"Chu, you're too slow!"

As soon as Chu Qing stepped into the office, Susan complained to Balabala: "I have already said that there is a party today, and you see that the teachers are waiting for you...... By the way, what about the food you bring? ”

"Uh......"

He was so embarrassed that he completely forgot about it and said, "I'm sorry Susan, I forgot to prepare." ”

"Well, I had hope for you."

The aunt looked very sad and sighed: "I didn't expect you to be the same as them, just thinking about eating and eating!" ”

"Hahaha!"

Sara laughed beside her, dragged Chu Qing and said, "Don't pay attention to her, I'll introduce you to some colleagues." ”

As she spoke, she took her around, and there were more than a dozen people in the room, all of whom had good friendships and were very polite to him. Chu Qing didn't have the heart at all, and it was not good to leave immediately, so he had to barely cope with it for half an hour before he excused himself to get out.

He hurried back to the classroom, thankfully, Tony was still waiting.

"Sorry, it's an office party today, and I've been delayed for a while."

"It's okay, Mr. Chu." The kid laughed.

"Okay, let's get started."

He put the two desks together and turned them into small workbenches, with himself here and Tony there, one preparing for lessons and the other collecting materials on the computer.

It is said that it is an assistant, in fact, seven points of excuse and three points of need, because it is really busy, and it is good to have someone to help.

Tony is very serious, and within the scope of his good cognition, he tries his best to find suitable Chinese films. After a while, he suddenly looked up and asked, "Mr. Chu, what do you think of FarewellMyConcubine?" ”

"What do you think?" Chu Qing was still writing, and asked rhetorically.

"Well, it's a very rich, very profound, very understanding of Chinese culture."

"That's right, but it's too rich to tell you about."

"Okay, I understand."

Tony pouted and added, "What about AChineseGhostStory?" ”

“WHAT？”

The thing was stunned for a moment, leaned over and took a look, okay, a white-clothed king with a capital letter! He mourned for Xu Ke for a second and said, "You can consider it, you can sort out the content, and it is best to list a few key points." I'm going to talk about ethics in China tomorrow, and you'll find 2-3 alternatives. ”

"Okay, Mr. Chu."

With that, the two stopped communicating, only listening to the rustling of pen and paper and the crackling sound of keyboard tapping. After half a ring, Chu Qing wrote a part, twisted his neck, and asked, "How is it?" ”

"Wait, it'll be right away."

Tony tapped for another two minutes, turned the computer screen, and said, "I found three, 'TheSpringFestival' and 'JulyRhapsody' which I think fit." BigShot's Funeral is a fun movie, and I love it. ”

Ho!

He was a little surprised, one is "Chinese New Year", starring Zhao Lirong, Li Baotian, and Ge You, which talks about the Chinese New Year and the concept of kinship in social changes.

The second is "Man Forty", the one by Xueyou Brother and Lin Jiaxin. The third is "Big Names", directed by Feng Xiaogang, so there is no need to elaborate.

can pick out these films, especially the first one, which shows that the child is visionary, popular, has a sense of the times, and has an obscure oriental culture.

What's even more rare is that Tony has attached three paragraphs in a short period of time, which is exactly the core narrative of the request. Chu Qing looked at it carefully, nodded and said, "Very good, your thinking is very accurate, and it can be used as a framework for the outline." ”

“……”

The child was stunned at first, then became strange, and unconsciously lowered his head.

"Alright, today's mission is complete, let's go!" He neatly packed up his things and clicked a big bag.

"Where?" Tony blinked.

"Of course you're eating, aren't you hungry?"

"I ......"

Tony wanted to refuse, but the ghost got up with him.

Chu Qing didn't go out of his way to find a place, just in a nearby fast food restaurant, two set menus, and two large drinks. The combination of an Eastern uncle and a Western teenager aroused a certain curiosity, and many people expressed their attention.

The two talked about themselves, and he controlled the rhythm without a trace, focusing on superficial topics such as movies, dramas, performances, and the differences between Chinese and Western systems. Things that are too deep, such as family, emotional, personal, cannot be communicated for the time being.

Tony felt light-hearted and wonderful, as if it hadn't been a long, long time since we'd chatted like this.

People need to express, the best way is to talk, Chu Qing is a qualified listener, this is his consistent advantage. If one person is willing to listen to you seriously, you will unknowingly fall into the other person's pit.

They sat for less than two hours, and when they saw that it was getting late, they went out to say goodbye.

Tony's home is a little further away on another block, which is Salt Lake City's largest civilian neighborhood. Due to the concentration of Mormons, the city is not as safe as New York.

He opened the door with a very happy mood and called, "Mom? ”

“……”

No one responded.

His face darkened instantly, and he smiled sadly.

That woman, maybe lying on some man's bed, maybe she had just smoked some powder and was about to die, maybe she was drunk in a broken bar at the end of the alley...... Who knows?

"Plop!"

He threw his bag and collapsed on the old sofa, his eyes unblinking.

Tony didn't know what it meant to be "drunk without feeling drunk", but he knew he was obsessed with the feeling of warmth, safety, and recognition.

After lying down for a while, he just wanted to get up, but suddenly he slammed again. There seemed to be a few banknotes slipping out of the open-opened bag, and when I picked it up, I looked at it, $25.

“……”

Tony was stunned for a long time before he sniffled vigorously - he was so careful about paying for fear of hurting his pride.

…………

For several days in a row, after school, the two of them would be in the classroom to prepare for the next day's lessons. If there is a rehearsal for the drama club, if it is too late, the work will be temporarily stopped, and if it is still early, it will be moved to Chu Qing's house.

Their close correspondence has also attracted the attention of colleagues and the school authorities. Because Westerners are very sensitive, there aren't too many perverted uncles who love beautiful boys!

So the principal talked to Chu Qing, and the goods were very painful, so he almost came to prove his sexual orientation and physical and mental health.

Night, drizzle.

In that cramped apartment, Tony was holding a glass of boiled water and listening to Mr. Chu's explanation of "Our Town". Today there was a club rehearsal, and it ended at five o'clock, and the two of them finished preparing for class, so they sat and chatted.

After several understandings, Chu Qing also has some understanding of this play, and said: "I have been reading Thornton Wilder's book these days, and "Our Town" is by no means a warm drama that brings joy to the family, perceives life, and purifies the soul. It has a lot of metaphors in it, including religion, humanity, nature, survival and destruction, and so on, and it has a lot of existential overtones......"

"What is existentialism?" Tony asked.

"Well, you can understand that human existence itself has no meaning, but human beings can make themselves on the basis of existence."

The goods explained simply, and continued: "In short, I think that your age is not suitable for acting in "Our Town", just like the heroine, if she does not have the experience of giving her parents a funeral, it is difficult to really understand." ”

"Oh......"

The kid nodded and smiled, "Although I don't understand, I feel that you are very powerful." ”

Cut!

Chu Qing was too lazy to care, looked at the time again, and said, "Okay, it's not early, you should go home." ”

"Of course, I won't stay here."

Tony drank all the water, took the schoolbag and patted it, a smile flashed in his eyes, and said, "Mr. Chu, you don't have to secretly stuff money in the future, you can give it to me directly." ”

Tut! The most annoying bear child Shenma!

The goods were very embarrassed, and casually threw an umbrella: "Get out!" ”

"See you tomorrow, Mr. Chu!"

Tony waved his hand and ran briskly downstairs.

Outside, the drizzle was light, forming a mist, and the neon was becoming more and more misty in the rain, reflecting colorful lights. The child held an umbrella and walked slowly to the bus stop, the night breeze was cool, but he was not alone.

These days have been like a dream, so illusory that I have forgotten everything before. He doesn't know how long it will last, it's like taking *drugs, and he doesn't give up any thoughts.

"Didi!"

After standing for a while, the distinctive horn of the bus came from a distance.

Tony was carrying his school bag, trying to find a coin, and then he felt his neck tighten, and a thick arm strangled him from behind, and with a bang, the whole person was thrown out.

(Happy Birthday, Lazy Goods) (To be continued.) )