Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 155 Girls' Dormitory Beds and Stationery
Li Rui drove Xu Chen and Xie Bingran and soon arrived at the gate of No. 1 Middle School.

Li Rui parked the car and quickly got out to help "Brother Chen" and "Brother Bing" open the door.

Xie Bingran got out of the car without saying a word, looked at Li Rui who had a complicated expression, stretched out a hand and patted Li Rui on the shoulder.

When she returned to Tiancheng this time, she actually only told Xu Chen and Teacher Chen Ming. Li Rui and his brothers didn't know about it at first.

Li Rui sighed and said:

"Brother Bing, the brothers all miss you..."

Xie Bingran's eyes were stern, and he didn't say anything.

Li Rui smiled, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth.

He knew that Brother Bing had quit smoking, so he didn't let him.

He took out his lighter and was about to light a cigarette, but Xie Bingran reached out and took the lighter.

With a "swoosh" sound, a small flame ignited in Brother Bing's hand.

Li Rui was stunned for a moment, then he brought the cigarette in his mouth closer to the flame and took two deep puffs. The tobacco glowed red...

Brother Bing smiled and handed the lighter back to Li Rui.

"The lighter is good." Brother Bing said.

Li Rui exhaled a stream of white smoke, smiled smugly and said:
"Brother Chen gave it to me!"

……

Li Rui drove away alone.

When Xu Chen and Xie Bingran walked to the school gate, Xu Chen raised his hand and pointed upwards.

Xie Bingran looked up and noticed the two large red banners:

[Warm congratulations to our school student Xie Bingran for winning the gold medal in the women's 100-meter hurdles at the National Youth Championship and breaking the record of the National Youth Championship! ]

[Warm congratulations to our school student Xie Bingran for winning the National Middle School Track and Field Championships and breaking the national junior record for women's 100-meter hurdles! ]

Xie Bingran looked indifferent, as if it was no big deal.

Xu Chen was speechless:

"Is this already numb?"

……

The two walked into the school gate and headed straight towards the dormitory building across the campus.

Today Xie Bingran only came to check out, and the formal graduation procedures must be completed tomorrow morning.

The campus was quiet and few people were walking around.

The senior high school students have already left school, but the freshmen and sophomores are still attending classes as normal.

It is not yet half past four and the last class has not yet ended.

When they reached the door of the girls' dormitory, they stopped.

The senior girls' dormitory has a separate entrance and is separated from the freshmen and sophomores' dormitories.

The same is true for the boys' dormitory, the purpose is to ensure that the rest of the senior high school students is not disturbed...

Xie Bingran said, "Wait for me for a moment."

Xu Chen imitated "Brother Bing" and said "Oh", then went to sit alone on the flower bed next to him.

He looked back at the small shabby building behind him. It was the boys' dormitory where he had lived for three years.

Counting the overlap between my previous life and my rebirth, it’s a few months longer than three years…

I had already moved out my things and checked out a few days ago, and I had no chance to go back in after that.

Xu Chen thought about it, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and took a few photos of the dormitory building.

Xie Bingran had already walked back and said:

"Just come with me. I've asked the dorm manager, and she told me that you're here to help me move my things."

Xu Chen gave a wicked smile:
"Girls' dormitory, this is my first time entering one."

Xie Bingran:
"There's no one inside. All the senior dormitories have been emptied, leaving only my things."

Xu Chen: “Oh.”

……

Xu Chen followed Xie Bingran into the dark green gate. It was indeed the first time they entered the girls' dormitory.

The girls in the third year of high school are all concentrated on the first and second floors, and Xie Bingran’s dormitory is at the end of the first floor.

Xu Chen looked around curiously. Maybe because it had been vacated, it didn't look much different from the boys' dormitory.

Soon they arrived at the end of the corridor on the first floor. Xie Bingran took the key and opened the padlock on the door.

Pushing the door open, I saw that it was just like the boys' dormitory, with bunk beds for eight people, and the hardware was very ordinary.

There is a large rectangular table in the middle of the dormitory, and there are also lockers for eight people under the table.

All seven beds were empty, except for the lower bunk at the innermost window, which was still covered with bedding.

That was Xie Bingran's bed.

Xu Chen glanced at the bed and couldn't help but frowning.

The beds were neat, but a little too basic.

There was no mattress on the hard bed, only a thin mattress. It looked very hard and uncomfortable to sleep on.

The gray-black sheets were clean and tidy, and on top of them was a thin gray-black quilt and a gray-black pillow.

Nothing else.

This doesn't look like a girl's bed at all...

It looks cold and hard, and has nothing to do with words like warmth and comfort.

Xie Bingran walked into the dormitory, threw his backpack on the big table, and said:
"Please sit down and wait for me. I will go to the dormitory manager to complete the check-out procedures first."

Xu Chen: “Oh.”

Xie Bingran turned around and went out, leaving Xu Chen alone in the slightly small room.

He walked to Xie Bingran's bed, couldn't help but sit down, and reached out to touch the bed.

Sure enough, it was incredibly hard.

You can even feel the hard wooden bed boards beneath the thin mattress.

It is hard to imagine how a girl has slept on this bed every night for the past three years.

Xu Chen sighed and lay down.

I immediately felt a hard touch on my back, and the back of my head, shoulder blades, buttocks and coccyx were hurting slightly.

Xu Chen worked on the plan until midnight last night and went to report early this morning. He was severely sleep-deprived and exhausted at the moment.

But lying on this hard bed and closing my eyes, I couldn't fall asleep at all...

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Xie Bingran walked in, carrying a large snakeskin bag in his hand.

She looked down and saw Xu Chen sleeping on her bed, which immediately made her feel a little weird. Xie Bingran stood there in a daze, with a barely perceptible embarrassment on her face.

She suddenly realized that letting Xu Chen enter her dormitory and even lie on her bed was a...

Something abrupt.

Of course, she didn't mean to blame Xu Chen. After all, it was she who was careless enough to let him in.

But this abrupt feeling made Brother Bing feel inexplicably embarrassed and annoyed.

Although she is "Brother Bing" with a lot of brothers, she is still a girl.

She stood there with her lips pursed, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Xu Chen didn't notice Xie Bingran's strange behavior and had already sat up.

He stood up again and began to speak:
"Do you have a mattress in the national team's dormitory? Do you want me to buy one for you?"

Xie Bingran lowered his head slightly and said:

“No need…

The team was given mattresses, which are much more comfortable than here.”

Xu Chen smiled and said, "That's good!"

Xie Bingran: "Stand aside for a while, I'll collect my things."

Xu Chen: "Do you need my help?"

Xie Bingran: "No, I don't have much stuff."

As she spoke, she shook the snakeskin bag in her hand and opened the zipper with a "swish".

Xu Chen still walked forward and helped her hold the snakeskin bag.

Xie Bingran didn't say anything else. He turned and walked to the bed, wrapped the quilt, pillow and mattress, pressed them down hard, and stuffed them all into the snakeskin bag.

She opened the cabinet under the large table next to her, took out some daily necessities, and threw them all into the bag in Xu Chen's hand.

Actually, there weren’t many things, two winter coats, a cup for drinking water, an aluminum lunch box, and a pencil case…

"Gone."

Xie Bingran stood up and spoke.

Xu Chen looked down and saw that the snakeskin bag in his hand was almost full.

He glanced at the old blue pencil case in his bag and felt that it looked slightly familiar.

He suddenly remembered that this was a gift he gave to Xie Bingran when they were desk mates in junior high school.

At that time, Xie Bingran was in a very pitiful state. Not only did she not have enough food to eat, she also had no money to buy stationery.

Xu Chen would often give his discarded old stationery to Xie Bingran.

And this blue pencil case is one of them.

It has been several years since then, and I didn’t expect that Xie Bingran is still using it now.

He felt a little emotional, but didn't say anything. He zipped up the snakeskin bag with a "swish".

He thought about it, and suddenly realized...

That old stationery bag may not have been “used” until now, but “kept” until now.

There were not many things in Xie Bingran's dormitory, but there was one thing that Xu Chen had given her a few years ago...

Xu Chen didn't say anything, picked up the snakeskin bag and held it behind his back with one hand.

Xie Bingran said:

"I'll take it myself. It's not that heavy."

Xu Chen showed a hint of inexplicable annoyance:
"You are a girl after all. You don't have to do everything by yourself."

Xie Bingran lowered his head slightly and remained silent.

The mighty and domineering "Brother Bing" also revealed the expression of a child who had made a mistake.

Xu Chen felt distressed again. She had never seen her parents since she was a child, so didn't she have to rely on herself for everything?

He coughed and said softly:

"I mean……

When you are alone outside, it is better for you to take care of yourself.

For example, if the bed is so hard, buying a mattress is not a big deal, even if you can add an extra quilt.

Or you can just tell me...

As for things like carrying your bag, if someone is willing to help you, let them help, as long as they don't want to snatch your bag.

Your strength is very precious now, you must use it on the field..."

Xie Bingran still lowered his head and said "oh" softly.

"Let's go, I'll take you to dinner."

"Oh……"

The two walked out of the girls' dormitory, one in front and one behind.

Xu Chen thought for a moment and said:

“Are you going to take this big bag away?”

Xie Bingran: “Yes.”

Xu Chen: "Carry it on the plane?"

Xie Bingran: "Hmm..."

Xu Chen: “…”

He shook his head helplessly and said:

"There's a post office next to the school, I can send it back to you via EMS.

You are back with the national team, and this package is almost here."

"Oh."

……

The two walked quickly across the campus.

Especially Xu Chen, he took big steps.

Xie Bingran could naturally keep up, but she still asked:
"Why are you walking so fast?"

Xu Chen did not stop:

"The get out of class is about to end, and the first and second grade students will come out soon.

You're a 'big star' now, and when they come out and spot you, surround you, and scream at you for an autograph... we're stuck here."

(End of this chapter)