The weather has been getting colder and colder recently.
Xu You grew up in the south, where the climate in winter is generally mild and humid. In the past few days, the temperature in Lincheng has dropped sharply, approaching below zero, which made her a little uncomfortable.
It is especially easy to catch a cold when the seasons change. Before going out in the morning, Chen Xiuyun wrapped her in a green scarf knitted with wide wool, and told her, "Go to the cafeteria to eat at noon. The weather forecast says it will rain and snow today, so be careful on the road."
Xu You squatted at the entrance and put on her little boots, she nodded obediently, "Got it, Mom."
There is little snow in the south. Anyway, in Xu You's memory since she was a child, she has hardly seen a scene like "clear snow, clear clouds, light and cold sun" in the book.
Walking to the street, a small layer of white crushed snow has been spread on the roof and the ground. There was a soft creaking sound when the shoes were stepped on.
Xu You found it strange. Wearing fluffy gloves, she held a handful of snow and held an umbrella in her hand, studying the shape of snowflakes along the way.
Walking all the way, she felt a little strange, but she couldn't tell what was strange.
When I got to the school, I realized that there were red vests on duty at the school gate today.
The red vests belong to a group of senior high school student unions, in charge of school discipline.
They hold small notebooks in their hands and occasionally stop passing students.
Xu You put the umbrella on her shoulder, unloaded one schoolbag, and lowered her head to search for her school badge in a pile of books.
I searched for a while and couldn't find it.
She felt that the gloves were in the way, so she continued to grope after taking them off.
Turned it upside down, still nothing.
Xu You looked up and thought about it for a while, and secretly screamed in her heart. I must have left the school badge in the classroom without putting it in the school bag yesterday.
At this time, there are still ten minutes before class.
She was also afraid that her name would be deducted from her class. So I had no choice but to linger in place, in a dilemma.
Just as he was struggling, a familiar mocking voice came from not far away:
"Hey, you are standing at the gate of the school in full armor, ready to blow up the school?"
Xu You suddenly raised her head and looked at the source of the voice.
Xie Ci walked towards her.
Next to him were two boys she didn't know.
"Thank you!"
Her eyes lit up. Finally seeing a classmate, I didn't care about anything else, ran up two steps and said, "Can you do me a favor."
Xie Ci took two steps back, put his hands in his pockets, and looked down at her under the umbrella.
Neither speak.
Xu You was uncomfortable being watched, and couldn't help but take two steps back, "What are you looking at...?"
"I said you..." He tilted his head, playing with taste, "Why are you wrapped up like a bear?"
Xu You: ...... .
The two boys next to him burst out laughing.
Xie Ci glanced at them lightly.
A boy pursed his lips, "Brother Ci, is your girlfriend?"
"if not."
Another person said: "He also held an umbrella, my sister-in-law is also quite funny."
Xie Ci also laughed out loud, and he cursed: "Go away."
Xu You wore a hat on her head and a huge woolen scarf, covering half of her face. The black hair hangs limply on the cheeks, leaving only a pair of black wet eyes.
It's just a little snow, and I'm holding an umbrella. It's really fucking funny from a distance.
"What's wrong with me?" Xu You didn't know what happened. A weak voice came from the scarf, and he stared at the person in front of him with some depression.
She didn't realize that she looked like a wronged kitten in this way.
He became dumb in front of outsiders, and only dared to lose his temper at his master, meowing, baring his teeth and waving his claws to scare people.
Xie Ci seemed serious and said: "You came all the way, did you see anyone holding an umbrella besides you?"
Xu You was stunned for three seconds.
No wonder today I always feel that others are looking at her... ..
Xu You hurriedly put away the umbrella, a little embarrassed, "Is this strange... I thought you would open an umbrella when it snows."
Her serious and embarrassing appearance is really cute, and people can't help but tease it again and again.
So what Xie Ci originally wanted to say turned into: "You are so strange, daughter-in-law, fortunately you met me in advance, otherwise you would be laughed at by others when you enter school."
"Could you please stop yelling."
Seeing that time was running out, Xu You suddenly remembered that she didn't have a school card yet, so she couldn't help but said hastily: "By the way, can you go to the classroom and bring me the school card on my desk, I won't be able to get in now Alright, someone is taking names at the door..."
After hearing this sentence, Xie Ci couldn't help laughing, "Why do you want a school card?"
He stretched out his hand slightly, hooked her neck, and whispered in his ear: "Brother called and I will bring you in."
"A little bit." He paused and added.
At this time, there were not many students left at the school gate.
Xu You is in a hurry, this person is really... ..
She stepped back, slapped his arm with her umbrella, and said seriously: "I'm not in the mood to joke with you, I'm going to be late, hurry up, I'm really going to be late."
The tone was very anxious, and he repeated it twice.
Xie Ci finally stopped teasing her, turned around and walked forward, and said, "Who is kidding you."
Xu You followed Xie Ci, lowered her head guiltyly, and hurried through the school gate.
Not sure if everyone at school knew him.
The person on duty did not dare to stop them.
After Xu You entered the school gate, she turned a corner and walked past the fountain. She ran wildly, towards the teaching building.
Xie Ci was left far behind, and before she could even utter a word, she had already run away.
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In the middle of the morning, the snow outside was falling faster and faster.
Looking at it from a distance, the world is white.
The teaching building is heated, and the classrooms are hot, and there is a layer of water vapor on the glass windows.
There is a 40-minute break between classes, and the next class is physical education, so many people in the class went down to play snowball fights.
Xu You fell asleep on the table for a while, rubbed her eyes after waking up, and found that there was no one around.
Zheng Xiaolin had a bad cold and was not feeling well. She just sat on the seat and did her homework, and didn't go down.
Seeing that Xu You woke up, Zheng Xiaolin said to her, "You have been asleep for a long time, and the next class is almost here."
Xu You took out the paper and correction book that she had just finished in the previous class. She yawned and opened the book, "It's so cold outside, I feel like I'm going to hibernate myself, and then shrink into a small animal..."
"puff."
Zheng Xiaolin laughed out loud, "Why are you so cute, that gives me a sense of cold humor from time to time...."
The longer she gets along with Xu You, the more she finds that this girl has a serious cuteness.
Sometimes one or two words out of the blue can make people laugh so hard.
"Why don't you use air conditioners in winter?" Xu You copied the topic while chatting with Zheng Xiaolin, "I think it's so strange, there are things like radiators...it's amazing..."
"Don't you have any?" Zheng Xiaolin was reading the magazine in her hand, and asked, "You don't have heating in winter?"
Xu You shook her head, "I used to hear people talking about heating, but I always thought it meant air conditioning..."
"Pfft...."
"Then when I got here, I realized that the heating is heated by hot water, which can pass through the whole building."
The two chatted for a while.
"By the way!" Zheng Xiaolin remembered something, "I heard that the list of students in class 0 of our grade seems to have come out. I heard..."
"You must be in there."
"ah?"
"Did you fill out a form before, just asking about your volunteering?" Zheng Xiaolin asked.
Xu You nodded.
"That's right, you will definitely enter Class 0 in the future."
With the results of the monthly exam in December, according to the past practice of the No. 1 Middle School, the students of the key science classes have basically been settled. This class is calculated based on the average of the students' grade ranks from September to December.
This year the school was very grand, and a Taoist priest was invited to do the practice. After a long time of fortune-telling, it was finally determined that the class number of this year's science rocket class is zero.
I don't know how long this matter has been secretly complained about.
Xu You's monthly exam results in December are still in the top of the grade. If she chooses science, she will definitely enter the rocket class without any suspense.
Zheng Xiaolin said to herself: "Oh... I won't see you in the future. You are the most careful and patient student master I have ever seen..."
She said and coughed twice.
"I can't do it, my throat hurts so much, I have to go to my old class to ask for leave..." Zheng Xiaolin packed up her books.
Xu You looked up at her, "Do you want me to accompany you to the infirmary?"
Zheng Xiaolin waved her hand: "No, I have nothing to do, I just want to go back and relax."
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There were only two or three people left in the classroom. Xu You didn't make many mistakes in the test paper. She corrected the wrong questions, and then went to the materials to find the same type of questions and practice a few times.
The more I write, the more sweaty my palms will be. It was too hot in the classroom, Xu You was wearing a thick down jacket, and because she was afraid of the cold, she also wore two sweaters, and she was really suffocated at this time.
It's really hot and sweaty in winter... .
She didn't dare to take off her jacket, for fear of catching a cold, so she just opened the zipper.
As she wrote, she gradually stopped writing and looked sideways at the window.
Xu You took off the scarf and lay down on the window sill, opening a little gap.
The cool air came in, and it was very cool to inhale into the lungs.
She touched a handful of snow from the window sill with her fingertips, sniffed it under her nose, and looked at it on her fingertips. Just entertaining myself like this, having a great time.
I didn't know how long I played there, and suddenly there was a sound of laughter.
Xu You didn't know what to do, first raised her head and looked behind.
Xie Ci sat on the table with his legs stretched out, and he didn't know how long he looked at it.
His coat was thrown aside, and he was wearing a gray low-necked sweater. The curve from the chin to the collarbone is sharp and clear.
Her face was hot and red. Looking at him, the two stared at each other quietly for a while.
Xie Ci smiled and asked, "Have you ever played in the snow?"
Xu You shook her head, walked around him and walked back to her seat.
Before walking to the seat, she was taken aback.
A miniature snowman is standing on her desk.
In the shape of a gourd, two twigs were inserted for hands and feet, and a scribbled smiley face was drawn on the little snowman's face.
Xu You looked at this ugly little snowman for a few seconds.
"Did you pinch it?" She turned her head and asked her thanks.
He said nothing. He stretched out his hand and placed it on her warm neck while she was not prepared.
Hot and cold suddenly match each other.
Xie Ci's fingertips were like ice cubes.
He said lazily, "Otherwise, my hands will freeze to death."