Chapter 16: The Matter of Reading
Jiang Bai bent down and got into the car, the windows of the car were always closed, and the air was full of unique wood smells, calm and silent.
Jiang Bai stared at the young man next to him, his posture was upright as if he was worshipping the Buddha, the heavy books on his knees were old and dull yellow, and the corners were full of various annotations. From the moment she sat down, the young man's eyes never took his eyes off the book for a moment.
Jiang Bai was stupid, thinking about what he was expecting?
"Yu Ke, do you know me?" she took the initiative to speak, breaking the eerie silence.
The book turned the pages and a leaf-shaped bookmark fell out. When Jiang Bai bent down, he heard him say "I don't know".
The voice......
Jiang Bai thought that even if this sound was used for spectral analysis, there would not necessarily be any ups and downs, like the top violinist pulling down the ground when tuning.
Jiang Bai turned the bracelet on his wrist, wondering who his nephew's personality was. has just turned 16 years old, and his face no longer reveals joy, anger and sorrow, as if he naturally does not like to communicate with others. Punctual to and from school, no socializing, and old-fashioned hobbies. Watching obscure books and silent black-and-white silent films without sound, he never touched the games that boys of the same age liked, and there was not a single poster in the room.
Fortunately, there is a friend in the class who has grown up together, otherwise Jiang Bai would have doubted whether anyone in the school would talk to him.
"I thought you wanted to come with me today to get to know your classmates at school. Jiang Bai deliberately ridiculed.
"I don't know. The boy didn't hear the joke at all, but solemnly explained, "It's just boring." ”
Jiang Bai leaned in to look at his face and laughed: "You still have a boring day? Xie Jingmin didn't ask you out to play? Spring is here, and this is a good time to go out." ”
The boy finally raised his head, his eyes behind thin lenses like clear ice.
"It's only the older people who think so. ”
"You're not as old as me...... Jiang Bai responded angrily, "I don't know how many boyfriends I changed when I was as old as you, what about you?
The boy closed the book and said casually, "You don't seem to be very happy, haven't you always been looking forward to seeing that girl?"
Jiang Bai sighed, and his mind drifted back to just now, "It was originally like this, but she didn't say a few words today." Children under the fence are more likely to ......"
Jiang Bai thought for a moment, looking for words.
"It's better to look at people's eyes. She was with the other girl, and the girl was going to be a little more willful. She is too well-behaved and sensible, which is generally not the case for children who grow up in good families. ”
Yu Guang saw that the person next to him twisted his head, and Jiang Bai continued: "Her adoptive mother wants her to also study in the attached middle school, and wants to ask me for help." ”
"You said yes. ”
Jiang Bai was a little bored and said, "I didn't have a clear promise...... The quality of teaching in the attached middle school is good, and if a girl like her can study hard, it will be easier in the future. ”
The boy took off his glasses and pinched them in his hand, casting a shadow on his long eyelashes. After a while, he still spoke without waves:
"Not necessarily. ”
......
In order to have the opportunity to meet Jiang Bai again, Dong Xin tried her best to apply for Yan An's school. Finally, a week before the start of the school in the attached middle school, it was determined that Yan An could study.
No matter what Dong Xin's purpose was, Yan An's heart that had been hanging was finally half gone. She thought that in a short period of time, she should not have to worry about Yu Shunkang and Dong Xin's bad intentions.
Their immediate task now is to consider what to do with the sudden extra 200,000 usury.
Yan An extorted 200,000 yuan from them on the grounds that he had evidence that Dong Xin and Yu Shunkang colluded with human traffickers to buy and sell adopted daughters.
The blackmail process was very ordinary, so Yan An bought an inferior voice changer and called Yu Shunkang, sincerely threatening to hand over the evidence to the police and Yu Ke and Yu Yan's school without giving money.
Dong Xin panicked when she heard this, and turned out all the passbooks and credit cards at home overnight, and thought about how to get the 200,000 yuan with Yu Shunkang. For this reason, Yu Shunkang also had to take away the real estate certificate in the countryside in her hand, and planned to find someone to sell her house in the countryside.
Yan An laughed at his innocence, the broken house didn't want anyone except her.
Late one night, Yan An also heard Yu Shunkang and Dong Xin suggest to call the police.
"Are you stupid?"
Dong Xin's voice suddenly rose and his voice dropped suddenly, "If he really has evidence in his hands." Not only will Keke and Xiaoyan be criticized at school, but the two of us will also have to go to prison. ”
Dong Xin and Yu Shunkang are weak thieves after all, and no matter how unwilling they are, they can only accept the extortion of 200,000 yuan. Similarly, because of this unseemly reason, he did not dare to alarm his relatives and friends, so Yu Shunkang had no choice but to borrow usury.
The money was transferred to Yan An's hand and deposited into Yan Liang's account, making her squander it in her dreams and laugh out loud.
Is it so easy to make money? Yan An wondered from time to time.
The start of school was imminent, Yan An tried to talk to Yu Shunkang, saying that he wanted to live in the school, and as soon as this came out, he was immediately yelled back by Yu Shunkang's voice that pierced the sky.
That's right, too. In the future, he and Dong Xin will have to run around to repay their debts, and the housework in this family naturally needs to be undertaken.
I didn't have any debts in my previous life. But being able to read so easily, Yan An is already satisfied.
At the end of February, all schools closed their holidays one after another, and on the first day of the new semester, Dong Xin and Yu Shunkang sent Yan An to school together.
Just after the beginning of spring, there is still a chill in the air, but the flowers on the side of the street are already reminding that this land is beginning to enter the season of spring flowers.
Yan An stood at the door, watching the bright national flag fluttering in the wind.
The last time she stood here was when she graduated from high school. In her memory, more than ten years have passed, but Yan An feels that this has been a whole two lifetimes.
"Don't talk nonsense when you see the teacher for a while, you know?" Yu Shunkang threatened behind her, "Don't let Xiaoyan and Keke be embarrassed in school." If someone asks you about your mother's pension or if we're abusing you or something, do you know how to tell someone?"
Yan An didn't speak, Yu Shunkang pushed her hard behind him, and said in a low voice: "You have to remember, your own mother died in a car accident, and you are an orphan." Your mother and I adopted you as well-wishers. ”
Dong Xin added in a strange way, saying: "In ancient times like us, you had to set up a good hall for us. ”
During this period of time, Yan An has become accustomed to the vitriol in Dong Xin's words. Dong Xin's plan to get close to Jiang Bai still failed. She couldn't contact Jiang Bai anymore, so she lost her temper for several days.
Teenagers and girls in school uniforms walk by. The gray and white sportswear style is full of youthful vitality.
They seemed to be worried about their unfinished holiday homework, and Yan An's abrupt sneer was mixed in with their troubled complaints, and no one noticed it.
"You are in the same class as Keke Xiaoyan, Xiaoyan's feet are inconvenient, you have to take care of him all the time, do you know?"
Yu Shunkang was still chattering, but Dong Xin walked into the grade office first.