When Jiang Lingzhi returned home, it was already completely dark.
The marshmallows have already been eaten, and the bamboo sticks have been destroyed. If her mother found out that she ate junk food outside, it would inevitably be another nagging meal.
Open the door with a key, and the whole living room is bright and spacious.
Jiang Lingzhi changed her shoes in the entrance, and walked in with her schoolbag.
Hearing the movement, Lu Yuping got up and walked over from the living room, pointing to the pendulum on the wall: "I know, why is it so late today, you see for yourself, what time is it?"
After school at 5:20, it's already 7:30.
Jiang Lingzhi walked over and shook Lu Yuping's arm: "Mom, I accidentally passed by and walked a long way."
She has never let adults worry about her since she was a child. As long as she acts like a baby, Lu Yuping can't help her. Her voice softened: "Didn't I let you take a taxi, you child, go wash your hands and eat."
"Oh." Jiang Lingzhi responded, put down her schoolbag and went into the bathroom.
After washing his hands, Jiang Lingzhi sat down at the dining table, dried his hands with a paper towel, and asked in the direction of the kitchen, "Where's Dad?"
The house seems to be extraordinarily quiet today, the TV in the living room is still playing, making a slight sound, making it even more quiet.
Lu Yuping brought the food to the table: "Your dad has been busy recently, so he can't pick you up after school during this time. You should be more careful. Uncle Chen can pick you up after the car is repaired in a few days."
Jiang Lingzhi nodded, thought for a while, and tentatively discussed: "Mom, I think I can go home alone in the future."
Lu Yuping directly refused without thinking: "How can I do that, it's not safe to go home alone! Didn't you see those reports on the news?"
"Those human traffickers, punks, just like to pick on female students who are alone!"
Jiang Lingzhi: "..."
Lost in the first round.
Jiang Lingzhi tapped the glass with her fingertips, trying to make a last effort: "But my classmates also went home by themselves, you can't keep treating me like a child, and I'm going home by myself these days, isn't it good? Well..."
Holding a rag in her hand, Lu Yuping leaned over and glanced at her from the kitchen: "You are sixteen years old, do you think you are very big? Besides, what time did you get home today?"
"..."
Jiang Lingzhi was speechless.
In the second round, a disastrous defeat.
The uprising failed, and she was no longer interested in speaking.
After dinner, Jiang Lingzhi twisted her schoolbag listlessly and walked upstairs: "Mom, I'm going back to my room to do my homework."
While clearing the table, Lu Yuping told her: "Remember to practice the piano, the competition is about to come, you can't take it lightly at this time."
"Know it."
Back in the room, Jiang Lingzhi took a shower and changed into clean home clothes, sat in front of the piano, and began to practice the basic skills every day.
It was nearly ten o'clock after an hour of piano practice, and it was pitch black outside the window, accompanied by the chirping of insects in the summer night.
Jiang Lingzhi rubbed her eyes, sat at the desk, took out the test paper from her schoolbag and started to do her homework.
There are three subjects in Chinese and Mathematics, each with a test paper, and various review questions.
After writing all the test papers, it was past midnight.
Jiang Lingzhi checked again for the last time, and after confirming that there was nothing missing, she put the things back into her schoolbag, rubbed her sore wrists, and planned to go to sleep.
She lay down on the bed and turned off the bedside lamp. She was so sleepy that she couldn't even open her eyes. Suddenly, she thought of something and turned on the bedside lamp again.
(end of this chapter)