Chapter 82 (2/2)

In reality, the chili oil had been Lin ShuYi’s work, adding spices and sesame seeds, while the vinegar and dumplings came store bought, so where Shen Fu’s triumph came from was a mystery.

By the time Shen Fu was finished with the dumplings, Tang Shuang and Lin ShuYi were done as well. Everyone washed their hands and sat down to eat.

Though they knew the dumplings were bought frozen from the store, they were still rather pleasantly surprised at this young master boiling dumplings for them. By the time they finished the dumplings, it was already past ten and customers were about to start pouring in.

When they had arrived in the morning, it was still early, so they didn’t go to Old Man Yang’s, heading directly to the restaurant instead. At around almost eleven, Old Man Yang arrived with Xiao Wan’s grandmother.

They two strolled over, smiling and talking as they did. Seeing Lin ShuYi and Shen Fu, Xiao Wan’s grandmother, usually very open and boisterous, was a little shy. Old Man Yang was still very straight forward, not feeling any embarrassment or awkwardness at all. Lin ShuYi went up to greet the two happily.

In reality, the others hadn’t expected that these two would end up together. Old Man Yang was quiet and introverted while Xiao Wan’s grandmother was the complete opposite, energetic with a firecracker temper. She was also ten years younger. Thus, Lin ShuYi really hadn’t expected the two to get together at all. However, thinking back on it, it hadn’t been completely out of the blue. Xiao Wan’s grandmother had always been very good to Old Man Yang, and after what happened with Yang Xiao, Xiao Wan’s grandmother was his main source of comfort, afraid he wouldn’t be able to get over it.

So, did Xiao Wan’s grandmother like Old Man Yang before? Lin ShuYi wondered with a smile. It seemed very like her.

Old Man Yang had already told the two, so he wasn’t afraid of the two reacting oddly. He had prepared to live out the rest of his life alone, but he hadn’t expected that someone might be willing to share this time with him.

“Grandpa Yang, have you eaten yet?”

“We have. Go and do what you need to. We just came to see if you had come back or not.”

Lin ShuYi nodded and suddenly asked, “Grandpa Yang, are you two not planning on hosting some sort of celebration?”

At this question, Old Man Yang looked a little embarrassed though he tried to keep his cool. Meanwhile, Xiao Wan’s grandmother practically hid herself behind Old Man Yang. “Celebration? We’re already old. That’s just embarrassing. How about we call Old Chen and the others over and have a dinner or something? You lot knowing is good enough. There’s no need to make it big at our age.”

Shen Fu had one hand in his pocket, the other arm wrapped around Lin ShuYi’s shoulders as he grinned. “What’s to be embarrassed about?”

Their situation had gone hugely public after all.

Old Man Yang shook his head. “There’s nothing to show off about this. We’re old already.” He glanced at Xiao Wan’s grandmother as he spoke. “It’s good enough to have someone to spend the rest of my life with. We’ll live our life; there’s no need to live on the opinions of others.”

Perhaps it was because they were older, so the way they viewed the world was different. Shen Fu loved Lin ShuYi and would want nothing more than for the whole world to know how much he loved the other. Meanwhile, things were different for Old Man Yang and Xiao Wan’s grandmother. They just wanted to live their lives peacefully. There was no need for others to know.

However, with this settled, Lin ShuYi was relieved. In the past, Old Man Yang was all alone. He was afraid that Old Man Yang would have to live alone and would be lonely. Even if he had Lin ShuYi to talk to, there were some problems and thoughts Old Man Yang wouldn’t tell him. Now it was different with Xiao Wan’s grandmother. The two would have each other and wouldn’t feel lonely anymore.

“That’s right, there’s something else I came here for.”

Shen Fu and Lin ShuYi straightened. “Yes?”

“We discussed among ourselves and decided we feel that it would be better if everyone was together. Originally we were thinking of having Xiao Wan’s grandmother come and live with me, but Xiao Wan said that she wanted to stay with her grandmother and wanted me to go move to their place. That idea is fine with me, so I was hoping you could help with moving on Sunday.”

So that’s what he was here about? Shen Fu and Lin ShuYi immediately agreed. It was no problem for them.

Though, they were going to live together? That was good. With Xiao Wan’s energetic self, they would be happier as well. Old Man Yang had gone through many hardships, but thankfully things were looking up now.

Old Man Yang and Xiao Wan’s grandmother strolled off once more, looking happy and content. Shen Fu and Lin ShuYi exchanged a look, imagining themselves in the same position when they got older, before turning their head and seeing Tang Shuang with a faceful of tears.

Even Old Man Yang came to show off his relationship. This single dog wanted to die!