A mediocre little goblin's love story

"What exactly is growing up?" Xue Hong asked sullenly Xu Wei who was lying on the lower bunk.

Xu Wei was about to get up, but he was a little stunned when he was asked such a profound question in the morning.He thought for a while before saying, "At least you have to start counting as an adult, you have to be independent and make money by yourself."

Xue Hong thought for a while, he still has one year to come of age, but how on earth would he make money by himself?

He asked Xu Wei again: "Will you date me?"

The sudden confession made Xu Wei's heart beat for no reason, and then he couldn't help reprimanding, "Do you understand? The final exam is coming soon, and it's already half the semester. If you don't even reach the top [-] in your grade If you don’t pass the exam, then you will definitely not be able to enter the top [-] in the second half of the semester, and you will be separated from us! You can’t sit at the same table with me, and you can’t be a classmate with Lin Yiqing. No one is looking at you, Are you going to become like a yellow hair? You still think about love every day!"

Xue Hong panicked for a while, and got up with messy hair to look at Xu Wei.

"Can't we be together forever?"

Xu Wei didn't want to hit him, but he had to tell Xue Hong the truth, because Xue Hong must not have thought of it himself.

"If your grades are always so poor, then of course it's impossible. If you choose liberal arts, it's even more impossible. Lin Yiqing will definitely choose science, and so will I."

Xue Hong knew that choosing a science subject meant learning mathematics and physics well, but these subjects happened to be his worst.He was suddenly very sad, and some wanted to cry.

"I just want to stop counting down."

What kind of concept is the top [-] in the grade, Xue Hong dare not even think about it.

"You have to work hard." After Xu Wei finished speaking, he urged Xue Hong to change clothes quickly.While Xue Hong was busy, he took out the prepared gifts and put them on Xue Hong's bed.

After Xue Hong came out of the shower, he saw the gift box immediately, and was about to open it excitedly.

"Hurry up, we're going to be late." Xu Wei had already packed up his bags and was waiting for him.

So Xue Hong hurriedly opened it.Inside the box was a piece of clothing, a denim jacket.Xue Hong looked familiar, so he liked it very much.

Seeing him so happy, Xu Wei began to feel a little awkward again. He explained: "Don't you always like to wear my clothes? This one is from the same brand, the latest model."

"But I like your clothes because they smell like you." Xue Hong didn't dare to say anything else, he likes Xu Wei's clothes more importantly because they are used to hide food.Clothes with Xu Wei's smell made him feel the most secure.

Xu Wei listened to Xue Hong's nasty words with a look of disgust. "Shut up, hurry up, I'll go first."

Xue Hong had no choice but to hurry up with his schoolbag and catch up with Xu Wei.

The two walked towards the classroom together, Xue Hong was in a very good mood, but Xu Wei was always thinking about his thoughts.

After walking to a place where there were few people, Xu Wei said, "Don't tell anyone that you are gay, neither can Lin Yiqing."

"Why?" Xue Hong asked stupidly, he thought that he and Lin Yiqing were already friends, and there should be no secrets between friends.

"It's for your own good anyway."

Xue Hong still trusted Xu Wei very much. He didn't understand many things at the time, but afterwards it proved that Xu Wei was right.Therefore, since Xu Wei said so, he also promised that Xu Wei would not speak.

After being warned by Xu Wei, Xue Hong studied harder. He was not afraid that the teacher with the lowest grade would dislike him, but he was very afraid of being separated from Xu Wei.If there is no Xu Wei to accompany him one day, he will feel that he can't do many things well.

On Saturday, Lin Yiqing got up early to pack his things.

He still prepared an extra gift for Xue Hong.It was a pen, although it was not of high value, and even looked crude, but it was a prize from his mathematics competition, and it was the only thing that belonged to him.He used that pen to write a self-made greeting card to Xue Hong, because he knew that Xue Hong liked his handwriting very much, so he thought that such a small gift should not be rejected.

When he was going out, Lin Yiqing vaguely felt that his aunt looked at him strangely, a little evasive, as if hesitating to speak, which was not like her usual style.But Lin Yiqing was afraid of being found out just to find friends, so he hurried away with a guilty conscience.

He followed the address to the rented house that Xu Wei mentioned, and found that it was not far from the school, just behind the school, separated by a wall.

When he knocked on the door, it was Xue Hong who opened it for him.

There was a happy smile on Xue Hong's face.Yesterday he and Xu Wei went to the supermarket to buy a lot of ribs, and they endured it all night just to wait for Lin Yiqing.

He pulled Lin Yiqing into the door, while urging: "Hurry up, Xu Wei has already prepared all the ingredients."

Lin Yiqing changed his shoes and glanced at the room from the corner of his eye.He found that this rental house was not small, and he guessed that the monthly rent would be at least five or six thousand. This kind of house was his dream place to live.

He unconsciously clenched his hand, nails dug into the flesh, the pain made him temporarily forget the gap between himself and others, and the growing jealousy in his heart was instantly suppressed.

Xu Wei heard the voice of Xue Hong and Lin Yiqing talking, and stopped his busy movements in the kitchen.It was also his first time cooking. After watching the video, he roughly prepared the ingredients and handed over the rest to Lin Yiqing.

In a small kitchen, three teenagers stood at once, and it was quite crowded.

Lin Yiqing was put on an apron by Xu Wei, washed his hands, and started cooking.

Xue Hong stood on the outside, taking a video for him with his mobile phone.He thought that his birthday present was a dish made by Lin Yiqing, so he excitedly let Lin Yiqing look at the camera.

Xu Wei watched from the side and helped out.

Lin Yiqing has been cooking at home since he was a child, because his aunt and uncle are often busy and come home very late, sometimes he has to prepare three meals.Even more so after having younger siblings.Whenever he wanted to resent his aunt and uncle, he would think that the family was exhausted in order to have enough to eat. What could he resent?

Everyday life is numb and depressing.In such an environment, how could he ask for soft-spoken family affection.

He looked for a part-time job for a few days, and at the beginning he was picking and choosing, saying that he was unwilling to do the work of the back kitchen.Later, I was willing to do everything, but I still couldn't find a suitable job.Only then did he know the real suffering of life, and also understood how difficult it was for his aunt and uncle to raise three children.

A pot of sweet and sour pork ribs, a plate of salt-baked prawns, all cooked by Lin Yiqing according to the recipe.

After it was done, he didn't want to taste such expensive ingredients first, so he looked at Xue Hong and asked him to eat first.

Xue Hong couldn't wait, and took a piece of pork ribs with his hands. The aroma of sweet and sour tasted in his mouth, and his face showed a foolish look, completely intoxicated by the food. “Simply delicious!”

Lin Yiqing secretly heaved a sigh of relief, he had never cooked such a meal of pork ribs, Xue Hong was satisfied that he was naturally happy.

Xue Hong took another piece and stuffed it into Lin Yiqing's mouth, "Eat it quickly, you are too powerful, how can it be so delicious."

After Xu Wei heard this, he took a piece out of curiosity, and it tasted really good, neither too sweet nor too sour.He also praised: "I never expected that Lin Yiqing is so good at cooking, much better than us."

Lin Yiqing has been cooking for nearly ten years, and he has never heard such praise from his family.

He smiled and stared hard to keep himself from crying, his appearance was rather weird and ugly.But the tears were really disappointing, and they flowed out without permission.

Xue Hong reached out to wipe away the tears from Lin Yiqing's face, and rubbed the oil on Lin Yiqing's face.Xu Wei helplessly pulled out a tissue and handed it to Lin Yiqing.

Lin Yiqing felt so embarrassed that he actually cried out in front of the friends he had just become familiar with, making everyone very embarrassed.

"Why are you crying?" Xue Hong asked softly.

Lin Yiqing shook her head, "I'm sorry, maybe I've been under too much pressure recently."

Xue Hong felt sad, thinking of the piles of homework and the pressure of ranking at the end of the semester, he also wanted to cry with Lin Yiqing.But he knew that Lin Yiqing's pressure must be No.1, and his pressure was two hundred places short.

"Let's eat first when we enter the house, and chat while eating." Xu Wei was particularly afraid of encountering such a situation. He couldn't bear anything very emotional, and he always felt overwhelmed and didn't know how to deal with it.It was beyond his expectation that Lin Yiqing could cry like this.The three of them entered the living room and arranged dishes on a large table.Xu Wei even prepared a bottle of whiskey, which he thought would add to the fun by mixing it with some drinks.

Lin Yiqing took out the gift that was going to be given to Xue Hong and handed it to Xue Hong.Compared with Xu Wei's gift, it was indeed too simple. The simple small paper box was completely incomparable with the packaging of a luxury brand, but Xue Hong liked it very much, and opened it with surprise.

The pen lay quietly in the paper box, and there was a small card next to it, which was written in both Chinese and English to congratulate Xue Hong on his birthday and wish Xue Hong success in his studies.

That kind of font is not the same as what Xue Hong usually sees. The Chinese is chic and elegant, and the English is gorgeous and complicated. Xue Hong was stunned for a while.

He stroked those words carefully, and raised his head with a smile, "Thank you, it's really beautiful."

Lin Yiqing also smiled, he knew Xue Hong would like it.

Xu Wei took a look with his head, and was a little surprised that Lin Yiqing would practice these things in private.

He opened the whiskey, divided glasses for everyone, and opened the iced black tea.The original intention was for everyone to mix and drink according to their own drinking capacity, but unexpectedly, it was reported to Lin Yiqing, and Lin Yiqing poured a whole glass of whiskey directly.

Xu Wei thought that this was another side of Lin Yiqing that they didn't know about, so he only looked at it with some doubts, ready to see Lin Yiqing's drinking capacity.

Xue Hong has never drank any whiskey, and he doesn't know that drinking needs to be mixed.He casually picked it up and wanted to pour it, but Xu Wei stopped him and poured more than half of the iced black tea for him.

"Don't get drunk and trouble me."

Lin Yiqing glanced at his cup, and realized that he was going to drink it, but he had already filled it up, so he didn't add any more iced tea.

Xu Wei added some ice to the whiskey he drank, and after it was poured, he raised his glass and said, "Happy birthday to Xue Hong."

The three touched their glasses and took a sip.

Xue Hong had a weird expression, "What kind of crap is this, it's so bad."

Xu Wei mocked, "Do you understand?"

Lin Yiqing stood up at once, and said a straight line to Xue Hong and Xu Wei. "It's not the autumn wind that lives in a loud voice."

After finishing speaking, he fell backwards with a bang, and fortunately he was carried by the chair, so he didn't fall particularly badly.

Xu Wei was dumbfounded.

Xue Hong was taken aback by Lin Yiqing's words, he didn't understand.But he reacted quickly and went to help Lin Yiqing.

Xu Wei began to laugh softly.

Xue Hong couldn't help it either, but he turned around and accused Xu Wei, "You are too bad, why are you laughing at him?"

Xu Wei laughed out loud.The next second, he saw Xue Hong hugging Lin Yiqing horizontally, he seemed to have remembered something, and stopped smiling.