I still don't want to go to school today

Xu Zhijian was late again.

The three floors outside the entrance of the dance studio were crowded with people, making a lot of noise.The people in the back row want the people in the front row to squat down so that they don't block their eyes, but the people in the front row only hate that they are not tall enough and their necks are not long enough.It didn't take long for conflicts to erupt, and the pushing and pulling involved Xu Zhijian who hadn't squeezed into the crowd.

A teacher closed the door.There were complaints all around-even the music could hardly be heard now.

"Did you see that? Did you see that? He was wearing something like that on TV—"

"Then what is Cui Lili wearing?"

"The ones on TV too—they're like, like princes and princesses—"

"You nonsense! Cui Lili is not as good-looking as the princess!" The squad leader stomped angrily, "She is not worthy at all!"

Xu Zhibian was very anxious when he heard it: he didn't know what "the clothes on TV" were, and he couldn't get his mouth in there.But he really wanted to see Phroka.

Because of this Children's Day performance, Fu Luojia didn't go with him after school for many days.He could only follow the girls to watch him rehearse every day.Today's rehearsal scene is especially hot-because it is a rehearsal, the performers will wear formal costumes.

Fu Luojia will sing "Our Sunshine June [-]st" together with Cui Lili, a girl in the class who has a voice that "sings like a lark".

Xu Zhibian had already secretly learned this song.Every time Liu Shantong sang the high notes, he would rush out of the room and press him face down in the sofa pillow.

"Hurry up and go home, what are you looking for? There will be a performance tomorrow, and it's not like I can't see it—" The teacher began to chase people away.

The class monitor listened to the teacher very much, and as soon as she left, the other girls followed.

"Xu Zhijian, why don't you leave?"

He lied and said, "Fu Luojia asked me to wait for him." Sure enough, everyone cast envious eyes.

He went around to the other side of the dance studio—the windows were even lower.The window happened to be open and the curtains were drawn.So he held his breath and crept up to the window sill.

Fortunately, the sound of music can cover the sound he made.

The window frame is a bit of a butt.He lowered his calf and sat down firmly, carefully drew a gap between the two curtains, and put one eye close to it.

It's so bright inside.

What Cui Lili was wearing was just a very ordinary white gauze dress.This is called clothes on TV?He pouted.

Where is Phoraka—I found it.

Fu Luojia looked a little more mature, the clothes on his body were quite similar to the miniature version of the clothes that Xu Zhijian found in his father's closet that he hadn't worn for many years, except that there was an extra black bow at the neckline.

He didn't seem to be in good spirits, with his hands behind his back and his head down listening to the teacher's speech.

Xu Zhibian stretched the seam a little wider.

"Be sure to pay attention to the eyes - the corners of the mouth should be raised, the dimples should be highlighted -"

The teacher is teaching Fu Luojia to laugh.

Xu Zhibian became even more curious.He has seen Fu Luojia's smile many times, and he is also very impressed: the big and round eyes are slightly elongated, and then hooked at the corners——

Anyone who sees it will feel super happy.

Why do you have to teach him to laugh?

"Jiajia, you haven't been doing very well recently." The teacher seemed dissatisfied with the teaching results. "I have emphasized many times. The official performance will be held tomorrow. At that time, your father and mother will come to see you and accompany you to celebrate June [-]. As a result, your face is so stiff that you can't even smile well—"

"Teacher, I'm sorry." Fu Luojia said. "I'll fix it."

Xu Zhibian saw him pinching the back of his right hand with his left hand.

"Then do it one last time today. Start from the beginning. Lili, don't make a mistake this time."

In Xu Zhibian's opinion, their show was perfect from beginning to end - except for Cui Lili; Fu Luojia gave the song a very unique taste with a small sad smile.

But the teacher is still not satisfied.

"Jia Jia, go and practice smiling in front of the mirror."

Everyone else in the dance room left, but no one called Pharoja who was still standing stupidly in front of the mirror.I don't know what he was thinking when he looked at his own face - when Fu Luojia turned around, even Cui Lili, who was always deliberately dawdling, was gone.

Xu Zhibian originally wanted to open the curtain and jump down immediately, but suddenly wanted to see what Fu Luojia would do when he was alone.

"Raise the corners of your mouth—" Fu Luojia turned around and continued to look at the mirror, muttering, "Be happy——"

Xu Zhibian couldn't take it anymore: "Don't laugh like she taught you, it's really ugly."

Then he found to his satisfaction that he had frightened Phoraka.

"It's wrong to open the window—" Fu Luojia blushed. "If you do this again, I won't play with you!"

Xu Zhibian was a little scared, "I just want to come in and see you..." Then he asked, "Why can't you smile today?"

"What's none of your business?" Fu Luojia was still annoyed, and stretched out his hand to pull the little bow tie around his neck. "I'm leaving, you can play by yourself."

"Are you unhappy?" Xu Zhibian pulled him back and reasoned, "You only laugh when you are happy."

Fu Luojia frowned, "I'm not unhappy! Tomorrow is June [-], why am I unhappy?"

"Then you play with me."

"I don't. I'm going home."

"You are lying, you are obviously unhappy. If you are happy, you will play with me."

Fu Luojia stared at him for a few seconds, then reluctantly agreed.

At that time, a card game was popular among boys, and Fu Luojia was very addicted to it.It took Xu Zhijian a half-semester to learn the rules before he fully grasped the rules. With the lucky money, he went to buy a genuine suit that was expensive for a primary school student.

Fu Luojia was less depressed after winning many rounds against him, until his mother came to pick him up from school.

Fu Luojia's mother is very beautiful, and she is also very polite to him, but cold.Fu Luojia was very afraid of her, because she was very strict with him.

He watched Fu Luojia silently put the cards he loved so much back into the box one by one, and trotted over to hold his mother's hand.

His mother said: "I will go home immediately after the rehearsal, do you hear me?"

Xu Zhibian was a little worried about Fu Luojia's performance tomorrow.

On June [-]st, the school gate was covered with small colorful flags, and Xu Zhijian and girls in makeup and costumes lined up to be checked by the students on duty—even if it was June [-]st, they were not allowed to wear long fingernails or not wear red scarves.

The classroom was set up early, and when the school's performance was over, there would be performances by the students in the class.Xu Zhibian looked at the balloon stuck to the window and felt itchy.

"Don't touch it!" the teacher yelled at him. "The other students took great pains to fix it, so they know that it's causing trouble for others—"

Xu Zhiyan withdrew his hand angrily.

He just wanted to touch that protruding ear.

There are also many, many balloons on the background board of the stage set up on the playground, more types than in the classroom, and they can also float in the air.

Xu Zhibian touched it while the teacher was not paying attention.Fu Luojia waited at the bottom with a cold face, while Cui Lili chattered endlessly by herself.

It's still early.Their show was at the end of the whole show, and they didn't have a turn within an hour.It was midday again, hot and boring.

Xu Zhibian went over: "Let's go play."

He's quite confident - Fu Luojia should be happy playing with himself.Fu Luojia hesitated for a while, and glanced at the auditorium.

"Let's go." Finally he made up his mind. "Do you have any cards?"

"No!" Xu Zhibian took his hand and ran to avoid being stopped by the teacher who was guarding nearby. "I want to buy balloons and diapers!"

Fu Luojia showed a disgusted expression.

"You play balloons with me, and I'll give you a set of cards."

"...That's fine. You keep your word."

They ran wildly all the way, got out from under the colorful flags and "Happy Children's Day" banners, and crossed the street in front of the school.Because it is a festival, the car is a little more tolerant to the children running wild, and no longer keeps honking the horn.

In the distance, singing came from the school.

"Today is a very ordinary day," he said, stepping on the air pump and popping a balloon twice to pop it up.Phroka paused to speak, "Why does everyone have to be so happy?"

Xu Zhibian didn't understand, and said, "Yes."

Fu Luojia forgot that the one he was pumping up was already full, so he jumped again.The balloon burst with a bang.

Xu Zhibian laughed out loud, and Fu Luojia picked up a balloon and threw it at his head.

Balloons soon filled half the room.Fu Luojia yawned, "I'm a little sleepy."

Xu Zhibian was a little tired from playing with balloons, and he had already found that balloons were not as fun as Fu Luojia's bow tie. "You can sleep on my lap for a while. I call you."

Fu Luojia let out a "hmm", and lay on his arms crookedly.

A pink balloon floats up slowly.Xu Zhibian stared at it, his eyelids suddenly sank.

The balloon touched Fu Luojia's head lightly, touched his head again, and finally floated away.