Chapter 149: Fever
In her excitement, Xu Yihuan completely forgot about her promise to video chat with Tan Zhixu.
By the time Tan Zhixu remembered, it was too late to coax him.
What could have been resolved with a video in an hour.
It took Xu Yihuan five consecutive days of video calls to resolve the issue.
Through the video, Xu Yihuan could clearly see the painting hanging on the wall behind Tan Zhixu. It was Meng Jian's painting, which she had seen before and which was quite expensive.
Xu Yihuan couldn't help but gasp. Who was it that first spread the rumor that Zhixu was a poor boy?
Fortunately, this rumor helped him avoid many unwanted romantic advances.
Tan Zhixu looked at Xu Yihuan's gaze and then followed it to look behind her.
His gaze fell on the painting, and he asked with a smile, "What? You like it? I'll give it to you?"
Xu Yihuan shook her head: "I'm not interested in painting."
"What do you like? I'll get it for you..."
Tan Zhixu's approach is very simple: "Whatever you like, I'll give it to you." That's how he expresses his affection for someone.
Before Tan Zhixu could finish speaking, Xu Yihuan's gaze fell on the window, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
He excitedly interrupted Tan Zhixu: "Tan Zhixu, it's snowing! It's snowing in Yuncheng!!"
Snowflakes are falling outside the window right now. I don't know when they started falling, but they've already accumulated a thin layer on the ground.
As a native of the South, Xu Yihuan rarely saw snow growing up. Every time it snowed in Yuncheng, she would be happy for a long time.
Just as Tan Zhixu was about to say something with a smile, a voice came from behind him.
"Tan Zhixu, come and eat! Hurry up, your aunt and the others are here!"
"knew!"
Xu Yihuan heard this too and said with a smile, "Alright, Tan Zhixu, you should go now."
"Today is the Little New Year, so they've all come. Wait for me, I'll be right there!"
"Oh, by the way, if you're going out to play in the snow later, remember to wear a coat."
Xu Yihuan didn't take it seriously, hung up the phone, and her gaze fell back on the pile of snow.
A car was parked in front of the villa; I didn't know whose it was, but it was now covered with a thin layer of white snow.
Xu Yihuan excitedly ran out and started drawing and writing in the car.
On the hood of the vehicle, there was a little figure drawn by Xu Yihuan, a boy and a girl, in a particularly cute chibi style, and then a big heart was drawn to surround them.
Xu Yihuan took a picture and sent it to Tan Zhixu.
[How about it? Want to consider becoming my apprentice? *seduces*]
Before Tan Zhixu could reply, the snow fell even harder, covering them completely.
Only after some of the snow melted on her body did Xu Yihuan feel the cold.
Just now, because the room was heated and I was too excited to go out, I realized that I had completely forgotten what Tan Zhixu said. I was only wearing a sweater and no coat at all.
I sneezed, and fearing I'd catch a cold, I turned around and went home.
As soon as I opened the door and went inside, I ran into Wang Ma coming out.
"What's wrong, Aunt Wang? Where are you going at this hour?"
Wang Ma exclaimed excitedly, "My daughter-in-law is giving birth today and has already gone to the hospital. I have to go see her!!"
As Wang Ma spoke, she seemed to remember something else and continued, "Don't worry, Miss, I've already asked the master for leave, and he knows that."
Xu Yihuan smiled and nodded: "Look at what you're saying, congratulations! You should go now."
Wang Ma drove away in a car with two little Q figures painted on the front.
Xu Yihuan opened WeChat and transferred another two thousand yuan to Wang Ma. Wang Ma was probably driving and hadn't had time to receive it yet.
In the huge villa, only Xu Yihuan remained.
Xu Yihuan's smile faded. She sat on the sofa, turned on the TV, and, having developed the same habit as Tang Wanhua, casually switched to the international channel.
Their primary target group is multinational corporations, and it is essential for them to understand the international situation.
Xu Yihuan was playing Candy Crush on the sofa when her throat got a little dry, so she got up and poured herself a glass of water.
When I put it down, the water in the cup accidentally spilled onto the remote control.
Xu Yihuan frowned.
I cleaned up the water on the table, wiped the remote control with a tissue, and tried changing a few channels to see if the remote control still worked.
Before I could even change two channels, I heard the news broadcast coming from the TV.
Recently, a sudden heavy snowfall hit the Yuncheng area, with snow depths reaching 1.2 meters in the suburbs. Due to the steep terrain and slippery conditions on the Pingdingshan section of the road, numerous traffic accidents have occurred. For driver safety, the Yuncheng government has closed the road.
[Tourists who had already climbed Pingdingshan Mountain commented, "This is too difficult for me..."]
Xu Yihuan felt a bit confused after hearing these words. What was the host babbling about?
The roads in Pingdingshan are closed? What will happen to Father?
My father has been away on a business trip for three days. Tomorrow is the Little New Year in the South.
Her father had said he would be back tonight, which is why she was sitting on the sofa waiting.
Xu Yihuan felt a little dizzy, but after hearing these words, she forced herself to stand up.
I took out my phone and called my father.
The call was answered quickly.
"Hey Huanhuan? What's up? Why are you calling me all of a sudden?"
Xu Rongyu deliberately kept her voice very soft.
Hearing Xu Rongyu's voice, Xu Yihuan finally felt relieved.
"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask you, Yunding Mountain is closed off, when are you coming back?" Xu Yihuan's voice was muffled, and she didn't seem very happy.
Xu Rongyu paused, assuming she was missing him, which made sense. There was probably no one home now: "I'll come home as soon as the lockdown is lifted. Make sure you lock the doors and windows tightly and don't let anyone in, okay?"
"See if you can order takeout. If not, see if you can hire a cleaning lady..."
Xu Rong gave him detailed instructions.
Xu Yihuan found it tedious as she listened, but she still obeyed Xu Rongyu's instructions and locked the door like a walking corpse.
After finishing this task, she felt completely drained, and her head was spinning.
Sleepiness washed over me: "Okay."
He gave a casual reply and hung up the phone. He lay down on the sofa and fell asleep, unaware that his phone was flashing and about to shut down due to low battery.
Xu Rongyu looked at the phone that had been hung up and chuckled, "That brat, she doesn't like to listen to anything more."
"Is that Huanhuan? I really envy you, Brother Xu, for having such an outstanding daughter."
Jiang Huaiyuan said with a smile.
Xu Rongyu had just learned from Jiang Huaiyuan that Xu Yihuan had helped him secure the cooperation.
Upon hearing this, he proudly puffed out his chest, but still humbly replied, "Not at all, not at all."
...
Tan Zhixu originally planned to call Xu Yihuan after finishing his meal.
But who knew that his grandfather had such a loose tongue that he couldn't keep anything to himself.
After finding out he had a girlfriend, they kept bombarding him with questions, which led to all his relatives starting to ask as well.
He couldn't find a single opportunity to get off the table.
He didn't know how much time had passed before he managed to steer the conversation to other people and extricate himself from the situation.
When Tan Zhixu returned to his room, the first thing he did was to video call Xu Yihuan.
The phone rang for a long time but no one answered.
Tan Zhixu raised an eyebrow and glanced at the time. Xu Yihuan was probably taking a shower at this hour.
After waiting another half hour, Tan Zhixu called Xu Yihuan again, but still no one answered.
Tan Zhixu frowned. "That can't be right. Xu Yihuan wouldn't take this long to wash."
Tan Zhixu didn't make another video call, but instead dialed her phone number.
This time it just shut down completely!
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