"Mom, did you see the message I sent you?" Tao You returned home and hurried into the study to find Tao's mother.
Mother Tao was at work. She took the time to look up at her and nodded: "I see, I'll discuss the time with your Aunt Tingwan, and then say hello to Grandma Tang in advance."
Tao You felt relieved when she saw that Mother Tao had already made arrangements. Knowing that Mother Tao hadn't finished her work yet, she closed the door and went back to the room without saying anything else.
Entering late autumn, the weather is changing day by day, with a sharp drop in temperature, a large temperature difference between morning and evening, and the northwest wind is whistling all the time. The trees on both sides of the school path are falling with the wind, and the leaves on the ground cannot be swept away no matter how hard they are swept. Every time Tao You passes by , would be worried that the trees would be blown off in the next second and fall on her.
In the evening, no, the street lights are bright, the sun has completely set in the west, and not a single ray of light can be seen. Winter school uniforms have been issued, and the fabric is not very thick, so it seems a bit reluctant to resist the cold air.
The loudspeaker in the school played music, and many day students walked out of the school. Tao You crossed his arms and wrapped his coat tightly. The wind blew up the dust. Tao You squinted his eyes, lowered his head to avoid it, and walked towards the cafeteria despite the strong wind. On the way, most of the students were like Tao You, bowing their heads to avoid the wind and walking with long strides. Every minute they could spend less time outside was a minute.
"This weather is so cold." Hong Xiqi took a breath and rubbed her hands in exasperation, "Xiao Youyou, let's go back to the dormitory and put on some clothes after dinner."
The space in the classroom was small, there were many people, and the windows and doors were basically closed. It didn’t feel very cold, and even a little stuffy. Tao You didn’t think much about it and left his coat in the classroom. At this moment Wearing only a winter school uniform outside, she habitually opened her mouth and took a deep breath. The cool breeze entered her organs without any hindrance. Tao You quickly closed her mouth. Her nose had already turned red and numb from the cold. The wind penetrated Tao through her pants. She regretted taking off her long johns when she returned to the dormitory at noon. Blowing like this would sooner or later make her legs cold. "Okay." She rubbed the corners of her stiff mouth and replied, her breath turning into a ball of white in front of her. fog.
Pushing open the door of the cafeteria, a heat wave hit her face. The pores on Tao You's body relaxed comfortably, and blood finally returned to her frozen limbs. She rubbed her hands a few times, gradually moved her fingers, pinched the tip of her cold nose, and sighed. : "It's so warm."
Hong Xiqi squeezed into the cafeteria after her: "It couldn't be more comfortable to have a bowl of hot noodle soup now." She pulled Tao You and shuffled towards the window selling noodles. The floor of the cafeteria was a little slippery, and they walked I have to be very careful, and I have to stop from time to time to avoid classmates carrying dinner plates.
Tao You had lost his appetite due to the cold air, so he just wanted to eat a few bites of rice and hurried back to the dormitory to change his pants. After listening to Hong Xiqi's words, a steaming bowl of shredded sauerkraut and pork noodles appeared in his mind. Coated with a layer of red spicy oil, shredded pork stir-fried until golden brown, pickled cabbage with just the right sourness and saltiness, chewy handmade noodles, and a sip of thick soup... Tao Youguang secreted a lot of saliva as he thought about it, As if she had already smelled the aroma of the noodles, her stomach growled twice, and she couldn't wait.
"It's hot!" As soon as Tao You sat down, he impatiently took a mouthful of soup into his mouth, but it was so hot that he stuck out his tongue.
"Ah, it's comfortable." Hong Xiqi put the noodles aside, took a few breaths, blew the soup to cool down, took a big sip from the bowl, and said comfortably.
After half a bowl of hot noodle soup, his body was completely warm, and he was even sweating a little. Tao You's face turned red, he took off his coat, sniffed, and continued to eat the noodles with his head down. Hong Xiqi and Tao You were both very hungry. They only cared about eating noodles and had no time to chat. Within twenty minutes, they put down their bowls and chopsticks, walked out of the cafeteria, and walked towards the dormitory in the same posture as when they came. .
After the first period of evening self-study, Song Yimian and Gu Yi returned to the classroom with their rackets on their backs. There was another game today, against Fengqiao Middle School. Since the last time Tao You watched the game and met Ding Ziming, she had not gone there again. After passing the scene, she was afraid that something similar would happen again. In addition, as the end of the semester was approaching, the academic pressure increased. Just doing homework had consumed almost all of Tao You's energy. For the rest of the time, she just wanted to lie in bed and get enough sleep. , when Song Yimian came back from the competition, he just politely asked about the general situation of the competition, and did not worry too much. With the strength of Yiou No. 1 Middle School, it was simply unreasonable not to enter the finals.
"How was the result?" Tao You lowered his head to do his homework and asked as usual when he felt the person next to him sitting down.
Song Yimian's clothes were zipped up to his chin, and he was still carrying air-conditioning. Tao You couldn't help but shrink his neck.
"Narrow victory." Song Yimian opened the thermos cup, took a sip of hot water, opened his homework, and answered.
Tao You stopped writing, looked up at the class teacher who was sitting on top correcting homework, and lowered his voice and said, "Is Fengqiao so good?"
"Fengqiao's strength is comparable to ours. After all, we have won the championship and runner-up in the past years. Whether we win or lose is more of a matter of luck." Song Yimian glanced at the homework assignments written on the blackboard and took the Copy it with pen.
Gu Yi turned his head at this time and said to Tao You and Hong Xiqi with a smile: "It's a pity that you two didn't go today. Didn't you see Coach Huang's expression after we won the goal? I'll give it to you. Imitate." As he spoke, he began to vividly reproduce Coach Huang's expression in his memory, "Hahahaha, I will never forget it in my life, it was so enjoyable. Also, that goal was a mistake by their players. He Myopia, my glasses were broken in the first two days of the game, so I didn’t wear my glasses today. I thought the ball was out of bounds, so I didn’t catch it, but it didn’t! When the referee reported the result, Coach Huang’s face looked stinky.”
Tao You had met Coach Huang, looked at Gu Yi's expression, and pictured the expression on Coach Huang's face in her mind. She couldn't help but laugh softly. After receiving the looks from the surrounding classmates, she quickly covered her face. Mouth.
"Did you take pictures?" Hong Xiqi had never seen Coach Huang before. She looked at Tao You and then at Gu Yi. She didn't understand what the point of the smile was, and she was even more curious.
Gu Yi scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "I didn't bring it with me today. I forgot about the dormitory."
Hong Xiqi curled her lips and said helplessly: "You don't carry that camera with you like a treasure every day. You carry it with you for everything and no one else can touch it. Why didn't you bring it with you today?"
"I went to bed early yesterday and forgot to take my camera out of my schoolbag." Gu Yi explained, "Don't go around saying that I brought a camera. I haven't shown it in front of other people yet. I was caught by my old classmate. I'm dead."
Hong Xiqi raised an eyebrow, "Your other roommates don't know either?"
Gu Yi nodded: "I usually avoid what they take. I usually keep it in my schoolbag and don't take it out. Who knows if they will snitch."
"I've never seen you so cautious during the exam." Tao You complained, "Are you planning to learn photography in the future?"
Gu Yi shook his head and smiled naively: "It's just a hobby."
"You guys over there are going too far," the head teacher glanced at them and warned them sternly, "Just because I don't say anything doesn't mean I didn't see it. This is a self-study class, not for you to chat. There are so many words, so follow me. Let’s talk in the office.”
Tao You waved her hand and asked Hong Xiqi and Gu Yi to turn back. When she saw Song Yimian writing furiously and not joining them in chatting just now, she began to admire his self-discipline in her heart. It was something she needed to learn. She thought of herself The difference between him and Song Yimian, he slowly calmed down and entered the state again.
"Dingle bell." The self-study class ended and the class finally started to get lively.
The class teacher was still sitting in front, closed the half-corrected homework book, and said: "Let me tell you, the New Year is early this year, and the finals will be a few days after the New Year. All the review materials and other things that should be bought have been bought. The class fee There is still a lot left. As I promised you before, I will go out for a day of activities. I discussed it with a few teachers and decided to put it on the first day of the winter vacation. You can think about what activities you are interested in. "
"Picnic!"
"barbecue!"
"camping!"
...
The class was buzzing with excitement. Everyone expressed their thoughts and smiled brightly, as if tomorrow was the end of the semester.
"It's just one day." The head teacher reminded, "If you have any suggestions, you can ask the literary and art committee for statistics. I will collect them then. Hey, I remind you, don't delay your studies because of this. If you fail the final exam, there will be no activities. "After that, the head teacher opened the door and walked to the office.
A group of classmates were no longer in a hurry to go back to the dormitory. They were chatting animatedly on their seats, and within a short while they had already discussed several results.
"Some of the day students are not here right now. Let's wait for them to come tomorrow and ask their opinions again." The literary and art committee member was surrounded by a group of people, and the noise made her head pound. It was difficult for her to speak.
Only then did everyone realize that they had forgotten their classmates who had gone home. They nodded in agreement and went back to their seats to pack their things. However, their high mood did not drop at all. A few
I had already rushed out of the classroom, saying that I was going to share the good news with my classmates back home now, and I couldn't wait a moment longer.
"Xiao Youyou, picnics and camping have the highest number of votes now." Hong Xiqi just followed the others to join in the fun with the art committee. After seeing the results, she ran back and told Tao You.
Tao You didn't care about this. He smiled and nodded in response, slowly packing his schoolbag. He was still thinking about re-planning his study time when he returned to the dormitory: "As you wish."
As soon as the two of them entered the dormitory, Chen Lian followed them in. During this period, Chen Lian went out early and came back late. Most of the time, she would wait until the lights were turned off before coming back. Tao You and Hong Xiqi had already gone to bed most of the time. She got up and went to the classroom before dawn in the morning, and then went directly from We left the classroom for a morning jog, and she was also on the other side of the club activities. She rarely met her head-on. She didn't know why she came back so early today, and the atmosphere became silent.
Tao You sat at the table doing her own thing. Hong Xiqi took out her mobile phone, put on her headphones, and watched the drama as usual. Chen Lian took the washbasin, looked at the two of them, and entered the bathroom with her head lowered without saying a word.
Time passed in December, and on Monday morning, the principal stood under the flag and spoke as usual.
"This year's autumn league has ended. Our school's tennis team has lived up to expectations and won the championship again. Zhao Lijie, a sophomore in high school, won the men's single runner-up and was successfully selected into the national team." After the principal's words fell, there was a warm and rhythmic sound below. of applause.
"Is Ding Ziming the first?" Back in the classroom, Tao You asked Song Yimian. ..
"Yeah." Song Yimian nodded, not hiding his surprise, "I didn't expect him to really win first place."
Tao You smacked her lips and sighed in her heart, where there is a will, there is a way. Even people like Ding Ziming can always work hard towards their goals and realize their dreams smoothly. Why can't she? She felt a little more determined in her heart.
