At six in the morning, the sun rose in the east.
Xue Yuantong woke from her deep sleep. She had slept for several hours yesterday afternoon, which meant she had slept very little last night.
Whenever she woke up before, she would usually dash straight into Jiang Ning's room. Now that Chuchu had moved in, Xue Yuantong had shifted her base of operations.
The past two days had been exceptionally hot, with temperatures climbing above 38 degrees Celsius.
During summer vacation, tutoring did not follow a fixed schedule. No.2 Middle School, where Chuchu studied, had given the students two days off.
The moment Xue Yuantong entered the room, Chuchu was stirring a cup with a spoon.
Seeing the thick liquid in the cup, Xue Yuantong asked quietly, "Chuchu, what are you drinking? I can smell it."
Xue Chuchu kept stirring. "Banlangen."
It had been too hot last night, so she had turned on the air conditioner to sleep. To save electricity, she had originally set it for only an hour.
Who knew it would get so hot in the middle of the night? Half-asleep, she turned the air conditioner back on and forgot to turn it off, accidentally catching a chill.
She blew on the cup. The temperature was just right, and she was about to drink when she saw Tongtong staring at it longingly.
Xue Chuchu sighed helplessly and moved the cup to Tongtong's lips. "Go ahead."
Xue Yuantong said, "Don't worry, I'll only take one sip!"
After drinking the Banlangen, the two returned to Tongtong's home to prepare breakfast.
Jiang Ning, meanwhile, was still sleeping soundly in his room.
Only when the fragrance of food drifted out did Jiang Ning slowly get up. Wearing flip-flops, he shuffled next door for breakfast.
Sunlight shone into the courtyard, already somewhat