A gentle sound came into her ears. Xiang Haiqing suddenly opened her eyes and felt that her mouth was wet. She hurriedly reached out to wipe it off.
"I---Why am I asleep?"
Oh my God, Xiang Haiqing, what have you done? When you are playing the piano, you are crawling on the piano stand and sleeping. The most shameful thing is that you are drooling!
Woooo, it’s so embarrassing to my grandma’s house.
Lin Rui saw the embarrassment on her face, handed her a tissue, and Xiang Haiqing hurriedly took it over and wiped the corners of her mouth.
"Thank you, how long have I slept?"
"It's not long, about two hours." Lin Rui looked at the watch and said lightly.
"ah!"
Xiang Haiqing stood up in surprise. "Two hours, isn't it five o'clock now?"
"Yes. What's wrong?"
Seeing Xiang Haiqing standing up from her chair in a hurry, Lin Rui hurriedly stood up.
"I just saw that you were sleeping heavily and didn't call you. Have you forgotten something?"
Xiang Haiqing shook her head, "It's not too late, I just made an appointment with Xiaoyue to go to her house for dinner tonight. I had agreed to five o'clock, but I overslept."
"It's five o'clock now, I know the address of her home. I'll drive you later and I'll arrive in about half an hour."
"That's all I can do. I'm going to bother you to act as my driver again."
Seeing the apology on Haiqing's face, Lin Rui smiled softly, "Honor is so honorable. You are waiting for me at the door, I'll go drive."
The two walked down together, and soon Lin Rui drove the car to the door and Xiang Haiqing hurriedly got on.
"I also have to go home to get the gift for Mom Chen. I'll stop at my doorstep."
"Okay." Lin Rui spoke, turning his direction and heading towards the Nangong family.
The distance between the two of them was very tight, and they almost stopped and had fun. Xiang Haiqing went upstairs and took the gift to Chen's mother and turned around.
As soon as I reached the door, the phone ringtone rang. If I didn’t look at it, I knew who called it.
Xiang Haiqing answered the phone and a loud shout came from the other side: "Xiang Haiqing, you are late."
Hearing the roar of the Hedong lion over there, Xiang Haiqing hurriedly moved his phone away from his ears to avoid being harassed by noise.
"Okay, I just overslept and will arrive in half an hour."
"Who are you lying to? You don't have Uncle Zhu's holiday every day. It takes at least 40 minutes to take a taxi. Miss, your place is a wealthy area, and I am a poor area, so we are far away."
Xiang Haiqing comforted her while running out, "Okay, stop arguing, Lin Rui will send me over later."
"Who? Lin Rui? I haven't seen you for a long time. Since he wants to send you, I'll bring him along later."
"I'll ask."
After hanging up Chen Xiaoyue's phone, Xiang Haiqing happened to get into the car.
"What, did she urge you?"
Xiang Haiqing put the gift in the back seat and then said, "Yes, she is a person with a tight sense of time. As long as she makes an appointment with her, she will recite you for several days if she is one minute late.
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Lin Rui smiled unconsciously when he heard Hai Qing’s nagging: “Haha, your way of getting along is really fun.”
"What's fun? You don't know how difficult Chen Xiaoyue is. By the way, she just invited you to attend her mother's birthday. Do you have time?"
When Lin Rui heard this, he almost thought about it and agreed, "Okay, I'm fine tonight. Then I want to buy a gift, too."
Xiang Haiqing thought about it and said, "That's really going to cost you. In fact, if you don't buy it, Chen Xiaoyue won't say you're blaming you."
It was just a temporary move, but it was a little hasty, and it was nothing if you didn't bring gifts. Chen's mother and Chen Xiaoyue were both easy-to-talk people.
"How can that be? In the United States, friends must prepare gifts for their birthdays. This is basic politeness. Think about what Mother Chen likes."
"Okay, I think about it."
Xiang Haiqing thought carefully, "Just buy a bouquet of flowers. I have prepared the cake. Someone will give it to you later. I remember that Mom Chen likes lilies. You might as well buy a bouquet of lilies. She must
I like it very much."
"Haha, a good idea."
Lin Rui passed by a flower shop on the way to Chen Xiaoyue's house. He parked the car and went in with Xiang Haiqing. He asked the clerk to pack it carefully. Then he got into the car with the flowers.
The waiter of the flower shop stood at the door and looked at the silver-white sports car that was leaving. He looked envious, "I really envy that girl. That man is so considerate of her, so happy!"
"Yes, I would have liked to find a tall, rich and handsome guy like this."
The two store clerks' idiots naturally didn't hear Xiang Haiqing's ears, otherwise she would have run up to chat with them for a while.
After buying the flowers, the two of them quickly arrived at Chen Xiaoyue's house. Lin Rui parked the car and went upstairs with Xiang Haiqing.
Chen Xiaoyue's family is familiar to Xiang Haiqing. She often comes to her for fun on weekends, and it is no different from coming here and coming to her own house.
But every time Uncle Zhu drove her over, the old men and mothers at the door always looked at her curiously, as if they were never tired of watching her, and every time they did this.
So Xiang Haiqing would rather stop the car on the side of the road than to send it to Uncle Zhu.
The two soon arrived at Chen Xiaoyue's house. Their house was an old-fashioned house, on the top floor of the sixth floor. It was said that the New Year was about to be sent, so Chen Xiaoyue was now anxious to see where to find a suitable house.
"Dingdong"
The doorbell was darkened, and in just one second, the door opened from the inside, and then a gust of wind drifted out.
"Xiang Haiqing, you were an hour late, did you know? It was six o'clock. I originally planned to let you buy vegetables with me. Now you have saved money and everything is ready, just waiting to eat.
”
Xiang Haiqing smiled and walked in, and Lin Rui followed her in.
"Hi, Lin Rui has been missing for a long time."
Every time Lin Rui sees Chen Xiaoyue’s reckless temperament, he gets amused: “Low, haven’t you seen it last week?”
Chen Xiaoyue put down her hand with a shrewd cat in depression, "It's true, there's no interest at all. This is how you usually say hello."
Xiang Haiqing reached out and pushed Chen Xiaoyue's forehead, "Don't feel dizzy, hurry up and invite the guests in."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen's mother poked her head out of the kitchen.
"Haiqing is here, play in the living room for a while, and the meal will be ready later."
Xiang Haiqing smiled sweetly, "Okay, Mom Chen, I really want to eat the braised pork you made."
Chen's mother is 38 years old and has a very slim figure. Although there are a hint of wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, it does not affect her beauty.
Moreover, Chen's mother is also very gentle. Every time Xiang Haiqing sees her, she will fantasize about whether her mother is so beautiful and gentle.
The three of them walked to the living room. Chen Xiaoyue's house was only more than 70 square meters in total, with two bedrooms and a living room, one kitchen and one bathroom. Generally speaking, the two of them lived just right, but when there were too many people, it seemed crowded.
"You guys sit on the sofa and watch TV first. I'll pour you some drinks, Haiqing's juice and Lin Rui's coffee. Is that right?"
"Did you see, this memory is still good." Xiang Haiqing turned her face to Lin Rui and said, smirking in conjunction.
As a result, he was hit by Chen Xiaoyue.
After a while, Chen's mother came out with a plate of dishes from the kitchen, "Braised pork is here, Haiqing's favorite braised pork."
"Ah, it smells so good."
Xiang Haiqing ran to the dining table excitedly.
At this time, Mom Chen seemed to see Lin Rui, "Who is this?"
"Mom, his name is Lin Rui, he is Haiqing and my friend. He is very outstanding."
"Hello, Auntie." Lin Rui stood up politely to greet Chen's mother. When Chen's mother saw Lin Rui, she seemed to have a brief loss of consciousness, and then she seemed to have reflected.
"Ah, oh, look at me, Lin Rui, right?"
"Yes."
Mother Chen smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, good name, it's amazing that you can be friends with Haiqing and Xiaoyue. These two girls usually don't have too much contact with boys."
"Is that so? Then I'm so lucky to know these two good girls."
After he said this, the atmosphere suddenly became lively.
"Haha, I was envious when I saw your young friends. When I was young, I had a group of friends as good as you."
Mother Chen sighed, seemingly a little regretful, but seems to be trapped in memories, "But later we separated and never contacted us again."
Seeing that Chen Xiaoyue started to sigh again, she hurriedly greeted her, "Okay, the food is ready, let's have a meal?"
"Look at me, I'm talking to you. Come and sit down and taste the food is up to you."
Several people sat around the dining table and looked at Haiqing and exclaimed, "Branded pork ribs, braised prawns, braised pork, and bean curd carp. Haha, it's all my favorite food, Mom Chen, I love you so much.
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As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Xiaoyue took the chopsticks in her hand and knocked on her head, "What are you saying on my mother's birthday that I will never die? It's bad luck."
Xiang Haiqing hurriedly reached out and made a shut up gesture.
But Mom Chen was unhappy, "Why did you hit her? She said the word "death", but you said two, do I also want the chopsticks to hit you twice?"
Chen Xiaoyue hurriedly made a head-hugging gesture, "Mom, I was wrong."
Lin Rui also spoke, "This is a good lyric in the music score. It means making a fortune, isn't it just to make a fortune?"
The three of them laughed when they heard this.
Chen Xiaoyue reached out and patted Lin Rui on the shoulder, "The music genius who returned from studying abroad is different."
The three of them had a meal talking and laughing. During the meal, the three women almost watched Lin Rui eat without blinking.
The last time Chen Xiaoyue, Haiqing and Lin Rui ate a spicy hot pot. It was so spicy at that time. I only remembered that I kept drinking water and didn't look at Lin Rui's eating behavior carefully. Now after reading it, they finally know what it means.
grace.
It really looks like a scene that the emperor saw when he was having a meal in the palace.
"Did your ancestors in Lin Rui look at the door?" Chen's mother still has vision. She can tell at a glance that this is definitely not something that can be refined in one day.
Seeing the three of them staring at themselves for dinner, Lin Rui felt a little embarrassed, "My family tradition is very strong, and this is how I trained since I was a child, so I don't know how to change it."
Chen's mother shook her head, "No, there is no need to change it. In fact, some questions passed down from China since ancient times are to be passed down. Moreover, your eating habits are obviously from the family of the Prosperous Family."
Lin Rui smiled faintly and said that he was accused of it. It turned out that his ancestors were almost all senior officials in the court. In his grandfather's generation, it was during the Republic of China. His grandfather used to serve as the governor of Zhili, the three provinces in Jiangnan, but he really had a gun.
My official position.
Therefore, it may be passed down by our ancestors, and there are many rules in their family.
Xiang Haiqing understood why she felt quaint as soon as she entered Lin Rui's house. It turned out that she was the descendant of a prominent family.
After dinner, Chen's mother was planning to clean up the dishes, but was snatched away by Xiang Haiqing and Chen Xiaoyue.
They said it would be bad for the birthday boy to cook, so why did they even finish the birthday boy?
The two of them rushed to wash. Lin Rui originally planned to go up to help, but was stopped by Chen's mother.
"You must be used to being served at home, so don't do this anymore. Moreover, I heard that the hands of playing the piano are very precious."
Lin Rui smiled elegantly, "Actually, there is nothing important or not. Music comes from the soul. If the heart is empty, even a pair of smart hands will be useless."
Mother Chen's face flashed with praise, "You are a child with a deep vision and a child with a very transparent understanding. Haha, in fact, your eyes look at Hai Qing are very interesting."
Hearing Chen's mother's words, a blush appeared on Lin Rui's fair face.
"Mom Chen can see it."
"Haha, I'm a veteran. I've had the thoughts in your heart when I was young. Haiqing is a good child, very kind and innocent. If Xiaoyue and I were not for Haiqing these years, I would have never had them.
Fa is continuing to live.”
Lin Rui also heard Hai Qing briefly talk about the situation at Chen Xiaoyue's home.
"Xiaoyue is also a rare good girl, and she will definitely be very happy in the future."
Mother Chen smiled and looked at the two little girls who were busy in the kitchen, with a happy smile on her face.
When Xiang Haiqing and Chen Xiaoyue washed the dishes and walked out, they saw Lin Rui and Chen’s mother sitting on the sofa and chatting.
The two of them jumped over and walked over.
"Why, are you going to blow candles?"
At this time, the cake had been placed on the coffee table and candles were inserted on it.
Lin Rui was holding a lighter to light it up. When all the colorful candles on the cake were burning, Yingying and the color of the cake was very beautiful.
Chen Xiaoyue went to turn off the lights in the room. The room suddenly became dark, and there was only the light of candles on the sofa.
The three of them stood up together and sang Happy Birthday to Mom Chen. Mom Chen clasped her hands together and made three wishes, then blew off all the candles on it in one breath.
"Mom Chen, let's talk about the first two and wishes, what are you asking for?"
Mother Chen smiled faintly, "I am the first to ask for it. I hope that your three children will always be so healthy. The second wish is that the friendship you only see can last forever, withstand the baptism of time, and be good for life.
friend."
Chen Xiaoyue unconsciously pulled Xiang Haiqing's hand, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled.
"Mom Chen, you have both wishes for us. You must leave your third wish for yourself."
Mother Chen nodded, "The third one is mine, but I can't tell you."
"Okay, I want to eat the cake, cut the cake quickly." Xiang Haiqing clapped her hands and looked expectant.
Mother Chen picked up the knife next to her and cut it carefully and gave it to them.
Several people sat on the sofa and ate and chatted ---------------