Part 2
Striving hard, moving forward indomitably, raised in the pampering of parents.
What was within Xiao Huang’s reach was what he could never obtain no matter what.
Xiao Huang’s mother’s cooking skills were very good, and she obviously catered to Wen Ran’s taste, even specially stewing soup for him. “Child, I know you don’t dare to eat too full. Drinking some soup to warm the body is also good.”
Drinking the soup in the bowl, Wen Ran was in a trance for a moment.
If Li Fenlan also treated me like this, how good would that be?
It seems parents in ordinary families are all warm like this. Only he and his family made chickens fly and dogs jump (chaos).
After the meal, Wen Ran offered to go wash the dishes but was stopped. “You are a guest; where is the logic in letting a guest wash dishes?”
“Auntie, just let me help you,” Wen Ran said. “My coming is already very disturbing.”
Wen Ran had already proactively put on the apron. Seeing this, Xiao Huang’s mother could only let it be. Wen Ran’s movements were unexpectedly skilled, making her couldn’t help but praise: “Being washed by FMVP’s hands, this bowl is truly honored.”
Wen Ran was surprised. “You know FMVP?”
The other party smiled gently. “Xiao Huang told me. It means very amazing, the most amazing.”
“Ran Ran, you are really great. Xiao Huang having a brother-friend like you makes me feel very happy.”
“Alright, let me do the rest.” Xiao Huang’s mother took the bowl from Wen Ran’s hand. “Child, you go outside and rest a while.”
Wen Ran didn’t continue to decline. When he came out, he found Xiao Huang and his father had already set up a chessboard. “Brother, come play a game?”
Wen Ran actually didn’t really know how to play chess; his skills were terrible. But Xiao Huang’s father kept guiding him, and playing was actually quite happy.
He had never experienced this feeling. Wen Ran’s father passed away when he was very young. He had almost never played chess with a father like this.
Nor had he been accompanied like this.
After a while, Xiao Huang’s mother said, “The supermarket has an event these two days. Taking you guys shopping in a bit.”
Xiao Huang’s mother took Wen Ran and Xiao Huang directly to the clothing section of the mall.
She picked out a white down jacket. “Ran Ran, try it?”
Wen Ran was stunned. “For me?”
“Mm,” Xiao Huang’s mother smiled very happily. “Ran Ran has fair skin; this color suits you very well.”
“The weather is getting cold too. It’s just right to wear in winter.”
“Go try it.”
“Aiyaya, if she tells you to try it, just try it.” Seeing him frozen in place, Xiao Huang dragged Wen Ran’s arm and pushed him towards the fitting room.
When Wen Ran came out, he was a bit unaccustomed, tugging at the hem of the clothes awkwardly a few times.
“Fits quite well.”
Xiao Huang also gave a thumbs up from the side. “Can’t tell, you look quite well-behaved wearing this.”
Wen Ran: “…”
If not for Xiao Huang’s mother being present, Wen Ran definitely would have output a torrent of abuse on the spot.
“Wrap this one up.” Xiao Huang’s mother said as she pulled a card from her bag and handed it to the attendant.
Wen Ran hurriedly stopped her. “Auntie, I’ll do it myself!”
“It’s your first time here, don’t be polite with Auntie.” Xiao Huang’s mother patted his hand. “Auntie likes you very much too.”
Wen Ran pursed his lips. “Thank you, Auntie.”
In his memory, Li Fenlan never took him to buy new clothes, not even during New Year’s. Many of his clothes were hand-me-downs from neighbors’ kids that were too small for them, or dry, hard, rough, cheap goods Li Fenlan bought from street stalls for a few yuan.
He spent almost every winter wearing thick cotton coats.
Now, Xiao Huang’s mother bought him a down jacket.
He couldn’t describe what kind of mood and feeling he had. It seemed like something missing in his heart became filled because of this woman’s action.
They wandered around some more and bought a pair of shoes for Xiao Huang.
Xiao Huang’s mother knew Xiao Huang liked figurines and specially took the two of them to a toy store. “Boys seem to like these. You take Ran Ran; pick whatever you like.”
Xiao Huang was about to die of happiness. “Mom, I love you!”
Dragging Wen Ran’s hand, he ran inside. “Brother Ran, my mom means we can take whatever we see.”
Secretly whispering: “If you don’t take anything at all, she will be angry.”
Wen Ran couldn’t out-stubborn him, so he could only symbolically take the cheapest blind box.
Xiao Huang also bought a Lego set, saying he’d take it back to assemble together.
When they returned home, Wen Ran and Xiao Huang slept in the same room.
As the two sat in the room assembling Lego, Xiao Huang took the initiative to ask:
“Did you have fun today?”
“Mm.”
Today, he finally experienced those different emotions.
So having family company feels like this.
If not for Xiao Huang, he might never have experienced this in his life.
“Brother,” Xiao Huang looked at him, smiled, and suddenly spoke, “I genuinely treat you as my brother.”
“You told me your matters because you trust me.” Xiao Huang summoned up his courage to speak. “You told me you aren’t an orphan but are pretty much like one.”
“It’s not like that.”
Xiao Huang said, “I don’t want you to be like that.”
“I like you, my mom and dad like you very much. I’ll be your younger brother; you treat this place as home, okay?”
Wen Ran looked at Xiao Huang in front of him. His eyes were sparkling, seemingly full of expectation.
What virtue or ability did he have to deserve such a younger brother?
Such warm family.
Wen Ran’s nose soured, and he suddenly felt like crying.
Seeing this, Xiao Huang panicked a bit. “No, my brother, don’t cry ah. I admit I acted on my own initiative, but I didn’t mean anything else. I just wanted to keep you company, make you a little happier.”
“If you act like this, Senior Wind will think I bullied you. If he says something to the captain to make me do extra training, how will I live QAQ!”
“Who said I cried,” Wen Ran sniffled stubbornly, glaring at Xiao Huang. “Your guts are pretty fat, demoting your father’s generation directly?”
His eyes were misty with water vapor, the tip of his nose red; he looked completely unthreatening, and instead, very cute.
Xiao Huang: “?”
“Damn it, Wen Ran! How can you be so…”
Before Xiao Huang could finish, Wen Ran suddenly curved his lips into a smile. “Thank you.”
Thank you for letting someone like me experience familial love.
For these nineteen years, Wen Ran had been tortured by that kind of native family, never experiencing what normal familial love looked like.
But now, he seemed to have felt it.
Very warm, and very sweet.
Xiao Huang flinched at the look Wen Ran just gave him. “You suddenly talking to me so seriously without spraying me makes me feel wrong all over.”
Wen Ran’s looks really went without saying. Just that moment, Xiao Huang felt he was so beautiful it made people want to treat him well. Isn’t this better looking than those idol boy groups?
Simply a paradise for face-dogs (people who value looks).
No wonder he could take down Senior Wind.
The two assembled Lego for a while. Xiao Huang held it in back and forth, but finally couldn’t hold it back:
“By the way, Brother Ran, I have a question I’m very curious about.”
Wen Ran: “?”
“I heard you were slept over by Senior Wind (slept your way to him), so, actually, did you two have sex first then love?”
Wen Ran: “???”
“Who did you hear this from?!”
Wen Ran couldn’t imagine at all that the simple underage Xiao Huang could say such explicit words.
When did he and Jiang Yan have sex first…
Forget it. Wen Ran thought of that unclear first time, and his face gradually turned red.
“Our captain told me,” Xiao Huang said. “He said Senior Wind told him so.”
“When?”
“Just the last time our two teams played.” Xiao Huang said, “You two went public in front of me.”
Completely not considering the feelings of a pitiful minor.
“Later I sent you a WeChat. Senior Wind replied to me, saying you were very tired and still sleeping.”
Xiao Huang secretly glanced at Wen Ran. “No wonder others say Senior Wind looks very fierce.”
“On this question, I feel you have the most right to speak.”
“Cough cough!”
Wen Ran was ashamed to the point of his face and ears turning red. This Xiao Huang—if his words aren’t shocking, he won’t stop!
“The captain told me he knew since the first time he played games with you. It was when Senior Wind called us to accompany you for tryout practice.”
First time playing games with Xiao Huang…
At that time, he wasn’t even a professional player yet! He had just applied to DS!
hadn’t even officially participated in the tryouts.
At that time, Jiang Yan already had thoughts about him?!
And used the identity of Wind to stay by his side the whole time.
!!!
Therefore, the first thing Wen Ran did upon returning to the base was to go to Jiang Yan’s room.
“Confess honestly, when did you have thoughts about me?”
“Yo, why concerned about this now?” Jiang Yan was somewhat amused. “Didn’t I say it before?”
Wen Ran puffed his cheeks. “You told others I was the partner you slept to get. Clearly, we weren’t even together back then!”
“Old Number Two Qiao told you?” Jiang Yan clicked his tongue. “Guess it was that little brat Xiao Huang, wanting extra training again.”
Far away in S City, Xiao Huang sneezed violently.
“But you can chase,” Jiang Yan blinked. “Brother said it, I don’t play games (tricks). Slept once, and you are my person.”
Wen Ran bit his lip, but he couldn’t quite get happy. “Then if, that day, it was someone else who got drunk and slept with you, would you also treat him like this?”
“What are you thinking, dummy,” Jiang Yan bent his finger and knocked on his forehead. “You think Brother is a Bodhisattva here to save all sentient beings?”
“Helping you was, of course, because I had a good impression of you.”
“If it were someone else, I wouldn’t meddle.” He said, “Even if I helped, I’d send them directly to the hospital.”
Jiang Yan bent down to pick Wen Ran up, pressed him against the wall, reached out, and patted his butt. “Brother guarantees you, from beginning to end in this life, I only love you.”
“Just treat it as love at first sight, fallen at second sight.”
“Or perhaps,” he lowered his eyes, biting onto his earlobe. “Lust arising from seeing beauty.”
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