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    Chapter 33: Selfish thoughts What is the meaning of hair ties?

    Following Wen Mian’s movements, the paddle board swayed slightly and then stabilized quickly.

    After completing the movements, Wen Mian felt the pulling sensation on his back and sighed in comfort.

    Zhang Yunxi looked over with regret, her hands itching, and she wanted to fly back to the room immediately to get the camera. She sighed regretfully and silently focused on the next actions.

    Mu Ya’s balance was the best, and she finished her movements in just a few seconds. Then she smiled gently at Zhang Yunxi and said, “Would you like me to help you?”

    Zhang Yunxi couldn’t help but look up in confusion at Mu Ya, who was standing up straight. Why was she so moody?Is it possible that you like someone like this?

    She nodded, held it with her hand, smiled heartily, “Thank you so much!”

    Looking at the group of people posing, the coach nodded with satisfaction, “Yes, yes, that’s it, hold on for five minutes, and we’ll start the next pose.”

    Wen Mian stretched out his arms and gently closed his eyes, enjoying the breeze and the warm sunshine.

    So the pose ended and everyone returned to the shore.

    Wang Mo relaxed his body comfortably, “It’s finally over, I’m so tired!”

    Wen Mian smiled and arched his eyebrows, “I can finally eat delicious food, I’m already hungry!”

    Wang Mo nodded repeatedly, as if he had found a close friend, “Mianmian, you understand me!”

    Gu Man frowned slightly, “You can go and eat.”

    Wang Mo made a zipper gesture to express receipt.

    Now that you are in Yunjiang, you must not miss the most famous hot pot. It just happened to rain two days ago and mushrooms sprouted.

    After getting out of the car, Wen Mian and Gu Man stayed behind. Looking at the excited Zhang Yunxi and others, Wen Mian couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows, and he also felt expectant in his heart.

    Seeing them come in, the young boss pretended to be calm, but he kept looking at Wen Mian and Gu Man, holding tightly to the corner of his clothes with one hand.

    “Here we come! Everyone, sit down and we’ll start serving you hot pot.” She greeted quickly.

    Wen Mian felt helpless as she kept looking at her. She didn’t think she was hiding it well, did she?

    Not only Wen Mian saw it, but the audience in the live broadcast room also saw it.

    [Haha, fellow enthusiast!The boss sister is so cute!】

    [Isn’t this how I react when I see a celebrity I like?My sister is a little too real!】

    [With my sharp eyes, I am sure that the boss lady’s favorites should be Wen Mian and Gu Man!】

    [Add one plus one, who wouldn’t like our Mianmian Xianyu and the goddess Manman!】

    When everyone was sitting on the stools, the boss looked at them again and again, reluctant to go to the kitchen, and started to order the chef to cook, while she looked at a few people from across the table.

    .

    Gu Man didn’t pay much attention. He lowered his eyes and carefully scalded the tableware with boiling water, then pushed it to Wen Mian, and then scalded his own tableware.

    Wang Mo, who was looking around boredly, caught a glimpse of this scene and slapped his forehead in annoyance, why didn’t he think of it!

    It’s not surprising. She didn’t iron the tableware when she used it, so she naturally didn’t think of it.

    The boss who was watching from a distance covered his mouth tightly, fearing that a scream would come out of his mouth, so I knew that I was consuming the right thing!Ahhhh!!!

    Wen Mian, who was chatting with Zhang Yunxi, didn’t realize what was happening and kept talking happily.

    Mu Ya’s eyes were downcast and dull. She turned around and stared directly at Wen Mian, “Mianmian…”

    Wen Mian paused, looked back, and tilted his head in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

    Mu Ya stared at her for two seconds, as if realizing something, she shook her head and replied: “It’s okay, I just think your name is pretty nice. Does it have any meaning?”

    The figure of the dean appeared in Wen Mian’s mind. The dim light shrouded the man. He touched his head with rough and cracked palms. He could even feel his hair being lifted up by the cracked palms.

    Wen Mian, who was still a child, looked up and couldn’t see the dean’s expression clearly. He could only see her lips opening and closing, “Our Mianmian’s name was carefully chosen by our mother. It’s…”

    After her thoughts came back to her senses, the corners of Wen Mian’s eyes were stained with a faint red. She pretended to be relaxed and said, “It comes from the word Mian – ‘Spring water is blue in the sky, painting boats and listening to the rain (1)’.”

    Mu Ya suddenly realized, “It does have a very good meaning.”

    She didn’t continue talking, she lowered her head and pondered what she was thinking.

    Gu Man, who had just finished ironing the tableware, turned his head and raised his eyes sharply. The first thing he saw was Wen Mian’s red eyes. She curled her fingers slightly, thought for a while, and said gently: “Wen Wen…”

    Wen Mian turned around in confusion: “Huh?” His eyes were full of doubts, as if he was asking what was wrong.

    Gu Man rubbed the side of the cup with his fingertips and said slowly, “Do you want to know the meaning of my name?”

    Wen Mian opened his eyes curiously and recalled the novel. The plot of the novel had become blurry in his mind, let alone this small detail.

    She didn’t pay attention, and focused on Gu Man. She nodded repeatedly and asked hurriedly: “I really want to, what is it?”

    Her eyes were bright, shining like diamonds.

    Gu Man gently twitched the corner of his mouth and replied softly in a low voice: “It’s Qingyun Ruanxi, 糳 (jiu sound) Manmanxi (2).”

    Wen Mian repeated a line in his mind, “It sounds great! I like this line of poetry very much.”

    As soon as these words came out, Gu Man’s whole neck and ears turned red. Due to the activity, she didn’t let her hair down, which looked very obvious.

    Even though his eyelashes were trembling shyly, Gu Man still insisted on not moving his eyes away, observing Wen Mian’s expression.

    Seeing the skin on Gu Man’s neck turn from cold white to red with his own eyes, Wen Mian reacted immediately and quickly turned his head to face Zhang Yunxi, feeling annoyed, why did he keep saying misunderstood words these days?!

    It’s all Gu Man’s fault, she must have been infected!

    But somehow, my mood improved.

    Zhang Yunxi curled her lips and hummed twice, she knew how to show off her affection, even her best friend was ignored. It is really unreliable to value sex over friends!

    With this thought in mind, she suddenly lowered her head and approached Wen Mian, and spoke almost angrily: “How do you feel?” The gossip was ready to come out.

    Wen Mian was shy and helpless, and put her fingertips on Zhang Yunxi’s forehead, “What about it?”

    Probably out of guilt, her voice was also very small.

    Zhang Yunxi pursed his lips, glanced at Gu Man, and mercilessly exposed Wen Mian’s doubts, “I asked you questions knowingly, but I sacrificed myself to create opportunities for you.”

    Wen Mian’s face turned red, and he pushed her head away with his fingers, begging for mercy: “We’ll talk about it when we get back, we’ll talk about it when we get back!”

    Zhang Yunxi nodded with satisfaction.

    Wen Mian prayed to God and prayed to Buddha in her heart, please, please, add more activities, it would be best to make her forget this matter.

    The two people’s voices were small, but their movements were not small. The live broadcast room couldn’t help but be attracted, and the curious heart was itchy.

    [What exactly did you say?!I’m so anxious!】

    【Ah ah ah!The program team should have brought the sound recording equipment when they first landed. Unprofessional, bad review!】

    [Is there anyone who knows lip reading? Can you help me decipher it?】

    [Although I don’t understand, I think it must be related to Manman.】

    [Sister, you understand me, I feel the same way!】

    Before they could wait long, a big boss actually came on the scene and deciphered the call between Wen Mian and Zhang Yunxi.

    [I deciphered it, look at the homepage!】

    One sentence caused a stir, and viewers flocked to her homepage, bursting into laughter after watching the video.

    [Isn’t this how my best friend and I gossip?】

    [It’s a pity that I won’t talk about it anymore. I really want to know what Mianmian thinks of Manman.】

    [Add one plus one, we Gu Mian will definitely be true for the rest of our lives!】

    During the discussion, the dishes were also served.

    Wen Mian blanched a piece of beef, dipped it in the dipping sauce and ate it in his mouth, shaking his head happily, “What a great time!”

    Everyone’s energy was almost exhausted all morning, and they all nodded in agreement.

    Gu Man followed suit and took a bite politely, not forgetting to use serving chopsticks to pick up Wen Mian’s food.

    Wen Mian didn’t refuse anyone who came, and when he felt a little dry, he gently tugged at the corner of Gu Man’s clothes around his waist.

    Gu Man tilted his head slightly and said “Hmm” angrily.

    “I kind of want some soup.” Wen Mian pointed to his throat and stared at the fungus soup.

    Gu Man raised his eyes, held the bowl, and stretched out his slender arms to help fill the soup. After filling it, he placed it on Wen Mian’s right side.

    Then he whispered: “It’s a bit hot now, drink it later.”

    Wen Mian put his head in the bowl and nodded to express his understanding.

    Gu Man took another look at the food in her bowl and continued his feeding career.

    After waiting for about a minute, Gu Man gently touched the wall of the bowl. When he felt that it was no longer hot, he said, “You can drink it.”

    Wen Mian immediately raised his head, drank half the bowl, squinted his eyes with satisfaction, and thanked her softly: “Thank you~”

    Gu Man was stunned for a few seconds, then turned his head and agreed in a low voice, his face was rosy, whether it was because of enthusiasm or shyness.

    The boss on the side looked at this scene and smiled so big that his nails dug into the wooden chair. It was so sweet!I’m going to be so sweet!

    After eating, Wen Mian immediately slumped down on the chair, feeling so comfortable that he even wanted to sleep.

    The program team finished settling the bill and waited for them to rest for a while before saying, “Everyone, it’s time for us to go back.”

    Wen Mian stretched out his arms, stretched out his waist, and nodded in response: “Okay!”

    Everyone stood up and walked out one after another, followed closely by the boss, who hesitated to speak.

    Wen Mian was a few steps behind, walking side by side with her, and proactively asked, “Want an autograph?”

    The boss’s eyes lit up, he nodded repeatedly, and took out the photo behind him.

    Wen Mian came over and looked down. The photo should have been taken by Zhang Yunxi. There were five people in total. It was a group photo taken at the end of the last recording.

    Perhaps because she was afraid that Wen Mian would misunderstand, she quickly explained, “I like group portraits, so…”

    At the end of the sentence, she lowered her head and wrung her fingers in confusion.

    Wen Mian nodded and said easily, “I know, I just think you are quite discerning. This photo was chosen well~” Unintentionally resolving her embarrassment.

    The boss immediately raised his eyes, nodded repeatedly, and said with excitement, “Hehe, the shot was really good!”

    Wen Mian smiled and shouted: “Hehe, someone is praising you!”

    Zhang Yunxi immediately took a few steps back and asked excitedly: “Who is it? You are so discerning!”

    Wen Mian handed the photo in his hand to her, “Look, I chose this one specifically for you to take.”

    Zhang Yunxi took it and took a look at it, admired it for a while, and nodded with satisfaction, “Then the picture I took is indeed beautiful.”

    Wang Mo laughed out loud, “Why are you still bragging about yourself?”

    Zhang Yunxi clenched his fists and pretended to threaten: “What’s wrong? Do you want to eat sandbags?”

    Wang Mo immediately shut up and held his hands together to make trouble, “Okay, okay, it’s just me who can’t see Taishan. You are awesome!”

    He said nice things, but it felt strange, careless and a bit perfunctory.

    Zhang Yunxi almost rolled his eyes, but fortunately he remembered that this was a live broadcast, so he didn’t have a century-old battle with Wang Mo.

    “Do you want an autograph?”

    The boss nodded, “Yes, just sign below.”

    Zhang Yunxi readily took the black pen and signed his name without letting himself be too proud, “I never thought that one day I, Zhang Yunxi, would be asked to sign, and I would be successful!”

    After signing, she handed the photo to Su Shiqiu, “Sign yours.”

    Su Shiqiu also signed quickly, followed by Wang Mo and Gu Man, and finally returned to Wen Mian. She signed carefully and handed it back to the boss.

    “Is there anything else to do?”

    The boss nodded shyly, “Is it okay to take pictures?”

    Wen Mian looked at each other and nodded happily, “Of course you can. The boss is so beautiful. We really want to take a photo with you.”

    Her mouth was very sweet, which immediately made people laugh, and the cameraman immediately captured this moment.

    Then everyone stood together. Wen Mian looked at Mu Ya who was watching silently and sighed helplessly. He simply pulled her closer and said, “What are you doing standing there in a daze? Come and take pictures!”

    Mu Ya was startled and wanted to turn her head to take a look at Wen Mian, but she smiled when she looked at the photographer who had already started shouting countdown slogans.

    After taking the photo together, the photographer handed the two photos to Wen Mian.

    Wen Mian lowered his head and put the one in front of Mu Ya.

    Mu Ya was confused: “What to do?”

    “Sign, you still want to be left behind in a group?” Wen Mian asked back.

    Mu Ya was stunned for a few seconds, then looked down at the photo and took it.

    Wen Mian handed over the black pen again and watched Mu Ya sign her name.

    She smiled at the boss: “Bye, it’s really time to go this time.”

    The boss held a few photos tightly, his eyes were red with emotion, and he nodded in agreement: “Yes! Bye.”

    She was so excited that she wanted to cry, and she also wanted to cry during the live broadcast, but it was just a male with a disease who wanted to cry.

    [I also want an autograph, woo woo woo!】

    [I also thought, especially if they were signed together, how difficult it would be to collect them all!】

    [Yes, this is a priceless treasure!】

    [Wow, I really want to fly to Yunjiang now to ask them for autographs, but it’s a pity that I still have to work!】

    [Woo, I have to go to school.】

    [It’s okay, sisters, it doesn’t matter if you don’t want it. I’ve already booked a flight. I just need it if I can get it.】

    【you!The fist is tight!】

    [No one cares that Wen Mian is so gentle?This is a piece of cake for someone like me who dares not ask for an autograph!】

    [Add one plus one, and suddenly feel the charm of Wen Mian.】

    After seeing these words, Wen Mian’s fans immediately spread the word.

    [Yes, yes, we are so good to Mianmian. She was also very gentle when I picked her up at the airport last time!】

    【Su’s, let’s promote our sleep to the whole world!】

    As a result, more people became fans, and the number of Wen Mian’s fans increased rapidly.

    ·

    After returning to the hut, Wen Mian immediately sat down on the sofa and leaned back. This is real life!She sighed in her heart.

    Gu Man sat next to her, lowered his head and said nothing, looking at the phone quietly, frowning slightly, as if dealing with something troubling.

    Wang Mo immediately occupied the other side and nestled on the sofa imitating Wen Mian.

    Zhong Li looked at the lazy people, thinking about the volleyball game scheduled next, sighed helplessly, and decided to give up and wait until next time.

    As for what’s next… She thought about it and turned on her phone to look for new activities.

    Tie dye, this feels good and very casual.

    Zhong Li nodded secretly, clapped his hands and stood up, “Everyone, considering that everyone has just participated in physical activities, we have changed the volleyball activity in the afternoon to tie-dying. Everyone, please prepare, we will be there in a moment!”

    Wen Mian stretched his arms forward and sat up with his strength, “Tie-dye, it feels good. Let me change my clothes.”

    Zhang Yunxi agreed with the same curiosity, “shuashua” twice and ran upstairs.

    Wen Mian followed behind, feeling his sore body and sighing helplessly, looking like he was about to exercise.

    Gu Man frowned slightly and stretched out a hand behind Wen Mian, stroking her back.

    When Wen Mian finished walking up the stairs, she retracted her hand and curled up behind her.

    After casually changing into some simple and comfortable clothes, Wen Mian opened the door and was about to turn around and go downstairs when she heard Gu Man’s voice.

    “Wenwen, let’s go together.”

    Wen Mian tilted his head and Nuo Nuo nodded, “Okay.”

    The tie-dye place is not very far away, just a short drive away.

    It’s not a holiday now, so there is no one in the tie-dye place. The boss is a lady with a peaceful face, exuding a faint aroma of chocolate cake.

    Seeing a few people coming down, she stepped forward to greet them and said gently, “Hello, please sit down.”

    Several people sat down and looked at the blue dye in the basin in front of them.

    Zhang Yunxi was the first to ask, “Sister, how did you do this?”

    The boss picked up the handbag on hand and introduced: “It’s very simple. Everyone folds and wraps the fabric in their hands, then ties it with thin threads, or uses tools, and finally pre-washes it before dyeing it.”

    Zhang Yunxi nodded, looked down at the fabric draped in front of him, and thought for a while, “Then I want a skirt!”

    The boss took off the skirt from the rope and handed it to Zhang Yunxi.

    Wen Mian also looked at the fabric, thinking about what she should choose, a headscarf, a handbag, a hair tie or a skirt?

    Gu Man glanced at the fabric, then turned around and continued to stare at Wen Mian’s side face. She puffed out her cheeks and looked like…a little rabbit.

    The corners of Gu Man’s lips raised slightly, and he suddenly said warmly: “Wen Wen, do you like hair ties?”

    Choosing a hair tie instead of a skirt is very simple. With a little selfishness from Gu Mian, Wen Mian uses more hair ties so that he can spend more time with her.

    Wen Mian was confused: “I like the hair tie, but I’m still considering whether to choose the hair tie or the handbag.”

    Gu Man looked at her and said, “Then if someone gives you a hair tie, will you accept it?”

    Send a hair tie?Wen Mian couldn’t help but think of the meaning of sending hair bands, and looked at Gu Man. Did she know that most people who send hair bands are couples?

    Gu Man’s expression was calm, and his pupils turned brown under the natural light. When he looked at someone seriously, his Danfeng eyes were slightly raised, shining with tiny light, reflecting Wen Mian’s face, as if he was looking at his lover with affection.

    The tips of Wen Mian’s ears twitched and she quickly looked away. No one on the Internet said she was so powerful when looking at people seriously!

    Fans said: That’s because we don’t want to say it, that’s because she doesn’t look at us like this!

    “You want to give me a hair tie?” Wen Mian stared at the pure white hair tie in front of him that had not been dyed yet, and wrapped his fingers around it unconsciously.

    Gu Man hummed softly, “So, do you want Wenwen to accept it?”

    Wen Mian turned back to look at her, then shook his head, “I don’t really want to accept it, Gu Man, do you know what sending a hair tie means?”

    Gu Man was startled, and there was a hint of panic in his pupils. Could it be that she knew his selfish intentions?

    No…no!Gu Man glanced at Wen Mian carefully and secretly denied that it was probably for other reasons.

    What does sending a hair circle mean?Gu Man pursed his lips and thought for a few minutes, but still looked confused. No one around him had told him this?

    Wen Mian, who was silently staring at Gu Man with a confused expression and sighing silently in her heart, said, “Gu Man…”

    Gu Man looked over immediately.

    Wen Mian was amused, her eyebrows became a little sweet, and the pear dimple on her right side also appeared.

    She tilted her head close to Gu Man’s ear and whispered to her, “When you find the answer, think carefully about whether to give me a hair tie.”

    Warm breath sprayed on the side of his ears, and there was an itch, and the ends of his eyes were stained with blush. Gu Man’s breath was stagnant, he swallowed twice nervously, and nodded obediently, “Okay.”

    Wen Mian smiled with satisfaction, leaned back in the chair, and continued, “As for now, I want the handbag even more.”

    Gu Man glanced at Wen Mian carefully and agreed without hesitation, “Okay.”

    Seeing Gu Man’s obedient look, Wen Mian rolled his eyes and asked, “What about you? What do you want? Is a skirt okay?”

    Gu Man immediately turned his head, stared straight at Wen Mian, and nodded repeatedly, like a cat whose owner usually ignored people, suddenly wanted something from someone, so he condescended to put his paw on the person’s wrist, but he didn’t know that its bright eyes had already betrayed him.

    “Yes, of course!” Gu Man agreed twice in a row.

    Wen Mian raised his eyebrows and then hummed, “Let’s get started, remember to be careful.”

    Gu Man pursed his lips, carefully took off the handbag, and lowered his eyes to plan the shape.

    Seeing her serious look, Wen Mian felt warm in his heart. He also picked up the skirt and began to wrap the fabric around it.

    Without much thought, Wen Mian quickly tied it up and went to the other side to dye it.

    After a total of several processes of pre-washing, dyeing, cleaning and color fixing, the boss finally hung up the skirt with help.

    The skirt swayed in the wind, transitioning from pure white to light blue at the waist, reflecting the soft cotton blossoms. The lace was separated into one or two layers, and the color became darker. Finally, it was separated by traditional wind chime-style tassels, and two or three butterflies were flying in the blue skirt.

    Like ripples on the seashore, rippling layer by layer.

    Wen Mian’s eyes were full of smiles, and she couldn’t help imagining what Gu Man would look like wearing it. It would be best to wear a headscarf and a necklace of the same color.

    She walked back and sat down, and Zhang Yunxi immediately started tie-dying.

    Gu Man lowered his eyes, tied the fabric carefully and seriously, and devoted himself to it.

    Wen Mian glanced at her without disturbing her, and quietly played with her mobile phone.

    After playing for a few minutes, Wang Mo tied up her headscarf, approached her, and said cheerfully: “Mianmian, look at my headscarf.”

    Wen Mian turned off the phone, glanced sideways, and replied with a smile: “It looks good, it will definitely be unique when dyed!”

    Wang Mo chuckled, his voice suddenly dropped, he looked up at Wen Mian and then lowered his head quickly, with a shy look on his face.

    Wen Mian’s heart tightened, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.

    She hurriedly said, “What clothes are you planning to wear Momo with? I’m really looking forward to it. It will definitely look good!”

    Wang Mo suddenly let out a disappointed “Ah”, but quickly regained his composure, “I haven’t thought about it yet. Can Mianmian take a look at it for me?”

    ps: (1) The spring water is blue in the sky, and the painted boats listen to the rain and sleep – from Wei Zhuang’s “Bodhisattva Barbarian·Everyone says Jiangnan is good”

    (2) The clouds in the sky are rotten, and the clouds in the sky are dim and indistinct – from “Song of Qingyun” (an ancient classic poem)

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