There are several free large libraries in Linshi.
The first floor of Nantu is the borrowing room, and the second floor has a place for self-study. Not too many people, just a few tables with people sitting here and there. They randomly found a corner seat, and Xu You unloaded her schoolbag and put it on the table.
"Then where should I sit?" Xie Ci leaned on the side, folded his hands on his chest, "I want to be next to you, I don't want to sit opposite you."
Xu You glanced at him.
Later, I will teach him how to write a topic. It should be more convenient for the two of us to sit closer together. So she thought about it for a while, and said in a low voice, "Move a bench next to me, and make the movement quieter."
Next to the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, the curtains were pulled aside, and a beam of sunlight was projected onto the floor, casting a shadow.
Xu You took out a pen from the pencil case, lowered her head, and spread her palms to Xie Ci next to her, "There are math papers and answer sheets."
He didn't respond for a long time.
Xu You turned her head in doubt, seeing someone with a hesitant expression.
"Hurry up." She urged.
"I..." Xie Ci took out a crumpled piece of paper from the pocket of his jacket... .
"...How did it become like this?"
Xu You didn't know whether to laugh or cry, took the piece of paper, and patiently flattened the wrinkles with her palm.
As soon as it unfolded, the bright red score on the upper left suddenly appeared, and both of them fell silent. It was also the first time that Xu You was a little speechless.
"How did you score....42?" She asked tentatively, afraid that her tone would be too strong.
Xie Ci was stubborn, "Anyway... I am taller than Song Yifan, and he only has 32 points."
“…….”
Xu You shook her head, and flipped through Xie Ci's answer sheet to see some of the questions he got right. She is good at mental arithmetic, and she glanced over a few questions, and immediately found that the thank you did not have that many points.
In fact, the number changed from 1 to 4 in the title bar is very stiff, and it is easy to see. Afraid of hurting his self-esteem, Xu You pretended not to understand. But I thought it was funny, she wasn't his parent, the childish behavior of changing grades was really like a primary school student... .
She suppressed the smile on the corner of her mouth, pressed the ballpoint pen, and pulled out a piece of white draft paper from the side.
Xie Ci rested his chin on one hand.
"Don't be in a daze, you also take a pen, I'll tell you, then you do the math, and take notes along the way." Xu You's expression returned to serious.
"Understood, Teacher Xu." He replied lazily.
She knew that the basics of thanking speeches were not good, so she directly gave up a few more esoteric ones and chose the basic ones to tell him.
"This question." The tip of the ballpoint pen tapped, Xu You's voice was clear and soft, and his eyes looked at Xie Ci, "If the straight line ax+2y=20 is parallel to the straight line 3x+y=20, what is the value of the coefficient a? . . . "
"This question is a simple ratio method. Junior high school students can also do it. I will tell you the method, and you can calculate it yourself...."
Xu You used to be a tutor for children, so she was very patient and explained the topics carefully.
Although there are many words of thanks that I don't understand, the attitude is still correct. Xu You specifically asked him to bring the math book with him, and whenever he talked about a knowledge point, he would turn it out and take notes with him. Originally, he was asked to write it himself, but Xie Ci's handwriting was flying and flying, so big and ugly that he could not read it clearly in the book. Xu You had no choice but to take a blue water-based pen to help him take notes. He was in charge of leaning to the side to watch, laughing.
"This question, trigonometric functions, you read the question by yourself."
"Oh... the known function f(x) = 4... er, tan x." Xie Ci didn't know how to pronounce tan, so he directly used pinyin instead.
Xu You was so angry, she couldn't help laughing, and tapped his head with a pen, "You can't even read, what are you doing in class?"
"..."
At the end of the topic, the thank you answer sheet has been filled with dense processes.
Xu You put the math paper aside, got up from the seat with a glass of water, and said: "You read what I told you first, and I'll get some water to drink."
When he came back, Xie Ci was lying on the table and was scribbling and drawing with all his attention.
Xu You pulled out the chair and sat down beside him, and leaned over to take a look. He didn't count the questions, but drew a bunch of circles, crosses, and inexplicable symbols on the draft paper.
"I want to give this to you." Xie Ci pushed the paper over.
Xu You didn't quite understand what it meant, so she pointed to those ooxx and asked, "What is this?"
"Then come to me at night and I'll tell you."
Xie Ci propped his head up while turning his pen, lowered his eyes, and smiled weakly. It may be that he was too turbulent, which made Xu You realize something in a blink of an eye.
"Thank you, why are you so rude!"
Xu You blushed and scolded lightly. Then she turned her eyes away from him.
"Tsk." Xie Ci dropped the pen in his hand and moved closer.
Xu You backed away a little and turned around.
He insisted on getting closer, begging in a low voice: "Daughter-in-law, don't be angry."
"Wife?"
"Xu Yo?"
"Wife, wife....Daughter-in-law...." Xie Ci shouted like an addict, chanting sutras like nagging.
"Are you annoying?" Xu You turned around, startled Xie Ci jumped.
"What, why..."
Xu You gritted her teeth and stretched out her hand.
Her hands were soft and dry, and Xie Ci pinched his cheek, and he didn't react for a while.
I don't know if I don't touch it. Xie Ci's face was so soft that Xu You couldn't help pulling his fingers out.
"Can you stop yelling at me, annoying person." She scolded him.
Xie Ci smiled facelessly.
After playing for a while, Xu You stopped fighting with him and sat upright, "I'm going to study."
She put the test paper away, just as Xie Ci's phone vibrated.
He glanced at the caller ID, frowned, pushed away his chair and got up to answer the call in the distance.
After a meeting, thank you and come back. He looked in a hurry, as if he was in a hurry.
Xu You looked at him, "What happened?"
"Did you bring your mobile phone?" Xie Ci asked.
Xu You shook her head.
"I have something to go now, I can't take you home, you will go back later and send me a message with your phone." He put on his coat and was on the phone with someone else. Before Xu You could say anything, he said Run out of sight.
Xu You's mind was full of the anxious appearance when Xie Ci left. She was a little worried and couldn't continue studying, so she sloppily packed her things and went home to call Xie Ci.
For some reason, I was always flustered.
When she came home, Chen Xiuyun sat quietly on the sofa, seeming to be thinking about something.
Xu You was in a hurry to go back to her room, without looking at her expression, she said casually, "Mom, I'm back."
"It's so early, didn't you go to the library?"
"Hmm... I forgot some information at home."
Xu You replied, changed her shoes, didn't even have time to unload her bag, and ran back to the room in three steps at a time.
Obviously remembering to put the phone under the pillow, I searched twice and still found it. She knelt down and rummaged around, sweating from her brow in anxiety.
"Xu You, what are you looking for?" Chen Xiuyun's voice came from behind.
Xu You paused and turned her head. He saw what Chen Xiuyun was holding in his hand.
Her heart sank.
"—Boom."
The mobile phone was smashed to the ground by Chen Xiuyun, and slowly rolled down to Xu You's side and stopped.
She knelt on the ground with her head bowed.
"mom... ."
"Don't call me first, tell me, who is the person on your phone?"
"I text you every day, what does he call you?"
"Say it! Don't keep silent, Xu You, are you going to kill your mother in a hurry!"
“…….”
"I feel sorry for you. Seeing you staying up so late, I thought you were studying. What happened? Who do you call so late every day? Do you think your parents are fools?"
Xu You's eyes turned red.
Chen Xiuyun took a deep breath, seemed a little dizzy, and sat down on the bed unbearably. She has been suffering from low blood pressure and turns pale when she has big emotional ups and downs.
"Mom, don't be angry." Xu You blamed herself more and bit her lips, "Don't be angry..."
"I have always trusted you and never checked your phone... But what about you, what can I give in return for my trust? Do you know what falling in love means to you now?" Chen Xiuyun became more and more excited as she spoke, 'Talk When the word "love" is spoken, it is particularly frightening and a little confusing. But Xu You was powerless to refute and couldn't say a word.
"Your father and I have been exhausted because of you, and it's not like you don't know...I'm for you..." Having said this, Chen Xiuyun choked up and pointed to her nose, "You Why are you so stupid? When is this, you still have the mind to fall in love, why do you?! Do you know, you don’t do well in the exam, and your dad and I can’t afford you. What will you do with others when you leave the society? Compare?!"
Chen Xiuyun saw Xu You kneeling on the spot, her eyes lowered, motionless, the anger and helplessness in her heart were intertwined, and finally turned into a long sigh.
"You are still young, and you don't realize that without a degree, you have no ability, and you can't get along. You know why your father and I have spent these years... Let me tell you the truth, back then, your father was just incapable and lived in a married couple. Entering our Chen family, which one of your aunts and aunts thinks highly of him?! Because of what?! It’s all because of his incompetence! Why do you think we keep fighting?! Do you see how your father is living happily? Look at your mother and me Are you happy? You are only in high school, so you don’t cherish the opportunities you have, and you will not be able to rely on men in the future. When you enter their house, do you know how much anger you will suffer? Do you know how many eyes you will receive? ......”
"In this world, there are many things you can't control, but you can control many things, why don't you cherish them..."
"Mom, I know..."
Xu You held back her tears, she looked directly at Chen Xiuyun, clenched her fists, "I know what I'm doing."
"What are you doing?"
"Mom... I have been listening to you all the time, and... this time, can you not tell Dad first, and wait for me to solve it myself?"
Chen Xiuyun seemed to have no strength to scold her anymore, "Xu You...."
"I know it's wrong, but I can still guarantee that I will study hard. Really, I will talk to him."
Xu You's tone was almost pleading, and she hurriedly said: "Mom... you can trust me once? I really won't let you down."
Chen Xiuyun's heart ached. Xu You was different from other children since she was a child. When Chen Xiuyun quarreled with Xu You's father, she sat not far away and watched them silently. Xu You has always been obedient and obedient, making people feel distressed. She doesn't complain about pain when she gets an injection, doesn't say a word, and never asks for anything when she goes to the supermarket. Even the kindergarten teacher said she was too obedient, not sensible like a child of this age. Whether it is doing exercises or playing games, he is very serious, eating and taking a nap will let other children. Chen Xiuyun and his wife are busy with work and have little place to take care of Xu You, so they often leave her at grandma's house. Grandma doesn't have any other children, so Xu You is often alone in a daze, or doing homework... Even if I miss them, I just make a phone call. Before hanging up, Chen Xiuyun hears Xu You say, Mom, I miss you very much , but I am very obedient here...
Thinking of this, he saw Xu You kneeling in front of him again. Chen Xiuyun calmed down for a moment, and recovered her voice, "I won't tell your father for now, you can solve it yourself, and I will trust you for the last time."
Before leaving the room, Chen Xiuyun paused for a moment, and turned her head to the side, "Mom is not forcing you, I will wait until after you take the college entrance examination to talk about anything, you and that boy..."
She didn't say the rest, and couldn't bear to continue.
The door was closed with a slight sound. Xu You leaned against the bedside table exhaustedly, dazed in a daze.