Chapter 4045 4047【Birthday Party】
After accepting Lily’s birthday invitation, Xiang Nan adjusted his image in order not to be rude to outsiders and make Lily feel embarrassed for him.
Since Snape's family is not only poor, but his mother is also a wizard and is not familiar with Muggle dress, so he doesn't pay any attention to his son's clothes.
Snape always wore a big and long coat that looked like a leftover shabby coat worn by an adult; underneath he wore a strange-looking shirt that looked like maternity clothes; underneath he wore a pair of trousers that never fit, either too long or too long. Short; wearing a pair of worn leather shoes on his feet...
Moreover, he still has long hair that he doesn’t wash all year round, so it looks very greasy. Dressed like this, he is no different from a madman, a homeless man, or a scavenger. He doesn't look like a normal person.
Because of this, Snape has been discriminated against and excluded since he was a child. Not to mention the children who live in wealthy areas, even the children who live in Spider End Alley, no one wants to be friends with him.
So if Xiang Nan wears this outfit to visit Lili's house, it will not only embarrass himself, but also embarrass Lili in front of her friends.
So Xiang Nan had to make changes. He first used scissors and needle and thread to cut his baggy clothes to fit, and the style was also changed.
Xiang Nan had learned tailoring in the world of "Little Shede" before. He also learned embroidery and female needlework in the world of "Sword Rain", so cutting clothes is not difficult for him.
Then he used magic to renovate the worn clothes as much as possible, although this was somewhat futile.
Although there are repair spells in the magical world, they are only limited to damaged things and cannot renovate worn things. So Harry Potter's broken glasses can be repaired, but Lupine's old clothes cannot be refurbished.
Moreover, he cut his hair short, washed it well with soapy water, and controlled oil. In this way, although not very decent, he finally looks like a normal person.
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On January 30th, Xiang Nan came to Lily Evans’ home with carefully prepared gifts.
Although Lily Evans's home is not far from Spider End Lane, only two streets apart, the social class is completely different.
Those who live in Spider End Lane are all poor people, while Lily's family belongs to the middle class. Her father, Robin, is an engineer with a monthly salary of more than one thousand pounds.
In comparison, the Snape family lived on relief and could only receive three hundred pounds a month, which was several times the difference. Naturally, there was a considerable gap in the quality of life.
This can be easily distinguished from the house. The houses in Spider End Alley are close to the factory. They are all decades old. They are dilapidated, dirty, old, narrow, and exude a musty smell.
Lily's house is a townhouse, clean, tidy and elegant, and even the air is filled with the fragrance of grass and trees. Compared with Spider End Alley, it is like two worlds.
Of course, Xiang Nan has lived in any house no matter how beautiful it is. He once owned a huge mansion covering hundreds of acres in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, and also owned a palace covering an area of 10,000 acres.
So Xiang Nan doesn't feel inferior after seeing Lili's home.
He then stepped forward and rang the doorbell.
There was a crisp ding-dong sound, and soon, someone inside was heard saying, "Here we come!"
Subsequently, the door opened, and a middle-aged woman in her thirties, with good looks and fashionable clothing was seen. Looking at Xiang Nan standing outside the door, she had a kind and puzzled expression in her eyes.
“Hello, aunt, I am a friend of Lily Evans and was invited to attend her birthday party.” Xiang Nan explained with a smile, knowing that she was Lily’s mother Mary.
"It turns out to be Lily's friend. Welcome, please come in." Mary said with a smile, made way for her, and then shouted loudly, "Lily, your friend is here."
"Thank you." Xiang Nan stepped into the house and saw that the house was indeed spacious, bright, well-decorated and furnished. It was worthy of the middle class, much better than the Snape family.
"Severus, you are finally here, I was still worried." Lily rushed down from the stairs on the second floor, and when she saw Xiang Nan, she immediately came forward happily.
"I had to come late because I needed to prepare a gift." Xiang Nan explained, "Lily, I wish you a happy birthday. This is my gift to you." Xiang Nan handed the prepared gift to Lily Ivan In Si's hands.
"Thank you." Lily smiled, "Come, come with me to meet my friends."
Xiang Nan nodded and followed Lily to the second floor.
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"This is my room, this is my sister's room..." Lily explained with a smile, then opened her door and saw that the room was full of children.
Except for Lily's sister Petunia, Xiang Nan didn't know anyone else, but they all looked familiar. They should all be children from the neighborhood.
“Let me introduce to you my new friend, Severus Snape.” She introduced everyone with a smile.
Everyone looked at Xiang Nan curiously.
Suddenly a girl said in surprise, "I know him. He is the boy from the Snape family. Their family lives in Spider End Alley."
"I also remember, he is the little lunatic." Another girl also said in surprise.
“It’s him~”, “It turns out it’s him~”, “Yes, it’s him~”
Several people all agreed, with expressions of disdain, disgust, disgust, and astonishment on their faces.
"Don't be like this, he is a very good friend." Seeing everyone saying this, Lily said quickly.
“He’s not bad, let him stay.” Penny also said rarely.
Xiang Nan guessed that she probably wanted to thank him for helping her with divination.
Everyone looked at Xiang Nan again and saw that he was no longer dressed so weirdly and looked like a normal person, so they finally nodded.
"Severus, please sit down~" Lily said with a smile and invited Xiang Nan into her bedroom.
“Thank you.” Xiang Nan nodded.
When the children saw him walking into the room, they all crowded together, obviously not wanting to sit with Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan was not angry when he saw this, and sat quietly aside.
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The air in the room was a little stagnant for a while, and everyone looked at Xiang Nan with curiosity and fear.
“Lily, let’s open the gifts.” A girl said with a smile.
“Okay.” Lily nodded, and then began to open the gift box.
I saw that everyone gave me a variety of gifts, including cute dolls, exquisite hairbands, compact mirrors, classic storybooks, high-end chocolates, and so on.
The last one was opened, it was Xiang Nan’s gift.
Everyone looked at it with wide eyes and curiosity, and some of them had joking expressions on their faces.
They all wondered what kind of decent gift a little lunatic like Xiang Nan could give. If his gift is not of high quality, or even just tattered, they will be merciless and have to laugh at him.