"Senior Sister Xia, Iām sorry!" Xia Jingqi apologized to Xia Chuyi as soon as she caught up, "Iām not really clear about my cousinās situation, but I overheard a little just now..."
"Senior Sister Xia, Iām sorry, it seems like my cousin did something to wrong your family..." Xia Jingqi looked quite embarrassed.
"You donāt need to apologize." Xia Chuyi looked at Xia Jingqi with some amusement and said, "Heās him, youāre you. What he did has nothing to do with you."
Hearing this, Xia Jingqiās eyes immediately lit up, and she said, "So, Senior Sister, does that mean you wonāt stop interacting with me because of my cousin?"
Xia Chuyi couldnāt help but shake her head and said, "How could that be? Junior Sister Xiao, youāre overthinking."
Xia Jingqi scratched her head and said, "I mainly think of you as my idol, Senior Sister. I donāt want you to dislike me because of my cousin."
Xia Chuyi found this Junior Sister Xiao quite interesting and laughed, "I wonāt."
"Thatās good, thatās good!" Xia Jingqi patted her chest and said eagerly, "Then, Senior Sister, let me carry your books for you!"
"No..." Xia Chuyi hadnāt finished saying "use" when the books in her hand were snatched away by Xia Jingqi, who hugged them securely.
"Letās go, Senior Sister. Iāll walk with you!" Xia Jingqi said excitedly.
Xia Chuyi: "...Junior Sister, you have quite the reflexes."
So quick she couldnāt even react.
After some back and forth, Xia Chuyi finally got her books back to carry herself.
Through this exchange, Xia Chuyi and Xia Jingqi became more familiar with each other.
Fang Caiqin chose to be with Xiao Fangwen because she felt Xia Chuyiās older brother, being a soldier, lacked romantic sense. Interestingly, Xia Jingqi, like an ordinary girl, admired soldiers.
"Actually, to be honest with you, Senior Sister, I originally planned to apply to a military academy," Xia Jingqi said, "but Iām too short, and I didnāt pass the physical exam."
Upon hearing this, Xia Chuyi said, "Do you really want to be a soldier? If you really want to, I think, given your qualifications, you could get special recruitment into the military."
"Special recruitment?" Xia Jingqi asked with interest, "Senior Sister, how does special recruitment work?"
Xia Chuyi explained, "With your physical abilities, and being a Beijing University student, you definitely have the chance for special recruitment into the military."
"My physical abilities?" Xia Jingqi said with particular delight, "My family always considered me a bit slow mentally, just physically fit, but unfortunately, Iām not growing taller."
Xia Chuyi chuckled and said, "You managed to get into Shangjing University, and you call that slow?"
"Well, Iām the slowest in my family," Xia Jingqi said, "Just look at my cousin, heās..."
After mentioning him, Xia Jingqi immediately said, "Senior Sister, Iām sorry, I shouldnāt have brought up my cousin. Anyway, Iām the slower one in our family."
Even though she was a bit confused, Xia Chuyi still said, "Everyone has their strengths. Maybe youāre indeed more suited for the military, who knows."
These words, which Xia Chuyi casually mentioned, turned out later that Xia Jingqi really got special recruitment into the military and achieved something significant.
But thatās a story for another time.
After parting ways with Xia Jingqi, Xia Chuyi returned to her dormitory, put her books away, and headed to the newly built phone booth at the school to call home.
"Chuyi?" When she received the call, Mrs. Ou was very happy and asked, "Are you coming home, or is there something you need that we should send you?"
"Whatever you need, just tell Mama, and sheāll have it sent to you..."