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Chapter 102 Life
The next morning at six o'clock.

Ai Liang woke up from her sleep right on time.

His junior high school didn't have morning self-study sessions, only morning reading at 7:20, which is why he has this kind of biological clock.

According to Ai Liang's understanding, Qianhua Experimental Middle School also does not have morning self-study sessions, and even night self-study sessions are not available.

Morning reading starts at 7:20 AM, and school ends at 5:30 PM.

The school maintains a variety of formal clubs and organizations, cultivating students' interests in a wide range of ways. It is a school that truly implements a relaxed education to the fullest extent.

This perfectly aligns with the free-spirited social atmosphere of Chika City.

Qianhua Experimental Middle School advocates a relaxed teaching style, has many clubs, and broadly develops students' interests without forcing them to study.

Those who can get into this school usually have good academic performance. As long as the teaching resources are sufficient, there is basically no need to worry about the college entrance rate, not to mention there are also key classes to support them.

However, some students experience immense psychological pressure due to their excessive efforts to improve their grades.

After being admitted to the experimental middle school, they completely indulged themselves and became addicted to various entertainment activities.

Of course, this is a very small number of students, representing a very small percentage.

The scene returns to the living room.

The supermarket wasn't open yet at six o'clock. After washing up, Ai Liang lay on the sofa, feeling a little bored.

He usually spends his time reading, but now there isn't a single book he can read. He knows all the books in his room by heart, so there's no point in reading them again.

Ai Liang didn't want to open any mobile apps either; he preferred paper books to ebooks.

After lying there listlessly for a while...

Ai Liang got up from the sofa and went to the balcony. He planned to use the laundry detergent he had just bought to wash the clothes he had changed yesterday, just to pass the time.

Before doing laundry, Ai Liang opened the windows to ventilate the living room. Compared to the cold air from the air conditioner, the natural breeze was more comfortable.

Ai Liang breathed in the fresh air outside while filling a plastic basin with warm water.

At that moment, noises came from the balcony next door.

There is only a half-meter gap between the balconies. If the security bars are removed, you can easily step over to reach the next one.

Ye Qing, who was yawning, heard the running water and glanced next door. She was surprised to find Ai Liang filling water to wash clothes.

She opened the window and said through the security bars, "I've heard that a lot of guys just throw their clothes in the washing machine and press the quick wash button. I didn't expect you to wash your own clothes."

"Hmm," Ai Liang hummed in response, then poured a capful of laundry detergent into the basin.

"Actually, I just throw most of my clothes into the washing machine and let them tumble around. It's just that I got the clothes dirty yesterday, and the washing machine couldn't clean some of them properly."

"That's true. If places like the cuffs get dirty, you can only scrub them by hand. After one wash in the washing machine, it's almost like you haven't washed them at all."

Ye Qing was very energetic early in the morning and chatted with Ai Liang. Perhaps because she was going to be neighbors for three years and her relationship couldn't be too strained, she kept talking non-stop.

"Why did you wake up so early? It's summer vacation, shouldn't you be staying up late playing games or watching videos, and then sleeping from midnight until the afternoon?"

Ai Liang paused for a moment, then said to Ye Qing, "...I don't really like playing games, so I go to bed early. It's just that my biological clock from going to school wakes me up."

He didn't tell Ye Qing what happened yesterday. Firstly, it wasn't necessary, and secondly, being kidnapped by robbers wasn't something to be proud of.

Another issue is that if Ye Qing accidentally lets something slip while chatting with someone, it could attract the media attention, and in the end, it would be Ye Qing who gets into trouble.

"Hey~ Don't you have any hobbies? Surely your hobby isn't doing laundry."

Ye Qing leaned on the balcony with a puzzled look on her face.

"I enjoy reading, but I haven't had time to buy any new books since I just moved here. I only do laundry in the mornings when I have some free time, so I just want to keep myself occupied."

Ai Liang answered Ye Qing while rubbing her clothes.

"I really envy your leisurely life. If it were me, I would definitely sleep until noon."

Ye Qing's tone was tinged with fatigue. She yawned and stretched, her faded short-sleeved T-shirt revealing her well-developed figure.

"Sigh, never mind, I'm going to get a job."

Ye Qing waved goodbye to Ai Liang.

"See you."

Ai Liang lowered her head and rubbed her clothes, casually responding.

Soon, a clattering sound came from next door. No one knew what she was doing. A few minutes later, the sounds stopped with the sound of a door closing.

The room returned to silence, with only the soft rustling of Ai Liang rubbing her clothes and the sound of running water from the faucet.

The sun had already risen above the horizon and begun to shine upon the earth.

Ai Liang rinsed the clothes three times with clean water and then hung them on the balcony to dry.

"The supermarket should be open by now."

Ai Liang looked at her phone and muttered to herself.

After locking the door, Ai Liang went downstairs to the street. Today, he was going to buy everything he needed.

The sun had only just risen, so the air outside was still a little chilly.

Parents who occasionally pass by while dropping their children off at tutoring classes always put coats on their kids, afraid they'll catch a cold.

Under the stern reprimands of their parents, the crying child held back their sobs and reluctantly zipped up the zipper.

Many food carts in the vicinity are ready to open for business.

A person who didn't have time to eat breakfast before going to work hurriedly bought a pancake from a food cart and ran to the bus stop, afraid of missing the bus and being late.

He kept raising his hand to check his watch, and frantically blew on the scalding hot pancake, trying to cool it down faster.

As the bus approached, he didn't care whether it was too hot for his mouth or not. He took a big bite of the pancake, chewing and sucking in air as he did so, his lips turning red from the heat.

After the bus stopped, he threw the pancake he had only eaten two bites of into the nearby trash can, and then took out his bus card from his bag to board the bus.

Sanitation workers parked their cleaning trucks, swept up the litter along the road, and chatted with vendors from time to time, reminding them to take their trash with them.

The shop owner, who was about to go to buy goods, locked the shop door and patted the dog he had brought, as if telling it to obediently guard the door.

The dog kept jumping around him, as if asking its owner to take it with him.

The owner drove his small truck slowly away, and the dog at the door went from walking slowly to trotting, and then to running towards the back of the truck.

Unfortunately, its four legs couldn't outrun four wheels. As the small truck got further and further away, the dog seemed to know it couldn't catch up with its owner, so it squatted down and gazed in the direction where the small truck disappeared.

It watched quietly for a while, then returned to the shop entrance, lay down on the old cushion, and waited for its owner to return.

Ai Liang walked and looked around. In the past, he would try his best to avoid crowds, and if he couldn't avoid them, he would run away quickly.

This is the first time I've ever strolled down the street like this.

Ai Liang took in the myriad aspects of life on the street; perhaps this was life.

(End of this chapter)