"Actually, it's been like that since I went to that restaurant."

Zhang Chuntao raised her eyebrows and described the story of the day to Xiaohua in a pretentious tone.

Zhang Chuntao's parents' divorce wasn't a particularly sad thing. As Xiaohua said, she received double the New Year's money and unprecedented care.

Before that, Ms. Huang Ying's mother had hardly cared about her daughter.

"Taozi," Huang Ying said, looking much plumper. The fat on her face perfectly reflected her current status. "This is what your Uncle Yang brought back from Hong Kong."

"Thank you, Uncle Yang." Zhang Chuntao said perfunctorily.

Huang Ying didn't care. She insisted on reuniting with her daughter every Spring Festival, not to repair the mother-daughter relationship, but to let her go back and tell her father that she was living well.

After all, in order to marry Lao Yang, Huang Ying voluntarily gave up the custody of her daughter.

"Oh, right," Huang Ying said, moving her broad body aside. A thin, world-weary little boy stood there. "This is Yang Xing, your younger brother. He's six years old."

Zhang Chuntao didn't say anything, just like Yang Xing didn't greet her either. This was the only tacit understanding in their blood.

Yang Xing is the child born after Huang Ying's divorce. He was not brought here in the past few years, so Zhang Chuntao just ignored him.

But when the other party really stood in front of her, Zhang Chuntao felt disgusted.

What made her even more annoyed was that the boy looked somewhat similar to her.

So Zhang Chuntao completely forgot what the expensive food in the Red Wall Restaurant tasted like, and she also didn't remember that the waiters didn't sing Russian songs for them.

She only remembered Huang Ying kept saying:

"Your brother is so smart. He can recite the multiplication table at the age of six, and he can even recite 300 Tang poems!"

"Your brother loves me very much. He even saved his New Year's money and bought me a skirt!"

"By the way, your brother is very kind-hearted. He adopted a stray cat..."

Zhang Chuntao was halfway through her meal when she found an excuse to go home.

When her father asked her about it, she just said, "Mom is doing well. She took the boy with her."

The middle-aged man, who was so busy every day that they hardly saw each other, frowned and showed concern for his daughter. "Your mother is just like that, petty and narrow-minded! You haven't eaten enough, right? Daddy will make you a bowl of noodles, noodles with meat sauce!"

"Dad," Zhang Chuntao mustered up her courage, "I want to get a dog."

…

"So did you finally get a dog?" Xiaohua also lost interest in the Red Wall Restaurant. She wanted to go to her best friend's house to pet the dog.

"He just agreed." Zhang Chuntao twirled the pen in her hand weakly. "But you know, my dad often promises things and then forgets them the next moment."

"Hey," Xiaohua said, laying on the table. "I'm quite envious of you. You have a dad who doesn't really care about you and just gives you money. Your mom may be a bit of a nag, but she gives you a lot of living expenses every month!"

"Do you want to go ice skating tonight?" Zhang Chuntao asked casually.

Xiaohua's eyes lit up immediately, and she wished she could grow a pair of wings on her back and fly away.

"Are you going after evening study? Will it be closed?"

"Then just skip the last class!" Zhang Chuntao said confidently, "Brother Tan (the homeroom teacher) isn't coming tonight anyway!"

"Okay." Xiaohua poked Zhang Chuntao with her hand again, showing an embarrassed but expectant expression.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Chuntao asked. Her best friend must have something to tell her.

"I, I think it would be too boring if it's just the two of us going there?" Xiaohua desperately glanced at the back row with her peripheral vision.

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However, Zhang Chuntao seemed to not understand him: "There are so many people skating there, how come there are only two of us? And isn't it better the fewer people, the better? I can skate more freely."

"No!" Xiaohua was furious. This Taozi's reading comprehension ability was too poor. "I mean, we can find a few more people to go with us. We're all in the same class, so we can look after each other!"

Looking at Xiaohua's slightly red ears, Zhang Chuntao understood what she meant: "Oh, tell me, which boy do you want to invite?"

"Ahem," Xiaohua bit her lip in a reserved manner. "Then, how about Zhang Xin? He seems quite safe."

Zhang Xin, the most handsome boy in their class, was just a scoundrel who liked to put hairspray on his head and spoke in a frivolous manner in Zhang Chuntao's eyes.

I can't help but think that other girls like this style.

"Alright," Zhang Chuntao said immediately, "but if you want to ask, go ahead and ask. I won't help you!"

"Leave it to me!"

Xiaohua succeeded, and the moment she said that Zhang Chuntao would also go, the ending was already determined.

Although Zhang Chuntao is cold and has a bad temper, in the eyes of all the boys in the school, she is a goddess and the object they all want to conquer.

…

Skipping classes is not a serious matter for students with average or lower grades like Zhang Chuntao.

"I'm Zhang Xin." No matter how rebellious a 16-year-old boy may appear, he'll be nervous and at a loss in front of the girl he likes: "I, we're classmates."

Zhang Chuntao suppressed her laughter and said, "I know."

It was Xiaohua who broke the cold atmosphere. She turned to look at Zhang Xin's two good friends, who were her targets.

Xiaohua did not underestimate herself. She had made all the arrangements. She would introduce Zhang Xin to Taozi and then choose one from Zhang Xin's good brothers.

"Can you all skate?"

The three boys immediately perked up and were almost ready to freestyle on the spot.

"That's no nonsense!"

"Ice skating is so easy, everyone can do it!"

"I'm really good. If you two don't know how to do it, I'll teach you step by step!"

Zhang Chuntao smiled contemptuously: "Then let's compete later."

Adolescent boys do not have the mentality of giving in to girls in everything. They will only be inspired to fight and want to defeat Zhang Chuntao.

The skating rink was very popular and was almost full when they went there.

There were men and women, ranging in age from children to middle-aged people in their thirties and forties.

Some people were running freely on the ice rink, some were falling with every step, and some were just standing on the sidelines chatting.

There are many students who dress like Zhang Chuntao, but not many are as beautiful as her.

So when Zhang Chuntao appeared, many men on the skating rink looked over.

At this time, Zhang Xin suddenly awakened his male chauvinism and stood in front of Zhang Chuntao, wanting to protect her.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Chuntao did not appreciate it: "What are you doing? You are blocking my way."

She rushed to the edge of the skating rink, as proud as a peacock: "Old rules, if you beat mine, we can eat ice cream together later."

The ice here refers to shaved ice filled with colorful jams.