imaginary rival

It always feels like it takes longer to go back than to go.

Yan An fell into a drowsy sleep for a couple of nights. When he woke up, he saw that there was still a dirt road outside. If the driver uncle in front hadn't guided the route correctly, he almost suspected that he was going to sell them.

Jiang Shiyu kept looking out of the window, looking thoughtful, Yan An chatted with him for a while, and finally couldn't bear it any longer, and fell asleep again.

It was almost noon when we returned to the city, and a group of people went to a home-cooked restaurant to eat. Just after ordering, Jiang Shiyu's mobile phone vibrated.

He took it over and saw that it was Teacher Liu's call. It seemed that the students were most afraid of the teacher's sudden concern. Jiang Shiyu recalled whether he had caused any trouble in just a few seconds, and then answered hesitantly. Telephone.

"Teacher?" Jiang Shiyu said, "What's wrong?"

"Jiang Shiyu?" Teacher Liu said, "There will be a parent-teacher meeting tomorrow, have you seen the notice?"

"Huh?" Jiang Shiyu was stunned, "I didn't watch the class."

"...Yeah, I asked every student in the class to reply to me, but you didn't reply, I guess you didn't see it either," Teacher Liu smiled, "I originally called your mother, but I called She didn't answer several of them, remember to inform her."

"Ah." Jiang Shiyu responded.

Teacher Liu also talked about what the parents' meeting was going to do this time, what it was for, and how important it was. It was equivalent to a mobilization before the third year of high school, and asked the parents to be present before hanging up the phone.

Yan An poked him and whispered, "Your mother didn't answer Mr. Liu's call?"

Jiang Shiyu glanced at him: "Yes."

"Then who will be at your family's parent meeting tomorrow?" Yan An continued to ask in a low voice.

"I'll go by myself," Jiang Shiyu said, "She probably won't go to participate in these."

"... Oh." Yan An glanced at him twice, and didn't continue talking about this matter.

After lunch, a group of people wished Xie Lanlan a happy birthday again. Xie Lanlan carried a bunch of gifts and said thank you. When she raised her eyes, her gaze paused for a while on Jiang Shiyu.

"Happy birthday." Jiang Shiyu said.

"...Thank you." Xie Lanlan nodded, hesitated to speak for a long time, but still didn't say anything, Sun Ke gently pushed her back and left.

They went back to their respective homes at the moment, and although they were going in the same direction, Jiang Shiyu and Yan An didn't really want to go with Sun Ke and the others, so they found an excuse to slip away and walked slowly on another road.

The sun at this point had already heated up to the extreme, and they were sweating after walking for a long time. The two of them simply bought popsicles on the side of the road and ate them while walking.

"Let me tell you, the parents will discuss this matter." Yan An tore open a mung bean ice, "you talk to your mother."

"Huh?" Jiang Shiyu glanced at him.

"Whether she goes or not, you have to tell her," Yan An said, "I think you and your mother just lack communication."

Jiang Shiyu took the packaging bag he handed over, and threw it into the trash can together with his own.

"Don't think that she won't care about you and don't tell her," Yan An continued, "Tell her and let her decide whether she will go or not."

Jiang Shiyu took a bite of the popsicle.

"Did you hear that!" Yan An stared at him.

"Ah——" Jiang Shiyu dragged his voice away and looked away.

Yan An glared at him again, put his arm on his shoulder, and said, "Let me tell you, if you don't say anything about many things, no one will understand what you mean."

"I'm afraid that speaking out will scare you to death." Jiang Shiyu said.

"Huh?" Yan An didn't understand.

"...I see," Jiang Shiyu sighed, "I will ask her about the parent meeting... If I go home and she is at home, I will tell her and ask her if she will go to my parents Yes, okay?"

Yan An smiled and snapped his fingers, and the two walked a little further. He suddenly turned his head to look at Jiang Shiyu: "What will scare me to death if you say it?"

"Guess." Jiang Shiyu lowered his head and smiled, apparently not intending to tell Yan An, Yan An looked at him and stopped asking.

The parent meeting was held in the afternoon of the second day. It seemed that the teachers had to go to the Education Bureau for a meeting in the morning, so they had to schedule the meeting until the afternoon.

Jiang Shiyu and Yan An went back after parting ways, but his mother was actually at home. He changed his shoes and put the keys away, still a little hesitant.

Mom heard the movement, came out from the living room, glanced at him, and said, "Are you back?"

"Hmm..." Jiang Shiyu nodded, "Then what, the parents' meeting tomorrow, are you free?"

Mom froze for a moment: "What time?"

"In the afternoon," Jiang Shiyu took out his phone and glanced at the notice in the class group, "Start at 02:30."

"Understood," my mother nodded, took out the phone while Jiang Shiyu was still a little dazed, and explained after looking at the screen, "I worked overtime last night and just woke up, so I haven't checked my phone... So I didn't receive a call from your teacher."

Jiang Shiyu responded, and said, I walked into the room after I went back to the room, and closed the door. He still felt a little unbelievable, since Mr. Liu said that his mother didn't answer the phone, Jiang Shiyu didn't hold anything She'll go to parent-teacher conferences hopefully.

What Yan An said was true.

There are many things that have to be said to have different results.

Jiang Shiyu took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Yan An: Are you home yet?

- not yet, what's the matter?

-I told my mother about the parent meeting, and she said she would go.

Yan An replied with a voice message: "Isn't that very good, when they go to the parents' meeting, the two of us will hang around the school and have dinner together at night."

Jiang Shiyu listened to this passage several times, finally nodded, and then realized that Yan An couldn't see him nodding, so stupid, he didn't know how he would make such a stupid move, so he replied Yan An After "Okay", he sat on the chair, stretched his waist, and felt refreshed.

The next day, I had to go to school after lunch and rest.

For Yan An's family, the father and mother won two out of three rounds of boxing games to decide who would participate. In the end, the father won the competition by a narrow margin, and the mother had to spare time to go to Yan An's parent meeting.

My mother was so regretful that she grabbed Yan An's arm and said, "I knew your dad would throw a rock at the end, why didn't I release it, why did I remove the scissors—"

"Good question." Yan An was overjoyed, "I'll treat you to a popsicle later."

"Don't eat your children's food," the mother smiled, "When will Lan Lan come?"

"Just sent me a message, saying that she was going out," Yan An took up her mother's umbrella, "We'll go down now, and she will arrive just in time."

Mom pressed the elevator.

Xie Lanlan's house was also visited by her mother, and the sun was quite strong outside. Yan's mother and Xie's mother walked with an umbrella, and Xie Lanlan also held an umbrella. Yan An felt isolated, and after walking for a while, she also got into Xie Lanlan's umbrella go down.

"Hold on, you are too high, and my arms are sore from holding the umbrella." Xie Lanlan pushed the umbrella back to him.

"Okay." Yan An took the umbrella and opened it.

I don't know what the use of an umbrella is, anyway, Yan An feels that the umbrella is hotter and hotter.

Maybe it's because she's afraid of being tanned. The little girl and the two big girls in front are both very beautiful.

Jiang Shiyu is so white, does he use an umbrella when he goes out in summer?

Yan An thought absently.

"Xiao An," Xie Lanlan said suddenly, "Who is the person you like?"

Yan An turned to look at her.

Xie Lanlan asked this question too suddenly, too caught off guard, as if a stone was randomly thrown into the lake, and the reflection of the moon disappeared without a trace, she was still indifferent, as calm as asking if you had eaten today.

"Why..." Yan An raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, "Are you going to listen to gossip?"

Xie Lanlan glanced at him with a solemn expression, and then laughed again, as if nothing had happened: "Nonsense, it was agreed at the time, as long as you start chasing people, I will chase you after you, tsk, Did you forget?"

"Who is chasing someone?" Mama Yan and Mama Xie turned their heads at the same time, "Which one of you wants to fall in love?"

Yan An laughed.

"Who is in love, just the two of us," Xie Lanlan said with a smile, "I'm in my third year of high school, so I don't have time to fall in love."

Yan An whispered, "You better be."

Xie Lanlan slapped Yan An on the arm.

Today, the entire junior high school class held a parent-teacher meeting, and the school was very lively. Yan An took a look and saw several boys from Class [-] who often played together were leading their parents to the teaching building.

I don't know if I will meet Sun Ke.

I don't know if Sun Ke will be excited when he sees Xie Lanlan's mother, and he will call out "Mom".

If you follow along... the picture is quite funny.

Yan An made up the scene in his mind, his eyes narrowed from laughing, Xie Lanlan rolled his eyes at the side, brought the parents to the classroom and went directly to Sun Ke.

"Hey," Jiang Shiyu didn't know when he came up behind him, and patted his shoulder, "When did you arrive?"

"Just arrived!" Yan An turned to see him, and replied happily, "Let's go out for a walk and come back after the meeting."

"Let's sit in a shop for a while," Jiang Shiyu said, "It's so hot, I don't want to take a stroll."

Yan An nodded, thought for a while, and said, "Let me take you to a place, Xie Lanlan and I used to go often."

"Huh?" Jiang Shiyu was taken aback.

"Just... I used to go there often, but because I went too many times, the boss thought we were a couple, so I stopped going," Yan An scratched his head, "It's so embarrassing."

"I understand." Jiang Shiyu nodded.

"It's just outside the school, walk along the river bank," Yan An said, "Go?"

Of course we are going.

Otherwise, there would be no place for the two of them to stroll around. After studying here for half a year, Jiang Shiyu was dragged by Yan An and almost walked around the school, but... I have never heard of Yan An's mouth. this store.

The shop is opened outside the first family area behind the river bank. At first glance, it looks very casual, small and fresh. From the lattice window at the door, you can see the relatively retro furnishings inside. Several cats are taking a nap on the chairs, and there are a few There is a large bookshelf filled with all kinds of comic books, novels, magazines, and literature books.

The sofa here is a lazy sofa, and there is a very low table in front of it for food. Because it is next to the river bank, you can directly see the whole green river from the window. From time to time, a few birds come from the river. Passing by, the water patterns rippled in circles, and the faint sound of music coming from the store gave people a sense of tranquility.

Jiang Shiyu opened the door and walked in, found a seat by the window with Yan An, and sat down, "How did you find out here?"

"Let's go for a random stroll after school." Yan An sat down on the lazy sofa and said with a smile, "I just found this place. This sushi is quite delicious, try it?"

Jiang Shiyu nodded.

The place is indeed quite comfortable.

Although the window cannot be opened, the feeling of the river flowing slowly outside will make people feel relaxed. The shop is quiet, and the cat is also a family member. After they sat down, they came over to eat. Yan An went to buy a can of cat food. Hey, after a while the boss brought out what they ordered, Jiang Shiyu took a bite, it was really good.

The two cats rubbed against Yan An's body, probably because he smelled of small hailstones. These cats regarded him as the same kind. Anyway, Jiang Shiyu felt that these cats were not close to him.

He propped his face to watch Yan An tease the cat, and glanced out of the window from time to time. The two of them didn't have much communication, so it felt good to just sit like this and do nothing.

Very comfortable.

There are very few people who don't feel awkward sitting together without saying a word.

Yan An is one of those people.

Jiang Shiyu felt that even if he danced in front of him, he would not feel embarrassed. Of course, he didn't mean to dance now.

"Why are you staring at me?" Yan An glanced at him, and stuffed an orange cat into Jiang Shiyu's arms, "Hug, fatter than Little Hail."

"This is a big hailstone." Jiang Shiyu tried the orange cat's weight.

Yan An was happy for a while, but before he could take back his smile, there was a loud noise outside.

There was a bang, as if something had exploded, but Jiang Shiyu felt that this sound was more like... the sound of something falling from a high altitude.