Chapter 17 Some people shine brightly, while others are covered in rust



The rich lunch not only filled Jiang Nian’s already empty stomach, but also made Jiang Nian feel the long-lost warmth of home.

After dinner, Jiang Nian cleaned up the table as usual, but his grandmother quickly stopped him: "Just sit at home and have some fun today. Don't do anything."

Jiang Nian was half-lying comfortably in the living room, holding "Interesting Little Stories about Ancient History" in his hand. After reading the book for a while, he couldn't help but look at his grandmother who was washing dishes in the kitchen.

Grandma's back was a little hunched, and her short black and white hair showed her sharpness as she washed the dishes quickly.

Outside the window, the rain was still falling heavily, and the house seemed to be isolated from the whole world. The hunched figure held up a piece of sunlight, and Jiang Nian lay comfortably in the sunlight.

Jiang Nian gradually fell into a deep sleep, with only the words "You come and you go, when will you return?" remaining in his mind.

After arriving at Sakuragi Yuzhi's house, Sakuragi Yuzhi and Chiba Hideji wanted to take a rest and then organize today's materials.

At this time, the mothers of the two came out from the tea room chatting and laughing. Looking at the two people slumped on the sofa, Chiba Hideji's mother Chiba Yoko was furious.

Chiba Yoko suppressed her anger because she was not at home. "Hideji, what are you doing?"

Chiba Hideji was lying comfortably with his eyes closed, but after hearing his mother's words, he stood up like a somersault.

"Mom, why are you here?" Chiba Hideji's voice trembled, and his hands tightly grasped the corners of his clothes.

Chiba Yoko felt helpless when she saw Chiba Hideji's frightened look. She wouldn't eat her, so why was she so scared?

"There's a very good Japanese teacher at the University of Tokyo. I heard he's going to start a cram school. I'm thinking of talking to Jimei about enrolling you and Yuzi."

Sakuragi Yuzi's mother, Sakuragi Yoshimi, immediately spoke up: "Yuzi, you haven't taken any Japanese tutoring classes yet. If you want to improve your grades, you can try."

Sakuragi Yoshimi was not as tough as Chiba Yoko, and seriously asked Sakuragi Yuzi for his opinion.

Sakuragi Yuzi and Chiba Hideji's grades were not bad, being above average, but they were still insufficient compared to Jiang Nian.

Yingmu Yuzi looks weak, but he is strong-willed at heart. Of course, he also hopes that he can shorten the learning gap with Jiang Nian.

"Thank you, Mom. I'd love to sign up."

After hearing what Sakuragi Yuzi said, Chiba Hideji was completely confused, "We agreed to play badly together, why are you starting to work hard now?"

Chiba Yoko looked at Chiba Xiuji, whose soul flew away, suppressed the anger that rose in her heart again, gritted her teeth and said, "Xiuji, Yu Zi has agreed to tutoring, you..."

After hearing what his mother said, Chiba Xiuji's mind immediately cleared up and he quickly interrupted her: "I agree, I agree!"

In the afternoon, Jiang Nian stretched himself, half-closed his eyes, and felt the tranquility of the moment. His brain, which had been tense all the time, became very clear after getting enough rest.

The rain outside the window stopped at some point, and the chirping of birds came into Jiang Nian's ears from outside the window.

After Jiang Nian woke up completely, he saw that he was covered with a blanket. The corners of his lips curled up slightly. After looking around, he did not see his grandmother.

Grandma's house is a two-story building. Although it is a two-story building, it is not very large.

The first floor is a smaller living room, the dining room is next to the kitchen, and the bathroom is under the stairs; the second floor has only two bedrooms and a bathroom.

Jiang Nian walked to the living room window and saw his grandmother loosening the soil in the yard.

Jiang Nian's vegetable-growing gene was immediately triggered, so he quickly went out and walked towards his grandmother.

"Grandma, what do you want to plant? Let me help you loosen the soil."

After Jiang Nian finished speaking, he forcefully helped his grandmother sit on the chair by the wall.

Grandma looked at Jiang Nian wielding the hoe with a smile: "Didn't you like growing things before? Although our yard is small, we can make use of it."

Jiang Nian thought that he was about to go to school and would most likely live with his grandmother, so he understood his grandmother's good intentions.

"Grandma, what kind of food do you like?" Jiang Nian stopped what he was doing and looked at his grandma.

Before Jiang Nian could speak, his memory told him the answer.

"I know, it's kohlrabi and lettuce, but I'm not very good at growing kohlrabi." Jiang Nian said with a smile, "Then lettuce should be grown first."

Grandma was even happier after hearing what Jiang Nian said: "You just want to eat lettuce!"

Lettuce has always been Jiang Nian’s favorite vegetable. Jiang Nian smiled naively, touched his head, and continued to hoe the ground.

At this time, Chiba Hideji, Sakuragi Yuzi and Jiang Nian were completely different in their comfort. Thanks to the efforts of their two mothers, their lives were full of hope. Chiba Hideji's biggest hope was when his studies would end.

Originally, Chiba Hideji had classes scheduled for Sunday, and Saturday was the only day she could relax. Now, under the supervision of her mother, she can only do her homework seriously with Sakuragi Yuzi.

Sakuragi Yuzi was not as anxious as Chiba Hideji, but he was a little worried about the task of selecting photos. He couldn't leave it all to Jiang Nian. After all, she spent almost all her rest time on studying.

After staring at Chiba Hideji for a while, Chiba Yoko felt that Chiba Hideji was studying seriously, so she asked Sakuragi Yoshimi for help and left quietly.

Chiba Hideji didn't know that his mother had left and continued to study hard.

After seeing his mother and Chiba Hideji's mother leave, Yingmu Yuzi whispered to Chiba Hideji, "Are you almost done writing? We haven't chosen the photos yet."

Chiba Hideji was frightened by Sakuragi Yuzi, but when he saw that his mother was not there, he felt relieved.

"We're almost done with this test. We still have two big questions. What about you?"

Sakuragi Yuzi felt relieved after hearing Chiba Hideji's answer. It was almost five o'clock in the afternoon, and if he worked hard, he should be able to finish selecting the photos.

"I have three questions left. You can do them first after you finish them."

Jiang Nian and his grandmother were strolling leisurely in the supermarket.

Jiang Nian and his grandmother wanted to plant the vegetables today so they could eat them in a month.

After the two put the lettuce seeds on the shelf, grandma was extremely eager to shop and always wanted to buy something for Jiang Nian.

The same is true for Jiang Nian.

Until the two of them stopped in front of the watermelon.

Jiang Nian hadn't eaten watermelon as he pleased for a long time. How could a family that was not well-off eat such an expensive fruit?

A brief memory appeared in Jiang Nian's mind. It was the scene of grandma and Jiang Nian each eating half of the watermelon.

"Grandma must like watermelon." Jiang Nian thought so.

In the end, under Jiang Nian's tough attitude, Jiang Nian paid for the watermelon and took it away.

Rikkai University Tennis Club.

Seiichi Yukimura and Genichirō Sanada were practicing tennis, while Renji Yanagi was recording data in a notebook.

In the evening after the rain, the sky was bright and the sweat on the three people's skin was shining.

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