Old Bones
"Huh? What?" Lu Zisheng looked up from playing the game. "What are you doing, Miss? Are you kidding? Let's go out now. Why are we going to get some sun? Are these jokes funny?"
"Seriously, I'm going to Xiao Dexing's place in half a month."
"Xiaoyu, you..."
Gao Yuanyuan's phone fell at Xiao Xiaoyu's feet. Xiao Xiaoyu smiled and bent down to pick up the phone: "Oh, how did you react? Yuanyuan looked scared to you!"
"No! Are you kidding me? You're going to America, why didn't you say you were going to outer space?"
"Are you sick, Gou Sheng? I'm serious. I've already completed the withdrawal procedures. Why would I lie to you?"
"Why are you leaving suddenly? What happened?" Zhou Xi suddenly felt a little pain in his heart. It was like a thunderbolt that caught him off guard.
"Hey, it's that guy Xiao Dexing. He wanted me to come over. Actually, he told me that a long time ago, but I didn't take it seriously at the time. But he actually did it. I've had the news for a while now."
Xiao Xiaoyu was completely at her wit's end. After the cooling-off period, she didn't want to worry anyone too much, so she relaxed her tone. "I wanted to tell you earlier, but the midterm exams are coming up soon, and I was worried it might affect you. It's a good idea to get together now that the exams are over."
"Ahhh, this is not true! If you really want to leave, come and slap me. Is this true?" Lu Zisheng threw away his phone and jumped over.
"Snap!" There was a crisp sound, and all five people were shocked.
"Oh my god, it hurts, you're using so much force! It hurts so much, I'm disfigured!!" Lu Zisheng covered half of his face and came to his senses.
"You hit me? You hit me! You, hit me?"
"Chen Yu!!!!"
Chen Yu was stunned for a moment, and looked at Lu Zisheng in confusion: "Well, sorry, I'm a little confused, I want to see if it's true."
Lu Zisheng looked him up and down, thinking Chen Yu was a real hidden talent. "Wow, why don't you hit yourself? Hit me, and kill me! You usually look so skinny, how come you have so much strength!"
"It hurts to hit myself."
"Ahahahahaha!" Xiao Xiaoyu gave a thumbs up, "Wow, Chen Yu, you're amazing! I'm really impressed!"
"Chen Yu, you! So you're such a boring bastard! No wonder Hotpot can play with you. There's a reason. We're just like-minded. You sneak attack me and steal my equipment every day in the game!"
"Oh my, you two are such funny guys! You're making me laugh to death!"
"Puchi!" Gao Yuanyuan used her phone to cover the lower half of her face, leaving only a pair of big eyes visible.
"Stop laughing, stop laughing, Gao Yuanyuan! Sister Zhou! Yangyang! Stop laughing! Hey, ancestors, quickly get me something to apply, or I'm going to be disfigured!"
Chen Yu adjusted his glasses and stood up, but before his butt left the soft sofa for a second, Xiao Xiaoyu pushed him down again.
"Sit down, sit down. We don't let guests in. Gou Sheng, go by yourself. Don't be polite to me. My home is your home. Feel free to use the towel."
Lu Zisheng touched his burning face and jumped out from the middle of the sofa: "Oh my god, all my wisdom has been laughed away by you guys!"
"Come on, let's get back to the topic. My going abroad, uh, is actually a good thing. I don't ask much of you. I just ask you not to forget me when the time comes, even though it will take more than ten hours..." Xiao Xiaoyu smiled until tears welled up in her eyes and she put her hands on her hips.
"Hey, it's only a dozen time difference. You must reply to my messages when the time comes. Tell me some gossip, otherwise I'll be so bored alone..."
"Woo! Woo! I can't bear to leave you guys! I'm so annoyed..."
"Xiaoyu!"
Xiao Xiaoyu wanted to reach out and secretly wipe away her tears, but someone rushed into her arms: "Ouch, you scared me, Yuanyuan, be gentle, your waist is going to be broken!"
Xiao Xiaoyu shuddered, and her mother's tears flowed out. Two neat lines of tears ran across the corners of her mouth, tasting salty.
"Oh oh oh, uh, wow, Xiaoyu, I, I can't bear to leave you! I must..."
"Hey, hey, Yuanyuan, don't cry. Why are you so sad? It's not like I won't be back. I said you were strong and didn't cry when you were bullied. Why can't you hold it back when I talk to you? Darling, let me go first, don't cry!"
Chen Yu was so amused by this that he put his fist to his mouth.
Gao Liyang held his forehead with his hand. He had dreamed of this scene that night after Xiao Xiaoyu told him about it. He cried heart-wrenchingly. Fortunately, today was better than the dream. At least the situation did not get out of control.
The sadness that Zhou Xi was brewing was scared away by the two people hugging each other with tears streaming down their faces. For a moment, he didn't know whether to be sad or laugh.
"Come on, come on! Hey, hold on, good! Freshly-released beautiful photos! Oh, the two beauties are crying, their love is as strong as gold, and their eyes are filled with tears!" Lu Zisheng slipped out of the toilet at some point and started taking photos.
"Damn it, who told you to take this video? Delete it!" Xiao Xiaoyu's face showed horror, and the black camera clearly reflected her embarrassment.
Gao Yuanyuan shyly snuggled into Xiao Xiaoyu's arms and refused to let go.
"Oh, as a souvenir, I'm leaving soon. What will I do if I don't take some photos? What will I do when I miss you? Wow, the photos are pretty good. I am worthy of being you!" Lu Zisheng carefully uploaded the photos as a backup with one click.
"Ha ha……"
Zhou Xi turned around and happened to meet Gao Liyang's eyes. The latter raised his eyebrows in pleasure, and then mouthed something to her.
"Did you know this a long time ago?"
"Yeah, after I went out with you that day, I came back and immediately poured everything out like beans." Gao Liyang leaned on the balcony railing.
"Hey, don't be sad. It's not a life-and-death separation. We will be together again."
"No, I was just thinking, time flies by so fast, it's almost been a year."
"I still feel like time is passing slowly. High school life is really tiring, and it will take a long time for it to end."
Gao Liyang was originally smiling, his gaze fixed on the flowers outside. His right eye twitched, and he found the mask in his pocket. "But sometimes it really grows fast, like during holidays. Wait a minute, why do I feel like you've grown taller?"
"Really? Maybe. You wear a mask..." Zhou Xi pointed.
"It's okay, I'm just a little allergic to pollen." Gao Liyang habitually said this to people countless times.
"If you're allergic to pollen, that's a shame. Flowers are everywhere in this world, and as long as they appear, you have to avoid them all the time."
"Yeah, I think so, but it's just my destiny. So, as for flowers, I can just admire them in books and keep a distance from them."
"So you know a lot about the language of flowers, that night." Zhou Xi suddenly remembered the language of red roses.
"Well, flowers are beautiful and carry blessings, so I'm sending you a blessing." Gao Liyang also understood.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. However, I'm indeed a little curious about what you talked about in there?" Gao Liyang lowered his head and looked at the person lying in the hanging chair.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Comfortable." Zhou Xi shook his head, swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth, and lifted the chair with his feet, swinging it back and forth slightly.
"What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Gao Liyang's eyes turned, and he felt that the small chair he often sat on had betrayed him.
"We were just chatting about junior high school. Gao Yuanyuan, Chen Yu and I went to the same junior high school."
"It's more than that, what did you talk about specifically?" Gao Liyang could tell Zhou Xi wanted to just gloss over it, but he was a little annoyed and wanted to get to the bottom of it.
"A secret. I'll tell you when I have a chance."
"Okay, you said so, then I'll wait."
Gao Liyang touched his arm, which was a little hot from the sun: "Let's go in."
Zhou Xi stared at Gao Liyang's skin, which had turned pale in the sun, for a long time, and said sullenly, "I won't sunbathe."
"That's right, you took my chair to enjoy the cool air. Come on, get up quickly and go in to comfort your little sister!"
Zhou Xi listened to the deep voice teasing her, twisting and turning, sticky, and stood up.
"oh."
The heat was isolated outside the house, but it was unwilling to leave and kept running around, making the people of Wencheng feel upset.
"Come on, get up! Hand in the receipt. The first student in each group should collect it and hand it to the podium!"
The lunch bell rang for a while, and Zhang Tu walked into the classroom. He saw that 90% of the students were still asleep. The whole class was so quiet that it seemed like death. Everyone kept a tacit understanding for some reason. Were they waiting for the afternoon bell to ring and the teacher to call them?
Zhang Tu stood under the small rotating fan mounted on the wall facing the podium. The fan made it difficult for him to open his eyelids. He sighed and held back a yawn.
"Wow, my head hurts. Is it time for class?"
"Shit, get out of class ended before I even fell asleep!"
"Collect them all within three minutes, otherwise the physical education teacher will be sick again." Zhang Tu took out his trump card and tapped lightly on the iron podium with his fingers.
"Lao Zhang! You!"
"Wait a moment!"
"Wait, wait! Let me find it! You collect the ones at the back first, I'll come right away!"
The whole class came back to life. Zhang Tu narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, weighing the eraser in his hand.
"Students on duty, remember to wipe off the content of the teacher's class this morning, dust off the chalk dust, tidy up the desks, and throw away any unused paper. Don't let the teacher think our class is a mess. Do you understand?"
“I heard it!”
A boy stood up immediately.
"Hey! What the hell—"
"Bang!"
One fell straight up on his back.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Brother Li, what's going on!"
"Come on, come on! Get up, the ground is cold! Hahaha, are you okay?"
Now everyone in the class seemed to be in slow motion, some were laughing, some were having fun, and some were stretching their necks to look at Li Li, who was one step away from the podium.
Li Lishen lay on the ground with no hope in his life, his legs so weak that he couldn't stand up at all: "Oh my god! My legs are so broken from sleeping. They are so weak. I'm awake, but my legs are not!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Stop laughing! Stop laughing!" Li Li was helped up, his old face flushed, and he limped to the podium.
"Slow down, don't be in a hurry." Zhang Tu gave up the podium and stood next to the door. He felt tired and wanted to drag a stool to sit on.
The creaking sound of the stool was so unpleasant, but Zhang Tu pretended not to hear it and dragged it from the back of the classroom to the front.
"hurry up!"
"Damn it! I didn't even bring it back. Wait, fill it out right away!"
"My dad's handwriting is so beautiful, mine looks like an elementary school student. When can I become like that..."
"Hey, my handwriting is so ugly, it's not as good as my own!"
"Lao Zhang, do you have a receipt? I didn't bring mine home!"
Zhou Xi found the receipt from a pile of books, tore it off along the dotted line, and filled in his personal information and parent information in two different styles of handwriting.
"Wow, Sister Zhou, you don't have it either, take it back?" Gao Yuanyuan handed her receipt to the classmate who received it.
"I always fill it out myself. It's just a formality. It's okay."
"Okay, I'm okay. I need to take it back and show it to my mother. She's a little worried."
Some students came up and leaned on the edge of the podium, grinning playfully, while others stood by, waiting obediently for their punishment.
Zhang Tu was not surprised at all and took the collected list. "Yes, they are in the office. The squad leader has counted the number of missing sheets. Please come to my office to pick them up."
"Next time I won't bring it with me. I'll write it down myself. Every day I forget this and lose that."
"There won't be a next time, Lao Zhang. I'll be in another class next time!"
"Don't worry, Lao Zhang, I won't do it again next time."
“…”
"Hey! Old Tu! Why do you look so sad?" Liu Manci, holding a book, just walked into the office and saw Zhang Tu staring at his fortune fish, and wanted to reach out to grab it.
"Come on! Let go of your hand first. The little fish can't stand this!"
"What is this?"
Zhang Tu held the thermos cup and said, "The receipt is written in such large characters and I can't even see it."
Liu Manci flipped through two sheets and put them back. "He's not wearing glasses. He's studying. That's right. Usually at this time, hey, you guys in the first year of high school are different. You still have to study. We, ah, all have to stay in school and get moldy."
"Are you upset because you didn't collect all the receipts? All students are like this. These receipts are never collected all at once. Don't get angry."
"No, alas, it's just that the class division is over after this research trip. Time flies so fast, it's already been a year."
"I noticed that most of your class is still here. Why don't you apply to the school to continue teaching this class? You've seen so many classes come and go, and yet you're still so sad? Tsk!"
Liu Manci flipped through the test paper and said, "This, this, this is not bad either. It's a pity they definitely won't like it."
"Old Tu, don't be sad. Relax and be happy. I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I have to go print some test papers for the kids!"
"If you go again, your students will hate you to death. Be careful not to fall." Zhang Tu had nothing to do and paced back and forth in the office.
"Aren't you sleepy?"
"Scolding me is scolding the school. It's none of my business. I can't do anything about the tasks assigned by the school. I even find it difficult to fight."
"What? Sleepy? I'm sleepy. Don't you see how dark circles I have? Accompanying these senior high school students is like a life-threatening job. I'm surrounded by them all day long. They're like treasures that I have to hold in my hands carefully. I don't have any time for myself. It's okay. I'll be free in another fifty or sixty days."
Liu Manci suddenly didn't want to print the test paper anymore. He lay down on the sofa and took out some cooling candy from his pocket. The light green wrapping paper was spread out and folded neatly.
"Lao Zhang, I want to eat the Wang Ge fried noodles at the door. Can you buy me one? I haven't had lunch yet."
"What! You haven't eaten yet? You're really stupid. You take advantage of your youth. No matter how busy you are, you should eat."
Zhang Tu threw a piece of bread over and said, "This is all we have. Did you forget that Brother Wang left at 1:30 in the afternoon? It's already past 2 o'clock, how could he still have it?"
Liu Manci stuffed the bread into his mouth in a few bites, and the bread disappeared in an instant. "I didn't want to do that either, but I was entangled by students. They were like chicken blood. Oh my god, those test papers were thrown in my face. How could I resist? Just put the stool for me, tsk!"
"I really miss the food my aunt cooked. The food in this school is terrible and the money is hard to earn. If I endure this for a few more years, I will become brittle."
"What are you doing? What do you mean you're drunk?" Teacher Wu came in holding a thick homework book.
Liu Manci snorted, "You want to drink again! Old Wu, what's the point of being drunk? It's being fragile! Really, your ears, I think they've been softened by the wine!"
"Hey, hey, hey, I thought you guys were going to have a drink tonight. My wife is very strict, and I haven't had a few drinks in a while. I'm really greedy."
"Sister-in-law, I'm doing this for your own good. Your belly is so big, like you're carrying a baby, and you're still drinking. Be careful not to exceed the limit during the physical examination. I'm hoping your belly will get smaller so you can play ball with me." Zhang Tu took the notebook for Teacher Wu. "Old Wu, is there anything else to eat? Our dedicated Xiao Liu hasn't had lunch yet and is starving."
"Yes, there is also a bowl of instant noodles. Remember to fill it up for me after you finish it, otherwise I will be very hungry at night."
"Okay! Old Wu, don't worry. I'll bring you a box when the time comes so you can eat as much as you want!" Liu Manci quickly got up and stood behind Teacher Wu.
"Go away, why do you want a box? One bucket is enough. If my wife comes to check on me, I'll be done for. One bucket is enough. Don't buy so much. If you like it, go home and eat it yourself."
Liu Manci opened the lid and only put half of the seasoning into each packet: "Tsk! If I could go home, I would still eat instant noodles. If I could go home, I would ask my aunt to make me a full banquet. A little instant noodles, humph!"
"You're so noisy, are you going to eat or not? I have my next class and I rushed over to take a nap. If you keep making noise, you can't stay in this office. Go out and get some fresh air!"
"Okay, okay, I won't argue anymore. I'll go get some instant noodles. Eating them will shut me up—"
"I'm leaving, don't touch my fish!" Liu Manci walked halfway and turned back, putting the small fish tank in the corner.
"I know!" Zhang Tu shook his head. "This kid is like a bull with endless energy every day. He's nothing like us old bones. Sigh!"
"You were like this when you were young, even more lively than him."
"You haven't been very quiet either."
Teacher Wu lowered the air conditioner and put on an eye mask: "Same here!"
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