novelbest Chapter 906: Xiao Chong Extra Story 15_2
Chapter 906: Xiao Chong Extra Story 15_2
I’ll sing, whatever. She didn’t care. After all, singing didn’t take much of her time, and she usually sang along with the pirated tapes in the tape recorder, not as a formal practice, just humming for relaxation.
This lively Christmas party went on until the end of the self-study session. When the bell rang, everyone was still somewhat reluctant to leave.
Lin Wanwan was unexpectedly surrounded by classmates today, with several others riding bikes in the same direction as her.
Normally, Lin Wanwan was quite solitary, with Xiao Chong silently trailing behind her.
But today, several classmates took advantage of the lingering excitement of the Christmas party to talk to her.
The party, held to promote camaraderie among classmates and relieve study pressure, perfectly fulfilled its purpose.
Among the students in the class who lived in the same neighborhood as Lin Wanwan, only Xiao Chong did, but there were several others renting there, mostly parents accompanying their children.
However, they all rented apartments in the high-rise area; the villa area was either occupied or empty with a low rental rate.
Parents accompanying their children were unlikely to choose villas due to the high cost.
Staying home full-time already represented one parent being at home, so the rental choice needed careful calculation.
Most accompanying parents opted for shared rentals. In a three-bedroom apartment, often two high school students lived with their parents responsible for household chores, and a part of the living room was often used as a bedroom.
If the properties around the school were an investment, many were like this.
The bustling road from school only quieted down after entering the villa area of the neighborhood.
Xiao Chong finally caught up with Lin Wanwan on his bike: "Wanwan, please don’t close the door, I have a gift for you."
"Oh." Lin Wanwan also had something she wanted to give Xiao Chong.
As one of the high-spirited high-school students, everyone in class was busy with Christmas gifts, and there was no way Lin Wanwan would miss out.
After all, she had indeed made friends this year and had some apples she wanted to give!
There was no way she would spend money at a store for overpriced packaged apples, so Lin Wanwan cleverly bought wrapping paper early at a department store, and yesterday morning she went to the fruit stand at the market to buy apples at regular prices.
She carefully wrapped two apples, one for her grandpa in the morning and the other, of course, planned for Xiao Chong after school.
Besides the apples, Lin Wanwan spent money at a store to buy another gift.
Actually, she originally intended to give it during dinner, but felt shy last minute and didn’t bring it up.
Now that Xiao Chong mentioned having a gift for her, giving hers back felt like a return gift, and there was nothing to be shy about.
Lin Wanwan entered the yard, parked her bike, rushed into her room, and grabbed the apple wrapped like a flower from the desk drawer. Just then, there was a knock at the back door.
It was undoubtedly Xiao Chong.
Tonight her grandpa was on a night shift, so neither of them worried about disturbing anyone.
Lin Wanwan took a deep breath, carrying the apple and the other wrapped gift from the drawer downstairs to open the door for Xiao Chong.
Xiao Chong was holding a paper bag with a box inside, clearly not just an ordinary Christmas apple.
"Merry Christmas."
Xiao Chong, looking elegantly handsome, handed over his gift with a warm smile and a deep glint in his eyes.
Although he was an ancient person from a thousand years ago, he was quite fashionable.
After all, he lived in the Great Tang, a prosperous and flourishing Great Tang, a magnificent beginning, open and welcoming, with foreign people all around Chang’an City.
Xiao Chong wasn’t fixated on only celebrating traditional Huaxia festivals; he was an ancient person very accepting of foreign cultures.
Of course, he specifically prepared a gift for Christmas Eve not because he particularly liked the holiday, but because it was a great excuse to openly give Lin Wanwan a gift.
Lin Wanwan lowered her eyes and accepted it, then handed over her prepared gift, also murmuring: "Merry Christmas."
"Thank you." Xiao Chong didn’t expect Lin Wanwan to prepare a gift for him, and he immediately flashed a brilliant smile, vibrant like spring flowers, dazzling to the eye.
They both held their respective gifts, silently standing by the back door for a while, and then simultaneously spoke.
"I..."
Xiao Chong chuckled: "You go first."
Lin Wanwan, a bit shy, turned her gaze to some unknown corner and said, "It’s late, I need to go upstairs to study."