Chen Siyu whispered to Bai Yuxia: "Just now Tongtong ntioned reciprocation. If I think about it carefully, Jiang Ning has given us a lot of gifts, hasn’t he?"
She touched the jade pendant on her wrist.
Bai Yuxia thought of the White Jade Little Tiger Pendant, Green Jade Ring, brooch... All these were gifts from Jiang Ning, yet she seed to never have given him anything.
’I should return the favor.’ she thought, finally appreciating Chen Siyu for offering a useful suggestion.
’But... what would be a good gift?’ Bai Yuxia was undecided.
Chen Siyu said: "Jiang Ning has such nice fingers, let’s give him a ring!"
"Okay." Bai Yuxia, "Do you know his finger size? Should we ask?"
Chen Siyu pondered for a few seconds, saying: "Jiang Ning is so smart, if we asured his size, wouldn’t he guess our intention?"
"True, even you managed to figure that out." Bai Yuxia agreed.
Bai Yuxia continued: "Think of a way to asure his finger for a ring size without him noticing."
Chen Siyu had a brainwave: "It’s simple. While he’s distracted, we take his finger, and then we’ll know."
Bai Yuxia thought carefully, and shivered.
"Are you an idiot? His finger is attached to his hand, how can you take it?" she surrendered.
Chen Siyu sighed: "Well, there’s no choice but to feel with our hearts."
Bai Yuxia was puzzled: "How do you feel that?"
Chen Siyu crossed her legs, tensed her waist, and closed her eyes, her brows revealing mischief.
Images from past films flashed through Bai Yuxia’s mind, her face turned pale, and she slapped her desk mate:
"Are you nuts!"
...
The first class in the afternoon began, and light rain started to fall outside.
Students crowded by the window, curious, as it should be snowing with this weather.
Chen Qian explained: "It’s not ordinary rain, it’s freezing rain."
Freezing rain is considered a teorological disaster, much more troubleso than snow. Once it lands on the ground, it quickly turns to ice, severely impacting road traffic and damaging crops.
Such weather often calls for reduced outdoor activity.
The classroom got colder; Jiang Ning arranged an array to keep himself and Tongtong warm, while Chen Siyu, who felt chilled, didn’t have that luxury. Noticing warmth by Jiang Ning, she slid her stool closely against him for warmth, with Bai Yuxia pressing against Chen Siyu.
Now, not only the four desks but also the chairs were practically jamd together.
In the third class in the afternoon, the class teacher Shan Qingrong entered the classroom abruptly, announcing:
"Students, the temperature is low today, and it’s raining ice outside. The school has activated the ergency plan; the evening self-study session is canceled, so go straight ho after school!"
As his words fell, cheers erupted from the students, not only from class 8 but seemingly shaking the entire building!
Cancel evening self-study session, what a rare occurrence!
Zhang Chi: "Teacher, is there still food at the canteen? If not, will they refund?"
Shan Qingrong: "There’s food. Those who want to eat can go to the canteen after school; those who don’t want to eat can just go ho."
After giving instructions, Shan Qingrong left the class.
Students couldn’t calm down for a while, chatting excitedly.
Xue Yuantong was delighted: "Can I go ho and eat the buns my mom made?"
Jiang Ning: "Sure."
Chen Siyu: "Your mom knows how to make buns?"
Xue Yuantong retorted: "Not only my mom, but I also know how."
"When can I try so?" Chen Siyu inquired, still recalling how Tongtong invited her for a snowy rabbit-catching playti recently!
Xue Yuantong rembered, glancing at the weather outside: "We’ll see over the weekend."
The weather was so cold; Yu Wen was trembling, not from cold but from excitent.
She clutched a box, wiggling like a struck eel.
"Yanan, I’m so happy!"
"Qing’e, I’m so happy!"
The two girls watched Yu Wen’s crazy behavior, never expecting Huang Zhongfei to give Yu Wen a gift privately.
"What’s she got that’s worthy?" Lu Qiqi was disgruntled in the [Without Yu Wen] group.
Shen Qing’e refreshed the group, discovering the na had changed to [Yu Wen is Unworthy].
But, regardless of others’ opinions, Yu Wen was as bright as a sunflower, her face glowing like she could radiate sunshine.
Xue Yuantong said to Jiang Ning: "Without evening self-study, it ans dismissing at the sa ti as Chuchu, isn’t it?"
"Chuchu didn’t ride her bike today, should we go pick her up?" Xue Yuantong planned, she wanted to go ho with Chuchu.
Jiang Ning: "Sure."
Xue Yuantong: "I’ll ssage her then~"
Chen Siyu was surprised: "The road is so slippery, are you still riding bikes?"
Xue Yuantong: "Yeah, you’re surprised?"
"I went out of school to buy sothing at noon, and saw so classmates slip off their bikes!" Chen Siyu, "It’s so dangerous!"
Bai Yuxia: "It’s freezing rain outside now, the roads will be even more slippery than before..."
Before she finished speaking, Jiang Ning asked: "No need to worry, you’ve experienced my biking skills, right?"
Bai Yuxia rembered Jiang Ning’s wild biking experience, fell silent, she indeed had experienced it, that unique experience, she had never forgotten.
...
The school bell rang, and all the students walked out of the teaching building.
Outside, the freezing rain was still falling, as Jiang Ning walked downstairs, he saw classmates who ran fast and slipped on the flat ground.
Jiang Ning picked up his pace, Xue Yuantong donned a woolen hat, her little hand tightly holding his coat, saying: "Jiang Ning, don’t worry about walking, I’m controlling your balance!"
"Hehe." Jiang Ning slowly walked into the bike shed and pulled out his titanium gray electric bike.
A few seconds later, among the crowd of students, an electric bike suddenly rushed out, leading at an extrely fast speed, soon crossing through the school gate and disappearing from sight.
The urban area was a white ocean, the snow was beautiful, yet in the green belts, you could see tree branches crushed by ice and snow everywhere.
A car slanted into the snow heaps by the roadside.
Other small cars that were driving had unstable bodies, sotis their wheels spun in place.
Xue Yuantong clearly saw the windshield wipers of the car desperately scraping the icy water, looking like they were about to break down.
By contrast, her ride was as agile as a fish in water, swerving back and forth on the rain-covered roads.
She hid under the raincoat, isolated from the outside freezing rain, a strong feeling of safety surged from her heart, as if with Jiang Ning there, no matter if the world faced an apocalypse, she could still live peacefully.
Under the cloudy sky, the wind and snow scattered.
Jiang Ning noticed the change in Tongtong’s gaze, his voice ca: "Am I aweso?"
Xue Yuantong didn’t retort this ti, she earnestly said: "You’re the most aweso person in the world!"
Jiang Ning chuckled: "Good to know."
As children, we always thought our parents were omnipotent, and as we grew up with enhanced awareness, we finally understood that parents are just ordinary people, thus facing life’s pressures, they could only bear the burden alone.
Upon entering society, Jiang Ning deeply felt that living ans never stopping, there was no ti for a breath.
He once imagined if there could be soone to shield him from the wind and rain, allowing him to stop and rest, but there wasn’t...
As ti passed by, now Jiang Ning assud a different role.
Jiang Ning felt the small warmth behind him, it was Tongtong’s warm little face, she was closely snuggled against him.
’If I could shield her from wind and rain, then it would be nice.’ Jiang Ning pondered.
The electric bike broke through the snow and rain, the scenes on both sides rapidly retreated, on these rainy and snowy days, the bus beca the main ans of transportation.
It was at the school and work dismissal ti point, the bus stop lined with a ’ten miles long street’, a bus slowly stopped, imdiately, a large crowd of people rushed toward the bus door.
When eting on a narrow road, the hero wins, so weaker people naturally couldn’t squeeze in, they could only wait for the next bus.
Xue Yuantong witnessed this scene, she worried: "Chuchu wouldn’t take the bus and leave first, right?"
Jiang Ning: "I feel she couldn’t squeeze in."
In freezing rain weather, hailing a taxi was difficult, Chuchu must be at the school gate.
Jiang Ning opened his Divine Sense, twisted the throttle, and increased the speed, amidst the shocked eyes of the bus stop passengers, he sped past.
...
The bus stop in front of Second Middle School’s gate.
The stop was crowded with students, Xue Chuchu stood by the stop, she put on the hat that ca with her down coat, quietly waiting for the bus.
Raindrops fell on her hat, soon forming ice.
A bus ca, a large crowd of students rushed over, in the end, only half of them got on.
Xue Chuchu seized the opportunity, silently moved to the empty area under the stop, finally no rain was dripping on her hat.
She quietly waited, not knowing for how long she would have to wait because more and more students were gathering at the stop.
The sky got darker, the rain got heavier.
In the distance, a beam of light pierced through the gray rain and snow, a handso tail slide, the titanium gray electric bike braked sharply, stopping in front of her.
Nearby students raised their eyes to look.
Jiang Ning took off his hood, called: "Chuchu, get on the bike."
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