Chapter 45 Qi Ying said to her: "Pick up the kids from school."
Su Yun's grades were pretty good before, but after she entered high school, her only relative passed away so no one cared about her. When she came home, she would find her room empty and it would be better for her to spend more time hanging out outside. As a result, she now hangs out with a group of bad girls and her grades have plummeted.
But Su Yun was not a bad kid strictly speaking. At most, he didn't attend classes and didn't like to study. He never bullied his classmates or did anything like that. So when he saw Xing Xiaochu getting food for him, Su Yun still felt curious.
The sight of Xing Xiaochu standing obediently at the window getting food made Su Yun feel inexplicably comfortable, as if this little classmate was born to get food for her.
But she felt unhappy when she thought that Xing Xiaochu could only cook for her for a month. Su Yun also had to figure out how to continue collecting "protection fees" from her little deskmate.
Xing Xiaochu brought over two servings of rice and carefully placed the one with more meat in front of Su Yun. Su Yun looked down and saw that it was sweet and sour pork tenderloin and braised pork, as well as a serving of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Xing Xiaochu didn't have that much meat, just one serving of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and two servings of green vegetables.
Su Yun frowned and asked her, "Have you ever been to the temple to study?"
Xing Xiaochu looked confused and didn't quite understand what Su Yun meant.
Su Yun was too lazy to explain. She took out most of her sweet and sour pork and placed it on the annoying green vegetables. She also took half of the braised pork. She did it so quickly that Xing Xiaochu didn't even have time to react. Only a small half of the food was left on the other person's plate, while hers was full to the brim.
"These are for you." Xing Xiaochu explained to Su Yun while holding the chopsticks: "Thank you for helping me yesterday. This is what I should have treated you too."
"Stop talking nonsense and eat yours." Su Yun also felt that there was less food on her plate, so she took a few green vegetables from Xing Xiaochu's plate with her chopsticks. She felt a little satisfied when she saw this, and lowered her head to start eating.
Xing Xiaochu looked at Su Yun cautiously before lowering his head and starting to eat his meal.
Although the two of them had been sitting at the same table for several months, they were not very familiar with each other. This was the first time they sat together to eat. Although Xing Xiaochu wanted to find a topic to talk to Su Yun, she didn't know what to say when she saw Su Yun eating so seriously. Until the end of the meal, Xing Xiaochu was unable to say a few words to Su Yun.
When they arrived at the classroom, Su Yun went straight back to her seat, and when Xing Xiaochu was about to go over, Chen Dongdong and Xin Ya appeared from nowhere and carried her to the corridor outside the classroom.
"explain!"
Chen Dongdong said to Xing Xiaochu seriously: "Did Su Yun bully you?"
Xing Xiaochu tilted his head: "No."
Xinya said to her seriously: "Don't hide it for her. I saw you serving her food in the cafeteria!"
Chen Dongdong also said: "Did she blackmail you? Did she ask you to buy her food?"
Xing Xiaochu knew they had misunderstood and quickly explained: "No, it's not true. I wanted to treat her to a meal."
"Really?" Chen Dongdong didn't believe it and asked her, "Can a meal get rid of her?"
Xing Xiaochu scratched his cheek and said sheepishly: "It's not one meal, it's one month."
"What?!" Xin Ya's voice became louder. She said to Xing Xiaochu in disbelief, "You treated her to a month's meal. Isn't that bullying you? She is blackmailing you. You have to tell the teacher, Xiaochu!"
"No, no, it's really not true!" Xing Xiaochu hurriedly stopped the two of them and explained to them, "Su Yun helped me yesterday so I could return home. She said she would keep an eye on my dad for me in the future and help me fight him back if he comes again. That's why I treated her to a month's meal. I volunteered and she didn't force me."
Chen Dongdong wondered: "Really?"
Xing Xiaochu nodded hurriedly.
The two looked at each other as they saw the serious and sincere Xing Xiaochu, thinking that this man might have been sold out by Su Yun and would help her count the money.
How can such a pretty girl be a fool?
"You can't treat me to a meal for a month." Xin Ya still frowned and said to her, "Just show your appreciation."
"But..." Xing Xiaochu hesitated and before he could make a decision, the bell for class rang. The three of them had to go back to the classroom. Before Chen Dongdong returned to his seat, he reminded Xing Xiaochu: "Let's go home together after school tonight. We'll take you home."
Xing Xiaochu nodded and returned to the classroom.
As soon as she sat down, Su Yun glanced at her and asked, "What were you whispering about outside? Did you say something bad about me?"
Xing Xiaochu shuddered and explained to her, "No, they...they said they would take me home in the evening."
Su Yun looked at Chen Dongdong and Xin Ya with disdain and said, "If these two people really run into trouble, no one can help you. Forget it, just go ahead and send them off. It has nothing to do with me."
After saying that, Su Yun covered her head with her school uniform again and went back to sleep.
Xing Xiaochu couldn't help but frowned as he looked at the other person's skillful sleeping posture, but he still respected Su Yun's sleeping habits and did not disturb her.
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Qi Ying set an alarm. The moment the alarm rang, she immediately put down her work, started to take off her apron, and said to Xia Ruoxin who was playing with her phone, "I'm off work. I have to go out for something."
"Hmm? Ah?" Xia Ruoxin looked up and asked her in confusion, "Where are you going?"
Qi Ying didn't answer, but just told Xia Ruoxin, "Don't move the things on the table. I'll continue tomorrow. Some customers may come later. Please help to receive them. When they come, let them see the samples. Call me if you have anything."
Xia Ruoxin watched Qi Ying put on her coat and was about to leave, and asked curiously, "Where are you going?"
Qi Ying said to her, "Pick up the kids from school."
Then, without waiting for Xia Ruoxin to come to her senses, he opened the door and went out.
Qi Ying didn't walk far, but logged into the game in a nearby corner. Qi Ying looked at his surroundings and found that he was on the commercial street outside the community.
Walking out from the corner, he saw a few students in school uniforms chasing and fighting each other. Qi Ying glanced in the direction of the school and walked towards that direction.
When she arrived at the school gate, Qi Ying saw three children standing under the street light with Xing Xiaochu waiting for her.
Chen Dongdong was eating a roujiamo that he bought from somewhere, while Xin Ya was talking to Xing Xiaochu. Xing Xiaochu listened quietly with his eyes lowered, nodded occasionally, and then glanced in Qi Ying's direction.
Qi Ying saw that Xing Xiaochu's eyes suddenly lit up when she saw her. She waved at her happily and then trotted over.
"Run slower." Qi Ying naturally reached out and hugged the man in his arms. He looked up at the two children who were following him and said with a smile, "Are you waiting for me?"
"Yes, sister!" Chen Dongdong said to Qi Ying, "We were going to send Xiaochu home, but she said you had to pick her up, so we waited for you at the door."
"Thank you." Qi Ying held Xing Xiaochu's hand and said to the two of them, "Shall I treat you to ice cream later?"
"Okay, okay!"
There were plenty of snack bars near the school. Qi Ying found a milk tea shop and ordered two ice cream cones. Seeing Xing Xiaochu looking eagerly, he ordered one for her as well. Finally, he walked out of the shop with three cups of milk tea.
Xing Xiaochu was eating an ice cream cone, but her eyes were always looking around. At first, Qi Ying didn't know what she was looking at. It was not until she saw the girl with a tuft of green hair on her head coming out of the school yesterday that Qi Ying realized who Xing Xiaochu was looking for.
"Sister." Xing Xiaochu quietly tugged at the corner of Qi Ying's clothes and looked up at her. Qi Ying looked down at the child and understood what she meant. After thinking for a moment, she said to her, "Go."
When Xing Xiaochu saw that she had Qi Ying's permission, she immediately ran over happily with her share of milk tea.
Su Yun probably didn't expect Xing Xiaochu to come and bring her milk tea. The bad girls next to her exclaimed. Qi Ying saw that Su Yun's ears turned red. She accepted Xing Xiaochu's milk tea with an awkward look on her face and said something to her. The child nodded at her seriously.
Chen Dongdong and Xin Ya were standing next to Qi Ying, so they also saw the scene. Chen Dongdong said sourly, "I really don't understand why Xiaochu is so nice to Su Yun. We are obviously friends."
Upon hearing this, Qi Ying pretended to ask casually, "Is that child called Su Yun?"
"Yes, sister." Chen Dongdong was a chatterbox. When Qi Ying asked, she blurted out everything: "She and Xiaochu are deskmates. At the beginning of the school year, she ignored Xiaochu and usually slept in class. Today, we saw Xiaochu getting her lunch. She also said that she wanted to thank her and got Su Yun a month's worth of lunch."
Qi Ying raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.
Xin Ya noticed that Qi Ying was unhappy, so she nudged her childhood sweetheart with her elbow. Amid Chen Dongdong's "ouch", she said to Qi Ying, "Actually, Su Yun is not a bad person. She just doesn't like to study anymore since no one is watching over her."
Qi Ying smiled and said, "Is that so."
As they were talking, Xing Xiaochu ran over, saw the three people chatting, and came over and said, "Sister, what are you talking about?"
Qi Ying reached out and rubbed Xing Xiaochu's head. He caught a glimpse of Su Yun looking over here, so he smiled gently and said to her, "Nothing, the milk tea was delivered? Do you want me to buy you another cup?"
Xing Xiaochu shook her head, her eyes sparkling as she said, "No need, sister. Let's go home quickly."
"Okay." Qi Ying held the person in his arms without leaving any trace, blocking Su Yun's sight, and said to the three children: "Let's go, let's go home."
When they arrived at the gate of the community, Xing Xiaochu began to hesitate whether to invite Chen Dongdong and Xin Ya to his home. Instead, Qi Ying generously invited the two children to his home. After all, the distance was very close, and it would not be too late for them to play for more than an hour and then go home for dinner.
When the three children heard this, their eyes lit up and they pushed and shoved each other happily into the elevator. When the elevator door opened, Chen Dongdong and Xin Ya looked at the large flat with one apartment per elevator in amazement, and their jaws dropped in surprise.
Qi Ying went to prepare tea and snacks for the children, while Xing Xiaochu went to take out the kitten hiding behind the curtains and show it to his good friend.
"Its name is Guazi, a kitten my sister and I picked up." Xing Xiaochu held the shy kitten and signaled the two that they could touch its little butt.
Chen Dongdong was curious about everything. He stroked the tail of the melon seed while looking at the decoration of Xing Xiaochu's house. He came over and asked her in a low voice: "Xiaochu, your house is so beautiful. My house is only half the size of yours."
Xing Xiaochu blinked slightly before whispering, "This is not my home, it's my sister's home."
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