"Hey, Mom. Well...it's okay. I just called you to tell you that the clothes have arrived."
"That's weird. Didn't it say it was quick? Why did it take so long to arrive?"
"This is a cross-border express delivery. No matter how fast it can be, it will take a day or two just to go through the security check and collect the goods. Anyway, it has arrived, so there is no need to worry about it. Is it cold at home?"
"It's not very cold here at home. The highest temperature in the past few days has been 17 degrees Celsius."
"Wow……"
Xia Zhi made a sound of envy.
"Why, is it cold over there?"
"Not really, it's just been a bit windy these two days. It would be nice to wear more clothes."
"You kid, you don't buy some clothes first when it's cold. What will you do if you get sick? It's not like your family doesn't have money..."
"Okay, okay, I know how to deal with it. I wanted to buy it originally, but I haven't bought it since I have been busy in the past two days. The clothes happened to be arriving soon, so I didn't bother to buy them. I'm not sick or anything, so you don't have to worry about me."
"It's really..." Xia Zhi guessed through the phone that his mother was probably speechless right now.
"Okay, I'll hang up if nothing happens."
"Hey, your wings are stiff, so you're impatient with your mother? Then I'm really in trouble."
"Wow...Mom, I didn't mean that."
"I'm not arguing with you. I really have something to tell you. The bottles and postcards you sent last time have arrived. Although your parents have never been abroad in their lives, you don't have to spend too much money.
When it comes to returning from shopping, a postcard is enough. You can keep the rest of the money to buy some food, there is no need to be so frugal."
When Xia Zhi heard that his mother was nagging her again, Xia Zhi made a fuss. It wasn't expensive anyway. Moreover, although extra time was the first pot of gold, money itself should be spent in meaningful ways.
, which place is more meaningful? Xia Zhi has no interest in cultivating himself, and his life is barely passable, quite comfortable, and he has left a lot of mobile funds for himself, so it would be good to give his parents some small gifts.
of.
It doesn’t have to be something particularly expensive. For them, as long as it’s a gift from you, they will like it.
Speaking of giving gifts, Xia Zhi remembered one more thing. Although several days had passed, it was actually just the right time.
"Mom, is my little sister here?"
"Reading in the room? Do you want to see her for anything? Do you want me to call her for you?"
"No, no, no, I'll call her myself."
"Okay, then I won't waste your time. Oh, by the way, there's one more thing I forgot to mention."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while.
"Originally, you wanted to go abroad to study in high school. Your father and I didn't agree very much. Seeing how insistent you were, we thought we would just let you try. Maybe you would come back on your own by then. After all, that's how you are.
child."
Xia Zhi curled his lips, I'm not that good at it, okay? What should be done will still be done well.
"I didn't expect you to persist even after more than half a year. To be honest, your dad and I are quite surprised. But we are also happy for you. Sometimes we worry about whether you are too tired because you have to study and work at the same time.
But you didn’t say you wanted to give up, and your dad and I won’t advise you to give up.”
"Now I see that you are able to take care of yourself independently, and I feel relieved a lot. Your mother is not a pedantic person. Puppy love is very common in Japan, so it is probably inevitable that you will have similar thoughts.
…”
Why did it suddenly come to this? Is a major change suddenly going to happen? It’s impossible...
"I discussed it with your father, and now I will tell you the result of our discussion."
Xia Zhi was a little confused. This was completely the prelude to a liberation declaration.
"If you have a girl you like..."
"If so..." Xia Zhi swallowed.
"If you dare to fall in love, come back and see if I break your legs."
Hasn’t this changed at all?
"The task of students is to study hard. Don't imitate them and do all the messy things. Give me your attention on studying. This is related to your whole life. You should know the stakes even if I don't tell you."
"I know, I know..." Xia Zhi felt that he had been saying both sides a lot recently.
"Okay, that's all I have to say. My TV series is about to start, so I won't talk to you anymore."
"Uh, okay. Late..." Before An could say anything, his mother had already hung up the phone. She was still as vigorous and resolute as ever, and Xia Zhi's mouth twitched. He felt that he should be considered his biological child, after all, even if he was alone
Even though they have gone abroad, she is still on the phone concerned about her life-long affairs.
But if you say they are biological children, they feel like they are forced to adopt a child, and they are always impatient. But once you get used to it, you will understand that they are just such people.
I originally wanted to call my father, but after thinking about it carefully I decided not to. At this time, there is a high probability that my father is reading a newspaper. Even in this modern era where electronic reading is extremely common, he still remains.
The habit of reading newspapers is not to say that it is pedantic or anything like that, but the news on the Internet is true and false, and 80 to 90% of it is gossip about celebrities. Dad is not interested in that kind of thing at all.
Fortunately, there are still newspapers running with conscience still intact. Although he once recommended Xia Zhi to read the newspaper, Xia Zhi's scalp went numb when he saw the densely packed and oversized paper, and he couldn't read it at all. He also
He didn't force it, he just looked at him with an expression like he was in great loss, shook his head, and went to read the newspaper by himself.
Moreover, he hates being disturbed when he is reading the newspaper. However, his status in the family is lower than that of his mother and sister Xia Meng, and a little higher than Xia Zhi, so it is no problem for the first two to disturb him while he is reading the newspaper.
, if Xia Zhi dared, he would be caught and spanked when he was a child. After being spanked a few times, Xia Zhi became afraid, so he never disturbed him while he was reading the newspaper.
Xia Zhi directly found Xia Meng's mobile phone number on her mobile phone, praying in her heart that the other party would not do anything else, otherwise the consequences of disturbing her would be more serious than disturbing her father reading the newspaper - her mother would drag her father to give her
It's not his fault that Xia Zhi has a low social status, it's the world that's wrong.
The phone rang once and was answered.
Damn it’s so fast!
As soon as Xia Zhi was surprised, his sister's voice, which had been converted into electronic signals, came from the phone.
"……Hello?"
"Ah, ah...is it Xiao Meng?"
"Are you a fool? Who else but me?"
IQ minus five.
"Okay...what are you doing?"
"Read a book."
"Uh, didn't I disturb you?" Xia Zhi asked cautiously.
"Excuse me."
Why don't you play your cards according to the routine? In any case, I should say that I don't bother you...forget it, the favored people of heaven are probably so willful.
"I just want to ask, was the gift for mom mixed with the postcard and the bottle not found?"
"No, the package was sent to me and I opened it myself. The things are still in my room. Mom's birthday will be in a few days, so I will give it to her for you."
"Huh... That's good. If it's exposed, I'll have a headache."
Therefore, it is taboo to expose birthday gifts in advance, as it will greatly reduce the effect of the surprise. Although there is not much surprise in the first place, birthday gifts are more affectionate than gifts. If the affection is not carefully considered, it cannot be said.
Too old.
"Then, I'll hang up."
"Wait a minute." A hint of dissatisfaction could be heard: "You don't want to talk to me that much?"
"No, no, no," Xia Zhi hurriedly explained, and suddenly found that he had said it three times in a row this time, and the tension escalated... It seemed that the pressure was greater when facing Xia Meng: "Aren't you reading a book?
? This isn’t anything serious, so I won’t bother you.”
The so-called resentment is something that accumulates. Although this kind of thing will dissipate little by little over time, if the dissipation speed cannot keep up with the accumulation speed, terrible things will happen, such as when you go home.
If you are bullied by Xia Meng, you will be bullied by your parents who think (correctly) that Xia Meng is being bullied by Xia Zhi. No matter how you think about it, you will be at a loss, so it is better to avoid this kind of thing as much as possible.
"You've finished disturbing me. I can't see you anymore."
This is the kind of thing, when you are studying, you are in a certain state of understanding, so you can learn with twice the result with half the effort, and then you are interrupted by Xia Zhi, and you can't stand it anymore - doesn't this mean that I am going to be depressed?
Xia Zhi took a breath of air and felt that he should calm down first and think about what he should do. Otherwise, he would really be beaten by Xia Meng when he went back. Although Xia Meng's beating was not strong and it did not hurt, and
Just give me a massage, but does the proud man hit someone on his own?
That was the stand-in messenger Xia Meng. The stand-in was his parents Double Tap. He could push Xia Zhi to the ground and beat him.
Do you think ordinary people can defeat a substitute?
"Yes...I'm sorry."
If you don't apologize quickly, you will really get beaten up.
"..." After a moment of silence, Xia Meng's voice came over again: "Why do you need to apologize?"
"Because I disturbed your reading..." Xia Zhi sighed, it was harder to grasp the other person's thoughts than when he was at home. "It's better to make less phone calls in the future..." Xia Zhi muttered in a low voice.
"How dare you!" Xia Meng's suddenly high-pitched voice startled Xia Zhi, "...it's just some university papers anyway. It doesn't matter whether you read it or not. It won't have any impact on me."
The corners of Xia Zhi's mouth twitched uncontrollably: "Miss Xia Meng, I remember you seem to be a junior high school student?"
Xia Meng is now thirteen years old. She was supposed to be in the second grade of junior high school, but she skipped the second grade and is now in the third grade. Last time I heard, she seemed to be preparing to graduate from high school at the age of fifteen... Strictly speaking, if
If she goes according to her plan, the girl who is three or four years younger than me is actually a college student at the same time as herself...
And if nothing else goes wrong, she should be able to complete her Ph.D. when Xia Zhi graduates from her undergraduate degree...
"It just looks interesting. Although it is a paper that compares some substantial progress, it is pretty good for now. If you look at it now, it will be easier to push it forward later."
Oh, just a few words to promote the development of the world. The normal operation of the proud man of heaven.
Xia Zhi is now panicking.
I'm really sorry for hindering the development of the world.