Back to my parents when I was seventeen

Chapter 206 Peace Talisman

We chatted for ten minutes and ten minutes.

The two hung up the phone. Xu Chuning did not sleep very well on New Year's Eve. The constant sound of firecrackers in the countryside would wake her up from time to time.

When she woke up, she occasionally opened her eyes and looked out the window, but for some reason she didn't feel lonely.

On the first day of the new year, Xu Chuning and his family got up early.

Grandma said that if you get up early in the New Year, the year will be better. Xu Chuning and his friends are used to getting up early, so even if they don’t get enough sleep, they can still get up early.

After waking up, they had breakfast first, and then some children from the neighborhood came to their house to wish them a happy new year.

After a busy morning, in the afternoon, everyone sat in front of the TV to watch TV and went out to feel the holiday atmosphere.

After staying at home until the third year of junior high school, Xu Chuning and Shen Sinian returned to Jiangcheng.

This was the choice she made after deciding to return to Pingning for the New Year. She didn't tell anyone else but You Shuzhen. You Shuzhen supported her very much and she also felt that she should spend more time with Xu Yiming and the others.

Going back to Jiangcheng with Shen Sinian is perfect.

It was four o'clock in the afternoon when the two arrived in Jiangcheng.

"I'll take you back to Xu's house first?" Shen Sinian asked in a low voice, "Should I tell him?"

This "he" naturally refers to Shen Yubai.

Xu Chu Ning thought for a moment and said, "No, he seems to be out for New Year's greetings today."

Shen Sinian: "...If he knows I'm hiding it from him, he shouldn't be mean to me, right?"

Xu Chu Ning burst out laughing: "No, I will protect you."

With Xu Chuning's words, Shen Sinian felt relieved.

When I returned to Xu's house, Xu Yiming and Ye Qiongfang were both at home.

Seeing her and Shen Sinian appear, they both looked surprised, "Ningning you——"

"Surprised?" Xu Chu Ning asked with a smile, "Happy New Year, Mom and Dad."

Xu Yiming was the first to react, "Come in, Happy New Year."

He glanced at Xu Chuning and said, "Why didn't you tell us when you came back early?"

"You will definitely come to pick me up if I tell you so." Xu Chuning said, "I don't want you to be running around during the New Year."

Ye Qiongfang cried with joy, "You."

The two were so happy that they were silly.

After talking to Xu Chuning for a few words, he chatted with Shen Sinian next to him, "Sinian, are you tired?"

Shen Sinian: "Aunt Ye, Happy New Year, Uncle Xu. I'm not tired at all. I'm very happy to come back early with Ningning."

Xu Yiming smiled, "What did you eat for lunch? Eat something at home first, and then I'll take you back to the Shen family, okay?"

Shen Sinian hesitated for three seconds, "Okay, I'll go back later."

If he went back later, he would have to endure less of Shen Yubai's cold face.

After eating something at Xu's house, Xu Yiming sent Shen Sinian home.

Seeing him appear, Shen Yubai, who had just returned home from New Year's greetings, paused for a few seconds and looked at him, "She came back early?"

Shen Sinian nodded weakly, "She didn't let me say it."

Shen Yubai: "..."

He hummed and glanced at Shen Sinian: "Go and have a rest."

Shen Sinian breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Shen Yubai would come to settle the score with him.

After Shen Sinian went upstairs, Shen Yubai picked up his phone and sent a message to Xu Chuning: [I'll come to see you later? ]

Xu Chuning: [Eight o'clock?]

Shen Yubai: [Okay.]

The two of them made an appointment, and Xu Chuning sat with Xu Yiming and Ye Qiongfang in the living room for a while, but was urged by the two to go upstairs to rest.

At around five o'clock, the family of three went to grandma's house for dinner.

Knowing that Xu Chuning had returned early, her grandparents were extremely happy and insisted that she must come to their home for dinner, as they had not yet given her their red envelopes.

Xu Yiming and Ye Qiongfang couldn't refuse, so they could only take Xu Chuning with them.

After having dinner at my grandparents' house and chatting with the two elderly people for a while, the family of three went home.

As soon as I got home, Shen Yubai came again.

Ye Qiongfang and Xu Yiming watched Xu Chuning go out, and couldn't help but sigh, "Is Ningning a little too busy?"

Xu Yiming: "...She is too popular."

The couple was helpless; they couldn't stop the young people from meeting and chatting.

The weather is cold.

After leaving Xu's house, Xu Chu Ning tilted his head and looked at the person next to him, "Where are you going?"

"Cold?" Shen Yubai noticed her reaction.

Xu Chu Ning nodded honestly, "A little bit."

There were few shops open during the Chinese New Year, so the two ended up going to a nearby bookstore.

After entering, Shen Yubai went to buy two cups of hot milk first.

"Thank you." Xu Chu Ning looked at him and suddenly asked, "Did you cut your hair?"

Shen Yubai hummed, lowered his eyes and said, "Doesn't look good?"

"That's not the case." Xu Chu Ning said with a smile, "It's just... he seems a little more energetic than before."

Shen Yubai raised his eyebrows and said slowly, "It doesn't sound like a compliment."

Xu Chu Ning chuckled, "No way."

She looked at Shen Yubai and said slowly, "Actually, you can handle any hairstyle."

Shen Yubai is so handsome, with three-dimensional features and sharp eyebrows and bright eyes.

He can even pull off the most appearance-challenging buzz cut.

This was not Xu Chuning's compliment, but the truest words in her heart.

Hearing this, Shen Yubai's lips curled slightly, with a little smile in his eyes, "Thank you."

Xu Chuning: "You're welcome."

The two smiled at each other.

After drinking the hot milk, Xu Chu Ning felt much better. She and Shen Yubai wandered around the bookstore, found a book and sat down.

The two of them sat opposite each other without saying anything, and that seemed to be fine.

It’s strange to say, but even if the two of them just stayed together quietly for a while, they felt quite satisfied.

Seeing that it was ten o'clock, Xu Chu Ning suggested going back.

Shen Yubai sent her.

"Then I'll go in." When they arrived at the door of Xu's house, Xu Chu Ning looked at Shen Yubai.

Shen Yubai: "Wait a moment."

Xu Chuning: "Hmm?"

Immediately afterwards, Shen Yubai took out a red envelope from his down jacket pocket and handed it to her.

"?"

Xu Chu Ning didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I'm not a kid."

"Why not?" Shen Yubai said, "New Year's gift."

Xu Chuning took it hesitantly, "Does Shen Sinian have it?"

"Yes." Shen Yubai answered her helplessly, "Don't worry about him. Even if I don't give him anything, my parents and grandfather will give him something."

Xu Chu Ning said calmly, "That's different."

At this point, she told Shen Yubai, "On New Year's Eve, I also gave him one, and he was very happy."

Shen Sinian has lacked nothing since he was a child. The only thing he lacked was probably the care of Xu Chuning and Shen Yubai. He hoped that they could keep him in mind. He was just a little kid who hoped that his parents would pay attention to him and care about him all the time.

Shen Yubai: "He told me."

Xu Chu Ning: “I see.”

The two exchanged a few words at the door, and Shen Yubai whispered, "Go in, it's too cold."

Xu Chuning nodded, "Then tell me when you get home."

"Okay, Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year."

Xu Chuning returned home, said hello to Xu Yiming and Ye Qiongfang downstairs, and then went back to her room.

Back in the room, Xu Chu Ning opened the red envelope. In addition to the cash given by Shen Yubai as a New Year's gift, there was also a amulet.

He hopes Xu Chuning will always be safe.