Chapter 397 First Encounter
Xu Qingsui’s favorite flower is jasmine, and Huo Xilin’s favorite flower is sunflower.
Looking at Xu Qingsui in his arms, Huo Xilin couldn't help but fall into memories.
"Brother Huo, come out and play with us?" Little Xu Qingsui, with two buns on her head, a chubby face, and a puffy skirt, looks like a little princess. Her voice is soft and sweet, and everyone who sees her can't help but like her.
Huo Xilin was no exception. She had been squatting outside his window for more than ten days. He always sat quietly, either practicing calligraphy or reading, or listening to music with headphones. He didn't like the outside world.
But Xu Qingsui's sudden intrusion broke his calm voice. He didn't dislike this lovely girl. He just thought she was a little noisy. Why did she have so much to say?
But as time went by, the thing he looked forward to most every day was her presence by his side. Life alone was too boring, and it felt good to have someone to talk to.
He couldn't remember how many times Xu Qingsui had invited him. Seeing Xu Qingsui being pulled by a boy named Qin Fang to go out and play, Huo Xilin's eyes were dim. For the first time, he felt like something he loved was being taken away by someone.
So since he was a child, he has never liked Qin Fang.
Seeing that Huo Xilin didn't respond to her, Xu Qingsui felt a little disappointed. She thought he would be unwilling to play with them as usual, so when Qin Fang came to find her, Xu Qingsui could choose to leave with Qin Fang feeling disappointed.
The little girl couldn't understand why such a handsome boy was a mute. He had moved here for more than ten days, but she had never heard him say a word. He was so pitiful being alone.
Just as Xu Qingsui and Qin Fang were about to run out of the courtyard hand in hand, the mature Huo Xilin finally couldn't sit still anymore, put down the book in his hand and ran out, saying the first words he said when he came here: "Wait!"
Xu Qingsui turned around in surprise, trotted over to Huo Xilin's side, looked up at him standing on the stairs, and asked in shock: "Little brother, can you speak?"
Huo Xilin did not answer her question directly, but asked with a cold face: "Where are you going?"
"Let's go play house. Qin Fang and I built a home by the lake. Now we are going to cook. Do you want to come?" Xu Qingsui said expectantly, "If you go, you will be a new member of our family!"
"Build a home?" The word "home" irritated Huo Xilin's sensitive nerves. He frowned and said, "I heard from grandpa that you are just neighbors. What does it mean to build a home? Do your parents agree?"
Little Xu Qingsui didn't understand what Huo Xilin meant, and asked stupidly, "Does it require the parents' consent to set up a family?"
Huo Xilin has been smarter than ordinary people since he was a child. Seeing Xu Qingsui's dazed look, he would understand that the two were not talking about the same topic.
He sighed secretly and said, "Then take me to see the home you built."
It was not until Xu Qingsui and Qin Fang took Huo Xilin to the lake that he looked at the bottles and cans, as well as the various wild vegetables and flowers placed on the ground, that his face suddenly turned black: "Is this the home you built?"
"Really?" Xu Qingsui lay on the ground and started to fiddle with the weeds with the porcelain pot he picked up: "I'll be responsible for cooking, Qin Fang will be responsible for washing the vegetables, and I'll treat you to the food when it's ready. You'll be our guest."
Then she scooped up a handful of soil and put it into the bowl: "This is rice."
The originally clean and beautiful dress became dirty in an instant after she tossed it like this, and her originally fair face turned dark.
"Is this the home you built?" Huo Xilin frowned and asked with disgust.
"Yes!" Xu Qingsui hadn't noticed Huo Xilin's disdainful look yet, and excitedly pulled him to join their camp: "Little brother, come play with us, help me cut vegetables!"
Huo Xilin subconsciously wanted to refuse, but looking at how small Xu Qingsui was, he was really afraid that he would hurt her accidentally, so he had no choice but to be pushed by her and do the so-called vegetable cutting job.
Even when staying in a dirty place, Huo Xilin still remained clean and elegant. When the three of them finally returned home, they would see a clean little boy followed by two dirty little friends.
When Huo Xilin disappeared, Grandpa Huo was the most anxious. However, when he saw Huo Xilin and Xu Qingsui coming back together, he was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.
My grandson, who has been here for half a month, not only speaks very little, but has also never stepped out of the yard. Today he finally went out.
In the evening, Grandpa Huo asked Huo Xilin, "Do you like playing with the little girl from the Xu family next door?"
Huo Xilin didn't say anything, just ate quietly, but his appetite was obviously much better than usual.
Seeing Huo Xilin's reaction, Grandpa Huo already had an idea in his mind and said, "The little girl from the Xu family is very good. Why don't you play with her in the future?"
"No." Huo Xilin said sparingly, "Dirty."
Grandpa Huo was stunned for a moment, recalling the scene when the three children came back. Except for his own grandson who was clean, the other two were simply disgusting. No wonder his grandson would despise them.
It’s just that children of their age are so naughty that even dogs hate them. The clothes they put on in the morning become dirty and torn when they come home at night. This seems normal. What’s abnormal is that their little grandson is much more mature than his peers.
Thinking of this, Grandpa Huo felt very distressed. It was because of his poor parenting that the child had to live under the shadow of his parents' quarrel at such a young age.
Based on his observations over the past few days, it seems that the only person who can save his grandson now is the little girl from the Xu family.
"I heard that they are attending a kindergarten in the city center. Do you want to go to kindergarten, or wait a year and go directly to elementary school?" This was the second time Grandpa Huo asked Huo Xilin for his opinion on his studies.
The first time was when he was just brought here. Grandpa Huo originally planned to let him go to kindergarten, but Huo Xilin directly refused. He looked down on the children in the kindergarten and felt that he was not the same kind of person as them.
But he is still too young to go to primary school, so he has to stay at home. Even when he is alone at home, he is very studious and does not neglect reading, calligraphy, arithmetic, and painting. In order to cultivate him, Grandpa Huo even hired a top private tutor.
Although Huo Xilin is young, he has already learned the knowledge of a sixth-grade primary school student. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a genius.
So his current knowledge is completely different from that of the kids in kindergarten who are still learning how to wipe their butts. No wonder he looks down on them.
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