Shen Zhijin nodded, motioning for her to accept.
Shen Li walked to the side, came to a quiet corner, and clicked on:
"Hello, grandpa?"
"Ali."
There was a smile in Mr. Gu's voice,
"Is the final exam over today?"
Shen Li was stunned for a moment - this is the phone call after she finished the last exam
I didn't expect the old man to remember such a small thing so clearly.
The corners of her lips raised:
"Yeah, I just finished the exam and I'm planning to go back to the dormitory."
"That's good. Now that the exam is over, come to Hong Kong City." Mr. Gu said, glanced to the side, and said with a smile, "Your grandma and I miss you very much."
"And me! Cousin! And me and my brother! We miss you too!"
Gu Sicheng's voice came from the other end of the phone.
Shen Li couldn't help laughing.
"I also miss you, grandma, and uncle."
Gu Sicheng pitifully: "Cousin."
"There are also Si Qi and Si Cheng."
Finally hearing this sentence, Gu Sicheng finally became happy.
"I knew it!"
Old Master Gu said softly:
"The whole family is waiting for you. Tomorrow is New Year's Day. You come back with your uncle's family."
From the day when Shen Li's identity was confirmed, the Gu family wanted to bring her back to Hong Kong City to formally recognize her ancestors, but because she was still busy with studies and exams, they waited until now.
Hearing this sentence, Shen Li turned her head to look at Shen Zhijin.
Of course she knew what she was doing this trip back to Hong Kong City.
After thinking for a moment, she said:
"good."
After finalizing her return, Mr. Gu handed the phone to Mrs. Gu again.
Mrs. Gu asked gently:
"Ari, are you tired from the exam?"
Shen Li remembered that in the examination room just now, she had a good sleep for an hour and a half, so she said honestly:
"My not tired grandma."
"Siyang said that you will take thirteen courses this semester." Mrs. Gu said, remembering something, and smiled, "It's a good thing you follow your knowledge, these are definitely no problem. If you let Siyang take the exam , I'm afraid I'm going to die of a headache."
Hearing those few words, Shen Li's eyelashes trembled slightly.
Shen Zhijin stood a few steps away and didn't step forward, so he probably couldn't hear these words.
He waited for her, calmly, and patiently.
The corners of her lips pursed into a slight curve.
"Well, I think so."
Mrs. Gu gave a few more instructions before hanging up reluctantly.
She put down her phone, seemingly in a daze.
Old man Gu patted her hand.
"Okay, Ali will be back tomorrow."
Mrs. Gu nodded and murmured softly:
"It's Tangtang who's back."
Shen Li put away her phone and returned to Shen Zhijin's side.
"Grandpa said he wanted me to go back to Hong Kong City with uncle and the others tomorrow."
This matter was within Shen Zhijin's expectation.
He said "um".
"I want to go back. They should miss you very much."
Shen Li walked towards home with him.
This year's New Year's Day is a bit special.
"Dad, I also really want to spend New Year's Day with you."
she said.
Shen Zhijin paused slightly, and looked sideways at her.
He raised his hand and patted her head lightly, with a gentle look between his brows and eyes:
"Actually, the Gu family could have come to pick you up today."
Even more, earlier.
During this period of time, she has been staying here, and living with him in Tianye City is already a concession from the Gu family.
Including officially taking her back to Hong Kong City tomorrow is actually a compromise.
They still left her with him on the last day of the year.
Shen Li was quiet for a moment, then rolled her eyes.
Too.
This New Year's Day, she, Shen Zhijin and the Gu family all spent it together.
"Grandma praised me just now, saying that luckily I followed you, so the exam was easy." She laughed.
Shen Zhijin was stunned for a moment, then the corners of his lips curved slightly.
"Actually, your mother is also very smart."
Shen Li seldom heard him mention these things. She thought of the "Camellia" painting she saw in Xijing Academy of Fine Arts, and the cartoon of his mailbox receipt, and——
"You may not know, but I still keep the booklet in the admission letter of Xijing University."
Shen Zhijin quickly understood what she was talking about, and thought for a moment, as if recalling something:
"That was. She drew it when she was studying at Xijing Academy of Fine Arts, and later made it into a welcome booklet. Many students like it, and it has continued until now."
Shen Li nodded slightly.
She fell in love with her paintings when she didn't know it was her mother.
Speaking of it, perhaps it was doomed in the dark.
She paused and looked at Shen Zhijin.
"Dad, grandpa said that the date is set for January 8th. You will come to Hong Kong City on that day, right?"
Asking this sentence, she still felt a little uneasy in her heart.
There is a deep gap between the Gu family and Shen Zhijin, not to mention that eighteen years is really too long.
Even if you want to ease the relationship, it will not be achieved overnight.
Shen Zhijin looked at her for a long time before laughing.
"Um."
On New Year's Day, the whole community is extremely lively.
Shen Li and Shen Zhijin went home and had dinner together. Outside the window, the night was dense and bright, and the laughter of children running and playing could be vaguely heard.
She nestled on the sofa and played with her mobile phone, which was rare and leisurely.
Shen Zhijin was not far away, watching the computer work.
The room was quiet, but it was not lonely and deserted, on the contrary, it was full of rare warmth.
The time soon reached midnight, and Shen Li's mobile phone was bombarded with countless blessing messages.
She looked back at Shen Zhijin, and suddenly raised her phone.
"dad."
Shen Zhijin raised his eyes upon hearing the sound.
"happy New Year!"
Shen Zhijin froze for a moment, then laughed.
"Happy New Year, Tangtang."
click.
Shen Li took the photo.
After finally replying all the blessing messages, Shen Li went back to the bedroom to get ready to rest.
She got into bed, did not turn on the light, only the light moonlight flowing in from the window, seemed to coat everything in the room with a layer of faint silver light.
She looked at the phone and clicked on the dialog box with Lu Huai.
[Ari, happy new year.]
The message was sent at midnight just now.
Only this one left, she hasn't replied yet.
She dialed Lu Huaiyu's phone number, and the other party connected quickly.
"Second brother."
she yelled.
Lu Huaiyu looked at the watch, with a deep smile in his voice:
"Five minutes. I'm still wondering when you'll think of me."
Shen Li said honestly:
"I was replying to other people's messages just now."
Lu Huaiyu raised his eyebrows.
"Huh? So I'm the last one in line?"
"No, it's just like this, the rest of the time is all second brother's."
Shen Li pulled up the quilt to cover half of her small face, perhaps because of this, her sweet voice was extraordinarily soft.
How could she be willing to spend this new year's day without him with just a letter of blessing.
Lu Huaiyu breathed a lot lighter, and for a moment, he asked coaxingly:
"What did you just say, say it again?"
Shen Li blinked.
"I said, Lu Huaiyu, I'm thinking of you."
more expensive at six o'clock in the afternoon
(end of this chapter)