The Three-Life Stone

Sui Rou hummed a little tune, carrying food such as cakes and milk tea, while Yu Le carried clothes and accessories, and they headed to the parking lot together.

In the driver's seat, Yu Le gripped the steering wheel with his slender fingers with distinct joints. Sui Rou sat in the passenger seat, looking for the music she wanted to listen to.

"Fasten your seat belts first." Yu Le reminded gently, then lightly stepped on the accelerator and the vehicle started slowly.

When they were about to drive out of the parking lot, Suirou found the music she wanted to listen to, clicked play, and fastened her seat belt: "Let me have a sip of your milk tea."

Yu Le nodded and smiled dotingly: "Drink, drink."

"Hmm!! It tastes good. The bubble tea here is bouncy and chewy. It must have been freshly brewed and we caught up with it." Sui Rou passed the fruit tea in her hand to Yu Le's mouth, "Here, try mine too. Wuhu~ One of the great things about having a partner is that you can enjoy double the happiness for the price of one."

Yu Le looked straight ahead, took a sip and said calmly: "Well, not bad."

"Hahaha, yeah, I really never get tired of duets."

"Tuanzi, let's go back and pack up. I'll take you somewhere in a couple of days."

"Okay." Sui Rou didn't ask where to go. She was eating cake and immersed in sweet music.

Recalling our first meeting, sitting next to you

Who once said that being too happy will cause lack of oxygen

Love has been planted in my heart and is growing freely

The romance in fairy tales needs to be cultivated with care

I want to take you wandering and bathing in the sunshine

To complete the warm imagination

I like your cute look when you are willful

Like the sunshine cast in despair

You are the sweet dream in my heart

The hands we hold, no one should let go

Go and look at the distance, all the happiness and hope

Spread our wings and fly freely

You are the sweet dream in my heart

With you, the world has changed, even if the day is about to dawn

Can I just wander around freely?

Love quietly blooms in our hearts, making a wish

"Hey, Lele, you are the one in my heart."

"Hahaha, shouldn't Tuanzi be the one in my heart?"

Suirou smiled and said, "You're so sweet. Oh, by the way, where are you going to?"

"Dali, Yunnan, let me take you to meet two of my old friends."

"Okay, I just finished watching the old drama [Where the Wind Runs] a month ago, and now my expectations are high."

During the winter break of 2043, Yu Le took Sui Rou to Dali. The train station broadcast an announcement: "Dear passengers, please note that the [XXX] train to Yunnan is about to arrive. Please be ready to board."

On the platform, the crowd was bustling. Passengers carrying all kinds of luggage lined up to enter the station for ticket checking. When they arrived at the waiting point, Yu Le held Sui Rou's hand and chatted in a low voice while waiting for the train to slowly arrive.

With the sound of brakes, the train slowly drove into the platform and stopped steadily. The doors opened immediately, and passengers began to board the train in an orderly manner. Among them, there were travelers who were eager to return home, eagerly looking forward to reuniting with their families; there were travelers with dreams in their hearts, full of expectations for the journey that was about to begin; and there were also some who just happened to pass by this city and would continue on their way after a short stay... Everyone's face showed expectations for the future, but they were different depending on their destination. In the long river of people at this station, many people just had a quick glance, and perhaps they would never meet again in this life.

In the long life, countless people are just like passers-by, meeting briefly in a long or short time, and then passing by. Maybe one day when we meet, we will find that our fate started so early, and maybe we will miss the chance to look back in this life just by turning around.

As the train slowly pulled out of the platform, a sweet voice came from the radio: "Dear passengers, welcome to take this train to Yunnan. Yunnan, known as the 'South of the Colorful Clouds', has magnificent mountains and rivers, beautiful lakes, and colorful ethnic cultures. In the following journey, we will travel through mountains and rivers together and appreciate the charm of Yunnan. Please relax and enjoy this wonderful journey."

The carriage was crowded with people of all ages. Some of them sat upright on their seats, while others stood in the aisles. A small number of people were holding books and reading attentively; while more people took out their phones, either immersed in the game world or attracted by short videos; some people stared at the scenery outside the window, while others put on makeup...

Suirou looked at the girl sitting opposite her and thought she was very cute: "Little girl, how old are you?"

"I'm ten years old."

"I'm eleven."

The two children opposite continued to speak.

"Oh, really? Are you going to Yunnan for a trip?" Sui Rou's voice was gentle, revealing tenderness and kindness.

The old lady next to them answered for them: "No, we got off the bus halfway to visit the children's parents who work there. We haven't been back for a few years."

The old man sitting in another seat looked back at what was happening here, then turned back to take a rest.

Suirou seemed to understand: "Oh~, so both children are taken care of by grandma, right? It's very hard for both of them. Fortunately, both children are very cute and well-behaved."

"Good? No! You're wasting your time at home." The child's grandmother immediately retorted.

"Hahaha, grandma, I have some fruits here. Do you want to give some to the child?" Sui Rou handed over the bag in her hand.

"No, no, we have something inferior." The two little guys stared at the bag of plums with their eyes wide open, drooling unconsciously, their hands raised, eager to wait for their grandmother's permission. When they heard their grandmother's refusal, they instantly showed disappointment on their faces, but still sat down obediently.

During the next few hours of driving, they took out playing cards and played Landlord. As the car got closer to the destination, Suirou asked her grandmother again if she could eat the plums. This time, her grandmother finally nodded, and the two children excitedly picked up the fruits and tasted them carefully.

"Do you want to guess the riddle? Whoever guesses it correctly gets the kiwi fruit."

"Good~"

The child's grandmother watched the three of them playing together.

"Well, that's good. One dot and one long horizontal stroke, one stroke to Nanyang. Three soldiers of the Eighth Route Army sleeping in one bed."

The two children didn't give the correct answer until they got off the bus. Suirou gave each of them a kiwi fruit as usual: "Yes, you should. Be careful on the road. Bye."

"Thank you, sister. Bye."

"Thank you, sister. Bye."

After saying thank you twice, the child followed his grandparents in line waiting for the train to arrive. After getting off the train, they returned to their own home. Later, they told the riddle to their new friends, and then continued to tell their friends in their hometown when they returned home.

Suirou looked at the empty seat opposite her and leaned her head against Yu Le: "Le Le, do you want a boy or a girl?"

"I'm not particular, and my mom doesn't have any requirements either. As long as you give birth to the baby, it doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl."

"Well, how many kids do you think we'll have."

"You can have as many as you want. I will sell everything I have to raise our children."

"Hahaha, you're talking as if you want to have a whole litter. Let's have two. No matter whether the first one is a boy or a girl, we'll want the second one, and then we'll get the second one sterilized."

"It's such a distant thing, let's talk about it when the time comes, let's just let nature take its course."

"Well, I don't know who our child will look like." Sui Rou blinked her tired eyes and leaned against Yu Le and closed her eyes for a while.

About an hour and a half later: "Tuanzi, we're here."

"Well, okay, ah~ the scenery here is beautiful." Sui Rou rubbed her eyes and looked out the window. After a few minutes, the train slowed down and arrived at the destination.

As soon as they got off the train, they realized what it meant to have four seasons like spring: "Tuanzi, luckily we only brought a coat with us this time. We will put it away when we arrive. We won't need it in the next few days."