Chapter 11 Chapter 11 They are from the same world
In the morning, Shapingba No. 8 Community was quiet and lonely. At six o'clock, the pale moon slowly disappeared from the horizon, and at eight o'clock, the dazzling circle completely occupied the entire sky.
Xu Sui was memorizing words in front of a worn and yellowed desk. The blue-covered Victor was thick and heavy, with Chinese characters and English words densely packed across the entire page. Her long, curled eyelashes trembled slightly, and the pen in her hand trembled with them.
"corporate, common, company."
"Corporation, enterprise, legal person." He scanned the example sentences under each word and memorized them in his mind.
There was a "creaking" sound, and there was a constant noise coming from the living room. The "tapping" sound upstairs also did not stop, and the noise made people feel restless. It rained in autumn yesterday, but the rising sun made the air, which should have been cool, become humid and sticky.
Xu Sui put down his pen, stood up, picked up the cup on the table and went out. Grandpa was changing shoes at the door. The sound just now was the sound of the iron door being pushed open from the inside.
"Grandpa, where are you going?" Xu Sui asked while filling an empty cup with water.
The old man didn't answer. After a long while, he walked out and said, "I'm going to go play with Old Man Zhao next door. You can study hard at home."
Grandma went to the market to buy vegetables early in the morning. Xu Suishou paused, not knowing what he was thinking about, and asked casually, "Is it the one who called last time?"
The rim of the cup touched his lips. Xu Sui lowered his eyes and heard the old man's uncomfortable voice: "Hmm."
The door was slammed shut from the outside with a click. Xu Sui was in a daze when the red landline on the black desk began to make a shrill sound. Her black eyes moved slightly as she walked over to answer the call. "Hello?"
Jiang Changjia's voice.
The other end said "Hello" again.
"Here I am, Changjia."
"I'm getting ready to go to the mall. Suisui, let's meet at the entrance of Xinhua Bookstore." It was a bit noisy over there, and the sound of whispering voices rang in her ears.
"——You all go out together." A male voice.
"Don't—" Jiang Changjia's voice.
"——Father, I can take a taxi." A cold voice suddenly came into Xu Sui's ears, making her stunned again and again. Why did it sound so familiar?
"Axing..."
She held the receiver a little further away, and the red telephone cord dragged on the table, creating a huge color contrast with the black table.
"I'm getting in the car, Sui Sui. See you later." After saying that, the phone was hung up with a "beep".
The September monthly exam results were released. Although Xu Sui's class ranking was not as last as she had initially thought, it was not high either.
There are fifty-five people in the class.
Xu Sui's total score is 930, ranking 49th in class and 305th in school.
It was much better than she had imagined, there had been some progress.
Jiang Changjia was beside her when she was looking at the results. He glanced at Xu Sui's ranking and was surprised. He leaned close to her ear and said, "I'm the God of Pure Love, but Sui Sui, you're the God of One-sidedness."
No malice, just surprise.
Xu Sui held his forehead and smiled bitterly, shook his head at the physics score that was around 60 and the mathematics score that was much lower than the class average, sighed quietly, and pulled Jiang Changjia back to his seat.
"So it's too early to say anything." Xu Sui took out Math 53 and turned to the place where he had written last time, then looked down at the question.
Xu Sui surpassed Song Shiyang by 0.5 points in biology and took first place in the first grade of high school. He also tied with Song Shiyang for first place in the class in English.
Xu Sui's reputation spread at an unimaginable speed in this monthly exam, so it naturally attracted some attention, but the release of the overall results made many people feel relieved.
As Xu Sui's best friend and partner in the class, Jiang Changjia felt that she had to help her deskmate overcome his weakness of academic imbalance, so Miss Jiang volunteered to ask Guoqing to tutor Xu Sui.
Of course Xu Sui happily agreed.
She told her grandmother about this on the evening of the holiday. At first, the old lady didn't agree with Xu Sui going out alone, but when she heard that the girl who was going to tutor her was one of the top 20 girls in the school, she quickly changed her attitude. She also gave Xu Sui 20 yuan, saying that she shouldn't trouble others in vain, and would buy her something to thank her after the class.
It was already past nine o'clock when Xu Sui arrived at the Wanda Shopping Mall in the New City District. The old city and the new city are not far from each other, but the difference is quite large. Looking at the dazzling array of goods and beautifully decorated shops in the mall, Xu Sui felt as if he was not in Chongqing before.
"Here, here!" The elevator went directly to the sixth floor. As soon as Xu Sui got out of the elevator and walked a few steps forward, he saw Jiang Changjia wearing a short skirt. She took off her school uniform and Xu Sui didn't recognize her for a moment.
"I just looked around and found some teaching aids. Sui Sui, take a look and see if they are suitable for you." She took Xu Sui's hand and walked into the Xinhua Bookstore. Xu Sui opened his mouth when he saw the teaching aids piled up like a mountain on the table, then looked at Jiang Changjia who was smiling smugly and had an evil (wicked) heart, and a big question mark appeared in his head?
"Is it really just some?" Xu Sui asked sincerely.
"Right." Jiang Changjia gave Xu Sui a strange look, but didn't seem to notice anything wrong. He casually picked up a book and handed it to him: "This book is for you to lay the foundation. There are a lot of basic questions. Just learn the knowledge points."
After saying that, he touched the book from top to bottom and pulled out a thick blue supplementary book from the bottom. "The questions in this book are a bit difficult. After you finish the basic questions, do this one."
Xu Sui took it from her and took a quick look at the cover and contents of the book.
"This set is full of test papers! After learning a chapter, you can do the test papers to get a feel for it. There are three layers of buffs, plus manual assistance from Teacher Xiao Jiang! Xu Sui, your final score will definitely be in the top 20 in the class!" Jiang Changjia showed a canine tooth when he smiled, which was playful and smart.
There were the tender voices of children in his ears, and people of the same age as them whispering. Turning his head, he saw a hundred-story building under construction in the new urban area. The city was noisy and bustling, but at this moment Xu Sui could neither see nor hear anything. Born at the end of the century, he had spent the first half of his life wandering around, and the greatest kindness he had received was from the two old people and Xu Zhiyao.
Frequent school transfers and moves meant that Xu Sui only had temporary friends since childhood. Zhou Xiaoling's accumulated cold violence and Xu's father's indifference made her already not very extroverted personality even more withdrawn, and she was less likely to take the initiative to interact with others.
Such passionate and intense kindness was something Xu Sui hadn't seen for a long time.
His nose felt sore, and Xu Sui immediately lowered his head to look at the grain on the wooden table and whispered, "I'm going to the bathroom." Then he quickly turned and left.
She casually rubbed the corner of her eye with the back of her hand, sniffed, and looked up at the mall sign. The bathroom was about a hundred meters ahead.
The bathroom was hidden behind an iron door. Inside was a long corridor. From time to time, a few young people walked past her. A boy wearing slippers and dyed yellow hair deliberately bumped into Xu Sui on the shoulder after seeing her, blew a gangster whistle and smiled at her. Xu Sui frowned and quickened his pace to leave.
At that time, the campaign against organized crime had not yet been launched on a large scale, and there were many local thugs in Chongqing. Even the corners of the newly built shopping malls were now densely packed with small advertisements, including job advertisements, sex requests, and internet cafe promotions...
Xu Sui went into the ladies' room and washed his face first. The sound of water splashing filled the silent space. A tall girl stood beside him. Water drops fell on the bottom of the white porcelain washbasin, splashing water.
"Turn on the water a little lower." The girl was putting on makeup in front of the mirror. Suddenly she stopped what she was doing and turned her head to say to Xu Sui in a flat and emotionless voice.
"Sorry." Xu Sui thought he had splashed her and apologized quickly. The girl was fair-skinned, with a superior face shape, delicate features and unique temperament, which made Xu Sui take another look at her.
"Nothing, just talking to someone." She suddenly spoke, and her tone suddenly became gentle. Xu Sui then noticed that she was wearing a Bluetooth headset in her ear. In 2013, although Bluetooth headsets had begun to be promoted, 90% of the people still used wired headsets.
"At the entrance of the Internet cafe? Shi Yang, why are you there?" Her voice suddenly changed and her brows were deeply furrowed. Xu Sui, who was originally about to go to the bathroom, also successfully stopped.
Xu Sui felt that he was too paranoid. Even the name that sounded a little similar to his would make him pay attention to it inexplicably. The other end didn't seem to say anything else, because the next second the girl closed the powder box with a "click" and walked out, and the hem of her white skirt drew an arc in the air.
I must have heard it wrong. He clearly said that day that he would not go anywhere during the National Day holiday, let alone an Internet cafe. It was obviously not a place he would set foot in. Xu Sui shook his head.
When Xu Sui came out again, his emotions had calmed down a lot. There was a signpost in front of the iron gate. Xu Sui walked forward and took a look. It showed the shops on each floor. Xu Sui's eyes stopped on the signpost on the sixth floor.
Xinhua Bookstore, KFC, KTV... and fashionable Internet cafes.
For some reason, her eyes were glued to it and she couldn't move them away. A voice in her heart told her to go take a look. It was on this floor, and she could just take a look and leave. It was okay.
He took a step left and then a step back right, and finally gritted his teeth and turned to walk towards the Internet cafe.
She just took a look outside and didn't go in.
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Impulse replaced reason, and when Xu Sui reacted, he was already at the door of the Internet cafe. The receptionist was a woman with heavy makeup, who looked to be about twenty years old and was dressed very strangely.
The eyes with false eyelashes looked Xu Sui up and down and asked lazily: "Is the little girl an adult?"
The implication is that little sister should go home, as you are not allowed in if you are not an adult.
Xu Sui stuck his head in to take a look. It was clearly daytime, but it was very dark inside. The computer host was emitting a dazzling light, and the camouflage lights inside were constantly sweeping overhead. It looked like a regular Internet cafe, but it also felt informal.
Seeing Xu Sui standing there without saying anything, the receptionist frowned and wanted to say something, but when she turned around, she suddenly smiled flatteringly as if she understood something.
"Brother Yang, come again next time."
Xu Sui was just about to turn around and leave, but was stunned when he heard this. He turned around and looked up to see him walking out surrounded by a crowd of people.
His outfit was completely different from his usual one, a simple black shirt and black pants. Besides the English logo on his clothes, there was nothing else. A few strands of hair were casually draped over his eyebrows, and with a casual smile on his lips, he tilted his head to listen to the conversation around him.
His eyes stayed on Xu Sui for a moment, then moved away, falling on the receptionist and nodded slightly at her.
Bai Ruoxing was following on the right side of Song Shiyang. When she heard this, her expression was obviously not right. Xu Sui, who was standing at the front desk, clearly saw her glaring at the receptionist.
Jiang Song was also in the crowd, following the girl in the white dress. When he saw Xu Sui, his steps obviously paused and he stopped.
"Master Song, why don't you leave?" someone asked from behind. Jiang Song glanced at him and frowned, "Just go ahead and leave me alone."
The man touched his head, nodded, and left. Xu Sui knew that he had something to say to her, but she didn't look at him. Her eyes were fixed on the black figure in front of her.
That girl must be the one Changjia doesn’t like.
She stood out in a white dress among the group of boys. Like Song Shiyang, who also had an outstanding temperament, she gave people the feeling that they were from the same world, and the people around her were all just supporting characters, including her who passed by.
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