The taxi drove away with Xu Lixin's meaningful laughter, leaving only Zhong Ting and Lu Xiu with a surprised face.

Zhong Ting's sluggishness is even worse than Lu Xiu's.

Is this really my own mother?

What does it mean to be okay to come back later?

She remembered that when Xu Lixin educated her, it was not such an education, and she said that it was not safe for girls to be outside after eight o'clock in the evening, and it was necessary to pay attention to boys and guard against others. Why did you just see Lu Xiu, and you don't need to be defenseless?

After Xu Lixin and Zhong Dahai left, there were only two people left, Zhong Ting and Lu Xiu. Lu Xiu scratched his head, looked at Zhong Ting and couldn't help but say, "It seems that your mother has misunderstood something?"

Zhong Ting glanced at Lu Xiu and whispered, "I don't know, she doesn't usually do this." ”

"Hahaha. ”

Lu Xiu couldn't bear to tease this cute girl anymore, put his hands in his pockets and said, "Okay, if it's okay, why don't I send you back?"

"Nope. Zhong Ting suddenly raised her head and looked at Lu Xiu and said anxiously.

Even Lu Xiu didn't expect Zhong Ting's reaction to be so big all of a sudden, so he asked, "What's the matter, are you still in trouble?"

"No, it's fine, I just don't want to go back so soon. ”

This time, Lu Xiu was surprised, he thought that Zhong Ting would go back in a hurry.

After Zhong Ting saw Lu Xiu's expression, she also seemed to understand something, so she explained: "Because it's okay for me to go back, today is a Saturday and Sunday, my father is drunk and goes back to sleep, my mother estimates that she will go out later, and I don't have a part-time job today." ”

After hearing Zhong Ting's words, Lu Xiu nodded thoughtfully.

The two chatted as they walked forward down the street.

In the late autumn and winter season, the fallen leaves on the ground accumulate all over the ground, and they all gather on both sides of the road, and they make a strange noise when they step on them.

"Do you often go out to work part-time?" Lu Xiu asked. He could see that Zhong Ting's mood seemed to be a little nervous, even he didn't know what this Nizi was nervous about, she had been like this since she had eaten, to be exact, it should have started after Xu Lixin's sentence "It doesn't matter if you come back later" when she left.

As soon as Zhong Ting talked about this problem, her face became a little helpless, she said: "I don't often go to part-time jobs, I will go part-time as soon as I am free, I want to help the family share a little---- hey, you won't understand so much to tell you, you will definitely not worry about these things, but this is the life of us ordinary people." ”

Zhong Ting didn't go on, but Lu Xiu could also tell from her tone that the conditions in her home should not be very good.

Lu Xiu was going to refute with her about her misunderstanding of her identity as a rich person, but Zhong Ting didn't seem to be willing to stay on this topic, and she didn't give him a chance to refute at all, only to see Zhong Ting suddenly turn her head and bow deeply to Lu Xiu.

Lu Xiu was startled, and immediately helped her up, and said in a daze, "What are you doing." ”

Zhong Ting's face was a little pale, she glanced at Lu Xiu, and her red lips opened lightly: "I don't know, I just want to thank you, I always feel that I owe you a lot unconsciously." ”

"Why do you feel that way?"

"You've helped me many times, rescued me from that painter liar, helped me bargain for a dress and didn't want my money, I originally invited you to dinner, but you settled the bill, and this time you promised to invite you to dinner, and you paid for it. ”

Lu Xiu laughed and said, "What's this, besides, I didn't pay for this meal." ”

Zhong Ting flattened her mouth and glanced at him, and said: "Don't lie to me, the food is not money, but the two bottles of wine cost hundreds of yuan each! Although I don't drink, it doesn't mean that I won't look it up on the Internet!"

Yes, just now, when Lu Xiu was not paying attention, she was secretly checking the price of the two bottles of liquor, and she was very careful to take a picture of the QR code when she was leaving, in order to know the price of the two bottles of wine. Originally, she thought that two bottles of liquor should not be very expensive, but she didn't know if she didn't check, and she was scared by a check, these two bottles of wine are hundreds of yuan each, and two bottles will only be more expensive than a meal.

Zhong Ting's heart is very conflicted, she wants to return the wine money to Lu Xiu, but recently her family is relatively poor, she doesn't have much money on her, and she bought a mobile phone not long ago, if the price of two bottles of wine is smaller, it will be okay, but it is so expensive but it makes her hesitate, she thinks about selfishness, it is better to forget it? Anyway, Lu Xiu doesn't seem to care about the money at all.

Zhong Ting was shocked after realizing the contradiction in her heart, even she didn't know when she became such a person---- she was taking advantage of Lu Xiu? As she herself said, she felt that she owed Lu Xiu more and more! Is this really good? Will she have a sense of dependence on Lu Xiu over time, or will she already have some?

The complicated feelings in her heart made Zhong Ting not want to go home immediately, but wanted to talk to Lu Xiu and talk for a while. Sure enough, when she said the words in her heart, she felt much more comfortable now, and she seemed to be a few pounds lighter.

Before they knew it, the two of them had stepped out of the street and came to a slightly more remote path. There is a Xilin Temple next to it, which is an old temple that has not been renovated for a long time, and there are old men and grandmothers who come in and out.

There is a bamboo forest in front of Xilin Temple, and there is a bench in front of the bamboo forest.

Zhong Ting walked to the front of the stool with Lu Xiu, and she motioned for Lu Xiu to sit down.

Lu Xiu is not familiar with this area, this place should be very close to Zhong Ting's house, so Zhong Ting is more familiar with this place. In fact, this place is only a dozen minutes' walk from Zhong Ting's house.

The bench is obviously often sat or taken care of, and there is no dust on the bench surface, except for some withered yellow leaves, it is still very clean. Zhong Ting just bent down and patted the bench surface gently, and also helped Lu Xiu pat off the blades, and the two sat down.

After sitting down, Zhong Ting took the lead and said: "This is a place I often come to, I don't know if it's because it's a temple in front of me, so every time I come here, my heart is very calm, even when the mood is very complicated, I can calm down after coming here, it's amazing." ”

"That seems to be the case. ”

Lu Xiu said with a smile. Although he didn't have any special feelings.

Zhong Ting's side face is very beautiful, pure and pure. Lu Xiu felt that she seemed to talk more than usual today, I don't know if it was his illusion, or maybe he didn't know this quiet and introverted girl, every time he saw her, Lu Xiu would always think of Zhao Lingyan, who had a completely different personality from her and had completely opposite family conditions...

"yes, you think, too! Maybe it's a temple. ”

Hearing Lu Xiu say that she also felt this way, Zhong Ting seemed very happy.

Lu Xiu looked at the excited Zhong Ting and found that she was easily satisfied, and when she laughed, she had two particularly shallow and sweet dimples on her face, which was easy to accidentally fall in and couldn't get out, which was very infectious.

Zhong Ting looked at the temple in front of her and said with a reminiscence: "I remember that when I took the high school entrance examination, my mother took me here to make incense, and after that, I was successfully admitted to the eighth middle school, and my mother said that when I took the college entrance examination, I would come here to make incense, by the way, Lu Xiu, where are you going to take the exam?"

"I don't know. Lu Xiu listened to the question she suddenly asked, and said with a wry smile.

Yes, for a normal person, the college entrance examination is undoubtedly a very crucial step. But he never thought about this problem, he also has to go through the college entrance examination, but is the college entrance examination meaningful to him? He doesn't care where he is going in the future, what he cares about most is actually his father's whereabouts, he knows that his biological father Leng Gutian may not actually be dead!

"How can you not know? We are already in the second year of high school, in fact, we will soon be in the third year of high school, and there will not be much time when we reach the third year of high school, and the time will pass in a flash, haven't you thought about where to take the exam in the future?" Zhong Ting asked in surprise.

Zhong Ting's words pulled Lu Xiu back to reality from his thoughts, and he still shook his head with a wry smile: "No, with my level, where can I take the exam?" I'm afraid I won't be able to go to college." ”

"How so? There's still time. Zhong Ting said seriously.

Speaking of this topic, Zhong Ting's eyes suddenly lit up for no reason. She didn't know what she suddenly thought of, her two eyes looked at Lu Xiu with two bright eyes----- the results of every monthly exam in the school would be posted, including the rankings of the whole grade, etc., and she had seen Lu Xiu's ranking, and not once or twice, just because Lu Xiu's ranking was very low and eye-catching.

She knew that Lu Xiu's grades were very poor, why hadn't she thought about it----- she could repay Lu Xiu's favor by helping Lu Xiu with his homework!

"Lu Xiu, I'll help you with your tuition!"

"Huh?"

Lu Xiu looked at Zhong Ting with a dazzled expression, obviously not expecting her to suddenly talk about tutoring.

"What's wrong, what's the matter? Zhong Ting flattened her mouth: "Actually, I am very good at helping people with tutoring, if nothing else, I am likely to become a teacher in the future, and I usually do the most part-time tutoring---- although I am helping first-grade primary school students..."

"But I think it's no problem for me to help high school students tutor!" Zhong Ting said confidently.

Lu Xiu smiled: "No, I'm not doubting your strength in tutoring..."

"Then why are you doing that expression. ”

Lu Xiu smiled: "I just haven't reacted for a while." ”

"I'm serious! I'm going to help you with your tuition, if you start working hard now, you'll definitely be able to get into college." Zhong Ting said confidently.

Seeing her hopeful eyes, those big watery eyes, Lu Xiu really didn't know how to refuse her, so he could only nod blankly, and unconsciously agreed, and only reacted after agreeing to her, but at this time, Zhong Ting had already planned the time and place, and Lu Xiu was not allowed to regret it at all.

It's not that Lu Xiu doesn't want to, but when Lu Xiu feels that he has no foundation at all, maybe Zhong Ting is just doing useless work when he helps him with tutoring.

Forget it, now that the promises have been promised, don't be in a hurry to hit Zhong Ting's self-confidence, when Zhong Ting helps him tutor for a while and finds out that he is a rotten wood in terms of learning, she will naturally change her mind, right?

Of course, Lu Xiu actually underestimated Zhong Ting's perseverance and patience.

…

In the end, the two still agreed on the tutoring, including the time and place, of course, this tutoring is free, Zhong Ting will not collect Lu Xiu's money, she proposed to help Lu Xiu repair the study was originally to make trouble for Lu Xiu's sense of indebtedness.

The two made an appointment to tutor twice a week, both at Zhong Ting's house. And the drama Zhong Ting herself said that the two days she picked happened to be when her parents were working overtime and there was no one at home, which made Lu Xiu think a little crookedly, this Nizi shouldn't be hinting at him something, right? Of course, Lu Xiu quickly dispelled this thought, and secretly scolded himself for being obscene in his heart.

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The next day, Lu Xiu took a car early in the morning and ran to Xilin Temple.

Zhong Ting was waiting for him at the station early, not that the two of them had made an appointment, but that the first cram school day had arrived. Zhong Ting proved with her actions that she didn't just say that she wanted to help Lu Xiu practice, and Lu Xiu received a text message from her early this morning, asking him not to be late.

There was no way, since Lu Xiu promised her, she naturally wouldn't miss the appointment, so after taking care of herself a little, she took the bus to the agreed place, which is this Xilin Temple. According to Zhong Ting, this Xilin Temple is not far from her home. Just a few steps away or a shared bike will get you there. It was precisely because she was afraid that Lu Xiu would not be able to find the address directly by telling Lu Xiu, so she directly told Lu Xiu to let him come here to meet first, and then she would take him to her house.

"Lu Xiu, this way!"

After Zhong Ting saw Lu Xiu, she waved her hand happily.

She wore a white polo, warm pants, and small leather boots today. The weather in Xiangcheng has gradually cooled, especially since the typhoon cooled down sharply last night, and there are no more people on the street who dare to go out in short sleeves.

Zhong Ting didn't tie a ponytail like in school, her long hair was scattered behind her head, and then she caressed it behind her ears, revealing her white and tender ears, I have to say that Zhong Ting, who said goodbye to the school uniform, was completely different, her pure temperament remained the same, and there was an extra playful feeling. Lu Xiu also saw a man with a girlfriend next to him who turned back to Zhong Ting from time to time, and finally was held by her girlfriend 360 degrees...

Lu Xiu hurriedly waved his hand to her and hurriedly ran over, if he could, he was ready to tell the men who looked back at Zhong Ting one by one that this girl was greeting him----

It's a pity that there are too many men who turn back, and for the sake of time, Lu Xiu still dispelled this idea.

"Let's go. ”

"Hmm. ”

Zhong Ting led the way, and Lu Xiu followed closely beside her, she took Lu Xiu through the trails with ease, and in just about ten minutes, the two of them had already come to a more remote community.

It seems that this community should be where Zhong Ting lives.

Sure enough, Zhong Ting turned around and pointed to the small door in front of her with a smile and said, "This is the community I live in, and I have moved here since I was ten years old." ”

Lu Xiu nodded, no wonder Zhong Ting insisted on going to Xilin Temple to pick him up, just a short ten minute away, if Lu Xiu relied on navigation, he would definitely not be able to guide to this remote place and this hidden door so quickly!

This small door should not be the one when Lu Xiu took a taxi to send her back last time, it may be another side door of the community.

As if sensing Lu Xiu's expression, Zhong Ting's eyes darkened, and she pouted and said, "You must think this place is very broken, right? Don't be surprised later, it's even more broken inside." ”

Lu Xiu smiled and shook his head: "How could it be." ”

Zhong Ting thought that Lu Xiu was comforting her, so she stopped talking and continued to lead Lu Xiu through the small door. Don't look at this small door in tatters, when Lu Xiu walked in, he found that there was actually a small security booth inside, and there was only a middle-aged uncle sitting in the security hall.

The middle-aged uncle security guard couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw Zhong Ting still carrying a Lu Xiu of the same age behind him. The size of an egg in this community, the resident security guards in it are naturally very familiar, and Zhong Ting was born so beautiful, and the security guards naturally remember it vividly, but usually Zhong Ting comes in and out alone, why did she bring a boy back this time?

"Uncle Xie. ”

Zhong Ting called out politely. This security guard surnamed Xie is very good and has helped her a lot, and Zhong Ting will say hello every time she sees her.

"Haha, Tingting, did you bring your boyfriend home today?

The security guard surnamed Xie looked honest, but he was not ambiguous at all when he joked, which made Zhong Ting make a fuss on the spot, glanced at Lu Xiu crampedly, and hurriedly said: "Uncle Xie, don't get me wrong! ”

"Oh?"

Before Xie Chao could continue to say anything, Zhong Ting hurriedly pulled Lu Xiu, who was standing in place and smirking, and quickly ran away.

Xie Chao looked at the backs of the two, scratched his head with a smile, and shook his head lightly: "Am I talking too much---- haha, young man now." ”

Zhong Ting took Lu Xiu out a few hundred meters away before he stopped, panting.

Lu Xiu couldn't help but wonder when he saw her like this: "Why are you in such a hurry, the security guard won't eat us." ”

Zhong Ting's face turned slightly red, ignored Lu Xiu, pointed to the building in front of him and said, "Oh, it's here, go up, it's on the third floor." ”

There are only six floors in this building, and the outside walls are freshly painted, which looks fine, but it wasn't until Lu Xiu walked into the corridor that he realized how old it was! Not to mention the lack of dark lighting in the corridor, the walls were full of potholes and damage, the white walls were scribbled, and the gray cement inside the potholes were exposed.

As if sensing Lu Xiu's gaze, Zhong Ting stuck out her tongue and said, "How is it, it's very broken!"