Sure enough, when he arrived at Mr. Zhou's house, as soon as he explained his purpose, he was invited to stay for dinner. "My daughter is so immature, I've already talked to her about it."
"No, no, it's just that my son is being naughty and talking nonsense."
The two men were chatting at the door, not saying anything bad about others, but only about themselves.
Sun Lifang let Xiao Pang in, pointed out a place to him, and then walked up to the woman and introduced herself.
Since everyone had already introduced themselves, Lin Meiling quickly followed up by changing the subject, "I'm sorry, I was in such a rush yesterday that I didn't get to say hello. My name is Lin Meiling, you can just call me Meiling."
Because the two men had a good relationship, Sun Lifang naturally started talking to the woman about her daughter, saying, "She has a really bad temper, and I'm grateful that you didn't hold it against her and gave her a chance to correct it."
Lin Meiling interrupted her, "Why bring this up again? Let's not talk about it anymore and let's move on."
If someone treats me with respect, I will repay them tenfold.
Neither of them were petty people. Sitting on the sofa, Sun Lifang invited Du Yuheng to eat, saying, "Take whatever you like, don't be shy."
"Tell me what else you'd like to eat, and I'll get it for you."
Du Yuheng smiled and refused her, scratching his head with a simple and honest expression. "Thank you, Auntie, but I'm on a diet and can't eat snacks."
After saying that, he sat properly on the sofa.
Lin Meiling knew exactly what her son was thinking, and turned to ask Sun Lifang, "Where's your daughter? Why isn't she out playing?"
People have been here for quite some time now, men chatting with men, women chatting with women, and Lin Meiling naturally wants to make her son happy, so she personally gives out the gift.
Sun Lifang pointed to the room, "She's doing handicrafts—"
"I fell asleep halfway through last night and told me to wake her up in the morning, but I couldn't bring myself to do it, so I slept until nine o'clock."
I got up and started working hard to finish the gift distribution to my friends before the afternoon.
Upon hearing this, Du Yuheng hesitated for a moment.
He didn't know if he would receive a gift.
My hand holding the packaged gift box froze; I didn't know whether to stand up or not.
"Mom, maybe we should go back." After all, they had just argued yesterday, and Du Yuheng felt that he definitely wouldn't get a gift.
That would be awkward; it's better to just leave the gift and go.
That way, Zhou Xinya might see the gift and give me one back when I get to school.
Lin Meiling never expected to see such emotions on her son's face—
Sensitivity and concession—these were experiences she had never let her son taste, yet someone else had taken them first?
If her son likes it so much, a mother has to do her part.
So Lin Meiling asked with a smile, "What kind of handicraft is it? It must have taken a lot of thought to make it for so long!"
"Young girls are so skillful, while my family members are clumsy and can only buy things."
Since things have come to this point, it would be unreasonable not to give a return gift.
Sun Lifang also saw the encyclopedia booklet in plastic wrap, which was the version that Zhou Xinya wanted but could never buy.
“The gift is valued for its sentiment, and this gift of yours is quite substantial,” Sun Lifang replied. “We bought a lot of semi-finished crystal balls and had nameplates made.”
Writing the name on the sign, noting the date, placing it in the crystal ball to fix it, then filling it with liquid and adding the accessories—it's a huge undertaking.
Jiang Meimei was helping out inside.
Sun Lifang went in to check before the guests arrived, so she was able to tell Lin Meiling the answer: "They bought twenty crystal balls. I think each student in the class will get one."
To make her own crystal ball, Zhou Xinya also bought a lot of accessories—
Snowflakes, little stars, deer, and other miscellaneous small objects.
The little girl was very enthusiastic about adding things to the ingredients according to her preferences.
"Auntie, can I go in and help?" Du Yuheng didn't want to sit on the sofa and be bored, so he wanted to go and take a look.
Zhou Xinya always has some whimsical ideas and interesting little schemes.
Most importantly, he wanted to see his own unique crystal ball.
Once you write your name on it, it's yours.
I wonder what the crystal ball looks like, and what's inside it.
“Sure, she needs help right now,” Sun Lifang nodded in agreement.
Just now, Zhou Xinya was ordering her father around, "Help me write the nameplate."
After filling the container with the special liquid, it had to be sealed up, keeping the little girl extremely busy.
Thinking of this, Sun Lifang told Du Yuheng, "Go in and pack it for her. It should be time for the packaging now."
Zhou Xinya had already made arrangements; on Christmas Day, her father would drive her to deliver the gifts.
"I want to be someone else's Santa Claus!" the little girl said proudly, putting on a Santa Claus costume. "But I don't have reindeer to pull my sleigh, so I'll have to ask my dad for help—"
She had just been scolded yesterday, but today she seemed to have forgotten about it, grabbing her dad's hand and starting to plan their afternoon outing.
Sun Lifang remembers that there seems to be a family with Du Yuheng.
We can't just eat so much food from others and then treat them differently, giving gifts to the whole class but not just him, can we?
That's impossible.
There's plenty of gold, so it's impossible for Du Yuheng not to have any.
Sun Lifang and the chubby boy knocked on the door. "Yaya, your classmate is here."
When planning the route, there were a few houses that were too far away and inconvenient, so Zhou Xinya called to have someone come and pick them up.
Upon hearing this, the little girl inside skipped and hopped as she opened the door, exclaiming, "Welcome, hello—"
The rest of the words got stuck in his throat, but fortunately Du Yuheng wisely took out a gift.
Zhou Xinya's eyes lit up, and she hugged the book to her chest and jumped up and down twice. "Really? Is this it?"
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