This humble Taoist priest wants to take the college entrance exam.

Chapter 164 Mom, hurry up and cook!

Lin Mengqiu can ride a bicycle, but this is the first time in her life she has ever been carried on a bicycle by someone else.

Chen Shi'an pushed the bicycle out of its designated spot in the bike shed, straddled it, and hung the badminton racket on top of it.

"Squad leader, get on the bus."

Chen Shi'an, holding the handlebars, turned around and spoke to Lin Mengqiu, who was standing to the side.

"..."

Lin Mengqiu felt inexplicably nervous. She looked around and, seeing that no one was paying special attention to her, she became bolder.

Taking a step forward, she lifted her long legs and straddled the back of the bicycle.

Cushions were installed on the shelf; although they weren't nearly as comfortable as the car seats, at least they didn't hurt your bottom...

The back seat was much lower than the front seat. Lin Mengqiu, who was 1.67 meters tall, could only see Chen Shi'an's back when she sat in the back and looked straight ahead.

She suddenly didn't know where to put her hands and legs.

Chen Shi'an turned around and noticed the girl's unease.

"There are foot pedals on the back seat, which I usually fold up. You can just step on them with your shoes."

"...This one."

"Ah."

Lin Mengqiu lifted her legs and stepped down on the retracted foot pedals on both sides. With the protruding foot pedals as support, her legs finally had a place to rest.

As for the hands...

Her heart started beating faster for no apparent reason.

In a moment, it was as if she had made a decision.

Without giving himself a chance to hesitate, he hardened his heart and reached out his hands toward Chen Shi'an's waist.

Snapped!
Like a robotic arm closing in and grabbing a cylindrical object, the girl's claws slapped onto Chen Shi'an's waist.

Chen Shi'an's waist muscles tensed instantly, and he turned around abruptly.

"Squad leader, what are you doing? Are you trying to kill me?"

“…I’m not used to it.”

Lin Mengqiu's expression remained unchanged, but the temperature on her face was rising, and she loosened her grip.

"Hold on tight?"

"……Um."

"Let's go then."

Chen Shi'an stepped on the pedal, and the bicycle started moving forward.

A slight backward force from inertia caused the girl to tighten her grip on his waist again, having loosened her hold on him.

Perhaps it was because her hands were too cold, but even through the fabric of Chen Shi'an's Taoist uniform, Lin Mengqiu could still feel the warmth emanating from his waist and abdomen.

Unlike her stiff and awkward performance, Chen Shi'an, who was riding a bicycle, seemed quite used to her hugging his waist.

This left Lin Mengqiu somewhat frustrated. Just how had this annoying cicada turned him into this?

Can you please not be so used to it?

But I have to say, sitting on the back of his bicycle, with my arms around his waist, felt really great...

When Lin Mengqiu saw Wen Zhixia's post on WeChat Moments that day, she couldn't help but imagine what it would feel like to sit on the back of Chen Shi'an's bicycle and hug his waist.

And now, she finally understands it.

Although it wasn't as romantic as I had imagined, the feeling and warmth of holding his waist in my hands felt much more real.

A sense of realism that cannot be replaced by any imagination.

As she rode her bike out of the residential area and onto the main street, Lin Mengqiu didn't look at the scenery around her. She just sat blankly on the back of the bike, staring at her small hands that were wrapped around Chen Shi'an's waist.

The wind blew her hair behind her ears, revealing her clean-lined jawline. The girl's lips were pressed into a pale pink line, her face expressionless, but as the bicycle rolled over the speed bump, her fingertips unconsciously tightened slightly...

Is Uncle Lin home today?

Chen Shi'an leisurely rode his bicycle while chatting.

The feeling of carrying the class monitor is completely different from carrying Little Cicada.

If it weren't for the small hand still around her waist and the quietness behind her, Chen Shi'an would have thought that the class monitor had fallen halfway down the road.

"..."

"Monitor?"

"……Um?"

Is Uncle Lin home today?

"Ah."

After Chen Shi'an asked again, the girl, who had been sitting in the back lost in thought, finally came to her senses and answered him.

"Why doesn't he come and play ball with us when he's free?"

"I don't know him."

As she rode her bicycle along a road bathed in autumn sunlight, Lin Mengqiu freed one hand to tuck her wind-blown hair behind her ear.

After putting her hands back on his waist, she asked:
"Does the bet from last time still stand...?"

"what?"

"If I beat you by one point, you have to promise me one thing."

"What does the squad leader want me to do?"

"……do not know."

"Then think it over before you bet with me."

"...Are you scared?"

"I'm afraid?"

"You're too scared to gamble."

Chen Shi'an laughed: "Okay, then it counts permanently, as long as you, class monitor, can win."

"Just don't try to renege on your promise."

"I'm the same as the class monitor—"

Lin Mengqiu's eyes narrowed.

Chen Shi'an changed the subject: "—He is a man of his word and never goes back on his word."

Lin Mengqiu rolled her eyes at him, as if he were the kind of person who would cheat...

Seeing that Chen Shi'an had agreed, the girl was very satisfied. She didn't believe she could never beat him even once in her life.

Don't let her get a chance!
To be fair, Lin Mengqiu added, "Then every time I can't beat you, I'll do your laundry."

"...That won't be necessary."

"Then what do you want me to do?"

"Hmm... continue to fetch water for me for another week. Adding the week I spent betting on that question last time, it looks like the class monitor will have to fetch water for me for two weeks."

"Ah……"

Lin Mengqiu almost laughed out of anger at him. The monthly exam papers hadn't even been handed out yet, and this arrogant, stinky Taoist priest was already convinced she had chosen the wrong answer!
What if you're going to promise me two things?

"Then I'll grant you two requests."

"I don't know to what extent you can promise..."

"for example?"

Lin Mengqiu opened her mouth but didn't say anything. She then realized that although Chen Shi'an seemed generous enough to say that he could promise her anything, what she really wanted Chen Shi'an to do were mostly things that she couldn't say out loud.

Fortunately, Wen Zhixia didn't make a bet with him, otherwise, if this annoying cicada had won, she might have said anything.

"Can't the class monitor even give an example?"

"...What if I want you to wash my feet?"

"sure."

Lin Mengqiu felt relieved. If Chen Shi'an could even agree to wash her feet, it seemed that he was capable of agreeing to a great deal.

The car slowed down, and Chen Shi'an stopped the bicycle at the red light at the intersection, supporting himself with one foot.

Lin Mengqiu took out her phone from her pocket, turned on the camera without making a sound, pointed the camera at her hand that was wrapped around his waist, and took a picture.

With his way, he also gave his body.

She, who never posts on WeChat Moments, opened it after taking the photos.

Click to select the image.

Click to view only on [ZhiZhi].

There was no text, just this one picture.

A thunderclap in silence!

After confirming that she hadn't clicked the wrong button, Lin Mengqiu clicked the "post" button in the upper right corner.

My heart is beating a little fast...

Chen Shi'an turned around.

The girl hurriedly put her phone back in her pocket after posting the update.

"What is the class monitor doing?"

"nothing."

"I have a feeling you're doing something naughty."

"nothing!"

"Oh."

Lin Mengqiu glared at him.

You stinky Taoist priest, just focus on riding your bike and mind your own business when it comes to girls.

When the green light came on, Chen Shi'an continued riding his bicycle slowly.

Lin Mengqiu took out her phone again, opened her Moments and refreshed her feed. The previous post had been successfully published.

She carefully checked again to make sure it was only visible to [Zhizhi], otherwise she might have sent it to the wrong person...

The girl didn't want to imagine that scene; she was now eager to know what kind of expression the annoying cicada would have when it saw the post.

……

We arrived at the stadium.

The stadium was very lively during the holiday.

It's only the 5th today, and the miserable high school students' holiday is already over. Many people still have two more days of holiday left.

Lin Mengqiu had already booked the venue. After the game started, she tied her hair into a ponytail with fierce fighting spirit and was more serious than ever before. The girl wouldn't say a word until she won a point against him!

"Snapped--!"

The battle began with the sound of the ball being struck.

after an hour……

"Bangdang..."

With a frustrated thud as the racket hit the ground, the battle was over.

Another match ended in a 0-63 defeat after players were completely exhausted...

Just like last time, after losing the game, Lin Mengqiu plopped down on the ground and refused to get up.

She even seemed more aggrieved than last time.

"No fighting! No fighting!"

Chen Shi'an: "..."

amount……

It seems like the class monitor said something similar last time.

Seeing the girl who was so proud just an hour ago now looking like a wilted, aggrieved little rabbit, Chen Shi'an couldn't help but chuckle.

"So the squad leader has been making me fetch water for two weeks now?"

"One week!"

"Okay, okay, one week."

"..."

Since Lin Mengqiu had already agreed to fetch water for him for a week, Chen Shi'an was quite the gentleman. Just like last time, he walked around the middle of the field and came towards her.

Lin Mengqiu knew that Chen Shi'an was going to help her up like last time.

If being pulled up by him last time was an unexpected surprise, then watching him walk over this time, which I was already prepared for, made my joy even more lingering.

The post-exercise heat perfectly concealed the blush that had crept onto the girl's cheeks.

Before Chen Shi'an came over, she even wiped the sweat off her hands on her clothes.

The legs that were stretched out on the floor now instinctively curled up.

A mix of emotions—nervousness, anticipation, shame, and joy—was swirling within her.

When Chen Shi'an's large hand reached out in front of her, these chaotic and complex emotions instantly went blank, replaced by an even faster heartbeat.

Give me your hand.

"Oh……"

Lin Mengqiu looked down at him, not at his shoes, and gently reached out her hand...

……

Ten o'clock in the morning.

Wen Zhixia, who was already awake but still lying in bed playing on her phone, was wrapped warmly in the blankets while scrolling through her WeChat Moments.

Then he suddenly jumped out of bed, the blankets were thrown to one side.

"mom--!"

"Hurry up and cook! I need to eat so I can rush back to school to finish my homework!!"

(End of this chapter)