The next day, after Sui Yuzhu finished setting up her stall in the morning, she returned home, packed her things, and prepared to go to the east of the city to tell them about her engagement and ask them if they had time to have a meal with the Qin family.

In fact, the main reason was to let Song Xinlan know.

When I took the bus to the east of the city, it was almost time for school to end at noon.

After getting off the bus, Sui Yuzhu went directly to Song Xinlan's school and waited for her at the school gate.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the bell for the end of get out of class rang.

After a while, students came out one after another.

Song Xinlan came out with her classmates.

Sui Yuzhu stood opposite the school looking at the school gate. When she saw Song Xinlan coming out, she was about to greet her when she saw her staring shyly at a place not far ahead.

Following her gaze, I saw a handsome young man walking right in front of her.

He was about eighteen or nineteen years old, a handsome young man with a good figure, fair skin and outstanding looks. He looked like the kind of school celebrity.

Not only Song Xinlan, but many female students nearby were secretly looking at him and whispering about something.

There were also some brave ones who just stared at him openly, and some even wanted to come up and talk to him.

However, he looked like a stranger who wanted to stay away from him, and his expression was always indifferent. He did not seem to be pleased with the fact that so many girls liked him.

Sui Yuzhu's gaze turned back to Song Xinlan again.

Her little face was flushed red, and although she was talking to her classmates, her big watery eyes kept glancing in the direction of the boy.

It is normal for a young girl to like one or two people of the opposite sex when she is in love.

When Sui Yuzhu was in high school, she also had a crush on a boy for several years, but it was always a secret crush and the other party never knew that she liked him. After she was admitted to university, the two no longer had any contact.

When Sui Yuzhu came in front of Song Xinlan, she was still looking in the direction of the boy and did not take her gaze away for a long time.

"Do you like me?" Sui Yuzhu asked with a smile.

Song Xinlan finally reacted. When she saw that it was Sui Yuzhu, her expression froze, and then her whole face turned red with shame at a speed visible to the naked eye.

She reached out and gently pushed Sui Yuzhu, saying angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't do that!"

As he spoke, he glanced in the boy's direction again.

Seeing that the boy had walked away and his back had disappeared from sight, she withdrew her gaze and abruptly changed the subject, "Why are you free to come here today?"

Sui Yuzhu replied, "Can't I come and see you?"

Without waiting for Song Xinlan to answer, she returned to the previous topic, "What's his name?"

Song Xinlan subconsciously replied, "Wan Guohao."

Sui Yuzhu pursed her lips: "If you like him, tell him."

Song Xinlan seemed to be frightened, and her head shook like a rattle.

"He's so outstanding, I'm not worthy of him!"

As he spoke, his expression became somewhat discouraged. "He's the top student in the school, a true genius. He scores 70 or 80 points more than the second-place student on every exam. He's always ranked among the top students in the province. No matter how hard I try, I can't catch up to him."

Their school is not a key high school, and most of the students' grades are not outstanding, except for the top few students who are still good.

However, students like Wan Guohao can rank among the top three even in provincial key high schools.

Some people are born to study, but she is just mediocre. No matter how hard she tries, she can't catch up with him.

She was so far from him.

The closest they had ever been was when she ranked fourth in her grade, nearly a hundred points behind him, a level that was simply out of reach.

Wan Guohao's score is more than 20 points higher than the passing score of Kyoto University last year, but she is still 20 to 30 points away from Kyoto University.

There are only a few months left, and I will definitely not be able to catch up with him.

Sui Yuzhu glanced at her sideways, pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't underestimate yourself. Isn't there still more than eight months left?"

Eight months is neither long nor short. If I work harder, who knows what will happen!

Song Xinlan let out a breath and nodded slightly.

"Actually..." She paused for a moment, then said shyly, "I've thought before that if I could go to the same school as him, I would tell him my feelings."

If we can't go to the same school, we will go our separate ways and just live our own lives.

Sui Yuzhu smiled and nodded without saying anything else.

Wan Guohao is Song Xinlan's motivation and role model. It is not a bad thing to have such a secret crush.

"Let's go, let's go back quickly, otherwise my mother will start nagging again!" Song Xinlan said with a smile.

Sui Yuzhu responded softly.

The two of them walked quickly towards home. When they passed by the vegetable market, Sui Yuzhu bought some braised dishes to take with her, so as to avoid coming home empty-handed, which would seem a bit awkward.

On the way back, Sui Yuzhu told Song Xinlan about her engagement.

Song Xinlan looked surprised, glanced at her, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"What do you want to say?" Sui Yuzhu asked with a smile.

Song Xinlan hesitated for a while, and finally said to her: "You are still young..."

In fact, if possible, it is better to read more books than to get married so early.

Sui Yuzhu felt warm in her heart when she saw the undisguised concern in her eyes.

At this moment, it was as if her mother was worried about her.

She reached out and hugged Song Xinlan, buried her head in the crook of her neck, and said with a choked voice: "I know, it's just an engagement, not a marriage now."

Song Xinlan was obviously not used to such intimate contact. Her body was a little stiff and she didn't know where to place her hands.

"It's good that you know..." she said stumblingly.

Sui Yuzhu continued to say to her: "Others can not go to my engagement party, only you must go!"

As he spoke, his voice became choked.

Her mother in the future will not be able to see her get engaged and married, but it was the same for her mother when she was young, watching her get engaged and married.

Song Xinlan's heart softened when she heard her voice, and she responded softly, "Okay, even if no one else goes, I will definitely go!"

After hearing her agreement, Sui Yuzhu came out of her arms and said softly, "What's agreed cannot be changed!"

"I won't change even if you kill me!"

The two of them returned home quickly, laughing and joking.

During this period of time, Sui Yuzhu came more frequently. Lu Mei didn't find it strange when she saw her. She just smiled and invited her in.