Chapter 29 is an old classmate.
Chapter 29 is an old classmate.
Elementary school dismissal time is 4:10 pm, which is similar to kindergarten.
However, they no longer need to be picked up by their parents; they can take the school bus home from the school square.
After putting away their extra books and notebooks in their desk drawers and carrying light backpacks, Xu Qingfan, Xia Xiaoxiao, Xiao Ruanwen, Lin Wanning, and Zhang Yiyi left the classroom hand in hand.
When I was in elementary school, I was always worried that my textbooks would be stolen if I left them at school, so I filled my schoolbag with all my books. My schoolbag was heavy every day on my way to and from school. Now, just thinking about it makes me laugh.
"See you tomorrow, Qingfan!"
"Okay, Wanning and Yiyi, see you tomorrow. Call me when you get home."
"Make the call!" Lin Wanning made a gesture as if he were answering a phone call, and he and Zhang Yiyi walked hand in hand onto the school bus.
Xu Qingfan, Xia Xiaoxiao, and Xiao Ruanwen boarded another school bus. The five of them looked at each other through the window. After the school bus was full, Xu Qingfan's bus drove away first.
Xu Qingfan pulled his head back out of the car window, and even from a distance, he could still hear Lin Wanning calling out, "Goodbye, Brother Qingfan."
Fortunately, this was when we were kids; it was easy to say goodbye, and it was also easy to say goodbye.
"Xiao Fan, Xiao Xiao, see you tomorrow!"
"Okay, see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow, Ruan Wen!"
Xiao Ruanwen arrived home quickly. The school bus stopped, and she rushed off the bus with her backpack on, because her grandparents were already waiting for her at the door.
Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao exchanged a glance, unsure how to describe their feelings at that moment; in short, they felt very relaxed.
"The world of children is so wonderful." Xu Qingfan got up and sat in the seat that Xiao Ruanwen had just been sitting in.
"It's like a scorching afternoon in the year 2000, you wake up alone at home, your parents are still at work, Doraemon and summer homework are piled on the table, you don't know what the world will be like 20 years from now, and you still have plenty of time."
Xia Xiaoxiao closed her eyes and quietly tried to experience the world Xu Qingfan was describing, but it seemed to be missing something.
Xia Xiaoxiao turned her head and winked at him: "I'll come find you to play after I finish eating."
The two looked at each other for a moment, then quickly exchanged a knowing smile.
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When it was Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao's turn to get off the bus, there was no one waiting for them at the entrance of the residential area, but there were dogs.
Several stray dogs saw them get out of the car and come back, and they greeted them with a lively dance.
It hadn't rained for a long time, and the dogs no longer smelled like dogs. Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao each led two dogs out to forage for food.
"Do you remember which grade we started commuting to school?" Xu Qingfan nudged her with his elbow.
"I think it was second grade. Except when it was raining heavily, we walked to and from school," Xia Xiaoxiao recalled.
It is said that children in the north are still picked up and dropped off by their parents even when they go to university, but many children in the south actually start going to and from school alone from preschool, often alone in wind and rain.
Later, when I saw similar children on Douyin, I felt sorry for them. But when I was in their shoes, they didn't actually feel sorry for themselves. Instead, they thought it was quite funny.
"Don't we have a secret base, in Phoenix Mountain?"
"I don't remember," Xia Xiaoxiao shook her head.
The two of them were like spectators, retracing their childhood steps, and finally stopped in front of the gate of their old school.
Standing at the school gate, you can see children digging tunnels in the sandpit, Jiahao sitting on the horizontal bar eating spicy snacks, and children playing marbles or flipping cards in a random corner on the ground.
"Hahaha, I just remembered, you used to sit on the horizontal bar like that, and you broke your hand when you jumped down!" Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly pointed at Jiahao on the horizontal bar and laughed loudly.
Xu Qingfan: ......
"What do you mean by breaking your hand when you jump down? I braced myself with my hand and ended up hurting it!"
"It's the same thing." Xia Xiaoxiao gave him a disdainful look, then led Da Huang and Xiao Hei forward, humming a song as she walked, in a very good mood.
Xu Qingfan turned around and followed. He didn't have many key memories of this primary school. If he did, they were all right in front of him.
He reached out and tugged at Xia Xiaoxiao's ponytail.
"Xu, Qing, Fan!" Xia Xiaoxiao turned around and glared at him. At this moment, Xiaoxiao was not like an adult at all.
You look so beautiful.
Xia Xiaoxiao was secretly pleased, but she still elbowed him with her elbow, telling him not to think that nice words would work!
The two bought two cups of milk tea for one yuan each at Green Tea Island near the school gate and drank them as they walked.
As they reached a street corner, the four dogs suddenly became alert, keeping their eyes and ears open.
Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao were both startled, but quickly figured out why the four dogs were on guard. It turned out that two mad dogs were chasing a little girl not far away.
"Go, go, go!" Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao untied the leashes and let their four dogs volunteer for the battle.
In the blink of an eye, four dogs rushed forward, and the two rabid dogs instantly fled in panic.
Big Yellow and Little Black continued chasing the two mad dogs, while Big White and Wangcai stayed behind to protect the still-shaken little girl.
"Are you alright...? Oh? It's you!" Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao ran up to her and found that the little girl who had just been chased by the dog was actually an acquaintance.
It was the little girl who delivered the birthday cake to Xu Qingfan that day.
Wu Lingyu's eyes were filled with tears. She sniffed and then held back her tears.
She glanced at Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao, then lowered her head and said timidly, "Thank you..."
Dahuang and Xiaohei quickly ran back. After putting leashes on them, Xia Xiaoxiao asked, "My name is Xia Xiaoxiao, his name is Xu Qingfan, what's your name?"
Wu Lingyu looked up at Xia Xiaoxiao, then looked down at her dirty shoes and said, "Wu Lingyu."
Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes widened slightly as she thought to herself, "No wonder you look so familiar, it really is you!"
"Those dogs are bullies who prey on the weak. You can carry a stick with you and scare them away by waving it a couple of times. The more afraid you are, the more they will chase you."
"Um, thank you..." Wu Lingyu timidly glanced at Xu Qingfan again, then said nothing and walked away with her head down.
"Hey..." Xu Qingfan wanted to call out to her, but it seemed like there was nothing to say, so he put his outstretched hand down again.
"Don't you think she looks familiar?" Xu Qingfan asked Xia Xiaoxiao, looking at her back.
Xia Xiaoxiao looked away, gently kicked his shin, and then led Da Huang and Xiao Hei away.
"Why did you kick me?" Xu Qingfan was confused and followed after them with his dog.
Xia Xiaoxiao walked a short distance before turning her ponytail around and asking, "Don't you remember me?"
"what?"
"I... should I remember?" Xu Qingfan blinked in confusion.
Xia Xiaoxiao shook her head, looking at him as if he were a heartless man.
"Hey, I wonder who asked me to deliver love letters to someone. Men, they forget so easily." Xia Xiaoxiao walked forward slowly with her hands behind her back.
"Huh?!" Xu Qingfan was dumbfounded. He had Xia Xiaoxiao deliver a love letter?
junior high school?
is her? !
"She, she, she is that person?" Xu Qingfan's words were somewhat incoherent.
"What do you mean, 'this person' and 'that person'? Have you no manners? Don't you remember them?" For some reason, Xia Xiaoxiao felt quite happy.
You were so affectionate back then, but now you can't even remember their name!
"Damn, that was back in junior high, how could I possibly remember? I've even forgotten my junior high deskmate's name." Xu Qingfan couldn't help but turn around and look, but unfortunately Wu Lingyu had already disappeared.
"Still looking, still looking!" Xia Xiaoxiao angrily kicked his calf twice more.
Xu Qingfan awkwardly looked away, not caring that Xia Xiaoxiao had kicked him, and said, "No wonder I said he looked so familiar, it turns out we really do know each other."
"Hehe." Xia Xiaoxiao was too lazy to complain.
"But why isn't she wearing a school uniform? Shouldn't she be in first grade like us?"
"How would I know?"
Xia Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and then said, "But her family seems to be in a pretty bad situation. Her parents have both passed away, and the only relatives listed are her and her grandmother."
In her previous life, Xia Xiaoxiao was the class monitor. Because Xu Qingfan had a crush on Wu Lingyu, she knew a little more about her.
"Ah...that's so pitiful. No wonder she has to collect bottles at such a young age." Xu Qingfan looked distressed.
"There's nothing we can do about it. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are all predetermined." Xia Xiaoxiao could tell what he was thinking just by looking at his expression, and she retorted speechlessly, "What, have you really awakened a childhood sweetheart rescue system? Saving every single one you see!"
"What are you saying? They were your old classmate in a past life, so what's wrong with helping them out?"
"I think you only help people who are pretty! Why don't you help those who aren't pretty?!"
"Don't make baseless accusations! I just haven't met anyone who isn't pretty. If I had, I'd still help them!"
"hehe!"
"Incomprehensible!"
"4 x 6 = 24, which is old enough to get married."
"What nonsense... You're slandering me!!!"
Xu Qingfan grumbled behind her, while Xia Xiaoxiao, like a victorious rooster, walked home with her head held high and chest puffed out.
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