Chapter 298 - Hazel's Gifts

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The two kids headed over to the dining table and tiptoed to look at the bucket of fried chicken. Seeing that Hazel's mood had improved a little bit, the Mo family heaved a breath of relief. 

Edith placed two pieces of Hazel's favorite chicken wing and watched as the little girl eat gusto.

Perhaps, the little girl was a little tired after crying her heart out. Now, her stomach was a little empty and she had a little bit of an appetite.

At this time, the doorbell rang and Neil went over to the door to take a look. When he returned, Neil was holding a pink flower bouquet in his hand. Then, he walked over to Hazel with the bouquet in his hand.

Hazel's face brightened when she saw the bouquet in front of her. "Uncle, this is for me?"

"Hmm…" Neil nodded. "I promise that before you're old enough to have a boyfriend, I will continue to give you flowers. Today is your birthday. It is an important day for you. Of course, I will get a bouquet." He glanced at the flowers and asked, "Do you like it?"

Hazel lowered her head to sniff the flowers and nodded. Worried that she might accidentally ruin it, Hazel went to her grandmother and asked for her help to find a vase so that she can put the flower in her bedroom.

Meanwhile, Alex was watching their interaction in silence. The smile on Hazel's face was so dazzling that Alex was unable to look away. It was only after Hazel had disappeared from his gaze did Alex finally snapped out of his trance. 

Alex has been watching Hazel's exchange and with her uncle and had kept this matter in his mind. 

Before anyone would notice the look on his face, Alex lowered his head and ate his fried chicken quietly. 

Of course, a few years later, Alex had remembered this matter and would always give Hazel a bouquet on her important days.

After they ate, Hazel sat with Alex in the living room to unwrap the present that Alex gave her earlier. Hazel was stunned upon seeing the new Gundam model in her hand. It was her first time seeing a pink Gundam model and Hazel was a little stunned.

Alex looked at the girl and his heart started to race. The expression on Hazel's face was not as bright as the time she had received the bouquet from her uncle and Alex was a little worried that Hazel might not like his gift.

He was aware that most girls did not like building those models. This was why the girls did not like to play with him in kindergarten. But Hazel was different.

It was Hazel who took the initiative to talk to him about Gundam before. Whenever he would talk about building those models, Hazel would listen to him attentively, and soon, they bonded over those models.

He had thought that after spending their time together to build those models, Hazel has grown to like them. Wasn't that the reason why Hazel's skills in assembling those models were getting better?

But seeing the look on Hazel's face right now… Alex was starting to doubt himself. Perhaps, Hazel did not like those models as much as he had thought?

The last time when he went shopping for a gift, his mother had advised him that a girl might not like a model as a birthday present, but Alex insisted. In the end, he only listened to his mother and chose the color that Hazel might like.

It turned out that a Gundam model could not be compared to a bouquet.

If he knew that this would happen, he would definitely listen to his mother's advice and chose some plushy instead!

"You…" Alex hesitated. "Hazel, you don't like it?"

"Ah?" Hazel looked up and saw the worried look on her friend's face. Subconsciously, her grip on the box tightened. "I like it." She glanced at Alex and look back at the box. "Alex, is there really a pink model in here?"

Alex followed her gaze and nodded. "Un. But first, you have to assemble them."

"I know that." Hazel frowned at him. 

The tight expression on Alex's face gradually loosened when he saw the glint in Hazel's eyes. It seemed that he had misunderstood her earlier. It was not that Hazel did not like his gift, but she was in disbelief.

Alex had a lot of collections in his room, but none of those models was in pink color. As someone who only knew about the Gundam model through Alex, of course, Hazel did not know anything about this.

"If you open the box, wouldn't you know whether there is a pink model or not?"

"Oh." Hazel removed the plastic covering and was stunned upon finding that there were indeed pink parts in the box.

"My dad said that this model is a little difficult to assemble," Alex said. "If you encountered a difficult part, you have to ask Auntie Edith to help you, okay."

The mother and son left after spending almost two hours at the apartment. When they left, Hazel's expression was not as bad as it was in the morning. She then stayed in her room to start working on the model that Alex has given her.

Edith stood at the door and watched as Hazel took out the parts of the model to study them. The corner of her lips twitched when Edith saw the box on the table.

Although she was not a big fan of the model, Edith had some knowledge regarding the model after interacting with Alex for a long time.

It was not hard for her to figure out that the price of the model that Alex had gifted Hazel was quite expensive.

According to Lily, her son had used the money he got from his grandparents to buy that model for Hazel. Alex was someone who would always remind his parents to save his money in the bank, but for Hazel, he was willing to part with his money.

Perhaps, Alex was not as clueless about girls as Lily had feared.

Most girls might not like those models, but Hazel was not like most girls. It doesn't matter if a boy could not understand most girls. As long as he could understand the one girl that he liked, that would be enough, right?

Edith turned around and saw a big jar of vinegar beside her. From the look on her husband's face, Edith was able to guess that the man was jealous that Hazel had liked the gift that Alex had given her. 

In the beginning, Hazel was too excited upon receiving the bouquet from him, but later, she did not spend any glance at the flowers again.

"Hazel is still a kid. Of course, she would prefer toys than flowers." Edith laughed and pinched at his cheek. "Don't be petty. As long as Hazel is happy, that is all that matters, right?"

Neil spent another glance at the box before he went back to his study to look online for another gift that his niece might like.

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