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Chapter 155 Little Lemon's Repayment
Wow...

Wow...

After the soft sound of pages turning, An Ning's eyes sparkled, and she even forgot to blush for a moment. Her slightly open mouth opened and closed like a little goldfish.

It must be said that Guan Ren's book, "English Essentials," is the best reference book that An Ning has ever seen.

Admittedly, his handwriting isn't very good.

But the content inside is genuinely exceptionally well-made.

The above summary not only provides detailed explanations of various grammar rules, but also covers many special and easily confused phrases.

These phrases are difficult to master flexibly by simply memorizing them, but Guan Ren not only summarized them but also copied some example sentences onto the page, making them easy to understand at a glance.

In the past, when An Ning looked through her few reference books, she often had to flip through several pages before she could finish reading a series of questions, which made it difficult to remember the information.

But now in Guan Ren's notes, questions of the same series have been highly integrated. Questions related to the same grammar or usage can be found in the same large section, which is not only convenient to find, but also strengthens the memory of the relevant information.

Guan Ren...

Just how much effort was put into this notebook...?

This notebook is not as expensive as some reference books on the market that cost more than twenty yuan.

But An Ning, who had always struggled with learning English, could fully see its value.

"Guan Ren, this is too precious, I..."

"precious?"

Guan Ren shook his head and took a sip of water from his cup.

Ok…

It tastes so good...

To be fair, when Guan Ren said the water had a "lemon flavor" and was "very delicious," he wasn't just trying to flatter him; he genuinely said it was really delicious for some reason.

It tastes better than the water at home.

Oh right! Guan Ren just remembered.

Maybe the water at Little Lemon's house tastes better; it really does make the water at home seem better.

Like many older neighborhoods, Guan Ren's family gets their drinking water from the tap into a water tank. After the water settles, they scoop it out with a ladle and use it.

When the water tank was empty, Guan Qiaoyun always had Guan Rensheng take out the remaining water to pour out.

Because there are many sediments visible to the naked eye.

To put it bluntly, the water quality in many older residential areas has always been poor, but Anning's home water source is clearly better, so it tastes different and is indeed much better than the water at home.

Hmm, I think I should just install a water purifier sometime.

We've gone a bit off-topic, Guan Ren snapped back to reality and continued:
"This notebook, along with the two pen refills I used, cost less than five yuan in total. It's not expensive."

"..."

An Ning didn't know how to respond. Looking down at her notebook, she hesitated for a moment, then muttered something with a hint of helplessness:
"You know that's not what I meant..."

An Ning had never sensed the thoughtfulness behind this "English Essentials" book from anyone other than her mother before, but she never expected that a classmate who wasn't even in the same class as her would be so...friendly to her.

All I can say is that Guan Ren is indeed a very good classmate.

It was consistent with her initial impression of him, which made Xiao Ningmeng, who had never had much contact with any particular classmate, feel quite lucky.

But how should she thank such a good classmate who gave her something so valuable and exactly what she needed?
"Guan Ren, what would you like to eat? I'll get it for you."

An Ning thought of a way to thank Guan Ren, so she tugged at her large apron and walked towards the stall outside.

"Let's do it another day, I didn't bring any money."

"I don't want your money!"

An Ning quickly said, and Guan Ren just smiled:

"Then I'll just take whatever I want?"

"Uh-huh!"

An Ning nodded vigorously, but then her face flushed with embarrassment, and she said shyly:
"But if it's too much, like ten or eight pounds, I'll have to wait for my mom to come back and talk to her... Guan Ren, can you wait for my mom, okay?"

"No need to."

Guan Ren naturally couldn't bring himself to ask someone for ten or eight pounds of braised food for free. He stretched and said:
"I'm just here to bring you these notes. I'm glad I can help you. Don't give me anything else, or it'll seem like I'm after something from you."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, An Ning quickly replied:
"No, you're not after anything."

Guan Ren is a good classmate. He helped his classmate out of kindness. Why would he want anything in return?

If he wanted something in return for being good to her, then why would he lend her his umbrella when they first met and had no connection at all?
From a young age, An Shui Rou taught An Ning that even if life was poor and difficult, she should not accept kindness from others for nothing.

Therefore, An Ning always insisted on wanting to repay Guan Ren.

"Repay me?"

"Ah."

Guan Ren found the word amusing, feeling that the girl in front of him was just like some kind of young lady from ancient times.

"Hmm... how about this then?"

After "deep consideration," Guan Ren slowly said:
"Didn't you say this morning that you don't have any friends at school? If you don't mind, let me be your friend, that would be your way of repaying you." Be friends...?
Guan Ren's proposed way of repaying her was truly unexpected for An Ning. After blinking several times, she felt a little awkward and cautiously said:

"Just being friends... is that enough?"

"..."

This is what I said...

Although Guan Ren understood what Xiao Ningmeng meant, the words sounded very ambiguous.

Little Lemon was trying to say that simply being friends wasn't enough to repay her.

However, it's easy for people to misunderstand and think that being friends isn't enough to repay the debt.

Hmm... the two interpretations seem pretty much the same? I guess it just goes to show how profound and complex the Chinese language is.

Anyway, An Ning was still a bit conflicted about this thank you, which she didn't consider a proper thank you, and kept trying to persuade Guan Ren to take some braised food back with him.

But Guan Renzhen really doesn't need it.

"How about this, if you insist on giving me something, give me something that only friends would have."

Something that only exists between friends...

"what?"

An Ning's cheeks were rosy, and she felt a little happy. As long as he was willing to ask for something, that would be good in the end.

"Give me your QQ number."

"Eh?"

An Ning couldn't help but confirm it again:
"Is this the QQ number you use for internet access?"

"Correct."

Guan Ren nodded, a knowing smile spreading across his face.

[The QQ number used for internet access]

This simple wording reminded Guan Ren of when he was in elementary school, when the kids around him first started applying for QQ accounts.

"5499..."

An Ning gave him her QQ number, and Guan Ren casually took out his phone and added her.

"I've added you, please accept my request."

"it is good…"

An Ning glanced at the Samsung Galaxy S2 in Guan Ren's hand, then tucked her own phone slightly into her sleeve, saying somewhat apologetically:

"My phone is slow, please wait a moment."

"fine."

Guan Ren glanced at An Ning's phone. The screen was small, and as she said, it shouldn't be able to play videos. However, the Java application QQ could still be used.

Then he paused, and continued:

"I used this one before, and it was indeed slow."

Upon hearing this, Little Lemon nodded earnestly, as if she had found a kindred spirit.

"Hmm... Alright, I've accepted your friend request."

"Okay, we can chat often in the future. I'm going back to eat now. Goodbye."

After they became friends and added each other on QQ, Guan Ren didn't stay to say much more to An Ning.

I still considered that my relationship with her should proceed gradually and slowly.

As the saying goes, one should not be too particular about the fineness of the food or the delicacy of the preparation.

……

"Red pole~ White umbrella~ Let's lie down on the board after eating~..."

"An'an, why are you still pretending to be a mushroom?"

"I'm not pretending to be a mushroom, I am a mushroom."

As Guan Ren was leaving, An Guoguo was still pretending to be a mushroom by the door, and he casually reminded her:
"Your formula is incorrect; it's incomplete. You won't be able to cultivate mushrooms that way."

"?"

An Guoguo herself hadn't expected that she had been practicing an incomplete version of the manual, and stared wide-eyed at Guan Ren:

"Teach me the complete version."

"Listen carefully, red umbrella, white pole, after eating we lie down together on the plank; lie on the plank, sleep in the coffin, then we'll be buried together on the mountain; bury the mountain, cry and shout, relatives and friends come to eat; eat, there's an umbrella, the whole village will die together~ Got it?"

"Ok!"

Actually, An Guoguo didn't remember very well, but she still nodded and began to repeat it attentively.

"Just remember it and practice slowly."

Guan Ren patted her little head:
"As long as you don't reveal your master's name if you cause trouble in the future, it will be fine."

(End of this chapter)