She went to the restroom, washed her hands, poured herself a glass of water, and then, seeing that it was almost time, picked up the woven straw figurine and headed outside.
"What are you holding?" Wei Mingshen called out to her.
Su Xueli replied dismissively, "It's just a little figure I made up."
Where are you taking it?
Su Xueli instinctively didn't want him to know, so she deliberately retorted, "It's none of your business."
Wei Mingshen smiled and said, "I think she's a beauty. Who are you going to give a beauty to?"
Su Xueli refused to say, "I can give it to whomever I want."
After saying that, he pushed his bicycle and walked out.
She arrived a little early; He Yujie hadn't returned yet, so she waited at his door.
He Yujie arrived on his bicycle from afar. He was both surprised and delighted to see her. Before even getting off his bike, he asked, "How long have you been here?"
Su Xueli said, "I just arrived a little while ago, and you've already finished school."
"Well, I gave one student some extra help. I wish I had come earlier." He felt a little guilty.
"It's okay, it's okay, I really just arrived."
As they were talking, he opened the courtyard gate and invited Su Xueli inside.
Su Xueli took the little straw figure out of her bag and asked, "Teacher He, are you satisfied with this?"
He Yujie's eyes lit up, and he took it with both hands, saying, "Great, I'm very satisfied, thank you."
Su Xueli smiled and said, "I'm glad you're satisfied."
He Yujie said apologetically, "I was being a bit unreasonable. It's not right to ask you to make a new gift after you so kindly gave it to me. To show my apology, how about we have dinner together tonight?"
Su Xueli was about to refuse when she remembered that she still owed him a meal last time, so she readily agreed, saying, "But I have to treat you."
He Yujie laughed: "That's not right. I apologize for treating you to a meal, it's against the rules."
Su Xueli said, "You forgot? I treated you last time, and you paid the bill, so I have to pay you back."
He Yujie said, "Then you can still owe me. If you don't pay me back this time, I'll just treat you to a bowl of noodles. Well, things are really bad at home, and I'm in a bad mood. I don't want to eat with my parents."
Su Xueli knew what was going on and felt a little uncomfortable, so she said in a low voice, "Okay, then I'll go home."
He Yujie quickly said, "Then I'll go back with you, and we can go to the noodle shop in town together."
Su Xueli thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's go together."
When the two arrived at Su Xueli's house, He Yujie said, "I won't go in; I'll wait for you here."
He knew that Wei Mingshen should still be inside.
Su Xueli didn't want him to be provoked by Wei Mingshen again, so she said, "Okay, I'll come out right away."
When she got back, she said to Xiao Jiu, "Xiao Jiu, you can have dinner with Brother Wei. I'm going out to eat with my friends. There's an older sister here who's coming back to stay tonight. She's Sister Yan Yan, you know her. You can cook her portion."
Then he said to Wei Mingshen, "Go home early after you finish eating, and take Xiao Jiu home with you."
Wei Mingshen looked at her and asked, "Who are you having dinner with?"
Su Xueli felt guilty for keeping it from him, so she told him the truth: "Teacher He."
Then he turned around and left.
She felt so cool when she turned around!
"Teacher He, let's go."
“Okay, I’ll ride ahead.” He Yujie gentlemanly led the way on his bicycle.
Su Xueli followed behind his bike.
The two went to the small noodle shop where Wei Mingshen had taken Lin Meizhi to eat last time. They ordered two side dishes and a pot of tea, and chatted while they ate.
He Yujie described his family's situation. Because his younger sister had run away, everyone was hysterical. His mother blamed his grandfather and father for driving his sister away. As a result, his father was angered by his mother and hit her. When he found out, he was unwilling and scolded his father. He was also in a terrible mood.
Su Xueli said helplessly, "Well, there's nothing we can do about it. We can only let nature take its course."
He Yujie said, "Sigh, I never thought the two of them would cause such a big trouble. But my mother was worried about my sister and asked me if I knew where she was. Seeing how sad my mother was, I said I knew. She then begged me to secretly go and see her."
So, I want to go with you when you go to see her.
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