The resentful best friend travels through daily life

Seeing that she was so anxious that her head was sweating, Zhou Ning comforted her casually, "Don't worry, maybe... he doesn't like you, and he didn't say he likes you. You know Bai Zhao, he is usually heartless, so it's normal for him to make a mistake for a while."

"Yes, yes, yes, maybe he is just shy of little girls because of his age. He doesn't necessarily like them. You are right." Shen You took a deep breath and comforted himself with a bitter face.

Really, what is this?

However, although he said this, he had another thought in his heart.

What if Qi Ji really likes me?

In this endless entanglement, Shen You would avoid Qi Ji every time she saw him.

Qi Ji also went from expectation at the beginning to disappointment later on.

It turned out that she didn't like me. After guessing that I might like her, she hid every time she saw me.

After experiencing disappointment again and again, Qi Ji decided to talk to Shen You.

He could accept that Shen You didn't like him, but he couldn't accept that Shen You kept avoiding him.

If you don’t like it, then don’t like it. You have plenty of time to change yourself and become the person Shen You likes.

The two of them struggled with this for a month, and then Qi Ji found Shen You.

"Youzi, wait a moment, I have something to tell you." Qi Ji stopped Shen You who was about to turn around and run.

Shen You turned around, smiled awkwardly, lowered her head and asked, "What's the matter?"

During this year, Shen You made a lot of delicious food, and Qing Yi urged him to practice martial arts. Qi Ji grew a lot taller and was now nearly 1.8 meters tall.

Qi Ji was a head taller than Shen You, so he lowered his head and bent down slightly.

"I want to ask, why have you been avoiding me recently?" Qi Ji had just passed the voice change period, and his voice was no longer the childish voice of a little boy. It had become gentle and low.

Shen You didn't expect him to ask so directly. She avoided the question, but finally decided not to drag it out and wanted to get straight to the point: "I, I thought..."

But he couldn't say these words. Shen You felt his whole body was shaking.

Really, why am I so disappointing? Is it because the person I’m facing is a child?

Qi Ji's eyes stayed gently on Shen You all the time. Seeing her trembling with her head down, Qi Ji said lightly: "Do you think I like you?"

Shen You suddenly looked up at Qi Ji, with no emotion in his eyes.

Qi Ji sighed. He had never felt that lying was such a difficult thing. It was as if he had to take out his heart and crush it to show others, burying his feelings deep down.

He smiled and said, "Yuzi, you are my junior sister. If I had a sister as lively and lovely as you, I would love her especially much. I treat you the same as Ning. It's just that that day... I didn't know how to react. I'm really sorry if I offended you."

These words were like a bolt of thunder that hit Shen You on the head. It turned out that Qi Ji didn't like her, so she had been avoiding him these days. Ahhhhh, so embarrassing.

"I'm sorry, I misunderstood you, then..." Shen You hesitated.

Qi Ji continued, "You are still my junior sister."

"That's good." Shen You smiled, "Come to my house for dinner today. I'll make something delicious."

"Okay." Qi Ji said, and went to the school for class. He was afraid that if he stayed for another second, he would not be able to help but tell the truth.

Shen You looked at Qi Ji's departing back. Unknowingly, he had become a teenager, no longer a little boy.

Shen You took a deep breath, and finally... the stone in his heart fell to the ground.

That night, Shen You and Zhou Ning beat Bai Zhao up, accusing him of lying about military intelligence and deserving death. Bai Zhao protested angrily, but his appeal was ineffective and he was beaten again.

As midsummer approached, the drought became more and more severe. People in the north of Junlai Town could no longer survive due to the drought, so they fled for their lives.

Junlai Town is located at the junction of the north and the south, and because dry rice has been promoted, people can barely survive.

Qingyi said that there was someone behind that group of bandits, and the imperial court had already found out most of the details, but it would take some time to completely bring that group down.

There is one more thing, which is about Xiaoxiao.

Master Liu and Ruan Niang both lived in the town, and they could get by normally. But ever since the drought, people like Master Liu who relied on their skills had lost their jobs, and rice and flour were unexpectedly expensive, so the family could hardly survive.

Master Liu was an orphan who was picked up by Ruan Niang's father and raised as half apprentice and half son. When Master Liu grew up, he married Ruan Niang. However, three years later, Ruan Niang's father passed away.

The two of them can be said to have no relatives.

As they watched their money disappear little by little and the disaster never eased, the family of three was about to eat dirt, and then they thought of Zhou Ning.

After the drought, Zhou Ning seldom came to the town. He either came to discuss medicine with Zhang Zhao or to teach Xiaoxiao. Although Zhou Ning would bring some food to Xiaoxiao's family every time, it was always a drop in the bucket.

In desperation, Master Liu and Ruan Niang planned to take Xiaoxiao to Zhou Ning.

They knew that Zhou Ning had a workshop where they could work, so they decided to work to support their family of three.

Looking at this family of three, Zhou Ning was neither confused nor surprised.

She had even been waiting for this family of three in her heart. Xiaoxiao was a lovely child and Ruan Niang was also very gentle. She liked Xiaoxiao and Ruan Niang very much and didn't want them to die in the disaster.

Master Liu and Ruan Niang looked at each other, and finally it was Ruan Niang who stepped forward and said carefully and cautiously: "A Ning, we really can't hold on any longer. I heard that you have a workshop here that can let us work there and earn enough money to eat and survive."

Zhou Ning touched Xiaoxiao's head and said, "My factory has been closed. But——"

Zhou Ning changed the subject and said, "I can give you other jobs. My workshop still needs repairs. Master Liu can help with the repairs. I can provide food for your family of three. It won't be much, but you won't starve to death."

Hearing this, Ruan Niang immediately laughed and said, "What are you talking about? In this day and age, it's good enough that we don't starve to death. Come on, smile, thank you, Sister Ning."

Xiaoxiao could hear the voice, and after hearing what Ruanniang said, she immediately bowed to Zhou Ning.

Ruan Niang said, "Hey? Smile, kowtow, don't bow, kowtow to your sister An Ning."

Zhou Ning immediately stopped him and said, "No, you have to rely on your own labor instead of my gift. She doesn't owe me anything, don't kowtow."

Seeing this, Shen You also chimed in, "Yes, kowtowing is a bit too solemn. Aunt Ruan, we need to tidy up the house first. You can live in the workshop first. I'll take you to see it. You can tidy up today and start working tomorrow."

Master Liu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Niang Ruan, clean up. I'll do my work first."