Chapter 10: Incidents The father and son stared at each other in silence for a long time. For a moment...

The person who spoke was Jiang Ci.

Yu Xiang was surprised by this and turned around to ask, "You won't be visiting the cafeteria today?"

Jiang Ci: “…” What a terrible choice of words.

But since it came from Yu Xiang's mouth, it was normal. Jiang Ci automatically replaced the word with 'go' and answered calmly: "The exam is approaching, and the cafeteria is too crowded. I don't want to go."

Yu Xiang nodded thoughtfully: "I see."

As exams approach, many day students who dislike the food in the cafeteria will choose to go to the cafeteria to cram and save time before the exams. Jiang Ci happens to dislike crowded places, so this makes sense.

"The problem is that the cafeteria is crowded even when exams are not approaching." Fang Chengyu said the truth on the side - their school has a large population and the number of boarding students is also very large. Under normal circumstances, boarding students are not allowed to leave the school and can only eat three meals a day in the cafeteria.

"Well, the food in the cafeteria is bad." Jiang Ci changed his words quickly.

But there was also a big loophole in this statement. Just when Fang Chengyu thought Yu Xiang could see through it and say, "The food has been so bad for so long, why don't you want to go today?", he saw Yu Xiang smile.

Then he said, "You finally couldn't take it anymore? I couldn't take it for more than three days, but you managed to eat it for over a year without batting an eyelid."

Fang Chengyu: "..."

Brother Yu! Don't you see his strong purpose at all?!

However, it seems that the relationship between the two has indeed eased a lot. At least they don't have to worry about being accused of bullying classmates one day.

"I don't mind anyway. As for them..." Yu Xiang didn't say too much, but left the decision to his other two friends.

Zhang Miao, still confused, glanced at Yu Xiang anxiously and said blankly, "Brother Yu, didn't you say last time that you couldn't eat just looking at him?"

Fang Chengyu silently reached out and pinched Zhang Miao, who had a very low EQ.

It's a pity that the latter didn't get his meaning: "Lao Fang, why are you pinching me? It hurts."

Fang Chengyu: “…” There’s no hope.

The air suddenly became quiet.

After a moment, Jiang Ci slowly asked, "Really?"

Yu Xiang pursed his lips, his mind rapidly thinking about how to respond.

He can't say half the truth, right?

Of course it wasn't that he couldn't eat. He and Jiang Ci grew up together and their families often had dinner together at the same table. He ate with relish, so it was a lie that he couldn't eat.

As for the truth - he did say that.

But that was because Jiang Ci had pissed him off that day, and when he was complaining to Zhang Miao and his brother about him, he racked his brains to use every possible abusive sentence in his head, including this one.

"It must be something you said in anger when you scolded me." Jiang Ci continued on his own, as if he was deliberately giving Yu Xiang a way out.

Yu Xiang was certainly not stupid, and immediately followed his words with a dry laugh and said, "Yeah, you're really smart, hahahaha."

However, before he could even descend the stairs to the ground, Jiang Ci added, "Because since we were little, you've always said this every time you scolded me, but when you actually ate in front of me, you ate more than anyone else."

Yu Xiang’s smile froze on his face: “…” So he was waiting for me here.

"How terrifying! This Jiang guy really knows everything about our Yu brother." Zhang Miao whispered worriedly to Fang Chengyu, "Luckily, he didn't grow up with me, otherwise I'd never be able to hold my head up high in my life."

Fang Chengyu: "? Why?"

Zhang Miao said seriously, "Because I probably have more than twice as many black histories as Brother Yu, and any one of them would be enough to embarrass me."

Fang Chengyu: “…” I admire you.

"Jiang Ci, I'm going to kill you to silence you—" Yu Xiang's face flushed and paled, and finally, unable to bear it any longer, he gritted his teeth and said, "You've exposed me twice in public today. What do you want?"

Jiang Ci: "I was wrong."

The speed at which he admitted his mistake was so fast that Yu Xiang was stunned.

Jiang Ci: "Next time, I won't say it in public. I'll say it to your face."

Yu Xiang was filled with black lines on his face: "...Get lost."

"Then...are you still going to eat?" Zhang Miao asked cautiously.

"Eat." Yu Xiang held his breath and stood up and walked out of the classroom. "If we don't hurry up, it will be crowded outside soon."

Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu looked at each other and hurriedly followed.

Yu Xiang walked quickly to the school gate and looked back when he was about to leave.

Jiang Ci was just a few steps behind.

"Brother Yu, do we really have to have dinner with him?" Zhang Miao whispered in Yu Xiang's ear.

"Whatever. If I reject him, he'll complain to my mom, which will be even more troublesome." Yu Xiang said unhappily.

Zhang Miao was horrified: "What? He'll even complain to your mom?!"

Yu Xiang's face was wooden. "Occasionally. When I was little, I left him to go swimming with someone else, and he complained to me once. Then my mom threatened me that I had to take him with me every time I went swimming."

Zhang Miao shuddered: "That's horrible."

Several people went outside the school together. There were many small shops with delicious food hidden around. Yu Xiang and his friends chose a Shaxian snack shop that they often eat.

It was peak dining time and there were very few seats left in the restaurant, so the four of us could only sit close together around a small table.

"Table number five, three servings of mixed noodles!"

"Table seven, one flatbread and one steamed dumpling!"

The small shop was bustling with activity and the workers were efficient and served all the meals in no time.

It wasn't as awkward as I had imagined. The four of us ate our own food and no one spoke until we finished eating.

Yu Xiang habitually reached into his pocket to take out money to pay the bill, but unexpectedly found nothing.

Only then did he remember that he had put the money in the compartment of his schoolbag and forgot to take it out.

"Sanshui, do you have enough money? Lend me ten yuan." Yu Xiang looked up and said to Zhang Miao.

Zhang Miao, upon hearing this, searched his pockets and finally said with an embarrassed look, "Brother Yu, I think I only brought enough money for myself."

Yu Xiang turned his head and looked at Fang Chengyu again: "Old Fang, what about you?"

Fang Chengyu's expression was exactly the same as Zhang Miao's: "Me too."

Yu Xiang: "..." It's over.

These two people really show off how much money they have.

This made Jiang Ci the last hope, but just over ten minutes ago, Yu Xiang threatened to...

Headache.

Just as Yu Xiang was frantically trying to convince himself to ask Jiang Ci for a loan, the latter stood up without warning and walked towards the counter.

Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu also leaned over to look.

After a few seconds, the three of them saw Jiang Ci take out a red bill and hand it to the person in charge of collecting money. Then he said something to the person, and finally came back after giving the change.

When he came back, he saw six pairs of eyes staring at him: "...What are you doing?"

Fang Chengyu kept winking at Yu Xiang: Come on, Brother Yu, we all saw that he must have some change.

Yu Xiang was still hesitating.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Jiang Ci suddenly extended his hand to Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu and said calmly, "You can just give me the money."

Zhang Miao didn't react for a moment: "Why?"

"Because I paid for you guys."

Yu Xiang: “?”

"Your share is on me." Jiang Ci continued to say to Yu Xiang.

"My money is in my schoolbag. I can give it to you when I get back... Hey! Why are you leaving before I even finish my sentence?!" Yu Xiang was halfway through his words when Jiang Ci had already strided out with his long legs. He was so anxious that he had to hurry to follow him.

"Brother Yu, please wait for us too--" Fang Chengyu came to his senses first, grabbed Zhang Miao who was still in a daze and chased after him.

The ten yuan was not paid after the evening study session, so the bottle of drink that Jiang Ci had been treated to during the day was in effect double the price.

"Mom, I'm back—why don't you turn on the lights?" Yu Xiang pushed open the door and walked in as usual. He was immediately greeted by a nauseating stench of alcohol, which made him pinch his nose and take a step back. "Mom, have you been drinking?"

The only response he got was the sound of a glass shattering when it hit the wall.

Yu Xiang: “?!”

He didn't care about anything else and walked in quickly, turning on all the lights in the living room with a "click". The originally dim room immediately became bright, so bright that it was blinding.

Yu Xiang raised his hand to block the light, blinked quickly to adapt to the light in the room, and then he saw a man's back on the sofa in the living room.

The man seemed to notice Yu Xiang's return at this time and slowly turned his head.

He is Yu Xiang’s father.

Yu Xiang stared blankly at the unshaven man in front of him with bloodshot eyes, feeling that he was a stranger.

The father and son looked at each other in silence for a long time, and no one spoke for a while.

"Dad...why did you come back so suddenly?" After a stalemate, Yu Xiang still asked hesitantly, "Where's Mom?"

Because of work, his father was often not at home and would only come back at the end of the month for the holidays, and today was obviously not the right time for him.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiang glanced at the coffee table again - it was a mess, with a bunch of empty wine bottles lying on it in a mess, which made people feel scared.

A foul smell of alcohol drifted into his nostrils, which was so unpleasant that his stomach churned and he couldn't help but want to retch.

Seeing that he was unwilling to answer, Yu Xiang did not rush to ask more questions. He just held his breath silently, carefully avoided the broken glass on the ground, and began to clean up the mess on the table.

But he couldn't hold his breath for long, and he really couldn't stand the smell of alcohol, so he could only cover his mouth with one hand and try hard to suppress the nausea.

But he didn't expect that such a small action would inexplicably anger his drunk and moody father.

"Pa!" A loud and crisp slap landed on his left cheek, leaving him stunned. His ears were buzzing and his face was filled with disbelief.

At the same time, hurried footsteps were heard from the second floor. Chen Xiaomei stumbled down from the second floor with tears in her eyes. After seeing this scene, she rushed over and pushed the man onto the sofa, giving him a clean slap in the face: "Yu Jinsheng, are you crazy?! That's your own son!"

"Yes! I'm crazy! I'm useless! I shouldn't live in this world!" Yu Jinsheng's voice was hoarse, but the volume was not low at all.

Yu Xiang subconsciously covered the burning side of his face, and slightly warm water droplets slipped through his fingers.

It's tears.

"Your dad is drunk and his mind is not right. You should sleep next door tonight. I have already talked to your Aunt Fang and she will open the door for you." Chen Xiaomie looked very tired, but she still tried to put on an "I'm fine" expression to comfort Yu Xiang.

"Why would he go to someone else's house?! Doesn't he have a room of his own?!"

"Shut up! You were drunk and crazy, and you messed up your son's room. And you still have the nerve to say that!" Chen Xiaomei finished scolding Yu's father, then turned to Yu Xiang and continued, "Be good, Mom will take care of it. Everything will be fine tomorrow. Don't worry. You still have school tomorrow, so go to bed early."

Yu Xiang shook his head stubbornly: "I'll help you..."

"I don't need your help. Don't you trust me?" Chen Xiaomei glared at him. "Studying is the most important thing for you right now. Go upstairs and get your pajamas and school uniform. Sleep next door for the night. Be good."

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Small abuse is good for the heart, big abuse is harmful to the body, so there is no big abuse

Finally finished the exam and went home