Tao Meng's voice was a bit mysterious: "I just asked you why you went to celebrate my birthday today...I said you were my best friend in Puhai, and he asked why you gave me flowers."

Yang Jingxing hehe: "Hasn't he done this kind of thing before?"

Tao Meng was not relaxed: "Maybe not, so he doesn't seem to like it... and he asked me what I think of you."

Yang Jingxing was worried: "Is it adding insult to injury?"

Tao Meng said sternly: "No, I... am very objective."

Yang Jingxing asked directly: "What is the conclusion?"

Tao Meng said: "I said you are upright, have ideals, work hard and respect your elders..."

Yang Jingxing smiled: "Thank you for your hard work."

Tao Meng blamed: "I'm not joking, but dad asked me to keep a distance from you and return the gift to you, but I didn't agree."

Yang Jingxing said: "You return it and I will give it away."

Tao Meng said: "He didn't say he had to pay it back... I don't know what he meant."

Yang Jingxing said: "It means you have to be careful and don't be fooled by bad people."

"He doesn't need to say it." Tao Meng said disdainfully, "But he was not as harsh as usual. He only said a few words, which didn't affect my mood."

Yang Jingxing rejoiced: "That's good."

Tao Meng added: "In general, I am very happy today, but I am a little unhappy."

Yang Jingxing asked: "What?"

Tao Meng said: "It's not that I'm unhappy, it's just that it's a little imperfect."

Yang Jingxing said anxiously: "Just tell me."

Tao Meng said: "I can say it, but you can't affect your mood, otherwise I will talk about it tomorrow. Actually, there is no rush."

Yang Jingxing urged: "I'm in a hurry if you don't tell me."

Tao Meng said: "Actually, I don't want you to become that kind of person, the kind of person that many people know, just like my father."

Yang Jingxing said: "Who knows me?"

Tao Meng said: "There will be someone today!"

Yang Jingxing excused himself: "You introduced me."

Tao Meng said: "Kuang Jing and the others are my friends, of course they can get to know you."

Yang Jingxing said, "Then you wouldn't have told me earlier."

Tao Meng's voice became louder: "They didn't ask... In fact, I wanted to say it when you met Cheng Yaoyao."

Yang Jingxing said: "Actually, I don't want to see him either, but I can't help it. Your father has to socialize, let alone me."

Tao Meng said: "I know, so I'm a little conflicted... I want you to work hard, but I don't want you to..."

Yang Jingxing said: "I will try my best to follow your request."

Tao Meng chuckled: "Actually, there's no need. It's not serious."

Yang Jingxing asked: "What's serious?"

Tao Meng's tone became sentimental again: "I'm sorry."

Yang Jingxing said: "It's okay, I'll pay it back tomorrow."

"That's not what makes you annoying..." Tao Meng stopped smiling, "It's because I thought about things I shouldn't have thought about at night."

Yang Jingxing asked: "What?"

Tao Meng said: "I told you not to be angry... It's something we agreed never to mention again... But it doesn't matter, I have adjusted myself, and I am much better now, only a little bit."

Yang Jingxing said: "Your feather is my Mount Tai."

Tao Meng blamed: "It doesn't matter, I didn't think of this before, but I have figured it out. It's all in the past. We should look at the present and the future."

Yang Jingxing said: "I listen to you."

Tao Meng was worried: "Don't think too seriously. I just want to tell you whatever comes to my mind. In fact, it's only 1%. I am 99% happy today."

Yang Jingxing smiled: "I will continue to work hard."

Tao Meng hadn't finished speaking yet: "My mother asked me again when she called me before."

Yang Jingxing asked: "Did you figure it out at that time?"

Tao Meng blamed: "You're annoying...I said I'm still in contact. Haha, she said she must be honest and do her duty."

Yang Jingxing didn't know himself: "Am I qualified?"

Tao Meng thought for a moment: "I don't think so, but everything has two sides, and I don't agree with her view."

Yang Jingxing said: "In short, no matter what your parents say, they always care about you."

Tao Mengfan: "Of course I know...did your family ask you?"

Yang Jingxing said: "They thought I didn't have a girlfriend, so they asked about you."

Tao Meng judged: "Hehe... hum... my family already knows. Who asked?"

Yang Jingxing said: "My mother."

Tao Meng said: "I think Auntie... smiles very affectionately at people. When are you going to tell them?"

Yang Jingxing threatened: "What if I come to see you?"

Tao Meng was worried: "No way... but grandma also wants to see you. But you can reveal it a little first. It doesn't mean that you will meet your family immediately after you start dating."

Yang Jingxing said: "It's better not to tell them. Maybe we can give them a big surprise in the future."

Tao Meng giggled: "Have you ever given anyone a surprise?"

Yang Jingxing said: "I gave myself a surprise today. No, there are four."

Tao Meng hehe, complained softly: "You are annoying...you did it on purpose!"

Yang Jingxing said: "It is indeed a surprise."

Tao Meng was silent for a while and then said boldly: "Have you ever thought about kissing me before?"

Yang Jingxing said: "I thought about it a long time ago."

Tao Meng did not blame: "How early?"

Yang Jingxing said, "Can you keep some of your money for me?"

Tao Meng was not dissatisfied and was very gentle: "Okay... I want to video chat with you."

Yang Jingxing said: "It's not possible now, there's no internet speed."

Tao Meng said: "It doesn't matter, as long as you can see it."

So Yang Jingxing turned on the computer, but didn't hang up the phone. It took a long time for the video image on the screen to move, but every time it stopped, there were two sweet smiles. The video call didn't end until half past ten.

Today’s bedtime message is: The seventy-first reason to like Mengmeng. On Mengmeng’s eighteenth birthday, I played a birthday song for her. It was the most satisfying song I played in the six months since I learned the piano.

A satisfying one.
Chapter completed!