Chapter 102 Cool Summer

In the afternoon, the old-style door opened, making a slight turning sound, and then closed.

She took off her shoes, stepped on the floor with her toes in black stockings, leaving a faint trace of mist, and then changed into light and breathable sandals, and walked into the house.

"Heshia will be here." Hearing the noise in the living room, Grandma He saw the familiar figure in the living room from the balcony. She was pruning the plants in the flowerpot.

"I'm back. The store needs to be renovated this afternoon, so I put it in early."

The girl opened the door of the refrigerator, put the fruit box, drinks, and a few snacks in her arms, and then closed it, and then went to the balcony.

Although this is underground, there are bright fluorescent lights on the top of the residential area, which will slowly weaken and turn off in the evening.

"I'll help prune too." She bent down and looked at Grandma He who was carefully repairing the branches and leaves of the potted plants.

"No, no, you should just do your own thing. There aren't many things in this flowerpot. I'm just cutting them for fun." Grandma He smiled and shook her head, letting Heshia sit aside.

In the celadon flowerpot, a small tree grew, with the only orange-red fruit on it. It was large in size, and the skin had a pale white frost. It was a modified persimmon.

"Why don't you take a good rest at home for half a day today? It seems that you don't play very often." Grandma He suggested.

"Rest? A little bit..." The girl touched her long hair on her shoulders, as if she wanted to wash it well.

"I'll take a shower first." She went back to the bedroom upstairs, took out clean pajamas, etc., and then went to the bathroom on the first floor.

The cool water splashed down, pouring from the hair on the top of her head, then flowing down her neck, passing through her body, bringing a comfortable coolness in summer.

After wetting her hair, the girl poured out the bath foam and sat on the bench, rubbing it constantly.

In order to prevent the water from flowing into her eyes, she closed her eyes slightly, and the delicate feeling from her fingertips became particularly clear, the friction between the strands of hair, the water drops from her neck from time to time, the quiet room, the music and voices of the neighbors, the sound of balls hitting and sports on the street outside the house, and so on.

Although it was a bit noisy, it was also full of the breath of life, just like the sound of ice cubes colliding in the iced juice, which made people calm down.

After a while, Heshia turned on the shower again, rinsed the foam off her hair, and then took another shower, changed into clean pajamas, and walked out.

After putting the dirty clothes into the washing machine, she came to the mat in the living room and knelt in front of the small fan. The breeze blew over her body and hair, and a refreshing feeling spread as the water vapor on her skin evaporated.

Leaning her arm on the armrest of the sofa beside her, Heshia leaned on her arm, relaxed her body, and closed her eyes unconsciously, ready to take a nap.

More than ten minutes later, Grandma He pushed open the sliding door of the balcony and walked in. Seeing Heshia sleeping on the edge of the sofa, her face showed a kind and funny expression.

This child... She shook her head slightly, looked at the thin blanket on the sofa beside her, thought about it, and still didn't cover the girl.

Let her sleep for a while, I'm afraid that reminding her now will wake her up again.

Putting down the tools in her hand, Grandma He went to the kitchen to wash her hands, and then sat on the sofa, flipping through the photo album and notes that she had read countless times.

The notes recorded the names of many children, all of whom were her students back then, and also recorded many small things and comments. The personalities of those children were different. Some were smart and cunning, some were lively and disobedient, some were timid and spoke little, some were noisy and outgoing, and some were shy but liked to play with others...

There were many photos on the thick notes, including some people's signatures, and a group photo of several children standing under a big tree with her. Although there are convenient electronic records now, she is still used to the feeling of touching such paper and photos.

The clock on the wall ticked by, and the time slowly came from 2pm to 3pm.

Heshia, who was leaning on her arms, slowly opened her eyes, feeling that her brain was now comfortable and clear after a sleep, but the bad thing was that her legs seemed a little numb.

She moved carefully, leaned against the sofa, and stretched her legs, but after she moved suddenly, she felt a sharp soreness and numbness, which made her fall sideways.

"You must be numb from sleeping." Grandma He closed the old book in her hand and looked at the girl who suddenly moved.

"Hmm..." Heshia felt a little embarrassed, but the numbness in her legs soon disappeared.

She stood up again, stretched her legs a little, put on her sandals, walked up the stairs, and returned to her room.

She threw herself on the soft bed, rolled a few times, and then sat up with the quilt, and then leaned on the pillow beside her.

With her chin resting on the soft pillow and her body lying on the bed, she raised her hind legs from time to time, and her fingers swiped across the screen of her personal terminal, looking through some recent messages and records.

Yilin: Are you going out to play the day after tomorrow, Tilan?

Tilan: Sure (*^▽^*)

Yilin: Then let's go to Lingguo Botanical Garden for a walk. It's not far from Arpeggio City and can be reached in an hour.

Tilan: Okay~

Yilin: Yes, I'll pick you up then.

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Recently, I occasionally see classmates posting about their holiday life in the elementary school class group. Some of them go on a long trip with their families, some celebrate that they finally finished a game, some post photos of their own pets, two big cats and catworms lying on a bamboo mat, and some post photos of several familiar people having dinner and playing ball together.

The class group of junior high school classmates is much quieter now, probably because the girls headed by Lina don’t talk much. Although the boys chat, their topics are mostly focused on games and fun, not life-related.

Her fingertips slowly moved, and finally Heshia turned to the avatar of the girl she had just met.

Anneli Shelanhuasi, a slightly formal profile and avatar that doesn’t look like a 16-year-old girl.

The pattern on the avatar is two overlapping silver leaves, with distinct veins. The overall pattern is simple and bright, and it looks like a designed style.

Xie Lanhuasi, the family that founded the car manufacturing company "Silver Leaf Workshop", now has 65% of the shares of "Silver Leaf Workshop" and has absolute control over the company. It is an evergreen in the Jade Skirt. "Silver Leaf Workshop" is also one of the top 100 companies in the Jade Skirt, with about 500,000 employees.

"Silver Leaf Workshop" is not the top company in the Jade Skirt, but it is also a very powerful existence. Heshia once heard classmates chatting that if they could work in such a big company, they would basically have a comfortable life.

Since the two of them added their contact information that day, they just briefly introduced themselves to each other, and there was no more in-depth conversation afterwards. Heshia almost forgot about it, but suddenly remembered it today.

"Hello, Anneli." She sent a message, paused for a few seconds, and then continued to type.

"Are you also a freshman at Edes Academy?" She wanted to ask the eldest lady of the Xie Lanhuasi family if she knew something about Edes Academy.

"Yeah, I'm going to Edes Academy this year, too, Sister Tilan." Anneli tapped on the keyboard. She had been worrying about how to build a good relationship with Heshia these days, but she didn't expect to finally have the chance today.

This genius lady who had been highly regarded by the Xie Lanhua family since she was a child, although she was very skilled in business, rarely got along with people of the same age in life. Although she had been told a lot before, she was still at a loss about how to build a good relationship.

She had always been the scene of others trying to please her and following behind her, but she didn't expect that she would have to take the initiative to greet others today. She didn't want to be too enthusiastic and annoy the other party. In the past few days, she suppressed the urge to send messages, and then looked through some relevant materials, such as "How to Make Friends", "The Hobbies of Federal Adolescent Girls", "Etiquette in Conversation", "How to Start a Party and Precautions", "I Have Many Friends", "Why Those Boys Like Girls", etc.

After several days of study, Anneli finally had the opportunity to display what she had learned today.

Look, all those brothers and sisters who are competing with me, I, Anneli, will be able to make close friends today and get along well with the future singing diva!

After dealing with all the thoughts in her mind, Anneli quickly tapped the keyboard and responded to the messages quickly, feeling that the situation was very good.

(End of this chapter)