Household servants
It's September again, and the sound of cicadas has brought a new batch of high school freshmen to school.
The buildings for Grade 11 and Grade 12 are connected. When students from Grade 12 move to Grade 13, the building remains unchanged. The Grade 12 students move to the back of Mingxiang Lake, and the empty space is just right for the new batch of Grade 12 students.
When they were having lunch after class at noon, Zhou Xi and Gao Liyang were successfully blocked by Gao Yijun.
Everywhere were parents of students carrying luggage and bags. Unlike Zhou Xi and his friends, they reported to the first year of high school a week later. They were wearing school uniforms and were stared at by countless childish eyes in the crowd. Similarly, envy and emotion flashed in the eyes of their seniors.
"Hey, be careful!" Gao Liyang pulled Zhou Xi over and couldn't help patting her on the head.
One parent was carrying a mat on his shoulder, looking around and running around. The thing that was like a cannon almost hit Zhou Xi. Gao Liyang thought that it was a good thing that he was quick, otherwise his head would have been blown apart by the bamboo mat.
"Thank you." Zhou Xi reacted and moved.
"Oh." Gao Liyang let go of the person and walked around to the outside. "Hey, how do you feel?"
"What feeling?"
Gao Liyang raised his eyebrows. He always felt that Zhou Xi was obviously a smart man, but he had to pretend to be confused and asked him more questions. Okay, then let's chat more. Anyway, he was quite happy to do so.
"New students, look at how we've become veterans!"
Finally squeezed out of the teaching building, Gao Liyang skillfully took the umbrella from Zhou Xi's hand, opened it, and tilted it towards Zhou Xi. The sun couldn't shine on his face, and Gao Liyang squinted his eyes in satisfaction.
"Tsk! There is one good thing about Gao Yuanyuan leaving. I finally have a legitimate reason to hold an umbrella."
"Isn't the old oil stick good? Do you want to do it again?"
Zhou Xi smiled and moved her hand a little under the umbrella to avoid being burned by the sun. Some people looked at them curiously, but she ignored them and her attack power was zero.
She felt that sharing an umbrella with Gao Liyang was as comfortable as drinking water. After all, they sat together from morning to night every day, breathing the same air, which was so familiar to them. When he held the umbrella for her, she could free her hands, and she felt as comfortable as having a servant at home.
"I feel like time flies by so fast. In the blink of an eye, I'm already a sophomore in high school. Next year I'll be a junior, and then I'll be in college."
They arrived at the cafeteria, Zhou Xi lowered his head and went in, Gao Liyang folded his umbrella and held it in his hand.
The cafeteria was much busier than usual, with many freshmen and their parents mingling among the piles of school uniforms, creating a somewhat awkward atmosphere. However, the expressions on the faces of the freshmen and their parents were often different from what they were used to in high school life: curiosity, excitement, and even the parents' furrowed brows, unable to conceal their worry.
For these old hands, today is probably a bit sad. Seeing so many parents, they always feel a little homesick, and they are also annoyed by the congestion in the cafeteria in the teaching building.
"Don't take that long yet. Think about tonight's quiz first. Remember to help me guard it."
Zhou Xi is the math class representative. The teacher had something to do, so he asked her to observe the discipline of her own class and asked someone else to observe the discipline of the next class.
"I see, I see. I was just thinking about a question..."
Zhou Xi looked up and stared at the scrolling display screen until the red words repeated for the second time.
"What?"
"Or, you should guard the next door. I'm afraid that my appearance is too high and the people next door are not familiar with me and can't handle it."
Zhou Xi glanced at Gao Liyang's face, then turned around and took a few steps forward.
Gao Liyang gently touched the person with his umbrella and moved closer: "No, what's with that look in your eyes? Isn't what I said the truth?"
"Hey! Sister Zhou, Yangyang! You just got here!"
Lu Zisheng came over from the front of the line with a plate in his hand. What a coincidence! I didn’t expect that with six windows, four people could be in the same line today.
"Almost there, almost there."
"hey-hey!"
"Yes, that's true, but I think I'm pretty too. I can't stand up to the class next door."
Zhou Xi is not stupid. It is much easier to supervise his own class. It would be a waste of time to supervise other classes. Besides, other classes are not as comfortable as his own.
"Besides, you lost the rock-paper-scissors game yourself, so don't be such a jerk."
"Haha, at least I'm helping you!" Gao Liyang sighed and decided to change his approach.
"What do you want, classmate?"
Zhou Xi simply reached out and ordered a few dishes, then swiped her card without saying a word the entire time. She knew even if she spoke, the fierce aunt wouldn't be able to hear her clearly.
"Give me a chance, you're so beautiful, shouldn't you let others see you too? Don't you girls like to admire each other, Sister Zhou? My deskmate? Zhou Xiaoxi? Xiaoxi? Sister Zhou..."
The boy was so close to her that his voice was right next to her ears and his breath was lingering around her, making her feel itchy.
Sure enough, boys are better at picking up things than girls. Zhou Xi almost couldn't hold the plate steady. When hard methods didn't work, he tried soft methods and acted coquettishly. Not only did he act coquettishly, he also called her name loudly, and each time he called her was more affectionate than the last.
While Gao Liyang was ordering the dishes, he noticed that the other person had not responded yet, so he just gave him a side profile indifferently.
Zhou Xi wanted to shut that mouth. If she wasn’t afraid of hurting his face, she wouldn’t mind slapping him.
"Gao Liyang, Liyang, Ayang, Yangyang, A, A Li?" Zhou Xi exhaled, choking her to death. She really hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt herself by eight hundred. She would never do such a stupid thing again next time.
"I……"
Gao Liyang didn't expect Zhou Xi to call him. Although her face looked expressionless, it was probably because she had never called him that before. Her tone was uncomfortable, as if she was shy. Every time she called him that, he felt his heart skip a beat. Ah Li, how did she know...
"No, Zhou Xiaoxi, you can't be so foul! Why are you trying to imitate me? Fine, fine, I'll go. I can't beat you, okay?"
Zhou Xi pursed his lips, gave his plate to Gao Liyang with satisfaction, and went to get the soup.
"Are you secretly happy? Hey, why are you carrying me on your back..."
Only a small tail of the sun is left, and the setting sun is scattered in the sky. Large patches of black clouds are coming, as if preparing for the upcoming appearance of the moon.
There weren't many people in the school at this time, which made people feel a little warm - there was only a little time left for a walk.
Zhou Xi arrived at the school gate on time and was thinking about what Yang Jinyang said about waiting for her at the school gate, but there was no one there.
“Here!”
Yang Jinyang seized the opportunity, slipped out of the security room carrying a big bag, and scared Zhou Xi.
"Here! I'm leaving!"
"Wait, you're not going to say anything?"
Zhou Xi looked down at the bag that was stuffed to the brim: a double-layer lunch box, a thermos, milk tea, fried chicken, her usual fruits, and the rest were packaged snacks.
"Hehe, I knew you would keep me. No matter what you say, of course I want to. How about it, are you touched? I came all the way here to give you a surprise!"
"Oh, by the way, that cup contains soup. You must drink it all. It's been simmering for two hours. Do you hear me?"
"Oh, where do you find the time? Aren't you very busy?"
Zhou Xi turned his head and saw Uncle Zhang standing at the door of the security room looking at them. The cat, which should be called Dayu, was nestled obediently in Uncle Zhang's arms, meowing.
Look, Dayu has become fatter than the last time she saw him. He has really become a big cat. It must be difficult for Uncle Zhang to hold him.
It is living a really good life. The uncle dotes on it and loves it very much. He always holds it, takes it to bask in the sun, and chats with it. The students also like to feed it when they have nothing to do and bring it various small toys.
"What do you care about me? I just have time. I can't bear to see you looking so pitiful in school, okay?"
Yang Jinyang wanted to reach out and tap his sister on the forehead, but she guessed his thoughts 100% and dodged accurately.
"Thanks." Zhou Xi felt the bag was tight on his hand, so he held it in his arms. The air was stuffy and he couldn't feel the oxygen flowing.
"elder brother……"
"Ah, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, I just wanted to call you."
"Tsk! Aren't you, aren't you touched? I think your brother is really nice. Let me tell you, I didn't even have dinner before I ran over here. I just thought you seemed tired from school and needed some rest."
Yang Jinyang had been severely disciplined by Yuxiu, and it was not a pleasant experience, not to mention that he was now in an advanced stage.
"By the way, have any boys written you love letters? You're a sophomore in high school now, so don't let some stinky pig take over. Even if there are any, you have to find a handsome one, do you hear me?"
"Pigs are everywhere, but don't worry, the food in the cafeteria is not tasty at all."
"How did you make your soup?" Zhou Xi flipped the bag and found that the milk tea was iced, but the fried chicken was still hot.
"You! Are you suspecting that I bought it from outside?! Do you know that the rice cooker has a function called reservation? Reservation! I bought this old hen specially!"
When Yang Jinyang saw Zhou Xi spoke so suddenly that it was confusing, he knew what bad intentions she had, and he was so angry that he took advantage of Zhou Xi's inability to free her hands and rubbed her head hard.
"Oh, then you bought me fried chicken, it's quite healthy."
"I don't know you yet, fried chicken, huh, you obviously love it!"
Zhou Xi lifted the bag up, and finally there was wind, which blew the legs of his school uniform together.
Yang Jinyang glanced at the time, then remembered something and pulled out a pendant from his pocket. "See? This is something I bought for you when my wife and I went out together. It's a koi carp charm. How about it? It looks nice, doesn't it? It's perfect for hanging on your meal card."
"Oh, anything else?"
"No more! Do you think I'm like a treasure chest? I'm gone! If I don't come back, all my salary will be docked!"
"Bye-Bye!"
"Bye-Bye."
Yang Jinyang skillfully smoothed Zhou Xi's flying hair back and it bounced back to his forehead as he wished.
Zhou Xi watched the anxious Yang Jinyang leave, then looked up and felt that the sunset glow in the distance was becoming redder.
"Just feed me like a pig."
Yang Jinyang didn't know that they had replaced their meal cards last semester. The old meal card had a small hole in the upper left corner for stringing things in, but the new one had no hole and was bare.
"Why are you here?"
Zhou Xi was about to go back when he saw two people beside the railing.
"Let's buy some food. We didn't have enough for dinner, and we have an exam tonight. It's so boring. We have to buy something and eat while taking the exam!" Lu Zisheng leaned on the railing, staring at the stall.
"Yeah, you have plenty of time."
Zhou Xi felt a little envious when he heard this. Every time they were writing one question, they were already writing the next one in their minds. They could never finish it.
During a test in class, she felt a little uncomfortable and her mind was not very clear. When she was answering the big question, her thinking got mixed up with the next question, and all her writing was wasted for several lines.
In the morning, she and Gao Liyang recited Chinese and English to each other, and in order to practice writing speed, they would compete to write mind maps for the lessons. Whoever wrote worse would add another excellent model essay to the daily appreciation.
However, she is slightly inferior to Gao Liyang in this regard, so she uses her laptop faster.
"That's right, you don't know. Every time I see Chen Yu finish writing, he's just sitting there in a daze, playing with his pen. He ignores me when I talk to him! You guys are so good at taking exams that your pens are about to break. I just can't do it, so I just give up!"
Zhou Xi felt a little nostalgic after listening to this. Not long ago, she was also the one playing with a pen in the examination room. Now it was just a daydream.
"You spoke too loudly and the whole class heard it." Chen Yu squatted on the ground with a drink next to him.
"What did you buy?"
"Plum juice."
Zhou Xi saw Chen Yu pick it up and take a puff, but frowned.
"Isn't it tasty?"
"It doesn't taste good, but other people like it. I want to try it out to see what it tastes like."
"Zhou Xi, what are you doing here?" Lu Zisheng took a paper bag, tied a knot, and resisted the urge to eat.
"My brother brought me something. Do you want some fried chicken?"
Zhou Xi thought about it. According to Yang Jinyang's habit of packing lunch boxes, she couldn't finish the food in the lunch box, let alone milk tea, fried chicken and fruit. There was too much food and it would be a waste if she couldn't finish it.
"Eat, eat, eat! Wow, you actually have this good stuff at home!"
Lu Zisheng had very little pocket money left this month and could only buy a little food to fill his stomach.
"Wow, it smells so good! It's this fried chicken! It's so delicious!"
The three of them walked towards the teaching building.
"Luckily, the student union has been busy recruiting and preparing for new students recently, so they can't spare anyone to check on us. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to bring any of these things in today!"
Internal information of the student union is always public information. Some people always find ways to pry it out, and it is impossible to prevent it.
At their age, they talk to everyone.
Hey, I'm telling you, don't tell anyone...
The result is that as long as a few people know about it, the whole class knows about it, and once the class knows about it, the entire grade knows about it. It will flow to everyone like running water.
The air conditioner in the office was roaring, and the temperature outside seemed to have nothing to do with here. If someone passed by the door, they could even feel the coolness coming in through the crack.
"Lao Zhang, something fell!"
There were so many things to do at the beginning of the school year that the desk was almost full of space. Zhang Tu simply threw some of the things on Liu Manci's desk, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't sort them out.
"Oh, okay!"
Zhang Tu picked it up and saw that it was the information about Liu Manci. He thought about it, put the information on the table, stomped it up and down, sorted it out, found a clip to clip it, and decided to send it over after get off work.
"By the way, why don't we have a new teacher this semester? Otherwise, Xiao Liu's position would be perfectly filled."
Liu Manci originally entered their office, brought in by Zhang Tu. Unexpectedly, the school later arranged for him to teach senior high school students, but there were no empty desks there, so they let him stay there.
"He's just going to Yunshui for a year. Why are you so anxious? He's not going to come back."
There were only Zhang Tu and another teacher in the office. Li Yongli was bored and started chatting.
"Oh, you're protecting me right away. You're worthy of being my student! If I were to ask you, Xiao Liu is in big trouble just because of that female student. Although it wasn't his fault, the student's parents spoke so harshly. Every word pierced his heart. Xiao Liu is young and hasn't experienced many conflicts between school and family. He's also very proud. He must be feeling uncomfortable for the rest of his life!"
"If you ask me, it's fine if you don't come back. Why bother? Just find a random school. Isn't that..."
There was a knock on the door, and Zhang Tu looked at Teacher Li.
"Enter!"
"Zhou Xi, take the test paper, right? It's on the table. Count it yourself."
"good."
"No more, no more. Haven't you checked on the class in a long time? No, it was last semester. Why don't you go over tonight?"
"Okay, school has been open for a while now, it's time to check. Why, you're not leaving?" Zhang Tu glanced at his phone and saw another notification in the work group.
Zhou Xi counted the papers silently in his mind, pretending to be invisible.
"I called you because I'm going! Those restless kids in our class will tear the roof off the house if I don't go for a day. I guarantee you'll always surprise me when I go back! I'm just thinking, if I'm gone, you'll be so bored sitting here in the air-conditioned room by yourself."
Zhang Tu didn't know Li Yongli yet. He wasn't worried that he would be bored, but he felt that Li Yongli was enjoying himself in here with the air conditioning, while he still had to deal with the students and was hot and tired.
"Your class is difficult to manage..."
When Gao Liyang saw someone coming back, he immediately went to greet him.
"No, it's not heavy, don't try to think of anything."
"Okay!" Gao Liyang felt that he was worthy of being his deskmate. He wanted to know what he was doing just by looking at his movements.
"Are you free?"
Gao Liyang thought about it seriously and replied, "Yeah, that's right."
So he wanted to look through today's test paper to see if there were any difficult questions, but the class representative was very dedicated and would not let him, and guarded it very strictly.
"Well, I think you can go find Lu Zisheng and borrow his phone to play games."
"Hmm. Isn't there an exam tonight? Why am I…"
"Wait a minute, you're coming back from the office, then..." Gao Liyang leaned next to Zhou Xi, lowered his head, and his tone was a little teasing.
"Oh~"
"I understand. Don't worry, I'll go right away. I won't say much. We just need to live our lives well together, right?"
Zhou Xi put away the papers and glanced at a certain flirtatious guy: "If you say yes, then yes. Class is about to start, hurry up and go."
"Okay, it won't delay the exam."
The classroom was quiet. Some were reading, some were doing homework, and they did not disturb each other. They seemed to be enjoying the last peace before the exam, or they had become accustomed to the quizzes one after another and were already numb.
The test papers were neatly placed on the podium in two parts. Zhou Xi stood at the door, feeling the coolness from the air conditioner and the residual heat from the sun. The boundary between the two seemed not so clear at this door, as if they were testing each other.
The bell rang.
Zhou Xi looked at the long corridor. People kept coming from the stairs. Finally, a familiar figure came into view.
The light from the classroom came out, and countless hands stretched out to stop the running boy, but they could not catch up. The school uniform outlined the boy's immature figure, and his bangs fluttered in the wind, revealing his complete facial features.
Zhou Xi heard a sound that was getting louder and louder, and was about to rush out. She took a step back in a daze and turned into the classroom.
The test paper is cold, but my palms are warm.
"I'm back!"
"I'll go next door."
Zhou Xi took a breath and slipped through the gap between Gao Liyang and the blackboard.
"ah?"
Gao Liyang didn't have time to say anything. The voices below kept urging him, so he had no choice but to follow them as they walked out, quickly dividing the test papers in his hands.
"Hand out the test papers quickly!"
"That's right, don't waste time!"
“Stop looking!”
“Everyone’s gone!”
"No hurry, no hurry, right away!"
Gao Liyang thought, it seems that acting coquettishly is still useful.
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