Chapter 21
Fortunately, when she arrived, the lecture was about to begin. She smiled at Li Tong, and seeing that she ignored her rudely, Jiang Rong did not try to please her.
The morning passed in a flash. After the class started, Teacher Yang did not let them take a break. They could just go to the toilet directly. It must be said that Teacher Yang's teaching was really good. Jiang Rong felt that she benefited a lot. Her whole brain was filled with knowledge and her head was a little swollen.
Teacher Yang reminded about the class time tomorrow and then left school. Jiang Rong couldn't wait to tell Shen Jianye that she was accepted by Teacher Yang, and Teacher Yang also said that she and Shen Jianye were both good children.
As she was about to leave, Li Tong seemed to deliberately come over and nudge her. Jiang Rong frowned in confusion, pausing at the door to steady herself. Then she heard her standing beside her, saying, "I know about you."
After she finished speaking, she lifted her foot and walked forward slowly. However, Jiang Rong felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar in an instant. In the hottest weather, she felt a biting chill. She opened her mouth, but in the end she just bit her lower lip. She wanted to go up and ask for clarification, but she didn't dare to do so at all.
She decided to calm down first. It was just a matter of knowing, just a matter of the whole class and the whole school knowing...
The girl pulled the strap of her schoolbag and walked to the stairwell as if nothing had happened. Her classmates walked by in groups of three or four. Among them was a familiar boy who passed by her and glanced at her sideways, with disgust in his eyes.
Jiang Rong forgot that this is an old factory.
She didn't want others to see her vulnerability, so she tried her best to hold the handrail and slowly walk to the first floor. Looking at the backs of others who had already scattered, she found her favorite place as a child, squatted in a dark corner under the stairs on the first floor, biting her fingers and slowly adjusting her breathing.
She just said she knew.
But others may not know it yet!
Jiang Rong took out her cell phone, glanced at the chat app with no messages, and sorted out her expression and mood. She couldn't be so scared, at least... not here.
Teacher Yang helped his lover downstairs for a walk. Looking at Jiang Rong, who was standing in the dark and had not moved, he frowned in confusion: "Xiao Jiang, why don't you leave?"
I don’t know which word he heard, but her old husband, who was being supported by her and looked dazed, actually had some reaction, but it was so fleeting that neither of them noticed.
Jiang Rong then realized that she had walked out unconsciously while thinking. She subconsciously put her hands behind her back, smiled awkwardly, and made up an excuse: "Something happened."
Teacher Yang didn't say whether he believed it or not, but just said, "Go back early."
Jiang Rong quickly said "Oh" and almost tripped over her left foot when she lifted her foot. Teacher Yang was a little helpless: "Don't be so anxious. The main thing is that Xiao Shen told me that he wants to take you out for a good meal at noon."
Jiang Rong was a little stunned. Looking at the teacher, she couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Yang, you live in the old factory, so you should know about me, right? Why?"
Teacher Yang sighed helplessly, "I know roughly, but you may not know that I only moved back here a while ago because my husband, as you can see, has Alzheimer's disease, and the doctor recommended that I bring him back for walks more often."
"Besides, the teacher is a Party member and a materialist."
In other words, she doesn't believe in such things as bad luck.
Jiang Rong pursed her lips and tried to smile: "I hope the teacher's lover can get better soon. Then I'll go first and go find Manager Shen?"
Teacher Yang nodded slightly, and Jiang Rong ran away quickly. The teacher sighed as he looked at her back, then glanced at his husband who could only stare at him blankly, and continued to support him as he walked forward.
Jiang Rong walked quickly towards the coffee shop. As soon as she pushed open the door, she saw the young lady whose conversation she had eavesdropped on before standing in front of her. She was wearing work clothes and smiled and asked, "Little sister, how many are you?"
Jiang Rong pursed her lips. This was her first time walking into a store, and also her first time being served like this. She felt a little nervous after realizing it, "I'm the only one."
"I'm here to look for my brother."
The girl was a little confused and frowned curiously: "Your brother?"
The employee who came over to check on the situation seemed to be thinking about something and asked first, "Are you the sister the manager was talking about?"
The girl in front of him widened her eyes instantly, and the words in her mouth blurted out subconsciously: "How come Shen Baopi has such a cute sister..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Jianye, who had changed into work clothes, stood behind her. He wore a warm-toned linen shirt and a canvas apron. He looked like he had just walked out of the warm winter sun. When he looked down at the three people, a few strands of hair drooped in front of his forehead, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He suddenly asked, "Xiao Min, what is Shen Ba Pi? Who is that?"
Xiao Min's eyes became flustered. He tried to explain but suddenly bit his tongue. Xiao Dai helped to change the subject: "No, boss, you heard wrong. Please sit down first. It's not a big deal to block the door. Besides, someone here ordered a latte art."
Shen Jianye went to work with a smile in his eyes. Seeing that he did not abandon the fine, Xiao Min instantly breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Xiao Dai: "My sister Dai is mighty!"
"Thank you, little sister. Come on, sit down with your sister."
Jiang Rong was a little confused and couldn't help asking after her: "Why are you thanking me?"
Xiao Min curved her eyes and made a "hush" gesture, lowering her voice to explain, "Because your brother usually deducts money or tries to trip us up when he hears us say bad things about him. It must be because you're here, otherwise he would definitely show his true colors."
Jiang Rong frowned, thinking it unlikely, because Shen Jianye had never treated her like this before. However, looking at the lively girl in front of her, she didn't know how to refute him, so she just pursed her lips and said, "Besides, I'm not very young. I'm already in my third year of high school and will soon be an adult!"
Xiao Min nodded perfunctorily: "Okay, okay, I understand."
She took Jiang Rong to a corner seat, not by the window but close to the kitchen, and handed her the notebook: "See what you want to eat."
Jiang Rong reached out and took the notebook, looking at those lattes, Americanos…still wondering what these were, Shen Jianye’s voice came from not far away: “The latte is ready, my sister will make a glass of milk and a small cake, we will go out to eat later.”
"We just have to wait a little longer. We'll go out after we finish our lunch break."
Xiao Min said "Oh" in annoyance, but did not put away the order book. Instead, she narrowed her eyes and said, "Sister, see if there is anything else you want to eat. I will ask your brother to make it for you this afternoon."
Jiang Rong pursed her lips, her hands on the table, a bit bewildered by the kindness of others. Xiao Min was about to go in to get something when she saw the obvious bite marks on Jiang Rong's fingers. She didn't say anything until she got to the kitchen, then said, "Well, manager, I didn't expect you to be so mean. You even mistreat a little girl. Look at the bite marks on her hands!"
Shen Jianye put the heated milk in front of her: "What a mess, bring the milk to her first, little girl, just bring her a piece of Napoleon."
Xiao Min pouted and made a "tsk" sound. Xiao Dai frowned and reminded her, "Then you still have to take her to see a doctor. If she bit herself, she might be..."
Shen Jianye nodded slightly: “I will take her there.”
Considering Jiang Rong's physical condition, it is indeed unavoidable to go for a physical examination.
Jiang Rong, who was sitting in her seat, was staring at the vase on her table awkwardly. There were a few fresh flowers in the vase. It looked a bit hard, and when she touched it, she realized that it was made of ceramic.
Xiao Min put the things in front of her: "Try the cake and see if it's delicious. We made it this morning."
She lowered her voice and asked curiously, "By the way, is your brother good to you?"
Jiang Rong nodded seriously: "Very good."
Thinking of the employees' dislike for Shen Jianye, she couldn't help but give an example to prove Shen Jianye's point: "He's really good. He even ate my overcooked bread this morning."
Xiao Min raised an eyebrow but said nothing. It was unclear whether she couldn't believe it at all. She shook herself and said goodbye, "Okay, okay, my lovely little sister. I'll continue to receive guests."
She was just about to stand at the door to greet the guests when the girl sitting by the bed raised her hand and called out, "Hello."
Xiao Min walked over puzzledly: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Rong looked over to the voice and saw it was Li Tong. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, she seemed to glance at her and then asked loudly, "Why isn't my latte ready yet?"
Xiao Min followed Li Tong's gaze and immediately understood. She explained, "That little beauty only wants a glass of milk, so hurry up. Please wait a moment, it will be ready soon."
After saying that, she even took two free cookies from the bar and said, "You can try the cookies first."
Jiang Rong held the milk in her hand and didn't dare to look at Li Tong's expression. The milk in her hand was obviously at the right temperature, but she felt as if she was in a freezer. She felt cold and shivering all over.
She didn’t know if Li Tong would say anything in public, this was a new environment, and many people were strangers she met for the first time, in fact, the two young ladies were very nice to her, although they didn’t seem to like Shen Jianye very much.
Fortunately, Shen Jianye knew his own business.
Jiang Rong held the glass and quietly watched Shen Jianye's busy back, a lot of warmth surged in her heart.
Just as she was thinking about it, Li Tong came over and stood in front of her, not only blocking Shen Jianye's figure, Jiang Rong looked up silently, and saw her familiar eyes, the eyes that felt unworthy and disgusted for others.
Jiang Rong sat there stiffly, not daring to speak. She just bit her lower lip and lowered her head, looking like a sitting statue.
Glancing at the figure coming out from behind, Li Tong revealed a malicious smile: "Jiang Rong."
She lowered her voice: "If I were you, I wouldn't be here."
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