On his way back to the classroom, Song Yunshen glanced at the time and felt that it was still early before class, so he decided to take a stroll on the playground instead.
For high school students who are struggling with their studies, having a short break between evening self-study sessions to get some fresh air is quite a treat.
It felt like letting prisoners out of jail for some fresh air; it was so relaxing.
On the playground, some people were jogging, some were strolling, and some were couples sneaking out on dates.
Song Yunshen didn't go running. Instead, he wandered around the area with the horizontal and parallel bars and quickly found the boys from Class 5.
Xu Zhuoyue was hanging on the horizontal bar doing pull-ups, and he seemed to be having a lot of fun. Song Yunshen walked up to him and slapped him on the butt.
Xu Zhuoyue turned his head and raised an eyebrow. "Oh ho! Isn't this our busy man? What brings you to the playground?"
"Let me inspect your training," Song Yunshen said, hands behind his back, feigning seriousness. " Fat Dragon, you try pulling one too."
" Brother Shen, give me one, I can't pull you." Zhong Long chuckled, noticing the look Xu Zhuoyue gave him, and moved his feet behind Song Yunshen.
Song Yunshen naturally on guard and was preparing to break through and escape in order to avoid being carried away by these people in a coffin. But the next second, a voice suddenly rang in his mind.
[Where did he go if he wasn't with Xu Zhuoyue and the others? That's strange...]
The sound startled Song Yunshen, causing him to miss his best chance to escape.
As the encirclement was formed, Xu Zhuoyue was filled with excitement, burst into laughter, and suddenly pounced on Song Yunshen.
Zhong Long attacked from behind, grabbing Song Yunshen's shoulder, while the other two boys flanked him, bringing Song Yunshen to justice.
"Holy crap! No! No, no, no!"
At this moment, Song Yunshen noticed Xia Yunuo, who was secretly observing them from the side. His face immediately turned bright red with embarrassment.
But Xu Zhuoyue had finally gotten this opportunity, so he wasn't going to be polite and lifted him up to rub against the horizontal bar post.
Everyone was quite careful while playing, so it didn't hurt.
Which boy who comes to the playground hasn't been "abused"?
It's one thing to play around with it normally, but now that Xia Yunuo has witnessed this scene, Song Yunshen suddenly feels a bit embarrassed.
What are they doing? Are they bullying Song Yunshen?
Should I go up and save him?
Xia Yunuo showed obvious resistance and fear towards such actions, hiding behind a tree with a conflicted expression, still considering whether to go up and dissuade her.
But by this time, Song Yunshen had already been put down.
" Xu Zhuoyue! Don't run!"
The first thing Song Yunshen did after getting out of bed was to grab Xu Zhuoyue.
Zhong Long and the others, always eager for a good show, also helped Song Yunshen get rid of Xu Zhuoyue Yue.
The group of people, panting and out of breath, finally had a moment to relax.
Song Yunshen made an excuse to go back to the restroom, disappeared into the crowd, and then turned around and found Xia Yunuo hiding behind the tree.
"What are you doing?" Song Yunshen patted Xia Yunuo on the shoulder.
Xia Yunuo was clearly startled, but when she turned around and saw that it was Song Yunshen, she breathed a sigh of relief, "It's you... How did you see me?"
"I have telepathy," Song Yunshen said with a chuckle, nodding his head. "I can sense when you get close to me."
Xia Yunuo assumed he was joking, but a faint blush still appeared on her delicate face under the moonlight. "It's not that exaggerated..."
"Then what are you doing down here?" Song Yunshen asked. "I don't usually see you on the playground at night."
"I... I..." Xia Yunuo stammered, "I came to the playground for a run, and when I finished, I saw you guys here, so I came over to check on you."
She couldn't very well say that she overheard Song Yunshen saying he was busy during class, and that she was curious but didn't know where he went, so she came to the playground to try her luck.
She had previously gone to the teacher's office, assuming that Song Yunshen was going to ask Song Minggui about tutoring.
They couldn't find it.
She didn't know why she was looking for Song Yunshen.
As a friend, she wanted to know more about Song Yunshen and what he usually did.
Hmm... she came up with a pretty good reason for herself.
Isn't this normal between friends?
"Shall we take a walk?" Song Yunshen pointed towards the running track. "We can chat about tutoring."
"Hmm... okay." Xia Yunuo hesitated for a moment, mainly because there were a lot of people on the playground.
But considering that it was so late at night and they couldn't see anyone clearly, she nodded in agreement and followed Song Yunshen's footsteps.
There were quite a few people strolling around the playground. Apart from the two innermost running tracks which were reserved for joggers, the outermost laps were all for walking.
However, the boys either jog, play on the horizontal bar, or go to the basketball court to play for a while.
Most of the people taking walks are girls in groups.
A pair like Song Yunshen and Xia Yunuo is relatively rare, making them a group that teachers keep a close eye on.
But as long as there's no ambiguous behavior like holding hands, the teachers generally turn a blind eye.
Song Yunshen would certainly not hold hands with Xia Yunuo.
Although he was quite curious about what it would feel like to hold hands with a girl, he wouldn't be so impulsive as to actually do it.
Walking side by side with Xia Yunuo on the dimly lit playground, Song Yunshen said, " Teacher Song will probably ask around for you this weekend. If there's any news, he'll probably talk to you about it in the next couple of days."
He thought for a moment and decided not to bring up Yingying's matter yet, lest they fail to reach an agreement in the end.
I don't know if Dad has told Uncle about this.
"Okay, I understand." Xia Yunuo nodded gently, her heart filled with anticipation.
"If you really find a suitable tutor, how much salary would you like?" Song Yunshen asked curiously.
"This..." Xia Yunuo realized that she hadn't even thought about this question when he asked her this.
For her, the amount of salary doesn't matter, as long as it can help ease some of the financial burden on her family.
If my sister and I can earn money during the summer vacation, we can use the extra money, besides buying our mother a birthday present, to cover our living expenses for the next semester.
This way, my sister can eat more meat dishes more often.
She no longer needed Song Yunshen to treat her to meat.
After all, she felt embarrassed to keep mooching meals from Song Yunshen.
Between friends, there should at least be some give and take, right?
For Xia Yunuo, it was unacceptable to expect Song Yunshen make sacrifices for her all the time.
"I haven't looked into the price of private tutoring, so I'm not very clear, but if it could be... um... 1500 a month, that would be pretty good, right?" Xia Yunuo thought it over and over, but still didn't dare to quote too high a number.
My older sister earns three thousand yuan a month.
She was just a first-year high school student, and unlike her older sister, she had never ranked first in her grade. Her usual ranking was mostly outside the top 100.
So, if I can get half, I'll be lucky, right?
She eats at school every day now. If she only eats vegetables, it only costs five yuan a day, thirty yuan a week, and about one hundred and twenty yuan a month.
If you include the occasional meat dish, then the monthly food expense is around 150 yuan.
If I could earn three thousand yuan during the two months of summer vacation, I could definitely afford to eat much better with my sister.
"Fifteen thousand is too little." Song Yunshen shook his head, not satisfied with the price. "Three thousand should be more appropriate."
"That's too much." Xia Yunuo was taken aback by Song Yunshen's offer. "That's impossible, and I don't need that much..."
"We'll talk about that later," Song Yunshen smiled and said nothing more.
His uncle has made a fortune from the royalties of his books alone, not to mention that he recently opened a short drama studio, which seems to be quite profitable as well.
Hiring a preschool teacher for three thousand yuan is a piece of cake.
A few minutes later, the two returned to the classroom. As soon as Song Yunshen sat back down, Xu Zhuoyue grabbed him by the neck.
"You bastard!" Xu Zhuoyue criticized viciously, "If it weren't for Fat Dragon's sharp eyes, I wouldn't have even noticed that you went for a walk with Xia Yunuo!"
Song Yunshen was speechless, thinking how he could have been discovered. He pushed Xu Zhuoyue aside and turned to Zhong Long in the back row, complaining, "Did you install radar in your eyes?"
"Hehe." Zhong Long chuckled twice, "Basic skills of an information broker, right? Brother Shen's methods are really high-level; he can even take a walk with Xia Yunuo."
"I have important business to discuss with her."
"Heh." Xu Zhuoyue chuckled coldly, "Chasing girls is definitely the important thing."
"Sigh..." Song Yunshen, straightening his collar. "Outstanding people always have a life that is misunderstood."