Chapter 20

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Having narrated this, I asked Brother 6 next to me if he still remembered the activity of learning to work in our junior high school. He thought about it and said that he remembered it.

After this reconciliation, we ushered in a special week of student work.

The meaning of the Work-Study Week seems to be that during that week, no one has to go to school to attend classes, but instead goes to another place that specializes in learning skills to work on projects related to technology.

Everyone works in groups to learn and do this project together with the engineering teacher. After a week, the finished products will be graded, which is equivalent to an extracurricular learning activity.

For us at that time, as long as we could avoid attending classes at school, we would just have fun no matter what we did. Everyone was extremely excited when they knew they were going to learn about work. Even if there were tasks to complete, they felt they could let themselves go.

When we arrived at the place where we were learning to work, everyone was very relaxed every day. During the day, we just followed the teacher to make things. While making things, everyone chatted in groups of three or four, and we could finish school at three o'clock every day.

The vocational school was very close to my home. After school, Brother 6 and I would walk around the vocational school together, and then he would take me home.

Anyway, it's very sweet and happy.

It was the third or fourth day of my work study, I forgot the exact time, but our head teacher, Mr. Chen, asked me to talk to the classroom door after lunch.

I thought she wanted me to collect feedback forms from classmates or other class matters, but as soon as I left, she asked me to go to an empty corner and looked at me with a serious expression.

My whole body tensed up as well.

"xxx," Teacher Chen called my full name, "I heard something recently."

My mind raced. Although I had guessed what she was going to say, I still pretended to be calm on the surface. "Huh? What is it?"

"Some classmates reported that you and xx (Brother 6) had an ambiguous relationship that went beyond that of ordinary classmates. Is this true?"

really.

Our class was divided into two groups at that time. One group was the academically focused group, who turned a deaf ear to the outside world and focused on academics. They also had good relationships with the teachers. The other group was the active group, who, in addition to studying, were always making trouble and were also well-known in the school. Several pairs of students in the class who were in premature love at that time belonged to the active group, of course including me and Brother 6.

The specific dividing line is based on the seats, with the first three rows for academic groups and the last three rows for active groups.

I'm not sure which academic colleague reported it. After all, Brother 6 and I usually keep a certain distance at school. Of course, it's not ruled out that it was classmates from other classes who told me. I was the class monitor at the time and was quite famous in the school and grade group.

No matter who it is, the news has now reached the teacher's ears.

I thought about it and said ambiguously, "He and I sat close to each other and had a good relationship. Everyone around us had a good relationship."

"Some classmates saw you two walking home hand in hand after school."

"...Ah, maybe I'm seeing things? Aren't our two families going the same way?"

Teacher Chen looked at me, his eyes flashing behind his glasses. "No matter what the truth is, as the class monitor, you shouldn't be involved in something like this. You should set a good example for your classmates. As far as I know, there are several other couples in the class who are in the same situation as you. You will have an even worse influence on them, so I must talk to you first."

Whatever I said at this time would be wrong, so I gritted my teeth and said nothing.

"You and xx (Brother 6) both have good academic performance. Don't let this kind of thing affect your studies. You are still too young and should focus on your studies now."

"I see."

"I hope that from now on, I will never hear similar news about you two again from any channel."

"Okay, thank you, Teacher Chen."

When I returned to the classroom and walked back to my seat, I looked at Brother 6. He was sitting in his seat, blinking at me and mouthing "what's wrong" to me.

After I sat down, I wrote a note and asked Xiao Ma to pass it to him.

After a while, Xiao Ma handed the note back.

Brother 6: [Then what did you tell her? ]

Me: [I just said it wasn’t true and reassured her.]

Brother 6: [I don’t know who told her.]

Me: [So from now on, I need to be more low-key in class and at school, and try not to talk too much. After school, we should agree to meet at a place farther away from school and walk separately.]

Brother 6: […This is so troublesome. I don’t want this to happen.]

Me: [This time it’s okay. If it happens again, you’ll probably be called in for a talk. We need to be careful.]

Brother 6: [I’m not afraid. I don’t talk much anyway, so she can’t get anything out of me.]

I was really killed by his laughter.

After that, we both started to talk less frequently, and after school we agreed to meet in an alley a little distance away from the school.

Everything was peaceful for a while and the head teacher never contacted us again.

**

Soon, it was time for the final exam.

On Friday afternoon, the day after the final exam, my sixth brother and another couple in the class, Xiaowei and Xiaochen, agreed to go ice skating at the newly opened indoor small ice rink in Renguang.

My fear of ice skating was purely physical, because I was particularly afraid of falling. If I fell, I felt like I would be broken into pieces. However, Brother 6 did not seem to be panicked at all. He calmly put on shoes and equipment for himself and me, and then slowly pulled me into the skating rink.

Over there, Xiao Chen and Xiao Wei were already "flying together" and skating around the field with the main group. I held Brother 6 with one hand and held the railing with the other, trying to make a final dying struggle.

"Baby, you have to be brave. You won't fall. Trust me," Brother 6 stood beside me, trying to persuade me for the tenth time with a helpless look on his face. "Really, just follow my steps and skate as I just taught you."

Me: “…I’m afraid of breaking my butt.”

Brother 6: "No, I'll hold you, just skate slowly. This isn't a competition."

Me: “Really not going to fall?”

Brother 6: "No, don't be afraid, just slide forward boldly."

It took a lot of effort for me to let go of the railing of my brother in distress and slowly slide forward with Brother 6. At first, I was almost walking stiffly, and my whole image was very bad. I was laughed at countless times by Xiaowei and Xiaochen who were passing by. Later, under the patient guidance and leadership of Brother 6, I slowly began to get into the state, and the sliding became smoother and smoother.

Once I really learned it, I felt that skating was not particularly difficult. Instead, I began to like the feeling.

Brother 6 led me in front and said to me with a smile, "Well, I told you I wouldn't fall, right?"

I immediately flattered him, "It's the teacher's good teaching."

He smiled.

After leaving the skating rink, we and Xiaowei and the others dispersed, and I pulled Brother 6 to ask him to accompany me to have dessert.

Who knew that just a while after we sat down, Xiaowei called me.

"My teacher just called me," she said, her voice sounding nervous. "She asked me where I was, and I said I was on the subway on my way home. Then she asked if Xiao Chen was with me, and I said no. Then she asked if we had played together, and I said no. Finally, she asked if you two were with me, and I said no."

"I think someone has tipped her off again. Be careful. I think she'll call you too. Go home with Brother 6."

After hanging up the phone, I looked up and said to Brother 6, "Let's retreat quickly."

"What's wrong?" Brother 6 looked confused while eating dessert.

"The class leader is checking up on us again. He just called Xiaowei."

I shoveled a few bites of the dessert in front of me. "I guess they're coming to check on us too."

Brother 6 was not in a hurry. "It's okay. You can tell her you're at home no matter where you are."

"Do you think she's stupid and won't call your home?"

Brother 6 had no choice but to be dragged by me to take the subway. Although I told him not to send me home and that we should go home quickly, he still refused and insisted on sending me home.

When we got downstairs to my house, he refused to leave. He pulled me to the corridor and whispered sweet nothings to me.

"Oh, summer vacation isn't so soon yet, can't we still see each other?" I patted him.

"I just want to talk to you for a while," he said, looking at me with bright eyes. "How about we go to KTV after school next week?"

"Okay, do you want to sing?"

"I don't sing. I can't sing well."

"...Then what are you going to do?"

"Listen to you sing, watch you."

He acted like a perfectly good little fan, so adorable that I couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay, go home," I said to him after checking the time. It was already dark outside.

"I don't want to go back," he said to me, "I don't want to be separated from you."

After I finally sent him away and returned home, I was still reluctant to leave. I sat alone in a chair, recalling every moment of skating, eating desserts and chatting with him.

Fortunately, I checked the missed calls at home and no one called, but there was a missed call on my mobile phone. I couldn’t tell from the number whether it was from my teacher, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.

I should say that I didn't have the brain to care about anything else at that time. I was overwhelmed by emotions and didn't care about anything.

To be honest, I don't want to be apart from him for even a second, and I think he feels the same way.

I love someone with all my heart and eyes. As long as I see each other, I will be so happy that bubbles will appear all over my body. I am simple, unscrupulous, brave and straightforward... At that time, I liked my first love without reservation, regardless of the consequences, and not afraid of getting hurt.

However, first love is like this. No matter how sweet it is and how hard you love, you may end up falling so hard.

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Brother 6: It’s well written. You are worthy of being a writer’s wife.

(I think he is flattering me on purpose because he is afraid I will beat him up)