"But... Old Xu was doing well in France, his whole family immigrated, why does he suddenly want to come back? Did you hear what he had to say about it?"
Lin Shen switched his phone to his other hand and continued pushing the cart forward. Hearing Wei Shaoan's question, Lin Shen recalled his previous contact with Xu Zhenghuai.
"He said he came back to find someone, maybe some relatives are still in China, but I don't know the specifics."
As they walked to the snack section, Lin Shen picked out a few snacks that Xia Wenxi liked and put them in the shopping cart while listening to the phone call. On the other end of the line, Wei Shaoan was still rambling on.
"Looking for someone? Who could he be looking for? It's not a woman, is it? It's strange that he hasn't had a relationship all these years abroad. Maybe his first love is in China and he came back specifically for this!"
He became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he had seen Xu Zhenghuai's "first love" with his own eyes.
Not content with talking about Xu Zhenghuai, they also dragged Lin Shen into the conversation.
"You know, we're all getting on in years. I'm waiting for one of you to have a son so I can arrange a marriage between our children. Actually, I think you're the best candidate, Lao Lin. If you have a son, he'll definitely be good-looking. When can we have your wedding?"
"Wenxi is still in school, so we're not in a rush to get married."
Upon hearing this, Wei Shaoan spoke with regret.
"That won't do. A relationship between an older woman and a younger man is no good. Young boys won't know how to take care of their partners, and I wouldn't feel comfortable with that. Then I remembered your girlfriend just graduated from university. Tsk, you're like an old cow eating young grass, so shameless!"
I can't say anything more, my daughter is crying.
After saying that, he hung up the phone, leaving Lin Shen both amused and exasperated.
An old cow eating young grass?
Lin Shen was reluctant to admit it.
Just as I turned the corner, I encountered a little girl in a primary school uniform who was pestering her mother to buy her snacks.
Lin Shen suddenly realized that when Wen Xi was in elementary school, he was already in college.
Thinking about it this way... Wei Shaoan's accusations against him don't seem to be without merit.
To Wenxi, he did seem a bit... old.
Without realizing it, Lin Shen walked towards the toiletries shelf. He stood there for a while, but didn't buy anything.
"Is the supermarket not selling well enough? Would it be better to buy from a department store?" Lin Shen wondered.
Xia Wenxi, who received the photo of the flower arrangement, had no idea that Lin Shen had so many thoughts running through his mind while just going to the supermarket.
Your house is too spacious! I'm giving you a serious reprimand; next time I'll bring a few more plants.
Upon seeing the reply, Lin Shen immediately opened the box containing the pile of snacks he had bought at the supermarket, took a picture, and sent it over.
We look forward to Miss Xia's visit.
...
You must come!
Lin Shen doesn't eat snacks, so if she doesn't come, wouldn't it be a waste?
—Friday
After returning from Lin Shen's house on Monday, Xia Wenxi hasn't gone out again.
To be precise, it wasn't that I didn't go out at all. I went to the study room for a few days in between, but I just closed the door and studied, which was the same as not going out at all.
Even though Ke Shurong and Xia Hengyuan weren't home, Xia Wensheng still went home for dinner on Friday.
During the meal, they teased Xia Wenxi, saying that she was going to go crazy from staying at home all day without communicating with anyone.
“This isn’t how you study. I’ve noticed a lot of people are slacking off lately.”
Xia Wenxi ignored him. She wouldn't stay still. She played Dou Dizhu for an hour every night to keep her brain active, okay?
"Tomorrow is Saturday, do you have any plans?"
Xia Wenxi shook her head. "Is there something you need?"
Xia Wensheng took out two concert tickets. "Huanhuan asked me to give these to you. If you and Lin Shen don't have any plans for tomorrow, you can go and see it together."
Xia Wensheng knew that his sister and Lin Shen often met on Saturdays, so he assumed it would be the same this time.
However, Xia Wenxi only took one.
“Lin Shen’s friend went back to China. He’s having dinner with his friends on Saturday, but I’m not going with him.”
After saying that, thinking about her conversation with Zhang Jiayi and Li Mengting today, she said to Xia Wensheng, "Or if you have a ticket, you can give me another one, and I'll invite my roommates to go see it."
Xia Wensheng's attention was still on that previous sentence, and he asked curiously, "Friends? What friends? Aren't you going?"
"His college roommate, I haven't seen him for years, what am I going to do there?"
Being in a relationship doesn't mean you have to share it with your friends.
Xia Wenxi asked again, "Are there any extra tickets?"
Xia Wensheng then remembered what she had said earlier and nodded.
"I have tickets. Take these two first, and I'll give you the last one when we get to the concert hall tomorrow."
Tickets are reserved for the performers at each performance, but not everyone invites friends and family to the show, so there are always extra tickets.
If someone has invited many friends and doesn't have enough tickets, it's not a big deal to ask someone else for one.
If that doesn't work, just buy one.
"Okay, sure."
Xia Wenxi agreed and told the two of them on WeChat. They had just been telling her that they wanted to go out on Saturday but didn't know where to go.
I've spent four years in the city where I went to university, and now I have no desire to explore it anymore.
Upon hearing what Xia Wenxi said, the two immediately agreed, especially after learning that Xia Wenxi's future sister-in-law was also there, they immediately expressed their support.
"Or you could just have dinner with your friends tomorrow, then go over there. You've been studying for a week, so you can take a break on Saturday."
Xia Wenxi chatted with her friends while listening to Xia Wensheng speak.
"It's really strange that the dean of students would say something like that."
However, even without Xia Wensheng saying it, they had already planned to have dinner outside in the afternoon, since the performance was in the evening, and they could go together after dinner.
"What are you talking about? Even if I were the dean of students' affairs, I would still be a good dean who is wholeheartedly for the students!"
...
Because she was going to a concert, Xia Wenxi dressed more formally than usual, and she could wear the shoes that Lin Shen had given her.
This time, she finally didn't have to wear her cotton cartoon socks with her shoes anymore. Xia Wenxi even took a picture and sent it to Lin Shen.
"Tsk tsk, Lao Xu, look at Lao Lin's expression, he's the epitome of a happy little man. I think you should hurry up and find a girlfriend too."
Wei Shaoan pointed at Lin Shen and said to Xu Zhenghuai across from him, then asked Lin Shen, "What did your girlfriend send you? Why are you laughing like that?"
The three of them were at Wei Shaoan's house at the time. Xu Zhenghuai had come this time to say that he wanted to see Wei Shaoan's child and had given him a very large red envelope.
Xu Zhenghuai also looked at Lin Shen and smiled, "Back in college, you had quite a few suitors, but you never made any move. I'm really curious about your girlfriend now. When are you going to have a meal together?"
Wei Shaoan, who was in the know, told Xu Zhenghuai, "His girlfriend is busy. She just graduated from university and is preparing for graduate school."
Sure enough, upon hearing the words "graduated from university" and "taking the postgraduate entrance exam," Xu Zhenghuai was also surprised, "So young?"
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