don't force me

The next day, as soon as Du Xuan walked to the second floor, he saw Lin Tingan who was anxious to demolish the house.

"Are you okay?" Lin Tingan asked, staring at Du Xuan's face.

"It's something." Du Xuan pointed to his face and asked, "Can you see it?"

"Also...well," Lin Tingan said, "you can't tell unless you look carefully. Didn't you apply ice last night?"

"It's done." Du Xuan said, tugging at the corner of his mouth, "otherwise it would be impossible to watch."

Lin Tingan clicked his tongue: "I was so anxious last night, why didn't you answer the phone?"

"The phone was smashed." Du Xuan said.

"Ah?" Lin Tingan immediately raised his voice twice, "Why is this... Then... I have an old mobile phone at home, it's not broken, let me use it for you first."

Du Xuan shook her head: "Don't make trouble, if you are found out, there will be another scene."

"Then how can I find you, knock on your door?" Lin Tingan muttered, "I'm not afraid of your mother, I'm just worried about finding trouble for you."

"Aren't you very talented?" Du Xuan remembered the notebook from last night, "How did you come up with the idea to write in the notebook?"

"I want to go and see you, but my mother said that Aunt Zhou might not let me in. She said that it was changed to someone else, and she didn't want to let outsiders know if the trouble was so bad. So I thought, in case I really If you can’t get in, I’ll send you a letter.”

Speaking of this, Lin Tingan sighed: "Damn! I really can't get into your house."

The corner of Du Xuan's mouth curled up and said, "Didn't this stop you? How did your brain grow? You can even come up with such an idea."

Lin Tingan raised his chin proudly: "How is it? Do you think I have a special talent for underground work?"

"Yes." Du Xuan smiled, "In the future, don't eat 'Liu Liu Mei' when you have nothing to do, and change to 'knock on the radiator'. If you have something to say, don't make a phone call, and change to 'secret code'."

The two looked at each other, and suddenly laughed together, the louder the laughter.Lin Tingan dragged Du Xuan into his house: "Come in, let your mother hear you later."

Du Xuan rubbed her eyes and said, "What delicious food did Auntie make?"

Lin Tingan pointed to the dining table. There were two glasses of milk and a plate of bread on the table.

Du Xuan's brows twitched. This is the breakfast he hates the most. It is cold and without any trace of fireworks. It can appear on the dining table at home for ten and a half months out of twelve months a year.Du Xuan felt that the pancakes sold on the trolley at the school gate were ten times more delicious than this one.

"Xiaoxuan, come to eat." Ma Jing came out of the kitchen with a big glass bowl, "Hurry up and go to school after eating."

Du Xuan sat at the dining table, trying to look happy: "Thank you, Auntie."

Lin Tingan took a small bowl from the dining cabinet and put it in front of Du Xuan: "Here, the secret sauce, it's delicious to spread on bread."

Ma Jing put down the big bowl, and Du Xuan saw mixed vegetable shreds in it.

Du Xuan was a little dazed, feeling that this was not the kind of breakfast she was familiar with.

Lin Tingan pointed to the sauce in the small bowl and said, "Try it quickly, it's delicious. My mother made it with avocado." A slice of fried bacon and a layer of shredded vegetables.

"Here, try it, it's very delicious."

Du Xuan took the thick stack of bread slices in shock. The bread slices were warm and had been baked in the oven.

"Eat it." Ma Jing said with a smile, "Xiao An likes to eat very much. If you like it, Auntie will make it for you every day."

Du Xuan took a bite carefully. The crispy bread was served with refreshing vegetables. The delicate taste of avocado mixed with a strange aroma of sauce filled the mouth, and the mellow meaty aroma of bacon was particularly vivid.Du Xuan never thought that the same piece of bread could produce this taste.

"Auntie." Du Xuan said, "It's delicious."

"Eat more." Ma Jing looked at Du Xuan with unbearable distress in her eyes.Du Xuan's cheeks were still a little red, and her eyes were swollen. She really wanted to use an ice pack to apply it again, but seeing Du Xuan's calm face, she was afraid of hurting the child's self-esteem.After struggling for a long time, he still gave Du Xuan a glass of "milk" with a sigh.

Du Xuan took it and took a sip, stunned for a moment, and took another sip: "Auntie, this is not milk."

"No, it's soy milk." Ma Jing said, "It contains rice, peanuts, walnuts and so on, mixed with soybeans. It's very simple, just buy a soymilk machine and have everything."

Holding the cup, Du Xuan thought of the daily bread and milk at home, and his eyes became a little red while drinking. He tried hard to stare at his eyes, trying to force back the tears.Sitting next to Du Xuan, Lin Tingan saw it with one eye.He stood up and said, "Mom, help me get a spoon from the kitchen."

Ma Jing glanced at her son and left.

Lin Tingan grabbed two napkins and slapped them on Du Xuan's face: "Wipe, you can still eat the sauce."

Du Xuan pressed the tissue on her face and wiped away her tears.

Lin Tingan looked at Du Xuan and smiled for a while: "Du Xuan, what should we do in the future."

"What can I do? The hardest part is over," Du Xuan took a breath, "The last thing my mother said to me last night was, 'You can do it yourself'."

Lin Tingan blinked: "What do you mean?"

Du Xuan said, "You've never got the idiom analysis questions right, have you?"

"Tsk, to be honest with you, why are you hurting me? I don't know what's good or bad."

"What my mother means is to let me figure it out, so I won't regret it in the future."

"Are you...still determined not to go to the Normal University?" Lin Tingan asked after deliberation, "Actually, you can."

Du Xuan looked at Lin Tingan seriously, showing a warm smile, nodded and said, "Now I am more determined than before."

It is said that there is a gap of one month between the first model and the second model, but the time flies, and it feels that the second model will follow one after another before the first model is finished in each district.Du Xuan felt that time was running out. On the one hand, he had to talk to the school about the signing of the contract, and on the other hand, he wanted to make another surprise attack on physics.

After all, Lin Tingan puts more emphasis on the "junior high school grand slam" than Du Xuan himself.

Lin Tingan said: "Du Xuan, it's the last subject, you must take the first place in the exam, and I'll treat you to a skewer if you are the first in the physics exam."

Du Xuan said conservatively, "I'll do my best."

"It will definitely work." Lin Tingan said very confidently, "Sun Rui calls you 'Xuan God', and you will definitely be the first in the exam."

Du Xuan laughed and said, "I'm under a lot of pressure when you say that."

"You got the first place in mathematics, and you can definitely do physics." Lin Tingan waved his hand vigorously, "It must be a grand slam."

The first place in the physics test is not as simple as it sounds. Du Xuan divides his time carefully and tries to set aside enough time for physics.Now Zhou Man goes to the training school to pick up Du Xuan from school every day, keeping a close eye on Du Xuan, even if Du Xuan wants to be lazy.And Lin Tingan was preparing for the city competition, and was scolded by Hu Kun every day on the track, and the two of them didn't even have time to chat.

During the exercise between classes every day, Du Xuan would stand at the last of the girls' team, right next to Lin Ting'an.Lin Tingan saw that Du Xuan was holding a small notebook in his hand, he made two movements to look down, and asked in a low voice, "What are you reading?"

Du Xuan shook the small book in front of Lin Tingan's eyes by raising his arms sideways, and it was full of English words.

"Tsk. Why are you more nervous than before?" Lin Tingan muttered.

"Who made you insist that I take the first place in the physics exam?" Du Xuan snorted, "I spend all my time doing physics."

Lin Tingan looked at the obvious dark circles on Du Xuan's face, hesitated for a moment, and said, "You must be the first in the exam."

Du Xuan smiled, Grand Slam!

One week before the second model, Zhou Man came to the school again, and Teacher Zhao asked, "Have you considered it?"

Zhou Man asked, "What are the conditions for signing a contract?"

Teacher Zhao said: "It's actually a gentlemen's agreement. Du Xuan promises to take the entrance examination for the No. [-] High School, and we can guarantee to arrange for him to enter the experimental class."

Zhou Man said: "How many points can you get into the third middle school?"

Teacher Zhao smiled: "Of course not. At least it has to exceed the admission threshold of the No. [-] Middle School, otherwise we won't be able to submit the file. But Du Xuan's grades are still no problem in the No. [-] Middle School. Don't worry about it."

Zhou Man looked at the A4 paper in front of him, and asked unwillingly: "Can Du Xuan's current grades rank in the top [-] in the city?"

Teacher Zhao shook his head.

Zhou Man: "what's wrong with him? How could he slip so badly? How else can I fix it? Shall I ask him a one-on-one?"

Teacher Zhao looked at Du Xuan: "What do you think?"

Du Xuan shook his head.

Zhou Man thought for a while, stood up and said, "I'll talk to the psychology teacher, and sign after the talk."

Teacher Zhao said with a good temper: "Then I will wait for you here."

Du Xuan didn't go with her mother and stayed in the office.

Teacher Zhao pulled a chair: "Du Xuan, according to what I know about you, you don't seem like someone who would be nervous before the exam. Teacher Yang also said that your mentality is quite stable."

Du Xuan lowered his head and said nothing.

Teacher Zhao smiled: "Of course, we welcome you to stay in No. [-] Middle School. I believe you will be very good in No. [-] Middle School."

Du Xuan hummed lightly.

That afternoon, Zhou Man finally signed. After signing, she threw the pen to Du Xuan and gave Du Xuan a hard look. Du Xuan calmly picked up the pen and wrote down her name stroke by stroke.This is the one he has written most carefully.

At the beginning of May, the week before the exam for the second model, the city's primary and secondary school track and field championships kicked off.

Du Xuan was under Zhou Man's control all the time, not to mention skipping a class, even if he took a nap in class, the teaching assistant would report it to Zhou Man.Du Xuan could only grab Lin Tingan at school and tell him:

"Run well, if you want to get the ranking in the city competition, the track and field team has your foothold, Lin Tingan."

"Ranking? Young master, I can run first." Lin Tingan pointed at the sky and blew nonsense.

"Of course, you can take the first place." Du Xuan continued perfunctorily, "You don't need to be in the top three, the top five counts. Mr. Hu should have told you the strategy. You should run according to what he said, and don't try your best by yourself." Goofy."

"Number one." Lin Tingan waved an index finger in front of Du Xuan's eyes.

Du Xuan slapped his hand and pulled it aside: "You still have problems in the middle of the journey, count your steps in these two days."

"Hmph." Lin Tingan snorted, and said reluctantly, "Okay, I'll make you blind when I come back first."

"Do you still have a 400-meter run this time?" Du Xuan was a little worried, "It's your first 400-meter race, so be careful, 400-meter race is the hardest."

"No problem, I can do 400 meters." Lin Tingan patted his chest confidently, "Teacher Hu said that I am suitable for running 400 meters."

"He also said that I am suitable for running 200." Du Xuan poured a basin of ice water over his head, "He was encouraging you and giving you confidence. But Lin Tingan, this is not a matter of confidence, you You have to be mentally prepared, 400 meters is not your main event, just do your best."

Lin Tingan: "Okay, I'll try my best and just get the ranking. But you must be the first in the physics exam, first in your grade."

Du Xuan choked for a moment, and laughed, "Why are you still thinking about this?"

"Grand Slam." Lin Tingan said very seriously, "Behind you, the three middle schools are all your legends."

"Get lost, I'm still alive." Du Xuan slapped Lin Tingan and laughed.

The official competition was on Sunday. Du Xuan was dragged to oral English class by Zhou Man early in the morning, and Sun Rui generously contributed his mobile phone.

Du Xuan said, "Thank you guys."

Sun Rui shook his hand: "No, just bring me two KFC breakfasts tomorrow."

Du Xuan: "...you can eat two servings"

"There's also Wen Yao's." Sun Rui said with confidence.

Du Xuan was too lazy to talk to him, and sent a text message to Lin Tingan: Have you arrived at the gymnasium yet?

Lin Ting'an: Here we are, just getting used to the venue.Have you attended class yet?

Du Xuan: Come on.Be careful not to get hurt.

Lin Ting'an: Do you hope that I will be better?

Du Xuan: Safety is the most important thing. Don't be nervous. Be sure to move around. Don't strain your muscles.

Lin Tingan replied with a "face-covering" expression, and said: Du Xuan, if I can't run well, I will strangle you

Du Xuan: People who can be pinned down with a slap by me, what are you talking about.

Lin Tingan: My day!

Lin Tingan's 400-meter race started at ten o'clock, and the 200-meter race started in the afternoon.Du Xuan fidgeted and waited until 11:30, but there was no news.

Finally, Du Xuan couldn't wait any longer, and sent Lin Ting'an a WeChat message: No match yet?

Lin Ting'an: It's over

Du Xuan: Didn't make the top five?

Lin Tingan: Come in

Du Xuan let out a long breath, and it's good to get in. Ranking in this kind of city-level competition is more important than anything else. Lin Tingan is just in the second year of junior high school. Not to mention No. [-] Middle School, maybe the City Attached to Normal University will want him.

Fortunately, this kid will definitely not go to the Normal University.

Du Xuan asked: How fast did you run?

Lin Tingan back: fourth.And then with a depressed expression.

Du Xuan smiled and sent a voice message to Lin Tingan: It's okay, I'm kinder than you, and I don't dislike you.

Lin Tingan replied with the word "scroll".

Du Xuan said: "This is the first time I participated in the competition, and the result is very good. Believe me, Lao Hu must be very satisfied."

This time, Lin Tingan did not reply.

Du Xuan looked at the blank mobile phone screen and became more and more anxious. "Silence" has never been Lin Tingan's style. At the moment, it should be the poor time when he pointed at the audience and said "stupid", but his unexpected silence It made Du Xuan uneasy, he vaguely felt that Lin Tingan was holding back and was about to explode.

This is even worse!

Du Xuan sent another message: Lin Tingan, listen to me, you must run according to the coach's tactics, do you hear me?

Lin Tingan remained silent.

Du Xuan stared at his watch, the pointer slowly moved to three o'clock in the afternoon, and Lin Tingan's 200-meter shot was fired.Du Xuan stared at the blackboard, clutched the phone in his hand, and was so nervous that a thin layer of sweat broke out on his back.Lin Tingan is a "death to win" person. He didn't make the top three in the 400 in the morning, and he will definitely risk his life to run in the 200 in the afternoon.However, Lin Tingan's start has always been a little slow, the more nervous the more likely to go wrong, plus his unsteady mid-range performance...

Du Xuan looked at the glare of the sun outside the window and felt upset. The teacher on the podium babbled and made people very irritable.

Until four o'clock, there was no news from Lin Ting'an, and Du Xuan's heart suddenly turned cold.

Du Xuan posted a WeChat message: Lin Tingan, I don't care how fast you run, even if you quit halfway through the race, you have to write me back immediately, right away!

After a while, Lin Tingan sent a message: I didn't run well.

Du Xuan: How bad is it?

Lin Ting'an: Didn't make the top five.

Du Xuan was silent for a while. According to Lin Tingan's level, he should be able to run into the top three in the 200-meter race.

Du Xuan asked: What did Teacher Hu say?

Lin Ting'an: Mr. Hu said that I was too nervous, I couldn't let go at the start, and I didn't improve the speed in the middle distance.

Du Xuan: What else?

Lin Tingan: He said that he would fine me two kilometers every day in the future.

Du Xuan breathed a sigh of relief: Then you will stay on the track and field team, right?

Lin Tingan: Yes, Mr. Hu said to give me another chance in the autumn inter-school league.He asked me to enter the top three in the 200 meters and the top five in the 400 meters.

Du Xuan looked up at the teacher who was speaking froth, and replied to Lin Tingan: That means he is actually very satisfied with you.

After a while, Lin Tingan replied: I'm sorry, I didn't run well.

Du Xuan stared at the three words "I'm sorry", and his heart softened. His fingertips slid across the name of "Lin Tingan" on the screen, and slowly typed a line of words: No, you just didn't run well "this time".

Lin Tingan returned home dejectedly, and Ma Jing rewarded him with a big pot of sauced pig's trotters: "Where you eat, you can make up for it. Eating more pig's trotters is good for your feet." Ma Jing said with a smile.

Lin Tingan put down the pig's trotters that had been brought to his mouth: "Do you want me to run slower than a pig?"

Lin Yi laughed: "I don't know what's good or bad, your mother has been stewing all afternoon."

Ma Jing wiped her hands and sat down: "Isn't this a good run? You still want to run a double championship for the first time. Don't be so greedy, just take it step by step."

Lin Tingan said unconvinced: "This is not my real strength."

Ma Jing said: "Okay, next time you run out with real strength, let's eat quickly."

Lin Tingan put down his job, feeling heavy and unhappy, he whispered, "Mom, I want to find Du Xuan."

Ma Jing frowned: "It's inappropriate, isn't he supposed to be a second model next week, won't he be unhappy going to his mother right now?"

Lin Tingan stared at the bowl in frustration.

After dinner, Lin Tingan lay paralyzed on the sofa in a daze, the scene of running during the day flashed through his mind like a movie, and the more he thought about it, the more depressed he became.At this time, the doorbell rang.

"Du Xuan." Lin Tingan jumped up and rushed to open the door. As expected, Du Xuan was standing at the door.

"Why are you here?" Lin Tingan said, "Come in quickly."

Du Xuan waved her hand: "I won't go in, I have to go up quickly, and my mother will talk to me again later. I'll come and see you, are you okay?"

"What can I do?" Lin Tingan muttered, "I'm fine."

Du Xuan looked at him sideways, and took out a small box from his coat pocket: "For you."

"What?" Lin Tingan took it over and took a look. It was a Lego model with an airplane printed on the box, "This...what is it for?"

"Let's play hard," Du Xuan pouted, "Do you like it... If you don't like it, it's okay, I can afford this now."

"what?"

Du Xuan smiled: "'Ah' what'ah', it doesn't matter that you are very depressed today, comfort and comfort your wounded heart, I am very touched, come on, cry and show me."

"Damn it!" Lin Tingan pushed Du Xuan, "Brother, why don't you pretend to be big."

"What do you mean by 'pretending to be big'? I'm already big." Seeing Lin Ting'an smiled, Du Xuan deliberately said, "Come on, call 'Brother Xiaoxuan' to listen, and be a good and polite boy."

Lin Tingan rushed over and pinched Du Xuan's shoulder: "Fuck!"

Du Xuan grabbed Lin Tingan's hand and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, don't bark if you don't scream, you're going to strangle me." Du Xuan broke Lin Tingan's hand, looked at Lin Tingan, who was blushing, and was silent for a while, He asked softly, "Are you okay?"

"Hmph, what can I do? You invite me to eat plums?"

"I can knock on the heating pipe with you." Du Xuan pressed Lin Tingan's shoulder and said word by word, "No problem, Lin Tingan, you just have no experience, you will win, win everyone."

Lin Tingan looked at the plane printed on the box, which had a pair of beautiful wings. He held the box tightly and said, "Du Xuan, look, I can win."

Du Xuan said: "School sports meeting, district league, city championships, city physical examination, how about a grand slam?"

Lin Tingan nodded: "It must be a grand slam!"

The second model arrived in a blink of an eye. Lin Tingan was ten times more nervous than Du Xuan. He kept telling Du Xuan to be careful, don't forget to apply the machine to read the card, don't write the answer out of the box, and pay attention to the time...

"Don't be nervous when you take the physics test," Lin Tingan said, "You have to believe in yourself, and you will definitely pass the test."

Du Xuan said: "I guess I didn't do well in the math test this time. I haven't reviewed math much in the past month."

"That's not important." Lin Tingan stared at Du Xuan and said, "Your goal is physics, you know? Grand Slam."

"Yes, yes," Du Xuan smiled, "Grand Slam, physics must be the first."

"Next year I will let Zheng Ziyan go to the third middle school."

"Why?" Du Xuan frowned, "You want to go to the same middle school as Zheng Ziyan?"

"Humph." Lin Tingan snorted, "You didn't pass the exam before, and it seems that you made Zheng Ziyan happy, and he has something to do with him? He is just jealous. I want to let him know what it means to 'accumulate thick and thin'."

Du Xuan smiled: "Wow, you know how to use high-end idioms like 'thick accumulation and thin hair'? Your language has improved."

Lin Tingan said with a straight face: "Stop talking nonsense, I'm not joking with you, you have to take the physics exam first, did you hear that?"

Du Xuan put his hand on Lin Tingan's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I can pass the exam."

Lin Tingan quickly patted Du Xuan's hand away: "Don't touch me."

"What's wrong?" Du Xuan asked, "You can't even touch it?"

"No," Lin Tingan groaned, "I've had bad luck recently. I think I'm full of bad luck. I'll pass it on to you later."

Du Xuan laughed, and hugged Lin Tingan tightly: "Don't worry, I never rely on luck in exams."

At 45:[-] in the afternoon, Lin Tingan ran up to the third floor after class.In order to ensure the discipline of the examination room, a teacher sat on each of the two staircases on the third floor, and no one else was allowed to wait upstairs.

Lin Tinganzhan said pitifully at the stairs: "Teacher, may I use the toilet in the third grade of junior high school? There are too many people downstairs and I can't hold back anymore. I promise not to make a sound and walk over quietly."

The teacher nodded in a good temper and let go.

Lin Tingan slowed down and walked in. Du Xuan was 19th in the exam last time, so he should sit in the fourth row and last in Class [-] of the third grade.When Lin Tingan walked to the back door, he paused.He saw Du Xuan resting his head on his left hand, frowning slightly, writing hard on the paper.Lin Tingan thought, this expression is quite relaxed, and it should be going well. According to Du Xuan's speed, the final big calculation problem should be done now...

Just as Lin Tingan was thinking wildly, Du Xuan flipped through the paper and looked up to see Lin Tingan standing at the back door.

"?" Du Xuan raised his eyebrows and cast a questioning look.

Lin Tingan put on a big smile, clenched his fist and swung it vigorously, mouthing "Grand Slam".

Du Xuan nodded, then lowered her head to concentrate on calculations, her eyes never wandering.

Lin Tingan breathed a sigh of relief, but when he turned his head, he saw the teacher who was sitting at the top of the stairs striding towards him, so he slipped away immediately after smearing oil on the soles of his feet. lap.When he came out of the toilet, he smiled obsequiously at the teacher and quickly ran away.

The results of the second model were posted soon. Lin Tingan dragged Zheng Ziyan up to the third floor. Zheng Ziyan complained: "Why are you dragging me? I haven't memorized the vocabulary yet."

"Don't you know Du Xuan too? Please take care of your classmates."

"Do you care about me?" Zheng Ziyan said, "I will be punished for failing to write dictation later."

Lin Tingan ignored Zheng Ziyan, searched for Du Xuan's name all over the list, and finally saw it:

Winner in a single subject, Physics Du Xuan

Lin Tingan let out a long breath: "Grand Slam."

"What grand slam?"

Lin Ting'an said proudly: "Du Xuan, all subjects have passed grade No. 1, so, yes, subjects, language, mathematics, physics, chemistry, music, music, art, history and land administration."

"Hehe, Du Xuan, your little brother is here to supervise your studies again." Sun Rui's teasing voice came from behind.

Lin Ting'an turned his head and saw Sun Rui standing behind with Du Xuan's shoulders again: "You are the fanboy."

"Wrong." Sun Rui said proudly, "He is my fanboy."

Du Xuan curled her lips: "Then I am really blind."

Lin Tingan said: "Du Xuan, Grand Slam!"

Zheng Ziyan sighed unwillingly: "How can you learn so well?"

"Okay?" Du Xuan said, "I'm already in the 22nd grade."

"Of course." Lin Tingan took the lead and said without hesitation, "I'm the first in the grade."

Du Xuan said, "Lin Ting'an, aren't you talking nonsense with your eyes open?"

Lin Ting'an didn't let go: "I think you're doing well in your studies. I've agreed that I'll treat you to a skewer to celebrate your grand slam."

Sun Rui frowned, let go of Du Xuan's shoulders and stood up straight: "Hey, Lin Ting'an, your eyes are not good. Du Xuan is still studying well after taking the exam like this? He did worse than me in the exam."

Lin Tingan stared at Sun Rui: "You know what's going on, don't be complacent."

Sun Rui didn't speak, but just looked at Lin Ting'an, then at Du Xuan, and stood aside silently.

When Zheng Ziyan heard a sentence of grilled skewers beside him, he regained his spirits: "Lin Ting'an, everyone who sees it has a share. Let me eat the grilled skewers."

Du Xuan said: "Why don't we just go together. The second model exam is over, and Lin Ting'an is also over. Let's have a lively meal together. Don't invite us, let's AA."

Sun Rui immediately raised his hand: "Can you bring your family?"

Zheng Ziyan said coyly, "How about... call Yang Lemeng."

When to eat this meal is indeed difficult, and it took Du Xuan countless troubles to persuade Zhou Man to let him out for two hours.

Zhou Man muttered, "There is still one month left for the senior high school entrance examination. Why don't you hurry up and read books? After the examination, there will be more than two months waiting for you to let the air go."

Du Xuan lowered her head and said, "I just want to go for a walk, I...are in a bad mood."

Du Chengcheng snorted coldly and said nothing.After that night, Du Jiancheng seemed to be in despair towards Du Xuan, he seldom talked to his son, and his expression was always cold.But Du Xuan didn't care. On the contrary, sometimes he felt that it was a kind of relief. The "ignoring" from his father was far better than "harsh criticism".And my mother was still trying to "save" him at the last moment with the attitude of "a dead horse as a living horse doctor", but she didn't always talk about "Normal University Attached" as before. During the month before the high school entrance examination, Du On the contrary, Xuan was quiet.

We met at a food stall near the school. The weather was getting hotter and the business of the food stall was very good.

Lin Tingan is addicted to spicy food, so he asked for spicy meat tendon, beef heart tube and palm treasure.

Zheng Ziyan, who was sitting on the other side of the table, flipped through the list and asked, "Yang Lemeng, do you eat baked potatoes? Do you eat roasted enoki mushrooms? Do you eat roasted eggplant?"

Yang Lemeng sat beside Zheng Ziyan and said: "I want to eat meat, first give me twenty skewers of mutton skewers."

Sun Rui took Wen Yao to sit opposite Zheng Ziyan and Yang Lemeng, and sneered: "Zheng Ziyan, let's pat the horse's hoof."

Yang Lemeng raised her eyelids to look at Sun Rui, and said, "Then I'll eat enoki mushrooms, potatoes and grilled eggplant."

Wen Yao smiled softly, and pushed Sun Rui: "Let you talk nonsense."

In fact, Du Xuan didn't know Wen Yao well. Wen Yao was in the second class. Sun Rui had been thinking about it for a long time. Now that he finally caught up with him, he was very happy for his brother.This girl, Wen Yao, seems to have a good temper and is soft and weak. She belongs to the type that boys want to protect when they see it.But Du Xuan doesn't like this type very much, and always feels that such a girl is too tiring to get along with.

Of course, he doesn't want to be with any girls right now.

"What about mine?" Du Xuan asked Lin Tingan who was sitting next to him, "Give me some chicken wings and grilled prawns, by the way, I also want a roasted pig's trotter, spicy."

Lin Tingan glanced at him: "You should eat less, this thing will get angry."

"I also want to roast garlic and leeks." Du Xuan added.

"I'll eat you to death." Lin Tingan looked at the menu, ordered grilled steamed buns and corn, and set up a full table.

Lin Tingan picked up the Coke: "Come on, let's celebrate Du Xuan's grand slam."

Du Xuan said: "I also celebrate Lin Tingan's completion of the first municipal competition."

Sun Rui smiled slyly and said, "Forget it, save trouble, let's go together. Congratulations to you two."

Lin Tingan took a sip of Coke and sprayed it out: "Why do these words sound so awkward?"

"Where is the awkwardness? There is nothing wrong with the grammar and diction." Sun Rui said.Then he pointed at Du Xuan and Lin Ting'an: "Besides, don't you feel uncomfortable sitting like this? Look, Wen Yao and I are sitting here, Zheng Ziyan and Yang Lemeng are sitting opposite, and there are only you two left." , sit next to each other again."

"Nonsense, how else do you sit?" Lin Tingan yelled, scratching his neck.

Yang Lemeng, who was silently gnawing mutton skewers, quit: "What do you mean 'I and Zheng Ziyan'?"

Sun Rui deliberately surprised and said: "Yo, you two are not a couple."

Zheng Ziyan blushed and said, "Who said that?"

"Then you two are a couple?"

Yang Lemeng also blushed, staring at Zheng Ziyan: "What kind of couple, why don't I know?"

Lin Tingan slapped the table with a smile: "The whole world knows that you two are a couple, don't you two know?"

Zheng Ziyan cleared his throat with a cough, and said, "Well... we're just the two of us, what's the matter?"

Yang Lemeng pushed Zheng Ziyan: "Have I agreed?"

Zheng Ziyan blinked: "You don't agree?"

Du Xuan also laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten up.Lin Tingan slapped the table vigorously: "Du Xuan, if you dare, we are single dogs, and they are working together to abuse dogs."

Sun Rui said dissatisfiedly: "Then I just congratulated you and Du Xuan. You thought it was awkward, but now you are talking about dog abuse."

Lin Tingan smacked and said, "It's still awkward."

Du Xuansai gave Lin Tingan a bunch of grilled chicken wings and said with a smile, "Hurry up and eat."

In the evening of early summer, with the sweetest longing for love and the best expectation for the future, the six teenagers happily ate the most popular food stalls and experienced their simplest happiness.

Sun Rui glanced at Du Xuan. He had known Du Xuan for nine years. He had seen Du Xuan smile proudly because he won the sports meeting, he had seen Du Xuan proudly smile when he received the scholarship, and he had seen Du Xuan standing on the rostrum in a gentle manner. ... But tonight, Du Xuan, who rubbed cumin and chili on her face, smiled the least, but she was also the happiest.

He looked at Lin Tingan who was sitting next to Du Xuan helping Du Xuan pour Coke, feeling a little worried.

It was raining on the day of the senior high school entrance examination, but it wasn't very heavy. Zhou Man was upset by the rain.

For the high school entrance examination, classes were suspended at the school, so Lin Tingan could only stand at the entrance of the corridor to see Du Xuan off. He said, "Du Xuan, come on!"

Du Xuan said, "No problem."

Zhou Man held an umbrella and complained: "This is so annoying, it's so annoying."

Lin Ting's peace of mind suddenly popped out: "Auntie, this is a good sign, the weather is going well."

Zhou Man laughed all at once: "This kid can really talk."

Ma Jing patted Du Xuan's head: "Come on, Xiao Xuan, it will be fine."

Lin Tingan hesitated for a moment, then took a step forward and hugged Du Xuan's shoulder: "You must study hard."

Du Xuan put her arms around his back: "Yes."

Lin Tingan approached Du Xuan's ear, lowered his voice and said, "Don't be too bad, you have to enter the experimental class."

Du Xuan nodded: "Experimental class."

Lin Tingan let go of his hand: "It must."

Du Xuan nodded again: "It must."

When Du Xuan walked into the examination room, Lin Tingan's "don't be too bad" was all in his mind.He took out his pen, and it was the last exam of his junior high school career. Whether it was hard or happy in the past three years, it will come to an end today.The next three years will be different.

A week later, Du Xuan got her senior high school entrance examination results. It wasn't good, but it wasn't too bad either. She was 17th in grade, three points short of the promotion line for the middle school attached to Normal University.

Zhou Man regained his energy all of a sudden, and began to call around to ask Du Xuan to go to the Normal University to attend the audit. For this, he ran into a lot of obstacles, and he was really burnt out.Du Xuan kept reminding Zhou Man that he had signed a contract with the No. [-] Middle School, and he could only apply for No. [-] Middle School.

Zhou Man said contemptuously: "What's the difference between signing that kind of contract and not signing it? It has no legal effect! Xiaoxuan, don't be stupid, the No. [-] Middle School is incomparable with the Normal University Attached."

Du Xuan looked at her mother in disbelief.

Zhou Man pulled Du Xuan and said, "Xiao Xuan, I know you have opinions on your mother, but you have to understand her. My mother is from the past and knows what the society needs. It's the second generation of demolition, the second generation of the army, what about us? It's nothing. Your father spent more than a year before and after he was promoted to section chief. Isn't it just fetching water from a bamboo basket? Mom is strict with you, it's because you can If you go to a good university, you will be able to live a different life in the future, and you won’t have to suffer what your mother is suffering now.”

Du Xuan lowered his eyes: "Mom, I understand." He raised his head again, looked at his mother and said, "But... I still want to be in No. [-] Middle School."

"why?"

"I think what Mr. Zhao said that day is quite right."

"You can work hard to become a full-time student at the Normal University."

Du Xuan gritted her teeth, hesitated for a moment and said, "I like No. [-] Middle School. I have many classmates...all my friends have enrolled in No. [-] Middle School."

"You will have new friends at the Normal University."

Du Xuan shook her head: "Mom, I actually don't have any friends. When others are playing, I'm playing piano, chess, and taking tutoring classes. After three years, there are not many who can really be regarded as friends.