After tennis class, Xia Minmin finished drinking the last bit of water in her water bottle, packed her sports bag, and prepared to go home with Tang Meng.
"Xiaomin, aren't you going to the Sanda class tonight?"
"Yes, my cousin is taking the college entrance exam the day after tomorrow. Tonight, my parents are taking me to my uncle's house to cheer her on!"
Tang Meng feigned sorrow, pretending to wipe away tears with her sleeve. "Go, but don't forget me by Daming Lake. I'll miss you."
Xia Minmin pouted, "Can you be normal for once?"
After lunch, Xia Minmin took out her skateboard and said, "Mom, I'm going to buy egg tarts for my cousin."
Li Chunmei looked at Xia Minmin holding her skateboard and asked, "Can't you take a car there?"
Xia Minmin said with a grin, "A skateboard is more convenient."
After saying that, he quickly made his escape.
Li Chunmei complained to Xia Jianguo, "Don't you do anything about it! Ever since he learned to skateboard, he carries it everywhere he goes."
"If you can't control her, then don't worry about me. Don't worry, she's not as fast as she used to be lately."
"That's more like it. She and Mengmeng are incredibly audacious. They dared to speed up after only a few days of learning. If I hadn't suddenly decided to pick them up that day, we would have been completely in the dark. They were going faster than a bus. And these two little girls even knew to slow down in front of their house. That's even more outrageous."
Li Chunmei still finds that scene terrifying when she thinks about it now.
Xia Jianguo could only reassure Li Chunmei, "Yes, yes, they've changed now. I've been secretly following them on my bike these past few days, but I'm not going very fast. Don't worry! They know what they're doing."
When Xia Minmin returned, she was carrying egg tarts in both hands.
When Xia Jianguo saw that Xia Minmin was carrying egg tarts in both hands, he quickly went over to take them, "Why did you buy so many?"
"Not many. Twenty is just right for all of us, including my uncle, aunt, grandpa, grandma, and Qingjie. We'll eat ten, and the other ten are for Mengmeng."
Xia Minmin picked up a bag of egg tarts, "You guys eat first, I'll take them to Mengmeng."
Ding-dong…
"They're here!"
Tang Meng's voice came from inside the house.
The door opened.
"Xiaomin, what brings you here?"
Xia Minmin held up the egg tart, "I brought it for you."
"Thank you, Xiaomin. I haven't had this in ages. Just smelling it makes my mouth water. Why don't you come in and sit for a while?"
"No, my parents are waiting for me to go to my uncle's house."
"Wait a minute, I also have something to give you."
As she spoke, Tang Meng laboriously lifted the durian from the entrance and handed it to Xia Minmin, saying, "My dad's comrade-in-arms delivered it last night. I was thinking of bringing it to the small supermarket for you later, but I didn't expect you to come first."
"This durian is huge!"
"Yes, they brought them back from their trip abroad and gave them to our family of two."
"Thank you, Mengmeng!"
"You're welcome. Would you like me to deliver it to the convenience store for you?"
"No need, you can come inside!"
"Be careful on the road."
On her way back with the durian, Xia Minmin encountered many neighbors, and several of them covered their mouths and said it smelled bad.
"Xia Minmin, what kind of biological weapon did you bring back?"
As soon as Xia Jianguo smelled the durian, he ran outside to wait.
"Dad, it's a durian. Uncle Tang's friend brought it back from abroad and gave it to me."
Xia Jianguo looked at the strange fruit, which was covered in thorns and smelled foul.
Li Chunmei said, "Doesn't it smell quite nice? Why are you so disgusted? Let's eat it!"
"Hurrah!"
Xia Minmin also decided to eat it; she had never eaten durian since her rebirth.
Xia Jianguo looked visibly reluctant. "How about we take it to my brother-in-law's house and eat together?"
"Alright!"
"Good things should be shared. Grandpa and Grandma haven't tried them yet!"
Li Chunmei and Xia Jianguo rode their bicycles, with durian in Li Chunmei's basket and egg tarts in Xia Jianguo's basket, while Xia Minmin skateboarded over.
Ding-dong…
Xia Wai opened the door to the outside world, "You've arrived. What did you bring that smells so bad?"
Li Chunmei raised her hand, "It's a durian."
Grandpa Xia was so overwhelmed by the pungent smell of durian that he took a step back.
Xia Jianguo said smugly, "I told you it stinks, but you didn't believe me. Now even Dad says it stinks."
Grandma Xia saw the old man go to open the door, and she didn't know what he was saying to his daughter and son-in-law. He hadn't come in yet, so she came over to check on them. "Why aren't you coming in? What are you all doing standing at the door?"
"Grandma, do you think it smells bad?"
"It smells really good, stop dawdling and come in quickly."
Xia Minmin pushed open Li Qing's door. Li Qing was reading a book. "Sister Qing, come out quickly and see what I brought!"
Hearing Xia Minmin's voice, Li Qing's eyes lit up. She had been so grateful to Xia Minmin for bringing her fresh snacks every now and then to keep her from getting bored these past two months.
"What is that?"
"Come out and see for yourself, it's delicious!"
As Li Qing stepped out of the room, she saw durian on the coffee table. "It's durian! Xiao Min, where did you buy it? My friend said it's very rare to find in China."
"Mengmeng gave this to me, let's open it and eat!"
Xia Jianguo and his maternal grandfather had gone to the balcony to get some fresh air; since they couldn't win, they could only hide.
After studying it for a while, Li Zhonghua used his hands to pry open the durian with the thorns. He was lucky to find it full of flesh from all six compartments; it was a durian that had brought him good fortune.
One piece for each person.
"Old man, Jianguo, are you really not going to eat it? It tastes really good."
The father-in-law and son-in-law stood on the balcony, shaking their heads frantically.
"It tastes just like ice cream!"
"There is also a delicate fragrance with a slight bitterness."
"Soft and chewy."
"It melts in your mouth."
"This durian must be expensive, right?"
"I don't know, Xiaomin's friend gave it to her."
After finishing their durian meal and cleaning up the coffee table, Grandpa Xia and Xia Jianguo returned to the living room.
Xia Minmin handed the egg tarts she bought to Li Qing, "Eat up, you probably haven't had them in a long time, from the one in the university town."
Li Qing handed out a piece of egg tart to everyone before starting to eat herself.
Li Chunmei said, "Xiao Qing, good luck on your college entrance exam! After you finish the exam, your aunt will treat you to hot pot. Xiao Min recently discovered a pretty good hot pot restaurant, and I'll take you there on the night of the 9th!"
"Thank you, Second Aunt."
Sun Erni said, "You should eat fewer egg tarts, you still need to eat rice!"
Xia Minmin held up the half-eaten egg tart and smiled awkwardly.
After eating a piece of durian and an egg tart, Xia Minmin was already full.
Sure enough, there were still many dishes left over from dinner.
Li Qing will remember this incident for the rest of her life; it was so embarrassing!
As soon as Li Qing stepped out of the school, she saw her cousin Xia Minmin and her good friend Tang Meng holding a banner that read, "Congratulations to Qing Gege on escaping the sea of suffering and reaching the pinnacle of life, easily getting into a 985 university."
Li Qing was about to take a detour when the two of them stopped her. Her dear family members were all standing to the side, covering their faces, probably because they felt too embarrassed and wanted to pretend they didn't know them.
Reporters who had been watching the commotion for a long time also came forward to interview, and the banner was used as a background element in the evening news of Shenzhen that day.
Looking at Xia Minmin, who was smiling smugly, Li Qing couldn't help but think that she should also make her look bad after the college entrance examination. It's not that retribution won't come, it's just that the time hasn't come yet.
That's infuriating!
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