"Student Feng, it's been a long time."
As Feng Mingshu walked out, it was break time, and the campus immediately became lively, but her path was blocked by people.
It was Pi Dapeng.
Feng Mingshu walked past him with an indifferent expression.
"Don't ignore me, Feng! We finally get to see each other." Pi Dapeng shamelessly chased after her.
Feng Mingshu stopped, glanced at the curious gazes around him, and said to Pi Dapeng, "Do you know what crime it is to harass military families?"
"What military dependents? Where did these military dependents come from?" Pi Dapeng still grinned.
Since the Lunar New Year, Pi Dapeng had been dragged by his father to work at the sand quarry. He was exhausted every day, and when he got home, he would just collapse onto the bed and not bother with anything else. On the rare day he finally had a break, he immediately rushed to school, not to study, but to pass by the window of the next classroom.
To everyone's surprise, the desk was empty. After asking around, they learned that Feng Mingshu hadn't attended class at all this semester.
Pi Dapeng was very disappointed. As soon as the bell rang, he was about to leave the school when he unexpectedly caught sight of the figure he had been longing for. Of course, he couldn't let it go.
Feng Mingshu didn't want to say another word to this person and walked straight to the school's security office.
The security office is located right next to the school gate.
Pi Dapeng, however, thought she was going out, and smirked smugly, following her closely and even pushing aside other classmates, acting like a chivalrous protector.
Pi Dapeng was a troublemaker, and few people at school dared to mess with him; many students avoided him when they saw him.
But then someone rushed over and blocked Pi Dapeng's way: "What do you want to do?"
"What do you want to do? Zhang Yunxiao, I think you, this good student, are particularly fond of meddling in other people's business, but you should first consider your own limitations." Pi Dapeng said with a sarcastic tone, and suddenly elbowed Zhang Yunxiao in the chest.
"Don't you dare bully Brother Yunxiao... Ah!"
Chu Xuanxuan rushed out, pushed Zhang Yunxiao aside, and Pi Dapeng's elbow struck her face. With a scream, she fell to the ground with a thud, then her eyes rolled back and she lost consciousness.
Feng Mingshu, who had just called the head of the security department over, looked at the scene with some surprise.
"This guy hit a girl, that's going too far!" The surrounding classmates gathered around, filled with righteous indignation.
The head of security was furious: "Pi Dapeng, come with me to the security section and explain your problems!"
Pi Dapeng shrugged: "It wasn't me who wanted to hit her, she just ran into me."
The head of the security department ignored his excuses and stepped forward to arrest him, but Pi Dapeng refused to surrender and ran away.
The head of the security department immediately blew his whistle, and several more people rushed out of the security office to chase after Pi Dapeng.
Meanwhile, a kind-hearted girl went to help the unconscious Chu Xuanxuan, but she couldn't lift her up no matter how hard she tried. When Feng Mingshu got closer, he saw that Chu Xuanxuan's eyelashes were still trembling.
She suddenly understood and turned to look at Zhang Yunxiao on the other side.
Zhang Yunxiao had been pushed hard and stumbled back several steps before falling to the ground. With the help of his classmates, he stood up and looked up to meet Feng Mingshu's gaze. He opened his mouth, but Feng Mingshu pointed to Chu Xuanxuan on the ground and said, "If you don't go over there, she probably won't be able to get up."
Zhang Yunxiao was slightly taken aback, and Feng Mingshu waved goodbye to him before turning and walking out of the school gate.
"Why is this girl so heavy? Could she be possessed by something?"
"Don't talk nonsense, feudal superstition is unacceptable."
As Zhang Yunxiao watched Feng Mingshu walk away, the students' discussions had already veered off-topic and gone straight to Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.
He withdrew his gaze, pushed through the crowd, and squatted down in front of Chu Xuanxuan. Looking at her bruised and swollen face, he saw doubt and deep exhaustion in his eyes.
"Open your eyes, I'll help you." Zhang Yunxiao reached out her hand.
Chu Xuanxuan, who had been silent, suddenly opened her eyes and shyly placed her hand in Zhang Yunxiao's palm.
Zhang Yunxiao pulled her up, then gently pushed her onto the kind girl next to her, and pleaded in a gentle tone, "Could you please take her to the infirmary? Here's the medical fee."
He took out all the money and bills he had on him, put them in the kind girl's hand, thanked her, and turned to leave.
This action stunned not only the girl but also the onlookers. Chu Xuanxuan, however, angrily shouted at his back, "I took the beating for you, and this is how you treat me? Don't you have any conscience?"
Zhang Yunxiao suddenly realized that it was really easy when he had no morals, so he didn't turn around or slow down.
"You're not allowed to leave!"
Chu Xuanxuan panicked, snatched the money from the kind girl's hand, and chased after her.
The students were stunned for a moment, then shook their heads, saying that this year's graduates were too wild and that they, as younger students, couldn't understand it.
Pi Dapeng was quite capable; he managed to escape the encirclement of several security personnel, but the incident was reported to the teaching department.
The dean of students immediately recognized Pi Dapeng. He had made a series of mistakes over the past three years of high school. Last time, he and his accomplices dismantled the school's display window, and this time he assaulted someone. He was truly incorrigible!
The head of the teaching department was furious and, with a stroke of his pen, immediately expelled him.
When the news reached the Pi family, Pi's father was furious. He pulled out his belt to teach him a lesson, but this time Pi Dapeng was neither injured nor feverish, so he fought back against his father.
Feng Mingshu was unaware of the bustling activity at the Pi family's residence. After leaving school, she went straight to the department store.
She first greeted Aunt Huang and told her that she would be leaving Bincheng next week.
Aunt Huang was surprised: "You're leaving so soon? Your mother asked me to take care of you, and I haven't done anything for you yet."
Feng Mingshu smiled and said, "Aunt Huang, I came here to trouble you. I want to buy more face cream, clam oil, flashlights and the like."
Aunt Huang immediately smiled: "This is no big deal, come with me."
"You bought some things for your mother, right? I'll call my Wenli over; she's familiar with the north and knows what she needs."
"Thank you, Aunt Huang."
"What are you thanking me for? I was closest to your mom before she passed away. Now that she's gone, I can't even go to work properly."
Aunt Huang was very enthusiastic. She called her daughter Lu Wenli and led Feng Mingshu to buy goods at various counters.
Feng Mingshu purchased a whole bunch of things, from everyday items like soap and toilet paper to industrial products like flashlights, thermos flasks, and rubber boots, as well as hot-selling items like face cream and a wide variety of other goods.
She couldn't produce the corresponding vouchers for many items, so Aunt Huang and her daughter helped her scrape together the money. If they couldn't scrape together enough, they put it on her tab.
Aunt Huang called another cart for her, loaded it with her things, and took her all the way to the intersection. Holding her hand, she said, "You don't need to remember those missing tickets. We internal staff have a way to settle the accounts."
He added, "Once you've settled in over there, be sure to send Aunt Huang a letter to let her know you're safe and sound."
In a daze, Feng Mingshu seemed to see her mother earnestly admonishing her.
Her eyes welled up with tears, and she nodded vigorously: "I will, Aunt Huang, you can go back now."
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