[It's probably for the best nobody is around to see Li Lianhua visibly wince at this. Does this boy really not even realize what he's saying half the time?]
Insulting him? Is that what I'm doing? Then what do you call searching all over town and falling into a pond just to make sure Fang Duobing and I have a nice moment?
That is indeed what it means to look out for someone. Maybe reflect on why you think it's nothing when you do it and worthy of a compliment when someone like Fang Duobing does it, eh?
[Who would have thought this boy is capable of playing tricks? Someone gives him one reward and suddenly he knows how to haggle? It's unexpected enough it surprises another laugh out of Li Lianhua before he can type a reply.]
Of course, a better understanding of yourself! Isn't that something? A young man should know himself most of all. What else do you want?
[Less quickly, but perhaps all the more surprising, after a few moments Inigo receives a photo. Cast in the last light of the approaching dusk, a handful of pebbles laid out in the shape of a smiling face on the road, a single plucked flower placed on top where a hairpin might be.]
The cookies will be there whenever you're ready to come by my house. Of course I expect you'll be able to share your newfound understanding as a result of your reflecting. Am I right?
[ For a moment he's excited that maybe the photo notification means that he truly did get a photo of a smiling Li Lianhua--
But.. it's not that, huh. Not exactly. It's a little disappointing, mostly because Inigo really wants the other to be able to feel happy and smile, but he supposes the other must have put some effort into making this.
And that has to matter too, right? ]
Of course.
My parents would be disappointed in me if I did not honor our family by keeping my word.
[Who needs a smiling Li Lianhua? But a smiling face on the side of the road will put a smile on the next person's face who passes by, and maybe the next after that. Inigo should learn to see the bigger picture. It's not his fault Li Lianhua's joyful whimsy is nearly indistinguishable from his wiggling.]
Good, very good. A filial son, as expected. Your parents indeed don't have reason to be disappointed.
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Date: 2024-12-08 03:47 pm (UTC)Insulting him? Is that what I'm doing? Then what do you call searching all over town and falling into a pond just to make sure Fang Duobing and I have a nice moment?
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Date: 2024-12-10 07:59 pm (UTC)And I know how much you mean to him. I'm sure that getting a compliment from you would make his entire day. Don't you always want to make his day?
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Date: 2024-12-10 11:23 pm (UTC)That is indeed what it means to look out for someone. Maybe reflect on why you think it's nothing when you do it and worthy of a compliment when someone like Fang Duobing does it, eh?
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Date: 2024-12-18 06:55 pm (UTC)There's a few moments of nothing. Maybe just long enough to imagine that Inigo may have been scared off by the statement, but then: ]
Do I get something if I reflect?
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Date: 2024-12-18 09:26 pm (UTC)Of course, a better understanding of yourself! Isn't that something? A young man should know himself most of all. What else do you want?
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Date: 2024-12-22 09:20 pm (UTC)I would take a smile from you as payment!
And some cookies. If I am allowed to make more demands.
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Date: 2024-12-23 02:18 am (UTC)The cookies will be there whenever you're ready to come by my house. Of course I expect you'll be able to share your newfound understanding as a result of your reflecting. Am I right?
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Date: 2024-12-26 02:40 pm (UTC)But.. it's not that, huh. Not exactly. It's a little disappointing, mostly because Inigo really wants the other to be able to feel happy and smile, but he supposes the other must have put some effort into making this.
And that has to matter too, right? ]
Of course.
My parents would be disappointed in me if I did not honor our family by keeping my word.
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Date: 2024-12-27 01:40 am (UTC)It's not his fault Li Lianhua's joyful whimsy is nearly indistinguishable from his wiggling.]Good, very good. A filial son, as expected. Your parents indeed don't have reason to be disappointed.
See you then, Inigo.