Xiaocui and Dajun were not too surprised by Shen Mianmian’s decision, nor did they interfere with it.
During the time they spent with Shen Mianmian, both understood her temperament. She didn’t place much importance on money and wasn’t a penny-pincher. As long as someone was sincere towards her, she treated them even better.
This was also the reason why, upon hearing that they were going to Beijing, both were willing to follow Shen Mianmian without worrying about what was to come.
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From the moment Shen Mianmian spoke of lending money, Du Xiaohui had been holding back his tears. After Dajun drove the ox cart out of the city, he couldn’t hold back any longer and quietly wiped away a tear.
"Dajun, don’t laugh at me for saying this, but I really can’t help it. I’m just so moved. Mianmian usually doesn’t talk much about deep feelings, and I thought she just considered me an ordinary friend. I never expected her to trust me so much. It’s easy to repay her money, but this kindness she’s shown, I’ll never be able to repay it in my lifetime."
After finishing, he wiped away another tear.
Dajun freed one hand and patted his shoulder, "Study hard. Mianmian is bound to achieve great things in the future. If you’re capable, you might be able to help her out one day."
As for how much he could help, that depended on Du Xiaohui himself.
If Du Xiaohui became a big boss, they could be business partners; otherwise, even working under Shen Mianmian would be considered helping.
After all, Du Xiaohui had received Shen Mianmian’s kindness, and he didn’t seem like someone who would be ungrateful. So, she would feel reassured using his help in the future.
"I definitely will," Du Xiaohui said with exceptional determination.
Meanwhile, Shen Mianmian and Xiaocui had just arrived at their residence. Xiaocui took out the keys to open the door, but Shen Mianmian felt a warmth in her ears. She rubbed them and muttered, "It must be Du Xiaohui saying something on the way, my ears are burning up."
Xiaocui chuckled, "I think he was about to cry from being so touched. Even if he was talking about you, he must have been saying nice things."
Shen Mianmian smiled too and entered the house, one after the other. The moment they turned on the light, they were stunned.
He Nan was sitting upright on the couch, his face extremely dark; it was clear that he had been waiting in the living room for a long time.
Xiaocui called out to Brother He, then rushed back into her room.
Shen Mianmian also felt guilty. She had had such a fun day that she completely forgot to call He Nan to share the good news, and his presence now must mean that he had heard.
With this in mind, she immediately squeezed out a smile and approached him, "Brother He, when did you get here? The exam results came out today. I got first in the whole province."
He Nan asked with a dangerously calm tone.
He had received a call from Li Yue in the morning and had set off for here right away. He arrived in the afternoon and went directly to the shop, only to find it closed, with nobody at home either.
It was only after stopping by the Li Family’s home that he found out she had gone out to play with classmates and only now returned.
It was normal for someone her age to enjoy playing, but what he cared about was that she didn’t think to notify him about such big news. Not only did she not think of sharing it with him first, but there were also no records of her making any calls from home, which proved she hadn’t thought of calling him at all.
This realization made him very unhappy, his chest felt tight and uncomfortable.
"Hmm," Shen Mianmian obediently nodded her head.
"You’ve been out playing with your classmates until now?"
He continued to probe.
Shen Mianmian nodded again, feeling guilty, but her survival instinct was strong, and she quickly explained, "I went out with Yang Xiaoxi, Du Xiaohui, Dajun, Xiaocui, and others. We just had a meal and watched two movies."