Noland had already received the news that Su Beibei would come to New York to work for three months. He asked his driver to pick up Su Beibei at the airport and meet her in front of her grandmother's cemetery.
Two years later, Noland, now 23, looks less boyish and more masculine. He's dressed casually in a black T-shirt, dark blue jeans, and Converse sneakers.
28-year-old Su Beibei is still young and beautiful. She wore a black dress with a slanted neckline, silver high heels, slightly curly long hair, and clear makeup on her oval face. She looked like a girl who had just graduated from college.
There was surprise in Noland's eyes, but he didn't dare show it.
The two walked into the cemetery and stopped in front of Grandma Noland's tombstone. Su Beibei put down Bai Ju, stared at the picture of the old lady, and murmured: "Grandma, Beibei is here to see you."
Su Beibei really treated Noland's grandmother as her own grandmother. When the housekeeper abandoned Su Beibei and ran back to his country, leaving her, who was only 10 years old, to live alone abroad, she was really scared.
If it weren't for the care and companionship of her neighbor's grandmother, Su Beibei might have died long ago.
Because of her grandmother, Su Beibei also regarded Noland as her own brother. Noland was also aware of this, so he never dared to reveal his feelings to Su Beibei.
In the evening, Su Beibei and Noland went to a Western restaurant for dinner.
After dinner, Noland personally took Su Beibei back to the crew's hotel.
When they arrived at their destination, Su Beibei unbuckled her seatbelt and prepared to get out of the car after Noland parked it, but she heard Noland say, "Belle."
Su Beibei had already put her hands on the handlebars, but she pulled them back after hearing what he said. She turned her head to look at Noland. "What's wrong?"
Noland stuck out the tip of his tongue, licked his lips gently, and asked Su Beibei: "Belle, when you were 23 years old, I gave you a birthday present. Do you remember?"
Su Beibei nodded and said, "It's a little dinosaur piggy bank. It's so beautiful. I've been using it." The piggy bank was already full, but Su Beibei was reluctant to smash it open.
The piggy bank has traveled with Su Beibei all over the country over the years and is still lying in her suitcase.
Noland asked again: "Isn't it full yet?"
Su Beibei said, "It's already full."
"Then why not smash it?"
"It's so cute, I can't bear to throw it away." Su Beibei has already regarded the piggy bank as a mascot and can't bear to smash it.
Noland nodded and murmured, "But if the piggy bank is full, it has to be smashed..."
Su Beibei thought Noland looked a little strange. She said, "If I smash it, will you give me a new one? I want a crystal one this time."
Noland's eyes lit up and he said, "Okay."
Su Beibei got out of the car and walked towards the hotel. She turned around and saw Noland still sitting in the car looking at her, so she waved to him. Noland nodded and then went back.
When Su Beibei returned to her room and was packing her luggage, she saw the little dinosaur piggy bank. She took a photo of the little dinosaur and sent it to Noland. Then she asked the hotel waiter to bring her a hammer and smashed the piggy bank.
The piggy bank shattered into five or six pieces, scattered across the table. One hundred-yuan notes rolled into cigarette shapes tumbled out of the piggy bank, covering the table.
Su Beibei took a video of the mess on the table and posted it on her WeChat Moments, saying, "I've saved money in this piggy bank for five years, and now it's gone to pieces."
After posting on WeChat Moments, Su Beibei stood at the table and sorted out the money to see how much she had saved.
Li Li was browsing his social media at home when he saw Su Beibei's post. He was a little surprised. He recognized the little dinosaur piggy bank; Su Beibei had always kept it by the table in their study, and it was already full.
Su Beibei has always been reluctant to smash it open, why did she suddenly smash it tonight?
Li Li saw Song Ci, Han Zhan and others commenting on how rich Su Beibei had become, so he liked their post but didn't dare to leave a comment for fear of being disliked by Su Beibei.
"89, 90, 91, 92..." When Su Beibei counted to the 92nd coin, she noticed that in the middle of the pile of pink coins, there was a piece of light blue letter paper folded into a heart shape.
Su Beibei was stunned.
What's this?
This piggy bank was given by Cong Nuo, so this thing should also belong to Cong Nuo.
Cong Nuo actually hid a letter in the piggy bank!
Su Beibei recalled the look of hesitation on Cong Nuo's face when he looked at her in the car tonight, and suddenly understood everything. Cong Nuo asked her to smash the piggy bank, was he trying to let her see this letter?
Little brat!
Childish or not!
Su Beibei sorted her money and found that she had saved a total of 101 hundred-yuan notes over the years. She put the money in her bag and planned to go to the bank to exchange it for US dollars.
She cleared the broken pieces from the table and then sat down on the bed with the heart-shaped letter. Su Beibei took a photo of the letter and sent it to Cong Nuo, asking, "Why didn't you tell me you hid a letter in your piggy bank? You kids have weird ideas."
Su Beibei put down her phone and carefully unfolded the letter.
The folds on the paper couldn't be smoothed out, and Su Beibei felt it was very wrinkled in her hands. She glanced at the English font on the letter, smiled, and then read the contents of the letter carefully.
When Su Beibei saw the contents of the envelope, she felt terrible.
The letter reads—
Happy birthday, dear Belle.
You once told me that your parents turned into stars in the sky and your nights will never be dark.
And you are my star, lighting up my whole world.
Because of you, I tried hard to fall in love with this world.
Belle, I love you.
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