Chapter 59 Be Kind to My Friends
At the village entrance, Xu Bai got up early. He originally thought that he would have trouble sleeping after getting used to sleeping on a custom-made mattress and suddenly going to the countryside. However, he didn't expect that although the place was poor, the air was quite good, which resulted in him having good sleep quality.
He glanced at the time and prepared to go find Tu Xiaomao, making up some excuse to go with him to pick up his uncle.
Although I have to pretend I don't know my uncle, I still have to fulfill my filial duties.
As soon as I stepped outside, I bumped into someone and stumbled!
Tu Yao: "Ah!!!!"
Xu Chi reacted quickly and immediately pressed the girl who was falling to the side.
Xu Bai wasn't so lucky; he hit his forehead with a loud "bang!"
"Who is it! Can't you watch where you're going?!"
Then he met a pair of familiar, indifferent eyes behind Tu Yao.
Xu Bai:! ! !
"Little Mao, Little Mao!"
Big Fatty rushed over and anxiously touched the back of her head: "Does it hurt?"
Tu Yao finally managed to stand still, and when she saw that it was Xu Bai opposite her, her face turned pale.
...Oh no, has it gotten to the point where something bad happens every time she encounters the male lead?
She quickly grabbed one of them with each hand, and whispered, "Hurry up, hurry up."
"Hey! Little...you little rascal? What are you doing?!"
Xu Bai hurriedly followed, glancing at his uncle, his tone softening slightly, "...Well, you're here so early, I...I was thinking of going to pick you up together."
He perked up at Tu Yao: "Hey Tu Xiaomao, why are you walking so fast? Where are you going? Wait for me! I'm coming too!"
Each sound was like a death knell to Tu Yao's ears, and she quickened her pace.
After taking a few steps, he gradually slowed down, glanced at Xu Chi beside him whose face was slightly pale, and then suddenly stopped.
Xu Bai quickly caught up.
Tu Yao took a step back, overcoming her fear, and asked as calmly as possible, "...Um, can you drive?"
Xu Bai was taken aback and subconsciously looked at his uncle who was standing calmly opposite him.
He scratched the back of his head: "...Yes."
Tu Yao nodded calmly: "Oh, then... then can you take us to school? We need to attend Da Pang's parent-teacher conference."
Xu Bai glanced at his uncle again.
Xu Chi seemed surprised that Tu Yao would make this request. As if he had thought of something, his eyes softened and his lips curved into a barely perceptible smile.
Xu Bai nodded quickly: "Okay!"
Then, early in the morning, the group picked up a van from the production crew and drove out of the village amidst the astonished gazes of the staff.
He realized what was happening and quickly went to report to the director.
This was Xu Bai's first time driving a minivan. As he sat in the driver's seat, he couldn't help but mutter, "I've never driven such a cheap one before."
Looking in the rearview mirror, I saw Tu Xiaomao, the chubby boy, and his uncle squeezed together in the back.
Tu Xiaomao sat in the middle, his back ramrod straight, his eyes filled with wariness.
"Um...would you like someone to sit in the front?"
"no!"
Tu Yao firmly refused!
She originally planned to borrow a donkey cart from an uncle in the village to go to the village in front, and then take the bus there to the town.
But while she and Da Pang can handle it, Xiao Chi definitely won't be able to.
That's why she overcame her fear and offered to let the male lead drive them there.
Even so, the necessary precautions and distance must be maintained!
Tu Yao turned her head, cautiously patted Xu Chi's hand, and instructed, "Xiao Chi, if you feel unwell at all, tell me..."
Before he could finish speaking, "click—"
The car suddenly lurched forward and stalled.
Tu Yao was propelled forward by inertia, and just as she was about to be thrown off, she was firmly protected by a pair of cool hands!
Xu Chi also pulled Ding Dapang back from flying away.
Tu Yao immediately looked up, glaring angrily ahead: "Hey! Do you even know how to drive?! You're scaring us!"
In the driver's seat, Xu Bai was already trembling.
No, he was scared too!
Ever since my uncle officially took power at the age of eighteen, even the elders from the collateral branches of the family would only respectfully call him "Young Master Xu," and later changed it to "Master Xu."
In all his life, he had only ever heard his grandfather and father call his uncle that.
How come you call me that so naturally, even though you're such a little girl!
Just then, a voice suddenly came from the back row.
"Drive carefully."
It carried a hint of slight anger.
Xu Bai immediately straightened his back, pressed the clutch, shifted gears, and started the car in one smooth motion.
An hour later, the car came to a smooth stop in the town.
Today is market day, and although there aren't many people in the town, it's still quite lively.
The parent-teacher meeting was still a while away, so Da Pang rummaged through his pockets, looked at his good friend Xiao Mao, then at his new friend Xiao Chi, and patted his pockets generously.
"I brought some pocket money, I'll treat you to something to eat!"
Tu Yao opened his pocket and glanced at him, her eyes widening immediately: "You, Ding Da Pang, your financial strength is actually so formidable!"
"Then I want to eat rock sugar apples!"
"Eat, eat, eat!"
Big Fatty chuckled: "Enough for everyone!"
As they spoke, the two of them ran to a tree of candied hawthorns about two meters away.
After a while, Xu Bai got out of the car dejectedly, carefully closed the door, and silently moved to the side of the young man who was looking gently ahead.
She timidly called out, "...Uncle."
Xu Chi didn't look at him, and said indifferently, "Have you contacted Dad and my older brother after you came out?"
Xu Bai silently shook his head, "Uncle, I really don't want to marry that fierce, curly-haired dog..."
I don't know if Grandpa has gone mad or what, he and Cheng Sangsang only met twice when they were children, yet he still tries to match them up!
It's called a marriage alliance in a nice way, but to put it bluntly, it's just an arranged marriage!
Xu Chi suddenly lowered his eyes, scrutinizing his nephew with a sharp gaze.
He couldn't bear to look away, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
"You make your own decisions and take responsibility for them, that's all."
Xu Bai rubbed his forehead: "...What?"
"Tone down your usual behavior and be nicer to my friends."
After saying that, Xu Chi walked straight ahead.
Xu Bai:? ? ? ?
On the other side, Tu Yao picked out three large, round candied apples and one candied hawthorn, and she and Da Pang started eating them.
Seeing Xu Chi come over, she handed him the hawthorn and explained, "Your stomach isn't good, so you can't eat too much sugar or sour food. Here's one for you."
He then handed a string of candied apples to Xu Bai, who had followed him.
"...This is a thank-you gift from you who drove us here."
Xu Bai looked at the two of them with their mouths covered in red, and instinctively asked in disgust, "...Can this stuff be eaten?"
Tu Yao immediately frowned: "Then you don't eat it!"
Xu Chi glanced at him coldly, and Xu Bai jumped up in surprise: "Okay, okay, I'll eat it!"
Tu Yao turned around: "It's so reluctant, I won't give it to you!"
"No, no, I love it! I love eating this!"
He quickly took one and, with a "testing the poison" mentality, licked it.
Huh?
Xu Bai's eyes lit up, and he licked it again.
It's a rich syrup, and you can't taste any additives at all.
He took another big bite, biting off the sweet fruit flesh along with it.
It tastes even better now!!!
"Delicious! I never knew rock sugar apples were so tasty!"
Tu Yao snorted. Of course, most of the things in the town are made by hand by villagers who come from all over to the market.
She turned to look at Xu Chi expectantly: "Xiao Chi, how was it!"
Xu Chi also tried taking a bite, and a sweet and sour taste immediately filled his mouth.
He raised an eyebrow: "Delicious."
Xu Bai silently munched on his apple as he walked forward. As he walked, he couldn't resist taking out his phone, secretly snapping a picture, and sending it to his grandfather.
This street is the widest, and it's lined with parents' electric bikes, bicycles, and scooters.
But the next second, a long Mercedes suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of them.
Xu Bai immediately exclaimed, "Who's so pretentious, driving a limousine to school?"
A woman wearing a silk, form-fitting cheongsam and with her hair styled in an updo stepped out of the car. She had an arrogant expression, a large emerald pendant hanging on her chest, and was holding the hand of a boy dressed in an English-style vest.
The mother and son stood out from the ordinary street, attracting the attention of almost everyone.
The fat man turned pale as soon as he saw the two of them and instinctively hid behind Tu Yao.
Tu Yao frowned: "...This is your new deskmate?"
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