There are four bunk beds in the dormitory, which can accommodate eight people. Each dormitory has a roommate.

Lin Kai, the head of Xu Zijun's dormitory, has a good relationship with Xu Zijun. Lin Kai patted him on the shoulder and said, "Zijun, ignore him. The more you pay attention to him, the more excited he becomes."

"Yeah, I'm fine." Xu Zijun placed the cherries and cucumbers on his desk in the middle of the dormitory.

The other roommates came back one after another. Some had finished lunch, and some brought fried noodles. When they saw the cherries on the table, they asked whose they were and whether they could eat them.

Xu Zijun was reading a book and said, "Wash it and eat it."

Boys are not overly polite to each other. After hearing what Xu Zijun said, one of the boys directly picked up a bag of cherries and started washing them.

After washing, they put the food on the table and several people started eating it.

"tasty."

"There's a reason why cherries are so expensive. They taste really good."

Xu Zijun also tried a few. They were delicious, but expensive.

One of the roommates said while eating:

"I remember that cherries just came into the market this year and they are the most expensive. This small one must cost five yuan. Zijun, why did your mother buy such expensive fruit?"

Everyone knows that Xu Zijun's family is not well off.

Lin Kai patted the man's shoulder and said, "Zijun's mother, buy some good fruits and let everyone taste them. You can eat them."

The boy realized later that his words were a bit hurtful, and wanted to make amends. He saw there was another bag over there, so he stood up and said, "Hey, what's in this bag? Zijun, your mother is so good to you."

The bag is a transparent white bag, but it is not clear when placed on the table.

He opened the bag and looked, "Ah, it's cucumbers."

The tone sounded a bit surprised.

Xu Zijun said calmly: "I have liked eating cucumbers since I was a child. The cucumbers at home are ripe, so my sister brought some for me."

The other roommates are too soft-hearted.

Someone said: "Cucumbers are delicious. When I'm at home, I like to eat mixed cucumbers. Add some sugar and vinegar, mix them in a bowl, and then put them in the refrigerator for a while. It's delicious."

"Me too, me too. When I went to my grandma's house, I picked cucumbers myself. There weren't many snacks at my grandma's house, so we ate cucumbers as snacks."

Lin Kai also said: "I like to eat cucumbers, too."

The boys chatted and eased Cucumber's embarrassment.

Xu Zijun didn't lie, he really liked eating cucumbers. The lunch he had eaten was a little digested at this time, so he stood up and took a cucumber to wash.

There are faucets and toilets in the dormitory, so it is very convenient to wash.

He came back after washing a cucumber.

Lin Kai said: "Zijun, it's so long, you can't finish it by yourself, let's each eat half."

Xu Zijun wanted to say that he could finish it.

However, he also knew that Lin Kai was trying to help him out because he was afraid that it would be embarrassing for him to eat cucumbers alone.

So he broke off half and gave it to Lin Kai.

Lin Kai took a bite and started chewing it.

As he spoke, he took another bite. Lin Kai had a big mouth and ate quickly. He finished half of the cucumber in four or five bites. He was still not satisfied and asked, "Zijun, did your family grow these cucumbers?"

"Yeah." Xu Zijun nodded, sat in his previous seat, and took a bite.

Some fresh cucumber juice flows in, and it tastes crunchy but not hard, fresh and delicious, with the taste of cucumber.

I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t eaten cucumbers raw in a while, but it tastes even better than I remember.

The cherries had been eaten, and the other roommates were getting excited when they smelled the cucumbers.

Logically speaking, it's just a cucumber.

But to Xu Zijun and Lin Kai, the cucumber seemed to be particularly fragrant. The whole dormitory was filled with the light aroma of cucumber, which made the dormitory without air conditioning feel a little cooler.

Cucumber and summer, a perfect match.

But it’s a bit too much for everyone to eat cucumbers right after eating cherries.

One of the roommates took out a box of chocolates from the box. He had distributed it to his roommates when he came to school, but he still had one box. He walked over with the chocolates and said, "Zijun, can I exchange this box of chocolates for a cucumber?"

Xu Zijun looked at his box of chocolates. He remembered that it was brought back by his roommate's mother from abroad. It was quite expensive, so he opened a box and shared it with everyone. Even though they were delicious, no one was embarrassed to ask for them.

Xu Zijun waved his hand: "Everyone can take what they want to eat. No need to exchange. When you have food, you will share it with me."

When everyone heard this, they stopped being polite.

Several people took a cucumber to wash it, broke it into several pieces, and each tasted a little.

"This cucumber has a strong cucumber flavor and doesn't taste astringent at all. Hey, Zijun, this cucumber is different from the dark green cucumber used for cooking, right?"

Seeing that his roommate liked the food, Xu Zijun smiled and said, "This is a local cucumber, so the skin is tender green with a hint of white. When ripe, it tastes crispy and not astringent, and has fewer thorns on the surface. It is not the same variety as the dark green cucumber, but I don't know what variety it is. Anyway, this is the kind of cucumber that we grow at home."

"No wonder, it tastes completely different from that cucumber. This cucumber is so crisp, juicy, and has a hint of sweetness. It's really delicious."

"Yes, I think it tastes good too. I think it tastes better than cherries."

"Zijun, I finally understand why you have loved eating cucumbers since you were a child. If my cucumbers were this delicious, I would have loved eating them since I was a child."

"Mm, it smells really good, this fresh cucumber flavor. I just had spicy hot pot, and my stomach was burning, but after eating this cucumber, I felt like the burning sensation was gone."

Before, everyone always thought that Xu Zijun’s family was not well off, so sometimes they would be careful with what they said for fear of hurting the other person’s self-esteem.

Now, because of a cucumber, the boys became closer.

A few days later, Lin Kai stared at Xu Zijun's face and said, "Hey, the pimples on your face are now just a few red marks. I remember that you had more and more pimples before, and it looked like your face was about to rot."

"Really?" Xu Zijun didn't pay attention to these things. There was no mirror in the boys' dormitory, so he touched it with his hand and it felt like it was no longer swollen.

Lin Kai looked at the only cucumber left on the table and said firmly, "It must be because you eat one cucumber every day."

"No way." Xu Zijun said with a smile.

"It must be! After all, your cucumbers are so delicious, and they must be high in nutrients." Lin Kai is now a loyal fan of cucumbers. "Your acne didn't go away before, and it got better after eating cucumbers. During the monthly holiday this week, I will also go to my grandmother's house to pick some cucumbers and bring them to school. I have begun to love cucumbers."

Xu Zijun didn't think too much about it. As long as his face didn't get worse, it was fine. The anxiety he had about his appearance due to acne was gone, and he could devote himself to his studies more wholeheartedly.

(End of this chapter)