It was obvious that the girl from Class 18 wanted to be friends with Jiang Yubai and also wanted his cell phone number.
However, from a logical point of view, this matter is full of doubts. Jiang Yubai does not know Lu Wei, and has never spoken to her. Why did she suddenly show kindness to him?
Jiang Yubai's father often taught him to be wary of sudden kindness. He remembered his father's admonition and immediately returned the pink letter to Lu Wei.
He said politely, "Class 17 and Class 18 are brother classes. Students in brother classes are all friends. My mobile phone number is a private number and it is not convenient to disclose it. Please forgive me."
Lu Wei was panicking and her ears were red. She tried to hold back for a long time but couldn't utter a single word. The letter was like a hot potato that made her palms ache. She simply shook her arm and threw the letter to the ground.
Jiang Yubai even reminded her: "Don't litter."
Lu Wei was so ashamed and angry that she left.
This dramatic scene happened to fall into Lin Zhixia's eyes.
Today's sun was emitting a warm halo, and the clouds were like snow-white camel peaks, floating in the blue desert. Lin Zhixia looked up at the sky, but she was thinking about the pink letter paper. She was lost, like a traveler lost in an endless desert.
A few minutes later, Jiang Yubai came back with a bag of drinks. He bought mineral water, orange juice and cola. Lin Zhixia picked up a bottle of mineral water and quietly slipped him a banknote.
His tone was incredible: "You give me money?"
Lin Zhixia held the mineral water bottle in both hands: "Yeah."
Shen Fuxuan sat on the other side of the bench. He tilted his head to look at Lin Zhixia and Jiang Yubai, smiled silently, and fanned the flames: "If Lin Zhixia doesn't want you to pay, then just accept her money."
Then, he asked, "Jiang Yubai, what did Lu Wei from Class 18 say to you? The envelope she gave you was pink, right?"
Jiang Yubai sat down calmly, sitting between Shen Fuxuan and Lin Zhixia.
Jiang Yubai thought carefully before he spoke: "I am not familiar with Lu Wei from Class 18. She sent me a letter, which is very unreasonable..." Jiang Yubai repeated his father's words verbatim: "Life is often irregular, beware of sudden kindness."
Shen Fuxuan teased, "Don't you have any other feelings?"
Duan Qiyan stood in front of Shen Fuxuan, straightened his legs and stretched his hamstrings: "Shen Fuxuan, don't think in the wrong way, don't be a slacker in the class. Some time ago, someone in the class kept spreading rumors about me and Tang Tingting, and I was almost mad enough to faint."
Shen Fuxuan sat forward, his elbows resting on his knees. "I was chatting with someone else, and you were able to bring up Tang Tingting. You're amazing, Duan Qiyan."
"What?" Duan Qiyan stood up straight, "Do you want to quarrel?"
Shen Fuxuan crossed his legs and said, "Arguing is so boring, let's make a bet."
After entering junior high school, Duan Qiyan had made two bets, and both times he lost miserably, which hurt him deeply. He could only lick his wounds silently in the quiet of the night, and secretly vowed that he would never bet with classmates again in his life.
Shen Fuxuan urged him, "Don't you have the guts, Duan Qiyan?"
Duan Qiyan made up his mind: "What do you want to bet on?"
Shen Fuxuan raised his hand and pointed at the trampoline: "If you don't scream while riding the trampoline, I'll treat you to lunch."
Duan Qiyan interrupted and asked, "What would happen if I screamed?"
"If you lose," Shen Fuxuan stated the rules, "you buy us lunch."
In order to get a free lunch, Duan Qiyan picked up his schoolbag and resolutely walked towards the jumping platform. In his imagination, he was surrounded by the golden glory of the "First God of War". Yes, he remembered the glorious history of "First God of War of the Normal School Attached Primary School".
Shen Fuxuan followed behind Duan Qiyan and said, "Hey, Duan Qiyan, no one told you that you must play. The bet can be cancelled."
Duan Qiyan is a man of his words. He bought a ticket for the jumping plane and walked towards his seat with his eyes closed.
The jumping tower was indeed very exciting. He experienced a crazy feeling that he would never forget. Even though he was scared to death, he didn't say a word. Even Shen Fuxuan praised him: "You are very brave!"
Shen Fuxuan kept his promise. He took everyone to a hot pot restaurant in the amusement park, ordered two hot pots, and said, "You can order whatever you want. Don't be polite to me."
Lin Zhixia rarely eats hot pot, because her mother said that eating too much hot pot will make her get angry. But her love for food never stops, so how can she resist the temptation of hot pot? She bravely put the mutton into the spicy red pot, watching the thin slices of meat tumbling fiercely in the fragrant red oil, she exclaimed: "The mutton has also turned red."
Jiang Yubai sat next to her. He mixed the dipping sauce in his bowl, and Lin Zhixia asked him, "How do you pair these things?"
Duan Qiyan on the opposite side suddenly said, "Lin Zhixia, have you never eaten hot pot?"
"I have eaten it," Lin Zhixia said firmly, "I just don't recognize those sauces."
Jiang Yubai hesitated for a second, picked up her bowl, and added a spoonful of peanut butter and beef sauce to her bowl. She was immediately delighted: "I want something fresher. Fresh, sweet, and unforgettable."
Jiang Yubai added a little sugar, oyster sauce and sesame seeds to her bowl, mixed it well, and poured it out into a small dish. He personally tasted the dipping sauce in the dish to make sure it was perfect before returning her bowl to her.
"Thank you, Jiang Yubai," Lin Zhixia held the bowl, deeply moved, "You are so kind."
She spoke very softly, perhaps only Jiang Yubai heard it.
Jiang Yubai felt that he had done nothing but help her make a dipping sauce, but she was so happy. Would she be so precious that she would not be willing to use her chopsticks? Jiang Yubai's thought had just come to his mind when Lin Zhixia scooped a large spoonful of mutton into her bowl.
She sat upright, waiting for the mutton to cool down with a sense of ceremony. The chili oil and sauce blended perfectly together. She lowered her head and tasted it in small bites. The chili made her eyes tear up, but she still said in a very happy tone: "Spicy hot pot, it's delicious."
Jiang Yubai placed a can of Coke in front of her.
She pulled open the pull ring, as if she had found a treasure, and drank three mouthfuls in a row, sighing softly: "This is what life should taste like. Jiang Yubai, you should try it too."
Jiang Yubai refused: "No, I don't eat chili peppers."
Lin Zhixia looked at him with her beautiful watery eyes: "Why don't you eat chili?"
Jiang Yubai answered in his heart: Because I don’t want to cry like you.
But how could he possibly speak out what was really in his heart?
He remained silent.
Lin Zhixia stared at him for a while, as if there was something on his face. He turned his head to look the other way, not even a glance at Lin Zhixia. But at this time, Lin Zhixia asked him: "Jiang Yubai, what did Lu Wei from Class 18 write in the letter?"
Jiang Yubai didn't expect that she would be interested in this question.
However, she is the monitor of Class 17. It is natural for her to pay attention to the confrontation between Class 17 and Class 18. Jiang Yubai repeated the contents of the letter in full, and Lin Zhixia thought: "So that's it."
Jiang Yubai did not respond. Lin Zhixia said to herself, "Besides me, there are many people who want to be friends with you..." She paused and her voice became lighter: "Jiang Yubai, no matter how interesting or lovely people you meet in the future... I will always be one of your best friends."
Jiang Yubai actually suggested: "You can remove the word 'one of'."
Lin Zhixia looked at him and corrected him, "I will always be your only best friend."
"Yes." Jiang Yubai expressed his approval.
Lin Zhixia was very happy. But she still had some doubts in her heart. She couldn't help but say, "Forever means a very long time. I always tell you that we will never be apart and we will always be good friends. This is actually my wish. In most cases, fate has a time limit..."
"Why did you suddenly think of this?" Jiang Yubai put his chopsticks on the edge of the bowl.
"Because a girl sent you a pink letter asking for your cell phone number," Lin Zhixia said honestly, "This was beyond my expectations."
Jiang Yubai roughly understood what Lin Zhixia meant.
Lin Zhixia believes that as Jiang Yubai grows older and his vision broadens, he will have more and more friends, and Lin Zhixia's position in his mind will gradually weaken.
How is this possible?
Lin Zhixia has raised Jiang Yubai's expectations of making friends without him realizing it. Many of Jiang Yubai's parents' friends' children are the same age as Jiang Yubai. However, whenever Jiang Yubai wants to exchange mathematical experiences with his peers, discuss his thoughts on the universe, and his cognition of individuals, those peers show incredible expressions.
In contrast, Lin Zhixia can always quickly understand Jiang Yubai's profound meaning.
Even if Jiang Yubai deliberately made a physical phenomenon very complicated, Lin Zhixia could trace it back to its source and find the starting point.
Jiang Yubai likes to read historical biographies, and Lin Zhixia is familiar with the rise and fall of dynasties in ancient and modern times. She always catches the jokes he throws out. Especially in history class, when they discuss in groups, Jiang Yubai often plays games with Lin Zhixia about historical figures.
They also have several notebooks of daily communication.
Jiang Yubai confirmed: "You are different from others."
He quoted her once saying: "You are unique...Lin Zhixia."
Lin Zhixia's eyes sparkled. She stretched out a finger and pushed her bowl: "I am the unique Lin Zhixia, your only best friend. So, Jiang Yubai, can you help me make another bowl of dipping sauce? Thank you."
Jiang Yubai didn't refuse at all. He took Lin Zhixia's bowl and scooped up a spoonful of peanut butter skillfully, and then vaguely felt that he seemed to have been tricked. After Lin Zhixia got those words out of him, he was too embarrassed to refuse her no matter what she asked of him.
He held the bowl and turned his head. The Lin Zhixia he saw was still innocent.
Lin Zhixia urged, "My dipping sauce, hurry up."
Jiang Yubai prepared meticulously. Lin Zhixia liked mutton, rice cakes, cuttlefish, and kelp rolls. Jiang Yubai took those things out of the pot, drained them a little, put them on a snow-white porcelain plate, let them cool, and then handed them to Lin Zhixia.
Jiang Yubai had never served food to anyone at home. The way he took care of Lin Zhixia was exactly what he learned from the housekeeper. Before he realized it, Duan Qiyan on the other side laughed at him, "Hahahaha, Jiang Yubai, have you forgotten your identity?"
Jiang Yubai asked doubtfully: "What is my identity?"
Duan Qiyan said: "The heir of a wealthy family."
Duan Qiyan's mind was full of Jiang Yubai's luxury cars and drivers. When he watched TV at home and saw the male protagonist's wealthy family, he couldn't help but think of Jiang Yubai.
The atmosphere at the table became subtle. Jiang Yubai said casually, pretending to be indifferent: "It's not that exaggerated."
Shen Chongxuan laughed and said, "Are you embarrassed to admit it? Jiang Yubai, your whole family is on the rich list. Your grandfather expanded the Southeast Asian market, and your second uncle does business in North America and Europe..."
Lin Zhixia suddenly joined the battle and fought back: "Shen Fuxuan comes from a scholarly family. His immediate relatives within two generations are all outstanding elites in the field of education. His mother is the principal of the Provincial No. 1 Middle School, his father is the youngest professor in the university town, and his grandmother is..."
Before she finished speaking, Shen Fuxuan interrupted her hastily: "Wait, Lin Zhixia, stop talking!"
"Okay, let's stop talking," Lin Zhixia nodded, "Let's continue eating."
The fighting subsided and the students were busy eating.
After dinner, they took another walk around the amusement park together.
Lin Zhixia happily rode the Ferris wheel. She leaned against the window of the Ferris wheel, looking up at the sky and down at the ground, and asked Jiang Yubai, "You told me about the London Eye, a tourist attraction in London. The London Eye is also a Ferris wheel. Which one do you think is more fun, the London Eye or this one?"
Jiang Yubai sat opposite her and said without hesitation: "This is more fun now."
"Why?" Lin Zhixia asked him, "All Ferris wheels should be the same."
Jiang Yubai sat at the back of the seat: "People's feelings will be different at different times and places."
"You are right! What you said has both physical and philosophical significance." Lin Zhixia applauded him.
After this round of the Ferris wheel, Lin Zhixia dragged Jiang Yubai to play bumper cars. Shen Fuxuan and Duan Qiyan also followed, and the sports committee member Cao Wu was already testing the car.
The bumper car activity area turned into a competition area for many students from Grade 9 (Class 17). Each student drove a car and rushed across the wide open space.
Duan Qiyan got into the car and provoked Jiang Yubai, "Come and chase me, pretty boy, heir to a wealthy family?" Then he stepped on the accelerator and sped away.
Jiang Yubaisi was not affected by him at all.
Lin Zhixia grabbed the steering wheel and chased Duan Qiyan aggressively. Her behavior overturned the impression of most of her classmates. She took a shortcut and got closer and closer to Duan Qiyan. Duan Qiyan shouted: "Save me! Someone save me!"
Sports Committee member Cao Wu and Duan Qiyan are good friends. Cao Wu rushed over and tried to protect Duan Qiyan: "Captain Lin! Duan Qiyan speaks without thinking, please forgive Duan Qiyan!"
"Get out of the way!" Lin Zhixia raised her head and threatened him openly, "Otherwise I'll knock you down too!"
Cao Wu was frightened by Lin Zhixia's aura and fled in fear. Cao Wu stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and coldly left Duan Qiyan. He also said: "Duan Qiyan, I tried my best, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Cao Wu! You are so cruel!" Duan Qiyan accused.
Duan Qiyan made a circle, trying to get rid of Lin Zhixia. But he seemed to be an ant on the Mobius ring, unable to escape Lin Zhixia's control. Lin Zhixia seized the opportunity and crashed into him directly. He was startled on the spot and screamed "Ah".
In order to escape, Duan Qiyan tightly grasped the steering wheel and rushed to another direction. Unexpectedly, Jiang Yubai suddenly followed him. Duan Qiyan turned his head in surprise and asked him: "Aren't you not angry? Why are you chasing me?"
Jiang Yubai pretended to be calm: "I don't need a reason to hunt you down."
Duan Qiyan frowned: "You are too narrow-minded, aren't you? I said something to you and you hit me and even threatened me?"
Jiang Yubai sneered: "You just asked me to chase you, now I'm here, you shouldn't be afraid, you should be happy."
Duan Qiyan seemed to be targeted by the bad guys. Jiang Yubai and Lin Zhixia's two bumper cars worked together like the Italian Mafia, leaving no room for error and wanting to root out Duan Qiyan.
"Shen Fuxuan, help me quickly!" Duan Qiyan shouted to the front.
Shen Fuxuan parked his car aside, held the steering wheel with one hand, and said leisurely: "Why should I save you? I want to see you desperate."
"Shen Fuxuan, you have such a cruel heart!" Duan Qiyan cursed angrily. How could he, alone, defeat the combined efforts of Guo Jiangyubai and Lin Zhixia? Soon, he was forced into a corner and could only surrender in despair: "I lost, stop chasing me."
"Hahahahahahahaha." Lin Zhixia let out a wild laugh of a victor.
Lin Zhixia had a lot of fun and was very satisfied the whole day. The laughter of her classmates intertwined and floated back and forth in the depths of her memory, making her feel relaxed and happy.
When she returned home in the evening, she was still thinking, what a wonderful day it was.
When she opened the door, she felt dull and depressed. She stood at the entrance without changing her shoes and called out dryly, "Uncle, Aunt."
Uncle is my mother's older brother and the first college student in my mother's village. He works in a law firm in the provincial capital, earns a lot of money and lives a comfortable life. He bought a luxurious flat in the city center a few years ago. He rarely comes to visit my sister's family and rarely cares about Lin Zhixia and Lin Zeqiu.
And today, my uncle and aunt came to visit and brought a lot of gifts.
Lin Zhixia suddenly remembered Jiang Yubai's instructions.
This morning, Jiang Yubai once said: Life is often irregular, so be wary of sudden kindness.
Lin Zhixia wanted to high-five. She put down her schoolbag, changed into a pair of plush bunny slippers, and walked straight to her bedroom.
Her uncle called her, "Lin Zhixia, your uncle and aunt have come all the way to see you and your brother."
My aunt smiled and said, "Lin Zhixia won the gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad, and Lin Zeqiu ranked 49th in the city in the high school entrance examination and was admitted to the best high school training class in the Provincial No. 1 High School. You two brothers and sisters have both made great achievements. Your parents don't have to endure the hardship anymore, right, Lin Zhixia?"
My mother sat aside without saying anything. My father was still in the supermarket. My brother had not finished school yet.
Lin Zhixia walked back to the living room and sat next to her mother. Her mother was wearing a beige sweater that was knitted by her grandmother and she had worn it for many years. Even though Lin Zhixia gave her money, she was unwilling to buy a new one. Her mother often said that only children need new clothes, and adults are used to wearing old ones.
The only piece of jewelry on my mother's body was the bracelet that Lin Zhixia brought back from Romania.
My aunt was dressed in gold and silver, looking bright and beautiful, much more fashionable than my mother.
Lin Zhixia considers herself a not-so-pure apriorist. She doesn't care much about money - although money can buy a lot of delicious food, her daily food intake is limited. The reason why she cares about her uncle's situation is that she heard from her grandmother that her grandfather's family could only afford to send one child to school. Her mother's academic performance was very good, but she took the initiative to give the opportunity to her uncle. Her mother also worked in a factory and saved money to send to her uncle for his tuition.
Later, Lin Zeqiu was born.
When Lin Zeqiu was born, he was diagnosed with congenital heart disease and needed surgery as soon as possible. Fortunately, Lin Zeqiu's heart disease was very mild and he would recover as long as the surgery went well.
That year, Mom and Dad went to great lengths to pay for Lin Zeqiu's medical treatment.
My uncle didn't lend me a penny.
Even when Lin Zeqiu was dying, his uncle did not provide any help.
Even my grandmother couldn't stand it and kept asking me how could I not contribute even a penny?
If my uncle had relied on himself and got into college, there would be nothing to complain about. However, my uncle's opportunity to study was snatched from my mother, who even worked in a factory to support his education. He has never paid her back. He should pay her back.
Lin Zhixia was reminiscing about the past and was reluctant to talk. Her uncle was still asking her, "Lin Zhixia, can you be admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University? Nowadays, you have to go to university."
My uncle was wearing a suit with a pen in his jacket pocket. He looked very elegant and had a cigarette between his fingers. He didn't light the cigarette, but just held the butt of the cigarette and said, "My friend brought a bag of dried fruits from Hainan. I brought it to you. Would you like to try it?"
Mom smiled and said, "Brother, you can take it back."
My uncle raised his finger and said, "This is a good thing. You can't buy it in the wholesale market. I'm afraid you haven't seen it before."
My aunt agreed, "Yes, our Zhuangzhuang loves to eat it, so I thought that Lin Zeqiu and Lin Zhixia could also try some."
The "Zhuangzhuang" that the aunt mentioned was Lin Zhixia's cousin Ke Zhuangzhi.
Ke Zhuangzhi just entered the second year of junior high school this year. Ke Zhuangzhi failed to get into the junior high school of the Provincial No. 1 Middle School, and is currently studying in another junior high school, and is working hard to get into the Provincial No. 1 Middle School's high school training class.
The uncle's purpose was very obvious. He did not try to hide it and said directly: "Lin Zhixia, your aunt and I want to take you to our house to live for a while. Your academic performance is so good. You started participating in high school competitions in junior high school and won international awards. Your cousin will definitely be able to talk to you. You go to your uncle's house, live in a big house, and study with your cousin. Your aunt will take care of you and your cousin every day, and you will become reserve athletes for Tsinghua University and Peking University."
Before Lin Zhixia could answer, her mother said, "Brother, Xia Xia is my daughter. She wants to live in my house."
My uncle leaned against the sofa, stretched his left foot out of his leather shoes, and stepped on one leg of the coffee table: "Your family has four people, 90 square meters, my family has three people, 260 square meters. The environment for a child to grow up in is the most important. I brought Xia Xia to my home and created a good environment for her..."
Lin Zhixia interrupted: "No, I don't need it."
She stood up from her seat and looked down at her uncle and aunt: "I have homework to hand in tomorrow, so I can't chat with you for now. I'm going to do my homework."
Halfway through the walk, she turned back and took her mother's hand: "I must have my mother accompany me when I do my homework, otherwise I can't finish a single question."
"What will you do when you take the exam?" my uncle asked suspiciously.
Lin Zhixia thought: "When I'm taking the exam, I also have to think about my parents and my brother."
My uncle and aunt looked at each other.
Lin Zhixia's appearance has nothing to do with the word "smart".
My uncle also stood up, a green Rolex Submariner on his wrist gleaming. He adjusted his watch and gently taught him, "Xia Xia, don't play dumb in front of your uncle and aunt. We want to train you and come to you for your own good. We want to push you to go further."
Is it really not for the purpose of hiring a free tutor?
Lin Zhixia held back her inner thoughts. She said firmly, "I can't leave my home anyway."
"Your family's conditions..." Auntie frowned slightly, wanting to say something but stopping herself. She held her husband's arm, and pursed her rosy lips into a line, ashamed to continue judging Lin Zhixia's family situation.
Lin Zhixia bypassed her aunt and walked back to her bedroom, closing the door with a "click".
Since winning the gold medal in the Romanian Masters Competition, the Provincial No. 1 Middle School gave Lin Zhixia a bonus and a computer - this computer is now placed in Lin Zhixia's bedroom.
Lin Zhixia thought that her uncle was asking for trouble and would leave soon. She didn't want to waste her time on her uncle and aunt. She turned on her computer, dialed the number to go online, and checked her personal email and thesis update list as usual.
Senior Zhu Chan sent her an email, briefly introducing the latest research progress in the group. Zhu Chan also mentioned that they planned to improve the cluster computing model according to the Mapreduce framework of Google's new paper. Lin Zhixia immediately downloaded the Mapreduce paper, read it carefully, and then wrote a reply: Mapreduce is divided into the Map phase and the Reduce phase. After the data is mapped, it will go through a round of shuffle and sorting [1]. Therefore, the data transmission form will be a key point that needs to be paid attention to, which affects the computing load and system efficiency.
Lin Zhixia suggested to Zhu Chan that she should not transmit unpacked data directly, but should use encoding and decoding techniques to improve efficiency and further optimize the existing high-performance computing framework. She proposed a compression and decomposition method for matrix operations.
Zhu Chan replied to her email in seconds: "Come to school this weekend."
Lin Zhixia replied: "Okay, okay!"
Lin Zhixia was immersed in the fusion world of mathematics and computers and completely ignored the sound of Lin Zeqiu entering the room.
Lin Zeqiu came back relatively late today. Ever since he was admitted to the best gifted class in the Provincial No. 1 Middle School, he found that more than half of his classmates were very strong, very scary, and he would fall out of the top ten in the class if he was not careful. He had to work twice as hard to protect his position in the class.
He walked into the house absentmindedly and happened to meet his uncle and aunt.
Uncle was ready to leave. He picked up the gift he brought today and walked out of the front door of the Lin family. He passed by Lin Zeqiu, who asked him casually, "What are you doing in my house?"
His uncle glanced at him and said gently, "Help your sister change her living environment."
My aunt held my uncle's arm and interrupted him, "Lao Ke, where did you park our car? I can't even see our car. The lights in the corridor are broken. It's dark, like a cave."
"Isn't it parked next to the apartment building?" Her uncle pointed it out to her. "It's our Lexus, the tail number is 886."
Lin Zeqiu also looked in that direction.
The uncle asked him, "Did your family buy a car?"
"No." Lin Zeqiu replied.
My aunt was surprised and asked, "Ah? No way? How does your mother buy goods from the wholesale market?"
"Ride a tricycle." Lin Zeqiu walked into the house. He slung his schoolbag over his shoulder and walked straight to his room.
Lin Zeqiu slammed the door so loudly that it disturbed his uncle who was outside and Lin Zhixia who was at home.
Lin Zhixia paused her fingers from tapping the keyboard. She stared at the computer screen for a long time, and suddenly wanted to call Jiang Yubai - Jiang Yubai could always provide her with good advice on interpersonal relationships.
She picked up the phone and dialed Jiang Yubai's cell phone number.
She waited for a long time, but still no one answered.
What is Jiang Yubai doing?
At this moment, Jiang Yubai was sitting in the study, chatting with his mother.
Jiang Yubai is already a junior high school student. After the high school entrance exam next year, he will be promoted to high school. His mother stood in front of him and said to him, "Your father and I both hope that you will go to an international high school or the international class of the Provincial No. 1 High School. Your father is a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge University, majoring in economics. Do you have any plans in this regard? You should prepare as soon as possible."
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