For two weeks, they had to train every day until the day before the sports meet, when the teacher let them go home early to prepare for the official competition the next day.
Su Yi walked out of the playground with her schoolbag on her back, and Zhang Jiajia caught up with her from behind.
"Tomorrow is the competition, Su Yi, are you nervous?"
"Not bad." Su Yi took out a lollipop from her schoolbag, peeled off the wrapping paper and put it in her mouth, and handed the other one to Zhang Jiajia.
Zhang Jiajia waved her hands and shook her long ponytail, "Thank you, I won't eat. To be honest, Su Yi, I envy you so much, you don't get fat or acne even if you eat so much."
Since the training began, the two gradually became familiar with each other and often had lunch together. Zhang Jiajia was amazed at Su Yi's appetite the first time, but now she is used to it and it didn't take too long.
Girls of this age are just in the age of beauty, but they are also at an age when they are prone to gaining weight and acne. Zhang Jiajia is not fat, but the acne on her face has been there for more than half a year. She has tried various methods but nothing works. Every time she can only drool while watching Su Yi eat fried chicken legs and French fries, she can't help but sigh at her good skin where you can't even see pores.
"By the way, I want to tell you something."
Su Yi turned her head, and the hard candy on her cheek made a bulge. When she opened her mouth, the bulge moved. "What's the matter?"
Zhang Jiajia glanced at the bulge for a few times, resisted the urge to poke it with her hand, and forced herself to divert her attention. "During the break before, I heard the girls in the class talking about someone trying to get Senior Xiao's contact information through you."
"Who is it?" Su Yi was a little curious.
"Several people." Zhang Jiajia shrugged. Ever since she saw Senior Xiao carrying Su Yi's backpack several times on the training ground, the class has been talking about the two of them. Fortunately, it was later found out that the two were siblings, otherwise Su Yi would have to talk about love again in their mouths.
Zhang Jiajia added, "I just heard that they have this intention. I'm not sure whether they will ask you specifically. I want you to know first, so that you can think about how to deal with it."
Su Yi nodded, "Thank you, you really don't want to eat candy?"
"No," Zhang Jiajia said with a smile, "I'm not a three-year-old child. Ah, I saw my father's car, Su Yi goodbye, have a good rest tonight, and cheer up tomorrow!"
Zhang Jiajia waved and ran away. Su Yi also waved at her, and soon found the Xiao family's car, but there was only Uncle He in the car, and Xiao Yan hadn't come yet.
"Xiao Yan just called and said that there was something urgent in the class, so let us go back first." Uncle He explained.
Su Yi looked at the school gate, "Will he take a long time?"
"Probably not. It seems that he will be out in half an hour for tomorrow's sports meeting. How about we wait for him?"
"Okay." Su Yi had no objection. Anyway, today's training ended earlier than usual.
The lollipop in her mouth melted in a short while. She smacked her lips and wanted to eat something else. It happened that she had nothing to do now, so she said to Uncle He, "I'll go buy some snacks and come back soon."
"Don't go too far!" Uncle He reminded from behind.
"Got it!"
Su Yi looked around, crossed the road, and went into an alley again. Her destination was very clear, which was the elementary school she visited last time.
She put her hands in her pockets and shook them. Several coins jingled. She took them out and counted them. There were four coins for each piece of paper. She was just short of two digits.
"I'm so poor." She fiddled with the coins in her palm.
Maotuan comforted her: "It's okay, nine yuan can buy a grilled sausage and a chicken leg. The prize money will come immediately after the sports meet is over."
"There is also the monthly exam." Su Yi said, "There is a monthly exam next week."
"Yes, your goal is 60th place, I remember. By the way, Yi Yi, there is actually another way to make money."
Su Yi's eyes lit up, "What?"
Maotuan spread out his little hairy paws, "Aren't your classmates asking for Xiao Yan's contact information? We can sell it to them, and there will definitely be someone willing to pay."
Su Yi frowned and shook her head: "No."
"What's wrong with it?" Maotuan asked.
Su Yi continued to fiddle with the coins, and said without raising his head: "Xiao Yan is half one of us, do you think you can betray one of us?"
Mao Tuan paused and said hesitantly: "It's not that serious, at most it's just a mobile phone number, and if those girls come to ask you, how are you going to reply?"
"You said you don't know," Su Yi raised her eyebrows, "Do you know how to contact Xiao Yan?"
Well... I really don't know.
Although answering like this will probably make people dissatisfied, the big devil is not afraid of anything.
Su Yi quickly spent the money in her pocket and walked back with satisfaction.
It was getting dark, and the street lights were on in the alley. The dim yellow light did not play much of a lighting role. The alley was quite lively before when students just got out of school, but now it seemed very deserted.
When passing a corner, she suddenly heard suppressed sobbing in front of her. Su Yi paused, took cover of the wall, and slowly poked her head out.
Not far away, under the street light, next to a trash can with a strange smell, two tall boys pushed another short boy, threw his schoolbag on the ground, stepped on it a few times, and said with disdain, "Why are you pretending to be a good student? With your bird-like appearance, can you understand what the teacher says?"
The other one said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense to him. Hey, what's wrong with you? You haven't been beaten for a long time, right? You just give a few dollars to a beggar?"
The short boy murmured something and was pushed and beaten again.
Su Yi looked down at Mao Tuan, "Are they robbing?"
Mao Tuan felt that there seemed to be a strange light in her eyes, moved his paws, and said hesitantly, "It shouldn't be considered extortion. Only when the amount is relatively large will it constitute a crime, and judging from their age, they are not yet adults, and the police won't care."
Su Yi's eyes sparkled, "Isn't it illegal?"
"It is illegal, but no one is pursuing it..." Seeing that Su Yi was about to do something, Mao Tuan hurriedly said, "Yi Yi, this is not good, right? What if grandma finds out?"
The last sentence successfully made Su Yi take back her steps. She held her chin and thought about it, suddenly stood up straight, pulled her clothes, patted the corners of her clothes, and then walked past as if nothing had happened.
The clacking sound of small leather shoes on the ground was particularly obvious in the quiet alley. The two boys looked over almost immediately. Seeing that it was just a little girl, they looked at each other. One of them moved his neck, walked over lazily, and blocked Su Yi's way. "Girl, where are you going so late? Lend me some money to spend on Huabei."
Su Yi blinked and said to Mao Tuan in her mind: "You saw it, they started it first. I had no choice."
At the school gate, Uncle He kept looking at the sky, feeling a little anxious. Seeing Xiao Yan finally appear, he quickly got out of the car and said, "Yi Yi just said she was going to buy something and hasn't come back yet. I'm going to look for her."
Xiao Yan's face froze, "I'll go find her. Uncle He, you wait here."
"Well, that's fine. If Yi Yi comes back, I'll call you."
Xiao Yan nodded and walked quickly in the direction Uncle He said.
Although it was only a little after six in the afternoon, the sky was dark and the alley was even more deserted. Just after walking a few dozen meters, he heard an unusual noise coming from the front, and Xiao Yan couldn't help but jogging.
Occasionally, there are gangsters wandering around the school. If a lone girl encounters one...
Xiao Yan's face became even uglier. He ran faster and faster, and suddenly turned a corner. Several figures appeared in front of him.
He had imagined several scenarios before, including the worst, but he never expected the scene before him.
His step-sister was petite and spoke softly, just like her pet rabbit, as if she would be scared by someone who was a little bit fierce. But now, she was stepping on a boy and holding a gangster who was a head taller than her. She said fiercely in a clear voice: "Just a few dollars, give it to a beggar!"
Xiao Yan never doubted himself, but at this moment, he wondered if he had run too far and was hallucinating?
Su Yi was the first to notice him and was slightly startled. She didn't pay attention and threw the gangster out, covering his butt and crying in pain.
Xiao Yan took a deep breath and the expression on his face was almost firm.
He walked a few steps closer, "What happened?"
Su Yi hummed, with an innocent face, pointed at the short boy squatting in the corner, and said: "The two of them tried to rob his money, and I ran into them. They also tried to rob mine, so I beat them up."
She said it so frankly that Xiao Yan couldn't find the words to say for a while, and asked after a long time: "Are you hurt?"
"No." Su Yi shook her head.
"Give the money back."
"Oh..." Su Yi glanced at the money in her hand that was not yet warm, walked to the short boy, and returned it to him reluctantly.
Seeing that she had returned the money, Xiao Yan took off his coat and handed it to her: "Help me hold it."
Su Yi didn't understand why, but she saw Xiao Yan rolled up his sleeves, walked to the two hooligans who had just gotten up, beat them up without saying a word, and then led her away.
Uncle He was guarding the car. Seeing the two of them come back, he was greatly relieved and couldn't help saying: "Yi Yi, don't go so far to buy things in the future. Fortunately, nothing happened today."
Su Yi glanced at Xiao Yan and responded vaguely.
Xiao Yan didn't seem to have the intention of exposing her. He looked calm and said to Uncle He, "Let's go. It's late."
The car ride back was quiet. Mao Tuan and Su Yi whispered, "He won't complain to grandma, will he?"
Su Yi pouted, "I've returned the money."
"The money was returned, but the fight happened. Some people think that children fighting is a serious problem."
"He just fought too." Su Yi muttered. Although she said so, she was not sure whether Xiao Yan would tell grandma. Although grandma never scolded her, once she showed a worried and disappointed look, it was more uncomfortable than scolding.
So she glanced at Xiao Yan again and again.
Xiao Yan was just like usual, swiping on a tablet, seemingly doing something serious.
If Su Yi was interested in looking at his screen, she would have noticed that his current search content was:
How strong are average girls?
How can I correct my sister's tendency to hit people?
My sister seems to like money, should I satisfy her wishes?
After browsing for a while, he noticed someone's gaze coming from the side, thought for a moment, closed a few pages, and searched again: Girls' favorite snacks.
Then he opened the shopping website and placed dozens of snack orders according to the rankings.