Chapter 34: The Gift
On Saturday morning, Su Xiaoxiao was alone with a big bag of Lay's potato chips, nestled in bed to watch cherry balls. I also have a cup of lemon tea and a stack of books that I want to read for a while.
Alice went on a date with Andrew, Jessica went to the club to discuss the food account, and Lisa went to the gym every day to see the dragon, leaving Su Xiaoxiao alone to spend the weekend in the room leisurely.
"Hello?"
Seeing that the caller ID was Yan Yimo, Su Xiaoxiao quickly wiped her hands with a tissue and grabbed her mobile phone.
"What are you doing?"
Yan Yimo's slow voice came, and he sounded in a very good mood.
"It's nothing," Su Xiaoxiao stuffed another piece of potato chips into her mouth and chewed it rattling, "I'm watching a cartoon." Several of them have something to do, one is busier than the other, and I will stay alone. ”
"So pitiful?" Yan Yimo laughed, "Then do you want me to accompany you for a day?" ”
"No kidding," Su Xiaoxiao picked up the lemon tea and took a big sip, "But can we see each other next week." Zeng Yunlong's stage play is on Friday night, do you want to watch it together? ”
Yan Yimo stopped joking, "I'm afraid I won't be able to come back on Friday night," and then said in a good mood, "But I will definitely come back on Saturday to spend Valentine's Day with you." ”
"Huh?"
Su Xiaoxiao didn't react, next Saturday is Valentine's Day, her face turned red, and she muttered in a low voice, "I don't remember if you don't say it." ”
A little excited, "Then I'm going to plan well, tomorrow I will also join Sasa's fitness team, and the next time we meet, it will be a new look, Su-Xiao-Xiao." ”
Yan Yimo leaned lazily on the back of the chair, "Xiaoxiao? ”
"Huh?"
"Do you want me to take on a few more Canadian cases?"
Yan Yimo didn't say it directly, but Su Xiaoxiao understood what he meant.
Now the two of them are in L City and the other in New York, and they can only meet once a month, and each time they meet, they only have two short weekends, and they are about to catch up with the Cowherd and Weaver Girl. Su Xiaoxiao counted a few days before she could see Yan Yimo every day, and it seemed that Yan Yimo was the same as her.
Su Xiaoxiao couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, and her voice raised a tone, "Is it okay?" Thinking about it, he added, "Then will you work harder like this, and you have to fly all the time." ”
"Well," Yan Yimo lowered his eyes and looked at the schedule sent by Linda before, there were several Canadian cases in the state of pending, "It's okay, I'll let Linda do it later." ”
"Good!"
Su Xiaoxiao stuffed a large mouthful of potato chips happily, puffed out her cheeks, and smiled.
Yan Yimo reminded Su Xiaoxiao that there is still half a month to go before Valentine's Day. It just happened that he didn't want to eat alone in the cafeteria at noon, and after hanging up the phone with Yan Yimo, Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly changed his clothes, put on makeup, and went shopping at Mason Department Store by car.
There are a lot of people in the mall on weekends, and many of them are big families with children out to play, holding the big ones in their hands and the small ones in the strollers. Su Xiaoxiao first found a restaurant that specializes in cheese, bought an original cheesecake, and thought about filling her stomach before shopping slowly.
The mellow and smooth cheesecake is served with rich cream on the side, which is smooth and not greasy at all. After a while, Su Xiaoxiao finished eating a large piece, and there was still a little unfinished meaning. In the morning, I just swore that I wanted to go to the gym with Lisa to lose weight, and now I forgot about it. No matter what, just sin to the end, Su Xiaoxiao added another cream mushroom bacon butterfly pasta.
When the clerk served the pasta, he also added freshly ground cheese crumbles on the spot, and Su Xiaoxiao mixed the cheese into the pasta expectantly, watched them slowly melt, and couldn't wait to taste a big bite.
It's so fragrant and delicious, and in an instant, an eight-position food scene was staged in the mouth.
The butterfly pasta is soft and glutinous, the mushrooms are crispy and smooth, the slightly charred bacon is paired with a rich and creamy cream sauce, and the cheese brushed texture when you bite into it, which is simply blissful. Su Xiaoxiao took one bite after another, enjoying it, and after eating, she still felt fragrant, thinking about when she would come with Sasca to taste their other food.
The clothes and shoes sold in the mall are all the same, nothing particularly distinctive, and Su Xiaoxiao didn't find a Valentine's Day gift that she liked at a glance. I only took a fancy to a watch, and when I asked the price again, I gasped. Thinking that he was still a student, Su Xiaoxiao didn't plan to spend too much money on gifts.
After shopping around like this for more than half an hour, I still didn't choose a suitable gift for Yan Yimo.
Just as he was about to give up and ask Alice if he had any good ideas, a handicraft shop caught Su Xiaoxiao's attention. With the mentality of casually shopping, I actually took a fancy to a small door number that can be made by hand. You can choose your own materials and styles and make them according to your liking. Each customer will have a staff member to help guide them, and then process them into the final desired shape.
Special and loving.
“Hi! Can I make one of this?”
Su Xiaoxiao couldn't put it down, and pointed to a sample of one of the small door numbers and asked the clerk.
“Definitely, of course! Let me find someone to help you!”
The clerk's young lady enthusiastically took Su Xiaoxiao to find a table and sit down, and then waved at a girl with short blond hair.
The girl hurriedly patted her work clothes, walked quickly to Su Xiaoxiao and sat down, introduced herself cordially, and roughly explained the production process. It takes about four hours from the beginning to the finish, and after checking the time with Su Xiaoxiao, it will start.
Su Xiaoxiao remembers that the last time she did handicrafts was when she was in elementary school, she made pottery sculptures in art class.
She is good at painting, but pinching pottery is a short board, no matter how she pinched it, the cup is not like a cup and the bowl is not like a bowl. There were only two days left before handing in the homework, and Su Xiaoxiao frustrated herself with the unformed semi-finished product she had pinched to ask Yan Yimo for help.
Seeing the ugly monster handed over by Su Xiaoxiao, Yan Yimo's shoulders shook and shook, and he was choked by the water in his mouth for a while before he eased up.
In fact, Yan Yimo is not very good at pinching clay sculptures, but he doesn't want to lose face in front of his sister. The two studied how to make clay sculptures for an afternoon according to the pictures on the Internet, and then they squeezed out a small water cup and asked Su Xiaoxiao to hand in his homework on time.
When Su Xiaoxiao came home from Yan Yimo's house, her face was covered with mud, as if she had just rolled out of the mud. The high ponytail pigtails were also scattered, and the nails were still full of mud.
Thinking of this, Su Xiaoxiao couldn't help but chuckle. Seeing the puzzled expression on the female clerk opposite, he quickly suppressed his smile and controlled his expression. Then roll up your sleeves and get ready to start.
Su Xiaoxiao's idea was to make a pebble puppy door number and hang it at the door of Yan Yimo's house.
Both of them are very fond of dogs, and since they were young, they have been looking forward to adding a family member to the family one day. Even if it can't be realized in reality for the time being, it's beautiful to think about. Su Xiaoxiao picked a piece of wood that was not big or small to make the bottom of the door number.
The next step is to choose a pebble that looks like a dog's head, and then grind two small pebbles into the shape of an ear. Su Xiaoxiao carefully selected a large pile of pebbles for a long time, and finally found the three most satisfactory ones, and carefully polished them under the guidance of the clerk.
It's finally done.
Su Xiaoxiao twisted his neck, stretched his arm, and looked up at the clock, it was past five o'clock. Unknowingly, I did it for more than four hours.
Pick up the puppy door number in front of you and look it up and down, don't say, it's really realistic. I just added the eyes, nose and mouth with paint, and the pebbles for the ears are brown and white, especially like a cute little teddy.
"Well, I feel like I could add something."
Su Xiaoxiao muttered to herself, picked up the pink paint at hand and lit a small flower next to the puppy's ear.
Perfect! Complacently, he handed the finished product to the clerk and asked her to help make two holes in the door number with a drill and tie a leather rope.
Finally put it into the gift box, the clerk carried the bag in both hands and handed it back to Su Xiaoxiao.
“Great job!“
“Thank you!“
Su Xiaoxiao happily took it, and on the way back, she couldn't help but open the gift box again and glanced at the small door number inside. Fantasizing about what it would be like to hang on the door of Yan Yimo's house, I couldn't help but steal fun.
At this moment, Yan Yimo in New York had just finished the work at hand and walked into the room to take a bath and relax. When he got to the bedside table, he caught a glimpse of the crystal cherubs, and he stopped. picked up a group photo of the two of them for Christmas, and smiled shallowly, revealing the small pear vortex at the corner of his mouth.
Inadvertently, the simple and monotonous room was a little more colorful because of Su Xiaoxiao's addition.