Chapter 23 Yule
When leaving the next day, Shen Chutang returned the lamb to him and told him the name he had given it: Yu Le.
Shi Chengyu didn't expect that she would give him such a serious name. He felt how much she cherished Yule, and his heart was warmed. He couldn't bear to say goodbye, but there was always a farewell.
It takes almost three hours to fly from Beijing to Suzhou. As the plane slowly took off, Shen Chutang suddenly felt lost and empty inside.
She had been hiding on the bed in the lounge for three hours. Shen Sichen and the others thought she was asleep, but in fact, Shen Chutang was embarrassed to let them know that she was crying.
After getting off the plane, the Shen family's car had already parked next to the gangway. Seeing the three people getting off, the ground staff stepped forward and opened the car door.
It was almost nine o'clock when they got home. Chen Musheng prepared a midnight snack for them. After a simple meal, Shen Chutang returned to his room and took out his cell phone to make a video call to Shi Chengyu.
As soon as the call was connected, Shi Chengyu saw her red eyes, "Why are you crying?"
She just told Chen Musheng that she didn't sleep well and was rubbing her eyes because she felt sleepy, but that wasn't the case.
When she heard Shi Chengyu's question, she immediately felt aggrieved, "We are so far away now..."
Shen Chutang's voice choked with sobs, and tears instantly flowed out of her eyes. She wiped them with the back of her hand, but soon more tears flowed.
Shi Chengyu's heart seemed to be stabbed by something, and his throat was choked, "Tangtang..."
"It's okay, Brother Chengyu, I'm just a little uncomfortable." Shen Chutang finally wiped away his tears and asked with a smile: "Do you miss me?"
"Yes." Shi Chengyu looked at her crying and laughing, feeling sad. "Tangtang, be good. We'll see each other soon."
"Yeah." Shen Chutang nodded obediently, "I'll be back in half a month."
"Okay." Shi Chengyu smiled, "I'll wait for Tangtang."
After chatting for a few more sentences, Shen Chutang crawled into the bed, but the phone was not hung up. Shi Chengyu listened to the light breathing sound in the phone until the call was hung up.
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When Shen Chutang woke up the next day, she found that her phone was out of battery and turned off. After charging it, she sent a message to Shi Chengyu and went downstairs.
"Mom~" Shen Chutang trotted downstairs and threw herself into Chen Musheng's arms.
"Hey, Tangtang, why did you get up so early today?" Chen Musheng said softly, worried that she didn't get enough rest. When she arrived yesterday, she looked listless, as if she was tired from the journey.
"Unlike your two lazy brothers who haven't woken up yet."
Shen Sujing happened to come down the stairs. "Mom, you are wrong to say that. I am not a lazy brother. I went out for a run at six in the morning and took a shower. I can't ruin my image in front of Tangtang like this."
Shen Chutang chuckled, "I slept comfortably, so I got up early."
"Okay, you two are both good kids. Go over there and wait. You'll be able to eat soon." Chen Musheng urged the two to leave the kitchen. The nanny at home was on holiday, and Shen Gengli had to inspect several places in the morning. As soon as she finished cooking for him and sent him away, the two of them got up.
Shen Sujing pushed Shen Chutang out of the kitchen, asked her to watch TV in the living room, and then went back into the kitchen.
Shen Chutang turned on the TV and found an animated film to play. At this time, the doorbell rang. Chen Musheng poked his head out of the kitchen, "Tangtang, go open the door and see if Dad is back."
"Okay." Shen Chutang agreed, ran over quickly, opened the door, but it was not Shen Gengli outside.
It was unknown when it started snowing outside. There was a light layer of white on the ground. Shi Chengyu stood at the door, with some snowflakes falling on his hair and shoulders. When he saw that it was Shen Chutang who opened the door, he was obviously stunned, and then laughed, "Tangtang."
"Brother Chengyu!"
Shi Chengyu hugged the person who rushed over and said gently, "Go in quickly, it's cold outside."
Shen Chutang recovered from his great surprise and pulled him in. The driver behind him put the things at the entrance of the living room and said respectfully, "Mr. Shi, put the things here first. I'm going back first. Contact me if you have any instructions."
"Okay." Shi Chengyu nodded slightly and closed the door. His other hand was held by Shen Chutang's two hands.
"Brother Chengyu, why are your hands so cold?"
Shi Chengyu was about to speak when Chen Musheng's voice rang out from the kitchen, "Tangtang, who's here?"
"Cheng Yu?" Chen Musheng was also startled when he saw the person standing in the living room.
Shi Chengyu smiled faintly, "Aunt Chen."
"Brother Chengyu?" Shen Sujing also came out of the kitchen and asked in surprise, "Didn't you say it was a gift for Tangtang?"
Shi Chengyu's ears turned slightly red. It was a New Year's gift for Shen Chutang, but he delivered it personally.
"You're just in time. Have you not had breakfast yet?" Chen Musheng handed him a towel and turned to Shen Chutang and said, "Tangtang, take Chengyu to the living room to rest."
"Okay." Shen Chutang happily led him to the sofa.
Then she took a towel and wiped the snow water off his hair, "Brother Chengyu, can you perform magic?"
Shen Chutang was so surprised that she no longer wanted to see what New Year's gift he was talking about. This was already the best gift she had ever received.
Shi Chengyu's body warmed up a little bit. He looked at Shen Chutang's serious expression and was stunned for a moment. "No," he said. Then he smiled and asked, "Tangtang, do you want to see it?"
Shen Chutang burst out laughing, "Brother Chengyu, are you frozen silly?"
Shen Chutang raised his hands and covered his face with both hands. Fortunately, it was a little cool, but not cold. "I was just kidding you."
Shi Chengyu stared at her blankly. He wanted to hug her in his arms, but he held back.
"You two, come over and have dinner." Chen Musheng called out from the other side. Shen Chutang led people over and found that Shi Chengyu was dull today.
Chen Musheng looked at the two people sitting opposite him and suddenly realized that time passed so quickly. In the blink of an eye, Shen Chutang had grown up so much, and Shi Chengyu was no longer as naive as he was back then.
When he was little, Shi Chengyu was quiet and a bit withdrawn. He only liked to play with Tangtang. Who would have thought that they would play together for sixteen years.
Shi Chengyu's original plan was to go back in the afternoon, but Chen Musheng thought that since he had come, he had to stay overnight, so as not to let him travel on the road all day.
The happiest person was Shen Chutang, who not only personally cleaned the guest room for Shi Chengyu, but also gave him a set of her own pink four-piece suit.
Shen Sichen stood at the door with his arms folded, looking at them and smiling, "It really is true that no matter what your status is outside, you have to sleep on pink sheets when you get home."
"What's wrong with the pink sheets? They look so pretty." Shen Chutang replied unhappily, and then turned to Shi Chengyu and said, "Isn't that right, Brother Chengyu?"
"It looks good." Shi Chengyu responded and sat on the sofa watching her busying around.
Shen Sichen was a little sour, "You have never made a bed for me in your entire life."
"You don't like it." Shen Chutang snorted, "Brother Chengyu won't mind throwing away the pink sheets."
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