"Ladies and gentlemen, the plane is descending. The outside temperature is 4 degrees Celsius. The weather is sunny. The plane is taxiing. Please fasten your seat belt and confirm whether your carry-on items are properly placed. For the safety of you and others, please do not stand up or open the door. Luggage rack… (Chinese, Japanese, English)”
After nearly three hours of long-distance flight, Asaba Rika finally arrived at her hometown. She turned off her mobile phone and put it away, fastened her seat belt obediently, and looked out the window unblinkingly.
The plane was slightly bumpy when landing, but it felt very safe after landing. It wasn't until the plane stopped and the flight attendant arranged to get off the plane that Lixiang became excited.
She didn't often fly, so she followed the crowd obediently. After getting on the shuttle bus, she immediately called Shen Yu.
Almost as soon as the call came through, Shen Yu answered it.
"Shen Yujun! I'm already here!"
Hearing her lively tone, Shen Yu felt relieved. His anxiety immediately disappeared. He pulled the takeout lunch box in front of him again and ate while talking on the phone with her.
Probably because she always chattered every time I ate. After I got used to it, I didn't hear her voice when I ate, and I always felt like something was missing.
It's better now. Listening to her voice, the taste of the takeaway that Shen Yu found unpalatable has risen to a higher level, and there's more to eat.
"Okay, I get it now."
Shen Yu said and asked her again: "Then where are you now?"
"I'm in Yokohama!"
"...I asked you what you are doing."
"I'm in the car now and I'm going to the terminal. What are you doing now? Have you eaten yet? Is it snowing at home? Have the dishes in the kitchen been washed? Let me tell you, the plane has been flying for a long time. , I was still asleep, and then I dreamed that I was still in Sunan... "
Rika chattered to him, holding back her words for three hours, as if she wanted to tell him all at once.
Shen Yu put his cell phone on the table, turned on the speaker, and ate while listening.
It wasn't until five minutes later that she finally finished speaking, and Shen Yu was almost full.
"The weather is nice at home. I washed the dishes when I came back. I just finished eating. Which rag in your kitchen is used to wipe the kitchen table?"
"The brown one! The blue one is for washing dishes!"
"Where's the gray one?"
"That's for cleaning the rice cooker, refrigerator, etc.! Does Mr. Shen Yu cook for himself?"
"Order takeout."
"Is it delicious? What kind of food are you eating?"
"very delicious."
Shen Yu leaned on the chair and talked to her. He probably heard the movement on her side, and she arrived at the terminal.
"Don't talk about this for now. Do you have your passport and other documents with you?"
"Yeah! I'm at the terminal now. Follow everyone."
Shen Yu had never been to the airport there, but it was almost the same, so he gave her instructions on what to do on the phone, including going through customs and getting checked luggage.
Although he was not around, Rika felt super safe and at ease when he told her what to do.
While chatting, the two of them switched to WeChat and started video chat. International traffic is still very expensive.
Chen Yu didn't want to start the video. He had never made a video with a girl. But Li Xiang wanted to start the video, but she couldn't say that she wanted to see him. If she said that, Shen Yujun would definitely not start the video. She would say, "Shen Yu, please help me." Look at the road. This way he is willing to start the video.
The screen froze slightly, and Shen Yu saw her first.
Rika was wrapped in that off-white scarf, her big eyes staring at the screen without blinking. Behind her was a crowd of people walking around, surrounded by Japanese signs and instructions.
"Shen Yujun, where are you? I can't see you. I only see white. Is the screen stuck..."
"That's the ceiling, and my phone is on the table."
"Pick it up quickly, hurry up."
"Look what I'm doing, don't you want me to help you watch the road?"
"Then I won't show you me either..."
With that said, Li Xiang changed the rear camera, and Chen Yu couldn't see her anymore.
In exchange for equality, Shen Yu had no choice but to pick up his phone and video chat with her.
In the video, the two of them looked at each other. Shen Yu would always look away first, but Li Xiang wouldn't. She stared at him boldly, and laughed while watching, not the kind of laughter that made people laugh out loud, but It's the kind of smile where the eyebrows, eyes, and mouth are all curved.
Anyway, Shen Yu didn't know what she was doing, so Li Xiang took screenshots of him in the video. These screenshots were also very precious memories, and she had to keep them well.
"I've already seen the exit! Do I have to wait here for dad to pick me up now?"
"Have you contacted him? Where did he ask you to wait for him?"
"Not yet, I'll call you as soon as I get off the plane."
“…”
She was speechless, obviously she was going to be angry to death, but she felt warm in her heart.
"Then you call him now. He knows your flight time and it should be here. Ask him where he is first and don't move around."
"Yeah, I'll video chat with you later."
Shen Yu didn't hang up the video call, and she didn't hang up either. Finally, Shen Yu hung up the call, and then Rika called Asaba Kazuo.
There were many people at the airport pick-up exit, and Lu Chi's child was never good at finding people in the crowd. However, Kazuo Asaba, who had been waiting at the exit, saw her first.
The daughter has not changed much from four months ago. She still looks dazed. Even when her father walked towards her, she was still holding her cell phone and wondering why her father didn't answer the phone.
However, compared to before, Asaba Kazuo was still very pleased. After all, letting his daughter study abroad was also to train her independence. Do you think this is effective? Rika could get off the plane and walk to the pick-up station without calling him. The airport is here, how great it is.
"Rika!"
When she heard a familiar voice calling her, Rika turned her head, and then she was pleasantly surprised, dragging her suitcase and ran towards Asaba Kazuo, and threw herself into his arms, still like a little girl.
After all, she had been pampered since she was a child. She was very close to her father and mother. She hadn't seen them for four months, and she still missed them very much.
"Dad, I miss you and mom so much!"
"We miss you too. Go home. Your mother has prepared lunch."
"Uh-huh!"
Her father helped her carry the suitcase, and she held his arm and told him about her return home today as she walked.
Two of the three sentences were talking about Shen Yu, saying that he personally sent her to the airport, that he taught her how to fly, and that he just taught her how to get out. Anyway, he kept saying good things about him.
"Eh? So it turns out that Rika couldn't get off the plane by herself?"
"It was Mr. Shen Yu who taught me! He was afraid that I didn't know the way, so he even made a video call with me."
"So that's it..."
Kazuo Asaba thought about it and thought it was because his daughter was more independent. After all, having a clingy daughter was both a blessing and a headache. Rika and her mother were exactly the same. Just taking care of her mother was enough. Kazuo Asaba had a headache.
During the last Mid-Autumn Festival, he and Li Xiang’s mother went to the World of Two together. Not to mention how happy they were. It seems that it is unrealistic to expect his daughter to be more independent. If there is an upright, kind, independent, and responsible boy who is willing Taking care of his daughter for him would be perfect.
When they arrived at the parking lot, Li Xiang and her daughter got into the car, and the car slowly drove out and headed home.
"This year, the transaction volume between Mr. Shen's family and our company has doubled compared with previous years. Fortunately, with Mr. Shen's help, our company's operating conditions have stabilized now. I also sent him an invitation two days ago. , I would like to invite him to come to our company to inspect it in person, so that I can entertain him as a landlord."
"Eh? Uncle Shen is coming over?"
Li Xiang was a little surprised when she heard this, and thought it would be nice if Shen Yujun came with him, but Shen Yujun would definitely not come, and he would not spend so much time playing...
"He hasn't given me a definite answer yet. If he comes over, I will definitely thank him. Shen Yu has also taken good care of you during this period. After this period of time is over, I will also go to Huaxia to visit Shen Yu in person. Mr. and his family.”
"Uncle Shen and Auntie Shen are very nice! They even let me go to their house with Shen Yujun during the Spring Festival!"
"That's great. If they can invite you, it means they value you."
Asaba Kazuo thought about it and didn't know what the attitude of Shen Deyou and his wife was, but he often heard Rika mention Shen Yu.
Asaha Kazuo is quite satisfied with the young man Shen Yu. If Shen Deyou is also quite satisfied with his daughter, why not make do with marriage? The key is that he can feel that his daughter is interested in Shen Yu. After all, his daughter Ever since I was a child, I have never praised a boy so much in front of them.
No, Lixiang had just chatted with her old father for a while, then took out her mobile phone and made a video call to the teenager in China.
"Shen Yujun! I'm getting in the car!"
"Has your father picked you up?"
"Yeah, let's go home for dinner now. I'll show you my home later! Look, this is my dad!"
Rika suddenly turned the camera around, and the two men, Kazuo Asa and Shen Yu, looked at each other face to face, both at a loss.
It was Asaha Kazuo who reacted first, turned around and greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Chenyu! Thank you very much for taking care of Lixiang!"
He was speaking Chinese, because he had always been doing foreign trade business here in China. Kazuo Asaba still had some level of Chinese, but he didn't speak it fluently, and his voice was loud, and he spoke word by word.
Shen Yu also came back to his senses. For some reason, he felt a little guilty when he saw Kazuo Asaba. He was like a son-in-law seeing his father-in-law. The wild boar took away the baby cabbage. How could he not feel flustered when he saw Kazuo Asaba!
That's not right, what am I trying to do with cabbage, why am I panicking...
He looked straight and said hello to Kazuo Asaba: "Hello, uncle!"
Kazuo Asaba said: "I am driving now. If I have a chance, I will go to China to visit your father! I also want to say thank you to you!"
Shen Yu said: "Uncle, you're welcome. You drive first. I will convey your greetings to my dad. Goodbye, uncle."
After saying that, Shen Yu hung up the video call and slipped away.
Lixiang was about to continue chatting with him, but she didn't expect Shen Yujun to run away so fast. Her father was very gentle and not a man-eating tiger. She also wanted to continue the video chat with Shen Yu, but Shen Yu refused to accept it.
On the other hand, Kazuo Asaba remained silent while driving. After being silent for a while, he tentatively asked her: "How does Rika feel about Shen Yu?"
Li Xiang didn't answer. She blinked her big eyes and asked him with a little pout, "Dad, what do you think of Mr. Shen Yu?"
"Dad thinks it's very good. He's good-looking and polite. The most important thing is that he can take good care of you. Dad has worked with Mr. Shen for many years. Not only are we partners, but we are also friends in private. So when you go to China, Dad will I will safely entrust you to Chen Yu’s care.”
Li Xiang nodded, she was even happier than Shen Yu because her father recognized Shen Yu.
"Dad, last time you said that I should learn to make my own decisions. In the future, my studies, work, life, marriage...all will need to be decided by me, right?"
"Yeah, that's right."
Lixiang took a deep breath and said in such a firm tone for the first time:
"I like Mr. Shen Yu! I want to marry him!"
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