What’s wrong with being average, ordinary, and not ambitious, just enjoying life and food?
At least he admits it.
At the very least, he lives authentically.
Fang Huai is most annoyed by his sister’s hypocritical and arrogant deanor.
Clearly, she’s just so-so, yet insists on being flattered by everyone and always wants to be the best.
He just can’t understand it!!!
Isn’t it better to live authentically?
If you have a certain level of ability, then just eat a few bowls of rice.
Even though his sister Youyou is so outstanding, her daily life is still quite simple.
Living in the dorm, eating in the cafeteria, wearing MUJI and UNIQLO.
But no one dares to say she’s not living well.
He really doesn’t get it.
Why do his mom and sister think living well must an being flashy and better than everyone else?!
Their family isn’t as well-off as before, but they don’t worry about living expenses.
He doesn’t touch gambling, drugs, or anything illegal, just doesn’t like working and enjoys food and fun, so what?!
Why do they have to criticize and scold him every day?
These two won are so annoying.
They’re not happy, so they won’t let him be happy?!
They’ve got to be out of their minds.
Soone like his sister Youyou is just great.
She often tells him, "Life isn’t easy, and being happy and true to yourself is the most important."
...
Back in his room, Fang Huai sneakily picks up his phone and sends a WeChat to Ning Youguang—
Voice ssages one after another, each 60 seconds long.
He sends several in one go.
When Fang Huai’s WeChat arrived,
Ning Youguang was sitting in the passenger seat discussing with Shi Wangyue, who was driving, where to eat later.
After patiently listening to Fang Huai’s voice ssages, she hadn’t spoken yet.
Shi Wangyue spoke first, "His sister and big brother?"
As he said this, his voice had a slight chill.
"Yeah." Ning Youguang covered her forehead.
Shi Wangyue’s mouth curled with a slightly sarcastic smile.
For a while, he shook his head and said nothing more.
Ning Youguang continued chatting with Fang Huai.
...
A bit later back at the dorm.
The sowhat compulsive Shi Wangyue, seeing the room a bit ssy, imdiately changed into ho clothes and started cleaning.
Ning Youguang sat on the sofa, chatting with Fang Huai while watching Shi Wangyue tidy up and clean.
She absentmindedly thought, "Living with Mr. Shi is indeed worry-free."
After a while longer.
She finally finished a long conversation with her cousin.
"Mr. Shi, it’s really been a tough day for you. May I ask, would you be free to co to my house for a casual al during the Mid-Autumn Festival? My aunt’s abalone and sea cucumber dishes are quite good, would you like to try them?"
Straightening up with a smile while mopping, Shi Wangyue, his eyes full of laughter, looked at the lovely Teacher Ning, "Wouldn’t that be too much trouble for Auntie?"
He glanced around again, "Besides, all I did was clean up, there’s nothing troubleso about it. As long as Teacher Ning is happy, I am happy."
"It’s really hard work, doing chores is the toughest." Sitting cross-legged on the sofa, Ning Youguang replied with a gentle smile, continuing to invite, "This year, we’ll make mooncakes ourselves at ho. My dad will even go to the vegetable market with Auntie early in the morning to buy a lot of our favorite ingredients. If you go, you can keep him company and have a drink, complint him on his fitness achievents, and he’ll be overjoyed."
"Then I will take the liberty of disturbing you." Shi Wangyue nodded in agreent, his brows relaxed.
"It’s no bother, really, the more the rrier." Ning Youguang quickly said, "Our family loves having everyone together during the holidays."
"Is that so?" Shi Wangyue stood with the mop, his smile never fading.
He stood alone, smiling for quite so ti, then continued to clean the dorm.
After finishing the cleaning.
He opened the fridge, took out a box of bird’s nest and asked Ning Youguang, "How do you think the taste and quality of this bird’s nest is?"
"It’s quite good." Ning Youguang nodded.
"Alright, I got it." Shi Wangyue smiled and put the bird’s nest back.
He then stood in front of the fridge alone for a long while.
Ning Youguang quietly watched him for a few minutes before gently saying, "Don’t be nervous, it’s just going ho to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, there’s everything you need at ho. Just showcase one or two of your cooking skills, make a couple of good dishes, and that’ll be enough to make everyone happy."
Shi Wangyue looked serious, as if pondering so important topic, "How could I?"
He said, "The Mid-Autumn Festival has significant aning for family. I am very happy to be invited by Uncle and Auntie and must not forget my manners."
Ning Youguang gently beckoned him over.
Once Shi Wangyue sat beside her, she gently held his hand, looking at him softly, "Classmate Shi, we’ve known each other since we were young, all these years, in our family, you’ve long been like family. So, whether spending New Year or holidays with us, just be as you like, however is convenient. You know? Family doesn’t need to be particular about formalities."
"Got it." Shi Wangyue pulled Ning Youguang, with soft eyes, close to him in a hug.
When he rested his perfectly curved chin on her shoulder, his eyes were slightly red, and his throat was choked with emotion.
Shi Wangyue realized that, never before had he, at this mont, had such deep, eager anticipation for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Nor had he ever felt, as he did now, that he was soone with a family.
...
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon was very round.
Shi Wangyue and Ning Youguang sat on Ning family’s rooftop together with Ning’s family, enjoying the moon.
Sitting side by side, in Ming Chao’s eyes, they seed like an old couple.
Ning Youguang doesn’t really like sweets, but Shi Wangyue does.
Ming Chao doesn’t like them either, but with family, he’ll slowly finish a piece of mooncake with tea.
The moon was especially round tonight.
Watching the moon from the top floor platform, the view was good, and it was quiet around.
Normally, the Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the rare tis the Ning family cos ho together.
As the head of the family, Ning Yi inherently values family, so he takes such family reunion days very seriously.
He would even go to the market with Ming Jinxin in the morning to pick so favorite dishes and then cook with her in the kitchen for a family al.
So even though he doesn’t like mooncakes much, he still sits properly, sharing mooncakes with his wife and kids.
Tonight’s mooncakes were made by Ning Youguang, Shi Wangyue, Ming Jinxin, and Ning Youyu together.
Ning Youyu ate with great gusto.
He alone had four or five black truffle salted egg yolk mooncakes with juice.
Ming Jinxin worried he might get bloated, so she poured him a glass of water, "Drink so water, stop eating or you won’t digest and can’t sleep later."
Ning Youyu kept munching, "I want to eat, I made these, they’re soooo good."
Ning Yi was speechless, "Can’t you eat them tomorrow?"
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