Chapter 115: The Ugly Duckling Becomes a Swan
After the meal, Xia Meili felt that the family relationship of this family was so messy, and the future mother-in-law that Carambola said. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
On a whim, Carambola simply hoped that the Xia family could stay overnight, of course Xia's mother refused at first, but when a large group of people were kind enough to save the matter, she still agreed.
Xia's mother is in her thirties, but her face has long been full of wrinkles as the years have passed. Life in the countryside is hard, and I thought that after buying a city hukou, my family would be able to quickly prosper. She did go to work in a cotton mill, and for that she concealed the fact that she had two children. In the end, she managed to get some money into the business, which was destined to close soon, and now she was aware of the dangers.
Na Xiaojun pitied her, she was a woman with a hard life, especially when she talked about her pregnancy and baby at the age of seventeen, which made Xia's mother sigh. Xia's mother learned from Na Xiaojun's tone that she was a worker in the arsenal, but she was actually the family of the owner of the Dexin Machinery Factory. It's all after marrying a good man! Xia Mu's eyes were full of envy.
Na Xiaojun told her that it was a misunderstanding. "If it weren't for the neighbor and his adopted daughter, our family wouldn't have been like this. That kid was sent by God to help us, and that kid was a genius. β
Xia Mu knew that this was talking about star fruit, and she liked that clever little girl just as much. And her genius also helped her daughter, and she remembered what her daughter told her. "I want to study hard so that I can get a scholarship when I go to middle school and university, so that not only can I offset the tuition fees, but maybe I can also subsidize my family." It would be nice if things were really like this, Xia Mu was very pleased.
Star fruit sneezed. "Come on, I guess someone said me again."
After eating, the first thing is to take pictures of Xia Meili and Xia Fugui's room, and several people are walking in the corridor. Speaking of small castles, it resembles a Hakka tulou, and the central courtyard also serves as a garage. The Xia family brothers and sisters also visited the bedroom of Carambola and Xu Liangyue, and were especially puzzled that they wanted to sleep with their brother.
Hu Zhengnan said with a big grin: "They are still young, this little girl may be afraid of the dark when she sleeps, especially Xiaoyue." I said I was going to protect my sister, so ......"
Xia Meili looked at Xia Fugui, he wouldn't be like this if he was also an elder brother. After all, there is still a difference between men and women, and then she remembered what star fruit said on the dinner table, and couldn't help asking: "Star fruit, you are married to someone at a young age, is this really good?" β
"There's nothing wrong with that, he's the one who saved my life, and this marriage is my father's last will. You also saw that my godmother treated me like her own daughter, how good it would be to be her daughter-in-law in the future. β
Could it be that this kid still has such a past? She recalled that the child had indeed said this, and that it was a joy for the senior brother to protect the junior sister and finally the two of them got married.
"It's all over, and we still have to live well." Carambola led the way to the room, and she pushed the door open. This is the ancestral hall of the adoptive father, and the star fruit ceremoniously walked to those tablets and knelt down to offer incense. Some people say it's feudal superstition, some people say it's a national tradition, and star fruit knows that maybe her actions will be blessed by these ancestors. She believes that people have souls, and this is how she came to this world, and perhaps the statement that there are gods is not nonsense.
The night passed quickly, and early in the morning, star fruit made another feeling, she hoped that the Xia family could accompany her to Hangzhou 1 Zhou. Of course, Xia Mu resolutely disagreed in this matter, first of all, she couldn't get out of herself, and secondly, she didn't know where Hangzhou 1 was located. Xia Meimei, who couldn't resist the carambola's temperament, had to volunteer: "Why don't I go with her, I will take care of them both when I go to school, maybe I really like my sister." β
"Yes, I just like Sister Xia, she didn't take care of us when she was in school!"
Xia Meili is a very simple girl, she really can't talk about who takes care of whom when she goes to school, Xu Liangyue will help her from beginning to end when she goes to the toilet, and she can get a hearty meal in return every time she arrives. It's really unappreciative to not eat the food before it is delivered to her mouth, and of course she didn't tell her family about these things.
Carambola has a plan in her heart, in her opinion, Xia Meili has a talent for growing into a slim person, but she doesn't like to dress up like a rich lady, and this time she must let Mu Xin train her well when she gets her to Hangzhou 1 Prefecture.
Most human life is stable in a small range, so Xia Meimei's range of activities is in the small city of Runing, and she was a little apprehensive when she learned that Hangzhou 1 was a thousand kilometers away. Sitting in the car, her eyes were on the scenery outside the window, and the star fruit in the car talked about the place she was going to, and the city was the place where the West Lake was sitting, so that Xia was beautiful and full of longing.
The agreed National Day is coming, and Daming has prepared a meal. He is already an old acquaintance of X Restaurant, and he is very happy to talk and laugh with the owner of Meal.
The car still arrived in the evening, and the star fruit got out of the car and threw herself into Daming's arms. I haven't seen him for a month, and he still dresses like an adult. Da Ming took the opportunity to pick her up: "I haven't seen you for a month and grown up again, it seems that you are really not picky and heavy." β
"Oh? If I become a big fat man, you will definitely not be happy. β
"Don't make a fuss, you're just ...... Well, still don't eat too fat. β
Carambola smiled and asked him to put himself down, and then introduced Xia Meimei. Da Ming still habitually smiled and shook hands, which made her very uncomfortable. This young man is the fiancΓ© in the carambola's tone, this is a child at all, about the same height as his brother.
The dinner must be delicacies from the mountains and seas, which makes Xia Meimei dizzy, and the casual driver Lao Liu and bodyguard Chen Lin are fighting wine. There were a lot of people who came this time, Mr. Kotori returned and the Mu family also attended the dinner.
Children sit together and adults raise their glasses. At the dinner table, they naturally talked about work, and star fruit was very relieved that everything was going according to the road map. The construction of the bearing factory is very good, and Mr. Kotori said that he brought many old colleagues, because they are not good in Japan, they simply accepted the invitation to develop in China. He fully looked forward to the future battery market, especially for the electric bicycle created by the combination of battery and bicycle.
At work, Da Ming and Ma Hongjun are staring at star fruit, don't worry. Da Ming asked about the lives of his sisters again, and then the star fruit grandly launched Xia Meimei. "Brother, Sister Xia is my table mate with Xiaoyue, and I owe it to her care in life."
Da Ming looked at this girl, she seemed to be about the same age as himself, and she was dressed very ordinarily.
This formation may be too grand, Xia Meili said a little timidly: "Big ...... Big guy, my name is Xia Meili and I'm eleven years old. β
"Oh? It turns out that Sister Xia is eleven years old. My name is Mu Xin and I am 12 years old. β
Mu Xin's personality is becoming more and more external, she and Sakurako have been a pair of sisters in the past month, and Sakurako's Chinese has also improved. The two girls are very enthusiastic about Xia Meili, and sure enough, there are many topics among their peers, Xia Meili put down that reserve and talked freely with her two sisters.
I finally slept with my brother again, and once I got into a habit, it wasn't easy to change. On the couch, Daming played with his sister's long braids and put it on the tip of his nose to sniff.
"Is that what my taste is so fascinating to you?" By the moonlight star fruit asked curiously.
"Fascinated! Fascinated, of course! β
It is very comfortable to be hugged by a loved one, and it is really proud that such a little girl is so fascinated by this big boy, as if two people who are not related by blood have become family at this moment.
"We've been in touch on the phone this month, but I'm going crazy, and this time I have to hug you."
Carambola was satisfied, but she still had to push him away.
"What? Are you not satisfied with being held by your brother? β
"No, you're hugging me so hard that I'm having trouble breathing."
He loves himself and even vaguely feels that this is the love of men and women, anyway, it doesn't matter, the relationship between them is recognized by a lot of relatives. In order to compensate him, star fruit had to peck rice at the fierce chick on his face.
In Hangzhou 1 Prefecture, the main thing is to play, and to play with Xia Meimei.
The development of big cities is very fast, and star fruit sees that many real estate projects are under construction, and those high-rise buildings that have been built really shocked the little Xia Meimei. Is this the future that the little girl is talking about? This city is too beautiful and picturesque, especially when walking around the West Lake, this is the birthplace of the story of the White Lady, and she really saw the legendary Leifeng Pagoda.
This kind of life is life, and it would be great if we could live here in the future. Recalling her hometown, recalling the original small village, Xia Meili only has non-stop emotion. All she saw was dilapidated houses and endless wheat fields, and when she was a child, there was no electricity, and there were only two appliances in the house: a flashlight and a radio.
She is very grateful to her parents for taking her away from the village, and although it cost a lot, the Xia family still became a city person. Runing is a city, and it is a city, but it is like a real city.
Accompanied by Chen Lin in Hangzhou, I have been in the city for a few days, and I have eaten delicious snack bars and Western steaks. Girls like new clothes, so accompanied by Mu Xin and Sakurako, star fruit successfully got Xia Meili to the clothing store.
It's still the same boss Li I met at the beginning, his tailor shop is now bigger, in addition to the clothes he personally designed and cut, he also takes care of wholesale and sales of other brands, and what remains unchanged is the kanban model portrait.
The first time I arrived was a year ago, the proprietress looked up and down at the star fruit and Daming, the two children have grown taller, especially the little girl, her hair has grown a lot in just one year.
Boss Li welcomed the two old friends with joy, and this time there were several people behind them, presumably this was the enthusiastic promotion of the distinguished customers who purchased the clothing.
"Boss, I just want to change my little sister's outfit this time." Star fruit launched summer beautiful.
Who doesn't love the glamorous clothes, Xia Meili knows that if she shirks it, she will be too disrespectful, and she can't be modest at this moment. The proprietress could see that the child was from the countryside, and the girls in the city were all dressed appropriately, but Xia Meimei's dress did not match, and her face didn't like to dress up.
The proprietress took a tape measure to measure up and down Xia Meimei's body, she was very professional in dressing up the little girl, and went to the warehouse after counting the data. The boss asked a few customers to sit on the chairs for a while, and after a while, the boss came out with a cardboard box. "Let her change these clothes to see, if she feels bad, we will change again."
Mu Xin and Sakura pulled Xia Mei into the fitting room. The eleven-year-old girl also began to have the charm of a woman, although the diet was not very good before, the nutrition was balanced after all, so Xia Meili has a very potential figure, and this month because of the star fruit and the very nutritious lunch at noon, Xia Meili seems to be getting healthier and healthier.
Changed into new clothes and walked out, although there was no such shocking change, but generally became cute. Facing the mirror, Xia Meili thinks it's very good, the so-called if you want to be pretty and filial, this outfit is a pink and white sports model. After looking at it for a while, Mu Xin felt dissatisfied and pulled her back.
Then I changed into a dress and a vest, this one Xia Meimei likes very much. "Let's just leave it at that, it's shameful to take off your clothes inside, I like this dress very much."
"It's all girls, what's so embarrassing, listen to my sister's words, let's go in and change it."
The sitting star fruit covered her mouth and snickered. Da Ming sighed: "I know that girls are the most troublesome to go shopping, and they always have to be picky about buying a dress for a long time." β
"Yes, I see that Sister Xia is now Sister Mu Xin's model. She is very similar to being a designer, no way this is Sister Mu Xin's occupational disease, haha. β
The proprietress and the boss looked at each other and smiled, everyone has hobbies, and hobbies become their own work life will be happier. "That little girl is also going to be a fashion designer? It would be nice if she kept this hobby and really engaged in this industry. It's a pity that there are few girls who are willing to be tailors nowadays, and I am afraid that no one will learn this embroidery craft in the future. β
Boss Li has a very young son, and both the proprietress and he can embroider. Maybe it's because there are a lot of sisters in the environment where he grew up, Boss Li came into contact with a lot of female workers when he was a child, he stared at the pressure to learn the clothing industry, and the daughter-in-law he married smelled like each other, and the tailor shop was getting bigger and bigger, and the two were very satisfied.
"That sister is a rich daughter, but she just likes to make clothes. I think she will definitely open a garment factory when she grows up. Boss Li, your skills are very good, I think you can accept her as an apprentice, maybe your career will be better in the future. β
Boss Li hurriedly shirked it, and the little girl's constructive opinion gave him too much face. He prides himself on not teaching students, and if the girl is willing to learn, she will simply be admitted to a professional school.
Xia Meili changed a lot of clothes, but she still thought that dress was the best, no matter what she thought, these clothes were all bought as gifts.
Because there is no awareness of skin maintenance and there is a lot of housework to be done at a young age, Xia's beautiful little face has to be slightly darkened first, which should be tanned. Mu Xin still felt that her model had to continue to change her image, so she pulled her to the barber shop to greet her and make a big wave.
Star fruit didn't like it: "What kind of big waves, do you want to comb a double ponytail, or make a princess head like Sister Sakurako?" β
"If it's a princess's head, you have to make bangs first!"
The girls don't give in to each other, Da Ming sighed that this girl has an aunt character in her bones? "Why don't you compromise it, Xia Meimei is too young, I heard that perms are not good for hair, so just compromise according to the ideas of star fruit and Sakura."
When Xia Meili finished her hair, her appearance was much better, and based on her slightly darker skin, she simply made up some powder in the barbershop. Double ponytail and bangs, fresh and natural dress. After wiping the foundation, the skin turned white, and even Da Ming nodded again and again to say that it looked good. "Sister, when I go back like this, I guess Brother Xia won't recognize that this is his sister." Carambola teased.
Mu Xin's temperament came again: "Then what do you need to say, just go and take pictures of art!" Xia Meili had no choice, and the group went to the photo studio again.
The days of getting together are always short, Daming has to continue to deal with affairs, and when he left, he asked Xia Meili to continue to take good care of her sister when she was at school. Eating people has a short mouth, Xia Meili almost swears a promise, this time she went back and changed her outfit and was taught some lady's etiquette by Mu Xin, as well as large bags of gifts.
Xu Liangyue went to the hospital again to check her body and continue to examine the wound of the operation. One month after the operation, there were no lesions, and her ability to stand up on a table and chair was beyond the doctor's expectations.
When the car started, the star fruit reluctantly threw herself into Daming's arms and kissed him on the cheek. They will be a couple in the near future, her man has a huge family business at a young age, Xia Meimei's heart has mixed feelings, and this trip to Hangzhou 1 State has shocked her too much.
She was a little jealous of star fruit, but the more jealous she was, the more she felt that she was evil in her heart, everyone had a devil in her heart, and at most she saw it after scolding her evil thoughts many times in her heart in the ideological struggle, maybe this is God's redemption for that girl. Abandoned at birth, on the verge of dying at the age of three, and almost dying at the hands of bad people at the age of five, the happiness she got from experiencing these hardships was won by her, and her sister-like love was also given by her loving feedback, why should she have jealous thoughts?
When Xia Meili returned to her mother and brother, her image even made Xia's mother a little incredulous, and after careful inspection, she was sure that this was her daughter.
The art photos were framed and hung at home. "Brother, that person is my sister!"
"Really...... Really? "The beauty in the picture has more charm of an adult girl, but the small body proves that this is a girl. Bright light and foundation, Xia's beautiful skin is soft and white, and with that fresh and natural dress, this is simply a perfect girl.
Xia Fugui's eyes widened and he stared at his sister. "What? My brother still doesn't believe that person is me? β
"No, I didn't think it before, but now I think you're really beautiful! It's so beautiful that I want to kiss it. Xia Fugui couldn't hold back, and directly kissed Xia Meimei's head.
"Nasty!" She shoved her brother.
"Hey, what's this, we're brother and sister, what's wrong with kissing you. When we were young, we were much more intimate than this. β
What my brother said is right, when I was a child, I always stuck to my brother, which was out of instinct to find a sense of security, and Xia Fugui did take care of himself very much as an elder brother. Maybe it didn't matter if he kissed him before, until he met star fruit, and the girl and his brother used to be intimate, and they also made a marriage contract.
But Xia Fugui is his own brother, and as a girl who has just fallen in love, she always has a good impression of the opposite sex. No, we shouldn't fall in love with my brother, we are relatives whose blood is thicker than water. She was stunned for a while, and she didn't want to do any of this.
Mother Xia faced the big bags and small bags brought back by her daughter, and called her too greedy, she should be honest, even if she is rich, she can't be arrogant. Xia Meili retorted helplessly, these were all given by star fruit and her friends, and if she didn't accept it, it would hurt her feelings.
Xia's mother was helpless, and finally told her that since those children wanted this friendship, they should not do anything sorry for them. "Although our family is poor, they can afford us, if they receive any difficulties, we can help them as much as we can!"
The brothers and sisters of the Xia family obeyed their mother's teachings.