dear tiger tooth boy

01

Since the last time when Zhao Chengbin was bid farewell in a slightly awkward atmosphere, Jiang Ning hadn't had a good talk with Yunhao for several months.

Although the schoolwork in junior high school has increased, Jiang Ning is still able to cope.

Yunho is busy.

In the year when he officially became a trainee, Yunho was in the third year of middle school, and the pressure of the entrance examination was like a mountain.

And every Saturday, Yunho would take the first intercity bus to go to S/M company for practice; on Sunday, he would take the last bus of the day to come back.

Large companies adopt the model of "spreading the net" to recruit trainees, and the number of trainees selected in each S/M phase can often reach more than a hundred.But correspondingly, this also means that among the initial trainees, there is extremely fierce competition and an extremely high elimination rate.

The company holds an internal screening of trainees every week or two, and the trainees who are ranked behind are in danger of being eliminated.

Even if they are not eliminated or ranked in the front row, they will never be able to stand out.

Such cruel competitive pressure is another big mountain on Yunho.

Like Zhao Enfei, there are a small number of trainees who have a wealthy family to support their life and arrange basic necessities of life.Even if the family does not object, the life of a child who is a trainee is often difficult.

And for a child like Yunhao, who has no support from his parents at all, life is even more difficult.

In the third year of junior high school, when I was supposed to be preparing for the entrance exam, I ran to be a trainee, and it was difficult to get the support of traditional and old-fashioned Dad Zheng.Moreover, the Zheng family had just recovered from the financial crisis at that time, and the economy was not very well off.

The gentleman's agreement reached with his father in a young man's spirit will only realize how bitter it is when he actually fulfills it.

It's not that being a father is really cruel.It's just that Zheng's father always thought that S/M company would at least arrange a dormitory. It's just that the teenager who made a high-five vow can't ask for help from his parents who are already burdened too much.

That's why there was such a period, which was an understatement when it was mentioned later, but it was an extremely difficult time at that time.

This kind of survival pressure is the third mountain on Yunho's back.

Studying hard in school, and devoting his spare time to practice and part-time jobs, Yunho really doesn't have much time left to spend with Jiang Ning.

But Jiang Ning knew that the crux of the problem was not this.

When Jiang Ning hadn't entered junior high school before, Yunho would come to the elementary school specially in order to have lunch with him.Now, if you need to practice or make up homework in the activity class, there is nothing to say.But even having a meal together at noon, such an easy thing, why are you unwilling to do it?

Yunho didn't take the initiative to sit next to Jiang Ning, and Jiang Ning, even if he saw Yunhao sitting with other people eating together, he walked over with the plate without looking sideways.

Both of them are deliberate and awkward.

Sister Wisdom, who was caught in the middle, decided to sit with Jiang Ning after much deliberation.

"Did you quarrel with my brother?"

Zhizhi looked worriedly at Jiang Ning, who was expressionless in front of him, and then glanced at Yunhao not far away, who secretly glanced here from time to time, and asked in a low voice.

Jiang Ning usually seems to be a very easy-going person, but once she loses her temper, Zhizhi thinks that she is much scarier than her brother.

"No." Jiang Ning subconsciously denied, "There is nothing wrong. He is so busy, it would probably be a waste of time to sit with us and eat."

When she said this, Jiang Ning was staring at Yunhao who didn't know what to say to the girl who was eating at the same table.She thought her tone was normal, but from Zhizhi's ears, Jiang Ning's tone could already be described as "vicious".

Wisdom felt that he could see the terrifying darkness that permeated Jiang Ning's body.

Wisdom also secretly glanced at Yunho.

Uh, I don't know what my ignorant brother said to make the girls around me tremble with laughter?

However, these girls are really easy to tremble in front of their elder brothers...

"Wisdom, have you heard of an old Chinese saying?" Jiang Ning said suddenly.

Wisdom shook his head inexplicably: "What?"

Jiang Ning's eyes were still fixed on a certain direction, and her tone was very deliberately flat: "If a boy always likes to talk to girls while eating—"

"Huh?" Wisdom blinked.

Jiang Ning pointed somewhere with her chopsticks: "He will choke."

It was too late to say it, and then it was too late. At this moment, student Zheng who was not far away coughed suddenly and without warning.

Wisdom was dumbfounded.

Is there witchcraft on these chopsticks?

Jiang Ning took back the chopsticks silently, with an innocent face, and at the same time said without sympathy: "Look, right. You must have choked."

Wisdom nodded, then carefully and solemnly touched Jiang Ning's chopsticks.

Mysterious China...well, there must be witchcraft.

02

The little "curse" during the meal belongs to the little "curse". Although Jiang Ning couldn't tell why it happened, she knew when it started and caused such a subtle embarrassment.

It was from the day Cho Seung-bin left Gwangju.From the moment Yunho saw Cho Seungbin hugging him.

It started when Yunho hooked Zhao Chengbin's shoulder and looked at himself meaningfully.

The two boys had an inexplicable fight. After the fight, they laughed loudly, got up and patted the dust, and left as if they had sorted out something.

Jiang Ning was left standing alone in a daze.

what is this?

Completely unclear why.

A strange hug.

The other glanced at him indifferently, as if pushing himself away.

what is this?

cold war?

This feeling made Jiang Ning angry.

What's even more annoyed is that if they really pursue it, Jiang Ning can't get angry because of such illusory feelings, and can't pursue anyone because of such unclear details.

Another activity class, Yunho still didn't show up on the playground.

He is in the dance studio.

While talking to herself in her heart, Jiang Ning walked towards the art building involuntarily.

After taking two steps, he stepped back.

Same playground.In the summer of a certain year, Yunho gave himself a seemingly inappropriate thermos cup as a gift, blushing and said to himself that he missed himself.

Now the thermos is quietly placed by the stands, and Jiang Ning will take it with her every activity class.

Jiang Ning cherishes it very much.But it is used frequently, and the water cup is not very warm.The pink paint on the bottom is also a little chipped.

Jiang Ning took a deep breath, and then suddenly ran desperately on the track.

Although dancing since childhood, Jiang Ning does not love sports very much.The rapid anaerobic acceleration quickly made Jiang Ning feel chest tightness and shortness of breath.

But she couldn't stop.Gasping for breath, eyes closed, my chest feels torn apart, but I just don't stop.

It must look ugly now.Jiang Ning thought.

When she was really out of breath and couldn't lift her legs, Jiang Ning slowly stopped her steps.

The sore legs beat the ground weakly and slowly, like an exhausted little white horse.

sunny.Jiang Ning's eyes turned white.

Jiang Ning suddenly wanted to lie on the ground on her back like this, lying on her back in the bright sun like this.

"Ginger Ning!"

Suddenly, a person popped out of his pale eyes.

Black peaked cap, white mask.Jiang Ning didn't recognize who it was.

The other party pulled off the mask to show a giggling face, then quickly pulled it back: "It's me!"

"Sister Wen... Senior?!" Jiang Ning looked at the grinning Wen Genying in front of her in disbelief, "Why do you..."

"Hush—" Wen Genying raised his index finger and looked at his watch, "School is over in 10 minutes, let's find a convenient place to talk."

03

The most convenient place is Jiang Ning's home.

"Little Enxi" is so famous now, eating fried rice cakes on the side of the road, or having dim sum in a cafe, may be surrounded by people.

Grandma Jiang was making kimchi pancakes in the kitchen, and the two girls hid in the room to chat.

Speaking of which, Jiang Ning and this popular child star just met by chance.But Wen Genying's temperament is kind and lively, and Jiang Ning has a good impression of her.

Moreover, she is not only good-natured and beautiful, but most importantly, she is also good at mathematics.

When preparing for the Mathematical Olympiad, Jiang Ning has been secretly competing with this senior.Unfortunately, there are more losses than victories.

But because of this, Jiang Ning likes her more and more.

"Smart", in Jiang Ning's view, is a very important quality of an excellent artist.

As for the reason why Wen Genying likes Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning learned about it by accident in the later chats.

"Ah, have I never mentioned it to you?" Moon Geunyoung said, "I fell in love with you at first sight."

"Has no one ever told you that you look like my 'Goddess'? Especially when you smile, the similarity is 90.00%!"

Who is Wen Geunying's goddess? Jiang Ning has heard it countless times.

In some TV dramas, the same actor is sometimes used to play the heroine and the mother of the heroine.Jiang Ning thought it was funny.

She had always felt that she didn't look like her mother—or, psychologically, she preferred to look like her father.

However, in the eyes of outsiders who don't know the truth, my every frown and smile is actually a replica of my mother.

Genes are scary.

In fact, when looking in the mirror, Jiang Ning herself can occasionally see Ding Caijing's shadow.

She just doesn't want to admit it.

Jiang Ning was speechless.

When the kimchi cake was served, Jiang Ning just finished talking about her fragmented mental journey intermittently.

Wen Genying shouted "I will eat well", and couldn't wait to put a piece into his mouth.

"So," Wen Genying asked while eating, "Is this the reason why you are in a bad mood today and run so ugly on the playground?"

Jiang Ning touched her face embarrassingly: "Is it really ugly?"

Wen Geunying took another piece of kimchi cake: "It's super ugly."

Jiang Ning sighed: "I don't know what's wrong with me. You say, 'this' is the reason for my bad mood, but even I don't know what 'this' is."

"What's unclear." Wen Genying put down his chopsticks and looked at Jiang Ning.

"Isn't it because of Yunho?"