The Hongfu Temple night market was formed by two pedestrian streets. Although there was a Buddhist temple in the center, it looked like a cross when looking down from the sky.
Every night between summer and autumn, the Hongfu Temple night market would become extremely lively. It was a good place for nearby residents to shop and have fun. It was like this before the Jiangbei school district was renovated.
Today was the third anniversary of the Hongfu Temple night market's renovation and official opening. The two pedestrian streets were filled with people. Colored lights were lit up between the shops. The flashing lights contrasted beautifully with the stars in the night sky. It was as if both immortals and mortals were visiting the night market at the same time.
Since it was the third anniversary celebration, the merchants naturally wouldn't treat it lightly. Today, the corners of the pedestrian street were filled with shops. Every shop owner was shouting at the top of their lungs. I don't know how the monks of Hongfu Temple cultivate in such a noisy environment.
The class leader really likes to visit the night market.
If you think about it carefully, it's not strange. Other than girls like Jiang Qian who don't go to boutiques, most girls are interested in the dazzling array of goods in the night market.
The most important thing for the class leader is that the prices in the night market are very fair. Thinking back to the time when the class leader rode her bicycle across half of the Xicheng district to buy the promotional milk. The Hongfu Temple night market is less than a kilometer away from Qing Zi High School. It would be strange if she didn't come.
However, she never expected that I would be the one accompanying her to the night market.
Shu Zhe and she agreed to meet at the bus stop, but the person she waited for was me.
I don't know if Shu Zhe had his own plans for letting me accompany his sister to the night market, but I also wanted to explain the misunderstanding to the class leader and improve the strange atmosphere between us.
"Shu Zhe had a bit of an upset stomach, so he asked me to accompany you to the night market. There are a lot of people in the night market, and I heard that there are a lot of thieves. Isn't it better if the two of us go together? "
The class leader looked at me with a bit of doubt. She didn't agree nor refuse, but silently waited for the bus with me. After three stops, we got off at the Hongfu Temple night market.
It seems like she still has a grudge against me? Is it that hard for Xiao Qin to accept me putting hand cream on her?
When we were still a distance away from the noisy night market, the class leader suddenly said to me: "Ye Lin, if you have other urgent matters to attend to, you don't have to accompany me."
"How can that be?" I shook my head, "I promised Shu Zhe I would help him take care of my sister at the night market. The night market is quite chaotic. Didn't Gong CaiCai stop visiting the night market because she was molested in the night market? "
"I'm different." The class leader said stubbornly, "I can protect myself. You don't have to stay by my side because of your promise to Xiao Zhe."
"It's not entirely because of Shu Zhe." I scratched my head and said, "Class leader, your attitude seems a bit strange today. Is it because I applied ointment for Xiao Qin? That's not hand cream … "
The class leader's eyes flashed, "Xiao Qin is Diary Hero, right?"
"Pfft!" If I had water in my mouth, I would have spurted it seven feet away.
"Um … class leader, how did you know? Did Ai Mi tell you? "
The class leader smoothed out a small wrinkle on her skirt and said, "It's not hard to guess. I've always had this suspicion, but what happened last night confirmed it."
"Ahaha …" I laughed awkwardly and didn't know what to say.
"So, the ointment you applied on Xiao Qin was to treat her injuries from fighting?"
I quickly nodded, "That's right. I already told Xiao Qin not to do such dangerous things again. Class leader, can you keep her identity as Diary Hero a secret? This … for a girl, it's really a little too embarrassing. "
"I can." As we got closer and closer to the edge of the night market, the class leader adjusted the position of the bag she had been using for two years to prevent thieves from taking advantage of it.
"But I want to ask you, if I didn't guess Xiao Qin was Diary Hero, would you have kept it a secret from me? Did you not tell me because you were worried I would gossip everywhere like Geng YuHong? "
The class leader's tone was a bit sharp. She had always treated her classmates sincerely. Even if Xiao Qin often played pranks on everyone, the class leader's attitude towards Xiao Qin was no different than her attitude towards Gong CaiCai. Now that I know she was hiding more than one thing from me, it's normal for me to feel uncomfortable.
"No." I tried to persuade the class leader, "I know you're different from other girls, you never gossip …"
The class leader's eyebrows slightly moved, "Are you saying I'm abnormal compared to other girls?"
I didn't know how to respond, "Um … I can't say abnormal, I can only say you have more characteristics … like a leader?"
"So you see me as a leader and not a normal girl?"
I don't know why the class leader was unwilling to let me go. Maybe she didn't realize, but her lips were slightly pouting.
"That's not contradictory." I nervously wanted to change the topic, so I pointed to the right side of the street, "Class leader, look, this store sells ceramic storage jars. They have all kinds of kittens and puppies, you'll definitely like them."
The class leader followed the direction of my finger and glanced at the store.
The shop owner eagerly and confidently displayed the items on the shelves. Beside him were all kinds of cute and unique ceramic piggy banks. Other than the shapes of kittens and puppies, there were also elephants, hippos, rhinoceroses, and pandas. If he bought all of them, he could open a zoo.
A trace of excitement flashed across the class leader's face when she first saw it, but she quickly shook her head dispiritedly.
"These kind of storage jars have no practical value. You can only take out the money inside by smashing them. The cuter the shape, the less practical it is."
Indeed, for the class leader, she would feel guilty even if she accidentally broke a kitten or puppy's porcelain storage jar, let alone taking the initiative to smash it.
Further ahead was a stall that sold flowers. There were all kinds of roses, lilies, and carnations neatly arranged. There were quite a few couples stopping in front of the stall.
The class leader sped up and passed by the stall. She nervously used the corner of her eyes to see if anyone recognized her. She let out a sigh of relief when she found no one.
The store diagonally across the street sold antiques. The store owner was introducing a treasure of the store to a red-haired foreigner. It was said that it was a Tang Sancai specially made to commemorate Emperor Qin's unification of the country.
"Tang Sancai is something from the Tang Dynasty, how could the Qin Dynasty have it?"
The class leader was filled with indignation and wanted to expose the deceitful store owner. As a result, the red-haired foreigner was very knowledgeable and said in fluent Chinese:
"I'm not going to bury this! Don't think I'm stupid! Chop that bastard up! The one that's carrying mahjong tiles … "
The store owner really wanted to say: That's not a turtle carrying mahjong tiles, but a divine turtle carrying a stone tablet, but he still handed over what the other party wanted.
"Why does everyone lie?" The class leader seemed to be emotional, "Is it hard to treat others sincerely?"
"It can't be helped." I said with a shrug, "As the saying goes, all businessmen are unscrupulous. Didn't they say in politics class that any accumulation of capital is bloody and dirty?"
The class leader bit her lips as if she didn't want to accept my explanation. The beautiful girl with long black hair stood in the night wind for a long time and ignored the tide of pedestrians on both sides. I could only stop with her.
After a while, the class leader suddenly said:
"When Xiao Qin first transferred to 28 Middle, you did everything you could to bully her every day. Was it to get revenge for what she did to you when you were a child?"
I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat and said with a trembling voice: "Class leader, what are you referring to?"
"Are you still going to hide it from me?" The class leader sighed, "I saw a photo of you when you were a child on Xiao Qin's bedside table. At the time, I didn't believe the person in the photo was you. Later when you were unconscious, Uncle Ye showed me the photo album and I realized you were actually very good-looking when you were a child …"
"Xiao Qin always told everyone that you were childhood sweethearts, but I couldn't find any photos of you with any other girls. Instead, there was a little boy who didn't want to look at the camera."
"It wasn't until I saw the photo album at Auntie Ren's place that I realized the little boy in the photo with you was Xiao Qin. Although it's not obvious for children under the age of ten, it's my first time seeing someone like Xiao Qin who doesn't look like a girl at all."
"I heard from Auntie Ren that Xiao Qin was very domineering when she was young. She was the king of the courtyard and was called the 'Little Tyrant' by the other kids. She also liked to cause trouble for you … I put together what I know and immediately understood why you bullied Xiao Qin in the beginning."
In the noisy night market, the class leader used a calm and rational tone to cover up her uneasiness and confusion.
"Ye Lin, could it be … that you always thought Xiao Qin was a boy when you were a child, and you held a grudge because you were always bullied by her? Although I had a lot of misunderstandings about you at the time, you never bullied your classmates like you bullied Xiao Qin, and you rarely even talked to other girls! "
It's over, the class leader figured it out. My shameful childhood of being beaten up by girls is no longer a secret to the class leader!
Seeing my expression was like a piece of beef being roasted on a grill, the class leader realized she guessed correctly. She pondered for a bit, then continued:
"When I was the class leader in elementary school, I've also seen examples of people of the opposite sex deliberately bullying each other because they liked each other, but didn't know how to express their feelings. Did Xiao Qin cause trouble for you because of this reason when she was a child? After she transferred to school, no matter how you bullied her, she would endure it. Was it to atone for her past sins? I think the only explanation for a girl to do this is — — she likes you, so she needs your forgiveness. "
This … the class leader's reasoning was flawless and convincing. I knew I couldn't hide it any longer.
"Ye Lin." The class leader stared straight at me with eyes that could penetrate the soul, "What do you think about Xiao Qin's feelings? Do you still think of her as a sister like you told me before? "
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