coaxing people
Xu Hongqi thought the question was a bit strange, but he also had a feeling that he had heard it before. Before he had time to think about it, he suddenly remembered the words Xu Fengkai brought to him on the evening of the second day of school.
What he was doing at that time seemed to be that he had just received the radio from Brother Hong's house and was concentrating on repairing it, so the words Xu Fengkai brought to him passed through his ears but did not pass through his brain.
The word "bad" was mumbled out loud, leaving Xu Fengkai, who had just woken up, completely confused. "Hongqi, what did you say?"
Xu Hongqi didn't answer him. Instead, he turned around and walked over to him, asking as if to confirm, "When Xu Nian asked you to bring me a message, did she want me to go back and find her?"
Xu Fengkai was stared at by his serious eyes and said unconsciously: "You didn't go?"
"Didn't you listen to me and leave that day? What happened?"
Xu Hongqi felt a little helpless. He did go out that day, but his purpose was different. He didn't go to find Xu Nian at all.
Now that I haven't been there for so many days, I guess he must be angry.
"Did she also tell me to come to her this Sunday?" Xu Hongqi asked again.
The more Xu Fengkai listened, the more confused he became. "Yes, you know everything." After he said that, he saw Xu Hongqi's worried look on his face.
This is really rare. At least from the time he knew Xu Hongqi until now, no matter the difficult living conditions or the isolated and insulting living environment, he has never been so worried.
Xu Hongqi always gave him the impression of being calm and reliable.
Her younger sister has become successful, and she can even make a calm and composed academic master like Xu Hongqi look worried and sad, which shows how powerful her ability to tease people is.
When he wanted to ask something else, he felt a gust of air blowing on his face, and he only saw Xu Hongqi's back as he walked out of the dormitory door.
The gossipy roommate hurriedly asked, "Who is Xu Nian? How could he be so powerful? Even the schoolmaster Xu, who couldn't be defeated, turned pale at the mention of him."
"Yes!"
"Who is it?"
Regardless of whether the question was asked or not, everyone in the dormitory pricked up their ears, waiting to hear Xu Fengkai's answer.
Xu Fengkai was speechless for a moment, but he still shook his head good-temperedly. Just when everyone thought he didn't know, he said, "When Hongqi comes, ask him!"
This made everyone even more speechless and they let out a "tsk" sound, so loud that even people in the next dormitory could hear it.
Xu Hongqi didn't know that he had such a great influence and that outsiders were so curious about him. He only knew that in Xu Nian's eyes, he was probably making a mistake on top of a mistake.
Although he had no experience in coaxing people, he had gained a lot of experience during the two months he lived in the Xu family.
The first thing he thought of was to spend money to avoid disaster, so he went to the state-owned restaurant as planned to get some food before going to find someone. This way, he thought it would be easier to talk to and coax them.
He hurried out of the school gate, but Xu Nian and Liu Xi just came back from outside, and they met face to face.
Xu Nian acted as if he didn't see him and continued to walk inside with Liu Xi in his arm.
Xu Hongqi didn't move, but took the initiative to talk to Xu Nian, "Did you go out to play?"
Xu Nian ignored him and continued walking inside.
Xu Hongqi felt that if he let her go now, it would be difficult to coax her back, so he started to chase her back, "Xu Nian, do you want to eat braised pork?"
Seeing that the person didn't say anything, he said with a pleading tone, "I'm going to buy it now. Do you want to come with me?"
He rarely spoke to others in such a tone. You could say he had a stubborn temper or was just caring about his self-respect, but Xu Nian was the first person besides his mother to make him do that.
Xu Nian originally wanted to continue walking, but Liu Xi pulled her and asked her with his eyes what was wrong.
What happened? Someone stood me up. Oh my god!
But Xu Nian didn't want to say it out loud, otherwise she would seem too picky. After thinking about it, she was right, so she finally turned around and said to Xu Hongqi, "I'm full and don't want to eat anymore. If you're not full yet, you can continue eating with your friend."
But even though he was talking, Xu Nian didn't look at him, which seemed perfunctory and disrespectful. When he started to keep quiet, he said directly: "Anything else? If not, I'm leaving."
Xu Hongqi didn't say whether he was busy or not, but continued to ask: "Do you want to go to the movies now?"
What he said made Xu Nian laugh. Thinking about how he rushed to the cinema as fast as he could because he was afraid of being late, but no one showed up at all, his heart became even colder. "I won't watch it anymore. I'm not interested." His voice was cold.
Seeing the situation, Xu Hongqi didn't beat around the bush and said sincerely, "A few days ago, you asked Kaizi to bring me a message. I was busy with other things at the time and forgot about it. I was wrong about this matter. I apologize. You can ask me to make amends in any way you want. Tell me!"
Xu Nian thought what he said at first seemed sincere, but what did he say next?
He almost couldn't help rolling his eyes. What did he mean? I was begging for compensation, but he couldn't even say a word. Xu Nian completely lost interest in continuing the fight with him.
"No need. If you're okay, I'll leave first." After saying that, he pulled Liu Xi away.
This time Xu Hongqi did not chase after them, but stood there silently watching them walk away.
When Xu Nian and Xu Hongqi were together, Xu Nian was of course more proactive. Now that she is no longer proactive, the two of them have completely stopped communicating.
In the first few days, even though Xu Nian said that she didn't care, she would occasionally think in her heart that it was good enough for someone with Xu Hongqi's personality to apologize proactively. Thinking back to the past, this change was already a milestone.
She thought that if Xu Hongqi came a few more times and was more sincere, she would forgive him and not bother with him.
After all, she spent more time with him than the Xu family, and put in much more effort than the Xu family.
Thinking about it carefully, she actually felt quite guilty towards her family. After all, everyone in the Xu family gave the most care to her, the youngest one.
But it was precisely because of this that Xu Nian felt that although she was so good to Xu Hongqi, he did not receive any attention or return when she needed him.
Thinking about it this way, people are indeed selfish. No one will give without expecting anything in return.
Another week passed like this. Originally, they were supposed to go home today, Sunday, but Xu Fengkai only came back once a month, and Xu Fengcheng happened to be working overtime during the peak season of the wood furniture factory.
The two brothers did not agree with Xu Nian going back alone, but said that he could ask Xu Hongqi if he wanted to go back, and the two of them could go together.
Then what can Xu Nian ask?
Both practical experience and theoretical knowledge tell us that during a cold war or an argument, whoever speaks first will be at a disadvantage, which is more disgusting than directly admitting defeat.
Although Xu Nian missed her father and mother, she could only wait. She planned to go back during the National Day holiday in October, which would be the Mid-Autumn Festival, so she could stay at home for a few more days.
Except for those who lived close to the county town, no one who slept on the kang here went home.
Yesterday, Xu Nian, Liu Xi and Liang Ting agreed that they would go to the county bookstore this afternoon.
Classes finally started this week. Our homeroom teacher, Lin Qingyi, is a university graduate with her own unique learning methods. She also teaches Chinese and has told students many books worth reading.
As for how the three of them ended up together, we have to talk about Xiao Liang's shamelessness. She joined with confidence and it was natural.
If they want to say something, people will say: "You are still reading my novel!"
This is like holding the lifeline of the two people. Compared with enduring the occasional temper of the eldest lady, they cannot accept losing their spiritual food.
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Xu Nian is pretty and loves to dress up. She has short hair now, which limits her expression, so she braided her hair into a pigtail with a headband. This way, there is more white space on her face, but she looks smaller and more delicate.
Her eyebrows were standard willow-leaf eyebrows, but there were some stray eyebrows around them, making her look a little listless. Xu Nian frowned at the mirror and moved her head back and forth, looking satisfied.
Liu Xi, who had just woken up from a nap and was lying on the kang, glanced at her and silently calculated in his mind when to get up.
As she was stretching, she saw Xu Nian suddenly pick up the pencil sharpener on the table and was about to point it at her face.
"What are you doing?"
Xu Nian's hands trembled and he was startled. "Oh my god, you scared me to death. I was just about to trim my eyebrows."
Well, Liu Xi felt that he was worrying for nothing, but every day he knew Xu Nian, he was learning "new knowledge".
I saw someone who normally had difficulty in sharpening a pencil, now he was trimming his eyebrows with a knife, and it was so easy. It was obvious that he must have practiced a lot at home.
After Xu Nian finished trimming his eyebrows, he wiped the broken eyebrows on his face and stood up to ask his friend, "Do you want me to trim them? I have good skills."
Liu Xi shook her head and started to get up. She simply made the bed and got off the kang. She looked at Xu Nian carefully before saying, "You are beautiful again today!"
What Xu Nian liked most about Liu Xi was her good taste. Unlike when she was at home, she would tinker with things for a long time and there would be no obvious changes. Except for Xu's mother who could notice and praise her, everyone else would just stare at her and vent their anger.
So she also sincerely offered her own rainbow fart, "Xixi, you are my bag of rice. I really want to carry you home and never let you go."
"Haha, stop talking about it. If Liang Ting were here, she'd say it's disgusting and corny."
Xu Nian was originally laughing, but suddenly stopped laughing. "I'm telling you, she's absolutely allergic to romance."
"Oh, what if she falls in love in the future? I'm really worried about her boyfriend."
Seeing her acting up again, Liu Xi couldn't help but urge her, "Stop joking and pack up and get out. If you're late, you two will start arguing again."
The two went out to wash their faces. When they came back, Xu Nian took out the cold cream and applied it. After applying it, he handed it to Liu Xi, but she shook her head and said no.
Hey, now she is a little envious of other people with oily skin. They don’t have to apply skin care products in September. But her dry skin cannot do without it.
The money in her hands is like time, she can't keep it even if she wants to. If this continues, her pockets will be emptied out.
She really wants to make money, but where can she make it?
Xu Nian was not familiar with the county town yet, so he followed Liu Xi, a local, all the way.
Seeing Liu Xi walking so fast, she prepared herself for a long walk, but she arrived in less than half an hour.
The big doorplate has four big characters "Xinhua Bookstore" written on it, which looks bright and red.
There was only one bookstore at that time, and it was also state-owned. Once you entered it, you felt like you were back in the modern era.
Books are placed on bookshelves according to their categories, and there are a few tables in the gaps. There are not many people and they all come and go in a hurry.
They didn't see Liang Ting and thought that she might have been late because of something, so they each went to find the books they wanted to read.
Xu Nian looked around and picked up a life book at random. After opening it, he found that the content was quite detailed and interesting.
But she was not very interested in this, so she continued to walk around. When she walked to a corner, she saw magazines and newspapers.
She didn't expect that there would be magazines now, and she became interested instantly. In her previous life, her adoptive mother ran a magazine company, and this has never been interrupted in their family.
Xu Nian also gradually fell in love with these things through observation and often paid attention to buying them.
She flipped through the magazine and saw political propaganda, social and economic reports, science and education, military affairs, life, and even fashion and beauty.
In particular, she also saw the culture, art and literary works, which she liked very much.
I was fascinated at first sight. Xu Nian is a typical liberal arts student. He is sensitive to things like words and is good at them.
She suddenly felt that a certain saying was particularly true: "Books are the golden house."
She thought she had found a way to get rich.
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