A day passed in the blink of an eye.
Friday, early morning.
Morning light spilled across the fields, and the spring breeze brushed against their faces. Xue Yuantong urged, "Hurry up, Jiang Ning. Chuchu must be hungry!"
Jiang Ning chuckled. "I think you're the hungry one."
Xue Yuantong's little legs flew as she ran into Chuchu's kitchen.
"It smells so good, so good!" She sniffed with her little nose, her eyes full of curiosity. "Is that fermented bean sauce?"
Wearing an apron, Xue Chuchu was flipping unleavened flatbreads in the pan. "Yeah. You and Jiang Ning can each take one and try it first."
"That would be so rude!" Xue Yuantong firmly refused. When visiting someone's home, of course she had to wait for the host to eat together! Jiang Ning, however, didn't stand on ceremony. What was the difference between Chuchu's home and his own? He picked up a freshly baked, steaming-hot unleavened flatbread. One side was charred and crisp, while the other was soft and chewy.
Then he scooped two or three spoonfuls of fermented bean sauce mixed with green and red peppers, spread it over the flatbread, folded it, and took a bite. Delicious.
Tongtong swallowed hard. "Is it good?"
Jiang Ning held the flatbread to her mouth, and she immediately took a huge bite, wolfing it down.
Xue Chuchu served the Honey Date Rice Soup and gently sat down.
Holding her flatbread, Tongtong said, "Chuchu, we're off tomorrow. I'll take you out to have some fun."
Xue Chuchu hesitated for two seconds. "I have school tomorrow."
During the last Final Exam, Xue Yuantong had taken first place in the city. Yuzhou No. 2 High School had been used to that; it wasn't the first time Xue Yuantong had crushed them. The second- and third-place students had