Chapter 50: Gifts
Si Nian slowly opened the handkerchief, only to find that there was more than one piece stacked here.
There is also a white handkerchief, embroidered diagonally with a wax plum and the word "year".
It's Jiang Sui.
Grandma said that because Jiang Sui was born in the month of Layue, just like this delicate plum blossom, it should bloom in winter.
Yes, Jiang Sui's birthday is coming.
Si Nian put this plum blossom handkerchief in his pocket, folded the handkerchief embroidered with the word Nian again, and put it back in Jiang Sui's schoolbag.
Take the two storage bags and go downstairs.
[Year: Put the things you want on the chair at the bathroom door. γ
At night, the two still slept in the same bed, but one head was facing the head of the bed and the other was facing the end of the bed.
The room was silent, and even the sound of the two of them breathing could be heard.
Jiang Sui was originally facing the direction of the door, lying on his side with his back to Si Nian.
A glimmer of light came through the living room under the crack in the door, flickering and flashing, a little dazzling.
It was the atmosphere lamp she hung on the kitchen door, because it was Christmas Eve, and Jiang Sui didn't let Si Nian turn it off before going to bed.
Jiang Sui turned over and turned to Si Nian's side again.
"Brother, have you slept?"
In the dark, Jiang Sui heard the sound of Si Nian turning over.
"Nope."
Si Nian paused for a moment and asked again, "What's wrong?" β
"It's fine."
I just wanted to call you.
There was silence in the room for a while, and Si Nian suddenly spoke.
"Years old, this year's birthday, how do you want to spend it?"
Birthday?
Si Nian didn't say it, she almost forgot about it.
But do you have to think so early?
The tenth day of the lunar month is either in the middle or late of January every year.
Jiang Sui's voice replied softly, revealing a hint of sleepiness.
"It's still early! Let me think again......"
"Okay, tell me when you've thought about it."
Si Nian's last sentence, Jiang Sui did not answer.
Sleepiness hit, and she couldn't open her mouth anymore.
The second day was Sunday, and Jiang Sui hung in Si Nian's shop for most of the day, and was sent back to school by Si Nian when it was close to evening.
Before Jiang Sui walked to the dormitory building, a message came in from his mobile phone, and when he opened it, he saw that it was Si Nian.
[Year: Birthday, there are only a few days left, think about how to spend it and tell me!] γ
Jiang Sui curled his lips and replied.
γShanxi: Okay! γ
Then Jiang Sui checked the calendar while going upstairs, it turned out that this year's Spring Festival was relatively early, so even her birthday was advanced.
The tenth day of the lunar month this year is the last day of the year, which is just the right time to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new year.
As for how to live and where to live, Jiang Sui still has no idea.
How did you spend your last birthday? She couldn't remember.
It's only been a year.
It's just that people tend to deliberately forget those unhappy days, and Jiang Sui is too.
When I returned to the 610 dormitory, Xiao Wen and Li Ai happened to be there.
As soon as they saw Jiang Sui coming back, the two immediately surrounded him.
"Jiang Sui, come quickly, who did you spend Christmas Eve with last night? Still staying up all night, huh? β
Xiao Wen smiled evilly and began to question Jiang Sui.
Li Ai glanced at Xiao Wen on the side, and her eyes were full of words, "Do you still need to ask?" βγ
Jiang Sui smiled, his voice delicate and soft: "Wenwen, you think too much!" I'm at my brother's! β
Xiao Wenxiang instantly lost interest in interrogating her, and let out an "oh".
Only Li Ai's voice rose slightly, and she deliberately turned around and pulled a long note.
"Oh......"
Because Li Ai had completely understood Jiang Sui's thoughts, her long voice made Jiang Sui a little embarrassed, and her face began to heat up slightly.
"Age, you left us on Christmas Eve, and if you do this again on Chinese New Year's Eve, I can't spare you anymore!"
Xiao Wen pouted, and his tone was a little coquettish.
Jiang Sui couldn't help laughing again, and patted her cheek: "Okay...... Don't lose it, you can do whatever you want! β
"Really?"
Xiao Wen was a little excited as if he had thought about it carefully.
Jiang Sui nodded.
Although she wants to spend this birthday with Si Nian, she can't snub her good friend because of this.
It's a big deal to celebrate his birthday with Si Nian during the day, and then celebrate New Year's Eve with Sister Xiao Wenai at night.
"Haha, Sister Ai, I said that I must have a way to get Sui Sui to go with us!"
Xiao Wen was anxious to show his skills to Li Ai, and Li Ai smiled helplessly: "Okay, you are the best!" β
Jiang Sui saw that the two of them came and went, they must have planned something a long time ago, and they were waiting for her to agree.
"Okay, you two trick me together! Say, how did you two plan for Chinese New Year's Eve? β
Li Ai hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's not me, it's Wenwen, who said that they would go to the Time Bar for New Year's Eve together." β
"Yes, let's go to the bar, there is usually a New Year's Eve carnival night event every year, I couldn't go to high school before, but now it's different, I must go and experience it."
Xiao Wen seemed to be afraid that Jiang Sui would regret it, so he hurriedly added.
Jiang Sui guessed that Xiao Wen might have been a little shadowy after taking her to the bar last time she was strongly resisted, so she carefully set up a set in advance to convince her.
But Xiao Wen didn't know that because of Si Nian's relationship, Jiang Sui had almost stepped on the threshold of the Time Bar.
"Okay, I'll go."
Seeing that Jiang Sui agreed so happily, Xiao Wen hugged her.
"Suisui, I love you so much!"
This Chinese New Year's Eve plan was thus decided.
Jiang Sui hadn't had time to tell Si Nian yet.
Before going to bed at night, she lay in bed and sent messages to Si Nian.
[Shanxi: Brother, I thought about it, let's celebrate my birthday in your bar, my two roommates will be together, you also call Brother Mouse, we will celebrate the New Year together by the way, and we won't delay your work! How's that, I'm smart, right? / Ask for praise]
Jiang Sui checked the calendar and remembered that Si Nian was on duty at the bar that day.
It didn't take long for Si Nian's message to come back.
First of all, a touch of the head, with the word smart emoji.
This was followed by another text message.
[Year: Year old, do you have any birthday gifts you want?] γ
Jiang Sui thought carefully for a moment and tapped his phone to reply.
[Shanxi: Anything? γ
[Year: All right.] γ
What Jiang Sui was waiting for was his words.
She lay under the covers, hooked her lips and smiled, and slowly typed replies on her phone.
[Shanxi: I want to hear you sing me a song by Andy Lau......]
In the end, Jiang Sui was afraid that Si Nian would be embarrassed to reject her, and added another message.
[Shanxi: Any capital will go. / Please]
I don't know that these two messages have passed, and Si Nian has not replied for a long time.
Knowing that Si Nian was at work, he might not be able to see the news in time, so Jiang Sui held his mobile phone in his arms and waited.
Until Jiang Sui was about to fall asleep in a daze, the mobile phone on his chest suddenly vibrated twice.
She was awakened from her daze and hurriedly picked up her phone to check.
[Year: It's late, let's sleep.] γ
Jiang Sui frowned, did he agree or not?
It's the end of the year, and the final exams are approaching, and everyone on campus seems to be very busy, and Jiang Sui is no exception.
Recently, she has been preparing for the essays and final exams of various subjects, and she has been busy with Si Nian.
Regarding the question of the birthday gift, Jiang Sui didn't ask Si Nian again.
She thought that no matter what he gave her for her birthday, she would like it and cherish it.
Because Si Nian has missed her ten birthdays.
She has grown from an ignorant little girl to a young girl who is hired, and he is not in this process.
Thinking about it, it always makes Jiang Sui feel regretful, and there is a hint of sadness.
But fortunately, this year's unexpected reunion finally made them not miss it again.
A few days passed quickly, and it was Jiang's birthday in a blink of an eye.
At 0:00, Jiang Sui received a birthday message from Si Nian, but she fell asleep at that time, and she didn't see it until she got up in the morning.
She immediately replied to Si Nian.
[Shanxi: Thank you, brother.] γ
Si Nian didn't reply, and Jiang Sui guessed that he was probably catching up on sleep at this time.
So she withdrew from the dialog box with Si Nian.
At the same time, I saw the unread messages lying in WeChat, in addition to a few classmates who were good in high school, and Jiang Guodong's.
She replied "thank you" to her old classmates one by one.
As for Jiang Guodong's message, she only glanced at it in a hurry, then withdrew, without making any reply.
Jiang Guodong's message reads:
[Lao Jiang: Years old, my father has flown from Jingbei to Shenhai in the morning, and he came to celebrate your birthday and have a meal with you, what time do you think is appropriate? γ
My son's birthday is my mother's day of suffering.
Originally, such a day would make Jiang Sui think of his mother who had left, and he felt sad.
Jiang Guodong's information made her mood a little worse.
Nineteen years ago, she was born, and he was not there.
Three years ago, my mother was seriously ill and he was away.
Last year, his grandmother died, Jiang Sui's eighteenth birthday, and the college entrance examination at the turning point in his life, he was not there.
What's the point of running over and pretending to be here at this time?
People's eighteenth birthdays and coming-of-age ceremonies are surrounded by parents and relatives.
She can only grow up alone and alone.
At this time, the compensation was too late, and she couldn't accept it.
I finished two classes absentmindedly in the morning, and there was a meditation class in the afternoon, anyway, it was the last class of this semester, and she usually had enough points, so Jiang Sui decided to skip this class and go to Si Nian.
Maybe only by Si Nian's side, her somewhat troubled heart today can get a little stability.
At noon, Jiang Sui went back to the dormitory to say hello to Xiao Wenli Ai and told them to meet at the Time Bar in the evening.
Then he carefully packed himself up and prepared to take a taxi to the store to find Si Nian.
Because she is wearing a little less today for the sake of beauty.
The driver in the taxi was listening to the radio, and when Jiang Sui got into the car, a Hong Kong and Taiwan song was playing on the radio.
Jiang Sui listened to the host and said that this is Chen Huixian's "Where Don't We Meet in Life".
Jiang Sui was fascinated by what he heard all of a sudden.
The song is tactful and melodious, and the lyrics have a deep artistic conception.
And Jiang Sui only heard a true meaning at this time, that is-all encounters in life are reunions after a long absence.
Just like her and Si Nian.
Soon, a taxi arrived.
Jiang Sui entered the store, and Xiao Hai was the only one on the first floor.
Jiang Sui couldn't help but feel a little strange, Si Nian was not there at noon.
So Jiang Sui asked Xiaohai: "What about my brother?" β
Xiaohai shook his head: "I don't know, I just answered the phone and went out, and I deliberately dressed myself up, I don't know who to meet." β
Jiang Sui flattened his mouth when he heard this, and he couldn't guess who was still worthy of Si Nian's attention.
After all, during this period of time, Jiang Sui hadn't seen him dress up carefully a few times.
It may be that he got up a little early this morning, and Jiang Sui will be a little sleepy.
Thinking that she would have to stay up late at night for New Year's Eve, she only said a few words to Xiaohai and went upstairs to take a nap.
I don't know how long she slept before she was woken up by the eager ringing of her mobile phone.
She fumbled her phone to answer it.
Xiao Wen's deliberately low and eager voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hey, Sui Sui, don't you even look at the class group?" Forget about skipping class, don't hand in your homework, Teacher Sixiu said that you can't see your paper after class, and you will hang up in this subject! β
"Ah, I forgot to send the email!"
Jiang Sui sat up smartly, and he was completely sleepy at the moment.
"Hurry, hurry!"
Xiao Wen hurriedly hung up the phone.
Jiang Sui also jumped out of bed in an instant to find the computer.
She has roughly written the paper, but it still needs to be revised in other places, so it is still stored in the draft box and has not been sent.
Jiang Sui didn't bring his laptop out today, and there was only Si Nian's desktop computer in the small living room on the second floor.
She had to borrow it first.
But the computer needs to be logged in and password when it is turned on, so she tried a set of numbers casually, and the display was incorrect.
Forget it, I don't have time to guess, call Si Nian.
Si Nian's side was quickly connected, and before Si Nian could speak, Jiang Sui spoke first.
"100,000 urgent, help, brother, tell me the computer password, I have to hand in my homework!"
Wen Yan just paused on the other end of the phone, and then reported a string of numbers to Jiang Sui.
Jiang Sui entered mechanically and successfully turned on.
"Okay, I won't tell you brother, hang up."
Jiang Sui hurriedly wanted to hang up the phone, but was suddenly stopped by Si Nian: "Hey, Sui Sui ......"