Chapter 246: Escape from the Mountains (27)
Chapter 246: Escape from the Mountains (27)
Looking at Xiaocao's back as she left, Li Yanshu felt that Xiaocao and Chen Jiahui were two completely different sisters.
During these three years, he has gotten to know Xiaocao's personality very well. She is naturally mature and aloof, and has a completely different personality from Chen Jiahui, who is very popular at school.
Chen Jiahui is lively and cheerful, and like most girls, she is chattering and energetic.
Xiaocao is introverted and silent. To put it nicely, she is emotionally stable, but to put it bluntly, she is a bit lifeless.
It was also the first time that Li Yanshu saw Xiaocao chatting and laughing with others while carrying a racket on his back. The lines of his exposed forearms and calves were smooth and contained infinite power.
It was at this time that Li Yanshu discovered that Xiaocao was also a girl with great vitality.
It's just that she didn't show her true self to outsiders.
But Li Yanshu will soon have the chance to see it.
-
That day, Xiaocao finished playing ball in physical education class and was about to go to the vending machine outside the gymnasium to buy some water.
Just as I bent down to get some water out, I heard someone calling me.
Xiaocao took out the water, stood up and looked back. It was Li Yanshu.
His face flushed slightly and he stammered, as if he was thinking about how to organize his words.
"You...you seem to be having your period."
Xiaocao subconsciously touched her butt and took a look, and sure enough, there was a little red mark.
Perhaps it was because of the poor nutrition she had in Xiaoba Village and the frequent work in the fields, but this body had never had her first period, which meant she had no idea when it would come.
So now she was completely unprepared, and she had nothing prepared in her bag, so she had to go to the store to buy it.
Li Yanshu looked at Xiaocao's expression and seemed a little confused.
Considering that the Chen family's housekeeper is a man, Grandpa Chen certainly wouldn't pay attention to such a small detail. And Xiaocao's mother...
Now seeing Xiaocao's blank expression, Li Yanshu concluded that Xiaocao definitely didn't understand this.
So he took off his thin coat and tied it around Xiaocao's waist.
"This is a normal physiological phenomenon for girls. Don't be afraid." Li Yanshu said, his face gradually reddening. "Girls have their period every month. This should be your first time, right?"
"I'm going to buy you some sanitary napkins. Wait for me at the bathroom door."
After saying this, Li Yanshu left in a hurry.
Xiaocao had no choice but to go into the gymnasium and wait for Li Yanshu at the bathroom door on the first floor.
Not long after, Li Yanshu came running over with a bag.
When handing it to Xiaocao, he asked again: "Can you...can you use it?"
Xiaocao looked up at Li Yanshu and found that his ears were red, but his face was serious.
Li Yanshu saw her looking at him and thought she didn't know how to use it, but he didn't want to go to the women's restroom to teach her.
"Here are the instructions for use, take a look."
"Thank you." Xiaocao took it and went into the female guardhouse.
Li Yanshu waited at the door for a few minutes and saw Xiaocao coming out after washing her hands.
Seeing Xiaocao's calm expression, Li Yanshu thought she was still confused, so he said, "Tie your clothes first."
He saw Xiaocao still holding the ice water she had just bought from the vending machine.
"It's better not to drink ice water during menstruation."
"Take more vitamins and protein, and drink some warm water." Li Yanshu said, "Does your stomach hurt? If so, ask for leave from your teacher."
Xiaocao shook her head: "It doesn't hurt."
Li Yanshu looked at Xiaocao and was silent for a moment before saying, "The physiology teacher in the first grade should have taught this. If you still don't understand something, you can ask Jiahui."
Xiaocao nodded: "I know."
She looked at Li Yanshu and found it very interesting to see him trying his best to avoid embarrassment and explain science to her.
Xiaocao's mouth curled up slightly, and the two of them walked back to the teaching building.
The junior high school and high school departments are in different places. After Li Yanshu sent Xiaocao back home, he said, "Remember not to drink ice water when you get home."
"When you get home, ask the housekeeper to make you a cup of brown sugar water."
Xiaocao nodded.
Seeing her like this, Li Yanshu became even more worried.
...
The Chen family hadn't announced the news of Chen Shanshan's return in the past three years. He and Chen Jiahui only told others that she was a relative.
Two years ago, a news report about the police dismantling the largest human trafficking den in the country made Li Yanshu more and more curious about Li Youcao.
The elders in the family were talking about this matter privately and it seemed to be related to Li Youcao.
A native mountain dweller, she not only rescued her mother who had been abducted for 17 years, but also uncovered a human trafficking assembly line.
How on earth did she do it?
In the past, Li Yanshu was very curious about Xiaocao, but since that incident, in Li Yanshu's eyes, Xiaocao was just a very simple girl.
The elders' suspicions are nothing but groundless.
After returning home and taking a shower, Li Yanshu came out and found his mother Yu Xi watering the flowers on the balcony.
Yu Xi saw Li Yanshu and said, "Go drink the porridge in the kitchen. Your dad isn't coming home for dinner tonight, so the nanny made some extra. Don't waste it."
Li Yanshu nodded, finished his porridge, washed the dishes and put them in the cupboard.
Yu Xi was still tending to her flowers and plants on the balcony. Li Yanshu knew that these flowers and plants were Yu Xi's research objects, so he stood aside and watched quietly.
Yu Xi saw her and asked, "Xiao Cao is going to take the high school entrance exam soon, right? How are her grades?"
Li Yanshu said, "Midstream."
"Being in the middle of the pack is already pretty good." Yu Xi said, "She had a hard time before, and the village school only taught simple things. If you have the chance, please give her more guidance."
Li Yanshu touched the bridge of his nose.
He didn't say that they seldom interacted with each other. Junior high school and high school were quite far apart from each other. Except for occasionally running into her in the cafeteria at meal times, he basically never met her at other times.
Thinking of the embarrassing thing that happened before, Li Yanshu touched his nose.
"Where's Jiahui? I've heard her mother say lately that Jiahui goes out to play every day after school."
Li Yanshu was helpless: "Do you think this is an intelligence agency?"
Yu Xi glared at him. "Girls always suffer losses, so of course parents need to pay more attention. Do you think I would pry into your private affairs?"
"Don't worry, the ones playing with Jiahui are all little girls, not boys."
"That's fine. You should focus on your studies while you're in school. Romance and the like are not things you should be thinking about at this age."
After Yu Xi finished speaking, he glanced at Li Yanshu and said, "I'm telling you this as well."
She knew her son was very popular at school, and some girls even sent gifts to his home.
Li Yanshu chuckled helplessly, "Don't worry, I've returned all the gifts intact."
Yu Xi knew that his son was sensible, so he didn't say much and waved his hand to let him do his own thing.
-
After the high school entrance examination, Xiaocao's grades were pretty good, showing some improvement compared to before.
Although there is no doubt that we will study in the same high school.
Chen Xianhua's health is much better than it was three years ago, but his chronic illness has not been completely cured and he still needs to recuperate slowly.
Chen Shanshan was in much better spirits, and Chen Xianhua moved back to Luyuan with her.
novel-bin