Xu Tang was frightened by Xu Chensi's words. She didn't know why she felt guilty, so she forced herself to calm down under the probing eyes.
"What's not normal?"
Xu Chensi flipped through the questions at the front of her paper. They were still at her previous level and didn't see anything wrong. "Didn't you like tutoring very much in the past?"
Because Xu Tang's grades were not as good as those of her two previous brothers, when she first transferred from her hometown to Jiangshi in junior high school, her family was worried that she wouldn't be able to keep up with the progress here, so they found several tutors.
Xu Tang always went with the flow, neither taking the initiative nor refusing. He never said that the tutor was particularly good.
I never took the initiative to ask when I would start making up classes.
"Are you lacking too much knowledge this semester?" Xu Chensi looked serious. There were many high school seniors whose grades plummeted because they were too nervous.
Xu Tang understood what he meant and breathed a sigh of relief, explaining, "It's not too different. It's just normal for you to want to learn more in your senior year of high school."
Xu Chensi knew that his sister would dodge whenever she lied. Seeing that she was telling the truth, he returned the paper to her and picked up the phone on the table, "I'll ask him now."
In the morning, he had already sent a message to Shen Queyan, who also replied that he had arrived at the so-called relative's house, so Xu Chensi didn't ask any more questions.
Boys are not like little girls who always have so much to talk about even if they don't meet.
After being a roommate for three years in college, he also noticed that Shen Que didn't have frequent banquets. It could even be said that he avoided mentioning his family members, and he probably didn't want to mention any relatives in Jiang City.
The phone vibrated and he opened the chat page.
Shen: Tomorrow, let’s try to see if it fits.
Xu Chensi left the room and saw that Xu Tang's bedroom door was closed. He was probably continuing to do his homework, so he didn't knock on the door to disturb her.
It wasn't until dinner that Xu Chensi spoke.
"Tomorrow?" Xu Tang's eyes widened, looking a little silly.
"Unwilling?" Xu Chensi didn't understand that today's high school students were as anxious as ever, but now they seemed unwilling.
Xu Tang shook his head, "I'm not unwilling."
She just thought that Shen Queyan had no relatives in Jiang City, and he didn't know where he went today, but he packed up in one day so that he could come to teach her.
Until she returned to the bedroom after dinner, Xu Tang still felt as if she had stepped on cotton, which felt unreal. She patted her face and came back to her senses.
Only then did she realize that she had opened the closet without knowing when, and the clothes hanging inside were messed up by her, and she lay on the bed as if frustrated.
"It must be because I want to leave a good impression on my second brother's friends." Xu Tang said to himself, but then he thought about the first time he met Shen Queyan.
Wearing pajamas, her undried hair was wrapped up like a nun, and she was holding a tripod. There was no good impression.
The girl let out a long sigh and got up to tidy up the messy wardrobe. It was already late at night.
She lay in bed again but kept tossing and turning and thinking wildly. Maybe she slept too much during the day.
Xu Tang didn't dare to look at her phone, fearing that it would make her unable to sleep even more. She didn't realize what time it was until she fell asleep.
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"Have you had breakfast?"
Then there was the casual voice of a boy outside, "I've eaten, Aunt Shen."
Xu Tang suddenly sat up from the bed. The sun had already shined brightly through the curtains. She quickly got up to wash up. Just as she was brushing her teeth, she heard someone knocking on the door.
"Teacher Xiao Shen is already here, and Tangtang hasn't gotten up yet?" It was Shen Man's voice.
Xu Tang's mouth was full of foam and he hurriedly spit it out, "Mom, get out now."
After washing, she looked at her pajamas and opened the closet to change clothes. She packed so many pieces yesterday, so she only had time to pick up two pieces and put them on. She took a look in the mirror and opened the bedroom door.
The boy sitting on the sofa was wearing a black turtleneck sweater, and the black jacket he took off was neatly placed next to him.
Hearing the sound of opening the door and looking over, this dress made him look tall and tall, with a slender neck.
He looked at Xu Tang, with slightly raised eyes that looked like a smile but not a smile.
Xu Tang was inexplicably at a loss. It was Shen Man who broke the silence, "I got up late today. After breakfast, I will go to class."
"I won't have breakfast, Mom, let's go straight to class."
"Don't worry, let's eat first." Shen Queyan leaned against the back of the sofa, his expression always calm, as if he was embarrassed to take care of Xu Tang.
"I ate too much for dinner last night, and I really can't eat it now..." The girl blushed and told the truth. She knew last night that she would be able to make up for classes tomorrow, but she accidentally ate too much.
Shen Queyan curled up his lips and laughed a few times, "Let's go to class then."
Xu Tang's scalp was numb from staring at him, and he slowly opened the bedroom door. Shen Queyan stepped in, and the scent of his body brushed Xu Tang's shoulder along with him.
"Thank you, brother." Her voice was barely audible.
The two of them sat in front of the desk. The room was so quiet that one could hear the long breathing. Xu Tang looked at him holding his math test paper, sometimes frowning, sometimes with a smile at the end of his eyes.
Her hands on her knees clenched nervously into fists.
"Are you nervous?" Shen Queyan glanced at the girl's white finger joints from the corner of his eye.
Xu Tang swallowed and stammered, "Brother, do I still have hope?"
Shen Queyan raised his eyebrows. The unhappiness he had been holding in his heart since yesterday had finally dissipated. He put his hands on his cheeks, and his chest vibrated with laughter.
"Who said you were desperate?"
"My math teacher." Xu Tang answered seriously.
Shen Queyan tilted his head and looked at her, not taking this sentence seriously at all, and said in a frivolous tone, "My math teacher also said that I am a piece of shit that cannot be helped. I have always relied on luck and cheating."
Xu Tang's eyes widened. How could a person with the same major as her second brother be a bad student? They are obviously top academics. "Then what?"
"Then." His dark eyes tightened, and he was full of arrogance. "When I took the college entrance examination, I ranked first in the math class."
Xu Tang took a breath. No matter how bad Peking University High School was, it was still top-notch. Being ranked first in the top grade was something she thought she would never reach in her life.
Shen Queyan suddenly frowned when he saw the girl in front of him.
He rolled up the paper in his hand and tapped her plump forehead lightly, "I'm not showing off."
Xu Tang felt itchy where he had been hit by the paper, "Huh?"
"Brother is telling you that some teachers are not really good teachers, and you don't need to pay too much attention to what they say. They are teachers, not saints, and they will not treat everyone equally. You are just learning knowledge from them, and there is no need to worry about what they say about you. Always obey your advice."
Shen Queyan took her paper and said, "Besides, I don't think your level is bad, it's just some minor problems."
Xu Tang nodded as if he didn't understand. Hearing what he said next, a silly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Okay." Shen Queyan suppressed his smile and tapped the paper a few times with his thin and slender fingers, "Then class begins, kid."
