"The simple-minded commoners, carrying cloth to trade for silk... In their childhood feasts, they laughed and talked merrily, making solemn vows, never thinking of betrayal. If they did betray, so be it!"
At dawn, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, the soft sound of reciting lessons came from the bedroom. Huo Xuanxi opened her eyes, got up to wash, and then went to the kitchen to cook some white porridge.
After presenting him with a price list showing the difference between buying breakfast and making it himself, the girl readily agreed to hand over the kitchen chores to him, saying, "You eat my food and live in my house, so you have to do my chores."
The alarm clock was set to 6:20, and the little girl hurriedly ran out of the house, sat down at the table, and drank her porridge.
"It's been three days already, and I have to go to school today," she swallowed the last bite, her eyes squinting with reluctance. "My parents should be back today, so you..."
"Eat first," Huo Xuanxi pushed a plate full of side dishes towards her. "Why did you get up so early this morning? What text were you memorizing?"
"The poem 'The River' is a long poem from the Book of Songs, specifically the section on the Wei section. It tells the story of a young woman who marries her lover, but after the marriage, he turns out to be a scoundrel and abandons her. The young woman then resolutely breaks off all ties with him."
Huo Xuanxi frowned: "Why are you watching this kind of thing at such a young age? You're so young, focus on your studies. This kind of love story isn't suitable for you."
The little girl looked at him amusedly: "Classical Chinese poems and prose that are required for the college entrance examination, what's wrong with them? Besides..."
She bit her lip, the steam from the congee making her fair cheeks blush slightly.
She stammered, "I'm not young anymore, and I have a boyfriend..."
Huo Xuanxi was clearing the dishes on the table when suddenly she felt a chill in her heart, as if some kind of winter snow had fallen into her heart, making her feel cold all over.
--Boy friend.
Yes, she has a boyfriend.
She cherished her precious photo frames and love letters like the back of her hand, afraid of getting them sweaty, and hid them in the drawer for fear of them getting dusty. Of course...
"Hey, speaking of which, my boyfriend looks a bit like you. Especially the eyes and nose, they're exactly the same."
She suddenly laughed.
Huo Xuanxi didn't notice her words; her attention was entirely focused on the fact that she had a boyfriend.
Boy friend!
A strange unease rose in his heart, as if he had been bitten by a dark snake, feeling a sharp, venomous pain, yet unable to articulate it.
He felt ridiculous.
Whether she has a boyfriend or not, what does it have to do with me?
Who am I to her? What right do I have to object?
But--
But she's so young, who knows what kind of person her boyfriend is?
If he really cared about her, why would he date such a young girl?
That's completely irresponsible!
He's definitely a despicable bastard!
Huo Xuanxi explained to himself that she must have saved his life, and he wanted to take care of her out of gratitude for her saving his life.
You need to make it clear to her what kind of person is good to her, and that she needs to take responsibility for her own life and not squander her youth.
"...You're still young, what are you talking about dating?"
After struggling for a while, Huo Xuanxi could only squeeze out a few words, "Your main task now is to study. When you grow up, you will find a better boyfriend."
But when the little girl heard this, all her thorns stood on end.
Like an enraged little hedgehog, she glared at him warily and angrily.
"My boyfriend and I have a great relationship, don't try to drive a wedge between us, I won't break up with him! Even if... even if he kissed Nuoyu, it must be a misunderstanding, he still loves me!"
"This bastard dares to cheat on you and bully you?! What's his name? I'm going to shoot him!"
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