Chapter 151

Chapter 151: Just Give Him a Little Push (For My Senior Brother Yida’s Additional Update)

Lin You Xi prepared a sumptuous dinner for Yue Xinyi and Peng Xue’s arrival.

Stewed beef with yam, sweet and sour spare ribs, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried meat strips with green peppers, dried tofu and ham stewed with cabbage, plus Chu Bei Province’s signature dish of lotus root and sparerib soup.

As each dish was brought out by Mei Fang, Yue Xinyi and Peng Xue were left speechless.

“You Xi, you can cook like this?”

“Let me see your phone, I need to check if you ordered takeout.”

“There’s no need to check that, our You Xi is such an excellent cook!”

Xia Yuan didn’t hold back in praising Lin You Xi at the dining table, “Her current cooking skills are almost on par with Mei Fang’s mom. I think she even surpasses her slightly. There’s no worry about the taste of home here!”

“No wonder Mei Fang doesn’t miss home at all…”

Peng Xue stared at Mei Fang, saying softly, “Are you so content here that you’ve forgotten about Mei?”

“Eat more, talk less.”

Mei Fang urged, “The last one to finish will wash the dishes.”

Yue Xinyi was incredulous and immediately stood up, “Do guests have to wash dishes too?”

“There’s no guest or host here, once you’re here, treat it as your own home!”

Xia Yuan watched happily as Mei Fang and Yue Xinyi bickered. Lin You Xi not only ate but also occasionally served Mei Fang.

“I don’t like yams…”

Mei Fang made a face.

“Even if you don’t like them, eat more; it’s good for your health.”

Lin You Xi instructed, “Especially now, you shouldn’t be picky.”

“Didn’t you used to be the pickiest eater?”

“Back then was back then, now I’ll eat anything.”

Lin You Xi put a piece of yam in her own bowl, “I eat what you eat, isn’t that enough to set an example?”

“Fine…”

Just as Mei Fang was talking to Lin You Xi, Yue Xinyi suddenly stood up, holding her mouth, looking like she was about to vomit.

“Thank you, I’m full.”

“Is it because you don’t like the food? Or something else…”

“No, no… It’s not because of that…”

Lin You Xi clearly didn’t want others to doubt her cooking skills and kept questioning Yue Xinyi.

Xia Yuan watched TV while eating happily. Seeing there was no beef left in her bowl, she asked Mei Fang to serve her some more.

“I don’t want fatty parts, just lean meat!”

“You’re such a hassle.”

Seeing Mei Fang attentively serving Xia Yuan beef, Peng Xue shook her head.

Though both were intimate interactions, who was a couple and who was father and daughter didn’t need explaining.

She originally thought that after living together, Xia Yuan, who had always been proactive, could make up for the disadvantage of not being in the same class as Mei Fang, making Lin You Xi a loser who couldn’t express her feelings well and could only silently wish them well.

But now, things were completely different!

How did we end up like this, with such an advantage?

It’s hard to understand…

Peng Xue propped her chin and looked at Mei Fang interacting affectionately with Xia Yuan.

She didn’t know how far they had developed, nor did she know if she should bring up that matter with him…

Yue Xinyi and Peng Xue arrived in Jiangcheng on the 1st and planned to stay until the 4th.

According to Xia Yuan’s itinerary, they would rest at home on the 1st, visit the school on the 2nd, and go downtown;

On the 3rd, Xia Yuan arranged tickets for a music festival to fully experience the atmosphere of the big city’s festivities.

Unfortunately, Mei Fang’s anticipated days of not needing to participate didn’t come true. The next day, he was dragged around by the girls, eating with them, taking photos for them, and taking group photos together.

“From afar, it looks huge, but it’s even more impressive inside the campus!”

“I really regret not studying harder back then, crying…”

Everyone wandered around the campus. Lin You Xi was pulled by Yue Xinyi for separate photos. Seeing Mei Fang and Xia Yuan’s backs, Peng Xue thought it was a good opportunity and called out to Mei Fang,

“Mei Fang, that pavilion looks great! Let’s take a photo there.”

“Should it be you and Yuan?”

“Sure.”

Mei Fang took off the camera to adjust the settings, but Peng Xue shook her head, “We’ve taken enough photos together. You and Yuan should take one!”

“Me? We’ve taken many photos together.”

You’re referring to the many group photos, right?

Peng Xue shook her head, “What I mean is, you two alone might not have many photos. But if you’re unwilling—”

Peng Xue tried to挽着 Mei Fang’s arm, “Then help me take a photo with Mei Fang? I don’t have any ulterior motives, I just want to experience what it feels like to have a boyfriend in the photo…”

“Don’t joke around!”

Xia Yuan waved her fist, pushing Peng Xue away from Mei Fang and pulling her aside to complain, “Xue Xue, you’re so cute, why do you keep hitting on our Afang?”

“It’s easy to find a guy, but finding someone as reliable as Mei Fang is tough.”

Peng Xue whispered to Xia Yuan, “I warned you before, maybe you didn’t care at the time.”

“Now that everyone’s growing up, if you don’t act quickly, when others settle down, you’ll regret it.”

“Mm, I get it, Xue Xue! Afang isn’t that kind of guy… He’s very traditional and conservative.”

“You’d better truly understand. I’ll remind you again, Mei Fang is much more mature than you think. Think about your time together; he must know how you feel about him.”

Peng Xue patted Xia Yuan’s shoulder and loudly called Mei Fang over, saying she wanted to take a photo of Xia Yuan and Mei Fang together.

“Come closer, Yuan. Do you usually stand this far from Mei Fang? Get closer.”

Xia Yuan wrapped her arm around Mei Fang and smiled at him.

“Speaking of which, why is Peng Xue so excited today? Did something good happen?”

“Yeah… I don’t know either.”

“Smile, say cheese!”

Peng Xue took a photo of Xia Yuan and Mei Fang, then invited them to look at the result.

“Look, the two of you, don’t you feel like a couple?”

“Yeah…”

Mei Fang didn’t directly comment on the couple vibe, instead complaining that he looked too handsome, diverting the topic.

If it were usual, Xia Yuan would have teased Mei Fang for his self-centeredness.

But with Peng Xue around, she gave Xia Yuan a signal as soon as Mei Fang turned around.

“See, he doesn’t want to talk about this.”

This was clearly expressed on Peng Xue’s face.

With Peng Xue’s reminder, Xia Yuan gradually realized the severity of the situation.

Afang has always been so mature; he should have noticed how much Yue Xi and I liked him long ago.

But what does he think himself?

Xia Yuan had almost asked this before, but she didn’t intend to ask directly again.

After all, it’s cruel to make Afang say it himself, not just for him, but for Yue Xi and me as well…

So maintaining the status quo is best!

Xia Yuan wasn’t prompted by Peng Xue to have these thoughts, but she always ended with maintaining the status quo as the best solution.

When Peng Xue asked Xia Yuan’s opinion, she shared her thoughts.

“I think it’s best to keep things as they are… After all, Afang’s own thoughts are most important, and I can’t force him to like me.”

Peng Xue cursed Xia Yuan inwardly, calling her a fool.

If I didn’t care about your feelings, I would have caught Mei Fang long ago!

“What Mei Fang thinks might not be as important as you imagine.”

“Because, in my view, he might be too afraid to think about these things.”

“What do you mean, Xiao Xue?”

“Just, is there a possibility—”

Peng Xue held Xia Yuan’s hand and whispered in her ear.

“Mei Fang might not know himself which one he likes more.”

“But if you push him enthusiastically, he might cling to you and never let go.”

There will be updates later.

(End of Chapter)