1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 25 Look, you're blushing now!

"Xi Yu, quickly invite your classmate inside and let the electric fan cool you off."

My aunt wholeheartedly agreed, chiming in enthusiastically, "It's too hot outside; staying in the sun for too long will cause heatstroke!"

"How could you get heatstroke from being in the sun for just a short while?"

Lin Xiyu muttered to herself, standing still without moving.

"What's wrong with you today? You're behaving strangely."

My cousin's shrewd eyes darted back and forth between the two of them, sensing something was off: "They were fine just a few days ago, what's gotten into them all of a sudden? They're talking like they don't know what's wrong with them. Did he do something to you?"

"no?"

Gu Bin quickly defended himself, crying out in protest with a bitter face: "I haven't done anything heinous these past few days. I've stayed at home the whole time and haven't dared to go near her. How could I have offended her?"

"maybe"

My cousin's eyes darted around, and she chuckled, "It's because you didn't come closer that my cousin got angry."

"No, don't talk nonsense."

Lin Xiyu got annoyed and glared at her.

"Look, you're blushing."

My cousin thought she had guessed the truth and laughed even more smugly: "I must have guessed right. She hadn't seen him for a few days and was feeling uneasy, so she was sulking."

"You still dare to say that?"

Lin Xiyu was really angry this time. She stomped her foot in frustration and ran back to the courtyard.

"Hey, aren't you waiting for the TV reporter?"

My cousin was a step too slow and missed grabbing him, so she awkwardly withdrew her hand.

"Has your housing situation been resolved?"

Gu Bin couldn't figure out what was on the girl's mind, so he could only think of other things, assuming that the relocation was not going smoothly and that this was making her upset.

"House, what house?"

His cousin didn't expect his thought process to be so fast, and she couldn't keep up for a moment.

"It's about the demolition and relocation." Gu Bin smiled and reminded him, "Aren't you living in public housing? Have you resolved the dispute with the landlord?"

"She even told you this?"

My cousin finally understood and was so shocked that her mouth dropped open.

“The landlord’s brother-in-law came to cause trouble a few days ago, I saw him.”

Gu Bin didn't want her to misunderstand, so he quickly explained.

"Oh, is that so? I thought..."

My cousin had indeed misunderstood; she awkwardly touched her nose, a little disappointed.

"Drip."

As the two were talking, a car horn sounded from the alley entrance, and two minibuses turned into the alley.

"The TV station people are here."

Without asking any more questions, Gu Bin pushed his mountain bike into the yard and made way for the car.

"Finally I'm here."

My cousin immediately perked up and rushed home to deliver the news before he could.

"This is it."

The minibus stopped at the entrance of Courtyard No. 9. The door opened, and Li Yan jumped off first, pointing to the house number.

Other staff members of the production crew carried their equipment out of the carriage one after another.

The commotion outside the gate attracted the attention of many neighbors, some of whom were smiling and fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans as they watched the two cars.

"Sister Yan, you've arrived."

Gu Bin left his mountain bike under the window of the noodle workshop. When he came out of the yard to greet them, he was surprised to find that one of the people who got out of the car behind him was the director of the TV station. The two people with him also had a strong presence and did not look like ordinary leaders.

"Xiao Bin, come here, let me introduce you."

As the group approached, Li Yan waved to him and said, "These two are Director Zhang from the Tourism Bureau and Director Li from the Municipal Party Committee's Publicity Department. They've come to cut the ribbon for the documentary's launch."

(End of this chapter)