I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 54 - 50 Tree Planting Competition

Chapter 54: Chapter 50 Tree Planting Competition

Huang Qianyu, dressed in a skirt, finally couldn’t hold on anymore when she was close to the mountain peak and sat by the road to rest.

Following her all the way, Li Qingran finally passed her, closely followed by Xie Ying’an.

Huang Qianyu finally bent over after standing straight all this time, and she reached out to Sun Xin, "Quick, give me a bottle of water, I’m dying of thirst."

Sun Xin quickly took out a bottle of water from her backpack behind her, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to her.

Chen Xiweng sat to Huang Qianyu’s right and her flattery rolled out as if it cost nothing: "Qianyu, your skirt today is just so pretty, red really suits your complexion."

Huang Qianyu lifted her chin and smiled, "This skirt is custom-made."

Walking behind them, Zhang Li also came over, and she winked at Huang Qianyu: "Qianyu, a lot of boys were looking at you just now."

"Then, what about Xie Ying’an?" The anticipation on Huang Qianyu’s face was almost uncontainable.

Zhang Li’s smile froze for a moment, but she quickly recovered, "The school hunk is right behind you, if he’s not looking at you, who else could he be looking at?"

In Zhang Li’s impression, Xie Ying’an seemed to have been looking at Li Qingran all along.

Upon hearing this, Huang Qianyu shyly lowered her head, her girlish thoughts laid bare, prompting laughs from the girls in a teasing manner.

The head teacher of Class 7 leisurely made his way up and, upon seeing them, urged them to move faster.

Huang Qianyu’s shoes had heels, and at this moment, she really couldn’t walk anymore. She ignored the teacher’s urging from Class 7 and just sat there leisurely drinking water.

The Class 7 head teacher was a smiley tiger; seeing them like this, he wasn’t angry and could only grudgingly persuade: "Keep it up, students, victory is within sight, you don’t want all your classmates waiting for you up there, do you?"

The few girls then reluctantly stood up and continued climbing the mountain.

Upon reaching the top, two teachers indeed allowed them some time to rest.

Several bundles of saplings were neatly tied and carried up by a group of boys from Class 7 and Class 1; at this time, one couldn’t help but admire the boys’ physical strength.

Old Wu blew a whistle that hung around his neck, and students from the two classes quickly formed a large queue.

"Students, Tree Planting Day is here, and today we are going to make the earth a bit greener. Everyone should take action together..."

Old Wu didn’t waste any words. He organized them into groups of five, allowing them to freely form teams, with each team required to plant ten trees; it was a very humane assignment.

Ruan Ruan and Song Shize were still discussing how to compete, and before they figured it out, several of Song Shize’s younger fans ran over.

"Brother Ze, shall we team up?"

Ruan Ruan looked at Song Shize and hurriedly added, "I am a girl, and your teammate must also be a girl."

"Tsk!" Song Shize licked his somewhat dry lips, "A girl? Where will I find a girl to collaborate with?"

Li Qingran untwisted the cap and took a sip of mineral water, Song Shize’s gaze drifted over, and he licked his lips again, asking Li Qingran: "Where did you get this water from, come on, let me have a sip?"

He reached out for the bottle of water in Li Qingran’s hand.

Xie Ying’an slapped his hand away.

"Thirsty," he said.

The force of the slap was unreserved, and Song Shize howled, retracting his reddened hand.

He glanced at Xie Ying’an, and for the sake of being let off easy during the competition, he dared not retaliate: "Aren’t we good brothers anymore?"

Xie Ying’an couldn’t even be bothered to look at him again.

Ruan Ruan handed Song Shize a bottle of water, eyeing him suspiciously: "Hurry up, are you afraid of losing and trying to dodge?"

Song Shize, who was very adverse to reverse psychology, instantly took it personally. He gulped down a bottle of water in a few sips and casually threw away the empty bottle.

And didn’t forget to be snide: "Afraid of you? Ha, I’m worried you’ll lose terribly and end up crying for mommy."

Ruan Ruan pointed at Song Shize and said to Li Qingran: "Ranran, wait till I win, and you’ll see how I’ll torture this guy!"

Song Shize rolled his eyes and approached Li Qingran: "Li Qingran, team up with me."

Although I know you will definitely let it easy for me.

Li Qingran slowly blinked and, under the hint of Ruan Ruan’s winks and gestures, responded: "Okay."

Xie Ying’an and Ruan Ruan teamed up.

Song Shize and Qingran paired up.

The two teams competed to see who could plant ten trees first. After planting, Old Wu had to inspect them. Only after his approval would it be considered a win.

Song Shize picked up a shovel from a pile of tools and began to dig furiously at a spot that had been marked out beforehand, while Qingran walked over leisurely with a tree sapling.

As Song Shize clanged away with the shovel without looking up, he accused, "Li Qingran, you can slack off, but can you not make it so obvious?"

"Is it that obvious?" Qingran squatted next to him, chuckled, and passed him a pair of gloves.

Song Shize: "..."

Damn it! Song Shize took the gloves from her and put them on.

Considering how pretty you look and the thoughtfulness, I’ll reluctantly forgive you.

Xie Ying’an and Ruan Ruan had also got a pair of gloves, each with a shovel, digging away. Xie Ying’an and Song Shize were evenly matched in terms of strength, but Xie Ying’an had Ruan Ruan to help, making a difference.

By the time Xie Ying’an’s side had planted the second tree, Song Shize was still digging the second hole, bent over with his work, his head down, not at all affected by the mood over there.

Unable to stand it any longer, Qingran finally took up a shovel and went to help dig at Song Shize’s pit.

Song Shize was overjoyed, without seeing his teeth for his eyes, "My Qingran, it’s not easy waiting for your conscience to kick in."

Qingran ignored Song Shize and slowly started digging with the shovel while wearing her gloves.

Halfway through the competition, even Old Wu was drawn over, watching them dig with gusto and couldn’t help but ask, "Who’s competing against who here?"

Song Shize had no time to speak; he took off his coat and threw it aside, leaving himself in just a short sleeve shirt. Having dug five holes, he was now sweating profusely.

Xie Ying’an and Ruan Ruan, busy digging the sixth hole, had no spare time to talk either. Qingran bravely explained to the somewhat embarrassed Old Wu, pointing at Song Shize: "He and I are a team, and Xie Ying’an and Ruan Ruan are another team; we’re competing against each other."

Old Wu became even more interested upon hearing this, "Oh? What are the competition rules? Are there any rewards or penalties for winning or losing?"

The penalties and rewards for winning or losing—there’s no way I could tell you that, old man!

Qingran told the competition rules but deliberately ignored Old Wu’s last question.

Old Wu didn’t press further and began to judge the contest with great interest.

With Old Wu watching, Qingran couldn’t slack off too obviously, she bent down and began to dig earnestly.

In the end, Song Shize lost to Xie Ying’an by one and a half trees.

Song Shize, leaning on his shovel, had a gloomier face than the day Xie Ying’an beat him up.

Ruan Ruan was happily shouting, running over to hug Qingran and smother her with kisses until Xie Ying’an pulled her away with a black face.

Old Wu was also delighted, laughing so hard his eyes could hardly be seen. It seemed as if he had discovered some business opportunity and quickly started encouraging other students to compete as well.

The atmosphere around them became lively.

Ruan Ruan walked up to Song Shize, hands on her hips, looking down at him still in the pit with an air of superiority: "A bet’s a bet, right?"

Song Shize definitely didn’t want to admit defeat. He wanted to renege, but being watched by both Xie Ying’an and Qingran, the words to renege just couldn’t come out of his mouth.

"Fine, fine, fine," Song Shize climbed out of the pit, throwing the shovel away, and tossing off his gloves as well, "So, do I need to fulfill my obligation?"

What obligation he mentioned, the three people present knew all too well.

Ruan Ruan raised her eyebrows, "That’s exactly what I’ve been waiting for."

Song Shize was immediately dumbfounded, he pointed at Ruan Ruan: "You, you—"

Ruan Ruan cut him off, "What are you ’you-ing’ for!"

She threw her backpack from her shoulders to Song Shize with a snap, "From now on, you’ll handle carrying bags and such manual labor."

Song Shize instinctively caught it and looked at the bag in his hand: "Just this?"

Qingran looked at him with sympathetic eyes.

Poor kid, of course there’s more; until Ruan Ruan tires of you, don’t you hope for a blossom of romance to appear around you.

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