Especially this time, he went out to eat with his sister.
He thought about how his life had become increasingly twisted during this period of time.
He is reserved in everything he does, like a person hiding in a turtle shell. He is not as outgoing as he was in high school.
If you don’t communicate with your roommates, you will feel uncomfortable even when communicating with other unfamiliar classmates.
When we went out to eat today, although he didn't say anything, he mostly just listened.
But when he saw his sister being so relaxed when facing a powerful figure like Mr. Mo, he felt that his sister's state was what he should learn from, and he should become such a person.
When he was in junior high school, he did not go to the junior high school in the county town like his sister, but went to the junior high school in his hometown.
Every Monday morning, there was a flag-raising ceremony and exercises. At that time, no one did exercises properly, thinking that only good students would follow the exercises. It seemed that only those who danced crookedly were considered to be awesome in the eyes of their classmates.
The boy sitting at the last row of the classroom always argued with the English teacher during class and was kicked out by the teacher. He still thought he was very handsome, and many people in the class thought so too.
Just like he easily gets scared when encountering many problems, and thinks he solves the problems by avoiding them, but in fact, to outsiders he appears to be timid and cowardly.
He is actually a good singer. When he was in school, every class would hold a New Year's Eve party. Because participating in the show would give the group extra points, he would sign up for a singing show.
The next day, the English teacher, who did not attend the class party, asked the students to perform again on the stage.
Some of his classmates are very open and confident, but he is always shy.
He seemed to suddenly understand that doing aerobics crookedly is not as good as doing it properly. The boy who was kicked out by the teacher for making trouble in class was actually not handsome at all. It is better for him to be bold and open than to be timid and always feel inferior.
Xu Zijun never denied his inherent inferiority complex, which was the result of his natural conditions and environment.
But now that he is clearly aware of his problem, he wants to change.
So, he won't escape anymore.
"Sister, it's okay for me to go back to school. I have military training early tomorrow morning."
Xu Qingzhi took advantage of the traffic light to change the navigation address directly to Agricultural University, "Okay, I'll take you to school."
Xu Zijun looked at the destination that was originally ten minutes away, but suddenly became an hour and a half away, and said, "No need to send me off, brother-in-law, just send me to the nearby subway station and I will take the subway to school. It's so late, it will take more than three hours for you to send me back."
Huo Fengyan: "It's okay."
"That's too troublesome. Just drop us off at the subway station. I checked the map and found a subway station nearby that goes directly to the Agricultural University." Xu Zijun insisted.
"Yeah." Xu Qingzhi responded and navigated to a nearby subway station that could go directly to the Agricultural University.
It’s really close, only a few minutes away.
It's still early and the subway has not stopped running yet.
The car was parked on the side of the road, so it was not convenient for them to get out. Xu Qingzhi pressed the window and told him, "Let me know when we get to school. You can tell me if you have any questions."
"Okay." Xu Zijun waved his hand, "Sister, brother-in-law, drive carefully. I'm leaving now."
The boy's back quickly went down the escalator and disappeared.
The person had already left, but Xu Qingzhi was still looking out the window, in the direction where the figure had just left.
Huo Fengyan thought she was worried, so he said, "It's not too late to call him back now. He can rest at my place tonight. I'll ask the driver to take him back to school tomorrow morning."
Xu Qingzhi turned around, shook his head, and pressed the window button with his finger.
The car window slowly rose, blocking out the sounds from outside.
She whispered, "No, he's grown up."