Tick tock—tick tock—
The water droplets on the eaves rolled down, hitting the originally soft sand along the concave gaps, revealing beautiful small circles.
The rainy season is unique to the south of the Yangtze River. Occasionally, a few pedestrians pass by on the road, holding oil-paper umbrellas with blue background and white flowers.
The female student was wearing a light blue dress with lotus cuffs, a black skirt that would not flutter in the wind, and shiny black leather shoes. As she walked on the street, she splashed round water and flew up transparently.
"Hey, do you know what happened to the Gu family in Dongcheng recently?" A girl looked at the sky. The rolled up clouds were like ruffles on the horizon. The raindrops were pattering. Occasionally, a few drops fell on the exposed lotus root arm, which was cool.
Another girl with two pigtails nodded and began to discuss gossip with the sound of rain.
"Is it because Miss Gu was arrested by the Republican Party and almost sank into the pond?"
"That's right. I heard that Miss Gu didn't know how to swim, so she was tied with stones and thrown into the bottom by Republican radicals. Unexpectedly, she came up halfway and scared those Republicans! She must have thought she was possessed by a ghost!" The girl with pigtails tugged at the corner of her clothes, "Oh, this rain is going to kill people."
"Yeah, God knows what's going on these days. The random changes of presidents and prime ministers make even this rain disturbing. By the way, Miss Gu's name is Gu Sinian, right?"