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Chapter 332 Lin Dongzhe's Confession
Chapter 332 Lin Dongzhe's Confession
"What did I say? Dongzhe and Xiaoting are like kitchen knives and cutting boards. That's why Xiaoting dragged Dongzhe along to college."
The crowd echoed, "That's right, that's right."
The neighborhood usually deals with trivial matters, but today Zhang Amei is going door-to-door to promote family planning.
As soon as I reached the alley entrance, I saw Song Ying and her family surrounded by their neighbors.
Zhang Amei smiled broadly. "Song Ying, long time no see! You've become even more beautiful."
Song Ying waved her hand. She was in a good mood today, and just looking at Zhang Amei made her incredibly happy. "Amei, my Dongzhe got into Fudan University."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Amei's smile instantly froze, replaced by an expression of utter disgust.
Lin Dongzhe was a mischievous child. If he hadn't been neighbors with the Zhuang family and been influenced by them, how could he have gotten into university?
But she quickly put on a smile and said insincerely.
"Congratulations, Song Ying, you and Engineer Lin are going to enjoy a good life now."
Looking at Amei's expression, Song Ying knew perfectly well what she was thinking. But today, she couldn't care less about that. She just wanted everyone to know that their Dongzhe had been admitted to university.
As Song Ying spoke, she held Zhang Amei's hand. "Shanshan and Xiaomin are not bad either. Shanshan is a college student at Fudan University, and Xiaomin earns a good amount of money in business. They are both good girls."
Zhang Amei nodded, seeing that Song Ying was going on and on, and quickly pulled her hand away. "Song Ying, I have something to do, let's talk again when we have time."
"Sister, you go ahead with your work."
Song Ying turned around and saw the older woman from her workshop. "Oh my, Sister Zhao, you don't know yet, my son got into Fudan University."
Zhang Amei turned around and walked home. When she reached the corner, she got angry whenever she saw the house across the street. She had given gifts to the head of the housing management department for the sake of the house.
That bastard took the goods but didn't do anything, what a waste of my two bottles of good wine and two packs of good cigarettes. She wanted them back, but Old Wu wouldn't let her go, so that was that.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She spat at the person opposite her and thought about Song Ying, who had lived there before, and the Liu family, who were living there now. She muttered to herself, "Pah, they're all no good. So what if they got into university? After they graduate, they might not earn as much as Xiaomin. What are they showing off for?"
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The four adults and Tu Nan returned first, while Xiao Ting and Dong Zhe had some things to do and went to see their homeroom teacher.
Back home, Zhuang Chaoying and Lin Wufeng couldn't wait to start hanging up red banners, wanting to share their joy with everyone in the alley. The Wang couple, who ran the small shop, saw them bustling around and curiously came over.
When they saw the words on the red banner, the two of them opened their mouths wide in amazement.
"Teacher Zhuang, this is incredible! Xiaoting is actually the top liberal arts student in the province! Goodness, she'll definitely get a bonus! Dongzhe also got in!"
Zhuang Chaoying smiled. "My daughter is very promising. It's normal that Dongzhe, with his bright mind, got into Fudan University."
In his heart, the children's achievements were the result of their hard work, and he was proud of them.
Xiao Wang, the shopkeeper, nodded. "Now our alley has produced two college students! That's incredible, truly incredible!"
Soon, two red banners were posted on the left and right sides of the doorway and alleyway.
The red banner on the left reads: "Warmly celebrate Lin Dongzhe's admission to Fudan University."
The red banner on the right reads: "Warmly celebrate Zhuang Xiaoting, the top liberal arts student in Jiangsu Province, being admitted to Fudan University."
The red banner shone brightly in the sunlight, and the words on it were clearly visible even from a distance.
Zhuang Chaoying wanted to achieve this goal; he wanted everyone to know about their family's joyous occasion.
Xiaoting and Lin Dongzhe visited their homeroom teacher, Ms. Liu, at her house. They specially bought her a bag of apples, two cans of fruit, and two boxes of snacks.
Getting into university is a proper courtesy and an expression of gratitude for the teachers' years of hard work and guidance.
When the two returned, they could see the red banner at the entrance of the alley from afar.
Lin Dongzhe's eyes were unfocused; he dared not look at Xiaoting, his heart pounding.
But he still mustered his courage and opened his mouth. "Xiaoting, now we can be together again."
Xiaoting glanced at him, and for a moment she didn't know what to do or say.
When people are anxious, they want to find something to do. She pretended to be busy, patted the dust off her skirt, and fixed her hair, trying to hide her inner panic.
Lin Dongzhe smiled, a smile that held the same doting affection his father had for his mother, though he himself didn't realize it.
"Lin Dongzhe, what are you laughing at?"
"Laughing at you."
Lin Dongzhe pushed his bicycle with one hand, quickly walking into the alley, then turned back and smiled at her.
Xiaoting quickly caught up and walked alongside him. "Lin Dongzhe, you still haven't told me what you're laughing at."
Lin Dongzhe looked around and saw that there was no one else in the alley. He mustered up his courage and grabbed Xiaoting's hand.
"I laugh at how cute you are, I laugh at how funny you are, and I also laugh at how silly I am."
Laughing at himself for not realizing your feelings sooner, Lin Dongzhe's palms were sweaty with nervousness, and his body was stiff.
Their relationship developed naturally, without any dramatic romance, only memories and companionship from childhood.
Lin Dongzhe suddenly realized why he only liked playing with Tu Nan and Xiao Ting when he was a child. It turned out that when he was still too young to understand what love was, he was already in love with her. He didn't know when it started, but he began to learn how his father treated his mother and would share his favorite food with Xiao Ting. After his family moved to the alley, he and Xiao Ting became best friends.
Lin Dongzhe was willing to accept her supervision and washed his hands carefully every time he finished using the toilet. They went to school together, came and went together, went to the book stall to look at picture books, and went to the Children's Palace to learn singing from Xiaoting and dancing from him.
He always remembered Xiaoting's favorite colors, favorite foods, and favorite music. When she was sad, he only wanted to be there for her and find ways to cheer her up. When she was happy, Lin Dongzhe felt that the air around him was sweet.
He always thought he was fearless, until his father's receipts were picked up by someone while he was working part-time. Fortunately, nothing too serious happened; his father simply left the state-owned compressor factory. All he could do was study hard, not worry his parents, and support his family when they needed him.
To prevent early romantic relationships, the high school had teachers watching at the gate, so he and Xiaoting had to go to school separately. However, he remembered Tu Nan's instructions to take good care of Xiaoting, so he could only follow behind her from a distance.
Xiaoting, being so outstanding and cheerful, is very popular with people both at school and in society. Whenever a male classmate writes a letter to Xiaoting, she feels very uncomfortable, but she doesn't think about it in the context of love.
The male students from other classes secretly deflated her valve core and even followed her on the road. He immediately called Pengfei to give those guys a good beating.
From then on, Xiaoting could always find him within ten meters of her on her bicycle. He would never let Xiaoting get hurt in the slightest. Although Xiaoting was very strong, about the same as him, she would always be the sweet and innocent girl next door in his memory.
Xiaoting also protected him in other ways. When he was beaten by his parents, she watched him study every day. Xiaoting reminded the teacher that he should wear the red scarf. There were many other things she did.
Lin Dongzhe is a precocious person, but precocious people are usually late bloomers.
Fortunately, Pengfei enlightened him, allowing him to truly confront the special feelings he had for Xiaoting. He finally realized that he had always loved Xiaoting, but he just didn't know what those feelings were.
It's normal for Xiaoting to be popular; I liked her too. But things are different now. Xiaoting has accepted me, and whoever comes next will depend on whether my fists agree or not.
I moved, but thankfully I'm still Xiaoting's neighbor. It's just that we went from living in the same courtyard to living right across from each other. I used to be able to see Xiaoting as soon as I stepped out of my house, but now I can only see her through my window across the street.
When he learned that Xiaoting wanted to apply to Fudan University, he studied even harder.
All for the sake of getting into the same university as Xiaoting, and also to make my parents proud, and to live up to Uncle Zhuang's words that I am smart and quick-witted since I was a child.
All of this became the foundation of their relationship.
Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth remained turned up. He turned his head to look at Xiaoting's profile. He realized that loving someone really meant loving them to the core, and that getting a response from them could make him want to cry.
He quickly tilted his head back to stop the tears from falling, afraid that Xiaoting would laugh at him.
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