Xue Yuantong didn't take it seriously: "Do you like what I like?"
Jiang Ning said: "I'm too lazy to choose."
While she was talking, Xue Yuantong moved to the back seat. She moved slightly for fear of knocking over the cake and coconut jelly.
"Get off and drive back to the palace!" Xue Yuantong patted the seat.
Jiang Ning didn't move.
"What are you doing here? Let's go quickly." She said boldly, "I'm going home to cook!"
Jiang Ning started his mountain bike.
At lunch time, Aunt Gu was still working in the company, which was a busy time.
After Jiang Ning got home, she found a bench and sat in the kitchen, watching Xue Yuantong washing vegetables and cooking.
Perhaps because he bought the cake, Xue Yuantong cooked very quickly today. There were two dishes in total, stir-fried squid with garlic moss and homemade stir-fried pork.
The staple food was steamed buns made by Xue Yuantong. Although Jiang Ning still had rice in his hand, he didn't take it out.
He was worried that Xue Yuantong had eaten too much and would not be able to adapt to the usual rice. He could just eat it once in a while.
This time we are just trying to grow spiritual rice, and the quantity is not large. When the next batch matures, spiritual rice will be used as our daily staple food.
Pumpkin rice soup, paired with small cakes and coconut milk jelly, makes for a hearty lunch.
Even though the rice was ready, Jiang Ning still didn't move, waiting for Xue Yuantong to serve the rice before putting Kuaizi in his mouth.
Jiang Ning's behavior would have been condemned anywhere.
In his previous life, Jiang Ning stayed at his uncle's house. His parents gave his uncle a thousand yuan for living expenses every month. Jiang Ning helped with cooking, washing pots and dishes, and mopping the floor, otherwise he would be easily offended by his aunt.
Maybe it's natural to stay in someone else's house, but Shen Qing'e, who is also staying in someone else's house, doesn't have to do anything.
He himself had just come out of the countryside. He was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy with an immature mind. In that kind of environment, he had never considered going out to live, so he could only follow his duty.
"It's time to eat Jiang Ning!" Xue Yuantong shouted.
Jiang Ning just came back to his senses. He smiled and no longer thought about the past.
"Oh, I see."
Xue Yuantong sandwiched the garlic moss and took two bites. His smart eyes glanced at the cake and coconut milk jelly on the corner of the table from time to time.
She swallowed a mouthful of pumpkin soup, which was slightly sweet.
"Jiang Ning, don't you want to eat cake?"
Jiang Ning glanced at her: "Do you want to eat?"
After hearing this, Xue Yuantong reacted violently like a cat whose tail had been stepped on:
"I don't want to eat, so I'll just ask."
What a good question.
Jiang Ning said slowly: "Get me a spoon."
Xue Yuantong: "The cake comes with a spoon and a fork."
Jiang Ning said in a tone that left no doubt: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Xue Yuantong was furious. Do you think you can be so arrogant with just a trivial cake?
Who gave you the confidence to provoke you? She, Tongtong, doesn’t want to lose face!
"Go and get it quickly, don't waste time." Jiang Ning said.
Face cannot be eaten, but bread can be eaten.
People were under the eaves and had to lower their heads. Xue Yuantong honestly brought a spoon for Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning opened the bag and took out the carton containing the cake. With a move of his fingers, the spoon rotated beautifully, which made Xue Yuantong look surprised.
'It's so awesome, he's so cool even when he turns a spoon!'
If she can turn like this, she will definitely shock her mother and Xue Chuchu!
It's a pity that Xue Yuantong didn't bother to learn such a simple technique.
Jiang Ning moved her fingers, and the spoon fell, like a sharp knife, towards the cake, and with a slight stroke, divided the cake into two halves.
He dug out a piece and put it in his mouth to taste.
Xue Yuantong looked worried, Jiang Ning clearly cut half of it, but refused to give it to her!
Xue Yuantong may seem impudent on the surface, but she is very principled. Her mother's education from an early age has made her measured.
If Jiang Ning was not sure about allocating it to her, she would rarely take action.
Jiang Ning slowly admired Xue Yuantong's expression. Not to mention, her sheer hesitation to speak was indeed pleasing to the eye.
The more Jiang Ning refused to give it to her, the more Xue Yuantong wanted it.
For a while, her resentful eyes seemed to be melted away by Jiang Ning.
At this time, Jiang Ning pointed to half a piece of strawberry cake:
"Look at what I do, half of this is yours."
Xue Yuantong was so happy that she rushed forward and swallowed the cake. However, she remained reserved on the surface:
"Tch, I told you, you won't be able to finish it. There's really nothing I can do about it, so I'll have to share some of it for you."
She maintained her appearance, pretending to be normal, and took the cake.
In addition to cakes, there was also coconut milk jelly. Jiang Ning didn't tease her anymore.
Play once a day, no more, no less.
After Xue Yuantong fulfilled his little wish, he started talking to Jiang Ning:
"Jiang Ning, are you going to be busy tomorrow?"
"Not going out." During the last trip, some of Feijian's materials were found. The remaining materials can only be notified by Shao Shuangshuang.
Xue Yuantong sighed: "I'll go out tomorrow."
Jiang Ning used her spiritual consciousness to know in advance, but still listened to her:
"There is a neighbor in the village who is sick and has just been discharged from the hospital. She was very good to our family and helped a lot. My mother plans to go home and take a look."
"My mother told me before that she would work overtime on weekends. The company happens to be very busy these two days. She doesn't plan to work overtime and wants to go home to visit her neighbors."
Xue Yuantong: "I thought about it and told my mother that she would continue to go to work and I would go back to her hometown to visit the neighbors for her. Hehe, Jiang Ning, am I good?"
She has become the master of the house, and she can completely take care of things like going out.
"awesome."
"Of course, I missed my grandparents before, and they all went home by themselves!" Xue Yuantong was proud.
She was still a junior high school student at that time, and her mother did not have holidays on Saturdays and Sundays, so she took the bus back to the village by herself without fear at all.
"Okay, then you can go home," Jiang Ning said.
"Oh." Xue Yuantong responded dully and continued eating.
After a while, she asked: "Then I go home, how will you eat at noon?"
Jiang Ning said: "Just make something."
Xue Yuantong was conflicted. She took care of Jiang Ning's three meals a day. What if she left home and Jiang Ning had no food?
She thinks she has a responsibility.
When they were about to finish eating, Xue Yuantong asked tentatively: "Will you go back to the village with me tomorrow?"
Jiang Ning didn't hesitate: "Okay."
Xue Yuantong was stunned: "Agree?"
Jiang Ning: "What else?"
…
The last class is Friday afternoon.
Instead of dragging the court, Gao Heshuai disappeared five minutes early.
As soon as the bell rang, Shan Kaiquan stood up and shouted to the back row:
"Kunnan, let's go to the playground together!"
He did not lower his voice. Even though class had just ended and the class was in chaos, many students around him still heard him.
Shan Kaiquan's peripheral vision glanced at Bai Yuxia inadvertently, and sure enough, Bai Yuxia looked over.
Guo Kunnan responded: "It's coming, it's coming!"
Shan Kaiquan said loudly: "I'm not going home today. I'm going to the playground to run 100 meters. Please help me time it!"
Recently, Shan Kaiquan used his twelve success skills to prepare for the sports meeting. He followed online tutorials, standardized his running movements, and ran to exercise whenever he was free every day.
Not only running, but also doing squats and push-ups.
In addition, he drinks two boxes of pure milk and three eggs every day, and even cooks meals at the restaurant in front of the school.
All for the sports medal.
Guo Kunnan said: "Okay!"
Shan Kaiquan: "Train him!"
After Dong Qingfeng heard this, he felt that Shan Kaiquan was too good at pretending. He was similar to those students who like to pretend to study. They pretend to work hard every day, clock in and study in various ways, come earlier than a chicken and leave later than a dog. Once the results arrive,
The exam is in its true form.
Dong Qingfeng praised: "You work so hard, you will definitely win an award, right?"
This move is called flattery, and Dong Qingfeng learned it from Chen Qian. Unfortunately, Chen Qian reads and studies every day recently and doesn't chat with him and Wang Yong much anymore.
Shan Kaiquan didn't hear the tone of Dong Qingfeng's words, but thought that Dong Qingfeng was really praising him. At this time, Bai Yuxia hadn't left yet, and there were many classmates watching around him. How many young people were not arrogant?
Shan Kaiquan boasted about Haikou: "My goal is simple, I want to get in the top three."
Seeing that he took the bait, Dong Qingfeng praised him in front of the whole class:
"You can do it. You have to win the prize. Show me the medal when the time comes!"
After finishing his words, Dong Qingfeng was satisfied and the students heard it. Once Shan Kaiquan failed to win the prize, he would repeat his words again.
Let Shan Kaiquan always go against him, but this time he will be humiliating himself.
With these thoughts in mind, Dong Qingfeng left happily.
Shan Kaiquan was equally happy, and he showed off in front of the whole class.
…
Saturday.
Xue Yuantong rarely woke up early. She rubbed her eyes and ran to the next door to knock on the door before washing up.
"Jiang Ning, get up quickly, or you won't be able to catch the car."
It's only half past five, and the sky is just getting light.
Jiang Ning didn't want to get up, but Xue Yuantong kept urging her.
After breakfast, it was half past six.
Xue Yuantong carried a small schoolbag, carefully checked the power switch at home, and locked the door.
Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong to the bus station by bike.
Xue Yuantong's hometown is located in Xinhong County, 50 kilometers away from Yuzhou City. People who travel generally choose to take intercity buses, and the fare is 10 yuan.
If you are willing to spend money, take a taxi. The price of a shared car is about 20 to 40 yuan. If you rent a car, it is more expensive and costs 80 yuan.
Although it is only half past six, there are quite a lot of people in Heba, mostly elderly people running and exercising.
Under the command of Xue Yuantong, Jiang Ning rode a bicycle and passed runners one after another.
A child who was exercising with his father seemed unconvinced and raced against Jiang Ning's mountain bike.
Jiang Ning deliberately maintained a just right driving speed and hung the child while Xue Yuantong mocked him from behind, causing the child to run almost to death.
Jiang Ning stepped on the pedal slightly and completely distanced herself.
The bus station is 5 kilometers away from Heba. In the morning, there are few people and cars in the urban area. It took Jiang Ning just over 10 minutes to ride to his destination.
He found a parking place, locked the mountain bike, and stamped it with a spiritual mark.
After Jiang Ning bought the ticket, she and Xue Yuantong entered the waiting hall.
Go all the way to the window with 'Xinhong County' written on it.
Xue Yuantong found two empty chairs, wiped them clean with paper towels, and sat down with Jiang Ning.
The waiting hall is very spacious, and the large floor tiles reflect stains.
Xue Yuantong looked a little cautious, with his legs together and looking at the surrounding environment.
She suddenly asked: "Jiang Ning, are you cold?"
"not cold."
"Oh, I'm not cold either." Xue Yuantong was dressed simply today, wearing an avocado-colored sweatshirt, slightly loose jeans, and white sneakers.
While waiting for the train to depart, more and more passengers were waiting at the Xinhong County window, forming a long queue.
Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning arrived early and were at the front.
Until the window partition opened, people filed in and boarded the intercity bus.
Xue Yuantong chose the second-to-last row. She sat by the window, and Jiang Ning sat next to her, protecting her.
The corners of Xue Yuantong's mouth curled up. She used to be in a car alone, and she was most worried about the strange passengers sitting next to her.
Sometimes when he met some particularly big aunts and uncles, Xue Yuantong would silently shrink away towards the window, for fear of being bumped into or bumping into others.
She's much better now. With Jiang Ning by her side, she doesn't have to be cautious.
‘That’s great.’ Xue Yuantong sighed in his heart, it’s so safe.
The experience of riding in a car is completely different from before!
She looked out the car window and saw a bus bound for Guyang County parked next door in the parking lot. She remembered that Jiang Ning's hometown was in Guyang County.
There are more and more passengers in the car, and there are many middle school students of similar age to them, some of whom are carrying suitcases.
By the end, the seats in the bus were full.
Some passengers were standing holding the armrests, making the environment inside the car noisy.
A few middle-aged men and women in the back row seemed to be together, chatting and laughing with their mouths wide open.
Before the bus started, Xue Yuantong took out the earphones and gave half of them to Jiang Ning:
"promise."
Jiang Ning gently snapped her fingers, and the surrounding noise gradually decreased, without attracting Xue Yuantong's attention.
The intercity bus started and slowly drove out of the bus station.
Xue Yuantong straightened up and looked around excitedly. She didn't even know what she was curious about.
She noticed that diagonally opposite, a young couple stood very close to each other, each wearing headphones like this.
Xue Yuantong unconsciously moved closer to Jiang Ning, clinging to him with her body.
After a distance of 50 kilometers, the intercity bus drove for a full hour and twenty minutes before arriving at Xinhong County Bus Station.
Xue Yuantong's hometown is in Humiao Town under Xinhong County. After getting off the intercity bus, he still had to transfer to another bus.
This section of the road is a full thirty kilometers.
Jiang Ning looked at the sun and determined the current time. Although they got up very early, it was already half past eight.
Xue Yuantong dragged him: "Follow me, I know where to wait for the bus!"
She took Jiang Ning to a platform in the county town. In the past two years, Xinhong County has vigorously demolished and renovated the platform. The platform was just built and is brand new and spacious.
An old man carrying a snakeskin bag, a woman carrying a red plastic bag, a middle-aged man smoking, and students carrying schoolbags stood waiting for the bus.
From time to time a black car drove by, shouting and soliciting customers.
Jiang Ning also met the driver who asked questions, but Xue Yuantong refused them all.
Xue Yuantong is young and has little experience, but she knows how to avoid danger and travels far alone, never taking the bus.
Aunt Gu told her that there are all kinds of illegal car drivers in towns and villages. Some people bought a second-hand car and started soliciting private customers directly.
When you go out, you must be on guard against others.
Even with Jiang Ning by his side now, Xue Yuantong is not willing to take risks.
Xue Yuantong held Jiang Ning's wrist with his small hand and stood quietly.
She looked across the platform, where there was a red advertising wall, and inside, there was a construction site under construction.
In the sky, a huge tower crane started moving.
Xue Yuantong knew that another building was being built.
Every time she goes back to her hometown, she can always feel the tremendous changes. She realizes that times are moving forward.
Xue Yuantong was inexplicably confused about this change.
Sometimes, she would think about the distant future, what would her future be like?
Are you growing up slowly with Jiang Ning?
Since when did she start thinking about the future and taking Jiang Ning with her?
Xue Yuantong recalled fragments of past scenes.
Unknowingly, a bus from Xinhong County to Humiao Town arrived.
The ticket sales lady grabbed the car door and shouted at the top of her voice: "Hu Miao, Hu Miao."
Xue Yuantong's thoughts returned.
People around picked up their luggage and approached the car door one after another.
She held Jiang Ning's wrist, looked at the people rushing to get on the bus in front of her, and smiled:
