Beijing Railway Station.

When Chuxia came out with her luggage, she looked at the sky. It was very similar to the last time she came back. The sun was half hanging in the western sky, dyeing the whole cloud red.

But she was wearing a sweater and jacket last time, but this time she changed into thin clothes for the beginning of summer.

Chuxia was wearing a long-sleeved thin shirt and jeans. The temperature was still a little low without the sun.

Before going home, Chuxia called Grandpa Jiang and An An. She knew that An An missed her very much, so she told him in advance that she would be home in the next two days, just to make him happy.

Chu Xia looked into the distance and saw the bus stop opposite the train station. Just as she was about to go over with her luggage, a figure rushed over like a small cannonball and hugged her waist tightly: "Mom!"

Chu Xia looked down and saw An An, whom she hadn't seen for more than ten days. He looked up at her, and the happiness in his eyes could not be hidden.

Chu Xia's face instantly broke into a big smile, she dropped her luggage, squatted down, and reached out to hug Cen Huaian.

She rubbed his hair vigorously, then looked up at Jiang Zhida, who was standing in a disarray with his hands in his pockets: "Didn't you tell grandpa not to pick me up? I'll just take the bus back."

Jiang Zhida came over and picked up Chuxia's luggage, and said with a smile: "Cousin, if I didn't come to pick you up, grandpa would break my legs, and An An also wants to see you earlier!"

Chuxia smiled and said: "Grandpa was just trying to scare you."

She looked down at Cen Huaian, who was holding her hand and following her closely. The expression on her face became softer. In fact, she also wanted to see An An earlier.

Jiang Zhida said with a mischievous look: "You are the only one who said that, cousin. Haven't I been chased and beaten enough?"

Chuxia smiled and said: "Just control yourself and don't make grandpa angry, grandpa will definitely not beat you."

For example, the last time he pulled the flower, he was deliberately asking for a beating, and no one could save him.

Jiang Zhida opened the car door and let Chuxia and Anan sit in, and said casually: "I will try."

But if you really can't do it, then continue to be chased and beaten, anyway, grandpa can't catch up with him now.

"How is Anan at grandpa's house these days?" It

was the first time that Cen Huaian was separated from Chuxia for such a long time. He sat in the car and leaned against Chuxia tightly, holding her hand, as if he was afraid that his mother would disappear if he let go.

Chu Xia felt a little depressed and painful when she saw him like this. She knew that Grandpa Jiang would definitely treat Cen Huaian very well, but without his parents, he would still feel insecure.

Before Cen Huaian could speak, Jiang Zhida said, "I sleep with An An every day. We are very happy at my grandfather's house. I also taught An An to play table tennis, right, An An?"

Cen Huaian said "hmm". Although he missed his mother, he was also happy at his great-grandmother's house and when he played table tennis.

Chu Xia looked down at Cen Huaian and said, "An An is really great. Can you teach Mom to play table tennis when you get home? Mom can't play."

Cen Huaian nodded immediately, "Yes!" The expression on his little face was very serious, as if he was thinking about how to teach Chu Xia to play.

Chuxia really doesn't know how to play table tennis. When she was in elementary school and junior high school, some of her classmates liked to go out and play.

But she liked skipping rubber ropes and throwing sandbags in elementary school, and she liked discussing TV series with friends in junior high school, and she didn't like to go out and play table tennis. Later, when she had free time during the holidays, she would play badminton with her friends, and she never touched table tennis.

Chuxia asked An'an about what she had done in the past few days. Jiang Zhida occasionally added a few words in front, and before we knew it, the car had arrived at Grandpa Jiang's house.

Chuxia got off the car and saw the open door of the Jiang family. She turned to look at Jiang Zhida: "Grandpa asked you to bring us here?"

Jiang Zhida closed the car door with one hand and took Chuxia's luggage with the other hand, nodding: "Yes. Grandpa has asked Aunt Li to prepare the meal and asked you to eat here before leaving."

Chuxia was grateful for Grandpa Jiang's thoughtfulness. She really had nothing in her house now, even the coal stove had to be re-burned, so she was no longer polite.

Going around the screen wall, the warm yellow light in the house shone through the door and windows, making the whole house warm all of a sudden. Chuxia suddenly felt a little sore in her eyes, as if she saw the grandfather waiting for her in the house with the lights on every time she went home on vacation.

Jiang Zhida walked a few steps and found that Chuxia and Cen Huaian stopped behind him. He turned around and called out in confusion: "Cousin?"

Chuxia came back to her senses and saw Cen Huaian looking up at her, as if asking her what was wrong?

Chuxia hid the scene she just recalled in her heart again, smiled and said: "Nothing, I just wondered what Aunt Li had cooked, why it smelled so good."

Jiang Zhida laughed: "Cousin must be hungry."

Grandpa Jiang, who heard the voice, came out and saw Jiang Zhida coming over, pushed his face aside, turned his head and looked at Chuxia and An'an, his face full of smiles.

"Chuxia is back. Are you tired from the journey? Come in and have dinner. We have all your favorite dishes."

Chuxia: "Thank you, Grandpa. I'm just hungry."

When Cen Huaian heard Chuxia say she was hungry, he quickly pulled her into the house: "Mom, sit down."

After entering, he lifted his feet and pulled out the chair for Chuxia to sit.

Chuxia touched his head: "I haven't washed my hands yet."

She took him to wash his hands. When they came out, the table was already set with food and dishes. Grandpa Jiang Zhida was sitting at the table waiting for them to come.

Dinner was just as Grandpa Jiang said. It was all her and An'an's favorite dishes. There was a dish of stir-fried beef with garlic sprouts that suited Chuxia's taste the most. She ate a lot of it with rice.

After dinner, Grandpa Jiang did not ask Chuxia about her exam results as she wanted. He only said, "Go back and have a good rest after the exam."

Grandpa Jiang was really a considerate elder. If she really did not do well in the exam, she would definitely not want others to ask her too much about her grades.

Chuxia accepted Grandpa Jiang's kindness and took Cen Huaian home with Jiang Zhida, and the two puppies followed.

When they arrived at the gate of their own courtyard, Chuxia thanked Jiang Zhida, and he waved and left without caring.

As soon as Huangzi and Heizi entered the house, they kept wagging their tails and ran around happily in the yard. Cen Huaian also looked relaxed. He took Chuxia's hand and went into the house: "Mom, Aunt Li and I dried your quilt together."

Grandpa Jiang did not consider such details. But Cen Huaian knew that his mother liked to dry the quilt and hated it the most when it was damp.

So after he told Grandpa Jiang about it, Aunt Li took him home, cleaned up the house in advance, and dried all the quilts.

Chuxia walked over and touched the quilt. It was indeed fluffy and soft, without a trace of moisture. When she got closer, she seemed to be able to smell the scent of the sun.

This really gave Chuxia a pleasant surprise. She was worried that the quilt would not be suitable for sleeping when she got home.

She turned and looked at Cen Huaian, who was looking up at her with expectation in his eyes, waiting for her to praise him. She couldn't help but squat down and kiss him on the face, praising him generously.

"Mom feels so lucky. How can she have a son who is so handsome, caring and filial? There is no one better than you, An An, in our entire family compound and the entire alley!"

Cen Huaian's face flushed a little when he listened to Chuxia's various compliments. He felt happy, excited and a little embarrassed in his heart.

But he also felt that he had done well, and he would do better in the future.

The next afternoon after school, Cen Huaian still remembered what Chu Xia said about learning table tennis. When he got home, he saw her sitting in the study, walked over, held her hand and pulled her out: "Mom, I will teach you table tennis."

Chu Xia remembered what she said yesterday, stood up and was about to follow Cen Huaian out, but remembered that she didn't have a racket, so she pulled An An and said: "I haven't bought a racket yet, let's play tomorrow."

An An didn't say anything, but opened his schoolbag to show Chu Xia: "Mom, I borrowed my cousin's racket, you can use it."

The racket problem was solved, and Chu Xia had no reason to refuse, so she followed Cen Huaian to the table tennis table in the alley.

At this time, there were already many people gathered in front of the table tennis table, including elementary school students, junior high school students, high school students and adults.

The table tennis table was not the dark green table with a net in the middle that Chuxia had seen in school in her previous life.

The table in the alley was very simple, with a stone slab with broken corners on top, supported by miscellaneous broken bricks underneath, and a piece of wood in the middle supported by two bricks to serve as a net.

The table was simple, but it did not affect the children's enthusiasm for playing table tennis, nor did it affect everyone's joy of watching the game.

Every time Chuxia went out in the evening, she would see a group of children of all ages gathered here to play table tennis, and their happy cheers seemed to be heard by everyone in the alley.

"Are we going to learn here? But they are playing."

Chuxia said, pointing to the two children who were playing.

Cen Huaian had a solution. He asked Chuxia to wait for a while, and he went to talk to the people who wanted to play. He borrowed his racket and got 20 minutes of playing time.

Although many children love to play table tennis, not every child has a table tennis racket. The cheapest table tennis racket is not cheap for children, and adults may not be willing to buy it for children.

An An's racket was found by Jiang Zhida when he took him to Jiang Waigong's house for treasure hunting. He asked An An to hide it and not tell Jiang Waigong.

Who knew that An An would tell Jiang Waigong when he saw Jiang Waigong the next second.

Jiang Waigong directly let An An play with the racket. He chased Jiang Zhida to teach him a lesson, saying that he did not teach An An well and did not act like an elder.

Afterwards, Jiang Zhida pointed at Cen Huaian and scolded: "Little traitor! You promised me and then betrayed me."

An An said righteously without any guilt: "I didn't promise you."

"Give me back the racket. I helped you find it!" Jiang Zhida wanted to take his racket.

Cen Huaian ran in the yard holding a racket: "This is a gift from my great-grandmother! No way!"

Then he shouted to his great-grandmother loudly, but as soon as he shouted, Jiang Zhida hugged him and covered his mouth: "Don't shout! Don't shout!"

Grandpa Jiang had already heard the sound, and his crutches banged on the ground: "You bullied An An again!"

"I didn't." Jiang Zhida immediately denied it and asked Cen Huaian to explain to Grandpa Jiang: "Explain quickly, and I'll take you to eat delicious food after you explain!"

Cen Huaian was not stupid, and immediately seized the opportunity to ask: "What delicious food?"

"I promise you will like it."

Then Cen Huaian helped him, and he ate ice cream for the first time in his life, which was quite different from the ice cream he and Bangge sold.

The ice cream tasted like chocolate, and there were small chocolate chips in it. It was soft, sweet, and cool. Cen Huaian couldn't help licking his lips when he thought of the taste. He wanted to eat it again.

Cen Huaian didn't tell Chuxia how he got into table tennis. When it was time to play table tennis, he immediately turned around and called Chuxia, "Mom!"

In an instant, all the children's eyes fell on Chuxia. They looked at her and then at An'an, with doubts in their eyes: Are adults playing with children?

Chuxia was stared at by these children, and her body stiffened. She walked over with a thick face and whispered to Cen Huaian, "Let's learn it later?"

Learning table tennis in front of so many children, letting them see that she, an adult, can't do anything and still needs her son to teach her, Chuxia's face is not so thick, and she can't bear it.

"But mom, I've already changed the time for playing."

"I..." Chu Xia looked at Cen Huaian's serious eyes. He still didn't understand why his mother didn't want to learn now. Just now, his mother was very happy to learn.

"I'm not ready yet. Go home and tell me the rules first."

Cen Huaian thought he was a caring son. After all, he was praised by his mother yesterday. He gave the racket to the child who lent him the racket and followed Chu Xia out obediently.

After returning home, Chu Xia thought about the table tennis table in the alley and felt that there was no need to go to the alley to learn.

"An An, let's build a table tennis table at home."

Cen Huaian: "Mom, how do we build it?"

In fact, it's very simple. There are still long wooden boards and broken bricks left from making a nest for the puppy.

Find an empty space in the yard, use bricks to build two long strips, not too long, and then find four long wooden boards to put on top, support them with bricks in the middle, and block them with a wooden board, and a small and very simple table tennis table is built.

Chuxia clapped her hands, put her hands on her waist, and nodded slightly to Cen Huaian with a look of accomplishment: "Look, it's built."

Cen Huaian looked at the table tennis table in the yard, and felt a sense of accomplishment. With happiness in his eyes, he said: "Mom, I can teach you to play table tennis in the yard in the future."

"Yes! How convenient, and you don't have to go out and compete with others."

Cen Huaian nodded and said "yeah".

Chuxia went to cook, and asked Anan to help her peel garlic, wash onions and wash vegetables.

When it was almost time for dinner, the child who was playing table tennis returned An An's table tennis racket and said to him, "Just now, an adult was playing with Brother Lei Zi, but he couldn't beat him and was laughed at by everyone. Brother Lei Zi is really good, I hope I can be that good at table tennis in the future!"

Cen Huaian was stunned: "Why are you laughing at that adult?"

The child said as a matter of course, "He is so much older than Brother Lei Zi, but he still can't beat Brother Lei Zi, of course he will be laughed at! And it was he who wanted to play with Brother Lei Zi, not Brother Lei Zi who wanted to play with him."

The sound of an adult calling the child to eat was heard in the alley, and the child responded loudly, "Coming!"

He waved to Cen Huaian, turned around and ran home without waiting for An An to respond. Cen Huaian looked down at the table tennis racket in his hand, and finally figured out why his mother didn't want him to teach her to play table tennis outside.

Because his mother is an adult, and adults will be laughed at if they are not as good as children at playing table tennis.

Cen Huaian pursed his lips, feeling a little uncomfortable. He almost made his mother a laughing

stock. He lowered his head and closed the door. When he walked into the living room, he saw his mother holding her chin and waiting for him to come over for dinner. He walked over and hugged her: "Mom, I'm sorry."

Chu Xia was confused. What was An An saying sorry for? Did he do something bad behind her back?

"What do you feel sorry for me?"

Chu Xia patted his back and asked him, still wondering what bad things Cen Huaian would do.

Cen Huaian told Chu Xia what the child had just said. He felt sorry for his mother because he almost made Chu Xia be laughed at.

Children don't care about a person's face. They don't think as much as adults. They will express whatever they have.

If Chu Xia really asked An An to teach her to play ball outside, she might really be laughed at. But even if that happened, it didn't matter. Chu Xia also had a way to deal with these jokes.

She just wasn't so shameless to learn table tennis in front of so many children.

"Why should I apologize? I wasn't laughed at. You are a child, it's normal for you to not think things through. Anyway, we will all play ball at home in the future. Don't mind what hasn't happened. Go wash your hands and have dinner."

Chu Xia said in a tone that didn't care at all, and pushed Cen Huaian away to let him wash his hands.

The next day, when Chu Xia got up early, Cen Huaian had already run the number of laps required by the martial arts teacher every day, and practiced the basic skills. His head was covered with sweat.

"Are you tired?"

Chu Xia took out a handkerchief and wiped his forehead.

Cen Huaian looked very energetic, shook his head, panted a little and said, "Not tired."

Sun Feng didn't assign many tasks to the three children every day, and it only took about 30 to 40 minutes to complete them.

Because they are young now, the time will be increased when they are older.

But even after only learning for such a short period of time, Chuxia could already see that Cen Huaian's spirit and energy were different, and he was obviously more energetic.

In the afternoon, An An taught Chuxia to play table tennis after school. Chuxia found that she had no talent for playing table tennis.

But it didn't matter, she was just playing for fun anyway, and she was not a professional table tennis player.

Cen Huaian was actually also a beginner. The two rookies played table tennis at home, just to see who could pick up the ball less times.

But after exercising like this every day, Chuxia found that she slept better at night and was more energetic to study the next day.

She fell in love with this table tennis (picking up the ball) sport.

As the days got hotter, Chuxia would look inside the canteen every time she passed by, wondering why the school hadn't called her yet.

It's been a week since the preliminary exam, and the results haven't come out yet?

But this thought only lasted for a moment, and she quickly focused on studying, without even having time to think about it.

With less than two months left before the college entrance examination, this is a critical moment, and she can't relax.

In the afternoon, Chu Xia finally received a call from the director of the Academic Affairs Office of No. 9 Middle School, and his tone was particularly excited.

"First place, you are the first in the school! And third in the city!"

This is a result that No. 9 Middle School has never had before. After all, Liangzhou City is the provincial capital, and there is no shortage of key high schools. No. 9 Middle School is not ranked among those high schools.

Chu Xia doesn't care what her ranking is, as long as she passes.

The Dean of the Academic Affairs Office was still expressing his excitement, not giving Chuxia a chance to speak: "If you maintain your current grades, then No. 9 Middle School will be a dark horse in the college entrance examination. Luo Chuxia, are you facing any difficulties now? Do you need our teachers to help you solve them?"

Chuxia finally had a chance to speak: "Dean, no, I'm reviewing very well now."

"That's fine, that's fine."

The Dean of the Academic Affairs Office thanked Chuxia for the test paper she sent over: "Our school has also found the best high school teacher in Liangzhou City to prepare the test paper, and sent it to you all at once. You must do well!"

Try to see if you can make further progress in the college entrance examination. If you can get one of the top three in the province, then No. 9 Middle School will really be famous throughout the city.

The Dean of the Academic Affairs Office hung up the phone with such a beautiful fantasy.

Chuxia told Cen Zhengnian and Grandpa Jiang that she had passed the preliminary selection.

Cen Zhengnian was still busy until late as usual, but Chuxia could not hear any complaints from him through his voice. Only his gentle voice lingered on the phone.

"We will be a little busy during this period, and I may not be able to go home."

"It's okay." Chuxia said, "I'll find time to bring An An to see you."

But she didn't know if she could find time before the college entrance examination.

May 21st is Chuxia's birthday.

She not only looks the same as the original owner, but also has the same birthday. Chuxia doesn't know if this is the reason why she traveled through time.

But birthdays are always more special than before.

In her previous life, people liked to celebrate festivals, especially couples, such as 520 and 521. Because her birthday was May 21, her classmates teased her, saying that she would have a boyfriend in the future, and since 521 was on the same day as her birthday, she would receive one less gift.

Chuxia just smiled after hearing this. She didn't think about finding a boyfriend at that time, and didn't care about these festivals.

When she celebrated her birthday, she just bought a cake and had a meal with everyone to celebrate.

Chu Xia woke up early in the morning and saw Cen Huaian and said, "An An, today is Mom's birthday, wish Mom a happy birthday."

She had never told Cen Huaian about her birthday, and he didn't know that today was her birthday.

Cen Huaian was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted, and said to Chu Xia with a smile on his face, "Mom, happy birthday to you!"

After that, Cen Huaian ran to the living room, looked at the calendar, and tore off yesterday's page. Today is May 21st.

He memorized this date in his mind and would not allow himself to forget it in the future.

When he celebrated his birthday before, his mother prepared so many surprises for him, but he did not prepare gifts for his mother in advance for her birthday.

Cen Huaian felt sorry for his mother, and he tried hard to think of how to give her a surprise.

Chuxia didn't think about how to celebrate her birthday. Since her grandfather passed away, her parents were not close to her. She didn't celebrate her birthday much without her closest relatives.

If a friend remembered, they would say happy birthday to her and give her a gift, but she wouldn't remind those who didn't remember. At most, she would make herself a bowl of longevity noodles on this day.

Unfortunately, it was useless to eat it, because she didn't live a long life in her previous life. But after all, it had a good meaning, so she still planned to make it for herself. In this life, she must take good care of her health and live a long life.

After school at noon, Cen Huaian saw Jiang Zhida waiting at the door. He ran to him with his short legs, tugged at his clothes to make him lower his head, and asked him with a conspiratorial expression: "Uncle, did you buy it?"

Jiang Zhida gave him a reassuring gesture, lowered his voice, and pretended to be a secret contact and said: "Are you still worried about your cousin doing the work? By the way, ten yuan, plus the ice cream you asked for, and the scarf you asked for, thirteen yuan and eighty cents."

Cen Huaian heard Jiang Zhida's offer, and his eyes widened with heartache. He didn't expect it to be so expensive.

Now he is more moved by what his mother did for him on his birthday.

"Uncle, I'll give you the money when I get home."

Cen Huaian thought about his savings, which were so much less all of a sudden, but when he thought about his mother's joy at seeing the gift, he immediately stopped feeling distressed.

He also urged Jiang Zhida: "Uncle, please walk faster."

Cen Huaian couldn't wait to know his mother's expression when she saw him giving the gift.

Jiang Zhida's bicycle had things on the back, so no one could sit on it. He and An An pushed the bicycle towards the alley.

Because there was a beautiful round paper box on the back, many children looked over curiously, and some who knew Cen Huaian asked him what it was.

Cen Huaian ate chocolate ice cream and said, "I can't tell you."

This was a surprise he gave to his mother, and he didn't want others to know first.

Chuxia hummed a happy birthday song, fried four dishes, and made longevity noodles. When she took them to the living room, Cen Huaian and Jiang Zhida also pushed open the door and came in.

Seeing Jiang Zhida coming over with a round paper box in his hand, Chuxia was surprised and immediately looked at Cen Huaian: "Did you tell your uncle that it was my birthday today?"

"Yes. Mom, please sit down quickly."

Cen Huaian pushed Chuxia with bright eyes. Chuxia saw his thoughts at a glance.

But she still cooperated and sat down, waiting to see what he was going to do.

"Mom, this is a birthday cake for you. My cousin said that it is sold in Beijing, and this one is also for you."

Jiang Zhida also gave Chuxia a gift at this time. Like Cen Huaian, it was wrapped in a paper box, but his gift was a bit heavy.

"Cousin, you should have told us in advance that you can only receive gifts from me and An'an. You won't receive any gifts from Grandpa and my parents."

My aunt Yang Mei's job requires her to deal with many countries. She has also been abroad and is familiar with the Western custom of eating cakes on birthdays. The children in their family also eat cakes on their birthdays.

If the Jiang family knew that Chuxia's birthday was today, those who were free would definitely celebrate Chuxia's birthday well, at least the food would be more than the current four dishes.

Chuxia smiled and shook the gifts for the two of them: "Your gifts are enough, I have received the blessings."

Especially since An'an bought a cake specifically for her, Chuxia's heart was full of ups and downs. She was very happy and reached out to hug Cen Huaian tightly.

The cake was not very big, but it was not small either. Chu Xia and the other two would definitely not be able to finish it. After she divided the cake among Cen Huaian, Jiang Zhida and herself, she put the rest away.

This was given to her by An An, and she wanted to keep it for herself to finish slowly.

After eating the cake and the longevity noodles, Chu Xia became curious about An An's other gift: "An An, what did you give in this small box?"

"Mom, you will know when you open it."

Chu Xia heard him say this and carefully opened the paper box. There was a rose-red silk scarf inside. The material felt like silk and had a good texture.

It was just the color. Chu Xia took a look and felt that she really couldn't wear this color out.

Cen Huaian and Jiang Zhida were still looking at her expectantly, waiting for her opinion after reading the gift.

Chuxia licked her lips and gestured at her neck with the scarf reluctantly: "It's pretty good. Who of you picked it? You have such good taste."

Jiang Zhida immediately raised his eyebrows proudly: "It was me. An An asked for the scarf. He said he wanted it in red. I think this red color looks best. Bright red is too bright and doesn't match your temperament."

Chuxia: ...

This color doesn't match my temperament even more. It's better to choose bright red.

No wonder Jiang Zhida wears a flowery shirt all day long. There are no fewer than five colors on his body. If it weren't for that face, his outfit would be terrible.

Chuxia tried to smile more naturally: "Da Zi, the scarf you picked is really good. I suggest you don't give scarves to girls easily in the future."

Jiang Zhida looked puzzled: "Why? I picked such a good one, shouldn't I give it to girls? If they see such a beautiful scarf, they will be attracted. I will have won over the girls, hehe."

He was embarrassed and scratched his head.

Chuxia smiled: "I'm afraid that too many girls like you. It's not good for a boy to be too popular. It will attract bees and butterflies. Then others will scold you for being a scumbag. What a loss."

Jiang Zhida nodded repeatedly: "Cousin, you are right."

Chuxia breathed a sigh of relief: I guess many girls will like the current scarves, and they don't mind the color. But for the color of rose red, Chuxia couldn't imagine how high the face value must be to look good.

Cen Huaian always felt that his mother's smile was strange, but he didn't notice anything. Besides, his mother was indeed very happy, so he curled his lips.

While eating, Jiang Zhida seemed to suddenly remember something and looked at Chuxia: "Cousin, did you just say that women would like the scarves I gave them?"

Chuxia paused while picking up the food, and gritted her teeth and said "hmm".

The scarf was given by An An, the red color was suggested by An An, and the color was chosen by Jiang Zhida. They were both kind-hearted, and Chuxia couldn't say that the rose red color was not easy to wear. This was their intention.

Chuxia was going to go back and find a bag or clothes to see if it would look better when tied on.

Jiang Zhida clapped his hands and said, "My mother is worried that I don't have a proper job and scolds me every day. I don't dare to go home now. If I give her a scarf, will she scold me less for a few days?"

Chuxia almost spit out a mouthful of food. She immediately raised her head and saw that he was really going to give her a gift. She quickly tried to speak: "Do you want to change the gift? I think lipstick is also good."

There are few lipstick colors now, most of which are bright red, so it's not a big deal.

Yang Mei is not someone who doesn't know how to match. Her job destined her to attach great importance to dressing up, and it must be in line with her status.

Jiang Zhida's eyes lit up again: "Lipstick is also good! I'll go and see if there is any lipstick of the same color as the scarf!"

Chuxia: "I think a bright red lipstick is good."

Jiang Zhida waved his hand: "Everyone on the street has that color, it's not special enough."

Chuxia: Okay, I'll try my best, I hope my aunt will like it when she receives the lipstick.

Except for Jiang Zhida's preference for rose red, Chuxia and An'an enjoyed the whole meal.

After Chuxia asked An'an, she asked Jiang Zhida to bring some cakes to Grandpa Jiang. Chuxia

planned to eat the remaining cakes in the evening. It's summer now and the cakes can't be kept.

After Jiang Zhida left Chuxia and An'an's house, he went to the department store first, but didn't find the lipstick color he wanted.

He ran to the foreign exchange store again and finally bought a rose-red lipstick.

He ran to Grandpa Jiang's house with the lipstick on and humming a song. He put down the cake and rode to the small shop in the alley and called Cen Zhengnian.

As expected, Cen Zhengnian did not answer the phone, but he told the guard who answered the phone to wait for Cen Zhengnian to come back when he was free.

He got on the bike again and went home humming a song.

Uncle Jiang's house is not far from Grandpa Jiang's house. It is a house allocated by the unit. Because Uncle Jiang and his wife both have high positions, the house they were allocated is not small.

There was no one at home at this time. Uncle Jiang and Yang Mei were both at work.

In the evening, when Yang Mei walked in and saw Jiang Zhida leaning on the sofa and watching TV leisurely, she became furious and threw the bag in her hand over to him.

"Look! You either stay at home watching TV or go out to play. Can you find a proper job? Even if you do business like your brother, it's ok. Look at what you are like now. People in the family compound say you are a second-rate person!"

Jiang Zhida's ears were ringing after hearing these words. He rubbed his ears and still smiled playfully: "Mom, isn't it enough that you have two promising brothers and sisters? Let them say whatever they want. I haven't done anything against the law. I just haven't found what I like to do."

Yang Mei raised her hand to hit him again, and Jiang Zhida quickly took out a lipstick: "Mom, mom, don't hit me first, look what I bought you?"

Yang Mei put her hand down and frowned as she looked at the lipstick in his hand: "Lipstick? Why did you think of buying this?"

"It's my cousin's birthday today, so I bought her a scarf of this color, and she liked it very much. I thought about bringing one to you, but she said you might like it better if I bought you a lipstick, so I bought you a lipstick. Since I'm so filial, please stop saying a few words to me."

Yang Mei frowned even more, and looked at Cen Huaian from head to toe. She really didn't believe his taste in clothes.

But she couldn't discourage her son's filial piety, so Yang Mei reached out and took Jiang Zhida's lipstick.

She unwrapped the lipstick and saw the color of the lipstick, and she was silent for a moment.

"Is this color recommended by your cousin?"

Yang Mei didn't believe it. She had seen Chu Xia before. She dressed appropriately and naturally, and her clothes were beautifully matched, which also suited her temperament. She would not choose a lipstick color that tested people.

"No, my cousin's wife wanted me to buy the red color. I think that color is everywhere on the street and it doesn't make it special."

Yang Mei took the lipstick, applied it on her lips, and asked Jiang Zhida: "Is this color special? Does it look good?"

Jiang Zhida nodded without hesitation, with a sincere face: "It looks good!"

Yang Mei: Her son's aesthetic taste is hopeless.

"What's so good about it? Can't you see that it doesn't match my clothes? If I wear this lipstick to meet foreign guests, people will laugh at me!"

Yang Mei slapped him on the back and said, "In the future, no matter what you buy, don't pick this color for me. Thanks to your cousin's kindness, she can praise you for your good taste in this color scarf!"

She could guess that this was a birthday gift. Chu Xia thought it was a thoughtful gesture, so she didn't want Jiang Zhida to think that the color she picked was not good.

Yang Mei rubbed her forehead, and seeing that Jiang Zhida didn't know what he did wrong, she had a headache.

Fortunately, the phone saved Jiang Zhida.

He ran downstairs to answer the phone to avoid continuing to bear his mother's anger.

"Hello?"

"It's me." Cen Zhengnian's voice came from the other end of the phone: "What do you want to talk to me about?" He frowned, and there was worry in his eyes.

Cen Zhengnian had told Chuxia that if she couldn't find him, she could look for Dazi. He was afraid that something had happened to Chuxia and An'an, so he knew it was Jiang Zhida who called, and he called back immediately.

Jiang Zhida looked at the sky, it was already dark, and he admired this second cousin very much. If it were him, he would not be so serious even if he was doing his work.

"Today is my cousin's wife's birthday, second cousin, you wouldn't know that, right?"

Cen Zhengnian's hand that was rubbing his forehead suddenly stopped. He raised his eyes and immediately asked, "What day is it today?"

"May 21st." After Jiang Zhida said this subconsciously, he said in disbelief, "Second cousin, you wouldn't be so busy that you don't even know the time. Do you know what year it is this year?"

Cen Zhengnian didn't reply to him, but said, "Thank you." Then he hung up the phone with a "click".

Jiang Zhida listened to the busy tone on the phone and laughed, "Hehe," "Second cousin, go and coax your wife, don't thank me too much."

Jiang Zhida did a good deed, and his mood improved. He went home humming a song.

Cen Zhengnian hung up Jiang Zhida's phone and called Chuxia without stopping.

While waiting for Chuxia to answer the phone, Cen Zhengnian was extremely nervous and very apologetic.

He knew Chuxia's birthday, and he had already thought of what to give her in May.

And Cen's