There was only one week left before the New Year.
The weather was surprisingly good these days. The sun shone brightly every day. Even the coldness of the winter had dissipated by half.
Xu Qing looked up at the sky. He estimated that there would be a heavy snowfall in a few days. Prosperity was bound to decline, and decline was bound to flourish.
Only with snow during the New Year would there be a more festive atmosphere.
"You need to trim your hair. Trim this side, and your forehead …"
"Then, go and buy clothes and shoes. On the first day of the New Year, change your clothes from top to bottom. This is called the New Year's atmosphere."
As soon as they went out, Xu Qing started to talk about today's plan. As he spoke, he picked up Jiang He's hand and looked at it carefully. "Trim your nails, too?"
"Trim? Is it broken? "Jiang He did not think there was anything wrong with his nails.
"No, it's trimming. Make it more beautiful … It's called manicure. I'll make it sticky for you to experience it. If you are not used to it, you can remove it."
Jiang He's nails had only been trimmed a few times with a nail clipper. They were quite round and smooth. The gaps between his fingers were clean and plain.
"Zhao Shu, Happy New Year!" Xu Qing shouted from afar. He held Jiang He's hand and walked out of the gate happily.
"Happy New Year! Are you going out? "
"To buy some New Year's goodies!"
Xu Qing was very arrogant. He did not know why he was being so cocky.
"Hey, aren't you going back to your mother's place?" Zhao Shu asked.
"I've been there before. Haha, let's go. Zhao Shu, don't smoke so much."
"I'm relying on this smoke to prolong my life."
After a few words, Xu Qing and Jiang He walked away. Zhao Shu smoked his cigarette happily. He looked at their backs and then turned his head to look elsewhere.
This guy was living a good life.
The trees on both sides of the sidewalk had already shed their leaves. Only dry branches were left. The morning sun shone through without any obstruction. It looked a little desolate. The atmosphere of the Spring Festival filled both sides of the road. The shops along the street hung and pasted red lanterns and couplets that should be hung, adding to the festive atmosphere.
This was Jiang City, where Xu Qing had lived for more than 20 years. He liked to show Jiang He around.
"Look at what they're wearing. It's called the Bare Leg Artifact. It looks like they're not wearing anything, but it's actually quite thick. Do you want to wear it?"
On the opposite side of the road, a few sexy beauties walked past. Xu Qing looked up and saw them. He then looked at Jiang He's jeans. He had bought cotton pants for him.
"No."
"It's easy to wear."
"Are you not cold?"
"Uh … it shouldn't be cold, right?" Xu Qing really didn't know if it was cold or not. He gestured to the people across the road and said, "Look, they aren't shivering at all."
"If it's not cold, I won't wear it. I'm very warm now."
Jiang He especially liked his cotton pants. It gave him a warm feeling when he wore it.
"Where are we going?"
"Let's get a haircut first. There aren't many people at this time."
They talked all the way to the barbershop. Xu Qing's guess was right. Because it was early in the morning, Mr. Tonny hadn't started to get busy yet. He was sitting on a chair and playing TikTok.
"I want to take you to the romantic Turkey ~"
Hearing this, Xu Qing's body trembled. Mr. Tonny quickly put away his phone and said hello.
Seeing Jiang He's beautiful hair, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Just a simple trim will do. Simple … forget it." Xu Qing gestured with his hands. "Cut here, trim the bangs, then trim the ends of the hair …"
"Can I cut your mother's hairstyle?" Jiang He asked hesitantly.
"No."
"That … what hairstyle?" Mr. Tonny was stunned as he listened to the two of them talking.
Looking at the two of them talking seriously, they didn't seem to be joking. Could it be that this young man's mother had a very fashionable hairstyle?
"You don't want to know. Just cut it according to what I said."
Xu Qing shrugged. Zhou Suzhi had short hair, a classic middle-aged woman's style.
In the past six months, he had seen all kinds of hairstyles on the street. Jiang He liked short hair because it was convenient to wash.
Xu Qing couldn't bear to part with his long black hair.
He helped Jiang He to sit down. The big mirror in front of him reflected the two of them. He revealed a smiling face. They looked like a good match.
"Make it thinner."
"Okay!"
Although Mr. Tonny regretted that he couldn't fix his head properly, he couldn't do anything since the customer had requested it. He trimmed it according to Xu Qing's instructions.
Jiang He was a little nervous. However, looking at Xu Qing standing at the side in the mirror, he tensed his body and didn't move. He let the barber cut his hair.
Living here, he had to get used to everything.
After Jiang He finished the haircut, Xu Qing rolled up his sleeves, asked where the place to wash his hair, and went in.
"What do you want to do?" Jiang He asked.
"I also want to get a haircut. I can't get a haircut in the first month, so I want to cut it before the New Year." Xu Qing turned on the water to test the temperature. He said to Mr. Tonny, who followed him, "Don't bother. I can do it myself."
This kind of small shop was not a chain. One person opened the shop and worked alone. There weren't so many annoying salespeople, and there were no professional hair-washing girls.
If it wasn't for Jiang He, he would have preferred to go to the 10 Yuan Quick Cut. It was easier and faster. He didn't even need to wash his hair. He could just cut it in five minutes.
After the haircut, Xu Qing paid and went out. Both of them had changed their looks.
Jiang He didn't change much. It was mainly because he hadn't cut his hair for a long time. It looked thick, and the details were a little messy. Now that he had trimmed it, it looked more natural.
When he first met her, the strange feeling of disharmony also included this.
Xu Qing looked at her carefully for a moment and nodded. "More pleasing to the eye."
"… Where are we going next?"
"To buy clothes."
"What about New Year's goods?"
"After we buy clothes, we'll go buy New Year's goods."
"Oh."
Jiang He raised one hand to stroke her hair. Her other hand was held by Xu Qing, and they continued to walk in another direction.
Anyway, she didn't need to think too much. She just needed to follow him.
Cut her hair, buy clothes, manicure … She would look like what he liked, and then … and then …
She was just a weak woman …
"Do you have a murderous aura?" Xu Qing suddenly stopped and asked.
"What?"
Jiang He, who had been following him with her head down, looked up in confusion. She followed his gaze and saw a big black dog baring its teeth at them from the side of the road.
It looked very fierce.
She touched her waist subconsciously, but found that she hadn't brought a dart out for a long time.
"We have to go around it." Xu Qing stopped in his tracks, silently cursing the Trash who didn't even have a leash. "You step back first, slowly."
"It doesn't dare to come over."
"It dares."
"I can kill it with a kick." Jiang He stared at the big dog and took half a step forward with the tips of her toes on the ground. "Can I eat dog meat?"
"…"
Xu Qing was dazed for a moment.
"It's a little cruel."
"Oh?" Jiang He was puzzled.
"Dogs are our good friends … Well, the point is that it's not a wild dog. It'll be a little troublesome if you kill it. Your identity is still very sensitive …"
Before Xu Qing finished speaking, the big black dog had already taken a tentative step forward. He pushed Jiang He back. "Go."
"Can a human be bullied by a dog?"
Jiang He looked down at the hand Xu Qing was holding, narrowed her eyes, and said, "Let's go."
"Hmm?"
Xu Qing was pulled forward by her. Seeing this, the big black dog crouched down slightly, assuming an attacking posture.
After walking a few meters, Jiang He's expression became cold. She turned and took a step toward it.
"Wu wu …"
The beast bared its teeth and let out a low growl, but slowly stepped back.
Jiang He took another step.
The big black dog suddenly turned around and ran.
"…"
Xu Qing was stunned.
"There's really a murderous aura?"
"What murderous aura?" Jiang He blinked, pulled her collar and shrunk her neck, with a naive look on her face.
"Keep pretending!"
"I want to kick it. As long as I don't kill it, it won't be troublesome."
"And then?" Xu Qing looked in the direction where the black dog had disappeared. "Why did it run away?"
"Maybe it knows it can't beat me." Jiang He turned her head away as if nothing had happened. She paused and shook his hand.
"Let's go. You haven't bought anything for the New Year."
"…" Xu Qing was speechless.
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