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Gu Zheng shook her head and said nonchalantly, "I am a worker and you are a leisure person. If we go out to eat together, isn't that the same as combining work and leisure?"
Han Zhou was stunned. If these words were spoken by Mo Yixia, he might have doubted whether there was something wrong with this "combination of work and rest", but Guzheng was a pure child and would never say anything ambiguous.
So the meaning of this sentence is very clear. Guzheng regards him as a lazy man who does nothing.
He felt insulted and took a deep breath and said, "You think I'm very free recently, right?"
"Isn't it?" Gu Zheng glanced at him.
"Of course... well... it seems a little bit."
Han Zhou wanted to refute, but after thinking about it, he couldn't find any words to refute. To be honest, he was quite free recently.
Gu Zheng didn't really think that he had nothing to do. After all, this guy's arm still needed rest.
In fact, Han Zhou didn't fully understand the meaning of what she just said. What she wanted to say was that having a meal with Han Zhou was a combination of work and rest.
She asked about Han Zhou's hand injury and learned that it would take no time for him to fully recover. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and a bright smile appeared on her face.
Halfway through the journey, Han Zhou suddenly remembered something and asked, "I remember you said you wanted to join the student union and the clubs, have you found time to learn about them recently?"
"Yes, I'm still considering the student union, but I've already chosen the club."
"Oh? What club?" Han Zhou looked curious.
He remembered that Guzheng had said before that she wanted to join a sports club, but he didn't know what it was. Could it be badminton?
Unexpectedly, Guzheng's answer was completely beyond his expectations.
“I want to join the dance club.”
"What club?" Han Zhou doubted his ears and was stunned for a few seconds before asking, "Martial Arts Club?"
That's right, he would rather believe that there was something wrong with his ears than believe that Guzheng would join some dance club.
It’s not that he thinks Guzheng can’t be danced to. To be fair, given this guy’s looks, she would probably look pretty good just dancing around. But based on his understanding of Guzheng, this guy probably has no interest in dancing.
Gu Zheng rolled her eyes at him and repeated word by word: "Dance Club, I want to learn dancing."
Han Zhou thought about it and asked tentatively: "Street dance?"
This is quite in line with the style of Guzheng...
“Classical dance!”
Guzheng was a little unhappy and nudged him with her elbow.
Han Zhou was dumbfounded: "Why do you learn classical dance?"
"Of course it's for dancing!"
Although Guzheng had no dance background, her physical fitness and flexibility were far superior to those of ordinary people, and she also had plenty of physical strength. Han Zhou was not worried that she would not be able to adapt, but he really didn't expect that she would choose classical dance...
However, he did not ask too many questions, as it would have been impolite to ask further, as it seemed as if the guzheng could not perform classical dance.
The only thing he was worried about was that dancing was a very physically and mentally demanding activity, and it took a lot of time to practice well. And given Guzheng's desire to do everything to the best of her ability, she might have to spend a lot of energy on this, plus she had to balance studying... wouldn't this be too tiring?
He raised his concerns.
Gu Zheng said indifferently: "Your worries are unnecessary. I have never thought about practicing dancing well. Otherwise, I might have to wear awkward clothes to participate in the school performance. It's scary to think about it..."
She was not exaggerating; such a scene was indeed terrifying to her.
Han Zhou asked in confusion: "Isn't the purpose of practicing dance to be able to perform on stage one day?"
"What era are you in? I just want to practice for fun, isn't that okay?" Guzheng looked at him unhappily. "What I care about most is academic performance, followed by sports performance. Other things like competing for first place are not that important."
"real or fake?"
Han Zhou's eyes widened as if he had discovered a new world.
"if not!"
Guzheng was a little angry and suddenly punched him.
Gu Zheng’s fist was very heavy, but the fist she swung at Han Zhou was always very light. The latter didn’t feel any pain, but just felt that this guy was a little weird in the mood today. Could it be that he had his period?
But how can I put it...
I found my own interests, became less competitive, and even my temper during school was much better than I had expected before school started...
This should be considered a good thing, right?
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 146 "Don't Know What to Do"
It was almost one o'clock when Han Zhou and Gu Zheng had their meal. The cafeteria had become deserted, with only a few tables of people sitting scattered near the window.
Some cafeteria windows were already packing up, but luckily Guzheng's favorite ramen shop was still open, so she ran over excitedly and ordered a large bowl of ramen and a small bowl of ramen, with two fried eggs.
It is called ramen, but in fact it is just ordinary thicker noodles, and the taste is not special. The main reason why Guzheng likes this restaurant is that the portion is large enough. Basically, there is as much noodles as the bowl, and there are no vegetable leaves at the bottom to make up the number. A small portion is enough for most people.
For Guzheng, the biggest advantage of the large portion is that she doesn't have to go to the cafeteria auntie for more food as often as other waiters.
Han Zhou also likes this restaurant very much because the soup is delicious. Regardless of whether it is carefully cooked early in the morning, at least compared with most noodle shops where the taste is almost the same, it is already quite unique.
But other than that, there is nothing special about it. Whether it's the little chopped green onions garnishing the surface of the soup bowl, or the few thin slices of beef in the bowl, they are no different from other noodle shops.
Han Zhou deliberately chose a seat close to a fan. Although it was already autumn, the temperature was not too cool. He could eat while enjoying the fan so as not to sweat.
He ate noodles and drank soup at the same time, looking at Gu Zheng who had almost buried her head in the bowl across the table, and said with a bit of a smile: "Aren't you afraid of getting burned?"
Guzheng didn't even raise her head, and made an indistinct sound: "It's not hot, I blew it cool."
Although she was eating with big mouthfuls, her attention was focused on something else at the moment——
On a table not far from them.
There was also a man and a woman sitting face to face at the table. They ate quietly and did not talk to each other. Only occasionally would they look up and steal a glance at each other. If their eyes happened to meet, they would hurriedly look away and not look up for a long time.
Both of them ate very slowly, as if they wanted to spend more time together this way.
Gu Zheng can conclude that even if these two people are not lovers, they are definitely in the stage of mutual affection. As long as one of them has the courage to take a step forward, they can be together.
But these two people seem to be very shy...
She was anxious, but fortunately at this moment, the boy suddenly took action. He put down his chopsticks, took out two movie tickets from his pocket and hid them behind his back. He took several deep breaths, then raised his voice and called out the girl's name.
Guzheng pricked up her ears and barely heard their conversation.
"Lin Min!"
"Ah...ah?" The girl's hand holding the chopsticks trembled, and she was obviously at a loss. She asked nervously, "What's wrong?"
"Um...are you free this weekend?"
"Should...should...there is."
"Are you interested in movies?"
As if she realized something, the girl's face turned slightly red: "Yes...if it's not a war movie..."
"what?"
The boy's face changed, and his hand, which was about to take out the movie ticket, suddenly froze behind his back.
Gu Zheng's face turned dark when she saw this, "Idiot, how can you ask a girl to watch a war movie?"
The girl obviously noticed the boy's strangeness and quickly reacted, whispering, "Well... Actually, war movies are also okay..."
The boy was overjoyed and quickly took out the movie tickets, but when it came to this crucial step, he became very nervous and said incoherently: "There is a war this weekend, let's go watch it together!"
The air suddenly became quiet.
The boy quickly realized that he had said the wrong thing and was too embarrassed to speak for a moment. His hands hung stiffly in the air, and the movie ticket in his hand was wrinkled.
However, the girl did not care about his slip of the tongue. Instead, she found it cute. She covered her mouth, smiled, and nodded slightly.
"Okay."
She carefully pried open the boy's hand and took the movie ticket.
Gu Zheng on the other side was watching with a smile on her face, thinking that this was much better than those boring melodramas her father followed. At this moment, Han Zhou on the opposite side of the table suddenly spoke.
"Guzheng."
"what happened?"
"Are you free this weekend?"
"I don't think so. I'm going to the library to study..."
Gu Zheng's head was still buried in the bowl as she answered nonchalantly, but she suddenly froze in the middle of her words. She looked up at Han Zhou abruptly and changed the subject stiffly, "Yes, I'm free on Saturday and Sunday. Oh, and I don't have classes on Friday either! Ahem!"
She choked on the noodles in her mouth.
Han Zhou was shocked: "If there is no class, then there is no class. Why are you so excited?"
Fortunately, Gu Zheng recovered quickly. She lowered her eyes to see if Han Zhou had anything hidden in his hands. She pretended to be casual and said, "Anyway, I'm free this weekend. What's wrong?"
Han Zhou thought for a moment: "Are you interested in movies?"
Movie?
Such a familiar scene happened to her. Gu Zheng's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. Her eyes drifted away and she said calmly, "It's okay, but if it's a horror movie, then... No, I mean I love horror movies the most!"
She learned the lesson from the girl just now and decided not to set any threshold in the choice of movies, so as not to make Han Zhou embarrassed to take out the movie ticket to invite her. However, it doesn't matter even if it is a horror movie. Not to mention a horror movie, even if Han Zhou invited her to watch a boring educational film, she would be willing to go.
After all, although this guy had gone out with her many times, he had never invited her to the movies...
"You? You like watching horror movies?" Han Zhou looked at Gu Zheng suspiciously.
"Can't you?"
Facing the other party's questioning eyes, Gu Zheng continued to be tough and steady, "Let me tell you, I used to be unable to sleep without watching a horror movie every night..."
Perhaps she felt she had overexaggerated herself; her voice sounded a little guilty.
"Really? No wonder you've been feeling sleepy lately."
Han Zhou was amused. How could he not understand Gu Zheng's courage? This guy was fearless except for ghosts. They both knew it very well.
Gu Zheng didn't say anything, but she was a little excited. She thought, this guy just asked her if she was free on the weekend and mentioned a movie. Now it's time to take out the movie tickets, right?
Unexpectedly, Han Zhou seemed to have completely forgotten about the matter and did not mention it again until they finished their meal.