Chapter 31
The two of them took a walk along the river bank for a while, and as more and more people gathered around them, they drove back to school.
On the way, Yellow was playing on loop in the car, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.
Lin Jiu rarely spoke, just leaning his head against the window, looking intently at the scenery outside.
She rarely had the opportunity to see the night view of such a big city.
It was almost ten o'clock when we arrived downstairs at the dormitory.
When she got off the car and prepared to go to the dormitory, Lin Jiu's wrist was grabbed. She stopped and turned back to ask, "What's wrong?"
Chen Miao didn't say anything, "I have something to give you." Then he took her to the trunk.
Under the light, Lin Jiu saw a bouquet of exquisitely wrapped roses and a large gift box.
"..." She blinked at him in confusion.
Chen Miao held the flowers in front of her. "At first, I thought you probably wouldn't like a grand confession, so I wanted to wait until you finished your meal and take you somewhere else to talk to you seriously. I didn't expect you to suddenly decide to go for a walk by the river, and the confession was a bit simple... I feel a little sorry for you."
Lin Jiu took it generously and said with a smile, "I don't feel wronged. On the contrary, I feel very surprised."
If Chen Miao confessed his love to her in a very formal way by taking out a bouquet of flowers, it would be a complete shock to her.
Jiangbian's natural confession is more suitable for her.
Perhaps because the relationship had been confirmed, Lin Jiu felt much more relaxed.
Looking at the densely packed flowers, she casually asked, "How many flowers are there in such a big bouquet?"
"99 flowers. The boss said it has a good meaning."
Lin Jiu nodded.
The two of them didn't make much noise, but on the first day of reporting, this incident attracted the attention of many passers-by.
Some people even stopped and pretended to play with their phones, but actually took a peek.
Lin Jiu hurriedly took the gift box handed to him by Chen Miao and wanted to return to the dormitory quickly to avoid being watched by others.
She held the flowers in her left hand and the gift box in her right hand, which looked a bit difficult. Chen Miao suddenly felt a little annoyed that he had chosen these things.
He frowned and was about to say something when Lin Jiu interrupted him: "What's in this box?"
"...the back-to-school gift package I chose for you." Chen Miao said.
"Okay, I'll be leaving first." She said, and trotted into the dormitory building.
After returning to the dormitory, Lin Jiu put all his things on the table and then went to the balcony to take a look.
Chen Miao is still downstairs.
She quickly took out her cell phone and said to him: Go back.
He saw the message downstairs, looked up at her, then lowered his head and replied: OK.
Seeing his car disappear from sight, Lin Jiu was about to turn around and go into the dormitory, but he was frightened by the three pairs of eyes staring at him.
"So this is the relationship between classmates..." Zhou Jingmeng said jokingly with a smile.
Liu Qing beside her nodded.
The other person didn't say anything and just watched the show.
Lin Jiuduo took a look at her and thought that she was Tang Yazhi.
Retracting his gaze, Lin Jiu said calmly without blushing or beating his heart, "We were classmates before, and now he is my boyfriend."
Zhou Jingmeng and Liu Qing looked at each other and exclaimed, "Wow, this is progressing very quickly!"
"good."
After saying that, Lin Jiu took his toiletries and went to take a shower.
She had experienced a lot on the first day of school, and she hadn't slept well on the train, so she was really tired.
After taking a shower, she lay comfortably on the bed, listened to their conversation for a few minutes, and then her eyelids became heavy and she fell asleep.
When I woke up the next day, it was already ten o'clock.
Lin Jiu opened his hazy eyes and caught a glimpse of the fan on the ceiling.
Her mind suddenly jolted, and she remembered that she was already at school.
After rolling around in bed for a few seconds, she sat up, looked around, and saw Tang Yazhi sitting there putting on makeup.
Tang Yazhi is very skilled in makeup. Facing the mirror, she quickly draws eyeliner and puts on lipstick.
She stood up and turned in front of Lin Jiu, "How is it?"
Lin Jiu objectively commented: "Very beautiful."
Tang Yazhi was already good-looking. With delicate makeup on, she wore a black tight-fitting long dress with lace, and some eye-catching accessories. She looked very fashionable and beautiful.
"Thank you." Tang Yazhi was in a good mood, as if she had received a satisfactory answer.
She picked a bag from the closet, put on her high heels, and walked out the door.
After Tang Yazhi left, Lin Jiu leaned against the wall, picked up the phone on the bedside table and looked at it. There were several messages.
She responded to Chen Miao first according to the time she received the messages:
CM: Let’s have lunch together at noon?
Jiubujiu: Okay, let’s go to the cafeteria to eat.
There was no reply from the other side.
She immediately replied to Wen Min——
Beautiful lady: Have you finished reporting?
Jiubujiu: I reported in yesterday. Are you going to start packing your luggage too?
Beautiful lady: Yes, I originally wanted to ask you what to bring, but Ji Xin gave me a watch...
Jiubujiu: ...
After getting out of bed, Lin Jiu washed up and sat down at the table.
The roses were still beautiful, their petals still intact. The gift box was still tightly wrapped and unopened.
There were too many people last night and she didn't want to be surrounded and watched. Plus she was tired, so she didn't take it down.
The gift box is rectangular and heavy, wrapped in a pink shell with a cross bow.
After looking at the gift box and thinking for a few seconds, she really couldn't guess what was inside.
After removing the lid of the box, Lin Jiu was stunned for a full minute.
Mobile phones, laptops and tablets, as well as some small accessories.
No wonder it's a bit heavy.
Lin Jiu was happy to see these things, as they were all practical things.
She didn't know much about this brand, but she had seen some of her high school classmates from well-off families using mobile phones of this brand, so she guessed that these three items would not be too cheap.
She could see from it how much Chen Miao valued her.
But she was also very distressed because she couldn't afford to give him a gift of equal value in return.
Just when she was struggling, she received a message from Chen Miao.
CM: Okay, let’s go to the third canteen closest to your dormitory.
Jiubujiu: Ouke.
Glancing at the electronic gadget beside her, she racked her brains for words, but didn't know how to say it.
Should I just refuse?
Or should I accept it graciously and praise him?
CM: Please try the product I gave you and see if it works. If you don't find it works well, I can replace it with another brand.
Jiubujiu: No, it works fine.
CM: Okay, I’ll pick you up downstairs at 12 o’clock.
The conversation simply ended.
The right moment had been missed, and she couldn't even offer any emotional value.
This so-called university gift package was actually glossed over...
He looked up at the ceiling and sighed.
The gap between her and Chen Miao was too big, and when it came to money matters, she really didn't know how to deal with it.
There will probably be a lot of such things in the future. How should she deal with them?
Her damn pride wouldn't allow her to take it for granted.
But it's not realistic to ask her to completely refuse.
They are now in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. What will Chen Miao think if she refuses him?
Is it half and half, some accept and some reject?
But being in between is even more awkward.
After thinking for a long time, Lin Jiu felt a little discouraged.
Chen Miao is her boyfriend, so what if she accepts his gift? Isn't that what she should do?
Why can't she be more honest? Why does she have to be so awkward?
At worst...be nicer to him next time.
After thinking for a long time, Lin Jiu sat up straight and covered his chest with his hands crossed.
She decided to be a little thicker-skinned and a little more selfish.
If he wanted to give, she would take it. If he didn't want to give, she wouldn't ask him for it.
That's all we can do.
So as to avoid having to jump back and forth in your mentality.
She disassembled the items one by one, registered accounts according to the instructions, and logged in one by one.
I put the computer and tablet that I didn't need temporarily into the cabinet next to the desk, leaving only the mobile phone and headphones on the table.
With her hands on the table, she looked at her old phone next to the new one, which she had bought less than a month ago.
This was bought for her by her mother during the summer vacation after the college entrance examination, for nine hundred yuan.
She asked for it.
She knows her family's situation well, so she rarely expresses her needs.
As she was going to college, she would always be a little vain and didn't want to use something too bad.
So, sometimes I also want to be willful for once.
At that time, Yang Bing bought his old mobile phone during the summer vacation after the high school entrance examination and topped up 400 yuan of it.
An unidentified yellow mobile phone with almost no signs of wear on the surface.
She takes good care of valuable items like mobile phones. They have rarely been dropped or smashed, and they look about 80% new.
My phone is three years old and it keeps lagging. The memory is very low and it keeps prompting me to clean up the memory.
When she first told Yang Bing about this, Yang Bing frowned and looked slightly dissatisfied.
She said: My family is not well off and my phone is still usable, so there is no need to buy a new one and waste money.
Lin Jiu lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.
Seeing that she was really depressed, Yang Bing took her to a mobile phone store.
The store sells branded goods, which are a bit more expensive than some unknown brands.
Lin Jiu looked at many models, some of which were shockingly expensive. In the end, he chose the cheapest one, but he was very happy.
A few days later, Yang Bing was persuaded by someone to install an Internet cable at home, spend several thousand yuan on phone bills, and get a mobile phone of the same model as hers.
After Lin Jiu found out, he registered WeChat for Yang Bing, linked her bank card to it, and taught her how to use it. She finally learned how to chat and transfer money.
But she still doesn't know how to send messages very often. Lin Jiu sent her a message to let her know he was safe, and she replied with a "good".
I glanced at the time and it was about half an hour before 12 o'clock.
Lin Jiu changed into a simple outfit, a green T-shirt and black wide-leg pants, combed his hair, and sat down to play with his phone.
Chen Miao always arrived early, arriving at 11:51. She went downstairs and got into his car just before 12 o'clock.
This time she had brought along the cute version of the map she had shared with the reporter. Chen Miao found it hilarious: "Why would you bring a map when you have navigation?"
Lin Jiu looked at him seriously and said, "I need to learn the way and remember the school in my mind."
Chen Miao thought she was cute and said with a smile, "You're so smart, you'll definitely remember it. From now on, we'll be together. It's all up to you."
Lin Jiu was very cooperative, "Don't worry, leave it to me."
As soon as she finished speaking, the curve of Chen Miao's mouth widened a little and he smiled even more happily.
There were a lot of people in the cafeteria at noon. When the two of them went in, there were long queues at most of the windows.
Chen Miao gave the choice to Lin Jiu and just followed her, looking very relaxed.
Lin Jiu looked at each dish in the window one by one, and didn't like any of them, so he took him to the second floor.
There are a few fewer people on the second floor.
Lin Jiu and Chen Miao waited in line for a while before they got their meal.
When they sat down to eat, Chen Miao suddenly said, "I haven't had dinner with you since high school."
Lin Jiu chewed the food in his mouth slowly, swallowed it, and said, "In the future, we will eat together a lot, not just once or twice in high school?!"
Hearing this, Chen Miao smiled and said, "That's right, but we can go back to high school and have another meal later."
“…”Okay, let him eat if he wants.
After Lin Jiu finished his meal, he sat there and watched Chen Miao eat bite by bite, feeling very elegant.
Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, she ate very politely, but she finished the meal inexplicably.
Chen Miao looked at her empty plate and said, "In my memory, you always eat very quickly."
Lin Jiu said: "On the one hand, it saves time, and on the other hand, I eat very quickly, so it's a habit."
When she was in boarding school in elementary school, everyone else ate quickly. In order to keep up with the others, she also gradually picked up the pace, and this habit became a habit.
After a few minutes, Chen Miao finished his meal and the two went downstairs.
There are many shops near the canteen, including fruit shops, milk tea shops, and clothing stores. The commercial street is very mature.
Lin Jiu walked back and forth, and Chen Miao was like a decoration, following her wherever she went. Of course, when encountering something that required payment, he would always stand up first.
When he got back to the car, Lin Jiu had a cup of milk tea in his hand, and there were several bags of fruits on the back seat, such as grapes, oranges, peaches, etc.
Chen Miao only had a bottle of mineral water in his hand. He didn't like sweet drinks like milk tea.
After taking a sip of milk tea, Lin Jiu asked, "Are you going back to the dormitory to sleep at noon?"
During the summer vacation, when Chen Miao asked her where her dormitory was, they chatted for a while.
At that time, she knew that he paid for the dormitory but didn't live there much, so he rented a house near the school. But driving back and forth in the middle of the day was tiring.
Chen Miao looked ahead, turned a corner, and asked without answering, "Are you free to accompany me this afternoon?"
She said, "I'm busy. I have to go around the school with my roommates in the afternoon. The four of us will have dinner together in the evening."
In the dormitory group, Zhou Jingmeng called on everyone to tour the campus together and made an appointment to have dinner together in the evening.
There is plenty of time for love. If you miss the early dormitory group activities, it will be difficult to manage dormitory relationships.
She still knows how to prioritize.
"......" Chen Miao said, "I'm not going back to the dormitory. I'm going home to take care of some things."
Lin Jiu unbuckled her seat belt and prepared to get out of the car. Chen Miao reached out and held her tightly. The force was not strong but it prevented her from getting away.
She had no choice but to sit still, tilting her head to look at him, waiting for him to speak.
After a long moment, he stroked her wrist with his fingers, and his lips moved slightly as he uttered four words: "Have fun."
She nodded slowly and prepared to turn and leave, but she couldn't break free.
She watched him take out his phone and tap the screen with his left hand, not knowing what he was doing. Suddenly, her phone vibrated.
She took out her cell phone and saw that he had transferred five thousand yuan to her.
She was shocked by this behavior: "Why are you transferring money to me?"
“Dinners need money.”
"No need," she pouted, "We're just having a simple dinner together. It won't cost much."
Receiving money and receiving gifts are different in nature.
It was only the second day of their relationship, not even the second day. She felt too embarrassed to accept his money.
Although her living expenses are not much, they can still cover ordinary dinners.
"I hope you accept it." He was extremely persistent.
Chen Miao was greatly influenced by his father. This is how his father treated his mother.
His mother, Meng Qing, has a proper job and teaches at another well-known university in Jinhai City with the title of associate professor. She has no shortage of money.
Occasionally, Meng Qing would meet up with colleagues from school, and whenever that happened, Chen Jian would always transfer some money to her before she left. It wasn't a large amount, but it was necessary.
Chen Miao couldn't understand Chen Jian's actions and thought that this little money was meaningless, but Chen Jian enjoyed it.
Once, when Meng Qing was not at home, Chen Miao asked him this question.
Chen Jian said: He just wanted to make his presence felt so that Meng Qing would occasionally remember him when she was eating.
Inside the car, the two men were in a stalemate for a while. Finally, Lin Jiuxian admitted defeat.
Who can resist money?
It's a sweet burden.
She accepted it in front of him and said sweetly, "Chen Miao, you are so kind."
Chen Miao didn't say anything, but just curled the corners of his mouth and looked at her deeply, as if he wanted to engrave her appearance in his mind.
Finally, he let go of her hand and said, "Contact me anytime if you need anything."
"Okay, I'm leaving."
After saying that, Lin Jiu got out of the car, went to the back seat to get some fruit, bent down, looked into the window, and waved at him.
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