The end of the semester has arrived as scheduled.
Lu Chuqing took her elementary school graduation exam, which mainly consisted of three core subjects and was completed in one day.
Lu Linqi had to take the exam for two days, so she went home to pack her things.
In recent years, during summer and winter vacations, apart from attending tutoring classes, they would go back to their hometown of Yangcheng.
She had told Lu Ying before that she wanted to learn digital painting, so she went back to play for about ten days this summer vacation and then came back to learn digital painting.
Lu Ying helped her pack her things into the small box, asking about her exam results. "Don't worry, Mom, getting into No. 11 Middle School will be a piece of cake."
"That's good."
It's no wonder Lu Ying was concerned about whether she could get into the junior high school of No. 11 Middle School, because No. 11 Middle School is one of the best schools in the provincial capital.
Nearly one-fifth of the students admitted to key universities each year!
Therefore, the admission score for No. 11 Middle School is very high during the high school entrance examination, and the school is full of students with excellent high school entrance examination results.
Although the primary school exam is not important, Lu Ying still hopes that Lu Chuqing can get good grades and be admitted to the junior high school of No. 11 Middle School.
Students in the junior high school section of No. 11 Middle School can directly enter the senior high school section, which saves many students a lot of trouble.
However, because direct admission is possible, in order to attract more high-achieving students, the school requires that the number of students admitted directly should not exceed thirty per class. Finally, the average score of all students is used as the cutoff line, and those who do not reach it are eliminated. In the end, very few students can actually stay.
This is why Lu Linqi worked so hard in junior high school.
Although he has always worked hard, he is working even harder than before.
After packing her things, Lu Chuqing had nothing to do, so she decided to gossip about Lu Ying's love life.
Seeing that the woman was replying to messages, she leaned closer and asked, "Who is Mom chatting with?"
Lu Ying quickly covered herself up, and said in embarrassment and annoyance, "You know perfectly well why I'm asking this."
Seeing the woman's girlish demeanor, Lu Chuqing's gossipy nature grew stronger. Leaning on the woman's shoulder, she asked, "Tell me honestly, Mom, how far have things progressed?"
Lu Ying's face flushed even more, and she pushed her away, saying, "What do you mean, 'what step'? You're a child now, can't you act like one?"
Lu Chuqing persisted, pressing closer, "Can't I ask when I'll be able to meet my future stepfather?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ying paused slightly, straightened the little girl a bit, and said seriously, "Qingqing, when you come back from your grandparents' house, I will take you to meet your Uncle Xi."
This really surprised Lu Chuqing. She just wanted to gossip a little, but she didn't expect to meet him so soon.
“I know it’s a bit fast, but your Uncle Xi is really a very good person. Mom doesn’t want to miss him, so you can come with Mom and see if Mom is lying to you.”
Lu Ying held her daughter's hand and said, her eyes filled with tenderness and sweetness.
Lu Chuqing quickly realized what was happening and grasped the woman's hand in return, saying, "Okay, when I get back, I'll go with Mom to see that uncle."
Then, changing the subject with a sly smile, he said, "I want to see what that uncle is all about, that he's managed to bewitch my mother!"
Hearing this, Lu Ying was both ashamed and angry, but she couldn't help but recall that day.
Since the day they started dating, she thought that given Xi Jun's shy nature, even if they had each other's contact information, he wouldn't take the initiative to talk to her.
Who knew that the man would act like a weather forecaster, reminding her every morning what the weather was like and whether she should wear sunscreen or bring an umbrella.
About two weeks ago, the man happened to be off work, and after thinking for a while, she asked him if he wanted to go on a date.
Aside from that meal, the two had only chatted on their phones for about half a month. They should have met up and gone on a date to get to know each other better.
Xi Jun readily agreed, and the two arranged to meet at the same shopping mall as before to watch a movie.
After meeting, the man was still shy, but he was visibly happy and very proactive in his behavior.
This initiative is limited to helping with things like carrying bags, getting tickets, or buying popcorn.
After watching a movie, the two went to a nearby barbecue restaurant.
Last time, Lu Ying said she couldn't get used to eating raw meat, so Xi Jun did her homework and found that there was a Korean BBQ restaurant nearby with a great reputation and a nice environment.
He also remembered the woman saying she didn't like the private room being too big, since it was just the two of them eating, and the room felt too empty and cold.
The private room at that barbecue restaurant happened to be just the right size for the two of them.
To their surprise, when they came out after finishing their meal, a torrential downpour began, and everything was shrouded in a gray haze of water. Cars were parked on the side of the road, too afraid to move.
The area was close to Xi Jun's house, and the man, for reasons unknown, suggested, "Why don't we go to my place to take shelter from the rain?"
They could have stayed in the mall and waited for the rain to subside before leaving.
But seeing the man's bright red ears, Lu Ying suddenly became bolder and replied with a bright smile, "Okay."
Xi Jun's home is located in an old residential area, and the security guard is an old man.
The building is not tall, there is no elevator, and because it is quite old, the hallway lights are so dim that they are almost invisible.
The rain was so heavy that even with umbrellas, the two of them were soaked to the bone.
Xi Junxu helped Lu Ying up the stairs. Fortunately, his apartment wasn't too high up, only on the third floor. After bringing her inside, the atmosphere changed immediately.
The man's ears were red the whole time, and after entering the house, his face and neck also turned red. He didn't dare to look at her.
Lu Ying looked at him and smiled, saying, "Are you planning to make me stand here like this forever?"
Xi Jun then looked up at her.
The woman wore her hair up and a simple floral dress with a square neckline that revealed her slender neck. She wore a thin chain necklace with a round diamond pendant that rested in the center of her prominent collarbone.
Two strands of wet hair fell from her forehead, and the woman's neck and the hollows of her neck were damp. Her understated white dress was mostly wet, clinging to her body and revealing glimpses of her skin underneath.
He immediately lowered his head, his face turning bright red to his neck, and stammered, "I...I'll find you some clothes to change into!"
After saying that, he walked into the room, but halfway there he hurriedly came back, squatted down, opened the shoe cabinet by the door, and took out a pair of men's slippers.
"Well, no one usually comes to my house, and I don't have any spare slippers. You can wear mine for now."
After putting down the shoes, he turned his face away, got up, and quickly went into one of the rooms.
As Lu Ying watched the man flee in disarray, her previously tense heart instantly relaxed completely.
She smiled helplessly and changed into men's slippers, very ordinary plain gray soft rubber slippers.
The soles and uppers of the shoes are very clean, just like new, but upon closer inspection, you can see signs that they have been worn.
The slippers were a bit too big, and they looked loose on her.
The man hadn't come out yet, so she didn't move. She took two steps toward the living room and looked around the visible space.
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