Chapter 77

  At that moment, the doorbell rang. He Qi immediately got up to open the door, and outside stood Yu Cai, whom he had not seen for half a year.

  He Qi exaggeratedly smiled, "Yu Cai, why haven't you changed a bit more beautiful in half a year?"

  Yu Cai smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "On the contrary, you little scamp, your lips are red and your teeth are white, tender like a small winter cabbage."

  Yu Cai, are you praising me or mocking me?

  Yu Cai no longer paid attention to him. Turning to the crowd in the house, he slightly lowered his head and said, "Aunt He, Aunt Xia, Uncle Biao, hello."

  He Mu also welcomed over, "Quickly come in, outside is cold, He Qi, go give Xiao Cai a cup of water".

  After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Yu Zai entered the restroom, washed her face with cold water, smiled wryly at herself in the mirror, pinched her cheeks, and made a silly face before coming out.

  Qibook saw Yu Cai's face looking unwell and her lips a bit pale, and anxiously asked, "Xiao Cai, are you uncomfortable?"

  "It's okay, I've been on the train for two days and feel a bit tired."

  Qishu frowned, thinking that he shouldn't have hastily called her over. Just as he was about to speak again, Yucan had already arrived at Mofei's side with a cup of water, speaking in a low voice and laughing.

  Yu Cai hadn't changed much in the past six months, but the sense of detachment in her eyes had become more pronounced. He Qi carefully observed her for a moment, "Yu Cai, aren't you happy?"

  Yu Cai smiled and said, "How is that possible? I'm really tired from rushing around for days, you guys are overthinking".

  He furrowed his brow and smiled, "Didn't you say that Xiamen's climate is good for people? How come your child still hasn't been raised well?"

  "It depends on the timing, I've only been there for half a year, you really think there's an elixir of immortality or magic medicine there?"

  "That's also true."

  Yu Cai looked at Qi Shi and said, "Ah, Qi seems to have grown up a bit."

  "How can you be so dissatisfied? Can't you please just change your tone of speaking?"

  Yu Cai shrugged, "I'm telling the truth," said Ji Shi, whose complexion was a bit darker than during the college entrance exams, and the edges of his face began to show, no longer having the beauty of being young and ambiguous, with signs of masculinity beginning to emerge.

  Qí shì zhe tái qǐ tóu, "wèi shén me bù yuàn yì guò lái?"

  Translation:

  Jishi raised his head and asked, "Why don't you want to come over?"

  Yu Cai couldn't help but smile wryly, "A Shi, your stubbornness is really giving me a headache".

  Ji Shi's silent gaze fell upon her, and Yu Cai sighed, "Ah Shi, you really want to see me?"

  Qí shì zhī máng rán yáo tóu, "wǒ bù zhī dào".

  English Translation:

  Qishizhi shook his head vaguely, "I don't know".

  "That's right," Yu Cai picked up her water cup and slowly took a sip with her head down.

  He Qiming said with a puzzled expression, "It's normal for Ah Yi to be like that, and it's also normal for Yu Cai to be like that. But when they're together, no matter how I look at it, I feel like something is off."

  Perhaps looking at Xia Yunyun, he leaned into He Qi's ear and lowered his voice, "Xia Yunyun can't do this one thing, so..."

  Xia Yunyun also felt uncomfortable seeing this scene, but couldn't say where the discomfort was coming from. She looked at Ji Xizhe with a gloomy expression, then turned to Yu Cai and asked, "Yu Cai, when do you start school?"

  "Sixteen, but I have to go two days in advance."

  "Is Xiamen fun? One day I'll go to Xiamen with He Qi to play with you, how about that?"

  Yu Cai nodded, "You should have told me you were coming, I would have treated you well. There are many specialty snacks over there, look at me, I've gained a circle in half a year."

  Xia Yunyin's enthusiasm was even higher, and she asked what it was like. Yucai described it in detail one by one, and finally concluded, "You can come over on May 1st, I'll take you to the beach to play, you must look great in a swimsuit."

  Xia Yun's face turned red, "I don't want to wear a swimsuit".

  Yu Cai laughed, "That's okay, I love wearing a long skirt that reaches my ankles and walking around in the seawater, with everything below my knees getting wet, it feels amazing".

  "It's really good, I'll definitely go there when I have time, pray for release, and you can come with me then?"

  Qí shì zhī yáo tóu, " tài yuǎn".

  Translation:

  Ji shook his head, "Too far".

  Xia Yunyun pouted and said, "A Fei, come over during summer vacation and I'll find a group of beauties to keep you company."

  "Alright, you'd better raise your standards a bit."

  "Don't worry, Xiamen's environment is nourishing, even if you're not a beauty now, you'll become one after being here for four years. Come back and see me in four years, I guarantee I'll be a stunning beauty by then."

  Mo could not help but laugh, "How despicable, you really have the nerve to boast."

  "That's also true, no matter how I take care of myself, I still can't compare to Master He's good looks."

  "What the heck, generally speaking, when words can't solve the problem, I tend to use fists."

  Yu Cai went behind Mo Fei and hid, "A Fei, someone is furious with shame, can you save me?"

  He Mu saw several children making a lively scene and couldn't help but smile, "After all, it's still Xiao Cai who can talk, the atmosphere is much better when he comes."

  Xia Mu sighed, "Yes, Yun Yun that girl always has a bit of an attitude, not very generous".

  "Xiao Cai is used to being outdoors and isn't as diligent in her studies as Yunyun, but she's clever and gentle."

  He Mu smiled and said, "Alright, you don't have to be modest anymore. In my opinion, all the children are good, they get along with each other harmoniously, and as parents, we can rest assured."

  Whenever he turned his head to look at Yucai's smiling face, he felt a slight discomfort in his heart.

  After returning from He's house, Yu Cai washed up and went to bed. She was really tired these past few days. The next day, she got up early again, read for a while, and left her room at 7:00 sharp after washing up.

  Yu Cai came out of the bathroom, and found that Qi Shu Fan had already been waiting at the dining table. Yu Cai smiled and greeted the two, then sat down to have breakfast.

  "Qishu asked as soon as he opened his mouth, 'Is it suitable for a freshman to adapt?'"

  "Yeah, it's okay, there are several of us in the dormitory who came from rural areas like me, we get along well, and the teachers are not bad either, almost all of them are very talkative, often making the whole class laugh."

  Qishu nodded slightly, "That's good, what made you think of studying law?"

  "I thought my English was good, if I learned some law, later on I could work as a legal consultant for a foreign company with a high salary. If not, I could be a secretary to a manager and still earn a lot of money. At the very least, I could also teach politics as a backup plan."

  Qí Shū looked at her and said, "You want to make money?"

  Yu Cai thought for a moment, "It's still okay, but I hope that when I want to be lazy, I don't have to worry about making a living."

  Qishu Fan laughed and said, "After all, you just want to be lazy. What have you been doing in school lately?"

  "There's nothing special, just reading books, strolling around, occasionally there are some activities at school and everyone goes out to have fun together."

  "Is learning easy?"

  Yu Cai frowned, "It feels even more tiring than high school, there's a lot to read and memorize. If it weren't for the goal of making money, I'd simply want to switch majors."

  "You work hard now and you can be lazy later, I heard that you guys still have judicial exams or something."

  "Yeah, I've heard it's really tough, and our seniors use that to scare us."

  After finishing breakfast with a smile, Qi Shu Fan led Qi Shi Zhi to pick up He's mother and son, Xia Yunyun and Mo Fei. Summer mother said she wanted to prepare some things at home because the New Year was approaching.

  The car arrived in the city and rushed to the ice rink, which was strongly advocated by He Qi, because yesterday General Dog Head Mo Fei gave him a bad idea.

  Yu Cai, because of often playing in college, improved a lot technically, no longer afraid of being bullied by He Qi, and slowly slid with Xia Yunyun.

  While Xia Yunyun was tired and went to rest, He Qi came up and said, "Yu Cai, I'll take you sliding, okay?"

  Yu Cai raised an eyebrow, "Your mom is sitting over there, I don't dare."

  "We've all gone to university, what's there to be afraid of!"

  Yu Cai shook her head, He Qi said for a while, seeing Yu Cai was unmoved, had no choice but to bring out the trump card, "Yu Cai, I think I still like you, but isn't it that only by holding your hand can my heart beat faster truly prove that I like you".

  Yu Cai sized him up for a moment, "Alright then".

  He was so nervous that he slowly stretched out his hand, but didn't dare to touch Yu Cai. Yu Cai secretly found it amusing and reached out to grab his hand, "Alright, big man, what's with the hesitation!"

  He was so angry that he suddenly forgot his nervousness and said, "I'm not nervous at all!" As soon as the words left his mouth, he remembered again, clutching his chest and saying, "Yu Cai, it won't do, it seems like it's really coming."

  Yu Cai Bai gave him a glance, "Are you an idiot? You're even more stupid than him. This is the first time you've held a girl's hand, right? It's weird if you don't feel nervous. Wait until you get used to it, and then you can continue."

  He hesitated for a moment and then continued on in a tense manner. Yu Cai had no choice but to take him sliding along with her.

  Whenever I see two people holding hands, I involuntarily frown, but have no reason to stop them, so I pretend not to see and lower my head to play with my phone.

  After being extremely nervous for a while, he finally calmed down slowly, quickened his pace, and ran swiftly with Yu Cai. As He Qi's footsteps got faster and faster, the thrilling feeling of running almost made him forget about Yu Cai's existence, until Yu Cai shouted loudly, "He Qi, slow down, I can't keep up!" Only then did he slowly come to a stop, looking at Yu Cai in surprise, and then at their tightly clasped hands, "It seems like I really didn't feel anything."

  Yu Cai Bai gave him a glance, "I told you not to listen to Mo Fei's nonsense. He dares to teach others with his half-bottle of vinegar? Alright, you've had enough fun, I've given you enough face too. Go find someone else to play with. Haven't you seen that beautiful woman? Invite her, she'll definitely agree."

  He took a glance at her and slid towards that girl, before long the two of them were sliding hand in hand.

  Yu Cai solved the trouble and returned to her resting seat, sat down, just picked up a bottle of water, thought for a moment and put it down again. Qi Shu Fan got up and walked towards the store in the venue, came back with a steaming cup of milk tea in hand, Yu Cai thanked him and took it over, holding the milk tea to drink silently.

  He wanted to ask what was going on, but felt he had no right to ask, so he forcibly restrained himself.

  Yu Zai finished drinking milk tea, said goodbye and left. He saw He Qi taking the girl to skate with excitement and blew a loud whistle.

  He rolled his eyes, but the girl smiled brightly at Yu Zai.

  "Hey, I'm single now, want to slide together?"

  Yu Cai's face was solemn, "To be honest, we've been waiting for this day for too long".

  Perhaps with a elegant bow, he stretched out his right hand, Yu Xue imitated him, slightly bent her knees, and placed her left hand on top, "I'm honored".

  On the other side, Qi Shu Fan also saw it and frowned even more tightly. When Yu Cai came back to rest, she couldn't help but say, "Little Cai, if you want someone to accompany you, you can look for Shi Zhi. A girl's home is like this."

  "Dear uncle, I think I must remind you of something, I'm already a university student."

  "What's wrong with university students?"

  Yu Cai shrugged and skated away on her ice shoes, leaving Qi Shu alone with his stifling life.