Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âYouâre Fang Xinyiâs deskmate and a friend. She might not be in a good mood recently. You have to try your best to tolerate her. If thereâs anything wrong with her, you have to tell me. Iâll solve it.â Teacher Huo said.
Ji Yuanyuan did not hesitate and nodded, â1 understand, Teacher!â
Teacher Huo nodded, âThatâs enough. Itâs fine as long as youâre clear about this. Donât let Fang Xinyi find out. Just say that Iâm looking for you because of yesterdayâs homework, understand?â
Ji Yuanyuan nodded again.
âThatâs enough. You should go back now!â Ms. Huo waved her hand.
Ji Yuanyuan turned around and walked out of the office. Standing outside the door, she took a deep breath.
In the office, the other teachers knew about Fang Xinyiâs family situation and were asking questions at once.
âHer father fell from the construction site and became paralyzed. The person in charge of the construction site should compensate them. Now that her father has passed away because of this reason, he should be able to compensate a lot.â
âThe person in charge ran away a long time ago. Itâs just a temporary team. Her father doesnât even know the name of the foreman. If it wasnât for the lack of money to treat her, her father wouldnât haveâ¦â
âHave they called the police?â
âThey called the police. Theyâre still investigating. I wonder how the progress is.â Teacher Huo sighed.
âThen, is Fang Xinyi living with her grandparents now?â
âI heard from Fang Xinyi herself that her grandparents donât care about her. Sheâs the only one at home now.â
âAlone? A thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl was alone at home? What was her mother thinking? The village isnât that peaceful now. There are a lot of bachelors and hooligans who canât get married. Ifâ¦â
âThen what can we do? Her father owed a lot of money for his medical treatment. Moreover, Fang Xinyi was so good at her studies, so she definitely had to continue to provide for her. Itâs fine in junior high school, and compulsory education doesnât cost much. But what about high school?â
Instantly, the office was filled with sighs.
Ji Yuanyuan sighed again, feeling a little uncomfortable.
The hemp rope is specially picked at the thin place to break, and misfortune is especially found in the poor.
A moment later, she made a decision.
She turned around and knocked on the office door again, âTeacher Huo!â
When Teacher Huo saw Ji Yuanyuan, he was a little surprised, âWhatâs wrong? Is there anything else?â
Ji Yuanyuan looked at the office phone and asked, â1 want to borrow the office phone to call my mother!â
Teacher Huo did not know what Ji Yuanyuan was up to, but he still nodded and said, âAlright, go ahead!â
Ji Yuanyuan entered the office and dialed the number in the store.
Although there were employees in the shop now, Li Xu would usually stay in the shop if she had nothing to do.
Sure enough, the call was made. It was Li Xu who picked up the call.
âHello, who is this?â
âMommy, itâs me!â Ji Yuanyuan replied.
âYuanyuan? Whatâs wrong? Is there anything going on at school?â Li Xu was a little worried when she saw that it was Ji Yuanyuan on the phone.
Calling back during class time, could it be that something happened in school? Or was she wronged?
âMom, Iâm fine. Can I not go home this afternoon? 1 want to accompany Fang Xinyi at school.â Ji Yuanyuan discussed with Li Xu nervously.
âWhatâs wrong?â Li Xu was obviously hesitant.
âSheâs in a bad mood. 1â11 tell you when I get home tonight. Can you bring me lunch at noon? Iâll eat with Fang Xinyi!â
Li Xu was assured of Ji Yuanyuan. She wouldnât lie. Perhaps something really happened to her classmate.
âAlright, 1â11 go home and make it for you now. What do you want to eat for lunch?â
âMeat. Mom, please make some meat dishes. I also want some fruit. Mom, youâve worked hard. Thank you, Mom!â
After hanging up, Ji Yuanyuan smiled at Teacher Huo, âThank you, teacher. Goodbye, teacher!â
The bell had already rung. Without waiting for Teacher Huo to say anything, she turned around and ran back to the classroom.
After Ji Yuanyuan left, a teacher beside her suddenly sighed, âTheyâre all children of the same age. Some of them are still acting coquettishly in their parentsâ arms, while some of them have already started to live alone.â
The language teacher was already in the classroom. Seeing that Ji Yuanyuan was late, she did not say anything.
Probably because the teachers knew about Fang Xinyiâs situation, even though Fang Xinyi was absent-minded in class and would occasionally cry, the teachers no longer paid attention to her.
Fortunately, Fang Xinyi was sitting in the first row, so the students behind her could not see her losing her composure.
After the morning classes were over, the children rushed out of the classroom and went to the cafeteria.
Fang Xinyi lay on the table, motionless.
Ji Yuanyuan hesitated for a moment but did not disturb her. She ran out of the classroom alone.
During the last break, she had already told Yang Jingyi in the next class that she wouldnât go home with them at noon.
So, she didnât need to wait for Yang Jingyi and the others to come out.
Ji Yuanyuan ran to the school gate in a flash. Li Xu was already waiting at the gate.
Li Xu more or less knew some things about Fang Xinyi. She knew that this meal was eaten together with Fang Xinyi, so she made a lot of food.
She carried two lunch boxes, âTheyâre all the same. One is for you, and the other is for Fang Xinyi.â
âThank you, Mom.â Ji Yuanyuan smiled sweetly.
âGo back quickly. Donât let Fang Xinyi wait too long.â Li Xu smiled.
Ji Yuanyuan nodded and returned to the classroom with two lunch boxes.
On the way back, she happened to bump into Ji Ziâang and the others. Ji Yuanyuan did not have time to greet them and ran far away.
Back in the classroom, other than Fang Xinyi, there was no one else.
She was still lying on the table, not even changing her posture.
Ji Yuanyuan took a deep breath and relaxed the expression on his face. He carried the lunch box to his seat and sat down, â1 wonât be going back for lunch today. My Mom sent me my lunch, shall we eat together?â
Fang Xinyi probably did not expect Ji Yuanyuan to not leave.
âItâs okay. 1 brought lunch. Thank you.â Fang Xinyiâs voice was muffled.
She still did not look up.
Ji Yuanyuan opened the lid of the lunchbox, âEat mine first. My mother gave me two portions. She specially brought them for you. Try it. My motherâs cooking is delicious.â
Hearing Ji Yuanyuan say the food was specially brought for her, Fang Xinyi was stunned. She lay there and tidied herself up for a while before she raised her head.
Her eyes were red and her face was swollen.
Ji Yuanyuan pretended not to see it and placed the lid of the lunchbox aside. There were several layers to the lunch box. The first layer was filled with fruits prepared by Li Xu. There were a few strawberries, a few slices of oranges, and a mango.
The fruits were all processed. The stems of the strawberries had been removed, the white veins on the oranges had been removed, and the mangoes were also cut into pieces.
Fang Xinyi looked at the fruit and was stunned for a moment. Her eyes reddened again..