We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

"Hey, Shu, what brings you here, and with an umbrella too? Sorry, the rain was so heavy, I went back to my dorm to change my clothes, that's why I was delayed."

"fine."

Deng Yi changed into a short-sleeved shirt, shorts, and slippers to prepare to pick her up, since she would get soaked no matter what she wore in the rain unless she wore a full raincoat.

"Shu, go change your clothes quickly, your coat is all wet."

"it is good."

Xie Shu took a shower and changed his clothes.

"By the way, Shu, didn't you forget your umbrella?" Deng Yi asked.

"Yeah, I borrowed it from a classmate."

"She has two umbrellas?"

Deng Yi subconsciously assumed that the umbrella she borrowed belonged to a girl. Fortunately, Li Mubai had bought more neutral umbrellas and hadn't bought any plaid ones.

There was only one umbrella, and he tilted it over her before running back to his dorm...

Xie Shu nodded and held the umbrella outside the dormitory room, as there wasn't enough space on the balcony.

"By the way, Deng Yi, does the school store sell ginger tea?"

Like Li Mubai, Xie Shu also habitually addresses people by their full names.

"What's wrong, Shu? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Hmm, so do you sell them?"

"It seems not, but I have some Banlangen here. Shubao, drink a packet before you go to bed."

Isatis root should also work; both are used to prevent colds.

Deng Yi gave Xie Shu a package…

"Could you give me another packet? I'll drink it tomorrow."

"Of course, Shubao, you're too kind."

Chen Qiuhe, who was on the other side of the dormitory, had been eavesdropping. Speaking of politeness, she felt that Li Mubai was just as polite. If Li Mubai and Xie Shu were to cross the single-plank bridge together, who would give way to whom first?

The rain came too suddenly, and almost no one was spared, though the difference was that everyone was either six-tenths or eight-tenths wet.

After taking a shower, Li Mubai curled up on the bed, feeling a little cold. Could he have a fever?

He recalled that when he was in elementary school, he tried to skip school by taking off his clothes and letting the fan blow on him early in the morning, but to no avail.

He's in pretty good health; he only gets a cold or fever once a year.

This time, it's up to you again, immune system!

"Buzzing".

Yan Shu: "Did you get wet in the downpour?"

Li Bubai: "Eight-tenths wet."

Yan Shu: "Cover yourself well, don't catch a cold."

Li Bubai: "Okay, thank you."

Yan Shu: "Get some rest early, goodnight."

Li Mubai still replied with a moon emoji, and he always considered sending "goodnight" to be a rather ambiguous message.

"Laobai, get up."

Oh my god, I overslept! Li Mubai quickly got up and washed up.

After the heavy rain, the air was fresh, but some areas on the ground still had standing water.

He hurriedly finished his breakfast and rushed to the classroom, thankfully not being late.

"Oh, finally you're late for once," Chen Qiuhe teased.

He ignored it, put down his schoolbag, and caught his breath from jogging.

"Li Mubai, let me wipe your fiery red lips." Chen Qiuhe handed him a piece of paper.

"it is good."

Realizing there might be food residue on his mouth, he took a tissue and wiped it off. There was a dark red chili pepper on his lips. No wonder everyone was giving him strange looks when he came in.

Time to get ready for morning reading.

Li Mubai reached into his desk to look for his Chinese textbook, but unexpectedly touched a composite film bag.

What is this? There seems to be a sticky note too?

Once he was sure no one was paying attention to him, he leaned down and looked down.

"Thank you for the umbrella. And here's some Banlangen (a traditional Chinese medicine), don't catch a cold."

His umbrella lay quietly to one side of the desk, its canopy neatly smoothed. If it were Li Mubai, he might have just tied it up haphazardly and fastened the buckle...

"You have a cold?" Chen Qiuhe asked as Li Mubai placed a cup of Banlangen (a traditional Chinese medicine) on the table.

He doesn't have a water cup; he uses mineral water bottles or beverage bottles as water cups, and he uses the plastic cup next to it to soak Banlangen (a traditional Chinese medicine).

"No, just taking precautions." He felt a little dizzy when he woke up this morning, so it's better to be safe than sorry.

"Hehe, are there any more? I'll take precautions too."

"That's all, just this one pack."

"I don't believe it, let me see!"

After Chen Qiuhe finished speaking, she was about to look down at his desk when Li Mubai quickly stepped back to make room for her.

That idiot Chen Qiuhe has absolutely no sense of propriety and must be seriously criticized.

"It's really gone." Chen Qiuhe glanced at it, then returned to her seat in disappointment.

"Ahem, Xiao Chen, Mencius said that men and women should not touch each other."

"Who are you calling Little Chen?"

"What's his name? Da Chen?"

"Call me Sister Chen, I'm a few months older than you."

"You're a few months older than me, a high school sophomore; I'm a few months younger than you, but I'm still a high school sophomore, aren't I? Essentially, there's no difference. Back in the day, Young Master Liu..." Li Mubai quoted a famous saying (which he couldn't say).

"This shows that people should be good at seeing the essence of things, rather than just looking at the surface," Li Mubai summarized his point.

"What are you babbling about? Go tell my Invincible Iron Fist!"

……

I returned home on Friday but didn't see Li Muyong. He must have gone back to Jiangnan, where the salary is higher. Li Muyong works there year-round.

Zhou Tianli's parents originally planned to send Li Mubai back to school, but he wanted to go earlier. His father didn't have time in the morning, so they had to let him go back to school by himself.

When he arrived at Yexian Bookstore, he still had to buy books. Besides studying hard, he had nothing else to do.

"Why are you here so early today, bro?"

"Sister Shen, do you have this book?"

Li Mubai showed her the photos he had taken.

Yes, we have both old and new books.

"Then let's get the new book."

"Please sit down and wait a while."

"I'll go along and see, does Sister Shen mind?" Rather than just sitting there, I might as well go along, in case there's anything I can do to help.

"Then come with me."

"By the way, bro, the girls you were with the last two times, were they people you knew?" Shen Nian'an asked casually.

"Yes." Li Mubai did not reveal much information.

"If there's a chance to be together, you should seize it and not let it slip through your fingers."

Forget it, with his conditions, let's not hold others back.

Seeing that Li Mubai remained silent, Shen Nian'an continued, "Don't let your youth be filled with regrets."

…"The real regret is not getting into a good university."

That's what it means to be irresponsible to your family, he silently added in his heart.

"That's true."

Shen Nian'an stopped and pointed to the top shelf of the bookshelf: "It's over there. Can you get it? If not, I'll get a ladder."

Li Mubai tried, and could just reach it by standing on tiptoe. He grabbed the book, pulled it out gently, and took it out.

"Give it to me first, scan the code," Shen Nian'an said.

"Speaking of which, which university are you planning to apply to, little brother?" she continued.

"I haven't decided yet."

He really hadn't thought this through; he's only in his second year of high school and hasn't considered this question yet.

"We can plan ahead and move towards a common goal."

"OK."

"Since you're interested in literature and history, you could consider Peking University, which is one of the top universities in the country."

It's not that I'm considering Peking University, but rather, could Peking University consider me?

"It's too high, I can't pass it." Li Mubai admitted directly that he couldn't do it.

"How could that be? I see you've bought so many professional books, is there a subject you're not good at?"

"Mathematics and English."

"Find someone to fix it."

Li Mubai inexplicably thought of Mei Yulu…