“Actually…” Han Muzi let out a small sigh, then gently said to Tang Yuanyuan, “Have you ever seriously considered the things your mother said to you?”
“Aunty Han?” Tang Yuanyuan did not understand what she meant.
“That is to say, have you ever thought about the matter of Yishu getting a girlfriend in the future?” Han Muzi was aware that Tang Yuanyuan had always had an innocent personality. She only cared about food and didn’t care much for other things. So, Han Muzi had to guide her slowly. “Let’s see; have you ever thought about not allowing Yishu to get a girlfriend?”
“Why would I not allow Yishu to get a girlfriend?” Tang Yuanyuan thought in her heart, I don’t have the right to do that. “I’m not his biological sister. So, I don’t have the right to interfere in his matters, do I?”
“That’s right. The two of you are just childhood friends who grew up together. Right now, you still don’t understand, so you have no say in the matter. Then, what if you change your identity in his life?”
She became more confused. “Change my identity?”
Han Muzi felt that she had said enough, then she smiled. “You might not understand it now. Or, it’s better to say that you don’t have those intentions yet. Let’s talk about it again when you’ve thought it over carefully.”
Afterward, Tang Yuanyuan spent her time pondering over this. Other than his sister, who else would have the right to interfere in Yishu’s matters? She couldn’t figure it out. In the end, she went home and told her mother about it.
Mrs. Tang was slightly shocked after hearing about it. Then, she tugged on Tang Yuanyuan’s hand and asked her in detail, “Is that what Aunty Han said to you?”
She nodded. “Mom, what does Aunty Han mean by that? Apart from his biological sister, is there another person who would have the right to interfere in Yishu’s matters?”
Tang Yuanyuan might not understand it, but Mrs. Tang immediately understood the underlying meaning behind Han Muzi’s words. Before this, the Ye Family had not mentioned anything about it. Thus, she too had been embarrassed to bring it up. Unexpectedly, the Ye Family had brought up the topic again.
Looking at her daughter’s slow-witted expression, she guessed that her daughter had not even directed her thoughts in that direction. Thus, she felt rather frustrated. Should I point it out, or should I continue to wait?
Yishu was already a sophomore in university. Although he had not gotten himself a girlfriend yet and had remained single after all these years, it did not mean that he would continue to be single in the next one or two years. Love matters are based on fate—when it comes, it can’t be stopped. Unfortunately, Yuanyuan was still completely clueless about it. If I told her about it now, will it add to her troubles?
Mrs. Tang liked Yuchi Yishu very much. He was an excellent child. If he was willing to become her son-in-law, she would be beside herself in joy over it. Even so, his wishes ranked behind her daughter’s feelings.
Her daughter’s feelings would always come first. What if her daughter did not fall for him when she became aware of her own feelings? Besides, the most important thing right now was how plump Yuanyuan was; would Yishu even like her? Sigh. Raising a daughter is so difficult, she thought.
“Mom?” Tang Yuanyuan shook her arm slightly when she saw her mother deep in thought. “What’s wrong?”
Thus, Mrs. Tang came back to her senses and smiled faintly. “It’s nothing. I was just thinking about some things just now. I’m going to ask you a few questions, okay?”
“Okay.”
“Normally, when Yishu brings you out to play, does he bring that good friend of his? What was his name again?”
“Chufeng!” Tang Yuanyuan replied swiftly. Then, she specifically emphasized, “Mom, Chufeng’s surname is Zhong. He is called Zhong Chufeng.”
“So, he is called Zhong Chufeng; I see. Then, does he normally treat you well?”
“Yup. Chufeng always treats me well. He would even come to school to give me yogurt drinks.”
“Hmm?” Mrs. Tang seemed to smell something fishy. “He gives you yogurt drinks?”
“That’s right, Mom. Chufeng gave me yogurt drinks for almost the entire semester. Sometimes, he comes before class; sometimes, he comes after class.”
She was rendered speechless. This is bad. I can’t believe this Zhong Chufeng kid is interested in my daughter.
“Does he give the yogurt drink to anybody else besides you?”
“He also gives it to Fei,” Tang Yuanyuan honestly answered. “He always gives it to Fei and me.”
Then, Mrs. Tang let out a breath of relief at those words. She had seen Meng Kefei before. Meng Kefei didn’t look bad. More importantly, she might not be as slim as other girls, but she looked much better compared to Yuanyuan. Naturally, Mrs. Tang felt that her own daughter was still the prettiest in her eyes. However, if she thought about it in this way, then the chances of Zhong Chufeng having his eye on Meng Kefei was much higher.
“What about Yishu? Does he give you any?”
“Yishu… is busy.”
“Then, let me ask you this: if you had a choice, would you prefer Yishu to give you yogurt drinks, or that Zhong Chufeng?”
To that, Tang Yuanyuan replied without hesitation, “Yishu!”
This was the power of a childhood friend—it wasn’t a position that could be easily replaced by somebody else. For now, Mrs. Tang could not figure out whether it was simply a form of reliance or something deeper. Even after asking several questions, she couldn’t obtain an answer. Thus, she patted the back of Tang Yuanyuan’s head. “Forget it; don’t think too much about it for now. Focus on your studies.”
These matters could only come naturally. If they were fated to be together, they will definitely come together. If they had no fate tying them together, the two of them wouldn’t become a couple no matter how much their parents tried to matchmake them.
“Okay.”
Her questions remained unanswered. Thus, she returned to her room and laid her head down on the desk, feeling depressed. In the end, she couldn’t make heads or tails out of it. So, she took her drawing pad out to the balcony and started drawing instead.
On New Year’s Eve, Tang Yuanyuan received a WeChat money transfer, as well as a new year greeting, from Yuchi Yishu. ‘Happy New Year.’
It was the same every year. Although Yishu treated her well, his new year greetings had always consisted of these three simple words—no more and no less. This greeting came every year, but she didn’t know whether she would still receive it after he got a girlfriend, or got married in the future.
Even so, she accepted his money transfer, then sent a red packet to him in return. In the previous years, she would have replied with an ordinary new year greeting. However, she sent a different type of greeting this year. ‘Happy new year, Yishu. I hope you get a girlfriend soon!’
Still, she did not receive a reply, nor was her red packet accepted even after a long while had passed since she sent it out. Thus, she chewed on her lower lip. Is Yishu angry at me? Does he think that I’m being nosy for sending him a greeting like that?
However, she couldn’t take it back. After feeling conflicted over it, she sent another red packet over to him and prepared to write a different new year greeting.
Knock knock.
“Yuanyuan, what are you doing inside there? Yishu is here looking for you.”
As soon as she heard those words, she jumped off the bed immediately. Yishu is here looking for me? D*mn; he can’t have specifically come looking for me just because I sent him a new year greeting like that, right?
Then, Tang Yuanyuan panicked. “I-I’m coming.”
Afterward, the young lady flew off her bed and opened her closet to change her clothes. After changing her clothes, she stood in front of the mirror and realized that she was shockingly fat. For some reason, she thought of the lady who came looking for her previously and proclaimed to be Yishu’s girlfriend.
