Meng Xiaozhi Sugar Core

"Ah, I don't want to eat black fungus!" This is the food I hate the most. Why is there this in the school breakfast?

"Being picky about food is not good." Bai Xilu said weakly.

"Ah... I know, but no one likes to eat everything, right? No one!" I picked out the fungus one by one and put them aside.

"A balanced diet helps improve immunity~" Tang Xin added, "You've seen it on TV. Colds are so prevalent recently. If you don't eat this, be careful that your immunity will drop."

"No! I don't want to catch a cold! But I don't want to eat this either!" I said in disgust. "If I have to choose one, I'd rather catch a cold."

"I feel like you've raised your flag!" Zhang Xueyan ate the fastest and had already cleared her plate.

"I still don't want to eat it." In short, the taste of wood ear is too weird, and the smell is also weird. I just don't like it, there is no special reason.

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"Ah-choo!" After coming back from morning exercises in the morning, Tang Xin acted a little listless and sneezed as soon as she entered the classroom.

"Have a cold?"

It's a good thing that she said I had a cold this morning, but I got it first. I reached out and touched her forehead. She didn't have a fever, but her face was a little pale and looked bloodless.

"Probably not, I just feel a little tired." She climbed on the desk and buried her head in her arms.

"It doesn't seem like that time has come yet? As long as you don't have a fever, you'll be fine. Just observe it first. I'll get you a cup of hot water."

"Hmm..." Tang Xin's voice was soft when she was sick, and her voice was very nice and gentle.

I got Tang Xin a glass of water from the public water dispenser at the back of the classroom, but because it had just been boiled and was being kept warm, it was very hot. I didn't dare add cold water for fear of not being able to control the temperature well.

When Tang Xin saw me come back, she reached out for a cup of water.

"Wait a minute, let me blow it for you. It's a little hot." I tried to feel the temperature of the water with my lips, but it was so hot that I wiped my mouth with clothes. It was indeed too hot.

"Huh~Huh~It's almost done now."

I handed her the cup of water that I had confirmed was the right temperature. Tang Xin drank the hot water in one gulp without saying a word.

"Hey, what are you doing? Drink slowly. Why are you drinking so fast?"

"I'm thirsty."

Her face was a little red, and I touched her forehead again, and it seemed a little hot.

"It seems... I have a little fever." I touched my forehead and compared it.

"Really... I do feel a little weak all over." She said this and lay down again with her eyes closed.

"I'm going to ask Teacher Song for leave!"

If you have a cold or fever, I personally don't recommend staying in class. Not only is it inefficient, but it may also infect other students. I made up my mind and ran to Teacher Song's office.

"It seems like half of the students in Class 15 have caught a cold..."

"The same thing happened to Class 14. They all fell down..."

Before I entered Teacher Song's office, I heard the teachers' anxious discussion coming from inside.

"Report!" I stood at the door and shouted softly.

"come in."

"Teacher Song, I'm here to ask for leave. Tang Xin seems to have a cold and a fever." I ran to her and explained the whole situation.

"What? Tang Xin has a cold?"

Teacher Song frowned, and the physics teacher beside him also heard it and said quickly: "Xiao Song, quarantine yourself immediately. This flu is very contagious. Look, the liberal arts class is almost suspended."

"Well, take Tang Xin to the infirmary to get some medicine first. Then send her to the dormitory to rest. Remember to buy a thermometer. If her temperature rises, let her call her parents and let her go home to rest." Teacher Song understood the dangers of influenza and immediately gave me instructions.

"Okay, Teacher Song."

I turned around and hurried back to the classroom, helped Tang Xin up from her desk, and walked her out of the classroom in front of everyone. Tang Xin's condition progressed much faster than I thought. In just one morning, she became weaker at a visible speed, which made me nervous and worried.

When we went to the infirmary, we found that the worrying thing had happened. The small infirmary of the school was already overcrowded, with nearly a dozen students crowding the small infirmary. The health teacher was busy taking the students' temperatures and prescribing medicine.

"I have a thermometer in my dorm. Go back, there's no point in staying here." I stood outside and looked at it. I thought it would take a long time to queue up to get in, so I might as well go back to the dorm and rest. If it's the flu, the medicine won't do much good.

"it is good……"

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I helped Tang Xin lie down and put a cold towel on her head. Five minutes ago, the thermometer showed that Tang Xin had a fever of 38.3 degrees, which should be considered a high fever. No wonder she had no strength in her body. Seeing her lying on the bed with her eyes closed and her brows furrowed, I was not very happy.

"Xiao Meng..." She called my name softly.

"I'm here, go ahead." I held her hand and told her not to worry.

"Or, you can go to class...you don't have to accompany me." She looked at me with difficulty, slightly opening her eyes.

"There's no need to worry. I've learned everything the teacher taught." I comforted her and told her not to worry.

"No... I'm afraid of infecting you. Give my mom a call, they'll come pick me up."

What a fool, she said that others were too kind, and she was not a fool who always thought about others. Although I was not afraid of being infected by her, there were two little ones in the dormitory, and it would be bad if the whole dormitory caught a cold. So, I picked up her phone and called her mother.

"Xin'er, what's wrong? Why are you calling your mother at this time today?" Although I have met Tang Xin's mother several times, this is the first time I heard her voice on the phone. It was very gentle.

"Auntie, I'm Tang Xin's classmate, Li Xiaomeng."

"Li Xiaomeng? What's wrong with Tang Xin? I hope nothing has happened?" Auntie's voice suddenly became anxious.

"Auntie, don't worry. Tang Xin has a cold and has a fever. Would it be convenient for you to pick up Tang Xin and take her home to rest?" I said hurriedly, so as not to let her worry.

"Ah?! She has a cold and a fever? What should I do? Her father and I are in a meeting out of town today. It's a very important project meeting and we can't get back right away. Wait a minute, I'll call someone at her father's company to see if there's anyone who can come out to pick up my child." The aunt sounded a little embarrassed, as if it was really unfortunate.

"Auntie, how about I take Tang Xin home?" I thought about it, and it seemed that only in this way could I feel at ease.

"Is this... okay? It's too much of a trouble for you. Just take a taxi and I'll pay for the fare. When you get home, remember to call me again?" She seemed very grateful to me.

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Third update

Chapter 58 Tang Xin has no appetite

It was already 10am when I got the leave note from Teacher Song and took a taxi home with Tang Xin. As soon as Tang Xin got home, she threw herself on the sofa.

"Is there hot water at home?" I asked her after covering her with a blanket.

"Maybe I have a fever." Tang Xin felt a little better after returning home. "I feel a little hungry."

After I took Tang Xin's temperature again and confirmed that it had dropped, I felt relieved.

"The water is hot, drink it later. I'll go out and buy you some food and bring you some medicine." After boiling the water for her and pouring her a cup of it, I decided to go out for a while.

“I want to eat beef noodles…”

"Okay, I'll buy it for you."

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There aren't many snack bars around Tang Xin's home. Come to think of it, it's a high-end villa area, the surrounding environment is quite good, and even a restaurant is hard to find.

This is the north of the city, which can be said to be an unfamiliar area to me. I have only been here a few times since I was a child, so much so that it was not until I walked for twenty minutes that I saw a commercial street of a relatively large scale.

Probably because it was a weekday, the commercial street looked a bit deserted. Fortunately, there were some office buildings around, so some white-collar workers still came here to eat during lunch time.

As for beef noodles, there is indeed one. However, the decoration and environment seem a bit shabby, and the facade looks greasy, like a small restaurant on the street. What surprised me was that when I entered the door, the seats in the small restaurant of dozens of square meters were actually more than half occupied.

"One person?" The waitress was a chubby woman in her forties, with curly hair, wearing a blue casual dress and a sweater.

"Ah... yes, alone." I chose a secluded corner and sat down, trying not to disturb others. I decided to taste it first before sending it to Tang Xin.

"What would you like to order?"

"Just one beef noodle." I looked at the menu, and the variety was pitifully small. There were only a few basic dishes such as beef noodles, beef offal noodles, and beef fried rice cakes. The only toppings were beef, beef bones, and offal. How could such a store survive in such a place?

"A serving of beef noodles. Okay, wait a moment." After shouting to the kitchen, the aunt left.

Ten minutes later, a bowl of beef vermicelli was served. Judging from the smell alone, it was indeed very fragrant, with the aroma of beef bone soup that had been boiled for more than ten hours. The color was also very good, the meat was bright in color and not gray, and it looked relatively fresh. But the most important point is that this noodle is not the traditional flour noodle, but potato starch, which is different from ordinary vermicelli.

I rolled up a small piece with chopsticks, blew it, and put it into my mouth. This noodle is a completely opposite experience to ordinary noodles. Ordinary noodles are springy and chewy, but this noodle melts in your mouth without any help from your teeth. Then the aroma of beef rushes straight into your nose, which increases your appetite.

Delicious food confirmed! The beef is fresh and elastic, retaining the original flavor of beef while mixing in the unique fragrance of bone broth. It is simply delicious. The only drawback is that there may be too much MSG.

In order not to keep Tang Xin waiting too long, I asked the boss to pack up another portion before I even took my second bite, and asked her to add more beef and offal, because sick people often need more protein. When he finished cooking and packing, I also happened to finish all the remaining beef noodles.

The aunt handed me the takeaway portion and seemed a little surprised: "You ate so fast? Although my braised beef noodles taste good, but you are exaggerating, right?"

"Auntie, how much is it?"

"The total is 40 yuan, 20 yuan for a bowl. If you eat too fast, it will be bad for your esophagus." Auntie said to me with a smile.

"Thank you for the reminder, Auntie. Here is the meal money, please keep it."

The restaurant owner looked like a nice person. Although she looked a bit fierce and greasy, she seemed to be quite caring.

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The season of "warm and cold" is exactly what it means. It was sunny in the morning, but it turned cloudy at noon, and there was a strong wind. I shivered as soon as I walked out of the restaurant. It would take dozens of minutes to walk back home, and I was worried that the noodles would be mushy by the time I got home, so I started jogging. However, this is a technical job. I can't run too fast, otherwise the soup will spill out, and it will be greasy when I eat it; I can't run too slowly, otherwise the road is long and the food will get cold, just like Takumi delivering tofu.

"I'm back!" 10 minutes later, I arrived safely at Tang Xin's home and rang the doorbell.

"Welcome home~" Tang Xin leaned against the door. She looked a little sick, but her brows were furrowed and her eyes were as clear as autumn water. I couldn't help but feel moved when I saw her.

"I bought some aspirin, but we won't take it unless it's absolutely necessary. And here's the beef noodles I brought you."

As soon as I entered the house, Tang Xin was like a cute golden retriever. She lowered her head and stared at the bowl of noodles in my hand, and even used her little nose to smell it.

"These are all for you! Don't worry!" I couldn't help laughing at her look, "Sit down, I'll get you chopsticks~"

"Okay~~"

I took the chopsticks and handed them to Tang Xin. Her face was flushed, and she seemed so excited about the delicious food that she didn't look sick for the time being.

"Why do we have to use the chopsticks from home? Aren't there disposable ones given outside?" Tang Xin pointed at the disposable chopsticks beside her and looked at me puzzled.

"I'm worried. Disposable chopsticks might be a little dirty." Especially for someone as sick as Tang Xin, if she gets an upset stomach from eating these things, that would be adding insult to injury.

"Oh, Xiaomeng, don't you want to eat?" She was about to start eating and looked at me again.

I blushed, a little embarrassed, "I've eaten this noodle at the store where I bought it. It's delicious, so I bought it for you."

"Is that so? Then I'll eat it!"

Tang Xin nodded, rolled up a circle of noodles with chopsticks and put it into her mouth.