The little girl had just woken up, her mind was a little confused, and she reacted slowly. She chatted with her father in a small voice.

Only later did I realize that there was a man standing silently behind my father.

She looked intently with eyes full of surprise.

The weather has been getting colder these days, but he is not wearing thick clothes.

The man wore a smoky gray woolen coat, a high-necked black wool sweater, and casual suit pants.

He has a straight and slender neck, a gentle temperament, cold and fair skin, and a handsome appearance, which makes it easy for people to like him.

Seeing that he was looking at her, the man smiled politely, took a step forward and stretched out his hand.

"Hello, I'm Shen Zhixu."

Zhou's father was a rough man and didn't pay much attention to the little girl's bare feet.

The main thing is that the house is carpeted from floor to ceiling, and is equipped with central air conditioning and floor heating.

In winter, the carpeted feet feel warm when stepped on, which inadvertently cultivates the bad habit of the little girl to go barefoot in the inner room.

Especially when he saw Professor Xu and his daughter meet, he didn't care about anything else and hurriedly took his daughter to introduce them.

"Look at what I did."

Then he quickly introduced.

"Brother Xu, this is my good-for-nothing only daughter, Zhou Chunyu."

Zhou's father, who turned to introduce his daughter, happened to miss the man's slightly pursed lips.

"Daughter, this is Professor Xu from the Academy of Sciences. He's the R&D leader for this project. He's incredibly talented, a brilliant young talent."

My father kept talking in my ear, praising me without asking for anything in return. It was obvious that he really admired Professor Xu.

Yuer opened her eyes and looked at the tall and handsome man opposite her, with his head pointing upwards.

The dad treated the young man as an equal, which made things difficult for Zhou Chunyu, who was almost the same age as him.

The little girl thought about it and decided that she didn’t have the nerve to call out “uncle” out loud.

The determined little girl reached out and shook the bony hand in front of her, speaking softly and politely.

"Hello, Professor Xu."

Immediately, Shen Zhixu heard her mutter, "Zhixu, Zhixu."

The little girl spoke softly, whispering as if she was telling love words, and called her lover's name in a lingering and sad voice.

She didn't notice the red ears of the man opposite her.

Yu'er murmured a few words and looked up with a smile.

"But the willows are covered in thick smoke, the plum blossoms are playing sadly, how much spring is there?"

Shen Zhixu took a deep look and nodded in agreement.

The two men's clasped hands separated immediately after touching. The man smiled, restrained himself and politely withdrew his hand, calling out softly.

"Hello, Miss Zhou."

It's very awkward to get along with strangers, so after introducing her name, Yu'er scratched the ground with her toes.

She thought that if she had known there were guests at home, she would not have come out and would have been so comfortable hiding in the house.

Here, Father Zhou did not notice his daughter's embarrassed expression. One was his admired partner, and the other was his precious daughter.

As the head of the family, he treats everyone with respect and always tries to please everyone.

He hurriedly invited the two young men to sit down, and after finishing their business, they chatted and talked about family matters.

Waiting for dinner, three people here just sat down.

Zhou's father sat on the sofa in the middle, and Yu'er saw the man sitting on the sofa on the left.

She scratched her hands and sat next to her father very stiffly, waiting for dinner to start.

Zhou's mother guessed that if nothing unexpected happened, Zhou's father would definitely invite someone to dinner tonight.

Old Zhou valued Professor Xu very much and often whispered to Zhou's mother that he was a top-notch talent and a cultured person.

Zhou's mother had heard a lot about him and had a good impression of him when she met him.

Shen Zhixu is not only highly educated and capable, but also has a slender and handsome appearance, which is very pleasing to the eye.

The hostess decided to entertain the guests well and went into the kitchen to instruct the chef to add a few more dishes.

After leaving the kitchen, I looked towards the guest hall.

The two people in the living room became three. Mother Zhou paused and looked at her precious daughter who was sitting obediently next to Old Zhou.

With a smile in his eyes, he went up to him.

When I got closer, I saw that my daughter was barefoot, with the soles of her feet on the carpet in front of the sofa.

Although the floor heating is installed, it still snowed at three o'clock this afternoon and it hasn't stopped yet.

Zhou's mother felt distressed and gave her careless husband a cold look.

She is very tolerant of those who do not wear shoes.

He asked the servant to go upstairs and get slippers for him to put on.

Only then did Zhou's father realize that his daughter was not wearing shoes. No wonder his wife was looking at him with neither eyes nor nose.

Shen Zhixu looked at the harmonious family, the father who loved his daughter dearly, the mother of his precious daughter, and ~

Looking at the girl on the other side of the sofa who was covering her mouth and laughing, her bright eyes were filled with soft waves, beautiful and moving.

The man, with his eyes lowered indifferently, thought to himself, who doesn't like a beautiful and dreamy princess?

The meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests.

After dinner, it was already dark and the snow outside was getting heavier.

Yu'er accompanied her parents to see the guests to the entrance.

"Brother Xu, it's too dark and snowing so heavily. Why don't you stay? There are plenty of empty rooms at home. It's not like you have nowhere to stay."

Frowning and staring at the vast expanse of white outside the door, Zhou's mother, who shivered from the cold for just a few seconds, nodded repeatedly.

"That's right, that's right. There are plenty of empty rooms at home. Professor Xu can just stay. It won't be a big deal."

At the end, Yu'er, wrapped in a cloak, secretly urged the guests to leave quickly. He saw that the night was deep and the whole place was white.

Worried that something had happened to Professor Xu, whom I had only met once, I turned to look.

"Brother, sister-in-law, you are too polite. I have something else to do in the lab, so I won't stay any longer today."

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of the little girl's face behind them, which was pale from the wind.

"It's cold, so don't send me off. I'll be leaving first. If you're really worried, I'll let Brother Zhou know when we get to the lab."

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