“Dumplings, hot ones.” “Little Teacher still remembers?” “I remember.” ‘I’ve always remembered,’ Jiang Rang added in her heart.
Xu Si sat in the park downstairs, eating a dumpling from the thermal container: “Indeed, they taste better hot.”
Jiang Rang didn’t speak, just smiled and watched him continue eating. Xu Si finished every last dumpling, then picked up the container and said to Jiang Rang: “Little Teacher, come with me to get a haircut?” “Okay.”
Jiang Rang looked at Xu Si’s motorcycle parked nearby: “Can you still ride?” “Don’t worry.”
Xu Si had bought a new helmet. Pink, slightly smaller than his. He carefully put it on Jiang Rang’s head, his movements gentle and tender.
Yuan Yuan meowed complainingly, as if saying: “Where’s my helmet?” Xu Si glanced at Yuan Yuan in the cat carrier and laughed: “Forgot about you, I’ll buy you one next time.” Jiang Rang couldn’t help but laugh.
Xu Si got on the motorcycle, put on his own helmet, and turned back to Jiang Rang: “Let’s go.” “Okay.”
He wasn’t riding particularly fast. Jiang Rang grabbed the back of his clothes: “You can go faster, Xu Si.” “Then hold on tight, Little Teacher.” As soon as Xu Si finished speaking, Jiang Rang hugged his waist: “I’m holding on tight.”
She looked well-behaved, with a gentle personality, yet surprisingly liked this kind of thrill and speed – it had surprised him before.
Even through the helmet, Jiang Rang could feel the whoosh of the wind. In this thrilling speed, she felt comfortable and exhilarated.
At the barbershop.
Xu Si stuffed the snacks he bought into her arms, then took out a bottle of milk from his pocket and handed it to her: “Drink it while it’s warm.” “Okay.”
Xu Si also put his phone in her hands: “The password is your birthday. There are games inside, play for a while.” “Okay.”
Jiang Rang was suddenly curious, wondering when he learned her birthday: “How do you know my birthday?” “I accidentally saw it when filling out forms before.” Jiang Rang was surprised that he remembered it after just one glance.
She sat on the nearby sofa, took a sip of milk, and watched the hairdresser cut Xu Si’s hair.
Xu Si’s phone showed an incoming call. Jiang Rang walked to him with the phone: “Someone’s calling.” Xu Si glanced at the contact name: “Help me answer it.” “Okay.”
Yang Shikun’s voice came through the phone: “Si-ge, where are you?” “Getting a haircut.” “I’ll come find you.” “Don’t come.”
Yang Shikun paused for a moment, then realized: “Si-ge, are you with Student Jiang?” Jiang Rang couldn’t hear their conversation, but saw Xu Si glance at her and say yes.
Xu Si hung up and handed the phone back to Jiang Rang.
Jiang Rang played games for a while, then looked up to see Xu Si walking towards her. “Let’s go, Little Teacher.” “Okay.”
Xu Si took the snacks and thermal container bag from her hands and carried them.
They walked for a while when Jiang Rang suddenly felt a warm flow. Her mind went blank for a moment.
“What’s wrong?” Xu Si saw her ear tips suddenly turn red as she stood there awkwardly.
Jiang Rang licked her lips, feeling uncomfortable, not knowing how to say it. “Stomach uncomfortable?” “Mm.”
Xu Si took off his outer jacket and tied it around her waist: “Let’s find a bathroom first.”
At the nearest bathroom entrance, Xu Si said to her: “Wait for me a moment, I’ll be right back.”
Jiang Rang stood at the entrance, and soon saw Xu Si return with a large black bag.
Xu Si handed her the things: “Go quickly, I’ll wait outside.”
When Jiang Rang got to the bathroom and opened the bag, she was stunned – it contained seven or eight packages. After finishing up, she washed her hands and walked out. Looking up, she saw Xu Si waiting outside.
She walked up to him and quietly asked: “Why did you buy so many?” “I didn’t know which brand you preferred, so I asked the aunties inside. They said these were good, so I bought them all.”
Jiang Rang felt something indescribable.
“Is your stomach hurting?” “It’s okay.”
Xu Si took out a heat patch from his pocket and handed it to her: “It’s already warm, put it on.” The young man’s tone was gentle, and his gaze towards her was extremely tender.
Xu Si watched her put on the heat patch: “Let’s not walk around anymore. We’ll eat and I’ll take you home.” “Okay.”
While eating, Xu Si handed something to Jiang Rang: “Drink this, it’ll make your stomach feel better.” Jiang Rang looked at the brown sugar ginger tea he handed her, not knowing when he had bought it.
“Xu Si, I’ll wash your jacket clean before returning it.” “No need, Little Teacher. Don’t touch cold water. Just give it to me another day. Don’t stay up late today either, go to bed early. I’ll supervise you.” “Okay.”
Besides “okay,” Jiang Rang couldn’t say anything else. The young man was truly the gentlest.
…
April 11th, Monday.
“Students, for Wednesday’s comprehensive science test, we’ll be using combined papers. This might be good news for some students, but it’s a disaster for others. Please plan your time wisely.” “Okay!”
Wang Lin: “My cousin said that usually when using combined papers for the first time, scores tend to fluctuate.”
Li Jingjing: “My cousin said he usually got 160-170 points total for the three subjects, but after using combined papers, he didn’t even get 100 points the first time.”
“Really?” Wang Lin couldn’t help but sigh: “Isn’t that game over then?”
Li Jingjing glanced at him: “Don’t believe you. Last time you said you barely studied, then suddenly improved by twenty points.”
“Hey, you…” Wang Lin said, then looked at Jiang Rang who was writing: “Student Jiang, this is your first time using combined papers, are you nervous?”
“It’s fine, I’ve done them before.” “Do you have previous years’ papers?” “Yes.”
Jiang Rang took out a test paper and handed it to him.
Wang Lin flipped through a few pages and saw a completed paper. He thought Jiang Rang hadn’t checked the answers, but when he turned to the back, he found red marks. She had barely made any mistakes.
“Let me look at one, I’ll use pencil.” “No need, just write directly on it.” “Thanks, deskmate.” “You’re welcome.”
As soon as class ended, Wang Lin saw Xu Si coming over and instinctively left his seat, running to play in the first row.
Xu Si placed a bottle of milk on Jiang Rang’s desk.
Jiang Rang picked up the milk, it was still warm: “It’s just the end of first period, when did you buy milk?” “Kept it warm in my pocket.” “Don’t do that next time.” “Why?”
Xu Si stared at her small expression, feeling a bit of an itch in his heart.
“The milk gets cold.” “What does that matter? Can’t let Little Teacher drink cold milk.” Xu Si smiled somewhat mischievously.
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