Chapter 250 No If

Chapter 250 No If

Chapter 250 No If
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Yangzhi had already hung up the phone.

Xu Mingyuan was stunned. Xiao Yangzhi now dared to hang up the phone on her own initiative. She was quite brave.

"Is it your sister's birthday? Hey, I haven't even asked you how are you, why did you hang up? Damn, you didn't even remember your sister's birthday?"

When Tao Shuxin heard him say happy birthday, she looked at him up and down with a wandering look.

"I can't even remember my own birthday, how can I remember hers?"

Xu Mingyuan covered his forehead with his hands. This unlucky kid didn’t tell me earlier and now he is causing trouble for me.

"You live such a rough life that you can't even remember a date."

Tao Shuxin looked at him with disgust.

"Just get by. If you have food and clothes, why do you need a bicycle?"

"You're really good." Tao Shuxin complained, then suddenly narrowed her eyes, held Xu Mingyuan's arm and said, "Do you remember my birthday?"

Xu Mingyuan knew that her fingers were about to pinch him, but he remained calm and said, "Of course I remember. Didn't I spend your birthday with you?"

"Hmm...it seems so."

Tao Shuxin thought for a moment. He had accompanied her last year and set off fireworks the year before. Although it can't be considered as accompanying her, it was a deep memory. When she recalled it now, it still seemed to be right in front of her.

"Right?"

Noticing that her hands had loosened, Xu Mingyuan smiled and kneaded her little face. The little girl was as gullible as ever.

However, the little girl has obviously grown smarter after being with him for a long time.

"Yeah, not bad, not bad." However, Tao Shuxin clenched her hands again, stared at him with wide eyes and said, "It seems that every time I have a birthday, I tell you many days in advance, at least a month!"

"Is this happening?"

"Yes! Tell me, when is my birthday?"

"Haha, of course it's autumn, with all the golden leaves, it's the perfect time to celebrate your birthday."

"You're bullshitting! All the leaves on the tree fell off on my birthday! It's starting to snow, hehehe...you bastard, I even remembered your birthday!"

Tao Shuxin had a sad face and slapped him randomly.

"Okay, okay, when have I not given you a gift? I'm worried about Xiao Yangzhi, so call me later. I'll call my dad first, so stop making a fuss."

Every time before October, Tao Shuxin would start muttering about her birthday being approaching and wanting a little surprise. How could Xu Mingyuan remember it clearly?
There was no choice but to call my stepfather and ask how Xiao Yangzhi was doing.

Since coming to Jiangcheng, Xu Mingyuan hasn't returned to Nanxi for more than 20 days. During this period, Tao Shuxin went home once with her father, but he has never been back.

"Hello, Dad, are you home?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"No, I'll go to the factory right away." Xu Jun said.

"What are you doing at the factory so late at night?"

"I didn't go during the day today. I went to see the night shift at the factory."

"What's there to see on the night shift? Xiao Yangzhi's birthday is today. Did you take her to buy a cake?" Xu Mingyuan asked with a frown.

"Really? I saw her going to buy a cake. It's her birthday today." Xu Jun replied.

"Hiss... Dad, then you should go back and celebrate her birthday. She just called me and told me that you bought her a cake."

Xu Mingyuan was speechless. How could this unfortunate little Yangzhi lie? Did he take her to buy a cake? Didn't he go there by himself?
"Go back and tell her. I'm going to do a surprise inspection. I'll be at the factory soon. I don't want to talk any more."

"How can I have the time? What kind of surprise inspection is there in the factory? Dad, don't push the matter to me."

beep...

Before Xu Mingyuan could finish speaking, the other party hung up the phone.

Now Xu Mingyuan was in a headache, and was almost worried to death by his father and little Yangzhi.

I called Xiao Yangzhi, but his phone was turned off. I don’t know if he was asleep.

Xu Mingyuan looked at his watch. It was just past ten o'clock. From picking up Xiao Yangzhi home to the Jiangcheng Company, Xu Jun drove fast enough.

Seeing that he was covering his forehead and didn't want to talk, Tao Shuxin asked awkwardly, "What's wrong?"

"No one remembered Xiao Yangzhi's birthday, so she celebrated it by herself today."

"Ah? So miserable?"

Tao Shuxin could imagine the loneliness of celebrating a birthday alone, but she could not imagine the tragedy of being the only one who remembered her birthday.

In addition, the father and son were trying to shirk their responsibilities, which made Tao Shuxin feel even more miserable.

"Haha, it's okay." Xu Mingyuan said with a dry laugh.

"What about her mother?"

"What did Xiao Yangzhi's mother say? Well, don't mention it when you see her next time."

"Didn't you go to Xiao Yangzhi's hometown during the New Year? Is his mother gone?" Tao Shuxin asked cautiously.

"more or less."

"Damn, you're such a good brother, what should we do now?"

"What should I do? I'll go to sleep and go back to take a look on Saturday and Sunday."

Xu Mingyuan fell on the sofa holding the little girl.

"Hey, you really don't want to go back and take a look?"

"How can we go back now? Xiao Yangzhi is already asleep."

"Do you think she can sleep?" Tao Shuxin said with wide eyes.

"Probably. She has classes tomorrow."

Xu Mingyuan tilted his head and didn't dare to look her in the eye.

"Let's go, shall we go back and take a look together?"

Tao Shuxin wanted to pull him up.

"You're not going to the morning eight?"

"Hmm..." Tao Shuxin hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively: "Take a day off?"

"Forget it. I'll go back by myself so as not to delay your studies."

Xu Mingyuan simply let go of the little girl, stood up and put on his coat. He had enough to do that day.

Xu Mingyuan searched his pockets and stuffed the remaining change into Tao Shuxin's pocket.

The little girl was shy and embarrassed to ask for exact money, but she couldn't remember trivial things, so Xu Mingyuan would occasionally give her some change, otherwise she would have starved to death.

In fact, Tao Shuxin knew what was going on. She was not a fool and had a good memory. She just pretended not to know and silently enjoyed the delicate and sweet care. Otherwise, how could she say that he was being kept?

When Xu Mingyuan was leaving, he took away half a watermelon.

Eating too much cold watermelon will cause stomach upset. The little girl is greedy and will definitely eat some secretly at night.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

As soon as Xu Mingyuan closed the door, Tao Shuxin jumped off the sofa, her eyes wide open, and walked around in her slippers.

It was the first time for her to do whatever she wanted in a house, so of course she had to enjoy it.

After opening the refrigerator, Tao Shuxin couldn't find any watermelon.

"Wow, they stole my watermelon!"

The living room and the dining room were separated by a partition. When Xu Mingyuan quietly put money into her pocket, Tao Shuxin didn't dare to look. It turned out that he was planning something bad!

Tao Shuxin had no choice but to sigh and take a small bite of the apple.

……

Galloping all the way.

Xu Mingyuan was not as brave as his old father. He could run from Jiangcheng to Nanxi in just one hour instead of an hour and a half drive.

But if I drive faster, I should have no problem getting home before midnight.

Xu Mingyuan didn't think about celebrating Xiao Yangzhi's birthday.

What he never expected was that little Yangzhi actually learned to lie.

This head must not be opened, it must be strangled in the cradle!

When he thought of this, Xu Mingyuan really wanted to spank her hard on the butt.

creak.

I took out the key and pulled the handbrake, and the car stopped steadily between the buildings.

It wasn't too late, and they finally got home before twelve o'clock. Looking at the dark window from a distance, Xu Mingyuan felt that Xiao Yangzhi was probably asleep, and he didn't know whether he should wake her up at this time.

He carried the watermelon upstairs, inserted the key into the keyhole, turned it twice, and gently pushed open the door.

Before he could even turn on the light, a dark shadow pounced on him and then hugged his neck tightly and wouldn't let go.

Xiao Yangzhi's chin rested on his shoulder and her little face pressed against his neck, feeling so cool and refreshing.

Not only the skin, but even the clothes on the body are cold.

"Why are you so cold?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"Ah."

Yang Zhi rubbed his face and responded.

"I'm asking you a question? What do you mean by 'um'?"

"Oh……"

Yang Zhi still didn't answer, so he let him guess.

"It's useless to ask."

Xu Mingyuan tickled the ribs between her waist. Xiao Yangzhi felt itchy and reflexively let go of his hand.

When I wanted to hug him again, the lights were already on.

The light dispelled Xiao Yangzhi's courage and made her lower her head.

Xu Mingyuan pinched her thin, slightly pointed chin and lifted it up. Seeing that her lips were pale, he frowned and asked, "Why are you so pale too? Are you cold? It's not that cold in the room, is it?"

"It's fine." Yang Zhi took the bag from Xu Mingyuan's hand, not wanting to dwell on this issue any further, and just smiled elegantly, "Thank you, brother, for bringing me watermelon."

"Yeah." Seeing a palm-sized cream cake on the dining table, Xu Mingyuan frowned and said, "Why didn't you eat it?"

"I'm not hungry."

"You can eat it if you buy it. Are you just going to sit there and watch?" Xu Mingyuan saw her shrinking her body and asked in a daze, "You poor child, you didn't sit there for more than two hours, did you?"

Xiao Yangzhi finished her evening self-study at nine o'clock, and should be back home around nine-thirty. It's almost twelve o'clock now.

Given her personality, there's no guarantee that she'll just sit here and do nothing.

"I think should not be."

Yang Zhi shook her head. She didn't know the exact time.

"Xiao Yangzhi, you dare to lie to me now, right?"

"I, I didn't, I don't remember..."

Yang Zhi didn't know the exact time, so he had to explain it hurriedly.

"Didn't you say my dad took you to buy a cake?"

"Yes, my uncle took me there..."

Yang Zhi frowned slightly, with a hint of pity in her eyes, and looked at him without blinking.

Xu Mingyuan was choked by her and was speechless. It seemed to be true.

But the implication from Xiao Yangzhi's words was that someone was celebrating her birthday with her.

"Why didn't you tell my dad that it was your birthday today?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"Uncle has to go out and be busy." Yang Zhi said in a low voice with his head down.

In fact, as early as yesterday, Yang Zhi had told his uncle, how about you work the night shift today?

Xu Mingyuan naturally didn't understand, and just said helplessly: "I'm not busy anymore?"

"But, brother, you haven't been back for a long time."

"How long has it been? Not even a month. It's common for college students not to go home for a semester. How can you go home only every ten days or half a month?"

"Brother, you weren't like this before. You would always go home no matter how busy you were."

Yang Zhi's tone was low, and seemed to carry a hint of complaint.

"Isn't my father taking care of you? What are you afraid of?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"But, brother, didn't you also say you would take care of me?"

Yang Zhi looked at him timidly with doubt in her eyes.

Xu Mingyuan was a little embarrassed. He took her wrist and went to the restaurant to sit down. He looked at his watch and said, "Eat the cake quickly. After eating, take a rest."

"Okay, I'll go cut the watermelon." Yang Zhi nodded.

"Don't eat the watermelon. Just scoop a spoonful to taste it. You're so cold. Put on some clothes before you come out."

The cream cake is so small that there is no need to cut it with a knife.

But Xu Mingyuan didn't have time to buy them, and when he saw that there were no candles, he got a headache again.

"Xiao Yangzhi, are there any candles at home?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"Yes, there are some left over from last year."

Yang Zhi put on her clothes. She knew exactly what was in the house. It took her less than two minutes to find the birthday candles she used last year in the cupboard.

"Okay, let's just make do with it for now. I'll give you a better one next year." Xu Mingyuan sighed a little, lit the candles one by one, rubbed her hair and said, "Make a wish quickly, or the food will not taste good if the wax drips on it."

"it is good."

Yang Zhi clasped her hands together in front of her chest. The dim candlelight flickered and fell on her delicate face, dispelling some of the coldness.

It seemed that the wish had been thought about for a long time. Xiao Yangzhi closed his eyes and blew out the candle before waiting for a few counts.

Xu Mingyuan went to turn on the light and asked casually, "What wish did you make?"

"It won't work if you say it out loud."

Yang Zhi's black and white eyes were sparkling.

"Haha, yes." Xu Mingyuan felt guilty when she looked at him, so he handed her a spoon and said, "Eat quickly, it's almost twelve o'clock."

"Well, brother, you eat too."

Yang Zhi scooped out a piece of cream and handed it over.

"Hurry up and eat. How can you not eat first on your birthday?"

"Oh." Yang Zhi wiped the cream off the spoon cleanly, scooped another spoonful and said, "Brother, here you go."

"I don't really like cream."

Xu Mingyuan frowned, but still ate the cake.

"Then I'll eat the cream and you eat the cake."

Yang Zhi made a relatively good suggestion.

"Cakes aren't meant to be eaten."

As Xu Mingyuan spoke, he rubbed some cream on her little face.

“What a waste…”

Yang Zhi stretched out her slender fingers, wiped the cream off her face, put it in her mouth and sucked it around.

"Do I need to save this? I can buy it anytime I want to eat it."

Xu Mingyuan continued to smear cake on her face.

But little Yangzhi still refused to give in and continued to maintain the spirit of not wasting. Finally, Xu Mingyuan had no choice but to let go. He couldn't persuade this stubborn donkey and just followed her.

As soon as Yang Zhi entered the cake shop, she noticed this small cake. It was neither too big nor too small, just enough for two people, so there would be no waste at all.

"elder brother."

"Ok?"

"I knew you would come back."

Yang Zhi pursed her lips and smiled slightly, her words full of certainty.

"Haha, what if you don't come back?" Xu Mingyuan asked with a raised eyebrow.

"No, because my brother has come back. These are all real things. There will be no ifs and ifs."

Yang Zhi lowered his head and fiddled with the cake. He scooped a small spoonful of cake and handed it to him, insisting that he taste the taste of his spoon...

(End of this chapter)