"What's the matter?" Chu Xia was feeding the puppies. When she heard what Cen Huaian said, she turned her head and looked at him and asked.

The dogs were very close to home. After a round trip, the food was still hot. Chu Xia poured some porridge soup into the bowl, put some steamed buns in it to soften them, and placed it in front of the two puppies.

The two puppies must have been very hungry. They rushed to the edge of the bowl and ate with their tongues "smacking", eating fiercely and anxiously.

Cen Huaian told her about Liu Tian. He couldn't tell Bangzi and the others, but he could tell his mother, and his mother would tell him what to do.

After hearing what Cen Huaian said, Chu Xia, who had already walked to the basin to wash her hands, wiped her hands with a towel. Looking at Cen Huaian, who had a confused look on his face, she raised her hand and touched his head.

"You did nothing wrong. We all sympathize with Liu Tian, ​​but you are just a child. Her parents and I don't know each other, so we can't help her. Only the teacher can help her do her parents' work, if the teacher is willing."

Chu Xia sighed. In fact, it's not just Liu Tian. There are also people in their family compound who are patriarchal and don't want their daughters to go to school. For such parents, outsiders can only help and persuade them, there is no other way.

If it comes to financial aid, how can so many people be financially aided? And at this time, no family is very rich. It's good enough to be able to support a family. It's impossible to provide financial aid.

Chuxia would not say that she would help Liu Tian. The two of them were not related and she would only be scolded for saying that she was crazy. Liu Tian's parents would not appreciate it and would only think that she was meddling in other people's business.

Because Liu Tian's parents were both workers, it was impossible for them not to be able to pay for their child's tuition. They just didn't want their child to go to school.

In this case, intervening in other people's family affairs would only cause trouble for herself. Chuxia is not a savior and cannot save everyone. She will not be a savior.

In this era, there are so many out-of-school children all over the country. No one has the energy to save everyone. Even the country cannot do anything. Like the nine-year compulsory education in later generations, where tuition and miscellaneous fees are all free, there are still children who are not allowed to go to school.

Chu Xia said to Cen Huaian: "We can help within our ability, such as we rescued these two puppies today. Don't feel psychologically burdened for things that are beyond our ability. An An, you comforted Liu Tian today and asked her to go find a teacher, which is a very good thing."

If it was the old Cen Huaian, he would not go to see her when he heard her crying, let alone tell her that she could ask a teacher for help.

Now An An's heart is no longer full of resentment. He himself did not realize that there is love in his heart.

Chu Xia is very pleased with his current appearance. After all, she raised him to be like this little by little.

An An nodded, and her depressed mood improved a lot.

After dinner, Cen Huaian went to play with the puppies and wanted to reach out to touch them, but was stopped by Chu Xia.

"They are very dirty now, and there may be bugs and fleas. Don't touch them now."

Cen Huaian could only withdraw his hand and looked up to ask Chuxia: "Then mom, when can I touch them?"

"Let me kill the bugs on their fur first."

Cen Huaian: "Okay."

After Cen Huaian left for school in the afternoon, Chuxia went to buy medicine for the puppy. There is no parasite medicine for pets at the moment, but there is livestock deworming medicine for cattle, sheep and horses. The

dosage of deworming medicine for cattle, sheep and horses is too large. In fact, deworming medicine for humans can also be used for dogs. The main deworming ingredients are the same, and the dosage for children is enough.

The insect repellent for fur is also sold in the seed and pesticide stores. It has been around for a long time because it is not only used for livestock, but also for home use.

In addition, Chuxia also bought talcum powder. If you can't bathe the puppy with water, then dry washing with baby talcum powder is the same. After buying

the medicine, Chuxia walked out of the store and watched the sky getting cloudy. She hurried home. Before she got home, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

The snow was not heavy, and Chuxia didn't get a lot of snow on her body when she got home. It was just that her hat and scarf were a little damp.

The puppy was still too young. I had just brought it home, so the insect repellent and insecticide that Chuxia bought couldn't be used yet. I had to observe the puppy for two days to see if it had any disease.

Otherwise, if these medicines are used when the puppy is sick, it will easily make the puppy's condition worse and die.

Therefore, when Cen Huaian came back at night and learned that he still couldn't touch the puppies, there was obvious disappointment in his eyes.

Chuxia found a cardboard box, and An An set up a warm nest inside for the two puppies to live in. The cardboard box was placed next to the door against the wall.

Although you can't touch them, the puppies are very cute. Cen Huaian squatted there and looked at them for a long time before standing up.

He opened his schoolbag and took out the newly issued books, and lay down in front of Chuxia who was doing the test paper: "Mom, let's cover the books."

At this time, children who cherish books will cover their books when they go home. It's very simple, just find the old newspapers at home, cut them, and wrap them around the books.

Chuxia had wrapped Cen Huaian's books last semester. At the end of the semester, some students in their class had books that were so torn that the front and back pages were missing. The whole book was a terrible sight,

but Cen Huaian's was still clean and tidy, with even the corners not curled up. He took good care of his books, and would fix them himself if the corners were curled up. When he opened the newspaper cover, the book looked like new.

Chuxia found the old newspapers for the two books and put them on the table: "Pick one yourself, pick the one you like."

In fact, the newspapers were all written on them, but Cen Huaian also liked to pick the one with the content he liked.

He flipped through them one by one and finally found two. Chuxia had already finished half of the test paper.

It took half an hour to pick the book covers, and in less than ten minutes, he wrapped the two books. Cen Huaian had to learn to wrap one of the books himself, so it took him a little longer.

"An An, did Liu Tian come to school this afternoon?" Chu Xia asked after wrapping up the book cover.

"She is at school." Cen Huaian did not ask her at school, but he saw her go to see the teacher.

"Mom, she still looks unhappy."

Chu Xia: "Then her mother probably hasn't agreed to let her continue to go to school."

Cen Huaian sighed like a little adult. He thought of his past. If it was the mother back then, he wouldn't be in school now.

He suddenly felt an impulse in his heart, and ran over to hug Chu Xia.

Chu Xia was stunned by his hug, then her expression softened, and she touched his head, thinking that his hair was a little long and it was time to cut it again.

"What's wrong?" Chu Xia asked him.

Cen Huaian shook his head without saying anything. After holding her for a while, he let go of her and ran into the inner room with his head lowered.

Chuxia noticed that the tip of his ears had turned red, and she smiled, lowered her head and continued to write the paper.

After observing for two days, she confirmed that the two puppies were healthy. The previous "whining" was because they were hungry, so Chuxia fed them deworming medicine.

In the past two days, Chuxia gave An An a task, asking him to teach the two puppies to go to the bathroom in a fixed place.

Because the two puppies are small, they made their own small toilets with paper boxes, with soil underneath, placed in the corridor at the door, and cleaned them regularly every day.

On Sunday, the day of rest, the weather was better. Although it was still a little cold, at least the sun was out.

Chuxia and An An took out the cardboard boxes of the puppies and placed them in the corridor, preparing to apply deworming medicine on them.

But before using it, Chuxia was very hesitant. Because the anti-flea powder is used to kill fleas, it is quite toxic, and the puppy is so small, she is afraid that it will hurt the puppy.

But it is also the most effective. If you don’t use the anti-flea powder, what should you do with the bugs on the puppy? In this way, you can’t touch it.

Some medicinal herbs can also play a role, but either you hang up the medicine bag to prevent and drive away the fleas, which may not kill the fleas and may spread all over the house, or you have to take a bath in Chinese medicine water. It is so cold now, and the puppy is too small to take a bath.

Chuxia stopped there and began to think of a complete solution. This anti-flea powder cannot be used.

Sister Li was drying clothes. Seeing Chuxia and Cen Huaian put a bunch of things at the door of the corridor, she didn’t know what they were doing with such a big scene. After drying her clothes, she walked over curiously.

"Chu Xia, what are you two doing?"

"Preparing to deworm the puppy." Chu Xia wore white labor protection gloves, frowned, and looked at a loss.

"Where did this puppy come from? It looks quite energetic."

Sister Li bent down to look at the puppy in the box, and saw the deworming powder on the ground with her peripheral vision. She immediately exclaimed "Oh!"

Chuxia looked over quickly: "What's wrong?"

Sister Li pointed at the insecticide powder and asked: "You use this to deworm the puppy? It will be poisoned if it licks its fur."

​​Chuxia said to her: "I know, so I was thinking about how to kill fleas for them."

Cen Huaian squatted aside and reached out to take the insecticide powder, but Chuxia grabbed his hand: "Don't move, it's poisonous."

Sister Li stood up and smiled: "That's not easy, just shave the puppy's hair and it's done."

Chuxia and Cen Huaian stared at Sister Li with wide eyes at the same time. Shave the dog's hair?

Chuxia frowned: "It's so cold, won't they be frozen to death?"

Cen Huaian's face was also wrinkled: What does a shaved puppy look like? He thought about it and shook his head immediately. It must be ugly.

"If they can't be frozen to death, find some old clothes to wrap them up." Sister Li said confidently, "Listen to me, there is no other way to kill the fleas on the puppies and cats except shaving them, and there will be no harm. Besides, the weather will be warm soon after the cold snap, and the puppies' hair grows fast."

Chuxia's eyes lit up, "Sister Li, you are right. We can make some clothes for the dogs."

Sister Li looked incredulous, "What will the dog look like if you put clothes on it? Besides, Chuxia, aren't you good at sewing?"

"I'll ask a tailor to help me. How do I shave the dog hair? I'm afraid my hands will shake and hurt it."

Sister Li waved her hand and said, "Why go to a tailor shop? It's a waste of money. Just bring your old clothes and I'll do it for you. Shaving is also easy. Just find Lao Zhang at the door and spend a few cents."

Lao Zhang is a barber. He often sets up a stall under the big banyan tree at the door of the family compound. Men of all ages in the family compound get their heads shaved by him, and they also trim their beards and nails. There are also aunts and sisters who cut their hair at his place for the sake of cheapness.

In early summer, I went home and found Cen Huaian's old clothes. There were still some cotton inside, but the cotton was hard and yellow, and the clothes were so worn out that they could not be worn at all.

"Sister, do you want me to measure the size?"

Sister Li gestured at the puppy twice and said, "Okay, I've made so many clothes for my children, I guarantee there won't be any mistakes. I'll use your sewing machine."

Chuxia let her in, lifted the cloth covering the sewing machine, and said to Sister Li, "You can use it as you like. I'll take the puppy to get a haircut."

Sister Li didn't have a sewing machine at home, and she often borrowed Chuxia's sewing machine to make clothes. It was the same between neighbors, you help me and I help you.

When she walked to the door, she saw Cen Huaian and took him along: "It's just right, it's time for your hair to be cut, let someone shave it for you."

Cen Huaian looked at Chu Xia resentfully: "Mom, didn't you say it costs too much to have someone else cut your hair?"

Why did she let someone else shave the puppy's hair this time? The most important thing is that he was just a bystander, otherwise it would still be mom who cut his hair.

Chu Xia said seriously: "It does cost money. I have never shaved a dog's hair, I have no experience, let me see how others shave it, next time I will learn how to do it and I can do it myself."

She looked at Cen Huaian's hair and said: "In fact, if you really let someone else cut your hair, it may not be as good-looking as mine, otherwise you should wait until we get home and I will cut it for you."

"Mom!" Cen Huaian looked at him angrily, dogs can pay to have their hair shaved, why can't he pay to have his head shaved?

Chu Xia saw that he was a little angry, and quickly comforted him, saying, "Okay, okay. Let Lao Zhang cut your hair this time, and you'll know after you try. He may not be as good as me. And can't mom cut your hair herself? I wouldn't cut other people's hair if they wanted me to. Even your father doesn't have the same treatment as you."

Cen Huaian turned his head away. Hearing Chu Xia's words, he felt happy and regretful. The hair cut by his mother herself was better than that cut by others, and he didn't want the barber to cut his hair.

But now he was too embarrassed to go back on his word, so Cen Huaian followed Chu Xia to the barber.

Today is Sunday, and there are many people coming to get a haircut. Chu Xia and Cen Huaian obediently lined up at the back.

These people were from the same academy as Chuxia, and they all knew her. Someone asked her if she really didn't work in the factory anymore.

Chuxia said "hmm". She had heard this question every day in the past few days, and almost everyone who saw her would ask it.

She didn't want to explain too much anymore, so she would just nod when asked, and wouldn't say much. If the person said it was a pity that she gave the job to someone else, she would just listen and not say much. After

a few times like this, those people would not bring it up again. But when they meet someone from a new academy, they would still ask and talk about it.

The lady who came to get her hair cut was like this, but fortunately she saw that Chuxia didn't want to say more, and turned around to talk about the dog in Chuxia's box.

"Why are you holding a dog when you come to get your hair cut? Are you afraid it will be lost if you leave it at home?"

"No." Chuxia glanced at the two puppies and said, "I'll shave their hair."

"Shave the dogs?!" The elder sister looked as if she had heard wrongly. She pointed at the puppies in shock and said, "Who would hire a barber to shave a dog? Chuxia, what do you think?"

Chuxia looked at her and said, "I'm not not paying you. Don't act like you've never seen the world. We're in the provincial capital. Don't be surprised when you shave your own dog."

The elder sister looked at her as if she was kidding.

But seeing Chuxia's righteous look, the elder sister shook her head and began to doubt herself. Is it normal to shave a dog? Is she really ignorant? She

stopped talking to avoid being laughed at by others for being surprised.

Cen Huaian looked at Chuxia, then at the elder sister, and thought to himself, Mom is also very good outside. It turns out that she not only likes to amuse herself at home, but also others, making them stunned.

But she is still special to herself, because after amusing him, she will coax him back, but she won't do that to outsiders.

Cen Huaian couldn't help but feel happy.

It was Chuxia and Cen Huaian's turn. When he heard that Chuxia was shaving a dog, Lao Zhang immediately waved his hand: "I'm here to shave people's heads! I'm not a butcher, I don't shave dogs!"

He chased Chuxia out: "Go away, don't mess with me here."

The people queuing behind also laughed.

"It's the first time I've seen a place that specializes in shaving dogs."

"Chuxia, this dog won't be warm if it's shaved, so don't shave it."

"Yes, hurry up and don't waste everyone's time."

Chuxia ignored them and didn't move. She looked at Lao Zhang and said, "I'll pay!"

"I won't take your money." Lao Zhang hesitated, but still waved his hand.

Chuxia immediately said, "I can add money. One dog is counted as one person."

Lao Zhang: "Add an extra 20 cents for each dog."

"Okay." Chuxia nodded without hesitation.

Lao Zhang took out the black puppy and looked at it with a troubled face: "This basin is for washing people's hair and faces, not for washing dogs."

Chu Xia waved her hands nonchalantly: "No need to wash, just shave it directly, shave it."

That was easy. Chu Xia used her gloved hands to help fix the puppy, and Lao Zhang began to shave it, not even leaving its head and face.

While shaving, Lao Zhang said: "This is my first time to shave a dog."

His hands were very steady, and clumps of black dog hair fell to the ground. Cen Huaian squatted aside and watched, remembering the order and technique of Lao Zhang's shaving.

In case his mother forgot to shave the puppy in the future, he could remind her.

The puppy was small and weak, and it couldn't struggle at all when it was held down. It was soon shaved bald by the barber, without a single hair left.

Cen Huaian and Chu Xia looked at the puppy, which had no hair at all, but was white with red and full of flesh. They were silent for a while.

"Mom, it's a little ugly."

Chu Xia looked left and right and said, "I think it's okay. It won't be ugly once you get used to it."

Then she shaved the little yellow dog, and it was over quickly.

Putting them in the box, Chu Xia pointed at Cen Huaian and said, "Give him another shave."

This was a business that Lao Zhang was familiar with. He immediately put a black apron on Cen Huaian and poured water to wash and shave his head.

Not long after, Cen Huaian, with only stubble on his head, as bald as a puppy, came out.

Cen Huaian touched his head, and there was no expression on his face.

Chuxia paid the money and walked home with him, carrying the cardboard box. Cen Huaian, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said aggrievedly: "Mom, you should cut my hair in the future."

He felt that the barber's haircut was no different from his mother's, and even worse than his mother's, because his mother's haircut was more gentle.

Cen Huaian was very regretful now, thinking that he had wasted the sixty cents for the haircut.

Chuxia touched his head, smiled as if nothing unexpected happened, and said: "I told you before, after you experience the craftsmanship outside, you will still think that my craftsmanship is better."

Cen Huaian said "hmm", thinking that his mother was right, and he should listen to his mother in the future.

Chu Xia added, "But it doesn't matter. After all, there is no difference without comparison. Once you have experienced it, you will no longer think about the outside world."

After returning home, Cen Huaian looked at the two puppies, looked at them carefully for a while, and raised his head in confusion: "Mom, I can't tell which one is Heizi and which one is Huangzi!"

The names of the two puppies in Chu Xia's family are simple and rough, just named according to their fur: Heizi, Huangzi. After all, bad names are easy to keep, and they are the same when applied to dogs.

And it fits the image of the two dogs, and you can tell that they are called by these two names.

Chuxia said indifferently, "It's okay. When the fur grows out in a few days, you will know who is black and who is yellow. Bring me the talcum powder."

Although the puppies have no hair, they still need to be cleaned with talcum powder. The puppies will be cleaner and it can also help them stop itching.

Cen Huaian thought this job was very interesting. He put on labor protection gloves and worked with her. Each of them washed a puppy and soon cleaned them from head to toe.

Chuxia looked at the two puppies and felt that Sister Li's suggestion was really great. After shaving the fur, there were really no fleas left. There was only meat on the body, dry and clean.

Chuxia asked Cen Huaian to throw down the box and rags that had been used to wrap the puppies. There were probably fleas from the puppies in it, so it was better to make a new nest for them.

At this time, Sister Li, who had almost finished making the clothes, shook the two small clothes and stood up, walked over and asked: "Have the dogs been shaved?"

Chuxia: "They have been shaved, look."

Now the two puppies are staying in the new cardboard box and the nest, squeezing into the torn clothes.

When Sister Li saw the appearance of the two puppies, she immediately laughed "Hahahaha": "Hairless dogs! Really ugly!"

Cen Huaian said seriously at the side: "Auntie, don't laugh at Heizi and Huangzi, they will be sad."

Sister Li continued to laugh: "Dogs don't understand human language."

Cen Huaian looked at her with his two dark eyes and said: "Heizi and Huangzi can. I taught them to go to the toilet, and they remembered it in two days."

Sister Li felt his serious gaze and stopped laughing involuntarily: "Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore. How about letting the puppy try this outfit?"

Chu Xia and Sister Li put the clothes on the puppy, which fit perfectly, not too big or too small. After

the puppy put on the clothes, he didn't want to crawl into the den or the rags, but wanted to crawl out of the box.

Sister Li looked at the two puppies wearing clothes and couldn't help laughing again. These puppies wearing clothes looked so funny.

But she still remembered what Cen Huaian said and didn't laugh out loud.

Cen Huaian liked the two puppies very much. He squatted on the ground and waved to them: "Heizi, Huangzi, come here."

The two puppies were already familiar with Cen Huaian's voice and smell, and they ran over when he called. Cen Huaian poured water into their bowls and let them drink water.

Cen Huaian didn't want to go out and play with other people at all. He just wanted to play with the dogs.

He took out his Chinese book and read to the two dogs: "Heizi, Huangzi, I study and you should study with me. You must be educated dogs."

Heizi and Huangzi: "Woof!"

Cen Huaian raised the corners of his mouth: "Since you agreed, let's recite poems today."

The sound of Cen Huaian reciting poems rang out in the house. Sister Li pulled Chuxia out. She looked into the house and said with a sigh: "Chuxia, since you got better, An'an has become more and more like a real child. Look, he is reciting poems to dogs. What can dogs understand?" Chuxia

supported Cen Huaian very much: "Maybe the dogs can really understand."

Sister Li waved her hand and didn't say more to her about this. "It's good for you to raise two puppies. I see An An is talking a lot more."

Chu Xia nodded: "I did raise dogs for An An's sake."

Sister Li looked at Chu Xia's small house, and the two puppies running around Cen Huaian and lying beside him. Suddenly, she said: "It's okay when the puppies are small. If the dogs grow up, how will you raise them in such a small house?"

Indeed, one dog can be raised, but two dogs are impossible.

Chu Xia thought for a while and said: "There is always a solution. They are still small now, and we don't have to wait until they grow up. I will solve the problem you mentioned."

Sister Li said no more.

In the afternoon, when Chu Xia sent Cen Huaian to the Children's Palace for a Go class, he was reluctant to leave with the two puppies.

"Mom, will Heizi and Huangzi be okay at home? How about we take them to the Children's Palace?"

"No." Chuxia refused Cen Huaian without any hesitation: "The Children's Palace is a place for learning, and you can't take puppies there. And it's so cold outside, and the puppies will get sick easily if they go back and forth like this."

Cen Huaian sighed: "Okay."

He walked out, looking back every few steps, and the puppies reluctantly pulled at his trouser legs.

Cen Huaian touched their bald heads and said: "Heizi, Huangzi, you guys be good at home, mom and I will be back soon." Heizi

and Huangzi seemed to really understand what he said, and barked twice in response.

When they got on the bus, Cen Huaian was still thinking about the two puppies: "Mom, do Heizi and Huangzi know how to drink water? Can they go to the toilet?"

Usually when Chuxia and Cen Huaian go out or sleep at night, when they need to lock the two puppies in the house, they will put their toilets in the house.

The toilets have their smell, and they will go there to relieve themselves according to the smell.

The two puppies are really smart. Cen Huaian taught them for two consecutive days and they learned how to go to the toilet.

Chuxia thinks that it may be because they were stray dogs before, and now they are adopted, so they will please their owners. But she is just guessing, without any scientific basis.

Hearing Cen Huaian's question, Chu Xia replied helplessly: "No. If they poop, you clean it up when you get home."

Chu Xia said the ugly words in advance, and Cen Huaian nodded: "I know, Mom."

Mom had told him before that he had to take care of the two puppies at home, and she would take care of them when he was not at home.

Cen Huaian was also willing to take care of them, not only because he liked Heizi and Huangzi very much, but also because he had a little red flower.

Seeing that he was still worried, Chu Xia said, "Don't think about the black and yellow pieces. You haven't seen your teacher for a whole winter vacation. Think more about the Go you practiced, otherwise you will forget how to play when your teacher tests you later."

Cen Huaian pouted unconvincedly, "I don't know how to do it."

But he took Chu Xia's words to heart and began to close his eyes and recite the chess records in his mind.

When they arrived at the Children's Palace, Guo Lin was already waiting in the classroom. There were also Guo Lin's niece Xu Lingling, who Chu Xia had already known, and Guo Lin's other apprentice Zheng Duoping in the classroom.

Because it was the first time they met since the winter vacation, Chu Xia also went in to say hello to Guo Lin, gave him the Ganzhou specialties she brought with her, and gave Xu Lingling and Zheng Duoping each a New Year's gift.

Guo Lin's first reaction was to refuse: "An An's mother, no need to give me gifts, no need."

Chu Xia put the things on the ground with a smile and said to Guo Lin: "I want to thank you Teacher Guo for your trouble in teaching An An in the past few months. This is not something valuable. It is a specialty that An An and I brought back from the northwest. It can be regarded as An An's filial piety to his teacher. In ancient times, disciples had to give gifts to their teachers during festivals. You should accept it."

After saying this, Guo Lin had no choice but to accept it: "An An's mother, thank you."

Xu Lingling and Zheng Duoping also hurriedly took out the New Year's money to thank Chu Xia.

Chuxia waved to the two children with a smile on her face and said, "You're welcome." She then looked at Guo Lin and said, "I should thank Teacher Guo. I won't disturb you in class."

After that, Chuxia nodded to Guo Lin, touched the back of Cen Huaian's head which was getting a little thorny again, and walked out of the classroom.

She sat outside and looked through the window into the classroom to see Cen Huaian and Guo Lin playing chess. After

watching for a while, seeing that Cen Huaian was still being tested by Guo Lin, Chuxia took out her own test paper and started to do it.

Chuxia had already been to No. 6 Middle School two days ago, handed in her winter vacation homework to the teacher, and then printed out her newly received test paper for the teacher.

From the teacher, Chuxia learned that she ranked first in No. 6 Middle School in the final exam of the last semester, surpassing Wang Chaoxi by three points.

No wonder, except for the head teacher, other teachers smiled as soon as they saw her, and even the head teacher's tone sounded a little gentler.

Chuxia thought it was due to her test paper, but it turned out to be her grades. Sure enough, in junior high and high school, grades are what teachers value most.

Cen Zhengnian told Chuxia about the cutoff score of the Imperial Capital College of Traditional Chinese Medicine a long time ago. With her final exam results, she would be able to get in safely and there was no need to worry.

But Chuxia did not relax. Just like what the teacher used to say, "Studying is like rowing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat."

If she relaxed her studies just because she got first place once, she would definitely not get a good score in the college entrance examination.

At No. 6 Middle School, Chuxia got a bunch of new test papers from the teacher and got the news that there would be an exam next week.

The college entrance examination is only a few months away, and now most of the high school knowledge has been learned, and the school is basically focused on review.

Therefore, the exams this semester will be more frequent, with a unified exam every half a month.

Chuxia dared not relax in her studies. She not only wanted to maintain her current grades, but also wanted to make further progress.

As soon as she started to do the test paper, Chuxia was immersed in her own thoughts. It was not until Cen Huaian finished studying that she realized that she had been sitting for too long and her waist and back were sore.

Chuxia gently patted her waist and asked Cen Huaian about his study today and whether the teacher had taught him any new knowledge of Go.

Cen Huaian said with a little joy and a little nervousness: "Mom, the teacher praised me today, saying that I didn't regress during the winter vacation and made a lot of progress."

Chuxia immediately laughed: "Isn't that great?"

She stretched her waist, stood up, and walked out with his hand: "But I see that you don't seem that happy, what's wrong?"

After being with Cen Huaian for a long time, Chuxia knows him very well. His emotional changes are usually not easy to see on his face, but you can find them in his eyes and small movements.

"The teacher said that he wants me to participate in a children's Go competition held in the city."

Chuxia didn't expect it to be about the competition, because Cen Huaian has learned Go for too short a time. In her opinion, Go is more difficult to learn, and it takes at least a few years to learn before participating in the competition.

However, the children's Go competition should not be that difficult.

Guo Lin probably let Cen Huaian participate because he thought he was good enough. It is estimated that most of the participants are children of the same age as Cen Huaian.

Chu Xia asked him: "Did Teacher Guo tell us about the competition? How old are the contestants, where will they go, and when?"

Cen Huaian: "Yes. The youngest must be no less than five years old, and the oldest must be no more than ten years old. The competition will be held at the city gymnasium in a month."

Chu Xia: "There's still time. You should work hard this month so that you won't have any regrets when the competition comes. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You're still young and have little time to learn. Let's just experience the atmosphere of the competition. And you can also compete with different children. How great!"

After Chu Xia said this, Cen Huaian was no longer nervous and even began to look forward to the arrival of the Go competition.

The two of them also turned to the grocery store in the city center and bought some bread and snacks that Cen Huaian liked, and then went to the clothing store to buy clothes for spring.

The young man that Chuxia used to go to buy clothes from opened a store in the city center. The prices were of course more expensive, but Chuxia was familiar with him and was a regular customer, so she could get a discount and the price was about the same as before.

In addition to buying clothes, Chuxia also took An An to Xinhua Bookstore to buy books. He was about to finish the last volume of the "Journey to the West" comic book, so he wanted to buy a new comic book and a Go book that his teacher asked him to read.

Chuxia also picked out several books on traditional Chinese medicine, and the two of them went home carrying large and small bags in a good mood.

After opening the door, Cen Huaian immediately ran to play with the two puppies, and secretly brewed malt milk for Heizi and Huangzi to drink.

In addition to malt milk, he also secretly divided the milk that Chuxia ordered for him every day. He thought he was doing it secretly, but Chuxia actually saw it all, and she didn't expose him.

Cen Huaian didn't feed much, and it was okay for the puppies to drink. They also needed nutrition, so let him feed them. It was a good opportunity to cultivate the relationship between him and the puppies.

Now the two puppies are closest to Cen Huaian, followed by Chu Xia. With An An around, they can't see Chu Xia at all and just circle around him.

Chu Xia packed up the books she bought, sat on a chair and made a cup of maltose, turned on the TV, and prepared to take a break before cooking.

The TV series at the moment are quite good. She has never seen them before, and they are very characteristic of this era.

Not long after she started watching, the door of Chu Xia's house was pushed open from the outside, and Luo Chu Ming and Luo Chu Yu walked in.

Chu Xia glanced at them with a cold expression, and it was obvious that she didn't welcome them.

"What are you doing here?"

Luo Chuming and Luo Chuyu became angry when they saw her like this.

Luo Chuming had sequelae from being injured, and his head would hurt whenever he got excited. He quickly covered his head, and his face turned pale without even pretending. Luo Chuyu quickly helped him sit down.

Luo Chuming looked at Chuxia, his tone sounded weak: "Second sister, my eldest sister and I want to talk to you about something."

An An held two puppies, standing aside and looking at Luo Chuming and the others warily. He didn't like anyone in his grandma's house.

Chuxia acted as if she didn't see Luo Chuming's pale face. She picked up the orange on the table, peeled it and said, "What's the matter? If you're talking about work, that's impossible. I'll give it to someone else."

Her tone was still indifferent, not enthusiastic at all. Luo Chuming was so angry that his heart ached, his head hurt even more, and his face became paler.

"Second sister, do you really not care about the relationship between siblings at all?"

Luo Chuyu also frowned: "Chuxia, my younger brother is like this, can't you speak nicely?"

Chuxia smiled: "How did I not speak nicely? Big sister, don't talk without any pain in your waist. If you really care about your younger brother, you can give him your job. It is easier for siblings to take over."

Luo Chuyu was stunned for a moment, and immediately shook her head: "How can this be? My mother-in-law will not agree."

The smile on Chuxia's face became more sarcastic: "You are not willing to give it, why should I give it for free? Ah. Big sister, little brother, you are really good at thinking of good things."

She stared at Luo Chuyu: "Big sister, I told you before, don't meddle in my affairs anymore, if you come again..."

Chuxia smiled: "I think your mother-in-law might be interested in Du Qian's affairs."

Luo Chuyu's face turned pale in an instant, and she looked at Chuxia in disbelief: "How could you..."

Luo Chuming also knew who Du Qian was. His face turned cold in an instant and stared at Luo Chuyu: "Big sister, haven't you cut off ties with him yet? Do you want to kill our whole family?"

"I didn't." Luo Chuyu denied it flatly, but her panicked look could not deceive anyone.

Luo Chuming still remembers that his