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MTL - Old Enemy Became Sweet and Sticky-Chapter 35
There is a tradition in the Shao family that boys only have their tenth birthday.
Of course, this is only for the elders in the family to help hold the birthday party. For other birthdays, you can spend them as you want.
Chen Baizhou never had a birthday since he was a child. After arriving at Shao's house, Cai Yalan personally gave him two birthdays in order to better integrate him into the family, which was an exception.
Shao Xian also has no experience in buying gifts. The first two times he took Chen Baizhou directly to the shopping mall to choose, which was very rude.
This year's gift, he thought for a long time before he came up with such a trick.
The next morning, the Shao family driver took Shao Xian to Century Plaza.
When he got out of the car, he saw Hao Lu and Qian Wenjie waiting for him in the shade.
"Xianxian," Qian Wenjie waved at him, "You're calling Hao Lu together, and you're hiding it from me!"
Shao Xian smiled: "Isn't this to prevent Baizhou from knowing."
The paper he gave Hao Lu yesterday was not a title, but asked her to help.
"What gift are you going to buy?"
Qian Wenjie thought about it all night and didn't come up with it, giving gifts is really worrying.
The three entered the mall together, and Shao Xian replied, "I plan to grab a doll myself and give it to Baizhou."
Qian Wenjie: “…”
Xianxian, do you have any major misunderstandings about your doll grasping technique!
Looking at his eyes, Shao Xian knew what he was thinking, and patted his head, "That's why I asked Hao Lu for a favor."
After visiting the video game city once during the summer vacation of the fourth grade, they have visited several times.
But Shao Xian never succeeded in catching the doll.
Have seen Qian Wenjie at his level, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Xianxian you are really brave! But you invited foreign aid well, Hao Lu is indeed superb."
Although it can't match the sky-defying skills of Chen Baizhou, Hao Lu's level of grasping dolls is indeed quite good.
Shao Xian just wanted her to guide him beside him.
A doll is really not worth much, but Chen Baizhou is not short of money.
"But if you can really catch one today, then this doll will be extraordinary!"
Qian Wenjie smiled and planned to watch Shao Xian lively.
"Have you thought of a gift?"
"No," Qian Wenjie pointed to his current haggard, "Look, I lost sleep last night!"
Hao Lu smiled and said, "I think Chen Baizhou will like whatever you send."
No one doesn't like to receive a gift.
"Otherwise I'll give him basketball. He's so tall, it's a pity not to play basketball."
The three said and walked into the video game city.
After buying a lot of video game coins, Shao Xian came to the doll machine.
He rarely gets nervous, but now his heart beats a little faster. I don't know if so many video game coins are enough for him to catch the doll.
"Stop when you say it, and catch it when you say it. I'll listen to you." Shao Xian seriously asked Hao Lu.
"OK."
Half an hour passed...
An hour has passed…
Shao Xian has bought new game coins several times, but he still failed to catch the doll.
Qian Wenjie saw that the clothes on his back were soaked with sweat, so he couldn't bear to say: "Xianxian, why don't we exchange a gift?"
"No, I have to catch one today!" Shao Xian was quite stubborn on this matter.
He fixed his eyes on the big paw, then put it down decisively.
"Caught!" Qian Wenjie suddenly exclaimed, looking even more excited than Shao Xian himself.
A big-mouthed monkey was held in its arms by its paws and began to slowly move towards the exit.
Shao Xian's heart was about to jump to his throat, and he kept praying in his heart that he must succeed this time!
I don't know if it was his prayers that worked, or because he practiced countless times, and finally got a trick.
"Great!" Shao Xian was so happy for the first time, he happily took out the big-mouthed monkey and held it firmly in his hand.
Hao Lu stood aside, smiling.
She was a little jealous of Chen Baizhou, not because Shao Xian was so kind to him, but because there was someone who cared so much about him.
"Xianxian, you are amazing!" Qian Wenjie symbolically boasted a rainbow fart.
Shao Xian was very happy, holding the big-mouthed monkey and not letting go, but his face was calmer, and he said to Qian Wenjie: "Let's go buy a basketball, didn't you say you want to send a basketball to Baizhou? "
"I want to go to the toilet first, Xianxian, can you accompany me?"
Of course, Shao Xian did not refuse. He had been in a state of tension just now and did not go to the toilet, and now he really has the urge to urinate.
The two walked into the bathroom side by side.
"Xianxian, I thought about something last night." After going to the toilet, Qian Wenjie suddenly stopped Shao Xian from going out and said seriously, "Do you think I will ask Hao Lu to help me with tutoring? Ok?"
Shao Xian calmed down his excitement, "You mean, ask her to help you with high school knowledge, and then you pay the tuition fee?"
"Hmm." Qian Wenjie clasped the marble wall with his fingers, looking a little uneasy.
This is a good way to not only take care of Hao Lu's self-esteem, but also allow Hao Lu to make money, killing two birds with one stone.
But there is a problem.
"Aren't you going to save your New Year's money as a dream fund?" Shao Xian asked.
Qian Wenjie's eyebrows are knotted, one side is his dream, and the other is Hao Lu's hard back, it's really difficult to choose.
Seeing him so embarrassed, Shao Xian couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder with a smile.
"You're stupid, you said that Baizhou and I would support you, and then naturally we will fully support you. But if you want to help Hao Lu in this way, you have to tell her."
When Qian Wenjie heard the words, he immediately rushed over and hugged Shao Xian, but was ruthlessly pushed away by Shao Xian.
"Xianxian, you are so kind!"
Shao Xian was still holding the big-mouthed monkey in his arms, expressing disgust for his numbness, "Okay, Hao Lu is still waiting for us outside, you can tell her later."
Out of the bathroom, seeing Hao Lu, Shao Xian said, "You helped me a lot today, I'll invite you to have dessert."
Hao Lu wanted to refuse, but Qian Wenjie agreed, and she couldn't, so she had to follow Shao Xian to the dessert shop.
Ordering the cheapest one, she said a little ashamed: "I didn't really help, it's all the result of your own efforts."
It is Shao Xian who spends money, and it is Shao Xian who spends effort.
"Let's not talk about this," Shao Xian smiled slightly, "Crayon has something to discuss with you."
Hao Lu looked at Qian Wenjie, confused.
"I want to ask you to help me make up lessons," Qian Wenjie scratched his head, his face a little uncomfortable, "High school knowledge is too difficult, I can't learn it by myself, don't worry, I'll pay for your tutoring!"
Hao Lu rubbed his fingertips on the table a few times and asked, "Shao Xian and Chen Baizhou have better grades than me, and they are definitely willing to teach you, why did you ask me?"
"The two of them are very busy in high school and can't take care of me," Qian Wenjie quickly made an excuse, and turned to Shao Xian for confirmation, "Is that right Xianxian?"
Shao Xian: "...Haha, yes, Baizhou and I will indeed be busy after high school."
He felt that with Hao Lu's keenness, he would definitely be able to detect Qian Wenjie's intentions.
Sure enough, a few seconds later, Hao Lu showed a grateful smile, "Thank you, Qian Wenjie, in fact, depending on your grades, you don't need tuition."
"I want to study, I don't think my grades are good enough!" Qian Wenjie looked anxious, and even tugged Shao Xian's clothes under the table.
Received help from a friend, Shao Xian had to persuade him warmly.
"Crayon is very self-motivated, he wants to get into a good university, but he prefers to play games, you know that. If Baizhou and I don't have time to control him, he may not have the heart to study If you help him with tutoring, you can also control him and stop him from playing games."
Qian Wenjie quietly gave a thumbs up, although he was caught off guard by Shao Xianhe, but he was willing.
Hao Lu didn't want to take advantage, but he couldn't stop Qian Wenjie and Shao Xian's sincere invitation, and he was fighting fiercely in his mind, and Shao Xian spoke again.
"Hao Lu, for you now, high school is the most important thing. Helping Crayon to make up lessons will not take too long, so that your grades will not fall behind. But if you go part-time, Learning cannot be guaranteed for a long time.”
Hao Lu opened her mouth, but couldn't even refute.
"Yes!" Qian Wenjie quickly echoed.
After persuading them, Hao Lu finally nodded, "Thank you."
She has a lifetime to repay anyway.
After returning to the villa area, Shao Xian reluctantly stuffed the big-mouthed monkey into Qian Wenjie, "You can keep it for me for a few days first, and you will bring it over on Baizhou's birthday."
"Okay!"
Shao Xian asked several times not to worry, he must protect the big-mouthed monkey, and only after Qian Wenjie swore to the sky did he go home with confidence.
The living room was empty, no one was there.
Shao Xian stood at the entrance, and just after changing his shoes, Chen Baizhou appeared at the entrance of the stairs.
"I'm back, it's hot outside."
Chen Baizhou made a "hmm", took out the yogurt from the refrigerator, inserted the straw, and walked to the sofa and handed it to Shao Xian.
"You're sweating, go take a shower after drinking."
Shao Xian swallowed a few mouthfuls of yogurt, nodded when he heard the words, and asked casually, "Did you write a lot of questions again?"
"Hmm."
In fact, he didn't have the time to do the quiz at all, so he went straight to the training room and took a shower half an hour ago.
He wanted to ask where Shao Xian went, but he couldn't ask until Shao Xian finished drinking the yogurt.
"I'll go take a shower, and after dinner, let's do the problem together."
After throwing this sentence, Shao Xian went upstairs dashingly.
The finished yogurt bottle was placed on the coffee table. After a few seconds, Chen Baizhou picked up the bottle and shook it, and there was still a little left in it.
He grabbed the bottle and got up, intending to throw it away.
But in the middle of the way, he raised his arm magically, put his lips on the mouth of the straw, and sucked lightly.
I just took it out of the refrigerator, and it was really cold.
In the next few days, the two of them studied together, and Shao Xian didn't notice Chen Baizhou's mood changes.
He is no longer the child who used to cry easily, hiding his emotions has almost become his instinct.
On the morning of July 6th, when Qian Wenjie walked into Shao's house with a big mouth monkey and a basketball, Chen Baizhou suddenly remembered his birthday.
Aunt Sun smiled and put the cake on the table and said with a smile, "Second Master got up early in the morning, and he made this cake with me."
Chen Baizhou froze in place, his throat seemed to be taut, sour.
"And this," Qian Wenjie put the big-mouthed monkey into his arms, "this was caught by Xianxian himself, and you also know Xianxian's technique of grasping dolls, this is the first time One, and the only one, you don't even know how long it took Xianxian that day, how hard it was..."
"Crayon," Shao Xian sounded a little ashamed, and interrupted him quickly, "You have been picking basketballs for a long time."
"Yes, yes!" Qian Wenjie happily handed over the basketball, "After high school, let's play basketball together!"
Chen Baizhou hugged the big-mouthed monkey tightly, and reached out to take the basketball, his eyes gradually warmed.
It turned out that Shao Xian went out without telling himself that day, he wanted to grab the doll for himself.
It must have taken him a long time and he must have worked hard.
My clothes were sweaty that day.
The more Chen Baizhou thinks about him, the more he feels dark and despicable. Shao Xian is so good, yet he feels sad and wronged because of it.
This is so inappropriate!
He held back his tears and pulled out a faint smile, "Thank you for your gifts."
Shao Xian lit a candle, inserted it on the cake, and said with a smile, "Baizhou, come blow the candle and make another wish."
Chen Baizhou held the big-mouthed monkey and the basketball, and bent down to blow out the candle.
He thought he should be lucky.
Perhaps the darkness of childhood is just a test, as long as you stick to the past, the light will be within your reach.
Both Shao Xian and Qian Wenjie deserve to be treated sincerely.
The three of them had a great time playing for a day. Just as Qian Wenjie was about to go home, Chen Baizhou suddenly asked, "If you believe me, I can help you double your New Year's money."
Qian Wenjie: "...what do you mean?"
Faced with his shock and doubts, Chen Baizhou continued: "You plan to play games after graduating from high school, you were only sixteen years old at that time, and the New Year's money saved was only 30,000 yuan, which may not be enough to support you. dream."
He was right, Qian Wenjie couldn't help asking: "Is what you said just now true?"
Shao Xian stood aside and couldn't help laughing, "Crayon, you actually said something to Hao Lu before, I really don't have much time with Baizhou High School."
In the past few years, Chen Baizhou has continuously learned all kinds of knowledge, and this is not just textbook knowledge.
The Shao family has enough resources for him to learn, and Shao Xian also carefully cultivates him.
He has already planned, just this summer vacation, to start testing the depth of the water.