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On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Qi Yu's grandma returned to China. The old man has settled in Beijing for the past two years, but knowing that his daughter and granddaughter are in Jiangzhou, he went back to Jiangzhou first to spend the Lantern Festival with their mother and daughter.

After the death of Mr. Liang, Ms. Zhao Manshi sold the old house in Jiangzhou where they had spent a lot of time together in order not to be emotionally involved. It happened that Tsinghua University sent an invitation to her, and her daughter’s family was in Beijing again. She was alone and had nothing to worry about. So I chose to go north to teach.

This time Liang Shu took Qi Yu to the hotel to find her.Zhao Manshi invited her daughter and grandson to have a meal at the revolving restaurant on the Pearl Tower. During the meal, she asked Qi Yu if she was used to staying in Jiangzhou. If she was not used to it, she could ask someone to transfer her household registration back to Beijing.

She spoke lightly, Qi Yu looked at his grandma's well-maintained face, but couldn't say a word of promise.She mumbled that it was fine, Zhao Manshi hummed, and stopped bringing up the topic.

After eating, Zhao Manshi looked at the Jiang scene below, and suddenly said: "I plan to wait for Qi Yu to grow up, and give her all the odds and ends of me and your father under my name."

Liang Shu turned pale with shock: "Mom, when did you have the idea? So suddenly, what does she want so much for a child?"

Zhao Manshi waved her hands: "I don't really want to stay in China these years. I'm getting old. If I don't go out for a while, I'm afraid this old bone won't be able to move in the future. I don't have much money in my name, and I don't have much. Real estate, that is, some jewelry is worth some money. When Yuyu grows up, how can the little girl’s family not have a few precious jewelry? People like your father, and before our family, the young lady had dozens of sets of jewelry before she became an adult. , not to mention that now that everyone is richer, daughters should be richer."

She took another look at Qi Yu and said, "Grandma will take you to the mall this afternoon, we will buy whatever we like."

Zhao Manshi took Qi Yu for a stroll around Xujiahui in the afternoon, and bought a lot of clothes and jewelry against her wishes. When the two of them took a taxi back to the hotel in the evening, Zhao Manshi returned her granddaughter to her daughter.Seeing that she was tired, Liang Shu asked Qi Yu to say goodbye to her grandma, and then took her home.

Qi Yu said goodbye to his grandma, and when he was leaving, he turned around and saw Zhao Manshi leaning on the back of the sofa, closing his eyes, and felt a little sorry for his grandma.

Grandpa's memory was already messed up when she was born, and he was gone before she became governor.Qi Yu still vaguely remembered that she was wearing white sackcloth, crying loudly in a spacious alley, people passing by around had no time to pay attention to her, even her parents were in a hurry, they gave her a candy and then left to do Nothing else.

She only knows some stories about her grandparents from her mother.

Ms. Zhao is from Jiangzhou, born in an old-school businessman in Jiangzhou.In the last century, Jiangzhou Huaihe was the most prosperous place in China. If she was born more than ten years earlier, Ms. Zhao should be an out-and-out celebrity lady in Jiangzhou.But she was unlucky. When she was born, it was already a few years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the big capitalist family had no way out.Their family background is not good, and then they encountered that criticism movement, if Qi Yu's grandfather hadn't married her, she would not have survived at all.

Grandpa's house is different from grandma's.The ancestors of their family were all scholars, and they were well-known in the Jiangnan generation, and they were famous for Zhongzheng Genglie.No matter how the times change, such a family is respected.Qiyu's grandfather is the second generation of nuclear physics scientists in the Republic, a hero who has remained anonymous for decades, and her grandmother is also a young scientific backbone of the motherland.The hundreds of years of Liang Jiaqing's reputation finally saved grandma from a difficult situation.

Maybe it's because I have been supporting him through too many ups and downs, and the world has changed but his feelings have remained the same, so I can't bear the loss.Nuclei are radioactive elements, which are harmful to the body. My grandfather's body weakened rapidly, and a single cold would kill most of his life. Later, he got Alzheimer's in his [-]s, and he passed away within two years.

Grandma has always lived a delicate life, and she does everything with the style of a local lady in Jiangzhou. Grandpa has never spent much time in China in the past two years. Liang Shu went to Europe to find her, and saw her wearing cloth shoes with short hair. When the mother took to the street to take out the trash with her plain face to the sky, she was almost unrecognizable.

Qi Yu felt a little heavy in his heart. Grandma must have been in a bad mood these years. In such a hurry to transfer the property under her name, she probably planned to gradually drop her domestic work and go out to relax more.

She felt blocked, and when she went home, she saw a stall selling safety fireworks under the subway station in People's Square, and went up to pick some.Liang Shu didn't stop her, Qi Yu explained by himself: "It's better to set off some fireworks during the festival. This year there is a ban on burning, so it's better to buy some safe fireworks to set off."

"Then you can't take the subway." Liang Shu smiled, took his daughter's hand and walked outside the subway station: "Let's take a taxi back."

After returning home, the family never ate dinner, and Liang Shu didn't make any preparations, because it was the Lantern Festival, so he only cooked a bowl of red bean glutinous rice balls for Qi Yu as a symbol, and went into the studio after telling his daughter.Qiyu finished drinking the bowl of glutinous rice balls, turned on the lights at home, and turned on the TV to watch the Lantern Festival Gala. At nine o'clock in the evening, she turned off the TV, jumped off the sofa, put on a coat, put a pair of snow boots on her feet, took The bag of safe fireworks went out the door.

She squatted on the ground, took out a lighter from her pocket, and studied how to light it.A voice sounded from the ground in front of her, and a shadow fell over her head. Qi Yu raised her head, and Qian Sanyi stood in front of her, looking down at her.

"what are you doing?"

He should have just come back from the outside, wearing a black down jacket with a thick sweater inside, the sweater hat pressed on the outside of the down jacket, and a dark khaki scarf around it.Qi Yu squatted on the ground and said, "I want to set off fireworks. Why did you come back at this hour?"

"I stayed at my dad's house for a day." He said lightly.Qi Yu was stunned for a moment: "Where's Aunt Pei Yin?"

"Upstairs."

Sensing keenly that something was wrong, Qi Yu stopped talking. There was something strange in Qian San's family, and she more or less noticed it. It was a strange thing that she went to her father's house for the Lantern Festival, but her mother didn't go with her.

Qian Sanyi also squatted down, looking through the fireworks she bought, and when she saw that they were all safe fireworks, she said: "I remember when I was young, there was no burning ban, and children would buy box after box of firecrackers. Sound. Then when the Lantern Festival comes, there are rich people setting off fireworks on the Pujiang River, which can crackle all night.”

Qi Yu said: "When I was young, I loved playing fairy wands, and the sound of throwing cannons was too loud."

Qian Sanyi smiled: "Girls like fairy sticks."

He took the lighter from Qi Yu's hand, stood up, lit the fireworks and threw them out.

Qi Yu took a step back subconsciously, the brilliant colors and crackling sounds of the fireworks instantly occupied her vision and hearing, and she didn't even know when Qian Sanyi gave her some fairy wands.

"Here," he turned his head and smiled at her: "I bought it on the way home, and I wanted to find a place where no one was around and put it away secretly."

Qi Yu looked down: "This is against the regulations."

"Hush." ​​Qian Sanyi smiled and pointed a finger beside his mouth: "Don't tell me, monitor, this is considered a bribe for you."

Realizing that he was actually in a bad mood, Qi Yu didn't say any more, just smiled, asked him to take the lighter, and lit the fairy stick in his hand.

Sparks emanated from the tip of the thin pink stick, and both of them watched quietly, watching it burn to the bottom, crackling like a small firework.

After the sparks were extinguished, Qi Yu held up the remaining short stick and looked at Qian Sanyi with a smile. The smoke from the fireworks just now was still in the air.

"Student Qian Sanyi, Happy Lantern Festival."

Qian Sanyi looked at her. She put on a short red velvet cloak with delicate snowflake patterns embroidered on the neckline. Inside was cherry blossom pink coral fleece pajamas, and a pair of Ugg snow boots on her feet. Outside the trousers, the mix and match creates a strange sense of tenderness.His face was flushed with cold, only a pair of talking eyes were still shining brightly.

Sincerely, he smiled, turned his head to look at the remains of the safety fireworks on the ground, and smiled at her again.

"Squad leader Qi Yu, happy Lantern Festival."

After the start of the winter vacation, there have been more and more discussions about arts and sciences.Lin Miaomiao walked into the dormitory, just in time to hear Liang Yunshu and Wei Xindi discussing the selection of essays and theories. Both girls want to learn theories, and they both look down on liberal arts. Only learn literature", but Lin Miaomiao choked back, "Where is Qiyu?", completely speechless.

During self-study on Monday afternoon, Lin Miaomiao reported to Lao Zhao that Tang Yuanming, a history teacher in the third grade, had something to do with Qian Sanyi and Qi Yu.The two people mentioned looked at each other and left the classroom in a daze.

Tang Yuanming was waiting at the stairs. He was a well-known teacher in Elite High School. He was famous for his good temper, open-mindedness, and ability to get along with students.When he saw the two of them, he first inquired about their aspirations in arts and sciences.

Qian Sanyi has not yet made a clear decision, but he is more inclined towards science for the time being. Qi Yu has decided on the text selection early in the morning. When he said it, he saw Tang Yuanming's satisfied eyes and was confused. Doesn't this teacher teach the graduating class?

Lao Zhao chased after him without saying a few words.Qian Sanyi and Qi Yu are his favorites. Although he knows that Qi Yu has a high probability of studying Chinese, he still has to try his best to win him over. With Qi Yu, he doesn't have to worry about the candidate for monitor.

He reviewed the glorious history of Qian San's family, and persuaded all the scientists in his family related to science. Various great writers are also listed.

Before Qi Yu had listened enough to the family tree of the first brother next to him, Lao Zhao turned to her and said, "Qi Yu, the teacher knows that you want to study literature more, but your grades in science are actually not worse than those in liberal arts. What do you say Like Qian Sanyi, you are the only child in your family. Your grandfather, Master Qi Jingyan, is the dean of the Department of Mathematics of Tsinghua University and the pillar of our domestic mathematics circle. Your grandfather, Mr. Liang, is the pride of our Jiangzhou. One of the pioneers of physics. Your grandmother is also one of the best chemistry masters in the world. Everyone in your family has collected mathematics, physics and chemistry. Such a family with a long history of science and home, you go to study literature and your grandfather agrees?"

Tang Yuanming interjected: "Old Zhao, this is your fault. It's such an era, how come there is still the old idea of ​​choosing arts and science for the elders. Besides, when it comes to the origin of family studies, Mr. Liang's ancestors also had There are quite a few poets and writers. Mr. Liang Shu is from a liberal arts background. Besides, I have heard that your student wants to go to the Chinese Department of Peking University. His grandma, Professor Tang Qi, is still waiting for his granddaughter to report at Peking University. Let people know that you are here to shake the students' ambitions, and be careful to talk to you when the time comes!"

If you want to speak harshly, the liberal arts teacher will speak harshly. Tang Yuanming turned around and softened his tone when facing Qi Yu: "Qi Yu, your grandparents, your grandparents, and your grandparents are all named in the history books of the second year of high school. History and modern history of your family occupy a lot of space, this kind of humanistic inheritance is more valuable than anything else, I think you just follow your heart and stick to your own ideas to make choices."

Qiyu's forehead was covered with cold sweat. Watching the two teachers and teachers fighting with gods, she quickly searched through her family, and she didn't even have a chance to interject.

Learning essays had been decided long ago. She assured him that she would choose essays under Tang Yuanming's gratified eyes, and went back to the classroom with Qian Sanyi under Lao Zhao's distressed eyes. Disappeared.

Qian Sanyi shook his head and sighed: "It's terrible, it feels like they are going to dig up the ancestral grave."

Qi Yu nodded in agreement, and whispered: "I don't know anything about the people they mentioned, except for my grandparents and grandparents. It's hard for them to inquire so clearly. I don't know much about any famous people in my family."

Qian Sanyi let out a muffled laugh, and Qi Yu asked, "You should study theory, right? I hear from you that you don't plan to study literature."

He nodded: "I can't pass you in the literature test."

Qi Yu smiled: "That's right, if you learn the truth, I will finally be the number one in my grade. Thinking about it, I'm quite excited."