Natsuki opened the door to her apartment and walked in. Today was different from usual, a rare clean day. Tachibana Aya had already been sent home by herself, even though she was carrying two bags of snacks, which was not very good.
To get other things, Xia Zhi honestly didn't want to go upstairs and was too lazy to even get into the elevator. After a brief inner struggle, Xia Zhi decided to let Tachibana Aya go upstairs with her own things.
"Don't you have any compassion at all!?"
Although he was told this, Xia Zhi's heart did not fluctuate. He watched Tachibana Aya carrying two bags of snacks in her left hand, holding a laptop in her right hand, Xiaoxi lying on her shoulder, and then disappeared into a corner of this high-end apartment.
Floor. Then Xia Zhi left here and returned to his apartment.
Xia Zhi also thought that Tachibana Aya might be fooling around, but he didn't expect that she would be so honest today. He made a bold guess. He thought that Tachibana Aya suddenly had work pressure, so she didn't have time to come to his apartment to play.
, it makes sense to think about it this way. Even a player like Tachibana Aya, who is said to be unrestrained and uninhibited at best, and who is playful and enjoys at worst, still has to succumb to the pressure of life.
The time now was around 8:20 pm. Xia Zhi made a little calculation, put his phone in the living room, then walked into the room to get clothes and take a shower. He just washed casually, then walked to the living room, picked up
After only a few minutes passed, Xia Zhi used his mobile phone to make a call. After waiting a little longer, when the time came to half past eight, Xia Zhi made a call. The target of the call was Xia Meng.
He pressed the dial button and put the phone to his ear. After a few beeps, the call was connected. There was no sound from the other side of the phone, and Xia Zhi knew it was time to speak on his own.
"Hey, is this Xiao Meng?"
"Hmm. What are you doing?"
A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.
"I just wanted to ask when you would come over so I could pick you up."
"Shouldn't you ask Mom about this?"
"Mom would ask you about this kind of thing, right? And I think by this time, Xiao Meng, you should have already decided on the time and route to come here, right? After all, you have already decided what you want to do."
"For now. I will send you the specific itinerary later, but it should probably be next week. Just give me your address, and I can go there myself."
"That's definitely not possible..." Even if his sister is the most capable in the world, it is still not safe for a girl to be in such a far place. How could Xia Zhi let her come here alone.
"Let's talk about it then." Xia Meng probably didn't want to talk about this issue: "Is this the only thing?"
"One more thing... Mom and Dad are usually very busy. You won't be angry if they ask you to come over this time, right?"
"Why do you think I'd be angry?"
"Because Xiao Meng, you usually don't like to go out very much, and this time you are coming to live with me for a while. I wonder if you will be angry or something..."
"No, you don't have to think too much. You've just stayed at home for a long time, so there's nothing wrong with going on a trip."
"That would be great if you think so."
Xia Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.
"But my parents actually happen to be on a business trip together this time, and they have to go for so long. Isn't it so lucky? It always feels like they are going on a trip."
"Well, they already said they would go on a trip, but there seem to be a lot of people going together, so it might not be interesting."
"My parents obviously work in different units, but they are going on a business trip together this time. I don't know what kind of job they have received. I don't quite understand." Xia Zhi tried to lead the topic in a more relaxed direction. In this way, he
It won't be too awkward to talk.
"This time they came because my mother had a big project to take charge of, and my father's company just happened to contract the project. A team with people in charge from both sides needed to inspect it together. And because they were husband and wife, they knew each other, so they decided to hand it over.
There are two of them now, so with a little effort we can get them to go together, it’s simple.”
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"Although I don't quite understand what I heard, they are going together this time, right?" Xia Zhi felt that she had auditory hallucinations, so she quickly tried to replace the parts of her auditory hallucinations with make-up, summarizing what she said.
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"That's basically it." Xia Meng gave an affirmative reply.
"That's good, but it's really hard work for them. I remember they don't usually go on business trips, but this time they actually have to go for so long."
"It's okay. Both of them should be promoted in the future, which is a good thing."
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"Have parents already said they want to be promoted? Both of them?"
"No, I guess."
"...Okay." Xia Zhi chose to believe his sister, whether it was the previous sentence or the latter sentence.
"Anything else?"
"It's gone for now..."
"No, I'll hang up. I still have things to do. Goodbye."
Xia Zhi didn't even have a chance to say goodbye, and Xia Meng was still as resolute as before. Xia Zhi looked at the phone that had been hung up, and thought for a while.
"I forgot to ask her if she needs to buy anything first. Will she be scolded if I call her now? Forget it, let's ask her tomorrow. Anyway, she said she won't come until next week."
Natsuki shrank into the kotatsu, put the phone on the table, and leaned over. Hmm... No wonder Tachibana Aya always likes to do this, it's really comfortable... Ah, I forgot to pour the water... Forget about humans
You will die if you don't drink water for three days, so don't drink it now.
But I had better hurry up and ask Lihua for advice on how to make snacks. After all, learning also takes time. Well... where to study is also a problem. Going to Lihua's house is probably not a good idea. Xia Zhi thought of her very kind but...
Her mother, who always makes Xia Zhi feel more enthusiastic than the store manager's family, and her father, who although has no airs, naturally makes people feel the scrutiny of her eyes, Xia Zhi feels that it is impossible for her to be in such a situation.
You can learn what you want safely.
Although I really wanted to see what Lihua's kitchen was like, I decided not to use it. After all, I might not be able to use it. The only snacks I wanted to learn were those that I could make.
Xia Zhi suddenly thought of a good idea, picked up his mobile phone again, and edited the text message with one hand.
"Okay...this way, whether it's studying or dinner, everything is done."