Embroidered Pillows and Paper Tigers

D City Experimental Middle School is a routine make-up class every Saturday morning, and it is the same for every grade, so the weekend is actually only one and a half days.

After school at noon on Saturday, Li Shi'an plugged headphones in both ears, put on his schoolbag and planned to go home.

The first three days of school, the main subject was busy explaining the test papers, the minor subject did not have two classes, and there was almost no homework. It seemed that it was destined to be a happy weekend.

Li Shi'an has already made arrangements for the weekend, he will go to the supermarket to buy a lot of junk food and carbonated drinks and go home to watch a movie.

The newly downloaded movie is a Hong Kong gangster movie. Li Shi'an started watching it while walking. However, when he was walking and watching, he passed a small alley. The noise of fighting was particularly harsh. Li Shi'an took off one earphone and looked into the alley, only to see a group of people kicking and beating around a person who fell on the ground.

He couldn't see who was being beaten, but he knew one of the people standing there, and that person was Yu Qiao.

After hesitating for two seconds, Li Shi'an chose to play it safe. He plugged back the earphones and continued walking as if he hadn't seen it. Unfortunately, his conscience was condemned. He couldn't even watch a movie before he walked out of a street, and he was thinking about that alley.

He pressed the pause button on the movie, put the phone back in his pocket and turned it back. Hiding behind the corner, he heard Yu Qiao's voice: "I'll let you fucking! You're a newcomer, what the hell, I'll kill you !"

"Aren't you capable? Pour hot water for me! You pour it! Pour it!"

As soon as these words of fury fell into his ears, Li Shi'an immediately realized who was being beaten. The strange thing was that he didn't even hear Shen Yan's snort, and then there was a scream. Li Shi'an thought something serious happened, but Then it was recognized that the voice belonged to Yu Qiao.

In order to avenge the scald the day before yesterday, Yu Qiao had already gathered a few gangsters. He figured out the direction Shen Yan would go home from school every day to ambush in this alley, and was going to teach this new classmate who didn't know the rules well. .

Yu Qiao's plan is to teach the newcomer "in place" in one step, to convince the newcomer, and then threaten him so that he dare not go to the school to sue, even if he does, there is no evidence for this kind of thing that happened outside the school , just deny it to death.

They are four against one, as long as the opponent is not a Lianjiazi, it is impossible to be counter-killed, who knows that once a person feels that he has a chance to win, he will be easy to talk, a negligent Shen Yan took the opportunity to grab the burnt place on his leg a handful.

The scalded flesh is the most fragile, even through Chuchun's thick jeans, Yu Qiao fell to the ground and rolled in pain, Shen Yan took the opportunity to get up from the ground.

"Run!" Li Shi'an yelled inwardly, but this new classmate seemed to be twisted, probably thinking that his superhuman possession could fight back, and rained down on the fallen Yu Qiaotou, regardless of the rest of the body. The people under him swung sticks at him.

This guy looked gentle, fighting like a desperado, Li Shi'an couldn't help shivering, at this moment he saw a yellow-haired gangster with red eyes, threw a wooden stick to look around, and finally didn't know where he came from. He dug out a piece of iron somewhere and walked behind Shen Yan.

Li Shi'an wished he could call out, but "Enthusiasm" was finally defeated by "Mingzhe Baoshi". With an idea, he took out his mobile phone and turned up the volume to the maximum, and then unplugged the earphone, and the siren sounded loudly in an instant.

That yellow-haired bastard probably wasn't a good bird at all, he stopped what he was doing when he heard the voice, with a bit of vigilance in his voice: "Run, the police are here!"

The other two were also stunned, and one of them, dressed in colorful long hair, said, "Shit, it's worth the police for such a serious matter!"

Sure enough, as soon as Chang Mao finished speaking, he heard a conversation, as well as the sound of explosions and gunshots. The three of them looked at each other, and immediately dropped Yu Qiao who was still being beaten and walked out of the alley. Huang Mao looked at the iron bar while walking Ask: "Who the fuck is there?"

Li Shi'an had already put away his mobile phone and left leisurely. Shen Yan created such an opportunity that if he didn't run away, he would be courting death by himself, and he couldn't save those who were chasing death.

After running for a while, he mixed into the scattered crowd, and then approached a roadside chain supermarket, only then did he realize that his back was slightly wet with sweat.

Li Shian breathed a sigh of relief and went between the shelves, bought a lot of snacks as expected, and when he came out of the supermarket, he remembered the movie. He took out his phone and switched back to the movie interface, and was about to put on the earphones and continue watching while walking. , was suddenly staggered by the impact force from behind, the phone was disconnected from the headphone cable jack and flew out, and the sound was released.

Who is so short-sighted?Do the eyes grow on top of the head?

Li Shi'an was so angry that he turned around and saw Shen Yan.

Shen Yan was not so stupid as to think that he was an indestructible King Kong, so he rushed out of the alley when the three gangsters were led away by Li Shi'an, and made a long detour back to the way home just to be on the safe side. , he was checking the bruise on his arm while walking, but he didn't expect the person in front of him to stop suddenly.

The two looked at each other without embarrassment, and the mobile phone that fell on the ground was still playing the movie, and Shen Yan instantly knew where the siren sound was coming from.

Li Shi'an picked up the mobile phone that was broken into a picture of a turtle's back, and felt that he might have a little back today.

"If you want to repair or replace it, I will compensate you."

This is the first sentence that Shen Xueba and Li Shi'an sat at the same table for three days. Even after realizing that Li Shi'an might have helped him, Shen's tone was still as cold as his expression. Li Shi'an thought he should wait to say "I'm sorry" Or "thank you", but what kind of attitude is this?Did I save an old man?I really regret meddling in this business.

Li Shi'an glared at Shen Yan fiercely, with mixed emotions in his eyes, such as "I regret helping you" and "Even if we are at the same table, we will never communicate with each other forever", but the eyes have not yet touched the other party. I've bowed my head and gone... gone...

Carrying a bag full of junk food, Li Shi'an lost his previous energy. He held back his anger, and when he opened the door, he found Li Qishan, a busy man, came out of the kitchen wearing a white shirt and an apron.

Fortunately, he was about to take the shoes from the shoe cabinet, and the hand holding the snacks was just blocked by the open door of the shoe cabinet. He threw the bag of food into the shoe cabinet without hesitation, and when he was thinking of something to cover up, he heard Li Qishan said cheerfully: "Why are you standing still, Dad made you a lot of food today, hurry up and change your shoes!"

Before Li Qishan said that he would come back to cook when he was free. Although Li Shi'an was moved, he obviously didn't take that seriously. After all, father and son live under the same roof every day but rarely see each other. Since that morning, they have been two again. The sky is gone.

The house that hadn't been together all year round suddenly had fireworks, Li Shi'an's uneasy mood was dispelled most of the time, he sniffed and ran to the kitchen, not forgetting to flatter: "Comrade Li Qishan hasn't cooked for a long time, but the sword is not old! What delicious food?"

The crispy squid was being fried in the pot, and the aroma was tangy. Li Qishan shoveled out a piece of crispy rice with a shovel and fed it to the starving ghost, and then ordered him to say: "There is also a pot of spicy hot pot to keep warm in the microwave, take it out first."

Li Shi'an gave Li Qishan a thumbs up after eating a piece of crispy crispy rice, and was even more delighted to hear that there was also a spicy hotpot.

Another stir-fried vegetable was served, and the father and son finally sat down to have a good meal. Li Shi'an took out his mobile phone from his pocket and put it on the dining table while wolfing it down, saying, "Comrade Li Qishan, my mobile phone is broken."

"Change." Li Qishan was in a good mood because he rarely had to have dinner with his son today, "Change to the latest model."

Li Shi'an chuckled: "I like your nouveau riche demeanor."

Li Qishan didn't know whether it was a compliment or a loss, so he "tsk": "Why are you talking to Dad?"

Li Shi'an was busy offering sacrifices to his internal organs, this time he only returned him with a smiling face.

Greeting this smiling face, Li Qishan was suddenly in a daze. He hardly remembered the last time he had a meal with his son face to face.His son's smile changed from an immature child to a young boy, this kind of change could never happen overnight, but Li Qishan seemed to feel that he was missing the whole process.

His throat suddenly became a little congested, but Li Qishan is an adult who is good at hiding after all, he peeled some shrimps in the spicy hot pot for Li Shian, and said: "Eat, eat, eat more, if you want to eat, just tell Dad , Dad will do it for you, and you must pay attention to your body when you are nervous in high school."

These words warmed Li Shi'an's heart, and just as he was about to scratch his head, he heard Li Qishan say earnestly: "You should pay more attention to your studies. In the past, when you played games and watched movies, dad didn't talk about you. Don't young people just want to play?" ? Dad was young, and he was playful when he was young, but you have to pay attention to the college entrance examination."

Li Shi'an was eating shrimp and was moving his head. Hearing this, he nodded in agreement.

Li Qishan also said: "Study performance must improve this semester. You entered the school at the age of 22, and now you are 64. If you are placed in Class 7, this is equivalent to slipping from the upper middle grades to the last place, right?"

Li Shi'an couldn't help blushing and heartbeating. He had never looked at his grades from this angle. His current grades in class 1 are still acceptable, but there are 7 people in class 40. If he is really in class 7, he is not the last one. not on.

Thinking about it that way seems really stressful.

Of course, Li Qishan also noticed that his son's face changed slightly. He exchanged his legs under the table and said, "Dad doesn't have to ask you to fight for the [-]th place in the grade..." The pressure was overwhelming. Li Shi'an felt relieved when he heard this sentence, but it was a pity that he heard the second half of the sentence before he could flatter him, "Twenty is just a small goal. Of course, Dad will be more pleased if you can go up to twenty."

At this moment, Li Shi'an wanted to imitate the hero who practiced kung fu in the movie and spurted a mouthful of blood. He felt that his father's "small goal" was similar to a rich man's "one hundred million small goal", so he blurted out: "Dad , do you think it’s enough for me to get into a passable school or Qingbei?”

Li Qishan said quietly: "In the past, my father felt that if we were in the same school, good classes and poor classes should not be so bad, so I didn't make things too difficult for the school about your entry into the class, but..."

As soon as this turning point came out, Li Shi'an knew what Li Qishan meant. He blamed the reason for Li Shi'an's sharp drop in class 1 grades to class problems. There are necessary things.

In particular, Li Qishan is also a small boss of a private company. When selecting talents, he didn't know the applicant's ability, work style, and whether he was practical. Didn't he just look at the school?

Those who have just graduated from school say that they can learn what they don't know, as long as they are given a chance, but shouldn't those who have the ability to be admitted to a good school have better learning ability?This is the reason why Li Qishan didn't die in class 7 at the beginning, but now he has to supervise Li Shi'an.

Although Li Shi'an himself wanted to attribute the decline in his grades to external causes, he felt his conscience said no. Zhu Hejin's class rank was second only to him, and now he is the first in the class, and his age rank is bound to rise every exam.Even Lao Xie, the demon king of the millennium, is the last No. 10 in the class, and now he is still, at least there is still room for ten to retreat, isn't it still stable?

But once the grades slip down, is it easy to bring them up again?What's more, Li Qishan's expectation of him is probably not only these twenty.

Just as Li Shi'an thought of this, he heard Li Qishan continue to say the next moment: "You should return to your original age ranking before the second semester of the second year of high school. Dad actually doesn't want you to rush too fast. You need to leave some room for improving yourself. According to this plan, the third year of high school There is no problem in getting into the top ten, I heard Lao Gao say that there are many universities to choose from for the top ten results of Experimental High School."

Lao Gao is Li Qishan's old classmate in Experimental Middle School.

Li Shi'an is used to laziness. He feels that the most he can do is to spend time in class and watching movies to listen carefully. He really finds it very difficult to memorize books and brush up questions like Zhu He. His desire to enter the Academy of Fine Arts is now stronger than ever.

"dad……"

"Huh?" Li Qishan, who was still eloquent, looked up at his son, his eyes full of earnestness. He is nearly fifty years old, and because of his proud height, he still looks tall and burly, but the weathered temples and fine lines around his eyes are clearly visible. He is actually not young anymore.

Li Qishan has been spinning like a spinning top for more than ten years. Li Shi'an can understand his desire to take the burden off his shoulders, but he doesn't want to go against his wishes. Besides, he will be a sophomore next semester, so he will miss this time. I am afraid that there is really no chance.

He considered the wording carefully, thinking to talk to Li Qishan in a negotiating manner, but he met Li Qishan's eyes as soon as he raised his head, and the words finally came out: "Dad, I will work hard."

"You have always been a sensible child." Li Qishan smiled naturally. He had never heard the word "no" from Li Shi'an, and patted his son's shoulder shorter than him across the table. Drink it."

"Understood." Li Shi'an wished he could scratch his ears, as if he could already hear the voice of Uncle Chen, who was guarding the factory's gate, calling him "Little Factory Director".

After lunch that day, Li Qishan went out as usual. Li Shi'an, who had just been cheated of his dream by the warmth of his father and son, ran to bed and rolled. He took out his mobile phone and wanted to send a message to Lao Xie to complain about his troubles. Who knew that the mobile phone had completely stopped working. .

Li Shi'an then ran to the living room and buried his face in a transparent glass jar. There was a hermit crab in the box. This hermit crab was picked up by him when he was on a business trip with Li Qishan in a coastal city, and he named it "Xiao Xie". The inspiration for the name naturally comes from his best friend Lao Xie, who has been raised for three years and has always been regarded as the No.3 member of the writer by Li Shi'an.

Hermit crabs like to come out at night and hide during the day. Li Shi'an couldn't find it after searching for a long time, so he just closed the curtains and started feeding. However, Xiao Xie was very uncooperative.

As a person unwilling to be lonely, being abandoned by the mobile phone and the third member of the family at the same time, Li Shi'an is so boring that he wants to bump his head. The remote control of the projector in the living room is within easy reach. He thought, just started school, and there is not much homework. Movies are not doing business properly, are they?

Looking at it, the whole afternoon passed, and when Li Shi'an realized that he was hungry, it was already [-] o'clock in the evening, and Li Qishan didn't come back as usual. Reality does not allow.

The mobile phone is broken, and the takeaway can't be ordered. Li Shi'an suddenly remembered the snacks he stuffed in the shoe cabinet, and ran to get them. Like, it just doesn't taste like food, and was thrown far away by him in disgust.

The classmate Li Shi'an, who would rather die than surrender, just starved all night like this. The next day Wuzang Temple started ringing the bell early in the morning. He got up from the bed and went to the refrigerator to find a carton of milk and squeezed his nose to drink it, turning the house upside down. Tianhou finally found a few steel coins in a jar, and went out to buy a basket of steamed stuffed buns to go to Lao Yu's.