"Second Brother..." Luo Qianqian was punished by herself, all because she spoke out of turn, and to make matters worse, everyone else had already left, leaving her to stand at attention all alone: "Is this how you treat your cute little sister whom you haven’t seen for days?"
"Stand properly, hands touching the seam of your trousers." Luo Yanhai was dead serious, then after making two rounds to ensure no one was paying attention, he quickly leaned in close to Luo Qianqian: "Were you not incredibly surprised and totally taken aback to see ?"
Luo Qianqian had a face full of disbelief—sure, there was surprise, but where was the joy? The surprise was definitely there—who would have thought that you could run into an acquaintance during military training? And in such a way, too.
She rely nodded without saying a word, who knew what Luo Yanhai was up to this ti—she wouldn’t be surprised if talking got her another fifteen minutes of punishnt.
"I’ve brought you sothing tasty. Wait for downstairs after dinner tonight." Luo Yanhai sighed looking at his sister who refused to make eye contact with him and generously gave the order: "You can go back."
Luo Qianqian saluted sharply with a loud "Yes," and then took off at a hundred-ter dash pace.
Luo Yanhai touched his nose: "Am I that scary?" Then he turned and walked towards the dormitory, figuring that after the fuss he’d made with his sister, they must have been caught and would need to explain.
"Qianqian, are you okay?" Chu Ci stuck out her tongue—the mont Luo Yanhai ordered them back with a stern face, they had all returned, after all, it was Qianqian’s brother, who might have had sothing to say? But who would have thought it would an both of them standing under the sun for fifteen minutes.
"When I get ho, I’m definitely calling Second Aunt to complain, how he bullies ." Luo Qianqian sniffled, pulling out sunscreen: "But the sun’s really strong, I probably didn’t apply enough this morning, I’ll put on so more."
"You’re already so tanned..." He Wenyu pouted, then upon seeing Luo Qianqian’s foreboding gaze, hurriedly corrected herself: "But it’s essential to protect yourself to recover." Her eyes, however, were hiding a smile—probably amused by her own skin that never tanned no matter how much sun it got? Seems like soone’s grown up and beco beauty-conscious, He Wenyu pondered deeply.
Li Qi rolled her eyes and quickly handed over a bottle of water. Luo Qianqian thanked her and chugged down most of the bottle, shocking the others in the dorm.
Luo Qianqian wiped her mouth grandly, lanting: "No wonder my brother said to keep buying water. Let’s go carry a box back after we finish lunch, shall we?"
"Buying water by the box??" He Wenyu was taken aback too, but seeing none of the others objected, she took it as a given.
"Speaking of which, did you bring lunch boxes?" Fu Mingxue looked enviously at the group sitting together—they ca from different backgrounds, and she had co to this school alone, without the friends from her elentary school. But she also felt a secret relief.
"Yes." Luo Qianqian nodded, digging a lunch box out of the side of her backpack, then faced He Wenyu’s pitiful look and her mouth twitched: "Don’t tell you forgot yours again?"
"You guessed it..." He Wenyu nodded, then looked at Luo Qianqian’s two-tiered lunch box and hugged Luo Qianqian with a woeful face: "Lend half, I’ll help you wash it."
"You win." Luo Qianqian gave in resignedly, turning to the others: "Did you bring yours?"
"We still rember to bring our brains." Li Qi laughed at He Wenyu’s shaless smile: "Not everyone forgets their brain at ho with the cake."
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"That’s my little sister. If it weren’t for her, who would bother taking a break from leave to co here and play with kids?" Luo Yanhai rolled his eyes, clearly annoyed as he faced the military training base commander.
"Xiao Hai, isn’t it good to catch up after so long?" The commander was all smiles as he invited Luo Yanhai to sit: "How’s your grandpa doing?"
"How long has it been since I took a leave? Based on the last ti we t, you might as well call my sister over and ask her," Luo Yanhai replied without any courtesy, sitting upright and not relaxing in the slightest.
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Luo Qianqian was blissfully unaware that Luo Yanhai’s actions had already caused trouble for himself, as she was lost in the joy of sharing food with her dormmates.
After ssaging her brother to inform him of Second Brother coming here as her instructor, she also complained about the harshness of the sun, saying she would definitely tan to a crisp.
Shufan got off the plane and saw his little sister’s ssage, his heart breaking almost to the point of tears. The mory of his sister tanned and peeling from a holiday at the beach, crying and fussing at ho, was still vivid in his mind. Now, seeing her ssage, he was so upset he almost wanted to buy a plane ticket to go back and give his sister so shade—at least he was taller and could provide so protection from the sun.
"Just by looking at you, I can tell that was a ssage from Qianqian." Wearing sunglasses to pick them up, Luo Yanran pushed the younger brother in front of him, "Hurry up, Grandpa and Grandma are waiting at ho."
"Fourth Brother, did you know Second Brother has gone to Qianqian’s military training base to be an instructor?" Luo Shufan thought for a mont, feeling that his sister would definitely tattle after the training was over. Based on that pitiful ssage alone, it was certain, so it was better to give a heads-up in advance.
Underneath the sunglasses, Luo Yanran’s eyes widened in shock, then his lips curved into a smile, "My brother said he was going to see a girl, so Grandpa agreed to let him go. I didn’t expect it was really about a girl."
At the military training base, Luo Yanhai felt a chill down his spine, sensing soone scheming against him. He racked his brains but couldn’t figure it out. Given the nurous people he had recently offended, he eventually gave up thinking about it. After all, when soldiers co, use a general to block, and when water cos, use earth to cover.
anwhile, Luo Qianqian was marching to the cafeteria with the large troop. Having been brought up at Grandpa’s military camp, she was used to this routine and didn’t complain. The other girls, however, thought differently, especially the girl from Class One who slept in the bunk above Fu Mingxue. Looking at the queue to get into the cafeteria and having to wait for the previous group to finish before the next could enter, she couldn’t help complaining, "What are we queuing for? Exquisite delicacies? Even Wanhai Tower doesn’t treat people this way."
Upon hearing "Wanhai Tower," both Luo Qianqian and He Wenyu were taken aback. It had been a long ti since they last saw Bai Yixian. Even when Bai Yizhu’s exam results ca out and the acceptance letter arrived, it was just a phone call and a bank transfer. They indeed hadn’t seen each other for ages. Not even during the New Year. Bai Yizhu had visited twice, but neither visit lasted over two days before he was sent back.
Upon hearing that, Fu Mingxue laughed, "There are other restaurants around Wanhai Tower. If you don’t want to eat at this one, you can choose another. But here, we only have the cafeteria. If you don’t want to eat here, your only option is to buy instant noodles."
"You’re right, I can still buy instant noodles." The girl nodded, but seeing no one leave the queue, she didn’t dare to act rashly and stood in line obediently, "Let see what they actually serve in there first."
"Zhao Shiyu, don’t be too fussy. This place isn’t like ho where you can have whatever you want," said the plump, round-faced girl standing next to Zhao Shiyu, who seed to know her.
"Luo Qianqian, doesn’t He Wenyu have so food? When we get back, ask her to share so with ," Zhao Shiyu said to Luo Qianqian without even looking at the girl beside her. It sounded like an order, just like how a young mistress in a drama series would speak to her maid.
Luo Qianqian laughed, "You should ask her yourself. I can eat anything, and I can always eat my fill." If Zhao Shiyu had asked nicely, Luo Qianqian might have inquired on her behalf, especially since He Wenyu wouldn’t be able to finish her pack of cakes anyway. But with that attitude, wanting Luo Qianqian to speak up just so Zhao could benefit? Not a chance. Luo Qianqian was no easily manipulated pushover.
Chu Ci tried hard to suppress a laugh. Luo Qianqian, able to eat anything? When going out, the one who was the pickiest about food was Luo Qianqian herself. However, Chu Ci also disliked Zhao Shiyu’s behavior—clearly trying to take advantage, did she think everyone else was a fool?
"Speaking of which, Qianqian, later have Xiao Yu leave a piece for . I’ll save it for a midnight snack," Chu Ci said softly, though it was also a reminder to Zhao Shiyu not to take advantage of others.
"Would Xiao Yu charge for it?" Luo Qianqian sneered, "Just tell her directly if you want so. What’s our relationship? Besides, there’s nowhere to spend money in a place like this."
Chu Ci smiled and remained silent.
Realizing what the two were implying, Zhao Shiyu got the ssage: What’s our relationship? You just want to take advantage?
"Tsk, just like Xiaoyu said, you two really have sothing going on." Hearing Zhao Shiyu’s ntion of Xiaoyu, both were startled. Wasn’t Xiaoyu her own na?
Chu Ci was the first to react, indicating to Luo Qianqian the spot a few places ahead of them, "Chu Yu."
Luo Qianqian understood; she wasn’t without friends after all. She was lucky enough to find a friend from her own dormitory—Chu Yu had such good luck, she might as well buy a lottery ticket.
Luo Qianqian quickly took out her phone, inford Li Qi and He Wenyu about the situation, and then pulled Chu Ci and Fu Mingxue away from Zhao Shiyu.
She typed a few lines on her phone for the two of them to see, and their expressions differed radically.
After Chu Ci’s initial stupefied look, her face was full of emotion, while Fu Mingxue had a mischievous grin, "Luo Qianqian, I’m definitely making friends with you."
"I thought we were already friends," Luo Qianqian said with a smile, her lips lifting, "Let’s just leave the matter of the dorm leader to Li Qi. Xiao Yu and I are young and honestly a bit lazy. Xiao Ci and Xiao Xue are the soft girl type, not suited for such managent, especially with people like that around. We’ll have the majority of votes on our side. Even if she pulls those two from Xiao Yu’s class, we’ll still win easily. It’s good to have connections." Luo Qianqian didn’t try to keep her voice down while saying this, letting Zhao Shiyu overhear. Fu Mingxue’s eyes twinkled after hearing Luo Qianqian’s words, but she remained silent.
Zhao Shiyu was seething with rage on the side, her eyes flickering with scheming.
Chu Ci, who was ahead, also paid attention to the commotion. After hearing Luo Qianqian’s words, she gave a cold snort and then ignored it.
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