Chapter 57 Endless Summer
When they came from their hometown, most of their luggage was Lin Yuezhen and Xu Jiaojiao's clothes, with very few belonging to Xu Jiqing.
He had worn this white shirt when he was in junior high school. It no longer fit him. When he moved, he wrapped it several layers around the glass bottle to protect the folk remedy wine that Lin Yuezhen had asked someone to buy. She said that if he rubbed it every other day, a paralytic who had been bedridden for ten years in his hometown would be able to get out of bed and walk.
The medicinal wine had a pungent smell of cheap alcohol, and apart from causing Xu Jiqing's right hand to peel and crack, it had no therapeutic effect at all.
Lin Yuezhen gave up after applying the ointment to him for half a year, but she always took the bottle with her wherever she moved as a reminder.
Xu Jiqing hated that bottle of medicinal wine.
When I took out the shirt from the bottom of the closet, I couldn't help but feel relieved.
The tube-shaped building is dark and damp during the rainy season.
He washed the clothes carefully and hung them out in the sun for three or four days, but they weren't completely dry, but they were barely wearable.
The poverty and embarrassment that had been hidden in the darkness suddenly revealed their true colors under the dazzling white light of the concert hall, making him almost want to close his eyes.
She is very beautiful today.
Su Xia, who was performing on stage, was very confident, focused, and as bright as a little sun.
The audience entrance is just two steps away.
Xu Jiqing never took a step inside from beginning to end, but he couldn't bear to look away.
It was not until the registration teacher called her that she turned around with a pursed lip, walked through the bouquet of red roses filled with greeting cards and love letters, and walked into the pouring rain holding an umbrella.
Should I send flowers to a concert?
After receiving the 60,000 yuan compensation from Li Rui's parents, plus the tuition fees for the recent competition practice, and deducting the rent, Xu Jiaojiao's new hearing aid, and the money saved to replace the little girl's cochlear implant, there is still some money left, which I was planning to deposit today.
That should be enough.
The location of the Conservatory of Music is very good. It is surrounded by the most expensive Wutong District in Jiangcheng. There are many flower shops, and their shop fronts exude an exquisite petty-bourgeois style.
It was his first time in such a place, and the people he passed by were all fashionable urban men and women. Seeing him dressed shabbily and standing in front of the window lingering, they couldn't help but look back and give him strange looks.
Xu Jiqing seemed not to notice. His light-colored eyes lowered and he looked inside the bunches of unfamiliar flowers.
There were several buckets of roses at the door, the same ones I had just seen in the concert hall, with price tags on them: 20 yuan each.
Enough for him to buy a new T-shirt.
The aproned female clerk pushed open the door and saw him standing there for a long time without moving. She kindly reminded him, "We only make bouquets, and we sell in batches of ten."
Xu Jiqing didn't say anything.
He didn't look at the red roses again, but glanced around the store, and was finally attracted by the delicate pink and purple in the center.
The small petals are not big, but they are clustered together to form a big bunch.
The pistil is as tender pink as a girl's cheeks, gradually changing outward layer by layer. When illuminated by the lights in the store, it becomes as bright as the clear summer sky, so beautiful that it is impossible to take your eyes off it.
He folded his umbrella and placed it at the door, where raindrops dripped down.
The clerk looked up in surprise. "...If you really want it, we have a sale on roses today. We can give you two extra ones."
Xu Jiqing shook his head, "No roses."
He continued walking inside.
The clerk followed him awkwardly, following his gaze. "Th-that's our imported flowers. They're very expensive. I can't give you a discount since the boss is not here."
Xu Jiqing put down the bag on one shoulder and pointed it out to her, "Please pack ten of these."
The clerk's eyes widened. "This one costs 180..."
"I know." Xu Jiqing took out his wallet, which contained a stack of brand new pink banknotes. The transit card in the photo slot was flickering and was held down by a bony big hand.
There are signs on the flowers.
There is a name and a price, and he can see it.
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The unified selection is the same as the school selection. The results will not be announced immediately, but you have to wait until everyone has finished before you can leave.
When the show ended, it was already past lunchtime.
They both performed exceptionally well today and now feel relaxed.
Su Xia grabbed He Miao's hand and walked quickly in the crowd. She wished she could fly into the restaurant and make up for the meat she had not eaten for three days in order to squeeze into the dress.
As we approached the door, three or four girls gathered at the exit of the marble aisle where flowers were placed, excitedly taking pictures with their phones.
He Miao asked, "What are they filming?"
Su Xia was so hungry that she could hardly think. "I don't know. Maybe the flowers I sent to someone were particularly beautiful."
There are so many people here that it’s hard to even walk.
He Miao's curiosity was aroused again. He turned back every few steps and bowed with his hands clasped together. "Xia Xia, wait for me for a moment. Let me take a look. Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep tonight."
Among a group of girls in long skirts, He Miao in pants was particularly agile. She quickly retreated to the back of the crowd and squeezed through the gaps between people to get right in front of the bouquet.
As soon as she reached that station, she couldn't help but exclaim "Wow".
this……
What little girl wouldn't stop and watch?
A huge bunch of gradient hydrangeas, surrounded by soft gauze-like pleated paper, are in full bloom, as delicate and soft as the untainted spring water.
Just by placing it there, it makes the row of red roses next to it pale in comparison.
There was a card in the middle of the wrapping paper with gold-printed words, and it was not closed.
He Miao took a curious look, stood still for two seconds, and then rushed to Su Xia with excitement, grabbed her arm and ran back, "Woo woo woo woo Xia Xia, someone gave it to you! Go and see for yourself!"
Su Xia was a little confused. He Miao forced her to squat down and she sighed exaggeratedly.
Large flowers surrounded her, and her straight black hair fell on the petals. She took the pin off the card and opened it to see -
【To Su Xia: Congratulations. 】
She was a little confused.
There is an aunt at home who changes the table flowers regularly. She has never asked the price, but she roughly knows that hydrangeas of this quality are very valuable.
Who is it?
Why don’t you leave your name on such an expensive gift?
Even so, she didn't want to trample on the other person's feelings, so she picked up the flowers carefully.
"Which rich family's son is in love with our queen?"
He Miao held his face with his hands, "Oh my god, I suddenly remembered the name of this hydrangea."
Su Xia was startled and asked, "What's your name?"
"Endless Summer."
He Miao wailed and almost sighed, "...He's really good at it."
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After the two girls finished their meal in the business district, Su Lijun sent He Miao home first.
After persuading his uncle to be her full-time driver, Su Lijun's attitude towards Su Xia became much more restrained, and he no longer tried to please her as obviously as before.
Seeing her holding flowers, he just asked a few questions and didn't say much.
On the way home, raindrops fell on the car windows and the tires rolled over the road.
The sound of wet water is very hypnotic.
Su Xia leaned in the back seat for a while, her eyelids becoming heavier.
While half asleep and half awake, I suddenly remembered a small incident from my previous life.
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