"Eyes are for seeing. What time is it now?! Doesn't Song Yimian need to rest and sleep?! Did you pay him or give him other benefits? He is not your tool and has no obligation. Give up your own rest time to tutor you! If you have any questions, go to the teacher. The door of the office is always open for you! There are so many cram schools and you can’t find a suitable one?! There are so many free teaching videos on the Internet, you can Can't you understand?!" When Tao You thought about Song Yimian's recent living conditions, he became so angry that he even couldn't speak clearly.
After listening to so many words that Tao You said in one breath, Ding Dongyi frowned slightly with aggrievedness, revealing two small corners, a glimmer of crystal tears flashed in his eyes, the corners of his mouth turned down uncontrollably, and his shoulders shrugged slightly , lowered his head in remorse, dug his fingers into the corner of the book, and silently accepted everything Tao You said.
"Tao You!" Song Yimian pulled Tao You over and covered her mouth to prevent her from speaking any more, "Don't go too far."
——Excessive? ! Who goes too far? Am I going too far? ! I thought for your sake, but it turned out to be a good thing, and you became a villain who bullied your classmates.
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Tao You stood in front of Song Yimian, raising his head slightly to take in all his expressions.
She remembered that when Tao's mother bought an old hen to make chicken soup for her two days ago, she boiled an extra half pot of chicken soup. She even dug out the infrequently used thermos box from the back of the top cabinet, cleaned it, and prepared to fill it with chicken soup. , and asked Tao You to send it to Song Yimian.
At that time, Tao You was attracted by the aroma emanating from the kitchen. He came out of the room and took an apple from the coffee table to fill his stomach. He leaned against the door of the kitchen and watched videos with a silly smile.
Tao's mother wanted to go out to get paper towels, but Tao You blocked her in the kitchen. Dang even pushed her away impatiently and took her phone away, "Can you stop blocking the way here? Have you finished your homework? Are you still playing with your phone? , it’s already the end of the term, why are you so free, without any sense of urgency! Apples are delicious, it depends on how you chew them, the apple peel has the most nutritional value.”
Tao You innocently sat down at the dining table, looked down at the apple in his right hand that had been chewed into pits, and innocently raised his left hand filled with apple peels and said, "Then, you want to eat?"
"Ouch!" Tao's mother turned away and pushed Tao You's hand out with her arm. "Isn't it disgusting? Throw it in the trash can!"
"It's really weird. You and Xiao Song are in the same class. Why are you so relaxed? You don't have the tension you should have at the end of your sophomore year in high school." Tao's mother poured the cooked chicken soup into the thermos.
Tao You took a bite of the peeled apple. It was sour and not sweet at all. She took a paper towel and placed it on the table. She smashed it with her mouth and put down the apple that had begun to oxidize on the surface, preparing to leave it to Tao's father who had not yet returned home. solve. Then he looked at Tao's mother aggrievedly and complained, "Why am I not nervous? Are you selectively blind when I am studying? I have made great progress recently. If you don't believe me, ask the teacher, especially chemistry. The teachers praise me very much."
Relying on her understanding of Tao You, Tao's mother glanced at her and followed her with hesitation, "Okay, I have made great progress, but there is no test to prove it recently. If you can get into the whole school by the end of the semester, The first fifty, no, the first twenty, that's really awesome." Tao's mother said, giving a thumbs up. .z.
Tao You sighed silently, wiped her hands and took an orange to eat, "Top twenty, you are really good at joking. If I can cross the line and get into the top fifty in the finals this time, it is already very good." She whispered softly.
"Okay, don't eat it." Tao's mother took the half-eaten orange from Tao You's hand and stuffed the packed thermos box into her arms. "Hurry and deliver it to Xiao Song, and then come back for chicken soup."
Tao You glanced at the cold silver thermos box in her arms, placed it on the table, stood up and walked into the kitchen, humming a song in her mouth, and slowly filled herself a bowl of chicken soup. He did not forget to comfort Tao's mother, "Don't worry, I'll drink it first. I'll give it to you in time after I finish it."
Mother Tao can never stop even when she returns home. To use her classic saying, it is: seeing life in one's eyes is a kind of ability. She practiced this concept from an early age to Tao You. At this moment, Mother Tao
She took off her apron, took a broom from the balcony and started sweeping the floor, "Hey, are you really done with your homework?" She was still worried and glanced at the clock, she could still hear the square dance music downstairs, "It's still so early , don’t leave anything behind.”
"It's done, it's done. I'll put it on the table for you to check at will. That's all." Tao You couldn't wait to stuff the hot chicken into his mouth. After rolling it in his mouth a few times, he still couldn't hold it back. He spat it back into the bowl and mumbled.
After hearing this, Mother Tao continued to bend down to sweep the floor without stopping, "Your Aunt Tingwan said that Xiao Song often didn't get home until eleven o'clock at night during this period, and it would be early morning by the time he went to bed. It’s also very dark and I have to get up before dawn to go to morning training, so I’ve lost a lot of weight. I saw the same thing with him this morning. The dark circles under his eyes are heavier than those of you, Sister Yanan.”
Xia Yanan is Tao You's cousin. She only started her internship in the first two months. She stayed up late and late to catch up on work, and her eyes were covered with a layer of dark blue that would not go away.
Tao You can often see her updates in the early morning in the circle of friends. Sometimes it is a computer document, a photo of her rushing to report, sometimes a large pile of information with black text on a white background, colorfully marked with marks, or a sentence on the Internet The copy was very motivating with chicken soup, and only a cup of latte art coffee was standard, appearing in every update she made.
"He even trained extra in the evening? Does your coach value him so much?" Tao's mother guessed, "But, you said this Xiao Song, the more I see it, the more satisfied I am. There is no delay in study or competition, and there is even It’s time to join the student union. Tell me about you, you stay with him every day, why don’t you see him studying hard with others? Huh?”
——No matter how satisfied you are, he will never be your son. Why can't you learn to see how good your daughter is?
"Yes, yes." Tao You responded in a low voice, confused, not sure if he really listened. The silver spoon in her hand stirred the clear yellow chicken soup, and the hot white mist hit Tao You's face. It was very comfortable, and her thoughts drifted away. She sat at the table as if she was in a trance, non-stop. Repeat stirring the chicken soup.
——Is Song Yimian so busy?
Tao You asked himself. Why does such a comparison make it seem like she is very leisurely? After coming home from school every day, after finishing her homework and lying in bed, she even has some free time to play with her mobile phone.
Obviously they are in the same class, assigned homework by the same teacher, start school at the same time, and live in the same community, in the same building. And as far as she understood, with Song Yimian's ability, he could basically complete his homework during the day and during self-study classes. If not, he could even take it home to write, although there were only a handful of opportunities for him to take his homework home.
And because the game is approaching, the temperature difference between morning and evening is also very big. In the past month, Coach Tan has been rushing to finish the evening training without delaying for a second. If they want to practice more, Coach Tan will urge them out of the tennis court. He said that he did not want to put too much pressure on them, so he should take a good rest before the game, protect himself from injuries, avoid overtraining, adjust his condition, and stop worrying too much about technical matters. According to Coach Tan's character of cherishing talents, he would like to personally supervise the health of Song Yimian's limbs and mental state 24 hours a day, which makes it even more impossible to give Song Yimian additional training after school.
——Then why did he come home so late? Did you become a thief after school?
"Mom, are you sure Song Yimian is late in coming back during this period of time?" An idea popped up in Tao You's mind and he needed to confirm it urgently.
Tao's mother wiped the TV cabinet while concentrating on watching the costume drama she had recently followed, completely ignoring Tao You's words.
"Mom!" Tao You took the rag from Tao's mother's hand.
Tao's mother was interrupted while watching the drama. She glanced at Tao You unhappily and warned her not to disturb a drama-watcher without any trouble, "What are you doing?"
"Are you sure Song Yimian started coming home late during this period?" Tao You repeated his question.
"Yeah," Tao's mother responded softly, her attention completely focused on the TV. She probably didn't hear what Tao You was asking, and she might not even know what she answered.
"Oh, how do I know," Tao's mother said helplessly when she saw Tao You still standing nearby, "I also heard what your Aunt Tingwan said. You who go to and from school with Song Yimian every day are...
I don’t know. How can I find out? I’m not his mother. "
"Okay, okay. If you finish eating, hurry up and deliver the soup to someone. It will be too late in a while." Mother Tao waved her hand and urged Tao You to go out, "No, don't forget to wear thick clothes." Mother Tao's His attention was attracted by the TV series again, but he could still tell Tao You to put on some clothes.
Tao You returned to the room with doubts, sat at the desk, lowered his head slightly, and put one hand on his forehead to think, as if he was thinking about some world problem.
——If it is a phenomenon that only started during this period of time... then, excluding the impossible factors, no matter how unbelievable the rest is, it is the truth.
This sentence popped into Tao You's mind, and he thought of Ding Dongyi, who often came to Song Yimian to solve problems at any time during the day and night recently. It could only be that he came home so late because he was held back by her.
"Tao You, what are you still doing? Send the soup, stop nagging!" Tao's mother's loud voice came from the living room.
"I got it." Tao Guigui ran to the living room and rummaged through the drawers of the coffee table for a long time, but only found a package of unopened shelled walnuts.
——Just peel it off with your bare hands, it just takes a little more time.
Tao You comforted himself and made a decision within a few seconds. He went to the kitchen to grab a fresh-keeping bag and walnut crackers, then quickly ran back to the room and locked the door carefully.
Under the desk lamp, Tao Youzai carefully selected the bit of walnut meat among the finely chopped walnut shells. Peeling small walnuts is a task that tests your patience, and the small ones are particularly difficult to peel. Until her eyes were tired and her neck was sore, and only half of the bag was peeled off, she felt discouraged and even a little irritable.
——Don't be hasty, this is for Song Yimian to replenish his brain, take your time.
Tao You comforted himself in his heart, raised his head to rest for a while, took a deep breath, and continued to peel the meat.
