wrote a bit, then things got busy again and I put it down."

  "Don't forget to send me two signed copies when you're done, Jiar has been looking forward to your new book."

  "Alright, since Shi Xiaomei thinks highly of me, I'll definitely put in more effort!"

  A faint smile spread across Shi Cheng's face as he said, "Well, I'll be off then. See you later."

  Nineteen, Bei Shang went to work in the provincial capital, Yu Cai accompanied him to the train station and waited for two hours for the train, seeing off this lazy and unruly young man as he embarked on a new journey in life.

  He Qi and others who came with Mo Fei started complaining that Yu Cai was not considerate enough, and didn't even tell him about such things. If Xia Yunyun hadn't occasionally mentioned it, he wouldn't have known until his death. However, He Qi's complaints disappeared when he saw Yu Cai open a brand new Volkswagen, only to reappear as dissatisfaction with his own mother.

  In the evening, when Qishu Fan returned home, Yu Cai was sitting among a pile of colored threads, holding a needle and sewing something with a smile on her face. She occasionally looked up at the TV, and Qishu Fan felt a momentary daze, as if it had been a long time since he last saw such a serene and beautiful scene when he opened the door to his home...

  Yu Cai heard the movement and put down her needlework. She got up to the door and took over the package in Qi Shu Fan's hand, "You're back, I'll go get you a glass of water."

  。

  What I vaguely remember reading in a book is that happiness is when you return home after a tiring day, and there's a smiling face and a soft greeting, "Are you back?"

  Yu Cai poured out the water and found Qi Shu standing at the door, staring blankly. She laughed and said, "What are you spacing out about? Standing at the door like a guardian deity?"

  Qishu suddenly came back to his senses, changed his shoes, took the water and drank two mouthfuls, smiled at Yucai, and went upstairs to take a bath.

  When he came down again, Yu Cai was still in the state when he first entered, but this time he looked up at him with a smile, "He Qi has arrived, A Shi accompanied him to play with Xia Yunyun and said they would be back late".

  Qishu Fang nodded and sat down opposite her, "What are you doing?"

  "A roommate of Ah Shi said that it's popular on their side to give embroidered pieces with ten characters, and since they all have one, they gave Ah Shi an embroidered piece."

  "What's going on in your mind?" "How did you get to know his roommate?"

  "Wanting to know nature is knowing it."

  "Why didn't you go out and have fun with them?"

  "I started writing something, but got stuck again, so I embroidered two stitches. Actually, I've been embroidering this for almost three months now and it's still not finished."

  Qibook saw her unpicking a newly embroidered piece of work and said, "This is well-embroidered, why are you unpicking it?"

  Yu Cai pouted, "It's so ugly, I can't even bear to look at it myself. Xia Yunyun is very good at embroidery, but Ah Shi is really too difficult to serve, and I don't dare ask her to do it for me."

  Qishu Fan laughed and said, "How's your writing going?"

  "It's almost finished, but I'm still hesitant about the ending. Previously, I've written mostly happy endings, this time I want to try something different, but it's really hard to bring myself to do it."

  Qishu patted her head, "As for writing books, although I don't understand it, I know that it should come from the heart, following one's true nature is"

  。

  Yu Cai nodded, "That's also true, let me take another look".

  "When are you going back to school?"

  "I've already bought the ticket, on the 26th."

  "Today is the 19th - when are you leaving?"

  "Come with me, just two cars apart by an hour."

  Qishu sighed and said, "Time flies so fast, you're leaving again."

  Yu Cai looked at him and didn't say anything.

  "Xiao Cai, how about coming over again next summer vacation?"

  Yu Cai hesitated, "I'll persuade Ah Shi to come back, I'm afraid I have an appointment at that time".

  "Although the provincial capital can't compare with Xiamen, whatever you want to do or have should still be available here. Can't you just humor us?"

  Yu Cai paused for a moment, "It's been a long time since I've seen Aunt Qiao".

  "Huh?"

  "Actually - you can try making A Xi accept her".

  Qibook frowned, "Xiao Cai, don't get involved in these things."

  "Actually, perhaps A Xi won't mind, you need——"

  Qī shū fán róu róu tā de tóu fà, dǎ duàn tā, "guò liǎng tiān wǒ yǒu kòng, nǐmen xiǎng qù nǎ wán?"

  Translation:

  Qi Shu rubbed her hair and interrupted her, "In two days I'm free, where do you guys want to go play?"

  Yu Cai hung her head down and said, "Let's see how things go with Ah Shi and the others. Who knows if they'll even leave when the time comes? I don't care either way."

  "Or would you rather say, I'd rather stay at home and embroider flowers?"

  "I'd rather stay at home, that's for sure, but embroidery is not necessarily the case. Actually, I'm already regretting my impulsive decision to quit halfway, it's such a waste. I've started thinking about secretly asking someone to do it for me, so that Master Shi will never find out in his lifetime."

  Qishu Fang Lang burst out laughing, "Right, I went and ordered a pair of hairpins exactly the same as last time, come take a look".