Chapter One Little Girl

  At noon, the weather gradually became sweltering, and there were fewer pedestrians under the scorching sun. As the number of passersby in the central square decreased, the internet cafes and restaurants around it became more crowded. More people chose to walk under the awnings of street shops, while An Zhi stood in the middle of the main street handing out flyers, but couldn't even give out one in half a day.

  "Go buy a refrigerator." Annanxiu kept thinking about this, thinking that she could sit on the sofa with an ice stick and lick it leisurely, and her mood was slightly happy.

  "Wait, I have to finish lunch anyway." Li Luyou was going to the second-hand market to buy a refrigerator. The second-hand market is in the suburbs and is the terminal station of the bus. It takes more than an hour to get there from here, he didn't want to go at noon.

  Annan Xiu patted her belly, it was soft and a bit hungry. Li Luyou had money now, so they were going to eat something delicious at noon. Annan Xiu thought about it and got a little excited, wondering whether to have the sticky Italian meat sauce noodles or the black pepper beef with a hint of sweetness.

  Li Rouyou ran over to An Zhi's side instead, "What are you doing here?"

  An Zhi thought Li had left early and was startled, "I... I... just saw you."

  Some answers were irrelevant, Li Rouyu stretched out her hand and said: "Let me help you distribute flyers?"

  An Zhī gave some water to him, she is a very strict and responsible person, taking so many flyers, she must finish the work before leaving.

  Li Luoyu took more than half of it and ran to the inner street of the pedestrian street, then brought An Zhi Shui to a hot pot restaurant, and after being driven out, only a small pile was left.

  "You're really amazing." An Zhi Shui didn't know if it was excitement or the sun's rays, but a flush of red appeared on his originally pale face.

  "It's almost done, I didn't expect you to come here and distribute flyers too." Li Luyou was really surprised. In fact, when he was on stage, he had seen An Zhi Shui before, at that time he thought it looked quite like him, but the class leader of elementary school students came from a very good family background and didn't seem to be the kind of person who was enthusiastic about practicing himself, Li Luyou simply didn't think it could be An Zhi Shui.

  "If you can come, why can't I?" An Zhi Shui now knew the trick of learning from Li Luoyu's appearance, and with a smile on his face, he proactively handed out the flyers to everyone, regardless of whether they were interested or not. In no time, all the flyers were distributed."

  An Zhishui took her pay and left, while Manager Gong and Liu were standing there, sweating profusely, waiting for An Zhishui to come over and settle the bill, as everyone else had already left.

  Including "bonus" is two hundred.

  "I distributed flyers for a whole day and got sixty, including a boxed lunch."

  Li Luyu showed a hint of envy, and An Zhi Shui was even more delighted. "I'll treat you to lunch today. Bring that partner of yours along."

  An Zhi didn't realize that Li Luoyu's partner was actually the same girl she had misunderstood as Li Luoyu's girlfriend that day.

  Li Luyu agreed, last time An Zhi Shui refused his invitation, this time he should politely decline, but he didn't have such a small mind, nor did he want to dampen An Zhi Shui's enthusiasm. An Zhi Shui was unwilling to dine alone with him, but if it were three people, then there would be no problem at all.

  Annan Xiu stood in front of the ATM, although she thought it was interesting that these people could insert a card and then take out a lot of money, but after watching for a long time, she eventually got bored and had been waiting impatiently.

  "This is our class monitor An Zhi Shui, and this is An Nan Xiu." Li Lu You introduced them to each other.

  An Zhishui looked at An Nanxiu, a girl in her early teens, who was wearing ordinary clothes but exuded an air that made An Zhishui feel uncomfortable. This was a rare experience for An Zhishui, as she always tried to treat everyone equally and not look down on others because of her family background. However, this gave her more confidence and poise. The girl's eyes and posture made An Zhishui feel like anyone standing in front of her was useless, including herself.

  Annan Xiu was also sizing up An Zhi Shui, who had hair as long as hers, but a bit shorter. She was tall, half a head taller than herself, and her arms and legs were long, like the utility poles at the entrance of the residential area... Annan Xiu deliberately used unflattering comparisons, then glanced at An Zhi Shui's prominent chest and let out a disdainful snort from her nose. Chests and all that, Princess An was never concerned about such things.

  "We all have the surname An." Although neither of them had a good first impression, An Zhi Shui still put on a big sister's demeanor and tried to make herself appear gentle and affable.

  Someone came to the ATM again, but this time it wasn't a withdrawal. Annan Xiu watched as the person put money in and then left, how interesting.

  An Zhishui felt a bit awkward, and An Nanxiu didn't even glance at her.

  "Her surname is An Nan, with a single character Xiu as her first name, and it's different from yours." Li Luyu hastily chimed in.

  An Nan Xiu still looked like a little girl, An Zhi Shui was somewhat unhappy, but she was in a good mood today, so she didn't mind and decided to invite Li Lu Yu and An Nan Xiu for dinner. An Nan Xiu didn't think she had offended An Zhi Shui at all, and followed Li Lu Yu carelessly. After all, her food, clothing, shelter, and transportation were all taken care of by Li Lu Yu, so she wouldn't bother to worry about who was paying the bill.

  An Zhishui chose a Chinese restaurant on the second floor of the pedestrian street, next to the window with a view of the street. An Nanxiu didn't get the Italian pasta and black pepper beef she had been expecting, but the iron plate beef and mushroom chicken soup were also good. She ate slowly while Li Luyu and An Zhishui chatted on the side.

  "She's a foreigner, probably from Southeast Asia or Japan, and her family background is quite good, maybe even a princess, but for some reason she's now drifting in the Mediterranean and has lost her memory, only remembering that her name is Annan Xiu, with no identification on her, so I took her in." Li Luyu explained to An Zhi Shui why Annan Xiu was living with him.

  Lee Ruo Yu had originally let An Zhi Shui believe that he was living outside not to cohabitate with his girlfriend, but An Zhi Shui didn't know that he actually was cohabitating with someone. Now that An Zhi Shui saw An Nan Xiu, Lee Ruo Yu explained it like this, and An Zhi Shui also believed him, without thinking too much about it, after all An Nan Xiu is still so young.

  Although nowadays many junior high and high school students are precocious, it's not uncommon for 14-year-old girls to become mothers, but An Zhi Shui felt that Li Luoyu wouldn't do such a thing, and having misunderstood him once was already very embarrassing.

  When she heard the topic about herself, Annan Xiu remained expressionless and continued to drink her soup. Although Li Luyu had previously told her that this was what they would say to outsiders, and at this time she should cooperate and show some sadness, but Annan Xiu didn't care about what these locals thought.

  What is going on in the minds of these aboriginal people that makes them so stubborn? Annan Xiu couldn't understand what his attendants were thinking.

  Although An Chih-shui appears to be inhumane at school, that's the dignity she must maintain as a class leader to facilitate her work. However, seeing the miserable life of this little girl, An Chih-shui still feels sympathetic and concerned. She put a chicken leg into An Nan-xiu's bowl, "Eat more, you're growing up now."

  An Nanxiu thought An Zhi Shui was hinting at something, growing taller? Isn't it just being a bit taller and having more flesh on the chest? An Nanxiu hummed and didn't say anything, gently pushed the bowl of chicken legs to one side, took another bowl filled with chicken soup, sat down and slowly drank.

  "Don't waste the chicken leg." Li Luyou, unlike An Nanxiu, wasn't picky and picked up the chicken leg to eat himself, mainly because he was afraid of embarrassing An Zhi.

  An Zhishui's face turned red as he secretly glanced at Li Luyu, who was eating with relish. Under the table, her slender and beautiful legs were tightly pressed together, her fingers constantly tapping on the bottom of the table. How could he do this? The chicken leg was picked up by her chopsticks, thinking that it was okay because An Nanxiu was a girl, but now Li Luyu was doing the same thing, wasn't it like she was feeding him? Even when serving food to his father at home, An Zhishui would always use a clean spare pair of chopsticks to pick up the food and place it in an empty bowl before presenting it to his father.

  "Disgusting." An Nanxiu finally spoke up, she was disgusted with An Zhi Shui, but Li Luyu wasn't. He didn't mind the lack of hygiene. Although at home they also shared a bowl and picked food from it, it was still different from directly picking food for someone else.

  "Eat yours." Li Luyu glared at her, and An Zhi Shui was originally more sensitive in this regard. Li Luyu's unintentional action didn't have much to do with it, but An Nanxiu's words were likely to cause trouble.

  Anqi immediately went to the restroom, feeling a bit embarrassed and flushed, wanting to calm down.

  Li Luyu felt a bit helpless. Logically speaking, everyone was no longer in their early teens, full of curiosity and resistance towards the opposite sex. They had already become more casual, and were still classmates, with a relationship that wasn't particularly close, not even enough to be considered friends. However, they were gradually getting closer, but An Zhishui was still a bit too sensitive, wasn't she? Did being with her mean having to constantly pay attention to this aspect? Was she living in the 70s or 80s, or had she simply accepted the traditional feudal education of men and women not being intimate?

  "Go buy a refrigerator early." An Nanxiu didn't have the slightest intention of destroying the subtle intimacy that was quietly building between Li Luyu and An Zhi Shui.

  "Do you not understand manners at all? If this continues, I'll have to think of a way to get you educated, otherwise you won't be able to live normally in this world." Li Luoyu treated her like a princess, serving her well, but his mindset was mainly out of responsibility and gratitude, without the true reverence that a commoner would have for a princess. More often than not, he looked at her as if she were his little sister, so seeing her being so rude, how could he not get angry?

  "I don't like this woman, you'd better not have much to do with her in the future." An Nanxiu's eyebrows were locked together, her long eyelashes raised high, and her eyes slanted to one side, looking at Li Luyu. This made An Zhi feel threatened, because Li Luyu seemed to care about her a lot. After discovering this problem, Princess Gong suddenly found that her mood had become extremely bad.

  All kinds of requests, during the new book period, there's no way around it, can't leave without everyone's support, can only write more words and speak up more, hoping everyone won't be tired of my endless requests.