The next morning, before daybreak, the lights in the courtyard were turned on and everyone got up one after another.
Wenxi booked an early flight, so Du Yunkai sent her to the airport. Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan got up to make breakfast, hoping that they would eat before leaving.
Gu Xuelan originally thought that it was Liu Wangxue who saw her off at the airport, but when she asked last night, she found out that it was Du Yunkai who saw her off.
Gu Xuelan's eyes were sharp. As soon as the four of them came back yesterday evening, she noticed that the atmosphere between Wenxi and Du Yunkai was different from before. Before going to bed, while Wenxi was washing up, Gu Xuelan asked Liu Wangxue about it. Unexpectedly, it was just as she guessed.
"When did it start?" Gu Xuelan was surprised. "I didn't see any signs of it in the first two days after Xixi came back."
Liu Wangxue was wearing pajamas and sitting at the head of the bed, holding Xiaoci, pinching its paws and doing exercises for it. She said, "We confirmed our relationship the day we came back. Du Yunkai had been pursuing her before."
Gu Xuelan thought back to the day when Du Yunkai went to pick up Wenxi, but it was already dark when he came back. She was only busy talking to Wenxi at the time and didn't notice anything else.
"That's good too," Gu Xuelan sat on the edge of the bed, and Gu Gua fell on her legs. She stretched out her hand and teased him twice, "I think Boss Du is a very nice person. You know what, they look really good together. Xixi has been single for so many years, and she has been working on her career all the time. I thought she would stay single forever."
Liu Wangxue said: "That's because she hasn't met the right one. You know she's not the kind of person who would settle for less."
"Okay," Gu Xuelan put Gu Gua down from her lap. It flapped its wings and flew back to its jewelry villa. She also stood up and prepared to go out. "Seeing that you have successful careers and happy lives, your father and I are relieved."
When Wenxi came back from washing up, Gu Xuelan came over again and asked her what she wanted to eat for breakfast. Wenxi wanted to say no, because she left early and had to get up early to make breakfast. Seeing Gu Xuelan's kind and loving face, Wenxi couldn't say no.
Since college, Wenxi has gone home with Liu Wangxue every Spring Festival. At first, Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan just treated her as a good friend of their daughter and a guest, but later they gradually treated her as their own child. It can be said that she felt the "father's love" and "mother's love" at Liu Wangxue's home.
Wenxi felt warm in her heart, "Every festival makes me miss my family more", she no longer had any family to miss, but seeing other families reunited, she couldn't help but feel envious. So at this moment, she suddenly wanted to act like a spoiled child and said she wanted to eat scallion pancakes.
Gu Xuelan laughed when she heard it: "Your uncle just said that you must want to eat this."
At the beginning, Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan really just regarded Wenxi as Liu Wangxue's classmate and friend. Ever since they learned about Wenxi's family situation from Liu Wangxue, they felt really uncomfortable for a while. They felt that it was not easy for this girl to grow up to be what she is today, so they unconsciously wanted to care about her and treat her well. Over the years, it has become a habit.
The first Spring Festival Wenxi spent at Liu Wangxue's house, she had scallion pancakes made by Liu Nanshan for breakfast, which she loved very much. After that, whenever she went there, as long as Liu Nanshan was at home, he would make it for her. So in Wenxi's eyes, "scallion pancakes" have a symbolic meaning of "home".
When Wenxi came this time, Liu Nanshan was busy with the decoration and didn't have time, but he had always been thinking about her and had planned to get up early in the morning to do it for her.
Wenxi walked over and hugged Gu Xuelan: "Thank you, Auntie. You and Uncle are so kind to me."
She was a bit taller than Gu Xuelan, so she had to bend down slightly to rest her head on Gu Xuelan's shoulder.
Gu Xuelan touched her head and said lovingly, "Okay, go to bed early. I guarantee you'll have food when you get up tomorrow morning."
"Um."
Liu Wangxue was still sitting at the head of the bed, massaging Xiaoci who had just finished her exercise. She watched Wenxi close the door and get on the bed, and asked with a smile, "Are you touched?"
Wenxi covered herself with the quilt and lay down, placing her hands on her heart: "I am so touched."
Liu Wangxue patted Xiaoci's butt, and Fat Winter Melon got off her arms and slowly walked to her pillow and lay down. She glanced at Pengpeng sleeping in the doghouse beside the bed, reached out and patted its head, then lay down, turned off the light, and pulled the quilt: "I told you to become my godparents, and directly become my parents' daughter, and enjoy the same treatment as me 365 days a year, how great!"
"It's the same whether you recognize me or not," Wenxi moved closer to her, put his head against Fatty Winter Melon, and reached out to touch him twice, "When have I ever come here and not enjoyed the same treatment as you?"
Liu Wangxue had mentioned the matter of adopting a godparent to Wenxi in college. Under normal circumstances, if the parents of the two families had a good relationship, it would be a good idea to have a child adopt a godparent. Wenxi was considering her parents who went crazy from time to time. Although she had severed ties with her family a long time ago, she could not guarantee that they would not suddenly show up one day. She was afraid that if she adopted a godparent from Liu Wangxue, they would bring trouble to her.
So Wenxi had always appreciated the good intentions and did not accept this suggestion. However, according to their feelings and how they get along, it didn't really matter whether they recognized her or not. Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan really loved her, and she treated them as family members.
Liu Wangxue knew Wenxi's concerns. Fatty moved to the other side of the pillow. She also moved towards Wenxi, put her head close to hers, and gave her a hug.
A dreamless night.
It rained and snowed again at night. After getting up, washing and going to the yard, the damp and cold air immediately dispelled the remaining sleepiness in my mind, and the aroma of scallion pancakes aroused my appetite again.
The three little ones also woke up.
Now the temperature outside has dropped again. Gua Gua has automatically canceled the activity of standing on the top of the pomegranate tree to warm up his voice every morning. Now he is nestling in the pocket of Liu Wangxue's cotton-padded jacket, with only his head sticking out. Xiao Ci is clinging to Liu Wangxue's arms again and refuses to get out of the ground. Peng Peng thought he was going out for a run, but when he looked at the sky, he was full of doubts. Then he saw Liu Wangxue open the gate, so he ran out to take care of his private affairs first.
Not long after, Xu Qingsong and Du Yunkai also came over.
In addition to scallion pancakes, there was also purple sweet potato and barley porridge for breakfast. While Liu Nanshan was making pancakes, Gu Xuelan also fried a few side dishes and made a small dish of the pickled radish they had eaten last night, drizzled it with sesame oil.
Seeing that Wenxi was enjoying the meal, Gu Xuelan said, "I'm free these two days, so let your uncle pickle a few jars and send them to you when the time comes."
"Okay, okay," Wenxi nodded happily, "Then I won't be polite. Thank you in advance, uncle!"
Liu Nanshan said cheerfully, pushing the plate of scallion pancakes in front of her: "Eat more. Give me a heads up when you come back for the New Year. Tell me what you want to eat in advance. Your aunt and I will prepare it."
"good!"
During the meal breaks, it was mostly Gu Xuelan and Liu Nanshan who were talking, both of them asking Wenxi to take good care of himself.
Wen Xi agreed to all of them.
After dinner, it was almost daylight. Wenxi went back to the room to get her luggage. Du Yunkai had already driven out and was waiting at the door.
After another goodbye, the car drove out and soon arrived at the entrance of the village. After turning a corner, it could no longer be seen.
Gu Xuelan and Liu Nanshan turned around and went back to the yard together, still saying, "I always feel that Xixi has become thinner again. The child just can't eat well when he is alone outside."
Xu Qingsong clapped his hands, jumped up and played with him, and asked Liu Wangxue: "Did you notice Du Yunkai's expression just now?"
Liu Wangxue put his hands under Xiaoci's belly to warm them, and looked at Xu Qingsong with a very understanding look: "Are you going to say that he is pitiful again?"
Xu Qingsong leaned towards her shoulder and said, "I didn't. I just think he must be very envious of me. When he comes back, I have to do some ideological work on him, so that he won't turn his envy into jealousy. You know, a man's jealousy is also very scary."
Liu Wangxue knew he was joking, but she still smiled and patted him: "Don't tell me, aren't you afraid that while you are doing this ideological work, you will force people to be jealous even though they didn't have any feelings to begin with?"
Xu Qingsong nodded seriously: "Well, that makes sense, then I'll shut up."
Peng Peng had already bitten Xu Qingsong's trouser leg and was pointing in the direction of the asphalt road. Xu Qingsong patted its head and said to Liu Wangxue, "I'll take him for a run."
Liu Wangxue nodded: "Then I won't go. It's cold and I don't want to move."
Xu Qingsong touched her head and looked worried: "Did you get infected by Fatty Winter Melon?"
After hearing this, Xiao Ci immediately frowned and looked at him angrily: "Meow!" If it wasn't for the cold weather and I didn't want to stretch out my claws, I would definitely give you a cat punch!
Liu Wangxue smiled and slapped his hand away, gently pushing him: "Go quickly! You still have to go to work soon."
After Xu Qingsong came back from jogging with Pengpeng, Liu Wangxue changed her clothes, took her computer, and went to the studio with him and the three of them.
The holiday is over, and we started working today. Those colleagues from the PC gaming team who went home or traveled came back yesterday and this morning. The non-sweet drink bar is also open today. Qiu Xiangrong's new products are already on display in the cake cabinet, which are used for trial sales and to collect suggestions. The small canteen started cooking last night.
Everyone was on holiday these days and there was no one in the studio. Tao Jiahong was worried that a thief might break in, but he had nothing to do anyway, so he still came to work the night shift every day, and Du Yunkai even paid him overtime.
Master Zhang, who was traveling, came back yesterday morning. After Master Wang and Jin Zhaofei came back in the afternoon, they went to the town market to buy the ingredients they would need in the next few days. They ordered the fruit directly from the store where Liu Wangxue bought it last time. The boss was honest and the quality of the goods was guaranteed, so the two masters were very relieved.
When Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong arrived at the studio, the fruit delivery car had just driven out of the courtyard gate. The person who came was the boss Li Yaru's husband. The three of them greeted each other. But this time there was a little girl sitting on the passenger seat. She looked about four or five years old, with a very cute bun and a bow hairpin on it. She was holding a peeled tangerine in her hand, breaking it off petals one by one and eating it very politely. When she met Liu Wangxue's eyes, the little girl smiled shyly.
After the car drove away, Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong entered the courtyard. Colleagues came out of the canteen in groups of two or three, some holding some fruits in their hands, and greeted them one after another. Jin Zhaofei and Richard still held half-eaten pancakes in their hands and enthusiastically recommended them to the two of them.
Liu Wangxue went to the rest area to continue writing the script. Xu Qingsong walked her over. As soon as the door was opened, Xiaoci jumped out of Liu Wangxue's arms and ran straight to the small sofa where she used to sit. Guagua also immediately flew out of Xu Qingsong's pocket and flew in. It felt the warm air and liked it! Pengpeng stood at the door and raised one of its front paws towards Xu Qingsong, indicating that there was mud on its paw and it had to wipe it clean before going in.
Xu Qingsong patted its head and asked it to wait for a while.
Tao Huaxin, who was behind the bar, turned around and saw them. He came over to help hold the glass door open: "What are you doing standing at the door? Why don't you come in?"
Xu Qingsong pointed and said, "It's this one. It loves to be clean."
Pengpeng showed the raised paw to Tao Huaxin.
Liu Wangxue asked her: "Sister Hua Xin, do you have any wet wipes? I forgot to bring them."
Tao Huaxin shook his head: "Really not, wait a minute, I'll go find a rag."
Just then, Jia Hong's mother came out of the office opposite with a mop in her hand. She saw this and took two steps towards here. She asked, "Why are you all standing at the door?"
Tao Huaxin explained, "That's great, Auntie. Can you please help it wipe its feet? It's probably afraid of dirtying the floor you just mopped."
"Oh, hahaha..." Jiahong's mother couldn't stop laughing when she heard that. She put the mop on the ground for Pengpeng to step on, and said, "Every household in this village has a dog. They run around all day long. There is not a single spot on their body that is clean. I've never seen one that cares so much about hygiene."
Pengpeng cleaned the mud off his paws, carefully walked around Tao Huaxin, and then ran inside. He jumped onto the sofa and flirted with cats and birds.
Several people laughed when they saw it.
Jiahong's mother took it away and she had to go wash it.
Xu Qingsong also went to the office to work.
Liu Wangxue held Tao Huaxin with one hand, closed the door with the other, and walked in.
Tao Huaxin continued: "I have always thought that the three dogs in your home are very smart. I didn't expect that dogs are so smart and they know how to keep themselves clean."
"Maybe it's a habit," Liu Wangxue smiled, "It likes to sit on the sofa and watch TV. When it first came home, its paws were dirty so I wouldn't let it get on the sofa. It rained a lot for a while, so as long as it took two steps outside, my mother would wipe its feet as soon as it entered the living room. Now it has become a conditioned reflex regardless of whether it's sunny or rainy."
"That's good too." Tao Huaxin said, "You raise this dog as a pet, so it's good if it's clean. In the village, dogs are mostly raised to guard the house. It's enough to feed them. Who cares if the dog is clean or dirty?"
After she said that, Liu Wangxue noticed something: "Ever since Pengpeng came to my house, he seems unwilling to go out without someone to take him with him, and he never plays with other dogs in the village. Could it be..."
Tao Huaxin laughed: "I think other dogs are dirty!"
Liu Wangxue also started laughing, and then she heard a dog barking. She turned around and saw the dog lying on the back of the sofa, sticking out its tongue and wagging its tail at her.
She chatted with Tao Huaxin for a while, then sat down with her bag, took out her computer, and began to write the script with full concentration.
The outline and character settings of the script based on the love story of Tao Huaxin and Qiu Xiangrong have been completed. This is just a story she personally wants to write, so there is no rush and it can be put aside for now.
Now she had to hurry up and finish the script for Yiyou. She had only written a rough outline of the story the night before, and there were still many areas that needed to be improved in the character settings. The results of the market research would probably be sent to her in the next two days, so she had to hurry up. (End of this chapter)
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