northernbook Chapter 119 Giving Gifts is Difficult
Chapter 119 Giving Gifts is Difficult
While Bai Xi was silently complaining, he answered truthfully: "Dad, you are back, so I went home to see you. Also, Chen Man Ning's birthday is on Monday, so I went to celebrate her birthday with her."
"No wonder. I was wondering why you remembered to come back. It turns out that I wasn't your main purpose. Your main purpose was to celebrate your good friend's birthday."
Bai Xi was a little confused.
Look, look, how come he has become a different person after coming back from a foreign country? He even smells sour.
She approached Fan Ling and said, "Aunt Fan, do you think my dad is in menopause? Why is he so emotionally unstable?"
Fan Ling smiled, and seeing that Bai Xi did not reject her, she patted her hands and said, "Don't blame your father. When you were abroad, he always mentioned you and was worried that you didn't eat well or sleep well."
Bai Xi smiled and looked at his father who turned his head away.
After my dad started dating, he even learned to be shy.
She stood up and said, "I'll go see my uncle and aunt and come back later." Then she went out and knocked on the door opposite.
As soon as the door opened, Bai Xi used the same trick again, hiding in the corner and then suddenly appearing, "Aunt, did you miss me?"
When the aunt saw her, she was so excited, "Oh! Why are you back? Come on, come on, come in!" She pulled Bai Xi into the living room and said, "Sit down."
But his hand kept pulling her, "You've lost weight!"
"No, I haven't lost any weight at all."
"How is that possible? I think you've lost at least four or five pounds."
Bai Xi pulled up his sleeves and said, "I just look thinner. I've been running recently. Look, auntie, I have muscles."
The aunt squeezed her arm and nodded, "Indeed, the flesh has become firmer. How are you doing in school?"
"That's great. There are many cafeterias in our school, and I can eat our meals here."
"Are you tired of attending classes?"
"Not tired! It's rare that I have classes all day. Usually I have four or six classes a day. There's only one day when I have eight classes. It's quite relaxing." She looked at the watch. "It's already eight o'clock. Why haven't you gone to eat yet?"
The aunt squeezed Bai Xi's hand and said, "I'm waiting for your uncle. He's very busy recently. The new rice has been dried, and your uncle's rice wine factory is busy harvesting rice."
Oh yes, every October, my uncle would be busy for a while.
My uncle opened a winery with his friends. It’s not very big, but it’s recognized locally and has been open for more than ten years.
However, Bai Xi counted on his fingers, "Isn't it time to harvest the new rice?"
"It's always those things. It's okay. He just called and will be home soon."
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the door opened and my uncle walked into the house.
He was very happy to see Bai Xi, "Xi Xi is back? Come on, let's go eat. We are a little late today. Are you hungry?"
As he said this, he went to the door opposite and knocked on it.
The restaurant is not far away, just five minutes from home, and the private room has been booked long ago.
The dishes were served one by one. When Teacher Fan went to wash her hands, Bai Xi held the chopsticks and whispered to her aunt: "What do you think of Teacher Fan?"
The eldest aunt nodded. "He's quite suitable. He has a stable job, is not too old, and seems to have a good personality. But there's no rush. Let's spend some time together."
She asked back, “What do you think?”
"I think her personality is okay." If what she is showing now is her true personality.
She also agreed to spend some more time together.
A person can pretend for a day, a week, a month, but he can't pretend for half a year or even a year, right? Give them more time to observe each other.
You have to look at your side and also at other people's side.
The eldest aunt nodded, and after everyone washed their hands, she said, "Eat, eat, eat."
While eating, my uncle asked questions like: "Is Teacher Fan busy at work?" "What subject does he mainly teach?" "Are you a class teacher?" "Are your parents in good health?" ... and so on.
Bai Xi saw that her aunt was too busy trying to figure things out and had no time to eat, so she picked up the serving chopsticks and gave her a large piece of fish. She pulled her sleeve and said, "Eat first."
There is a lot of time to come, why rush?
After dinner, Dad sent Teacher Fan home, and Bai Xi went back to unpack his luggage, took out two bags for his aunt, the watch he bought for her a long time ago, as well as scarves, belts, coats and other things, and moved them across the street.
"Aunt, open it and take a look!"
The aunt was surprised when she saw the things she had moved over, "What are these?" A pile of boxes of different sizes.
Bai Xi put the box on the coffee table and pulled his aunt, "Hurry up and open it."
The eldest aunt felt sorry for her money and said, "You're wasting money again!"
The first thing to be unpacked was the women’s belts, then scarves of all sizes…and clothes.
Bai Xi deliberately put the bag at the bottom.
It was not until the things that my aunt had unpacked filled the sofa that she finally took out two bags.
"Xixi, you emptied out all the Hermès items, didn't you? There's even a crocodile leather one! That's at least $40."
"No, it's not necessary. Auntie, go and look in the mirror?"
The eldest aunt went to look in the mirror, and the eldest uncle looked at her from the side, "It looks good, but why doesn't Xixi keep it on her back?"
"I bought one for myself, and these two are for my great aunt."
She ran back across the street and picked up her bag. "The colors we girls like are white, pink, red, and green. The brighter the color, the better. Black and brown are for middle-aged people."
Of course my aunt understood, but she just thought it was a bit too much money.
The bag is nice, and she is happy, but she feels bad for it. She advises Bai Xi: "Xi Xi, keep the money you earn for yourself. Why buy such an expensive bag? I can't carry it normally."
"Aunt, even if you don't want to take it, I can't carry it. Please keep it. I really have money."
The aunt touched the leather surface gently with her hand and said, "It's too expensive. I..."
Bai Xi stopped her from talking, "If you want to calculate it this way, how many meals did I eat here when I was a child, how many clothes did you buy for me, how many times did you send me to school... can this be calculated?"
Seeing what Bai Xi said, the aunt had no choice but to accept the gift.
"Xixi has grown up and bought me Hermès, unlike someone else..."
Uncle scratched his head, "Didn't I buy it for you?"
"Yes, they were all LV, and two of them were exactly the same style. Your taste is really fixed.
The uncle had no choice but to smile and said, "I think this is how it should be. Next time I'll give you the money and you can buy whatever you want yourself."
The great aunt glared at him and pulled Bai Xi to sit down. Bai Xi handed her one of the last two boxes and said, "Aunt, open it and take a look?"
She handed the other box to her uncle, "Uncle, do you want to try it too?"
My aunt opened the box and found the Vacheron Constantin tourbillon women's watch she had bought before, with a light grey crocodile leather strap.
The aunt took one look and closed the box again.
Bai Xi took out the watch, took her hand, and put it on her. "I've already bought it, do you think this color is something I can wear?"
"Tourbillon watches are not cheap. It's enough to pack two bags..." He said as he was about to take it off.
Bai Xi pressed her hand, "Aunt!"
When the aunt saw this, she knew that she had made up her mind and said, "Okay, I'll wear it." Then she went to the bedroom.
Uncle was holding the box but hadn't opened it yet. Bai Xi opened it for him and asked, "Uncle, don't you want to try it?"
The uncle took a closer look and said, "I know this watch. It's worth more than 700,000 yuan. You can keep the money for yourself. It's a watch. It doesn't matter if I wear it or not..."
"Okay! It's not just you who has it, my father also has it..." After another round of persuasion, the uncle finally accepted the watch.