Chapter 13
It's just that the plants don't seem to like him. Several of them are wilted and drooping there dejectedly. There is obviously good sunlight in that place, but the man is still watering them, and his mouth is moving, as if he is saying something caring to the plants.
Jiang Rong pursed her lips. She didn't know much about growing flowers, but she quickly made up her mind. Since Shen Jianye liked growing flowers, she planned to buy some colored paper after school and come back to fold a few flowers he liked as a gift.
We can no longer be like the noodle shop aunt who was filled with regret when faced with other people’s kindness.
Shen Jianye heard the noise behind him, turned his head and glanced, and found that it was Jiang Rong who came back after buying breakfast, so he turned off the water pipe and walked over, asking curiously: "What breakfast did you buy, why didn't you take the money I gave you?"
Jiang Rong put the breakfast in her hand on the table and made up an explanation: "I didn't see it."
I thought Shen Jianye wouldn't believe it. After all, the money on the table made the glass quite obvious. Jiang Rong was ready to play dumb, but the man thought about it and nodded slightly: "Yeah, nowadays everyone basically pays with their mobile phones."
He gestured for Jiang Rong to eat first, then picked up the phone that Jiang Rong had left untouched on the dining table last night, created an account for her, and transferred 500 yuan to her account: "This is the food money for the two of us today. I will transfer more to you tomorrow."
Transferring money was very convenient, and she didn't even need to agree to receive it. This made Jiang Rong, who had only seen people grabbing red envelopes, stunned. She was about to transfer the money back with a nervous look on her face. While figuring out how to transfer the money, she said, "Five hundred yuan! That's too much! This money is enough for two days of food, and you only eat light food."
Shen Jianye calmly opened the outer packaging of the straw: “But you are still growing.”
Jiang Rong subconsciously refused, "I haven't grown any longer."
Shen Jianye inserted the straw and said, “Friendly reminder, you need to have a physical examination in the first semester of senior year.”
"If the debt collectors don't leave, I don't want to see you suffering from malnutrition in the report."
Jiang Rong fell silent, remembering when she went to get a health certificate, she was told she was malnourished and suggested a blood test...
Seeing that Jiang Rong did not continue to refute, Shen Jianye took advantage of the victory and continued: "Although I want to eat something lighter, I still want meat dishes. I just don't like to eat heavy oil and salt."
"But Xiao Jiang knows prices so well, he must go there often to buy groceries, right?"
Jiang Rong didn't dare to answer, but just lowered her head and started to eat the buns. However, she didn't dare to say it because she had never actually bought any. She mostly picked some edible vegetable leaves and cooked them simply at home. But sometimes she would also pick up some meat.
Seeing that she didn’t speak, Shen Jianye didn’t force an answer, but just broke the bun in his bag in half, put the part he hadn’t eaten into Jiang Rong’s bag, his eyes slightly curved: “Xiao Jiang, we are equal, you don’t need to deliberately please me.”
"Besides, labor needs to be paid."
Jiang Rong opened her mouth, not knowing whether she wanted to refuse or explain, but Shen Jianye handed the soy milk to her again. The aroma of coffee came from the coffee machine next to her, and he chuckled: "Little boy, you should drink more soy milk and milk."
"Eat quickly! The steamed buns won't taste good when they're cold. Eating cold buns all the time will give you a stomachache. Instead of worrying about these few hundred yuan, do you know how much a doctor's visit costs?"
Probably fearing misunderstanding, he added, "I don't want a young girl to collapse in my house. I won't be able to explain myself then."
Jiang Rong fell into deep thought. She forgot that with the distance between them now, he would definitely notice her stomachache. What he meant was that he would be responsible for her physical health.
As for how much medical treatment would cost, of course she knew. Many of the people who had been unlucky by her were sick, and because of the high medical expenses, their families were under a lot of pressure, so they would come to her, and the neighbors would also point fingers at her behind her back.
Of course she knew it was expensive.
So she never dared to go to the hospital.
Jiang Rong pursed her lips, clutching the steamed bun wrapped in a plastic bag, which drooped limply on her legs. She knew that people like her should not get too close to others...
In the darkness, the back of a warm hand gently rested against his forehead. The man's gentle voice was like a ray of sunshine, breaking through the fog and hitting his face. He asked helplessly, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell now?"
Jiang Rong quickly shook her head, crooked her eyes so that Shen Jianye wouldn't see the tears in her eyes: "No, no."
As she spoke, she quickly lowered her head and took a bite of the hot bun in her hand, feeling the taste on her tongue that she had not tasted for a long time. She lowered her head and let her eyes turn red.
Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Shen Jianye didn't ask any more questions. The two of them lowered their heads to eat. After dinner, Shen Jianye pushed an electric car out from the shed downstairs. Although Jiang Rong hadn't said anything yet, Shen Jianye explained inexplicably: "It's mainly because there's no place to park in the old community. But I have something to do in the evening, so I'll drive to pick you up after school."
Jiang Rong blinked, not realizing what Shen Jianye cared about, and she said indifferently, “It’s all right, I usually take the bus to go to school.”
Shen Jianye was silent. He got on the electric scooter and waved, signaling Jiang Rong to get on. Although the girl had never ridden one before, she had seen many at the school gate, so she simply lifted her foot. Although her butt was crooked at once, she quickly adjusted it and sat on it successfully.
Shen Jianye picked up two helmets, handed one to Jiang Rong, and put the other on his head: “Put it on, safety is important.”
"I checked the navigation yesterday and found it wasn't far and it would be more convenient to drive an electric scooter."
Jiang Rong subconsciously asked curiously, "Brother, how do you know which school I am in?"
Shen Jianye was stuck for a moment, not knowing what he was feeling guilty about, and touched his nose: “Of course it’s because of the name on your school uniform. Is it too late to go to school now?”
Jiang Rong buckled her belt and thought about the time to go out: "It should be in time."
It was just in time. It took some time on the road. When they arrived at the school gate, there were exactly five minutes before the deadline. Jiang Rong didn't have time to say anything else to Shen Jianye. She stuffed the helmet into Shen Jianye's hand and ran into the school with her schoolbag on her back.
Shen Jianye laughed a little, but he roughly knew what time he had to get up tomorrow. When he turned around and was about to leave, he remembered that he had not asked about the evening study time, and he didn't know if it was the same as before. So he drove to the school gate and asked the security guard about the time, and found that it was still the same.
Knowing the time, he felt more at ease. He smiled and pointed at the store name on his helmet towards the girls who were peeking at him. Then he lowered his mask, retracted the smile on his face, and drove towards the coffee shop.
When Jiang Rong ran to the classroom, the bell rang. Lin Yue looked at the breathless Jiang Rong, her face covered with hair blown by the wind. As she made way for him, she was a little surprised and couldn't help but lower her voice to ask, "Why are you here so late today?"
You should know that when I come here normally, Jiang Rong is already sitting in her seat.
Jiang Rong didn't say it explicitly, but just casually explained, "Something happened at home."
Lin Yue didn't ask any more questions. She just turned to look at Jiang Rong with concern, wanting to see if she was okay. Then she saw her new hairstyle and that overly outstanding face. She was stunned for several seconds, wiping something at the corner of her mouth with her hand. Her tone was full of surprise. "I said this hairstyle suits you very well. You are simply a cold and beautiful beauty now. Didn't that barbershop rip you off yesterday?"
Jiang Rong almost forgot about her new hairstyle. It was clearly done yesterday after school, but she had experienced so much last night that she thought several days had passed.
The tips of her ears turned red and she quickly shook her head: "No, no, that store is really good."
Lin Yue said, "Then I'll write him a good review.
But she couldn't help but start looking at Jiang Rong with concern. Although they were of the same age, Lin Yue always felt that she had a motherly mentality. She originally just wanted to show concern, but when she stared at the bottle of mineral water next to her schoolbag, she couldn't help but widen her eyes. Although she lowered her voice, she couldn't hide the surprise in her tone: "How can you be so extravagant? You even brought such an expensive bottle of mineral water today!"
Jiang Rong was confused. She followed the direction of Lin Yue's finger and saw the mineral water next to the schoolbag. Although she didn't know the price of the mineral water, the shape of the cup looked unusual. When she took it out, she found that it was made of glass. Fortunately, although she didn't pay attention to it, she didn't break it.
But it was obvious that this bottle of water must have been placed in Shen Jianye’s schoolbag.
Jiang Rong pursed her lips, trying hard to suppress the uncontrollable smile on her lips, and quickly stuffed the mineral water back into her schoolbag, but this time she carefully placed it in the padded compartment, for fear of breaking the fragile mineral water.
Without hesitation, Jiang Rong reached out to take the other water bottles in her bag and went to the water dispenser in the classroom to get some water. After rummaging through her schoolbag for a long time, she realized why the bottle of mineral water appeared. It seemed that Shen Jianye had thrown away his old water bottle.
She admitted that her water bottle was old, but it should still be usable for a few more years...
But this is probably why he put a glass mineral water bottle next to his schoolbag.
Jiang Rong licked her dry lips and suppressed her thirst. Seeing that the teacher was still not coming, Lin Yue continued to ask, "By the way, did you bring your cell phone?"
The phone was stuffed in by Jiang Rong herself that morning, so she nodded affirmatively. Lin Yue also nodded. The two of them completed the contact code like spies who had completed a mission. Lin Yue continued, "Then we should go to the old place, my secret base."
Jiang Rong frowned, "Are you sure you're not afraid of the head teacher coming again?"
Lin Yue sneered and gently shook his finger, looking as if Jiang Rong didn't understand. "Then you don't know. Based on my frequent visits, the head teacher only goes there a few times. He definitely wouldn't go today. After all, he doesn't think anyone would provoke him that much. Who would dare to go there today after being caught by him yesterday?"
Jiang Rong curled the corners of her mouth and looked at Lin Yue's smug look. She didn't expect that the person who dared to provoke the head teacher would be right in front of her.
Lin Yue noticed the worry in Jiang Rong's eyes and quickly patted her chest, reassuring her again and again, "Don't worry, we'll meet there after lunch. Remember to bring your phone."
Jiang Rong quickly said "hmm" and decided to trust Lin Yue first, and she must have more experience than herself.
Soon, morning self-study ended, and Jiang Rong began to prepare materials for the first math class. A girl with wavy curls and a crooked school uniform passed by the two of them in the corridor. Although they were obviously late, she not only didn't care, but also deliberately sneered at Jiang Rong, and then continued to walk forward arrogantly.
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