The Shao family has a tradition that boys only have their tenth birthday.
Of course, this is only for the elders in the family to help hold the birthday party. For other birthdays, you can spend them as you want.
Chen Baizhou has never had a birthday since he was a child. After arriving at Shao's house, Cai Yalan personally celebrated his two birthdays for him in order to better integrate him into the family, which was an exception.
Shao Xian also has no experience in buying gifts. The first two times he took Chen Baizhou directly to the shopping mall to choose, which was very rude.
This year's gift, he thought for a long time before he came up with such a trick.
Early the next morning, the Shao family driver took Shao Xian to Century Plaza.
When he got out of the car, he saw Hao Lu and Qian Wenjie waiting for him in the shade.
"Xianxian," Qian Wenjie waved at him, "You asked Hao Lu to be with you, but you were hiding it from me!"
Shao Xian smiled and said, "Isn't this to prevent Baizhou from knowing."
The piece of paper he gave Hao Lu yesterday did not write the title, but asked her to help.
"What present are you going to buy?"
Qian Wenjie thought about it all night but couldn't come up with it. Giving gifts was really worrying.
The three entered the mall together, and Shao Xian replied, "I plan to grab a doll myself and give it to Baizhou."
Qian Wenjie: "..."
Xianxian, do you have any major misunderstanding about your doll grasping technique
Looking at his eyes, Shao Xian knew what he was thinking, and patted his head, "That's why I asked Hao Lu for a favor."
After visiting the video game city once in the summer vacation of the fourth grade, they have visited several times.
But Shao Xian never succeeded in catching the doll.
Having seen Qian Wenjie at his level, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Xianxian you are so brave! But you invited foreign aid well, Hao Lu is indeed superb."
Although not as good as Chen Baizhou's sky-defying skills, Hao Lu's level of grasping dolls is indeed quite good.
Shao Xian just wanted her to guide him by his side.
A doll is really not worth much, but Chen Baizhou is not short of money.
"But if you can really catch one today, then this doll will be extraordinary!"
Qian Wenjie grinned, intending to watch Shao Xian lively.
"Have you thought about what gift to buy?"
"No," Qian Wenjie pointed to his haggard eyes, "Look, I lost sleep last night!"
Hao Lu smiled and said, "I think Chen Baizhou will like whatever you send."
Nobody doesn't like receiving gifts.
"Otherwise I'll give him basketball. He's so tall, it's a pity not to play basketball."
The three of them said and walked into the video game city.
After buying a lot of video game coins, Shao Xian came to the doll machine.
He rarely gets nervous, but now his heart beats a little faster. He doesn't know if so many video game coins are enough for him to catch the doll.
"Stop when you say it, and catch it when you say it. I'll listen to you." Shao Xian asked Hao Lu seriously.
"Row."
Half an hour passed...
An hour has passed...
Shao Xian has bought new game coins several times, but he still failed to catch the doll.
Seeing that the clothes on his back were soaked with sweat, Qian Wenjie couldn't bear to say, "Xianxian, why don't we exchange a gift?"
"No, I have to catch one today!" Shao Xian was quite stubborn on this matter.
He stared intently at the big paw, then put it down decisively.
"Caught!" Qian Wenjie suddenly exclaimed, looking even more excited than Shao Xian himself.
A big-mouthed monkey was held in its arms by its paws and began to slowly move towards the exit.
Shao Xian's heart skipped a beat, and he kept praying in his heart that he would succeed this time!
I don't know if it was because of his prayers, or because he practiced countless times and finally got a trick.
"Great!" Shao Xian was so happy for the first time, he happily took out the big-mouthed monkey and held it firmly in his hand.
Hao Lu stood aside and couldn't help but smile.
She was actually a little jealous of Chen Baizhou, not because Shao Xian was so good to him, but because someone was so interested in him.
"Xianxian, you are amazing!" Qian Wenjie symbolically praised a rainbow fart.
Shao Xian was very happy. He didn't let go of the big-mouthed monkey, but his face was calmer. He said to Qian Wenjie, "Let's go buy a basketball. Didn't you say you want to send a basketball to Baizhou?"
"I want to go to the toilet first, Xianxian, can you accompany me?"
Of course, Shao Xian didn't refuse. He had been in a nervous state just now and didn't go to the toilet, and now he really had the urge to urinate.
The two walked into the bathroom side by side.
"Xianxian, I thought about one more thing last night." After using the toilet, Qian Wenjie suddenly stopped Shao Xian from going out and said seriously, "Do you think I can ask Hao Lu to help me with tutoring?"
Shao Xian calmed down his excited mood, "You mean, ask her to help you with high school knowledge, and then you pay the tuition fee?"
"Hmm." Qian Wenjie clasped his fingers against the marble wall, looking a little apprehensive.
This is a good way to not only take care of Hao Lu's self-esteem, but also allow Hao Lu to make money, killing two birds with one stone.
But there is a problem.
"Don't you plan to save your New Year's money as your dream fund?" Shao Xian asked.
Qian Wenjie's eyebrows are all knotted, one side is his dream, and the other is Hao Lu's hard back, it's really difficult to choose.
Seeing him so embarrassed, Shao Xian couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder with a smile.
"You're stupid. You said that Baizhou and I will support you, and then we will give our full support. But if you want to help Hao Lu in this way, you have to tell her."
When Qian Wenjie heard the words, he immediately rushed over and hugged Shao Xian, but was ruthlessly pushed away by Shao Xian.
"Xianxian, you are so nice!"
Shao Xian was still holding the big-mouthed monkey in his arms, expressing disgust at his numbness, "Okay, Hao Lu is still waiting for us outside, you can tell her later."
After leaving the bathroom and seeing Hao Lu, Shao Xian said, "You helped me a lot today, I'll invite you to eat dessert."
Hao Lu wanted to refuse, but Qian Wenjie agreed, and she couldn't, so she had to follow Shao Xian to the dessert shop.
After ordering the cheapest one, she said ashamedly, "I didn't really help, it's all the result of your own efforts."
It is Shao Xian who spends money, and it is Shao Xian who spends effort.
"Let's not talk about this," Shao Xian smiled slightly, "Crayon has something to discuss with you."
Hao Lu looked at Qian Wenjie, confused.
"I want to ask you to help me make up my class," Qian Wenjie scratched his head, his face a little uncomfortable, "High school knowledge is too difficult, I can't learn it by myself, don't worry, I will pay your tutoring fee! "
Hao Lu rubbed his fingertips on the table a few times and asked, "Shao Xian and Chen Baizhou have better grades than me, and they are definitely willing to teach you, why did you ask me?"
"They are very busy in high school, and they can't take care of me," Qian Wenjie quickly made an excuse, and turned to Shao Xian for confirmation, "Is that right?"
Shao Xian: "... Haha, yes, Baizhou and I will indeed be busy after high school."
He felt that with Hao Lu's keenness, he would definitely be able to detect Qian Wenjie's intentions.
Sure enough, a few seconds later, Hao Lu showed a grateful smile, "Thank you, Qian Wenjie, in fact, depending on your grades, you don't need tuition."
"I want to study, I don't think my grades are good enough!" Qian Wenjie looked anxious, and even tugged Shao Xian's clothes under the table.
After receiving the help of his friends, Shao Xian had no choice but to persuade him gently.
"Crayon is very self-motivated. He wants to get into a good university, but he prefers to play games, you know that. If Baizhou and I don't have time to manage him, I'm afraid he has no intention of studying. If you help him with tuition, And at the same time keep him in check and stop him from playing games."
Qian Wenjie quietly gave a thumbs up, although he was caught off guard by Shao Xianhe, but he was willing.
Hao Lu didn't want to take advantage, but he couldn't stop Qian Wenjie and Shao Xian's sincere invitation. He was fighting fiercely in his mind, and Shao Xian spoke again.
"Hao Lu, for you now, high school is the most important thing. Helping Crayon to make up classes won't take long. This will ensure that your grades will not fall behind. But if you go part-time, your studies will not be guaranteed for a long time."
Hao Lu opened his mouth, but couldn't even say anything to refute.
"Yes!" Qian Wenjie quickly agreed.
After the two persuaded, Hao Lu finally nodded, "Thank you."
She has a lifetime to repay anyway.
After returning to the villa area, Shao Xian reluctantly stuffed the big-mouthed monkey into Qian Wenjie, "You can keep it for me for a few days first, and you will bring it over on Baizhou's birthday."
"okay!"
Shao Xian worried several times and told him that he must protect the big-mouthed monkey. He only returned home with confidence after receiving the oath from Qian Wenjie.
The living room was empty, and no one was there.
Shao Xian stood at the entrance, and just after changing his shoes, Chen Baizhou appeared at the entrance of the stairs.
"I'm back, it's hot outside."
Chen Baizhou made a "hmm", took out the yogurt from the refrigerator, inserted the straw, and walked over to the sofa and handed it to Shao Xian.
"You're wet with sweat, go take a shower after drinking."
Shao Xian swallowed a few mouthfuls of yogurt, nodded when he heard the words, and asked casually, "Did you write a lot of questions again?"
"Um."
In fact, he didn't have the heart to do the quiz at all, so he went straight to the training room and just took a shower half an hour ago.
He wanted to ask where Shao Xian went, but he couldn't ask until Shao Xian finished drinking the yogurt.
"I'll go take a shower, and after dinner, let's do the quiz together."
After saying this, Shao Xian went upstairs in a dashing manner.
The finished yogurt bottle was placed on the coffee table. After a few seconds, Chen Baizhou picked up the bottle and shook it, and there was still a little left in it.
He got up holding the bottle, intending to throw it away.
But just in the middle of the way, he raised his arm, put his lips on the mouth of the straw, and took a light breath.
Just took it out of the freezer and it was really icy.
In the next few days, the two studied together, and Shao Xian was completely unaware of Chen Baizhou's emotional changes.
He is no longer the child who used to cry easily, and it has almost become his instinct to hide his emotions.
It was not until the morning of July 6th, when Qian Wenjie walked into Shao's house with the big-mouthed monkey and basketball, Chen Baizhou suddenly remembered his birthday.
Aunt Sun smiled and put the cake on the table and said with a smile, "Second Master got up early in the morning, and he made this cake with me."
Chen Baizhou froze in place, his throat seemed to be tugged by something, and it was too sour.
"And this," Qian Wenjie put the big-mouthed monkey into his arms, "this was caught by Xianxian himself. You also know Xianxian's technique of grasping dolls. This is the first and only one. You I don't know how long it took Xianxian that day, how hard it was..."
"Crayon," Shao Xian interrupted him quickly, sounding a little ashamed, "your basketball has also been picked for a long time."
"Yes, yes!" Qian Wenjie happily handed over the basketball, "After high school, let's play basketball together!"
Chen Baizhou hugged the big-mouthed monkey tightly, and then reached out to take the basketball, his eyes gradually heating up.
It turned out that Shao Xian went out without telling himself that day, and wanted to grab the doll for himself.
It must have taken him a long time, and it must have been very hard.
My clothes were soaked with sweat that day.
The more Chen Baizhou thought about it, the more he felt that he was dark and despicable. Shao Xian was so good, yet he felt sad and wronged because of it.
It's so inappropriate!
He held back his tears fiercely and pulled out a faint smile, "Thank you for your gifts."
Shao Xian lit the candle, put it on the cake, and said with a smile, "Baizhou, come blow the candle and make another wish."
Chen Baizhou held the big-mouthed monkey and the basketball, and bent down to blow out the candles.
He thought he should be lucky.
Perhaps the darkness of childhood is just a test, as long as you stick to the past, the light will be within your reach.
Both Shao Xian and Qian Wenjie deserve to be treated sincerely.
The three of them played happily for a day. Just as Qian Wenjie was about to go home, Chen Baizhou suddenly asked, "If you believe me, I can help you double the New Year's money."
Qian Wenjie: "...What do you mean?"
Facing his shock and doubts, Chen Baizhou continued: "You plan to play games after graduating from high school. At that time, you were only 16 years old, and the New Year's money saved was only 30,000 yuan, which may not be enough to support your dreams."
He was right, and Qian Wenjie couldn't help asking, "Is what you said just now true?"
Shao Xian couldn't help laughing while standing aside, "Crayon, in fact, you said something to Hao Lu before, I really don't have much time with Baizhou High School."
In the past few years, Chen Baizhou has continuously learned all kinds of knowledge, and this is not just textbook knowledge.
The Shao family has enough resources for him to learn, and Shao Xian also carefully cultivates him.
He has already planned, just this summer vacation, to start testing the depth of the water.