Years are warm

The holiday of the third year of senior high school was much later. It was already the end of the year, and Qingyuan Temple, which was usually full of incense, was now empty.

After finally coming here, the family first went to ask for a study visa. When Xu Huaian came, he said he was not happy and thought it was troublesome, but he still habitually helped his girlfriend to ask for luck when he came here. Yu Xiuyun also teased her that the relationship between your children and friends is too good.

Xu Huaian turned his head away a little guilty, and silently added a sentence in his heart.

It's not a friend, it's a girlfriend, of course it's different.

After asking for a lottery, Yu Xiuyun and Xu Junyi went inside to pay their respects, but Xu Huai'an was not in the mood, so he walked to the other side by himself.

The tree branches in the main courtyard of the temple were covered with a little bit of snow left over from the night before, mixed with dead leaves, dripping water from time to time, looking a bit dirty.

Standing under the tree, Xu Huai'an watched the bit of snow melt away, then turned around slowly, and started wandering around the temple aimlessly.

Shenning is a city of immigrants. When the Spring Festival comes, people go to the buildings almost everywhere, and the whole city is empty.Compared with those who seek peace, there seem to be fewer people who go inside to seek marriage and hang concentric locks.

When Yu Xiuyun came out, she saw her own girl standing at the door and watching a few people in twos and threes hanging concentric locks. She couldn't help but walked over and patted her on the shoulder with a smile: "Why, should we Xiaobao also go in and ask for a lottery?"

Xu Junyi, who came out after her, couldn't help sighing, and said, "Don't mess around with the child, how old is she?"

"It's not young, it's already seventeen." Yu Xiuyun hugged her shoulders, turned her head and raised an eyebrow at him, "When I was seventeen, the boys in my class could line up a street to chase me, do you think you Does the girl have no such qualifications?"

Xu Huai'an couldn't help covering her face, she really didn't...

Xu Junyi also looked at her a little helplessly, and didn't know how to refute her for a moment. The person who has always been serious at work now has a deflated expression that really makes people laugh.

Yu Xiuyun smiled and stretched out her hand to pinch the face of Xu Huaian next to her, and continued: "Look, if you don't deny it, you are acquiescing? If you ask for a lottery in advance, do you want your daughter to find you a son-in-law later?" Make a bottom too?"

Where is this going... He simply closed his eyes, raised his hand and pointed to the Buddhist hall inside, and said, "...Then why don't you ask her if she's going?"

No wonder grandparents always say that their father can't beat their wife.The corner of Xu Huaian's mouth twitched: "...I won't go. Dad, you have no principles."

This was about the first time she spoke to her father in a helpless and joking tone, Xu Junyi was taken aback, his brows and eyes softened immediately.

"Why don't you go?" Yu Xiuyun also saw the flash of surprise in his eyes, she pursed her lips, raised her hand to gently follow Xu Huaian's hair, "The above words were just joking with you. It seems that you are a little interested, so it’s okay to try.”

Xu Huaian still shook his head.

She doesn't believe in Buddhism, and she doesn't believe in these unnecessary things.Many people often say that marriage is hard to find, but she no longer needs that paper to see where she wants to go, she already has what she wants.

As for the future and the ending, they should decide for themselves, not by the so-called destiny.

These thoughts can't be told to her parents at least at this time, she sighed secretly in her heart, just about to remind them that it's time to go back, when she raised her eyes, she unexpectedly saw Xu Junyi's open palm in front of her.

A rune lay quietly on it.

"Safe talisman, take it."

Xu Huaian couldn't hold back her lower lip. She looked at her father in front of her, then at her mother beside her, and finally stretched out her hand to take it.

The corner of Xu Junyi's mouth curled into a shallow smile, and he moved his fingertips, as if hesitating for a few seconds, before finally making up his mind, he lifted it up, landed on her head and rubbed it lightly twice.

Immediately afterwards, before Xu Huaian could react, he hurriedly turned around and said, "It's time to go back, I'll get the car out first."

Then he left in a hurry as if fleeing from the wilderness.

The cold winter wind blows through the courtyard of the temple, blowing off the remaining snow on the branches.

Xu Huai'an looked at the peace talisman in her hand, and was speechless for a moment. She stood where she was, until Yu Xiuyun stretched out her hand to help her pull the scarf around her neck before she suddenly regained her senses.

"he……"

"Do you still blame your father?" The mother stood beside her and asked softly. It seemed to be an inquiry, but it was actually a cautious temptation.

Xu Huai'an was silent for a moment, then shook his head lightly and said frankly: "No, I... probably just don't know how to face him. Mom, I was already 14 when he came back to live with us."

Family affection has never been a simple word. Blood relationship actually has a delicate feeling that cannot be explained clearly.She has always understood that many things in life cannot be had at the same time, just like her parents' own career and family, but... Knowing and understanding does not mean that she can accept it all.

There are more than ten years of time between her and Xu Junyi, and the hasty meeting every year, even if she knows that the other party is her father, can she really use those few days every year to replace the company in the long time?

No, she couldn't convince herself.

Rationality is one thing, but human beings always have an emotional part.

Yu Xiuyun seemed to see through her thoughts, she smiled, stretched out her hand to hold her wrist, and walked forward slowly like holding a toddling child when she was a child, "Xiaobao, then... do you blame me? "

"...Why do you ask that?" She said she didn't blame her father, but how could she blame her mother?

"When you were bullied when you were young, I wasn't there." Yu Xiuyun didn't turn her head, her voice seemed to be lowered by the wind.

Xu Huai'an was stunned for a moment, and habitually shook his head in denial, but belatedly realized that she couldn't see with her back turned, so she said, "Mom, you've already done a lot."

She did not go, but she was the one who ran around to help her transfer schools in the end.

Maybe she was really sad and wronged at that moment, but she also understood that it was not easy for Yu Xiuyun.She is a mother, but she is also herself. She has her own career and goals to pursue, and she has done many things she can do.

"It's not enough." Yu Xiuyun laughed, holding her hand was a little chilled by the wind, she turned her head, her eyes were still very gentle, but there was self-blame and heartache hidden under that tenderness, "He and I, They are not qualified parents. Your father once said that it would be fine if you were not so good, but we... actually owe you a lot in reverse. "

The parking lot is not far away. They walked so slowly, this short road will eventually come to an end.

As they approached, the black car not far away flashed its lights twice, as if to remind the direction.

For the few remaining steps, Xu Huaian lowered her eyes, took a deep breath, and asked her: "If, knowing that this would happen, would he still make the same choice?"

Will he leave his wife and daughter alone to do business abroad?

Yu Xiuyun paused, sighed lightly, and nodded: "He will."

"why?"

"Because of many things, what we saw at that time were not just two simple choices, but also many other things." She put her fingertips on the door handle of the co-pilot and whispered, "Xiaobao, if you If you want to know, ask him, he will tell you. The two of you are really similar, and if others don’t ask, they will never take the initiative to say.”

Xu Huaian opened the door of the back seat and got in the car. The warm air from the air conditioner warmed his hands and feet that were blown cold by the wind.

On the way back, the three of them were unexpectedly a little quiet, except for Yu Xiuyun telling funny things from the phone from time to time and laughing, other times they were speechless.

It gets dark early in winter, and lanterns are hung on the street, adding a bit of popularity to the empty streets.

The three of them found a restaurant that was still open for dinner. When they returned, the security guard at the entrance of the community greeted them familiarly. The dumplings cooked in the security booth were still steaming.

It wasn't snowing outside, but the wind was so strong that you could hear it through the windows.

Xie Zhiyao sent a few homework questions for the winter vacation during the day. Xu Huaian was outside at the time and had no pen and paper in hand, so he could only talk about it and look at it later.

She took out the draft paper and did some calculations, and when she felt that it was almost done, she made a phone call. It should be busy there, and the answer was very fast.

"Good evening, little friend Huai Xiaoan."

"Good evening." Xu Huai'an smiled, and she flicked the pen in her hand, "Take out your homework, and I'll tell you the topic."

"Do you want to be so strict, kid?" Xie Zhiyao followed her with a smile, pretending to be wronged and said, "You have been running outside for a day, and when you come back, you want me to do homework, it's not fair!"

Xu Huai'an raised his eyebrows and asked her, "Then what do you want, classmate? Do you want a gift?"

Xie Zhiyao originally planned to make some jokes, but after hearing her words and thinking about where she had been today, he couldn't help laughing and said, "What are you planning to give? Is it the lottery requested by Qingyuan Temple?"

"Yeah, let's talk about it." Xu Huai'an replied, "Okay, it's already ten o'clock, I'll tell you, you should go to bed quickly, don't stay up late."

Originally, I wanted to ask Xie Zhiyao for more details: "..." What should I do if my girlfriend always asks me to study?

But there is no way, she asked the following questions, twists and turns, and the two of them are not facing each other now, so it is even more difficult to talk about it.

It took more than an hour for the two of them to finish the listed questions. Seeing that it was too late, they naturally didn't chat much. They said good night to each other and hung up the phone.

The living room was still lit.

Xu Huaian went out with a water glass, just as Xu Junyi was walking towards the master bedroom with a glass.

"why are not you sleeping?"

"I was writing a question just now." Xu Huai'an pursed his lower lip, stepped over and picked up the kettle to pour a glass of water, "That..."

Xu Junyi stopped and looked back at her.

"It's nothing." She took a sip of warm water and said softly, "Good night... Dad."

The voice was very soft, but Xu Junyi heard it clearly.

He seemed to have widened his eyes in astonishment, and finally smiled after reflecting.

"Good night, go to bed early."

After the new year, the first week of returning to school in the third year of senior high school is the city. Many people have not recovered from the atmosphere of the new year, and they have to have a happy encounter with the test papers in the examination room.

This is said to be one of the two mock exams that is closest to the college entrance examination. I have to say that everyone is sweating subconsciously.

The speed of the teachers correcting the papers was as fast as ever, but within two or three days, the grades had already been posted outside the bulletin board. However, a subtle difference from the previous exams was that this time the ranking was not only for this school, not just for the three major high schools, It's the city's ranking.

Coincidentally, the first Chinese science department and the two schools are ranked second in the city, which is indeed in line with the current situation that the first Chinese science department is fairly balanced.

As soon as the results came out, those who did well in the exam breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, at least they had some psychological comfort.

"According to the city rankings in previous years, the provincial ranking should be multiplied by two?" Li Siyuan took the report card to study there, "Then Huai'an, you are absolutely stable."

"If you haven't passed the college entrance examination, you can't say anything." Xu Huaian leaned against the table and shook his head slightly upon hearing this.

Xie Zhiyao stretched lazily, and stretched out her hand to grab her hanging hand. She did well in the exam this time, but she got a little mark because of a difficulty in math. Others performed normally, and she was the first in the city. Seventh, if you keep going, you should be able to step on Qingyun's provincial control line last year.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, the pressure is still quite high, after all, the previous scores are still very tight.

Li Siyuan was still watching and whispering.

Xu Huaian lowered his eyes, curled his index finger and hooked her thumb.

Xie Zhiyao looked up at her, and smiled when he met those eyes.

"I'm fine." She scratched her palm and whispered, "With you here, I'm not nervous."

Xu Huaian didn't speak, but quietly tightened his palms.

Indeed, there was no extra time for them to be nervous, and after a few days of lectures, Zhao Qing entered the classroom with their admission tickets for the oral exam in early March.

The weather in March is still a bit cold, but the grass and trees in the school have already sprouted.

The speaking test was divided into two days, with two sessions a day. Everyone's test sessions were disrupted. The building in the computer room was cordoned off, and the strings tensed unconsciously as soon as they approached.

Three 10 minutes, said very quickly, it seems that just put on the headset, the next moment is over.

Xu Huai'an took the morning session. She didn't leave after the exam, so she turned around and took the book and went to the empty classroom on the upper floor of Zhiyuan Building to pass the time to review.

I don't know how long it has passed, but there are light footsteps outside the door.

She turned her head, just in time to see Xie Zhiyao standing at the door peeking inside.

"How about it?"

"Need to say?" Xie Zhiyao ran to her side in three steps at a time, stretched out his arms and hugged her, and made a gesture of yes, "I think it's not bad."

Xu Huai'an was led by inertia to take two steps back and leaned against the edge of the table, hugged her back and said, "With your tone, can you get full marks?"

"Ah, full marks, it depends on whether the machine will let me go or not?" Xie Zhiyao went in and rubbed her face, "Give me a reward, kid?"

"I taught you mathematics, and you and I are asking for a reward for oral English?" Xu Huaian smiled and reached out to tap her forehead, trying to push her away.

However, Xie Zhiyao didn't give her a chance to continue, and directly kissed the corner of her mouth, and said with a smile on purpose: "Can't you?"

This person is really... Xu Huai'an was stunned for a moment, couldn't help grinding his molars and muttered in a low voice: "Don't just kiss here if you have the ability..."

The corner of the mouth was kissed last time...

"what?"

"...It's nothing." She turned her head, her eyes wandering a bit.

Xie Zhiyao blinked twice, looked at her for a while and burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Xu Huai'an turned his head back and asked a little unnaturally.

Xie Zhiyao gave her a meaningful look, then suddenly covered her eyes with his hand.

"Xiao An, there are some things you can say directly."

After the sudden darkness in front of her eyes, something gently landed on her lips.

Her hand on the edge of the table tightened suddenly, and then slowly relaxed.

The bell from the computer room in the distance followed, but the sound has become very quiet here. The sunlight has elongated the shadows of the towering trees downstairs, and the branches and leaves seem to be intertwined.

Xie Zhiyao's hand covering her eyes was loosened at some point, and slowly moved down to the edge of the table, and the two of them clasped their fingers together.

She opened her eyes slightly, slowly pushed them away, saw the girl in front of her always deserted dark eyes stained with water, and smiled happily.

To put it bluntly, it is because it is not just one person who has such an idea.

The author has something to say:

I don't know why I think about the plot of the two of them separating in the future, and I don't think there is anything wrong. I have mixed feelings when I write about their respective family relationships...

Then I will explain how the speaking score is calculated here. The test score is 60 points, which is included in the score of the college entrance examination = the score of the test paper modified by the speaking machine * 0.25, that is, the final English college entrance examination as a whole is 135 in the written test + 15 in the spoken language. The full score is still 150 points.If you are interested in specific questions such as question types, you can search for the Cantonese Spoken English Test. I use this as a reference purely because I took this test myself, so I don’t know much about how to test in the mainland. It’s convenient. Then it seems that no one has written this kind of thing, so I used it hhhh this is machine-graded, so it doesn’t necessarily mean that you can get full marks if you speak well. Exam skills are also very important. It’s the so-called how to trick the machine into giving you more points x