Xia Youyou lost her balance and crashed into his arms, screaming in fear. Qi Siling laughed, having never been so happy in twenty years. He stomped harder, so fast that all Xia Youyou could hear was the whistling of the wind. She could only hold his waist tightly, afraid of being seen by others.
"Slow down, it will be bad if someone sees us." Although reform and opening up have taken place, no one is like them, so unrestrained and careless about everything.
Qi Siling didn't care. "It's okay. I'll stop when there's someone else. Hold me tighter." He guided her with one hand and placed the other on her back, pulling her closer to him. Worried she'd be cold, he opened his coat and let her put her hands inside. He secretly decided to buy a bigger coat someday so he could wrap her whole body inside.
Xia Youyou hadn't expected him to think so much. Her frozen hands finally relaxed when she placed them on his back. He was wearing a sweater his mother had knitted for him, the soft cotton yarn warmed by his body heat. When the house was being renovated, she and her mother were not allowed to help, so they could only provide for everyone's three meals a day. So her mother decided to knit a few sweaters for everyone. She finished Qi Siling and Xiao Hai's first, and then took her time with the remaining ten children, who were already finishing theirs.
She also brought in a secondhand sewing machine she'd bought from a scrap yard. Her mother, knowing she wanted to buy a new one, had been refusing to let her, insisting this secondhand one would do. Now, she's happily making clothes for a group of people at home every day.
It took Qi Siling half an hour to ride from Shichahai to Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
There was a guard at the gate, blocking the two from entering. Qi Siling took out a letter of introduction from his chest pocket and said, "This is a letter of introduction from my workplace. We just got admitted to Hua University, and we will come to register after the New Year."
The man took a look and knew that the two were students who were about to start school. He didn't say anything and opened the door to let them in.
The bicycle rode all the way into the campus and passed through the tree-lined road. Xia Youyou held the handlebars and looked around curiously.
The wind lifted her hair, and some of it playfully brushed against Qi Siling's face, making her feel itchy. He raised his hand to scratch her face and then smoothed her hair.
Xia Youyou noticed it and turned to look at him.
Qi Siling lowered his head to kiss her lips, and was so angry that he punched his chest again. He stretched out his tongue and licked his lips, which had her taste.
Xia Youyou angrily turned her head away, no longer looking at him, and pulled her hair to one side, revealing her snow-white neck. Qi Siling was dazed by the whiteness, swallowed her sexy Adam's apple, and looked away.
From the teaching building to the dormitory building, I found the computer technology department where they were studying, then Cao An's measurement and control technology department, and then Xiao Hai's economics department. After figuring out the direction and distance, I wandered off to other places.
"Although we are not in the same department, we are not far away." Xia Youyou was not worried because she was in the same department as Qi Siling. She had always relied on Cao An before, and now she was a little uncomfortable with the sudden separation.
"We can take electives then and choose one we can take classes with."
Hearing what he said, Xia Youyou's eyes lit up, "Oh, that's right~"
Qi Siling rubbed her little head and was able to ride steadily with one hand. Passing by a dense forest with a pavilion for people to rest, the bicycle stopped.
Xia Youyou was held down by his waist and he quietly rubbed her numb buttocks. "Let's sit in the back later!"
Qi Siling, who had parked the car, didn't notice her movements. He unloaded the bundle from the back seat, took her soft little hand, and walked into the pavilion.
He took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped the stone bench, and then felt the coldness of the stone bench with his hand. He didn't dare let her sit down like that, so he took out the things in the bag and put them on the stone table.
He folded the bag and placed it on the stone bench before pulling her to sit down. "Are you cold?"
Xia Youyou watched his series of actions, and her heart was warm. Unlike Cao An's thoughtfulness, Qi Siling seemed to love her to the core.
She took out a hand warmer from the space and held it in her arms, looking at him with raised eyebrows.
Qi Siling was stunned. He hadn't remembered that she had such a magical thing. Suddenly, he saw her conjure something out of thin air again, and then he remembered. He shook his head with a smile, "It seems that I have done something unnecessary."
Xia Youyou took out a cushion and placed it on the stone bench he was going to make. "You sit too."
"I don't need it. I'm not afraid of the cold." His whole body was hot as fire, so why would he care about the cold?
"What delicious food did you bring?" Ignoring his refusal, she pulled him to sit down before looking at the table. She had just had some porridge in the morning, and after walking around all morning, she was a little hungry.
"I don't dare bring anything else. It will get cold soon. Eat some fruit to fill your stomach first. I will take you out to eat later." He saw a restaurant opened at the school gate. It should be a private restaurant. It seems that it has caught up with the pace of reform and opening up and started a business.
"A state-owned restaurant? I don't want that!" She really couldn't get used to the greasy food.
Qi Siling took out a knife and cut a piece of apple for her. "Don't you like it?"
She looked disgusted, "It's too greasy! Ever since I ate there with my brother in the capital, I never want to go there again!"
"No, let's go eat outside the school. I saw a restaurant."
Xia Youyou was surprised. "Private?" Seeing him nod, her little head began to slowly become active. She was so lost in thought that she didn't respond when Qi Siling called her.
"Youyou? What are you thinking about?" Qi Siling waved his hand in front of her absent-minded eyes.
"Hmm?" She came back to her senses and grabbed his waving hand.
"What are you thinking about? Why are you so absent-minded?" Qi Siling held her soft hand and rubbed it in his palm.
"I was thinking we could start doing business."
"For example?" Qi Siling listened attentively. Ever since selling grain to her, he had made quite a bit of money. Others followed suit and resold quite a few items.
"Let's talk about it when we get back. This matter needs to be considered carefully." Xiao Hai and his brother both wanted to participate. The 1980s was an era of gold and silver, and they had to seize the opportunity. Doing research in the future would cost a lot of money.
"Okay, let's play first today. There are a few parks nearby, let's go for a walk."
Xia Youyou ate the apple in her hand, and another piece was stuffed into her hand. "Eat it too, don't just focus on me."
"There's more. You eat first." He sat facing her, his hands resting on his legs, leaning close to her. He watched her cheeks bulge as she chewed, her cherry lips glistening with moisture. He swallowed quietly, a little greedy at her sight. He cut a piece of apple and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly, thinking of her apple fragrance.
It’s not her after all!
Qi Siling looked around and made sure there was no one around before he stood up and slowly approached her.
Xia Youyou was caught off guard, still trying to figure out where to start making money. Suddenly, a strong hand wrapped around her waist, grabbed her knees, and she landed on his lap.
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