Chapter 26 Then Let’s Be Friends

Su Zhizhi looked at Gu Qingning and recognized her at a glance.

Isn’t this the crying sister who was rescued when Wu Lao San was captured before?

Su Zhizhi remembered that sister was simply made of water.

It seemed that if you touched her, the water on her body would turn into tears and burst out of her eyes.

"Lime!" Su Zhizhi remembered her name.

Master Qiu: "Su Zhizhi, just sit next to Gu Qingning."

The space inside the school is not very big, with about ten small tables, and the front and back are full of people sitting.

Only the seat next to Gu Qingning was empty, so Su Zhizhi naturally went over and sat down.

The two little girls sat together and held hands happily.

It was just time to end the get out of class, so Master Qiu took his books and walked out of Taoli Hall.

The classmates gathered around Gu Qingning and Su Zhizhi with curiosity.

"Su Zhizhi, are you only six years old? You are younger than all of us."

"Don't you need to go to the Diligent Academy? Why come directly to Taoli Hall?"

"Can you fish? Can you hunt?"

“…”

Everyone was talking at once, asking questions here and there.

Su Zhizhi took out the books and writing materials from the bookcase and arranged them:

"Yes, I was six years old. The headmaster asked me to take an exam and then sent me here. In our mountain village, everyone knows how to fish and hunt."

A little boy stood nearby and praised:

"You're so pretty, you don't look like a country dweller at all. You and Gu Qingning are both from the countryside. But you're both pretty."

Gu Qingning blushed a little shyly.

Su Zhizhi was very calm and replied seriously:

"The uncles and aunts in our village also praised me for my good looks."

"The perspective of a country person?"

Amid the noise, Li Shaoer's voice sounded particularly sharp.

Everyone looked towards Li Shaoer in the direction of the voice, and suddenly dispersed.

Most of the students who could study at Mingde Academy came from wealthy families, but Li Shaoer's family was not only wealthy, but he also had a father who was an official.

Her father was the Chief Clerk of Xunzhou, a sixth-rank official.

None of the students in the academy dared to mess with Li Shaoer.

Some people followed Li Shaoer, listening to his instructions.

Logically speaking, Li Shaoer should be happy since he is doing so well in the academy.

But she gets angry easily, especially now, when she sees Gu Qingning and Su Zhizhi sitting together.

Gu Qingning's eyes were like autumn water, and her two thin eyebrows were like willow leaves, like a small pear blossom in the drizzle of early spring.

When she first entered school, everyone said she was pretty.

Li Shaoer just didn't like the sight.

Why should the daughter of a wealthy country man be so prominent?

And now here comes Su Zhizhi, who comes from the mountains.

Many people think that children aged seven or eight are very young and don’t know how big the world is and that there is always someone better than you.

But in fact, children aged seven or eight are very big and they will lie, be jealous, and bully.

Li Shaoer kicked the hem of her lotus-colored skirt and looked at Su Zhizhi arrogantly:

"Your name is Su Zhizhi? Come here."

Su Zhizhi continued to organize the things on the table:

"I'm busy now. If you want to see me, you can come over."

Li Shaoer slammed the table, frowning arrogantly:

"Why do you, a country boy, ask me to come here? Do you know who my father is?"

A female classmate with a pointed face echoed:

"That's right, do you know the Chief Secretary of Xunzhou?"

Su Zhizhi heard the unfriendly tone in Li Shaoer's voice, she frowned and looked over:

"I don't know your dad, I don't know shit."

Puff!

Some of the classmates who were watching the fun couldn't help but laugh secretly.

"Su Zhizhi, how dare you laugh at my dad!"

Li Shaoer became even angrier and walked towards Su Zhizhi, but at this time Master Zhuang, who taught math, came in.

Master Zhuang spoke sternly: "Class has begun, everyone sit down."

Li Shaoer had to give up for the time being, gave Su Zhizhi a look, and then returned to his seat.

Gu Qingning was watching from the side, her palms sweating with nervousness.

She pulled Su Zhizhi and wanted to speak in a low voice.

Su Zhizhi turned her head and put her finger on her lips:

"You must concentrate on listening to the teacher's lecture and not talk."

Gu Qingning: ...

After finally finishing a day's classes, Su Zhizhi went to the dormitory to see her room.

Gu Qingning accompanied Su Zhizhi and found out that they were staying in the same room.

The reason was simple, because all the other rooms were occupied by doubles, and only Gu Qingning lived alone. When Su Zhizhi came, she just filled the vacant seat.

Gu Qingning helped Su Zhizhi make the bed, and the two of them talked incessantly.

Gu Qingning was so excited that she almost woke up laughing in her dreams tonight.

I have a deskmate and a roommate.

And this person is Su Zhizhi.

Su Zhizhi asked Gu Qingning: "Qingning, what did you want to tell me in class?"

Gu Qingning's smile suddenly stopped and her eyebrows were furrowed again.

She twisted her fingers together and whispered:

"I want to remind you not to get stubborn with Li Shaoer and the others. I don't want you to be bullied by them."

Su Zhizhi caught the key point: "Also?"

Gu Qingning's eyelashes drooped, and the fingers of her two hands stirred more vigorously.

Li Shaoer has been bullying and isolating her for a long time.

It has been like this since I started school last year.

At the beginning, when Li Shaoer bullied her, she argued with Li Shaoer.

After that, Li Shaoer never let her go.

The evil between children does not even need to be concealed.

Li Shaoer had people put small insects and dead birds on her seat;

He poured ink on her dress and mocked her for being as black as a crow;

He secretly took away her books and made her copy them as punishment under the teacher's instruction;

She also doesn’t allow other classmates to play with her…

That's why Gu Qingning lives and sleeps alone.

Last year, some classmates who couldn't stand it spoke up for Gu Qingning, but those classmates were soon bullied as well.

The classmates who were bullied by Li Shaoer went home and told their parents, but their parents did not dare to go to Li Changshi's house to ask for an explanation.

After all, it was just some pranks played by children, not a big deal, so the adults asked the children to be tolerant and avoid Li Shaoer.

Gu Qingning tried to tell the teacher that Li Shaoer had been bullying her.

But every time the teacher found Li Shaoer, Li Shaoer turned around and accused Gu Qingning of slandering her.

Even Li Shaoer's little followers said that Gu Qingning deliberately caused trouble.

Gu Qingning was speechless. Looking back, no classmate dared to stand up and testify for her.

Moreover, even if the teacher punished Li Shaoer and the others, they would only bully her even more next time, and telling the teacher would not solve the problem.

Later, she was kidnapped by Wu Laosan because she was deliberately teased by Li Shaoer and others. She was deceived and taken to the outskirts of the county town, where she was taken away by human traffickers.

Although her family was wealthy and had many fertile fields, they were only landlords in the countryside, far inferior to the Li family who held official positions. She could only endure being bullied by Li Shaoer.

"Zhizhi, you saved me, I don't want you to be bullied too."

“Because being bullied is very sad…”

"...But I really want to play with you and be friends with you..."

As Gu Qingning spoke, she felt as if her heart was being tugged at, and a sense of helplessness and despair spread through the pain.

Golden beans fell from the corners of his eyes again.

Click.

The tears did not fall to the ground.

Su Zhizhi stretched out her little hand and caught the tear.

It's like catching a piece of warm amber.

Su Zhizhi held Gu Qingning's hand and spoke clearly:

"Then we'll be friends."

Deep in her clear eyes were two flames burning fiercely:

“Whoever bullies us, we will bully back.

Whoever wants us to cry, we let her cry."