Zhou Yu got out just in time. When he came out with three popsicles in his arms, Xiao Shuangning and Xiao Youchen were still there. He was so anxious that he ran away, cursing loudly.
"You two big liars, you didn't keep your word. You said you'd wait for me, and now you're gone. Hey! Zhang Shuangning, Tang Youchen, wait a minute, what are you doing? Didn't your teacher teach you that children who lie are not good children?"
Zhou Yu complained as he ran.
Xiao Youchen heard Zhou Yu's shout, quickly grabbed Xiao Shuangning's hand, and quickened his pace.
"Brother, Zhou Yu is calling us!" Xiao Shuangning looked back at Zhou Yu and reminded Xiao Youchen.
"Ningning, didn't I just tell you that? How come you forgot it in a blink of an eye? You should be grateful for what you have received. You weren't like this before. Can you be a little more promising?" Xiao Youchen yelled at Xiao Shuangning in a tone of disappointment. His expression was very serious, but his pace did not slow down at all.
Xiao Shuangning felt suffocated by his yelling. In the past, Xiao Youchen would never say a harsh word to her. No matter what happened, he would always protect her and indulge her. But today, just because of an ice cream, he got so angry. Xiao Youchen couldn't accept it.
She shook off Xiao Youchen's hand fiercely and stood there without taking another step.
"I just want to eat ice cream! If you don't want to, then just leave. I must eat this ice cream today. I didn't steal it or rob it. It's what I deserve, but I have to eat it." She said angrily and willfully, with her neck raised high, and she was about to stomp her feet.
Xiao Youchen was so anxious that his face turned black and he was breathing heavily with anger. His usually gentle eyes were full of helplessness and anger.
The two men stared at each other without showing any weakness, as if neither was willing to give in. Everyone around them fell silent. Was this the prelude to a coming storm?
As the two men were staring at each other, Zhou Yu ran up to them, panting.
Zhou Yu picked out the largest and most expensive ice cream from the three and handed it to Xiao Shuangning. "Here, Ningning, this is yours. I'll give you as much ice cream as you want today. If you don't have enough, just let me know and I'll go buy more right away."
Xiao Shuangning's stiff expression finally relaxed and she happily took the ice cream.
Zhou Yu took another ice cream and handed it to Xiao Youchen, "Here, Tang Youchen, this is yours."
Xiao Youchen was filled with anger and threw the ice cream in Zhou Yu's hand to the ground. "Who cares? Don't think that just because your family has a few bucks, others have to accept your charity."
Zhou Yu looked at the ice cream that fell on the ground, raised his head, and looked at Xiao Youchen with innocent eyes.
"What did I do wrong? I just want to make friends with you. Just because I have poor grades, do I have no right to make friends? Or do you look down on poor students like us, treat us as aliens, and simply don't bother to be friends with us?" Zhou Yu asked Xiao Youchen in a questioning tone.
Zhou Yu felt a surge of grievance. He truly meant no harm. Although his grades were poor, he wasn't a bad kid. He simply felt the two siblings got along well and wanted to make friends.
Although Zhou Yu spoke pitifully, Xiao Youchen remained unmoved. Xiao Shuangning was his most cherished person, and he wouldn't allow anyone who could put her in danger to get close to her.
"There are so many people in the world. If you want to make friends, you can go find them. Why do you have to keep holding on to us brothers and sisters?" Xiao Youchen spoke in a very cold tone, which was not like the tone of an eleven-year-old child.
Zhou Yu bent down and picked up the broken popsicle, "I..." He wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Xiao Shuangning's words.
"Brother, you really went too far today. You've always been kind, how could you become so unreasonable? I—I feel like you're a stranger." Xiao Shuangning looked at Xiao Youchen coldly and said in a cold voice, "Zhou Yu, let's go. My brother doesn't consider you a friend, that's just petty. I will always consider you a friend. Come on, I'll take you to our village, and we'll go up the mountain to roast sweet potatoes and corn."
When Zhou Yu heard this, his frown immediately relaxed. He smiled and ate the ice cream in his hand, following Xiao Shuangning closely.
Xiao Youchen got anxious and trotted after her, following Xiao Shuangning with a laugh, explaining to her non-stop, "Ningning, listen to me, I'm doing this all for your own good. He..."
Xiao Youchen looked at Zhou Yu who was running side by side with him, and swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
"He's different from us. Rich people like them have no shortage of friends. One of us doesn't make much difference, and one of us doesn't make much difference either. But we're different. You know our family situation. If we want to turn things around, if we don't want everyone to look down on us anymore, we have to study hard. Because that's our only way out. Being friends with him is harmful and useless..."
Little Youchen was like an annoying bee, buzzing non-stop beside me.
Zhou Yu just made faces at him and didn't argue with him.
Xiao Shuangning only talked to Zhou Yu and turned a deaf ear to Xiao Youchen's words, treating him completely as invisible.
Xiao Youchen talked too much and felt it was boring. Gradually, he stopped chattering and followed the two of them dejectedly, no longer making any fearless struggle.
He watched Xiao Shuangning and Zhou Yu chatting and laughing, their conversation was full of speculation, and he felt empty inside. He felt like he was superfluous. He had never thought that Xiao Shuangning would treat him like this for an outsider, and would not understand his painstaking efforts.
Xiao Shuangning took Zhou Yu to Xiao Shuangning on the mountain behind the village, dug a hole in the ground, used local materials, dug some sweet potatoes from the field next to it, broke some corn, picked up some dry grass and branches, and started to roast the corn and sweet potatoes.
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