Chapter 125 Late
Xu Songning took cold medicine and slept soundly. When she woke up, she felt much better.
Xiang Yun sent her a reminder to take her medicine on time. Xu Songning, who had originally planned to skip taking it, took it again after seeing the message.
Xiang Yun is a pilot and is familiar with the rules for buying medicine.
The medicine he bought didn't contain any drowsy ingredients; otherwise, she would only be in the coordination position.
This cold comes on quickly and goes away quickly.
When Xu Songning went to work, he felt basically no discomfort.
After drinking two cups of hot water, my energetic body returned.
She straightened up, feeling like she could issue ten commands in one breath.
She's been doing well at work these past few days. Director Liu often comes over, ostensibly to inspect the work, but actually to test Xu Songning's reaction and see if she's ready to give a presentation.
Xu Songning had already prepared the draft, determined not to embarrass Director Liu. After much persuasion, Director Liu finally felt relieved and left with his thermos, not wanting to add pressure to his other colleagues.
Wednesday morning.
Xu Songning left home for university. Before leaving, she glanced at the ground and noticed that her familiar shoes were gone. It seemed that Xiang Yun had also gone out to fly.
His flight schedule had been very early these past few days, and Xu Songning was already used to it. She said good morning on WeChat and then set off to pick up Lu Xiaomeng, who was afraid to drive.
Lu Xiaomeng, holding the breakfast her father had made, squatted obediently at the entrance of the residential area, waiting for Sister Xu to pick her up.
Xu Songning pulled his familiar Audi to the side of the road and beeped twice.
Lu Xiaomeng quickly got into the car, not forgetting to shower him with compliments.
"Good morning, Sister Xu! You look great today!"
Xu Songning wore a light-colored, textured long dress and had her hair tied in a neat high ponytail.
She ignored her flattery and glanced at the thermos Lu Xiaomeng was holding. "Good morning. What delicious food did you bring again? Why does your uncle spoil you so much? He even prepares breakfast for you?"
"Hehe, my dad is so nice. The old man gets up early and makes breakfast for his wife and daughter when he has nothing else to do. There's also some for you, Sister Xu. Handmade meat buns, crystal dumplings, and spring rolls, I put several of each." Lu Xiaomeng showed off the breakfast.
She rubbed her chubby belly, looking a little wistful, "I just can't resist my dad feeding me like this, I'm bound to get fat sooner or later!"
"Being a little chubby is so cute." Xu Songning took advantage of the traffic light to gently pinch the soft flesh on Lu Xiaomeng's face.
Lu Xiaomeng gave her a harmless glare, then picked up a crystal dumpling with her chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Let's fatten you up first."
Xu Songning listened to the traffic light countdown on the navigation app without glancing at the roadside, saying, "My mom fattened me up by two pounds."
"With Auntie's cooking skills, you've only gained two pounds?" Lu Xiaomeng was shocked. How disciplined must Ms. Xu be to only gain two pounds when her cooking is so delicious?
Xu Songning blinked. "How about it? Am I getting fatter slower than you?"
Lu Xiaomeng remained silent, only feeding Xu Songning. When they got off the bus, she wanted to give the remaining two large meat buns to Xu Songning.
Xu Songning took a bite and chewed it slowly.
A gentle breeze caresses the face of the university in the early morning.
The college students who arrive at 8 a.m. are yawning, holding a book and a pen, and wandering around looking for their classrooms.
Xu Songning and Lu Xiaomeng were dressed rather formally, making them stand out from the other college students.
"Sigh! Once you graduate, youth is gone! At 24, I still look a bit mature standing next to college students," Lu Xiaomeng sighed.
Xu Songning, 28, had been away from campus for many years. Now, standing on the university path again, surrounded by groups of students instead of colleagues, he was filled with mixed emotions.
Unlike Lu Xiaomeng, she wasn't outgoing and kept her feelings to herself.
The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics is easy to find. A model airplane with its nose pointing towards the sky stands at the entrance, and the steps on both sides lead up to the school's teaching building.
The two split up at the entrance, each going to find a teacher specializing in transportation.
Xu Songning wasn't in a hurry. He finished eating the meat bun while standing at the door, wiped his fingers, and prepared to contact the teaching assistant.
The two confirmed the time and floor last night. Since he had to hand over both Xu Songning and Zhao Yi at the same time, he suggested meeting at the college gate.
Xu Songning arrived on time, but the teaching assistant and Zhao Yi were still nowhere to be seen.
Xu Songning: Teaching Assistant Li, I've arrived. What about you guys?
Teaching Assistant Li didn't reply to the message in time, and Xu Songning stood in the corridor to avoid the sun's exposure, somewhat dissatisfied with the two's lateness.
She played the match-3 game for over ten minutes before Assistant Li replied to her message.
Teaching Assistant Li: I'm sorry, Ms. Xu, could you please go to the office and sit for a while? Mr. Zhao and I are stuck in traffic. [Embarrassed]
Zhao Yi is a shrewd person. He lives in the city, but he doesn't want to drive himself to these kinds of events and insists on being picked up and dropped off by Assistant Li.
The presentation was an activity that required asking for help, and since Assistant Li was a student, he agreed as soon as he heard the request.
The two left home later than Xu Songning and got stuck in traffic during rush hour.
Xu Songning: I'll be waiting for you at the door.
She didn't want to wait in the office at all. She was trying to avoid her master anyway, and if she went to the office alone, she might bump into him. That would be so embarrassing.
Teaching Assistant Li apologized to her on WeChat, estimated that it would take another twenty minutes, and told Xu Songning to find a place to rest first.
Xu Songning strolled around the teaching building. The students who were supposed to have class had already gone into their classrooms, while the students who weren't in class were wandering around the school, looking even more relaxed than her.
The college has set up professional promotional banners everywhere, and has made many preparations for this promotional event.
Xu Songning wanted to sneak off to the flight major to see the handsome men and beautiful women, but she wasn't sure where the flight major was. What if she couldn't find her way back and had to bother others again?
So she bought half a small watermelon from a nearby fruit shop, which came with a spoon, and sat on a wooden chair by the flower bed, scooping out the watermelon to eat.
Just as she was watching with great interest as the passing students took the cat away and then ran back, Teaching Assistant Li finally arrived with Zhao Yi.
Teaching Assistant Li walked quickly with a thin layer of sweat on his face, while Zhao Yi followed behind him at a leisurely pace, wiping the sweat from his forehead from time to time.
Xu Songning calmly ate watermelon, then bent down to stroke the chin of a stray cat on campus.
"Ms. Xu, I'm so sorry! We're late." Assistant Li wiped the sweat from his brow and was still panting.
Xu Songning looked up, still holding half a watermelon in her hand, and smiled at him.
Teaching Assistant Li was stunned. This Miss Xu was so beautiful. No wonder Director Liu, who had been handling his work with her before, kept praising her for her excellent appearance and outstanding work ability.
Xu Songning took a bottle of mineral water out of the bag and handed it to him, "Don't rush, have some water."
Forget about being shy, Li, the teaching assistant, was genuinely thirsty. He twisted open the bottle cap, looked up, and gulped down half the bottle before thanking her sheepishly.
"I'm thirsty too, give me a bottle." Zhao Yi shamelessly stretched out his hand.
Xu Songning gave a cold smile. "Oh, Brother Zhao, you didn't bring any water either? I thought you carried your thermos with you every day, so I didn't buy you any."
Zhao Yi's face stiffened. He had indeed brought a thermos, but he had left it in the car and forgotten to take it. It was all the student's fault for urging him so much that he had forgotten about the thermos.
"Don't you still have a bottle there?" Zhao Yi pointed to the water in the bag.
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