Although it was a parents' meeting, Wan Qiu did not have any chance to be praised by the teacher, or criticized by name.
Wan Qiu had always been inconspicuous, with average performance. This was his first time taking the exam in this school, and no one here noticed his rapid improvement in grades.
Throughout the entire parent-teacher meeting, Chu Jianshu was more like a bystander, or perhaps the object of secret comments from others.
Chu Jianshu didn't care. He came to attend this parent-teacher meeting for Wan Qiu.
As long as he knows that Wan Qiu studies hard and devotes time and energy to it, that is enough.
Wanqiu is different from other children. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to achieve outstanding results in his life.
Even if no one else would praise Wan Qiu, as a father he would praise his children.
"You've done very well in school." Chu Jianshu said to Wan Qiu after the parents' meeting. "Dad is very happy."
In order to follow the pace of the tall Chu Jianshu, Wan Qiu took steps very quickly, and the cat-ear hood of his freestyle outfit swayed behind him.
Chu Jianshu saw a fluffy cat in a good mood. It raised its fluffy tail high and followed him in small steps.
Chu Jianshu was in a rare mood of being a little unsteady.
Yang Xiaoyu's parent-teacher meeting lasted quite a long time.
When Wan Qiu took Chu Jianshu's hand and arrived at Chu Yigui's class, he found that Chu Yigui was different from other students. He was not waiting outside the classroom, but inside the classroom.
Chu Yigui's grades have always been the best in the grade. He is the class monitor and he also has a say in parent-teacher meetings.
When Wan Qiu and Chu Jianshu arrived, Chu Yigui was presiding over the parents' meeting at the podium.
Because the door was closed, Wan Qiu could only stand on tiptoe to look inside through the window on the door.
At this time, the sun was shining into the classroom. Chu Yigui stood on the podium without any fear or hesitation, and carefully analyzed the performance of every student in the class at school.
The sunlight was clearly shining evenly throughout the entire classroom, but Wan Qiu felt that at this moment all the sunlight was only favoring Chu Yigui.
His brother seemed to be glowing.
Looks like an adult.
The head teacher looked at the outstanding students in his class with satisfaction and pride on his face.
Chu Jianshu also saw it.
And Chu Yigui also noticed Chu Jianshu.
The two people's eyes met for a second, and Chu Yigui quickly looked away, without any tension or hesitation of being stared at by his father.
Standing on the podium, an excellent and dazzling child.
Chu Jianshu did not ignore them anymore.
Chu Jianshu lowered his eyes and looked at Wan Qiu.
Compared to when he first met Wan Qiu, he was more grateful that Wan Qiu could return to their family.
That's why he could see such a magnificent scene.
At the end of the parent-teacher meeting, the class teacher will ask parents of some outstanding students to come to the podium and talk about their educational philosophy.
Yang Xiaoyu would definitely not miss such an opportunity to show off, but this time, Yang Xiaoyu unexpectedly did nothing.
As a mother, she did not educate Chu Yigui very well, and she would not shamelessly take all the credit for Chu Yigui's excellence.
After the parent-teacher meeting, several parents who had not left gathered around Yang Xiaoyu and discussed Chu Yigui.
Wan Qiu also moved closer and heard the head teacher, who was also in the crowd, praising Chu Yigui.
"Having Chu Yigui as class monitor has saved me a lot of chores. I even feel that Chu Yigui understands the entire class much better than I do."
"He is not only good at studying himself, but also always leads his classmates to study together."
"Our class's average score has always been number one, and Chu Yigui always prepares exam review outlines for his classmates. This kid will have a bright future."
Wan Qiu listened to them talking about education from the perspective of study, and also about Yang Xiaoyu.
Yang Xiaoyu received praise from others.
"Are you Mr. Chu Jianshu? Hello, I am Chu Yigui's classmate and Li Shuo's father..."
Wan Qiu saw that someone also came to talk to Chu Jianshu, and Chu Jianshu also responded politely.
Wan Qiu stood aside and watched everything.
His relatives seem to be luminous bodies. They naturally attract people around them and receive all kinds of praise.
Wan Qiu felt very proud...
I also wonder if I am too ordinary.
When he was surrounded by the crowd, Chu Yigui saw Wan Qiu standing there alone through the gap in the crowd.
Amid the noisy crowd, it seemed that only there was peace.
Chu Yigui passed through the gap and arrived at Wan Qiu's side.
He lowered his head, no longer focusing on the others around him.
"Brother, how was your parents' meeting?"
Wan Qiu looked up and wondered when Chu Yigui, who had just been accepting praises in the crowd, stood beside him.
He just subconsciously grabbed Chu Yigui's hand.
"Dad said I performed well." Wan Qiu had no doubt that he was praised. "My brother is amazing. He can actually stand on the podium."
"Not bad." Chu Yigui remained calm throughout and was very humble in the face of praise from all sides.
Wan Qiu felt that Chu Yigui had always been like this.
He was as calm as the surface of the water without ripples.
Wan Qiu's mouth would curl up with joy when he received praise, but there seemed to be no expression on Chu Yigui's face.
Wan Qiu asked, "Is my brother unhappy?"
"Happy." Chu Yigui responded.
But Wan Qiu felt that Chu Yigui was not happy about this, he did not see any happy emotion on his face.
"My brother is really amazing." Wan Qiu praised Chu Yigui seriously, very seriously, "My brother is praised by everyone, he is really amazing."
After Wan Qiu's voice, Chu Yigui smiled.
A faint smile.
But Wan Qiu finally noticed that Chu Yigui was on the calm lake, which was slightly rippling due to the breeze.
My brother was happy.
Wan Qiu thought.
Sure enough, no one can be unhappy after being praised.
The same goes for my younger brother.
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Wan Qiu is preparing to go out for a trip.
Wan Qiu had no idea about traveling, and it seemed that there was nothing he needed to do.
Butler Bai and others simply packed some daily necessities they would need when going out.
This time, Wan Qiu changed to a smaller suitcase with brighter colors, which contained some of his clothes and daily necessities.
Wan Qiu also saw the boxes of the whole family.
This is what it looks like when everyone goes out together.
Wan Qiu gradually understood that traveling is about going out together, and all his curiosity turned into anticipation.
Wan Qiu thought this was the first time that their family went out together.
Wan Qiu got up early, took his small box, held Chu Yigui's hand, and followed his family.
Wan Qiu looked back and saw the tall and silent Yang following behind him.
And the place they were going to was the airport.
This is Wan Qiu’s first time on a plane.
The huge airport and the people coming and going were extremely unfamiliar to Wanqiu.
Wan Qiu was not good at walking around in a completely unfamiliar place, but because all his family members were around him, Wan Qiu had no fear at all.
As long as Chu Yigui always holds his hand, Wan Qiu will never lose his way.
"Don't be afraid, brother." Chu Yigui said to Wan Qiu. He fiddled with Wan Qiu's bracelet with his fingers. "As long as it is still there and brother's phone is still there, we can always find brother."
Wan Qiu holds a cell phone and a bracelet.
Nod obediently.
When the plane rose into the sky, it was a brand new experience for Wan Qiu.
His family asked him to sit by the window. Wan Qiu looked at the ground which was gradually moving away. All the originally huge things were gradually becoming smaller as they kept flying high.
They were flying high enough that it didn't seem so daunting anymore.
Even the unfamiliar aviation buildings that he saw for the first time were not a place that frightened him. From here, they gradually became smaller and farther away.
Wan Qiu got some plum candies, which were given to him by Yang Ze.
There was a sweet and sour taste in his mouth, and Yang said that he was prepared to prevent Wanqiu from getting airsick.
Wan Qiu distributed the plum candies equally to everyone.
There was someone to meet them where they got off.
When Wan Qiu got on the car, the first person he saw was Chu Zhang, who was sitting in his seat, taking off his sunglasses and smiling at them.
It turns out that this is where Chu Zhang took the photo, but unfortunately Chu Zhang was unable to join the journey.
Mom said that if Chu Zhang went out to play with them, he would be surrounded by fans if he found out.
Wan Qiu had no idea what it meant to be surrounded by fans.
But Chu Zhang said that they were staying in the same hotel and they could play together in the hotel at night.
Wan Qiu traveled with his family. Chu Zhang introduced them to a tour guide, who took them to see many beautiful places.
Those beautiful trees, ancient buildings, magnificent constructions, and gorgeous streets.
They also went to the mountains, took a cable car, and watched the sunrise together.
Wan Qiu knew a lot of things.
I know what a temple is, what a garden is, and what rockery is.
I also learned that so many people travel during the short holidays.
Even though they were squeezed in the crowd and sometimes seemed to be separated, Chu Yigui always held Wan Qiu's hand.
As long as Wan Qiu turned around, he would definitely see Yang Ze standing next to him, tall and strong, as if he owned an inviolable territory.
Wan Qiu vaguely felt that Yang Ze did not seem to be immersed in the fun.
Because no matter when Wan Qiu looked back, Yang Ze's eyes were always fixed on him.
He seems to have no interest in anything around him.
Although Chu Zhang said he would come and play with Wan Qiu in the evening, Chu Zhang failed to come back for three or four consecutive nights.
Chu Zhang finally found time to come back, but it was already time for Wan Qiu to go to bed.
"Wan Qiu!" Chu Zhang returned to the hotel very late, and the first thing he did was to knock on Wan Qiu's door.
Wan Qiu was already wearing pajamas and getting ready for bed. The moment he opened the door, he received a big hug from Chu Zhang.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, big brother can't accompany you during the day, and you have to come so late at night."
Chu Zhang rubbed Wan Qiu's cheek, and when he looked up, he suddenly saw Chu Yigui in the room.
"Wan Qiu, why are you assigned to the same room with the youngest?"
Wan Qiu said very bluntly: "Because I am the older brother, I have to take care of my younger brother."
Chu Zhang: “…” Is he hallucinating?
"Are you tired, brother?" Wan Qiu stretched out his hands, held Chu Zhang's cheeks, and observed him carefully under the brighter light in the room.
"I was very tired, but I suddenly received the healing warmth from our little angel Wanqiu. Now I feel like I am full of energy."
Chu Zhang buried his cheek in Wan Qiu's palm and rubbed it hard a few times.
Wan Qiu looked at his hands in confusion, guessing that his elder brother's statement was probably a metaphor.
"You are all wearing pajamas, are you going to sleep?" Chu Zhang asked.
"Yeah." Wan Qiu nodded.
"But we finally come out to travel, so we won't do anything at night?"
Chu Zhang's eyes were very clear, and as he moved his eyes around, he clearly looked like he was going to do something bad.
"Mom and Dad are very tired." Wan Qiu said.
Although Chu Jianshu and Yang Xiaoyu had better physical strength, they were still no match for the young people after all the hard work, so they had to rest early.
"Where is Yang Er?" Chu Zhang asked.
"Second brother is taking a shower now." Chu Yigui replied.
They booked two suites, Wan Qiu, Chu Yigui and Yang Ze shared one. There were exactly two rooms in the suite, and Wan Qiu planned to sleep with Chu Yigui.
Chu Zhang grinned twice and suddenly opened the bathroom door.
Yang Ze looked back in surprise, but when he saw it was Chu Zhang, he didn't try to cover himself.
"Wow, Yang Er, have you become stronger in this time?" Chu Zhang smiled slyly.
"What's wrong, brother?" Yang Ze asked.
"Shall we watch a horror movie tonight?" Chu Zhang suggested.
Yang Ze: “?”
What is a ghost movie?
Wan Qiu didn't know.
Even to the point where I've hardly heard of it.
Wan Qiu's interest in television was mostly limited to watching cartoons, and he never even watched TV series carefully.
"Does Wanqiu know what a ghost is?" Chu Zhang asked.
Wan Qiu shook his head blankly.
Chu Zhang smiled grimly: "You will know soon."
Chu Yigui frowned: "Brother...will this..."
"It's no problem. Wan Qiu is already fifteen years old. There's no harm in knowing more. Besides, isn't it normal for people to be afraid of something?"
Chu Zhang hugged Wan Qiu and half leaned on Wan Qiu's head, with a smile on his handsome face.
Chu Yigui seemed to disagree, but there was really no reason to refute Chu Zhang's words.
"Brother, can you let me take a shower first?" Yang Ze asked.
“Hahahaha, Yang Er, hurry up.” Chu Zhang said like a magician, holding a small USB drive between his fingers. “I came prepared.”
Wan Qiu sat on the sofa, waiting for Yang Ze.
And after a while, someone knocked on the door.
"Youngest one, go open the door. The takeaway I ordered is here." Chu Zhang looked up lazily from the sofa and ordered Chu Yigui.
Chu Yigui stood up and went to the door.
Then there was a lot of junk food on their coffee table.
"I've had dinner." Wan Qiu touched his stomach. It had been a while since he had dinner, and he didn't seem to feel full anymore.
"Snacks, just snacks." Chu Zhang stuffed a piece of chicken directly into Wan Qiu's mouth, "Eat for fun."
Chu Zhang smiled as he watched Wan Qiu chewing his food with his cheeks puffed out, half curled up on the sofa with his limbs spread out casually.
Yang Ze came out of the bathroom and saw Wan Qiu, who had already washed up and was about to go to bed. He was fed food again and sighed deeply: "Brother..."
"You guys who work and rest like old people, you can't make Wanqiu lose all its vitality." Chu Zhang pointed at Yang Ze, "What young people don't stay up late?"
Yang Ze's expression was a little subtle and he looked away.
Wan Qiu felt that his elder brother was amazing.
He seemed to be able to convince everyone in the family that he was not capable of refuting him.
Except mom.
Although Wan Qiu didn't know what a horror movie was, he vaguely felt that it was probably not something interesting.
Wan Qiu leaned on the sofa, while Chu Zhang was half lying on Wan Qiu's legs, crookedly.
Chu Yigui, who was always by Wan Qiu's side, unexpectedly sat on the couch on the other side.
And Yang sat next to Wan Qiu.
With the tall Yang Ze beside him, Wan Qiu had to look up to see Yang Ze's face.
The movie has started.
A cup of sweet corn was also stuffed into Wan Qiu's hand.
Wan Qiu ate and looked at the TV screen.
All the lights were turned off, leaving only the light from the not-so-bright TV, which was even dimmer than the not-so-bright moonlight.
The sound from the TV sounded slowly, and it was not a pleasant sound, but...
It was as if he had deliberately tensed his nerves, bringing the emotion of worry to the extreme.
After gradually being able to understand the normal things I see, I can now understand most of the TV programs.
But he couldn't understand horror movies.
Wan Qiu didn't understand at all the actions of the people in the horror movie.
Why do so many people bully one person?
Why would you want to deceive people?
Why cause harm to another person?
Is there no one to love her?
"Why do the dead people reappear?" Wan Qiu suddenly asked as he watched.
On TV, the girl in school uniform still looked dead, with undried blood, messy hair, pale skin, and bloodshot eyes.
"Because this is a ghost, and a ghost is the soul of a dead person." Chu Zhang said to Wan Qiu.
"After death, will we become a ghost?" This was the first time Wan Qiu came into contact with and understood the word "ghost".
"Yeah." Although Chu Zhang ordered a bunch of food, he didn't eat a single bite. He wanted to maintain his figure, so how could he eat these junk foods so late at night?
Although I'm really greedy.
Chu Zhang kept watching movies to divert his desire for food.
Chu Yigui was lying on the couch not far away, looking at Wan Qiu.
Wan Qiu's eyes were filled with shock.
Chu Yigui frowned slightly.
Why does Wan Qiu have such a look?
Wan Qiu encountered many unfamiliar things, and in the process of learning, he came into contact with many new words that he didn't even understand.
But there has never been such a time, an almost complicated look.
Wan Qiu's attention is on movies.
He had no chance to do two things at once and could only focus fully on the movie.
But Wan Qiu didn't know why, but he quietly leaned on the arm of Yang Ze who was beside him.
There is a strange feeling that is eroding Wanqiu.
Wan Qiu seemed to feel something from the screams, dark scenes, and cries in the movie.
Yang Ze lowered his head and saw Wan Qiu's hands, which were tightly clenched due to nervousness.
He might be afraid.
But even though he was immersed in fear, Wan Qiu did not close his eyes in fear, but tried hard to keep his eyes open to take in the content of the unfamiliar movie.
"Okay, sorry, big brother, let's stop here today."
Just when Yang Ze noticed that Wan Qiu's hands seemed to be tense due to excessive nervousness, Chu Yigui's voice suddenly appeared beside him.
At the same time, Chu Yigui turned on the light.
The whole room was instantly brightly lit.
"Hmm?" Chu Zhang was a little tired, as he had watched quite a lot of movies, so he was more or less drowsy for such an ordinary, entry-level horror movie. Suddenly, he was stimulated by the lights and became much more awake.
"It's too late. It's time to go to bed. We have to go traveling tomorrow." Chu Yigui said.
Chu Zhang sat up and said, "If you are too tired, just rest in the hotel. There is no need to go out. Traveling is about going out when you want to go out. If you don't want to go out, resting is the most comfortable state."
"Everyone is very tired today. Big brother must be even more tired after working all day." It was rare that Chu Yigui did not obey Chu Zhang's words, but was more firm, "Big brother, take a rest."
Chu Zhang looked at Chu Yigui and raised his eyebrows slightly.
Suddenly realizing something, he turned around and looked at Wan Qiu.
Yang Ze also looked at Wan Qiu.
Under the originally dim lighting, it was impossible to detect the other person's expression.
Even Yang Ze was only watching Wan Qiu's movements.
Now that the lights are as bright as day, Wan Qiu's pale face can be seen clearly.
Wan Qiu was probably really frightened. Although his eyes were still open, their look was vague.
Yang Ze reached out and grasped Wan Qiu's tightly clenched hands, prying them apart with a little force. He saw that there were several purple-blue nail marks on the palms of Wan Qiu's hands due to the force.
Chu Zhang obviously realized that the impact of the ghost movie on Wan Qiu was more serious than that on normal people.
"I'm sorry, Wan Qiu." Chu Zhang held up Wan Qiu's cheek so that Wan Qiu could see his eyes clearly. "Don't worry, there are no ghosts in this world. Don't be afraid."
Wan Qiu blinked, but didn't say it was okay as he usually did.
It seemed to take him a long time to react.
"Wan Qiu, don't be afraid. I'm sorry, it's my fault. There are no ghosts in this world, Wan Qiu."
Chu Zhang called out several times in succession, but failed to immediately bring Wan Qiu back to consciousness.
"Damn it..." Chu Zhang even wondered if he should be sent to the hospital immediately in this situation.
"Brother." Chu Yigui's voice suddenly appeared beside Wan Qiu's ears, "It's time to go to bed. I'm sleepy."
Wan Qiu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and finally looked at Chu Yigui.
Wan Qiu reacted and his eyes gradually focused.
Although he didn't look at him, Chu Zhang still breathed a sigh of relief without concealing it.
She reached out and lifted her hair, and the panic in her expression disappeared a little.
At the same time, he also noticed that there was an atmosphere between Wan Qiu and Chu Yigui that he could not understand.
Chu Zhang took the initiative to let go of Wan Qiu and made room for him.
And the next moment, Chu Yigui almost without any disguise directly occupied the position closest to Wan Qiu where Chu Zhang had originally stood.
Chu Zhang narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Are you okay, brother?"
Chu Yigui's voice was the gentlest that Chu Zhang had ever heard, as if he was coaxing a timid animal cub hiding in the cracks of a rock.
Chu Zhang had never seen such an expression on Chu Yigui's face.
He was different from what Chu Zhang remembered him to be.
Chu Yigui's meticulous comfort, gentle touch, and close distance to Wan Qiu.
Everything is completely different from before.
The closeness and trust between the two teenagers.
Chu Zhang seemed to see a unique bond formed between the two of them, different from others.
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