why don't you laugh

The heat in the car was drowsy.

Along the road, the incandescent sunlight passes over the old and dilapidated street buildings, the light and shadow are distinct, and the pure black luxury cars speeding past are driving in the intertwined light and dark.

With a steady pause, the wheels come to a screeching halt.

"Chengda No. [-] Middle School, it's right to navigate here..."

The voice paused for a second, seemingly unbelievable, "How did this school break down like this?"

Xu Rong got out of the car and held her mobile phone. She was not sure and asked inside the car. At the same time, she heard a series of ringtones and immediately frowned.

"Your Teacher Zhang is calling again, ten calls a day! Answer it, Xiaobing."

Hand over the phone.

A hand protruded from the car. The knuckles were slender and white, and they were retracted without a trace after being burned by the hot sun.

"Hello, Teacher Zhang." The voice of the young man who had gone through the voice-changing period was slightly cool.

"Chen Bing? You really won't come when school starts today? Didn't the teacher tell you that you have to go to a good school to be worthy of your No. [-] grade in the city when you transfer? Ninth Middle School is a mess. You should go back to No. [-] Middle School, Teachers and classmates are waiting for you."

The boy got out of the car, wearing a snow-white T-shirt, with long and straight legs.His brows and eyes were covered with white light by the sun, and he half buttoned his phone, wondering if he had listened.

"Chen Bing, don't be ignorant. The teacher has reminded you many times. It's still too late to go back to No. [-] Middle School!" Teacher Zhang said earnestly, and the voice next to him echoed, and it could be heard that there were school leaders trying to snatch the phone.

Chen Bing studied very well, and was raised as a champion in No. [-] Middle School, but throwing it into No. [-] Middle School was a waste of money.

"No, I have already decided, thank you teacher."

The boy hung up the phone.

The wording was polite, and the tone was not very patient.

Chen Bing looked at the main gate of Chengda Ninth High School.

Not quite like a high school campus, there are stalls selling peanut drinks and mineral water along the street, and it is bustling.After a cold summer vacation, it was lively again, and at the same time, it was surrounded by students who were bargaining and wrangling.

Walk two steps, step on the broken floor tiles and step on the half-dented one. At first glance, it looks like a "landmine" on a rainy day, and the trousers are splashed with black water.

"Otherwise, let's go back? Don't make fun of your studies!" Xu Rong also helped.

Chen Bing didn't listen to these words.

Looking around, Chen Bing's thoughts went a little far.

He had seen the news of the champion, the fireworks, and the admission notice of Top 1 in his previous life.

It's just bad luck. Brain cancer and malignant tumors were detected during the mailing of the notice.In the end, he didn't go to school, and died young after being raised at home for half a year.

Chen Bing died once.

Putting his hand in his pocket, Chen Bing touched a slightly hard photo with his fingertips.The one-inch bareheaded photo taken in the summer vacation of the second year of high school in the previous life, later appeared on the body of Xiao Zhi, the corpse taken by the police for identification. This photo was wrapped in three layers of bloody pockets.

His childhood sweetheart Xiao Zhi died on the spot in a car accident. He didn't even have an ID card on him, but he carried his photo.

There are fingerprints and blood stains on the 1-inch bareheaded photo.

After judicial appraisal, the deceased Xiao Zhi took it out before his death and touched it at the end.

……

The sound of selling in the ear gradually became clearer.Chen Bing pulled out his thoughts from the memory, and the freshmen walked in sideways, carrying pots, pans, pans and quilts. The excitement was as lively as the Spring Festival train.

Crowded people.

Chen Bing looked around unconsciously.

There is no familiar figure.

In addition to the memories of my previous life, I haven't seen each other for almost five years.

"I'll contact your class teacher first and ask where your dormitory is." Xu Rong was busy dealing with the admission problem, "Hey, Teacher Lu! I'm Chen Bing's parent! Yes, we have already arrived at the school gate, but I don't know Which bedroom is it..."

The name tags of Maybach, lady Xu Rong, and Chen Bing at the school gate caused bursts of booing in the old and dilapidated streets.

"Looks so rich..."

"It can't be from our school, right? If you have the money to go to a high-level private school, why go to the Ninth Middle School to join in the fun?"

"Another day of hating the rich."

Chen Bing grasped the mineral water between his fingers, his face was expressionless, and his fingernails were gradually fogged from the ice water.

In the ear, the loudspeaker is still going on——

"Big bargain for the start of the school year, stationery jumping off the building for a big sale! Gel pens, pencils, ballpoint pens—"

The voice is not like "Jiangnan Tannery has closed down", but it is like a boy shouting, and it is a bit magnetic and seductive when it is lowered.

Chen Bing cast a glance.

The stationery store on the left hand side of the school gate has an excellent commercial location.A few young people stood in twos and threes. Among them, the one in a black T-shirt was tall and had long legs, leaning against the counter, with his knees tucked away, a little condescending.With a baseball cap and a black mask tucked to his ears, he was copying two or three ink refills and making gestures.

A man next to him pushed the microphone: "Boss, let's make a big show, show off your face and make a smile?"

"roll."

The echo came through the speaker, and the bass was very nice, in stark contrast to the drake's voice that had just spoken.

The shoulders and back of the black T-shirt were stained with dust, and the spine was slightly bent. He didn't look like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, with a very sharp temperament, and the stationery shop he opened was more like a steamed stuffed bun shop.

"The dormitory is at 306, Building A. Let's go there now." Xu Rong was reminded by the loudspeaker, and remembered: "Xiaobing, have you bought all your notebooks, pens, pencils, and erasers? Didn't bring them over to buy two."

"understood."

The wooden boards of the chairs are full of wholesale boxed pen refills in order to supply the large demand for school.

When he approached, the phone in the black T-shirt rang. He picked it up and pressed the screen with slender finger bones. His typing speed was fast, a bit gaudy.

Chen Bing picked up the red pen and drew two clear lines.

"Uncle, how much is this one?"

After asking, the other party's hand pressing the screen stopped.

The boy next to him smiled: "Fuck, uncle! What the hell is that look in your eyes? Why is a young boy called uncle in the street?"

Guan Kun echoed: "Feng Shui takes turns, and Dashuai has today."

Chen Bing: "?"

"brush--"

Without recovering, the pen in his hand was quickly snatched back by the other party.The weight of the force made the boards shake.But it was worthy of the distance between the two of them. There was no intention not to sell it, but it also didn't mean to give it to him.

The brim of the baseball hat is pressed very low, and the steep cheekbones can be seen. The earrings are wearing cold studs and earrings, and the aura is neat and evil.

The black T-shirt said: "Who is the uncle?"

"Pata" threw the red pen on the table: "Am I this old?"

Without waiting for Chen Bing to answer, he took his time and corrected him very seriously: "Brother."

"..."

Chen Bing looked at him quietly.

The black T-shirt who couldn't wait for a response became impatient: "It's so hard to call brother? Do you want to call? No—" He raised his fingers, his knuckles were long and slender, and shook, "I won't sell this."

Sounds like a PY deal.

Still no response, the black T-shirt finally pulled his attention away from the phone, rolled his eyelids seriously, as if he wanted to teach a child how to behave.

"Basic politeness—"

The voice stopped abruptly.

The black mask covered most of the face, and one could see the superiority of the bridge of the nose and eyebrows. The black eyebrows were shaved in an alternative way, double eyelids, deep eyes, and the wrist that had just been picked up was put down inexplicably.

In the backlight, Chen Bing was standing, his whole body was clean and tidy, which was incompatible with the dilapidated environment, and he met his gaze.

"..."

"..."

"Hold."

Xiao Zhi cursed briefly.

Others don't know why.Hearing him scold someone, the young man who stayed out of the matter just now changed his mood and moved his lips.

Chen Bing said: "Brother."

Xiao Zhi had no expression on his face, lowered his head, clasped his fingers on the partition and pulled it away with a "kuang!".

Followed, walked out.

"..."

Wen Wei thought that there was going to be a fight, so he hurried forward: "Brother is fine! Knowing your mistakes can make a big difference! We Brother Xiao are not the ones who care about such crap."

"You take the pen, it costs one yuan each, and the quantity is large!"

Wen Wei hugged Xiao Zhi's waist: "It's okay to say something to the handsome guy, it will scare people and children!"

"Crack-"

There is still a door panel next to the counter of the store, which is pushed open by knees.Immediately, Xiao Zhi withdrew Wen Wei's hand and went outside the store.

As if he didn't see anyone, he ignored Chen Bing's approaching steps, Xiao Zhi lifted his finger and pressed down the brim of his hat, and walked along the street without looking back.

Wen Wei didn't understand: "Is this going to fuck and fight or go to the bathroom?"

"I guess brother Xiao is handsome and has a lot of burdens. He was called uncle and shut himself up."

"..."

Bowing his head, Chen Bing took a pen, and scanned the QR code on WeChat to pay.

Walking out of the stationery store, he looked at Xiao Zhi's back as he walked away.

The sun fell into the eyes, and the weather was the same as before, but in early summer, the green tree branches stretched to the blue sky, and the air was warm and comfortable.

The teenager was wearing a school uniform, with a slender figure.In the corridor, with his wrist resting on the white tiles that were slightly warmed by the sun, he turned to look at him.

——"Chen Bing, I like you."

"I want to go to the same school as you in high school."

"I want to be with you all the time."

Compared with the back then, the current back seems to be different.

"Have you bought the pen? Let's go, go to your dormitory to see what it looks like." Xu Rong said, "What time does the hot water stop here at night? If it stops early, I need to buy a washbasin and a thermos."

Went to the dormitory to make the bed, and waited for everyone else to leave Xu Rong before telling her.

"Don't get too close to these people, don't ask you to borrow money, and don't eat junk food. Take care of yourself and call your mother every week."

Chen Bing comes from a wealthy family. It was the first time he came to the Ninth Middle School. Xu Rong was very worried about whether he could take care of himself: "Don't pay attention to anyone, the most important thing is to study by yourself."

"Ah."

Chen Bing took out the textbooks of No. [-] Middle School from his schoolbag.

Xu Rong seemed to want to say something else, she approached and patted him on the shoulder: "You are the pride of my mother, and my mother loves you very much, and also worries about you."

Chen Bing bowed his head for a few seconds, and responded, "Got it."

After Xu Rong left, Chen Bing walked around the school.

Built by the river, the school gate is full of battery cars and bicycles in disorder.

It is dilapidated everywhere, but it is completely unobtrusive, and it complements the old neighborhood, and even has a vague sense of prostitution in literary and artistic movies.

After eating, he returned to the dormitory and entered the door. There was a figure walking around inside, and the boy holding the washbasin met his eyes.

Wen Wei's eyes widened: "Hey! You!"

Chen Bing: "..."

"I just saw Lao Lu send a message to the group saying that he has a new roommate, so it was you. I just scolded Mahler Gobi that there is no place to put things, hahaha." Wen Wei laughed heartily.

There was a change of underwear in the basin, and he raised his hand to rest on Chen Bing's shoulder.

"Then will you come to our class tomorrow?"

Chen Bing took a step to the left and dodged.

Wen Wei: "..."

Waving his hand, Wen Wei said, "Have you had dinner yet? After two days, Lao Zhang will give you the school card and you can go to the cafeteria to recharge the card. Should I talk about it, I'll go wash my underwear first."

He was in a hurry to leave, Chen Bing thought about the afternoon he and Xiao Zhi set up a stall together, and stopped him: "Excuse me, which dormitory does Xiao Zhi live in?"

"Brother Xiao? I, Brother Xiao, don't live on campus."

"Don't live on campus?"

"He usually has to take care of his family, he has a lot of trouble, and he can't run back and forth when he lives in school." Wen Wei thought that there was a conflict in buying a pen at noon, and asked, "What's wrong, I can't say 'good uncle' and 'good brother' you two Do you still hold grudges? Ask for a fight?"

Chen Bing: "..."

He didn't want to talk nonsense, "I know him."

"Oh, that's it." Wen Wei seemed to understand, and struggled to hold the phone between the washbasin: "Wait, let me ask Brother Xiao if you can push the contact information directly, and you two can chat."

Chen Bing glanced, his note was "My brother Xiao!!!", obviously very proud and respectful of Xiao Zhi.

Wen Wei started typing.

On the other side, the river where the setting sun falls.

There was a pile of burnt cigarette butts on the ground, and the young man still held one between his fingers. His smoking posture had faded away from his greenness, and his relaxed shoulders revealed a familiar slack. The corners of his eyes were narrow and cold, and his temperament was fierce and wild.

Hearing the movement of the mobile phone, Xiao Zhi straightened up from the bench.

In the heat of the evening, I closed the search post of "City Final Entrance Examination Ranking" with my fingertips, and accidentally passed the No.1 "Chen Bing" name.

new news.

Wei Zi: [ Didi Didi, is Brother Xiao at home? 】

Wei Zi: 【To buy the pen refill at noon today, I want to know your home address and contact information, can I tell you? 】

Xiao Zhi's eyes remained silent for two seconds, and after his emotions settled down, he picked up his mobile phone and typed.

Xiao Zhi: [I don’t know. 】

Xiao Zhi: 【Tell him to get out. 】