Chapter 101 The First Morning at the Secret Base
Ever since Xia Liang discovered the secret of Cuiqiao's identity, he often deliberately made various intimate gestures.
Sometimes she would sit next to Delphinium and play with her long blue hair, braiding it into pigtails or twisting it into a pigtail.
Or, he would suddenly run behind the delphinium, cover its eyes, and play a childish game of "Guess Who I Am".
More often than not, like now, he would specifically choose the situation when Lin Xiaolu was around to secretly do some small actions: such as tickling, kicking, or writing on Delphinium's hand to pass on secret messages.
The contents of these whispers were completely meaningless, all saying things like "I can't do it", "It's too difficult", "Explain it again", etc. It would not matter if she said them directly on the table, but she just wanted to convey them through small movements.
If it happened only once or twice it would be fine, but after it happened more and more times, Cuique felt that she should give her a little warning.
"Xiao Jin, you've been looking at this page for quite some time. Have you figured out how to write it?"
So she narrowed her eyes and said in a slightly cold voice: "I just talked about this with Bai Mei, do you want to exchange your thoughts with her?"
"Um?"
Xia Liang, who had been pretending to stare at the textbook, was slightly startled, then raised his head in confusion: "What?"
"Aren't you looking at the questions?" Cuique took advantage of the situation to pull out her hand, folded her hands across her chest and said, "Factoring, you just need to discuss these types of questions with Baimei."
"Ah, this..." Xia Liang lowered his head and looked at the contents on the pages of the book, speechless for a moment.
Her reaction was also within Delphinium's expectations, because she had been concentrating on doing little tricks and was probably not aware of what question Delphinium was talking about just now.
In this situation, even if she knew how to write this type of question, it would be difficult for her to continue the conversation.
So, under Xia Liang's slightly resentful gaze, Cuiqiao began a stern lecture, using all the common sentences such as "How can you be distracted when you have a test soon?" and "You shouldn't be proud and complacent even if you have made progress." Xia Liang was speechless and could only lower his head and do the questions obediently.
Lin Xiaolu on the side was smirking with glee; Bai Jingxuan looked at the two of them in some confusion, and then continued to lower her head and ponder over her book; Mo Ke, who was sleeping on the bookshelf, was awakened by the noise and turned over slowly.
In this atmosphere, the last weekend before the placement test ended.
It was another Monday, early in the morning, when the first ray of sunlight hit the head of the bed, Delphinium opened her eyes subconsciously. She sat up in a daze, subconsciously touched the empty bed beside her, and then gradually woke up, turned over and walked out of bed.
The body of a magical girl does not secrete sweat or dirt like a normal person, so there is no need to wash it specially, but Delphinium still obeyed her living habits and went to the bathroom to wash up.
Then, in the early morning, she began to knock the girls out of their rooms one by one.
Lin Xiaolu was the easiest one to wake up, probably due to the cold war with Lin Yun in the past two years. In order to avoid seeing her father's face before going to work in the morning, she often got up early and went to school alone.
This habit has gradually changed as the relationship between father and daughter has eased. Now Lin Xiaolu doesn't like to get up early so much, but she still maintains a relatively high sensitivity during sleep, so as long as Delphinium knocks on the door, she can wake up immediately.
Bai Jingxuan doesn't need to go to school now, but she can't relax because she still has a lot of magical girl lessons to catch up on.
Her daily routine was also very good, probably due to her years of living in the welfare home. Although she was not as easy to wake up as Lin Xiaolu, as long as Cuiqin knocked slightly on her bedside, she would slowly open her eyes. After being woken up by Cuiqin, she would not make a fuss about sleeping in, nor would she stay in bed. Instead, she would sit up very actively and start to greet the morning routine.
The hardest thing to wake up is Xia Liang.
According to her, she would not get up unless she slept until the last second before being late. But the fact is that one of the main reasons why Xia Liang was regarded as a bad girl by her classmates at school was that she was late every day - this is what Lin Xiaolu said.
Now that everyone lived under the same roof, Delphinium could no longer allow her to indulge in her bad habits.
After knocking gently on the door and hearing no response from the room, Delphinium turned the doorknob, walked into the room, and looked at the single bed placed by the window - there was a bulge on it caused by the quilt covering it.
Walking forward, Kuija looked at the bedside for a while, and saw only half of the head sticking out of the bulge. Messy black hair spread out from the gap between the quilt and the pillow, and trembled slowly with the even breathing of the owner of the hair.
She put one hand on her waist and waited for a while. Seeing that the person in the bulge still had no intention of waking up, Kuizi called out, "Wake up, Xiaojin."
All I heard was a slight breathing sound.
Raising a brow, Kuija decided not to hold back any longer. She reached out and grabbed the sheet, pulled it straight back, and then pulled it off with a sudden force.
The figure in the quilt was also revealed.
Then I saw Xia Liang holding a large doll, with his head buried in the top of the doll, half of his face pressed against the surface of the fluffy toy, his eyes closed, and no intention of waking up at all.
There was still an inexplicable smile on her face, and she seemed to be immersed in a beautiful dream.
Cuique turned around and walked a few steps to the window, opened the curtains in front of the window to let the sunlight into the room, then turned to the head of the bed, reached out and patted Xia Liang's shoulder: "Get up, it's time to go to school."
The other party still did not respond.
After that, Delphinium tried various methods, but there was no response when she patted his shoulder, pushed him, or even patted his forehead. After repeatedly encountering obstacles, she could only choose a slightly excessive method.
Pinch your nose.
She placed her fingers on Xia Liang's nose and pinched it gently. Cuique squatted beside the bed and just looked at Xia Liang's face quietly, while secretly counting the time to avoid suffocation.
This went on for about 30 seconds, until Delphinium realized it couldn't go on and was ready to give up, Xia Liang finally opened his eyes.
"Hah—huh, huh, young senior?"
She opened her mouth dazedly, panted for a while, and then asked in surprise: "Why are you in my house? Am I dreaming?"
"This is our base. Your school will start in 40 minutes. Hurry and get up."
After letting go, Delphinium took two steps back and left the room without waiting for Xia Liang to say anything.
She didn't notice that Xia Liang was lying on the bed behind her with a dazed look on his face, as if he was thinking about something, but time was tight in the morning and she didn't have time to stay there.
Walking into the kitchen and taking out the sleeves from the cabinet under the stove, Delphinium quickly took out a series of ingredients from the refrigerator and began to prepare breakfast.
Compared to before at her own home, Delphinium now prepares breakfast for four people, but the process remains the same, except that the movements have increased.
Heat water in a wok, then put in a certain amount of noodles, cut some green onions and vegetables, and add a few poached eggs. Prepare the soup in four prepared noodle bowls, and a few servings of ordinary noodles are ready.
After that, Delphinium called the three little ones out from their respective bathrooms, and it was time for breakfast.
This was the first morning after the Fangting City Magical Girls Team stayed overnight in the secret base, and it was also the first breakfast for the four of them to get together.
Cuiqiao was collecting feedback from several newcomers on the taste of breakfast. Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang had started their daily bickering since early in the morning. Mo Ke was talking to Bai Jingxuan on his own. Bai Jingxuan was sipping noodles quietly by herself, but she was also paying attention to the conversations of others.
A new week, and a new life, begins.
Cuiqiao began to continue tutoring Bai Jingxuan in the secret base, while the other two went to school to continue their studies for the new semester.
Time passed quickly, and the magical girls began to get used to living together in the secret base. Soon, such days became the norm for them.
Lin Xiaolu would go to and from school with Xia Liang, Cuiqiao would train and do housework with Bai Jingxuan, and Moko still considered herself to be a crucial sower and went out every day to look for new magical girl candidates.
At the same time, Lin Xiaolu would send a simple text message to Lin Yun every night, and Cuiqiao would also reply with some concerned words using Lin Yun's mobile phone. Bai Jingxuan would still occasionally contact the caregivers in the welfare home to report on her recent life situation.
During this period, a remnant beast appeared once, but it was still only a rather weak egg level.
For some reason, ever since the defeat of Claw Mark and Black Ember Dawn, the beasts in Fangting City have become much weaker, and the frequency and intensity of attacks have decreased. This shows that the surge in beast attacks in the past period of time is probably related to this group of people.
Delphinium doesn't care about the fact that the disabled beasts have become weaker. Rather, she wishes there were no disabled beasts in the world so that people would not have to live under the shadow of such a crisis.
Being able to easily resolve these attacks is actually a good thing for her, the newcomers in the team, and the ordinary citizens of Fangting City.
Everyone is adapting to a new life, making appropriate changes to themselves while ensuring that certain things do not change.
After that, Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang’s junior high school placement test went on as scheduled.
At this point, all the help that Delphinium could provide had been exhausted. She thought that she had done everything she could, and now it all depended on the performance of the two of them.
During the days of the exam, even the atmosphere of magic training became a little solemn. Xia Liang and Lin Xiaolu both attached great importance to this exam. After all, it was an opportunity to show the results of their hard work throughout the summer vacation.
So the day after the exam, Cuique took the entire team out for a hotpot meal.
At the end of summer and the autumnal equinox, the weather turns cooler, and it is time to go out for hot pot. A group of little girls, big and small, but all with outstanding looks, formed a table of diners, which is also a unique landscape in the hot pot restaurant.
What puzzled the clerk the most was that among this group of little girls, the youngest one seemed to be the center of attention. She was the one who took orders and paid the bills. This was really surprising.
During the dinner, diners from nearby tables would occasionally cast their eyes towards the magical girl's table. Some even found it curious and wanted to take pictures, but were politely stopped by Delphinium, and in the end could only put away their phones regretfully.
Just like that, the placement test that half of the team members had been nervously preparing for for a long time came to an end, and the pace of life for the magical girls slowed down once again.
Of course, I don’t know what the children think, but the delphinium has a new trouble: as September passes halfway and many things are settling down, a new trouble is approaching.
The day when I made an appointment with Xia Liang to go out and play together is coming.
(End of this chapter)
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