He Lixuan clearly knew what Shiyue was thinking, but he didn't intend to explain it to her.
He shook the towel he had used to wipe his face and then hung it on the washbasin stand to the side.
Then he looked at Shen Ningning and said to her, "Sister Shen, you may not know this, but I came to the countryside with my cousin this time. My cousin is really spoiled. When she left, my aunt cried with worry, afraid that she wouldn't be able to adapt to the countryside."
My cousin is currently staying at Shiyue's house. She's very grateful for Shiyue's help; otherwise, given how inept she is at even starting a fire, she probably wouldn't last three days before wanting to go home.
Hearing this, Shen Ningning couldn't help but laugh.
She herself was the only girl in her family and had been spoiled since childhood, so she could easily imagine what her cousin He Lixuan was like.
He Lixuan continued, "When we first arrived in the countryside, we had nothing. The food we ate was borrowed from the team."
The rations the team gave us were so small that, frankly, we men could eat them all in three to five days if we ate as much as we wanted.
It was Shiyue who led us to find wild vegetables, helped us cook, and occasionally gave us some extra food; otherwise, we really wouldn't have been able to survive.
At this point, He Lixuan's voice became low and somber.
Shen Ningning couldn't help but look at Shiyue, her eyes filled with relief.
Although He Lixuan was referring to "them," Shen Ningning could still tell from his words that her little sister was doing well in the countryside.
Because only those who can take care of themselves can have the mind to help others.
This realization made Shen Ningning very happy.
“So,” He Lixuan changed the subject and smiled at Shen Ningning, “Sister Shen, don’t refuse these things. Just consider them as a gift from Shiyue to Principal Shen.”
We've always remembered how kind Shiyue was to us. We especially wanted to thank her back in the countryside, but in that place, even if we wanted to, we didn't have the means.
Now that we've finally made it into the city, I have to express my gratitude to her on behalf of everyone.
I didn't buy much; the department store didn't have everything.
I bought some food, just to offer it as a token of respect to Principal Shen on behalf of Shiyue.
She kept saying that Principal Shen and your family were the people she respected and was closest to the most, and I don't think Shiyue would have any objections to this.
After He Lixuan finished speaking, he turned to look at Shi Yue, seemingly seeking her opinion.
His expression was calm, and his eyes were smiling.
But his palms, tucked into his sleeves, were already covered in sweat.
He wondered if Shiyue would still resolutely refuse after he had recited all the words he had thought of all the way.
Shen Ningning was completely confused by He Lixuan's words.
Standing there, not knowing what to do?
He simply turned to look at Shiyue as well.
Shiyue, on the other hand, felt that she was recognizing this man less and less.
Wow, he's surprisingly eloquent when he wants to speak!
Why didn’t I notice it before?
Faced with He Lixuan's smiling gaze, Shiyue couldn't bring herself to tell him to take the things back.
She only just realized how cunning this person was; when he wanted to do something, he always found a way to make it impossible for you to refuse.
If he were to give these things to Shiyue, she definitely wouldn't accept them.
But he's now saying he's using something as a pretext, and Uncle Shen really needs nutritional supplements like malted milk powder and milk powder...
Never mind, never mind, I'll just have to keep this favor for now and figure out how to repay him later.
Thinking about this, Shiyue couldn't help but feel another headache coming on.
She realized that by coming out with He Lixuan this time, she seemed to owe him more and more favors, and for a moment she didn't know how to repay them.
Shen Ningning packed her things away and then urged Shiyue to talk to He Lixuan, telling him that she could take care of things at home herself.
How could Shiyue agree to that?
Seeing that He Lixuan was tall and strong, she simply took him on as a long-term worker and took him to the small warehouse to help Uncle Shen.
On the way, Shiyue told He Lixuan everything that had happened that afternoon, mainly because there was nothing to hide.
As they talked, Shiyue couldn't help but ask, "I remember you said your parents are also university professors, so do you have a lot of books at home?"
“Many.” He Lixuan nodded: “My family’s books are no less than Principal Shen’s. Some of them were even specially shipped back from overseas by my parents.”
Shiyue's heart sank again.
She couldn't help but look up at He Lixuan: "How do you manage to organize so many books in your house?"
He Lixuan didn't think much of it, assuming that Shiyue had asked casually after seeing the Shen family's situation, so he said, "My dad tidied things up a while ago. He donated some of the books to the school library and gave some professional books to his students."
They have much less left at home now than before, and these are all things they cherish. But even so, there are still dozens of boxes left.
These are now kept in our basement.
He Lixuan paused for a moment, then said, "Our family owns the house. My mother bought it herself after returning to China, so there's no possibility that the school will take it back."
"But what if your parents have to go to work in another city someday? What will happen to those books? Will they take them with them? What if it's inconvenient? After all, books are the heaviest and take up a lot of space."
He Lixuan didn't expect Shiyue to ask that question.
He had never thought about this question before.
But thinking along Shi Yue's lines of thought, He Lixuan suddenly realized that it wasn't impossible.
His dad said he'd probably change jobs.
What if the new position, like Principal Shen's, isn't at a university?
What if they don't even leave Jiangxin City anymore?
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