Rain drizzled down for two days, making the daily commute a little troublesome.
In the past, whenever it rained, Chen Shi'an would walk to school with an umbrella. After he bought a raincoat, however, Little Cicada refused to walk anymore. As long as the rain wasn't especially heavy, she insisted on hiding beneath the back of his raincoat.
"Taoist, did you get caught in the rain on your way home last night? It was pouring after ten!"
"Uh... yeah."
"Huh? Didn't Sister Wanyin have an umbrella at her shop?"
"She did. Sister Wanyin wanted to play in the water, so we rode our bikes home in the rain together."
"┗|｀O′|┛ Aww~~! That sounds so fun! I want to do that next time too!"
"Were you all born fish or something? Why do you love playing in the water so much?"
Of course a fresh, dewy girl loved playing in the water.
But she was heading to school now, so she certainly couldn't get wet. Fortunately, the rain wasn't very heavy just then. Wen Zhixia handed her schoolbag to Chen Shi'an to hang in front of him, then rolled up her trouser legs, exposing a stretch of fair calves.
She also took two plastic bags from beside Younger Maternal Aunt's stall and slipped them over her shoes to keep them from getting wet.
Seeing that Chen Shi'an hadn't covered his shoes with plastic bags, the girl took the initiative to grab some and bend down to put them on for him.
"Taoist, lift your foot."
"It's fine. No need. My shoes won't get wet."
"Lift your foot-"
Chen Shi'an had no choice but to raise his foot while Little Cicada clumsily slipped a bag over it.
Once she finished covering his shoes, the girl picked up her own little raincoat, put