"Chaozi, what was your score on the English test last time?"
"109 points. What's wrong?"
"Hey, hey, I got 116! That's ten points higher than you!"
Qin Zhixin looked like a smug little villain, holding her head high with pride.
"Rounded to the nearest ten, right?"
"What's wrong? Just tell me if I'm taller than you."
Yang Qichao was speechless. He didn't know why Qin Zhixin suddenly mentioned her grades. Wasn't it humiliating for her to mention her grades with him?
"Then my total score, rounded up, would be 100 points higher than yours."
"No way! Don't mention that. I bought you a few English novels. I'll give them to you later. They're all good."
Qin Zhixin's smile is as beautiful as a flower.
Chapter 158 Self-discipline and Restoration
Yang Qichao was stunned for a moment and asked uncertainly.
"What book? Is it another horror novel?"
"No, it's a pure love romance novel. You should read more of that at your age."
"You actually read romance novels?"
"Why, I haven't even read this book yet. It's brand new, except for the cover. I'm giving it to you, seriously!"
Yang Qichao looked strange.
"Is it Huang Shu? I don't believe you would read a romance novel or something like that. There's no cover yet. I think you've torn it off. It must contain something inappropriate for children!"
Qin Zhixin's eyes widened. "Oh my god! Chaozi, you've suddenly become smart!"
"You're a fool!"
Yang Qichao pushed Qin Zhixin's shoulders and ran forward. The two of them played around again, practically jogging all the way to the canteen. Yang Qichao kept laughing, watching Qin Zhixin from behind. His gaze passed through the slit at the hem of his leather jacket, where the rounded part made the trousers bulge out perfectly. Although they were loose-fitting jeans, they looked unique on her.
Yang Qichao considered himself not a vulgar person.
He had previously seen a video in which a host asked passersby what quality was most important in a partner. The man said it was the soul. The host then asked him, "Do you want a partner with an interesting soul?" He replied that he wanted someone with bright headlights.
At this moment, he is exactly the same as that man. What is his ideal partner like?
If he answered with his brain, he would say well-educated and well-mannered. If he answered with his eyes closed and instinctively, he would definitely say Qin Zhixin.
As they grew closer, these violent dreams became more frequent. Every time he had a similar dream, he woke up feeling lost. He quickly closed his eyes and tried to calm himself, but Qin Zhixin was too alluring. Sometimes, when she spoke to him, her small mouth opened and closed, and he couldn't hear a word.
Yang Qichao shook his head fiercely. The cold wind blew past, but it did not cool down his boiling blood at all. Instead, the fire in his heart burned even more vigorously.
Arriving at the canteen, the lights were dim. There were quite a few people there, but not everyone was busy enough to watch the digging. Most of them left and headed for the canteen and the gym. A rough count showed there were at least twenty people in the store, with students gathered in groups of three or four. The sausage section near the cash register was the most crowded.
Qin Zhixin sniffed, the greasy aroma of the grilled sausages making her inexplicably craving it. But she'd already eaten dinner, and no matter how tempted she was, she couldn't eat any more. She walked straight to the drinks cooler; she wanted a soda. She'd condescended to come to the canteen after dinner just to get a sip of that sweet drink.
If she had followed her previous inclinations, she would have simply grabbed a can of regular Coca-Cola from the freezer and left.
Even though the room temperature is only a little over 10 degrees Celsius, soda still needs to be chilled, especially cola. If it's not chilled, the flavor is greatly diminished. But Qin Zhixin herself couldn't quite put her finger on how to describe the flavor of iced cola. Perhaps it's because when the liquid is around 4 degrees Celsius, the sweetness of the sugar and the stimulating carbonation achieve the most perfect fusion. After finishing her meal, she took a gentle sip, the bubbly brown liquid flowing down her throat, the mild sweetness fully stimulating her taste buds, sweeping away the greasiness of the meal, leaving her feeling completely delighted.
But this time it was different. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a new and strange thing she had never seen before: cherry-flavored Coca-Cola.
Seeing the packaging was imported, Qin Zhixin reached out to take a bottle, but when she saw the corresponding price tag, seven yuan, Qin Zhixin's white and tender little hand froze in shock, and she silently put the new flavor of soda back.
She was a little hesitant, and unsurprisingly, she had trouble choosing between the two options.
Qin Zhixin recalled the yellow honey cherries she had eaten at the beginning of summer vacation. Her uncle's friend in Shandong Province drove all the way there and gave her family two kilograms to try.
The yellow honey cherry looked like a miniature jewel plum, a pale amber with hints of rosy red. Its skin was incredibly thin, and the flesh within was crystal clear. Picking one, gently placing it in your mouth, it sipped open with a little pressure. The yellow honey cherry had very low acidity, and its unique sweetness, with its floral and fruity aroma, made her mouth tingle with sweetness even now when she thought of it.
There were also the "cherries" that Zhou Xinshu specially gave her during the last school sports meeting. They obviously didn't taste as good as yellow honey cherries, but they were bigger in size. The price of that box was almost four figures.
Now, she had two options before her: cherry-flavored cola and regular cola. In Qin Zhixin's limited understanding, she'd add one point to the cherry flavor, one point to both, and one point to the regular cola. Yang Qichao approached with a bag of shredded squid, a bag of candy, and a bottle of iced black tea. While Qin Zhixin was wavering, Yang Qichao had already decided what to buy.
"Chaozi, do you think regular Coke tastes better or cherry flavored Coke?"
Qin Zhixin spoke uncertainly. "I don't know which one to buy. I think both look good. Can you give me some advice?"
Yang Qichao spoke without hesitation. "Ordinary Coke."
"Well, how much have I drunk? Aren't you curious about what cherry cola tastes like?"
"Not curious."
"Hiss, how can you talk like that? Say it again."
Qin Zhixin pretended to be angry, and her beautiful and charming face was like a painting.
Yang Qichao pressed tightly against Qin Zhixin's back. Qin Zhixin was half a head shorter than him. At this moment, it looked as if Yang Qichao was holding her in his arms. He touched his nose and changed his previous statement.
"Okay, I'm curious."
"But it's so expensive, seven dollars a bottle. Wouldn't it be a shame if I bought it?"
Yang Qichao was confused by Qin Zhixin's answer.
"How about buying them all?"
Qin Zhixin rolled her eyes at him.
"Coke doesn't taste good without ice. Do you think I'm you? I can eat so much in one go."
Yang Qichao just felt that this girl deserved a slap on the butt.
"Then just tell me which flavor you want to buy."
"Cherry, right?"
Qin Zhixin took down the bottle she had just put back with a smile.
"You've already made your decision, why do you need my opinion?"
"Tsk, can't I just find something to do?"
Seeing Yang Qichao's frustrated expression, Qin Zhixin felt extremely proud and relieved. After paying the bill, she opened the can and took a sip. Then her face changed and she started coughing violently, looking a little exasperated.
"What the hell is this?"
Yang Qichao watched the whole process and found her expression amusing. "Is it hard to drink?"
“The taste of expired loquat syrup.”
As Qin Zhixin spoke, she blew air out of her tongue, and her uncomfortable expression made the air sound inexplicably bitter.
"Have you ever drunk expired loquat syrup?"
“I have!”
Yang Qichao was silent for several seconds before continuing. "If it tastes bad, just throw it away."
Qin Zhixin was a little hesitant. She felt that she had been cheated, but after thinking about it, she couldn't bear to do it.
"That's seven dollars!"
Qin Zhixin hesitated, her delicate white hands tightly gripping the soda can. Back when she was in elementary school, even a five-dollar bill, let alone a seven-dollar bill, was considered a large sum. Back then, if she had a five-dollar bill in her hand and went to the small supermarket downstairs, she'd still have a nickel or two left.
She would save up her remaining coins until she had 5.5 yuan, and then she could go to the supermarket downstairs and buy a 2.5-liter bottle of Coke. Since she was weak, she would carry the Coke home with both hands, put it in the refrigerator, and drink it from a teacup. One bottle would last her two days.
As for cash, she would have to wait until she started junior high school. Although this was far from being poor, life still taught Qin Zhixin to be frugal.
Put yourself in her shoes. In her past life, Qin Zhixin only ate the claws of a five-figure lobster, discarding the rest as a flavorful broth. Even though Tang Yuyu's monthly income was considerable, by comparison, it was barely enough to buy a bottle of wine for her own meals in her past life.
Glancing at the soda in her hand, Qin Zhixin smiled a harmless smile, dignified yet shy, beautiful beyond words. She tried hard to suppress the upward curve of her lips and spoke to Yang Qichao.
"Chaozi, this soda is actually quite delicious. Can I trade it for the iced tea in your hand?"
Yang Qichao was silent. He gave the shredded squid and candy to Qin Zhixin. "These are the snacks you asked for."
Qin Zhixin took it with a smile, without any hesitation.
"Chaozi, seriously, your iced tea is only three dollars and a half, but mine is a full seven dollars. Even if I took a sip, it's still more expensive than yours."
"If you don't change it, it won't taste good no matter how expensive it is."
Yang Qichao replied dryly.
Qin Zhixin frowned, holding a soda bottle in one hand and putting the other on her waist. Even the thick autumn clothes could not hide her perfect bear-like curves. With her movement, her restless rabbit swayed happily, tempting the teenagers gathered at the door of the convenience store to stare at the deep hills and valleys covered by the cloth.
"Have you ever tried it? You said it tastes terrible!"
At this time, the expressions and actions of the two people seemed to be playing and arguing about something, which looked very ambiguous.
Yang Qichao keenly noticed that several male classmates were blushing and peeking at them. More precisely, they were peeking at Qin Zhixin, specifically at that bulging part of her body. The combination of maturity and immaturity, combined with her youthful face, created a perfect melody.
But this girl was truly an eye-catcher, displaying the goddess's favor from every angle. Even standing still, she was attracting bees and butterflies. While he could understand, Yang Qichao was still displeased. This damned girl was being unreasonable with him, and he was the only one to bear the brunt of the anger. He should have the luxury of enjoying this beautiful scene all to himself. He cursed her inwardly, calling her a disaster, and then he dragged Qin Zhixin out.
"I haven't drunk it, but I'm not blind. You looked like you almost vomited just now."
"That just means it's not my cup of tea. Stop pulling me. I'm about to spill my drink."
Qin Zhixin angrily tried to break free, but her strength was too weak. Compared to Yang Qichao's strong arms, her strength was only enough to be called a pleasure, but Yang Qichao still let her go. Qin Zhixin was not angry either. She quickened her pace and followed Yang Qichao, grinning and starting to play tricks.
"Change it, change it, change it!"
"Okay, let's switch. I'm convinced."
Yang Qichao was annoyed by her noise and was irritated by her playful smile. He took the soda from her hand and drank half of it in one gulp without any complaint that she had already drunk it.
“It’s quite hard to drink.”
Yang Qichao remained calm and drank the rest in one gulp. He then crumpled the empty can into a ball and threw it into the trash can more than ten meters away. The aluminum can landed precisely in the trash can. This chic move made Qin Zhixin a little jealous.
Chapter 159: Troubles of the Minor
Qiao Hua held three grilled sausages in his hand and one in his mouth. He took out three one-yuan coins and two five-cent coins from his trouser pocket and placed them on the glass cabinet of the convenience store's cash register.
He felt that the action of him hitting the coin on the glass was particularly cool, especially the sound of the metal hitting the glass, "Bang!", which was simply cool.
Qiao Hua was sucking on a sausage, and he was deliberately imitating the way of smoking a cigar in the movie. However, there was a lot of grease on the sausage casing, and when he sucked hard, the sausage slid into his mouth. He had to push the sausage out with his tongue. This action seemed a little inappropriate for children in the eyes of others.
But Qiao Hua doesn't think so.
Qin Zhixin happened to pass by him while he was eating the sausage and gave him a meaningful look. In Qiao Hua's opinion, he looked so handsome when eating the sausage that even the school goddess Qin Zhixin was attracted by him.
Thinking of this, Qiao Hua straightened his back and continued to indulge in the fantasy of smoking a cigar and being a big boss. In his imagination, he was smoking a fine cigar, while Qin Zhixin was wearing a super tight OL suit and black stockings, with love in her eyes, massaging his legs and shoulders beside him.
Thinking of this, an ambiguous smile appeared on his face.
Amid the complicated and disgusted gazes of others, Qiao Hua staggered to the side of Fang Bixian, Zhou Dahong and Ma Lisheng, who were standing outside the convenience store to enjoy the fresh air.
Boys are hot-tempered and don’t feel cold even when it’s windy outside.
Qiao Hua handed a sausage to each of them.
"Huazi, stop nagging and just enjoy your grilled sausage, okay?"
Ma Lisheng looked disgusted. He had watched a lot of movies, and seeing Qiao Hua like this reminded him of Japanese actresses. Qiao Hua put his right index and middle fingers together, imitating the smoking gesture, and tried to pick up the sausage skewer, but the skewer was too thin and he couldn't hold it with any force, so he had to use his hand to take it off.
"Don't you think it's cool? You know cigars? The tobacco leaves are rolled this thick! Cut them with a knife, light them up and smoke them slowly. It's so cool!"
Qiao Hua shook his hair, and it felt greasy. The sunset light reflected off his face, making it greasy. The pimples looked even more red and swollen in the yellow light.
Zhou Dahong interrupted. "You country bumpkin, what's that knife? It's scissors."
Fang Bixian had a complicated expression. "The proper name for it is a cigar cutter. Huazi, do you know how awful you looked just now?"
Just now, the sight of Qiao Hua walking towards them with a mysterious smile on his face and a sausage in his mouth was really unbearable to watch. Even to a high school student like Fang Bixian who thought he had seen a lot, it was considered "unbearable to watch".
Qiao Hua defended himself somewhat unhappily. "Vulgar? You're slandering me, Master! Slander! I think you're just jealous of me for being so cool that I can even smoke a cigar while eating a sausage."
Ma Lisheng raised his eyebrows. Every time he made that expression, it meant he was saying something obscene. "Xiaosa, you look just like... that thing, you know? It's disgusting."
Qiao Hua finally realized that the way the sausage twitched in his mouth was indeed ambiguous. He blushed and stammered.
"Qin Zhixin glanced at me just now."
"What did Qin Zhixin look at you for?"
"Watch me eat sausage."
Zhou Dahong laughed strangely and sarcastically. "Well, congratulations. I guess she thinks you've become a pervert."
"No, no, no, you're such a filthy person that you'd think of that. I don't think someone as pure and beautiful as Qin Zhixin would think of that."
"I suggest you not to have such a thick filter for her."
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