Chapter 213 Learned

Chapter 213 Learned

Chapter 213 Learned
Different from Tao Shuxin's enthusiasm, Xiao Yangzhi is naturally cold and has a deep gaze.

If someone doesn't know her well, they would probably think she is heartless and a little girl who can never be warmed up.

Only Xu Mingyuan knew how clingy Xiao Yangzhi was.

Sometimes, if I contact her late, a text message will come in less than two minutes, asking if I am busy? It is a subtle hint that it is time to call.

I learned from her stepfather Xu Jun that little Yangzhi is like this. She has been locked up by her mother for a long time and is more dependent on her family.

After hearing this, Xu Mingyuan wanted to complain: Since you know all this, why do you often stay away from home for three to five days?
If Xu Jun had been more responsible, Xiao Yangzhi would have been able to alleviate her anxiety and face life on her own.

Seeing Xiao Yangzhi lowering her head and not daring to say anything, Xu Mingyuan did not talk much about this topic.

Only Yang Zhi herself knew that there was actually a gap in information between the father and son who only saw each other occasionally. When her mother was at home, she didn't dare to cling to her even if she wanted to, for fear of being beaten.

But it was different with her brother. Yang Zhi would not only hug his arms all the time, but also sneak into his bed.

If this were to be made public, Yang Zhi had already thought of the consequences. She was afraid that her brother would kick her under the bed...

Unfortunately, Xu Mingyuan had long been blinded by Xiao Yangzhi's timid appearance. He was afraid of hurting her sensitive and fragile heart, so he was very lenient with her.

He never thought that Xiao Yangzhi would be so bold, he was almost going to tear down the roof and do something stupid.

The first class in the morning was a math test. Yang Zhi wrote relatively fast. After checking it several times, he couldn't find any problems, so he waited for the first batch of students to hand in their papers.

In the last midterm exam, the examination rooms were not divided according to scores, and some people handed in their papers in less than an hour.

Now, the first examination room was full of top students, and no one handed in their papers early. This made Xiao Yangzhi a little anxious, so she had to look at the invigilator.

"Anyone want to turn in their papers? There are still twenty minutes left, so you can turn them in now."

The invigilators also understand that these children are honest and well-behaved, and they are eager to waste their time.

Seeing that no one had started writing and they were all just sitting there doing nothing, I simply collected the paper from Yang Zhi, who had been waiting impatiently.

"Yang Zhi, what's your answer to the last big question? I wrote that the maximum value is 3 and the minimum value is 0. What about you?"

Even though Yang Zhi was wearing a mask, a boy in the same class recognized her and followed her footsteps to hand in his paper.

However, Yang Zhi usually spends his free time in class reading and studying, and he can even only call out the names of a small number of his classmates.

Who is this? Yang Zhi thought about it. He often answered questions in class, so he had some impression of him.

But I was thinking about calling my brother quickly and I couldn’t remember his name for a moment.

Yang Zhi couldn't get through on the phone and was annoyed by the constant chatter. Suddenly, she remembered what her brother said: when someone is talking to you, you can't ignore them, so she asked, "What's your name?"

"I, uh..."

The boy was stunned. He didn't expect that this was the opening line. He didn't expect that after a semester, Yang Zhi still didn't know his name. He was immediately embarrassed and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Yang Zhi felt that he had completed the task assigned by his brother very well, and continued to make the call with his head down.

Fortunately, her brother's other phone call came through. Hearing his voice, Yang Zhi quickly said, "Brother, have I finished the exam?"

"Have you finished the exam? I'm right at the school gate. Didn't you say you wanted to hand in the paper early? You handed it in ten minutes early. How can that be called handing in the paper early? Remember to come earlier next time." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Wow! You are such a bad guy. Why don't you teach your sister something else? You taught her to hand in her paper early! It's bad enough that you don't learn well yourself, but you want to mislead other students, right?"

Tao Shuxin snatched the phone and told Xiao Yangzhi to check carefully, maybe she could find the wrong question. Then the phone was snatched back and he hung up.

When Yang Zhi walked out of the school gate, he saw the two people playing and fighting.

What made her most angry was that Tao Shuxin actually chased her brother and threw snowballs at him.

Yang Zhi frowned and picked up some snow from the bushes in the green belt beside him and rolled it into a ball.

"Hey! Xiao Zhizhi is out! Thank you for the snowball, Xu Mingyuan! Watch out..."

Tao Shuxin saw someone walking towards her, holding a snowball in his hand and didn't know what he was doing.

But she recognized the knitted hat she had picked out for Xiao Yangzhi, so she ran over, snatched the snowball from her hand, and threw it at Xu Mingyuan.

"Okay, okay, Xiao Yangzhi, you want to beat your brother for outsiders, right?" Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"No no……"

Yang Zhi waved his hands repeatedly.

"Xu Mingyuan, don't hide behind her, stand up!"

Tao Shuxin was covered in snow after falling down, and her face turned red with anger.

Just now, when she was snatching the phone, she was knocked down several times by Xu Mingyuan.

Although she was put down gently when she fell and it didn't hurt, the students coming and going in No. 3 Middle School made her embarrassed.

"Stop making trouble and go eat."

"Just wait!"

As soon as Tao Shuxin heard about the meal, her stomach growled with hunger. The half pancake she had eaten in the morning had long been digested.

Yang Zhi wanted to hug Xu Mingyuan's arm, but Tao Shuxin took the lead and hugged her first.

Tao Shuxin is a carefree girl who never cares about other people's faces.

In addition, every time she saw Xiao Yangzhi, she had a cold expression on her face, and there was no sign of unhappiness in her eyes.

He pulled Xiao Yangzhi open the back door and reluctantly let her in. Tao Shuxin squeezed in with her and sat in the back seat.

"Xu Mingyuan, let's go to Xiangmanyuan Family Banquet, which is on Heping Road." Tao Shuxin shouted at the driver Xu Mingyuan, then turned around and said with a smile: "Xiao Zhizhi, let me tell you, the cola chicken wings there are delicious. I'm going to treat you to a meal today, and I'll take you to try it..."

"Oh, thank you."

Seeing her so enthusiastic and his brother was right in front of him, Yang Zhi thanked her insincerely, feeling a little depressed.

Yang Zhi, who didn't want to talk, stared out the car window in a daze, and suddenly found that her collar was pulled open, and then the back of her neck felt itchy.

"What are you doing?"

Yang Zhi was a little surprised, and kept shrinking his butt to the side, trying to stay away from her.

"Wow, you smell so good."

Tao Shuxin followed him very tactlessly, leaning his head forward, moving his little nose, and sniffing around in Xiao Yangzhi's collar.

"Haha, Tao Shuxin, are you a pervert?" Xu Mingyuan glanced at the rearview mirror and said with a helpless smile.

"Really, really! If you don't believe me, try smelling it!"

Tao Shuxin said seriously.

"There's something wrong with your brain." Xu Mingyuan scolded with a smile.

"Humph."

Tao Shuxin was very dissatisfied with Xu Mingyuan's failure to understand her behavior.

She had smelled the faint fragrance on Xiao Yangzhi before, but she didn't pay much attention to it.

I learned from Xu Mingyuan that Xiao Yangzhi usually used Safeguard soap, so Tao Shuxin also went to buy a piece, but after using it a few times, she always felt that the smell was not right.

At this time, Xiao Yangzhi was wearing thick clothes, so the fragrance was stronger.

Moreover, Tao Shuxin smelled that the shower gel that Xiao Yangzhi was using was the same one she bought for her last time.

But I don’t have this kind of fragrance on my body, which is so strange.

When it comes to the fragrance of girls, it is probably from shower gels and the like. Tao Shuxin herself also uses lavender sachets to make her clothes smell good.

It is rare to neutralize the scents of various aromatherapy products into one's own unique fragrance.

This made Tao Shuxin so envious that she couldn't help but smell it several times.

Tao Shuxin was very enthusiastic. Although Yang Zhi was not used to it, she still held back in order to dispel her brother's doubts. She even ate two more chicken wings when she went to the restaurant.

……

Xu Mingyuan went to Tao Shuxin's house these days, not just to hang out, but also to ask a lot of random questions that were suitable for little girls' preferences.

When I took Tao Shuxin shopping, I bought a bunch of little gadgets.

Since little Yangzhi didn't like going out, in addition to calligraphy practice, Xu Mingyuan bought several sketching and painting books to see if she wanted to learn.

Xiao Yangzhi didn't like sports, and it was hard to go downstairs to exercise in winter, so he bought her some hula hoops, small dumbbells and other exercise equipment. Xu Mingyuan also bought a fitness bike and prepared to put it in the living room.

Then there are handicrafts, origami, weaving, balls of yarn, etc. Xu Mingyuan picked some of them when he saw them while shopping.

All in all, it filled up a cardboard box.

If little Yangzhi is still not interested, Xu Mingyuan has no other good ideas. Such a little girl with no desires and no ambitions is more suitable to become a nun and beat the wooden fish.

After finishing the exam in the afternoon, Yang Zhi saw that Xu Mingyuan came to pick her up alone, and a gleam finally appeared in her clear eyes.

"Brother, are you coming to pick me up?"

"Well, Taotao was asked by Teacher He to go visit relatives."

"That's great..."

After Yang Zhi finished speaking, she quickly covered her mouth and looked at him timidly.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with visiting relatives. Asking them questions is annoying. We don't have to visit them. It'll just save us some trouble."

Seeing her looking at him pitifully, Xu Mingyuan rubbed her little head.

Winter always brings sad memories. Realizing that Xiao Yangzhi was hugging him tightly with her arms, Xu Mingyuan hugged her tighter.

"Ah."

Yang Zhi nodded vigorously, agreeing with what he said, and quietly put aside the uneasiness in her heart.

When they arrived downstairs of his house, Xu Mingyuan opened the trunk.

"Here, a gift for you."

Xu Mingyuan said while patting the cardboard box.

"Thank you, brother. What are these?"

Yang Zhi's eyes were sparkling. In the dim light, she leaned her head forward to look through the pages.

"You're going to have a holiday soon, aren't you? You can't just spend your holiday reading books, so why not buy some gadgets blindly to see if you like them?"

"like!"

Yang Zhi's light voice was filled with a rare joyful emotion, and her warm eyes also brought a warmth to the winter.

"You haven't even seen it, how do you know you like it?" Xu Mingyuan smiled and said, "Do you think you can lift it? If you can't, wait for me to come down and get it."

“I can lift it.”

Yang Zhi picked up the box with great effort, took it out of the trunk and put it on the ground.

It weighs more than 30 kilograms in total, which is not very heavy, but it has no handles, so it is inconvenient to hold.

Xu Mingyuan picked up the key, poked two holes in the cardboard box, and asked Xiao Yangzhi to put on gloves and carry the things. Xu Mingyuan himself followed behind, carrying the exercise bike.

This exercise bike is not big, but it is not light at all, weighing almost 60 kilograms.

Since the beginning of winter, Xu Mingyuan has also been slacking off and has fewer opportunities to exercise. This is less than 50 meters, and he has only climbed three floors, but he is already exhausted.

"Brother, drink water."

Yang Zhi quickly ran to get a cup of warm water and brought it to him.

Xu Mingyuan drank it in one gulp, took two deep breaths, nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "You are a good tea waiter, you are very considerate."

"Brother is talking about the tea-serving girl, not the water-serving girl. I still have room for improvement..."

Yang Zhi picked up some tea leaves with her fingertips, put them in the cup, and poured boiling water from the thermos.

"Hahaha, you've learned to joke too? Not bad, not bad."

Seeing Xiao Yangzhi pursing her lips and smiling slightly, Xu Mingyuan covered her cold face with his hands and rubbed it.

Although Yang Zhi didn't like meeting Tao Shuxin, she could learn something from her every time she saw her.

For example, say something witty to make your brother happy...

(End of this chapter)