"good."
Li Si, carrying the cake, smiled and said, "Then I'll take my leave now."
The proprietress, who was still cleaning up the kitchen waste, exclaimed "Eh!" and, seeing Li Si leave, finally remembered something and asked:
"Oh, right, young man, I forgot to ask, which school do you go to?"
"Jiangnan!"
Li Si answered, his voice already outside the door.
After agreeing, the proprietress exclaimed in surprise, then quickly said, "My daughter—"
But Li Si's reply could no longer be heard.
The proprietress chuckled lightly: "Never mind, there'll always be another chance next time—"
The signboard of "Tang? Jianxue" hung in the misty weather, then gradually darkened.
"I'm back! I'm back! I'm back!!"
A small whirlwind rushed in from outside, and she almost bumped into the customer picking up the goods.
Fortunately, the brakes came to a stop in time.
The guest didn't blame her; instead, he smiled and said, "Pear is still so energetic."
"Hehe, bye-bye! Take care on your journey!" Xia Li raised her hand and waved vigorously.
He rolled up his sleeves again and said to the counter staff, "Mom! I'm back! Do you need any help?"
Xia's mother rested her chin on her hand, as if she was thinking about something.
The image of the young man flashed before her eyes, then she saw her own daughter's face, and couldn't help but sigh: "A guest from Jiang University came over at noon, you probably don't recognize him..."
Xia Li: "Huh?"
Look at them! And then look at yourself!
Xia Li: ? ?
"Ugh... really."
Xia's mother was extremely disappointed in her son.
Xia Li asked curiously, "Why are students from Jiang University here?"
"How would I know if you don't know?"
Xia's mother rolled her eyes and said, "...The food's in the pot. Didn't you tell your classmates?"
No…
Xia Li thought for a moment: "Oh, maybe it's Brother Bei... Brother Bei has a lot of friends, maybe someone wants to give him a Christmas present~"
Xia's mother said, "Oh, Yibei. Yibei has a girlfriend, right?"
"Yes, she's very pretty!" Xia Li chuckled.
Xia's mother: "Look at them! And look at you!!"
Xia Li: !?
“I…I’m going to eat…and say hello to my dad while I’m at it, then I’ll take over for you,” Xia Li said.
"Go ahead, take your time."
As she spoke, Xia's mother smiled gently and said, "I'm not hungry yet."
Xia Li walked to the back of the shop, to the warehouse that was not usually shown to outsiders, and then went upstairs through the warehouse stairs—the two-story house they had bought originally, with the ground floor being the shop and the upper floor being the residence.
"Dad! You didn't expect this, did you?! I'm back!!"
Xia Li stood in front of a black and white photograph, then clasped her hands together in a prayerful gesture: "Dad, I'm going to give the fox a big gift later. Please bless me so I can succeed, and hopefully he'll be so surprised he'll go to heaven to see you—hehe. I'm going to eat now!!"
As she spoke, she sniffed again and muttered to herself:
"I've been sneezing a lot today... I hope I don't catch a cold? I wear so many layers every day—"
…
In the dormitory, Lu Yibei crossed his legs while dealing with Li Si's questions.
[Li Si: The cake shop owner has a very good temper, Brother Bei, are you sure you're not mistaken?]
[Heading North: You've encountered the big ones, how about trying the small ones?]
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