Chapter 129: Unexpected Birthday

Night at the Kinomoto family.

After the pleasant dinner time was over, the two little guests went back home.

Sakura's room.

The moon outside the window was already high in the sky, but Sakura, lying on the bed, was not asleep. She had something on her mind and did not feel sleepy for the time being.

"Sakura, why aren't you asleep yet?"

Xiaokan, who was lying next to Sakura's pillow, saw Sakura tossing and turning but couldn't fall asleep, and couldn't help but feel confused.

"Everything that happened today was fine. I visited your father, captured the Clow Cards, and repaired the broken computer. There's nothing to worry about."

"You don't understand, Xiaoke..."

Xiaoying sighed softly, Xiaoke frowned when she heard it, and couldn't help but said, "How can I understand if you don't tell me, why don't you tell me?"

"I was thinking about how to thank classmate Xia. If it wasn't for classmate Xia helping me fix the computer, my dad would have to start all over again."

"But didn't your father already thank him with a big meal?"

"No, that's Dad's thanks, not me!"

Sakura shook her head while lying on the bed and replied, "Besides, I was the one who broke the computer, and Xia helped me so much, but I don't know how to thank him."

"You're here to seal the Clow Cards, too, Sakura."

Xiao Ke crawled to Xiao Ying's head and advised: "Besides, didn't that kid say that he didn't need to thank you? Repairing things is easy for him."

"This is different, Xiaoke."

Xiaoying stared at the moon outside the window in a daze and replied, "Even if Xia doesn't need anything, I can't really say nothing. Even if this help is nothing to Xia, it is a great help to me."

After hearing this, Xiao Ke probably understood what Xiao Ying was thinking, and replied: "Then you can give him a gift. A thoughtful gift will definitely be enough to repay this kindness."

"But I don't know what Xia wants."

Sakura came back to her senses and couldn't help but confide in Xiao Ke: "Xia classmate is happy every day and has never shown any sad emotions. Moreover, he doesn't seem to care about anything and doesn't want anything in particular. What gift should I give him?"

"This……"

Hearing this, Xiao Ke was speechless.

Indeed, ordinary gifts cannot express one's own feelings, but you want to give a gift that suits the other person's wishes, but you don't know what the other person wants.

This seems to be a difficult problem.

"Can't you just ask him?"

"Do you think if I ask directly, Xia will tell the truth..."

Regarding Xiaoke's proposal, Xiaoying could almost guess how Xia Yu would answer. He would either laugh and say that he didn't need a gift, or just ask for a small item to get by. In any case, he would definitely not let her get into any trouble.

Obviously, he was being gentle and considerate of her, but this kind of gentleness would cause her distress.

"Then I can't help it. After all, when it comes to understanding Xia Xiaozi, I don't know as much as you and Zhishi do."

Xiaoke decided to stop thinking and sleep when encountering difficulties. This is its solution.

"Oh yeah, I can also ask Tomoyo!"

Sakura suddenly realized that since she couldn't think of a way to thank her, why not just ask Tomoyo?

Zhishi is more thoughtful than her and definitely knows more about Xia than she does. What's more, the two of them like to get together occasionally, so maybe Zhishi knows what Xia wants.

After coming up with a solution, Sakura felt less worried and fell into a peaceful sleep.

……

Time flies, sunrise and sunset.

Monday arrived in the blink of an eye.

It was late September and the sun was warm.

There are only two or three days left until October, and it will be a month before they start school.

Sakura came to the classroom early and wanted to ask Tomoyo for advice, but no matter how early she came, Xia Yu always seemed to arrive in the classroom first.

"Good morning, Xia."

Sakura greeted him awkwardly. If possible, she wanted to give Xia a surprise. It would be best if Xia didn't know and she could give him a gift that suited his taste.

"Well... morning."

Xia Yu looked at Xiaoying strangely. Why did he feel that Xiaoying seemed to be hiding something from him, and that thing was related to him?
After greeting Xia Yu, Xiaoying hurriedly sat back in her seat. She was still feeling a little guilty because she was afraid that Xia Yu would guess what she wanted to do.

It’s better not to talk to Classmate Xia for the time being. It would be bad if someone found out.

"Sakura, do you have something to ask me?"

However, before she had the intention to speak, someone took the initiative to talk to her.

"Ah? No no...that what...absolutely not...I...I mean, what are you talking about, Xia? How could I have something to ask you?" Sakura waved her hands in panic and stammered in retort.

Xia Yu: "..."

Could you be more obvious...

"Forget it, it's nothing."

Since Sakura didn't want to say it, he shouldn't ask any more questions. No matter what it was, as long as it was related to him, she would tell him.

"call……"

Seeing that Xia Yu didn't ask any more questions, Xiaoying breathed a sigh of relief. If Xia Yu continued to ask, she was afraid that she would reveal her thoughts unknowingly, and that would not be a surprise.

Not long after, the classmates walked into the classroom one after another.

Regular classes also resumed.

Sakura waited until lunch break before finding the right opportunity. She hurriedly pulled Tomoyo out of the classroom and prepared to go to a secluded place to ask her.

She actually wanted to ask Tomoyo during the break, but Xia Yu was sitting behind Tomoyo and hardly left his seat after class, so Sakura had to wait until lunch break before she got the chance to be alone with Tomoyo.

Teaching building, side lawn.

On the bench, Sakura and Tomoyo sat side by side, each holding a bento in their hands, but they didn't eat much of the food in the bento.

Because Sakura had been talking and Tomoyo had been listening, neither of them had started eating lunch yet.

"So, Sakura, you want to give Xia a gift as a thank you, but you don't know what to give?"

After listening to Sakura's troubles, Tomoyo summed up her words. Sakura nodded and sighed softly.

"Yes, ordinary gifts cannot express my gratitude, but I don't know what Xia wants."

"Then why not just ask classmate Xia directly?"

"Eh?"

Hearing what Tomoyo said, Sakura looked over in surprise. Why did Tomoyo say that? Could it be that she could just ask directly? Seeing Sakura staring at him blankly, Tomoyo covered her mouth and chuckled, "It's not a normal question, but a roundabout one. For example, ask what gift Xia wanted most for her birthday and whether she still wants it now. In this way, wouldn't we know what Xia wants?"

"Yes."

Sakura was a little dazed. This question was also a question, but it could hide her true thoughts.

Zhishi is still smart. Although he means the same thing, he is much smarter than Xiaoke.

"Then I'll go ask Xia after lunch. This will definitely give Xia a surprise."

Seeing Xiaoying's happy look, Zhishi pursed his lips and said tactfully: "Xiaoying, let me do it. I think Xia will probably guess what you are thinking as soon as you open your mouth."

"Eh?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoying stopped eating and asked in confusion, "Why do you say that? Could it be that Xia-san has been able to guess what others are thinking based on just one sentence?"

Tomoyo did not answer Sakura's question, but just patted Sakura's shoulder and shook his head.

Tomoyo's strange appearance made Sakura even more confused, but since Tomoyo took the initiative to ask Xia Yu, Sakura did not refuse.

Although they chatted for a while, there was still plenty of time for lunch break. After Tomoyo and Sakura finished their lunch, they returned to the classroom and rested for a while before starting their afternoon classes.

The first class in the afternoon was math class. Xia Yu felt like he was attacked by the sleeping card again, and this time he was unable to dodge it.

I do not know how long it has been……

"Ha~"

Xia Yu faintly heard the bell for the end of get out of class, opened his sleepy eyes, yawned loudly, looked around, and found that it was not time to leave school yet.

In that case, sleep a little longer.

"Xia, are you awake?"

However, before he could lie down again, Chise suddenly turned around, sat upside down in her seat and spoke to him.

“…Not awake.”

Xia Yu collapsed limply. Damn it, if he had known earlier, he should have been gentler.

But since he was being addressed, he couldn't really ignore Tomoyo. He raised his eyelids and said lazily, "What's wrong? Did you not understand something in class just now? What knowledge point did the teacher talk about?"

Tomoyo: “…”

When will Student Xia realize that her grades are actually not bad?

“It’s not a matter of learning.”

Zhishi shook his head and said with a smile: "I just want to know more about Xia classmate. After all, we are friends, right?"

"Understand me?"

Hearing Zhishi say this, Xia Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and became a little more spirited.

"My last name is Xia Yu, my physical age is 10 years old, I live in Tomoeda Town, and I am still single. I am in the fourth grade of Tomoeda Elementary School. I have to wait until school is over before going home. I don't smoke, drink, or have any bad habits. I go to bed at 10 o'clock in the evening and sleep for 9 hours a day. Before going to bed, I must drink a glass of warm milk, then do a set of longevity exercises, go to bed, and fall asleep immediately until dawn. I never leave fatigue and stress until the next day. Doctors say I am normal."

Tomoyo: “…”

It is indeed a normal routine, but why does it always sound weird when it comes from Xia's mouth?

And smoking and drinking and so on, these are not things that they would be exposed to at their age, right?
"Ahem, Xia, you don't have to answer so seriously. We are just chatting normally."

Tomoyo steadied her voice and felt somewhat relieved that she didn't let Sakura ask Xia.

If Sakura were really allowed to chat with classmate Xia, she would be at a loss as soon as classmate Xia opened his mouth, and would then reveal her true thoughts.

"The usual chat?"

Xia Yu paused and asked in surprise, "Isn't the conversation just now considered normal?"

Tomoyo: “…”

This sentence made Chise silent for a moment. She had always been the one who made others silent, but she never expected that there would be a day when someone would make her silent.

"Well, I don't even know Xia's birthday. As friends, it's necessary for us to tell each other our birthdays."

Chise forced herself to change the subject. Since they were going to talk about birthday gifts, they naturally had to start with the birthday.

"My birthday?"

Xia Yu paused. To be honest, he hasn’t celebrated his birthday much since he came to this world, although he didn’t celebrate his birthday much before he came here either.

I don’t know since when, birthdays no longer became something I look forward to. Maybe it’s because I’ve grown up, or maybe it’s because I know in my heart that only a few people know about my birthday, and no one except my family will come to wish me a happy birthday.

What's more, after changing to a new world, when no one knows me, there is even less to look forward to on my birthday.

For him now, his birthday is no different from any other day.

"My birthday is August 15th."

However, Xia Yu had no intention of hiding anything from other people's questions.

Hearing this date, Zhi Shi was a little surprised: "Has it already passed? I remember that day during the summer vacation. Why didn't Xia tell me then?"

"No, that's the solar calendar. Where I come from, people usually celebrate birthdays according to the lunar calendar, so you can just treat the Mid-Autumn Festival as my birthday."

"Mid-Autumn Festival? The fifteenth night?"

Chiyo thought about the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Because their country is deeply influenced by Chinese culture, many festivals in their country were introduced from China. Their country also has a traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, which is called "the 15th Night" or "the Famous Mid-Autumn Moon" here.

It was during the Heian period that this long-standing tradition of appreciating the full moon was brought to this land by envoys from the Tang Dynasty of China.

It is said that the nobles at that time did not look up at the full moon directly, but participated in activities such as boat trips or banquets to admire the moon's reflection on the water or in wine glasses. Although the custom of moon viewing was originally limited to the nobility, since the Edo period to the present, this festival has gradually transformed into a popular folk custom.

"Isn't that a few days later?" Tomoyo asked in surprise.

According to the comparison between the lunar calendar and the solar calendar, the 15th day of the eighth lunar month this year is the 5th day of the tenth month in the solar calendar, which happens to be next Monday.

Xia Yu nodded, confirming Zhishi's question.

Zhishi, who originally had some special ideas, suddenly felt uncomfortable when he saw Xia Yu's indifferent expression.

It's obviously a happy day, but why does classmate Xia have this expression?
Seeing that Xia Yu didn't seem to want to say more, Zhishi didn't continue with the topic. For a moment, there seemed to be some silence between the two.

Just at this moment, the class bell rang.

Hearing the ringing sound, Tomoyo turned around and thought silently in his heart what to do next.

She had already noticed that classmate Xia seemed to have no expectations for her birthday, so her plan to find out what classmate Xia wanted by asking about his birthday gift would fail.

After all, if there is no expectation, then the birthday gift is definitely not something you really want.

For some reason, Tomoyo suddenly remembered a sentence he had seen by chance.

The more optimistic a person appears, the more pain they have inside that they never express easily, because they use a sunny face to hide all the depression in their heart.

Is it true that classmate Xia is also like this?

　October 98th of 10 was indeed the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it was also indeed a Monday. I specifically checked the calendar, so I didn’t write it randomly!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)