Sang Zhi's appetite suddenly improved, and she held the bowl and gulped down the porridge. She rejected Sang Rong's offer to drive her to school, and put on her schoolbag and went to school by herself as usual.
When they were almost at the station, Sang Chi lowered his head and struggled to take out his student bus card from his schoolbag.
Out of the corner of her eye she noticed the convenience store next door, and after a moment’s hesitation she walked in.
This convenience store is not very big, and the refrigerator for drinks is placed at the door. Sang Chi stared at the row of milk without blinking, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Seeing that she had been there for quite some time, the clerk at the cashier counter couldn't help but ask, "Little girl, do you want to buy some milk?"
Normally, Sang Chi would not bother to care. But at this moment, she turned her head and pointed at her school uniform: "I'm in junior high school now, don't call me that."
Without waiting for the clerk to respond, Sang Zhi continued, "I'm not buying, I'm just taking a look."
After that, she said goodbye and left the store, just in time to catch a crowded bus. Sang Chi hurriedly got on, squeezed in with the crowd, and found an empty seat to stand.
The car was shaking violently.
Because of inertia, Sang Chi stood very unsteadily, and had to stand on tiptoe while holding onto the ring, which was very strenuous. With a sudden brake, she fell forward uncontrollably, her heart sank. The next second, someone grabbed her schoolbag and pulled her back.
Complaints continued to be heard.
Sang Chi stretched out his hand and barely grabbed the handrail in the distance.
In this situation, she took a moment to look back and happened to meet Fu Zhengchu's eyes.
The boy was about 1.7 meters tall, a head taller than her. His facial features had not yet fully grown, and he looked soft and immature, with a deliberately put-on mature look on his face: "Are you okay?"
Sang Chi nodded but said nothing.
Fu Zhengchu gave up his seat to her: "You stand here."
He was tall enough to grab the ring, and Sang Chi didn't hesitate to say "thank you".
silence.
After a while, Fu Zhengchu managed to say, "I heard from Yin Zhenru that your parents were called in, right?"
Sang Chi looked at him, not happy: "Why does she tell you everything?"
"Didn't you go to the bookstore with me yesterday? I just asked." Fu Zhengchu seemed a little nervous. "I don't mean anything else. I just wanted to tell you that my parents were called as well."
Sang Zhi paused: "You were called as a parent too?"
"Um."
"What's the reason?"
Unable to think of a response for a moment, Fu Zhengchu said vaguely: "I just don't listen in class."
Sang Chi nodded: "I'm almost there too."
"Why don't you listen?"
"It's too simple." Sang Zhi said, "I don't want to listen."
"..." Fu Zhengchu scratched his head and said calmly, "Me too."
Sang Chi asked suspiciously, "But didn't you rank last in your grade in the last exam?"
Sweat dripped down Fu Zhengchu's forehead. He looked away and tightened his grip on the rings, but his expression was calm: "Yeah. The question is too simple. I'm too lazy to write it."
Seemingly finding this explanation reasonable, Sang Chi said "Oh" calmly and said nothing more.
The scene became quiet.
It was so quiet that it was a little awkward.