Chapter 79 "Little Daughter-in-law" (3) Flying Warehouse Web
"What work? What kind of work?" Lin Xiaoyu knew what Li Jingru wanted her to do, but she also knew that now was the time to pretend to be clueless in order to escape this disaster.
"Lin Xiaoyu, don't pretend to be innocent. I've been working hard all day today, and you should take care of these bowls and chopsticks too." Li Jingru stood up, putting her hands on her hips as she spoke to Lin Xiaoyu. Li Jingru had always been playful and teasing with Lin Xiaoyu since they were young, even though she liked Lin Xiaoyu, she loved finding opportunities to compete with him. The joy of competing with Lin Xiaoyu was something that had always been indispensable in Li Jingru's growth.
Lin Xiaoyu held the dishcloth and slowly wiped the dishes in the sink. In this early spring season, the tap water was still a bit cold, Lin Xiaoyu felt that Li Jingru had been busy cooking in the kitchen just now, it wasn't easy at all, Li Jingru's delicate hands had been in contact with the icy water for much longer than her own dishwashing time.
"Watching you wash the dishes, I'm still not at ease. Let me help you with it." Li Jingru walked over to Lin Xiaoyu's side after clearing the dinner table and stretched out her white arm with rolled-up sleeves towards the bowl in Lin Xiaoyu's hand.
"It's okay, I can wash it clean." Lin Xiaoyu didn't want Li Jingru to get her delicate hands wet again in the cold water, so she subconsciously moved the bowl away from her. In fact, Lin Xiaoyu was very serious about washing the dishes, and she washed them all very cleanly. Lin Xiaoyu knew that Li Jingru wanted to help her, as she had always quietly taken care of Lin Xiaoyu since they were young.
"You can't even wash it clean, let me do it." Li Jingru didn't manage to snatch the bowl from Lin Xiaoyu's hands once, so she reached out again.
Lin Xiaoyu stretched out her other idle hand and grabbed Li Jingru's palm, not letting her take the bowl in her own hands.
Two hands were suspended above the sink, where water was flowing "gurglingly". Lin Xiaoyu's unintentional action made both of them fall into an awkward silence. When Lin Xiaoyu felt her own palm being cooled by the cold water and grasped Li Jingru's pale and smooth hand, the warmth transmitted from that delicate small hand made Lin Xiaoyu feel an indescribable comfort. Even though his own hands were covered with soap suds, he could still clearly feel the smoothness of Li Jingru's skin on the back of her hand.
Li Jingru's heart skipped a beat as Lin Xiaoyu suddenly grabbed her small hand. Even though Lin Xiaoyu's hands, which had been splashed with cold water and were slightly chilly, grasped hers, Li Jingru still felt her face burning hot.
Their hands touched for less than a second before separating, but the two of them felt as if they had just held hands for several springs. It was as if time had been frozen in that instant, and if it weren't for the water still flowing from the faucet and the slightly hurried breathing of the two young people, the space around them would have seemed to be standing still.
"Never mind, your hands are all wet from me, let's get a bowl and wash together." Lin Xiaoyu felt for the first time that she was a little hesitant to speak in front of Li Jingru, her childhood playmate who had been with her every day. Lin Xiaoyu felt that her throat was a bit dry and couldn't make a sound.
Li Jingru took the bowl, and at this time she also didn't have the courage to look up and glance at Lin Xiaoyu. The girl's reserve made Li Jingru not dare let Lin Xiaoyu discover her own face which had already turned red with shyness.
Two people stood silently side by side at the sink, each lost in their own thoughts as they washed the dishes in their hands. The sound of rushing water made it impossible for either of them to hear the other's slightly rapid heartbeat...
"All summer, wandering in front of your window"
Waiting for you to appear in the gentle breeze
The entire summer, lost in the prairie of dreams
Lin Xiaoyu sat on the railing of Li Jingru's home balcony with a wooden guitar, softly playing the song "Perfect Summer" by Overload which he had just learned recently.
Lin Xiaoyu's guitar skills were a bit rough, making the beautiful melody not very pleasant to listen to, but Lin Xiaoyu, who was already entranced by the jumping strings of his guitar, felt great. He hummed softly to the lyrics of "Perfect Summer", and the song's unique subtle and ambiguous emotions matched Lin Xiaoyu's mood at that moment.
Lin Xiaoyu is no longer the little boy who held Transformers toys in his two small hands and fought with each other; Xiao Ru is also not the little girl who hugged Barbie dolls and played house. Everything is growing up, everything is maturing, everything is changing...
The feeling of touching Li Jingru's hand while washing dishes still lingered in Lin Xiaoyu's heart, and it was not the first time they had held hands. However, the sensation he felt when his skin came into contact with Li Jingru's was vastly different from all the other times. The electrifying feeling that sparked in his chest left him with a mix of emotions. This wasn't an unfamiliar sensation for Lin Xiaoyu; he had experienced it before on a slowly ascending Ferris wheel, courtesy of a girl he couldn't forget. He hadn't expected Li Jingru to evoke this feeling in him, and it left him perplexed.
Did she really fall in love with Xiao Ru? Lin Xiaoyu didn't dare to think about this idea. Lin Xiaoyu forced herself to think that just now it was just an illusion, a very wrong feeling...
Lin Xiaoyu thought of Mu Rong Hui Min, the pretty girl who blushed easily. The girl who used to sit in front of her desk, bringing countless happy moments like a little princess, had gone abroad and Lin Xiaoyu hadn't received any news from her since then. Had she forgotten about herself? Lin Xiaoyu would often think about this question when alone, it's been almost a year, Mu Rong Hui Min, the first girl Lin Xiaoyu had kissed, hadn't sent even a letter or made a phone call to Lin Xiaoyu. Lin Xiaoyu didn't know what kind of life the girl was living now, far away in a distant land, every time she thought about this girl with a faint blush on her pretty face, Lin Xiaoyu's heart would fill with endless longing...
Li Jingru sat on the floor of the room with her knees bent, leaning against a small bookcase, holding a book in her hands and looking at it quietly. Her gaze would occasionally move to Lin Xiaoyu sitting on the balcony, and from the melody coming from the guitar that Lin Xiaoyu was holding, Li Jingru could hear that it was a note depicting faint emotions. Li Jingru wanted Lin Xiaoyu to whisper to herself that she was the girl in his piano sound. However, looking at Lin Xiaoyu's introspective expression, Li Jingru knew that he wasn't thinking of her.
Li Jingru stared blankly at the balcony, thinking that after a while, she and Lin Xiaoyu could sit together on the balcony with their feet bare, looking at the white clouds in the sky. Now, Lin Xiaoyu alone occupied almost all of the space, there was no place for Li Jingru to sit anymore, even if she wanted to find an excuse to sit beside him. Feeling the change in things, a faint sense of loss always rose up in Li Jingru's heart...
"Son, this little wife of yours is truly one in a million, you're really lucky to have her. A clever and beautiful girl like her is hard to find even with a lantern. You'd better take good care of her." Li Jingru remembered the words of the butcher's wife. These words made Li Jingru feel both embarrassed and sweet at the same time. But now Li Jingru felt that these words were so far away from herself, like a wonderful dream that made her smile when she was asleep, but when she woke up, she always felt lost in reality...
P.S. It's really hard to write emotional things, that kind of anxious feeling is really hard to describe in words, but I'll try my best to write better, please give me some support and encouragement, collect, recommend, leave some comments!
