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This year's vernal equinox has not yet arrived, and the buds have grown on the branches waiting to bloom, and when Jiang Yu and Zi Luo start school, the part-time job also resumes the previous time.

The beginning of school welcomes the same model, the test paper is not difficult, the whole building of the third year of high school is quiet every day, the books around the table are thick and tall, the test papers handed out are dazzling, and the small corner of the blackboard behind has written the distance How many days are left in the college entrance examination.

Jiang Yu went to give Ji Wang tutoring on Saturdays and weekends and came back to do the test papers. The second round of reviewing has already started. He stayed up until midnight every day. At the beginning, he could support himself again. After a long time, he couldn't bear the pressure and collapsed from exhaustion. .

At this time, he didn't go to the evening self-study, lying on the bed with his face flushed, and Zi Luo took care of him.Jiang Yu's head was dizzy, and his eyes opened and closed, staring at the ceiling.

Zi Luo fed him, and now he just fed the medicine into his mouth, and from time to time reached out to touch his forehead.

"...Luoluo." Jiang Yu grabbed his hand and rubbed it next to his cheek, moaned for a while, and then stopped talking after shouting.

Zi Luo sat on the edge of the bed and looked at him, bowed his head and patted the hair on his forehead: "Jiang Yu, can you stop working part-time?"

Jiang Yu's breathing was hot, his eyes were half-opened: "No."

"Our money is enough." Zi Luo looked at him, "It's enough. I don't want to see you so tired."

Jiang Yu tried his best: "I'm not tired, it's an accident."

Zi Luo frowned: "You are obedient."

"What about you." Jiang Yu looked at him and asked, "Are you still taking piano lessons?"

"Piano lessons are held once a week, so there will be no delay."

Jiang Yu still didn't want to stop the part-time job, so he pouted to express his displeasure.

Zi Luo's forehead was pressed against his, feeling the heat hadn't subsided, he closed his eyes: "Because you always make me feel so distressed."

"Thirsty." Jiang Yu said.

Zi Luo opened his eyes to look at him, sighed and went to get him a cup of hot tea. Jiang Yu drank half a cup and lay back on the bed, grabbed Zi Luo's clothes, and muttered, "Sleep."

"Well, I'm going to wash it."

Jiang Yu watched Zi Luo walk out of the room, and he stared at the door for a second without moving away.He and Zi Luolai were the only ones in the family for a while, and thanks to Zi Luolai, he didn't become a loner.

Zi Luo came back quickly, locked the door, turned on the night light, and slowly went to bed.

Jiang Yu grabbed his clothes tightly, turned around and squeezed into his arms.Jiang Yu, who had a fever, was not good, she talked a lot less, and just lay quietly next to Ziluo.

Zi Luo touched his forehead again, knowing that he was not asleep, and called out, "Xiao Jiang Yu."

"Ah."

Zi Luo said: "Stop working part-time."

Jiang Yu opened his eyes and was silent for a while, then said, "But I want to persevere and earn more if I can."

"It's really enough." Zi Luo hugged him tightly, "After we go to university and go to city A, we can still earn money by working part-time, right? The college entrance examination is coming soon, so don't make yourself so tired."

Jiang Yu fumbled in his clothes, and after a long time hummed, agreeing.

Zi Luo lowered her head and kissed him: "Good boy, go to sleep."

Zi Luo barely closed his eyes that night. Jiang Yu's high fever persisted, so he couldn't rest assured. He kept his cheek against Jiang Yu's forehead.

But it was estimated that Jiang Yu had suffered too much for a while, and Jiang Yu started to have a high fever again the next morning.

Xu Meiyin didn't go home this morning, Xie Xiaoan and Zi Chengmin went to work separately, Jiang Yu was lying on the bed curled up into a small ball, Zi Luo couldn't shout no matter what.

"Jiang Yu, can you get up? I'll take you to the clinic on the street to fetch water."

Jiang Yu closed his eyes, feeling weak when he was sick. He also knew that Zi Luo would take care of him, and his tone was subconsciously coquettish, like a child: "I won't fetch water..."

He is afraid of pain and doesn't like needles, Zi Luo knows that.

"I'll stay with you, sleep somewhere else." Zi Luo picked him up, "Be obedient, the water will heal quickly."

Jiang Yu felt uncomfortable all over. He brushed his teeth, washed his face casually and sat on the back seat of the bicycle. He was afraid that people around would find out that his hands only dared to grab the hem of Ziluo's clothes. back.

The moment the needle went in, Zi Luo clenched his hand tightly, and Jiang Yu stared at him obsessively, without even frowning.

He lay on the bed, closed his eyes and opened them again: "I haven't told him where Ji Wang is."

"It's okay, I'll talk to him."

Jiang Yu looked at the hanging bottle, his whole body lacked strength, and his voice was soft: "Should we go shopping?"

He was referring to the household items that will be used after living together, and Zi Luo looked at him: "No hurry, I'll ask Brother Ci to help us find a house."

"Ah," Jiang Yu closed his eyes slightly, and murmured, "It needs good sound insulation..."

Zi Luo smiled, and brushed the hair on his forehead with his fingers: "Okay, don't talk, let's sleep for a while."

During this time, he has learned a lot of dishes, and every two days he cooks soup for Jiang Yu to replenish his body. Zi Luo went home and cooked fish soup at noon on the day after hanging the water. Jiang Yu's complexion recovered a little, but he was still lazy. After lunch, I went to bed again.

Xu Meiyin would always come back one or two times a day and then leave in a hurry without asking anything. He and Zi Luo were the only ones in the Jiang family every day. Jiang Yu sometimes felt that they had lived together in advance.

After recovering, Jiang Yu was alive and kicking, devoting himself to his studies, and his ranking was still high after the results came out. This is undoubtedly good news.If the ranking regresses, it would be extremely difficult for No. [-] Middle School to recover, especially in the second semester of senior high school. The pressure is as heavy as a mountain. It is very difficult to maintain the ranking.

Wang Mingming's grades dropped step by step from the top ranking in the past, and his mentality was unstable. This time, his grades in the exam have regressed so much that his name is no longer visible in the top [-].After class, Hu Xiaoping called him into the office for psychological counseling, and Jiang Yu felt scared after seeing it.

On the weekend, Qiu Ning said that she would invite everyone to dinner, and everyone gathered together.

Zhong Tian and Zhou Shuosuo were also called, and they sat at the same table.Hou Yi pulled Meng Shu to sit down and asked, "Why did you suddenly invite me to dinner?"

After Shen Zilu ordered wine, he gave the menu to Qiu Ning, looked at them, clapped his hands and said, "Today I want to tell you a piece of good news."

Zi Luo looked at him, Jiang Yu opened a pair of puzzled eyes: "What?"

"We—" Shen Zilu paused for a few seconds, "Qiu Ning, I, and Wang Xia, the three of us have signed a contract with a music company in City A!"

Jiang Yu: "Wow——"

"Fuck!" Hou Yi felt broken and pointed to himself, "Without me? Without me???"

Qiu Ning handed the menu to him and looked at him with a smile: "You were not at those events."

Hou Yi broke down even more: "I think so too, but I'm going to take the college entrance examination this year?!"

"So, there's no other way." Wang Xia comforted him, "Don't be afraid, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to go to City A in the future."

Hou Yi was greatly shocked by the noisy meal, Qiu Ning talked to him for a while before persuading him to think about it.Zi Luo and Jiang Yu didn't even drink a drop, they sneaked out and bought two pineapples and shared them.

On the way home, Jiang Yu stared down at his and Zi Luo's same style sneakers, thought of something, raised his head and said, "Hou Yi seems to owe us something..."

Zi Luo thought about it, but he couldn't think of what he owed.

Jiang Yu turned to look at him for a while, Zi Luo was inexplicably looked at by him, and laughed: "What?"

"Did you forget that he said before, what would he do if we bent?"

Zi Luo has a good memory, so when he recalled it, he smiled and said, "Forget it, he's already miserable."

"Too."

At the door of the house, Jiang Yu stopped and did not leave. The alley was full of the fragrance of green leaves. He picked up the small leaves that had just grown with his fingers, and turned to look at Ziluo.

Zi Luo kept looking at him.

Jiang Yu turned his head and looked at the door of Zi's house. There was a light inside. It is estimated that Xie Xiaoan and Zi Chengmin were at home.

"Go back."

The Jiang family was completely dark, and Zi Luo took a look: "Aren't you afraid of being alone?"

Jiang Yu pointed to the phone: "There is you."

Zi Luo didn't move, Jiang Yu said: "You've been staying with me recently, I'm afraid Aunt Xie will notice... Let's all be honest, we will be free in a few months."

After returning, the two of them started a video call and chatted without saying a word. Jiang Yu didn't even have time to say good night and fell asleep.

Zi Luo turned sideways and stared at Jiang Yu on the screen. After watching for a while, he couldn't help laughing. He put his phone on his chest and fell asleep with him.

Ever since Jiang Yu quit, Ji Wang started to make trouble, bombarding him on WeChat every day, Jiang Yu was so pestered by him that he couldn't help it, so on Saturday they went to wait for Zi Luo's substitute class to end, and the two went directly to Ji Wang's house.

The piano was polished every day, and it was shiny new. Zi Luo looked at it for a while, and heard Ji Wang stepping on his slippers as he went downstairs.

"Brother Luo!"

Jiang Yu flicked his forehead: "Can't you see me?"

Ji Wang said: "I'm just so excited, this is the first time the two of you have come to my house together."

"We are both here this time, and we are not allowed to post so many emojis in succession in the future."

"Aren't I reluctant to part with you?" Ji Wang was not very happy when he mentioned this, "But there is no other way, you are going to take the college entrance examination soon."

Jiang Yu glanced at him: "You're really sensible. Come on for the midterm exam. If you don't know how to do it, you can ask me."

Before the two of them came, Ji Wang had asked his aunt to cook. The child was too sincere, and seven or eight dishes had been placed in front of the three of them. Jiang Yu was taken aback by watching: "... so many?"

Ji Wang said, "It's delicious!"

"It's too much, what a waste if you can't finish it."

"Oh, it doesn't matter, you can eat as much as you can." Ji Wang looked at the two of them, "I drew a picture for you and gave you a gift."

Jiang Yu looked at him and smiled: "Our Painter Ji has released a new work."

After dinner, Ji Wang took them to the studio and found the work he had just painted a few days ago.Spring is coming, and the scene in the painting is a large green grass accompanied by the sunset, and a bench is drawn beside it, on which are two teenagers sitting looking at each other and smiling, covered with a thin layer of sunlight.

Ji Wang is very talented in painting, Zi Luo nodded after watching it for a few minutes: "The painting is great."

Ji Wang smiled: "As long as you like it."

Jiang Yu asked from the side: "Does Uncle agree with you to study art again?"

"Agreed." Ji Wang nodded, "But he wants me to be admitted to No. [-] Middle School. Huh, it's not difficult."

Jiang Yu looked at him unexpectedly: "So confident? Who doesn't care about studying at the beginning?"

Ji Wang said: "So thanks to you and brother Luo, I wish you all the best in the college entrance examination!"

It was already getting late after dinner, and the two of them still had to review the questions when they went back. Ji Wang sent them to the gate and waved goodbye.

The time for the second model was in April, and time was tight. Jiang Yu often did the questions until Zi Luo dragged her to bed in the middle of the night.Xie Xiaoan prepares a hearty meal every day at noon, maybe because they are afraid that they will catch a cold and get sick before the college entrance examination, so they always prepare some nutritious meals from time to time.

Jiang Yu said with a smile, "Aunt Xie is so kind."

Xie Xiaoan sat across from him, looked at him with a smile after hearing this, and paused for a while before saying, "I'm satisfied if you can get into University A."

"Yes, yes, I'm working hard." Jiang Yu stuffed rice into his mouth, "Luoluo will definitely."

Xie Xiaoan gave him a piece of boiled meat: "You will too."

Jiang Yu didn't intend to go home after dinner, Xie Xiaoan walked in from outside, Jiang Yu suddenly heard her say: "Xiao Yu, your mother is back."

Jiang Yu lay on Zi Luo's desk, answered and was dazed again.He hasn't spent much time with Xu Meiyin recently. When Xu Meiyin is at home, she always likes to talk about him while cooking. Every time Jiang meets her in a bad mood, she chooses to listen without saying a word, to avoid Conflict with her.

He was still hesitating whether to go home or not, when he saw a figure walking in from the gate out of the corner of his eye.

Xu Meiyin's complexion was not good, her brows were frowned, she walked into the yard and did not leave: "Jiang Yu!"

Zi Luo heard this sullen call, got up from the piano and walked to his side: "Go back, don't quarrel."

"What's the matter?" Xie Xiao'an wiped his hands and came out of the kitchen, "Miss Xu, have you eaten yet? I still have something left to order."

Xu Meiyin slowed down: "Don't eat, tell Jiang Yu to go home."

Jiang Yu had already packed her schoolbag and came out. Xie Xiaoan smiled and persuaded Xu Meiyin: "Well, okay, let's go back. Talk about something."

The door was closed with a loud bang, Xu Meiyin walked in front, entered the living room and stopped.Jiang Yu didn't look at her and wanted to go back to her room with her schoolbag on her back.

Xu Meiyin seemed to be in a bad mood, her eyes were darkened, she stared at his back, and said sarcastically, "You really live a carefree life."

The hand on the doorknob didn't move, and Jiang Yu didn't turn around.

"Running to other people's houses every day, why don't you cook some food at home? You don't have a home anymore, do you? Is the house cleaned? I haven't seen your dad for so long. Don't you know how to call and send a message to care? Thanks to him..."

Jiang Yu took a deep breath and frowned in annoyance. When he heard Xu Meiyin's words froze, he turned and looked at her.

Xu Meiyin just stared at him, her eyes turned red, she lost a lot of weight, Jiang Yu sometimes thought about it, and couldn't figure out how busy the store was that could make her become so haggard during this time, but he He hardly asked about Xu Meiyin and Jiang Dezhi's work, and he was used to the life of a family without gathering together. He didn't feel much about not seeing Jiang Dezhi for a long time.

Sadness, miss, nothing at all.

On the contrary, he felt that this was better than the previous life. At that time, he only felt depressed when he returned to this home, and he would be out of breath listening to their quarrel. When he looked up, he could only see the courtyard framed by a piece of sky, and the sky was fine. Whether it was the bright sun shining in, it never made him really happy.

Jiang Yu looked at Xu Meiyin, wondering why she would get angry at him every time she came back.

He didn't want to quarrel with Xu Meiyin, so he looked away first: "I'm going back to the room."

"Jiang Yu!"

"...Mom, it's coming soon." Jiang Yu interrupted her roar, his voice was very soft, "It won't be long."

Xu Meiyin didn't understand what he was referring to. After roaring, her face turned red, she stared at Jiang Yu, and heard his flat voice: "The college entrance examination is coming soon, and I will definitely be admitted to University A, and I will leave at that time."

Xu Meiyin's chest was suffocated, her long nails sank into the palm of her hand, her eyes flashed in bewilderment, she opened her mouth and spit out a word, but no sound came out.

"You must be annoyed to see me when you go home." Jiang Yu pushed the door open, "There are still a few months, so bear with it."