Chapter 209: Smooth and Silent

Chapter 209: Smooth and Silent

Chapter 209: Smooth and Silent
Xu Mingyuan always believed that Xu Jun and Yang Hongyu never provided little Yang Zhi with a normal growth environment.

But did he give it?

Xu Mingyuan thought that he had given her enough. After all, she had enough food and clothing, money to spend, and he had never criticized or reprimanded her seriously.

Even the fact that Xiao Yangzhi looked very similar to someone in the past was something Xu Mingyuan deliberately forgot.

Although he said he was raising a younger sister, he felt it was more like raising a girl.

But he is mentally mature, but Xiao Yangzhi is definitely immature.

No matter how abnormal Xu Jun and Yang Hongyu were, they could still be considered a normal family.

What's more, Xu Mingyuan has never done what a normal brother should do, such as impatiently asking Xiao Yangzhi to stay away. What does Xiao Yangzhi's daily life have to do with him as a brother?

He had never paid attention to all these things. He thought that since no one was taking care of Xiao Yangzhi, he would take on the responsibility of being a parent for a while.

I just felt sorry for little Yangzhi, so I let her do whatever she wanted with regards to small matters.

In Yang Zhi's eyes, her brother was very fierce at first, but later she found that he was very kind to her.

This allowed Yang Zhi to experience something different, which is not a feeling that her parents could give her.

The boy who suddenly appeared in Yang Zhi's life asked her to call him brother, which solved her long-standing worries about the future and gave her a full sense of security.

Yang Zhi is not that smart except for having some little thoughts.

Her idea was simple: since her brother was treating her well, could they become closer in the future? She wanted her future to be more controllable, preferably one that she could see the end of.

……

Yang Zhi was unwilling to read books unless she had enough time with Xu Mingyuan, unless Xu Mingyuan would help her with her homework.

After all, Yang Zhi’s goal of studying is to go to Jiangcheng University with him.

After washing, Yang Zhi rolled up her sleeves, revealing her slender ivory-white arms. The hair on the corners was wet and stuck to her jaw, making her pretty face look particularly delicate.

When Xu Mingyuan came out of the shower, the cup of tea that Yang Zhi poured was just hot and warm, and it was very comfortable to drink in small sips.

Yang Zhi squatted on the sofa with her legs hugged her knees.

Seeing Xu Mingyuan coming over, he moved to the side and gave up his seat.

Then she pointed at the teacup, waited for him to drink it, put it down, and moved towards him again casually, leaning crookedly beside him.

Doing this would make Xu Mingyuan's arms uncomfortable, so he could only pull his arms out and put his arms around her shoulders.

Then Yang Zhi would pick up the small blanket that they often used and drape it over the two of them.

The room is relatively cold. Although it is warmer than the dormitory, the small blanket is definitely not enough, especially when you finish soaking your feet and washing your face.

At this time, Yang Zhi would curl up her body, and Xu Mingyuan would sit cross-legged so that her arms would have a place to rest.

Yang Zhi did all this inadvertently, then curled up into a small ball, with half of her body lying in Xu Mingyuan's arms, asking him to use his other arm to hug her.

Just like the gentle and silent spring rain, everything happened so naturally, as if Xu Mingyuan should have done it this way.

At this time, Yang Zhi could further see what text messages Xu Mingyuan was sending, or she could take a step back and watch TV to relieve her slightly depressed mood.

Being cold at home has its advantages. For example, now Yang Zhi can lean on her brother with peace of mind.

Xu Mingyuan was wrapped in a blanket and holding Xiao Yangzhi's head with one hand. It felt neither cold nor hot, but a pleasant temperature.

Just as Xu Mingyuan put down his phone, the program on TV happened to change to a commercial.

Yang Zhi knew that she couldn't lie down any longer, so she quickly got up and said good night.

Early in the morning, Xiao Yangzhi, who was as hardworking as a bee, went out to buy breakfast.

When Xu Mingyuan was woken up by the alarm clock, Xiao Yangzhi had already returned home and set the table for dinner, waiting for him to eat.

Xu Mingyuan rubbed his face, gulped down the porridge, put on his coat, took Xiao Yangzhi with him, and hurried downstairs.

When they arrived at the intersection of No. 3 Middle School, Xu Mingyuan put on her knitted hat tightly and personally sent her to the school gate.

"I'm leaving now. If you can concentrate on studying, then study. If you can't, don't tire yourself out. If you're tired of studying, just lie down on the table and take a nap. I've given gifts to your teachers, so you don't need to be afraid of them. Remember that?"

Xu Mingyuan stopped and gave a heartfelt exhortation.

"..." Seeing that all the classmates around him were looking over here, Yang Zhi silently put on a mask, waved his hand and whispered: "Remember, remember, see you in the evening..."

"Well, go ahead. Don't get up so early tomorrow. Remember to come to school on time."

After Xu Mingyuan finished speaking, he watched her enter the school gate.

Xu Mingyuan got up so early that he naturally would not let Tao Shuxin go. He called her several times before she answered.

Tao Shuxin reached out and lifted a corner of the curtain. She saw that it was already dawn. She looked at the alarm clock in a daze and found that it was not yet seven o'clock. She felt devastated and angry and wanted to curse.

"Are you annoying? Why are you calling me so early in the morning? It's only what time is it? I don't even get up this early even when I'm at 8am!"

Tao Shuxin's series of complaints came from the receiver.

"A day's plan begins in the morning. You've been so lazy that you almost died. Hurry up and get up and go to the bathroom." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"You are such a jerk! Why weren't you so diligent in school the past two days? Great! You are so motivated now that you are back in Nanxi! If you had shown your current enthusiasm earlier, you could have taken the postgraduate entrance examination!"

Tao Shuxin lowered her voice and denounced Xu Mingyuan's inhumane behavior.

She slept very late last night and was thinking of sleeping in today and not getting up until noon. Who would have thought that before she could sleep in, she was woken up by this bastard to go to the bathroom.

Tao Shuxin wanted to hang up the phone, but was stopped by Xu Mingyuan, "Don't hang up, don't hang up, has Teacher He gone to work?"

"Not yet, it should be soon. I heard the sound of cleanup outside the house. Why are you asking this?" Tao Shuxin asked.

Her mother doesn't have to teach her class, so she doesn't need to go to school early in the morning.

"Where's your dad? What time does he go to work?"

"It should be around eight o'clock. My dad arrives at the company at 8:30 and has a meeting at nine o'clock." Tao Shuxin said after thinking for a while.

"Eight o'clock? Then get up quickly and ask him to send Teacher He to work."

Thinking that there was still an hour until eight o'clock, Xu Mingyuan would not wait any longer.

"Ah? Is this your business?"

Tao Shuxin understood that this bastard Xu Mingyuan was just here to amuse her.

"I just want to bring you breakfast. How can you not eat in the morning? Hey, what do you want to eat? I'll bring it to you while no one is at your house."

"No way, you called me just to send me breakfast?"

Tao Shuxin was a little bit unconvinced, but also felt warm-hearted.

"What do you think? Hurry up, run forward, your mother will be leaving soon." Xu Mingyuan urged.

"Okay, I want to eat the green onion pork buns and potato pancakes downstairs. Buy me a cup of soy milk, and remember to add an extra spoonful of sugar..."

Tao Shuxin agreed, hung up the phone, put on her small cotton slippers, gently opened the door, and peeked outside.

"Dad, you're not wearing a coat?" Tao Shuxin asked casually.

"Are you up, my dear? It's not cold in the room, you don't need to wear anything. Come over and eat the porridge your mother made." Tao Changming said.

"Ah? Dad, aren't you going to take my mom to work?"

"You don't need to send me there. I can get there in two steps."

He Qiong packed her things and put on her scarf.

"It takes more than ten minutes to walk. It's so cold in winter. Dad, don't we have a car at home? We can get there in one step. Come on, Dad, you've never sent Mom to work before?"

"Hiss... Hehe, my daughter is right. I'll go and see you off. It's dark outside and the road is slippery. How can I let your mother walk alone?" Tao Changming is very busy on weekdays and comes home very late.

He had stayed in Jiangcheng for a long time and suddenly returned to Nanxi. He hadn't thought about sending his wife to work, but since his daughter had mentioned it, he might as well go and see her off.

People who came from He Qiong's generation were not pretentious. It didn't matter to them whether they were sent to work or not. If they wanted to move, they would send them off. If they didn't want to move, they would just go by themselves.

After the two of them left, Tao Shuxin quickly called Xu Mingyuan.

At this time, Xu Mingyuan had already parked his car in the distance and was watching Tao Changming move the car to the garage.

Before the car drove out of the community, he rang the doorbell of Tao Shuxin's house and asked her to open the door.

He hurried upstairs and saw Tao Shuxin in pink pajamas leaning against the door looking in. Xu Mingyuan opened the door and walked straight in.

"What are you doing? Aren't you here to deliver breakfast?"

Tao Shuxin, who was pushed away, was stunned and asked in confusion.

"Yes, didn't I bring it to you?"

Xu Mingyuan raised the breakfast in his hand.

"Hey, you're not planning to come as a guest, are you?" Tao Shuxin asked.

"Is it okay? I came yesterday, so why can't I come today?"

"My dad isn't going to the company? What do you want to see him about?"

"Why would I look for your dad when I have nothing to do? I came to look for you."

Xu Mingyuan looked at Tao Shuxin as if she were a fool. He took off his shoes, held them in his hands, and rushed into Tao Shuxin's bedroom wearing only his socks.

"Oh my god! What do you want to do?"

Tao Shuxin was shocked and grabbed Xu Mingyuan's wrist.

"Come and take a look. Aren't you going to find some photos for me?" Xu Mingyuan said casually.

"Are you crazy? Can't you come anytime? My dad will be back soon!"

Tao Shuxin was horrified and held on to Xu Mingyuan tightly, refusing to let go.

"That's why you have to hide because you'll be back soon."

Xu Mingyuan said this in a serious tone, and it was as if it was natural.

"No, no, no, no..."

"What's wrong? My shoes are clean and there are no footprints. Don't worry."

Xu Mingyuan dragged Tao Shuxin to her room, looked around, found a bag, put the shoes in it, and threw it under Tao Shuxin's desk.

click.

Xu Mingyuan locked the door directly, turned the handle again, tried a few times, and felt relieved when he found that the door lock was in good condition.

Tao Shuxin was so confused after watching his actions that she couldn't understand what was going on for a while.

"you you you you……"

Seeing Xu Mingyuan sitting at the head of her bed, Tao Shuxin suddenly understood what Xu Mingyuan was planning. Her heart was pounding and she was extremely panicked.

"What do you mean? Eat it quickly, or it will get cold. These potato pancakes are fried in oil, and they won't taste good when they get cold."

Xu Mingyuan took a bite of the potato pancake to taste it, then handed it to Tao Shuxin along with the bag.

Tao Shuxin was just about to punch him when a potato pancake was stuffed into his hand.

I looked down at the hot potato pancake in my hand, not knowing whether to eat it or throw it away, and I stood there in a daze for a moment.

"You bastard! Do you want my parents to beat me to death?"

Tao Shuxin's eyes turned red and she was so anxious that she was about to cry.

"Hey, hey, it's not that serious. You're already a grown-up girl, will your dad come to check on you? I won't say anything. Only God, the earth, you, and I know, but your dad definitely doesn't know. Okay, okay, eat, I'll be leaving soon."

Seeing her pouting lips up to the sky, Xu Mingyuan stood up helplessly.

"You'd better wait a while. It will be more troublesome if you run into my dad if you go out now. Hey, where did you park your car? Don't let my dad see you."

All the sleepiness in her body was scared away by Xu Mingyuan. Tao Shuxin's head was clear at this time. After thinking for a moment, she could only pray in her heart that it was okay for him to do bad things, but he must not reveal his true colors.

"Do I need you to tell me that? I've already parked the car in the corner." Xu Mingyuan smiled. Seeing her staring blankly at her breakfast, he said with a smile, "Eat it. I brought this breakfast especially for you. Don't waste my kindness."

"Do you think I'm still in the mood to eat breakfast? What I want to do most right now is to bite you to death, you bastard!"

Tao Shuxin said this angrily and took a big bite of the potato pancake.

It’s true, the potato cakes are fragrant, soft and sweet, and they are delicious...

Just as Tao Shuxin finished the last sip of soy milk, the sound of a key hitting the lock was heard.

As the footsteps approached, Tao Shuxin swallowed hard.

"My dear girl, are you still not awake?"

Tao Changming knocked on the door.

"No, no, I want to sleep in..."

Tao Shuxin said hesitantly.

Seeing Xu Mingyuan sitting on the edge of the bed and winking at her, Tao Shuxin blushed and glared at him, wishing she could open the window and throw him downstairs.

"Go to sleep, my girl. Remember to get up early to eat. I've left money on the table for you. Go buy whatever you want to eat."

Tao Changming ignored him and went to pack his things and prepare to go to work.

Tao Shuxin listened to the door of the room for a long time with fear, until she heard it open and close. Then she carefully turned the door lock and quietly went out.

After walking around outside the house, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, ready to settle the score with Xu Mingyuan.

Tao Shuxin's room is decorated in pink tones, with curtains and bedding in light pink.

The floor heating in her house was very hot, so Xu Mingyuan took off his coat and threw it aside.

Feeling the remaining warmth in the bedding, he covered himself with the fragrant quilt as if it were his own home, and prepared to take another nap.

Tao Shuxin went to bed late, and Xu Mingyuan didn't go to bed early either. The two of them were still texting each other until the early hours of the morning, and by this time he was already too sleepy to open his eyes.

When Tao Shuxin returned to the room and saw the situation, she was so angry that she lifted the quilt and was about to beat him.

"I'll beat you to death!"

"Aren't you sleepy? You didn't go to bed until after one o'clock yesterday, did you? Didn't we live together yesterday? Why are you shy?"

Xu Mingyuan pulled her into his arms, covered her with a small quilt, kissed her delicate lips twice, and continued to sleep.

Tao Shuxin struggled a little, and Xu Mingyuan let go of her hand, allowing her to hit and beat him.

Anyway, the beating didn't hurt the little girl much, and she would be obedient after a while.

This is the fact. After Tao Shuxin vented the last bit of shame and anger in her heart, Xu Mingyuan's long yawn triggered a chain reaction.

"Thick-skinned bastard!"

Tao Shuxin really couldn't do anything with him, so she angrily pushed his head aside and snatched back her little pillow.

(End of this chapter)