Chapter 19 (19) "Giving Gifts"
Chapter 19 (19) "Giving Gifts"
Jinxi doesn't often snow in winter, but it is surprisingly cold. When the door is opened, the cold wind rushes in through the cracks, icy cold.
Fortunately, the heating was turned on in the convenience store, and the customers who came in would stay in the store for a while, choose what they wanted to buy at one time, and then go out against the cold wind.
Because it is a small shop, Xia Ma didn't hire extra staff, usually she and Xia Dad are usually busy, and Xia Shu would come to the store to help cashier during the holidays.
It was only five or six o'clock in the afternoon, and the sky outside was gradually getting dark, and the street lamps were dimly lit in the drizzle.
Xia's father is not here today, Xia's mother is inside tidying up the warehouse, and he sits in front of the cash register and memorizes words.
When a customer pushed the door to enter the store, the sensor at the door automatically said welcome, Xia Shu still remembered it carefully, and only looked up when the other party had selected the goods to check out.
When he raised his head, he was stunned.
The person who came was Bo Dong, wearing a down jacket and carrying a bag, as if he had rushed here in the wind and rain, and looked hurried.
The last time they met was on the day of the end of the final exam. He treated a few friends to a hot pot meal, and called Bo Dong along the way.
I wanted to repay his previous favor, but I didn't want to wear a book on the way back, and the world in the book...
Thinking back to now, Xia Shu's ears are still hot, and even looking at the other party feels awkward.
At first he was very angry, it was his first kiss, and he confessed it to Bo Dong like that, then he gradually realized what happened and became coy.
That night when he got off the car and returned home, Xia Shu found that he was wearing a thin winter scarf around his neck, thinking about it carefully, he didn't even know when he put it on.
Could it be that Bo Dong wore it for him?
After thinking about it, he shook his head again, thinking it was impossible, but Bo Dong's scarf would never show up to him for no reason, there was only one answer to this matter, but he couldn't think of the reason for the answer.
After the holiday, they didn't have any contact anymore, even if they added each other's friends, they didn't send a single message.
On the day when the final results were announced, Xia Shu saw Mi Laofa's ranking list in the group. His score was several points higher than Bo Dong's, and his ranking was also ahead of Bo Dong's.
He was so happy at the time, he clicked into Bo Dong's dialog box, ready to show off, but after typing, he thought about what happened that night, so he deleted them one by one.
Just like that, half of the winter vacation was almost over, but Bo Dong suddenly found his family's convenience store and appeared in front of him.
How did you find it?And why did you come here?
Xia Shu didn't think too deeply about it. After looking at him, he lowered his head again: "I've already washed your scarf, and I'm thinking of returning it to you after school starts. My house is nearby. Wait a minute, and I'll get it for you."
As he said, he opened the drawer to get the house key, at this moment, Bo Dong's voice floated into his ears.
"I'm here to give gifts." Bo Dong said, "I lost the previous bet."
It was only then that Xia Shu remembered their bet, a trace of joy appeared on his face for an instant, and then slowly faded, becoming expressionless.
"That... I almost can't remember."
Although I really want it in my heart, it is completely different when I say it.
"No need." He said, "Our score this time is not much different, you should take it back."
He didn't ask anything, as if he wasn't at all curious about why he was here.
At this moment, after Xia Ma finished packing the goods, she heard their voices and came out.
Seeing the boy standing in front of the cashier, he probably guessed his relationship with Xia Shu, and asked with a smile, "Are you? Xiao Shu's friend?"
Before Xia Shu could speak, Bo Dong took the words, with a smile as usual on the corner of his mouth: "Well, hello, auntie, my name is Bo Dong."
"Bo Dong... the name sounds familiar." Xia's mother looked at him carefully: "Are you and Xiao Shu in the same class?"
Bo Dong nodded: "Yes, we are at the same table."
"No wonder it sounds familiar. It turns out that we are at the same table. I heard Xiaoshu mention it before." Xia's mother has always been hospitable: "Your surname is not common, so I have a little impression. Are you here to find Xiaoshu? Have you had dinner yet? Haven’t eaten, it’s just time for dinner, Xiaoshu, pack up quickly, Xiaodong, go to my house for dinner later.”
Xia Shu frowned and called Mom, but when he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say.
Xia's mother asked: "What's wrong?"
Bo Dong smiled and said, "Auntie, thank you for your kindness. I'm just here to deliver something to Xia Shu, and I'll leave when I'm done."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Shu said, "Let's go."
Bo Dong let out an 'hmm', and was about to put down the bag on his back and leave, when Xia Shu said, "Have you brought an umbrella, it will take a while to get to my house."
This meant agreeing with him to have dinner, and a flash of light flashed in Bo Dong's eyes.
"Bring it."
"His father just got home, and he should start cooking now." Xia's mother said, "Go back first, I'll close the door."
"Okay auntie."
The two entered the alley with the same umbrella, and when they reached the stairs, Bo Dong put away the umbrella and shook off the raindrops on the umbrella.
Xia Shu noticed the ends of his hair that were wet by the rain, and remembered that Bo Dong gave him most of the umbrella just now.
Still couldn't help asking: "Why are you here?"
Bo Dong still said the same thing: "I'm here to give you a gift."
Xia Shu walked ahead: "It's impossible to run so far just to give a gift."
Still come to see you.
Bo Dong didn't say this, instead he asked, "You don't believe me?"
Xia Shu: "Do you think I will believe it?"
It's not that he doesn't believe it, but he doesn't dare to believe it.Because he couldn't help thinking why Bo Dong came here to give him a gift.
The air was quiet for a long while before Bo Dong said, "My friend passed by Jinxi in a car, so I stopped by to pick up something."
Xia Shu breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew it."
But there was a slight loss in my heart that was not easy to detect.
Opening the door and going in, Xia Shu found a pair of shoes for him to change, and Xia's father's voice came from the kitchen.
"Xiaoshu is back?"
"Ah."
Bo Dong took the initiative to say hello: "Hello, Uncle."
"Hey." Dad Xia responded first, and then he was stunned: "This is?"
Xia Shu introduced: "His name is Bo Dong, he is my classmate, he came to give me something."
Dad Xia gave a long 'Oh': "Student Xiao Shu, sit down quickly, the dishes will be ready in a while, Xiao Shu go make tea."
Xia Shu went to the living room.
Bo Dong stood at the door of the kitchen: "Uncle, is there anything I can help you with?"
Father Xia hurriedly said no, there was no reason to ask the guests to help, he smiled and looked very friendly.
"Sit down first, I'll be done in a while, just like at my own home, don't be polite."
Bo Dong nodded, but didn't move, and looked at the sink next to him.
"Uncle, let me wash the vegetables for you."
As he said that, he moved his hands directly, and chatted with Dad Xia.
Bo Dong: "I usually live alone, I have studied a little, and I cook by myself when I have time at night."
Dad Xia: "Really, you live alone? So independent."
Bo Dong: "It's okay."
So, when Xia Ma came back from the convenience store, she happened to see Bo Dong helping to wash the vegetables.
"Xiaodong, why are you here?" Xia's mother said anxiously, "I must have been exhausted after traveling all the way here by car. Go sit down and have a rest. Just leave this place to your uncle."
After finishing speaking, he went to call Xia Shu: "Xiao Shu, what are you doing, come and say hello to your classmate."
Xia Shu just came over.
Xia Ma smiled and boasted: "Xiaodong can cook? That's amazing, unlike my brat who doesn't know anything."
Xia Shu listened, pouted.
Glancing at him, I thought, what to pretend.
Immediately afterwards, I heard Bo Dong say: "Everyone has areas they are good at and not good at, and Xia Shu also has many advantages."
"That's true." Xia's mother said with a smile, "My Xiao Shu has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, and all the neighbors in this alley are not boastful."
Dad Xia smiled and said nothing.
Xia Shu frowned: "Bo Dong, come out, I have something to tell you."
"Oh."
Bo Dong looked at the boy at the door of the kitchen, responded, and put the washed vegetables in the basket before going out.
"Uncle, I put it here."
"Okay, you go out and sit down."
Bo Dong followed him out of the kitchen, just as he was about to ask him what's the matter, Xia Shu threw a towel over.
Xia Shu: "Your hair is wet, wipe it off."
Bo Dong received it in his hand, and the corners of his lips raised an arc unconsciously: "Thank you, Xiao Shu."
Xia Shu gave a soft 'hmm', turned to clean up the dining table, and later realized that Bo Dong had changed his address when thanking him just now.
He was born on Xiaoshu's day, so Xia's mother named him Xiashu. It's okay to hear his parents call him that, but when he heard these two words from Bo Dong's mouth, he always felt an indescribable uneasiness, as if too much. intimate.
Dinner in their family was always relatively late, and with the arrival of guests, Dad Xia added a few extra dishes temporarily.After dinner, it was already nine o'clock in the evening, the night had already fallen, and it was pitch black outside.
Xia Ma cut a plate of fruit and came out with the fruit plate. Bo Donggang walked to the door and picked up an umbrella.
She hurriedly shouted: "Leaving so early? Sit down a little longer, come and eat some fruit."
Seeing Xia Shu sitting on the sofa and not responding, Bo Dong smirked and said, "Thank you, Auntie, if you don't leave, you won't be able to get in the car."
Xia's mother put down the fruit plate, checked the time with her mobile phone, and said, "It's so late, Xiaodong, where do you live? Wait, I'll let your uncle see you off later."
"Don't bother uncle." Bo Dong said, "My home is in Xiuhe."
Xia's mother asked, "Xiuhe city?"
Bo Dong: "Yes."
"It's so far away, you still made a special trip back to Jinxi to find Xiao Shu, it's already this time, why don't you go back tomorrow morning, and have a squeeze with Xiao Shu tonight, what do you think, Xiao Shu?"
Xia Shu replied casually.
Xia's mother patted him: "You stinky brat, someone sent you things all the way in the rain."
"It's okay." Bo Dong said, "There should be still time, Auntie, I'll be leaving first."
As he said, he went to change his shoes, and just as he bent down, he heard Xia Shu talking behind him.
"Come to my room."
Bo Dong suddenly paused.
Xia Shu didn't care whether he followed or not, and went back to the room directly.
"Go." Xia's mother smiled: "You guys play first, come out to wash up later, and I will find you a new towel."
Bo Dong: "Thank you, Auntie."
Xia Ma: "You don't need to be so polite."
Bo Dong gently pushed open the door, Xia Shu was tidying up the desk inside, his room was not big, just a bed, a desk and a wardrobe, things were full and a little messy.
Xia Shu casually picked up the clothes on the chair: "Sit casually."
"En." Bo Dong took the bag in and asked, "Do you want to take a look at it?"
It is the skateboard that I promised to buy before.
Xia Shu said, "Let's dismantle it."
When he saw the board for the first time, his eyes lit up immediately, and his surprise was beyond words.
"Isn't this a limited edition from last season? It's so hard to grab. My friend couldn't get it even though he was staying at the spot. Finally, he bought it from someone else."
"Yes, do you like it?"
Xia Shu liked it quite a bit, but he said, "It's okay."
The joy in his eyes had already betrayed him.
He took the board and looked at it repeatedly, patted it on the ground, listened to the sound, and then continued to dismantle it. In addition to the board, there were also wheels, sandpaper and other accessories inside.
Bo Dong: "Assemble and take a look?"
Xia Shu: "Okay."
None of them are newbies, so the assembly is naturally much faster. After the assembly, Xia Shu couldn't wait to try it.
But the room was too cramped, so he put the chair under the desk, cleared a space, put his foot on the skateboard, tried it, and it felt good, so he tried it again.
This time, the foot slipped, and the whole person lost his center of gravity in an instant.
Before he fell down, he heard Bo Dong call Xiao Shu.
"Xiaoshu, Xiaodong, do you want some sugar water?"
Xia Ma pushed open the door with sugar water.
Just in time to see the two fell on the bed, and Xia Shu just happened to lie in Bo Dong's arms, looking like they were hugging each other.
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