Chapter 457 — Wasted Effort: Feng Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears and stopped crying, yet did not leave; with her chin propped in her hand, she gazed at Wei Zhao unblinkingly, her eyes brimming with adoration and tenderness.
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When Zhong Yongliang announced that he would take everyone to the beach by private plane, the whole class erupted in excitement all over again.
"However, when you pack personal belongings, you must take care — no flammable or explosive items." Teacher Liu began reading out the flight security regulations to them.
Though the screening for a private aircraft was not as strict as ordinary airport security, certain dangerous goods were still forbidden. To avoid any trouble, Teacher Liu had to give everyone advance warning.
Most of the students would not be carrying anything dangerous, so having heard the list of items from Teacher Liu, they concluded it had nothing to do with them and paid it no mind. Zhong Yongliang, however, was going to have to change some of his plans.
Originally he had meant to bring a barbecue grill and some charcoal along to the beach for an open-air cookout; but since no open flame was permitted aboard the plane, he could not take those things after all.
"Xiaofu, it looks like the barbecue plan is going to run aground. And Gu Mengyao and the others still want to grill shark meat — how are we supposed to manage that for them?" Zhong Yongliang asked.
"Brother Liang, I hear there are those new solar-powered barbecue grills now. Want us to buy one of those?" Gao Xiaofu suggested. "It doesn't seem expensive either — only a few hundred yuan."
"Is that so? Not a bad idea at all. Go buy one, then — I'll leave this in your hands." At Gao Xiaofu's words Zhong Yongliang's mind was immediately put at ease.
Early on Saturday, Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu arrived at the school loaded down with bundles and bags. A coach had already been booked to wait at the school gate, and the whole class boarded it and set off together for the airport.
Zhong Yongliang had originally meant to drive there himself, but reflecting that both Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu would be riding the coach, he decided he had no business putting on airs of privilege; so once he reached the school he sent his father's chauffeur back and waited with the rest of the classmates for the coach.
Feng Xiaoxiao wore dark sunglasses and a sun hat, with a little backpack on her shoulders — the very picture of a girl off on a trip, dainty and charming, drawing more than a few sideways glances. In the past, the boys in the class had kept their attention fixed almost entirely on Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu; now, with Feng Xiaoxiao among them, a share of it had been drawn away.
Feng Xiaoxiao stood right beside Wei Zhao, leaving everyone half envious and half jealous; yet Wei Zhao himself wore an air of complete indifference, and every one of those boys felt an urge to step forward and take his place.
"Wei Zhao, I brought lots of delicious things!" Feng Xiaoxiao turned her head, her small face flushed pink and glowing with excitement.
"Oh..." Wei Zhao answered flatly.
"I can't swim. When we get there, will you teach me?" This time Feng Xiaoxiao was not lying to Wei Zhao — she truly could not swim at all, a complete landlubber.
"Oh, is that so?" Wei Zhao said lightly. "Neither can I."
"You—" Feng Xiaoxiao was seething. No matter what she said, Wei Zhao always wore that air of it being none of his concern, of not caring in the slightest! Blind man! Feng Xiaoxiao railed inwardly. She had taken such great pains to dress herself up nicely just to win more of his attention, yet Wei Zhao had not so much as glanced at her. All that wasted effort!
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