My Girlfriend Who Develops Through Development

Seemingly influenced by Lin Mo, An Youyu gradually became more talkative.

Of course, this is only relatively speaking.

Even so, Lin Mo was already very satisfied.

More haste less speed.

"Gululu..."

Finally, a stomach growl broke the warm academic atmosphere.

Lin Mo smacked her lips. "I'm hungry."

An Youyu chuckled, her beauty radiating in an instant that even outshone the midday sun outside the window.

Lin Mo squinted, forced to redefine An Youyu's beauty.

It is a breathtaking beauty; faintly visible as if the moon were veiled by light clouds, drifting and swaying like swirling snow in a flowing wind.

Watch the sky in the morning and the clouds in the evening.

It's her, it's her; it's still her...

Chapter 9 Little Fish

An Youyu's smile was fleeting, like a flash in the pan.

Seeing Lin Mo looking at her, she quickly lowered her head, a few strands of hair falling down her sides to partially obscure her face. "We're out of ingredients at home, I'll go buy some."

"Together."

As soon as An Youyu stood up, Lin Mo stood up as well.

Next comes the second part of the plan.

Cook!

If we want to alleviate An Youyu's loneliness, we can only fill the void with something else.

Her heart is only so big; when happiness comes, the loneliness she has accumulated in the past naturally diminishes.

As for how to give An Youyu a sense of happiness, it can be summarized in six words.

The simpler, the happier.

There's a song lyric that goes something like this... Yes, simple happiness, no more loneliness.

Most people say that life isn't that simple.

But life is made up of meals and all sorts of trivial matters.

The reason why people live such stressful lives is because they have too many mental shackles.

The simpler something is, the more it reveals its inherent qualities.

The greatest complexity lies in simplicity, and the greatest beauty lies in plainness.

"wait for me."

An Youyu lay on the floor and took out an iron can from under the bed.

A faint smile spread across her face when she saw the tin can.

Upon opening the tin can, coins and banknotes of various denominations were poured onto the floor.

At a glance, it should be worth over a thousand yuan.

Lin Mo squatted down and looked at the pile of coins on the ground. "Did you save all this money?"

"Ah."

An Youyu smiled sincerely, "Going to university costs a lot of money, so I started saving money from my first year of high school."

Where did all this money come from?

"To work."

Those three simple words made Lin Mo feel even more sorry for the girl in front of him, and a bitter feeling rose in his throat. "What are you doing?"

An Youyu sorted through the loose change on the ground and whispered, "When I was in my first year of high school, I wasn't even sixteen yet, and those temporary workers didn't dare to hire me. Back then, I could only survive on the monthly allowance that the dean sent me at the beginning of each month."

At this point, she smiled happily, "However, starting from my second year of high school, I stopped accepting money from the dean. Every Sunday, I would go to the library in the city center to help organize books, earning fifty yuan a day. After deducting my daily expenses, I saved the rest."

An Youyu spoke happily, but Lin Mo felt very sad listening to her. He never expected that An Youyu's life would be so difficult.

I worked part-time while attending school to save up for university expenses.

At this moment, many questions were answered.

No wonder An Youyu always wears her school uniform, and no wonder her lunch is so simple.

"Little fish."

"Ugh?"

An Youyu pointed to her nose with her right hand, her tone full of uncertainty, "Were you... calling me just now?"

"Yes, from now on I'll call you Little Fish, okay?"

"Do not……"

"Don't say no."

Seeing that An Youyu was about to refuse, Lin Mo quickly gave a reason, "Calling you by your name or 'An classmate' would be too formal, and you don't like being called 'Teacher An.' 'Little Fish' is the most appropriate nickname. It's not inappropriate for friends to call each other that, is it?"

"But……"

"Aren't we friends?"

"I guess so?"

Meeting Lin Mo's gaze, An Youyu muttered softly, "Even if we're friends, could you... use a different term of address?"

Lin Mo's lips twitched subtly.

This girl is great in every way, except she's too serious.

Seeing that Lin Mo remained silent, An Youyu tentatively suggested, "Actually, it's fine to call me 'Classmate An,' or perhaps..."

"Okay, little fish."

An Youyu bit her lip lightly, her stubbornness evident, "It's not good to call me that."

Lin Mo remained silent.

He understands girls' personalities; sometimes you have to be a little thick-skinned.

For example, now.

Seeing that Lin Mo remained silent, An Youyu couldn't bring herself to say the words of refusal she had prepared, as if she had resigned herself to her fate.

She picked up a fifty-yuan bill and then put all the money back into the tin box.

Then, she frowned slightly, took out another fifty-yuan bill from the tin box, and her lips moved slightly.

Lin Mo's ears twitched, and he faintly heard: "A hundred yuan should be enough to eat."

In an instant, goosebumps rose on his back.

According to An Youyu, she had saved the money in the tin can for two and a half years.

Normally, she only eats rice and vegetables, but she was willing to spend 100 yuan to buy groceries just to treat him to a meal.

Lin Mo didn't know how to describe this feeling.

After An Youyu stuffed the tin can under the bed, she handed the two banknotes in her hand to Lin Mo.

Here, take it.

"What do you mean?"

"You pay when you buy groceries."

Lin Mo suppressed the tremor in his heart, "Why?"

An Youyu counted on her fingers, "It's awkward for boys when girls pay."

The innocent words and those clear eyes became the last straw that broke Lin Mo's mental defenses. He turned his back and quickly moved his hand.

"what happened to you?"

"fine."

Lin Mo turned around and replied with a smile, "My eyes suddenly feel a little itchy, so I'll rub them."

An Youyu believed her and asked, "Shall we go buy groceries now?"

"it is good."

A few minutes later, the two arrived at a nearby farmers' market.

It was midday, and with the hot weather, the huge market was practically deserted.

Some vegetable vendors were dozing off on the stone platform.

An Youyu often came to this place, and she led Lin Mo around the area with ease, turning left and right.

Lin Mo had originally planned to show off his bargaining skills, but unfortunately found that the vendors at these stalls were very friendly to An Youyu.

The vegetables sold to her were basically at cost price, or even below cost price.

After walking around, Lin Mo's hands were full of plastic bags.

Before leaving, the pork vendor quietly called out to Lin Mo.

The stall owner, who looked to be in his forties, glanced cautiously at An Youyu, who was selecting meat not far away, and said with some concern, "Young man, are you this girl's..."

"classmate."

Lin Mo answered proactively.

The stall owner smiled and nodded, his smile evident in his eyes, and deliberately lowered his voice, "This girl has had a hard life, you can't bully her."

"I won't let anyone bully her."

The stall owner seemed very satisfied with Lin Mo's answer and said that the meal would be free this time.