"I’ll come to pick you up on the morning of the 20th. Just stay at the school and don’t go running off anywhere, do you hear?" Xu Nian’an instructed earnestly. On January 20th, they would be on vacation and it was time to head back home.
Xu Nianhua nodded obediently. Having a brother who cared about her so much, she felt very happy and blessed.
Although her brother was a bit nagging, Xu Nianhua, who had once been lonely for a lifetime, actually liked it very much.
"Xu Second Bro, Nianhua, we’re off on the 19th. Most people will have left by the evening. Why don’t you come to my place that night, and we can all head home early on the 20th?" Pei Yining joined the conversation as soon as she heard them talk about this topic. She glanced at the dormitory and said, "If only Nianhua is left in the dormitory, won’t you be scared?"
Xu Nianhua was about to shake her head to say she wasn’t scared, but Xu Nian’an had already spoken up, saying, "Then we’ll trouble Yicheng."
"It’s no trouble at all." Pei Yining looked at Pei Yicheng with a proud and smug expression as if she was seeking his approval for her suggestion.
Pei Yicheng sincerely said, "Nian’an, Nianhua, when we were in South City, it was you who took care of me and my sister. Now, it’s our turn to extend our hospitality. Besides, Nianhua saved..." Yining.
"Yicheng, we’ll come to your place on the afternoon of the 19th." Xu Nianhua quickly interrupted Pei Yicheng, worried he would bring up the car accident again. It was just an accident.
She certainly didn’t have the mindset of expecting a favor in return.
On January 18th, the holidays were just around the corner, and everyone was exceptionally excited, yet also a bit reluctant to leave.
"I can’t believe it; we’ve been living together for half a year already," Fei Jiayi said while packing her bags. She was leaving tomorrow and didn’t want to part with them.
"I don’t want to leave you guys," Ding Guo, the happy-go-lucky girl of the dormitory, said with her mood quite low at the moment.
She sighed, looking around at everyone who was also downhearted, took a deep breath, and resumed her role as the dormitory’s cheerleader decisively. Clapping her hands cheerily, she asked, "Should we have a farewell dinner tonight? After we eat tonight, we won’t see each other until next year. What do you think, should we?"
Fei Jiayi and the rest all nodded in agreement, and all six dorm mates rushed to the restaurant behind the school.
They all enjoyed the dinner immensely, which helped to dispel the sadness of parting.
On the 19th, everyone left one after another.
"Nianhua, can you help me out?" Fei Jiayi had a lot of stuff, and her family was too busy to help her move, so she had to ask her dorm mate Xu Nianhua for help.
Xu Nianhua started packing things into boxes and immediately noticed the two big suitcases and two large backpacks at Fei Jiayi’s feet.
"Sure." Xu Nianhua took the initiative, hoisting one of the backpacks on her back and picked up a large suitcase, asking as she walked downstairs, "Jiayi, isn’t your family coming to pick you up?"
"My cousin said she would come and help me move stuff, but I don’t know if she has been delayed by something. She hasn’t arrived yet," Fei Jiayi said, struggling with her luggage—carrying the backpack and lifting suitcases was a difficult task for her petite frame.
But when she looked up...
Ahead was Xu Nianhua, carrying her large bag and lifting her heaviest and biggest suitcase without a word of complaint. Fei Jiayi suddenly felt embarrassed and said, "Nianhua, wait a minute. How about I go back to the dorm and wait, maybe my cousin will come with help in a bit."
"No worries, I’ll take it down first," Xu Nianhua cautiously pulled the suitcase outside.