Ji Chengxuan walked up with a playful smile. "You've been learning for a whole month. How come your skills haven't improved at all? I learned much faster than you when I was learning."
Yun Que'er glared at Ji Chengxuan discontentedly. "Bullshit. You have long legs. Even if the bike is about to fall, you can hold it steady. If I fall off, I'll just end up face - first on the ground."
The more Yun Que'er talked, the more frustrated she became. She couldn't help but kick the bicycle.
"This 28 - inch bike is so hard to ride."
In this small town, only 28 - inch bikes were sold. This kind of bike was very tall, with a cross - beam hanging above.
It was okay for boys, but for a small and thin girl like Yun Que'er, it was even a question whether her feet could reach the pedals when she got on the bike, let alone ride it steadily.
If it weren't for the fact that the junior high school was a bit far from home, Yun Que'er wouldn't have wanted to take the risk of falling and getting hurt at any time.
"You admit that you have short legs?" Ji Chengxuan looked at Yun Que'er with a big smile.
Yun Que'er was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand and slapped at Ji Chengxuan's forehead.
"Can't you keep your mouth shut?"
Ji Chengxuan laughed and dodged. "Hey, Xiao Que'er. We promised to grow up together. How come you just stopped growing?"
Yun Que'er looked at Ji Chengxuan's running back, grinding her teeth in anger.
The original owner was very beautiful. With her face, although Yun Que'er couldn't be called a breathtaking beauty yet, it was obvious that she would grow into one.
But maybe because the original owner had been a vagrant outside, she had suffered from malnutrition since childhood. No matter how much Yun Que'er supplemented nutrition later, she was still as thin as a reed. Her height was also a bit shorter than the other girls around her.
Yun Que'er was extremely frustrated.
It was bad enough to be short, but Ji Chengxuan just had to bring it up from time to time.
After all these years, why didn't his mouth improve at all?
He was annoying when he was a kid, and even more so when he grew up!
Yun Que'er angrily pushed the bicycle and struggled to get on it, riding in the direction of home.
After about two hundred meters, she saw Ji Chengxuan standing against the wall, with a straw in his mouth, looking extremely relaxed.
Yun Que'er didn't bother to pay attention to him. She rolled her eyes and rode past Ji Chengxuan.
"Hey, why are you ignoring me?"
Ji Chengxuan chased two steps forward and jumped onto the back seat of Yun Que'er's bike.
The sudden weight made Yun Que'er's heart skip a beat. She was already riding unsteadily, and now she started riding in an S - shaped route.
"Are you crazy? Get off quickly!" Yun Que'er exclaimed.
"Don't panic. Just look straight ahead and don't worry about anything. Just pedal hard."
"I'll pedal your head! You're so heavy!"
Yun Que'er was sweating profusely. She was so scared that her heart, liver and spleen were all trembling. If the situation had allowed, Yun Que'er would have grabbed the culprit behind her and beaten him up severely.
Ji Chengxuan let out a long sigh, feeling that this girl was so stupid.
He straightened up, leaned forward slightly, and grabbed the handlebars with both hands.
"You..."
Yun Que'er was stunned and turned to look at Ji Chengxuan.
How did he manage to perform such a difficult move?
"Don't be distracted. Take your feet off the pedals."
When Yun Que'er came to her senses, she found that she was almost about to hit the tree in front of her while she was in a daze. She quickly took her feet off the pedals.
Ji Chengxuan stepped on them instead, stood up suddenly, and rode the bike standing up thanks to his height advantage.
Ji Chengxuan rode very fast. Yun Que'er was so scared that she hardly dared to open her eyes. She only felt the strong wind whistling past her ears.
"Are you sure you can do this?" Yun Que'er was full of uneasiness. "Don't fall later."
Ji Chengxuan smiled on top of Yun Que'er's head. "Or you can move forward and sit on the cross - beam, leaving the seat for me. My legs are so sore from riding like this. If I don't sit for a while, I might really hit something later."
"I won't!" Yun Que'er refused firmly.
She didn't even have a place to support her hands now. She could only hold on to the seat under her buttocks to sit steadily.
Move forward? Why not just take her life!
"Then you can jump off and get on the bike from the back. I'll take you home."
"That's even more impossible!" Yun Que'er strongly protested. "Ji Chengxuan, are you deliberately making things difficult for me?"
Ji Chengxuan looked down at Yun Que'er. There was a strange look in his eyes. It seemed like he didn't say anything, but also seemed like he said everything.
"I'd better sit a bit forward..."
The life - loving Yun Que'er was forced to give in.
She had known Ji Chengxuan for so many years. She could easily guess what Ji Chengxuan was thinking even with her toes.
If she didn't make a choice today, Ji Chengxuan might scare her even more.
"That's right. Should have done this earlier." Ji Chengxuan plopped down on the seat.
Where Yun Que'er couldn't see, he quietly protected the girl sitting in front of him with his arm.
"Sit tight. Trust me. I'll definitely get you home safely."
Yun Que'er snorted. "Have you ever thought that I might be safer without you?"
"..."
Ji Chengxuan was speechless. Why didn't this girl appreciate his kindness?
With her poor riding skills, if he didn't take her home, it might be dark by the time she got home.
"I can't argue with you." Ji Chengxuan scoffed. "Sit tight. Let's go!"
"Ahhhhh! Ji Chengxuan, slow down!"
With the afterglow of the setting sun and Yun Que'er's shrill scream, Ji Chengxuan's mouth grinned from ear to ear.
Finally, they arrived home. Yun Que'er's legs were shaking when she got off the bike. Her face was deathly pale.
She covered her chest and let out a long breath. When she turned to see Ji Chengxuan looking calm, she got angry and snatched the bike.
"I really appreciate you!"
She turned around and walked away. Ji Chengxuan laughed helplessly behind her.
This girl. Why was her temper even worse than when she was a kid?
Yun Fujin had just finished making dinner. When he heard the noise in the yard, he came out.
"Xiao Xuan is here. Eh? What's wrong with Xiao Que'er?"
Yun Fujin looked at Yun Que'er's angry back, looking completely confused.
"She's fine. She's just sunburnt."
In front of Yun Fujin, Ji Chengxuan looked as innocent as ever, just like a big - tailed wolf.
"Was it that hot today... By the way, Xiao Xuan, your parents went into the city this afternoon. They said a new batch of goods had arrived. You can have dinner at my place these two days."
Since they started doing business with Li Chengfu, they had made a lot of money. Gradually, they had also taken on many apprentices. Besides in the town, they had also opened two branch stores in the county. They even dabbled in the antique business that Li Chengfu had always been eager to do.
As the business grew, there were more things to do. Sometimes, even with hired workers, they still couldn't manage everything.
So the two families discussed and decided that since their relationship was so good and they were from the same hometown, they might as well combine their businesses.
Yun Fujin was meticulous, so he took care of the accounts. With Yun Motan, a math teacher, to double - check, everyone was at ease.
And Doctor Ji and Zheng Ying took on the external work. Everyone had their own responsibilities, and everything was harmonious. The relationship between the two families got better and better.