Chapter 88 Goodbye
October seems to be the season of osmanthus. Its overbearing and sweet fragrance fills the entire autumn night, and it is almost impossible to smell the scent of other flowers and plants.

Two electric vehicles drove one after the other into the deserted street. The evening breeze rustled the leaves and the street lights were dim. Except for the convenience stores and a few restaurants, all the shops on the street were closed. Only two small stalls were parked at the intersection waiting for business.

"I am home."

Lin Yuehua stopped the car in front of an old bungalow and looked at Li Zhuangsheng awkwardly.

It was the first time for Li Zhuangsheng to visit Lin Yuehua's house, and he couldn't help but take a sneak peek. In front of him was an old bungalow, with the rough cement surface peeling off and the red bricks exposed. The door was a very old-fashioned removable wooden door, and the incandescent lights in the store were not very bright.

Li Zhuangsheng looked normal. He smiled and stretched out his hand to take a fallen leaf from Lin Yuehua's head.

"Okay... I'm leaving then."

Li Zhuangsheng turned around and looked back. Lin Yuehua was still watching him silently under the dim street lights.

There is no moon tonight, only stars flickering in the sky. The stars hang high in the sky, covering the whole area.

He inexplicably thought of the night of their separation. The two of them had just parted in a very ordinary way, and reminded each other to go to school early the next day to memorize words.

She also stood under a street lamp.

"Hey——" Li Zhuangsheng got out of the car and quickly walked to Lin Yuehua, "What time is it tomorrow morning?"

"Seven thirty." Lin Yuehua said.

"Then I'll pick you up at seven o'clock," said Li Zhuangsheng.

Lin Yuehua was slightly surprised: "You don't have to pick me up, I already know where your home is."

Li Zhuangsheng shook his head: "I have to go out to eat anyway, so I came to pick you up and let's have breakfast together!"

Lin Yuehua quickly shook her head: "No need..."

"What do you mean by no need? I've already said, if you teach me, I'll give you food! I keep my word, and I hope you can keep your word too!" Li Zhuangsheng glared at her, "See you tomorrow, and don't try to escape this time."

Lin Yuehua tilted her head, not knowing where the resentment in Li Zhuangsheng's voice came from. When had she ever broken her promise?
"See you tomorrow. Meet me here at seven o'clock. No breakfast allowed. Do you hear me?" Li Zhuangsheng glared at him. "Otherwise, I will be angry!"

Lin Yuehua didn't know how to answer. She was frightened by Li Zhuangsheng's momentum and could only nod blankly. But after a moment, she reacted and reached out to hit Li Zhuangsheng:
"...Stop imitating me!"

“Hehehe…” Li Zhuangsheng grinned, “It’s a good imitation, isn’t it?”

"Not at all. You can go back." Lin Yuehua waved her hand.

Li Zhuangsheng nodded, but was reluctant to leave until Lin Yuehua frowned. Then he said, "Ouch!" "Your family sells fruits, right? I almost forgot, we have run out of pears, I have to buy some to take back!"

After saying that, he didn't care about Lin Yuehua and strode into the store.

Grandma Lin Yuehua was the only one sitting in the store in a daze. Seeing that there were customers so late at night, she quickly stood up with a smile and asked, "What do you want, young man?"

"I want some pears. You don't have to get up. I can get them myself." Li Zhuangsheng tore off a plastic bag himself.

As he was speaking, Lin Yuehua followed.

"Why did you get home just now?"

Grandma Lin glanced at Li Zhuangsheng and scolded him in a low voice.

“I studied at a classmate’s house.”

Lin Yuehua also glanced at Li Zhuangsheng, but did not "recognize" him.

"Are you from this shop too? Then pick some pears for me."

Li Zhuangsheng pretended not to know Lin Yuehua and handed the plastic bag to her. Lin Yuehua took it and turned around to pick pears for Li Zhuangsheng.

Li Zhuangsheng looked around the house. It was small and simple, with only a layer of gray cement on the wall. The area was probably less than 20 square meters. "Boss, how much is this?"

Li Zhuangsheng took the pears from Lin Yuehua and handed them directly to Grandma Lin. While she was weighing the pears, he couldn't help but chuckle, "I think this is the first time I've paid for eating so many pears from your house."

Lin Yuehua was stunned. Li Zhuangsheng had already handed the money to Grandma Lin and gave her the change.

Not long after, Li Zhuangsheng turned around and left with the plastic bag. He passed by Lin Yuehua and muttered calmly, "Tomorrow morning at seven o'clock, wait for me at the intersection ahead..."

The autumn wind was a little chilly, and Li Zhuangsheng stepped on the accelerator to the maximum, letting the cool wind pass through his chest. His hair fluttered against his scalp and his collar was blown up. It felt really good.

Lin Yuehua's grandmother still looks energetic, as it is still nearly a year and a half since she fell ill... Although she could recover if she waited until then to receive treatment, it never hurts to detect the disease early and treat it early.

When she got home, Chen Lanying had just returned. She asked Li Zhuangsheng if he had eaten dinner. Li Zhuangsheng said he had. Chen Lanying saw that the pots and bowls in the kitchen were clean. She smiled and praised Li Zhuangsheng for being sensible. Without thinking any more, she turned back to the room to watch TV.

"Xiu Yu."

Li Zhuangsheng knocked on Li Xiuyu's door and walked in without waiting for his response.

"What are you doing here? Get out. I don't want to see you!"

Li Xiuyu put down his phone and frowned fiercely.

"Are you still angry with me?" Li Zhuangsheng smiled and sat down on the bed, patting her legs. "You haven't had dinner yet, what do you want to eat?"

"I don't want to eat, don't bother me!"

"Let me make you some fried rice. I also bought some pears and will stew them for you in rock sugar and snow pears later."

"Tsk, when will you cook?"

"Who can stay at home every day and not know how to cook? Just search Baidu and you will know."

Li Xiuyu looked contemptuous: "Can you eat that?"

Li Zhuangsheng shrugged and said with a smile: "If it doesn't taste good, then don't eat it. Everything is difficult at the beginning. There must be a first time! Do you want to be the first person to eat the food I cook?"

"You want me to test the poison, right?" Li Xiuyu looked disdainful and crossed his legs. "You do your thing, and I'll see how I feel when the time comes!"

Li Zhuangsheng walked into the kitchen, took out the leftover rice from the rice cooker and set it aside, then took out eggs and ham from the refrigerator... He hadn't cooked for more than a month, so he shouldn't be too rusty.

……

"What a nice smell! What's that smell...Son, what are you doing?" Chen Lanying walked into the kitchen smelling the scent.

"Ham and egg fried rice. I just fried it casually."

"Oh, it smells so good!" Chen Lanying smiled, "Didn't you have dinner?"

"Xiu Yu is hungry again, and there's some rice left."

Chen Lanying helplessly patted Li Zhuangsheng on the shoulder and said, "She didn't have dinner, right? You lied to me and said she had eaten, because you were afraid that I would say something bad about her!"

Li Zhuangsheng laughed and said, "Mom, if you want to eat, can I serve you some first?"

"Didn't you say I should be the first one to eat it?"

Li Xiuyu floated over at some point, his voice was faint.

Chen Lanying reached out and tapped Li Xiuyu's head: "Hey, can't your mother eat first? You are such an unfilial daughter!"

　When I was writing Chapter 77, I forgot about the setting that Zhu Zhixue had "cleanliness obsession", so I modified it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)