Chapter 859 Collection
If it were in the past, Mr. Xiao might have believed what the young man said.

But after suffering the double "shock" of the white plum blossoms and the invisible fish in the pond, the old man began to understand the meaning of this name.

However, he did not embarrass the young man who seemed a little nervous, but stepped aside and said, "I am Xiaoxiao's grandfather."

"come in."

"Xiaoxiao hasn't gotten up yet."

……

Chi Xiuchuan was stunned.

Inexplicably there is a feeling of "starting strong but ending weak".

Just when he thought that the old man would not let him get away with it so easily, the old man let him in so casually.

Although he didn't quite understand, Chi Xiuchuan was not stupid enough to ask why.

It would be great if we could skip that topic.

"Excuse me, Grandpa Xiao."

……

He declined Aunt Xiao's invitation to breakfast.

It was already somewhat rude to come to someone else's house so early than the agreed time. If he were to "eat for free" as well, he would be really embarrassed.

Besides, he had eaten breakfast before going out.

This time I came to Master Xiao’s house not for a dinner party.

He was here to be a driver.

Sitting in the living room waiting for Master Xiao.

The tea that Aunt Xiao brought to the coffee table was emitting curls of white mist and the fragrance of tea was everywhere.

After sitting for a while, he couldn't help but get up and walked into the yard.

When he walked in before, he was thinking about finding an opportunity to visit Master Xiao's yard.

Because there are two ponds of different sizes in this not very big yard.

This surprised Chi Xiuchuan, who was seeing such a layout for the first time.

He looked at the trees on either side.

One is a paulownia tree.

This is not difficult to recognize.

What surprised him was that the sycamore tree looked very old.

The tree trunks are gnarled, the branches are crisscrossed, and the dense leaves cast large shadows on the water below.

In the hot summer, the dim tones appear particularly cool and pleasant.

Another tree
Chi Xiuchuan couldn't help but walk over.

Is it a plum tree?

He looked up at the slender and strong branches covered with green leaves.

A thin halo was outlined by the faint sunlight.

This plum tree must be quite old.

Chi Xiuchuan seemed to be thinking about something.

Moving his eyes downward, he saw a set of stone tables and stone benches that looked quite rustic.

A round stone table with five stone benches distributed around it.

He could imagine the scene of Master Xiao and his family sitting on stone benches admiring the plum blossoms when winter comes and the plum blossoms bloom.

Chi Xiuchuan lowered his head and looked toward the pond under the plum tree.

Apart from being a little bigger than the pond under the sycamore tree, there is almost no difference between the two.

There are duckweeds on the water surface.

The clear and clean water surface can be seen through the gaps between the duckweed. The sunlight falls on it, creating sparkling glimmers.

A golden figure flashed into the corner of his eye.

Before Chi Xiuchuan could take a closer look, he heard Master Xiao's voice.

He looked up, and the next second, a bright smile appeared on his face, "Master Xiao, good morning."

"will not."

Xiao Xiao shook his head, "Have you had breakfast?"

"Ate."

Chi Xiuchuan suddenly looked like he remembered something, "Master Xiao, you haven't had breakfast yet, right?"

"You don't have to worry about me."

"I'll just look around the yard."

"May I?"

"can."

Xiao Xiao glanced at the white plum blossoms with green leaves.

The eyebrows are slightly curved.

He told Miss Mei about it yesterday.

With Mei Nu's intelligence, she would probably know what to do without him saying anything more.

"Then I'll go have breakfast first."

"Well, whatever you want."

"correct."

Xiao Xiao paused his action of turning around and looked at Chi Xiuchuan who was a little confused by his words, "Achuan, do you hate desserts?" Chi Xiuchuan:?

Although he was a little confused, he still answered honestly: "I don't hate it."

"Xiu Xiu likes to eat desserts, and I always eat with her."

Thinking of his sister, the corners of Chi Xiuchuan's mouth curled up unconsciously.

"understood."

Xiao Xiao had already gotten used to Chi Xiuchuan's sister-con nature.

This time he didn't stop and turned back to the living room.

"Xiaoxiao."

Mother Xiao's eyes lit up; she was just looking for this child.

"Do you think these snacks are enough?"

Mother Xiao pointed to the three-layer food box on the dining table.

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but twitch his eyes.

They are not going on an outing.

So many snacks.
However, after all, it was a kind gesture from Xiao's mother, so he curled his lips and said, "Mom, thank you."

"That's almost enough."

"You don't have to do it anymore."

After breakfast, Xiao Xiao and Chi Xiuchuan drank tea and chatted under the white plum tree.

“So this is a white plum tree!”

Chi Xiuchuan suddenly realized, "I guess it must be very beautiful when it blooms in winter."

"Yes."

Xiao Xiao took a sip of tea, and instantly, the rich tea aroma lingered between his teeth.

"It's beautiful."

He put down his teacup and looked up at the branches above.

The sunlight shines through the gaps between the branches and leaves, casting mottled circles of light.

By then, if the green leaves are replaced by white plum blossoms, it would be extremely beautiful, right?

"Dong dong~"

There was a sudden knock on the door.

"Come in, the door is not locked."

Xiao Xiao shouted without any surprise.

Then he stood up and walked towards the gate.

Chi Xiuchuan stood up as well.

"Big brother!"

The door was pushed open, and a small figure jumped happily towards Xiao Xiao's direction.

"Little Bell, wait for me."

Yu Baozhu was a little out of breath from chasing.

The alley outside my brother's door was not wide enough to allow a car to drive in.

So, they all got off the car at the entrance of the alley and walked in.

Little Bell ran all the way here from the entrance of the alley.

She paused for a moment when knocking on the door just now, and only then did she finally take a breath.

As a result, the little bell is running again!

Although it was still early, there was already a hint of warmth in the air.

Yu Baozhu touched her forehead.

There are slight sweat stains.

So, they were not late, why did they have to run? !
Before Xiao Xiao could respond to Xiao Lingling, another clear female voice came over.

"Big brother."

"Good morning."

Ruan Xinyan came in next and bowed slightly politely, "Thank you for troubling you today."

"will not."

Xiao Xiao shook his head and said, "I wanted to go and see it myself."

"but-"

"Have you made an appointment?"

Xiao Xiao was a little amused, "Why did you all get here together?"

He didn't expect that the three little girls would arrive together.

"No."

The three children blurted out almost at the same time.

"Xiao Lingdang and I made an appointment to come together."

"We met Ruan Xinyan by chance on the road."

Yu Baozhu explained.

(End of this chapter)