The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

The cafeteria was bustling with noise.

It was the time for the first-year high school students to undergo military training. These delicate children had just finished a morning of high-intensity military training, and their stomachs were empty. They wished they could eat a whole cow on the spot.

As soon as one butt lifts off the chair, another butt in camouflage will immediately sit on it.

"Oh my god, the line is killing me."

Wen Yao placed a plate of food on the table, panting.

After going downstairs, she pulled Xu Xi along and ran all the way, finally managing to snag a table in a small corner of the cafeteria.

Her dish was very lavish.

There were five or six kinds of dishes, both meat and vegetables, arranged on the plate, and they looked incredibly delicious.

"Okay, go get your food, I'll hold the seat."

Xu Xi shook her head: "I'm done serving."

"You're just going to eat this?"

Wen Yao stared incredulously at the bowl of white rice in front of Xu Xi.

Xu Xi nodded and pointed to a bowl of egg drop soup next to her.

"I still have some soup, that's enough."

Wen Yao glanced at the bowl of soup with a few strands of egg floating on top, and her lips twitched.

Rice is very cheap in the cafeteria of a high school; a large bowl costs only one yuan, and you can get refills at half price.

The soup is free, but very few people actually take it.

There's no other reason, it's simply because it tastes awful.

Two eggs in a pot of soup, with hardly any salt, it doesn't taste as good as plain water.

Wen Yao suddenly remembered that her homeroom teacher had asked her to print out a scholarship application form and deliver it to his office that morning.

Is Xu Xi's family in dire financial straits?

"Oh dear, Xu Xi, I just remembered that I'm on a diet and can't eat so much food."

"Why don't you help me with some of the burden?"

As she spoke, Wen Yao placed some food from her plate into Xu Xi's bowl.

Xu Xi waved her hand repeatedly.

"No...no need, I have enough to eat."

"Oh, it'll be a waste if you don't eat it."

In the blink of an eye, the food in Xu Xi's bowl had piled up into a small mountain.

"Besides, you shared some chocolate with me this morning, so consider it an exchange."

Wen Yao said with a grin.

Xu Xi muttered to herself.

"But...why would you eat chocolate if you're on a diet..."

Wen Yao coughed twice.

"What do you know? This is called eating when you should eat and losing weight when you should lose weight. How can you have the energy to lose weight if you don't eat your fill?"

Xu Xi burst out laughing.

Wen Yao was amused by her own words.

She looked at Xu Xi, who was covering her mouth, and was surprised to find that Xu Xi looked especially beautiful when she smiled.

Especially those smiling eyes, just like the crescent-shaped bay that my parents took me to see when I was a child.

The lakeside curves, resembling a crescent moon.

The water glistens like a mirror.

A few rows behind them, Song Jiayi secretly stared at Xu Xi, who was covering her mouth and chuckling, lost in thought.

"Damn, these soldiers are really reckless when it comes to fighting for food."

Xu Bowen sat down opposite Song Jiayi with a half-spilled plate in his hand, cursing as he wiped the food stains off his clothes.

Just now, a first-year high school student wearing camouflage accidentally bumped into Xu Bowen, who was carrying a tray of food, in order to grab a spot to get food.

Despite his repeated apologies, Xu Bowen was still annoyed that his newly changed clothes had been soiled.

He noticed that Song Jiayi's eyes were always looking into the distance.

"Hey!"

Xu Bowen stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his eyes.

"What's wrong?"

When Song Jiayi came to his senses, he realized that Xu Bowen had already sat down opposite him.

"Spring has arrived, and it's mating season for animals again."

Xu Bowen looked at Song Jiayi with a half-smile.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Song Jiayi rolled her eyes and lowered her head to pick at the rice in her bowl.

"Keep pretending, keep pretending."

Xu Bowen had a knowing look on his face.

"Tell me honestly, are you interested in the new classmate, Xu Xi?"

"No! Don't talk nonsense!"

Song Jiayi's face flushed instantly, and she quickly interrupted.

"Holy crap, even my grandma wearing reading glasses could tell."

Xu Bowen gave him a friendly gesture, speaking through gritted teeth.

"You said chocolate was your favorite a while ago, but now you've changed your mind and say you don't like it, and you've given Xu Xi a box of chocolates that cost more than 300 yuan."

"If you really don't like it, why don't you give it to me instead!"

Upon hearing Xu Bowen's words, Song Jiayi immediately lowered her head, her eyes filled with shyness.

"I...I just felt that she was bothered by Zhao Lin, and I wanted to make it up to her."

"Oh right, right, so why are you blushing like a teapot?"

Xu Bowen was completely speechless.

I've seen people who are stubborn, but I've never seen anyone more stubborn than a dead duck.

"So, do you want to clearly reject Zhao Lin?"

"If you already have a girl you like, stop trying to string her along."

"By the way, you even gave the chocolates that Zhao Lin, who was pursuing you, gave to Xu Xi, whom you wanted to pursue."

"That's really cuckolding."

Song Jiayi didn't say a word, just quietly buried her head in her rice.

Hi~ Jiayi, good afternoon.

Zhao Lin, carrying a tray, sat down next to Song Jiayi with a light laugh.

"Hey, Sister Lin, you had a good lunch!"

Upon seeing Zhao Lin arrive, Xu Bowen immediately changed his tune, refusing to mention anything about Xu Xi.

Zhao Lin's plate was stuffed with all kinds of meat, as well as cherries, the most expensive fruit sold in the cafeteria.

"These are all for Jia Yi. Jia Yi is still growing and needs to eat well."

As she spoke, Zhao Lin placed some meat from her plate into Song Jiayi's bowl.

Song Jiayi ate his meal blankly, without any reaction whatsoever.

Just ignore Zhao Lin.

Xu Bowen shook his head and sighed silently to himself.

Sure enough, those who are favored are always fearless, while those who cannot have are always restless.

......

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city.

"Heavens above! I've finally learned to ride a bike!"

Qi Yu rode a shared bicycle crookedly, looking up at the sky and sighing.

He was covered in bruises from falls, and his knees were scraped; he looked utterly disheveled.

Xu Nian jogged alongside him, ready to support him at any moment.

"These shared bikes are very heavy and not easy to control. If you can ride this kind of bike, you won't have any problem riding other bikes."

"I knew it, they put me on hell difficulty right from the start."

Qi Yu pursed his lips and jumped out of the car.

The wound on his knee was aggravated, and he gasped.

"Let's take a break first."

"it is good."

The two sat on a bench by the roadside and rested for a while.

"Qi Yu, when are you planning to buy an electric scooter?"

"I'll go in a bit. Every day I hesitate, I'll earn one less day of money."

Qi Yu gently wiped the wound on his knee with a wet wipe, wincing in pain.

Xu Nian pondered for a while.

"Take me with you, I'll buy one too, and we can deliver food together."

With the money saved from Xu Xi's tuition, she could use it to buy an electric scooter.

Xu Nian thought about it and realized that delivering food offered flexible hours and allowed him to pick up and drop off Xu Xi at school, making it a suitable job for him.

"That's great, Brother Xu. I'm actually quite unaccustomed to the thought of working separately from you."