Mianmian sat happily opening gifts, while Yun Buji massaged her calves. He then pulled up a chair and sat beside her, continuing to rub her legs.
Mianmian looked at the pink heart-shaped hairpin and found it beautiful and cute. "Your taste is quite good; this is very pretty."
After arriving at Yun Buji's house, Mianmian redid her hair. She wasn't very good at styling it elaborately, so she simply put it in a ponytail. She clipped the pink heart-shaped hairpin Yun Buji gave her to the side of her hair, then turned to show him and asked, "Does it look good?"
Yun Buji was mesmerized. The young girl's hair was dark and shiny, and with the pink hairpin, she looked especially beautiful. He nodded, "It looks good."
With his affirmation, Mianmian turned back and smiled happily. "Thank you for the gift; I really like it."
Watching her smile, Yun Buji made a decision: he had to earn more money in the future. He wanted to buy her all the best things in the world.
"I'm glad you like it," Yun Buji's heart was bubbling with joy.
"Isn't this brand quite expensive? How much did you spend on it?" Mianmian asked him with a serious expression.
Mianmian's things were always bought by her father, and they were very expensive. She never questioned it, but she had been poor before. Her mother had worked tirelessly to pay for her illness, often so exhausted that she'd fall asleep the moment she got home. As a child, Mianmian had tried to earn money herself. So, even though she was now a young lady who didn't lack money, she knew that ordinary people's earnings were hard-won.
Yun Buji, an orphan and a student, had to earn money for his own living expenses and cover all his tuition and other costs. Where did he get the money to buy her such expensive things?
"It wasn't much, it was quite cheap." After Yun Buji said this, Mianmian took out her phone and searched online. She saw the price was over a thousand yuan.
Perhaps this amount meant little to her father, but for Yun Buji, it was quite a lot. Especially considering the bear he sent her last time.
"Yun Buji, next time you give me a gift, just get something that costs tens of yuan, don't buy such expensive things," Mianmian said with a frown.
"Those things don't suit you," Yun Buji replied without hesitation. If it were otherwise, he would look down on himself.
"What are you talking about? What you give is the thought behind it!" Mianmian said, slightly displeased.
"It is my thought, just trinkets, not valuable. I didn't buy you a house or a car, so just accept it. I'm not that poor; at least I can afford to buy you small gifts," Yun Buji said.
Mianmian clearly didn't believe him. Even if he wasn't poor, what way could a student have to earn money? She hoped he would focus on his studies and not waste his energy on other things.
"Yun Buji, I want to study with you for a few more years. Can you please study hard?" Mianmian asked softly, looking a little wronged.
Yun Buji's heart almost broke. He immediately said, "Yes, of course, no problem. I will definitely study hard! Don't worry about the money; I managed to grow this big on my own, not by breathing air. I have my own skills. Also, I once took care of an old man, and he left his savings to me. This house was also left to me by him, so I'm not poor, okay?"
"But you still can't buy expensive items. From now on, even if you give me gifts, they cannot exceed one hundred yuan!" Mianmian said very seriously.