Chapter 142
Ji Yu went back and started cleaning, shopping for New Year’s goods and preparing New Year’s food with his grandpa, and cranking up the New Year’s greeting songs at home to make it a lively and lively experience.
This year the Chi family had a very cold, but accompanied by grandpa, but also very cozy.
On the third day of the new year, she went to see Ji Zhao again, but when she came back, she received a call from Ling Yuan.
“Ji Xiaoyu, are you home right now?”
“What for?”
“I’m downstairs at your house, can I go up and pay my respects to grandpa?”
Ji Yu was taken aback, “Don’t you need to pay New Year’s visits to your relatives at your house? Why are you free to come here?”
Ling Yuan: “Why, aren’t you welcome?”
This person, how does he talk?
She asked, “How did you find my house? Did Brother Zihao give you the address?”
Liang Zihao helped Bai Yang send some New Year’s goods over, and he had the address on hand.
“Yeah.”
“Wait for me, I’ll come back by car now.”
Ji Yu didn’t hang up the phone, and directly called a car to rush back to the neighborhood, only to see Ling Yuan standing in the cold wind, upright and straight like a small poplar.
As she approached, Ling Yuan greeted her, looking at Ji Yu, whose nose was red from rushing, and couldn’t help but frown, “Why are you wearing so little? Don’t know to put on a scarf either.”
“I’m not cold.”
Just as the words fell, she was already hugged by the teenager as he reached out and rested his chin on her shoulder, “Ji Little Fish, I’ve missed you so much.”
They had obviously only been separated for a few days, and he felt as if he hadn’t seen her for years, missing her like crazy.
In the past, he couldn’t understand what the ancients wrote, “One day’s absence is like three autumns”, but now that he had tasted separation, he realized that the ancients’ summary was really exquisite.
Ji Yu also misses him, but just hugs him back and pushes him away, “Be careful, it’s not good for the neighbors to see you.”
Ling Yuan sighs, “I’m really, too hard!”
Ji Yu couldn’t help but eat and laugh, “Our neighbors are especially nosy, they’ll gossip if they see us.”
Ling Yuan understands in his heart and honestly follows her.
“Why are you carrying so many things? Did you drive over?”
Only then did Ji Yu see that he was carrying gifts of various colors in his hands, and counted them carefully, there were seven or eight boxes of them.
“It’s New Year’s Eve, I can’t come here empty-handed.”
Adding, “The driver sent me over.”
These things were all prepared by Ling Yuan who asked Grandma to prepare them.
As soon as Grandma heard that he was going to visit his female classmate’s house, she was so positive that she was afraid that if he hadn’t persuaded her, there would have been more than this.
Ling Yuan still didn’t know that when he left, Grandma Ling came together with Grandpa Ling and Ling Xiao to whisper.
“Jiu said that he went to his female classmate’s house, but he actually went to see his granddaughter-in-law right? I’ve never seen him go to anyone who wants to prepare a gift before.”
Ling Xiao knows a bit more, “It’s the daughter born to Mrs. Liang and her ex-husband, I’ve seen her before, she’s quite a match for Ah Jiu.”
“Aiyo,” Grandma Ling clapped her hands, “that little girl I’ve heard of, good grades, watery-looking, come so long have not seen people, one day let A Jiu invite her to the house as a guest.”
Ling Xiao has long wanted to have a private meeting with Ji Yu to explore her views on Ling Yuan, and then further consider whether or not to confess to her about Ling Yuan’s condition, except that he feels that it’s better to let Ling Yuan tell her in person about a disease, “Wait for the Lantern Festival day, we’ll get a burner, and let Ah Jiu invite his classmates and friends to come over to the house to have some fun.”
“Mom, you have to be a bit more restrained then, don’t be too enthusiastic, don’t scare the little girl.”
He saw that Ji Yu’s nature should not be a boisterous and spontaneous person, so don’t scare people away by being too enthusiastic.
“I’m too happy to be a baby, how could I scare her?”
Auntie Huang smiled and said, “No wonder Young Master Ah Jiu was cooking a lot of food a while ago, so he was coaxing his girlfriend. Old lady, do you still remember? The night before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Young Master Ah Jiu made noodles and packed them out, so he must have fallen in love with her. Last month, I was even asked to pack a big bag of snacks to go out, so it seems that Young Master Ah Jiu is quite good at coaxing people.”
“That’s great, I was afraid that he would be too cold to understand this, now I’m relieved.”
Grandma Ling stands up and heads to her room, “No, the girl that Ah Jiu likes so easily, I have to go and look for it, what would be a good meet and greet gift.”
Ling Xiao laughs, “You have so many treasures, yes you have to choose slowly. However, there’s no rush, the eight characters haven’t even started yet.”
Grandma Ling’s voice comes out from the room, “Early preparations can’t be wrong.”
On this side, Ji Yu hears Ling Yuan say that he drove here, and busily asks, “Where’s the driver then?”
“He went to the hotel.”
“Oh.”
This is the first time Ji Yu brings her male classmates home, she is actually a little apprehensive inside, and on the way, she constantly confides in him, “Don’t talk nonsense when you see grandpa then, and don’t tell grandpa about the bad things on the Phoenix City side, he’ll be worried.”
“Don’t worry.” For this, Ling Yuan still has a sense of propriety, he puts all the gifts in one hand and grasps them, the other hand pinches her soft hand and laughs, “How are you going to introduce me to grandpa?”
Ji Yu, “Just say they are classmates.”
“Just classmates?”
He leaned in close as he spoke, his warm breath spilling over the tips of her ears, and the tips of Ji Yu’s ears heated up.
She grunted and pushed his face away, “Stay away from me, from this moment on, we’re going to act like we’re not acquainted.”
Ling Yuan favors to come over, and the two of them jostle all the way to the door before collecting the smiles on their faces and entering in a proper manner.
Grandpa Chi comes out of the kitchen, sees her bring a boy through the door, and freezes for a moment, “This is?”
Ji Yu introduces him, “Grandpa, this is my new school’s senior, the neighboring brother who lives next door to mom, his name is Ling Yuan, he takes good care of me in Phoenix City.”
Brother?
Ling Yuan raised his eyebrows, this sound of brother is so nice, let her shout it a few more times in the future.
Ling Yuan stepped forward, “Hello grandpa, I am Ling Yuan, my nickname is Ah Jiu, you can just call me Ah Jiu. Today, I’ve specially come over to pay my respects to you, wishing you a happy new year, good health, and all the best.”
Grandpa Chi pulled out a red packet from his pocket and gave it to him, “Good, happy to you too, I wish you progress in your studies and win the gold medal.”
“Thank you grandpa, congratulations!”
Grandpa Chi smiled and greeted him as he sat down, “I said the magpies were singing on the window sill this morning, so it’s because there’s a distinguished guest from afar! Don’t be formal, sit down!”
Ling Yuan placed the gifts in the corner and sat down in front of the double sofa.
Grandpa Chi saw the pile of gifts and said reproachfully, “Why did you bring so many things when you’re here? Why didn’t you tell your brother about this?”
Good boy?
Another new term of endearment, he’s learned.
Ji Yu pours Ling Yuan a cup of warm boiled water and looks up, “Grandpa, it’s not my fault, I didn’t know he was coming until he arrived downstairs.”
Ling Yuan laughed, “Grandpa, don’t blame Little Fish, it’s not good for a junior to come to the door for the first time empty-handed.”
Grandpa Chi said, “Forget it for the first time, just come next time and don’t bring anything, okay?”
There’s a next time?
That’s good.
Ling Yuan instantly smiled.
“Okay, listen to you grandpa.”
Ji Yu sits on the other side of the room and winks at him, saying in a small voice, “That’s my grandfather.”
Do you want to be so self-acquainted?