"Hurry up and finish your sausage, it's almost time for evening study hall," Wang Muman pulled her over and watched her finish the sausage.
He Lele, seeing the time, was also anxious. She quickly swallowed the sausage, and when she tried to speak, her mouth was full of it.
After the bell rang, He Lele passed a note asking Wang Muman if she wanted her contact information. Wang Muman immediately wrote back: "I have social anxiety and no interest."
He Lele passed another note: "Wait for my triumphant return this weekend!"
Wang Muman sighed, seeing He Lele shift her focus so quickly was as expected.
The next class was chemistry, and they needed to go to the lab to conduct experiments. Wang Muman looked forward to wearing safety goggles and conducting experiments, the chemical reaction between two elements sounded very interesting. Last semester they had only memorized the periodic table and had no opportunity to go to the lab. Now, finally, they had a chance to do chemistry experiments, and she wondered about her own practical skills.
In the laboratory, all students wore safety goggles and gloves to ensure their safety. This experiment was about understanding the reaction of sodium peroxide and sodium with water. It was actually very simple: just put sodium peroxide and sodium separately into water and observe the reaction.
Wang Muman was a little excited. Clearly, two substances that looked very quiet could produce a violent reaction when combined, with bubbles rising and a slight hissing sound. One could imagine what kind of vigorous activity would occur with enough water and sodium.
Afterward, the teacher explained the equations at the front. From the back, the students who were far away would always make hissing sounds, having a great time.
He Lele looked at a bottle of red liquid on the table in front of her and wanted to see what it was. She turned the bottle to look, it was iodine, and she even opened it to smell it.
Wang Muman stopped her, "Didn't you hear the teacher say not to touch anything else? What if it's poisonous?"
He Lele obediently put the bottle down and returned it to its place. She propped her head on her hand, listening to the teacher's lecture, her eyes almost closing, her glasses sliding up, like an accessory.
"Students, if you choose chemistry in the future, you will have many chemistry experiments. Of course, liberal arts students will also have relevant experiment tests during the small college entrance examination, and everyone will have the opportunity to come to the laboratory again. Aren't experiments very interesting? I was very interested in chemistry experiments myself, which is why I chose the chemistry direction." The chemistry teacher, like a salesperson, promoted chemistry to the students.
After this day came the weekend. He Lele quickly packed her things at dismissal, eager to go home and chat with her senior. Wang Muman wanted to ask her if she wanted to go to the stationery store to buy supplies, but seeing how anxious she was, she decided to go by herself.
The owner of the stationery store was a woman who looked very young. Her stationery store had a strong girlish vibe, with the entire tone being sweet. Most of the customers were girls.
Wang Muman picked out a few black automatic pens and a few notebooks and went to pay.
The owner recognized her, "Where's the other young lady?"
Wang Muman was surprised that the owner already knew her. She paused for a moment, then smiled and replied, "She had something to do today and left early."
The owner smiled as she packed her items and gave her a pack of sticky notes.
"Come again next time, auntie will give you more things."
Wang Muman was flattered and took the packaging bag filled with girly stickers.
"Goodbye, Auntie!" Wang Muman said goodbye to her and went to the bus stop to wait for the bus.
Wang Muman still sat in her usual spot. There was no one next to her, and leaning against the window, she could see the bustling traffic.