XYLFTL Chapter 8

Lin Yuan was held by Mother Lin, waiting in the monitoring room, unable to get away at all.

She looked nervous now, and was very scared inside.

Because only she knew that her behavior just now was simply making trouble out of nothing.

Mother Lin certainly didn’t know, after all, she was now furious, and she firmly believed that Lin Yuan was being bullied.

Lin Anping looked at Lin Yuan’s frightened face and then at Mother Lin’s terrible expression, and found it very funny.

On the contrary, Shen Xiaoyou, who was beside her, looked serious, which made Lin Anping feel very at ease.

As the monitoring started playing, Mother Lin went from being confident at the beginning to being full of disbelief now.

Lin Yuan had already lowered her head early and was sobbing aside.

After the monitoring ended, Shen Xiaoyou said to Mother Lin, “What else do you have to say now?”

Mother Lin looked at the monitoring, which was absolutely impossible to fake, but Lin Yuan, why?

Mother Lin looked at Lin Yuan, who looked pitiful again and said, “I’m sorry, Mom, I’ve been having a lot of nightmares recently, all about these things. I don’t know, I may not be able to distinguish between dreams and reality.”

As she said that, Lin Yuan knelt at Mother Lin’s feet and hugged her. Mother Lin had raised Lin Yuan as her own daughter after all, and was reluctant to let go, so she apologized to Anping.

“I’m sorry, Anping, look, it’s not Yuan Yuan’s fault.” Mother Lin wanted to come over and say nice things to Anping.

Anping pulled Shen Xiaoyou and left, saying before going out, “Apologies not accepted.”

Then she turned and left.

Shen Xiaoyou looked at Anping and thought: Not bad, she knows how to protect herself.

When they arrived in the hall and found Grandmother, Shen Xiaoyou took the initiative to say, “I’ll go with you to get the medicine, so as not to run into anyone.”

“Okay, then thank you, Senior.” Anping said politely.

“You’re welcome, it’s what I should do.” Shen Xiaoyou said naturally.

Anping muttered in her heart: What should you do, you’re not my girlfriend.

After getting the medicine, Anping went to the vegetable market and bought a lot of vegetables, asking Shen Xiaoyou what she liked to eat, and finally carried three big bags.

Shen Xiaoyou looked at the three big bags and said, “Huh? Are you sure you can finish them?”

“Eat slowly, no rush.” Anping knew she had taken a lot, but she really didn’t know what Shen Xiaoyou liked to eat.

When she got home, Anping asked Shen Xiaoyou, “Senior, are you hungry now?”

“I’m okay, I ate…a lot this morning.” Shen Xiaoyou’s mind was full of the taste of various breakfasts.

Anping smiled awkwardly, it seemed she had bought too much.

“Grandmother, have you eaten?” Anping asked Grandmother.

“I ate, I ate, there’s still some left in the pot!” Grandmother said to Anping.

Anping opened the pot and looked at it, and said angrily, “Grandmother, you’re eating leftovers again. If you can’t finish it, throw it away. We can’t joke with our health.”

“Okay, okay, Grandmother knows.” Grandmother listened to Anping’s words very much, but she still felt it would be wasteful.

Anping knew that Grandmother wouldn’t do what she said after she left, so she said, “Grandmother, we can make less, and if you’re really hungry, eat some nutritional products or something.”

Grandmother agreed repeatedly.

Shen Xiaoyou looked at Anping’s anger and inexplicably found it cute. How could someone get angry without any temper?

Anping noticed that Shen Xiaoyou was smiling, and realized that she seemed to have been a little anxious just now.

She quickly went over to explain, “My grandmother won’t listen if I don’t say it like that.”

“It’s okay, it’s very cute.” Shen Xiaoyou said softly.

“Do you want to rest for a while? I’m not cooking now. I’ll call you when the food is ready.” Anping said, pointing to her room.

Shen Xiaoyou nodded and said, “Okay, call me when you start cooking!”

“Okay, I’ll take you over.” Anping took Shen Xiaoyou to the room and then went out.

Shen Xiaoyou looked around the room. It was very clean, with good lighting, and a thick stack of certificates and awards.

She thought: It seems she was smart and hardworking since she was a child.

Shen Xiaoyou walked to Anping’s bed and slowly lay down. The sun shone on her face, and Shen Xiaoyou felt that the light was very comfortable. A faint fragrance occasionally came to her nose, like Anping’s scent. It was even on the bed. She fell asleep unconsciously.

She slept until mid-afternoon. Shen Xiaoyou heard the sound of cooking outside, so she got up and walked out.

She saw Anping stirring the food in an orderly manner.

Anping saw Shen Xiaoyou and said, “Hey, you’re awake. How was your rest?”

“Very good, the sun is very comfortable.” Shen Xiaoyou said, telling the truth.

“That’s good. We can eat soon.” Anping said while preparing the side dishes.

“Didn’t I tell you to call me?” Shen Xiaoyou asked regretfully. She thought she could help with something.

“I saw you were sleeping so soundly, I couldn’t bear to call you. I’m totally OK alone.” Anping said.

“Alas, okay!” Shen Xiaoyou sighed alone.

Anping glanced at her and then said, “Can you eat spicy food? Answering the question counts as helping.”

“I can definitely!” Shen Xiaoyou showed a proud expression.

Anping was very excited all of a sudden and said, “Yay, that’s great, we can both eat spicy food.”

After that, Shen Xiaoyou watched her in front of the stove, and Anping, as if she had taken stimulants, cooked very happily.

As the sound of the spatula colliding ended, all the dishes were ready.

Shen Xiaoyou finally got her wish and helped to transport the dishes to the dining table.

After the meal was ready, Grandmother suddenly said, “Oh dear, it’s been a long time since there have been more than just the two of us eating at home.”

Shen Xiaoyou looked at Anping’s face as if to say, “No way?”

Anping nodded and said, “I only focused on studying at that time, and rarely socialized or anything.” Anping’s mood was a little low when she said this.

“What is it? Those children all said that Anping doesn’t have parents, and only knows how to study, what’s the use, anyway, they said everything… alas” Grandmother thought that Shen Xiaoyou was actually a friend Anping could bring home, so she said it.

Anping wanted to stop her, but Grandmother had already said most of it, and Shen Xiaoyou couldn’t help but feel sorry: How can there still be attacks on families, alas.

“Do people still say that about you now?” Shen Xiaoyou asked, after all, she could definitely help in Jingcheng.

“No, the university is a very good place, everyone is very polite.” Anping said with a smile when she talked about university.

Shen Xiaoyou thought, the university is originally a place with high inclusiveness, and there are indeed many high-quality talents, and such a good person as Anping should meet good people.

Shen Xiaoyou ate a lot unconsciously. She was already very full, but the food was so fragrant. She didn’t expect her age to be able to cook so many dishes, and the taste was so good.

Anping had just asked Shen Xiaoyou if it suited her taste, and she said it did. Now that she saw her eating a lot, it seemed that it really suited her taste.

Grandmother had already finished eating and watched the two beautiful girls secretly looking at each other, feeling a little strange but couldn’t remember what it was.

After the meal, Shen Xiaoyou wanted to wash the dishes, but Anping wouldn’t let her, so Shen Xiaoyou argued with Anping.

Anping said, “You are a guest, Senior, you should go and rest.”

“I’m too embarrassed, I always have to do something.” Shen Xiaoyou said anxiously.

“Okay then, I’ll wash, you rinse the plates with clean water.” Anping compromised.

“Okay.” Shen Xiaoyou felt that as long as she could do something, it would be fine.

After saying that.

The two people had a clear division of labor and finished washing the dishes while talking and laughing.

Then, Anping took her clothes and walked out, saying to Shen Xiaoyou, “Senior, I’ll go take a shower first. I’m afraid the hot water room outside isn’t hot now. It must be hot after I finish washing. You can wash then.”

“Okay, don’t catch a cold either.” Shen Xiaoyou said to her, and then continued to watch TV with Grandmother.

Shen Xiaoyou was engrossed in watching TV, and Grandmother suddenly asked, “Xiaoyou, tell me about Jingcheng!”

Shen Xiaoyou quickly turned her head and said, “Okay, Grandmother.”

Then, Shen Xiaoyou began to talk, talking about a lot of things, from the place to the development in recent years, to the current local area, and to…etc.

Grandmother’s thoughts seemed to be pulled far away and suddenly asked, “Are you from the Shen family, one of the Five Great Families of Jingcheng?”

Although Shen Xiaoyou was puzzled as to how Grandmother knew, she still nodded.

Grandmother continued to ask, “Have these five families not changed after so many years?”

“No, Grandmother, how do you know?” Shen Xiaoyou asked curiously.

“I have an old friend, she is from the Su family, we have a lot of memories between us, my understanding of Jingcheng comes from her.” Grandmother said calmly.

Shen Xiaoyou felt that there were undercurrents surging beneath the calm. The Su family was ranked fifth, and the relationship between the Five Great Families had always been good, and there was no relationship of rivals.

Shen Xiaoyou opened her mouth and said, “Grandmother, what’s that person’s name? I can help you find her.”

Grandmother shook her head.

“Okay, Grandmother, were you and that person once lovers?” Shen Xiaoyou asked, making her guess.

“It was and it wasn’t, but I have always been unmarried.” Grandmother said with a smile.

“It’s good that I have Anping, but she has suffered with me.” Grandmother was happy and unhappy.

Shen Xiaoyou shook her head: “No, Grandmother, she is happy and happy with you.”

Grandmother nodded, she always knew how happy Anping was with her.

Shen Xiaoyou suddenly asked, “Grandmother, what happened to that person in the hospital today?”

“Alas, it’s a long story…” Grandmother told Shen Xiaoyou the whole story.

Shen Xiaoyou thought in her heart: She refused from the beginning, did she already know about the virtues of their family?

Shen Xiaoyou always felt it was necessary to take Grandmother to Jingcheng. Anping is still a freshman, and the end of this semester is the sophomore year.

Shen Xiaoyou thought it would be best to ask Anping’s opinion, and then sent a message to someone on her phone: Investigate the Lin family in City J.

Her life wasn’t very happy either, but she didn’t know how Anping felt about it.

After Anping finished taking a shower, she said to Shen Xiaoyou, “Senior, it’s hot inside now, go quickly.”

Shen Xiaoyou immediately got up, took the things she had prepared in advance, and went to the bathroom.

Anping wiped her hair and went to Grandmother’s bedroom. Anping asked Grandmother, “Grandmother, have you been chatting all the time?”

“Yes, Xiaoyou is a good girl, I like chatting with her.” Grandmother said happily.

Anping also smiled with Grandmother. It turned out that Shen Xiaoyou was a likable person. Then, did she like her?

After Anping finished drying her hair, she asked Grandmother, “Grandmother, do you want to wipe your body?”

Grandmother said, “Wipe it! I catch colds easily from bathing frequently at my age. I wash every two days, and wipe myself when I don’t wash. When it’s hot, I wash every day.”

“Okay, it’s okay, I’ll install a bathroom in the house in the future, so you won’t get cold.” Anping said while pouring hot water.

After pouring the hot water, Anping sat aside and took out the medicine she bought today and sorted them one by one.

Grandmother wiped her body, and Anping immediately went over to take it out and pour it away, and then continued to sort the medicine.

“Anping, Grandmother recognizes the words and knows how to eat.” Grandmother said to Anping.

“I know you can tell the difference, I’m afraid you won’t eat it. It’s troublesome for me to check it if I put it in a box.” Anping said truthfully.

Grandmother said guiltily, “That was before, I won’t now.”

“I don’t care.” Anping said.

Anping sorted the medicine quietly, moving from the bedroom to the living room to sort it. Grandmother had already fallen asleep.

Shen Xiaoyou came in after taking a shower and saw Anping sorting the medicine in her heart: Anping is really careful.

When Anping saw her, she immediately went forward to close the door: “You haven’t dried your hair yet, aren’t you afraid of catching a cold?”

“I’m not afraid.” Shen Xiaoyou shook her head.

Anping took the hair dryer and told Shen Xiaoyou to go to the bedroom to dry it. After she had sorted the last bit of medicine, she went in and saw that Shen Xiaoyou hadn’t dried it yet.

Anping looked puzzled: “Why haven’t you dried it yet?”

“I like to let it dry naturally.” Shen Xiaoyou said directly.

“No, there’s no heating in this house, and we can’t burn a stove, you’ll get a headache.” As she said that, she picked up the hair dryer and walked towards Shen Xiaoyou.

She naturally dried her hair for her. While drying her hair, Anping found that Shen Xiaoyou’s hair might not be in very good condition because it had been bleached and dyed.

“Is dyeing hair very damaging to the hair?” Anping asked Shen Xiaoyou.

“Yes, I don’t dare to dye it now, I’m getting old, I’m afraid of going bald.” Shen Xiaoyou said.

“Hahahaha, can you do a repair?” Anping asked.

“Yes, but it’s better to shave your head and grow it again.” Shen Xiaoyou had questions and answers, as if she knew someone would ask these questions.

After drying her hair, Shen Xiaoyou lay on the bed, and Anping turned off the light and went up to lie down as well.

The bed was not very big, and the two people were very close, their breaths intertwined.

Anping thought of the scene in her dream again, and her body became very hot, like it was on fire.

Shen Xiaoyou naturally felt it and suddenly teased her, “Have you suddenly become so hot? Is it because of me?”