The sound of cicadas can be heard everywhere in summer. Dance class is at 10:30. The two of them, having already eaten breakfast, stroll leisurely under the shade of the trees. The dance class isn't far, only about a half-hour walk. Therefore, they always walk there after breakfast, as a way to digest.
Zhen Tian patted her tummy, then secretly touched the boy's hand beside her, pinching and shaking it: "I think I can still eat an ice cream."
"no."
"I think it's okay."
Ji Yuzhi showed her his watch, the hands pointing to 9:30: "Eating ice cream so early in the morning, trying to get sick?"
"No way... I don't think so." Zhen Tian's eyes darted around, and she sounded a little guilty as she spoke.
"Could it be that you don't know? The year before last, during the May Day holiday, I took you to a strawberry farm to pick strawberries in the morning, but you insisted on eating strawberry-flavored ice cream. As a result, you ended up in the hospital for three days after eating it. And the year before that, in mid-October, you said that fallen leaves looked like pineapple-flavored daifuku ice cream, and after eating it..."
"Alright, alright." Zhen Tian bounced around, trying to cover his mouth: "You don't need to say anything, I know everything."
"Hmph..." The boy let out a snort, as if to say, "See? You knew all along."
Two seconds later, seeing the little girl's disappointed face, he couldn't help but soften: "I'll buy it for you after class."
"Really? Then I can have two..."
"You can only have one. I'll buy you a chocolate one."
"Alright." The two compromised.
After taking a few steps, Zhen Tian became happy again: "Let's hurry up and finish class quickly so we can eat ice cream."
The boy shook his head helplessly. He didn't want to discourage her. No matter how fast she walked, the time when get out of class ended was still fixed.
The dance teacher really likes Zhen Tian, so she has been teaching her since she was very young. She even opened a small class specifically for her, teaching only her.
"Coming to take your sister to class again?"
The training institution offers many classes, and each classroom has a transparent glass wall facing the corridor, allowing parents to easily observe their child's learning progress.
There are many chairs in the corridor for parents to rest and accompany their children.
Ji Yuzhi has been coming here without fail for many years, and many parents of children who, like Zhen Tian, have been studying at this training class for a long time know him.
"Hmm." He nodded, sat down in the chair, and handed the dance costume from his backpack to Zhen Tian.
"Hello, aunties, I'm off to class." Zhen Tian greeted the familiar parents and then ran off to change her clothes.
Ji Yuzhi watched Zhen Tian's figure disappear from sight before taking out a thick book from his backpack and sitting down to read quietly. The book's cover read "Basic Concepts and Models of Conference Interpreting and Translation Training".
"What's going on?" A new parent who didn't recognize Ji Yuzhi asked the parent next to him in a low voice.
"Oh, him? To be honest, I don't know how other parents raise their children. Look how good this brother is to his sister. It must have been seven or eight years, without fail, he's always been there for her to learn to dance." Gossip is an aunt's nature: "This little girl is very bright and lovable. Not only is her brother a book lover, he sits here reading while his sister is dancing."
"Yeah?"
"That's right, and I secretly read it twice. I couldn't understand the book at all; it was all in a foreign language."
"That's really impressive."
"You bet! I really envy those two kids. My two are always fighting. Maybe it'll be better if the kids are younger?"
The two aunts shifted their focus from Ji Yuzhi to parenting advice.
Ji Yuzhi was quite numb to this set of words. He would read for a while, then look up at the little girl in the dance studio to make sure she wasn't injured before continuing to read.
It's no wonder he's so cautious. When Zhen Tian was little, before she started attending a private class, she was bullied by other girls because he was engrossed in his book and didn't notice her for a second. At the time, the girl's parents even verbally abused Zhen Tian. It was only after Zhen Tian was burned by a pot lid that he realized she was a girl who would cause him lifelong worry.
Although he was not very old at the time, his natural height and rich knowledge allowed him to find loopholes in the other person's words and fight back.
Fortunately, there were many reasonable parents at the time who stopped the other party from running away. Only after being forced by Ji Yuzhi did they apologize to Zhen Tian and the matter was settled.
Fortunately, Zhen Tian is a carefree girl. Even when she was bullied, she didn't feel anything and remained cheerful.
He and Zhen Tian's parents worried for a long time, wondering if this incident would leave a psychological scar on Zhen Tian. After observing her for a long time and confirming that Zhen Tian really didn't care, they finally felt relieved.
The dance class was only two hours long, and it went by very quickly.
"I'm going to take a shower, I'll be right there." The little girl ran to the bathroom like a gust of wind.
Ji Yuzhi timed it perfectly, got up and went to a food delivery service to buy warm peanut milk and her favorite chocolate ice cream.
He returned just as the girl came back; he had just sat down when she came back like a gust of wind.
"Ahhh, let's go, Zhizhi, let's eat ice cream..." She looked down at the road, and when she looked up again, she saw Ji Yuzhi standing there holding her favorite ice cream: "Ah, you bought it all, give it to me quickly."
"Drink this first." He handed her the warm peanut milk.
"I don't want to drink it," Zhen Tian pouted and refused.
"You can only eat after you finish drinking."
"Hmph..." She took the peanut milk and drank it all in one gulp. She didn't really like the taste of peanuts, but because of some weird health theory, Zhizhi always made her drink it: "Give me the ice cream. It's all melted..."
She carefully ate it, taking tiny bites at a time, with a pained expression.
Ji Yuzhi took the dance costume from her hand and stuffed it back into his backpack.
What do you want to eat for lunch?
The day of dance class was a day of liberation for Zhen's parents. After handing everything over to Ji Yuzhi, the couple would often go to see a movie or go on a date.
"How about boiled fish?" Zhen Tian asked. "I can have it less spicy."
Because she can't eat too much spicy food.
"good."
Even in summer, the boiled fish restaurant is always packed. This restaurant only serves boiled fish, so the taste is absolutely authentic, and customers are always coming in droves.
The two of them arrived relatively early. Although there were no more seats available, there were still private rooms left. However, there were spending restrictions on the private rooms, with a minimum charge of 300 yuan.
Ji Yuzhi then ordered her the largest portion of boiled fish and added many of her favorite side dishes.
Zhen Tian was happily scrolling through Weibo on her phone.
He filled a bowl with boiling water, placed the rinsed utensils in front of her, thought for a moment, and then spoke.
"I'm going to S City next week, and I'll be gone for about two weeks. I won't be able to accompany you to your dance class then."
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