waiting for the flowers to bloom

Two weeks later at Yijiang Airport.

"Then I'll go first. Come to me when you've completed the procedures. I still have a place to live there. I've already made an agreement with the landlord."

"Mm. Be careful." Shan Yuqi smiled and nodded.

Although it was mid-April, it was still cold in York.Song Fanfan pushed open the door wearing a thick down jacket, but saw Mrs. Maisel dancing solo in a thin and elegant long skirt, which was rare.

"Fanfan, welcome back. Oh, do you need a cup of hot coffee?"

"Give me a drink if you have one, why are you so excited today?"

"Please wait a moment." Mrs. Messelta twisted her body, walked into the kitchen in a few circles along with the tune, and quickly came out with two cups. "It contains the dark chocolate you like."

"Thank you." Song Fanfan took the cup, and the heat gradually spread from the palm of his hand to his whole body.

Mrs. Maisel took her own glass and continued to dance slowly.

For some reason, whenever Song Fanfan came back here, he always felt a kind of peace of mind and relaxation that was different from being at home.The elegant old lady in front of me is always so happy, so kind, and so elegant. She is always smiling, and sometimes she doesn't say anything, but it makes people feel warm in the heart.

"I received a call from Sui the day before yesterday. He said that he wanted to come back for a while, and hoped that I could ask for your opinion."

"Ah?" Song Fanfan didn't realize it for a while, why did he ask me...

"Honey, I think we can go out to eat or play together. I've been at home for nearly four months. I really want to go out. Anywhere, don't you think? Being in York for so long, You haven't been to much other than school, have you? Not including the farm, of course."

"Okay... ah." Maybe...he and Sui Dong...can still be friends. "By the way, I told you on the phone a few days ago that a friend will come and rent a house in a while."

"Of course there is no problem. You are welcome anytime. It is the same room that Sui Dong lived in before. Did you tell him that it is very small?"

"He doesn't mind."

"Is he your new boyfriend?"

"Of course not. Just... very good friends."

Song Fanfan thought of Shan Xingqi. Although they didn't communicate often, they always felt that no matter how long it took, they would never be unfamiliar. It was a relationship that was more trustworthy than friendship and more reliable than love.

He can't define what this is, but before, when he was very confused, he thought about how he would live if he was destined to have no lover in his future life?Will there be someone like me?I also want to find a place of tranquility in the noisy world.If they are lucky enough to see each other, they may become neighbors and just keep each other company.He thought that if Shan Xingqi was this person, he would be very happy.

"That's good, otherwise I think Sui will be hit hard." Mrs. Maisel turned off the music, walked slowly and put the cup on the table.

Although he had been running around for a whole day, Song Fanfan was so restless that he couldn't sleep at night.The emails sent to the publishing house before finally got a reply, and there was an opportunity to be serialized in a novel magazine. Although the specific matters still need to be discussed in detail, this news was enough to make Song Fanfan so excited that he couldn't sleep.

Days are like a book, page by page, Song Fanfan immersed in his studies and his own creation, soon, it was already May, Shan Huangqi finally arrived with a pile of luggage.

Song Fanfan received Shan Xingqi at the train station, and it seemed to be better than a while ago.

"how are things?"

"It's okay. I should have listened to you and cut off contact with Fan Long. You haven't seen his expression when he heard that I'm coming to England. It's so relieved."

Song Fanfan smiled, Shan Xingqi was obviously older than him, but he always felt like his elder brother.But he finally decided to say goodbye to the past, it is very gratifying.

"Did you tell him or did you?"

"Well. He's going to get married, and I don't want to stay there anymore. I'm not a child anymore, and I know what to do."

"How long can you stay here?"

"The visa is for six months. I don't know. It depends."

"Maybe I don't have that much time to accompany you. You can buy a strategy book to read. It's getting warmer recently, and there are a lot of people traveling."

"Well, it's okay, you don't have to worry about me. When will the rent be paid?"

"Don't worry about that. The landlord is an old lady. You can call her Mrs. Maisel. I'll give it to you when you leave. The house is small. Didn't I tell you last time that it's a storage attic. Sui Dong only made it available when he moved in. You can go and see later, if not, there is still a bed in my house, and we can sleep in the same room, but I don’t sleep regularly at night, and sometimes I can’t sleep all night .”

"Isn't that good? You still tell me to pay attention to your body, but you don't care about it at all."

"I... I'm sometimes a little busy. If the task is tight, I can only work overtime, but it's good to be tired. I don't have time to think about other messy things. It's very fulfilling."

"Didn't Sui Dong leave?"

"A while ago, Mrs. Messer said... Sui Dong called and said he wanted to come and have a look."

Shan Xingqi looked at Song Fanfan and smiled inexplicably.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing."

"Then what are you laughing at?"

"I'm not laughing at anything."

Song Fanfan didn't bother to ask, and helped put Shan Xingqi's luggage into the taxi.

When they arrived at the house, Mrs. Messer warmly welcomed Shan Xingqi, and led Shan Xingqi to the small room on the second floor, followed by Song Fanfan.

"This is it. I think Fan should have told you that this place was originally a storage room, which is very small."

"I know, it's fine here, thank you very much."

Mrs. Messer smiled kindly, and she seemed to like mountain chess very much.

Shan Xingqi walked into the room, looked around, then turned around and said to Song Fanfan in Chinese: "I think Sui Dong must have true love for you. He's such a big guy living here, it's quite aggrieved."

"Stop making sarcastic remarks. He insists on staying here, and this is a place specially reserved for him. Otherwise, you'd better put your luggage here and sleep over there at night." Song Fanfan walked to his door and opened it. He signaled Shan Xingqi to take a look.

"Oh, of course, there is still an empty bed in Van's room, the room where my twin daughters used to be." Mrs. Maisel also walked out and said to Shan Xingqi.

Out of courtesy, Shan Xingqi still went to Song Fanfan's room to have a look, praised the layout of the room appropriately, and finally decided to live in the small attic.

"Okay, then you guys pack up first, and you can tell me if you need anything, I'll go downstairs to prepare dinner first."

"Thank you."

After watching Mrs. Messer go downstairs, Shan Xingqi and Song Fanfan walked into the room and began to pack their things.

"This old lady is really nice. I thought that old British ladies are the very serious and proud kind."

Song Fanfan smiled, "I thought so before I came here. There are people like that, but Mrs. Maisel is different. She has a very good attitude and is sometimes quite funny. Just stay here for a while, in a few days I'll take you around North York after I'm done, and I often go to the farm over there when I'm free, and the scenery is very nice."

"Okay, but you don't have to worry about me too much."

Song Fanfan dragged in the luggage outside the door, "Okay, then you pack it up slowly first, I'll go down and help Mrs Maisel, come down when you're done."

It can be seen that Mrs. Messer is really in a good mood. There is an unnamed song on the mobile phone beside her, and she seems to be pacing on the spot. She turns her body half a circle and takes out a cup from the cupboard beside her. Box Of Unopened Cheese.

"need my help?"

"Oh Van. I think I can. Is your friend finished?"

"Not yet, but I think he can figure it out himself."

"Well, I think I may have forgotten his name again, and my memory has really been getting worse lately."

"His name is really hard to remember, you can just call him Shan."

"OK, Shine, I remembered this time."

Well, it actually doesn't sound too bad...

"Isn't this bottle of wine already finished?" Song Fanfan picked up a bottle of red wine next to him. He remembered that it was brought by Sui Dong when he first came here as a guest, and he had already finished drinking it years ago.

"This is the last bottle. To be honest, I like this brand very much. When Sui comes back in a few days, I must ask him where he bought it from. I went to several wineries a while ago, but I couldn't find it. This one is exactly the same."

Speaking of Sui Dong, Mrs. Messer said before that Sui Dong might come back, but she didn't know when exactly.

Ever since Sui Dong left that day, Song Fanfan never contacted Sui Dong again, not because he didn't want to, but because he didn't know what capacity he should use to contact him, he hesitated until now.

They all thought that Song Fanfan had really made up his mind, except that Mrs. Messer casually mentioned Sui Dong's matter, Song Fanfan did not receive a call or message from Sui Dong either.

But Song Fanfan knew that Sui Dong often called Mrs. Maisel, and he knew this from Mrs. Maisel's words.As for what they would say on the phone, whether they would talk about themselves, he really didn't know.

Maybe in his heart, he still has a point, hoping to mention himself, so sometimes he will subconsciously talk about his own affairs to Mrs. Maisel. He has been very busy recently. When will he be free, he may go to the Farms... something.

Song Fanfan knew what was going on with him, and silently hinted in his heart not to panic, people are always emotional animals, as long as he grasps the scale, everything will return to calm, and nothing will happen.

"... Fan? Fan?"

Hearing Mrs. Messer's voice, Song Fanfan came back to his senses, "Sorry, I'm a little distracted."

"I need the red wine in your hand."

Song Fanfan handed the wine bottle to Mrs. Maisel, and when she was done using it, she took it over and put the cork aside.

"You must be too tired recently. You go to bed late every day and go to school during the day. My dear, you need to rest for a while."

"It's okay. It's just that there have been a lot of things recently."

"It's really not easy for young people nowadays. Although I sometimes envy them when they are young, I prefer to be who I am now."

"For life."

"By the way, your friend, I mean Shine, is he also a student?"

"No, he's already working, in a real estate company."

"Oh~ he's really charming."

"Charming?" Song Fanfan was a little surprised when he heard Mrs. Maisel's words. He admitted that Shan Xingqi's appearance was indeed very attractive, but it was the first time he heard Mrs. Maisel commenting on a person like this.

"Yeah, I actually like him so much, and he has a really nice voice, oh, I wish I could go back to being 20."

Song Fanfan really didn't expect Shan Xingqi to win Mrs. Maisel's love by relying on her face, but Mrs. Maisel probably couldn't be with Shan Xingqi even if she turned 18 years old, "Mrs. Maisel, I'm really sorry to let you You spoil the fun, I forgot to tell you he likes men."

"How can you say such sad things, Van, it's really hard for me to accept." Mrs. Maisel freed one hand to cover her chest, and with the other hand took a spoon to pour the soup in the pot. Poured on a plate, there was an exaggerated frown on his face, as if he was performing a stage play, but he was extremely careless.

"Well, it's time for dinner soon. Now you may call down that charming gentleman upstairs."