We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

Ikun: "Brothers, what do you think of my outfit? [jpg.]"

J.eleven: "Not bad, the suit suits him well, he looks a bit like a leader."

Ikun: "?"

Art style: "Who's that person behind you?"

Ikun: "Hehe."

Art style: "Hey Thunder! Who is this?!"

Without even guessing, Li Mubai knew who it was, and slowly put down his phone.

Yang Kun's background appears to be a clothing store in a shopping mall. Wearing a suit, he does look a bit overweight.

Li Mubai stared at his phone, pondering whether he should also prepare a set of clothes for his coming-of-age ceremony. He should see if the others needed to prepare one first.

Li Bubai: "Chen Qiuhe, for your coming-of-age ceremony, are you going to prepare any special attire?"

Qinghe: "No, I'd rather use that money to buy myself two sets of clothes."

Has he become arrogant now that he has money? Li Mubai wondered.

Li Bubai: "Xie Shu, do you want to prepare special clothing for your coming-of-age ceremony?"

Yan Shu: "You should want it, do you?"

Li Mubai didn't actually want to be too flashy; wearing the school uniform would be fine. If the class had specific requirements, he would prepare accordingly.

But if Xie Shu wore a princess dress, it would be a little mismatched for him to wear a faded school uniform...

Li Bubai: "Yes."

Yan Shu: "Then let's go choose one after school next week."

Li Bubai: "Okay."

Should he also take a picture like Yang Kun and post it in the dorm group chat? Li Mubai shook his head and smiled.

The car slowly slowed down, and Li Mubai looked up out the window. Before he knew it, they had arrived at school.

Li Mubai withdrew his gaze.

"Dad, we're having our coming-of-age ceremony next Wednesday, are you coming?"

"What's so great about a coming-of-age ceremony? Your mother and I aren't coming."

"..." Li Mubai paused for a moment, then said, "Okay."

He opened the door and got out of the car.

"I'm going back to school. Goodbye."

"Okay," Mr. Li replied, and the car sped away, kicking up dust.

Li Mubai turned around and walked into the school gate.

Only senior high school students returned to school early over the weekend, and groups of students carrying suitcases walked around the campus.

Li Mubai carried his tote bag, his eyes fixed on the ground.

Just as he did not agree to Xie Zhiqiang's request, he also did not accept Xu Ting's suggestion yesterday.

He didn't want to be a "book boy." His relationship with Xie Shu was pure and without any ulterior motives or interests.

only……

Li Mubai looked up and saw the school's playground, teaching buildings, and canteen all in one view.

However, they don't have much time left to spend together at school.

He walked to the corner between the dormitory and the convenience store, and a figure came from the convenience store.

Xu Yao saw Li Mubai from afar. She slowed her pace, as if deliberately waiting for Li Mubai to go first.

But his gaze flickered in her direction, and their eyes met in mid-air. Xu Yao quickly lowered her head, pretending not to see him.

She walked slowly, step by step, slower than a tortoise. When she estimated that she had gone far enough, she cautiously raised her head, but there was no one in front of her.

Xu Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

Let's graduate quickly, otherwise we'll be scattered all over the place and never see each other again.

She silently urged the countdown to the college entrance exam to end as soon as possible.

Li Mubai pushed open the dormitory door and saw Jiao Yong and Zhao Feng cornering Yang Kun in a chair.

"Tell me quickly! Who was the girl who went to the mall with you this morning?"

Yang Kun chuckled twice but didn't answer.

"Brother Chicken, with the college entrance exam approaching, don't go astray. Tell us about it, and we'll help you make the right choice."

"Just the two of you?" Yang Kun raised an eyebrow. "You should at least have Lao Bai or Wang Rui."

Jiao Yong and Zhao Feng turned to look at Li Mubai.

"You two talk."

Although Li Mubai knew that the woman Yang Kun was with was probably Huang Lingling, he didn't intend to gossip about it.

"By the way, Li Mubai, are you planning to prepare an outfit for your coming-of-age ceremony?" Feng Wanli asked, looking up.

"I'll take it."

"Okay then." He nodded.

"Since I've prepared my official robes, I'll also prepare a yellow robe to wear." Zhao Feng pondered, stroking his chin.

"Be careful, after you buy them, the class will make everyone wear the same uniform and won't allow any unusual clothes," Wang Rui warned.

"No way, I've seen that previous students all prepared their own clothes," Yang Kun said.

"By the way, did they say where the coming-of-age ceremony would be held?" Li Mubai asked, seemingly unaware of the announcement.

"The Confucius Academy across the street."

Confucius Academy...

"The school is really rich," Zhao Feng remarked.

"You think getting investment from a big boss means you're rich?!"

"Li Mubai, what kind of clothes are you planning to prepare?" Feng Wanli interjected again.

"I haven't decided yet." He shook his head.

"Buy a suit! Just like me," Yang Kun encouraged them.

"Isn't the suit too expensive?"

"There are cheaper ones."

Li Mubai packed his luggage while pondering...

"Have you decided what to buy?" Xie Zhiqiang asked, his hands on the steering wheel, watching the two men deep in thought in the rearview mirror.

"Dad, let's go look at suits first," Xie Shu said.

"it is good."

"Don't go to anything too expensive," Xie Shu added.

Xie Zhiqiang thought for a moment, then released the handbrake: "It's okay, I'll pay today."

Xie Shu didn't speak; she turned her head slightly to look at Li Mubai.

"No need, Uncle, I can do it myself." He didn't want to owe anyone anything.

Xie Zhiqiang didn't reply and drove away from the school.

He led Li Mubai and Xie Shu to a lavishly decorated shop. As soon as they stepped inside, a shop assistant greeted them attentively.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Xie! How can I help you?"

"Choose two sets of coming-of-age outfits for the two children." Xie Zhiqiang stepped aside, revealing the two people behind him.

"Okay, Mr. Xie." The shop assistant looked Li Mubai and Xie Shu up and down.

"For guys, a suit would be a good option; for girls, an evening gown would be a better choice."

"Try it." Xie Zhiqiang nodded. "Don't go for anything too expensive, the whole outfit should be under a thousand, and the dress should be a bit conservative."

A hint of surprise flashed across the sales clerk's face, seemingly taken aback that the big boss was only buying dresses under a thousand, but she quickly composed herself, said "wait a moment," and disappeared into the clothes rack.

Li Mubai looked at the clothing store; it was lavishly decorated but very deserted. If Xie Zhiqiang hadn't led the way, he probably wouldn't have been able to find it even with the navigation.

"Mr. Xie, your son and daughter can try these two sets first."

"..."

"This is my daughter's classmate." Xie Zhiqiang placed his hand on Li Mubai's shoulder, and the latter's body stiffened slightly.

"Oh, I'm sorry." The shop assistant immediately apologized with a smile.

"It's alright." Xie Zhiqiang withdrew his hand. "Go and try changing it."

Li Mubai glanced at Xie Shu, and seeing her move, he also took the suit from the waiter's hand...

"Mr. Xie, your daughter's classmate looks truly dashing in a suit!"

Xie Zhiqiang looked at Li Mubai, who had changed into a suit, and nodded slightly.

Li Mubai took the opportunity to loosen his tie, which felt a bit tight around his neck; it seemed he still preferred wearing his school uniform.

"How is it?" Xie Shu's voice sounded from behind. Li Mubai turned around and stopped in his tracks.

"Mr. Xie, your daughter looks absolutely stunning in this gown, like a fairy descended from heaven!"

The shop assistant was the first to praise it, thinking that this time the order must be correct.

Xie Zhiqiang nodded as well.

Xie Shu looked at Li Mubai, clearly wanting to hear his answer.

"It looks great," he said.

Xie Shu chuckled softly.

"How much are these two sets in total?" Xie Zhiqiang asked.

"The total is two thousand three hundred and ninety-nine. Mr. Xie, you're a regular customer, so we'll just say one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, is that alright?"

"Can."

"Dad, wait a minute, I want to try something else with Li Mubai." Xie Shu suddenly called out to him.

"Can."

Li Mubai raised his phone, then lowered it again.

Shu turned around, took a black Zhongshan suit from the clothes rack, walked back, and held it up in front of Li Mubai.

She asked the shop assistant to hold it for her, then went back to the clothes rack and took out a traditional Chinese style student skirt that matched her Zhongshan suit—the top was white, and the skirt was woven with light gold patterns.

"How's this outfit?" Xie Shu asked, standing in front of him, holding up the schoolgirl skirt.

The shop assistant realized that this was not just a simple relationship between ordinary classmates.

"It looks great too."

"Why do you say everything looks good?" Xie Shu said.

Li Mubai glanced at the two people standing to the side, but he didn't have the courage to say that it was because she was naturally beautiful, so she looked good in any outfit.

"Xiao Shu, which set do you want?" Xie Zhiqiang interrupted them.

"I want the one I have here. Li Mubai's needs are for a Zhongshan suit, something special."

"it is good."

The sales clerk looked slightly embarrassed: "These two sets might be priced beyond what Mr. Xie is looking for."

"It's alright, more is fine," Xie Zhiqiang waved his hand dismissively.

Li Mubai pursed his lips and remained silent.

"A total of 2,998, of which 1,599 are men's clothing and 1,399 are women's clothing."

"Hmm." Xie Zhiqiang calmly took out his bank card and handed it to the clerk...

"Xiao Shu, you go home first. I'll take Li Mubai back."

Xie Shu hesitated for a moment when he saw Li Mubai, but Li Mubai nodded.

"Okay." She opened the car door and got out. "See you tomorrow."

See you tomorrow, Xie Shu.

Xie Zhiqiang patiently waited for them to finish saying goodbye before driving away.

"Uncle Xie, I'm transferring the money to you."

"Need not."

"Uncle Xie, I don't really want to owe anyone anything," Li Mubai said calmly.

Xie Zhiqiang paused for a moment, then finally said, "Then just transfer the money to my card."

Following the bank card number he provided, Li Mubai returned the money for the Zhongshan suit to Xie Zhiqiang intact.

The car slowly came to a stop at the entrance of Hualian Residential Complex.

Xie Zhiqiang called out to Li Mubai as he placed his hand on the car door handle.

"Your Aunt Xu Ting and I have discussed it again. You can think about going abroad some more," he said.

"Thank you for your kindness, Uncle." Li Mubai smiled and shook his head. "I'd better not go out. My family is all here."

He politely declined, as he didn't want to owe anyone money, not even for a Zhongshan suit, so how could he accept such financial assistance?

"Alright, let's get off."

Xie Zhiqiang seemed to sigh. Perhaps this wasn't a bad thing for a father; it would be a good opportunity to continue to assess Li Mubai's feelings for his daughter.