During the break in the first English class, Song Yunshen got up to go to the restroom.
As soon as he came out of the restroom, he saw Xia Yunuo standing on the stairs between the first and second floors, secretly looking up.
"What are you doing?" Song Yunshen asked with a puzzled look when he saw her.
Xia Yunuo clearly saw Song Yunshen as well. After he called her back, she instinctively tried to slip downstairs like a startled deer.
But having already been discovered, she had no choice but to stop and reply guiltily, "I was just browsing around."
[I mainly had nothing to do after class, so I thought I'd go upstairs to find him and chat, but I felt like that was a bit too deliberate. I never expected to get caught on the stairs.]
Hearing Xia Yunuo's thoughts, Song Yunshen smiled and waved to her, "Class hasn't started yet. Since you're just browsing, why don't you come up and chat for a bit?"
"Okay." Upon hearing this, Xia Yunuo's face immediately lit up with a smile, and she trotted up to Song Yunshen.
Song Yunshen led her back to the English classroom and let her sit in his chair. Then, he plopped down in Xu Zhuoyue's seat.
At this moment, Xu Zhuoyue was standing next to Zhong Long's seat, chatting with a few boys, when he suddenly noticed Zhong Long and the others...
Their gazes were a little off; they all turned to look behind him.
Xu Zhuoyue looked confused, turned his head and immediately exclaimed in exasperation, "What do you mean? Isn't Xia Yunuo in class downstairs?"
"Break time, come up and chat for a bit. I've taken your seat." Song Yunshen said, then waved to him, turned to Xia Yunuo, and started chatting with her.
Xia Yunuo was still a little embarrassed, but as they chatted, she gradually ignored the stares of others around her and became engrossed in the topic that Song Yunshen had brought up.
A moment later, Xu Zhuoyue suddenly patted Song Yunshen on the shoulder.
Song Yunshen turned his head and heard Xu Zhuoyue ask, "Are you free today? We were thinking of finding some time to play basketball. It's been so long since we played."
"I'm busy this afternoon," Song Yunshen said. "Unless you come to my neighborhood this evening, I can barely spare an hour."
"You're a busy person even though you're on summer vacation, huh?" Xu Zhuoyue said speechlessly, glancing at Xia Yunuo beside him before quickly looking away and sighing.
Women are such a stumbling block to brotherhood!
Since Xia Yunuo came along, that bastard has been going out with them less and less often.
I haven't gone out with them even once this summer!
Originally, there were about ten boys in Class 5 who were close friends.
Among them, six or seven people were from families where their parents weren't very strict, allowing them to frequently go out and fool around.
It's been more than half a month since summer vacation started, and they've already gone out to play three or four times, but Song Yunshen never comes whenever they're called.
Severely out of touch with the masses!
"Evening is fine too," Zhong Long said from the side. "I have some things to do at home this afternoon, so I can come out and play ball in the evening."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhuoyue turned to look at Deng Shitao and the others, his eyes questioning.
The others all said it was no problem, but Deng Shitao hesitated and said in a low voice, "I have plans with Xiao Yue this afternoon, and we're having dinner out too. I'm not sure if I'll be free this evening."
"Damn it, I forgot there's a traitor here!" Xu Zhuoyue roared. "Can't you have some backbone? Just tell Chen Yue you're playing ball with your brothers this evening. Tell her not to bother you."
"If you want me dead, just say so!" Deng Shitao said, speechless. "I'll ask her this afternoon if she wants to watch me play ball, and I'll bring her along."
"With your lack of ambition, it's settled then!" Xu Zhuoyue made the decision, then looked at Song Yunshen, "What time will you be out this evening?"
"Six o'clock, please," Song Yunshen said. "Meet at the basketball court in my neighborhood promptly at six o'clock."
There were still a little over two minutes left before class started.
After finalizing the time for playing basketball in the evening, Song Yunshen got up to see Xia Yunuo off from the classroom.
Before going downstairs, Xia Yunuo turned to Song Yunshen and asked in a low voice, "Can I come and watch you guys play ball?"
"Sure, why not?" Song Yunshen nodded with a smile. " Chen Yue will probably be here too, so you two can chat and it won't be too boring watching from the sidelines."
"Okay~" Xia Yunuo nodded happily, waved, and went downstairs to go to class.
As Song Yunshen watched Xia Yunuo's departing figure, he suddenly realized something.
[Oh no! What if Xia Jinshu wants to watch me play basketball after dinner?]
[Or perhaps, Xia Kening will hear that I'm playing basketball this evening and insist on coming to watch?]
What if we crash into it?
Song Yunshen had a slight headache and thought, maybe I shouldn't tell Xia Jinshu and Xia Kening for now.
Xia Yunuo, who was walking downstairs, heard these words and paused. Her previously pleasant mood instantly turned sour.
A dark cloud hung over her, making her feel somewhat depressed.
My sister can be a tutor, but it's going too far to actually go watch the game.
Ningning too, if you're going to be a modern-day workaholic, then go play your games properly!
Xia Yunuo pouted and returned to the classroom, pondering in her mind.
In the evening, she can simply mention in the family group chat that she's going out for a walk, Ningning should know what she means.
As for his sister, he could simply wait until she got home before setting off again; he definitely wouldn't want to put Song Yunshen in a difficult position.
On the other side, Song Yunshen returned to the classroom and sat down, only to be met with Xu Zhuoyue Yue's disgusted expression.
"Just say you're envious."
"Get lost! Dating only takes up the time I would have spent playing video games and basketball."
"First of all, I'm not in a relationship," Song Yunshen said seriously, holding up one finger first, then a second. "Secondly, you're just being sour grapes. Wait until you find a girlfriend, then we'll see what kind of face you have."
"If I ever date someone, I'll definitely put my best buddies first, okay?" Xu Zhuoyue declared arrogantly. "If I tell my girlfriend to go east, she wouldn't dare go west. I won't date anyone who isn't like that!"
"Good, good, good, that's ambitious! Remember what you said." Song Yunshen laughed heartily, patted Xu Zhuoyue on the shoulder, and gave him a thumbs up.
Just then, the school bell rang, and the second English class began. The classroom immediately fell silent.
Math class ended around 11 a. m.
Song Yunshen and Xia Yunuo packed their schoolbags and left the school together, riding their electric bikes towards Tangning New Residence.
Yingying rang the doorbell when she arrived at her uncle's house. She opened the door from the inside, and when she saw Song Yunshen, her eyes lit up. She jumped and skipped into his arms.
Song Yunshen squatted down with a big smile, hugged her, and then asked, "Did you miss me since you didn't see me yesterday?"
"I want to~" Yingying giggled in his arms.
Xia Yunuo followed behind, closed the door, and went to the restroom first.
As Xia Yunuo walked into the bathroom, Yingying, who was in Song Yunshen's arms, immediately rolled her eyes, tugged at his collar, and whispered in his ear, "Brother, did you make up with the pretty sister?"
"What do you mean by making up?" Song Yunshen was completely confused by the question.
"Didn't you two have a fight yesterday?" Yingying asked. "Otherwise, why would you go to Grandpa's house?"
"Your grandparents missed me, that's why I went," Song Yunshen said. "Did the pretty lady tell you that we had a fight?"
"No, the pretty lady also said you two didn't fight," Yingying said, shaking her head.
"Then why do you still think we're arguing?" Song Yunshen was a little amused and exasperated.
"But, but—" Yingying hesitated for a long time before saying, "When Mom and Dad were arguing, I asked Mom, and she said they weren't arguing and told me not to worry."
Song Yunshen:
Goodness, so the problem lies in their family upbringing?
"Anyway, don't worry, I have a great relationship with your pretty older sister, we won't argue."
"Really?" Yingying blinked her big eyes. "Actually, it's okay for you guys to argue."
"Why does it feel like you'd really like us to argue?" Song Yunshen was a little speechless.
"No," Yingying shook her head, then added, "But if you ever have a fight with a pretty lady in the future, you can come to me, and I can help you make up."
" Yingying is so amazing!" Song Yunshen laughed and pinched her cheek.
"Of course!" Yingying proudly raised her chin. "When Mom and Dad argue, I've helped them make up so many times."
How did you do it?
"Give Mom a kiss first, then Dad a kiss, and then everyone gets a lollipop as a reward," Yingying said, counting on her fingers. "If they hold hands and apologize to each other, they'll make up."
" Yingying is great." Song Yunshen praised with a smile, "Then if I ever really have a fight with a pretty older sister in the future, I'll come to you, okay?"
"Okay, okay!" Yingying happily raised her hands, "But you'll have to give me a few more lollipops later."
"Of course." Song Yunshen laughed heartily.
"What are you two laughing about?" Ruan Zheng had just finished cooking a dish and brought it to the table when she saw these two clowns laughing heartily, so she couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just thought of something happy." Song Yunshen chuckled as he placed Yingying in her special chair at the dining table, then followed her into the kitchen to lend a hand.
After Xia Yunuo finished using the restroom, she sat down at the dining table and chatted with Yingying.
Soon after, all four of them sat down and began to eat lunch.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
In the morning, Xia Kening went to the library to study. Around noon, they returned home, and Xia Jinshu started preparing the ingredients, planning to process the grass carp first at lunchtime.
Xia Kening obediently followed her into the kitchen to help her older sister.
Xia Jinshu skillfully processed the fish, cutting the whole grass carp into three parts. Then she took out the most succulent part of the fish, which was larger than Xia Kening's palm, wrapped it in plastic wrap, and put it in the refrigerator.
"Keep the middle portion for your dinner tonight," Xia Jinshu said. "For lunch, we'll make fish soup, steamed fish tail, and I'll stir-fry some vegetables."
"I'm fine with anything." Xia Kening nodded casually. The thought that this fish was caught by Song Yunshen and given to her older sister made her not really want to eat it.
Watching Xia Jinshu cook with such focus, Xia Kening suddenly asked, "Sister, did you catch these fish yourself?"
"Yes," Xia Jinshu said with a smile, "I was really lucky yesterday, I caught three in one go. I ate one at my classmate's house, brought one back home, and released the last one."
Xia Kening: "?"
Why is it different from the version Song Yunshen gave?
Wasn't this fish caught by Song Yunshen?
But her older sister definitely didn't know about her relationship with Song Yunshen, so there was no need for her to lie to her about something like this.
Xia Kening looked suspicious, so she tentatively asked, "How many did your deskmate catch?"
"Him?" Xia Jinshu recalled the scene of fishing with Song Yunshen yesterday afternoon, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her face. "He's so clumsy. At first, he even boasted that he would show me, but in the end, he didn't catch a single fish."
No wonder----
Xia Kening twitched her lips, thinking to herself that Song Yunshen was really shameless. He hadn't caught a single one, yet he shamelessly claimed that he had caught three.
It turned out that all of them were caught by my eldest sister.
but----
Xia Kening's gaze fell on her eldest sister's smiling face, and she fell silent for a moment.
I feel like my older sister's smile today is a little different from her usual smile.
Was it just her imagination?
Before 3 p. m., Xia Jinshu, who was preparing lesson plans alone in her bedroom, stood up, walked out of the bedroom, and went to the balcony.
After touching the clothes she had washed the night before to make sure they were completely dry, Xia Jinshu took them down and brought them back inside.
Since Mom was at work and not home, Ningning went to a math tutoring class, while Xiao Nuo was tutoring at home.
She lives alone.
Xia Jinshu drew the curtains, then took off her clothes and changed into the outfit her mother and the others had given her the night before.
A white women's shirt, paired with a beige preppy jacket and a matching pleated skirt, and a bow tie completes the outfit.
Xia Jinshu returned to her bedroom, picked up her schoolbag that she had packed earlier, and as she was leaving, her gaze involuntarily fell on the wardrobe, thinking of the pair of black stockings that she had put away yesterday.
Should I wear it or not?
Xia Jinshu thought about the scene after meeting Song Yunshen today, then looked down at her legs, and couldn't help but blush slightly.
No, no!
I still feel too ashamed.
She already felt very uncomfortable just wearing a dress, let alone wearing black stockings.
Xia Jinshu took a deep breath, quickly banished the thought, tightened her backpack straps, and hurriedly left home, heading towards the entrance of the Tangning New Residence West District residential area.
At 3 p. m., after Yingying finished her class, Song Yunshen escorted Xia Yunuo downstairs and left.
The two parted ways at the entrance of the apartment building. Song Yunshen then turned and went to the bike shed, riding his electric bike towards the entrance of the community.
As they approached the entrance to the residential area, Song Yunshen looked around and saw only a girl dressed in something like a JK uniform standing by the roadside; he didn't see Xia Jinshu.
But as he got closer, he realized something was wrong.
Holy crap!
Could it be that...
Song Yunshen rode his electric bike up to the girl in uniform, took a closer look, and finally confirmed it when his gaze landed on her face.
The other party really was Xia Jinshu.
At this moment, Xia Jinshu smiled, lowered her head slightly, and two faint blushes appeared on her cheeks. She only glanced at Song Yunshen and did not say anything.
Song Yunshen stopped his electric scooter, jumped off, and approached Xia Jinshu, looking her up and down with curiosity.
To say this outfit is JK (high school girl) wouldn't be accurate. The style is more like a uniform from a prestigious academy.
But the focus wasn't on the uniform, but on the pair of long legs beneath the pleated skirt.
Song Yunshen and secretly peeked at him twice.
Compared to Xia Yunuo's slender and petite calves, and Xia Kening's short but cute chubby legs, Xia Jinshu's long legs give off a completely different vibe.
Tall and slender, with fair skin.
But she's not as frighteningly thin as those "chopstick superhumans" you see online.
Her long legs looked quite healthy overall; any more would make her look fat, and any less would make her look thin—perfectly fitting the physique that Song Yunshen liked the most.
" Teacher Xia, what's wrong with you today—" Song Yunshen couldn't help but ask after finishing his appreciation.
Xia Jinshu tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and casually said, "It was a birthday present my mother gave me yesterday."
I washed it once, and when I went out just now I found it was completely dry, so I simply changed into it and tried it on.
The implication is that I didn't wear it specifically for you.
Hearing her say that, Song Yunshen chuckled. He didn't call her out on it, handed her the helmet, got back on the electric scooter, and complimented her, "You look so good in this outfit today. I almost didn't recognize you when you came over."
"Doesn't it look good normally?" Xia Jinshu put on her helmet, walked to the electric scooter, blinked, and asked softly.
"That's different," Song Yunshen said. " Teacher Xia usually wears rather conventional clothes. They're pretty, but the clothes themselves don't do her justice."
"They say clothes make the man, and Teacher Xia's outfit today perfectly complements you, making you stand out from the crowd."
However----
"But what?" Xia Jinshu's curiosity was piqued, and she couldn't help but ask.
" Teacher Xia's outfit is beautiful, but I think it's missing a finishing touch."
"What's missing?" Xia Jinshu asked with a puzzled expression.
"Of course it's this." Song Yunshen raised his finger and pointed to his eye socket.
Xia Jinshu immediately understood his gesture and couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle. "The glasses are in my bag, take them now."
It's too much trouble to wear it outside; I'll wear it during class.
"Alright." Song Yunshen Shen chuckled twice, not in a hurry, and said to Xia Jinshu, "Let's go buy groceries first."
"Hmm." Xia Jinshu nodded gently, looked at the back seat of the electric scooter, pursed her lips, and then her eyes became firm, as if she had made a decision.
The next moment, she raised her right leg high, straddled it to the other side, and then sat down behind Song Yunshen.
When Song Yunshen saw this scene in the rearview mirror, his heart skipped a beat. He felt his heart pounding faster.
Xia Jinshu straddled the back seat, her heart pounding. She then reached out and gently hugged Song Yunshen's waist, whispering in his ear, "I'm ready, let's go."
Song Yunshen felt a tickle in his ear, his whole body shuddered, and he froze for a moment.
He turned his head to look at Xia Jinshu, and out of the corner of his eye, he glanced down and saw her pale thighs come into view.
hiss----
I can't stand it, I can't stand it.
What's wrong with Mama Xia today?
They've stopped sitting sideways.
Song Yunshen breath and finally calmed down. He quickly turned the handlebars of the electric scooter and headed towards the vegetable market.