In response, Xia Wenxi earnestly advised Lin Shen, "Next time you see him, just call him 'brother' a few more times."
Lin Shen knew perfectly well what Xia Wensheng's reaction was when he called him "brother," but he still said, "From now on, call him 'brother' whenever you see him."
Sitting in the car, Xia Wensheng suddenly felt a chill down his spine and couldn't help but sneeze.
"Are you cold?"
Minghuan put down the dumplings and handed Xia Wensheng some tissues. "You, I told you to go upstairs and sit down, but you wouldn't. You insisted on sitting in the car."
Xia Wensheng took the tissue and wiped her nose, then waved her hand when she heard what Ming Huan said.
"Wouldn't it be more exciting to have a date in the car behind your parents' backs?"
Xia Wensheng then admitted that Xia Wenxi was right. He had originally intended to go upstairs and knock on the door when he got downstairs, but then he suddenly remembered what Xia Wenxi had said before.
So, almost without thinking, he messaged Minghuan, asking her to sneak downstairs for a date without telling her parents.
Minghuan found it somewhat amusing.
"I really don't know what you're thinking. We're almost thirty years old. Is there any need to keep our relationship a secret? Even if I told my parents about my date with you, they wouldn't say anything."
"Oh dear! Cough... Isn't this about reminiscing about youth? Let's not talk about thirty anymore, I can't hear that number right now."
Minghuan smiled and approached him, asking, "What's wrong? Feeling anxious about your age?"
Xia Wensheng had nothing to hide from his girlfriend. He nodded and said, "I just feel that time is going by too fast. I'm afraid that I'll be old in the blink of an eye."
"But I think it's fine this way."
Xia asked curiously, "Which place is good?"
Minghuan said seriously, "Although I didn't know you when you were twenty, I guess Xia Wensheng at twenty wouldn't have cooked dumplings for his girlfriend, right?"
Xia fell silent and began to recall what she was like when she was twenty.
At that time, he was in college. His parents were loving and harmonious, his family was well-off, and he was good-looking. He was sought after wherever he went.
So it was very proud and self-satisfied at that time.
Of course, this pride doesn't mean looking down on people, but at that time his kindness towards others was entirely out of politeness and good manners.
To sum it up in one sentence: I am the best in the world.
Xia Wensheng now wants to slap himself when he recalls that time. If he had pursued Ming Huan like that back then, he probably would never have won her over in this lifetime.
After graduating, he joined the company and began to truly learn from his father how to run a group and how to deal with those shrewd old hands in the business world. It was then that he realized he had been nothing before.
At that time, some people even pointed at Xia Wensheng's nose and said, "If it weren't for your father, who would you be?"
He was angry at first, but then he realized that what the other person said wasn't unreasonable. He was very confident that he could start his own business and fantasize that his company would be better than Hengyuan. In the end, he had to borrow his father's start-up capital.
After suffering two more severe setbacks, he calmed down and became more composed.
In other words, it means they've become honest.
Xia Wensheng recalled these things and gave Minghuan a bitter smile.
"You're right, thirty is indeed a good age."
While Xia Wensheng was reminiscing about the past, Xia Wenxi and Lin Shen were dreaming about the future.
Unfortunately, Xia Wenxi really didn't have much to reminisce about in the past.
"After the New Year... never mind, I'll wait until after the re-examination. I'm assuming I get into the re-examination. I need to practice driving more. You have no idea, today I actually said something against my will so that Xia Wensheng would give me a ride!"
He makes noodle soup! Even if the Heavenly King himself came, it would still be noodle soup.
"Didn't you say you answered pretty well? Why don't you believe you can make it to the second round?"
Xia Wenxi laughed and said, "You all believe in me more than I believe in myself. My mom always says the same thing."
"Besides, people should always be humble. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to keep saying you can pass the exam but then fail?"
"It's not shameful. We are all your family and loved ones, how could we laugh at you?"
Lin Shen changed the subject, asking her about her driving practice, "Have you decided where to practice yet?"
"Oh? Not yet. Let's practice around the house."
Lin Shen checked the time and suddenly said to Xia Wenxi, "Although it's already past midnight, I want to take you somewhere."
"Where to? Go ahead, I don't care if I don't go home tonight. I don't think anyone in my family will be home tonight."
More than half an hour later, just as Xia Wenxi was getting sleepy in the car, she suddenly realized that something was wrong.
"Why does this road look so much like the road home?"
Xia Wenxi has a bad sense of direction, but she's walked the way home so many times that she must remember it. The way they're walking now is the way home for her.
Where are we going?
When Lin Shen arrived at the neighborhood where the Xia family lived, he didn't go straight in, but instead turned a corner.
"Shouldn't we consider this going home?"
"Does it count?"
Xia Wenxi was about to ask what "considered" meant, but before she could say it, a guess formed in her mind.
But she didn't say it aloud, sitting quietly and waiting for the answer to be revealed.
Lin Shen knew she had guessed, and the two of them tacitly headed towards their destination.
This place is very similar to where the Xia family lives; the houses are far apart, and you have to drive to visit your neighbor.
After entering from the entrance, there is a separate driveway to each household.
So after entering, Lin Shen said to Xia Wenxi:
"You can practice driving here. No one will come here, so you don't have to worry about safety."
Xia Wenxi stared at him, "Are you sure you still want to talk to me about driving practice at a time like this?"
"Aren't you going to explain? What's going on with this house?"
"Didn't we agree to look at houses before? But I haven't had time since. I was thinking of looking near your house, but there are no vacant houses left, they've all been sold."
So I looked for one nearby, and this is the closest one, and the apartment is nice too.
"I thought you had already bought it."
Although the two had talked about it before, they hadn't had a chance to check it out yet.
"Such a big matter, I have to discuss it with you first. But I think this place is pretty good. I thought of it when you mentioned practicing driving. If you like it too, I'll pay the deposit."
Lin Shen had already visited this place before. He came in using the pass the staff gave him when he came to see the house last time, because he said he wanted to bring his girlfriend to see it again.
The two went inside. This house was probably developed by the same developer and designed by the same team as the one she lived in; the layout was almost identical.
The only difference is that the backyard here is even bigger, with a swimming pool.
Xia Wenxi pointed to the swimming pool and said, "Then we'll have to fill the pool in when we renovate, otherwise it'll be dangerous for the little fish to jump in."
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