No.70 days

Sure enough, it rained heavily on the way home, and the air became cold in an instant. It was really autumn rain and cold.Shao Wu put the potato chips given by Yang Shuyi in his school bag, and it didn't get wet in the rain, but he got soaked in water.

Fortunately, the wound on the back has almost healed, and scabs have formed. Although it is a little itchy, it will not become inflamed due to the rain.The T-shirt that Shao Wu was wearing that night had a hole in it, so he simply threw it away. He was afraid that his mother would see him, and he would have to find a way to lie.

But during this period of time, my mother seemed to be very busy, and didn't care much about Shao Wu.

The original Copic potato chips were carefully put into the bookcase by Shao Wu, and hidden behind a set of "Dream of Red Mansions" by People's Publishing House-it must be reluctant to eat.The chemistry teacher in the first year of high school said that potato chips are filled with nitrogen gas, which is colorless, odorless and non-toxic, and does not easily react with other gases.The production date of this bag of potato chips is June 2007, 6, and the shelf life is 8 months. Shao Wu couldn't help thinking, how long can this bag of potato chips last?It will always be fine until June 12 next year, and after that?If the time is long enough, he believes that there will always be tiny holes in the tightly sealed packaging bag. At that time, the nitrogen gas will slowly escape and the potato chips will become soft. At that time, he will eat it .

A month later, Shao Wu put on a thin sweater, and the results of the monthly exam came out.

Yang Shuyi ranked 35th in the class, 9 places better than the previous monthly exam.

Shao Wu ranked second in the class, one place behind the previous monthly exam.

The old class smiled helplessly and said, "Forget it, you are 2 points lower than Han Huiyuan, so I will take it as if you have not regressed—keep it up." Han Huiyuan is the monitor of their class, and she is the first in the class this time.

Shao Wu nodded: "Thank you teacher."

"Really, Shao Wu, if you can maintain your grades, you can make a breakthrough in the resumption of diplomatic relations between Qingbei and Qingbei." The old class suppressed his smile and said seriously, "I was in last year's class, one from Tsinghua University, one from Peking University and two from Fudan University. , Are they all geniuses? No, they learned it down-to-earth. Shao Wu, you have to have confidence in yourself."

Shao Wu: "Ah, good."

"Speaking of which, let's talk—do you have any ideal school? Say it boldly, there is nothing embarrassing about it."

Ideal school?

Shao Wu moved his lips, but for a while he really couldn't speak.

Shaowu's parents are both college students, so they naturally know the importance of reading, so Shaowu has been encouraged since he was a child. His father always said, Yao'er studies hard, and I will look good if I take the Peking University exam the next day.

The relatives and elders also said that Shaowu is fine, his parents are both college students, and this family has good brains, which is hereditary!

But Peking University is still too far away for a high school student from a district and county in Chongqing.Shao Wu has always known that he should study hard, and that he should be admitted to a good university, but when it comes to schools and majors, he really has no idea.

"If you have no idea, don't be in a hurry. You can think about it yourself, or it's winter vacation, ask your parents to take you to Beijing and Shanghai." The old class took out last year's voluntary report handbook from the bookshelf, opened it, and used The pencil circled a few schools: "These are all good schools for liberal arts majors. You can think about it and set a goal."

Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Renmin University, Zhejiang University... Inexplicably, Shao Wu suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"Thank you teacher," he said hastily, "I'll go back and think about it."

"Well, okay, don't put too much pressure on yourself - if you have any troubles, you can come and talk to me."

Shao Wu walked out of the office quickly. At this time, evening self-study had already started, and the whole building was so quiet that only the sound of flipping books remained.Shao Wu stood in the corridor, not in a hurry to enter the classroom.

The voice-activated lights in the corridor were dimmed, only the lights of the classroom leaked through the windows, Shao Wu stood in the half-light, quietly staring at Yang Yi who was sleeping on his stomach.Shao Wu knew that Yang Shuyi went to the Internet cafe all night again last night.

Every week, one or two nights, Yang Shuyi would go to the Internet cafe all night.

In Shao Wu's mind, the words of the old class played back, as well as the schools that the old class circled.He didn't set any clear goals for himself, but he also heard the art students in the class say "I want to study Central Academy of Fine Arts even if I die".The reason why he didn’t set a goal was because he didn’t have any ideas about these things, and secondly, he was confident in his grades. The college entrance examination is based on scores. As long as he can get a good score in the exam, will he still worry about not being able to get into a good school?

But, but now, there is an extra Yang Shuyi.

The teachers all said that Yang Shuyi didn't want to learn at all, but Shao Wu came up to teach him a little lesson, and he learned it.That's what he is - it seems that for him, learning is just a matter of dispensation.

Shao Wu stared at the back of Yang Shuyi's black head, feeling a little confused for a moment.

After the evening self-study, as usual, Shao Wu should give Yang Shuyi a lecture.However, that night Shao Wu didn't come up with his homework papers, he sat on his seat and slowly packed his schoolbag.

He didn't even dare to look at Yang Shuyi, for fear of revealing his guilty conscience.He could only wait until Yang Shuyi came over and said, can you help me see this gestalt?

But no.

It wasn't until the students on duty started sweeping the floor that Shao Wu finally couldn't bear to get up.Yang Shuyi was still sleeping.

"Yang Shuyi," Shao Wu pushed his shoulder, "school is over."

Yang Shuyi frowned and sat up: "School is over?"

"Ah."

"Well," Yang Shuyi turned to look at the clock at the back of the classroom, "Then let's go."

Shao Wu: "Stop talking about the topic?"

Yang Shuyi had come to his senses, and said casually: "It's a bit late today, forget it."

Shao Wu thought, he really, really didn't care.

The two walked out of the school together, less than 10 minutes away, no one spoke on the road.

At the school gate, Shao Wu asked, "Are you going to the Internet cafe?"

Yang Shuyi nodded. He put one hand in the pocket of his school uniform trousers, and his schoolbag was dangling, looking very leisurely.

"Yang Shuyi," Shao Wu couldn't help but said, "Can I ask you something?"

Yang Shuyi: "What?"

His scattered eyes gathered together and landed on Shao Wu's face together with the street lamp.Even though they have been classmates for a long time, even if they are considered acquainted - but at this moment, Shao Wu's body will suddenly tense up.Just like whenever he pointed to the answers in the homework book and gave Yang Shuyi a lecture, Yang Shuyi looked down at the homework book, and he felt his fingertips burn.

"Do you want to go to university?" Shao Wu asked nervously, "Or, do you have a school you want to go to?"

Yang Shuyi tilted his head: "Why do you ask this?"

"Ask whatever you want."

"Oh," Yang Shuyi shrugged, "Do you think I have some ideal university?"

Shao Wu was silent for a moment, and said, "Then what do you think? Just, I mean, no matter whether you go to university or not, you must have an arrangement for the future..."

Yang Shuyi smiled, and said in a nonchalant tone: "No arrangement, my family has no money to study for me, and besides, I can't afford to be admitted to a key university."

Shao Wu said anxiously: "Why—"

"Did the old class tell you not to waste time for me?" Yang Shuyi interrupted Shao Wu, "He is right, actually, Shao Wu, my family has no money to study for me."

Shao Wu was stunned: "No money?"

He knew that the condition of Yang Shuyi's family might not be very good, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.Really—of course he heard that children in impoverished mountainous areas had no money to go to school, but he couldn't react that this kind of thing would happen to him.

Before, he even thought that Yang Shuyi ate buns worth [-] cents each to save money to play games in Internet cafes.

"My dad's driving a truck is actually out of physical strength. In the past few years, he has grown old and can't earn as much as before." Yang Shuyi turned around, leaning his elbows on the railing by the river, "but he found me What a stepmother, that woman still has a child, and it costs my father's money, and my grandparents are sick again... So, do you understand what I mean?"

A cool night wind blew from the riverside, Shao Wu grew up so big, for the first time, he felt that his heart was blown to pieces.

He wished that Yang Shuyi was a child of his family, his own brother, or even cousins, cousins, cousins ​​or any other relatives - so that he could say boldly and confidently, my family has money, I will lend it to you, and I will give it to you. you.

But now, what can he say?

"Then you don't want to go to university, what are you going to do?"

"Let's talk about it at that time, maybe go to a technical school." Yang Shuyi said calmly.

"Oh, the technical school..." Shao Wu could only imitate the compliments his parents gave to other relatives' "incompetent" children: "The technical school is also very good. You can learn skills, which is very good."

No, not good, not good at all - he went to other places to study in university, and he was in Yongchuan technical school, so it was difficult for them to meet each other.

Yang Shuyi smiled, but didn't speak.

The street lamps dimly illuminated his side face, his expression: some forced open-mindedness, but also some aggrieved and helpless.

In the following years, there were many different moments when Shao Wu wanted to kiss Yang Shuyi, bite his lips, throw him down, and even beat him hard.

But at this moment, Shao Wu just wanted to touch his face.