5 Chapter 5
◎I thought you academic masters only loved studying◎
The three of them walked out of the stadium.
Liao Yishen stopped and pointed at the blue bicycle on the side of the road, "I came here by bike."
Sang Xinqi suddenly felt a sense of inexplicable loss in her heart, but she quickly smiled and said, "Then...you go first."
There was a hesitation in his voice that he himself was not aware of.
Liao Yishen squatted down and fiddled with the car lock with his slender fingers.
The key turned with a crisp "click" sound, which was particularly clear on the quiet road.
He stood up and supported himself on one foot, "I'm leaving first."
Jiang Xun waved his hand carelessly, "Bye! See you tomorrow!"
Liao Yishen hummed softly, kicked his long legs, and the bicycle slid out lightly.
Gradually disappeared around the corner of the street.
"I'm so tired, let's take a taxi back," Sang Xinqi suddenly said as she looked in the direction Liao Yishen went.
Jiang Xun's eyes widened exaggeratedly. "We need to take a taxi for just two steps?" He pointed ahead. "We'll be there in a short walk!"
Sang Xinqi curled her lips and pointed at the map on her phone, "A full 2 kilometers, okay? How many steps do you think that is?" She deliberately emphasized the last three words.
In the end, Jiang Xun couldn't persuade her, and the two took a taxi back.
Sang Xinqi's mother and Jiang Xun's mother have been friends for many years. When they bought houses, they deliberately chose the same floor of the same building. Sang Xinqi's house was close to the elevator entrance, and Jiang Xun's house was at the end of the corridor.
The elevator stopped on the 13th floor. Sang Xinqi walked out first, and Jiang Xun followed lazily behind her, with his golf bag casually slung over his shoulder. The voice-controlled lights in the corridor lit up one by one with the sound of their footsteps.
"I'll go in first," Sang Xinqi took out the key and turned to Jiang Xun.
Jiang Xun made an OK gesture and continued to walk towards his home.
When she opened the door, the room was quiet. Sang Xinqi knew that her mother should still be on her way home from get off work at this time.
She casually threw her golf bag at the entrance and walked straight to the bathroom. The warm water washed away all her fatigue and sweat, as well as the heat of the summer afternoon.
When she came out of the bathroom after drying her hair, the house was already filled with the aroma of food. Sang Guoyu was setting the table with two steaming bowls of spicy hot pot on it.
"Mom, you bought spicy hot pot!" Sang Xinqi's eyes lit up and she trotted over in her slippers.
Sang Guoyu took out an iced drink from the refrigerator and asked, "Who was clamoring for food this morning?" She poked her daughter's forehead with a smile.
Sang Xinqi coquettishly rubbed her mother's shoulder, "Mom, you are so nice today~"
"What's wrong with me?" Sang Guoyu raised her eyebrows in pretending to be angry.
"Every day is good, but the good is different every day," Sang Xinqi quickly picked up a piece of fish tofu for her mother to please her.
Sang Guoyu's eyebrows curved, and she said gently, "You're just a chatterbox."
After dinner, Sang Xinqi brought up the cram school while clearing the dishes. Sang Guoyu shook her head helplessly, "You refused to go to the cram school I found for you, and you agreed just because Jiang Xun tricked you into it?"
"He really invested a lot of money!" Sang Xinqi shook her head proudly. "And you can play basketball there, too. How great."
She suddenly remembered something and her eyes lit up. "Oh, Mom, I met a guy today who's really good at basketball! We played a game and it was awesome!"
Sang Guoyu knew her daughter too well and joked with a smile, "Is she good at playing basketball, or is she good-looking?"
Sang Xinqi's ears turned slightly red as she said stubbornly, "It's mainly because I'm a good ball player!"
But the image of the young man's agile figure on the court and his exceptionally clear eyes unconsciously emerged in my mind.
The night outside the window deepens, and the laughter of mother and daughter seems particularly warm under the cozy light.
The next morning, Jiang Xun couldn't wait to knock on the door.
Sang Guoyu opened the door and saw Jiang Xun with messy hair standing at the door. She couldn't help but smile, "Xinqi is still sleeping. I'll go wake her up."
Jiang Xun scratched his head, his eyes rolling around, "Auntie Sang, let her sleep a little longer."
I was thinking about taking the opportunity to play games for a while longer.
Sang Guoyu knew the child too well and laughed, pointing out his mistake. "You wish."
He turned around and went to wake his daughter up.
In the bedroom, Sang Xinqi buried her face in the pillow, "Mom, what time is it..."
The voice was muffled due to sleepiness.
"It's 8:10," Sang Guoyu opened the curtains, and sunlight instantly filled the room. "I'm going to work first. Jiang Xun is waiting for you in the living room."
Sang Xinqi said "Oh", turned over and snuggled back into the quilt.
Sang Guoyu reluctantly lifted the quilt and asked, "Didn't you sign up for the cram school yourself?"
"I know..." Sang Xinqi muttered with her eyes closed, "Sleep for another five minutes..."
By the time Sang Xinqi finally finished washing up and left the room, half an hour had passed. Jiang Xun was sitting cross-legged on the sofa playing games, muttering, "Noob! You won't even cooperate!"
Sang Xinqi leaned over and glanced at the screen, "It's obviously you who's the worst."
"How is that possible!" Jiang Xun retorted without even looking up, "My operation was simply amazing!"
After finishing the breakfast prepared by her mother, Sang Xinqi grabbed Jiang Xun's collar and was about to go out.
Jiang Xun stared at the screen intently, "Wait! The tower is about to be pushed!"
When they arrived at the badminton hall, Tao Wen and three others were already sitting in the small classroom, concentrating on doing their homework.
The quiet atmosphere made Sang Xinqi unconsciously slow down her pace.
"Look at them," Sang Xinqi whispered to Jiang Xun, "and then look at you."
Jiang Xun curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "How dare you say that to me? I wonder who slept until the sun was shining on their buttocks."
Sang Xinqi: “…”
After paying the tuition, Teacher Meng took them to the classroom.
As soon as Tao Wen saw Sang Xinqi, she waved excitedly, "Good morning, Sangsang!"
The sound was particularly clear in the quiet classroom.
Sang Xinqi greeted her with a smile, "Good morning!"
There were only two empty seats in the last row of the classroom.
When Sang Xinqi sat down, her eyes involuntarily fell on Liao Yishen.
He was wearing a black T-shirt today, which made his skin look even colder and whiter.
Sang Xinqi had to admit that black really suited him.
Teacher Meng began to lecture on mathematics. Sang Xinqi sighed quietly. Mathematics was her biggest headache, and it always held her back in every exam.
Soon, after a class, Sang Xinqi found that Teacher Meng’s lectures were not boring at all. She had listened to them unconsciously.
There was no bell in the small classroom. Teacher Meng felt thirsty while teaching. After taking a sip of water, he looked at them and said, "Take a ten-minute break."
During the ten-minute break, everyone did not leave the classroom, but sat together and chatted for a while.
But ten days passed quickly and it was time for class again.
This class was a bit long, from half past ten to twelve o'clock.
Teacher Meng looked at the time and said to them, "It's time for dinner, let's go eat."
They said in unison, "Okay, teacher."
Then, Teacher Meng pushed the wheelchair out of the classroom.
Jiang Xun stretched and approached Sang Xinqi's table. "I'm starving. What do you want to eat?"
Sang Xinqi packed up her books and shook her head, "I haven't thought about it yet."
Tao Wen came over skipping and jumping, "There's a rice noodle shop across the street that's really delicious!"
"Do you have mixed rice noodles?" Sang Xinqi asked, "I can't stand hot soup today."
Tao Wen was very regretful, "No."
Chen Yanyan suggested softly, "Why don't we go to the cold noodle shop next door? Their sesame sauce cold noodles are very good."
Everyone looked at Meng Qixiang and Liao Yishen for their opinions.
Meng Qixiang said readily, "I can do anything."
Liao Yishen simply nodded briefly and said, "Let's go."
The six people walked out of the stadium in twos and threes.
Somehow, Sang Xinqi found herself and Liao Yishen walking together.
As they passed the parking area, she pointed at her bicycle and said, "We rode here today, too."
Liao Yishen paused and looked in the direction she pointed. Next to the lonely blue bicycle, there was now a green bicycle parked. His eyes dimmed slightly, "Okay."
This cold response left Sang Xinqi speechless for a moment.
Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Liao Yishen added, "You guys... ride a bike?"
"Yes." Sang Xinqi nodded, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously.
After that, the two of them stopped talking and soon arrived at the noodle shop.
Seeing so many students coming, the boss warmly invited them to take a seat.
After ordering, Tao Wen curiously asked Jiang Xun, "Is your school strict?"
They were the ones who had the most fun chatting along the way.
"It's okay," Jiang Xun drank a sip of ice water, "How about you guys?"
"That should be about the same," Tao Wen blinked and suddenly lowered her voice, "Are there any cases of premature love in your school?"
Jiang Xun smiled, "There are a lot! Your school of top students should have fewer, right?"
Chen Yanyan said softly, "There are three pairs in our class."
"I thought you academic masters only loved studying," Sang Xinqi said, and unconsciously glanced at Liao Yishen, then quickly looked away.
Tao Wen laughed heartily, "Sangsang, we are normal people too!"
While chatting and laughing, the cold noodles were served on the table one after another.
The six of them were starving and picked up their chopsticks to eat.
The old air conditioner in the small noodle shop was humming, but it couldn't withstand the midsummer heat. After the meal, everyone was sweating profusely.
At 1:30 in the afternoon, the rustling sound of pen tips rubbing against paper could be heard again in the classroom.
Teacher Meng first finished the questions that were not finished in the morning, explained a few new question types, and then arranged for everyone to study on their own.
He pushed his wheelchair to the desks of Sang Xinqi and Jiang Xun and took out two exams of equal difficulty but different topics. "Try these first."
Jiang Xun took the test paper and his face immediately fell, "Ah!!"
He whimpered, his chin resting on the table, "Can you please not do this..."
Sang Xinqi didn't say anything. She took the test paper and started working on it.
The scratching sound of the pen on the paper continued throughout the afternoon.
It was not until the setting sun at six o'clock slanted into the classroom through the window that she breathed a sigh of relief and stretched.
"Are you done?" she turned and asked Jiang Xun.
Jiang Xunsheng nodded helplessly, "It's over, this question is too difficult!"
He scratched his messy hair and said, "Half of it is covered up."
"Me too..." Sang Xinqi sighed and looked through her equally terrible test paper.
Tao Wen heard their conversation and turned around to comfort them, "The test paper Teacher Meng gave us is a little harder than the ones we did before. We made a lot of mistakes when we did it, but don't worry, Teacher Meng will write down the detailed explanations after grading."
"So thoughtful?" Sang Xinqi's eyes lit up.
Chen Yanyan added softly, "The analysis is very detailed. After reading it, I can even do similar questions."
Meng Xiangxiang puffed out his chest proudly, "Of course, don't you see whose uncle he is?"
Tao Wen burst out laughing, "This is the first time I've seen Brother Wang so proud."
Meng Xiwang scratched his head embarrassedly, revealing his signature dimples.
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