I was the first to catch up

Yu Xiaomin didn't take the car key. Instead, she grabbed Fang Ranran's hand and pulled her outside the store. Sure enough, there was a shiny black Harley parked at the door.

She stood there watching for a while, then squatted down and looked at it carefully for a while.Then she stood up with a wry smile and shook her head:

"Why did you buy a Harley? The price/performance ratio of Harley is too low. I used to ride a lot of street bikes, after all, street bikes are easier to learn."

Then she walked up to Fang Ranran in two or three steps, lowered her voice, and blamed her in a tone:

"Fang Ranran, you don't need to spend so much money on me. Besides, where did you get so much money?"

Fang Ranran raised her head and looked at Yu Xiaomin with stern eyes.She flinched suddenly, as if she had done something wrong.

As soon as her thoughts flustered, she lied out of her mouth:

"This—this is what I rented."

"Rented?"

Yu Xiaomin repeated what she said, she seemed a little surprised, but if the car was rented—that would be easy.

In other words, what Fang Ranran gave her was not a physical object, but a period of time that she could enjoy.

"If that's the case, then I'm wrong about you."

Yu Xiaomin's smile finally reappeared, she reached out and rubbed Fang Ranran's hair, Fang Ranran was relieved.

"How many days have you rented?"

"One... a week."

Fang Ranran talked nonsense for a while, Yu Xiaomin turned around, and sat on the Harley with her long legs, and then she stretched out her hand to beckon, Fang Ranran was stunned for a moment when she saw her figure that fit the body too well, and then she came to her senses She wants the car keys.

"A week is a long time, and I may not be able to drive it a few times."

Yu Xiaomin took the car key, inserted it into the lock and twisted it, and the roar of Harley slowly rose, shaking the air heavily.

Then she turned off the ignition in satisfaction, pulled out the key and threw it to Fang Ranran:

"I can open it several times when I send you home, and you don't need to give me the key. I usually don't have time to open it."

Yu Xiaomin untied her hair in the car. Fang Ranran was a little frustrated at first, but the way Yu Xiaomin shook her hair made her feel it was worth it.Even though she was naked and wearing an oil-stained apron at the moment, Fang Ranran thought she was heroic and super handsome.

When they returned to the store together, after Yu Xiaomin left, Yu Yuanyuan approached with a smirk, and she complained to Fang Ranran:

"Master Fang, I think you are the kind of domineering president who says 'if you love her, give her the best'. You bought a Harley because it is the most famous. You must have bought it. You don't care about this gift at all, do you?"

Fang Ranran snorted coldly and said:

"A low EQ will say that I don't care. A high EQ will say that I am blinded by love. Understand?"

Fang Ranran left after finishing speaking, Yu Yuanyuan rolled her eyes, and at the same time muttered quietly with a smile:

"So, you didn't refute my words?"

Although the gift of Harley was enough for Xiao Min, but the other party said it was not the case.As an item, it cannot stay with Xiao Min forever.And as a feeling, it's not deep enough.At least Fang Ranran felt it was not enough.

So this is not a good gift, but she wants the best for Yu Xiaomin.

Fang Ranran came to the balcony, looked at the night sky over the Huanjiang River, and then looked down at the phone screen.

12月2日九点，离12月4日零点还有27个小时。

27 hours, such a short time, how can it be possible to complete a real and best gift?

She sighed, thinking of giving up.

Maybe you can't find it, maybe everything can't be so perfect.

"Just give up... just give up."

Before she left the balcony, she took one last look at the deep sky, studded with stars, too beautiful.

Fang Ranran's pupils also reflected the dark blue and stars.

The day of December 12 was extremely lively. The guests and employees sang happy birthday to Yu Xiaomin together, and raised money to buy her a birthday cake.

Yu Xiaomin was surrounded by a large group of people all the time, and Guan Buyu still had the strength to squeeze in and say "Madam Boss! Happy birthday!", but Fang Ranran had completely given up on joining in the fun. Instead, she just relied on At the counter, looking tired.

"Although it happens every year, I still sigh every time I see it. What kind of monster do you think my sister is?"

Yu Yuanyuan stood beside her and said with a smile, Fang Ranran shook her head, and said lightly:

"It's obviously a few hours before her birthday."

Yu Yuanyuan raised her eyebrows and smiled:

"This is called warming up, understand? Tomorrow will be the most exaggerated."

Yu Yuanyuan imitated Fang Ranran's tone of speaking, and when she said it, she realized that the tone was so stinky. How did Fang Ranran speak so plainly?

Fang Ranran ignored her, she quietly looked at Yu Xiaomin who was almost invisible by the crowd, Yu Yuanyuan looked at her like this, and suddenly said:

"In the evening, our family will have dinner together. The meals are all made by us—including Xiaoyu. It happens every year. My sister, even if she eats bad dishes, she will laugh."

Fang Ranran didn't know what Yu Yuanyuan meant by saying this, did she want to make her envious?Because she can be so close to Xiao Min, but she can only look so far away.

If that's the case, she's made it.

Between the barriers of people, under the gap of long years, and in the relational battlefield, she lost completely.

In fact, she has not climbed to the level of love at all, but she has already seen the end of herself early.

She was very unwilling, but there was nothing she could do.

Yu Yuanyuan followed her gaze and also saw Yu Xiaomin.

She sighed and said slowly:

"Fang Ranran, my sister wants you to come over for dinner at night. We'll be busy for a long time, and we won't be able to eat until very late. If you don't want to come—"

"--I wanna go."

Before Yu Yuanyuan finished speaking, Fang Ranran stared at her and said firmly.

So in the end she had no choice but to smile wryly, why this child likes Yu Xiaomin so much, so much that she forgets her shell, and only cares about speaking the most sincere words.

Fang Ranran like this is quite cute.

Yu Yuanyuan thought so.

The small birthday party prepared by Yu Xiaomin's family was not inferior to the excitement during the day, because the only people with cooking experience were Yu Sheng who was married, Jiang Lingyu, Yu Lele and Yu Yuanyuan who would help out in normal times. These two are completely messing up.Not only was the kitchen a mess, but Yu Xiaomin, who was ordered not to make a move, could only yell around in the living room, instructing them what to touch and what not to touch.

So it was, and that's why they were late for dinner.

Fang Ranran was standing at the door with the ingredients that Yu Yuanyuan wanted her to buy. Yu Xiaomin opened the door for her, and immediately took away the ingredients from Fang Ranran's hand:

"Nannan is really ignorant, why do you ask customers to bring things. Are you tired? Come in and drink first."

As soon as she entered the apartment, Fang Ranran could smell the sweet sauce mentioned by Guan Buyu. The smell was really reassuring and calming. She took a deep breath and said yes.

Yu Xiaomin brought her slippers, and Fang Ranran took advantage of this moment to look around the room. It was a bit old but clean, exactly as expected.

There was a clanging sound from the kitchen, and Fang Ranran poked his probe again. In the living room, two old people were drinking tea and chatting. Fang Ranran guessed that it was Yu Xiaomin's parents.

What should she call them?Grandpa Yu and Grandma Yu?Fang Ranran was about to say hello, but Yu Yuanyuan suddenly called out from the kitchen:

"Sister—the pot is spewing fire!"

Then a tall figure rushed over suddenly, Yu Lele changed his shoes in a panic and said:

"Sister, I-I left the seasoning I bought over there in the store, I'll go get it!"

Fang Ranran sighed, she thought to herself, it seems that today's dinner really took a long time to eat.

Dinner was finally finished at [-] o'clock - it was too early, because Fang Ranran couldn't see it, so he squeezed into the small kitchen, slapped away Yu Yuanyuan's hand that put salt casually, and started to help them with work.

In fact, she doesn't cook much in private, but as long as Yu Sheng and Jiang Lingyu give her clear instructions, she can do it meticulously.

Because of this, Yu Xiaomin burst into tears after tasting the dinner tonight. She said it was the best dinner she had in recent years.

How unpalatable it must have been before that.

Fang Ranran couldn't help complaining like this.

After drinking and eating, the old people wanted to rest because it was too late, so Yu Sheng drove the two old people home first.Before they left, they held Fang Ranran's hand and thanked her for helping Yu Xiaomin with work. Grandma Yu's wrinkles appeared, and she said with a smile:

"During these days, Xiao Min feels much happier than before. Thank you so much, don't think she is annoying, she has been like this since she was a child..."

Before seeing these two old people, Fang Ranran had always been dissatisfied with them.As a bystander, she didn't understand, why they put so much burden on Yu Xiaomin, and, since the family was not rich, why did they have more children in the first place?

This kind of question, which seems natural now, even made her suspect that they didn't love Xiao Min at all, but just used her as a tool.

But now, Fang Ranran suddenly became confused.Grandma Yu's words were sincere. Her wrinkled hands tightly held Fang Ranran's. There were tears in her eyes, and there was a trace of shame hidden in her.

Maybe some things are not as simple as she thought, and not every pair of parents can transcend the times and have their own ideas.

They made a lot of mistakes, but they tried their best.

Fang Ranran lowered her head, she shook it back vigorously, and nodded slightly.

After Yu Sheng came back, they started playing card games. Fang Ranran deliberately released water, but Yu Yuanyuan didn't say anything when he found out. Instead, he took this opportunity to take advantage of Fang Ranran.

"Sixteen to...one!"

Yu Yuanyuan who had had some wine was very excited, but Fang Ranran was speechless after seeing it.

When it was almost midnight, Jiang Lingyu came out of the bedroom rubbing his eyes.She fell asleep after eating, otherwise she wouldn't be able to stay up so late at night.

This is also a tradition of Yu's family. They have to blow out candles and eat cake together after midnight on their birthday. Others don't have to do this, but Yu Xiaomin's birthday must be done this way.

A group of people started preparing cakes and candles. After playing the game, Fang Ranran felt that the room was very hot, so he went outside alone to enjoy the cool breeze.

Suddenly there was silence from the hustle and bustle, and Fang Ranran felt the heat on his face, as if he was dreaming.

At this moment, she is in Yu Xiaomin's home, and together with her family members, she is doing the tradition that only their families can do.

The door behind him was ajar, but it was still bustling inside.

These things were things that Fang Ranran never dared to think about before.

There was a rustle from behind, but Fangran didn't look back.Yu Xiaomin walked up to her and stood shoulder to shoulder with her.

She felt Yu Xiaomin's hand on her shoulder, and the words blurted out:

"Yu Xiaomin, I still can't think of a gift to give you."

Yu Xiaomin lowered his head and looked at the profile of the child beside him.Fang Ranran's exquisite doll-like profile was said to be an iceberg by many people.

How could it be an iceberg?

She said softly:

"You already gave it to me. Isn't that Harley?"

Fang Ranran shook his head:

"But Harley has to return it."

Yu Xiaomin smiled, and gently rubbed her fingers on Ranran's cheek below, then said softly:

"Then send me a blessing, the gift is light and the affection is heavy."

Fang Ranran looked up at the sky, then turned his head to look at Yu Xiaomin.

She said yes, then send you a blessing.

she says:

"Yu Xiaomin, happy birthday. I hope that in the new year, I can always be by your side and share your hard work."

Without any embellishment, the straightforward words actually made Yu Xiaomin want to cry when Fang Ranran said them seriously.She rubbed Fang Ranran's hair, trying to lower her head so that she would not see her expression.

But Fang Ranran raised her head very hard this time, she looked at Yu Xiaomin and said:

"...I lied to you."

Ok?

Yu Xiaomin was stunned when she heard the words, but at this moment the corners of Fang Ranran's mouth suddenly rose, and her smile flowed, like spring water melting an iceberg, bringing a burst of warmth.There were whizzing sounds one after another in the distance, and something flew into the sky, flying so high, so high.

The brilliance of the fireworks illuminated Fang Ranran's face, making her look extraordinarily bright.

"Happy birthday, Yu Xiaomin."

It's midnight.

When Yu Sheng and Yu Yuanyuan were standing by the door, watching Yu Xiaomin hugging Fang Ranran with slightly trembling shoulders, Jiang Lingyu handed over the last matter to Yu Lele and walked to the door.

Of course Jiang Lingyu also saw this scene, and when she saw Fang Ranran's affectionate eyes flashing under the fireworks, she suddenly remembered many things, and she seemed to understand that Fang Ranran's appearance was not a coincidence, but a A deliberate deja vu.

Jiang Lingyu looked at Yu Sheng beside him, and then at Yu Yuanyuan.

And they just smiled and didn't disturb all this.

And Jiang Lingyu also stood there for a long time, so long that she realized that she didn't feel repelled by it in her heart, but just wanted to smile, then shook her head, and said to herself:

Forget it, let's do this first.

Even if it's what she thinks - but she will never hate a person who is sincerely good for Xiao Min.

The author has something to say: a little behind the scenes:

Fang Ranran called Guan Buyu to ask her to come over, and when Guan Buyu came, she pointed at Harley and said: "Open it as you please, just don't let Yu Xiaomin see it."

Guan Buyu: Good!

Fang Ranran: By the way, help me set off fireworks at midnight.

Guan Buyu (difficult): But where can I buy it at this time——

Fang Ranran: I can leave the car keys with you.

Guan Buyu: ...Okay!