Boiling point

The final exam came as scheduled, and when New Year's Day came up, everyone recognized the reality and calmed down. The school was full of students with books, and even the cafeteria had people memorizing vocabulary words.

He Xin was holding a rice bowl with shredded pork and green peppers. He had just eaten two mouthfuls when Li Yanqi smashed a math book. He raised his head and glanced at him, "Can you let me break up with the math problem for 5 minutes?"

Li Yanqi smiled and sat down, "You have never been together before."

He Xin put down her chopsticks and stared at Sister Liao, who was eating well, Li Yanqi turned around and waved to him. Sister Liao held the political book in her left hand and took clear soup and porridge, and sat down next to them.

"Brother Ta, please help me correct the math test paper this afternoon. I still have four questions that I can't do."

He Xin gets headaches when he hears the word mathematics. During this period of time, he intends to make up for it. However, the mathematics problem and he may be enemies in the past life, and they cannot coexist peacefully for 5 minutes at all.

Li Yanqi took a bowl of beef fried noodles for Sister Liao, looked at the clear soup and porridge in his hand and said, "Are you here to buy a gift for Xue Wen?"

Sister Liao threw away the steamed bun and sighed, "As for it, I want to give her a chain. She likes it very much. Isn't Valentine's Day coming soon? Tell you two that you don't understand either."

He Xin clicked her tongue twice, and kept her head stuffed with the test paper, not wanting to hear the details of their relationship. Sister Liao was usually so funny, and her sourness was worse than those literati in the Chinese documents.

"Brother Ta, thank you for the fried noodles, I'm going back to write the questions, you two eat slowly!"

Li Yanqi smiled, "Thank you Hexin, this is the meal card he kept with me."

Sister Liao was stunned for a moment, then a meaningful smirk appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she propped her chin and let out two ouches. He Xin raised her eyebrows at him, "Nephew, thank you uncle."

"I have already thanked my aunt, you bullied the children." Sister Liao played shamelessly, then jumped from the stool and disappeared like a whirlwind Superman.

"Fuck, long-distance runner."

After He Xin finished speaking, she glanced at Li Yanqi, and found that he didn't care about the other party's unintentional aunt, and was gnawing on a chicken leg very elegantly, but she was a little bit uncontrollably happy.

Too restless really is.

He coughed, "How much did I do wrong?"

Li Yanqi looked at him helplessly, "Twenty questions, eighteen questions wrong."

"Isn't that two questions correct?" He Xin's expression was very sincere.

Li Yanqi raised his eyes, shook his head twice, and sarcastically said, "You are awesome."

He Xin turned on the flashlight of her mobile phone and took a photo of Li Yanqi, "I'll give you the lighting and stage, please continue."

"I don't want to talk about it. You can do it yourself. Your teacher Li is exhausted." Li Yanqi turned around with the rice bowl in his hand, took two steps and smiled at him, "Student He, I remembered something. Our backyard Does the grove still have work to do?"

The grove in the backyard used to be an open space. Later, after the garbage disposal plant moved out, Li Yanqi planted many fruit trees there. Recently, it was cold and had to be wrapped with cold-proof materials. He hadn’t finished his test paper two days ago, so Li Yanqi I asked him to meet in Xiaoshulin, I thought this person wanted to fight with him, but after I went, I found out that it was to "stick film" on the fruit trees. , sore hands and feet, it is better to do the test papers in the air-conditioned room.

When He Xin thought of this, his arms felt sore, and he felt a little pleasing to the eye even looking at the math papers on the table.

I have to say that Teacher Li has his own way of teaching, and He Xin is very convinced.

If their junior high school math teacher can learn the essence of this kind of torture, I am afraid that his math in the college entrance examination can be close to 150.

Before school in the afternoon, in order to let everyone relax, Wang Meiren organized a trip to Weiwei Mountain. Climbing No.1 can save one test paper. Everyone worked hard, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t beat He Xintian Advantageous long legs.

The classmates in the class all withered after reaching the top of the mountain. Seeing He Xin's face full of envy and hatred, Li Yanqi picked up a fruit and threw it to someone who was breathing heavily, and smiled next to him, "You won, Li Yanqi. The teacher will also subtract a math test paper for you."

He Xin took out a spare mask from his pocket, walked over and hung it by Li Yanqi's ear, "The wind is blowing so hard, we can't freeze our teacher Li."

"Nervous?" Li Yanqi smiled, put on the mask and turned around, tilting his head and saw a ray of sunlight pouring down, drawing a charming silhouette on He Xin's side face.

While everyone was making noise, he secretly took a photo pretending to be casual.

Although He Xin won the first place, he still did the two test papers after returning home. Chinese is not very difficult for him. He has a good memory and puts his heart into memorizing it. full marks.

However, he was too weak in mathematics, and he hadn't listened carefully to the class before, so he fell behind too much all of a sudden. Li Yanqi had to start with him from the textbook of the first year of high school. The degree of difficulty was too high, and Teacher Li really took a lot of effort.

Less than a week before the final exam, He Xin received a thick stack of handwritten materials from Li Yanqi. Various knowledge points were marked with different colored pens. Red represents the essential points of the exam, yellow represents understanding, and blue represents You don't understand your IQ, but if you memorize the answer, maybe the teacher will get it right if you don't change the question.

When He Xin received the materials, he felt that his eyes could hardly be opened, but Li Yanqi said that he had stayed up three days and nights to write this, and the level of care was comparable to the felt house he made before.

He Xin flipped through Li Yanqi's math textbook. Except for the answers, he basically didn't want to write a word. The last time Sister Liao asked him to teach the questions, he just wrote a few simple steps.

Therefore, this material was tailor-made by Li Yanqi for him, and the word "specially" was mixed in, making it very precious.

He Xin looked at the darkness under the other person's eyes, and her whole body was quite haggard. Holding this stack of materials in her hand seemed to weigh a thousand catties. Although the exam was for herself, and good grades were to live up to the future, this math exam , he spent unprecedented thought, more for Li Yanqi.

I want to do well in the exam for him, I don't want his hard work to be wasted, I want to show him that He Xin is the best apprentice under Mr. Li.

After doing three identical big questions in a row, He Xin finally figured out the routine. Just about to share the joy with Li Yanqi, she turned around and found that the other party had fallen asleep leaning against the table, with a stack of draft paper on her face, her mouth Still open.

He Xin smiled and patted Li Yanqi's face, walked to the window and smoked a cigarette, then returned to her seat, dimmed the lights, and studied the pile of "Scholar's Cheats" carefully.

Li Yanqi was too tired these two days, and now he didn't even bother to take care of his image, and slept very soundly. When he woke up, he found that it was already eleven o'clock, and He Xin was not around, but there was a picture on the table that he had just made. test paper.

Li Yanxi took a quick glance, and found that he got two out of the six major questions wrong, and already had [-] points, plus the previous multiple-choice questions, he could get almost [-] points, which is an improvement.

No one taught by Mr. Li has such a sense of accomplishment. He walked around the room with a smile.

He didn't come to He Xin's room very often, and he didn't observe it carefully before he came in. He only knew that his room was full of clothes, and it wasn't as messy as ordinary boys. Although it wasn't as messy as his own, it was generally quite clean.

Li Yanqi wanted to go to the window to get some air, but stopped beside his bed.

There is a book about homosexuality next to He Xin's pillow.

He had heard of this book, but he had never had the courage to read it. It told a more realistic story. After ten years of separation and reunion, couples finally waved goodbye to the past in the eyes of the world. One got married and the other committed suicide.

He Xin was actually reading this book, which made Li Yanqi feel an indescribable feeling, a little surprised and a little nervous.

When he, as an outsider, reads these naked stories in front of him, and feels a period of love that is not beautiful or even cruel, will he be afraid, will he be confused, will he wonder... .....or just let it go?

The sound of He Xin opening the door was a bit loud. Li Yanxi squeezed his palms and suppressed the uneasiness in his heart. He closed the door with his foot, and walked towards him quickly with two bowls of tofu rice cakes in his hand. .

"Ms. Li has worked hard."

"What else did you buy?" Li Yanqi asked with a glance.

"Yakult." He Xin put down the things, "You go back and put it in the refrigerator later, and you can eat milk foam tomorrow morning."

"You're spoiling him." Li Yanqi smiled.

"My favorite?" He Xin opened the takeaway box, stirred two chopsticks and asked, "Did I do everything right this time?"

Li Yanqi took a bite of the tofu, "It's not close, but you've improved significantly. Teacher Li is going to give you a reward." He took out the draft book, fiddled with it for a while, and handed it to the opposite side.

He Xin drank the soup and almost spit. He coughed twice, and after a long silence, he applauded Li Yanqi, "God is a little red flower."

That's what I said, but He Xin worked so hard for this little red flower for the first time. She stayed up late and read the book for three days, feeling that she could become a fairy by herself. It rained on the day of the exam, and everyone had a bad feeling, so they hugged each other temporarily It was useless, so I simply begged the rain god to bless the gods to open their eyes, so that they can have a good year, and they will not have to worry about food and clothing next semester.

He Xin and Li Yanqi were in the two examination rooms at the end of the teaching building, and they were not in the same service area when they went to the toilet after the test, let alone peeking at the answers.

There was only one classmate in He Xin's class in that examination room, that person was the third from the bottom, sitting behind He Xin, and originally wanted to have a good sleep, but anyway, the bottom one was sitting in front of him, but he made a mistake. The students who hadn't studied seriously for a few days actually finished all the questions without stopping.

Chinese can be accidental, but math can’t be right, and soon, the third from the bottom was slapped in the face again. Although He Xin’s handwriting is ugly, but the answer sheet is full, even the big questions later. His scribbled handwriting.

After two days of the exam, the third from the bottom was exhausted physically and mentally, and felt that he might jump to the bottom one by himself.

"How was the exam?" Li Yanqi walked to the door of their class's exam room and asked.

He Xin picked up her schoolbag and said, "It's not bad, most of it is written, English should be full marks."

Li Yanqi curled the corner of his mouth with a half-smile, "One or two points will definitely be deducted for the roll, after all, it takes a lot of brains to recognize the words."

"That's also 148." He Xin's voice was confiscated, and the last third followed behind them, making him want to vomit blood.

Walking out of the school gate, Li Yanqi looked at him suspiciously and asked, "What's wrong with Lou Yuan? Your eyes are full of sadness."

"The third from last turned into the first from last, can you not be sad?"

Li Yanqi thought about it for a while. After all, the penultimate one was sick and didn't come to the exam.

"It's so miserable."

He Xin laughed, feeling her whole body loosened, and she felt an indescribable comfort, which was a feeling she had never experienced before, and it was quite refreshing.

"What are you going to do during winter vacation?"

Li Yanqi turned his face and looked at him, "I wanted to work in the reception for a while, but Brother Ji Fan and the others went on a trip, so I'll look for other part-time jobs this week."

He Xin nodded, "The money from the magazine will probably not be credited to our card until a few years later."

Li Yanyin hummed, "When will that issue of the magazine come out?"

He Xin moved closer to him and said, "It should be soon, do you need it urgently? Shall I rush them?"

"It's okay." Li Yanqi said, "During this period of time, my brother's condition is still good, and the doctor said that the hospital can be delayed for a while."

He Xin reached out and patted him on the back, hooking him firmly. It was raining heavily all the way, and the two of them made do with an umbrella and walked side by side towards home, welcoming the first day they spent together. vacation.

The winter vacation is long or short. As the Chinese New Year is approaching, the wages of part-time jobs in most shopping malls are doubled. Last time, the operator who asked Li Yanqi to dance the gun came again, but no matter how much the other party asked, Li Yanqi this time They all refused to do it.

He Xin remembered how badly they withheld his salary that day, and wished he could poke their guns in the face of each of them to relieve his anger, but Li Yanqi would refuse such a big job, which surprised him a bit.

"Actually, there is another reason for rejecting them. I took a job as a tutor and have to go to Fengqing for a week."

"What?" The egg pancake in He Xin's mouth dropped to the floor, "You're going to be a tutor at someone else's house for a week?"

Li Yanqi nodded silently, "Three times the salary, my conscience can't refuse."

He Xin is actually a little upset, the reason is very simple, he can't see Li Yanqi for a week, can't eat his cooking, can't play basketball with him, and can't go shopping together in the supermarket or snack street. wander around.

But he was still full of anxiety and depression, and he tilted his head and said congratulations.

Li Yanqi smiled, turned the cup in his hand, and said nothing.

In fact, money is one reason for being a tutor, and the main reason is to let the two of them think about it seriously. Some time ago, he found that the other party's gay book was no longer available. He didn't know whether He Xin had finished reading it or not. Put it away, anyway, he never saw that book again, and he didn't hear He Xin mention any details of that book, but he went to the library to read a few pages later and couldn't read it any more. Put yourself in his shoes, if he originally had a completely different life trajectory from the one in the book, and one day accidentally sparks hit the earth, would he step in out of curiosity?Can he accept such an identity without any grievances?Can he face himself calmly and truly?

Li Yanqi went to the hospital to ask the doctor the day before yesterday, and half of what he told He Xin just now was a lie. Li An's illness is not very good, and he must be hospitalized after the next year. After that, there will be a lot of expenses and countless troubles. They The third year of high school is coming soon, He Xin no longer sinks down, he has found the goal of learning, and perhaps also found a perfect way of life, so at this time, these unnecessary troubles should not be borne by him and himself.

Li Yanqi sighed softly, he thought too much and his mind was in a mess, so he stayed away from the source that made him lose his mind when he got close, so that he could smooth out his own thoughts.

He Xin sent him to the train station. He didn't expect that they would come here again after more than half a year. Looking at the crowd coming and going, he suddenly felt a little emotional.

Li An's small face was wrinkled, but he didn't cry, and reached out for Li Yanqi to hug.

"Oh, no, I'll just go for a week, and you two make it look like I'll never come back."

He Xin was thinking about whether she should go to a class, but when she thought that he was gone, the little milk bubble would definitely be boring, so she patted her leg, suppressed the urge to go to the ticket office, and walked towards Li Yan Qi waved his hand, "Let's go."

"People must learn to grow up by themselves." Li Yanqi sang along.

He Xin smiled, "Have you bought your return ticket yet?"

"Okay." Li Yanqi said, "Next Wednesday, it will be almost Chinese New Year when I come back. I'll bring back some ham and bacon."

He Xin gave a soft "hmm".

He rubbed his cigarette butts, and couldn't help calling out to Li Yanqi when he entered the station. The other party had a faint smile on his face, his eyelashes drooping, and he also raised his head and smiled at him after a while.

"Want to hear my answer?"

Li Yanqi opened his mouth but forgot to say anything, let out a breath, and condensed into a thick white mist in the air.

He Xin narrowed her eyes, "Buy me glutinous rice cakes, and I'll tell you when I come back."

After a long time, Li Yanqi recovered from the silence, smiled and nodded.

As soon as he got out of the station, Li An hugged He Xin's thigh and rubbed it.

"Yo, do you miss your brother?"

He Xin said and hugged him horizontally, "Your brother is not at home, and we have gone to call you king, are you happy?"

Li An put his arms around his neck and laughed for a while, then fell silent. He raised his hand and touched the corner of He Xin's mouth and said, "Brother Lemon Jing, I think you miss my brother more than I do."

He Xin twitched the corners of his mouth, and as soon as he spoke, a gust of wind poured into his stomach. He sneezed, and suddenly felt that the street, which was very lively when he came just now, suddenly became empty, a kind of deserted and lonely after a carnival.

He took Li An home by bus. There were a lot of people on the bus, making a lot of noise, but it still couldn't relieve the inexplicable uneasiness in He Xin's heart.

He put on the mask and held Li An's hand tighter.

As soon as I got home, I could smell the aroma of the mutton soup that Uncle Zhao had cooked all morning. He Xin sat down and tasted a bowl. It felt warm and comfortable in his stomach. He just wanted to take a photo to stimulate Li Yanqi, who was far away, when he found out There are twenty missed calls on the phone.

There were also unfamiliar messages, he clicked on them, and it was Wu Rui who sent them to him.

Very simple four words: call me quickly!

He Xin had a bad premonition in her heart, she stood up and walked to the open space behind, and called him back.

Wu Rui answered it quickly, the voice over there was very noisy, He Xin lowered his voice and said hello.

"You finally answered!" Wu Rui ran outside holding the handset, gasped twice, his voice was a little hoarse when he spoke, "Brother, my uncle, I never asked you for anything before, did I, but this time I want to beg you once."

He Xin frowned, feeling that something was wrong with this person. He had known Wu Rui for more than ten years, and had never seen him in such a flustered state. After a while, he said in a low voice, "What's the matter?"

Wu Rui cleared his throat and said seriously, "Come back now, I beg you to come back quickly, come back first and I'll talk to you later, just think I'm going to miss you, come back once, okay?"