allonlinenovel Chapter 142: Just a Little Thin
Chapter 142: Just a Little Thin
Li Yiran sat alone on the steps, staring at the distant sky in a daze.
This was the first time she'd received a compliment from someone of the opposite sex, not just verbal praise, but written praise, which made her feel her efforts were worthwhile. He even accompanied her through the 1,500-meter run, allowing her to finish the race and report to the class committee. Perhaps he didn't realize he was doing her a big favor, which only made her feel deeply grateful to him.
Jingle Bell!
The girl's thoughts were interrupted by a rapid phone call. She glanced at the call notification and took a deep breath.
"Hello, Mom." Li Yiran picked at the edge of the Band-Aid and replied habitually, "It's okay. Dad said he'll get paid for his work on the construction site this month, and he'll transfer the tuition to me then." The girl pressed the center of the Band-Aid again. "Okay, stay with your brothers and sisters. I'm hanging up."
Li Yiran's parents divorced when she was very young. Her mother said she was unable to raise a child, so she lived with her father, with her mother occasionally giving her some living expenses. However, after her mother remarried and had children, the number of times she gave her living expenses could be counted on one hand.
The girl shook her head and took a deep breath. It was useless to think about these things. She might as well think about what to eat tonight.
She stocked up boxes of vermicelli and noodles in the dormitory, and bought fresh vegetables at the school's small supermarket. She would usually cook for herself at noon when she had no classes in the morning or in the evening when she didn't go to the study room.
Li Yiran bought a small electric cooker, which is very convenient to operate and can be stewed directly in one pot. More importantly, it saves money and reduces the number of times a person goes to the cafeteria, which is a very good choice for girls.
This behavior often led to her being mocked by a roommate, who said that she should pay more for the dormitory's electricity bill for such excessive use of electrical appliances. The easygoing Li Yiran considered the roommate's argument, but another roommate came to her defense, saying that the roommate also used a lot of electricity to steam her face every day, so she should also pay more for the electricity bill.
In the end, the roommate was so defeated by the other roommate that they never mentioned who paid the higher electricity bill again.
The roommate who spoke up for Li Yiran was called Li Yuxin. When the two met for the first time, she joked that they were from the same family five hundred years ago, and took the initiative to tell Li Yiran what to pay attention to during military training.
Li Yiran has always been grateful to her, and after the electricity bill incident, she even considered her a benefactor. If she cooked hot pot, she would always give Li Yuxin a portion, and she would always praise her cooking and say whoever married her in the future would be extremely happy, which made Li Yiran blush.
At night, Li Yiran brought a small rice cooker full of food and huddled next to Li Yuxin, watching a horror movie with her. She didn't understand why Li Yuxin, who was so afraid of ghosts, was so keen on watching horror movies and insisted on dragging her along.
When she watched, she covered her eyes with her hands and kept grabbing her arms, saying that she was very scared.
Li Yiran carefully protected the small rice cooker with her hands, fearing that Li Yuxin would overturn it. She had spent a lot of money today to buy the meat of her second brother and put it in the rice cooker, and she couldn't let her eat it.
"I was so scared, so scared!" Li Yuxin patted her chest. "I didn't expect this kid to be the real boss! Yiran! Did you see her last look? It was really chilling!"
Li Yiran nodded numbly. She didn't read anything at all.
Li Yuxin quickly noticed something was wrong with her roommate and said with a sly smile, "Oh~ our little Yiran's spring has arrived. What's she thinking about so intently? And she's flashing a charming smile from time to time."
Upon hearing this, Li Yiran immediately sat up straight, looking straight ahead. However, her red ears had already betrayed her inner feelings. She turned her head slightly, wanting to secretly check Li Yuxin's reaction.
"Hahahaha!" Li Yuxin slapped her thigh. "Xiao Yiran, why are you so cute? There are only two of us in the dormitory. Why are you shy? Come on! Tell me what happened."
Li Yiran lowered his head, picked at his fingers, and told his roommate what happened at the sports meeting.
"Is your knee okay?" Li Yuxin bent down to check on Li Yiran's injury, but was stopped by Li Yiran. "If it weren't for the first day of my period, I would definitely go and cheer you on." Li Yuxin's eyes turned, "If I had gone, there would be no such thing as Chen Ke..."
After Chen Ke confirmed his feelings, he also learned about Li Yiran's emotional status through daily contact on WeChat, and soon he took practical actions to pursue Li Yiran.
During that time, Li Yiran was meticulously cared for by Chen Ke, and she experienced the feeling of being cherished. After the two got together, Chen Ke's care and concern for her did not diminish in the slightest, which made Li Yiran feel from the bottom of her heart that her choice was the right one.
When Chen Ke told his mother about his relationship, she was extremely happy and said cheerfully, "That's great! My sweet son has finally gotten wise and knows how to find a partner! Send me a photo of Yiran so I can see what she looks like and why my sweet son likes her so much!"
The mother and son continued to chat for a few more words. After Chen Ke hung up the phone, he found a photo of him and Li Yiran on the day he confessed his love and sent it to his mother via WeChat.
Chen replied on WeChat: "She's very pretty, but a little thin. Remember to take her to eat more delicious food and make her gain some weight."
After Chen's mother hung up the phone, she immediately ran to her old sister's house to share the good news that her son had a girlfriend. The old sister looked at Li Yiran's photo and praised her for being beautiful, but a little thin.
"You think the same as I do. This baby looks good, but a little skinny. How will she have the strength to give birth if she's this thin?"
The elder sister slapped Chen's mother's arm and laughed with her. "You, your son just started dating, and you want to be a grandmother. You are really good, elder sister!"
When Chen Ke told Li Yiran that his mother said she was very beautiful, Li Yiran was stunned and she didn't know how to react.
Maybe she has no family to share with, and her mother is busy taking care of her half-siblings all day, so the only person she can share with is her roommate Li Yuxin.
She felt that Chen Ke valued their relationship very much, otherwise he would not have told his family about their relationship.
At the same time, she also kept in mind the sentence "I'm just a little thin", and in the following three meals a day, she would always eat a few more bites than before.