Phi-Fic Chapter 267 Testing
Chapter 267 Testing
That day, An Xin came home early. When Luo Xingguo got off work, she was already home and cooking in the kitchen!
Anxin chatted and laughed with her grandmother while cooking in the kitchen.
I don't know what they said, but they both laughed heartily.
Luo Xingguo held the letter with the monkey in his hand, glanced at the kitchen, and went into his room.
His heart was pounding. Monkey and Taozi were his childhood friends. Although they were not related by blood, their relationship was almost like that of brothers.
However, they both fell in love with the girl he also liked.
How could he not be upset?
He was entrusted by the monkey to deliver the monkey's letter to An Xin.
What about his own feelings? Should he tell An Xin?
If he told her, he felt he couldn't bring himself to say it; if he didn't tell her, and Anxin was taken away by someone else, he knew he would never be happy for the rest of his life.
Just as he was struggling with this decision, his grandmother passed by his room.
"Xingguo is back too. Why is he sitting quietly in the house today? Come out and eat."
When Luo Xingguo usually comes home, the first thing he does is run to the kitchen to ask his grandmother what delicious food she made today.
Today, however, he returned quietly and sat in the house in a daze.
His grandmother spoke to him, but he didn't seem to react much.
Jiang Yuting entered the house and touched her grandson's forehead.
"You don't have a fever! What's wrong? Where do you feel unwell?"
"Grandma, I feel fine."
"You're not feeling unwell, so has something unpleasant happened?"
"No...no."
"You little rascal, do you think I don't know what you've been like since you were a kid? There's definitely something going on, but if you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. You have to eat, right? Come on, come on, there's nothing a meal can't solve. When people are hungry, they're in a bad mood, but once they're full, they're in a good mood."
Luo Xingguo pursed his lips. Most of the problems of his grandmother's generation were caused by not having enough to eat. According to their theories, how could they understand my troubles at this moment?
Can relationship problems be solved simply by having enough to eat?
He followed his grandmother out of the room.
Grandpa was already sitting at the dining table, and Anxin was setting out the dishes.
After starting work, An Xin became much more meticulous about her appearance. Today, she wore the white dress her mother had bought for her and had two long, thick braids that swayed back and forth in front of her chest as she walked.
After starting work, Anxin became even more dignified, poised, mature, and elegant.
The family of four sat down for dinner. While eating, the grandparents asked An Xin about her work and also about Luo Xingguo. They chatted easily and naturally in their question-and-answer session. Although these were all everyday matters, the atmosphere felt warm and harmonious.
Luo Xingguo hopes that he can spend his whole life having such ordinary and warm meals with An Xin.
The thought of her becoming someone else's partner and living with someone else made his heart ache.
After dinner, An Xin busied herself cleaning up in the kitchen.
Grandpa said to Luo Xingguo, "Can't you learn from An Xin? She comes home from get off work and is busy cooking and cleaning up. You just wait to eat and don't even bother to help clean up."
Luo Xingguo got up and went to the kitchen.
"Anxin, you've worked so hard cooking, I'll wash the dishes."
"No need, I'll be done soon, you can go now!"
Luo Xingguo didn't go out. He wiped the water off the dishes that An Xin had washed one by one and put them in the cupboard.
"Anxin, I have something to tell you."
"What's the matter? Tell me."
"After this is all set up, come to my room and I'll talk to you there."
"Row!"
After washing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen, the two went to Luo Xingguo's room one after the other.
Luo Xingguo asked An Xin to sit in the chair in front of his desk.
He sat opposite her.
"An Xin, a pretty girl like you must have many suitors, right?"
An Xin avoided Luo Xingguo's intense gaze.
"I...don't want to date too early."
This means that there are indeed many people pursuing her.
Luo Xingguo's sense of crisis intensified.
"Eighteen years old is not early. Many classmates start talking about marriage after graduation and starting work."
"My mom said that I must go to university in the future."
"I know you've said many times that the college entrance examination will be reinstated in the future, but when is that?"
"It shouldn't be too long."
Luo Xingguo did not continue this topic.
He abruptly asked, "Anxin, both Monkey and Taozi like you. Do you like them? Or rather, which of the two do you like?"
"I'm friends with both of them!"
"Besides friends, you have no other thoughts?"
"We're just friends, nothing more."
Upon hearing this, Luo Xingguo felt much more relaxed.
He picked up the letter the monkey had given him and waved it at An Xin.
"This is a letter that the monkey asked me to pass on to you. If you really don't have those kinds of feelings for him, I'll return this letter to you, okay?" he said presumptuously.
"Alright, return this letter unopened!"
"Is there anything else you want me to tell him?"
“Tell him that we are friends, friends for life, and to pretend that he never wrote to me.”
"An Xin, so you're clearly rejecting Monkey, right?"
An Xin nodded.
"Now, here's what I'm going to tell you."
"An Xin, starting today, I'm going to pursue you."
"Xingguo, what are you talking about? We're siblings."
"We are not related by blood, so we can't be considered siblings."
Xingguo...
"Don't say anything. I know you didn't expect me to say that. Don't rush to reject me. Think about it carefully. Let's get to know each other slowly, and you'll discover many of my good qualities."
"Don't try to fob me off with the college entrance exam. It won't affect our relationship! If the college entrance exam is reinstated in the future, let's take it together."
After Luo Xingguo finished speaking, he ran out as if he were fleeing.
He was afraid An Xin would refuse, so he didn't give her the chance to refuse.
An Xin lived under the same roof as him, and being so close to her gave him an advantage. He couldn't wait any longer; he was afraid that if he didn't speak up soon, she would be snatched away by someone else.
Luo Xingguo went straight out of his house to find the monkey.
He gave the letter to the monkey.
“Monkey, Anxin said I should return this letter to you.”
The monkey's eyes showed deep disappointment.
"What did An Xin say?"
She said, "Let's pretend we never received your letter, and we won't mention this matter again. We'll still be friends, friends for life."
The monkey put the letter into its pocket.
"Okay, I know what to do."
Seeing the monkey's distraught appearance, Luo Xingguo felt a pang of guilt.
He knew that he had ulterior motives in this matter.
It was he who took it upon himself to return the monkey's letter intact.