The Only Choice

Chapter 7

The winter in the imperial capital this year is exceptionally cold, with a faint hint of snow today. Zhou Fanfan moved the two plates of crabapples in the yard indoors, and then walked into the living room, breathing out white air.

"Fanfan, why did you come in from outside? You don't even have any clothes on. Are you cold?" Seeing that she was wearing thin clothes, the aunt at home quickly took a blanket and put it on her.

Zhou Fanfan wrapped himself in a blanket and huddled on the sofa: "I saw that it was going to snow, so I moved the two crabapple trees outside inside."

"Hey, tell me about this. When Lao Chen comes, I can ask him to move it. How can you do it yourself in this cold weather?"

Lao Chen is the family's driver, and he also helps take care of the flowers and plants in the yard on weekdays.

Zhou Fanfan took the hot water handed over by the aunt and took a sip. It soon warmed up again: "I just happened to see it, so I moved it. Those are what my mother planted last year. We can't let them freeze to death."

"It won't freeze to death. I heard that crabapple flowers are more cold-resistant than other plants."

"Really... Mom didn't tell me."

"Why don't you ask her? Anyway, you can't just go out like this in the middle of winter. Don't do that next time. Remember that."

Zhou Fanfan smiled at his aunt: "Okay, I understand."

The aunt left muttering to herself. Zhou Fanfan put down the cup, picked up her phone and sent her mother a picture of the crabapple tree she had just taken outside.

[Look, the flowers you planted last time are all blooming again]

There was no reply from the other party. Maybe he was busy and didn't check his phone.

Zhou Fanfan didn't care either. She turned on the TV in the living room and found a movie.

As the movie was coming to an end, her phone rang. It was her mother who replied: [It's really good.]

Zhou Fanfan's lips curled up slightly: [Yeah, I saw it freezing outside just now, so I ran out and moved them all in]

[How do you move it yourself? It's very cold in China now, be careful not to catch a cold. This flower is not afraid of cold, so there is no need to move it indoors]

Zhou Fanfan: [Aunt Feng also said so]

[Then you have to be obedient, understand? ]

Zhou Fanfan: [I know, I know. With your tone, you still treat me as a little kid.]

[Haha, I always scold Xiaoheng like this, and I accidentally said the same thing to you]

Zhou Fanfan pursed her lips slightly, but quickly returned to normal: [I haven't seen you post photos of him on WeChat Moments for a long time, what does he look like now?]

[I've been at the beach these days and got really tanned (picture)]

Zhou Fanfan saw the photo her mother sent her. In the photo was a ten-year-old mixed-race boy with golden curly hair. He was sitting on a beach chair. He looked a little unhappy and had one hand stretched towards the camera, probably meaning he refused to have his photo taken.

I remember that she used to be fair and tender, but compared to now, she is much darker now.

You must be having a lot of fun at the beach.

Zhou Fanfan didn't reply. He put down his phone and watched the end of the movie.

Ding Ding——

WeChat rang again. Zhou Fanfan thought it was her mother sending her something again. When she clicked on it, she found that it was their small fan group discussing Guan Zhiyi's birthday in the near future and where they would go for dinner.