People in the alley: A woman dressed as a man shouldn't be foolishly filial, Zhuang Chaoying

Chapter 181 The beginning of love

She instinctively struggled, but found that she couldn't break free at all. The surrounding crowd was pushing and shoving, making her unsteady on her feet. Helpless, she gave up struggling and let Zhuang Tunan pull her along.

Following the flow of people, I involuntarily continued walking forward for several dozen meters before finally escaping the crowded throng.

The two men, panting heavily, looked at each other.

Zhuang Tunan's hair was a little messy, and Zhang Wanshu's scarf was also a little crooked.

"I will never come here again during the Chinese New Year. There are too many people. If we are not in a hurry to leave, they can just push us out of the way."

Zhang Wanshu nodded repeatedly, agreeing, "There are just too many people, I'm not coming."

The two stood there quietly, their hands still tightly clasped together.

After a while, Zhang Wanshu suddenly realized that their hands were still clasped together. Her face turned even redder. She secretly glanced at Zhuang Tunan, who was looking very serious, and wished that they could keep walking like this forever, no matter where they went.

Five minutes later, Zhuang Tunan casually looked up and saw a restaurant. He pointed ahead and said, "It's noon. You must be hungry. Let's go get some food."

Zhang Wanshu asked hesitantly, "Are you really not going to look for Xiaoting and the others again?"

Just then, Zhuang Tunan suddenly realized that his outstretched hand was still trying to reach for Zhang Wanshu's hand.

Zhang Wanshu seemed to suddenly realize something and quickly dodged her hand.

Zhuang Tunan was filled with remorse and secretly blamed himself: I regret it so much, why didn't I use my other hand to point the direction just now!

He became increasingly frustrated, and even slapped his thigh hard.

Zhang Wanshu was taken aback when she saw his expression, but then she burst into laughter, laughing until her stomach hurt.

"Zhuang Tunan, do you know how cute you are?"

Zhuang Tunan blushed a little and shook his head, then asked softly, "Do you think I'm cute?"

"Ok!"

Zhuang Tunan felt his heart pounding violently in his chest.

His gaze fell on Zhang Wanshu, and he blurted out, almost as if possessed, "You're quite cute too."

As soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted them. His face flushed, and he nervously swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.

To ease the awkwardness, he quickly said, "Let's go, it's lunchtime, let's eat."

Zhang Wanshu blushed, lowered her head slightly, and followed behind Zhuang Tunan.

The small restaurant wasn't crowded. They chose a seat by the window and ordered two side dishes, two bottles of soda, and two bowls of rice.

Before long, the dishes were served.

Zhuang Tunan picked up his chopsticks, took a large piece of stir-fried pork, and handed it to Zhang Wanshu's bowl.

"The chopsticks haven't been used yet, they're clean. You should eat more of this stir-fried pork."

Zhang Wanshu nodded slightly, holding her rice bowl, and shoveling small mouthfuls of rice into her mouth.

"Zhuang Tunan, you eat too."

Zhuang Tunan quickly agreed, "Yes, yes!"

While eating, he secretly glanced at Zhang Wanshu, who was eating with her head down. In Zhuang Tunan's eyes, she looked incredibly cute.

After finishing her meal, Zhang Wanshu calmly took out a handkerchief embroidered with small flowers from her bag and gently wiped her mouth.

Then, he raised his head and said, "I want to pay half of Zhuang Tunan's total cost."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Tunan quickly waved his hand, saying that his father had told him that men should be generous and should insist on paying the bill when going out with girls.

"I didn't spend much money, but I received a lot of lucky money during the Chinese New Year."

Zhang Wanshu shook her head: "No, it has to be yours."

Zhuang Tunan stammered, "Okay, I'll treat you this time, and you can treat me next time, okay?"

Seeing his nervous expression, Zhang Wanshu couldn't help but smile, picked up her bag, and said, "Okay, I'll treat you next time. You can decide the time."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Tunan felt a huge weight lifted from his heart, and he was overjoyed.

Does this mean I can ask her out again next time and have another chance to meet?

"Okay, okay! Do you want to keep looking around? Or how about we go see a movie together?"

Zhang Wanshu walked out with her bag on her back, glanced at her watch, and said, "It's already past one o'clock. We have guests coming over this afternoon, so I need to go home early."

Although she was walking ahead, she couldn't help but turn her head and secretly glance at Zhuang Tunan to see if he was following.

Upon looking, she met Zhuang Tunan's gaze and realized she had been discovered!

He quickly turned his head away.

Zhuang Tunan watched Zhang Wanshu's retreating figure ahead. When she turned around, he wondered if she also wanted to spend more time with him.

She knew this was her chance. "Let me take you home. There are so many people around; it's not safe for a young girl like you."

After saying that, he quickly walked a few steps ahead of Zhang Wanshu and led her through the crowded street.

In the crowd, men and women huddled together, afraid that someone might accidentally bump into Zhang Wanshu and be taken advantage of, and would occasionally use their arms to create some space for her.

I finally managed to get on the bus, and it was packed with people.

Zhuang Tunan squeezed into a corner with difficulty, using his body to create a small isolated space for Zhang Wanshu.

After getting off the train, the two slowed down, and what should have been a half-hour journey took them an hour.

Finally, we arrived at Zhang Wanshu's house.

Zhang Wanshu's home is in the faculty and staff residential area next to Soochow University. It is a four-story building with several wintersweet trees planted in front of it.

Zhang Wanshu pointed to the building: "I'm home!"

Zhuang Tunan said with some reluctance, "Okay! Goodbye!"

"Then I'll go upstairs!"

Zhuang Tunan waved his hand. "Let's go back together when school starts!"

Only then did he suddenly remember the small gift he had brought for Zhang Wanshu when he came.

She hurriedly pulled a small red hair clip from the pocket of her down jacket and somewhat embarrassedly stuffed it directly into Zhang Wanshu's hand.

"It's for you!"

After saying that, he didn't dare to look at Zhang Wanshu's reaction and turned to run away.

He was afraid, afraid that Zhang Wanshu would refuse the gift.

Zhang Wanshu stood there, watching Zhuang Tunan's departing figure, tightly clutching the small red hair clip in her hand.

Zhang Wanshu ran into the apartment building, clutching the hair clip tightly in her hand.

She stopped at the top of the stairs, slightly out of breath, and carefully examined the hair clip.

He murmured softly, "Zhuang Tunan, Zhuang Tunan, how can you be so cute!"

Her mind involuntarily drifted back to the moments they had spent together during the day, especially the image of Zhuang Tunan trying to hold her hand but frantically grabbing at empty air. She couldn't help but chuckle.

Laughter echoed in the empty stairwell. She quickly covered her mouth, but her eyes were full of undisguised sweetness.

She shook her head slightly, quickened her pace, and walked briskly upstairs step by step.

When she arrived at her doorstep, she took out her keys from her bag.