Chapter 246 The Value of Two Pots of Hot Water
No one knew better than Shen Xuewei the value of those two kettles of hot water.
Since entering high school, besides studying, there are two things that bother Shen Xuewei the most.
First, the food in the canteen is terrible, and second, the bath water is too cold in winter.
I got used to the first one and could barely tolerate it, but the second one... I could barely tolerate it even without the right conditions.
Shen Xuewei is very clean and must take a shower every day, regardless of whether it is summer or winter.
If it's too cold and you can't get hot water, at least wet a towel and wipe your body, otherwise you'll always feel unclean.
She used to be in junior high school, and in winter she could get hot water most of the time.
But since coming to No. 1 Middle School, the chances of getting hot water have become fewer.
The main reason was that there wasn't enough hot water in the water room, and there were simply too many students at No. 1 Middle School, including many who were incredibly fast. Shen Xuewei simply couldn't outrun them.
Every time she went to the water room to queue, by the time it was her turn, there was almost no hot water left.
Since the beginning of winter, Shen Xuewei has been taking cold showers most of the time at school...
It's fortunate that she's in good health now; otherwise, if she were constantly being doused with cold water, she would either be catching a cold or on the verge of catching one.
Originally, there was no such condition, but now that it has been offered to her, what is there for Shen Xuewei to hesitate about?
Isn't it just being friends?
when!
She became Xu Yue's friend.
However... there are some things I need to say upfront.
Shen Xuewei coughed lightly, "Being friends is fine, but... you can't bother me while I'm studying, and I don't want to get to know any of your other friends, I don't have that much energy..."
Knowing Xu Yue was enough; she didn't have the energy to get to know or connect with Xu Yue's other friends.
Xu Yue was already overjoyed the moment Shen Xuewei agreed to be her friend.
Hearing Shen Xuewei's next words, her eyelashes trembled, the joy on her face faded slightly, and she said seriously:
"Don't worry, I won't disturb your studies. I just want you to talk to me occasionally, and when you have free time, you can go shopping with me. Everything is up to you, I won't force you."
Shen Xuewei nodded slowly.
This request is not excessive, and Shen Xuewei can accept it.
Xu Yue took a pen out of her pocket and handed it to Shen Xuewei, while also extending her other hand.
She smiled and said, "Since we're friends now, write down your QQ number for me. I'll chat with you on QQ later, and you can't pretend you didn't see it."
Shen Xuewei didn't speak. She took the pen and wrote her QQ number in Xu Yue's palm.
At this point, Shen Xuewei thought Xu Yue should leave, but to her surprise, Xu Yue was still watching her eat with her chin propped up on her hand.
Shen Xuewei glanced at the unappetizing food in the lunchbox and ultimately lost her appetite to continue eating.
She looked at Xu Yue, "Why aren't you home yet?"
Xu Yue reminded her, "You haven't given me the thermos yet. I need to give it to you so I can get hot water from home for you."
Shen Xuewei hadn't forgotten about it; she just thought it would start tomorrow.
However, it would be even better to be able to take a hot shower a day earlier.
She collected the lunchbox and took Xu Yue to the water room to find the thermos with her name on it.
As I bent down to pick up the thermos, a student next to me was anxiously searching for his own thermos.
After searching high and low, still unable to find it, the man cursed angrily:
"Damn it, which bastard took my thermos?"
Shen Xuewei glanced at the unlucky guy and was glad that she had written her name on her thermos early on, otherwise she might have ended up like him.
Xu Yue stood outside the washroom, waiting for Shen Xuewei to come out.
Shen Xuewei handed her the thermos, "Never mind, it's hard for you to carry two thermoses of hot water, just bring me one."
Pouring a pot of hot water down, although the water temperature is still a bit cool, is much better than washing with cold water directly.
Shen Xuewei had seen day students bring hot water from home to boarding students, but she had only seen one or two of them do so.
This kind of treatment is usually only given to people with extremely close relationships.
The relationship is so ordinary that day students wouldn't bother to go to the trouble of bringing hot water from home.
Forget about bringing hot water, even breakfast is something they wouldn't help bring if you're not close to them.
There was only one day student in Shen Xuewei's class. She wasn't familiar with that day student at all. She had only exchanged a few words with him when she was collecting homework or test papers as the class representative, and those were always when she was urging him to hand in his homework...
Of course, five or six out of ten times the homework wasn't collected, and Shen Xuewei received several eye rolls.
Shen Xuewei was certain that the day student in her class probably didn't like her.
In this situation, how could I possibly bring her breakfast and hot water?
Shen Xuewei would be grateful if she didn't cause her trouble and become the next Lu Yonggui.
Xu Yue was unusually firm, "No way, I promised to bring you two jugs, how can I go back on my word?"
"I recently bought a bicycle, and now I ride it to and from school. It's just two kettles of hot water, I'm perfectly fine with it."
Shen Xuewei paused for a moment, looked at the thermos in her hand, and said, "...Mainly, I only have one thermos."
Xu Yue was taken aback. "Oh, that's alright then, I have a way."
She smiled playfully, waved, and walked away, saying, "I'm going home now. I'll add you as a friend later, remember to accept!"
She was already strikingly beautiful, but her radiant smile made her even more dazzling and captivating, drawing everyone's attention.
Shen Xuewei admitted that she is someone who judges people by their appearance.
Even just for her looks, she had a good impression of Xu Yue.
In addition, Xu Yue had been saved by her.
Seeing her, Shen Xuewei sometimes thinks to herself: Hey, I actually saved someone! I'm so amazing!
Feeling a sense of accomplishment, coupled with pity and a little bit of affection for Xu Yue, and now with other benefits to her side, Shen Xuewei suddenly felt that the other party was no longer a problem.
No need to worry about hot water for showering, Shen Xuewei took a nice afternoon nap after returning to her dormitory.
When the wake-up bell rang for her afternoon nap, Shen Xuewei was already dressed and used a splash of cold water in the washroom to wake herself up.
After quickly washing her face, while her other roommates were still dawdling in bed, Shen Xuewei had already left the dormitory and gone to the classroom to review her lessons.
Less than ten minutes later, more and more people entered the classroom.
Xu Yue carried two thermos flasks to the classroom door and called out to Shen Xuewei inside, "Shen Xuewei!"
Shen Xuewei glanced at it, then got up and left the classroom.
Xu Yue placed two kettles of hot water at Shen Xuewei's feet. "One of the thermos flasks belongs to my family. Anyway, we don't use it much, so you can borrow it."
Shen Xuewei looked at the obviously brand-new thermos at her feet, but didn't expose her and accepted her kindness.
"Okay, thank you."
Before she could even lift the thermos, Xu Yue's hand reached out and took her arm, asking:
"By the way, you haven't told me what you want to eat tomorrow yet."
"There's a breakfast shop right outside my house, so it'll be very convenient for me to bring you breakfast..."
Her reminder brought Shen Xuewei back to reality, and she forgot to pull her hand back.
She only thought about it for a few seconds, and soon she had the answer in her mind.
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