Chapter 16: Acquaintance
At the beginning, Mr. Ji still imposed economic sanctions, but Yu Nian never asked her family for help. Later, He Manlian secretly went to see her and saw that she worked overtime until ten o'clock in the evening. She couldn't bear it anymore and persuaded the old man to compromise.
Yu Congye realized that his eldest daughter, who seemed well-behaved and sensible, actually had more independent ideas than anyone else. As long as she had decided on something, she would do it firmly no matter who tried to stop her.
Just as I was thinking about Yu Nian, I saw her coming down the stairs, "Good morning."
He Manlian glared at her: "It's almost ten o'clock, how can you say good morning?"
Yu Nian: "..."
It was neither early nor late, and it was not yet time for lunch. Yu Nian walked towards the sofa, intending to sit down and chat with her family. He Manlian suddenly said, "The weather is nice today. Nian Nian, why don't you go out for a walk with Yan Xing?"
"?" Yu Nian looked at Ms. He in confusion.
He Manlian didn't say it directly: "It's too early to have lunch now, you can go out for a walk, take Yanxing to your old school."
This means that she should develop feelings for Ji Yanxing.
In He Manlian's opinion, compared with other dating activities, walking on the street is the activity that can quickly heat up the relationship.
Yu Nian looked at Ji Yanxing helplessly, and the latter stood up and walked to her side, "Let's go."
Yu Yi quickly stood up and said, "I'll go too..."
Yu Xiang grabbed his arm and warned him in a low voice: "Why are you going? Are you going to be a light bulb? Stay home honestly!"
He Manlian also stared at him.
Yu Yi pursed his lips and sat back on the sofa.
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Yu Nian attended No. 2 High School, a provincial key high school, which was only about ten minutes away from where the Yu family lived now. The two walked along the sidewalk. The autumn wind was bleak, and the withered and yellow sycamore leaves were scattered all over the ground.
From the outside, the school didn't change much from when she was studying there. Senior high school students still came to school for mock exams on Sunday mornings.
Yu Nian glanced at the man beside her. He was wearing the white shirt she picked out last night, looking as handsome as the breeze and the bright moon. Students who were going home from school at noon glanced at him from time to time.
"I went to high school here," said Yu Nian.
Ji Yanxing's eyes fell on the notice board, "I saw it, you are on the honor roll."
Yu Nian looked over there - on the bulletin board outside the school were photos of previous top scorers. She was the top scorer in liberal arts in their class, breaking the school's liberal arts record that year.
"Your grades were average before?" Ji Yanxing asked with a raised eyebrow.
The notice board said that she was the dark horse who made a comeback in her sophomore year. Her grades in her freshman year were only average in the grade, but she had made rapid progress since her sophomore year and had been ranked first since her junior year.
Yu Nian hummed, "I didn't like studying much when I was a kid."
"Then why did you suddenly fall in love?" Ji Yanxing looked at her sideways, "Your family doesn't need you to be a top student, right?"
And if it is necessary, shouldn't it be cultivated from childhood? Why wait until the age of 16 or 17? Yu Nian tightened her fingers and looked up to meet his eyes: "When I was a sophomore in high school, I went to visit Beijing University with my friends and met a group of excellent people."
"So you were inspired to make progress?" He really didn't remember anything.
Yu Nian hid the disappointment in his eyes and said, "Yes, I admire them very much and want to go to the same university as them."
It was only when she was admitted to Kyoto University that she found out that he had gone abroad in his sophomore year.
Ji Yanxing stared at her for a few seconds and chuckled, "You are quite inspiring." After a pause, he calculated, "I was a sophomore when you were a freshman in high school. Who are the people you know? Maybe I know them."
Yu Nian was suddenly flustered, with a hint of nervousness in his eyes, "I don't remember, I didn't add their contact information at that time."
That was a few years ago, and communication was indeed not very convenient at that time. After hearing her say that, Ji Yanxing did not ask any more questions and said, "Go back."
"Okay." They walked home along the same path they came from. The sunlight shone through the leaves, leaving their shadows on the ground.
The distance is very close. Yu Nian has a feeling that the years are peaceful and quiet. Ms. He is indeed a master of relationships who has been able to maintain the same love with Yu for decades. The two of them walking side by side on the road, even if they don't say anything, make people feel very happy.
But her good mood was interrupted by a work call from her supervising lawyer. Yu Nian said something to Ji Yanxing and walked away with the phone.
Her supervisor called her and asked for a list of evidence. Yu Nian had sorted it out, but hadn't checked it yet, so she had to open the file on her mobile phone. After browsing it and finding no problems, she sent it to her supervisor.
After finishing her work, she turned around to look for Ji Yanxing, and her eyes stopped unexpectedly.
He stood under the shade of a tree, looking at a mother and son with indifferent eyes. The woman smiled gently, handed the dessert in her hand to the boy, and took the boy's schoolbag. The mother and son talked and laughed, and walked into the luxury car on the side of the road together.
It seems that she is not short of money. It is just because the mother loves her child that she would pick him up at the entrance of the cram school in the hot sun at noon.
Until the car disappeared from sight, Yu Nian saw that he was still staring in that direction.
Her heart suddenly ached, and she walked into the dessert shop and bought a small cake jar.
"Ji Yanxing." Yu Nian walked towards him.
Ji Yanxing turned around and saw that she was holding a small cake in her hand.
"I often bought desserts from this shop when I was in school. They were delicious," Yu Nian handed him the cake jar and said softly, "Do you want to try it?"
At noon, the light is bright and all hidden emotions are exposed.
The woman in front of me had soft eyes and eyebrows, and was wearing a long dress, like the moon from the sky falling into the earth.
Ji Yanxing lowered his eyes and looked at her gentle and peaceful smile. There was an indescribable absent-mindedness in his dark eyes.
Ji Yanxing took the cake jar and took a bite with his fork under Yu Nian's gaze. The sweet taste spread between his lips and teeth. He frowned slightly: "It's greasy."
As he said that, he handed her the cake tin and said, "Eat it."
Yu Nian thought he had heard wrongly, "You want me to eat something you've eaten?"
Ji Yanxing raised his eyebrows and said frivolously, "Didn't your mother tell you to develop feelings for me?"
Yu Nian: "..."
Ms. He's hint was so obvious that it could be considered an explicit suggestion.
Even Ji Yanxing could see through her intention.
"I heard that couples will eat the same food," Ji Yanxing said slowly, "If you don't want to cultivate feelings with me, then eat it."
Yu Nian: "..."
She looked at the cake he had stabbed at and retorted, "Why let me eat yours instead of you eating mine? In TV dramas, it's always the boys who eat the girls."
Ji Yanxing glared at her: "You are being sexist."
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Yu Nian was thinking about how to respond when she heard him say slowly, "Next time if there's something you don't like to eat, I'll help you eat it."
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