Chapter 78: Happiness is growing old together until the heavens are no more

  Lin Wan looked up at the crescent moon in the night sky and said softly, "The boyfriend of a close friend, do you need to be in contact? No matter how familiar you are, you still need to keep a distance. Even if it's not for avoiding suspicion, it's better to have peace of mind. If you really want to find them, just go through you guys, besides, I don't think I'll have anything to look for from them."

  "What if one day you can't find us?"

  "I've been searching and can't find it, how could they possibly find it? It's a joke. With over ten years of friendship, I'm still worried that they'll replace me? That's completely impossible."

  Su Yisu chuckled "heh heh" and said, "Lin Wan, being too confident isn't good for you."

  "Little girl, I have this confidence, how about it? Even if one day your Jiang Fengchen abandons you, I still won't despise you."

  "Sui Su rolled her eyes, 'My husband is fine, by the way. However, Ran, save his number, okay? There are always unexpected things in life, do you think I'll misunderstand and assume you two have a thing going on just because you contact Jiang Fengchen? Hurry up and take out your phone to save his number!'"

  Lin Wan couldn't help but wipe her sweat and support her forehead, "Is there really someone like you?"

  As the two were making a racket, Jiang Zhan and Chen Jierui happened to be walking down from the lighthouse, chatting and laughing. Looking at Jiang Zhan's peach-blossom-like face, he couldn't help but tease: "Hey, being in your own little world feels great, huh?"

  As soon as Lin Wan asked this, Jiang Ya's face immediately fell, saying: "There is a lot of trash upstairs, it smells so bad."

  "Hahaha......" Upon hearing this, Su Yisou laughed very unkindly, "There is gain and loss in everything. If you want to shake us off, you will have to pay the price."

  Chen Jierui smiled as he looked at the two of them, and only then did he speak up: "Are you guys taking quarreling as the most important thing in life? Every time you get together, you must argue a few rounds."

  "This isn't even a quarrel? It's clearly an emotional catalyst!"

  "Yes, emotional catalyst." Jiang Zuo Ling stepped forward and pulled Su Yi Su's hand over, then turned around and pulled Lin Wan, "Three fireflies tied to the same thread, no one can leave anyone else, until old age. Even when we die and turn into ashes, we will still be together."

  Chen Jierui said with a hint of grievance: "What about me?"

  Jiang Zuo turned around and looked at him. "You go first!"

  "Hmph..." Lin Wan and Su Yi Su laughed very unrighteously.

  A long, long time later, Su Yisou walked alone on the bustling street. She gazed at the flashing neon lights, at the cars whizzing by beside her, and at the crowded intersection, when suddenly she remembered that wild wind blowing on the mountain top that night, and how they had laughed and made a vow under the vast sky.

  What did "the world is yours" look like in their eyes at that time? Probably no one can remember it anymore.

  It was already after 10 o'clock when I returned to school, and there were a few people chatting in the dormitory. Some had not yet returned from the classroom, including Li Shuiyan. Su Yisuo took a comfortable bath and lay on the couch, calling Shen Xiulan. The moment the phone connected, Su Yisuo regretted it. I didn't know if my mother would go to bed early when she was alone at home?

  Fortunately, Shen Xiulan answered the phone quickly.

  "Mom!"

  "How did you think of giving mom a call?"

  Upon hearing this, Su Yisuo immediately pouted, "Auntie, you're talking as if I haven't called you in a year and a half."

  "Hehe......" Shen Xiulan smiled lightly, "Alright, it was Mom's fault, can Su forgive Mom?"

  "I won't forgive you!" Su Yisuo said, but her heart was filled with a hint of guilt. Originally, her mother could have followed her father to Yin City. But because she chose to stay at home, and since she entered high school, she went back home less and less often, even during winter break. Her mother must be very lonely living alone at home?

  "Susu, when will you be on vacation?"

  As expected, Shen Xiulan asked this question again. Her mother was looking forward to her children coming home every day.

  "It hasn't been decided yet, probably around mid-January after the exams are over, and then I'll have to make up for classes. I don't know when we'll be on holiday either, the teacher hasn't said anything." Su Yisu replied uneasily.

  "Oh..." Shen Xiulan responded faintly, unable to discern any emotion, and soon smiled again, changing the subject: "Senior year is tough, don't be too hard on yourself. When it's time to have fun, you should still have fun. You need to balance work and rest, got it?"

  "Alright, mom..." Su Yisu's face turned red with sweat, as if... she had been playing along all this time?

  "You're all not at home, and the house suddenly became quiet. I bought a little yellow cat the other day, it's very cute, sticking to me every day, almost taking me as its mother."

  Listening to Shen Xiulan talk about family matters, Su Yisuo's eyes couldn't help but turn red. Remembering that her mother didn't like cats very much, why would she raise one?

  "The cat is actually still very cute..." Shen Xiulan's voice sounded again on the other end of the phone, and Su Yisuo only then realized that she had unconsciously expressed her own doubts, so she said embarrassedly: "Mom, I want you to take a photo with the cat!"

  "This child," Shen Xiulan said with a smile, "Mom is already at an age where she doesn't even want to take pictures, and you're still playing with selfies? I can barely send you cat photos."

  "No way," seeing Shen Xiulan was unwilling, Su Yisu suddenly became playful, "I just want to see your photo with the cat."

  "No, no, no," Shen Xiulan insisted unusually firmly on this matter. "Such a difficult thing is not something someone of my age should do. You'll see, just wait until after the holiday and come back to look again."

  "Petty!" Su Yi said straightforwardly, "Hmph", but in her heart, she was already planning that after the new year, she would definitely get Su Yi to take a family photo, print it out and hang it in the living room, staring at it every day. By then, she would pester Ah Ma to take many, many more photos, so that when they grew old, they could look back on them nostalgically.

  At that time, a family together looking at the photos recalling past events, must be very touching and happy, right? Whether it's kinship, friendship or love, all should blossom into beautiful flowers. Hmm!

  The two of them chatted for over 40 minutes, until Su Yisuo's ears couldn't take it anymore and she hung up the phone under Shen Xiulan's urging. By then, everyone in the dormitory had already returned, and Su Yisuo pulled over her quilt to prepare for sleep. Staying up late to study was never her style.

  After hanging up the phone, Shen Xiulan sat blankly on the sofa again. The dialogue in the TV was sentimental and touching, but Shen Xiulan didn't notice it at all, her eyes were dull and she didn't know what she was thinking about.

  "Meow!" The little kitten in her arms suddenly jumped down, "hissed" and jumped onto the windowsill, disappearing. Shen Xiulan woke up with a start, looked out along the windowsill, outside was pitch black, nothing was visible.

  "Kitty?" Shen Xiulan called out tentatively, and was immediately met with a loud, piercing meow from outside the door. Her heart skipped a beat as she hastily turned on the courtyard lights and rushed outside.

  "When did our family raise a cat? It scared me to death." As soon as Shen Xiulan heard the familiar voice outside the iron gate, she was stunned and had a feeling of being in a trance for a moment. Was it an auditory hallucination? It must be an auditory hallucination.

  Temple gate

  The door creaked open and with a "creak", Su Yu carried his luggage and pushed the door to walk in.

  Looking at the figure standing in the courtyard, Su Yu was startled and didn't calm down until he saw it was Shen Xiulan, then breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Xiulan, you haven't slept yet?"

  Shen Xiulan didn't answer his words, but instead asked him in shock: "You, how did you come back so quietly? Why didn't you tell me?"

  "Heh heh," Su Yu laughed like a little kid, "I was afraid that if I told you, you would lock the door and not let me in."

  "Can't you see I'm trying to sleep? If I'd known you were coming, I would have locked the door and not let you in."

  "Meow!" The little kitten was accidentally stepped on by Su Yu, who had just returned, and its tail was hurt. It was already heartbroken, and when it saw Shen Xiulan chatting with the "culprit" without paying attention to it, it felt even more wronged in its heart. It meowed loudly and jumped into Shen Xiulan's arms. Shen Xiulan subconsciously hugged the kitten and gently stroked its soft fur, saying: "Little kitten, you're so naughty."

  Su Yu looked at her in surprise, "Xiulan, is this cat yours? I thought you didn't like cats. You said they shed hair everywhere and make a mess."

  Shen Xiulan hugged the kitten and turned back to the living room, "A gentleman is out of sight for three days, when he returns, people will have a new look at him, don't you know?"

  Su Yu silently followed behind her, thinking to himself: Indeed, this cat's status is almost surpassing mine. As he thought about it, he couldn't help but glare at the cat who was peeking out and curiously looking at him. The cat sensed the chill from Su Yu and shrank back its neck, weakly looking up at Shen Xiulan with a "meow".

  Shen Xiulan put down the cat, "Play by yourself." She turned around and took over Su Yu's thin luggage, walking towards the bedroom, asking: "Have you had dinner? Are you hungry? I'll heat up some food for you."

  "No need, I'm not hungry." Su Yu yawned and followed up front, "Stole a leisurely half-day life, no, many days of vacation, just started, Old Li and others are watching over there, I'll just be an idle partner, no business, just give everyone a long holiday for me, haha."

  Shen Xiulan helplessly arranged her luggage one by one while scolding: "You're even more carefree than a newlywed couple."

  At the mention of Su Yi Xin and Su Yi Suo, Su Yu's spirits lifted, and he asked, "Are they almost here?"

  "Axin called back a few days ago and said that they will be on holiday at the beginning of January, but Susu will be a bit later."

  "Uh-huh," Su Yu nodded thoughtfully and yawned again, "I'll take a nap first."

  Shen Xiulan continued to pack his luggage, but accidentally shook out a letter from the interlayer of the luggage bag. The envelope was written in regular script with the words "Su Yu opens" in four small characters, the font was elegant and seemed to be written by a woman. Shen Xiulan looked at Su Yu who had fallen asleep with a complex expression, and finally silently put the envelope back into the interlayer without opening it, zipped it up, turned off the light and went out.

  The TV in the living room was still on. Su Xiulan walked over and carefully turned down the volume, then thought for a moment before turning off the power.

  "Meow!" The little kitten at her feet cried out again, Shen Xiulan hastily squatted down, "Shh---", "Don't make noise, you'll wake up your teacher, I'll stew you."

  "Meeeeoow..." The kitty seemed to understand and let out a low, mournful cry, then fell silent.

  Outside the window, a bright crescent moon is shining.