Chapter 36
Knowing that Sheng Huaizhou's family was going to set off fireworks, his door was crowded with people waiting. Xia Li tiptoed to rush in, but Xia Weining grabbed her and said, "Let's not go in. We can watch from here."
"Sheng Xuan and I agreed that we can see clearly inside."
“How do so many people get in?”
Xia Li stretched out her hand and said, "Lend me your phone."
Xia Weining shook her head, "No."
"Then I'll scream." Immediately after saying it, the little girl yelled at the top of her lungs, "Sheng Xuan! Sheng Xuan!"
The people in front turned around to look, and they became the focus of the audience for a moment, like monkeys in a zoo.
Xia Weining's face was full of black lines, and she wanted to turn around and leave. Does this girl know what shame is?
Just when she was feeling frustrated, Sheng Xuan appeared in front of them through the layers of people, "Xia Li, Teacher Xia, you're here."
"Didn't you say you'd take us to see the fireworks?"
"My dad and the others are setting up the place up there. I'll take you there now."
Sheng Xuan led the way in front, and the crowd automatically made way for them. Xia Weining followed behind with her head down. She finally experienced the feeling of being the center of attention.
If she were her old self, she would be very happy, because at that time she pursued vanity and always wanted to be the protagonist of attention in every occasion, so she would always have a good impression of different people in different occasions, but now she doesn't think so.
Sheng Huaizhou has a lot of family members, and no matter whether you know them or not, you need to greet them one by one when you go in. Xia Weining felt that her face was about to burst out laughing, but Xia Li did not have these worries and followed Sheng Xuan to go out and play.
Among so many people at home, she only knew Sheng Huaizhou. The key point was that he was not there yet. After greeting him, she stood in a small corner and silently endured everyone's curious gazes.
"Is this someone else's?"
"I don't know. I haven't seen it often."
…
Xia Weining had never been so embarrassed before. She kept rubbing her arms, wishing she could hide herself. She felt out of place here and always seemed to be a nuisance. If it wasn't dark, she wouldn't dare to imagine how red her face was.
"Run! Wait for Xia Li outside."
As soon as the thought came to mind, the body reacted quickly. Just as he turned halfway around, he heard someone calling him from behind, "Miss Xia!"
Zheng Rui was also here, having just come down from upstairs. He was the one who called him, and Sheng Huaizhou followed behind him.
Xia Weining smiled stiffly, "Xia Li and I came together. She went out to play with Sheng Xuan."
"And you?"
"I'll wait for her outside."
I don’t know why, but Xia Weining suddenly felt like crying at this moment.
Sheng Huaizhou stared at her for a moment, "Xia Li is playing upstairs, come in and sit down."
Xia Weining lowered her head. She didn't want to go in. Before she could refuse, Chu Yu came over and took her arm. "Miss Xia, let's go in together. You're welcome."
Chu Yu seemed very familiar with this place, as comfortable as at home. She was shocked and impressed by how others could handle interpersonal relationships so well.
When his family saw her with Chu Yu, they asked, "Chu Yu, is this your friend?"
"Auntie, this is Miss Xia. Huaizhou and I both know her."
Xia Weining introduced herself with a smile, "Hello everyone, I'm Xia Weining."
"Come on, come on, sit down quickly. I've been neglecting you just now."
"No, no."
Sheng Huaizhou followed behind her. He didn't know why, but he felt that Xia Weining in front of him was very fragile. She was like a hollow porcelain that was forcibly supported and would break at the slightest touch.
"Miss Xia, please take a seat."
Chu Yu led her to sit on the sofa, acting like the master of the house.
"Don't be so polite, just call me Xia Weining."
"Okay, then I'll call you Wei Ning."
Sheng Huaizhou's mother brought out a lot of fruit snacks from the house, "Xiao Xia, try some, you're welcome."
"Thanks."
Chu Yu hurriedly stood up and went over, "Auntie, is this the dress you bought with me last time?"
"Yes, you have good taste."
"That's because my aunt has a good figure and temperament."
"You." Sheng Huaizhou's mother was so coaxed that her eyes were full of smiles, and she nodded her forehead lovingly, "You have always been sweet-mouthed and always know how to make me happy."
"No, it's just that you have a good temperament."
Chu Yu leaned on his mother's shoulder and started to act coquettishly, and the living room was filled with the laughter of the two of them.
At this moment, Xia Weining felt very pathetic. She was the only outsider among so many people. She couldn't fit in and couldn't wait to escape.
She was particularly sensitive at the moment, her eyes were full of soreness, and if she didn't try to control it, she felt like they would fall out at any moment. She wanted to slap herself, wondering why she was so pretentious.
Is it because of being ignored? It seems not.
It's more like she can't put herself in an overly embarrassing situation. The embarrassment will magnify in her heart little by little until it swallows up her normal emotions, and people will become particularly sensitive at this time.
"Xia Weining."
She heard a voice that could save her, and turned around in surprise. It turned out that he had been by her side all the time.
"Um."
"Happy New Year."
Xia Weining was stunned, "Happy New Year."
Sheng Huaizhou took out a lollipop from his pocket and said, "I just snatched it from Sheng Xuan. Do you want to eat it?"
"Eat, of course."
Xia Weining immediately peeled off the wrapper and put the lollipop into her mouth. "Thank you."
"Thank you for what?"
"Thank you for the candy."
Thank you for appearing in time to save me from the suffocating quagmire.
"Do you feel uncomfortable?"
Xia Weining was stunned, not knowing what he meant, so she told him the truth, "The main thing is that I don't know anyone here."
"Then why don't you just come to me?"
"I thought you were out on duty."
Sheng Huaizhou snorted coldly, "Do you believe what you said?"
Chu Yu was still chatting and laughing with his mother. He caught a glimpse of Sheng Huaizhou and Xia Weining talking intimately. The smile on his face faded instantly, and he felt a little bitter in his heart.
From this angle, Sheng Huaizhou is so gentle.
Xia Weining could hear someone playing mahjong in the inner room, so she asked Sheng Huaizhou, "Why don't you go play?"
“Public officials cannot be involved in this.”
"Then, Zheng Rui?"
"He's fine."
Xia Weining: "...Are you kidding me?"
"I'm telling the truth." Sheng Huaizhou picked up an orange from the table and played with it in his hands. "Do you want to play a few rounds?"
“I am also a public official.”
Sheng Huaizhou never expected that she would reply with his own words. He was stunned for a moment and then burst out laughing.
Han Zhi came out and was surprised to hear Sheng Huaizhou's laughter. She wondered who made him so chatty. When she got closer, she was even more shocked.
"Is it you?"
Xia Weining never expected to meet the clothing store owner here. The embarrassment was really piled up. The world is really small.
"Hello, I'm Han Zhi."
Sheng Huaizhou added, "My sister-in-law, Sheng Xuan's mother."
"Hello." She stood up hurriedly, "I'm Xia Weining."
Sheng Huaizhou took the initiative to introduce, "She is Sheng Xuan's teacher."
"Wow, so you're Xuanxuan's teacher. Why didn't you tell me earlier? You can pick any clothes you want from my place."
Sheng Huaizhou was confused, "What do you mean?"
"Hey, the clothes she's wearing are from me. Isn't it nice?"
Xia Weining felt a little embarrassed, not knowing how Sheng Huaizhou would answer.
"nice."
Just two words made her tense heart completely relax. It was a close call. He finally gave her a decent treatment.
The time was almost up, the mahjong game began to end, and people came out one after another and went upstairs to prepare to set off fireworks.
Sheng Huaizhou stood up and looked at her, "Let's go."
Han Zhi was a carefree person. She put her hands on Xia Weining's shoulders and said with a smile, "Is my brother-in-law handsome?"
What could Xia Weining say but to nod.
"That's right, not only handsome but also gentle."
Xia Weining gave her an awkward but polite smile.
The group rushed upstairs, where many fireworks were set off. Xia Weining found Xia Li and said, "Stay away."
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have left you down there alone."
"You still know." Xia Weining pretended to be aggrieved, "You know how uncomfortable I was just now."
"I'm so sorry."
"It's okay, I forgive you."
Xia Weining held Xia Li in her arms and waited to watch the fireworks, with Sheng Huaizhou right behind her.
Chu Yu came over and said, "Huaizhou, let's go to the front."
"No, this is fine."
Chu Yu was so angry that his face was tense, but he could do nothing but stand beside him.
Han Zhi pushed Sheng Xuan and said, "Go find your father and ask him to teach you how to play it."
"Can I release it?"
"Of course, you're grown up now, there's nothing you can't let go of."
Sheng Xuan saw Xia Weining standing beside him, and his eager heart finally stopped him from taking the first step. "The teacher said we should stay away from fireworks."
Han Zhi: "...Okay, then I'll listen to your teacher."
As Sheng Xuan spoke, she walked in front of Xia Weining and stood side by side with Xia Li, protecting the two children.
Zheng Rui, holding a cigarette, looked for Sheng Huaizhou and waved at him, "Come here."
"I'm not going, you guys let me go."
A trace of loneliness flashed across Chu Yu's eyes. He looked quietly at Sheng Huaizhou and then moved to Xia Weining. Suddenly, he realized the heavy sense of crisis.
Some people don't fight or compete, they are very competitive just by standing quietly, Xia Weining is one of them. Chu Yu no longer has the heart to watch the fireworks, all his attention is on Xia Weining.
Several people made an appointment to light fireworks together. The sky suddenly became colorful. Various fireworks were set off at the same time, which was dazzling. There was a burst of exclamations all around.
“So beautiful!”
Xia Li was very excited and jumped up to applaud. He did not forget to look up and ask Xia Weining, "Isn't it beautiful?"
"Yeah, it looks good."
The fireworks hadn't finished yet, so Xia Weining turned around and asked Sheng Huaizhou, "Anything else?"
"Um."
After a while, the fireworks ended. They lasted for half an hour, and the air was filled with floating particles and the pungent smell of gunpowder.
Xia Weining bent down and asked, "Are you tired?"
"I'm not tired. I really enjoyed watching it this time."
"Does your neck hurt?"
Xia Li touched her neck and stuck out her tongue playfully, "It really hurts a bit."
"You've been looking up for too long. Let me heal you."
"How to treat it?"
Xia Weining held her head and lifted it up, "How is it?"
“It really works.”
"Of course."
Sheng Xuan was a little envious and said, "Teacher Xia, my neck hurts too."
"You're so heavy, she can't lift you." Sheng Huaizhou pulled him over, "I'll do it for you."
After a few strokes, Sheng Xuan started crying and shouted that he didn't want to do it anymore.
"Uncle, you almost broke my neck. Look how gentle Teacher Xia is."
Sheng Huaizhou raised his hand and knocked on his head, "Go play."
Xia Weining wanted to go back, but Xia Li hadn't had enough fun yet, so she could only continue waiting.
After a while, Zheng Rui led a group of children out and said, "Let's go fly Kongming lanterns."
Sheng Huaizhou suddenly appeared and stared at her, "You're not going?"
"go."
She was a little curious, "Why do you always follow me?"
“I’m afraid someone will feel left out and feel bad.”
"I..." Xia Weining quickly retorted, "I didn't."
"Did I tell you?"
"Sheng Huaizhou, you..."
He just smiled in a smug and annoying way.
With a puff of laughter, she also smiled, "Thank you for today."
Today, Sheng Huaizhou made her the protagonist who was always in the spotlight, and it felt really good.
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