Tao You, Tao's father and Tao's mother arrived home almost at the same time.
"Hey, we just passed by your school. Are there any activities in the stadium next to it?" Tao's mother asked, changing her shoes. "I think it's quite lively inside. The lights are so bright. It doesn't seem like they usually turn on the lights." .
Tao You was startled, subconsciously avoiding his eyes, and replied guiltily: "I didn't go that way just now. I don't know. Maybe it was organized by them outside."
Tao's father came into the room and took a drink of water, looked at Tao You and said, "Isn't the bus stop next to the stadium? If you didn't go there, then where did you take the bus?"
Tao You sometimes really disliked Tao's father's keen reconnaissance ability. He changed his position on the sofa and spoke slowly: "Song Yimian and I went to the bus station on the other side. There is a fried chicken restaurant over there. , bought some fried chicken to eat." Her words were half true and half false, and she smiled unnaturally at Tao's mother who was sitting on the other side.
Tao's mother was reading the email on her phone. During this period, she looked up at Tao You and asked with an inexplicable look on her face: "Why are you giggling?" As she said that, she started laughing too.
Tao You immediately stopped laughing: "It's nothing." She picked up an orange from the coffee table, peeled it open, and handed half of it to Tao's mother. She came close to her and started talking, "Mom, what did you eat tonight?" ?”
Mother Tao was eating an orange, looking at the email intently, and answered vaguely: "What can you do? Your little grandma is a vegetarian. It's not like you don't know. What she eats at night is basically vegetarian. It just clears the stomach. I ate it some time ago." It's too greasy. Every time your dad cooks, he adds oil as if it's free. It's too greasy."
It's not as exaggerated as Tao's mother said. Tao's father's cooking skills over the years have not been in vain, but Tao's mother has been eating relatively lightly now. Tao You secretly felt aggrieved for Tao's father.
"How are you studying tonight?" Tao's mother asked, "I'm going to have a wedding banquet tomorrow, and it'll be over in one day."
Tao You tugged at the strap of her schoolbag, thinking of the almost untouched homework inside, and said in a panic: "I'll do some more later. I'll get up early tomorrow and do some more, and the day after tomorrow, I'll finish it." She didn't. Answer Tao’s mother’s question head-on.
Tao's mother was not interested in her arrangements and said while replying to the email: "Just make your own arrangements."
Tao You didn't go back to the room, and lay lazily on the sofa. He took out his mobile phone to report that he was safe in the group, and asked about the game situation. After waiting for a while, no one answered, and he probably only focused on watching the game.
"Hey, Tao You, have your monthly exam results come out?" Tao's mother said leisurely after finishing her work.
Tao You was agitated, alarm bells were ringing in his head, and he said truthfully: "The results haven't been released yet, we have to wait until next week."
"So how do you feel about yourself?" Tao's mother continued to ask without giving up.
Tao You sat up like a carp, faced Tao's mother, and said seriously: "Don't ask, you will fail the test every time you ask." It's not superstitious, but every time Tao's mother asked this, her score would be better or worse. There may be few fluctuations, but it always shows a downward trend.
"Exactly." Tao's mother didn't care about these things. "Don't you know how the papers you made will turn out? You've been staying at school this week and haven't called home. We don't know either. Your specific situation, how well you are studying, whether you can keep up with the rhythm, whether you have completed your homework well..." Tao's mother couldn't stop again.
"Why don't you call me? Do you have to wait for me to call?" Tao You interrupted Tao's mother and retorted.
After Tao's father finished cleaning up, he also came to the living room. Hearing Tao You's words, he said, "We're afraid of disturbing your study." After saying that, he raised the thermos cup in his hand, blew away the tea leaves from the mouth of the bottle, and took a sip.
Tao You curled her lips when she got the answer. She didn't know how to respond for a while. She thought it was because she was too busy with work and didn't have time to call. After all, it was like this before.
"Tao You, did you fail the exam?" Tao's mother hit the nail on the head.
Tao You coughed a few times and said, "I don't know, I'm going to do my homework." She put her schoolbag on her back, stood up, fled back to her room, and closed the door.
As soon as I lay down on the bed, my phone vibrated several times.
'Xiao Youyou, Song Yimian wins again! ! ! "You can see how excited Hong Xiqi is from the text, which is accompanied by a video.
Tao You turned down the sound before turning on the video, his ears still alert to what was happening outside.
In the video, it should be the last game. Song Yimian is running wantonly on the court. The opponent opposite is also very capable. He keeps using his skills and making all kinds of difficult shots. Although Song Yimian is temporarily in the lead, the score is tight. It was very tight and anxious. Tao You could feel the tension of Hong Xiqi and the others through the video. He stared at the screen of his mobile phone, not daring to miss a moment.
Finally, the game ended with a crisp smash from Song Yimian. Hong Xiqi's screams came from the mobile phone, mixed with the cheers of other people. The screen shook and Tao You felt uncomfortable. For a moment, the scene on the court Song Yimian was shaking hands with her opponent, then Gu Yi and others. She turned off the video and sent a congratulatory message in the group.
There was a strong wind outside the window, which made the windows tremble and make a loud noise. Tao You was sitting at the table doing homework, but what he was thinking about was the moment when Song Yimian jumped up and smashed the ball. The white light , shining brightly on his body from top to bottom, making him whiter and whiter, forming a sharp contrast with the red uniform on his body, giving people a visual shock. The muscles on his limbs are clearly defined. One point more is too much, and one point less is too much. One minute was too little, and the wind blew his clothes, and his slightly long hair was blown up, revealing his smooth and full forehead. At that moment, it seemed that he was the center of the world, and everything around him became so dim and inconspicuous. I don't know what they are. When will it end? The wind is too strong tonight. If you sweat so much, don't catch a cold.
Tao You opened the video again, fast-forwarded to the moment of the smash, paused to take screenshots, and then enlarged the photo to take a closer look. He silently admired Song Yimian's proud appearance and figure in his heart, and finally classified the photo into the famous list. It's a "Wu Shuang" photo album. Although including this one, there are only three photos in it, Tao You still divided it into a separate photo album.
Tao's mother knocked on the door and came in. Tao You quickly put her phone on the table.
"Drink the milk." Tao's mother put the milk on the table, pointed at Tao You's mobile phone, and reminded, "Look at your mobile phone less, it hurts your eyes. Studying is the most important task. You look at your mobile phone every day. Some funny and nonsensical videos, why don’t you do your homework? If you can’t control yourself, I will confiscate it.”
Tao You quickly put the phone in the drawer and argued dissatisfiedly: "I don't watch videos all the time. I also study. Funny videos are to relieve stress. It's not what you always say. Smile, ten years later, let's talk about it. , you can also learn a lot by watching the video.”
Tao's mother tapped her head lightly and looked at her sideways: "I'm always looking for excuses. I'm telling you seriously, are you always like this at school? Do you study for ten minutes and play for half an hour? I'll just watch. How many points can you get in this monthly exam? If your scores are good, you can go to a cram school for me during the weekends. If you are short of a few subjects, just take a few subjects. If you can't do them all, just give them all!"
"No, I don't want to go to cram school." Tao You said impatiently, frowning at Tao's mother, feeling an inexplicable irritation in his heart, and he was very resistant to cram school, "I already have a lot of homework, and I still have to go to cram school. Then my rest time will be gone.”
Tao's mother waved her hand in front of her with a serious expression: "You can go to school if you don't want to. I will drag you there. None of my colleagues' children go to cram schools. They are all rushing to go to high school. Okay, Tao You, there is a sense of urgency, what kind of university do you plan to get into?"
Tao You was unconvinced and said: "People go to cram school, so why should I go? The cram school is suitable for them, but it may not be suitable for me. Song Yimian and the others don't go to cram school. It's been so long since school started. Okay." The cram school has already been booked up, and the tuition is ridiculously expensive, so I won’t go anyway.”
After saying that, she folded her arms and leaned on the chair, turned her face to one side, and pouted, not looking at Tao's mother.
"Song Yimian's grades and your grades, can you compare with others?" Tao's mother was also angry, her voice rose several decibels, "If you can get the grades of others and the self-consciousness of others, you can choose any university. , I can wake up laughing even when I fall asleep! Why do I need to worry about it here!"
Tao You still didn't look back, his chest heaved violently, his eyes were filled with tears, his vision gradually blurred, his fingers dug into his arms tightly to prevent tears from falling, and he stubbornly remained silent.
Tao's father heard the commotion and entered the room. As soon as he saw the situation, he knew that his mother and his wife were quarreling again, so he took the initiative to act as peacemaker and half-pushed the angry mother Tao out of the room.
"You really want to piss me off to death!" Tao's mother went out, stroking her chest to calm her breath.
Tao's father closed the door, sat on the corner of the bed, and asked gently: "Why did you quarrel with your mother again?"
Tao You couldn't hold it back anymore, tears burst out of her eyes and slid down her cheeks. She wiped them away with her sleeves and said in a twitchy voice: "Mom asked me to go to cram school, but I don't want to go." Her tone was very aggrieved.
Tao's father also stretched out his hand to wipe away her tears. His voice was still calm, but it had magical power, instantly soothing Tao You's irritable and aggrieved mood: "It's just such a small thing. Stop crying, don't you understand your mother? At this time, just follow her advice, don't touch her, agree first, and then discuss it after the results come out. She just suddenly remembered it now, and if she mentions it, she still doesn't know what will happen then. "
"I don't agree! The cram school I attended before was of no use, and my grades didn't improve at all. In the end, I learned it on my own. I spent so much money in vain. Isn't the lesson enough?" Tao You didn't understand Tao's mother very much. Thinking, his tone became urgent, "Our family is not rich, and we have so much money to waste! I am already under a lot of pressure from studying now. If I go to tutoring on weekends, I won't be able to rest!"
Tao's father patted her shoulder and said with a smile: "I know our Xiaoyou is very good and has strong self-learning ability, and she also wants to learn seriously, but after all, the college entrance examination is really too important. You can't do it by yourself." Yes, it is necessary to use external forces when appropriate. You don’t have to worry about money. No matter how much money we spend, as long as your grades can improve, even just a little bit, it will be worth it. The money will not be wasted! "
"Furthermore, you are your mother's only biological daughter. There is no doubt that she is the person who loves you most in the world. How could she not let you have time to rest? She also doesn't want you to regret it in the future. Why did you go to high school? When you were young, you didn’t spend more time to improve your grades. Why didn’t we force you to go to a cram school? If it were anyone else, she wouldn’t care. Xiaoyou, your mother just wants to give you the best. , maybe there are some mistakes in the method, but you have to know that your parents will never harm you. We just want you to get into a university, and we don’t say it has to be top or ordinary. It’s okay. You can have more choices in your future life, see the outside world, make more friends, have a better life, have a stable job, be happy, and don’t have to worry about oil, salt, sauce and vinegar every day. Only when you go out and see the world will you realize that Wei City is not worth mentioning at all. What you see, hear and feel will be completely different things, and those things will make you grow faster and better. Adapt to different environments and see a completely different world, your life will be more colorful. Your mother has just been transferred from her job. She has too much backlog of work to do, she is under a lot of pressure, and her temper is not good. , just be more tolerant."
Tao You had stopped crying at this time. She understood her parents' good intentions, but she really had a psychological reaction to the cram school. She looked at Tao's father firmly and said, "Dad, I want to get into Yanda, and there is hope." "?" She couldn't help but asked in a low voice.
"Okay! This is the Xiaoyou we can't defeat!" Dad Tao's voice was loud and he affirmed to Tao You, "It's a good thing to have goals. Dad believes you can do it. I look forward to you getting the admission notice from Yanda. The day of study! I will go to your mother to persuade you to study hard." After saying that, he left the room.
Tao You was so shocked by Tao's father's trust that her whole body got goosebumps, and her heart couldn't help but tremble. She turned back and took out her phone. The page was still stuck on the photo. She looked at Song Yimian's vigorous figure and thought of him. I was also going to take the Yanda exam, and suddenly I felt that I was not fighting alone on this difficult road. I was instantly full of motivation, turned off my mobile phone, and lowered my head to read some knowledge points.
