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"Not at all!"
After Song Siyao gave out his New Year's gift, Xu Xingluo also took out the gift he had prepared for Xu Yingxi.
It is a small and exquisite necklace.
Xu Yingxi looked at the jewelry box and asked in surprise, "Did you buy this with your own money?"
She knew this brand. Although it was not a luxury brand, it was a relatively expensive brand that could be bought in shopping malls.
A necklace like this would cost at least four figures.
Xu Xingluo coughed and replied sheepishly, "Well, I bought it with the living expenses I saved over the past few months."
He originally wanted to work and earn money, but he had just turned sixteen and had to go to school, so it was difficult to find a suitable part-time job.
So in the end, I could only do the "saving" part of increasing income and reducing expenditure, saving the living expenses I had to buy gifts for my mother.
Fortunately, he doesn't spend much money on a daily basis, so as long as he doesn't buy things recklessly, it's not difficult for him to save a few hundred yuan every month.
Xu Xingluo looked at Xu Yingxi anxiously: "How is it, Mom, do you think it looks good?"
He spent a long time choosing this style from many candidates.
Xu Xingluo thought he had a pretty good understanding of his mother's aesthetic taste. After living together for so long, he roughly knew what kind of jewelry his mother liked.
But he couldn't be 100% sure after all, and what if his mother's preferences were different from those in the future?
So at this moment, Xu Xingluo was really nervous, fearing that Xu Yingxi would not like it.
"It looks good." Xu Yingxi said, "I want to try it on."
Xu Xingluo immediately said, "Okay, okay, I'll do it!"
The clasp of the necklace is at the back, and it is inconvenient to operate it by myself, so it is better to ask him for help.
Seeing that his mother did not refuse, Xu Xingluo actively picked up the necklace and walked behind Xu Yingxi.
The boy held his breath and operated carefully.
However, perhaps the necklace's buckle was too small, he tried twice but failed to get the buckle in successfully.
Xu Xingluo was a little annoyed.
If he had known earlier, he should have practiced in the dormitory after buying it.
Why hadn't he thought of this beforehand?
Thinking that not only his mother was waiting, but his father was also watching him from the side, Xu Xingluo felt his earlobes getting hot.
Will they feel that they are so unreliable that they can’t even wear a necklace properly?
Just as I was thinking about it, two voices, one male and one female, came almost at the same time.
"Don't worry."
"Take your time."
Xu Xingluo was stunned for a moment, and then the anxiety in his heart miraculously disappeared.
The third time, the boy successfully fastened the clasp of the necklace.
Xu Xingluo breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay."
Xu Yingxi walked out and stood in front of the full-length mirror in the living room.
The length of the necklace just reached her collarbone, and the teardrop-shaped pendant lay quietly in the depression between the two bones, shining with pearly luster.
Xu Xingluo's eyes were filled with expectation: "How is it?"
Xu Yingxi simply said, "It looks good."
Hearing this, Xu Xingluo's mouth corners quickly lifted up, and he grinned: "Really?"
Xu Yingxi: "Yeah."
Xu Xingluo: "Hehe, I knew I had pretty good taste! Mom, don't move, I'll take some pictures of you!"
Xu Yingxi cooperated and let the boy take several photos.
Both gifts she received today were beyond her expectations.
Unexpectedly, the relatively expensive gift was from Xu Xingluo, while the one Song Siyao gave her was handmade by himself.
Both of them chose to prepare gifts for her in a way that they were less adept at. Perhaps this can be considered a strange tacit understanding between father and son?
After dinner, Xu Yingxi returned home with two New Year gifts.
Cen Min recognized the kite her daughter brought back. "Xixi, is this the kite you had when you were a child? Didn't you say you couldn't find it?"
Xu Yingxi: "Mom, you think it looks similar too, right? It's not the one from before, it was given to me by a classmate."
Cen Min: "Bring it here for me to see."
The mother and daughter studied the kite for half a day.
Hearing that the kite was made by the gift-giver herself, Cen Min was surprised and said, "Your classmate's craftsmanship is really good and she's very meticulous. Look at how neat the stitching is and how the edges and corners are polished smooth. Was it a gift from a female classmate?"
Xu Yingxi laughed: "Mom, there's something wrong with your idea. Girls aren't necessarily good at handicrafts, and boys can be dexterous too."
Cen Min thought for a moment and said, "That's right. Look at our family. Neither you nor Xiaoxue is good with their hands."
Xu Yingxi: "It's because you are so skillful, Mom, that we both look like we can't do anything."
Cen Min smiled and shook her head, then asked, "So, this kite was given to you by a male classmate?"
Xu Yingxi: “…”
Cen Min: "Boyfriend?"
Xu Yingxi: "Not a boyfriend."
Was she being that obvious?
Why are both mom and Xu Zhaoxue asking about her boyfriend today?
Seeing this, Cen Min didn't ask any more questions and changed the subject: "Xixi, I haven't seen the necklace on your neck before. Is it new?"
Xu Yingxi was stunned, and then she remembered that she was still wearing the necklace given by Xu Xingluo.
The pendant was very small and light, and it didn't feel very noticeable when worn around her neck, so she forgot about it for a moment.
Xu Yingxi: "It was also a New Year's gift from someone else."
Cen Min's eyebrows twitched slightly: "Another male classmate?"
Xu Yingxi: “…”
Seeing that her daughter didn't answer, Cen Min suddenly became serious: "Xixi, you are already an adult. I won't ask too many questions about your relationship at school, but there are some things I still need to remind you of."
"Don't just accept gifts from boys, especially expensive ones, to avoid misunderstandings."
Xu Yingxi: "Don't worry, Mom, I know what I'm doing and I won't accept gifts from others carelessly."
Cen Min nodded: "That's good."
"Mom, I'll ask you another question."
"Is this the same boy who gave you the necklace and the kite?"
…
After being questioned, Xu Yingxi almost got blamed for "two-timing".
Although she knew that her mother cared about her and was afraid that she would get hurt if she couldn't handle her interpersonal relationships well, Xu Yingxi still felt a little amused.
Fortunately, Xu Zhaoxue appeared and diverted her mother's attention in time.
The family chatted for a while and then took a rest.
On the second day of the holiday, Xu Yingxi and Xu Zhaoxue accompanied their parents to the mall and bought some new clothes.
Usually, my father is very busy with his work at the law firm, Xu Zhaoxue is often on business trips, and Xu Yingxi also has studies to complete, so it is rare for the family to get together and go out.
After buying clothes, the four of them went to a hot pot restaurant near the mall for dinner.
Seeing Xu Xingluo constantly asking her what she was doing on the phone, Xu Yingxi took a photo of the hot pot and sent it to him.
Xu Xingluo immediately sent an envious emoticon.
Xu Xingluo: [Ahhhhh, I want to eat hot pot too!]
Xu Xingluo: [I haven't had any chili peppers for several meals in a row. Every day I just have porridge and side dishes!]
Xu Xingluo: [How about you, Mom, please ask my dad if we can have hotpot tomorrow?]
Xu Yingxi: [Rejected.]
Xu Yingxi: [Who told me this morning that he had a sore throat?]
Xu Xingluo: [QAQ]
Xu Yingxi: [But after a while, when you are fully recovered, we can have hotpot together.]
Xu Xingluo: [Okay, okay! It's a deal!]
Xu Xingluo: [I’ll call my dad along when the time comes!]
Xu Yingxi: [Then ask your dad if he wants to eat first.]
Xu Xingluo: [I've already asked, and he said yes!]
…
After the New Year's Day holiday, S University's final exam week officially began.
Although the number of classes in the senior year is relatively small compared to previous years, Xu Yingxi still has to prepare for final exams in several courses.
In addition to some classes and papers to submit, except for going to the exam hall, she spent almost all her time in the library.
In mid-January, Xu Yingxi finally submitted the paper for her last course and officially started her vacation.
Compared with Xu Yingxi, the winter vacation of S University Affiliated High School starts a week later than that of S University, and the vacation starts in late January.
Xu Xingluo often complained in the group, saying that he had more and more homework and had to write until the early morning every day to finish it.
As the last week of the exam approached, the boy counted down in the group every day, and it seemed that he was tortured a lot.
On the day of vacation after taking the last exam, Xu Yingxi and Song Siyao agreed to go to the school gate to pick up Xu Xingluo together.
Thinking back to when I was a kid, I always wanted to be picked up early after school. Xu Yingxi, who usually likes to be on time, arrived early this time for the first time.
There were already quite a few parents waiting at the school gate. Fortunately, Song Siyao's figure was conspicuous enough among the parents, and Xu Yingxi quickly found his back, which was a little further away from the school gate.
She deliberately walked lightly, slowly walked behind him, raised her hand and patted his shoulder.
Song Siyao turned around.
Xu Yingxi curled her lips: "How come you're not surprised at all when you see it's me?"
She was thinking of giving him a scare, how boring.
Song Siyao: "Except you, no one else would take pictures of me like this."
Xu Yingxi: "Yeah, it's because our Song Xueshen is so high and mighty, not approachable at all."
As she spoke, she looked inside the school gate.
It seemed like there were already a few students in school uniforms walking out. I wonder if they were the ones who handed in their papers early.
As he was watching, Song Siyao's voice came from his ear: "Are you cold?"
Xu Yingxi patted her hat with her gloved hands: "Not at all!"
Considering that she had to wait for someone outside today, she wrapped herself very tightly, with a hat, scarf and gloves.
Song Siyao, on the other hand, had no other warm equipment except a black down jacket.
Xu Yingxi looked him over and asked, "Are you cold? Would you like me to lend you my scarf?"
Song Siyao: "Okay."
Xu Yingxi was speechless for a moment.
Song Siyao raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong?"
Xu Yingxi: "Shouldn't you say at this time, 'It's not cold anymore, no need'?"
Song Siyao said calmly, "I thought you were asking me sincerely, but it turns out you were just being polite."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
She was wearing a red and white scarf with a bow embroidered on it today, so she originally just wanted to tease him and had no real intention of lending him the scarf.
Now that he said that, even though she knew he probably did it on purpose, she still felt a bit stuck.
Song Siyao looked at him with a faint smile in his eyes, as if he was certain that she would go back on her word.
Xu Yingxi suddenly felt that she couldn't swallow this anger, so she simply started to untie her scarf.
Just when she was halfway through, a pair of hands covered hers.
Xu Yingxi was slightly stunned and looked up at him.
Song Siyao: "Just kidding, I'm not cold."
Xu Yingxi thought that his hands seemed to be warmer than hers.
Maybe it was because he had kept his hands in his pockets before she came?
Xu Yingxi's heartbeat inexplicably accelerated: "I understand, you can let go."
Song Siyao: "No rush."
As he spoke, the man slowly and meticulously put the scarf that she had roughly pulled off back on.
Finally, he carefully checked it again and asked in a gentle voice, "Is the tightness okay?"
Xu Yingxi was a little confused by his sudden actions and replied slowly, "Just right."
Song Siyao: “Yeah.”
She tilted her head back to look at him, and he lowered his head slightly to accommodate her height, so that the tips of their noses were almost touching.
Xu Xingluo, who had just finished his exam and was happily walking out of the school gate with his roommate, saw this scene.
The boy was stunned.
Zhao Jiayuan: "Um, are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xu Xingluo: "No, nothing..."
Help! Is he hallucinating because he was too exhausted from reviewing for the exam?
He seemed to see his parents kissing!
Zhao Jiayuan looked at Xu Xingluo with some concern: "Shall we go?"
"No, no, no, wait!" Xu Xingluo grabbed Zhao Jiayuan's arm, "You can't leave now!"
At such a critical moment, he absolutely cannot be a light bulb!
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