It's the students' fault if they are too popular.

“It’s quite convenient.”

A few minutes later, they arrived at the gate of a residential complex. The houses in the complex looked old at first glance. Although they didn't look high-end, they were very clean. There was a row of fitness equipment and osmanthus trees were planted on both sides of the road.

An old lady on the roadside saw them and laughed:

"Bringing classmates home to play?"

Gu Nian was embarrassed: "Hello, grandma, this is my classmate."

Dongyang was also very sweet and greeted him.

Gu Nian introduced quietly: "My neighbor downstairs."

Her home was on the third floor, not high and not difficult to climb. She knocked on the door and it was her father who opened it. When her father saw another little girl, he was a little confused. She quickly said:

"Dad, my classmate is Xu Dongyang."

"Hello, uncle."

The man immediately straightened his appearance: "Xu Dongyang, right? I know you! Please come in... Hey, kid, why didn't you tell me in advance that your classmates were coming to your house?"

But at the same time, there was more relief on his face.

No one wants their children to be lonely, so parents can often treat their children's friends and classmates as wholeheartedly as they would their boss.

"Niannian, take out your potato chips and Oreo cookies and share them with your classmates!"

"Uncle, no, I'm not hungry."

After they changed into slippers, she took Xu Dongyang to the balcony. As soon as the balcony door opened, a kitten called out to them. Xu Dongyang only had the cat in her eyes and immediately took out cat food from her bag.

Gu Nian stood there, suddenly feeling frustrated.

However, this is also good.

She squatted beside Xu Dongyang, and the two of them fed this little life together.

Xu Dongyang: "Did you give it a bath?"

Gu Nian shook her head: "I wiped it with a wet towel several times...I was afraid it would catch a cold."

Xu Dongyang: "Then let's wash it later. Ah——" When the kitten was eating, she suddenly lowered her head, then raised it up: "It's a male cat."

Gu Nian covered her face: "Oh."

Extra: Winter Sun (Thirteen)

At noon, the weather suddenly changed. A strong wind blew outside the window, and soon it brought heavy rain.

"Let's go later," Gu Nian said, "when the rain stops."

"Ah."

Dongyang was not in a hurry and played happily with the kitten.

"Niannian, call your classmates to eat together." In the living room, the man called to them on the balcony, "Come and get a bowl to serve the rice."

"Oh." Gu Nian replied, turned to Dong Yang, but said shyly, "Well... let's have dinner together."

Dong Yang shook his head: "It's okay, I'm not hungry."

"Don't be like this..." Gu Nian whispered, "It's very awkward."

Xu Dongyang squatted, touched the cat, and then uttered a slight "hmm".

Like a meteor suddenly streaking across the sky, Gu Nian was delighted:

"Then I'll serve the meal."

"I'll just serve myself..." Dong Yang didn't know if what she said was any use. She stood up, glanced at Gu Nian who ran away, and went to the bathroom to wash her hands. After drying her hands, she returned to the living room and Gu Nian was serving rice in front of her.

Gu Nian's father smiled and said, "My uncle's cooking skills are just average, don't despise me."

She took a look at the dish, which was clearly very good and fragrant. She was obviously concerned about her father being a homebody, so she said, "No, it looks delicious."

Gu Nian filled the rice bowl, gave one bowl to her father, placed one bowl at the nearest seat on the table, and placed the last bowl next to the previous one - she hoped that the person who ate this bowl of rice would sit next to her.

"Eat, eat. You're welcome." The man moved his chopsticks. "I'll pick up a chicken drumstick for both of you."

Gu Nian secretly looked at Xu Dongyang's face, fearing that she didn't like it. But Xu Dongyang thanked him again and again. He felt quite restrained and uncomfortable when he went to someone else's house to eat. He couldn't let go and didn't dare to pick the dishes he liked.

At the dinner table, Gu Nian's father was the only one who kept talking. "Helping each other" and "making progress together" were all old-fashioned topics. Besides that, he kept praising Xu Dongyang and admonishing his daughter to "learn more from others."

The two little girls ate while listening. Gu Nian, who was demoted, did not feel wronged. She lowered her head and looked at Xu Dongyang. Xu Dongyang had obviously experienced this kind of scene many times. He smiled at her apologetically, taking the blame for his own excellence.

"I'm done eating." Xu Dongyang put down his chopsticks, "Thank you, uncle."

"Hey? Eat more. You are growing up..."

Xu Dongyang touched her stomach and said she was really full. In fact, she was only 50% full, but she was embarrassed to eat too much in front of someone else. After she left, Gu Nian stopped eating and followed Xu Dongyang to the balcony to play with the cat after cleaning up the dishes.

Gu Nian: "Is it because you don't like what my dad cooks?"

Xu Dongyang: “No, it’s really delicious.”

Gu Nian: "Then why do you eat so little..."

She felt a little resentful, but she didn't continue the question. Xu Dongyang squatted to feed the cat, and she squatted beside him to watch Xu Dongyang, and the scene of rehearsal at school popped up in her mind from time to time. Every time she performed a "confession", her heart beat fast, and every time Xu Dongyang agreed, she indulged in it. She was probably abnormal. How could a girl who had thoughts about her bestie be normal? But abnormal things are often the most attractive.

Xu Dongyang held the cat's paw and said to the cat: "Shake hands."

Gu Nian began to envy her cat again.

"Dongyang," she took a deep breath, "Are we still rehearsing?"

"Ah? Don't queue anymore." Xu Dongyang hesitated, "It's been so long since I got to school."

"Well..." Gu Nian said angrily.

The window was a screen window, and the rain outside was about to fall on Xu Dongyang's back, so she quickly went to close the glass window. After closing the window, the surroundings became even quieter, and her father also closed the door and went to take a nap. It seemed that some atmosphere suddenly descended, and Gu Nian suddenly became nervous, and the desire to go further was instantly clear at this moment.

But she dared not do anything.

She didn't have many friends, and if she lost Xu Dongyang, Bai Lu probably wouldn't be friends with her anymore. Having friends once sounded more miserable than never having any friends.

So she just watched quietly.

After a long time, the rain showed no sign of stopping.

Xu Dongyang called home and said that he was playing at a classmate's house and had dinner. Then he said, "It's Gu Nian, the one you said was very beautiful." When Gu Nian heard this, her face suddenly turned red.

Xu Dongyang hung up the phone, and Gu Nian asked uneasily and stammered:

"Your mother...knows me?"

"She likes to look at pictures of our class and asks me to point out who she is interested in."

"Oh……"

Gu Nian wasn't too surprised, after all, her father was the same.

But being considered "beautiful" by Xu Dongyang's parents still made her feel genuinely happy.

She asked again: "Do you want to take a nap?"

Xu Dongyang stretched, the outline of her cotton shirt looked very soft, and then said no. She looked out the window, wondering if her shoes would get soaked if she borrowed an umbrella to go home, and she was also worried that the rain would not stop.

You can't stay in someone else's house all the time.

She thought about it and decided to call a car downstairs.

Seeing Xu Dongyang taking out his cell phone, Gu Nian asked hurriedly: "Are you going home?"

"I have this plan."

"Actually, you can stay for dinner..." She didn't dare to say stay overnight, "Stay a little longer."

Xu Dongyang was silent. She didn't want to stay, mainly because other parents were there. Children like their own space and world. They have to pay a lot of attention in other people's homes. They are not free and comfortable.

Gu Nian saw her dilemma and stopped insisting. Instead, he said:

"Do you want to rehearse the rest of the script? We have an exam next week, so we don't have much time to rehearse."

Xu Dongyang thought for a moment and nodded: "Well, let's go over the lines."

The script is simple, the lines are very deliberate, and the overall difficulty is not high. It can be considered an educational comedy.

The background of this scene is set on the street. In this scene, the male protagonist Xiao Ming wants to kiss Xiao Hong, but is caught by the parents who are following him.

In the quiet room, Gu Nian didn't dare to look directly into Xu Dongyang's eyes. She held the girl's shoulders and recited the lines slowly according to the image of the boy in her mind:

"Xiao Hong, can I..."

"Okay, that's it, they're on stage." Xu Dongyang smiled and stepped back, "Let's talk about the rest after everyone is here."

Gu Nian bit her lip, annoyed. Why didn't the script have more passion? At least, they should have kissed for real and then been caught by the parents, so that they could be considered as catching the perpetrator red-handed, right?

But then the teachers and leaders might be unhappy.

She pouted and said frustratedly: "I didn't even kiss you, and then your parents insisted that we were in a relationship. Isn't that a bit forced?"

Xu Dongyang smiled: "Maybe in the eyes of parents, a boy and a girl shopping together means they are in love, which makes sense. Or, if we get closer, it will definitely explain the problem."

Gu Nian's eyes lit up: "How close?"

Xu Dongyang gestured the distance from himself, which was about the length of a palm: "This close must be enough."

Gu Nian said: "Is that so? Hey, it's not easy to support your shoulders like this, I can't stretch my arms out."

Xu Dongyang: "Just hold my hand gently."

Gu Nian was disappointed. She originally wanted to say... I can hug him.

But soon, she regrouped: "Then let's do it again, just as we just said."

Xu Dongyang looked at the time and nodded.

Time is repeated again.

When Gu Nian held her wrists, Xu Dongyang became nervous for no reason.

It seems a bit too close, maybe just holding hands will be enough... Yes, for a boy and a girl, just holding hands will be enough, there is no need to be so close.

She wanted to tell Gu Nian about this idea, but Gu Nian interrupted her first:

"Dongyang, do you...want to try the feeling of kissing?"

Gu Nian's hands were shaking, she pursed her lips lightly, and her eyes flickered.

Dong Yang was stunned for a moment. This feeling of déjà vu made her a little flustered. She took a few steps back and whispered: "...I tried it."

Gu Nian was stunned: "Ah? With a boy?"

"No way." Dong Yang said embarrassedly, "Bai Lu wanted to try it before, so we tried it."

The wind and rain were blowing, and the sound of the rain was hitting the glass, ticking.

Gu Nian lost her smile and nervousness, but she didn't want to be noticed. She tried to smile and pretended to ask calmly:

"What does it feel like to try it?"

Dong Yang also smiled and scratched his face with his fingers: "I don't feel anything."

"Really?" Gu Nian pulled Dong Yang's hand, "I also... want to try it."

Dong Yang was a little confused and said: "It's really nothing special..."

"Just try and you will find out."

Seeing Gu Nian's insistence, Dong Yang felt conflicted for a while, but he also felt from the bottom of his heart that it was no big deal, so he nodded and agreed.

At that moment, Gu Nian's heart blossomed like fireworks.

She didn't need to say too much, she already knew what to do. But don't expect a 14-year-old girl to have superb kissing skills. All she could do was to imagine the kissing scene to be more beautiful, just like on TV. She was like a desert walker who couldn't get a drop of water. Xu Dongyang was her nectar and oasis. She greedily absorbed it, and Xu Dongyang accepted it tolerantly, so she became more and more greedy, until Xu Dongyang could hardly bear it.

A kiss that ended so quickly.

Dong Yang, holding her breath, gasped softly, her face flushed like spring kapok flowers. She calmed down, looked at Gu Nian, and said with certainty:

"Yeah, that's it."

The perpetrator's face turned even redder, and he was still immersed in the past, snorting like a mosquito:

"Ah."

"The car is almost here, so I'm going home."