So, this morning at school, she frantically caught up on homework for the first time, and as the class representative began collecting assignments, her palms started to sweat with anxiety.
Finally managing to finish her homework just before class started, Mian Mian let out a long sigh of relief, having successfully submitted her assignment.
Seeing her like this, Qian Xiao Guo said with glee, "Look at how anxious you were! You're not experienced with catching up on homework, are you? You need to learn from me! When it comes to making up homework, I'm more familiar than you!"
Mian Mian slapped Qian Xiao Guo on the back and retorted, "How can you even say that?"
Qian Xiao Guo gave a dry chuckle and replied, "It's the truth, isn't it? That's why my grades are never as good as yours."
"If you know that, then hurry up and start your morning reading," Mian Mian quickly pulled out her English textbook to begin.
The gap in grades between Mian Mian and Qian Xiao Guo was quite significant. Mian Mian could rank in the top three of the grade, while Qian Xiao Guo was in the top three hundred. Therefore, Qian Xiao Guo genuinely admired Jiang Mian Mian, mainly because of her self-discipline. She herself wasn't as disciplined and would sometimes sneakily play games.
She knew that Jiang Mian Mian wouldn't play until she had finished her homework and reviewed the material she had already learned.
Just this one aspect created a huge difference between the two.
While Mian Mian was doing her morning reading, she noticed Qian Xiao Guo replying to messages on her phone. She asked, "Who are you talking to?"
"A new friend I met this morning, a transfer student. He's a handsome guy. He asked me for directions earlier and I found out he has a terrible sense of direction, so I took him there. He said he wanted to treat me to lunch to thank me," Qian Xiao Guo explained, her tone a little shy.
Jiang Mian Mian frowned, looking at her, "Do you like him?"
"How could I! I've only known him for less than half a day. I just think he's really handsome and incredibly gentle. When he smiled at me, I felt like my heart was going to burst," Qian Xiao Guo's cheeks flushed.
Jiang Mian Mian didn't believe her. Seeing Qian Xiao Guo's expression, she clearly had a crush on the boy. "Qian Xiao Guo, I'm warning you. You're only in the first year of junior high. It's best not to get into relationships before you're an adult."
"What do you mean relationships? You're exaggerating. At most, I just think he's handsome, nothing else," Qian Xiao Guo said, a hint of guilt in her voice.
"I hope so. In any case, you need to study hard and don't think about all those nonsensical things, understand?" Jiang Mian Mian warned her very seriously.
"Okay, I understand." Qian Xiao Guo immediately nodded in agreement, then weakly asked, "Then can I have lunch with him today?"
Jiang Mian Mian: "..."
Jiang Mian Mian could see that Qian Xiao Guo wanted to go. They were good friends, but she couldn't really control Qian Xiao Guo's actions. So, in the end, she could only tell her to make her own decision.
Qian Xiao Guo ultimately decided to go. She felt that she was just fond of the transfer student, not in a relationship, and having lunch wouldn't be a big deal.
Qian Xiao Guo asked Jiang Mian Mian to accompany her, but Mian Mian refused, telling her to go by herself.
Qian Xiao Guo asked if she was angry. Mian Mian shook her head, "I'm not angry, it's just that he's thanking you, so it wouldn't be appropriate for me to go. You go by yourself. I'll just grab something casual for lunch."
At noon, as soon as class ended, Qian Xiao Guo eagerly ran off, eager to have lunch with her new transfer student friend. Mian Mian sighed helplessly, feeling that this transfer student wasn't a good new friend for Qian Xiao Guo.