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When walking from the classroom to the school gate, because the senior year left early, there were a lot fewer people. When passing by the guard room, the guard uncle moved a small stool and sat at the door of the guard room, eating melon seeds.

There are two guards in No. 50 Middle School on duty. One, Three, and Five are an old man. It is said that he is the father of a certain teacher's family.The other doorman is a little younger, in his early [-]s, everyone calls him Uncle Yuan.

Uncle Yuan was a little out of shape, and his uniform was always irregular, but he always smiled when he met everyone, and he turned a blind eye to the students, so he was well evaluated among the students.

"Yo, little classmate, how about going home?" Uncle Yuan greeted Shen Qi with a smile, "Don't go to evening self-study, go home early."

Shen Qi smiled and nodded to him.

Zhou Jingtang pulled Shen Qi away, followed by Ning Zhe and Lin Yuan.

Just when Uncle Yang came to take over, he took a handful of melon seeds from Uncle Yuan's hand and knocked them together, saying, "Both boys and girls are both handsome."

Uncle Yuan smiled, his eyes narrowed into a line, from his angle he could still see the backs of Shen Qi and the others, he said with a smile: "That girl is indeed handsome, she is as white as a porcelain bowl."

Uncle Yang paused for a few seconds, and forgot to knock the melon seeds in his hand. He looked at the wrinkles on Uncle Yuan's face, and then said: "My granddaughter is also this old. Looking at these children, I want to be stricter and stricter." , be nice to them."

Uncle Yuan didn't speak, he kowtowed the melon seeds with his head down, and laughed twice.

On the other side, Zhou Jingtang and his party had already arrived at the billiard hall.In the afternoon, the weather was already extremely cold, but once we entered the billiard hall, it became much warmer.

"Follow me, just take a look," Zhou Jingtang told Shen Qi, "It's chaotic here, don't run around."

Shen Qi nodded.

There is only one billiard hall in total, and more than ten billiard tables are arranged according to the specifications. Teenagers and girls form a table in twos and threes. Some of them are still wearing school uniforms, so you can tell which school they are from at a glance.

"Yo, it's terrible, No. [-] middle school."

Several people from Minyu were still wearing school uniforms. The leader recognized Ning Zhe, and those who didn't know him also saw the school uniform of No. [-] Middle School.

Someone saw Shen Qi and joked with a smile: "Why are you still bringing a girl? Aren't you afraid that if you lose for a while, you will lose your face?"

Ning Zhe smiled: "Come on, Brother Jing will teach you how to be human today."

Zhou Jingtang pulled a chair for Shen Qi and asked him to sit and watch, and went to the counter to buy him a pack of peanuts.

"Brother Jing? Zhou Jingtang? You've heard about that young master from Jincheng."

There is no reason for the fight between teenagers, and there is no right or wrong. It is commonplace to be aggressive and aggressive. Ning Zhe lost a ball last time and today he came back to find a place in a different way.

"Three strokes for one person, win or lose," said Minyu, "One stroke will be added for a tie."

Zhou Jingtang smiled, leaned against the pool table to wipe the poles, smiled as if hearing some joke, and said, "A tie? It doesn't exist."

Shen Qi is still here, okay? A draw, he doesn't want to lose face?

Ning Zhe went up to swing the ball excitedly, he couldn't wait to see Min Yu's grandsons suffer.You know, Zhou Jingtang may be a little bit good at playing basketball, but he is very good at playing billiards.

The billiard room was filled with smoke, and Zhou Jingtang was sitting on the pool table next to him, holding a pole in one hand and a cigarette in the other.

Shen Xi was like a different kind among the crowd, he didn't like it or dislike it, although he couldn't understand it, he still found it quite interesting.

He watched Zhou Jingtang enter the field with a cigarette in his mouth, and when he bent down, he followed the pole with his gaze, and with a sudden blow, he spread out and entered the hole.

Zhou Jingtang got up, took away the cigarette, and said with a smile: "Yeah, I'm back. I'm back. Oh, why are you still winning?"

The tone is so embarrassing.

Shen Qi was amused by him and laughed.

When they came out of the billiards hall, it was already completely dark, and there was still drizzle in the dark, Zhou Jingtang and Shen Qi went home together.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and Shen Xi felt that his heart also began to quiet down.During this period of time, he always wanted to stay at home with Shen Qingzhu all the time, but was afraid to go back.

He walked very slowly, following Zhou Jingtang like a penguin.

"Why are you walking so slowly?" Zhou Jingtang said, "Didn't you always ride Hot Wheels?"

Shen Qi couldn't help laughing, and said: "My mother's health is even worse, and when I go back, I hear her coughing so badly, it's very worrying."

Zhou Jingtang was silent for a while, then took Shen Qi's shoulders and comforted him: "It's okay, Auntie will get better."

Shen Qi knew that she would not get better, but couldn't bear to refute.

No matter how far the road was, Zhou Jingtang sent Shen Qi downstairs and watched Shen Qi go in before leaving.Shen Qi went upstairs in the dark by himself, opened the door and went in, and saw Shen Qingzhu coughing on the bed.

"Qiqi..."

She suddenly accidentally turned over and fell to the ground, so frightened that Shen Qi hurried over to help her.

When she got up, she found that her eyes could no longer focus.

Shen Qi was so frightened that he was at a loss what to do, with tears streaming down his face, he ran out in a panic and shouted: "Jingtang! Jingtang! Are you leaving?"

Zhou Jingtang, who had not gone far, ran back when he heard Shen Qi's voice, and asked him nervously, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Jingtang strode upstairs and found Shen Qingzhu who was unconscious when he entered the room. He bent over and picked up Shen Qingzhu, and said to Shen Qi: "Use my PHS to call my aunt, Let her drive out."

Shen Qi quickly took out the phone from Zhou Jingtang's trouser pocket, his hands were shaking badly, and he called Zhou Lan.

When they ran to the entrance of the alley, Zhou Lan also drove to the gate of the administrative district compound, opened the car window and called them: "Come up quickly."

Shen Qi held Shen Qingzhu's hand all the way, he was very worried and grateful to Zhou Jingtang and Zhou Lan.

After arriving at the hospital, he went directly to the first aid room. Shen Xi squatted in the corridor and cried. He blamed himself very much. If he returned home on time, he might have discovered it earlier.

Zhou Lan is a strong woman, she doesn't panic when things happen, she runs upstairs and downstairs with the payment slip, and gets everything done.Shen Qi offered her money, but she refused to accept it.

Shen Qingzhu was pushed out of the emergency room two hours later, and her life was not in danger for the time being, but the doctor also said that her body had reached its limit, and if she could come back from hell this time, it might not be the next time.

Zhou's aunt and nephew still left in the middle of the night, and Shen Qi stayed in front of Shen Qingzhu's hospital bed.

Shen Qingzhu was very weak, but she burst into tears. She said: "Qiqi, mom has to go see him. Mom is dying. If mom doesn't see him again, she won't be reconciled to dying!"

Shen Qi didn't know what to say, so he could only shake his head desperately.The doctor has already said that Shen Qingzhu's body can no longer bear the toss, even after being discharged from the hospital, let alone running around?

"I know where he is, I've always known where he is all these years," Shen Qingzhu said, "I have to see him, it's something on my mind, I'm dead, you buried me next to my grandparents."

Shen Qingzhu cried miserably, and accompanied by a heart-piercing cough, he cut Shen Qi's heart one by one in the ward.

In the end, Shen Qi still disagreed, she asked the doctors and nurses to look after Shen Qingzhu for him, and she couldn't let her leave while he wasn't paying attention.

Shen Qi asked for leave. During the last period of Shen Qingzhu's life, he hoped that he would be with her all the time.

When Zhou Jingtang came, Shen Qi was peeling apples for Shen Qingzhu, he brought a lot of nutrition, and said to Shen Qingzhu with a smile: "Auntie's complexion is much better, she is still so beautiful."

Shen Qingzhu's mood has been unstable for the past few days. When he saw Zhou Jingtang, he had a rare smile and said, "Your mouth is sweet."

Zhou Jingtang smiled and sat next to Shen Qi, talking with Shen Qingzhu.

Shen Qingzhu's eyes turned blue, her face was as pale as paper, and she looked lifeless when she smiled. Her mind was often confused these days, and sometimes she talked to herself alone.

"Xiaotang, I'm leaving. Take good care of Qiqi," Shen Qingzhu said, "I have such a daughter for half my life. The only thing I hope for is that he will have branches to live in in the future."

The first reaction in Zhou Jingtang's mind was to wonder, Shen Qi is obviously not a daughter, why is Shen Qingzhu so sure that she is a daughter?

"We, Qiqi, are my pride," Shen Qingzhu said.

Zhou Jingtang smiled and said, "Auntie, I will take care of Qiqi in the future."

Like him to take care of him, whether he is a man or a woman.

Zhou Jingtang chatted with Shen Qingzhu for a long time before leaving. After he left, Shen Qi held Shen Qingzhu's hand and asked her: "Mom likes Jingtang very much?"

Shen Qingzhu said: "Who wouldn't like such a good boy."

Shen Qi suddenly thought sadly, it's not that her mother doesn't like boys, she just doesn't like Shen Qi being a boy.

Shen Qingzhu touched Shen Qi's face, with reluctance and nostalgia in his eyes.

"Qiqi, my daughter."

Shen Qi asked for leave for nearly a month, and he didn't go back to take the exam until the final exam at the end of December.The teacher saw that his grades had not dropped significantly, and considering his family situation, he did not criticize him harshly.

It was very cold in winter, Shen Qi bought a warm handbag and put it under Shen Qingzhu's quilt, hoping to make her sleep well at night.

When the new year came, Shen Qi made a simple overnight meal, brought it to Shen Qingzhu's hospital bed, folded a paper lantern, and gave it to Shen Qingzhu as a New Year's gift.

He kept looking forward, hoping that fate would take pity on him, so that Shen Qingzhu could accompany him until the next New Year.