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Yuan Ning didn't expect Zhang Xiuyan to come back, and ran over in surprise: "Brother!"

It was already a little dark, but it was not time for dinner, so Zhang Xiuyan was reading the newspaper - but the reading progress was still stuck on the first page.He glanced at Yuan Ning, closed the newspaper, and looked at Yuan Ning who came running from outside.His hair was slightly disheveled by the wind, but his clothes were neat and clean, and he didn't look like he was playing around like other boys.Zhang Xiuyan said: "Aunt Shen said you went out after lunch?"

"Yes!" Yuan Ning admitted honestly, "I saw a magazine introducing a chess club here, and I want to go and have a look." Take out the "Watching Chess" magazine and show Yuan Ning the summary of chess clubs on it.Yuan Ning said, "It's easy to find!"

"So you played chess in it?" Zhang Xiuyan knew that Yuan Ning had won a chess game, and wanted to understand or even solve it. He had been reading books about Go all this time.

"No." Yuan Ning straightened his mind and told Zhang Xiuyan what he had seen and heard today, his face flushed when he got nervous, his eyes were sometimes indignant and sometimes excited, and he restored the scene at that time to Zhang Xiuyan.Finally, he talked about Zhou Yulin's cactus, "Student Zhou really likes cactus, and he has planted a lot of them on the balcony! But there are whiteflies growing, and some spider mites. It's time to get rid of the insects. I introduced it to him. Two insecticides!"

Yuan Ning talked about the eyes of his new friends getting brighter, and praised Zhou Yulin all over.His score is higher than Song Xingchen's!

Zhang Xiuyan listened to Yuan Ning's eloquent talk, and thought of Yuan Ning's achievements.Coincidentally, this time Yuan Ning's score was the same as Song Xingchen's. Song Xingchen lost points in Chinese and English compositions. Yuan Ning's composition was better, almost all of them got full marks, but he missed a math problem.As for other additional test content, Yuan Ning and the others all passed with excellent grades.He thought that there would be a small champion in the family - tied with Song Xingchen, but Yuan Ning unexpectedly met a guy with higher scores than them.

It seems that until the final ranking is officially announced, it is still uncertain whether there are people who have done better in the exam.Zhang Xiuyan never cared much about rankings.Seeing that Yuan Ning was not shocked at all, and happily told him how powerful his new friend was, Zhang Xiuyan was relieved."Go wash your hands, it's almost time to eat," he said.

Yuan Ning took Zhang Xiuyan to go with him.Two people wash their hands carefully by the sink.Yuan Ning secretly glanced at the mirror above the sink, and found that Zhang Xiuyan's expression was the same as usual, and he still showed no emotion at all.It's an illusion!Brother was not unhappy just now!The eldest brother didn't scold him because he ran out for so long, how could he be unhappy because he made new friends?The eldest brother has been telling him to make friends with people, especially powerful people. He thinks that Zhou Yulin is very powerful!

He must be delusional!

Yuan Ning regained his composure, seeing Zhang Xiuyan's tiger's mouth covered with foam, he couldn't help reaching out and pulling Zhang Xiuyan's hand, letting the water wash against the foam.After the hands of both of them became clean and dried with a soft towel, Yuan Ning asked: "Brother, how long will you be back this time? Didn't you say that university will be easy? Why doesn't it seem like you don't even have vacations?" It's gone!"

"The professor asked me to help with something." Zhang Xiuyan said with deep exhaustion between his brows, "But I'm done. I can stay at home for a few days this time." Of course, if Mr. Zhang wants to squeeze him, he may be very tired. Soon to be busy again.Zhang Xiu paused for a moment, then raised his face and taught a lesson, "There's never been a saying that it's easy to go to college, as long as you don't want to spend your whole life doing nothing, you will never be easy."

Yuan Ning really wanted to stand on tiptoe and reach out to even Zhang Xiuyan's tense face.He resisted the impulse in his heart and said to Zhang Xiuyan: "Brother, cacti are very strong, they can grow even in the desert!"

Zhang Xiu looked at Yuan Ning strictly.

"But they will be afraid of waterlogging - they will also get sick and die." Yuan Ning has not yet reached the stage of changing his voice, and his voice is still soft and sticky, "so no matter how strong a person is, they may be tired, sad, and feel Lonely, right?"

Zhang Xiuyan and Yuan Ning looked at each other, and felt that the eyes were so transparent and transparent, without anything mixed in, but he felt that his heart was caught by a dense net.He gets tired, he feels sad, he feels alone too—right?Of course yes, damn right, but how can you admit it to others?Especially my younger brother, who is several years younger than me—want to seek comfort and tranquility from his younger brother—seeking a harbor where he can dock.Such an idea will make people laugh, right?

Zhang Xiuyan denied Yuan Ning's words: "No, from what you said, we can see that a cactus should live in the desert. Putting it in a greenhouse to take good care of it and watering it every day will make it sick and die."

Yuan Ning was stunned, but couldn't find anything to refute Zhang Xiuyan's words.He faltered for a long time before choking out a sentence: "It must be because the caregiver is not hard enough!"

Before Zhang Xiuyan could speak, Aunt Shen had already arrived.Aunt Shen had a smile on her face: "You two have so much to say when you meet, and you spend half a day washing your hands. Do you want to starve Aunt Shen?"

Aunt Shen has a plump body, but she doesn't look fat, which makes people like her.Yuan Ning has always loved and loved Aunt Shen. When Aunt Shen came to remind her, she immediately said, "No! We're here!"

Aunt Shen looked at him with a smile: "Look at how anxious you are. Others think I'm scary. Are you whispering to your elder brother for fear that I'll hear you?"

"No!" Yuan Ning retorted with a red face, "We're talking about cactus."

So at the dinner table, Yuan Ning told Aunt Shen and the others what happened during the day.When Zhang Xiuwen heard that the adopted son brought the reporter to smash the field, he said angrily: "In these days, why are there such white-eyed wolves everywhere." Xie Lao met, Wu Lao met, and the president of the chess club also met him. Met.Zhang Xiuwen felt that if Mr. Zhang and the others wanted to drive him away one day, he would never hold a grudge.

Neither Mr. Zhang nor Ms. Xue commented on the behavior of the adopted son.Both Zhang Xiuwen and Yuan Ning were adopted by the Zhang family, and any casual comment from them may leave a mark on the hearts of these two sensitive children.

Zhang Xiuling never thought about it that much, she clenched her fists and denounced it with Zhang Xiuwen.When Yuan Ning talked about Zhou Yulin, Zhang Xiuling said, "It's really amazing! You're good at studying, you're good at playing chess, and you're even better at being mad at people!"

Yuan Ning defended his new friend: "I think he's just telling the truth."

"It's just telling the truth to make people angry." Zhang Xiuwen is very experienced, "Most people are ordinary, and some things are simply impossible to do. It's better to study for three days than others to study hard for most of your life. Are you angry if you change?"

"Don't be angry!" Yuan Ning was still very puzzled, "Why are you angry? Shouldn't you think he is very good?" He was never annoyed that Song Xingchen failed the exam.He was also very happy that Song Xingchen took the first place in the exam!

Zhang Xiuwen: "..."

Zhang Xiuwen can only say: "If everyone thinks this way, the world will be peaceful."

Early the next morning, Yuan Ning took Zhang Xiuyan to exercise.This time, he didn't intend to run in the morning, but rode a bicycle with Zhang Xiuyan to wander outside.Zhang Xiuyan stared at the bicycle with two wheels, was silent for a while, and said the truth: "I haven't learned it before."

Yuan Ning was taken aback.

Zhang Xiuyan said: "There are drivers when you go in and out, and there are trams, buses and taxis without drivers." There is no need for him to learn to ride a bicycle.Things that are not necessary will naturally not be included in his plan.

It turns out that in addition to not knowing how to cook, the elder brother also knows how to ride a bicycle!Yuan Ning felt that it was very fresh, and said enthusiastically: "Then I will teach you! When the third brother taught me, I fell twice and learned it! Now I don't have to bother Uncle Li when I go to the nearest place!" Uncle Li naturally It means driver Li.

Zhang Xiuyan didn't mind Yuan Ning's little excitement, so he picked a tall bicycle from the garage and pushed it out.He has long hands and long legs, and this height is more suitable.Yuan Ning briefly explained the uses of each component to Zhang Xiuyan, and before he could finish, Zhang Xiuyan had already stepped onto the seat, kicked lightly, and circled the flower bed on the bicycle.

Yuan Ning rolled his eyes.

Didn't you say you can't ride!

Zhang Xiuyan went around twice and felt that he could even turn smoothly, so he rode back, stretched his long legs, stopped firmly in front of Yuan Ning, and said, "Is this how you ride?"

Yuan Ning: "...Yes."

Are the legs so long!Is it amazing that long legs can be used as brakes!The legs are short and flexible! _(:з」∠)_

Yuan Ning and Zhang Xiuyan rode their bikes out without a destination, only a rough route.In the summer morning, it dawned very early, and the lake was covered with bright sunshine, as if gold had been broken and sprinkled on it.The sun is good, the wind is good, it rained yesterday, the air is very fresh, there is a faint fragrance of flowers around, I don't know what kind of flowers are blooming, and I don't know where they are blowing from.Yuan Ning glanced at Zhang Xiuyan's side face illuminated by the sun, feeling extremely happy, and couldn't help but say, "It's great that brother can go home!"

Zhang Xiuyan paused for a moment, and gave an inaudible "hmm".It feels so good to be home - especially when you open the door in the morning and see this little stutter and open the door at the same time -

Zhang Xiuyan felt that there was a hint of sweetness in the air, but he didn't know what the fragrance of flowers was.They went around the lake, down the mountain, out of the main gate, and rode along the flat bicycle path for a long time, and finally saw an old street.

Yuan Ning happily said to Zhang Xiuyan: "Ah! I came here! Brother, the Huating Chess Club is on this street! I saw a shop selling soy milk here yesterday. I don't know if it tastes good. We Buy some back and give them a taste!"

Zhang Xiuyan nodded, got out of the car with Yuan Ning, and pushed the bicycle to find the soybean milk shop.On the contrary, the old street in the morning is more lively. Someone on the side of the road picked vegetables and fruits to sell, and they were all juicy, fresh and tender.The young people have not gotten up yet, but the old people have already gone out, picking and choosing in front of the vendors, comparing the size and shape of each melon, comparing whether each vegetable is fresh or wilted, and even buying pickles Take the pickles to your nose and sniff them——after you finish sniffing, you shake your head and say, "No, it doesn't taste good."

Zhang Xiuyan observed the commotion calmly, avoiding puddles and vegetable leaves on the ground with his feet.When Yuan Ning stopped, he also stopped, watching Yuan Ning go to buy soy milk.Soon, three cups of soy milk were hung on the front of his car—Yuan Ning also had two cups on the front of his car.Then Yuan Ning raised his hand and handed him a cup of freshly squeezed soy milk with a faint bean aroma: "Let's go back and ride after drinking!"

Zhang Xiuyan took the soy milk, and sat on the stone chair in the old street with Yuan Ning and drank it down.The weather is a bit hot, and the fresh soy milk scalds the throat and slides down the esophagus, filling the stomach that was almost emptied at night.

Yuan Ning's eyes sparkled: "I think it's delicious!"

Zhang Xiuyan said: "Anyway, it's not far away, you can come here often if you like."

Yuan Ning was about to speak, but saw a familiar figure appearing opposite.