Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 218 - 217: The Focus of Everyone (3 more)

Chapter 218: Chapter 217: The Focus of Everyone (3 more)

"Sisi, let’s go get food from the school cafeteria." In the girls’ dormitory at No. 3 Middle School, a few girls planned to go to the school cafeteria together, arm in arm.

Xu Sisi lay on her bed, her lips dry as she made a dismissive gesture, weakly waving them off, "You go ahead, I’m not going."

Seeing that she wouldn’t join, the other girls didn’t insist.

Once everyone left, Xu Sisi rummaged through her backpack and pulled out two corn cakes before getting down from her bed to pour herself a cup of hot water.

She ate the dry corn cakes and sipped the hot water,

but no matter how much she ate, it just didn’t taste right.

It wasn’t that Xu Sisi was picky, she’d been eating corn cakes for almost a week now, and they had no flavor left.

Her stomach growled, and Xu Sisi whimpered, "My poor tummy, I’ve wronged you, stop making a fuss, be good, please."

As she spoke, Xu Sisi rubbed her stomach and climbed back into bed, taking out textbooks to immerse herself in a frenzy of studying.

She had to study hard, only then could she make something of herself and not live in hardship.

After ten minutes,

Wuwuwu... her stomach was still terribly hungry.

What to do, there were only three corn cakes left in her backpack, and she had to hold out for three more days before she could go home.

How had she carelessly lost her money?

The thought of the three lost dollars made Xu Sisi’s heart ache terribly.

Those were her living expenses.

The more Xu Sisi thought about it, the more upset she got, hugging her textbooks tightly and mangling them in frustration.

Just then, the door to the dormitory was pushed open, and in came a boy, the school’s hygiene inspector.

Xu Sisi recognized him; he was a classmate from her grade.

Seeing the boy enter made Xu Sisi immediately sit up in a restrained manner, "Hey, Shao Dongdong, what are you doing, don’t you know you’re supposed to knock on the door?"

Usually, hygiene inspections were conducted by a male and female together, but today there was only Shao Dongdong. Xu Sisi’s imagination went wild, and she hastily grabbed her blanket to shield herself, protecting her chest with her hands.

"You you you... you wouldn’t..."

Shao Dongdong’s face was full of embarrassment; in his excitement, he had forgotten to knock.

Realizing Xu Sisi’s actions, he belatedly understood and was stunned as well.

Did he look like someone so bold?

Ah, no, did he look like a bad person?

But indeed, he was in the wrong this time, so Shao Dongdong said nothing and quickly turned around, "Um, I have something to tell you, there’s someone downstairs looking for you."

"Looking for me?" Xu Sisi dropped her blanket, poking her head out from the bed, "Who is it?"

Remembering the pretty girl he’d seen downstairs, Shao Dongdong’s face flushed, "I don’t know, I didn’t ask, but it’s a very pretty girl."

"A very pretty girl?" Xu Sisi frowned, the only person she knew who could be described as very pretty was her cousin sister.

But why would her cousin sister come to look for her here? Could it be that something happened at home?

Xu Sisi was alarmed and leaped out of bed, slipped on her canvas shoes, and dashed out, stirring up a gust of wind with her speed.

Not only did she stir up a gust of wind, but she also sent Shao Dongdong crashing to the ground.

Shao Dongdong exclaimed as he watched Xu Sisi’s rapidly vanishing back, dumbfounded.

Indeed, this was the legendary heroine with the black face; her strength was truly formidable.

After leaving Yuexiang Primary School, Sister Niannian headed straight for No. 3 Middle School. She spoke to the gatekeeper, signed her name, and got in without trouble.

Seeing there was only one girls’ dormitory building, Sister Niannian made her way there, where she happened to meet the helpful Shao Dongdong.

The moment Shao Dongdong heard that Sister Niannian was looking for Xu Sisi, he immediately eagerly went to find her.

Worried that something had happened at home, Xu Sisi had rushed out without even combing her hair, her messy bird’s nest of hair sticking up in all directions.

Seeing Sister Niannian, Xu Sisi quickly ran up to her, grabbing her hand, "Sister Niannian, has something happened to Mom and Dad?"

Xu Sisi looked anxious.

Startled by the sudden grasp and seeing her wild hairdo, Sister Niannian almost responded with a counter-grab.

Fortunately, she recognized this was Xu Sisi.

"Why did you come out looking like that?" Sister Niannian laughed.

This cousin of hers really didn’t care about her appearance at all.

Still anxious, Xu Sisi said, "Sister Niannian, just tell me, has something happened to Mom and Dad?"

Sister Niannian, at a loss, fumbled with Xu Sisi’s disheveled hair, "Calm down, why the panic? Your parents are fine."

"Oh."

Hearing that her parents were fine, Xu Sisi suddenly became lethargic.

"Sister Niannian, why did you suddenly come to find me? Is there something wrong?" Xu Sisi asked.

"Do I need a reason to come see you?" Xu Niannian asked with a chuckle.

Xu Sisi ruffled her hair: "Not really, it’s just you never come looking for me without one."

That seemed about right.

Xu Niannian fell silent, then explained with a smile, "Our family has moved into the county town, we’re now on Nanshui Road, not far from your school. Your uncle and aunt are also around here, and I just came to tell you that if you’re free this weekend, come over and hang out."

Xu Sisi was still in shock, her mouth agape: "Your whole family moved to the county town?"

Xu Niannian nodded: "Yes, we moved yesterday. Come and visit when you have time, our shop is at No. 241 Daxing Street."

Xu Sisi knew Xu Niannian had a shop in the county town, but she didn’t know where it was and had never asked.

She had thought it was just a stall like the ones outside the school entrance; she never expected them to move to town so quickly.

Xu Sisi was suddenly filled with envy.

"Sister Niannian, you’re so capable," Xu Sisi said admiringly. Daxing Street was a main thoroughfare, so they must have opened some kind of restaurant instead of the street stall she had imagined.

The last time she visited Xu Niannian’s house, Xu Sisi had eaten her cooking and found it incredibly delicious, drooling every time she remembered it.

She suspected they had opened a restaurant.

Thinking of food, Xu Sisi’s stomach instantly heeded the call, emitting a supportive "gurgle gurgle gurgle."

Xu Sisi immediately felt terribly awkward, covering her stomach and giggling sheepishly.

Xu Niannian paused: "Have you not eaten yet?"

"Er... I have," Xu Sisi admitted somewhat embarrassedly: "But I have a big appetite, it wasn’t enough."

"What did you have?" Xu Niannian asked incredulously. How could she still be hungry after eating?

Xu Sisi, incapable of lying, gave a full account: "Two corn cakes."

After speaking, her face flushed.

Xu Niannian was helpless and, seeing Xu Sisi’s embarrassed expression, guessed she might be out of money.

The corn cakes must have been made by her grandma; they were always about the size of a palm and very thin.

Such snacks were merely nibbles and would never suffice as a meal.

"Two corn cakes are not going to fill you up. The school cafeteria hasn’t closed yet, right? Come on, I’ll go with you. I haven’t had lunch yet either, let’s eat together."

At the mention of food, Xu Sisi’s eyes lit up.

"Eh, sure."

The two headed to the school cafeteria together.

Undoubtedly, Xu Niannian’s arrival caused a stir. The boys and girls still dining in the cafeteria looked over at her instinctively.

And they didn’t just look once. Xu Sisi quickly grew impatient, waving her hand dismissively: "Go on, get back to what you were doing, stop staring."

Xu Sisi’s reputation as the ’Black-faced Heroine’ at school had its origins.

Not to mention her penchant for standing up for the underdog, her punches were heavy, often too much for the boys to handle.

So, at her command, everyone, not wishing to cause trouble, obediently shifted their gaze but still sneakily looked at Xu Niannian.

Seeing Xu Sisi’s domineering side, Xu Niannian laughed and gave her a thumbs up.

"Impressive."

"Naturally," Xu Sisi said proudly.

The two lined up together, and Xu Niannian paid for their food, opting for two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes.

Xu Niannian, being in the front, paid for both.

Xu Sisi deeply felt the cafeteria uncle’s bias.

The meat dishes for Xu Niannian almost toppled over with generosity, while for her, the large ladle trembled several times before finally letting a few pieces of meat fall on her plate.

Angered, Xu Sisi’s face swelled with indignation as she complained sullenly, "Uncle, you’re playing favorites."

Cafeteria Uncle: "Next."

And to make matters worse, when he saw Xu Sisi still standing there, he said disgruntledly, "Don’t block the way."

Xu Sisi: "..."

"Hmph, I’m so mad."

Once at the table, Xu Sisi huffed loudly, grabbed a piece of meat and chewed furiously, "These pedestrian, smelly men."

Oh, her meat... it was so heartbreaking.

Xu Niannian chuckled and offered some of her meat to Xu Sisi: "Here, eat up."

After eating, Xu Sisi had over an hour before class, and she would usually head back to the dormitory for a nap.

But with Xu Niannian there, she decided to devote her time to her cousin.

Unfortunately, Xu Niannian also had things to take care of, and before leaving, she gave Xu Sisi ten yuan.

"Take this for now, come find me this weekend when you’re off."