Chapter 466 Leisure Chapter
Chapter 466 Gossip
Yang Zhi has been staying at home recently. She usually goes out to throw away the garbage, buy some daily necessities at the supermarket, and occasionally go out to eat together. There is no other reason to go out.
It's okay to be alone at home usually. It's not that I have nothing to do. I can fiddle with the flowers and plants, and slowly trim the poplar branches for an hour. It's not that I'm procrastinating, I just do it to kill time.
The only thing that increases the workload is the balcony. It snows frequently here in Jiangcheng, and it is easy to freeze if it is not cleaned. It is also very troublesome to clean up. If the accumulated snow is pushed down directly, it is easy to hit people. It needs to be melted little by little with salt and then swept into the sewer.
Yang Zhi also asked how they did it in the past two years. It turned out that Xu Mingyuan and Tao Shuxin never swept the ground. When spring came and flowers bloomed, the ice and snow naturally disappeared.
Yang Zhi was somewhat speechless when she received such an answer. She wanted to hang out her quilt while the weather was good.
As for whether the two lazy guys would hang their quilts to dry, Yang Zhi didn't need to ask. They washed their clothes and tumbled them directly after drying them in the washing machine. The quilt seemed a little damp, so it must have been thrown on the floor and dried under the floor heating for a day.
These two can't even sweep the floor clean, and they don't mind the dirt...
With Xiao Yangzhi around, the quality of life has indeed improved greatly. In addition, she is quiet and doesn't make any noise, so Tao Shuxin doesn't feel uncomfortable having one more person at home.
But Xiao Yangzhi is still a little girl after all. Is there anything wrong with her pestering Xu Mingyuan all day long?
However, Tao Shuxin was too shy to say anything. Besides, little Yangzhi was so pitiful. Wouldn't it be annoying to ask her to move out?
In fact, Xiao Yangzhi is just like an ordinary little girl. She goes out for a walk and plays with friends, so Tao Shuxin won't think too much about it.
But Xiao Yangzhi is such a homebody. Does he want to stay at home all his life?
Xu Mingyuan and his father don't care about Xiao Yangzhi either, which is too irresponsible.
Tao Shu really wanted to meddle in other people's business, but doing so would annoy others, so he had to keep it to himself.
It may be that the pressure at the end of the semester is too great, and my mind cannot think straight, so I tend to have wild thoughts.
Xiao Yangzhi has been staying at home recently and has not gone out. Tao Shuxin no longer has a little follower at school. It seems that she and Xu Mingyuan have returned to the time they spent together half a year ago.
As the holiday was approaching, most of the courses had ended. Tao Shuxin had no classes in the morning and was just waiting for the exam.
Xu Mingyuan had classes today, but he didn't go, so he studied with the little girl.
"I'm so envious of Xiao Zhizhi. She had nearly half a month more vacation than us."
Tao Shuxin, who couldn't concentrate on reading, threw the book down and complained.
"If you want to take a break, just take a break. Who's stopping you?" Xu Mingyuan said casually.
"Hey, can you please cheer me up? How can you dampen my enthusiasm?" Tao Shuxin said angrily.
"You have reasons on both sides, so why not stick to your heart?"
Xu Mingyuan was looking through the project books submitted by the Planning Department, selecting some to review, and he didn't take the girl's complaints seriously at all.
Tao Shuxin has a pretty good personality. She never gets upset over trivial matters, and her emotions are even more stable than Xiao Yangzhi's.
After all, Xiao Yangzhi never says anything when she is in a bad mood, so people often have to guess, but Tao Shuxin doesn't have to do that. She just says whatever little emotions she has.
"Alas, I have been studying for more than 20 years. I have had enough."
It is really hard for a talkative little girl to endure the boredom of studying, and Tao Shuxin couldn't help complaining.
"Haha, how old are you? You've been studying for more than 20 years?" Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.
"My mother was a teacher before I was born, and she became the principal when I was in elementary school. I have been supervised by teachers since I was born, okay? Of course, I have been in school for more than 20 years."
Tao Shuxin has a lot of excuses, and everything he says makes sense.
"Oh, so that's how it is. I understand. Is this why you don't want to be a teacher?" Xu Mingyuan asked with a smile.
"Well, it's half and half. The main reason is that I feel that being a teacher is meaningless. My uncle and aunt are all teachers. Think about it, even my uncle can't stand the teaching work, let alone me?" Tao Shuxin complained.
"Well, how about we not study today and take a day off?" Xu Mingyuan suggested.
"Don't disturb my enthusiasm for study. I have studied for so many years and this is the last step left. Why don't you give an explanation for my academic career?" Tao Shuxin accused.
"You said the same thing when you were in your senior year of high school." Xu Mingyuan smiled.
"You are such a heartless person. Am I not cheering you on?" Tao Shuxin said dissatisfiedly.
"Yes, yes, thank you very much. Otherwise, with my level, I would not be able to be admitted to Jiangnan University." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.
"Tsk, stop exaggerating. You can pass the exam without me."
Tao Shuxin was well aware of Xu Mingyuan's execution ability, and he was so smart that if he studied hard, it would be easy for him to get into Jiangnan University.
"I can't pass the exam. I'm much worse than you in academic performance. Without your tutoring, it would be difficult for me to improve so quickly." Xu Mingyuan said.
"Not bad, you still remember me."
Tao Shuxin crossed her legs and stretched them out, tapping her heels on the ground as she swayed leisurely.
It's quite comfortable to study with Xu Mingyuan by my side. We can chat occasionally to change our minds, and studying doesn't feel so tiring anymore.
"By the way, has Sister Qingqing contacted you recently?" Tao Shuxin asked.
"No, there's no problem with the business. Why would she contact me?" Xu Mingyuan answered casually.
"Oh, she left me a message on QQ and invited me to eat hotpot." Tao Shuxin said.
"Are you craving hotpot? Go ahead if you want to."
"Am I that greedy? The hot pot base I brought back last time has been kept in the refrigerator. It's so comfortable to eat hot pot at home, but it's a hassle to clean up."
"I have to deal with the trouble alone, but don't I still have Xiao Yangzhi?"
"Yes, she is so idle. Let her do more work, hehe..." Tao Shuxin said with a smirk.
"Then go back and eat tonight?"
"Well... okay, let's wait until five in the afternoon and go to the vegetable market."
"Aren't you going back at noon?" Xu Mingyuan asked.
"Don't go back. I don't feel like reading while lying at home. Study more during the day and have a good rest at night. Do you want to go back at noon?" Tao Shuxin asked.
"I don't care. If you don't take a nap at noon, won't you feel sleepy?"
"I'm fine. If you feel sleepy, just lie on the table and rest for ten minutes."
"You've worked hard enough, so you really want to get a scholarship?"
"You have to have a goal, right? You have your goal, so should I. Am I going to be like Xiao Zhizhi? Wasting time every day? No pursuit at all, eh~"
As a positive role model, Tao Shuxin has been the "other people's child" in the eyes of her elders since she was a child. She has maintained this image for so many years, and it has become a habit engraved in her bones.
"Hey, don't say I didn't remind you. When we talk on the phone, Xiao Yangzhi can sometimes hear us. You should complain less about her." Xu Mingyuan said casually.
"Ah? Damn it!" Tao Shuxin exclaimed, quickly covered her mouth, glanced at the classmates around her, bowed her hands repeatedly to express her apology, and then lowered her voice and said, "How could you let her hear it?"
"Sometimes I'm busy and the phone is on speaker. Can't she hear it?"
Xu Mingyuan could tell lies with his eyes open without blushing, but he didn't lie either. He would occasionally work at night.
"How can you turn on the hands-free function?" Tao Shuxin asked.
"It's more convenient."
"You bastard! No wonder Xiao Zhizhi has such a cold face every day, as if I owe her two hundred dollars. It turns out that she heard the bad things I said!"
After learning that her whisper had been heard, Tao Shuxin almost vomited blood.
"How can that be considered bad words? She is just like that, you are telling the truth." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.
"Even if you're telling the truth, you can't say it to my face. Why didn't you remind me?"
Tao Shuxin said this with embarrassment and timidity.
"You know that Xiao Yangzhi walks quietly and has listened to half of what you said. It's not good to chase her away, right? Wouldn't that make you feel guilty?" Xu Mingyuan said.
"You bad guy, you want to make me embarrassed on purpose, right?"
Tao Shuxin stared at him with eyes wide open, wishing she could strangle him to death.
"No such thing."
Of course Xu Mingyuan would not admit it and didn't even look at her.
"Of course there is! Don't I know you?" Tao Shuxin said angrily.
"Ha, if you insist on thinking so, I can't help it."
Xu Mingyuan continued to fiddle with his laptop, ignoring the girl who was about to go crazy.
"You're still playing rogue? You big bad guy!"
Tao Shuxin saw his behavior and knew that he did it on purpose, and immediately became furious. He was wearing very thick clothes in winter, so it didn't hurt to pinch him, but Tao Shuxin was very angry.
How can I go home and eat hot pot? It's embarrassing to drink cold water...
Yang Zhi doesn’t like hotpot very much because the oil pan and the bowls of ingredients are difficult to clean up.
It’s not that difficult to clean up, but the main problem is that hot pot will fill the fragrant house with a greasy smell, and this smell can only be completely removed by opening the windows for half a day.
I eat hot pot in summer and in winter and never get tired of it.
Yang Zhi, who loves noodles the most, complained about Tao Shuxin's taste in her heart.
Yang Zhi thought that Tao Shuxin didn’t like eating hot pot, but she was too lazy and didn’t want to cook.
Yang Zhi's guess was correct. Tao Shuxin really didn't like to cook, even though she was very good at it.
Of course, Tao Shuxin also likes to eat hot pot and barbecue. After all, she eats stir-fried dishes every day and needs a change of taste.
I have never used the shabu-shabu pot since I bought it once. The corners of the pot bottom are very difficult to clean. Yang Zhi also doesn't like to eat too spicy food, and the shabu-shabu pot always has spicy oil spilling into the clear soup, so I just eat the dishes in separate pots.
"Xiao Zhizhi, have some mutton."
Tao Shuxin diligently put a piece of mutton into the water pot. Knowing that Xiao Yangzhi didn't like spicy food, she specially changed to a new pair of chopsticks to pick up the meat.
"Oh."
Yang Zhi didn't care, thinking that she wanted to eat it herself, so she took chopsticks to separate the mutton rolls that were stuck together in the pot.
“The beef is delicious too.”
Tao Shuxin added another chopstick.
"Ah."
Yang Zhi nodded, and when it was cooked, she took it out and divided it into their plates.
"Xiao Zhizhi, don't worry about us, just eat by yourself." Tao Shuxin said.
"it is good."
Yang Zhi skimmed the oil from the water pot into a small bowl, and then added the vegetables and mushrooms.
In fact, once the meat has been cooked in the pot, the smell cannot be avoided no matter how you skim the oil off. Moreover, the condiment dish has also been touched by the meat, so the smell has already been mixed together.
But Yang Zhi couldn't change her obsessive-compulsive disorder. She would feel uncomfortable if she didn't clean the pot thoroughly.
"You don't have to pick it up for me, just eat it."
Tao Shuxin took clean chopsticks and picked up the mushrooms from the pot and put them into Xiao Yangzhi's bowl.
"Ok?"
Yang Zhi was confused. What was Tao Shuxin doing? She was so greedy that she didn't think about herself, but about others.
Yang Zhi was no longer in the mood to eat. From time to time, he raised his head and glanced at Tao Shuxin, wanting to see what she wanted to do.
"The sea hare is fresh, not frozen. It tastes good."
Tao Shuxin continued to put food into Xiao Yangzhi's bowl.
"Have you done anything to offend me?"
At this time, Yang Zhi finally confirmed that Tao Shuxin must be hiding something from him.
"Ah? No, how could that be?"
Tao Shuxin shook her head repeatedly, and her hair flew onto Xu Mingyuan's face.
"Have!"
Yang Zhi narrowed her almond-shaped eyes and looked at Tao Shuxin, who was so guilty that she almost crawled under the table.
"No."
Tao Shuxin continued to be stubborn.
"Ah……"
Yang Zhi sneered and didn't ask any further questions.
Yang Zhi is an expert in acting. In her eyes, Tao Shuxin's skills are even more immature than a greenhorn.
"..."
Tao Shu was too embarrassed to speak and just buried his head in eating the meat slices in the bowl.
"Brother, what's wrong with her?" Yang Zhi turned and asked Xu Mingyuan.
"Haha, she knows..."
Xu Mingyuan was just amused and was about to explain, but was stopped by Tao Shuxin.
"Nothing, let's eat first."
Tao Shuxin glared at Xu Mingyuan and wanted to keep the matter to herself.
It is so embarrassing to gossip about others behind their back and be heard by the person concerned.
"You don't want me to live in your house anymore?"
This was what Yang Zhi was most concerned about. Seeing that Tao Shuxin was hesitant and embarrassed to speak, he pointed it out directly and emphasized that this was his home.
If Tao Shuxin wanted to do this, Yang Zhi would not hesitate and would definitely rush her out first. This was her bottom line and no room for negotiation.
"No, no, how could that be?" Tao Shuxin shook her head repeatedly.
"Then why are you trying to be so attentive?" Yang Zhi asked curiously.
"It's nothing. I just saw that you were too thin, so I asked you to get more nutrition, hehe..."
"..."
Yang Zhi was speechless, but she didn't ask any more questions and just glanced at Tao Shuxin from time to time.
Having been with Xu Mingyuan for such a long time, Yang Zhi has become quite skilled in scrutiny. Tao Shuxin was already feeling guilty and did not dare to look him in the eye.
"It's just a small matter. Last time she called me, didn't she say you were useless? Tao Tao now knows that you were listening at that time."
Seeing that Tao Shuxin was becoming more and more embarrassed, Xu Mingyuan simply made things clear.
"Oh."
Yang Zhi shrugged speechlessly and stopped thinking about it.
"Xiao Zhizhi, don't listen to your brother's nonsense. I'm not saying that you have no future. What I'm saying is that you are like a salted fish and have no aspirations..." Tao Shuxin explained guiltily.
"You don't have to emphasize it anymore, I get it." Yang Zhi said lightly.
"Hey, Xiaozhizhi, I don't mean any harm, I just like to gossip."
Knowing that Xiao Yangzhi didn't care, Tao Shuxin stopped worrying about it.
"Just say whatever you want to say. I've heard it a lot. I just like being a salted fish. I'm happy to just eat and wait for death." Yang Zhi said with a little emotion.
But Tao Shuxin didn't hear it, and was still laughing foolishly, thinking that Xiao Yangzhi was very tolerant, much more generous than herself. If someone gossiped about her and was heard, she would definitely be sulking for a long time.
Does Xiao Yangzhi have a big stomach?
That’s definitely not the case. Xiao Yangzhi is very narrow-minded, but she doesn’t show it obviously. She only writes it down secretly in a small notebook.
The next day, just as Xu Mingyuan sent Tao Shuxin to school, Xiao Yangzhi called him.
"Brother, she said bad things about me..."
As soon as the phone was connected, Yang Zhi's resentful voice came through.
"Haven't you heard it several times? You didn't say it before, what are you saying now?"
"But what you say to my face is different."
"It's alright"
"Something happened. Please come back soon. I feel so bad..."
Yang Zhi also learned Tao Shuxin's hard pulling skills, and insisted that Xu Mingyuan come back to accompany her in order to relieve her uncomfortable mood...
(End of this chapter)