Shengxia swallowed her saliva, met his slightly surprised look, hesitated for a while, and said, "I, I want to get my composition back."

Zhang Shu laughed, looked at her rosy face, and suddenly wanted to pinch it.

Classmates around: ...Huh, I thought it was something else.

Zhang Shu took out her composition paper and handed it to her. "What's there to be sorry about for asking for your own composition back?"

Shengxia avoided his questioning gaze. She didn't want to do this, but she really wanted to apologize for her recklessness and pettiness.

She could only comfort herself in this way. She had said it and he had received it.

"Teacher Wang said that we should help each other. If you still need it, I'll give it to you after I sort it out." She took the paper back and replied in a low voice.

"Teacher Wang?" Zhang Shu repeated the title in his mouth and smiled again, "I almost couldn't react who it was."

In the entire Class 6, no one calls Wang Wei seriously in private.

Shengxia was silent and began to organize his own composition book.

Could he not laugh like that, one after another, with an uninhibited meaning, sniffing out syllables from his nose, and humming along with his throat, very short, lightly brushing against the tip of the listener's heart, trembling.

After the evening study, Shengxia bought a collection of Zhang Shu's wrong answers from the North Gate Stationery Store for 15 yuan. Wang Wei said that almost every student in the second year of high school had a copy, so after calculating, the few hundred yuan the boss gave to Zhang Shu was not enough.

When she got home, Wang Lianhua was waiting for her in the living room as usual, and even made her a bowl of egg custard as a midnight snack.

"Mom, our monthly exam results are out." Shengxia said while holding a bowl.

Wang Lianhua nodded, "I saw it on Campus Butler."

Shengxia didn't see any expression on her mother's face, she just said "hmm".

After having supper, Shengxia said, "I'm going to study."

"Xia Xia." Wang Lianhua called her.

Shengxia sat back in her seat and waited for her mother's opinion.

Wang Lianhua sighed, "I can't help you with the high school content. Do you think you need to find an institution to give you extra lessons?"

In the past, Wang Lianhua would never ask her such questions and would just make the decision. Perhaps Wang Lianhua had seen her efforts recently and knew it was not a problem of attitude. Her ability was there, so saying anything more would not help.

Shengxia was hurt by her mother's helpless look and sniffed, "Mom, I feel like I don't have enough time now. If I take extra classes, will I have enough time..."

"So what can you do? What measures do you have?" Wang Lianhua said, "If we don't act now, we will become even more passive in the next semester."

Shengxia choked up and said, "I asked the first-place student for his wrong answer book so I can study it."

"Does it work?" Wang Lianhua asked anxiously.

"I don't know either." Shengxia felt very powerless. She couldn't guarantee anything about the unknown.

Wang Lianhua was worried, but she couldn't say anything more. Finally, she decided, "Let's wait and see what happens in the next exam. If it doesn't work out, I'll arrange for make-up classes early. Time is running out."

"Um."

"Good boy."

"I'm going to read a book, Mom."

"Well, go ahead, before it's too late."

"Um."

That night, Shengxia was still awake at two o'clock, and read Zhang Shu's collection of wrong questions again and again.

After the monthly exams comes the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, and the Affiliated High School still has the same arrangement: organizing collective "self-study", whether students come or not.

Shengxia naturally came every day, and Sheng Mingfeng wanted to take her out for dinner, but she refused.

Wang Lianhua said that her time is running out.

The bright red numbers on the countdown board reminded her of this.

During the holiday lunch, the after-school care center added extra meals and distributed moon cakes to everyone. Not many people ate in the store, so everyone thanked the boss lady together, and the atmosphere was like a reunion.

Shengxia sat between Zhang Shu and Hou Junqi and ate in silence.

She has adapted to this arrangement and no longer eats fast on purpose like before. Hou Junqi knows that she doesn't like to talk while eating and almost never cues her on purpose.

Mostly, she just listened to them chatting.

"Ah Shu, do you want to go to the canteen later?" Hou Junqi asked.

Zhang Shu said: "No."

Hou Junqi said: "I want to drink soda, but the mooncakes are too dry."

Zhang Shu said, "Oh, you can't drink soup?"

"No way, Ah Shu, were you serious when you said you were going to quit drinking soda and eating snacks? I don't believe it. Your addiction to candy..."

"Really." Zhang Shu replied calmly.

Hou Junqi thought it was unnecessary, "It won't save much, right?"

Zhang Shu said: "It's as many pieces as you can get."

Hou Junqi glanced at Zhang Sujin and saw that she was not nearby. He approached Zhang Shu and whispered, "Do you really want to buy that necklace? Damn, it's super expensive!"

Zhang Shu glanced at him, didn't answer, and concentrated on eating.

Hou Junqi glanced at Shengxia again, and then he realized that there was someone else there. He made a zipper-sealing gesture and shut up.

It's a bit uncomfortable in the middle of summer.

Why can't you just pretend she doesn't exist? Is it really okay to only realize you need to be on guard against her when you're halfway through a whisper?

However, she remembered that Zhang Shu always had a lollipop in his mouth during self-study classes. He seemed to really like eating candy. He also liked soda. There was always a can of soda on his desk, almost one can every day. He didn't like drinking water very much.

I seem to be drinking water a lot lately.

In order to buy a necklace for the girl you like, you have to save money and give up snacks and drinks? It's not easy.

Thinking of her past misunderstanding, Shengxia came up with a way to make amends.

For several days in a row, Zhang Shu's drawer was filled with lollipops and soda.

Lollipops are something he usually doesn't want to buy, and there are all kinds of sodas, all of which he likes to drink. A bag of lollipops and a can of soda every day.

Zhang Shu initially thought that Hou Junqi had bought it, and did not think much about it. After a while, he gradually felt that something was wrong, and asked Hou Junqi: "Can you pity me?"

Hou Junqi was confused. "What?"

Zhang Shu took out a lollipop and soda from the table and asked, "Today's feeding?"

Hou Junqi was even more confused: "What?"

If Zhang Shu can tell at a glance that Hou Junqi is lying, then it really isn't him, right?

"I don't know who put it there. I've been eating it for several days," said Zhang Shu.

Hou Junqi said in surprise: "Damn, a secret admirer, brother!"

Zhang Shu thought about it and this was the only explanation. He nodded: "Thank you."

Shengxia didn't hear this conversation. She went to get some water. When she came back, Xin Xiaohe held her arm and said mysteriously, "Hey, Zhang Shu has another suitor."

Shengxia wasn't very interested, but still responded, "Really?"

"Yes! She's still silly. She buys food for Zhang Shu every day, but Zhang Shu has no idea who she is. He almost thought it was sent by Hou Junqi. Hahahaha!"

midsummer:……

Um, this...

She would put the things she bought every day in her schoolbag first, and then stuff them into his drawer when everyone went to eat. It was difficult for her too, wasn't it?

And still being called stupid.

But it was okay this way, wouldn't it make him feel better? Being liked was a happy thing, and he accepted her apology.

However, in the next two days, she found that Zhang Shu did not eat the food she put there, but piled it on the windowsill, and she didn't know what he was doing.

Is he tired of eating?

But Shengxia couldn't remember what he liked to eat, and she hadn't observed him carefully before. How about trying something she liked?

She won't keep sending money, just send it until the end of the month. It will be a few hundred yuan at most, which can compensate for his mental loss, right?

The summer in Nanli is hot and long. Even in October there is still no cool breeze, just like midsummer.

The school sports meet of the Affiliated High School is coming. It is held every year in late October and early November for three days. Senior high school students no longer participate in traditional sports events, but they need to participate in the opening ceremony and the fun sports meeting in the last half day.

"The fun sports meeting is very interesting, with activities like leg-binding running and tire drilling. You'll know when the time comes!" Xin Xiaohe introduced excitedly.

This form of thing is the first time I have heard of it in summer.

The students in the Affiliated Middle School are not only good at studying, but also good at playing.

"Hey, Xia Xia," Xin Xiaohe said mysteriously, "I heard that the teachers want you to be the sign-holding goddess of our class?"

Although Shengxia had never heard of this term, she was probably the person who held the sign at the opening ceremony.

"Ah?" She was a little surprised. Is it really okay to let her, a transfer student, hold up a sign?

"Zhou Xuanxuan said,"

Like this.

Shengxia had also done this at No. 2 Middle School, but it felt a little different. "Do I still have to wear a dress?"

"Of course! Otherwise, how can she be called a goddess! This is not a personal beauty contest, it's the honor of the class, okay? If there is one beauty in the class, the whole class will soar! Don't you know that Class 4 was almost soaring to the sky last year?" Xin Xiaohe was particularly excited, "Our class will be proud this year!"

Class 4, Chen Mengyao's class.

Shengxia has been with Xin Xiaohe for a long time and can already judge a lot of things from her tone.

For example, she may not like her roommate Zhou Xuanxuan.

For example, she was looking forward to holding up the sign.

So, Shengxia held back the words "Can you not get it erected?"

It's just a guess, and no teacher has asked her yet.

Before the school sports meet, we had to design and make class uniforms. Most of the class uniforms were T-shirts. We just had to choose the color, design the pattern and order them on the e-commerce platform. Shengxia didn't expect that the class uniforms for Class 6 were designed by Zhang Shu.

"He also designed it last year. He is very good at drawing," said Xin Xiaohe.

I sighed in the midsummer and wanted to ask the sky whether I had closed any window for it or whether I had forgotten.

After lunch, Zhang Shu planned to go back to the classroom to draw.

Hou Junqi said: "No lunch break?"

"Why are you sleeping? Old Wang is urging me to sleep. It's annoying."

As soon as they entered the north gate, they saw Shengxia riding a bicycle out of the school gate.

Hou Junqi said: "I was wondering why I couldn't see Xiao Shengxia at lunch recently. It turns out she is still studying in the classroom until now. She is working very hard. But she didn't do very well in the last exam, eh?"

Zhang Shu laughed, "You still have the energy to worry about others, don't you know where you are in the last place?"

Hou Junqi waved his hands, "Well, that's all I can do. You know I'm going abroad anyway, and English alone is going to kill me. The only reason I didn't rank last in the school is because I didn't want to embarrass you, so I studied."

Zhang Shu: "It's none of my business. You can learn it or not. Just don't embarrass China when you go out."

"You truly have a deep sense of patriotism and a global perspective," said Hou Junqi.

When they got to the classroom, Hou Junqi sat in Shengxia's seat and played games while waiting for Zhang Shu to draw. Suddenly, he remembered something and said casually, "Hey, Shu, I heard that this year in our class, Xiao Shengxia will hold the cards, she will hold the cards, and you will draw. It must be tiring for the two of you to work together, huh?"

Zhang Shu leaned on his chair and said, "Don't talk nonsense in front of others. Haven't you seen how thin-skinned she is?"

Hou Junqi said sternly, "No, no, definitely not." After a while, he seemed to have realized something and stood up without caring about the game. "Ah Shu, you don't like midsummer, do you?"

When he teased Chen Mengyao before, Ah Shu was not so alert. Thinking about it this way, Zhang Shu seemed to pay no attention to anything, but in fact, he knew everything. Chen Mengyao just liked to spread rumors with him, so he was too lazy to expose her.

When Hou Junqi stood up, his hips pushed Shengxia's desk, causing it to shake, and several notebooks fell out of the desk.

Hou Junqi was just about to lower his head to pick it up when Zhang Shu suddenly pulled his arm and moved him aside. He stared at the book on the ground for a while, then bent down and picked it up.

Zhang Shu flipped through the familiar copy, and some images flashed before his eyes:

During meals, Hou Junqi reminded him to stop eating snacks;

She has been lately not going to lunch on time and staying in the classroom until very late;

In the afternoon, his drawer always has extra snacks and sodas;

That night, after Lao Wang finished talking, her face was filled with fear and depression;

Then Lao Wang called him out and asked him how he corrected his mistake;

When I came back, I heard her abrupt "I'm sorry"...

He understood after connecting all these things. Did he know from Lao Wang that what he was selling was not pornographic or obscene? He even bought a certificate himself. Ha, that was strict enough. Was he guilty? Was he ashamed?

He suddenly laughed.

He glanced at the soda and snacks he had placed on the windowsill. He originally thought they were from another class, so he left them there untouched to remind his secret admirer that he had no interest in her feelings.

I didn’t expect it to be this Bodhisattva.

Okay, that's very much her sneaky style.

Hou Junqi was confused, "What are you doing, Ah Shu?"

Zhang Shu put Shengxia's notebook back in its place, returned to his seat, bent down and looked at his drawer, and sure enough, he took out snacks and drinks from it.

This time it's not lollipops and soda.

It's a whole bar of □□ candy and a whole row of Wangzai milk.

Hou Junqi chuckled: "Hahahaha, is this girl trying to kill you with her sweetness?"

Zhang Shu also laughed, tore open a bag of candy, pinched one and threw it into his mouth, "Not a bad way to die."

It’s so sweet.

When it was time to change seats on Monday, it was Zhang Shu's turn and he was going to the first group. Then Shengxia saw him carefully put the snacks and soda on the windowsill into the drawer and moved away with the table.

She thought he was going to throw it over the windowsill.

If she moved to the window, she would be so embarrassed that she could hardly breathe while looking at the snacks she gave to her all day long.

And she saw him eating the □□ candies and Wangzai milk she gave him.

It seems that he was really tired of eating lollipops before. He actually likes the things she likes.

That's fine, it's not a waste.

Everyone was talking about the sign-holding goddess the whole day, and Shengxia listened to it, thinking that when Wang Wei came to ask her, how would she appropriately say no.

But at the afternoon class meeting, Wang Wei came up and announced: "Everyone knows that the school sports meet is coming soon, and the important thing for us is to participate. Hou Junqi, organize the fun sports events and arrange the personnel in advance. In addition, this year's sign-holding goddess of our class has been decided to be classmate Shengxia. Does anyone have any opinions?"

"no!"

"good!"

“Very good!”

"Hands and feet raised in support!"

There was applause and booing one after another.

midsummer:……?

Has no one ever refused before? Why would they skip asking the person's opinion?

Shengxia was not being pretentious. She had raised the sign before. Overcoming the psychological pressure of being noticed was a small matter. What was more troublesome was that although raising the sign seemed simple, it actually required coordination with the formation rehearsal. After holding it for a long time, her arms were sore for several days.

Moreover, the second monthly exam will be held right after the school sports meet.

This stupid girl no longer wants to waste her energy on anything other than studying.

She is really busy enough.

But in this situation, she no longer had the power to refuse.

Just accept it.

"Shengxia," Wang Wei called her from the stage and instructed, "When you have time, go look at dresses. If you don't know where to go, ask Teacher Fu. Budget 500 yuan, and come to me for reimbursement when the time comes."

"Five hundred is too much!"

"Yes, the dresses of other classes are all very pretty and look very expensive!"

Someone, who was watching the excitement, shouted.

Wang Wei threw a piece of chalk at him, "The whole school is charged 500 yuan. You can only pay the extra amount if you are willing to pay. Am I the one who made the decision? Don't talk nonsense!"

Everyone laughed. Indeed, which girl doesn't want to make a dazzling appearance? In the past years, there were many girls who paid for the show themselves.

Shengxia nodded in front of everyone.

After all, it's just two days of training, just treat it as relaxation. Academic performance will not improve just because you don't participate in activities. If it does have an impact, it's because you are not strong enough. What is coming will come. Shengxia reminds herself not to worry about it.

Before evening study, several girls gathered around the summer table and chattered.

"What can you buy with 500 yuan? You can't even rent a good one."

"Yes, genuine dresses are very expensive now!"

"How much did Zhou Xuanxuan's dress cost last year?"

"I paid 1,000 yuan to rent it."

"I think that kind of tulle dress is definitely suitable for summer."

"I think cheongsam is also great, but not many people wear it."

"Crush Chen Mengyao! Charge!"

"Keep your voice down. Zhou Xuanxuan has been unhappy for several days."

"Oh, never mind her. Last year I wanted to take some pictures with her, but she was always shy. In the end, I took a picture with a friend. But she didn't post any pictures of anyone in our class. She only posted a picture of her and Chen Mengyao. I don't understand why she looked so proud. I've been bothering her for a long time because of the way she looked like her eyes were on top of her head when she was playing with Chen Mengyao."

"Aren't you afraid she might hear you?"

"What are you afraid of? Anyway, I think Chen Mengyao will be like that this year. Let the summer dazzle her."

"By the way, who named Chen Mengyao the school beauty?"

"I don't know. That's not what everyone says."

"You're an artist, right? You show up so often, so you're bound to attract attention, right?"

"Gossiping about Zhang Shu and Lu Youze is also her data password, right?"

"Who knows?"

In midsummer, there is a suffocating feeling of being in the center of a vortex of gossip.

It was not right to say anything, nor was it right to keep silent. She just felt uncomfortable listening to everyone praising her by stepping on others.

In the end, the bell for class saved her. Everyone left and Shengxia looked exhausted. She didn't know how to tell Wang Lianhua about this. Her mother would definitely think she was wasting her study time.

Very worried.

She was about to start studying when she suddenly heard Lu Youze calling her from behind, "Shengxia."

She turned around: "Hmm?"

Lu Youze asked, "Do you live in Feicui Lanting?"

Shengxia: “Yes.”

"I seemed to see you at noon," Lu Youze said, "You were riding a white tram?"

Shengxia nodded, "Yeah."

"That's you. I didn't expect we were neighbors. Do you live in District B?"

Shengxia said: "Hmm, what a coincidence?"

Lu Youze laughed, "I was in District A, and I saw you when I passed the intersection of District B. You haven't lived there since junior high school, have you?"

"yes."

"Me too, I've never encountered this before."

After all, it is a school district house for No. 8 Middle School, and the neighbors are normal.

Area B is a bungalow, and Area A is a villa. Although the two areas are separated by only a wall, the lobby and garage entrances are on two different streets, so it is normal that you will not encounter them even after living there for several years.

"Amazing." Shengxia said.

Lu Youze also nodded. "It's so close to home, why do you still need to arrange afternoon care?"

Shengxia said: "There is no one to cook at home."

"Like this."

That was the end of the chat.

Shengxia didn't expect that the topic would be brought up again the next day, and Lu Youze asked, "Shengxia, is your father Sheng Mingfeng?"

Shengxia was stunned and didn't answer in time.

Lu Youze was a little embarrassed. "I think it's a coincidence. I mentioned it last night when I got home. My dad actually knows you. Your name is quite special. My dad and your dad are somewhat acquainted. He said that when your family bought a house before, my dad gave you a discount."

"Is that so?" Shengxia was not good at talking about such topics. She never asked about family matters and she didn't know much about them.

So, Lu Youze’s father is the developer of Emerald Garden?

Their family gave her family a discount, should she say thank you?

The topic is quite strange, Shengxia chooses to remain silent.

"You live so close, why do you go home after only two evening classes?" Lu Youze asked.

Shengxia answered honestly: "I'm afraid of the dark." In fact, there were street lights, so it was not dark, but there were few people and cars at night, so it was too quiet.

"I always leave after the third period. If you are afraid of the dark, you can come with me."

"Really?" Shengxia was a little overjoyed. She had always wanted to attend one more evening class.

Lu Youze nodded and said, "It would be boring for me to go back alone anyway, but my bicycle is not as fast as your train."

Shengxia said: "I can't ride fast either."

"Okay, then we'll go all the way back."

"Yes!" Shengxia replied, "Then I'll go back and tell my mother in the evening."

Would it be easier to talk about holding up the sign this way?

When Shengxia returned home in the evening, she heard Wang Lianhua talking on the phone with Wu Qiuxuan's class teacher. She didn't want to disturb them, so she had to give up.

The delay lasted until the weekend.

On Sunday at noon, Shengxia went home for lunch and saw Wu Qiuxuan was also at home. The atmosphere at the dinner table was not very good. Shengxia did not ask much. After hesitating for a long time, she first mentioned to Wang Lianhua that she had to attend three full evening classes.

Wang Lianhua naturally agreed, but she was still a little concerned and asked indirectly: "Is the boy who came back with you just a classmate?"

"Um."

"real?"

Shengxia raised her eyes, "Yes, his name is Lu Youze. I don't know if mom still remembers him. He was my classmate in junior high school."

Wang Lianhua exclaimed, "Ah!" "Remember, he was always the one who spoke at the parents' meeting. He had good grades and was very polite. His father was a director of the Junlan Group and had some friendship with your father."

Shengxia nodded: "Yes, it's him."

Shengxia knew that Wang Lianhua brought her own filters for students who performed well.

"Their house is indeed next door," Wang Lianhua instructed, "but don't get too close. You're a senior in high school now, so study is the most important thing."

"I know, Mom."

"You're the one who makes me worry the least. If you say you know, then you must have understood," Wang Lianhua sighed, "Unlike some people, who worry me to death."

Wu Qiuxuan threw the bowl and said, "If I want to scold you, just do it directly. There's no need to beat around the bush!"

"You still think you're right, don't you? Look at yourself, how do you look like a girl? Why are you learning to fight at such a young age? Look at yourself again, with your dyed hair and blue glasses, are you American? What did you drill in your ears? Count the holes yourself!" Wang Lianhua was already angry, and now she was furious.

Because of Sheng Mingfeng's status, he was not allowed to have more children than the quota, so Wu Qiuxuan and Zheng Dongqing were not registered in the Sheng family.

Wu Qiuxuan's household registration was under the name of a good friend of Sheng Mingfeng. That person's surname was Wu and his household registration was in Dongzhou City. Legally speaking, Wu Qiuxuan was that person's child, so she had to go to Dongzhou to study in the third grade and take the high school entrance examination there.

Before school started, the little girl was full of expectations, thinking how wonderful life would be without nagging. However, she started to lose her temper after a week, couldn't get along with her roommates, started fighting, and recently dyed her hair and pierced her ears. Wang Lianhua was called as the parent on Friday and went to pick her up, and had to send her back in the afternoon.

Wu Qiuxuan sat up suddenly, "Anyway, I don't want to go to Dongzhou. We are all dad's children. Why should I go to Dongzhou to study, and why can my sister go to the Affiliated High School of Nanjing University? Don't think I don't know, isn't her academic performance very good? She can only be admitted to No. 2 High School! It was dad who got her in! Why is it the same for me? Why? "

"Don't talk nonsense," Wang Lianhua knocked on the edge of her bowl, "Your sister failed the high school entrance exam and went to No. 2 Middle School. Later, she was able to go to the affiliated middle school because her grades were good. You'd better swallow these words. If you tell others, you don't know what will happen!"

Wu Qiuxuan chuckled, "Anyway, Shengxia is the only one with the last name Sheng, so Xiaoxiao and I are nothing!"

After saying this, he left the table, slamming the door loudly.

In midsummer, if you don't swallow a mouthful of rice, it will taste like chewing wax in your mouth.

Wang Lianhua rushed into the room and shouted, "Just bang and smash as hard as you can. If you shake the house down, your dad will probably come over to take a look!"

"I don't want him to see! What's the point of having a father like this! Why didn't he strangle me to death when he gave birth to me!" Wu Qiuxuan retorted in the room, her voice torn and already filled with tears.

Wang Lianhua no longer responded, but just lowered her head and ate her rice quickly. She didn't touch the food on the table with her chopsticks, and the white rice stuffed into her throat in clumps.

Shengxia saw tears flowing through the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and all the tears were sunk into the white rice and swallowed by her.

Dongxi was frightened and looked at Shengxia with the bowl in his hands.

Shengxia felt as if there was a wall of air pressure blocking her throat, invisible but intimidating. She swallowed hard and rubbed Zheng Dongqing's head, "Dongqing, be good and finish your meal."

"Sister." Zheng Dongqi suddenly spoke.

The emotions that Shengxia had tried so hard to suppress almost broke out at this moment. Zheng Dongxi has autism, and Shengxia hasn't heard her call her sister for a long time. I don't know if the scene in front of me stimulated Dongxi, but the child must be scared.

Shengxia stroked her little sister's face, "What's wrong?"

Zheng Dongqi just blinked and looked at her.

After dinner, Wang Lianhua sat on the sofa and watched TV. The TV was playing a boring shopping program. Obviously, she was not watching.

Zheng Dongqing was sitting at the tea table painting, and it looked like he was painting a dolphin.

The room was quiet and looked peaceful and harmonious, but inside it was actually a mess.

After washing the dishes, Shengxia knocked on Wu Qiuxuan's door. There was no response. Shengxia pressed the doorknob, but it was loose and the door was not locked.

Wu Qiuxuan is used to this, she is just waiting for someone to coax her.

Shengxia pushed the door open and closed it gently. As expected, she saw the person covered with the quilt on the bed move.

There was no air conditioning in the room, so Shengxia went to the bedside and found the remote control to turn on the cool air. Then he sat down on the edge of the bed and gently lifted a corner of the quilt, but the quilt was held from the inside and could not be lifted.

Shengxia said gently: "Ah Xuan, it's me."

Still not moving.

"Aren't you hot?"

The quilt was a little loose, and Shengxia pulled it open, revealing a pair of red eyes under the quilt.

"Sister, I'm sorry..." Wu Qiuxuan said, and began to sob again.

Shengxia's throat was blocked and she couldn't speak. She shook her head and slowed down before she found her voice again. "Axuan, mom had no choice. She is also very uncomfortable."

No one in this family is sadder than Wang Lianhua.

She married far away and married down from her parents' family. Her mother-in-law favored boys over girls. She risked her political identity to give birth to three children, but they were all girls. Her husband rose rapidly in career, while her family fell into poverty. She no longer had the capital to fight back.

A husband's family she couldn't fit into, a mother's family she couldn't go back to, a broken marriage, and three underage daughters...

The woman who once shone so brightly, now even crying is a luxury. How hard life is, perhaps only she knows, others, even in the middle of summer, can't fully empathize.

One of the important reasons why Wang Lianhua couldn't hold Wu Qiuxuan was that Wu Qiuxuan's temper was exactly the same as when she was young, willful and unyielding. She always scolded Wu Qiuxuan, and always spied on and missed her past self through Wu Qiuxuan.

Wu Qiuxuan cried and nodded, "I know, I know everything, but I couldn't help it. I'm sorry, sister, I didn't mean it..."

"Why don't you take a nap and apologize to Mom when you wake up?" Shengxia noticed that her sister was still hesitant, so she changed the subject and said, "Your earrings are very beautiful."

Wu Qiuxuan touched her earlobe and asked while sobbing, "Is it true?"

"Really?" Shengxia grabbed her sister's hand. "Ah Xuan, you know, I often envy you. I envy you for having your own ideas and plans. You belong to yourself, you have your own appearance, and you will have your own life in the future, because your last name is not Sheng..."

"Sister, I don't understand..."

"You will understand," Shengxia forced a smile, "I heard that Dongzhou is very prosperous and fashionable. In fact, Xuan is very suitable for Dongzhou. If she applies to high school or university there, it would not be bad to work there, right? It's quite close anyway, and she can come back on weekends."

"But I don't know anyone..."

Shengxia said: "People always need to meet new people. It is a blessing to meet many different people. You are only 14 years old, but you have seen the scenery of more than one city and experienced the customs of more than one place. How cool is that?"

“It seems so.”

"Why are you fighting? Are they bullying you?"

"No, there was a very crazy woman, she was a fan of my idol's rival, she cursed my idol to collapse."

"So infuriating?" Shengxia said, "Then curse her idol to go to jail for tax evasion and sleeping with fans!"

"Wow, this is much more serious."

"Of course not. There's no need to fight and piss her off to death."

"She's so mad!"

The two sisters lay on a bed and chatted until they slowly fell asleep.

Her biological clock was very accurate in midsummer. She woke up as soon as the lunch break was over. She tiptoed out of the room. Wang Lianhua was no longer in the living room. She must have sent Xiaoxiao to see the psychiatrist.

Shengxia returned to her room to do the test paper, but she couldn't concentrate. She thought for a while, packed her bag and went to school.

Before leaving, she called Wang Lianhua and told her that Axuan was fine and that she could just send her to Dongzhou in the evening.

Wang Lianhua sighed, "Good boy, it's hard for you."

"Mom, what did you say?"

"What are you going to eat tonight?" Wang Lianhua asked. "It takes me three or four hours to go to Dongzhou and back. I can't catch up."

No meals are provided for Sunday lunch.

"It's okay. There are many restaurants around the school."

"Then pick the hygienic ones."

"good."

The sun was shining brightly at three o'clock in the afternoon, and my back was hot. I rode my bike in the middle of summer, but I didn't go directly to school. Instead, I drove around the area aimlessly.

The hot wind burning your face can blow away your thoughts and evaporate your tears.

But as tears kept flowing and her vision started to blur, Shengxia braked suddenly under the shade of a tree and suddenly lay on the front of the car, crying loudly.

The kingdom of tears is so mysterious.

It is just a drop of water, but the various reasons hidden in it are enough to swallow up a person in an instant.

So she always hid her tears and delayed releasing them in places where no one was around.

Because she couldn't let everyone drown at the same time.

So she always cried alone.