Chapter 81 Sticky
Kong Xuan felt a slender hand caressing the back of his head, and then a clear breath approached. The whispered words disappeared in a soft moment: "Should I say...I will answer your prayer."
Since the witch has promised, this word should be obeyed by heaven and can never be regretted.
Kong Xuan opened his eyes eagerly.
The witch's eyelashes drooped slightly, her eyes flickered, and the two looked at each other and confirmed their feelings. It was like the sound of an ancient golden bell, and the mysterious spell echoed in the air. While mumbling, Kong Xuan's heart fell straight down from the sky, falling into a soft place -
The light orange juice flavor spreads, refreshing and sweet.
I love it so much, how can there be such a beautiful thing in the world .
Looking down from the rooftop of a three-story building, Lin Yang could only see Kong Xuan's tall back blocking Tan Xiao, leaving only Tan Xiao's calves and a little hair visible.
Tan Xiao seemed to be sitting on the table, and he didn't know why he didn't get down. Kong Xuan seemed to take a step forward, and Tan Xiao's calves also hooked up...
The shadows of the trees were swaying, and he could not see clearly. "Tan Xiao, Kong Xuan, are you guys still coming up?"
Kong Xuan froze in place. After a while, Tan Xiao said, "...right away."
Kong Xuan stepped aside, lowered his head, and his expression could not be seen clearly.
Tan Xiao put all the gifts away and put them in the room on the first floor. Then he went upstairs with Kong Xuan. When he turned around, he found that Kong Xuan was still touching his lips in a daze.
Noticing Tan Xiao's gaze, Kong Xuan quickly resumed his usual posture of standing with his hands behind his back. However, his tense voice still revealed his mixed emotions, and he tried to remain calm, "...So, you knew about this a long time ago?"
Tan Xiao: "How could you not know if it's so obvious?"
Kong Xuan: “!!!”
How can this happen!!
Seeing Kong Xuan's face turn red, Tan Xiao laughed and said, "I didn't intend to tell you. I wanted you to concentrate on studying and do well in the exam, but..."
Well, it’s interesting to watch Kong Xuan’s little movements, but if we wait any longer, he’ll probably scratch all the lawn bare this year.
Kong Xuan was secretly pleased with himself. Although he had known about it before, it was obvious that Tan Xiao had kept it to himself for his own good. Now that he was willing to say it, he must love me very much. He even kissed me.
The two of them went upstairs much later, and everyone sat on the lounge chairs on the rooftop, looking at the stars in peace and quiet.
"Are there any more meteors?" Tan Xiao divided the drinks he brought with him and sat down. Kong Xuan sat on the chair next to him, thought about it, and moved his chair closer. He was originally not interested in the cola and orange juice that children in the human world liked to drink, and even laughed at the boy who guarded the food. Now he picked up a glass of orange juice and held it in his mouth.
Tan Xiao watched him drink the orange juice intermittently, and he didn't know whether it was innocent or straightforward, which made him feel a little embarrassed for a moment.
"It's gone, just that one, but that fireball was really big. Many people in the circle of friends saw it." Yu Zhenzhen muttered while holding up her mobile phone. There were people with a much better field of vision than them, who took pictures on the mountain, and the pictures were so clear.
"There were a lot of likes on the short video, and some people said they thought it was a plane crash when they first saw it."
“Is there any radiation?”
"What the hell is this radiation? Drop out of school!"
Amid the gossip, Tan Xiao's hand inadvertently dropped to the armrest of the recliner.
After a while, he felt a hand caught his hint, secretly reached out and pinched his fingers. Turning around, he saw Kong Xuan seemed to be concentrating on counting how many fingers he had. He felt his fingertips seemed to be slightly hot.
Tan Xiao crossed his fingers and clasped them together, then picked up his phone with his other hand as usual, and even said, "Squad leader, send it to me."
Kong Xuan leaned against the recliner, feeling as if his heart had melted, and his whole body was warm, as comfortable as soaking in a hot spring. Now he liked everything he saw, the bright stars, the rough concrete rooftop, the iron recliner, and the cool night breeze, all natural and perfect, and suddenly thought of it.
Hey. He even kissed me.
…
It was very late and everyone went back to their rooms. Kong Xuan was lying on one of the beds in the double room, and it even felt a little bit unreal.
Why is it that it is Tan Xiao’s birthday but he is the happiest bird?
Kong Xuan was so happy that he even closed his eyes and rested for a few hours. It was not until the next morning that he was awakened by the sound of gongs and drums.
It is not quite right to say that it is the beating of gongs and drums. The rhythm and timbre are correct, but the volume is not that loud or noisy, and it is accompanied by singing of the same low volume.
Tan Xiao also half sat up from his bed, staring blankly at the table opposite the bed. There were several rows of sugar people dancing in an orderly formation, with clothes wrapped in sugar wrappers. The laser candy wrappers reflected colorful lights during their dance. There were also several sugar people beating toy-like gongs and drums, trying their best to create a lively and enthusiastic atmosphere.
The sugar spirits were arranged in the shape of a flower, holding up cards that read "Happy Birthday to the Spiritual Master by Sugar Spirit".
Tan Xiao could recognize the handwriting. It was Mu Fei's handwriting... Did Sister Mu write it?
Tan Xiao reacted a few seconds after the ending pose and got off the bed to applaud: "Looks great, thank you!"
The saccharins cheered, as long as the spiritual master liked it, they didn't make much money from working, and knowing that Tan Xiao's birthday was today, they could only organize and rehearse a program, with singing and dancing in a small circle, to express their gratitude.
It's so funny, it's not as good as my gift. Kong Xuan naturally couldn't show that he was trying to compete with Xiao Xiao Tang Jing, but clapped his hands and said dignifiedly: "Thank you for your hard work."
He considered it as a gift to them.
The saccharins whispered to each other and elected a representative to tell Tan Xiao: "We are also representing a mouse to send you a birthday present. It has been restricted in its personal freedom and cannot deliver it in person."
The sugar essences held out a bracelet made of natural gemstones. "This is a multi-treasure bracelet that it made itself. It has the effect of attracting wealth...what else did it say?"
After whispering to each other again, they remembered, "It said thank you for saving its life."
Rat? Tan Xiao realized it was Zhong Da Huzi.
This damned mouse actually got a share. He smiled and took the bracelet which was still stained with icing sugar. Mice have the ability to hunt for treasures, so these gems must be genuine. "Okay, thank it for the gift for me."
Well, even Sugar Jing has come, and Zhong Da Huzi has asked someone to bring a gift. Tan Xiao suddenly thought of an old friend...
“Hiss, hiss, hiss.”
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
Tan Xiao opened the curtains, and outside the glass door was a snake looking at him with its eyes wide open, pressing its face against the glass to look at people. How smart. After all, he was here to celebrate his birthday. Tan Xiao pushed the glass door open and said politely, "Teacher Xiong is here to send his blessings too?"
The male viper's other head appeared, holding a huge cloud-like Ganoderma lucidum in its mouth.
"We are here to offer auspicious signs, and may Lingzi's kingdom be forever secure and live forever."
Tan Xiao: "..."
Yes, yes, it still has to be you.
Not to mention, if Xionggui hadn't done this, Tan Xiao would have felt like something was missing.
With Xionggui's diligence, he came later than Sugar, so he probably went to look for Lingzhi. Tan Xiao accepted the Lingzhi and said, "Thank you too."
"Thank you for your hard work, Xiong Viper." Kong Xuan laughed in his heart again. Lingzhi is just a minor auspicious sign. There are five levels of auspicious signs, and Lingzhi is the fifth level. As for the first level of auspicious signs, hmm, they are naturally dragons, phoenixes, and unicorns. Is it necessary for a male viper to offer auspicious signs? You might as well learn how to cook and stir-fry some mushrooms.
"You're welcome." Xionggui looked at Kong Xuan suspiciously, then said earnestly, "I will stay in this palace today. Lingzi is celebrating his birthday today, so there must be a lot of gifts. I will register them for Lingzi."
Tan Xiao: "...No need to bother!"
…
What Xiong Gui said was true. Tan Xiao had never expected that even though he had not told anyone, so many people would send him gifts. It seemed that the metaphysical world really had its own way of circulating information, and everyone even knew his address.
Today is a birthday, and express deliveries and takeouts are arriving one after another, all of which are birthday gifts for Tan Xiao.
Moreover, for example, Tan Xiao, the gifts he gave were all pens and sneakers, but today, the gifts he gave were all kinds of weird...
What Fang Zhu presented was a large lacquer and inlaid hanging screen, which was inlaid with various gems, shells, turquoise, ox bones, etc., in a pattern of winning the first laurel in the imperial palace, and the craftsmanship was very exquisite.
Other mages he had worked with, like Elder Baoping, Liu Qingquan, etc., also gave him tea cellars, pen washers and other items with beautiful meanings. Pan Daogong gave him medicine bags that he made himself. Tan Xiao even found other ghosts to exchange some legal ancient coins for the Bodhisattva slave couple who had performed a ghost marriage for him, and made them into a money sword and gave it to him.
The younger Mu Fei gave her a keyboard, A Jin gave her a high-memory hard drive that he had saved up to buy, Jiao Guangquan gave her a self-printed photo album, and even the boat girl, whom he had only met once or twice, gave her her precious red bracelet.
Tan Xiao wanted to collect them all when no one was looking, but he was caught by the farm owner, who exclaimed, "Oh, Xiao Tan, you are so popular!"
This surprised Tan Xiao's classmates and even Tan Chunying. At first, Tan Xiao gave everyone the impression of being rather aloof. He didn't talk much to people at school and was busy with his own business during holidays.
When I celebrated my birthday, I only invited a few of my current classmates. It seemed that I had no connection with my childhood classmates. Who would have thought that I would receive so many gifts by express delivery? How come all my friends are online friends?
Looking at the presents piled on the table, Lin Yang said blankly: "I thought you only had two good friends, Kong Xuan and I... Where do you get so many friends?"
He covered his mouth and sobbed, "You're not going to be a community bull behind our backs, are you?"
Tan Xiao: "..."
I have been doing part-time work for a year and I have good relationships with people...
People like Mu Fei were very sensible and packed their gifts well, but many of the gifts from other demons and ghosts were not wrapped in boxes. They were either delivered directly by errand boys, or delivered through the air using magic when no one was paying attention.
"I say," Yu Zhenzhen looked at the forms of most of the gifts, "it seems that most of your friends are at least 40 years old." There were several bracelets alone.
Everyone burst out laughing, but what Yu Zhenzhen said was true. It felt like it was something that only people of a certain age would give as gifts. Moreover, “These ones look very expensive, eh?”
Everyone gave what they were able to, or gave whatever Tan Xiao needed. Due to differences in cognition and race, it was inevitable that some gifts were not priceless, but looked of high quality.
For example, the Duobao bracelet given by Zhong Da Hu Zi, and the Baibao inlay given by Fang Zhu.
The young man still didn't quite understand it, and couldn't even recognize its specific function. Tan Chunying touched the treasure inlay and squinted her eyes, "Hmm, this..."
Tan Xiao took the treasure inlay and said, "It should be the handicraft bought by Pin Xixi."
Can the quality of things bought on Pinxixi be so good?
Baibaojian is a combination of lacquer art, carving, painting, and inlay techniques. Every process must be perfect. In ancient times, only the rich could afford the materials. Today, ordinary people can afford it, but there are also differences in quality.
At first glance, she didn't look like ordinary stuff at all.
Tan Chunying glanced at Tan Xiao suspiciously, pointed at him and said, "You still say we are friends?"
Tan Xiao's heart skipped a beat, but Tan Chunying still had doubts.
Tan Chunying said speechlessly: "How many private jobs have you taken outside? They are all your clients, right? I knew you had to set up your own forum in order to take on jobs, but why did you take so many? Are you in a hurry to usurp the throne?" Doesn't she know her son? She doesn't even recognize his face, so he must have some kind of dealings to get to know so many people.
Tan Xiao: "..."
If the male snake heard this, he would definitely think about what is usurping the throne and what is the orthodox spiritual witch Tan Xiao.
But after Tan Chunying said this, everyone understood why Tan Xiao, who had few friends on campus, had so many "friends in society", and it turned out that they were all clients.
Lin Yang, in particular, suddenly realized what kind of friend he was and quickly let go of his hand to avoid bumping the gift.
"But this is very dangerous, do you understand?" Tan Chunying's expression was unusually stern.
Tan Xiao also reflected on himself and said, "Well, I will restrain myself in my senior year of high school."
"No, " Tan Chunying frowned and whispered, "I mean, have you paid the tax? You didn't even use the company's account."
Tan Xiao: “…………”
"Well, let's go eat something." When the others saw the expressions of Tan Xiao and Tan Chunying, they felt that they should not stay here and listen to the auntie educating Tan Xiao, so as to avoid embarrassing Tan Xiao.
"Let's go, Kong Xuan, you should go too." Lin Yang called out to Kong Xuan who still refused to leave, "Don't worry, it's Tan Xiao's birthday, Auntie won't do anything to him."
What do you know? What is my current status? Kong Xuan was unwilling, glared at Lin Yang, and walked away, looking back every few steps.
"I don't have any tax problems." Tan Xiao swore that the subsidies given by the 404 Office were all obtained through official channels. How could they be illegal? He also did not have the income to pay additional taxes.
"Ah, you can tell at first glance that you're my son, and you're so good at making money." Tan Chunying sighed, "But you've never had such independent ideas before. Tell me honestly, is it because of premature love?"
Reason for choice, premature love, or exorcism?
Tan Xiao nodded reluctantly: "To earn some money for dating."
"I knew it." But Tan Chunying thought about the time. It means that Tan Xiao started dating earlier than she thought, and his grades were not affected at all. She couldn't even tell if she didn't say it.
Tan Chunying pondered for a long time and said, "Then I'm afraid that these few days of separation haven't changed your mind, right?"
Tan Xiao: “…No.”
There was not even any difference and we were even arranged to stay in the same room, which was a big help.
If we have to say there is change, it is progress.
"Then I understand." Tan Chunying straightened his clothes and said, "I said, if you think carefully and still want to make this decision, I will not stop you."
Tan Xiao said sincerely, "Thank you, Mom." He even felt a little guilty for lying to his mother, but Kong Xuan's identity was different, and Tan Chunying was a lost person, so he didn't dare to suddenly expose Kong Xuan.
"I have a prerequisite. You can't fail the exam." Tan Chunying's expression has slowed down. "The senior year starts early, and I'm busy with work. You should plan the money you earn well. Spend it when you want. If it's not enough, tell me. The Mid-Autumn Festival Gala in September will be held at our Nanchu branch. I have to prepare a dance drama with the troupe, so I won't bring you this time."
Tan Chunying has been committed to adapting Nuo dance into various forms. So far, she has successfully promoted it in square dance teams, adapted it into children's dance, and recently adapted it into a dance drama together with Nanchu's dance troupe.
In the past, she would arrange suitable positions for Tan Xiao in such activities to train Tan Xiao's stage performance. But Tan Xiao was about to be a senior in high school and would start school before then. Not only could she not participate, but she might also lack the time to take care of Tan Xiao.
But the mother and son have been taking care of each other for many years, so how could Tan Xiao not know the implication? He nodded very obediently: "Okay."
…
After celebrating Tan Xiao's birthday, the other classmates went back home, but Kong Xuan stayed at the holiday farm, claiming his parents were not at home.
Tan Chunying also asked where Kong Xuan's parents were. Kong Xuan said that he had no father. Tan Chunying regretted it so much at that moment and did not ask any more questions. She thought to herself that it was no wonder that Tan Xiao and Kong Xuan had such a good relationship.
She even showed some concern for Tan Xiao: "You didn't bring your spare phone with you. You just do homework with Kong Xuan every day. How are you going to contact your boyfriend?"
"...It's okay, I've added this phone too." Tan Xiao turned his head and glanced at Kong Xuan, hoping that Tan Chunying would not beat him up when she knew the truth.
"Okay." Tan Chunying saw that he didn't play with his phone often. My son really knows his limits. I'm worried about his relationship. It's a bit strange to think about it. "Then you continue studying. I won't disturb you."
Tan Xiao returned to his desk and continued to do exercises with Kong Xuan.
As soon as he sat down, Kong Xuan said with emotion: "Auntie is so nice."
He also said not to disturb them anymore.
Tan Xiao looked at him with a half-smile, "Then can Auntie still eat your offerings from now on?"
Kong Xuan also said sincerely: "Yes, I can't stop it anyway."
Tan Xiao almost fell down laughing and poked Kong Xuan, "You will have to explain to her yourself when the time comes. You are not a human being."
This is a hint!
Kong Xuan quickly grabbed Tan Xiao's hand, placed it in his palm, looked left and right, and held it with great learning ability.
"Do your homework." Tan Xiao pulled out his right hand, thought about handing his left hand to Kong Xuan.
Kong Xuan: "Then you owe me a hand."
Tan Xiao: "..."
Tan Xiao continued to write the questions with amusement. Time always passed quickly when one was concentrating on studying. The afternoon sun shone warmly on the countryside vegetation. A few ducks quacked from the lotus pond in the distance. The wind with the smell of green grass poured into the room through the open glass door, relieving the slight irritability when solving the big questions.
Kong Xuan felt dizzy while doing the electric field exercises. He felt Tan Xiao's fingers slowly pinching him, and he calmed down and continued to work hard.
After finishing a difficult question, Kong Xuan took a deep breath, turned around to watch Tan Xiao writing the question, moved his head closer, and gently placed it on Tan Xiao's shoulder. When he found that Tan Xiao did not resist, he leaned forward again. He felt an inexplicable sense of guilt, as if his mind had not yet adjusted.
He glanced at Tan Xiao's lips inadvertently, and while reading the questions, he quietly put his cheek against Tan Xiao's, and then he felt a more definite sense of reality in his heart. This is really much happier than before.
I feel stronger again.
I'll post it again.
Kong Xuan thought about it and accidentally turned his face, causing his lips to brush against Tan Xiao's cheek.
It's OK. Tan Xiao paused while holding the pen. "...pay attention."
"Ah?" Kong Xuan was stunned, his ears turned red, his eyes flickered, then he gently held Tan Xiao's cheek and pressed it down with concentration.
Tan Xiao: "..."
