Chapter 2
I Am the Little Green Plum in the story of the Heroine from Heaven (ILGPSHH)
Translated by: Peri
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Cha Cha drowsily pressed the alarm clock off and got up from the bed in a daze. After washing her face, she brushed her teeth and changed into her school uniform as her misty eyes became clearer.
Cha Cha now knows how to distinguish beauty from ugliness. She stood in front of the mirror frowning at her baggy blue and white sports pants.
It was so ugly. Not pretty at all. Her legs were shorter in sports pants. Chacha disliked wearing it but had no choice. School discipline and school rules were strict, and she would not be able to enter the school gate without wearing the school uniform.
Cha Cha walked into the living room with a yawn. Then she smelled the burst of milk.
Chu Qingying had prepared breakfast early in the morning, including custard buns, millet porridge, and sweet soy milk. Chacha drank a bowl of porridge, put the custard bag and sweet soy milk inside her school bag, and quickly changed her shoes, "Mom, I'm going to school."
Chu Qingying exclaimed, "Be careful on the road."
"Okay.”
Cha Cha carried a school bag and passed by the door of Shen Zhi's house glancing nervously.
No one was there. Maybe he had gone to school.
Chacha just entered the first year of Junior High this semester, while her elementary classmates entered the middle school affiliated with NPC University. (TN: The National People's Congress (NPC) is comprised of deputies who exercise the highest state power.)
The city was not allowed to divide the group of students into the ‘top class’ and the ‘ordinary class.’
Shen Zhi, who got the number one rank in the city was put in the same class as her.
Most of their classmates whom they played with at Elementary School went to the attached middle school but were assigned to different classes.
After entering the classroom, Cha Cha put down her schoolbag absent-mindedly. She was still thinking about the dream that she had last night. Cha Cha suddenly figured out why Shen Zhi's mother was not pleased with him despite being obedient, sensible, and good at studying.
Because she was the trafficker who kidnapped him.
She was a bad woman.
Chacha drooped her head listlessly and didn't know if A Zhi's biological parents would find him in two years.
She managed to pull herself together, took out the custard bag and soy milk from her schoolbag then secretly put breakfast in Shen Zhi's drawer before the teacher and their classmates arrived.
Suddenly, Chen Xinyi poked her shoulder with the ballpoint pen, "Chacha, let me copy your homework."
Chacha's tablemate live in the alley of Kerry Lane. His father is a university professor and his mother is the chief physician. They are a popular family in the alley.
It's a pity that Chacha's tablemate is an autistic child. He didn't like talking since he was a child and didn't like to play in crowded places.
The relationship between Chacha and Yu Gu is quite good. She was a lively and cute girl when she was a child. The children in the alley loved to play with her and were willing to listen to her.
Because of his autism, no child wanted to play with him. Except for Chacha, at that time Yu Gu followed her like a little tail, without making trouble, staying and watching them play crazy.
Cha Cha talked and spoke slowly, "Can you let me look at your math homework?"
Yu Gu paused the pen tip, then silently pushed his homework to Cha Cha.
Chacha said thank you in a low voice and then passed the math homework to Chen Xinyi, "You copy it quickly."
Chen Xinyi gave her a thumbs up, "Chacha is still the best."
The others couldn’t even talk to Yu Gu but only Chacha in the class could borrow Yugu's workbook. She’s the only one who gets to enjoy this unique treatment.
Chacha has excellent grades and is liked by the teacher. She ran for the position of math class representative at the beginning of school. Before the morning class, she collects all of their homework and handed it to the teacher's office.
When she returned to the classroom, Shen Zhi's seat was already occupied.
The school uniforms were not very attractive but when worn by Shen Zhi, it gave a refreshing, neat, and youthful feeling.
Cha Cha's gaze stayed on his face for a few seconds. His stubborn hair was black and soft, the tips of the hair fell gently on his forehead, his eyebrows were delicate, his beautiful eyes had a cool feeling, and his thin lips and skin were rosy. Indeed, like a male protagonist walking out of a comic book.
Cha Cha who was dumbfounded turned her eyes away with a blush. Her ears felt warm and her heartbeat was a little abnormal. She sat back in her chair and drank several sips of water before feeling that strange burning sensation subsided but she barely felt at ease.
Chacha quietly raised her eyes and couldn't help but look toward Shen Zhi's side. She thought the custard bag would be cold if he didn't eat it right away.
Shen Zhi was sorting his desk when he found the extra breakfast in the drawer. He knew and guessed who gave it. He did not eat in the morning and was very hungry. Shen Zhi clenched his fingers. His pale face was slightly red when he slowly ate the custard packet and soy milk bite by bite. The custard was sweet and soft and he thought it was delicious despite not liking sweets.
Chacha saw that Shen Zhi had eaten the buns and felt relieved.
After class, Chacha couldn't help but go to Shen Zhi to play. She didn't understand why she liked sticking to him. Her voice softly said, "A Zhi, is the custard delicious?"
"Well, it's delicious." His voice sounded a little shy, "Thank you."
Chacha especially wanted to bring all the good things she had to Shen Zhi to make him happy.
After all, her little bamboo horse looked handsome when he smiled.
Chacha smiled with crooked eyelashes, looking cute and loving, "My mother's bean paste buns are also delicious, I will bring you some tomorrow."
Shen Zhi answered, "No."
Cha Cha refused to listen to him.
After the class, Shen Zhi lowered his eyes, when a thought occurred that except for Chacha, no one has ever treated him so well. He has been accustomed to seeing different faces from all kinds of people since he was a child. Also, his mother would often yell in his ear over and over again that he was an idiot.
Shen Zhi rarely ate such good food. Thus his body was used to being starved.
He had been isolated and mocked by his peers ever since he was a child because he had no father, moreover, he has an alcoholic and abusive mother. His world was cold and dark that light has never visited.
The long period of suppression had cultivated an introverted and reserved personality. As a result, he doesn’t know how to react or how to express himself in the face of kindness.
He could not say anything else besides ‘thank you’.
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After class, Chacha and Chen Xinyi went to the store to buy some snacks. When they returned, the female students in the classroom were not calm.
"Did you see? That's the genius of the high school department tyrant Jiang Zhou! Why did he come to the Junior High School today?"
"I don't know, but he is so handsome."
The young man in a white shirt stood outside the glass window of the classroom. He was tall and slim. The sunlight seemed to favor him as it evenly enveloped his white face. His eyes were faint and his gestures were reserved.
Chacha opened an orange-flavored lollipop and asked, "Why is Jiang Zhou here?"
Chen Xinyi didn't know and could only shake her head, "I don't know, but it's worthwhile to be able to see the face of the school grass."
Chacha also trailed the group of classmates in appreciating the beauty of Jiang Zhou through the window.
She ate her lollipop thinking Jiangzhou is really good-looking and only a little worse than Shen Zhi.
Jiang Zhou had peach blossom eyes, whereas Shen Zhi had fox-like eyes.
She was taken aback by her thoughts. How could she think of Shen Zhi again?!
Cha Cha suddenly felt that the lollipop in her mouth was not so delicious anymore.
At the door of the classroom, someone called her, "Chacha, Mr. Jiang is looking for you."
Cha Cha was flattered. She didn't even know Jiangzhou.
She crushed the lollipop and swallowed it before slowly walking towards the door of the classroom. Her round eyes rolled around and then kindly asked, "Senior, are you looking for me?"
Jiang Zhou suddenly became nervous, his eyes reluctant to look away from her face. She looks more like-- mother.
Her round eyes were cute and her round and tender cheeks were very white and soft. He couldn’t help but want to pinch it.
But he held back.
His father had warned him that he should not scare his sister until he found his mother.
Jiang Zhou's voice was deep and gentle, filled with the calmness of a spring breeze. He asked, "Are you called Chacha? I heard from a teacher that you are good at math. Can I add your phone number?"
Chacha didn't understand what he wanted to do. After thinking for a while, she nodded, "Yes."
The corners of Jiangzhou's mouth could not help but curl up.
Even if he is the School Grass, Chacha feels it is necessary to make it clear to him, "But Senior, I can only play on my mobile phone on weekends."
That made Jiang Zhou feel that his sister was much cuter, "Okay."
Chacha looked serious, "Also, my mother wouldn't let me fall in love early."
Jiang Zhou was stunned for a second and couldn't help but laugh. The smile at the corner of his mouth gradually deepened and the muffled voice fell back into his chest, "I see."
After swapping phone numbers, Cha Cha suddenly became the most watched girl in the class and was surrounded by her classmates.
"Chacha, did you really not know Jiang Zhou before!?"
"This is the handsome Jiangzhou! He is very good-looking and cold. I have never seen him smile so tenderly at a girl. I thought he could only study with a straight face. Cha Cha, you are so good. Is he really unfamiliar?"
"I don't know." Cha Cha said with a certain tone, then paused for half a second before speaking in a slightly distressed tone, "Does he want to chase me?"
Chen Xinyi: "......"
You can now wake up.
Cha Cha began to struggle with the thought. If Jiang Zhou confessed to her, should she agree or not? If she refused, what excuses can she use?
When school was over, Cha Cha was blocked by the students next door.
Jiang Ruan wore a short skirt worth tens of thousands of dollars. She painted her face with delicate makeup. She arrogantly stopped in front of Chaha as if looking down on people. She rolled her head twice and said, "I heard that Brother Jiangzhou went looking for you today."
Jiang Ruan then asked loudly, "Why did Brother Jiangzhou come to you!?"
Chacha scratched her head cautiously, "Maybe he likes me?"
Jiang Ruan jerked and mocked, "You are talking nonsense! How can Brother Jiangzhou like you!"
Chacha pursed her lips, "After all, I am so cute and it is normal for him to like me."
"......"
The moment Jiang Ruan saw her, she was disgusted and hated from the heart.
Her elder brother usually doesn't care about her that much at home. He was cold as the sky and the moon and keeps her miles away, but today he talked to Chacha so softly which made her extremely jealous.
Jiang Ruan looked arrogant as she stared at her with sarcasm. Then she warned, "Don't seduce my brother Jiangzhou , he is someone you can't climb! You'd better stay away from him. I am his sister and he loves me very much. Do you even know the Jiang family? If you make me unhappy, I will let my father expel you."
Cha Cha thought that Jiang Ruan’s brain might not be working well, "Oh."
Jiang Ruan left contentedly after acting awe-inspiring.
Cha Cha did not recognize Jiang Ruan, but Chen Xinyi recognized her.
The only jewel in the hands of the famous Jiang family, although she is an adopted daughter, she is still the daughter of the Jiang family's grandparents who dominate the daughter for three generations.
The only jewel in the palm of the well-known wealthy Jiang family, although she is an adopted daughter, she is still the daughter of the family’s third generation. She has been doted on by the three generations of Jiang family.
"The skirt she’s wearing is worth tens of thousands, such a beautiful mini skirt. I want to have them too."
Chacha sighed, "I also think it’s pretty. I’m so envious."
Chen Xinyi reminded her, "Chacha, don't mess with her. Her father is powerful. The Jiang family is a well-known family with a deep background. If she gets angry and goes home to complain she can really expel you."
Cha Cha didn't want to cause trouble so she nodded obediently, "Okay."
Chen Xinyi's voice was like lemon essence, "Jiang Ruan is the adopted daughter of the Jiang family, but I don't think her family regards her as an outsider at all."
Chacha didn't understand, "Doesn't she have a brother? Why did they still want to adopt?"
Chen Xinyi also heard the gossip from Class III, "It seems that Mrs. Jiang was pregnant when she was in a car accident with a baby girl in her belly. Maybe this is a rich man expressing his grief?"
"So that’s it.”
Chacha lacked interest in other people's affairs.
When she walked towards the school bike spot, she and her good friend Chen Xinyi waved at each other, "See you tomorrow."
Shen Zhi pushed a white bicycle and tacitly grabbed the heavy schoolbag in her hand then placed it in front, "Hop in."
The voice was low and steady.
Cha Cha's face heated up uncontrollably. She sat on the back seat and her fingers tensely tugged at the hem of his clothes.
It’s not like she never rode Shen Zhi’s bicycle before, but her blushing problem was getting worse recently.
Shen Zhi had nothing to say.
Cha Cha had an unstoppable temper. Looking at Zian Zhi's back, she asked with a little embarrassment, "A Zhi, am I heavy?"
The breeze made her voice faint.
Shen Zhi answered, "You’re not heavy."
Cha Cha's heart began to beat fast and she couldn’t tell what was wrong with her.
At the entrance of the alley, rocky bluestone paths were making it difficult to ride a bicycle.
Young girls wearing similar styles of blue and white school uniforms were pushing their bicycles and walking side by side.
Under the big tree at the entrance of the alley, old women sat in the shade with fans in their hands looking at them with a smile.
"School is over?"
"Would you like some Mung Bean soup?"
Wu’s dialect sounded soft.
(Tn: a language spoken by the Wuyue ethnic group and belongs to the Sino-Tibetan Chinese)
Hearing it had sweetness falling in her ears.
Cha Cha answered, "I won’t drink."
The old grandmother teased her and Shen Zhi in her dialect again, saying that they would definitely get married in the future.
Chacha had realized that every time Shen Zhi hear these words, he would not look happy and just ignored everyone with a cold face before walking forward.
She quickly said, "We are still young Grandma, so don't laugh at us anymore."
After speaking, she turned around and saw Shen Zhi had already moved forward.
This time is no exception, Shen Zhi was angry.
Cha Cha did not walk as fast as him, but she hurriedly followed behind him, stepping on his shadow and following him. When they were about to walk to the door of the house, small rocks were hit by their feet.
Opposite Chacha was the landlord’s house. The landlord’s child is thirteen years old this year. The well-fed child was fat and had a bad temper. At this time, he smiled at them with a grimace, "Little bastard without a father!"
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