915: I invite you to watch a movie
Jia Zan sent Shao Xia home.
Shao Xia came here by bicycle. She pushed the bicycle in the courtyard and walked alone with Jia Zan. She felt a little nervous.
Jia Zan asked:
"How's your hand?"
"It's okay, just a minor injury, nothing serious."
"Let me see."
Shao Xia hesitated for a moment, but finally stretched out her left hand.
Jia Zan looked down and saw two small blisters on the burned area.
"You said it was a minor injury, but now it's a blister."
"It's okay, it will go away in a day or two."
"When you get back, try not to let it get wet and break. Wait for it to heal on its own."
"Um."
Shao Xia agreed and withdrew her hand.
The two walked out of the compound, and Shao Xia stopped:
"Okay, Brother Jia, just take me here."
Jia Zan suddenly felt reluctant to let Shao Xia leave like this. He wanted to stay alone with Shao Xia for a while, but he couldn't think of a suitable reason. He wondered whether he should treat Shao Xia to a meal. No, they had just finished a barbecue and their stomachs were full of barbecue. How could they eat any more?
Seeing Shao Xia was about to leave, Jia Zan suddenly said, not knowing where he got the courage from:
"Teacher Shao, can I invite you to see a movie?"
"Ah, a movie?"
"Yes, watch a movie!"
Jia Zan's eyes were full of childlike eagerness, which made Shao Xia unable to refuse. She agreed without thinking:
"Oh well--"
"I know there's a movie theater nearby. I'll take you there!"
Jia Zan seemed to be greatly encouraged. He reached out to push the bridle of Shao Xia's bicycle, and Shao Xia gave the bicycle to him.
Jia Zan first got on the seat:
"Come up."
Shao Xia sat in the back seat, one hand naturally supporting Jia Zan's broad back.
Jia Zan rode his bicycle and took Shao Xia to the cinema. The wind was sweet along the way.
He arrived at the cinema, locked his bicycle, went inside and bought movie tickets. Jia Zan guessed that the girl might like the popular love movies, so he specially bought two tickets for a love movie.
Shao Xia glanced at the movie title and said with a smile:
"Coincidentally, Ono wrote the script for this movie."
"Really? She actually writes scripts?"
"Don't you know? She's incredibly talented. Back when she was in the Great Northern Wilderness, she wrote her own stage plays. Now in Beijing, she writes screenplays for film studios. Over the years, she's written at least seven or eight scripts, and every one of them has been a huge hit."
"I didn't know about this. How ignorant I am. Come on, let's go in and take a look."
Shao Xia and Jia Zan entered the cinema.
Shao Xia had actually seen this movie. She had seen it as soon as the movie started, but she didn't say it in front of Jia Zan.
The two of them came inside. As expected, the movie was very popular and there were a lot of people watching it. Their seats were relatively far back, in the very back corner.
Although Shao Xia had seen it before, she was still attracted by the movie as soon as it started and quickly became fascinated.
Instead, Jia Zan was absent-minded. He felt that the female stars in the movie were not as pretty as Shao Xia. In comparison, Shao Xia was more generous and natural. His eyes would glance at Shao Xia from time to time, but the two were too close, their arms almost touching, and the other could notice the slightest movement, so Jia Zan didn't dare to peek too boldly. He lowered his eyes and suddenly saw Shao Xia's hand casually placed on her leg, the left hand with two blisters burned on it.
A thought came to my mind, and I remembered holding this hand on the roof of Zhou's house during the day, and I suddenly wanted to hold her hand again.
But, will Shao Xia be angry if I do this?
Although the two have known each other for a long time, today is the first time they have actually met alone for a date. He doesn't want to mess things up, and he doesn't want to leave a bad impression on Shao Xia.
So, Jia Zan tried his best to hold back and didn't move.
But the more he restrained himself, the stronger the thought became. Shao Xia's hand seemed to have magic, constantly attracting his hand closer.
Jia Zan pretended to be casual and moved closer little by little, until he was finally almost touching the back of Shao Xia's hand. He suddenly made up his mind, reached out and held Shao Xia's hand.
Shao Xia's whole body froze and her breathing stopped for a second. Her hand was held by a hand covered in cold sweat, and she almost screamed.
She subconsciously pulled her hand back, and Jia Zan immediately let go and apologized quietly in the darkness:
"sorry."
Jia Zan withdrew his hand and only then realized that his palms were full of cold sweat.
He thought Shao Xia would get angry and leave, or stand up and call him a hooligan, but nothing happened. Shao Xia continued watching the movie as if nothing had happened, without even lowering her head. Jia Zan finally felt a little relieved, and cursed himself in his heart for being too abrupt and almost ruining everything.
The movie finally ended, the lights came on, and the audience began to stand up and leave. Jia Zan was finally able to turn around and look at Shao Xia beside him with peace of mind.
There was no anger on Shao Xia's face, and she seemed to be still immersed in the movie. Jia Zan was completely relieved.
The two of them left the cinema. It was already completely dark outside, with a cold wind blowing. Jia Zan said:
"Let me take you home. Where are you going?"
"Don't send me off. It's so late. You should go home."
"It's okay, I'll take you there. Where are you going back to? Back to the school dormitory?"
"Okay, I'll go back to the school dormitory."
Jia Zan was very happy that Shao Xia asked him to take her home, which showed that Shao Xia was not really angry with him just now.
He rode his bicycle again and sent Shao Xia back in the night.
On the way, the two of them didn't speak again until they sent Shao Xia to the dormitory building behind the government primary school. When they stood in front of the building, Jia Zan said:
"Teacher Shao, thank you for accompanying me to watch a movie today. I am very happy today."
Shao Xia lowered her head and smiled shyly.
"It's cold outside, please go in."
"I'll go in then. See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
Shao Xia pushed her bicycle into the corridor.
After that, the two of them were in different moods when they met after school every afternoon.
It used to be a pure relationship between teachers and parents, but now there is an extra layer of ambiguity.
After that day, Jia Zan invited Shao Xia out for dinner alone at a newly opened Western restaurant, and then they went to the park together.
In the park, Jia Zan pulled Shao Xia's hand again. This time, Shao Xia did not struggle and let him hold it quietly.
Since then, the two have eaten together twice and watched a movie once. They held hands almost every time, but they just held hands and never did anything excessive. Jia Zan also never said anything explicit to express his feelings. The two of them just got along quietly like this.
Later, one time, the two were walking on the street and saw a new gold shop. Shao Xia unconsciously looked inside a few more times. She saw the gold jewelry inside through the window glass and her eyes lit up.
The next day, Jia Zan asked her out for a meeting and said nervously:
"Teacher Shao, I want to give you a gift, I hope you won't refuse."
Shao Xia asked curiously:
"What are you going to give me?"
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