Taking the tablet and coming out of the noisy house, Qin Qing's steps became brisk.
Although he didn't like Sun Fang's mother and son, C City, his hometown, always made him feel nostalgic.
He was born here, raised by his deceased grandparents, and had a carefree childhood with close friends.
Running briskly in the most familiar streets, eating mung bean popsicles for 50 cents, and buying plastic toys for a few yuan each.
This small town has the deepest belonging in his heart.
Not only belonging, but also friends.
The friend's name is Xie Lei, the kind who grew up naked with Qin Qing's childhood.
In the last life, one of the two dropped out of school and the other was sent to study abroad after failing the college entrance examination.
When Qin Qing got some clues in City B, Xie Lei also got a green card and settled down on the other side of the ocean to get married.
The two of them contacted each other through mobile phones and the Internet, and they had made serious appointments, and vowed to get together again, but there were always various things that got in their way.
Now we can finally see each other again.
In the stationery store outside No. 8 Middle School.
Uncle Xie Lei opened the stationery store. In addition to selling stationery and books, it also sells electronic products that students like most.
Those mobile phones and tablets are not expensive, they are all second-hand, and students without money can buy them with pocket money, not only can they be bought, but they can also be rented.
When Qin Qing rushed to the stationery store, Xie Lei had just finished lunch in his uncle's store, alone, listless, and stopped playing games.
The uncle joked, "Those who didn't know thought you were dumped by some little girl."
Xie Lei stood in front of the shelf in the stationery store, took out a ballpoint pen and flicked it for fun, sighing as he played, "I was dumped by a little girl, I was dumped by my brother."
Which brother, what was dumped, the uncle knew very well, and he stood behind the counter and asked, "Qin Qing's family really won't let him go to school?"
When mentioning this matter, Xie Lei became angry, frustrated: "Yeah."
Uncle: "What did the mother think, she cheated on her son so much."
Xie Lei frowned: "What son, stepmother! That's his stepmother!"
Uncle: "Come on, other people's stepmothers didn't say they wouldn't let their stepson go to school. This family is just cruel and doesn't treat their son like a son."
After finishing speaking, he asked: "How is Qin Qing's side?"
Xie Lei became even more frustrated. He stopped playing the ballpoint pen and threw it back on the shelf: "I don't know."
Uncle: "I don't know? You didn't ask?"
Xie Lei wondered what to ask, he couldn't get in touch with anyone at all.
Qin Qing didn't answer his call, nor did he reply to his messages. Last time when he saw him from a distance on the road, he yelled and ran away.
Xie Lei can actually understand. If it were him, he would be so sad and depressed that he didn't want to see anyone.
Because of this, Xie Lei was listless, unable to help if he wanted to, and seemed to have nowhere to use his strength.
As soon as she raised her eyes, Qin Qing entered the stationery store.
Fuck!
Xie Lei hurriedly greeted him, stared at him, and opened his mouth to ask, "Are you okay?"
Qin Qing looked at Xie Lei, just like in memory, strong, big-eyed, short-cut, with piercing eyes.
Qin Qing was happy from the bottom of her heart: "It's nothing." Thinking that he probably hadn't contacted Xie Lei during this period of time, he explained: "I'm in a bad mood, and I don't look at my phone much."
Xie Lei saw that Qin Qing's expression was normal, he was relieved, as long as he was fine, who cares about their relationship.
The uncle stood behind the counter, smiled and said, "My eldest nephew thought you dumped him."
Qin Qing nodded to Xie Lei's uncle, looked back at Xie Lei, and asked jokingly, "Dumped? Why don't I remember talking about it?"
"Damn it." Xie Lei set up the stage: "Obviously you chased me, but now you've turned your back on me, right?"
Qin Qing followed: "I won't be responsible."
Xie Lei snorted, rolled his eyes, and squeezed his throat: "People who chase after my mother can go around the stationery store thirty times, and my mother still cares about you!"
It caused several girls in the stationery store to turn their heads frequently, covering their mouths and giggling.
Uncle: "Okay, stop being a showman."
After speaking, he scanned the tablet in Qin Qing's hand, and saw that he was not only looking for Xie Lei when he came here.
Qin Qing also conveniently put the tablet and charger on the counter.
Xie Lei approached in two steps, and lay down on the counter: "Your? It's broken and needs to be repaired?"
Qin Qing leaned against the counter: "Ding Zhong's, new one."
Uncle understood: "You want to sell?"
Qin Qing nodded: "See if you accept second-hand, Uncle."
Xie Lei and Qin Qing were young at any rate, seeing that Qin Qing had brought Ding Zhong's new tablet over and said that he wanted to sell it, he immediately said: "You are planning to rob your idiot younger brother's wealth and help your own poor."
Qin Qing nodded, that's right.
After all, the store is not a place to talk, so my uncle took the tablet and walked to the warehouse: "Talk inside."
When we arrived at the warehouse, it was convenient to talk.
Qin Qing didn't hide it, and told the truth that he was going north and needed some travel expenses.
Xie Lei was angry: "You want to go out, won't your mother give you travel expenses?"
Qin Qing said calmly, "I'm going to go quietly alone."
Uncle and Xie Lei were stunned at the same time.
Uncle: "Are you planning to run away from home?"
Running away is not counted, leaving home is real.
In the end, without waiting for Qin Qing to explain, Xie Lei clenched his fist and slapped his palm, approving: "Go, I support you to go! Is your mother your real mother? She is Snow White's vicious stepmother! Your grades are so good, you Mom wanted you to drop out of school, and made troubles in class and school, and the principal was dispatched, saying that if you don’t have money, you can apply for funding for you, and if you delay anything, you can’t delay your studies. It’s all like this, and she won’t let you go!”
The more Xie Lei spoke, the angrier he became: "Is your mother short of money? She lacks conscience!"
He said and took out his mobile phone: "Forget it, don't be a son in your house. I'll call my mother to see if he lacks a son. You come to my house to be my brother."
Touched, Qin Qing couldn't laugh or cry, and pressed his hand holding the phone: "Forget it, and let your mother not worry about you. I can take care of my own affairs."
Uncle: "What you can do is to save money and leave home?"
Qin Qing looked back calmly, with a firm tone: "Yes."
Xie Lei: "Is there really no way to go back to school?"
Uncle explained: "It's not a question of whether you can go back to school or not."
So what if I can go back to school? A mother who is determined is not allowed to go, even if she has survived the second year of high school, the third year of high school, the third year of high school, and the college entrance examination, she can mess up pornography at any time. After all, this is not someone else, let alone a passerby. authoritative mother.
Right now, it seems that the problem of going to school is to be solved. Looking further away, there is also the future life: if you are not allowed to go to school now, what else will you not be allowed to do in the future
Uncle was thinking, and it was not easy to make a decision for Qin Qing, so he could only persuade: "You have to think carefully."
Qin Qing is very sober, but still firm: "I want to go north."
Xie Lei supported Qin Qing no matter what, and immediately said: "Then go!" Then he stuffed his mobile phone to his uncle: "Boss, look at how much I can sell second-hand mobile phones for."
The uncle was speechless, and kicked over: "I just bought you a mobile phone last month!"
Xie Lei: "Then I don't want it anymore, you can give it to me in cash." Spreading his hands, he assumed a gesture of asking for money.
uncle:"… "
Qin Qing was amused.
With this smile, he froze for a while.
The long-lost relaxation and happiness, it turns out that life can really start all over again, and it really can be less tiring.
Qin Qing approached, stretched out his arms, clamped Xie Lei's neck with his arms, stretched out his fist and hammered him on the shoulder: "It's okay, you."
Xie Lei raised his hand, hooked his shoulders with him, and said proudly, "Brother, wait, I will help you pay for the travel expenses."
With this intention, Qin Qing is already very satisfied. No one's money came from the strong wind. There is no reason to ask friends to help with the travel expenses. There is a wronged person and a debtor. No matter what, Sun Fang's mother and son are in the first row.
In the end, Qin Qing sold Ding Zhong's tablet, and Xie Lei's uncle helped out by offering a recovery price of 3,000 yuan, no more, no less, which was just the travel expenses Qin Qing needed.
Qin Qing accepted the favor and said solemnly, "Thank you."
The uncle smiled and comforted him: "There is still a long way to go in the future, so take your time step by step." He also advised: "In fact, if you can go back to school, you should go back to school as much as possible. You still have to read books."
Qin Qing nodded.
It's not a weekend, the noon break is almost over, and Xie Lei is going back to school soon. Before leaving, he and Qin Qing stood together under the shade of a tree in front of the stationery store, drinking Coke and chatting.
Xie Lei sighed: "Is it really time to leave?"
Qin Qing: "Yes."
Xie Lei: "Have you thought about when?"
Qin Qing looked at the road in front of the stationery store. The road was full of students going to school. In his last life, he was unwilling. Every time he passed by the gate of the No. 8 Middle School, he felt glare and uncomfortable. Now he is very calm.
"As soon as possible."
Xie Lei: "When you decide to leave, let me know."
The parting words added a bit of sadness, Xie Lei was really sad, Qin Qing didn't want to be sad.
He turned sideways, touched the Coke and said, "Just take it as a gift."
Xie Lei was taken aback for a moment, looked down at Coke, then at Qin Qing, and blurted out: "Is it possible that this mother has been given away?"
Qin Qing took a sip of this Coke as a farewell, and said after drinking: "I'm mainly afraid that you will cry when you send me off."
Xie Lei: "Fuck."
After thinking about it, "Don't say it, I might really cry."
Qin lightly snorted.
Seeing Qin Qingxiao, Xie Lei smiled too. There wasn't much sorrow between the boys.
Xie Lei turned to complain about the upcoming summer cram school for the second year of high school: "It really kills me."
Qin Qing looked at him, thinking of Xie Lei's failure in the college entrance examination in his previous life, and confided his regrets to him on the phone, persuading him: "Read carefully, don't regret it later."
Telling a student to study hard is like telling a wage earner that you have to work hard to make money. You know the truth, but it is difficult to do it.
Xie Lei shook his legs: "I want to too."
Ask Qin Qing again: "You really don't want to read it anymore, go north to work?"
Qin Qing didn't think about it very far for the time being, he just wanted to leave home first, away from the mother and child, not to mention having experienced the previous life, now money and career are not that important to him, he just wants to live the following life healthily and freely day.
"We'll see then."
Xie Lei worried and said: "If it's too difficult outside, you can come back to me and hang out with your brothers."
Qin Qing smiled and took the opportunity to encourage him: "Then trouble brother, you must study hard, get into a good university, find a good job, and be a good retreat in the future. Wait for me to come to you."
Xie Lei was so angry that he raised his hand and patted his chest: "That must be done!"
After talking about something, he pinched the Coke can after finishing his drink: "By the way, there are half of the test papers, which I asked to do at noon. I was too busy talking to you, so I forgot."
Pulling Qin Qing to the stationery store: "Hurry up, Xueba, help me get it done in ten minutes."
It's impossible to get it done, even less so in ten minutes.
After all, in Qin Qing's place today, it has been more than ten years since the last time he turned the book.
Chinese and English are okay, what about physical chemistry...
Qin Qing stood in front of the counter with a pen in his hand and half of the chemistry paper in front of him. Under Xie Lei's earnest gaze, he scanned the questions one by one.
Qin Qing looked up: "So, you choose C uniformly."
Xie Lei: "Huh?"
Qin Qing: "Blind selection is in line with your dignity as a scumbag."
What the hell
Xie Lei raised his hand and clicked on the paper, with a puzzled expression on his face: "Didn't you just come here when you did this kind of question?"
What is decent: "You just write it for me."
Qin Qing pushed the paper over, and he couldn't say that he couldn't: "You are so old, you have to learn to make your own paper."
How could Xie Lei know that Qin Qing didn't know how to solve the problem? He got angry and asked, "Are you a brother?"
Qin Qing said without hesitation, "No."
"..." Xie Lei was startled, and raised his strong and sturdy orchid finger: "You ruthless scumbag!"