Zhang Xuenian found a clean restaurant nearby, and took Jiang Zhao into it.

She doesn't come here often, and her home is a little far away, so it's convenient to drive here, but it takes a detour to take the bus, which takes twice as long.

This is also one of the reasons why she compromised with Jiang Zhao.

When she was a freshman in high school, Zhang Xuenian would drive Jiang Zhao to and from school when she had time, but when she got busy with work, she was out of control, running around, sometimes not at home for half a month.At first she had the idea of ​​letting Jiang Zhao live in the school, but after learning about the dormitory situation in No. [-] Middle School, she felt that the environment at home was better, so she gave up.

Although she was very busy during that time, she would never forget to ask Jiang Zhao about his day's situation every day, what was he talking about in class?How do you get along with your classmates?Have you completed the task on time and according to the quantity?

Jiang Zhao answered honestly every time, never against her wishes, so that she didn't notice Jiang Zhao's gradually rebellious heart.

Zhang Xuenian has been suffering since she was a child, and knows how difficult it is to gain a foothold in a good place. She sincerely hopes to train Jiang Zhao to become an excellent person, so that life will be easier in the future, but as Jiang Zhao grows older, She began to realize that her sincerity had been mixed with other things.

The first time I felt panic was during a certain activity in Jiang Zhao Junior High School. Zhang Xuenian was not busy with work and asked for leave to accompany him at school. When the atmosphere was good, he took out his mobile phone and took a few photos of Jiang Zhao.

The boy in the photo is wearing a white school uniform. His facial features have not yet fully developed, and he is a little green. He is not used to taking pictures. He looks at the camera reluctantly, and he doesn’t know what expression to make, so he poses a poker face.

However, Zhang Xuenian felt an almost repulsive sense of familiarity with this face.

She found that Jiang Zhao and Jiang Yuning were more and more alike.

Although the two have completely different personalities, the gradual facial features are enough to remind Zhang Xuenian of that person just by looking at them.

This kind of familiarity made her feel scared. She once coerced Jiang Yuning not to tell Jiang Zhao these things, so that Jiang Zhao could not suffer from the same disease as Jiang Yuning. Jiang Yuning's going abroad made her feel relieved, but now she began to worry again.

She was afraid that the disease would be inherited, and that Jiang Zhao would become more and more like Jiang Yuning.

This state of panic lasted for a whole year, torturing her to the point of becoming obsessed. Her desire to control Jiang Zhao became stronger, and she began to invade everything around him. She dared not let go of everyone who had contact with him. .

No one understands her suffering, even her own brother Zhang Wenbin will only persuade her blindly, but he doesn't know the truth, no matter how much he persuades, he can't persuade her.

It wasn't until Jiang Zhao deliberately failed the exam, exiled himself to a parallel class, and rented a house next to the school with Zhang Wenbin's help, that Zhang Xuenian finally regained consciousness.

She realized that something was wrong with her, but she didn't think it was her fault, and Jiang Yuning was to blame.

Even so, she still agreed to let Jiang Zhao live alone. Apart from assigning tasks, she seldom watches Jiang Zhao study. Most of the time, Jiang Zhao stays at home alone. It is much more convenient to live next to the school now. .

She also intends to reduce the control over Jiang Zhao, forcing herself not to pay too much attention to Jiang Zhao's campus life, and not to care too much about Jiang Zhao's classmates other than grades.

But the idea itself is illusory, without substance, and cannot be grasped. Once you have an idea, you can't throw it away at will.

She knows that boys are better friends than girls, especially at the same table, and she also knows that children of this age don't care about physical contact and just like to walk close together, but when she saw Jiang Zhao and that child approaching together, She still couldn't help being suspicious.

It was also this kid last time. When Jiang Zhao was with him, there would be a little smile on his face unconsciously. Others couldn't see it, but Zhang Xuenian could see it through at a glance.

She could only comfort herself constantly, it was interference caused by subjective consciousness, Jiang Zhao was a normal person, and he and that child were just good friends.

Zhang Xuenian brought the menu, ordered a few home-cooked dishes, and the boss brought them out after a while.

There are few people here when there is no school, and there are not many people in the restaurant even for meals.Zhang Xuenian and Jiang Zhao were sitting by the window, the sun was shining in and warm, and there was a rare warm atmosphere between the two of them.

"How does it taste?" Zhang Xuenian watched Jiang Zhao bury his head in eating. It took him a long time to pick up the chopsticks, pick up the vegetables and send them to Jiang Zhao's bowl. "This meat should be pretty good. Try it. Is it delicious?"

"Hmm." Jiang Zhao stuffed the meat into his mouth, then raised his head and asked, "What do you want to tell me?"

"What's the hurry, let's eat first." Zhang Xuenian said, "It's nothing important, I'm rarely free today, so I'll come and see you, and let's talk about the monthly exam by the way."

Jiang Zhao paused and said, "I have no problem with the monthly exam."

"I know, it's still number one." Zhang Xuenian said with a smile, "It means that your hard work was not in vain, but this time is quite dangerous, right? There is someone with the same score as you."

Jiang Zhao seemed to be silent for a while, and then let out a flat "hmm".

"The one with you just now, called Jian Yao?" Zhang Xuenian said, "I remember that his grades were not very good before, why did he suddenly improve so much? Did you teach him to study?"

"...No." Jiang Zhao put vegetables in the bowl and said indifferently, "It has nothing to do with me."

"It doesn't matter why, I think you two have a good relationship." Zhang Xuenian was always smiling, looking in a good mood, and rarely spoke so seriously, "Mom said that I don't object to you making friends, but I just hope you make friends with yourself A good friend, Jian Yao is very good, and he is more motivated to study with a friend of comparable ability, if you have the opportunity to bring him to play at home, I will cook for you."

Jiang Zhao listened obediently while eating, and only responded perfunctorily when she finished speaking.

Zhang Xuenian's words were too confusing. For a moment, he even thought that even if he told Zhang Xuenian the truth, he would be understood.

But he quickly forced himself to wake up, telling himself that this was probably Zhang Xuenian's temptation to him.

Not long after, he heard Zhang Xuenian say again: "Jian Yao wants to go to the experimental class, right? His grades in the placement test must be stable."

Jiang Zhao: "Yes."

"What about you?" Zhang Xuenian asked, "Or do you decide to stay in the parallel class?"

Jiang Zhao stopped talking again.

After a long time, he finally said, "I'll go back for the exam."

Jiang Zhao withdrew some defensive spikes, and no longer rejected Zhang Xuenian as before, but the reason should not be what Zhang Xuenian thought.

Fortunately, Zhang Xuenian didn't ask any more questions. It was rare to have a peaceful meal. Zhang Xuenian kept serving Jiang Zhao food, but she didn't eat much. After eating, she wanted to take Jiang Zhao to sit with Zhang Wenbin for a while, but Jiang Zhao said nothing. He refused because the homework was not finished, so Zhang Xuenian said goodbye to Jiang Zhao and went to Zhang Wenbin's place by himself.

Jiang Zhao hurried back to the shabby house, but couldn't find Jian Yao's figure, which he expected, he took out his mobile phone and dialed a voice call to Jian Yao.

The other end quickly answered the phone: "Hello? Are you finished?"

"Hmm." Jiang Zhao listened to the noisy voice, "Where are you?"

"Internet cafe." Jian Yao lowered his voice after speaking, "I'll come back after playing."

Jian Yao didn't return home until the sun went down.

He had two portions of rice in his hand, and when he came back, he called Jiang Zhao over to eat together.

"Zhou Xuanyi said that we had dinner outside together, but I didn't go. I have been tossing around all day today, and I haven't finished my homework." Jian Yao asked again, "Have you finished?"

"I wrote something else first," Jiang Zhao said.

Jian Yao said "Oh", and then smiled: "Then write together after eating."

The two were eating with their heads down, Jiang Zhao didn't say anything about Zhang Xuenian, but Jian Yao took the initiative to ask, "What did your mother tell you?"

"It's nothing." Jiang Zhao said, "It's just about the exam."

"Oh." Jian Yao said, "Then she should know that I am tied for first place with you in the monthly exam, right? Did she mention me?"

"I said it." Jiang Zhao paused, "I said you are doing well, and you have a chance to come to my house for dinner."

Jian Yao was startled, then laughed: "Then I will think about it."

After Jian Yao finished speaking, he continued to bury his head in his meal. Jiang Zhao stared at him for a while, then lowered his head.

Jiang Zhao knew in his heart that friends and lovers were completely different, Zhang Xuenian was already sensitive and suspicious, if he really took Jian Yao to see her, he would have to reveal his secret within a few times.

The joke ended here, and the two fell into silence again. Jiang Zhao felt a little stuck in his heart. I don't know when it started. .

It's like having a knife hanging above your neck. You don't know when the rope hanging on it will break, but you know it will, and now there is nothing to protect your neck, so you have to do it every moment. worry.

Just when Jiang Zhao thought that this topic would end in silence again, Jian Yao suddenly spoke.

"Have you thought about going to any university?"

Jiang Zhao didn't expect Jian Yao to ask this question, so he didn't react for a while.

Jian Yao poked his meal twice, and continued: "I checked the schools in the Internet cafe today, and found that there are quite a lot of good schools, and the top ranked universities are quite far away from us..."

"A University." Jiang Zhao lowered his eyes, "My mother wants me to take the A University exam."

Jian Yao asked, "What about yourself?"

"I think so too." Jiang Zhao answered truthfully.

University A is the best university in China, Zhang Xuenian has always hoped that Jiang Zhao can go, and city A is far enough from city C, so Jiang Zhao has always aimed at University A.

He didn't have anything special to commemorate in City C, he didn't care if it was far or not, and he even hoped to go farther, but Jian Yao was different from him.

Jian Yao's grandma couldn't stand the trouble, he used to think of going away because of Li Jiao, but now that Li Jiao is gone, he can't just leave grandma alone.

"Then go to University A." Jian Yao said, "I checked University A too, it's pretty awesome, but we'll definitely pass the exam, then I'll apply to their mathematics department, and do scientific research after I finish my studies. Be a teacher too."

It took Jiang Zhao a long time to come to his senses, and he asked uncertainly, "Are you also taking the A major?"

"Take the exam, I don't care, I'll go wherever you go." Jian Yao still poked his head down, and slowly said the plan, "After the final exam is over, we can go to the first class together, and the next class The year and a half flies by quickly, and the college entrance examination is only a blink of an eye. When the college entrance examination is over, we can go to city A to stay early. I don’t know if we can choose a roommate in the dormitory of University A. If not, we can still rent a room. Anyway, I have money."

"Your mother is not in a hurry for a while. Doesn't she have a good impression of me now? When I get better in the future, she must have a better impression of me. Maybe she will accept it?" Jane Yao said, "Anyway, avoid her first. There are four years in college, and you have to study for a Ph. D. She can't force you to get married. When you are 34 or [-], can she still control you? If you don't accept it, you can't do it." Gotta accept it."

Jian Yao finished speaking in one breath, but without getting a response for a long time, he looked up at Jiang Zhao again.

Jiang Zhao also looked at him, not knowing what he was thinking. Jian Yao looked at him for a while, then felt a little embarrassed, and asked awkwardly: "What kind of eyes are you looking at? I'm serious now, you'd better Think it through before you speak."

Jiang Zhao didn't care about this man's awkwardness, staring at him until he was about to say something to ease the embarrassment, then smiled lightly and reached out to him.

Jiang Zhao lightly gathered his hand into a fist, showing his little finger, and casually bent and pointed at Jian Yao.

Jian Yao didn't understand, and asked him, "Why?"

"Pull the hook." Jiang Zhao said.

"..." It took Jian Yao a long time to understand, and he laughed, "Are you naive?"

Jiang Zhao didn't speak, but slowly withdrew his hand, and Jian Yao quickly grabbed his wrist again.

Jian Yao also sent his right hand up, and hooked Jiang Zhao's with his little finger.

"The hanging hook must not change for 100 years." Jian Yao thought for a while before continuing, "We will always be together in the future."

After speaking, he pulled out Jiang Zhao's thumb, and at the same time raised his own, and pressed a stamp on it.

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