Zhen Yu straightened up and tidied her clothes, then looked into Liu Ting’s eyes and said leisurely, "From now on, if you don’t know something, just ask me."
Liu Ting replied with a giggle, "Okay."
Fu Yu held his breath for half a minute, then suddenly blurted out, "I’ll ask you too!"
Zhen Yu could have ignored him, but remembering how he used to ’get physical,’ she became angry and retorted, "Even if you ask me, I won’t tell you! You’re not under my charge!"
Class Leader Qiao, probably because he grew too tall too fast, was sent by Teacher Cao to the third row.
At the moment, he was sitting next to Fu Yu, secretly shedding tears of sympathy for his new deskmate.
This guy really is a blockhead!
You want someone to teach you, and you grab them by the back of their neck?
Why don’t you just put a knife to Zhen Yu’s throat, then!
Those little disciples in ancient times who wanted to learn from a master, who would dare to grab their master by the collar and demand—Teach me now!
They would have been thrown out the door after being beaten with a stick!
Qiao Xian thought that Zhen Yu was already being nice to Fu Yu by just snapping back at him!
Listen to Fu Yu’s commanding tone! If you didn’t know any better, you’d think he was the one going to teach Zhen Yu!
If Fu Yu doesn’t fix his self-righteous attitude, Zhen Yu will have to snap at him again.
Clearly, Fu Yu didn’t see it that way.
He was very angry, incredibly angry.
Actually, it’s not strange that he was mad, because from a young age, Zhen Yu had always been a little follower of him and Zhen Yan.
Suddenly one day, Fu Yu found he couldn’t order her around anymore. How could he not be angry?
Not only was he angry, but he also thought Zhen Yu was definitely doing it on purpose to target him!
Although he didn’t know when he had offended her, ever since she refused to lend him the summer homework, Fu Yu felt something was off!
It all started from that day; whenever he asked her for help with anything, she would definitely refuse.
Fu Yu was infuriated! Would she die if she agreed just once? Could she?
Every time she refused him in front of others, making him lose face and sometimes even unable to step down.
So he kept provoking Zhen Yu—if you make me uncomfortable and make me lose face, I’ll make trouble for you and annoy you!
The thoughts of a young boy are wonderfully simple, pure, and direct.
During lunchtime, as usual, Qian Duoduo placed her lunchbox on Zhen Yu’s desk.
It was also fortunate that the two boys who sat in front of Zhen Yu were boarders and ate in the cafeteria.
After putting down the lunchbox, Qian Duoduo first turned the chair in front of Zhen Yu 90 degrees, so that the back of the chair faced the side, and then she sat down.
After making sure she was seated, Zhen Yu reached out to open her own lunchbox, gently placing the lid to the side.
At this point, Liu Ting beside her couldn’t wait and started eating.
Qian Duoduo also opened her lunchbox; green vegetables and yellow eggs, alongside half a box of white rice, looked exceptionally appetizing.
"Huh?" Liu Ting, with her mouth full of food, still managed to let out a surprised noise.
Qian Duoduo stared dumbfounded at her lunchbox, turned the lid around and mumbled to herself, "I didn’t take the wrong lunchbox, did I? Did my mom pack the wrong one?"
Then she looked up at Zhen Yu’s lunchbox full of vegetables, frowned, and murmured, "What am I supposed to do now..."
Upon hearing their voices, Fu Yu craned his neck to look over and called out to Zhen Yu, "Turn around! I’ll share half of my rice with you."
Zhen Yu’s refusal annoyed Fu Yu to no end, so he just buried his head in his meal and ignored her.
Zhen Yu didn’t want to make Qian Duoduo feel awkward either, so she decisively covered her lunchbox and stood up, saying, "I’ll go eat with my brother~"
"Is that okay?" Qian Duoduo felt particularly bad, "I’m sorry, Zhen Yu, I didn’t expect to bring the wrong one~"
"It’s fine." Zhen Yu donned her hat and gloves, walked past Liu Ting, and just as she was about to turn around with her lunchbox in hand, a thought suddenly crossed her mind.
"Duoduo," she said as it occurred to her, "perhaps Auntie wanted you to try her cooking."
"Ah?" Qian Duoduo was somewhat puzzled, "I try it every day at home~"
Liu Ting’s eyes rolled around, and she suddenly seemed to understand.
"You better go eat~" She stepped sideways in front of Zhen Yu, turning her back to Qian Duoduo and winked at Zhen Yu, "Go on~"
Zhen Yu understood Liu Ting’s insinuation, and couldn’t help but smile lightly at her in gratitude.
Unexpectedly, Liu Ting suddenly exclaimed, "Xiao Yu~ You look so pretty when you smile!"
"Ah? Zhen Yu smiled?" Qian Duoduo suddenly stood up.
But Zhen Yu had already put away her smile and turned to leave.
Qian Duoduo sat down at her seat dejectedly, feeling terrible.
She had brought the wrong lunch, heard for the first time that Zhen Yu smiled in response to someone else, and although she heard her question, Zhen Yu didn’t reply to her. All of this brought Qian Duoduo to the depths of despair.
Liu Ting also sat down, holding her own lunchbox and continued to eat.
After sitting in a daze for a while, Qian Duoduo also picked up her lunchbox and listlessly shoved food into her mouth.
Liu Ting finished her meal first, and when Qian Duoduo finished eating and was about to return to her seat, Liu Ting called her to stop and looked around before motioning Qian Duoduo to come closer.
Qian Duoduo was confused but obediently did as she was told.
"Qian Duoduo~" Liu Ting didn’t lean close to her ear but simply spoke softly, "Maybe your mom doesn’t want you to mix with others during meals anymore!"
"..." As Qian Duoduo’s mind raced, she quickly understood her mother’s intentions.
She knew that she ate lunch with Zhen Yu every day, so her mother must have intentionally prepared this to force her to distance herself from Zhen Yu!
Qian Duoduo was both angry and helpless, but she couldn’t say a thing.
In the end, she just nodded haphazardly at Liu Ting and picked up her lunchbox to return to her new seat.
Like two blossoms on a single branch, each displays its own splendor.
After leaving the classroom, Zhen Yu headed straight to Zhen Yan’s classroom, not bothering to knock but just going straight to her brother’s seat.
Zhen Yan was in the midst of puberty, and his appetite had been growing.
Zhen Yu was afraid he wouldn’t have enough to eat, so she packed his lunchbox tightly, doing the same for the other boys’ meals as well.
Even if she took a portion for herself today, her brother wouldn’t go hungry.
And besides, there was still so much food!
"Zhen Yan!" Zhen Yu called out to him when she was two steps away.
"Cough cough cough..." Zhen Yan, who was eating, suddenly heard his sister’s voice and choked, coughing and turning around.
Seeing that it was indeed his sister, he pointed at her, coughing too hard to speak.
Fortunately, a male classmate handed him a cup of water, and after Zhen Yan took a sip, he managed to suppress the itch in his throat before asking, "What are you doing here in my class?"
"To eat." Zhen Yu said, placing her lunchbox on the table and sitting in the empty seat next to Zhen Yan.
Zhen Yan also sat down, confusedly asking, "Why are you coming to eat with me?"
"Too many questions." Zhen Yu retorted bluntly without raising her head.
Then she opened the lunchbox, scooped a firm lump of rice from her brother’s box with the lid, and began to eat silently.
Zhen Yan couldn’t press the matter in a classroom full of people, so he simply added another lump of rice to his sister’s box and continued to eat.