Chapter 14

Xiao Zhuang was holding a book and squatting on the ground, distinguishing the grass.

Seeing that Xiao Jiang ignored him, Lin Yin felt ignored for the first time.

He frowned and began to try hard to recall the plot of the melodramatic TV series.

"Hey...how does it play out on TV?"

After thinking for a long time, he finally found a way to deal with it.

He swaggered up to the little zombie.

Xiao Zhuang was squatting on the ground looking for horse grass when suddenly two hands lifted up his chubby cheeks.

"Hmm?" The little zombie was forced to raise his head.

Linyin raised his chin proudly and said to Xiaozhuang: "Look at me."

His big eyes are bright and although he is less than three years old, he is the tallest in the class.

Xiao Zhuang had his face held up as he looked at his classmate who was half a head taller than him, his expression confused.

"Look at me, what's your name?"

Little Zombie: “???”

Seeing that Xiaojiang didn't answer, Linyin pinched Xiaojiang's face. It felt good, like soft jelly.

"Hmm? I'm asking your name?" Linyin said in a domineering tone.

The little zombie was thinking about picking grass for the pony, "Hmm, pine grass."

"Your name is Pine Vanilla"

The little zombie was looking at the grass not far away.

"Why aren't you looking at me?"

Following Xiao Zhuang's gaze, Lin Yin realized that he was looking for horse grass.

"Oh, you can't even do something so simple?"

"Beg me and I'll help you." As he spoke, he kept kneading Xiao Zhuang's face like dough.

Xiao Zhuang didn't understand why this classmate pinched his face, and his little face was rubbed red.

He tilted his head and found that other students had already found horse grass and submitted it to the teacher. He felt a little anxious about not being able to complete the task, so he pried Rin's hands apart.

Seeing him like this, Linyin smiled coldly, then bent down and grabbed a handful of rosin and handed it to Xiaojiang.

"Here, take it. No need to thank me." He deliberately struck the pose commonly used by male protagonists in TV dramas, turning sideways and tilting his head to smile at the sun, while stealing glances at Xiao Zhuang's reaction.

"Hmm?" Xiao Zhuang took the horse grass with a puzzled expression.

After thinking for a while, Xiao Zhuang ran to the teacher.

He handed the horse grass to the teacher and pointed to Rinone who was not far away.

"Teacher, this is my classmate's pine vanilla."

"Did Xiaozhuang submit this for Rinne-san?"

"Um."

After helping Linyin hand the grass to the teacher, Xiaozhuang turned around and went to find horse grass himself.

Lin Yin saw his every move from a distance and stamped her feet in anger, "You! You don't even want to accept my kindness?"

Xiao Zhuang didn't know that his behavior had angered Lin Yin. He continued to squat in the grass and observed carefully for a long time before finally finding the pine grass.

He was holding a piece of grass in his hand and was about to hand it to the teacher.

Suddenly, Linyin stood in front of Xiaozhuang again. He crossed his arms and said angrily, "Very good, you successfully caught my attention!"

The little zombie was stuck on the road, looking confused.

At this time, the twins passed by and they held Xiao Zhuang's hands, one on the left and one on the right.

"Ignore him. He's just been watching too many cheesy idol dramas and is just daydreaming."

"You guys!" Linyin's face turned red with anger after being exposed.

"I'm the tallest and most handsome boy in the class!" He crossed his arms and pouted, trying to restore his image.

"Narcissist, lololol..." Xiaoyi and Sisi made faces at Linyin at the same time.

After saying that, they took the little zombie away.

"Xiao Zhuang, come to our house and play tomorrow?" Sisi suggested.

Xiao Yi thought this was a good suggestion. He immediately called his father and told him that he wanted to invite Xiao Jiang to his home to play. Dad Lei immediately agreed.

Xiao Zhuang was a little hesitant when they held his hands. This was the first time someone invited him to be a guest. Hesitation flashed across his beautiful eyes, and he didn't know whether he should agree.

His father was not around at the time, so he didn't dare to accept his classmate's invitation casually.

The twins noticed that Xiao Zhuang did not respond, and they heard Xiao Zhuang's inner thoughts.

He took the initiative and said, "How about asking your dad after school?"

The little zombie nodded: "Yeah."

Xianxian, who was wandering around, quickly ran over after hearing Sisi's words, "I want to go too!"

"You ate a lot of cookies this morning, so I won't let you go!" Sisi put her hands on her hips angrily. He was still holding a grudge against Xianxian for eating too many cookies in the morning.

"You stingy guy, I'm going to go and make you mad to death! I'll tell dad when I get back." After saying that, Xianxian left happily.

Sisi was so angry at Xianxian that she pouted, "Hateful!"

Lin Yin also heard their plan from a distance. He frowned, "How dare they not invite me?"

After a few seconds of silence, Lin Yin seemed to have thought of something. He grinned, showing his little canine teeth. "Oh, I'll make you dumbfounded tomorrow."

When Jiang Chen came to pick up Xiao Jiang after school, he found that Xiao Jiang looked distressed and hesitant, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"dad…"

"What's wrong, little zombie?"

Xiao Zhuang hugged his father's legs without saying anything. Jiang Chen didn't know what was going on.

At this time, the twins pulled their father over.

"Uncle, can you invite Xiao Zhuang to come to my house and play tomorrow?"

Jiang Chen lowered his head to look at the shy Xiao Jiang. It turned out to be this matter. Xiao Jiang was usually very introverted and was too embarrassed to speak out what was on his mind.

"Xiao Zhuang, do you want to go?"

The little zombie hid behind his legs and nodded silently: "Yeah"

【Little Zombie wants to go.】

Hearing Xiao Zhuang's thoughts, the twins smiled beautifully. They jumped around Xiao Zhuang and said, "That's great!"

"My brother and I have so many toys, let's play together!"

They looked at the shy little zombie, whose little face was as red as an apple, and excitedly wanted to hug him and give him a kiss.

Seeing how much his two naughty kids liked Little Zhuang, Mr. Lei smiled knowingly on his handsome face. "Then Mr. Jiang, bring Little Zhuang to our house to play tomorrow."

Jiang Chen nodded slightly. He just thought about it and realized that this was Xiao Jiang's active invitation. Besides, it was a good opportunity to enhance their relationship. It was also an important occasion for communication between parents. They had to go.

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Lei. I will visit you on time tomorrow with my little zombie."

This was the second time that Lei's father met Jiang Chen. He had never seen someone like Jiang Chen who was so dignified and reserved in every move. His calm and noble demeanor was completely unlike that of a frivolous interstellar person. He had a very good first impression of Jiang Chen.

"Then I will take the child back to prepare and look forward to meeting him tomorrow." After saying that, Mr. Lei took the child away.

After waving goodbye, Jiang Chen picked up the little zombie.

He nuzzled Xiao Zhuang's cheek affectionately and said, "Xiao Zhuang, can you tell Daddy what you think in the future?"

The little zombie shyly hugged his father's neck. He buried his face in his father's shoulder and made a small sound that only he could hear, "Hmm."

The date is set for tomorrow, which is a bit tight. The social etiquette in Dongqi is completely different from that in StarCraft. Inviting others to be guests is a very grand matter, and invitations are usually sent more than ten days in advance.

As an ancient man, he didn't know much about interstellar etiquette, but he was going to visit someone's home tomorrow, so they had to make careful preparations today.

Visiting Dongqi is a very grand occasion, and it is too late to customize clothes at this time.

Pink Rabbit took the two of them to the most high-end clothing store in the galaxy.

"Master, the formal attire here is most suitable for social occasions."

"OK."

Jiang Chen selected several parent-child suits for him and Xiao Jiang from a pile of well-tailored suits.

He didn't quite understand the aesthetics of interstellar people, so the suits he chose were all simple, concise and elegant styles.

"When visiting a classmate's house, Xiao Zhuang must not go empty-handed." Jiang Chen was thinking about what the interstellar children would like.

After buying the clothes, they went to buy gifts for Xiaoyi and Sisi under the guidance of Pink Rabbit.

Sisi and Xiaoyi had no shortage of toys, so when they passed by an antique shop, Jiang Chen walked in.

The interstellar antique shop was not what Jiang Chen had imagined. The items in it were things Jiang Chen had never seen before.

There are many exquisite gadgets on the display shelf.

"Xiao Jiang, you can choose the gifts for Sisi and Xiaoyi."

"Yeah." Xiao Zhuang nodded obediently.

He dragged his father around the antique shop, and he had no idea what Xiaoyi and Sisi liked.

After walking around several times, Xiao Zhuang was suddenly attracted by two retro bear cameras in the corner of the shelf.

He didn't know what it was, but he felt that it looked very similar to twins.

"Little Zombie wants this."

"Okay." Jiang Chen smiled with relief. Xiao Zhuang had just been in school for two days and it was his first time making friends. Tomorrow would also be his first time to visit a classmate's house. Every first time for a child would be extremely precious.

"Young Master has a great eye. There are very few cameras like this in the entire galaxy." The pink rabbit flattered him.

Xiao Zhuang would blush every time he was praised. He went to the cashier with his camera.

Faced with the ridiculously high price, Jiang Chen paid without blinking.

After hearing that the cameras were to be given as gifts, the clerk packed the two cameras in gift boxes and also gave them a lot of film.

When he returned home in the evening, Jiang Chen took out a piece of porcelain from the ancient tomb. He put the porcelain into an exquisite wooden box. This was a gift he prepared for Lei's father.

They can go to the twins' house to play tomorrow. Xiao Zhuang is unusually excited. He keeps staring at the gift box on the coffee table with an expression of great anticipation.

Jiang Chen was cramming on how to communicate with the interstellar people. It was easy for children to play together, but it was different for adults. It would be bad if he didn't know what to say to Lei's father tomorrow and the atmosphere became awkward.

After carefully preparing for the entire night, Jiang Chen told Xiao Zhuang the things to pay attention to when visiting someone else's home, and Xiao Zhuang listened very carefully.

It was already late, and the little zombie was carried into the coffin by his father and fell asleep quietly.

The next morning, Xiao Zhuang was dressed in formal clothes by his father.

He was wearing British-style overalls, a white suit, and a round hat on his head.

Jiang Chen's outfit was still as formal as ever, with her black hair tied up in a pearwood crown.

The handsome man had long and clear eyebrows and the radiance in his eyes was like the sheen on jade. He looked gentle but revealed the solemnity of dogma and etiquette.

He was wearing a white suit, and his perfect neck was tied tightly by the collar of his shirt, leaving no excess skin exposed.

After getting ready, the pink rabbit followed the location and drove the flying car to the twins' home.

Xiaoyi and Sisi's home is located in a manor on the outskirts of the capital, where people of prominent status live.

The huge manor was built magnificently.

Jiang Chen and Xiao Jiang arrived on time at the appointed time.

The manor steward led them into the main hall.

The entire manor is decorated in European style. In the hall, a big golden goose walks back and forth patrolling its territory. It is the pet of the twins' family.

Xiaoyi and Sisi had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Xiaojiang coming, they immediately jumped off the sofa to greet him.

"Xiao Zhuang, you're finally here." They held Xiao Zhuang affectionately, one in front and one behind, sandwiching him in the middle.

Xiao Zhuang handed them two gift boxes.

"Xiaoyi, Sisi, this is the gift Xiaojiang prepared..."

"Is it for us? Thank you."

The twins couldn't wait to open it. They tried to get Xiao Zhuang's permission, "Xiao Zhuang, can we open it?"

"Hmm."

The gift box, which was packed so solidly, was easily torn apart like foam in the hands of the twins.

"It's a Polaroid camera!" Sisi smiled happily while holding the camera.

"I like it so much~ I haven't been able to buy it before." The bear ears on Xiaoyi's head fluttered twice.

The twins ran circles around the little zombie holding two bear-shaped cameras. It was obvious that they really liked this gift.

Interstellar people usually use terminals to take pictures. This kind of film camera that can produce films at any time has become a luxury item. It is something that can be encountered by chance but not sought after. If you are lucky enough to come across it, you can spend a lot of money to buy it. However, if you want to buy it specifically, you will never get it.

Sisi hung the camera around his neck and took Xiaojiang's hand: "Xiaojiang, let's go take some pictures."

Before the little zombie could answer, he was dragged around by the twins.

They took the little zombie to the window to find a good angle, then set up the small camera and took selfies together while posing in front of the camera.

"Click". The moment the shutter was pressed, the big golden goose hovering nearby came in front of the camera.

The photo came out of the camera, with Xiao Zhuang standing in the middle, the twins standing on the left and right with bright smiles, and a curious goose head showing in the lower right corner.

The three children started playing happily before the adults had a chance to introduce them.

Jiang Chen looked at Xiao Zhuang and smiled with relief, "Mr. Lei, this is a small gift from me, please accept it."

Jiang Chen handed over the gift box he had prepared.

When Mr. Lei saw Jiang Chen today, he was once again amazed. He exuded nobility from the inside out, and his every frown and smile was so elegant.

He was a little curious about what kind of gift a beauty like Jiang Chen would prepare. "Can I see it?"

"sure."

After the wooden box was opened, an ancient blue-and-white glazed porcelain vase with string patterns lay on the silk cloth inside.

Mr. Lei was shocked for a moment. He could tell the value of this thing with just a glance. The porcelain vase had exquisite patterns and a lustrous luster that was extraordinary at a glance.

“This is too expensive…”

Jiang Chen smiled gently and said, "It's nothing. Thank you for inviting us to be your guests."

Just as the two were exchanging greetings, two other guests arrived at the door.

Xianxian and Linyin pulled their father into the living room one after another.