Chapter 268
"Sister, I've sorted all the vegetables for this week and put them in the fridge." On Monday morning, sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, casting narrow patches of light on the floor.
Xiao Bai slowly changed his shoes in the entryway, muttering to himself:
"There are dumplings in the freezer, as well as ribs and other vegetables that I marinated in advance. I just need to stir-fry them. By the way, I wrote the recipe on colorful sticky notes and stuck it on the wall next to the range hood. The writing is really big so I can see it when I look up while cooking."
Seeing that there was really no time left, he grabbed his backpack strap and ran out, shouting, "Goodbye, sister!"
"goodbye."
Tang Seng finally left, and Jiang You, who was sitting on the bed, leaned back, ready to take a nap.
She closed her eyes.
But she couldn't help but recall what Qu Xing had said yesterday: "Of course, if you really don't want to, we won't really abandon you. So the choice is yours."
Should we stick to the same old ways, or make a change?
The girl lying on the bed was motionless, as if she were asleep.
As the sun rose higher and higher, it stretched the slanted spots of light that were pressed against the floor straight, and then slowly moved toward the corner of the wall, like a golden snake quietly crawling.
Time passed slowly, and the morning light in the room went from bright to somewhat dazzling.
The girl on the bed frowned slightly, opened her eyes, muttered "So troublesome," and got out of bed to brush her teeth and wash her face.
At 9:30, she rinsed the rice, put it in the rice cooker, pressed the start button, and then turned around to open the refrigerator.
Last night, Xiaobai was busy preparing food until late at night. Jiangyou looked into the refrigerator and saw peeled corn kernels, diced ham, washed cauliflower, and marinated meat.
It really only needs to be stir-fried.
She cooked the dishes and packed them into a lunchbox. After thinking for a moment, she cut some fruit and put it into an empty lunchbox.
After finishing his meal, Jiang You stood at the door with three boxed lunches in his hands.
The light from the foyer ceiling lamp fell on her; her hat brim was pulled down very low, and her sunglasses covered most of her face, revealing only a small patch of skin at the edge of her mask.
She stood there, as if nailed to the boundary between leaving and staying.
She was afraid to go out without anyone accompanying her.
Jiang Zuo, who had just finished feeding his baby in the corner, let out a few cries, which startled Jiang You as if he had been awakened by something.
"Zuo Zuo, be good. Mommy is going out to earn money for your milk powder." After saying that, she took a deep breath, opened the door, and went out.
He leaned on Qu Xing's desk, extremely worried: "My sister has never gone out alone before. What if she gets tricked by bad guys? What if..."
“We bought her a children’s watch with anti-abduction features,” Qu Xing wrote on a large topic without looking up. “What you should be worried about is what will happen if her sister doesn’t come?”
"It's alright, we'll be more careful in the future."
Xiao Bai is too naive, Qu Xing said noncommittally.
As Su Qingbai rambled on about her sister, the bell for the fourth period suddenly shattered the noise in the corridor.
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Qu Xing waved his hand and replied with a smile, "We have something to take care of and need to go out for a bit!"
Xiao Bai had already rushed to the school gate. Apart from classmates, there were no familiar faces outside.
Qu Xing, who had rushed over, glanced outside, her fingertips unconsciously stroking her backpack strap. After a while, she spoke softly, "Well, it seems my sister didn't come."
They waited for a while and weren't too disappointed. As the two turned to walk back, a very soft voice came from behind them: "Xiao Bai, Qu Xing."
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