So, for half the day the two didn't do anything but chat via their keyboards across a wall.
They kept chatting until they heard someone arguing, and then they reluctantly stopped. When they saw each other afterwards, Xu Xiaoyan's face suddenly flushed with shyness: while facing the computer, she had been bolder than usual, forgetting they were just next door. Now that they were face-to-face, she was incredibly shy.
Yan Fei, on the other hand, was thick-skinned. Thanks to their conversation earlier, he was very pleased with the instant messaging software. He grinned at her before descending the stairs and shouting upward, "Aunt Yu Mei, what's going on?"
Then, Lin Yumei came out, pulling Fang Xiaoqing along, and said angrily, "Look at this girl! She cut her hair without saying a word. Traditionally we don't cut hair before the Chinese New Year is over!"
