"Classmate Tao You, I will supervise your studies from now on. Don't worry, I won't let you wander off again. As for your homework, I will check it for you regularly. If you have any questions, please ask me in time and solve them in time." Song Yimian said it truthfully, "Also, if you have to memorize the knowledge points, I will help you spot-check them. Remember to memorize them."
Tao You turned to face him and rolled his eyes at him, having already beaten him thousands of times in his heart.
Song Yimian was not annoyed. Looking at her angry face, he grinned and reached out to rub Tao You's head like a mischievous person, just like he did when he was a child. He didn't stop until her hair was completely messed up.
Tao You closed his eyes, took a long breath, blew the hair hanging down in front of his face, moved his wrist, and punched Song Yimian's arm.
"Fat Song! Are you feeling itchy? If I don't hit you, just think of me as someone you can mess with! Ah!"
Tao You bared his teeth and shouted with fist after fist.
Song Yimian protected herself and hid: "Be gentle, be gentle." For a moment, he regretted his actions and thought Tao You had changed his temper.
Not to mention the students around them, even Hong Xiqi and Gu Yi were frightened by Tao You's sudden move and did not react for a while.
There were more and more people watching around, and some came up to start a fight. But the amazing thing is that no one thought to find a teacher.
"No." Hong Xiqi held Tao You's waist and tried to pull her back, "Little Youyou, calm down!"
Unfortunately, Tao You was so angry that she was as strong as a bull. She couldn't hold it back by herself, and she was dragged forward several steps.
Gu Yi also stepped forward to stand in front of Song Yimian, trying to make Tao You stop: "Okay, okay, don't get excited. Ouch, hiss! Yeah!"
Tao You couldn't listen to anything anyone said, and kicked around randomly. Gu Yi carefully avoided it, but was accidentally injured several times.
"Don't stop me!" Tao You struggled to break away, but gave up after a while. He passed his hand past Gu Yi's ear, pointed at Song Yimian, and said harshly, "Damn fat man, just wait for me!"
Gu Yi turned his head and quickly avoided Tao You's hand, and stepped aside in fear, away from the center of the 'battlefield'.
"Come on, come on, I'll wait." Song Yimian still smiled playfully. He knew Tao You, she was just a paper tiger and she couldn't do anything too extreme.
"You were too cruel." Gu Yi rubbed his sore arm, "You have to compensate me for the damage."
"You deserve it! If you let me beat you up again, I might consider paying your medical bills." Tao You straightened his hair and sat down, not bothering to pay attention to him.
"Xiao Youyou, even if Song Yimian's image has been overturned, now even your image in my heart has been completely overturned." After Hong Xiqi dismissed the surrounding classmates, she sat astride a chair, half of her body lying on her desk, still She had a look of surprise on her face, "I thought you were a quiet, reserved, and good student, but I didn't expect you to be so... tough." She thought for a while and came up with a closer word to describe you.
"It's not a derogatory term." She explained, "It's just that you were a bit too fierce just now."
Tao You knew in his heart that Song Yimian was right and that he was helping her. But she just hates the feeling of being managed and controlled. Coupled with the unsatisfactory past few days of school, she has been holding it in for too long, and her anger level has been accumulating and expanding like a balloon, hovering on the edge of exploding. His actions were the tiny needle that popped the balloon, and his emotions burst out completely uncontrollably.
Seeing Song Yimian still rubbing his arms, Tao You sneered at him. He changed back to his usual gentle attitude and said to Hong Xiqi with a smile: "People have different tempers. You are my good friends. Second, you didn’t make me angry, so why should I be angry with you? It doesn’t make sense. To be honest, I’m rarely angry at ordinary times. I think my tolerance level is very high. I’ll tolerate whatever I can if it doesn’t touch my bottom line. "It's better to do less than to do more. But," she changed her tone, "some people are just dogs and they just deserve to be beaten. Why should I endure it when I get beaten up?"
"Who are you talking about?" Song Yimian felt that Tao You was alluding to him.
"You heard me right, I'm just talking about you! Song Gouzi!" Tao You choked back bluntly.
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Hong Xiqi and Gu Yi acted as peacemakers again.
"No more arguing, no more arguing, you all calm down." Hong Xiqi turned Tao You's head back, "Xiao Youyou, I will never make you angry in the future, and I will never touch your bottom line." Hong Xiqi swore that this I was really scared by Tao You. I didn't expect her strength level to be so high.
"That's right, Brother Mian, a good man doesn't fight with women. Why are you stepping on me?" Gu Yi glared at Hong Xiqi.
Hong Xiqi stepped on Gu Yi's feet and refused to let go: "Do you know the second half of the sentence, a good man doesn't fight with a woman, it's not that he won't fight, it's that he fights, no, he doesn't! He's cowardly!"
The fighting here has not completely subsided yet, Hong Xiqi and Gu Yi are about to quarrel again. Tao You and Song Yimian took the place of peacemaker in a second.
The school bell completely calmed down the fighting, and the geography teacher walked into the classroom on high heels.
In the remaining half a day, Tao You tried his best to concentrate and did not give Song Yimian a chance to seize any leverage.
In the next few days, Song Yimian kept a close eye on Tao You and fulfilled his promise seriously. Whenever Tao You became distracted in class and dozed off, he would push away the hand she was using to support her head or pinch her. Ren Zhong, or took a soft small ruler and smashed it on her arm. Of course, these are all small tricks done when the teacher is not paying attention to them.
Before Tao You could fight back, as soon as she got angry, Song Yimian moved out the class teacher to suppress her.
Tao You kept telling himself: Don't be angry, take a deep breath, don't be angry, don't argue with him, he is helping you. Phew, don't be angry.
After finally making it to Friday, Tao You watched the time passing by, getting closer and closer to the time of liberation, feeling anxious and unable to calm down.
"Xiao Youyou, how do you plan your weekends?" Hong Xiqi asked, "Do you want to go out and play together?"
"I don't know yet." Tao You thought about his weekend arrangements, "But I want to go to the old alley of East Street."
"East Lane." Hong Xiqi expressed understanding, "What are you doing there? I remember there's nothing interesting there."
"Visiting a grandma." Tao You replied. He didn't go there for fun. He went to see Grandma Tang once when he came back. Since school has started, it's time to find time to visit her old man.
"I happen to be going too," Song Yimian interjected, "Let me know when the time comes. My mother bought some skin care products for Grandma Tang."
Tao You reluctantly replied: "Oh."
Hong Xiqi was confused and didn't understand the situation: "Is it your grandma? Or a volunteer or something."
Tao You shook his head, "It's the grandma I met when I was a kid. We often played at her place when we were kids. We got to know each other as soon as we went back and forth."
Hong Xiqi nodded but hesitated to speak.
Tao You guessed what she was thinking, smiled and asked, "Do you want to come together?"
Hong Xiqi nodded fiercely, but felt a little embarrassed: "Isn't it too sudden and inconvenient?"
"How could it be? Grandma Tang is an exquisite little old lady who follows trends closely. She likes little girls with your personality best." Tao You dispelled Hong Xiqi's concerns, "You must have a lot to say. And she usually always When I’m at home alone, there’s a lot of excitement in the crowd. I’ll just call her when I get back and tell her in advance. She’ll definitely be happy.”
"It's true." Hong Xiqi was very happy, "It's agreed, I'll contact you via WeChat when the time comes. Don't worry, my pistachio will definitely make Grandma Tang so happy that she can't close her mouth."
"Wherever you go, take me with you."
Gu Yi heard that they were going out and came to join in the fun.
"Grandma Tang." Song Yimian packed up his schoolbag and stood up.
Gu Yi knew Grandma Tang, and they had gone together many times.
"Oh, I'll go too, I haven't been there for a long time."
The four exchanged contact information and arranged a time and place to meet.
"Do you want to call Chen Lian?" Tao You returned to the dormitory and thought about it.
"We are in the same class and dormitory. We always don't do activities with her. She will feel uncomfortable."
"Yes, that's true." Hong Xiqi also felt that this was a bit inappropriate, "Then wait until she comes back and ask. If she doesn't want to go, forget it."
While the two were talking, Chen Lian opened the door and came in.
"Chen Lian, you are back." Tao You said, "We are going to Dongxiang on the weekend, will you go with us?"
"Dongxiang, where is it?" Chen Lian had been in a small town to the west of Weicheng before. It was not that she had never been to the city, but she was not familiar with this area to the east.
"It's an old alley on East Street, referred to as East Alley or Old Alley." Hong Xiqi explained, "Let's go see an old lady and take a stroll there."
"When are you going?" Chen Lian has never been there and wants to see it, but she has to tell her family in advance.
"It's now scheduled for 10:30 tomorrow morning." Tao You said.
"We have an appointment to meet at the entrance of Dongxiangkou. You can go back and ask your parents before deciding. There is no rush. Just tell me before the agreed time."
After saying that, giving Chen Lian time to think about it, Tao You and Hong Xiqi continued to pack their things.
Chen Lian hesitated for a few minutes, feeling undecided. She wanted to hang out with them and didn't want to be alone, but there was a lot of work to do at home. She wanted to go back to help, and her parents might not let her out.
"Then I'll go back tonight and ask my parents before I call you." Chen Lian was afraid of wasting their time and wanted to call to confirm immediately, but at this time, her parents should still be at work and wouldn't answer the phone.
"no problem."
"Ah, by the way, you can just come. You don't need to bring anything. Grandma Tang doesn't pay attention to this. Besides, she buys delicious food and clothes every day. She doesn't lack anything." Tao You reminded her when she thought of this. .
The sun has not yet set, and the dark green leaves are reflecting the sunlight. The heat wave that has not yet dissipated is blowing on the face with the wind. Maybe it is because of the upcoming weekend. Tao You feels that everything is so beautiful. The wind is so comfortable that even the wind blows on his face. Even if someone jumps in line on the bus, I don’t feel any emotion.
"Mom, I'm back."
As soon as Tao You entered the door, he shouted without raising his head.
"It's strange, I haven't lost weight recently." Tao's father stood by the entrance, holding a spatula in his hand and an apron around his waist, with a question mark on his face.
Tao You walked around Dad Tao, looked up and down, clicked his tongue, and replied seriously: "I'm not losing weight, I seem to be getting fatter. Dad, seriously, it's time to lose weight."
Tao's father pretended to hit her on the head: "Didn't you see that your father and I were standing at the door? As soon as we entered the door, we didn't look at her and looked for my mother." He was a little jealous.
"No, Dad, can you please stop doing this?" Tao You looked helpless and shook the goosebumps on his body. He was really not used to Dad Tao's dramatic behavior.
"Go and cook quickly, it will get burnt later."
Tao You woke up and went back to the room with his schoolbag.
"Wash your hands and come out to eat. Don't waste time." Tao's mother came out of the study and walked towards the kitchen without knowing anything about what just happened.
"Mom, I'm going to see Grandma Tang tomorrow." Tao You said while eating.
Mother Tao put down her chopsticks: "Hey, bring some fruit or something when you go tomorrow. I also have a red patchwork scarf from my friend Gang. It suits Grandma Tang very well. Remember to bring it with you tomorrow too."
"I'd better take it out for you and put it at the door."
Tao's mother was still worried, so she got up and went to get the things ready.
"Are you going alone?" Tao's father asked.
"Song Yimian, there are a few other classmates." Tao You answered after swallowing his food.
Mother Tao sat back: "Song Yimian? Is that the little boy we played with when we were young? Are you in the same school?"
"Yes, we are in the same class, what a coincidence." Tao You snapped his fingers.
"So how is he studying now?" Tao's mother is still more concerned about his grades. If his grades are good, maybe she can ask him to help Tao You. If his grades are not good, then it is better not to play together, so as not to hurt Tao You. Lower your grades.
Tao You pursed her lips, not knowing how to answer. It seemed that it was not right to say yes, and it was wrong to say no. She knew very well what Tao's mother was thinking.
Tao's father knew Tao You well and knew that she was in trouble, so he offered to help: "Okay, let's eat. Why are you talking about this? My daughter just came back from school. You let her rest. Besides, it's only been a week since school started. How could you know so clearly? , I have to wait until after the monthly exam."
"Don't interrupt, what about the high school entrance examination results? Do you know how many he took?" Tao's mother squinted at Tao's father and asked without giving up.
Tao You rolled his eyes: "It's okay." He gave an ambiguous answer.
Tao's mother wanted to ask, but Tao's father stopped her: "Eating and eating, I said it's okay, then it's okay, our daughter is not bad, why are we always competing with others." With that, she put a piece of food into Tao's mother's bowl. One chopstick dish.
Tao's mother thought for a while and finally stopped asking.
Tao You breathed out quietly and secretly looked at Tao's father to express his "life-saving grace".
In the small town to the west of Wei City, the sky darkened to light blue, the lights on the streets lit up one after another, and the smoke from cooking stoves turned the sunset red.
"Mom, I'm back." Chen Lian pushed open the iron door.
"Hurry up and help pack things." Mother Chen is tidying up the front yard.
Chen Lian obediently put down her schoolbag and picked up another broom. She walked slowly to Chen's mother: "Mom, you came back so early today, where is dad?"
"I finished the work early today. Your dad will be here for a while, but your brother will be back today too. I'll be here to cook early."
"Oh." Chen Lian nodded and continued sweeping the floor, but she was a little absent-minded.
"What's wrong?" Mother Chen noticed something was wrong with her, "If you have anything to say, say it directly and don't make any detours."
"That's right, my classmate invited me to play in East Alley tomorrow, which is the old alley on East Street." Chen Lian pushed up her glasses and whispered, holding the broom handle tightly, looking at Chen's mother's expression from the corner of her eye.
"We can wait until your father comes back to discuss this matter." Mother Chen looked as usual and did not give a clear answer.
There was a hint of disappointment in Chen Lian's eyes, but she didn't say anything else.
Sitting at the dining table in the evening, Chen Lian bit her chopsticks, looking for a chance to speak.
"Dad, I have something to do." Chen Lian finally spoke after almost finishing the meal.
Father Chen glanced at her, continued eating and waited for the next step.
"My classmate asked me to go to the old alley of East Street tomorrow. Can I go?" Chen Lian said, and quickly made up for it, "If something happens at home, I won't go."
"Go ahead. There's nothing going on at home. School has just started. Let's communicate more with classmates." Dad Tao agreed without hesitation.
"Thank you, Dad." Chen Lian smiled broadly.
"But," Chen's father continued, "our family is not as good as theirs. We don't have that much money. You should save money when you go out and don't spend money on things you shouldn't. There are still many places to spend money at home."
Chen Lian's smile disappeared. She knew the situation at home and nodded obediently: "I know." Her tone was low.
It's not like she hasn't envied her other classmates. They can buy what they want. Some students' pocket money for a week is worth more than half of her month's worth. And she has been living a tight life. Her parents are telling her every day that she has no money at home, her clothes are never as bright as others, she doesn't dare to buy snacks and drinks, and she doesn't dare to eat expensive meals, let alone other things. object.
Her most determined goal is to get admitted to a key university, leave this city, and leave this home.
After washing the dishes, she quickly called Tao You to confirm that she would go to Dongxiang together tomorrow.
