Tan Muxing seriously suspected that the brother-sister relationship between He Shichen and Chu Qianli could not stand the test of study, so He Shichen chose to transfer the conflict and crisis to the friendship between him and his deskmate.
Except for physical education and art, Tan Muxing's grades in all subjects are average. He is usually not good at supervising his deskmates to study, mainly because he is not qualified. He thinks differently from He Shichen, he doesn't have a strong fighting spirit, and he thinks that his tablemate can make calculations, his family is rich, and he can live a good life no matter what.
Tan Muxing sighed in front of the mock test report card on the table, looking at the shocking bottom ranking, he didn't know what to do for a while.
But her test is too low.
Although she is strong in astrology, she must at least have a diploma.
After a while, Chu Qianli and Qiu Qingkong skipped back to work. The two had just finished the extra test of girls' sports, and even ran to the school gate to steal milk tea for takeaway.
Qiu Qingkong put the plastic bag on the desk, she picked up two cups of milk tea from it, and said, "I'll bring them over."
Chu Qianli nodded, took out another cup from the bag, and handed it to the big white bear at the same table: "This cup is yours."
"Thank you." Tan Muxing doubted, "...didn't you bring it to He Shichen?"
"Money printing machines don't drink milk tea, they only drink black ink." Chu Qianli added, "For example, coffee or something."
Tan Muxing holds the cold milk tea, he always feels heavy in his hands, as if he has taken over the burden of persuading his deskmate to learn from others.
Chu Qianli pricked the milk tea with a straw, she stirred it happily and began to enjoy it.
"tasty?"
"It's delicious. Qiu Qingkong said it's an online celebrity store. Good guy, the delivery fee is more expensive than my poker."
Tan Muxing looked at the tablemate secretly from the corner of his eye. He felt that she was in a good mood now, and began to rack his brains to organize his words, and tentatively said: "There will be an extra day off before the midterm exam. Do you want to come to my house?"
"Okay, I didn't go to the natural scenic area last time, so we can go together this time." Chu Qianli didn't hesitate at all, she simply agreed, obviously very enthusiastic about talking about Mu Xing's family.
Tan Muxing hurriedly said: "No, I mean everyone reviewing together..."
Chu Qianli frowned, and then smiled again: "It's okay, you review, I'll go to the natural scenic spot!"
Tan Muxing was quiet for a few seconds, he suddenly felt that the words were wrong, and said bravely: "...you want to review too?"
When Chu Qianli heard this, she immediately slumped down on the table like a limp bone, and began to complain again: "I don't want to review."
Tan Muxing comforted her with a good voice: "You must get a graduation certificate, otherwise the future will be very troublesome..."
Chu Qianli fell silent, she really wanted to reply "Do I have a future", but she shouldn't say this.
She is now going to school step by step, just not wanting to be discovered by others, which will inevitably cause an uproar. Even if you see future information, not everything can be revealed.
Chu Qianli pressed her face against the desk, and said in a muffled voice, "Is the graduation certificate useful?"
Tan Muxing was taken aback for a moment, he scratched his head in distress, and persuaded softly: "You may think it's useless now, but maybe it will be useful in the future, such as going to college, or doing other things..."
Chu Qianli said nothing.
Tan Muxing said gently: "I know you like astrology, but didn't you tell Uncle Jianping that our personality makes us behave differently, and then produce different results, you don't have to force yourself to learn all the time, But if you work hard at the key points before the exam, maybe there will be a change?"
Tan Muxing was afraid that his tough attitude would cause rebellion at the same table, so he could only use Chu Qianli's words to persuade her.
Chu Qianli was surprised: "Did I say that?"
Tan Muxing nodded seriously: "Yes, do you still remember telling me about the lunar nodes, you said that if you get stuck in the field you are familiar with, you will not make any progress, so you will want to read Ma Zhe, always staring at astrology, maybe The result is not good, the review before the exam is similar to reading Ma Zhe... "
Chu Qianli's eyes widened. She was quite shocked at this moment, and said in shock, "Why do you remember everything!?"
Chu Qianli had forgotten what she had said, but she felt familiar as soon as she heard it, as if there were indeed these things.
Tan Muxing smiled wryly: "Of course I remember it all. Only by not indulging in primitive instincts can people reach the future of development potential, and growth, change, and evolution are the core of astrology."
He is still indifferent to metaphysics, but he has always believed in what she said.
"Damn it, you're using magic to defeat magic!" Chu Qianli wailed, holding his head in his arms, "This way I have no excuse."
If Tan Muxing used other people's principles to persuade her, then she would have a hundred clever ways to argue, but he actually picked up her quotations at random, so she couldn't say that she was wrong before
Seeing her shaken, Tan Muxing hit the iron while it was hot: "We can review carefully first, and go to the scenic spot when we feel tired, or the three of us can play games together before learning..."
"If you graduate from high school and go to university, we can find more delicious and fun things in the university town. Now the school is too far away from the city. The university town in the city is very prosperous, and there are many activities in the university. Don't give up. These possibilities."
Tan Muxing is desperately weaving a better future, hoping to motivate the tablemate.
"Is it possible?" Chu Qianli was suddenly touched by these words, she pondered for a long time, then lowered her head and said, "...Okay."
She wasn't sure if these had something to do with her, but there was nothing wrong with shining wishes.
Tan Muxing let out a long sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Then review together before the midterm exam?"
Chu Qianli nodded slowly, she thought for a moment, and then added decisively: "But I only work hard for a while before the exam, and I agreed to work hard on the key points!"
Tan Muxing said helplessly: "...that's okay too." It's better than not learning at all.
Before the midterm exam, the school will rearrange the desks and classrooms, and give students an extra day off for review. Chu Qianli, Tan Muxing and Qiu Qingkong finalized the time and made an appointment to get together before the weekend exam.
Once a stranger and second acquaintance, Chu Qianli and Qiu Qingkong have already seen the Tan family compound, but this time there is an extra unexpected guest.
Inside the house, the warm sunlight streamed in, and the boys and girls were all busy doing papers.
Chu Qianli glanced up at He Shichen unwillingly, but she finally got up and pushed the big white bear at the same table, and said angrily, "Why is he here?"
Tan Muxing's guilty eyes dodge, he can't explain it dryly.
Chu Qianli mourned: "You are obviously friends with me, why did you call him over?"
Chu Qianli didn't want to be at home on weekends because she didn't want to be stared at by He Shichen. It's hard for her to fish now.
Tan Muxing: "... I don't have one."
Chu Qianli was disappointed: "I understand, I understand. You still think he is better. His grades are much better than mine. I am not the most important thing."
Tan Muxing waved his hands in panic: "That's really not the case!"
Tan Muxing always felt that the fight between his siblings would hurt him, and he was a poor man involved in the He family's infighting.
He Shichen said that he would set the exam scope for everyone, and as the ceiling of the class, he was very good at taking exams. Tan Muxing has no reason to refuse, he thinks that if the tablemate wants to make a quick success, he still needs the help of the god of learning.
Qiu Qingkong also didn't expect He Shichen to come, she didn't dare to chatter now, she just lowered her head and did her homework honestly.
He Shichen put down the book in his hand, looked at Chu Qianli who was pestering Mu Xing, and said calmly: "Stop making trouble, finish your questions, and you should be able to pass after finishing these."
Qiu Qingkong muttered in a low voice: "Since you are all coming over, we can definitely go to the teacher's house?"
If both Chu Qianli and He Shichen were there, they could go to He's house to review.
He Shichen: "I'm going to school in the afternoon, so I can't stay with you all the time."
He Shichen was very busy, he came here to see if Chu Qianli was studying, and after confirming that he was not cheating, he was going to leave. He circled the key points of the exam in a swish, explained a few difficult problems to everyone, stared at Chu Qianli after completing the basic questions, and then prepared to go to school by car.
Chu Qianli had longed for the money printing machine to leave, but the others were a little hesitant when they saw this.
Qiu Qingkong asked curiously, "Aren't you going to review?"
He Shichen: "This kind of pre-examination assault has little effect on me."
"… excuse me."
Chu Qianli and Qiu Qingkong sat in the room and continued writing questions, while Tan Muxing sent He Shichen out.
Before leaving, He Shichen looked around the magnificent Tan family compound, pondered for a few seconds, and said thoughtfully: "By the way, do you know the market price of your house?"
Tan Muxing said honestly: "I'm sorry, it should not be traded, so there is no market price."
He Shichen nodded calmly: "Well, I guess so, I can only think of other ways."
Tan Muxing: "?" What other methods
Tan Muxing was a little dazed after hearing this, and didn't know why He Shichen made such a statement.
Inside the house, seeing He Shichen leave, Chu Qianli immediately jumped up excitedly, and couldn't wait to go for a walk in the natural scenic spot.
Tan Muxing wanted her to study for a while, so she used the excuse that there were many tourists on the mountain, and agreed to go there to take a look at it in the evening, which happened to be off the peak time for tourists.
The three of them studied hard for a day, had dinner at Tan Mu Xing's house, and took advantage of the last rays of the sky to go up the mountain. After Chu Qianli and Qiu Qingkong visited the scenic spot, it was very convenient to take a car and get on the highway.
In the twilight of the setting sun, the beautiful dry mountains do not see the clouds and mist in the daytime, but are covered with golden light and thin clothes.
Tan Jia was quite familiar with the scenic spot, so the three of them sneaked in through the side door without buying tickets.
Chu Qianli praised: "However, this is quite humane. It is a bit bitter to think about it because you have to buy tickets to go up the mountain to worship the ancestors."
Tan Muxing confessed feebly: "It is true that you have to buy tickets when worshiping the ancestors. The main reason is that there are too many people coming from the family, but usually two or three people sneak in. It's okay, just use the staff's card to swipe."
Many nearby villagers work in the scenic spot, and these people have some connections with the Tan family in their ancestors.
Qiu Qingkong: "Didn't see your family members these two times?"
"My grandfather lives in a yard halfway up the mountain, and my parents are not in Beijing recently." Tan Muxing explained, "Uncle and the others have to go to work in the company, and they dislike living here because it's too remote, so they don't come here very often."
"I used to live in the city too, and I moved back when my parents returned to Beijing. It's still too far to go to school." Tan Muxing's family was worried that he would live alone, so they only recently placed him in the Tan family compound.
Chu Qianli: "Whoa, whoops, it's true that only those who have a courtyard can dislike a courtyard. Ordinary people don't even have the qualifications to dislike a courtyard in a scenic spot."
Talking about Mu Xing: "..."
The three of them took a sightseeing car, shuttled through the lush and dense forest, and finally reached the relatively flat top of the mountain.
There are really few tourists in the evening, and there are no crazy surging heads, so people have space to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
There are many quaint buildings on the top of the mountain, the bamboo leaves are shaking, the path is deep, and people in Taoist costumes are sweeping the stone steps. Light smoke fluttered, and the aftertaste of burnt incense ash filled the air.
"There are still Taoist priests here?" Qiu Qingkong asked while taking pictures of the beautiful scenery.
Chu Qianli walked forward along the path and said, "The name is Ganshan, so it should be a Taoist temple."
Tan Muxing: "Yes, the mountain is a place for Taoist priests to practice."
Looking at the buildings in the distance, Qiu Qingkong hesitated and said, "I can't tell the difference between these temples."
Chu Qianli explained patiently: "Generally speaking, Taoist buildings are not called 'temples', they are basically Taoist temples, and there are also 'palaces' or 'temples' added after them."
"why?"
"Because Taoism emphasizes 'unity between man and nature', they are keen on studying celestial phenomena, and some people want to prove Taoism and become immortals, so Taoist temples like to be built on the top of the mountain, so that it is convenient to see the stars." Chu Qianli sighed, "Oh, who Wouldn’t you like to have a mountain to watch the stars?”
Tan Muxing reminded in a low voice: "... the idea of wanting to own mountains is not in line with Marxism."
Chu Qianli blamed himself: "It's a mistake, it's a mistake, I dare to do it next time."
The three of them strolled all the way to the entrance of the Taoist temple. Qiu Qingkong saw that incense was provided for free. She was so excited that she wanted to make a wish before the exam, and she called out to her companions: "Aren't you going to offer incense? Midterm exams or something?"
Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing shook their heads in unison. The former said he was a believer in Marxism, while the latter didn't believe it.
Qiu Qingkong was not disappointed by her companions, she excitedly ran to the free window and brought the incense of Qianshan Taoist unity.
Tan Mu Xing really doesn't understand occult lovers, so he wondered: "Why does she like Tarot astrology and still go to the Taoist temple?"
Chu Qianli waved his hand: "Hey, Chinese people don't care about these things, they believe in whatever is useful, anyway, casting a wide net will always work."
The two stood outside waiting for Qiu Qingkong, but Chu Qianli finally realized something was wrong when he saw her running towards the Yuanjun Hall.
Chu Qianli hurried into the hall and pulled Qiu Qingkong out: "Why do you come here to offer incense?"
Qiu Qingkong was stunned and said: "I looked around and there are goddesses and immortals in this temple, so why should I support their business?"
Chu Qianli: "?"
Chu Qianli complained: "I thank you for your thoughtfulness on behalf of Bixia Yuanjun, but there is really no need..."
What Qiu Qingkong almost wanted to worship was Lord Bixia Yuan. This goddess is indeed supernatural. Those who wish to have heirs, sons wish for relatives, younger brothers wish for elder brothers, and relatives wish to be generous" ①, the most famous of which is to send children.
Chu Qianli said sadly: "I understand your mentality of spreading the net, but you can't do everything too well. If you don't ask for so many supernatural powers, you just ask for her studies that she is not good at. This is not supporting the business. You are asking for it." Kicking the pavilion?"
Qiu Qingkong refused to go to the Wenchang Hall, and instead came to Yuanjun Hall to study. He simply let the copywriters do sales and forced the technicians to do administration. Even gods would be angry because of the unclear division of labor.
Chu Qianli: "Be superstitious, at least respect your job, don't keep picking things that aren't mentioned in other people's resumes."
Qiu Qingkong: "..."