The weather was still hot at noon, with cicadas chirping intermittently. The rotating old oscillating fan was exerting its maximum power, and the coolness it barely brought dissipated the heat in Zhao Xuanying's heart.
The half-open window was open for ventilation. She was pacing back and forth in the room wearing slippers, silently memorizing the spelling of English words. She didn't straighten the book on her chest until it got stuck and take a look.
"a great many, very many..."
“Dongdongdong!!”
Noise entered the house through the window, causing Zhao Xuanying to lose her train of thought.
Look out the window.
After the movement disappeared, she opened her mouth, but before she could make a sound, the noise came through the window again.
The enthusiasm for learning is greatly reduced.
Frowning slightly in displeasure, Zhao Xuanying thought for a moment, turned the book upside down on the table, then quickly walked to the door and pushed it out.
He grabbed the guardrail and looked in the direction of the noise.
The sun was dazzling, and the hot temperature was like a steam oven. After staying in the house for too long, Zhao Xuanying was not used to the sudden sunlight after stepping out, so she could only raise her hands to cover her eyebrows to act as sunshade.
Squint your eyes and move your gaze downward.
He looked at the cart that had appeared downstairs at some point, and the figure behind him who was stuffing a gas can under the cart.
The white vest was worn on the body, revealing the skin that was a little red from the sun.
There is something like a sign on the top of the cart, which seems to be welded on.
Zhao Xuanying had seen a similar stall. Many students in her school would buy some such snacks after school. Of course, she also recognized the owner of this stall.
It was Liu Weicheng who gave him the popsicle yesterday.
"Dongdong!"
After putting a lot of effort into filling the gas tank, Liu Weicheng slowly stood up after closing the cabinet below.
Squatting for a long time made my body a little tired. I raised my hands to move my waist left and right, and in the blink of an eye I saw the figure watching me upstairs.
The twisting movement stopped instantly.
"Good lunch, have you eaten?"
Familiar inquiries came from his mouth, and Liu Weicheng seemed to have no other tricks except such an embarrassing opening statement.
Zhao Xuanying, who seemed to be used to this kind of conversation, was not as restrained as the previous two times. Instead, she paused for a moment and responded to the person downstairs.
"After eating... that, are you preparing to set up a stall?"
"Ang, let's put it up in front of your school. We'll start working tomorrow."
Replying to the other party, Liu Weicheng raised his hand and patted the front of the stall.
"Don't forget to help me spread the word when the time comes. I'll give you a discount to your friends. The first 100 customers will get extra fried skewers as a reward. It's a big opening bonus. If you miss it, it's gone!"
"..."
Looking at Liu Weicheng who said such words, Zhao Xuanying didn't know how to answer.
She couldn't do such an embarrassing thing for him to solicit customers among his classmates.
Besides, she didn’t have many friends at school to begin with…
"Are you home alone?"
The whisper in her heart was interrupted when Zhao Xuanying heard Liu Weicheng's question.
After hesitating for a while, I thought of the way the other party kindly handed me a popsicle last night...
nodded.
"Well, my grandma hasn't come back since she went out."
"Then you study at home?"
"Um."
"Didn't you learn it yesterday?"
"..."
Zhao Xuanying was a little confused about the meaning of the other party's words. She learned this kind of thing yesterday, so she didn't need to learn it today?
Of course, Liu Weicheng downstairs didn't know what the other party was thinking. He looked up and looked back at the stall next to him, muttering to himself as if he was talking to himself.
"Studying is all about speed. It's not the right way to bury your head in your room every day. When you have nothing to do, go out and get some fresh air. If you hold it in for too long, you'll have mental problems."
"It sounds like you are good at studying..."
Zhao Xuanying regretted it as soon as she said these words.
After yesterday's exchange, she knew that Liu Weicheng's academic qualifications were not high, but now it was really not good for her to make fun of him on this matter.
Liu Weicheng, who was downstairs, was obviously stunned after hearing this, and then he grinned heartlessly.
"Just because I've been here."
With a smile on his face, Liu Weicheng began to tell lies.
"You don't know, when I was in junior high school, I stayed up all night studying all day long. My academic performance was among the best in the city. I did nothing but study every day. But what happened? I didn't even pass the high school entrance exam!"
"ah?"
Zhao Xuanying was stunned and looked at Liu Weicheng downstairs.
She really didn't expect that the former Liu Weicheng was actually the top student in the class.
After reacting, he hurriedly asked.
"Really?"
"Of course... fake!"
Liu Weicheng did not continue, and continued after a pause.
"Can your grades improve if you play around every day? Even a three-year-old would not believe this."
"..."
After blinking, Zhao Xuanying quickly realized that the other party was teasing her.
Her eyes had become accustomed to the strong light outside the house, so she pulled on the railing with both hands. Thinking of what she had just believed, Zhao Xuanying felt that she was being played like a fool.
His mouth was open and his cheeks were bulging.
"You lied to me!"
When such a scene came into view, Liu Weicheng fell into a daze again. He didn't expect that the little girl who lived not far from him would be so amused.
But... he looks very cute when he's angry.
An inexplicable smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and Liu Weicheng hurriedly defended himself.
"I'm not completely lying to you. There is scientific evidence to prove that learning efficiency under tense conditions is far worse than learning efficiency under relaxed conditions."
"You just made this up too, I won't be fooled a second time."
Zhao Xuanying responded.
The anger in my cheeks still hasn't gone away.
However, Liu Weicheng downstairs put away his playful look and responded in a serious tone.
"This is not made up. The university professor said it himself. By the way... the professor's name is Hu Che. If you don't believe me, ask the teacher then."
"..."
It is famous and well-founded, and Liu Weicheng's serious look on his face greatly strengthens the credibility of this statement.
Her belief began to waver, and Zhao Xuanying couldn't tell the truth from the false for a while. She didn't even realize that the professor's name was a nonsense homophony.
To a certain extent, compared to Liu Weicheng, who has rich social experience, she is obviously much younger in this era.
"Okay...but don't try to lie to me again in the future. I'm not stupid. I can tell it right away."
"Yes, yes, you are very smart."
"Smartness is a bit too much, I'm not that..."
After getting Liu Weicheng's affirmation, Zhao Xuanying just wanted to be humble, but she saw Liu Weicheng downstairs with his head lowered and his shoulders shaking non-stop.
He stopped mid-sentence and frowned in confusion.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you shaking all the time?"
"Ahem, no...it's nothing."
Putting a fist with one hand to his mouth, Liu Weicheng suppressed the urge to laugh and took a few deep breaths with a red face.
After the smile dissipated, he looked back at Zhao Xuanying upstairs this time.
"What do you think? Why don't you put your studies aside for today and go out for a walk?"
After speaking, Liu Weicheng slapped the front of his booth with his backhand, thus attracting the other party's attention.
When he opened his mouth, his signature cheerful face appeared again.
"I'll take you for a ride!"
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