Chapter 56 Refreshing Wind

Xin Tianyi had heard Cheng Tianlan talk about Cheng Tiandong many times, but this was the first time he'd met him in person. Cheng Tianlan described Cheng Tiandong as a nagging, fussy mother. He constantly urged Cheng Tianlan to learn to ride a bicycle so she wouldn't have to carry him to and from school. But Cheng Tianlan, knowing her brother's intentions, deliberately messed with him, refusing to learn. Cheng Tianlan often told Xin Tianyi about this, and over time, she had formed a vague impression of Cheng Tiandong, even able to picture him.

Xin Tianyi originally thought that the two siblings should be quite similar, both with round faces and round eyes, but after meeting them, she realized that Cheng Tiandong and his sister looked completely different.

Cheng Tiandong has smaller eyes, a longer face, and sharper edges, which is completely different from Cheng Tianlan's small round face with almost no edges.

After hearing Cheng Tianlan's introduction, Cheng Tiandong smiled at Xin Tianyi and said, "I often hear Tianlan talk about you. I am Tianlan's second brother. Come to my house and play when you are free."

Xin Tianyi smiled and said, "Okay."

"Okay, second brother, you should leave quickly. Tianyi and I will wait for the bus."

Cheng Tiandong put one foot on the ground and looked at Cheng Tianlan: "Then be careful. I'm leaving first."

Cheng Tianlan opened his eyes wide in fear. After watching Cheng Tiandong leave, he immediately covered his mouth and said to Xin Tianyi, "My second brother has gone crazy!"

Xin Tianyi was confused as to what was going on, and Cheng Tianlan continued to explain, "He doesn't care about my safety. He keeps pushing me to learn how to ride a bike and let me go to and from school on my own. I never expected him to actually say 'pay attention to safety' today!"

Cheng Tianlan stared at Xin Tianyi, picked up his index finger and gently poked Xin Tianyi's upper arm, and said with a smile: "My second brother must have taken a fancy to you, otherwise why would he do something he doesn't usually do. He just wants to show off in front of you!"

Xin Tianyi frowned and said, "Look at you, you didn't even let your own brother go, and you even made up a story."

"Just kidding!" Cheng Tianlan immediately hugged Xin Tianyi's arm and said with a smile, "I'm just kidding, don't be angry."

"This joke is not funny, nor is it funny." Xin Tianyi saw the bus coming and quickly said, "The bus is coming."

The two of them got on the bus. Experimental Middle School wasn't far from the cotton mill. It was a straight-line distance, and there were no turns. It was actually closer than No. 1 Middle School. Cheng Tianlan's family had moved, but they lived very close to the cotton mill, so they also got off at the cotton mill.

On the way, Cheng Tianlan and Xin Tianyi discussed for a long time, with the purpose of persuading Xin Tianyi to go to school as a day student. In this way, it would be fine for the two of them to take the bus to and from school.

Xin Tianyi was disturbed by her all the way and finally arrived at the station. When he got off the bus, he saw a familiar figure.

"Zhang Yang!"

As soon as Xin Tianyi got off the bus, he saw Zhang Yang waiting at the bus stop. Xin Tianyi walked over quickly and asked, "It's so cold, what are you doing here?"

Zhang Yang was wearing the school uniform of No. 1 Middle School. It was autumn season and very thin. He wore a sweater underneath and a thick coat over the uniform, but it was open.

"Waiting for you." Zhang Yang smiled when he saw Xin Tianyi. "On my way home, I met Grandpa Wang in the yard. I asked him what he was doing in the yard in such a cold weather. He said he was waiting for you to come home. That's when I knew you were coming back."

"So you're waiting for me here, it's so cold?" Xin Tianyi pointed at Zhang Yang's coat: "You don't even zip up your coat, so you don't let in the draft?"

"I'm not cold, I'm still hot." After Zhang Yang said that, he realized that there was another person, so he smiled in the direction of Cheng Tianlan.

Cheng Tianlan didn't interrupt or leave, but just watched Xin Tianyi and Zhang Yang chatting quietly.

She was envious.

Xin Tianyi was able to chat with Zhang Yang face to face. Zhang Yang knew she was going home, so he waited for her at the bus stop. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, but when they met, it felt like they were together all the time, without any barriers.

Cheng Tianlan's eyes were full of envy as he looked at the two of them without blinking.

It wasn't until Zhang Yang smiled at her as a greeting that Cheng Tianlan came back to her senses.

"Nan Tianlan, we're leaving first." Xin Tianyi asked, "Where is your home? Is it far?"

"It's just around the corner at the intersection ahead." Cheng Tianlan waved to the two of them reluctantly, "Goodbye then."

"Goodbye." Xin Tianyi said.

Zhang Yang had already mounted his bicycle and was waiting for Xin Tianyi to ride with him. He said from the side, "Get on!"

Xin Tianyi sat directly on the back seat of the bicycle as usual. Zhang Yang stepped hard and the bicycle slid very far away.

Cheng Tianlan hadn't left yet. She turned to look at Xin Tianyi and wanted to wave goodbye, but she felt it was too cold. Her hands seemed to be frozen and she couldn't stretch them out.

"Dabao and Wei Ran will be back in two days."

Zhang Yang brought good news, "They had their winter break early. I received a call from Dabao today, saying he'll be back the day after tomorrow."

"Wei Ran too?" Xin Tianyi asked.

"Well, Wei Ran will take a day off early, but he will wait for Dabao to come back together."

"That's good, the two of you have company."

"If you ask me, this must have been Yuan Dabao's idea. He bought some food and wanted Wei Ran to help him get some."

"Very likely!" Xin Tianyi smiled.

The days of his first year of high school were not as easy as Xin Tianyi had imagined. Instead, the pressure doubled because his science grades were too poor.

Xin Tianyi has used all his available time to study mathematics, but the results are still unsatisfactory.

I barely managed a passing grade in math on this final exam, nearly 40 points behind the top math students in the class.

Even if she was good at English and Chinese, her score could not reach that high. Therefore, Xin Tianyi's grades were only considered average in the class.

Wang Wei, the homeroom teacher, felt bad for Xin Tianyi's grades. He'd spoken to her several times, urging her to focus on math. Her grades were too low. Xin Tianyi had no choice but to promise to study hard. She could only squeeze in more and more time, focusing on math. But Xin Tianyi felt like she just wasn't getting the hang of it. No matter how hard she worked, her grades remained stagnant.

That's how pressure builds. The first semester of freshman year is drawing to a close, but Xin Tianyi's grades haven't improved. The pressure that's been building up for a semester is now completely released.

Xin Tianyi sat on the back of the bicycle and felt for the first time that the winter wind was so refreshing.

She seemed to see Dabao and Wei Ran standing in front of her. Dabao was carrying two large bags. He put them down breathlessly, waved to her and Zhang Yang, and said, "Come and see what delicious food I brought you!"

Wei Ran's glasses must have fogged up at this moment, and he couldn't see clearly. He could only take them off, wipe them with the corner of his clothes, and put them back on. Now he could see clearly. It was his little friend!

"The day after tomorrow is Saturday, I will come back after school." Xin Tianyi said to Zhang Yang.

"Yeah." Zhang Yang spotted Wang Yuxiu from afar and rushed over on his bicycle. "Grandpa Wang, I brought Tianyi back!"

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