Returning to Parents' Seventeen
Chapter 124 Agitation

Chapter 124: Chapter 124 Agitation

This wasn’t Xu Chuning’s first time watching a movie; she had watched outdoor movies like this one back in Jiang City.

But back then, she watched them alone.

She remembered clearly that she was in a bad mood that day and went out by herself. When she walked into the park, she saw a crowd gathered together.

With curiosity, Xu Chuning stepped in only to realize that a movie was being shown.

The scene was similar to the present, surrounded by groups of people, some sitting, some standing. Most people who couldn’t afford a movie theater chose to watch an open-air movie in the park, enjoying the breeze with familiar friends and family members, or even strangers.

Xu Chuning had watched very few movies and didn’t recognize many movie stars.

So, when she first sat down with Shen Yubai to watch the movie, she didn’t know what was being shown in the distance.

It was only after seeing a somewhat familiar face that she turned her head to ask the person next to her, "Isn’t her name..."

She couldn’t remember the last name for the life of her.

Shen Yubai responded, "Her surname is Zhang."

Xu Chuning suddenly realized it.

The movie they were watching was a Hong Kong film, in Cantonese.

Xu Chuning really couldn’t understand much, fortunately, there were subtitles in the distance. Looking at the beautiful scenes in the movie, Xu Chuning suddenly had a different thought.

Sensing her emotional fluctuation, Shen Yubai narrowed his eyes and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"Hong Kong is so beautiful," Xu Chuning remarked.

Shen Yubai raised his eyebrows, "You like Hong Kong?"

"It’s not about liking or not liking," Xu Chuning spoke frankly. "I just think it looks beautiful in the movies."

Upon saying this, she asked Shen Yubai, "Have you been to Hong Kong?"

Shen Yubai nodded, "Yes."

Hearing his reply, Xu Chuning wasn’t at all surprised. Someone who goes abroad for summer and winter camps, having visited Hong Kong seemed normal.

She had read in books before that some flights going abroad need to make transfers through Hong Kong and Macau.

"Is it fun?" Xu Chuning asked.

Shen Yubai pondered for a moment and said, "It’s very small."

Xu Chuning: "Ah?"

Shen Yubai looked at her directly, serious, "It’s really very small."

Xu Chuning: "..."

Noticing her hesitant expression, Shen Yubai asked softly, "What do you want to say?"

"How small?" Xu Chuning naturally knew the land area of Hong Kong, but the numbers and the actual feel were not the same.

Just from the numbers, she couldn’t realistically imagine how small Hong Kong actually was.

Shen Yubai: "...Sorry, I can’t describe it."

Xu Chuning: "Okay."

She didn’t push Shen Yubai further.

Shen Yubai hummed, looking at her, "Want to go to Hong Kong?"

"If there’s a chance, I’ll go," Xu Chuning answered him. She didn’t express her own desire explicitly but mentioned she would visit if the opportunity arose.

Xu Chuning had many places she wanted to visit, but for now, she couldn’t go anywhere.

While they talked, the movie reached a scene where the male and female leads went on a date on a bus.

Xu Chuning’s eyes lit up, watching the double-decker bus in the movie, "Have you been on one?"

Shen Yubai: "No."

During his time in Hong Kong, he was always chauffeured.

Xu Chuning: "..."

Alright then.

Half an hour later, the movie ended.

Both had arrived quite late, and the movie had started playing early.

As the movie concluded, everyone felt somewhat reluctant to leave the park, Xu Chuning and Shen Yubai included.

It was already late when they left the park.

Xu Chuning proposed to return to the hotel to rest, and Shen Yubai had no objections.

"What time are you planning to go back tomorrow?" Shen Yubai asked her as they reached the door of their room.

Xu Chuning thought for a while and said, "I want to take the ten o’clock bus back to Pingning."

Shen Yubai frowned, "Should I have Brother Wang take you?"

"No need." Xu Chuning refused, "The bus station is right across the street, it’s very convenient for me to take a bus."

Seeing her determined expression, Shen Yubai knew her mind was made up and he nodded lightly, "Okay, then we’ll have breakfast together tomorrow morning."

Xu Chuning pursed her lips, "Sure."

After washing up early, Xu Chuning read for over an hour and then went to bed.

The next morning, Xu Chuning and Shen Yubai had breakfast together, and she then went back to the hotel to pack up and get ready to head home.

Shen Yubai took her to the bus station and glanced at her with restrained eyes, "Be safe, and let me know when you get home."

Xu Chuning hummed a response, her eyes clear and luminous, "Thank you."

Shen Yubai: "I didn’t help much, no need to thank me."

Xu Chuning softly said, "You’ve helped me a lot already."

Shen Yubai smiled, "Get on the bus, see you tomorrow."

Xu Chuning nodded.

As she boarded the coach and left, Xu Chuning noticed that Shen Yubai hadn’t gone back to the hotel. He was standing under the tree where he had picked her up two days ago, tall and straight, with a handsome brow.

Feeling her gaze, he lifted his eyelids and looked towards her.

Their eyes met, one high and one low through the bus window glass.

In that moment, Xu Chuning felt her heartbeat distinctly quicken. Her breath slightly held, before she could think further, the bus pulled away.

She turned her head to watch his gradually blurring figure, then looked down at her throbbing heart, feeling an indescribable emotion.

"..."

The next afternoon, Xu Chuning met up with Shen Yubai and the others in Pingning Town.

Xitong had told her earlier that Shen Yubai arranged two cars to bring them and they could be dropped off right at Xu Chuning’s doorstep. However, the drivers were not very familiar with the area and could only go as far as the town center.

Xu Chuning said she would meet them in the town center, pick them up, and then have the drivers take them further in.

Everyone had a lot of luggage, changing vehicles would be troublesome.

"Ningning!" Despite only being apart for half a month, everyone felt as if it had been a long time, "This place is so beautiful."

Xitong said joyfully.

Xu Chuning was surprised, "Don’t you think it’s too old?"

She assumed they would not be accustomed to it.

"How could it be?" Cheng Mingyin said, "This place is great."

She rolled down the car window, "The air is super fresh."

Xu Chuning smiled lightly, letting go of her worries, "As long as you like it."

"By the way, how much longer to your house from here?" Xitong asked.

Xu Chuning: "Just over ten minutes."

Her house was not far from town, about a ten-minute drive. When Xu Chuning and You Shuzhen were young, they often walked to town.

Ten minutes later, the car stopped in front of Xu Chuning’s home.

As everyone got off, Yu Gaoyi looked at the house in front of him and said, "Xu Chuning, your house is beautiful."

Xu Chuning’s lips curved slightly, "Let’s go inside first."

As they entered, You Shuzhen and grandmother, hearing the noise, came out together.

"Aunt You." Everyone called out to You Shuzhen in unison.

You Shuzhen exclaimed, "Oh, you arrived so quickly."

Xu Chuning introduced the others, "My grandmother."

Shen Yubai and everyone else greeted, "Grandmother."

Grandmother hurriedly nodded, her face filled with smiles, "Hello, hello, everyone, please come inside."

"Let the ladies go in first," Shen Yubai spoke softly. "We’ll bring the luggage."

After grabbing the luggage, everyone headed inside.

Shen Yubai spoke briefly to the two drivers, asking if they’d like to come in for a drink before heading back to Lixi. After resting for a few minutes, the drivers left.

Once Shen Yubai and his group arrived, the normally quiet Xu family home became lively.

In less than half a day, Xu Chuning’s neighbors all knew that her city classmates had come to visit the countryside.

Far away, filming in the production crew, Sinian was also expressing his feelings in the family group chat, complaining about the two.

He was so pitiful, he had been abandoned by his parents.

Shen Yubai responded to him with a slight flick of his fingers: [Looks like you’ve gotten really into character lately.]

And they began acting too.

Sinian: "..."

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