The people and things that I have been avoiding and escaping are about to be exposed on the table all of a sudden. My expression and reaction seemed to make Aunt Jean more certain of the complexity of my family's situation, and convinced of the negative effects of this lack of paternal love on my young mind. In her eyes, I am the same child as Cao Cancan, perhaps, if only in terms of the integrity of the family, then my pity is far more than that of her daughter.

Although I needed someone to give me a sense of security at the time, in fact, I really didn't want this person to be Aunt Qin'er, and the more she was like this, the more uneasy my heart would become. So, when Aunt Qin was putting her arms around my shoulders, and the warmth touched my body that was breaking out in a cold sweat because of my weak heart, I suddenly felt like I had flown from the North Pole to the equator, and from the equator to the South Pole.

Just when I was in a cold sweat and in a daze, Cao Ge suddenly came over: "Your mother sings opera?" How did you know Xue Hao? That Xue Dagongzi is something that ordinary people can't see. Oh, yes, the second sister-in-law knows it too. Huh? I called home two months ago and you weren't there, so why haven't you ever heard of you? I was speechless. Aunt Qin was playing haha on the side: "Cao Ge, Mu Xi is a child after all, if you have any questions, ask us." You see, as soon as her father was mentioned, she reacted so much, and she was like this on the day she first came, so I asked casually, and Mu Xi reacted strongly. Don't ask, my mother didn't mention her family situation. Hi, such an old child, what don't you understand? Since I don't say it, I still don't want to say it. ”

Cao Ge nodded. turned to ask Aunt Xiang Qin: "Mom said that she is a relative in her hometown?" Why have I never heard that there are relatives on the mother's side in the Northeast? Second sister-in-law, do you know Mu Xi's mother? ”

"Hey, I've met a few times. Mu Xi's mother is a very honest sister and very beautiful, but she only learned about her singing later. Moreover, your second brother and Xue Hao have been chasing their sister for several years, and in the end they realized that it was someone they knew. You say, how coincidental? ”

"Second brother and Xue Hao?" Brother Cao asked suspiciously.

"Yes, your second brother and Xue Hao. I really don't know that much, and I know it by chance. Eh, did Xue Hao say that he brought his sister over one day? ”

"It's just a day or two." Uncle returned.

"I haven't seen Xue Hao for a long time. This meeting format is very good, and in the last year I have been in Yunnan, I have often listened to opera. Looking at the landscape and listening to the music, my heart is very calm. It's strange to say, I couldn't accept this when I listened to opera before, but then I suddenly fell in love one day. Hehe, it turns out that people are really fickle. The same goes for yourself. What I thought was immutable ended up losing to time. As Cao Ge spoke, his voice became smaller and smaller, and he was finally stunned.

"Yes, people change. Oops, don't be here to sigh. Cancan, you and Mu Xi went upstairs to do their homework after eating. Aunt Qin said to Cao Cancan.

Cao Cancan stood up suddenly, nodded again and again, and looked at me who was stunned at the dinner table. I slowly got up and went upstairs slowly, so slowly that I didn't even know what was going on in my head.

When I went upstairs, I heard that there was no more talk about the opera downstairs, and I was a little relieved. That night, I lost sleep almost the whole time.

My mother and I have a special identity for the Cao family. Although grandma knows, this disgraceful background can never be sympathized and pitied by others. Thinking of Aunt Qin's compassion, Cao Ge's curiosity, his father's indifference, and the eagerness in his uncle's eyes all made me shudder. This sense of fear from the bottom of my heart made me look out the window, and when I saw the familiar sycamore leaves with teeth and claws, it seemed to devour me. But after all, I am a mortal, I have no foreknowledge of the future, and I cannot avoid anything, so I can only let it go.

Think about it, I know what my academic performance was like during that time, in this tense state for a long time. Sure enough, my score in the class test for those two days was very low, as low as the bottom of the class. The head teacher frowned and called me to the corridor between classes: "Cao Muxi, this is the first time I have talked to you since I took over the class." I kept my head down and didn't speak.

"Actually, I've seen your previous scores, and it stands to reason that you shouldn't have gotten this score. Can you tell your teacher what has affected your studies lately? I still kept my head down, my hands tugging at the corners of my clothes, and my bangs fell out to cover half of my face. The teacher was very close to me, but I didn't really hear every sentence, for the simple reason that all I was thinking about was whether my mother had arrived at Cao's house now. Are you babbling and singing in the hall of the Cao family? Did someone ask something to embarrass her? Was there a flaw in her answer? Wait a minute. It wasn't until the teacher mentioned someone that I came back to my senses.

"Cao Muxi, tell me, is it because at the end of last semester, Teacher Zhang Yan changed your seat for personal reasons, and you have grievances and resentments in your heart, which led to your current grades?" When I heard Zhang Yan's words, I was shocked! The corners of the clothes were pulled harder with both hands.

As a teacher, that keen insight is beyond the reach of ordinary professions. Especially for a weak-hearted student like me, a small movement can expose the psyche. I caught a glimpse of her seeing my hand tugging at the corner of my uniform, and whispered, "Looks like I guessed right." I don't comment on Teacher Zhang Yan's affairs, but let me tell you, you are a student, your duty is to study, and the affairs of adults are left to adults to solve, you don't want to be distracted by adults, and it will be you who will be harmed when the time comes, you know? ”

I nodded slightly.

The head teacher continued: "If you have a question, you can come to the office to find me. I can tutor you individually. I looked up and met the teacher's gaze. The teachers before and after made me see too many things in the eyes of a teacher, but I was still a little moved by the sincerity and hope in the eyes of the person in front of me. So, I nodded again.

After returning to the classroom, Kan Tao asked me eagerly, "Hey, what did the head teacher talk to you about?" Is it because you did too badly in this quiz? I hummed, and it counted as an answer.

"And then? Did she criticize you? I shook my head. Kan Tao opened his mouth wide: "I'll go, I shouldn't praise you because you got the countdown in the exam!" I ran my hand through the hair around my ear and said simply, "Let me go to the office to find her if I don't understand!" ”

"Oh, the head teacher looks good! Eh, you don't know, I was terrified when I called you out, I thought you had to limp back. Unexpectedly, it turned out that I wanted to give you support because I saw that you were serious about disasters! Not bad! Since the teacher hasn't given up on you, you have to have a long face! Don't embarrass me at this table! I twitched the corners of my mouth and smiled.

Kan Tao's words would normally make me laugh for a while, but today, I really don't feel the mood at all.