After more than two months of silence, we are happy to welcome Christmas. The campus is full of trees with ribbons and Christmas charms. Walking through it is like being in a dreamy Christmas forest, and people are unconsciously immersed in the festive atmosphere of gold, red and green carefully created by the school staff. Inexplicable longing occupied all of our hearts, and even important things like the final exams in a month were temporarily put aside. As early as a month ago, we had booked a private room in the western restaurant, and we planned to meet there after school on Christmas Day. According to the plan drawn up by Xingyuan and Yu Menghan, first, we share the restaurant's Christmas special set together, and then, we exchange Christmas gifts with each other, if it is still early, we can also order a cup of coffee, drink and chat, as long as we boarders can return to the dormitory before the 10 o'clock curfew, the dormitory manager aunt will not bother with us. Originally, we wanted to invite the wind ensemble to participate in the event, but unfortunately the box could accommodate a limited number of people, so we had to give up. Of course, we're talking about the string section, and the rest of the group can't be included in "we" most of the time.

It's rare for eight people to go out to eat together, so everyone naturally has to dress up carefully. Xingyuan took off her school uniform and changed into a pale pink wool dress. After putting on light makeup, she stood in front of the mirror and looked at it for a while, deciding to loosen her hair and put on a butterfly-shaped golden hairpin. Against the backdrop of the black and white school uniform, her dress looks particularly delicate and elegant. On the way from the dormitory to the school gate, many students looked at her with appreciation. My parents only cared about the practicality of their clothes, and dark sportswear was their first choice, and brightly colored dresses were never on their radar. For as long as I can remember, I've never worn a dress, whether I like it or not, just because I don't. Not to mention makeup. Changing clothes is very easy for me, and it is especially meaningless. I pulled out a random coat from the closet and slipped it over my uniform to cover the school badge, and that was done. Xingyuan didn't offer to borrow my skirt to wear, but her skirts look expensive, and if they are damaged, I am afraid that I will not be able to pay for them with my living expenses alone. I'd rather be ridiculed for my mediocre appearance than risk alarming my parents. Once they knew that I had borrowed Xingyuan's clothes to wear, they would have to question me why I had done such a thing. Didn't we give you enough clothes to wear? How do I answer then? Because everyone wears a skirt, I want to wear it too? Because I want to look as good as them? Because this is the romantic feelings of a girl? None of these reasons could be justified in the eyes of my parents. Since I'm just changing into a coat, there's no need for makeup, is there?

"Yin Ran, Xian Xingyuan, where are you going?" When we passed by the basketball court, we ran into Xu Yinyao, who was about to go home.

"Go to Christmas dinner." I grinned triumphantly.

"I'm really envious......" Xu Yinyao blinked and sighed sincerely.

Seeing his sour appearance, I couldn't help but tease him. "And then there's the exchange of Christmas presents."

"And Christmas presents!" He stared intently at the carton in my hand, his lips slightly open.

"yes." Xingyuan smiled and nodded.

"Hey...... You have Christmas gifts, and Yang Fan also has Christmas gifts...... I didn't ......," Xu Yinyao lowered his head and muttered quietly.

"Yang Fan?" I was a little curious about what gift Xin Tian gave him.

"yes, it's the scarf he's wearing today." Xu Yinyao said with a wry smile.

After listening to his words, I remembered that he did ask Yang Fan before school why he didn't take off his scarf in physical education class. I didn't finish their conversation, but I could guess how Yang Fan would make fun of him. Only he didn't understand Yang Fan's thoughts of sweating profusely in order to show off.

"It's not too cold, and it seems too early to put on a scarf." Xingyuan expressed her opinion in a calm tone.

Hearing this, Xu Yinyao smiled happily: "Yes, I said the same just now." ”

For fear of delaying our trip, Xu Yinyao hurriedly said goodbye to us after speaking. Looking at his somewhat lonely back, I secretly hesitated to knit him a scarf.

The western restaurant was recommended by Xingyuan, the steak, spaghetti and salad were delicious, the cake was especially delicious, and we couldn't help but finish our share of the cake when we thought of waiting for coffee to drink. After the waiter took away the dishes, we took out the prepared gifts and put them on the table. The rules for exchanging gifts are very simple, the price of the gift is set within fifty yuan, each person takes out a note with their name written on it from Yu Menghan's hand, and then gives the gift to the corresponding person, and draws their own name again.

"Who's coming first?" Yu Menghan glanced at us, her eyes shining brightly.

"Let's start with you, clockwise." Xin Tian proposed.

In less than five minutes, we were ready to exchange gifts.

"You can open the gifts!" As soon as Yu Menghan's words fell, there was noise and laughter in the box.

What you can buy for fifty yuan is nothing more than some gadgets and snacks, and in comparison, Xingyuan and my gifts are quite special. Xing Yuan prepared a hardcover version of "War and Peace", worth more than forty yuan, although the weight is heavy, but there is no overspending. I prepared a pair of knitted wool dolls, using several colors of wool, not counting the labor costs, a total of 38 yuan. To be fair, this is not my cup of triumph, but surprisingly, everyone loved them after playing with them. At first, Xingyuan thought they were woven by Xin Tian, but then remembered that this was a gift from me, and couldn't help but be amazed.

"Yin Ran, these two dolls are so well woven, just as beautiful as the ones sold in the store. Is there a chance you can teach me? Xingyuan asked, holding a doll in one hand, looking at me expectantly.

"Of course you can, it's not that hard to learn." I hid my shyness with a smile. Admittedly, I'm not used to being complimented by others.

"It's hard to learn on your own." Xin Tian pouted and said, "I knew that you were so good at knitting wool, so I would have asked you to teach me, and I didn't have to follow the video to learn." ”

"You also want to weave a pair with Yang Fan, right?"

Xin Tian hurriedly denied it. Seeing Xin Tian's face full of shyness, everyone showed a meaningful smile.

We each ordered a cup of coffee and started chatting aimlessly. Unlike many of you, I don't know much about their past, so a lot of the time I can only listen quietly and not be able to interject. I learned from their conversation that Xingyuan's parents are both doctors, one is engaged in internal medicine and the other is engaged in surgery, which can be described as a match made in heaven. What's even more admirable is that her father was already the second-in-command in the department at a young age, and her mother was also the backbone elite in the hospital, so Xingyuan's family was very wealthy.

"Xingyuan, your sweater dress is so beautiful, did your mother buy it for you?" Among the eight of us, only Xingyuan wears light colors, and it is difficult not to be noticed.

Xingyuan hesitated for a moment, and replied indifferently: "I picked it myself." ”

"You have a good eye, you can give me ideas next time I go shopping for clothes." Yu Menghan hurriedly praised.

"I'm going too!"

"Me too!"

Speaking of clothing, everyone's interest is high except for me, and there is no one who doesn't want to go shopping with Xingyuan.

"Xingyuan, do you want to be a doctor in the future?" Xin Tian took a sip of coffee and asked casually. Jumping from one topic to another completely unrelated topic is something that happens all the time in our small talk. Everything is so relaxed, there is no deep thought, there is no diency, only talk about what everyone wants to talk about, only say what they want to say, we all enjoy this way of getting along.

"This ...... It's still undecided......" After pondering for a long time, Xing Yuan replied softly.

"Actually, there is no need to decide now, after all, there are still two years left, and you can think about it slowly." Xin Tian wiped the milk foam on his mouth with a paper towel and continued: "It's just that Yang Fan asked me about my future plans recently, and I couldn't answer, so I want to refer to your thoughts." ”

"What did Yang Fan say?" Everyone looked at Xin Tian with interest.

The appearance of this name is always accompanied by a myriad of questions. What Christmas gift did Yang Fan give you? Do you have any thoughts on your future development? Does Yang Fan have any vision for your future life? Does Yang Fan want to go to the same university as you? Could it be that Yang Fan has promised not to marry you? The others focused their eyes on Xin Tian completely, so that only me, who was sitting next to Xingyuan, noticed that her expression was a little abnormal.

"What's wrong?" I turned my head to Xingyuan and whispered.

"It's nothing ......," Xingyuan barely managed to squeeze out a smile. She quietly pulled a book out of her bag and handed it under the table. "Take it."

It is a book of "Hohmann Violin Basics". I looked at Xingyuan blankly, not knowing what she meant.

"This is a Christmas present for you. Come to my house during the winter vacation, and I'll teach you to play the violin. After saying that, Xingyuan put the book firmly on my lap.

"Thank you......" I silently stuffed the book into my bag, feeling mixed with my feelings. Xingyuan's kindness undoubtedly warmed my heart. But I don't have much to say but thank you. After a few music elective lessons, I fell in love with the violin, its delicateness, and its timbre. At the same time, I also knew that my parents would never buy me a piano. They would only say that instead of wasting time practicing the violin, it is better to read the book several times and do a few more sets of questions. Don't have hopes, that's what they've taught me since I was a kid. Fortunately, I can occasionally borrow the piano in the classroom to practice, but what about the winter break? It's impossible for me to borrow Xingyuan's piano all the time, not to mention that Xingyuan's piano is professional-grade, and it is not suitable for beginners like me to practice. For Xingyuan to value her friendship with me so much, I am moved and grateful, but I will inevitably feel confused. I asked her why, and she only vaguely replied that I was very similar to her, and as for what it was, she asked me to guess for myself. I've known her for more than three months, and even though we often travel together and our relationship grows deeper, I still can't guess the answer. And what I saw and heard tonight, instead of finding a clue, made her seem farther away from me, stranger to me. Perhaps, I don't know her at all.

"It's nine o'clock, we should go back." After Xingyuan looked at her watch, she announced to the boarders.

Now that you're having fun, why not go back? After everyone handed over the money to Yu Menghan to settle the bill, they went back separately.