Chapter 20: Mooching Off Others for Food

  The end of an unpleasant day has finally arrived, and it's time for the exciting dismissal. Xizi waited for Qishuo to dismiss together as agreed upon, with a tacit understanding from yesterday. Today, the two held hands and strolled to the student parking lot, but were stunned by the scene before them. "Xizi, what's going on here?" Qishuo wondered, usually seeing the parking lot neatly arranged with countless cars. Even during school hours, it was always in twos or threes. Who would have thought that at dismissal time, it would be crowded like a mountain of people, and even squeezing into the parking area wouldn't be easy?

  Xizi pouted and furrowed her brow, saying: "Hmph, I've never ridden a bike to school before, how would I know?" Xizi used to go to school by waiting until all her classmates had taken their seats in the classroom before she arrived. When school let out, she was always the first one to rush out, and had never seen this scene before. Helplessly looking at Qizhuo, she said: "Why don't you just leave your bike here today? You're not really going to ride it back anyway."

  "Hey, look at Xizi over there. How can that be? If others find out I came riding a carriage but ended up walking because I couldn't push it out, wouldn't they laugh me to death?"

  Just as he finished speaking, Wang Ming walked by and said: "Don't look anymore, young master. The more you wait, the more people will come. Soon you won't even be able to get in."

  Xizi looked at him and felt the same way, impatiently pulling Qi Chuo to hurry up. "Come on, come on, you're really wasting time." Halfway through, they saw Gu Xiao, who was coolly carrying his bike over his head as he walked out. Xizi happily greeted him, saying: "Class monitor, you're so domineering!" Gu Xiao heard Xizi's voice and looked in her direction, but accidentally got his bike handle caught on someone else's. The bike he was holding was about to fall onto other classmates. Xizi quickly rushed over to help him hold the bike steady. "Ah——" Just as the falling bike was steadied, Xizi's hand twisted in a way that made her cry out in pain.

  "Xīzi, you go wait for me at the school gate first, I'll push the cart and then come find you."

  Xizi's hand hurt, but she didn't push it away. She followed Gu Xiao to a streetlight outside the student parking lot. When they got there, Gu Xiao put down her bike and took Xizi's wrist in her hand, gently massaging it as she asked, "How is it? Is it very serious?"

  Xizi's hand no longer hurts, but looking at Gu Xiao's furrowed brow in the soft light, she becomes distracted. She had always thought Gu Xiao was a good person, although he was the class president, he didn't have many issues. His straight nose, deep eye sockets, and dense eyelashes couldn't hide his spirited eyes. "Ah——" Xizi suddenly felt a sharp pain in her wrist, and she grimaced in discomfort.

  "What's wrong, does it really hurt that much? Why don't we go to the hospital?" Gu Xiao looked at Xizi with a worried expression.

  Xizi withdrew her hand from Gu Xiao's grasp, and the pain quickly dissipated. Xizi thought back to that day when she was pushed by Qi Shuo, it seemed like a similar kind of pain. Knowing it wasn't because of a sprain, she smiled and said: "It's fine, it's fine, I'll be okay in a bit."

  "I know you're not a delicate person, but since you're injured, why don't you go get it checked out?" Gu Xiao thought that Xi Zi was outstanding in every way, and the only thing he liked about her was that she wasn't delicate. However, he was also afraid that because of this, she would neglect the injury on her hand.

  "Xī zǐ——" Qí Shuò had already found his own bicycle and was following Gu Xiǎo's method to break through the encirclement.

  Xizi saw Qizhuo coming, and with a big smile, she waved goodbye to Gu Xiao, saying "Bye, I'm leaving." Gu Xiao also didn't want to bother Xizi since her boyfriend had arrived. Watching Xizi jump into Qizhuo's car, and seeing that her hand seemed fine, she also left.

  Zi Shuo saw Gu Xiao and Xi Zi having some intimate feelings just now, and asked: "You and that Gu Xiao, seem to have a pretty good relationship?"

  Xizi heard this and thought it was interesting. She smiled and asked: "What's wrong, are you jealous?"

  "I'm jealous of you, don't pretend to be okay?" Chi Xiao was with Xizi just for show. If he really had to date Xizi long-term, he didn't have that intention at all.

  "Hehe." Xizi thought that he wouldn't like a girl like herself either, and lightly laughed as she recalled the pain in her wrist earlier. Remembering that she was supposed to look for Jinwu, she asked: "Will you be going on the school trip organized by Wu Yi School?"

  "Ah, yeah. I was originally planning to go to Europe, but forget it. I'll participate in the group activity and give our teacher some face."

  "Don't be so arrogant, everyone already knows you're a rich kid." Xizi felt a pang of sourness in her heart as she listened to his casual tone. Two thousand eight hundred yuan, she wasn't even sure if her mom would be willing to foot the bill. The way he said it made it seem like he was being wronged.

  Zi Shuo, although from a wealthy family, grew up in a big environment. He's not entirely unfamiliar with ordinary family life. Thinking about how Xi Zi looked at the restaurant this morning and didn't go eat breakfast, he knew her family's economic situation wasn't good. "How about you? Are you going?"

  "I want to go, should be able to go, right?" Xī Zǐ thought that she hadn't asked her mom for anything before, so 2,000 shouldn't be a problem. As she was thinking this, they were almost at Xī Zǐ's house, and she patted Qí Shuò saying "Slow down, slow down, slow down."

  Zi Chu's speed slowed down, and Xi Zi jumped off the car. "What's wrong, I don't mind sending you a little closer?"

  "So you don't mind taking a photo with my parents?" Xizi thought of her parents' behavior yesterday and felt embarrassed.

  "You wouldn't have said it if I hadn't forgotten, see you tomorrow." Qi Xiao didn't want to come again either, waved goodbye to Xi Zi and stepped on the car, heading towards a stretched Lincoln.

  Xizi watched Qi Chuo's back, full of envy for the life of the rich, which was truly out of reach. A super down-to-earth person suddenly honked his horn behind her. "Xizi, come and help me swipe a bill." It was the father of Guo Qiliang, their neighbor, who was a taxi driver. The ride-hailing apps that people had invented were keeping him busy. The gods were busy sending out red envelopes everywhere, and we ordinary folks were also happy to pick them up. What with Didi Chuxing and Kuaidi offering all sorts of benefits, even thirty or forty yuan was money for people like us.

  Xizi looked at the slightly tired person in the taxi and leaned against the car with a smile, asking: "Uncle Guo, is it that KuaiDi didn't grab enough orders today or Didi didn't grab enough orders?"

  "You're the only one who understands my brother's intentions. Just one more ride and I'll get a 30-yuan reward for completing orders today. Quickly help your uncle complete an order, and on Saturday, come to my house to have some spicy shrimp dishes." Guo Qiliang's father is kind-hearted and hospitable. Xizi doesn't just go there to freeload; sometimes she also asks his son to copy some books or something.

  "Great class." Xī Zǐ said as she took out her phone and started operating it.

  "Alright, hurry up, don't forget to get on the bus in five minutes and pay in half an hour." Guo's dad reminded.

  "Oh dear, Uncle Guo, you really look exhausted."

  "Isn't it, I have Ma Huateng on my left shoulder and Jack Ma on my right, how can I not be tired?" Guo Dad joked.

  Xizi smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, haven't you heard? In the eyes of God, he is also just a fleeting cloud." After finishing speaking, the two entered the compound amidst a burst of laughter.

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