Chapter 9

  Christmas is coming soon.

  What gift should I give to Mokoro Hyoma? Akashiya Mio is thinking about this headache-inducing problem, just like a normal girl.

  After finishing her part-time job, she didn't rush home but instead came to the largest department store in the city. She carefully examined each item of the dazzling array of goods in front of her, sighing at the vast number of things and wondering which one would be suitable for Mu Liu Bing.

  "Miss, you haven't paid yet."

  "I forgot to bring money when I went out."

  "But if you don't pay, you can't take the goods away."

  "I'll send someone over with the money later."

  "Miss, it's not like that..."

  "I must take it with me right now."

  "But..."

  The salesgirl was so anxious that she turned around in circles. She had never met a customer like this before, and this customer gave off an aura that made people dare not disobey him. What to do?

  "Yang Qianfen? Is it you?"

  A delicate girl emerged between Yang Qianfen and the salesgirl who were at a stalemate.

  The salesgirl seemed to have grasped at a straw: "Miss, do you know her?"

  Ming Xiao Xi hesitated and nodded: "Alright then." But she didn't know if he would recognize her...

  "She doesn't have money, but insists on taking away goods. We're also in a difficult situation..."

  Ming Xiao Xi took a look at the focal point of their dispute, and it turned out to be a pack of sanitary napkins! No wonder Yang Qian Fen insisted on taking them away, she must have encountered an "emergency situation".

  Ming Xiao Xi smiled: "It's okay, I'll help her buy it. How much does it cost in total?"

  "19 yuan."

  Wow, that's expensive. The things rich girls use are really "expensive" beyond imagination. Ming Xiaoxi stuck out her tongue and took out her wallet.

  Yang Qianfen picked up the sanitary napkin and nodded at Ming Xiaoxi before leaving.

  "Wait!" Ming Xiaoxi caught up with her.

  Yang Qianfeng stopped in his tracks, furrowing his brow: "Qian, I will pay you back."

  "Heh heh." Ming Xiao Xi smiled slyly, "I'm not talking about that. Just now I heard you say that you forgot to bring money when you went out. How are you going to get back home then?"

  She took out another note from her purse: "This is for your bus fare."

  Yang Qian's eyebrows rose in surprise: "I never take public transportation."

  "Hehe, I know. But it's still better than walking home, right?"

  Yang Qianfen looked at her and finally stretched out her white and beautiful hand to take over the "small" bill: "I will return it to you."

  "Whatever...". Ming Xiao Xi waved her hand and muttered softly, "You don't even know who I am..."

  Ming Xiao Xi turned around and wanted to continue shopping at the department store.

  But just as she turned around, something suddenly emitted a dazzling light, attracting all her attention...

  Ming Xiao Xi pounced on that thing like a cat!

  It's a necklace.

  The pendant of the necklace is a crystal carved into a snowflake shape. Although it was locked in a glass cabinet, it still emitted a dreamy and crystalline glow.

  Ming Xiao Xi stared blankly...

  It's like the eyes of a flowing ice, flashing, so clear, so pure, so enchanting...

  "But it's really beautiful..."

  "You can't afford it."

  "How did you know..." Ming Xiaoxi turned around and found Yang Qianfen was actually beside her, "You haven't left yet?"

  Yang Qianfeng sneered at her: "With your meager salary from working, you can't even afford to buy it."

  "Mind your own business..." Ming Xiao Xi, who had just been splashed with a bucket of cold water, was not very happy. "I'll definitely find a way!"

  "Huh? ...... That's not right, how did you know I was working? ...... Oh, so you remember me......" Ming Xiaoxi was very surprised. Can a rich family's child also remember an ordinary little sister?

  "We'll meet again."

  Two days later, when Ming Xiao Xi saw Yang Qian Fen in the planning department, she finally understood what her words meant.

  The secretary of the planning department, Osumi, whispered to her, "Do you know who she is?"

  "......?" Ming Xiao Xi looked bewildered, but under the guidance of Xia Quan, she deeply understood that when someone was about to tell you a secret, you should appear completely clueless, which was the greatest respect for others.

  "She is the presumptive heir of the Qian Yang Group!"

  "Oh!" Ming Xiaoxi looked surprised.

  "Do you know why she came here?"

  "...?" Ming Xiao Xi looked puzzled.

  "She was nominally representing Qian Yang Group to supervise the project, but actually...... Hehe......"

  "What's it like?" Ming Xiaoxi asked enthusiastically.

  "It's actually the chairman who has taken a liking to her, and has already decided that she will be his daughter-in-law, which is why he specially arranged for her to come here. I heard that the chairman's son will also be arriving soon. Who knows, maybe they'll even work in the same office! The chairman's move is really clever, letting the young couple grow closer over time. Once they get together, with the combined power of the Dongshi Group and the Qianyang Group, they'll conquer the whole world!"

  "Wow, Senior Da Sen is really amazing, even this kind of thing is crystal clear!" Ming Xiao Xi made a gesture of admiration.

  "Somewhere somewhere, if there's new intelligence later, I'll continue to tell you." Taiga left with satisfaction.

  Ming Xiao Xi was shocked and tongue-tied. She had known that the chairman and Director Yang wanted to matchmake Dong Hao Nan and Yang Qian Feng, but she hadn't expected the chairman's actions to be so swift.

  Forget it, Yang Qianfeng has entered the office for a long time. She should have sent drinks in and can't ruin the sign of "Magic Xiaoxi".

  Ming Xiao Xi gently placed a cup of milk tea on Yang Qian Feng's office desk: "Miss Yang, your drink."

  Yang Qianfeng stretched out his hand from a large pile of documents, picked up the cup and took a sip, immediately straightening his back: "Milk tea..."

  "Do you still like it?"

  Yang Qian looked at Ming Xiaoxi strangely: "Have I ever told you that I like to drink milk tea? Why do you always give me this?"

  "It's really simple, I remember one time when you came to the planning department and coincidentally met other colleagues who were having afternoon tea. I noticed your eyes on the milk tea looked so tempting, so I thought you must like it a lot. Was I wrong?"

  Yang Qianfen did not answer her directly: "Did you make this milk tea yourself?"

  "Yes." Ming Xiao Xi was very confident in its taste, because the milk tea's recipe was personally passed down by Feng Jie, and with his craftsmanship, he guaranteed that the things he made would make people praise without stopping.

  "If you open a milk tea shop, business will definitely be very good."

  "Thank you for the compliment, Miss Yang. I won't disturb your work then. If there's anything that needs to be done, just call me anytime." Ming Xiaoxi put away the tray and prepared to leave.

  "Wait a minute." Yang Qianfen took out her wallet and pulled out a bill. "Here's your money back."

  "Oh." Ming Xiao Xi took it over and looked at it, "Miss Yang, you seem to have given me too much. I'll return the difference to you." As she said that, she pulled out her own wallet.

  She put the change on Yang Qianfeng's desk: "Ah, this amount is just right."

  Yang Qianfeng held up her chin with her pale and beautiful hand, sizing her up: "Didn't you say forget it at first? Why do you want to now?"

  Ming Xiao Xi blinked her eyes: "I thought you didn't know who I was, so it's okay to say that. Now that you've seen me, shouldn't you also give me money? What's wrong with that?"

  Yang Qianfeng suddenly laughed: "Ming Xiaoxi, you're really interesting."

  Ming Xiao Xi smiled with a raised corner of her mouth, thinking that she was not interesting at all, it was this Yang lady who was really interesting.

  "I heard you have a nickname called 'Magic Xiaoxi'?" Yang Qianfeng spoke again.

  "Yes." Ming Xiao Xi didn't understand her intention.

  "If it's magical, then shouldn't many things be done?"

  "What do you mean......" Ming Xiaoxi was almost confused by her.

  Yang Qianfeng smiled and picked up a thick stack of files from the table: "There are many places in these files where I drew red lines. Would you please print out all the parts that I've drawn red lines on by tomorrow?"

  "What? Ming Xiao Xi opened her mouth wide: "I... I'm just a little sister, isn't typing work usually done by secretaries? And my typing speed is very slow too!"

  Yang Qianfeng raised an eyebrow: "The secretary is busy, and I need these documents urgently. Besides, you said earlier that there was something to be done, and it's convenient for me to call you. How about it, can't you help me with this?"

  Eleven o'clock at night.

  Min Xiao Xi, who was suffering from muscle and bone aches, finally crawled into her apartment.

  Mu Liu looked at her sitting limply in the chair: "You've been coming back very late these past two days, is something wrong?"

  Ming Xiao Xi rubbed her sore arm: "Miss Yang asked me to type some documents, my typing speed is a bit slow, so I came back late. By the way," she looked at him with concern, "you haven't eaten yet, have you?"

  Mù Liú Bīng shook his head.

  Ming Xiao Xi got up and walked towards the kitchen: "Sigh, I expected you hadn't eaten yet, won't your stomach hurt? You should find something to eat first."

  Muiruo Bing grasped her hand: "You take a rest, I'll cook today."

  Ming Xiao Xi looked at the food cooked by Mu Liu Bing and was moved to tears: "Ice... you can actually cook... and it looks delicious..."

  Two bowls of fast food noodles steaming with fragrance...

  Mù Liú Bīng glared at her: "Eat quickly!"

  Ming Xiao Xi happily picked up her chopsticks, ready to pick up the noodles... Suddenly, she let out a cry of "Ah!" and her arms, which had been working hard for two days, began to strongly protest, making it impossible for her to even complete the simple action of eating. She gritted her teeth and glared at her useless right arm, what a shameful, good-for-nothing thing!

  Muiruo Bing blocked her movement: "What are you doing? Being so rough to yourself! Come here!" He gestured for her to move the chair over.

  "Ah...... good...... **......" Ming Xiao Xi moaned happily.

  The force with which Mu Liu massaged her shoulders and arms was just right, making her feel so comfortable that she felt like a goddess.

  "Aren't you too tired? If so, then don't do it," said Mu Liu Bing softly.

  "Not tired!" Ming Xiao Xi hastily declared, "I work very well and am very happy!"

  "But..."

  "These two days were just Miss Yang asking me to help her with some things, I've already finished everything, and from tomorrow on, everything will be back to normal!"

  "I swear to you! However," Ming Xiao Xi smiled slyly, "I also have to thank Miss Yang. If she hadn't made me so tired... how would I know that ice can be so gentle and good to me?"

  "Silly girl! What have I done to you!" Mu Liu Bing was very fierce.

  "Huh? You're not cooking and massaging again, are you? So what the classmates said was true, you're that kind of guy with a cold exterior but a passionate heart... Ah! It hurts!" Ming Xiaoxi shrieked in surprise, her bones almost crushed by Mu Liu Bing's palm just now.

  Ming Xiao Xi spoke too soon. Her miserable typing career did not end immediately, but instead continued for another two days. During these two days, Yang Qian Feng gave her twice the workload of the previous two days.

  Ming Xiao Xi walked into Yang Qian Feng's office, holding a nearly one-foot thick stack of printed documents: "Miss Yang, this is the file you assigned to me, I've finished printing it."

  Yang Qianfeng casually picked up a copy, took a close look: "Ming Xiaoxi, I'm amazed at your ability. You actually managed to complete all of them in such a short time, and there aren't many mistakes."

  Ming Xiao Xi smiled wryly: "Thank you for your praise, Miss Yang." She thought to herself, this was something that had been exchanged at a non-human cost.

  Yang Qianfen studied her carefully: "Ming Xiaoxi, don't you think I'm intentionally making things difficult for you?"

  Ming Xiao Xi was surprised: "Why did I feel that way? Didn't you just come to the planning department and not know anyone, so you didn't want to bother others and came to ask for my help?"

  Yang Qianfen was even more surprised: "You think so?"

  "Ah, yes... But..." Ming Xiaoxi smiled awkwardly, "Hehe, Miss Yang, I'd be happy to help you out, but tomorrow is Christmas Eve and I was thinking of leaving some time after work to take care of some personal matters. If you have any more documents that need printing, could you wait for two days?"

  Yang Qianfeng smiled: "Are you going to buy Christmas gifts?"

  "Yeah, I haven't prepared anything yet." Ming Xiaoxi scratched his head.

  "Alright, you don't have to file today."

  "Thank you, Miss Yang!" Ming Xiaoxi happily prepared to leave.

  "Wait a minute."

  Ming Xiao Xi stood there in confusion, didn't you say everything was fine?

  Yang Qianfeng took out a bulging envelope from the drawer: "For you."

  There's so much money in the envelope...

  Ming Xiao Xi asked in confusion: "Miss Yang, what is this..."

  "This is your reward for typing."

  Ming Xiao Xi's mouth was wide open: "This..."

  Yang Qianfeng smiled easily: "Don't worry, I'm paying you the normal rate for a typist per thousand words. It's absolutely fair compensation for your labor. Take a look at this money and see if it's enough for you to buy Christmas gifts? If not, I can advance some to you first, anyway there are still many documents here waiting for you to type."

  "Miss Yang......" Ming Xiaoxi was moved to tears, "Thank you..."

  "Alright, you can go now." Yang Qianfen waved her hand, "I still have a lot of things to attend to."

  Ming Xiao Xi held onto the money and stood excitedly outside the office.

  Christmas present...... her Christmas present...... finally have money to buy one......

  (Ming Ruo Xiao Xi Part 1 Complete)

  The reason for writing is very simple.

  Because I was too happy, so happy that it was even a bit boring, and also tired of the same old stories on TV, so on an early summer evening, I started typing away in front of my computer, writing about happiness and sorrow for myself to read.

  To give the people in the story the most happiness.

  Even in sorrow, it should be a happy sorrow.

  When I like typing, the corners of my mouth are always smiling, and at first, it was indeed so. However, later on, because I would often fall in love with him and her in a fictional world, tears would also fall unintentionally.

  Write for happiness.

  Happier because of writing.

  I hope you like this little stream.

  Although shallow, it is clear and transparent like crystal.