We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

Ding Dong!

Li Mubai picked up his phone and glanced at it. His heart skipped a beat. Xie Shu still hadn't replied to his message. He wondered what she was busy with. Was she packing her luggage for the trip abroad, or familiarizing herself with things in the UK?

Qinghe: "Haha, look what this is [jpg.]"

Li Mubai clicked on the picture, and a brightly colored Ferris wheel appeared on the screen, slowly turning.

Li Bubai: "A Ferris wheel?"

Qinghe: "That's right."

Li Mubai was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that such an ordinary small county town would have a Ferris wheel. He remembered that Pingyang City also had one, located in the amusement park in the city center, but he had never been there.

Ferris wheels seem to frequently appear in modern romance novels and TV dramas, often serving as a special setting for the male and female protagonists, who always confess their love at the highest point.

Li Bubai: "Why can't I see it here? Could it be that you're using an online image to fool me?"

Qinghe: "Are you stupid? We're facing different directions. Your side is facing away from the Ferris wheel."

Li Mubai looked out the window and, sure enough, his room faced the inner part of the county town, where he could only see low houses and distant mountain shadows, but not the Ferris wheel at all.

Qinghe: "Come out and have some fun! Let's explore this small county town; you might find lots of local delicacies."

Li Bubai: "I'm not going."

It was almost noon, and he planned to have lunch at the hotel's third-floor cafeteria, then go back to his room for a nap. In the afternoon, he was going to visit the former residences of local celebrities and listen to the tour guide's explanations, which might involve a lot of walking. It was better to conserve his energy.

Qinghe: "Tsk, you're so lazy."

Putting away his phone, Li Mubai picked up his room key, walked out of the room, and entered the elevator.

The elevator slowly descended, and with a soft beep, the doors opened—the display showed the tenth floor.

Outside the elevator doors, a group of girls walked in, chatting and laughing, their chatter instantly filling the small elevator space.

Seeing this, Li Mubai and the other boys instinctively moved towards the corner of the elevator to make room and avoid crowding.

"Come on in! It's not overweight, there's room for a few more people!" The girl in the elevator called out to the two girls who were hesitating outside the door.

Li Mubai stood in a corner of the elevator, his body slightly tense, carefully pressed against the wall, afraid of accidentally bumping into his classmate and making things awkward.

The two girls outside the elevator hesitated for a moment, but after hearing this, they lowered their heads and walked in.

People inside the elevator moved slowly, trying their best to make room for them.

Just then, the elevator swayed slightly, and the tall girl standing in front of Li Mubai lost her balance and fell backward, about to hit the elevator wall.

Li Mubai subconsciously reached out and gently supported her arm, helping her to stand steadily.

"Th...thank you." The girl turned her head sharply, and when she saw that it was Li Mubai, her cheeks instantly flushed red. She quickly looked away, her eyes lowered, staring at her toes.

"fine."

The elevator doors slowly closed and continued to descend.

In the crowded space, with the slight swaying of the elevator, you would occasionally bump into classmates next to you.

With another soft click, the elevator doors opened, and we arrived at the third floor.

A dense crowd poured out of the elevator and headed towards the cafeteria. The cramped elevator instantly became spacious, and the air felt much fresher.

"Hey, Li Mubai, you're here for dinner too?"

Li Mubai looked up and saw Lan Shiyu standing at the elevator entrance, arms crossed, looking at him.

"If it's mealtime and you don't come to eat, what else are you coming for?"

"You can also come and watch others eat," Lan Shiyu joked with a smile.

Li Mubai ignored her, walked past Lan Shiyu, and headed straight for the cafeteria.

"If it's not Xu Yao, why are you the last one to come out?" Lan Shiyu asked curiously.

"Oh, I was standing in the last row, there were too many people, I couldn't squeeze out." Xu Yao forced a smile, gently patting her cheeks to try and hide the blush on her face.

Why is your face so red? Are you sick?

"Wait, let me guess, you weren't standing with Li Mubai just now, and then there were so many people that you got squeezed into his arms, right?"

"Let's go eat! We don't know how the food at this hotel is yet!"

"What an imaginative idea," Xu Yao thought to herself.

"Alright then." Although Lan Shiyu said that, her doubts remained, starting from the time Xu Yao and Li Mubai met...

Lan Shiyu found an empty seat and sat down. She was fairly satisfied with the lunch provided by the hotel restaurant. She looked at Xu Yao, who was sitting opposite her, and said in a low voice:

"You don't like... Li Mu Bai, do you?"

"How could that be?" Xu Yao blurted out, but her shifty eyes betrayed her.

"I'm serious." Lan Shiyu put away her joking expression and said earnestly, "If you really like him, I can help you. You know I have a pretty good relationship with him."

A hint of hesitation flashed across Xu Yao's face. She had heard last week that Xie Shu was no longer at No. 6 Middle School. Did that mean her chance had come?

"This is a golden opportunity," Lan Shiyu added, a sly glint in her eyes.

However, the "timing" she and Xu Yao were talking about was never the same. Lan Shiyu just thought it would be fun and wanted to help Xu Yao try, while Xu Yao regarded this as the only chance.

"What should we do?" Xu Yao finally spoke, her voice extremely low, as if afraid of being overheard by the people next to her.

Lan Shiyu chuckled, giving him an expression that said, "You've finally given yourself away."

"Tell me quickly," Xu Yao urged.

"What's the rush? Let me explain slowly." Lan Shiyu stroked her non-existent beard. "Isn't tonight free time? We can do it tomorrow night..."

The so-called former residence of celebrities looks like a small house from a distance; I don't know how it accommodates so many people.

"Li Mubai, come over and take a picture for me!" Chen Qiuhe's voice came from behind. She had already run to the old locust tree at the entrance of the former residence, posed, held her phone high, and waved it at him.

Li Mubai walked over helplessly, took her phone, and Chen Qiuhe smiled brightly in the sunlight, like a sunflower growing towards the sun.

"Finished taking the picture."

"What kind of photo is this? It's all overexposed, making me look so dark." Chen Qiuhe opened the photo and frowned.

"Your phone is no good, the camera resolution is too low. Go to Zhuanzhuan and find a better device, then the photos will look much better," Li Mubai said, shifting the blame.

"Your photography skills are terrible, and you're blaming my phone!" Chen Qiuhe said angrily, giving him a light punch.

"Li Mubai, Chen Qiuhe, what are you doing?" Zhang Chun asked, coming over to join in the fun.

"Take a picture."

"Can you take a picture of me too? I'll post it on social media when I get back." Zhang Chun looked at Li Mubai.

Li Mubai reached out his hand, gesturing for her to give him the phone. Zhang Chun quickly handed it over, struck a pose under the old locust tree, and flashed a sweet smile.

Click! The photo was taken.

"Hey, Lao Bai, take a picture of me and Lao Zhao too!" Yang Kun pulled Zhao Feng over, the two of them hooking their arms around each other's shoulders and striking a funny pose.

"Class monitor, could you please take a picture of us too?"

"Squad leader, are you taking pictures? Could you please take some pictures of us too?"

Damn it, he really started charging now, ten yuan per photo.

"Students, please stop taking photos and checking in just yet. We're about to enter the former residence for a visit. I'll now explain the life and deeds of this famous person," the tour guide's voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, Li Mubai breathed a sigh of relief, finally relieved that he didn't have to take any more photos.

From a distance, the former residence of a celebrity looks like a small house, but unexpectedly, it is a hidden world inside, with a lot of space and a series of empty rooms connected together.

"Finally, I can see the light again." Chen Qiuhe exclaimed as she walked out of the house.

"What do you mean? What are you implying? Who are you alluding to?"

Chen Qiuhe pinched Li Mubai in annoyance, and it hurt quite a bit.

"Remember to write a reflection when you get back, as a political assignment for the May Day holiday," Wu Changguo said to the students of Class 3, his hands behind his back.

The students immediately began to sigh.

"Four hundred words," Wu Changguo added, a smile playing on his lips.

It was just a feint; only four hundred words, just a formality, something you could easily finish by writing casually.

There was no shuttle bus back to the hotel; students had to walk four kilometers, supposedly to cultivate their perseverance and hard work.

The sun is scorching; I pray a dark cloud will descend upon Li Mubai's head.

A shadow gradually enveloped him; had the dark clouds truly arrived?

Looking up, he saw Chen Qiuhe standing beside him, holding an umbrella.

"You're almost sunburnt. When Xie Shu comes back, you'll be all black and won't be popular anymore," Chen Qiuhe teased.

"Thanks, but... how is that racist?"

"Get out!"