Chapter 43
Bei Xia looked down at the scale. Zhou Li patted her shoulder and said earnestly, "Eat more next time."
Bei Xia smiled at her, and Zhou Li felt relieved. Compared to the dull look when they first met, Zhou Li preferred Bei Xia's angry look now.
Zhou Li accompanied Bei Xia to eat something. She had eaten a lot in the evening and was not very hungry now. She announced a piece of news at the dinner table.
"I started work today. I may have to work at night. If you come back and see me not here, I should be at work."
Zhou Li joined the broadcasting department of a TV station and had to broadcast at night. Although she could record the program in advance and play it on time, the director would always be there. Once she became familiar with the job, she shouldn't have to work overtime like this.
Bei Xia was stunned for a moment. She stopped eating with her chopsticks, thought for a moment and asked, "Will it be late?"
Zhou Li smiled and said, "It won't be later than your bedtime."
In the past few days, Zhou Li has finally experienced the busyness of a senior high school student. She sleeps later than a dog and gets up earlier than a chicken. The ancients would get up and dance when they heard the cock-crow, but she studies by hanging her head on the beam and piercing her thigh with a needle.
Zhou Li had seen a college entrance exam candidate's schedule online. She compared it with Bei Xia's and calculated their sleep schedule. She was genuinely worried that Bei Xia wasn't getting enough sleep. She said, "Don't study too late. Get enough sleep so you can study more vigorously during the day."
Besha nodded.
She had two years less study time than others, and now she had to work harder to catch up with the time she had spent in self-exile.
In the morning, Beixia went out and there was no movement in Zhou Li's room. Zhou Li also stayed up late yesterday. When Beixia was washing up, Zhou Li came out to drink water yawning. Thinking that she might not see Zhou Li all day, Beixia tightened the shoulder strap of her schoolbag and wanted to say hello to Zhou Li, but when she reached her door, Beixia hesitated again.
Zhou Li also said that she was new at the company, and maybe she was busy with work last night. I finally got a chance to sleep a little longer in the morning, but she disturbed me again, so my morning was ruined.
Bei Xia had seen what happened when her aunt called the children. Every time her younger brother Bei Bing was suddenly woken up, he would get mad at bedtime. Her aunt always said that Bei Bing was angry like a pig, but it must be true that he would be unhappy if his rest was disturbed.
Beixia had long forgotten whether she was like this before. She had always been a light sleeper and could do without a rest at noon. Although she always lay on the table and didn't listen to the lectures in class before, she was just in a daze and not sleeping. In fact, she slept very little. If she slept for four or five hours a day, she would be very energetic. If she slept too much, she would feel dizzy.
Bei Xia sighed softly and closed the door gently, but still couldn't say good morning to Zhou Li.
Zhou Li slept until the alarm on her cell phone rang in the morning. She washed up, went to the kitchen to drink some water, and saw the breakfast left by Bei Xia on the table.
Bei Xia is the most self-disciplined child Zhou Li has ever seen. He will put used things back in their original places and never leave them lying around. He will also wash the dishes after eating and will take the garbage out to throw away. Things are always kept tidy. This kind of self-discipline is something Zhou Li cannot achieve.
Zhou Li's life is always lazy.
Zhou Li held the bread baked by Beixia in his mouth, made himself a cup of hot honey water, and walked around the house. Beixia seemed to have cleaned the house, and the house became more tidy.
Zhou Li knocked his head. He had told Beixia not to do it, but she did it anyway. He didn't know what time she got up in the morning to do it.
After glancing at the time, Zhou Li finished the bread in his mouth in a few bites, drank a glass of honey water in one gulp, picked up his bag and documents, and drove to work quickly.
Zhou Li arrived at the station. He had already met with his colleagues the day before. The procedures at Traffic Radio Station were well-established, and as long as they followed them, there wouldn't be any problems. Occasionally, they'd find interviewees or insert important news segments, something the hosts and directors were already familiar with. Zhou Li's first task was to celebrate the impending New Year's Day. Traffic Radio Station was planning a new three-day program, and Zhou Li had stayed up late the previous night thinking about the proposal.
Zhou Li presided over a small meeting in the morning. The team brainstormed and, with her ideas, they came up with a rough idea of what the program would do. The main theme would be New Year's Day in the car. They planned to invite some craftsmen to make some hand-woven decorations inside the car, focusing on promoting some local intangible cultural heritage items. Then they could connect with some drivers to talk about how they would spend New Year's Day, introduce some local delicacies, and call on everyone to spend more time with their families.
The entire program lasted one hour and was packed with content. There were also some small details that needed to be coordinated, including hiring people, preparing copy, interviews, etc. Zhou Li had just arrived and was given such a challenging activity, and he became busy all of a sudden.
She was busy for most of the month and finally finalized the program around New Year's Day. That day happened to be Christmas Eve. Zhou Li struggled to look up from the computer and found that it was snowing outside again.
Christmas Eve fell on the weekend, and Zhou Li's colleagues at the table also gave apples, and the TV station also gave everyone a flower. Today, except for the people on duty, everyone at the TV station, whether they were in a relationship or not, had left early. Zhou Li also heard a girl in the team complain in the morning that it was really difficult to book a restaurant for Christmas Eve, and her boyfriend had looked for several restaurants before he finally found one.
Zhou Li thought about it and closed the computer. She should go home tonight.
The radio station's head announcer had just finished his broadcast and walked out of the studio after taking off his headset. Seeing Zhou Li still there, he asked in surprise, "Isn't the boss out on a date today?"
Zhou Li smiled and said, "Brother Yan, please stop teasing me."
Although Zhou Li has officially taken up her post, she is still in the probation period and cannot be considered a leader. Moreover, the radio station has to rely on many people. Zhou Li feels that she is just a brick. Although she is the person in charge of the overall situation, everyone here is more important than her. She is called a leader because her professional attitude at work in the past half month has impressed everyone, and everyone calls her that when joking.
Yan Xu smiled and said, "No one's making an appointment?"
Zhou Li nodded, and Yan Xu said regretfully: "That's because they have no vision."
"How about we two lonely people have a meal together?"
Zhou Li shook his head: "Brother Yan, I have a child at home."
Yan Xu was surprised: "Aren't you unmarried?"
Zhou Li smiled and said, "My sister is about to take the college entrance examination. I've been busy lately and haven't paid much attention to her. It's a good time to take a break today, so I thought I'd have dinner with her."
Yan Xu nodded: "Yes, you are quite busy recently."
Yan Xu also knew that a new program would be aired soon. He had read three versions of the script and roughly knew that the program was prepared for New Year's Day.
Yan Xu said, "I just happened to be going home too. How about I give you a ride?"
Zhou Li's car had just been driven away by a colleague to transport materials. Yan Xu happened to be there and knew that Zhou Li didn't have a car.
Zhou Li hesitated and asked, "Is this okay, Brother Yan?"
Yan Xu laughed and said, "We are both alone. Are you afraid of gossip?"
"That's not the case." Zhou Li said awkwardly, "I'm afraid it's not on my way, please help me."
"Isn't your house on Green Avenue?" Yan Xu said.
"Ah? Brother Yan, how did you know that?" Zhou Li was surprised. Yan Xu laughed after hearing that. "Otherwise, how would we run into each other in the basement every day? Didn't you notice that we go home in the same direction?"
Zhou Li was really surprised. She didn't think Yan Xu liked her. After all, Yan Xu was handsome, had a good family background, and had a nice voice. He was like an older brother at the TV station and could cover anything. Zhou Li had been covered by him several times when she first started working there. He was a very enthusiastic person.
"Okay! Then I'll trouble you, Brother Yan!" Zhou Li agreed readily.
She put away her computer and put it in her bag, looking at the flowers on her seat. She was not on duty this week, and the flowers would probably have withered by the time she came back. Zhou Li simply took the peace apples and flowers that her colleagues had given her.
Yan Xu also put on his coat and walked out chatting and laughing with Zhou Li.
The two are both talented and beautiful. The man is handsome and tall, and the woman is also pretty and charming. Zhou Li and Yan Xu have the same long legs, which makes them pleasing to the eye when they walk.
Zhou Li greeted the person on duty and asked him to hand over the work. Even though it was a holiday, work could not be delayed. Then he and Yan Xu went down to the basement.
Yan Xu drove over and Zhou Li got in the car.
In the car, Yan Xu asked, "What are you going to eat with your sister?"
Zhou Li said with a headache, "Just eat something. Let's see which restaurant outside has a table. I don't think they can get a reservation. If that's not possible, we can go to fast food. KFC or McDonald's will be fine." She smiled and said, "The main thing is, I want to bring her out to feel the festive atmosphere. She's been bored studying in the classroom all day. I want her to change her mood."
Yan Xu sighed: "You are such a good sister."
The car stopped outside the residential complex. Vehicles from outside the complex were not allowed to enter. Zhou Li said in a relaxed tone, "Thanks, Brother Yan."
Yan Xu smiled and said, "Merry Christmas."
"You too." Zhou Li said. Just as she was about to unbuckle her seat belt and get out of the car, her gaze froze. Outside the gate of the community, Bei Xia was standing with a tall and thin boy.
Seeing that Zhou Li didn't move, Yan Xu followed Zhou Li's gaze. Under the street light, two high school students in school uniforms were talking. The shorter girl was looking up at the thin, tall and handsome boy. On Christmas Eve, snowflakes fell around the dim street light, making it as beautiful as a picture.
"Is that... your sister?" Yan Xu pondered for a moment.
Zhou Li frowned and whispered, "Brother Yan, can I sit for a while longer?" As if afraid of exposing himself, Zhou Li sat down a little.
Yan Xu looked at her movements and said nervously, "Okay." They really looked like spies on TV. Yan Xu even turned off the car lights so that they could see clearly what the two children were doing.
Wen Chao handed the materials to Bei Xia, a happy smile on his face. He said, "I was recommended for admission, so I haven't needed these materials for a long time. I've never given them to anyone else who asked to borrow them. I'm giving them to you because of your recent efforts." After saying this, he complained a little, "I've been waiting for you to ask me to give you extra lessons. You're only here now. Is it too late?"
Bei Xia took the heavy study materials from Wen Chao's hand. It was so heavy that her arm was bent. Wen Chao saw that she couldn't lift it, so he took it from her and said, "I'll take it up to you."
"Thank you." Bei Xia looked at Wen Chao and said.
Wen Chao's eyes were curved, and he said, "Who made us comrades-in-arms?" We were comrades-in-arms who had fought side by side in the competition.
Then he raised his lips and said mockingly, "I see your small body is not even as heavy as the book. I'm afraid the book will knock you over before you take a few steps."
His tone sounded like he deserved a beating, so Bexia raised his hand and slapped him on the back of the head as usual.
Wen Chao cried out in pain, but a smile spread across his face: "Why are you still so violent? Tomboy!"
Bei Xia also smiled. The two walked side by side. Zhou Li had never seen such a smile on Bei Xia's face. She frowned, opened the car window and shouted, "Bei Xia!"
The boy and girl, who had just turned around and taken two steps, looked back together. Zhou Li opened the car door and got out. Seeing her serious expression, Yan Xu was worried that Zhou Li would have a conflict with her sister, so he hurriedly got out of the car and followed her.
When Bei Xia heard Zhou Li's voice, the smile on her face froze and slowly disappeared when she saw the tall man getting out of the car. She watched Zhou Li walking towards her quietly. The snow on Christmas Eve fell softly, blinding her eyes.
Zhou Li walked up to them, looked at Wen Chao carefully, and asked, "Bexia, who is this?"
Before Bei Xia could speak, Wen Chao replied happily, "Hello, sister. I'm her classmate and also her little teacher. My name is Wen Chao!"
Wen Chao was particularly happy that Zhou Li's appearance pulled Bei Xia out of the quagmire. Zhou Li had done what he had failed to do before, and led Bei Xia back to the right path. Therefore, he liked Zhou Li very much, and his eyes were shining when he looked at Zhou Li.
Zhou Li looked puzzled. Why did this little boy look at her like a dog looking at its owner?
He was originally going to hate it, after all, his cabbages were being eaten by pigs, but now he was captured by the youthful spirit and Zhou Li couldn't get angry.
"Who is he?" Bei Xia looked at Yan Xu coldly and with hostility.
Today was Christmas Eve, and Zhou Li was with a man who even walked her home. What was their relationship? Were they a couple? Bei Xia's mouth tightened, her dark pupils fixed on Yan Xu, making even a grown man like Yan Xu nervous.
He didn't do anything, did he?
Aren't we supposed to catch a young couple? Why are you asking about him?
With outsiders present, Zhou Li and Bei Xia were reluctant to question each other. Although they were very angry in their hearts, they appeared to be restrained.
Zhou Li frowned and introduced Bei Xia: "This is Teacher Yan, my colleague."
Now that everyone was gathered together, Zhou Li felt embarrassed to let Yan Xuguang see her off without going into the house to sit down. Wen Chao originally wanted to help Bei Xia deliver the books, and he also wanted to privately take a look at Bei Xia's current living environment and find out whether Bei Xia, the sister who suddenly appeared, was good to her.
The three of them followed Zhou Li home. Zhou Li and Bei Xia boiled water to make tea, while Yan Xu and Wen Chao sat stiffly in the living room.
The feeling of warmth was palpable upon entering the house. Yan Xu and Wen Chao looked at each other. Wen Chao placed his study materials on the table in the living room and suddenly asked, shockingly, "Are you Sister Bei Xia's boyfriend?"
Yan Xu was shocked and quickly waved his hands: "No."
Although he doesn't have a girlfriend, he has someone he likes, and he admires Zhou Li more.
Wen Chao nodded: "Oh." He could feel the importance of Zhou Li to Bei Xia. Bei Xia could become better because of Zhou Li. He didn't want to cause trouble because of other things. Although they were all children, who said that children don't have strong possessiveness?
"What about you?" Yan Xu asked back.
Wen Chao patted his chest and said, "I am her little teacher!"
Wen Chao puffed out his chest, and pride was all over the young man's face.
He and Bei Xia had broken up before. If Bei Xia didn't say he was a friend, he would never say it first!
Zhou Li served the tea and Bei Xia took the cup.
She came out and heard it, and asked curiously, "What teacher?"
Wen Chao quickly stood up and took it, saying sweetly, "Sister, I'll do it!"
Zhou Li didn't refuse and handed over the teacup. Only then did he listen to Wen Chao's words: "This is an activity initiated by our old class teacher. It's said that it's for us to consolidate our knowledge. So, each of the teachers in Class 2 took on a student from Class 12. I have the greatest ability, so I took on three students. Now Bei Xia is also my student!"
Wen Chao puffed out his chest proudly again. Being the master of the other two people was boring, but being Bei Xia was different!
"Oh, I see..." Zhou Li had heard Bei Xia say that their class teacher had changed. His name was Zhao Wenyan, who was her first-year high school teacher. She didn't expect that Teacher Zhao would organize such an activity.
Zhou Li glanced at Bei Xia, and Bei Xia happened to look at him as well. When Zhou Li met Bei Xia's black eyes, he was stunned for a moment. Bei Xia lowered his chin and said nothing.
Zhou Li thought, it seems she had misunderstood.
A smile finally appeared on her face: "Then our Bexia will ask you to teach her well."
Wen Chao's tail was about to lift up, "I will, sister!"
Yan Xu knew Zhou Li's arrangement, and was relieved to see that the two sisters hadn't quarreled. He stood up to leave, and Zhou Li saw him off. Yan Xu looked around the room and said to Zhou Li, "It's not a big deal. As long as it doesn't affect your studies, it's fine."
When Zhou Li heard this, she thought about the pigs that would eat her cabbage in the future. Her gums were about to break. She mumbled, "Hmm."
After seeing Yan Xu off, Wen Chao also wanted to leave. He just came by to deliver some information to Bei Xia. He also had his own activities. After drinking a cup of tea, he also got up and left. Now only Zhou Li and Bei Xia were left in the room.
Bei Xia bent down to clear the guests' teacups. Zhou Li asked tentatively, "You, the little teacher, are good at studying?"
Bexia: "Well, he was admitted."
Zhou Li's heart skipped a beat. So outstanding?
Zhou Li said "oh" dryly, followed Bei Xia, and watched Bei Xia wash the cups without saying anything for a long time.
After Beixia finished washing the cup, she wiped the water off with kitchen paper and dried her hands. Then she looked up at Zhou Li and said calmly, "Did you go on a date with that uncle just now?"
Huh? Zhou Li waved his hands hastily: "How is that possible! Me and Brother Yan? Impossible!"
"Then why are you back so late? Today is the weekend, you should be resting, and it's not your day to be on duty." Bei Xia pressed on, and Zhou Li couldn't figure it out. Wasn't it her responsibility to question Bei Xia? Why was she doing it the other way around?
Zhou Li's back teeth felt cold as she explained helplessly, "It's the weekend, but we're working overtime today because we have a new show coming up."
Zhou Li then remembered the reason she came back, which was to take Bei Xia out for a walk.
She suddenly made a sharp turn and asked, "Do you want to go out on a date with me?"
Zhou Li smiled and leaned slightly closer to Bei Xia and asked.
Besha stood still, and for a moment she had the urge to retreat, but she resisted.
"Our date..." Besha murmured.
Zhou Li smiled and said, "Who says you have to spend Christmas Eve with your lover? It's also nice to spend it with your sister!" She raised her arm, put her arm around Bei Xia's shoulders, led her out of the kitchen, and asked coquettishly, "Do you want to spend Christmas Eve with your sister? Or?..."
"Yes." Besha answered without hesitation.
Zhou Li leaned his head against her shoulder and rubbed it, "Okay!"
After they changed their clothes, Zhou Li took Bei Xia to the busiest square. There was a huge pine tree in the square. Circles of star lights were wrapped around the tree, and many Christmas ornaments were hung on it. There were many people taking pictures in front of it. It was snowing lightly, but the ground was very lively. The vendors were still there, and the lively air currents blew away the snowflakes. Zhou Li held Bei Xia's gloved hand, and Bei Xia stared at her back in a daze.
"This way!" Zhou Li would go wherever there was excitement. Bei Xia followed her quietly, still thinking about his own things.
Is Zhou Li working with adults like that?
Zhou Li had told her the way here last week. Her car was driven away by a colleague and happened to be on the way, so the colleague gave her a ride.
Bexia still felt very uncomfortable, and jealousy gnawed at her soul.
She really wanted to grow up and walk side by side with Zhou Li, instead of being like now, when she came back, Zhou Li was already asleep, when she went to school in the morning, Zhou Li was still not awake. Although the two of them lived under the same roof for the past half month, they probably had not talked as much as Zhou Li had with his colleagues.
Seeing Zhou Li getting familiar with others, Bei Xia felt jealous.
Her heart was too narrow, and she only wanted Zhou Li to belong to her, but Zhou Li did not belong to her in the first place. It was Zhou Li who walked into her world, but she didn't know what Zhou Li's world was like.
Zhou Li thought the previous incident was over. She held Bei Xia's hand and joined in the fun. She saw a beautiful elk headband being tried on Bei Xia's head. Bei Xia looked grumpy. Zhou Li pinched her cheek and asked, "Are you too cold? Or are you hungry?"
Bei Xia shook her head, looking at the Christmas decorations on the stalls. She picked up a heart-shaped Christmas-colored headband and put it on Zhou Li's head. Without a mirror, the other person's eyes served as a mirror. Zhou Li shook her head from side to side and asked, "Does it look good?"
Besha nodded.
In her eyes, Zhou Li is good-looking no matter what.
Zhou Li was also very satisfied with what she chose for Bei Xia. She paid the bill and saw that Bei Xia was absent-minded, so she decided to go eat first.
In the end, we chose KFC. The surrounding restaurants were packed. Although there were many people at KFC, at least there were seats.
Zhou Li went to order food and asked Bei Xia to look after her coat and bag. Bei Xia stared at Zhou Li's things in a daze.
She only realized now that, just like now, Zhou Li always treated her like a child.
Zhou Li brought over the set meal and the waiter served the food very quickly. Beixia was not picky about food, so Zhou Li asked Beixia and found out that she didn't want to eat anything in particular, so he just picked two portions at random.
She hasn't eaten fast food for a long time. It's like instant noodles. You'll miss it if you don't eat it for a long time.
Zhou Li handed Bei Xia's copy over and said to her, "Our program will be online on December 30th. If you have time then, you can listen to the traffic radio. This is the first program I planned."
Zhou Li's face was full of confidence, she was shining, and her pupils were immersed in the starlight, which made Bei Xia obsessed.
She licked her lips, her desire stirring, and whispered, "I will."
Zhou Li smiled and said, "Students should still focus on their studies. It doesn't matter whether they listen or not."
Beixia lowered her eyes, not wanting Zhou Li to see the desire in her eyes. When she saw Zhou Li getting out of someone else's car tonight, the volcano in Beixia's heart almost erupted.
It was crumbling, wearing out Besha's fragile patience.
Zhou Li: Cabbages are about to be eaten by pigs
Bexia: Cabbage only wants to push cabbage
Author: I saw someone asking what time the update will be. Well, I don’t know either. It was originally scheduled to be after 9pm. I haven’t been writing early recently, but you can come and read it after 9pm, because it’s all the same~ I update every day!
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