The Little Childhood Friend in a Female-Dominated World (ChatGPT Translated)

37. Chu Kui is here.

Lu Feng, who could leave the academy after the New Year, was particularly envious of Xu Yu. She often stared at Lu Feng, making her scalp tingle.

"If I didn't know any better, I would think you have feelings for me," Lu Feng said, resting her hand on her forehead and asking helplessly, "You still have another year to stay in the academy, what are you worried about?"

Xu Yu lowered her head and fiddled with the desk, "I can hide it from my parents for a year, but not for a lifetime." She looked up at Lu Feng with a hint of envy and unintentional self-deprecation, "If I could fulfill my parents' expectations and become their pride like you."

Lu Feng frowned and raised her hand to pat Xu Yu's forehead, lecturing in an old-fashioned manner, "Every child is their parents' pride. There's nothing for you to envy about me. Besides, I enjoy practicing martial arts. Since I was young, I've wanted to wield a spear like my mother and defend the border and the people. As for you, you enjoy wood carving, transforming an ordinary piece of wood into something extraordinary in your hands."

"We have different interests, each with our own strengths. There's no one better than the other. If anything, I envy you. You can carve something every year and give it to someone you like," Lu Feng said.

Lu Feng truly envied this. She couldn't do it herself. She didn't have that skill. She couldn't even mold a clay figure into a recognizable shape for Xu Mu.

Xu Yu could tell that Lu Feng was trying to comfort her, but upon hearing the last sentence, her face turned slightly red. Lu Feng was referring to An Qingle, who carves something every year and gives it to him on his birthday.

"Then let me carve something for the person you like?" Xu Yu tentatively asked. After all, knowing Lu Feng's personality, if she had to carve something herself and give it to Xu Mu, Lu Feng would probably tear her apart.

Lu Feng tilted her head and thought for a moment before decisively rejecting her proposal, saying, "You carve something for me instead."

Xu Yu had excellent craftsmanship, and anything she carved would be a nice decoration wherever it was placed. However, it would be better not to give it to Xu Mu, considering it was carved by another woman and would be visible in the house every day.

Xu Yu didn't mind who she was giving it to. She lowered her head and searched for a piece of wood in the desk, picked up a small knife, thought for a moment, glanced at Lu Feng, and then started carving.

It was currently break time. Xu Mu had gone to the outhouse with someone else, and Lu Feng had nothing to do, so she watched Xu Yu carving the wood. Although it was a meticulous and tedious task, she found it fascinating and didn't feel the slightest impatience.

When Xu Mu returned from outside and saw Lu Feng and Xu Yu leaning their heads together, he pursed his lips and swallowed the words he had wanted to say.

Forget it, it's better not to say it and make her worry.

Xu Mu sat back on the stool, gently pressing his stomach with his hand, his face inexplicably pale. He felt a slight pain in his stomach today, not like the kind caused by eating something bad, but more like the pain that comes with menstruation.

Considering his age, he was already thirteen, so it was normal for his first period to come. It's just that in his previous life, his body wasn't in the best condition, but he never experienced any pain during menstruation. Why is it that in this life, when his family dotes on him so much, his stomach hurts when his period comes?

Xu Mu couldn't understand this at all, so he could only press his stomach with his hands to alleviate the intense pain.

Lu Feng noticed Xu Mu coming back and was about to talk to him, but saw him resting his forehead on the desk, holding his stomach, looking uncomfortable.