In the early morning, a ray of light appeared on the eastern horizon, carefully soaking the light blue sky, and a new day moved up from afar.

Cheng Si was awakened by the noise downstairs. In his previous life, Cheng Si would have thought it was a bit noisy, but this made him feel quite familiar.

The old street when I was a child was very wide and it was the most prosperous place in my memory. The residential area where Cheng Si lived later became part of the old city area. Most people moved elsewhere, leaving only a few lonely elderly people. It was very lonely.

But this was still ten years ago, the morning market was steaming hot, there was a street not too close to the building downstairs, the street was full of people coming and going, full of the atmosphere of fireworks.

It was still quite early when Cheng Si went downstairs. There were a few old men playing chess downstairs. One of them smiled when he saw Cheng Si and said, "Cheng Si, you are going to school so early."

"Yes, if we don't get up early we'll be late," Cheng Si was quite familiar with the old man downstairs and said something in his hometown dialect in a playful way. This old man looked a bit like his grandfather, especially when he smiled. Cheng Si felt very close to him.

When Cheng Si was in elementary school, he lived with his grandparents. In the fifth grade, his grandfather passed away. His parents felt that it was too much trouble for his grandmother, so they took him to where they worked and kept him with them.

In the first year when he lived with his parents, they often worked overtime and came home very late most of the time. He was young and didn't know how to cook. There would be an auntie to cook for him at noon, but no one would cook for him at night. His parents would leave some money at home and let him eat out by himself.

Cheng Si basically ate out or cooked some noodles at home. He didn't have the habit of carrying money with him. Once he forgot to bring his keys and was locked outside the door. He waited for a long time but his parents didn't come back. He sat at the door, starving.

An elderly man who was taking a walk saw him and took him back home. The old man complained about how his parents raised their child, and later called him over for dinner whenever he had time.

Cheng Si went to his house for dinner several times and became familiar with the old man. The old man was very kind and had a lovely personality. Even after he learned how to cook, he would still visit him often.

Cheng Si would occasionally come to see him after work. Later, he heard what Cheng Si said when he had a falling out with his family because of coming out, which made Cheng Si feel warm and sad.

I had a falling out with my family that year and didn’t go home for the New Year. On New Year’s Eve, the old man called me and said, “Cheng Si, why didn’t I see you today? I couldn’t find anyone to play chess with.”

"Grandpa, I didn't go back this year because I was busy with work," Cheng Si lied, feeling a little disappointed.

"Why are you so busy at work that you don't even have time to have a New Year's Eve dinner?"

"I...had some conflicts with my parents, so I won't go back this year," Cheng Si told the truth.

"Who told you to eat at their house? Come to my house!" the old man snorted.

It’s hard to feel comfortable going to someone else’s house for the New Year’s Eve dinner, but I couldn’t resist the old man, so I went over to eat anyway.

Cheng Si stood at the door, listening anxiously to the noise inside.

I didn't know what to do, and then I heard the old man say in a loud voice, "Yin, why hasn't the Cheng family kid come yet? Should I call and ask again?"

"It should be almost time now. I'll go out and take a look," the woman said as she walked towards the door. She opened it and was stunned for a moment when she saw Cheng Si. "Oh, Cheng Si, come in quickly!"

"Happy New Year, Aunt Zhou!" Cheng Si greeted the visitor, and the person who opened the door was the old man's daughter-in-law Zhou Yin.

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year. Is it cold outside?" Zhou Yin was very happy to see people, with a smile on his face, and led the people inside.

"Happy New Year, Brother Cheng Si!" Zhou Yin's daughter Zhang Xiaoxiao smiled at him, "Come and have dinner. If you don't come, grandpa will keep nagging you."

Cheng Si replied with a Happy New Year, then walked over to sit next to the old man, "Grandpa, Happy New Year!"

"It's good that you're here. Let's have dinner together," the old man smiled and spoke with a hint of dialect. There were only three people at home today. The old man's wife passed away a long time ago, and he only had one son, who had not been seen yet.

"Where is Uncle Zhang?" Cheng Si asked.

"He won't be back until tomorrow. It's good that you're here. Our house will be more lively now," Zhou Yin said as she brought the last dish of soup and sat down.

Cheng Si was very grateful for the family's kindness. At the dinner table, they did not ask him why he had a quarrel with his family. Instead, they treated him as a member of the family, had a New Year's Eve dinner with him, and chatted about family matters.

After the meal, Zhou Yin gave Cheng Si a red envelope. Cheng Si repeatedly refused, saying how old she was. She said directly, "If you're not married, you're still a child." She seemed to have thought of something and added haltingly, "It's possible abroad..."

Zhang Xiaoxiao called her mother helplessly, then smiled and said to Cheng Si, "Brother Cheng Si, my mother means that she hopes you will be happy," her words sounded sincere.

"Cheng Si, if you find a suitable person, bring him here and have dinner at my house. I will screen him for you. I have a good eye for people and can tell at a glance whether he is a good guy or not, okay?" The old man looked lovingly at the young man who had grown up in his care.

Zhang Xiaoxiao laughed at Cheng Si awkwardly, stammering, "Brother Cheng Si, my grandfather has more advanced ideas. I hope you don't mind."

Cheng Si was stunned for a moment, then he realized that they knew everything. Instead of looking at him strangely, they didn't blame him for being stubborn. Instead, they just gave him a simple blessing and tolerance. His eyes felt a little sore.

When he thought about his parents' attitude, he felt even sadder, but he also knew that he could not blame his parents. However, he could not do what was arranged for him. When a good child obeyed for too long, he would feel tired.

Let him be selfish for once, let this bad kid go all the way to the end.

……

When Cheng Si arrived at school, it was still quite early, but many classmates had already arrived and were all concentrating on doing their homework. Cheng Si felt quite emotional looking at this scene.

I used to come to school late, and I didn’t know that his classmates were quite studious. Later, I thought that the high school entrance exam was coming up soon, so they probably started to study seriously.

This kind of atmosphere is quite good. From an adult's perspective, Cheng Si thinks it is worthy of praise.

Even Lin Zhi, who was always late, was sitting at his seat writing something.

Cheng Si walked over and before he sat down, several pairs of eyes in the class looked at him meaningfully. Cheng Si was puzzled, thinking that something was on his face.

Lin Zhi, who was sitting next to him, also noticed Cheng Si coming. His eyes were shining and he said in a very different tone, "My deskmate~"

"Tell me about the matter!" Cheng Si got goosebumps all over his body.

"Hey, can you lend me your homework?" Lin Zhi flattered.

Cheng Si looked at his blinking almond-shaped eyes and finally understood why he asked him to come to school early yesterday. It turned out that he was waiting here.

Cheng Si had no choice but to take out the homework, asked him which subject he was in, and handed it over, "Sort out your thoughts, don't just copy blindly."

Lin Zhi happily took the homework, said "OK" but started copying it quickly. He didn't have time to organize his thoughts this time, so he might do it next time.

Cheng Si was helpless and said nothing. He found that some people in the class were still looking at him, so he finally asked in confusion, "Is there something on my face?"

Several people in the class laughed strangely. Lin Zhi had started a good example. They all followed suit and said, "Student Councillor, have you finished your physics homework? Give me some advice!"

"Student Cheng Si, have you written your English? I really want to see your handwriting~"

"Brother Si, help me, Mathematics World!!!"

"Brother, you are my God. The child needs chemistry homework to survive~"

The sounds around were almost graceful, and Cheng Si felt that he was not in the classroom, but as if he had entered the Pansi Cave.

Various demons and monsters were shouting in my ears. I trembled and my face turned green for the first time. "Stop, I surrender to you. Take what you want."

Several people rushed over and all the homework was snatched up.

Cheng Si got goosebumps all over his hands in the middle of summer because of their behavior. He rubbed his arms and took back what he had said before coming to the classroom. "Love studying? I really believed it."

In the morning classes, teachers of various subjects used previous years’ high school entrance examination papers to specifically explain some question types and some problems they encountered when answering the questions.

As a person who has lived two lives, Cheng Si was simply child's play in all subjects except Chinese, which he was really bad at. Therefore, he did not listen to the teacher as attentively as other students.

Learn at your own pace, and the following situation occurs in class. For example, in the first math class, Cheng Si reviewed the basic formulas yesterday and has almost learned them all.

So at this moment, the teacher was lecturing nonstop while Cheng Si was reading the history book meticulously.

Then, despite the reminder from his desk mate, he was caught red-handed by Ding Ke and was punished to go up and write the questions. He finished them quickly, and at Ding Ke's request, he told the whole class about his solution. Then, Ding Ke, whose expression had softened, asked him to leave.

Or in the next English class, he finally realized that he had to cover up and recited Chinese poetry silently, but he was too focused and was caught by the English teacher again.

Then he was called up by the English teacher, holding his Chinese textbook, and the teacher sneered, "It seems that Cheng Si has a lot of complaints about my class?"

Hearing this, Cheng Si felt a little embarrassed. Before he could sort out his words, Lin Zhi beside him spoke for him.

"Teacher, Cheng Sike has no opinion on your class. He is just a student with a strong sense of patriotism. He thinks that as a Chinese, he should focus more on learning Chinese!"

The English teacher was amused by his nonsense and sneered, "Oh, really? In that case, Cheng Si, just follow your deskmate's suggestion and read this short paragraph in English. After all, you can't just focus on your own studies.

If you meet foreign friends someday, you can promote our culture and let them appreciate the poetic beauty of our country, right?"

While his classmates were watching the performance, Cheng Si read the poem, organized his words, and spoke a passage in English fluently.

Then, facing the burning gaze of the English teacher, I asked awkwardly, "Teacher, do you have any questions?"

The English teacher seemed to be hesitant to speak, and finally waved his hand and asked Cheng Si to sit down.

The whole morning was spent in Cheng Si's class, where he performed amazing tricks. The classmates were numbed by the performance of this student council member who usually kept a low profile. It turned out that this guy had been hiding his strength in the past.

But it wasn't a big blow to them. Cheng Si's grades were very good before, it just seems to be a little better now. At this moment, I can only think of one sentence - my daily class routine with my genius classmate.

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