Part 3
Yu Li gathered his thoughts and looked at her, ruffling her hair and recounting:
"In April of the year you were five, a zoo came to the county town, handing out a lot of flyers and having a parade to promote it. You and I were both deeply interested, so on the weekend, Dad took us there."
"But it turned out that it wasn't really a zoo, just a few cages with animals on the square. Seeing the emaciated old tiger in the big cage, you cried, saying the tiger was so pitiful, and that you would never go to the zoo again."
"Then, to prevent you from having psychological trauma, the next day Dad took us and Mom to the provincial capital to visit the real zoo."
Yu Xin said, "I remember this."
This was one of the few memories she had about her father.
So yesterday, when Yu Li asked her if there was anywhere she wanted to go, the first thing that came to her mind was the zoo.
"Brother." Yu Xin turned her head and asked, "I was still young back then, so I don't remember too many things. When Dad was still around, our family must have been very happy, right?"
Yu Li's gaze was a bit hazy, the scenes in his memory appearing one by one.
He firmly nodded, "Yes."
Their father and mother, although not highly educated, loved them very much and respected them.
Yu Xin lowered her eyes, her tone wistful, "That's good."
After touring the zoo, it was already past 3 in the afternoon, and the two siblings took the bus back to the hotel.
At night, with the lights off, lying in the hotel room, Yu Li had his hand on his belly, thinking about what his sister had said during the day.
After a long while, he turned over and gradually fell asleep.
...
Coming to find her brother was an impulsive decision made by Yu Xin.
After telling her heart to Yu Li at the zoo the previous day, Yu Xin's gloomy mood was a bit better the next day.
When they were having lunch together, Yu Xin said, "Brother, I'm going back home on the 6th."
Yu Li paused slightly, observing Yu Xin's expression, "Why don't you stay a few more days, I'll help you ask the school for leave."
Yu Xin shook her head, "I booked the return ticket before I came."
She just wanted to come and see Yu Li, and didn't want to stay and be a burden to her brother.
She took a deep breath and said, "And I also want to study hard, get into a provincial high school, and then follow in Brother's footsteps to get into a top university."
Yu Li smiled, "Okay, Xin Xin will definitely be able to do it."
On the 5th, Yu Li took her to get a haircut, bought a power bank, and in the end also bought two sets of clothes for her and her mother.
On the 6th morning, Yu Li saw Yu Xin off at the train station.
There was still some time before boarding, so Yu Li went to the convenience store to buy her some bread and snacks.
Finally, he also secretly slipped 500 cash into the crevice of Yu Xin's backpack.
Soon, the train Yu Xin was taking began boarding, and the waiting passengers gradually stood up and lined up.
Yu Xin's eyes were filled with tears, reluctantly hugging Yu Li, "Brother, I'm going to miss you a bit."
Yu Li worriedly stroked her hair, "Brother will miss you too."
He bent down to wipe Yu Xin's tears, "Xin Xin, don't think too much. Go back and study hard first, I'll find an opportunity to talk to Mom, perhaps things are not as you imagine."
"Besides, no matter what, we are a family forever."
Yu Xin lowered her head and murmured "Mm."
The boarding queue started moving.
Concealing his reluctance, Yu Li said, "Go, if you get hungry on the way and are afraid to buy food, you can eat the bread I bought you. Don't be afraid of what others think, everyone has their own life, they won't pay too much attention to others."
Yu Xin nodded, "Okay."
Yu Li couldn't help but remind her again, "Be safe, remember you're still a student, a child, the people who really need help won't come to you. If there's any problem, find the conductor."
Yu Xin continued nodding, taking three steps back, then turned to join the queue.
The boarding queue got shorter and shorter, until Yu Xin's figure finally disappeared from sight.
Only then did Yu Li reluctantly leave the train station.
In the evening, Yu Li sat at the dorm desk and received a message from Yu Xin that she had arrived home safely.
He felt relieved and comforted her a few more times.
The dorm was quiet, and Yu Li sat at the desk for a long time, until the sky had completely darkened, before stirring and opening the chat page with Yan Shiting.
The arrival of his sister Yu Xin made Yu Li think a lot.
It was precisely because he and his sister grew up in a single-parent family, deeply aware of the difficulties of children from single-parent families, that when Yan Shiting said he wanted to provide the child with a complete two-parent family, Yu Li said he wanted to think about it.
There are too many uncertainties in a single-parent family, in the future... will his child also be troubled by these uncertainties?
Yu Li furrowed his brow.
From the child's perspective, a happy family needs love and respect.
He believes that he and Yan Shiting can both provide that.
So, Yan Shiting should be a good ally.
After coming to this realization, Yu Li dialed Yan Shiting's WeChat call.
Five seconds later, the call was answered.
Yu Li bit his lip and said, "Big Brother Yan, I've considered the marriage issue."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, before Yan Shiting's indifferent "Mm" was heard.
Yu Li continued, "I agree to the marriage."
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A City.
Yan Shiting stood by the window of the presidential suite, and after a long while, uttered a "Good."
He hung up the phone and immediately called Jiang Yue.
"I need to go back to Y City, you take care of the remaining matters at the branch."
Jiang Yue was stunned, and when he reacted, he hurried to Yan Shiting's suite, just in time to encounter Yan Shiting leaving.
"President Yan, did something happen at the headquarters?"
Yan Shiting gave him a brief glance, without saying anything.
That glance was not harsh, but could even be considered slightly gentle, making Jiang Yue a bit puzzled.
If it's not an issue at headquarters, then what could it be that makes President Yan so anxious?
While lost in thought, Yan Shiting had already strode towards the elevator.
What could it be that makes him so anxious?
Of course, it's the marriage.
Such a nice story ❤️
ReplyDeleteI love it. And cant wait to read the next chapter 🙏🏼
Agreed. I’m so damn thirsty for every update!
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