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Ma Zhouping rented a Buick during his stay in Linan. Li Yuan didn't expect him to pick him up. He was half cramped and half unfamiliar. Li Yuan sat in his co-driver and went to the city view of Linan outside the car window. After saying hello, uncle, he didn't know. Say something more.Ma Zhouping kept laughing, repeatedly praised Li Yuan's excellence, and occasionally mentioned a few words about Li Xiaoxing's recent situation.Both a wife and a mother, Li Xiaoxing is the inextricable connection between the two, and only with this as the topic can there be something to say.Li Yuan took advantage of the situation and asked: "I asked her last time, and she said she was in the hospital."

"I'm staying." Ma Zhouping passed by the Iron Fourth Bureau, honked his horn and pointed towards Jinfu Road, and said softly: "I insisted on being discharged from the hospital the day before yesterday and went home to wait for you."

Li Yuan frowned: "What's wrong?"

Ma Zhouping smiled adoringly, with helplessness, just like Lin Yixiong's attitude towards Li Xiaoxing back then: "I must say that the hospital is deadly, and I don't want you to take it, which will affect your luck in this recruitment. It is no good to say feudal superstition, your mother has no I didn’t listen to Chairman Mao’s words.”

Li Yuan's heart was filled with a f*cking nonsense, filled with tenderness and bitterness in his heart.

Before coming, Li Xiaoxing ordered Li Yuan almost extremely seriously, that she must come and live at home when she comes to Linan, it's rare that her mother can be there and take care of her.Li Yuan was very reluctant and wanted to stay in a hotel, one because of Ma Zhouping, and two because she wanted to say that you have a high-risk pregnancy with a big belly, and who can take care of her when she gives birth.No match for Li Xiaoxing, from a little persecution to soft begging, Li Yuan had no choice but to nod and agree.

Ma Zhouping and Li Xiaoxing borrowed a friend's apartment in Linan. There was a small courtyard on the first floor, beyond Li Yuan's expectations. Ma Zhouping didn't make any romantic and romantic decorations, and only kept the two-bedroom apartment clean and tidy.Ma Zhouping came in and wanted to get a rather heavy schoolbag for Li Yuan, but Li Yuan didn't want to. There was a lot of tugging at the shoe cabinet at the entrance, and there was a commotion. , stepped out of the bedroom in a hurry, the weight of her stomach was already shockingly large.Supporting her with one hand, Wei Wei shouted in surprise: "Niu Niu!"

Li Yuan's mood is actually complicated.Li Xiaoxing's current appearance seems to have returned to the appearance of Li Yuan's deepest memory, showing a slight disappointment in his expression due to unemployment, no longer writing shrewd utilitarianism on his face due to such a tiresome livelihood, no longer submitting , no longer pleasing, no longer so aggressive and demanding.Li Yuan felt that time was frozen for a moment, and Li Xiaoxing gave him an incomparably strange but almost palpable familiarity.

Li Yuan changed her shoes, walked over to touch her neck, and smiled: "Mom."

Ma Zhouping almost seemed to understand Li Yuan's thoughts very well. After picking up Li Yuan, he left the apartment on the grounds of doing business, and took advantage of the situation to withdraw from his field of vision, so as not to make Li Yuan feel embarrassed.Li Xiaoxing took Li Yuan's hand tenderly, and dragged him into the bedroom as quickly as possible, let him sit down, turned around and plunged into the open wardrobe, after much searching, he took out a beige nylon handbag.Li Xiaoxing didn't know how to hide her emotions, and Li Yuan saw through her full expectations at a glance, and almost immediately guessed what was in the bag.Li Yuan took it, untied it, and shook it off in front of her eyes, a blue-coloured sweater that was soft to the touch and delicately stitched.

Li Xiaoxing sat on the edge of the bed, applying a light blue color to her eyes, faithfully revealing the fine spots and red bloodshots on her cheeks, soft and ordinary.She touched her sleeve with a smile, and said, "The size is definitely not wrong. If you have nothing to do when you're pregnant, you can make this one. It's specially for you."

Li Yuan was inexplicably relieved that Li Xiaoxing was no longer what she was before. When she said this, she had to add emphasis to the word "specially".

As Xu Ming expected, the number of views and replies on the anonymous post enjoyed a surge after class at noon. An ambiguous candid photo, through many small channels, became like ink and dispersed in all directions.After Li Yuan was published in the provincial outstanding student newsletter, it was difficult to keep a low profile. Anyone with a little discernment would know that the tall person in the photo must be him.Peng Xiaoman only transferred to Lugao in his sophomore year of high school. He is a low-key person. He only has a small number of calls, and the scope of communication is also narrow. In the photos, there is a slight backlight and a partial face. The other person is him.For no reason, Li Yuan will be the target of public criticism, just like someone maliciously punishing him.

Ever since Peng Xiaoman saw Xu Ming's phone, he pressed delete in his mind, and then he let out a bare growl: Can't we wait for Li Yuan to finish the exam? !

Peng Xiaoman even wanted to kill someone.Lifting his foot, he kicked Li Yuan's chair over.

In the classroom, people are scattered like birds and animals, rushing to the cafeteria, rushing to the cafeteria, and pedaling home for lunch break.There was a bang and bang, which startled You Kaifeng who was resting on the seat and jumped.Xu Ming didn't respond, just swallowed the pancake crumbs in his mouth, screwed on the lid of the thermos cup, walked over to help the seat up, and dusted off the ashes.

"Aren't you hungry in the afternoon if you don't eat at noon?" Xu Ming stretched out his hand and waved in front of Peng Xiaoman's eyes: "Evening self-study stage test."

"Eating, I think his face is pale." You Kaifeng stepped over the table and chairs, sat down on the table behind Peng Xiaoman, and touched his back: "Hey, it's not like that, a picture of the mother is fart, black and black Ying, I said it was me and Lu Qingyuan."

"People's words are scary." Xu Ming looked at You Kaifeng: "Everyone has eyes, so don't be too optimistic."

You Kaifeng stared and shushed, pointing at Peng Xiaoman.Xu Ming didn't care, and still said one thing at a time: "If you haven't experienced gossip, you may not know how terrible this thing is."

"I know." Peng Xiaoman rested his hands on his forehead and stroked his high hair, "I know quite well."

Xu Ming didn't continue.

"He can fuck anyone, can he not take Li Yuan with him?" Peng Xiaoman stared out of focus at the desktop on which Li Yuan had written a draft with a pencil, licked his mouth, and said, "Help me quickly, How do I take him off..."

Xu Ming asked, "Why did you have to take him off?"

"His current situation is quite... special."

"They're both seniors, what's the difference?"

"He's taking a test."

Xu Ming shook his head: "I haven't heard that college admissions management candidates fall in love, and the files can't be transferred."

Peng Xiaoman was taken aback for a moment, then whispered: "I'm a man."

After saying this, he suddenly realized that he had made the deal, but forgot to observe Xu Ming's reaction, so he looked up at him.

Xu Ming shrugged, and smiled quickly and unobtrusively: "A man's talk with a man is also a love affair."

"It's definitely not the same."

"You can say it's different, I admit it." Xu Ming paused, "But I don't think even you should think it's different, even you think so, who do you think would think it's nothing? "

It was an awkward sentence, but You Kaifeng understood the pattern word by word, and suddenly felt an unspeakable emotion, just like being bored with the love and hatred wine on the adult's dinner table.You Kaifeng patted him on the back hard, but did not vomit blood for Xu Ming.

"Then you mean just leave it alone?" You Kaifeng asked.

"I didn't say." Xu Ming shrugged again.

"Hiss!" You Kaifeng clicked his lips, meaning that you just made a fucking call.

"I just stated my position and stated the facts." Xu Ming still shrugged and pointed at Peng Xiaoman: "How to think about it depends on the client."

You Kaifeng went to touch Peng Xiaoman again: "Mr. Xiaoman?"

"Anyway, don't tell Li Yuan." Peng Xiaoman put down his hands, got up and walked out: "I'll go to the head teacher."

Lao Ban didn’t have much ideals all his life. When he was a child, his family was poor and had many brothers, so he just wanted to have something to eat every day, but he didn’t have enough to eat three meals a day. I succeeded, but I squatted until I was almost thirty; my son went abroad to study, thinking that he could learn some literature and ink and come back to start a family and start a business. Always make troubles, and end up with nothing less than a headache.Long-term worries and near-term worries, mixed joys and sorrows, Lao Ban felt that he had basically lost the taste of life.So Peng Xiaoman was not surprised at all that he was able to knock on the door, with a determined and serious face that couldn't be more serious, without fear or hesitation.

Boys, the most indispensable thing is a lonely courage.

"Teacher in charge." Peng Xiaoman stood up and felt that he didn't know how to speak.

Old Ban closed the pen cap and hooked his hands: "Come in, haven't you eaten yet?"

Peng Xiaoman shook his head.

"Aren't you hungry if you don't eat? Exam at night."

Peng Xiaoman still shook his head.

"Nonsense, your physical fitness is not as good as a person who doesn't eat, and you will know it when you turn back to work and have a stomachache." The old class took off the mirror, and threw it to him from the Sachima in the drawer: "Dian Dian, what do you say?" Let's do it."

Shaqima threw it sideways and smashed Peng Xiaoman's collarbone. She felt a slight pain, and rubbed it after catching it, "A post on the school post bar."

The old class poured him a glass of water and pointed to the sofa and coffee table: "Ah, I just saw it. A few teachers in the group sent me a message on WeChat."

Peng Xiaoman's hands trembled from start to finish, almost spilling the water in the glass.Peng Xiaoman didn't answer, and Lao Ban didn't say anything, they all sat down on the sofa, and Lao Ban lit a cigarette.The silence was almost perfect, the old class flicked the cigarette ash into the ashtray, turned his head and smiled: "You tell me the truth first, I will listen to the truth."

A string of cool bubbles came out of the water dispenser, and there was a gurgling sound.

"Really." After Peng Xiaoman finished speaking, he smiled miraculously, the kind of embarrassment.Raising the corners of his mouth, he held back quickly.

"There were signs of it last semester, right?"

"Correct."

Lao Ban took a deep breath, held it back, his nasal cavity swelled a little, and the gray stubble on his chin trembled slightly, before he spit out a mouthful of thick mist: "I asked Li Yuan once, he was a kid. It's good, if you don't admit it, you are happier than him."

Peng Xiaoman touched his nose: "I don't want to admit it either."

The old class just dusted off the cigarette and laughed: "Then why don't you hide it with him? Going to college, the sky is as high as the emperor is far away, who can care about you two?"

"I am." Peng Xiaoman choked so hard that he ran out of words, and said: "...the arrow is on the string and has to be fired."

After hearing this, Lao Ban laughed loudly, making his bronchi rustle.His smile was short and sudden, but it eliminated almost half of Peng Xiaoman's anxiety floating in the air.

"Old class."

"What are you calling me?" Old Ban raised his eyebrows in disbelief, he couldn't tolerate this the most.

"Ah, bah, I was wrong." Peng Xiaoman blocked his mouth and laughed. After the fun passed, he continued to ask: "Aren't you going to invite my parents?"

"Ouch." The old class snuffed out the cigarette butt and curled his lips: "Just think that we teachers just ask parents to copy the old three articles called the office, right? Let me tell you, teachers are responsible for students, not parents. "The old class paused for two seconds, and added: "But the school is the opposite, you have to know."

Peng Xiaoman felt that there was no deep meaning, and he could almost understand it, so he nodded slightly.

"Speaking of small things, Li Yuan is one step ahead of others because of the light of national policies, and it's hard to provoke people. Having these news won't prevent others from recruiting in other places. It's good to come back after the exam. You and him will behave in school. Speaking big , The school news is better than anyone else, there is nothing they can't understand, they can ignore you if they don't want to care about you, if they want to care about you, it's enough for you to drink a pot, especially you. Sometimes he doesn't care because he wants to care, Really, who doesn't want to drink tea and play computer games when they are not full? Even if it is to explain to others. I don't want to explain some things too clearly, but I can understand them."

"kindness."

"Come back, you want to talk about this matter." The old class spread his hands, "Cut it open, the students' private gossip and gossip are making public opinion, if they don't make a big fuss or rise to a physical conflict, and there is no one, two, three, four, the school. I am willing to turn a blind eye and close my eyes. But in other words, if you want to stop the gossip, I will ask you to pretend to be the victim and let the school believe that you will stand on your side to help you solve this turmoil. Are you willing? ?”

You are one step ahead, go to the teacher and tell him that I am just friends with him, and someone deliberately messed up.

Are you willing?