stepping into the night

Lin Jiang had been paying attention to Ruan Chu's movements, and when he was about to finish eating, she said something to her colleagues, went into the inner room and sat in front of Ruan Chu, her tone was much gentler than before.

"You can go to the school hospital later and ask the doctor to get the medicine." Lin Jiang paused, then continued, "I will explain the situation to the store manager today, and your salary will not be deducted."

But this is not the store manager's obligation. Ruan Chu can't accept that because of his friendship with Lin Jiang, he gets different preferential treatment from other delivery staff, and he doesn't want to waste this afternoon going to the school hospital to get medicine.

In his mind, a trip to the hospital or clinic would cost a lot of money, even if it was just an insignificant cold or fever, and he just had a stomachache because he didn't eat on time, it's no big deal Yes, he doesn't want to spend this extra cost on himself.

Ruan Chu didn't say a word, and held the empty milk tea cup in his hand for a moment before saying, "I'm fine, I know my own situation well, thank you senior for your concern, I can continue working."

But how could Lin Jiang fail to see the prevarication in his sincere thank you words.

His mother used to get up early and stay late like this. She didn't even have time to eat. In order to make ends meet, she got rid of her existing regular job and took a part-time job at night. She often turned pale with pain, but she refused to go to the hospital to get it. Lin Jiang continued to work without telling Lin Jiang about it. Later, when the attack occurred, Lin Jiang almost fainted from the pain and was sent to the hospital for examination with a strong attitude. Later, it would be delayed into gastric perforation. It took a long time to cure it.

Fortunately, Lin Jiang has been able to find some part-time jobs outside of class to share some of the pressure for her mother.

Workers who are mediocre in life have some injuries and pains, but Lin Jiang doesn't want to see Ruan Chu like this, which made his face uncontrollably cold when he heard Ruan Chu's prevarication.

When he was in front of Ruan Chu, he would involuntarily want to look gentler. Although he couldn't explain the reason for this change in his heart, Ruan Chu could feel his emotional changes very sensitively. He just turned cold and didn't say anything serious to him, but he just felt a little lost and puzzled.

He knew that this was not good for his health, but this was life, not a fairy tale. Everyone had to pay a certain price for the life he worked hard to improve. He thought Lin Jiang would understand him.

"It's too expensive to go to the hospital," Ruan Chu said in a low voice, his beautiful peach petal-like eyes were half drooped, and the original shape of his lips was also hidden by the movement of his lips, "I know of."

——Why are you so stubborn.

Lin Jiang sighed secretly, and her heart softened involuntarily, some kind of soreness quietly sprouted in a corner that he couldn't even notice.

He seemed to have nothing to do with Ruan Chu.

"Then go and deliver it, don't worry on the way, you haven't been complained about before." Lin Jiang watched over him and drank another cup of warm salt water before handing him the delivery order. Ruan Chu licked his lips and rushed to Lin Jiang. Jiang nodded gratefully, took the milk tea and put it in the takeaway box and went out to deliver it. Lin Jiang returned to the bar and was busy with her colleagues, but she seemed a little absent-minded, but it didn't affect his work.

"I think you care about that elementary school boy." When he had some free time, a colleague leaned against the bar, eager to hear Lin Jiang's gossip, "The one who bought dozens of orders of milk tea for you last time, You didn't give them any good looks for even naming the girl whose performance is on your head."

Lin Jiang was still thinking about going to the nearby pharmacy to buy some heat-clearing and heat-relieving medicines when she was resting later. She was not in the mood to respond to such gossip, so she just shook her head. After a while, he chatted with Lin Jiang.

When it was close to dinner time, Lin Jiang suddenly asked in the work group in the store if there was anyone who could come to replace her shift. Unexpectedly, she was lucky. A local student returned to school early and offered to come to change shifts next night.

When it was close to seven o'clock, when Ruan Chu came back to pick up a new delivery order, it was Lin Jiang who handed it to him, but Lin Jiang took off her apron and mask, pushed open the door of the bar and came out, and Ruan Chu Walking out together, this made Ruan Chu a little confused, holding the takeaway box, he couldn't help but look up at Lin Jiang who was standing next to his car inquiringly.

"It's all on-campus orders," Lin Jiang said, "and it's two dormitory buildings near the youth cafeteria, so you don't need to ride a bike to get there."

It was only then that Ruan Chu noticed that there was a piece of bread in his hand, and he vaguely guessed what Lin Jiang seemed to be trying to do, but he didn't say anything.

"Dinner first," Lin Jiang opened the takeaway box he was holding, took out several orders from the dormitory building closest to here, and put the bread on top of the other milk teas, "I'll deliver these to you .”

Ruan Chu doesn't like to trouble others to do things for him, because no one is obliged to help him, let alone help him all the time, he can't let himself develop the inertia of relying on others, but Lin Jiang didn't give him a chance to refuse.

"I won't send it to you every day, you don't need to have a psychological burden," Lin Jiang seemed to have a clear grasp of Ruan Chu's psychology, which made Ruan Chu feel like a snake being strangled seven inches by Lin Jiang precisely "I'll tell you when these copies are delivered."

The orders he sent were in the boys' dormitory on the opposite street. After speaking, he couldn't wait for Ruan Chu to thank him, so he turned around and walked quickly towards the boys' dormitory with his milk tea in his hand. Ruan Chu had to sit in his electric car. In the car, he gently removed the outer packaging of the bread that Lin Jiang gave him, took a bite, and looked at Lin Jiang's back seriously.

Lin Jiang went there and came back less than 10 minutes later. Ruan Chu had already finished eating. He was afraid that Lin Jiang would give him the rest, so he spoke first with red ears: "I've finished eating! I can eat the rest myself. Send, thank you senior."

"Yeah." Lin Jiang nodded with a relaxed expression, "Let's go."

The remaining orders were for the girls' dormitory building a little farther away, and they could be lifted with two hands. Ruan Chu took out the milk tea from the delivery box and walked towards the dormitory instead of riding. Jiang was also by his side.

With Lin Jiang by his side, he was embarrassed to ask Lin Jiang to go back, and he really had some expectations in his heart that Lin Jiang could accompany him like this, so he slowed down his pace a little, unlike his usual trot to see him off. in such haste.

"In fact, you don't need to grab those few minutes to deliver the order. You can slow down a little bit when it's meal time," Lin Jiang said warmly, "Look at the one I just delivered, you didn't take much time to eat it Is dinner ready?"

He paused, and then continued: "But it's not good to gobble it up. It's a heavy burden on the stomach. If you have to pay more to go to the hospital to get medicine just for the commission of a few orders, the loss outweighs the gain. My mother In the past, some physical problems were caused by such fatigue, even if I did it out of selfishness, I don't want you to do the same."

Ruan Chu blinked, turned his head to look at Lin Jiang without the embarrassment, and didn't ask "Why are you so nice to me?", but he felt the temperature of his cheeks rise again.

Maybe it's really a bit of heatstroke.

Boys are not allowed to come in and out of the girls' dormitory at will, so the two stopped under a banyan tree on the right side of the girl's dormitory gate. Ruan Chu called the number according to the phone information left on the order, and waited another 10 minutes before seeing a A girl in a white dress ran out of the corridor, holding a mobile phone in her hand and looking over here. She seemed to have specially applied lipstick, her hair was combed smoothly, and there was a cherry stud on her small earlobe. When he saw Ruan Chu, he smiled and ran over.

"You gave it to me again today." The girl stopped half a meter away from Ruan Chu, her tone was very brisk, as if she was familiar with Ruan Chu, which made it obvious that standing beside Ruan Chu Lin Jiang, who felt neglected, had some inexplicable worries in her heart.

"Yeah." Ruan Chu obviously remembered her, nodded, but still carefully confirmed the content of the order with her, and then handed the cups of milk tea to her through the sun protection clothing with his fingers curled up.

"Can I leave a WeChat message?" The girl obviously didn't just want to greet Ruan Chu enthusiastically, but when she took the milk tea from him, a little pink appeared on her cheeks. I will find you directly, and I will give you the commission."

But her purpose is obviously not just to make it easier to order milk tea.

Ruan Chu might not be able to see it, but Lin Jiang felt that her young girl's yearning thoughts couldn't be more obvious, which made him feel a little irritated for no reason, and couldn't help but gently tugged Ruan Chu with his hands. arm.

"I'm sorry," Ruan Chu did not understand the intention in her words, and shook his head apologetically, "You still need to use the APP to order in the store."

"Ah." There was a little disappointment on the girl's face, but she bit her lip and couldn't think of any other way to get Ruan Chu's WeChat, so she had to settle for the next best thing, "Then can you tell me your name?" Yeah? Can we make a note for you to help deliver in the future?"

"Okay." Ruan Chu told her the words of his name very carefully, and then he and Lin Jiang turned and walked back.

"It's very popular with girls." Lin Jiang said.

"Huh?" Ruan Chu turned to look at him blankly.

"It's okay." Lin Jiang's depressed unhappiness dissipated when she met his beautiful eyes, and smiled at him with her lips curled up.

It's not bad if you don't see it.

"If you have too many stomachaches, it's best to go to the hospital," Lin Jiang changed the subject calmly, "Otherwise, it will be serious if you delay for too long. Remember to eat when you have meals."

"Okay," Ruan Chu listened patiently to his words, and nodded very seriously, "Thank you senior."

However, Ruan Chu's gentle temperament hides how stubborn his temper is, and Lin Jiang can somewhat feel it, thinking that this little money fan has promised to be obedient on the surface, but whether he will do it or not is another matter.

—but it doesn't matter, he just needs to stare a little more.

This sudden thought startled Lin Jiang himself, he couldn't help but think that he is obviously not such a nosy person.

But he really likes to see this gentle and soft elementary school boy who insists on his principles lying on the bar and quietly watching his eyes while working, and he can't help but want to get closer to him, like the first breakthrough in military training The charming thought in my heart, as if I reached out and rubbed his soft hair.

Like drinking poison to quench thirst, he greedily wants to touch more.

This strange longing made him thump for no reason, just like when he realized his sexual orientation because of a coincidence.

Even he himself doesn't know why he pays too much attention to this elementary school boy who just met by chance.

Just because each other is a fellow traveler receiving a bursary and wants to take more care of it?

He didn't dare to think deeply.