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Chen Qiye rushed to wash the dishes after dinner, but Chen Yue couldn't compete with his son, so he fetched a basin of water to help him wash his school uniform.Chen Qiye put the leftovers into the refrigerator, wiped the table, and the dining table became his desk.

Chen Qiye subconsciously touched his left wrist, only to realize that he had returned the watch that Zhao Yunhe had given him.He looked up at the clock on the wall to confirm the time, and wrote down the study tasks for tonight on a sticky note.

If it was a weekday, he would have started writing the questions without distraction, and his pen had been left on the test paper for too long and the ink was bleeding.Chen Yue thought she was disturbing her son by making too much noise, so she picked up the laundry tub and went to the balcony. Chen Qiye simply put down her pen and brought a small bench to wash clothes with her mother.

"Mom," Chen Xiye said with determination, "he said he would come to our house for dinner next time, so don't agree, we don't know him well."

Chen Yue gestured: He is your father.

Chen Qiye said, "He never regarded me as his son."

Chen Yue added her lips this time: [You were studying in elementary school and junior high school in Hangzhou, and he also paid the tuition fees and let you live in his house. 】

Chen Qiye didn't want to recall all kinds of men that Chen Wang brought home in those years, he was silent, Chen Yue raised his hand to touch a piece of skin under Chen Xiye's collarbone, looking worriedly at the rash that suddenly appeared.

"I'll just take some flume tablets later." Chen Qiye held back the usual itch, not wanting to worry his mother.His torso is often allergic, and if the rash does not go away for two or three days, it is likely to turn into a cold and fever.He went to the hospital for an examination, and the doctor couldn't cure the root cause. He only said that his immunity is not very good, and he should pay more attention to rest.

Chen Yue clasped her hands together and put them next to her ears, telling her son to go to bed early. Chen Qiye agreed first, and returned to the dining table to do the test paper after washing the clothes.

He had already completed most of his homework in school. After solving the physics, he gave himself a limited time to do a set of simulation papers for the National Mathematics Competition League.

The league is divided into a first test and an additional test, plus a 20-minute break in the middle, the whole test takes more than four hours.Chen Qiye strategically allocated time for each question. When he put down his pen, the hour hand on the wall just pointed to 12 o'clock.

Chen Qiye breathed a sigh of relief, and scratched his itchy skin fiercely, the red marks on his fingertips were more ferocious than rashes.Chen Yue lay on the bed by the window and couldn't sleep, so she got up and took a cattail fan to fan Chen Qiye. Chen Qiye pointed to the fan above her head and said, "Mom, go to sleep, I'm not hot."

"I still have to answer." He knew what Chen Yue was worried about, he held his mother's shoulders, and pushed her back to the bed.Chen Yue lay down again, and Chen Qiye squatted on the ground, saying something happy to her: "I am sure to enter the provincial team this time."

The recommendation policy is changing every year. When Chen Qiye first entered high school, some seniors and sisters who got two provinces and three provinces had the opportunity to be recommended to prestigious schools. You must get the top few in the province to be eligible to participate in the CMO winter camp before you can be recommended.

Chen Qiye participated in a mathematics league in his sophomore year of high school and won the first prize but failed to enter the provincial team.This achievement is very conspicuous among the sophomores, and he has also become the key cultivation target of the competition teachers.In the second semester of the second year of high school, he and several other contestants did not go to the classroom for several months, and stayed in a laboratory classroom every day to brush up the competition questions compiled by the teacher.

Those days were dark and dark, and Chen Qiye felt that if he couldn't get recommended and could only go to the college entrance examination in the future, he might not be able to fight like this.But he is confident, and he promised his mother: "When I recommend you to a good university, I will take you to a new city and live a new life."

"I can still get a lot of money at that time, so you have no reason to shirk not to go to the hospital." He thought of the amount in the contract with Wen Zhong, so he was unwilling to give half of the money to Chen Wang.Chen Yue was getting old and could not stand up when she was tired. Chen Xiye persuaded her to go to the hospital, but she always resisted.

Chen Yue smiled and held her son's hand instead.Chen Qiye also laughed. When he was happy, he couldn't help sharing his joy and said, "I saw Qin Ge at school."

Chen Yue felt that this name was unfamiliar, and Chen Xiye added: "It's the boy in the big villa in Hangzhou who often stuffed me with chocolate."

Chen Yue vaguely remembered that it was a friend his son had met when he first went to Hangzhou. Every month when he returned to Tanzhou to see him, he would tell him what snacks the young master invited him to eat.

Chen Yue asked: [How is that child doing now? 】

Chen Qiye smiled: "It's still the same as when I was a child, very warm-hearted."

Since transferring back to Tanzhou, Chen Yue hasn't seen her son smile so easily for a long time.She was very relieved, but Chen Xiye asked: "Mom, tell me the truth, do Chen Wang and Qin Siyuan really have nothing else to do?"

There was a kind of cautious expectation in Chen Qiye's eyes, Chen Yue couldn't bear to destroy his son's little luck, so he shook his head and said: 【Mom doesn't know, they probably don't know each other well. 】

Chen Qiye didn't think it was necessary for his mother to hide him, so he let out a sigh of relief.He slept in the attic. After sorting out the wrong questions, he lay on the bed. The electric fan couldn't dispel the itching on his body. When he woke up the next day, the rash on his chest not only did not subside, but spread to his neck.

Chen Qiye took it easy, took out a can of Thai cooling oil from the drawer, picked out the green ointment inside and applied it on the skin.This jar of ointment was given by Zhao Yunhe. The teacher and the student spent too long alone together. Teacher Zhao naturally observed the student's allergies. He was worried that he would be distracted by itching during the exam, so he asked someone to bring the ointment from abroad. , can be somewhat relieved.

Teacher Zhao is very concerned about him, and the ointment is just the tip of the iceberg.Due to the large number of participants, each prefecture-level city needs to hold a selection competition in June. In order to squeeze time for the contestants, the school specially bought folding beds for them and put them in the laboratory, hoping that they can use the time to go back and forth to the dormitory. Zhao Yun and They moved a rocking chair over and said that if Chen Qiye lived in the laboratory, he would accompany him, so that they could communicate with each other if Chen Qiye suddenly thought of something in the middle of the night.

The matter of sleeping in the lab ended up being ignored due to the need for washing, Zhao Yunhe only took care of Chen Qiye a lot.A few months ago, Zhao Yunhe gave him a valuable mechanical watch to tell the time. He cherished it very much, but he still returned it before leaving Hangzhou.

Chen Qiye screwed the lid on, staring at the ointment in his hand in a daze.Teacher Zhao's kindness to him in the past is all vivid in his memory. He respects Teacher Zhao and envies Zhao Zhuo for having such a gentle and honest father. He really didn't expect Teacher Zhao to have other thoughts about him.

The rash would only scratch more and more, so Chen Qiye changed his shirt and fastened the button to the first button, trying not to let the rash show.Phallerin tablets are not effective every time, he took two more, and then continued to simulate a test.

With no distractions until noon, Chen Qiye had a simple meal with yesterday's leftovers, and turned the dining table into a desk again.Among the four major sections, he is weakest in number theory. Chen Qiye originally planned to spend an afternoon reorganizing the number theory problems he had done before. Grandpa Zhang on the opposite side of the second floor propped up the wooden window and called Chen Qiye's nickname.

Chen Qiye responded, grabbed his notebook and ran downstairs to Nanyang Street in front of the residential area.Grandpa Zhang had a small shop selling pens, ink, paper and inkstones on the street, and he often sent paper and pens to Chen Qiye for free. Chen Qiye had nothing to reciprocate, so he would help look after the shop when Grandpa Zhang was out.

Today, the surface temperature is so hot that the small shop has been closed all morning. Chen Qiye is sitting under the eaves with all kinds of brushes hanging. From the chairs to the long table where the painting utensils are placed, they are all made of wood, with a layer of gray on them. It is not dust, but the traces left by the years.

This is what Qin Ge saw from afar. In the small shop on the ancient street under the bright sun, Chen Xiye was wearing a white shirt and leaning over his desk. He was so quiet and composed that he didn't look like a business owner, but a talented scholar in the old days.

"Isn't this Chen Qiye? Why are you here?" Du Xinyi entered the room and put away the parasol with a bright smile.Qin Ge stood behind her, wearing loose printed pants and flip-flops, giving off a too casual look.

Du Xinyi turned her head and saw that Qin Ge was a little twitchy, so she suppressed a smile and said, "I told you to change your clothes before going out. Now I know it's embarrassing."

Qin Ge cried out in his heart.On weekends, he usually goes back to the villa area in the south of the city, which is in the same community as Du Xinyi. The basketball courts in the community are all open-air. He finds it too hot and has nothing to do, so he can only play games at home. Du Xinyi invites him to a nearby coffee shop from time to time to urge him to finish the work. homework, or go out like today to buy the paints and pens needed to draw blackboard newspapers.

She deliberately chose Nanyang Street as her destination, hoping that Qin Ge would go out for a walk more and stop being unhappy because of the mock exam.This trick really worked. Qin Ge was reluctant at first, but when he entered the room and saw Chen Qiye, his body was straighter than before.

Chen Qiye was not as reserved as before, and his eyes lingered on the two of them.Du Xinyi saw this kind of look from some girls she didn't know more than once, and explained it jokingly: "You must not report to Pei Haha that we are in love. He just returned to Tanzhou from Hangzhou. We've known each other since then, if he's interested in me, why wait until now."

No matter what Du Xinyi said, there was a bit of hint and jealousy, Qin Ge quickly continued: "There is no way, people who want to chase me from childhood can line up from Nanyang Street to Tongtianmen. don't want."

"Just brag." Du Xinyi complained to him, and began to choose a paintbrush.Chen Qiye stood on the inside and watched the two of them sing together. He was quite envious that Qin Ge had such a good friend of the opposite sex.

"Is this number theory?" Qin Ge saw Chen Qiye's notes. Chen Qiye nodded and said that the league would be held in a month and he had to prepare well.Qin Ge also saw the sticky note in Chen Xiye's hand. In the schedule, Chen Qiye wrote questions until after twelve o'clock in the two nights at home.

"You..." Qin Ge wanted to say that he was working so hard, but when he raised his eyes, he noticed a few red spots under Chen Xiye's neck.

His first reaction was the trace left by the kiss, he was a little dazed, and Chen Qiye shook his hand in front of his eyes.Qin Ge came back to his senses, changed the subject and emphasized again: "I'm single."

Chen Qiye also said that he was not used to Pei Rengui's nickname: "Don't worry, I won't tell Teacher Pei."

Du Xinyi chose the brush and touched her pocket, only to realize that she had forgotten her wallet.Qin Ge complained, "I can count on you to do something", took out a hundred yuan bill and handed it to Chen Qiye.

Chen Qiye opened the drawer under the table. Grandpa Zhang hadn't opened it yet, and the money box was empty.

Qin Ge looked around but didn't find the QR code, so he took out his mobile phone: "I can transfer it to you."

"I don't have a smartphone." Chen Qiye held onto the Nokia brick machine in his pocket, not ashamed to take it out.They are all classmates he knows, and he suggested, "Why don't you take the things first, as for the money... just give it to me when you arrive at school tomorrow."

"Where did this come from. You take the money first, and you don't need to look for it anymore." Qin Ge couldn't help but put the banknotes back on the table, as if he was afraid that Chen Qiye would be polite to him again, and he would hook Du Xinyi like a brother She grabbed those brushes from her shoulder and ran away.After crossing the threshold, he let go and turned around. Chen Qiye didn't chase them out, but just smiled at the two of them.

But Qin Ge was not as relaxed as when he came here. Without saying "goodbye", he urged Du Xinyi to leave quickly.Du Xinyi felt strange. Chen Wang's charming face flashed back to Qin Ge's mind. He couldn't tell Du Xinyi somehow that there were many AIDS-related photos in the community science window. There were many symptoms of this disease. If it was a rash, it would mostly appear on the neck superior.

Qin Ge admitted that he was too nervous. Chen Wang was the kind of gay who would have an affair with a married man. His son might not be like that.But when he tossed and turned at night and took out the photo from under the pillow, and recalled Chen Qiye's innocent eyes in the daytime, he felt numb again. How could he know nothing and pretend nothing happened.

Qin Ge suddenly sat up from the bed, repenting for his small belly and unwarranted prejudice.He has so much prejudice against an ordinary classmate, Confucius will not bless him, he must go to the Confucius Temple in a few days to hang a new lucky bag, and strive to return to the original ranking in the next monthly exam.

He fell asleep feeling guilty towards Chen Qiye.Wenlin Middle School required all third-year students to arrive at school before evening reading on Sunday. He almost stepped into the classroom the next day. After the bell rang at the end of evening reading, he saw Chen Qiye walking over and knocking on the window next to him.

When Qin Ge went out, Chen Qiye handed him a roll of money and said, "I'm looking for you."

Qin Ge's eyes fell on Chen Xiye's neck, which was completely white without any traces, but the sides of his cheeks were slightly red, as if he had been heated.

Qin Ge didn't answer: "It was agreed yesterday, don't look for it."

"How can I take advantage of my classmates." Chen Qiye's voice was also hoarse than yesterday, he moved his feet, and couldn't stand the itching in his trouser legs.Yesterday, he studied the questions until two o'clock in the morning. After waking up early in the morning, the rash on his body moved to the inner thigh. It was more itchy than the previous two days.

Qin Ge pressed the back of his hand to Chen Xiye's forehead uncertainly: "You seem to have a fever."

"Ah...maybe, my immunity is not good." Chen Qiye was confused.

Qin Ge suggested: "Go to the school doctor's office."

Chen Qiye didn't want to go, and was thinking about how many questions he could write in the two night self-study tonight, Qin Ge grabbed his wrist and walked towards the stairs.

"What if your brain burns out?" Qin Ge wanted to make up for yesterday's gaffe, and even wanted to escape evening self-study and send warmth in the summer:

"Go, I invite you to hang the bottle."