Meng Xiaozhi Sugar Core

"Ring~" Just as we were eating fruit and chatting, the doorbell rang.

"It's me, Liu Lanlan's mother." A familiar voice came from outside the door. When Liu Lanlan heard it, she ran to open the door without even having time to put on her slippers.

"Mom~" After opening the door, the little girl fell into Ms. Liu's arms and gave her a big hug.

"Teacher Li, is get out of class over? I'm here to pick up my child." She said embarrassedly while standing outside the door.

"Would you like to come in and eat some fruit together?" I invited, "Tang Xin bought a lot. If you don't finish it, it will go bad easily."

"No, no, after sending her back, I still have to go to work." Ms. Liu said helplessly, "I recently found a job as a cashier. The salary is not bad, and the boss is also very nice. I have to work hard."

"Oh, you found a job." I was happy for her. "That's great."

"Yeah, I've had enough of that kind of life~ It's good, I'll learn slowly, and I want to open a store in the future. But I haven't decided what to open yet."

"This requires you to do careful research. Opening a store is not an easy thing and it is easy to lose money." Tang Xin reminded.

"I know! We are learning from experience." Ms. Liu patted Liu Lanlan on the back, "Hurry up and say goodbye to Teacher Li. We are leaving~"

"Goodbye Teacher Li~, Goodbye Teacher Tang~" Liu Lanlan waved and said goodbye to us.

After closing the door, the house became quiet again. Tang Xin said, "What a cute child."

"Hmm~" I helped Tang Xin clean up the fruit platter and wiped the table which was covered with some fruit juice. "Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow? No, what's wrong?" Tang Xin was stunned, and soon smiled again, "Are you going to take me out to play?"

"Hmm! How about going flying a kite?"

"Great!!"

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Chapter 107: Making a Kite

"You said we were going to fly a kite tomorrow, why did you ask me to buy fishing line and oil paper?"

In the evening, Tang Xin came back from the supermarket with a confused look on her face. In addition to the snacks she would bring for tomorrow, she also brought a bundle of fishing line and a stack of thin oil paper.

"Ha, yes, yes, that's the kind of paper." I took the paper Tang Xin bought from the supermarket and praised it highly. In the past, this paper could even be used as a window. But now it can also be used to draw blueprints!

"Hehehe." I smiled and took out two thick bamboo tubes from the balcony that I had picked up from the mountain behind the school.

"?" Tang Xin was stunned on the spot, looking at the two big bamboo poles in my hands, and was speechless for a moment.

"Hey, let's make a kite!" I put all the materials on the ground and invited Tang Xin.

"Hey hey hey? Can you make a kite by yourself?" Tang Xin looked at me in disbelief, "Why haven't you told me this before?"

"I didn't have time to fly kites before?" I said helplessly.

"Come on, let's build the skeleton first!" I once again took out a rusty artifact from the balcony - a chopping knife.

This axe is a bit like a sickle, with a barb at the tip, which is used to hook firewood. It is a black treasure from ancient times with brown rust. Although it is very old, the blade is still quite sharp, which should be more than enough to chop bamboo.

Tang Xin's mouth twitched. She was probably frightened by the big treasure I took out. "Hey, Xiaomeng, if you want to take revenge on Teacher Chen, there's no need to go to such extreme means. After all, I may not be able to save you from the chopping!"

"Ah? I borrowed this from the security guard at our school. What do you think I want to do?" Tang Xin was obviously frightened.

"...Why can you borrow something like this?" Tang Xin complained helplessly.

It is actually not difficult to make a homemade kite. You only need to use bamboo to build a slightly curved rectangle, and then use the fluid dynamics formula you learned in the second grade of elementary school to calculate the lift coefficient of the horizontal stabilizer to make a perfect kite!

Just kidding, make a rectangle with a slightly curved shape, add a few longer paper tails, and add a triangular head.

"Our bamboo frame must be of appropriate thickness. If it is too thick, the kite will be too heavy to fly; if it is too thin, it will not be strong enough and will break easily."

I said as I chopped the bamboo tube with the hatchet. After a crisp snap, the bamboo tube broke into two halves. Then I took one of the halves and carefully cut off a long strip of bamboo with the hatchet, and shook it in front of Tang Xin~

"Long bamboo strips like this are ready to use. When cutting, be sure to cut on the outer skin side. This way, the cut bamboo strips will be both soft and tough."

Tang Xin's eyes widened. She had never seen such craftsmanship before and was full of curiosity: "Can you show it to me?"

"Of course you can, but you have to be careful. The freshly cut bamboo strips have many barbs, which can easily pierce the flesh. It will be painful to take them out then." I carefully handed the bamboo strip in my hand to her.

"This is thinner than chopsticks." Tang Xin took it in her hand, examined it carefully, and asked, "Can I fold it?"

"Sure~"

After Tang Xin finished speaking, she tried to bend it, but this kind of bamboo stick can easily return to its original shape even if it is bent 90 degrees. The bamboo stick bounced back and she opened her mouth in surprise: "It's so soft, just like Xiaomeng's legs."

"If you keep saying that, I'll sleep in the guest room tonight." I glared at her.

"Hey, what's next? What should we do?" She put the bamboo stick on the ground obediently.

"Then just split some more bamboo strips, tie them up with fishing line, and make them into a square shape."

As she spoke, Tang Xin also lent a hand to help me prop up the frame. Because the structure was so simple, the main structure was completed in about ten minutes.

"It looks like a brick." Tang Xin commented, "Is the next step to put on the oil paper?"

"Hmm~ There's nothing much to do after that. Just put up the paper and connect the fishing line, and then we can go fly the kite tomorrow."

"Great! Let's fly a kite!" Tang Xin was as happy as a child.

……

As soon as it was light the next day, Tang Xin couldn't contain her excitement. She tossed and turned, unable to sleep, so she picked up her phone and started playing.

"Tang Xin, let me sleep a little longer." I turned over and hid on the side of the bed. "I was so tired last night, let me sleep in."

"Hey, it's because you were so attractive last night." Tang Xin licked her lips, looking like she was still unsatisfied.

"You've been a real hassle to me! I finally finished making the kite at night, and I still have to play with you, but you're still not satisfied and you're still working so late. You don't even let me sleep well in the morning." I wanted to cry but I couldn't. Tang Xin was so energetic. I don't remember ever having such good energy before. Which weekend morning wasn't spent in bed?

"Let's go earlier. What if there are too many people and it will be difficult to fly kites?" Tang Xin sat up and pushed me, just like a husky.

"Ah..." I sat up, rubbed my eyes, and yawned with my eyes half open. "Sure enough, it's still more comfortable in bed."

Seeing me fall down again, Tang Xin pouted angrily: "Well, Xiaomeng, you are such a lazy bug. Hurry up and get up. We can go outside to catch up on our sleep at noon. Let's go to sleep on the lawn together!"

"Okay, okay, it's a rare weekend, so let's leave early!" I couldn't persuade her, so I staggered out of bed and ran to the bathroom to solve my physiological problems.

After washing, putting on makeup, eating breakfast, and slowly finishing all the things before going out, the time has indeed come to 9:30. It is indeed very time-consuming for girls to go out, of course, except for me, because I mainly need to wash my hair in the morning, and after washing it, I have to blow dry it, right? It is normal to spend a little more time, right?

I carefully placed the kite in the trunk, and after making sure that turns and bumps would not damage it, I closed the trunk lid and hurriedly sat in the passenger seat.

"Let's go!" After fastening my seat belt, I helped Tang Xin set up the navigation.

"set off!"

People say that the weather in April is always cloudy and rainy, but today may be a surprise. The sun is shining, the spring breeze is blowing, and the temperature is less than 20 degrees. It is the most suitable weather to go to the suburbs to enjoy the breeze and see the scenery.

"Is this the place you chose?" Tang Xin asked me with a faint smile, holding the steering wheel with one hand and supporting her cheek with the other hand.

It was mesmerizing to watch the sunlight flash through the roadside leaves and car windows across her delicate face, occasionally reflecting a dazzling light on her smooth skin.

"Wherever Tang Xin is, that's the place I choose~"

Chapter 108 Fate

Ten minutes later, we arrived at our destination. There was a green meadow near the embankment a few kilometers away from the city. Although there were a lot of weeds, it still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of young people for nature. Many young people even had a picnic here to enjoy the scenery by the river.

"Look, there are no high-rise buildings here, nor complicated road traffic. The view is extremely wide, which is perfect for flying kites." I pulled Tang Xin out of the car and showed her the location I chose.

"It's good, but there are too many people. And some people are already flying kites." Tang Xin nodded, seeming a little disappointed.

"You have to fly kites together! It's fun to compete with each other to see who can fly higher." I said as I carefully took the kite out of the trunk.

"Uh, how do I make this fly?" Tang Xin looked at me blankly while holding the bundle of fishing line. "This kite doesn't look like it can fly. Do I need to throw it out like a paper airplane?"

"Here, hold the kite first and give me the string."

I ran away pulling the reel of fishing line.

"I'll count to 1, 2, 3, and then let go!" I shouted at Tang Xin.

"Okay!" Tang Xin's voice traveled over a distance of more than ten meters and sounded softer and more delicate.

"1-2-3, let go!"

As soon as Tang Xin let go, I quickly ran in the opposite direction of the breeze, without stopping my hands, and pulled the fishing line hard. As I expected, the kite was affected by the air resistance and flew up into the air.

"Wow, it's gotten fatter!" Tang Xin was so excited that she couldn't speak clearly. She raised her head as if she had bitten her tongue.

But the good times didn't last long. As the running distance came to an end, there was no flat ground to continue. The kite also lost the pulling force to fly forward. Without the speed of the plane, it was not affected by enough wind, so the lift was insufficient. Although I tried to tighten the fishing line to make it struggle a few more times, it was all in vain.

The shaky kite finally failed to stay in the air and fell to the ground.

"Ah!" Tang Xin ran over in panic, "It fell down!"

"It's okay, maybe the speed is not enough and it doesn't fly high enough." I scratched my head, feeling a bit of a headache. It seemed that the skill my grandfather taught me was a bit rusty. Was there something wrong with the design of the kite or was the speed of flying the kite not fast enough?

"It's okay! The kite is not damaged." Tang Xin picked up the kite and checked it carefully before shouting to me, "Let's fly it again!"

We came to the other side of the field again, and Tang Xin let go of my hand again, and I pulled up the kite and ran to let it fly. But unfortunately, the kite flew more than ten meters high and fell out of control again.

"How about I give it a try?" Tang Xin handed the kite to me. "I can run fast, maybe I can fly it!"

"Okay, just do the same as I did just now." I nodded, thinking that this was a good idea. As long as the kite flew high enough and reached a certain altitude, it would definitely be able to continue flying.

Tang Xin took the fishing line, counted one, two, three, and started running. Tang Xin is a beautiful sporty girl. Her speed was almost twice as fast as mine when she started. The kite flew more than ten meters high. By the time Tang Xin reached the end of the run, the kite had already flown several dozen meters high.

"It's flying!" Tang Xin shouted excitedly.

But before I could get close, the kite swayed left and right a few times and then fell to the ground again.

Watching the kite falling helplessly, Tang Xin showed a disappointed expression, "How could this happen? It was clearly already flying."

I walked over to her with the dirty kite in my hand and consoled her: "It's okay, maybe the kite I made isn't good enough. It's not your fault."

"I'll try again, maybe I can run faster." She gritted her teeth and planned to try again.

"Don't try it. Let's buy one next time. It will be easier to fly a kite we buy." I touched her head and told her not to be sad anymore.

"No, I want this one. The kite made by Xiaomeng should fly high!" She was unwilling to give up and tried to fly it again.

"This child is as stubborn as you." A strange girl's voice came from behind us.

Tang Xin and I turned our heads together and saw two girls standing hand in hand behind us. My eyes were immediately attracted by the shorter girl, not only because of her pretty face and exquisite figure, but also because of her short white hair.

The girl's voice was very gentle and pleasant: "In fact, if you just make the tail a little longer, you can fly stably."