Chapter 1277: Chapter 849: Befriending Others with Kindness

The living room was quiet, and the excitement had long dissipated.

Jiang Nian looked at the two girls and didn’t say much. Some things need to be said, but not too much.

Like frost revealing itself, bit by bit.

"During the seven days of National Day, staying at home the whole time?" He thought aloud. "Why not go out and have some fun?"

After a few seconds, Song Xiyun responded.

"Everywhere is crowded with people."

Jiang Nian thought for a moment, then said.

"I happen to know a place that’s not too crowded, the environment is nice, and you can also go hiking."

"Where?" Qianqian was curious.

"Somewhere in the province," Jiang Nian said. "A few hours’ drive, just right for a two-day trip."

The two girls looked at each other, seemingly without objections.

As the night deepened, Jiang Nian returned to his home. The two girls also washed up and ended up sleeping together.

From summer vacation till now, it had passed in the blink of an eye. So much had happened, all disorganized and worrisome.

In the quiet of the night, thoughts became clearer.

"Did you cry?" Song Xiyun hugged Xu Qianqian, a bit lost about what to do next.

"No, just feel....."

Xu Qianqian snuggled against her, "We’re feeling uncomfortable here, yet he might be asleep already."

Song Xiyun whispered, "Back during summer break, it would have been better if I had left, then you guys would be fine now."

"No, you have to think," Xu Qianqian turned over, frowning. "He likes you too."

"If you left, how would I end up with him? I’d lose two friends at once, terribly at a loss."

"Besides, if you left, there’d be someone else."

"What?"

"Nothing, just a feeling," Xu Qianqian said. "If we break up, only we lose out."

"Then don’t think about it too much, let’s sleep," Song Xiyun said. "Have fun these days, then go back to school."

"True, school’s got a lot going on." Xu Qianqian sighed, "I also want to make money, Xiyun, do you want to?"

"Selling clothes?"

"Forget it, something else," she said. "Selling clothes needs to be done in Yuhang or Guangzhou when at university."

"Something else?"

"Yeah, let’s see when we’re back at school."

The next day.

The three of them took Old Jiang’s old car and drove to the next city, stopping at the foot of a big mountain.

There weren’t many people, but it wasn’t too desolate either.

A few scattered small homestay courtyards were open to welcome guests. Further out was a small town.

The police station and middle school were located on the outskirts of the town. They departed from there and soon headed directly into the mountains.

Registering at the homestay, Xu Qianqian looked around.

"It’s pretty remote here."

"That’s why there aren’t many people," Jiang Nian said. "Traveling is about visiting other people’s places, right there on the spot."

Song Xiyun: "..."

She took a look at the homestay, which hardly had any decorations. White lime-washed walls, a four-story building.

Quite primitive, but clean.

At the entrance, there was a small fish pond, rows of osmanthus trees. This family probably had a child in junior high school.

Entering, the room was just like a small hotel.

Jiang Nian took a look around and only asked for a double room. To save money, and no one was going to check anyway.

Who the heck would open a Hilton at the foot of a mountain, have you asked the boss?

Moreover, the conditions were quite harsh. Even if Jiang Nian wanted to open a Hilton, he’d have to hold off until getting home.

The two girls looked at each other, and once upstairs, couldn’t help but ask.

"Why did you only get one room?"

"No money left." Jiang Nian opened his WeChat wallet, "The money’s all tied up, just make do."

The two girls wanted to say more, but once the door opened, they kept quiet.

"Alright, one room it is."

"Indeed, it’s a waste of money otherwise."

....

Xu Shuang had been back for two days, wandering around at home. Sometimes sitting in a tea house, staring blankly at the street outside.

Zhen Nan, still that small.

"Boss, it’s time to eat!" Zhao Yiqiu happily called out upstairs, "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing, it’s really boring," she said.

Zhao Yiqiu: "???"

A woman’s heart is like a needle in the ocean.

She remembered when the boss had just come back, she was quite pleased, even watering the flowers with a kettle.

A day passed, and she changed completely.

Zhao Yiqiu shook her head, thinking to herself that she couldn’t figure it out. Better to just eat; she’d ask Jiang Nian when she got the chance.

Xu Shuang didn’t have much of an appetite, and after a few bites, she returned to the tea house. Sitting by the window, she thought quietly.

She thought for a moment and sent Jiang Nian a message.

"Where are you?"

Before long, Jiang Nian replied.

"Went hiking."

Xu Shuang looked up, speechless. She’d been waiting and waiting, and they went for outdoor activities instead.

Not exactly angry, just a bit sour.

"Where?"

Just kidding, how could Jiang Nian reveal his location? Xu Shuang was highly efficacious; she would arrive in a bit.

If it was the class president asking, he might’ve had no choice. But for Xu Shuang, he had a hundred ways to hide.

"No signal in the mountains, location’s inaccurate," Jiang Nian said. "By the way, how’s the business at the tea house?"

Xu Shuang: "...."

She couldn’t just complain, after all, Boss Xu liked to save face. She could only chat for a bit, then sulk.

Thud, she tossed the phone aside.

Reclining on the chair, she thought about past events. Thinking to herself, if Jiang Nian would have just been more considerate back then, it would’ve been better.

Anyway, there was enough money to spend, the relationship could have been closer.

But he didn’t mention a word.

What to do?

Meanwhile, Jiang Nian was busy enjoying nature. Really playing in the water, not messing with some strange goo.

"Damn! It’s so cold!"

"Pfft!"

"Crude!" Xu Qianqian spat at him, then followed Jiang Nian’s lead, dipping her white tender feet into the water.

"Hiss!! It feels so... girly."

Song Xiyun watched for a while, but didn’t dare to try. She went to the side, using a net to try catching crabs in the ditch.

As she bent down, she felt a gaze.

"Hmm?"

She looked up, just in time to catch Jiang Nian turning away, acting nonchalant as he shifted his gaze elsewhere.

Song Xiyun: "...."