Love That Extends Life

Chu Yunhao came to Wu Yanzi's door, but found it closed and locked. Then he turned to look at Aunt Zhao's door next door, which was also locked.

"Oh, I remember now. On Saturdays and Sundays, the night market will open stalls even during the day. Now Sister Yan Zi and Aunt Zhao are not at home, so it seems that Sister Yan Zi and Aunt Zhao have both gone to the night market." Chu Yunhao muttered to himself with sudden realization.

He slowly turned his head and looked around, and suddenly found that the entire house was empty. Except for himself, there was no one in the entire house!

Just as he was lost in thought, a burst of brisk footsteps suddenly came, breaking the silence in the courtyard. The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and then the door was gently pushed open, and a girl in school uniform and carrying a big schoolbag appeared at the door, and she was holding two large plastic bags in her hands.

Chu Yunhao was somewhat surprised by the appearance of a stranger, and the girl was also surprised when she saw Chu Yunhao. Their eyes met in the air. They stared at each other, with a hint of strangeness in their eyes. For a moment, a subtle and awkward atmosphere permeated the entire house.

Chu Yunhao looked at the girl in front of him. She was petite, with long black hair and clear eyes. Although her school uniform was simple, it revealed a youthful vitality. The girl seemed to be curious about Chu Yunhao. Her eyes kept wandering around Chu Yunhao, as if she wanted to find some answers from him.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and the two strangers just stared at each other quietly. No one spoke, as if they were wary of each other.

"Could it be a thief?" The female student thought to herself, "No, thieves usually run away when they see someone, but this thief is standing at the door without fear. Could it be?" Various terrible scenes suddenly appeared in her mind. She then tightly grasped the plastic bag in her hand, staring at the man in front of her with wide eyes, her heart filled with fear and anxiety. She instinctively wanted to take a step back, but her feet seemed to be nailed down and unable to move.

At this moment, Chu Yunhao's voice broke the silence. "Who are you?" There was a hint of caution and doubt in his tone.

Hearing this, the female student cheered up a little. This was her home, so she took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

She calmed herself down, looked at Chu Yunhao, and tried hard to keep her voice from trembling: "I... I am from here, who are you?"

Chu Yunhao saw what the female student was thinking, and he felt embarrassed and uneasy inside. Then he immediately explained: "Ah, I'm a tenant who just moved in the day before yesterday. I live there!" As he spoke, he pointed to the landlord's house on the west side to prove that he lived there.

The female student was no longer nervous, but she still looked confused. She looked at the house Chu Yunhao pointed to and said puzzledly: "Isn't that the house rented by Uncle Jiang and Aunt Ding? Why did it become yours?"

Chu Yunhao laughed: "Haha! Isn't there a saying: The army may change but the camp remains the same. The tenants don't live in one place for a long time. If they move out for some reason, I will move in here."

"Yeah!" After listening to Chu Yunhao's explanation, the female student nodded.

After the misunderstanding was over, the female student put down the two plastic bags in her hands, took out the key and went to open the door.

"Ah, you are Aunt Zhao's..."

When Chu Yunhao saw the female student using the key to open Aunt Zhao’s door lock, he immediately understood something.

"Well, I live here. The Aunt Zhao you mentioned is my mother!" the female student said as she opened the door.

"Oh, it's classmate Chen Xinxin!" Chu Yunhao immediately confirmed that the female student was Aunt Zhao's daughter Chen Xinxin.

"You still know my name. My name is Chen Xinxin. Haha!" Chen Xinxin smiled and walked into the house, but did not close the door because she was holding a plastic bag with something in her hand.

Seeing Chen Xinxin enter the house, Chu Yunhao walked away.

Chu Yunhao went out to buy some fried dough sticks and soy milk. He hadn't had breakfast yet. When he walked into the courtyard, he saw Chen Xinxin fetching water to wash clothes. He said politely, "Xinxin, I bought some fried dough sticks and soy milk. You can have some too."

"Oh, big brother, I have already had breakfast at school. Thank you, big brother!" Chen Xinxin replied politely.

Chu Yunhao put the fried dough sticks and soy milk he bought on the table at home. He suddenly saw the clothes hanging on the clothes rack, and then he took down the clothes and folded them.

This set of clothes was brought to him by Aunt Zhao the day before yesterday to change his wet clothes. He washed it and hung it up yesterday, and then took it home to hang. However, the pair of cloth shoes and underwear that Aunt Zhao gave him were new, so he could only use them himself. As for the favor he owed Aunt Zhao, he would slowly pay it back in the future.

Chu Yunhao came to Aunt Zhao's house with the clothes. At this time, Chen Xinxin was sitting on a small wooden stool at the door washing clothes.

"Xinxin! These are your father's clothes. I came here to return them. The day before yesterday, when I came here, my clothes were wet. I didn't have any dry clothes to change into, so Aunt Zhao found Uncle Chen's clothes for me to change into. I washed the clothes yesterday and now they are dried. I am returning them."

After listening to Chu Yunhao's explanation, Chen Xinxin knew the whole story, but she was washing clothes, so she smiled and said, "Brother, just put the clothes on the bed in the room, I will put them up in a while."

"Okay!" Chu Yunhao said as he put the folded clothes on the bed in the room.

While waiting for Chu Yunhao to come out of the house, Chen Xinxin asked, "Big brother, where do you work?"

After returning the clothes and Chu Yunhao sending her breakfast, Chen Xinxin no longer felt strange with Chu Yunhao. At this time, when he talked to Chu Yunhao, he called him "big brother" very sweetly.

Chen Xinxin is a lively and lovely female student. Because of Aunt Zhao, Chu Yunhao also likes Chen Xinxin very much.

"Well, I don't have a full-time job for the time being. After graduating from university, I did not apply for a job due to health reasons. I just rented a house to live in and take care of my health. So for the time being, I work part-time as an English tutor. When I am healthy again, I will find a job." Chu Yunhao said truthfully.

"It turns out that big brother is an English tutor!" Chu Yunhao said this with a little excitement in her heart. With an English tutor like big brother as a neighbor, her English grades will improve in the future.

"Big brother, wait a moment!" Chen Xinxin said as she entered the room and came out with a chair. "Big brother, you sit down!"

When Chu Yunhao saw it, he sat down on the chair without any hesitation.

Chen Xinxin controlled her inner excitement and found topics to talk to Chu Yunhao.