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Chapter 295: The Adorable Tiedan

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"Let's hang this set for Yun Duo first; your wire is already installed." Zhou Ruo Ran finished hemming the edges and then handed the first set to Jiang Yunduo.

Jiang Yunduo felt a bit shy, "Thank you all."

Seeing Jiang Yunduo's expression, Zhang Jia couldn't help but pinch Jiang Yunduo's little cheek, "No wonder Nan Nan likes to pinch your little cheek; the skin is indeed smooth and feels nice."

"Zhang Jia!" Jiang Yunduo was stunned for a moment, then charged straight at her.

Zhang Jia raised both hands in repeated surrender, but Jiang Yunduo seemed to have flipped a switch; where was the shy little girl now? She went for Zhang Jia's ticklish spots—fast, accurate, and ruthless!

"I was wrong, I was wrong," Zhang Jia couldn't help but say while laughing and begging for mercy.

Jiang Yunduo finally let her go and pouted her little lips, "You're not allowed to pinch my face!"

She hated it when everyone treated her like a child; she had already grown up.

Zhang Jia then asked, "Why can Nan Nan pinch it?"

Jiang Yunduo had just been playing around, so her face was already tenderly flushed. After hearing Zhang Jia's words, she secretly looked at Nan Nan before saying, "Nan Nan is special; she is my first friend."

When she was in school before, everyone bullied her, and even her good friends were only there to swindle her money.

After the College Entrance Examination, she finally chose to leave home and leave that City.

She wanted to make her own way and leave the shelter of her family.

But in this strange City, Nan Nan was the first person to talk to her and even brought her sweet chocolate.

In her heart, she was a special person!

Zhang Jia smiled, "In the future, you will have a second, a third, and many more friends; after all, your personality is so likable."

Jiang Yunduo's personality was much like her name, Yun Duo—soft, fluffy, pure white, and harmless.

"Jia Jia, here is your curtain." Zhou Ruo Ran handed the second curtain to Zhang Jia.

Er Ya and she were making the curtains, so it was just right to let Yun Duo and Jia Jia install theirs first.

Just then, "Waa..."

A child's crying sounded. An Yinan had just finished helping Yun Duo hang her curtain and hurriedly got off the bed.

She picked up the little one in her arms and said to Jiang Yunduo, "There is milk powder in my cabinet; could you mix some and bring it over?"

Jiang Yunduo took An Yinan's key and hurriedly got to work.

Zhou Ruo Ran put down her work and came to the child's side.

An Yinan looked at Zhou Ruo Ran; she was very thin, even skin and bones, "Do you not have enough breast milk?"

An Yinan whispered in Zhou Ruo Ran's ear; after all, in this era, discussing breast milk seemed to be a rather private matter, and she was afraid Zhou Ruo Ran would feel offended.

Zhou Ruo Ran nodded helplessly. The exhaustion from the journey and the fear and anxiety at school had caused her milk supply to dwindle, and the child had been crying for longer and longer periods.

An Yinan thought for a moment, "Let's feed him milk powder this time. I happen to have a bag. If the child isn't full, his development will be stunted; it can't go on like this."

"But I don't have any money right now," Zhou Ruo Ran tugged at the corner of her shirt, her face full of embarrassment.

An Yinan smiled, "Just owe it to me for now; there will be a time for you to pay me back later."

Zhou Ruo Ran looked up abruptly and saw An Yinan's soft smile and the gentleness with which she was patting the child.

When time passed and things changed, she would always sigh that she was lucky to have met a girl in this life named An Yinan.

She led her through the darkness, across the flames, and toward the light.

"From now on, I will do anything, as long as it doesn't go against my conscience," Zhou Ruo Ran promised.

An Yinan shifted her gaze from the child to her, "Although it's not that serious, remember your words."

"I will," Zhou Ruo Ran said firmly.

Jiang Yunduo brought the milk powder over, "Nan Nan, I don't know if it's too hot."

An Yinan picked up a small spoon, scooped a spoonful of milk powder, and dripped it on her arm to feel the temperature, "It's still a little hot."

"You can do that?" Everyone was amazed.

"The arm is very sensitive to temperature. If the arm doesn't feel it's too hot, the child can drink it," An Yinan explained. She was actually saying this mainly for Zhou Ruo Ran, to prevent the child from getting sick later if the milk was too cold or too hot.

When the temperature was right, An Yinan sat on Zhou Ruo Ran's bed, holding the child with one arm, and used her right hand to pick up the small spoon, scooping the milk into the child's little mouth.

At first, Tiedan used his little tongue to push the spoon out, but after tasting the flavor, he began to swallow in big gulps.

"Give me the warm water that was just cooled."

Jiang Yunduo hurriedly handed over the warm water, and An Yinan used the small spoon to scoop some and feed it into Tiedan's mouth.

"The child will be teething in a few days. Giving him some warm water after the milk powder prevents internal heat and keeps the mouth clean," An Yinan said.

Although she hadn't experienced this era, in her previous life during the big data age, she especially liked watching all kinds of cute babies. Even though she hadn't practiced this knowledge, she had heard it so much that she learned it.

Tiedan was very well-behaved. During this time, An Yinan changed his diaper once, and now he was full. The little guy fell fast asleep, his eyes left slightly ajar, and the corners of his mouth occasionally curled up—he must have been dreaming of something wonderful.

Zhou Ruo Ran felt grateful. Her days at Beijing University had not been pleasant, but just as she was about to give up, a ray of light shone into her heart.

She put Tiedan into the bed and blocked him with a pillow.

"Here, take this bag of milk powder. If the child isn't getting enough to eat, he's bound to fuss," An Yinan handed the milk powder directly to Zhou Ruo Ran.

Zhou Ruo Ran had already made up her mind that she would definitely repay her in the future; no matter what, she would!

Liu Erya and Zhou Ruo Ran were quick with their hands. In one afternoon, they finished everyone's curtains. It was just a matter of hemming the bottom, especially for the lower bunks, which could be hung directly on the bed frame with cloth strips; there was no need for wire at all, which was more convenient.

"Sister Ruo Ran, you hang this one!" Liu Erya handed the third one to Zhou Ruo Ran.

She had already given them to Jiang Yunduo and Zhang Jia, and both had already hung theirs. Zhou Ruo Ran kept her gratitude in her heart and silently hung up her bed curtain.

However, unlike An Yinan, after discussing it, the others all decided not to have a curtain on the wall side, which saved quite a bit of fabric.

Liu Erya finished the last bed curtain, packed up the fabric, and handed it along with the scissors, needle, and thread to An Yinan.

"Nan Nan, it's done." Liu Erya handed the items over.

An Yinan smiled and took the things back.

After Liu Erya got onto her bed, with Jiang Yunduo's help, the two of them hung up the bed curtain.

In the entire dormitory, except for Zhao Chunzhi's bed, everyone was enclosed by bed curtains.

As for Zhao Chunzhi, no one knew where she had gone; she hadn't returned all afternoon.

"Right, we don't have class this afternoon; it seems there's a freshman welcome ceremony," Zhang Jia said.

The only informant in the dormitory, as well as the center for all gossip, was Zhang Jia.

"Who do you think the freshman representative will be?" Zhang Jia asked gossiping.

An Yinan patted her forehead; she had forgotten about this matter.

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