1921

Monday December [-]th overcast

I was lying on the desk to catch up on sleep during the big class break, when I heard someone knocking on my desk, I looked up in a daze, and found that it was Hu Lu.

"What's wrong?" I rubbed my eyes and asked him.

He smiled and sat down in front of me, "So you are younger than me."

"what?"

"Brother Call Sheng, come and listen." Hu Lu propped his face with one hand and looked at me.

I am completely clueless.

"Ah!" Suddenly Hu Lu yelled, "What are you doing, Sister Xin? It hurts." He said and patted his head.

"Who told you to bully Wu Zi again." Lu Rui stood beside him and glared at him.

"No way." Hu Lu complained, "It's as if I often bully him, and I have never done such a thing."

Lu Rui raised her eyebrows, "You know if you have done it, and if I see you bullying others, I will beat you."

"Okay, okay, everything you say is right, okay?" Hu Lu raised his hands in surrender.

"Originally." Lu Rui got a satisfactory answer and went out with her classmates who were waiting for her at the door of the classroom.

I was still a little sleepy, and I was sobered up by them making such a fuss.

After Lu Rui left, Hu Lu muttered something, but I couldn't catch it.Thinking that he asked me to call him elder brother just now, and wanted to ask what was going on, I heard him say: "Say your birthday is on the [-]th, isn't that coming soon?"

"Yes..." But how did he know?

"Are there any arrangements?"

"Ah?" Arrangement? "No……"

"If so what do you like?"

I shook my head, it suddenly made me want to like something, I can't think of it...

"You don't even know about this?" Hu Lu snorted, "Okay, forget it, you can continue to sleep."

"Oh."

After the conversation, I didn't understand what Hu Lu wanted to do when he woke me up.

He told me to continue to sleep, but I couldn't sleep anymore.

It was almost time to start class, I stood up and stretched, went to the bathroom, and when I got back to my seat, I found a few packets of biscuits in the belly of the table.Just wondering who let it go, Ye Aichen came over and said, "Ms. Chen just gave it to you in the office."

"Thank you."

"Then I'm going back to my seat and I'm going to class."

"Ah."

When I returned to the classroom after dinner in the afternoon, I saw Hu Lu was moving the table, and there was another classmate sitting behind me working together with him.

I sat down in my seat and watched them, and it didn't take long for them to finish.

"Hey, Labor Committee, you will be my front desk from now on." Hu Lu patted my shoulder, then stretched his arms, "I didn't expect the desk to be so heavy."

I took a look at the classmate who turned out to be my back desk. At this time, he had moved to the last row, and the desk space next to the podium was empty.

"What's going on?" I was a little puzzled.

"I discussed with the teacher about changing the seat. Sitting in the front and looking up at the blackboard, my neck almost broke. Besides, I'm already tall, and sitting in the front still blocks you."

"Oh."

But I don't think my original back table is higher than Hu Lu's. Why did he go to the last row instead?

"The view here is really much better." Hu Lu looked at the podium, and then looked around, "It will be much more convenient to ask you questions in the future."

"Oh."

Hu Lu did exactly what he said, and spent most of the night asking me questions.Sometimes I don’t know about it here, and sometimes I don’t know how to do it there, so I told him about it.But to be honest, I was a little depressed when someone poked my back with a pen from time to time and then interrupted what I was doing, and the original arrangement was also disrupted.I want to tell him to ask after class, but I feel embarrassed to say it, which will dampen the enthusiasm of the other party.

I finally waited until the evening self-study and school were over. I was packing my things when I was suddenly poked on the back again.

I stopped, turned around and went back, thinking what question Hu Lu was going to ask me again.But Hu Lu just looked at me with a smile and didn't speak.After a while, when I felt uncomfortable and wanted to ask, he suddenly said: "Labor Committee, you are really kind."

I was a little embarrassed and a little guilty when he said that. I just slandered the other party's behavior of asking questions, but now I am praised by others. I am really ashamed.

But Hu Lu didn't seem to want to hear what I had to say. After he finished speaking, he picked up his schoolbag and said goodbye.

On the way home, when talking about Hu Lu's change of seat, Ye Aichen's tone was rare.

"He is not very good at studying, and it also affects your study. You tell the teacher and ask the teacher to change his seat."

"No need..." I just said casually, without thinking about asking Hu Lu to change seats, "Just ask me some questions, it's okay."

"Didn't you finish your homework today?"

It is true to say so, but I don't think Hu Lu will be like this every day.

"It's okay once in a while." I said.

But I am a little puzzled, Ye Aichen has never shown such obvious likes and dislikes to others, at least I have never heard him say that about people he knows.

"What's wrong with you?" I asked.

As if choked, Ye Aichen suddenly stopped talking.

After a while, he sighed vaguely, and then his tone returned to his usual: "It's nothing. Since you think it's okay, then it's fine."

I was a little worried if Ye Aichen had something bothering me, but he didn't tell me, so I couldn't ask.

Partly cloudy on Saturday, December [-]

Before class, the head teacher said in the class that our class will perform a chorus at the New Year's Eve party, so let us decide which song to sing within these two days, and ask the class leader to report to him, so that he can hand in the name on Monday.

Originally, I thought it was still far away from New Year's Day, but when the teacher said this, it felt like it was coming in a blink of an eye.There were chattering discussions in the class, and the class leader organized everyone to select a few songs during the break, including "Yellow River Cantata", "Love My China", "My Motherland" and "Descendants of the Dragon". Then a show of hands voted, and "Descendants of the Dragon" had the most votes.I had to make a decision to sing this song, but some students said that there was an English rap in the song, and then everyone fell silent.

In the end, "Love My China" with the second most votes was chosen.

Although I am familiar with it, "Love My China" feels even more difficult to sing. I can't sing in the first place, and I can't get up to the high notes in it.Fortunately, it was a chorus.If you sing in a chorus, you should be able to mix it up.

After reporting to the class teacher, he seemed to agree with the song, so that the cultural and entertainment committee members could prepare first, and rehearsals could start after the registration and school approval on Monday.

Occasionally, during the class break, Hu Lu could be heard humming a song behind him, sometimes it was "Love My China", and sometimes it was other songs.I always think he's in a good mood.

After school, I packed up my things and prepared to go home with Ye Aichen as usual, but before I stood up and walked towards Ye Aichen, my neck was hooked by Hulu.

"Finally school is over! Let's go, brother treats you to something to eat." Without saying a word, he took me out of the classroom.

I wanted to tell Ye Aichen, but Hu Lu didn't give me this chance at all, the hand hooked my neck so hard that I couldn't even turn my head back, and I don't know if Ye Aichen saw me and Hu Lu go out.

Hu Lu didn't let go until he reached the main road leading to the outside of the school. I twisted my neck uncomfortably and asked him what he was doing after feeling better.

"Didn't I just say, please eat something."

"Why?" I couldn't figure it out, I didn't know what he was doing.

"Isn't today your birthday? Didn't you have no plans?" Hu Lu asked back.

"Ah?" Is it for this?

"Ah, what, is it possible that you don't even remember your own birthday? Are you stupid?"

"No..." I shook my head.

Of course I remember my birthday, but I don't know Hu Lu very well. How did he think of celebrating my birthday?Although I am a little happy that someone remembers my birthday, it always feels weird.

"What do you want to eat? Don't worry, I won't invite you to eat in the cafeteria. I can guarantee this." Hu Lu strode ahead, with his hands in his pockets, and his hat was raised and lowered with his steps. flapped slightly.

"No...no need." I refused.

"Is it barbecue or hot pot, or home-style stir-fry?" But Hu Lu didn't listen to me at all, and listed all kinds of food while walking on his own.

"It's really not necessary, thank you." I hurriedly said again, I was afraid that he would really take me to eat later.It feels really strange to ask classmates to invite you to dinner or something.

"I've said I'll treat you to eat, so why bother." Hu Lu stopped and looked back at me, "Shou Xing only needs to decide what you like to eat."

"Can……"

"Okay, stop talking, let's go, there will be more people in a while." Hu Lu pulled out his hand and put his arm around my shoulder, "Just think about what you want to eat."

Finally, I was taken to the hot pot restaurant by Hu Lu.

In the store, I was so restless that I really wanted to go home.

The table was full of all kinds of food, and Hu Lu was sitting opposite me, we were waiting for the soup in the pot to boil.The atmosphere was a little awkward, at least I thought so.

But Hu Lu didn't seem to feel this way, he just curled his lips and hummed happily.After the soup was boiled, he beckoned me to put the dishes down, and then told me not to be polite while eating hard.

At first I was a little embarrassed, and I was still thinking about Hu Lu inviting me to dinner.Later, I thought, did Hu Lu actually just want to find someone to eat with him? After all, he eats very aggressively, and I rarely see people who eat like him.

After feasting, Hu Lu wiped his mouth with a tissue and collapsed on the seat.

Seeing that he stopped eating, I also stopped my chopsticks and took a sip of tea.

"Don't you eat?" he asked me.

"Ah."

"You eat so little, are you full? Don't be polite to me." He said.

"I'm full." I'm really full, and I'm still full.

There were two or three uneaten dishes on the table, which I felt was a bit of a waste.

"There is still some food, let's put it all in the pot." Hu Lu said, propped himself up and poured all the vegetables into the pot. "I'm a bit stuffed, eat as much as you can, it's a waste if you don't eat." He clicked his tongue, "I should have taken less just now."

I think I almost lay down when I left the hot pot restaurant, my stomach was so full that it was difficult to even stand up.

Hu Lu paid the bill, and I said I would give him the money, but he didn't want it. I also said that it was he who asked for it, and he asked me not to talk so much nonsense.

He said that, and I can't say anything more.

After saying goodbye at the school gate, Hu Lu went back to the school dormitory, and I went home.After walking two steps, Hu Lu stopped him again.He ran over and put something in my hand.

"Almost forgot about this," he gasped, "Happy birthday birthday." After he finished speaking, he turned and walked to the school, and I heard him mumbling something like "It's really killing me".

I don't know what he gave me.

It felt like it really cost him money.

When I walked downstairs, I received a call from Ye Aichen. He asked me if I was at home and if I had something for me.I thought about going downstairs after going upstairs. I was too tired, so I just sat on the stairs on the first floor and waited for him.

Sitting in the dim stairwell, I looked at the lights on the opposite floor, and remembered that Ye Aichen was like this in junior high school, and came here at night just to give me a birthday present.Although Ye Aichen didn't say that what he wanted to give me was a birthday present, he has never forgotten my birthday in the past few years, and I think this time should be no exception.

In the first year of junior high school, I didn't know Ye Aichen's birthday until after his birthday. I always felt that my friend was a bit incompetent.But every year since then, I do remember that although Ye Aichen accepted the gift I prepared, I don't know whether he likes it or not.

Speaking of which, Ye Aichen's birthday is less than a month away, so what should we give him this year?

I was thinking in a mess, and the lights in the corridor were brightened by a sudden sound.By the light, I saw Ye Aichen standing not far in front of me.I stood up, patted my pants, and walked over to him.

"Happy birthday." Ye Aichen was very direct, and handed me the packaging bag in his hand after speaking.

"Thank you." I took it.

"That's it?" Ye Aichen pointed to my hand and asked.

In addition to the gift Ye Aichen just gave me, I also held the gift Hu Lu gave me.

"This one was given to me by Hu Lu." Thinking of leaving without saying goodbye this afternoon, I immediately apologized to Ye Aichen, "I'm sorry, I left without telling you this afternoon."

"It's okay, I saw you leaving with Hu Lu." Ye Aichen pursed his lips and said, "So, have you been with him after school?"

"Well. He said he wanted to invite me to dinner, and then we went to eat hot pot. We just came back."

"It smells."

I sniffed my sleeve, and there was indeed a strong smell of hot pot.

"Go upstairs, I'm going back."

"Yes. Thank you, Ye Aichen."

After returning home, I hung my coat on the balcony to let off the smell, took a shower and lay on the bed, thinking that I would have to thank Hu Lu tomorrow.