"Hey, I haven't asked yet. Xiaoyou is a sophomore in high school this year. Should you choose science or liberal arts?" A relative of Tao You who couldn't be named but looked familiar interjected, holding a handful of melon seeds in his hand.
"Science." Tao You replied calmly.
Another aunt who was holding a child to coax her continued the topic, "It's good to study science. The science department of No. 1 Middle School is the most famous. Many students are admitted to good universities every year."
Tao's mother puffed up her chest proudly, but said modestly, "No, it still depends on your own efforts."
"Which science class is Xiaoyou in?" the aunt who spoke first asked meaningfully.
——Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is a guest during the Chinese New Year, and you came here specifically for interrogation.
Tao You sighed in his heart, fortunately he was able to make some effort during the class placement test. ..
Although it is good to be admitted to No. 1 Middle School, it is quite good to be admitted to the key class of No. 1 Middle School, which is still the best science class.
Everyone wants to have face in front of outsiders. Speaking of the parallel class of science in No. 1 Middle School, it is not as nice or as intimidating as the science class in No. 1 Middle School.
Tao's mother glanced at Tao You and said lightly, "Class 1."
"Science Class 1! The ace class of No. 1 Middle School!"
"Xiaoyou is amazing!"
"Baby, I need to learn more from your Aunt Xiaoyou in the future."
The surrounding relatives all looked at Tao You in unison, their eyes full of surprise and appreciation.
Grandpa Tao took a sip of hot tea in his hand and said with a smile, "Our little You are already smart. It's natural to be admitted to the first class of science. There's nothing to make a fuss about."
The aunt turned her attention to Shen De, who was still playing games, and asked while chewing melon seeds, "What about Ade? Do you study theory or literature?"
"Ade seems to be studying art, right? Have you decided which major to take?"
The uncle gave a rare cough, pushed the boy's shoulder, and said, "Music, he has liked singing since he was a child."
"It doesn't matter whether it's science, liberal arts, or art. The issue of puppy love needs to be paid attention to." The uncle lit a cigarette and changed the topic boldly, as if he had the evidence in hand and was not afraid of anyone. " Just now I saw Xiaoyou talking on the phone with a boy."
Tao You's fingers paused while typing on the phone, and he instantly felt that he had become the focus of the crowd again, but this time, most of the eyes were looking at the good show.
She quietly raised her eyes and looked around, feeling that the excitement of hearing the gossip was burning in the eyes of those who were looking over.
The topic of puppy love in high school is not one of the topics that adults and students often bring up during Chinese New Year and holidays.
But if someone starts the conversation first, everyone will naturally be willing to continue talking.
Especially a school like No. 1 Middle School that cracks down hard on puppy love, not to mention the gossip that happens in a good class like Science Class 1 or someone they know well.
For a while, the coaxing of the child stopped, the small carousel with various nuts, fruits and candies stopped spinning, the sound of eating became quieter, and even the breathing seemed to be a little softer. The rest was sitting in front of the TV and playing with toys. of several children.
Tao You's mouth twitched.
——You know how to chat...
"Tao You?" Tao's mother has always been very defensive about this matter.
Although she thought that Tao You was very obedient and would most likely not engage in puppy love, in front of so many people, she still asked seriously, "Is there such a thing?"
Tao You resisted the strong sense of oppression from Tao's mother, glanced at her, and said in a low voice, "No one. Just Song, Song Yimian."
As soon as she finished speaking, she clearly noticed that the eyes around her became more enthusiastic, and "呲呲" glowed red.
"Oh, Xiao Song." Tao's mother heard the words Song Yimian and breathed a sigh of relief. The frightening feeling of oppression suddenly disappeared, and she held the tea cup to warm her hands.
She explained to everyone to satisfy their curiosity, "Xiao Song, we have known each other for more than ten years. They are as good as brothers and sisters. When we meet, we fall in love with each other."
. It is absolutely impossible to fall in love prematurely. "
"I was probably asking about homework just now. They were just chatting about studying and being more harmonious."
Seeing this, everyone's enthusiasm for gossip dissipated a lot.
"The key classes are different. This way of getting along is quite novel." Someone laughed to lighten the atmosphere.
"You are still talking about studying during the holiday. You are worthy of being a student in Class 1. Isn't studying in Class 1 a science class very stressful?"
"Yaya, learn more from Aunt Xiaoyou. Don't just play around during the holidays."
"..."
Everyone changed the topic with a wink.
Tao You looked at Tao's mother in surprise. Unexpectedly, in her eyes, her relationship with Song Yimian was so bad that she could only rely on chatting and studying. The possibility of being together was zero percent!
I didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed for a moment.
But it seems that not everyone thinks the same as Tao’s mother.
When Tao You touched Tao's father's complex eyes that were meaningful and seemed to see through everything, but also seemed to see through nothing, she once again averted her eyes with a guilty conscience.
"Song Yimian?!" Shen De took off his headphones, his eyes widened in disbelief, and said to Tao You, "You are familiar with Song Yimian? It's impossible. He is the master of Science Class 1!"
"I wanted to make friends with him before, but I never had the chance to get to know him."
"This name sounds familiar. Hey, it's the one we saw on the forum just now, right? The one who plays tennis very well."
"That's it, I see a lot of people saying he has good grades."
"Yes, yes, it is said below that he has participated in many competitions."
"Young man is so awesome!"
Relatives were eating melon seeds and peanuts, and they began to have a heated discussion with each other.
Tao You glanced at Shen De who was making a fuss and said calmly, "We are very familiar. We are in the same class."
"Are you in the first science class?!" Shen De exclaimed again, "When did your grades get so good?!"
——This person is deaf and has a bad memory. Didn’t I just say that...
——Can you remember the lyrics by singing like this?
——Also, what does "also in the same class" mean? Look down on her?
Shen De's impression of Tao You's academic performance was mostly from when he was in elementary school and junior high school.
At that time, Tao's mother took great pains to find tutoring for Tao You and asked all her friends and relatives. Those who didn't know thought that Tao You's grades were almost hopelessly poor.
Shen Debian also thought that Tao You's grades should be on par with his, and that she was lucky enough to get into No. 1 Middle School, or she spent as much money as he did. Suddenly I knew that Tao You was different from him, and I was surprised for a long time.
"Are you surprised?" Tao You was not that familiar with Shen De, but she just had a bad impression of him in her mind.
The Chinese New Year is a small gossip party. Every time relatives get together to chat about family affairs, you can always hear some little-known news.
Especially children like Shen De, who have been disobedient since childhood and grew up in stages of rebellion, are the most common negative cases mentioned by relatives.
If she remembered correctly, during the Chinese New Year when she was a child, the man with pigtails and firecrackers blew up the largest cesspit in the back hill. He was covered in filth from head to toe and was punished to stand outside the back door. He was the most tyrannical in the village. Shen De is the one who makes a detour when seeing a dog.
When I was in elementary school, in order to show my strength, I punched through the small window of the classroom. This kind of reckless behavior that only cares about being cool ended up with five stitches on the back of my hand, calling my parents, paying for it, and going home to reflect for a week.
Unexpectedly, when he was in high school, he spent money to enter the art class of No. 1 Middle School.
It was already inexplicable for someone who was celebrating the Chinese New Year to be caught by an uncle whom he didn't know at all and lectured him pointedly. Naturally, he couldn't be polite to Shen De, "Didn't you read the school's red list for this final exam? "
"Oh, Xiaoyou is on the red list this time?" an aunt said.
"I'm from the art class..." Shen De tried to explain.
"The art class also has a red list, don't you know?!" Tao You retorted without thinking, "The new principal specially opened it for the art class. He only said it at the flag-raising ceremony two weeks before the final exam. This time the red list for the cultural class of the art class , posted next to the competition class."
"Shen De, are you on the red list?" a relative asked.
Shen De dug his fingers into the red disposable plastic tablecloth, opened his mouth slightly, and couldn't say a word after holding it in for a long time.
Uncle Shen stopped standing, pulled down his trouser legs and sat down. He took a cigarette that was handed to him, took a puff with a lighter, and said to lighten the atmosphere, "He... did average in the exam this time. "
When the relative who asked the question saw him hesitating like this, he guessed that he probably didn't do well in the exam. He couldn't make any move, so he brought the topic back to Tao You and praised him, "Xiaoyou did so well in the exam this time. You are such a top student." ah."
Tao's mother was keenly aware of the embarrassment between Shen De and his son. She picked up the teapot and kicked Tao You's calf lightly with her feet placed under the table. She looked up and drank tea with a vague glare at Tao You. , that look seemed to warn her that she was only on the red list once, so don't be too arrogant.
Tao You successfully received the message, licked his lips, leaned back in his chair, boredly tore out a few big holes in the plastic tablecloth in front of him, twisted the edge of the tablecloth into thin strips with his fingers, and did not answer a word.
Tao's mother put down her cup and agreed with a smile, "What a top student. She is on the red list this time, partly because of her good luck."
Tao You subconsciously wanted to refute.
This result was obviously achieved through her own hard work, and it had nothing to do with that unfathomable luck!
The moment she looked up, Tao's father gave her a calm look.
"..." Tao You tore out several large holes in the plastic tablecloth in front of him to express his dissatisfaction.
"Tao You."
Shen De finally put down his cell phone, and at some point he moved next to Tao You. His legs were hung on the bars under the chair. With a playful smile, he asked surprisingly, "Are there many love letters in Song Yimian's drawer?!"
"Cough cough cough..." Tao You choked on his own saliva and coughed violently while giving Shen De a speechless look.
——This person is really... He doesn't want to mention anything. The topic he just opened was brought back by his words... Really, we are not a family, we don't enter the same house. .
——Also, he is in the art class, why does he know so much about science? Why are you so interested in Song Yimian?
Tao You coughed and retched, and looked up and down at Shen De, who had the word "curious" written all over his body.
This time, not only the surrounding relatives, but even Tao's mother cast suspicious and gossipy eyes.
