We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

"fine."

Li Mubai replied that this was neither a lie nor an excuse; he usually didn't get home until after 7 p.m. on Fridays, so he ate dinner very late, and he had gotten used to it over time.

"I'm a little hungry, I'm going to get something to eat." Xie Shu's expression was normal, without the blushing that most girls would have when they said they were hungry.

"Hmm—Class monitor, what would you like to eat?"

So that's why Xie Shu wanted to rent a bicycle for a day. Although he wanted to go back early, since Xie Shu suggested that he wanted to eat something, he decided to stay a while. After all, people's physical condition is not the same. What if Xie Shu got hungry?

"There's a food street nearby, shall we go check it out?"

Li Mubai nodded in agreement. Snacks are good; they don't take up too much time.

He originally wanted to ride his bicycle there, but Xie Shu said it was very close and that riding a bicycle would be inconvenient, so Li Mubai had no choice but to give up.

This was Li Mubai's first time here. He curiously observed his surroundings. It was Friday, and the college students had finished their classes and were coming here in twos and threes.

A couple walked by, the girl very close, linking arms with the boy. "College students are so open," Li Mubai remarked. "Middle school students would probably be too shy to even hold hands."

Arriving at the food street, there were even more people, and it was very lively, with a kind of warm and bustling atmosphere.

"There are a lot of people, don't get separated," Xie Shu said, turning his head slightly.

Get separated? How could he get separated? He's not a three-year-old. Besides, even if he did get separated, he would still have his cell phone to contact Xie Shu.

Li Mubai nodded and followed Xie Shu behind her. After all, it was Xie Shu who wanted to eat it; he wasn't very interested.

Xie Shu seemed to be here for the first time as well, walking briskly and stopping whenever he encountered a shop or food stall that interested him.

Speaking of which, he seemed to attract attention in his school uniform. It seemed that every college student passing by would glance at him. Is it a novel thing for a high school student to be near a university town?

"Li Mubai, do you want to eat this?"

Xie Shu's voice interrupted Li Mubai's thoughts. Following the direction she indicated, there was a takoyaki stall.

"Class monitor, you eat." In front of Xie Shu, Li Mubai always acted very reserved and without desire.

Xie Shu went over and ordered one serving, six for ten yuan.

"Here you go, young lady." The stall owner glanced at Li Mubai standing to the side, then placed four skewers in his hands.

"Thank you," Xie Shu said.

She held a box of takoyaki, picked up one with two skewers, and carefully took a small bite. Luckily, the sauce didn't splatter.

Li Mubai glanced at her. Xie Shu was no longer like the unattainable moon in the sky, but a girl who was overjoyed to eat her favorite food.

She put down the skewer she had just used, picked up two skewers, inserted a small meatball into them, and handed it to Li Mubai.

"It's delicious, you should try it."

Li Mubai waved his hand as if to refuse, but Xie Shu continued:

"The stall owner gave you four skewers, which means he's thinking of you. Don't waste them."

"Okay," Li Mubai said thank you, took the skewer. The meatballs were small, and he should be able to finish them in one bite. Taking advantage of the moment when Xie Shu wasn't paying attention to him, he threw one into his mouth and bit it open. Noticing the discomfort in his mouth, he quickly turned his head away.

"What's wrong?" Xie Shu looked at Li Mubai, who was frowning, with some confusion. Was it hard to eat?

"It's alright." His complexion returned to normal, but he was still a bit hot. He almost vomited, but thankfully, his iron tongue withstood the high temperature.

"Don't you like it?" Xie Shu asked.

"No, it's delicious." Li Mubai nodded. Although it was too hot to eat, it was very tasty. It was also the first time he had ever eaten this kind of meatball.

"Then have another one." Xie Shu handed over the box, gesturing for him to choose another one.

"it is good."

……

After finishing her takoyaki, Xie Shu found a trash can and threw the box in. Then she went to a stall selling starch sausages.

The stall owner was a very young woman who looked like a college student.

"Hey, you two... little brothers and sisters, want to buy some? Three yuan each, five yuan for two."

Starch sausage is probably a childhood memory for Li Mubai. It used to be everywhere, but it disappeared after junior high school, and people switched to selling hot dogs and sausages. Now it's making a comeback, and many college students like to set up stalls to sell starch sausage near the school.

"I'll take two, one without chili, with ketchup." Xie Shu said, taking out his phone to pay.

"Little sister, your boyfriend should pay," the other person said with a smile.

Li Mubai felt a little embarrassed. Had the other party mistaken him for someone else? Looking at the stall owner's malicious grin, he thought, "This is on purpose, isn't it?"

He glanced at Xie Shu, whose expression remained unchanged, as if she hadn't heard him and was still paying with her phone.

"Class monitor, let me treat you. You just treated me to takoyaki, so I should treat you this time."

"it is good."

Xie Shu put his phone away, and Li Mubai took out his Lantingxu wallet and gave ten yuan to the stall owner.

"That's how couples should act."

……

While giving change, the stall owner handed Xie Shu and Li Mubai each a piece of starch sausage. Li Mubai took the opportunity to explain:

"We are not a couple."

After saying that, he and Xie Shu left, leaving the stall owner smirking.

Although he didn't know what Xie Shu was thinking, he felt it was necessary to explain, otherwise Xie Shu might think he was a frivolous guy.

"This is delicious too." Xie Shu commented on the tomato sauce and starch sausage in his hand, without mentioning what had just happened, which made Li Mubai breathe a sigh of relief.

"Will this taste good?" Li Mubai disagreed, because he didn't like tomatoes.

"Class monitor, haven't you eaten this before? I remember it being everywhere when I was in elementary school."

"No, my family was very strict before, so I didn't have the chance." Xie Shu's tone, which was originally filled with excitement, was now much calmer.

Li Mubai inexplicably thought of the novels and TV dramas he had read before, where the wealthier the family, the stricter their demands on their children, because they had the money to enroll their children in all kinds of extracurricular classes, which led to the children becoming depressed. Was Xie Shu the same?

"And now?" Li Mubai felt a little anxious and couldn't help but ask.

"It's better now. If it were before, I probably wouldn't have been able to come out today." Xie Shu chuckled, but Li Mubai couldn't detect any joy in his voice; it sounded more like Xie Shu's self-deprecating tone.

Sigh, every family has its own troubles.

Xie Shu didn't continue the topic. She stopped there, took Li Mubai to a milk tea shop, and asked him:

What would you like to drink?

"No need, class monitor," Li Mubai said instinctively.

"If you like jasmine green tea and Assam sencha milk green tea, then order two cups of jasmine milk green tea." Xie Shu ignored his refusal and placed the order with the clerk.

Is it jasmine milk green tea again? Putting aside the influence of plum rain, this milk tea is indeed one of Li Mubai's favorites, as it's not too sweet.

After leaving the milk tea shop, we were almost at the end of this snack street. Xie Shu took a sip of his milk tea and pointed to a spot, saying:

"Let's go there and take a look."

An old man was holding a candied hawthorn stand, and two girls were choosing some in front of him. Li Mubai glanced at them and saw that they were also wearing school uniforms. There was a high school nearby, so they looked like students from there.

"Xiaolin, what do you want?" One of the girls turned around and asked the girl behind her. She glanced at Li Mubai and Xie Shu standing behind them and then showed a surprised expression.

"I'll take the orange one, thank you so much, Ms. Juan. I'll treat you next time," said the girl named Xiaolin.

"Oh, okay." Juan came back to her senses and turned her body away from Xie Shu and Li Mubai.

"Know each other?" Li Mubai asked in confusion. He glanced at Xie Shu and noticed that her brows were slightly furrowed.