Xu Yin looked at the word "we" sent by Lu Yunzhou and chose to remain silent and determined not to seek friendship with her fellow villagers at this time.
Out of Class 9, they were the only three who passed the exam in the capital, so what?
She was no stranger to the capital, so she didn't want to hang out with her classmates.
Even if we are in a group, there is still Comrade Xiaojin.
But she didn't say anything, but Gong Xi called her: "Xu Yin, when are you leaving in August?" I might leave early too, why don’t we come together? ]
Xu Yin: "..."
Don’t you have a male lead? Why didn’t you date the male lead and instead date a little cannon fodder like your sister?
Sister is busy, don’t cue!
Fortunately, Qiao Manxing answered: "Xixi, why don't you attend my birthday before leaving? My birthday is on the 25th."
With that said, everyone turned the topic to Qiao Manxing's birthday party.
The eighteenth birthday is usually held together with the college entrance banquet, and Qiao Manxing is no exception. He invites many classmates and makes an appointment to have dinner first and then sing karaoke. Anyway, on the first night of adulthood, there is no way to do it. It's not possible to pass through the night.
Xu Yin rubbed her chin, wondering if she should also hold a more lively birthday party for Comrade Xiaojin?
She had to go back to the countryside for her own birthday, and Xu's father and Xu's mother wanted to go up to the mountain to offer sacrifices and tell their ancestors that their daughter had been admitted to college and was ranked among the top 985 in the country. From now on, the Xu family has become a family with a college student!
Therefore, I have been preparing dry food ingredients in the past few days. As for chicken, duck, fish, shrimp, local pork, etc., you can buy better ones in the countryside than in the city, so it is not too late to buy them when you get there.
But if Jiang Youjin's birthday is the same as the date on the ID card, then it happens to be the day before they leave for the capital.
If she didn't take care of it for him, his eighteenth birthday would probably slip by while packing his luggage and recharging his energy.
Xu Yin took out her mobile phone, found Chen Yan's contact number, and contacted him.
…
It’s mid-August in the blink of an eye.
While sorting out the dry goods such as mushrooms and fungus given by relatives in her hometown, Xu's mother said to her daughter: "Yinyin, you really can't cook by yourself in the dormitory? The mountain goods your eldest lady gave are quite good, how about mom pack them for you?" You can take a pack with you, just in case you can cook it and you can cook it anytime you want."
Xu Yin watched the videos and photos sent by Jiang Zuoyu from the birthday party decoration site in a small group with only her, Chen Yan, and Jiang Zuoyu. After hearing this, she said: "Mom, induction cookers and open flames are prohibited in the dormitory, mainly because of fear of fire."
Xu's mother said regretfully: "Then I'll have to wait until you come back from vacation to cook it for you. I asked your eldest lady to order two native chickens she raised. When she goes back to visit the tomb in the winter solstice, she will ask the villagers to buy some chestnuts from the mountains. I’ll cook chestnut and mushroom stewed chicken for you.”
"Um."
However, Xu's mother's words reminded her that if she wanted to open a small kitchen for herself and Comrade Xiaojin, there seemed to be no room.
How about renting a small two-bedroom apartment in a residential building between Huada and Huanong? Can you have a place to cook on the weekends?
But I’ll wait until I get to the capital to see this. For now, I’ll celebrate Comrade Xiaojin’s birthday.
"Sister Yinyin, what do you think of our arrangement?"
A report from Jiang Zuoyu claiming credit came from the front.
"It's okay! I'll leave the scene to you two. I'll make a cake. See you later!"
Putting away her phone, Xu Yin went to the kitchen to butter the cake she baked last night.
Xu's mother knew that she was going to celebrate Jiang Youjin's birthday in the evening, so she raised her voice and said, "Why don't you eat cake on your birthday? Your dad marinated some pig's feet last night. Let's cut them up and take them with us!"
"good."
"Do you want to eat the plums your grandpa grew? They are quite sweet and have a lot of water, but they look a bit ugly. On the ground next to the refrigerator, you can pick some better-looking ones to wash and eat."
"good."
"You have to get up early to catch the plane tomorrow, and don't play too late at night."
"knew."
At 4:30 in the afternoon, Jiang Youjin had just hung the washed and dried curtains back on the window, and took a look at the small third bedroom that he had cleaned like a new home.
Tomorrow, he will go to the capital to study. His younger brother will go to the capital for a few days to play. After returning, he will move to the Xu family to stay. In the next year, the brothers won't be home much.
He found the dust cover and covered some furniture and electrical appliances that were rarely used.
After finishing the work, I sat quietly in my parents' room, staring at the last photo of them in a daze.
The phone rang.
I saw it was his brother calling.
"Brother, come on, come on! Come to the rescue! I was stopped by Brother Ming! Ming, Brother Ming, don't come closer. My brother will be here soon. If you have anything to say..."
"Where are you? Send me your location!"
Jiang Youjin listened to what was happening on the other end of the phone and immediately got up and went out.
Keep reminding my brother: "Do you need to call the police? Don't hang up your phone..."
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Zuoyu turned on the amplifier and glanced awkwardly at Brother Ming opposite him.
Brother Ming laughed angrily: "Use me as a ready-made tool? Ha!"
"Brother Ming, don't be angry. This is not what my sister Yin ordered. She wanted to celebrate my brother's eighteenth birthday as a surprise. If I didn't make it up like this, my brother wouldn't come here."
When he heard that it was Xu Yin's idea, Brother Ming was discouraged and waved his hands feebly. Suddenly he thought of something and looked around nervously: "Is she here too?"
"Yeah. I told you that I would celebrate my brother's birthday, so of course she will be here."
Brother Ming instantly stood upright.
There was nothing I could do, I was afraid of being beaten by Xu Yin.
He actually came out of the detention center half a month ago, and the first time he came out, he wanted to take revenge on Jiang Zuoyu.
Damn it, if it wasn't for this kid, how could he have stayed in there for so long?
Of course, when it comes to revenge, the person you should seek revenge on most is that little girl.
But who said he couldn't beat her? He could only vent his anger to Jiang Zuoyu.
It turned out that this kid was too naughty, so he ran away when he saw him, provoking him while running, leading him to the gate of the community, where he met Xu Yin who came to Jiang Youjin to read in the library.
Well, that bitch beat him up again and said that if she comes to cause trouble for the Jiang brothers in the future, she doesn't mind going directly to his house and beating him in front of his mother.
Don't look at him being a fool outside and not learning well, but he is filial at home, because he has no father since he was a child, so he relies on his mother to raise him with shit and urine. He can obviously find a good family and remarry, but in order to prevent him from suffering and being wronged, I have been a widow for twenty years, and now I am looking forward to him marrying a wife and having a baby. If I know that he is messing around like this outside, I will be angry to death.
After that, Brother Ming never came to cause trouble. It just so happened that he was out of the detention center with nothing to do and found a job as a delivery boy in a wholesale market. If he wasn't delivering food to the KTV kitchen, he didn't want to meet Jiang Zuoyu. Forced to act as a tool.
"Well, Brother Ming, my brother will be here soon, and I need you to perform a show. You can carry me in by the collar and lead my brother to the box."
"..." Brother Ming squinted at him, "I don't beat you because it's for her sake, but don't think I'm easy to mess with..."
"Brother Ming."
Xu Yin's voice came from the lobby door.
Brother Ming froze instantly.
(End of chapter)
