In a blink of an eye, it has been more than two months since Su Yi transferred to another school. When she and Old Lady Qu came to S City, it was just the beginning of autumn, and now it is early winter.
The winter in S City seems to be colder than the small fishing village by the sea. The leaves on both sides of the street have fallen, but the Xiao family mansion is still lush and green, and the tall trees block the noise outside.
The early morning sunlight shines on the balcony, bringing the unique chill of winter.
Su Yi yawned and ran down the stairs.
Today is the weekend, but Su Wanting and Xiao Xing are still busy. She just saw their car leaving home.
Downstairs, Xiao Yan was sitting at the dining table eating breakfast, and Old Lady Qu was sitting by the window in the living room, basking in the sun while crocheting a sweater.
Hearing the noise coming from the stairs, she looked up helplessly and said, "You are so old and still don't walk properly. You will be embarrassed when you fall down."
Su Yi smiled and nestled beside her, "Grandma, what are you knitting?"
Old Lady Qu picked up the semi-finished product in her hand and pouted at the golden retriever in the yard, "It's cold, I'm knitting a sweater for Mimi."
Su Yi pretended to be unconvinced: "Why for it? I don't have any."
Old Lady Qu smiled and said, "I made it according to Mimi's size. If you want it, take it, as long as it fits."
Su Yi snorted twice, ran to the table, said good morning to Xiao Yan, picked up a bun and stuffed it into her mouth.
The golden retriever was bought by Su Wanting because she was worried that Old Lady Qu would be bored at home. When she first heard that a dog cost several thousand, she said it was a waste of money. But soon she started to pay attention to him and even knitted a sweater for him. She treated him like her second grandson.
Actually, it was not that Mrs. Qu did not want to knit a dog for Su Yi. When Su Yi was a child, she made many of her clothes by herself. But now the environment is different. Even if she rarely goes out, she knows that S City and the small fishing village are two different worlds. Everything here is new and fashionable, especially people. If Su Yi wears a sweater she knitted, she might be laughed at.
"Grandma can't knit anymore," said Old Lady Qu loudly, "I just wanted to tell you this. You haven't bought new clothes for this winter yet. Do you want to invite some classmates to go shopping in the next two days?"
Su Yi swallowed a mouthful of milk, "Aren't you going with me?"
"What's the point of going shopping with an old man? I don't understand the fashion of you kids. Besides, the mall here is too big. It makes me dizzy. You should find a classmate to accompany you."
"Okay." Su Yi's mouth drooped, and she searched for someone to go shopping with her.
Usually, the girls in the class said they wanted to go shopping every few days, but Su Yi had never gone with them once. These days, she wanted to buy clothes by herself, but she couldn't find anyone in a short time.
Xiao Yan suddenly said, "When are you going to go?"
"Huh?" Su Yi tilted her head to look at him.
"I'm going out to buy some things this afternoon. Do you want to go together?"
This was a timely reply. Su Yi nodded repeatedly, "Okay."
Christmas and New Year's Day were approaching, and it was also the weekend, so the mall was crowded with people.
The glass was covered with snowflakes and Christmas trees, and expressionless mannequins were twisting their waists and hips in the windows. The latest styles of clothes on them attracted the eyes of people coming and going.
Su Yi held an ice cream in her hand and focused on the promotional information in front of each store.
"One piece is 10% off, two pieces are 20% off, three pieces are 30% off..."
She read it out, looked up at the clothes in the store, and felt that she could not choose three pieces she liked. If she only bought one or two pieces, she would not be able to enjoy the highest discount. Wouldn't it be a loss?
So she shook her head and walked to the next store.
"68% off for new winter items."
Su Yi's eyes lit up. Just as she was about to walk in, she suddenly saw a small "start" next to "68", which means new items start at 68% off!
She stomped her feet, frowned, and walked away again.
This kind of store is so cunning, using low discounts to fool people, but when you really want to buy something, you will find that none of the items are really 68% off, because they are starting at 68%. She has been fooled before and will not be fooled a second time.
"A hundred off for every thousand? That means a maximum discount of 10%? That's too much. No, no, no."
"Double points during the promotion? This store is even more stingy. They don't give a penny."
Xiao Yan stood aside and watched. He bought everything he wanted within a few minutes of entering the mall. Now he was just waiting for Su Yi, who had been mumbling about various discount information for more than ten minutes without entering any store.
Fortunately, he was patient and mentally prepared. After all, he still remembered her bargaining in the town before.
Su Yi finally chose a store. That store was offering a 50% discount on everything. She had also researched it and found that there were no special charges or hidden costs. Only then was she finally willing to go in.
After that, everything went very fast. Old Lady Qu asked her to buy at least two or three sets of clothes. She walked around the store, selected a few pieces, tried them on, and thought they were good, so she made the decision. It took only about ten minutes, and that was spent on trying on clothes.
She finished so quickly that Xiao Yan was a little surprised. After all, judging from her previous posture, it seemed that she was prepared to spend the whole afternoon here.
But thinking that it was Su Yi who did this, he felt that there was nothing strange about it. From the first day they met, she seemed to have two completely different sides.
The two took the elevator down to the first floor. On the huge screen in the center of the mall, a preview of the New Year's Day performances in the next few days was being shown.
Mao Tuan, who had been quiet all the time, suddenly called Su Yi in his consciousness: "Yi Yi, look, it's the male lead!"
Su Yi subconsciously raised her head, and happened to see the face of a young male star flash by, "What male lead?"
"..." Mao Tuan was speechless for a while, then he said: "The male lead of the book we are in, have you forgotten it?"
Su Yi suddenly realized, "Oh..."
She really forgot it.
But now she remembered it again, she remembered that she was a cannon fodder, and what was Xiao Yan, it seemed like he was a male supporting role?
She frowned and poked Maotuan in her mind, "Xiao Yan is the supporting actor? Does the heroine choose whoever she chooses in the end and who will be the leading actor?"
"Well... you can't say that, it depends on the role, but Xiao Yan is indeed the supporting actor."
Su Yi stopped and stared at the ad on the screen for a while. When the male star appeared again, she looked at him, then turned to look at Xiao Yan, and became even more confused.
"I think he seems uglier than Xiao Yan and older. Why would the heroine choose him?"
Maotuan's mouth twitched when he heard it.
This statement is too subjective. The big devil now regards Xiao Yan as someone of the same faction as himself, so his butt is crooked.
In fact, the male lead debuted as a child star, and he is one of the few who did not grow up crooked. He is also a graduate of a formal school, with both acting skills and good looks. He is different from the other young actors who rely purely on their looks. He is just in his early twenties this year, and his popularity is booming. A bright future is waiting for him. Why is he ugly and old in Su Yi's mouth?
Speaking of age, who can be older than herself?
Of course, Mao Tuan Tuan didn't dare to say this.
Having said that, during this period of time, she has fallen with the big devil. Not to mention her, even she herself almost threw the plot to Java. Just now, she caught a glimpse of the male lead's face on the screen, and then she suddenly remembered it.
It dug out the plot from every corner, sorted it out, and then it could answer Su Yi's question: "Yi Yi, you are wrong. It's not that the heroine didn't choose Xiao Yan. In fact, it was Xiao Yan that she liked from the beginning and she liked him for most of the book. It was Xiao Yan who was always cold and indifferent and didn't respond. So the heroine chose the hero later."
"Is there any male supporting actor who doesn't like the heroine?" Su Yi raised her eyebrows. It was different from the TV she watched.
"You haven't watched enough. This kind of white moonlight plot has been popular for a while. For example, the hero has a white moonlight in his heart, but he can't get her, so he uses the heroine as a substitute and abuses her eight hundred times. When the heroine leaves, he finds out who he really loves, so he plays I love you, you love her, she doesn't love you, etc. She loves you but you love me and I don't love you anymore... If the heroine has a white moonlight in her heart, then you have to change the routine-"
"Stop," Su Yi stopped her from talking nonstop and asked directly: "The hero has appeared, is the plot about to begin?"
Mao Tuan counted with his fingers, "It's still early."
Su Yi nodded and put the matter aside.
Seeing her staring at the screen, Xiao Yan also stopped and looked at it for a few times.
Su Yi happened to come back to her senses, and seeing him looking at her, she reached out and patted his shoulder, saying, "Don't worry, I'm not as handsome as you."
Now, even if Xiao Yan was used to her abnormality, he couldn't understand what this nonsensical sentence meant.
However, he himself didn't realize that because of her words, when he walked out of the mall, he unconsciously turned his head to look at his reflection in the glass several times.
The author has something to say: Su Yi: I caught you being conceited~
Xiao Yan: ...