Huayu: Brother, I'm having such a great time!

Chapter 80 Mao Xiaotong: I will definitely take good care of you.

In the evening, after the intense battle, Guo Zhenni looked at herself in the mirror and couldn't help but complain:

"What do we do now!"

The strangulation marks on his neck were clearly visible, showing how intense the fight had been.

"Didn't you always tell me to put in more effort?"

Xu Jingxing got up and cleaned up the mess. Some of the water stains on the sofa had already dried. Luckily, it was a leather sofa. He took a towel, dampened it, and carefully wiped it.

"Hmph." Guo Zhenni snorted and took a can of cola from the refrigerator to apply to her neck.

"We'll go back to school separately later." Xu Jingxing wiped the sofa again with a dry towel.

Guo Zhenni lit a cigarette afterward and said, "Look how cautious you are. Don't worry, I'm even less willing to let Tangtang find out than you are."

She picked up her backpack and asked, "Are you coming again tonight?"

"Um?"

"Didn't you just say the tools weren't very handy?" Guo Zhenni glanced at the fly swatter lying on the ground, then rolled her eyes at Xu Jingxing.

"It's really not very handy." Xu Jingxing picked up the fly swatter, waved it a few times, and then laughed awkwardly.

"You can bring any tools you think are handy to me tonight."

Guo Zhenni waved to Xu Jingxing, pushed open the door, and walked out.

A handy tool?

Thinking back to the many projects he had wanted to do but hadn't yet, Xu Jingxing began to ponder.

Afterward, he closed the studio door and quietly made his way to the adult entertainment store in the alley.

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The next morning, Xu Jingxing drove on the highway to Tianjin.

The marks on my hands from the ropes I tied last night are still throbbing.

I never expected Guo Zhenni to have such a high pain tolerance. Last night, Xu Jingxing was worried that he might accidentally use too much force, which would cause him to make the criminal news this morning.

When she woke up in the morning, Guo Zhenni was even more energetic than she was, and was even blaming herself for not daring to make a move last night.

It seems I can't be so lenient with women next time.

But...

That was definitely exciting.

Following the address given by Mao Xiaotong, Xu Jingxing exited the highway and arrived at a rather old-fashioned residential area in Tianjin.

After parking the car, Xu Jingxing took out his phone and called Mao Xiaotong. A few minutes later, he saw Mao Xiaotong running towards him in her slippers.

It's been a while since I've seen Mao Xiaotong, and she looks even thinner. It's likely that she's been through a lot recently and hasn't been eating or resting properly. Even her eyes are red and swollen from crying.

"Brother Jingxing." Mao Xiaotong came to Xu Jingxing's side, not daring to look him in the eye, and said weakly, "I'm sorry to have worried you and made you come all this way."

"Given your condition yesterday, how could I not come over?" Xu Jingxing gently placed his hand on Mao Xiaotong's head.

"Brother Jingxing, come in and have a seat at home." Mao Xiaotong gently tugged at Xu Jingxing.

"good!"

After taking the prepared gifts from the trunk, Xu Jingxing followed Mao Xiaotong toward her home.

Mao Xiaotong opened the door, and there were two pairs of slippers, one large and one small, in the entryway.

The larger pair was still very new; Mao Xiaotong must have known Xu Jingxing was coming, so she specially went to buy a new pair.

Mao Xiaotong bent down and pushed the larger pair of shoes to Xu Jingxing's feet, while she stepped on the smaller ones and walked inside.

Entering the house, Xu Jingxing put down the gifts. Hearing noises coming from the kitchen, he asked, "Is Auntie here too?"

Before the words were finished, the kitchen door was gently pushed open.

Mao's mother came out carrying a tray with a cup of steaming tea and a plate of cut fruit on it.

Her clothes were simple and clean, and her movements were nimble, but Xu Jingxing noticed the faint dark circles under her eyes, suggesting that she hadn't been sleeping well for the past few days.

"Hello, Auntie, my name is Xu Jingxing, and I'm Xiaotong's friend." Xu Jingxing quickly introduced himself.

"Jingxing's here! You're here, why did you bring anything?" Madam Mao smiled, her face full of the kindness of an elder. She placed the tray in front of Xu Jingxing. "I've heard Xiaotong mention you a lot. I really want to thank you. If it weren't for you, I don't know where she would be now."

"Sit down and have some water. You've come all this way."

"You're too kind, Auntie." Xu Jingxing bowed and accepted the teacup.

Mao's mother also sat down opposite her, glanced at her daughter, then looked at Xu Jingxing, her lips twitching slightly as if she wanted to say something, but in the end it only turned into a soft sigh.

Silence filled the living room for two or three seconds.

Xu Jingxing looked inside. Although the decoration was still in the style of the 1990s, it was very clean and tidy.

Directly in front of Xu Jingxing, there was a piano, suggesting that although Mao's mother was struggling financially, she still put a lot of effort into raising Mao Xiaotong.

"Jingxing, you're the same age, can you help me talk to this child?" Mao's mother finally spoke, then stood up and said, "Stay home for lunch."

"Auntie, there's no need to go to so much trouble." Xu Jingxing quickly got up.

"It's alright, Jingxing, please have a seat."

Then, Mao's mother got up and went to the kitchen.

Seeing that Mao's mother had closed the kitchen door, Xu Jingxing turned to look at Mao Xiaotong, who was looking down at her toes.

"What are your plans?"

"I..." Mao Xiaotong hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

"Forget it, if you had any ideas, you wouldn't be thinking about going out to work."

Xu Jingxing took a sip of water and looked at Mao Xiaotong. "On my way here, I asked my teacher for you. Your grades are good enough to get into the vocational program at the Central Academy of Drama."

"Vocational college class?" Mao Xiaotong's eyes were somewhat confused.

"It's either a junior college program at the Central Academy of Drama, or you'll have to repeat a year."

"No." Mao Xiaotong shook her head violently. "I'm not going to repeat a year. I want to graduate as soon as possible and start earning money to help ease my mother's burden."

After considering it for a while, Mao Xiaotong said, "Brother Jingxing, I'll listen to you and go to the vocational program at the Central Academy of Drama."

In fact, Xu Jingxing felt that there was no difference between three and four years of acting training, since he could claim to have graduated from the Central Academy of Drama anyway.

Xu Jingxing looked at Mao Xiaotong, whose eyes were no longer confused, and felt much relieved.

He instructed, "Then you should prepare well during this time. If I have time when school starts, I will come and take you to school."

"Brother Jingxing, I'm planning to find a part-time job in the next two months. Anyway, I'm not doing anything at home, and besides, I haven't paid you back yet."

Hearing her words, Xu Jingxing frowned slightly. "Why are you in such a hurry to pay back the money? I didn't ask you for it."

"But......"

"No buts."

Looking at Mao Xiaotong's expression, Xu Jingxing thought for a moment and then said, "How about this, you come with me. I'm about to join the crew, and you can be my assistant. We should be able to finish filming before your school starts."

"Assistant! I have experience with this!"

After listening, Mao Xiaotong seemed genuinely happy, whether from interest in the job or excitement at working with Xu Jingxing.

"I can go report tomorrow!" she exclaimed, standing up excitedly.

"I haven't even reported on it yet, what are you reporting on?" Xu Jingxing pressed down the excited Mao Xiaotong. "You should stay home and keep your aunt company. I'll come pick you up after I join the crew."

"Okay!" Mao Xiaotong nodded vigorously. "Don't worry, Brother Jingxing, I will definitely take good care of you!"

Xu Jingxing's inner thoughts: I'd be grateful if you could just take care of yourself first.

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