To put it bluntly, Zhang Mai was like someone who wanted more than what she had. She was indeed somewhat attracted to Yang Fenglin and Qi Yunxin, but she also had some suitors in her class and even in the grade.
Putting aside everything else, these suitors would bring Zhang Mai a gift—an egg today, a steamed bun tomorrow—and Zhang Mai would benefit from it quite a bit.
She neither praised nor criticized these people; she simply said she would "continue to test them."
Bai Jiaojiao then realized why Zhang Mai always spoke softly when he came to talk to her. She had thought that Zhang Mai was afraid of disturbing the other people in the classroom, and she had been quite cooperative.
She was so tired from riding her bike all day that she was out of breath and couldn't keep her voice down, so she spoke a little louder, which attracted the attention of a few male classmates. As a result, Zhang Mai scolded her.
Bai Jiaojiao felt she was being wronged and spoke up, "Zhang Mai, isn't what Xu Yue said exactly what you told me in the classroom this morning? I don't know which sentence offended you, but I think Xu Yue and I understood your words correctly. You're making me look like a bad person in front of my classmates. Please explain yourself clearly."
Zhang Mai slammed her hand on the table and burst into tears.
Bai Jiaojiao: ......
It even became her fault.
After class, Zhang Mai quickly packed her bag and rushed out, deliberately bumping into Bai Jiaojiao. Shu Manling quickly helped her up.
Shu Manling couldn't help but complain, "This person is really interesting. Wasn't she the one who said it first?"
Although the three of them didn't like Zhang Mai's usual personality, Zhang Mai hadn't done anything bad, and she was a good classmate. As women, the three of them actually admired Zhang Mai's courageous actions at first.
If you like someone, just go for it. It's no big deal. Girls should all do this from now on.
"Jiaojiao, I told you, you don't need to be so polite to her. You're cheering her on, and she's complaining that you're blocking her from attracting potential partners at school."
"What peach blossoms?"
Bai Jiaojiao doesn't live in the dormitory, and she usually doesn't pay attention to anything else in class. Shu Manling said, "According to my and Xu Yue's observations, at least two people are pursuing Zhang Mai. But she hasn't agreed to either of them, because she thinks one's family is not well-off and the other is not tall enough."
Xu Yue said, "She's always complaining about this and that, but I've never seen her complain when she takes other people's things."
"......"
Shu Manling added, "Our Xu Yue is much more popular than her. Many people have tried to get close to her, but she doesn't like them and immediately rejects them."
After Shu Manling finished speaking, Xu Yue blushed: "Why did you bring me up?"
Bai Jiaojiao had also heard about Xu Yue's several suitors. Xu Yue was quite interesting; she was eager to date, but when someone actually approached her for a relationship, she would run away as if she had seen a ghost.
Shu Manling soothed Xu Yue, saying, "Let me praise you while I'm at it."
"Let's not talk about this anymore, Jiaojiao. You should go back and tell your two younger brothers. If they really get fooled by someone like Zhang Mai, your family will be in real trouble. She's not after your brothers, she's after them because they're young officers who can drive."
Bai Jiaojiao knew perfectly well: "Probably not."
However, the image of Yang Fenglin grinning foolishly flashed through her mind, and she was still a little worried.
"Let's talk about it if Zhang Mai really approaches him. Otherwise, it would be a bit abrupt for me to go and remind him directly."
Bai Jiaojiao wasn't worried about Qi Yunxin. That kid was like a wooden stake, not interested in conversation, unlike Yang Fenglin. When he was a child, his family probably worried that he would chat with a human trafficker and then run away with him.
Three days later, Bai Jiaojiao returned home from get out of class and found some noise in the yard.
She thought it was Mr. and Mrs. Ding who had broken in, but when she looked inside, she saw that it was Shen Heng throwing white beans into the air.
Based on her trust in Chen Heng, Bai Dou Dou had quite a lot of fun.
Upon hearing Bai Jiaojiao's voice, Shen Heng immediately put Bai Doudou down, saying, "You're back."
"Brother Heng!"
Bai Jiaojiao leaned her bicycle against the wall and hugged him, saying, "I missed you."
Shen Heng looked down at Bai Jiaojiao's adorable appearance, his large hand stroking her hair, his eyes filled with tenderness: "Guess if I miss you?"
Bai Jiaojiao pinched Shen Heng, glared at him, and received a kiss in return.
Bai Jiaojiao had just entered the courtyard, the door still open, when she was startled by Shen Heng's sudden kiss. She pushed him away, saying, "I'll go close the door!"
"What's there to be afraid of? Our house is at the very back, and no one will come to visit us."
Shen Heng smiled and closed the door. Bai Jiaojiao asked, "When did you get back?"
"I've only been back for half an hour. I was worried you'd dislike me, so I came straight back to take a shower before seeing you. Too bad, I haven't had a chance to shower yet."
Bai Jiaojiao had only complained about him last time because he smelled like a train, but Shen Heng held a grudge.
That's not what I meant.
Last time, he was the one who smelled terrible but insisted on getting into bed, so of course that wasn't allowed. It's not like I was disgusted by him.
"Now she knows how to say nice things."
"If I had known you were coming back, I would have bought some groceries."
Shen Heng said, "I knew you hadn't been eating properly at home; you've lost weight in the past month."
Bai Jiaojiao didn't lose weight from starvation; it was mainly because the events of the past month had taken a heavy toll on her mental health.
"Let's go grocery shopping together. Oh, by the way, I noticed we have a telephone installed in our living room. Did you install it?"
"It's a long story."
Since the phone call was related to Yang Fenglin, Bai Jiaojiao had to start the story from the beginning.
The two talked the whole way, and Shen Heng clicked his tongue as he listened, saying, "No wonder my father-in-law always seemed hesitant to talk about my mother-in-law's family. There's always been a rumor in our village that my mother-in-law was tricked into marrying me by my father-in-law. It turns out there's more to this story than meets the eye."
"I was quite shocked when I found out. Sigh, after Ding Shifang's incident, his parents still want to hold me accountable. They've already come to our house twice. The phone at home was installed because Yang Fenglin ran into them when he came to my place last time. They were worried that I would be bullied if you weren't home, so they installed it to make it easier to contact me."
Shen Heng said, "They've really gone too far! They dare to barge into anyone's house."
Ding's parents, of course, would not let the matter rest.
Looking at the dilapidated house, Mr. Ding said, "No, we still have to go to her and ask for money! How can the debt of giving birth be greater than the debt of raising? Does she think she can just abandon us because she's married to a powerful grandfather?"
Ding's mother advised, "She has a telephone at home; she'll call the police immediately. We won't get anything out of her. Besides, her neighbor is quite difficult to deal with. How do you expect us to get money from her?"
"Just cut the phone line, that's enough. We don't need to worry about those neighbors. It's not like we live there. Are we the ones who should be embarrassed? We still need to go again. If that doesn't work, at least get her to arrange a good place for us to stay. I can't stand being here for another day!"
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