Chapter 396 1 A Little Pity

Chapter 396 1 A Little Pity

Chapter 396 A Little Bit Pity

"You're going to travel during the summer vacation."

Tao Shuxin swung the bag in her hand and nudged Xu Mingyuan.

During every long holiday, Tao Shuxin's mother's relatives would organize trips and the like.

After all, they are a big family of faculty and staff, and they all have some spare money. A lot of tourism industries are supported by these people.

"I don't have the time." Xu Mingyuan said casually.

"Okay, then will your sister go?" Tao Shuxin asked again.

"When you go on a trip, it's always ten days or half a month. How could she go with you?"

Xu Mingyuan refused on behalf of Xiao Yangzhi without even thinking about it.

"Why don't you let Xiao Zhizhi go with you? She's so bored staying at home all day. Let her go and appreciate the beautiful scenery of our motherland. Maybe she will be willing to go out in the future," said Tao Shuxin.

"She hasn't figured out what's going on in Nanxi yet. You don't know that Xiao Yangzhi has never even been to the villages and towns around Nanxi. Do you remember that I took her to your aunt's house to visit you? That was one of the few times she had traveled far away." Xu Mingyuan shook his head helplessly and said.

"Ah? No way?" Tao Shuxin said in astonishment.

"How could she not? Isn't she just that kind of girl?" Xu Mingyuan said casually.

"Tsk, it's because you don't take her out to play that she doesn't want to go out." Tao Shuxin snorted.

"What does this have to do with me?" Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Because you don't have time. If you go, she will definitely go." Tao Shuxin said with a pout.

"Nonsense, how could you know?"

"Humph, how could I not know? Every time I say something to her, Xiao Yangzhi will say: 'My brother said so, my brother said so', eh..."

Tao Shuxin shook his head and imitated Xiao Yangzhi, making a look of disgust.

"Hahaha, why are you being so sarcastic?" Xu Mingyuan said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"That's right, how can I be sarcastic?" Tao Shuxin rolled his eyes and said seriously, "You just didn't see it."

"Okay, okay, she's just making an excuse." Xu Mingyuan said casually.

"Then why don't you tell her to go? Tang Lin is going too. The three of us can play Landlord together. Otherwise, it would be too noisy to bring a child along." Tao Shuxin said.

"I don't care. How old is she? Let Xiao Yangzhi decide what she wants to do." Xu Mingyuan said.

If it were in the past, Xu Mingyuan would definitely force Xiao Yangzhi to go out for a walk, but now, it is better for her to be free than anything else, otherwise she would have too many thoughts.

"That's right. She's so old now, and her temperament has long been determined. If you didn't bring her up well when she was a child, it will be difficult to change her when she grows up." Tao Shuxin smacked her lips and said.

"Yeah, we can't control it." Xu Mingyuan said with emotion.

A big part of the reason why Xiao Yangzhi became what she is now was because of Xu Mingyuan's deliberate act.

He had a strong personality and he had past concerns, worrying that Xiao Yangzhi would become like the person in his memory. This made Xiao Yangzhi, who already had no opinion of her own, even more afraid to resist.

Little Yangzhi was a blank slate at the beginning. If Xu Mingyuan had really forced her to change herself, perhaps she would have been able to live independently.

But things are better now. The path that Xiao Yangzhi chose is also what Xu Mingyuan hopes to see.

"Brother Xiaoyuan, how about this pleated skirt? It suits Xiaozhizhi very well, right?"

Tao Shuxin was kneading a brown pleated skirt, feeling that this color was more suitable for Xiao Yangzhi.

The indifferent little Yangzhi, coupled with a long pleated skirt in dark colors, gives people a sense of noble and cold temperament.

"She has never worn a skirt before going out. Do you remember when we were in high school, you bought her a dress? She only wore that skirt once and never again." Xu Mingyuan said.

"Oh, what a pity! She is tall and slim, just like a clothes rack. She is very suitable for wearing skirts. I really want to see it." Tao Shuxin said with a pout.

"Then just buy it and let her try it on," said Xu Mingyuan.

"But this one doesn't quite suit me." Tao Shuxin said anxiously, touching the corner of his clothes.

"Just think of it as something I bought for Xiao Yangzhi. If she doesn't like wearing it, I'll give it to you."

Seeing her hesitant look, Xu Mingyuan said with amusement.

Xu Mingyuan could see that the skirt was quite expensive and the girl wanted to buy it, but because she didn't have enough money on hand, she was too embarrassed to ask him for money.

"Well... okay then!"

Tao Shuxin pretended to think for a moment and agreed readily.

Although I have a lot of pocket money, it is definitely not comparable to Xu Mingyuan's. He said he wanted to pick clothes for Xiao Yangzhi. Since she didn't want to go out, I would just consider it as my errand fee.

After changing into a beautiful little dress, Tao Shuxin looked left and right in front of the mirror and posed. She felt that her temperament had matured a lot.

But she didn't feel comfortable cutting the tag and putting it on right away. After all, she wanted to let Xiao Yangzhi try it on first, and she didn't want to wear it herself.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Xiao Zhizhi is so thin. I'm so envious."

Tao Shuxin also took a fancy to a pair of tight elastic denim cropped pants. This kind of sky blue jeans is most suitable for slim girls. It must look good with exposed ankles. What's more, Xiao Yangzhi also has a pair of straight and slender long legs, which makes her even more envious.

"Then buy two, one for you and one for her, and I'll consider them as gifts for you," said Xu Mingyuan.

"I have money to buy it, why do I need you to give it to me? I'll give this one to her."

When Tao Shuxin saw that the price was only over two hundred yuan, she patted her plump chest and said generously.

"Aren't you going to buy it?" Xu Mingyuan asked. "I can't wear it. The waistline of this pair of pants is too thin." Tao Shuxin sighed and said.

"Yeah, you're a little fatter." Xu Mingyuan nodded in agreement.

Whenever Tao Shuxin weighed herself, she would always avoid Xu Mingyuan.

But the little girl would measure herself every day after taking a bath, so how could Xu Mingyuan not see it?

Tao Shuxin is 1.63 meters tall and weighs 107 kilograms, which is actually quite good. Her little round face is also quite cute, and she has a slightly chubby belly. Xu Mingyuan likes to pinch it when he has nothing to do.

But Xiao Yangzhi was a little thin. Every time she weighed herself, she would do it after eating, unlike Tao Shuxin who would empty her stomach first and then weigh herself.

Until now, she weighs about 98 kilograms. She looks good, but she feels weak to the touch.

Alas, everything cannot be perfect, and we cannot ask for too much...

"How can I be called fat? I'm thin too!"

After hearing what Xu Mingyuan said, Tao Shuxin couldn't hold it anymore and angrily elbowed him.

"What I said is that you are a little fatter than Xiao Yangzhi, not that you are fat." Xu Mingyuan said helplessly.

"I'm just a little plumper than her! What do you know?"

Tao Shuxin rolled her eyes and found a positive word.

"Okay, then you can be fuller." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Hmph, I want to buy this one too!"

Tao Shuxin packed up a pair of jeans to give to Xiao Yangzhi, and with a resentful look on her face, she went to the fitting room and changed into a pair of the same pants.

After a long while, Tao Shuxin came out of the fitting room.

"How about it? Have I put it on?" Tao Shuxin said with a pout.

"This one is too long. It looks like trousers on you. How about this one? It's shorter."

"Well... that's fine, you better not be saying that I'm short..."

Seeing that Xu Mingyuan picked a pair of pants that was one size larger in waist size, Tao Shuxin felt a little embarrassed but she took the opportunity to back down.

It would be bad to make things difficult for yourself just to prove yourself. Besides, Xu Mingyuan is very satisfied with his current figure, so don't make yourself uncomfortable.

After graduating from high school, Yang Zhi's life became comfortable and peaceful.

Xu Mingyuan had already filled out the application form for her, so there was no need to mail the admission letter to her. She could just wait to pick it up when she went to school.

In the past month, Yang Zhi basically stayed in Jiangcheng with Xu Mingyuan. Xu Jun came to Jiangcheng every day and often took her and her brother out for dinner, so she didn't miss him at all.

During this period, Yang Zhi only went back to No. 3 Middle School once to fill out a few forms. He didn't even go to see his classmates. He really managed to leave without taking a single cloud with him.

Yang Zhi doesn't feel lonely without friends, because having family company is enough to make her feel fulfilled.

Yang Zhi didn't want to go shopping. If she was going out alone with her brother, she would consider it, but with Tao Shuxin around, she decisively chose to stay at home and stay in a daze.

And now that her brother no longer forced her to go out, Yang Zhi decorated her small home in Jiangcheng to the way she wanted it.

Yang Zhi took down the wind chimes that were originally tied to the wooden partition and hung them at the door. This way, as soon as you open the door, you can hear the crisp sound of the wind chimes.

Many of the little dolls that were placed in the corner before had fallen into the corner. Yang Zhi found them and put them in the open again, on the dining table and coffee table. As long as they were at home, even the blind Tao Shuxin would notice them.

The open-air balcony is the place Yang Zhi hates to clean the most. When she stands on the seventh floor and sees the proportionally shrunken people downstairs, she feels dizzy.

But it’s okay if it’s not close to the edge. Yang Zhi likes to sit under the small pavilion on the balcony and stare at the pot of roses in the corner.

Perhaps it is because the roses have been left outside for a whole winter. It has been almost a month since the roses formed buds and grew bigger, but they still haven't bloomed.

But Yangzhi is very patient. If the flowers really bloom, she will have nothing to do.

I don't know how long I was in a daze. Yang Zhi, who had a sharp ear, suddenly heard the sound of wind chimes downstairs and Tao Shuxin's noisy voice, and knew that her brother had returned.

Standing up with the help of the chair armrest, Yang Zhi picked up the water cup and left the balcony, closing the upstairs door.

"It's so hot! Xu Mingyuan, turn on the air conditioner!"

Tao Shuxin threw down the bags in her hands, ran barefoot to the refrigerator without even putting on slippers, opened the freezer at the bottom, took out a yogurt popsicle and started smacking her lips.

Seeing Xiao Yangzhi coming down the stairs cautiously, Tao Shuxin greeted her, "Xiao Zhizhi, what are you doing upstairs?"

"Sit outside." Yang Zhi said.

"Is it the balcony? Wow! Aren't you feeling hot?"

Tao Shuxin opened her little mouth. She felt dizzy and dazzled by the heat just after running upstairs. Could it be that Xiao Yangzhi was a cold-blooded animal?
"Fortunately, I'm wearing less." Yang Zhi replied.

If you calm down, you will feel cool. Tao Shuxin loves jumping around so much, she must feel hot.

"Oh...eh? Why did you turn your brother's shorts inside out?"

Only then did Tao Shuxin notice that Xiao Yangzhi was wearing the same shorts and shirt that Xu Mingyuan wore when he played basketball. The shorts were so loose that they hung down to her knees.

As expected of a clothes rack, Xiao Yangzhi managed to wear the ugly basketball jersey in a casual style, especially the blush on her face caused by the hot wind, making her look like a girl who walked out of a comic book.

Tao Shuxin praised it, but Xiao Yangzhi's chest was flat, which made her look a little pitiful...

(End of this chapter)