Compared to Little Treasure, a college student with a more than a month-long winter break, Nuonuo, a high school student, has a pitifully short break. Her school held extra classes until the day before the New Year and she has to return to school on the seventh day of the first month.
As for Da Bao, who is part of the workforce, his holiday is even shorter. After returning from handling the acquisition case, he took two days off and then went back to work at the Ji Family until the twenty-ninth of the lunar year before joining the Ji Family employees for the Spring Festival holiday, with his work schedule aligning with Nuonuo’s school schedule, also starting on the eighth day of the first month.
The Ji Family of five, as usual, spent New Year’s Eve at the Ji Family mansion with Mr. Ji, then on the second day of the first month, they went to Beijing to accompany Old Master Yang, and on the fourth day, they flew abroad for a short trip, returning ho on the evening of the seventh day.
Little Treasure still has more than half a month of vacation, so he was lazily lying on the sofa playing gas, while Nuonuo was a high school student sorting out her backpack, preparing the stationery and books she needed for school the next day.
As for Da Bao and the parents, they spread out the gifts they bought on the table, categorizing and distributing them properly.
"Nuonuo, do you plan to drop off Teacher Fan’s gift when you go to class after the New Year, or should I accompany you to deliver it after school tomorrow?"
"Please accompany tomorrow, I haven’t seen Teacher Fan for half a month!"
Nuonuo has been learning piano with Teacher Fan for ten years, and their relationship has evolved from familiarity to a blend of teacher and friend. Not long ago, Teacher Fan even suggested to Le Tong that if Si Han wanted to apply to the Music College, he could help recomnd her.
"Sure, I’ll go with you tomorrow. What about the gifts for the kids at the orphanage? Will you deliver them personally on Saturday, or should Little Treasure deliver them tomorrow?"
Da Bao and the others had thought of everything when buying gifts, preparing gifts for everyone they were familiar with.
"Let’s all go together on Saturday, previously Si Jun asked to buy so stationery and books for his younger siblings, I’ll take them along then."
"Sister, anyway, I don’t have much to do these days. Make a list of the books and stationery you need, and I’ll help you get them tomorrow."
Little Treasure felt for his sister and took her tasks upon himself.
"Oh...I’ll email it to you in a while." Nuonuo packed up her backpack, put it away, and was about to help organize the gifts when her phone rang.
"Hello, is this Ji Sihan?"
The number displayed on the phone was unfamiliar, but Nuonuo found the voice sowhat familiar.
"Yes, I am Si Han. Are you the class monitor?"
"That’s right, it’s . Guo Yuhang fell ill a few days ago and is still in the hospital recuperating. We plan to organize a visit after school tomorrow. Would you like to join us?"
Nuonuo generally has a good relationship with her classmates, but she is often busy, leaving little ti to participate in class activities. Since Guo Yuhang had been quite attentive to her before, upon hearing of his illness, she certainly would not miss visiting him.
"Uh...I’ll join you all. What illness does he have, and should I prepare anything for the visit?"
Delivering the gift to Teacher Fan could wait a few days, but visiting a patient couldn’t be postponed.
"No need for everyone to prepare sothing. I’ll buy the required items for the visit tomorrow and share the costs."
Nuonuo asked about Guo Yuhang’s condition and chatted for a bit before hanging up.
Da Bao had more or less guessed the content of the conversation, "Not going to see Teacher Fan tomorrow?"
"Right, I’ll bring it when I go to class. Guo Yuhang has acute appendicitis and is hospitalized, we’ll visit him together tomorrow afternoon," Nuonuo answered truthfully.
"Do you want to pick you up from school tomorrow and take you to the hospital?" Da Bao, the ever-ready chauffeur, seed to be on standby for the little girl at all tis.
Nuonuo instinctively refused Da Bao’s attentive care, "No need to pick up; we’ll take the bus together. It’s only four or five stops from school to the second hospital."
If it weren’t for the class monitor’s phone call, Nuonuo might not have realized she had already studied with these classmates for a sester.
It seems that she’s going to make an effort to participate more in future class activities rather than stand out.
"Alright, I’ll wait for you at the second hospital. Call or ssage when you get there." Da Bao reluctantly gave in a bit. He could forgo picking her up from school, but he wouldn’t feel comfortable letting her travel alone.
Nuonuo did consider taking a bus or taxi ho herself, but seeing her brother’s uncomfortable expression, she wisely swallowed back what she was about to say.
The next day, on her way to school, Nuonuo bought a bouquet of flowers. Da Bao kept quiet but wasn’t entirely pleased.
However, he concealed his displeasure well, laughing and chatting with Nuonuo along the way as if nothing was wrong. But once Nuonuo got off the car with her flowers, on his way back to the office, he opened all the car windows to let the floral scent dissipate quickly, lest the strong fragrance give him a headache.
"Daddy, did you ever give Mommy flowers when you were courting her?"
When Da Bao handed docunts to Ji Rui, he suddenly asked.
In his mory, he hardly recalled seeing his dad give flowers to his mom, so his lack of gifting flowers might have been inherited from his unromantic father, right?
Having transitioned from brother to a romantic interest with Nuonuo for several months, Da Bao indeed had never thought of giving the little girl flowers.
On one hand, it might have been due to habit, making him unaware of gifting flowers. On the other hand, he subconsciously felt Nuonuo was still young and not quite suitable for extravagant gestures.
"Yes, I did!"
Ji Rui’s answer was unexpected for Da Bao.
Da Bao tilted his head looking at his dad, thinking, how is that possible?
Seeing his son’s skeptical expression, Ji Rui chuckled, "Don’t doubt it. I really did send flowers!"
However, Ji Rui didn’t have the courage to tell his son that after he sent the flowers, Le Tong nonchalantly tossed him a wad of cash, outright buying back the flowers he sent.
So strictly speaking, that flower-sending incident probably doesn’t count him as the flower giver but rather as a re delivery boy!
Da Bao was deeply affected by this, often ridiculing his father’s lack of romance along with his mom.
He never imagined that when it was his turn to be in a relationship, he proved to be less romantic than his supposedly unromantic dad, never even giving a bouquet of flowers.
"What’s the matter? Did soone give flowers to Nuonuo?"
Ji Rui noticed his son’s disturbed expression and leaned in for a closer look. He always assud his son was invincible in matters of the heart.
"Nothing of the sort..."
Da Bao denied it outright, grabbed the files his dad gave him, and walked away, leaving his curious and caring dad behind as he remained lost in his thoughts.
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