Chapter 191
Digging a Hole (3)
Jiang Xiaoman stepped down from the podium happily after winning the prize and taking photos.
However, while some people were happy, some others were sad.
Jiang Xiaoman was happy, but someone was sobbing miserably.
Zhang Xinhua leaned against the well and wept with an expression as if life had no more meaning.
His round face seemed to reflect the vicissitudes of life.
Jiang Xiaoman and Yu Qingshi looked at each other, feeling a little helpless.
âWhatâs the matter? Were the test results bad?â
Zhang Xinhua shook his head and said, âMy score is a little higher than during the midterm exam. It has improved.â
âThen thatâs a good thing.â Jiang Xiaoman didnât understand why he was crying.
Zhang Xinhua sobbed, âThis time, the test questions were too simple. I have improved, but other children have also improved.â
âThereâs nothing we can do about it.â
Jiang Xiaoman also felt that the exam questions were much simpler. After thinking about it, maybe the school wanted them to be able to celebrate the New Year happily.
âI only improved by one.â Zhang Xinhua continued.
Jiang Xiaoman felt even weirder. âIsnât it a good thing to improve by one? As long as thereâs an improvement, thatâs a good thing. Donât worry. You donât have to hurry. You have to eat one bite at a time. This time you improve by one, and next time, youâll improve by two, then you will always progress.â
Hearing what she said, he immediately teased, âFortunately, itâs not four bowls of beef noodles with just beef and no noodles.â
Jiang Xiaoman blushed and covered her cheeks.
When the noodles came, the topping was very numerous and packed tightly.
Jiang Xiaoman picked up her chopsticks and started eating.
The other children also started moving their chopsticks. Cheerful slurping sounds filled the air, with the occasional stop to blow the noodles, so theyâre not too hot.
Yu Qingshi stopped after two bites, a hesitant look on his face.
He wanted to put some of his beef on Xiaomanâs bowl because, from his experience, she was really good at eating, especially if it was meat. Even if the boss had taken special care of her, it might not be enough to satisfy her. Every time they came, Yu Qingshi took the initiative to give his own beef, and he naturally got used to it.
But... there were other kids here today, and he was a little... shy.
Waah waah waah! Really shy!
What if they told the others after they went home? What if they looked at him with strange eyes?
Yu Qing was frustrated to death.
A pair of delicate eyebrows wrinkled together.
Xiaoman felt that it was strange that he hadnât moved his chopsticks, so she asked him. âArenât you hungry? Youâre such a wastrel. Donât you know that the food on the table, each and every grain came from hard toil? If youâre not going to eat, then give them to me.â
Jiang Xiaoman gave him a way out, so Yu Qingshi finally stopped being troubled. He became bolder and immediately gave her his beef.
âHere you are, all for you.â He put them all into her bowl.
Xiaoman was used to it.
But Zhang Xinhua looked at it in amazement, his round eyes full of envy.
He had a big appetite and ate a lot. This little bit of beef was not enough to fill the gaps between his teeth, but at first, he was content because if he hadnât come to eat with Xiaoman then he wouldnât even have gotten this much beef.
But now, Jiang Xiaoman got the special treatment from the boss and Yu Qingshi, and Zhang Xinhua was very envious.