Chapter 90

Yang Jingxing returned home around one in the afternoon and first went to Fu's barbecue for a look. The boss was already starting to pack up. Seeing Yang Jingxing, he thought he was there to eat and quickly set up a table again.

Yang Jingxing said it wasn't necessary and said goodbye when he noticed Fu Feirong wasn't there. The boss's wife reported that the computer had been bought for over 6,000 yuan, and she had also gotten a small electric scooter for Fu Feirong to make her trips easier.

Yang Jingxing said, "You should still pick her up; it's not safe at night."

The boss's wife said, "She doesn't want to be picked up... It's all on the main road, so it's fine. She knows a lot of people over there, all important ones."

On Monday morning, Yang Jingxing spent a long time in the library. Later, he received a call from He Peiyuan, asking him to go to the North Building. Inside Room 306, six girls were waiting: He Peiyuan, Wang Rui, Qi Qingnuo, Shao Fangjie, Yu Xinting, and An Xin.

Yang Jingxing asked, "Grouping, continue? Three on three?"

Wang Rui said, "We didn't have enough fun last night. Continue tonight?"

Yang Jingxing said, "You continue. I'll go to the bar tonight."

Shao Fangjie worried, "Who will protect us?"

Wang Rui said, "We'll all go to Huīhuáng."

Qi Qingnuo said, "Nian Qing and I went there yesterday... When did you get home?"

Yang Jingxing said, "Around one."

Shao Fangjie said, "I saw your car at seven."

He Peiyuan said, "I didn't get up until nine."

Yang Jingxing asked Yu Xinting, "Going to find Panpan tonight?"

Yu Xinting nodded.

Yang Jingxing asked again, "Want to eat grilled fish?"

Yu Xinting nodded again.

Yang Jingxing said, "Let's meet at six. I'll go upstairs first."

Wang Rui said, "You don't have to be so eager. We haven't finished talking."

Yang Jingxing said, "Go on, then."

The girls looked at each other, and Shao Fangjie suddenly laughed, "Are you a boyfriend and a bodyguard?"

Yang Jingxing asked, "Who wants to be my girlfriend?"

Wang Rui scolded, "You're so boring... Really, have you learned this?"

Yang Jingxing said, "Instinctive impulse, let's not talk about this."

He Peiyuan continued, "How many people did you hit? I only saw two."

Yang Jingxing explained, "I'm usually very gentle. Didn't you think so? Yesterday was just a momentary impulse. Everyone makes mistakes."

The girls laughed, and He Peiyuan said, "You did a good job. We all cheered for you!"

Shao Fangjie said, "I was actually a bit scared at the time."

Wang Rui said, "Yu Xinting was the most scared. We were all fine, didn't even cry."

Yu Xinting turned around, her back to everyone. Qi Qingnuo scolded Wang Rui, "What's your point?"

Wang Rui pulled Yu Xinting's shoulder, "Just joking."

Yang Jingxing said, "I think you're the only one who still looks like a girl in this group. I almost cried."

Yu Xinting laughed, then turned back, "I'm just timid."

Yang Jingxing asked, "Where's Chai Litian? I want to learn the flute from her."

Qi Qingnuo said, "I'll give you her number."

Then Yang Jingxing went upstairs and started playing the flute. It was almost lunchtime when Yu Xinting and An Xin came up to invite him, Yu Xinting as usual bringing an apple.

After lunch, Yang Jingxing called Chai Litian and asked when she was free to teach him for free. Chai Litian happened to be free and spent the whole afternoon with Yang Jingxing. As a thank you, Yang Jingxing invited Chai Litian to dinner, and she agreed.

When they met, Chai Litian told Qi Qingnuo, "He really learns fast."

Yang Jingxing said, "It's because of the good teacher."

Wang Rui said, "She said the same about me."

Shao Fangjie calculated, "Hey, about half of Room 306 are your students now."

Yang Jingxing laughed, "Alright, let's make today a thank-you dinner."

Wang Rui said, "It's a bit early, you haven't graduated yet."

Yang Jingxing sat in the car with An Xin, Yu Xinting, and Chai Litian. Wang Rui, Qi Qingnuo, He Peiyuan, and Shao Fangjie took a taxi. The group of eight arrived at Fu's barbecue, and the growing crowd surprised the boss's wife, hoping Yang Jingxing would continue to pay the bill.

Fortunately, the only large round table was empty, and the eight of them squeezed in, with the girls ordering dishes. After a while, Fu Feirong arrived, and Yu Xinting invited her to join them.

Yang Jingxing said, "You treated me last time, I haven't returned the favor yet."

Fu Feirong's sister-in-law said, "Sit down, help us with the dishes."

The unfamiliar ones introduced themselves. Chai Litian and Shao Fangjie both said they had heard of Fu Feirong, praising her singing. Fu Feirong was quite embarrassed.

Qi Qingnuo said, "Really, you're getting more and more famous."

After dinner, they prepared to leave. Some hailed a taxi, some got in the car. Fu Feirong pushed her electric scooter and told everyone to go ahead. Yu Xinting was delighted, "I can ride it too."

Yang Jingxing said, "Let her try."

Yu Xinting took the electric scooter and rode for a while, looking very happy.

Qi Qingnuo said in the taxi, "We'll go first."

Yang Jingxing called Yu Xinting to get in the car and reminded Fu Feirong to be careful.

It was not yet eight when they arrived at the bar, but it was Christmas, and there were already many people. Qi Dawei was delighted to see Yang Jingxing, "I got you some lyrics, see if they work?"

Two sheets of paper, handwritten, the handwriting was messy but beautiful. It was written according to Yang Jingxing's requirements, with alternating rhymes, forming a longer poem. The content was about youth, ideals, and love... essentially, the more poetic part of life. The language was beautiful but scattered, without a clear theme, which might limit the melody.

But Yang Jingxing kept saying it was good, and Yu Xinting and the others also expressed admiration. Shao Fangjie said, "It must have been written by a woman." The feminine touch was indeed strong.

Looking at the signature, Yang Jingxing asked Qi Dawei, "Who is Jian Yu?"

Qi Dawei laughed, "Use it if it's suitable."

Yang Jingxing asked, "What's the price?"

Qi Dawei said, "No price, just use it if it works."

Yang Jingxing said, "That's not the rule."

Qi Qingnuo laughed, "It's my mom's pen name."

Yang Jingxing was surprised, "Really, no charge? I can't afford it anyway."

Qi Dawei said, "I asked a few people, none were suitable. She was idle anyway, so she revised some of her old poems and combined them."

Yang Jingxing asked, "Has it been published?"

Qi Qingnuo said, "Only in our home."

Yang Jingxing held the two sheets of paper, "I feel a bit of pressure, such good poetry." He asked Qi Dawei, "Where's your wife? I want to thank her in person."

Qi Dawei said it wasn't necessary. He Peiyuan laughed and asked Qi Qingnuo, "Are you his niece?"

Qi Qingnuo scolded Yang Jingxing, "No taking advantage of me in person!"

Yang Jingxing comforted her, "Good girl, Uncle will buy you candy."

Wang Rui laughed, "The weird uncle is here, run fast."

Yu Xinting laughed, "Weird uncle..."

Wang Rui threatened, "Weird uncles like little girls the most."

Yu Xinting was really scared and hid behind An Xin.

Yang Jingxing was treating, so the girls ordered without hesitation. Wang Rui was the first to act, "Weird uncle, cheers, stop staring, okay."

Yang Jingxing folded the lyrics and put them in his pocket, calling everyone, "Come, Uncle wishes you happiness and joy."

The girls laughed and clinked glasses with Yang Jingxing one by one. Qi Qingnuo pursued Wang Rui's responsibility, "Do you still think you're a little girl or that he's too old?"

Wang Rui acted cute, "I'm a little girl."

Qi Qingnuo didn't care about hurting her pride, "Old woman, you can't even pretend."

Wang Rui played with her shoulder-length hair, "I want to braid my hair."

Qi Qingnuo asked, "Do you have a grudge against our bar?"

Chai Litian said to Yu Xinting, "You can do it."

Yu Xinting, with a ponytail, shook her head. Qi Qingnuo was excited, "Come, let's play a game. Whoever is chosen has to braid their hair."

Wang Rui wasn't afraid, "What about you, two pigtails?"

Qi Qingnuo wasn't afraid, "I'll accept the challenge."

He Peiyuan asked, "What about the weird uncle?"

Yang Jingxing wasn't afraid, "Whatever you want."

Qi Qingnuo started the game, and the nursery rhyme led to Wang Rui being chosen. Wang Rui refused, saying it was a rigged game, and they needed a new method. So Qi Qingnuo found two dice, and Yang Jingxing was the second player, with the dice rolling clockwise, regardless of fairness.

The first roll was a three and a four, and the count landed on Shao Fangjie. Shao Fangjie had a short bob, and Wang Rui quickly pinned her down. Chai Litian provided two hair ties, and Shao Fangjie's head was adorned with two thick pigtails, sticking out awkwardly.

The group burst into laughter. To avoid too much disruption, they agreed to play two rounds before allowing restoration. Shao Fangjie, after seeing herself in the mirror, was eager to start the next round, which led to Qi Qingnuo's misfortune.

Finding a few hair ties was easy for this group of girls. Qi Qingnuo didn't resist, letting Wang Rui pull and tug at her carefully styled hair, finally managing to create two short pigtails.

Yu Xinting laughed so hard she leaned on Yang Jingxing.

Next, it was Yu Xinting's turn. She was surrounded by An Xin, and the task of making her look silly was given to An Xin. An Xin wasn't in a rush, telling the others to continue while she slowly worked on Yu Xinting.

The others watched as An Xin undid Yu Xinting's ponytail, slowly parted her hair, and even took out a comb. This was more interesting than watching someone look silly, and Chai Litian and Shao Fangjie quickly joined in.

Yang Jingxing stepped back, letting the girls braid Yu Xinting's hair. It seemed An Xin was an expert, earning praise, but everyone still pitched in to help.

Yu Xinting didn't move, letting her friends do as they pleased. Wang Rui exclaimed, "Wow, you can even braid braids?" It seemed few girls knew how to do this anymore.

Chai Litian squeezed in on Yu Xinting's right, taking out a comb, "I'll learn." Yu Xinting's head became a teaching model.

After ten minutes, An Xin finally finished one side. The girls gasped, "So cute, so pure, so little girl..."

The girls stepped back to let Yang Jingxing see. Yu Xinting's right side was still loose, but the left side was neatly braided into a braid. Her hair wasn't very long or thick, so the braid wasn't thick, tied with a red hair tie, hanging down to her collarbone.

Yu Xinting laughed bravely, looking at Yang Jingxing, ready to be teased. Yang Jingxing looked for a while and said to An Xin, "You're in trouble, you'll be braiding all night."

Chai Litian couldn't wait to see the result, "This side, this side!"

Yang Jingxing saw Sister Ran and went to greet her. Fu Feirong also arrived, and Yang Jingxing asked about her situation. Fu Feirong was ambitious, learning the electronic keyboard on her own, and even more impressively, she realized the benefits of learning music theory for her singing.

It looked like the evening would be lively, so Yang Jingxing asked Fu Feirong to prepare. When he returned to his seat, he couldn't take his eyes off Yu Xinting, who looked embarrassed.

With two braids hanging in front of her shoulders, Yu Xinting looked like a completely different person. How could she change so much? Her round face and round eyes stood out even more.

Yang Jingxing looked around and asked, "Where's Yu Xinting? Where did she go?"

An Xin proudly said, "Isn't it beautiful?"

Yang Jingxing asked, "First time braiding today?"

An Xin said, "Tried it once in the dorm, but she didn't want to go out."

Yang Jingxing criticized Yu Xinting, "That's not right of you."

Yu Xinting, embarrassed, touched the ends of her braids, "I used to braid my hair when I was little."

Chai Litian was envious, "You look so pure."

Wang Rui called out, "Ah, I want to touch, want to hug you."

Yang Jingxing said, "I want to sit opposite."

With Yu Xinting's ponytail braided, the game lost its appeal, and Qi Qingnuo and Shao Fangjie also restored their hair to its original state.

He Peiyuan was envious, taking off her hair accessories, and after combing her hair, she asked An Xin for help. Of course, she couldn't just copy, so she got a large braid in the back, as her hair was longer.

The girls started discussing hairstyles, and Yang Jingxing could only listen. When He Peiyuan's braid was done, Yang Jingxing praised it. Unfortunately, He Peiyuan's braid was best seen from the back or side, unlike Yu Xinting's front view.

Yang Jingxing kept glancing at Yu Xinting, and they made eye contact a few times, both laughing. Wang Rui suddenly gestured at Qi Qingnuo's chest, "Two for you, to look pure."

Shao Fangjie said, "There are fake braids."

Qi Qingnuo scoffed, "I'm crazy."

After a while, Fu Feirong started singing. Yang Jingxing and the others were sitting a bit far away but listened carefully and applauded enthusiastically.

Around ten, the girls had to go home or back to school. Qi Qingnuo, while seeing them off, asked Yang Jingxing, "When will the new song be out?"

Yang Jingxing said, "In a week."

Qi Qingnuo said, "For the semester exhibition?"

Yang Jingxing said, "Not this one, sorry to your sister-in-law."

Qi Qingnuo laughed, "How was the weird uncle last night?"

Yang Jingxing said, "Nothing special."

Qi Qingnuo said, "Do you know the people with Tao Meng?"

Yang Jingxing shook his head, "No, they're friends introduced by her father."

Qi Qingnuo asked, "What about New Year's Day?"

Yang Jingxing said, "My mom is coming, I'll be with her."

Qi Qingnuo laughed, "Yu Xinting says you look like your mom?"

Yang Jingxing said, "She's much prettier than me."

In the car, Yu Xinting sat in the front, and the other five squeezed in the back. After dropping them off at school, Yang Jingxing went to Room 402.

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