44. What happened to them?
It was already late at night when Xu Wenqiang and Xiao Cheng finished eating wontons and returned home.
But Xu Yanmei hasn't slept yet.
She waited until Xu Wenqiang came home, and then said with great energy, "Xu Wenqiang, you really made the right choice to go to this high school!"
It turned out that the seafood order for Xing Jiaqi's factory canteen was negotiated.
"Sure enough, people have to go to higher places. Only by climbing to higher places can you see real masters." Xu Yanmei sighed, looking at Xu Wenqiang with a look of relief and jealousy.
"Xu Wenqiang, No. 1 Middle School is the first high place you've climbed to. There are many wealthy people there. For those people, buying some fish and shrimp is just a matter of a few words, but for us mother and daughter, it's a windfall! So, don't always hang out with Su Xiaoshan, get to know more wealthy classmates..."
Xu Wenqiang was sleepy and tired, but Xu Yanmei hadn't talked to her so much for a long time, so she leaned on the sofa and dozed off while listening to Xu Yanmei's nagging.
"Xu Wenqiang, you have to take care of me in my old age..."
"Xu Wenqiang, you can't rot in this farmers' market..."
Every time Xu Yanmei spoke, she would first call out "Xu Wenqiang" loudly.
The calls of "Xu Wenqiang" were like warnings and threats. Xu Wenqiang would always be awakened by her own name when she was about to fall asleep, and then she would perk up and continue to listen to Xu Yanmei.
But later, Xu Wenqiang fell asleep completely.
She woke up in the middle of the night and found herself sleeping on the sofa with a blanket covering her. She vaguely remembered that Xu Yanmei said that she had stayed on the sofa and refused to get up when she went to sleep, and then Xu Yanmei stopped paying attention to her.
It was dark in the living room and I couldn't see the blanket clearly, but it had the scent of Xu Yanmei.
Xu Wenqiang hugged the blanket in her arms, pieced together the fragments of Xu Yanmei's "warnings" and "threats" in her mind, then put down the blanket and returned to her room.
At four o'clock the next morning, after Xu Yanmei left the house, Xu Wenqiang also sat down at the desk.
Her study plan for this morning was to take an English unit test. However, she had slept late and restlessly the previous night, so she was very focused this morning. But when she was finishing the last reading comprehension section, her mind wandered.
The theme of the reading comprehension passage was "The Mystery of Human Limbs," and it contained many detailed descriptions of "hands." Xu Wenqiang remembered Xiao Cheng's hand holding hers last night. Xiao Cheng's hand was large, warm, and...
Xu Wenqiang shook her head and shook Xiao Cheng's hand away.
But Xiao Cheng's face popped up again, and he smiled and said to her, "Remember to vote for me!"
Xu Wenqiang suddenly felt upset and couldn't continue with the test paper. She threw herself on the bed and started punching and kicking.
Suddenly, Xu Wenqiang stopped.
Today is Friday, and it is the day for class committee re-election.
Tomorrow, Saturday, is Xing Jiaqi’s birthday.
She had to attend Xing Jiaqi's birthday party.
She couldn't go to someone's house empty-handed, so she had to think about what to bring.
…
Time passed by unnoticed as she thought about all these things. When she came to her senses, Xu Wenqiang realized that she would never be able to finish the English test.
After leaving home, Xu Wenqiang was still worried about the unfinished English test. She didn't even notice when Su Xiaoshan rode up to her.
"Xu Wenqiang, what are you thinking about?" Su Xiaoshan called her.
Xu Wenqiang turned around and saw that it was Su Xiaoshan, and immediately raised a smile, "Su Xiaoshan, good morning!
Su Xiaoshan looked at Xu Wenqiang's smiling face in the sunshine, and his heart suddenly tightened. He turned his head away as usual, smiled slightly, and said, "Good morning!"
Xu Wenqiang noticed the smile on Su Xiaoshan's lips and said, "You seem to be in a good mood today." He even took the initiative to greet her.
"Because the weather is nice today." Su Xiaoshan said.
"Well, the weather is nice." Xu Wenqiang said.
It is autumn now, the sun is no longer scorching, and the sky is becoming clearer and bluer.
But Su Xiaoshan has always been rational and pragmatic. Based on Xu Wenqiang's understanding of him, his mood definitely has nothing to do with the weather. Thinking that today was the class committee election, Xu Wenqiang asked directly, "Su Xiaoshan, how confident are you about today's class committee election?"
Su Xiaoshan glanced at her and didn't hide it, "Five points, after all, the opponent is Xiao Cheng."
Xu Wenqiang was slightly surprised. No wonder Xiao Cheng kept trying to get her vote; it seemed Su Xiaoshan posed a greater threat than he'd imagined. True to his character, Su Xiaoshan hadn't been elected class monitor at the beginning of the semester, so he'd said, "I'll be next time." It seemed like a casual remark, but Su Xiaoshan hadn't been just talking when he came.
"You've put in a lot of effort," Xu Wenqiang said. Just as Su Xiaoshan had said, his opponent was Xiao Cheng. Xiao Cheng had both good grades and strong relationships in the class. Su Xiaoshan must have put a lot of thought into defeating Xiao Cheng.
"There's nothing I can do. Xiao Cheng has too much, and I have too little. I can only fight for it bit by bit." Su Xiaoshan said, "Although many people think that the title of squad leader is just a resounding reputation and has no practical significance, for me, this resounding reputation represents excellence. This is the reputation I want, so I have to work hard to get it."
Su Xiaoshan's last self-deprecating remark was too negative. Xu Wenqiang rode up to him, patted him firmly, and said, "Brother, as long as it's not against the law, I support you in your pursuit."
Su Xiaoshan was photographed with his car tilted. When he turned around, he saw Xu Wenqiang's unconcealed smiling face in the sunlight.
His heart tightened again. He lowered his head and said, "We've talked too much today. I'm leaving first." Then he left Xu Wenqiang and walked away alone.
"Why--"
Xu Wenqiang sighed as she looked at Su Xiaoshan's back. She had only said a slightly sentimental word, and he had run away. How could this be considered as a conscious effort?
However, if Xiao Cheng really cannot become the class monitor, I don’t know how he will react, but he shouldn’t be too sad, right?
Xu Wenqiang tried to imagine Xiao Cheng's dejected look, but because the scene was too weird, she couldn't help but shiver.
This day is destined to be the day for class committee elections.
As Xu Wenqiang sat down in the classroom, Ning Yi, who sat in front of her, turned around, glanced at her quickly, and asked in a low voice, "Xu Wenqiang, Xiao Cheng and Su Xiaoshan, who do you choose to be the class monitor?"
If it was someone else, Xu Wenqiang would have dismissed him without hesitation. But this was Ning Yi, and Xu Wenqiang didn't want to be careless.
Ning Yi was a boy, but he was very thin, so his seat was even in front of Xu Wenqiang. Ning Yi was also very introverted and shy. It had been almost a month since school started, and Xu Wenqiang had only heard him speak a few times.
Once, her pen rolled to his feet and he helped pick it up. Xu Wenqiang said thank you and he said you're welcome.
Another time, when the rumor that she "smelled" was at its worst, Xu Wenqiang came back from the restroom and saw Ning Yi surrounded by several people sitting at his seat. They asked, "You're so close to Xu Wenqiang, don't you smell the bad smell on her?"
At that time, Ning Yi's voice was about as loud as a mosquito's hum, but Xu Wenqiang heard it.
He said, I didn't smell it.
"Ning Yi, what do you think?" Xu Wenqiang asked.
"I really don't know who to choose, so I want to hear your thoughts." Ning Yi lowered his head, his voice becoming increasingly quiet. "Whoever you choose, I'll follow."
Xu Wenqiang felt a surge of pressure when she heard this. How could she possibly influence other people's choices?
"Ning Yi, I think you still need to make your own choice," Xu Wenqiang said. "If you find it difficult to choose, you can list the strengths and weaknesses of both of them and see whose strengths attract you more and whose weaknesses annoy you more. By comparing the two, won't you find the one who suits you best?"
"You're right, let's do as you say." Ning Yi said with a look of conviction.
"Well, don't rely on others, like me," Xu Wenqiang did not forget to separate herself from the others, "only trust your own choices!"
"But if you run for election, I will definitely not hesitate and will only choose you." Ning Yi said, turning his head away with a red face.
Xu Wenqiang scratched her ears, thinking she had misheard.
Ning Yi had just turned around when Chen Yao, a girl in the class who had never spoken to Xu Wenqiang, came over to her and said nervously, "Xu Wenqiang, aren't you running for class committee?"
Xu Wenqiang was stunned that someone was still thinking about her.
"I won't participate."
"What a shame! You're such a good basketball player! I wanted to elect you as the sports commissioner."
"Haha, sorry, I can play basketball, but I can't be a sports committee member."
After seeing Chen Yao off, Xu Wenqiang was just about to finish the unfinished English test paper from the morning before class when Lin Tong handed her a pink slip of paper.
Xu Wenqiang opened it and saw that it said: Xu Wenqiang, if you run for class committee election, I will definitely vote for you.
The note was unsigned.
Xu Wenqiang couldn't understand it. She looked at Lin Tong blankly, "What happened to them? Do you know?"
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