Chapter 417 Precious

Chapter 417 Precious

Chapter 417 Precious
Tao Shuxin's lips were slightly swollen and the tip of her tongue felt numb. She smacked her lips and counted the bills in her hand contentedly.

Although the two can text and call each other every day, they still can't see each other. The feeling of missing each other so much will become stronger and stronger as time goes by.

After meeting Xu Mingyuan, Tao Shuxin became a little too proud of herself and even did such an embarrassing thing as asking for a red envelope despite being beaten by her mother. You can imagine how outrageous that was.

In order to fill Tao Shuxin's dry heart, Xu Mingyuan would naturally use some tricks to let the girl see his feelings.

Xu Mingyuan had Xiao Yangzhi to accompany him, but Tao Shuxin was the woman he had known for the longest time, so it was impossible for him not to miss her at all, and he was not such a bastard.

"Wow! That's 21200 yuan in total! Brother Xiaoyuan! You are so proud!"

Although Tao Shuxin's mother's relatives are all well-off families, they are not as rich as her father's family. She doesn't receive so much New Year's money every year.

"Haha, what do you mean by 'I have face'? The red envelopes were given to you because of you. Your uncle and aunt don't want you to lose status. Teacher He also wants to repay the favor for you." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

The little girl doesn't understand the ways of the world, but Xu Mingyuan can see clearly that all the relatives on Tao Shuxin's mother's side are nice.

Children who grew up in scholarly families in He Qiong's era had high overall cultural accomplishment and personal qualities, a strong sense of propriety, and were very comfortable to talk to and ask questions about.

Tao Shuxin's generation is not quite up to par, lacking the bookish air but more lively and cheerful.

It cannot be said that the little girl has become worse. At least Tao Shuxin is not as stereotyped as the previous generation and is still quite likable.

"It doesn't matter. We are all family. What's wrong with showing some favor?"

Tao Shuxin happily clapped the huge stack of banknotes in her hands. Her hands were small to begin with, and holding the stack of money gave her a full feeling, and she felt like she could hardly hold it anymore.

"Haha, let's wait until the New Year. I'll give more New Year's money to the kids from my uncle's and aunt's families." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Shame on you! I'm talking about my mom, not you..."

Tao Shuxin rolled her eyes in a naive manner, pouted her lips and shook her head while speaking.

"Okay, then I won't go." Xu Mingyuan said.

"No!" Tao Shuxin was immediately unwilling and said angrily, "You must go, but don't give too much. If you can't repay the favor, I won't accept it."

"I know. I know what's going on." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Yeah." Tao Shuxin nodded in satisfaction, and suddenly noticed that the car was spotless. She said in surprise, "Brother Xiaoyuan, did you wash the car?"

"You forgot about it? Don't you remember to have your car serviced?" Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, I almost forgot about this. How much is it? I'll pay it back to you." Tao Shuxin said generously.

"Do we need to talk about paying it back? You have driven this car less often than I have." Xu Mingyuan said.

"Then it's half and half." Tao Shuxin continued.

"No need for that. I didn't buy the car with my own money, so just consider it as depreciation." Xu Mingyuan said casually.

"I wanted to buy it myself. How can I let you pay for the depreciation?" Tao Shuxin continued to insist.

Love is inherently altruistic and does not ask for anything in return.

Furthermore, the family education that Tao Shuxin received since childhood made her feel embarrassed to accept too many benefits from Xu Mingyuan, for fear that she would not be able to hold her head up in the future.

"You are too polite. Do you deserve a beating? We are family and should keep our differences. Can't you learn from Xiao Yangzhi? She is so content with her guilt." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, hehehe, just think of it as a gift for your sister."

Since he said so, Tao Shuxin no longer worried about it.

Although Tao Shuxin had no idea how much assets Xu Mingyuan had, she learned from her father that the money she had was not enough for him to pay back half a day's bank interest. One could imagine how much he earned every day.

When the two returned to their home, they saw Xiao Yangzhi staring at the newly bought laptop in the living room.

There was nothing on the table. She must have closed the door when she heard the sound of the door being locked.

Xiao Yangzhi didn't want to tell anyone her little secret except Xu Mingyuan. After all, no matter how little she cared about what others thought of her, she didn't want to be treated as a psychopath...

"Xiao Zhizhi, did you miss me?"

Tao Shuxin was the first to rush into the house. She ran into the living room barefoot, jumped up and threw herself on the sofa.

"..."

Yang Zhi was very tired and didn't want to pay any attention to her at all, and was too lazy to even talk.

"Haha, I'll take that as your consent."

When Tao Shuxin saw Xiao Yangzhi’s red face, she couldn’t help but pinch it.

Wow, so soft and elastic. No wonder Xu Mingyuan always likes to pinch her. He is so mean.

Yeah, me too, hehe...

"..."

Yang Zhi didn't roll her eyes like Tao Shuxin, so she just turned her face away.

I'm so tired today and don't want to get entangled with Tao Shuxin at all.

Seeing that little Yangzhi seemed to have accepted her fate today, she let him knead her.

Tao Shuxin became even more excited, and shook the non-resisting little Yangzhi like kneading a teddy bear.

Xu Mingyuan picked up the shoes that Tao Shuxin kicked away and placed the suitcase horizontally on the ground.

There was dirt on the wheels of the suitcase. If I dragged it in directly, Xiao Yangzhi would have to follow behind me and wipe the floor.

Little Taotao was kept in the dark and was still laughing foolishly, but little Yangzhi saw herself flirting with Tao Shuxin with her own eyes. Although she didn't care, she was definitely disappointed.

"Don't bother her. Aren't you tired after just flying back?"

Xu Mingyuan also felt sorry for Xiao Yangzhi and wanted to help her out.

"It's okay, eh? Why do I feel like Xiaozhizhi is more tired than me? What did you do?"

Tao Shuxin saw that Xiao Yangzhi looked listless and a little tired, and asked in confusion.

How can you be tired if you don’t go out all day?

"I did some exercise today."

After Yang Zhi finished speaking, she stole a glance at Xu Mingyuan. Seeing that he had indeed shifted his gaze to her in an instant, she unconsciously curled up the corners of her mouth, and her watery eyes glanced sideways at the chandelier on the ceiling.

If you come to pinch me, I will go pinch my brother. Anyway, everyone has something to pinch, so I won’t suffer any loss… “Wow! Xiao Zhizhi, is this true? You have made progress. What did you practice today?”

Seeing that Xiao Yangzhi, who had not moved all day, finally decided to exercise, Tao Shuxin asked in surprise.

"The newly purchased fitness equipment has been moved upstairs. Haven't you noticed any changes in the house during the half month you were away from Jiangcheng?" Xu Mingyuan quickly took over the conversation.

Xiao Yangzhi is becoming more and more troublesome. Even though Xiao Taotao is silly, you can't always tease her.

Ugh……

Yang Zhi didn't care about this. She knew Tao Shuxin's character very well. Even if she discovered something fishy one day, it would definitely be Xu Mingyuan's fault, and she couldn't be blamed.

I can't beat her, so if I don't fight back verbally, what else can I do? I can't just keep getting bullied, it would be so frustrating...

"Really!"

When Tao Shuxin heard that someone upstairs had bought something new, she rushed upstairs.

The small cubicle has never been used. There is only a recliner and a small round table.

Originally, Tao Shuxin wanted to use the attic as a place to read and study. In such a place, he would brew a cup of tea, gently rock on the recliner and read a book. That scene must be very beautiful.

However, after three days of excitement, Tao Shuxin finally came to her senses and realized that the soft sofa was her permanent home...

But things changed after the little poplar branches appeared.

Ever since Xiao Yangzhi came to our home, the attic, which was originally used as a storage room, has been cleaned up by her.

The small poplar branches should be thrown away, and those that should be kept were kept. Only a cardboard box was left piled in the corner, making the attic empty again.

But today is different.

There was a yoga mat in the middle of the empty little hall, an exercise bike against the wall, and a bunch of miscellaneous simple exercise equipment.

Small gadgets like skipping ropes and hula hoops, and even the most frequently played badminton rackets, are neatly placed on the shelves.

Tao Shuxin suddenly remembered that when she was hula hooping, Xu Mingyuan was pedaling the exercise bike beside her. With his shifty eyes, he must have been staring at her...

Finally, a use was found for the attic, and Tao Shuxin nodded with great satisfaction.

But I always feel like something is missing.

"Xiaoyuanyuan!"

Tao Shuxin didn't stay upstairs for long before rushing downstairs in a hurry.

"Hey! What's wrong with you? You're only wearing socks, be careful not to slip."

Xu Mingyuan saw the little girl making a 'dong dong' sound on the wooden stairs, so he reminded her.

"No, don't worry! Did you find something missing in the attic?" Tao Shuxin asked.

"I don't know. What's missing? Do you want a treadmill?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

Originally, they were some useless things stored in the warehouse at home in Nanxi. When Xu Mingyuan thought of Xiao Yangzhi and reminisced about the old days, he asked his driver Liu Yang to bring them over. He tried his best to move all the things that he had when he lived in the Nanxi staff housing complex to Jiangcheng.

"No, stupid! You should hang an LCD TV on the wall so you can watch TV while exercising. Or you can learn some aerobics. Do you want to be in a daze while exercising? That's so boring."

Tao Shuxin felt that he should make some contribution, so he made a proposal that he thought was so good that no one could refuse.

"Yeah, that's right. Let's go buy one tomorrow and install it right away."

Xu Mingyuan nodded in agreement with the little girl's suggestion, giving Tao Shuxin full emotional value.

In fact, he and Xiao Yangzhi don’t really have much need for TV.

Xiao Yangzhi had no interest in television, and the Internet was more developed in 06, so Xu Mingyuan could search for news directly online without having to watch TV.

But Tao Shuxin's suggestion was pretty good. Didn't Xiao Yangzhi want to learn to dance for him? Then find some tutorials for her to learn.

"Will we install it tomorrow? Traveling is so tiring, how about the day after tomorrow?"

Tao Shuxin narrowed her eyes into a crescent shape and blinked continuously to signal Xu Mingyuan.

"Then let's wait until next week and take a rest for a while." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

Even Xiao Yangzhi could see this hint, let alone him.

"No, we will start school in ten days or so, and I need to stay at home for a few days."

Tao Shuxin spread her hands to express her helplessness, saying that she also wanted to stay with Xu Mingyuan for more time, but she was not as free as him and had to be disciplined by her family.

When Yang Zhi heard what she said, his dazed and lifeless eyes immediately lit up.

"Sister Taotao, don't be sad. The future is long." Yang Zhi said softly.

"Wow! Xiao Zhizhi! You are so considerate! You are not like your brother at all. He always makes me angry every day." Tao Shuxin didn't expect that the silent Xiao Yangzhi would care about her. She was moved to death. After glaring at Xu Mingyuan, she went forward to hug her and said, "Xiao Zhizhi, I brought you a lot of gifts. Hey! Xu Mingyuan! Go and bring my suitcase over!"

"Let's wait until tomorrow and let my brother take care of it."

Yang Zhi knew Tao Shuxin's character very well. Once he started talking about it, it would be an endless headache for him.

When Yang Zhi saw Xu Mingyuan returning home safely today, she no longer had anything to worry about. At this moment, she just wanted to hug her teddy bear and have a good sleep. She was so tired today.

What should we do if all three of us are very tired? We can just take a rest and stop struggling...

"Alas, I don't even need to have an EQ as high as Senior Sister Su. It would be nice to have someone like Xiao Zhizhi. Look how considerate she is. She even knows to give us a chance to be alone together. If I were her, I would definitely not be so sleepy that I can't open my eyes, and I would want to find a gift to look at..."

Tao Shuxin sighed in self-pity. She still had some self-awareness and knew that she always said the wrong things and made people unhappy, but it was difficult to change her outspoken nature.

If I could speak like the silent little Yangzhi, there would definitely be a lot of people who like me.

Xu Mingyuan knew best what Xiao Yangzhi was thinking. Seeing Tao Shuxin still sighing there, he picked her up with embarrassment.

"Time is precious, why are you still in the living room? You can clean up these things tomorrow."

Xu Mingyuan held her in his arms, turned off the lights in the living room, and walked towards the bedroom in the dark. However, he felt a little dizzy when he reached the small corridor and almost went in the wrong direction. He subconsciously wanted to open Xiao Yangzhi's bedroom door, but after pausing for two seconds, he remembered that he should walk to the right.

"Is it necessary to be so anxious? You are such a bad guy..."

Tao Shuxin mumbled softly. She thought he was hesitating whether to take a shower first, but she didn't expect him to be so impatient.

Eh~~~
Hate……

(End of this chapter)