Chapter 279 Cooling Treasure
Chapter 279 Cooling Treasure
The weather was getting hotter, and taking advantage of the holiday at Jiang University, Xu Mingyuan took Tao Shuxin around Jiangcheng.
The little girl always thought she had hidden it well, using the information gap to hide it from her mother.
Little did she know that Xu Mingyuan had already received a call from her mother, and had explained the situation a few days ago, telling Teacher He without reservation that she would not return to Nanxi for the time being and just wanted to play in Jiangcheng for a few more days.
This was a bit unkind, and thinking that the girl might be punished as soon as she returned home, Xu Mingyuan ultimately did not tell Tao Shuxin about this cruel reality.
It's good to be happy. At least the little girl was happy the second before she stepped into the house...
As for whether or not to give her a vaccination in advance, Xu Mingyuan felt that there was no need. Sometimes accidents that happen by chance are also a way of growth.
Xu Mingyuan has a bit of a mean character, and Tao Shuxin is already a 20-year-old girl. She can't just be silly and happy like a child all day long. She needs to be taught a lesson before she realizes the dangers of society.
More than a dozen classmates from the original Class 7 of No. 3 Middle School were studying in Jiangcheng. The two of them were really idle, so Tao Shuxin thought about wandering around the campus to experience the humanistic atmosphere of other universities.
However, Jiangda is the best university in Jiangcheng. Although the Beihai campus where the two are located is not the best, the various facilities on the campus are much better than those of other universities.
In a small restaurant near Jiangcheng Normal University, Xu Mingyuan picked up the menu.
College students or young people all have difficulty making decisions, so ordering food can only be left to them.
"Aunt, please give me some garlic pork ribs first."
"The ribs are slow to cook and need to be stewed in a pressure cooker," said the proprietress.
"It's okay, we're just eating slow-cooked food." Xu Mingyuan said casually.
Tao Shuxin nodded with satisfaction at Xu Mingyuan's actions.
Every time he goes out to a restaurant, Xu Mingyuan will order spare ribs seven out of ten times, because he knows that he likes spare ribs the most.
The little girl not only liked to eat spare ribs, but Xu Mingyuan also knew that she liked to gnaw on bones, so he ordered another pair of tiger skin chicken feet for her to gnaw on.
After ordering two vegetarian dishes and a fish head soup and tofu soup, Xu Mingyuan's work was done.
"Xu Mingyuan, you guys are having a great time, aren't you? You're already on vacation right after July?"
Li Siqi, who was sitting opposite, asked with envy on her face.
Last time, everyone’s winter vacation was just a few days apart, but this time it’s more than half a month earlier.
"Can our Jiangnan University be the same as your Normal University? Most of the students of Jiangcheng Normal University are from within the province, but Jiangnan University has students from all over the world. The school will naturally consider students whose families are in the south." Xu Mingyuan said casually.
"You are so mean, Xu Mingyuan. You are mocking our school for not being as good as Jiang University, right? You are too mean." Li Siqi said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Isn't what I said the truth?" Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.
Li Siqi is a girl with a straightforward temper. She never gets embarrassed when joking with friends and has a good personality and conversation.
"Remember this, you should speak like this in the future. Taotao, look at your Xu Mingyuan."
Li Siqi threw a ball of paper over and started to complain.
Tao Shuxin didn't understand these things. Instead, she felt that what Xu Mingyuan said made sense. She sighed and said, "Yes, Siqi, you just need to study hard in your senior year. Look, Xu Mingyuan worked hard for a year and got admitted to Jiang University. Jiang Ping's grades are so good. If you work harder, we might be able to go to Jiang University together. How happy that would be."
Most of the students with good grades in the class went to universities in other places. Apart from himself and Xu Mingyuan, there was only one other classmate who was admitted to Jiangnan University, which was not in the same campus and was even farther away than Jiangcheng Normal University.
"Taotao, do you think I don't want to get into Jiangnan University? I want to get into Tsinghua University or Peking University! I'm not a good student. My brain has been rusty for a long time. I can't even memorize words. Jiang Ping taught me math problems a hundred times, but I still can't learn them. How can I be as smart as Xu Mingyuan? He can learn the problems he doesn't know after reading them twice. Alas, in the end, I was delayed by Jiang Ping."
Although Tao Shuxin's words are not emotionally intelligent, her best friends all know that she has no bad intentions and is just a girl who speaks whatever comes to mind. When you spend a long time with her, she is like a living treasure and makes people happy.
Moreover, Li Siqi's personality is very compatible with hers. They are both carefree people and can chat with each other.
Jiang Ping, who usually doesn't like to talk much, also spoke up, "Siqi, you didn't delay me. I volunteered to apply to Jiangcheng Normal University."
"What do you mean by volunteering? I'm too embarrassed to look up every time I see your mother." Li Siqi said.
"Hey, hey, hey, stop talking about this useless stuff."
Xu Mingyuan interrupted the trivial family matters.
The two knew each other since they were wearing open-crotch pants. They were childhood sweethearts. Their parents knew about their relationship when they were in junior high school, and no one cared. They had no ties at all because they applied to the same university. They just deliberately showed their affection in front of Xu Mingyuan.
"Xu Mingyuan, let's have a drink together."
Li Siqi opened the beer bottle cap and wanted to pour him a drink.
"I'm going to drive, so I won't drink. You and Taotao can drink."
Xu Mingyuan covered the cup and moved it aside.
"Hey, I tell you not to come and spoil the fun. There are plenty of hotels nearby. If you drink too much, just go and get a room." Li Siqi said with a smile.
"We have a place to stay, who would want to stay in a hotel?" Xu Mingyuan said casually.
Tao Shuxin was blushing as he listened, and as soon as Xu Mingyuan finished speaking, she pinched his thigh under the table.
"Yes, I almost forgot that you are a day student. By the way, Jiang Ping and I also want to rent a house outside the school next semester. The conditions in our dormitory are almost like a refugee camp. There are eight people in a dormitory with bunk beds. We have to go to the bathroom to wash and go to the toilet. Even if we want to take a shower, we have to queue up in the bathhouse. It's not so bad in the summer, but I was almost frozen into an ice stick last semester." Li Siqi couldn't help but complain.
Li Siqi's academic performance was average, but her emotional intelligence was much higher than Tao Shuxin's. Noticing her embarrassed and annoyed look, she did not tease her but instead shifted the topic to herself.
As both of them are carefree girls, Li Siqi knows that there are some things that should not be said. On the other hand, Tao Shuxin, this silly girl, just says whatever she thinks of.
And then you have to do some stupid things to cover up your mistakes. It's been almost a week since the holiday. If we don't live together, are we going to sleep on the streets?
Xu Mingyuan understood without thinking that Li Siqi must know everything, but she just didn't say it directly to save her face.
The silly girl who doesn't realize it is still complacent and thinks her acting skills are out of this world.
Seeing this, Xu Mingyuan couldn't help but sigh.
……
I stayed in Jiangcheng for more than a week.
The next morning, Xu Mingyuan took Tao Shuxin for a walk around the company. In the evening, the two returned to Nanxi, and Xu Mingyuan also stopped by her house for a quick meal.
During this time, He Qiong didn't say anything, just had a brief chat.
However, Xu Mingyuan still noticed something was wrong.
Teacher He ignored Tao Shuxin who was yelling at the side, but talked to him about how the final exam went.
Xu Mingyuan had already been informed of the impending storm, and it would be unreasonable for him not to leave.
As expected, an hour later, Xu Mingyuan received a call from Tao Shuxin.
"My mom knows that I didn't go home during the holidays, so I just stayed in Jiangcheng to play."
As soon as the phone was connected, Tao Shuxin started crying and acting pitiful.
"Haha, if you know it, then you know it. Teacher He didn't beat you to death, did he?"
Hearing her humming noise, Xu Mingyuan burst into laughter.
"No, I'm so old, how could my mother beat me? She would just give me a good beating." Tao Shuxin muttered very depressed.
"That's okay, let's go out for a walk tomorrow."
"What the hell are you talking about? How did my mom find out that school was on vacation? Hey! Did you say that?" Tao Shuxin asked suspiciously.
"Uh, well, will Teacher He call your counselor?"
Of course Xu Mingyuan would not admit it and simply passed the blame on to others.
"No way……"
Tao Shuxin didn't hear the hesitation in Xu Mingyuan's tone, but was thinking seriously about what he said.
"There's nothing wrong with that." Xu Mingyuan said with confidence.
"Yeah, that's what you said."
Tao Shuxin accepted his words and didn't dwell on it too much.
This is the only advantage of growing up. It is that you are definitely freer than when you were in high school. Children grow up and have their own ideas, and parents will not be so strict.
Since Xu Mingyuan was on vacation, he naturally took over his father Xu Jun's job and picked up little Yangzhi from school.
Of course, Xu Jun hadn't done this for a long time and had long since handed it over to his driver.
However, Xu Mingyuan still had the leisure to pick up Xiao Yangzhi personally. Today he deliberately did not drive, but took a taxi to No. 3 Middle School, preparing to stroll back.
Xiao Yangzhi does very little exercise every day, so just consider it as exercise.
Knowing in advance that Xu Mingyuan would come back to take her home, Yang Zhi was one of the first students to run away as usual.
With just one glance, he saw where Xu Mingyuan was standing.
Then she trotted away from the crowd, pounced on him and hugged him, unwilling to let go like a koala.
"You have sharp eyes. Someone has already occupied the space under that tree. How did you see that I was here?"
Seeing that Xiao Yangzhi was reluctant to let go, Xu Mingyuan pulled her hands free.
"Hmm... there weren't many people, so I saw it just like that."
Yang Zhi frowned and thought, but didn't think there was anything wrong.
"Is it?"
Xu Mingyuan glanced around. There were not many parents coming to pick up their children, but they were all crowded at the school gate. It still felt difficult for them to find themselves across the road.
Perhaps it is because little Yangzhi has been looking for support among the crowd since he was a child, and it is a survival instinct that he has long developed.
Alas, it's quite pitiful.
"Give me your schoolbag, I'll carry it for you." Xu Mingyuan said.
"I can do it myself. I have spare textbooks at home. My schoolbag only has a water bottle and a notebook. It's not heavy at all."
Yang Zhi was carrying her schoolbag and walking closely beside him.
Xu Mingyuan was just being polite, knowing in his heart that Xiao Yangzhi didn't need his help.
It’s mid-July.
Although the temperature at night is not as hot as during the day, the wind is still hot.
Yang Zhi was still wearing the spring and autumn school uniform with a long-sleeved sweatshirt underneath. After walking for a while, she felt a little hot, so she took off her school uniform jacket and put it into her schoolbag. Then she rolled up her sleeves and put her delicate arm around Xu Mingyuan's arm.
"Aren't you feeling hot?" Xu Mingyuan asked.
"It's not hot." Yang Zhi replied.
"Why are you taking off your coat if you're not hot?" Xu Mingyuan said speechlessly.
"It's because I took off my clothes that I'm not hot..." Yang Zhi replied in a low voice.
"Yeah, that makes sense." Xu Mingyuan nodded.
The skin of the little poplar branch was icy cold, and the invisible hairs made Xu Mingyuan feel itchy, but it felt very good, just like holding a cold water bag.
Yang Zhi is very careful and attentive.
Realizing that his arm was warmed by Xu Mingyuan's body temperature, he took advantage of the passers-by dodging and inadvertently switched to the other side, continuing to act as a cooling device.
Soft and fragrant...
(End of this chapter)