After getting on with the enemy

Their "friendship" was established by buying sugar again and again.

There are two things in everything. As long as you start, you will repeat it many times.

Zhou Xiyun didn't like sweets, and she didn't like those greasy things, but in order to deal with Qiao Yan, she bought many sweets, and within six months she became a regular customer in all the nearby shops.

Qiao Yan insisted that she didn't treat her as an outsider at all, and every time she got hungry and couldn't find anything in her pocket, she would sneak over to find someone, and tricked Zhou Xiyun to go to the canteen with all kinds of tricks.

It's not coercion or cheating, forcing Zhou Xiyun to buy it, but just trying to make excuses. Sometimes he has a headache, and sometimes he feels uncomfortable. There is no other way to cure it except eating sugar.

Zhou Xiyun didn't dislike her cleverness, he could accept it.

After all, Qiao Yan doesn't eat for free. Children are very good, usually in exchange for conditions, such as agreeing to help Zhou Xiyun with origami, doing handwork together, or attending one-on-one early education classes with Zhou Xiyun.

Qiao Yan didn't like to attend lectures, couldn't sit still, couldn't listen to them, but for the sake of eating, he could bear it.

At that time, Zhou Xiyun had pocket money of 50 yuan a week, which was considered a huge sum of money. Back then, Xu Ziqing earned only a thousand yuan a month through hard work, and a few hundred yuan a month for ordinary people was not bad.

In the eyes of the ignorant Qiao Yan, Zhou Xiyun at that time was definitely the most powerful among the partners she knew, no one could compare.

Qiao Yan can only be so "rich" when he collects New Year's money during the Chinese New Year, and he will return to the state of "extreme poverty" within two days, because Xu Ziqing will take the money away, euphemistically saying "help her save it".

Zhou Xiyun is very generous and buys whatever he wants.

Qiao Yan is not greedy either, he only picks one item each time, and will ask for the other ones he wants next time.

Of course, sometimes Qiao Yan would share her own snacks with Zhou Xiyun, not just eating other people's.

At that time, Xu Ziqing and Qiao's father had divorced, but Qiao's father hadn't started a new family yet. Qiao Yan would stay at her grandparents' house for two days every month, and would also go there during the holidays.

And when it's time to go back to Xijing Compound, Qiao Yan will definitely carry a bulging small schoolbag full of snacks, and Dad Qiao will carry it over.

Once, after the second Spring Festival after moving to the compound, Qiao Yan's grandma bought a plate of AD calcium milk and stuffed it in a small schoolbag. The children were reluctant to drink it, so they brought it back.

At that time, AD calcium milk was still a relatively popular new thing. In the 100s, the [-]ml bottle could be sold for one yuan per bottle, which was relatively expensive. Children in ordinary families could not drink this milk every day.

There were five bottles of AD calcium milk in one board, and Qiao Yan divided it into four parts, Xu Ziqing, grandma, and grandpa each got one bottle, and the remaining two bottles belonged to Zhou Xiyun.

The kid is righteous and innocent, with a sincere heart, and he didn't even think about keeping a bottle for himself, so he lost all his arrogance.

Zhou Xiyun asked: "Aren't you going to drink?"

Qiao Yan said, "I've already drunk it."

Zhou Xiyun didn't believe it, "Really?"

"Yeah, I drank it over there." Qiao Yan lied calmly, opening his mouth to fool around.

Zhou Xiyun took out a bottle, returned it to her, and said, "I can't drink two bottles, so here's this for you."

The child is a very principled person, and he will never take back what he gave away, shaking his head and waving his hands, resolutely not, let him save it for tomorrow to drink.

Zhou Xiyun insisted that she would not even want her.

Zhou Xiyun could only keep both bottles and accept the kindness.

Qiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had completed some big task.After a while, she propped her elbows on the small stool and rested her chin on one hand, talking about her life at Papa Joe's side, talking to her little friends.

Zhou Xiyun listened, quietly accepting what this person had to say.

In the middle of the talk, Qiao Yan suddenly pulled the corner of Xiyun's clothes next week, and asked earnestly, "Can I eat potato chips in two days?"

Zhou Xiyun nodded, "Yes."

Qiao Yan said, "Please invite me."

Zhou Xiyun took two mouthfuls of AD calcium milk and replied, "Okay."

The child took out a two-yuan green note from his trouser pocket and showed it furtively, "Then I'll treat you to boiled skewers tomorrow."

Zhou Xiyun also agreed: "Yes."

"Don't tell my mother, keep it secret..." Qiao Yan leaned closer and whispered, "Otherwise she will beat me."

Zhou Xiyun nodded, "I know, no."

I can't remember when the change happened, but their relationship is getting better and better, they are inseparable all day long, and they are always stuck together.

In the memory of the first two years, Zhou Xiyun couldn't remember the existence of other friends. At first glance, it seemed that they were spent with Qiao Yan.

The two years passed quickly, and it was fleeting, and it was the age of school in a blink of an eye.

They were in the same preschool class, and they were both four and a half years old at the time. Qiao Yan, who was not picky about eating, was taller than Zhou Xiyun by half a head.

The two were not able to sit at the same table at first. Due to the difference in size and size, Zhou Xiyun was placed in the first row, while Qiao Yan was placed in the penultimate row.

Going to school has become the top priority in their lives at this stage. Zhou Xiyun is full of expectations for this change, but Qiao Yan can't adapt and doesn't want to study at all.

Qiao Yan doesn't like school, but she is afraid of being mixed up by the elders in her family, so she has to go against her will to accept the baptism of book education. Her little head can't figure out why people need to study, and she doesn't understand the meaning of going to school. She always has some messy doubts .

But Qiao Yan didn't dare to ask an adult, he was worried about being beaten, so Zhou Xiyun was very energetic and asked seriously:

"Why do you have to go to school to study, not somewhere else?"

"Can the teacher come to my house to teach?"

"Can I sleep during the day and go to class at night?"

……

Zhou Xiyun couldn't answer, nor did he understand.

Qiao Yan had a lot of ideas, and said, "Can you go to class and come back to teach me? This way I don't have to go to school, and you will be my teacher in the future."

Zhou Xiyun shook his head, "I don't know, probably not."

The child sighed regretfully, feeling a lot.

Zhou Xiyun couldn't empathize with Qiao Yan's distress.

For Zhou Xiyun, going to preschool is very easy. She has mastered those contents in early education classes, such as recognizing numbers, learning addition and subtraction within ten, and writing her own name... There is no difficulty at all, it is not too easy.

At the age of four, Zhou Xiyun can do multiplication and division, understand simple common characters, and can read and write English.

Originally, she wanted to jump directly to the first grade, but because she was too young, Grandpa Zhou and the others were worried. They were afraid that the child would not be able to integrate into the school environment, so they should let her get used to it for a year first, and then it would depend on the situation later.

In the first semester of preschool, Zhou Xiyun had no pressure, while Qiao Yan was still practicing how to write his name after half a year of studying.

The child had a new confusion, bit the tip of his pen, and asked Zhou Xiyun, "Why is your surname Zhou?"

Zhou Xiyun flipped through the book and replied, "My mother's surname is Zhou, and mine is mine."

Qiao Yan asked, "Then what's your father's last name?"

Zhou Xiyun said, "Li."

"My grandma's last name," Qiao Yan said, "is different from yours."

Zhou Xiyun's thoughts were all on the book, so far he just replied indifferently: "Oh, that's it."

Qiao Yan frowned and asked her, "You all take your parents' surnames, why don't I take my mother's or my dad's surname? Why?"

Zhou Xiyun said, "I don't know."

The child was puzzled and couldn't figure out this problem.

Indeed, the students in the class were all in the same situation as Zhou Xiyun, except Qiao Yan, who was special and different.

It's normal for Qiao Yan not to understand, and the Qiao family didn't tell her the real reason.

Zhou Xiyun is actually aware of part of the reason. He has heard adults talk about it:

At the beginning, Xu Ziqing and Qiao's father were married on a blind date, and they didn't have a deep relationship with each other. Later, Xu Ziqing became pregnant, but the couple suddenly decided to beat the child and divorce, unwilling to continue to live in a daze.

At that time, Xu Ziqing had been pregnant for more than six months and could not undergo ordinary abortion. The only options for abortion were induction of labor and curettage, which were very harmful.Qiao Yan's grandma stopped her, worried that something would happen to Xu Ziqing if she did this, and her body would not be able to bear it, which might make it difficult to conceive again in the future. The couple had a good discussion, and both parties persuaded them, promising not to interfere with their decision, but hoped that Xu Ziqing and Qiao's father could calm down a bit.

Afterwards, Xu Ziqing changed her mind and chose to have a child.

The couple still agreed to separate when Qiao Yan was one year old. At the same time, in order to prevent subsequent troubles, they also unanimously decided to put the child's household registration on Xu Ziqing's side, that is, under the name of grandma.

In the past, the surname was usually taken by whoever had the registered permanent residence, so Qiao Yan's surname naturally followed his grandma's.

Qiao Yan's birth was not as smooth as Zhou Xiyun's, and was not expected by most people, and there were many inside stories hidden behind it.

There are some things that grown-ups won't tell children. It's too naked and cruel, and it's unnecessary.

But no matter what happened in the past, Xu Ziqing and Qiao's father were still more responsible after the child was born, and never felt sorry for Qiao Yan. Both husband and wife are good people, much more qualified than many so-called parents.

Knowing that it was something private, Zhou Xiyun would not tell the truth, so he paused, thought for a while, and added, "Maybe your grandma's surname sounds better than your parents'."

Qiao Yan thought for a while, but was half-doubtful, "Really?"

Zhou Xiyun said: "As stipulated by the law, one of the surnames of the immediate family members can be followed."

Qiao Yan's eyes widened, "What is an immediate family member?"

Zhou Xiyun didn't bother to explain, and said bluntly, "It's your grandma."

The child somehow felt that something seemed to be very powerful, and then "wow".

No one mentioned this matter again after that, Qiao Yan believed in Zhou Xiyun's explanation, and never struggled with it ever since.

And when others asked about this again, wondering why Qiao Yan had the same surname as grandma, Qiao Yan was quite nervous, always showing off: "My family specially chose the best-sounding surname for me."

On the same day, Qiao Yan asked another question.

"Where did your dad go, why haven't you seen him?"

Zhou Xiyun said nonchalantly, "I went abroad to work."

Zhou Xiyun didn't know the truth at that time, and she didn't understand it at all. That's what the adults in the family said, so she answered that way.

A casual sentence, an understatement, is carried over.

Zhou Xiyun didn't pay attention, and he didn't expect that Qiao Yan would fight with someone because of this in a few months.

The matter started with a leave of absence, and the process was quite rough.

In the spring of the second term of the preschool class, Zhou Xiyun unfortunately caught a cold and had a low-grade fever, so he was absent from school for two days and was sent to the hospital for an injection to recover.

Originally, taking sick leave was extremely common and not worthy of special attention, but the bad thing was that there was a naughty little boy talking nonsense, saying that Zhou Xiyun had been thrown away, and no one wanted her to stop coming to school.

Coincidentally, Qiao Yan heard it right then, and the child was very upset, so he immediately stood up and pointed out that the little boy was lying and was a big liar.

The little boy was short-sighted, and he didn't know what he heard from the adults, so he said very firmly: "She is disobedient, Dad doesn't want her anymore, and left her house, so her mother doesn't want her anymore!"

Qiao Yan retorted loudly: "That's not true! Zhou Xiyun's father didn't want her, he went abroad to work."

The little boy also replied loudly: "Her parents are divorced, so I don't want her anymore!"

Qiao Yan was so angry that his face almost twisted into a ball.

"You lie, you liar!"

"I do not have!"

"You have! Liar!"

The little boy's neck was red, and he raised his voice, "Zhou Xiyun is a liar, she lied to you!"

Qiao Yan couldn't make any noise, so he went into a rage. He picked up the plastic stool and rushed up to hit the little boy. He pushed him to the ground with his fleshy body, and then rode up and greeted the little boy with the plastic stool, while beating him back. Unconvinced, he shouted: "Big liar, you are not allowed to bully Zhou Xiyun!"