Chapter 2: Not a real cousin
Xia Qiyue sat quietly at the dining table and waited for her cousin who had not yet left the house and her aunt who was still answering the phone, her aunt was so loud that she could hear what she was saying even through the balcony door.
"Got it, don't worry!" "What's wrong with me in July, we're all family." "You remember to call me early for the living expenses every month, and I can also cook something delicious for July in advance." "Okay, okay, hang up first!"
Hearing this, Xia Qiyue frowned, after a while, the environment was familiar, the course kept up, and he still went to find a part-time job to do it as soon as possible, his adoptive father is under a lot of pressure now, he has always been in poor health, and he is still reckless every time, just so that Xia Qiyue can study with peace of mind.
The aunt who hung up the phone came over and gave her the phone, she took it and put it back in her pocket, Xu Zhi took a bottle of beer from the refrigerator and sat opposite Xia Qiyue, Xia Qiyue saw dissatisfaction and disgust in his eyes.
Xia Qiyue lowered her head slightly and looked at the dishes on the table, except for a small plate of peanuts, the rest were spicy dishes, and her aunt gave them the chopsticks: "Eat it quickly, July, I don't know if it suits your appetite." ”
"Well, thank you, auntie." Xia Qiyue took the chopsticks and put the rice in her mouth, and there was a moment when she grabbed the dishes on the plate, Xia Qiyue was not good at eating spicy food since she was a child, and she would have a stomachache if she ate too much, she was embarrassed to say that she couldn't eat spicy, so she ate more rice.
And Xu Zhi, who was sitting opposite, looked at her actions and sighed, and his tone was not good: "Temporarily living in other people's houses and still being such picky eaters, why are there so many problems?" It's a habit of it. ”
Xia Qiyue didn't say anything, still bowed her head to eat expressionlessly, and her aunt glared at Xu Zhi: "What's wrong with you?" This is your cousin, who will live with our parents in the future, so speak politely. Then he turned his head and gave Xia Qiyue a chopstick dish, lowered the decibel slightly and said with a smile: "You can eat whatever you want in July, don't be embarrassed." Xu Zhi rolled his eyes and continued to eat, pretending not to see his mother's attitude.
"Thank you, auntie, I'm not very good at spicy food." Xia Qiyue saw more and more chili peppers in the bowl, and she couldn't help but open her mouth.
My aunt laughed: "There's nothing I can't eat, I'll get used to it while eating, and tomorrow I'll try the spicy chicken made by my aunt, I guarantee that you love it." Xia Qiyue didn't answer, just nodded lightly and said "um".
Xu Zhi heard these "Hmph! After a sigh, he opened the beer and poured himself a glass, took a sip and said: "I don't think people want to get used to it, and besides, it's not a real cousin, why do you take care of her so much, why don't you know how to send it when it's good-looking, and now it's ugly who should be sent over like this?" Xia Qiyue's hand holding the chopsticks shook lightly and quickly put it away, and continued to eat the rice in the bowl quietly, pretending not to hear.
Under the fence, being said a few words that are not good, it's nothing, and it is life to compromise and seek perfection.
My aunt glanced at Xia Qiyue, who still didn't react, but was still eating quietly, and scolded with a sigh of relief: "You bastard, like your father, a dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth, and he can't stop your mouth when he eats and drinks." "My aunt's voice was a little loud, and she sat next to Xia Qiyue, her ears were a little buzzing, and Xia Qiyue's head was lowered a few inches in the hope that her ears would be more comfortable.
Xu Zhi was silent, poured another glass after drinking, eating and playing with his mobile phone, the legs under the table kept shaking, and his aunt patted the table: "Eat well, you see how well-behaved people are in July." After speaking, he picked up the tiger skin spicy and stuffed it into his mouth, and as he ate it, he seemed to remember something again, looked up and said, "Oh yes, tomorrow Monday, you take July to school together." ”
"I'm going to go by myself, I don't take her with me." Xu Zhi's eyes were about to roll to his head, as if he had heard something ridiculous, he said twice, drank the last glass of beer, threw two peanuts into his mouth, and pointed at Xia Qiyue: "I'll write you a school address later, and go to school by myself tomorrow morning, and, remember, don't say you know me at school, I'm ashamed, do you hear?" ”
Xia Qiyue finished the last bite of rice and nodded: "Well, I heard it." If you can't hear such a loud voice, you will be deaf, hearing Xu Zhi say this, Xia Qiyue was a little happy in her heart, she probably didn't want to have such a cousin.
Xu Zhi whistled back to the house, seemed to be in a much better mood, Xia Qiyue got up and cleaned up the dinner table with his aunt, and after a while, Xu Zhi came out of the house with a cigarette in his mouth and put the note on the table and turned to go in.
Xia Qiyue took a look at the note, put it in her pocket and continued to wipe the table, her aunt arranged a bedroom for her, took a new quilt and mattress and a house key for her to put down, and went out to square dance with the little sister.
The consumption level of Wuwan Town is not high, and the house prices are also very cheap, there are many three-bedroom houses like this, Xia Qiyue glanced around, and there was only a small bed in the bedroom of a few square meters, and there was a bookcase and shelves that were a little yellowed. The same kind of house Xia Qiyue is already very satisfied, at least it is still a single room, and there is no need to sleep in the same bed with her aunt, in that case, Xia Qiyue's whole person will probably be even worse.
Xia Qiyue simply made the bed, packed his luggage, heard that there was no movement outside the house, went out to wash and went back to the house with a wet towel, took out a small mirror from the schoolbag, looked at the mirror and applied a wet towel for a while, the not too big scar fell off, Xia Qiyue carefully put it away, stretched his waist and lay on the bed.
From the beginning of the first semester of high school to the end of the third year of high school, Xia Qiyue will live here for more than two years, to be honest, she doesn't like it here, the noisy shouting outside the window, the loud voice all over the world, and the choking spicy smell and the smell of smoke that can't be dispersed in the whole room, all make her uncomfortable.
But when I think of my adoptive father Yang Qian, who worked hard to make money for himself, what is his current life? As long as she studies hard and gets good grades, she can take her adoptive father to live in a clean house and live a stable and comfortable life, she can't help but bend the corners of her mouth, thinking of this, Xia Qiyue folded her hands and said silently in her heart: "July, July, you must come on, you will do it!" Reading and reading, Xia Qiyue, who thought he would not be able to sleep, entered his dream with the noise outside.
The next morning, Xia Qiyue rubbed his eyes and woke up very early, sat up and stretched his waist, listened carefully to the other people who hadn't gotten up yet, tiptoed lightly to the bathroom to wash quickly, went back to the room, and seriously put fake skin on his face, and changed his clothes after looking at it for a long time without a trace of flaws.
There was a "bang" outside the door, Xia Qiyue was startled and didn't say anything, and after a while, she heard the sound of her aunt going to the kitchen to cook, Xia Qiyue simply packed the things she was going to bring today and put them into her schoolbag, and before she opened the door, she heard her aunt call her: "July, it's time for breakfast!" "The voice is still loud.
"Hmm." Xia Qiyue answered and walked out of the bedroom door with her schoolbag, she didn't see Xu Zhi get up, she didn't want to ask, she sat at the dining table, it was a cup of soy milk and an egg, breakfast was very good, no spicy.
My aunt threw a key on the table, ate the egg, and said inarticulately, "In July, there is a silver-gray bicycle downstairs, and you ride it to school." Xia Qiyue glanced at it and didn't take it: "Auntie, I'll just walk." Xia Qiyue said softly, I don't know if I was born with a defect in balance, I will fall every time I ride a bicycle since I was a child, and I don't want to ride anymore if I fall too much.
"It takes an hour to walk over, your school is quite far away, you can't be late for the first day of class, you have to leave a good impression on the teacher, don't be polite to your aunt, be obedient, take it." After speaking, my aunt pushed the key forward again.
Xia Qiyue struggled for a moment and picked up the key: "Thank you, aunt, I went to school." After saying that, I went out with my schoolbag on my back, and when I went downstairs, I saw a silver-gray bicycle crooked on the wall, the bicycle looked a little old, the body was a little rusty, and the paint on the handlebar had fallen off a lot, and there was debris when I touched it, but the chain looked quite new, as if it had just been changed not long ago.
Xia Qiyue changed into a relatively wide sweatshirt today, put on a hat and even covered his eyebrows, the air in the morning was very good, and the hand that had just reached into his pocket and was about to take out the mask took it out again, forget it, go to school and wear it again, and took out an orange-flavored candy from his pocket and threw it into his mouth.
I haven't ridden for a long time to get used to it, it's quite smooth, Xia Qiyue went all the way, and the faster and faster he pedaled, because it was the first time to go to school, and it took a lot of time to ask for directions along the way, if he didn't speed up, he would definitely be late today, the wheels were spinning fast, Xia Qiyue thought in his heart: "Can't be late, July, today is the first day of transfer." ”
Go straight to the road ahead, turn right and continue to move forward, and it will not be long before you arrive, Xia Qiyue is full of energy, and his feet are getting harder and harder. As soon as I turned the corner, I didn't see a deep pit on the ground, because the speed was too fast, Xia Qiyue was hard to turn when she passed over the pit, and the hat on her head dropped a few points, covering her vision, and as soon as she pulled the hat up a little with her right hand, she saw a boy walking in front of her with slender legs unhurriedly.