The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s-Chapter 1653: Military Training in Progress (Part 15)

Opposite the bunk bed, there was a desk. The desk was a bit worn, but Aunt Tang had tidied it up. She covered it with a cloth and placed a piece of transparent glass on top. A vase with a long neck, holding a few light pink plastic plum blossoms, sat on top, and there were many photos sandwiched between the glass and the cloth.

Ruan Jiaojiao hadn’t had the chance to look around the room at noon. Now that Aunt Tang still had a dish not ready, she naturally couldn’t start eating first.

Seeing that the meal wasn’t ready yet, Duan Xi seized the opportunity, taking the thermos flask Ruan Jiaojiao had left by the dormitory door when she went out in the morning, and went to the boiled water room next to the canteen to fetch water. This way, Ruan Jiaojiao could take a bath after eating and have some time to rest before the evening gathering.

With nothing to do, Ruan Jiaojiao stood in front of the desk, curiously looking at the photos.

Most of the photos were of Aunt Tang and a little boy, capturing him from childhood to adolescence.

From the boy’s features, Ruan Jiaojiao could tell that he must be Aunt Tang’s son, Cai Peng.

Cai Peng was a very delicate boy, and when he was younger, he even looked like a girl. Just as Ruan Jiaojiao was engrossed in looking, she sensed a shadow cast beside her, thinking it was Duan Xi returning, she turned and smiled, asking, "So soon..."

Turning her head, she realized that it wasn’t Duan Xi who had come back, but Aunt Tang’s son, Cai Peng, who had returned.

Cai Peng hadn’t expected to bump into Ruan Jiaojiao again when he came back to get something, especially seeing her standing in his home, and even more so when she smiled so sweetly at him, his heart started racing, and his delicate face turned red.

"Xiaopeng, why are you back?" Aunt Tang poked her head out of the kitchen again upon hearing the noise, "Did you forget something? Have you eaten dinner?"

In fact, Cai Peng had already eaten dinner, but looking at Ruan Jiaojiao standing there, he instinctively replied, "No."

"If not, then wait a bit and eat together before heading back to school. This is Jiaojiao, your brother Ruan’s sister, remember? She’ll be eating here from now on." Aunt Tang, afraid her son might be confused, explained with a smile.

"Oh." Cai Peng nodded with a forced calm, but inside he was overjoyed at the news.

"Then quickly dish out the rice, I’m almost done here. Oh right, make it four bowls." Aunt Tang said and returned to the kitchen.

Cai Peng hadn’t recovered from Ruan Jiaojiao’s smile just now, so he unconsciously took out four bowls without realizing why Aunt Tang mentioned four bowls.

As he dished out the rice, Ruan Jiaojiao carried two bowls over. While Cai Peng was still filling the rice, she took four pairs of chopsticks and placed them at the four positions on the small table.

Cai Peng, carrying two bowls of rice over, finally noticed and softly asked, "Is there someone else?"

Ruan Jiaojiao nodded, just about to say that there was another person, when she saw Duan Xi already standing at the door with the thermos flask, frowning coldly at Cai Peng, who was standing with her.

As the meal went on, Ruan Jiaojiao wondered if she was overthinking it, feeling that the atmosphere was much more awkward than at noon.

She kept feeling that Duan Xi’s expression was a bit cold, but then again, maybe this was just how he was in front of outsiders usually.

She wasn’t overthinking it, Duan Xi was indeed unhappy, he was angry, but angry at himself, which was truly frustrating.

The meal in the canteen the night before had made Duan Xi realize that she didn’t like it.