Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

"Buy medicine?" Before He Yanyang could answer, Father Lin spoke first. He subconsciously glanced at the bag in He Yanyang's hand.

"Yes, Auntie's knee is injured so badly, it needs disinfection and medicine." As if she didn't expect her father to ask such a strange question, Lin Xi frowned and glanced at her father with some disgust.

"So, you came here to buy medicine for your mother..." Father Lin, who had been lecturing others for a long time, finally reacted. A trace of embarrassment suddenly appeared on his face, and he stammered, "Then, why didn't you say it just now?"

"What else do you think he did?" Lin Xi looked at Lin's father strangely, then walked to He Yanyang very naturally, took the bag from him, and began to check the contents in front of Lin's father, muttering to himself as he searched. "Povidone-iodine, gauze, medical tape... Yeah, nothing is missing."

Father Lin was really embarrassed now. He cleared his throat and looked at He Yanyang, who was burying his head and seemed to be a little autistic because of his scolding. He moved his lips twice, as if he wanted to apologize, but Lin Xi interrupted him.

"Okay, don't stand here. Auntie is still waiting to treat her wound. Let's go upstairs." Lin Xi raised the bag in her hand, motioning Lin's father and He Yanyang to go upstairs.

"Ahem, okay." Father Lin glanced at He Yanyang calmly, put his fist to his lips and coughed to hide his embarrassment.

"Let's go, let's go." Lin Xi gently pushed Lin's father, urging him to hurry up. Lin's father had no choice but to turn around, open the unit door, and walk in front.

"He Yanyang, follow me!" Seeing Lin's father come in, Lin Xi called out to He Yanyang behind him and trotted after him.

He Yanyang lowered his head, and a drop of water suddenly fell on the ground at the tip of his toes, but it was quickly stolen away by the fallen leaves blown up by the night wind.

"Then we'll go back first. If you have anything to do, just send us a message or ask Ayang to call us. Lao Lin and I won't be working overtime this weekend."

At the door of the He family, Mother Lin put her hands on Lin Xi's shoulders and gave instructions to Mother He inside the door.

"Okay, I'm really sorry to bother you and Lao Lin today. I'll treat you to dinner when my leg is better." Mother He held onto the door frame and thanked Mother Lin with a guilty look on her face.

"Who wants your meal? How can our two families say such things?" Upon hearing this, Mother Lin rolled her eyes at Mother He and deliberately scolded her fiercely, "Okay, it's getting late. After you treat your wound, go to bed early. I'll come to see you tomorrow."

"it is good."

After watching the Lin family of three go downstairs, Mother He closed the door, turned around, held He Yanyang's hand, and walked inside.

A few hours later, the bloody wound on Mother He's knee had scabbed over and did not look as scary as it did at first. But when He Yanyang used a cotton ball dipped in iodine to disinfect it for her, Mother He could not help but hiss.

Hearing her gasp, He Yanyang paused. Although he didn't say anything, when he touched the wound again, the strength in his hand was obviously lighter.

It seemed that she cherished the rare peaceful time with her son. Except for the first subconscious inhalation, Mother He did not make any sound during the whole process, and He Yanyang just silently treated her wound.

Neither the mother nor the son spoke. There was no other sound in the living room except their breathing and the turning of the hands of the clock hanging on the wall.

I don’t know how long it was, but just when He’s mother thought that the two of them would spend the night in silence, He Yanyang, who had finally put on the last piece of tape, suddenly spoke.

"Starting tomorrow, put away the photos of your father."

Hearing this, Mother He's body trembled violently, and subconsciously looked at Father He's portrait and altar placed at the junction of the entrance corridor and the living room.

Mr. He is a naturally cheerful person. Even his many years as a criminal policeman dealing with vicious criminals has not erased the smile from his face.

Therefore, even the portrait placed on the altar, which was only in black, white and gray, did not have any cold air. Instead, it revealed a sense of compassion and kindness.

After looking into the pair of smiling eyes in the photo for a moment, Mother He looked away with some pain.

"Why suddenly..." Mother He looked at He Yanyang, who was half-kneeling on the carpet, lowering his head to treat his wounds, and her tone trembled with caution.

"After so many years, it's time for him to leave in peace."

He Yanyang raised his head, looking neither at the portrait of his father nor at his mother, but fixedly at the clock hanging on the wall. After a long silence, he continued to speak.

"The clock seems to be broken. Let's replace it with a new one."

Late at night, after taking care of Mother He, whose eyes were swollen from crying, He Yanyang went to bed, and then he returned to his bedroom, which he had not set foot in for more than a month.

He thought that since he hadn't been back for more than a month, there should be a lot of dust in the room and the quilt must not smell good. However, the spotless floor and tabletops and the quilt with a special smell after being baked by the sun were all sending him a signal.

Mother He had been cleaning his room. Although the living room and her own room were a little messy due to neglect, she did not forget to clean He Yanyang's room.

He Yanyang buried himself in the quilt weakly, but felt something hit his hand. He lifted the quilt and found it was a piece of beautifully wrapped chocolate.

It was given by Lin Xi.

When he went upstairs just now, he walked slowly at the end, and when he turned around the stairwell, he suddenly bumped into Lin Xi who was lying on the handrail.

The lights in the stairwell flickered due to years of disrepair. Lin Xi was wearing a hood of her pajama gown, and her palm-sized face was sunken in the fluffy hat, which also flickered with the light.

"Did you cry because you were scolded?"

Lin Xi supported herself on the armrest, stood on tiptoe, tilted her head, and put her face close to He Yanyang's head, looking down at him for a long while, and suddenly revealed a sly smile.

He Yanyang turned his head away, not wanting her to see the red bloodshot in his eyes that had not yet faded.

"Don't cry, I'll go back and ask my mom to scold you back."

Lin Xi reached out and turned his head back, and comforted him in a righteous manner. After that, she carefully leaned over to take a look upstairs, looking like a guilty thief.

He Yanyang still didn't say anything. Seeing that he still looked bitter and resentful, Lin Xi bit her lip. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she reached into the big pocket in front of her stomach.

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