"I originally wanted to give it to you directly. If you weren't at school now, I would have gone to find you during lunch."
He said this in a very calm tone.
Obviously, for Zhao Xuanying, a high school student now, five thousand is a huge amount of money that is unimaginable, but she can hand over the money to Liu Weicheng without any hesitation.
Compared with why she got the money, Liu Weicheng is now more curious about the meaning of her actions.
Facing Liu Weicheng, who was blushing, Zhao Xuanying spoke in a casual tone as usual.
"Didn't you help advance the rent when we moved here? I still remember it."
"The rent... your grandma has already given me this."
"Although I am not old, I am not stupid at all."
He rolled his eyes at Liu Weicheng in front of him.
After getting along with him for so long, Zhao Xuanying always felt that he sometimes seemed to be coaxing a child.
"You were unwilling to charge the expenses for my grandma's hospitalization in the first place. If it wasn't forced on you, you wouldn't want it."
"..."
"Before moving, when you were talking to my grandma about the rent, you said you would keep the money first, and we would talk about it later after you save some money... Although I was not present at the time, I heard it behind my back."
Before I moved to this residential building, the sound insulation in the original residence, the house and the corridor was really not very good.
Maybe I overheard the conversation between Zhang Cuilan and Liu Weicheng while they were in the house.
Zhao Xuanying always remembers this incident.
Although she has always been helped by Liu Weicheng, she does not feel that this kind of help is justifiable, so she has no intention of repaying it.
Zhao Xuanying likes Liu Weicheng.
But it doesn't mean that she can accept all the goodwill from the other party with peace of mind.
People are equal.
Rather than being a little woman who needs Liu Weicheng's help to do everything well, she wants to get along with him on an equal footing.
Just like the future that I once accidentally talked about with Liu Weicheng.
Zhao Xuanying once said at that time.
In the future, she wants to study hard, get into a good university, and find a good job after graduation.
I would like to repay my grandma who has raised me for many years.
Although she also had simple wishes such as getting married and having three children, Zhao Xuanying did not try to find a man with a rich family to get married like some women, so she could just sit back and enjoy the success.
The marriage in her dream is about husband and wife holding each other hostage... facing ups and downs together, and then living a happy life.
She didn't want to owe Liu Weicheng too much.
In her opinion, Liu Weicheng has helped her a lot since the day she met him.
He put his hands behind his back and looked at Liu Weicheng standing in front of him.
Zhao Xuanying's face showed a smile, she raised her head slightly and said.
"Anyway, just keep it."
"..."
The girl's smiling face came into her eyes.
The location of the corridor and the open door.
One inside the door and one outside.
No one said anything.
The voice-activated light in the corridor automatically turned off because it had not received any sound feedback for a long time. After Zhao Xuanying realized this, she made a sound and turned the light on again.
He looked up at the light bulb and turned to look at Liu Weicheng in front of him.
But the moment she saw Liu Weicheng's face, Zhao Xuanying suddenly froze.
Liu Weicheng has always given her a very casual impression.
Liu Weicheng, in this state, has never looked at him like this before...
The indescribable look in her eyes, I don’t know if it has something to do with the other party’s drinking, but this is also the first time Zhao Xuanying saw Liu Weicheng looking at her. It didn’t look like he was looking at a younger sister, but like he was looking at her.
Just like a woman.
This aggressive look made Zhao Xuanying afraid to look at her.
After the two looked at each other for a few seconds, she quickly looked away.
Being nervous, he picked at the edge of the door.
"Why...are you staring at me like that."
"..."
"I always feel like your eyes are weird..."
"call."
Take a long breath of relief.
Liu Weicheng seemed to have figured out something at this moment. He closed his eyes and raised his head.
The throat in the neck moves up and down as the saliva is swallowed.
After a pause for a few seconds, he lowered his head again.
Look at the girl in front of you.
The hand holding the money handed it over again.
"You'd better take the money first. You can also just give it to your grandma for safekeeping when she gets home from get off work."
"I said it all..."
"obedient."
As soon as Liu Weicheng finished his first sentence, Zhao Xuanying responded like a refutation.
But the next second, the other party's simple two words made Zhao Xuanying shut her mouth.
Facing the direction of Liu Weicheng.
Looking at the other party's serious expression, his face was obviously red after drinking, but there was a sense of seriousness that people couldn't resist.
After being silent for a long time, Zhao Xuanying seemed to have gone through a long psychological struggle before finally compromising and reaching out to take the money back.
Hold it in your hand.
"I just don't want to owe you too much..."
"I know what you're thinking."
After opening his mouth to respond, Liu Weicheng then added.
"It's just that sometimes you need to consider your own situation first. Rather than giving me the money, I think you should use the money to improve your grandson's life first."
The mineral water bottle is held in the right hand, and the left hand... is raised.
Place it on the head of the girl in front of you.
Pressed lightly.
"The first thing you need now is to study well, and the second thing is to take good care of your grandma."
After saying these words, when Liu Weicheng looked at Zhao Xuanying, he seemed to be watching the woman disappear at this moment.
Now...it's like looking at the little sister next door.
"After a few years, it's still a long time to think about repaying... for you."
"I……"
"Maybe it's because I drank too much at night. I really want to fall asleep now."
As soon as Zhao Xuanying opened her mouth, Liu Weicheng interrupted her.
Smiling, he took back his left hand, took two steps back, and came to the door of his house.
He reached into his pocket and took out the key.
"I'm going back to rest first."
After saying that, Liu Weicheng took out the key from his pocket, turned around and opened the security door behind him.
Open the door and step into the house.
The moment he closed the door, he looked back at Zhao Xuanying, who was still standing at the door, looking over.
One second, two seconds...
He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
After Liu Weicheng said good night silently, he pulled hard with his arm, and the security door closed.
With a bang, he turned around after entering the house.
Looking at the dark living room, after a while he groped around the wall and found the light switch.
With a click, the light illuminates the room.
At the same time...it also illuminated Liu Weicheng's confused thoughts.
Just like what Zheng Qiang said over the wine table, you shouldn't take your time in dealing with relationships.
Things that I had never thought about before became clear in an instant after tonight.
The conversation he had with Zhao Xuanying just now made him completely determined.
Human life is always spent in choices.
But this time, Liu Weicheng hopes that his choice is correct.