Chapter 5
Meng Yuxiu stopped eating, turned his head and glanced at Han Shuo, saying dismissively, "What's so big about being twenty-two? Besides, I feel like you're quite immature."
"..." After learning Meng Yuxiu's real age, Han Shuo couldn't stand his precocious demeanor that didn't match his age. If it weren't for the sake of cooperation, he would have liked to punch him in the face and scoff, "What are you doing pretending to be mature for, you little brat?"
But now, "Okay, okay, whatever you say is right, so how about ten minutes during break? Let's find a secluded spot, and if there are other people around, we won't kiss."
Meng Yuxiu: "I'll think about it."
Han Shuo patiently analyzed the situation with him: "What are you still considering? Time is running out. We're both in our final year of high school, and there's only one semester left until the college entrance exam after the New Year. We'll have to go our separate ways then, and it'll be even harder to do missions together again!"
"Then continue at university."
Han Shuo really wanted to slap him awake. "Big brother, just because you can get into university doesn't mean I can! Even if I can, I might not be able to go to the same university as you. Your grades are so much better! Besides, I really don't want to go to school. I finally made it to university in the 21st century. Am I crazy to go back to school? Besides, my family isn't well-off. Going to university would probably empty our savings. Otherwise, I wouldn't be eating dried plum vegetables every day!"
Han Shuo was so angry that he banged the teacup with the spoon. Meng Yuxiu glanced at the dark, unappetizing thing in the teacup.
"What do you plan to do if we still haven't finished our tasks by the time we graduate from high school?" Meng Yuxiu asked him.
Han Shuo grew anxious, "Then let's try to finish it before graduation!"
"What if you can't finish?" Meng Yuxiu asked. "Do you have to go to work after graduating from high school?"
Han Shuo had a bit of a headache. To be honest, he didn't want to do anything. He was just passing the time here to complete the mission. But since Meng Yuxiu asked him this, he had to consider this aspect as well.
If he still hasn't completed his task before graduating from high school, he can't just go back to the village and lie down, or follow his current older brother Han Hong to learn farming, can he?
Given how much his older brother Han Hong doted on him, he would definitely be willing to let him lie down. But seeing Han Hong busy in the fields or doing odd jobs for the villagers every day, and his nephew Han Ting longingly eyeing the candy in other children's mouths, it would be a miracle if Han Shuo could lie down.
As for farming, he hadn't even considered it. So, for this 21st-century college graduate who was considered a failure, the only option left was to work odd jobs.
"Pretty much," Han Shuo said dejectedly.
Meng Yuxiu pondered for a moment and said, "I plan to apply to Jinhua University in Hecheng. Why don't you go there and work part-time?"
Han Shuo forced a dry smile. "You've thought of everything."
"Then how do we complete the mission?" Meng Yuxiu asked.
"Alright, alright," Han Shuo waved his hand irritably. "Stop going off on tangents. Right now, let's do this damn task as best we can. Okay, enough nonsense. I'll come find you during the ten-minute break."
Without giving Meng Yuxiu a chance to refuse, he quickly ate a few mouthfuls and finished the rice in the lunchbox. Before leaving, he even scooped a spoonful of food from Meng Yuxiu's teacup.
Meng Yuxiu watched Han Shuo's departing figure and continued eating with his head down. He rummaged through the food in his teacup and found that all the shredded meat was gone, leaving only water bamboo shoots.
Han Shuo, whistling, went to the sink with an empty lunchbox in his hand. Pi Dan and Doufu were washing the lunchboxes when they saw him coming. They quickly approached and asked curiously, "Han Shuo, did you just go and cause trouble for Meng Yuxiu?"
Han Shuo scrubbed the lunchbox with a steel wool pad, chuckling, "Do you think I'm that petty? Can't you see we're eating peacefully together?"
Tofu exclaimed in surprise, "You mean you two are friends? Have you forgotten that you beat his eye so badly it's swollen?"
"Didn't he also make my nose bleed?" Han Shuo raised an eyebrow. "No fight, no friendship, what's the big deal? Okay, I'm going to the classroom."
Pidan watched as Han Shuo rinsed the rice, closed the lunchbox lid, and walked confidently out of the cafeteria. He and Doufu looked at each other, wondering, "They can still be friends after fighting like that?"
What surprised them even more was that Han Shuo had stopped going to the toilet at some point. Although he would still go out after class, he would go to the first floor.
As soon as the bell rang, Han Shuo rushed to the classroom door of Class 1, Grade 12. He was one of the tallest male students in the school. Because he didn't like studying and had a roguish look, plus he had fought with Meng Yuxiu, a good student who was both good at academics and character, all the good students in Class 1 looked at him curiously as soon as he appeared.
Ignoring the stares, Han Shuo looked around the classroom and spotted Meng Yuxiu sitting in the last row. When he saw that Meng Yuxiu was still sitting in his seat reading, he almost vomited blood from anxiety.
He strode around to the back door of the classroom and called out, "Meng Yuxiu!"
This shout drew the attention of the students in the classroom. Meng Yuxiu felt a little embarrassed when he thought about why Han Shuo had come to find him, but he pretended to be calm and said to Han Shuo, "I'm coming right away."
Han Shuo didn't want to provoke the seventeen-year-old minor, so he said "Hurry up!" and went to wait on the stairs.
When Meng Yuxiu arrived, he grabbed his arm and pulled him down the steps. "What are you doing? Didn't I tell you in the cafeteria that you had to do the assignment during the ten-minute break?"
Meng Yuxiu glanced around at the students playing and laughing, and looked embarrassed. "There are too many people."
"Then let's go to the playground."
Meng Yuxiu had no choice but to go to the playground with him.
The county town they lived in wasn't big, and Yunxi Middle School was even smaller. Stepping out of the teaching building, you were right on the playground, which was surrounded by trees. At night, without streetlights, it was possible to do some petty theft. But during the day, any activity on the playground was immediately obvious.
Especially after class, the boys would play basketball, while the girls would chat under the shade of the trees.
There were no seats available, so Han Shuo and Meng Yuxiu could only sit on the steps of the dormitory building. Since it wasn't time for school to end yet, the iron gate at the dormitory entrance was locked during the day, making it relatively quiet.
After Meng Yuxiu sat down, he took out a book.
Han Shuo was taken aback.
Meng Yuxiu explained in a low voice, "Keep it out of sight. If someone notices, we can say that I was explaining a problem to you."
Han Shuo clapped his hands. "Great job, Meng Yuxiu! You're really clever. Okay, then hurry up and block it."
As he spoke, he moved even closer to Meng Yuxiu, who then raised his book as if he were doing something wrong.
Han Shuo urged him, "Hurry up, where's your mouth? Stick your mouth out here."
"Wait a minute, there are people around." Meng Yuxiu cautiously observed the surroundings, and even after the passing classmates had gone far away, he still couldn't relax his tense nerves.
"There's no one here, no one here." Han Shuo urged him again, "Hurry up, the alarm's about to ring again, we won't have many minutes to kiss!"
Meng Yuxiu frowned, and could only stiffly turn his face slightly to the side.
Han Shuo, afraid of wasting time, tilted his head, turned Meng Yuxiu's chin, and pressed his lips to his.
Meng Yuxiu felt as if his eyes were equipped with radar, unable to relax for even a second, constantly observing the surroundings. He glanced down at Han Shuo; last night when they kissed, their eyes were open, and today was no exception.
So from his angle, he could see Han Shuo's long eyelashes and his occasionally moving eyes. The light was too bright and uncomfortable, which made him realize that he was kissing someone of the same sex.
Meng Yuxiu could only awkwardly look away, then raise his wrist to cover Han Shuo's head with the book as much as possible.
Fortunately, he brought a book with him. If a classmate walked by, he could bump into him with his elbow, and Han Shuo would understand.
So Han Shuo immediately pointed randomly at the book, subtly adjusting his posture as he asked, "How do you do this problem?"
Meng Yuxiu: "This question is very simple..."
Once his classmate was out of sight, Han Shuo swiftly grabbed Meng Yuxiu's chin and pressed his lips against hers.
After practicing for several ten-minute breaks between classes, the two of them became quite proficient.
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