Jiang Kai was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt inside. His back was a little sweaty, probably because he had just gotten into a fight. He grabbed his collar and fanned himself. He scooped two bowls of rice from the rice jar and placed them in the basin before entering the kitchen.
When Lu Qizhou saw this, he told Jiang Kai's grandmother, "I'll go help." He followed her into the kitchen. "Brother Kai, what can I do?"
Jiang Kai looked at him in disdain. "Get lost. Don't get in the way."
Lu Qizhou shamelessly approached him. "Brother Kai, do you want to go to the internet cafe this weekend?"
Jiang Kai did not stop washing the rice. "Go."
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Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, another week had passed. After the last class on Friday, they would be able to go on holiday. At this moment, Class 9 was very noisy. They were waiting for their form teacher, Zhang Jian, to give his final summary so that they could go home from school!
Meng Qingqing had already packed her bag and squatted beside Xu Li to talk to her.
Meng Qingqing leaned against Xu Li's desk, her face scrunched up. "Xu Li, accompany me to buy books this weekend."
Xu Li thought she had misheard. "You? Buy books?"
Meng Qingqing nodded with a bitter expression. "My father said that the uncle who had a business deal with him last time showed off to him. He said that his son went to a famous university and his grades were very good. Then, my father might have been agitated and insisted that I study hard to get into Capital University."
Xu Li could not help but laugh out loud. Meng Qingqing was still complaining about her father. "I think my father doesn't have a clear understanding of me at all. He doesn't have a clear understanding of himself either. When he was studying back then, his results weren't good either! I heard from my grandfather that he only scored three points in Mathematics back then! Three points! He's also a bad student. I'm his daughter. How could I become a prodigy?"
Xu Li laughed and patted Meng Qingqing's head. "Good girl. I'm glad to see you studying so hard. But let me remind you, you'd better not stand me up."
Meng Qingqing almost raised her hand to swear. "No, definitely not!"
Xu Baifu would take a flight back to China on Saturday afternoon. Aunt Wang's grandson had a fever. Her son and daughter-in-law were too busy to take care of him, so they could only ask her to go back and take care of him. However, Xu Li could not be left unattended. Aunt Wang took her grandson to the hospital for an injection and returned to the Xu family's villa together.
Aunt Wang's grandson was called Wang Xiaohu. He was six years old this year and looked very cute. Aunt Wang was afraid that he would cause trouble, so she had told him beforehand to be obedient and not touch anything. He obediently sat on the sofa and watched television without making a sound.
When Xu Li returned, Aunt Wang was cooking in the kitchen. When Wang Xiaohu saw her, he called out in a childish voice, "Sister." Then, he jumped off the sofa and strode to the kitchen with his short legs. "Grandma, Sister Li Li is back!"
Aunt Wang quickly came out of the kitchen and wiped her hands on her apron. She picked Wang Xiaohu up and said in embarrassment, "Xiaohu's parents really can't find time today, so I brought him here. Li Li, I've troubled you…"
Xu Li said, "Aunt Wang, what are you talking about? What trouble is there? If your son and daughter-in-law are busy in the future, feel free to bring Xiaohu here." With that, she reached out to Aunt Wang. "Let me take care of him. Aunt Wang, do what you need to do."
Wang Xiaohu widened his big round eyes and looked at Xu Li curiously. Then, he reached out his hand to Xu Li. Xu Li took him, and Aunt Wang let go. She did not forget to remind him, "Xiaohu, you have to listen to Sister Li Li. Don't cause trouble for her, understand?"
Wang Xiaohu wrapped his chubby arms around Xu Li's neck and nodded obediently.
Carrying Wang Xiaohu with one arm, Xu Li threw her bag onto the sofa and said, "Aunt Wang, I'll bring him out to play for a while."
Aunt Wang poked her head out of the kitchen. "Dinner is in twenty minutes. Don't go too far."
Xu Li responded and left with her phone.
Once outside, Wang Xiaohu struggled to get down. "Sister Li Li, I'll walk by myself." Xu Li put him down and held his hand. "I'm going to the supermarket. What do you want to eat?"
Wang Xiaohu shook his head. Xu Li glanced at him and knew that he was embarrassed, so she did not ask further. There were a total of 50 residential buildings in Qingyue Villa, and there was only one supermarket. Opposite the 25th building was a rather large underground supermarket.
Xu Li held Wang Xiaohu's hand with one hand and pushed the cart with the other. There were almost no snacks left at home, so she needed to replenish her stock. She took a carton of milk and chose a large bag of potato chips and spicy sticks. She asked Wang Xiaohu what he wanted to eat again, but he still shook his head.