A few days later in the morning.
At half past ten, the sky outside the classroom gradually became gloomy, and soon it began to rain.
The east wind wrapped in water droplets hit the glass, making a dense dripping sound.
The heavy rain made the students in the class anxious, as the rain came so suddenly.
"Jiang Ning, do you have an umbrella?" Geng Lu turned around and spoke before class started.
"I brought it." Jiang Ning observed the sky last night and was sure that it would rain today, so he specially brought a black umbrella.
In fact, he didn't need to do that. He only needed to use the "rain avoidance technique" to spread spiritual power around his body, creating a raincoat-like effect to prevent the rain from wetting his clothes.
He brought the umbrella just for Xue Yuantong.
Before going out, Xue Yuantong said that it would definitely not rain today because she looked at the weather forecast on her mobile phone and insisted on not taking an umbrella.
Geng Lu was a little disappointed when she heard that Jiang Ning brought an umbrella. If he didn't bring an umbrella, she could share an umbrella with him.
"Are you going back for lunch?" she asked.
"Let's not go back. It's raining heavily outside." Jiang Ning said. His classmates were still praying for the rain to stop. However, from his point of view, the rain would probably continue until the evening.
Geng Lu said, "Okay." She also didn't want to go home for dinner.
The rain didn't stop until school was over at noon.
The students walked out of the classroom, crowded in the corridor, and watched the rain falling outside.
There were also some students standing in the corridor of Class 1 next to Class 8 on the left, but more students from Class 1 were reading in the classroom.
To the right of Class 8, Grade 1 is the staircase. Students are coming down from upstairs and gathering in the corridor. The number of people gradually increases. The sounds of chatting and complaining can be heard, and an anxious atmosphere spreads.
This autumn rain came so suddenly that only a few students brought umbrellas.
Xue Yuantong came to the back row. She had her hair tied in a high ponytail today, looking full of energy.
"Jiang Ning, I won't be going home at noon."
"I'm not going home either. Let's eat outside when the rain stops."
"Okay, bring one for me." Xue Yuantong didn't want to go out.
Jiang Ning said: "No, you come with me."
"Okay." Xue Yuantong ran back to her seat.
Jiang Ning discovered that Xue Yuantong was very lazy during her time at school. She would lie down as much as possible, and Jiang Ning always bought her dinner.
Jiang Ning thought back to the past, and it seemed that in his previous life, Xue Yuantong was just like this, lying on the desk all day and not socializing with others.
She seems to have few friends and lives in her own world.
I remember one winter afternoon after school, Jiang Ning came back from buying dinner for Shen Qing'e and saw Xue Yuantong eating bread and drinking water from the water dispenser.
Why do I remember that time
Because Shen Qing'e wanted to eat Youyu burrito that day, Jiang Ning bought her a high-end burrito, spending thirteen yuan, leaving only one yuan for dinner, so he bought the same bread as Xue Yuantong.
The bread was very dry, so he took the freshly boiled water away. Xue Yuantong did not wait for the next wave of boiled water to be ready, but took the cold water to drink.
The winter in Anhui Province is very cold, with temperatures as low as minus seven or eight degrees Celsius.
At that time, Jiang Ning felt that Xue Yuantong was really a weird person.
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The rain is still falling.
It has been ten minutes and many people are getting impatient waiting.
From time to time, you can see some students running into the heavy rain alone. Some of them are running very fast with schoolbags on their heads, while others are strolling leisurely in the rain, revealing a cool yet embarrassed back.
Wang Longlong stood in the corridor facing the rain, with his hands behind his back. His slightly plump body exuded a sense of arrogance, completely different from the anxious classmates around him.
He chanted calmly: "A good rain knows when to fall, and it happens in spring."
The sudden sound echoed among the crowd, attracting people to look.
Bai Yuxia on the side quietly took a few steps away. She felt that the person next to her might be a fool.
Ma Shicheng clapped his hands in cooperation:
"What a great poem! Brother Long is so talented!"
A humble smile appeared on Wang Longlong's face.
Geng Lu said: "What about the back, can you recite it?"
Wang Longlong was immediately embarrassed. He just suddenly remembered this and had no idea what came after it.
Geng Lu choked:
"It's autumn now, and you still have spring rain?"
After another seven or eight minutes, the rain finally subsided and students began to walk outside.
Jiang Ning held the umbrella, walked to Xue Yuantong's side, and knocked on her desk:
"Get up and go eat."
"No, no, can you bring me one?"
Jiang Ning grabbed her collar and gently lifted her up, and Xue Yuantong got away from the desk.
"You eat so much and don't exercise, you will gain weight." He advised patiently.
Xue Yuantong straightened his collar and complained:
"As long-winded as my mother."
However, she said this and followed Jiang Ning out of the classroom.
Jiang Ning held up an umbrella and Xue Yuantong hid under it.
The umbrella is quite big and can easily cover two people.
When they walked to the school gate, the rain had lightened a lot, but Jiang Ning still held the umbrella.
Xue Yuantong looked back and saw a dense crowd of people behind him, with students rushing out in a wave.
There were not many snack stalls on the street in front of the school gate at this moment. It had rained heavily before and many stall owners did not come.
Some food stalls set up rainproof racks.
"Jiang Ning, what are we having for lunch?"
"I know a restaurant that tastes pretty good." Jiang Ning said. The owner of that restaurant has good cooking skills and the restaurant is clean and hygienic.
"Come with me," he said.
The street was not crowded, and Xue Yuantong followed Jiang Ning closely, as if seeking a sense of security.
Whenever she goes to a crowded place, she always feels alienated from the world and instinctively dislikes crowded places.
After walking about a hundred meters, there were more people on the street. There was a small intersection in front, with small alleys on both sides.
A big wolfhound rushed out from the alley, followed by a fat middle-aged man in a vest.
Bald front, beer belly, fake gold chain, fake gold watch.
Jiang Ning's sharp eyes saw him clearly.
The fat man just walked on the street without paying any attention to the big wolfdog running rampant in front of him.
Jiang Ning clearly noticed that Xue Yuantong next to him tensed up and felt a shudder.
He looked at Xue Yuantong and found that her eyes were fixed on the big wolfdog.
'She's afraid of dogs?'
That’s right, that dog was a big wolfdog, very big and strong. Most adults would probably be scared when they saw it.
The fat man's big wolfhound was still ferocious. It walked on the street with its nose stretched out. When it met some students, it would sniff them.
The students were so scared that they quickly moved away.
Some timid girls don’t dare to walk on the street at all, but walk close to the shops on both sides.
The fat man didn't care and seemed to have a smile on his face, looking proud of it.
The big wolf dog wandered around and ran to the snack stand to rub against it. Some students were standing there waiting for the stall owner to make snacks, but the dog came up to them, opened its mouth, showing its ferocious teeth, and bit the students' trouser legs.
The student was so frightened that his whole body froze. He did not dare to resist at all. He just stared at the big wolf dog and let it bite him, fearing that he would anger it.
Some passers-by looked at the fat man with disgust.
The fat man ignored it completely and walked on as if nothing was happening, letting the big wolf dog bite people.
Xue Yuantong quickened his pace, preparing to walk quickly through this section of road.
However, dogs are creatures that the more scared you are, the closer they come to you, as if they can smell your fear.
The big wolfdog abandoned the students at the snack stand and ran towards Xue Yuantong.
Looking at the speed it runs, it seems like it is really going to pounce on you.
Xue Yuantong's heart trembled, and he couldn't help but want to hide away.
Suddenly, my shoulder felt warm.
Jiang Ning put his hand on it.