Xu Shanlan

it's raining outside.Pat, clack, raindrops hit the glass, not too loud, but continuous.Xu Shanlan wiped off the moisture on the glass, pressed his face against it and looked out.It was pitch black outside, and the street lamps were dimly lit by the rain.Xu Shanlan lay back on the bed dejectedly, rolling back and forth between the quilts, the silver bells on his ankles were tinkling, which was extraordinarily crisp in the silent night.

Why don't you come back, brother has never been so late.Xu Shanlan was a little angry. It was the feeling of being suddenly ignored by someone who cared. That woman surnamed Tang was really annoying.No matter what, go to bed first!Xu Shanlan pulled up the quilt angrily, and shrank in.After holding back for a long time, I came out to take a breath, and couldn't fall asleep. Without someone around me, it always seemed like something was missing, and I couldn't settle down.He frowned, sighed plaintively, and continued to roll around between the quilts.

There was a soft knock at the door, it was Cong Zhanyi who came back, Xu Shanlan quickly hid under the quilt and pretended to sleep.When Cong Zhanyi walked in, he was careful not to wake up Xu Shanlan, but when the boy moved a little, the bell on his ankle betrayed him.Cong Zhanyi smiled comprehensibly, but did not immediately expose Xu Shanlan's little trick. He took a shower in the bathroom first - he came back from a run, and his clothes were soaked by the rain.

Xu Shanlan waited quietly for a while, and heard the sound of splashing water behind him, and it stopped after a while.Cong Zhanyi put on his pajamas, wiped his head with a dry towel, walked casually to the side of the bed, pulled off the quilt covering Xu Shanlan, and asked, "Haven't slept yet?"

Xu Shanlan pursed his lips and turned his body to the other side not to look at the elder brother.Cong Zhanyi patted his head and asked with a smile, "Are you angry?"

"No." Xu Shanlan buried his face in the pillow and said sullenly.

Cong Zhanyi lifted the quilt and lay down: "Then go to sleep."

The house fell silent, and the rain beat unrelentingly on the window panes, distracting.Xu Shanlan couldn't help but said, "Brother, why did she make you work overtime so late?"

"It's not overtime." Cong Zhanyi was tired all day, finally able to take a rest, feeling a little tired, closed his eyes and replied, "I said I don't want to do it, Sister Tang invited me to dinner, so we can get together and break up."

"Oh——" Xu Shanlan lowered his eyes, thought for a while, then suddenly turned over, bent his elbows and stood up: "Brother, that, Tang or something, do you like you?"

When Cong Zhanyi opened his eyes, he was facing Xu Shanlan's bright eyes. He sneered and said, "Nonsense! What do children know, go to bed!" Turning his back to the younger brother, he expressed his disdain for this boring question .

But Xu Shanlan was very serious, and leaned forward to ask: "It's not nonsense, it's always played like this on TV."

"Watch less TV and study more." Cong Zhanyi warned him without looking back.

Xu Shanlan curled his lips: "I think she just likes you, otherwise why would she treat you to dinner? Hu Runhai in my class likes Zhao Lili, so he invited her to dinner, we all saw it."

Cong Zhanyi smiled, turned around and asked, "I know you so well, does someone like you?"

"No." Xu Shanlan blushed immediately, shyly crawled back into the quilt, and emphasized again, "No. The teacher said that this is called puppy love, and students are not allowed to fall in love early."

"The teacher is right." Cong Zhanyi yawned and patted Xu Shanlan's head perfunctorily, "Go to sleep and go to school tomorrow."

"Okay, okay." The elder brother didn't dwell on this question, Xu Shanlan agreed repeatedly, and quickly got under the covers.

Cong Zhanyi didn't know that although his younger brother didn't have a puppy love, he still had a good relationship with girls in school. Xu Shanlan was pretty, had a good temper, and was quite capable of work. Most importantly, he played basketball, football, and table tennis. Proficient in everything, just don't mention learning.Junior high school students are still a pure and beautiful age. As long as boys play basketball well, they are already in the limelight.Don't look at just junior high school students, influenced by Hong Kong and Taiwan movies and TV series, even elementary school students have begun to know how to say "I love you", let alone them.Just two days after school started, a girl wrote a love letter to Xu Shanlan, but he didn't dare to tell Cong Zhanyi about it.

No, Xu Shanlan had just returned to school the next day, and immediately a girl expressed her "deep condolences" to him, and she never stopped eating fruit and snacks all morning.From self-study in the morning to the break at noon, one of them came over after a while: "Xu Shanlan, I heard that you are sick. Give you this box of chocolates. My aunt brought them from the United States."... "Xu Shanlan, I have apples here. "..."Xu Shanlan, are you okay? How about I give you this bag of Mai Lisu."..."Shan Lan,..."Xu Shanlan's cheeks were as red as the Mai Lisu packaging bag, and even Wang who was sitting by the side Crane could feel the heat like a fever on his body.He stammered and said, "No, there's no need..." Wang He couldn't help being happy when he finally saw him slumped.No way, people who practice martial arts don't seem to be good at this aspect.Cong Cong didn't dare to control female students, so did Gu Haiping, and Cong Zhanyi didn't talk to women easily.

Finally all the girls were gone, Wang He teased in a low voice: "It's menacing." Xu Shanlan brushed his hair a little irritably, drooping his eyelids: "I just want to sleep, I didn't sleep well last night." He casually distributed the bag The pink bubble Mai Lisu stuffed Wang He, and slowly left the classroom with her schoolbag on her back.Without further ado, Wang He tore open the package, grabbed one and threw it into his mouth, and said vaguely: "Today is the last episode of "16-year-old Flower Season". Let's go to your house to watch it. Your TV screen is big."

"No." Xu Shanlan spoke softly, but firmly, "Brother is going back to school to practice martial arts in the afternoon, I have to go and see."

"Ah?!" Wang He's eyes widened, and he said incoherently, "What, is Master coming back? Oh, and—" He was so excited that Mai Lisu's smear almost sprayed Xu Shanlan all over his face.

Fortunately, Xu Shanlan was agile, and turned his head away: "Aren't you going to watch a TV series?"

"I'll see it later." Wang He was so excited that he couldn't control himself, clenched his fists, "Master will fight against each other. This time, let's see our martial arts school show off its ambitions and make big moves!"

"I've never seen you use so many words in writing." The girl Xu Shanlan didn't dare to say anything, and the big fat crane was not polite.Xu Shanlan stabbed him lazily, took off his coat and tied it around his waist, "Let's go." He ran away quickly.

Wang He hurriedly put Mai Lisu into his pocket, waved his arm: "Let's go—" quickened his pace to keep up.

At this time, the scale of the martial arts school was not large, with about two to three hundred students.Compared with public schools, it is still a bit crude. The school buildings and teaching buildings are rebuilt from old leased factories, which is not very good.The first floor is the training hall, the second and third floors are classrooms for students to take cultural lessons, and the fourth floor is the office area for teachers and principals.

Xu Shanlan ran briskly into the training hall, followed by Wang He panting, and saw two students fighting on a big mat with protective gear on their heads.

"Where is it?" Wang He looked around impatiently, "Has my master come out?"

Xu Shanlan ignored the bluffing big fat crane, took off his schoolbag and coat by himself, practiced leapfrog along the wall with his hands behind his back, and Wang He jumped over hesitantly.

Not long after, there was a burst of noise from the corridor outside. Dozens of middle school students walked in in two rows, followed by Gu Haiping.He rushed to the front of the team in a few steps and said loudly: "Okay, stop, stop—stand in a circle around the mats, yes, there is not enough space to squeeze."

Xu Shanlan wiped the sweat off his forehead and pulled the dazzled Wang He over: "Go, it's about to start!"

The two gathered in the middle of the team, and many people recognized Xu Shanlan and nodded to greet him.Gu Haiping came over and patted Xu Shanlan on the shoulder, his eyes were bright, and he seemed quite excited.This shot made Xu Shanlan feel sore, couldn't help rubbing it, and complained: "Second Senior Brother, can you be gentle?"

Gu Haiping winked at Xu Shanlan for the first time, he seemed to be in the best mood, and even reprimanded the students with a smile: "Okay, shut your mouth, be quiet, be quiet." He held out Opening arms and hands, the students gradually stopped talking.When the door opened, Conglin and Yin Yi walked in with a young man.

When Wang He saw that person, he murmured "wow" like he saw a youth idol: "Look, look, my master!"

"Stop screaming, okay? I saw it." Xu Shanlan pursed his lips helplessly, feeling ashamed to stand with this big fat crane.

As the principal, Cong Cong was very dignified. When he stood on the edge of the mat, there was a sudden silence in the training hall.Jungle was not good at words, he waved to the left and right respectively, and said, "Let's start."

Gu Haiping and Cong Zhanyi took off their coats, stepped on the mat, and bowed to each other with their hands clasped together.Wang He clenched his fists and paused in front of his chest, his eyes gleaming: "Hey, they are going to compete!" Xu Shanlan was refreshed and stared intently at the two people in the arena.Not only the two of them, but every student in the training hall stared wide-eyed. After all, such a live version of real swords and guns is too rare, and they used to watch TV.

This is different from the televised martial arts competitions. Martial arts are usually routines, where one person punches or punches short, like figure skating, and then the judges score, which is a performance event.The so-called sparring is also rehearsed in advance. When will the knife strike and when will the opponent dodge?Sanda is a confrontational event, but it is similar to boxing, and you have to wear gloves on your hands, and some kung fu such as grabbing with your hands is invisible.

But this time is different, this time it is a real fight, it is even better than the acting in the movie.The students watched intently, fearing that they would miss every trick and regret it all their lives.

Gu Haiping used Changquan, and Cong Zhanyi used Tai Chi.One is fast, the other is slow;Both of them are pointing to the end, and each has its own strength.Even so, it is already breathtaking, and the students exclaimed from time to time.In the end, the two closed their posture together, clasped their fists and saluted, and the training hall burst into warm applause.Gu Haiping looked at Cong Zhanyi, his chest was sore, hot and hot, he couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart, he stepped forward to hit the elder brother, and then hugged him fiercely: "You are finally willing to come back."

Cong Zhanyi patted Gu Haiping on the shoulder, and the two turned around to salute Cong Cong and Yin Yi.Cong Cong was in a great mood, and nodded frequently to Cong Zhanyi: "Not bad, not bad, the kung fu has not fallen." Wang He gave Cong Zhanyi a thumbs up, admiringly: "Brother, you are too good!" Xu Shanlan rushed over , my heart was pounding with excitement, wishing I could yell to everyone: "This is my brother, it's my brother!" He raised his eyes to Cong Zhanyi, eager to get close with satisfaction.Cong Zhanyi was talking to Yin Yi and Conglin, and raised his hand to stroke Xu Shanlan's head.

Back home at night, Xu Shanlan was still immersed in the atmosphere of the martial arts competition. He came out of the shower and made gestures in his pajamas: "This move is good, the second senior brother almost missed it..." "The mane of the wild horse is really good!" Cong Zhanyi walked out In the bathroom, look at Xu Shanlan's hair covered with water, like a puppy that hasn't been wiped dry. He sighed and took the big towel: "How many times have I said that if the hair is not dry, it is easy to catch a cold." Children have to talk nonsense.

Xu Shanlan lowered his head with a smile and waited for the senior brother to help him brush his hair, and suddenly had a sudden impulse, if he sneaked up on him at this time, would he succeed?Since Xu Shanlan practiced martial arts, he has never fought with Cong Zhanyi like Gu Haiping. There is no way, the skill is too far behind.Xu Shanlan rolled his eyes and glanced upwards. Cong Zhanyi was so absorbed in rubbing that he didn't notice the boy's strange thoughts.Xu Shanlan made a sudden move and punched Cong Zhanyi in the lower abdomen.

The two were so close, Xu Shanlan's punching speed could not be called slow, but Cong Zhanyi's reaction was extremely fast, his chest and abdomen retracted rapidly, as if a piece had suddenly sunken.Xu Shanlan's punch was in vain, and then his ankle tightened, he was hooked by Cong Zhanyi, his center of gravity was unstable, and he fell down with a sound of "Ouch".Cong Zhanyi stretched out his arms, embraced Xu Shanlan, and pushed him down on the bed.