No.70 days

At the beginning of July, when it was time to go to school to hand in the volunteer form, at noon that day, Shao Wu went to Yang Shuyi's house for dinner.It was the mother-in-law who called Shao Wu over specifically, saying that she wanted to celebrate Xiao Shao, the top ten in Yongchuan, Xiao Shao is really amazing.The mother-in-law is in good spirits, cooking a table full of dishes, but the father-in-law's hard of hearing is getting worse, and his waist is bent. A little old man is sitting silently in the corner of the sofa.

Shao Wu asked Yang Shuyi, is the school confirmed?

Yang Shuyi nodded and led Shao Wu into the room. There was a transparent file bag lying on his desk, which was his voluntary filling form.Shao Wu had already memorized the codes of those schools by heart. Yang Shuyi's first choice was Southwest University, majoring in Geography.

"You want to study geography?"

"Well," Yang Shuyi smiled, "I can't learn English either."

After the college entrance examination, he started working part-time. He didn't rest all day, his skin was tanned, and the lines of the muscles on his arms became smoother and clearer.

"What about you?" Yang Shuyi asked, "Aside from the National People's Congress, where else can I apply?"

Shao Wu looked up at Yang Shuyi: "How do you know I'm going to report to the National People's Congress?"

"Who doesn't know? The old class brought out students who were admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University last year, and this year brought out students who were admitted to Fudan People's University. Quan Yongchuan knows it."

Shao Wu was silent. After a while, he let out a long breath and said briskly, "Your first choice is Fudan, let's go. Behind us are Renmin University of China, Zhejiang University, and Beijing Foreign Studies University."

"Well," Yang Shuyi said seriously, "it must be fine."

After lunch, Yang Shuyi drove Shao Wu out on an electric car. Actually, it was not time yet, but Longlong wanted to take a nap, so the two of them went out for a walk first.

It was the hottest time of the day in the afternoon, the electric car was driving under the continuous shade of trees, there was no wind, only the faint and intermittent chirping of cicadas.Yang Shuyi was wearing an old T-shirt, originally white, but it had turned yellow after washing, and the round neckline was loose and curled.Shao Wu sat in the back seat and saw the sunlight passing through the gaps in the leaves from time to time and falling on the back of Yang Shuyi's neck, making the fine hair on his firm skin glow golden.

Shao Wu was fascinated by watching, and suddenly heard Yang Shuyi calling him: "Shao Wu, do me a favor."

"what?"

"There's a pack of cigarettes in the right trouser pocket, it's very tight, take it out for me."

"..."

Shao Wu was already sweating, and his shirt was sticking to his back. When Yang Shuyi said this, even his palms began to sweat.

Shao Wu rubbed his palms on his jeans, and stretched forward tremblingly: "Why...why are you still smoking..." Fortunately, Yang Shuyi was wearing a pair of sports pants with loose pockets, Shao Wu stretched out his hand, Just squeezed out the cigarette case.

But for a moment, his thumb still touched Yang Shuyi's leg, and Shao Wu's fingertips trembled through a thin layer of trouser pocket.

Yang Shuyi didn't know what happened: "The cigarette belongs to my father."

"...Oh, he, he didn't finish smoking?"

"Well, let's leave it alone," Yang Shuyi said, "I'll take it and smoke."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the two arrived at the school.

The old class was already waiting in the classroom, and the students entered the class one after another, making a lot of noise, a few gym students got their heads permed, and the old class rolled their eyes one after another: "You little bastards' aesthetics, alas!"

Shao Wu hugged his schoolbag and sat on the seat, looking around the classroom, but did not see Han Huiyuan.

After a while Zhou Lei came, Shao Wu held him back and asked in a low voice, "Han Huiyuan wants to repeat?"

Zhou Lei said "hmm" with a frustrated expression.

Shao Wu didn't ask any more questions.

To everyone's surprise, Han Huiyuan, who has always been ranked first in the class, only scored 599 points in the test. Not to mention that Fudan University dropped [-] points, even if Sichuan University dropped [-] points, her score would not be enough.It seems that there are students like this in every class, who perform supernormally and abnormally. The four exams in just two days are too fast. Before they can realize it, their lives have been pushed in completely different directions.

Zhu Jingjing came over, she was actually wearing a dark green pleated skirt, her long black hair was straightened, hanging on her shoulders like a piece of satin, making her look slim.Shao Wu stared at her for several seconds: "Why are you like this?"

Zhu Jingjing looked fierce: "What? What do you mean?"

Shao Wu breathed a sigh of relief, um, it's still the same Zhu Jingjing from before.

"No, that's right, I'm not used to you being so...so ladylike all of a sudden."

Zhu Jingjing lowered her eyes and snorted, "What are you getting used to? You're going to Beijing to go to school, and you won't be able to see me in the future... Hey, forget it, hurry up and look at me more, so as not to run into me on the street one day. Can't recognize a beautiful woman."

Shao Wu knew that Zhu Jingjing had passed the early enrollment of Southwest University, and her college entrance examination scores were enough, so she was going to study at Southwest University.

"Okay," Shao Wu said with a smile, "I'll take a second look."

Everyone is chatting, anyway, there is no need to worry about doing anything now, this is the longest and most idle summer in their lives.After a while, the old class also came over, pulled a chair and sat down, and asked Shao Wu: "Have you chosen the school?"

"...Well," Shao Wu said again, "Fudan, Renmin University, Zhejiang University, Beijing Foreign Studies University."

Zhu Jingjing let out an exaggerated "wow" beside her.

The old class was very calm, pondered for a moment, and nodded: "Yes, BFSU guarantee is very suitable... I asked my classmates in the admissions office, and they said that with your score, Fudan may have a chance, but it depends on whether you obey the adjustment." .”

Shao Wu said: "The filling is disobedience."

"It's okay, it depends on what you and your parents think, the National People's Congress is also very good..." I don't know what came to mind, the old class sighed softly, "Sometimes the college entrance examination is a matter of not trusting fate."

After speaking, he patted Shao Wu on the shoulder, got up and left.Zhu Jingjing said softly, "Is Lao Ban not very happy?"

Shao Wu shook his head: "I don't know."

"I feel like he's not in a good mood. Alas, why is Han Huiyuan... and the class he took last year seems to have taken one Tsinghua University, one Peking University, and two Fudan University?" Zhu Jingjing turned her head and looked around, and continued, "Wu Meng Her first choice was Fudan University, and she said her score was definitely not good enough for Qingbei, so she didn’t even need to try.”

Wu Meng is No.1 in their class with 642 points.

"Think about it, last year there was Tsinghua University and Peking University, and this year there is only Fudan University. I'm not saying that you didn't do well in the exam, I mean..."

Shao Wu: "I understand what you mean."

"That's to say," Zhu Jingjing looked at the old class and sighed, "He's tired enough. During our third year of high school, he lost weight."

Shao Wu was silent for a few seconds, then said in a low voice, "Everyone has worked hard."

He understands that everyone has worked hard, so he also understands that he will disappoint many, many people-many, many.

At [-]:[-], the old class stood on the podium and clapped his hands: "Okay, don't chat, start handing in the volunteer form - start from the first row, don't make a mess! This can't be messed up!"

"Okay," a gym student said with a smile, "Teacher, don't be nervous!"

The students in the first row got up and handed in the form, and the old class had to count the number of people and record their names.Shao Wu sat in the third row, looked around, and saw that everyone put the completed volunteer forms on the table and waited quietly.

Shao Wu turned around and took out the document bag and carbon pen from his schoolbag.

In the file bag was his volunteer form. The column of "First Batch of Undergraduates" was indeed filled with four lines, which were the school codes and major codes of the four schools of Fudan University, Renmin University of China, Zhejiang University, and Beiwai University.

However, if you look carefully, you will find that Fudan, the leader, is actually in the second choice. In other words, Shaowu’s volunteer form is filled from the second choice, and the first choice is vacant.

Shao Wu looked back—he had repeated this action countless times, pretending to look at his watch, pretending to twist his neck when he was tired from studying, and pretending to talk to the students behind him.He found many reasons, just to look back.

This is probably the last time, Shao Wu thought, the last time to sit in this classroom, sit in this position, and do this action.His gaze passed over Zhu Jingjing, Zheng Xiaoning, Shen Qi with his chin propped up, the sportsman's curly hair, and finally landed on Yang Shuyi as if he had traveled through mountains and rivers.Yang Shuyi was facing out of the window, his usual appearance: wandering in the sky.

During the few minutes when Yang Shuyi was wandering, Shao Wu picked up a pen and wrote down the school code of Chongqing University and the major code of the English Department on the line of his first choice.

After handing in the volunteer form, the students went to the party with the teacher, which was regarded as the break-up meal of the 2009 Wen (1) class.They ate open-air hot pot on a sultry summer night, and the sports students in the class played crazy, driving everyone crazy.At this moment, the old class is also completely let go, drinking beer with the students, one after another.

Shao Wu and Yang Shuyi didn't sit at the same table, so I don't know what's going on with him, but Shao Wu himself was drunk, it seems that everyone has discussed and dealt with him, and Zhu Jingjing said Shao Wu thank you for giving me Talk about math problems, drink one!After a while, Zhou Lei said that Shao Wu and we are buddies, let's have a drink!After a while, the sports students took turns again, saying that Shao Wu, you are too honorable for our class!The test is so good!Here is a toast to you... It was not until later that Shao Wu realized that everyone was too drunk.

After a round of trouble like this, Shao Wu couldn't take it anymore, so he got up and went to the convenience store to buy mineral water.He felt that his head was a little dizzy, but fortunately it was only "a little" - the beer was low in alcohol.Shao Wu walked out of the convenience store slowly, clutching the water bottle, and was about to rest for a while before going back, when he saw a man squatting by the sidewalk, smoking a cigarette.

But it was Yang Shuyi.

Shao Wu walked over and also squatted down: "You are, are you full?"

Yang Shuyi smiled, put his index finger on his lips, and made a gesture of "keep down": "They are too noisy, I will hide for a while."

The two of them squatted together in the shade of a tree, it was already dark, the street was full of beer stalls, all kinds of small lanterns made the night extremely noisy, and there were people shouting for changing glasses Voice.Shao Wu's shirt was still sticking to his body, and even his temples were wet with sweat. He felt hot and dry, and his eyes were fixed on Yang Shuyi's face.Yang Shuyi was smoking his cigarette intently, his eyelashes were half down, and he seemed to have nothing to do with this world.

Shao Wu thought, I'm a little drunk.So he poked Yang Shuyi's arm: "Can you give me one?"

Yang Shuyi finally looked at him: "You haven't smoked, have you?"

"Ah."

"Forget it then," he smiled, "you'll be choking on it, the smoke is very strong."

"It's okay, you give me... give me a try."

Yang Shuyi was also happy: "OK."

Shao Wu took the cigarette, followed Yang Shuyi's example, and held the butt of the cigarette with his index finger and middle finger very strangely.Yang Shuyi tapped the lighter and lit a cigarette for Shao Wu.

"Don't take too much on the first sip."

"Ah."

It is indeed a very strong taste, a little spicy, pouring into the mouth from the tip of the tongue.Shao Wu couldn't help coughing twice, thinking a bit embarrassedly, how did Yang Shuyi endure this smell?

After taking a few puffs and getting used to it, Shao Wu noticed that the smoke from his mouth was gray-blue, and because there was no wind, it permeated the air, and it took a while for it to gradually dissipate.Swallowing clouds and puffing fog, it really means that.Shao Wu stared at Yang Shuyi through the smoke he spit out. On a windless and sultry summer night, the sky seemed to be folded, the light scattered chaotically, and everything was indistinct.Shao Wu thought, through the smoke, Yang Shuyi would not notice his gaze.

In fact, his eyes are clear, even though he has been drinking.Because he was a little aggrieved and a little scared, the choked up tears pooled in his eye sockets, he held back and didn't shed them.He changed his wish—strictly speaking, it wasn't a change, but he just added a few strokes in a certain position.But just a few strokes could turn his life in a completely different direction.

What will happen to the old class when the admission results are announced?What will happen to parents?What will happen to relatives?And what reason should he find to explain it?

He didn't know about these things, and he didn't dare to think about them.

The only thing that can be imagined is to go to Yang Shuyi, meet him, and tell him that I am not going to Beijing anymore, and I will also go to Chongqing to go to school.

I am coming too.

Yang Shuyi, I, too, go.

After Shao Wu smoked the cigarette, his voice was hoarse: "Yang Shuyi, I'm drunk tonight."

Yang Shuyi still seemed to be smiling: "I can see it."

Shao Wu stood up and opened his arms towards him: "Hold me, okay?"

Yang Shuyi: "Huh?"

"Hold me, I'm drunk."

Probably because he was too lazy to reason with the drunk, maybe because they were boys, maybe because they knew each other very well... Yang Shuyi got up, took half a step forward, and hugged Shao Wu.

One of his hands was empty around Shao Wu's waist, and the other hand patted Shao Wu's back, like the silent intimacy between all good brothers.Then he took a step back and said briskly, "Okay, hug."

Shao Wu smiled, followed him and said, "Well, it's done."

Volume [-] End