Chapter 413: Gifts and Returns

Qin Wenjun felt a little embarrassed when she thought about what her mother had said, but when she saw Zhang Baiyan's natural expression, she put aside her pretentiousness and nodded in agreement.

Watching the two people walking into the rain, Zhang's mother chuckled. Seeing Zhang Wanwan peeking in to watch the fun, she immediately went in and blocked her view.

After Zhang Baiyan sent Qin Wenjun to the room, Qin Wenjun was about to turn around and say goodbye to him when Zhang Baiyan suddenly stuffed something into her mouth.

Zhang Baiyan said nervously: "This is for you, and... go to bed early."

After saying that, he immediately ran back to his room.

Qin Wenjun stood there holding the small box until Zhang Baiyan entered the room. Then she turned around and went into the house. Her heart was pounding. She turned on the light and sat on the bed immediately. She examined the box carefully and found that it was a jewelry box from the jewelry store they went to today. When she opened it, she was surprised and delighted by the things inside. Qin Wenjun covered her mouth, her eyes full of moisture, and tremblingly took out the platinum necklace. The pearl pendant flashed a soft halo under the light, and it seemed increasingly unreal to her.

She didn't know how long it had been, but there were more frequent noises outside, and the fireworks in the sky flashed outside the window. She came to her senses, wiped her tears, carefully put away the necklace, and then went to the bathroom to take a shower despite her sleepiness.

Qin Wenjun woke up at six o'clock in the morning. She was awakened by the sound of firecrackers outside. This was the first time that she deeply felt the strong New Year atmosphere here.

Since she didn't have to work today and she hadn't figured out how to face Zhang Baiyan, she simply played like a coward and stayed in bed playing with her phone until she heard Zhang Wanwan's voice.

When she finished packing and walked into the yard, she found that Zhang Wanwan was already preparing to go out. "Boss, where are you going so early?"

It was really early, it was only nine o'clock, and there was nothing to do today, so Qin Wenjun was a little surprised.

Zhang Wanwan replied while putting on her safety goggles: "I was so busy buying women's things yesterday that I forgot to buy some new clothes for my dad. Plus, my brother said he didn't have any, so he asked me to buy some for him. I'm planning to go to the county town again. Do you want to go with me?"

Qin Wenjun thought about it for a while and nodded in agreement. On the way, she hesitated and said to Zhang Wanwan, "Boss, let me tell you something. Yesterday my mother asked me to date Brother Bai Yan, and last night Brother Bai Yan gave me a necklace. What do you think I should do?"

"What should we do?" Zhang Wanwan subconsciously slowed down and looked at Qin Wenjun suspiciously.

Qin Wenjun blushed and said embarrassedly: "I just don't know what to do, and I don't know what to do when I see Brother Bai Yan."

Zhang Wanwan was even more surprised. "You're not going to tell me that you've never been in a relationship!"

Qin Wenjun nodded shyly.

Zhang Wanwan gasped, "Oh! What a jerk! How lucky is my brother to find someone like you? But then again, he has never been in a relationship before, so you two are really a perfect match. Do you like him?"

Qin Wenjun was flustered for a moment when she heard this. Fearing that Zhang Wanwan might misunderstand her, she nodded heavily and muttered softly, "I think I like it. I won't reject it when my mother says so."

Zhang Wanwan smiled evilly, "This is interesting, a loving couple, not bad! Since my brother has taken the initiative to give you a gift, why don't you just tell him directly?"

"I...I...what should I say? I can't say those love words." Qin Wenjun felt so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

Zhang Wanwan shook her head again, and was deeply impressed by such exquisite things. After thinking for a while, she suggested, "How about this, when you go to the county town, you can buy something for my brother. It doesn't have to be expensive, but the thought is what matters. This way, he will understand what you mean, and it will be easier to communicate later."

"Yeah." Qin Wenjun nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

The two arrived at the county town and went to the same shopping mall as yesterday. Today was New Year's Eve, and many small shops were closed. Only the shopping mall was still open.

Zhang Wanwan went to the men's clothing area with familiarity and first showed Zhang Baiyan a set of clothes. Men's clothes are more expensive than women's, costing more than a thousand yuan a set. When Zhang Wanwan was about to pay, Qin Wenjun rushed to pay the bill.

Zhang Wanwan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Come on, if my brother knew you bought him a set of clothes, he probably wouldn't care about what I bought for him. So I won't buy it, and I can save some money. Let's go and see my dad's."

Qin Wenjun smiled with satisfaction. This was the first time she bought clothes for someone other than her family. Although she spent more than a thousand yuan, it was nothing compared to the necklace Zhang Baiyan bought for her. Later, she also bought a set for Qin's father and mother and Qin Wenbin, but they only cost four or five hundred yuan, far less expensive than the one Zhang Baiyan bought for her.

It was almost one o'clock in the afternoon when the two returned to the Zhang family's old house from the county town.

Seeing them carrying a lot of bags, Zhang's mother laughed and said, "They really are going shopping!"

Zhang Baiyan came back from outside and couldn't help mumbling as soon as he entered the door: "You were gone when I came back this morning. I thought you had gone somewhere. Why didn't you call me?"

Zhang Wanwan winked at him and teased, "Handsome guy, you are so lucky."

Zhang Baiyan was a little confused. Before he could figure it out, Qin Wenjun suddenly trotted over and stuffed two bags into his arms, then ran out with the other bags without saying a word.

"What is this?" Zhang Baiyan said as he took out the things. When he saw that they were new clothes, he immediately realized what was going on and stood there stupidly, grinning like an idiot.

Zhang Wanwan was enjoying the fun and said loudly to her mother, "Mom, my brother is stupid. What should I do?"

Zhang's mother came out and nodded Zhang Wanwan's head in a reproachful manner, muttering lovingly, "How can you say that about your brother? He is so happy. I have to find time to discuss the marriage of the two children with your Aunt Qin. It just so happens that we have a new house now, so the wedding can be more grand."

Zhang Baiyan sobered up when he heard the word wedding, and said in a silly voice: "Mom, look at when the auspicious day is, hehe"

Zhang Wanwan kept shaking her head, feeling that Zhang Baiyan was beyond help.

Qin Wenjun's face was still a little hot when she ran out of the Zhang family's old house. She returned to normal when she reached the end of the village. She saw Qin Wenjun sitting at the door knitting something from a distance, so she hurried over and asked, "Where are my parents?"

"Sister, you're here!" Qin Wenbin stood up in surprise, dusted himself off and was about to go in to get food for Qin Wenjun, saying, "Dad is sleeping, and Mom went to the mountains to wander around. She said she had nothing to do and since no one is working today, she might as well find something to do."

Qin Wenjun glanced at the top of the mountain, took the bag in his hand to Qin Wenbin's room, and said, "I bought each of you a new set of clothes, which you can wear during the New Year."

(End of this chapter)