Chapter 28 Dragon Seven's Pair: A pink diamond isn't valuable, but the sentiment behind it is...
His eyes welled up with tears, and Ah Yu's heart ached more, staring at the boy for a long time until she almost suffocated.
She gave a polite, distant smile: "Of course I care. Don't overthink it, Xingmian. You have an exam soon, so hurry up and eat."
"I can't finish this." He looked down at the mostly uneaten breakfast on his plate.
Strange, Xu Zhiyu knows his usual appetite best. He made less food than usual today, so why is that?
"If you can't finish it, just leave it. You go to school, I'll clean it up."
As soon as Ayu finished speaking, Xingmian did not listen to what she said. Instead, she took the plate to the bar, poured out the leftover food, and wiped the plate clean.
Every time she saw him looking so obedient, she felt a tightness in her chest.
I can't keep up the act anymore...
Xu Zhiyu ran to the cashier and took down a cute little lucky bag hanging on the wall.
When Xingmian passed by him with her schoolbag on her back, she called out to him. Xingmian turned around with her eyelashes lowered.
She knew that he liked to avoid her gaze like this when he was in a bad mood.
"Here's a treasure for you. Look, this lucky bag was embroidered for me by my mom. When I was little, I always carried it with me to every exam, and it helped me perform better than usual. After graduation, there were no more exams, but whenever I had anything important to do, I would carry this lucky bag with me, and I would pass smoothly." She tied the lucky bag to Xingmian's bag. "Now I'm giving it to you, hoping you'll pass every exam, be happy, and have a safe and successful journey."
He was wearing a black top, dark jeans, black sneakers, a black digital watch, and a black backpack.
The bright red lucky bag hanging on his schoolbag was incredibly eye-catching, suddenly adding a vibrant color to his otherwise monotonous world.
The lost soul has returned, and Lin Xingmian's lips slowly curved into a smile.
"So, sister cares about Xingmian, right?" He asked the question again.
Ah Yu propped her face up with her hands, leaned against the table, looked up at him, and said with a smile, "Of course."
He walked out the door with a very cheerful gait, and even the sound of the wind chimes seemed extremely pleasant.
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It got hot again around 3 p.m.
Mr. Xu turned the air conditioner up to 20 degrees Celsius. Today is the day for high school students to take exams, middle school students to have a holiday, and elementary school students have been on summer vacation for even longer. The customer flow is not very large. After the crazy busy days of the past few days, today can be described as a rare moment of leisure.
I imagine that after the high school exams are over and the school starts its summer vacation, only the senior students will have to study hard for another ten days or so.
So today, Ah Yu paid the wages of one part-time worker, leaving only one person to assist her.
The shop wasn't very busy, but Mr. Xu still left one person behind; he had his own selfish reasons.
Firstly, I was thinking about Xingmian's parent-teacher meeting on the 12th, since my parents would be available that day; secondly, I've been deeply in love with Aqing recently, and his job is easy with early hours off, so I wanted to spend more time with him on dates.
"Jingjing, why don't you sit down and rest for a while? I see the floor is quite clean."
She greeted the girl in a friendly manner. The girl, named Jingjing, was 19 years old. She had an early summer break from university and lived nearby. She had come to work for Boss Xu during her summer vacation.
This girl is petite and cute, efficient in her work, and especially diligent; she's always on the go.
"Sister Yu, didn't you say we had important guests coming today? I need to tidy things up a bit. I love this supermarket! Sister Yu is so kind, it's so wonderful to work here!" Jingjing smiled, revealing two adorable dimples.
"You're so good at talking. I'm so lucky to have you. You're hardworking and know how to take care of guests."
Ah Yu really liked this younger sister and thought that when the shop wasn't too busy in the future, they could go shopping together and he could buy her some clothes or something.
Her mother was seriously ill, her father had difficulty walking, and she also had a younger brother who was in high school, so her university education was very difficult.
As the two were chatting, the wind chimes at the door rang softly. Boss Xu reflexively turned his head to look and saw Shen Siqing, wearing a light blue hoodie and sweatpants, holding a bunch of lotus flowers, pushing the door open and entering.
Mr. Xu's eyes sparkled, and he jumped up from his chair and leaped into his arms!
"Ah Qing!"
Shen Siqing caught her steadily and ruffled her hair. "I always wait for you at the flower shop across the street. Now, Mr. Xu, you've finally let me in to take a look?"
Ah Yu disagreed, saying, "What do you mean I finally let you in! I clearly told you to come and play before, but you insisted on waiting for me outside, okay?"
"Then who's worried about Aunt Wang next door and Sister Mint across the street finding out about us?" He leaned down, his forehead touching hers.
"Hey, there aren't just the two of us in the shop!"
Ah Yu laughed and dodged away, gesturing with her eyes to Jing Jing's location.
Jingjing blushed on the second floor and laughed, "Ahem, I'll sit inside. I didn't see anything!"
Shen Siqing also glanced up, then quietly got up to walk towards the balcony. His gaze fell on her long legs, gradually deepening.
Ah Yu turned her back to him as she walked upstairs, saying, "Ah Qing, I made you some dessert. It's in the fridge. Come up and try it."
"Okay, let me see what delicious food my little darling has made for me?"
Shen Siqing followed him upstairs. On the way up, he couldn't help but be attracted by the decoration of the small shop. He looked up and looked around. The whole small supermarket was full of warm details.
It could be an oil painting on the wall or a crystal curtain hanging down.
Despite the abundance of elaborate decorations, the overall effect is surprisingly not tacky!
The use of white space is appropriate, creating a warm and fulfilling atmosphere.
It makes you feel like you don't want to leave as soon as you enter the store.
Xu Zhiyu happily took out her best red bean double-skin milk from the refrigerator. It was a small portion, but she presented it in a heart-shaped box with great creativity.
He chose a seat by the railing and smiled gently, "It's so cute, how could I bear to eat it?"
"You're here again. Jingjing is still here, and you still say these things!" Ayu felt a sweet warmth in her heart. Jingjing was helping to water the flowers on the balcony at that moment.
"Does the little fish like to hear that?"
"Cough cough."
"If you don't deny it, then you like to hear it. Since my baby likes to hear it, of course I'll tell you more to make you happy."
Ah Yu's eyes crinkled into crescents, and her gaze towards Shen Siqing was so tender it seemed to melt hearts.
"Ugh! I can't take it anymore! This is too much PDA!" Jingjing finished watering the flowers and stomped downstairs. "Baby here, baby there, well, so the VIP guest Sister Yu was talking about was my brother-in-law! Okay, okay, I'll give you the space, I'll go to the warehouse to organize the goods!"
"Hey, it's not even close to happening yet, what brother-in-law are you talking about!" she said coquettishly, blushing.
“This new nickname is nice, it suits me well.” Shen Siqing’s gaze followed Jingjing downstairs, and he joked, “This girl is good at talking. Tonight I’ll whisper in your boss Xu’s ear and get him to give you a raise.”
"What?" Jingjing suddenly turned around, grinning and revealing a pair of dimples. "You want a raise? I know how to do this problem, brother-in-law, brother-in-law, brother-in-law..."
Xu Zhiyu chuckled at their antics, "It's only our first meeting and you two are already on the same page, huh? Playing pranks on me together, huh?"
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The three people's laughter, though at different levels, made this otherwise dull afternoon more interesting.
However, one of them had an extra worry on his mind.
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Time flies by unnoticed during a chat.
The math exam at No. 1 Middle School is in the afternoon, lasting two hours and ending at 5 PM.
To see her sister sooner, Xingmian handed in her exam half an hour early and left the school gate at 4:40.
Although I took cold medicine last night, I still had a fever this morning. I took medicine again at noon but it didn't help. My head feels heavy.
Fortunately, his sister wasn't so cold towards him today. He had been looking forward to finishing his exams early so he could have dinner with her.
She gave herself such a precious gift this morning, so I should give my sister a gift too!
With that thought in mind, Lin Xingmian changed her approach and instead of heading straight for Tiantian, she walked to the corner of the school gate and made a phone call.
The phone was answered after the beep.
"Hello? Xingmian?" A mature and sexy female voice came from the receiver.
"It's me, Auntie." Ever since his mother went missing, his aunt would call him whenever she had a spare moment. "Auntie, I have something to ask you."
"Hey? It's rare for you to call me on your own initiative. Tell me, what's wrong? Your aunt will take care of everything for you."
Xingmian knew that her aunt would definitely help her, no matter what.
"Auntie, have you been busy lately?"
"It's alright. What's wrong? You're asking if I'm busy. Is there anything that requires me to personally handle for you?"
"Isn't there a Christie's auction in New York on July 15th? There's a 5-carat rose pink diamond necklace there. Auntie, could you ask your secretary to bid for it for me?"
Upon hearing this, my aunt smiled wickedly and said, "Oh, you're in a relationship now? Giving your boyfriend a gift? That's quite a show!"
Xingmian blushed, "Not a girlfriend, but a very nice older sister."
"You little rascal, do you think I don't know you? How much is the estimate? Do you have that much money? You're not going to ask me to lend you the money, are you?" She teased him on purpose, but actually, if he really asked her to lend him the money, she wouldn't refuse.
"Estimated value: ten million US dollars."
"Oh... that's over 70 million RMB, that's about right. The pink diamond at Christie's is truly exceptional. Where did you get that money?"
“I definitely don’t have enough money of my own. I haven’t spent much of the allowance my dad gave me, but it’s only a few million. My plan is this: my dad bought me two apartments in Shanghai. I’ll sell them when I come of age. I think I can get about 50 million from them. I’ll figure out the rest myself.”
"Pfft, hahaha. You're really going to screw over your dad like this?"
"Don't tell him, I'll sell them secretly myself."
"Haha, of course I won't tell him. I have no contact with him. Your mother is still nowhere to be found. If it weren't for you, I would have cut ties with your father long ago. I get annoyed just hearing his name."
"Auntie, there's no other way. My birthday isn't until a few months away, so I need you to help me out first."
"I'm really curious, what kind of girl would make Young Master Lin go to such lengths, selling two of my houses just to buy her diamonds! Haha..."
"Auntie, please... she's really important to me."
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