In summer, the cicada, stripped of its dull and heavy pupal shells, regains its life, sings in the tall trees, and enjoys the only and last highlight of its life, day and night.

"Fang Ruo, did you do the math test paper I gave you last time?" Xu Zhuoyuan wore a simple T-shirt and pants of mid-length shorts at home, sitting on the chair in front of the desk with his legs crossed, eating grapes and spitting grape skins into the trash can at his feet, lazy and comfortable.

"I did..., but I didn't finish it because I thought it was a bit difficult." Fang Ruo lowered his eyes and grabbed the fruit in the melon basket on the table with his hand, and suddenly took out a plump, crystal clear black grape from it.

"If it's difficult, you just ask me, I'll accept it all, and I'll teach you well, so that you must understand." Xu Zhuoyuan blinked his eyes and looked at Fang Ruo teasingly, and also patted his chest with his hand, looking confident that he was imperative.

"Okay, I'll go to school tomorrow and get the paper back, I'll ask you again, I lent it to Zheng Yuqian the day before yesterday, she is not good at math and wants to study and study." Fang Ruo peeled the grapes in his hand as he spoke, the black grape skin was delicately and perfectly removed, and the green grape pulp slid into his mouth.

"Okay, don't lend it to others, it's okay to lend it to Zheng Yuqian, knowing that the two of you are best friends, and you won't forget each other when you have good things." Xu Zhuoyuan smiled, Fang Ruo couldn't help laughing, suddenly squirted out the grape seeds, and shyly hurriedly looked around for paper towels.

"Here you go, take it, look at your stupidity." Xu Zhuoyuan threw the carton beside her in disgust, but his eyes were full of smiles.

Fang Ruo obediently reached out and took it.

"By the way, do Zheng Yuqian and you both choose liberal arts?"

"Yes, we all choose liberal arts." Fang Ruo slowly wiped his mouth, but he felt that his mouth was still sticky.

"It's good, you have each other's company." Xu Zhuoyuan nodded approvingly, thinking that if Fang had Zheng Yuqian to study with him, he would not be too lonely in the future.

"You're choosing science, but how do you get the class? Will your classmates be separated? ”

"No, most of the students in our class choose science, only one or two students choose liberal arts, I heard that this class will also be divided into a liberal arts experimental class, which is also what our class teacher whispered when he chatted with us, and said that he would not let us spread it."

Xu Zhuoyuan remembered the timid appearance of the teacher who was afraid of the tiger and the wolf when he spoke, which really made people laugh twice.

Some teachers are so funny, obviously there are some things that cannot be said first, but they can't help but want to say it and share it with their classmates, but when they finish sharing, they realize that they have said the wrong thing, so they begin to bitterly tell the classmates repeatedly not to spread it around, but in the end they are still frightened.

Therefore, their happiness is only based on the moment they say it, and they are not so happy before and after speaking.

"Really, then I have to do well." Fang Ruo's eyes lit up, she didn't expect that this session would be divided into a liberal arts experimental class, and she felt that she suddenly had fighting spirit in her heart.

"Yes, I heard that it also depends on the usual grades, and it depends on the liberal arts grades in the previous usual grades." Xu Zhuoyuan stretched out tiredly, he slept late yesterday, thinking that he could relax a little on the weekend, so he was lazy and didn't do his homework, but played the game console, he played and played without realizing the passage of time, and when he looked at the time again, it was already half past two in the morning.

"Looking at my usual grades, my liberal arts exams are usually okay, so I still have hope." Fang Ruo felt greatly encouraged in her heart when she heard his words, her usual liberal arts grades could be said to have not worried her, but she didn't expect that this would help her class.

"It's good, our teacher said that it would be more fair and just, so the meeting unanimously decided like this." Xu Zhuoyuan looked at her with satisfied eyes, and he was also happy for her in his heart.

"Fang Ruo, it's time to eat, Fang Ruo, I'm going to eat, come back quickly." Fang Ruo's mother's loud voice sounded in the next building, and the whole building seemed to be vibrating.

"It's coming, it's coming, right away." Fang Ruo threw the grape skin in her hand into the trash can, took a few steps forward and walked to the window to respond in the direction of her house, but her voice was much quieter.

"I'll go back first and eat."

"Okay, remember the math paper."

"Okay." Fang Ruo turned around and walked towards the door.

"Ruoruo, just come to my house for dinner, it will be fine immediately, and you are still stewing potatoes and roast chicken, just a few minutes." Xu Zhuoyuan's mother poked her head out of the kitchen and wanted to beckon her to stay and eat.

"No, thank you, Auntie, my mother has already cooked a meal, and she is waiting for me to eat together, next time, Auntie, I'll go back first." Fang Ruo ran downstairs happily, his mood was very excited, and he didn't even feel the sound of the endless cicadas chirping on the tall trees, it was really wonderful, it was really like a symphony with a great sense of art.

"Hurry up and set the dishes and chopsticks when you're back, I don't know if I'll come back to eat when the meal is ordered, and let me urge you." Fang Ruo's mother slowly walked to the dining table with a night of pork ribs and corn soup, urging Fang Ruo to act quickly.

"Okay, Mom, I'll do it right away." Fang Ruo's mood was not affected at all because of his mother's blame, and he was still sunny.

"By the way, when will your parent-teacher meeting be held, I'll see if I have time that day, I've been very busy lately, there are a lot of things in the factory, and I'm spinning like a spinning top every day."

Fang Ruo's mother frowned, a tired face, the recent restructuring of the factory, and a new leader, the new leader said to advocate learning what new ideas, every day to catch the factory employees to go to class and punch in, if you don't come, you will deduct every month's salary.

However, most of the employees in the factory are craftsmen, so the further study of culture is more than enough and not enough, Fang Ruo's mother, as a small leader, naturally received a lot of complaints and suggestions from the bottom employees, she also tried to make suggestions to the new leader a few times, but the new leader is a very stubborn person, every time he listens to it is a serious face, but in the end he still does not listen to the advice, so down, the contradiction between the two parties is more intense, and she is caught in the middle every day.

"Soon, the parent-teacher meeting is next Friday, Mom, if you don't have time to come, can Dad come?" Fang Ruo asked her mother tentatively, in fact, her mother went to every parent-teacher meeting, because her father clocked in and went to work every day, so it was difficult to ask the leader for leave, and she always couldn't get out, and her mother's spare time at work was relatively flexible.

Although Fang Ruo's mother would be late every time, Fang Ruo felt that it was far better than not coming to the meeting, and every time her mother could come, she was already thankful.

"He can't come, recently the leaders from above came to the hospital to check, and they also can't get out, I'll take a look at it then, I still have to come to participate, is it saying that I want to divide the class, right? The teacher said it's very important, do you choose liberal arts or science? ”

Fang Ruo's mother remembered the content of the last time the head teacher called her home, so she also asked Fang Ruo about the topic today, although she didn't care much about Fang Ruo's learning situation on weekdays, but she would still understand it when necessary.

Fang Ruo has always been sensible and well-behaved, which saves her a lot of heart, although she rarely praises and praises Fang Ruo in person, but every time she chats with her neighbors, others praise Fang Ruo without hesitation, although she responds politely, but she deeply feels that her face is bright, although she loves her little son more in her heart, but her daughter's well-behaved also makes her feel a little comforted.

"I choose liberal arts, Mom, I heard that there will be a liberal arts experimental class this time, and it also depends on the usual grades, I want to work hard." Fang Ruo looked at his mother expectantly, hoping that she could say a few words to encourage herself.

"It's good, then you have to work hard, this class is very difficult to get into." Fang Ruo's mother put a pork rib in her mouth, and looked straight at the vegetable bowl in front of her, without raising her eyes.

"Yes Mom, but I'll try." Fang Ruo took a big bite of rice, and felt that she would have to fight in the future and let her mother recognize her.

"What did Xu Zhuoyuan choose?" Fang Ruo's mother suddenly stopped chewing in her mouth and looked at Fang Ruo with curious eyes.

"He chose science."

"This kid has good grades since he was a child, he is really a reading material, and I think he chooses whatever he chooses." Fang Ruo's mother looked envious, and couldn't stop praising again and again.

Fang Ruo knew that Xu Zhuoyuan was excellent, and he also knew that his mother's praise was well-founded, but he still felt a little envious and sad, and felt envious because Xu Zhuoyuan always had excellent grades and had always been worry-free. And I feel sad because my mother always likes to praise others generously, and rarely gives her support and recognition.

But Fang Ruo has long been accustomed to comparison, maybe her mother wants to cultivate her character of not being arrogant or impatient, so she can understand it.

Children who lack praise and praise from their parents since childhood, will always be more eager to be appreciated and appreciated by others when they grow up, although Fang Ruo does not say it, but her heart is extremely eager to get the approval of her parents, she thinks that she will work harder in the future, so that her mother can see her progress, and she will be happy to praise her.

Although she also found that no matter how hard she worked, how good the grades and how significant the progress was, her parents did not show her surprise and appreciation, they were always indifferent, and when the grades were good, they would say "you can still take the test", and when she made progress, she would say "only a little bit of progress, there is still a lot of room for improvement." ”

They never seemed satisfied with the fruits of her efforts, and they never praised her seriously, so that her heart longed for this glorious praise all the more, and attracted her like a snake spitting letters, and she could not run away.