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MY MISTER OSTRICH
Chapter 66 Becoming an Adult
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Chapter 66 Becoming an Adult
Translated by Twelve_Months_of_May

Part 2. Love Letter from That Year

There are some things…that you know, we’ll talk about it after we get into college, okay?

When summer break started, Gu Mingxi helped Pang Qian catch up on all the material from school. He helped her explain the things she didn’t quite understand, do a lot of practice problems, and even acted as a teacher to grade and explain what she did wrong.

Sometimes his supervision really irritated Pang Qian. Seeing all the yet to be done practice tests and questions, she would throw a small tantrum. Gu Mingxi knew that Pang Qian was the kind of person who needed to be rewarded along with her punishments, so when she didn’t want to work on the practice problems, he would go out to play with her.

That August, Gu Mingxi became an adult. Because his 18th birthday by the lunar calendar was only one day off from Pang Qian’s 17th birthday by the Gregorian calendar, the two families decided to celebrate them together.

On the day of Pang Qian’s birthday, Li Han and Gu Mingxi went to Pang Qian’s house. Pang Shuisheng prepared a big table of dishes, and he also bought a large birthday cake so the two kids could blow out the candles.

Pang Qian gave Gu Mingxi a pair of Adidas flip flops. They were pretty expensive, and she had to scrimp together pocket money for several months to get it.

Two days later was the Qixi Festival. Gu Mingxi asked hit mother if he and Pang Qian could spend the day out, and Li Han agreed.

Gu Mingxi and Pang Qian went to Shark’s barbecue shop. When Shark found out it was Gu Mingxi’s 18th birthday, he was extremely excited and he put out a table of food. He also called for Clam and Oyster to barbecue a big plate of lamb skewers and chicken wings.

Shark opened a few bottles of cold beer. “Kid, you’re an adult now, a man. And it’s summer break now. Have a bit of beer!”

Gu Mingxi didn’t reject the offer, and Shark poured him a cup of beer and plopped a straw inside. Pang Qian watched curiously and said, “Shark, I want to drink it too.”

Shark gave her a can of cola. “Not you. You’re still a kid. Next year! Next year, you come again and I’ll make sure you guys don’t leave without getting a bit drunk!”

To make it easier on Gu Mingxi when he ate, Shark found a short table and placed it outside the shop. They sat around the table, eating and drinking. Gu Mingxi was completely relaxed. He had his right foot up on the table holding onto a a barbecue stick, his head lowered to take a bite.

Clam still couldn’t forget about Pang Qian. He asked, “Little Crab, didn’t you add me on QQ before? Why did you put me on your blacklist after that?”

Pang Qian blinked her eyes at him. “I didn’t. I haven’t been online in a long time. My house doesn’t have a computer. I can only go online when I go to Gu Mingxi’s place.”

Clam immediately turned to look at Gu Mingxi, who was slightly biting onto his straw and drinking beer, as if he hadn’t heard anything at all.

Shark asked Gu Mingxi, “When school starts, you two will be seniors. Are you going to have a lot more schoolwork then?”

Gu Mingxi nodded. “Yeah. We’ll have to go to school on Saturdays too, and also go to self-study at night.”

“If you or Little Crab ever feel too much pressure, you can always come here to sit awhile and relax a bit. This is called striking a balance between work and play,” Shark said. “And didn’t you two say you were going to go to school in Shanghai? Then after next year, we won’t be able to meet much anymore. When you guys pass your college exams, I’ll have a celebratory banquet here for you. It’ll also be a farewell party at the same time.”