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◎Why are you still her boyfriend!◎
After hanging up the call with Song Siyao, Xu Yingxi threw down the phone and turned over in bed.
In the past, when she went to his house for dinner, she never saw him call early to ask what she wanted to eat. What was going on today?
Xu Yingxi read novels too late yesterday and still hasn't had a full night's sleep.
She closed her eyes and was trying to get some more sleep when her cell phone rang again.
Xu Yingxi was completely furious. She grabbed her phone and sat up from the bed.
"I said, are you sick? I said I was sleeping!"
"It's just a meal, why do you have to ask me? Besides, don't you know what I like to eat? Why not just make a few dishes that I like?"
After yelling and venting out her morning grumpiness, Xu Yingxi finally felt a little better.
There was silence for two seconds on the other end of the phone; no one spoke.
Xu Yingxi: "Hey, Song Siyao, did you hear that?"
A cold female voice came: "I heard it."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
She instantly regained consciousness: "Sister?"
Xu Zhaoxue: "It seems that he is not completely sleepy yet. He can recognize who I am."
Xu Yingxi cleared her throat awkwardly: "That was an accident just now. I mistook you for someone else."
Xu Zhaoxue: "Do you think he's your boyfriend?"
Xu Yingxi: "Of course not! I'm single now, you know that!"
Xu Zhaoxue said "Oh" meaningfully: "From the tone of your voice just now, I thought you had a boyfriend."
Xu Yingxi: "...wasn't I just cursing?"
Xu Zhaoxue: "Yes, it's because I'm cursing, so it looks more like it."
Xu Yingxi was speechless.
Xu Zhaoxue: "Since he's not your boyfriend, why do you ask him to cook your favorite dishes for you?"
Xu Yingxi: “…”
Xu Zhaoxue: "Okay, let's get down to business. Didn't you text me last night saying your trip was canceled and you were coming home for lunch today? Are you still going to reply?"
Xu Yingxi: "Go back."
Xu Zhaoxue: "Then hurry up and get up and come over. Dad is already cutting vegetables."
Xu Yingxi was surprised: "So early?"
Xu Zhaoxue laughed when she heard this: "Miss, it's already 11:30 in the afternoon. Can you tell me how early it is?"
Xu Yingxi: "Oh... then I'll get up now."
Xu Zhaoxue: "Okay, then hurry up. Mom's calling me from the living room. I'll hang up first."
There was a busy tone on the phone.
Xu Yingxi threw her phone on the bed and looked up at the ceiling.
Did her tone just now really sound like she was talking to her boyfriend?
…
at the same time.
Xu Xingluo looked at his father and scratched his head in embarrassment. "How could that be...my mom is usually up at this time on weekends."
Song Siyao glanced at him and stood up.
Xu Xingluo asked anxiously, "Hey, Dad, where are you going?"
Just because he caused his father to be scolded by his mother, his father won’t want him anymore, right?
He is not guilty of such a crime!
Song Siyao: "Go out and buy some groceries."
Xu Xingluo: "I'll go with you!"
Song Siyao: "No need, I can go alone and will be back soon."
Xu Xingluo hurriedly trotted over and caught up with him: "Dad, don't be angry! I really didn't mean to do that. I don't know—"
Song Siyao interrupted the boy helplessly: "I'm not angry."
Xu Xingluo: "But..."
Seeing his anxious expression, Song Siyao sighed and slowed down his tone: "Just because your fever has subsided doesn't mean you're cured. Going out in the breeze at this time may aggravate your condition and you might even get a fever again."
Xu Xingluo was stunned when he heard this.
Song Siyao: "So just stay home and don't run around. I'll come back from buying groceries and make you lunch."
Xu Xingluo: "Oh... OK."
Song Siyao: "I estimate I'll be back in twenty minutes, half an hour at most. Call me if you have anything."
Xu Xingluo nodded obediently.
Watching Song Siyao put on his coat and go out, Xu Xingluo thought that his father seemed to be more gentle and considerate than he had imagined.
No, that doesn't seem right.
Because before he traveled through time, Xu Xingluo had the impression that his father was such a calm, gentle and meticulous person.
The current Song Siyao is just closer to what he will be like twenty years later.
Or maybe, in fact, the fathers in this world have always been like this.
It's just that he finally discovered it now.
…
Xu Yingxi packed her things and took a taxi home. It was Xu Zhaoxue who opened the door.
Mother Cen Min's voice came from the living room: "Is Xixi back?"
Xu Yingxi took off her down jacket and replied, "Yeah, I'm back, Mom."
Cen Min: "Just in time, Xixi, come over and help me check. Why can't I log into the video membership on my tablet?"
Xu Yingxi: "Okay, I'll be right there."
In her mother's opinion, she studied computer science, so she should be better than Xu Zhaoxue at operating various electronic products.
After taking off her coat and changing into slippers, Xu Yingxi went to the living room to help her mother operate the tablet, and found that the version of the video APP was too old and she could not log in.
After some operations, I finally logged in as a member and lunch was ready for my father.
The family sat down at the dining table.
Xu Chengdong looked at his daughter and said, "Xixi, Xiaoxue said you slept in the school dormitory last night? The trip was canceled at the last minute, so you went home to rest. What were you doing back in the dormitory?"
Xu Yingxi: "I'm just worried that it's too late. You and my mom are light sleepers, and I might wake you up if I come back and make a scene."
Xu Chengdong: "Then you shouldn't come back so late, you should come back earlier——"
Cen Min interrupted her husband: "Hey, come on, is it worth bringing up such a small matter? Hurry and eat."
Xu Chengdong: “…”
Cen Min picked up a sparerib and took a bite. "Well, Lao Xu, your cooking skills are getting better and better. Today's spareribs are especially flavorful!"
Xu Chengdong: "Really?"
Cen Min: "Why would I lie to you? You can make more of these ribs. They taste great."
Xu Chengdong: "Okay, I'll stew pork ribs for you again in two days."
Xu Yingxi breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the fact that she didn't go home last night was forgotten due to her mother's interruption, otherwise she would have to find a reason to explain it.
As far as Xu Yingxi could remember, there was no such thing as "no talking while eating or sleeping" at the family dinner table. Every meal was lively and cheerful.
This time was no exception. Cen Min first asked about her eldest daughter's work, and then talked about Xu Yingxi's studies.
Then somehow, the topic turned to Xu Zhaoxue's love life.
Cen Min: "Xiaoxue, has anything happened recently? Talk to mom."
Xu Zhaoxue: "Nothing. Mom, you know I'm so busy every day that it's hard for me to eat and sleep on time. How can I have time for a relationship?"
Cen Min: "Work is important, but family is important too. When I was your age, I already had you."
Xu Zhaoxue: "Mom, didn't I tell you that I'm not interested in getting married and having children?"
Cen Min: "That's just how you think now. You'll change your mindset in the future. My colleague's daughter also said she didn't want to have children a few years ago, and now her son is already one year old."
"Besides," Cen Min changed the subject, "I'm retired now and I'm bored at home. I just watch TV series every day. If you have a baby, you don't have to worry about it. I can take care of it for you, so I have something to do."
Xu Zhaoxue sighed, put down her chopsticks and said, "Mom, if you really want to take care of the child so much, why don't you apply for a confinement nanny position?"
After the words fell, Xu Yingxi almost couldn't help laughing.
She had to admit that Xu Zhaoxue was much better than her when it came to talking back.
Xu Chengdong said seriously: "Xiaoxue, how can you talk to your mother like that?"
Cen Min waved her hand to stop her husband from preaching.
"How can raising someone else's child be the same as raising your own daughter's child?" said Cen Min.
Xu Zhaoxue: "Then you might as well urge Xixi. She's already reached the legal age for marriage. I think her chances of having a child are much higher than mine."
Xu Yingxi, who was gnawing on the ribs enthusiastically, said: "..."
She is truly worthy of being her biological sister.
And she couldn't even refute it, as it turned out that she really gave birth to a child in the future.
Cen Min was helpless: "Don't talk nonsense, Xixi is still studying."
This conversation about urging marriage and childbirth finally came to an end with Xu Zhaoxue's invulnerable attitude.
After lunch, Xu Zhaoxue called Xu Yingxi to the room.
"I've already discussed the temporary guardianship issue with you," Xu Zhaoxue said. "I'll have Xu Xingluo and I go together to complete the formalities."
Xu Yingxi: "Okay, that's great."
Xu Zhaoxue: "There's one more thing I want to ask you."
Xu Yingxi: "What?"
Xu Zhaoxue: "Are you and that Song Siyao in a relationship?"
Xu Yingxi was stunned.
"Sister," she said, "Didn't I just tell you on the phone that I don't have a boyfriend?"
Xu Zhaoxue glanced at her and said, "Even if it's not happening now, it will be happening soon, right?"
Xu Yingxi: “…”
Xu Zhaoxue looked at her knowingly: "I don't know you yet? The tone you used when you first answered the phone is only used when you are talking to someone you trust and are very close to."
Xu Yingxi was silent for a while.
"Okay." She admitted, "He's been very nice to me, and I... have a good impression of him."
"But he hasn't officially confessed to me yet."
Xu Zhaoxue smiled and said, "With your charm, if you just give him a hint, are you still afraid that he won't say it out loud?"
Xu Yingxi pursed her lips.
"No." After a moment, she shook her head, "I want him to say it first."
After a pause, Xu Yingxi added seriously, "And he must tell me clearly that he wants to be with me because he likes me as a person, not because of Xu Xingluo, nor because of what will happen in the future, but only because of me.
"Only in this way can I prove that he likes me enough."
Xu Zhaoxue: “…”
She wanted to say something, but finally held it back.
"Okay." Xu Zhaoxue said, "Your situation is special, so it's better to be cautious."
"Anyway, you're the one in the relationship, and what's most important is that you feel happy and comfortable."
…
"I think, Dad, you shouldn't confess your feelings for a while. Otherwise, if you don't do anything but keep talking, Mom will definitely think you're not sincere enough!"
At the dining table, Xu Xingluo was eating lunch while analyzing non-stop.
"My mom hates people who talk all talk but don't do anything. Actions speak louder than words!"
On the other side of the table, Song Siyao seemed to be eating nonchalantly, but he actually took Xu Xingluo's words to heart.
Xu Xingluo: "For example, today is the first day of the New Year. Dad, you should give my mom a gift! Dad, have you prepared a gift?"
He had already prepared his own gift!
Song Siyao: “…”
"It's not really a New Year's gift," he said, "but I did make something these days, and I wanted to find a suitable opportunity to give it to her."
Xu Xingluo: "That's perfect! When my mom comes to visit me later, you can give it to her as a New Year's gift!"
As he was speaking, Xu Xingluo's cell phone rang.
He hurriedly took out his cell phone and quickly clicked on it after seeing that it was a message from his mother.
After reading it, the boy looked up excitedly: "My mom said she would come to see me this afternoon and have dinner with us!"
Song Siyao: “Yeah.”
Xu Xingluo choked and wondered how his father's reaction could be so calm?
But when he thought about his father's image of being frugal with words and never showing his emotions, he felt relieved.
His dad must be just pretending not to care!
Xu Xingluo: "Dad, why don't you quickly think about how to give the gift to my mom!"
Song Siyao's brows furrowed slightly: "Giving a gift... do I still need to think about how to give it?"
"Of course!" Xu Xingluo said without hesitation, "My mom once said that what's more important than the gift is the surprise of receiving it! So the process is more important than the result!"
Seeing Song Siyao thinking, Xu Xingluo said again: "Dad, think about it, when you and my mom prepared a birthday present for me, wasn't it the same as this?"
Song Siyao recalled it and it seemed to be true.
It was he who first suggested buying a mobile phone for Xu Xingluo.
But his idea at that time was very simple, which was to give the mobile phone to Xu Xingluo on his birthday as a birthday surprise.
Pretending to meet by chance in the park, letting Xu Xingluo find his birthday present when he was rummaging through his backpack, and then having the restaurant staff bring up the birthday cake, all of these were designed by Xu Yingxi.
Thinking of this, Song Siyao nodded slightly.
Xu Xingluo said excitedly: "Right, right!"
He glanced at the time and said, "It's only one o'clock now. It's still a while before my mom comes over. We can prepare well!"
…
In the afternoon, Xu Yingxi appeared at Song Siyao's doorstep.
Looking at the young man who opened the door for her with a bright look on his face, Xu Yingxi raised her eyebrows and asked, "You don't have a fever anymore?"
Xu Xingluo chuckled, "The fever is gone! I feel full of energy and healthy now!"
Xu Yingxi said as she closed the door, "Really? If I had known you were so lively and energetic, I wouldn't have come to see you."
Xu Xingluo's expression froze for a moment, and he quickly said, "It was because I knew you were coming over, Mom, that I was so happy, that I recovered so quickly!"
Xu Yingxi was amused by him.
In fact, since she had promised Xu Xingluo yesterday, she would definitely come to see him.
As soon as Xu Yingxi took off her down jacket, Xu Xingluo took it politely and hung it on the coat hook in the entrance hall.
After changing into slippers, Xu Yingxi felt like something was wrong.
Then she realized that it was because Song Siyao did not show up.
Even though she knew that Song Siyao had no obligation to "greet" her, Xu Yingxi still felt a little disappointed.
Could it be that because she scolded him on the phone today, this man holds a grudge?
Xu Yingxi snorted in her heart.
If you can't even stand this little bit of anger, how can you be her boyfriend!
Besides, it was his fault in the first place. He was the one who disturbed her sleep.
Xu Yingxi herself didn't realize that she was so emotionally affected by such a small matter.
She asked Xu Xingluo, "What do you do at home?"
Xu Xingluo: "I didn't do anything. I was just waiting for you to come with my dad!"
Xu Yingxi said "Oh".
Xu Xingluo: “…”
What's going on? Why hasn't her mother asked where her father is?
He mentioned his dad so obviously!
Xu Yingxi saw the boy's expression clearly.
Xu Yingxi curled the corners of her mouth.
It is no exaggeration to say that every time Xu Xingluo tried to do something tricky in front of her, she could tell something was wrong at a glance.
Xu Yingxi probably guessed that Xu Xingluo wanted him to ask where Song Siyao had gone.
She refused to ask.
Xu Yingxi: "Today is the first day of the new year, I prepared a gift for you."
Xu Xingluo widened his eyes.
Xu Yingxi: "What's that expression on your face? Don't want it?"
Xu Xingluo: "Yes, yes, yes! Of course!"
Xu Yingxi laughed and took out a small crocheted basketball-shaped pendant from her pocket.
"Here you go," she said. "Don't you like playing basketball? So I made one in the shape of a basketball."
Xu Xingluo took it as if it were a treasure: "Did you knit this yourself, Mom?"
Xu Yingxi: "About 80 percent."
Some time ago in the dormitory, Liu Xueyi was always tinkering with wool and crochet hook.
Xu Yingxi asked a few more questions out of curiosity, and Liu Xueyi introduced her to something very enthusiastically, saying that she wanted to crochet a teddy bear for her boyfriend.
After the introduction, Liu Xueyi asked Xu Yingxi if she wanted to make one as a New Year's gift, and she could help.
Xu Yingxi thought about it and realized that Ms. Cen Min’s knitting skills were much better than hers, and giving this to her parents would be like showing off one’s skills in front of an expert.
So in the end, the person who was given the opportunity to give the gift became Xu Xingluo.
With the help of Liu Xueyi, Xu Yingxi made a small pendant that was half the size of a palm.
Of course, because Xu Yingxi's craftsmanship was not good, she asked Liu Xueyi to help with the most difficult parts at the beginning and the end, and she completed the middle part by herself.
Xu Yingxi: "If you don't like it——"
Xu Xingluo: "I like it! I like it very much! I like it very much!"
Xu Yingxi: “…”
She raised the corner of her mouth: "As long as you like it."
Every “like” of Xu Xingluo comes from the heart.
His future mother also gave him many gifts, such as game consoles, clothes and so on.
But this is the first time that my mother has made a handmade gift for me!
He was so happy that he almost forgot his original plan.
Yes, Xu Xingluo quickly reminded himself, he was also planning to help his father give his mother a surprise!
Xu Xingluo said to himself: Don’t get carried away by success, don’t get carried away by success.
"Ahem." The boy cleared his throat pretentiously. "My dad seems to be busy with something in his room. Should we go check it out?"
Since the original plan didn't work, Xu Xingluo decided to adapt and try a more direct approach.
Xu Yingxi raised her eyebrows.
As soon as she entered the door, Xu Xingluo guided her to ask Song Siyao.
If she still couldn't figure out Xu Xingluo's purpose, it would be a shame for her intelligence to get into the Computer Science Department of S University.
"Okay." Xu Yingxi said reluctantly, "Let's go and take a look."
Xu Xingluo felt relieved and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yeah, let's go!"
The two pushed open the door of the room.
"Your son insisted I come over to see what you were doing," Xu Yingxi said. "So, what are you secretly working on here?"
Song Siyao glanced at Xu Xingluo.
Xu Xingluo made an expression of "I can't help it", hoping that his father would understand.
Mom doesn’t follow the routine, so I have to change the plan temporarily!
Song Siyao sighed silently.
"I'm thinking about how to give you a New Year's gift," he said.
Xu Xingluo next to him was so anxious that he almost shouted: Although the plan has changed, Dad, you can't just say it out loud!
The young man was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but the other two people in the room were extremely calm.
"A gift?" Xu Yingxi asked, "What is it?"
Song Siyao stood up from the table and opened the cabinet behind him.
The cabinet was just halfway opened when Xu Yingxi saw what was inside.
There's no way, it's just too conspicuous.
A big kite filled up an entire layer of the cabinet.
The moment she saw the kite, Xu Yingxi felt a sense of familiarity.
The more she looked at the shape of the kite, the more certain she became.
"Is this..." Xu Yingxi asked, "the kite I told you about before, my favorite when I was a child?"
Song Siyao: “Yeah.”
Xu Yingxi couldn't help but took a step forward to observe more closely.
After looking at it for two seconds, she simply pulled the entire kite out of the cabinet.
It's really similar, no, it's exactly the same.
Butterfly shape, pink and blue gradient color.
She almost thought that this was the kite she had once owned and then lost.
Xu Yingxi couldn't help but ask, "Song Siyao, how did you... buy a kite that's exactly the same as the one from more than ten years ago?"
Song Siyao: "I didn't buy it."
Xu Yingxi was stunned.
Song Siyao explained calmly: "I drew the blueprint myself according to your description."
"How is that possible?" Xu Yingxi blurted out, "I mean... even if you have extraordinary powers, how could you possibly recreate the exact same kite after I only said a few words?"
Song Siyao: "Your sister Xu Zhaoxue and I participated in the same competition before. After I finished drawing the blueprint, I contacted another contestant at the time and asked him to ask your sister for help. Then I improved it several times based on your sister's suggestions."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
She didn't know whether to praise his good memory or marvel at his ability to act.
Even before today, she had no idea he could do crafts.
But now the kite was right in front of her, exactly the same as she remembered, and so exquisite that she had never imagined at first that he could have made it himself.
You can imagine how much effort he put into it.
Xu Yingxi: "Thank you, I accept the gift."
She looked at Song Siyao and added, "I didn't prepare a gift for you this time. I'll make it up to you next time we celebrate."
Xu Xingluo blinked silently beside him.
It turns out...his mother only prepared a gift for him.
Song Siyao: "Can I make a request?"
Xu Yingxi: "What request?"
Song Siyao: "I want you to do it yourself."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
Before today, she would never agree to this request, but now...
Xu Yingxi bit her lip lightly: "Okay, considering your gift is very thoughtful, I'll think about it."
She raised her chin and said, "This is a unique treat. I've never made a gift for a man myself."
After a pause, Xu Yingxi remembered something and said, "Xu Xingluo's doesn't count."
Xu Xingluo frowned.
Why doesn't he count?
…
Never mind, it doesn’t matter!
What’s more important is that he received the gift made by his mother earlier than his father!
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