14. Ordinary Dad 3
School life is still as urgent and tense as ever, review, review, review, simulation, simulation...
During lunch, Cheng Ye took his lunch back to the dormitory as usual. When he came back, he saw Chen Xiao, Wu Weijia, and Li Shigeng already started eating.
Cheng Ye saw that he was the last one to come back and said, "Wow, how did you run so fast!"
Li Shigeng: "You're too slow. You always end up in a long queue. Haha..."
The others nodded in agreement. The school cafeteria was like that; as soon as class was over, students rushed to the cafeteria like they were charging into battle, full of energy, fearing that the food would be gone if they were late.
Chen Xiao took a bite of the braised pork and said proudly, "That's right, you'll never get to eat the braised pork if you queue up last..." After saying that, he proudly put the last bite of braised pork into his mouth, preventing Cheng Ye from grabbing it from him.
Seeing his defensive movements, Cheng Ye felt an itch to hit him. Suddenly, his eyes shifted, he put the food on the table, and pulled out a bottle of hot sauce and a bottle of beef sauce from his drawer.
Hmm? My roommates looked at the two bottles of sauce on Cheng Ye's desk. No labels? Three-no products?
Chen Xiao asked, "Cheng Ye, is this chili sauce?"
Cheng Ye ignored him, opened the bottle cap, scooped a spoonful and put it in the lunch box, then quickly closed it, put it in the drawer and locked it.
Something's happening!
Wu Weijia, who was close by, pounced and grabbed Cheng Ye's throat. Li Shigeng had already reached for the chili sauce and beef sauce in Cheng Ye's lunch box.
"Ah! What are you doing!... Stop it, my chopsticks are going to fall... Damn, my little white shoes!!"
"Chen Xiao, you bastard, you stepped on my shoe...you two, stop it!"
Holy shit!
The two people who had eaten the food, regardless of Cheng Ye's threatening roar, quickly divided up the remaining sauce in Cheng Ye's bowl.
The consequence of trying to hide it was a beating and an unequal agreement to split the sauce equally. Cheng Ye looked at the sauce bottle with one-third of it gone, and felt like crying. He had made the wrong friends!
Two large bottles of sauce were finished in less than three days.
Chen Xiao reluctantly scraped the remaining sauce from the bottle with his chopsticks and asked, "Cheng Ye, are you really not selling your sauce?"
Cheng Ye rolled his eyes at him. He had said it several times before that he would not sell it to anyone. "This is a homemade sauce made by my father. It is only used in the store. There is no preservatives in it. It cannot be kept for a long time, so it is not sold to the public."
"Cheng Ye must take us to your father's restaurant for dinner this weekend... If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will go to the mountain."
Looking at
Dad's sauce conquered his little friend. Although Cheng Ye felt sad, he was generally satisfied.
***
Senior high school student Cheng Ye spent half a semester studying intensively every day and being picked up and dropped off by Cheng Jiu every week.
On the spacious Bai'an Street, people and cars come and go, with the occasional tricycle or bicycle passing by. On both sides of the street are rows of shops: small restaurants, convenience stores, and bookstores frequented by students... There are also wide sidewalks in front of the shops.
Around 6pm, Ye Zi Tang Noodle Shop was still packed as usual. Some people couldn't find a seat and simply took their food to go.
Regular customers of Ye Zi Tang Noodle Shop know the owner as a Buddhist. No matter how much customers urge him to finish, he'll just agree, but his hands will still be calmly working on his dishes. No matter how you eat his tangnoodles, you'll never be disappointed. Over time, the customers stopped urging him.
It's not like there haven't been customers who've suggested the boss sign up for a food delivery app, but he's been shrewdly refusing. He's already so busy, and adding food delivery to the mix wouldn't be enough. And that's true!
Cheng Jiu made a lot of money in half a year by relying on the "Ye Zi Soup Noodle Shop".
In this bustling city, with a bento-style life, facing an impatient working environment and a fast-paced three meals a day, everyone is working hard for life, and all the time is arranged compactly and orderly, but we still have to pursue our goals and leave some time to enjoy time and enjoy life.
The winter break for senior year was only a week long, and Cheng Ye had to go back to catch up on classes. They had already finished all their high school courses, and the rest of the time was spent reviewing and taking mock exams.
The old city community is full of old neighbors. Although there are occasional minor conflicts between the east and west families, they are all good people. Sometimes they are enthusiastic, and sometimes they are annoying.
As soon as Cheng Jiu and Cheng Ye entered the community, they met Aunt Wang and Aunt Wen who lived in the same community. They looked like they were going to take a stroll in the small garden of the community.
Seeing the father and son, Aunt Wang shouted at Cheng Jiu, "So it's Old Cheng and Ye Zi. Old Cheng, I heard you opened a restaurant near Ye Zi's school in the past six months? Oh, no wonder I haven't seen you go to the night market in the past six months."
Aunt Wen continued, "That's right, your old stall has been taken. If you want to set up a stall again in the future, you'll have to find another one."
Cheng Jiu looked at the two people who were discussing heatedly with embarrassment and replied: "Let's talk about it when I want to go back and set up a stall in the future. I have no plans yet."
Aunt Wen said, "Oh, so your little restaurant is doing well. What's the name? We'll go there someday if we pass by."
Gu Guang Gu! "
Aunt Wang slapped her thigh in fear and said, "Yes, I'll go to your store to try it someday. This is what you call... boosting sales."
This isn't the way to boost sales! Cheng Ye thought to himself.
Cheng Jiu forced a smile and said, "You guys are going to dance, so I'm sorry to keep you here. I have to go back to make dinner, and Ye Zi still has homework to do. Let's go back first." After that, he took his son and left.
After entering the house, the father and son let out a sigh at the same time, looked at each other, and burst into laughter.
After dinner, Cheng Ye sat at the dining table, eating some cut fruit, and said to his father who was washing dishes, "Dad, I ran into the classmate who cried so sadly on the street again at school today. This time, she cried directly in school. How many times has this happened? Is she Meng Jiangnu?"
Once, Cheng Jiu came to pick up his son on the weekend. On the way, he heard his son crying, which was really scary when the night fell.
As they got closer, they saw a female classmate in a Chaodong High School uniform squatting on the side of the road crying. They were wondering if she had encountered any problems. Cheng Ye was thinking about going over to ask her, after all, they were classmates, and if she encountered any difficulties, he would help her if he could. But Cheng Jiu stopped him.
Cheng Ye looked at his father with a frown on his face.
No, Dad, what's that expression on your face? Understanding, wariness, disgust? You can tell she's from his school by the uniform. She's not some nasty monster. Are you afraid she'll scam you?
Finally, Cheng Jiu told him not to move, just look at the electric scooter and walked over. He looked like he didn't want his son to get close to him, which made Cheng Ye confused. Was his father being too cautious?
Cheng Ye stood on the other side of the road and saw Cheng Jiu patiently questioning classmate Yingyingying. Although he couldn't hear what they were saying, it seemed that things were not going well. The girl seemed to cry even more sadly because of Cheng Jiu's questioning. Cheng Jiu's stiff movements were clearly visible to him from a few meters away.
After waiting for a long time, Cheng Jiu came back with an ugly expression as if he had swallowed a dead fly. He ignored Cheng Ye's curious questions, asked him to sit down, and drove away in the electric scooter.
After returning home, Cheng Ye learned from Cheng Jiu that Yingyingying was a new transfer student. Yingyingying had good grades and everyone usually came to her for help with any questions. However, the other girl never studied with her or asked her questions. She must not like her. After school, the more she thought about it, the sadder she became. She couldn't help crying.
poisonous!
The scary thing is that this incident seemed to have no end in sight. From that time on, they often encountered her crying on the roadside.
Under Cheng Jiu's repeated instructions, Cheng Ye
But today, she encountered Yingying again, and she couldn't hold back her tears right in the school! Cheng Ye left the school quickly as if she had seen something dirty.
Cheng Jiu became anxious when he heard what his son said. He walked over with chopsticks in his hand and asked hurriedly: "What! You went up to talk to her? Did you pay attention to her?" The ghost was still lingering.
This is a poisonous doll, you can't get close to it! When Cheng Jiu thought about his son being killed by this kind of idiot, he couldn't control his wild power that was about to burst out.
Cheng Ye was taken aback by his father's overreaction and said, "Of course I ignored her. Was she planning to flood the school? Why does she always cry where I pass by? I'm walking on the road to the sun, not the road to the underworld. It's really depressing."
It’s not a funeral!
Cheng Jiu raised the wet chopsticks in his hand and was about to hit him, but Cheng Ye picked up the fruit plate and dodged.
He dodged and protested: "Dad, what are you doing? There is still foam on the chopsticks, and you hit me on the head. It's so dirty."
Cheng, who was drunk, wanted to hit him again and warned him, "Hitting you is not enough, I'm just telling you not to talk nonsense."
Cheng Jiu thought about it and felt uneasy, so he told his son: "If you see her next time, stay away from her. She looks weird."
Cheng Ye felt that his father was overreacting. How could he, a grown man, be afraid of a little girl? However, Cheng Ye felt that although he didn't need to be afraid of Yingyingying, this person was too weird. It would be better to stay away from him. Who knows if Yingyingwei is contagious.
In March, the silver pear tree, which had been hibernating for a season, was awakened by the drizzling rain.
The peach garden at Chaodong High School is filled with the fragrance of peaches, a gentle spring breeze. The blossoms are pure pink, their fragrance overflowing, a scene that evokes a sense of paradise. The ground is covered with crimson petals, forming a pink carpet.
The students who returned to school after a relaxing winter vacation walked on this beautiful carpet, taking every step with extreme caution and hurting the petals along the way.
However, Cheng Ye had no intention of standing there to appreciate the beautiful scenery.
Amidst intense review and mock exams, Chaodong High School held its 100-day oath-taking ceremony. Cheng Ye, the top student in her senior year, was invited to speak on behalf of the students. Even though she had memorized the speech by heart, she still felt a surge of nervous excitement.
Cheng Ye took a deep breath and slowly walked onto the stage.
“Dear leaders, teachers, and dear students:
Three years ago, we entered this middle school with unwavering resolve, filled with dreams of the future and the earnest expectations of our families and teachers. We gathered here, the place that embodies our dreams. For three years, we have toiled day and night, through thick and thin, through thick and thin, for our dreams. Today, we stand here, confidently accepting the challenge of the Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination), sounding the battle drums for the decisive 100-day battle. We must firmly believe that new glory will soar into the sky…"
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