It would be bad if I got heatstroke.
"I'll wash it later."
Ten minutes later, Si Tang had finished washing his military training uniform and hung it up to dry.
Chai Shuqing glanced at the military training uniform she had carelessly tossed on the table, then her gaze shifted to the black baseball cap. Finally, she got out of bed and decided to wash the uniform, and while she was at it, she threw Xia Jin's black baseball cap into the bucket to wash as well.
Xiao Feifei washed clothes with her on the balcony. It was clear that Xiao Feifei was a bit socially awkward. She wanted to make friends, but she was also a little timid. Every time she wanted to say something, she would glance at Chai Shuqing and then swallow her words.
Finally, it was Chai Shuqing who took the initiative to talk to her, and the two began to communicate.
After hanging up the clothes, Chai Shuqing went back to bed.
—I'm even hungrier now.
She posted a message to a friend: "[I want to eat grilled skewers, roast duck, spicy hot pot, cold noodles, snail rice noodles, hand-pulled pancakes, and milk tea...]"
Comments section below:
Yao Yunqi: [Aren't you full?]
Chai Qianning: [May you get so fat.]
Chai Shuqing lowered her eyes and typed a reply.
For convenience, the people in the dormitory exchanged contact information.
Si Tang saw her post on WeChat Moments: "Ah, dieting is so painful, I want to eat too."
Xiao Feifei saw the post on her WeChat Moments and walked over to her, asking softly, "The shopping street is still open. Do you want me to go with you?"
Are you hungry too?
"I'm not hungry. If you want to eat, I'll go with you."
Chai Shuqing thought for a moment: "Forget it, it's too far. It's okay to go there, but to come back I have to climb such a long flight of stairs. Just thinking about it makes me tired."
She buried her head in the pillow, oh—why is their dormitory building in such a remote location?
Xiao Feifei went back to bed and continued playing on her phone.
A little while later, Yao Yunqi sent a message: "I also kind of want to eat it, but I don't want to go downstairs to buy it myself."
Chai Shuqing: [...]
Why can't the food come to the dorm room by itself?
Ten minutes later, Chai Shuqing's idea came to fruition.
Yao Yunqi: [I got a senior student's WeChat from someone else. You can order directly through WeChat and have it delivered to your door.]
Yao Yunqi gave her her senior's WeChat, and she excitedly added her. She then browsed through the senior's WeChat Moments and found it was mostly filled with snacks like spicy strips and chocolate.
She asked her senior, "Do you have milk tea?"
The senior student replied: 【Sorry, not at the moment.】
Chai Shuqing looked around and realized that none of the foods she really wanted to eat were available. But having something to eat was better than nothing, so just as she was about to place an order with her senior, Si Tang called out, "Shuqing, someone is looking for you."
Seriously? She hasn't even placed her order yet!
She quickly climbed out of bed, walked to the dormitory door, and before she could even show her surprise when she saw Xia Jin, Xia Jin had already stuffed several bags of food and a cup of packaged milk tea into her hands, and then turned and left.
Chai Shuqing stood there, holding her snacks, stunned.
As they turned the corner, Chai Shuqing noticed that Xia Jin seemed to be carrying an umbrella.
She rubbed the plastic bag between her fingers; it was a little cold. Looking down, she noticed some water droplets on the bag.
Is it raining outside?
Chai Shuqing put the milk tea and food on the table and ran to the balcony to take a look.
—It really did rain!
Chai Shuqing sat back down in her seat and opened the package: a bowl of spicy hot pot, a cup of milk tea, a grilled sausage, and a few packets of snacks.
It seems so.
The other party bought it for her at the shopping street.
I bought it for her despite the rain.
Chai Shuqing was touched as she ate her spicy hot pot. Although Xia Jin often said things that annoyed her, she was still quite nice to her.
However, she then thought of something else.
Wait a minute, is Xia Jin going to tell her on WeChat again that she'll have to owe her another favor?
Chai Shuqing was in a good mood while eating, so she could accept what the other person said.
After all, the fact that someone braved the rain to buy her food in the shopping street and delivered it to her dorm room was already a great act of kindness.
However, Xia Jin didn't send her any more messages all night.
After finishing her meal, Chai Shuqing felt refreshed and proactively messaged the other person: "Am I going to owe you a favor again?"
Xia Jin: [No need, I bought it for you voluntarily.]
Chai Shuqing: [Weren't you the one who volunteered to carry my luggage and carry me on your back the previous times?]
Xia Jin: [Yes, you only need two and a half favors to repay me. Any more and I'm afraid you won't be able to pay it back.]
Chai Shuqing: [...]
What kind of logic is this?
Chai Shuqing: [Didn't you say you had back pain and couldn't get out of bed?]
Xia Jin: [It's possible again now.]
Chai Shuqing: [...]
A fickle woman!
She glanced at the hat drying on the balcony and typed: "Since that's the case, I'll reluctantly wash your hat for you."
Si Tang went to the balcony and ran back excitedly to tell them that it was raining.
Xiao Feifei: "Does that mean it will rain tomorrow too?"
Si Tuo: "I hope so."
However, things didn't go as planned, and the next day the sun shone brightly again.
Chai Shuqing changed into her military training uniform and went to line up when she heard someone complaining about the weather. "It rained last night, so why is the floor still so dry today!"
The first day was not a formal military training session.
In the morning, they sat on the grass of the playground and listened to the instructors and the principal speak. In the afternoon, they were to have a physical examination.
Formal military training began on the second day.
The sun was blazing. Chai Shuqing sat on the grass, wearing a uniform military training hat, and played with the grass with her head down.
The principal on stage talked on and on for hours, and the people below were bored and sleepy. Most importantly, it was incredibly hot!
Chai Shuqing was sitting next to Jiang You. Out of consideration for her roommate, Chai Shuqing took the initiative to strike up a conversation with her. However, Jiang You didn't like to talk to people at all, so Chai Shuqing ignored her.
So Chai Shuqing whispered and chatted with the students in front of her to relieve the stuffiness and heat.
After the principal finished speaking, it was the instructors' turn to speak.
During this period, they have a break time, and those who need to use the restroom can go to the restroom.
Chai Shuqing was so drowsy from the sun that she didn't want to move, so she just sat there and talked to her classmates.
A sudden commotion arose among the group of girls.
Chai Shuqing glanced at the source of the noise out of the corner of her eye.
"There's a really pretty girl in the next formation."
"Tall and thin, really, amazing."
"However, she seems a bit difficult to get along with."
"That's how all aloof goddesses are."
Aloof goddess?
Chai Shuqing raised her head and glanced at the formation next door.
Damn! Xia Jin!
Xia Jin seemed to have seen her too, and looked over as well.
"Holy crap, she actually looked over here."
"I'm gone."
".."
Chai Shuqing silently lowered her head and angrily pulled out a blade of grass.
This person was definitely lying to her! What senior? What skipped a grade?!
The break ended quickly, and everyone quieted down again.
Chai Shuqing raised her head and adjusted her hat.
She noticed that Jiang You, who had been keeping her head down and seemingly oblivious to everything, had actually looked up and glanced in Xia Jin's direction.
It was already past 11 o'clock when the speech ceremony ended. The instructors told everyone to go eat first, and then gather at the same spot in the afternoon for a physical examination.
As soon as the meeting ended, Chai Shuqing found her target and headed straight for Xia Jin.
She rushed over and grabbed Xia Jin's arm, causing Xia Jin to stumble forward a few steps due to the impact of her running.
"Xia Jin! You're lying to me, aren't you!"
Xia Jin herself didn't care at all and casually said, "Didn't you call me 'senior' as soon as you first met me?"
Chai Shuqing linked arms with her as they weaved through the crowd: "I didn't see clearly at the time. You're clearly a freshman like me, yet you made me call you 'senior sister.' You're taking advantage of me!"
"Chai Shuqing, am I taking advantage of you by asking you to call me 'senior'?"
Chai Shuqing replied confidently, "Of course!"