Xia Zhi is wearing a little cotton-padded jacket and a white scarf, her cheeks are red from the cold, she is very cute.
The girl handed the beautifully wrapped box to Gu Ci.
"Here, here you go, a New Year's gift."
"How embarrassing..."
"Don't be sorry, why don't you give me one as well?"
"..." You are quite proactive.
Xia Zhi blinked: "I heard that a lot of people have magical girl cards in their hands recently, and they probably bought them from you, right? I want to prepare an extra weapon as a backup, so that even if I accidentally make a mistake, I can still have a remedy.
opportunity, so Brother Gu Ci...you know."
"Okay, one is not enough, I will give you an extra one for when the spare is lost."
"Hehe, thank you, Brother Gu Ci!"
Xia Zhi smiled happily.
Gu Ci also smiled.
He found that this girl's behavior was really easy to infect others.
When someone laughs, it makes you want to punch them.
When someone laughs, it makes you feel better.
Xia Zhi obviously belongs to the latter.
That night, although he and Xia Zhi exchanged contact information, so far, Xia Zhi had not sent him a private message. Now that they met for the fourth time, they were more like real friends.
Xia Zhi can curse, but is also very polite. She knows how to be measured, but can occasionally be proactive.
To be honest, Gu Ci started to like this lively and quirky girl.
The next step is to open the gifts.
At Xia Zhi's urging, Gu Ci opened the box.
It's a card-making pen.
The shape is similar to that of a fountain pen, but I don’t know what kind of material the outer shell is made of. It is shiny black and a little fluorescent.
It looks like a night sky full of stars, very beautiful.
"Do you like it, Brother Gu Ci?" Xia Zhi asked expectantly.
"I like it," Gu Ci said truthfully, "but isn't it expensive?"
"It's not expensive, it's not expensive." Xia Zhisheng was afraid that Gu Ci would go back on his word, so he quickly raised his two fingers as if to swear, "It's really not expensive. I promise, it won't even cost me a month's pocket money."
Gu Ci raised his eyebrows: "Didn't you see that you are still a little rich woman?"
"No, it's just that my parents doted on me, so they gave me a little more." Xia Zhi explained.
"Speaking of which, today is the Chinese New Year. Don't you have to stay at home with your parents?" Gu Ci asked.
Xia Zhi nodded: "I want to accompany them, but I asked for leave from them, so I can go out and play for a while before going back."
Gu Ci smiled half-heartedly: "Are you going to play for a while, or train for a while?"
"Oh, it's all the same." Xia Zhi, who was exposed on the spot, blushed and arched her nose, "Brother Gu Ci, it's not good for men to be too smart."
"I just thought you were complimenting me."
Gu Ci smiled and packed the box, put it in the drawer, and put on his down jacket, "Let's go, let's go to the West Market."
…
West Market.
The night has deepened.
The ten-mile long street is brightly lit and bustling with people.
Tiger head lanterns are hung at the entrances of every shop.
New Year is the Year of the Tiger.
"There are so many people..."
"What did you say?"
"I said, there are so many people!"
In the crowd, Xia Zhi shouted at the top of his lungs.
Only then did Gu Ci hear it clearly and said with a smile, "It's the New Year."
Most of the time, the more remote the town, the more festive the atmosphere is.
Xia Zhi likes this lively feeling very much.
She also wanted to watch the fireworks with Gu Ci.
It's a pity that time is limited and she can't stay that long, otherwise she will be scolded by her father.
Gu Ci seemed to know this and slowed down his pace.
Instead of watching the fireworks, it would be nice to visit the lantern festival for a while.
In this regard, Gu Ci is quite considerate.
Xingwu kept whispering in his ear: "Why doesn't she leave? Why doesn't she leave..."
finally.
After walking around for almost two hours, the two of them arrived at the square where fireworks were set off.
"Brother Gu Ci, I have to go home."
Xia Zhi's tone was reluctant to leave.
"Do you want me to send you off?" Gu Ci asked.
"No, no, it's not that far away. You can't miss the fireworks that happen once a year." Xia Zhi smiled and waved, "Brother Gu Ci, goodbye now. I'll come find you after the special recruitment exam is over."
"Okay, be careful on the road." Gu Ci nodded and said with a smile, "I'm waiting for your good news."
"Um!"
There were more and more people in the square, and Xia Zhi's back was soon swamped.
"It's time to leave."
Xing Wu suddenly felt a lot more comfortable.
"You seem to have a problem with her?"
Gu Ci is good at asking questions knowingly.
"Yes? No." Xingwu denied, "I'm just worried that she will get scolded if she comes home late."
"That being said, you also think she's a nice person?"
Otherwise, why should we worry about others?
Xing Wu keenly caught the word "ye" and snorted.
"It seems good at the moment, but there is a saying that life is just like the first meeting, do you understand? The first meeting is always beautiful, but it takes time to see the heart. If you are deceived, don't blame me for not reminding you."
Gu Ci smiled and said nothing.
He just likes to see Xing Wu duplicity.
"Bang!"
Not long after, the first loud sound burst into the night sky.
It was actually in the shape of a tiger.
Immediately afterwards, more fireworks climbed into the sky.
Jade tassels, colorful purple and red.
Gu Ci's eyes reflected the light, and his heart strings moved slightly.
This is his first New Year's Eve after time travel.
It's impossible to say that I don't have some emotion, but it's not to the point where I have to express it.
"Buzz."
[Xia Zhi: Brother Gu Ci, Happy New Year! (*^▽^*)]
The girl sent a text message.
After Gu Ci finished replying, he touched the star card on his chest and said, "Happy New Year."
"Happiness." Xingwu said only two words very coldly.
Gu Ci couldn't help but laugh out loud. He remembered that Xingwu really didn't like to talk at first.
If you can express it in one word, you will definitely not use two words.
But people change.
"Let's go home and cook dumplings."
Gu Ci said, after finishing speaking, he glanced at Xingwu again and sighed deliberately.
"Well, it's actually quite boring to eat alone. It would be nice if there was someone to eat with."
"..." Xing Wu remained silent.
Although I don't know how this guy guessed it, she can indeed temporarily restore her human appearance.
She originally planned to wait until she went home after watching the fireworks tonight to surprise Gu Ci, but now she changed her mind.
Isn’t there still Xia Zhi?
Since you two get along so well, why not make a video of eating dumplings?
Who hasn’t lost his temper yet, huh.
When we returned to Huaizhi Street, it was already 1:30 in the morning.
The street lights were always on, but not a soul could be seen.
It was late at night, and there were not many residents on this street, so it was normal for it to be deserted.
…Oh no, there is someone.
Gu Ci walked near the shop and found a person standing in front of him.
He was dressed very strangely, wearing a retro-looking wizard robe and a hood.
There was a mass of black mist under the hood, and it was hard to tell whether he was a man or a woman, let alone his face.
"Gu Ci, step back."
Hearing Xingwu's words, Gu Ci subconsciously glanced at the tree.
The camera that was fine when I went out was now broken.
"The person who came here is not a good person..."