Song Huaizhi always acted with extraordinary swiftness, just like the rumbling thunder that followed a lightning bolt. One moment he was asking a question. Before Meng Ruyi could answer, he just glanced at her and then resolutely rolled up his sleeves. Meng Ruyi bit her lip. She felt rather confused, a bit sour, yet also oddly satisfied. She secretly despised her own sentimentality at this moment, but seeing Song Huaizhi understand her so well, she couldn't help but feel happy.
Seeing their conversation, Zhang Yunyun let out a snort of laughter beside them. She leaned over and whispered in Meng Ruyi's ear, "It's really true that those involved are often blind. I couldn't see it before, but looking at you now, I suddenly understand."
Zhang Yunyun was trying hard not to laugh, so her voice was unsteady. The gentle puff of warm air against Meng Ruyi's ear instantly turned her earlobes red.
Meng Ruyi was always decisive in her actions, never procrastinating. She spoke straightforwardly and rarely beat around the bush. Zhang Yunyun rarely saw her acting like a shy young girl. She couldn't help but marvel in her heart. After saying that, she added, "Although I don't really like Song Huaizhi because he seems too dangerous, the way he treats you is completely different from how he treats others. I think he's actually not that bad."
"Brother Song really is good to me. After all, I'm his cousin," Meng Ruyi replied instinctively, ignoring the first part of Zhang Yunyun's words and trying to explain the second part. As soon as the words left her mouth, she wished she could bite off her own tongue.
What was she saying! When did Song Huaizhi become her cousin? Others might not know, but didn't she know? Oh my god!
Meng Ruyi never expected that these words would just slip out of her mouth. For a moment, she stood there stunned. She couldn't help but purse her lips. Just as she was about to turn her head to see where Song Huaizhi was, she saw him holding a straight tree branch and using a small knife to whittle it bit by bit, making the tip perfectly straight.
Feeling Meng Ruyi's gaze on him, Song Huaizhi slowly looked up. Looking at the two of them, he smiled faintly and said, "Yes, my cousin is right. As her cousin, it's only natural that I treat her differently from others."
Didn't Song Huaizhi know the truth? Meng Ruyi stood there dumbfounded. She never expected that Song Huaizhi had actually heard her random fabrication. Her face instantly flushed bright red. She wished she could dig a hole and bury herself.
He knew everything! And he was deliberately teasing her!
An inexplicable sense of unease welled up in her heart. Meng Ruyi stood there and took a deep breath. Looking at Song Huaizhi's calm expression, she suddenly felt a bit annoyed. So she imitated him and raised her eyebrows, drawling, "Yes, my cousin is really kind. Meeting such a cousin is really a blessing I earned in my past life."
"That's a bit of an overstatement," Song Huaizhi thought of how the little girl in front of him had taken him home. He couldn't help but find it amusing. Looking at her, he said, "Meeting a cousin like me is thanks to my cousin's kindness and good judgment, right?"
Zhang Yunyun couldn't bear to watch anymore. She never expected that she would end up being a background wall standing there. Watching the two of them call each other cousin, she suddenly felt a twinge of toothache. So she couldn't help but pout and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Cousin Ruyi. Can I take your cousin to play in the water now?"
[Hahaha, Yunyun is so cute! I'm dying of laughter!]
[One sentence has drawn the hatred of two people. Zhang Yunyun is really something!]
[Yu Yu and Brother Song are so cute! Yunyun is so good at coming up with comebacks. I'm wide awake now even though it's late at night!]
Hearing this, the words "cousin" on the tip of Meng Ruyi's tongue suddenly got stuck. She could only glare at Zhang Yunyun with a look of annoyance.
Song Huaizhi, however, remained calm. There was still the usual faint smile on his handsome face. He slightly lowered his eyes and continued his work. As the wood chips fell to the ground, the tip of the tree branch gradually became sharper. Finally, the once ordinary tree branch turned into a sharp and dangerous fish spear. There were also a few spikes tied to both sides with ropes, giving it an air of victory as if they could catch fish right away.
Zhang Yunyun's attention was also drawn to this seemingly very powerful fish spear. She was filled with admiration for Song Huaizhi. He was really amazing. How did he know how to do everything?
The two of them just quietly watched him holding the small knife, his eyes focused and his hands moving quickly and steadily.
After the fish spear was finished, Song Huaizhi briefly lifted it to his lips and gently blew away the wood chips. Then he took a careful look at it. The next moment, he walked up to Meng Ruyi and said, "Do you want it? I saw you staring at it for a long time just now."
Although this was a question, Song Huaizhi's tone was very certain. After saying that, he put the fish spear into Meng Ruyi's hand and then got up to look for a new tree branch.
Zhang Yunyun: "..."
She felt so superfluous.
"Tsk," she pouted in dissatisfaction, completely losing the demeanor of a noble young lady. With a teasing look on her face, she said to Meng Ruyi, "I'm right, aren't I? Those involved are often blind."
Meng Ruyi couldn't think of anything else to say. Looking at the fish spear in her hand, a faint blush gradually spread across her face.
Gu Ling didn't know what the others were doing. He just saw Song Huaizhi finish making his fish spear. So he also got up to look for a tree branch and started repeating what Song Huaizhi had just done.
After Song Huaizhi left, Meng Ruyi and Zhang Yunyun noticed that Gu Ling was also concentrating on whittling the tree branch in his hand. His face showed a rare look of concentration.
"Rare," Zhang Yunyun leaned over and whispered in Meng Ruyi's ear, "Actually, if Gu Ling could always be like this, it wouldn't be so bad."
"Hmm?"
Gu Ling's movements were very skillful. Hearing this, he looked up and complained to Zhang Yunyun dissatisfiedly, "Why isn't it bad? Haven't I always been good?"
"You've always been good," Zhang Yunyun rolled her eyes at him and continued, "Young Master Gu is, of course, the best."
Gu Ling felt that after Zhang Yunyun solved the troublesome matters of the Zhang family, she seemed to have completely changed. She used to be just a bit sarcastic, but now she was so sarcastic that whenever Gu Ling saw her open her mouth, he knew she must be saying something unpleasant. So he replied without hesitation, "Of course!"
Meng Ruyi watched the two of them bickering. Looking at the creek beside them, the water sparkling like glass, she felt a sense of peace for the first time in a long while.
So her gaze involuntarily followed Song Huaizhi again. She only looked away when she saw him pick up a suitable tree branch.
Although Gu Ling talked a lot, he actually quickly whittled a fish spear for Zhang Yunyun. The price was that Zhang Yunyun couldn't talk to him for the rest of the day.
The moment he handed the fish spear over and saw Zhang Yunyun close her mouth, Gu Ling closed his eyes in relief and said, "Finally, I've experienced the happy life of making a living with my skills."
Zhang Yunyun wanted to say something but held back. She felt so frustrated. Meng Ruyi could tell what she wanted to say and almost couldn't hold back her laughter.
Although she quickly covered her mouth, the smile on Meng Ruyi's face couldn't be hidden at all.
Seeing this, Song Huaizhi suddenly felt lighthearted. The smile on his face became more genuine.