Fleeting Midsummer Chapter 6 (2/2)

“But I kind of want to see the little cute puppies.”

“Next time.”

Then there was silence.

When I woke up again, the teacher had already prepared to pack up his lesson materials and leave. I began to sweep all of my books, magazines, pens, and snacks, and other messy things into my bag. Ru Ting laughed as she said: “Lin Lin, your big bag is great. You can put whatever you want into it. I want to buy this kind of a big bag too.”

I looked at her bag. F**k! Was this really the att.i.tude of someone coming to cla.s.s? She carried a small GUCCI purse and came to cla.s.s. This really was a lost generation ah!

I drew back the corners of my mouth: “This bag ah, all the supermarkets have it. You can get it for 50 dollars. If you like it, tomorrow I’ll go to the supermarket and buy one for you. What color do you like? There are only two colors –  big red, and military green. Your skin is white, use a big red one then!”

Ru Ting shook her head busily: “I’ve troubled you. When I have time, I’ll go and take a look myself. Thank you Lin Lin.”

I saw that Fang Yu Ke’s eyes had a bit of laughter. I suddenly thought, “Why should I give Ru Ting a hard time? Even though she was my military counselor’s rival-in-love, Ru Ting, this person, had never deliberately provoked me, and held no grudges against me. At most, I did this because she cared too much about Fang Yu Ke, sometimes speaking too much about him. If I were to strike back at her, I would seem narrow minded.”

I laughed and said: “I was just kidding with you. You are the most compatible to own famous bags. If I had this bag, people would probably even think I went to a stall to buy a fake one.”

Ru Ting immediately said: “How can this be, how can this be?”

I saw her look of relief, and felt that it was a little funny. I shook my head and prepared to go.

When I had just walked a few steps, Fang Yu Ke yelled behind me: “Wait up.”

What a joke, you ask me to wait and I’ll wait? Am I so cheap? I continued to walk forward. Fang Yu Ke caught up to me, and stopped me as he said: “Do you not understand what other people are saying?”

“If you don’t call my name then how do I know who you’re calling? If you have to fart, then fart quickly. I am rus.h.i.+ng back to catch up on my sleep.”

“Are you a pig? You slept through 2 cla.s.ses and you still want to sleep?” Fang Yu Ke asked me incredulously.

“Sorry, I have been going through my physiology period recently, which is why I am particularly tired, as if I’m pregnant. I am extremely fond of sleeping. If you are interested, I can give you a more detailed explanation. Help me a.n.a.lyze it or else you’ll always accuse me.” (TL: Physiology period = menstrual cycle)

Fang Yu Ke was rendered speechless for a moment.

I continued: “If you don’t have anything go away. Otherwise, if people are in the way, I’ll kill people, if Buddha is in the way, I’ll kill Buddha.”

Fang Yu Ke then said: “My dad is coming to Beijing next month. Ask your mom if there’s anything she wants.”

My heart got cooler. “I want your dad to bring a few pieces of native stinky tofu. En, the fried rice cakes my mother makes are also very authentic. He can come over to try some.” I purposely stopped for a moment. When I looked at Fang Yu Ke’s face, his face hadn’t changed a bit, and I suddenly became extremely frustrated, “I’m joking with you. There isn’t anything good that you can bring. Isn’t the whole world globalized now? I can buy whatever I want in Beijing. Thanks though.”

Fang Yu Ke didn’t pay attention to my words as he persisted: “How do you intend to celebrate October 1, ah. During the ten days of break, you won’t return home but you’ll just sleep right?”

“Bingo!” When I finished speaking, I left the math floor, leaving first. Plus, Ru Ting’s resentment had increased again.

But really, I was more concerned with how Xiao Xi celebrated his October 1st.

[1]  顶 ding: (slang) to “b.u.mp” a forum thread to raise its profile

[2] 真是骑虎难下: It was really hard to get off a tiger when it was moving means that it is hard to stop something halfway.

[3] 你这样的菜鸟就不要在关公面前耍大刀了: This basically means that there’s no need to continue pretending like you know everything in front of “Guan Yu”, a famous ancient historical figure. Supposedly, Guan Yu’s weapon was a guan dao named Green Dragon Crescent Blade, which resembled a glaive and was said to weigh 82 catties. From what I can see, Lin Lin is referring to herself as Guan Yu, the total master, while Ru Ting flails her tiny knife in front of her, unbeknownst that Lin Lin has a bigger knife