Chapter 39 First Snow. Did he confess?
Zhou Chong immediately grabbed the coin, and also grabbed Shan Qingshan's hand, which hadn't had time to retract.
"Qingshan Xiaobao, you're so kind. I thought I'd be kicked out of the ward tomorrow because I stepped into it with my left foot."
"..."
"I'll remember this time, and I'll never lie to you again. If I do anything wrong again, you can hit me or scold me as you please, just don't ignore me."
Just like before, she acted as if he wasn't there, squatted down in front of Zhou Shuo, and ate the candied hawthorn that he handed her.
Zhou Chong has recovered now, but when he recalls this scene, he feels a pang of sadness.
With a slight exertion, Shan Qingshan gently freed his hand from Zhou Chong's grasp. Zhou Chong felt a ticklish sensation on his palm from Shan Qingshan's twitching hand, as if his bones were melting.
Is he trying to seduce him by drawing so slowly?
Zhou Chong clenched his empty palm, looked up, and saw Shan Qingshan looking down at his phone.
The air conditioning in the ward was very warm, and he was only wearing a low-cut sweater, revealing a red string around his neck. The red color made his fair skin look even more delicate and charming.
"My uncle sent me a template and asked you to teach me how to write it."
Since Shan Qingshan didn't have a computer, he sat down next to Zhou Chong, opened the document, placed his phone between the two of them, and then reached out to pull over the paper and pen in front of Zhou Chong.
Reddened fingertips swiped across the phone screen.
You Liang and Zhou Shuo had gone out at some point, and Grandma was sleeping, so it was as if only the two of them were in the room.
Silence.
Before the document was fully scrolled down, Shan Qingshan stopped and turned his head.
Zhou Chongzheng stared at him without moving.
"Zhou Chong, you're looking at the documents, not at me."
Zhou Chong looked away, smiled slightly, and cursed himself for being so spineless.
Zhou Chong has always had a clear understanding of himself.
Since her rebirth, she has never thought of deliberately hiding her feelings for Shan Qingshan.
He knew this couldn't be kept secret anytime soon!
Seeing him would brighten his mood, and he would become like someone with an automatic follow function, uncontrollably circling around him. If they got any closer, things would get even worse; his clone would immediately rise up, wanting to greet Shan Qingshan and devour him to satisfy his rumbling stomach.
We're so close now...
He only brought two pairs of underwear.
There might not be enough to wear.
Zhou Chong focused his attention on explaining the key points and techniques of the planning proposal to Shan Qingshan, and it took him more than two hours to finish.
"I'll go back and transfer the file to an electronic format. My dad will definitely be home tonight, so I can show it to him. If it's too late, I won't come back today." He also wants to bring a few pairs of underwear; he's not very confident in himself and wants to be on the safe side.
Shan Qingshan seemed to react for a moment before giving a soft "hmm".
Zhou Chong went out, called You Liang and Zhou Shuo, and they left together.
Not long after they left, the nurse came and knocked on the door.
"Mr. Shan, we have visitors who say they were sent by Mr. Fang Rong. Would you like to see them?"
Grandma woke up and asked, "Who is it?"
"He's someone I recorded a show with. He called me this morning," Shan Qingshan explained to his grandmother. "Please invite him in."
A moment later, a man in a black trench coat pushed a cart in and handed over his business card.
"Hello, I am Fang Rong, Mr. Fang's agent. I have been entrusted by them to deliver the gift that you agreed on on the show."
Grandma asked in surprise, "What agreement?"
The man explained gently, "On the day of the first snow, each guest will choose their favorite person to give a gift to."
It snowed in the village this morning.
Grandma asked in confusion, "Why are there so many?"
"They all chose to give gifts to Shan Qingshan."
Grandma immediately said, "How can this be? No, no."
The man said, "It's just how the show is going, you don't need to take it to heart. This box was a gift from Teacher Pan, this one from Teacher Qian, and these two documents are from Teacher Dong and Teacher Fang respectively. The rest is just a small token of my appreciation."
Shan Qingshan took the document bag.
The man completes the assigned task and retires without further ado.
Shan Qingshan disassembled them one by one.
Pan Yingzhe gave her a laptop computer.
Qian Wei gave her a down jacket for her grandmother to wear.
Shan Qingshan asked his grandmother to try it.
Grandma put it on, looked in the mirror, and felt like she didn't even look like herself anymore. She touched this and that, then pulled out a wad of money from her pocket and froze.
"How come there's still money here?!"
He reached into another pocket.
besides!
Grandma was completely flustered. "Xiaobao, this... no, no, you can't accept this. Take it back with them when you go back."
"Never mind, Grandma."
We already owe 50 million, so this little bit won't make a difference.
"Hundreds of millions of people know about the gifts they sent. If you return them, aren't you slapping them in the face?"
Grandma nodded, "That's right, then we'll remember these kindnesses."
"Um."
Shan Qingshan opened the other two file folders.
One was an admission letter from a prestigious high school in Kyoto, inviting him to enroll next semester.
The other is a rental contract for a neighborhood near the school, valid until September of next year.
Grandma looked at the two documents, her aged hands trembling, tears welling up in her eyes.
"That's wonderful, Xiaobao! You can go to a good school now. We really have to thank them..."
The warmth that seeped into his chest rose and fell in sync with his heartbeat. Shan Qingshan said, "I know, Grandma."
Grandma folded the money neatly and counted it.
There are as many as forty thousand.
Grandma urged Shan Qingshan to return to the village tomorrow to continue recording the program.
She has a caregiver looking after her, so there's no need to worry. The old lady already felt bad about the long absence from work because of her, and now, receiving so many gifts, she insists on going back to Shan Qingshan.
Shan Qingshan couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to agree.
Grandma asked, "Was that candied hawthorn and calcium tablets also because of this?"
"Um."
Grandma held Shan Qingshan's hand and said, "It's so good that our little treasure is surrounded by people who love you."
Grandma asked again, "Did you give your gift to Xiao Chong?"
"Um."
"Xiao Chong has helped our family so much, what did you give him as a gift?"
This time, Shan Qingshan didn't say anything, but a hint of pink crept into the corner of his ear.
"Grandma, please don't ask anymore."
"What did Xiao Chong give you?"
Shan Qingshan remained silent for two seconds.
No delivery was made.
Her eyelashes drooped.
"He probably didn't know it had snowed in the village."
He wouldn't have known if Qian Wei and the others hadn't called.
Grandma realized that Zhou Chong hadn't delivered it, and she also noticed the change in Shan Qingshan's expression.
Where are the others?
“He went home and won’t be back tonight.” Shan Qingshan looked up again. “Zhou Chong’s younger brother, all his good brothers are here. I haven’t known him for very long, so it’s normal that he didn’t give me anything.”
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