The third time, she completely let herself go.
It made Chen Huaying and Anāan feel like they met each other too late.
Anāan met new friends and looked forward to studying here even more. The people here are interesting, cultured, and knowledgeable, which is much better compared to the countryside. She never liked playing with Xu Laodi and Qin Cuifen since she was young.
Feng Xiaoliās personality was very much to her liking.
"This porridge is really good, and these steamed buns from Tianjinās famous spot are something my dad specially brought back from his business trip," Feng Xiaoli shared her treasured snacks.
"They are delicious."
"If Dabao was here, heād go crazy with joy."
"Is it Lu Dabao from the General Union Dance Troupe who youāre so close with?" Feng Xiaoli asked with sparkling eyes.
"Yes! How did you know?" The steamed buns were small, and Chen Huaying could eat one in one bite.
"Of course I know. Iāve been secretly observing you all for a long time," Feng Xiaoli, shedding her genteel demeanor, said. "Your General Union Dance Troupe is famous with Sheng Ning, the Union Flower, Phoenix Liu Yilan, and Sharpshooter Chen Huaying. You are practically idols for all of us women."
"Hahaha..." Chen Huaying laughed so hard she had to sit down, taking a moment before giving a thumbs-up, "Xiaoli, you have a good eye, young ones like you have a promising future."
"And Iāve also heard that Anāan is a genius," Feng Xiaoli said with the same look Lu Dabao had when he saw delicious food, making Anāan too shy to eat her buns.
Is it because Iāve eaten too much that the host is displeased?
"Go ahead and eat more."
"With you looking at her like that, how can she eat?"
"Oh!" Feng Xiaoli lowered her head and immediately returned to her refined demeanor.
Chen Huaying and Anāan were both impressed by her. As soon as she lowered her head, she was the epitome of a well-mannered lady; no one in the entire noble family could match her gentility. But once she looked up, it was a whole different story.
The contrast was like two different people.
"Anāan, I talked with my dad yesterday. As long as you clear the suspicion off your name, youāll be specially recruited if you pass our schoolās special assessment."
"Thatās great!" Chen Huaying was ecstatic, "Anāan, weāre about to become classmates."
"Yeah! Yeah! But can I pass the exam?" Anāan was worried, "Iāve already read all the books in the library these days, but I still lack confidence. Iām afraid of failing the test and embarrassing my sister."
"What? What did you just say?" Chen Huaying asked in disbelief.
Feng Xiaoli also stared at her with eyes full of wonder.
"I said, Iām afraid of embarrassing my sister."
"No, the sentence before that."
"Oh! I said I finished reading all the books in the library."
"You... you..." Chen Huaying found it hard to find her voice, but managed to speak, "You said you finished reading the books in the library? Which library?" Besides the main one, there was a smaller library mainly for the physics department, filled with complex and difficult physics books.
Usually, no one goes there.
"Oh! The large one."
"My god! How did you do it? Can you remember the content?"
"Yes! I just pick up a book, leaf through it, and Iām done reading," Anāan said, fearing they didnāt understand. She casually picked up Feng Xiaoliās copy of "How the Steel Was Tempered" and quickly skimmed through it.
The speed at which she flipped through the pages was so fast it was impossible to blink.