Chapter 76: Christmas and Filial Children

  There are lyrics that sing well, no matter how fast the years go by, I only care about you. Qi Qingrong said so much, rather than saying it was to let Chu Jingyan quickly get rid of this annoying single noble identity, it's better to say that it was to let him start a new life.

  Having a friend who completely understands you is a great thing. Qi Qingrong can see that Chu Jingyan's current state is very good, perhaps because life has gradually stabilized, or maybe it's because she has re-experienced the beauty of the past. From any angle,

  That's all very good advice.

  As someone who is good at listening to others' opinions, Chu Jingyan felt that he should carefully consider some of the opinions given by Qi Qingrong.

  Good days will naturally last long, anyway, except for the trivial matters at work and those annoying interpersonal relationships, Chu Jingyan feels that her recent life is getting closer to what she has been yearning for.

  Watching the little girl who was originally in her arms grow up overnight is indeed a strange thing. Chu Jingyan, who has never been able to express his emotions since childhood, seems to have only left the green bills in his wallet for Zheng Xiujing. He thought of giving her an early education, but found that Zheng Xiujing was not interested, and finally had no choice but to give up.

  The originally warm weather gradually turned cold, the leaves of the trees on the street changed from lush green to yellow and then fell off one after another. At a time when the city had not yet awakened, the streets were very quiet.

  Only the beautiful bells and pictures of Santa Claus in front of the merchant's window told the busy urban people that Christmas was coming soon.

  Standing on the balcony in pajamas, Chu Jingyan stretched her waist. A long time ago, when she was still in San Francisco, Christmas Eve gave Chu Jingyan a warm and joyful feeling.

  Even with more unhappiness, no one would show it at the dinner table, because they wouldn't have anything unhappy to talk about at that time.

  Turkey, steak, cookies, Chu Jingyan had eaten delicious things he had never had before.

  For him, Christmas is a holiday with special significance. Although he has never spent it since coming to Seoul, when reminded of it, he can still recall the things that happened back then.

  Who brought it up? Of course, Zheng Xiuyan.

  The Girls' Generation, who resumed their activities, adhered to the idea of diligence making up for clumsiness. Although Chu Jingyan didn't know how much benefit running those daily schedules from morning till night could bring to this combination, in short, it was indeed very hard work.

  "Look at me, working so hard every day, I can only sleep in the stroller, so think carefully about this year's Christmas gift, don't be like before, just giving me gum and stuff, that's too petty."

  These are Zheng Xiuyan's own words.

  It's a pity that the world is getting worse, and morality is declining. At the same time, Chu Jingyan also found that nowadays girls are really spoiled by the materialistic city. What's wrong with them? Even Zheng Xiuyan doesn't understand the simple truth that it's the thought that counts, not the price.

  No wonder he can only become an artist, it must be because he knows he can't get into college that's why he did this.

  This kind of talk, Chu Jingyan naturally also dare not say out loud, and can only mutter to herself in her heart.

  It's not that there weren't any reasons for not spending Christmas together in the past few years, but Chu Jingyan didn't know how long it would take to readjust to this home and become as close as they used to be. Now, it seems like all it took was just one night.

  After that dinner, Zheng Xiujing started calling Chu Jingyan "brother" again.

  Until now, Chu Jingyan was still curious, whether it was the credit of his own credit card or his personal charm. It seemed that the possibility of the former was a bit greater.

  Today is Christmas, and Zheng Xiujing's request had been notified to Chu Jingyan many days ago.

  Although she is still a trainee of SM now, but anyway, she has more freedom than Zheng Xiu Yan who has already debuted. She can go home to eat and sleep, and also have time to go shopping and buy things. Zheng Xiujing's life is very fulfilling.

  Chu Jingyan now has nothing to do but is forced by Li Jingru to return home for meals, and Zheng Xiujing naturally has plenty of opportunities to make some harmless requests to Chu Jingyan.

  "Brother, I think people of our age should have a set of formal evening wear." Zheng Xiujing looked at Chu Jingyan with a serious expression and said sincerely, "You should think so too, right?"

  Chu Jingyan sat on the sofa watching TV, blinked his eyes, and looked at Zheng Xiujing who was sitting cross-legged beside him, asking: "Do you have a place to use that thing now?"

  Jung Soo-jung thought for a moment and then shook her head.

  "There's no need, so why buy?" Chu Jingyan waved his hand, "Wait until you debut and want to attend some awards ceremony or be the host, I'll buy you not just one set, but ten sets. Now, it's not necessary."

  Chu Jingyan doesn't know how much knowledge about artists Zheng Xiujing has learned from S and M, but if it's said that female artists need to work harder on coquetry, Chu Jingyan thinks Zheng Xiujing should have already reached the state of enlightenment.

  "You still say that I was spoiled when I was a kid, now you can't even buy me a skirt." Zheng Xiujing sat down beside him with an extremely resentful tone, muttering softly, but not afraid of Chu Jingyan hearing her.

  Chu Jingyu certainly heard it and scratched his head.

  "Mom also said that when I was a kid, even if I didn't have a single penny in my pocket, you could get me anything I wanted. How come now that I'm grown up and have money in my pocket, I've become stingy?"

  "A petty man is a useless man." Zheng Xiujing said seriously, "My sister said that."

  Chu Jingyan looked at Zheng Xiujing and said: "You can't believe what your sister says."

  "But I think that's true." Zheng Xiujing stared at Chu Jingyan with wide eyes, "Brother, you can't be stingy, I have high expectations for you."

  Chu Jingyan found himself having to show gratitude and humility towards Miss Zheng's favor, then he hurriedly went to prepare that evening gown for her.

  Evening dress had to find someone to customize, through Cui Xiaozhen's introduction, I found a tailor with some reputation in the industry. Okay, it was a designer. After a few rounds of communication, this master agreed to leave an afternoon for Zheng Xiujing in his busy schedule. Only then did Chu Jingyan avoid Zheng Xiujing's bombardment.

  The days passed quickly and Christmas arrived on schedule.

  Work before the holiday will definitely be much busier than usual. After completing many tasks, this evening is destined to make someone very happy and comfortable.

  This year, Chu Jingyan has to prepare more gifts than usual. After thinking about it for a while, she realizes that there aren't many good candidates to accompany her shopping. Originally, Zheng Xiujing was a suitable choice, but this dead girl obviously doesn't know what gratitude is. Today, she's going on a one-day trip to Seoul with a group of friends.

  Of course, it was Chu Jingyan's credit card that was used.

  Dressed neatly, after having a hot meal at a breakfast shop, Chu Jingyan drove to the largest department store nearby. The gifts were nothing more than those few things, but it was quite picky about people's taste.

  "Uncle and aunt each get one, Xiuyan and Xiujing share one, and Xiaofei also gets one. What about Jintaiyan? Giving gifts might seem a bit too showy. This plan is put on hold for now."

  Having made up her mind, Chu Jing walked into the mall.

  Chu Jingyan, who had worked in the nightclub for many years, had a good understanding of wine. In front of the glittering wine cabinet, Chu Jingyan slightly bent his waist and carefully selected.

  While looking and shifting her body, she suddenly seemed to bump into something. Straightening up, she found that she had knocked someone down. The little girl rubbed her head with a face full of resentment, then suddenly looked delighted.

  "Hey, it's you." The girl clapped her hands in surprise.

  Taking a closer look at the little girl in front of him wearing a beige cotton-padded jacket, Chu Jingyan suddenly remembered: "Park Ji-yeon?"

  "It's me." The girl's big eyes narrowed into crescent moons.

  A few months ago, a casual remark allowed Park Ji-yeon to advance to the TV drama audition, but unfortunately she was eliminated. Now looking at her, it seems that she has grown taller than before. Chu Jingyan couldn't help but feel that his behavior at that time was full of righteous glory, and he sighed that children are changing every day.

  "Are you here to buy wine too?"

  Chu Jing nodded slightly.

  "Who is sending?"

  An elder in the family.

  Park Ji-yeon turned around and looked at the wine cabinet, saying with a frown: "I want to give a bottle to my dad, but I don't know what to buy. Why are there more types of wine than juice?"

  What a filial child, Chu Jingyan thought of Zheng Xiuyan and Zheng Xiujing, suddenly having a heart-wrenching feeling.

  "What would you like to buy, white wine or red wine?" Chu Jingyan asked.

  Park Ji-yeon turned around and looked at Chu Jingyan, thought for a moment and said: "I want to buy the kind that looks good in color, then Dad can drink it before sleeping at night when reading the newspaper, but won't get drunk."

  "How much money do you have?"

  Park Ji-yeon pulled out a wad of banknotes from her pocket, with varying denominations, and after counting them, she said with a bitter face: "It doesn't seem like much."

  "I recently made a guest appearance on a TV show and earned quite a bit of money, but I spent it all. Only yesterday did I remember that I hadn't bought Christmas gifts for my parents. After buying wine, I thought about getting a scarf for my mom, but this money seems to be completely insufficient."

  Park Ji-yeon sighed.

  Chu Jing's mouth twitched, why did every pretty girl he met have something to do with being an artist or filming?

  After gazing at the wine cabinet for a while, Chu Jingyan took out two bottles of red wine and walked to the counter: "Separate them and wrap them up nicely."

  Park Ji-yeon was unaware of what was going on and continued to search for cheap but good-looking liquor with her head down.

  Chu Jingyun swung the bag in front of Park Ji-yeon, who looked at him with a puzzled expression, unsure what he was doing.

  "Take out the money," said Chu Jingyan.

  Park Ji-yeon obediently pulled out the wad of cash, and Chu Jingyan took a look at it, then pulled out a 10,000-yuan bill from inside and handed one of the bottles of wine to Park Ji-yeon.

  "Did you buy it for me?" Only then did Park Ji-yeon understand what Chu Jingyan was getting at.

  "Right."

  Park Ji-yeon panicked and said: "But I don't have enough money."

  "Just consider it as a debt you owe me," Chu Jingyan said. "And you still need to buy a silk scarf for your mother, this little amount of money is not enough."

  "How am I supposed to return it to you?"

  "Wait until you become a big star and then pay me back."

  Park Ji-yeon said in surprise: "Do you also think I'll become a big star?"

  "I don't know if you'll become a big star." Chuying looked at Park Ji-yeon, who had a hopeful face, and said, "I only know that filial children will succeed wherever they are."