After returning to their classroom, Li Yunhan and his group were still in a daze. The laughter and playfulness they had earlier had disappeared. Everyone had a strange feeling as if they knew something extraordinary, but some guesses could not be easily spoken out, otherwise it would cause an uproar.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward for a while.
"Li Yunhan, tell me... why did Jiang Hongshao agree to him? Did they know each other before?"
Li Yunhan shook his head, unable to understand Cheng Ran's absurdity, "I... don't know either."
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Returning to his seat, Zhang Ping leaned over and said, "You were outside just now. Jiang Hongshao came back first and you two met. Why did she ask you to wait for him?"
Hao Di in the front row also turned around and said, "Yeah... What's going on?"
Cheng Ran said, "We made an appointment to have dinner together after school."
Hao Di said, "I didn't realize, Cheng Ran, you are such a naughty person!"
Zhang Ping winked and said, "You are not very considerate. But I know without you saying it that she is the monitor, and she happened to run into you today. She must be planning to assign you a position, right? Labor committee member or team leader. If you are the team leader, you should take care of me when I hand in my homework!"
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"How did you know I was at No. 10 Middle School... and waiting for me in the hallway?"
Jiang Hongshao and I walked in a small alley at the back door, each holding an umbrella. There were dense trees on both sides, and the fresh air was faintly filled with the smell of ginkgo nuts.
Today is the registration for the second year of high school, and the registration for the third year of high school is tomorrow. When school was over, Sun Hui talked about the specific details of the classes starting the day after tomorrow. The classes dispersed one after another. Cheng Ran and Jiang Hongshao came out last, came through the red gate, and turned into the snack alley.
The books distributed for registration were basically placed on the desks, and it was impossible to take them all away at once, so most students had several piles of books on their desks, and put the books they were going to take home that day into their schoolbags. Now Cheng Ran and Jiang Hongshao each had a schoolbag, and Cheng Ran finally asked the question in his heart at this time.
Because everyone was holding an umbrella, the faces of the other people holding umbrellas could not be seen for a moment. Some students on this side of the alley couldn't help but take a few more glances at the figure under Lao Jiang's umbrella.
"When I returned to Shanhai, a friend of mine didn't settle down in Shanhai at first. Later, when she was walking back to Chengdu, she saw you. Her name is Cao Liwen. When you came to No. 10 Middle School for the exam, she said she had seen you. So, I told you that there is no airtight wall. No matter how strict the defense is, there will be accidents." Jiang Hongshao smiled and pointed to a small noodle shop, "Let's eat here. The taste is good."
The two put away their umbrellas and found a table in this small shop which was less than ten square meters and sat down. Outside, there was the sound of dripping rain.
"What do you want to eat?"
"You have the final say on your territory."
Jiang Hongshao said to the boss, "Two bowls of full-flavor noodles, one large and one small."
The two sat opposite each other on the wooden bench. Cheng Ran said, "This is what it means when man proposes, God disposes. But the problem is, we are in the same class. Isn't it just luck?"
"I asked the school if they could transfer you to a class. After all, you were admitted based on science, and our New Class 5 is focused on science."
Cheng Ran showed a look of astonishment, then looked at her seriously and said, "Does this count as using privileges?"
"This is not a privilege... It is purely a one-to-one support program."
Cheng Ran frowned, "This doesn't sound right... Did I fail the exam or am I poor and in need of help?"
The boss brought two bowls of steaming hot noodles. I have to say that he was really generous at that time. He did not cut corners like in later generations. The two large bowls were a luxurious set that was almost overflowing from the edge of the bowl. There was a mixture of pork ribs, beef, and meat sauce. Every noodle was well-flavored, and just looking at it made people's appetite increase.
Jiang Hongshao took the chopsticks herself and handed a pair to Cheng Ran.
In the end, the latter did not rush to take it, but just watched her movements, holding the chopsticks with her slender hands... well, her wrist was white and her skin was as red as a jade bamboo shoot.
Jiang Hongshao was stunned for a moment, then poked her chopsticks into his noodles and rolled her eyes at him.
She buried her head in eating and Cheng Ran just watched.
Jiang Hongshao said without even raising her head, "It's a mushy one!" Cheng Ran then began to dig it out. The first bite tasted rich and full of the flavor of the ingredients. In later generations, the catering industry was over-commercialized, with some industrial raw materials, and many additives and flavor enhancers. In fact, the taste of many restaurants was the same. Compared with the soup and sauce that were purely made by myself, the difference was obvious.
Lao Jiang took a big bite, filled his stomach, wiped his mouth with paper and said, "It's my turn to ask you, when did you think of applying to Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School?"
Cheng Ran raised his eyebrows and said, "On the night of junior high school graduation, did you really think I was just joking?"
"You said that at the time... and you did it? It took a year... The transfer exam is quite difficult. No. 10 Middle School has preparation materials, and the questions are set according to the outline of the materials. Where did you get the materials?"
"I borrowed it from someone. Someone also took the exam but didn't pass..."
Jiang Hongshao said, "I looked at the relevant question bank and found that there are indeed many questions beyond the syllabus and even competition questions... I guess you have perseverance."
"What do you mean I have perseverance..." Cheng Ran said with a smile, "Do you admire me?"
"Yes, I have."
"You didn't even raise your head when you said this... Don't you feel that you are insincere?"
"Then what should we do..." Jiang Hongshao put down her chopsticks, looked up, her beautiful eyes wandering, and said softly, "Cheng Ran... you are really special."
Cheng Ran smiled, "As long as you like it."
Jiang Hongshao was stunned and laughed and cursed, "Go to hell!"
The topic seemed to have changed a little. She fluttered her eyelashes and looked away, her cheeks slightly red. "Did it really hurt when I kicked you today?"
Cheng Ran felt so comfortable in his heart. Lao Jiang's gentle look with his head lowered and his gesture of handing him the chopsticks just now made him feel like he was enjoying the fragrance of his bare hands.
Is this considered guilty concern
"It really feels like being hit by a bicycle traveling at 35 kilometers per hour. The dance skills are different after practicing." Cheng Ran pointed under the table, indicating that the injury was serious.
But Lao Jiang responded with a smile, "Okay, it hurts... I was worried that I didn't use enough force and didn't teach you a lesson. I was also hit by a bicycle. I'll try a forklift next time."
"… "
After a moment, Cheng Ran solemnly protested, "... You are murdering your husband."
Then he bent down, rubbed the tops of his feet, and grinned.
Another heavy blow.
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Seeing that Cheng Ran had almost finished eating, Jiang Hongshao stood up and asked, "Boss, how much is it?"
The boss came over cheerfully. Beautiful things always make people happy, but the price was not ambiguous at all. "Twenty-five."
She took out thirty yuan from her pocket and paid the bill. After getting the change, she sat down in front of Cheng Ran again and said, "Take your time eating."
Cheng Ran asked, "Didn't you ask me to treat you?"
"It's your reward for coming to No. 10 Middle School. You can treat me next time."
“Is this like playing Super Mario Bros.? And there are rewards… The only reward is a bowl of noodles, nothing else?” Cheng Ran was stunned.
Jiang Hongshao's face was as cold as ice, "There is no friendly hug."
Cheng Ran laughed dumbly as if to say, "You have come to this day too." "I didn't ask for a friendly hug... Are you overthinking it, beautiful lady?"
Then the table shook.
Jiang Hongshao was stunned, because Cheng Ran in her sight had already stood up by supporting himself on the table, avoiding the attack range under the table. He looked extremely graceful, and even took a piece of paper to wipe the greasy corners of his mouth.
"Girls, if you touch someone... Even if you don't kick anyone, it's not good to kick flowers or plants."
At this time, people from all directions in the noodle shop were looking at the two of them with various smiles.
Jiang Hongshao stood up in embarrassment and looked at Cheng Ran with eyes full of anger.
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After eating noodles, Jiang Hongshao told her that someone would come to pick her up. It was an auntie. She called her after leaving school and waited outside the noodle shop in a while. She had already informed the other party in advance.
Cheng Ran pointed at the umbrella in his hand and said, "If you really want to give me a reward... let me wait with you for a while and take you to the car?"
Jiang Hongshao did not open her umbrella, but Cheng Ran opened it. She moved closer and leaned her shoulder against his. Then they walked out of the shop together and into the rain.
Standing side by side under the big-leafed banyan tree, we could smell its fragrance because we were so close.
Lao Jiang's hair is very smooth and feels fresh as if it has just been washed.
Smells good.
There doesn't seem to be any problem with smelling it for ten or eight years.
It was raining heavily at this time, but under the umbrella here, it seemed like another world.
Coming across mountains and seas to Chengdu, all the things that cannot be expressed in words seem to be presented side by side in this one.
A Mercedes-Benz E320 stopped on the street. There was a woman in a purple suit in the car. She looked very capable and had the mature charm that could hold up the purple dress. She saw Cheng Ran and Jiang Hongshao under the umbrella, her eyes fell on Cheng Ran without any expression, and she directly passed Cheng Ran and greeted Jiang Hongshao.
"I'm leaving. My mother's friend is here to pick me up. We'll go to their house for dinner this afternoon... See you the day after tomorrow." Jiang Hongshao smiled at Cheng Ran, walked forward, opened the passenger door and got in.
The Mercedes started and drove along the road.
Cheng Ran looked at the taillights of the vehicle. There was still a lingering scent in the air. After taking a deep breath, he hummed an indistinct tune and walked along the street to the station.
"The rain fell all night, and my love overflowed like rain... The fallen leaves in the yard were piled up with my thoughts... A few words of right and wrong could not cool my passion, and you appeared on every page of my poem..."
He knew why Lao Jiang paid the bill even though he said he would treat, because in that era when a bowl of noodles usually only cost four or five yuan, the most high-end noodles in that noodle shop were the full-flavor noodles with all kinds of meat sauce.
A large bowl costs fifteen yuan, and a small bowl costs ten yuan, which is quite luxurious.
She was worried that Cheng Ran's treat was too expensive, so she paid first.
Cheng Ran looked up and smiled slightly.
She is kind-hearted and good at managing the household...
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The car moved forward. Jiang Hongshao looked back and through the car window saw Cheng Ran holding an umbrella amidst the flying rain particles.
Like a line of poetry.
The elegance and elegance are beyond words.
You know, writing these delicate things takes a long time.
But I really like it. Cheng Ran and Lao Jiang's wonderful life in Chengdu begins...