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Zhang Xiuyan hung up the phone and told Yuan Ning what Mr. Zhang said.He didn't call Yuan Ning, but wrote Yuan Ning the number and let Yuan Ning make up his own mind.

Yuan Ning took the number and waited until noon to dial it. As soon as he spoke there, he knew it was Teacher Qi from the activity class.Teacher Qi was very happy when he knew it was Yuan Ning, and told Yuan Ning the content of the event: They need to sell the melon seeds produced by the school at the food festival, replace them with quilts and send them to the shelters in the city, so that the homeless wanderers They can have a warm winter.Each teacher will bring two to three "little assistants", and Teacher Qi said that Yuan Ning can follow her.

Yuan Ning said: "I, I need to discuss it with my elder brother first."

Teacher Qi said softly: "It's okay, you can come if it's inconvenient." Ever since Ying Shaorong made such a fuss, many people knew that Yuan Ning had a special background.Being born in a family like Zhang's was already difficult enough, but Yuan Ning was still adopted, so it was even more difficult.

Yuan Ning thanked Teacher Qi, then looked at Zhang Xiuyan who was beside him, hesitating and not knowing what to say.

Zhang Xiuyan said, "Want to go?"

Yuan Ning's eyes lit up, and he nodded.

Zhang Xiuyan said: "Then go."

Zhang Xiuyan took Yuan Ning home one day in advance, and sent Yuan Ning to school the next day.Teacher Qi was very happy to see Yuan Ning. He let Yuan Ning and the other two assistants know each other, and led them to cook melon seeds. Different flavors of melon seeds require different seasonings. They all looked very serious.

The cooking process takes a long time, and the three of Yuan Ning followed Mr. Qi to draw signs and advertisements. Mr. Qi drew the outlines, and they were responsible for filling in the colors.Yuan Ning was next to another girl. He took a look at the girl's high ponytail and thought it looked familiar.When the two of them painted the same square, the girl whispered, "You don't remember me?"

Yuan Ning was stunned, and said, "I feel like I've seen you before." He thought for a while, "Is it the day of the entrance exam? You scolded that person for me." The son of the coal mine boss is fat, Yuan Ning The impression is still quite deep.At that time, two people stepped forward and helped him scold the little fat man. One of them was Ying Shaorong, and the other was this girl.Teacher Qi said just now that this girl is called Hao Xiaolan, and Lan refers to the fog in the mountains, a nice name.

Hao Xiaolan boasted: "You are still so quiet, but you do things quickly and well. Ying Shaorong said nonsense about you that day, I know what he said is not true! Wow, this color is so beautiful, Ningning, how did you adjust it? "

Yuan Ning pointed to the three colors in the palette: "Mix them together and it will come out." He was not used to being praised, "My sister taught me."

Hao Xiaolan pestered Yuan Ning to ask him to teach her to match a beautiful color, and the two of them gradually talked more and more.The other child, Song Xingchen, was immersed in coloring. When Yuan Ning and Hao Xiaolan were talking, he stopped silently and listened to Yuan Ning's coloring.

After Teacher Qi finished his busy work, he came over to see that the three of Yuan Ning were already very familiar with each other. Hao Xiaolan was the one who talked the most, and Song Xingchen would occasionally interject a few words. Say what you know.Their "signboard" has been painted, and the color tone is much better than Teacher Qi expected. It is conspicuous and harmonious, and Teacher Qi is very satisfied.

The boiled melon seeds need to be fried.

After frying, Teacher Qi asked Yuan Ning and the others to help pick out the broken melon seeds, and then packed them into small bags for sale when the food festival started tomorrow.After the busy work, it was already dark, and the parents came to pick them up one after another.

Naturally, Zhang Xiuyan also arrived on time.He got out of the car and was about to go to the school to pick up people, when he saw Teacher Qi leading three children out, Yuan Ning was surrounded in the middle, Song Xingchen was on the left, and Hao Xiaolan was on the right.Hao Xiaolan seemed to like Yuan Ning very much. After seeing her family, she hugged Yuan Ning reluctantly, and boldly kissed Yuan Ning on the cheek: "See you tomorrow!"

Yuan Ning: "..."

Zhang Xiuyan walked forward with a blank expression.

Yuan Ning: "..."

Zhang Xiuyan took Yuan Ning's hand, thanked Teacher Qi, and led Yuan Ning into the car.The atmosphere in the car was weird, Yuan Ning glanced at Zhang Xiuyan, feeling that Zhang Xiuyan's expression was not very good.He looked out of the car and found that Hao Xiaolan's car was passing by, and Hao Xiaolan was waving goodbye to him happily.

Yuan Ning could only wave his hand at her.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Yuan Ning felt that the surrounding temperature seemed to be much lower.He looked at Zhang Xiuyan and was finally sure, the elder brother was not happy, the elder brother was angry!Yuan Ning shouted: "Brother..."

Zhang Xiuyan said, "Do you know what puppy love means?"

Yuan Ning shook his head hastily, and looked at Zhang Xiuyan blankly.What does puppy love mean?Why did the eldest brother suddenly mention it?

Zhang Xiuyan said: "Starting a relationship with a girl before you are young and unable to take responsibility for your actions is called puppy love." He seriously fulfilled his duties as a "parent" and issued a stern warning to Yuan Ning , "The children of our Zhang family are not allowed to fall in love early."

Yuan Ning was even more at a loss: "Does the elder brother mean that you can't be friends with girls?"

"No," Zhang Xiuyan said with a straight face, "you can't let others kiss and hug you casually. Do you like being kissed and hugged by girls very much?"

"I don't like it!" Yuan Ning shook his head.In fact, he was not used to Hao Xiaolan's enthusiasm, but Hao Xiaolan said that her father was a diplomat and could often meet foreigners. This is a very common etiquette for foreigners.

Yuan Ning told Zhang Xiuyan what Hao Xiaolan said.

Zhang Xiuyan didn't believe this kind of nonsense, there was another child beside him, and he didn't see that little girl kissing and hugging that child.It was clearly because Yuan Ning was cute and wanted to take advantage of Yuan Ning!He had to keep Yuan Ning vigilant, don't be fooled by others—children these days are all ghosts and ghosts, and they have a lot of thoughts.Zhang Xiuyan said: "You are not a foreigner, so you don't need to learn the etiquette of foreigners."

Yuan Ning nodded obediently.He made inferences: "Can't big brother just kiss and hug casually?" Kissing good night and saying goodbye seems to be the etiquette of foreigners!

Zhang Xiuyan: "..."

Zhang Xiuyan said, "It's different."

Driver Li couldn't help but secretly laughed.He has driven the Zhang family for several years. Although he does not know the temper of the Zhang family well, he has also seen Zhang Xiuyan avoid Ms. Xue's "love kiss".Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiuyan would say the answer "different" in front of Yuan Ning - but this is also a matter of course, who told this child to be so cute, whoever saw it wanted to kiss and hug him?Zhang Xiuyan must also be reluctant to let go.

Sure enough, Zhang Xiuyan said solemnly: "We are brothers." He emphasized, "I am your eldest brother, and we are a family. No matter how close we are, we should be close, and it does not belong to the category of puppy love."

Yuan Ning's eyes sparkled: "I understand!" He stood up and threw himself on Zhang Xiuyan, put his arms around Zhang Xiuyan's neck, and kissed Zhang Xiuyan forcefully on the cheek, "Brother, can you kiss and hug me?" !"

Zhang Xiuyan's ears turned red quickly.He sullenly, with a bit of anger on his face: "Go down."

Yuan Ning let go of his hand in a hurry, sat down obediently, and saw that even Zhang Xiuyan's ears were turning red, he immediately felt happy in his heart.Brother is shy again!He knew why the eldest brother was angry just now!Brother must be jealous!The eldest brother wanted to kiss him but was too embarrassed, but when he saw Hao Xiaolan kissing him, he became jealous!

Yuan Ning arrived at school on time the next day.The food festival is held in the city gymnasium, because the stadium has a large venue, convenient parking and smooth traffic.It was the first time for Yuan Ning to visit the Municipal Gymnasium. Looking up at the tall building with green glass, he felt that the world was really too big, and any place made him feel very small.

Yuan Ning and his party came early, and there were not too many people there. The autumn sun had just risen, and it shone on the dewdrops beside the road, making them shine brightly.

Song Xingchen and Yuan Ning worked together to move the melon seeds out of the car and to the stall.Yuan Ning was about to arrange all the melon seeds, but Hao Xiaolan said, "Ning Ning, come quickly and see if our signboard is ready!"

Yuan Ning ran to the front, took a closer look, and said, "It's not crooked! It's beautiful!"

Teacher Qi removed all the remaining melon seeds, wiped off his sweat, and watched Yuan Ning and the three of them busy with a smile.This is a practical activity during the holidays, and there are no strict requirements. When she contacted a few children, she didn't think that all of them would come.Seeing that they get along so well now, Mr. Qi is very pleased.

The melon seeds and signboards were all set up, and the guests entered the venue one after another.Several groups from the lower grades of Yuanning Primary School came, some selling sunflower seeds and some selling pickled fruits.Several groups of senior students also came, and they sold more types of food than those of the lower grades, including biscuits, cakes and juices.The booths rented by the school are all connected together, and they are all pink and tender children at first glance, attracting many diners.

Business turned out to be pretty good.

Yuan Ning is good at mathematics and was assigned as a cashier. He is serious in his work, quick in his hands and feet, and has a soft voice. The diners like to tease him.After a while, everyone who passed by knew that these melon seeds were pollinated by them, and they also knew that the melon seeds were freshly fried in the past two days, so they couldn't help but stop and buy some.

The mayor came to inspect and heard that Yuan Ning was shy but clearly dealing with the diners, so he couldn't help but stop and buy some melon seeds, boasting that the tradition of Wangxian Primary School is very good.The mayor has bought it, can others not buy it?All the booths of Wangxian Elementary School were bustling with activity.When it was almost noon, the melon seeds brought by Yuan Ning were almost sold out, and the money he earned could already buy several quilts.

There is only the last pack left on the stall.

Yuan Ning was very happy.

At this time, he picked up the last bag of melon seeds with one hand.