Lu Qingyan curled the corners of her lips and whispered, "Why are you thanking me? It's just a transaction where everyone gets what they need."
Lu Qingyan was already quite adept at studying. Before 6:30, she had finished all four or five pages of densely copied math problems. She then spent another half hour doing the workbooks before preparing to cook dinner.
From Xiao Xin'er's memories, Lu Qingyan knew that her mother was pregnant with her younger sister and was still in the hospital, and her father hadn't finished work yet. It was already late, and the staff canteen was out of food; she didn't want to eat out.
The chubby girl arrived right at lunchtime, and at the door she exaggeratedly opened her mouth wide: "Xiao Xin'er, what delicious food have you hidden? Quickly take it out and let me have a taste."
Lu Qingyan was both amused and exasperated: "My beauty, I just cooked a bowl of noodles, what's so tempting about that? It's not like you don't have food to eat at home."
This chubby girl's surname is Su, and her given name is Meiren.
Looking like her is somewhat unworthy of her name.
Su Meiren frowned and complained, "My parents are the only ones who can take care of me. I don't see them all day long. I eat instant noodles for every meal. I'm so sick of it."
Lu Qingyan knew that she had probably already eaten, so she served her a small half bowl and ladled out more soup: "I already told you to come to the cafeteria with me, but you didn't want to. The cafeteria is so big, there's not enough food for you."
Su Meiren pouted: "What's the use of having more? It's not the taste I like. I'd rather eat instant noodles than that."
She happily took the bowl from Lu Qingyan's hands, washed her hands, grabbed a pair of chopsticks, and hurriedly started eating.
He muttered under his breath, "I came here just to copy some homework, and you're still interfering like my mom."
Lu Qingyan chuckled to herself. Was he annoyed by her?
Having eaten and drunk her fill, Su Meiren, who was multitasking, was still chatting with Lu Qingyan: "The exam is next month. Where are you going after the exam?"
"And you?"
"I don't have any particular thoughts. I can pass the exam easily this time anyway. I don't really care where I go. My brother is still being cared for by my grandma. My parents definitely won't send me there, so I'll just stay here." She stopped writing mid-sentence and shook the pen in her hand, saying, "What are they thinking? They brought me here but then don't care about me?"
Lu Qingyan didn't know how to respond to this. Should she say that they brought her here just to be a doorman?
Su Meiren's parents both work here, and they never take her with them when they go out, no matter what they're doing.
Most children would cry and fuss, but Xiao Xin'er had never seen this person cry before.
She was very cheerful, and there was never a dull moment when chatting with anyone, but Xiao Xin'er never felt that she was particularly close to anyone. Xiao Xin'er's definition of Su Meiren was that she was half a porter and could barely be considered a friend.
Lu Qingyan replied to her previous question: "I plan to go back to my hometown after finishing sixth grade. I will have to go back to take the college entrance examination. The textbooks here are different from those in my hometown, so I will go back sooner to adapt sooner."
There was a sparkle in Su Meiren's eyes, and Lu Qingyan knew that she was envious; she also wanted to go back to her hometown.
But Su Meiren didn't say any of that in the end. She said to Lu Qingyan, "Alright, you can go back if you want, but you can't forget me. It's a pity we don't have a phone to contact each other, otherwise I would look for you every now and then."
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