Love Guide for Childhood Sweethearts

"I also hate it when guests come to our house. We have to prepare a table full of food and then wait for them to finish eating before we can eat." Zina said with a grim expression, "I hate the Chinese New Year the most."

"I won't be going home next year. I feel like the Lunar New Year is more tiring than training," Lian Ximei said with disgust. "Those relatives always ask us kids about our exams and our swimming scores, asking if we can outshine the celebrities on TV."

"They are just making small talk and they don't have any ill intentions. It's the same every year, no matter whose house they go to." Lin Jingzhe said, looking at them with eyes like glass beads.

"That's what I hate." Lian Ximei said unhappily.

"Your grades are not bad either!" Lin Jingzhe shook his head and laughed when he heard that.

"Not bad, I don't want to tell them either." Lian Ximei snorted coldly, opened the box and said, "Sisters, look, I brought some delicious food." She took snacks, chili sauce, and pickles from the bag and said, "These are all pickled at home, clean and hygienic." She opened the snacks and said enthusiastically, "Come on, come on, eat quickly."

Lin Jingzhe symbolically took two pieces of potato chips, not wanting to eat too much at night.

"That's enough, that's enough. Just open one bag. It's evening now. If you don't finish it, it will get damp and won't taste good." Lin Jingzhe said hurriedly as she took out another bag of rice crusts.

"Yes, yes, yes. If you want to eat it, we can eat it tomorrow." Zina agreed quickly.

"Okay then." Lian Ximei withdrew her hand and said.

"Have you eaten?" Lin Jingzhe asked again with concern.

"No!" Lian Ximei stroked her forehead and said, "I was in a hurry to get going. I didn't even have a sip of water."

Lin Jingzhe quickly got up and poured her some hot water, saying, "What are you going to do? Just starve like this!" He placed the water in front of her desk.

"We ate a lot during the New Year, so skipping a meal is no big deal," Lian Ximei said with a chuckle, sticking out her tongue. "I'll definitely be over the limit when I weigh myself tomorrow. I'll lose a few pounds if I skip a meal."

"How much can you lose?" Zina looked at her amusedly and said, "You're a little fat at your age."

Lian Ximei reached out and pinched her cheek and said, "What about this flesh."

"You're done, get ready to be criticized tomorrow!" Zina teased.

"It's okay, it's okay, it will fall off after a few more days of training." Lian Ximei said nonchalantly.

"Did you have normal training when you got home?" Lin Jingzhe asked, looking her up and down.

"That...this...hehe..." Lian Ximei avoided the sight of the two men.

"Okay, stop talking. I understand. You didn't practice, right?" Lin Jingzhe looked at her helplessly.

"It's Chinese New Year, and I finally have a few days off. There are so many delicious foods, and my mother made them too." Lian Ximei pursed her lips and said coquettishly, "I can't help it!"

"Hehe..." Lin Jingzhe looked at her with eyes as deep as glass and shook his head and laughed.

"I hope I won't be punished!" Lian Ximei said worriedly.

"I guess most of the students who came back are in your situation. The training must be very intense." Lin Jingzhe guessed with certainty.

"That's okay." Lian Ximei heaved a sigh of relief and said, "I can eat as much as I want." She chewed the potato chips with a crunch.

"Take it easy." Zina looked at her with amusement and said.

"We have training tomorrow anyway, so I might as well eat to my heart's content today." Lian Ximei stuffed another piece of potato chips into her mouth.

"I'm back. Did you sisters miss me?" Ye Zhenzhen's clear and pleasant voice came from outside the door.

Lin Jingzhe stood up, opened the door, and looked at Ye Zhenzhen, who was also carrying bags of various sizes.

"I miss you guys so much." Ye Zhenzhen looked at her happily and said.

Lin Jingzhe reached out and took the bag from her hand and said, "Come in quickly, it's cold outside." He welcomed her in.

It's damp and cold in the south of the Yangtze River, freezing people to the bone, and there's no heating. Fortunately, the air conditioner is on full blast, and the house is warm as spring.

"How dare you! You're actually eating potato chips." Ye Zhenzhen looked at Lian Ximei in disbelief, looking at the luggage on her desk, "I just arrived."

"Five minutes earlier than you." Lian Ximei swallowed the potato chips in her mouth and grinned.

"Haven't you eaten yet?" Ye Zhenzhen put her bag on the desk and said from her chair.

"Have you eaten?" Zina asked her with her round eyes.

"I just ate at four in the afternoon when I came here, so I'm not hungry at all now." Ye Zhenzhen took out everything from her bag and put it in order. "How are you guys doing at school?"

"Let me tell you! The suona played by our Jingzhe..." Zina excitedly recounted what happened at school during the New Year.

Every dormitory in the dormitory building was brightly lit and very lively, with people talking about what happened during the days when each other was away. It was not until the lights were turned off and the building fell into darkness that things became quiet.

&*&

"Huff, huff..." Lian Ximei and Ye Zhenzhen were running out of breath.

"Oh my god! I finally finished the run." Lian Ximei said, holding her knees with her hands and panting.

"Looking at your expressions, I can tell that you didn't train well during the holidays." Zhu Youlin said to them with her clear almond-shaped eyes.

"We will try our best to catch up." Ye Zhenzhen said embarrassedly, sticking out her tongue, and glanced left and right, "Huh..." Half of the people on the playground track looked as embarrassed as she did.

The rest who ran down with ease were the ones who stayed in school.

The attitude of admitting mistakes was very good. What else could Zhu Youlin say? "Disband!"

As the students returned, the new year had passed for them and new training had begun.

&*&

After the Chinese New Year, Lin Jingzhe and her classmates fully prepared for the National Swimming Championships and shortened their academic schedule.

Lin Jingzhe and the others were all concentrating on training, oblivious to what was happening outside.

Lin Jingzhe participated in the National Swimming Championships in May and won gold medals in the 100m and 200m freestyle.

With excellent results, he was directly selected into the provincial team.

Not only did Lin Jingzhe make it into the provincial team, but his roommates Qi Na, Lian Ximei, and Ye Zhenzhen also made some achievements in their respective swimming strengths and made it into the team smoothly.

"I didn't expect that." Ye Zhenzhen burst into tears, "My grades are very unstable."

"You have been training very hard since you came back from the New Year holiday, so it's normal for you to go in." Lin Jingzhe said to her with his bright peach blossom eyes.

"That's right!" Zina nodded hurriedly after hearing this, "There's always a reward for every effort."

"It's just..." Ye Zhenzhen looked at them with a gloomy expression.

"What's wrong?" Lian Ximei looked at her puzzledly and asked, "Why are you suddenly unhappy?"

"My boyfriend's performance in the competition was not ideal." Ye Zhenzhen sighed sadly and said, although he also made it into the provincial team, he was in the second tier.

Lin Jingzhe and the other two looked at each other and understood what unsatisfactory grades meant. It went without saying.

"So what do you want?" Zina looked at her intently and said, "Don't let this affect you! Focus on it."

"Don't be silly!" Lian Ximei patted her shoulder and said, "Did you hear me? This is something you've worked so hard for, so you can't give it up so easily!"