With Jiang Ning's presence, Xue Yuantong didn't sleep in. Of course, she didn't sleep in late because she didn't get up in a hurry until nine o'clock.
She stepped on soft and warm cotton slippers and opened the door.
The weather is sunny, the sky is blue and the clouds are white.
Xue Yuantong couldn't help but think of the marshmallows she ate when she was a child. The marshmallows were super big, bigger than her head, and also white.
Even if you hold it in your hand and don't eat it, you will feel very at ease, as if you own the whole world.
Thinking about the marshmallows, she felt a little hungry.
It's just that Jiang Ning didn't make breakfast.
Xue Yuantong didn't make breakfast either. She made an appointment with Jiang Ning to go to the city together.
Today, Sunday, is the official opening day of the second phase of Blue Horse Shopping Mall.
While Xue Yuantong was washing up, Jiang Ning barged in.
"I'm quite conscious." He had planned to wake Xue Yuantong before, but he didn't expect her to get up on time.
Xue Yuantong had bubbles in her mouth and couldn't speak. She was brushing her teeth and could only make a "Uh-huh" sound.
She brushed her teeth quickly and spit out the foam:
"Jiang Ning, does your car have a pump?"
When she came back on Friday, she found that the tire of the mountain bike was a little flat and she needed to inflate the tire to maintain the best condition of the bike.
"No encouragement." Jiang Ning said.
Xue Yuantong put down the toothbrush and cup: "Let's go, let me cheer you up."
"I'm very energetic."
On weekdays, Xue Yuantong rode Jiang Ning's bicycle. Although she compensated Jiang Ning in other ways, she never took Jiang Ning to school by bicycle.
But now, she didn't want to miss the opportunity to cheer up the bike. She wanted to feel involved.
Xue Yuantong only brushed his teeth and ran to Jiang Ning's rental house without washing his face.
"Where's the pump?" she asked.
Jiang Ning pulled out the punching bag from the corner.
This is a manual air pump, which relies entirely on manual pumping.
Xue Yuantong took the air pump and came to the mountain bike.
She found the valve core of the tire, pulled off the cap on it, and then used the needle of the pump to align it with the valve core.
She stood up the pump, stepped on the pedal of the pump with one foot, held the handle with her arm, and pushed down hard.
"Am I great?" Xue Yuantong tried to cheer up.
Jiang Ning stood aside and watched her poor operation.
If it were Jiang Ning, he could use a spell to fill the tire with air instantly, so he wouldn't be as stupid as Xue Yuantong.
"Well, that's awesome." Jiang Ning said in a neutral tone.
Xue Yuantong was very dissatisfied with Jiang Ning's reaction. She tried to cheer her up, but she was treated coldly.
If you're angry, don't fight!
However, Xue Yuantong worked from beginning to end, and she still fully inflated both the front and rear tires.
After finishing, she screwed on the valve core cap and pressed the tire. It was very flexible and perfect.
She clapped her hands, as if she had accomplished something great, so she felt more at ease while riding in the car. She had made a contribution to their trip.
…
The mountain bike was traveling through the urban roads. Xue Yuantong was sitting on the back seat. She was still wearing fingerless gloves and was tugging at the hem of Jiang Ning's clothes.
Cars passed by on the surrounding main roads, and people were bustling in front of the shops on both sides.
As if to eliminate some strangeness and fear, Xue Yuantong wrote on Jiang Ning's back with his fingers, trying to attract his attention.
"We're almost there." Jiang Ning said.
"oh."
"The shopping mall will open and hold events later, and there will definitely be a lot of people. You hold me, don't get lost." Jiang Ning warned.
"I won't throw it away." Xue Yuantong retorted.
Jiang Ning said happily: "Okay, don't hold me back later."
"What? I won't listen to you, so I'm going to drag you."
Soon, the two arrived at the shopping mall.
I saw a red stage set up in front of the square, with a host in a suit standing on it, holding a microphone and shouting various discounts to a large group of people below.
Jiang Ning found a place to park her bicycle and locked it. There were several mountain bikes parked here, including many higher-end bicycles.
If there is an event today, a large number of people will gather, and there will be a mixture of people. For safety reasons, Jiang Ning created a small magic circle in front of the mountain bikes.
This array contains the power of thunder and lightning. If anyone touches his mountain bike, they will be electrocuted and jump up.
"Let's go."
Jiang Ning led Xue Yuantong towards the shopping mall.
Yuzhou City is not that big. Blue Horse Shopping Center covers an area of more than 300,000 square meters, with four floors above ground as a commercial area.
In recent years, Yuzhou City has become one of the most integrated central buildings for eating, drinking, entertainment, and shopping and supermarkets.
The opening of the second phase of a shopping mall of this level has attracted the attention of a large number of Yuzhou people.
A large number of people gathered outside the Phase 2 shopping mall. The crowd moved forward slowly, and it was almost crowded.
Xue Yuantong stood by the wall, looking at this scene, her mouth tightened. The crowd was surging, and she couldn't squeeze in at all.
I could only watch helplessly as others entered.
Xue Yuantong was hungry and wanted to have breakfast, but he couldn't get in at all.
If she wasn't timid and had a small voice, she would definitely shout to the crowd:
"How dare you rats block my way!"
Jiang Ning said: "Let's go to the first phase. Let's go to the first phase to have fun first, and then go to the second phase from the overpass."
"Ah? Is this okay?" Xue Yuantong was surprised.
"Listen to me." Jiang Ning said firmly.
Xue Yuantong was confused: "How do you know? Did you secretly go out to play behind my back?"
Jiang Ning: "Stop talking nonsense, are you coming?"
Jiang Ning once went to high school and often came to Blue Horse Shopping Center, so she was very familiar with it.
Of course, when he came to play in the past, he often played on a budget, because he had no money and couldn't afford the things inside, so he could only wander around. After wandering around a lot, he became more familiar with the various passages.
The first and second phases are connected by an aerial glass road.
Xue Yuantong gave Jiang Ning an ugly look and was cruel to her. It's so disgusting. Is she easy to bully?
Xue Yuantong pulled him silently, as if pulling an ox or a horse. Thinking of this, she felt excited and happy again.
…
Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong to the first phase. Compared with the bustling second phase, the number of people in the first phase was much less.
Blue Horse Shopping Center has a wide internal view. It is oval in shape. Standing on the ground floor of the lobby on the first floor, you can see the exquisite ceiling on the fourth floor when you look up.
The two of them wandered along the circular road, and Xue Yuantong started talking more:
"Yesterday I asked Chuchu if she would come to play, and she said she had made an appointment with her classmates."
"Yeah." Chen Siyu also asked Jiang Ning before. Originally, they could come to play, but something happened and they changed their minds.
So, today Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong went shopping in the mall together.
"Would you like to eat something first?" Jiang Ning pointed to the restaurant nearby. It was a shop specializing in porridge, serving it 24 hours a day.
"No, no, I'll just buy a small piece of bread. When we get tired of shopping, we can go to the buffet on the fourth floor." Xue Yuantong had obviously made plans in advance.
There are many kinds of shops in the mall. Jiang Ning went to the mobile phone store first. For him, this is one of the few things he enjoys when visiting the mall. He can try out the latest mobile phones.
In fact, Jiang Ning prefers stores that sell game consoles, but it's a pity that small places like Yuzhou don't have them.
Jiang Ning went to OPPO and VIVO stores, and also went to a Meizu mobile phone store.
At this time, the mobile phone brand Meizu was still quite prosperous and could compete with Xiaomi on the same stage. No one expected that they would lose out so quickly.
After visiting the mobile phone store, he accompanied Xue Yuantong to the small accessories store.
The decoration of this jewelry store is elegant and simple. Most of the customers in the store are young women. Xue Yuantong lingered among various jewelry and finally chose two candy-colored triangle hairpins.
Jiang Ning paid for the bill, which cost fifteen yuan for two cards.
After leaving the store, Xue Yuantong clamped the strawberry-colored hairpin on her hair, embellishing it with a touch of bright color.
She showed it to Jiang Ning with a smile: "Does it look good?"
"I think it's okay." Jiang Ning said, with the addition of this hairpin, she was more flexible. They continued to move forward and passed by a spacious place. They saw several guests lying on the massage sofa. They did not pay to use the sofa. They just lay down and played with their mobile phones, stepping on it with their shoes.
This kind of thing will still be commonplace even in later generations.
Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong to the mall casually. During the period, there was a watch store. Xue Yuantong ran to the men's watch counter. She took a fancy to a watch with a light gold frame and a white dial.
‘It would definitely look good if worn on Jiang Ning’s wrist, right?’ Xue Yuantong thought about that scene.
It was just the price of the watch that daunted her, so she secretly wrote down the model number of the watch.
She planned to buy it as a gift for him when she had saved enough, to show her Xue Yuantong's generosity.
The time gradually came to half past ten, and Xue Yuantong was a little tired from running.
However, Jiang Ning felt nothing. Walking like this, even if another hundred girls came, he would not feel tired at all. It would be no problem for him to walk around for ten days and ten nights.
The two came to a small open-air restaurant, and Xue Yuantong decided to eat something to fill his stomach first.
Jiang Ning went to the other side to buy drinks.
The second phase of Blue Horse Shopping Center held merchant activities, and the first phase seemed not to be far behind. The milk tea shop in front of them had a banner saying that the second cup was half price.
Jiang Ning ordered two drinks. At this time, a boy next to him looked over. The boy was 1.72 meters tall, about 16 years old, frail, wearing old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses, and had the unique demeanor of a top student.
The boy is Tao Zhi, a student in the experimental class of the first grade of Yuzhou No. 2 Middle School.
Tao Zhi made an appointment with several classmates in the class today to come to the mall to have fun during the second phase of the opening.
They agreed to arrive at the mall at nine-thirty, and he, who was always punctual, arrived at the mall on time.
It turned out that he came early and several classmates hadn't arrived yet, so he could only wait here for an hour.
Recently, Tao Zhi has read a lot of economic books, and he feels he understands a little bit about business.
The marketing of this milk tea shop is to use the weakness of human nature to promote the second cup at half price, so as to achieve the purpose of getting customers to spend more money.
Tao Zhi firmly resisted this behavior.
He has determined since he was a child to become a person who contributes to the country. So far, he has been riding the wind and waves all the way to the second middle school, the best middle school in Yuzhou, where he is still in the experimental class. In addition, he likes to read all kinds of books, but has no corresponding experience.
support.
People like him are often uncomfortable with many things in society. They are passionate and dare to fight back against injustice in their own way.
At this moment, Tao Zhi pushed up his glasses and decided to persuade this lonely middle school student.
He did not persuade directly, but gave an example:
"Hello classmate, excuse me."
"Let me ask you a question, if you are walking in an endless desert and keep walking until you reach the end, you are tired and thirsty. If I give you a bottle of water, will you drink it all?"
Jiang Ning was in a good mood. Besides, the boy was very polite and not aggressive. He didn't mind answering:
"I'll finish it."
When Tao Zhi saw the opponent entering the game, he asked again: "After drinking one bottle, shall I give you the second bottle?"
"I'll finish it too," Jiang Ning said.
"What about the third bottle?"
"Drink up."
"Where's the fourth bottle?"
"Drink it." Jiang Ning said. This small amount of water was not a burden to him.
Tao Zhi was speechless: 'Why don't you act according to common sense?'
He is a student in the experimental class of No. 2 Middle School, and his brain works very quickly: "Even if you are a good drinker, you will definitely not be able to finish the next ten or twenty bottles."
"What I want to tell you is very simple. In fact, all you really need is a little water in the front. The water in the back is of little value to you."
Tao Zhi's thinking was clear, and the more he spoke, the smoother he said: "Just like the event in front of me, the half price for the second cup seems to be a discount, but in fact it is just to trick you into making you pay and increase profits for them. This kind of marketing method is not suitable for you.
"
Tao Zhi broke down the truth and explained it in detail to the peers in front of him. He was very satisfied with his performance and felt that he had saved an ignorant boy who had gone astray.
He asked: "So now if you think about it carefully, why did you buy the second cup of milk tea?"
Jiang Ning said calmly: "Give it to my sister."
"ha?"
Tao Zhi was embarrassed.
…
When Jiang Ning returned to the dining table, Xue Yuantong asked, "Who was that person just now? He was talking to you."
He said: "An interesting young man."
Jiang Ning really found the other party interesting. Many adults, whose edges have been smoothed by life, would laugh at the enthusiasm of middle school students when they see this situation. In fact, this kind of innocent middle school teenager is the hope of the country.
The two had a simple meal. Xue Yuantong continued to play around with milk tea in her hands. She stopped in front of a machine.
This is a coin-operated machine for measuring height and weight.
To take a test, you need to put in a coin. After the test, a small piece of paper with your weight and height will be printed out.
"Jiang Ning, let's measure your height!" Xue Yuantong said.
"Okay."
In order to test more accurately, Xue Yuantong took out the tissues she brought with her, unfolded two sheets, and placed them under the machine. She took off her shoes, stepped on them with her socks, and stood at attention.
At the end of the test, a small note is printed out.
Height 152cm and weight 71kg.
"I've grown taller." After Xue Yuantong finished the test, he asked Jiang Ning to take the test.
Jiang Ning took off her shoes and tested them.
Height 183cm and weight 139kg.
Compared to this height, my weight is a little on the thin side.
Xue Yuantong was shocked after seeing it. She stared:
"Are you almost twice as heavy as me?"
Jiang Ning said: "Yes, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, I will also grow taller in the future." Xue Yuantong held the note, she will definitely grow taller in the future.
Jiang Ning put on her shoes and planned to take Xue Yuantong for a walk, when two familiar figures suddenly appeared within the range of her consciousness.
It happened that the direction the two figures came from was opposite the direction Jiang Ning was going.
Not long after walking, a cold yet warm voice came from the opposite side:
"Tongtong, Jiang Ning, you are here!"
Xue Yuantong looked at the girl in front of him with a surprised expression on his face: "Chu Chu!"
She pulled Jiang Ning over.
Jiang Ning said hello and looked towards the beautiful girl next to Xue Chuchu.
Jiang Ning is a little familiar with this girl. Last year, Aunt Gu was hospitalized with a broken arm. He went to look for the murderer. When he arrived at a community, the murderer was a young woman in her twenties.
At that time, the young woman had an argument with the girl in front of her over driving.
This information quickly went through his mind, and soon he didn't care anymore.
To him, it was just a casual thing.
"Tongtong, I didn't agree before because my classmates called me on Wednesday. I'm sorry." Chu Chu said awkwardly. Now that she met Jiang Ning and Tongtong, she felt like she was caught.
"It doesn't matter, it will take a long time!" Xue Yuantong said he didn't care.
"Yeah, she is Mu Ying, my deskmate." Xue Chuchu introduced.
After Jiang Ning finished speaking, the boy's words came from behind Jiang Ning:
"Chu Chu, Mu Ying, you are here, let me find you easily!"
Jiang Ning was too lazy to use his consciousness and looked sideways. Several boys were walking towards him. He recognized one of them, the one who had just advised him not to buy the second cup at half price.
Among the others, the most eye-catching one is a handsome boy wearing a brand-name suit and a watch on his wrist.
The boy is Jin Yuanhang. He and Xue Chuchu are in the same class. We finally took advantage of the opportunity to bring everyone together. It is a good opportunity to get along with Xue Chuchu.
Jin Yuanhang removed his gaze from Chu Chu and looked at the unfamiliar man and woman.
The girl is delicate and cute, she is a primary school student, not worth mentioning, and excluded.
However, this boy made Jin Yuanhang feel like he was facing a formidable enemy.
It’s not a question of whether he is handsome or not, he is that kind of special...
Jin Yuanhang couldn't describe it, so he inquired:
"Chuchu, who are they?"
Sorry everyone, I will start with one chapter today, and I will make up for the next three chapters tomorrow. Good night~
