The morning study time passed quickly, and when it was time to eat at noon, the girl who was very interested in Chinese online novels suddenly came over to chat.
"Xia Zhijun, can we eat together? I have some questions to ask you. Lihua will come too."
"Yes, yes..."
Xia Zhi bit the bread while looking at the two girls standing aside. Shiraishi Lihua, is she also interested in online novels?
Yamamoto Ryoko said a few words to the girl at the table in front of Natsuchi, and then the girl ran to the back of the classroom to talk to other girls. Yamamoto Ryoko quickly put the table together, then sat on the chair. Then she pulled another one from the side.
He opened a chair and asked Shiraishi Lihua to sit down.
"Then, what's the problem?"
Xia Zhi looked at these two people.
"Xia Zhijun, I have finished reading the novel you recommended to me a few days ago. I have been looking up a few words for a long time. Is there anything simpler and good-looking?"
"There are notes on the translation website, right?" Xia Zhi glanced at her helplessly, "If you don't read the notes carefully, it will be difficult to understand Chinese online novels."
"I can't even read the notes."
"...If you don't understand, just ask me directly. It may be faster than checking the website."
"Oh, thanks!"
Xia Zhi opened the lunch box and found a sumptuous lunch inside. Xia Zhi took a look at it, took a bite of bread silently, and began to cry in his heart.
"Um...if you don't mind, would you like to have a taste?"
Xia Zhi turned to look at Shiraishi Rika who was sitting next to her without saying anything. There were six kneaded rice balls in her lunch box.
"Hey, is that okay?"
To be honest, a piece of bread can only give him the energy to continue activities, but there is still a long way to go before he is full. So, Xia Zhi was ready to make a move.
"Please have a taste." Shiraishi Reika took out a rice ball from the lunch box and handed it to Xia Zhi. Xia Zhi took it, took a bite, and tasted it.
"Well, how does it taste?"
"Although I have never eaten traditional Japanese rice balls, this one is quite delicious. Thank you."
Xia Zhi gave an evaluation.
"You guy, you got a good deal and acted like a good boy. The bento made by Lihua is very delicious. You should thank them properly."
Ryoko Yamamoto said with a smile, and took a rice ball from Reika Shiraishi's lunch box.
"I know, I know."
Sure enough, there is no free lunch in the world.
"Hey, no need, Xia Zhijun, you don't have to listen to Liangzi. I feel very happy if I can satisfy people."
"Well. I'll treat you to Chinese food next time I have time. I still have some special dishes."
"Hey, Xia Zhijun, can you cook?"
Yamamoto Ryoko was surprised.
"Of course I do. I came to Japan alone. How can I survive if I don't know how to cook?"
"Okay! Next time Xia Zhijun brings a lunch box, let's swap it. I'm almost tired of eating the food cooked by my dad."
Shiraishi Rika stayed by the side the whole time, chewing rice balls, making soy sauce, not talking, listening to the conversation between Yamamoto Ryoko and Natsuki. Do what you have to do when you have to do it, and do it seriously. This is the Shiraishi family.
House rules.
"Lihua, don't just eat, come and chat." After saying that, she pushed the lunch box aside.
"Hey, I haven't finished eating yet..."
"You can eat at any time."
Shiraishi Rika noticed that Yamamoto Ryoko was winking crazily at her, but Shiraishi Rika didn't understand it at all.
Huh? What did she want to say? Why didn't you let me eat? Did I do something wrong again? What should I do? You speak, how will I know if you don't speak?
The two people who did not achieve spiritual communication had a failed communication.
Natsuki looked at the two people who wanted to communicate in secret, and said very wisely that he was going out to buy a bottle of water. Yamamoto Ryoko's eyes lit up, and she said to Shiraishi Rika: "Rika Rika, I'm thirsty too, buy me a can of black tea."
Okay?"
The upright Shiraishi Lihua thought for a while and said, "As for black tea, I have it here. Does Xia Zhijun want it?"
"You are really well prepared..."
Yamamoto and Natsuki complained.
"I don't drink black tea very much, so forget it. But thank you anyway. I'll go out for a while."
Natsuki didn't agree. Firstly, he felt that it was disrespectful to allow strangers to eat and drink. Secondly, he saw that Yamamoto Ryoko looked speechless towards Shiraishi Rika, so he must have something to say.
Said, lastly, and most importantly, he still prefers drinking coffee.
Xia Zhi stood up, walked out of the classroom, and walked to the automatic rice vending machine at the corner of the first floor.
In the classroom, Yamamoto Ryoko stared at the confused Shiraishi Reika.
"What are you doing, Lihua! Do you really want to have a good relationship with Xia Zhi?"
"What's wrong with me?"
Compared to Ryoko Yamamoto, who looked full of hatred, Rika Shiraishi, who was completely out of the situation, looked very innocent.
"You still ask me what's wrong? I created so many opportunities for you to talk, but you avoided them all with such flexibility! Are you so powerful?"
"Ah, ah? When..."
"you……"
Ryoko Yamamoto's hand pointing at Shiraishi Reika trembled slightly, and she was speechless looking at Shiraishi Reika's expression that she had no idea what was going on.
"Let me ask you, what is the first element of communication?"
"Um...humble?"
"You're so tall! The first factor is common topics! Do you think you and Xia Zhi have anything in common?"
Shiraishi Rika fell into deep thought.
"It seems, no?"
"What!? Xia Zhi obviously knows how to cook! Don't you know how to cook? Tell him about this!"
Ryoko Yamamoto scratched her head and went crazy. This top student was different from what she imagined.
"But, I can only make very simple things?"
"Isn't that just right? Ask him to teach you how to cook Chinese food!"
"But, is it so troublesome to build a good relationship with people?"
Shiraishi Rika is very confused, and this is different from the method she knows to build a good relationship.
"You need to use different methods with different people. You talk about studies with those who love to learn, and talk about sports with those who love sports. That's the truth."
"But, Natsuchi-san doesn't seem to be very interested in cooking..."
"It's not because of you! Anyway, listen to me, that's right!"
Yamamoto Ryoko had an unarguable tone, and Shiraishi Rika nodded blankly. Suddenly, Shiraishi Rika thought: What is the reason why I want to have a good relationship with Xia Zhijun?
Yamamoto Ryoko wanted to say something more, but then Natsuki walked in with a can of coffee in his hand and a strange look on his face.
"Have you reached an agreement? I have bad news for you."
"What bad news?"
Ryoko Yamamoto asked.
"I just saw Teacher Sasaki. She was holding a stack of thick white paper in her hand."
Yamamoto Ryoko was stunned for a moment, and then her expression changed drastically.
"What! That Sasaki, with a stack of blank papers!?"
Ryoko Yamamoto's voice was so loud that it could be heard throughout the classroom, and then the classroom became a state where pindrops could be heard.
What Natsuki is talking about is their subject teacher for the next class, Sasaki Tokie, who is in charge of mathematics. She has just been transferred to this class this semester to be responsible for teaching mathematics. She has a very obvious characteristic, that is, if you see her
Holding a stack of blank paper in your hand, there is no doubt that it is the test paper for the surprise test. If you fail the surprise test, the end will be very tragic.
Yamamoto Ryoko took out her mobile phone. There was still half an hour before the next class.
"I'm going to read a book first and we'll talk next time!"
Then he quickly ran back to his desk to read. There was a commotion, and all the students in the classroom who were still doing other things ran back to their seats, as did the female classmates in front of Xia Zhi.
Xia Zhi blinked and glanced at Shiraishi Lihua next to her.
"Shiraishi-san, aren't you going to read a book?"
"Me, I still have some confidence in mathematics."
"How humble...I've always been among the top three in my grade."
Xia Zhi had many polite words stored in his heart, enough to cope with such a situation.
"It's just a fluke."
"I also have to read a book. Sorry, Shiraishi-san, let's talk next time."
Topic terminator Natsuki ended the conversation. Shiraishi Rika is a person who knows how to measure, so she said "see you next time" and turned around to leave. After taking two steps, she suddenly remembered what Ryoko Yamamoto said.
"Um, Xia Zhijun." Shiraishi Lihua asked softly, "Next time, can you teach me how to cook Chinese food?"
Xia Zhi was a little surprised. He knew the identity of Miss Shiraishi Lihua. It was not difficult for her to find a chef who could cook Chinese food. However, he would not tell the truth. He nodded and said: "If you don't mind, I can only cook
If you want a few simple dishes, I’d be happy.”
Shiraishi Rika left. Xia Zhi couldn't figure out the reason, so she simply put it aside and read a book.
Shiraishi Reika sat in her seat and looked at Xia Zhi quietly as she did in the morning.
She thought to herself: Although she has not yet reached the level of building a good relationship with her classmates, she can already communicate to a certain extent, which is progress. In a few more times, she will be able to chat as well as she can with other classmates at any time.
For her, even if she doesn't say hello to others, others will say hello to her and want to stay next to her. This is a normal situation. It has always been like this, and nothing bad has ever happened, so
, this must be the right thing to do.
Therefore, Xia Zhi is a special individual. Special means instability, and instability means bad situations may occur. Who likes something bad happening to them?
When you encounter a problem that you don't know how to solve, just simplify the problem into a problem that you know how to solve. This is a common way to solve mathematical problems, and it is also one of the ways in which Shiraishi Rika lives in life.
Shiraishi Rika wants to eliminate abnormal things and making abnormal things normal is the most effective and safest way.
However, Rika Shiraishi still has one question.
Why is this person, this international student from China, different from the people around him?