Chapter 162 Zhou Nuan, Happy New Year

After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, according to Haicheng custom, the family went to the flower street.

New Year's Eve in Haicheng is a bit more deserted and less lively. Only on Flower Street can you feel the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.

Qin Yuezhi didn't buy anything, just strolled around for a while, and then she wanted to go back and rest. She was old, and wanted to go home when the time came.

Zhou Nuan wanted to go back with him, but the man stopped her and said, "Mom, take the kids back first."

Qin Yuezhi glanced at her son and was happy. "Okay, you young people go and have fun. Take Xiao Nuan for a good walk."

She took Su Hang and carried the drowsy Gu Xiaodong back home. Originally, Gu Xixi wanted to go back too, but she clung to Gu Xiyue's clothes tightly, her eyes were opened wider than usual, her face was full of excitement, and she didn't look like she was going to sleep at all.

There was nothing they could do but let her stay. After parting with Qin Yuezhi, the family of three walked slowly.

Suddenly, I met Luo Chenxing halfway. He was walking hurriedly with a lunch box. When he saw Zhou Nuan, he stopped and said, "Director Gu... Zhou Nuan."

Before Gu Xiyue could react, Gu Xixi, who had been clinging to him obediently just now, suddenly had bright eyes, stretched out her little paws towards Luo Chenxing, babbling for a hug.

Gu Xiyue: . . .

Zhou Nuan: ...

She couldn't hold her forehead with her hand, so she gave birth to a daughter who was obsessed with looks?

I stole a glance at Gu Xiyue, and saw an expression of a hurt old father appearing on his usually serious face, which made people feel inexplicably sad.

Quickly stuffing a beautiful little thing into Gu Xixi's pocket, successfully drawing her attention back, Zhou Nuan wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, "Brother Luo, are you here to visit Flower Street too?"

"Yeah." Luo Chenxing shook the food box in his hand, "I'm spending the New Year with Fanxing in the hospital today. Fanxing wanted to eat the eight-treasure rice pudding here, so I came here to buy it."

"..Oh, Fanxing is so lucky to have a good brother like you."

The hospital where Fanxing was working was far away from here. In order to satisfy his sister, Luo Chenxing actually ran so far to buy a bowl of eight-treasure rice pudding late at night. It must be said that he is indeed a good brother.

Luo Chenxing just pursed his lips and said, "No, I'm not a good brother..."

He didn't say anything else, just nodded to Gu Xiyue and the other man, "You guys take your time shopping, I'm leaving first."

He left in a hurry. Zhou Nuan looked at his departing back and suddenly felt a little sad.

When she was very young, it was also New Year's Eve. I forgot what happened, but she didn't eat the New Year's Eve dinner with everyone. She hid in her room angrily and refused to eat anything. Her parents took turns to coax her but failed to make her give in. Later, her third brother went to the next city to buy her favorite sweets, and she finally burst into tears and laughed.

I wonder if the third brother at that time was like Luo Chenxing now, buying things in a hurry and rushing back just to make his sister happy.

I don’t know how my parents and third brother are doing in the real world.

She blinked her eyes, trying hard to hold back her tears, and acted as if nothing had happened to tease Gu Xixi.

Gu Xiyue watched quietly, his dark eyes gloomy, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Just when Zhou Nuan was about to calm down, the man who had been silent all of a sudden took out a small gift box containing a small item and handed it to her.

"Here, for you."

"Huh? What is this?" Zhou Nuan took it doubtfully, weighed it in his hand, and found it was not heavy.

"Open it and take a look."

Zhou Nuan opened the small box with suspicion, and a bottle of exquisite perfume appeared in front of her, with a familiar logo printed on it.

“…This is.” Grandma Xiang’s perfume?

The man said calmly, "Don't you say you like this brand of products? I asked someone to bring them back from abroad. I will try my best to give you everything you have in your world, so..." So don't think about leaving.

"Happy New Year, Zhou Nuan."

The tears that Zhou Nuan forced back blurred her eyes again. At that moment, she forgot the sadness just now, and her heart was filled with only the touch and warmth that this man gave her.

"Happy New Year, Gu Xiyue, please give me more advice in the future."

The two looked at each other, and for the first time after revealing their identities, they felt such a mutual understanding. His gaze at her was full of affection. Zhou Nuan lowered her head slightly when he looked at her, and a blush appeared on her fair face.

However, this atmosphere was quickly ruined by Gu Xixi. She rolled her eyes, stared at the gift box in Zhou Nuan's hand, and reached out to grab it.

Fortunately, Zhou Nuan was quick to take a step back and thus escaped her clutches.

"Ah!" Gu Xixi screamed, staring without blinking.

“Don’t even think about it, that was a gift from my dad!” Zhou Nuan refused to give it to her.

"Ahhh!!" Gu Xixi struggled.

Gu Xiyue pursed his lips and took the empty gift box from Zhou Nuan, "Xixi, do you want this?"

As soon as Gu Xixi got the empty gift box, she stopped struggling and started playing with it with a very satisfied look on her face.

Zhou Nuan: ...

Okay, it turns out that she was attracted by this beautiful little gift box.

Looking at the happy mother and daughter, Gu Xiyue smiled slightly.

After strolling for a while, the three of them planned to go back. When they reached the alley, Zhou Nuan hesitated for a moment, "How about I go and see that old man?"

Gu Xiyue held Gu Xixi in one hand and pulled her with the other, "Let's go together."

After saying that, he took her hand and walked in. The shoe repair stall was empty, without the old man, and it was unusually cold.

Gu Xiyue soon found the old man not far from the shoe repair stall. He was sitting in front of the door of a small shabby house, staring blankly into the distance, no one knew what he was thinking.

Hearing the noise, he turned around woodenly and saw that it was Zhou Nuan. His eyes moved and he was about to offer her some water, but his gaze swept across Gu Xixi's face and then stopped.

Zhou Nuan's heart tightened.

Her own daughter knew that Gu Xixi only liked to look at beautiful things, and it was obvious that the elderly were not within her range of interests.

She was already prepared to let Gu Xiyue take Gu Xixi away, but who knew that Gu Xixi would just roll her eyes and smile at the old man.

"Yeah, yeah yeah..."

That smile was so cute that even the wooden old man couldn't help but touch his face awkwardly, "Be good, be good."

He no longer looked defensive, "Girls, what are you doing here on New Year's Day? I'm fine, go back home."

Zhou Nuan smiled and put down the things he had prepared. "Uncle, it's New Year's Day. Have you eaten yet?"

She glanced at the unchanging coarse grain steamed buns in the broken bowl on the table, and calmly took out the food and arranged it one by one.

"I just happened to be passing by and didn't take anything. You can keep these for the New Year."

The old man was helpless, "Thank you, little girl, what's your name?"