Qi Muyang ran out for two hours. When he came back, it was already early in the morning. He was a little surprised to see Chu Qing sitting in the living room: "Mom, why are you still awake?"
"How can I sleep when you run out in the middle of the night?" Chu Qing yawned. "Have you apologized to your friends?"
Qi Muyang smiled: "Well, I apologized... You too, why did you keep waiting for me? I'm already this old, what could happen? Go back to your room and rest."
"No matter how old he is, he is still my baby. I won't say anything more. You should go to bed early." After saying this, Chu Qing walked towards the bedroom with sleepy eyes. When she reached the door, she suddenly stopped and looked at him hesitantly.
Qi Muyang raised his eyebrows: "Anything else?"
"It's nothing... I just heard the traitors talking about applying for college today, and I thought that if you go to University A, you can only apply for language majors," Chu Qing said carefully, "I just want to confirm whether you like this kind of major?"
Qi Muyang thought about it and answered honestly: "Actually, I don't know what I like, but since I'm good at languages, I'll study that. Anyway, there is an opportunity to change majors before sophomore year. If I find something I like by then, I'll change."
Chu Qing smiled and said, "There are probably limits to changing again... What I mean is, you might as well think about what you really want to do during this time. If you can think of a major that you are more interested in, then we can choose a school based on the major we want, just like the treacherous ministers did."
She paused after she finished speaking, fearing that Qi Muyang might misunderstand her, and tried to explain: "What I mean is that you don't have to go to University A. Your score is enough to get into a good school. There's no need to give up other things for University A..."
"I understand what you mean. Don't worry, Mom. I know." Qi Muyang pushed her shoulders and pushed her to the master bedroom. "I'm not someone who would compromise. If I had other ideas, I would definitely not compromise myself."
Chu Qing glanced at him helplessly, and seeing his confident expression, she felt relieved. Before closing the door, Qi Muyang suddenly said, "Mom."
Chu Qing paused: "Hmm?"
"Am I the pride of you and dad?" Qi Muyang asked nervously.
Chu Qing looked at him for a long time, and suddenly chuckled: "Although I have only known you for less than a year, I believe that since the day you were born, you have been the pride of me and Dad."
Qi Muyang smiled, showing a row of white teeth, and was obviously satisfied with her answer. Chu Qing was so sleepy that she didn't want to play the mother-son love scene with him, so she just kicked him out and fell asleep on the bed.
The deadline for applying for admission soon reached the last day. As the fat boy had decided at the beginning, he applied to the business school in F City, while Chen Xiu chose the accounting major in the Water Conservancy College in C City. However, the treacherous minister did not choose the police academy that he wanted to go to at the beginning, but chose the Agricultural University next to the fat boy's school.
"If I can't be a policeman, I will learn cultivation. Anyway, I am contributing to the people. It's all the same." Sitting on the sofa in Qi Muyang's house, the treacherous minister said with vicissitudes of life.
Qi Muyang sneered and exposed him bluntly: "Didn't you change your choice because you found yourself too tired after exercising at home for a few days?"
"Boss, please don't say it out loud even if you see it all." The treacherous minister was dissatisfied.
The fat guy was satisfied with his choice: "It's better that you don't become a policeman. If I do something illegal in the future and accidentally reveal it when I drink with you, I will be caught by you and it will be too miserable for me."
"If you leak it now, I will still report you," the treacherous official glanced at him, "Do you understand that justice is the greater good and you must sacrifice your relatives? So be honest."
Little Fatty: “…”
"I never thought that a treacherous minister could have such a righteous side," Chu Qing said as she sat at the desk in her bedroom. "I still remember when I first met him, he was just a little rascal, but now he's polite and civilized. I even saw him helping an old lady cross the street the day before yesterday."
"He has grown up a lot." Qi Weichen said lightly.
Chu Qing nodded in agreement: "In fact, it's not just him. Others have changed a lot too. The fat guy has become more honest with people and is no longer so clever and easily influenced by others. Chen Xiu has also become more cheerful. I heard from Mu Yang that he has been practicing shot put recently and wants to join the shot put club in college... By the way, is there such a club in college?"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Qi Weichen with sparkling eyes.
Qi Weichen stared at her in silence for a moment, then said coldly, "Don't think you don't have to study just because you talk nonsense."
Chu Qing, who was sitting at the desk with several thick reference books in front of her, said: "…"
"Do the questions." Qi Weichen had a blank expression on his face.
Chu Qing's face suddenly turned bitter: "Can't I just not study?"
"The number of college entrance examination candidates in 2019 is at least one-third more than that in 2043, but the university capacity is far less than that in 2043. If you want to be admitted to University A, you have to continue to work hard." Qi Weichen analyzed to her calmly.
Chu Qing curled her lips: "I know, I will try hard... It's just that when they are playing outside, I always want to go find them, I can't calm down."
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment: "I'll drive them out."
"That won't work. If they leave, I'll always wonder where they went and what they were playing, and I won't be able to calm down." Chu Qing looked pitiful.
The two looked at each other quietly for a moment, and Qi Weichen stood up and walked outside. After a while, a wailing sound was heard from outside. Chu Qing ran out to see curiously, but was called over by Qi Weichen.
"What's wrong?" No need to study anymore? Chu Qing was full of anticipation.
Qi Weichen looked at her and said, "Take out the test paper. They will help you do the test."
Chu Qing: “…”
The living room was quiet for a while. She looked at the older boys speechlessly. They all looked miserable and pitiful. Chu Qing felt guilty: "Well... I can do the questions by myself. I don't need them to accompany me."
"No." Qi Weichen only had two words.
Chu Qing's mouth twitched, and she finally gave in like the others, sitting in the living room and writing the test paper. It's true that with the company of others, her efficiency was much higher. However, the few people who originally planned to play at their house until the evening left at around 3 pm, and didn't dare to come again for a long time.
They left, but Qi Muyang couldn't leave. Under the pressure of Qi Weichen, he had to accompany his mother to do two hours of test papers every day. If he didn't do well, he would be criticized by his father. Others spent their summer vacation in their senior year of high school having fun, but he spent his summer vacation doing exercises and memorizing lessons. It can be said that it was miserable. Fortunately, the summer vacation was only three months and he would be free soon.
But freedom also means real separation, which makes it difficult for people to be happy.
Two weeks after the application was submitted, the admission status was announced. Qi Muyang and the treacherous minister were admitted to their first choice as they wished. After that, they waited for the notice and bought the things they needed for the university dormitory. Qi Muyang's school was in City A, so he didn't need to prepare too many things. The other three went to other places and needed to prepare everything.
The treacherous minister and the fat boy did not take the matter of purchasing things seriously, and only panicked when school was about to start. They quickly pulled Chen Xiu, who was already well prepared, to buy everything they needed. When they had bought everything, the first day of school was approaching.
Different universities have different start times. Chen Xiu is the first one, while the treacherous minister and the fat boy start a week after him, and Qi Muyang is the last one, which means that he has to send his friends away one by one.
On the day of sending Chen Xiu off, several people stood in the high-speed rail station. They wanted to say something, but before they opened their mouths, Chen Xiu first burst into tears. He was pale and thin, standing among several tall and strong teenagers, as if he was bullied. Qi Muyang and others were almost called away by the guards, and it took a long time to explain the matter clearly.
Now he couldn't say anything sentimental. Qi Muyang kicked Chen Xiu angrily and said, "Get out of here now."
"Boss, traitor, fat man," Chen Xiu's eyes were red, and he choked up as he swept his eyes over the people, "God Qi, Master Chu."
"Are you calling out names?" the little fat boy laughed.
Chen Xiu shook her head slightly and whispered, "If you have time, you must come to see me. The barbecue in City C is said to be very delicious. I will take you there when the time comes."
"Then you have to save more money, because we guys won't save any for you when the time comes." The treacherous minister laughed.
Chen Xiu forced a smile on her lips: "No need to save, I'll make sure you're full."
As he spoke, he looked at Qi Weichen and said, "Qi Shen, your family relationship with Master Chu is a bit complicated. I guess your parents will object in the future. No matter what happens, you must not give up on Master Chu."
"What if Mr. Chu gives up Qi Shen?" the little fat man joked.
Chen Xiu was embarrassed for a moment, and said honestly: "Although Mr. Chu is good-looking, he is so fierce that he probably can't find anyone else except Qi Shen."
Little Fatty: “…” Do you think you will not be beaten if you leave, so you dare to talk nonsense
"But Qi Shen, if Master Chu really gives up on you, don't pretend to be my eldest brother and stay with Master Chu. It's too humble, and this plan doesn't sound feasible." Chen Xiu said seriously.
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment: "You think too much, we will not separate."
"That's good." Chen Xiu smiled.
Qi Muyang, who was standing by, glanced at the time and said unhappily, "Do you have anything else to say? If not, hurry up and leave. Don't delay us."
Chen Xiu then looked at Qi Muyang: "Boss, take care."
Qi Muyang paused and turned his face away, impatiently saying, "Get out of here now."
Chen Xiu grinned, waved to a few people, and dragged the box to find his family. Qi Muyang looked at his back in silence until his back disappeared. He rubbed his eyes and muttered in dissatisfaction: "It's boring to send people off. I shouldn't have come if I had known."
However, having said that, when the treacherous minister and the fat man were about to leave, he still came to see them off.
City F is very far away from City A, almost across half of the country, so the two chose to take a plane. However, due to the fat man's profiteer nature, he bought a flight at around 1:00 a.m. in order to save money, so Qi Muyang and others had to come to see them off in the middle of the night.
"If you want to save money so much, why don't you just walk there?" Qi Muyang complained angrily, holding back a belly full of swear words.
The little fat man chuckled, "My dad gave me a budget of three thousand for the air ticket, and the flight I took at this time only cost a little over five hundred. Even if I spend another five hundred to stay in a hotel with the traitor, I still have two thousand left, which is great for surfing the Internet."
"Do you think so too?" Qi Muyang looked at the treacherous minister with a dark face.
The treacherous minister was somewhat helpless: "He said that we couldn't let our parents send us off, and that we would go together. I left the booking of the plane tickets to him, but who knew he would do this."
"I knew it." Qi Muyang sneered.
The little fat man was unhappy: "Traitor, it's not nice of you to say that. I'm just trying to save you money."
"Thank you." The treacherous minister looked like he had lost all the desire to live after staying up all night.
Chu Qing was more concerned about something else: "It will probably be dark when you arrive, how are you going to get to the hotel?"
"The hotel has a car to pick us up. I have arranged everything." The fat man said frankly.
Chu Qing nodded and turned to look at Qi Weichen. Qi Weichen paused and said calmly, "Be careful. Send me a text message when you arrive."
"Okay, Qi Shen." The little fat man agreed readily.
As elders, Chu Qing and Qi Weichen had nothing else to say, so they sat down on chairs nearby, leaving the space for the three children.
Qi Muyang rubbed his hair irritably, still complaining about the time they left: "If you dare to leave at this time next time, I will definitely not come to see you off."
"Got it, boss. We're all leaving, so stop worrying about it," the little fat boy smiled and opened his arms, "Come on, boss, give me a hug."
Qi Muyang said with disgust: "Get away."
As soon as he finished speaking, the traitor came over and hugged him. Qi Muyang subconsciously wanted to push him away, but froze after hearing a sob: "... You are not Chen Xiu, why are you crying?"
"Boss, I won't be by your side anymore. You'd better control your temper. If you have a conflict with others, I won't be able to save you." The treacherous minister choked with sobs.
As the little fat boy listened to him, the smile on his face became a little forced. After a moment of stiffness, he tried hard to maintain the smile, but he didn't dare to look at him again.
Qi Muyang was silent for a long time, stiffened his neck and patted the treacherous minister: "When did I ever need you to save me?"
"That's not what I meant. More people means more help. You don't have the skills of Master Chu, so you should be more restrained." The treacherous minister sniffed, "If possible, make a few friends in college, so that you won't be bored in the future... But don't be better than me. College is complicated. Don't be too close to others."
"You let me make friends, but you don't allow me to compare myself to others and be better to you," Qi Muyang laughed, "Listen for yourself, does it sound like you're jealous?"
"I'm just jealous. I'm the only treacherous minister around the emperor. No one else can gain power over me." The treacherous minister let go of him and said with red eyes.
The little fat man couldn't listen any longer: "Why do you sound more like a eunuch to me?"
"You are the eunuch." The treacherous minister retorted, forgetting to cry for a moment.
The little fat man rolled his eyes at him and said, "Eunuchs are not as good at competing for favor as you are. Do you want to join the boss's harem?"
"You are the one in the harem!" The treacherous minister rushed over with his teeth bared.
The little fat boy screamed for Qi Muyang to help him, Qi Muyang laughed and scolded them and pulled them away, and the sadness of parting was swept away. When the time was almost up, the three of them were stopped by Chu Qing: "Okay, the two of them should go to the security check."
"Boss, keep in touch!" said the little fat man with a smile.
Qi Muyang rolled his eyes at him: "I'm busy."
"Then we have to contact them more often." The little fat man hugged him shamelessly.
The treacherous minister was too lazy to look at his bad behavior, so he moved away from him. After they finished talking, he took a deep breath to calm down and urged the little fat man to leave. So the two of them said goodbye to the family of three again, and then dragged their suitcases to the security checkpoint.
Little Fatty: "Why are you crying again?"
"What's it to you?" the treacherous minister retorted, but his eyes were filled with tears and he looked very pitiful.
The little fat man was helpless: "I can't control it, but aren't you afraid that the boss will be upset?"
The treacherous minister finally held back his tears after hearing this, and when he was about to board the plane, he suddenly asked, "Aren't you sad?"
The little fat man paused for a moment and said indifferently: "Why should I feel bad?"
"Heartless." The treacherous minister complained, but he was a little envious in his heart.
The two of them boarded the plane and sat down, and no one spoke. After a while, the fat boy suddenly said, "I'm going to the bathroom."
“… Why didn’t you go downstairs just now?” The treacherous minister was speechless.
The little fat man sneered: "Can this thing be controlled?"
"Go quickly." The treacherous minister looked disgusted.
The little fat boy staggered to the bathroom. The treacherous minister sat alone in his seat, looking at the dim scenery outside the window. The little fat boy didn't come back for a long time, so he had to go to the bathroom to check the situation. When he arrived at the door, he was about to knock on the door to ask the little fat boy to hurry up, but he heard suppressed crying inside. His hand paused for a moment, and finally did not knock on the door.
The little fat man stayed in the bathroom for more than ten minutes before coming out. When he came out, his eyes were swollen and it was obvious that he had been crying. He tried many ways in there, but couldn't get rid of the traces, so he had to come out like this. Fortunately, when he came back, the treacherous minister had fallen asleep. He breathed a sigh of relief, carefully sat down next to the treacherous minister, and soon fell asleep.
It was not until he heard heavy breathing that the treacherous minister opened his eyes. He looked at the city A that was getting smaller and smaller outside the window and sighed softly.
The first growth after graduating from high school began with embarking on a journey alone. Fortunately, the young man has a brave heart, and the life he is about to face is more exciting than imagined, so after the temporary loss, there will be a sense of freshness that will last for a long time.
The author has something to say: There is another chapter in the evening, I will try to update before 10 o'clock, muah