Hong Xin didn't stop him, so he asked him to pay attention to safety on the way out.

Xu Huaishen went out and wandered around.

He was too bored at home, so he never went out except after going to the library a few days ago.

Gan Nian sent him a message saying that he would not come back until the first day of the Lunar New Year.

He thought to himself that it seemed that he hadn't seen her for more than a week.

Thinking of her in my heart, his steps were out of control. When he realized that he was walking on the street where "Gan Family Douhua" was located.

He thought to himself that Gan Nian's family will return to their hometown, and the tofu shop will probably not open.

Unexpectedly, he walked forward with the mentality of taking a casual look, but found that the store was actually open!

He walked quickly towards the shop, and saw a middle-aged woman busying herself in an apron. He searched for Gan Nian's figure but couldn't find it.

His eyes turned to the middle-aged woman again, and he found that Gan Nian's eyebrows and eyes were particularly similar to hers.

Should this be the mother of sweetheart?

But how could she be here?

He thought for a moment, but walked into the store.

When Gan Qing heard the footsteps, she turned around and saw that she was a handsome young man. Because she was so handsome, she thought it was her first time visiting the guest.

"Hello, what do you need to eat?"

She smiled softly.

Xu Huaishen looked at her smile and was basically sure that this was Gan Nian’s mother.

He followed her words, looked at the menu and said, "Please come with a No. 2 tofu and eat it here, thank you."

"Okay, sit down first."

Gan Qing returned to the kitchen to work hard.

It was not open today on New Year's Eve, and Aunt Gan Nian also returned to her hometown, but she wanted to make more money on her day, so she planned to open until four o'clock in the afternoon. She was about to close the door, but someone came again. She felt that the young man was in tune with him, so she made him a tofu.

She held the tofu and put it in front of Xu Huaishen.

He nodded and thanked him. Seeing that Gan Qing was about to leave, he called her: "Auntie... Did you not open a store a few days ago?"

Gan Qing wiped the water from her hands on her apron and nodded, "I went back to my hometown a few days ago, but it didn't drive.

Didn’t the guy come here a few days ago?”

He smiled slightly, did not answer, took a sip of the tofu and praised: "The tofu at my aunt's house is delicious."

Seeing that the young man looked cold and restrained, and his words were quite sweet, Gan Qing also smiled: "If you like it, come over more."

"Well," he looked at Gan Qing and finally asked the doubt in his heart: "Auntie, Gan Nian is your daughter, right?"

Gan Qing was stunned, "You... do you know her?"

"I am her classmate, I, Xu Huaishen."

Gan Qing felt that the name sounded a little familiar, and after a while, he remembered: "... Are you Xu Huaishen?"

Gan Qing explained: "I heard my daughter mention you before and say that you are the number one in your grade, you read very well, and you often help her answer questions. Thank you so much."

Xu Huaishen felt embarrassed when he was praised for the first time, "It's okay, I'm just helping you within my ability.

Gan Nian, she is still in her hometown?"

"She came back yesterday?"

Xu Huaishen was stunned. Why did this person hide it from him and didn't tell him?

!

Gan Qing thought: "You are looking for Gan Nian in the store today?"

He coughed lightly, not wanting her to misunderstand: "No, I just happened to pass by..." He looked at the tutoring book he had just bought at a nearby bookstore, "Help her bring her a textbook."

"Haha, so that's it. Our house is quite close to this. I'll call her and let her get down."

Gan Qing felt that his classmates finally came here, but they would send a book to their daughter, so of course they had to let Gan Nian come down to thank him in person.

Gan Qing dialed the phone in front of Xu Huaishen, but Xu Huaishen did not refute, but just ate beans silently, with a faint smile on his lips.

He wanted to see how Gan Nian reacted and why he didn't tell him that she was back.

Gan Nian was awakened by the phone ring in her sleep. When she saw that Gan Qing was calling, she turned on the answer button, covered her phone on her ears, and narrowed her eyes again: "Mom...what are you doing..."

"Why are you still sleeping?

!”

"I'm sleepy and took medicine..."

"A classmate came to the store and said he had brought you textbooks, please change your clothes and come over quickly."

When Gan Nian heard that she was about to get up, her head was still dizzy but her brows frowned: "Mom, are you crazy, now let me go over, just help me keep the textbook..." She yawned after saying that.

"You kid, I have worked hard to help you bring textbooks."

"What kind of classmate? How can I get someone to bring books? Oh, I don't want to go."

Her voice became a little more irritable.

Gan Qing looked at Xu Huaishen, "A classmate named Xu," she forgot what Xu Huaishen's full name was, and understood that Gan Nian was really uncomfortable, and she also compromised: "Then you don't come and get it, so I'll thank him. I'll give him the phone."

She handed the phone to Xu Huaishen and said sorry: "Gan Nian has something to do and I'll let her talk to you..."

When Gan Nian heard the surname Xu, she felt a sudden slap in her heart. She was about to ask what she called Xu, then Xu Huai's deep and smiling voice came clearly from the other end of the phone:

"Good afternoon!"

Her head was blank for a moment.

Gan Nian never expected that Xu Huaishen would appear on Gan Qing’s phone call. What’s going on!

She was confused, lifted the quilt and sat up quickly. She shook her head and confirmed that she was not dreaming:

"Xu...Xu Huaishen, how could you..."

He explained the reason for appearing here, and then she understood.

Then she whispered: "Is my mom still by your side?"

Xu Huaishen looked up at Gan Qing who was looking at him eagerly, looked away and coughed a few times, and let out a muffled "Yeah".

Gan Nian didn't dare to say anything to Xu Huaishen in front of Gan Qing, so she asked him to finish eating tofu first and call her after leaving the store.

After he agreed, he cut off the phone. Gan Nian threw away his phone and covered his head in the quilt. His voice was so sad: "It's over..."

Yesterday she lied to her that she had come back from the first day of the junior high school, and now she is in trouble! The surprise is gone! Xu Huaishen might be angry that she would lie to him.

She was anxious and waited for his second call, but fortunately, she finally called ten minutes later!

She immediately answered, "Xu Huaishen, have you left the store?"

Xu Huaishen was walking home at this moment, with the cold wind whistling. He put one hand in his coat pocket and the other holding his cell phone. His fingers were red from the cold.

The discomfort in his original heart was gone after hearing Gan Nian's soft voice.

The corners of his lips curled silently, "Well, I'm walking out."

The cold wind hit the glass of the window, making a banging sound. Gan Nian thought of him walking outside and felt nervous: "Is it cold outside?"

Have you worn more clothes?"

"I'm wearing it," he replied, "How are you having a cold?"

“It’s almost done.

Xu Huaishen, are you going to my mother’s shop to find me today?

Sorry... I'm not coming back, deliberately hiding it from you, but I want to give you a surprise."

Her voice was full of apology, but Xu Huaishen grabbed the point he thought, "Oh?

What a surprise.”

Gan Nian's face turned red and she lowered her head and said softly: "Of course we have to meet to find out."

He understood that she wanted to see him too, so he continued to tease her: "When do you want to see me?"

Gan Nian pretended to be thinking for a while, but in fact, he had already planned several plans to meet him, "Well...will you finish the New Year's Eve dinner tonight?"

"Okay, give me the address and I'll go find you.

Don’t run that far if you have a cold.”

She agreed with a smile, "See you tonight."

“See you tonight.”

——

Although the surprise was known in advance, the excitement of seeing Xu Huaishen was not wiped out at all. After the New Year's Eve dinner, Gan Nian went back to her room to change her clothes and put on her scarf.

She walked out of the room and saw that her parents were all in the living room preparing to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

She found a reason and quickly slipped out of the house.

She and Xu Huaishen made an appointment in Nanshan Park near the community.

Gan Nian walked straight towards the park and passed by a pedestrian street, but found several children running around in front.

A child held a lighter in one hand and a small solid in the other, and threw it aside at one point, and then several children covered their ears and ran away.

When Gan Nian saw this scene, before she could react, the firecrackers exploded nearer.

A "boom" made her body tremble, and she almost jumped up like a frightened rabbit.

She quickly covered her ears and glanced around, for fear of another firecracker.
To be continued...