Chapter 34 Sun Hui's Cold New Classmate
"Sun Hui, you sit there." Chen Yuru pointed to Kong Xiaoyue's seat and asked the transfer student to sit behind her.
The new classmate was wearing corduroy trousers and a navy blue Dacron shirt, his clothes were ironed straight, his expression was cold, and he looked a little arrogant.
Kong Xiaoyue greeted the new classmate enthusiastically: "Classmate, my name is Kong Xiaoyue, what's your name?"
"Sun Hui." Sun Hui's thin lips moved slightly, and she uttered two words coldly.
"Sun Hui, your name is so nice." Kong Xiaoyue was still enthusiastic.
Now there are two new classmates from other places in the class besides her. Kong Xiaoyue feels that she has found her organization, and her original cheerful personality has gradually returned.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome, Sun Hui. This is my deskmate Xu Heye. She transferred here two weeks ago." Kong Xiaoyue pointed at Xu Heye and introduced her to Sun Hui.
"Hello, Sun Hui, I'm Xu Heye. I'm from Gan Province."
"Hello." Sun Hui still only uttered two words with a faint expression.
Kong Xiaoyue said, "Sun Hui, I'm from Jilin Province, how about you?"
Sun Hui looked at her without answering.
"You're small and have fair skin. You must be from the south, right? Are you from Yunnan or Sichuan?"
Sun Hui frowned, showing some impatience.
Xu Heye looked at the new classmate and thought that this girl was really cold and aloof.
Seeing that Kong Xiaoyue was about to speak, Xu Heye interrupted her: "Xiaoyue, class is about to start, why don't you take out your physics book?"
The first two classes today are both physics classes taught by the head teacher.
"Oh, I'll get it right away." Kong Xiaoyue didn't bother to ask the new classmate anymore as Xu Heye changed the subject.
She rummaged through her schoolbag, pulled out her physics book, and opened it to the chapter she was about to lecture.
After a day of classes, all the students ran out of the school gate tired and excited.
Kong Xiaoyue held Xu Heye's hand, feeling a little reluctant.
"Xu Heye, I think I can live with you at your house. We can study together, cook together, and eat together." Studying with Xu Heye is fun and efficient. It's not like studying at my uncle's house, where people are always interrupting and making sarcastic remarks.
"You can come to my house on weekends, but not on weekdays. It's not safe for you to go home alone at this late hour."
Their homes were in opposite directions. Xu Heye watched Kong Xiaoyue get on the bus, and then got on the bus to her home.
Her uncle didn't come to pick her up today.
It gets dark late in May, so it was still light when she got home. Besides, the area near the family compound was not remote and there were people coming and going, so it was not unsafe to go home alone. Xu Heye discussed with her uncle that he didn't need to pick her up again.
Dong Fuyun didn't agree at first, but he had promised his elder sister that he would take good care of He Ye.
But recently, Lu's mother was seriously ill, and Lu Jun had no brothers or sisters to help him, so only his brothers could help. In addition, he had recently found a new job and was very busy.
After Xu Heye found out, she refused to let her uncle come to pick her up.
She is an adult with a mental age of 30. Can't she go home by herself after school?
Today, as we left school late, the bus was not crowded, so we had a seat as soon as we got on. Xu Heye found a seat at the back by the window, sat down, took out her Walkman, closed her eyes and listened to English.
After a while, someone sat down next to me.
Xu Heye opened her eyes and saw that it was her new classmate Sun Hui.
Xu Heye nodded as a greeting. Sun Hui ignored her and turned her head to look in the other direction.
Xu Heye: “…”
She smiled to herself, closed her eyes and continued listening.
Twenty minutes later, the car stopped. Xu Heye opened her eyes, turned off the recorder, took off her headphones and put them back on, preparing to get off the car.
There was no one sitting next to her, and people who wanted to get off the bus started walking towards the back door. It was a bit crowded, and Xu Heye had some difficulty squeezing out of the bus.
After getting off the bus, the crowd that had just swarmed dispersed, and Xu Heye also walked towards the rental house. As she walked, the number of people walking with her decreased, until only one person was left.
The two walked to the entrance of the alley, one in front of the other, and then walked into the alley. What a coincidence, they actually lived in the same place.
"Huihui is back." When Sun Hui walked into the compound, Grandpa Sun was fetching water. Seeing him, Sun Hui hurried over to help, "Grandpa, I'll do it."
Grandpa Sun refused: "No need for you, the bucket is too heavy. Grandpa can move it myself." There was a well in the yard where Grandpa Sun lived, but there was no water pump. To draw water, he could only tie a bucket with a rope and throw it into the well.
This is a technical job. If you don't master the technique, you won't be able to get water out of the bucket, and it will be very strenuous to carry the water. It's not like using a water pump, which can easily pump water from the well underground.
"Okay." Without being allowed to fetch water, Sun Hui began to help wash the vegetables.
After washing the vegetables, Grandpa Sun urged Sun Hui to do her homework while he cooked on the small stove.
Sun Hui went back to the house, changed into old clothes, patted the clothes she wore during the day evenly and hung them up, then she lay on a small stool and started to do her homework.
On the other side, Xu Heye watched Sun Hui enter the house, then walked through two large courtyards before arriving at the courtyard she rented. There were only two rooms between the two houses.
Xu Heye returned home and started cooking dinner.
The landlady, Mrs. Lian, was also cooking. Seeing her, she smiled and greeted her, "He Ye, you're back from school."
"Yes, good evening, Mrs. Lian." Xu Heye responded with a smile.
"Why call me Mrs. Lian? Just call me Aunt Lian." Mother Lian looked at the girl in front of her with a smile on her face, her eyes full of admiration.
This girl is really good. She lives a perfectly organized life even though she's living in a foreign city. She studies very hard and has great perseverance. On weekends, when other kids are out playing, she still sticks to studying.
"Aunt Lian." Xu Heye responded naturally, "You seem to be in a good mood today?" She was smiling the whole time.
"Yes." Lian's mother smiled even brighter. "He Ye, you also know that my Jiashu is a little special, but he wasn't born like this. When he was young, Jiashu was just like his brother Yushu, smart and clever.
Unfortunately, he got naughty later and climbed a tree, fell and hit his head, which made him seem a little slow. Over the years, we have been taking him to many doctors, but unfortunately, there has been no progress.
But... not long ago, your uncle Lian's colleague went on a business trip to northern Beijing and said that there was a very skilled doctor in the Union Hospital there who specialized in treating brain diseases.
We plan to take Jiashu over to have a look. If everything goes well, by the time we come back, Jiashu will be back to normal." Lian's mother said, her eyes full of hope.
Xu Heye looked at her and felt pity for the love of parents in the world.
She had lived in this compound for over half a month and had heard a lot of gossip about the Lian family, both what she should and shouldn't have heard. Moreover, Lian Jiashu's behavior couldn't be concealed.
Ten years have passed since Lian Jiashu fell and was injured at the age of four, and he has remained as slow as he is now. But his parents have never given up on him. Whether praying to gods or seeking medical help, they always believe that Lian Jiashu can get better.
Despite being disappointed again and again, they will be full of hope as long as they have new hope.
"Yes." Xu Heye said, "Lian Jiashu will definitely get better."
"Of course." Lian's mother said, taking a small bowl and filling it with half a bowl of braised pork. "He Ye, this braised pork is for you."
"I don't want it. Auntie, please save it for your family." Xu Heye quickly refused.
She knew that the Lian family was not rich.
The two sons, one a high school student and the other a patient, were both big spenders. Lian's mother couldn't work because she had to take care of Lian Jiashu, so the family of four relied entirely on Lian's father's meager salary, living a tight life.
Lian's mother insisted on giving it to her: "Keep it. I bought a lot, enough for our family to eat."
Although the Lian family lived a tight life, Mother Lian was not such a stingy person. Besides, the girl often fed Jiashu with milk candies, peach cakes, and egg cakes.
Lian's mother saw it all, but there was nothing good at home. Now that she had stewed the meat, she naturally had to give a bowl to the little girl.
Seeing that Lian's mother insisted, Xu Heye no longer refused: "Thank you very much, Aunt Lian."
She took the bowl, poured the meat back into her own bowl, and then returned the bowl to Lian's mother. With the braised pork from Lian's mother, and Xu Heye cooking the last bit of water spinach left in the house into a soup, it was a hearty dinner.
After dinner, I washed the dishes, boiled water for a bath, did the laundry, studied until nine o'clock, and went to bed. It was another complete day.
Xu Heye closed her eyes contentedly.
She likes this regular and fulfilling life, which makes her feel that she is truly alive.
The next day, she woke up promptly at 5:30 and briefly reviewed what she had learned the night before. At 6:00, Xu Heye got up, changed her clothes, and washed up. Ten minutes later, she put on her backpack and headed to school.
This time, there was another figure on the way to the bus stop.
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