Spring River Chasing the Moon

1997, Haicheng.

In order to fulfill his promise with Xu Zhiye, Luo Youyou got up early in the morning and started looking for his clothes.

It’s so difficult to find something that is not so childish.

At her age now, her mother buys her clothes in highly saturated colors, which are very bright and colorful.

Finally, Luo Youyou found a set of clothes that was not too exaggerated among a pile of colorful clothes, and then secretly hid in the bathroom to dress up.

The light in the bathroom was not very bright. The voltage in the small town was always unstable and the light bulb would flicker from time to time.

After changing my clothes, I looked at my small self in the mirror and always felt unsatisfied.

Luo Youyou turned her attention to her hair, thought about it, and tied it into a small bun. She deliberately did not comb all the loose hair up, making it look fluffy and cute.

After busying himself in the bathroom for a long time, Luo Youyou walked out quietly. When he looked up, he saw his grandmother Li Muzhi coming out of the kitchen with breakfast.

"Hey, why did you get up so early today?" Li Muzhi's love for Luo Youyou was beyond words when he saw her.

"Come and see, grandma made your favorite fried dumplings."

Li Muzhi waved at Luo Youyou, and only then he realized that his granddaughter was a little different today. Usually, her grandmother dressed her up, and her clothes were casual. Not to mention her hair, which was always hanging there, and when it was too long, she would just cut it off with a pair of scissors.

Li Muzhi felt distressed several times and had given Yang Qian some advice, but she never took it seriously. Unfortunately, she wasn't very good with her hands and didn't know how to style or dress her granddaughter.

Today, Luo Youyou wore a pure white dress with a small jacket. With her bun and big eyes, she looked like a little princess, so adorable.

Li Muzhi thought that it was Chen Lili who dressed up Luo Youyou, and did not ask much. He just felt that Luo Youyou was still a little thinner. "I still have to give my granddaughter more nourishment in the future," Li Muzhi thought silently in his heart.

Luo Youyou saw that breakfast was ready and planned to call Luo Zhong and Chen Lili to come and eat together.

"Grandma, I'll go call Mom and Dad to come together first," he said, running to their bedroom and opening the door.

Luo Zhong and Chen Lili had also woken up. "Dad, Mom, it's time for breakfast." Luo Youyou's sweet voice attracted their attention.

Chen Lili turned around and saw Luo Youyou's clothes and hairstyle today, and was obviously stunned for a moment.

"Why does Youyou in our family seem different today?" Luo Zhong also noticed the difference.

"Dad, I'm like this all the time, what's the difference?" Luo Youyou felt that parents all have filters for their children, so there's no difference.

"She was very cute before, and now she is not only cute but also beautiful. It turns out our family has such a beautiful girl." Luo Zhong sighed sincerely.

He thought about how Luo Youyou used to live with his mother, dressed in a rustic way, with his hair always loose and disheveled. Luo Youyou was like a wild child every day.

"Is this the hair you tied yourself?" Chen Lili touched Luo Youyou's little head.

She knew that her mother, Li Muzhi, was not a good dresser. Even when she was old enough, Li Muzhi had never given her a nice hairstyle. In fact, they were both the same, thinking that simple and elegant was enough, so she usually tied a small braid or a ponytail for Luo Youyou.

More often than not, when she came home from work, Luo Youyou's hair would be cut short by her mother-in-law, no matter how many times she told her to do so.

"Yes, I learned it from Xiaomei's grandma. Does it look good?" Luo Youyou lied.

Although Xiaomei's grandmother often braided Xiaomei's hair into beautiful braids, she never taught her how to do it because her hair would never stay that long.

If I hadn't moved in now, Yang Qian would have cut my hair short in a few days.

"She looks good. Youyou in our family is the best looking." Chen Lili felt both relieved and distressed. As a mother, she had never dressed up her child seriously and had to let her learn by herself.

Chen Lili began to think silently in her heart that no matter how busy she was in the future, she would learn how to dress Luo Youyou up beautifully so that her child could always enjoy every day happily.

Luo Youyou would never have thought that such a small thing could touch everyone's heart.

……

As night fell, it was finally time to go to the Royal Sea Hotel to pick up the cake. This time, Chen Lili didn't go with them. Only Luo Zhong and Luo You went on bicycles.

Arriving at the hotel entrance, Luo Youyou couldn't wait to ask Luo Zhong, "Dad, what time is it now?"

Luo Zhong looked at his watch, "It's six forty, there are still twenty minutes left, we are not late. What? Can't wait, little greedy cat?" Luo Zhong parked the bicycle next to the hotel and locked it, then took Luo Youyou's little hand and walked into the hotel lobby.

"Welcome," the receptionist raised a standard smile, nodded and bowed slightly to express his welcome.

Luo Zhong took out the chocolate cake reservation form and gave it to the front desk to ask if he could get the cake.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Luo, your original reservation was for 7 o'clock, right?" the receptionist asked Luo Zhong politely.

Luo Zhong smiled and nodded.

"This is what's going on, Mr. Luo. Due to some reasons on our part, all reservations tonight will have to be postponed half an hour. Your reservation will be around 7:30. Is this time okay?" The receptionist was also in a dilemma. There were some problems with the western kitchen equipment today. After they were finally repaired, the order list for cakes was suddenly messed up. Each one had to be postponed. She could only explain them one by one.

"It's okay, we'll wait a little longer." Luo Zhong didn't care. He saw Luo Youyou was absent-minded, looking around as if he was very curious about the hotel.

"Youyou, do you want to play here for a while? Look at you looking left and right, your little eyes are fixed here." Luo Zhong tapped Luo Youyou's forehead.

Luo Youyou lowered her head embarrassedly. It would be best if she could stay here for a while longer. She didn't need to make any special excuses. She hadn't seen Xu Zhiye yet.

"Dad, why don't you go sit over there and rest for a while. I want to look around here, is that okay?" While arranging Luo Zhong, Luo Youyou looked up at the front desk, his little eyes revealing longing.

The receptionist smiled embarrassedly when she looked at her, "Okay, kid, but don't run out of the hotel, it's very dangerous outside. There is a small fountain over there, you can go there and take a look."

The receptionist pointed to the back of the hotel. Luo You nodded and politely replied, "Thank you, sister."

The lady at the front desk was so touched by her cuteness that her smile widened.

"Dad, please go sit over there for a while. When the cake comes out, you must get it as soon as possible. I'll go check out the small fountain." Then, without giving Luo Zhong time to react, he walked straight towards the fountain.

Luo Zhong couldn't do anything about her, so he could only find a place to sit down. However, his attention was not on the front desk, but focused on looking towards the gate. He was afraid that Luo Youyou would play around and run out without him knowing.

Luo Youyou was secretly observing Luo Zhong and found that his attention was not on her, so she went to the door of the bathroom where she met Xu Zhiye yesterday. It was already six forty when she entered the door, and it should be almost seven o'clock now.