Will Jiang Hongshao be nervous
This shock and astonishment for Luo Wei only lasted for a short moment, and then it was interrupted. The large group that had finished breakfast came out one after another and saw Jiang Hongshao standing opposite Cheng Ran and Luo Wei. Su Hongdou and Ma Ke inserted themselves between them with suspicious faces, blocking Jiang Hongshao and Cheng Ran's sight, "... What are you talking about?"
Seeing Su Hongdou's inquiring eyes, Luo Wei looked a little unnatural, "Nothing... Hongshao just praised Cheng Ran for growing taller."
Su Hongdou then looked at Cheng Ran and asked, "Oh, were you very short before?"
In her opinion, the contrast must have been great enough to attract Jiang Hongshao's attention.
“Oh, I thought it was something else… You are relatively tall among the boys, and quite handsome. You can be called the most handsome boy in our class, handsome Cheng!” Marco smiled at Cheng Ran, but his eyes were calm, without any fiery or infatuated look.
She was the kind of person who spoke her mind, but her emotional intelligence was not low either. If she gave others compliments appropriately, she could bring them closer. Of course, Cheng Ran was indeed very pleasing to the eye, but one thing stood for another, and Marco did not find the same admiration and heartfelt excitement that he had for some good-looking boys in No. 10 Middle School at school. Perhaps it was because Cheng Ran was different from them after all.
After all, the good-looking people in your school might be at the tenth level of piano, or they might be top students in their grade, or they might also speak fluent English... There is a fundamental difference between that and simply being good-looking.
All good-looking appearances are the same.
Marco praised Cheng Ran, but did not find any unnatural expression on Cheng Ran's face, which surprised her a little. This guy was either too thick-skinned or dull.
She didn't intend to investigate further and took Jiang Hongshao's hand. "Let's go hiking. We'll be hungry after hiking and we can eat something delicious again!"
A group of people immediately started attacking Marco, the big eater, talking and laughing.
Shu Jiexi came to Luo Wei and asked, "Was Cheng Ran in the same class as Hong Shao? His deskmate?"
Obviously, he had the same question in his mind as Luo Wei. Just now, he saw Luo Wei asking Cheng Ran questions through the glass window, so he asked the same question at this time.
"We are not in the same class, nor... from the government department. We came from outside and met Jiang Hongshao due to a misunderstanding... We are just ordinary friends, right?" Luo Wei said. Jiang Hongshao was surrounded by several girls, chatting and laughing with them. Luo Wei felt that the subtle atmosphere just now must be his illusion.
It's hard to make a conclusion about this kind of thing. Sometimes it's just a matter of personal perception. Maybe Jiang Hongshao just had nothing to say to Cheng Ran because they hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Thinking of this, Luo Wei felt relieved.
Shu Jiexi said, "I think so too."
Finally, everyone took a sightseeing bus to Mount Li at the station. The blue bus dropped everyone off at the station at the foot of the mountain.
The weather today is pleasant. Although there is sunshine, it is not hot. The wind even blows over the lake, bringing some dampness and coldness. Therefore, there are quite a lot of tourists climbing the mountain. There is an upward cableway at the main gate of Mount Li, which can reach the stone carvings on the mountainside.
There was a disagreement on whether to climb up from the foot of the mountain or from the middle of the mountain. When many people discussed it, everyone had their own ideas and it was difficult to reconcile them for a while.
Cheng Ran said, "You just arrived. If you are not used to the high altitude, climb from the foot of the mountain. When you reach the middle of the mountain, if you can still climb, continue. If you can't climb, take the cable car back."
Su Hongdou disagreed, "I still want to see the stone carvings. What if I get too tired and don't feel like shopping..."
Luo Wei also said, "Don't underestimate us... I went to Hongyuan and the Emutang flower sea with my dad last year. It was 4,000 to 5,000 meters above sea level, and we were still able to do it! This is nothing... You can only see better scenery by climbing up the mountainside."
Jiang Hongshao said to Cheng Ran, "Then let's go from the foot of the mountain." Then she asked the others, "I'll buy you tickets to go up from the mountainside. Who wants to take the cable car?"
Su Hongdou glanced at Cheng Ran and said, "Then let's climb together."
Seeing that Jiang Hongshao also agreed to walk through the foot of the mountain, who could have any objection? So the group of people walked up along the road.
Cheng Ran couldn't help but recall the scene when he was chasing Liu Zhiguo's gang and bumped into Jiang Hongshao who was sketching at the foot of Mount Li. Now that he was revisiting the old place, Cheng Ran believed that Jiang must be quite emotional as well. But there was always someone around Jiang Hongshao. No matter when they were climbing the stairs or resting in the pavilion, whenever their eyes met, they would always be interrupted by someone.
When he reached the Ten Terraces Hall, Yu Xiao slipped and fell to the ground.
At this time, people's formation formed a long snake. Jiang Hongshao, who was in the middle, was just above Yu Xiao. She hurriedly turned around and helped Yu Xiao up. It seemed that Yu Xiao fell hard and seemed to have sprained his foot.
Cheng Ran also rushed over, and together with Lao Jiang, he helped Yu Xiao sit on a big rock. Luo Wei and Shu Jiexi walked in front, probably to show off their physical fitness, and turned back to ask if there was anything wrong.
Jiang Hongshao signaled them to go to the temple in front first, and they would follow.
Liu Ying and Yao Beibei, who were also children of the compound, walked to the front first. Su Hongdou, Luo Wei and others were not very familiar with Yu Xiao, so they naturally did not need to come down to accompany him. At the moment, only Jiang Hongshao and Cheng Ran were accompanying Yu Xiao. They went up first, and Cheng Ran helped Yu Xiao to go to the station to take the cable car down.
Jiang Hongshao was waiting by the big stone, and helped the limping Yu Xiao into the station. Yu Xiao suddenly stopped limping, glanced at Lao Jiang from a distance, and hit Cheng Ran on the shoulder as if he had come back to life, "Brother, this is the only way I can help you!"
Cheng Ran was stunned. "Is this possible? Did you really fall just now?"
"Damn, I nearly fell to death!" Yu Xiao rolled up his trouser legs, revealing skin above his knees. "It's not serious as breaking bones, but it's burning. This is Lu Xiaofeng's telepathic finger. I'm risking my life to help you get a chance to be alone... I know you're crazy about wanting to get into No. 10 Middle School, and you're even taking the transfer exam for it. I see it, but I didn't enlighten you because I think it's good for you to be motivated sometimes. But how about now? The results are announced, and you don't say anything or get angry. You didn't pass the exam. That's no wonder, after all, it's No. 10 Middle School, and it's harder than climbing to the sky for those of us from other places to get in. Besides, Lao Jiang's chances of returning to Shanhai will be getting fewer and fewer in the future... But just think of it as a brother's last help to you, and let your wish come true. Go ahead."
Cheng Ran didn't know whether to be angry or amused. Yu Xiao had an expression that showed he was fearless and would risk his life for his brothers, but then he looked so lonely, as if he was enjoying the last minute of his life.
Don't force the rhythm, it's impossible to be moved at this time, okay
Cheng Ran walked out of the station with a strange expression on his face, but Yu Xiao was not in a hurry to get on the bus. He found a corner and sat down first, grimacing in pain. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it with a lighter.
He took a deep breath and felt his lungs were empty. Looking at Cheng Ran's back, Yu Xiao felt a little sad.
Walk with Lao Jiang for a while, just like the time when we worked on the bulletin board together before graduating from junior high school. A girl like Lao Jiang may not be able to walk with her because of different backgrounds, identities, statuses, etc., but having the opportunity to spend some time alone with her is worth remembering.
Those were the days when they were young, when they were not happy about the spring breeze, were not annoyed by the summer cicadas, were not sad about the autumn wind, did not sigh at the winter snow, were too lazy to notice the wealth and fame around them, and dared not face up to injustice.
He will not forget it.
…
Cheng Ran came back, and Jiang Hongshao smiled, "Is Old Yu pretending?"
Cheng Ran felt sorry for Yu Xiaoming. With Jiang's intelligence, how could he have hidden it from him? The self-torture trick was in vain. In Jiang Hongshao's eyes, she might even think that the two of them were playing a double game.
Cheng Ran had no choice but to nod. Jiang Hongshao held back her laughter and glanced at him sideways, her beautiful eyes looking around, "Then let's keep going."
Cheng Ran nodded and led the way, Jiang Hongshao followed behind him, her legs under her jeans were very agile. There are winding mountain roads in Mount Li, but those are for cars. Climbers can take the stone steps in the middle of each road to go up the mountain in a roughly straight line, but it is steeper. Cheng Ran first stepped on the steep stone path to the main road, and Jiang Hongshao fell behind. Just as she stepped over the stone step, it seemed that a fallen pine branch on the ground tripped her. Jiang Hongshao's body was unstable, and her face was surprised. She subconsciously reached out to Cheng Ran for help.
Cheng Ran was startled and stretched out his hand to grab it, but because his hands were stretched out at a different frequency, the two hands missed each other and he grabbed nothing.
Cheng Ran was completely stunned. Damn, in TV dramas, when encountering such a thing, shouldn’t you just reach out and catch it? Why did you catch nothing
If Jiang Hongshao slides down this slope, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Just when Cheng Ran was about to pounce with his scalp tingling, Jiang Hongshao, who had stepped on a pine branch, swayed... and then stood still.
Perhaps neither of them expected this situation to happen. Cheng Ran was stunned for a moment, and Jiang Hongshao, who was still holding out her hand, suddenly blushed.
Jiang Hongshao did not retract her hand. Cheng Ran reached out again and held her hand. A cool touch came over him. Her five fingers were soft and moist, and their slender features were distinct. Cheng Ran felt like he was holding a priceless work of art.
Cheng Ran recalled the time when they crossed the mountains and ridges to track down the criminals, and they supported each other as they trudged along. It was so close and yet so natural.
The familiar yet strange feeling they had when they met, the speechlessness as if they had a lot to say but didn't know where to start, all collapsed as they held hands.
Jiang Hongshao blushed and smiled, "The way you looked when you thought you missed it just now... you looked so stupid."