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On Saturday morning, Xiao Mingyang had not yet fully woken up when a phone call came in.
"Is it up? Is it up? The car is here!" Uncle's voice came from the other end of the phone.
Xiao Mingyang was a little confused at first, but when he heard the car coming, he immediately woke up: "So fast?"
He quickly washed up and almost rushed downstairs. The brand new sports car was parked in the yard. His uncle was leaning against the car. When he saw him coming, he patted the car and smiled at him: "Come and take a look."
The first thing Xiao Mingyang did when he turned 18 was to take a driving test. He had planned to drive to school by himself when school started, but that didn't happen.
He sat in the driver's seat and touched here and looked there.
My parents came late and chatted with my uncle.
"Ranran didn't come?" asked my mother.
"I said I would bring her here, but she took the weekly test yesterday and ranked last in the class. Her mother was so mad that she stayed home to get scolded today." Dabao tied up his long hair and hung his sunglasses on his collar.
"Have you considered making up for the lessons?" Xiao Mingyang poked his head out of the car.
"Yes, that's the plan." said the uncle.
"My classmate always scores above 700 in the exams. What do you think of him?" Xiao Mingyang smiled and blinked.
"You're a top university student. I think you're a good choice. Where is he? Let's meet when you have time." said the uncle.
"Wait a moment." Xiao Mingyang jumped out of the car and rushed straight to Li Xiangze's room on the second floor.
Li Xiangze woke up and washed up in the bathroom in the room.
Xiao Mingyang leaned against the bathroom doorway and said, "Aze, are you taking tutoring? I'm in the second grade."
Li Xiangze paused in brushing his teeth and spat out the foam in his mouth. "Okay, what timeframe?"
"Let's talk later. The child's father is downstairs."
Li Xiangze nodded, washed up and went downstairs with him.
The uncle came forward with a smile and said, "This is Xiaoze, right? Hello, I'm Xiao Mingyang's uncle. I heard that you usually score above 700 on tests. That's impressive."
Li Xiangze nodded and smiled: "Hello, uncle."
"My girl is in the second grade this year. She was supposed to come today, but she did so poorly on the exam yesterday, so her mother kept her at home. Can you two meet via video call?" said the uncle.
"It's all fine." Li Xiangze said.
Xiao Mingyang looked around but saw no one: "Where are my parents?"
"Over at the restaurant," the uncle lowered his head and pressed his phone, "You all haven't had breakfast yet, right? Go over there first. I just need to do some psychological work for Ranran."
"Okay," Xiao Mingyang tugged at Li Xiangze's sleeve, "Let's go."
The breakfast was very rich. Dad made sandwiches and noodles and placed them neatly on the dining table.
The bowl of noodles in front of Xiao Mingyang cannot be measured with a bowl, it has to be measured with a basin.
Li Xiangze raised his eyebrows: "Can you eat it?"
Yan Qi was amused by his words: "Don't underestimate this kid's appetite, he's like a pig."
"According to Mendel's laws of inheritance..."
Mom glared at him: "Shut up and eat, you're the only one talking."
Xiao Mingyang pouted and lowered his voice, imitating his mother's way of speaking.
"Honey, look at him!" Mom hugged Dad's arm.
Xiao Mingyang imitated her and hugged Li Xiangze's arm: "Look at her, classmate!"
Dad sighed helplessly: "Yangyang, eat well."
Xiao Mingyang curled his lips.
My mother smiled very proudly.
Li Xiangze also knew where his personality came from. The mother and daughter were exactly the same.
After breakfast, the uncle seemed to have finished communicating. He sat on the sofa, holding up his phone: "Don't humph yet, the one tutoring you is a super handsome brother."
"I don't believe it!" A childish voice came from the phone.
Xiao Mingyang had just come out of the restaurant. He laughed when he heard the voice, walked over and broke into his uncle's camera, and said in a mean way: "Xiao Ranran, do you think my brother is handsome?"
A sharp buzzing sound came from the phone. "I don't want him to tutor me! His English score isn't even as high as mine!"
Mom burst out laughing, Dad covered his mouth with his hands next to Mom and laughed secretly, Uncle leaned on the back of the sofa, tilted his head back and laughed, and Li Xiangze pursed his lips and it was obvious that he was trying not to laugh.
"I'm impressed by you! How could you sabotage me like this?"
"I'm telling the truth, okay!"
"Turn off the mic."
"I'm not shutting up! Why won't people tell the truth anymore?"
"Bring me your elementary school test papers, and I promise I'll score higher than you!"
"Okay! National Day is waiting!"
"Waiting!"
The child snorted and ignored him, looking at his father: "Dad, this handsome guy you were talking about couldn't be him, could he?"
"Xiao Xiran, what do you mean? Am I not handsome as your brother?"
Xiao Xiran tutted his words and looked him up and down: "That's just so-so... Let me see the handsome guy!"
"You said Brother Yangyang is the most handsome, so I'll show you!" Xiao Mingyang teased her.
"Then forget it."
Xiao Mingyang clicked his tongue and said, "He's the toughest talker in the whole world." Then he took his uncle's phone and walked over to Li Xiangze.
"Wow! What a handsome boy. Can I add you on WeChat?" Xiao Xiran looked infatuated.
Xiao Mingyang's mouth twitched: "Do you have a mobile phone? And add WeChat."
"I have a Huawei phone watch! You can add WeChat!" Xiao Xiran raised his hand to show him.
Xiao Mingyang narrowed his eyes slightly: "Then you told me you don't have WeChat?"
"I simply don't want to add you. You're too noisy. Do you really have to make me say it so bluntly?"
"Xiao Xiran, let's break up!"
"Sure!"
"Come here and I'll make a breakup video with you!"
The child frowned: "Are you childish?"
Xiao Mingyang: "..."
Li Xiangze bit his lower lip, trying hard not to laugh.
"Brother, please add me and scan me!" Xiao Xiran showed his WeChat QR code.
Xiao Mingyang took out his phone first and scanned it: "Hurry up and pass!"
Xiao Xiran: "..."
Xiao Xiran said coldly: "We have broken up."
Xiao Xiran grinned: "Brother, I have passed!"
"No, no, no, no! I'm not going to talk to you anymore!" Xiao Mingyang angrily returned the phone to his uncle, "You guys can chat!"
The uncle's smile never dropped. He looked at his precious daughter on the phone and asked, "Why did you make your brother angry again?"
"Who knows? He's like a gas tank, easily ignited! He breaks down defenses at the drop of a hat, and he's not as mature as I am."
Li Xiangze couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
"Okay, let's discuss the tutoring now," the uncle put his phone on the coffee table and propped it up with a cup. He patted the empty seat next to him and said, "Xiao Ze, sit down."
Li Xiangze sat down.
"I want Brother Xiaoze to tutor me!"
Dad poured a glass of water for each of them and put it on the table.
"Then we'll take extra classes on weekends," the uncle said, glancing sideways at Li Xiangze. "You usually live on campus, right?"
Li Xiangze nodded: "Yes."
"Is it okay to take online classes?" asked the uncle.
"There's no problem on my end." Li Xiangze said.
Xiao Xiran: "No, no, I want to go every day!"
"Your brother Xiaoze and the others don't finish their evening study until 10:30, so you went to bed early." The uncle explained in a gentle voice.
Xiao Xiran curled his lips, very reluctantly: "Okay then..."
"Uncle, let's try one class first. Online classes may not be as effective as others." Li Xiangze said.
Xiao Mingyang suddenly appeared out of nowhere: "Then why don't you come to my house every weekend to play! By the way, Ranran can come for tutoring, and it will be convenient for you to tutor me!"
"No need." Li Xiangze said.
"Come on!" Yan Qi was getting food from the refrigerator and popped his head out. "Don't be shy about coming to our house this weekend. I was just talking to your mom a few days ago about wanting to adopt you as my godson!"
Xiao Mingyang looked at his mother in amazement. It seemed that he had underestimated his mother's social skills.
Li Xiangze pursed his lips and was silent for a moment: "Ranran didn't come today, let's try taking online classes first."
"Okay, now?" asked the uncle.
"Wait a few minutes, I'll adjust the equipment." Li Xiangze turned and went upstairs.
Yan Qi gave his son a look, and Xiao Mingyang immediately followed.
Just when she thought her son was still quite clever today, she heard this clever baby say, "Come to my room. My room is brighter and the chair is more comfortable than the one in the study!"
The old mother was speechless.
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Li Xiangze was adjusting his equipment at the desk, and Xiao Mingyang was lying next to him. "Aze, Aze, Aze, I'm so bored staying at home alone every weekend. Can you come and keep me company?"
"Doesn't Bai Tao live near your house?" Li Xiangze raised his eyebrows.
They played ball together yesterday.
Xiao Mingyang curled his lips: "But he's going out on a date this weekend!"
He said to himself, I'm sorry, brother.
"Hasn't this how you came here before?" Li Xiangze said.
"Every time I go home, I look forward to the extra classes. Only during the extra classes will there be someone to accompany me..." Xiao Mingyang lay beside him and looked at him eagerly.
Li Xiangze pursed his lips.
Seeing that the other party was a little shaken, Xiao Mingyang continued to play pitiful: "I have really wanted a little friend to accompany me since I was a child, but my parents don't want to have another brother or sister. Before Bai Tao was not in a relationship, it was okay. He could come and play with me every day. Now that he has a partner, he doesn't want a brother anymore..."
Li Xiangze looked at him: "Is it okay for me to come once every two weeks?"
"Can't you come every week?" Xiao Mingyang blinked.
Li Xiangze's heart softened, and he wanted to tease him again: "Why?"
"Because a day without seeing you feels like three months," Xiao Mingyang said this, his face flushed with embarrassment, but he still continued, "Classmate, don't you miss me?"
Li Xiangze's heart skipped a beat. He cleared his throat and waited until his heartbeat returned to normal: "I don't want to."
"Even if you don't want to, please come. I miss you so much. I feel like I'm dying when I'm separated from you! Come on, come on, come on! Please!" Xiao Mingyang grabbed his sleeve and shook it.
It was nothing to say casually, but I felt a little embarrassed when I realized it later, and my face turned red.
Li Xiangze felt a little uncomfortable. Seeing his pleading puppy-like eyes, his heart skipped a beat.
He quickly looked away and covered the other person's eyes: "Okay."
Xiao Mingyang pulled the hand that covered his eyes and looked at Li Xiangze with a smile: "Aze, you are so nice!"
Li Xiangze was busy sorting out his equipment: "Hmm..."
Xiao Mingyang noticed that his wife's ears were red.
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Xiao Mingyang listened to the entire online class. Xiao Xiran had taken make-up classes before, but he had always resisted. However, today he was surprisingly cooperative.
Throughout the class, except for the 5-minute break in the middle, the little girls were very obedient and full of passion.
Xiao Mingyang felt jealous, so he took advantage of the break to go to the kitchen, peel an apple, and cut it into small pieces. While his wife was teaching, he fed the child beside her. Finally, the child couldn't stand it anymore and kicked him out of the room.
They euphemistically call it "disrupting classroom order and forcing teachers to eat."
Seeing Xiao Xiran unhappy, Xiao Mingyang was happy. He went downstairs happily and sat next to his uncle: "Let's pick up Ranran next Saturday or Sunday."
"Did Xiaoze agree?" asked my mother.
Xiao Mingyang raised his eyebrows proudly: "Of course!"
My mother clapped her hands and said, "That's great! Xu Yan is coming over next week. We can have a meal together and recognize her as our godmother!"
Xiao Mingyang: “?”
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