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Chapter 17 — Shopping
No matter what kind of negative emotions, it will eventually disappear.
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In the afternoon, Rong Xun had been waiting for Chu Feng to come back while doing his homework. During this period, he always looked up to the time from time to time and always felt that the time was going a little slowly.
Although Chu Feng said he could call at any time, but thinking that Chu Feng was making an advertisement for the first time, he might inevitably feel nervous. If he called at the wrong time, it would affect Chu Feng.
After writing the English paper, the sun began to set. At this time, Rong Xun's cell phone rang. It was his mother.
Rong Xun hurried up and called “Mom” with a smile.
“Did you go home this week?” asked Rong Xun's mother, Ruisi.
Rong Xun replied, “No, I stayed at school.”
“Is the cost of living enough?” Ruisi asked again.
“Enough.” because his expenses this month were basically from Chu Feng, so he had a lot left.
“I'll call you again next week,” said Ruisi.
“Okay.” Rong Xun smiled.
Although he was smiling, Rong Xun always had a lonely look in his eyes. He didn't seem to be really happy, but he couldn't be unhappy.
Rong Xun's parents divorced on the second day of his junior high school because his father cheated. After the divorce, his father married Xiao San. Xiao San didn't want to live with Rong Xun, so he urged his father to give up Rong Xun's custody. Anyway, they will have their own children in the future. After listening to Xiao San's words, his father only left Rong Xun the old house at home and gave Rong Xun living expenses on time every month, but he didn't care about the rest. He just called Rong Xun every new year.
Ruisi also found her second spring a year after her divorce. But Rong Xun's stepfather didn't want Rong Xun to live with them. Although Rong Xun was a little sad, he didn't want to delay his mother. After all, his mother was still young at that time and couldn't be single all her life. So his mother moved to his stepfather after marriage, and Rong Xun stayed in his old house. Ruisi would call him for living expenses on time every month, and the tuition was paid by her. She would also call Rong Xun once a week to ask him about his recent situation, but she wouldn’t do more than that.
Last year, his mother gave birth to another brother, so she didn't have time to care about him. It was good to be able to make a phone call once a month.
Maybe he lost his parents' love prematurely, so Rong Xun was eager for family affection, but he was very sensible and knew that his step-parents didn't like him, so he wouldn't call his parents. If his parents called him, he would be very happy, but in addition to being happy, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.
In order to make his parents like him, Rong Xun always performed very well, studied very hard, and tried to be a good child. He always thought that if he did well and his parents were happy, maybe one day he would be taken back and taken care of…
But as he grew up, he knew that his thoughts were impossible. But he still wanted to be a good child. Even if he couldn't live with his parents, he still wanted to make his parents happy, because if his parents didn't like him, they might not even call...
“I'll call you more this month. On cold days, you should also add two clothes. Tell me when you have time to hang out by yourself and you don't have enough money,” said Ruisi. For Rong Xun, she was actually a little guilty, but now her little son occupied all her energy, which made her guilt lighter because of the fatigue of taking care of her child.
“Okay.” Rong Xun answered. Every year when the season changed, his mother would give him money to buy clothes, and his father would call more. Although he didn't say it, Rong Xun also understood that it was for him to buy clothes, but they wouldn't accompany Rong Xun. Rong Xun could only go shopping by himself.
In fact, the living expenses his parents usually gave him were only enough for him to eat and buy stationery. After high school, he had to buy more and more tutoring materials year by year, and the cost was increasing. Rong Xun dare not ask his parents for more. After all, his parents were just ordinary working-class people. He was afraid that if he wanted more, his parents would be unhappy, so he would save food and use it a little. For example, he would save the budget for his parents to buy clothes every season, and then allocate it to each month, so he basically had the money to buy tutoring materials. In addition, he contributed to the magazine every month and could earn some pocket money, so he could still maintain his monthly expenses.
“Are you busy studying in third-year senior? You should pay more attention to rest. Don't work too hard," Ruisi said.
As soon as Rong Xun wanted to return to her “okay”, there came the cry of a child.
Ruisi didn't care about Rong Xun, said “your brother is crying, I'll go and have a look first”, and hung up the phone directly.
Rong Xun swallowed his words again, looked at the hung-up phone, and silently put the mobile phone back on the table. His mother's behavior made him somewhat sad, but he couldn't argue with a brother who couldn't even speak. He could only comfort himself - as long as he studied hard and make his mother happy.
When Chu Feng entered the door, he saw Rong Xun sitting there in a daze.
“What's the matter?” Chu Feng put down the box of drinks and asked, “Who made you unhappy?”
Seeing Chu Feng back, Rong Xun quickly sorted out his emotions and said with a smile, “No, just tired of writing papers. Take a rest.”
Chu Feng's intuition told him that Rong Xun didn't tell the truth, but he didn't ask. Not many students stayed at school on weekends, and Rong Xun stayed in his bedroom by himself. There was little chance that his classmates would make him unhappy, and he was not at school today, and was even unlikely to provoke Rong Xun, so it might be Rong Xun's personal reasons. In this regard, Chu Feng respected Rong Xun's privacy. Rong Xun didn't want to say, and he wouldn't ask more. All he had to do was make Rong Xun happy, which was much more practical than others.
“Change your clothes and I'll take you out to dinner.” Chu Feng said.
“Okay.” Rong Xun got up and opened the cabinet to look for clothes.
Chu Feng went over and helped him pick out, then took the clothes in his hand and began to change them for him. This was not the first time Chu Feng changed his clothes, but Rong Xun still felt hot on his face.
In order to distract his attention, Rong Xun glanced at a big box brought back by Chu Feng and asked, “What’s that?”
“The director gave me a box of drinks for this advertisement. The taste is not bad. You can try it when you come back tonight.” Chu Feng said.
Rong Xun nodded and said, “Okay.”
After he changed his clothes, Chu Feng went out with Rong Xun. Chu Feng's car had been waiting for them downstairs. After getting in the car, Chu Feng said the place, and the driver started the car and took them there.
Chu Feng chose a pizza store, which was newly opened, and the evaluation was very good. He listened to Kitty at lunch today and decided to bring Rong Xun here for a change. After all, he was tired of school food for a week. So, he changed for a different one, and reward Rong Xun and himself.
It was not rush hour yet, so the store was very empty. Chu Feng took Rong Xun to the window.
Chu Feng ordered the signature pizza here, another fried shrimp, and a salad, and ordered the freshly squeezed juice to supplement Rong Xun with vitamins. Rong Xun added another baked mashed potato, and the amount was enough for two people, so he didn't add anything else.
Snacks and drinks were served quickly, and they ate and talked.
“Did you shoot well today?” Rong Xun asked.
“It’s okay. It's not difficult. The director doesn't have high requirements for me, so the process was not confusing.” Chu Feng said, “I'll take you to see it when I have a chance in the future.”
“En,” Rong Xun smiled, nodded, and asked him with concern, “What did you have for lunch?”
“Boxed lunch. Everyone eats this.” Boxed lunch was actually the standard for all film production crews. Generally, groups with better treatment can choose their own boxed lunch dishes, while those with a lower budget were the same dishes, and the whole group would eat the same. Like that kind of movie queen, sometimes they would bring their own food. Newcomers might not be very popular. If they have a little brain, they will choose to eat boxed lunch with the crew. You know, lunch was the best time to get in touch with the people in the group, which was good for shooting and future development. After all, interpersonal relationships were accumulated little by little.
“Is it delicious?” Rong Xun didn't eat boxed lunches from childhood. He just watched others eat it. He also knew that the grade of boxed lunch was uneven. Some felt no difference from eating at home, or even better, while others really just wanted to fill their stomachs.
“It's similar to our canteen,” Chu Feng said. In fact, the boxed lunch chosen this time was good, and the taste was regular
Rong Xun thought for a moment. He felt that he had eaten too much in the small canteen. He didn't seem to remember the taste of lunch and dinner in the big canteen...
Pizza was brought up, and Chu Feng immediately gave him a piece, “Eat while it's hot.”
“En.” Rong Xun looked at the tempting cheese and his appetite was completely hooked up.
The signature pizza here was a little different from the general pizza in shape. It looked like a pie with all the ingredients inside. The skin was very thin and the filling was sufficient. It wouldn't really give people the feeling of eating pie. The point was that it tasted good and made people think it was worth it.
This pizza looked like a standard size, but because it was full of ingredients, both of them were a little full at the end of the meal.
After settling the bill, Chu Feng took Rong Xun to the street to eat. The pizza store was opened in the mall, it was very convenient to go shopping after eating.
It was not winter yet, but winter clothes were already on the shelves. It was still early, Chu Feng took Rong Xun around one by one. Rong Xun originally thought that Chu Feng wanted to buy clothes, but when he saw that Chu Feng had to compare with him every time he took clothes, he found that Chu Feng seemed to want to buy them for him.
“Just look for your own, don't worry about me.” Rong Xun said. The clothes in these stores were not cheap, but the style was really good.
“I want to buy it for you.” Chu Feng took another sweater and compared it to Rong Xun.
“No, my mother called me today and said she would give me money to buy clothes next week.” Rong Xun said.
“Hmm? When did she call you?” Chu Feng hung up the sweater and took another one.
“Just before you came back.” Rong Xun said, “so you don't have to buy it for me. I'll buy it myself. Just help me pick it out.”
After hearing what he said, Chu Feng thought that he had guessed that Rong Xun was unhappy for personal reasons, which should be the right direction. He guessed that it was a matter of family. Chu Feng didn't know anything about Rong Xun's family, but he was not ready to ask now. It was not too late to ask when Rong Xun wanted to say something or when the time was right.
“I want to give you clothes, and I want to buy the same clothes as you,” Chu Feng said.
Rong Xun blushed. The same clothes really moved him. But... “What should I do if people see it?”
“Then just buy the same.” Chu Feng smiled. A full set of the same would really make people think more, but if only one thing was the same, at most was that they like the same thing when shopping together, and others couldn't say anything. After all, he had the same thing as Gui Heng, but the meaning was completely different.
Rong Xun still hesitated. He could buy the same clothes, but he always felt it was difficult for Chu Feng to pay.
Chu Feng pulled him into the corner and said with a smile, “If you feel embarrassed when I buy something for you, kiss me and you'll give me money.”
Rong Xun's face turned redder, pushed him, and said, “who wants to kiss you…” they were still outside!
“Then I'll kiss you?” Chu Feng smiled and blocked his way. Then he bowed his head and kissed him on the forehead. After all, it was outside. If he lowered his head to kiss Rong Xun's lips, it would be too obvious, but kissing his forehead would not be easy to find out.
Rong Xun blushed, bowed his head, and stopped talking.
Chu Feng smiled, grabbed his wrist, and took him to try on the clothes.
Finally, Chu Feng bought Rong Xun clothes and two pairs of shoes from the inside out, and the two bought an identical down jacket. Only then did Chu Feng pull Rong Xun out of the mall contentedly. Although he paid in advance for today's consumption, his mother only called him yesterday for the living expenses of the next month. He would make up for it when his advertising fee arrived, and there was still a lot left. In addition to the tutoring fee for the remaining money, he should also think about it and buy something for Rong Xun.
Rong Xun was a little sad before, and now he calmed down. Thinking of Chu Feng selecting clothes for him one by one, pulling him into the fitting room to help him wear them, and squatting down to help him set his shoes, Rong Xun felt that the heat on his face could not go away. It seems that as long as there is Chu Feng, no matter what kind of negative emotions will disappear in the end.
The author has something to say:
It's enough for Xiao Xun to have Chu, loyal dog Feng.
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Footnotes:
Tutoring materials — Tutoring materials refer to auxiliary materials that can help people study, work, or complete a task. https://baike.baidu.com/item/辅导资料/8139091
second spring — 第二春, (lit.) second spring / (fig.) falling in love for the second time
Translator's Notes:
Second update for today!
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