54. What if he meets her?
After physical education class and the basketball game in her second year of high school, Xu Wenqiang began to receive small notes every time she arrived in the classroom in the morning.
Although the contents of the note were varied, sometimes causing her eyes to ache and sometimes to burn, the words "Akagi Haruko" hardly appeared at all. This made Xu Wenqiang feel satisfied.
Besides that, Xu Wenqiang found that her role as math class representative was becoming increasingly smoother. Before, collecting homework was like a debt collector, and distributing homework was like handing out flyers on the street. Now, whether collecting or distributing homework, most of the class looked at her with a friendly, if not exactly pleasant, expression. This satisfied Xu Wenqiang.
Lin Tong saw everything and joked with Xu Wenqiang, "The good days are yet to come."
But Xu Wenqiang didn't care. "They just saw me, a girl, play basketball and get a little attention, so they thought I was special. But ultimately, I just played basketball and gained a little favor. It's just a temporary solution. If my grades always rank at the bottom, then my position as math class representative will still be unjustified, and they will look down on me sooner or later."
Lin Tong stared at Xu Wenqiang blankly. Just as she was about to say something, Xu Wenqiang pulled her into a hug and flirted with her. "How about it? Do you think I'm calm and wise? Are you fascinated by me?"
Lin Tong punched Xu Wenqiang, "Do you still have any shame..."
What made Xu Wenqiang dissatisfied was Fang Zishuo who appeared in front of him every now and then.
She had thought she had completely offended Fang Zishuo after the basketball game. Just like Xing Jiaqi, they would just pretend they didn't know each other when they met again. But Fang Zishuo was more open-minded than she'd imagined, or rather, he had his own ideas.
Xu Wenqiang noticed she often ran into him in the restaurant, so she would sit down and eat with him without hesitation. If they didn't meet on a certain day, he would come to her after dinner with a basketball to play basketball with. Occasionally, he would come to chat with her during the break between evening self-study classes...
Xu Wenqiang knew that everything was unusual.
Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs run. Boys only have so many tricks to pursue girls, and Fang Zishuo did it so obviously, so Xu Wenqiang naturally saw that he was targeting her.
Xu Wenqiang began to feel very annoyed, but she decided to keep her composure.
But in the eyes of everyone, Xu Wenqiang seemed to be lucky in both love and bad luck. After all, Fang Zishuo was well-dressed and looked tall and handsome.
The person who had just shown a little kindness to her began to ask her, "Who was the person who came to see you recently? Who were you playing basketball with the other day? Who was the person who had dinner with you in the restaurant..."
Even Su Xiaoshan asked, "Xu Wenqiang, who is that hypocritical person?"
Even Lin Tong and Xiao Yi reminded Xu Wenqiang, "That hypocrite is coming too often."
But Xiao Cheng never asked any more questions from beginning to end.
If we met outside the classroom, we would greet each other warmly. If we met on the court, we would play together enthusiastically. If we met in the restaurant, we would sit down and eat with them warmly.
No matter what the occasion, Xiao Cheng never even gave Xu Wenqiang a spare glance.
Thinking about how Xiao Cheng always interfered in her affairs before, this time, he seemed not to want to meddle in other people's business and kept himself out of it.
There was a little disappointment, but fortunately Xu Wenqiang was open-minded and thought it was okay this way, as she also had her own ideas.
After she tore up Chen Yang's love letter, he had flipped her desk, causing a commotion. It was precisely because of this previous experience with Chen Yang, who had "turned love into hate," that when she faced Fang Zishuo, she didn't rush him away and tell him to leave her alone.
She thought that she had to deal with Fang Zishuo in a mature way no matter what. It would be best if he could come to his senses and retreat, staying as far away from her as possible.
She felt that Xiao Cheng should know what she was thinking.
Gao Zhe asked Xiao Cheng: "Do you know what Xu Wenqiang is thinking?"
Xiao Cheng said: "How do I know what she thinks?"
Every time Gao Zhe saw Xu Wenqiang and Fang Zishuo whispering outside the classroom, he felt a tightness in his chest, as if his cabbages were being eaten by pigs.
But Xiao Cheng seemed to be fine, looking detached and otherworldly, as if cabbage was worthless.
Where is Xiao Cheng, the one who threw the basketball at him?
"Xiao Cheng, Fang Zishuo is here again." Xiao Cheng poked Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng didn't even look at it, "Just come if you want to."
Gao Zhe looked worried. "Aren't you afraid Xu Wenqiang will be kidnapped? Aren't you afraid Fang Zishuo has bad intentions?"
He had already imagined a big drama in his mind. "Fang Zishuo lost the game last time and has been holding a grudge ever since. After much thought, he decided to deceive Xu Wenqiang's feelings. He would first pretend to like her, and then when she fell in love with him, he would viciously dump her and mock her... What's that expression on your face?"
Xiao Cheng: "A sad expression."
Gao Zhe: "Why are you sad?"
Xiao Cheng: "Because you've gone crazy."
Gao Zhe punched and kicked...
The bell rang and Xu Wenqiang walked into the classroom.
Gao Zhe poked Xiao Cheng again, "You really don't care?"
Xiao Cheng finally lost his patience: "Does it have to do with me?"
Gao Zhe suddenly realized, what a sour taste!
On Saturday, Xu Wenqiang went to purchase goods with Xu Yanmei as usual, and then returned to the farmers' market to do business.
Chen Yang had been very quiet lately, never showing up at school or at the weekend market. He'd even said he wanted to slap Chen Mengyao back for the two slaps she'd received, but Xu Wenqiang hadn't seen him show up, so she wondered what he'd been up to lately.
After closing the stall and returning home in the evening, Xu Wenqiang took a shower, cooked dinner, and told Xu Yanmei that she was going to the night market to buy some things and would not be eating at home. After hearing this, Xu Yanmei's eyes flashed with inexplicable joy, and she hurriedly said that she would spend more time at the night market.
Xu Wenqiang agreed, hiding the emotions in her eyes.
The night market wasn't far from the Qingshi Farmers' Market, only taking about ten minutes to walk. Xu Wenqiang didn't really want to buy anything; she went to the night market because she had an appointment with Fang Zishuo.
On Friday, Fang Zishuo contacted her and wanted to ask her to go to the library to study on Saturday.
Xu Wenqiang realized that this might be an opportunity for Fang Zishuo to wake up and retreat.
So Xu Wenqiang said with an embarrassed look on her face, Brother Shuo, my mother is selling seafood at the Qingshi Farmers’ Market alone. I have to help out at the market during the day on weekends and cannot go to the library.
After hearing this, Fang Zishuo was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Where is your father?"
Xu Wenqiang said, I have never seen my father. My mother said he died a long time ago and she doesn’t know how he died.
Fang Zishuo was stunned again and even forgot to say anything to comfort others.
Xu Wenqiang was originally unsure how much of a shock it would be to Fang Zishuo that her father had died and she only had her mother, and her mother was selling seafood alone in the farmers' market. But now seeing Fang Zishuo's reaction, Xu Wenqiang felt that the time was right.
In order to quickly resolve the situation and to force Fang Zishuo to a clear conclusion, Xu Wenqiang told Fang Zishuo that although she didn't have time during the day, they could go out and play at night. There was a night market near the Qingshi Farmers' Market, with food and entertainment, and it was very lively.
She said she would wait for him at the night market entrance at eight o'clock in the evening.
Fang Zishuo didn't say yes or no, he just said he would go back first and left as if he was running away.
Xu Wenqiang waited at the entrance of the night market until 8:15 pm.
After eating a pancake and a sausage, she still hadn't seen Fang Zishuo. She wiped her hands and thought, she wouldn't see Fang Zishuo again next week.
It was almost eight o'clock in the evening when Xiao Cheng received a call from Xing Jiaqi.
Xing Jiaqi said that Xu Wenqiang had made an appointment with Fang Zishuo to go to the night market, but Fang Zishuo didn't want to go and wanted to call Xu Wenqiang to tell her. She asked Xing Jiaqi if she had Xu Wenqiang's phone number.
Xing Jiaqi didn't know Xu Wenqiang's home phone number, so she went to Xiao Cheng and asked him if he had it.
No, Xiao Cheng hung up the phone.
Xing Jiaqi knew from the two words that Xiao Cheng was angry that he could not hear the emotion in them.
Xiao Cheng is a person who is usually very stable. Even when he encounters something unpleasant, he always pretends to be generous. But if one day he becomes even less polite, it means he is ready to turn against you.
Xiao Cheng hung up on her, and she was furious. She called Fang Zishuo to vent her anger, "Why did you provoke Xu Wenqiang? You had an appointment with her, why didn't you go?"
Fang Zishuo was also filled with grievances. "The passion she brings to basketball and the energy she shows in not wanting to be defeated are truly different. I really think she's special and I really want to pursue her seriously, but who knows her family background..."
After Xiao Cheng hung up the phone, Xing Jiaqi turned around and hung up Fang Zishuo's phone.
She was more familiar with Fang Zishuo's words than he was. She had rejected Xu Wenqiang with similar words a few days ago, and hearing Fang Zishuo repeat them again was really boring.
Xiao Cheng hung up the phone with Xing Jiaqi, changed his clothes, told his mother that he was going to Gao Zhe's house, and then rode his motorcycle out.
After asking along the way, Xiao Cheng found the night market near Qingshi Farmers' Market. He looked at the entrance of the night market for a long time but did not see Xu Wenqiang.
Xu Wenqiang may have gone home, or maybe she went to the night market.
No matter which one, the result was not bad. At least he didn't see Xu Wenqiang standing at the entrance of the night market waiting foolishly, otherwise...
The night market is crowded with people and filled with fireworks.
The hawking sounds in front of the food stalls echoed one after another, and the smell of various spices and food filled the air. Men and women lingered in front of the food stalls, eating their food while looking at the stalls.
Passing the food stalls, further inside are clothes, shoes, and socks. Each stall owner shouts at the top of his lungs, "These are all leftovers from the authentic factory, coming off the same assembly line as the originals." Believe it or not, buy them and wear them just the same!
There are also people selling pets, flowers and plants, performing arts, monkey shows...
Xiao Cheng knew that it was not easy to find someone in such a night market, and Xu Wenqiang might not have come to the night market.
But he still walked in.
What if he met her?
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