When Tang Xue finally explained the matter clearly, Principal Tang added new doubts.
"Who sent this photo? What is it?"
"You've got the idea. After my careful analysis and inference, the person who sent the photo may have been misled by the photo, and he wanted to send you the photo to arouse your anger, and then separate me and Li Yubing— Of course we actually don't have anything at all."
Principal Tang felt that there were quite a lot of twists and turns among the children, "Who wants to break up you?" After asking, he added in his heart: I have to thank him.
"How do I know," Tang Xue shrugged helplessly, "There are so many people who have a crush on me."
"You know who has a crush on you?"
"I don't know, Liao Zhenyu told me."
"Liao Zhenyu also has a crush on you?"
"He? He doesn't, he likes the little bird, and I belong to the big bird."
"It's all a mess..."
Principal Tang felt a bunch of wool squeezed into his head when he listened to it. He tidy up the photos and put them on the coffee table, and concluded: "I believe you. But you are still wrong about this matter. , you are not allowed to fight with boys in public, and you don't even know if they are taken advantage of. A girl's home... "
"What's wrong with the girl?" Tang Xue was a little reluctant to hear it. "It's the girl's fault if something goes wrong."
"It's not that I blame you, it's that the society has too high demands on girls. If something goes wrong, it's always the women who get hurt the most. I ask you, this photo of you was taken, and after seeing it, everyone is mainly scolding it in the end. You... I guessed right?" Principal Tang said, and got a little angry again, this time because his daughter was inexplicably infamous.
"Okay, it's just as you expected." Tang Xue saw her father's gloomy expression, she leaned closer and said tentatively, "Don't be angry, I have a good idea."
"Oh?"
"Otherwise, I'll get Li Yubing into my hands and be mad at those people?"
"you dare!"
Tang Xue touched her nose and ran to go ice skating.
In the evening, she received a message from Bian Cheng. Tomorrow, Bian Cheng's birthday will invite his classmates to dinner and ask Tang Xue if he wants to come over.
Tang Xue sent him a red envelope, and then said: I won't go, you guys have fun. Happy birthday in advance!
Bian Cheng didn't accept her red envelope, and sent her another one.
Bian Cheng: Appearance fee.
Bian Cheng: Can you
Bian Cheng: Help me ask if Liao Zhenyu wants to come.
Tang Xue is a master who eats soft and not hard. Bian Cheng asked her with a low profile. She couldn't refuse too much. She asked Zhou Ran whether she would go or not. Anyway, she had already been relieved and underestimated about what happened in the past, and now she is calm and has no pressure on Bian Cheng.
—
For his birthday, Bian Cheng invited a few classmates who were close to him in his first year of high school. Tang Xue and Liao Zhenyu went together. Both of them were embarrassed to eat free food, and even prepared birthday gifts for them. Without Zhou Ran, Tang Xue felt much more at ease, and reminisced with everyone about their youth that passed away under the sunset. High school life is strange, dull and repetitive, vivid, every day is boring, but every day is profound - boring when experienced, nostalgic when recalling.
Maybe it's because of simplicity, Tang Xue thought sadly. Dad said that the older you get, the more ideas you have, and the more complicated the lines and colors on the paper of life.
If you look at it this way, time has to be counted forward, and people are the purest when they are young.
Thinking of when she was a child, Tang Xue's mind was full of Li Yubing.
Well, stop thinking about him!
Tang Xue rubbed her head helplessly.
"Boss, do you want wine?" Liao Zhenyu asked suddenly.
"Ah? Yes, I'll do it myself." Tang Xue said, reaching for the beer bottle.
Liao Zhenyu winked, took her wine glass and filled it up.
After doing this, Liao Zhenyu quietly sent a message to Li Yubing.
Liao Zhenyu: My boss is drinking, you will come to pick her up later!
Li Yubing: Good. What about excuses
Liao Zhenyu: By chance, do you understand
Li Yubing: I understand...
Liao Zhenyu had a rare opportunity to train Li Yubing as a pony, and he felt very cool. Alas, suddenly I don't want Li Yubing to catch up with the boss too quickly.
Tang Xue actually controlled the amount of alcohol and did not dare to drink too much. Mainly because she was worried that she would be nagged by her father when she went back. It's still early for him to leave school, and he has nothing to do at home. His wife is not at home every day, but he is lonely, and he can do ideological work for you for half a day when he catches one thing.
Therefore, in the end, Tang Xue drank the least, and even Bian Cheng drank his head, his face was flushed, and his eyes were a little drunk. Others are even more exaggerated, with two walking unsteadily.
Tang Xue and Bian Cheng stood at the door of the hotel and took them into a taxi one by one.
When only the two of them were left, Tang Xue raised her arm to stop a taxi, but Bian Cheng stopped her.
"Let's talk." Bian Cheng said.
Tang Xue put down her arms, looked at Bian Cheng, and asked, "Do you have anything to tell me?"
Bian Cheng opened his eyes and dared not look at her, his face seemed to turn even redder, "The day after tomorrow, do you want to go to the temple fair together?"
Uh…
Tang Xue stared at Bian Cheng's face and asked, "Bian Cheng, what do you mean?"
"I… "
"You don't want to date me, do you?"
Bian Cheng didn't expect her to say it so bluntly. Yes, she has always been a straightforward and frank person, just as she had confessed to him back then.
Did she know that he was excited and ecstatic when he heard the confession; did she know that he remembered this confession for three years.
"Tang Xue," Bian Cheng looked down at the road, "I rejected you at the time because I hoped that both of us would have a good future first. Reality is the guarantee of our relationship."
Tang Xue nodded, "I know, so I don't blame you, let's all look at it and don't be brooding about the past."
"Then now..."
"Now, my love for you has expired."
Bian Cheng smiled bitterly, "Do you have to be so direct..."
Tang Xue scratched her head, "Although it may be a bit hurtful to say this, I still hope it is better to say it clearly. I like others now."
When the two of them were talking, Li Yubing was standing not far away, hidden behind the lamp post, like a spy, listening to their conversation clearly. The thin lamppost could not block his body at all. Fortunately, he recently liked the handsome and cool black color, and it happened that the lamp post was also black, so it was barely considered a protective color.
Hearing Tang Xue's rejection of Bian Cheng, Li Yubing felt relieved.
Then he heard Bian Cheng ask Tang Xue, "Is the person you like now Li Yubing?"
Li Yubing's heart was beating wildly, she held her breath, and wished she would put up an umbrella outside her auricle and then connect an antenna to ensure that she could clearly hear every next word from Tang Xue.
Tang Xue still couldn't hold back her face to admit that she actually liked Li Yubing, and when she heard Bian Cheng's question, she immediately avoided her eyes and denied: "How could I have a crush on him, Li Yubing is only mine. Little pony."
good very good.
Li Yubing was so angry that she banged the lamppost with a bang.
The dull sound of flesh and metal colliding finally caught their attention. Both looked at him.
Half of Li Yubing's face was hidden behind the pillar, and he was staring at them silently at the moment. The light above his head hung down and fell on him vertically from top to bottom. The angle of the light was so strange that it made him seem to be summoned by a holy light.
Tang Xue was startled, "Li Yubing, do you think the street lights can block you, or do you think you can be invisible?"
Li Yubing calmly walked out from behind the lamp post and said, "What a coincidence."
Tang Xue was interrupted by Li Yubing, and she just said everything she should have said, so she said goodbye to Bian Cheng.
Before parting, she thought of one thing and asked Bian Cheng, "You didn't send those photos of my family, right?"
Bian Cheng looked confused, "What photo?"
Tang Xue waved her hand, "Forget it. Well, I believe in your character. Go, bye."
She and Li Yubing left together. After walking away, Li Yubing looked at her with a half-smiling, dangerous tone: "Little pony?"
Tang Xue felt guilty, and her heart beat faster again, gently, thumping, like a little rabbit dancing in the field. She dared not look at him, lowered her head and stared at her toes.
Li Yubing said, "Who wants to be a pony for you?"
Tang Xue lowered her head, "Yes, you are so big, you should be a big horse."
"..." Li Yubing rolled her eyes angrily, wanting to hit her head hard, but she was afraid of her pain.
After a while, Tang Xue suddenly said, "Li Yubing, do you want to go to the White Pagoda Temple Meeting on the eighth day of the first lunar month?"
Li Yubing paused and stared straight at her—although he could only stare at a jet-black top. He asked in a low voice, "Are you inviting me to go to the temple fair?"
"Well," Tang Xue finished, and quickly added with a guilty conscience, "Xia Menghuan is also here, let's play together."
"… Oh."
—
Baita Temple Fair is one of the more traditional large-scale temple fairs in Lake City. It is popular because it is said that praying here is particularly effective.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, besides Xia Menghuan and Liao Zhenyu who came to the temple fair together, Li Yubing felt that these two were Tang Xue's guardians.
The four of them went to the temple fair at 11:00 in the morning, bought a lot of snacks, and walked around with the crowd, and the first place to stop was Zhuangyuan Bridge. Zhuangyuan Bridge is an arched stone bridge with a history of hundreds of years. Under the bridge hole hangs a super-large special copper coin, which is larger than a washbasin. The copper coin is round outside and square inside, and a small bell hangs inside.
The most popular thing about the Zhuangyuan Bridge is not the legend of "Zhuangyuan in the Bridge", but this little bell.
It is said that by hitting a small bell with a coin, you can achieve whatever you want.
Tang Xue stood with many people outside the railing on the river bank, tossing coins and ringing the bell.
There were too many people, and Li Yubing was worried that she would be squeezed, so he held the railing behind her, and put his hands on both sides of her, using his body to create a firm small space.
Fortunately, his arms were strong enough to be firmly supported there. When someone squeezed him and touched him, he only pushed his body forward moderately.
Tang Xue was equivalent to standing in his arms. She was in a mood for a while, and she didn't know where the coins were thrown.
From above his head came his low, smiling voice: "Stupid."
Steady, steady.
Tang Xue calmed down and threw the coin blindly with her eyes closed.
jingle —
Xia Menghuan's surprised voice came from beside him: "Your Majesty, you hit!"
"Eh?" Tang Xue opened her eyes in surprise, but she was annoyed again, "Oh, I didn't see it myself."
Li Yubing just laughed, the two of them were too close, he laughed so restrained, she still heard the faint sound of his laughing.
Liao Zhenyu watched from the sidelines, feeling that Li Yubing's smile was so low.
After Tang Xue was done, Li Yubing also started tossing coins. He seemed to have forgotten that he was still encircling Tang Xue. He continued to hold the railing with one hand, and raised the other hand to throw a coin. The movement was slightly larger, and Tang Xue's body was about to touch him.
Tang Xue had no choice but to cling to the railing and stay silent.
Liao Zhenyu couldn't help but look sideways. The boss is usually so majestic, but now he is being held in Li Yubing's arms like a chicken.
Li Yubing made the shot after a while, and Tang Xue was relieved. The two of them looked at Liao Zhenyu and Xia Menghuan next to them.
"Your Majesty, let's go somewhere else first, I won't leave, I must achieve what I want this year." Xia Menghuan said. She threw it for a long time and still didn't get it, and now she intends to cite Tang Xue's blind throwing method.
Liao Zhenyu hadn't thrown it yet, so he nodded quickly and said, "Me too!"
The four separated temporarily, Tang Xue and Li Yubing got on the Zhuangyuan Bridge and walked towards Baita Temple.
Xia Menghuan played for a while, leaning on the railing and looking down at their exposed feet under the railing, then she suddenly said to Liao Zhenyu, "Liao Zhenyu, your shoes—"
"Ah!" Liao Zhenyu was pleasantly surprised, "Finally someone found it!" Then he quickly explained to Xia Menghuan how precious and excellent his limited edition basketball shoes are.
Xia Menghuan was dizzy, "Well, I just want to remind you that there are footprints on your shoes, remember to wipe them later."
"Oh… "
However, after listening to Liao Zhenyu bragging about it for a long time, Xia Menghuan felt that she should join in, so she laughed and joked: "Your shoes are very expensive, right? It seems that this year's New Year's income is good."
"Hey, no money."
"Ah? Did you pick it up?"
"no… "
Liao Zhenyu talked to Xia Menghuan about the ins and outs. After listening to Xia Menghuan, Xia Menghuan asked him, "What about the other pair of shoes?"
"I haven't bought the other pair yet. I have it in Li Yubing's. I haven't figured out what I want for the other pair."
"Liao Zhenyu, if you do this, in case the king finds out..."
Liao Zhenyu said quickly, "Don't tell the boss!"
"Oh," Xia Menghuan played with his fingers, glanced at him secretly, and whispered, "Then you have to give me some hush money."
"Huh?" Liao Zhenyu was taken aback.
"The other pair of sneakers belongs to me, you let Li Yubing cash in, keep the money with you, and buy me snacks."
Liao Zhenyu said, "Then you go directly to Li Yubing for a favor, right? He will definitely be willing to give it to you."
Xia Menghuan shook his head resolutely, "That's different. If I was bought by Li Yubing, I would betray my good friend."
"now what?"
"Right now, it's just the hard work of helping you keep your secrets."
Liao Zhenyu was stunned, "It means that you took the benefits, and then you are more noble than me?"
Xia Meng smiled and winked at him.
Liao Zhenyu felt that Xia Menghuan and he were not from the same country.
—His boss, trained him a little boss.