An Nuan ate a few mouthfuls of rice and drank some water. She looked at the Stinky Tofu store not far away. She couldn't tell whether the line was made up of tourists or salesmen, but it was very long. Steam rose from the big iron wok. A few pieces of black stinky tofu were picked up by long bamboo chopsticks and doused with bright red chili oil and sauce. Before eating, it was indeed mouth-watering.
"The most important thing about stinky tofu is actually the seasoning of the sauce. The tofu needs to be crispy and tender. This is a technical job, and it's also a secret recipe of all the famous brands." Liu Changan followed An Nuan's gaze and looked over.
"Liu Changan, during the three years of high school, you didn't fall in love. Don't you feel that it's a pity?" An Nuan interrupted Liu Changan's desire to talk nonsense. This person was really good at talking, and he could quote from the classics to the present. An Nuan was afraid that he would start talking about the selection of soybeans, the grinding, the source of the tofu, and the production of the stinky tofu, so she couldn't help but blurt it out.
Liu Changan looked at An Nuan.
An Nuan was a little flustered. Her eyelashes drooped, covering her sparkling eyes. She wasn't even sure what answer she wanted, nor did she know what she was looking forward to. Was she really looking forward to something happening, or was she just trying to confirm something?
Liu Changan hesitated for a moment and said with some embarrassment, "Does online dating count?"
An Nuan cursed in her heart. Oh no, am I overthinking things just like Bai Hui? An Nuan finally understood. What she wanted to confirm the most was whether Liu Changan had feelings for her. As for other things, she wasn't mentally prepared.
So An Nuan relaxed her posture and ate a few more mouthfuls of rice. Then she said casually, "Online dating, I guess …"
That day, Liu Changan only told her about what happened three years ago. He just thought she was prettier than Bai Hui. It didn't mean that he still had some special feelings for her three years later.
After all, the College Entrance Examination was just around the corner, and he shouldn't let his imagination run wild. Even if Liu Changan really had feelings for him, he wouldn't agree to it … Liu Changan was always muddle-headed and had nothing to do, and he liked to tease girls …
Moreover, she only needed to prove that she was prettier than Bai Hui. Bai Hui had suffered a big loss, and she was still very happy.
"Do you have a grudge against chopsticks or against rice?" Liu Changan saw An Nuan poking the bowl with her chopsticks, and the rice splashed out. She stared fiercely at an unknown place. "Don't waste the rice. Hoeing the fields at noon, and sweat drips into the soil. Who knows that every grain of rice on the plate is hard work? I learned this poem when I was in elementary school … "
"This bowl is for you too. You don't have to thank me. You eat slowly, eat well, and drink well. Don't waste it." An Nuan poured all her rice to Liu Changan and walked out of the restaurant in a huff.
This girl's temper was really bad. Liu Changan smiled and ate slowly. He didn't dislike the rice that An Nuan had eaten. The College Entrance Examination was just around the corner, and you don't have the temperament of a girl like Bai Hui. Study hard and don't get distracted.
After Liu Changan finished his meal, he scooped a bowl of the restaurant's free soup. It was pork bone kelp soup. There was only one pork bone soup in the whole pot, and the kelp was in tatters. There seemed to be no other seasoning other than salt, and it was still considered original. Therefore, Liu Changan slowly drank it. In fact, it would taste more delicious if he added some ginger slices. Fennel was also not bad, but fennel seemed to be very rare nowadays. Not many people ate it, and it was also very expensive.
Liu Changan looked at the news and received a WeChat message.
"A male classmate in my class confessed to me while singing in KTV … but I don't like him. The College Entrance Examination is coming up, and I don't want to be distracted by these things. But he is my deskmate. What do you think I should do?"
There was also a video attached. It was the one where Liu Changan was in KTV.
Liu Changan looked at the video. This was the first time he saw this video that was circulated among his classmates. What other people thought of him because of this, Liu Changan didn't care. But he felt a little awkward watching his own performance. His mouth was a little dry, so he laughed and quickly drank a mouthful of soup.
"Did the whole class know about it? Even the form teacher knows about it?" Liu Changan asked.
"Yes. My mom and our form teacher are classmates. The form teacher forwarded the video to my mom. I'm so annoyed now. The College Entrance Examination is such an important event. It's not early or late. Not only will it affect me, but it's also not good for him. It's also not good for the atmosphere in the class. I feel terrible."
Liu Changan thought for a moment. The corner of his mouth curled up slightly. He typed a line of words and sent it over. "Since it's one-sided, I suggest that your mom talk to him."
"Shouldn't this be done by the form teacher?"
"The form teacher can't do anything about it. Moreover, they are both his students … He must feel that it's a critical period now. If he doesn't handle it well, he will have to bear too much responsibility. Forwarding the video to your mom means that he wants your parent to intervene. "
"That makes sense. Then I'll think about it again."
Think about it again? Shouldn't you reply, "That makes sense. Then I'll ask my mom to think about it again."
Liu Changan returned to the classroom with the food he brought for David Gordway. As soon as he put it down, he was called to the office by Huang Shan.
Of course, it was about the matter between Liu Changan and An Nuan. Huang Shan especially reminded Liu Changan that An Nuan's mother already knew about it. She was ready to talk to Liu Changan, but Huang Shan stopped her. Huang Shan meant that An Nuan's emotional comfort, ideological work, and communication would be handed over to An Nuan's parents. He would talk to Liu Changan.
This made Liu Changan a little depressed. Originally, he had been looking forward to meeting them.
Huang Shan forwarded the video just because he cared about their friendship. It didn't mean that he wouldn't deal with this kind of thing.
For the old form teacher, dealing with this kind of thing was a piece of cake. After some earnest and well-meaning persuasion, Huang Shan arranged for Liu Changan and Miao Yingying to change seats.
It was not long before the college entrance examination. But at this time, they couldn't afford any trouble. In Huang Shan's view, it was necessary to deal with this matter in a low-key, gentle, and resolute manner.
"What is Monitor thinking? Suddenly changing seats." David Gordway was puzzled and said angrily, "I don't know Miao Yingying, and I haven't talked to her much. It's so embarrassing."
Because David Gordway didn't know about this matter, no one told him, because he wouldn't take the initiative to care about those gossips.
"Maybe it's because the form teacher wants Liu Changan to get what he wants." An Nuan helped Liu Changan tidy up his desk and said with a smile, "Have a safe trip. I won't see you off."
David Gordway knew the gossip that had been circulating for three years, but he also knew that Huang Shan definitely wouldn't do it for such a reason. So, he patted Liu Changan's shoulder to comfort him.
"I'll watch you play volleyball after school," Liu Changan said to An Nuan.
An Nuan glared at him. He acted as if nothing had happened … An Nuan couldn't help but think that in the KTV that day, did he know that if he confessed to Bai Hui, he would be rejected, so he simply retreated for the sake of advancing? Did he really like Bai Hui? Was she just a temporary shield for him?
If so, Liu Changan was too powerful. Now he had achieved his goal. He could get close to Bai Hui at the last moment!
"Ouch!"
An Nuan felt a pain in her scalp. She looked up and found that it was Liu Changan who knocked her head.
An Nuan reached out to pinch Liu Changan's waist, but Liu Changan avoided it.
"Study hard and stop thinking nonsense. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to go to the same school as me in the college entrance examination."
"Who wants to go to the same school as you?" An Nuan retorted, "Go to the same school as your Bai Hui."
Liu Changan knocked her again, then left with his book in his arms.
An Nuan looked at Liu Changan's back, the empty seat beside her, and the shy and sweet smile of Miao Yingying. She suddenly felt a little lost, as if the feeling of separation after the college entrance examination had come early. Her heart was empty, and her vision was empty. She wanted to grasp something, but she couldn't. The time that she wanted could never come back.
Many scenes flowed in front of her like interweaving light and shadow. Habits were often difficult to change. What most people did was to change other things to cater to their own habits. An Nuan couldn't call Liu Changan back. She only felt that her habits were forcibly changed. She felt very unnatural from head to toe.
She took a deep breath. The air around her was awkward.
"Our grades are about the same. It would be good if we can get into the same university." David Gordway said with some expectation.
"Ah?" An Nuan came back to her senses. Her grades were indeed about the same as Liu Changan's, but there was still a gap between her and David Gordway's. Usually, in the mock exam organized by the school, everyone was chasing after each other. If there was a gap of ten or twenty points, they might catch up the next time. However, there was only one college entrance examination. If there was a gap of more than ten points, it would be a gap of more than ten points for the rest of their lives. David Gordway was going to replace Huang Shan. To be precise, he was going to replace Fu Zhong to become the science champion.
"Every year, the gap between the highest and lowest scores of Wudaokou Vocational College in our province is 50 to 60 points or even 70 to 80 points." David Gordway said with encouragement. He thought An Nuan felt that her grades were too far behind David Gordway's.
An Nuan rolled her eyes at David Gordway. If his encouragement was heard by others, they would definitely think that he was showing off.
But An Nuan didn't care. She suddenly came back to her senses. Did Liu Changan mean that he wanted to get into the same university as her?
An Nuan couldn't help but sneak a glance at Liu Changan's back. She thought of many plots in novels and movies, especially her favorite school romance plots. Wasn't the biggest wish of the male and female protagonists to be in the same university?
An Nuan gritted her teeth and looked at Liu Changan. While she was thinking about these things, Liu Changan had already come to his new seat and sat down facing Bai Hui. His smile was like a chrysanthemum blooming under the bright autumn sunshine.
Yes, Miao Yingying's original deskmate was Bai Hui. After Liu Changan and Miao Yingying exchanged seats, he became Bai Hui's deskmate.
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