After saying goodbye to Liu Rushuang and Yao Mingyue, Xu Musen took An Nuannuan back to their grandparents' house and stopped by to pick up his younger aunt from school.
Outside the middle school.
Nowadays, children are well-nourished and developing better too.
The young girls all look quite graceful, with a sense of elegance about them.
It's not a criticism, just a mere exclamation.
Xu Musen remembered that when he first entered middle school, he wasn't even 1.6 meters tall. To be honest, back then he couldn't even beat the girls in his class.
It was only later, in the third year of middle school and the first two years of high school, that he suddenly began to grow rapidly, eating calcium tablets daily to no avail against the night cramps in his calves.
But looking at the kids nowadays, some elementary students can grow to be 1.8 meters tall. Coupled with Huhai being an international metropolis, the children have already learned how to dress up.
Quite a few middle schoolers look no different from university students.
On the other hand, the university students...
Xu Musen looked down at An Nuannuan, who was happily eating a candied haw on a stick, her large eyes blinking as she offered it to Xu Musen when she noticed him watching.
Xu Musen couldn't help but smile, reaching out to pinch the half-eaten candied haw from An Nuannuan's mouth and tossed it into his own.
An Nuannuan always liked to eat sweet things, she'd scrunch up her little nose and bear with the sourness of the haws inside.
Xu Musen remembered sharing her saliva before they were even together.
Watching his action, An Nuannuan giggled silly, liking the way he doted on her a lot.
She picked another unlicked candied haw and stuffed it into Xu Musen's mouth.
Xu Musen held it in his mouth for a moment then took it out with his fingertip, "Nuannuan, why don't you sweeten it a bit more? I think it'll taste sweeter if you lick it."
An Nuannuan blushed, but her eyebrows and eyes were curved into a smile.
An Nannan got out of school.
This little girl's style of dressing must have been influenced by the old man; she always dressed in a very traditional fashion.
Of course, her clothes were custom-made and didn't look out of place on her. She wore a white little robe on top, paired with a pair of neat shorts on the bottom.
This little girl will definitely be tall in the future. She's already 1.6 meters tall and practices martial arts with the old man every day.
Therefore, her legs looked exceptionally long and well-proportioned. Like her sister, her skin was pale as if soaked in milk, and her pretty face was already showing faint traces of future beauty.
A future little school beauty for sure.
There would always be a few sycophants around An Nannan, especially the chubby boy who brought her chocolate before. Every time Musen came to pick up Nannan, he would see him guarding her like an imperial guard with a sword at court.
However, Nannan didn't spare him a single glance from beginning to end.
Xu Musen smiled. Actually, they were childhood friends, together from elementary to middle school.
It seemed their families knew each other too.
But there are many childhood sweethearts in the world, yet those who can make it to the end together seem to be rare indeed.
"Nannan, this is the cherry candied haw I brought for you. It's really delicious," said the chubby boy, holding a skewer of candied cherries.
Each cherry was as big as a tangerine, and at this quality, a small box would cost several hundred yuan in a boutique store in Huhai.
"I don't want it," An Nannan said indifferently.
"Yo, what a coincidence," Xu Musen got out of the car, still holding the candied haw, and looked at them with interest.
Seeing the candied haw in Xu Musen's hand, An Nannan's eyes sparkled.
"Nannan, just try a bite. This one is even more expensive, much more delicious than those few yuan haw-filled ones." The chubby boy, seeing Xu Musen again, suddenly remembered the last time he took away his own treat and, looking at the haw-filled candied haw in his hand, felt it wasn't as valuable as what he was holding. He spoke with pride.
"Hmph, I don't like expensive ones, I just like cheap haws!" An Nannan huffed indignantly. For some reason, she felt unhappy hearing others talk about Xu Musen.
She walked up to Xu Musen and with a big chomp ate the candied haw he was holding.
Hey, it doesn't seem as sweet as before...
It was as if someone had licked the layer of sugar coating on the outside.
Suddenly realizing something, she looked at the corner of Xu Musen's mouth, and then remembered the glossy shine on the candied haw, which seemed to be... saliva.
An Nannan instantly turned red. Being an avid internet surfer, the more she thought about it, the more something felt off.
Isn't this, this is, what they call the legendary, that indirect...
Blushing, she wanted to spit it out, but glancing at the chubby boy next to her, she couldn't bring herself to do it. Instead, she glared at him more angrily; if it weren't for his persistent bothering, she wouldn't have deliberately eaten it in one bite.
And that's when she ran to the car, face still red.
The chubby boy suddenly felt unhappy, feeling like by offering her treats, he somehow managed to offend her.
He looked at Xu Musen as if seeing... a great rival in love.
Xu Musen, however, looked at the chubby boy, "How about it, why don't you just sell me that skewer of candied haws?"
"You... thirty years on the east bank of the river, thirty years on the west, you, you just wait for me!" The chubby boy pouted his lips, saw that An Nannan had already gotten into the car, huffed, and walked away.
Xu Musen laughed heartily. Kids are indeed adorable.