Without Hao Jian's harassment, Xia Mian listened to the class with great interest.
The cram schools are all run by experienced teachers, and the lessons are really good.
Sun Yuexin and Li Lizhen also showed a rare interest in learning.
Since the two of them were able to get into Yanda High School, their IQ is definitely not a problem.
Tutoring classes are meant to improve basic knowledge, so after listening carefully, they can barely keep up.
The key point is that Xia Mian is still helping them demonstrate how a top student can confess their love:
"Come, let's see how to express love through chemistry. Just look at the periodic table: Os (osmium), At (astatine), Nb (niobium). Do you see it? Memorize it. It's much more interesting than a love poem, isn't it?"
"Physics, physics is fine too. Look at how many letters there are in a physics formula. Come on, write out for me all the letters that come up with the number "I LOVE YOU" in the formula. Don't say you don't have it, I have it all. If you can't write it out, it proves you haven't learned it well!"
“…”
The morning passed unknowingly, and when the teacher announced the end of get out of class, Sun Yuexin and Li Lizhen were still reluctant to leave.
"It turns out that learning is so fun. No wonder Gu Zhou always likes to solve problems." Li Lizhen sighed as she packed her schoolbag.
"Yeah," Xia Mian smiled, "There's a hidden code in every question, and it's quite rewarding to solve it."
The two nodded vigorously.
As the three of them emerged from the classroom, Sun Yuexin suddenly realized, "Something's wrong, Xia Mian. I've noticed you know everything the teacher taught you, even if it wasn't. Why are you still coming to cram school?"
Because my second aunt is afraid that I will cause trouble at home, is this an acceptable reason?
Of course not, so Xia Mian said modestly, "I have to take the entrance exam after the New Year. I'm from another province and don't know much about the learning progress here, so I came here to make up for it."
"Transfer class?" Li Lizhen was stunned for a moment. "I thought you were from No. 5 Middle School. So you're transferring? Which school are you planning to apply to?"
Before Xia Mian could even speak, Sun Yuexin clapped her hands and said excitedly, "Come to the Affiliated High School. They have the best teachers, and you'll definitely be able to pass the exam."
Li Lizhen also said, "Yes, why don't you come to the affiliated high school? Maybe we can be in the same class."
She suddenly thought of something and clapped her hands, saying, "You are so pretty and good at studying. You will definitely piss off that hypocritical Tian Xueya to death."
"Yes!" Sun Yuexin agreed very much.
Xia Mian shook his head and laughed, "How did I offend you?"
"I didn't provoke her, I just find her annoying. You'll know when you see her." Sun Yuexin had just finished speaking when she suddenly touched Xia Mian's arm and said, "Hey, hey, if you mention the devil, he'll appear. Look, that's Tian Xueya."
Xia Mian knew who Tian Xueya was without them needing to identify her carefully.
The little girl was very eye-catching, with a pure first love face. She wore a white turtleneck sweater and a camel woolen coat, which made her look slim and elegant. She walked out of the piano training class holding a notebook, and everyone around her turned to look at her.
To be honest, Xia Mian also thinks it is beautiful.
"You're wearing so little, aren't you afraid of freezing to death?" Sun Yuexin snorted.
Xia Mian turned her head and glanced at her leather jacket, her eyes falling on her nose which had turned red from the cold since she left the house. She said, "I don't think you have the right to criticize others."
Sun Yuexin covered her nose and snorted.
As he was speaking, Xia Mian saw Tian Xueya being bumped by a girl who suddenly appeared at the corner.
The girl apologized immediately. Xia Mian couldn't hear what Tian Xueya said, but she just saw her frowning and seemed very unhappy.
"Ah, Gu Zhou is out too!" Li Lizhen exclaimed in surprise.
Before Xia Mian had time to notice the school hunk, she was attracted by Tian Xueya's change of expression. The moment she saw Gu Zhou appear, her unhappy expression almost immediately turned into a pitiful one, and she also changed to an understanding expression towards the girl who bumped into her.
When Gu Zhou walked up to her, a sweet smile appeared on her face.
Well, she saw it.
There are actually quite a few people who have double standards in treating men and women. She has seen them in her previous life, both girls and boys.
Sun Yuexin said angrily, "I can't stand her two-faced behavior. Look at her, isn't she quite noble? Why does she become a clingy puppy when it comes to Gu Zhou?"
Xia Mian finally turned her attention to Gu Zhou. The tall man, dressed in a blue down jacket and sweatpants, stood out among the crowd of bulky military coats. His appearance was even more striking; the large-eared Lei Feng hat couldn't hide his elegant appearance.
At this moment, the boy turned his head and gave a gentle smile to the girl who was talking to him.
Sun Yuexin glanced at Li Lizhen and suddenly said, "Zhenzhen, let's study hard during this winter vacation. When school starts again, we must impress them."
Xia Mian immediately took advantage of the opportunity to say, "Isn't that right? A beautiful girl who dresses up will be slightly surprised by people and then they will think that this is how it should be."
"But if an ugly girl suddenly becomes very beautiful, people will not only be amazed, but also curious, and even regretful: Oh, how could I have been so blind before that I didn't discover this dusty pearl next to me."
"You think that's not the truth."
Sun Yuexin clapped her hands and said, "That's right!"
"..." She hesitated, "Did you just mean to say that we are ugly?"
Xia Mian coughed lightly and said confidently, "I'm talking about your grades, grades! Aren't your grades ugly? If they were pretty, they wouldn't be here."
Sun Yuexin & Li Lizhen: ...
This is a damn, irrefutable fact.
"So, study hard." Xia Mian encouraged them, "Work hard in secret and try to amaze everyone when school starts."
"Think about the opening exam, when you shot from last place to first place. The incredulous looks on the faces of your teachers and classmates, and the way Gu Zhou stared at you with wide eyes, didn't it feel good?"
Sun Yuexin clapped her hands, "That's awesome!"
"But we're not last," Sun Yuexin stubbornly corrected. "We're at most in the middle or lower ranks."
"Yes, even if we can't win, we still have you!"
Li Lizhen didn't know what she was thinking about. Her eyes, which had been dim just now, suddenly brightened up. "Xia Mian, you must come to our school and crush Gu Zhou! Then I will bring you to him and tell him that it was my sister who crushed him!"
aestivation:……
Girl, if that happens, he will always remember me, not you.
"Damn, Hao Jian's grandson is actually waiting here." Sun Yuexin suddenly frowned.
Xia Mian followed her gaze and saw a tall boy leaning against a telephone pole not far away. He was talking to the girl next to him with his head tilted to the side, with a frivolous expression on his face. He would look up towards the classroom from time to time.
When he looked up for the last time, he met Xia Mian's gaze and immediately put on a smile that he thought was evil and crazy.
Xia Mian shuddered and turned to ask Sun Yuexin, "Where does this guy come from?"
"You don't know?" Sun Yuexin said in surprise, "When I saw you smiling at that time, I thought you knew and didn't want to provoke him."
"No, I was just laughing at the name Hao Jian. What kind of parents would give their child such a name?"
Li Lizhen said with disgust, "It's because his last name is Hao. Calling him Hao sounds bad, but I think the name is quite appropriate."
"He's really disgusting and despicable."
"This guy especially likes to harass female classmates. He's just a stinky hooligan."
This was obvious. Xia Mian was puzzled, "Doesn't the school care?"
"He just made a move and the teacher couldn't do anything about it. The key is that even calling the parents didn't help."
Sun Yuexin also looked annoyed, "He probably just takes after his dad."
"His father used to be a textile factory worker. A few years ago, he went south to do business. Last year, his family opened a clothing factory. I heard he made a lot of money, so he's so proud of it that he wants to tell everyone in Longcheng District about it."
"Hao Jian's father spent a lot of money to buy the points to get into the affiliated high school. Every time he gets into a fight at school or breaks the rules, when the teacher calls the parents, his parents don't have time to come, so they just ask the nanny to come and pay the compensation directly."
"The school never caught him making any serious mistakes, and the teachers were helpless. The school couldn't handle it, so most people couldn't afford to offend him and just stayed away."
Xia Mian immediately understood, "When a poor person suddenly becomes rich, his chest and belly will bulge out."
Li Lizhen burst out laughing, "That's right, this description is accurate."
"He believes that the rich are the masters. No, not the masters, but the emperors. He can choose any girl in the world as his concubine."
Sun Yuexin sneered, "Except for people like Wang Yanyan who are shameless for money, who would care about him as a decent girl?"
Xia Mian thought that this kind of person's self-awareness must be corrected after suffering a beating from society, otherwise there is no hope.
She was a little worried about Sun Yuexin and Li Lizhen, "Are you two okay?"
"He doesn't look like he would be polite to a girl."
"Don't worry," Li Lizhen snorted coldly, "No matter how arrogant he is, he won't dare to touch us."
"We're not to be trifled with in our government compound," Sun Yuexin puffed out her chest proudly. "Last year, he didn't believe in evil and harassed Zhenzhen. The next day, our boss beat him up."
"His father didn't dare to say a word and even had to go to our boss and Zhenzhen's family with money to apologize."
It turned out to be a child from the nearby government compound. The rich really can't beat the powerful, and Xia Mian was immediately relieved.
"Is your home far away?" Sun Yuexin asked, "Let us take you back."
Xia Mian said, "It's okay. How dare he block the road in broad daylight?"
"Who knows? That's not a good thing. I'll give it to you once," Sun Yuexin said, "I have to make that grandson afraid."
That wasn't all. Sun Yuexin put her arm around Xia Mian's shoulders and walked up to Hao Jian, pointing her finger at his nose and warning him, "Bitch, Xia Mian is under the protection of our agency. If you dare to lay a finger on her, be careful or we'll send you to the hospital again."
Hao Jian's face froze, and he sneered, "Sun Yuexin, aren't you just relying on Zhao Cheng? Just wait for me!"
It's obvious that he's bluffing because he's afraid of losing face in front of a beautiful woman.
Xia Mian felt relieved. With Sun Yuexin and Li Lizhen protecting her, she could continue to be her little fairy happily.
After that, life in the cram school was very pleasant. Sun Yuexin and Li Lizhen didn’t know whether they wanted to impress certain people or really found the joy of learning, and gradually became more and more serious.
Neither of them reacted until the cram school was closed for the Chinese New Year holiday.
Sun Yuexin said, "It's vacation time already? Time flies."
Xia Mian didn't feel it was fast. She looked at the bustling streets full of red and began to look forward to it. "The New Year is coming soon!"
In my previous life, the New Year celebrations no longer had much of a New Year vibe. It was more of an anticipation for the holidays than a look forward to the New Year;
But in this era, looking at the red lanterns hanging all over the streets, pedestrians with smiles on their faces carrying hands full of New Year's goods, and children happily playing with firecrackers.
Suddenly I feel that the Chinese New Year is something worth celebrating.
Xia Wenyue, who was supposed to be home yesterday, did not come back on time. She called and said that she had some important matters to deal with and might have to stay for a few more days.
He told Mao Huimei to take Xia Mian and Mao Huilan and follow Aunt Wei to prepare New Year's goods.
In fact, Mao Huimei had been preparing New Year's goods with Aunt Wei a few days earlier, including peanuts, melon seeds, and candied fruits. Aunt Wei would buy them all together when she went shopping.
Or after get off work, Mao Huimei would go shopping with her colleagues. Xiaofeng and Huizhu were taken there once and they bought new clothes.
However, you still have to buy food like meat and vegetables early in the morning. If you go after get off work, they will have been left over and the quality and freshness will not be very good.
After Xia Mian and Mao Huilan went on vacation, this task fell on them.
Xia Mian, who had been cooped up for many days, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Sister Huimei, just go to work and leave the rest to us."
Mao Huimei handed Xia Mian a list, "It's all written down, just buy according to this. Aunt Wei is going too, so let her help you choose when the time comes."
Xia Mian made an OK gesture.
The next day, Xiaofeng and Huizhu were left in the care of Ning Shaoyun. Xia Mian and Mao Huilan went to the market with Aunt Wei. When they were leaving, Ning Shaobai appeared in front of them driving a car.
Ning Shaoyun smiled and said, "I asked him to come. After all, he needs to eat. He can't just eat ready-made food. I'll let him do the hard labor today."
Xia Mian imagined Ning Shaobai following them with his hands full of plastic bags and a frown on his face, and she couldn't help laughing.
Ning Shaobai knew she was up to no good when he saw her malicious look, "What are you laughing at?"
Xia Mian gave an encouraging smile, "Doctor Ning, thank you for your hard work today!"
Ning Shaobai laughed and said nothing.
Then Xia Mian realized that she was too naive.
When they arrived at the market, they went their separate ways. Aunt Wei went to buy the largest quantity of pork, while Xia Mian and Mao Huilan went together to pick fish.
There were a lot of people in front of the fish stall. Xia Mian and Mao Huilan had a hard time squeezing in. Before they had time to choose, Aunt Wei came over, followed by Ning Shaobai with empty hands.
"What's wrong?" Xia Mian was puzzled. "Didn't buy it?"
Aunt Wei said, "They've already bought it. Xiaobai bought half a pig, along with the lard and pork skin. We'll have the store deliver it to the car outside later."
Even in a crowded market, this is definitely a big deal.
Coolies and the like can be broken with money.
Looking at Xia Mian's wide eyes, Ning Shaobai smiled slightly.
Xia Mian squatted down angrily to pick the fish.
Then she heard Ning Shaobai ask her something from outside the crowd. The noise around her was too loud for Xia Mian to hear clearly. She stood up and looked at the person not far away and asked, "What did you say?"
Ning Shaobai simply walked closer, leaned towards her, and whispered in her ear, "Do you know how to cook beef?"
Xia Mian raised his chin proudly, "Chicken, duck, fish, beef, mutton, there is nothing I can't cook!"
Ning Shaobai smiled slightly and gave her a thumbs up.
Xia Mian hadn't taken the matter seriously at first, but when she returned to her car outside the market, she looked at the endless stream of meat being delivered and couldn't help but widen her eyes. "Doctor Ning, you're not going to ask me to do all this, are you? Are you trying to tire me out?"
Ning Shaobai smiled and said gently, "Xiao Feng said he hasn't eaten a lot of meat."
"Besides, this is your first year in Yan City, so you should have something more abundant."
aestivation:……
Revenge, this is definitely the revenge of this petty man!
"You're so cruel!"
The car stopped at the door. Xia Mian looked at the three children who had gathered around them happily and said, "Dr. Ning bought all this meat. He said he would make delicious food for you personally. Are you happy?"
The three little ones jumped up and down, saying, "Happy! Happy!"
Chenchen: "Uncle, I want to eat braised beef with soy sauce! And fish!"
Huizhu: "I want to eat braised pig's trotters! And meatballs!"
Xiao Feng pursed her lips and said shyly, "Uncle Ning, I want to eat roast chicken and braised pork."
Ning Shaobai: ...
Xia Mian laughed out loud.
After buying all the ingredients, the next step is to process them into semi-finished products without stopping.
Fortunately, the three families worked together, and with the help of Uncle Li and Aunt Li, they didn't seem to be in a panic.
This time, Xia Mian resolutely arrested Ning Shaobai and made him do hard labor, leaving all the work of cutting open the stomachs to him, so that he would not know the tiredness of cooking if he did not take charge of the household.
Xia Mian came out after chopping carrots and couldn't help laughing when he saw Ning Shaobai struggling with the chicken and duck with a big kitchen knife.
"Doctor Ning, there are dozens of small animals waiting for surgery. Your technique is so rusty that it won't work!"
Ning Shaobai snorted and ignored her.
When Xia Mian finished chopping the meat, he saw him coming over with a scalpel without him noticing.
The three children looked at his technique and exclaimed in amazement.
The scalpel was really like an arm in Ning Shaobai's hand, and the places where he gutted the chickens and ducks were almost perfect.
The pork that Aunt Wei had just brought over for him to cut into pieces was also placed next to him. Each piece was cut neatly and looked the same size.
Ning Shaobai looked up at her with a smug look in his eyes.
Xia Mian gave a thumbs up, "As expected of Doctor Ning, this technique is amazing."
After she finished speaking, she turned back and took out the beef and fish and placed them next to him. "Come on, I believe in Dr. Yining's superb medical skills. I can finish it before today."
Ning Shaobai immediately hissed and put down the scalpel.
Chenchen asked worriedly, "Uncle, what's wrong with you?"
Ning Shaobai rubbed his wrist and said, "I cut too much, my wrist hurts."
"Let me help you rub it." Chenchen immediately stretched out his little fleshy hands and started rubbing it in a professional manner.
Mao Huizhu saw Chenchen rubbing his wrist, so she rubbed her arm, and Xiaofeng helped him massage his fingers. Then she looked up at Xia Mian and said, "Auntie, Aunt Wei said we can make the rest tomorrow. We can't finish frying."
aestivation:……
Ning Shaobai touched the heads of the three little guys one by one with his other hand and said, "You are really sensible."
Xia Mian rolled his eyes.
The busier the adults are, the happier the children are.
After all the meats were marinated and processed, the Xia family would set up a large oil pan to fry food every day.
The air is filled with rich aromas all day long:
Fried tofu, meatballs, sashimi, lotus root dumplings, sweet potatoes, and sesame balls;
Roast pork, roast ribs, roast chicken, roast duck...
Every time Xia Mian and his friends brought food out of the pot, the three children would rush in like little swallows, opening their mouths and crying for food.
Mao Huimei fed each of them a mouthful of the slightly cool food, then stuffed another piece into their hands. The three little ones then turned around and left happily.
When you smell a new scent, repeat the above steps.
Then there are all kinds of stews and smoked ones.
In short, for three whole days, the three children's mouths hardly stopped talking.
After everything was done, Xia Mian was almost exhausted.
She lay on the sofa in the main room, watching the three little ones, each holding a piece of braised beef in soy sauce and chewing it with relish.
Suddenly I understood where the New Year atmosphere of this era comes from.
There weren’t many ready-made foods, so friends and family gathered together to work together to make food that tasted like home.
Every step was difficult, but interesting things happened in every step, and every step brought different memories.
Finally, looking at the satisfied smiles on the children’s faces, no amount of tiredness can cover up the fulfillment and happiness in my heart.
Xia Mian turned around and looked at Ning Shaobai, who was also exhausted, and couldn't help but smile with gloating, "How does it feel to suffer the consequences of your own actions, Doctor Ning?"
Ning Shaobai glanced at her and didn't want to speak.
Xia Mian couldn't help laughing when she thought of the neatly arranged pieces of meat this year. If she hadn't taken a look, he would have completely taken the bones out of the pig's trotters.
"When I go back to work after the Lunar New Year, the doctors in the department will be amazed at how much more skilled your surgical skills have become, Dr. Ning."
Ning Shaobai reached out and pinched Xia Mian's arm, exactly where she felt the most sore from being tired.
"Ah!" Xia Mian couldn't help but scream in pain.
Xiao Feng ran over immediately when she heard the voice, "Aunt, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Xia Mian rubbing his arm, he frowned, "Is your arm hurting again?"
As he spoke, he stuffed the remaining braised beef into his mouth, then stretched out his hand towards Ning Shaobai, blinking his big eyes.
Ning Shaobai shook his head helplessly and took the wet towel beside him to wipe him.
After wiping it clean, the child climbed onto the sofa and stood next to Xia Mian. He was still chewing beef in his mouth, but he didn't stop his little hands from massaging her.
This is what he did when his arms were sore from hibernation these past two days.
Xia Mian looked very happy, "Wow, it feels so good, Xiao Feng's massage is really great!"
Xiao Feng smiled with her eyes curved.
Chenchen took a look and said to Ning Shaobai, "Uncle, does your wrist hurt?"
Ning Shaobai then wiped Chenchen's hands and lay on the sofa to enjoy his nephew's massage.
Seeing this, Huizhu opened the door and ran out to find Mao Huilan, "Sister, where does it hurt?"
Xia Mian couldn't help laughing.
Over there, Chenchen was giving his uncle a massage while he asked Xia Mian expectantly, "Aunt Mian, what delicious food are you going to make tomorrow?"
"It's all done," Xia Mian reached out and tapped his little head, "This much is not enough for you to eat. Have you eaten different things these days?"
Xiao Feng seemed to think of the happiness of the past few days, squinted his eyes happily and nodded.
"Next, make the dumpling fillings and wait for your aunt and uncle to come back to make dumplings together and prepare for the New Year!"
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