Watching the sea from the shore

Chapter 42 Insulated Box and Braised Tofu

I went back to the dormitory to get the toiletries and went to the bathroom. I wasted a lot of time just now. The floor they were on was already full. Ni Manhua asked Zhan Ping to go with her to the first floor. The first floor is a big bathroom with more showers.

The two of them struggled to carry the buckets to the first floor and chose the inner compartment. Ni Manhua and Zhan Ping faced each other. In fact, each compartment had a curtain that could be pulled up, but they met honestly. Getting used to it, Ni Manhua saw that Zhan Ping didn't do it, so he also started washing with boiling water.

Ni Manhua regretted it only a minute later. Zhan Ping was humming a tune comfortably while taking a shower. Then her eyes fell on Ni Manhua, and then she suddenly thought of something and asked her: "Manman, the boy you just said you like Don’t those characteristics sound familiar to you? Don’t you have a picture in your mind?”

Ni Manhua turned around silently: "I said it casually."

"This casual remark is an allusion to my heart. I am good at studying, playing well, talking little, and my family also owns a supermarket, right..."

"Given your size, you can't be quiet even in the shower. Be careful when you drink the bath water."

"It's okay. I like to drink my own bath water. Just talk about you. You talk about studying hard, but in fact you are full of male lust. I really don't know that you carry Lu Guanhai in your head every day. Lu Guan Does Haiben know?"

"Zhan Ping, I'm warning you, don't go out and talk nonsense. I just said it casually today." Ni Manhua was a little flustered by Zhan Ping's nagging, and stretched out his hand to close the door curtain, as if to cover something up.

"Okay, okay, who can I talk to? If you don't tell me the truth, it's boring."

If the person standing in front of her was Zhan Ping in 2023, Ni Manhua would definitely tell her all his confusion and confusion, excitement and timidity, but she was not the one. Ni Manhua couldn't let it happen at this time. Zhan Ping is aware of the complex relationship between herself and Lu Guanhai.

Ni Manhua wanted to endure this entanglement alone. When Zhan Ping was a student, Ni Manhua just wanted her to live a carefree life and spend her happy youth.

After washing up, she returned to the dormitory and picked up her mobile phone. Ni Manhua saw that Lu Guanhai had sent her a message: "Wu Bo said he had nothing to do on Saturday, so he went to bring you some food. Is it convenient for you?"

The message was received 10 minutes ago. The message from Lu Guanhai should have been sent as soon as Ni Manhua went out. It was already eleven o'clock.

Not knowing if Lu Guanhai had fallen asleep, Ni Manhua hesitated to leave a message: "There is an iron fence on our side, we can take things, but we can't go out."

Unexpectedly, Lu Guanhai replied quickly: "You can take it. Wu Bo said there are a lot of delicious food in the university town over there. We will deliver it to you. We just happened to go there to eat."

Ni Manhua read the news for a long time and asked him: "Why haven't you slept today?"

"I see you didn't reply to my message, wait for you, I'm sleeping now."

"Good night then."

"Good night."

Putting down her phone, Ni Manhua got into the quilt. She closed her eyes and opened them again after a while. She took out an MP3 player from under the pillow and connected it to the earphones. They were all blue and the same style as Lu Guanhai.

Ni Manhua put on his headphones and adjusted the music to a suitable volume. When it was set, he lay back again.

I wonder if they will fall asleep listening to the same song tonight.

After school at noon on Saturday, Ni Manhua got her cell phone and saw that Wu Bo was already calling them frantically in the group chat. Zhan Ping also saw the news, grabbed her things and dragged Ni Manhua away.

Panting, they ran to the edge of the fence, the four of them were chatting outside, Wu Bo saw them rushing over to grab the fence pole like a little grieving woman, pressing their faces on it and complaining: "You two are too slow, don't you? We've been waiting for 10 minutes."

"Teacher, we are also victims, okay, but I still want to thank my monkey brother for the trip." Zhan Ping stepped forward and stretched out a hand, touching Wu Bo's head like a pet.

Ni Manhua saw Lu Guanhai and Luo Zeli passing the things they brought to them through the gap in the fence, and went up to help: "Thank you for the trip, how did you get here?"

They bought braised vegetables and pastries, as well as the fried chestnuts sold at the school gate that Zhan Ping liked to eat. There were many kinds of things, but each item only had a small bag.

Lu Guanhai said: "Brother Su said that his college classmates are here and they are short of people to play with. He brought us here. We will play with them in the afternoon. He is still here and will come right away."

Brother Su?Ni Manhua was stunned for a while, and was about to ask Lu Guan Haisu who he was when he saw a familiar figure walking over from not far away.Su Guzhi, when did they become so familiar?
Su Guzhi came up and looked at Ni Manhua for a while: "Long time no see, little girl, do you still remember me?"

"Of course I won't forget it, Doctor Su, why are you here?"

"I asked them to play ball, and they said they wanted to come see you, so I sent them over."

Ni Manhua was still a little confused about the fact that they were so familiar with each other. Zhan Ping came over and squeezed her away: "Hey, isn't this the handsome doctor? Doctor, why are you here? Is Wu Bo out of his mind? Do you want you to treat him when he is wet?"

"Go, go," Wu Bo, who was hit for no reason, glared at her: "Brother Su and we are golf buddies, let's make a date to play, okay?"

It is really easy to establish a friendship between boys. Su Guzhi's sister is in the same high school as them. His family lives nearby, and he would go to their school to play ball when he has nothing to do on weekends. After getting to know Lu Guanhai, Su Guzhi often joins their teams. As he continued to fight, his emotions were brought out.

Su Guzhi seemed to be quite interested in Zhan Ping. Perhaps it was rare to see such an outgoing girl, so he chatted with her with interest.

Ni Manhua's attention returned to Lu Guanhai. Lu Guanhai actually had an insulated lunch box at hand, but the lunch box was too thick. Lu Guanhai tried it just now, but he couldn't stuff it in.

Ni Manhua pointed to the lunch box and asked, "What's in this?"

Lu Guanhai was a little embarrassed: "Braised tofu, it can't be eaten cold, so I packed it in a lunch box."

Ni Manhua stared at the lunch box blankly. It was not easy to travel all the way, and he actually bought her a portion of tofu.

After hesitating for a while, Lu Guanhai said, "You haven't eaten yet, why don't you eat it here?"

Ni Manhua looked around, and the classmates who passed by looked at him with strange eyes.This place is behind the security booth and is considered a restricted area. Occasionally, bold students come back here to get takeaways. It is rare to see so many people gathering outside the fence.

But Ni Manhua still said: "Okay."

Lu Guanhai opened the lunch box. The tofu inside was still steaming. Lu Guanhai prepared a small stainless steel fork, inserted a piece of tofu and handed it in carefully. Ni Manhua took it and chewed it slowly. , handed the fork back, and Lu Guanhai picked up another piece and sent it over.

Ni Manhua has never eaten braised tofu since she entered the institution. She often misses the taste, but only secretly.

The familiar taste satisfied the tip of his tongue. Ni Manhua tasted it carefully and didn't notice that the others had been looking over for a long time.

The tofu on the bottom was soaked in more brine juice, so it fell a little when it was taken out. After Lu Guanhai handed it to Ni Manhua, he took out a pack of tissues from his pocket, pulled one out and handed it to Ni Manhua: "Wipe it." Wipe it."

Ni Manhua took it and wiped the brine juice from the corner of her mouth. Zhan Ping suddenly hugged herself and shuddered: "I can't stand it anymore. I must find a boyfriend when I graduate. I have to let my boyfriend in front of her." My friends feed me.”

Ni Manhua stopped chewing and glared at her, not wanting Lin to answer: "You have to follow Brother Lu's standards. Look at me, Brother Lu, not only prepares a thermos box, but also takes paper with him. This What a considerate and outstanding man he is.”

Su Guzhi couldn't help but laugh: "Xiaolu is indeed very sensible. He is so good at taking care of girls at such a young age. I am optimistic about you two."

The tofu in his mouth suddenly changed in taste. Ni Manhua finished the last piece, put the fork back into the lunch box in Lu Guanhai's hand, said "thank you" to him stiffly, and then looked at them: "Thank you. Come here today, go back next year to treat you to dinner, we have to have lunch at noon, and there will be no food in the cafeteria later, so let's go first."

Luo Zeli smoothed things over: "Then when you come back, go and eat quickly."

Ni Manhua pulled Zhan Ping away. Wu Bo put one hand on Luo Zeli and the other on Lu Guanhai. He said to their backs: "Look, she's still shy."

Luo Zeli turned his head and gave him a sharp look: "You guys don't know how to speak, so please don't talk, or you will embarrass Brother Lu."

Lu Guanhai also glanced at Wu Bo and Lin Xiang: "Originally, it was just a gift, why are you making fun of me?"

Wu Bo looked at Lu Guanhai with his mouth wide open: "No, Brother Lu, didn't we want to chase her before? Have you forgotten?"

"That was before, now I don't chase."

Lin Xiang was a little puzzled: "Why? You are so nice to others if you don't pursue me anymore? What are you trying to do? Didn't the misunderstandings before be explained clearly?"

"There is no reason, I don't want to pursue it anymore. The college entrance examination will be in less than a year, and studying hard is more important than anything else."

(End of this chapter)