Chapter 232 You are old, but I am young.
Shen Xuewei was severely unbalanced in her studies in her previous life, and even in this second life, she is still not as good at science as she is at humanities.
In junior high, I could barely manage, but it became much harder to study in high school.
She didn't make things difficult for herself because of her quirks; she had already decided that she would choose the humanities stream when she was assigned to a class.
After spending a full two weeks at school, the weekend finally arrived.
Shen Xuewei packed her things early and brought them to the classroom.
As soon as the school bell rang and the teacher announced the end of get out of class, Shen Xuewei was almost the first to rush out of the classroom and grab a spot on a tricycle.
There are many students leaving school, and many students are also going to the bus station.
The tricycle waited only a few minutes before it was fully loaded with people and leisurely set off for the bus station.
When Shen Xuewei arrived at the bus station, the minibus that went to Xiaoli Village had just left, and the next one would take about half an hour.
She didn't have the patience to wait, and seeing that the destination was Mingda Town, she quickly squeezed onto the bus.
With his agile movements, he managed to snag the last seat.
An elderly man in his fifties stood next to her, coughing incessantly, gesturing for her to give up her seat.
Shen Xuewei glanced at the muscular physique revealed beneath his short-sleeved shirt and turned her head toward the window.
This old man stood firmly on his feet, his muscles were well-defined, and he looked much stronger than her, yet he still expected her to give up her seat for him...
The old man was immediately displeased when he saw that she didn't even move her buttocks.
"Hey, what's wrong with you, kid? Didn't your teacher teach you about respecting the elderly and caring for the young? I'm so old, standing here, and you don't even offer me your seat? Aren't you ashamed to sit here?!"
Shen Xuewei blinked. "Grandpa, you're old, but I'm young."
She's still about twenty days away from turning thirteen, isn't she still a child?
She wasn't the only one occupying a seat on the bus. This old man approached her as soon as he arrived, probably because he thought she was young and alone, making her easy to manipulate.
If you say something to her, she might be too shy to refuse and immediately and respectfully give up her seat.
The old man choked, wanting to say something more, but then many more people got on the bus, and the crowd pushed him to the back of the bus.
Shen Xuewei sat calmly in her seat, ignoring the glaring gaze from behind her.
The minibus was packed with people until there was no room left to stand, and finally it drove out of the bus station.
The ticket seller squeezed from the front to the back, and by the time she had collected fares from all the passengers, she was covered in sweat.
At that time, the minibuses from Luli County to nearby towns and villages did not have air conditioning; they only had a few fans blowing from the top.
Most of the car windows were open to keep the interior from getting too stuffy.
The minibus made frequent stops and starts, and it was more than two hours later when it arrived in Mingda Town.
She got off the minibus and had only taken a few steps forward when two or three motorcycles surrounded her.
"Hey little sister, where are you going? I'll give you a ride. I know this area well."
Shen Xuewei looked at the motorcycle driver who had spoken, "How much to Xiaoli Village?"
The driver thought for a moment, "Since you're young, I'll give you a discount, ten yuan."
Shen Xuewei laughed in exasperation, "Big brother, you think I'm too young to be taken advantage of, right? It's not like I haven't ridden this before, it only cost seven yuan for two people, but you're charging ten yuan per person."
The driver grinned, "It's getting dark, so I didn't really want to take you. The round trip takes quite a while, so it's naturally a bit more expensive than usual..."
Shen Xuewei didn't want to talk to him and was about to ask the next driver.
Just then, another motorcycle roared by, stopped a short distance away, and tossed out two words.
"Get in the car."
The driver standing around Shen Xuewei protested, "Hey, don't you know the rules?"
His questioning abruptly ended with Shen Xuewei's loud cry of "Uncle!"
Shen Xuewei walked past the motorcycle drivers and straddled Chen Fangqiu's motorcycle.
She had barely settled into her seat when the motorcycle sped off. Shen Xuewei quickly grabbed on to avoid being thrown off.
The car was parked in front of her house, and she was about to praise Chen Fangqiu for changing her ways when Chen Fangqiu stretched out her hand in front of her.
"Ten yuan for the fare."
Shen Xuewei swallowed back all the praise that had just popped into her mind.
She took out ten yuan from her pocket and gave it to Chen Fangqiu, then turned and went into the house without even glancing at Chen Fangqiu.
The two younger ones have returned, and the three elderly people in the family ate their meal with their eyes constantly crinkling.
Shen Xuewei spent a long time talking with the elderly people in her family.
The next day at noon, right after lunch, Chen Fangli arrived on her bicycle.
Shen Xuewei called out "Second Aunt" and went to greet her.
Chen Fangli sat at the Chen family's house for several hours, spoke with the elderly couple, and then left with Shen Xuewei.
Upon arriving at Fuxing Village, Shen Xuewei had just stepped through the door when a small figure, carrying a baby walker, suddenly bumped into her.
Shen Xuewei stopped the baby walker and picked up Chu Dexi.
She pinched his flesh and said, "Wow, our Kang Kang has gotten so chubby now."
Grandpa Chu poked his head out of the craftsmen's room, his face beaming with smiles.
"Vivi's here."
Shen Xuewei greeted him, "Grandpa Chu, you look even younger than before."
Grandpa Chu laughed and scolded, "You little rascal, stop teasing me. Nobody gets younger and younger. I'm getting old..."
He brushed the sawdust off his clothes, took off his apron, and gestured for Shen Xuewei to sit down.
"Sit down. De'an went to play with his friends. He was just talking about you. He'll probably be back soon."
Shen Xuewei found a stool, sat down, and put Chu Dexi back in the walker.
Chu Dexi sat in the walker, tilting his head back and looking at Shen Xuewei with curiosity.
Chen Fangli cleaned the bicycle and went inside. Seeing Chu Dexi's appearance, she squatted down next to the walker and taught him.
"Come here, this is your older sister. Mom has told you about this before, so quickly call her 'older sister'."
Shen Xuewei also teased him, and after a few minutes of effort, they finally got Chu Dexi to call out "sister".
Chen Fangli busied herself preparing the meal, while Shen Xuewei played with Chu Dexi in the living room.
A short while later, Chu De'an, having received word of the incident, rushed back.
Upon seeing Shen Xuewei in the living room, he immediately beamed with joy.
"sister!"
Shen Xuewei responded, "How are things? No one's bullying you at school, right? Are you getting used to living in the dorms?"
Chu De'an is now in fourth grade and has gone to study in town.
The town is far from Fuxing Village, so Chu De'an also needs to live at school and can only go home on Fridays after school.
Nine-year-old Chu De'an has become much more mature, but he is still quite playful in front of his family.
He moved a stool and sat down next to Shen Xuewei. "No one bullied me. I was a little unaccustomed to living at school for the first week, but I felt it was all fine afterward."
Grandpa Chu looked at the two of them with a smile, went back into the house to find some candy and biscuits, placed them beside them, and then went back to the craftsmen's room to keep busy.
Chen Fangli was in the kitchen, holding a knife, about to kill a chicken.
Shen Xuewei went over to help her hold the chicken feet, but Chu De'an insisted on coming over and asking Shen Xuewei to give him one of the chicken feet to hold.
With the combined efforts of three people, a chicken died with resentment, turning into a pot of chicken soup and delicious stir-fried chicken.
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