growing up

Chapter 5 School

The dumpling and glutinous rice balls are hopeless, so they can only resign themselves to throwing them into the trash can.The ice cream was put into the quick-freezing chamber by Ling Chao, and it hadn't been opened anyway, so it shouldn't have any effect on freezing it again.

It was still early, Ling Chao nestled on the sofa and didn't want to move. The air-conditioned room was cool and comfortable. When he came back to his senses, Ling Chao thought of his mother's voice of exhortations and instructions.Feeling guilty, he took out his phone and sent a WeChat message to his mother asking if she was busy.I didn't expect to find the time very accurately. My mother just finished a meeting and was free until lunch time.

Ling Chao turned on the video, and his mother's beautiful face appeared on the phone.A light pink professional attire made the mother's beautiful figure appear younger.

"Did you miss me, baby?" Mom put down her pen and looked up at her son on the phone.

"My big beauty, who do I miss you? Today is so beautiful!" Ling Chao boasted every day.

"That's right, I'm walking out with your dad now, thinking I'm his daughter!" My mother smiled amusedly.

"Haha, is dad jumping in anger?" Ling Chao simply put a pillow under his head and lay flat on the sofa.

"That's not true. Praising me is just giving him face. Cut, don't talk about him. I just argued with him for a long time in the meeting this morning. Tell me about you, are you still used to going there?" Mom asked.

"I'm fine. Besides, it's not been a day yet. But it's true that the weather here is much more comfortable than at home. The community environment is also very good, and there is everything nearby. I also found a super delicious restaurant yesterday. The snack bar." Ling Chao said excitedly.

"Your father went to build the house. I didn't worry about it, but I still trust him. No matter what happens, I won't let my precious son live in hardship, right. Don't always go out to eat snacks and the like. No Hygienic. Who knows what oil, seasoning, and ingredients they use. If you want to eat these days, go to a bigger restaurant. I heard that there should be a lot of better restaurants in the city center." Mom took a sip of coffee and said.

"Okay, okay, listen to you." Ling Chao responded with a smile.

"Then you control it yourself. Anyway, I'll just say, as long as it's for a legitimate purpose, don't save money. Our family is not short of that little money for food." Mom said.

The mother and the son chatted for a while, and at the end there was inevitably another exhortation. After chatting for about ten minutes, the secretary brought the documents in to find the mother before hanging up the video.

The suddenly quiet room seemed a little lonely. Ling Chao actually missed his parents. They have been busy these years, and they often go on business trips, leaving early and returning late.I don’t see much time at home. Although my grandparents lived together in their own home when they were young, they really didn’t want to stay in the city after graduating from elementary school. My father bought a house for the old couple in the suburbs and moved out. Lingchao left and Aunt Luo, the nanny who has been taking care of him.I don't know the reason at the moment, but I miss them a lot.

Ling Chao stared at the WeChat interface chatting with his mother for a while.After exiting, you will see Gu Yuan's name on the second line.I don't know if he's home yet?Will the family members say anything when they see this injury?well!Never mind.

Ling Chao clicked to the east, looked west and played with the mobile phone for a while.No interest at all, turned on the music and put it on the coffee table, still lying on the sofa staring at the roof in a daze.

Unexpectedly, he fell asleep.I suddenly woke up and it was already 12:30.Ling Chao woke up from hunger, and the food for breakfast had already been digested.Let's go to eat. I plan to go to the school in the afternoon to get familiar with the road.The wallet fell to the ground at some point. Ling Chao picked it up and thought that there was nothing to buy in the afternoon, so he took some money and put it in his pocket directly, and put the wallet on the desk in the bedroom.

I went to the bathroom to wash my face, and felt refreshed.Go downstairs and go to the pedestrian street.It was only when Ling Chao saw the reddish-brown patch that he belatedly realized that he was "coming" again.

Forget it, here it is.

There were not many people at noon, maybe it was because it was faster.Half the tables in the shop were empty.This time, Ling Chaoqing approached the waiter to order.A black pepper beef tenderloin rice bowl.I ordered another spicy mix.It turned out that I picked my favorite food from the big pot and mixed it.The waiter said that the pot is seasoned, neither salty nor spicy, but it looks bright red, and those with a light taste can eat it directly.

Ling Chao took the plate, picked some potatoes, kelp, bean curd, beef balls, etc., and filled a small half of the plate.

Seeing that the waiter was carefully writing down the items he had chosen and was about to leave, Ling Chao asked, "Is Gu Yuan from your store coming to work now?"

The waiter didn't expect him to ask Gu Yuan: "You know Xiao Yuan, he seems to be on leave today. Are you his classmate?"

"Oh, no, friend." I don't know how to answer this relationship, after all, they are really not friends.

The waiter didn't care.Take the list and go to other things.

After lunch, Ling Chao checked the route with the map navigation on his mobile phone, and he knew roughly how to get to the school, so he walked there slowly.

It was still a bit hot at noon, and there were no pedestrians on the street.Card tables were also set up at the entrances of several shops, and there were players playing mahjong and Dou Di Zhu.It adds a touch of popularity to the quiet street.At the entrance of a small store at the corner, there is a big yellow dog lying lazily basking in the sun.

The street turned around is quieter, without the commercial atmosphere at the entrance of the community.Tall plane trees are planted on both sides, and the dense leaves cover the sun with only dots of light.

There are bookstores, stationery stores, optical stores and various musical instrument stores here.After walking about a few hundred meters, I saw a plaque that said No. [-] Senior High School in D City, Province S.The school gate is not too wide, the main gate is closed tightly, but a small gate next to it is open.There was an old man sitting there dozing off in the guard room.Ling Chao was still hesitating whether he could go in now, and saw a few girls walking in with badminton rackets.It appears to be unlimited.Then go in and have a look.

The school gate is facing an arc-shaped teaching building.There are six floors.There should be seven or eight classrooms on each floor.On the open space in front of the building, there is a sculpture of a young man sitting down with a book in his hand and carefully flipping through it.The surrounding greenery is pretty good.There are two outdoor basketball courts on the left, and some simple fitness equipment beside them.There is also a building further inside.On the outer wall, you can see the four big characters of the complex.There is a convenience store on the right, next door is the library building, and there are several buildings behind that should be student dormitories.In the flower bed below, various green plants and flowers are clustered.Bypassing the teaching building is a football field, and there is a row of dormitory buildings and cafeterias for faculty and staff on the opposite side.

The school covers an area that is not too big. Compared with the school where Ling Chao went to school before, it may only be one-third large.Maybe it's because it's in the city center.The teaching building looks very old, but the other buildings are relatively new, probably rebuilt later.Compared with the neighborhood where I live, it seems too quiet.Later, I learned from my classmates that No. [-] Middle School actually occupies a large area. There are only three teaching buildings. It was only later that the new city was developed and planned.In addition, a new experimental high school was built in the old city, and the teachers introduced were good. No. [-] Middle School was no longer the only key high school in D City, and many students who were close to the old city went there.The government requires Yizhong to downsize its land.There is no way to become what it is now.

I walked around the school, but I didn't meet anyone. The girls who just came in in front of me didn't know where they went, and everything seemed empty.

After Ling Chao got a general understanding of the school's structure, he became uninterested.When he left the school gate, the uncle doorman lay down on the table and fell asleep.

Not even 02:30.What are you doing so early?This person was unfamiliar with the place, and no one he knew took him with him.It is not allowed to run too far.Walking around, I feel that I have almost enough understanding of my own needs.

Ling Chao continued walking along the school street.Suddenly, a pair of big eyes with fierce eyes popped out in his mind.

Why did you suddenly think of him?

The "coming" waiter said he asked for leave today?

In the morning, didn't you say that you will go to work after finishing your work?

Why didn't you go?Have you encountered those people looking for trouble again?

I don't know what I'm thinking, do I still expect that kid to find me when something happens.

When Ling Chao saw clearly that he had successfully sent the words "how are you?" on Gu Yuan's WeChat interface, he still looked puzzled.It's crazy...

The person who long-pressed the message wanted to withdraw, but hesitantly let go.That's it, anyway, there are already hints.He also knew that he had sent him a message after withdrawing it.Also seems hypocritical.

Ling Chao didn't expect Gu Yuan to return him either.Continue walking slowly, flipping the phone unconsciously in the palm of your hand.

There was a sudden beep, accompanied by vibrations, so Ling Chao almost threw the phone out.

Gu Yuan actually responded to the message!

— It's okay, it's outside.

-Oh.

- something?

— No, I'm bored, pressing the road alone.

-Oh.

-Where are you?Is it convenient for me to go?

Ling Chao felt that he was probably really bored, so he actually asked such a question.But Gu Yuan should be equally boring.

—I'm at the city library.It's very busy here today.

—Then can I go and find you?

— This is an open place, as you like.

When Ling Chao sent the first message, Gu Yuan was sitting on the steps outside the library gate smoking a cigarette.Seeing that the top one is the one who successfully added friends today, I realized that this is Ling Chao.He didn't change the note for him. It should be said that he didn't care about WeChat after passing the friend.Ling Chao's WeChat name is Radiance, and his profile picture is accompanied by a photo of looking up at the sun from under a large tree.The light effect is dazzling, echoing the light of the name.Also returned his message smoothly.This person is very obsessed with some things, Gu Yuan was afraid that if he didn't answer, he would think about it again.It's just that Gu Yuan couldn't say why he was invited to come to the library in the end.

Ling Chao opened the map to check the location of the library, and found that it was only about ten kilometers away.It is estimated that it will take about ten minutes by taxi.

The number of cars on the street that just passed the street from the school increased significantly, and soon an empty taxi stopped beside him.

Ling Chao is a sunny and gentle boy, but he doesn't like to chat with any strangers immediately. He still has lingering fears about the driver who came from the airport last time, and he is afraid that he will meet a driver who is too enthusiastic again, so he went up Just hold the phone and press the car.

Fortunately, the driver in front only asked about the destination and then concentrated on driving.Ling Chao casually checked on Baidu to see if he could find out what activities are going on in the city library today on his mobile phone.

I really saw on a local post bar that there was a calligraphy contest in the exhibition hall on the first floor of the library today.I just don't know if this competition is the same event as Gu Yuan said.