Xiao Rongyu came out of the dormitory, carrying a pink mini bag on her shoulder, but her oval face was full of loneliness. When she saw Xiao Hongwei, she just called out softly: "Dad."
Old Xiao frowned and said, "Girl, are you in a bad mood?"
Xiao Yuer shook her head, opened the door of the co-pilot, and sat in without saying a word.
At this time, a beam of light came from behind, and there was the sound of a car horn. Xiao Rongyu's eyes lit up, her curved eyebrows jumped, and she turned around with expectation.
However, after discovering that it was just a school bus, Xiao Rongyu's flawless face was instantly filled with disappointment.
The obvious transformation between joy and disappointment made Old Xiao feel distressed.
"What's wrong, girl?"
Old Xiao asked again, and reached out to touch Xiao Yuer's forehead. Now it's the transition between winter and spring, and it's the easiest to catch a cold, but the girl didn't have a fever.
Xiao Rongyu didn't say anything, but curled up in the passenger seat with her body sideways. She would only take a second look when there was a car horn behind her, and then she would continue to be disappointed.
This state continued until they got on the Jiangang Expressway, and Xiao Yuer was still reluctant to look at the brightly lit Jianye City.
Lao Xiao kept nagging and comforting her along the way, and Xiao Rongyu just gave simple answers until Lao Xiao unconsciously asked: "When will Han Sheng return to Gangcheng? Today is the 16th."
Xiao Rongyu's attention was obviously focused at this time.
"He's been busy lately."
Xiao Yuer glanced at Lao Xiao and said hesitantly, "Dad, this birthday doesn't really mean anything. It reminds me that I'm one year older. I don't want to celebrate it at all."
"Why is it meaningless? A 20-year-old birthday is a big event in life. Ancient people had to perform a ceremony of capping at this age, which meant they had reached adulthood..."
Xiao Hongwei explained in a ridiculous way, but it was also a little strange: "Aren't you looking forward to your 20th birthday during the Spring Festival?"
"If everyone is busy, there's no need to come and attend, and you don't have to take it too seriously."
Xiao Yuer was a little angry.
"Okay, okay, it's not important. Dad apologizes. Dad said the wrong thing."
"Daughter slave" Lao Xiao immediately admitted defeat. Although he was the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau of Gangcheng and was in charge of criminal investigation, he had no principles for part-time work in front of his daughter.
"Actually, it's just a few tables of relatives at home, and some of my parents' colleagues. In the past, when other people's children turned 20, we gave out a lot of money, and we must collect it back this year."
Lao Xiao deliberately said it in a more interesting way, hoping to mobilize his daughter's emotions.
"Oh, right."
At the end, he added with a smile: "And your uncle Chen's family, they are not outsiders either."
Xiao Yuer didn't say anything, just hugged her calves and rested her face on her knees.
The highway outside was dark, and there were not many vehicles at night. For a long time, only this Santana was driving, empty and lonely.
Looking at it, Xiao Rongyu's nose suddenly felt sore, and there were crystal tears in her eyes for no reason.
Because until this time, she was still helping Chen Hansheng to prepare, so that her parents would not complain if she didn't see Chen Hansheng at the birthday party the day after tomorrow.
"Xiao Chen, you still forgot my birthday."
Xiao Rongyu blinked her long eyelashes, and tears quietly flowed down the corners of her eyes.
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Back home in Gangcheng, Lu Yuqing naturally hugged and kissed her daughter, but she also found that Xiao Rongyu seemed unhappy.
"What's wrong with my daughter?"
Lu Yuqing asked Xiao Hongwei quietly.
"Maybe she is too tired."
Xiao Hongwei thought for a while and said.
Lu Yuqing nodded. It could only be this reason. Otherwise, how could the always lively Xiao Yuer be so negative before her birthday.
But after taking a bath in the evening, Xiao Yuer, wearing cute pajamas, suddenly walked to Lu Yuqing: "Mom, I want to sleep with you tonight."
"Ah? Okay!"
Lu Yuqing was surprised at first, and then agreed with surprise.
Xiao Rongyu had her own bedroom after she turned 10, but sometimes when she didn't do well in the exams, or when she quarreled with her classmates and got angry, in short, when she was in a bad mood, she would sleep with her mother.
Lv Yuqing was so happy. She had always been a strict mother. Because Lao Xiao was a kind father with "no bottom line", her daughter and her father were closer, which made Lv Yuqing envious and a little sad. She loved her daughter very much.
The last time Xiao Yuer took the initiative to sleep with her was when Chen Hansheng was quarantined last year. At that time, Xiao Yuer was crying when she fell asleep.
Suddenly, Xiao Hongwei coughed beside him, and Lv Yuqing realized that this was not good news, which meant that her daughter was very upset.
"Let's go, mom will take you to sleep."
Lv Yuqing took Xiao Yuer's hand and walked towards the bedroom. When the two lay down, Lv Yuqing kept talking to comfort her daughter.
"Baby, you should know about the Oriental Hotel. It has great audio and video effects, and the place is very large. The banquet will be held there."
"Yeah."
Xiao Rongyu didn't seem very interested.
"Have any of your classmates come back?"
"Because it's not Saturday, everyone is busy."
Xiao Yuer said softly.
Lu Yuqing thought that maybe her daughter felt a little sad because her classmates didn't come, but there was nothing she could do about it.
"Grandma specially ordered a bright red festive dress, which cost 2,000 yuan and had pearls. She cherished it very much and said that the next time she would wear it would be when you got married."
When it came to grandma, Xiao Yuer took the initiative to ask, "How is grandma's health recently?"
"Very good, she can eat and sleep, and she can still dislike me."
Lu Yuqing said with a smile.
Xiao Rongyu pouted and buried her head in Lu Yuqing's arms. Lu Yuqing stroked Xiaoyu's back and kept saying, "My daughter, you are the only daughter of your parents, so you must be happy..."
Hearing her mother's warm words, Xiao Rongyu felt her nose sour. She didn't want to cry in front of her mother, so she stood up and walked to the bathroom.
The moment she locked the door with a click, she couldn't hold back her tears anymore, and they flowed down in a flash.
"I understand that you are very busy and you really don't have time to come back, but you should still say happy birthday to me."
Xiao Yuer said softly to the mirror: "I will pretend to be angry for a while at most, anyway, as long as you coax me, it will be fine."
"Girls must have a little vanity, but how can you forget, Chen Zhu!"
"But I just don't remind you, I don't want the concern you ask for."
"Chen Zhu, are you sad, because you can't see me on my 20th birthday."
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Xiao Yuer, this white moonlight who likes little romance, little sweetness, and little surprises, actually just wants Chen Hansheng to remember her birthday.
"Dong Dong Dong."
The voice of Lu Yuqing came from outside the door: "Daughter, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Xiao Rongyu turned on the faucet, one to cover up her crying, and the other to wash her face so that her tears would not be seen by her parents.
When she came out of the bathroom, Lu Yuqing was waiting outside. Seeing her daughter's red eyes, Lu Yuqing realized that her daughter was indeed in trouble.
Lu Yuqing held Xiao Yuer's face lovingly, sighed and said, "You don't tell me when I ask you, which makes your mother anxious. You are like me but more proud. You would rather be sad than bow your head."
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On the 17th, Xiao Rongyu accompanied her parents to meet some relatives and tried on a beautiful dress, which she would wear for her birthday tomorrow.
However, until the evening, Xiao Rongyu was still in a low mood. She kept opening her mobile phone, hoping to get a message that would make her happy.
In fact, the message was very short, only 6 words.
"Happy birthday to you."
However, until midnight, the mobile phone was still dark and silent, like a brick without emotion, but my roommate Bian Shishi called.
"Baby, happy birthday."
Bian Shishi was shivering with cold: "But, your Gangcheng is so cold..."
"Yes, Gangcheng is much colder than Jianye."
Xiao Rongyu listened to the noise over there, and it seemed that there were many people: "Why are you suddenly talking about the weather in Gangcheng? Haven't you returned to the dormitory yet?"
"Ah?..."
Bian Shishi quickly explained: "I'm worried that you will catch a cold when you go back. Hahaha, I'm going to hang up. Good night, we love you forever."
Xiao Rongyu thought that "we" meant the dormitory, and didn't take it to heart. It was just after 1 o'clock, but the expected message hadn't been seen.
In the end, it was still Lu Yuqing who coaxed her to sleep like when she was a child.
On the morning of the 18th, when the family was having dinner, Xiao Hongwei and Lu Yuqing's phone calls never stopped, such as some relatives couldn't find the way, and some problems in the hotel needed to be communicated.
"Director Xiao, the MC is here. When are you coming?"
"MC?"
Xiao Hongwei was stunned for a moment, wondering when I asked for a MC. Lu Yuqing didn't care: "Maybe the hotel gave it to you as a gift."
"I can't take advantage of this."
Lao Xiao took out a red envelope and put 200 yuan in it: "I will give the red envelope to the MC when the time comes. I can't let people gossip about me right after I got promoted."