Chapter 143 New Year's Greetings Phone Call
The little girl has new clothes every year.
This year's Chinese New Year style is the same as last year, with a slight change of colors:
The red down jacket was replaced with a small yellow coat, and the yellow scarf and hat were replaced with red ones. There was also a reflective strip on the back of the collar, which was so bright that it looked fluorescent.
The electric heater was on at home, so thick outer clothes were too thick for Xu Jiaojiao to wear. She was only wearing a yellow vest with a furry collar, and her little face was flushed.
He took the two red envelopes.
Xu Jiqing flicked her little head lightly and asked, "Who are you to deserve giving you New Year's money?"
Xu Jiaojiao covered her head and said, "He is not someone of mine."
"But Sister Xia Xia is my brother's—"
The little girl's voice was clear and crisp, which attracted Lin Yuezhen, who was serving dishes to the table, to look over here with a smile.
Before she could finish the second half of the sentence, Xu Jiqing picked up a meatball from the bowl and blocked her mouth with it.
"Stop talking nonsense."
Xu Jiqing said calmly, "My brother's teacher gave it to me."
Xu Jiaojiao blinked her eyes, her mouth was greasy and she chewed the food with a bulging sound.
Her brother usually doesn't spend much money, so she learned from him and inherited a tin piggy bank from him. There are a few coins in it, as well as the New Year's money that has increased in the past two years.
Even if I save money, I am reluctant to spend it. I just save it and carry it with me wherever I go, like a rich man holding a gold ingot.
An extra red envelope would be nice, but why is it from the teacher?
She actually thought she was her brother's girlfriend.
Xu Jiaojiao is in the second grade this year.
He is better at reading people's expressions than other children of the same age. He has a pair of big round eyes and no one knows what he is thinking.
Xu Jiqing rarely said something soft, "Do you miss her?"
Xu Jiaojiao nodded vigorously.
On the snowless and windless New Year's Eve, fireworks bloomed in clusters in the night sky.
On TV, there was a lot of joy backstage at the Spring Festival Gala. The actress wished the people of the whole country a happy New Year. She wore red cheongsams and green bracelets, and the country was peaceful and the people were prosperous.
Xu Jiqing said, "Learn to swim well in the summer. When summer vacation comes, she said she will take you to the water park."
Xu Jiaojiao wanted to scream with excitement.
Considering that she had just been gagged by her brother, she covered her mouth with her little hands and jumped around for a while before excitedly looking up and asking, "Will Sister Xia Xia take you with her?"
Xu Jiqing wanted to play her again, but Xu Jiaojiao ran around the small balcony and hid first.
"Don't hit children during the New Year!"
Xu Jiqing wanted to laugh when he saw this, and he crossed his arms and sighed, "Without me, how would she know you?"
Xu Jiaojiao took a safe step away from him, holding her head with her greasy hands for protection, "You still say I'm talking nonsense."
She is just small, not stupid.
What era is this? People can fall in love even in cartoons. Why should my brother not acknowledge it?
Even passing ants can see it.
Xu Jiaojiao was very worried. She carefully moved sideways back to Xu Jiqing and whispered to him, "Last year, Sister Xia Xia made an appointment with me, so I called you. This year, you should take the initiative to call her to wish her a happy new year."
Without waiting for Xu Jiqing to say anything, she frowned and analyzed seriously, "Think about it, Sister Xia Xia is pretty and cute. She must receive a lot of calls and text messages at night. Then she won't have time to play with you."
"There must be boys too. If there's a handsome, sweet-talking brother who coaxes Sister Xia Xia away, he won't have time to play with you in the future."
“…”
Xu Jiqing had no expression on his face. Like a magic trick, he stuffed the last two fried meatballs into Xu Jiaojiao's mouth and forced her to stop talking.
"Don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping. When you're done, give the bowl to your mother."
Xu Jiaojiao grunted, and the eldest brother reluctantly walked towards the kitchen with the bowl in his arms.
Xu Jiqing stood on the balcony for a while.
On the phone, Su Xia last sent him a message two hours ago.
As soon as the winter vacation started, the girls' texting style changed drastically. It was no longer the usual diary-style mumbling of "What did I do today", nor were there pictures of clouds and birds from the roadside. Instead, there were math problems every few hours.
The question was asked sincerely and urgently.
But as soon as he sent the steps to solve the problem, the other party quickly made a cat emoticon and then there was no movement.
The emoticons were dazzling, with rubbing and kissing, but Xu Jiqing's intuition had always been sharp.
He knew what she was thinking—
It seemed that rather than what he replied, the only thing she cared about was "he could reply".
Or rather, he is still alive.
Xu Jiaojiao's words just now came to mind again.
If a girl like that were dating a boy of the same social status as her, what would she be doing now?
No matter how beautiful and cheerful it is, I can't be restless during the New Year. While others are waiting to watch the Spring Festival Gala, I am nervously following a live criminal broadcast.
Xu Jiqing returned to the room and turned on the bedside lamp.
His finger paused on the chat box for a moment, and he sent a message, "Have you eaten the New Year's Eve dinner?"
The "Input" button on the opposite side lights up instantly.
After a while, without any message bubble, Su Xia called.
The girl said "Hello" in a low voice.
There was a clattering sound of slippers, and after a while the sound returned to normal, but with a slight echo, as if in the bathroom.
"I've eaten. I just sent my uncle away. Mom is chatting with her friends in the living room."
"Have you and Jiaojiao eaten?"
"Not yet." Xu Jiqing said.
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