Chapter 14: Birthday Presents
Coaxed Xiaobai, Han Shiying walked on the road boldly and confidently, and then walked into a grocery store that was not good-looking.
Before the wooden door that was pushed open was closed, Han Shiying had already rushed to the counter, and went straight to the point in a hurry:
"Grandpa Sun, how much money have I saved with you?"
"Yo, the little birthday star is here," the old man behind the counter raised his head, held the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose and said with a smile, "Your money has been kept by grandpa for you, and now you suddenly ask, it seems that you have a girl's own little thoughts?" ”
"No..."Han Shiying squirmed, and naturally denied it, "I'll just ask casually and see how much interest you owe me." ”
"You girl, grandpa didn't calculate the storage fee with you," Grandpa Sun poked her head funny, and opened the account book at hand, "I'll see... Everything you stored here last time was sold, and now there are eight hundred and three dollars in total. ”
"That's it..."Han Shiying nodded, an imperceptible disappointment flashed on her face, "I know, thank you Grandpa Sun~"
"Hey, Sakura-chan, wait..."Grandpa Sun stopped her, carefully took out a box from the drawer and handed it to her, "Today is your fifteenth birthday, this is Grandpa's birthday present to you." ”
"Thank you, grandpa..."Han Shiying opened the box and was instantly attracted by the pair of cherry blossom earrings inside, "It's so beautiful!" ”
"If you like it," Grandpa Sun happily touched her little head, "I wish us Sakura a happy birthday." ”
"But my mother won't let me get my ears pierced now, I can't wear it..."Han Shiying couldn't put it down, and a trace of regret flashed on her little face.
"Don't worry, grandpa told you, you must go with your beloved," Grandpa Sun comforted, and there was a thick longing rolling in his old cloudy eyes, "In this way, the two of them can still be together in the next life..."
Han Shiying looked at him suddenly lonely, and felt a pang of distress in her heart, but she didn't speak again.
She knew that every time like this, Grandpa Sun must have remembered his late wife...
"Alright, you can go back quickly," the old man smiled at her kindly, "don't keep everyone waiting. ”
"Isn't Grandpa going with me?" Han Shiying grabbed Grandpa Sun's hand and shook it, her big eyes blinking.
"No need Sakura-chan, grandpa has already eaten," Grandpa Sun shook his head and patted her soothingly, "Besides, grandpa still has to look at the store." ”
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Leaving the grocery store, Han Shiying passed by the clothing store with a white dress on the way home.
She unconsciously looked into the window, and the white floral dress was gone.
An indescribable sense of loss enveloped her, and she stood by the window for a moment, then continued in the direction of home.
Also... I'm a bad girl who fights all day long.,Why do you want to wear a skirt on a whim...
Look, no fate is no fate, not only can't you get together the money, but even the skirt was bought...
But the nervous classmate Han Shiying quickly forgot this little regret after eating and drinking, after all, the food on the table today was all her favorite food.
When she returned to her room, she collapsed on the bed contentedly, and was about to fall asleep so comfortably, when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"Who..."Han Shiying turned over on the bed, really didn't want to get out of bed to open the door.
"Your brother."
With this helpless voice sounding, Han Shiying bounced up from the bed suddenly, and ran over to open the door for Han Zhengming before she even had time to put on her slippers, for fear that her brother would wait for a long time.
"Why don't you wear shoes?" Han Zhengming noticed the pair of snow-white little feet on the ground and frowned reproachfully.
"I miss you~" Han Shiying blinked and pulled out an excuse without thinking.
But the joy is real, Han Zhengming locked himself in his room most of the time after the accident, and rarely came to her room to play with her like before.
Today, it seems, for the first time in three months...
"I'm really not ashamed..."Han Zhengming shook his head helplessly, while reaching out and handing her a bag, "Oh, your birthday present." ”
"Didn't you already deliver it with your parents at dinner?" Han Shiying took it suspiciously, her expression surprised and delighted.
She also knows the financial situation of her family, and at such a difficult time now, let alone three people buying a gift together, even if there is no gift and it is not a birthday, she still understands.
"I secretly bought it for you with New Year's money, don't tell your parents," Han Zhengming smiled dotingly, and then sighed almost imperceptibly, "During this time, I have wronged you..."
"Don't say that..."Han Shiying pouted, and argued to herself a little unconvinced, "I'm still having a good time..."
It's just that the last half of the sentence still didn't come out after all-
If only you could be as healthy as you used to...
After a short silence, Han Zhengming quietly changed the topic: "Well, let's open it and take a look first~"
And when Han Shiying's fingers touched the soft touch in the bag, she suddenly realized something, and hurriedly took the whole thing out of the bag.
Pure white background, light pink cherry blossoms... It's like the dress that's gone in the window of that clothing store!
The eyes that were already faintly sour finally couldn't help but burst into tears, Han Shiying looked at her with a calm face with teary eyes, or rather, Han Zhengming, who had an inexplicable face, didn't say anything for a long time.
She imagined how her brother would sneak out alone, how he would push a wheelchair into the store alone, how he would buy the dress...
Maybe he met those people again, or maybe he was ridiculed and ridiculed again.
But the brother, who has always been arrogant, would rather not care about these things, just to buy a dress for his sister who is always in trouble.
And his big stupid sister even suspected that his brother didn't love her anymore...
"Thank you, brother," Han Shiying snorted, trying her best to speak in a normal appearance, "I'll dress well!" ”
She thought, she would never forget, on her fifteenth birthday, the first dress in her life.
Of course, Han Shiying at this time would never know that this was not the first one in her life, but it was the worst and most precious one.