Chapter 38: Rite of Passage

Han Rui avoided answering, just asked her gently as before, "What about you?" Have you thought about it? ”

How did I not think about it.

This generation is very strange, from childhood to adulthood have been instilled with a thought, everything related to learning, everyone will say, "the college entrance examination is the top priority in life", "falling in love is to delay studies and waste youth", as if the success of the college entrance examination is enough to have a perfect future, so good that the life of the second half of the life is worry-free.

Love is like some kind of flood beast that will only destroy our bright future.

Look at the calendar and make sure it's the 21st century, but traditional schooling simply doesn't keep up with the times.

"Han Rui, I don't want to break up."

is not a rebellion against those ridiculous "love bans", more importantly, the person in front of him is Han Rui.

Han Rui's heart changed from uneasy to warm and firm.

"Cheng Chuxia, this is what you said. There is no reversal. ”

Cheng Chuxia reacted to this, but in fact, he was just tricking her!

Stretching out his hand to hit him, Han Rui dodged, and the smile on his face after his success said it all.

He had planned it just to hear an affirmative answer from her, and now he had waited.

……

Slowly, everyone discovered their previous "little secret" one after another.

Student A: "I saw Brother Rui and Xia Xia in the canteen at noon, but I didn't think they were a good match. ”

Student B: "They? Together? ”

Student A: "You don't know? ”

Student B: "What?!" They! Together? Oh, my God! ”

to later.

One day, when I was collecting my homework in class, someone shouted from several positions: "Help me give my homework to Brother Rui's daughter-in-law." ”

"Huh! Cheng Chuxia, homework. ”

Cheng Chuxia, Han Rui: ......

They also couldn't figure out how their classmates found out about their relationship when they got along like normal classmates.

Even Cheng Chuxia felt that when they appeared "in the same frame", they were already "respectful of each other", and the relationship was so normal that it couldn't be normal, but every time the teacher named two people, the class always said tacitly and meaningfully, "Oh~~~"

And then later.

Together with the teachers on the floor, they knew about their relationship.

So when I invited the classmates who were in love in the class to talk, they all said, "You have the ability to fall in love, and you have the ability to talk like who in the first class."

……

Lao Xie is also a little embarrassed about this matter, firstly, they really did not have any excessive actions, and secondly, it is not a way for everyone to coax like this.

Fortunately, everyone's freshness is only for a while, and these jokes will disappear by themselves after a while, because there are only 50 days left in the countdown to the college entrance examination.

The admission list for the admissions examination was announced, and on the list of A University, four of the ten students who went to Beijing were on the line, in addition to Cheng Chuxia, Zhao Yihao, Chen Hong, and Lin Yu from the second class.

Once again, the number of people has set a record for the school.

Lao Xie regretted it for a long time, Han Rui, this stinky boy, is really a pity......

The school has always had a tradition of "coming-of-age ceremony" for senior high school students, which has been postponed again and again due to various things, but now it is just right to be held together with the commendation meeting for the exam.

On the day of the coming-of-age ceremony, the parents of the students will be invited to witness the ceremony of their children's coming-of-age.

Students need to write to their parents to thank them for their companionship since they grew up, and parents also need to send a message to their children, which will be notified by the teacher.

So when Xiao Qing received the message, she happened to be still in Rongcheng.

She is a little happy, she can finally participate in her son's school activities, and it is the most special coming-of-age ceremony, which can be regarded as making up for her regrets.

In the evening, Han Rui got off the evening repair and returned to the dormitory to call her.

"Hey, Xiao Rui, it's so early to fix tonight."

"Did you receive a notice of the bar mittance?"

"Yes, I'm in Rongcheng right now, and I can participate in the ...... on the weekend."

"Don't come."

Han Rui interrupted her beautiful imagination and refused simply.

Xiao Qing was puzzled why he disagreed.

"It's not...... Why? ”

"Because that person will come, too." That person refers to Cheng Dongheng.

When Cheng Chuxia told him that his parents would be in attendance, Han Rui was a little worried that Xiao Qing would also appear, so he made this call.

Luckily, the call was made.

He wants to protect Cheng Chuxia, and she doesn't want to hurt him.

Xiao Qing was silent on the other end of the phone for a long time, and finally said in disappointment: "Okay, I respect your decision." ”

…

Charlene was very happy because Cheng Chuxia was admitted, and when she received the notice, she quickly asked the leader for leave, witnessing the moment Cheng Chuxia put on her adult hat, she hoped to be there.

When Cheng Dongheng went home, he mentioned the news to her and said that he would also attend.

Charlene smiled faintly, "Hmm." ”

But his words didn't seem to be finished.

"That dayβ€”" He knew that such a request might not be fair to Charlene and felt a little embarrassed, but he said it anyway.

"That day...... Xiao Qing may also go. ”

The glass of water that Charlene had been holding in her hand was put back in place heavily, and the table was smashed with a muffled sound.

"Cheng Dongheng, don't go too far. Xia Xia is my child, and the two of us are divorced, but I'm not dead yet, and it's not your turn to take her stepmother to my daughter's parent-teacher conference! ”

Cheng Dongheng hurriedly explained, "No, her child is also at school, and she is going to attend that child's coming-of-age ceremony." ”

Charlene sneered, "Heh, what are you telling me about this?" What does it matter to me whether she goes or not? ”

"I'm afraid that if you're here, you'll..."

"What do you think of me? A deep resentful woman who casually sprinkles? When you see her, you can't tolerate tearing it up? Are you kidding? Your business has nothing to do with me, I'm here for Xia Xia. ”

Cheng Dongheng admitted that he was a little worried, but he was still relieved to have her words.

Regarding the matter between Chu Xia and Han Rui, he didn't tell her anything, just didn't let Chu Xia know about this relationship.

The coming-of-age ceremony was a weekend.

The whole school only left the students in the third grade, and many students complained that it was better not to do activities on the weekend, and to waste a day of rest.

At the end of the revision stage, everyone is tired.

The venue was directly arranged on the school's football field, and the clusters of flowers on the rostrum were very dazzling, and the breeze swept the fragrance of flowers, blowing on the tip of everyone's nose, which always made people feel a little refreshed.

Parents entered the venue one after another, and the students also became happy from the lack of interest at the beginning.

Lao Xie is the head teacher, and many parents will walk to the front of the team to say hello to him after they arrive.

Lao Xie has been paying attention to Han Rui, who is helping him to arrange his seats and discipline as much as possible, almost all the parents in the class have arrived, everyone has a companion, and he is the only one who is alone.

Lao Xie called him to the front of the team, and learned from most parents to their children, put his hand on Han Rui's shoulder, and said to him with some pride,

"How about it, it's cool to stand in front, they all say that you are the baby of our class, let you temporarily replace my son today."

The two of them stood in front of the team, and considering that there were parents and classmates behind, Han Rui lowered his voice a little.

"Why is it temporary, you said before that you would treat me as your own."

Anyway, the words of the leaders on the stage only came and went, and Lao Xie didn't bother to listen, so he became poor with him.

Lao Xie said helplessly, "I always have to take into account your wife's feelings, don't I?" ”

Han Rui pretended to be arrogant, "My wife has long said that she will treat me as half a son, but you know it too late." ”

Lao Xie looked very negotiable, "Then your master and wife have spoken, and I will reluctantly ...... it."

……

Zhao Yihao heard the discussion from the front from time to time in the back, and when he heard their conversation, Zhao Yihao wanted to laugh, but he had to hold back.

Originally, the leader's speech was very boring, and it was more interesting to listen to their conversation, but fortunately, the parents on the side focused on listening to the leader's speech and didn't notice the front.

The admission list was announced on the stage, and the applause from the audience continued, and some parents still did not understand what the independent entrance examination meant.

The child on the side patiently explained, "With a letter of guarantee, the school has been admitted in advance, and the college entrance examination will be easy." ”

"Eh, why didn't you hear the name of the person you always took the first exam?"

"People didn't go to the exam at all, alas, and people didn't worry about failing the exam."

Similar conversations are played out among many people.

The spectators along the way only looked at the results, and the name Han Rui fell off the list, and they felt regretful and quickly forgot about it.

After the commendation ceremony, the next step is the coming-of-age ceremony, where parents must first hold their children's hands and cross the "growth gate" and "champion gate".

Lao Xie stood aside and took pictures of everyone with his mobile phone, and the parents and classmates of the first class passed in front of him in turn, with relief and joy in the face of growth.

Cheng Chuxia walked by, next to her parents who accompanied her, she looked at Han Rui, and her smile was happiness and satisfaction.

Han Rui also looked at her gently, returning the same warm smile.

Although she refused to admit it, the coming-of-age ceremony that she was able to attend with her parents made her happy and happy from the bottom of her heart.

Cheng Dongheng saw the interaction between the two, but he remained silent.

Lao Xie, who was holding his mobile phone in both hands to shoot, suddenly pushed Han Rui with his arm, and Han Rui was pushed a little inexplicably by him.

"What's wrong?"

Lao Xie asked him to see that next to the rostrum, which was also full of teachers and parents, Han Rui saw Xiao Qing standing there looking at him at a glance, she still came.

Seeing Han Rui's unmoved look, Lao Xie opened his mouth and persuaded, "Go quickly, haven't you been waiting for a long time, after so many years, even if you don't want to, give her a chance, don't be a regret." ”

"Hmm." After speaking, he had already taken a step towards her.

Xiao Qing personally brought him a red adult hat, she still couldn't reach him in high heels, Han Rui bent down intimately, so that she could just put it on for him.

Raising his head again, Han Rui saw that her eyes were already full of tears.

"Let's go, let's walk over together."

Xiao Qing nodded and took his hand.

She was absent from all kinds of moments in the first 18 years of his life, but in the end, fortunately, she did not leave behind the company she gave him in his adult life.

Procedurally, everyone returned to their respective seats after walking through the two doors that represented growth and success, and Cheng Chuxia and Xia Lin consumed some time when they took pictures together, so when they went back, Han Rui happened to follow them.

Cheng Chuxia inadvertently glanced back at Han Rui and Xiao Qing on the side.

After all, they have met several times, and Cheng Chuxia still greeted politely: "Hello Auntie." ”

Xiao Qing saw that the smile on her face stiffened a little, and she didn't dare to look at Charlene's expression at this moment, so she replied stiffly, "Hello." "It's like treating a stranger.

Cheng Chuxia felt strange, but he didn't say anything.

Xia Lin glanced at her, full of vigilance and vigilance, she recognized Xiao Qing, and she had seen a photo of them on Cheng Dongheng's mobile phone.

Cheng Chuxia's greeting to Xiao Qing drew a big question mark in Xia Lin's heart.

Cheng Dongheng felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward, and hurriedly played a round, "This next link is about to start, let's go back to the class first, the teacher is in a hurry." ”

Xiao Qing also pulled Han Rui, "Let's go." ”

Han Rui didn't speak, and he didn't have any expression, just followed Xiao Qing towards the crowd.

When Cheng Chuxia said that sentence, Han Rui's whole heart was hanging, he didn't know what the consequences of this sentence would be, but at least for now, leaving could at least alleviate more than half of it.

A conversation, Xiao Qing and Cheng Dongheng, Han Rui and Xia Lin each have their own thoughts, and once the secrets they have accumulated break out, no one can be sure of the consequences.

Xiao Qing's reaction was forgotten after a while, and she didn't think much about it, but in Xia Lin's heart, it had become an indelible doubt.

Taking advantage of Cheng Chuxia's departure after the event, Xia Lin directly asked Cheng Dongheng the question, "Why did Xia Xia know Xiao Qing?" ”

"Maybe it's my classmate's mother, politely say hello." Cheng Dongheng wanted to fool the past.

So many parents passed by and she didn't say hello, so they said to her? Isn't that a little weird? ”

Cheng Dongheng just wanted her to stop thinking about it, but Cheng Chuxia happened to turn back and quickly stopped it.

"Mom, did I leave my phone with you?"

Charlene rummaged through her bag and found her phone, "Na yes, I'll come out directly after school, I'll wait for you outside and go home together." ”

"I know, I've said it a few times. I'm leavingβ€”"

When Cheng Chuxia walked away, Xia Lin said to Cheng Dongheng, "If you have a job, go first, and I'll pick up my daughter." ”

Seeing that she was no longer entangled in Xiao Qing's affairs, Cheng Dongheng couldn't say anything more, and drove to the company's branch in Rongcheng.

He probably didn't realize that he had made a mistake.

Once doubts arise, they take root in people's hearts, and slowly, they take root.