【The Charming Young Man and the Pretty Little Girl】(01-20) Author: He Xiaozei

Author: He Xiaozei
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Chapter 001 An Awkward Encounter

It was an autumn day filled with the lingering fragrance of flowers.

Su Xiuxiu, while covering her nose, frowned and gestured for me to come in and take a look at the house. To be honest, I
was really tired. I only knew that women were very picky about clothes and cosmetics, but I didn't expect them to
be this .

"Damn, renting a house isn't like buying a house, why are you so serious?" I said wearily.

"Nonsense, of course we have to be serious. This will be our quiet little nest from now on." Su Xiuxiu covered her nose
and looked at me seriously

, buzzing like a bee. Her mushy words were disgusting. But there was nothing I could do; Su Xiuxiu was my girlfriend. While I was hesitating about whether to take the postgraduate entrance exam, the architecture program passed the evaluation, which meant that I could get a Bachelor of Architecture degree when
I graduated . "Take the postgraduate entrance exam," Su Xiuxiu said, tilting her head as she ate the winter dates I had brought. I chuckled and said, "I definitely have to take the exam. I'm such a terrible student in this major, yet I still passed the evaluation. There are people in my class who are even worse than me, so what's the point of this certificate? It's just a waste of money." Su Xiuxiu laughed, a hearty laugh: "You idiot! Look, you've wasted an extra year." She spat out a date pit with a smack. Many of those taking the postgraduate entrance exam moved out to rent apartments, and Su Xiuxiu had urged me to do the same several times. Actually, I was too lazy to move out; I was afraid of revealing my habit of not washing my feet. "Come on, come on, to our quiet little nest," Su Xiuxiu said, making a funny face and looking at me exaggeratedly. Su Xiuxiu always spoke with a slightly coquettish tone, overturning my impression of the tough Northeastern girls. "Idiot! That's called cute, you know?" Su Xiuxiu said, giving me a hard punch on the back. Although Su Xiuxiu spoke softly and weakly, she was much more efficient, decisive, and ruthless in her actions. She was an excellent cook. Once, at a Northeastern restaurant, Su Xiuxiu told the owner, "Let me help you with the cooking." As a result , she cooked 8 out of 10 dishes , especially the sauerkraut with pork belly and the pork stew with vermicelli. The pork slices were cut to a very uniform size and thickness, showing her steady and precise hands. "It's been a long time since I've had such authentic hometown food," the owner said excitedly, tears welling up in his eyes as he ate. "Aren't your chefs from Northeast China?" I asked in surprise. "Wow, those country bumpkins, they're all from Handan," the owner said with a sly smile. "You think being authentic is so easy?" I thought to myself, look at this world, isn't this just deceiving consumers? From then on, I became even more determined to be in a relationship with Su Xiuxiu. Before, I had some reservations because our relationship had happened so suddenly. It was after a physical fitness competition that Li Jiabei and I went to eat hot pot across from Minjiafu. Su Xiuxiu and her roommate were sitting opposite us. "Look at that girl, she's pretty good-looking," Li Jiabei said, pointing . Then Su Xiuxiu blushed. I thought to myself, that's quick thinking. But then I saw Su Xiuxiu anxiously ask the girl next to her, "Did you bring it?" "What...?" The girl's eyes widened, looking completely bewildered. "It's that...that thing." Su Xiuxiu blushed, gesturing with her fingers, indicating a square shape. "No..." The girl looked apologetic. I asked Li Jiabei, "Guess what they forgot?" Li Jiabei scratched his head and said, "Money, of course. Forgetting money when you eat out is a real headache." "I'll go back and get it, you go first..." The girl stood up, ready to go back. Li Jiabei nudged me, and I knew this was a rare opportunity, so I quickly said, "Don't go back to get it, I brought it..." Su Xiuxiu looked at me in surprise. I smiled and reached into my pocket, and then the most embarrassing thing I've ever done happened. I pulled out a white thing with three conspicuous words—Whisper. I broke out in a cold sweat and was about to curse, " Who tricked me?" Su Xiuxiu blushed, grabbed it, and went to the bathroom. I quickly took off my college uniform. On the back of the collar, I saw a female architecture student's name written in ballpoint pen. I realized I'd taken the wrong clothes on the playground. This mistake led to three major problems. First, Su Xiuxiu got a sanitary napkin, solving the problem. Second, Li Jiabei didn't have any money; mine was in that uniform, so they couldn't pay. Third, and most seriously, the architecture student who took my clothes is now suffering from a flood somewhere. In the end, Su Xiuxiu paid for us and started dating me. As for the architecture student, this was nothing to people from Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Sanitary napkins are inanimate, but people are alive, and the T-shirt is pure cotton. Chapter 002 Darling, Let's Go Rent a House I pulled Su Xiuxiu into the building. The air was damp, and the walls were covered with advertisements for treating various STDs. "Will living here cause me to get one of these diseases?" Su Xiuxiu asked me nervously. The landlord told us that the apartment had been rented to another couple half an hour earlier. Su Xiuxiu came out pouting . I said dejectedly, "Let's just forget it. It's so much better to live in the dorm. Water and electricity are free, and you can leave your socks anywhere." "What about our quiet little nest?" Su Xiuxiu glared at me, then turned around and cheered , "Look, there's another ad!" This one was strangely written: Seeking roommates, urgently looking for student couples. The handwriting was delicate, seemingly written by a woman, and the location was Nanhu Residential Area. "Isn't Nanhu Residential Area a new building? It must be so expensive." I was very confused, unsure if I could afford it. "Yeah, a new building, our quiet little nest..." Su Xiuxiu looked at me with admiration. I covered my ears , got on my bicycle, and rode straight to Nanhu with Su Xiuxiu on the back. Next to Nanhu Residential Area was a row of newly built, elegant villas, or in architectural terms, detached houses. There were few people around , and they were probably still selling well. I said, "Holy crap, is this really it? You're kidding me." Su Xiuxiu was also taken aback. Although she loved dressing up, she was still from a working-class family in a small town. She'd seen villas, but never lived in one. With a mischievous grin on our faces, we knocked on the door. A girl in pajamas, yawning, opened the door and smiled at us. "I'm here to rent a place," I said, getting straight to the point. "Oh, please come in," the girl said, sounding somewhat surprised. The house was simply furnished; it seemed newly built and hadn't been fully renovated before moving in. The girl poured herself a glass of water and sat on the sofa.

"How much does this house cost?" Su Xiuxiu asked cautiously.

"How much money do you have?" the girl asked after thinking for a moment.

I thought I might as well joke with her, so I said, "200... yuan a month."

I imagined the girl's angry eyes, but to my surprise, she said, "Okay."

"What about the water and electricity bills? Do you pay for them yourself?" Xiuxiu was on guard. What if it was a trap, with the lines connected to
the factory , and the water and electricity bills were several thousand yuan a month? That would be a tragedy.

"No need, there's only one water and electricity meter that we share, so someone will take care of it." The girl was taken aback and said, "
You think 200 yuan is too expensive? Then let's lower it again..."

"No need, actually this is very good, what do you think, Xiuxiu?" I winked at Su Xiuxiu.

"Whatever you say." Su Xiuxiu also winked at me.

I've seen people win the lottery, I've seen people find wallets, but this is the first time I've seen a pie fall from the sky.
This so big that it made Su Xiuxiu's face turn red, like a little apple.

Then the girl led us upstairs. There was a bedroom, a bathroom, a living room, and a kitchen—simple yet sophisticatedly
furnished .

"What are your surnames?" the girl asked, wiping the table with a cloth.

"Our surnames are Ma, Ma Aotian, and her name is Su Xiuxiu," I replied, startled. I

then looked at the girl closely. She wasn't tall, had a round face, double eyelids, large eyes, and fair skin.
From her appearance to her speech, she exuded a delicate southern charm. She looked younger than us, definitely a 90s baby.

"And you?" I asked, seemingly casually glancing out the window.

"Gu Zheng," the girl replied, looking me over. I smiled. Su Xiuxiu took out a 500 yuan deposit and gave it to Gu Zheng.
Then we went back to pack our things.

The dormitory was nearly empty. Liang Yidou and Wang Wenjing, Lu Kuanjingshen, Li Jiabei, and Luo Xiaoyang—
three couples—had rented a three-bedroom apartment, embracing the spirit of discussing solutions and preparing for graduate school entrance exams. I started dating after them,
so I missed the trend. After I left, only Li Guaiguai and Zhao Rourou were left in the dorm. Li Guaiguai,
despite his name, was anything but well-behaved; he made no attempt to hide his domineering Anhui native nature.

Zhao Rourou, on the other hand, lived up to his name. He was from Northeast China, and his family, fearing he'd get involved in organized crime, wanted him to be
gentle , hence the name. Zhao Rourou lived up to expectations—fair-skinned and shy, he was
the envy of many girls at Jianxue. Our art teacher, Dong Xingguang, always made him walk like a catwalk; just thinking about it makes me laugh.
After I moved out, I wonder what kind of exploitation and abuse Li Guaiguai would subject him to.

Just then, Su Xiuxiu pushed a rented tricycle from the North Gate downstairs at Siyuanzhai, shouting: "Ma Aotian, hurry up!" Damn,
girls are so impatient! Doesn't she ever think about how I waited for her on our date?

The water plants in the Zhanghe River constantly emitted a fresh fragrance. The South Ring Road was an eight-lane road, with cars frequently speeding by
. In Nanhu Park, a winding road was still under construction for the artificial hill. Su Xiuxiu sat on a tricycle, her legs swinging back and forth .
100 jin of books, 100 jin of Su Xiuxiu, and 50 jin of clothes, bedding, and toiletries made the
tricycle move as slowly as an old snail—and an old snail at that, even the young ones were faster.

Chapter 003 This is life!

On the eight-lane South Ring Road in Handan, I rode an old tricycle, carrying 100 jin of books and 100 jin of
Su Xiuxiu. The setting sun cast our shadows long, heavy shadows. Su Xiuxiu,
a —had a dream of attending Tsinghua University. This dream weighed
heavily on me.

When we arrived at Nanhu Community, Gu Zheng was already dressed; Semir autumn clothes were
the perfect outfit for a girl.

"Wow, your... duvet covers are for couples, so pretty!" Her sweet, Jiangnan accent instantly
charmed me. After saying that, she helped us carry things upstairs, seemingly stronger than Su Xiuxiu.

I had to carry those books up in two trips. Gu Zheng said enviously, "So many books! Your books are so nice!"

Wow, so many "nice" words in one sentence! I smiled and said, "Are you from Hunan?"

"Yes, yes, how did you know?" Gu Zheng was stunned by my accurate deduction.

Actually, I was also guessing. People from Hunan like to use "nice" as an adjective or adverb. Northerners would say, "You're very fair-skinned," "
You're very handsome," "You're very good." They would say, "Wow, you're so fair-skinned," "You're so handsome," "You're so nice." I always feel that
saying "you're so nice" sounds awkward, so I generally don't use the word "nice."

It's late autumn now, and the breeze is both cool and refreshing. Su Xiuxiu was fiddling with a folding
bed next to the large bed; all the folding beds were single beds.

"What does this mean? Are you separated?" I lit a cigarette, watching the busy Su Xiuxiu.

"Tch, how can a lone man and woman sleep together like that? Don't even think about hitting on me before we get married."
Su Xiuxiu glared at me.

I thought about it, marriage was a long way off. If I got into graduate school, I'd have to study for three more years, then work
for two more years , and I'd be almost thirty.

"I'm very conservative. I can only have a child with you after we're married. And then we'll have to name the child
. What do you think we should name it?" Su Xiuxiu continued, dreaming about our future.

"Why think so much? Go cook." I lay down on the folding bed and yawned.

We agreed to cook on alternate days, and today was the 3rd, her turn to cook. Xiuxiu had a cookbook, a complete guide
to Northeastern cuisine .

"Don't always cook Northeastern food. Try something else." I said, "Don't you know that eating only one kind of
food can kill you?"

"What kind of food? My dear brother." She said, feigning gentleness.

"Cantonese food, Shandong food." I touched her hand and said, "Don't you look at cookbooks every day?"

"Hmph, go to hell." She punched me and said that, then went to wash the vegetables.

Night gradually fell, the heavy darkness much heavier than in the south. Things in the south are so delicate—
mountains and rivers, even clouds, the sky, even the moon. Actually, I was wrong; it's the same world, the same moon.

I flipped through my books; just politics and English were enough to give me a headache. Add to that quick sketches and architectural design—Chinese
architectural history, foreign architectural history, architectural physics. Looking at Chinese architectural history reminded me of my turtle-shaped sales office
design . My teacher said it was a satire of architecture, and I actually liked it too, but
I confused architecture, turtle, and my teacher.

While I was still grinning foolishly, Xiuxiu finished cooking. "Guess what I made?" She suddenly appeared in
front of me, startling me so much that I forgot most of the vocabulary I had just memorized.

"Northeast-style cold noodles?" I glanced at her expressionlessly.

"Oh right, and guess again." Su Xiuxiu snatched the pen from my hand and poked me.

"Scallion tofu, sweet and sour pork, pork bones, pork and vermicelli, stew, chicken stew with mushrooms..." I
rubbed my sore spot, wincing as I said.

"That's right, how did you guess?" Su Xiuxiu looked at me with a surprised, idiotic expression.

"I knew it, why make so many dishes?" I rolled over to get out of bed.

"Housewarming party! Moving into our quiet little nest." Xiuxiu was excited.

"Oh... let's invite Gu Zheng up to eat with us." I glanced at her, thinking, it's just moving to a new place,
why is she so excited?

"What's with the name Gu Zheng? Or guitar? She looks like a drum to me, all curvy." Xiuxiu frowned,
impatiently saying, "Don't you think this Gu Zheng is weird?" Su Xiuxiu then gave me a mysterious smile
.

"It's a bit strange, so generous, not like someone from the South." I thought for a moment.

"Pah! Whether from the South or the North, she doesn't seem like a proper person. Maybe she's a young lady." Su Xiuxiu's face
was full of contempt.

"Oh, haha, a rich young lady? A lady from a prominent family?" I pretended to be naive and looked at Su Xiuxiu.

"Of course not, I'm talking about that... that young lady." Su Xiuxiu glared at me, and I
shook my head, pretending not to understand.

"Have you eaten yet, Ma Aotian? Sister Xiuxiu." At this moment, Gu Zheng suddenly knocked on the door.

I smiled at Su Xiuxiu, and she opened the door.

"I've made dinner downstairs, come and eat with us." Gu Zheng blushed and smiled at us. "

Little Gu, how's the soundproofing in this house?" I suddenly remembered that I was talking badly about her earlier.

"What aunt? What auntie? You make me sound so old. Just call me A-Zheng. The soundproofing is alright."
Gu Zheng smiled and stuck out her tongue.

"Haha, that's good. I snore at night, and I don't want to disturb you. How about I bring the dishes up for you?"
I casually changed the subject. But when I went downstairs, wow, I couldn't name any of the dishes, and every single one had chili peppers.

Gu Zheng's cooking was delicious. I never expected
to run into two girls who could cook, something so rare in the 21st century. Su Xiuxiu and Gu Zheng were chatting and laughing, like sisters. I was wondering why that guy, who was being
so sarcastic just now, had changed so much. No wonder Zhang Wuji said, "Don't trust women.

" "Ah Zheng, you haven't been here long, have you?" I asked casually, trying to make conversation.

"Yeah, only two months. The climate here is too dry, not at all like Changsha," Gu Zheng muttered
, looking thoughtful.

Later, we talked about postgraduate entrance exams, and Gu Zheng couldn't get a word in edgewise. Then we talked about growing flowers, which I knew nothing about.
Su Xiuxiu was surprised: "How do you know so much? Oh, camellias... they must be very precious... golden roses
... oh, is that even possible?"

"I used to sell flowers in Changsha. I've been growing flowers since I was little," Gu Zheng said with a smug smile.

"Do you live here alone? Why did you decide to rent a place?" I asked, eating a few bites of food with my head covered.

"Most of the time I'm alone... let's not talk about that... you guys are still in school, right? School is good." Gu
Zheng's expression changed, and her smile became somewhat awkward.

"Yeah, that's a must. Your Semir t-shirt is very pretty," Su Xiuxiu said proudly.

"Oh, they all say lonely guys wear dota, and lonely girls wear Semir. That's strange," Gu
Zheng said, looking confused.

"You're wrong, it's lonely girls who wear stockings," I corrected her, picking up a piece of food.

"I don't wear stockings, and I don't wear dota. What's dota?" Gu Zheng's eyes widened.

"Who knows? It's a game all boys play, what's so fun about it?" Su Xiuxiu glanced at me.

"It's not really fun, it's all because of loneliness." I argued for myself, knowing that Dota
is a part of my life.

"Actually, I'm lonely too, so I wear Semir." Gu Zheng stared blankly for a moment.

"It's wearing stockings." I had to correct her.

"But I don't wear stockings." For some reason, Gu Zheng sighed.

Suddenly, I received a call. "There's a lecture for postgraduate entrance exams, why don't you come and check it out?"
It was Li Jiabei calling, yelling at me on the other end of the phone.

"I'm eating, I can't go." I looked at my watch.

"I've already saved you a seat, it's packed. The lecturer is from Beijing University of Arts and Sciences, there are gifts, and supposedly attending this
postgraduate entrance exam class gives you a chance to get into Tsinghua University." He shouted, expressing his dissatisfaction with my laziness.

"Come on over, it's good to hear from the experts." Su Xiuxiu, who had heard the Tsinghua mention, nudged me.

"I'm not full yet, what do experts know? And professors, a bunch of beasts." I was very unhappy.

"Even a professor is better than a hillbilly like you... Go ahead and save some food for you." Su Xiuxiu kicked me.

"That chicken stew with mushrooms, save some for me." I said while putting on my clothes.

"Sister Xiuxiu, what's a hillbilly..." Gu Zheng asked cautiously.

"Slang... You wouldn't understand even if I told you." Su Xiuxiu covered her mouth and chuckled.

Chapter 004 The Mountain Man Has His Own Clever Plan

Actually, many people who come to lectures are desperate and come to find confidence, like Li Jiabei. The experts
are all experts at flattery, saying things like it's not too late for you to start working hard now, you are all very smart,
you are all the pride of heaven, look how smart you are, you all have the potential to get into Tsinghua University... I laughed, students from the Mining Institute, all have the potential to get into
Tsinghua University ... The students applauded from the ground, loudly... their excited expressions were written on their faces, as if they had been admitted to
Tsinghua University. I thought to myself, how come you are all as silly as Su Xiuxiu. When the prizes were handed out, each person received a copy
of past years' postgraduate entrance examination questions, and it was a pirated copy. "A single subject in the postgraduate entrance exam preparation class costs 560, the whole class costs 2000, and a guaranteed

pass costs 40,000." I asked Li Jiabei if they offered a guaranteed pass . "A guaranteed pass requires someone to take the exam for you," Li Jiabei said weakly, leaning back in his chair. " Even with someone taking the exam for you, you're not guaranteed to pass, it just increases the probability." I found it somewhat unbelievable. "Shh, some of the lecturers here are from the postgraduate entrance exam admissions office. The admissions office teachers have quotas; they can bring one or two family members. Just pay the money and you'll pass," Li Jiabei smiled mysteriously. "Shh, isn't 40,000 a bit expensive?" I looked around. "Shh, 40,000 isn't expensive. There's a profession now where people take the college entrance exam and postgraduate entrance exam for others; they're really good at it," Li Jiabei clearly already knew the inside story.

I thought to myself, these people are really something. No wonder the postgraduate entrance exam is so hard; they all paid for it. It's just like
buying official positions during the imperial examinations.

The night wind blew on our faces, carrying a hint of desolation. Li Jiabei and I walked along the path from the building to the west campus,
the stars peeking out, the moonlight sweet.

"Do you believe in love?" Li Jiabei suddenly asked me.

"It's alright, what's wrong?" I was startled, then I let out a sigh of relief: "You scared me!
I thought you wanted me to pay you back. I'll pay you back in a few days..."

"Oh, so you still owe me money? No wonder you're spending so fast. I'm so poor I'm almost losing faith in love."
He immediately jumped up and shouted.

"I despise you. You can't be poor without your wife. Even if you don't believe the earth is round, you should still believe in love." I
glanced at him, then patted his shoulder and said, "Watching too much 'naked marriage' isn't good."

"How did you know?" Li Jiabei asked suspiciously.

"How would I know? Do you think only Luo Xiaoyang asked you this question? It's a stupid
question . Su Xiuxiu asked me the same thing..." I said helplessly.

"So what did you answer?" Li Jiabei asked, looking at me with pity.

"I didn't answer at all, I just kissed her..." I chuckled.

"Damn it, you pervert... What was Su Xiuxiu's reaction?" Li Jiabei shoved me angrily.

"Same reaction as you..." I said slowly.

I realized that the name Su Xiuxiu was like a curse; as soon as I mentioned it, something bad happened. Sure enough, she called.

"Love really needs courage to face gossip..." I said, "Speak louder, I can't hear you,
louder ...loudest...what do you mean, who are you with? My phone's about to break...No, there's no girl, what
junior, there really isn't a junior, oh?...Bring two packs? Why so many? One pack, okay, two packs, two packs, Seven
Degrees Space? If not, then Little Nurse...If still not, um, then Always, the night pack
...Okay, bye-bye."

After saying that, I hung up the phone and looked at Li Jiabei with a chuckle.

"Don't look at me, looking at me won't help, I'm not going." Li Jiabei lowered his head.

"It's okay if you don't go, but the 300 yuan..." Of course, I wouldn't let him off so easily. "

Stop messing with me, even the girls selling things are starting to doubt my sexual orientation..." Li Jiabei said with a mournful face.

"Then let's go to another store..." I said. "

I've been to all the nearby ones..." Li Jiabei continued to make excuses. "

Then let's go somewhere further away." I said.

"The Meishilin Supermarket is closed." Li Jiabei.

"Then let's go to Sunshine Supermarket," I said.

"It's too far..." Li Jiabei replied.

"I'll go with you, you go in and buy..." I said, looking at him with a hint of unease.

"You surnamed Ma, don't fall into my hands, or I'll kill you..." Li Jiabei clenched his fist excitedly.

When we went in, I gave him a hundred yuan and said, "Don't buy them one pack at a time, buy a whole pack, so
you can keep the rest of the money for next time... Come back, come back, buy me a pack of cigarettes, the 8-cent Changbai Mountain kind... Oh, that
three hundred yuan, next week, haha, next week, I'll definitely pay you back, I'll definitely pay you back."

Afterwards, I repeatedly told him not to tell Luo Xiaoyang, otherwise, I'd be half dead.
If Luo Xiaoyang knew how I messed with Li Jiabei, even if Su Xiuxiu and I were together, we wouldn't be able to beat her Nine Yin White Bone Claw.

Chapter 005 The Unreasonable Girl

When I returned to the villa, Gu Zheng's room was already dark. Her clothes, which she had changed out of, were hanging on the first-floor balcony. I glanced at them casually as I
passed by or rather, casually, because the fragrance emanating from them first stimulated
my senses.

Su Xiuxiu was still studying Modern Chinese and Classical Chinese. She asked me how the expert's lectures were.

"Not bad, but classes are a bit expensive. Let's study on our own." I lit a cigarette.

"How can that be? I think classes are a good idea." Su Xiuxiu put down her book and glanced at me.

"Several thousand yuan would be wasted, and we still have to buy groceries and make ends meet." I exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Tch, if we save, we can save. I'll buy fewer clothes, less cosmetics, drink less milk tea, and
you smoke less—you might as well quit smoking altogether." Su Xiuxiu glared at me.

I immediately flinched and said, "How can that be? All my buddies smoke."

"Buddies, buddies? Are your buddies more important than us? Smoking is bad for everyone, and
it'll be even worse for the kids later," Su Xiuxiu said unhappily.

"Kids? What kids? Whose kids?" I was surprised by Su Xiuxiu's nonsensical reasoning.

"Ours, of course. We'll definitely have kids someday, we'll have kids after we get married," Su Xiuxiu said with a look
of utter admiration. "

Damn, you actually bought a whole pack! Why did you buy so many?" She turned and exclaimed when she saw the Always sanitary napkins I
bought .

"Hehe, I bought so many because you have a lot of 'traffic' (referring to men's blood flow), isn't it embarrassing for a grown man like me to buy this all the time
?" I said, flicking my cigarette ash and rolling my eyes.

"Who has a lot of 'traffic'? Who has a lot of 'traffic'? Tell me clearly who has a lot of 'traffic'!" Su Xiuxiu punched me and continued
relentlessly .

"I have a lot of data, isn't that enough?" I said impatiently, then added self-deprecatingly,
"Hehe, I used 160MB of data this month."

"You're just being cheeky, you don't care about me at all." Su Xiuxiu snorted, "Look at Liang Yidou
accompanying his sister-in-law to the women's store, look at Lu Kuan washing his sister-in-law's feet, look at them, you don't even scrub my back."

As she said this, I suddenly drifted off, remembering a joke: A Chinese man was giving a Japanese woman a bath,
saying that the "scrubbing" technique was introduced by Zhao Rourou, and this guy spent all his time researching this and then using it to pick up girls online.

"What are you laughing at? Is it funny? Tell me what's so funny." Su Xiuxiu said angrily.

"What's so funny? Is this laughing? Haha is laughing, I didn't laugh." I
said with a straight face.

"Hmph, that's a sneer, a sneer is a mockery, a mockery is ridicule, oh well, you actually mocked me, bought
such a big package, mocking my big data usage." Su Xiuxiu looked at me sideways.

I was instantly dumbfounded. Oh my god, how am I supposed to accept this? This is practically bullying! But I'm smart, and my
smart thing is that I never try to reason with girls, because they never reason.

Su Xiuxiu continued, "What you bought was definitely a discounted item. It'll expire if you don't use it all, and then the glue..."
"It's not sticky anymore, it might fall out of my pants any day. Luckily it's autumn, otherwise I'd be wearing a skirt in summer,
how would I survive?"

I thought to myself, what is all this nonsense? A Chinese literature major, instead of studying poetry and literature, is trying to play logic games with me.
I also came to a conclusion: girls with high online traffic tend to talk a lot of nonsense.

"In short, you're not as good as Liang Yidou, not as good as Lu Kuan, not as good as Li
Jiabei, not as good as Li Guaiguai, not as good as Zhao Rourou." Su Xiuxiu took a sip of water and concluded.

Many men would be furious upon hearing this, slam their fists on the table, and shout, "Fine, they're good,
go find them, date them!" I thought that was an idiot's move. I said, "Good, applause,
well-used parallelism, thorough analysis, appropriate detail, clear focus, very persuasive."

"Of course, did I study Chinese literature for nothing?" Su Xiuxiu closed her notebook smugly.

Then we went back to our respective beds to sleep. Before turning off the lights, Su Xiuxiu suddenly said, "Actually, actually...
even if you wanted to scrub my back, I wouldn't dare ask you."

"Why? Are you disabled? Are you afraid I'll find out?" I asked, startled.

"Pah, who's disabled? You're so irresponsible." Su Xiuxiu punched me.

I said, "Then what are you afraid of?"

"No, nothing, just a joke, the kind that's a little dirty, called... called... the rubbing inside
..." Su Xiuxiu suddenly blushed.

After saying that, she quickly crawled under the covers and covered her head. Then she said under the covers that Zhao Rourou told it to a
girl , and then the girl told another girl, and that's how it got to her.

I thought to myself, ah, no wonder girls these days know so much. They've made bad friends. Such important
information has been given to girls. How are boys supposed to live in the future? And Liang Yidou and Lu Kuan, all
the girls will use them as examples to compare themselves to. They're role models, perfect men. If this continues, will the 22nd century become
a matriarchal society?

Before going to sleep, I looked at the countdown clock Su Xiuxiu had made and hung on the wall. There were 245
days left until the postgraduate entrance exam. Then I patted my old phone, preparing to set an alarm for tomorrow. But this phone was really
awful. Everyone else's phones were either Android or Windows, or at least
Nokia Symbian. My phone was a Bird, it didn't have an operating system. Its only feature used to be its loudspeaker,
but I wore it out from listening to English for the CET-4 exam. Now it was worth less than a watch, and less than a bottle of Su Xiuxiu's
face wash. I patted it four times before setting an alarm for 7:50.

Chapter 006 Professor or Beast

The autumn sun was so bright I could barely open my eyes. Damn, the alarm didn't go off. Looks like this phone is
retired .

Gu Zheng was tending to her flowers and plants in the yard. It was autumn, the roses were in full bloom, and the chrysanthemums were vibrant
. She was very careful, like a mother caring for her baby. I walked over quietly, intending to pick
a pale purple flower and smell the autumn air.

"Don't...don't...pick that flower!" Gu Zheng's expression suddenly changed, and she shouted.

"Oh...sorry, is it very precious?" I immediately withdrew my hand and smiled awkwardly.

"No...it's not precious, it's just poisonous." Gu Zheng said, biting her lip.

Poisonous? I seemed very confused.

"Yes, it's a poisonous flower, but it has strong medicinal properties." Her face returned to calm
as she smiled.

I breathed a sigh of relief. This little girl is really interesting; this is what they call "different strokes for different folks."

"Ma Aotian...you..." Gu Zheng called out to my back, her voice sweet with a hint of expectation and
a touch of mystery.

For some reason, my heart skipped a beat. I said, "What's wrong, A-Zheng?"

She bit her lip, her flushed cheeks looking like the morning clouds. She said, "Can your phone access the internet?"

"Yes, all phones these days can."

"Then let me borrow it for a bit." Gu Zheng patted the dirt off her hands.

I awkwardly took out my phone, mainly because it was too old.

She took the phone, and I showed her how to access the WAP website. She happily exclaimed, "Oh
, that's pretty good! Mine doesn't work well."

"Where's yours?" I asked, looking at her.

"Look, there aren't even any buttons." She pulled a 3.7-inch screen phone from her pocket.

She didn't notice at the time, but my face instantly turned ashen. I noticed the chipped
Apple , the completely English system.

"Don't tease me, sis," I said, slightly annoyed.

"What? What am I teasing you about?" Gu Zheng chuckled.

"Yours is worth more than ten of mine." I made a cross with my hand.

"Really? I noticed the logo design on the back wasn't even finished; I thought it was defective." She was clearly surprised
, stammering.

"The more chipped an apple is, the more valuable it is; a whole apple is worthless." Then I chuckled and said,
"You didn't find it, did you?"

"No…of course not…it was a gift." Gu Zheng's face suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly
tried to explain.

"A friend?" I blinked.

"...Yeah, right." She was clearly a little flustered.

"A guy?" I sighed.

"Yeah..." Gu Zheng lowered his head.

What else could I say? Since ancient times, beauty has been given to beautiful women, and a good phone is naturally given to beautiful women too. I was in a hurry
to go to Wang Shiyang's class, so I said, "You can use the phone for now, I'm going, see you later."

"See you later." Gu Zheng waved.

Wang Shiyang was in his early thirties, quite outstanding among young teachers, but I'd heard in private that he
was a womanizer . I wasn't going to his class because he was good at teaching, because if I didn't go, he would definitely fail me.
He would even remember if you forgot to greet him while walking by, and he would hold it against you during the exam.
I couldn't afford to mess with or avoid that kind of person.

When I arrived at school, I was still late. I crouched down and went in through the back door, sitting in the last row.
Wang Shiyang was talking about architectural drawing, spittle flying everywhere. He said, "When it comes to watercolor painting, the key is water control. You must control it.
Little girl, look how you control the water. You must control it like this... like this... like this." As he spoke, he grabbed the
girl 's hand and fiddled with it haphazardly for a while, making the girl blush. Wang Shiyang was immediately satisfied and then turned his attention
to other girls.

Unfortunately, Su Xiuxiu was also in this class. She often attended classes with me; she would study Chinese during my class,
and I would often sketch during hers. Actually, this was quite good; if any of the girls in our class were absent, she could
help with roll call.

"Little girl, where's your drawing? Show it to the teacher, okay? There's nothing to be shy about. If students can
draw what's the point of having a teacher?" Wang Shiyang said with a smile, staring at Su Xiuxiu's face.

"But I'm not in this class," Su Xiuxiu said nervously.

"Then which major are you in?" Wang Shiyang asked with a smile, then smoothed his hair.

"I'm not in this college; I'm in the College of Literature," Su Xiuxiu said, looking up awkwardly.

"Oh, hahaha, little girl, you're really ambitious. You want to learn to draw, right? When it comes to watercolor, the key is to control
the water, you must control it… See, you don't know how to control it, do you? I'll teach you…" Wang Shiyang's face flushed with excitement.

Su Xiuxiu reluctantly watched as Wang Shiyang grabbed her hand. Wang Shiyang said, "
There are several ways to hold a pen. Look how small your hands are (so white, so tender…)." Of course, the last two sentences were
his true feelings… "So you need to learn how to hold a pen properly. Study hard, it'll be very promising, hahaha."

After saying that, Wang Shiyang gently patted Su Xiuxiu's shoulder.

My eyes almost turned green with rage. Damn it, do you think I'm dead? You're flirting with my girl! When I graduate,
I'll definitely make you half-dead…

While I was still raging, Wang Shiyang had already walked up to me. "Where's your painting?" He tapped
the table, like a warden interrogating a prisoner.

I took it out and put it on the table. "This is your painting? Can you even call this a painting? What did the teacher tell you
…?" He glanced at me.

"You have to control the water, you absolutely have to control it…" I hurriedly remembered what he had said.

He snorted, "You must have been slacking off. Drawing requires patience, don't you know? Are you deceiving your teacher
or yourself? How come other students draw so well...? Are you going to badmouth
your teacher behind their backs when you can't find a job?... What's your name...?"

"Ma Aotian." I lowered my head, feeling a little uneasy. Would he punish me during the exam?

"The teacher is doing this for your own good..." He wrote his name smugly on the grade book.

"Teasing my girl, is it for my own good?" I muttered to myself.

Chapter 007 This meal was frustrating.

At lunchtime, Su Xiuxiu washed her hands three times with soap. I said, "That's enough, any more and your skin will peel." "

How can there be such a teacher? What kind of person is he?" Su Xiuxiu said angrily.

I lowered my head and stuffed a spoonful of rice into my mouth, saying, "He's not human..."

"Actually, I was in a pretty good mood. I have some good news to tell you." Su Xiuxiu looked at
me, resting her chin on her hand.

"What good news?" I just kept eating.

Su Xiuxiu said smugly, "Making money, of course! A sophisticated and lucrative job."

I said excitedly, "Tell me quickly, why are you keeping me in suspense?"

"Our professor is researching classical poetry and received a project from a Beijing cultural company. They need a few assistants
to organize the data, and they chose me. The monthly salary is two thousand, and the working hours are from six to ten o'clock on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Don't you think it's a good
deal ?" Su Xiuxiu laughed happily.

I hesitated for a moment and said, "There's no shady business involved, is there? How old is the professor?"

"He's almost sixty, and his grandson is already in elementary school." Su Xiuxiu looked at me with disdain.

I said, "Tch, some people are old in years but young at heart. I dare say Wang Shiyang is still a lecher at sixty, and Yang Zhenning's
wife is only twenty-seven..."

"Pah, what nonsense are you talking about?" Su Xiuxiu interrupted me, "My professor is a respectable person. Anyway, I've already told
him it'll start next week."

"What's the use of telling me if you've already told him? Whether I agree or not, I have to go." I said somewhat
unhappily .

"What are you doing? What are you doing? A lot of people want to go but can't. Do you
know ?" Su Xiuxiu said anxiously.

I said, "I don't know. I just know that Tang Qiming is definitely among those who are going."

"What about Tang Qiming? What's wrong with him? What did he do to offend you? So what if he's a good student?" Su Xiuxiu said
angrily banging on the table.

"Nothing much, he just walks like Donald Duck," I said slowly and deliberately.

Su Xiuxiu said coldly, "Tch, you're completely unreasonable. You're just jealous...you're jealous..."

"Tch, me fucking jealous? Jealous of Donald Duck? Are you kidding me? Are you sick?" I almost
jumped up .

Su Xiuxiu turned her head away and ignored me.

Actually, Su Xiuxiu was right; I was indeed jealous. Tang Qiming was not only handsome, but
also academically gifted, had a good temper, and came from a wealthy family. Any girl who was with him would be happy. He was the
class monitor in Su Xiuxiu's class, and many girls pursued him, but I knew he liked Su Xiuxiu; I could tell from his eyes.

For a long time, Su Xiuxiu ignored me and didn't eat. I deliberately ate loudly and said, "Anyone who
doesn't eat is a dog."

Su Xiuxiu snorted and turned her head to the other side. I said, "I'm a Donald Duck, quacking away."

"Tch, even Donald Duck is better than you," Su Xiuxiu said, turning her head away.

"Then I'll be Mickey Mouse, quacking away..." I made a face and stuck out my tongue.

Su Xiuxiu chuckled, playfully punching me with her pink fist, then frowned and said, "Everyone's watching
you, what's wrong with you? Aren't you embarrassed?"

Sure enough, the auntie clearing the tables came over and coughed several times. Actually, she'd been watching for a while. I
felt these food vendors and table-clearing aunties were hostile to couples. Once, when Su Xiuxiu bought food from one of the aunties,
she got half the amount of food compared to others. If she went to the male server, she usually got an extra spoonful. I still
don't understand why.

Su Xiuxiu said I was full. I said I was full too. Actually, that auntie next to me was making
a mess of ; how could I possibly eat that? The auntie said, "Young lady, are you full? If you are, I'll
clean up.

" "Auntie, you're so diligent, you've worked hard," I said sarcastically, giving her a sarcastic look.

The auntie sneered, "Serving the people."

If menopause is a woman's excuse for throwing a tantrum, then this auntie has simply taken it to the extreme.
Look at her, bowl after bowl of soup, seemingly obscuring the moon with clouds, drifting like swirling snowflakes in the wind, making a clattering, slurping sound.
*Splash!* If it weren't for saving face, I probably would have vomited ten times already. Su Xiuxiu, trembling with fear, pulled
me outside.

"Young people these days don't know how to cherish food. Chairman Mao taught us to remember the bitterness of the past and appreciate the sweetness of the present ... Do you think you're worthy of
Chairman Mao...?" the old woman sighed from behind.

*Splash... Splash!*

Chapter 008 A Monologue After escaping the Hunan restaurant, I felt a sense of ease and joy I had never experienced before. The dappled sunlight shone through the gaps in the trees onto the ground, like a haggard face. I still remember when Su Xiuxiu and I first started dating, we didn't even dare to hold hands. When we saw acquaintances, Su Xiuxiu would blush and explain to them, "Don't overthink it, we're just good friends." But now, walking together on the main road of the school, I felt a sense of vicissitude I had never felt before. Time is like a stream that flows further and further away, flowing through smooth paths and rough roads. At the end of the stream, there must be a beautiful village, a kind couple, and a group of mischievous children. As I was enjoying the autumn sunshine, Sun Baiyang caught up from behind, panting, and said, "What time is it? Why are you still taking a walk?" "What's wrong?" I offered him a cigarette. Sun Baiyang took the cigarette, lit it, exhaled a puff of smoke, and complained, "Damn it, I called you and you didn't answer. It was a young girl who answered, and her voice was so sweet..." Su Xiuxiu gave him an annoyed look, and Sun Baiyang quickly changed his tune, smiling apologetically, "Maybe she dialed the wrong number ... I wanted to tell you about the school's 11-a-side football." "Football? I haven't played in a year. Look, I've gained 146 pounds." I looked at Sun Baiyang in surprise. Sun Baiyang exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "We don't have enough people. Everyone except those missing limbs is playing." "Okay, then register me." I also exhaled a puff of smoke. "Ma Aotian, number 24... Pay 50 yuan for registration." Sun Baiyang took out a tattered notebook and wrote. "Paying the money means I won't register. I might not even get to play." I thought this guy was definitely messing with me. "Don't worry, you'll get in, you'll get in. We'll start with the upperclassmen and work your way down. You're a senior now, you're guaranteed to get in," Sun Baiyang said confidently . "You used to say the same thing. I signed up three times and only played once, and that was in stoppage time," I punched him. He said, "It's different now. I'm the captain, I make the decisions." I reluctantly gave him 50 yuan. He looked at himself in the sunlight and then smiled obsequiously at Su Xiuxiu, saying, "Sister-in-law, come cheer us on!" Su Xiuxiu snorted and said, "Signing up is so expensive, 50 yuan per person." "Of course, that's all the expenses. Water, toilet paper, Yunnan Baiyao, deposit, a yellow card is 10 yuan, a red card is 20 yuan. I have to add money every time, right, Brother Ma?" Sun Baiyang said seriously, smoking a cigarette. "Right my ass! I only played once, for 3 minutes, didn't drink any water or use any toilet paper," I said angrily. Sun Baiyang put on a stern face and said, "Brother Ma, you can't say that. You love football, you should support us . It's all for the sake of the School of Architecture. If everyone were like you, how would the country be built, how would society develop?" I said, "Don't talk nonsense. Remember to call me when you play." Sun Baiyang chuckled and ran off to find someone else. After taking a couple of steps, he turned back and said, "Give me two cigarettes." I took them out and handed them to him. He tucked one behind his ear, chuckled, and ran off again. His oversized jersey shimmered in the sunlight. The initials of his name on the back, "sby," were missing a letter from the sun and wind, leaving only "sb." Su Xiuxiu chuckled as she watched his retreating figure and said, "Hillbilly." Then Su Xiuxiu received a phone call and said, "Okay, Qiming... where is he? Classroom 113, Building 10... okay ." Then she glanced at me and said, "My boyfriend is here too. Need his help? Hmm... he can't really help much... bye." "What's wrong? Is it Tang Qiming?" I raised an eyebrow. "The Beijing Cultural Center sent someone. Professor Zhang told us to hurry over. I'll contact you if anything comes up." Su Xiuxiu clearly didn't notice my displeasure; she still looked excited. "Don't bother me. I don't understand poetry or literature, and I don't want to serve tea or water," I said sourly , looking at the falling leaves in the distance. "Whatever. Just make dinner and wait for me tonight," Su Xiuxiu said with a smile. Then she walked towards the west campus. I saw Tang Qiming standing on the stone bridge in the distance, his white shirt fluttering gently in the breeze , a handsome face, and a captivating smile. I increasingly felt that Su Xiuxiu was no longer the naive young girl she once was. She was strong-willed in everything, determined to be an independent woman. She often said that women must be economically and professionally independent, otherwise what's the point of living? She despised women who lived in the shadow of men, even thinking they were inferior to prostitutes. Prostitutes only sold their bodies, but their souls were free, while Su Xiuxiu seemed to be born and die for men . We cooked, did laundry, and looked after the children for them, and the men would often take their anger out on us. So Su Xiuxiu and I were independent in everything. We separated cleaning and cooking by odd and even days. She used her money to buy clothes, cosmetics, and hair styling. I had no other hobbies, occasionally playing Dota, and I didn't smoke much. "When we have children, we'll share the responsibility of raising them. Don't even think about making me your slave," Su Xiuxiu used to say to me quite seriously. I said, "Haha, you're still a child yourself, and you're already thinking about your own children." "Tch, that's bound to happen sooner or later. I'll have two children, a boy and a girl, and I'll give them the most beautiful names." Su Xiuxiu glared at me. At the time, I said, "Hahaha, then let's call them..." "You're not allowed to name them randomly. I want my children to be unique princes and princesses." Su Xiuxiu quickly covered my mouth. I only remember that Su Xiuxiu became happier and happier that night, and all the tenderness of womanhood and motherhood radiated from her. Every time I go home, my parents ask me about my girlfriend. I just laugh it off and reveal the details little by little. My mother is more observant, and she eventually found out that the girl was from Changchun, Jilin, and was a sensible young woman. My mother said, "Bring her home this winter break so we can have a better idea of what's going on." I said awkwardly, "What's there to see? It'll be cold in winter, and we won't have anywhere to stay. What's so interesting about an old house?" My mother said, "This house isn't bad after some renovations. How can we not have a place to live? You and your dad can share a room, and I'll share a room with that girl."

I said, "She's from the city, everyone lives alone in a room, she definitely wouldn't want your rural house."

My mother said, "Silly boy, she's after you, not the house. I think that girl is quite nice."

I said, "How do you know? You haven't even met her."

My mother said, "Look at you, texting day and night, not watching TV, not eating properly, how could I
not see through you? I know what you're thinking."

I pretended to be angry and said, "Did you read my text messages? How can you just look at other people's things?"

My mother said, "Do I need to read the text messages? You said it yourself."

My mother was actually right. I have this problem; when I get excited, I blurt out everything, I ca
n't keep anything to myself. If I drank too much one day, I might even reveal that I was peeking over the wall of the girls' toilet in first grade to watch girls poop
.

Chapter 009 Your Little Butt is So White

Actually, I didn't have any dirty thoughts at that time, I just made a bet with a bad boy. He said,
"Ma Aotian, I bet you're too scared to watch Yang Qingqing poop. If you tell me how big her poop is, I'll give you this pistol with
a magazine . If you're too scared, give me your box of little flower petal marbles."

We even clapped our hands like the heroes on TV. When Yang Qingqing went into the toilet, I leaned against
the wall. Yang Qingqing looked around, and I didn't dare breathe. Then she chose the cleanest stall and squatted
down. But instead of pooping, she peed. I only remember that her buttocks were unusually white, strangely white
. I even forgot to wonder why she squatted instead of standing to pee. Then I was in a daze.

One day in class, while I was playing with that pistol with a magazine, Yang Qingqing suddenly
burst into tears . The teacher asked her what was wrong, but she refused to say anything.

"Teacher, Yang Qingqing has a headache," the naughty boy suddenly stood up and faced the blackboard.

"Yang Qingqing has a headache? How did you know?" The teacher glanced at him.

"Teacher, Yang Qingqing and I are good friends. She told me." The mischievous boy
glanced .

"Is that so, Yang Qingqing?" The teacher frowned and asked.

Yang Qingqing nodded. Because back then, if we wanted to skip school, we would say we had a headache or a stomachache
, and pretend to cry for a while before reporting to the teacher. The primary school teachers in the countryside weren't very educated, and
when there was no other way, the teacher would let the "sick" child go home.

"Teacher, Yang Qingqing wants to go home and wants me to take her." The mischievous boy was determined to get Yang Qingqing.

The teacher said angrily, "Shut up, write ten big characters." Then she asked, "Who lives closest to Yang Qingqing's house?"

No one answered, but everyone's eyes turned to me. The teacher nodded, "Alright, it'll be you, Ma Aotian.
Take Yang Qingqing home, understand? There are only two hours left before school ends. You don't need to come back. Go back and write ten
big characters ."

I didn't dare look at Yang Qingqing. Every time I saw her, I thought of her snow-white little bottom, and I felt
a guilty feeling. The teacher said, "Ma Aotian, why aren't you moving?"

I said, "Teacher, should I use a grid notebook or a square-grid notebook to write big characters?"

The teacher said, "A square-grid notebook. And you, Yang Qingqing, since you're sick, write five pieces.
Don't , and don't buy snacks, understand?" I said, "Teacher, I understand."

Then we walked out one after the other with our schoolbags on our backs. On the way, I didn't dare to look up at her, nor did I dare to
say anything to her. Suddenly, Yang Qingqing stopped walking. She said, "Ma Aotian, stop."

I stood there with my head down. "Ma Aotian, do you know what bad things you've done?" Yang Qingqing said, flicking her braid.

"Oh, I stole a piece of candy from the convenience store yesterday," I said, blushing.

"Tch, what else?" Yang Qingqing bit her lip.

"I made Zhang Ming from the east end cry." I turned my head away, not daring to look him in the eye.

Yang Qingqing, her cheeks flushed, asked me, "That's not what I meant... You know that's not what I meant, you
... you... went to the women's restroom?"

I knew I couldn't deny it; that guy had betrayed me. So I gritted my teeth and said, "I did go
, but not to see you. My digital watch fell into the women's restroom, the kind with a flashlight..."

"Ma Aotian, you're lying! How could your digital watch fall into the women's restroom?" Yang Qingqing's eyes were red, her lips
trembling.

"Let's start... Actually... it fell into the men's restroom... The toilets are connected at the bottom, and after I peed, it flowed
into the women's restroom..." My mind raced.

Yang Qingqing persisted, "Ma Aotian, you're lying... You must have seen me... Tell me what you
saw ... Tell me..." Then she burst into tears.

I panicked immediately. I hate it when girls cry with me; when she cries, I want to cry too. I said, "Shh, don't cry,
don't cry, okay?"

But the little girl cried even harder, so I had no choice but to pat her head and say, "Don't cry...don't cry
..." She cried for a while and then stopped. I said, "I really didn't see anything, just your butt,
very white."

"And the rest..." she sobbed, wiping away her tears.

I said disdainfully, "Yang Qingqing, do you have any common sense? I was lying behind you, I didn't
see anything in front."

"Really? You're not lying to me?" Yang Qingqing sobbed.

"Absolutely not, I swear to my red scarf." I raised my right hand solemnly to the sky.

"Then why did he say I'm worthless?" Yang Qingqing stammered, at a loss.

I comforted her, saying, "Who the hell knows? He can't even count from one to one hundred, and you still listen to his
nonsense ."

"Hmm, what if he tells others?" Yang Qingqing smiled through her tears, then suddenly frowned.

"Hmph, he wouldn't dare." I scratched my head and clenched my fist.

"He dares, he definitely dares," Yang Qingqing said anxiously. "I don't know why he hates me so much, why he
belittles me like that."

I said, "He's crazy. I'll give him back this broken gun and the box of marbles."

Yang Qingqing nodded and said, "Okay, pinky promise." I reached out and hooked her little hand with mine.

Yang Qingqing said, "Then we'll walk home together after school from now on." I said, "Okay." Yang Qingqing said, "Let's do
our homework together." I said, "Okay." Yang Qingqing stood on her tiptoes and said, "Let's watch cartoons together." I said, "Okay."

Later I found out that the bad boy actually liked Yang Qingqing. I didn't know why he liked a girl...
The child wanted to belittle and insult her. I once asked some people, and they said that was a child's pure
love. However, I haven't seen Yang Qingqing since I went to school in the county town.

Chapter 010 The Keeper of a Loli

While I was still immersed in my memories, the wind gradually picked up, the fallen leaves danced in the wind,
and dark clouds spread from the north. I remembered that Su Xiuxiu's clothes were still drying on the second-floor balcony. Would Gu Zheng help me take
them in? Although she had a key, she might not be willing to go into a private room. And my phone was in Gu Zheng's hands,
and even if I had the phone, I wouldn't have Gu Zheng's number. I suddenly blamed myself for being so careless. I had to
get back to the villa before the rain came. Relying on the fact that this mountain bike with its rough wheels was very powerful, I ran all the way. I
checked the time with my watch, and I only took 6 minutes to cover 2000 meters.

"Ah Zheng, it's going to rain soon. You should take all your flowers and plants in." I locked the bike, panting.
The weather was really lovely in its gloom.

A man in his fifties suddenly walked out of the door, still zipping up his pants,
looking at me with a surprised expression. I apologized and quickly backed out. Looking closely at the address, it was indeed
apartment 103 in the Nanhu Jiayuan Third District. So, I steeled myself and went back in. The man was now
dressed in a suit and tie.

Gu Zheng sat blankly in the corner, her pajamas' straps still untied, her hair disheveled. I suddenly
understood everything. I stared at them, and Gu Zheng finally came to her senses. She looked at me with bewildered eyes,
as if the whole world had frozen. What was this? A sugar daddy/sugar baby arrangement? Even if it was, it wasn't my business, but I
felt cheated.

"So that's how it is. You two seem to be having a good time. I hope I didn't disturb you." I sneered, my mouth
agape.

The man lit a cigarette, looking at me calmly. "Ma Aotian, don't worry about me. I did it voluntarily.
Just leave me alone," Gu Zheng sobbed, curled up in the corner.

The man suddenly asked, "Who is this A-Zheng?"

Damn, it felt like I was an idiot, like I was superfluous. "I rented the house to them
. They... are still in school," Gu Zheng said, covering his face, avoiding my gaze.

The man said gently, "Isn't it good for A-Zheng to live alone? This house is so big, you can grow flowers if you like,
plant grass if you want."

"But I'm scared! I'm scared when the wind blows and it rains heavily, and the river to the south is so loud..." Gu
Zheng sobbed softly. While Gu Zheng was speaking, I was also observing the man. I felt like I'd seen him somewhere before.
Suddenly, I remembered—he was Li Rugang, the deputy director of the Construction Bureau. He'd even given a lecture at our college.

"Alright, A-Zheng, if you want others to live here, then let them live together," Li Rugang suddenly sighed.
"However..." He turned to me coldly and said, "Since you're letting them live in such a nice house for free,
you should know what's good for you."

His words left me speechless, still reeling from the shock. The deputy director of the Construction Bureau… such a high-ranking official,
speaking so well…

I still remember that day when he stood on the podium, radiant with
the charm , a charm that not only captivated women but also inspired longing in men. Back then, I thought that if I could reach his
position, my life would be worthwhile.

He smiled warmly and said, “Students, the future of the nation will surely belong to you, the future of China
will surely belong to you. Young people should be full of vigor, stand tall…” I was clapping from below, my hands
were numb from clapping. Suddenly, I felt everything was ridiculous, including my actions just now…

Li Rugang gently stroked Gu Zheng's hair and said, “I’ll come see you again next week.” Then he turned and got into
the Audi parked outside, speeding away.

Gu Zheng looked at me fearfully, her face flushed. She said, “Ma Aotian… I…” I
stamped my foot and headed upstairs.

“Ma Aotian, stop!” Gu Zheng called after me, her voice trembling with tears.

“Give me back my phone.” I turned around and glared at her fiercely.

"You..."

"Stop talking nonsense and give me your phone." I glared at her.

She handed me the phone, still warm and fragrant.

The downpour finally arrived, with large raindrops pouring down. Gu Zheng suddenly shouted, "Oh no, my flowers!"
I steeled myself and pretended not to hear, continuing upstairs. She said urgently, "I've collected your clothes, hurry and help me with my
flowers."

I finally couldn't be so heartless, so I came down and rushed into the rain with her. She had so many flowers, probably forty
or fifty pots. I said, "I'll carry the big ones, you carry the small ones."

The autumn rain felt unusually desolate. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning ripped through the night sky, tearing a crack in
the heavens Gu Zheng was so startled that she dropped the flowerpot, which shattered on
the ground. She knelt down and dug at the soil with her hands; the flower stems were broken, and it was clear the flower wouldn't survive. I brought the remaining flowers
inside . Gu Zheng was still squatting in the rain, crying, "My flowers, my flowers are dead..." I noticed it was a purple flower,
blooming exceptionally brightly.

I had no choice but to carry it inside. Gu Zheng's hands and clothes were covered in mud and water. She looked at me crying and said, "My
flower is dead. It took me two months to sprout... and now it's dead..."

"Then plant another one," I could only whisper to comfort her.

She murmured, "...It took two months to sprout. I'm afraid I can't wait that long."

Seeing how hard she was crying, I couldn't help but comfort her, saying, "It's okay. I have a classmate who's in the agricultural college. I'll ask
him for some colchicine. Once the seeds get through their dormancy period, they'll sprout quickly."

"Really? You're not lying to me?" Gu Zheng finally stopped crying.

"I'm not lying to you. It's true. Not only do you need colchicine, but also some shovel, scissors, and a knife." I hadn't
seen her cry so sadly before, and I inexplicably felt a strong urge to be gentle with her.

Gu Zheng's pajamas were thin to begin with, and when they became soaked, they clung to her body, accentuating her figure. Southern girls mature earlier, and
beneath her pajamas, she already possessed a shapely, alluring figure. Her face suddenly flushed red, startling me. Recalling
what she had said, I exclaimed, "That potted plant is poisonous, isn't it? Did you say it was poisonous?"

Gu Zheng hurriedly shook her head, saying, "I'm not afraid of poison. I've been exposed to flowers for so many years; I've developed a resistance
."

I said, "Then why did your face suddenly change color?"

Gu Zheng, her cheeks still red, said, "It's you! You… don't look at me like that!" Only then did I realize the reason…
I stared at her for a long time, and my face flushed. I said, "Go take a shower, don't catch a cold.
I'm going to take a shower too."

Gu Zheng said blankly, "Okay." When I went upstairs, she suddenly shouted, "Ma Aotian!" I
was startled and asked, "What's wrong?" She said, blushing, "Thank you."

Chapter 011 My Innocence with Her

Su Xiuxiu's clothes were neatly folded and placed. I took a set of clothes from the closet and went into the bathroom.
The warm water washed away my fatigue, as if everything just now was a dream. But it wasn't. Deputy Director
Li Rugang was a great man a few days ago, someone I admired and worshipped. Now he had become despicable.

But I just couldn't accept that Gu Zheng—this girl I thought was so innocent—had done such a
thing , just like—I would never forgive Gillian Chung and Edison Chen. Maybe this was a mistake in itself. I
shouldn't have come to rent a house at all. If there was anything pure left now, I think it was the feelings between Su Xiuxiu and me
.

The rain was still drizzling, accompanied by thunder and lightning. When I wanted to cook, I found we were out of vegetables
. Since we can't afford a refrigerator, we buy fresh vegetables every day. Unfortunately, it was
raining heavily . I cursed and kicked the empty basket. I thought Su Xiuxiu would definitely laugh at me
when she got back; I couldn't even cook a meal without her.

Damn it, I lit a cigarette and sat on the edge of the bed. Su Xiuxiu was probably still with the professor, maybe
Tang Qiming was there too, and someone would definitely be joking about them, saying things like "a perfect match." Maybe the professor
would say that too… Damn it, why am I thinking these things for no reason! What would Su Xiuxiu's reaction be? Would she say
something like, "Don't be silly, I have a boyfriend"? Or would she just smile and say nothing… Damn it, it's almost eight o'clock.

"Ma Aotian, have you eaten?" Gu Zheng suddenly knocked on the door.

I said irritably, "No."

"That's great! Come down and help me wash the vegetables, we'll cook together." I could hear a slight
excitement in Gu Zheng's voice.

My temper flared up again, and I said coldly, "I'm a little tired."

"Then you can come down and help me watch the fire. We can use one pot to stir-fry vegetables and another to cook rice...
What do you want to eat? I can make lots and lots of Hunan dishes," Gu Zheng said, somewhat oblivious to the situation.

I said loudly, "I don't have time! I still have questions to do, I'm preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam, I'm very busy, you know? I'm
a college student, and you expect me to carry flowers and cook meals?"

Gu Zheng stared at me with wide eyes, her expression filled with fear and unease. After a while, two thin lines of
tears streamed down her cheeks, and she sobbed, "You hate me... You think I'm cheap... You're
a college student, and I didn't even finish elementary school, I don't even know how to use a cell phone..."

I threw my cigarette on the ground and stomped on it twice. I said, "Yes, it doesn't matter if a girl is uneducated
or not smart, as long as she has a kind heart, as long as she is chaste... as long as..."

"But I need money, I really need money, do you understand money..." Gu Zheng cried even harder.

"Okay, you need money, but it's none of my business. We've only just met, and we'll be moving out in a few days. I'll give
you several times the rent..." I sighed, completely bewildered.

Gu Zheng grabbed me, anxiously saying, "...Don't go, I didn't mean it that way. You hate me,
and I hate myself too...but I have to rely on him. He said he loves me, he'll be good to me, I don't want your money
..."

"...Ah Zheng, calm down..." I gently pressed Gu Zheng's shoulder, and Gu Zheng naturally leaned into
my arms, even throwing himself into my embrace and softly sobbing.

At that moment, the door suddenly clicked open, and Su Xiuxiu walked in cheerfully, followed by Tang Qiming.

Su Xiuxiu, carrying a plastic bag, said, "It's raining so hard! I bought two big fish on the way, hehe, look, they're alive!
I'm going to make braised carp...Ma Aotian, come help me with this...what..."

Suddenly, she saw me pressing Gu Zheng's shoulder, Gu Zheng's face streaked with tears. Then Su Xiuxiu stood there, stunned
, and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Xiuxiu, actually... it's like this." My face was full of embarrassment.

Su Xiuxiu shouted coldly, "Ma Aotian! You... have disappointed me. Did you think I wouldn't be able to come back because of the heavy rain
? I knew there was no food at home, so I still came back to cook for you... and here you are... with her."

Gu Zheng blushed and bit her lip, saying, "Sister Xiuxiu, it's not what you think."

Su Xiuxiu said angrily, "Shut up, you have no right to speak. I'm asking Ma Aotian."

Gu Zheng's face turned red, and she hissed, "Sister Xiuxiu, how can you be like this?
What happened between Ma Aotian and me?"

Su Xiuxiu scoffed with a sullen face, "Ma Aotian, what do you want to do?" I smiled bitterly and simply
shut my mouth.

"Ma Aotian, you better give me an explanation right now." Su Xiuxiu persisted.

I glanced at Tang Qiming, who was silently smiling. My temper flared up immediately. In
front of , wasn't she leaving me no room for maneuver at all?

I said, "Stop messing around, why are you always causing trouble?" Xiuxiu said, "Ma Aotian, you bastard." As soon as she
finished speaking, Su Xiuxiu's eyes reddened. The rain was pouring down outside the window. I glanced at Tang Qiming; he was still leaning against
the doorframe , smiling. I couldn't say a word. I wondered if this was a trap, if
Tang Qiming had planned all of this? Could it be…? But I couldn't utter a single word.

"Ma Aotian, since you're not going to talk, I'm moving back. You can stay here, just you wait!"
Su Xiuxiu stomped her foot hard on the ground.

I grabbed her angrily, saying, "What do you want to do? Aren't you and Tang Qiming always together? Have
I ever doubted you?"

"Me and Tang Qiming? Are you kidding me? In this heavy rain, shouldn't a boy take a girl home…?
Did you expect me to pick you up? On your bicycle? You…" Su Xiuxiu's face flushed red, looking at me angrily.

I immediately got angry: "Fine, I said I'm a bicycle, you drive cars, do whatever you want."

Su Xiuxiu threw on her coat and rushed into the rain. Gu Zheng nudged me, looking apologetic, gesturing for me to follow her.
I pretended not to see and continued sitting on the sofa. Tang Qiming looked at me awkwardly and smiled, then grabbed his umbrella and
went outside. I lit a cigarette, took two puffs, threw it on the ground, stomped on it twice, then took out another,
lit it, took two puffs, and stomped it out again.

Gu Zheng looked at me fearfully, head down, hands fidgeting with the hem of her clothes, like a schoolchild who had made a mistake. She said:
"I'm sorry...it's because of me."

"It's none of your business, it's Su Xiuxiu who's causing trouble." I continued smoking.

Gu Zheng said, "Sigh...Sister Xiuxiu is a very good girl, why can't you be more considerate of her, sigh...
"

I said, "Do you know what you need to do right now?"

"Me? What can I do...cook?" Gu Zheng looked at me with wide, confused eyes.

I said, "Right, you cook the food, and then you can eat it yourself. Don't bother me, I'm very tired."

Gu Zheng tactfully went downstairs, leaving me alone facing the ceiling. The rain gradually subsided, pattering
against the windowpane like someone whispering.

Chapter 012 Go Get You Flower Seeds and Fertilizer

The next day's sunshine was bright, and the air after the rain was exceptionally fresh. Gu Zheng moved her flowers outside to
dry in the sun early in the morning, but the purple flower was missing. I thought it was indeed dead.

"I'll go get you colchicine, and you prepare the seeds." I remembered what I promised Gu Zheng, and also wanted to
clear my head What happened last night made me feel somewhat depressed.

"Want me to come with you?" Gu Zheng looked up at me, her beautiful eyes wide.

"No need, just tell me what else you need." I didn't meet her gaze; my words sounded
perfunctory . The autumn wind blew on my face, carrying a hint of melancholy.

Gu Zheng ran into the house, took out paper and pen, and wrote down some fertilizer. Then I tucked the paper into my pocket, hopped on my mountain bike, and Gu
Zheng shouted at my back, "Ma Aotian, you're just as handsome riding a bicycle!"

A surge of warmth coursed through me. I didn't turn back and headed straight for the agricultural college.

The main gate of the agricultural college was dilapidated, the walls covered with vines. I found the guy and explained my purpose.
He looked at me suspiciously and said, "Damn, you're interested in growing flowers now?"

"I'm not growing flowers, I'm an assistant." I spread my hands and smiled.

He smiled too and said, "Su Xiuxiu has really changed. She's quite professional now, she even took all my tools
."

"Ahem... it's not Su Xiuxiu... you don't need to know who it is." I blinked, mysteriously
.

He grinned mischievously, "Well, you've found another girl." I said sternly, "Don't talk nonsense, it's not true.
If Su Xiuxiu heard this, I'd be dead."

Then he turned and went into the warehouse, rummaging through drawers and cabinets for a while before finding a bottle sealed with wax. He exclaimed
excitedly , "This is it!"

"Won't this be expired?" I looked at him doubtfully. I remembered that these things were better when they were fresh.

"Of course not. This is an anaerobic environment, and here's a set of tools." He
whistled , looking like an expert.

I opened the toolbox and wow, knives, shovels, four different sizes of scissors alone, and several
packets of different flower seed fertilizers. I felt these things were a bit expensive, so I said, "Don't give them all to me, keep some."

He waved his hand and said, "I just need to get more." I said, "I can't accept that, I'll treat you
to dinner ."

He patted my shoulder and said, "No need, I have a classmate who's transferring to a four-year university in a few days, you can come over and give him
an advanced math exam if you have time."

I got on my mountain bike and said, "Okay."

He continued, "I have a cousin in your college, can you help me get her a certificate or something?" Then
he looked at my bike and smiled, "This bike is quite old."

"Yeah, I bought it the day I met Su Xiuxiu." I recalled the situation, like a faded
landscape painting.

"It's about time you replaced it, it's pretty old." He tugged at the back seat, and it banged.

"Replace the person or the bike?" I chuckled and casually took out a cigarette and handed it to him.

He patted my shoulder and said, "Hahaha, of course the bike, I just bought a used electric bike for only 600."
Then he took the cigarette and started it.

I said, "Let's do it after the New Year: I'm a bit short on cash right now." Actually, I was reluctant to part with this bike. It's been with me for so many years.
They say clothes are better when they're new, but people are better when they're old; the same goes for bikes.

I strapped the box to the back rack and rode straight
ahead
. As I gradually adapted to city life, I basically rode at breakneck speed, enjoying the feeling of speeding through the city. I remember several times Su Xiuxiu sat on the back rack, yelling at me to slow down. We weaved through the city's streets and alleys.
Su Xiuxiu once said that it felt like traveling to the ends of the earth.

Chapter 013: The Two of Us in the Villa

When I arrived at Nanhu Community, I checked my time; it took me 15 minutes to cover 3500 meters.
Gu Zheng took a small pot and shook out the seeds. I poured some colchicine on them and said softly, "Let them sprout."
Then I handed her the toolbox.

Gu Zheng's face was filled with happiness and satisfaction. A girl should be content, just like when they were little.
They only needed to wear a flower or buy a new hair clip to jump for joy.

Gu Zheng looked at me cheerfully and said, "I took care of everything myself. You just need to go to class. Don't be
so nice to me..."

"I'm not being nice to you. I've basically finished all my classes. You can study for the postgraduate entrance exam on your own." I rolled my
eyes at her.

"Oh, then why don't you go see Sister Xiuxiu? You should apologize to her..." Gu Zheng looked up at me and
asked cautiously. "Apologize? What did I do wrong?" I said in a slightly rough voice. Apologize? I had to save face

in front of this girl . Gu Zheng said softly, "Even if you didn't do anything wrong, you should still give way to girls, especially since she's Sister Xiuxiu..." After saying that, she scooped out a seed and planted it in the flowerpot. I looked down at Gu Zheng scooping out the seed from the pot, thinking that if apologizing could solve the problem, I would apologize a thousand times. But this time was different, and there was Tang Qiming involved, that handsome face. At this moment, Gu Zheng's phone suddenly rang. Her hand was still in the flowerpot. She glanced at me and said, "Help me get it out." "Where is it?" I was a little at a loss. "It's in that pocket on her chest." Gu Zheng's eyes darted to her bulge. The phone rang urgently. Gu Zheng's hands were both submerged in water. I hesitated for a moment, then reached for her chest. I could hear my own heartbeat, and I could feel Gu Zheng's heartbeat, and that softness... I felt like I'd been electrocuted and quickly pulled out my phone. There was a text message on it. I said, "Why did your system revert to Chinese?" Gu Zheng said somewhat awkwardly, "That person... took it out to get it fixed that day."

I said coldly, "Li Rugang?"

Gu Zheng said, "I don't even know his name..."

I sighed, "You're following him without even knowing his name? Do you even know what he does?"

Gu Zheng bit his lip and shook his head. I sighed again and opened the book: "He's going on a business trip soon, to
Shenzhen research the development of urban-rural integration. The money has been transferred to your account." Gu Zheng nodded blankly.

"His name is Li Rugang, the director of the Municipal Construction Bureau." My voice was like a breeze.

The midday sun was very comfortable, especially in the season between autumn and winter, with an unusual charm. I took
a collection of postgraduate entrance exam materials and studied them on the first-floor balcony. Politics, politics, damn politics, do I believe in Marxism
? Do I believe in communist society? I don't believe in anything, so why do I have to memorize it?

There's a Nanhu Elementary School in front. As soon as the school bell rings, the children
fly away freely like birds released from their cages. When I longed to grow up, I was still young; when I longed to never grow up, I'm already an adult.

Gu Zheng was leaning on the balcony, writing something. She asked me, "What's the next line after 'Life is precious'?"

Confused, I asked, "What are you writing?"

Gu Zheng, biting her pen, said, "Writing a letter."

"What era are we living in? A phone call or a text message solves everything," I said, somewhat amused.

Gu Zheng's eyes widened. "But you can't make calls or send texts there."

"In the mountains?" I asked.

Gu Zheng shook her head sadly. "A drug rehabilitation center."

I sighed. "The next line after 'Life is precious' is 'Love is more precious.'" Gu Zheng
wrote , her handwriting delicate. I hesitated for a moment and asked, "Who is it for?" Gu Zheng said, "A relative..."

Every now and then, Gu Zheng would run around in front of me, checking if the seeds had sprouted. I picked up
a piece of paper and sketched with a pencil, drawing her outline. I remembered when I first met Su Xiuxiu, I
drew a portrait of her every day. We had a simple dinner and then rested.

Ever since I met Su Xiuxiu, I've been on 24/7. Su Xiuxiu often says
around that she wants to drink milk tea from Fuxiang, so I jump out of bed, run to Fuxiang, knock on the door, order two cups of milk tea, run
to Su Xiuxiu's building, she lowers a rope down, I tie a bottle of milk tea to it, she pulls it up, and
we drink it together. People around us say it's incredibly romantic, and I was so happy, like a fool.

But even fools have their unhappy moments, and fools won't be happy without money. I looked at my watch—it was 11:30 PM—
and yawned, going to sleep. Then I remembered something and casually tore a page off the countdown sign for the postgraduate entrance exam.
Then two words popped into my head—"Make money. "

Chapter 014 Gunfight Competition 1

I was woken up by Zhao Rourou's phone call. He said, "Don't sleep, important news on Sunday."

"Keep it short, I'm listening." I yawned.

"Did you throw away that gun and all the gear you bought last year?" Zhao Rourou asked excitedly into the phone,
like a dog seeing a bone.

"No, I didn't throw it away. Damn, it cost over a thousand yuan! How could I just throw it away like that?" I spat at him into the phone.

Zhao Rourou continued excitedly, "That's good, that's good. There's a CF real-scene competition at Congtai Park,
an individual competition. I've registered you. The first prize is 5000 yuan, second prize is 3000 yuan, and third prize is 1000
yuan. But you have to give me back the 100 yuan registration fee."

I cursed, "Who told you to register? I don't have any money."

"Idiot, it's a waste if you don't use that gear. I know you don't have money. You'll have money once you win a prize. You
can pay me back later." Zhao Rourou scolded.

I thought about what she said and realized she had a point, so I asked, "What time does the competition start?"

Zhao Rourou yawned and said, "I'll wait for you at the park entrance at ten o'clock."

So I packed my backpack, put on my Fox Hunter outfit and imitation thread.

"Where are you going?" Gu Zheng had been watching me the whole time.

"I'm going out for a bit, there's a competition." I took a step out.

"I want to come too." Gu Zheng's eyes lit up, and she followed me with a wiggle.

"You should stay home and watch the flowers sprout." I hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at her. I never
like trouble, especially after arguing with Su Xiuxiu and being with other girls.

"I don't think they'll sprout anytime soon, at the earliest it'll be two weeks." Gu Zheng pouted, fiddling with the hem of her clothes.

"A shooting competition, you wouldn't understand." I thought for a moment, then smiled slightly at her.

"I just want to go for a walk." Gu Zheng pouted, her face pleading. I noticed her eyes
were really clear, like a spring.

I could only say, "Okay then, get on the bike."

A gust of autumn wind blew by, and Gu Zheng laughed, "Wow, so refreshing. You ride fast! This bike is nice,
let's name it." I thought to myself, why are you so long-winded? Gu Zheng, however, continued muttering to himself, "
What it? Let's call it Black Horse, it'll be fast, Black Horse, Black Horse, run fast!"

As we crossed an intersection, a traffic cop suddenly waved and said, "Stop!"

I quickly braked. The cop was an older woman. "Explain
the difference ," she said, her hands behind her back.

"I don't know," I replied, shrugging.

The woman looked smug and said, "Then tell me about the city's traffic safety regulations."

I glanced at Gu Zheng, who shook his head, and I shook mine too. "You don't even know this and you're already on the road
, driving in the motor vehicle lane with a passenger, severely overweight, over 300 pounds..." The woman's excited expression
was like she'd caught a criminal.

I said, "I don't weigh 300 jin, I only weigh 130 jin."

Gu Zheng said, "I only weigh a little over 90 jin..."

The old lady glared at us: "Anyway, you brought someone with you, 50 yuan fine, no objections, right?"

I immediately wilted and pleaded, "Can you reduce the fine?"

The old lady shook her head and said, "No, we've been standing here all morning and only caught you. Our wages
come from commissions here, the more we catch, the more we earn..."

I said, "I'm a student, I have a student ID, and the country stipulates that students can get discounts."

The old lady hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll give you a 20% discount, 40 yuan."

I jumped up and down and said, "Even train tickets are half price..."

The old lady said angrily, "Who told you to ride a bicycle? If you were taking the train, would I dare stop you?"

I looked at my watch, it was 9:30, and quickly took out a 50 yuan note and gave it to her. The old lady sighed and said, "Who..."
"It's not easy for anyone. Here's your number 15. Be careful next time, don't take this road."

I whispered, "Which road?"

"Heping Road," the older woman replied quietly, glancing around.

At the park entrance, I saw Zhao Rourou in the distance. She was rubbing her hands, waiting for me. She was carrying a string of imitation yarn, her Night Rose gear, and a bright red hat. "Who is she?" Zhao Rourou
stared at Gu Zheng, looking him over.

I turned to Gu Zheng and said, "A friend, just visiting the park." The entrance was already full of
cars, motorcycles, and electric bikes, with only a few bicycles.

"Zheng, you can play here. Meet me at the entrance after the match," I
said, glancing at Gu Zheng who was following me like a shadow.

"Okay...actually...I can follow you and watch your clothes too," Gu Zheng said timidly, looking at me shyly
.

Zhao Rourou quickly said, "Yes, yes, little sister, watch my clothes for me."

I glared at Zhao Rourou and said, "What a joke! I'm here to have fun, why should I watch your clothes?"

Chapter 015 Gunfight Competition 2

Next, the draw began, and the host announced the rules: a single round-robin elimination tournament. In the first round, the kill-to-defeat ratio
was more than 1.25 to 1, and those who were eliminated would stay. In the second round, the ratio was more than 1 to 1, and in the third round, it was 2v2, which meant team play. Finally
, it was 1v1, with the champion, runner-up, and third-place winners competing.

It seems this competition is quite popular, with participants ranging from middle-aged men in their forties
to children as young as ten. After understanding the rules, everyone was ready. I was drawn into Group B, while Group A was Zhao Rourou's group.
Don't let Zhao Rourou's soft and weak voice fool you; she's a formidable gunfighter. She's tall, long-legged, and thin, with incredibly accurate marksmanship.
After a flurry of activity, she killed 28 people and died 18 times. This was a spacious field, set up like
in , about the size of a football field. Zhao Rourou's score was 1.4, so she easily
advanced.

When it was my turn, I swung my bronze M4, and rubber bullets rained down like a storm. These were
special suits; every shot was recorded. Later, I hit someone's butt, and that person actually
cried. When I took off my mask, holy crap, it was a little girl, about 14 or 15 years old! I could only
laugh awkwardly. I hadn't expected CrossFire to be so popular. After that, things went smoothly, and I scored 1.6, advancing smoothly
. Then Group C continued.

"I haven't exercised in years, I'm exhausted," Zhao Rourou said, panting and wiping the sweat from her body.

"When will we get to the finals?" I wanted to get that prize money as soon as possible; after all, I was just after the money.

Zhao Rourou swayed and said, "Just two more rounds, I forgot to bring water, I'm a little thirsty."

"I'm alright, I didn't run much," I glanced at her, half-mockingly.

"It's okay, the water'll be here soon. I'll have your assistant go buy it." Zhao Rourou smiled smugly. See?
I managed to strike up a conversation with a beauty.

I hesitated for a moment and said, "Which assistant? What assistant?"

Zhao Rourou gestured, "You mean that little girl." I glared at her, and Zhao Rourou retorted,
"Damn it, she's not Su Xiuxiu, what's wrong with running errands?"

The rest of the competition was tough. Luckily, we were in the same group, and they avoided each other when they met, which
was essentially cheating, but the referee didn't notice. In the end, I scored 1.3, and Zhao Rourou scored 1.2
. We rested for a while, and I said, "Why hasn't the water come yet?"

Zhao Rourou snapped, "Damn it, she's probably playing somewhere. What kind of person is she? Doesn't she know we're waiting for water?"

"No, I have to go find her." I looked at my watch; she'd been gone for an hour, which made me
anxious.

"There are only five minutes left until the third round. What if she doesn't come back? We paid a hundred yuan for the registration fee."
Zhao Rourou looked at her watch and licked her lips.

I thought, okay. So I calmed down and waited for the competition to begin. There were still 12 contestants on the field.

Zhao Rourou and I tried to stand back to back for mutual support, amidst the artificial hills, slopes, and grass.
Bullets whizzed towards me, and I nervously dodged left and right, saying, "Damn it! Why are they all firing at me?"

"Haha, because you're too good," Zhao Rourou said gleefully, quickly aiming and firing
.

We quickly launched a counterattack. I said, "Why are they still shooting like this? If they only shoot at me, I'll definitely lose."

Zhao Rourou said, puzzled, "How should I know? Maybe they're stunned."

Later, when we were face to face, the two of them were still only shooting at me. I said angrily, "
Are they crazy?"

Zhao Rourou fired a bullet and said, "I don't know, winning the prize money is the most important thing."

Later, I fired a few shots wildly, and the man's helmet flashed. I vaguely saw his face. *** It turned out
to be Tang Qiming's dormitory student, the same major as Su Xiuxiu.

I immediately understood. My being with Su Xiuxiu probably annoyed them, like I'd stolen their
flower. Actually, I'd felt something was off during their class; people kept giving me
sidelong glances.

Damn it! Now they finally had their chance for revenge. They didn't care about the competition; they
were just retaliating, humiliating me. The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I rushed over, grabbed the guy, and started
hitting him with the butt of my gun. The referee blew his whistle: "Beep beep beep... Foul, foul..."

The guy and I rolled around on the ground. I grabbed his collar and said, "You son of a bitch, what did I do to you that
you keep hitting me?"

He didn't say anything, just glared at me fiercely and threw a punch.

I hit him with my gun, gritting my teeth and cursing, "Damn it, you're the one who caused trouble, you're the one who caused trouble, damn it..."
Then a bunch of guys rushed over. I kicked him again, and red blood slowly seeped from his helmet. The referee signaled
that we were all disqualified. I dusted myself off; he'd scratched a line of blood on my eyebrow.

Chapter 016 Where Are You, Lolita? 1

Zhao Rourou complained, "Sigh, I knew it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have let you come. Such a promising future!"

"You know, they're Su Xiuxiu's professionals." I spat through gritted teeth, the spittle
carrying a bloody smell.

"So what, relatives?" Zhao Rourou half-mockingly rubbed the gun in her hand.

"Pah, I just didn't like it and wanted to fight." I covered my forehead, feeling waves of pain. The wind blew, drying
the sweat , and a chill followed.

Zhao Rourou helplessly watched the blood from my eyebrow flow down my cheek. I picked up my helmet and saw the kid being helped...
I walked out the door. Zhao Rourou said, "Okay, you should go to the hospital too..."

I puffed out my chest and said, "Just buy some band-aids, I'll pay you back the hundred yuan at the end of the month."

"It doesn't matter when you pay me back, as long as you pay me back..." Zhao Rourou said with a sly smile.

I glared at her and said, "When have I ever owed you money?"

Zhao Rourou lit a cigarette and said, "Li Jiabei said you borrowed 300 yuan from him..."

I laughed and said, "Okay, I still remember that 300 yuan."

The competition continued, and the referee looked at me sympathetically and said, "You're actually quite skilled."

I smiled at this, picked up my gun, aimed at a big tree 30 meters away, the bullet
passed through, and a leaf fell. I sighed and shouted to the crowd, "A full set of equipment and a gun, 800
yuan cash transaction, who wants to buy?"

A group of people immediately surrounded me, and a middle-aged fat man said he would buy it for 700 yuan, saying that the gun was old. I
said, "I bought this gun and equipment for 1599. I clean the gun every time I use it. I dare say there's no gun this good in China
for that price."

The fat man sneered, "750."

I said, "800 yuan, take it or leave it." The fat man stood there hesitantly,
unwilling leave.

I noticed a little boy staring intently at the gun for a long time. I knew he wanted to buy it. I've been through that
age too; back then, I was passionate about everything, including girls.

I said, "Little brother, you want this gun, right?"

He nodded. I asked how much money he had. He hurriedly reached into his pocket and said shyly, "Only 500."

I laughed and said, "When I was your age, I only carried 100 yuan at most. Okay,
500 yuan is yours."

The boy took the gun with delight. I said, "Wait."

The boy was stunned, gripping the gun tightly, as if afraid I would change my mind. I smiled slightly and said, "Here's another hundred in change."

The boy looked at me in surprise. I patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't spend all your money on your own things.
Christmas is coming in a few days. You should eat out and spend time with your female classmates."

Then I gave him my backpack and clothes, and the boy blushed. Then I pushed my bike and drove away. Zhao
Rourou followed closely behind, smiling bitterly, and said, "Why did you do this?" I smiled and let the autumn wind dry
the blood on my face. The boy suddenly shouted from behind, "Big brother, thank you..."

After walking for a while, I tentatively said to Zhao Rourou, "I have the money to pay you back now."

Zhao Rourou looked at me suspiciously and said, "I really took it." "

You dared to take it? You said you'd pay me back at the end of the month." I snorted and said. Zhao Rourou said dejectedly, "Damn it
, I knew you wouldn't pay me back so easily. You're so stupid. Such good equipment, sell it to me! I
could sell it for 1,000 yuan and go crazy for it."

I turned my head and chuckled, "I'll sell it to you at the original price..."

Zhao Rourou said with a roguish look, "That's fucking bullying. By the way, I'm so thirsty, why hasn't the water vendor
come yet?"

"I forgot about that. Where did that little girl go?" I was stunned and felt confused.

Zhao Rourou winked at me, took a puff of her cigarette and said, "Look for her slowly. I'm taking a taxi back."

I nodded. After he had walked a long way, I suddenly remembered something and called out, "When you see Su Xiuxiu, don't mention
this..." He hesitated slightly, then nodded.

The wind picked up again, hitting my face. The wound on my eyebrow had dried, but now it
ached terribly. I wondered if it had reached the bone. A chill ran down my spine, and the thought made the pain worse.
I desperately wanted a mirror to check my wound, but there wasn't one. Suddenly, I remembered Su Xiuxiu; she
always carried a wooden mirror in her bag, with red velvet trim.

I went back to the park. Damn! This park was huge, with so many people—where was I supposed to find her? Handan
was n't big, but for a newcomer, it was still a maze. I searched everywhere, but apart from
a little girl rowing a boat on the lake who looked somewhat like her, there was practically no trace of her. I asked the people around me in a row
, "Have you seen a girl? Yes, yes, this tall, wearing Semir, big eyes, quite pretty. Oh, I
haven't seen her before, thank you."

Chapter 017 Where is the Lolita? 2

I broadcast three times: "Little Gu Zheng, your brother is waiting for you at the park entrance. Please come if you hear this. He's in a hurry."

"Young man, don't worry, kids are all playful, she'll be back soon." The loudspeaker lady munched on sunflower seeds,
glancing at me constantly.

"Actually, she... isn't a kid." I stammered, glancing anxiously at my watch.

"How old is she?" The lady asked, spitting out another sunflower seed shell with a puzzled look.

"Around 20..." I stammered, having never asked this before, since we hadn't known each other long.

"How could she get lost?" The lady looked at me with utter bewilderment and a look of utter idiocy, her meaning clear: you
're not here to make fun of me, are you?

I stammered, "She just arrived in Handan, she's not familiar with the city. By the way, has she ever lost face in Handan before?"

The lady said, "Handan is a city known for its embarrassing moments, but never for real people. Is she your girlfriend?" "

Actually, she's my cousin..." I lowered my head.

The older woman said, "Hehehe, I don't believe it, cousin, why are you in such a hurry?"

I was a little annoyed by her persistent questioning, so I rudely said, "If it were my daughter, I'd be even more anxious..."

The older woman slowly said, "Okay, I won't argue with you. You can wait patiently. It closes at five in the afternoon." I said,
"Damn, People's Park closes too?"... The older woman said, "I'm afraid of losing things... and I'm afraid of losing face..."

"Okay, here's my phone number. On behalf of the Party and the people, I thank you."
I smiled wryly and wrote my number on a piece of paper.

"Okay." The older woman put on her reading glasses and looked at the setting sun.

Then I jumped into the car and drove straight along People's Road. The first place I looked at was the Semir store. I had visited dozens of stores,
big and small . Autumn clothes were all on clearance, 40% off. One women's clothing store was only selling for 39 yuan
. It was very pretty. I thought about it and bought one. I thought this dress would look very pretty on Su Xiuxiu. Thinking of
Su Xiuxiu, I suddenly felt inexplicably sad.

The sun was already setting, and the wind felt desolate on my face. I pushed my old cart like a homeless person against the backdrop of the sunset, a dried bloodstain
on my face . Suddenly, I heard a click, and I was captured in the camera lens.

A blond-haired young foreigner, holding up a DSLR camera, gave me a thumbs-up and said in broken Chinese,
"Haha, young man, you're very handsome! Come on, let's take another one." I thought to myself, "What the hell?" But out of politeness...
I smiled and struck a pose.

He chuckled and said, "Make your hair a little messier, unzip your jacket a little more, okay, that's it." Click, click,
click... After taking the picture, he wiped his sweat and smiled, saying, "I'm currently working on a project called 'The Wandering Third Party'
..."

"Holy crap, me wandering? And a third party?" I immediately jumped up and exclaimed.

He looked smug and said, "I think you look a lot like... what do you think..."

I spat and said, "I look like your dad." He wasn't angry, and pulled out a business card for me, saying, "
Handsome , if you need anything, call me. I'd be happy to help you wandering... third parties..."

I calmly put it in my pocket, gave him the middle finger, and said, "You son of a bitch, you're got yellow hair." Then, facing the setting sun,
I continued walking. He shouted after me, "Wandering third party, good luck, yay! yay!"

Suddenly, I felt a strange sadness. On Chinese soil, I was being mocked by a foreigner. I'm wandering,
and a damn third party. Perhaps he wasn't mocking me, perhaps he was just pitying me. On Chinese soil, I was
pitied by a foreigner. He said I was a homeless person, he said I was like a third party.

The wind was blowing harder. I looked at the sky and realized I had made a fatal mistake. I had
thought it was autumn, but it was probably already winter. No wonder it got dark so quickly. It got dark, and I decided to give up.
I was going to place an ad, but damn it, where was the TV station?

Chapter 018 Holding Her Tight

The phone suddenly rang. It was an older woman. She said, "A young girl is here. Is she your cousin?"

I hurriedly said, "Yes, where is she?" The woman said, "At the park entrance. Come quickly, it's closing time, I have to
go home ."

In the distance, I saw Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng's face was red from the cold. She looked at me anxiously and said, "Your face
... is broken."

I raised my head confidently and said, "It's okay, just a small injury."

"Does it hurt a lot...? It's all blood, it must hurt a lot..." Gu Zheng looked at me gently, her concern overflowing.

My nose stung; the wind had already made my face numb, but now my heart was churning violently
, aching and painful. I've always been a strong person, yet now I was
softened by a girl's concerned gaze.

I licked my lips and said hoarsely, "You've been waiting for me here?" She nodded.

The older woman chuckled, "How touching! Cousin, you're so considerate! Hehe, I can forget about watching my Korean drama,
I'll watch you two instead."

My face flushed, and I waved to her, saying, "Get in, let's go."

Gu Zheng hunched his shoulders, "Are you cold?" I casually fiddled with the bicycle bell.

Gu Zheng hurriedly shook his head, and I said, "It's cold, it's cold."

Suddenly, the older woman clapped her hands and shouted, "Hold her tight, hold her tight, 1, 2, 3, hold her tight!" Gu Zheng and I
both gave her a resentful look. The older woman quickly covered her mouth and said, "Isn't that how it's always portrayed in Korean dramas?"

Just as I was about to laugh wryly, Gu Zheng suddenly said, "Okay, I'm cold." I shook out the Semir autumn jacket
, ripped off the tag, and said, "Put this on."

Gu Zheng couldn't hide his excitement and said, "Wow, Semir! Semir!" I smiled and said, "I know you
like wearing Semir, but you don't wear stockings."

The older woman winked at me and held up three fingers. I could almost hear her shouting in her heart, "1, 2,
3, hold her tight, 1, 2, 3, hold her tight!" I sighed. *** This complicated society, this upside-down society,
this perverted society—was this older woman really an older woman?

I looked at the sky and saw that the moon was very round. I saw that Gu Zheng looked beautiful and gentle in the moonlight, with
a kind of delicate charm like a southern girl. I was immediately startled by my own thought. Was it not the old lady shouting,
but me shouting in my heart, "1, 2, 3, hold her tight, 1, 2, 3, hold her tight...

" The ride back was unusually quiet. I rode very steadily when Gu Zheng suddenly cried softly behind me. She said, "This
dress wasn't bought for me."

I frowned and said, "How did you know?"

Gu Zheng said, "I received some clothes for Sister Xiuxiu that day, and it happened to be this size." I sighed and said,
"It doesn't matter. You're wearing it now. This is a new one for you."

Gu Zheng wiped her eyes and said, "Yeah, I'm so happy." Then she leaned closer to me, and I felt a wave of warmth.
I smiled and said, "Happy? Then why are you crying?"

"It's precisely because I'm happy that... I couldn't help but cry, hehe." Gu Zheng wiped her eyes and then
smiled through her tears .

I sighed. Since growing up, I rarely cried, but I laughed often—loud laughs, silly laughs, bitter
laughs , laughs that were heartbreaking, laughs that were painful. Then, as I laughed, my stomach would cramp, a
feeling of wanting to vomit, a feeling of my heart breaking—it was the feeling of longing.

Gu Zheng said softly, "Ma...Aotian, Xiuxiu will definitely forgive you. Her anger proves she likes
you. I know you're thinking of her, you like her a lot, don't you..."

Her voice grew softer and softer until I couldn't hear her anymore. I didn't answer. I just had a feeling. Gu Zheng
hugged me tightly from behind, and something warm and wet flowed down my back—her tears. She said she
was happy, wasn't she? But was she truly happy...?

Gu Zheng, tears streaming down her face, hugged me tightly and said, "Ma Aotian, I didn't mean anything by it. I just feel
safe holding you..." I gave a bitter laugh and said, "Just for a little while, okay? I have a girlfriend, her name is Su Xiuxiu."
Gu Zheng pressed her face against my back and gently hummed in agreement.

Gu Zheng was a girl from Hunan, much smaller than Su Xiuxiu, but she seemed unusually heavy to me,
and my heart sank. She was holding me, trusting me so much, relying on me so much, and I couldn't bear to hurt her. Even
when we got back to the villa, Gu Zheng was still holding me. If it weren't for her sweet, cloying breathing, I would have thought
she was asleep. Right now, I only had one thought in mind: Su Xiuxiu, when are we going to make up?

Chapter 019 This Doctor is Humorous 1

Su Xiuxiu was indeed a curse. No matter what I said or thought of her, she would come back to life. I hesitated
for a moment before answering the phone. Su Xiuxiu said hoarsely, "Ma Aotian, you got into a fight! You even hit one of our
classmates!"

"He hit me first. Who told him to keep shooting at me with a gun?" I argued, somewhat indignantly.

"Sigh... wasn't that just playing a game? Look at you, you fight even when you're playing soccer, and you fight even when you're playing a game.
How can people from Cangzhou be so barbaric? Are you hurt...?" Su Xiuxiu's words revealed unusual heartache.

I forced a nonchalant laugh: "Hahaha, how could he hurt me?" But then I felt a sharp, piercing
pain in . Had it reached the bone?

Su Xiuxiu said urgently, "Oh... he's badly injured, his head is even cracked. Don't try to be brave, you
should go to the hospital. I'll wait for you at the Power Hospital."

Before I could say anything more, Su Xiuxiu hung up. I looked at Gu Zheng, who was shivering in the night wind, and
said, "I heard everything. Go over there and apologize to her."

I nodded gratefully. Gu Zheng said softly, "Ma Aotian, what do you want to eat? I'll cook and wait for
you."

I shook my head and said, "No need, you should rest." The moment Gu Zheng turned his head, I clearly heard
something fall to the ground and shatter. In the moonlight, I saw that it was her tears, or perhaps her heart. I felt something
sting. Was it my heart?

Su Xiuxiu stood at the entrance of the Power Hospital, next to her roommate Xiao Fang. Xiaofang is a cheerful girl,
always with an endless supply of snacks. Sometimes the three of us study together without feeling awkward at all. But if
it were two guys and one girl, the situation would be very different, because men are extremely possessive creatures
and would never let anyone share their flirting, teasing, or even snacks with a woman.

Xiaofang rolled her eyes and kept chewing potato chips, saying, "Ha, Ma Aotian, you're here!"

I breathed out a sigh of relief and stopped the car, saying, "Xiaofang, you must weigh 160 pounds."

Xiaofang pouted and said, "Nonsense, I'm not 160, I'm only 150."

At this moment, Su Xiuxiu walked over from the side. When Su Xiuxiu saw my face, she exclaimed anxiously, "Such a long cut,
why didn't you go to the hospital?"

I smiled faintly and said, "That's blood."

Su Xiuxiu sighed and said, "Oh, you've made my eyes blurry! Your eyebrows... your eyebrows,
why are they stuck together?"

Xiaofang pulled her, and then we went into the surgery department.

The doctor, not very old, looked up and asked, "How did you get this?"

I said, "From a fight."

He frowned, his face full of disdain, and said, "Young people these days, in such a good society, you shouldn't
be here , you should be learning to fight..." Su Xiuxiu said anxiously, "Doctor, please see me first, stop talking so much nonsense."

The doctor put on gloves, picked up a flashlight and magnifying glass, looked for a while, and said, "I need a few stitches."

Su Xiuxiu was startled and said, "Is it that serious?"

The doctor said seriously, "Very serious, any deeper and it would have broken the bone. Look, the flesh is all turned inside out.
Why did you take so long to come? The flesh is almost dried out, like Sichuan cured meat..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fang spat out the potato chips in her mouth into the trash can and looked angrily at the doctor, saying:
"You... how can you be so disgusting..."

The doctor ignored her and continued slowly and methodically, "There's dust and bacteria inside. If I'm not mistaken, this
dust comes from Congtai Park."

I was shocked and said, "You... how did you know?"

Chapter 020 This doctor is very humorous 2

The doctor continued, "Congtai Park has a patch of red soil, which has good water permeability and is good for running and jumping."

I thought about it, and there really was a patch of red soil there. I couldn't help but feel a deep respect for this doctor. He
was so knowledgeable and talented, so amazing and great. I said, "With your great abilities, isn't it a waste of your talents to work here?"

The doctor said with a serious face, "There is no distinction between noble and lowly work. We are all contributing to China. Actually, I don't have any
special abilities. It's just that while you were fighting a gunfight, I happened to be practicing Tai Chi there..."

I was about to curse him when Su Xiuxiu said anxiously, "Please hurry up, you talk too much nonsense."

Only then did the doctor pick up a cotton ball, apply hydrogen peroxide, and wipe it a few times. Immediately, a white smoke appeared, blurring my
vision. An indescribable pain assaulted my brain nerves. The doctor grinned mischievously at Xiaofang and said, "
See ? Now you look like stir-fried cured pork..."

Xiaofang spat out the potato chips in her mouth into the trash can with a "whoosh," then glared angrily at the doctor, her lips
trembling. Su Xiuxiu held her down and coughed a few times. I couldn't help but laugh; this was indeed a good way to lose weight.

Su Xiuxiu asked softly, "Doctor, do I need anesthesia?"

I quickly interjected, "No, it's so close to my brain, anesthesia would slow my reaction."

Su Xiuxiu said anxiously, "But, that will hurt a lot."

I gritted my teeth and said, "Don't do it, I can bear it, ah...!"

Just as I cried out, the doctor, holding the inserted needle, said, "See, that's called surprise attack...
"

Su Xiuxiu looked up and continued, "Attack when unprepared... Is this martial arts? Reflecting the way of medicine?"

The doctor quickly stitched up several stitches and said, "You're teachable, you must have read Sun Tzu's Art of War."

Su Xiuxiu said proudly, "Of course, I studied Chinese for nothing... Ma Aotian, does it hurt?" I
cursed inwardly, you read Sun Tzu's Art of War, but you use me as a guinea pig.

I felt like a lamb to the slaughter, a lab rat being tortured to the point of near death. I gritted my teeth,
letting the sweat pour down my face, while Su Xiuxiu held my hand tightly, a firm strength
emanating . The doctor tied a knot, wrapped it with gauze, and taped it on, saying, "Come back in 7 days to remove the stitches."

Su Xiuxiu touched my face tenderly, saying, "Doctor, doctor, will it leave a scar?"

The doctor said, "It shouldn't, just be careful when washing your face."

I said, "How much?"

The doctor waved his hand, saying, "Forget about money."

Su Xiuxiu smiled apologetically, saying, "How could I accept that? Let me treat you to a meal."

The doctor grinned mischievously, saying, "Forget it, I just want to eat stir-fried cured pork..." Xiao Fang suddenly vomited, seemingly
throwing up her dinner.

As I was leaving, the doctor said to me, "Young man, your marksmanship isn't bad." I

smiled bitterly and said, "Oh, not at all."

The doctor shushed me and said, "No need to be modest, I was referring to when you were hitting someone."

I smiled wryly and said, "Oh, not at all, I still got shot."

The doctor said, "That kid was more badly injured; I was the one who stitched him up."

I asked with concern, "Really? How many stitches did he get?" The doctor said, "Haha, two more than you."

I smiled smugly; after all, I had won. Su Xiuxiu looked at me resentfully, unsure what to say.
Xiao Fang interjected, "It's not good if either of you gets hurt. We're all on the same side. Sigh, how are we going to attend classes now?"
Actually, I'm starting to regret it now. This really embarrassed Su Xiuxiu. Damn it, I didn't even
consider the consequences.

The doctor suddenly grinned mischievously and said, "Young lady, don't you want to get checked out too?"

"What?" Xiao Fang asked, puzzled. "Me? What do I need checked out? I'm not injured."

"But you vomited three times," the doctor continued with a mischievous grin.

"So what?" Xiao Fang asked, confused. "It's not food poisoning, it's just that you feel nauseous . You're the one
who made me vomit."

The doctor smiled, and I wanted to laugh too. I really wanted to laugh so badly. Su Xiuxiu pinched my arm, and
I coughed and said, "Xiao Fang, he's just joking with you. Doctors always have the people's best interests at heart." Xiao Fang snorted
, "Tch."

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