Chapter 121 Understanding

Chapter 121 Understanding

Chapter 121 Understanding
"Well, we'll leave first, you can go back by yourself."

As soon as Xu Mingyuan finished speaking, Xiao Yangzhi's eyes lit up and her embarrassment was much reduced.

"No, no, what am I going to do if you leave?"

Seeing him say this, Tao Shuxin's eyes widened.

Tao Shuxin is a fool, but Xu Mingyuan is not. She has seen through it all.

If he really wanted to leave, this stubborn girl would definitely take away his car keys.

Whenever she encountered such things, Tao Shuxin would stay away from them. Only when she was really forced into a corner would she confront them with a red face.

While Xiao Yangzhi was feeling disappointed, Xu Mingyuan still drove the car back.

A round table was placed under the awning in the yard. The meal had not started yet, but the dishes were already on the table. They were all home-cooked dishes such as cold cucumber salad and scrambled eggs. They also killed a chicken specially, so it looked quite sumptuous.

There weren't many people there, just Tao Shuxin's aunt's family and a few half-grown children who came to play.

Tao Shuxin pushed Xu Mingyuan away, pulled Xiao Yangzhi aside, and went to play with a few little kids.

From time to time, he looked at Xu Mingyuan to see what he was doing.

Tao Shuxin's aunt is in her early thirties. She has a decent appearance and a temperament similar to He Qiong, both of them have a scholarly air.

After exchanging a few warm words, he asked Xu Mingyuan to sit down and went about his own business.

Xu Mingyuan didn't feel embarrassed for long before Tao Shuxin's uncle Fang Zhiyong came out of the house and shook hands with him.

"Do you smoke?"

"Don't smoke."

Xu Mingyuan waved his hand to refuse.

He was somewhat familiar with the name Fang Zhiyong, but not much. Maybe a friend mentioned it in casual conversation at a drinking party.

After all, he is not a native of Nanxi City, and not everyone knows Xu Mingyuan.

"I heard from my elder sister that you opened your own company?"

"Small company." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"That's not bad, you're pretty good, young man."

Fang Zhiyong exhaled a puff of smoke and said in silence.

"Hey, just for fun." Xu Mingyuan said casually.

It's very easy to chat with a man. You can talk about anything under the sun. Fang Zhiyong is a humble person and is easier to approach than Tao Changming.

Soon they talked about agricultural and sideline products. Xu Mingyuan didn't know much about this aspect, but after telling him the truth, he felt that future policies would be tilted in this direction and the prospects should be good.

These words are just idle chat and are not very useful. Fang Zhiyong is in this line of work and knows the policy direction better than him.

He just wanted to understand what kind of person Xu Mingyuan was through conversation.

Seeing that Xu Mingyuan was quite understanding, he took him to sit at the table.

The meal was so dull that Xu Mingyuan didn't have to use the answers he had prepared in advance. Instead, he asked Teacher He to help take care of Xiao Yangzhi.

"Sister Taotao, why don't you speak?"

Seeing that the sister who usually chattered at the dinner table suddenly became quiet, the little brother beside her became a little curious.

"Eat your food."

Tao Shuxin didn't dare to say anything, and didn't even dare to stretch her chopsticks far. She only dared to pick up the food in front of her and eat it. She was playing ostrich, afraid that any loud movement would attract the attention of others.

But what she didn't consider was that the more she did this, the more conspicuous she became.

However, this is the advantage of being a well-educated family. They did not ask any questions that would embarrass the younger generation, giving Tao Shuxin some face.

Xiao Yangzhi was in a bad mood and stopped eating after eating half a bowl of rice.

She has always been like this in front of outsiders, and there were a bunch of unfamiliar adults at the table. Even Xu Mingyuan himself felt a little uncomfortable, let alone little Yangzhi.

He pinched her fingers under the table to reassure her. Yang Zhi nodded, indicating that she was fine and didn't care.

After dinner, He Qiong didn't wait long. She originally wanted to take her daughter back to Nanxi and visit relatives at the same time.

It just so happened that Xu Mingyuan came by car, so we could just take his car without any delay.

Originally, Tao Shuxin had made good plans for today. She wanted Xu Mingyuan to bring his sister to pick fruit, and then go fishing in the river together, so that they could spend the day in a good mood.

Who would have thought of such a thing.

But Tao Shuxin was even happier.

The fact that my mother could get Xu Mingyuan to come for dinner means that she doesn't hate him, which means that all the obstacles ahead have disappeared.

I checked Xu Mingyuan’s grades yesterday, and met him in person today. I was so happy that I was bubbling with joy.

After the car started, Tao Shuxin looked out the window, his heart pounding as he watched the distant scenery gradually recede.

Suddenly, when passing under the bridge, the sunlight dimmed and the smile on his face was reflected in the car window. Tao Shuxin was stunned and quickly covered her face.

It’s not good to let mom see it.

Even if Xu Mingyuan saw it, he would definitely get carried away...

In order to protect a beautiful tomorrow, Tao Shuxin became much more honest and did not say a word to Xu Mingyuan in the car.

After chatting with He Qiong for a while on the way, Xu Mingyuan sent her and her daughter to the gate of the community, got out of the car to help open the trunk, and carried out a few bags of strawberries.

"Teacher He, walk slowly."

"Well, you can keep the remaining bag for yourself."

He Qiong still had a calm expression. She nodded and left.

"Goodbye."

Tao Shuxin put the hands holding the bag behind her back, swayed her body slightly, and became unusually quiet.

Her cheeks were still rosy even after more than three hours of eating.

"Teacher He called you."

"what?"

Tao Shuxin was startled and turned and ran.

After running two steps, he saw that his mother was not looking at him, so he turned around and glared at her, then chased after her with light steps.

Xu Mingyuan smiled as he got into the car. When he was fastening his seat belt, he saw Xiao Yangzhi was in a daze, so he said to her, "How about I take you to the mall? I said yesterday that I would take you shopping for clothes in two days. I happened to be going out today, so I just went there on the way."

"Brother, I don't want to be outside anymore, I want to go home..."

Yang Zhi's voice was soft, and seemed to contain a hint of pleading.

"Okay, let's go back first."

Seeing that Xiao Yangzhi rarely expressed her opinion, Xu Mingyuan did not force her.

"Brother, are you still going out?" Yang Zhi asked in a low voice.

"There's nothing to do today. You didn't have enough for lunch, did you? How about we go have another meal?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"No, I'm not hungry. Brother, how about we not go out to eat tonight and just have some noodles? We still have vegetables at home. It will be bad if we don't eat..."

Yang Zhi looked at him eagerly, looking a little pitiful.

"Sure, it's okay if you don't go out. I'm tired enough today."

Xu Mingyuan's attention was focused on the car, and he didn't pay special attention to Xiao Yangzhi standing next to him. He just spoke casually.

Hearing that he agreed to her, the depressed Yang Zhi felt a little better. She suppressed the discomfort in her heart and tried her best to appear happy.

No matter what happens, just come home...

(End of this chapter)