I suspect you are not a good student

"Have you made your wish?" Yan Ruoruo asked softly.

In the darkness, only the candle with eighteen on the cake was lit with two sparks, and all eyes were looking at today's birthday by the dim light. There was a brief moment of peace—since they came back, they didn't look so neatly. It happened to Xie Chuhong.

Xie Chuhong opened his eyes and nodded, but did not speak.

Maybe because the wish didn't work when he said it out, no one asked him what wish he made.

But Zhou Shiyi felt that even if Xie Chuhong didn't really want to talk about it, he should still ask at this time.

10 minutes ago.

With great difficulty, the man pushed the younger son back into the room and changed his clothes. The twin ponytails had already come out and he pulled out the chair and sat down.

Yan Ruoruo's identity was separated by a layer, and she was never very good at controlling her, so she could only call Xie Chuhong and Zhou Shiyi to sit down: "Take off your school uniform jacket."

As soon as Zhou Shi started to do it, Xie Chuhong said beside him: "I won't take it off anymore, the clothes in the middle of the meal at noon were accidentally rubbed with oil."

It was only then that Zhou Shiyi remembered that there was still a half-cut scar on Xie Chuhong's arm.

Fortunately, Yan Ruoruo didn't take it to heart, took his coat and walked away.

When the man came out of the room, he was talking on the mobile phone in his ear.

Zhou Shi only had time to hear "International School" or something before he hung up the phone, as if thanking the other end for helping him.

After sitting down, the men poured red wine into the goblet one by one, until Zhou Shiyi and Xie Chuhong, and thoughtfully asked them for advice: "Should I drink a little bit?"

Twintails sat beside and stared at the wine bottle unhappy: "I want to drink too."

"When Nini turns eighteen like my brother, I can drink." The man smiled and clinked glasses with Xie Chuhong, "I just got my monthly exam results two days ago, so this time I'll be number one too. Congratulations, Chuhong."

"Thank you uncle."

Xie Chuhong was tired of explaining the grades, and he never talked about studies at home, so he simply lowered his eyelashes in response.

The man apologized: "It's an important day to be an adult. Uncle originally wanted to buy you a gift, but your mother refused, saying that you don't need anything, so just call you back for a meal."

Xie Chuhong smiled: "It's okay."

Zhou Shiyi found out that since he entered the door, the sentence he said the most was "it doesn't matter".

After that, it was nothing more than another compliment to Xie Chuhong.

It's not that the man doesn't care about it, on the contrary, it's obvious that what the man said is admiration from the bottom of his heart.

It's just that the more sincere he is, the more tired Zhou Shiyi feels for Xie Chuhong.

The man asked him: "Have you thought about what university to study in the future?"

"Hong Kong University."

Xie Chuhong didn't even pause the chopsticks for picking up the food, which caused the man to nod repeatedly, very satisfied. While saying that he was indeed Chuhong, he turned his head and told his youngest daughter that he would look up to Chuhong in the future.

The children are afraid of comparisons. If the family next door has good grades, they can drink a pot, not to mention that Xie Chuhong is such a benchmark in his own home.

Nini guessed that she often listened to men's nagging, holding the chopsticks half-deadly to pull food into her mouth, and didn't even give his father a corner of her eyes.

Among all the people, only Yan Ruoruo seemed surprised by her son's answer: "Don't Chuhong want to go to the school in Beijing?"

Xie Chuhong's expression remained unchanged: "With my grades, it's a bit difficult to go to Qingbei."

Yan Ruoruo was anxious: "If you don't go to Qingbei, the National People's Congress and Central Finance are also very good. Didn't you say you wanted to go to Beijing?"

Xie Chuhong shook his head: "I didn't understand this before. The National People's Congress line is high, and then the Central Finance is not as good as the University of Hong Kong."

Hearing the words, the man encouraged him seriously: "It's okay, there is still so much time before the college entrance examination, prepare well, maybe you will pass the exam..."

Xie Chuhong interrupted: "I've checked, and the Department of Finance at HKU is very good, and it's still close to home."

The man smiled: "Okay, anyway, don't put too much pressure on yourself, it's already good."

Already good...

"Understood, thank you uncle."

Seeing Xie Chuhong laugh again, Zhou Shiyi suddenly felt sour.

Before today, he really never thought that it was because of this reason that Xie Chuhong said that the University of Hong Kong is good...

On the opposite side, Yan Ruoruo also looked down at her own bowl, and gradually fell silent.

A dinner table with children is destined not to last long.

Soon Yan Ruoruo coaxed the young son who couldn't sit still, got off the table and went to the side to play.

Xie Chuhong, who was left on the dining table, was exceptionally quiet, but the man didn't think it was wrong, it seemed that Xie Chuhong had always said so little, and only felt helpless when he heard that his daughter had to pay the materials fee again.

"Why does your school hand in so frequently?"

"Then go ask the teacher, I didn't ask you to hand it in."

In the end, Xie Chuhong said that he was full and wanted to leave the table, but the man insisted on toasting him again, and even Yan Ruoruo was called back to the table again.

Everyone wants to say congratulations, Nini wants it, and my brother wants it too.

The man was the first to start: "I wish you all the best for being named on the Gold List!"

Nini reluctantly followed: "Happy adulthood."

My younger brother will soon be four years old this year, and he already knows some words: "Brother Chuhong, happy birthday! Brother Chuhong is the best!"

Yan Ruoruo patted her youngest son's head in comfort, and said to Xie Chuhong, "Pay attention to your body and rest, a healthy mother will be very happy."

"I know mom."

Xie Chuhong responded to every sentence with a smile.

Finally to Monday.

Zhou Shiyi raised his glass and looked at him deeply: "...I wish you all wishes come true."

Xie Chuhong still smiled, and drank the last sip of wine in the goblet: "Thank you brother."

·

After getting off the table, Zhou Shiyi found the bathroom according to Xie Chuhong's description.

He roughly glanced at it. The layout of Xie Chuhong's house was actually similar to his house. The area was already considered ample for an ordinary family, but it was not enough for this family with three children.

Zhou Shiyi finished flushing the toilet and was about to wash his hands when there was a knock on the bathroom door.

It's Nini.

"I'm here to get cotton swabs and iodophor. That little fool hit the coffee table and broke his knee."

"Little fool" probably refers to Xie Chuhong's younger brother.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Zhou Shi didn't even meet her eyes, and after a word of reply, he moved away and came back to continue washing.

In the end, Nini dug out something from the cabinet and didn't leave. She asked through the sound of water, "Don't you think he's a bitch?"

"...What?" Zhou Shiyi was a little unsure if he heard it wrong.

Nini didn't know where she got her grades, so she sneered and said, "Obviously he only got the fourth grade in the exam, but my dad didn't clarify when he said he was the first in the exam."

Zhou Shiyi was a little unbelievable: "Just because of this, you have to use that word to refer to your brother?"

He didn't explain that it was Xie Chuhong's fault, but looking at it this week, he could completely understand Xie Chuhong's desire not to be "concerned about".

"What is that word, isn't it just 'bitch', why are you staring at me so fiercely?" Nini was surprised by his reaction at first, and then suddenly realized, "Wow, does Xie Chuhong really have friends? I thought you were forced Laid to do business."

"What's wrong with having friends?"

Zhou Shiyi's tone of voice had already begun to be impolite, and the little girl called his brother by his first name, which made him very uncomfortable.

Nini: "It's strange, I thought he could do nothing but study."

Zhou Shiyi: "..."

The anger that had been suffocated for the whole meal finally began to rise. Even though he knew that he shouldn't be serious with children, he couldn't help it anymore. He frowned and emphasized: "Chu Hong has a lot of friends, and he has a lot of friends."

Ke Nini stared up at the person who was a full head taller than her, and suddenly fell silent. She waited until Zhou Shiyi was seen inexplicably, and then slowly said: "I found that you are quite handsome when you are angry, you Do you have a girlfriend?"

"you……"

Zhou Shiyi just said a word in a daze, but was interrupted by Xie Chuhong who appeared at the door at some time, and his tone was rarely cold: "Zhou Shiyi, Wang Ni."

But Wang Ni ignored him at all, and her eyes were glued to Zhou Shiyi's face: "Can both of our names be single-pressed, can we add WeChat?"

"?"

When did Zhou Shiyi see this battle? Without waiting for him to respond, Xie Chuhong dragged the person away, leaving a cold sentence: "I'm still waiting for your iodophor and cotton swabs outside."

Zhou Shiben thought that Xie Chuhong was pulling him to the living room, but Xie Chuhong pushed open the door of the next room and pushed him against the wall.

The room was pitch black, the door was closed, there was no light, and I couldn't see my fingers.

Xie Chuhong stood in front of him, unable to see his expression clearly: "You are not allowed to fall in love with her."

Zhou Shi stared: "How is it possible!"

But Xie Chuhong continued: "You can be with anyone, but you can't be with Wang Ni..."

In the darkness, Zhou Shiyi was startled by the sudden hoarse voice of the person in front of him.In his mind, this matter was even worse than his admission to Qingbei. He really didn't expect Xie Chuhong to care so much about it.

Zhou Shiyi cautiously probed: "...why can't you talk to Wang Ni?"

After getting used to the dim light in the room, the two of them could already see clearly.

Zhou Shi watched Xie Chuhong raise his head, revealing a pair of dark eyes: "Their family has already robbed my mother, and they can't even rob you."

The atmosphere fell to the bottom, and Zhou Shiyi was speechless at that time.

The two stood facing each other by the wall, keeping silent with each other.

Until Zhou Shiyi said: "Understood, let's go home."

You didn't tell me that you made me unable to stay any longer.

Xie Chuhong was dumb: "Don't want to stay..."

Zhou Shiyi: "Ang."

Because you don't want to stay anymore.

As soon as the two came out of the room, Wang Ni on the sofa in the living room immediately stared at Zhou Shiyi again.

But Zhou Shiyi didn't look at her, took Xie Chuhong's bag and took the initiative to bid farewell to the two elders.

Yan Ruoruo got up: "Are you leaving?"

Xie Chuhong nodded: "Come back next time, I have a lot of homework recently."

The man picked up the car keys and wanted to give them away, but the two children refused, saying that they just had enough to eat and wanted to take a walk.

Yan Ruoruo quickly picked up the coat and put it on her body: "Then I'll send Chuhong off, husband, you stay at home and look after the child."

The man nodded without any objection, and deliberately left room for the mother and son to talk.

The Hong Kong city at the end of September is no longer hot, and we are already getting ready for late autumn.

When the wind blew at night, Yan Ruoruo felt cold even in her coat, and the dress, which was as thin as a cicada's wings, fluttered slightly at her ankles.

Zhou Shiyi was about to consciously fall behind the two of them by half a step, when Yan Ruoruo called him back, his voice was gentler than at home: "Tithe is coming too, there is nothing you can't listen to."

Zhou Shiyi scratched his head, and heard Yan Ruoruo ask him, "Does Shiyi also think HKU is good?"

It's not that Xie Chuhong couldn't guess what his mother was going to say when she insisted on calling him back this time.

Zhou Shiyi realized it quickly: "It must be very good for me, but the teacher thinks it's a waste for Chu Hong to stay here."

Yan Ruoruo: "Then do you want to go to Hong Kong University? If you have enough points."

Zhou Shiyi secretly took a look at Xie Chuhong: "If my score is enough for the University of Hong Kong, I definitely want to go up and get enough."

This chorus, Xie Chuhong was a little annoyed by the two: "Mom, just say what you want to say, don't go around."

"I just want you to be willing to tell the truth to mom." Yan Ruoruo frowned slightly, "It's not like mom doesn't know, you don't want to stay at home at all."

But Xie Chuhong still said: "My grades are indeed far from Qingbei. If I go to other schools in Beijing, it is better to stay in Hong Kong University."

When she was approaching the gate of the community, Yan Ruoruo suddenly stopped, and decided to open up and said, "Mom will figure out a way about the money, so you don't have to worry about it. Mom can still afford the money for you to study in Beijing. "

"If I'm the only one, I certainly believe I can afford it."

Speaking of this, Xie Chuhong didn't hide it anymore: "Uncle's salary is not low, but you and uncle have always wanted to send your brother to an international school, so you can go abroad directly in the future?"

"Wang Ni is a daughter, but now there is no difference between having a boy or a girl, and you have to buy a house. Housing prices in Beijing are so expensive. Even if I really go to study, I will probably come back in the end. There is no need to bother."

Even if Hong Kong is on the same line as Beijing, the capital is the capital after all.Xie Chuhong had already calculated this account clearly in his heart.

Zhou Shiyi, standing beside him with his schoolbag on his back, was dumbfounded.Even if he guessed that the crux might be money, he never thought about it so deeply.

As a result, Xie Chuhong not only thought about it, but also thought about working, settling down, and buying a house in the future.

It is said that family ugliness should not be publicized, especially when it is such a sensitive topic as money.

Zhou Shiyi could actually feel that Yan Ruoruo wouldn't have said it in front of him if it wasn't for the fact that there was no other way.

"Your brother is my baby, and I want to give him the best, but you are also my baby. If you really think Hong Kong University is good, of course I won't say anything, but mother knows that you actually want to go outside and see." The expression on the woman's face was already very sad, because the family environment had hindered the child, making her feel useless all the time, "The words you just said seem to be okay from the results, but the thinking is wrong."

Xie Hecheng was not around, no matter how good the stepfather she found for Xie Chuhong, there was no blood relationship after all, it was normal for Xie Chuhong not to want to tell him what was on his mind.

Under the street lamp, the thin figure of a woman in a coat was outlined by the night: "Shi Yi's parents are very methodical and thoughtful people. If you don't want to chat with your mother, you can talk to Shi Yi."

"Although it's really embarrassing to tell your children that you have to trouble others if you can't teach your children well, but mother doesn't want to delay you because of her own face."

There is only one puberty, she knows her son well, and of course she wants to give Xie Chuhong the best.

When it came time to part, Zhou Shiyi felt that Yan Ruoruo was about to cry when he apologized to him, saying that she was really selfish and embarrassed to ask their family so much.

Zhou Shiyi waved his hands in panic, his whole face was full of bewilderment: "Actually, my parents are very happy that many younger brothers in the family accompany me, because I usually don't have many friends. Chuhong has good grades, and I I feel very embarrassed for always pestering him to give me lectures and occupying his time."

Yan Ruoruo looked at him deeply: "As soon as I saw you today, I knew that Qiu Yun and Chang Yi really taught you very well."

Did you teach well?

When he was alone before, Zhou Shiyi really didn't think about it.

But now when he meets Xie Chuhong, he seems to have found a mirror, in which all the good, bad, and mediocre are printed.

Get out of the community gate.

Zhou Shi said in a deep voice, "Auntie seems to be crying."

"Normal. She cries a lot."

Under the street lamp, the young man looking at his toes smiled clearly, but Zhou Shiyi felt that he was also crying.

Just like he always sings.

Zhou Shiyi suddenly asked him, "Want to eat barbecue?"

Xie Chuhong blinked: "Aren't you going home?"

"No, you don't want to go back."

"Then I want to drink."

"Then I have to carry you back?"

"You said I was light last time!"

"Do you remember? I thought you had a drink."

"I'm a poor drinker, but I never stop drinking." Xie Chuhong grinned, "Isn't it amazing?"

Zhou Shiyi was to the point: "Amazing."

In the end, Xie Chuhong: "What a fart! Even drinking can't make you worry, isn't it miserable!"

Zhou Shiyi: "..."

Zhou Shiyi: "...Are you sick?"

Xie Chuhong laughed like crazy, and taught him: "You should choke me. You don't have to worry about drinking. If you just need to drink for something, then you probably won't drink."

Only things that cannot be escaped are called troubles.

Being able to escape means that it doesn't matter.