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Early in the morning, He Zhao was awakened by the phone ringing.

He fumbled for his phone in a hurry, closed his eyes and let out a sleepy "Hello".

"Xiao Zhao, have you woken up? It's me, grandma. Your aunt and I passed by your house and wanted to meet you. Do you think we should go to your house or you come down?"

Hearing this familiar voice, He Zhao immediately opened his eyes and sat up with no sleepiness: "Grandma, let me go down. There is a breakfast shop on the corner of the street. Can you and auntie wait for me there?"

Grandma replied: "Okay, okay, don't worry, take your time."

After hanging up the phone, He Zhao looked at his phone at 6:08.He lay down on the bed and stared at the ceiling for a full minute. How could it be that he was passing by so early? The old lady came here to find him.After a while, he turned over in a hurry and got out of bed, went to the bathroom to wash up with his slippers on, and changed into his school uniform.

The house was very quiet, and He Zhao yawned, not even in the mood to guess whether Zhang Jiangyang had gone out for a run or was still sleeping.

Downstairs, the world is already very clear in the morning, the sun shines lightly on the trees and flowers on the roadside, and the morning breeze gently blows with a rare coolness. There are not many pedestrians at this point, and the surrounding area looks a bit deserted.

He Zhao pushed open the door of the breakfast shop. Grandma and his father's wife, Aunt Xu, were sitting by the window. With them was his half-sister He Xi, who was only two years old. She was pulling the curtains Play.

He Zhao took the initiative to say hello: "Morning, grandma, Aunt Xu."

Grandma said enthusiastically: "Hey, I've grown taller again, but why are you still so thin? Last time I said you were too thin, why doesn't your mother care at all?"

He Zhao smiled: "I eat too much, but I don't gain weight."

Grandma said: "You must have not eaten breakfast, I asked your Aunt Xu to cook bird's nest porridge for you."

Aunt Xu took out a delicate thermal box from the bag next to it, opened the lid and placed it in front of He Zhao.

Aunt Xu actually looks a bit like Lin Peiling, she is quiet and gentle, and she speaks softly, but compared to Lin Peiling, who has always had a bad complexion, she looks much healthier.Maybe it's because of the similarities, maybe it's because of the respect for the elders, He Zhao has always been very polite to her.

He Zhao took the spoon she handed over and said, "Thank you."

Aunt Xu smiled slightly.

Grandma looked at him with loving eyes: "Do you usually buy breakfast by yourself? The breakfast outside is not nutritious and unhygienic. Your mother is really serious. She doesn't care about her family and even her children all day long."

Aunt Xu said softly, "She's busy, it's not easy to manage the shop by herself."

Grandma: "Who is easy? Taking care of children is a mother's bounden duty. She is like this..."

Three times, He Zhao thought to himself, after such a long time, the number of times he can tolerate grandma talking about his mother is still three times.

He Zhao paused when he scooped up porridge, then interrupted and asked, "What's the matter with grandma coming to see me so early?"

Grandma loved him very much since she was a child, or it should be said that she loved him very, very much, and wished to present all good things in front of him, but this could not offset her dissatisfaction and contempt for Lin Peiling.In her eyes, Lin Peiling, who has no proper job and poor health, is almost useless except for giving birth to a good grandson. Even if Lin Peiling has been courting her for so many years, it is useless at all.When He Zhao was a child, he often felt very conflicted. He knew that grandma was sincerely treating him well, but he couldn't turn a blind eye to seeing that grandma was treating his mother badly.He can't break his mother's heart just because she doesn't like her, and he can't let her hurt his mother's heart just because grandma treats him well.

These conflicts were not resolved until the parents divorced.Back then, his grandparents, grandparents, and father were bound to gain custody of him. He ran away from home arguing and insisted on following Lin Peiling. Since then, they have become more and more dissatisfied with Lin Peiling. They always think that Lin Peiling is behind the scenes.

"Oh, grandma can't come and see my grandson if there's nothing wrong?" Grandma said in a dissatisfied and reproachful tone, "You are busy with your studies and don't have time, so I can only come to see you early in the morning for a while. If I take you away, grandma won't see you once a month."

He Zhao felt helpless: "Grandma, I'm the one who wants to follow my mother."

"I know you must protect your mother every time, Xiao Zhao, grandma is really worried that if you don't grow up with us, you will become more and more unfamiliar with us. Your father is stupid and can't speak, but he must care You love you, did he say something unpleasant to you when he came to dinner with you two days ago to make you unhappy? You tell grandma, grandma must be making decisions for you and criticize him." Grandma said.

He Zhao smiled, "I didn't say anything."

Every time He Wenyan asked him about his plans for the future of his studies, blamed him for not contacting him for a long time, asked him why he didn't attend the birthday of his half-sister He Han... and so on.He Wenyan is an extremely rigorous and machismo person. He comes from a good family in the traditional sense. He is intelligent and self-disciplined. His life is almost smooth and his career is quite profitable.He has his own standard of success in life, he is used to making others obey him, and he is also used to discipline He Zhao in every small matter in his own way, shaping him into a "qualified product" that meets expectations.

Obviously, He Zhao never satisfied him since he was a child.

He Zhao stirred the porridge, but He Wenyan never satisfied him.

Grandma probably knew what He Wenyan would say to him, so she sighed softly, and after a while, touched his head: "Don't talk about him, don't talk about him, Xiao Zhao, there is something Grandma wants to ask you , ten days later is your grandpa's birthday, you must come, okay? Your grandpa is not in good health recently, he must be very happy to see you, grandpa and grandma dare not teach you when they are in your father's place."

He Zhao couldn't stand grandma talking to him in such a loving, discussing and even flattering tone, his heart softened all of a sudden, he wondered if he had breakfast too early, his stomach seemed to be pinched, Feeling sour for a while, he nodded obediently: "I will definitely go to grandpa's birthday."

Grandma became happy and even said hello a few times, and the wrinkles on her face stretched out: "I'll go back and tell your grandpa, he must be very happy. Is he not used to this porridge? It's fine if you can't drink it, grandma and Your Aunt Xu drove you to school. The last time I took you to school was many years ago."

Aunt Xu took the words: "I'll go and drive the car over."

Grandma nodded: "Okay, Xiao Zhao, take your sister by the hand. Both of your sisters miss you as your brother, and talk about your brother every day."

He Zhao smiled and said, "Really?"

He Xi was indeed very well-behaved. He Zhao held her hand and didn't cry or fuss. He just looked at him curiously, but he couldn't even speak clearly. He really didn't seem like someone who would talk about his brother.As for He Han, we are even more unfamiliar with him. Every time we meet, apart from a polite greeting, there is almost no intersection.

When grandma walked out of the store, she frowned and looked at the person who was eating breakfast at the open-air place at the door, and couldn't help telling: "Xiao Zhao, you can't have breakfast in this kind of place, it's so unhygienic."

They just occupied a table but didn't order anything to eat. He Zhao was a little embarrassed. When grandma said this, he happened to meet the boss who came out with breakfast to the people outside the stall. He was even more embarrassed and didn't answer.After his grandma took a few steps to the side of the road, he apologized to the boss he knew in a low voice: "Uncle Zheng, I'm sorry, my grandma...I'll have breakfast some other day."

Uncle Zheng waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay."

Getting up too early today, He Zhao arrived at school and lay down on the table with his eyes closed.

It wasn't until the bell rang for the morning reading class that he reluctantly raised his head.

After a glance, Yi Shi's seat was actually empty.

It's really strange, since he and Yi Shi are at the same table, no matter what time he arrives, Yi Shi is always in the seat. This hardworking student is late today?

Wait a minute.

He Zhao suddenly remembered something, he seemed to let Yi Shi wait for him last night.

No, no, no...

Could it be that Yi Shi was waiting for him to be late?

He won't just wait like this?

He Zhao felt bad all of a sudden, and immediately fumbled for the phone in his trouser pocket. Before he could take it out, Teacher Tan came in and knocked on his desk: "Take out the Chinese textbook."

He Zhao: "..."

What's the matter! ! ! !

After finally waiting for Teacher Tan to stop wandering around him, amidst the sound of reading aloud, He Zhao secretly took out his mobile phone.

Suddenly, Teacher Tan said: "Yi Shi, the self-study is only 30 minutes early, and you are 15 minutes late."

Grass.

He Zhao shook his hand, and the phone almost fell to the ground.

The noisy and noisy reading stopped suddenly, and Yi Shi's voice came from the back door: "It's late."

Teacher Tan's tone couldn't tell any attitude: "Come in for morning reading first, and go to the office to find me after class later, and continue morning reading."

Someone next door pulled out a chair and sat down, He Zhao was too guilty to look up.

How to explain?That he simply forgot about it?Saying that, Yi Shi should be even more angry, right?But if you really want to explain clearly, you have to start with the divorce of his parents... And he really forgot, so he should have told him in advance no matter what.

Is there any reason in the world that can well explain the fact that he released the pigeons and caused them to be late...

God, how do you make up... er no, how do you explain it so that you can get forgiven quickly?

Just say that I don't know what's going on, and sleepwalked to school as soon as I woke up?

What a stupid excuse.

I don't know if Yi Shi is still angry when he says this, but he probably thinks he is a fool.

He Zhao plucked up the courage to sneak a glance at Yi Shi. He was looking down at the classical Chinese text, but he couldn't tell from his expression whether he was angry or not.

He Zhao quickly prepared his mind and called him in a low voice, "Yi Shi..."

Yi Shi glanced down at him.

He Zhao looked at him pitifully: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I forgot...how about you dove me again tomorrow?"

A man can bend and stretch, sell miserably when he should be miserable, and be pitiful when he should be pitiful.

Just in time, the music started after the morning reading class.

The classroom was suddenly full of voices and became lively.

He Zhao watched Yi Shi close the textbook, stood up, looked at him, and asked extremely coldly, "Did you forget?"

A series of flattering words from He Zhao were instantly stuck in his throat, and the brewing emotions were interrupted. After a moment of silence, he clasped his hands together: "I'm sorry!"

It's okay to apologize, right?

Yi Shi ignored him, turned around and walked out of the classroom, looking in the direction that he should go to the office to find Teacher Tan.

It's over, it seems really angry.

I guess I will be even angrier after being interviewed by Teacher Tan...

He Zhaosheng lay down on the table without love, and murmured, "From the moment I received the call this morning, I knew that today would not be an easy day."

He finally got his wish and took out his mobile phone, there were two unread messages.

One is from Zhang Jiangyang: The sandwich is on the table, where did you go?

One from Yishi: What about people?

Yi Shi sent the message at 7:20, and the morning reading started at 7:30. He should have been waiting for a long time by then.

He Zhao's sense of guilt and guilt doubled immediately.

Luo Hao took out two bottles of milk from his schoolbag and put them on He Zhao's desk, and said to him, "One bottle for you and one bottle for Brother Yi."

He Zhao said weakly, "You can give it to him later, I guess it will be thrown into the trash can immediately."

Luo Hao was a little puzzled: "Huh? Last night... didn't you look pretty good? Did you quarrel?"

He Zhao didn't bother to explain from the beginning, and said depressedly: "Let's put it this way, I was responsible for his being late just now."