Chapter 39: An Unexpected Reunion “But the parade…really…
On the first day of the holiday, Yu Xiang slept until noon. Under the frantic urging of Ms. Chen Xiaomie, he got up sleepily, washed up, and went downstairs to have lunch.
"Your homeroom teacher has posted in the parent group that these days aren't normal holidays. They're because you're taking the college entrance exams, so you're going home to study. And you're just sleeping in." Chen Xiaomei emerged from the kitchen carrying a plate of vegetables and began nagging him. "You're taking the college entrance exam next year, too. Can you be more careful?"
"I've tried my best, Mom. Besides, it's almost time for the month-long vacation." Yu Xiang was now immune to such talk, and it went in one ear and out the other. "By the way, Mom, I won't be home for dinner tonight."
"Not eating at home? Then where are we going?"
"Let's go out to eat with friends." This was what Zhang Miao and the others strongly requested, saying that they must make up for the meal they had on Yu Xiang's birthday.
"Eat outside? You mean you want to go out and play? You can't go to places you shouldn't go." Chen Xiaomei put the plate on the dining table and frowned in thought.
"Jiang Ci is going too. Now you should be relieved, right?" Yu Xiang said helplessly.
"Xiao Ci is going too? That's fine, go early and come back early."
"Um."
After lunch, Yu Xiang returned to his room, opened his wardrobe, and began to think about what to wear.
However, he turned his wardrobe upside down and found that apart from school uniforms and winter clothes, the most presentable item was the set of clothes he bought when he accompanied Chen Xiaomei shopping on May Day last time.
Jiang Ci also has a set of the same style.
Yu Xiang stroked his chin and thought for a long time, then decided to bet that Jiang Ci would not choose the same option.
However, it turned out that he was not really suitable for gambling.
By the time he and Jiang Ci were standing under the agreed tree wearing the same clothes except for the color, it was already too late.
"Why are you wearing this too?" Yu Xiangren asked, feeling numb.
"I just picked it randomly." Jiang Ci looked at Yu Xiang's clothes and seemed to be in a good mood. "Let's go to the bus stop."
"oh."
Since their two means of transportation - one was stolen and the other broke down and couldn't be repaired (this is questionable), they can only go out by walking or public transportation besides taking a taxi.
However, the meeting place they had agreed with Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu happened to be directly accessible by bus, and the bus stop was also very close, so they naturally chose the bus this time.
"Have you really decided to treat me?" Jiang Ci asked him while walking to the bus stop.
"Yeah, there's only the three of you here anyway, so I'll just give you some of my New Year's money." Yu Xiang answered while aimlessly scanning the surrounding vehicles. When he saw a certain car, his eyes lit up and he patted Jiang Ci beside him, "Look, look, a Maybach!"
Jiang Ci followed his gaze and saw a black Maybach. He glanced at him helplessly: "It's not like you haven't seen luxury cars before."
"But I feel like this one is the coolest. It has a kind of understated luxury." Yu Xiang finally found a topic and certainly wouldn't allow Jiang Ci to finish it so easily. "Don't you think so?"
"If you like it, you can buy one later."
"Can you just buy this if you want?" Yu Xiang said, suddenly noticing that the Maybach had unknowingly changed lanes and slowed down considerably, as if it was about to pull over. "Why the hell is it coming towards us? Did the owner hear us? Did he think we were coveting his car?"
Jiang Ci raised his hand and rubbed his nose bridge when he heard this: "Unless the owner of the car has super hearing, and you have an overactive imagination."
Yu Xiang insisted: "But I really think it's directed at us."
"You're probably overthinking it—" Before Jiang Ci could finish his word, the black Maybach had already arrived in front of them and came to a complete stop.
"Hey, the car owner didn't really hear it, did he?" Yu Xiang silently moved closer to Jiang Ci and whispered.
Jiang Ci was not sure what was going on: "I don't know. Maybe he wants to ask us for directions."
"Asking for directions? Is the navigation not working properly?" Yu Xiang had just finished speaking when he saw the window on the side of the Maybach slowly lowered, and a handsome young man looked at them with confusion.
However, after seeing Jiang Ci and Yu Xiang's faces clearly, the young man's expression quickly changed from confusion to surprise and pride. He excitedly turned around and said to the person in the driver's seat, "I told you I wasn't mistaken! I admit defeat, and you're responsible for my class attendance this month."
"I think a one-sided bet cannot stand." Then a deep and pleasant male voice came over, sounding helpless and doting.
"But you didn't say anything just now, so it's considered as a tacit agreement."
"Teacher Yan?!" Yu Xiang finally came back to his senses from his semi-petrified state. He recognized the young man in the passenger seat and then looked towards the driver's seat. He was even more shocked. "Teacher Fu is here too?!"
The full names of these two people are Yan Mu and Fu Siyan. He knows them both. When he was in the first year of high school, he and Jiang Ci were selected as exchange students to study in another school for a week. At that time, these two teachers were the head teacher of his class and the head teacher of the class next door respectively. For some reasons, he was deeply impressed by them.
Jiang Ci also stepped forward to greet them: "Hello, teachers."
"Hello to you too. I didn't expect to meet you on the street." Yan Mu's eyes curved and he looked in a good mood.
"Why are you here..." Yu Xiang suddenly remembered that it was the college entrance examination preparation period, "Are you here to invigilate the exam?"
"We are not needed to invigilate the exam. We are just here for tourism." Yan Mu answered without hesitation.
"He lied to you. We came here to participate in a teaching and research activity. He thought it was too boring, so he dragged me out to play." Fu Siyan exposed his lie without any hesitation.
"Fu Siyan, aren't you usually quiet? Why are you talking so much now?"
"I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself."
Yu Xiang and Jiang Ci watched all this in amazement, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Ahem, well, at least the first half of what I said is true. We really aren't needed to invigilate the exam." Yan Mu calmly smoothed things over. "Where are you going? Can I give you a ride?"
"No need to bother, we can just take the bus!" Yu Xiang quickly shook his head and waved his hand.
"It's not a bother. We were just wandering aimlessly anyway, so taking you with us at least gives us a destination." Yan Mu said to him with a smile, "What's wrong? You haven't seen me for over a year, and you're being polite to me, teacher?"
"That's not the case. I just didn't want to bother you." Yu Xiang rubbed his neck sheepishly. "But parading... really?"
Because the activities were boring, I snuck out for a parade... Wait, I'm getting sidetracked. What parade? This is clearly a drive, right?! Mr. Yan, please don't use such bold words!
When he realized this, he happened to meet Yan Mu's half-smile. The latter was obviously appreciating his expression at the moment, and his mood became better.
Facts have proved that old ginger is still spicy, even though this piece of "ginger" is actually not very old and still has a very young face.
So he pursed his lips, took a step back, and pushed Jiang Ci forward with his backhand: "I can't do it anymore, you do it."
"You've been teased so many times, but you're still not used to it, Xiao Yu?" Seeing this, Yan Mu raised the corners of his mouth and laughed.
Fu Siyan shook his head helplessly, unable to bear it any longer: "You should reflect on yourself more about this kind of thing."
"Okay, I'll be more careful next time." Yan Mu blinked quickly, "Alright, don't be polite, just get in the car. You'll be fined if you park on the roadside for too long."
"Then thank you for your help, teacher." Since things have come to this, there is naturally no reason to refuse.
So they got in the car one after another and sat steadily in the back seat.
Yu Xiang was already full of curiosity about the car, and he was even more excited once he sat in it. He observed the interior of the car with his eyes shining.
"Where are you going?" Fu Siyan turned his head and asked them in a gentle voice.
Jiang Ci reported the meeting place they had agreed with Zhang Miao and the others.
Fu Siyan nodded, then said calmly: "Yanyan, navigation."
"Okay, the route has been planned for you. Please go straight along the current road." An electronic mechanical sound rang out, and the new route map quickly popped up on the car's display screen.
"This navigation is so smart. I don't even need to tell it the address again?" Yu Xiang's attention quickly shifted to the navigation.
"No, it automatically recognizes every voice in the car and then contextualizes the given instructions." Yan Mu raised an eyebrow and explained to them, "It's much smarter than ordinary navigation systems."
"That's amazing, but will this..." Yu Xiang hesitated, not knowing whether he should say the second half of the sentence or not.
"Will it leak privacy?" Yan Mu had already guessed what he was going to say, "Of course not, because this navigation system is my work."
"Ah?" Yu Xiang's pupils were dizzy at this moment, but he quickly accepted this fact.
After all, this person, who is just an ordinary high school teacher, is actually a computer genius.
"So that's why it's called Yanyan, right?" Jiang Ci, who had been silent for a while, finally spoke. Like Yu Xiang, he was also very interested in this navigation.
"That's right. Mr. Fu helped a lot in building this system, so I gave him the right to name it and choose the voice."
Yu Xiang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he realized that the person driving the car was not an easy person to deal with either.
"The right to choose the voice? But the sound used now seems to be the most ordinary mechanical sound." Jiang Ci recalled.
"Ahem, it's like this. He wanted to use my voiceprint, but I rejected it, so now he's using the most original one."
"Reject? Why?" Yu Xiang asked curiously.
"Think about it, I have to take his car to and from get off work every day, and the navigation system always speaks in my voice. Isn't it weird?"
Yu Xiang: "..." Okay. That seems to make sense.
"Okay, if you're interested in it, you can study it in depth when you have the chance. Or you can consider applying for the computer science major. I can give you some private lessons."
"We will consider it. Thank you, Teacher Yan." Jiang Ci politely answered on behalf of Yu Xiang.
"Speaking of which, you're all sophomores now, right? How are your studies? You shouldn't have any difficulties. I see Xiao Jiang has been consistently ranked first in the city. The top student in Fu Siyan's class tried his best but still trailed him by three points."
Yu Xiang subconsciously glanced at Jiang Ci beside him. Faced with such generous praise, his expression remained unchanged, as if he wasn't the one who had dominated the top spot for so long. "...He's still as formidable as ever."
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