bestfiction Chapter 229 Being a girl is so annoying!
Chapter 229 Being a girl is so annoying!
Ring ring ring!
The school bell rings.
There are no evening self-study sessions for first-year high school students, and school ends relatively early.
As usual, Xiaoting walked to the bike shed and skillfully unlocked her bicycle.
But as soon as she pushed it, she sensed something was wrong. She instinctively crouched down and squeezed the tire; it was soft and flat. She quickly stood up and cautiously looked around, but didn't see anyone suspicious.
Xiaoting was both angry and annoyed, as this was the second time this month that the valve core of her bicycle had been pulled out.
She secretly vowed to herself, "Don't let me catch them, or they'll be sorry." Even if she didn't lift a finger, she could directly report it to the head of the teaching department, who was also her father, and have him deal with these troublemakers.
Lin Dongzhe parked his car next to Xiaoting. Seeing that Xiaoting was standing there motionless, he reached out and waved his hand in front of her.
"What's wrong, Xiaoting? What are you daydreaming about? Why don't you push your bike out and ride it home!"
Xiaoting put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Someone pulled out the valve core! I'm so angry!"
Xiang Pengfei was staying to draw the blackboard newspaper today, and he was worried that Xiaoting and Dongzhe would be getting impatient, so he rushed over.
"Xiaoting, Dongzhe, I need to draw the blackboard newspaper today, you two can go ahead, don't wait for me!"
Lin Dongzhe nodded. "Understood."
After Xiang Pengfei finished speaking, he turned around and ran towards the teaching building.
Lin Dongzhe patted his chest. "Xiaoting, don't be angry. I'll take you home on my bike. Don't worry, tomorrow I'll bring Pengfei along and we'll stay here to find those troublemakers and teach them a good lesson!"
Xiaoting looked up at Lin Dongzhe. "Let's get on the bus when we get to the corner at the school gate. You know how they check for early relationships at the gate. They get all suspicious if they see a boy and a girl walking together, and they'll definitely count it as early dating."
Upon hearing this, Lin Dongzhe pushed the cart while dismissively curling his lip.
"Xiaoting, we're real neighbors, we grew up together, what are you afraid of? Besides, your dad's the head of the teaching department, what can he do to us?"
But Xiaoting seemed not to hear, pursed her lips, and walked straight ahead, leaving Lin Dongzhe behind.
Lin Dongzhe wasn't annoyed and quickly quickened his pace to catch up.
After leaving the school gate and arriving at the agreed-upon corner, Lin Dongzhe quickly hopped on his bicycle and parked it next to Xiaoting.
As if suddenly remembering something, he took off his school uniform jacket, placed it on the back seat, and said with a smile, "Sit down, Xiaoting, this way it won't hurt your bottom!"
Xiaoting reached out and patted Dongzhe on the shoulder. "You're not entirely naive. Let's go!"
In fact, Lin Dongzhe knew exactly what was going on.
He knew that those boys who caused trouble were doing it because they liked Xiaoting. They came up with such childish tricks as pulling out the valve stem in order to get Xiaoting's attention, and maybe they were even planning to take the opportunity to drive Xiaoting home.
"Hmph," Lin Dongzhe thought to himself, "with him here, those people's schemes won't succeed."
If anyone's going to take Xiaoting home, it has to be him! Thinking of this, Lin Dongzhe puffed out his chest, a hint of smugness flashing across his face.
Throughout the journey, Xiaoting sat on the back of Lin Dongzhe's bicycle without saying a word.
Lin Dongzhe was filled with anxiety and wondered if Xiaoting was still sulking because the valve core of her bicycle had been removed today? But Xiaoting was always a carefree girl; she shouldn't be holding a grudge over such a small matter.
He couldn't help but ask, "Xiaoting, why aren't you saying anything?"
Xiaoting sighed softly, her voice tinged with sadness. "If you don't want to talk, just ride your bike."
Lin Dongzhe suddenly had a bright idea. He spoke in a serious tone, using broken Cantonese, and even deliberately imitated the accent from the video, trying to make Xiaoting happy. "Xiaoting, the most important thing is to be happy."
Xiaoting watched Lin Dongzhe's retreating figure, a smile unconsciously creeping onto her lips. "Lin Dongzhe, did you sneak off to the video arcade again? Pengfei's been saying that a lot lately."
Seeing Xiaoting smile, Lin Dongzhe felt relieved and his smile widened even more. "It's good that you're smiling, beautiful girl, don't be unhappy."
"Okay, stop talking!" Xiaoting said, but her tone was no longer as downcast as before. She didn't know why she hadn't been in a good mood for the past two days, especially after being ripped out of her valve by someone she disliked.
Is my period about to start? Ugh, so annoying! Being a girl is so stressful!
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Soon, the car arrived at the alley in front of the house.
Xiaoting got out of the car and walked ahead alone. She couldn't let those gossipy uncles and aunts see her and gossip behind her back, saying that she and Lin Dongzhe were inseparable all the time, like vegetables on a cutting board.
At this moment, Zhuang Chaoying was grading exam papers for the monthly exam at the end of June in the school office.
His eyes were fixed on each exam paper, and his red pen kept making checkmarks on them.
The sky outside the window gradually darkened, and the office lights were dim and yellowish.
By the time he finally finished his task, it was already past nine o'clock at night.
He stood up, stretched, and loosened his stiff shoulders. "Teachers, have you all finished grading?"
"There's only one sheet of paper left, Teacher Zhuang. You can go now if you're done grading. Your wife must be getting impatient waiting at home!" The one who said this was Old Zhao, who was about the same age as him. Old Zhao's head was shiny and gleamed like a light bulb under the lamp.
Zhuang Chaoying responded with a smile. "Old Zhao, don't make sarcastic remarks. Don't you want to go home earlier?"
Old Zhao finished grading the last sheet of paper. He slowly capped his pen and said seriously, "We've been married for so long, my wife knows me well. I'm quite honest!"
Zhuang Chaoying burst into laughter at his words, realizing that the more he explained, the more dishonest he might really be. "I'm not going to argue with you anymore, I'm going back!"
Zhuang Chaoying rode his bicycle home, eager to get back. He pedaled so hard that sparks flew from the bicycle wheels.
He pushed his bicycle into the yard, parked it steadily against the wall, and carefully locked the gate.
Without realizing it, he noticed that the light in Dongzhe's room was still on, and through the window, he could clearly see Dongzhe's shadow on the curtains as he sat at the table.
He was puzzled. This kid was actually studying hard today. Usually, he would try to finish all his homework at school and then watch TV as soon as he got home. Had he changed his ways today?
Actually, Lin Dongzhe was indeed reading a book, but it was a piece of street literature borrowed from an old man at a street stall.
The plot of the book was full of twists and turns, and he read it with great interest. He was so engrossed in it that he planned to stay up all night and finish it in two days.
Zhuang Chaoying entered the room and found that Xiaoting and Pengfei were also studying.
Huang Ling has stopped watching her favorite TV show, "Dumb TV," now that Xiao Ting and Peng Fei are studying.
Originally, she and Song Ying had stopped taking sweater orders, but recently they were so bored that they took some orders from Yiming and started doing business again.
Seeing him return, Huang Ling gently put down the yarn in her hands and said softly, "Chao Ying, there's food in the kitchen. I'll go get it for you." She then got up.
Zhuang Chaoying quickly waved her hand. "I'll go myself. You sit down. Did you soak your feet today?"
Huang Ling shook her head. "No! I'm waiting for you."
Zhuang Chaoying went into the kitchen and took out a bowl of rice and a bowl of vegetables that A-Ling had left for him from the pot.
He glanced at the stove, where there was still some embers, and added some water to the pot, intending to boil some water with the remaining fire so he and Ah Ling could soak their feet together later. Then, he sat down in the kitchen and began to eat heartily.
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