mousepad-d2 Chapter 23 Li Tiantian
Chapter 23 Li Tiantian
In the early morning of the next day, a sumptuous breakfast was served on the table as usual.
Shang Yang didn't even glance at it, and turned and left without looking back.
In the early morning vegetable market, Shang Yang was carrying two bags of soy milk and two bags of steamed buns in his left hand, and an insulated box in his right hand, heading towards Li Qing's booth.He was wearing a bright yellow leather jacket, a black scarf, and a dark brown shoulder bag slanted across his shoulders. One black ear was plugged with an earphone, and the other earphone dropped casually.
A handsome boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, he is energetic enough without dressing up, and he is the absolute focus of the crowd at this time.
——The prettiest cub on the street.
Li Qing, who had just packed dishes for an old lady, looked up: "Shang Yang, why are you here?"
"Come to accompany you. Here, breakfast." Shang Yang handed the steamed buns to Li Qing, "I bought Auntie's too, and I put them in an insulated box to eat when I go home. This way you can save some time later."
Li Qing's expression was a bit complicated: "...Shang Yang."
Shang Yang immediately poured a cup of soy milk with three spoons of sugar, and smiled irritably, "My younger sister Qing is still practicing in the world of mortals. As an older brother, I have to come and have a look."
This is Shang Yang's accidental discovery - Li Qing is addicted to sweets.
This guy raised his family when he was young, and he did a lot of physical work, so he developed a strange strength.But because of this, the consumption is too large, and you are too thin, and you often suffer from hypoglycemia.
Once he made trouble with Li Qing and snatched his soy milk for a drink, and was almost sweetened, only to find out that this guy always had a piece of mint in his pocket.
Peeking at the busy vegetable market, Li Qing has cold eyebrows, fair face, beautiful sharp nose, under thin red lips, and the tips of his ears are red with embarrassment when he says 'Sister Qing'.
Shang Yang clicked his tongue.
This guy must love sugar to be so sweet!
"...Shangyang!" This time in a helpless tone, Li Qing urged: "I'm too busy here, so you hurry back to class. Today is Chinese early self-study, and you are the key monitoring object of Lao Zhangtou. He was so caught that he was going to take the test paper to the office and hit his head again."
Shang Yang suddenly felt cold: "Then I can't go. I would rather be hit on the head by Lao Zhang than memorize those ancient poems that are so noisy."
Li Qing originally wanted to reprimand him for his nonchalant tone, but when he thought of his blank ancient poems and prose writing the answer sheet silently, he naturally lost his confidence.
"Anyway, it's not good for you to be absent from class."
Shang Yang held a mouthful of steamed buns, and did not hesitate to collect the money for Li Qing: "It's okay, I've made inquiries, Mr. Zhang has asked for leave for self-study recently, and let the class monitor watch over him. Besides, the young man is very popular with everyone." Love, I will play ball with the squad leader when I turn back, and the squad leader will not remember my name."
Li Qing's tongue was not as sharp as Shang Yang's, and he still felt dissatisfied with frowning: "You can't..."
"Yo?" Shang Yang rested his elbow on Li Qing's shoulder, and lowered his voice in a low voice, "Ban Hua, tell me what I did for you?"
Annoyed, Li Qing stuffed Shang Yang's mouth with the steamed bun: "Eat yours quickly!"
Shang Yang laughed so hard that he couldn't see his teeth.
Even though he knows that Li Qing is just naturally thin-skinned and doesn't mean he has any intentions, but anyone who can't stand a crush is good at finding sweets secretly.
Even when he was stuffed with a small steamed bun, he thought it tasted like bean paste.
so sweet.
Although Shang Yang argues that there is no risk of skipping classes at all, Li Qing still uses actions to express his determination not to condone such malicious skipping behaviors.
He closed the stall half an hour early that day.
After taking a bath at home, changed clothes, and prepared medicine for Li's mother. When the two arrived at school, the morning self-study had just started.
Shang Yang has nothing to love.
His heart to accompany Li Qing is true, and his heart to not recite ancient poems is also true!
Li Qing watched him listlessly, opened the Chinese book for him himself, and comforted him with a smile: "Ren Ren, the monthly exam is coming soon. After the exam is over, you don't need to memorize it for the time being."
"Monthly exam after monthly exam, there are so many monthly exams." Shang Yang flowed on the table like a balloon man softened by the sun.
Li Qing rubbed Shang Yang's soft golden hair and said dotingly, "Good boy, be good!"
Shang Yang who just turned his head: ...
Li Qing who was captured: ...
The scene was very embarrassing for a while.
"Cough cough cough-"
Li Qing withdrew his hand without showing a trace, staring at the Chinese document with a solemn expression.
At the front, Cheng Chengcheng read aloud and forcefully penetrated: "The reeds are green, and the white dew is frost. The so-called Yiren are on the side of the water."
Shang Yang laughed silently.
Chinese is so mysterious!
For the next week, apart from the daily breakfast, Shang Houde kept begging Shang Yang for forgiveness.
But Shang Yang has never been moved.
The father and son are like the two poles of a magnet, never able to be on the same channel.
During this period, a small incident occurred in Shangxi High School.
— Something happened in the cafeteria.
At noon on Thursday, the students rushed out of the classroom early and waited for a long time at the door of the cafeteria knocking on their rice bowls, and the queue was lined up on the playground.
The canteen has not opened yet.
Half an hour later, Shang Houde rushed to the cafeteria in person, and said something to the people inside, and the cafeteria opened again.
But that day's dishes were still the worst since the cafeteria opened.
If it is said that the canteen under Zhang Vulture's control has always provided pig food.
It was worse than a pig or a dog that day.
This matter immediately caused a storm in the school.
A gossip spread out from nowhere, saying that the cafeteria workers were on strike because Shang Houde withheld money from the cafeteria’s ingredients and employees’ salaries.
These employees used this method to fight against Shang Houde.
There are actually a lot of supporters.
There was a silent dissatisfaction with Shang Houde among the students and teachers.
About a week later, the rumors haven't died down quickly.Several high school classmates claimed to be poisoned by food in the school cafeteria.They went straight to the cafeteria and asked the cafeteria to give an explanation and pay a huge amount of compensation, otherwise they would never let it go.
The response from the cafeteria was extremely subtle—they claimed that the recent batch of ingredients was purchased by Shang Houde in the name of supplementing the nutrition of the students, and the source was unknown.
Deng Fashion Houde was pushed to the forefront again.
Cheng Chengcheng and Shang Yang were terribly annoyed when they relayed these stories: "The people in those cafeterias were all arranged by the old vulture, either his wife's third brother-in-law or his sister-in-law's second brother-in-law. This time it must be on purpose."
Chen Zhengfei also said angrily: "The one who took the lead in 'food poisoning' in the third year is Zhang Tujiu's nephew, Zhang Renjie. They have been fighting us for the basketball court this week, they are alive and kicking, shit food poisoning!"
Zhang Yufei frowned: "These people are really too much."
Lei Tiantian almost didn't roll up her sleeves, and rushed up to the third floor to fight with those people: "My old lady has a bad temper!"
In contrast, Li Qing's reaction was much calmer.He comforted Shang Yang: "Yufei already made a move yesterday. Don't worry."
The corners of Shang Yang's mouth twitched: "You are Zhang Renjie, the grandson who was slapped with a sack at the gate of the school yesterday until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. He was too frightened to go to school."
Li Qing nodded.
Yufei has a sense of loyalty in the world, and he is extraordinarily happy and unrestrained. Shang Yang doesn't doubt that he did it.but--
"Why did he help Shang Houde?"
Li Qing stared at him: "You will know in two days."
It didn't take two days for Shangyang to know Yufei's reason, and the undercurrent of the public opinion war in the cafeteria didn't have time to separate out one, two, three, and four, and the matter was suddenly resolved.
——Shang Houde announced that the canteen will be closed for a week for a complete renovation.
No matter how much turmoil arose within the school within a week, Shang Houde never came out to explain a word.
A week later, the renovation of the canteen was completed.
After the students went in and walked around, they wished to say long live to Shanghoude Mountain.
Half of the students in Shangxi High School are boarding students, and they usually have three meals a day in the cafeteria. The fees and hygiene of the cafeteria dishes are closely related to their health and nutrition.When Zhang Tujiu was in office, he saw that the cafeteria was a fat vacancy, so he took all his brothers and sisters in early in the morning.Not to mention the ridiculously high fees in the cafeteria, there is always no meat or oil in the dishes... Cockroaches, steel wool bugs are even more frequent customers.
The accident in the cafeteria was intentional.
Shang Houde has long been prepared to deal with the cafeteria.Originally, I planned to take it slowly and give those people a chance to reflect.But since someone didn't want him to live in peace, he just cut the mess with a quick knife.
So he happily kicked out all the people in charge of the cafeteria, leaving only some honest and hardworking people, and found another familiar team, and re-established the pricing standard of the cafeteria.
Anyway, it wasn't him who cried in the end.
In addition to twice as fresh and rich dishes, half the price, and a more reasonable combination of meat and vegetables, the new cafeteria also has many new windows for fresh dishes from all over the world, so that students can try new ones to the greatest extent.
In addition, notices are posted in the cafeteria.
Each student can receive a small glass of milk for free for breakfast every day.
In order to save money, the cattle are raised by Shang Houde's faculty and staff...
"There are too many people in the logistics department. Our school is not big, so we don't need so many people. But they are all old people in the school, so we can't rush them all. It happens that there is a large piece of wasteland connected to other people's farmland behind our school. I let people plant pastures to graze cattle, just to find something for them to do, to contribute to the students..."
Touching Cheng Chengcheng's head, he smiled 'sincerely', "Everyone is growing up, drink more milk to grow taller..."
The corners of the students' mouths twitched.
The logistics department, they are all relatives of the old vulture's seven aunts, eight uncles and third uncles, stuffed into it for white-collar wages... Now let them raise cattle...
Ha ha ha ha...
Anyway, that's the way it is.
So, because his brother-in-law was replaced, Zhang Hongtu, who was nicknamed "Pao Zui Zhang" because of his anxiety, dropped his glass again in the office.
"Old man surnamed Shang, I can't stop talking to you!!!"
"Besides the cafeteria, I've been in touch with some things recently, and I'm not afraid to tell you in advance." In class, Shang Houde gently gazed at the group of young boys and girls who looked up at him under the podium.
They are at the beginning stage of life, and despite being in Shangxi, they still have countless possibilities.
And he was willing to give them that possibility.
"I recently contacted several alumni and asked them to come back and have a look. They are willing to donate a batch of books to us, and our library will open soon."
"This year, it depends on whether it's summer vacation or winter vacation. Our school organizes a one or two weeks of high school exchange in the province. Everyone can feel it."
"Also, I recently contacted a few old teachers..."
……
In the eyes of the students flickering in surprise, Shang Houde smiled kindly: "So, this monthly exam, let's do better in the exam, okay?"
good or not?
A class of students gave the most perfect answer with practical actions.
In the second year of high school, there is no practice of provincial and municipal unified examinations.Shang Houde used his personal relationship to persuade several middle schools of the same level in the city to start marking the papers and ranking together from the monthly exam in September.
Compared with the monthly exam in September, the ranking of the key classes of Shangxi High School has generally increased by about ten places this time.
The third year of high school improves faster.
Those old teachers had a lot of skills, and the average score of the key class improved by a full [-] places.
It can't even catch up with the heels of Provincial No. [-] High School, and it still can't compare with the good results of Division No. [-] High School. However, for the teachers and students of Shangxi, it is still an exciting victory.
That night, the students in the class shouted and the sound of the tsunami threatened to overturn the roof.
Also happy are the teachers and students who received a thick stack of bonuses.
Looking at the bonus that is more than a month's salary, the teachers who have been poor all their lives took off their glasses and wiped their eyes with the hem of their shirts.
Halfway through his career as a teacher, he can encounter such an opportunity to take off.
They fought.
Li Qing is still No.1 with 635 points.
Shang Yang is No.2, probably due to the impromptu recitation of ancient poems and essays, the total score has increased by seven or eight points.
No.3 changed from Xu Chengcai to Lei Tiantian.
After receiving the ranking list, Lei Tiantian was stunned: "I actually did so well in the exam? Where is the second child Xu?"
Xu Chengcai failed the exam this time.The test was particularly bad, No. 13.
Zhang Yufei, who also failed in the exam, ranked 33rd.
Ever since returning home on National Day, Zhang Yufei has been out of her mind.In Chinese class, Lao Zhangtou couldn't help nodding her several times.
In this state, it is expected that the exam will fail.
That night, before going to look for Li Qing on the rooftop, Shang Yang went to the stands of the stadium in a strange way.
In the deep night, the sky was full of stars like splashing gold, shining brilliantly. Standing at the gate of the stadium, Shang Yang could see a silent figure hugging his knees and curling up on the phone from afar.
——Xu Chengcai.
"Do you want to show some face? Our whole family tightens their belts for you to study, and you give me this score? No. 13? Do you still have face?"
……
"Do you know how much your mother and I have paid for you? Are you worthy of our sacrifices?"
……
"Are you trying to make us lose our heads in front of our neighbors and relatives for the rest of our lives?"
……
"Hey, Chengcai, I'm mom, and your dad was too anxious just now. Don't look at dad being so fierce. In fact, he was only doing it for your own good. You are our family's hope. I don't blame your dad for being so anxious..."
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"From your birth to the present, is there anything your parents didn't do for your own good, don't you think? You can repay your parents' grades, how can you not even do such a small thing well?"
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"Chengcai, do you think you are worthy of your parents like this?"
……
Just like last time, Xu Chengcai didn't get a chance to explain until he hung up the phone.
Perhaps in this case, any of his explanations is tinged with original sin.
Compared with the depression and collapse last time, this time Xu Chengcai's expression was empty, his shoulders trembled slightly, it seemed that he didn't even have the strength to fight.
The only thing that remains the same is that he always looks up at the starry sky above his head.
The vast sky is as black as ink, and the sky is full of stars like waterfalls. The neck of the suppressed young man is slightly raised, like a swan whose hands and feet are bound and hissing.
Freedom is something you can't ask for.
"..." Shang Yang sighed silently, and quietly exited the stands.
Sure enough, Li Qing was still on the fifth floor rooftop.
Same as last time, against the backdrop of the distant sky, he was sitting on a stone platform half a person's height, with his long legs stretched freely.He was playing with a cigarette in his hand, but he didn't smoke it.The night wind blew the corner of his white shirt, as if he was about to ride the wind.
The difference is that there is an extra jug of wine beside him.
Shang Yang watched quietly for a few seconds, then raised his feet and sat beside him, stretching his long legs like him, with a relaxed tone: "What are you looking at?"
Li Qing didn't seem to be surprised by his arrival, he rubbed the cigarette and threw it away: "I'm looking at the sky."
Shang Yang looked up at the sky.
Recently, Shangxi has been clear for a long time. The sky is high and far away. From time to time, nocturnal migratory birds fly by, as if to divide the full moon into two halves.Shangxi is cheap and cheap, and there are many small factories that are not popular. The industrial waste gas is discharged randomly, and the night sky presents a strange brick red color.
The sky is not pretty.
"During the time when my father left..." Li Qing smiled self-deprecatingly, "My mother also tricked my father into becoming a star in the sky. She made me look up at the sky when I miss my father, and my father will be in the sky Watch me, watch me get admitted to Tsinghua University."
Shang Yang turned to look at him.
"I was in my teens at the time, and my mother was really anxious, thinking that I would believe these things to coax children."
There is the sound of sirens on the river, the sound of frogs in the farmland, the sound of beer bottles colliding at the barbecue stall downstairs, and the sound of men's loud rough minecraft guessing, and the sound of the sales promotion that the proprietress boasted, "One dollar a bunch, it's not good." Money back', the salty smell of kebabs in the air.
Just like silently accompanying him that day, Shang Yang silently listened to Li Qing's confession.
Li Qing said: "However, later on I really fell in love with watching the sky alone. After passing the No.1 exam every time, tell Dad that I passed the No.1 exam again. I am getting closer and closer to your dream. You will definitely be admitted to Tsinghua University, have you seen it?"
Shang Yang said seriously: "He will definitely see it."
"Probably." Li Qing smiled: "He has always been a very free and easy person, maybe he is laughing at me in the sky right now for being too utilitarian in studying like this."
Shang Yang twitched the corner of his mouth.
Can't laugh.
Li Qing poured the wine on the ground, but he didn't drink it himself, and sang softly: "The jade bones have been formed for a long time, and the springs will fall to the soil, and the ink marks are still locked in the dust between the jade."
"Dad, you taught me this poem when I was ten years old. I give it to you today."
Shang Yang's nose felt sore as if someone had punched him in the face.
Li Qing poured another glass of wine on the ground: "Today is the anniversary of your death. It's been six years. Don't blame me for not seeing you. My mother's condition is not good recently. The doctor said that we can only seek conservative treatment and let us find a Chinese medicine doctor. You I also understand what these mean..."
The wine fell into clear waterlines in the cool wind, pattering.
He poured a third glass of wine: "Dad, you must understand."
After a long time, Shang Yang heard his own sobs in the greetings of the proprietress, "Come again if it's delicious" and "Would you like to have a bunch of youngsters?"
Li Qing rubbed his head.
Shang Yang did not refuse.
"Although my father was not admitted to Tsinghua University due to an accidental fire. But he is very smart." Li Qing sat cross-legged on the stone platform: "Only with a high school diploma, he is in my tenth place. When I was [-] years old, I paid off the money I borrowed from relatives and friends when I was studying, and bought a small house, which is where my mother and I live now."
"Finally paid off the debt, my father wanted to work hard again. He studied architecture by himself for many years, and finally got the opportunity to start as an assistant architect and work in a real estate company..."
"Maybe it was fate. That day, when he followed his teacher to inspect the construction site, a piece of the wall above his head fell off. He was hit and died in the intensive care unit for a week."
"Later, my mother and I found out that the owner of the construction site in order to deduct the project funds caused problems with the quality of the construction materials...The project of 'Jia Hui Yuan' also became unfinished later."
After a long time, Shang Yang couldn't remember what he comforted Li Qing that day, or if he comforted him.
As Li Qing said, parting is something you can't get used to.
Some wounds are destined to be licked only by oneself.
When he came down from the roof that day, Li Qing was very quiet until he got to the classroom.Li Qing turned to face Shang Yang.
"By the way, Yufei asked me to tell you that he wants to treat you to a meal."