Lin Yu glanced at him, raised his chin and gestured toward Aunt Liu, "It feels like she has a tough life, always reminding me of my own grandmother. Pretty much the same, both quite miserable."Xie Xiao looked at Lin Yu. He truly despised Zhang Qiaoqiao, but Aunt Liu was a very good person, and he genuinely felt sorry for her.
The preferences of young people are very clear.
And they do not get entangled with each other.
Xie Xiao suddenly thought of something and then laughed, "So, why not help her?"
"How can we help?" Lin Yu stretched lazily, "I can barely take care of myself, who can I help?"
The latter part was somewhat self-mocking.
Yet Xie Xiao laughed, "I just thought of a way that could let you make some money and also help Aunt Liu."
As the two were talking, Aunt Liu, who had been watching her daughter walk away, turned around and then looked up at them.
She revealed a smiling face and waved her hand.
Xie Xiao and Lin Yu also waved back at her.
Just then, Liu Ou's bedroom door opened, "Alright, come play cards?"
They had just been waiting for the two girls to finish showering; Xie Xiao and Lin Yu, as two young men, showered very quickly.
Xie Xiao watched as Aunt Liu went back into the kitchen again.
It seemed like she always had endless tasks, making it appear as if she had no free time all day long.
But Xie Xiao thought that it could also be because she did not dare let herself have any downtime, given that in such a family environment, it would be hard not to overthink things when idle.
Thinking about this only made his heart heavier.
Xie Xiao felt that Aunt Liu was indeed a good mother, but it was a pity that her daughter did not understand her very well.
Helping a little might be the least he could do.
And it would be a mutually beneficial situation.
He shifted his gaze and said to Lin Yu and Liu Ou, "I'll wait for Yanran."
Liu Ou teased him, "Nice! Not staying alone in a room with the opposite sex when the girlfriend is not around, right?"
Lin Yu uttered a cry, "It's not like we're alone!"
Xie Xiao also found it a bit funny, knowing she was doing it on purpose, "I didn't mean that, let me off the hook, let's go inside."
At that moment, Luo Yanran had also finished showering, and her hair must have just been blow-dried, hanging loosely down.
She smiled and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Liu Ou grinned and said, "We were talking about how Xie Xiao upholds male virtues."
"Wrong, so wrong, truly wrong," Xie Xiao begged for mercy.
He reached out and touched Luo Yanran's hair, which was indeed dry, "Let's go in."
Then the four of them went inside.
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The style was still the tender pink princess theme, reportedly specially prepared by Aunt Liu for Liu Ou.
Liu Ou appeared somewhat helpless, "I used to really like pink when I was little, but I was young then! Which little girl could resist pink?"
Luo Yanran nodded in agreement, then spoke, "I used to like powder blue."
Everyone laughed.
Liu Ou took out the cards, and they all sat down directly on the carpet nearby.
Lin Yu was still thinking about the win-win situation Xie Xiao had just mentioned, "You stopped halfway through your sentence just now."
Luo Yanran asked curiously, "What were you talking about?"
"Just now, when we saw Zhang Qiaoqiao leave, Aunt Liu just stood there watching, feeling a bit emotional, and we were thinking about whether we could help her," Xie Xiao started with the cause.
Then Liu Ou said, "It's no use, giving more money to Aunt Liu won't make her accept."
Luo Yanran nodded, "Aunt Liu really doesn't look like the type who would ask for more money."
Aunt Liu, though somewhat flattering towards Liu Ou, was essentially doing it for the sake of her daughter.
The days they had spent together, along with what Liu Ou had mentioned before, showed that Aunt Liu was a very fair and honest person.
Of course, offering money was not an option.
Xie Xiao hadn't planned on giving money, he smiled and said, "Aren't we going to watch the sunset tomorrow evening? Let's live stream it."
Lin Yu looked towards Xie Xiao, "Live stream?"
"Yep, it's been a while since we last streamed, and your account already has tens of thousands of followers. We could stream and promote Aunt Liu's farmhouse too. Summer vacation is coming up and a lot of people will want to visit. Mainly, if the effect is good, you might even get some advertising deals out of it."
Xie Xiao looked at Lin Yu seriously and said, "It's all for the future when big sponsors look for you to advertise. That's where the real money is, live streaming just earns a bit."
"Will people really look for us to advertise?" Lin Yu was a bit hesitant.
It wasn't that he didn't believe it, mainly because their current number of fans was not that large.
Xie Xiao was more optimistic, "Who knows, let's just stream for fun, you never know."
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He laughed naturally and carefree, Lin Yu couldn't help but nod, "Alright."
After all, they were going out to have fun, and streaming along the way wouldn't hurt. Who knows, maybe there really would be a big sponsor?
Deep down, Lin Yu did trust Xie Xiao quite a lot, since Xie Xiao's decisions had never gone wrong before.
Xie Xiao glanced at the two girls. "Do you two want to show your faces?"
Both shook their heads at the same time and said in unison, "No."
After speaking, they looked at each other and laughed.
Xie Xiao also nodded, "Right, it's not very safe for girls to show their faces. Mainly because my girlfriend is so pretty, I don't want others to see her."
As soon as he said this, Lin Yu and Liu Ou both let out a curious sound.
Luo Yanran stretched her hand out and hit him shyly, "What are you talking about?"
Xie Xiao was not embarrassed at all and asserted, "That's the truth!"
Finally, after planning tomorrow's stream amidst playful banter, they started playing cards.
Xie Xiao was kicked out after a few rounds, and the other three played Landlord.
Lin Yu even teased him, "What's the point of counting cards!"
Xie Xiao laughed and said, "It's fun because I won't lose."
As he was about to give his beloved girlfriend some advice, he was righteously refused, "We're playing this to have fun, stop talking."
Xie Xiao looked sad, "Ah, my girlfriend is leading the charge to isolate me!"
Liu Ou laughed and said, "I never realized you were such a drama king before!"
"That's him, some young girls even say he's gentle!" Lin Yu said exasperatedly.
"No, but he is quite gentle..."
"Xie Xiao is indeed gentle," Luo Yanran couldn't help but quietly speak up for her boyfriend.
"Enough, enough, no more showing off..."
After a while, considering they had to live stream the next day and card playing had gotten a bit monotonous, they decided to call it a night.
After dispersing, Xie Xiao took Luo Yanran's hand, bid everyone goodnight, and walked towards their rooms in the hallway.
Their rooms were adjacent, but also separated by one empty room from where Liu Ou and the others were staying.
Liu Ou had chosen the rooms thoughtfully.
They heard the door closing behind them.
Xie Xiao glanced around; Lin Yu had also gone back to his room.
Looking down at Luo Yanran, he asked softly, "Shall we sleep together tonight?"
Luo Yanran looked up at him and shook her head, "No."
Xie Xiao chuckled, "Just to cuddle, nothing else."
"Your mind might be okay, but is your body?" Luo Yanran countered.
Xie Xiao paused for a moment, maybe it wasn't too feasible.
It was still early days for them, her request was somewhat difficult.
Luo Yanran stood on her tiptoes and quickly pecked him on the lips, "Be good, go to sleep, good night."
Xie Xiao sighed, "You're too perfunctory."
He truly stretched his hand to pull her into his embrace, showing her what a goodnight kiss really was.