Siheyuan: Cooking journey

Enjoying the scenery along the way, the tram quickly arrived near the library.

He Yuzhu got off the car and went to the library to return the books he had borrowed before, and then leisurely began to look for new reading materials.

The library is open to everyone, no matter who you are, you can come in and read.

However, if you want to borrow a book, you have to register it with your ID, and you can only borrow a maximum of five books at a time, and they are only ordinary books.

Whenever He Yuzhu comes to the library, he usually picks out a few books that interest him and borrows them home to read slowly.

Then, he would pick up a book at random and read it, just to broaden his horizons, while keeping an eye on the time to make sure he could catch the last trolleybus home.

This time was no exception. After selecting the books he wanted to borrow, he picked up one at random and "gained experience points" while flipping through it.

His reading skills have reached level 4, which allows He Yuzhu to concentrate on any book he reads and remember the general content.

Soon, he was completely immersed in the sea of ​​books and forgot the passage of time.

not far away,

Ran Qiuye was looking at him with curiosity.

There were a lot of people reading in the library, but He Yuzhu looked different.

Everyone else was dressed appropriately, except him, who was in work clothes.

It doesn't mean you can't come to the library in work clothes.

It’s just that everyone who comes here has a certain level of cultural literacy. Even if they are doing the hardest work, they will change into clean clothes before coming here to read.

If it was just because of this, Ran Qiuye would at most look at He Yuzhui in surprise, but would not feel curious.

What really aroused her curiosity was that when she first met him, he was concentrating on reading a foreign language book, and that concentration showed that he could indeed understand the contents of the book.

This in itself is not surprising;

After all, it is not uncommon to find people who can speak foreign languages. For Ran Qiuye, who is about to graduate from a normal university, this is not surprising.

But if you combine these two points - a big, strong-looking man in work clothes, a little rough, reading a foreign language book, it seems a little unusual.

Therefore, He Yuzhu left a deep impression on Ran Qiuye, for no other reason than that she simply felt that he was a little special.

In the next two months, Ran Qiuye met him several more times in the library.

Every time he read foreign books in different languages, his concentration also proved that he was able to understand the contents.

As a result, Ran Qiuye had a deeper impression of him, and was also curious about how he could know so many foreign languages.

Since you know so many languages, why don't you become a teacher instead of a worker?

Ran Qiuye was both curious and puzzled about this. Despite this, she did not think of taking the initiative to get to know him, but her impression became more and more profound.

He Yuzhu didn't know that someone was silently watching him. After finishing reading a book, he looked at the clock on the wall of the library. He felt that it was about time, so he took the selected book and left the library to catch the last trolleybus.

Seeing him leave, Ran Qiuye hesitated for a moment and then stood up as well.

What made her even more curious was that the two of them were riding the same trolleybus.

But every time, she got off the bus first, and she had no idea where the person who impressed her would get off.

It didn't take long before the trolleybus slowly came over.

There were not many passengers on the bus. He Yuzhu had just boarded the bus and was about to find a seat when the conductor came over.

"If you have a monthly ticket, please show it for inspection. If you don't have a monthly ticket, please buy a ticket..."

He Yuzhu took out ten cents and bought a ticket.

Ran Qiuye, who followed closely behind, seemed a little flustered, holding a book in one hand and groping in his pocket anxiously with the other.

“Buy tickets, buy tickets.”

The conductor's eyes were fixed on Ran Qiuye.

"My monthly pass may have been lost..."

Ran Qiuye explained nervously.

"Please buy a ticket if your monthly pass is lost."

"I, I forgot to bring my wallet when I went out..."

Ran Qiuye lowered her head in shame. She just came to borrow a few books and thought she wouldn't need any money, so she didn't bring any. She didn't expect that her monthly pass would be lost.

"Get off at the next stop."

The conductor looked her over and said nothing.

Ran Qiuye's cheeks couldn't help but feel hot. She had never encountered such a situation before and seemed at a loss.

Almost instinctively, she looked at He Yuzhu, the only person in the car who looked somewhat familiar.

After a slight hesitation, Ran Qiuye stepped forward nervously and said:

"Hello, I'm a student at Women's Normal University. Can you lend me a dime? We can meet at the library at the agreed time and I'll return it to you. If you don't believe me, I can temporarily leave these books I borrowed with you as collateral."

There weren't many passengers on the bus.

He Yuzhu heard the conversation between Ran Qiuye and the conductor clearly. He didn't want to intervene. This kind of thing happened countless times every day, and he couldn't control it.

The only thing that confused him was that this pretty girl with a bookish air in front of him gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

"No need for books. I'll go to the library in three days."

He Yuzhu glanced at her and bought a ticket for her.

Compared to losing a library book, a dime is really nothing.

Since the other party had asked for help, He Yuzhu did not refuse.

Thinking back, he remembered seeing this girl in the library, no wonder she looked familiar.

"Thank you. I will definitely return it to you in three days."

Ran Qiuye's cheeks flushed and she thanked him gratefully.

It was the first time she encountered such a situation and she felt very embarrassed, but she was also particularly grateful to He Yuzhu for not rejecting her request.

"You're welcome."

He Yuzhu didn't think this was a big deal, nor did he take the opportunity to get close to the man. Instead, he turned his gaze to the outside of the car window.

At this time, the sun has set and the sky is getting darker. Every household starts to make fires and cook, making the sky seem even darker.

Ran Qiuye stood there without looking for a seat. Seeing that He Yuzhu didn't say much and just looked out the window, she felt relieved for some reason.

She didn't expect that their first conversation would be about borrowing money to buy tickets. She felt very awkward and didn't know how to continue the topic.

He Yuzhu looked out the window and diverted her attention. She thought this was the best way.

The tram passed several stops and arrived at the station where she got off.

Ran Qiuye hesitated for a moment and said goodbye politely.

He Yuzhu nodded, said nothing more, and watched her get off the car.

The trolleybus started again and slowly drove away.

Ran Qiuye looked at the tram going away and couldn't help but touch her still hot cheeks.

I lost my monthly pass and borrowed money from strangers.

Recalling what had just happened, she still felt a little dazed and even regretted her impulsive behavior.

How embarrassing it would be if the other party didn't lend it to her.

Just imagining that scene makes me feel ashamed.

Ran Qiuye picked up a book and fanned herself.

She decided that if she encountered such a situation again, she would rather walk home.

Just as she was thinking this, she found a monthly ticket floating between the pages of the book.

"..."