A Romance of the Little Forest Episode 16 Recap
> A Romance of the Little Forest Recap
Yu Meiren asked the little boy seriously if he was very familiar with Zhuang Yu, and why he would say 'superficial'. Zhuang Yu's younger brother actually said that dressing like this was superficial. Yu Meiren glanced at Zhuang Yu and asked if his brother said that. Zhuang Yu quickly shook his head. The younger brother said it was shown on TV, that people with such red lipstick were not smart.
Yu Meiren retorted, saying it turns out all his knowledge came from TV. So, didn't TV teach him not to judge a book by its cover, or that being good-looking definitely means having no brain? It's possible to be both pretty and smart, she said with a smile, not angry. But he actually said Yu Meiren wasn't good-looking, which made Yu Meiren unhappy. She chased him and almost fell but was caught by Zhuang Yu.
Their eyes met, and it was a bit awkward. Yu Meiren quickly told him to control his younger brother. However, Zhuang Yu felt that Yu Meiren and the elementary school student actually had quite a bit in common. As a result, the younger brother wanted Zhuang Yu to control Yu Meiren, mistakenly saying 'girlfriend'. Both were shocked. Then the younger brother quickly corrected himself to 'female friend'. Zhuang Yu awkwardly pulled his younger brother home.
In the morning, a ray of sunlight shone on Yu Meiren's face. The doorbell rang. She thought it was a delivery and got up reluctantly. When she got to the door, she found it was two of Zhuang Yu's students. She quickly went back to tidy herself up before opening the door.
As soon as they saw Yu Meiren, they called her "Shimu" (teacher's wife), and said that Zhuang Yu's public announcement was big news at the school, and they didn't expect to see them showing affection. Yu Meiren was a bit shy. Then the younger brother came out from behind and scoffed that Yu Meiren wasn't Shimu, and was more like "Shinainai" (teacher's grandmother).
The senior student wondered why Zhuang Yu didn't get tanned and asked what Yu Meiren put on him. Zhuang Yu suddenly remembered the sunscreen Yu Meiren gave him in Qing Shui Village, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up. Yu Meiren invited the two students and the younger brother in. Their communication with the younger brother wasn't very smooth, and Zhuang Yu also instructed that they could go to her for anything.
Yu Meiren was quite happy to hear this, while the younger brother looked disdainful. The two of them engaged in a battle of wits at home. Jin Xi was absent-minded today and felt he was getting more and more outrageous, having to use more lies to cover up one lie. Linda also felt his style had been changing lately and advised him that trust is the most important thing in a relationship.
While they were talking, Li Tiantian came in to deliver coffee, saw the two of them, misunderstood the situation, and felt a bit lost after leaving. She even went to inquire how long Linda and Mr. Jin had known each other. Hearing a colleague say they had a relationship of great trust made her even more lost. At noon, Zhuang Yu didn't eat at the lab either.
He rushed home worried that the child wouldn't get food on time and would become irritable. As expected, Yu Meiren and the younger brother were like fire and water. However, after Zhuang Yu returned, he didn't expect the younger brother was doing homework. He thought Yu Meiren had bought something to bribe her. Actually, Yu Meiren had her own clever trick.
After a round of provocation, plus Yu Meiren easily solved his extra question, the younger brother honestly wrote homework for a long time. Li Tiantian still asked Mr. Jin if he had fallen for someone, because she thought he liked Linda. But Mr. Jin thought Li Tiantian had realized he liked her. As a result, Li Tiantian blurted out that he liked Linda, and Mr. Jin was stunned. Zhuang Yu took Yu Meiren and his younger brother out to eat.
The two of them were playfully bickering. When Zhuang Yu asked what they wanted to eat, they said 'meat' in unison, so they went for BBQ. While eating, Zhuang Yu even thoughtfully put meat on Yu Meiren's plate, and he even knew what drink she liked. Mr. Jin told Li Tiantian that Linda had been married for a long time, and only then did Li Tiantian become happy.
Zhuang Yu's younger brother had been educated and started calling Yu Meiren 'sister'. The three of them went to an exhibition together. Yu Meiren and the younger brother dressed up as anime characters. Zhuang Yu naturally and appropriately played his role as a botany professor. After entering, the emotional atmosphere between Yu Meiren and Zhuang Yu instantly rose.
Zhuang Yu watched Yu Meiren and the younger brother playing games together, finding it more and more amusing, and also worrying about Yu Meiren's safety. Afterwards, the two of them also won the first prize. The younger brother was very happy. Yu Meiren was both tired and happy. Zhuang Yu also thoughtfully handed her a tissue. She quickly secretly checked if her makeup was smudged.
Yu Meiren saw that Zhuang Yu's home was well decorated and wanted to reimburse him, saying she couldn't take advantage of a people's teacher. Zhuang Yu then claimed the invoice hadn't arrived yet and would give it to her later, to which his younger brother retorted how could he ever not be prepared.
