“You… you…”
The girl raised her head, her glasses wide open, first dazed and surprised, then panicked: "How did you..."
"Hello, I'm the new neighbor, I live next door to you."
Xia Xu winked at her and stretched out his hand as if for a handshake.
As for the girl in the white dress, the person who could make Xia Xu so intimate and familiar with her could certainly not be anyone else but the little white flower.
"Neighbor?"
Tang Youxin's little head seemed to have not yet reacted to the huge amount of information, or to say, it had not yet reacted to the complex emotional fluctuations and impact of thoughts.
"Right. So, for the sake of our neighbors, can I have those two special buns?"
Xia Xu pointed at the two strange-shaped buns with a teasing smile.
He rarely went to the consulting company on weekends, but every time he went there, Xiao Baihua would always take out two strange-looking buns, so there was no need to ask who these buns were prepared for.
"No, this is my own breakfast."
Tang Youxin turned her head away shyly.
"What's wrong? You're so picky when selling things to others."
Probably hearing the noise here and thinking that there was a dispute, the middle-aged man in the back of the store limped over.
"Dad, it's not... it's just..."
Tang Youxin hurriedly went to support the lame middle-aged man, and then stammered and tried to explain.
"Excuse me, uncle. I was just joking. I just moved in next door. Please take care of me in the future."
Xia Xu chuckled calmly, which invisibly helped the little white flower out of the predicament.
"Hahaha, no problem. What's the matter with me? We'll be neighbors in the future. I still hope that you can take care of my business."
Although the middle-aged man was lame, he did not have the slightest bit of the gloom and melancholy that a disabled patient might have. Instead, he seemed very cheerful.
"Of course, of course. From now on, I will leave my breakfast to you, uncle."
Xia Xu nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face and said, "By the way, my name is Xia Xu. What's your name, uncle?"
"Haha, what's your last name? My last name is Tang, Tang Zhan. You can call me Uncle Tang or Brother Tang or Old Tang."
The lame man waved his hand, still smiling brightly.
"Then I'll call you Uncle Tang. I don't dare to call you that later."
Xia Xu was also smiling.
"What's there to be afraid of? At most, we can just be friends regardless of age difference."
Tang Zhan laughed.
"No, no, no, that won't work. You must call me Uncle Tang. Uncle Tang, you can call me Xiao Xia, Xiao Xu from now on. The generations cannot be mixed up."
Xia Xu waved his hands repeatedly, especially when he inadvertently glanced at the little white flower next to him with puffed up cheeks staring at him, as if he would be killed if he dared to agree, and he shook his head like a rattle.
"Okay, if you want to call me uncle, then call me uncle. It's up to you."
Tang Zhan didn't care about that. He introduced her, "This is my daughter, Tang Youxin. You two should be about the same age, right?"
"Well, that should be about the same."
Xia Xu smiled and nodded in agreement.
"Haha, the young man is good, he is handsome, and he speaks and acts in a generous manner. Unlike my girl, she is not worldly and doesn't even dare to say hello to strangers."
Tang Zhan said this with a smile, using both praise and criticism in his words.
"Unable to come out into the world" is the dialect in Star City. It roughly means that a person is introverted, not good at socializing, or can't accomplish anything. It is usually used by elders to blame the younger generation. In rare cases, it is also used as a humble term. It is similar to the ancients calling their sons "dog sons".
Hearing this, Xia Xu smiled and retorted: "Uncle Tang, what you said is wrong. Men are the ones who are not worldly, and girls are the ones who are quiet and gentle. I don't know how popular they are."
"You're saying black is white, and you might just make her feel proud."
There is no parent who doesn't like others praising their children. After hearing Xia Xu's rebuttal, Tang Zhan's favorable impression of him actually increased greatly. The most obvious manifestation was that his laughter became more hearty.
As he was talking, Tang Zhan seemed to notice Atuo at Xia Xu's feet and asked in surprise, "Hey, is this your dog?"
"Yes, it's called Atuo."
Xia Xu touched Atuo with his foot and said, "Atuo, say hello."
"Woof."
Apparently, Atuo misunderstood. He happily ran around the stove and came to Tang Youxin, wagging his tail enthusiastically.
"Haha, Uncle Tang, you see, even Atuo likes your daughter a little better."
Xia Xu, who was almost betrayed by the dog, was froze in his expression, but fortunately he reacted quickly, and laughed it off as he had an idea.
"How can a dog be like a human?"
Tang Zhan obviously didn't notice Xia Xu's stiffness at that moment. He laughed dumbly and squatted down to touch Atuo's body. Then he exclaimed in surprise: "It's really extraordinary, Xiao Xia, you have raised a divine dog. Even the dog king is not as strong as this one."
"Uncle Tang, do you know how to look after dogs?"
Xia Xu was also a little surprised when he heard this.
"I used to work in the dog unit, but that's all old news."
Tang Zhan shook his head and smiled, but his smile was much weaker. He said, "Your dog should be a mixed-blood Kunming dog, and its appearance is also extraordinary, especially its solid muscles. Even if it has good talent, it will not be raised without knowledgeable people training it all day long."
"Uncle Tang has good taste."
Xia Xu gave a thumbs-up without hesitation: "Ato is actually a retired police dog that I bought specially."
"Eliminate? Can this kind of dog be eliminated? Who is so wasteful? If this can be eliminated, then what is qualified?"
Tang Zhan became furious when he heard this, as if he was the one who missed the divine dog. His frustration and chest-beating expression were beyond words.
"At first, Atuo's physical condition was actually very poor. I used my own secret recipe to make him better. Otherwise, Atuo's physical fitness would be much weaker than other trained dogs."
Xia Xu quickly explained.
"That's more like it. In this case, Xiao Xia, you've got a great bargain. I've never seen a dog stronger than this one in all these years."
Tang Zhan's expression eased slightly after hearing Xia Xu's explanation, and he asked curiously, "What is this secret recipe of yours... Forget it, forget it, uncle, you're asking too much. Since I already said it's a secret recipe, why are you asking?"
"It's okay, it's okay. It's just that this is indeed quite special. I can't really explain why, so it's hard to explain."
Xia Xu also smiled and said that he didn't mind.
Thumb: "Ato is actually a discarded police dog that I bought specially."
"Eliminate? Can this kind of dog be eliminated? Who is so wasteful? If this can be eliminated, then what is qualified?"
Tang Zhan became furious when he heard this, as if he was the one who missed the divine dog. His frustration and chest-beating expression were beyond words.
"At first, Atuo's physical condition was actually very poor. I used my own secret recipe to make him better. Otherwise, Atuo's physical fitness would be much weaker than other trained dogs."
Xia Xu quickly explained.
"That's more like it. In this case, Xiao Xia, you've got a great bargain. I've never seen a dog stronger than this one in all these years."
Tang Zhan's expression eased slightly after hearing Xia Xu's explanation, and he asked curiously, "What is this secret recipe of yours... Forget it, forget it, uncle, you're asking too much. Since I already said it's a secret recipe, why are you asking?"
"It's okay, it's okay. It's just that this is indeed quite special. I can't really explain why, so it's hard to explain."
Xia Xu also smiled and said that he didn't mind.