Xie Lan didn't know why Dou Sheng could fall into a deep sleep just by sleeping on the street for two hours.
This guy was humming a song all the way home, and the song he was humming was the theme song of a certain cartoon, "h.bloody", which happened to be his favorite song.
Xie Lan became famous on YouTube for this piece of music. The arrangement was adjusted to a style suitable for violin performance. The climax part had a continuous rhythmic variation, a conversational split, and a duet played with a single bow, which ignited the whole audience.
But he couldn't stand someone playing the song on repeat in his ears. The song played from outside into his home, and continued to play through the wall after everyone went back to their rooms.
Until he fell into a drowsy sleep, the same tune was played in his dreams.
I slept so soundly that when I woke up it was already afternoon and Dou Sheng knocked on the door.
"I'm scheduled for surgery at 3:30. Are you coming?"
Xie Lan sat on the bed for a moment, "Should we go straight to evening self-study?"
According to the rules of the British and Chinese schools, students must return to school at 6pm on Sunday evening for self-study.
Dou Sheng hummed, "You'll get used to it."
On the way to the pet hospital, Dou Sheng suddenly asked, "Do you want to live in the dormitory?"
"Well?"
"I kind of want to." Dou Sheng yawned. "If I live in a full dormitory, I can sleep half an hour longer in the morning, and I can go home on Friday and Saturday nights without delaying anything."
Xie Lan hummed, "All right."
If Dou Sheng wants to live in the whole dormitory, he must move in too, otherwise it would be weird to live alone in Dou Sheng's house.
Dou Sheng smiled, "You can continue to go to school as a day student if you don't want to. There are two kings on a mountain. It is only natural that the second cat guards the territory when the big cat is away."
When we arrived at the veterinary hospital, we found that Yu Fei was not there. He was said to have gone to catch the black cat's cubs. Che Ziming and Dai Youquan were there, and Wang Gou came with them.
"I'm in the same dormitory with you guys." Wang Gou rubbed his hands excitedly, "I just finished packing my things, and Dai You said he was coming over, so I came to see him."
Dou Sheng nodded, "Where's the cat?"
“Just went in.”
There was no small window on the operating room door, so several people could only sit in the waiting area.
"There is no problem with breathing anesthesia for now." Dai You explained: "Now it's just a routine operation. We'll see if the cat can wake up after the operation."
Wang Gou sighed: "We'll have to wait."
Che Ziming clenched his hands, "My palms are sweating. I've known Mimi for almost two years. I hope nothing happens to her."
Wang Gou raised his eyebrows: "Two years?"
"On the day of enrollment, Hu Xiujie said there was a stray cat outside the classroom and asked the boys to catch it. Herring and I went there. We thought it was a big, fierce cat, but we were shocked when we saw it. It was a cute little black cat that turned around and meowed at us."
"Great." Wang Gou said, "Love at first sight!"
Che Ziming nodded and said bitterly: "If anything happens to Mimi, we won't be able to live well either."
Wang Gou immediately waved his hand, "Don't worry, just live well."
Xie Lan was also feeling uneasy at first, but when he heard these two people talking, he suddenly felt that something had changed.
Dou Sheng raised his eyelids and asked, "Are you two performing crosstalk?"
Che Ziming was stunned, "Yeah, how did it enter this mode?"
Wang Gou: “Eh?”
Che Ziming turned his head and glared at him with a frown, "Is it because you've been playing the supporting role all the time?"
"Of course."
"Stop the straight talk!!!"
"Okay."
"… "
Dou Sheng was so angry that he laughed, and Xie Lan couldn't help but laugh along with him.
The operation lasted more than half an hour. When the cat came out, it was wrapped in a small blanket, like a baby, and the nurse put it directly into Dou Sheng's arms.
Dou Sheng's movements froze instantly, "How can I hug you?"
"Just hold it like this, support it with your hands." The nurse laughed: "Relax, right."
The black cat on the blanket stuck out its tongue, a normal reaction after anesthesia, and it looked a little funny.
The nurse said that the cat should wake up from anesthesia within half an hour, and as long as it can wake up, there will be no problem.
As soon as the nurse left, Xie Lan discovered that Dou Sheng was secretly poking the kitten's tongue.
"?"
Is the hand owed
Dou Sheng said, "I am trying to speed up my recovery."
I don’t know if it was because the kitten had become stronger as an adult, or if Dou’s awakening method was effective, but in just ten minutes, the cat really woke up.
Her first reaction after waking up was to rush out of the package, but Dou Sheng ruthlessly held her down.
"You just run away, and you are strangled by fate."
The little black cat struggled frantically, "Ah—"
"There's no use shouting. I have to be hospitalized for two days." He took out his mobile phone, recorded a video and sent it to the group, tagged Yu Fei, and then took the cat in to the doctor.
After finishing their work, it was only half an hour before evening self-study. Che Ziming and the other three wanted to go to the cafeteria to eat. Dou Sheng was too lazy to walk, so he dragged Xie Lan to eat rice noodles near the school gate.
At the one closest to the west gate, Dou Sheng ordered spicy beef and Xie Lan ordered golden soup pork bone. Each of them received a casserole, which was still bubbling.
Xie Lan had never eaten such smooth noodles before, and after taking a few bites, she felt they were pretty good.
"I want to discuss something with you." Dou Sheng said suddenly.
Xie Lan raised his eyes, "What?"
"No updates this weekend." Dou Sheng said calmly, "There are a lot of advertisements next month, and I need to plan some commercials, so I will temporarily stop updating this weekend."
Xie Lan said nothing when he heard this. He lowered his head, drank two mouthfuls of soup with a wooden spoon, and continued to eat rice noodles.
Dou Sheng sighed, "Is it okay?"
"Whatever." Xie Lan said calmly, "Your career is not my career. You are the one who loses fans, not me. It's up to you."
Dou Sheng: “…”
Xie Lan put down the spoon and asked, "Do you want to continue eating live?"
"What?"
Xie Lan looked at him and said, "Will you just keep doing food broadcasts from now on? Will you not record other video content?"
"You just kept the dialect video you recorded at school in the middle of the night?"
"Never get over being camera shy?"
Dou Sheng was stunned for a while, then he said, "Your spoken English has improved a lot."
Xie Lan had a sour face. "As long as it's something I can say, I can say it very quickly. This is the power of DNA."
Dou Sheng couldn't help laughing.
But he didn't respond to Xie Lan's words. The two of them continued to eat rice noodles. Occasionally, when Xie Lan looked up, he would see Dou Sheng looking away as if nothing had happened.
Maybe it was because the implication of his words just now was too obvious, but Dou Sheng seemed a little curious.
Just after finishing the meal, the group started ringing frantically again.
Yu Fei sent ten emoticons in a row.
- Herring: Is there anyone who can come and help me? Damn, I am going to be scratched to death by these cats.
- Herring: It's a narrow alley, come quickly.
- Herring: Is there anyone here
Soon Che Ziming replied.
- Cherry: Brother, class is about to start... We are all sitting in the classroom.
- Dai You: Can you please hold the cat still until after school
- Herring: Come and give me a try.
Dou Sheng looked down at his phone.
- rjjsd: Whose evening study session is today
- Dai You: Lao Ma's self-study class, Hu Xiujie is said to have asked for leave today, you don't want to...
- rjjsd: Xie Lan and I will go to help.
Xie Lan: “???”
"Did I say I wanted to help?" Xie Lan was speechless, "I haven't finished the math test yet."
"Do you still need to study math? Come with me, and I'll show you the common arguments I summarized for college entrance exam essays. Deal?"
Such a □□ transaction is most despicable.
Xie Lan snorted coldly, "Deal."
Yu Fei was determined to find Mimi's cubs, but he ended up finding a litter of five cubs, including the mother. The mother ran away, and the four cubs were panicking. Yu Fei wanted to stuff them into his bag, but the cats struggled too hard, and he didn't dare to use force. As soon as he stuffed one in, another ran out, and it became a gif that played automatically in a loop, a perpetual motion machine of stuffing cats.
Xie Lan was intoxicated when he saw the scene.
"I say—" Dou Sheng said as he helped him stuff the cat, "What on earth are you doing?"
"No matter what, I've already caught them." Yu Fei gritted his teeth, "From now on, if you see any wild cats around here, sterilize them first. Don't let any of them run away."
Dou Sheng asked seriously, "Are you a ruthless egg-cutting machine?"
"Cut the balls?" Xie Lan was stunned. "What do you mean?"
Yu Fei sighed beside him. Dou Sheng took out his phone, opened a dictionary, and showed it to Xie Lan.
Xie Lan took a glance and his ears turned red unexpectedly.
It's normal for boys to discuss this together, but it's still a bit unbearable to see someone seriously explaining this kind of vocabulary to you in writing.
When they arrived at the pet hospital, all three of them were sweating.
Today, the four cats are full of energy and are competing in shouting in the hospital, with the meowing sounds rising one after another.
"You have to come one by one. You can come to pick up the cats after 9pm." The nurse said as she wrote out the list, "They are all male kittens. They don't need to be hospitalized. They can be released normally after being sterilized."
"Damn bastard." Dou Sheng suddenly said beside Xie Lan.
Xie Lan was startled. "What?"
Dou Sheng thought for a moment and said, "It's a shorthand way of saying sterilizing four cats and removing eight eggs at once."
"Oh." Xie Lan sighed, "The beauty of Chinese lies in its simplicity."
Yu Fei standing aside showed an expression of doubt about life.
This trip was much faster than yesterday. I just paid the money and got out.
It was only six forty when the three of them arrived near the school gate.
Yu Fei returned to his usual listless self, walking lazily and sluggishly in front, while Xie Lan was fiddling with his phone behind him.
He tried to search for the ID using Dou Sheng's WeChat nickname rjjsd, but unfortunately there was no such person.
In fact, he could also ask people around him, but there were risks in doing so. First, he was not sure whether Dou Sheng had concealed the truth from him alone, and second, he was not sure whether Dou Sheng had bribed them in advance.
Xie Lan glanced at the phone Dou Sheng was holding.
The most direct way is to take a peek. Just open the software and scan the ID. It only takes a second.
"Fuck." Yu Fei suddenly stopped.
A few dozen meters away, Hu Xiujie stood at the school gate with a sullen face.
He was holding a stack of three mobile phones in his hand: an iPhone without a case, a V with a red "Wish You Good Fortune" logo on it, and an old-fashioned phone that seemed to be a relic from ancient times.
If I remember correctly, they belong to Dai You, Che Ziming and Wang Gou respectively.
A hint of desolation appeared on Yu Fei's decadent face.
"Put your phone away, quickly." Dou Sheng whispered without moving his lips.
Xie Lan was stunned and subconsciously put his phone into his trouser pocket.
"Help me, I have no pockets."
As soon as he finished speaking, his trouser pocket felt heavy, and Dou Sheng stuffed his cell phone directly into it.
"Stand still!"
Hu Xiujie looked fierce, "You dare to skip self-study, skip a whole class, and walk so slowly!"
Yu Fei and Dou Sheng stood in a row very skillfully, with their toes stepping on a line.
Xie Lan had never seen such a scene before, so he followed suit and ran to Dou Sheng's side, lining up with him.
Hu Xiujie walked up to Dou Sheng first, "Cellphone!"
"Teacher, I didn't bring it." Dou Sheng's voice softened. "It's the end of the second year of high school, who still brings a cell phone?"
"Are you kidding me?" Hu Xiujie was furious. "You have good relationships with people, but three people would tip you off for skipping class, and you still dare to say you didn't bring your phone?!"
Dou Sheng sighed, "I really didn't bring it. My mom ordered that it start from the time we return to school this week. The three of them don't know that I didn't bring it."
Hu Xiujie looked like he didn't want to listen to your nonsense, and directly reached out to pat his trouser pocket, "No pocket?"
"Ah." Dou Sheng said, "I'll give you the backpack to look through."
There was nothing in his schoolbag. He came to study on Sunday evening, and he arrogantly only brought a bag of cookies and two bottles of cocoa milk.
"I'm going to school, Dou Sheng, why are you here with me on this spring outing?"
Hu Xiujie was so angry that his eyes almost popped out, "Have you finished your homework?"
"Anyway, I will definitely write it down when I check it tomorrow." Dou Sheng said.
Hu Xiujie sneered, "You'd better be."
Yu Fei did not escape the disaster. His schoolbag had already been delivered to the classroom, and his cell phone hidden in his sleeve was immediately caught by Hu Xiujie.
Then Hu Xiujie walked towards Xie Lan.
Xie Lan felt nervous.
"Did you bring your cell phone?" Hu Xiujie asked, "The teacher believes you are an honest child, tell the truth!"
Xie Lan was a little scared.
It’s quite magical. He has never been yelled at like this in his life.
But he didn't show any fear, and whispered, "I didn't bring it."
Hu Xiujie glanced at his pocket and sneered, "You think your new teacher won't search you, right?"
"Trouser pocket, take it out yourself!"
Xie Lan: “…”
Suddenly I remembered a probability experiment.
There is a black ball and a white ball in your pocket. If you pick one at random, the probability of picking the black ball and the white ball is one-half. They do not interfere with each other and are independent random events.
Xie Lan reached into his trouser pocket and took out his cell phone.
Unfortunately, it’s Dou Sheng’s.
Dou Sheng's face turned wooden.
Hu Xiujie sneered, "As expected!"
"I'm sorry, teacher." Xie Lan imitated Dou Sheng's way of pretending to be good and whispered, "I won't dare to do it next time."
"There won't be a next time, just this time." Hu Xiujie pointed at the small table under the red flag stage, "You three who skipped self-study, go write a self-criticism and don't return to the classroom until you finish it. Xie Lan! Your 800 words! All in Chinese! Bring the self-criticism back after evening self-study to exchange your cell phone."
"..." Xie Lan whispered, "Teacher, why don't you give me the phone? I don't want it anymore."
"Let him write!" Dou Sheng immediately held Xie Lan's hand. "Let him write, teacher. I will teach him to write, word by word."