The next day, Yan Cheng and Wang Muman prepared to take the bus.
Wang Muman changed her clothes and went downstairs. She loved wearing skirts during holidays, perhaps because she always wore a school uniform at school. It was also more convenient for washing clothes, which led her brother, Wang Mujin, to buy her skirts for a period, always asking for her opinion when he saw something nice.
Yan Cheng saw the unfamiliar yet familiar green dress again. This was probably the second time he had seen her wear it. After so long, it still made his eyes light up, as if he had returned to the feeling of their first meeting, his heart skipping a beat.
"Ready?" Yan Cheng asked after seeing Wang Muman finish breakfast.
"Mhm, let's go. He Lele is already urging me. She said she doesn't want to be annoyed by Zhou Mingyu," Wang Muman said with a smile. She had just listened to He Lele's voice message and could imagine her tone.
Yan Cheng's grandmother said the usual words a parent would say at the door, "Be careful on the way, and come back early!"
"Okay, Grandma, you should go back inside. It's very hot outside." Wang Muman was very happy today, skipping as she walked.
"You seem to be in a good mood today." Yan Cheng rarely saw Wang Muman this happy.
"Mhm, because I rarely get to go out to play without my brother around. I'm so tired of him." Every time they went out, Wang Mujin would always advise her this and that.
Yan Cheng nodded. It was indeed necessary to advise her more.
The sun was scorching, but it became cool once they got on the bus. Since it was the starting station, there were many empty seats.
"Let's sit there," Wang Muman said, sitting in the same spot as last time.
The bus started, hit the road, and passed station after station. Many people got on, and many got off. Sitting near the back door, Wang Muman also saw many different kinds of people, bringing her different feelings. Wang Muman liked this feeling, as if she could see the stories behind them.
"Yan Cheng, what kind of person do you want to be in the future?" Wang Muman uncharacteristically started a conversation, and she also wanted to know the answer to this question.
"I don't know." Yan Cheng had no answer. It wasn't that he hadn't searched, but rather that he had no interest.
"You're so smart and capable, you can be anything," Wang Muman thought of his all-around development; he could do everything well. He was truly a perfect person.
"It seems like being an e-sports player wouldn't work," Yan Cheng said with a wry smile. He really had no talent for playing games.
"Hahaha, it's okay. It would be a waste for you to be an e-sports player."
"Then why do you want to be a doctor?" Yan Cheng really wanted to know the reason for her clear direction.
Wang Muman suddenly quieted down. The lively atmosphere around them instantly disappeared.
"Because of Mom."
Yan Cheng felt the atmosphere around him change. Upon hearing her answer, he suddenly felt that he shouldn't have asked, yet he hadn't expected her to answer.
"I'm sorry, I..." Yan Cheng didn't know how to comfort her.
"It's okay, Yan Cheng. I know you already know. You don't need to be so sensitive." Wang Muman knew they all knew about her situation from Yan Cheng's father's question.
After a period of silence, Yan Cheng didn't continue the conversation.
"Manman, we're supposed to play all day today. Forget the question just now." Yan Cheng preferred Wang Muman's energetic self, the kind that could infect those around her.
Wang Muman nodded and looked out the window. The sun shone on the trees by the roadside, and the rays of sunlight were full of power, as if they could penetrate one's heart.