After finishing his apple, Song Mingyuan watched as Song Yunshen and Xia Maning helped tidy up the lunchbox, then said to his son, "I should be able to be discharged this weekend. Your aunt will come to help me with the discharge procedures, so I wanted to let you know in advance."
"Saturday or Sunday?"
"If all goes well, it'll be Saturday," Song Mingyuan said. "The post-operative recovery is going quite well. The doctor said there shouldn't be any major problems. Just go back and rest well, and you'll be able to go back to work in a while."
"Okay, I understand." Song Yunshen nodded, indicating that he understood, but secretly he hoped that his father would stay in the hospital for a while longer.
But now that he's about to be discharged, he can't stop him, though he feels like he's in the way.
After all, if Dad comes home, it will feel a little awkward to watch movies with Xia Yunuo, play games with Xia Kening, or eat Xia Jinshu's cooking.
However, Mo Yunshen only thought about it; he certainly wouldn't say it out loud.
After packing up the lunchbox, he took his grandfather and Xia Hening with him, bid farewell to Song Mingyuan who was lying in the hospital bed, and left.
After taking a taxi back to the gate of the Tangning New Residence East District, Song Yunshen first took his grandfather back to the convenience store, then explained the situation to his grandmother, and grabbed two large bags of snacks before taking Xia Kening home.
On the way, Song Yunshen suddenly remembered something, turned to Xia Kening beside him, and asked, "How much did your taxi fare cost? I'll transfer the money to you."
"Oh, it's just a few dollars, why are you being so polite with me?" Xia Kening waved her hand dismissively, then punched him on the shoulder. "You're making it sound like I'm stingy." Xia Kening is quite wealthy now.
Last month, he slept with Song Yunshen for 800 yuan. In the past two days, he received another 50 yuan of embezzled money from Song Yunshen, and then he also received 200 yuan of pocket money from Xia Yunuo.
Adding in the living expenses Yan Zhenxia recently gave her, and the pocket money Xia Lishu occasionally transferred to her, the total comes to about 1,700 or 1,800 yuan.
Besides, there's still the 600 yuan I haven't earned from helping Song Yunshen copy his summer homework.
This amount of money is a drop in the ocean for an adult.
However, for a junior high school student, if it is a huge sum of money, it is very difficult to spend it all unless they do something illegal.
Not to mention, their video earnings have been pretty good lately. Next month, they estimate they'll earn around 700-800 yuan just from video earnings. Adding in the fee Song Yunshen pays her for doing the video work for him, their net monthly income will be close to 1000 yuan.
A taxi fare of just over ten yuan is nothing!
Besides, she was the one who made a mistake today, so Xia Kening had no right to ask Song Yunshen to reimburse her travel expenses.
Even if Song Yunshen offered it to her, she would never accept it.
"You've become so arrogant now that you have money, haven't you?" Song Yunshen teased with a smile.
Xia Ke snorted, indicating her dissatisfaction: "I gave you two yuan and fifty cents when we bought the cup. You were already being quite assertive back then, weren't you?" "That's true."
The two chatted as they returned home. Xia Aning took off her shoes, put on her yellow slippers, and eagerly ran into the study, activating her Genshin Impact.
Song Yunshen followed slowly behind, first putting the snacks aside, then taking the lunchbox to the kitchen to wash it, taking two bottles of drinks from the refrigerator, before returning to the study to sit next to Xia Kening.
After playing for a while, Song Yunshen received a private message from Xu Zhuoyue asking him if he wanted to play PUBG.
Song Yunshen turned to Xia Kening and asked her a question. Seeing that she nodded in agreement, he then sent a message to Xu Zhuoyue.
After logging into his account and joining the team, Xu Zhuoyue Song Yunshen in the voice chat, "Did you see the message Lao Bao posted in the class group today?"
"Hmm? When was it sent?" Song Yunshen asked with suspicion.
"It'll be around this evening when we move the classrooms," Xu Zhuoyue reminded him. "We're changing classrooms this Friday. Morning classes are canceled, and everyone has to go to school temporarily to register for the freshmen."
Upon hearing this, Song Yunshen immediately took out his phone and checked the QQ group.
After entering the class group, I saw the pinned announcement from the class teacher, Zhang Rudong, as well as a message notification tagging everyone.
[ Teacher Zhang ]: All students will return to school this Friday. Please assemble in the classroom at 8:00 AM sharp to pack your belongings. At 8:30 AM, please line up and move your belongings to Class 8, Grade 11. If you are unable to attend due to special circumstances, or if you need to change seats, please inform me privately. @All Members
[ Teacher Zhang ]: ( Lao Bao stares at you. jp) [ Teacher Jiang ]: ( Lao Bao stares at you. jp)
After sending the message, what followed was Xu Zhuoyue Zhuoyue's classic emoji set.
Jiang Wenpei was also bored, and she always seemed to appear at times like this.
In the class group chat, she was the only one who dared to send this emoji to Zhang Zhidong's face.
Song Yunshen replied "Received" in the group chat, then said to Xu Zhuoyue in the voice chat, "I just finished reading it, why are you bringing this up with me?"
"Let's change seats," Xu Zhuoyue reminded him. "Aren't you planning to sit next to Xia Yunuo?"
"Huh? You're willing to part with me?" Song Yunshen raised his eyebrows and teased with a smile.
"Get lost!" Xu Zhuoyue said with a "Oh," "I just anticipated your actions. Anyway, I can't keep you here, so I might as well let you get lost so I can confirm my new deskmate."
"I haven't even decided whether to switch or not yet, what's the rush?" Song Yunshen pouted.
"You and Xia Yunuo are so intimate now, how can you resist the urge to switch?" Xu Zhuoyue didn't believe his nonsense.
Upon hearing Xu Zhuoyue's words, Xia Kening immediately asked curiously, "How are you and Xia Yunuo being so affectionate, brother?"
"Don't be nosy," Song Yunshen glared at her, annoyed. But Xu Zhuoyue wasn't about to let him get away with it and immediately shouted, "This guy went to the cafeteria with Xia Yunuo every day at the end of last semester, and later he was always going out on dates. Didn't you see him playing basketball before? Xia Yunuo even came to watch him play."
Xia Kening had initially thought Xu Zhuoyue knew some secret information, but it turned out to be nothing. She felt disappointed, thinking that she knew far more than Xu Zhuoyue.
Not to mention anything far in the future, just recently, Song Yunshen slept in the same bed with his second sister last night, which is much more sensational than what Xu Zhuoyue said.
But Xia Kening still feigned surprise and exclaimed, "So, are you and Xia Yunuo dating now, brother?"
"Definitely," Xu Zhuoyue said with absolute certainty.
"That's bullshit." Song Yunshen curled his lip. "Don't spout nonsense. I see Nuonuo as someone with pure friendship, please don't tarnish that feeling."
"Ugh..." Xu Zhuoyue made a very exaggerated retching sound. " Fat Dragon, listen to this! Is this even human language? I'm about to throw up."
Zhong Long chuckled twice, "Then, Brother Shen, can I sell your pure friendship as intelligence?"
"Whatever." Song Yunshen waved his hand dismissively.
Anyway, the whole class knows now, and if any boys from other classes want to find out, they won't be able to keep it a secret.
As for the teacher... Wei Yunshen is upright and can withstand any scrutiny. If it's pure friendship, then it's pure friendship. What's there to be afraid of?
"Alright, if you need anything in the future, Brother Shen, just let me know." Zhong Long rubbed his hands together happily. "If you agree to let me sell you information, all my business will be free from now on." "Holy crap! Is that even possible?" Xu Zhuoyue couldn't help but exclaim. "Then you should sell me some too!"
"What do you have to sell? It depends on whether people want it or not."
"Discrimination! Blatant discrimination!"
Song Yunshen picked at his ear, thought for a moment, and then added to Zhong Long's suggestion, "I'll ask Nuonuo again later. If she agrees, then it's up to you."
"Alright, I'll wait for your news." Zhong Long smiled broadly and immediately agreed.
If it were news from someone else, Zhong Long, as the second-level relief coordinator, wouldn't have so many concerns.
When he sold Song Yunshen personal information about Xia Jinshu and Xia Yunuo, he didn't mention that he had obtained their consent.
But even good brothers should be mindful of boundaries.
"By the way, we've had nothing to do since we changed classrooms on Friday. How about we go out and have some fun?" Xu Zhuoyue asked a little while later, as the four of them were lying in wait near the edge of the poison circle.
"Where are you going to play? Play ball?" Song Yunshen asked casually as he ate the spicy snack Xia Dao Ning handed him.
"How about we go to Wanda Plaza? It's been so long since we've been there together," Xu Zhuoyue suggested. "The last time was when we graduated from junior high."
"Let me ask Nuonuo first." Song Yunshen simply took out his phone and made WeChat call to Xia Yunuo. Xia Yunuo, who was doing her homework with Xia Lishu in her bedroom, suddenly heard her phone vibrate. She took it out and her face immediately turned red. She quickly stood up from her seat and hurriedly ran to the bathroom.
"I... I need to use the restroom."
Watching Xia Yunuo's hurried departure, Xia Jinshu couldn't help but cover her forehead and sigh softly. This didn't look like she was going to the restroom at all; it must be Song Yunshen looking for her.
Xia Jinshu knew this all too well. She couldn't help but purse her lips, pick up her phone and glance at the messages, but didn't see that Song Yunshen had contacted her.
Then she thought about how Song Yunshen hadn't written in his diary yesterday, and her mood became even more depressed.
I wonder if he'll write anything today.
On the other side, Xia Yunuo ran into the bathroom and cautiously answered the phone, asking, "Hello, Yunshen?"
"Hey~ Yunshen ~" Xu Zhuoyue heard Xia Yunuo's greeting over the voice chat and immediately imitated it in a very effeminate voice.
Because they were both wearing headphones, Xu Zhuoyue could hear Xia Yunuo's voice when she spoke on speakerphone, but Xia Yunuo couldn't hear Xu Zhuoyue's voice.
Xia Kening, standing to the side, trembled violently, trying hard to cover her mouth to suppress her laughter.
Song Yunshen twitched the corner of his mouth, ignoring Xu Zhuoyue's antics, and said into the phone, "I'm playing games with my cousin and Lao Xu, talking about Lao Bao mentioning changing classrooms in the group chat. Did you see that announcement?"
Xia Yunuo's heart skipped a beat when she heard him mention this. Of course, she had seen the message in the class group chat and knew that Teacher Zhang had said that if she wanted to change seats, she could message him privately.
Hearing Song Yunshen mention this, her heart raced. She thought Song Yunshen wanted to talk to her about changing seats.
She actually wanted to switch seats with Xu Zhuoyue and sit next to Song Yunshen so they could be deskmates.
Okay, not a little, I really want to...
But she also felt that Song Yunshen and Xu Zhuoyue had been deskmates for a year and had such a good relationship, so she was afraid they wouldn't agree.
So she hesitated for a long time but still didn't have the nerve to talk to Song Yunshen about it.
As long as they can stay in the same class, Xia Yunuo feels that's already good enough, and there's no need for them to be deskmates.
She believes that one shouldn't be too greedy.
But when Song Yunshen Shen brought this up with her, a small flame of emotion flickered in Xia Yunuo's heart.
I couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.
"I saw it, so what?" Xia Yunuo's tone was expectant, but she didn't dare to say it out loud, so she could only ask Song Yunshen what he meant.
"Oh, it's nothing. After changing classrooms, we should be able to go home. We have a lot of free time this morning, right?" Song Yunshen said. " Lao Xu asked us if we wanted to go out and have some fun together, like going to Wanda Plaza. What do you think?" Upon hearing Song Yunshen mention this, Xia Yunuo, who had been somewhat looking forward to it, immediately looked disappointed.
Oh, it wasn't about changing seats after all...
As expected, Song Yunshen and Xu Zhuoyue showed no intention of changing seats.
She's overthinking it.
Xia Yunuo pursed her lips, quickly adjusted her mindset, reminded herself not to be too greedy, and then replied, "Anything is fine with me, are you sure you want to go to Wanda?"
"It's not that it's confirmed, it's just a temporary location. You can bring up any other ideas you have," Song Yunshen said.
"I think it's pretty good." Xia Yunuo thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and quickly reminded her, "Didn't Sister Xuanxuan say the renovation would only take about a week? I don't know if the cat cafe can open on Friday."
"Oh right." Song Yunshen nodded in realization and immediately chimed in, "A cat cafe would definitely be a good idea. I'll ask Sister Xuanxuan later if she can open on Friday. If not, we can go to the trendy toy store again."
"Okay, I have no objection." Xia Yunuo immediately nodded in agreement.
"Okay, it's settled then."
"Is there anything else?" Xia Yunuo was still a little unwilling and couldn't help but ask.
But Song Yunshen clearly didn't understand her implied meaning. Just then, the Poisonous Shield was about to refresh, so he quickly said to Xia Yunuo, "That's all, that's all. We're still playing the game, so we'll hang up now." "Oh... well... bye-bye..." Xia Yunuo completely disappointed and had no choice but to obediently hang up the phone, come out of the bathroom, and return to her bedroom to sit down.
Taking a few deep breaths, she readjusted her mindset and quickly recovered from her disappointment.
It's just that we can't be deskmates anymore, it's not a big deal.
Xia Yunuo comforted herself and quickly threw herself back into her homework.
On the other side, Song Yunshen and his three friends played until 8:30 p. m. before finally ending their game.
After seeing Xia Kening off, Song Yunshen didn't forget what had just happened, so he took out his phone and sent a message to Song Jiazhi.
Soon after, Song Jiaxuan called.
"Hey, good evening, Xuanxuan."
"Why do you suddenly ask me if I can open on Friday?" Song Jiaxuan asked in confusion, "Are you coming on Friday?"
Song Yunshen gave her a brief explanation, then added, "It's not necessary. Just do it at your own pace. There's no need to open early just to accommodate us."
"It's not a matter of cooperation or not, I'm just not sure yet." Song Jiaxuan estimated, "If things go smoothly, the renovations should be finished in the next couple of days. I originally planned to open on Saturday. If you want, opening on Friday is also possible, as long as there aren't any problems with the renovations." "Then it's settled." Song Yunshen said with a smile, "But is the Cat Flavor still the same batch as before? Are there any new members?"
"Speaking of which..." Song Jiaxuan laughed, "If you're free that day, would you like to come to the pet hospital first?"
"We've taken in quite a few stray cats here, many of them purebreds. You can choose them yourself and take them to work at the cat cafe."
"I'll pick you up by car then. Where should we meet?"
Upon hearing this, Song Yunshen's eyes lit up, but then he hesitated. "There are probably four of us, maybe five or six. We're not sure of the number yet, and the car might not be able to fit everyone."
"It's okay, I'll have your sister Xianxian come along too, and let her drive one," Song Jiaxuan said. "Six people can definitely fit in two cars."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony with you."
"Haha, why are you being so polite with your sister? See you on Friday."
"Okay, no problem."
Having finalized Friday's schedule, Song Yunshen simply created a WeChat group and added Xia Yunuo, Xu Zhuoyue, and Zhong Long to it.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Ask Lao Deng if he wants to bring Chen Yue along; if so, bring her in. @Xu Zhuoyue
[ Xu Zhuoyue ]: Why don't you ask yourself? You just order me around. [ Song Yunshen ]: My sister said she'll personally drive to pick us up. We can go to the vet to choose a cat first, and then take it directly to the cat cafe. What's wrong with asking you to do a little errand?
[ Xu Zhuoyue ]: Okay, okay, you're awesome, I'll go ask.
A short while later, Xu Zhuoyue brought Deng Shihai and Chen Yue in.
The six-person cat-pushing group was officially formed.
A few people chatted excitedly in WeChat group for a long time, discussing which cat to choose and what to eat for lunch after petting the cats.
At 9 p. m., Song Yunshen received a WeChat call from Xia Jinshu, and they began their nightly vocabulary memorization session.
After finishing his phone lesson at 9:30, Song Yunshen took a shower first, then eagerly returned to his bedroom, took out his Future Diary from the drawer, and flipped to the latest page.
I don't know if it was generated last night or just today. In any case, there's only one new Future Diary.
Song Yunshen didn't mind the small amount and quickly looked down, then raised an eyebrow.
[July 25, 2030, Cloudy]
[When I got home from work today, I suddenly noticed a pair of unfamiliar shoes at my front door. Turns out we had some guests.]
[But to my surprise, the guest was Song Yunshen.] [And what surprised me even more was that I originally thought it was Xiao Nuo who invited Song Yunshen to our home, but after asking, I found out that it was actually Ningning who invited Song Yunshen to our home for dinner.]
After reading just the first three paragraphs, Song Yunshen couldn't help but frown and feel a headache coming on.
Why is the horse burning again?
2030... If I calculate the time, that should be when he's a junior in college, right?
Xia Kening should have completed her first year of university by now.
But according to the diary entries I read before, Xia Yuzhu should be the person I'm most familiar with.
How did it become Xia Kening's turn to invite him home for dinner?
Song Yunshen Shen was completely baffled, so he quickly continued reading.