novelraw Chapter 157
Chapter 157
Chapter 157: Brother-in-law, do you want to come home with us?
The afternoon sun was warm and inviting.
The north wind wasn’t as fierce, so it wasn’t too cold. As the bell rang, the final exams were officially over.
Jiang Zhou stretched at the entrance of the building, feeling completely relaxed. The non-major exams were all very easy.
For someone like him who relied on rote memorization, it was nearly impossible to fail. The last two exams, in particular, were open-book, testing how well you knew the textbook.
It wasn’t a challenge at all for him.
“Jiang Zhou, you definitely failed, didn’t you?”
“Don’t act so calm and collected. You failed, right?!”
“Don’t pretend to be tough. Let your sadness out so the rest of us can feel happy!”
His three roommates looked at him with hopeful faces.
Jiang Zhou couldn’t help but nod. “Yeah, the questions were pretty difficult this time.”
Hearing this, his three roommates burst out laughing.
It’s good that it was hard! When God opens a door, he must close a window.
There’s no one in the world who can be good at flirting and get good grades! Maybe Jiang Zhou didn’t even finish the exam!
But just as they started smiling, Jiang Zhou’s voice rang out again. “I probably won’t get a perfect score, I’ll just barely pass.
“What about you guys? You all must have done better than me.”
The three brothers exchanged glances and immediately started cursing.
God not only welded their doors shut but also smeared a layer of cement over them. But for Jiang Zhou, God not only opened a door for him, he tore down the whole house!
Jiang Zhou didn’t get angry, just listened to them praise him with their insults.
At the same time, Feng Siruo walked out of the academic building.
She was wearing a white dress and slowly approached Jiang Zhou.
She looked up at him with her bright, sparkling eyes. “Are…are you going home this afternoon?”
“Yeah, I already arranged it with Han Rou and the others. What about you?”
Feng Siruo nodded. “My family already sent a car to pick me up.”
Jiang Zhou rubbed her head. “Don’t get teary-eyed from missing me when you get home.”
Feng Siruo replied guiltily, “I… I won’t!”
“Remember what you promised me in the library study room?”
“To send you a photo every day.”
Jiang Zhou pinched her cheek with satisfaction. “Miss one day, and I’ll kiss you when we get back.”
“No!” Feng Siruo took a step back, her cheeks flushed.
They weren’t at that stage yet. They’d held hands and hugged, but she had to hold firm on the next line of defense.
“Well, if you don’t want to get a kiss, then complete your task every day and make sure you go out more.”
“Okay, you too.”
“Me? I plan to go crazy the minute I get home, your mother-in-law won’t even be able to catch me!”
When he said this, Feng Siruo looked confused for a moment.
Mother-in-law. Then, the girl’s eyes suddenly widened.
She finally realized who her “mother-in-law” was. Her nose crinkled, and her pretty face showed clear displeasure.
Just then, a gust of wind swept through the campus.
The crowd gathered at the entrance, discussing how to get home, all tightened their jackets.
At that moment, a girl walked down the main path of the school. She had twin ponytails and was wearing a black and white plaid skirt.
Her features were delicate, a rare kind of innocent beauty. Her skin was fair and her figure was nice. If you looked closely, you would notice that she looked extremely similar to Feng Siruo.
As soon as she saw Jiang Zhou, the girl waved her hand. “Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, hello!
“I came to pick up my sister. Do you want to come with us?”
She seemed very excited, running over to him cheerfully. Then she stood in front of Jiang Zhou, smiling brightly.
Hearing this, everyone looked at Jiang Zhou. Brother-in-law? That was a new one. If there’s a brother-in-law, there must be a sister. Who was the sister?
At the same time, Feng Siruo’s face turned slightly red, and her mouth opened in surprise.
She was shocked. Why was her sister so close to Jiang Zhou? They had only met once during the October break, right?
And even if… even if they were together, wasn’t calling him “brother-in-law” a bit premature?
“Sis, why is your face as red as a bubble tea kettle?!”
“Wh-What are you saying…”
Feng Yiyi looked at Jiang Zhou. “Brother-in-law, why aren’t you talking to me?”
Jiang Zhou looked at her. “Your sister doesn’t admit she’s my wife, so don’t call me that.”
“But sister dreams about eloping with you, so don’t be so modest!”
“Eloping with me? To where?”
Feng Siruo lowered her head, biting her lip and not saying a word. It was just a dream, and dreams have no logic!
She was never sleeping in the same bed as Feng Yiyi again! Her sister always spread all her secrets.
Meanwhile, Jiang Zhou patted Feng Yiyi’s head. “You little goofball, go home and keep a good eye on your sister for me.”
Feng Yiyi looked at Feng Siruo. “Don’t worry, no other man will get close to her!”
“That’s not what I meant. I meant make sure she doesn’t just stay cooped up at home all the time and gets out more.”
“Sister doesn’t dare to. She only stays in her bedroom.”
“What does she do in there?”
Feng Yiyi took out her phone and showed him a photo.
In the picture, Feng Siruo was painting an oil painting. It had mountains, water, and a small person in a dress.
“That’s a pretty good painting.”
“Yeah, and she just added something new to this one!”
Feng Yiyi showed him another photo.
It was the same oil painting, but the small person had become two. The other one was a boy in a black shirt, standing next to the girl in the white dress.
Jiang Zhou zoomed in to look. The little person was raising a hand, as if pointing to the sky. He frowned slightly.
Seeing his subtle reaction, the Feng Siruo on the side looked a little nervous.
“Sister said this one is you.”
Jiang Zhou understood. “What am I doing?”
Feng Yiyi bit her lip. “What was it? I think I forgot.”
“Feng Siruo, what am I doing in the painting?”
Feng Siruo was a little embarrassed. “You’re pointing at the stars…”
Feng Yiyi immediately remembered. “She said, ‘Come and appreciate the most vast and immortal night sky!'”
Jiang Zhou couldn’t help but pinch Feng Siruo’s cheek. “Why do you love that song so much?”
“I just painted it randomly.”
“Really?”
Feng Yiyi immediately raised her hand. “She didn’t paint it randomly, she spent a long time on it!”
Feng Siruo got angry and punched her.
“I’m telling the truth, and you hitting me is also something you’ve done for a long time!”
Jiang Zhou quickly cut her off. “Alright, the car’s here. Stop talking and go.”
Feng Siruo looked up. “I’m leaving then?”
“Mhm, tell the driver to go slowly.”
“Got it…”
Feng Yiyi also waved. “Bye-bye, brother-in-law!”
Jiang Zhou nodded. “Bye-bye. Oh, and eat less sweets and exercise more!”
“I’m not fat!”
At that moment, Feng Siruo followed Feng Yiyi down the steps. But she kept turning her head to look back every two steps.
She was dawdling, not at all like the girl who used to run away whenever she saw Jiang Zhou.
“Sis, you can’t take him with you just by looking, stop staring.”
Feng Yiyi pulled her. “If we don’t go now, we won’t get home before it gets dark.”
Feng Siruo puffed out her cheeks. “You’re not allowed to talk.”
“Okay, okay, I won’t talk!”
“Then… wait for me.”
“Huh?”
Feng Siruo shook her off and ran back.
She grabbed Jiang Zhou’s sleeve and pulled him to the side.
“What’s wrong? What do you want to tell me?”
Feng Siruo was silent for a while, then looked up. “Will you come to Beihai to find me?”
Jiang Zhou couldn’t help but chuckle. “Didn’t I tell you? I’ll go if I have time.”
“Oh.”
“Alright, hurry up and get going.”
Feng Siruo thought for a moment. “If you’re not going, you have to tell me.”
Jiang Zhou messed up her hair. “If you keep pestering me, I’ll decide not to go right now.”
“Then I’m leaving right now!” Feng Siruo scurried back to Feng Yiyi.
The two sisters waved at him and disappeared around the corner.
Watching them leave, Jiang Zhou couldn’t help but sigh. He knew that he shouldn’t have told Feng Siruo that he was going to Beihai ahead of time.
Even though the girl was still being stubborn, she was clearly looking forward to it.
It seemed that he had to make a trip there, no matter how busy he was.
Jiang Zhou snapped back to reality and gestured to his three roommates to head back to the dorm.
The exam in the afternoon was the last one, so after it was finished, the holiday officially began.
Jiang Zhou packed his luggage and put it directly into his car. Then he drove to Han Rou’s dorm building.
He had gotten familiar with the dorm building’s aunties this semester.
This time, he was able to go up and pick up Han Rou without any problem.
However, he thought that his sister would be the only one in the room.
But when he opened the door, the three senior students in the dorm all sweetly called him “gege” (older brother).
This made Jiang Zhou feel a little happy.
Maybe renting a “sister group” next year would be a good idea. But Han Rou’s cheeks were flushed, and she immediately turned around and glared at them.
The three seniors all said they wouldn’t steal her older brother and only then did Han Rou relent.
“Brother, are we leaving so early?”
“Yeah, we have to get home before it gets dark. Are you all packed?”
“Everything’s packed.”
Han Rou pulled out her suitcase and couldn’t help but look at him.
This was the first time she didn’t have to spend the Spring Festival alone. Jiang Zhou thought she should be very happy. But today, Han Rou seemed to have something on her mind.
She seemed to want to say something, but hesitated for a long time and didn’t say it.
“Rou Rou, what’s wrong?”
“Ah? N-Nothing, nothing. Let’s go.”
Jiang Zhou didn’t think too much about it and took her out of the school.
They picked up Chu Yuwei from Qingbei University and then drove to the School of Information Technology.
That guy Guo Wei had initially boasted that he wouldn’t need to take Jiang Zhou’s car.
He said he was going to take the train home with Yang Xin this time, for a bit of romance. But Yang Xin wasn’t going back with him at all.
She said she couldn’t go to a man’s house for the new year before they were engaged. So, Guo Wei tearfully begged Jiang Zhou not to leave him behind.
His shamelessness was comparable to Manager Liu from the Normal University cafeteria.
The road conditions this time were much better than during the October break.
After all, the students were the first to go on holiday. A few of them got on the highway and headed straight for Linjiang City.