There is one day off on the weekend during the remedial class period.

Sheng Mingfeng finally took time out of his busy schedule to pick up his three daughters for dinner.

Shengxia didn't expect that Zou Weiping was also there.

"Call someone." Sheng Mingfeng said.

Zheng Dongqing was not a talkative person, and no one expected her to say a word.

Wu Qiuxuan was a person with a bad temper. She glared at Zou Weiping and sat down at the innermost part of the box.

Wang Lianhua always said that among her three daughters, Wu Qiuxuan was the most like her, so Sheng Mingfeng didn't love Wu Qiuxuan, while Sheng Xia was the most like Sheng Mingfeng, so Sheng Mingfeng liked her.

"Aunt Zou." Shengxia nodded slightly.

Zou Weiping's eyes were gentle, and he smiled and said, "Please sit down. Your dad has ordered a lot of your favorite dishes."

As soon as the dishes were served, Sheng Mingfeng's first words were to Wu Qiuxuan, advising her: "You are already in the third year of junior high school. If you have such a bad temper, you will have a hard time living in the dormitory in high school!"

Wu Qiuxuan didn't care: "If you go to the affiliated high school, you don't have to live on campus."

Sheng Mingfeng snorted coldly: "You still want to go to the affiliated high school with your grades? You'll have to be really miserable this year!"

"You can get me in, why should I take the exam?"

Hearing this, not only Sheng Mingfeng but also Zou Weiping's expression changed drastically.

"Who taught you?" Sheng Mingfeng's voice dropped. "Ah? Your mother taught you?"

Wu Qiuxuan couldn't bear to hear Sheng Mingfeng scolding her mother in front of Zou Weiping, so she stood up and said, "Stop slandering my mother!"

Zou Weiping patted Sheng Mingfeng, then came to Wu Qiuxuan, put his arm around her shoulders and comforted her softly: "Xuan, your father didn't mean that. He really cares about you. He was supposed to go to the district today..."

"Don't be such a good person," Wu Qiuxuan didn't appreciate it. She twisted her shoulders and shook off Zou Weiping's hand, saying sarcastically, "If you really care about us, why did you bring you here?"

Zou Weiping's hands hung in the air, his face looking embarrassed.

“Wu Qiuxuan!” Sheng Mingfeng was about to slam the table and stand up, but Sheng Xia’s icy hand covered his clenched fist, “Dad…”

She tugged at Wu Qiuxuan's hand again, "Ah Xuan..."

Wu Qiuxuan lowered her head, "Sister!"

Shengxia shook her head gently to signal her not to mess around. At home, Wu Qiuxuan could only listen to Shengxia's words. Now Wu Qiuxuan suppressed her temper and sat down angrily.

Zou Weiping also returned to his position.

Shengxia changed the subject and said, "Dad, next month is Lingling's birthday. She looks forward to your gift every year. What are you going to give her this year?"

How could Sheng Mingfeng not know Sheng Xia's intention? He changed his tone and turned around to ask, "Xing Xing, whatever you want, Dad will buy it for you!"

Zheng Dongqi pursed his lips and just looked at Sheng Mingfeng, still saying nothing.

Sheng Mingfeng knew he couldn't get anything out of him, so he turned to Zou Weiping and asked, "What do you think we should give him this year? He's nine years old now, a big kid now."

"Hmm..." Zou Weiping held up his chin, "I really need to think about it carefully."

"Ten years old."

A childish voice came.

The whole room was silent.

Shengxia also looked over in surprise.

Wang Lianhua said that Xingxing's condition has been much worse recently and he hasn't spoken a word for more than half a month.

Zheng Dongxu's chubby lips moved and he emphasized again: "I am ten years old."

Wu Qiuxuan was drinking her soup in silence. Upon hearing this, she sneered and muttered, "It's speechless that she could even remember this wrong."

The sarcastic tone was particularly harsh in the quiet box.

This time even Shengxia lowered her head and sighed unconsciously.

Sheng Mingfeng was stunned for a rare moment. The man who was a master of officialdom was blocked by his little daughter and couldn't say a word.

Zou Weiping tried to smooth things over, saying, "Ten years old is a full year, so you have to think carefully about the gift. Don't ask me, it will show your sincerity if you choose it yourself."

"I'll definitely go and pick it myself." Sheng Mingfeng responded.

Such an opening meant that the atmosphere afterwards was doomed to be bad, and the topic only revolved around the relatively safe person: Shengxia.

Basically, Sheng Mingfeng asked the questions and Sheng Xia answered them.

"The attached high school is really different," Sheng Mingfeng concluded. "Study hard. If you have anything to say, tell me or your aunt. Don't push yourself too hard and don't listen to your mother nagging you all the time. During adolescence, the most important thing is to study happily."

Zou Weiping answered, "Yes, Xia Xia, the most important thing at home right now is your college entrance exam and A Xuan's high school entrance exam. If you need anything, just call me."

Wu Qiuxuan whispered: "Ha!"

Sheng Mingfeng glanced at her, not knowing whether he was helpless or speechless. He was too lazy to criticize her anymore and just said to Sheng Xia, "Why don't you use the phone I gave you? Why can't you get through?"

Shengxia wanted to say that she didn't need such a high-end phone, but when she saw Sheng Mingfeng's eyes full of expectation, she swallowed her words and nodded, "I thought the affiliated high school didn't allow me to bring it, so I will bring it from now on."

Sheng Mingfeng nodded with satisfaction: "Take the initiative to report more about your life and studies."

"good."

After dinner, Brother Li sent them home. When they got off the car, he handed them three big shopping bags with a clothing brand logo on them.

Each person gets one, and inside is a dress made of fine fabric and very expensive.

Wu Qiuxuan asked: "My dad gave it to me?"

Brother Li nodded.

"That woman bought it, right? I don't believe my dad can go shopping and buy clothes for us."

Brother Li shook his head.

Wu Qiuxuan raised the corner of her mouth, "It's a waste if you don't want it."

The three of them returned home carrying the shopping bags. Wang Lianhua was not at home because she was on duty today.

Wu Qiuxuan tried on the new skirt and helped Zheng Dongxiu change into it as well. They both fit the same size.

They ran to Shengxia's room and saw Shengxia stacking her new clothes into the closet and then going to the desk to read.

"Sister, don't you want to try?"

Shengxia turned around and said calmly, "It looks like the size is right, so I won't try it on. I still have homework to do."

Wu Qiuxuan took her sister away and no longer bothered Shengxia.

She looked down at her skirt.

This was not the first time that woman bought clothes for them. If you think about it carefully, it seemed that my sister had never worn them before.

They seldom wore skirts in the summer because Wang Lianhua always bought sportswear for them.

When she was as old as Qiuxuan, she had just begun to have a concept of "beauty" and would occasionally envy her classmates' pretty skirts. However, sportswear was too loose and big, and the same styles were worn over and over again, and there was nothing good about them.

One summer vacation she stayed at Sheng Mingfeng's place for a few days, and when she came back she was wearing the skirt that Sheng Mingfeng bought for her.

At that time, Sheng Mingfeng was not as busy as he is now. After every exam, he would take her to the aquarium and the amusement park, buy her snacks that Wang Lianhua did not allow her to eat, take her to play games that Wang Lianhua did not allow girls to play, and buy her skirts that Wang Lianhua did not allow her to wear.

The "happiness" of childhood was not mixed with so many emotions and values. The few happy memories of midsummer all came from the brief time spent with Sheng Mingfeng.

The style of the skirt was not eye-catching and the length was conservative, revealing only half of her calves. But perhaps it was an illusion due to the height of summer, as many people turned around to look at her along the way.

When I entered the elevator, I met my neighbor across the street. We went in and out together. When we reached the floor, we went our separate ways.

But just as the door was closing, the neighbor turned around and looked Shengxia up and down intentionally or unintentionally.

It was just a glance, and there was no malice in his eyes, but Shengxia felt uncomfortable.

Wang Lianhua in the room also saw this scene. She chuckled and said calmly, "Go out and live for a few days. Learn how to dress yourself. It's really unfair for you to stay here with me."

I cried all night in my quilt in the middle of summer.

In the middle of the night, Wang Lianhua lifted the quilt to wipe her tears. She didn't know how to face her mother, so she had to pretend to be asleep.

Wang Lianhua sighed with a voice as heavy as thunder. She sat on the bed and muttered to herself, telling of her sorrows and pains over the years. She choked up and apologized to her daughter, "You don't know how attractive teenage girls are. It's not that Mom doesn't want you to be pretty, it's just that there are no men in our family..."

There were four women living in the house, and there was no man in the house, so there was no power to arouse fear. Wang Lianhua was very cautious, and the way she protected them seemed so powerless.

Shengxia sat up slowly and held Wang Lianhua's hand. Wang Lianhua hugged her back, and the mother and daughter cried together.

The first thing to do before morning reading on Monday is to move seats.

Move one column to the right and one row back every Monday.

Move the single row on the far right to the far left.

Shengxia sat at the first table in the single row, facing the front door of the classroom.

She and Xin Xiaohe were separated, but only by an aisle.

Lu Youze was originally sitting at the first table, but now he is sitting behind Xin Xiaohe and behind Shengxia to the left.

Zhang Shu moved to the first table in the first row of the first group, at the northernmost end of the classroom.

It's midsummer in the southernmost part of the country, and I finally feel much more at ease.

The days of holding someone else's handle are so timid and frightening.

But when she thought about moving again next week, she would be sitting at the same table with Zhang Shu, and she started to feel uneasy again.

Just wish this week was longer.

But the first table near the door was not comfortable. When the class was over, people came and went. The young people walked with the wind. Just in the midsummer, you could smell several kinds of smells, especially in the afternoon. Everyone was sweating and smelling bad. Every time they walked, there was a gust of wind, which made people dizzy.

Some boys even like to jump up and grab the door frame as they enter the door, pretending to dunk, and the kick they make when they land often scares Shengxia.

Some girls also greeted her new classmate in a friendly manner when they passed by, which was a bit overwhelming for her.

So when the class was over, she either went to get some water or went to the bathroom.

There was no way during the long breaks as they were too long and she didn’t like hanging around outside all the time, so she had to concentrate on doing her homework.

"Shengxia, are you feeling accustomed to coming to the Affiliated High School?" Lu Youze chatted with her across the aisle.

Shengxia said: "It's pretty good, but the pace of the class is a bit fast and I can't finish the homework."

Lu Youze comforted her, "The assignments are just for reference, you don't have to complete them, don't be too nervous."

"Um."

According to the seat, Lu Youze should be ranked around 15th or 16th at the end of last semester. Shengxia wanted to know what this ranking was like and whether she could reach it, so she asked, "How about you? How much of the homework can you complete? Can you finish it?"

Lu Youze paused and did not answer directly, saying, "Only a few can complete their work."

Shengxia was not good at asking questions, so she pursed her lips and nodded.

Another gust of wind blew past the table, and my nose was filled with a refreshing scent, like grass exposed to the sun.

A voice came: "The one who can complete the homework is not a minority, it is Zhang Shu."

The timbre is deep, but the tone is loud.

Shengxia turned her head.

Zhang Shu and Hou Junqi walked in from outside one after the other. Hou Junqi laughed so hard that he fell backwards: "Hahahahaha awesome!"

The person who spoke was Zhang Shu. He was holding a can of soda in his hand and walking across the podium to his seat without stopping. As he spoke, he turned his head to glance at Shengxia, or to be more precise, glanced at Lu Youze.

A contemptuous, provocative, disrespectful look.

He is such a crazy person who praises himself.

Lu Youze had no intention of confronting, and there was a hint of forbearance and embarrassment on his face.

Seeing this, Shengxia turned around and went back to do her homework, staying away from the scene of the fierce competition between her love rivals.

Wang Wei was in charge of the Friday evening study. He had a habit of talking to a few people during the evening study, which he called "confidant brother" time. Shengxia couldn't help but smile when she heard this.

Although Wang Wei looks old-fashioned and ugly, he is only in his early thirties and still single. He said, "Scientific regulations stipulate that only those who are sixteen years old or older can be called uncle or aunt. I am not even thirty-five yet, so I have to call them brother."

As to what kind of scientific regulations are provided, it is unknown.

As a transfer student, Shengxia became the first person to talk to this semester.

The opening remarks were always something like "Are you used to it?" or "Are there any difficulties?" Shengxia didn't say much, just that everything was fine.

Wang Wei got to the point: "Your mother said that your foundation in physics and chemistry is not very good. Do you find it difficult to attend classes recently?"

Shengxia nodded honestly and added, "I can't keep up with math either."

Wang Wei said: "Your Chinese and English scores are good, so you should be good at liberal arts. Why didn't you choose liberal arts?"

At that time, Wang Lianhua made the decision for her. Science majors offer many options for employment, and Wang Lianhua had a stereotype that only people who are not good at science would study liberal arts out of helplessness or because they are not smart. However, Wang Lianhua herself was a liberal arts student.

"Family opinion."

Wang Wei was not surprised by the answer. Such a well-behaved child did not have much right to make his own choices. "The teacher just wanted to understand the situation. Now that we have chosen science, we should study hard. One year is not a long time, but it can also change a lot of things. Everything depends on human effort."

Shengxia nodded: "Well, thank you, teacher."

"What are you thanking me for?" Wang Wei was amused by the girl's obedient appearance. "Next week, you will be sitting next to Zhang Shu. Zhang Shu is a very good student. You should observe more, learn more, and ask more questions."

Shengxia nodded gently, but what she was thinking in her heart was that this week had passed so quickly and what was supposed to come had finally come.

I wonder if he will hold a grudge since he has such a good brain and memory.

Wang Wei, however, interpreted her hesitant expression as something else and said with a smile, "He may not look enthusiastic, but he is always willing to answer any questions his classmates ask him. Don't worry about that."

"Um."

"Okay, then you go in first and call Zhang Shu over to me."