Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 23: Thick Skin (Please Read)
Tomorrow is Monday, a workday.

Office workers go to bed early, and businessmen who have finished their social engagements go to the bathhouse or the mall.

At this time, there were no pedestrians on the street.

The boy was carrying the girl, speeding along the road.

The shadow cast obliquely by the street lamp on the ground followed behind the wheel.

Le Ning's ponytail was blown up by the July evening breeze, just like her cheerful mood at the moment.

She hugged Xia An's waist tightly.

When the customers at the barbecue stall saw this, they all felt emotional and lost in memories.

So good~
Isn’t this what youthful feelings are all like?

The distance between two hearts is only two white shirts.

Squeaky, squeaky——

Le Ning's two little feet swung rhythmically following the sound of the oil-deficient chain.

“Why do you say the future is difficult?”

Le Ning asked softly in the sound of the wind.

Over the years, she rarely asked Xia An questions.

It’s not that she didn’t have any, but most of the things she wanted to say and ask were chewed over in her heart and swallowed back silently.

But she thought about this "difficulty" for a long time and still couldn't figure it out.

"Do you mean money?" Le Ning asked again.

of course not.

But Xia An felt that he couldn't tell her now: Honey, you won't be lonely in the future, you will have little sisters at home, get along well with them.

That's cruel.

Xia An followed her lead and said, "Maybe. What if I can only carry you on a bicycle like this from now on?"

"We are only this age. As long as we work hard, how could it happen?"

Le Ning's voice was naturally a little cold, but she still tried to tell him gently:
"I will work hard with you."

"How hard do you have to work to be considered good?"

Xia An smiled.

Nineteen-year-old Le Ning obviously doesn't have a clear answer to this question.

She tried to say, "Strive to live a better life. Isn't that what everyone does? Climb up, and you can rest only when you reach the top of the mountain."

It had a vague meaning, but she was fine with it.

This is what I do, practicing songs day after day and taking exams year after year.

From rough to mastery.

"That's right, climb up."

Xia An said happily, "Did you see the insulated box containing the ingredients on the barbecue stall just now?"

Le Ning frowned. She was frightened by the things on display just now.

In recent years, Northeastern barbecue has introduced southern dishes.

Grasshoppers, centipedes...

Very tough.

"I saw it."

"Did you notice that when I went to get something, there was a live, stupid grasshopper lying on the foam box, and I couldn't get rid of it?"

Le Ning leaned against his back and shook her head.

She didn't know why Xia An asked this.

Xia An said, "Do you want to know what it was thinking at that time?"

"..." Le Ning laughed, "You know?"

“It was scared.

"The Zerg Emperor ascended to the Celestial Realm, only to find the corpses of gods scattered all over the ground.

"That's not the legendary paradise, it's a thousand-year-old glacier.

“All I could see were powerful people of my own race being skewered like barbecue skewers.

"They were once the strongest and most outstanding members of their families, yet now they are neatly nailed to the sacred tree, silently waiting to be eaten by creatures from the upper realm..."

"???"

Le Ning couldn't help laughing.

"You guys all like to read novels like this? You're really good at making stuff up."

"Let's not talk about bugs, did you see the guy at the table next to us?

“In a suit and tie, lean.

“He looks to be in his thirties, but his hair is grey, and he drinks with a depressed look on his face. He looks like a working ox.

"I look gentle and refined with my glasses, but I keep glancing at you.

"This means they're tired during the day, so they suppress their desires and vent them at night. They're reluctant to spend money on finding girls, so they can only eat at street stalls to relieve their boredom."

Le Ning bit her lip and slapped him. What are you saying? It’s so unpleasant.

Xia An smiled and said, "I just want a wife and children and a warm bed. I don't have the desire to strive for success. What should I do?"

Le Ning was silent for two seconds, then said slowly, "Then I can be a little tired."

Xia An sighed.

Look, woman.

"But we need to change the bike," Le Ning said. "This one is for women. You won't be comfortable riding it. Let's change it to a men's bike to pick me up from get off work."

"???"

Look, woman.

……

……

Wutong Garden.

As the name suggests, this community is planted with sycamore trees, but sycamore trees are expensive, so plane trees are commonly used instead in the north.

But the plane tree has nothing to do with the sycamore tree, it belongs to the genus Platanus.

It is cold-resistant and drought-resistant, easy to grow, and cheap.

Under the unique European-style street lamps, the palm-like leaves of the sycamore tree look like thousands of small hands swaying on the ground.

At the door of Unit 7, Building 1, Xia An locked his bicycle but did not return the key to Le Ning, and seemed to have no intention of leaving.

Le Ning looked at him blankly.

What is he going to do?

"You want to go upstairs?"

"Yeah, let's go."

Le Ning blushed.

No matter how mature she is, she can't help but think in a wrong way.

She half-lowered her eyes, walked shyly in front of Xia An, and whispered: "My parents are at home, you...any day, okay?" Wow, an unexpected gain.

Xia An gave a sly smile.

"What are you thinking about? I'm a serious person.

"Didn't you say you didn't answer your parents' calls? With your mom's temper, it would be strange if she didn't spank you. I'll go upstairs and cover for you."

After saying that, he took Le Ning's hand and skillfully entered the password.

Open the building door and enter the doorway.

Incredibly silky smooth.

Le Ning was completely confused.

"How do you know my home password? How do you know my mom has a bad temper?"

"..."

Oh no!

Xia An was also confused.

Has your family not changed the password for more than ten years?
He was struggling with how to respond.

Le Ning bit her lip and said, "You... have been paying attention to me too, right?"

"Yes, that's right."

Here, this is a woman.

Xia An nodded calmly.

Le Ning lowered her head and said nothing, following him into the elevator.

2nd floor, 3rd floor...

On the fourth floor, Le Ning quickly took out the pink lip gloss and applied it all over the body.

Just as Xia An was wondering, Le Ning stood on tiptoe.

boo——

Peach flavor.

--Ding
The elevator stopped at the ninth floor.

After the door opened, Le Ning rushed out, took out the key and opened the door.

As I thought, my parents were not asleep.

Father Le was sitting at the coffee table watching TV. Mother Le rushed over when she heard the door open.

He crossed his arms and looked coldly at his daughter who was changing her shoes at the door.

"die…"

I saw Xia An again.

Put on a smile: "It's twelve o'clock, why are you back so late?"

Le Ning bent down to find slippers for Xia An and said lightly: "With Xia An..."

Xia An immediately walked in and said, "Hello, Auntie. We classmates are all very happy today and are having a party.

“After dinner, we went to sing for a while. We were all art students, and we had a lot of fun.

"Well, I saw it was too late, so I sent Le Ning back."

Then he poked his head back into the house and said to Le's father, "Hello, uncle."

Le's mother Zhou Ting was stunned and didn't say anything.

Le's father put on his glasses and was stunned for a moment.

Xia Yu: "..."

He was a little panicked.

What do you mean?
He knew the personalities of the old couple very well. Zhou Ting came from a musical theater and was elegant and strong.

But Le Yuqun, the old scholar, is quite easy-going.

Why do you all look so stupid when you visit for the first time?

Was I this handsome when I was a teenager?
Seeing this, Le Ning smiled and asked him if he wanted to come in.
Xia An shook his head like a rattle.

"Goodbye, uncle. Goodbye, aunt. Come visit me again some other day."

After saying that, he slipped away in a hurry.

Zhou Ting frowned and looked at his daughter: "You..."

Le Ning interrupted and nodded: "Yes, I kissed it. Mom and Dad, I'm tired and want to sleep first."

Like Xia An, she returned to her room in a panic.

Zhou Ting hurried to his wife's side, and with a change of his usual demeanor, he asked anxiously, "What should we do?"

Le Yuqun looked at the ceiling and sighed, then took off his glasses and said, "I finally see him in person. He's quite a spirited young man."

'I like a boy in my class and I'm sure I want to date him.'

This was a small matter that Le Ning informed his parents when he was in the first year of high school.

Le Ning's parents have seen Xia An's photos.

There were many photos of Xia An in Le Ning's drawer, and she took the initiative to show them to her parents.

Zhou Ting slapped her husband hard, "Who asked if you were pretty? You're like this right after graduation. Your daughter will be kidnapped sooner or later... You're so young and have no sense of propriety. What if..."

He shuddered as he spoke.

"I don't want to be a grandmother so young."

"No matter who gave birth to you, you are still your grandmother." Le Yuqun corrected.

"Screw your grandma, let's be serious."

Le Yuqun sighed again, took a sip of tea and said, "Don't you know Ningning's personality? Why are you asking me? Since my daughter has made up her mind, let's give it a try. I think this kid will have a great future."

"What kind of future can it have? Just an ordinary dual-income family."

"You didn't notice?"

"What should I pay attention to?"

Le Yuqun said in a refined manner: "Knowing etiquette without being fussy about details, being open-minded without losing wisdom..."

After being glared at by Zhou Ting, he quickly changed his words: "He greeted me openly upon entering the room, unlike the timid students like ordinary students. He has a good personality. He lied to my daughter in person, showing courage and responsibility. He even said something polite at the end.

"In short, you have to be thick-skinned enough to make it out."

……

……

Xia An is not the only one who is thick-skinned.

When Xia An found a lip print on her cheek in the elevator, Chi Ao found out Niu Fangfang's address through various channels.

When Xia An entered his home, Chi Ao finally waited for Niu Fangfang to come downstairs to see him.

　I was halfway through writing when I saw some book friends hoping that these two people would not separate.

　　After thinking about it, it makes sense. In a novel, there is really no need for the supporting characters to be so bitter and vengeful. I can just add a plot temporarily, and don't accuse me of padding the word count.

　　In the future, I will also be careful not to write anything that makes me feel sick.

　　Thank you Chi Ao and Niu Fangfang for the matchmaker - the book friend "Half Body in Feathered Clothes and Half Life in Shackles"!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)