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Chapter 154: Even the Funny Woman Has Her Spring

Chapter 154: Chapter 154: Even the Funny Woman Has Her Spring

Yuan Xiaoying had fantasies from a young age.

When she grew up, would she be like the big sister next door, with fiery red lips and big wavy hair?

Or like the little sister across the street, light and tender with a loli voice?

Fantasies are beautiful, but reality is cruel.

When Yuan Xiaoying grew up, she neither became a mature enchantress nor a pure and petite sister.

She turned into a funny girl. Although not exactly unattractive, she was far from what she had imagined as a child.

Her round face always looked like it was about to break into a laugh, people said she had a nice smile, but never that she was good-looking.

But her straightforward personality from a young age meant no inward conflict; only in moments of recalling these thoughts, she would feel down for a bit. Otherwise, she lived her days unaffected.

Due to such a personality, she got along well with everyone at school, regardless of gender.

She didn’t even have to try; she seemed naturally skilled at interacting with people.

She was born loving to eat, play, and loving her parents, living in an extremely happy nuclear family.

Her father was a high school teacher, and her mother was a lawyer at a small law firm; though not wealthy, their family was comfortably well-off.

Apart from the nagging about studies from her parents, her life was full of brightness.

But as she grew older, she started to have her own troubles.

She also wanted a handsome boyfriend, to have a sweet romance.

But when she considered her male friends, she found none of them suitable.

Even though there were many tall, handsome, and talented ones, she had become too familiar with them, turning them into "brothers," making it awkward to make a move.

"What, you say you want to be my boyfriend?"

When Zhou Hanming said this, she was so shocked her eyes nearly popped out.

She crossed her arms chest and looked alert, "I thought of you as a brother, and you want to sleep with me?"

The two had known each other since elementary school; Zhou Hanming was a good student but physically weak.

And Yuan Xiaoying was more energetic but not great at studies, characterized by her liveliness.

Her father often jokingly called her a "Siberian Husky."

Such characters typically wouldn’t have much in common, but one day after school, when Yuan Xiaoying saw Zhou Hanming being bullied by students from another class, she rushed to shield him. They both ended up with black eyes and swollen noses.

"Why did you help me?"

"You’re the top student in our class. If you get hurt and can’t attend the school-wide exam the day after tomorrow, Old Hat Zhu would lose face, and so would our class, siii..."

Old Hat Zhu, mentioned by Yuan Xiaoying, was their homeroom teacher, a middle-aged uncle who was bald and therefore wore a hat all-year-round, earning him the nickname.

Although Yuan Xiaoying didn’t excel academically, she had a strong sense of class honor and respected Old Hat Zhu, even though he often complained about her to her parents.

Thus, Zhou Hanming and Yuan Xiaoying became friends.

Even though Zhou Hanming helped Yuan Xiaoying a lot academically, it was essentially futile.

No matter how much tutoring she received, her grades remained mediocre, hovering around the middle of the class.

She herself was quite optimistic, feeling at least she was better than half of the class.

In junior high, they were still at the same school, not because Yuan Xiaoying was a good student, nor because Zhou Hanming was a poor one.

It was a pretty good junior high school, and Yuan Xiaoying could attend purely because her home was within the school’s district.

Knowing their daughter’s academic capabilities, her parents knew she wouldn’t make it by the usual scholastic standards, so they had bought a house near the school early on.

So, Zhou Hanming and Yuan Xiaoying continued to be in the same school, although not in the same class, but that didn’t affect their friendship at all, often going out to eat and play together.

Upon reaching high school, they were once again in the same school, this time not because of the house, but because her dad was a teacher at this high school.

So one could say that from the moment she was born, her parents had her life clearly planned out, even if she wasn’t very motivated.

Actually, Zhou Hanming wasn’t particularly special in her eyes, because she was lively and had many friends, many good friends, and Zhou Hanming was just one of them.

But clearly, for the somewhat introverted and solitary Zhou Hanming, it was not the same.

The college entrance exam was a watershed, and Yuan Xiaoying’s parents could only arrange for her to attend high school; university still required her own effort to get in.

Although she tried hard, her college entrance exam scores were just average, and she ended up in a neither good nor bad university, much like her life.

But Yuan Xiaoying was still very happy, because she could get away from her parents, go to a new city, try different foods, and make new friends...

So during her university years, although she didn’t learn much knowledge, she made quite a few friends, but very few who could hang out with her.

"Hey Mu Xin, want to go for hotpot on Saturday?"

"No can do, I’m going hiking with my boyfriend."

"What about you, Jiang Hailing, are you free on Saturday?"

"No, my boyfriend is playing basketball with guys from the next school, and I’m going to cheer for him."

"Zhou Zhou..."

"No..."

"Xiao Mei..."

"Don’t even think about it."

"Hmph, just boyfriends, what’s the big deal?"

"Yeah, it is a big deal."×4

"I’m going to get a boyfriend too," Yuan Xiaoying declared confidently.

This comment sparked some interest among her dorm mates.

"What about Xiang Huacai from the computer department, aren’t you two close?"

"No way, he eats noodles without cilantro, I simply can’t stand that..."

"What about Su Yingping? He’s tall and handsome, and I see you two often go to the planetarium together."

"He’s too tall and too skinny, like a beanpole, and the worst part is, he gets scared during movies and clings to me, and he’s supposed to be a guy..."

"What about Zheng Wanpeng? He’s not too tall or too short, always buys you snacks, and has a gentle and well-behaved personality."

"Right, not tall or handsome either, I’ve also bought him plenty of snacks, I’m not freeloading off him, and his personality is like my dad’s. If I were with him, it would feel like I’ve found another dad..."

...

"Ha ha, Yuan Xiaoying, didn’t expect you to be so picky, keep this up and you’ll end up an old maid."

"What do you mean, what do you mean? I’m telling you, I will definitely find a boyfriend who’s tall, handsome, and talented..."

Yuan Xiaoying patted her chest confidently.

Then Zhou Hanming appeared before her.

"You say you’re Zhou Hanming? Did you go to Korea? Or Thailand?" Yuan Xiaoying was so surprised she was at a loss for words.

The Zhou Hanming she remembered wore black-rimmed glasses, was always silent and kept his head down; completely different from the refined and elegant handsome guy standing before her now wearing rimless glasses.

"So, do you want to consider dating?"

"You don’t have a boyfriend, I don’t have a girlfriend, you see, everything is so perfect, we are naturally a match..."

Can one even say that? But it’s quite interesting, Yuan Xiaoying laughed heartily.

And so, she got a boyfriend.

A boyfriend who was tall, handsome, and talented.

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