Chapter 4: Love Too Late to Tell (3)

Xiao Lan went to the office, and it turned out that Teacher Li was going to talk to her about the subsidy for poor students. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoJust yesterday, Mr. Li and Xiao Lan had a phone call, and Mr. Li had already declared to the school level, and the boss had agreed, as long as Xiao Lan filled in the relevant information, she could get a subsidy of 2,000 yuan for one semester. Xiao Lan didn't shirk it, and went back to work with a lot of homework and forms, but met unexpected people.

Xiao Lan looked at the few people who stood in front of her, their clothes and accents were indicating that the other party was not good.

"Hey, wait. The strange boy smiled kindly.

Xiao Lan stopped holding a bunch of homework, waiting for the other party's response, without saying a word.

I saw that the other party took out a few hundred yuan from his pocket and threw it directly on Xiao Lan's face before saying, "Here is the money, you give me a few photos of yours to make me feel refreshed." As he spoke, several people around him laughed.

A large bill of several hundred yuan smashed into Xiao Lan's face, Xiao Lan lowered his head and looked uncertain. She only felt that her eyes were a little dry, and she knew that these emotions were not hers, but Zhong Ming's.

At this moment, a gentle voice sounded, like a savior: "Senior brother, you are a little excessive. ”

Xiao Lan looked up and saw the person standing up behind her and walking beside her, and her eyes immediately turned red.

This is Sun Dongquan, even though he is wearing a school uniform, he has a gentle temperament that is different from others. His fair skin, handsome face, and metal-framed eyes gave him a bit of sternness. At this moment, he boldly stood in front of Xiao Lan to confront the others.

"Senior Sun, don't be nosy. The person who came to find fault naturally knew this Sun Dongquan, and he couldn't put on a smile, and said coldly.

Sun Dongquan ignored the other party's attitude and said expressionlessly: "Senior brother, this is your fault, you should apologize." ”

Xiao Lan calmed down her emotions and understood where these emotions came from. She is obviously just an outsider, not the real Zhong Ming, and her emotions are with Zhong Ming, not her Xiao Lan.

When the two parties were at a stalemate, Xiao Lan stopped Sun Dongquan, "Classmate, can you help me get my homework?" ”

Sun Dongquan was surprised by Xiao Lan's reaction, but he also nodded and took what was in her hand.

Xiao Lan got rid of the shackles of homework, looked at the few provocateurs in front of him, and under their surprised eyes, bent down and picked up the money one by one.

She lowered her head, counted them one by one, waited for them to be treasured, and finally put the money in her pocket, and then took out the photos from the other pocket, which Xiao Lan had found from her books before. Count again, and walk forward.

Xiao Lan directly took the photo on the face of the junior, and said mercilessly: "You give me a thousand yuan, the price of the photo is one hundred, and here are ten." You take it cool, welcome to come back next time!"

The onlookers on the side were simply dumbfounded, they had thought about many consequences, but they didn't expect Xiao Lan to have such a reaction.

The photos were taken on the other party's face, and they were scattered one by one, and he naturally wouldn't bend down to pick them up like Xiao Lan.

Xiao Lan didn't care about their reactions, she turned around and took over the homework from Sun Dongquan again.

"Thank you. Xiao Lan smiled and said to Sun Dongquan.

As the class bell rang, Xiao Lan disappeared from Sun Dongquan's sight.

The person who found fault left with no interest and left behind a photo. Sun Dongquan kindly picked it up and threw the photo into the trash. It's hard to understand what he's thinking.

This was Xiao Lan's first day of class, and except for the morning episode, everything was calm. Ye Yukai's tricky behavior did not get a response, and he did not continue to toss if he lacked interest. Xiao Lan called Zhong Nian at noon and told him well, but the two did not meet. All day, Xiao Lan stayed in her seat to study, and her ears didn't listen to what was going on outside the window. It wasn't until the end of the evening self-study that Xiao Lan remembered that she was going to the junior high school to pick up Zhong Nian.

It was already dark, and many day students who left after class in the evening came and went. When Xiao Lan reached the staircase, she was stopped again.

"Xiao Lan. Sun Dongquan called out to her, and took out an ointment from his pocket, "This is a special treatment for cracks, you can apply some to your wounds." After speaking, he pointed to the corner of his mouth and gestured to the wound at the corner of Xiao Lan's mouth.

Sun Dongquan had already noticed the wound on the corner of Xiao Lan's mouth in the morning, and it happened that he had ointment, and he happened to meet it after class in the evening, so he gave it to Xiao Lan directly. There was nothing unusual in his expression, it was purely a gesture.

Xiao Lan had no reason to refuse, she took the ointment and thanked her: "Thank you." ”

Xiao Lan put the ointment on the side of her schoolbag, and without any hesitation, she hurriedly went down the stairs and walked towards the junior high school to pick up Zhong Nian.

After Xiao Lan arrived, Zhong Nian waited alone under the teaching building, the entire junior high school teaching building was empty, Zhong Nian was drawing with the help of the faint light, holding a painting book. Zhong Nian's intentions did not notice Xiao Lan's approach.

Xiao Lan stood behind him, looking at his painting. There is a book in his painting, as well as a stone bench and a street lamp, and he writes the scene in real time, uses sketches to paint the scene, and the composition is perfect, and he is quite talented. Zhong Nian took a pencil to compare the sizes, wiped it with an eraser, noticed that someone blocked the light, and only then did he discover Xiao Lan's existence.

"Sister?" Zhong Nian looked up at Xiao Lan in surprise, and suddenly realized that Xiao Lan should have waited for a long time, and hurriedly put away his painting tools, and said, "Wait for me, I'll be fine right away!"

"Don't rush, you can take your time. Xiao Lan sat on the stone steps beside her, pointed to the album in Zhong Nian's hand, and continued, "Can I take a look at your album?" Zhong Nian nodded, and then handed the album to Xiao Lan.

The album is a new book that I just bought yesterday, along with a series of painting tools, Zhong Nian has already painted three pairs in just one day, one of which is a sketch, and two are landscapes. It can be seen from this that Zhong Nian has talent and enthusiasm for painting.

When Zhong Nian put away his things, Xiao Lan handed over the album in his hand, and encouraged him by the way: "Zhong Nian, you will definitely be a famous painter in the future." ”

"No, I'm still far away. Zhong Nian didn't respond immediately, but modestly touched the back of his head.

At this time, Xiao Lan happened to pay attention to Zhong Nian's elbow injury, took out the ointment he had obtained from Sun Dongquan from the right side of his schoolbag, handed it to Zhong Nian, and told him to rub the medicine well. The upper elbow was probably made in the morning when he knocked down Father Zhong.

Thinking of what happened in the morning, Xiao Lan not only had to sigh and say, "Zhong Nian will also care about his sister when he grows up." Finished, and patted Zhong Nian's back dotingly.

Zhong Nian smiled shyly and said, "Sister, let's go quickly, I didn't ride a bicycle today, and I still have to walk for a long time." ”

"We took the bus back. ”

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The two siblings returned safely from school to their place of residence, parked a van in front of their door, and felt uneasy. In her memory, Xiao Lan naturally remembered that the van was the creditor's car. This creditor is the one who was stabbed by Zhong Nian. Judging from the window, it was brightly lit, and the bastard father had picked the lock and entered it.

Xiao Lan pulled Zhong Nian, made him stop, and handed the schoolbag behind him to Zhong Nian. Zhong Nian only saw Xiao Lan's serious face, staring in the direction of home, expressionless.

"What's the matter, sister?" Zhong Nian said with a puzzled expression.

Even if he was puzzled, Zhong Nian took the schoolbag from Xiao Lan's hand.

"Dad is back. Xiao Lan looked at the van and said thoughtfully.

Zhong Nian looked at Xiao Lan's line of sight, and realized that Father Zhong was already at home, and a tyrannical emotion swept from the bottom of his heart.

"He actually dared to come!" Zhong Nian said angrily.

Sensing that something was wrong with Zhong Nian, Zhong Ming patted his arm and calmed him down before saying, "You will stand outside later, I will go and see what he is going to do, and if something is wrong, you will call the police." I didn't come out, don't go in. ”

"Sister, I'm going with you. Zhong Nian immediately opposed this plan and looked at Xiao Lan anxiously.

"You can't go, I'll wait for you to call the police if something goes wrong, if both of you are there, there's no way to do anything if you're in danger. The two of us couldn't beat him. Xiao Lan said calmly, taking advantage of Zhong Nian's inattention, he took out a knife from his schoolbag and put it in his jacket pocket. Zhong Nian naturally understood that the "he" referred to by Xiao Lan's mouth was Father Zhong.

"I can go too! Can't you keep this alarm?" Zhong Nian said stubbornly.

"I'm a sister, you're a younger brother, listen to me!" Xiao Lan's tone became indifferent, because she knew that Zhong Nian would only listen to her if she kept a straight face.

The two argued for a moment, and Zhong Nian had to compromise. He stood in an inconspicuous place with Xiao Lan's schoolbag, and as long as he lost something wrong, he would immediately call the police.

Xiao Lan walked home, there was no bottom in his heart, and he was only a little relieved when he touched the knife in his pocket. It's obviously home, but it's like going to the execution ground, which can't help but be a little ironic.

In the original memory, Father Zhong would stop for a while when he took the money, and he would not bring the creditor to the door until at least three months later. Now I'm afraid that Father Zhong didn't get the money, so he can only advance this behavior of "selling women". Thinking of this, Xiao Lan felt sympathy for this pair of sisters and brothers, what kind of sin did he create in his previous life with such a father!

Xiao Lan walked to the staircase, put her hand in her pocket, holding the knife tightly, her palms were already sweating, and she couldn't calm down introverted. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes before approaching the door.

"I've waited so long, I'm afraid I won't come back. I'm short on time. ”

"Brother Dong, you wait, wait a little longer......"

The creditor was about to leave, but Father Zhong desperately stopped the other party and asked him to wait, just when he saw Xiao Lan walking in, he hurriedly pointed at Xiao Lan and said, "Brother Dong, look at it, that's my daughter, not bad!"

When Xiao Lan saw Father Zhong's face, she only felt unprecedented anger, and the emotions in her heart kept tumbling.