You are my wife, don't doubt it!

"I have actually asked myself, do you have more love for me or more lust for me right now?"

"Huh?" Xiao Yao said, "Do we really have to oppose and separate them?"

"But after what happened today, I think love is more important," Shen Jie told Xiao Yao, "I'm very happy."

? Which two things, Xiao Yao thought.

"By the way, there is one more thing I hope you know - if you insist..." Xiao Yao said.

"Why should I persist? Am I that willing to give in?" Shen Jie said, "I'm going to sleep."

"Have you ever thought about where our first time should be?" Xiao Yao asked Shen Jie.

Shen Jie took three seconds to answer: "It seems that I haven't thought about it."

"Actually, I thought of a good place." Xiao Yao said.

"where?"

"Don't go to a five-star hotel or a luxury hot spring. Like you said, it's your money, and we're just passing through here," Xiao Yao said. "Just in our home, behind the mirror - that's where I first touched you, and it can also be the first time you touched me. Don't you think it's very memorable?"

"...Can you please respect your daughter's territory?" Shen Jie thought for a moment and complained, "Also, I think I figured out what you were up to."

Xiao Yao felt guilty: "It has nothing to do with her--with that."

"Which one? I haven't told you what it is yet."

Xiao Yao: "..."

"But it's okay. I don't want other people to get involved when I'm... It's annoying." Shen Jie said.

"Well," Xiao Yao said, "I wouldn't have thought of this if you hadn't mentioned it."

No matter what, I don’t have to hide in the toilet today.

"Do you want to go to the hot spring? I actually still have a coupon, but I don't know if it's expired." Shen Jie said.

"In the middle of summer..." Xiao Yao muttered.

"You don't understand. Taking a hot spring bath in summer has its own advantages," said Shen Jie.

"Are there any hot springs that aren't crowded?" Xiao Yao suddenly thought of something.

"Yes, private bath." Shen Jie replied.

"Then you can wear the clothes you brought with you, right?" Xiao Yao said.

"I really can't stand your XP any more."

"No, Shen Jie told me that she likes it very much."

"shut up!!"

The voices from the next room stopped at some point, but Xiao Yao didn't shut up. The two of them changed the topic and continued to chat about random things... They just chatted, and no one knew what they were talking about, until they fell asleep one after the other without realizing it.

……

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……

Xiao Yao was awakened by the sound of the air raid sirens.

The light in the room was on. Shen Jie was leaning against the head of the bed, reading seriously the book "Confessions" she had bought.

"What's going on?" Xiao Yao turned sideways and nudged Shen Jie's slender waist with his nose.

"You have to say good morning when you wake up in the morning." Shen Jie turned a page of the book in her hand.

"Good morning, good morning, I love you. Is this an air raid alarm?" Xiao Yao said.

"Yes." said Shen Jie.

"Today is... the 1st?" Xiao Yao said after thinking for a moment.

"BINGO!" Shen Jie said, "Didn't you receive the notification text message yesterday?"

"Oh, whatever. What time is it now?" Xiao Yao asked.

"10:03-: in the morning."

"I'll sleep a little longer." Xiao Yao hugged Shen Jie's thighs, which were a bit smooth.

"Yu Luying from your family called your new cell phone this morning and I answered it," said Shen Jie.

Xiao Yao poked his head out again: "Did you answer it?"

"She said that tomorrow morning, August 8nd, is the last science class and there will be a graduation ceremony, and she requires you to be present on time," said Shen Jie.

"Well - let's go together." Xiao Yao said.

"I'm not going. I'm not in your class," Shen Jie said, "You can have a meal with her alone, go to Xinhua Bookstore, or swim a few laps or something."

"...Let's go together." Xiao Yao was embarrassed.

"I don't want to see her now." Shen Jie said.

"What is this for? We're going to summer camp in a few days, so we'll have to see it even if we don't want to." Xiao Yao said.

"There are a lot of people in the summer camp anyway," Shen Jie said, "Well, now that you live with me every day, there must be a chance for you to meet her alone, right? Fulfill your responsibilities outside, and treat me well when you come back."

Seeing that Shen Jie was serious, Xiao Yao had no choice but to nod and agree.

I took a nap, but before I had slept for long, I was woken up by Shen Jie, who said that it was my daughter who called me.

Shen Jie turned on the speakerphone, and Xiao Yao sat up and listened. His daughter reported that she had to stay here for several hours every day in 04, just to see her beloved grandfather, but she couldn't even see a ghost.

Speaking of Shen Jie who lived for 34 years, Shen Tianyun told them that their mother came back once later, and was very disappointed when she heard that Xiao Yao had moved out. But now, she has gone to the United States again.

Xiao Yao and Shen Tianyun inquired about the details of Shen Jie and found that the future seemed to have not changed - Shen Jie was still the next generation leader of Miwei Group, and did not become a barbecue stall beauty who dropped out of school. They felt a little relieved.

I didn't see Meiyu during the day. At noon, we had boiled chicken downstairs, and in the afternoon we stayed in the room to read. Shen Jie was reading her "Confessions" and Xiao Yao was reading "Love in the Revolutionary Period".

"Do you understand it?" Xiao Yao said.

"You are the only one who can read, right?" Shen Jie said.

"Is it nice? If it's nice, I want to see it too."

"It's quite interesting." Shen Jie said.

In the evening, we went to the "Freeman Internet Cafe" together again and hung out until after 3 o'clock. We went to the barbecue stall and said hello to Meiyu, but didn't order anything.

We returned to the room and slept back to back. Shen Jie woke us up on time in the morning and we rushed to St. Francis Xavier School alone.

Shen Jie didn't allow him to take a taxi and told him to take the bus instead, but he finally took a taxi secretly.

Alas, it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality, Xiao Yao thought.

You still have money, why do you live like this?

The last section of the catechesis class was "Corporeal Compassion" and "Spiritual Compassion". After the course, everyone had a meal together and took a group photo. Yu Bo announced that this group of students would receive the "Sacrament of Initiation" on August 8, the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

Xiao Yao privately told Yu Bo that he was not ready yet and needed more prayer and preparation, so it would be better to wait until next Easter to be with Shen Jie.

Yu Bo looked a little disappointed, but still said that this was Xiao Yao's free will.

The afternoon was a private date with Yu Luying. Considering the 37-degree high temperature and sunny weather outside, Yu Luying didn't want to go anywhere or go shopping.

Of course I couldn't go to Xiao Yao's house, but as for Yu Luying's house...it was inconvenient to talk to my mother at home, but it was a bit "tempting" when she was not around. After much thought, I decided to find a room in the church, use the air conditioning in the church, and talk in private.

"Study on loan? Do you mean come to our school?" After listening to Xiao Yao's talk about his argument with Shen Jie at the "Friendship Store" yesterday and his bizarre plan to let Shen Jie study on loan at St. Francis Xavier's School, Yu Luying fell into thought.

Then, Yu Luying asked Xiao Yao: "Is this what you and I want to talk about when we meet alone?"

Xiao Yao sat down next to Xiao Pingguo with a wry smile, put his arm around the girl's shoulders, bent down to touch the hollow socks on the girl's feet, and suddenly saw the portrait of Saint Therese of the Little Mary on the wall staring at him, so he withdrew his hand halfway.

"I always thought she was a noble lady," Yu Luying seemed to be talking to herself, not noticing Xiao Yao's actions, "I never thought she was the daughter of a nouveau riche, with the mindset of a nouveau riche."

Xiao Yao: “?”

"As for this nouveau riche, I think you'd better marry me." Yu Luying calmly assessed.

Xiao Yao: “?”

What happened? Are their evil ambitions no longer concealed?

"I was just kidding." Yu Luying explained, "I just wanted to belittle her."

"?" Xiao Yao calmed his pounding heart: "Oh, don't be like this."

"From my point of view, I don't want her to study here on loan." Yu Luying switched her left and right legs.

"Why?" Xiao Yao asked Yu Luying.

Yu Luying's face suddenly turned red, and she became shy. She no longer had the courage to say "You might as well marry me" without blushing or beating her heart.

"Because, because... because... the school was originally, originally," Yu Luying grabbed her shoulders and said without moving her mouth, "a space that belonged to the two of us."

"No reason, just forget it if you can't think of it." Yu Luying said in a deliberately cold tone.

"Oh." Xiao Yao pretended not to hear Yu Luying's thoughts and played dumb.

"But from a rational point of view, I think you are right." Yu Luying said: "You have to find her a place to study, you can't just let her hang out in society like this."

"Will you help?" Xiao Yao became happy.

"How can I help? I'll ask Director Lin." Yu Luying said, "I'm not helping her because I've forgiven her, but purely because she saved my life."

Nizi, you’re still being stubborn, Xiao Yao thought happily.

Chapter 279 Hello, Xu Qingwei

2023-07-29

Many years later, Xiao Yao would recall the private date he had with his classmate Yu Luying in a small storage room on the basement floor of the Sacred Heart Church on the afternoon of August 2004, 8. The topic of conversation centered on the issue of Shen Jie's study at St. Francis Xavier's School.

Xiao Yao would clearly remember that Yu Luying was wearing the summer school uniform of St. Francis Xavier's School that day - not the sportswear she wore for swimming a few days ago, but a goose yellow short-sleeved shirt with lace edges on the collar and cuffs.

She wore a plaid skirt that just reached past her knees, revealing her calves as white and tender as lotus roots. On her feet she wore hollow white socks and thin summer sneakers with air holes.

As a student of St. Francis of Assisi Middle School, Xiao Yao also has an almost identical yellow shirt, but without the lace edges, and the bottom is also matched with long pants. At the same time, the plaid skirt of this school uniform is above the knee style, but it is below the knee for Yu Luying, either she asked someone to alter it, or she chose a larger size.

There are about five sets of school uniforms at St. Francis' School, two sets for summer, two sets for spring and autumn, and one set for winter. At the same time, the uniforms for grades 03, 02, and 01 are all different, so in most cases, you can recognize at a glance which grade a student is in.

Of course there are exceptions. If you see someone wearing a senior high school uniform sitting in a sophomore class, you will know that this person is probably an international student, no, a repeater.

If Shen Jie succeeds in her study abroad, Xiao Yao plans to transfer her to the second grade of high school. The school will probably give her a new uniform for the 04 students, and she will stand out in the second grade classroom, like a student who skipped a grade.

Of course, we all know that generally speaking, no one can skip from the first grade to the second grade of high school.

This basement room is very cool, probably because it doesn't receive direct sunlight.

There was a hint of moisture in the air, the hum of the air conditioner was very light, but overall it was a very relaxing and pleasant experience.

The air was a mixture of the unique smell of an old church and a library, which Xiao Yao loved. There were two or three rows of bookshelves in the middle of the room, surrounded by some leather--well, maybe faux leather sofas.

On the east wall hung a crucifix, below which was a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. On the west wall hung portraits of Saint Therese of the Child and Saint Mary of Gediminas. To the north was a photo of the late Pope Pius XI. His glasses were small and round without any rims, which reminded Xiao Yao of his first pair of glasses in junior high school.

Generally speaking, apart from the Sacred Heart statue, Xiao Yao didn't recognize any of the people hanging there, but somehow he felt very calm and at ease.

As if she was afraid that so many great men would not be able to subdue Xiao Yao, Yu Luying left the door ajar - but, no one would come to this floor anyway.

"How can I help? I'll ask Director Lin." Yu Luying said, "I'm not helping her because I've forgiven her, but purely because she saved my life."

Nizi, you’re still being stubborn, Xiao Yao thought happily.

As the top student in the grade, Yu Luying naturally has a good relationship with the school leaders.

"Director Lin can't make the decision on this matter, right? But there's no harm in asking." Xiao Yao said, "By the way, Director Lin is your mother's student. I forgot about that."

"You don't want my mother to get involved in this, do you?" Yu Luying looked at Xiao Yao with a strange expression.

"Uh, no, it's okay, I'm just a fool." Xiao Yao waved his hand.

"If not, my uncle should be able to say something." Yu Luying's slender jade fingers were wrapped around her chin.

"I heard from people that studying as a student on a borrowing basis is much easier than transferring schools. All you need to do is use connections, or you don't even need to use connections. The conditions for studying as a student on a borrowing basis are very relaxed," said Xiao Yao.

"It's definitely easier than transferring schools," Yu Luying said, "As for the leniency, who told you that?"

"Forgot." Xiao Yao said.

"You will definitely need to spend money, and it won't be a small amount. You have to figure this out yourselves," said Yu Luying.

"It should be... no problem?" Xiao Yao asked, "How much will it cost?"