It has been more than ten days since the start of the school year, and An An has only seen Xu Chengcheng twice. The rest of the time, Xu Chengcheng asked for leave. According to what was said at the beginning, she was supposed to take three days off, but somehow it became a week. Now, a week has passed, and there is still no movement. Obviously something has happened.
After class, An An slowly packed her schoolbag and whispered to Banxia and Hu Xiaohua, "Have you heard about Chengcheng?"
Banxia and Hu Xiaohua both shook their heads, "No!" Among the four of them, Xu Chengcheng lived the farthest away, in the government compound, An An lived in the faculty and staff building, and Banxia and Hu Xiaohua lived near the textile factory. Counting them, they were all in the same area, and it only took more than ten minutes to walk, so they were very close.
Hu Xiaohua tilted her head, bit her pen, and said uncertainly, "Didn't they say that Cheng Cheng's mother was sick?" When Cheng Cheng asked for leave, she happened to go to the office to hand in homework. She overheard it and didn't think it was real.
An An was curious, "Really?" When Xu Cheng Cheng asked for leave, she was worried. An An asked, but Xu Cheng Cheng didn't want to say it, so she didn't ask any more.
After all, even the best friends need boundaries.
Ban Xia nodded, "It seems so! I heard from my dad that Cheng Cheng seemed to have taken her mother to the place where Dr. Li was consulting. He said it was a very serious illness!"
After Ban Xia said this, An An felt a little uncomfortable, and the stool under her butt seemed to have thorns, and she couldn't sit still.
She simply put all the books into her schoolbag, and with a "swish", she zipped up the bag from beginning to end, stuffing it tightly and seriously, "Why don't we go see Cheng Cheng!" It has been more than ten days, and there is no news at all, which makes her anxious.
Hu Xiaohua hesitated for a moment, "I can't go, I have to take care of my brother." Hu Xiaohua has a stupid brother, they all know that since Hu Xiaoshu got married, only her mother has been taking care of the stupid brother, and it is obviously too busy, so Hu Xiaohua was dragged to do it. There are many daughters in the Hu family, and Hu Xiaohua is a talkative gourd, who is not popular at home, so she has to do all the dirty and tiring work.
Every day when she got home, what she had to do was not to do her homework, but to wait on her silly brother for dinner, wash up, and then go to do her own things.
Seeing that Hu Xiaohua couldn't go, An An waved her hand, "It's okay, you go back and do your own things first."
Hu Xiaohua was a little embarrassed, "Sorry! I always hold them back." Basically, whenever An An and the others had any activities, Hu Xiaohua was the one who couldn't participate.
An An waved her hands to indicate that it was okay, and then comforted, "Xiaohua, I'm going to say something from the bottom of my heart, don't take it to heart." She looked at Hu Xiaohua's expression, and seeing that Hu Xiaohua didn't show much resistance, An An continued, "You know your family's situation better than anyone else. Going to college and leaving Taisong County is your only way out." Otherwise, she would be exploited by her parents and her idiot brother for the rest of her life, and she would have to stay in Taisong County, and even her idiot brother would have to be taken care of by Hu Xiaohua for the rest of his life.
To be selfish, even though they are biological parents and siblings, Hu Xiaohua's status in the Hu family is not as good as that of an outsider! If I stay in Taisong County, I will definitely be dragged down for the rest of my life. It is better to take advantage of the opportunity of studying to completely leave Taisong County and never come back.
Hu Xiaohua bit her lip, feeling a little entangled, "My mother... my mother said that it's useless for girls to study, and told me not to go to school after graduating from high school."
An An's face looked a little ugly, "Did she say that you should take good care of your brother at home, and the Hu family's property will be left to you and your brother in the future!"
Hu Xiaohua was surprised, "How do you know?"
"She was just trying to coax you!" An An was so angry that she reached out and poked Hu Xiaohua's forehead, "Use your brain! Do your parents love your three sisters more, or do they love you?" At that time, Hu Xiaohua's parents were able to push Hu Xiaohua out to marry into the Gu family without hesitation. It was obvious that they didn't care about their daughter Hu Xiaohua at all. Since they didn't care, how could they leave the property to Hu Xiaohua!
Who knows what these black-hearted parents are planning!
Hu Xiaohua was a little disappointed, "I know they are trying to coax me!"
"You still believe it even though you know that?" An An was angry.
"But...but they are rarely so nice to me!" Hu Xiaohua's tone was a little humble. This is a typical child who lacks love. If her parents are a little nice to her, she will remember it.
It's not that this is bad!
If Hu Yuanchao and his wife really care about Hu Xiaohua, then it is natural for Hu Xiaohua to take them to heart.
However, Hu Yuanchao and his wife obviously don't take Hu Xiaohua to heart. They have ignored her for so many years. When Hu Xiaohua grew up, oh! They found that they had to leave a little nanny for their stupid son, and then they remembered Hu Xiaohua's kindness. How could such a thing happen in the world!
Hu Xiaohua has her own life, not a life controlled by her parents.
Banxia shrugged, a little scared, "Xiaohua, you are really amazing!", to be able to work under this couple for so many years.
Hu Xiaohua blushed, "No!", she looked at An An, "What I have to do now is to get into a good university, right?"
An An hummed, "Do you have any other choice?"
Hu Xiaohua said silently, "Marry like my third sister!", but she felt that her third sister was not happy at all. Hu Xiaoshu was a proud person. When she went to her husband's family, she was considered to have married a high position, so she naturally had to be more restrained, otherwise her life would not be easy.
The last time Hu Xiaohua saw her third sister, Hu Xiaoshu had lost a lot of weight, and looked like a resentful woman. Her eyes were very penetrating, which was very different from the lively Hu Xiaoshu before.
An An sighed, put away her schoolbag and walked out, "Do you want to get married?"
Hu Xiaohua shook her head in fear.
An An reached out and touched Hu Xiaohua's face, and said seriously, "Xiaohua, you only have one way to go now, and that is to go to college." Knowledge changes destiny, it is not an empty talk, but in many cases, it can be realized.
An An did not forget to pull Banxia in, "Banxia, you too!"
Banxia was a little embarrassed, "I will not study after graduating from high school!" She was not a student. After taking a semester off this time, she came to class again. Even with Teacher Sun and An An often giving her extra lessons in private, Banxia still felt very tired.
An An sighed, "It's up to you!" Although she really wanted Banxia and Hu Xiaohua to go to college, she was not them after all and could not make any decisions for them. At most, she could give some advice. As for how to do it, it was up to them to do it themselves.
Hu Xiaohua was not as blunt as Banxia in refusing. Her face was tense, "An An, I will think about it carefully!" She also felt that An An was right. She was different from Banxia. She was the only daughter in Banxia's family and was loved and spoiled by her parents, while she had five brothers and sisters in her family and was the least spoiled one. An An said that going to college was her only way out. Hu Xiaohua thought about it carefully and felt that it was indeed her only way out.
Seeing that at least one person had listened, An An smiled, "Think about it carefully and hurry back!" After Hu Xiaohua left, An An asked, "Ban Xia, do you want to go with me?"
Ban Xia nodded, "It's okay for me to go back so early, I'll go with you!"
An An nodded with a smile and walked along the street. She remembered that she had to turn several roads to get to the government compound, and then go straight.
Maybe it was because she was walking between two roads, the wind on the roadside was very strong, and the sun that was hanging in the sky before slowly disappeared, leaving only the weak sunlight shining obliquely from the clouds on her body, blowing away the cool breeze. There is always a little coolness in the autumn evening. The hotter it is during the day, the cooler it is at night.
An An tightened her clothes and quickened her pace.
The cool breeze blew, and the leaves on both sides of the street rustled down. Several yellow leaves fell on An An. An An didn't care. She picked the leaves and played with them carefully in her hands. She talked to Ban Xia casually, "Ban Xia, if you don't go to college, what do you plan to do after graduating from high school?" After all,
they will take the college entrance examination next year, and Ban Xia only has one year to think about it.
Ban Xia muttered, "I haven't decided yet! Anyway, I don't want to go to school!"
An An felt a little strange. Ban Xia wanted to go to college before, so why did she suddenly change her mind?
She was curious, "Did something happen?" As soon as she finished speaking, Ban Xia's little face flushed. She hesitated for a moment, bit her lip, and whispered something in An An's ear.
An An was stunned for a moment, her eyes almost popped out, and her voice unconsciously rose eight degrees, "Say it again!!"
Banxia pleaded in a low voice, "An An, don't tell my parents yet!"
An An was almost mad to death, such a big thing, but this dead girl was so angry. If she hadn't asked about it unintentionally today, she didn't know how long Banxia would have kept it a secret. An An
stopped and simply didn't move. She looked at Banxia seriously, "Banxia, don't lie to me!", paused, "How long have you been together?"
Banxia's little face was red, she just lowered her head and looked at her toes, and said in a mosquito-like voice, "We were only together during the summer vacation." An An calculated, wasn't that the time when she left Taisong County and went to Shanghai?
She was suspicious, "You two have been interested in each other for a long time, right?" Otherwise, how could you suddenly become friends during a make-up class during the summer vacation?
Banxia nodded uncertainly, "Probably! He...he seemed to treat me differently from the beginning!" The "he" Banxia mentioned was Teacher Zhen, An An's foreign language teacher, and the object of An An and Banxia's infatuation when they were in class before.
Teacher Zhen was really good-looking, with a strong scholarly air, which made people feel happy when they looked at him.
An An thought to herself, no wonder! When Banxia was on leave, among all the teachers, only Teacher Zhen came to see her. Not only that, she also prepared a thick lesson plan for Banxia. She remembered that there was a thick book with important knowledge points in it. If she was just an ordinary student, how could Teacher Zhen take it so seriously? Not only English class, she remembered that Teacher Zhen also prepared knowledge points for other courses at the time.
Looking at this old fox, he had been aiming at her since early in the morning and was waiting for this semester to strike.
Unexpectedly, An An also took the initiative to recommend Teacher Zhen to Banxia, specializing in English tutoring. This is simply! It's like a sheep walking into the tiger's mouth!
An An sighed, "Ban Xia, I'm sorry for you!" Perhaps, she shouldn't have recommended Teacher Zhen to Ban Xia at that time. An An saw it more clearly than Ban Xia. Teacher Zhen was much older than Ban Xia and was Ban Xia's teacher. If the two of them were together, it would definitely cause a stir in this area.
Especially Uncle Hua Zi, who would probably be furious.
In Uncle Hua Zi's eyes, Ban Xia was still a little girl, and now she was taken away by an old man. He almost wanted to bite the old man to death.
Banxia shook her head with a happy look on her face, "No! An An, I want to thank you. If you hadn't recommended Teacher Zhen to me, maybe we wouldn't have been able to achieve this so quickly!"
Logically, this kind of thing is a good thing and An An should be happy. But seeing Banxia's look, An An had a complicated expression, "Did Teacher Zhen not let you go to college?"
Banxia shook her head quickly, "No, no, no! It's me who doesn't want to go. I don't want to leave Teacher Zhen!" Going to college means that she has to go to another place, and for several years. She can't bear to go!
The two people who just fell in love were in love, but An An still couldn't accept that Ban Xia didn't even want to go to college for this reason. She said seriously, "Ban Xia, now that you and Teacher Zhen are in love, you still have a year to consider. Don't make a decision so early and give up on going to college!" After a pause, she said earnestly, "I, Uncle Huazi, Aunt Juxiang, everyone who cares about you, hope that you can go to college."
She didn't want to wear out Ban Xia's fighting spirit because of Teacher Zhen's existence.
In An An's view, if the two of them were together, they would both become better.
What's more, Banxia is still young, only nineteen years old, twenty years old, there is still a long time to go, An An doesn't want Banxia to make such a hasty decision about the future.
Banxia lowered her head and hesitated, "I know."
An An knew that Banxia didn't listen to her, she was a little sad, but she couldn't say more, or the old saying, good friends have to have certain boundaries, she can give Banxia suggestions, but can't make decisions for Banxia.
An An felt that!
She was just like an old mother, worrying about Xu Chengcheng, and then Hu Xiaohua, and now it was the turn of the girl in front of her.
She sighed, "When are you going to tell Uncle Huazi and Aunt Juxiang?"
Banxia felt that if her father knew that she was with Teacher Zhen, he would probably break her legs. She shrank her shoulders and hesitated, "Just wait and see!"
An'an nodded and changed the subject. Obviously, Banxia didn't want to talk too much.
They walked all the way to Xu Chengcheng's house, "Knock, knock, knock", and knocked on the door several times in a row. The door finally opened with a "creak". An'an was shocked to see Xu Chengcheng in front of her.
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