Back to high school, Peking University is beckoning me

"Sister, these are what my grandparents asked me to bring you. They are some side dishes that go well with rice." As he said that, he handed the bag over.

"Xiu Yan, I'm craving the sauce grandma made. Why did you bring me so much?"

When she opened the bag, she saw all her favorite rice sauces: papaya chili sauce, small fish and soybean sauce, and sour taro stems. She had two bottles of each.

Lu Youning looked at the bag full of side dishes, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart. She looked at her sister Xiuyan with a smile and said, "Are grandpa and grandma healthy?"

Xiuyan nodded. "Grandpa and grandma are both in good health, but they keep talking about you. Especially when they found out you were acting, they were so happy that they asked me to find it and show it to them."

"I miss them too. Sometimes when I'm at school, I especially miss the food cooked by my grandparents." She looked at the side dishes in the bag, as if she saw her grandparents busy in the kitchen.

"By the way, I browsed the school forum today and realized how amazing my sister is."

"You read the forum too? Where did you get the phone to read it?"

Lu Xiuyan replied with a smile, "Some of my classmates brought their phones to school, and they were all discussing your post."

Lu Youning frowned slightly, "Just listen, and focus on your studies."

Lu Xiuyan stuck out her tongue. "I know, sis. But everyone really admires you. A lot of people on that post are praising your acting skills and beauty."

Lu Youning looked his cousin up and down, then said with a smile, "Well, you look darker now that you've just finished military training, but it doesn't matter. You'll be white again soon."

Lu Xiuyan was also helpless, "There's nothing I can do. The sun is too strong."

"Are you keeping up with the studies? If you don't understand something, ask the teacher immediately."

"I can keep up. I know, sister. I'll go first. My friend is waiting for me over there." As she said this, she pointed to a classmate not far away.

"Ok, bye."

Lu Youning returned to the classroom and put the bag on the table.

She looked at the clock and said to Lu Yixiao, "Let's go, Xiaoxiao, it's almost time."

Lu Yixiao supported her head with her hands and asked curiously, "What's in this bag of yours? It smells so good, and we talked for so long."

Lu Youning leaned over, looking as if she was about to tell a secret: "My sister brought me some rice sauce. I'll have something delicious for lunch tomorrow."

Lu Yixiao rolled her eyes. "I thought you were going to say something big. Let's go back to the dormitory. It's almost lights out."

Lu Youning held her hand and said, "Okay, okay, tomorrow I'll let you try the rice sauce made by my grandma. It's delicious."

Lu Yixiao licked her lips: "I want to eat now."

The next day after school at noon, Lu Yixiao dragged Lu Youning to the cafeteria to eat. "Ningning, hurry up, I've been missing your rice sauce all night."

"Here I come, here I come." Lu Youning staggered as she pulled him.

The two of them rushed to the cafeteria, quickly ordered their meals, and found a seat. Lu Youning smiled as she took out some rice sauce from the bag, and Lu Yixiao's eyes lit up instantly, her face full of anticipation.

Lu Youning opened the bottle cap, and a sour and spicy aroma instantly filled the air. She picked up a piece of taro stem with her chopsticks and placed it on her plate, then pushed the can toward Lu Yixiao.

Lu Yixiao couldn't wait to take a bite, a look of satisfaction on her face.

"Wow, it's really delicious! It's sour and spicy, perfect for summer. Your grandma is really good at making this sauce." Lu Yixiao praised while eating.

Lu Youning also smiled happily. "I told you, the rice sauce my grandma makes is absolutely delicious." Then he took out the small fish and soybean sauce and handed it to her, saying, "Try this, it's spicy."

Lu Yixiao took it and opened it. The sauce was a rich reddish-brown color. A strong aroma of sauce filled her nose, mixed with the delicious aroma of small fish.

"It smells so good." As he said that, he picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. The spicy taste spread in his mouth instantly.

"Hmm~, this is delicious too! I'm in for a treat today."

Ruan Fuxi and Gu Siyuan, who had just finished their meal, were looking for a seat. Lu Yixiao saw them and waved to them.

"Hi~, it's rare to meet you in the cafeteria so early, huh? What are you eating? It smells so good." Gu Siyuan said as he sat down next to Lu Yixiao.

"Would you like some sauce to go with rice? My grandma made it." Lu Youning handed the small fish and soybean sauce to Gu Siyuan.

Gu Siyuan said as he dug into the basin: "I can smell the fragrance from far away. This red oil makes me hungry just by looking at it."

Lu Youning said with a smile, "Then eat more. I have plenty." Then he looked at Ruan Fuxi and asked, "Do you like sour food? Here are some sour taro stems."

Ruan Fuxi smiled slightly, with a smile in his eyes, and took the sauce: "Eat it, thank you Youning."

Gu Siyuan ate his meal in big mouthfuls and suddenly complained, "This summer is so hot and stuffy. The food in the cafeteria today sometimes has no oil, sometimes no salt. It feels like eating pig food. Fortunately, I have Sister Ning's rice sauce."

Lu Yixiao rarely agreed: "Sometimes it does feel like pig food."

Lu Youning consoled him, "It can't be helped. There are so many people in school. It's good enough that they don't give us rotten food."

As the four of them were eating, they could occasionally hear nearby classmates discussing posts on the forum.

Gu Siyuan jokingly said, "Brother Xi, Sister Ning's popularity has recently overshadowed you, a prominent figure. Aren't you worried?"

Ruan Fuxi's eyes were deep, and he said nonchalantly: "Oh! Isn't this good?"

Gu Siyuan continued gossiping, "I heard that yesterday many students passed by the Liberal Arts Class 1 classroom, intentionally or unintentionally, just to see Sister Ning!"

Ruan Fuxi paused while eating and replied calmly, "Well, then?"

Gu Siyuan muttered softly: Then just pretend, wait until Sister Ning is chased away, and then we’ll see what you can do.

Ruan Fuxi glanced at Gu Siyuan with a stern look in his eyes, "Stop talking too much."

Lu Youning: ...Who said I was going to fall in love?

The atmosphere was a little quiet for a while, and Lu Yixiao couldn't help but complain: "Gu Siyuan, can you speak louder? I heard it all."

The four of them didn't speak for a while, and there was only the sound of dishes and chopsticks colliding.

There was no other way, so Lu Yixiao was the first to break the silence: "Are you guys in the science department busy with your studies lately? I feel like our liberal arts homework is piling up like a mountain."

Gu Siyuan quickly took over the conversation: "It's not easy for us either. We have so many exercises and experiments that we're overwhelmed. But no matter how busy we are, we're not as busy as Brother Xi. He's a big shot in science, and the teachers often ask him to participate in various competitions."

Lu Youning remembered that the math and physics competitions were held around the same time, so he asked, "Is it the math competition?"

Ruan Fuxi nodded, "Yes, there is also a physics competition."

Lu Yixiao was surprised and asked, "Master, you participated in the math and physics competitions?"

Lu Youning: "Can you handle it?"

Ruan Fuxi: "Yes, I'm a little busy."

Lu Youning looked at the dark circles under his eyes and said with concern, "Take care of yourself."

Ruan Fuxi: "Yes, I will."

After dinner, the four of them separated. Lu Youning went back to the classroom to get his geography textbook, thinking of reading for a while during lunch break. Lu Yixiao followed him back to the classroom.