Early in the morning, at six o'clock, the sun rises from the east.

Xue Yuantong woke up from a deep sleep. She slept for several hours yesterday afternoon, resulting in a very short sleep last night.

In the past, after waking up, she would rush to Jiang Ning's house, but now Chu Chu has moved in, and Xue Yuantong has moved her position.

The weather has been extremely hot in the past two days, with the temperature reaching over 38 degrees.

Tutoring during the summer vacation is not a fixed time. Chu Chu’s No. 2 Middle School gave students two days off.

As soon as Xue Yuantong entered the door, Chu Chu stirred the cup with a spoon.

With the rich liquid in the cup, Xue Yuantong asked quietly: "Chu Chu, what are you drinking? I can smell it."

Xue Chuchu kept moving, "Isatis root."

It was too hot last night, so she turned on the air conditioner to sleep. Originally, in order to save electricity, she only set the timer for one hour.

Who knew that it was too hot in the middle of the night, so she turned on the air conditioner in a daze, forgot to turn it off, and accidentally caught a cold.

She blew on the cup and found that the temperature was right. She was about to drink it when she saw Tongtong's eyes wide open.

Xue Chuchu had no choice but to move the cup to Tongtong's mouth: "Drink."

Xue Yuantong: "Don't worry, I'll just take a sip!"

After drinking isatis root, the two returned to Tongtong's house to prepare breakfast.

Jiang Ning was sleeping in the house.

When the aroma of rice wafted out, Jiang Ning slowly got up, stepped on flip-flops, and walked next door to have breakfast.

The sun shines in the yard, which is slightly strong.

Xue Yuantong held a shovel in his hand and scolded him: "Jiang Ning, you got up too late. It's hot. You can't eat outside."

Jiang Ning: "Obviously you were the one cooking late."

Xue Yuantong looked for his teammates: "Chu Chu, is it Jiang Ning's fault?"

Xue Chuchu was speechless. She originally wanted to be the neutral party, but there were people in the arena and she couldn't help herself.

After a few words of bickering, Xue Yuantong deftly put breakfast on the table without missing a beat.

There are two dishes, stir-fried lotus root slices, and minced beans and minced meat for rice. The staple food is egg pancakes made by Xue Chuchu, and cooked rice soup.

The three of them gathered around the dining table to eat. Jiang Ning moved a stool next to Xue Yuantong.

Xue Yuantong was overjoyed inside and said proudly: "Huh, it's such a hot summer, isn't it too hot?"

Xue Chuchu silently ate a piece of egg cake.

During the meal, Xue Yuantong talked about her recent travel experiences, including her journey to conquer Mount Tai, the Red Gate, Zhongtian Gate, Nantian Gate, Gongbei Stone, and the adventures along the way.

In short, it highlights her strength.

Finally, she said that thanks to her foresight, she allowed Jiang Ning to bring tomatoes in advance.

Even though Xue Chuchu knew that Tongtong was bragging, she still couldn't help but feel a little bit envious when she thought of them traveling.

Tongtong was not at home a few days ago. She occasionally thought at night, if she didn't go to class, could she play with them?

This idea was rejected by Xue Chuchu as soon as it came up.

Since Jiang Ning and Tongtong were having so much fun, it was better not to take her with them. If it made them unhappy, it would definitely be her fault.

…

It was very hot during the day. In order to save money on air conditioning, Xue Yuantong brought Chu Chu to Jiang Ning's house.

As soon as Xue Chuchu entered the door, her steps immediately stopped.

She was 100% sure that even though the air conditioner was not turned on in Jiang Ning's room, it was still extremely cool.

Different from the cool air blown by the air conditioner, this coolness is very natural, just like the changes in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Xue Yuantong told her that Jiang Ning's house is a geomantic treasure.

Xue Chuchu was doubtful.

Jiang Ning did not carve jade pendants or wood today, but took out a box of used matches, glue, rubber bands, and some special spiritual clay, put them on the desk, and started assembling things.

When Jiang Ning was a child, she liked this kind of handicraft very much, but later, as she grew up, she gradually gave up her former hobby.

What he lacks most now is time, and he has picked up his childhood hobbies.

Xue Yuantong was originally teaching Chu Chu to play the game "Monument Valley". After leading her on the way, she watched Jiang Ning do handicrafts.

After looking at him for a long time, he felt that he was really clumsy, so Xue Yuantong decided to take action himself.

She abandoned Chu Chu on the sofa and huddled in front of the desk with Jiang Ning, using his matches, glue and other tools.

Although Xue Yuantong is young, she has strong hands-on skills. In a short time, she put together a mini wooden chair, which is the same style as the big wooden chair at her home. It is very replicable.

Xue Chuchu was quite surprised when she saw it.

Xue Yuantong enjoyed Chu Chu's strange gaze, and felt satisfied in his heart.

She said proudly: "Chuchu, whatever you want, I'll do it for you, just ask!"

With her craftsmanship, she is sure to be able to meet all Chu Chu's requirements.

Xue Chuchu said: "I want an eagle to spread its wings and fly."

One sentence stumped Xue Yuantong.

Xue Yuantong admitted that her skills were very good, but how could something like an eagle be made with matches?

After Xue Chuchu finished speaking, she realized that she had overestimated Tongtong's strength, but once she said it, it was difficult to take it back.

In order not to embarrass Tongtong, Xue Chuchu put down her iPad and made the word "eagle" with a match in front of the two of them.

Xue Yuantong said guiltily: "So you want this kind of eagle?"

“It’s not difficult at all!”

After regaining his dignity, Xue Yuantong stopped showing off and returned to the sofa honestly.

Time passed quickly, and Xue Chuchu defeated several levels in the game.

Jiang Ning finally glued on the last piece, and an eagle as big as the palm of his hand suddenly appeared in front of him.

He tried to attract attention: "Ahem!"

Sure enough, Xue Yuantong was immediately lured.

Xue Yuantong's eyes were first on Jiang Ning's face, then moved downwards, and then his eyes widened.

A wooden mechanical eagle was pecking at Jiang Ning's fingertips with its beak, and the rest of its body was actually suspended in the air.

She immediately recalled the toy ‘Balance Eagle’ she played with as a child.

That thing was a handicraft, and it was far less shocking than Jiang Ning's hand rubbing the eagle.

Xue Chuchu was also attracted, and she stared at the eagle intently.

The whole body is composed entirely of matches, and the internal mechanical structure is clearly visible, full of a rough beauty.

"Did you spell it out?" Xue Chuchu said awkwardly.

She just mentioned it casually, but she didn't expect...

She was flattered, a little uncomfortable, and had indescribable emotions in her heart.

Jiang Ning: "Is it difficult?"

Everyone was happy, only Xue Yuantong was hit.

At lunch, Xue Yuantong went out of his way and finished his meal in advance, and then left the main room under Chu Chu's surprised eyes.

Xue Yuantong was never one to admit defeat. She would rather give up lunch and sneak into Jiang Ning's room, find the match eagle, study it secretly, and then reproduce it.

The second before Xue Yuantong entered the yard next door.

On the wooden eagle on the desk, the feather marks on its wings were flowing, and a pair of wings actually flapped.

Finally, the wooden eagle, which looked like a dead thing, spread its wings and flew into the sky.

Xue Yuantong found a place of solitude.

She was so angry that she went back and finished two more bowls of rice.

…

evening.

The setting sun slowly sank into the sparse clouds, leaving a bloody red patch on the sky. As the sun set completely, the last trace of color disappeared.

The weather has cooled down a bit, crickets are chirping in the fields, and Uncle Tang, Butcher Zhang and Teacher Qian from next door gather to talk at the door of the house.

College student Zhang Ruyun wields a table tennis racket and hits the ball against the wall alone.

Jiang Ning pushed the mountain bike out.

He was the only one left at home tonight. Xue Yuantong brought a list of travel invoices and went with Aunt Gu to the Evergreen Liquid Company for reimbursement. Xue Chuchu took her on a battery car.
To be continued...