Yang Sheng invited Xue Yuantong to play table tennis. There were still a few minutes before the get out of class was over.
Although the holiday would come after this class, Xue Yuantong was not the type of person who would rush out of school after class. She planned to play on campus for a while, and then go to the snack street with Jiang Ning when there were fewer students outside.
Aunt Gu recently got a new job with a salary of 5,000 yuan, which is 5,000 yuan after paying five insurances and one fund. In 2013, this was quite good treatment in the small city of Yuzhou.
After the family became well-off, although Aunt Gu still lived frugally, she was very generous to her daughter. Last time Xue Yuantong received a scholarship, Aunt Gu paid it all after she was admitted to the hospital.
So during this period, Aunt Gu always found ways to give Xue Yuantong pocket money, sometimes even giving her double the amount, and told her to buy a portion for Jiang Ning when eating, and not to eat alone.
In response to Yang Sheng's invitation, Xue Yuantong took the racket and moved down from Jiang Ning's side.
"Okay, let's play a few games."
She stood opposite Yang Sheng and said to Jiang Ning solemnly:
"I will definitely guard the door for you."
Jiang Ning smiled.
Before Yang Sheng served the ball, he looked at Ma Shicheng and the others standing nearby and said jokingly:
"Why, why don't you leave? What are you looking at here?"
"Do you still want to fight with me?"
Ma Shicheng's face hurt so much at this moment. He had brought a bunch of brothers with him to support him, but in the end, his brothers lost even more miserably than him.
He now felt extremely complicated, with shame, discomfort, helplessness, and all kinds of emotions intertwined. But after this, it seemed as if he had broken through some shackles and was no longer so uncomfortable.
Although it was shameful to drag his brothers into the water, at least he was not alone... No, his brothers went into the water voluntarily, it had nothing to do with him.
Especially the oath made by Kaiquan, Ma Shicheng felt inferior to him. Now Kaiquan's face was even darker than that of Guo Kunnan, who was already dark-skinned.
Thinking of this, Ma Shicheng could actually make a joke:
"Aren't we just going to see who you're going to hand us over to?"
"I'm glad to know." Yang Shenggao glanced at Ma Shicheng. She didn't expect that Ma Shicheng was such a flexible guy with a real manly demeanor.
Although Yang Sheng is not very old, he often encounters various opponents in sports. There are not many people who can afford to lose, face failure calmly, and even make a joke about it afterwards.
Many adults can't do this.
Compared to Ma Shicheng, Shan Kaiquan and Cui Yu both looked ugly, even a little angry.
"I'm going to serve the ball, be careful." Yang Sheng said.
She had seen Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning play table tennis and knew that Xue Yuantong was good at it, but she was not afraid:
"I have received professional table tennis training."
Yang Sheng served a ball, and Xue Yuantong was very agile and hit it back with his backhand.
The two of them fought back and forth.
Ma Shicheng and his companions moved a little further away.
Wang Longlong watched the two girls playing table tennis and said, "Xue Yuantong's skills seem to be pretty good, not inferior to Yang Sheng."
Cui Yu continued, “Brother Long, stop analyzing. If you hadn’t explained how weak Yang Sheng was, I wouldn’t have fought her at all!”
"We lost by eighteen goals."
Cui Yu was in a bad mood. Among all the people present, he was the one who suffered the most losses.
Wang Longlong stopped talking. He didn't want to go up and bring bad luck, but there was nothing he could do. It was his fault that he and Hu Jun didn't go up and lose the game. Now among the few people, the one who lost the game has the right to speak.
Shan Kaiquan had a gloomy face. He was almost completely embarrassed today. Fortunately, Bai Yuxia was not here, otherwise he would have been too ashamed today.
"Alas, although I didn't lose as much as you, I am more miserable. I can't deny it."
After hearing this, Guo Kunnan was no longer as depressed as before. He glanced at Shan Kaiquan and said:
"You really can't deny it. You really are...ah, I don't know what to say."
"How can you bet like this? I am not convinced by the wall, but by you."
Ma Shicheng advised: "Don't learn from me. When you speak, you should leave yourself some room for retreat."
Shan Kaiquan listened to the consolation of several people and said, "Don't worry, I understand. I must learn to leave a way out for myself in the future."
Then he said angrily: "I will make a bet with Yang Sheng again in the future that I am her grandson!"
Ma Shicheng: …
Wang Longlong turned his back and took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to laugh fiercely twice. Fortunately, he always planned before making decisions and was not a reckless man like Shan Kaiquan.
Immediately, Wang Longlong stopped smiling, put on a sad face again, and returned to join the conversation. He comforted them:
"Stop talking. We all meant well. Who would have thought that Yang Sheng was such a good table tennis player?"
On the other side, Yang Sheng played a few balls with Xue Yuantong. She roughly understood Xue Yuantong's technical level. He was talented and could play back and forth with her. His skills were quite outstanding among middle school students.
Moreover, Xue Yuantong is not the type of player who just plays recklessly. She is agile and improves rapidly.
Yang Sheng lost four goals.
She shouted towards Ma Shicheng and called a few people over. Yang Sheng glanced at them and finally stopped.
"Guo Kunnan, you will take over Xue Yuantong's duty four times first."
"Did you hear a squeak?"
Guo Kunnan frowned and said that he heard it, but there was nothing he could do about it since it was his fault for making the bet.
Ma Shicheng and Shan Kaiquan will definitely accept the defeat, and it would be hard to justify him if he cheats.
Guo Kunnan had already planned to accept his fate, but Xue Yuantong said:
"No, I can clean it myself."
When Guo Kunnan heard this, he was pleasantly surprised at first. He didn't have to go on duty in advance, which was great. But he suddenly felt a toothache again. Was I being disliked
Thinking of this, Guo Kunnan almost couldn't help but ask Xue Yuantong:
'Do you look down on me?'
Yang Sheng said: "Don't be polite to me. They are idle anyway, so let them take out the trash or move the mineral water barrels."
"You must be happy to help your classmates, right?"
Ma Shicheng said sadly: "What else?"
However, Xue Yuantong finally refused. Compared with Yang Sheng, who was cheerful, optimistic and not fussy about details, Xue Yuantong was the type of person who didn't want to trouble others, and she felt that this was not a good idea.
When Yang Sheng saw Xue Yuantong refused, she didn't say anything else. She looked at the few people, thinking about how to deal with them. Since she had obtained something for free, she must sell it quickly.
When Ma Shicheng was glanced at by her, he suddenly felt guilty, as if he was facing his class teacher. Just at this moment, the bell for the end of get out of class rang in the teaching building outside the playground.
"See you next week, bye!"
A few people left a message and ran away.
Looking at their embarrassed figures, Yang Sheng stepped on the ping-pong table. Her short hair swung due to the intense movement, making her look even more heroic.
Ma Shicheng and his companions ran out of the playground. Wang Longlong was a little fat and had little physical strength. He fell behind and shouted breathlessly:
"Brother Ma, Brother Ma, don't run so fast!"
"Wait for me."
Ma Shicheng is still very loyal. Wang Longlong is his deskmate and also his game spectator. He stopped decisively and asked Shan Kaiquan and others to stop.
Shan Kaiquan looked down on Wang Longlong: "You are not good enough. You feel weak after running a few steps. Don't you exercise regularly?"
Wang Longlong thought, what's the point of your exercising? You are so stubborn that you are being played around like a monkey by Yang Sheng.
But he is a wise man and makes a living with his brain.
However, Wang Longlong still looked very honest. He said:
"No, I haven't practiced much, so I can't compare to Brother Quan."
Shan Kaiquan immediately said: "School starts next week. I will take you running during evening self-study. Let's run on the playground."
Wang Longlong didn't want to exercise at all.
He looked at several people, thinking that his brothers had been badly cheated today and were probably in a bad mood. He took this opportunity to get closer to them and implement his big plan in the future in advance.
“I have some money recently, so I’ll treat everyone to… fried food and spicy hot pot. There’s a fried food stall at the door, you can eat as much as you want!” Wang Longlong said generously.
He had originally planned to treat everyone to a barbecue, but barbecue was too expensive. There were seven of us in total, and if we really wanted to eat to our heart's content, it would probably cost no more than two or three hundred yuan.
In comparison, deep frying is much cheaper.
Several people's eyes lit up. They didn't expect there would be such a good thing.
"My goodness, is Brother Long so fierce today?"
"Good job, Brother Long. I was right about you."
"From now on, whatever Brother Long says is what it comes down to!"
Especially Shan Kaiquan shouted the loudest. There was nothing he could do. He had lost most of his money before, and now he had to borrow money from Jiang Ning for his living expenses.
He hadn't eaten well for two days, and Wang Longlong's voice at this moment was like heavenly music.
I instantly recalled the delicious taste of fried food. I fried a chicken fillet, coated it with chili sauce and cumin powder, and took a bite.
Shan Kaiquan was about to swallow his saliva.
"Let's go, let's go!" He put his arms around Wang Longlong's neck.
…
At the ping-pong table, Yang Sheng left holding her special racket.
Only Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong were left.
There were originally quite a few students on the playground, but now they all walked out of the playground. The playground, which was originally a bit noisy, gradually became quiet, and the warm winter sun shone all over the playground.
There were two groups of people left playing basketball, a girl was standing on the podium, and several classmates were sitting on the parallel bars in the distance. In the south corner of the playground, the branches of the small garden passed through the iron fence on the wall and were trying to spread towards the playground. Two boys were playing with their mobile phones, probably trying to use the wifi.
Jiang Ning was not in a hurry to leave the school, and the two started playing table tennis.
Jiang Ning didn't use her full strength and let Xue Yuantong win several balls in a row. She then thought her skills had improved and became even happier.
Because of the exercise, Xue Yuantong's cheeks flushed, and his slightly childish face was filled with joy and excitement.
The light from the distant sun shines on her, making her glow with brilliance.
"Jiang Ning, was I awesome today?" Xue Yuantong put down his racket and looked like he was about to praise me.
"Very powerful, Yang Sheng is no match for you at all."
"Hehehe." Xue Yuantong laughed, "Let's stop fighting and go for a walk on the playground."
The two walked to the playground, not saying a word, just walking quietly.
Jiang Ning walked aimlessly and couldn't help but recall the past. In fact, he liked taking walks in the playground very much, which would relax his mood.
He once came to Yuzhou from the town to study. Facing the unfamiliar environment, he felt depressed.
He often comes to the playground alone and walks around. After walking for a long time, his worries and melancholy will dissipate a lot and his mood will ease.
It’s just that I was always alone before, not like now, with a little girl.
The heat on Xue Yuantong's forehead dissipated a little, and she felt a little cooler. She tightened her clothes and sat down on the grass.
Jiang Ning stopped and sat down as well. Xue Yuantong moved closer to him, hugged his arm, and put his head against him.
The two of them were pressed together. There was not a breath of wind in the air. The warm sunlight fell down, and their shadows stuck together.
After a long while, Xue Yuantong tilted his head and looked over.
Jiang Ning met her watery eyes:
"Jiang Ning, where do you want to go to college in the future?"
"University?" Jiang Ning used to live in Huaicheng, but he didn't miss that place.
"Maybe I'll go to Linzhou," he said.
"It's a bit far." Xue Yuantong thought that she would be far away from her mother, and there was some confusion on her face.
"yes."
"Jiang Ning, are you afraid of going on a long journey?"
"No."
"Me too, I'm not afraid either," said Xue Yuantong.
Jiang Ning glanced at her and said, "You are afraid."
"Huh, why would I be afraid!"
"Just brag." Jiang Ning didn't believe her at all.
Xue Yuantong looked at Jiang Ning with a stern face. Suddenly, her expression changed and she said:
"Jiang Ning, please don't forget me in the future, okay?"
For some reason, Xue Yuantong wanted to say this.
Jiang Ning said calmly: "I won't forget it."
"Really?"
"Um."
Jiang Ning was very sure that he had not forgotten the changes that had taken place over the past two hundred years, and he would never forget it.
Xue Yuantong became happy again: "Then let's stamp it."
She stretched out her hand and pressed it against Jiang Ning's palm, and they separated as soon as they touched.
"Okay, you are not allowed to regret it."
Jiang Ning said: "Childish."
"This is an agreement!" Xue Yuantong said seriously.
Jiang Ning lifted her coat and hat: "Okay, don't think too much, do you want to eat or not? Let's go."
"Okay, I'll go right away. Today's meal is still mine." Xue Yuantong patted his wallet.
The two passed by the street in front of the school gate and happened to see Ma Shicheng and his group sitting around a table at a fried food stall, feasting on it.
Ma Shicheng called out from a distance: "Jiang Ning, do you want to eat?"
"No."
He took Xue Yuantong away.
Guo Kunnan took a bite of the fried skewers and asked in confusion: "Are they in a relationship? They are together every day."
Ma Shicheng said: "Not really, but they do have a very good relationship. Jiang Ning abandoned me in order to sit at the same table with her."
Wang Longlong said: "Am I not good enough?"
Shan Kaiquan took two sips of milk tea: "Brother Long is my best brother."
Not only could he eat as much fried food as he wanted, but Wang Longlong also treated him to milk tea, which was simply too good to be true.
Shan Kaiquan drank two sips of milk tea and felt a little dizzy: "Don't worry about Jiang Ning. I'm telling you guys something important. In a month at most, I'll have a partner!"
Wang Longlong was just about to say, are you planning to confess your feelings to Bai Yuxia
As a result, he saw Guo Kunnan's eyes and changed his words:
"On my own behalf, I would like to wish Brother Quan the best in advance!"
People like Ma Shicheng and Cui Yu sent their blessings one after another, seeing through everything but not saying it out loud, which is the way of the world.
Shan Kaiquan waved his hand and said: "When I succeed, please come here for a meal again, brothers!"
Ma Shicheng and his companions thought that they probably wouldn't be able to have this meal.
Only Guo Kunnan encouraged him: "My wine is still in the dormitory. I'll open it as soon as you're ready."
"He is worthy of being my brother!" Shan Kaiquan thought Guo Kunnan was really nice.