Gou Dan told Tian Hongjun that he was going back to his hometown.
Tian Hongjun was very disappointed when he found out: "When are you coming back? You're not going to wait until school starts to come back, are you?"
He had planned to do his summer homework with Jiale during the summer vacation. After finishing their homework, they could hide in their room together and read comic books. When it was hot, they could also go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy popsicles. Everything was going well, but unexpectedly, Jiale suddenly wanted to go back to his hometown.
Dog Egg shook his head with a troubled expression: "I probably won't stay that long. My parents haven't told me exactly when I'll be back yet. I'll bring you something delicious when I come back."
"Okay, remember to do your summer homework when you go back to your hometown. Don't just play around, the teacher will check when school starts," Tian Hongjun earnestly reminded him, afraid that he would let himself go once he got back to his hometown.
"I know, if I dare not do my summer homework, my mom will definitely punish me, and my butt will be swollen," Gou Dan said with a smile.
Tian Hongjun was amused by his words: "By the way, the final exams are coming up soon. How's your revision going? Are you confident in achieving your goals?"
"I've reviewed everything I need to, so I should be fine, right?" Gou Dan said, not very confidently. His goal this time was to be in the top three in his class, which wasn't particularly easy for him.
The top students in the class are all very capable, and their scores are very close, so no mistakes are allowed during the exam.
Tian Hongjun could understand Gou Dan's feelings. His goal for this exam was to secure second place and guarantee third, and with Gou Dan being a strong competitor eyeing his third-place position, the pressure was considerable.
Suddenly, Gou Dan thought of something, put his hands together and said to Tian Hongjun, "Hongjun, I need your help with something. I have to go back right after my exam. Could you check my exam results and write to me? I'll give you the stamps tomorrow."
"No problem, you don't need to give me the stamps, I can afford it," Tian Hongjun said casually. It was just a few cents, and he didn't want Gou Dan to be too formal with him.
Gou Dan patted Tian Hongjun on the shoulder with a smile: "Good brother, I'll treat you to an ice cream when I get back."
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Looking at the large and small bags hanging on Xia Qingqing's bicycle handlebars, Wang Sisi asked with some concern, "Qingqing, are you sure you can manage? Maybe I should carry them."
With so many things hanging on the handlebars, and her sitting on the back, plus the large package in her hands, she was worried that Xia Qingqing wouldn't be able to ride steadily.
“No problem, I can hang all your luggage up,” Xia Qingqing said confidently.
She came to the school specifically to pick up Wang Sisi so they could go to the train station together the next day.
Xia Qingqing gestured for Wang Sisi to get in the car first: "I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for you to jump in while you're carrying things."
Wang Sisi didn't raise any more questions and quickly climbed into the car: "Okay, I'm holding on tight."
"Let's go!" Xia Qingqing shouted, and the bicycle shot off like an arrow.
Upon arriving home, Wang Sisi immediately greeted everyone sweetly, "Hello, Auntie! Hello, Uncle!"
"Good, good, good! It's been so long since I've seen Sisi, she's become even more beautiful," Zhang Hongyan praised with a smile.
Wang Sisi was a little embarrassed by the praise: "Auntie and Qingqing are the really beautiful ones, I'm far inferior."
Xia Qingqing was a recognized beauty at school, so Zhang Hongyan, who gave birth to such a beautiful daughter, must be quite attractive herself.
In particular, Zhang Hongyan no longer needed to work in the fields that year, and not only did her skin become much fairer, but she also looked several years younger.
The same goes for Xia Heping. Without the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays and heavy physical labor, he looks much younger. Before, people could easily guess that he was a countryman at first glance, but now no one would doubt that he is a factory worker.
After parking the car, Xia Qingqing took the luggage off the handlebars and said, "Sisi, let me take you to your room to put your things down first."
"Okay, Qingqing, can I sleep with you tonight?" Wang Sisi asked curiously.
She hasn't stayed overnight at the Xia family's house yet. After all, the school isn't far away, so even if she comes to the Xia family's house, she can get back to school in time.
Xia Qingqing smiled and said, "Let's sleep separately, so we don't lose our sleep from chatting at night. We can chat slowly on the train tomorrow."
“Okay,” Wang Sisi readily agreed. She also felt that she should get a good night’s sleep tonight, as sleeping on the train would definitely not be very comfortable.
Xia Qingqing led Wang Sisi to the room next to Gou Dan's room: "You can sleep in this room, everything is ready."
Wang Sisi immediately noticed the new bamboo mat and quilt on the bed and asked with a smile, "I'm not the first person to sleep in this room, am I?"
"You guessed right, but there's no reward," Xia Qingqing winked playfully at her.
The two sat in the room and chatted for a while, and soon they heard Zhang Hongyan calling them to eat.
At the dinner table, Wang Sisi praised Zhang Hongyan's cooking extensively. Although her tone was a bit exaggerated, Zhang Hongyan was very pleased.
What do cooks like to hear most? Of course, it's when someone compliments their cooking!
Zhang Hongyan looked at Wang Sisi with loving eyes: "If you like the food Auntie makes, you can come to my house for meals often in the future. Don't be shy with Auntie."
“Yes, I’ll definitely come often in the future, Auntie, you can’t dislike me,” Wang Sisi said with a smile.
Zhang Hongyan said with a smile, "I don't mind at all, as long as you don't mind the simple meals at home."
After dinner, Zhang Hongyan told Xia Qingqing and Wang Sisi to take a shower first. They wouldn't be able to shower on the train tomorrow and the day after, so they had to take advantage of the opportunity to have a good shower today.
"Sisi, go take a shower first, I'll get you some hot water from the kitchen," Xia Qingqing said.
Although Wang Sisi was a little embarrassed, she did not object: "Thank you, Qingqing. I'll go back to my room and get some clean clothes."
Xia Qingqing knew that Wang Sisi wanted to wash her hair and was worried that there wouldn't be enough water, so she prepared two buckets of hot water and two buckets of cold water for her.
After they finished washing, all the hot water in the big pot was used up, so Xia Qingqing quickly boiled a new pot.
There are actually public bathhouses nearby, but Xia Qingqing's family prefers to go through the trouble of boiling their own water rather than go to a public bathhouse. The feeling of being naked in front of strangers is just too embarrassing.
Because she had to get up early the next day, Xia Qingqing was very self-disciplined and watched one episode of a TV series on her tablet before going to sleep.
The next day, Xia Qingqing was unusually able to get up without needing anyone to wake her. When she was washing up, she saw Zhang Hongyan and Xia Heping busy in the kitchen.
After washing up, she knocked on Wang Sisi's door: "Sisi, are you up?"
"Hey, get up," Wang Sisi's voice came from inside the room.
She had actually been awake for a while, but when she heard the noise from Zhang Hongyan and the others outside, she didn't go out. She felt a little embarrassed to be alone with her elders without Xia Qingqing by her side, so she waited in the room for Xia Qingqing to get up.
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