Chapter 245: Gift from Senior

In Lijia Village, in addition to Ying Chanxi, Jin Yuting and Zhao Rongjun's hometowns are also here.

Although most of our parents have moved to the city, our grandparents still live in the village.

Especially after the demolition, the living environment has improved a lot, and the elderly no longer want to move to the city and still prefer to stay here.

So during the Chinese New Year, groups of young families come back with their children to celebrate the New Year.

Jin Yuting was brought back by her parents as soon as the winter vacation started, while Zhao Rongjun just arrived yesterday.

Both of them sent private messages to Ying Chanxi and Li Luo on QQ. After learning that they had returned today, they came here to find them after lunch.

"Xixi." Sitting on the sofa in the living room on the second floor, Jin Yuting stood up and greeted Ying Chanxi when she saw her coming downstairs.

However, perhaps because they were not in the same class in high school, the relationship between the two became much more distant and was far from as familiar as they were in junior high school.

Thinking of the current class monitor Li Luo, who ranks first in the class and 17th in the school, he is no longer the Wuxia A'mon of the past.

In the past, Jin Yuting could speak sarcastically to Li Luo because he had poor grades and would never be able to be admitted to the No. 1 Affiliated Middle School in the future.

But now, in front of Li Luo, he became quiet and well-behaved, and dared not say anything against Li Luo.

If Jin Yuting used to think that Li Luo was totally unworthy of Ying Chanxi, now seeing the two of them walking down the stairs together, they seem to be a perfect match no matter how she looks at them.

Xu Yinghuan actually told her that Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng were a good match, but in Jin Yuting's opinion, how could they be as good a pair as Ying Chanxi and Li Luo?

We are childhood sweethearts, okay?

I don’t know when it started, but Jin Yuting has changed from her original firm opposition to her current status as a member of the Qingmei Party.

But Li Luo was completely unaware of this.

Of course, he wouldn't do anything just because the girl looked down on him in the past. They were just children, and he was too lazy to care about it.

Now that they are classmates and fellow villagers, Li Luo will not make things difficult for them.

In comparison, Zhao Rongjun's side is much simpler.

The good brother didn’t notice anything going on between Li Luo and other girls, he just simply thought that they were all very good friends.

At most, it feels that Ying Chanxi and the others are closer to Li Luo.

After hearing that Li Luo had returned, he came to the door. When he saw Li Luo coming downstairs, he asked, "Do you want to play basketball?"

"Okay, now?"

"Not now." Zhao Rongjun shook his head. "I just passed by the village basketball court and the spot was already taken."

"Then why are you asking me?" Li Luo rolled his eyes at him, then thought for a moment and said, "Let's go buy some firecrackers and go to the fish pond."

Having said that, Li Luo called on a few people to follow.

At this time, Lin Xiuhong had just finished cutting fruit and came out of the kitchen. Seeing Li Luo and the other kids running out, she was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Hey! Do you want some fruit?"

Li Luo heard his mother's call and trotted back, snatching the plate away with a grin: "We'll take it with us."

"Be careful, don't break my plate."

"Don't worry." Li Luo ran downstairs and stuffed the plate into Zhao Rongjun's arms. Then he picked up a grape and stuffed it into Ying Chanxi's mouth. "Here, my mother said it can't be broken. Be careful."

"Why don't you get it yourself?" Zhao Rongjun's face turned dark and he didn't know where to put the plate.

"It's my family's fruit. Xixi and I are the ones who provided the fruit. Jin Yuting is a girl, so if you don't take it, who will?"

Zhao Rongjun: “…”

Zhao Rongjun was confused by Li Luo's twisted logic and couldn't find a reason to refute for a while. Li Luo had already walked towards the convenience store opposite.

"Hello, Third Grandpa!" Li Luo walked into the convenience store and saw his Third Grandpa who sold the Bihai Lanting house to their family, and greeted him with a smile.

"Hey, Li Luo." Third Grandpa responded with a smile, "You've made great progress, you got 17th in the final exam, better than your cousin. Help yourself to what you want to eat."

"I just want to play with some firecrackers." Li Luo took a few boxes of firecrackers and loud firecrackers from the cabinet next to him without hesitation, and took a lighter by the way. Before leaving, he curiously asked, "How did Third Grandpa know that I ranked 17th in the final exam?"

"Your mother said so." Third Grandpa stroked his beard and said, "You came to my place to buy soy sauce at noon and chatted with your cousin, and that's what we talked about."

"She didn't say anything else, did she?" Li Luo became a little more alert and asked another question.

"What else can I say?"

"That's okay." Li Luo chuckled, thanked him, and called Ying Chanxi and the others to go to the fish pond together.

He was also worried that his mother might let slip the news that he was writing a novel.

It would be fine if only my relatives knew about it.

But what if the relatives find out and the gossip spreads among the neighbors, and accidentally reaches the ears of Jin Yuting or Zhao Rongjun, how will Li Luo survive?
Fortunately, my mother was tactful in her words and didn't show off.

On the other hand, Li Luo quietly leaned close to Ying Chanxi's ear and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense about my novel in front of Jin Yuting and the others. Don't forget it."

"I know." Ying Chanxi rolled her eyes at him, "I'm not that stupid."

Jin Yuting, who was standing by, watched them whispering with all her eyes.

Only Zhao Rongjun followed behind with a plate in his hand, and said speechlessly: "Why are we going to the fish pond?"

"Let's go fry some fish."

Li Luo ate another grape and kindly helped Zhao Rongjun get another one.

The fish pond he was talking about was located in the north of the village. It was a small tributary of the Yin River. After converging to the north of the village, it formed a small fish pond.

After lunch, Li Guohong and his friends went to the fish pond to fish. They had been sitting on the bank for less than an hour when they were startled by the sudden explosion of firecrackers next to their ears.

When I turned my head, I saw four troublemakers.

The leader was none other than his good son.

"Are you going to die?" Li Guohong shouted angrily, "You scared all my fish away!"

"I didn't throw it!" Li Luo shouted from a distance, "It was Xixi who threw it!"

"I didn't!" Ying Chanxi denied it hastily and chased Li Luo to beat him.

Li Luo immediately threw firecrackers at Ying Chanxi's feet, scaring Ying Chanxi so much that he quickly stepped back, glaring at Li Luo angrily.

After a while, Li Luo took the plate from Zhao Rongjun, strolled to the shore, and handed it to Ying Zhicheng first: "Uncle Ying, have some fruit."

"Oh, thanks." Ying Zhicheng stared at the water intently. He came back to his senses when Li Luo called him and reached out to take a grape.

Li Luo then passed the plate to his uncle Chen Hailin, and finally to his father Li Guohong.

After they distributed it around like this, plus the ones Li Luo and his friends ate themselves, soon there were only three or two grapes left on the plate.

At this time, Li Luo threw the plate at his father's feet, and then said: "Mom washed it specially for you, Dad, remember to take the plate back after you finish eating."

"Oh, I see." Li Guohong responded subconsciously. When he lowered his head and looked at the plate with only three or two grapes left, he realized belatedly, "You little bastard! You finished eating before throwing it to me!"

At this time, Li Luo had already run far away and ran back to the village with Zhao Rongjun and others. They wandered around the narrow streets and alleys, playing with firecrackers from time to time, and the happy time passed quietly.

When it was almost time for dinner, the four of them parted at the intersection.

When leaving, Jin Yuting was a little dejected: "It's so annoying. I'm going to be nagged again when I go home."

"What's wrong?" Ying Chanxi asked with concern.

"It's because I didn't do well in the final exam." Jin Yuting sighed, "There are only six or seven people in our village who were admitted to the First Affiliated High School this year, in addition to the four of us, there is also Wei Chun from the same class."

"Whether it's you or the other two, your final grades are much better than mine."

"My mom nags me every day now. If I had known this would happen, I would have gone to the second-high school. It's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix."

"Are you sure?" Li Luo laughed, "Then you will lose me as your squad leader, won't you?"

When Jin Yuting heard this, she almost laughed at him, but on second thought, she sighed again.

In every sense, Li Luo is indeed a good squad leader.

But in the end it was just a tool her mother used to compare herself with her.

"Li Luo, you'd better stop talking." Jin Yuting pursed her lips, "It's okay for Xixi and Zhao Rongjun. They are students in the key class, so they are better."

"But you are in the same class as me, and you were elected class monitor. You are also making rapid progress and are ranked 17th in the whole school."

"After my mom found out, she kept asking me why I didn't learn more from you. We were both students in the same class, so why could you do it but I couldn't?"

"I'm sick of hearing that."

Li Luo had no choice but to accept the situation, after all, he already had a mother like her at home.

It's just that he has the help of the memory palace, and his current grades have basically shut up his mother's nagging, so he is much better off than Jin Yuting.

"I can only say that I'll let Auntie get used to it." Li Luo sighed, "After all, she will see my name in the top 40 of the school every time she takes an exam. Maybe one day she will see me at the top."

"Ha." Ying Chanxi on the side smiled, "Give it a try if you have the guts."

Zhao Rongjun also shook his head when he heard this: "If you say you can get second place in the grade, I will believe you a little, but forget about first place. I don't think you will ever get first place in this life."

"Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west!" Li Luo said righteously, "Earlier, Ying Chanxi said that if I got first place in the grade, she would unconditionally promise me something."

"I keep my word." Ying Chanxi snorted, "If you have the ability, try to get first place."

The four of them chatted for a while, and then finally parted ways and went home.

When Li Luo and Ying Chanxi returned home, Chen Hailin was already cooking in the kitchen.

Sitting down on the sofa, Li Luo took out his mobile phone out of boredom and took a look. He saw that his senior schoolmate had sent him a QQ message.

[Xu Youyu]: Zhu Sheng told me that we should go to your place to play on the fourth day of the New Year?
【Li Luo】：Yes.

[Xu Youyu]: From what she said, she wants to stay at your place for a few days. Do you have any extra rooms at home?
[Li Luo]: Yes, you can just come, but you have to tell your family, so that you don’t come secretly like you did last time at the symposium.

[Xu Youyu]: You don’t need to remind me, but by the way, does Xixi already know that you write novels? I think I saw her post.

[Li Luo]: If you mean the one that says “Xixi is not laughing”… then it is indeed her.

[Xu Youyu]: Haha~ Xixi is so cute, just like Dongdong. I saw her and Zhusheng pushing each other’s posts, it was so funny.

[Li Luo]: It's a blessing in disguise that you're not as childish as them.

[Xu Youyu]: I'm not that stupid. It would be bad if they noticed me. They might guess who I am. What should I do? I have to keep a low profile.

[Xu Youyu]: The same goes for you, you must not reveal my identity!

[Li Luo]: Don’t worry, I’m keeping my mouth shut.

[Xu Youyu]: That’s good. I have prepared a New Year’s Eve gift for you. Please remember to accept it.

[Li Luo]: Ah? What gift?
[Xu Youyu]: Keep it secret for now, we will know when the time comes.

(End of this chapter)