The next morning at noon, after the short self-study session following the regular classes ended, the Yifu Building, which housed the entire first-year high school class, became abuzz with excitement.
Everyone happily packed up their things; some ate, some played ball, some went back to their dorms, and some went to take a shower.
Of course, some people also want to go home, such as Chen Bing and Shang Yunmiao.
Mr. Chen can't wait any longer! He'd love to somersault home and show off right away!
Oh, they didn't say I could eat it. That doesn't matter, at least I was allowed to touch it. Chen Bing had specifically noticed that Xiao Shang was wearing her second favorite pair of black ankle socks today. Although it was a little disappointing that they weren't white, the black ones still had some collectible value.
Chen Bing, eager to get started, grabbed Shang Yunmiao's hand and headed towards the school's bicycle shed. In preparation for the main scene later, he tried his best to be gentle and gentlemanly on the way there, so considerate that he almost hugged Shang Yunmiao.
Although he was very eager, he didn't mention washing her feet later. After all, Xiao Shang was quite shy, and it would be uncomfortable for everyone to talk about something that easily embarrassed her.
Therefore, Chen Bing, who is emotionally intelligent, naturally remained silent, thinking that things should just develop naturally.
There's a commercial street on the way from school to home. It's not very big, but it's quite well-built and has many restaurants.
To show his sincerity and make Shang Yunmiao grateful, so that she would be more willing to do things properly later, Chen Bing took her to a snack shop and bought her milk tea, fried yogurt, and takoyaki.
He actually saw some candied hawthorns for sale on the way, but after thinking about it, he felt that it would take a while to eat and might interfere with his business later, so he didn't buy any.
Anyway, I have to go back to school for evening self-study tonight, so I'll buy it for Shang Yunmiao when I pass by.
That was roughly their thought process along the way. Soon, the two rode their electric scooter back to their front door.
"Chen, Chen Bing, come to my house?"
Chen Bing, who had originally planned to park in front of her own house, agreed to Shang Yunmiao's request without much hesitation.
I understand, I understand. It's definitely safer to be at home, right? It's such a small thing, and as a guy, I agree!
After arriving at Shang Yunmiao's home by car, Chen Bing pushed open the door and cautiously peeked inside.
"Aunt Xuan! Are you home?"
After a long while, no one responded.
Chen Bing knew it was all right; Yueyue hadn't let her down.
It turns out that Chen Bing had been preparing for this moment since she returned home last night.
While having his late-night snack, he casually reminded Liu Yue that tomorrow was the weekend, and the weather forecast said the afternoon would be quite nice. So, shouldn't they ask the neighbor's wife to go shopping?
As the saying goes, no one knows a child better than their mother. After receiving Chen Bing's hint, Liu Yue must have vaguely guessed what was going on.
Without explicitly saying yes or no, she murmured to herself, as if she were talking to herself, that she seemed to be missing a few autumn clothes.
Sure enough, today, this beautiful and capable mother successfully took Yunxuan shopping. In other words, there is no one at Chen Bing's or Shang Yunmiao's house right now.
A sinister smile crept across Chen Bing's face as she turned to look at Shang Yunmiao, who was sitting on the shoe cabinet, preparing to change her shoes.
"You can leave it there, Sister-in-law Yunmiao!"
Shang Yunmiao's hand didn't recoil as if it had been branded with a hot iron, nor did her face turn ashen. Although she had read Zhou Shuren's "Blessing," Shang Yunmiao didn't realize that Chen Bing's words were a joke.
She blushed, then took a step back, and waved her hand in front of her, instead of reaching to untie her shoelaces.
"I can do it myself."
Originally, it was just a joke, but seeing that there seemed to be a real opportunity, Chen Bing immediately turned the exercise into a battle and walked up to Shang Yunmiao with a smile.
"It's alright, it's alright, technician number 1 is at your service." With that, Chen Bing knelt down on one knee and casually picked up one of Shang Yunmiao's feet.
Although it was embarrassing, it has to be said that Chen Bing kneeling on one knee really hit Shang Yunmiao's heart.
After a couple of token refusals, the girl reluctantly quieted down, covering her mouth with one hand as she nervously and shyly watched Chen Bing change her shoes.
The boy looked focused and, without a care for the dirt, placed his shoes on his lap, then began to carefully and meticulously untie his shoelaces.
Shang Yunmiao felt that Chen Bing's face was a bit too close to her shoes and was very worried that Chen Bing might smell some strange odor.
So, did Chen Bing, who helped Shang Yunmiao take off her shoes, actually smell the odor?
The answer is yes. The moment Chen Bing took off his white sneakers, he was shocked to smell a faint scent of soap. Even more outrageous, he could also smell a tiny bit of floral fragrance.
Chen Bing was quite surprised, after all, no matter how beautiful a girl is, she is still a human being, and no matter how cute Shang Yunmiao is, she still needs to eat, drink, and relieve herself.
He wasn't the kind of guy who believed all pretty girls' feet smelled sweet; on the contrary, he had a fairly rational understanding of it.
While it might not exactly smell bad, it should at least have some unique odor that isn't pleasant to the touch, right? Even if it has no odor at all, it shouldn't smell pleasant either!
But to his surprise, Shang Yunmiao's shoes, which she had worn all morning, not only didn't have any strange smell, but instead had a faint fragrance!
Chen Bing was completely baffled by this illogical thing and could only conclude that Xiao Shang was naturally beautiful, and even her feet had been smelled by toiletries over the years.
With a heart full of emotion, Chen Bing held Shang Yunmiao's fragrant, warm little feet in one hand, and used the other hand to place her white shoes aside. Then, he focused on taking off Shang's other shoe.
While being served so considerately by him, Shang Yunmiao shyly glanced at the shoe she had just taken off when Chen Bing took off his other shoe.
It seems... the scented tea leaves inside weren't discovered?
Even though she knows that her shoes won't smell even if she wears them all day, a young girl in the prime of her life can't help but want to show them off in front of her crush.
Considering that Chen Bing might offer to help her take off her shoes, the young Shang Yunmiao did two things before leaving for school today.
First, I washed my feet carefully and put on new socks and new shoes.
Secondly, a small fragrance pad was pasted inside each shoe.
As a result, Shang Yunmiao's feet, which originally had no smell, now had a pleasant fragrance.
Although it was perverse and strange, seeing Chen Bing's serious and enraptured expression, Shang Yunmiao felt that everything she had done was worthwhile.
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