Chapter 22
"Hey, Lian Jian, your suggestion is very good. We are all in the same class, and we can spend the winter solstice together and keep in touch with each other." Yang Cheng wanted to pull everyone out of the awkward atmosphere, so he responded to Lian Jian very actively.
"Yes, Li Lei and I are both from Northeast China. We can't go back during the winter solstice, so it would be nice for us to get together." Fang Li glanced at Li Lei and readily accepted the suggestion.
Shi Miaomiao also nodded: "Indeed, except for Lian Jian, none of us are from Pingcheng. If we don't have an appointment on the winter solstice, it is indeed a good suggestion to celebrate the festival together."
Then Shi Miaomiao turned around and asked Li Bing'er and Liu Yueyue who were sitting next to her, "Bing'er, Yueyue, how are you? Or did you have other things to do that day?"
Liu Yueyue was very straightforward: "I have nothing to do that day, so I'll spend the winter solstice with everyone."
Seeing Li Bing'er was silent for a long time, he asked, "Bing'er, did you have anything else to do that day?"
"I have to work part-time during the day, so I'm afraid I won't be able to make it." Li Bing'er explained with regret.
Shi Miaomiao pulled her hand and comforted her, "It's okay, you don't have a part-time job at night."
Li Bing'er shook her head. "I don't work part-time at night, but it's already five o'clock when I finish my part-time job. Even if I come, it's already very late."
"It's okay, you can make it if you come. Five o'clock is still early." Shi Miaomiao advised.
"I'll pick you up then and go with you." Liu Yueyue suggested.
Seeing this, Yang Cheng said, "Let's go to Lian Jian's house and help make dumplings first. When you're almost done with your part-time job, Liu Yueyue and I can come pick you up."
Seeing everyone so enthusiastic, Li Bing'er nodded in agreement: "Okay, then I'll do it."
So everyone agreed that Yang Cheng and Liu Yueyue would go to pick them up, and Shi Miaomiao would of course be the main chef in Lian Jian's house. After all, few people present had cooking skills as good as hers.
After everyone finished dinner that night, several boys sent the girls to the dormitory building before returning to the boys' dormitory.
It was late at night and the moon was hanging in the sky.
Seeing that Lian Jian was acting normal today, Shi Miaomiao decided to get along with him normally in the future. As for other things, she didn't have time to think about it.
She asked herself honestly, she still liked him, even before she entered the book, when they broke up, she still liked him.
But liking someone doesn't mean they have to be together, and there are many inappropriate things between them.
The moon outside the window gradually disappeared, and Shi Miaomiao fell asleep peacefully.
The campus was quiet on weekends, and Li Bing'er went out early to work part-time.
In the afternoon, the people in Lian Jian's dormitory met up with Shi Miaomiao and Liu Yueyue. They first went to the supermarket to buy some ingredients for making dumplings, and then the group planned to take two cars back to Lian Jian's home.
It was not known whether it was intentional or unintentional, but Liu Yueyue, Fang Li and Li Lei tacitly got into the car driven by Yang Cheng. As Yang Cheng's car was full, Shi Miaomiao could only sit in Lian Jian's car at the back.
Shi Miaomiao took a deep breath, opened the car door and got in.
Lian Jian had already seen Shi Miaomiao's series of actions from the car window. Her slender jade-like hands were placed on the steering wheel, and there was a triumphant smile on the corners of her mouth.
He gently reminded: "Fasten your seat belts."
Shi Miaomiao nodded, "I understand."
Along the way, neither of them spoke, and Shi Miaomiao kept closing her eyes and pretending to be asleep.
While waiting for the traffic light, Lian Jian would look at her in the back seat through the mirror, his eyes fixed on her sleeping face, his gaze so intense that it was about to melt away.
Two cars arrived one after another, and Lian Jian took them back home.
Several boys worked together to mix the dough, while two girls worked together to prepare the filling.
Shi Miaomiao and Liu Yueyue prepared leek and pork filling as well as vegetarian three-fresh filling.
After the dough and fillings for the dumplings were prepared, several people started making dumplings together, chatting and laughing.
After wrapping them, they were placed on a tray. Shi Miaomiao and Liu Yueyue also prepared dipping sauce and waited for them to be cooked and eaten.
Seeing that the time on the wall was almost four o'clock, Shi Miaomiao reminded: "Yueyue, Yang Cheng, remember to pick up Bing'er."
Liu Yueyue swiftly untied her apron and said, "Remember this. Yang Cheng and I will go pick up Bing'er now."
Liu Yueyue put away her apron and called Yang Cheng to go together.
Yang Cheng was washing his hands in the kitchen, the water was running, "I'll just wash my hands and leave."
Li Bing'er lived not far from the school and Lian Jian's home, so it was relatively easy for Yang Cheng and Liu Yueyue to pick her up.
After picking up Li Bing'er, the dumplings were ready.
Shi Miaomiao also made some other side dishes.
Seven people sat around the dining table, chatting and eating dumplings. The atmosphere was particularly warm and harmonious.
"Come on, let's have some juice and wine and have a toast together." Yang Cheng was good at creating a friendly atmosphere. When he said that, everyone raised their glasses happily.
"Let's celebrate that we are all classmates now, and wish you all a happy Winter Solstice." Liu Yueyue continued.
"Happy winter solstice!"
"Happy winter solstice!"
Everyone responds to each other in harmony.
Although the dinner was short, it left warm memories in everyone's hearts.
When they went back, everything was the same as when they came, except that Li Bing'er and Shi Miaomiao sat together in Lian Jian's car.
Several boys sent the three girls to the dormitory door, and then everyone dispersed.
Shi Miaomiao stood there, watching Lian Jian's car driving further and further away on the asphalt road.
At the dinner today, he rarely spoke to her. Is he planning to break up with her?
Shi Miaomiao's thoughts had already flown far away.
Winter in the north is already cold, let alone at night.
Seeing that Shi Miaomiao didn't move for a long time, Li Bing'er waved her hand in front of Shi Miaomiao's eyes.
"Miao Miao, something is not going on between you and Lian Jian lately." Li Bing'er pulled Shi Miaomiao's hand and said with concern.
Shi Miaomiao shook her head. "Nothing. He and I will just be classmates from now on."
Although she said so, Li Bing'er could see the reluctance on Shi Miaomiao's face.
She covered Shi Miaomiao's hand and said, "Don't think about it. Let's go back to the dormitory first. It's cold outside."
Shi Miaomiao nodded and returned to the dormitory with Li Bing'er, and saw that Liu Yueyue had already washed up.
"Hey, Miaomiao, why did you and Bing'er come back just now? I've already washed up, but I saw that you guys haven't come back yet." Liu Yueyue looked puzzled.
"It's nothing. Lian Jian drives slowly, so he came back late." Shi Miaomiao explained.
"Okay." Liu Yueyue said as she came to Shi Miaomiao.
She moved her face closer and Shi Miaomiao was startled.
"Liu Yueyue, what are you doing?"
"Miao Miao, there's been something wrong between you and Lian Jian lately, especially tonight..."
"What happened tonight?" Shi Miaomiao asked back.
"He looked at you many times tonight, didn't you notice?" Liu Yueyue remained skeptical.
She really didn't notice that in order to avoid the embarrassment of being discovered by Lian Jian that she was paying attention to him, she deliberately didn't pay attention to his actions today.
She shook her head slightly.
"You two have been acting weird lately. I feel like Lian Jian really likes you." Liu Yueyue gossiped.
Shi Miaomiao curled her lips: "Hey, Yueyue, how come you feel in your little head that Lian Jian likes me."
"It's just intuition." Liu Yueyue whispered.
Li Bing'er also joined the conversation: "I think so too, Miaomiao. You don't know how many times Lian Jian observed you in the mirror from the front when you sat in the back seat today, oblivious to the others. I saw that eager look in your eyes."
When Shi Miaomiao heard them say this, her face flushed.
"Does he really care about me so much?" Shi Miaomiao doubted.
Both of them nodded, and Liu Yueyue's appearance of pecking at rice like a chicken made them laugh.
"Miao Miao, I don't know what happened between you and Lian Jian. Just follow your heart. Nothing else matters." Li Bing'er patted Shi Miaomiao on the back and comforted her.
"Yes, Miaomiao, as long as you are happy, Lian Jian and your affairs are originally your business, but Bing'er and I both want you to be happy." Liu Yueyue also echoed.
Shi Miaomiao's face was filled with emotion. She nodded: "I understand. Thank you."
The lights in the dormitory were off, but the little flame in Shi Miaomiao's heart was still running wildly.
I don’t know what Lian Jian is thinking now. Should she give each other another chance?
The end of the semester is approaching, and everyone has been studying hard recently, and the people in Shi Miaomiao's dormitory are no exception.
It was Saturday afternoon and everyone should have been studying in the library, but Shi Miaomiao was on her way to Lian Jian's house.
Because during lunch break in the dormitory at noon, Yang Cheng told Liu Yueyue the news that Lian Jian was sick. He described Lian Jian as being lonely and miserable, and wanted to ask Shi Miaomiao to help take care of him. After all, they were old acquaintances.
She knew that Lian Jian must be sick, but Shi Miaomiao also knew that they wanted to create an opportunity for her and Lian Jian.
Never mind, she was indeed familiar with him, so it was okay for her to help take care of him when he was sick.
Shi Miaomiao had already arrived at Lian Jian's door. After hesitating for a long time, she finally rang the doorbell.
Lian Jian had a severe fever, but still heard the doorbell.
He struggled to get up from the sofa, walked to the door and opened it. He didn't expect that the person standing in front of the door was Shi Miaomiao.
"Miao Miao, why are you here?" Lian Jian's voice was hoarse and he coughed several times while speaking.
"Yang Cheng said you were sick, so I came to see you and see how you were doing."
His whole face was red and warm, and he looked very weak.
"I'm fine, I just have a cold." He said he was fine, but he looked haggard and didn't look fine at all.
"Go lie down first." Shi Miaomiao supported him, and Lian Jian also moved slowly following Shi Miaomiao's pace.
Shi Miaomiao helped Lian Jian to the bed and covered him with a quilt.
She reached out and touched it, and asked in surprise: "Ah, why is your forehead so hot? Have you taken any fever-reducing medicine?"
Lian Jian shook her head, "No, my family didn't buy it."
"Are you stupid? Don't you know to order takeout and have the delivery man deliver it?" Shi Miaomiao said angrily. How come this man is still the same as before and doesn't know how to take care of himself?
"Miao Miao, yes, I am an idiot." Lian Jian had a smile on his face and a hint of teasing in his voice.
But as he was speaking, he started coughing again.
Shi Miaomiao was speechless. "Stop talking! Luckily I bought you some medicine when I came here."
She took out the medicine from her bag. When she left school, she went to the pharmacy at the school gate and bought some cold medicine for cough and fever, intending to keep it as a backup.
Who knew that he didn't even buy the medicine.
Lian Jian felt even happier when he heard Shi Miaomiao's words which sounded slightly disdainful of him.
He smiled the whole time and stared straight at Shi Miaomiao.
She poured him a glass of water, and when the water temperature was suitable, she helped him up slightly, "Come, drink the medicine first."
Lian Jian drank the medicine according to Shi Miaomiao's movements. After drinking the medicine, he lay down again, his eyes never leaving Shi Miaomiao.
Shi Miaomiao tidied up the bedroom and wanted to leave. But Lian Jian held her hand and said in a pitiful tone: "Miaomiao, stay with me."
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