"Hey, hey, hey, it’s just Saturday. We’re middle school students now, isn’t it embarrassing to still celebrate Children’s Day?" Zhang Sheng frowned as he looked at the overly excited girls in front of him.
In the grass was a picnic blanket, soda, lunch boxes, snacks, and a group of joyful friends gathered around.
Luo Qianqian pouted, "I am still a child, do you have a problem with that? If you do, save it for the bathroom."
"Exactly, exactly, even if it’s not Children’s Day, it’s still worth celebrating, okay?" He Wenyu whispered to Luo Qianqian, "The nearest bathroom is so far away, you’d better drink less, or you might not find it later."
"Come on, let’s have Jiang An give a speech." Jiang Qian did not hesitate to sell out her own brother.
Jiang An blushed as he stood up, "Jingjing is a nice girl, and I will cherish her."
"I want Jingjing," Luo Qianqian laughed. "If you ever wrong her, everyone here is going to give you a beating to vent their anger, okay?"
"That’s right, no mercy, we’ll beat you with stools," He Wenyu giggled, clenching her phone. Zhao Wenxuan had promised to come with her today, but then suddenly canceled, which upset her. But having Qianqian around was not so boring.
Luo Qianqian definitely noticed her friend’s mood, but she would never admit that it was her who had Lin Jiayou fetch Zhao Wenxuan away to annoy her, right?
"Hmm? I have a call." Luo Qianqian noticed her phone vibrating and smiled softly at the flashing name "Chu Ci": "It’s a friend from First Middle School."
"Qianqian, are you coming out to play? It’s Children’s Day, and Gu Yanzhi is here, too. We’re planning to go to the zoo."
"The zoo? Sorry, I’m having a picnic with friends..."
"Picnic?... Don’t mess with my phone..."
"Uh... I mean, I’m with friends, so I won’t go to the zoo. You guys go ahead and have fun."
"Where are you having your picnic?"
"Qianqian, invite them over to join us. Come to think of it, we haven’t met Qianqian’s friends from First Middle School," she said.
"Okay, where are you?" The voice drifted through the phone and reached Gu Yanzhi’s ears; he immediately agreed. Luo Qianqian barely had time to respond before she had to give the location.
"Thirty minutes." After saying this, he hung up.
"Who was that?" He Wenyu’s face was full of curiosity.
Luo Qianqian spread her hands helplessly: "Chu Ci, a very gentle girl, and you guys better not hit on my sister. And another is a great talent, quite handsome, and also a good student; the ladies are welcome to make a move."
"Hey, hey, hey, that’s not fair, why can’t we make a move when it comes to the girl?" Zhang Sheng complained indignantly.
"Because you guys don’t deserve such a wonderful child," Luo Qianqian lifted her head proudly. "She doesn’t want to date too early."
"Psh," Ye Chen turned away, continuing to eat his bentō, which was made by He Wenyu—their cooking skills were truly something else.
Soon, they saw two people looking around. Luo Qianqian stood up, waved her hand, and summoned them over: "Let me introduce, this is Chu Ci; no hitting on her," she warned as she looked at Zhang Sheng. "And this is Gu Yanzhi. Both of them are from our First Middle School."
"Let me introduce you; this is my best friend He Wenyu, all the bentō in front of us were made by her, her culinary skills are top-notch. This is Zhang Jingjing, she’s taken. This guy is Jiang An, the suitor, and this is Jiang Qian, Jiang An’s real sister. This is Ye Chen, and this is Zhang Sheng. Chu Ci, stay away from him," Luo Qianqian introduced them naturally.
"What do you mean, ’stay away from me’?" Zhang Sheng jumped up, and then with a smile, mainly addressing Chu Ci, he said, "Sit over here, girl."
"We’re fine just sitting next to Qianqian," Chu Ci and Gu Yanzhi seated themselves on the edge, and Luo Qianqian placed a lunch box in front of them, "Try this, it’s super delicious."
"The taste is super awesome," Chu Ci took small bites and finished tasting, cleaned her mouth, and then gave a thumbs-up.
Gu Yanzhi was nodding his head.
"Hehe, I am honored," Luo Qianqian gave He Wenyu a nudge, who also smiled proudly.
"What shall we do later? We can’t just sit here all day, right? The sun is getting strong," Zhang Sheng said, noticing that the girls had all gathered for a chat, Gu Yanzhi was listening on the side, Jiang An and Ye Chen were both eating, and he was the only one who had eaten too much and was being ignored.
"How about watching a movie? Right, let’s go to my place, my dad just bought a new projector, perfect for watching movies," Zhang Jingjing suggested with a mischievous smile while covering her mouth, "Shall we get a horror movie?"
When horror movies were mentioned, Luo Qianqian immediately shot an unfriendly glance at Chu Ci and Gu Yanzhi, with clear dissatisfaction on her face.
Chu Ci, feeling quite embarrassed, looked away. Even though they weren’t in the same group, it was her group that had prepared in advance to scare Luo Qianqian.
Gu Yanzhi touched his nose and lowered his head, not showing what he was thinking.
"Sure, I’ve heard that ’The Midnight Ring’ is really good, and I’ve always wanted to give it a try," Zhang Sheng agreed enthusiastically with both hands and feet, as seeing girls scared was greatly inspiring for a guy like him.
"No way, ’Resident Evil’ is better," Ye Chen disagreed with a firm face.
"I’m more into vampires, castles, and secret chambers," Gu Yanzhi said quietly.
"You believe I won’t hit you?" Luo Qianqian waved her fist.
He Wenyu, looking puzzled, pulled her back, "What’s up? You should be a lady, especially when you’re around handsome guys."
Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes; if you let go of Zhao Wenxuan, how many handsome guys like that are there at First Middle School? "Indeed, snatch them and make them your village-husband."
"What’s my little wife saying? My heart only has room for you," of course, this wasn’t something Gu Yanzhi would say, and even if he had the thought, he wouldn’t dare. He Wenyu himself said this, and naturally, the "little wife" was Luo Qianqian.
"Go away, you don’t know how they treat me," Luo Qianqian said as if recalling painful memories, as she leaned into He Wenyu’s arms, "When you’re not around, they all bully me."
"Who dares to bully you?" Gu Yanzhi turned his head away— it was just a joke, how could it be bullying?
"Chu Ci, tell me, did they or did they not bully me?" Luo Qianqian looked at Chu Ci and then glared at Gu Yanzhi as she asked.
Chu Ci touched her forehead, "It’s sort of possible that they might have..." She answered vaguely, looking at Luo Qianqian’s gaze and then bowing her head.
"Chu Ci, you can’t do this to me, we’re in the same class," Gu Yanzhi watched amused as Luo Qianqian threatened people.
"How about this, if you go and suggest to those guys to watch an animated movie and succeed, we’ll act as if nothing ever happened, how about that?" Luo Qianqian instinctively stood in front of Chu Ci while peering into Gu Yanzhi’s eyes—she wouldn’t let her beloved girl be bullied.
Looking at Zhang Sheng and the others who were speaking enthusiastically, Gu Yanzhi shrugged, "If I don’t go, what are you going to do to me?"
Luo Qianqian was momentarily at a loss for words; she really couldn’t do much about it.
So, they ended up watching a horror film after all, but considering the girls who were new to this kind of thing and Luo Qianqian, who looked prepared for sacrifice, they chose something less frightening—the popular ’Harry Potter’.