So, this morning when she got to school, she frantically caught up on her homework for the first time. Seeing that the class representative had already started collecting assignments, her palms began to sweat with anxiety.
Finally managing to finish her homework just before class, Mianmian let out a long sigh of relief, having finally submitted her assignment.
Seeing her like this, Qian Xiaoguo said with schadenfreude, "Look at how anxious you were. You're inexperienced with catching up on homework, aren't you? You need to learn from me! I'm much more skilled at it than you are!"
Mianmian smacked Qian Xiaoguo on the back and scolded, "How dare you say that?"
Qian Xiaoguo chuckled dryly and said, "It's true, isn't it? That's why my grades have never been as good as yours."
"If you know that, then hurry up and start your morning reading," Mianmian said, quickly taking out her English textbook to begin the session.
There was quite a gap in grades between Mianmian and Qian Xiaoguo. Mianmian could rank in the top three of the grade, while Qian Xiaoguo was in the top three hundred. Therefore, Qian Xiaoguo genuinely admired Jiang Mianmian, mainly because she was very disciplined, unlike herself. Sometimes, she would secretly play small games.
She knew that Jiang Mianmian would not play until she finished her homework and reviewed the learned material.
On this point alone, the gap between them was huge.
While Mianmian was doing her morning reading, she noticed Qian Xiaoguo replying to messages on her phone. She asked, "Who are you talking to?"
"A new friend I met this morning. He's a transfer student, and he's really handsome. He asked me for directions this morning, and later I found out he's terrible with directions. So, I took him there. He said he wants to treat me to lunch at noon to thank me," Qian Xiaoguo explained, her tone a little shy.
Jiang Mianmian frowned at her, "Do you like him?"
"How could I? I've only known him for less than half a day. I just think he's really handsome and incredibly gentle. When he smiled at me, I felt like my heart was about to burst," Qian Xiaoguo's cheeks flushed.
Jiang Mianmian didn't believe her. Judging by Qian Xiaoguo's expression, she had clearly developed a crush on the boy. "Qian Xiaoguo, I'm warning you. You're only in junior high. You shouldn't be in a relationship before you're an adult."
"What do you mean relationship? You're exaggerating. I just think he's handsome, nothing more," Qian Xiaoguo said, sounding a bit guilty.
"I hope so. Regardless, you need to focus on your studies and not think about all that nonsense, understood?" Jiang Mianmian warned her earnestly.
"Okay, I understand," Qian Xiaoguo immediately nodded in agreement, then asked weakly, "Can I have lunch with him today?"
Jiang Mianmian: "..."
Jiang Mianmian could see that Qian Xiaoguo wanted to go. They were good friends, but she couldn't really control Qian Xiaoguo's actions, so in the end, she could only tell her to make her own decision.
Qian Xiaoguo eventually decided to go. She felt that she merely had a good impression of the transfer student, not that she was in a relationship. Having lunch wouldn't be a problem.
Qian Xiaoguo asked Jiang Mianmian to go with her, but Mianmian refused, saying she should go by herself.
Qian Xiaoguo asked if she was angry, and Mianmian shook her head. "I'm not angry, I just think he's thanking you, so it's not appropriate for me to go. You go by yourself, and I'll just eat something simple for lunch."
At noon, as soon as class ended, Qian Xiaoguo eagerly ran off, eager to have lunch with her new transfer student friend. Mianmian sighed with a hint of helplessness, feeling that this transfer student was not a good new friend for Qian Xiaoguo.
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