It was obvious that the girl from Class 18 wanted to make friends with Jiang Yubai and also wanted his cell phone number.
However, from a logical point of view, this matter is full of doubts. Jiang Yubai didn't know Lu Wei, and he had never spoken to her before. Why did she suddenly show kindness to him
Jiang Yubai's father often taught him to be wary of sudden kindness. He remembered his father's earnest teachings and immediately returned the pink letter to Lu Wei.
He said politely, "Class 17 and Class 18 are brother classes. Students in brother classes are all friends. My mobile phone number is a private number and it is not convenient to disclose it. Please forgive me."
Lu Wei was panicking and her ears were red. She tried to hold back for a long time but couldn't utter a single word. The letter was like a hot potato, burning her palms. She simply shook her arms and threw the letter to the ground.
Jiang Yubai even reminded her: "Don't litter."
Lu Wei was so ashamed and angry that she left in a hurry.
This dramatic scene happened to fall into Lin Zhixia's eyes.
Today's sun exudes a warm halo, and the clouds are like snow-white camel humps, floating in the blue desert. Lin Zhixia looked up at the sky, but what she thought about was the pink letter paper. She fell into a state of confusion, like a traveler trapped in an endless desert.
A few minutes later, Jiang Yubai came back with a bag of drinks. He bought mineral water, orange juice and cola. Lin Zhixia picked up a bottle of mineral water and quietly slipped him a banknote.
His tone was incredible: "You give me money?"
Lin Zhixia held the mineral water bottle with both hands: "Yeah."
Shen Fuxuan sat on the other side of the bench. He tilted his head to look at Lin Zhixia and Jiang Yubai, smiled silently, and fanned the flames: "Lin Zhixia doesn't want you to treat her, so just accept her money."
Then, he asked, "Jiang Yubai, what did Lu Wei from Class 18 say to you? The envelope she gave you was pink, right?"
Jiang Yubai sat down calmly, sitting between Shen Fuxuan and Lin Zhixia.
Jiang Yubai thought carefully before speaking, "I am not familiar with Lu Wei from Class 18. It is very unreasonable for her to send me a letter..." Jiang Yubai repeated his father's words verbatim, "Life is often irregular. Be wary of sudden kindness."
Shen Fuxuan teased, "Don't you have any other feelings?"
Duan Qiyan stood in front of Shen Fuxuan, straightened his instep and stretched his hamstrings: "Shen Fuxuan, don't think in the wrong way, don't be a slacker in the class. Some time ago, someone in the class kept spreading rumors about me and Tang Tingting, and I was almost mad enough to faint."
Shen Fuxuan sat forward, his elbows on his knees: "I was chatting with someone else, and you were able to bring up Tang Tingting. You're amazing, Duan Qiyan."
"What?" Duan Qiyan stood up straight, "You want to quarrel?"
Shen Fuxuan crossed his legs and said, "Arguing is boring. Let's make a bet."
After Duan Qiyan entered junior high school, he made two bets, and lost miserably both times, which hurt him deeply. He could only lick his wounds silently in the quiet of the night, and secretly swore that he would never bet with his classmates again in his life.
Shen Fuxuan encouraged him: "Don't you have the guts, Duan Qiyan?"
Duan Qiyan made up his mind: "What do you want to bet on?"
Shen Fuxuan raised his hand and pointed at the bungee jumping machine: "If you don't scream while playing on the bungee jumping machine, I will treat you to lunch."
Duan Qiyan interrupted, "What would happen if I screamed?"
"If you lose," Shen Fuxuan stated the rules, "you have to buy us lunch."
In order to have a free lunch, Duan Qiyan carried his schoolbag and resolutely walked towards the bungee jumping machine. In his own imagination, he was surrounded by the golden glory of "the first war god". Yes, he remembered the glorious history of "the first war god of the primary school attached to the Normal University".
Shen Fuxuan followed behind Duan Qiyan and said, "Hey, Duan Qiyan, no one said you have to play. The bet can be cancelled."
Duan Qiyan is a man of his words. He bought a ticket for the bungee jumping machine and walked towards his seat with his eyes closed.
The bungee jumping machine was indeed very exciting. He experienced a crazy feeling that he would never forget. Even though he was scared to death, he didn't say a word. Even Shen Fuxuan praised him: "You are very brave!"
Shen Fuxuan kept his promise. He took everyone to a hot pot restaurant in the amusement park, ordered two shabu-shabu pots, and said, "You can order whatever you want to eat. Don't be polite to me."
Lin Zhixia rarely eats hotpot because her mother said that eating too much hotpot will make you get angry. But her love for food never stops, so how can she resist the temptation of hotpot? She bravely put the mutton into the spicy red pot, watching the thin slices of meat tumbling fiercely in the fragrant red oil, and she exclaimed: "The mutton has also turned red."
Jiang Yubai sat next to her. He mixed the dipping sauce in his bowl, and Lin Zhixia asked him, "How do you pair these things?"
Duan Qiyan on the opposite side suddenly said, "Lin Zhixia, have you never eaten hot pot?"
"I've eaten it," Lin Zhixia said firmly, "I just don't recognize those sauces."
Jiang Yubai hesitated for a second, picked up her bowl, and added a spoonful of peanut butter and beef sauce for her. She was immediately overjoyed: "I want something more delicious. Fresh, sweet, and unforgettable."
Jiang Yubai added a little sugar, oyster sauce and sesame seeds to her bowl, stirred it evenly, and poured it out into a small dish. He personally tasted the dipping sauce in the dish to make sure it was perfect before returning her bowl to her.
"Thank you, Jiang Yubai," Lin Zhixia held the bowl, deeply moved, "You are so kind."
She spoke very softly, perhaps only Jiang Yubai heard it.
Jiang Yubai felt that he had done nothing but help her make a dipping sauce, but she was so happy. Would she be so precious about this dipping sauce that she would not be willing to use her chopsticks? Jiang Yubai's thought had just come to mind when Lin Zhixia scooped a large spoonful of mutton into her bowl.
She sat upright, waiting for the lamb to cool down with a sense of ceremony. The red oil and sauce blended perfectly together. She lowered her head and tasted it in small bites. The chili made her eyes tear up, but she still said in a very happy tone: "Spicy hot pot, it's delicious."
Jiang Yubai placed a can of Coke in front of her.
She pulled open the ring, as if she had found a treasure, and drank three mouthfuls in a row, sighing softly: "This is what life should taste like. Jiang Yubai, you should try it too."
Jiang Yubai refused: "No, I don't eat chili peppers."
Lin Zhixia looked at him with her beautiful watery eyes: "Why don't you eat chili?"
Jiang Yubai answered in his heart: Because I don’t want to cry like you.
But how could he possibly speak his mind
He remained silent.
Lin Zhixia stared at him for a while, as if there was something on his face. He turned his head to look to the other side, not even a glance at Lin Zhixia. But at this time, Lin Zhixia asked him: "Jiang Yubai, what did Lu Wei from Class 18 write in the letter?"
Jiang Yubai didn't expect that she would be interested in this question.
However, she is the monitor of Class 17. It is natural for her to pay attention to the confrontation between Class 17 and Class 18. Jiang Yubai repeated the contents of the letter in full, and Lin Zhixia thought: "So that's how it is."
Jiang Yubai did not respond. Lin Zhixia continued, "Besides me, there are many people who want to be friends with you..." She paused and her voice became lighter, "Jiang Yubai, no matter how interesting or lovely people you meet in the future... I will always be one of your best friends."
Jiang Yubai actually suggested: "You can remove the word 'one of'."
Lin Zhixia looked at him and corrected him, "I will always be your only best friend."
"Yes." Jiang Yubai expressed his approval.
Lin Zhixia was very happy. But she still had some doubts in her heart. She couldn't help but say, "Forever means a very long time. I always tell you that we will never be apart and we will always be good friends. This is actually my wish. In most cases, fate has a time limit..."
"Why did you suddenly think of this?" Jiang Yubai put his chopsticks on the rim of the bowl.
"Because a girl sent you a pink letter asking for your cell phone number," Lin Zhixia said honestly, "This was beyond my expectations."
Jiang Yubai roughly understood what Lin Zhixia meant.
Lin Zhixia believes that as Jiang Yubai grows older and his vision broadens, he will have more and more friends, and Lin Zhixia's position in his mind will gradually weaken.
How is this possible
Lin Zhixia had raised Jiang Yubai's expectations of making friends. Many of Jiang Yubai's parents' friends' children were the same age as Jiang Yubai. However, whenever Jiang Yubai wanted to exchange mathematical experiences with his peers, discuss his thoughts on the universe, and his understanding of individuals, his peers would show puzzled expressions.
In contrast, Lin Zhixia can always quickly understand Jiang Yubai's profound meaning.
Even if Jiang Yubai deliberately made a physical phenomenon sound very complicated, Lin Zhixia could trace it back to its source and find the starting point.
Jiang Yubai likes to read historical biographies, while Lin Zhixia is familiar with the rise and fall of dynasties in ancient and modern times. She always catches the jokes he throws out. Especially in history class, when they discuss in groups, Jiang Yubai often plays games with Lin Zhixia about historical figures.
They also have several notebooks for daily communication.
Jiang Yubai confirmed: "You are different from others."
He quoted what she once said: "You are unique... Lin Zhixia."
Lin Zhixia's eyes sparkled. She stretched out a finger and pushed her bowl forward: "I am the unique Lin Zhixia, your only best friend. So, Jiang Yubai, can you help me make another bowl of dipping sauce? Thank you."
Jiang Yubai didn't refuse at all. He took Lin Zhixia's bowl and scooped up a spoonful of peanut butter skillfully. He felt vaguely that he had been tricked. After Lin Zhixia got those words out of him, he was too embarrassed to refuse her any more requests.
He held the bowl and turned his head. The Lin Zhixia he saw was still innocent.
Lin Zhixia urged, "My dipping sauce, hurry up."
Jiang Yubai prepared meticulously. Lin Zhixia liked mutton, rice cakes, cuttlefish, and kelp rolls. Jiang Yubai took those things out of the pot, drained them a little, put them in a snow-white porcelain plate, let them cool, and then handed them to Lin Zhixia.
Jiang Yubai had never served food to anyone at home. The way he took care of Lin Zhixia was exactly what he learned from the housekeeper. Before he even noticed, Duan Qiyan on the other side laughed at him, "Hahahaha, Jiang Yubai, have you forgotten who you are?"
Jiang Yubai asked doubtfully: "What is my identity?"
Duan Qiyan said: "The heir of a wealthy family."
Duan Qiyan's mind was full of Jiang Yubai's luxury car and driver. When he watched TV at home and saw the rich family of the male protagonist, he couldn't help but think of Jiang Yubai.
The atmosphere at the table became subtle. Jiang Yubai said casually, pretending to be indifferent: "It's not that exaggerated."
Shen Fuxuan laughed and said, "Are you embarrassed to admit it? Jiang Yubai, your whole family is on the wealth list. Your grandfather expanded the Southeast Asian market, and your second uncle does business in North America and Europe..."
Lin Zhixia suddenly joined the battle, fighting back: "Shen Fuxuan comes from a scholarly family, and his immediate family members within two generations are all outstanding elites in the field of education. His mother is the principal of the Provincial No. 1 Middle School, his father is the youngest professor in the university town, and his grandmother is..."
Before she finished speaking, Shen Fuxuan interrupted her hastily: "Wait, Lin Zhixia, stop talking!"
"Okay, let's stop talking," Lin Zhixia nodded, "Let's continue eating."
The fighting subsided and the students focused on their meals.
After dinner, they took a walk around the amusement park together.
Lin Zhixia happily rode the Ferris wheel. She leaned against the window of the Ferris wheel, looking up at the sky and down at the ground, and asked Jiang Yubai, "You told me about the London Eye, a tourist attraction in London. The London Eye is also a Ferris wheel. Which do you think is more fun, the London Eye or this one?"
Jiang Yubai sat opposite her and said without hesitation: "This is more fun now."
"Why?" Lin Zhixia asked him, "Ferris wheels should all be the same."
Jiang Yubai sat at the innermost edge of the seat: "People's feelings will be different at different times and places."
"You are right! What you said has both physical and philosophical significance." Lin Zhixia applauded him.
After the Ferris wheel was finished, Lin Zhixia dragged Jiang Yubai to play bumper cars. Shen Fuxuan and Duan Qiyan also followed, and the sports committee member Cao Wu was already testing the car.
The bumper car playground turned into a battleground for many students from Class 17 of Junior 3. Each student drove a car and rammed it around in the spacious open space.
Duan Qiyan got into the car and challenged Jiang Yubai: "Come and chase me, pretty boy, heir to a wealthy family?" Then he stepped on the accelerator and sped away.
Jiang Yubai was not affected by him at all.
Lin Zhixia grabbed the steering wheel and chased Duan Qiyan fiercely. Her behavior overturned the impression of most of her classmates. She took a shortcut and got closer and closer to Duan Qiyan. Duan Qiyan shouted: "Save me! Someone save me!"
Sports committee member Cao Wu and Duan Qiyan have a good relationship. Cao Wu rushed over and tried to protect Duan Qiyan: "Team Leader Lin! Duan Qiyan spoke without thinking, please forgive Duan Qiyan!"
"Get out of the way!" Lin Zhixia raised her head and threatened him openly, "Otherwise I'll hit you too!"
Cao Wu was frightened by Lin Zhixia's aura and fled in fear. Cao Wu stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and left Duan Qiyan coldly. He also said: "Duan Qiyan, I tried my best, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Cao Wu! You are so cruel!" Duan Qiyan accused.
Duan Qiyan made a circle, trying to get rid of Lin Zhixia. But he was like an ant on a Mobius strip, unable to escape Lin Zhixia's control. Lin Zhixia seized the opportunity and crashed into him directly. He was frightened on the spot and screamed "Ah".
In order to escape, Duan Qiyan tightly gripped the steering wheel and rushed in another direction. Unexpectedly, Jiang Yubai suddenly followed him. Duan Qiyan turned his head in surprise and asked him: "Aren't you not angry? Why are you chasing me?"
Jiang Yubai pretended to be calm: "I don't need a reason to hunt you down."
Duan Qiyan frowned: "You are too narrow-minded, aren't you? I said something to you and you hit me and even threatened me?"
Jiang Yubai sneered: "You asked me to chase you just now, and now I'm here, you shouldn't be afraid, you should be happy."
Duan Qiyan seemed to be targeted by the bad guys. Jiang Yubai and Lin Zhixia's two bumper cars worked together like the Italian Mafia, leaving no room for them to kill Duan Qiyan.
"Shen Fuxuan, help me quickly!" Duan Qiyan shouted to the front.
Shen Fuxuan parked his car aside, held the steering wheel with one hand, and said leisurely: "Why should I save you? I want to see you desperate."
"Shen Fuxuan, you are so cruel!" Duan Qiyan cursed. How could he alone defeat the combined attack of Jiang Yubai and Lin Zhixia? Soon, he was forced into a corner and could only surrender in despair: "I lost, don't chase me anymore."
"Hahahahahahahaha." Lin Zhixia let out a wild laugh of a winner.
Lin Zhixia had a lot of fun and was very satisfied throughout the whole day. The laughter of her classmates intertwined and floated back and forth in the depths of her memory, making her feel relaxed and happy.
When she returned home in the evening, she was still thinking, what a beautiful day it was.
When she opened the door, she felt dull and depressed. She stood at the entrance without changing her shoes and called out dryly, "Uncle, Aunt."
My uncle is my mother's older brother and the first college student in my mother's village. My uncle works in a law firm in the provincial capital, earns a lot of money and lives a comfortable life. He bought a luxurious flat in the city center a few years ago. He rarely comes to visit my sister's family and rarely cares about Lin Zhixia and Lin Zeqiu.
And today, my uncle and aunt came to visit and brought quite a few gifts.
Lin Zhixia suddenly remembered Jiang Yubai's instructions.
This morning, Jiang Yubai once said: Life is often irregular, so be wary of sudden kindness.
Lin Zhixia wanted to high-five. She put down her schoolbag, changed into a pair of plush bunny slippers, and walked straight to her bedroom.
Her uncle called her, "Lin Zhixia, your uncle and aunt have come all the way to see you and your brother."
My aunt smiled and said, "Lin Zhixia won the gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad, and Lin Zeqiu ranked 49th in the city in the high school entrance examination and was admitted to the best high school training class in the Provincial No. 1 High School. You two siblings have made great achievements, so your parents don't have to endure the hardship anymore, right, Lin Zhixia?"
Mom sat aside without saying anything. Dad was still in the supermarket looking after the store. My brother hadn't finished school yet.
Lin Zhixia walked back to the living room and sat next to her mother. Her mother was wearing a beige sweater that was knitted by her grandmother and had been worn by her mother for several years. Even though Lin Zhixia gave her money, she was unwilling to buy a new one. Her mother often said that only children need to buy new clothes, and adults are used to wearing old ones.
The only piece of jewelry on my mother's body was the bracelet that Lin Zhixia brought back from Romania.
My aunt was dressed in gold and silver, looking glamorous and much more fashionable than my mother.
Lin Zhixia considers herself to be a not-so-pure a prioriist. She doesn't value money very much - although money can buy a lot of delicious food, her daily appetite is limited. The reason why she cares about her uncle's situation is that she heard from her grandmother that her grandfather's family could only afford to send one child to school. Her mother's academic performance was very good, but she took the initiative to give the opportunity to her uncle. Her mother also worked in a factory and saved money to send to her uncle for his tuition.
Later, Lin Zeqiu was born.
When Lin Zeqiu was born, he was diagnosed with congenital heart disease and needed to be operated on as soon as possible. Fortunately, Lin Zeqiu's heart disease was very mild and he would recover as long as the operation went well.
That year, Mom and Dad borrowed money from everywhere to pay for Lin Zeqiu's medical treatment.
My uncle didn't borrow a penny.
Even when Lin Zeqiu was dying, his uncle did not provide any help.
Even my grandmother couldn't stand it and kept asking me how could I not contribute even a penny
If my uncle had relied on himself and got into college, there would be nothing to complain about. However, my uncle's opportunity to study was taken from my mother, who even worked in a factory to support his education. He has never paid her back. He should pay her back.
Lin Zhixia was reminiscing about the past and was reluctant to talk. Her uncle was still asking her, "Lin Zhixia, can you be recommended to go to Peking University or Tsinghua University? Nowadays, you have to go to university."
My uncle was wearing a suit with a fountain pen in his jacket pocket. He looked very elegant and had a cigarette between his fingers. He didn't light the cigarette, but just held the butt and said, "My friend brought a bag of dried fruits from Hainan. I brought it to you. Would you like to try it?"
Mom smiled and said, "Brother, you can take it back."
My uncle raised his finger slightly and said, "This is a good thing. You can't buy it in the wholesale market. I'm afraid you haven't seen it."
My aunt agreed, "That's right. Our Zhuangzhuang loves to eat it, so I thought Lin Zeqiu and Lin Zhixia could also eat some."
The "Zhuangzhuang" that my aunt mentioned is Lin Zhixia's cousin Ke Zhuangzhi.
Ke Zhuangzhi just entered the second year of junior high school this year. Ke Zhuangzhi failed to get into the junior high school of the Provincial No. 1 Middle School, and is currently studying in another junior high school, and is working hard to get into the Provincial No. 1 Middle School's senior high school training class.
The uncle's intention was very obvious. He did not hide it and said directly: "Lin Zhixia, your aunt and I want to take you to live with us for a while. Your academic performance is so good. You have participated in high school competitions since junior high school and won international awards. Your cousin will definitely be able to talk to you. When you go to your uncle's house, you will live in a big house and study with your cousin. Your aunt will take care of you and your cousin every day, so that you can become reserve candidates for Tsinghua University and Peking University."
Before Lin Zhixia could answer, her mother said, "Brother, Xia Xia is my daughter. She wants to live in my house."
My uncle leaned against the sofa, stretched his left foot out of his leather shoes, and stepped on one leg of the coffee table: "Your family has four people, 90 square meters, my family has three people, 260 square meters. The environment in which a child grows up is the most important. I brought Xia Xia to my home and created a good environment for her..."
Lin Zhixia interrupted: "No, I don't need it."
She stood up from her seat and looked down at her uncle and aunt. "I have homework to hand in tomorrow, so I can't chat with you for now. I'm going to do my homework."
Halfway through the walk, she turned back and took her mother's hand: "I must have my mother accompany me when I do my homework, otherwise I can't finish a single question."
"What will you do during the exam?" my uncle asked suspiciously.
Lin Zhixia pretended to think: "When I'm taking the exam, I also have to think about my parents and my brother."
Uncle and aunt looked at each other.
Lin Zhixia's appearance really has nothing to do with the word "smart".
My uncle also stood up, a Rolex green Submariner watch gleaming on his wrist. He adjusted his watch and gently taught him, "Xia Xia, don't play dumb in front of your uncle and aunt. We want to train you and come to you for your own good. We want to push you to go further."
Is it really not for the purpose of hiring a free tutor
Lin Zhixia held back her true feelings. She said firmly, "I can't leave my home anyway."
"Your family's conditions..." Auntie frowned slightly, wanting to say something but stopping herself. She held her husband's arm, and pursed her rosy lips into a line, ashamed to continue judging Lin Zhixia's family situation.
Lin Zhixia walked around her aunt and went back to her bedroom, closing the door with a "click".
Since winning the gold medal in the Romanian Masters, the Provincial No. 1 Middle School gave Lin Zhixia a bonus and a computer - this computer is now placed in Lin Zhixia's bedroom.
Lin Zhixia thought that her uncle was asking for trouble and would leave soon. She didn't want to waste her time on her uncle and aunt. She turned on her computer, dialed up the Internet, and checked her personal emails and thesis update list as usual.
Senior Zhu Chan sent her an email, briefly introducing the latest research progress of the group. Zhu Chan also mentioned that they planned to improve the cluster computing model according to the MapReduce framework of Google's new paper. Lin Zhixia immediately downloaded the MapReduce paper, read it carefully, and then wrote a reply: MapReduce is divided into the map phase and the reduce phase. After the data is mapped, it will go through a round of shuffle and sorting [1]. Therefore, the data transmission form will be a key point that needs to be paid attention to, which affects the computing load and system efficiency.
Lin Zhixia suggested to Zhu Chan that instead of transmitting unpacked data directly, using encoding and decoding techniques could improve efficiency and further optimize the existing high-performance computing framework. She proposed a method for compressing and decomposing matrix operations.
Zhu Chan replied her email in seconds: "Come to school on the weekend."
Lin Zhixia agreed: "Okay, okay!"
Lin Zhixia was immersed in the fusion world of mathematics and computers and completely ignored the sound of Lin Zeqiu coming in.
Lin Zeqiu came back late today. Ever since he was admitted to the best gifted class in the Provincial No. 1 Middle School, he found that more than half of the students in the class were very strong and terrifying. If he was not careful, he would fall out of the top ten in the class. He had to work twice as hard to protect his position in the class.
He walked into the house absent-mindedly and happened to meet his uncle and aunt.
Uncle was ready to leave. He picked up the gifts he brought today and walked out of the front door of the Lin family. He passed by Lin Zeqiu, who asked him casually, "What are you doing at my house?"
His uncle glanced at him and said gently, "Help your sister change her living environment."
My aunt held my uncle's arm and interrupted, "Lao Ke, where did you park our car? I can't even see our car. The lights in the corridor are broken. It's dark, like a cave."
"Isn't it parked next to the apartment building?" Her uncle pointed to her, "Our Lexus, the last license plate number is 886."
Lin Zeqiu also looked in that direction.
His uncle asked him by the way: "Did your family buy a car?"
"No." Lin Zeqiu replied.
My aunt was surprised and asked, "Ah? No way? How does your mother go to the wholesale market to buy goods?"
"Ride a tricycle." Lin Zeqiu stepped into the house. He slung his schoolbag over his shoulder and walked straight to his room.
Lin Zeqiu slammed the door so loudly that it disturbed his uncle who was outside and Lin Zhixia at home.
Lin Zhixia paused tapping the keyboard. She stared at the computer screen for a long time, and suddenly wanted to call Jiang Yubai - Jiang Yubai could always provide her with good advice on interpersonal relationships.
She picked up the phone and dialed Jiang Yubai's cell phone number.
She waited for a long time, but still no one answered.
What is Jiang Yubai doing
At this moment, Jiang Yubai was sitting in the study, chatting with his mother.
Jiang Yubai is already a junior high school student. After the high school entrance exam next year, he will be promoted to high school. His mother stood in front of him and said to him, "Your father and I both hope that you can go to an international high school or the international class of the Provincial No. 1 High School. Your father is a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge University, majoring in economics. Do you have any plans in this regard? You should prepare as soon as possible."