country bumpkin

Yun Ya never expected it to be him. Yun Ya looked at Sun Fei with a questioning look.

"No way! How could it be him?"

Sun Fei's face turned even redder, and she lowered her head even further.

She explained, "I don't know why, even though we had a falling out, I feel happy whenever I see him. Even if he makes me angry, or I make him angry, I'm still happy."

Yun Ya was speechless, indicating she didn't understand. Her eyes seemed to say to Sun Fei, "Do you really enjoy masochism?"

Sun Fei was also confused about her own thoughts, only saying, "Actually, I don't understand how I feel about him either. I just care a lot about things related to him, whether it's good or bad. Just looking at him makes me feel indescribably happy."

Yun Ya was even more confused and said, "Oh, is that so! My feelings are different from yours. I feel especially happy when I'm with Meng Fanxing. He's very good to me and always helps me. I'm so happy playing games with him, and I think he's happy too."

Sun Fei felt a little jealous and said, "I'm so envious of you two. I think Meng Fanxing must like you too. Otherwise, why is he always helping you and never helping others?"

Yun Ya thought so too. Sun Fei said somewhat dejectedly, "I don't know what Fu Jingchao means to me? I don't think he cares about my existence at all. I was just indulging in wishful thinking."

Yunya comforted her, "Feifei, don't be sad. What's so great about Fu Jingchao that you like? Why don't we try someone else?"

Sun Fei: "Huh? You can interrogate people like this?"

Yun Ya: "Of course! If he doesn't like you, we'll just find someone else. You're not bad at all, so why worry about this? Lots of guys like you."

Sun Fei: "How come I didn't know? They're much older now?"

Yun Ya covered her mouth as if making a microphone, and whispered mysteriously in Sun Fei's ear, "Let me tell you, remember Gao Weijie from our Class 4? He was our elementary school's PE class representative. He's asked me about you several times. I think he's interested in you."

Sun Fei clutched the hem of her clothes, head bowed, and asked Yun Ya with a mixture of joy and shyness, "Really? What...what did he ask me?"

Yun Ya noticed that Sun Fei's expression was off; it didn't seem like surprise, but rather like she knew something.

She asked Sun Fei, "Feifei, I feel like you know Gao Weijie has feelings for you?"

After stammering for a while, Sun Fei finally told the truth: "Well... actually, when we graduated from elementary school and were taking graduation photos, he... he handed me a note, expressing his feelings for me."

Yunya paused for a few seconds, then said aggrievedly, "Oh, Feifei, you didn't even tell me about something this big? You really kept it a secret. Am I still your good friend?"

Sun Fei quickly grabbed Yun Ya's hand and hurriedly explained, "No, it's not that I didn't want to tell you, it's just that I kept taking photos with my classmates and then I forgot about it."

Yun Ya: "...This memory is really bad, and the person who cares is really big-hearted."

Yun Ya thought for a moment, then looked at Sun Fei with sparkling eyes.

"Feifei, I think Gao Weijie is better than Fu Jingchao. He cares about you a lot and shouldn't make you angry. He'll probably even make you happy," Yunya said confidently.

Sun Fei thought for a moment, then finally smiled and said with relief, "Yeah, I also think he's better than Fu Jingchao. He's taller, more handsome, and has a better temper."

Yunya was amused by her words and swayed back and forth, saying, "Oh my! Now you're changing your tune and praising him! I think you're interested in him too!"

Sun Fei glared at her playfully and lightly patted Yun Ya's arm. "Hmph, you're making fun of me. I'll hit you."

Two naive teenage girls joked and playfully slapped each other, their silvery laughter echoing from inside the room.

That night, Sun Fei had a dream in which Fu Jingchao and Gao Weijie were fighting because they were vying to be her boyfriend.

In her dream, Sun Fei laughed so hard she almost fell over, and she pinched Fu Jingchao's forehead with her index finger while holding her hips.

"Haha, Fu Jingchao, you've finally met your match! Humph, I'm not going to talk to you anymore, you're a big bad guy!" The arrogant Sun Fei roared at Fu Jingchao.

Fu Jingchao, looking like a quail, kept apologizing with his head down: "Feifei, I'm sorry. I didn't understand my own feelings before. Now I understand, and I hope you won't ignore me. What's so great about Gao Weijie? Don't be fooled by his appearance. I'm the one who truly likes you."

Sun Fei, with an arrogant expression, ignored Fu Jingchao and ran towards Gao Weijie.

Just as she was about to throw herself into Gao Weijie's arms, the alarm clock on the bedside table rang, waking her up.

She suddenly opened her eyes and sat up. After looking around, she realized she had been dreaming.

But this dream felt so real, the dream was so cool. That bastard Fu Jingchao should humbly apologize to me.

Sun Fei picked up the alarm clock and checked the time: 6:00 AM sharp. Time to get up. Today was Monday, and the flag-raising ceremony was scheduled; she needed to hurry.

I quickly put on my school uniform and tied my red scarf. After washing up, I went to the cabinet in the side room, bent down and took out a bag of instant noodles from a cardboard box. I clapped my hands together and "crack!" The contents inside made a crisp cracking sound.

I tore open the packaging bag, took out the seasoning packet, poured the seasoning into the instant noodle packaging bag, shook the instant noodle bag back and forth, and then reached in to pinch a pinch and put it in my mouth. The crunchy noodles and the seasoning packet with its scallion flavor were incredibly delicious.

As Sun Fei ate, she walked out the gate and shouted towards Yun Ya's gate.

"Yunya, let's go, hurry up, it'll be late!"

Two people ran out of the gate, and it was Yun Ya and Sun Limei.

"Coming, coming!" Yunya answered as she ran.

At this moment, Yunya and Sun Limei were still chewing their food, each holding a half-eaten steamed bun in their hands.

Yunya stretched her neck and widened her eyes, swallowing the food in her mouth with difficulty, and said, "Ouch, I almost choked! I forgot to take this half bun, and I don't have any water in my hands. What am I going to do if I get thirsty?"

Sun Fei took out a bottle filled with water from her bag after washing the empty IV drip bag, and handed it to Yun Ya. "Here, I brought some water. You can drink it later."

Yunya looked at the bottle uncertainly and asked, "Is this drinkable? In our family, we always pour hot water into empty IV drip bottles to warm our feet in the winter."

Sun Fei explained, "It's okay, it's not dirty. It's clean now."

Yunya nodded with difficulty, "Okay, I'll ask you for a bottle when I'm thirsty later."

Some students at school bring adult-sized glass cups, while others have already bought the newly emerging plastic cups.

Yunya and Sun Limei had a tough time; they didn't even get to drink water at school. This gave her an idea: after school at noon, she would go to the neighborhood clinic to see if they had any empty IV drips.

She followed Sun Fei's example and got an IV drip bottle to hold her water. She planned to bring two back, one for her sister and one for herself.

She went after school at noon, but when she brought the item back to Sun Limei, Sun Limei refused it. She said the other students would laugh at her and wouldn't take it no matter what.

After all, she's in the second year of junior high school now, she's older, and she's a grown woman who knows how to save face, unlike Yunya, who's a mischievous monkey and carefree without a care in the world.

Yunya had no choice but to wash a bottle and bring her own water.