Lin Jiayu then realized that she seemed to be too familiar with Zhu Xingyao. She explained: "She accompanied me to buy things and helped me get discounts by scanning my face."
Zhu Xingyao coughed immediately and almost choked on the soy milk.
Lu Ji suddenly thought of the slap she made at the audition last semester. He looked at the soy milk in her hand and asked, "You really like this?"
Zhu Xingyao paused and said softly, "It's OK. It tastes good."
Zhu Xingyao and Lu Ji were already famous, and when they sat facing each other, they attracted a lot of attention. Someone leaving the cafeteria couldn't help but say, "I knew it, Lu Ji must like Zhu Xingyao, otherwise why would he sit at the same table with her."
"They both look quite compatible..."
"I just don't know whether Zhu Xingyao likes Lu Ji or not."
Jiang Tu walked to the cafeteria door and heard it. He stopped and looked up to see Zhu Xingyao and Lu Ji and a group of people walking towards him. He looked at them carefully and turned around to get his food.
When Lin Jiayu saw him, she said, "I'll go find Jiang Tu," and ran towards his back.
Zhou Yuan was surprised again and pointed: "She also knows that boy Jiang Tu?"
Zhu Xingyao took a look and said, "They grew up together and lived in the same place when they were young."
Lin Jiayu went to ask Jiang Tu about the physics competition. She stood behind him and said, "Are you worried about your family?"
Jiang Tu looked back at her and said, "Yeah."
Lin Jiayu sighed: "Well, it's a pity..."
Jiang Tu didn't think it was a pity. He glanced at the door and asked casually, "It's only been two days since school started, and you and Lu Ji have become familiar with each other?"
"The head teacher arranged for me to sit at the same table with him..." Lin Jiayu watched him get his meal and followed him for two steps. "He might have sat there just now because of Zhu Xingyao. I think he seems to like her..."
Not as if.
Lu Ji just likes Zhu Xingyao.
Jiang Tu withdrew his gaze expressionlessly and turned around with the food tray in his hand.
In the afternoon, Lin Jiayu returned to her seat and saw Lu Ji doing the competition questions. Lu Ji looked up at her and said lazily, "I didn't expect that you and Jiang Tu grew up together. You also live in Hexi Lane?"
Lin Jiayu was very familiar with Lu Ji. After all, he was a celebrity in the school and a male god in the eyes of girls. She said honestly, "Well, it's the same place, but my family is not that poor..."
Lu Ji was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile: "Then how did you and Zhu Xingyao know each other?"
Lin Jiayu told Lu Ji about Jiang Tu's glasses, and only then did he realize that the glasses were chosen by Zhu Xingyao.
The physics competition students left school on Thursday morning.
During the Friday morning reading class, Zhu Xingyao was stunned when she found an envelope with the same style in her English textbook. She pulled Li Xixi, and Li Xixi looked over and whispered, "Wow, classmate J's Friday love letter is here again."
Zhu Xingyao felt that classmate J's handwriting was better than last semester. She was confused: "He is not in school anymore. Who do you think helped him put the letter there?"
Li Xixi disagreed: "What's so strange about this? Have you ever seen someone stuffing things into your desk? No, but you still see letters and food every day. Lu Ji is so popular, isn't it easy to have someone stuff a letter into your desk in the morning or after school when no one is around?"
That’s true.
Zhu Xingyao stuffed the envelope into her schoolbag.
Jiang Tu put his hand on the window, watching her zip up, twirling a pen with his left hand, and lowering his head to memorize words. He was actually very curious about how she dealt with those letters and greeting cards in the end? Did she take them home and throw them away
Or will it be saved because of the painting on it
It was not easy for him to collect those greeting cards and envelopes, but in any case, he didn't want the letters to be thrown away.
In the afternoon class meeting, Cao Shujun selected other class committee members and representatives of each subject. Jiang Tu was selected as the physics class representative. Jiang Tu frowned, stood up and said, "Sorry, I don't have time. Let Zhu Xingyao do it."
Zhu Xingyao: “…”
She couldn't help but look back at him.
Jiang Tu lowered his head, looked at her, and whispered: "Is it okay?"
He was clearly begging for help, but his voice was so dull. Zhu Xingyao blinked and said helplessly, "Okay."
After school, Jiang Tu was not in a hurry to leave. He had to go to Liangge Barbecue Restaurant at 7pm. He still had some time, so he simply finished his physics and math homework in the classroom before leaving. He didn't even bring his schoolbag, and rode his bicycle out of the school gate. He unexpectedly saw Zhu Xingyao still standing at the old place waiting for the bus, and even picked up his phone to check it.
Her parents and driver haven’t arrived yet
He stopped behind her. Zhu Xingyao turned her head and smiled when she saw him: "You haven't left yet?"
Jiang Tu hummed, paused, and asked, "Where are your family members?"
As soon as the words fell.
Her cell phone rang.
Zhu Xingyao answered the call, occasionally glancing at Jiang Tu while speaking, "Mom... Then you go ahead and do your work, I can go back by myself... I'm old enough, it's okay, you go ahead and do your work..." She hung up the phone, looked at Jiang Tu, and then answered his question, "Old Liu has something going on at home, so he probably won't be able to pick me up in the next one or two months. My parents often work overtime, and as you can see, my mom stood me up."
Zhu Yunping said he wanted to find a temporary driver to replace Lao Liu first. Lao Liu had just taken a day off, and a suitable driver had not been found yet.
Ding Yu has always been busy and her working hours are not fixed, but she is used to it.
Jiang Tu looked at her straight in the eye: "Then how are you going to get back?"
Most of the students had already left. The school gate was a little empty. Her house was also empty. Zhu Xingyao suddenly didn't want to go home. She shook her head and said, "I'll go to the square and practice piano in the practice room."
Jiang Tu was silent for a moment, then he pulled back his feet, "I'll go over there too, you..."
He paused and looked at her, not knowing what she was thinking.
Zhu Xingyao blinked and said, "Will you give me a ride?"
Jiang Tu: “…”
He turned his head to glance at the back seat of the bicycle. He had only taken people across the river, and the bicycle was a bit old. He squeezed the handlebars and looked at her with dark eyes: "Are you sure? The bicycle is a bit hard and may not be very comfortable."
Zhu Xingyao knew that this might be the reason for his hesitation. She walked over, sat sideways on the back seat, and looked up at him: "Let's go, I've ridden Xixi's bicycle before, and you're much steadier than her."
Jiang Tu turned his head slowly, lowered his eyes, and said, "Then sit down."
Zhu Xingyao smiled: "Okay."
Jiang Tu rode out, and Zhu Xingyao lost her balance. She subconsciously grabbed his clothes, and her fingertips touched his waist. He braked suddenly, and Zhu Xingyao's head hit his back unexpectedly, making her dizzy: "Hiss... Your back is so stiff, why did you stop suddenly?"
Jiang Tu pursed his lips and looked down at his waist. The girl's slender white fingers were tightly grasping his clothes. His Adam's apple rolled: "Nothing."
Ride the bike out again.
At this time, the sun had just set and a large patch of red clouds reflected the sky. When Jiang Tu rode his bicycle onto the bridge, Zhu Xingyao turned his head to look at the river and the sky. Suddenly, he was dazzled by the gorgeous clouds and reacted vaguely.
It was the first time for her to sit on the back of a boy's bicycle.
Both of them were wearing school uniforms and were good-looking, which attracted some attention.
Fortunately, Jiang Tu rode fast and soon arrived at the square. Jiang Tu stopped in front of the Liang Family Barbecue Restaurant. He leaned on the ground and looked back at her, "Do you want to eat barbecue?"
Zhu Xingyao followed Jiang Tu with some curiosity. She watched him lock his bicycle next to the barbecue restaurant and looked up at the big red sign that read "Liang Ge's Barbecue Restaurant". She and Li Xixi had been to this restaurant before.
Jiang Tu stood up and looked down at her: "Let's go."
She followed him and asked softly, "Are you working there?"
He hummed softly.
It was dinner time and it was Friday, so there were many people in the store. When the two of them walked into the store, they were greeted by a gust of hot air. Liang Cheng was greeting customers, and when he saw Zhu Xingyao following behind Jiang Tu, his eyes widened: "Oh my gosh!"
Not only Liang Cheng, but also the other shop assistants looked at Jiang Tu in surprise.
Jiang Tu looked around the store and turned to look at Zhu Xingyao: "Sit over there, okay?"
A table for two by the window, half blocked by the counter, was relatively quiet. Zhu Xingyao was still a little stunned. She looked up at him and smiled softly: "Okay, you can sit anywhere."
Jiang Tu took her over. Liang Cheng stood by the counter and raised his eyebrows at him with an expression that said, "You've finally gotten the idea, kid."
He paused for a moment, then walked over and explained, "My classmate, I gave her a ride along the way."
Liang Cheng took a look at the extremely beautiful Zhu Xingyao and felt that she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before. He said to her with a smile, "Except for Sister Xiaolin, this guy is here with his classmates for the first time."
The Little Lin sister should be referring to Lin Jiayu.
Zhu Xingyao felt that Jiang Tu and Liang Cheng seemed to be very familiar with each other. She smiled and said, "Really? I'm honored."
Jiang Tu lowered his eyes and looked at her, wondering what she was so happy about.
Liang Cheng smiled and patted his shoulder, then lowered his head and whispered in his ear: "Take the people over there and sit down first. There's no need to rush to the kitchen. Come on after you're full." After saying that, he pushed the people forward.
Jiang Tu took Zhu Xingyao to sit down and asked her, "What do you want to eat? I'll get it." He paused and said, "Consider it my apology for pushing the Physics class representative to you. I'll treat you."
Zhu Xingyao was stunned for a moment, and said quickly: "It's just a small matter..."
"It's a real hassle for me, and you've been a great help."
"… "
Zhu Xingyao didn't know how to refuse. She always felt that it was difficult to refuse Jiang Tu. He was so poor, and he wanted to treat her to barbecue...
Jiang Tu spread the menu in front of her: "The beef here is quite fresh. If you don't know what to choose, I'll get it. The food here is not expensive, and you won't spend much money."
"… "
Zhu Xingyao was choked, holding his cheek and flipping through the menu, then suddenly closed it and put it in front of him, "Just give me something, I don't eat pork belly... I don't eat offal, and I don't want cilantro either."
Jiang Tu wrote down: "Okay."
He quickly stood up and walked into the kitchen, took a tray and went to pick out ingredients for her. Liang Cheng took the time to follow him in, stood by and looked at him with a smile: "Are you really just a classmate? She's so beautiful, don't you feel anything at all?"
Jiang Tu took a plate of fresh beef and turned to look at him: "We are just classmates, don't make random guesses."
Seeing his calm face, Liang Cheng said with a sigh: "You kid is really... It's normal to like a girl at this age. Don't be so boring. Girls don't like being so boring."
Jiang Tu paused and suddenly thought of Lu Ji. He didn't say anything and took a lot of food.
When he turned around, Liang Cheng muttered in his mind: "I always feel that she looks familiar, but I can't remember where I have seen her..."
Di Jiangtu knew why he was familiar with it, but he didn't remind him and turned around to leave with the things.
Zhu Xingyao was texting Li Xixi with her head down. She looked up at him and smiled, "I told Li Xixi that I was eating barbecue here. If she hadn't already returned home, she would have definitely run out... Can I tell her that you're working here?"
"Whatever you say." Jiang Tu sat down opposite her, poked the charcoal fire, and spread the marinated meat slices on it. "It's no secret. Students from No. 1 Middle School often come here to eat barbecue."
Zhu Xingyao said: "Xixi and I were here too, but we didn't see you."
Jiang Tu didn't expect that she had been here before, so he looked up at her and said, "I'm usually in the kitchen."
The meat slices sizzled with fat and the aroma spread out. Zhu Xingyao felt hungry just by smelling it. She looked at Jiang Tu grilling the meat skillfully and couldn't help but look up at him. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the business hours printed on the glass window:
17:00pm - 05:00am.
She suddenly realized and turned to look at him: "So, you come here to work until morning?"
Jiang Tu put the medium-rare beef on a white plate and placed it in front of her. "Well, it's ready to eat."
No wonder…
No wonder he sometimes sleeps on his stomach for the whole morning. So this is why.
Zhu Xingyao stared at the boy's clean and good-looking figure, picked up a piece of meat silently, and said with a little sparkle in her eyes: "It's delicious, much better than the last time Xixi and I grilled it ourselves. How did you grill it..."
"The sauce is already prepared. You don't need to add more seasoning." Jiang Tu guessed that she had a light taste, so he didn't add more seasoning when grilling. He looked at her slightly surprised eyes and smiled a little, "Maybe you guys are too old."
"No wonder."
Zhu Xingyao recalled the last time Li Xixi smeared all the sauce on her food, and her mouth was full of the taste of sauce.
She watched Jiang Tu's actions, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a few slices of meat, put them on the grill, and then put them on his plate as a return gift. Jiang Tu lowered his eyes, paused, and said nothing.
Zhu Xingyao urged: "Just try it."