Yan Sisi stood there awkwardly. When she didn't see anyone, she could have talked a lot, but now when she suddenly saw him appear in front of her, she had a feeling of both familiarity and strangeness.
Seeing Yan Sisi staring at him without saying anything, Gu Jingping nervously explained, "This time it was really an emergency, so I came back late. I will definitely come back earlier next time."
Yan Sisi looked at his nervous expression and couldn't help but turn around and said, "Why are you telling me whether you are coming back or not?"
Reporting her whereabouts like this made her feel uncomfortable, and her face felt slightly hot.
Gu Jingping watched her turn around, thinking of the thick skin his father had taught him, and said, "I wanted to tell you myself."
After saying that, he took the initiative to put the package in his hand on the table, "Look, what did I bring you?"
Yan Sisi felt a little hot, so she took off her military coat, turned around, looked at the package on the table curiously, and asked, "What is it?"
Seeing that she finally paid attention to him, Gu Jingping heaved a sigh of relief and opened the package and said, "This is the study material I found for you in City C. Do you like it?"
Yan Sisi, who just felt a little hot, immediately felt cold in her heart. The last time he sent back the information, he had just finished it yesterday, and he delivered it to her door again today.
Yan Sisi looked at the thick books on the table and felt a headache coming on. How long would it take her to finish writing?
Gu Jingping looked at Yan Sisi who seemed unhappy and asked, "You don't look very happy. Don't you like it?"
Yan Sisi pulled the corners of her mouth, forced a smile and said, "I like it. I really like it too much."
I like them so much that I want to throw them away and pretend I didn't see them.
Gu Jingping felt relieved after hearing this. Before buying it, he was worried that she would not like it, so he said, "It's good that she likes it. I have already told my friend there that I will ask him to send it to me when there is new information."
This was like a bolt from the blue to Yan Sisi, and she quickly said, "No need, this is too much trouble for me, I can do without the information."
"Don't worry. Knowing the latest information will be of some help to you in the college entrance examination next year," said Gu Jingping.
Yan Sisi was afraid that if she continued talking about this topic, she would dig a bigger hole for herself, so she quickly changed the subject and said, "By the way, have you eaten yet?"
Gu Jingping then remembered that he had rushed here as soon as he got off the bus, and even asked his companions to take his luggage back. He quietly touched his stomach. It would have been a good thing if he hadn't asked, because he felt hungry as soon as he did.
Yan Sisi looked at his little movements and didn't understand what he was doing. She handed him the freshly fried popcorn and said, "Hey, it's freshly fried. If you don't mind, I'll heat up some rice for you."
"Why would you give up? It's good to have something to eat. Thank you for your help."
"Wait, it will be over in a moment, watch TV first."
Yan Sisi walked to the kitchen and looked at the iron pot. All the rice cooked at noon had been eaten. There were still some noodles in the cupboard, just enough for one night's noodles.
Yan Sisi put the iron pot on the still burning coal stove, scooped a little lard into the pot. Since there was no meat, she could only beat an egg into it. After frying a poached egg, she washed some green vegetables and threw them into the iron pot. In an instant, the whole kitchen was filled with crackling sounds.
Then stir-fry, and when the vegetables are almost cooked, put them into a bowl, then pour hot water into the iron pot, sprinkle a little salt into it after the water boils, and finally break the noodles with your hands and throw them into the boiling water to cook.
During this time, Yan Sisi cut a few garlic sprouts planted on the windowsill and chopped them into small pieces with a knife. The noodles were rolling in the boiling water. Then some cold water was added in. After adding cold water several times, the lid was put on and the noodles were simmered for a while before they were cooked.
Yan Sisi neatly put the cooked noodles into the bowl, then added the fried eggs and green vegetables onto the noodles, and finally sprinkled a handful of garlic leaves on it before picking it up and walking out.
Hearing the noise, Gu Jingping turned around and saw Yan Sisi walking towards him with the bowl. He quickly put the popcorn in his hand on the table, walked over quickly, took the bowl and walked towards the table.
Gu Jingping looked at the noodles that looked so good and couldn't help but praise them, "Your noodles look delicious."
Yan Sisi continued to eat her popcorn. She just smiled at his compliment and said, "You know it's delicious before you even try it."
"What you cook must be delicious." Gu Jingping said, and started eating with chopsticks.
Seeing that he was just eating without saying anything, Yan Sisi looked up at him and saw that he had stopped eating. Was her food really bad? It shouldn't be like that. She followed the same steps as last time. It shouldn't be so bad that it's hard to swallow!
Gu Jingping tasted the noodles in his mouth carefully. Maybe it was because the person who made it was different, he felt that it was extra delicious.
Yan Sisi couldn't see his expression. Just as she was about to ask if the food was unpalatable, she saw Gu Jingping start eating with his head down. She heaved a sigh of relief, turned around and watched TV, ignoring him.
When an episode of TV series ended, Yan Sisi looked away and saw Gu Jingping sitting next to her. She didn't know when the dishes on the table had been cleared away.
Yan Sisi and Gu Jingping watched TV for the whole afternoon. When Yan's father and mother came back, they saw the two of them sitting in front of the TV in a daze.
I took them out to spend some time together, and they spent the whole afternoon watching TV at home.
Gu Jingping heard the door open and turned around, then stood up and greeted, "Uncle, Auntie is back."
Father Yan replied: "Ah."
It was this brat in front of him that made him stay outside for so long. He suddenly felt a little regretful about introducing a guy to his girlfriend.
Gu Jingping glanced at the clock. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon. He turned to look at Yan Sisi and said, "Sisi, are you free tomorrow?"
Yan Sisi sat on the chair and before she could react, she replied, "Yes, what's wrong?"
"Then I'll pick you up tomorrow." Gu Jingping saw that he had found the person he was going to meet, and then turned to Yan's father and mother and said, "Uncle, aunt, it's getting late, I'll go back first."
"Xiao Gu, please stay and have dinner before you leave!" said Yan's mother.
"No, my family has left some food for us. We'll eat here next time we have the chance." Gu Jingping said with a smile. He then greeted Yan Sisi who had stood up before pushing the door and leaving.
After Yan's mother and the others left, he leaned over to the lady and asked, "How was your afternoon together?"
"What can I do? Just watch TV." Yan Sisi picked up the package on the table and locked her mother outside the room, who wanted to ask something. She didn't want to say more.
The package filled with information was placed on the table, looking messy. Yan Sisi took them all out and placed them neatly on the table. It must have taken him a lot of effort to collect this information!
Since the resumption of the college entrance examination, study materials in bookstores have been in short supply. Every time they are available, many people line up to buy them. Sometimes they are even out of stock. I don’t know how long he waited in line to buy these books.
I don't know why, but I feel a new level of anticipation for our meeting tomorrow.
The next day, it was dawn.
Yan Sisi woke up. She couldn't sleep when she thought about seeing Gu Jingping again today, so she simply got up and looked at the information he sent her yesterday.
When Gu Jingping came to pick her up, she had already finished breakfast and was being dressed up by her mother.
When Gu Jingping saw Yan Sisi for the first time, his eyes lit up and he praised her bluntly, "You look really beautiful today."
Yan Sisi felt her face getting hot after hearing such straightforward words. She walked up to him and asked, "Where are we going today?"
There was an intimacy in her tone that she herself didn't even notice.
Gu Jingping patted the back seat and said, "You'll know when you get there. Let's go!"
Yan Sisi watched him mysteriously get on the bicycle and sat on the back seat as well. Before they had ridden a few steps, the snowy ground became slippery. She was so scared that she hugged Gu Jingping's waist, fearing that she would fall off.
As soon as Gu Jingping steadied the slippery bike, he felt warmth on his back and a pair of soft hands wrapped around his waist. He immediately felt his breathing tighten. For the rest of the journey, in addition to stabilizing the bike, most of his attention was focused on his waist.
Yan Sisi hugged Gu Jingping's waist tightly all the way, with her head resting on his back. When the bike stopped, she let go of his hand and got off the bike. Her face was so hot that she didn't dare to look at Gu Jingping. She turned around and asked, "Where is this?"
Yan Sisi heard cheers coming from the front and couldn't help but look over curiously. She saw a group of young boys and girls sitting on a sled, sliding down from the top of the hill.
Gu Jingping, who had parked the car, came over and said, "I heard that you girls like to play this more. Do you want to play?"
"Play." Yan Sisi said to Gu Jingping excitedly. She hadn't skied in several years. When she was with Xu Weiming, he never took her to play these things, always saying that they were things for children.
Gu Jingping heard this and said, "Wait."
After saying that, he went to the shed on the hillside, rented a large sled and pushed it over. Yan Sisi followed behind him and walked to the edge of the hillside together.
Gu Jingping held the back of the sled steadily, looked up and said to Yan Sisi, "You sit in the front."
Yan Sisi carefully sat in front of the sled. As soon as she pulled up the rope, she felt Gu Jingping sitting behind her. The next second, a warm earmuff was put on her red, frozen ears, and Gu Jingping's voice came to her ears: "Let's go."
The sled slid slowly forward across the hillside under the sliding of their feet, and quickly slid down the mountain. Yan Sisi felt the cold wind whistling in her ears, and tears came to her eyes. She felt like she was about to fly, and a very "refreshing" feeling enveloped her whole body.
Yan Sisi slid down and up like this for a long time, and then she had fun with it excitedly. Suddenly, a hurried male voice came from behind: "Get out of the way."