Chapter 5

"Ring ring ring~"

With the bell for the end of class, the originally quiet County No. 1 Middle School suddenly became as lively as a boiling pot.

Today was Saturday. Except for the graduating class and the repeating class, whether they were boarding or day students, they would all rush home to eat and reunite with their families.

Lu Zixue put on his military green messenger bag, left the classroom, crossed the playground, and walked toward the school's bicycle shed.

It had rained for half the night yesterday, and there was some standing water on the playground. Lu Zixue carefully avoided it, not letting the mud stain the white Warrior ball shoes on his feet.

He cherished these ball shoes very much. If the white shoes were stained, they wouldn't look good.

"Let's go together, Zixue. My mother said last time that we're having dumplings tonight, why don't you come to my house to eat?"

A classmate he knew caught up with Lu Zixue and enthusiastically invited him to go home together.

The two were middle school classmates before, both having been admitted to County No. 1 Middle School from Liu Qiao Township, and their families were very close, so their relationship had always been good.

But Lu Zixue refused: "Better not. My father said that the back seat of my car is light and thin, and it can't carry too much weight, or it will break... You should ask your father to buy you a bicycle, a Thousand-Mile Horse brand one would be good."

"..."

The back seat of a 26-inch Phoenix bicycle was indeed not as sturdy as a 28-inch big bar, but this classmate was thin and small, lighter than an average girl. How could it be "too much weight"?

The enthusiastic classmate was stunned for a long time, lowered his head, and walked away awkwardly.

Lu Zixue didn't take it to heart.

County No. 1 Middle School was the best middle school in the county, so naturally, many diligent and smart children were admitted from township middle schools. Everyone studied together, laughed and talked, but there was always a subtle barrier that divided everyone into different circles.

Lu Zixue had a military bag, Warrior shoes, and a bicycle. Not to mention the children in the county, even the teachers at County No. 1 Middle School might not have his "style."

So he felt that he shouldn't hang out with these country children who wore coarse cloth clothes, thousand-layer cloth shoes, and handmade cloth bags anymore.

Those city children with bright clothes and confident arrogance were the "same kind of people" that Lu Zixue identified with.

Crossing the playground, Lu Zixue walked into the bicycle shed and pushed out the 26-inch Phoenix bicycle that stood out from the crowd.

Because Lu Zixue had come over last night and quietly wiped it with the rainwater, the brand-new Phoenix car naturally won the envious eyes of a group of classmates.

Lu Zixue pushed the car and walked slowly toward the school gate, but his eyes kept searching the crowd.

Then his eyes lit up, and he quickened his pace to approach a few female classmates.

"Gao Xiaoyan, I'll take you home on the way! My mother added a cushion to the back seat of my car, it's fast and stable."

The female classmate named Gao Xiaoyan was a lively and beautiful girl, also wearing Warrior shoes and a military bag, but she didn't have a bicycle.

She looked at Lu Zixue, who had gathered his courage to invite her, and felt a bit surprised.

Lu Zixue's home was in Liu Qiao Township in the southwest of the county, and her home was in the Meat Processing Plant dormitory in the northwest of the county. No matter how you looked at it, it wasn't on the way.

However, Gao Xiaoyan was very polite and smiled: "We are going to watch a movie now, we aren't going home yet!"

Lu Zixue said awkwardly: "You're going to watch a movie..."

The girl who was with Gao Xiaoyan liked to play around and smiled at Lu Zixue: "Hey, do you want to go with my Xiaoyan?"

"..."

"I... won't go. My family is waiting for me to eat!"

Lu Zixue smiled reluctantly, lowered his head, and pushed the car away.

As he walked, he seemed to realize something, raised his head, and happened to see his country classmate looking at him and laughing.

A contemptuous mockery.

A resentful fire ignited in Lu Zixue's heart.

He resented, resented why he only had a few cents in his pocket, not even enough to buy a movie ticket.

He hated, hated his stubborn sister, why she was so urgent to break off the engagement with the Li family. Couldn't she wait another year, until he got into university?

Thinking back to the past, that silly Li Ye would run to Liu Qiao Township eight times a month. He had constant pocket money and new clothes every season, unlike now where he was so strapped for cash.

【What a fool, don't you know how to come and beg me, let me put in a good word for you in front of my father? Don't you know that I have the final say at home?】

Lu Zixue cursed inwardly, but then heard cheers ahead.

"The malt sugar seller is here, I knew he would come today."

"Malt sugar?"

Hearing this, Lu Zixue pushed the car and squeezed forward.

He had five cents in his pocket, enough to buy one tael. He wouldn't give it to anyone else, he'd eat it himself, and make that country classmate who laughed at him drool with envy.

But Lu Zixue only squeezed forward for more than ten meters before he was stunned.

That Li Ye he was just thinking about was standing in front, looking at him.

Lu Zixue felt extremely conflicted.

【He must be here to curry favor with me, is he here to send me money?... Or is he here to send me something? Should be money, right?

Sister said that I absolutely shouldn't take any more benefits from the Li family, she will slowly pay back what she owed the Li family... But now I'm being bullied...】

【Father said if this guy gets into university... when the time comes, I won't oppose the two of them getting back together, that would be a big help to Li Ye. I have the final say at home.】

Lu Zixue thought of a perfect solution in less than two seconds, which could both get Li Ye's benefits and not owe him anything.

Li Ye stood at the gate of County No. 1 Middle School and also suffered the attention of everyone.

Tall, handsome, and with a calm temperament, even the shyest girl would secretly glance at him.

Fortunately, the girls of this era were still very reserved. If his conditions were placed in later generations, he would really have to "protect himself well when going out."

"Brother, he's out."

"Hmm, I see him."

Actually, Li Dazhuang didn't need to remind him. Li Ye had seen Lu Zixue from far away.

There weren't many bicycles in the crowd after school, and the 26-inch Phoenix was even more eye-catching.

Li Ye saw Lu Zixue and found that after a slight astonishment, he pushed the bicycle over, stopped in front of Li Ye, raised his chin slightly, and looked at Li Ye coldly.

Li Ye was very puzzled, because at this moment, he seemed to see the intern supervisor he hated very much in his past life.

A guy who didn't know anything and was full of nonsense, but always put on airs in front of a group of interns.

Even though everyone was cursing his ancestors in their hearts, he still felt good about himself, thinking that everyone had to curry favor with him and serve him.

The Lu Zixue in front of him was performing the play of "putting on airs."

The acting was very clumsy, but he was very serious.

【He must be waiting for me to speak to him first!】

Li Ye had no interest in acting with a kid who hadn't even grown his hair, so he reached out and grabbed the handlebars of the 26-inch Phoenix, intending to pull it over and finish it.

Lu Zixue was caught off guard. Seeing the beloved Phoenix car slipping out of his hands, he subconsciously grabbed the back seat of the car.

Then, cold sweat soaked his back.

【Is he here to send me money?... Or is he here to rob my car?】 *** **Chapter 6: Are You a Dog? **