It was getting dark, and the western sky was a large area of clear red.
The light from the sun is no longer dazzling, but softly pours down from far away, and on the vast plains there are endless golden wheat fields.
The whole Yuzhou was shrouded in sunset.
After Xue Yuantong had her meal, she lay down on the deck chair at the door to take a rest. Jiang Ning sat beside her and watched the sunset.
The setting sun gradually sank, merging with the sky and the earth. With the disappearance of the last ray of light, it disappeared perfectly into the night.
It's getting dark.
A yellow light came on at the door of the old man and woman next door, illuminating the darkness again.
Three little kids were running around in the open space in front of the bungalow, laughing and talking happily, and they didn't seem tired at all.
Aunt Gu didn't stay in the house. Summer was here and the house was a bit stuffy, so she went outside to get some fresh air and chat with her neighbors.
Aunt Gu now has a well-paid job, a worry-free life, and looks much better than before.
"Jiang Ning Jiang Ning, there are mosquitoes, shall we go back to the house?" Xue Yuantong tried to catch the mosquitoes a few times but failed, so she made a suggestion.
Aunt Gu looked at her daughter and said, "If you eat your fill and lie down, who else will the mosquitoes bite if not you?"
"If you don't know, get up and move around." She gave a few words of instruction.
Xue Yuantong said stubbornly: "It's not just me that was bitten, ask Jiang Ning, he must have been bitten!"
Jiang Ning: “No.”
Xue Yuantong, "Damn it, you're not on my side!"
In the end, Xue Yuantong found an excuse to play games and returned to his room, or to be exact, Jiang Ning's room.
She continued to lie on the sofa.
Jiang Ning's room was cool and indescribably comfortable. The sofa was soft and the air was fresh. Xue Yuantong attributed this to the fact that she took good care of the flowers and plants on the windowsill.
If her precious bed wasn't here, she wouldn't even want to go back at night.
Xue Yuantong was lying on the sofa, looking at Jiang Ning in front of him. The computer screen was on, and the desktop was a wallpaper of a majestic snow-capped mountain. It was a human world that existed only in his imagination.
The mouse on the screen did not move. The screen was just a background board. Jiang Ning was reading quietly.
Xue Yuantong once told him that if he wasn't using the computer, he shouldn't turn on the screen to avoid wasting electricity.
Later Jiang asked her, why are you covering yourself with a quilt and turning on the electric fan
Xue Yuantong made a few cunning excuses and then stopped talking.
Later she found that reading with the computer screen turned on gave her peace of mind, as if something was keeping her company.
After a long time, Xue Yuantong wanted to change his posture, but he felt too tired.
"Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning, I'm about to melt." Xue Yuantong stretched out her little hand and waved weakly, but unfortunately, she couldn't touch him.
Jiang Ning ignored her.
After a minute, Xue Yuantong said in a crisp voice: "I am a piece of white bread, fried~"
Jiang Ning stood up, walked over, and turned Xue Yuantong's petite body over.
She changed from lying down to lying prone.
After a while, Xue Yuantong called again: "It's done, both sides are cooked, you can eat it."
Jiang Ning came over again and helped her sit up.
Xue Yuantong's arms were very soft, and when Jiang Ning moved them, they almost left marks.
Xue Yuantong didn't scream either. She puffed up her cheeks, sat on the sofa, and kicked her tender little feet.
Jiang Ning picked up a pen and scribbled on the draft paper, drawing some strange symbols.
He was studying the formation and preparing to refine some personal items.
For example, the jade pendant on Xue Yuantong's chest was made by him using the principles of formation. Later, as his formation skills became more advanced and Shao Shuangshuang's material collection progressed, he improved the jade pendant twice.
With the jade pendant's instantaneous protection, there are almost no external factors in daily life that can threaten the wearer's life.
What Jiang Ning is planning to refine now is a protective formation that can actually be used for himself. Although it may not be used at the moment, it is always a good idea to prepare for a rainy day.
He studied it for a while, took out a piece of white jade from the drawer, and started carving it with tools. Dust occasionally fell onto the draft paper below.
In fact, you shouldn't do this kind of work in the bedroom, because dust can easily spread all over the room.
However, Jiang Ning used his spiritual power to control it, ensuring that not even a trace of dust would leak out.
Seeing that Jiang Ning didn't want to play with her, Xue Yuantong simply took out her cell phone and contacted her best friend Chuchu.
She revealed to Chuchu that she and Jiang Ning were going to play outdoors tomorrow, and sincerely invited Chuchu to join them.
But today, Chuchu refused.
It turns out that tomorrow, Yuzhou No. 2 Middle School will hold a study tour with the goal of "reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles", heading to a city in southern Anhui Province to experience the cultural customs.
Only students in the first year of high school who are studying in Tsinghua or Peking University are eligible to participate in this activity. Xue Chuchu is a student in this class, so she has to study together with her classmates.
After Xue Yuantong heard this, his first thought was, "It's bad!"
After this incident, Chuchu returned from her studies with her horizons broadened, and from then on she became a phoenix.
She was going to become the most unsophisticated one among the three people.
Xue Yuantong felt so unwilling when he thought about that possibility!
Experiencing the changes in her good friend firsthand, she felt a little uneasy and thought she had wasted her time.
She thought about it carefully, going out to play during the summer vacation is no longer so unacceptable
…
night.
In the city, Jiang family dinner.
Jiang Ning's uncle Jiang Qitian, aunt, cousin and his wife, cousin Jiang Junlong, and Shen Qing'e, all ate at the same table.
There were seven or eight dishes on the large solid wooden table, including braised crab, pork ribs and corn soup, stir-fried beans, steamed sea bass, stir-fried pork with green garlic, spicy clams, and cut watermelon. It was a sumptuous meal.
Jiang Junlong took the quick meal and ate it in big mouthfuls. His aunt put a piece of pork ribs in his bowl and said, "Eat slowly, don't choke."
Shen Qing'e next to her picked up two beans.
When her aunt saw this, she immediately gave her half a crab and said, "Qing'e, you are too thin. Eat more."
Shen Qing'e thanked him: "Yeah, I know."
My aunt said, "You are so polite, child."
She likes Qing'e very much. Sister Qing'e is her daughter-in-law, so they have this kind of relationship.
Moreover, Qing'e was good-looking, sensible, and smart. Sometimes when she was doing something, such as making dumplings, Qing'e would come over to help her and chat with her.
Of course my aunt likes such a little girl and wishes she could stay longer.
Jiang Junlong was half full when he said, "Mom, I'm going to play with my brother Ning tomorrow, so don't cook for me at noon."
After hearing this, my aunt questioned, "You're not going out to surf the Internet, are you?"
"If you don't believe me, ask Brother Ning, and then ask Qing'e." Jiang Junlong used a shield.
Shen Qing'e said at the right time: "I will go there together tomorrow and won't let him go online."
My aunt was still a little hesitant. At this time, my uncle Jiang Qitian took a sip of wine and said, "Why do you care about his death?"
My aunt's face turned pale and a dark cloud was brewing at the dinner table.
Jiang Junlong didn't know what to say.
Finally, his aunt agreed to let him go out and play, and Jiang Junlong breathed a sigh of relief. Is it so difficult to get something for free
After the meal, Shen Qing'e helped to clean up the dishes. Even though her aunt repeatedly said it was not necessary, Shen Qing'e still insisted on washing the dishes.
After finishing, she returned to her bedroom. The bedroom had a window facing south. The room was neither too big nor too small, and she could live comfortably there alone.
There are two posters on the wall. The small house is very warm, but there is always a sense of alienation.
Because this is not her own home.
Chen Qing'e lived in her sister's house. Although she seemed very friendly on the surface and her aunt was kind to her, she was not a member of this family after all.
She really wanted to have a house like this in the city.
Unfortunately, her parents were just two inconspicuous people among the large number of migrant workers in coastal areas.
If you want to afford this kind of house, you will have to go without food and drink for many years.
Shen Qing'e sat at the desk, turned on the desk lamp, opened the test paper and started doing the questions.
She was born in a small town and when she first came to the city, if she didn't work hard, her grades would not be as good as those of the city students.
She picked up the pen, but for some reason, she couldn't calm down.
What Shen Qing'e didn't understand was that Jiang Ning's grades were obviously not much better than hers before, but after coming to No. 4 Middle School, he took off instantly.
She looked at Jiang Ning's back from afar, but couldn't catch up with him no matter what she did.
Thinking of this, she thought about tomorrow, when she and Jiang Junlong would go to play with Jiang Ning.
She was vaguely expectant, yet also pessimistic.
'I guess he doesn't welcome me, right? ' Shen Qing'e thought.
The relationship between her and Jiang Ning broke down too hastily, simply because he did not do what she wanted. She started a cold war with him and deliberately ignored him until Jiang Ning went out to rent a house.
Later, when school started, she not only didn't think about talking to Jiang Ning, but in her heart, she despised Jiang Ning's impulsive behavior and thought that he would probably fall into depravity in the future.
Eventually, we became strangers to each other.
Shen Qing'e was in a state of confusion and couldn't concentrate on the test paper. She went to the bed to get her phone, opened Kuwo Music and played a song.
Then he started browsing the class group, where Lu Qiqi and Yu Wen were chatting, but Shen Qing'e didn't want to join.
She saw the prompt and simply clicked into the space. Many classmates had posted something. She scrolled down and found Jiang Ning’s new post.
Jiang Ning has seldom posted on Weibo recently. Today was quite rare as he posted two pictures. It was a lifelike white jade rabbit, and around the rabbit were carving tools, chisels, rulers, polishing blocks, etc.
The white jade rabbit looks very beautiful, with smooth lines and pure and flawless color.
Chen Qing'e fell in love with it at first sight. Through the photo, she could even feel the white, glutinous, gentle and delicate jade material. If she touched it with her fingers, she would definitely love it.
Talk about the caption: "It's my first time withering an animal, and it feels pretty good."
Jiang Ning doesn’t have many friends, but every time he posts something, everyone is very supportive and gives him dozens of likes.
Chen Siyu: "Not only good, it's really beautiful!"
Chen Siqing: “I second the motion.”
Wang Longlong: "Brother Ning is so talented!"
Shan Kaiquan: "You carved it yourself? Did you buy it?"
Geng Lu replied to Shan Kaiquan: "I drew the picture and Jiang Ning carved it. How could it be fake?"
There is another round of speeches from other students.
Shen Qing'e looked at them one by one, and then she focused her attention on the bunny in the picture.
She is a rabbit, and this white jade bunny is really suitable for her...
If it was before...
She stared for too long, and her finger accidentally clicked into Jiang Ning's space.
Shen Qing'e woke up with a start, and her soul was almost frightened away.
Ever since the cold war with Jiang Ning, she has never visited Jiang Ning's space.
In the past, she and Jiang Ning not only liked and commented on each other’s spaces, but also liked each other’s business cards every day.
But later on, all of them disappeared, as if whoever liked it had admitted defeat.
"What should I do?" In panic, Shen Qing'e thought of the yellow diamond. As long as the yellow diamond was opened, the access record could be deleted.
She is not a distinguished yellow diamond user. After all, a yellow diamond costs 10 yuan a month.
Now she had no choice but to spend 10 yuan to open a yellow diamond for a month and quickly deleted the access records.
After solving the problem, Shen Qing'e finally felt relieved. She thought for a moment:
"You can't open a yellow diamond for nothing."
The next second, she turned on the invisible access right, poked her finger into Jiang Ning's space, and browsed through his posts and message board twice.
…
"Jiang Ning, the rabbit is very cute, is it for Xue Yuantong?" Geng Lu sent a message. She knew that Xue Yuantong's zodiac sign was rabbit.
Jiang Ning replied: "I guess so."
"My zodiac sign is tiger. I'll draw a picture for you and give you money to buy jade. Can you help me carve a little tiger?" Geng Lu wanted the little rabbit very much.
Jiang Ning said, "Are you sure about the little tiger? I can but Bai Yuxia asked me to butcher the little tiger just now, so maybe it will be a duplicate."
After Geng Lu heard this, she was a little unhappy about Bai Yuxia's taking the lead, mainly because she also stole her little tiger.
But as long as it was carved by Jiang Ning himself, she still wanted a copy. Just when she wanted to confirm.
Jiang Ning said: "Little Tiger may not be suitable for you."
After seeing this message, Geng Lu felt lost for a moment.
Jiang Ning sent another message: "I have other animals to recommend."
"What animal?" Geng Lu asked.
"Bear."
A cartoon version of a bear popped up in Geng Lu's mind, and she asked again: "A big bear or a little bear?"
Jiang Ning thought for a moment and said, "A mini version of Big Bear."
Geng Lu blushed across the screen, and the soft light in her eyes flooded the screen: "Did he do it on purpose?"
…
Jiang Ning and Geng Lu decided on the carved animals. He found a golden rope, strung dark green jade beads on it, and dotted a red bead at the end, connecting it to the white jade rabbit.
Xue Yuantong put it on his hand with satisfaction and praised it highly.
Aunt Gu just came in from the door, and she ran to greet her: "Mom, mom! Look, Jiang Ningdiao's little rabbit, isn't it amazing!"
"He made it just for me!"
Xue Yuantong kept showing off.
Aunt Gu couldn't help but think of last year, when her daughter got a jade pendant and also showed it off non-stop.
She was a little surprised when she saw the white jade rabbit on her daughter's wrist. It was really beautiful.
After her daughter showed off for a while and her happiness faded, Aunt Gu said:
"Jiang Ning is so good to you, he makes you a little rabbit, but you are so lazy when washing his clothes, and you don't wash them clean at all!"
After hearing this, Xue Yuantong knew she was exposed, and most of the happiness on her face disappeared.
The last time she quarreled with Jiang Ning, she didn't quarrel. In order to retaliate against Jiang Ning, she deliberately used small tricks, but she didn't expect...
She stared at Jiang Ning resentfully: "You actually complained to my mother."
It was like she had made an appointment with Jiang Ning to duel with bare hands, but Jiang Ning brought a rolling pin and she was completely unable to defeat him.
Aunt Gu pointed out her mistake: "I should sue you. You can be angry, but you still need to wash your clothes."
"I guess you got it wet and immediately took it out of the basin." Aunt Gu is experienced and knows her daughter's temperament well.
Xue Yuantong was silent for two seconds, then said, "The clothes were not wet. I just hung them there to dry."