Back to my parents when I was seventeen

Chapter 108 Who is the girl next to him?

Xu Chuning returned to the shop, gave the money he had just collected to You Shuzhen, and then sat down not far from the fan to rest.

You Shuzhen glanced at her casually, and noticing her absent-minded look, she frowned slightly, "Ningning."

Xu Chu Ning came back to her senses and said, "Mom."

You Shuzhen responded and looked at her with lowered eyes, "Are you feeling uncomfortable or tired?"

She whispered, "Do you want to go home and rest?"

If it were usual, Xu Chuning would definitely reject You Shuzhen's proposal. But at this moment, she didn't want You Shuzhen to notice anything unusual, so she pursed her lips and said softly, "Okay, I'll go home and rest for a while, and come back after five o'clock."

"No need," You Shuzhen patted her shoulder to comfort her, "The store is not busy now, so it's okay if you don't come over in the evening."

She thought for a few seconds and suggested, "You can go get together with your classmates."

Xu Chu Ning agreed vaguely: "Okay, I'll take a look at it tonight."

You Shuzhen: "Go home slowly."

Xu Chuning's lips curved slightly, and he stood up and hugged You Shuzhen, rubbing against her, and acted coquettishly with her, "Mom, why are you so nice to me?"

You Shuzhen was startled, touched her head, and said with a smile: "You are my daughter, if I don't treat you well, who can I treat well?"

She vaguely guessed why Xu Chu Ning was in a bad mood, but she didn't ask any further questions.

After spending some time with You Shuzhen, Xu Chuning returned home.

The village in the city is quiet in the afternoon. Most of the tenants living here work in the big city of Jiangcheng, and they are used to leaving early and returning late. This area is relatively lively only late at night.

After returning home, Xu Chu Ning did not feel sleepy at all.

She washed her face and lay on the bed, looking at the bright and warm sunshine outside the window, replaying the scene in the supermarket in her mind. She didn't know why Xu Yiming took the initiative to talk to her, nor did she know why he was willing to... greet her. In short, he talked to her, and it couldn't be the reason Xu Chuning guessed.

Xu Chuning hated herself a little bit now. She obviously didn't have any expectations from them, didn't expect them to recognize her, to find out that the person at home was not "her", but every time she met them, her mood would be affected.

She wanted to be in control, to not have any emotion when facing them, and to treat them as strangers.

After all, she was a stranger to them.

However, at present, she did not seem to have cultivated such a skill. She had no way to completely ignore their existence.

Thinking of this, Xu Chu Ning sighed depressedly.

After tossing and turning for a long time, Xu Chuning gave up struggling and picked up her phone in despair. She felt that she needed to find something to do to distract herself.

As soon as she logged into QQ, Xu Chuning saw that Cheng Mingyin had sent a message in the small group of three girls, saying that she had returned from a trip yesterday and they could get together today. She brought gifts for the two of them and asked if they were free.

Deng Xitong replied a few minutes ago that she was free in the evening and wanted to eat fried chicken. But it mainly depends on Xu Chuning's time.

Xu Chu Ning was stunned for a moment, and quickly replied: [I have nothing to do today. ]

Deng Xitong: [Don’t you need to help out in the shop today? ]

Xu Chu Ning thought for a moment: [I want to help, can we meet at 7 o'clock? ]

Cheng Mingyin: [Sure, it gets dark late now, and there is still some sunshine outside at 7 o'clock.]

Deng Xitong: [Yes, it’s too early and I don’t want to go out. ]

Xu Chuning: [Okay, then let’s meet at 7 o’clock? Where? ]

At seven o'clock, the shop had passed its dinner peak, so it wouldn't be a big deal for Xu Chu Ning to go out.

Cheng Mingyin: [Small shop? We'll go find you there and wait for you to finish your work before going somewhere else.]

Deng Xitong: [I think it’s OK.]

Xu Chuning: [I have no problem either.]

After the three of them had discussed it, Xu Chuning put down her phone and took a short nap. When the alarm rang, she got up and went back to the shop again.

You Shuzhen saw her coming back more than an hour after she went home, and she felt helpless: "I told you to rest at home."

"I've had a good rest." Xu Chuning said to You Shuzhen with a smile, "Mom, I'm going out to eat with Xitong and Mingyin tonight."

You Shuzhen: "Okay, what are you going to eat?"

"Xitong wants to eat fried chicken." Xu Chuning told her, "I'm not sure what to eat."

You Shuzhen smiled, and while there were no customers in the store, she quickly went to the drawer to get money for her, "Then mom will get you the money."

"No need." Xu Chu Ning didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I have one myself."

You Shuzhen glanced at her and said firmly, "What's yours is yours. It's your private money. Keep it well. Mom will give you extra money when we go out to eat."

She gave Xu Chu Ning two hundred yuan and said gently, "Don't be hard on yourself when you go out shopping with your classmates. If you see something you want to eat, just buy it."

Xu Chuning's family was not well off, and You Shuzhen earned her money through hard work, but she was always generous to Xu Chuning. She never demanded Xu Chuning's material life, and she was generous in giving Xu Chuning spiritual encouragement.

Xu Chuning held the two hundred yuan that You Shuzhen forced into her hand and blinked gently. She was unfortunate, but also lucky.

She was very fortunate to be adopted by You Shuzhen and become her mother and daughter.

"Thank you, Mom." Xu Chu Ning exhaled lightly and took the money. "What are you going to eat tonight?"

You Shuzhen: "I'll think about it later when I'm hungry."

Xu Chu Ning hummed and suggested: "Actually, I can also bring you fried chicken."

You Shuzhen chuckled, "Let's take a look later. If it tastes good, bring it to me."

"it is good."

The mother and daughter were chatting when a customer came into the store.

Xu Chuning and You Shuzhen were busy for a while, and at about 6:40, Deng Xitong and Cheng Mingyin came over.

Seeing the two people appear, You Shuzhen hurriedly drove Xu Chuning away and asked her to go eat and go shopping with the two of them early.

The store was indeed not that busy. Xu Chu Ning hesitated for a few seconds and then left with the two of them.

……

The three of them hadn't seen each other for a while. Shortly after Cheng Mingyin's summer vacation, her parents had some free time and took her to the beach for a week.

Now appearing in front of the two of them, she couldn't help but wail, "Oh my God, compared to you two, I'm really a lot darker."

Deng Xitong took the ice cream cone she had just bought and ate it while nodding in agreement, "Indeed, are you outside in the sun during the day?"

Cheng Mingyin glanced at her and said, "Actually, I went out in the afternoon, but the sun on the island is more intense than in Jiangcheng."

Xu Chuning: "Just take a rest in the winter and it will be back."

Cheng Mingyin sighed: "I hope so."

The three of them took the bus to the shopping mall in the city center.

The fried chicken that Deng Xitong wanted to eat was located over there, and it was the only one there.

After the three of them arrived at the mall, Cheng Mingyin first went to buy three drinks, as they had to drink cold drinks in the hot summer.

The three of them drank while waiting for the fried chicken.

They hadn't seen each other for more than half a month, and even though they would occasionally chat on QQ, they couldn't help chattering when they met.

However, it was usually Deng Xitong and Cheng Mingyin who started talking, while Xu Chuning was always the one who listened.

As they were chatting, Deng Xitong suddenly said, "Look over there, is that person Shen Yubai?"

Xu Chuning and Cheng Mingyin instinctively looked up in the direction Deng Xitong pointed, and saw Shen Yubai standing with a pretty girl. He was facing sideways towards them, and Xu Chuning could vaguely see the smile on his face.

"It's him." Cheng Mingyin subconsciously glanced at Xu Chuning, paused and said, "Who is the girl next to him? Ningning, do you know?"

Xu Chuning: “…”

She paused and said slowly, "I don't know."