Chapter 43: The Master of Keeping Balance
[Xia Xia, come to Lu Xiangye's house quickly, we are here! ]
Lin Zixia was just about to do some exercises when she saw Xu Wu tagging her in the group, asking her to come over and study with her.
Lin Zixia packed up a few books and reported to Ye Yinghui while carrying her bag, "Aunt, Xu Wu and Wu You are across the street. They asked me to come over and do my homework with them."
"Go ahead," Ye Yinghui smiled, then turned around and gave her some of the snacks and fruits they had bought while shopping the previous two days. "Take these with you and share them."
"Thank you, auntie."
Lin Zixia went out and just as he raised his hand to knock on the door, it opened from the inside.
Lu Xiangye stood at the door, wearing a black T-shirt, his eyelids drooping, his expression lazy and decadent, as if he had not woken up yet.
Lin Zixia's hand was still suspended in the air when Lu Xiangye turned around and said, "Come in. There are disposable slippers at the door."
Lin Zixia changed her shoes and walked in. Xu Wu waved and smiled at her, "Xia Xia, come here quickly!"
After Lu Xiangye opened the door for her, he went straight into the bathroom. Lin Zixia glanced at his back and asked, "What happened to him?"
Wu You glanced at Xu Wu and said, "Didn't this young lady come here early this morning? She woke me up and I'm in a bad mood."
Xu Wu: "I clearly said it in the group last night, and I just apologized."
Lin Zixia glanced at the time. It was already ten o'clock. "Did he stay up late last night?"
Wu You: "I don't know either, maybe."
After a while, Lu Xiangye came out of the bathroom. He must have washed up, as the ends of his hair were wet. His black hair made his skin look even whiter. Water droplets rolled down his smoothly contoured jaw. He lowered his eyes, looking lazy and indifferent.
Lin Zixia subconsciously pulled out a few pieces of paper and handed them over, "Wipe it off."
Lu Xiangye raised his eyelids and glanced at her, then took the tissue and wiped away the water droplets.
Lin Zixia looked around and asked, "Why don't I see Grandma Lu?"
Lu Xiangye: "She went to school."
Lin Zixia widened her almond-shaped eyes and looked at Lu Xiangye with an expression that said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
He's deceiving her again.
As soon as Lu Xiangye saw her expression, he knew that she must be criticizing him in her heart. He pulled out a stool from the table and sat down. "You don't believe it?"
Lin Zixia subconsciously looked at the other people.
Wu You nodded affirmatively, "Sister Xiaoxia, it's true. Brother Lu didn't lie this time. He really enrolled Grandma Lu in the Senior University."
Lin Zixia blinked, "But isn't it National Day holiday now?"
Lu Xiangye opened his lips slightly, "Then she went to participate in the activities with her classmates from the senior citizens' university."
Lin Zixia hadn't expected this to happen. She looked a little surprised and curious. She had only heard of senior citizen universities, but had never met an elderly person who actually attended one.
She thought of Grandma Lu. Although her hair was gray, she was energetic, optimistic, kind, and full of vitality. She was different from the elderly people she had met before.
Lin Zixia nodded, "Is that so."
After chatting for a while, everyone took out their homework and started writing.
Lin Zixia took out the math competition book that Lu Xiangye lent her, and had already written half of it.
She feels that after learning these, her thinking has indeed become much clearer. When she encounters more difficult problems, her logic will be clearer and she will not be so helpless.
Wu You looked at the books in front of her, all of which were extracurricular, and couldn't help asking, "Xiao Xia, aren't you going to do the test paper?"
Lin Zixia held the pen, without looking up, and said calmly, "I've finished writing."
Wu You: ...
He saw Lu Xiangye, who was casually dividing the papers, some of which he had to write and some of which he didn't want to write.
After dividing them, he handed them to Lin Zixia and said, "Since you have finished writing, please help me write these."
Wu You widened his eyes, "Brother Lu, you are not right?"
Lu Xiangye glanced over calmly, "Do you have any objections?"
What was even more surprising was that Lin Zixia didn't refuse and took the paper from Lu Xiangye's hand with skillful movements. "I'll write it for you when I get home."
Just copy it from her own and make some changes.
Her tone was natural and her movements were familiar, as if she had done them many times.
Now even Xu Wu and He Yan, who were sitting across the table, looked over.
Lin Zixia was doing her homework. Once she focused on it, she was rarely distracted and didn't notice everyone's gaze. She held a pen and wrote and drew on the draft paper, her brows slightly furrowed, and her expression was serious.
Xu Wu was about to speak when He Yan stopped her, "You should worry more about yourself."
Xu Wu pursed his lips and reluctantly continued to do his homework with his head down.
Lin Zixia wrote the answers in pencil. When she had questions, she would circle the questions and save them for discussion with Lu Xiangye.
The windows in the living room were open, and the white gauze curtains were swaying gently. Following the gentle breeze, one could smell the faint fragrance of osmanthus.
Everyone was studying seriously with their heads down, and the scratching sound of pen tips rubbing against paper could be heard.
When Lin Zixia finished writing a chapter, she stretched her shoulders and neck and realized that it was already twelve o'clock.
A clear sound came from the side, and everyone looked over. Wu You smiled embarrassedly, "I'm hungry, right? Aren't you hungry?"
Xu Wu put away the papers and said, "I'm hungry. What are we having for lunch? Should we order takeout?"
Wu You's gaze suddenly turned to Lu Xiangye, and his smile was... servile.
Lu Xiangye knew what he was thinking at a glance. He picked up his phone and said, "Don't think about it. Order takeout."
Wu You: "You are so heartless!"
Lu Xiangye lowered his eyes and tapped his finger on the screen. "What do you want to eat?"
"pizza!"
"Instant Boiled Spicy Hot Pot!"
Xu Wu and Wu You looked at each other in surprise.
"Listen to me!"
"Listen to me!"
Lu Xiangye frowned, "Lin Xiaoxia, what do you want to eat?"
When Lin Zixia's name was called, he looked up and saw Xu Wu and Wu You staring at him eagerly, with two words written on their faces: Choose me!
Lin Zixia said tentatively, "How about...I go home and eat?"
"No, let's eat together here! We still have to continue studying in the afternoon!"
Lin Zixia was silent for a moment, then he took out his phone, opened the food delivery app, and said softly, "There are a lot of us. How about Lu Xiangye order pizza and I order maocai?"
Lu Xiangye: He is quite good at keeping things balanced.
Wu You and Xu Wu looked at each other, snorted, and turned their eyes away.
Xu Wu reached out to He Yan, "Give me your phone, I'll order some milk tea."
"Xia Xia, which one do you want to drink?"
Wu You: "Why don't you ask me?"
Xu Wu: "It's good enough that you have something to drink, but you still want to be picky?"
Wu You: “…”
Lin Zixia couldn't help but smile, his eyes curved into crescents.
Lu Xiangye caught a glimpse of her smile from the corner of his eye and paused his fingertips slightly.
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