Chapter 25

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Lin Xiyu

"Xiyu, quickly invite your classmate into the house to cool off under the electric fan."

The maternal aunt deeply agreed and eagerly chimed in: "It's too hot outside; staying in the sun too long will cause heatstroke......."

"How can you get heatstroke after just a little while?"

Lin Xiyu muttered softly, standing still without moving.

"What's wrong with you today? You're acting a bit strange......."

The female cousin's shrewd little gaze darted back and forth between the two, sensitively sensing something was off: "You were fine a few days ago; what evil impulse suddenly took hold of you? You're speaking evasively—did he offend you?"

"No?"

Guben hastily defended himself, making a bitter face to protest his innocence: "I haven't done anything heinous these past few days; I've stayed home the whole time and haven't dared to go near her, so how could I have offended her?"

"Maybe......."

The female cousin rolled her eyes and laughed with a puff: "It's precisely because you haven't gone near her that your female cousin is angry."

"No, don't talk nonsense."

Lin Xiyu was annoyed and glared at her unhappily.

"See, your face is red, isn't it?"

The female cousin thought she had guessed the truth and smiled even more smugly: "I must be right; not seeing him for a few days makes you uncomfortable, so you're sulking on your own."

"You still dare say......."

Lin Xiyu was truly annoyed this time; she stamped her foot in anger and ran back into the yard.

"Hey, hey, aren't you waiting for the television station's reporter?"

The female cousin was a step too slow, failed to grab her, and withdrew her hand sheepishly.

"Has your family's housing issue been resolved?"

Guben couldn't fathom the girl's worries, so he could only think of something else, assuming the relocation wasn't going smoothly, which troubled her and put her in a bad mood.

"House, what house?"

The female cousin didn't expect his mind to work so quickly and couldn't keep up with the pace for a moment.

"The matter of the demolition."

Guben smiled and pointed out: "Don't you live in public housing? Have you coordinated well regarding the dispute with the landlord's family?"

"She even told you about this?"

The female cousin finally understood this time, her mouth open in shock.

"The landlord's brother-in-law came to cause trouble a few days ago; I saw it."

Guben didn't want her to think too much into it and hurriedly explained.

"Oh, oh, is that so? I thought......"

The female cousin indeed thought too much into it, touched her nose sheepishly, and felt a bit regretful.

"Beep beep."

As the two were talking, a car horn sounded from the alley entrance, and two minibuses turned in from the alley entrance.

"The people from the television station are here."

Guben didn't have time to ask further; he pushed his mountain bike into the yard to make way for the cars.

"They're finally here."

The female cousin instantly perked up and rushed home to report the news before him.

"It's here."

The minibus stopped at the doorway of No. 9 Courtyard; the car door opened, and Li Yan jumped out first, pointing at the doorplate number.

The other staff members of the program group successively carried equipment out of the carriage.

The commotion outside the door also attracted the attention of many neighbors; some stood smiling and fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans, watching the excitement around the two cars.

"Sister Yan, you're here."

Guben still placed his mountain bike under the window of the Noodle Workshop; as he came out from the yard to welcome them, he was surprised to discover that among the group getting off the car behind, there was actually the Station Director of the television station, and the two people accompanying him had a powerful aura, looking nothing like ordinary leader cadres.

"Xiao Bin, come, let me introduce you to......"

Li Yan waited until the group came closer and waved at him proactively: "These two are Bureau Chief Zhang of the Tourism Bureau and Director Li of the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department; the two leaders are here to cut the ribbon for the documentary's opening........"