The new semester began, and everyone entered a state of intense study.
If we didn’t do well in the second half of the year, we would have to become farmers.
So everyone was secretly working hard, knowing that studying wasn’t easy.
Shen Mianmian busily went from home to class every day, and come Saturday and Sunday, she and Lu Siyuan set up a stall to sell farm produce.
Most of the money from before had been given to Zhou Lanfang, and on weekends, under the pretext of working, the money earned was also handed to Zhou Lanfang, which finally shut her up and she didn’t meddle too much in her affairs.
After the fifteenth, Shen Jianhua went to help others repair the dam, a project lasting two months, and he wouldn’t come back when there was nothing much needing his attention at home.
In school, the classmates’ attitude toward Shen Mianmian had gradually improved; they would sit with Shen Mianmian and chat when they had the chance, and aside from Wang Jingjing and a few others, everyone else was quite okay with her.
At the very least, there were no more cold jeers and sarcastic comments directed at her for no reason.
Before you knew it, two weeks had passed since the start of the semester, and aside from the one time Du Xiaohui swung by when Lu Siyuan wasn’t around, Shen Mianmian noticed something unusual.
Zhou Siyu seemed to have more money. Initially, Shen Mianmian thought Zhou Siyu was spending New Year’s money, but as time went on, she felt something was off.
Zhou Siyu first acquired a new handkerchief, and then other little items like a box of fragrant balm and hair clips.
These things weren’t very expensive, but they were still beyond what Zhou Siyu, as a student, could afford.
Zhou Lanfang was quite stingy; she wouldn’t buy such things she deemed pointless.
So these items couldn’t have been bought by Zhou Lanfang.
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Recently, Zhou Siyu had been quite close to the math class leader, but the math class leader didn’t have much money either.
Shen Mianmian didn’t like to overthink and didn’t have the energy to concern herself with these matters, so she quickly put the issue aside.
That day, as usual, she left home for school, but Zhou Siyu didn’t leave ahead of her as she usually did.
Insisting on taking her along, Shen Mianmian knew Zhou Siyu had ulterior motives but didn’t want her to know that Xiaocui was working at Lu Siyuan’s house, so she got on her bicycle.
"Sis, have you been riding to school on Lu Siyuan’s bicycle these days? You guys aren’t dating, are you?"
Lately, Zhou Siyu had been in a good mood, so her attitude toward Shen Mianmian was fairly decent.
They even started chatting amiably.
"Don’t talk nonsense," Shen Mianmian coolly retorted.
Zhou Siyu wasn’t offended, "Don’t worry, even if you’re in a relationship, I won’t tell Uncle and Auntie."
In an effort to gain Shen Mianmian’s trust, she went on to spill about a few couples she knew.
Shen Mianmian didn’t engage with her, which somewhat angered Zhou Siyu, who abruptly squeezed the brakes, jumped off the bicycle, and confronted her.
"I’ve been talking to you for a long time, are you deaf or mute? Can’t you respond?"
Before Shen Mianmian could answer, Zhou Siyu continued with a grim face, "We’re almost at school anyway, I can’t carry you anymore, you can walk the rest of the way!"
Being left halfway by Zhou Siyu wasn’t a first for Shen Mianmian, who showed no surprise and promptly hopped off the bicycle, striding toward the school.
A calculating gleam flashed in Zhou Siyu’s eyes as she rode away on her bicycle.
Shen Mianmian had only walked a short distance when the ringing of a bicycle bell suddenly approached from behind. She instinctively stepped closer to the side of the road.
The bicycle stopped abruptly beside her, "Shen Mianmian, is that you?"