Chapter 56: A Request for Support
Tang Xi went home and slept beautifully, and his dream was full of Qin Zheng's perfect side face lying beside him.
When he woke up the next morning and found that there was only a pillow in his arms, he was extremely disappointed.
When he came home last night, he had already found the contract according to the WeChat message sent by his father, and at the same time contacted the courier company to pick up the parcel.
It's too hot, so it's better not to go out or not to go out.
At about ten o'clock in the morning, a courier wearing a black overalls came to the door and took the contract away, leaving Tang Zhao with a courier number.
Tang Zhao was eating fruit at home to escape the heat, thinking that he had nothing to do, and taking advantage of the weekends to rest and play games at home was also a happy time.
Thinking like this, Tang Zhao sat in front of his computer.
Playing a single masterpiece at home on the weekend should be a very happy thing in itself, until Tang Zhao saw the time and date in the lower right corner of the computer.
This date always made Tang Zhao feel a little familiar.
“……”
When he suddenly woke up, Tang Xuan's world was shocked again.
Today is Changle's birthday......
There have been a lot of things recently, Tang Zhao even forgot about it, he regretted it in his heart, and then remembered that on his birthday before, Chang Le used the hard-earned money he got from his father to buy a pair of sneakers for himself, Tang Zhao felt that he was really a kind person.
Either way, there is still a chance to remedy.
In fact, there is no need to pay too much attention to the sense of ritual between boys, but the so-called etiquette is still exchanged, considering that Chang Le gives birthday gifts to himself every year, and he also shouts a word on weekdays, no matter what, Tang Zhao can't do errands here.
On Friday, after school, Changle seemed to be in a good mood, and it was no different than usual. Even if he is such a heartless Chang Le, if he knows that he forgot his birthday, he will feel sad......
A strong sense of guilt haunted his heart, and Tang Zhao felt that while it was still too late, he had to quickly remedy it.
The first thing to think about is what to give to Changle as a birthday gift.
On his birthday this year, Chang Le gave Tang Zhao a pair of sneakers, the original price of which was more than 800. Chang Le would never wear such expensive shoes on weekdays, and these shoes were completely earned by Chang Le's help in the Baita Night Market, and his own hard work and sweat, this alone was difficult for Tang Zhao to make up for.
Tang Zhao's heart was in a mess, so he was ready to ask for help from the guests outside the venue.
As for this off-site guest, it is naturally the sweet and lovely Qin Zheng in the show.
When Qin Zheng arrived at Tang Zheng's house, Tang Zheng had a sad face.
"Tsk, your current expression really looks like a negative man whose wife is pregnant and having an affair and is found out."
“……”
Tang Zhao was noncommittal about this, he needed Qin Zheng's help, so naturally he couldn't just talk back.
At least when it comes to giving gifts, girls should be much more delicate than boys.
"Not to mention the value of the sneakers that Chang Le gave you, although there are many shoes in the world that are far more expensive than the price of these shoes, but this is what Chang Le bought with the delivery fee that he worked hard to earn from his father as a high school student, and you must not be able to compare to this alone. In addition, it is now close to noon, and you haven't even said a happy birthday to him, which is even more of a loss within a loss. If you want me to say, Chang Le can have a friend like you, it's really eight lifetimes of mold......"
"I called you here to help solve the problem......"
"Tang Xuan, how do you want to solve it?"
"Last year, Chang Le not only gave me a birthday gift, but also invited me to dinner. I think I should at least show my heart on his birthday. ”
"Oh no. Then hurry up and change your clothes and get ready to go out. ”
Qin Zheng had a smile in his eyes, and he was confident about everything.
Tang Zhao followed Qin Zheng's instructions, quickly changed his clothes in the room, and then followed Qin Zheng out of the house.
The air conditioner on the subway car makes people feel a cool atmosphere, and their target location is Zhongyuan Street, where they have been there several times, and Qin Zheng's purpose is to let Tang Zhao go there to buy birthday gifts for Chang Le, after all, it is a pedestrian street, and there are many stores of various brands.
"Then you say, do I want to send him a WeChat message to say happy birthday now?"
In the smoothly driving carriage, Tang Qiu held his mobile phone in his hand and said to Qin Zheng with a worried face.
"It's almost noon anyway, and the main event is definitely going to be in the evening. Now it's better to make a mistake, you just pretend to forget that today is Changle's birthday, and wait until the evening to surprise him. Oh yes, I forgot, you don't have to pretend, you really forgot. ”
“……”
Tang Zheng was ridiculed by Qin Zheng to the point that he couldn't take care of himself, Qin Zheng was heart-wrenching in his words, obviously for Tang Zheng to forget his best friend's birthday, Qin Zheng was upset for Chang Le in his heart.
Tang Qiu knew that he was at a loss, but he didn't say anything.
The two of them came all the way to the familiar Zhongyuan Street, where there are indeed a dazzling variety of brand stores, including those selling gold, silver, jewelry, watches, fashion, and clothing, as well as special gift shops.
"Changle is not a girl, and she doesn't need such exquisite gifts. All you have to do is choose something that works for him and that he can use regularly. Gifts are often more important than value. ”
"So what is it that he is often able to use......"
Tang Zheng frowned and asked Qin Zheng on the side, but Qin Zheng looked helpless.
"Or you should break up."
“……”
"What have you given him before?"
"Almost everything you can imagine has been delivered, after all, we've all known each other for so many years......"
"Then you just give yourself to him as a boyfriend this year."
Qin Zheng grimaced, with a wicked smile on his face.
"Something is wrong with you...... Can you be serious, I'm really upset......"
"There's a gift shop over there, let's go check it out first."
At Qin Zheng's suggestion, the two of them braved the scorching sun and walked into a gift shop on Zhongyuan Street.
It's a place that specializes in selling small gifts, and it's also very warmly furnished. The shelves are filled with exquisite gifts, whether they are crystal ball ornaments or hand-held soft toys, and each gift does not look as cheap as the stalls.
Tang Qiu walked along the road in the middle of the shelves, looking carefully at the shelves on the left and right, trying to find a gift for Chang Le.
Qin Zheng was walking on the other side, she was just casually strolling around the store, as for what gift to give Chang Le in the end, the decision was of course in Tang Zhao's hands.
It's just that when her eyes stayed on the shelf, she happened to find a silver dolphin necklace lying quietly in the gift box.
At the beginning, when she and Tang Zhao went to the Baita Night Market, they also found a necklace of the same kind, but this one was far from comparable to the stalls in terms of color and saturation.
She picked up the necklace and put it in the palm of her hand to look at it carefully, there was a cold touch when she started it, and there was a love heart on the top of the little dolphin's head, which looked very cute.
Qin Zheng looked at the product label next to him, it was a sterling silver necklace, it should be fine. It's just that the price is a little high, and it's not in the ideal range of Qin Zheng.
Qin Zheng is not without money, her family is well-off, but she has no habit of extravagance and waste. If the desired product exceeds his ideal price, Qin Zheng would rather choose to give up.
So she put the dolphin necklace back in its place.
Tang Zhao happened to come around, he wanted Qin Zheng to consult about the choice of gifts, but he happened to see Qin Zheng put the silver dolphin necklace back in its place.
When he was in the Baita Night Market before, Tang Zheng also saw Qin Zheng also looking at a necklace, which was also the same dolphin style.
"Why don't you buy it if you like it, there should be no fakes here, so this necklace should be sterling silver."
"The price is too expensive, wait for me to go back and see if I can buy the same model at a cheaper price when I go back online."
"You're really going to get by...... Well, when it's your birthday, I'll give you this dolphin necklace. ”
"Say yes, it's a deal."
Qin Zheng turned his head to look at Tang Qiu, with a smile on his face.
"It's a deal."
Tang Zhao also responded with a confident smile.
After that, Tang Zhao led Qin Zheng to the side of the gift he had chosen.
What Qin Zheng didn't expect was that Tang Xuanxuan's gift to Chang Le turned out to be a harmonica.
Reminiscent of Chang Le's optimistic performance on weekdays, he was very arrogant, he ran to the playground to play basketball when he had the opportunity, the whole person was simple-minded and had developed limbs, Qin Zheng couldn't imagine Chang Le playing the harmonica anyway.
"Chang Le can actually play the harmonica?"
Qin Zheng had a crying and laughing expression on his face, and Tang Xi shook his head gently.
"He probably won't."
"Then you still give him a harmonica? He won't blow it if you send him? ”
"I don't know, I just think he'll like this gift, if I have to say it, it's a man's sixth sense."
Qin Zheng couldn't refute this, although there was such a thing as the sixth sense, and women seemed to be more accurate.
"What do you think, will Changle like this gift?"
Tang Qi asked towards Qin Zheng, and Qin Zheng's gaze fell on the harmonica again, its black lacquer body shimmering, and foreign characters were engraved on it.
"I think Chang Le will like any gift you give, but let him learn this by himself, maybe it's a little difficult for a strong man."
As soon as Qin Zheng's words fell, a young male clerk walked over.
"This is a harmonica made in Germany, and the musical instrument store opened by a friend of our boss has recently been facing closure due to poor management, so he entrusted our boss to put it in the store to help sell it, and it has made a great price discount on the basis of the original price."
Tang Yu wanted to give Changle Harmonica as a birthday gift, but it was not a temporary idea. When Chang Le was at Tang Xiang's house before, Tang Zhao once heard Chang Le's mobile phone change the call ringtone, which was a piece played by a violin, with an elegant melody and a beautiful melody.
Tang Zhao didn't know much about music, but most of the ringtones of Changle before were the climax of the enthusiastic music, so he suddenly changed his style, which made Tang Zhao feel novel.
"I actually like this kind of music, and I've thought about teaching myself how to play an instrument, but I don't have much experience. If I think I'm going to play the violin, it would look weird. It doesn't have to be a violin, it can be some other simple instrument......"
Faced with Chang Le's explanation at the time, Tang Qiu gave another answer.
"Hulusi."
When he finished speaking, both of them laughed.
Recalling the picture at that time, Tang Qiu felt that the harmonica should be a way for Chang Le to get in touch with music. He wouldn't really give Chang Le a handful of gourd silk, and if Chang Le ran to make a music combination with the uncle who played the erhu with a radio around his neck, it would really be a tragedy in the world.
"It's my business whether I send it or not, it's his business whether he learns it or not."
"Okay."
Qin Zheng nodded, and Tang Zhao immediately chose this harmonica as Chang Le's birthday gift.
Since Qin Zheng knew that today was Chang Le's birthday, he also chose a boy doll who played basketball to prepare as a birthday gift for Chang Le. After all, courtesy is light and affectionate, as long as the heart arrives.
After handling this matter, Tang Zhao felt a little relieved.
It's noon, and it's time for lunch.
The lunch was in the fast-food section of the Zhongyuan Street mall, not even a store.
"We can go to a better place to eat, I asked you to accompany me out on such a hot day, it's normal for you to have a big meal......"
Tang Qian looked at the cold face in front of him, and his tone was full of regret.
"It's okay, that's fine, there is no distinction between high and low delicious food."
Qin Zheng said casually, and at the same time began to move his chopsticks to eat the cold noodles in the bowl.
Regarding the matter of eating cold noodles together, Qin Zheng asked for it, so they came here.
Tang Qi looked at Qin Zheng in front of him and was silent.
"What's the matter, eat, don't you like cold noodles?"
"No, it's just that the delicious food you just said doesn't distinguish between high and low, and my mother used to say that."
"Then we must be very compatible."
Qin Zheng had a smile on his face, Tang Yu stared at her delicate face, and affirmed Qin Zheng in his heart.
You'll get along, because it's you.
After eating cold noodles in the fast food area, when the two of them were about to go home, at the entrance of the first floor of the mall, Tang Zhao asked Qin Zheng to rest here for a while, and he went to help Qin Zheng buy cold fruit tea to cool down. Qin Zheng happily accepted, and then Tang Zhao walked out of the mall.
After some time, Tang Zhao returned.
Qin Zheng looked at him sweating profusely, took out a tissue from his pocket and handed it to him to wipe his sweat.
"There are too many people queuing outside......"
Tang Zhao complained, and then handed the fruit tea in his hand to Qin Zheng.
The two of them sat together and discussed what to do next.
"The gift Changle bought for you was bought with the money he earned, which is his intention. Although the harmonica you bought is imported from Germany and the price is not cheap, it is your parents' money after all. In mind, you owe something to Chang Le. ”
"What then?"
Tang Xi sought answers from the Zhiduoxing girl beside him.
Qin Zheng winked at Tang Qiu with his right eye, signaling that he already had a plan in mind.