Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 21 Fried Crisps

There is a wasteland on the school playground.

Recently the school has a plan to develop that piece of wasteland and build a training ground... Of course, this is a high-sounding way of saying it. In reality, it just means leveling the wasteland and then putting in some sports training equipment like parallel bars and horizontal bars.

This incident made Ye Ling a little depressed because the school was short of funds and students were required to participate in the initial leveling work.

There are only three or four classes in each grade in the school, and only ten classes in total. Each class is assigned its own tasks.

What made her depressed was that the tasks assigned to their class happened to be the most arduous.

All the soil from a small pile near the cafeteria had to be shoveled into a basket and carried to the open space outside the school.

The academic workload in the third year of junior high school is already very stressful, and there are still so many things to be arranged for students to do.

She went to the school to complain, saying that students' class time should not be squeezed in this way.

The principal sighed and said, "It doesn't necessarily have to be done during class time. Our suggestion is to let students take time out at noon or in the afternoon to do it."

Ye Ling felt even more incredible: "How can that be possible!"

"Teacher Ye, you are from a big city. This kind of thing is very normal in our countryside."

"But……"

"It can't be helped. If our school had more funds, we wouldn't ask students to do these things. But there's no other way. If we hire a handyman, it will cost a lot of money. You should be aware of the school's financial situation."

Ye Ling had no choice but to accept the attack.

What made her depressed was that their class was assigned to the most areas.

She called Liu Ruilan over, briefly explained the situation, and then asked, "As for the tools, the school will provide them. Let the students keep them after school tomorrow afternoon!"

Unexpectedly, Liu Ruilan hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Teacher Ye's matter, um..."

"what happened?"

“Everyone might have a lot of opinions…”

Ye Ling was silent for a moment and then said, "You can notify them tomorrow first, and I will do the ideological work with everyone."

Only then did Liu Ruilan retreat.

Ye Ling sighed softly. She didn't know how much difficulty the organization would encounter in doing this next.

……

Li Xu is currently focused on improving his grades, so he naturally has less contact with other people in the class.

In his opinion, there was no problem at all.

In fact, the vast majority of students in this class have no way of becoming friends with him.

Of course, it’s not that he is arrogant, or that he looks down on the students here. On the one hand, he is already thirty years old, and it is difficult for him to get along with these kids. On the other hand, there is a huge gap caused by the cognitive gap.

It's impossible to have a conversation.

The fate of most of them has already been determined. Those students who have not yet realized the importance of studying and who just muddle through their days in the countryside are not in the same world as Li Xu.

Of course, there are still people who can be called friends...such as Xia Xiaohe.

One of the most important reasons why Xia Xiaohe is treated differently from others is that she is diligent and hardworking enough, and also smart enough.

Although she is still just a pure blank sheet of paper and chatting with her requires downward compatibility most of the time, her desire for the outside world and her hard work and diligence are enough to fold this blank sheet of paper into a paper airplane and fly to a wider world.

Ye Xu couldn't say for sure what this blank piece of paper would look like in the future.

This means that the two may have intersections in the future.

Of course, what is uncertain at the moment is that, based on our understanding of the future, Xia Xiaohe may not be able to go to university.

But if Li Xu is determined to solve this problem, it will not be difficult for him.

So strictly speaking, he only has Xia Xiaohe as his friend in this class.

The last time I went to the county town, I had a brief contact with Liu Ruilan, but that brief contact did not develop into a deeper friendship.

His current social status has also brought some unexpected effects.

In a small place, news spreads quickly, especially when it's bad news. The last time Ren Jie had a conflict with him was because, in his previous life, during the first week after arriving here, he'd deliberately shown off, causing dissatisfaction among the students. Occasionally, some people would talk about him, saying he loved to show off, or simply calling him a "young bro from the city."

These words of conversation reached his ears sporadically, and he naturally just laughed it off.

But on the other hand, he also felt a little emotional. In his previous life, he was a person like that, but in his later life, because he was generous and willing to interact with the people here, it didn't take long for his reputation to be reversed. In this life, he obviously no longer had the manners of those young masters, but he was labeled as a young master.

He was also a little amused and helpless.

……

When Xia Xiaohe arrived at the classroom today, she arrived a little earlier than usual.

As soon as Li Xu sat down, Xia Xiaohe took out an old-fashioned iron lunch box from the desk and placed it in front of Li Xu's desk.

Li Xu asked curiously: "What is this? Is it for me?"

Xia Xiaohe nodded slightly with her usual shy look on her face.

Li Xu was curious and opened the iron lunch box.

This is a snack that Li Xu has never seen before.

The outline is an elegant triangle with slightly curled edges, like the delicate wrinkles left by waves lapping the beach. It has a natural and smooth curve, and the skin has an attractive golden luster. It is slightly larger than dumplings and slightly smaller than rice dumplings. There are only four in this box.

Li Xu's face immediately lit up with a smile. He picked one up and asked, "What is this?"

"This is called Youjiaosu. I just learned how to make it. Try it..." Xia Xiaohe's big eyelashes trembled slightly, and her gaze swept across Li Xu's face and then looked away.

"The filling is made of duck eggs..." Xia Xiaohe continued to explain.

Li Xu took a bite.

The crust is crispy, while the richness and density of the duck egg are quietly hidden in the filling. The rich egg aroma instantly blooms in the wilderness of taste buds, and the salty and fragrant flavor lingers.

Li Xu was a little surprised and praised repeatedly: "Wow, it's delicious!"

Hearing Li Xu's praise, Xia Xiaohe lowered her head deeply and breathed a sigh of relief.

During this period of time, Li Xu often gave her snacks, not only the chocolate, but also others. Every time, he would use some strange words to force her to accept it, but after too many times, a strong sense of guilt would accumulate in her heart.

She really wanted to give something back to Li Xu, but her family was so poor, what could she give?

Later I thought of this fried dough sticks.

In fact, it is not that easy to make. After all, to make it, you first need salted duck eggs... In short, it takes some effort.

But when Xia Xiaohe saw Li Xu eating happily, she felt that it was all worth it.

Li Xu really thought it was delicious. He ate two and reached for the third. He paused and asked, "Don't you want to eat it?"

Xia Xiaohe shook her head repeatedly: "I, I won't eat it. I made it for you, and I've already eaten it at home. This is too greasy. I feel sick after eating just one..."

As if to make her words more convincing, she added: "You are amazing. You haven't even gotten tired of eating two."

Li Xu didn't think much about it and picked up the third one and took a bite.

But as Xia Xiaohe said, if you eat too much of this, it will indeed be a bit greasy. He took a bite and put it back in the lunch box, saying with a smile: "I'll eat the rest when I get home. Lend me this lunch box first, and I'll return it to you when I'm done!"

There was nothing wrong with what Li Xu said, but Xia Xiaohe inexplicably thought of the last time he asked for her letter and she didn't give it to him. Her face flushed slightly and she said, "It's okay, it's okay, just use it!"

……

When Xia Xiaohe returned, Xia Xiaomiao ran out excitedly and asked, "Sister, have you made the fried dough sticks?"

He saw the duck egg shell.

Xia Xiaohe was startled and stammered, "Yes, I did..."

Xia Xiaomiao blinked her big eyes and asked, "Can you give me one?"

Xia Xiaohe blushed, touched Xia Xiaomiao's head, and whispered, "There are only four salted duck eggs. Next time I go to the county town to buy some, I'll make them for you, okay?"

Although Xia Xiaomiao was a little disappointed, she didn't show any emotion. She nodded and ran back.

Looking at her brother's departing back, Xia Xiaohe bit her lips lightly.

(End of this chapter)